The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

"The grain and grass will soon be unable to keep up?"

Clutching the Shu brocade tightly in his hand, Qinghe asked Ma Su with a smile.

"In the army, spreading rumors that shake the morale of the army is a capital offense." Ma Di's face darkened.

"This is not a rumor. Li Shangshu's food supply is going to be in trouble. This Northern Expedition will definitely lose."

"Is this still your prophecy?"

"No," Qinghe smiled happily, "I told him."

Meng Da's death was a great blow to Li Yan, and he also had infinite resentment in his heart.

"Whether it is food, generals, troops, or national strength, the Shu Han is inferior to the Wei State. If you devote all your strength to fight a battle that you will definitely lose - should you say that you are overthinking your capabilities or are you too courageous?"

"What does it have to do with courage! It's instinct!" Ma Di scolded, "The Prime Minister said it."

In fact, it wasn't what Zhuge Liang said.

It’s just that during the selection for the debate competition that year, a student who didn’t know the heights of heaven and earth was entangled in the issue of the War of Resistance Against Japan: “No matter in terms of economy, politics, or military affairs, China in the 30s was inferior to Japan. It seems that this is a lost war - should we say that the patriots at that time were overconfident or too courageous?"

This topic was too big, and Zhuge Liang felt it was a bit tricky at the time. If we really seriously debated the advantages and disadvantages of economics, politics and military affairs, not only would we have no chance of winning, but we would also get bogged down in trivial technical issues, which was meaningless.

As a result, Guo Jia, who was sitting on the sidelines, frowned and slapped the table: "P's courage, this is instinct!"

After hearing Ma Di's answer, Qinghe lost his mind for a moment: "Well, I seem to have heard that before."

"Who the hell are you? Warlock?"

"No." Qinghe replied simply.

"You are not from Ji Han, what is your purpose in coming here?"

"No purpose."

"Then why did you tell me that the prime minister would not send me to Jieting? You also said..."

"You will die." Qinghe said decisively, "This is just the result, not my purpose. Also, the direct cause of your death is the loss of the Jieting you were in charge of, because you set up a stronghold on the mountain. I don't Will guide you to make any decision, I am just a bystander."

Ma Di regained his composure: "Just now you said that the prime minister would not send me to Jieting, and that the Jieting I was in charge of was lost."

"I repeat, I am only responsible for telling you the result."

"Then there will be problems with the grain and grass that Li Shangshu is in charge of. Is this also the result?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

Ma Di threw a letter to Qinghe: "I received it this morning, and Li Shangshu suggested that the prime minister be crowned king and add Jiuxi."

Ma Di stared at the other party: "Does this have anything to do with what you told him?"

To Zhuge Liang, Li Yan's letter was a bit strange and... a bit dangerous.

"Li Shangshu... seems to be more than flattering the prime minister." Ma Di said.

"He must be a little dissatisfied... But I don't think his letter is just to show that he is very dissatisfied." Jiang Wei said.

Zhuge Liang read the letter again: "Zhengfang is very old-fashioned. Even if he is dissatisfied with me, he shouldn't write this kind of letter. It's too strange. But since the letter is written in this way, it is certain that he is dissatisfied in his heart. Now everything The Northern Expedition is the most important thing, and there should be no chaos in the rear. I will write back to appease him. The most important thing right now is to guard the street pavilions. I heard that this time Cao Rui used Cao Zhen, but Cao Zhen was in the rear, and the vanguard was Zhang Yun—this man also has a long history. Veterans who have gone through the battlefield, don’t be sloppy, I have sent people to Xiegu to invite General Zhao.”

Ma Su glanced at Jiang Wei: "Why didn't the prime minister let Boyue go?"

started again.

"Youchang, I didn't let you go either."

Time is the best answer. Li Yan's strange behavior had a reasonable explanation the next day.

Yang Yi came from Chengdu with Liu Chan's imperial decree, and Zhuge Liang led the crowd to receive him.

Yang Yi looked left and right in the tent: "Prime Minister...is he really not defeated? Is what Ma Canjun said true?"

One sentence stunned everyone.

"Gongwei first pass the decree, and we will talk about it later." Zhuge Liang had a bad premonition.

Li Yan, Liu Chan, and Ma Su seem to be connected by a certain line, but it is hard to say what that line is.

