"Come on, Ping, I've met your eldest mother!"
"aunt!!"
Guo Ping happily rushed to the Queen Mother's side and threw himself directly into the Queen Mother's arms.
The Queen Mother looked at the little guy in her arms, then raised her head to look at Cao Mao.
"How did you come?"
"Aunt, it was my father who brought me here!"
At this moment, Queen Mother Guo felt a little confused in her mind.
Cao Mao doesn't care. These are trivial matters. From now on, everyone will discuss their own matters. If we really want to be more serious about seniority, then there will be many incredible situations in the world today. For example, Cao Mao's wife is Sima Ku , her mother is Xia Houhui, Xia Houhui’s father is Xiahou Shang, Xia Houshang is Xia Houyuan’s nephew, and Xia Houyuan also has a niece who married Zhang Fei, and their daughter married Liu Chan. From this point of view, Cao Mao We are still distant relatives with Liu Chan!
Even setting aside this angle, there are many angles from which to become related to these people.
Over the years, large families have been marrying each other, and the relationship has become so complicated that it is unclear.
Queen Mother Guo looked at Guo Ping with a complicated heart. Looking at his happy appearance, she once again thought of her cousin who died young, and there was some sadness in her eyes.
Her tone became much gentler, "Have you eaten anything?"
"What do you want to eat?"
"Aunt, I ate before I came here. I'm not hungry."
Queen Mother Guo teased the child for a while, then looked at Cao Mao, asking Cao Mao to explain the situation to her.
Cao Mao looked at Sima Yu who was standing aside and said, "You can take the child back to the palace first. I have something important to discuss with my mother."
Sima Yu seemed to be a good wife at this moment, and left with the children.
"Mom, I found out the truth about the Sima family."
"oh?"
"After I arrived at Sima's house, they were very polite to me and never neglected me. I went to see Master Sima. I saw that Master Sima was seriously ill on the bed and could not move. I thought, probably in these few days, he It’s time to hit the road.”
"In order to test their truth, I deliberately said that I would take the child away."
"Maybe mother doesn't know that Sima Yu originally didn't want to come to the palace, but she had to come because her son was in the general's palace. Therefore, I want to determine their attitude through this matter."
"As soon as I opened my mouth, Sima Zhao readily agreed without any hesitation."
"The Sima family is no longer a threat!"
"Congratulations, mother! You finally defeated this powerful enemy!"
Cao Mao bowed to her again.
Empress Dowager Guo couldn't help but asked: "Then why did Sima Zhao send troops to station at Luoyang City Gate?"
"This is to deal with the ministers in the court."
"Mother, although you now have the support of the ministers in the temple, we do not have an army that is truly loyal to us."
"The relationship between the ministers of North Korea and China is too deep to entrust them with important responsibilities."
"Nowadays, Sima Zhao and other ministers are fighting for military power. Has Lu Yu written to you?"
The Queen Mother nodded and said seriously: "He wrote a letter and said that he wanted Wang Guan and others to lead the army."
"But Duke Situ said that these people were originally close to the Sima family and could not be reused, so they were not promoted."
Cao Mao narrowed his eyes and said, "This Gao Situ also wants to arrange for his own people to lead the army."
Queen Mother Guo was also a little upset at the moment.
She originally thought that after defeating Master Sima, great things would be accomplished, and she would be able to control the ministers and live a life of dominance without any worries.
Unexpectedly, after Master Sima fell seriously ill, things in the court became increasingly chaotic.
She felt that these things seemed to be out of control, and she didn't know how to continue her plan.
She looked helplessly at Cao Mao, "My son, what should we do next?"
"Mother, the ministers in the court each have their own ideas, so why don't we promote some people from low backgrounds to work for us?"
"We should have our own direct force!"
"People who don't know how to influence other ministers come to lead our army!"
Cao Mao said firmly.
"Look at the current situation. Gao Rou, Lu Yu, and Sima Shi are all competing for military power. As the co-respect of the world, you will definitely not be able to do without military power in your hands."
"As long as they can control the Chinese army, those ministers won't dare to say anything in front of my mother!"
Queen Mother Guo nodded and asked: "Then what should we do?"
Cao Mao said seriously: "I would like to recommend some people for my mother!"
"Lu Ruoling, Jiao Bo, and Li Zhao, the captain of the Chinese Army, once followed me, but were later dismissed because they were unwilling to serve the Sima family. These two people are both people you can trust!"
"Mother, you can order Uncle Jiao to lead a battalion in the Chinese army!"
"There is also Ji Kang in Luoyang. This person is a marriage partner of my Cao family. He is a famous person in the country. We can let him lead a battalion of the Chinese army."
"There is also the famous scholar Lu An. This man is the son of Lu Zhao, the former shepherd of Jizhou. He is a brave man and always determined to serve the temple. This man can also lead a battalion."
