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

Chapter 724: The Final Chapter of the Han General
"what's the situation?"

The whisper in his ear made Ma Su open his eyes suddenly. As a veteran, such close words almost made him nervous.

However, when Ma Su opened his eyes, he found that his whole body was soaked with sweat. The coldness was piercing, and his previously healthy body was now aching.

He had a cold, which in human terms means he had a high fever.

At the same time, Ma Su seemed to be hallucinating. He saw a vague figure appear in the air. And as time went by, the figure became clearer and clearer.

"I must be seriously ill. I'm starting to have hallucinations and illusions." Ma Su shook his head gently and couldn't help muttering. Then he covered himself with the quilt again and planned to go back to sleep.

"It's time to go, Master Ma! You've reached retirement age."

"Bullshit, the retirement age has been postponed. It's seventy years old now!" This time, Ma Su answered almost subconsciously, and then his eyes stopped wandering and stared intently into the air.

He could still recognize the figure, it was the Lord of Mount Tai...

In the Three Kingdoms era, people believed that everyone would report to the Lord of Mount Tai after death. During Ma Su's 21 years of courting death, he wanted to report in advance every night.

However, he really didn't expect that the Lord of Mount Tai would take the initiative to come to him at this time!
My birthday is coming soon?

"You have indeed reached the end of your life, and it is time for you to retire. It's time for you to leave." Lord Taishan just shook his head gently, looking at Ma Su with a helpless look.

"Haven't you always wanted to go back? It's time to go now."

"Although you can't cheat the insurance now, the reward that God gives to the man who falls from the sky is still very high. So go with peace of mind, you won't lose anything."

Hearing this, Ma Su just remained silent. He was right. Ma Su had always wanted to defraud the insurance and leave. But now that it was time to beat someone up, he always felt that he hadn't finished something.

"Probably not now. I need at least another three years."

"The Great Han's foundation is not yet solid, I need to step up and give it a hand..."

"There is no chance." Lord Taishan shook his head slightly and gave a cold reply.

"Even if I don't take you with me, your hidden injuries and illnesses from overwork will not last. When the protection of the heavens fades, you should come to see me on your own initiative."

"Be decent and follow me."

"No, not now!" Ma Su answered without hesitation.

"At least wait for me for two days. I still have funeral arrangements to make."

"Then these few days of illness have tortured me..."

"I have been fighting for twenty-one years, and I am afraid of this little pain?"

"Then it's as you wish." Lord Taishan nodded, and then disappeared abruptly.

The moment the Lord of Mount Tai disappeared, Ma Su was startled suddenly and woke up with a start. When he came to his senses, he realized that it was just a dream.

However, Ma Su obviously knew what this meant, and he really didn't have much time left.

On the fifth day of the fifth month in the second year of Yanxing, a star suddenly rose in the southwest, as big as an egg, streaked across the sky and fell in the northeast, with a sound. That night, General Ma Youchang of the Ji Han Dynasty became seriously ill and soon became bedridden.

Many veterans were familiar with this phenomenon, as it had already appeared when Ma Su led them from the expedition to Hongnong. And all this seemed to foreshadow something.

Late that night, Ma Su drove away all the doctors and told them to go back to Yijing. Then Ma Su summoned Ma Dai and Yang Zhun to come and prepare for his own funeral.

To be honest, Ma Su had thought about his own death, but he never thought that he would die at this critical moment. He had originally planned to see the prime minister off to his death, and then get on the horse to help the big man.

After all, the winter of the next two hundred years is approaching, and the test that Ji Han will have to endure is too great.

But there was no way out. All the bad things Ma Su had done in the past twenty years were now paying back to him. His body could no longer bear it, and he really had to leave.

At this time, Ma Su thought of what he said when Sima Yi died. Now that sentence has become a boomerang and hits him.

Who is much better than who else? It's just like watching others carry the load without any effort.

"General! We have just received news that Sima Zhao in Pingxiang has committed suicide by taking poison. The rebels in the city have opened the gates and surrendered, and Liaodong has been assessed."

