"Hey, why do you two want to leave?"
Cao Mao looked at the two Huang Mengmen in front of him with sadness in his eyes.
Sima Hui looked a little embarrassed.
Just today, the Queen Mother directly issued an edict to remove them from their official positions and told them to go home.
Sima Hui and Sima also learned about what was happening outside, and they did not dare to disobey the Queen Mother's order.
They looked into the distance uneasily.
At the entrance of Taiji Hall, an armored general was staring at them, his hand on the hilt of his sword, as if he was about to rush out and kill them at the next moment.
Around him, there were many soldiers standing, and they seemed eager to try.
Sima Hui took a deep breath.
He hurriedly saluted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have no talent and I am not qualified to serve you. Today, it is natural for me to give way to talents. In these days, your majesty has been very kind to me, and I really don't know how to repay you." "
Sima Hui immediately gave in.
Sima Hui didn't say a word. Unlike Sima Hui's fear, he looked very dissatisfied. After all, the people of the Sima family had been living smoothly in the past few years.
I have never been so wronged.
Sima was so angry that he didn't even have a good attitude towards the emperor.
Cao Mao helped Sima Hui up and said with a smile: "Take care in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Sima Hui saluted again. Although he was ordered to monitor the emperor, to be fair, the emperor was still very good to him during these days. Now that he was about to leave, the emperor said goodbye in person. Sima Hui felt a little ashamed in his heart. He did After bowing, he turned around and left.
However, Sima Hui was very angry. He followed Sima Hui out of the Tai Chi Hall, walked to the door, and looked at the man standing in front of the door. He even had a bad expression and was about to leave him angrily.
"Bang~~~"
When Sima passed by, the man punched Sima in the face. Sima grunted and was immediately pushed to the ground by the surrounding soldiers.
Sima was stunned and kept struggling, but couldn't get up.
Sima Hui stood aside and looked at them in shock.
"High School Lieutenant! What are you doing?!"
"His Majesty just had a good time talking to you, why didn't you reply?"
"Do you know what crime this is?"
The man ignored Sima Hui at all, squatted directly next to Sima Hui, and slapped him on the face several times.
Sima glared angrily, and he suddenly made a gesture to poke Sima with his finger. Sima was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes.
"What? Are you scared?"
The man stood up with a smile, "Kick this guy out!"
The soldiers directly pulled him up, pushed him, and beat him. Sima didn't dare to fight back at all, let alone look back. He was blasted out of the Tai Chi Hall by the soldiers all the way.
The man then laughed and walked quickly towards Cao Mao.
"The Lieutenant Colonel, I wish to pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
This was the first time the two met. In this first meeting, Gao Dan left an indelible impression on Cao Mao, and he actually beat up Sima directly.
Of course Cao Mao knew this person.
He is the second son of Situ Gaorou. Unlike the timid and cautious Gao Guang, this young man is a hot-tempered young man with a loose and unruly nature. He is more decisive and strong than ordinary people. To put it simply, he is a lawless second son. generation.
He had been restless since he was a child, and he looked down upon his younger brother Gao Guang. He thought he was weak and incompetent and always insulted him. Gao Guang did not dare to retaliate and could only treat him with more respect.
In history, this person had a conflict with Shi Chong while drinking, and they started fighting with each other, and then both of them were deposed.
However, in the end, he relied on his father's reputation to achieve the position of servant.
Cao Mao looked at Gao Dan in front of him and nodded, "Gao Xiaowei is indeed very courageous."
"Hahaha, I have wanted to beat them for a long time. Who do they think they are? Relying on the fact that he is a relative of the general, he has repeatedly provoked us on weekdays. Now that the general has lost power, this person dares to be so arrogant. If you don’t hit him, who will you hit?”
Gao Dan looked quite proud.
These second generations probably have accumulated a lot of conflicts in their daily lives, but they dare not vent them because of Master Sima. Now that Master Sima is seriously ill, they have jumped out.
"The high school captain is indeed brave!"
Cao Mao praised him a few words, and Gao Dan was overjoyed. He didn't have a wealthy man like Gao Guang.
"Your Majesty, I will be responsible for the safety of the palaces from now on. Please rest assured, as long as I am here, no one will dare to come here to cause trouble!"
"If anyone dares to disrespect His Majesty again, I will chop off his head!"
"If your Majesty has any important instructions, just come to me!"
Gao Dan acted very close.
Cao Mao laughed and did not reject this person's kindness.
Gao Dan talked a lot with Cao Mao and just left. He repeatedly said that no matter what happened, you can come to him to handle it. He was very willing to serve the emperor.
Cao Mao sent him away with a smile, but felt particularly calm in his heart.
Gao Dan must have been instructed by his father to come here specifically to get close to him.
Gao Rou and Lu Yu each wanted to take two routes.
