Guo Jian was a little confused.
He wanted to avoid it, but he didn't have the courage to do so. He only dared to drink alcohol to take it off, but he didn't dare to pretend to be sick and resign directly.
He was afraid of General Xuande, the Queen Mother, and even more afraid of Master Sima.
Cao Mao's words gave him a different idea. He was a little tempted, but he quickly gave up the idea.
"No, no, if my father finds out, he will definitely not let me go."
This is what Cao Mao wanted. He chuckled and whispered: "If uncle can trust me, I can help you."
"How can you help me?"
"I can tell the Queen Mother that you were seriously ill and asked the Queen Mother to remove my uncle. If the Queen Mother gave the order, then General Xuande would definitely not be able to tell!"
Guo Jian was still hesitant and did not dare to make a decision.
This indecisive character is doomed to miss big things.
Cao Mao had no choice but to continue: "If you are unwilling to resign, just pretend that I didn't say anything. I think General Xuande also has his own ideas and will definitely not lead his people to die."
"What kind of person is General Xuande? He is the dignified Guo family in Xiping."
"alright!!"
Guo Jian interrupted Cao Mao. This was the last thing he wanted to hear right now.
What a big family, what a wealthy family, why can’t they wake up?
Is there something wrong with our family? Or is there a general? The only lintel is the Queen Mother, but these people are still immersed in their original dreams. They feel that they are still the behemoth entrenched in Liangzhou. They feel that they have made the Queen Mother a success, and they even want to seek skin from the tiger.
Guo Jian gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.
"I quit!"
"I don't want to follow them to death!"
"I don't want to have contact with the Queen Mother. Please tell the Queen Mother for me that I am seriously ill. Please remove me from my official position for the sake of my compatriots!"
Cao Mao took Guo Jian's hand and said, "Uncle, leave this matter to me."
"Don't worry, you will be safe from today on."
For some reason, when he heard Cao Mao's promise, Guo Jian actually breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more relaxed all over. He clearly knew that this kid's promise would not have any effect.
After Guo Jian left in a hurry, Cao Mao's eyes lit up with joy.
Guo Jian doesn't care too much about his power, he cares more about his own life.
Now that he is willing to take the initiative to let go, Cao Mao can persuade the Queen Mother to change someone to be the protective general.
As for whether the Guo family should still be in charge...
Hahaha, even if I agree, the Queen Mother may not agree.
This military power cannot be in his own hands, nor in the hands of the Guo family. If possible, Cao Mao really wants Yin Damu to take charge, but this is impossible.
Cao Mao thought for a long time, and he felt that there was one person who was most suitable to be the protective general.
Cao Mao was not in a hurry to see the Queen Mother. In the following days, he seriously considered changing the leader of the Forbidden Army.
Sure enough, in the following days, Guo Jian stopped coming to the palace in the name of being sick.
Queen Mother Guo was also very surprised and sent someone to inquire about the situation.
Guo Jian was seriously ill and could not get out of bed. The doctor said it was because he drank too much and fell drunk on the snow.
At this time, Cao Mao finally entered the Zhaoyang Palace.
"What??"
"Malingering??"
Queen Mother Guo looked a little angry. She looked at Cao Mao on the side and said angrily: "It's a shame that I worry about him so much and send an imperial doctor to see him and give him medicine. These people are not good at all!! "
Cao Mao said hurriedly: "My uncle is actually helpless. He told me that he didn't want to help General Xuande as an internal agent, and he didn't want to be the rebellious person, so he had to pretend to be sick."
After hearing these words, Queen Mother Guo still had no good expression.
"Doesn't he even have the courage to resign?"
"Mother, the prince thinks this is a good opportunity!"
"oh?"
"What did the prince say?"
"The prince said that the reason why the Guo family can serve as generals is entirely because of you, but the Guo family can't see through this now, and they are acting recklessly, which is not good for you. You can use this matter to directly remove Guo Jian. On the one hand, To win over Guo Jian, on the one hand, it is to shock the rest of the Guo family and let them know that you can let them come up and you can also let them go down."
“And the most important thing is that we can find a real one of our own to fill this position!”
Queen Mother Guo's eyes lit up, "I understand! Let the prince serve as the protective general?"
Cao Mao pursed his lips and said nothing for a long time.
He is a dignified tiger among the nine ministers. Is he crazy and comes to the palace to be a protective general? ?
Besides, if Wang Xiang dares to use his own family to take over this position, Master Sima will treat him to a banquet tomorrow.
Cao Mao shook his head, "The prince is not talking about himself, but a person that even Master Sima could not imagine."
"oh?"
"Who is it?"
"Yang Hu."
"Who? Who is Yang Hu?"
Queen Mother Guo looked a little confused.
Speaking of this, Cao Mao was no longer sleepy. He hurriedly said: "Mother, this person is from the Yang family of Taiyang. His grandfather Yang Xu was the prefect of Nanyang during the reign of Emperor Ling. His father Yang Di once served as the prefect of Shangdang. , his mother is the daughter of the famous scholar Cai Yong!"
