Outside the main south gate, a court meeting began again in the temple.
The general still didn't show up.
The person in charge of this court meeting was Situ Gong Gao Rou.
The ministers sat on both sides respectively. Except for the Third Duke and the Sili Xiaowei who sat alone, the rest of the ministers sat together.
Sima Zhao, the general who conquered the west, was sitting among the ministers, looking at everyone, still thinking about what his brother had told him.
Shangshu Fu Gu is not here. He has left Luoyang and gone to Heyin and other places to check whether officials in various places have committed acts of killing good people and taking merit.
The ministers gathered this time mainly to discuss the affairs of Wu State.
From its establishment to the present, the Wu State has had no fewer internal problems than the Wei State. Now, like Cao Wei, it has fallen into a situation where powerful ministers control the government.
First there was Zhuge Ke, and now there is Sun Jun.
Fortunately for Zhuge Ke, as the Youzi of Wuhou, he was quick-thinking, tall and handsome. He once defeated Shanyue, and was later ordered to assist the emperor. He defeated Cao Wei's army in the Battle of Dongxing, and even Guanqiu Jian and others left without fighting. .
It's a pity that it's not good to imitate anyone. You have to imitate a certain emperor who personally led the army to attack Hefei.
He led an army of 200,000 to attack Cao Wei. As a result, he suffered numerous casualties in Hefei. He was unable to capture the city and was beaten by Sima Fu and fled in panic.
Later he was executed by Sun Jun.
And this Sun Jun was even more heavyweight than Sima Shi, Zhuge Ke and others. Sima Shi was just a general, while Sun Jun was the prime minister and general, in charge of everything at home and abroad.
And his rise to power was extremely unbearable. He had always been fawning over Sun Quan's princess Sun Luban and even had an affair with her. Sun Jun himself was the great-grandson of Sun Quan's uncle Sun Jing, which was quite remarkable in Chinese history. burst.
Just a few days ago, news came from the Kingdom of Wu that Sun Ying, the Marquis of Wu, wanted to kill Sun Jun.
Unfortunately, the matter did not succeed, and Sun Ying committed suicide after the failure. Sun Ying was the grandson of Sun Quan and the second son of Prince Xuan.
The officials of Cao Wei joked about this matter, their eyes full of disdain and smiles.
The internal turmoil in Wu State made them extremely happy. Everyone felt that the strategic deployment of Wu State should be changed, and the results were quickly discussed.
Just when the matter was discussed, Xun Xu, who was in charge of the general's military affairs and had newly commanded the scattered cavalry, suddenly stood up, faced Gao Rou, and said, "Situ Gong, I have something to report."
In the Han and Wei dynasties, ministers with low official positions had to bow to the three princes. In addition, those who were promoted would bow to those who promoted them, and subordinates would bow to the ministers.
Gao Rou was a little surprised. Logically speaking, Xun Xu was not qualified to sit here at all.
He is just a subject of the general, not even a subject of the Wei Dynasty.
However, now that the general is making his own decisions, no one dares to object if his people want to sit here.
Gao Rou had a straight face, her family had a good relationship with the Xun family, so she asked, "What's the matter?"
Xun Xu said helplessly: "After I became a knight, I went to see your majesty. Your majesty said that the knights were inconvenient and wanted to resume their duties as regular servants. I was frightened and really did not dare to take this matter lightly. Therefore, today in front of Xian In the face of a minister, speak rashly."
"What did you say?!"
At that moment, Gao Rou stood up immediately.
Not only Gao Rou, but also many ministers in the court were stunned, their eyes full of astonishment.
Your Majesty is very close to the eunuch, and everyone has heard about it. Your Majesty has no real power, and everyone just feels sorry for it and won't mention it again. But, do you want to re-establish him as a permanent servant? ?
How dare you do this! ! !
Those veterans in the temple have all experienced the chaos of the party. Even if the others have not experienced it, they have heard about it from their parents.
You finally got rid of those eunuchs and let the high-ranking disciples serve as regular attendants. What are you going to do now? ?
Gao Rou was furious. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his former upright and strong self.
The affairs of Wu State were instantly forgotten by the officials, and everyone looked at Xun Xu.
Xun Xu said bitterly: "How can you not obey your Majesty's words?"
“Absolutely not!!”
Gao Rou was the first to speak, "Your Majesty is still young! He doesn't know the truth! Why is this?!"
None of the ministers were in a hurry to speak, they just waited and watched.
This matter is not very reasonable no matter how you look at it. It is true that the emperor is close to the eunuch, but he is not crazy. How dare he propose such an idea?
Will you tell Xun Xu?
