Guo Li kept a straight face and said nothing.
No matter how reasonable what Cao Mao said, he would not listen.
Cao Mao felt equally helpless. Even if such stupid people knew that what the other party said was more reasonable than themselves, they would not admit it.
They only believe in themselves, and words cannot convince the other party at all.
When Cao Mao saw Guo Li's appearance, he gave up the idea of persuading him.
He shook his head and said helplessly: "Forget it, I originally wanted the family to be prepared to deal with the wolves, but I didn't expect that you would have such an idea. Then you can do it according to your own ideas."
After Cao Mao finished speaking, he sat next to the Queen Mother again.
The Zhaoyang Hall suddenly became silent.
Everyone was silent. Guo Jian wanted to say something, but when he saw his father's gloomy expression, he lowered his head.
Cao Mao didn't want to pay attention to these people at all.
He was never a person who gave up easily, but to the few here, he really had nothing to say.
Although what Cao Mao said to the Queen Mother just now is not completely true, he did not lie about many key things. The Sima family obviously wants to use the Guo family as a sword and throw it away after use. They want to throw away themselves and the Guo family. .
Even that idiot Cheng Ji has figured it out now.
But he didn't want to understand the General Xuande in front of him at all.
He knew Sima Zhao's intentions, but he had no courage to fight back. He was not even as good as Cheng Ji.
Cao Mao didn't think it was a good thing for these people to be his teammates. It was best to let Sima Zhao use such talents.
These people from the Guo family are really too proud. They think they are very important, and maybe they think they are trying their best to win them over, but the problem is, they are really not that important.
To Cao Mao, the Queen Mother was the more important one.
This time the discussion still broke up unhappily. Under Guo Li's firm opposition, they could never come up with anything. Guo Li left in a hurry with everyone, and he didn't even have a good look towards the Queen Mother.
This made Cao Mao couldn't help but shake his head.
Does he really think that he is the queen mother? ?
Queen Mother Guo watched them leave with uneasiness in her eyes.
"It's okay for Mom and the others to leave."
"If they were here, I wouldn't dare to tell the truth. If I fail to succeed, I will fail. I'm talking about people like him."
Queen Mother Guo said bitterly: "They are the only people close to me. Without their help, how can I compete with outsiders?"
"Mom, do you really think the Sima family dare not touch you because of these people???"
"Please wake up! They are not helping you at all, they are just taking advantage of your power."
Cao Mao said seriously: "It's a good thing to see the faces of these people clearly. It's time for my mother to replace these people with real talents."
"Please don't tell anyone about this."
"I have two candidates here, and they are both more suitable than these few to guard the palace."
"Mom, don't worry. I'm here, I won't let you be wronged."
Cao Mao said swornly.
Queen Mother Guo didn't know if she believed his lies, she just sighed.
When Cao Mao walked out of Zhaoyang Palace, he was surprised to find that Guo Jian was guarding the door.
“Fashionable”
Guo Jian's eyes were a little complicated. He looked around and then whispered: "My father and father Zhong have always been close to Master Sima. A few days ago, they met Sima Zhao in private."
"I don't understand why they would conspire with the man who killed my brother"
"But you should be careful. Based on what you said today, they may have already reported it to Sima Zhao."
Cao Mao was a little surprised. After all, Guo Jian had never given him a very good impression.
Cao Mao looked calm, just like the Sima family, the Guo family was not harmonious.
Queen Mother Guo, who was supposed to be the leader, was forced hard by her own clan.
Historically, Master Sima wanted to depose the emperor. Empress Dowager Guo found out about it later, which made her a little angry. She wanted to talk to Master Sima about the matter. As a result, Guo Zhi, as an elder, reprimanded her directly. , asking her not to interfere.
The same goes for Guo Li, who has always scolded the Queen Mother and taught her how to do things in the manner of an elder.
So much so that the Queen Mother's brothers all like to put themselves first and let the Queen Mother assist them.
In Cao Mao's opinion, this is simply ridiculous.
If it weren't for Queen Mother Guo, these birdmen would still be working hard. That is to say, Queen Mother Guo didn't like to argue and was a bit cowardly, so she would tolerate them.
But now that she has herself, will Queen Mother Guo still endure it?
The empress dowager's edict is more effective than her own edict nowadays. Her own edict cannot leave the palace, but the empress dowager's edict is completely fine, and everyone recognizes it. Of course, Master Sima can deny it, but he has to It takes a little effort, but it's not like you can completely ignore Cao Mao.
