Yang Zong always feels strange these days.
During these days, my lord's performance was extremely impressive. It can be said that even before he ascended the throne, he had sent many great gifts to the Sima family.
Even the Sima Master was alarmed by him.
Yang Zong no longer treats the lord in front of him as a child.
However, what Yang Zong can't understand is why his lord still looks confident now?
He should know that his method of vindication has been defeated by Sima Shi.
This move has aroused the fear of Master Sima. I don't know when, a messenger may come to offer wine.
Is there anything else he can't deploy?
Yang Zong couldn't figure out where Cao Mao's confidence came from.
Cao Mao still lived his original life, getting up early to practice martial arts with Cheng Ji, then studying and studying with Guo Zi, and taking An Shi to play in the city from time to time.
Naturally, Yang Zong would not understand that Cao Mao's confidence came from Guanqiu Jian.
Cao Mao knew Sima Shi's character very well. He could use his fame to restrain Sima Zhao, but he could not restrain Sima Master.
Do you still want to morally kidnap an immoral person? ?
Therefore, he asked Liu Lu to contact Guanqiu Jian a long time ago.
Guan Qiu Jian must have someone from Sima Shi around him. It was unrealistic for Liu Lu, a ranger, to secretly see Guan Qiu Jian. Therefore, Cao Mao chose a compromise.
If you can't contact Guanqiu Jian, then contact his son.
Guan Qiu Jian's son Guan Qiudian lived in Luoyang. He had a low official rank and not many people around him, so it was easy to contact him.
Moreover, his son, like his father, was a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty.
And how to get the support of Guanqiu Jian, the loyal minister of Liezu?
Of course, it was through rehabilitating Xia Houxuan and Li Feng.
These two people were Guanqiu Jian's good friends. One of the reasons for his uprising was that these two people were killed.
When he attacked Sima Shi, he accused Sima Shi of killing the world-famous talents.
Cao Mao risked his life to vindicate the enemy in order to express his position to the loyal ministers in the world, and mainly to prove himself to Guanqiudian.
He hoped that Wuqiudian could wait for him for a while and wait until they met before they could talk in detail and not rush to rebel.
Historically, it was Guan Qiu Dian's letters that accelerated Guan Qiu Jian's process of raising troops.
Rehabilitating Xia Houxuan may seem like causing trouble for the Sima family, but that's all on the surface. What's buried deepest is to prove his position to Guan Qiujian.
Cao Mao was not sure whether Guan Qiu Jian would believe him and support him when his letter came from Guan Qiudian to Guan Qiu Jian.
But this has a high probability. As long as Guan Qiujian expresses his support for his position, Master Sima will not dare to attack him easily.
Because at this moment, Master Sima was not sure that he could completely kill Guanqiu Jian. The local governors seemed to be more loyal than the other, but in fact they all had their own agendas. They and the aristocratic families in the temple were originally members of the same family, and they all had their own interests and desires. .
If you kill yourself, you will give up the name of raising an army to these people. Master Sima will definitely not make such a big mistake!
This has always been Cao Mao's confidence, and this is why he still dares to go out with Sima Yan with peace of mind.
Wang Su didn't allow him to go out, but with Sima Yan around, no one dared to stop him.
Master Sima had no sons, so Sima Zhao had long been the recognized successor.
Historically, the turmoil surrounding Sima Zhao's succession was only due to the sudden death of Master Sima, not because of the issue of inheritance rights.
Sima Shi adopted Sima Zhao's son Sima You to inherit his incense, but this does not mean that he can pass his position to Sima You.
If Sima Zhao dies, the inheritance may still be in doubt.
But Sima Zhao is still alive. If Sima You is allowed to inherit the position of Sima Master, how will the father and son get along?
You call me father, and I call you king?
This is something that violates etiquette and is impossible. Besides, Sima You is still too young. Even if he grows up, he would not dare to fight for inheritance rights with his biological father.
The only thing their family can offer is Xiao, how can you kick this one away too?
As the eldest son of Sima Zhao, Sima Yan is hard to say in Luoyang, but in Yuancheng, except for his grandfather, no one dares to mess with him.
