"Mom!"
"Why is Your Majesty so anxious to see me?"
"Is there something important?"
Facing Cao Mao's enthusiasm, Queen Mother Guo behaved extremely indifferently.
Obviously just a few days ago, she had vowed to protect Cao Mao like a real mother.
Cao Mao frowned, looked around, and walked to the Queen Mother in a few steps. Queen Mother Guo was a little surprised. In her impression, Cao Mao had always been a restrained and polite character, and would not make such a rash move.
Cao Mao sat directly next to the Queen Mother and held the Queen Mother's hand, his eyes full of worry.
"Mom, I heard that Jun Guo was held hostage by bandits. Is this true?"
Queen Mother Guo pulled out her hand indifferently, "There is such a thing, but your Majesty, don't worry, the rebels have been arrested, and Guo Ji will be rescued soon."
"Does your Majesty have anything else to do?"
Cao Mao grabbed the Queen Mother's hand again, "Mom! What should I do?"
Queen Mother Guo became even more displeased, resisting the urge to drive the emperor out, and asked coldly: "What is your majesty worried about?"
"Queen Mother, we all know whether Mr. Guo is being held hostage. If such a thing happened, the Sima family didn't take action against our Guo family??"
"Oh, why, are you disappointed? Are you anxious to get Sima Zhao to attack us?!"
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
"You are my mother. You are both prosperous and devastated. We are a family. How could I think of doing harm to my family?"
Seeing the sincere face of Cao Mao in front of her, Queen Mother Guo did not continue to struggle with this issue and asked impatiently: "What do you want to say, Your Majesty?"
"Mom, you know best what the Sima family thinks of my Guo family."
"What happened to Mr. Guo is the best opportunity for the Sima family. Sima Zhao can take advantage of this incident and announce that our Guo family is participating in the rebellion and justifiably murder our Guo family. Even the officials in the temple would not dare to do so. What can I say, why would they let go of such a good opportunity?"
Empress Dowager Guo actually didn't understand why Sima Zhao defined Guo Zi as being coerced. If he was directly defined as a rebel, then their entire Guo family would be destroyed together.
But Guo Li came to see the Queen Mother before and expressed his thoughts.
Guo Li believed that Sima Zhao did not want to make this matter too big. After all, it was not a decent thing for a descendant of an aristocratic family to take the lead in saying that he wanted to kill the general, and the initiator was a thief. If the disciples of a high-ranking family were just coerced, the consequences would be The impact is acceptable.
Guo Li also changed his position again because of this incident, believing that the relationship with the Sima family should be strengthened, and he completely devoted himself to the Sima family from then on.
But Queen Mother Guo obviously didn't want to talk to Cao Mao about these things.
"General Zhengxi is a talented man. He naturally knows right from wrong."
Cao Mao sighed, "Mom, I think the reason he hasn't made a move yet is because he wants more."
"If he wants to conquer my Guo family and make us surrender completely, he only needs to use this incident to beat us, and people like General Xuande will be frightened and rush to him. However, he did not mention this incident. This shows that what he wants is not simply to surrender to my Guo family."
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The Queen Mother was about to speak, but Cao Mao interrupted her directly.
"Mom, haven't you figured it out yet? He doesn't want to cut off the Guo family's flesh, he wants to kill him with one blow!"
"When Guo Jun falls into their hands, they will take action."
"If you want to deal with a noble family, one rebel is enough. But our Guo family is not an ordinary big family. You are the Queen Mother. When I was not an adult, you were the co-owner of the empire. Everyone must obey your orders. .”
"Therefore, the Sima family needs a bigger crime."
"Sima Zhao handed over all the forbidden troops in the palace to my Guo family. Even Sima Xun had to obey my uncle's orders. The things that Master Sima tried every means to take away from my family were sent back so easily. You Have you ever thought about why this is?"
Queen Mother Guo was a little confused by these words. She frowned and said, "This is"
"Of course all this is to get rid of my mother."
"Mom, don't be anxious, just listen to me."
