"Bang~~"
The wooden stick in Cao Mao's hand was slashed hard, and Cheng Ji felt his hands were numb.
This surprised Cheng Ji.
This is not a pure increase in strength, but His Majesty has gradually mastered the technique of exerting force.
Cheng Ji could feel that His Majesty's progress was getting faster and faster, and his power-exerting skills became more and more mature. From the initial collapse, to the later barely parrying, to now, Cheng Ji felt that even he had to work hard. It takes some effort to subdue the emperor.
Cheng Ji was completely merciless and swept across with his long stick, directly knocking Cao Mao's weapon away. Cao Mao only felt his hands numb and aching.
Mr. Xu shouted in shock and anger: "Chengji!! What do you want to do?!"
Several eunuchs rushed to the emperor's side and began to massage Cao Mao's hands.
Cheng Ji raised his head and said angrily: "I haven't tried my best yet."
Mr. Xu was furious, "How brave! Do you still want to break His Majesty?!"
He looked at Sima Hui who was watching the show in the distance and asked loudly: "Is this how Huangmenguan does things?"
These eunuchs no longer pretend, they directly declare that we are the emperor's people.
They simply cannot integrate into the Sima family's team.
No eunuch group will be allowed to join any group created by scholar-officials today.
The only one who can accommodate them is the emperor.
Even the emperor was the only one who could save their lives.
They all already understood that no matter how docile they behaved or how much they obeyed the Sima family, they could not escape death. In this case, it was better to surrender to the emperor directly. The emperor could at least try to save their lives.
The Sima family doesn't care much about this. Eunuchs have a bad reputation. If the emperor wants to taint himself, then let him taint himself.
The only one who cares is probably Zhong Hui.
He claimed several times that he would kill these eunuchs who bewitched His Majesty. If it weren't for the complicated state affairs at the moment, which prevented him from getting out, I'm afraid these eunuchs would have been replaced by him again.
Sima Hui walked over helplessly. He looked at Cheng Ji and said, "Chengjun, your Majesty is still young, so you should save some strength."
No one knows the relationship between Cheng Ji and Cao Mao yet.
Cao Mao wanted to use him as a trump card. Even in front of the eunuch, he never mentioned this person. On the surface, he still looked like he wanted to make friends, and he also informed Chengji and asked him to use the Sima family's Keep his identity with himself to prevent the Sima family from doing anything bad to him.
This made Chengji very moved.
In the eyes of everyone, Cheng Ji seemed to be Sima Zhao's loyal lackey. He had a very bad attitude towards the emperor and didn't even pretend to be. During the competition, he was completely merciless and beat the emperor badly.
Even Sima Hui couldn't stand it anymore.
Although he is a puppet emperor, he is still an emperor after all. You can't really fight him!
Hearing Sima Hui's words, Cheng Ji was furious. He glared at Sima Hui and asked: "I came to protect your majesty under the order of General Zhengxi!! Do you dare to reprimand me?!"
Sima Hui trembled all over, "Don't dare. I'm not scolding you, but this is Your Majesty."
"snort!"
Cheng Ji snorted coldly and looked at him with an increasingly unhappy look.
"I will tell General Zhengxi truthfully about this matter!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving only Sima Hui alone and messy in the wind.
Nai Gong’s surname is Sima!
Why are you more active than Naigong?
He looked at Sima beside him, shook his head and said, "No, we have to inform the captain about this matter. Cheng Ji is lawless and his attitude towards His Majesty is really bad. Such an insult may cause big trouble!"
It's not that they are stupid, it's that Cheng Ji's acting is too similar. He has the feeling of being arrogant, eager to get ahead, and willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead. He plays it so well that it doesn't even look like acting, as if Sima Zhao gave an order. , he could openly chop off the emperor's head.
Sima Hui and others were frightened every time they saw Cheng Ji's arrogant and rude attitude.
They were worried that the lunatic would get mad and really hit the emperor with a stick on the head.
No, this guy must be sent away, he is too dangerous!
Cao Mao stood in the distance with a bitter expression and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Ji has bullied others so much that we have to find a way to kill him!"
Several eunuchs were surrounding the emperor at this moment, talking angrily.
Mr. Xu approached Cao Mao and whispered: "Your Majesty, when the next time celebrities gather in the east hall, you might as well show some wounds. When they ask, you can tell them that the knights who were beaten by Cheng Ji know about this." , Cheng Ji will definitely die!"
Cao Mao was stunned and quickly shook his head, "It doesn't have to be like this. Chengjun's martial arts are extraordinary. If you can win him over, it will be a huge help. Don't talk about this matter anymore!"
The eunuchs had no choice but to obey.
Cheng Ji is currently Cao Mao's biggest trump card. If Sima Shi dies one day and he leads his men to kill Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui will order Cheng Ji that the general will support him for a thousand days, just for today, take action!
Then Cheng Ji stabbed Zhong Hui to death with a spear, and his brother who was the cavalry governor had to be included. The cavalry turned against him, and with the addition of Yin Damu's Hu cavalry, the outcome was hard to say.