Lu Yu wanted to take the route of the ministers and the ministers, and gain leadership by taking charge of the ministers. But Gao Rou knew that he could not compete with Lu Yu in the ministers, so he took the route of the upper level, that is, the route of the empress dowager and the emperor, and through them issued an edict to determine his position as leader.
Their fight will definitely be very fierce.
But what does this have to do with Cao Mao?
I am just a puppet emperor.
Cao Mao shook his head and had no intention of getting involved. Of course, if they didn't fight fiercely enough, he could add fuel to the fire.
While Cao Mao was reading in the west hall with a book, Cheng Ji walked in.
"Your Majesty, there are two new Huangmen servants."
"ah?!"
Cao Mao was so happy that he grabbed the book in his hand and ran out. His clothes were not too neat.
When Cao Mao walked out of the west hall, he saw two officials, blocked not far away by the guards, quietly waiting for the edict.
Cao Mao walked directly in their direction.
"Hahaha, Zhang Jun! Wei Jun!"
"You are finally here!"
Cao Mao grabbed a person with one hand.
These two officials were Zhang Hua and Wei Shu.
Zhang Hua looked a little surprised, wondering how Cao Mao could identify the two of them at a glance, while Wei Shu just looked at the emperor blankly and said nothing.
Wei Shu is a very tall man, even taller than Man Changwu. He has beautiful appearance and a majestic body. He is much older than Zhang Hua. He has a beautiful beard and is already in his forties.
However, he didn't look very smart, his reaction was a little slow, and his eyes were slightly dull.
In fact, when the envoy went to the Shangshutai to take away the Shangshulang, his colleagues were surprised and wondered how this man could be favored by the Queen Mother.
After much deliberation, I finally thought it might be because he was a good drinker.
He had no friends in the court, and no one even valued him. They all thought he was not smart enough.
But Cao Mao knew very well in his heart that this person was the kind of person who showed no talent on the outside, but could actually do anything. Historically, when he participated in court discussions in the temple, he could suppress the entire court by one person. He can solve things that he can't figure out when we get together. Sima Zhao was so amazed that he even got up to watch him leave after the meeting.
Sima Zhao said to the ministers: Wei Shu has a handsome appearance and is the leader of the ministers.
It's a pity that this great talent who didn't show much talent didn't do much in the hands of Sima Yan. He submitted several reports but failed. Later, he said that he was old and wanted to resign and leave. Sima Yan Yan just didn't agree, and the two of them pushed back and forth for a long time before reluctantly letting him go.
Cao Mao held their hands and walked directly towards the west hall.
The two of them did not dare to refuse, so they were led all the way back to the house by Cao Mao. Cao Mao let them sit next to him and looked at them with particularly bright eyes.
"I have been waiting for a long time, and finally invited you two to the Tai Chi Hall!"
Cao Mao asked with a smile: "You two don't know each other yet, right?"
Without giving the two of them a chance to speak, he pointed at Zhang Hua and said to Wei Shu: "This man is my retainer! Zhang Maoxian!"
Zhang Hua's eyes widened.
Immediately, Cao Mao pointed at Wei Shu and said to Zhang Hua: "This person is my Marquis Fou! Wei Yangyuan!"
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to be a minister!"
Only then did Zhang Hua react and hurriedly spoke.
Cao Mao shook his head, "Why don't you take it seriously? I know that Maoxian is the queen of Liuhou. Don't you have the ambition to regain the reputation of your ancestors?"
"The ministers have few talents and little knowledge"
"Don't be humble, Maoxian. I know Maoxian's talent, and Maoxian's ability is not inferior to that of his ancestors!"
This is really not Cao Mao's flattery. This man is indeed a capable minister. The last capable minister in the Jin Dynasty can be called a paper craftsman in the Jin Dynasty. This is still under the hands of a king like Sima Yan and Sima Zhong. If he puts it in his own hands
Cao Mao's eyes lit up.
Zhang Hua was a little confused. He thought that His Majesty asked him to come here because of his literary talent. But it seemed a little wrong to hear what His Majesty meant?
Cao Mao looked at Wei Shu again. Wei Shu was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I am not the queen of Hou Hou."
"Hahaha, I know, but it doesn't matter. In time, you will be my Marquis of Wei!"
"Come here, prepare some food and wine! I want to entertain these two great sages!"
Neither of them expected that the emperor would be so enthusiastic. Cao Mao did not talk to them about literary classics, nor did he drink heavily. While eating food and drinking wine, Cao Mao talked about the ministers in the temple.
Cao Mao's comments are very vicious, and he has a deep understanding of every minister.
This is not like a young emperor who indulges in banquets and hangs out with celebrities all day long.
"I have always felt that there is no one around me, haha, I didn't expect that the most outstanding people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty are all by my side now!"