"We are about to break camp and return. When we return to Chang'an, you will definitely..."

Ma Dai wanted to say something to comfort him, but Ma Su interrupted him. "It's too late. I know what's going on. It's time to arrange the funeral."

Afterwards, Ma Su looked at Yang Zhun, and this military supervisor arranged by Zhuge Liang had already made preparations.

"General, please arrange it. I will report every word to the Prime Minister!"

"Okay." Ma Su nodded and took a long breath.
"After me, the General's Mansion will be abolished, and no general will be allowed to open a mansion after me. At the same time, it is best to remind the Prime Minister that the Jianghuai area is the last retreat of our Han Dynasty, and we need to pay more attention to it..."

Ma Su began to plan one plan after another seriously. As a general, he actually prepared a lot of plans, including but not limited to the layout of Jianghuai, the digging of canals in the Central Plains, and his unfinished "Water Control Strategy".

Ma Su still has a lot of arrangements that have not been implemented personally, so now he can only continue to make things difficult for the prime minister.

Ma Su spoke very slowly, but Yang Zhun still wrote down every word. At the end, Yang Zhun asked,

“Who can take over?”

"Liu Yin." Ma Su replied.

"What happens after Liu Yin?"

Ma Su's eyes narrowed, and then he spoke softly.

"Zhang Yi."

"What happens after Zhang Yi?"

"Let the damn prince make his own decision from now on. If you can't make a decision, don't even call yourself my disciple!"

"Um... Yui."

After some deployment, Ma Su was a little tired. After thinking back to his 20 years of brilliant achievements, which seemed like a dream or illusion, Ma Su suddenly laughed, but his laughter was somewhat helpless.

"Youyou Cangtian, why do you treat me less favorably?"

After saying this, Ma Su suddenly shut his mouth and fell into a deathly silence. When Ma Dai and the others looked up, Ma Su had already closed his eyes...

"General!"

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On the fifth day of the fifth month of the second year of Yanxing, General Ma Su of the Later Han Dynasty died of illness in Liaodong. This general who had helped the dynasty to recover from collapse, and who had personally helped the Later Han Dynasty to recover, finally fell after twenty-one years of fighting.

The Han army immediately declared mourning, and the three armies wept bitterly, with cries continuing day and night. Ma Dai and Yang Zhun then escorted Ma Su back to the capital, and the Han army wept as they marched, with the entire Liaodong corridor filled with the cries of the Han army.

Ma Su's reputation was so high, especially in the army, that all the soldiers were proud to follow him. His death caused great grief to all the Han soldiers.

The news of Ma Su's death soon spread back to Chang'an. When the news reached Chang'an, the whole country of Ji Han mourned, from Liu Chan to the common people, from Longyou to Tongguan, everyone was saddened by this.

Especially in Longyou, as the place where Ma Su started his career, it benefited greatly from him. As soon as the news came out, every household in Longyou wore mourning for him.

Zhuge Liang didn't seem too surprised when he heard this.

But those who knew the prime minister well knew that this was the prime minister's most sorrowful moment, just like when the previous emperor passed away. In the following days, everyone could see the prime minister's red eyes in the morning.

As for Liu Chan, he gave Ma Su the posthumous title "Zhongyi" as soon as he heard of Ma Su's death.

To kill the enemy is called perseverance; to be strong and decisive is called perseverance; to be brave and close to benevolence is called perseverance. Moreover, "loyalty and perseverance" is the same as "loyalty and righteousness", which is the best summary of this great general of the Han Dynasty.

In June, Ma Su's body was returned to Guanzhong, and Liu Chan personally attended the funeral. At the same time, he ordered the crown prince and Ma Ping to wear mourning clothes and bury Ma Su as the next generation.

This great general of the Han Dynasty was eventually buried north of Chang'an, meaning that he was willing to guard the border for the Han Dynasty forever.

At this point, the song of Han generals has come to an end!

(End of this chapter)