"He is an upright man, knowledgeable, good at writing articles, handsome in manners, handsome in appearance, good at debating, loyal, and has an excellent reputation."
Queen Mother Guo was not excited at all. She frowned and asked, "Then what is his relationship with Yang Huiyu?"
Yang Huiyu is Sima Shi's current wife and his second wife after Xia Houhui.
Cao Mao whispered: "She is his biological sister."
"What?!"
Queen Mother Guo was furious, "Are you replacing your own family? Are you replacing your in-laws from the Sima family?"
"Don't be anxious, mother. It is precisely because he is married to Master Sima that he can be appointed to this position. Mother does not know something. Although this person is related to the Sima family, he is an upright and innocent person and is unwilling to participate in temple battles. In these years, , has been living in seclusion outside, and he refused several attempts to build a temple."
"The prince said that this person has a righteous heart and is not a person who helps the emperor to do evil."
"Besides, this man is my son-in-law."
"ah?"
"His wife is the daughter of General Xiahou Ba."
In this era, aristocratic families marry each other too frequently, and their relationship is very confusing. You can't explain it at all. Let's just say Yang Hu. He was born in the Taiyang family, his mother is the Cai family in Jiyang, and his ex-mother is the Confucian Kong family. Aunt Xin Xianying is from the Xin family in Longxi, her brother-in-law is from the Sima family, and his wife is from the Xiahou family.
Marriage is important, but not that important. When it comes to family ties, anyone can have some relationship with anyone.
Cao Mao wanted Yang Hu to succeed Guo Jian, which was not a temporary idea, but the result of his repeated thinking.
Yang Hu, judging from his life experience, does not have any moral problems. It can even be said that he is one of the few ministers with the style of a Han Dynasty.
In his early years, he had been reluctant to join the officialdom. Later, Sima Zhao personally recruited people and he had to come. After taking up the official position, he also upright and unfavorable. Later, he also performed well and achieved perfection in every position. , can be called Sima Yan’s capable minister in governing the world, but it’s a pity that he died too early.
Cao Mao didn't think he could win over this person to deal with the Sima family together.
However, this person will not come to deal with him for the sake of the Sima family!
The most important thing is that this person has not yet served as an official. If the Queen Mother promotes him, then the Queen Mother will be his choice, and he will have no reason to be loyal to the Sima family.
When he was in the palace, if Master Sima was about to die of illness and ordered him to execute himself, Yang Hu would not do anything to him even if he resigned.
If the Queen Mother ordered him to protect himself, it was hard to say whether he would fight back.
He is not Jia Chong, nor is he Zhong Hui. Yang Hu is a simple man, keeps his promises, is approachable, and is frank and sincere. This person is not Wei and Jin at all, he is a big man, and even has a bit of Warring States.
What matters most to Cao Mao is his talent.
There are only so many top figures in this era. If we can get one or two of them to help, the situation will not be so difficult.
If you want to defeat a top talent like Zhong Hui, you have to find an opponent of the same level and compete with him in the ring.
But Queen Mother Guo still can't understand. Xiahou Ba has defected. His sister is with Sima Master. Will he come to help us? ?
Cao Mao said with a smile: "Mother, since the prince said that this person will surrender, he must be sure. Perhaps, you can let him explain it to you in person."
Out of her trust in Wang Xiang, Queen Mother Guo nodded, reluctantly not objecting to this idea.
The two discussed for a while, and Queen Mother Guo asked Cao Mao to leave.
Cao Mao was a little anxious. He had to conquer this man before Sima Zhao, but he was not afraid that he would not come. The Queen Mother and the emperor would conquer him in person, so how could he not come? Even if he doesn't come, when Sima Zhao goes to conquer again, will he still dare to come?
This is a rare person with a face.
"His Majesty!!"
"A new rider has come to meet me."
As soon as Cao Mao walked out of Zhaoyang Palace, Mr. Xu said impatiently.
Cao Mao was very helpless. Although he was his own knight, he was always the last one to know.
The Sima family really regards Da Wei as their own, and they are really not polite at all. Why don't you inform me in advance?
"Again, he is a descendant of a wealthy family?"
Cao Mao couldn't help but ask.
"He is Situ Gong's youngest son, Gao Guang!"
"oh?"
Is this the Sima family preparing to win over Situ Gong? Didn't they argue quite fiercely before?
Cao Mao met the youngest son of Situ Gong in the east hall. Gao Guang seemed to be a very honest and responsible person. Facing Cao Mao, he did not show the slightest arrogance of a son of a wealthy family.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!!"
"Please get up! Please get up quickly!"
Cao Mao smiled and helped him up, holding his hand, "How can we meet here? Come with me to the West Hall!"
Gao Guang didn't dare to refuse and walked cautiously beside Cao Mao.
"I was originally going to Huainan to serve as the prefect, but the general did not allow my father to argue with them, but he was humiliated by them. Now he is ill on the bed and I, a regular servant, are the ones they use to appease my father. of"
The highlights look a little sad.
The eyes of the eunuchs behind him were full of joy, and they all looked at the emperor.
This is a good opportunity. If we can get help from Mr. Situ, why worry about the big thing?
