When Cao Mao returned to the West Hall, he was a little tired.
But Zhang Hua and Wei Shu were still waiting for him.
"Your Majesty, how is the matter?"
Cao Mao motioned for them to come in and led them into the house. Only then did he truthfully tell them what happened in the general's mansion, hiding nothing from either of them.
After the two of them listened to Cao Mao talking about the affairs in the house, Zhang Hua's eyes suddenly brightened, but Wei Shu remained the same.
Zhang Hua smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what you lack most at the moment is the talents to fight against the officials in the temple."
"If I can inherit Master Sima's mantle, this legacy can be put to great use."
"If you don't mention anything else, let's just talk about Deng Ai, Wang Ji, Yang Hu, Du Yu and others. These people can be won over."
"It's a pity that Sima Fu has already cleared the relationship, otherwise, Sima Wang could also pull him over."
"These are all great sages of the world. With the help of these people, why worry about failing to achieve your great cause?"
Cao Mao nodded, "I think so too. People from the Sima family serve as governors and governors in various places, and there are also their people in temples. These people can be reused."
"Sima Zhao's attitude towards me has changed. Master Sima's condition has deteriorated to this point. It is completely impossible to change the situation. He must have appeased Sima Zhao and wanted to save his brother's life."
"But Master Sima will not give up easily. Next, he is likely to launch the final blow in his own name."
"I originally thought he would take action against Lu Yu, but now I'm not sure. He even mentioned people like Wang Xiang and Chen Qian."
"What do you think?"
Zhang Hua began to think deeply, and said: "Your Majesty, when Sima Shi mentions the prince, he should be threatening you. He has no reason to involve you at all. I think he will still take action against Lu Gong. The position of the general, Sima Zhao is sure It can’t be saved.”
"Next step, they are likely to use the general's position to demand control of the Chancery."
"Oh? How will they take action?"
Zhang Hua frowned and pondered for a long time, and then asked uncertainly: "Your Majesty, do you think they will promise the general's position to the Four Expeditions and Four Towns, involve them, and then use their power to Suppress the ministers and take over the chancellery?"
Cao Mao's eyes twitched and he suddenly grabbed Zhang Hua's hand.
"very possible!"
"I have been thinking these past few days, why Master Sima hasn't taken action yet!"
"Now it seems that it's not that he didn't do it, it's that he has already done it! And we don't know it!!"
"He has probably sent people to various places to leave the general's position to one of the many generals. If a foreign soldier learns about the situation in the temple, he will definitely be upset."
"The reason why Lu Yu is not afraid is because most of the power of foreign armies is in the hands of aristocratic families. If this power starts to collude with Sima Shi"
Cao Mao looked into Zhang Hua's eyes and said seriously: "Mr. Mao, it's a good thing that I still have you by my side. Otherwise, I'm afraid we would be unprepared to receive Sima Shi's counterattack, and then we would want to secretly Accumulating strength has become empty talk, Master Sima is just going all out."
"You are worthy of being my Liuhou!"
Zhang Hua said humbly: "A wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot. A fool will gain something if he thinks a lot."
"This is nothing more than a wise man's loss and a fool's gain."
The two exchanged some compliments, and Cao Mao looked at Wei Shu again.
"Yang Yuan, what do you think?"
Since Wei Shu came to Cao Mao's command, he has rarely taken the initiative to offer advice and has only done some errands. However, judging from his expression, there is no trace of talent.
Wei Shu just said blankly: "I think Zhang Jun is right."
Cao Mao nodded, his expression as before, without any disappointment or doubt. Cao Mao had never looked down on him and would often ask him for his opinion. Even though he agreed with Zhang Jun many times and never expressed other opinions, Cao Mao never tired of it. , will still ask him.
"Then the next step is to go see Zhong Hui."
Cao Mao said seriously: "There are many things in the DPRK right now that we can't take action on. We have to let Zhong Hui step out to deal with them. With his style of doing things, his ability to attract fire is definitely better than Mao Xian's."
"When Malong comes, we can unite the strength of the Chinese army."
"And that Captain Sili"
Several of them began to plan in low voices.
At the same time, rumors spread in Luoyang.
Some scholars said that Lu Yu betrayed the interests of his ministers in order to gain the position of Shangshu Ling for himself.
This matter was only talked about by a few people at first, but within a day, it suddenly spread like wildfire, as if there were several invisible hands pushing behind it.
But the reaction of the ministers was not violent.
At this moment, the Chancellor's Desk is still in a semi-paralyzed situation.
Because of the major events in the temple, the ministers were busy forming alliances and making trouble. Even those who didn't have these ideas were hiding at home and didn't want to get involved in trouble.
But many ministers still come to the minister's desk every day.
