"His Majesty"
"Long time no see, are you okay?"
Cao Mao was sitting in the west hall with a very calm expression.
The three people from the Guo family sat in front of him, with different expressions.
Guo Li looked pale and looked like he was seriously ill. He sat weakly in front of Cao Mao without saying a word. Guo Zhi beside him had a gentle smile on his face and looked at Cao Mao with such a look in his eyes. kind.
Guo Jian was a little embarrassed and sat on the other side, looking at Cao Mao and giggling.
Looking at the three people in front of him, Cao Mao looked very calm.
"Your Majesty, when I first supported you, I knew that Your Majesty would be able to turn the tide and save the country from the fire! That Sima Shi was not a son of man, and he did not do what Xuan Wen Gong told him. He became increasingly arrogant and even looked down upon as a child. His Majesty!"
"We have been dissatisfied with Master Sima for a long time and want to assist His Majesty and help the country!"
"God bless me, the Wei Dynasty. Today all the sages have achieved their wish. The old thief Sima Master is about to die!"
"Although Your Majesty is young, his merits have far surpassed those of our great ancestors, which is truly admirable."
Guo Zhi looked at Cao Mao eagerly, saying these shameless words right out of his mouth.
Cao Mao sneered in his heart.
The original Guo family always had Guo De as the core. Guo De became the general of the army all the way, and his son Guo Xi even became the general of the auxiliary country.
And without him, the Guo family would be left with only three idiots.
Among the three fools, Guo Li is the most arrogant and arrogant, in fact, Guo Zhi is the worst.
When Sima Shi was about to abolish and establish something, Guo Zhi was almost crazy and worked hard for him. When the Queen Mother was dissatisfied, he even helped Sima Shi and reprimanded the Queen Mother loudly, not allowing the Queen Mother to interfere.
There is almost no limit to what this person can do.
Cao Mao didn't reply.
Guo Zhi didn't feel embarrassed and looked directly at Guo Jian aside.
Guo Jian hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, we did do some things wrong in the past, please forgive me."
"Uncle, how dare you say anything about forgiveness?"
"If it weren't for you, how could I be sitting here?"
Cao Mao's attitude towards Guo Jian has changed again. Unlike the two old guys Guo Li and Guo Zhi, Guo Jian can barely be used. Although his ability is a mess, there are no useless people in the world, only those who can't use people. king.
Different people placed in different positions can often produce amazing results.
Just like Guo Jian, although he won't succeed, he will fail.
It is not easy to find such a talent from a wealthy family.
Hearing Cao Mao's name, Guo Jian became even more uneasy.
Cao Mao then looked at Guo Li, "But why is General Xuande here?"
Guo Li's expression was particularly complicated.
After being scolded by his own son, Guo Li almost died of anger. But after he woke up after being rescued, this man put aside his so-called pride of the Xiping Guo family.
There are many aristocratic families in the world, but the same aristocratic families will also be divided into high and low.
Among them are old families like Xun Yi, rising families like Wang Xiang, new families like Chen Qian and Guan Qiu Jian, lonely families like Guo Li and Zhang Hua, and people like Wei Shu and Wang Jing who are preparing to join the ranks. A small aristocratic family that has begun to transform.
Of course, although the Guo family is lonely, it is still much better than Zhang Hua.
Zhang Hua was so lonely that he was just herding sheep, while Guo Jiaming was still a relative of the imperial court.
But in fact, the Guo family's heritage and strength are entirely based on the Queen Mother. Without their status as relatives, they are nothing.
Because of the previous rebellion, they lost their inheritance, so they chose Guo Ji to continue studying classics, inherit academics, and build a foundation.
But at this point, Guo Li still couldn't see this fact clearly. He always felt that his old and famous family could be on an equal footing with Xun Yang Zhong and Chen Sima, so he dug his own grave many times.
He probably woke up after being scolded by his son and realized how far the Guo family had fallen.
He lowered his head and said softly: "I came to your Majesty to plead guilty."
"Ah? What's your crime?"
Cao Mao looked confused.
Guo Li gritted his teeth, suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, and said: "I don't know right from wrong. I mistrusted Master Sima. I was rude to the Queen Mother. I looked down on Your Majesty as a child. I have committed a heinous crime. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."
Cao Mao shook his head, "I am young to begin with, and I am not a child. If you really feel that you are at fault, why don't you go to the Queen Mother to confess your guilt, but come to me instead?"
Guo Li was speechless, and Guo Jian added: "We went to find the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother was missing. Guo Laogou just kicked us away and refused to speak to us."
Cao Mao asked again: "You shouldn't. Even if you don't see General Xuande, you shouldn't not see the general who protects the army. You are the commander of the Chinese army."
Guo Zhi said with some embarrassment: "He has been dismissed."
Cao Mao almost couldn't help laughing.
I asked you to be arrogant again, can't you be arrogant now?
Without the protection of the Queen Mother, who are you?
Originally Master Sima still needed you to kill me, but now he is too busy taking care of himself and has given up on the idea of killing me. What use do you have?