"No, no, His Majesty has given special permission. The military matters are the most important, and the etiquette is waived. If the prime minister is not defeated...the prime minister can see for himself."

Zhuge Liang didn't care about the benefits anymore, he took the imperial decree and opened it, and all the generals who were close to him also gathered around to watch.

Liu Chan's meaning is very clear: the prime minister is defeated, please return to Chengdu to take charge of the overall situation, don't be embarrassed and refuse to come back.

"Who said the front line was defeated?!" Zhang Bao was furious when he saw it.

"It's Li Shangshu."

A low voice came, everyone looked at Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei looked at the ground.

Yang Yi still didn't recognize Jiang Wei: "I met him just now, but I didn't dare to recognize him. This general is..."

"Cao Yu, Jiang Wei and Jiang Boyue in the prime minister's mansion."

"Oh, you are—" Yang Yi knew it.

"What did Li Yan say about the defeat? Your Majesty actually asked us to withdraw our troops and return to Chengdu! Isn't victory and defeat a common thing?" Guan Xing reminded everyone not to forget the business.

Yang Yi hurriedly explained: "Li Shangshu said that the prime minister was defeated, not only did he lose his troops, but also—"

"And lost the three cities of Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding." Zhuge Liang had to hold on to the case before she could stop, and she felt extremely tired. "If Li Yan hadn't said it so seriously, His Majesty would not have agreed to withdraw the troops."

In the eyes of everyone, Yang Yi nodded, and there was a moment of silence in the big tent.

"Li Shangshu is not on the front line, yet he speaks so clearly. Could it be that someone told him these words?"

Zhuge Liang turned to look at Jiang Wei: "Bo Yue, do you know something?"

Jiang Wei didn't dare to look up.

"Youchang, where is Youchang? Why didn't you see Youchang!" Zhuge Liang suddenly figured out what was wrong, "Bo Yue, where did Youchang go!"

Jiang Wei didn't dare to speak anymore, this time it was Yang Yi who answered for him: "Before I met the prime minister, I met Ma Canjun, and Ma Canjun was the first to tell me that the prime minister was not defeated. He heard me say After His Majesty's order to withdraw troops has been sent to Jieting along the way, he said that he will rush there, and it is probably already..."

Probably already went to Jieting.

street kiosk.

Street kiosk!

The feather fan in Zhuge Liang's hand fell on the case with a clatter: "Send someone to chase him back! Hurry up! Get him back quickly!" Before he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang coughed violently and threw himself on the front of the case.Now no one is going to take care of Ma Di, it's important to take care of the prime minister first.Guan Xing and the others ordered people to pass on the military doctor, while staring at Jiang Wei bitterly: "Jiang Wei! You knew about this a long time ago! Why didn't you stop it! It's not like you don't know about the arrangement made by the prime minister!"

Jiang Wei knelt down at the front, busy taking care of Zhuge Liang, listening to everyone's censure, without saying a word.

How to say.

It's not that he didn't want to stop him. He and Ma Su were the first to know about the news brought by Yang Yi.

——I am rushing to Jieting now to prevent Prince Jun from withdrawing his troops.

——It's useless, General Wang is ordering to withdraw his troops.

——I just said that the prime minister ordered me to take over Jieting.

— you can't go!Mr. said not to let you go!You disobey the military order, falsely pass on the general order, and obstruct the holy will, all of which are capital offenses!

——We all know Li Yan's wishful thinking: the food and grass he is in charge of can no longer be supplied, and the lack of supplies will inevitably lead to defeat.In order to avoid being held accountable in the future, he simply acted first and declared that our army had been defeated.What he is most worried about now is that our army's victory will completely expose his plan, so he wrote that letter!It implies that the prime minister has turned his back!In this way, our army will definitely refuse to retreat, so that he can tell His Majesty that the prime minister supports his troops and seeks to stand on his own feet!

——Mr. must have a perfect plan for these things, don’t you believe sir?

——For the sake of the overall interests of the court and China, the prime minister will definitely not openly contradict Li Yan!She can only choose one of withdrawing troops or not withdrawing, but either one will damage the prime minister's reputation!Let me ask you, is the prime minister's fame important, or is it important to maintain the status quo of Jieting?

——Jieting is related to the success or failure of the Northern Expedition, and the Northern Expedition is related to the great cause of Ji Han's revival. Let you choose whether it is important for Mr. Ji or Ji Han!