However, their purpose was not to deal with world affairs, which resulted in a lot of work piling up at the Chancery.
Lu Yu sat in the study, listening to the rumors reported by his subordinates in Luoyang, and couldn't help but smile.
This Gao Rou is really old and confused.
However, at his age, he is already a little overwhelmed and unable to cope with his needs. At the age of eighty, he can still continue to participate in the affairs of the temple, which can be regarded as one of the few capable people.
It's just that this is what he does.
Lu Yu raised his head, looked at the subordinates in front of him, and said seriously: "I wholeheartedly assist the king and govern the world, why should I be afraid of these gossips?"
"Ignore it!"
After hearing his words, the subordinate nodded and walked out of the study.
Lu Yu packed up the things in his hands, stood up, and hurried out the door.
After leaving the Chancellor's Desk, Lu Yu did not return to his residence. Instead, he rushed towards Sima Fu's residence.
During these days, Lu Yu had already visited Sima Fu three times.
But these three times, Sima Fu never came out to meet him. He just said that he was seriously ill and could not meet the guests.
Lu Yu felt that he might just be unprepared, but he was not angry at all, so he went to see him again and again. At this moment, the driver asked very cooperatively: "Mr. Lu, since the grand master claimed to be ill and resigned, how about you?" Why do you have to go to see him again and again?"
"Now that the general is seriously ill, Shangshutai must implement favorable policies and govern the world well. If you want to accomplish this, you need all the ministers to work together. The Taifu is the leader of the ministers, and you should listen to his advice. I suggest that for the sake of the righteousness of the world, even if Taifu Gong rejects me more times, I will definitely go to see him!"
Soon, the carriage stopped in front of Sima Fu's mansion.
Lu Yu personally came forward and knocked on the door.
The servant who opened the door smiled bitterly when he saw him, "Mr. Lu, I will report it to you right away."
Lu Yu has been here many times, and even these servants are already familiar with the process.
But this time, the slave brought different news.
"Mr. Lu, Grand Master is seriously ill and cannot come out to greet us in person. Please come in."
Lu Yu nodded and walked into Sima Fu's house under the leadership of his servant.
There were not many people in Sima Fu's house, not even many servants, and it was extremely empty. When Lu Yu followed the servants into the study, Sima Fu was waiting for him.
Sima Fu looked much tougher than Lu Yu, and he didn't look seriously ill at all.
But Lu Yu didn't care about this. He smiled and asked, "I learned that Grand Master Taifu was seriously ill, so I came here to visit him."
Sima Fu stood up and asked Lu Yu to sit in the guest seat.
The two sat down again. Sima Fu looked at Lu Yu in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
"I know Mr. Lu's intention, but I don't want to be an enemy of my nephews. Before my brother passed away, he entrusted them to me. Even if they do something wrong, I can't do anything to them."
Sima Fu's eyes were full of sadness.
"What I have achieved today is all because of my brother's kindness. I have decided to resign from my official position and never leave this mansion again."
Lu Yu said calmly: "Taifu Gong, I am not asking you to come forward to attack the general. The general and I are not enemies. Besides, the general is seriously ill, was provoked by villains, and did something wrong. You As the elder of the general, you should help him and let him correct himself, so that you will not disappoint Duke Xuanwen's entrustment to you."
Sima Fu looked at Lu Yu in front of him. He was left as a backup by Sima Shi this time, so he must be involved in this incident. However, now is not the best time to participate.
It is not difficult to be accepted into the aristocratic family again. Both Gao Rou and Lu Yu welcome his arrival.
The problem is that Sima Fu doesn't want to beg the aristocratic families to accept him, he has to let the aristocratic families beg to accept him.
He knew his son Youzi very well, and Master Sima would not just give up.
He will definitely take action against the aristocratic family. At that time, the aristocratic family that has been beaten will need someone who can compete with Sima Shi, such as himself.
At that time, it was the best time to come out on your own.
Lu Yu looked at Sima Fu with a smile at this moment. Although Lu Yu was a capable minister in the Shangshutai and could definitely be promoted to the rank of Sangong, compared with Gao Rou, his qualifications and achievements were still far behind. However, Sima Fu could do it. In this regard, whether it is qualifications or popularity, he is not afraid of Gao Rou.
The most critical point is that the Sima family has offended too many wealthy families in these years.
Even if the aristocratic family does not completely exterminate them, they will never allow another member of the Sima family to serve as the leader of the aristocratic family.
Therefore, Lu Yu can definitely call Sima Fu out to help him suppress Gao Rou, deal with Sima Master, and get the position he wants. It is impossible for Sima Fu to replace him and become the leader of the ministers. This is a very useful tool. Tool of.
In return, Lu Yu can ensure the safety of Sima Fu's lineage.