Cao Mao shook his head and then said: "After all, we are of the same clan, so be it. I will plead with the Queen Mother, but I can't guarantee whether the Queen Mother will listen to me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Guo Zhi hurriedly bowed to Cao Mao and said: "In the future, the Guo family will definitely rely on you to lead the way and will never let down your trust."
Cao Mao smiled and replied a few words, and finally said: "Then you go back first, uncle, don't leave, I have something to tell you."
The two men glanced at Guo Jian, said nothing, and left in despair.
Guo Jian just spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, actually I don't have the nerve to ask you for help again, but the clan is in danger. Even if I don't care about them, I have to care about my own child."
"Uncle, there is no need to say more."
"I understand all these things. Ever since I came to the palace, only my uncle has regarded me as his own son. Don't worry, uncle. Even if I can't accomplish what General Xuande did, I will definitely beg the Queen Mother to let her see him." Your side."
Guo Jian was really moved at this moment.
Looking at the Qin Youzi in front of him, who had no blood relationship with him at all, Guo Jian's expression became particularly sincere.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Cao Mao greeted him for a while and then sent him away.
When he left, Cao Mao discovered that Gao Dan had been observing the situation here.
Cao Mao showed him a kind smile. Gao Gao was taken aback for a moment, and then returned a more embarrassing smile.
Gao Dan handed over the matters here to the deputy general, and then hurried towards his residence.
Different from Lu Yu's crowded place, Gaorou's place is relatively quiet and not many ministers come here.
The two sides have different routes, which is normal.
Gao Situ was sitting in his study, and the people arranged by Master Sima had already been kicked out by him.
Gao Situ showed his strength and once again became the upright "warrior" he was before.
"Father!"
Gao Dan frowned, and Gao Rou glanced at him, "Why are you so panicked? Didn't you ask me to guard Zhaoyang Palace? Why did you come out again?"
"The Guo family failed to see the Queen Mother, so they went to find the Emperor!"
"They talked for a long time and even paid homage to the emperor several times."
Gao Dan quickly told Gao Rou what happened just now.
Gao Rou frowned.
He used to get along very well with the Queen Mother, and almost became the Queen Mother's important minister. However, because he said something about the emperor in front of the Queen Mother that day, he became very unhappy.
Although the Queen Mother would still summon him now, Gao Rou did not dare to mention anything about the emperor anymore.
Not long ago, Gao Dan sent someone to inform the Guo family that they were looking for the Queen Mother. Gao Rou didn't care yet, thinking that the Queen Mother wouldn't see them. But now that she knew they were looking for the emperor again, Gao Rou felt a little panicked.
The emperor's relationship with the Queen Mother was obviously closer than his own. If Lu Yu and the Guo family took advantage of this relationship, wouldn't his idea be in vain?
Gao Rou has already begun to pave the way for her future.
As long as Sima Shi dies, he will ask the Queen Mother to confer him the title of general, and he will legitimately become the leader of the ministers, succeed Sima Shi, and become the new leader of the world.
But now, Gao Rou thought that he had paid enough attention to His Majesty, but unexpectedly, it was still not enough.
Having this person in the palace is not good for him. Maybe one day he will instigate the Queen Mother to stop getting close to him.
Gao Dan had obviously taken this into consideration. He frowned and said worriedly: "If the Guo family relies on the emperor to get in touch with the Queen Mother again, will the Queen Mother appoint people from my family first in the future?"
"Father, the little emperor is always against us, what should we do?"
"shut up!"
"How dare you be rude to His Majesty?"
Gao Rou asked seriously: "Do you want to be Sima Zhao?!"
Gao Dan quickly lowered his head, "I'm not"
Gao Rou then said: "Your Majesty is still young, so we still have to find a way to get him to concentrate on his studies and stop participating in these things."
"I will figure this out on my own, but please remember, you are not allowed to be rude to His Majesty in the future, and you are not allowed to say such words at any time! We want to govern the Wei Dynasty and be the leader of the ministers, not to Take control of the temple and do treasonous things!"
Gao Dan lowered his head and quickly accepted the order.
Gao Rou waved his hand and let his son leave. He didn't care too much about this matter. Although the emperor was powerful, the queen mother was really bad. The relationship between the emperor and the queen mother is not as close as outsiders think. With the queen mother here, there is no need to worry about the emperor doing bad things.
She didn't need to take action against him at all. She only needed a few words to make the Queen Mother dare not get close to the Emperor anymore and isolate him from the Queen Mother again.
The one who has a headache now is Lu Yu.
Lu Yu took advantage of Sima Shi's inability to manage the affairs of the court, so he took the initiative to handle the affairs of Shangshutai with his qualifications as Shangshu Pushe.
Is the next step going to be to seize the position of Shangshu Ling?
Then there is the matter of Sangong Lu Shangshu, and then there will be nothing to do in the temple.
Humph, I don’t know, but you still need an edict to be in charge of the chancellery. If the edict is governed by me, what’s the use of it no matter how deep you penetrate?