Ma Di stared at Jiang Wei: "I choose Mr.

When Ma Di arrived at Jieting, Wang Ping was already preparing to withdraw his troops.

"Can't withdraw! The prime minister ordered me to take over the post of chief general!"

Wang Ping looked at Ma Di: "Ma joins the army, please bring out the letter with the soldier seal."

"no!"

"Then I can't listen to you. The prime minister's laws are very strict. Without a certificate, the army can't be handed over to you!"

"The prime minister originally intended for General Zhao to come, but General Zhao was stopped by the enemy on his way, so the prime minister sent me here out of desperation." Ma Di was just making up a lie, and when he was lying, he was sweating. If Zhao Yun has already arrived, then he will pass through.

Wang Ping still didn't believe it, but the messenger came to report the letter - Zhao Yun led the army and was dragged by Zhang He's ambushing soldiers and horses on the way of reinforcements, and Zhang He went to Jieting immediately.

Wang Ping was shaken left and right.

"Don't ruin the prime minister's affairs!" Ma Di finally threatened.

Wang Ping compromised. Anyway, he had just withdrawn 5000 troops. At this time, whether he continued to retreat or immediately met the enemy was very reluctant, and Zhang He had tens of thousands of people.

"Since your 5000 people have withdrawn to the crossing, they will be directly treated as suspects. I will take the remaining 4 people to the mountain, condescending, and prepare to give the enemy a head-on blow!"

Wang Ping disagreed: "There is no water on the mountain, if the waterway is cut off, it can only last for a few days!"

"It's enough to hold them back for a few days. Whether it's fighting or withdrawing, the prime minister must have a solution. Besides, I won't lose!"

"Ma Canjun, you can't play with the lives of 4 people!" Wang Ping argued.

"It's better than playing with the lives of 10,000+ people!" Ma Di had made up his mind.

Qinghe, I want to prove that what you said is not the result.

Ma Di secretly clenched his fists.

In the Battle of Jieting, the Shu army was defeated and lost tens of thousands of people. Ma Di, who commanded the battle, managed to break through the siege by luck. Wang Ping led 5000 people to confuse the Wei army with suspicious soldiers, and finally won a few more days for the Shu army.Zhao Yun, who was blocked by Zhang Yun, arrived one step too late, and the Jieting had already fallen. With Wang Ping's efforts, Zhao Yun still had time to directly take the side road and join Zhuge's army.

"Let's withdraw. Once the street pavilion is lost, the foothold for marching into the Central Plains will be gone. Let alone the three cities we have won, the Wei army may cut our rear at any time. At that time, the whole army will really be wiped out." Zhao Yun persuaded Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang did not speak.

"Let's retreat, I'll make sure the army returns to Chengdu safely after I'm done."

Zhuge Liang looked at the feather fan in his hand: "Where is Youchang?"

Zhao Yun was reluctant to answer this question: "...outside, tied his arms, pleading guilty and begging for death."

"Why did he come back?"

Zhao Yun looked at the blank eyes of the others, and tried his best to smooth things over: "Little pig, I know you hate Xiaochang for ruining the plan, did he come back to have an explanation..."

"It's good that he doesn't come back! Why did he come back!" The lupine was thrown hard on the table, knocking off a layer of varnish.

"Little pig, don't talk nonsense!" Zhao Yun was also anxious, so many people were still watching.

"Zhao Yun, you are presumptuous!"

Zhao Yun was a little taken aback by Zhuge Liang's angry reprimand, but she understood immediately.

Zhao Yun turned to the steps, knelt down in front of the case, bowed his hands and saluted: "Prime Minister calm down, the general will be rude."

Everyone was stunned, including Jiang Wei.

Only then did Zhuge Liang realize his anger: "General Zhao, don't..."

Zhao Yun stood up: "Ma Canjun is pleading guilty outside, please make a decision to the Prime Minister."

As soon as the word "decision" is uttered, no one's face will look good.

Ma Su is a capital offense, no doubt, from any angle.Even worse than this, there is another punishment called "Yi San Clan".

After a silence, Jiang Wei stood up for the first time: "Sir, when Ma joined the army to go to Jieting, his original intention was to save Jieting and lead the army himself. It was also a helpless move when Zhang He's army had arrived. I should have stopped him at first, But I didn’t do it. Speaking of it, the root cause of this matter is me, please punish me severely, and send me off to join the army with a lighter sentence.”

Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Yang Yi, etc. also interceded one after another.

"Prime Minister, let Ma Su take the blame and do meritorious service." "Prime Minister, when employing people, don't stick to common sense."

Zhao Yun looked at Zhuge Liang, and thought that it was almost the same. If there is a step, hurry down, whether it is for history or reality, don't really kill Ma Su.

Zhuge Liang nodded, his face softened a bit: "Since everyone is begging for mercy..."

A panicked voice suddenly came from the door: "No, Ma Canjun, you can't go in!"

The faces of Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, and Jiang Wei changed suddenly. Zhuge Liang ordered Ma Di to stop him: "I don't see him! Don't let him enter the account!"

But the words were spoken, and Ma Su also broke in.

Everyone in the big tent looked at him, how miserable the defeated general is, how miserable his image is at this time, with messy buns and smoky faces——Zhang Xi is also a master who likes to set fire—— It was tied tightly.

"Criminal Ma Di, pay homage to the prime minister." Ma Di knelt down and kowtowed.

broken.

"You made such a big mistake, and you still have the face to come back! Go out, no one here wants to see you!" Zhuge Liang's voice was stern, and he could wink from left to right, rushing forward to get Ma Di out.

"Let me finish my sentence!" Ma Su broke free from these people.

Can't say, can't say!

"I won't listen, get out!"

"The prime minister doesn't want to hear it, so please ask Yang Changshi to listen." Ma Su calmed down, "Yang Changshi, the failure of Jieting this time is all due to my high self-esteem, disobedience to the prime minister's arrangement, and repeated violations of military discipline. I have nothing to do with the prime minister. I know that I am guilty of a serious crime, and I will definitely die. I returned with shame, just to plead guilty to the prime minister in person. What I said today, the people in the tent are all witnesses. I know that I have no physiology. Please behead me. Ming canonical punishment."

late.

Ma Di kowtowed again: "Prime Minister, please give me an order."

No one dared to intercede any more.

Zhao Yun was very angry: Is this why you came back!

"Ma Di, do you think I dare not kill you?"

"Don't dare." Ma Su said, "Then ask the Prime Minister to give an order."

Zhao Yun suddenly felt that it would be great if Ma Di was Jiang Wei, and she could go up and whip him without hesitation, you bastard, are you forcing Xiaozhu to make a decision!

"Come here... push Ma Su out..." Zhuge Liang's hands were shaking violently.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Before Zhuge Liang's order was issued, Ma Su had already thanked him with lightning speed.

Thanks for what?

"I'm dead, I should belong to it, there is only one thing to worry about, the crime is only me, I hope the prime minister will protect my family, I will pay for the crime with my life, the family will not be compensated, I am afraid that daily life will be unsustainable, please give them firewood and rice during the New Year's Eve, and survive That's it."

After Ma Su finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the tent.

"You Chang!"

Ma Di did stop, but he didn't look back. He stopped in front of Jiang Wei: "The Prime Minister must be right to choose you. If you must lose this Northern Expedition, I will lose. From now on, sir, It is your own Mr."

The author has something to say:

I'm sorry... the author will not be sensational, trying to tell the story well is already exhausting brain cells.

In fact, Ma Di tx died unjustly, at least his act of setting up a high place was because he was pretentious and refused to listen to advice.

In fact, there are two biggest bugs in this section: one is why Li Yan believed Qinghe (maybe Qinghe also predicted something in front of him?), and the other is why Ma Di concealed Qinghe's existence like a cheat ( It cannot be ruled out that Ma Di wanted to use Qinghe to prove that he could be more capable than Jiang Wei, but of course the result backfired).

Qinghe tx, please don't be too pretentious, spoilers are wrong, did your father tell you about Guo Jijiu?

Zhao Yun is Cao Zhen's nemesis, but not Zhang Yun's...

The letter Li Yan wrote to Zhuge Liang is real, it is true that he messed up food and grass, and it is true that he tried to cover up his mistakes, but did the author forget these things that happened at the same time... just Be it.

This section actually involves the final result of many people: such as Li Yan, Zhang Yun, Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei... So, even if it is not sensational, please forgive it.