Naturally, Wang Ping understood that it was useless to say more at this time.

Rather than continue to anger the rising horse, it is better to seek a way to protect yourself.

After all, in terms of the overall situation, Shu can no longer afford to lose.

Naturally, the later events were very simple, Sima Yi and Zhang He successfully destroyed Ma Tan's camp in the street pavilion, and fortunately Wang Ping prevented further losses through suspicious tactics.

After going back, it was naturally Ma Yan's turn to meet Zhuge Liang's anger.

Looking at the masterpiece of Ma Yan, Zhuge Liang naturally felt blood in his heart.

After all, in Zhuge Liang's original plan, this time Ma Jian could rise to his successor as long as he guarded the grain road.

However, with the loss of the street pavilion, one of the most threatening expeditions to the north failed.

Zhuge Liang understood that it was likely that he would never have a chance again in his life. After all, Cao Wei's defenses will only grow stronger as productivity returns.

But, on top of that, the more fatal problem is that the appointment of a successor is also becoming tricky. You must know that at this time, the military and political power of the entire Shu State was in the hands of Zhuge Liang alone.

Although Wei Yan has the greatest credit among the generals, after all, he is a martial artist, and in Shuzhong, a person with a high level of education is necessary to reconcile the contradiction between the upper echelons of Jingzhou and the local people in Yizhou.

Among the others, Yang Yi and others are not very qualified, and Li Yan is a native of Yizhou, and Zhuge Liang is not at ease.

So, after much thought, it turned out that it was difficult to single out others.

It seems that these people are uneven, and there are many faults in carefully picking them.

Then, his eyes fell on the younger Jiang Wei, although Jiang Wei has all the advantages that Zhuge Liang likes, but Jiang Wei is still the general of Wei after all, and his qualifications are still lacking. Therefore, Zhuge Liang did not dare to directly entrust him with important tasks.

So, on the whole, after thinking about it again and again, Zhuge Liang found that Jiang Wan seemed to be more trustworthy among these people.

However, judging from his previous performance, Jiang Wan still seems to be less empathetic than Ma Yan.

Therefore, in this way, after fully analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of these people, it is natural to finally think that Ma Jian is a more suitable candidate.

Moreover, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, Ma Jian will naturally change his past after suffering such a big blow.

After all, in essence, Ma Jian is actually a smart person, otherwise, Zhuge Liang would not value him and always focus on training.

Naturally, the next thing we know is that Zhuge Liang slashed Ma Jian with tears, and Jiang Wan became the only candidate for Tuogu, Jiang Wei learned Zhuge Liang's military thoughts, and at the same time, Wei Yan, who Jiang Wan and Jiang Wei couldn't suppress, became a victim.

After all, Wei Yan's credit is indeed too great.

However, Ma Tan's death is a relatively bizarre thing.

Because, in Chen Shou's "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", there are actually several different records of Ma Tan's death.

One of them is the record of "Three Kingdoms, Shu Biography, Xiang Lang Biography", in which Ma Jian knew that he could not escape a serious crime, so he chose to flee. And in this process, Xiang Lang was also dismissed by Zhuge Liang angrily because he didn't report it.

Naturally, there is a big discrepancy between this record and the well-known Zhuge Liang's tears and slashing horses.

And the second is "Three Kingdoms·· Shu Zhi Ma Liang Biography records, in which the record is that Ma Jian was locked up and died of illness in prison.

Naturally, this also seems more ambiguous.

The third is the record of "Three Kingdoms, Shu Zhi, Zhuge Liang Biography", in which, the record is closer to what we are familiar with.

The fourth is the record of "Three Kingdoms, Shu Zhi, Wang Ping's Biography", in which there is a similar record to the third one, such as "Prime Minister Liang is to punish Ma Jian and generals Zhang Xiu and Li Sheng".

Because there are several records in one history book, the whole incident seems to be blurred.

Attempts have been made to combine these elements and a new point of view has been formed. It is likely that Ma Jian knew that he could not escape a serious crime, so he chose to flee in a panic after learning the unfavorable news.

However, it seemed bad luck, and it didn't take long for him to be caught again, and then locked up.

Naturally, Ma Tan was actually not in good health, and after the defeat, he was frightened. So in the end, in prison, he died before he could be executed.

Looking at it this way, it seems that according to the original situation, Ma Jian is actually likely to be dealt with lightly.

After all, in a way, Zhuge Liang is indeed a cronyistic person, so he is naturally very preferential to Ma Yan, the only person who can be cultivated as a successor.

Moreover, knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and it is very good. Obviously, smart people don't keep falling in one place.

However, what stunned Zhuge Liang was that at such a critical time, Ma Jian chose to flee without responsibility at all.

Naturally, such behavior further chilled Zhuge Liang's heart, and Zhuge Liang would even doubt his life because of this matter.

Because, Zhuge Liang's original intention was to cultivate a person who can inherit his will and can afford the world.

And Ma Tan's escape behavior of jumping over the wall in a hurry completely deviated from Zhuge Liang's original intention.

After all, under the circumstances at that time, it was uncomfortable enough for Liu Chan not to be cultivated well, and what was even more difficult to accept was that the successor he had worked so hard to choose was also ugly at such a critical moment.

So, in anger, he naturally had to sentence Ma Jian to death, after all, Ma Jian fled like this, which simply disgraced Zhuge Liang's face.

Then, after finally being arrested, he was naturally ready to execute mercilessly, after all, mourning is greater than death. At this time, Ma Jian will definitely die.

However, the fragile Ma Jian did not wait for the execution in the end.

Naturally, after hearing that Ma Tan died in prison, Zhuge Liang would still feel extremely painful.

After all, Zhuge Liang's reuse of Ma Jian led to the defeat of one of the most promising wars of the Northern Expedition.

And it was precisely because Zhuge Liang did not see Ma Tan's personality clearly that in the end, Shu once again lost the opportunity to decide his own fate.

Holding Ma Tan's body, Zhuge Liang would only keep scolding himself, why he didn't arrange Ma Jian in the right position, and why he didn't discover Ma Tan's shortcomings early.

However, as the saying goes, a wise man thinks a thousand times, and he must make a mistake. The affairs of Shu are decided by Zhuge Liang, and it is indeed orderly in the short term, but in the long run, it is inevitable that there will be no problems.

In this way, after thinking about it again and again, Zhuge Liang naturally understood that in the future, the military and political power will inevitably be separated.

After all, as he gets older, he can't run this huge national military and political apparatus at full speed by himself.

So, after thinking about it for a while, Zhuge Liang finally decided to hand over all the political matters to Jiang Wan, and began to carefully cultivate Jiang Wei's military talent.

After all, this makes me feel less stressed.

However, it seems that it was too late, and Shu missed the opportunity to go west to Chang'an during the period when Wei's economy did not recover. Because, with a series of reforms by Cao Ei, the military strength and the cultural level of the generals of the Wei State have been rapidly increasing, and there is not much time left for the Shu State.

After all, in the face of a disparity of population of this magnitude, it is difficult to turn defeat into victory, even with the most sophisticated military strategy.