In the eyes of everyone who were either shocked, frightened or confused, Cao Mao walked up to Hua Biao.
Hua Biao's face was filled with smiles.
He spent a lot of effort to get this job of delivering the imperial edict.
This achievement of welcoming the new king is enough for me to move forward, right?
Just when Hua Biao was about to present the edict to the new emperor, he saw the new emperor kneeling in front of him.
When the new emperor raised his head, tears were already streaming down his face.
"How can such a talented young man be so favored by the Queen Mother?!"
"The clan of the Great Wei Dynasty has many sages. There are those who are noble in character, but I am not as good as them. There are those who are talented in literature, but I am not as good as them. There are those who are brave and warriors, who are not as good as me. There are those who can supervise friends and maintain harmony, but I am not as good as them. At my age I am still young and have little talent. How dare I ask for the throne of the Emperor?"
"With this shallow virtue and talent, the Queen Mother can show great love to the Queen Mother and make all the princes feel guilty when they come here!!"
"It's not me who disobeys orders, but I don't have the moral integrity to hold the position of emperor. Please go back and tell the truth to the Queen Mother. I am willing to be punished for letting down the Queen Mother's love!"
"What?!"
Hua Biao was confused.
Did he refuse? ?
Not only Huabiao, but everyone watching was also stunned at this moment. The news that the emperor was deposed and Duke Gaogui ascended the throne was breaking news enough, but now Duke Gaogui actually refused? ?
Hua Biao was at a loss. This was a situation he had never thought of. He quickly looked at Wang Su beside him.
Among the three ministers who came, the young master Zheng Miao, who had remained silent, looked at the young man in front of him again with some surprise in his eyes.
Wang Su was as calm as ever.
He spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, I heard that juniors cannot refuse gifts from elders, otherwise it will be an unfilial act."
This is the "correct iron fist" from the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.
The Han Dynasty paid great attention to the morality of officials. Morality was based on talent, and filial piety, loyalty, and trustworthiness were all included in the assessment.
Wei believed that he had inherited the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty and had reservations about it, but he did not dare to shout about loyalty.
When they arrived at Sima's house, Luo Shui farted and killed Ji Bu Yinuo.
Killing the king in the street made them afraid to show their loyalty.
Then it became "Fuwei Holy Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety".
But no matter what time it is, Xiao's Iron Fist is very useful.
Cao Mao immediately became frightened.
"You are right, but I don't dare to accept the order, just for this reason!"
"When I was in my house, I often heard wise people talk about how my ancestors created the foundation. The three sage kings opened up the current prosperous age and taught me deeply. But now my talents cannot inherit the ancestors' career. I'm afraid I can't unify it. The world cannot continue to prosper."
"If the great achievements of the three generations of saintly kings were interrupted in my hands, wouldn't it be the greatest act of unfilial piety?"
"The Queen Mother values me so much and thinks that I can entrust you with big things. In fact, I have no such talent. If I am unjust and incompetent, I am willing to accept the condemnation of the world, but what should the Queen Mother do? If I fail the Queen Mother, how can I bear it? How? Dare you mention filial piety?"
Cao Mao spoke very fast and gave his answer quickly.
Cao Mao has been smart since he was a child. Zhong Hui said of him:
Caitong is Chen Si, the great ancestor of martial arts.
He is as talented and knowledgeable as Cao Zhi, and as brave as Cao Cao.
Cao Mao is still very good at talking.
Sure enough, when he said this, Wang Su felt dizzy.
"Excuse me, sir, for coming here. I really feel unworthy of the Queen Mother's love. Please go back and tell the Queen Mother that I am willing to accept punishment!"
Cao Mao said, and bowed again in the direction of Luoyang. After standing up, he quickly turned around, walked into the mansion, and closed the door.
Outside the gate, everyone looked at each other.
Hua Biao reluctantly put away the edict and walked to Wang Su's side.
"Prince...we..."
Wang Su looked directly at the county magistrate who was slumped on the ground, "It's over, right? Find us a place to live."
After finishing it, he quickly got up and said, "Wei, Wei."
The angels left here, but the crowd of spectators never left.
Today, they saw the most exciting news here.
"Noble countryman actually refused??"
"I haven't noticed in normal times that the noble countryman is so virtuous?"
"This is the true wise man!"
"The virtues of Yao and Shun!!"
For unknown reasons, they kept silent about the deposing of the former emperor Cao Fang, and all praised Cao Mao's virtue.
Because humility is also an important part of the moral society with Han characteristics.