If Cao Mao wanted to win over the ministers and use his own name to win over, it would not work. He could not give them any benefits, he could only make promises.
But if it is in the name of the Queen Mother, then there is no problem. If the Queen Mother's identity is used well, it can provide a lot of benefits. Even if it cannot be equal to the Sima family, it can still give it a fight.
As for whether Guo Li and Guo Zhi will go to the Sima family to complain.
Cao Mao didn't care at all.
I have already been imprisoned by them. With this situation, how much worse can it be?
Moreover, if Sima Zhao knew that Guo Li and others were not following him, he might feel more at ease with him. He had always been worried that he would get together with the Guo family.
But naturally you can't tell your uncle these things.
Cao Mao looked a little moved, and he saluted Guo Jian.
"Thank you uncle for informing me!"
Guo Jianchang sighed, his face full of sorrow.
Cao Mao hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't worry about these things. I remember that when you were in Yuancheng, you loved Yuancheng's food the most."
"I also ordered a chef to come to Luoyang to cook for you. Do you remember?"
Guo Jian laughed, "Of course it's a pity that I remember that. From then on, I didn't even bother to eat any delicious food."
"Uncle, that man took the order and came to Luoyang at that time. When he returned, he asked your servants and maybe even visited you."
"Huh? With so many things going on, he should have been scared away long ago!"
"How do merchants know what big things are going on?"
"If we can find that person, maybe uncle can still eat Yuancheng's delicacies. Uncle, you don't have to worry too much about these things. I think General Xuande also has his own arrangements."
Cao Mao started chatting with him again, adding a few random remarks about the delicious food he had eaten in Yuancheng from time to time.
Guo Jian was soon coaxed into laughing by Cao Mao.
The two parted, and Cao Mao led everyone towards the east hall.
He hasn't finished today's class yet.
When he arrived at the east hall, Wang Xiang frowned and looked very serious.
"Why is it so late, Your Majesty?"
"This is all my fault. It is my lack of discipline that makes Your Majesty despise studies so much!"
Cao Mao hurriedly saluted and apologized, "Teacher, please don't be angry. The Queen Mother summoned her and she didn't dare not to go, so she was delayed. This will definitely not happen in the future."
A trace of surprise flashed in Wang Xiang's eyes, "Since you are fulfilling your filial piety, you should be innocent. Your Majesty, please sit down."
Cao Mao then sat in front of Wang Xiang. He sighed and said helplessly: "Teacher, I have disappointed the Queen Mother. I really dare not say anything about filial piety."
Wang Xiang asked curiously: "What happened?"
Cao Mao said seriously: "Because of me, the Queen Mother had conflicts with General Xuande, General Guards and others, and there was no one around her. She summoned me today and cried to me, saying that her tribe despised her."
"My incompetence makes the Queen Mother so sad. Why should I be the Son of Man?!"
Wang Xiang is naturally very clear about the relationship between Queen Mother Guo and her tribe. Over the years, they have been using Queen Mother Guo as a tool. Speaking of which, Wang Xiang does not understand why Queen Mother Guo indulges her tribe members so much.
Wang Xiang said seriously with a straight face: "How can the Queen Mother say that there is no one available? There are countless talented people in the Wei Dynasty, and they can all assist the temple."
Cao Mao lowered his head and said no more.
There are some things that you should not be too anxious about. The Queen Mother has not made up her mind at the moment. She will make an opening today. After convincing the Queen Mother, she will come here to persuade Wang Xiang.
If he could recruit a group of ministers in the name of the Queen Mother, he could influence some of the temple's decisions.
Of course Wang Xiang has his own thoughts at the moment.
He directly informed Lu Yu of Cao Mao's previous proposal.
Lu Yu is sitting on the chancellery. Although he does not have the name of San Gong, he has the reality of San Gong.
Rewards such as titles, land and money are of little use to Lu Yu.
Previously, Sima Zhao wanted to use those things to get Lu Yu to help, which was simply humiliating Lu Yu.
What Lu Yu wants is something that can make the family fundamentally strong.
For example, if Lu Yu could handle the matter of selecting the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and directly select high-ranking disciples from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to serve as officials, then according to the dual monarchy of the late Han Dynasty, how far his family's power could reach would be completely unbelievable. Imagine.
Wang Xiang thought he couldn't eat such a big fruit, so he asked Lu Yu to eat with him. Lu Yu ate the pulp, and he could also eat the peel.
The Queen Mother's affairs once again caught Wang Xiang's imagination.
Perhaps, this is also an opportunity.
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