"Your Majesty? Are you here to see the Queen Mother again? I'm afraid you won't be able to see her today."
Guo Li said with a smile.
Cao Mao pondered, how would Master Sima kill these people?
First of all, Guanqiu Jian would definitely not take them with him when he went on an expedition. In other words, he would leave one behind and take another away.
If Sima Shi wants to go on an expedition, he will most likely take Sima Fu with him and leave Sima Zhao to garrison Luoyang.
If the battle on Sima Division's side goes well, when Guanqiu Jian is about to be defeated, the two idiots in front of him will probably receive an order to let him die of illness.
Maybe he gave himself poisoned wine?
When he dies, Sima Zhao will be shocked and start a rigorous investigation.
After such an investigation, it was found that the person who killed him was actually a member of the Guo family, and there was an order from the Queen Mother behind it. The reason was also there. The emperor married a daughter of the Sima family as his queen. The Queen Mother was very dissatisfied and wanted to depose him, but the emperor could not find anyone. He made some mistake, so he ordered his parents to poison him.
The next thing is very simple. Capture the Queen Mother, kill the entire Guo family, hold a grand ceremony for yourself, give yourself a good posthumous title, find a young clan member, preferably a baby, and adopt him to yourself. Then let Sima Yu serve as the queen mother and come to the court.
In this way, the palace was calmed down and Guanqiu Jian was gone outside. Master Sima handed over power to Sima Zhao, and Sima Zhao just had to be ready to accept the abdication.
Because the emperor was young and unable to govern the world, the Queen Mother took the initiative to surrender the world to the general.
In a short period of time, Cao Mao had roughly guessed all of Master Sima's arrangements.
However, Master Sima was probably not afraid that Cao Mao could see his arrangement.
It's just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, so what can you do if you know it?
Cao Mao looked at the two people in front of him again. Seeing their domineering appearance, Cao Mao only felt sorrow for them, not much hatred.
Cao Mao pondered for a moment and then said: "You can see nature if you see it."
"You two, please take care of yourself."
Guo Li sneered and said, "Is your Majesty trying to intimidate me?"
Cao Mao shook his head and said nothing.
The two of them were unwilling to say anything more to the emperor, so they glared at him and turned around to leave.
Watching them walk away, Cao Mao also sighed with emotion. It was the first time he saw someone rushing to die like this.
Husband Guo was standing at the entrance of the palace and said: "The Queen Mother said that she is not feeling well, and please come back another day."
Cao Mao nodded and told Mr. Xu beside him: "Go and enforce martial law around the area and don't let others get close."
Husband Xu was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he saw the emperor rushing out.
In the astonished eyes of everyone, Cao Mao rushed directly to Zhaoyang Palace. Mr. Guo was shocked and shouted: "No! No!"
When a guard tried to stop him, Cao Mao shouted: "Who dares to be disrespectful to me?!"
When the guards heard this, they immediately backed away.
Even the soldiers under Sima Zhao did not dare to stop Cao Mao. How could these guards dare to stop the emperor? They were not Cheng Ji!
Cao Mao quickly broke into the palace.
The Queen Mother was very shocked. Looking at the emperor who broke into the palace, her face became extremely ugly and her eyes were full of anger.
"Mother!!"
"The general wants to kill you!!"
As soon as Cao Mao opened his mouth, he rebuffed the Queen Mother's scolding.
The Queen Mother was horrified, "What did you say?"
Cao Mao gestured behind him, and the Queen Mother immediately ordered: "Close the door and don't let anyone get close!"
Cao Mao then stepped forward and sat next to the Queen Mother, his face was particularly solemn.
"Mom, I learned from Sima Yan today that the Chinese army has begun to mobilize frequently. The high-ranking disciples of Sima Yan who went to gilding were temporarily sent back. This means that Sima Division is preparing to send troops."
"Once he wants to send troops, he will attack us."
"We must promote innovation immediately and let the big clans protect us."
"My teacher has been promoted too often."
"I know this!"
As the Queen Mother said, Cao Mao quickly asked: "The temple directly sent people to inform the teacher. The teacher did not tell anyone else, let alone the ministers. I learned about this from the teacher's mouth. Where did you know about it? "
"It's General Xuande"
"Then where did General Xuande know about it? From Zhongshu Province? Or from the General's Mansion?!"
Cao Mao said solemnly: "These people don't know whether to live or die. Once Sima Division sends troops, they will do it secretly. If Guanqiu Jian is not defeated, we can still survive for a while, but once Guanqiu Jian shows signs of decline, Master Sima will definitely let Guo Li kill the king."
Cao Mao once again truthfully informed the Queen Mother in front of him of his guess.
What Cao Mao said was very true, and even the details were added. For example, after Guo Li poisoned himself, he was knocked out of his uniform by Sima Xun. Yang Hu stabilized the situation in the palace in time, then reported the matter to Sima Zhao, and then Sima Xun Yan led the Chinese army stationed in Luoyang to attack the Guo family's trusted troops, took away the military power in his hands, and was directly promoted to the general of the guard army. Then Sima Zhao informed the officials that Tingwei Zhong Yu would come to investigate the matter.