"If you include Li Zhao, there are ten battalions of the Chinese army, and mother has four battalions at hand!"
"We will first use these four battalions as the basis and turn these four battalions into your absolute direct line!"
Queen Mother Guo nodded thoughtfully, but then asked: "My son, even if a captain is appointed, you said before that the generals under the captain are all relatives of the ministers. What should we do?"
Cao Mao replied: "This matter is very simple. Let the four of them organize the army, promote capable soldiers who have made contributions in the past, and find an excuse to eliminate the generals who come from aristocratic families."
Queen Mother Guo's eyes widened, "Will the ministers allow us to do this?"
Cao Mao grinned.
"Mother, this was done by Situ Gong to contain Lu Gong. No matter how bad it is, it was also done by Sima Zhao to contain other ministers after wooing his sons. What does this have to do with us?"
Queen Mother Guo suddenly realized.
"But will this offend Mr. Situ too much?"
"No, mother, you can tell him the truth and let him handle this matter!"
Looking at Empress Dowager Guo's wise eyes, Cao Mao said again: "Well, let me do this. How can you worry about these things? I will take care of these troublesome things for you. !I will definitely live up to your high expectations!”
During these days, Cao Mao did contribute a lot, and many of the things he told the Queen Mother turned out as he predicted.
At present, Queen Mother Guo's trustworthiness in Cao Mao is still very high.
At least it takes Gao Rou three or four times to shake her trust in Cao Mao, while Cao Mao only needs one time to make amends and shake her trust in Gao Rou.
It's just that Cao Mao's age is holding him back. If Cao Mao were twenty years older, I'm afraid Queen Mother Guo would trust him infinitely and leave everything to him, as long as Cao Mao could show such respect.
The greatest ambition of Queen Mother Guo is just to gain the attention of others and to be respected by others.
She has no ambition to change the dynasty or establish a thousand-year clan. She is a person who is seriously insecure and needs to be cared about and needed to prove her worth.
She is involved in so many things now, and the most extraordinary thing she has done is just to show off in the palace and let the soldiers and generals salute her.
Compared with the vicious wolves and tigers in the court, this person is simply a harmless little lamb.
Cao Mao liked the Queen Mother very much.
OK, great.
Cao Mao has no intention of getting rid of the Queen Mother. For the current Cao Mao, the Queen Mother is still a very good supporter. Although she is not so reliable, she will not take the initiative to cause trouble. The officials will make a fuss about her. You will know immediately how great this is.
Cao Mao didn't say anything more, and told some interesting stories to the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother felt a little tired, he excused himself and left.
After walking out of Zhaoyang Palace, Cao Mao continued to think of his plan.
The current chaos is the best time to enhance one's power.
The ten battalions of the Chinese army are all warriors of the Wei Dynasty.
If possible, Cao Mao does not want to start a civil war. These people are his own soldiers. Why should they shed blood for the personal conflicts of those ministers?
Cao Mao wanted to have the central army, and whether it was the central leader, the central protector, or the central supporting army, these positions were all too important and were watched by countless people.
Cao Mao wanted to take action, but he didn't have anyone who could get these positions.
The only way to seize this position is to meet with Zheng Miao, then release the pressure on the clan and find a few people with sufficient reputation and qualifications to take over.
The position of captain is also very important, but the impact caused by this is not as big as the ones above.
Today's Chinese military is extremely chaotic.
Sima Zhao dismissed Guo Li, and he himself served as the general of the expedition to the west and the leader of the central army. He was regarded as the highest commander of the central army. He also appointed his younger brother Sima Qianlai to take over as the central protector of the army. He also asked Deng Ai, the governor of Yanzhou, to come to Beijing to serve as the central protector of the army.
When selecting the captains, he placed his son Sima Yan, his confidant Yin Damu, Cheng Kuo and other close men in the positions of many captains in the Chinese army.
But Lu Yu is also constantly seeking these positions, constantly going up to the table, and winning over many of the original captains.
Today's lieutenants in the Central Military Commission are very complicated, and because of their relatives, it is difficult to figure out who is who.
Cao Mao can push some people out and let them take over the position of captain, and then gradually clean up the Chinese army and turn them into the real army of the emperor.
But what worries Cao Mao most now is that none of his cronies know how to fight.
They have no experience in commanding the army. Although this does not prevent them from taking the position, the subsequent cleaning of generals and training of the army require a certain level. Except for Li Zhao, who has a military background, the others may not be able to do this well.
However, Cao Mao has an excellent candidate here.
Malone.
At this time, Ma Long was depressed because his background was too low and he had no chance of advancement. Cao Mao was willing to give him a chance.
As long as Ma Long comes to Luoyang, everything will be fine.
