Why do you respect the Ma brothers as door gods? Some people say that these two brothers killed Yuan Shao's general Guo Yuan in Hebei, which is similar to Zhang Liao's fame in xiaoyaojin. There is no basis for this, but Ma Dai is brave, loyal and cautious, which is very suitable for a gatekeeper who keeps his mouth shut and specializes in housekeeping.
Ma Dai, a native of Maoling, was the cousin of Ma Chao, a famous Shu-Han star in the Three Kingdoms. In his early years, he fought with Ma Chao under Cao Cao, counterattacked Gansu, besieged Chengdu and moved to Hanzhong. After Zhuge Liang died of illness, he was ordered to slay the famous Shu Han Wei Yan.
Anyone who has read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms knows that Ma Dai cheated Wei Yan at Zhuge Liang's instigation, so that he could easily kill Wei Yan in the future. The problem is that there are too many Shu Han people. Why did Zhuge Liang only arrange for Ma Dai to kill Wei Yan before he died, but not for others? We say that Ma Dai was born to be the "Yu Zecheng" around Wei Yan.
As a general of Shu Han, Wei Yan was brave and good at fighting, with outstanding achievements, and was highly valued by Liu Bei. When Liu Bei won the Hanzhong War, he chose Wei Yan to defend Hanzhong and abandoned his righteous brother Zhang Fei, who was favored by many people. On one occasion, the ministers of Liu Bei's meeting asked Wei Yan, "Today, we regard the appointment of you as a minister as an important task. What is your wish to live here? " Yan said, "If Cao Cao comes from all over the world, please refuse it for your majesty." Please swallow it for your majesty. "That is to say, if Cao Cao comes to attack with military forces from all over the country, I will make him king; If he sends another man to attack with a hundred thousand troops, I will kill him for the king! How mighty and domineering!
Wei Yan has indeed made great achievements in building Hanzhong's defense system, but he is arrogant and extremely difficult to get along with. Zhuge Liang estimated that Wei Yan, who had always thought highly of himself, would not obey others after his death and would probably turn against Shu. So he ambushed all the way before he died: let Ma Chao's younger brother Ma Dai lead a small number of troops to pretend to "take refuge" in Wei Yan.
Later, Wei Yan was as Zhuge Liang expected. When Zhuge Liang died, Wei Yan turned against him. At that time, no one could match him. At this time, Zhuge Liang's Indiana Jones appeared and shouted, "Who dares to kill me?" At this time, Ma Dai picked up a knife to cut Wei Yan's horse. It was Ma Dai who defected and took Wei Yan's life by surprise, thus avoiding the infighting between Shu and Han.
Why did Prime Minister Zhuge only choose Ma Dai? Let's look at it from the following aspects: First of all, Ma Dai's martial arts are very high, and warriors who are too weak, such as Liao Hua and Zhang Huan, can fight Wei. Jiang Wei and Wang Pingping are both very powerful, and they belong to the commander-in-chief type or the unified army type, so we can't influence the overall situation because of individual cases.
Followed by Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, Zhang Huan and Liao Hua. They are all "old people" of Shu Han. They followed Liu Bei's father and son and Zhuge, the prime minister, and were loyal to Shu Han. Let one of them cheat, and the shrewd Wei Yan may not believe it. Ma Dai followed his brother Ma Chao to Liu Bei. At least from the outside, Ma Dai's "surrender" can minimize Wei Yan's suspicion and prevention. Naturally, Ma Dai is more likely to succeed. Besides, Ma Dai's department at that time belonged to Wei Yan's jurisdiction.
Thirdly, due to specific historical origins, the "Ma Jiajun" headed by Ma Chao and Ma Dai is basically a self-contained and relatively independent field army. Compared with other armies, it has little to do with the whole army system of Shu and Han. This can avoid Ma Dai's delay in killing Wei Yan, causing suspicion, friction and internal friction with Wei Yan's subordinates, old employees and other fans, and reduce unstable factors. After all, Wei Yan is the last warrior of Shu.
Finally, Ma Dai was cautious and won the trust of Zhuge Liang. Ma Dai first met Marten in Xuchang as a teenager, and Marten and other veterans were all killed. Only Ma Dai, who can escape in disguise, can see that he is cautious and capable, and is most suitable for being an infiltrator. Of course, this character may have been gradually developed in his bloody career of being killed, dismembered, besieged, drifted and taken refuge in a deep-rooted family in Xiliang since childhood.
In addition, cases of so-called "double-faced spies" or even "three-faced spies" frequently appear in the international community today, which shows that the infiltrator is in a special high-pressure environment and usually faces the risk of being bought, wooed, divided and disintegrated by the lured party, and "false surrender" will be transformed into real health under certain circumstances. If Ma Dai can't stand inducements or threats and acts in collusion with Wei Yan, Shu Han is extremely critical, but there are several factors that can ensure that Ma Dai will never really fall:
Although Ma Dai and Ma Chao returned to Shu halfway, in the first half of the year, under the guidance of their elder brother Ma Chao, they made an alliance with Han Sui, made peace with Cao Cao, took refuge in Zhang Lu and attached themselves to Liu Zhang. As a result, not only is the road getting narrower and narrower, but more importantly, their "credit" is getting worse and worse. In the later period, not only the Ma family was ruined, but also his wife and children were separated. Even if they take refuge, they often become a state of distrust that is used by "monitoring".
It is very difficult to surrender to Shu Han. Liu Bei, the former leader of Shu, and Ma Teng, the ancestor of the Ma brothers, established a historical relationship in the Han Dynasty. Although Shu Han is not the most powerful, it is also one of the "three pillars". After Ma Chao's death, Ma's family has been scattered to Ma Dai as an only child, and they can't afford to make trouble any more. It seems that Ma Dai can only faithfully share joys and sorrows with Shu Han.
Wei Yan has always been at the forefront of the dispute between Wei and Shu, and it is an indisputable fact that Wei is getting stronger and stronger among the three countries. Wei Yan had to choose Cao Wei to surrender, but there was a sea of misery among Ma Chao, Ma Dai and Cao Cao. The once powerful Majia family was mainly defeated by Cao Cao and occupied its base area, so Cao Wei was the feud and sworn enemy of Majia family. Wei Yan's surrender to Cao Wei will definitely make Ma Dai indignant and kill him decisively.
Also, Ma Chao learned a lesson when he was alive:-Closely "unite with the Central Committee" and be loyal to Liu. Ma Chao took the lead in persuading Liu Bei when he overcame the psychological obstacle to carry the king of Hanzhong. Ma Chao cried with blood before he died: "There are 200 people in my family, and Cao Cao killed them all, leaving only Ma Dai, an inferior race." Therefore, Ma Dai unswervingly followed Shu Han and was deeply trusted by Zhuge Liang.
In addition, the Ma brothers are latecomers and pioneers, intentionally or unintentionally distancing themselves from the royal family. Ma Chao's daughter married King Anping as a princess, so Ma Dai is a royal relative. He must be careful what is important, so he won't give up his weight.
We said: Zhuge Liang chose Ma Dai, and history also chose Ma Dai. He is the best candidate for "feint" infiltrators, and can be said to be the natural "Yu Zecheng" around Wei Yan.