Officials all regard humility as a way to gain fame. When someone becomes famous in the local area, the temple will send people to conquer him.
If you refuse the conquest, you will become famous.
Including Emperor Wen Cao Pi, who was very benevolent to the clan, also refused three concessions from the Han emperor.
Cao Mao's behavior may be seen as mentally retarded by some people, but from the perspective of the scholar-bureaucrat class, it is undoubtedly in line with their moral standards.
At this moment in the mansion, Liu Lu looked at Cao Mao with complicated eyes.
If Cao Mao is not his lord, he really wants to ask if it is necessary to find a doctor for you?
That's the position of the Emperor. Just refuse if you say no? ?
Guo Zui lowered his head at this moment, looking dazed.
"Guo Jun?"
Cao Mao called him before he reacted.
Guo Zu raised his head, his eyes full of confusion.
"Why should we depose it?"
"ah?"
"His Majesty ordered to prevent the construction of new palaces and pavilions, released official slaves who were over sixty years old, and established counties to resettle the fleeing people. He did not forget to sacrifice the generals who followed Emperor Wu in the war. If he has any serious fault, he will be punished. What about deposing?”
In Nuoda's Yuancheng, it seemed that only Guo Zi was still concerned about the fate of the deposed emperor.
Cao Mao's mood also became heavy.
"His fault is that he has grown strong. When he grows strong, he will change, and he will naturally be deposed."
"In the previous dynasties, young emperors often ascended the throne, and they would use eunuchs to fight against foreign ministers... The Wei Dynasty fully learned its lesson and did not allow eunuchs to occupy high positions and not allow them to exercise power... The emperor alone faced powerful foreign ministers, and he had nothing to do. If you don’t have any real power, just deposing him is good enough, at least he doesn’t..."
Cao Mao did not say what he said next.
Guo Ji didn't say anything, his expression was dazed, and his whole person seemed to have suffered a huge shock.
This man has a very strong style of a Han scholar, some kind of indescribable simple idealist.
He even really believed that Emperor Han voluntarily abdicated to his grandfather.
At this moment, his state was very wrong. The modest gentleman he usually was was like a volcano about to erupt.
Liu Lu could not bear it any longer and asked, "Why did Mr. Cao refuse?"
"What, you want to become a Conglong Gong? Will it delay you from becoming the general of the auxiliary country?"
Liu Lu grinned, "How can a rough guy like me be a general? I just think that if you can be the emperor, you can make decisions for the people of the world and fight against injustice. Wouldn't there be no injustice in the world?"
Cao Mao was suddenly speechless.
"Everyone! Stop talking and get me another bottle of wine!"
Yang Gong, who was lying on the ground, screamed. Liu Lu cursed a few words in a low voice, but still left honestly.
Cao Mao smiled bitterly and simply sat down next to Mr. Yang.
"Mr. Yang, do you have anything to teach me?"
"oh?"
"Why would Mr. Cao think that I have anything to teach you?"
"Everyone was in a panic just now, but you said it might be a good thing. Did you already expect that those people were here to welcome me to the throne?"
"So what if I expected it? What's the use? Just like what you're doing now, it's just in vain."
"How do you know what I want to do?"
"Don't you just want to stay away from Master Sima and protect yourself?"
Cao Mao was shocked and said, "What do you mean? The general is a well-known loyal minister in the world and is deeply loved. I am grateful to him and never forget the kindness of the general. How can I want to stay away from him?"
Yang Gong laughed.
"Okay, just as Mr. Cao said."
"It's just that I want to remind Mr. Cao that Wang Su looks simple and honest, but he is actually very sophisticated. If I can see it, he can definitely see it too."
"During this year, Duke Cao was extremely uneasy. He was in fear all day long. He was anxious to accumulate strength. He actually found a group of rangers to keep in his house. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was hungry and not selective about food."
"I just want to tell you, it's useless, it's completely useless."
"Your hawks and dogs are useless, your fame is useless, and your clan status is useless. Master Sima wants to kill you, just like slaughtering a fish on the chopping board, without any resistance."
"Since you are afraid, you might as well accept Wang Su's kindness and follow him to Luoyang."
"Let Master Sima take charge of everything. Marry his daughter and enjoy yourself in peace. In another twenty years, follow the example of the Han Emperor and give up your position to them. They will definitely give you a very high status. An Stay late...."
"Bang!!!"
Before Yang Gong finished speaking, Cao Mao punched the ground.
Yang Gong turned his head and saw a face that looked ferocious because of anger.
