Sima Zhao did not expect that the old thief Gao Rou would be so tough.
His words were already very serious.
If they continue talking, I'm afraid the two of them will fall out completely.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became increasingly uncomfortable.
"Haha, Mr. Situ is right."
Sima Zhao suddenly put away the sharpness on his face and grinned.
Gao Rou's face was still cold, and she was still staring at General Zhengxi in front of her. Sima Zhao didn't feel embarrassed, and asked sincerely: "Does Mr. Situ have anything to teach me?"
Even after getting along for a long time, Gao Rou was still shocked by Sima Zhao's shameless behavior.
You were thinking about how to remove me just now, and now you want me to give you some advice? ?
As far as I'm concerned, you might as well just commit suicide and hand over the position of General Zhengxi to Guanqiu Jian!
Although Gao Rou was very angry, she also knew in her heart that it would not be a good thing for either of them to fall out now.
The Sima family has military power, and there are more than 100,000 troops inside and outside Luoyang. This is their confidence. Even the three princes with real power can only bow their heads in the face of military power.
Of course, Gao Rou is not Cao Mao. Although the previous incident has caused him to lose his appeal, he is after all a veteran of three dynasties. His disciples and former officials are located in various dangerous positions. He is also an alliance with many ministers in the court. If the Sima family forcibly If he takes action, it will trigger a crazy counterattack by the officials, and the temple administrative system will directly collapse.
Neither party wants to have a head-on confrontation, so maintaining a cooperative relationship is obviously the best option.
But Gao Rou didn't want to give Sima Zhao any more smiles at this moment.
He has bullied himself. If he doesn't stay strong now, will he still have a good life in the future?
Gao Rou was even a little worried at this moment whether the Sima family would attack him after taking care of Guan Qiu Jian.
"General, General Zhendong is stationed in Huaihe. Whether he is conquering foreigners or resisting Wu thieves, he has made great achievements in battle. In addition to his military achievements, he is also a famous person looked up to by the world. Scholars all over the world praise his character. Are you? Are you worrying too much?"
When Gao Rou spoke like this, the smile on Sima Zhao's face suddenly solidified.
"Mr. Situ, this is my brother's opinion, not mine."
Sima Zhao still had a smile on his face, but this smile looked very scary.
Gao Rou snorted coldly and asked jokingly: "Then why doesn't the general come and give the order in person?"
Sima Zhao's face turned red, and he couldn't continue the play at all. He stood up suddenly, waved his sleeves, and left angrily.
Gao Rou watched him leave coldly and did not go to see him off. She just picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a few sips.
"Father."
A young man turned around and walked into the study. He looked very similar to Gao Rou. He was almost a younger version of Gao Rou. His brows were furrowed and his face was full of worry.
"I saw General Zhengxi leave angrily without returning the greeting."
"Oh, what do you salute to him?"
Gao Rou was very unhappy.
This person is called Gao Guang, and he is Gao Rou's youngest son.
He has been introverted since he was a child, cautious and courteous to others, but Gao Rou doesn't like him very much and thinks he is too cowardly.
"Father, didn't you say before that the general was seriously ill and couldn't offend them at this time? Why are you doing this now?"
"I don't want to fight Master Sima, but now he wants my life, how can I back down?!"
Gao Rou said angrily: "If I die of illness today, who knows if I will die of illness tomorrow?"
"You are too bullying and arrogant. You are talking about people like Sima Zhao!"
"Without our help, he still wants to take down Guanqiu Jian? What an idiot!"
Gao Guang said with some worry: "We should not get too involved in the dispute between the general and Zhendong general."
"Sunmoo, when you are in my position, you can stand on the wrong team, but you can't help but stand on the same team."
As Gao Rou spoke, she suddenly raised her head and looked at her son in front of her.
"You have been a minister for a long time. Are you willing to serve as an official?"
Gao Guang hurriedly saluted, "Yes."
Gao Rou hesitated for a moment, "If I asked you to be the governor of Lujiang, would you be willing?"
The corners of Gao Guang's eyes twitched.
Gao Rou said with emotion: "Your eldest brother is now an official with Master Sima. I am not worried about his future. As for your second brother, he is hot-tempered, indulgent and reckless. I am not sure about letting him leave Luoyang. You are cautious. No matter where I go, I won’t live up to my expectations.”
Gao Guang fell silent.
It is easy for Gao Guang to be a local official. After all, he has a father who is a Situ. However, Lujiang County is a county under Yangzhou. The governor of Yangzhou is Wen Qin, and the military governor of Yangzhou is guarding the army. If the general of Zhendong, Guanqiu Jian, goes there, it means that the third son of the Gao family has to join forces with Guan Qiujian. If he does not join forces, he will not be able to take office. He will encounter "thieves" as soon as he enters Yangzhou.
If possible, Gao Guang really doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.
He asked helplessly: "Father, do you really want to blackmail the general with this?"
"Blackmail?"
"You asked me to go to Yangzhou just to prevent the general from attacking you in the near future, for fear of forcing my family to go to General Zhendong, right?"
