Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 665: Opportunity to Divide Jiangdong

"Are you going to take Ma Ping to Kanto?"

When Ma Su raised this matter to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows slightly.

"That's right." Ma Su nodded openly and said without any hesitation.

"As a descendant of the Ma family, it's time for him to come out and gain experience. Otherwise, if one day he is pushed to the forefront by the general trend and his own abilities cannot keep up, his identity will only harm him."

After all, he is the son of General Ma Su. No matter how capable he is, he will be pushed to the forefront sooner or later in the future. There will always be people who have blind trust in him and think that the son of a general is equally capable.

But if Ma Su is not specially trained at this time, I am afraid that Ma Ping will only remain mediocre. When he is pushed to a high position one day, Ma Ping will most likely suffer.

The classic negative example of this is Zhuge Liang's own son Zhuge Zhan. As the son of a prime minister in history, Zhuge Liang was too busy with official duties to have time to cultivate him, so he became distant in the end.

But no matter how talented he was, he was the son of Zhuge Liang and was still pushed to a high position in history. As a result, when Cao Wei conquered Shu, Zhuge Zhan led his troops to defend Mianzhu, but was defeated and killed by Deng Ai...

From this we can see how dangerous it is to be unworthy of one's position. Ma Su did not want this to happen to Ma Ping.

After Ma Su's explanation, Zhuge Liang agreed. After a moment of silence, Zhuge Liang simply approved Ma Su's request.

As the territory expanded and the personnel composition became more complex, Ji Han also adjusted its policies. According to Han law, generals who went on expeditions were not allowed to bring their families with them.

But there is no need to be so serious about Ma Su's request.

Given Ma Su's position, if he wanted to rebel, the court would not discover it until the rebels surrounded the palace. So it actually made no difference where his family stayed.

However, after approving Ma Su's request, Zhuge Liang also made a request to Ma Su.

"Now several younger generations of former generals have joined the troops to fight. You should take them to the battlefield to see the world." Zhuge Liang took out a list from the table and handed it to Ma Su, and gave serious instructions.

"The future of the Han people ultimately belongs to the young, so we should temper them in advance."

Ma Su took the list and glanced at it, only to find that they were all old acquaintances, including Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong, Fu Qian, and even Zhuge Liang's own son Zhuge Zhan.

They were all second-generation generals, and most of them had already been crowned and had been in the army for a while. It was just that because Ma Su pushed the front line too fast and the intensity of the war was too high, they had no chance to perform.

Zhuge Liang's intention was to let Ma Su lead them to hone their skills in the Jiangdong battlefield where the intensity of the war was not so great. In this way, after Jiang Wei and Deng Ai, they could train the third generation of military pillars of the Ji Han Dynasty as much as possible.

"No problem, Prime Minister. With me here, they will definitely feel the hardships of the battlefield!" Ma Su agreed without hesitation and patted his chest to make the promise during the live broadcast.

The intensity of the Jianghuai battlefield was not great, after all, it was a front against the Eastern Wu. Ma Su really couldn't think of any danger for the self-defending bandits in Jiangnan.

Maybe... accidentally fell into the Yangtze River and drowned?

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After celebrating the New Year in Chang'an, Ma Su left Guanzhong and returned to Shouchun. However, this time when he returned to Lianghuai, Ma Su brought a group of people with him.

Ma Ping, Zhuge Zhan, Fu Qian... all these young generals were brought to Shouchun by Ma Su. When Ma Su returned to Shouchun, Deng Ai immediately handed over the intelligence of Lianghuai in the past few days. During this period, Dongwu also counterattacked to the north and tried to destroy Ma Su's stronghold outside Ruxuwu.

However, the level of their generals was really poor. Although the soldiers from Jiangnan launched a fearless counterattack, it still did not cause any waves.

However, to Ma Su's surprise, Jiangdong was also not at peace during this period. According to the report from the spies in Jiangdong, Jianye seemed to have discovered that someone was planning a mutiny.

This time the mutiny was not as perfect as Sima Shi's plan, so it was discovered before it even started. As a result, many people were purged, but the mastermind behind it was not discovered.

For this reason, Sun Quan ordered Zhuge Ke to take full responsibility and patiently investigated but still found nothing.

This situation made Ma Su certain that there were definitely many invisible contradictions under the undercurrent in Jiangdong. This stronghold of autocracy was definitely not as peaceful as it seemed.

Well...why not sing a song called "Unbreakable Jiangdong"?
"Sir, at the moment the Jiangdong internal situation is not as united as it seems. So for now, we might as well find a way to divide and win them over." Deng Ai bowed and offered advice to Ma Su.

"Divide and win over? Your plan to divide and win over Sun Quan's people may be a bit naive." Ma Su shook his head slightly, feeling helpless about this.

He was best at spreading rumors to defeat the enemy, which was always successful in Jiangdong. Lu Xun was injured by the rumors he spread, and the great commander of Jiangdong was forced to die under the city of Jiangling.

However, once the rumor rises to the level of political stance, its lethality is instantly lost. No matter how his rumor stirs up hatred between the two factions or how it divides them, it is of no use.

Later, Ma Su also specifically studied Sun Quan's checks and balances strategy.

Eventually, he discovered that Sun Quan often put two incompatible factions together, and then divided the interests of the factions that had good relations with each other. As a result, the several factions of the Eastern Wu were full of internal conflicts, and they were even more hostile to each other.

In this way, the Eastern Wu faction formed a delicate balance.

This factional ecology formed based on the actual situation made Ma Su's rumors completely useless, because even without his rumors, they were still mortal enemies.

Therefore, it is obviously impossible to split Dongwu under the current situation. If any of them want to secretly surrender to the North, they may be sold out by their own faction...

However, Deng Ai smiled slightly at Ma Su's words. He shook his head mysteriously and said,
“That may have been the case in the past, but it’s not the same anymore.”

"What's the difference?" Ma Su raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

"Because this time, we have a lot more loyal followers of Soochow than before." Deng Ai did not keep Ma Su in suspense and answered directly.

"Although no one from Dongwu has surrendered in recent days, they have all been exchanging letters with me. And it's not just one family, but most of the noble families in Dongwu have sent letters to test me."

As he spoke, Deng Ai picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Ma Su.

Ma Su glanced at the pitiful piece of paper in Deng Ai's hand and frowned.

"That's it?"

"Of course not. What catalogue do you mean?" Deng Ai responded seamlessly. He waved his hand and ordered someone to put a pile of letters half a meter high on the table with a clang.

"This is the original copy of their letter."

(End of this chapter)