"The general is dying. I have always stood by the Guo family these days, causing them a lot of trouble and even asking them to kill Jia Chong."
"If the general wants to leave, he will definitely let me be buried with him."
"So, can the crime of rebellion bring down a powerful clan? Can the crime of regicide bring down a queen mother?"
"If the two are combined, can we get rid of a wealthy family with a queen mother?"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Guo couldn't sit still. There was a trace of panic in her eyes, and her breathing became rapid.
Most of the queen mothers in history should have a certain degree of power, and some queen mothers were even able to rule the world, making the founders of the country tremble.
However, Queen Mother Guo obviously did not belong to this category of powerful queen mother. Her life was very ordinary. She was a noblewoman with no worries. After living in the northwest corner of the Wei Dynasty for more than ten years, she was sent to the palace and was soon favored by the emperor. He valued Cao Rui and stayed with the emperor all the time. He did not meet any competitors or intrigues because Cao Rui had no heirs.
Her husband died young and her stepson ascended the throne. The power of the temple has always been in the hands of powerful ministers, and she did not participate. The children of the family used her identity to gain some benefits for themselves. She remained unmoved and just continued day after day. Doing what they have been doing all these years.
Historically, her response to Cao Shuang, Cao Fang, or Cao Mao was very stupid.
However, this kind of stupidity also saved her life. If she was ambitious, she might not be able to die well, and Master Sima would have got rid of her long ago.
When she learned that the Sima family was likely to deal with her, she was filled with only fear.
Cao Mao's inferences seem to be more reliable than Guo Li's statement that he wants to use gentle means to make us surrender.
Looking at the flustered Queen Mother, Cao Mao did not continue speaking and fell silent.
Queen Mother Guo took the initiative to hold his hand this time, "Yanshi, what should we do?"
"Mom, didn't my uncles and elder fathers tell you?"
"They just said that the Sima family wanted to conquer all the power."
"Conquer??"
Cao Mao shook his head and looked at the Queen Mother in front of him complicatedly, but hesitated to speak.
Queen Mother Guo quickly changed her attitude and tried to look more kind, "Is what they said wrong?"
"Of course it's not right. If you want to subjugate them, the Sima family has already come to the door. They used Guo Cui as a threat to force the Guo family to hand over the military power in the palace, and put the uncles in other positions. They were scattered and scattered, leaving you alone. Being alone in the palace, they stopped worrying but they didn't do that."
"No! You have to tell them!"
Queen Mother Guo panicked, but Cao Mao said calmly: "Mom, don't panic. You must know that the Guo family rose because of you. Because of you, the Guo family can have its current status. It is you who have made it what it is today." The Guo family, not the Guo family, made you successful."
"Including me, what feelings do I have towards the Guo family? It's just because you are my mother, so you are the mother family."
"The Guo family is what it is today because of you alone. How far the Guo family can go depends only on you."
"I think there is no need to rush to find them, they may not be of the same mind as us!!"
"Um??"
Queen Mother Guo widened her beautiful eyes and looked at Cao Mao beside her in surprise.
What do you mean? ?
Am I not of the same mind as them? Become a family with you? ?
Cao Mao said seriously: "Queen Mother, most of my uncles are related to the big families in the temple. They even have a deep relationship with the Sima family."
"They each have their own ideas. If they can give up their power in the palace in time, Sima Zhao will not embarrass them too much. But you are different. Your identity cannot be given away. You will always be a member of the harem. host."
"If you are no longer here, the Guo family will definitely be greatly affected, but our relatives can still live as long as they are honest."
"Only I can't do it. Everything I have comes from you. If you are not here, I will lose the basis for sitting on the throne. Therefore, in the entire palace, I am the only one who is united with you."
When Queen Mother Guo was about to speak, Cao Mao spoke first again.
"Of course, I don't mean that these relatives are going to be detrimental to us. Mother, I mean, you are the master, and everyone else is assisting you. When making decisions, you should consider yourself more than These relatives, you are just too kind, that’s why so many people dared to do harm to you!”
ps: There is another wave, prepare to send it in two waves, don’t worry.