Of course, this is just the best fantasy in Cao Mao's mind.
It's definitely not that easy to do.
Just as Cao Mao was fantasizing, there was another shouting outside.
Mr. Xu's face darkened and he cursed, "He's acting up again!"
In the eyes of these eunuchs, there is really no one in the world who is more pitiable than His Majesty. Cheng Ji inside the palace goes crazy from time to time, and Guo Jian outside the palace is even more miserable.
This guy is now drunk. When he is drunk, he comes to Tai Chi Hall to pester the emperor, insisting on what delicious food he wants to eat.
How disrespectful is this? !
As long as there is a rule of the world, this behavior can be punished by clan members. Breaking into the palace drunkenly was an atrocity that only Dong Zhuo could do at the time.
Cao Mao narrowed his eyes. Recently, the Guo family has a vague tendency to split.
Within the Guo family, some people tended to support the Queen Mother, while others tended to let the Queen Mother support them.
Guo Jian has experienced low points in his life, so he cherishes his current life. He is not like the elders in the family who are immersed in the dream of "Xiping Guo Family". He does not remember the glory of the past. He only knows that his current power is Given by the Queen Mother.
But he didn't dare to put forward his own ideas. After all, it was not his family's turn to make the decision.
In the face of such a huge panic, he chose to escape, just like those celebrities, drinking and drinking to avoid reality.
"Your Majesty, please go into the room first and let me send him away."
Cao Mao said seriously: "This is my uncle, how can I be rude?"
Cao Mao rejected the eunuchs' kindness and immediately went out to meet his uncle.
Guo Jian was swaying, and two soldiers supported him. The soldiers' eyes were full of helplessness.
Guo Jian was overjoyed when he saw Cao Mao going out. He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him.
"I'll come to you for some delicious food!"
"Hey, uncle is drunk again. Please send uncle in. It's so cold outside, don't let him freeze."
Cao Mao led his uncle into the house, asked him to sit in front of him, and then got him sobering soup.
Guo Jian kept talking about the past, while Cao Mao just sat quietly aside.
Guo Jian has forbidden troops in his hands.
Among the three of Guo Jian, Guo Li and Guo Zhi, only Guo Li is the strongest. He has no military power. The so-called Xuande General is just a fifth-rank general. He has no military power on weekdays. In war, he can lead the army while the other two The difference is that both the guard generals and the army guard generals are third-grade generals with real power. They control the imperial army in the palace, which can be regarded as holding heavy troops.
Cao Mao really wanted to have the imperial army in the palace.
But this is not easy. Sima Shi can allow himself to come into contact with eunuchs, but he will never allow himself to come into contact with military power.
Once he has the inclination and action in this area, he will take action without hesitation.
When fighting against the general, Cao Mao must be measured and proceed without completely irritating Sima Division.
Can Guo Jian be won over?
Cao Mao felt that Guo Jian, like An Shi, was actually an easy person to fool, and it would not be difficult to get him to defect to the Queen Mother.
But the problem is that Guo Jian's ability is too poor.
He is as timid as a mouse, and his temperament is not strong enough to achieve great things. If you draw him to your side, it will be a time bomb. There is no guarantee when something will go wrong and you will be harmed.
But Cao Mao still coveted the imperial guards in the palace.
"Uncle, are you feeling better?"
Guo Jian slowly raised his head and looked at Cao Mao in front of him. He was sober and nodded, "Much better."
"Uncle, why do you start drinking so much these days?"
Guo Jian was silent for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "You are still young, so you won't understand."
"If there's anything you need, uncle, you might as well tell me."
Guo Jian raised his head and said, "How can you help me? No need to say more."
Cao Mao narrowed his eyes and suddenly said: "Uncle is afraid that a disaster will come in the future!"
Guo Jian suddenly looked at Cao Mao in front of him, "What did you say?"
"Uncle, I saw the Empress Dowager arguing with General Xuande in the Zhaoyang Palace, and then I learned that my uncle had fallen out of love with the Empress Dowager, and the Sima family was cruel and unjust. Are you worried that this will bring disaster to the family? Is that so? ?”
"So what?"
"If uncle is just worried about this, it would be easy to handle."
"It's freezing cold right now, why doesn't uncle get seriously ill?"
"ah??"
Cao Mao said seriously: "Uncle may not know yet, but I learned from the Queen Mother that the general doesn't have much time left, and he probably won't survive this month."
"Once the general dies, there will definitely be a bloody storm in the palace, but once it subsides, there won't be any major incidents again."
"Why doesn't uncle get seriously ill temporarily? Let's avoid this chaos first, and wait until things calm down before you make a decision. I think no matter who wins, it won't be difficult for you."
Guo Jian hesitated, "But where is my father??"
"You are seriously ill, but you are not deliberately disobedient. Besides, you can directly write a letter and ask your tribe to take your place. What else can General Xuande say?"
