Queen Mother Guo was a little distracted by these remarks.
She wanted to reprimand this rebellious son who dared to alienate her from many relatives, but Cao Mao's words were actually for her.
She has lived for more than forty years, and this is the first time someone has separated her from the family and mentioned her own interests.
Queen Mother Guo hesitated and said: "As an old woman, what else can I think about my own interests besides the clan? Don't let Guo Jian and others hear what you said."
"Ha! So what if you hear it?!"
"Mother! If anyone dares to harm you, I will kill them with my sword!!"
Cao Mao said very irritably.
"Your interests are not the interests of the Guo family! His interests can only be what you reward!"
"If the Guo family dares to put their own interests above yours, I will kill them!"
Queen Mother Guo was startled by Cao Mao's violent appearance, as if it was the first day she met this young man.
"Now I just think about living my life, and I don't have anything I want. You don't have to be like this."
"Mom, isn't it in your interest to live your life accordingly?"
"In your position, it is not easy to live a peaceful life. Will the general allow it? Will the local military leaders agree? Will the ministers in the temple be willing?"
"They will keep looking for trouble, running for their own interests, and will not let you calm down. Let's just say that during this year, you wanted to live a peaceful life, but did you get it? The matter of abolishing the establishment, uncle Death, aren’t these things harming your interests?”
"My uncles, what do they think? Do they want you to live in peace? No, they want to be promoted to nobility, they want more land, more money, and bigger houses. Power, will this allow you to live your life properly?!"
Cao Mao's questions made Queen Mother Guo confused.
"Mother, in my opinion, your idea is the most difficult to realize. You sit at the highest position in the center of power. If you want to live peacefully, you have to suppress the ministers in the temple and let the generals communicate with those outside. The generals reach a balance, make everyone in the palace obey your orders, make the clans dare not disobey you and even destroy Wu and Shu, unify the world, and resolve all restless factors, so that you can live a peaceful life!! "
"If this is what you want, then I am willing to help you to accomplish all this!!"
Queen Mother Guo's face turned pale.
So I am so ambitious? ?
"not like this!"
"I don't want to get rid of anyone, I just think I don't want to cause anything!"
Cao Mao nodded and said with deep approval: "Yes!"
"If you don't cause trouble, things will cause you. Therefore, if you want to avoid causing trouble, you have to get rid of all the troublemakers!"
Queen Mother Guo was speechless, sitting beside Cao Mao blankly, and did not speak for a long time.
Cao Mao then comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Mom. This is not as difficult as you think."
"Besides, there are many people who want to help you, including me and our relatives."
"Now that Sima Zhao wants to take action against you, we can no longer give in and tolerate it. We must gather the tribesmen and start a counterattack!"
"The Sima family is powerful, but not invincible. They have many enemies. I want them to know that they can only continue their power by cooperating with my mother!!"
Cao Mao said again: "Mom, don't underestimate yourself. No one in the world dares to ignore your order. Apart from anything else, if you order now to let your uncle serve as the leader of the army, Sima Zhao will have to do it later. Come here to beg you to take back your life!"
"But"
Queen Mother Guo shook her head, "It's better to ask everyone in the clan what they think first."
"Okay! Grandma, my teacher Wang Xiang often tells me about you and teaches me to be filial to you. I plan to contact him privately to see if I can get the ministers to gather under your command. You are too busy on weekdays. You are so kind, Sima Zhao dares to despise you! I will definitely let him know what price he will pay for despising my mother!!"
Empress Dowager Guo said helplessly: "It's easier said than done. Jian has already contacted us. None of the ministers in the DPRK are willing to help. They are all afraid of the general."
Cao Mao laughed, "Mom, they just don't want to help the Guo family."
"It's not that I don't want to help you."
"You have always listened to your tribe and put their interests first. Naturally, they dare not get close to you. However, from now on, it will no longer be possible for me, your son, to make suggestions for you and contact the ministers. We also use Are you afraid of the Sima family?!"
Queen Mother Guo was silent for a long time, and then she sent people to find Guo Jian, Guo Li and others.
Cao Mao didn't say anything else, and just sat next to the Queen Mother, with no intention of leaving.
Soon, Guo Zhi, Guo Jian, and Guo Li appeared in Zhaoyang Hall.
When they saw the emperor sitting next to the Queen Mother, their faces were a little shocked. Guo Li and Guo Zhi looked at each other with some displeasure in their eyes.
The three of them sat next to the Queen Mother and only paid homage to the Queen Mother.