Would Xun Xu still write to the emperor? ?
All the ministers smelled the conspiracy.
Wang Xiang, who was sitting alone across from him, suddenly lost his composure.
His eyes widened and he almost cursed in his heart.
Xun Xu has never seen His Majesty at all. What does the General want to do?
Lu Yu glanced at Sima Zhao, who looked calm, then looked at Wang Xiang, closed his eyes, and did not participate.
Gao Rou was now loudly recounting the turmoil caused by the eunuchs in the past, "The eunuchs are vicious! Your Majesty must have been bewitched by the eunuchs!"
"As a minister, you should die as a remonstrance! Your Majesty must not be allowed to make such a big mistake!"
Gao Rou was very excited and seemed to be incompatible with the eunuch. This was the first court meeting in Cao Wei's temple to criticize the eunuch.
After Gao Rou started the group, the officials followed him one after another.
No matter what conspiracy there is, criticizing the eunuchs is the right thing to do. As a scholar-official, if you don't criticize the eunuchs, you will lose your morality and the world.
"Your Majesty! What's going on?!"
"Is this how you teach the emperor?!"
After Gao Rou dealt with the eunuch for a while, the conversation was directly directed at Wang Xiang.
Wang Xiang was well prepared. He stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "It was my lax teaching that allowed Your Majesty to be bewitched by those eunuchs! I am guilty!"
His face was red and he looked even more excited than Gao Rou.
Gao Rou then began to order, "Strictly investigate who is bewitching Your Majesty! Contact the ministers and write to Your Majesty together to let Your Majesty understand the evil deeds of eunuchs!! Don't get close to them!!"
The ministers said yes.
Sima Zhao was calm from beginning to end, just watching this scene.
The court meeting ended in a hurry, and Gao Rou had already begun to discuss the matter of writing a letter to the emperor and the queen mother. As if this matter was more important than anything else, the staunch Gong Situ said: I am so tough. Facing the strong emperor, I will never give up. Don't bow your head! Risk your life to make His Majesty understand your fault! !
Wang Xiang quickly found Lu Yu.
"Gong Lu"
"It seems that the general wants to delay the situation."
Lu Yu laughed. They had been prepared to bring the ministers together to discuss the reform of the Zhongzheng system today.
Xun Xu suddenly appeared, and Chao Yi ran away.
"The general is worthy of being a general. The first is to ruin His Majesty's reputation, the second is to clean up the eunuchs around His Majesty, the third is to warn you as the emperor's advisor, and the fourth is to prevent us from having the opportunity to submit a letter."
"Our Mr. Situ, alas."
Lu Yu shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment.
He said seriously: "You don't have to worry, this matter can be done in the future, and the general cannot stop it."
"We are going on this dangerous mission today. It seems that the general has something big to deal with, so he doesn't want us to bother him. Find something for us to do."
"It should be Guanqiu Jian's business, don't worry."
Wang Xiang's face was very ugly.
If you don't dare to deal with Lu Yu, just pull yourself out and beat him? ?
"Xiu Zheng, don't worry about this being a trivial matter. Although you are the emperor's teacher, you are still a well-known filial son and wise man in the world. Gao Rou and other officials will not take action against you."
"The one who should worry now is His Majesty."
"It's hard to get this kind of notoriety, but you have to eliminate it from the world."
"These ministers in the court are afraid that they will make His Majesty uneasy."
Lu Yu said with a smile.
Wang Xiang lowered his head and said nothing more.
Lu Yu comforted him a few more words, and then left the place lightly.
Wang Xiang stayed where he was, watching Lu Yu leave. After the other party disappeared from sight, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
He only told Lu Yu about the idea of innovation. No one else knew, so how did Master Sima know that he proposed it?
Are you here specifically to beat yourself up?
When they eat meat, they are in the front, but when they are responsible, they throw themselves out.
Sima Shi is like this, Sima Zhao is like this, Gao Rou and Lu Yu are like this.
This is true no matter which faction you belong to or which minister you follow.
If that's the case, it's better to go into battle with a knife and be a big shot in dividing the flesh.
Wang Xiang narrowed his eyes, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
The ministers gathered around Gao Rou and walked towards the Taiji Hall. Wang Xiang just looked at them from a distance. Wang Xiang knew very well what these people were doing. They were just looking for the emperor to gain fame. .
If Wang Xiang followed Gao Rou to the Tai Chi Hall at this moment, expressed his sorrow in front of the emperor, and then severely reprimanded him, he might be able to save a lot of reputation.
However, Wang Xiang did not want to do this.
He had a better idea.
ps: Thanks to the leader who knows Bei Xue well! ! !