Cao Mao seemed to be transformed into a Sima Shi, and he clearly told the story of his murder.
Cao Mao's words are much more credible than the nonsense of the Guo brothers. After all, Cao Mao can use various details to prove his guesses.
Queen Mother Guo was dumbfounded. She believed Cao Mao's story.
At the same time, her expression also became extremely frightened.
"Guo Li and Guo Zhi must be informed!!"
"It's useless, they won't believe it. They are still dreaming of following Sima Zhao to get rich and promoted, and it's impossible for them to wake up."
"Then what are we going to do??"
"Mother, don't worry. Aren't all our original arrangements just for this time?"
Cao Mao said confidently: "When Mr. Chen writes a letter to initiate reforms, everything will be fine!"
"This matter cannot be delayed any longer. It must be provoked before Sima Shi goes on the expedition. Tomorrow, I will inform Mr. Chen and let him start taking action."
"In the eyes of the ministers, this matter is much more important than the crusade against Guanqiu Jian. When the time comes, Master Sima will have to be distracted to deal with this matter, and Sima Zhao will not be able to handle it at all."
"The two brothers have different divisions of labor. Sima Zhao has a good relationship with the ministers. For the sake of his future advancement, he has never touched the ministers. Sima Shi is the one who is responsible for suppressing the ministers. Now Sima Shi is still alive. We won’t let Sima Zhao jump out and fight with the ministers.”
Queen Mother Guo asked worriedly: "What if Master Sima allowed this?"
Cao Mao grinned and said, "I agree."
"If even Master Sima gives in, then the ministers will have nothing to fear. The next step will be the reform of the law. The punishment will not be as high as the official, and then there will be exemptions and light taxes. The appetite of the aristocratic family is endless, as long as If you give in once, you will face countless greedy ideas.”
"They will not be grateful for Sima Shi's concession. Instead, they will think that the Sima family is afraid of them, and will become more aggressive until they perish."
"For Master Sima, this may be more dangerous than losing to Guan Qiujian. As long as he is still alive, he will not allow such a situation to happen."
"As long as you maintain a supportive attitude towards the ministers, we can see a wonderful showdown between aristocratic families."
Queen Mother Guo was stunned for a long time and asked: "Is this all taught by the prince?"
"Yes, this is all the prince's plan."
Queen Mother Guo couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The prince is really a man of God."
Cao Mao agreed with this.
"Mother, there is one more thing, and that is the clan matter."
"I also asked my mother to issue an edict, saying that I was in the palace. I missed my relatives very much and wanted to see them, so I summoned the King of Pengcheng, the King of Jinan, the King of Jibei, the King of Zhongshan, the King of Donghai, the King of Yan, etc. People come to the palace”
Queen Mother Guo was stunned.
"How could Master Sima agree to allow these people to come to the temple?"
"Not only Master Sima, but also the officials will not allow it!"
"The Zhongshu Province will never pass it."
Cao Mao laughed, "Mother, I heard that merchants usually set prices very high when making transactions. Even if they fail to force the other party to bargain, they can do it as long as they can distract the general."
Queen Mother Guo reluctantly agreed.
The two talked about many things again, and Cao Mao just stood up to say goodbye.
Before leaving, he repeatedly warned: "Mom, don't trust those villains, and you must not leak these things. Otherwise, our mother and son will be dead soon!"
The next day, the temple suddenly held another court meeting.
In fact, court meetings were of little use in the Wei Dynasty. Really important matters were often handled within the Shangshutai, and there was no need to wait for court meetings in the temple.
Generally speaking, the court meeting in the temple is to announce something to the officials.
This court meeting announced a very important matter.
When the officials learned that Wang Xiang had officially become Taichang, they were somewhat envious, but they didn't care. They smiled and nodded to him to express congratulations.
There was only one Zhong Hui, and his face was very ugly. He didn't even look at Wang Xiang more, and he didn't show the respect before.
When the ministers learned that Guan Qiu Jian was going to be a Taiwei, the temple suddenly fell silent.
The ministers were not fools, and each one was smarter than the last. How could they not know Master Sima's intention? This is obviously to take action against Guanqiu Jian.
As for the conflict between the general and Guanqiu Jian, the ministers actually didn't care that much. Of course, the general had previously given them a fifth-class title and formally recognized their private rights to land and population. In view of this title, For my own sake, I can stand with the general.
However, what will be the ending?
Even the ministers couldn't see through it.
When Sima Zhao finally proposed that Wang Jinglai should be appointed as the Sili Colonel, the officials didn't feel much. They were still immersed in Guanqiu Jian's affairs and could not get out of it.
However, Wang Xiang's face was dull at this moment, and he stared blankly at Sima Zhao above.
Wang Jingsi Li Xiaowei? ?
