Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

Shangdang County is the southernmost county in Bingzhou, almost next to Sizhou. After passing the important town of Gaodu in the south, you will reach Hanoi County.

Hanoi County belongs to Sizhou. Because it is located in the plains, the land is fertile and the population is large, giving birth to a large number of wealthy families. Among them were famous families such as the Wei family and the Sima family.

Obviously, this group of famous families are all supporters of Cao Wei. There may be some wavering big families among them, but at the moment they still support Cao Wei.

Therefore, Ma Di led 20,000 Han troops to quickly attack Gaodu, and then the army entered Hanoi County. But after entering Hanoi County, Ma Di quickly felt something was wrong.

The Han army was unable to obtain any supplies along the way. All grain was either transported to the castles of local wealthy families or stored directly in the county town. The will of resistance in various counties and cities in Hanoi was astonishingly high, and there was even a situation where the entire population turned into soldiers.

And when the Han army successfully captured a city, the people in the city did not welcome the king's army. Instead, under the leadership of famous families from various places, they took a hostile attitude towards the Han army, and riots and guerrillas targeting the Han army continued one after another.

This is the result of Hanoi's wealthy families running the counties for four hundred years, and they have been deeply bound to the hearts and minds of the local people. Without their support, it would be impossible to successfully control Hanoi County unless the Han army directly massacred the city.

Seeing this scene, Ma Su felt a little nervous and depressed. You must know that this has just entered the Kanto region, and just Hanoi County is already so outrageous.

And further forward, there are Luoyang and Yanzhou where Cao Wei's power is deeply rooted. If he had been in this situation, could he still slaughter the city all the way?

So what's the difference between him and Cao Cao? I won't be able to laugh at him anymore when he plays a rematch in Taishan Mansion in the future.

"I finally understand why this wealthy family has been entangled in China for thousands of years. With their ability to be deeply tied to the local area, it would be really hard to deal with them with a dull knife." Ma Su felt a headache and found this extremely difficult.

After all, this is no longer just seeking death and confrontation. This can't be solved by just being reckless. Unless Ma Su doesn't care about the people's life and death, it is impossible for him to fight to the death with this group of prominent families.

If you can't fight to the death, you can only find a way to talk and see if you can win over or make Hanoi's prominent families remain neutral. Ma Di believed that as long as the local prominent families did not cause trouble, the power of the court close to Cao Wei would not be able to stop him.

Therefore, Ma Di quickly sent a transfer order back to Chang'an, and the transferred general Sima Wang quickly came to participate in the Eastern Expedition. It's time for this young general who was sent over by the Sima family for investment to shine.

The Han family has a poor foundation and cannot support idle people!

While sending people to transfer Sima Wang to the front line, Ma Su also received an urgent report from Jiang Wei who was charging at the front.

"General, we have encountered a very difficult matter, and we need you to make a decision." Jiang Wei flew back and reported to Ma Su nervously.

"Oh? It's very difficult?... Could it be that you have dug Cao Cao's grave?" Ma Di was shocked and asked immediately.

"Uh... That's not true. We arrested... and rescued a person near Huai County." Jiang Wei scratched his head and reported carefully.

"He calls himself Liu Xi, Duke of Shanyang, the third son of the former Emperor Xiaomin..."

Ma Su: "???"

Feeling: Did you capture Liu Xie's son?

At this time, Ma Su also realized the seriousness of the problem. If this is not handled well, it may have an impact on Ji Han's legitimacy... Of course, the impact won't be very big.

The former emperor Liu Bei immediately proclaimed himself emperor after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and took over the destiny of the Han Dynasty. It was also from that time that the Ji Han regime was truly established.

However, the situation at that time was actually very unfavorable. Because Cao Pi went through the complete process from Liu Xie and accepted the "concession" step by step and took over the imperial power.

There is no way to say whether the process is legal or not, but it was the standard abdication process recognized by the world at the time.

As a result, this dealt a big blow to Ji Han's legitimacy. In the end, Liu Bei falsely claimed that Liu Xie was killed by Cao Pi, and this was considered as taking over his destiny again.

Of course, Liu Xie was not dead. He was granted the title of Duke of Shanyang, and his fiefdom was in Shanyang County, Hanoi County. Finally, two years ago, Liu Xie died of illness in Shanyang, and his son took over the title.

However, it is worth mentioning that Ji Han's current territory was conquered by himself, so the initial lie has long since had little impact. However, such sensitive matters still need to be handled seriously, otherwise it will always be a trap.

"Well...this matter is indeed a little tricky. What do you think?" Ma Di turned to look at the four generals under his command, intending to seek their opinions.

Because Ma Su has an easy-going temperament and is extremely protective of his children, even on such politically sensitive topics, these confidants and generals would occasionally put forward their opinions.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion..." Deng Ai gently made a gesture of wiping his neck and said softly.

"Although this has little impact on the big man, it is still a hidden danger. So it is better to remove it as soon as possible. After all, the dead cannot speak..."

"This matter is inappropriate. If this leaks out, I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of His Majesty and the late Emperor's kindness." Ma Su shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and immediately objected.

"Maybe this is not a bad thing..." At this time, Zhang Yi suddenly spoke, and he carefully suggested to Ma Su.

"After all, he was also a former prince. Wouldn't it be better if, on behalf of Emperor Xiaomin, he admitted that his abdication to the puppet Wei was coerced?"

"What's more, now that the destiny of the Han Dynasty has been taken over by His Majesty, let me go through the abdication process again..."

Zhang Yi didn't finish what he said, but Ma Su already understood what he meant.

In any case, Liu Xie has already passed away. But now, as the eldest son still alive, Liu Xi's words still carry a certain weight.

If he had said that Liu Xie's abdication was forced, and if he was really assassinated after abdicating, then the pseudo-Wei's destiny would be illegal.

From this, if Liu Xi, as the eldest son of Emperor Xiaomin, abdicates again and expresses his willingness to hand over his destiny to Liu Chan, then everything becomes reasonable.

At the very least, when big men promote their destiny in the future, they no longer have to be as confident as in the past.

Of course, if you take charge of this matter, you will inevitably be threatened and intimidated. And if word of this spreads, the people responsible for execution are likely to be affected.

Therefore, Ma Su immediately took on this task himself.

"In that case, let's welcome Shanyang... welcome the Crown Prince of the Later Han Dynasty to Gaodu!"