"An Shi, please give this letter to General Zhengxi for me!"
"ah?"
The two of them were sitting in a restaurant in the city, eating food.
Cao Mao secretly took out a letter from his sleeve, looked around, and handed it to Sima Yan cautiously.
For those who didn't know better, they thought this was an edict.
Of course Sima Yan was also frightened. He didn't know. These people are all my people. What do you mean by guarding against them?
But Sima Yan still took the letter and put it away carefully. He didn't know why he did this.
The two successfully connected.
Cao Mao pretended as if nothing had happened and continued to eat.
Sima Yan was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Gong, what kind of letter is this?"
"This... the things in the letter must be kept confidential."
Cao Mao hesitated for a moment and then said: "However, An Shi is not an outsider. Since you asked, I will tell you the truth."
Cao Mao looked around again and asked him to come closer to him.
Cao Mao whispered: "This is my secret letter to General Zhengxi, accusing the general of his misconduct. I hope the general can make the decision for me! Make the decision for the world and continue to rehabilitate Xiahou Xuan!!"
"ah???"
"Are you crazy?!"
Sima Yan stood up suddenly, but Cao Mao hurriedly stopped him, "Keep your voice down! Otherwise, the general will find out!"
"No...my dear, you know that the general is my father's brother, right? His biological brother?"
"Of course I know!"
"Then you still dare to write to my father and accuse my uncle??"
"Anshi!"
Cao Mao frowned, "General Zhengxi is a well-known loyal person in the world! When the general wanted to kill Xiahou Gong and others, he advised and cried many times, but there was no way to stop him."
"I heard that the general is extremely supportive of this redress, but the general still doesn't allow it!"
"Will such a wise gentleman delay the king's affairs because of personal affairs?"
"The wisdom of General Zhengxi is known to everyone in the world and can be trusted by scholars all over the world."
Sima Yan shook his head like a rattle and hurriedly handed the letter back to Cao Mao.
"No, no, you'd better burn the letter quickly! You don't know that my uncle has always been the boss and obeyed his orders in everything. There is absolutely no way he can help you. If you hand in this letter, I'm afraid If it falls directly into uncle’s hands, it will kill you!”
"Anshi."
Cao Mao looked at Sima Yan seriously, "The general and I have never met, but you and I feel like old friends at first sight. When I see you, I can think of what kind of person General Zhengxi is! I believe he will Give the world an explanation!"
Sima Yan was so anxious that he almost pulled his hair, "Yan Shi!! You think too simplistically! Uncle will kill you!"
Cao Mao suddenly laughed,
"An Shi finally called me by my name."
Is this the point? ? ?
Sima Yan was dumbfounded. He looked around and said, "Let's go back home! Don't talk more here!"
He pulled Cao Mao and left in a hurry, heading towards Cao's mansion.
Cao Mao got into the car, still holding Sima Yan's hand, and said comfortingly: "An Shi, everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. If you die for the sake of the king, what should you be afraid of?"
"My uncle died because of me. I feel very guilty and wish I could die with him."
"It's just that Xiahou Gong's affairs haven't been completed yet, and I'm not willing to just go with him!"
"Now, the only person left who can handle this matter is General Zhengxi."
"An Shi, I want to ask you one thing. If I die because of this incident, when you inherit the position of general in the future, don't forget to rehabilitate Xiahou Gong and others!"
Sima Yan's face was full of helplessness, "Don't say that... You really shouldn't offend my uncle so easily."
"Everyone in the world is afraid of the great general's reputation!"
"But for the sake of righteousness, I am not afraid!!"
The carriage drove into the house, and the two got out of the car while talking.
When the two got out of the car, they found that the house had become different. There were elite soldiers everywhere, fully armed and murderous, looking straight ahead.
And a person was standing in front, staring at them.
This man was wearing a robe. He was as skinny as a stick under the robe, his face was gloomy, and there was a tumor under his left eye.
Sima Yan was immediately frightened and timidly shouted: "Uncle..."
At that moment, thunder seemed to explode in Cao Mao's ears.
Cao Mao felt the coldness biting to the bone and his hair standing on end.
He was trembling all over.