Queen Mother Guo glanced at Cao Mao beside her. Cao Mao immediately stood up and informed the three people in front of him of the crisis he was facing.
The three people had different reactions.
Guo Jian was frightened, Guo Zhi hesitated, and Guo Li was angry.
Guo Li said very displeasedly: "Why do you want to alienate my family and the general? Without us, how can your Majesty become the co-owner of the world?"
"As far as your majesty is concerned, if the general finds out, it will definitely be detrimental."
"Your Majesty, please return to the West Hall!"
Cao Mao chuckled, "Destrangement?"
"General Xuande said that, do you think you have a great relationship with General Zhengxi? So General Zhengxi doesn't care at all whether Guo Jun participates in the rebellion?"
"No matter what you say, my family will never do anything detrimental to the general!"
Guo Lizheng said solemnly: "The general has helped the world and has contributed to the country. Why does your majesty make the heroes feel cold?!"
"I hope your majesty will find his way back and don't make the same mistake again and again. I will pretend that I don't know what happened today. If it happens again, I will definitely report it to the general!"
Cao Mao shook his head, "Why is it so troublesome? Wouldn't it be great if you just arrested me and went to see the general?"
"Or just kill me to save the general from future troubles."
"you!"
Guo Li stood up angrily and said arrogantly: "I have made up my mind!"
Cao Mao stood up immediately, looking even angrier than Guo Li, "You are not the one who makes the decision in this family!!"
"My mother hasn't spoken yet, what decision are you making here?!"
Guo Li was shocked and angry that this little brat dared to contradict him. He shouted: "Here comes someone! Send His Majesty back!!"
Cao Mao shouted: "Let me see who dares?!"
"In this Zhaoyang Palace, it's not General Xuande's turn to give orders!"
Guo Li's face turned red and he was trembling with anger. He looked at Queen Mother Guo and said, "Queen Mother, look at this guy."
Queen Mother Guo's face was a little tangled. She looked at Cao Mao, then at Guo Li, and said helplessly: "Don't quarrel, we are all one family."
Cao Mao quickly put away his angry look.
"As commanded."
Guo Li gritted his teeth and looked at Cao Mao, and kept yelling: "We pushed you to this position in the first place, and now you dare to bite me? If it weren't for us, would you deserve to live in this palace? You are just a vassal king. I’m just my son, how dare you”
"enough!"
Queen Mother Guo's expression changed and she yelled loudly.
Guo Li's eyes widened and he looked at his always kind niece.
Queen Mother Guo sighed, put away the dissatisfaction on her face, and said softly: "What uncle Yanshi said is not unreasonable."
"We know best what kind of person Master Sima is. What happened with Zishou was enough to make us bow our heads, but he did not put pressure. Instead, he took the initiative to give up his position in the palace to us. Besides, Sima Wang and others were in a hurry to leave. , Sima Xun even wrote several times, wanting to leave the palace, doesn’t this explain the problem?"
"They obviously know what Master Sima wants to do and let us guard the palace at this time. What could he be thinking?"
Listening to Queen Mother Guo's words, both Guo Jian and Guo Zhi were a little shaken.
Guo Li still maintained his opinion, "Queen Mother, how could I not know these things?"
"But what can we do if we know?"
"We all know what kind of people Brother Sima is. Facing them, we have no chance of winning. We can only bow our heads. We are different from this guy. As long as we choose to submit and be obedient, maybe the family will still have a way to survive."
The smile on Queen Mother Guo's face slowly disappeared.
Can the family still survive?
what about me?
Cao Mao suddenly raised his head and laughed.
"General Xuande, hahaha, do you want to survive by being obedient?"
"If we talk about hate, I think the Sima family hates me more than they hate General Xuande. But why didn't he do something to me? Is it because I obey? No, it's because there is Guanqiu Jian outside, and he doesn't dare to attack easily."
"Now you want to be submissive, take the initiative to give up your power, and give up your roots to please the general."
"If there was no Queen Mother, why would the General keep you?"
"I think General Xuande really overestimates himself."
"In the eyes of Master Sima, I am not important, General Xuande is not important, and my uncle is also not important. The most important thing is the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is the most important."
"Without the support of the Queen Mother, we only need a dozen soldiers to kill the entire Guo family."
"When you are armed with a sharp blade and encounter a money wolf, you don't want to use the sharp blade to intimidate, but you throw the sharp blade on the ground in an attempt to make the other party let you go. Is there anything more ridiculous than this?"
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