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

Chapter 704: The Fall of Eastern Wu
Sun Quan sat upright in the main hall, and did not say a word in the face of Ma Su's insults.

He didn't want to provoke Ma Su and make him lose face in the last moments of his life. For Sun Quan, this might be the final killing.

However, although Sun Quan remained silent, Ma Su was unwilling to let him go. He casually found a cushion to sit on, then looked at Sun Quan with contempt.

"This King of Wei Wu who has occupied Yangzhou for decades, Sun Hefei, do you know how many people I have come from Jiangbei to cross the river?"

Then, without waiting for Sun Quan to speak, Ma Su gave the answer directly.

"Three hundred people! I only brought three hundred people with me when I sneaked across Wujun from Jiangbei. Although they are the elite troops of the Han Dynasty, they are by no means invincible."

"When I marched westward from Wujun, including the troops who surrendered from Wujun, there were only 3,000 of me. With so many people deep in Jiangdong, you should have been able to destroy them with a single move."

"But what about now? I wonder if the King of Wei Wu knows how many troops I have now?"

Seeing that Sun Quan still didn't understand, Ma Su shook his head gently and then gave the final answer.

"The troops in Yangzhou are mine! If it weren't for your troops who surrendered in Yangzhou, I wouldn't have been able to get here!"

"Sun Shiwan, you have been governing Jiangdong for decades... Tsk."

Following Ma Su's final words, Sun Quan's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Ma Su's words were so cruel that even Sun Quan could not accept them.

He has always been known as the ruler of the southeast, and his father and brother have ruled Yangzhou for three generations. He came to power at a young age, and his greatest pride is that he controls Yangzhou and has the ambition to expand the territory.

But now, Ma Su crushed Sun Quan's last bit of pride right in front of him.

The achievements of your governance over the past few decades are worthless, and your hegemony is as ridiculous as your pride!
"Ma Su! Why do you have to destroy someone's heart when you kill him?" Sun Quan's face was extremely embarrassed and he said angrily with gritted teeth.

"Why don't you destroy the person's heart when killing someone? Why would a dying person need to show you any mercy?" Ma Su rolled his eyes and said disapprovingly.

"Come on, stop talking nonsense. It should be about time, right?"

"Don't tell me you didn't take poison."

As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Quan's face changed instantly, but he quickly calmed down.

"Yes, I did take poison. You are just a kid from Jingzhou, and you want to take me to Guanzhong to be humiliated?"

"Even if I die today, I will still be the emperor of Dongwu!"

Before he finished speaking, a trace of black blood slipped out of the corner of Sun Quan's mouth. With the last indignation, the leader of the Eastern Wu who had been in charge of the southeast for decades finally fell on his seat.

"Stop talking nonsense. You're really taking too long." Ma Su was not surprised at all. Instead, he walked up to Sun Quan and stripped off the dragon robe he had usurped, cursing at him. Then he ignored his body.

As soon as he entered the palace and saw Sun Quan sitting upright, Ma Su was basically certain that this guy had taken poison. With Sun Quan's cowardly look, he obviously didn't dare to face Ji Han's revenge, so taking poison to commit suicide became his last dignity.

Of course, it was because Sun Quan had already taken poison that Ma Su sat down and killed him in the end. Otherwise, with his hatred for Sun Quan, he would have dragged him out and beaten him up anyway.

"It's a pity that Guan Xing didn't come with the army, otherwise he would have whipped the corpse three hundred times." Ma Su complained in his heart, and walked out of the Eastern Wu Palace to announce the news that Sun Quan committed suicide out of fear of punishment. The death of Sun Quan officially marked the end of the Eastern Wu regime that had been entrenched in Yangzhou for many years.

A few days later, Zhuge Liang led his army across the Yangtze River and entered Jianye City. The entire southern counties of Yangzhou were conquered, and Yangzhou was recovered.

After taking over Yangzhou, Zhuge Liang also learned the news of Sun Quan's death. Zhuge Liang was filled with emotion after hearing the news of the death of this man who had a grudge against him.

"Sun Zhongmou, ah Sun Zhongmou, you were considered a young talent in Moling in the past. But now you have fallen to this point..." Zhuge Liang sighed softly and finally said with emotion.

"Forget it. Since the mastermind is dead, the Han Dynasty's vengeance against the Sun family will be over. The remaining members of the Sun family will not be held accountable. Let's just leave it at that."

"Yes." Ma Su also nodded and expressed his opinion.

All of Ji Han's hatred was basically related to Sun Quan. Now that the main culprit is dead, the hatred is over.

Let all hatred vanish with the rolling waters of the Yangtze River.

However, he let other members of the Sun family go, but Ma Su was merciful to all the other big families in the Eastern Wu.

After all, the southeast is blocked by the Yangtze River and has a closed terrain, making it particularly easy for separatists to establish their own regimes. And this group of Southeast tycoons is a first-class self-defense force. If they don't strike hard, there is no guarantee that there won't be another Dongwu in the future.

Zhuge Liang was also deeply touched by this matter. So after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to let Ma Su do it.

After all, although Zhuge Liang was gentle, he was not a completely good person. Zhuge Liang would never show any mercy to the forces that had to be eradicated.

So with Zhuge Liang's tacit approval, Ma Su picked an auspicious day to call all the big families in Danyang. Then, in front of everyone, he took out a pile of letters and burned them.

This attitude made many Yangzhou officials confused. Generally speaking, burning correspondence was aimed at one's own officials to let bygones be bygones. But Ma Su burned the letters in front of these newly surrendered officials. Did this mean that he would let bygones be bygones for their double-dealing past?
But soon, Ma Su gave their answer.

"These are some letters I found in Shouchun. Now I will burn them all, and the past is in the past." Ma Su glanced at the Yangzhou officials below, and spoke slowly after making sure that no one had escaped.

"Then we should settle accounts with you stubborn anti-Wu elements!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials in Yangzhou understood what Ma Su meant.

This guy refuses to admit it!

"General Ma! We were forced to do this!"

"General, didn't we agree on this? We will be the insiders and help the Han Dynasty retake Yangzhou! We are one of them!"

"You promised us, how can you not keep your promise? Why are you killing us?"

But their excitement did not cause any emotional fluctuations to Ma Su at all. Ma Su just waved his hand calmly, and then all the Han soldiers who had been ambushed went out and captured all the officials.

"If I didn't understand you, I would despise your shamelessness and disdain your selfishness." Ma Su finally looked at this group of Yangzhou dignitaries and gave the final conclusion lightly.

"But unfortunately, I know you, so I wish I could kill you now."

(End of this chapter)