Gao Rou stroked his beard, "Master Sima doesn't have long to live. I just want to survive this period of time. Sima Zhao is far inferior to his elder brother, and I am not afraid of him."
"Besides, I'm not just trying to blackmail Master Sima."
Gao Rou tilted her head and looked at her son, as if waiting for him to come up with the answer on his own.
Gao Guang was shocked, "Is it possible that father is optimistic about General Zhendong??"
Gao Rou laughed, very satisfied with his son's reaction ability.
"You are much smarter than your two brothers."
"Xuanmao, if it was two months ago, I thought the general would definitely win."
"But it's different now."
Gao Guang asked in confusion: "What's the difference?"
"emperor."
"The emperor is different."
Gao Rou replied.
Gao Guang was very surprised by this answer, "Father, your Majesty is only a young man."
"Yes, young man, do you know how Zhong Hui evaluates him? The great ancestor of martial arts, Caitong Chen Si, I would like to add another evaluation to him."
"oh?"
"Moubi Xuanwen."
Gao Rou said seriously: "They all say that His Majesty is like Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen, but I think he is more like Duke Xuanwen."
"When we first met, this guy tried to drag me down. I knew then that this guy was not easy to get along with. Not long ago, I took someone to reprimand him, but he didn't even refute. He simply admitted that it was totally unacceptable. He cares about his reputation, and the eunuchs around him are almost ready to die for him. His frightened eyes, the way he hides his clumsiness and acts like a fool, are exactly the same as Duke Xuanwen."
"So you let those eunuchs go?"
"But they are just some eunuchs. Can they still defeat the general?"
"Don't think wrongly. The one facing off now is not Master Sima and the emperor, but Master Sima and Guanqiu Jian. With Guanqiu Jian receiving such strong support, now I can't see the outcome clearly."
Gao Guang still shook his head, "I really don't see how important your majesty is. His edicts can't go out of the West Hall. He only has a group of eunuchs around him. The general has an army of more than 100,000 people. It's easy to deal with him."
"Really? When Duke Xuanwen wanted to get rid of Cao Shuang, Cao Shuang also had great power. It was easy to kill Duke Xuanwen."
"But the general is not Cao Shuang!"
"Your Majesty is not Sima Yi either."
Gao Guang was speechless. He took a deep breath and made a decision.
"Father, I am willing to go to Huainan."
"But will the general agree?"
"Haha, I am the Situ of the court and I am promoting my own son, but it is not his turn to make the decision yet."
"Old man!! A bunch of rebels!! Traitors!!"
"I swear to kill you!!"
Sitting in the study, Sima Zhao went berserk again.
Gao Rou's naked threat made Sima Zhao feel an unprecedented panic, and he could only use this anger to cover up his inner uneasiness.
Sima Zhao never thought that governing the world would be so difficult. Gao Rou, who was like a sheep in front of his brother, dared to threaten him head-on. Does this old thief still want to defect to Guanqiu Jian?
Why was it that as soon as he took over, rebellions broke out all over the place, and the ministers attacked in groups, why was he so easy to bully? !
Seeing Sima Zhao's irritable appearance, Du Yu, who had just returned to Luoyang, stood up again to persuade him.
"General, there is no need to be angry, because in short, the general can no longer force Situ at this moment."
Du Yu would never speak ill of others behind their backs. If he was cornered, he would scold them directly.
Of course Sima Zhao understood what Du Yu wanted to say.
The last time Zhong Hui used Gao Rou to persuade Jin, he teamed up with Sima Zhao to trick Gao Rou into a trap. How happy Sima Zhao was at that time, he is so helpless now.
He couldn't help scolding Zhong Hui in his heart. It was this guy who made his own decisions!
But he never remembered how happy he was back then.
"Then what to do now?"
In front of Du Yu, Sima Zhao didn't want to leave an image of scolding Zhong Hui when he was done with it, so he hid his dissatisfaction with Zhong Hui in his heart and asked helplessly.
Du Yu pondered for a moment and then said: "Since the general wants to invite Guanqiu Jian to the court with the position of Three Dukes, he does not necessarily want the position of Situ."
"It is better to use the Taiwei as Taifu, and then use the position of Taiwei to invite General Zhendong to come to the temple."
"Guan Qiu Jian is good at fighting, and it is justifiable for the Taiwei to invite him. If Guan Qiu Jian refuses to obey, it will prove that he has rebel intentions, and then we can call on the people of the world to attack him."
Sima Zhao's eyes lit up, "Yes, Father Zhong is a member of my family, but what if Guan Qiu Jian really takes the post of Taiwei?"
Du Yu shook his head, "General, official title has never been the most important thing. The general who can command the world relies not on the general's official title, but on the Chinese army guarding Luoyang."
"If Guanqiu Jian voluntarily abandoned the Huainan army, even if he was called a general, it would be meaningless."
"good!"
"Just do what Yuan Kai said!"
Sima Zhao suddenly felt relieved. He looked at Du Yu and said happily: "Yuan Kai is much better than Qi Shi Ji!"
"With a wise man like you as my assistant, what else do I have to worry about?"
