After entering the second year of Zhengyuan, the silver-covered land outside began to gradually return to its original appearance.
The overwhelming snow finally subsided a little.
The scorching sun is shining high, providing some insignificant fire and heat in this cold winter.
Cao Mao stood in front of Tai Chi Hall with a smile.
Although he was wearing thick clothes, his face was still red. At this moment, he was concentrating on building a snowman in front of him.
Guo Ping and Sima You stood on both sides of him, looking at the snowman that was gradually taking shape in front of them, and they were amazed.
Cao Mao's hands were numb from the cold, but his face was full of smiles.
Looking at the snowman in front of him, Cao Mao pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and began to modify it, constantly tapping to make the snowman's body more solid.
"Where are the branches?"
"Here, here!"
Guo Ping hurriedly handed the prepared branch to Cao Mao, and Cao Mao inserted the branch into the snowman's body to form two hands.
Sima You looked at the snowman enviously, with hesitation on his face.
Cao Mao patted the snowflakes on his body and said, "How is it? Have you learned it?"
Guo Ping shouted: "I learned it! Father, I want to put armor on it!"
"Then you can make it. You can make it out of wood, dig out a few holes, and connect them with ropes. However, I don't know how long this snowman can last. It will melt faster if it is covered with armor."
While several people continued to play in the snow, Sima Yu couldn't help shouting: "Ping!"
"Let's play again tomorrow!"
Guo Ping looked at his mother in the distance and hurriedly hid behind Cao Mao.
Sima Yu's face looked a little helpless, "Your Majesty is already very tired. He still has a lot of things to do, so don't bother me anymore!"
"Come here quickly!"
Cao Mao took Guo Ping's hand and pulled him to him. He glanced at Sima You again and said, "No problem, just come here today. It's so cold outside. Let's eat something first with your mother."
Guo Ping glanced at Sima Ku and couldn't help but said: "Father, let's eat together!"
Cao Mao was stunned for a moment, and was about to refuse, but Sima Ku said: "Your Majesty has been busy for a long time and has not eaten. Now if you give the order, I am afraid you will have to wait for a long time. My food has been prepared, why don't we eat together?"
Cao Mao smiled and did not refuse. He took Guo Ping's hand and strode towards Shiqian Hall.
The relationship between Cao Mao and Sima Yu is almost that of strangers.
The two had never talked or even been together. Cao Mao could neither like nor dislike her.
When they entered the Shiqian Palace, the maids had already prepared food.
Sima Yu's current status is very embarrassing. Before Sima Shi could confirm her status as queen, she encountered so many things. Sima Yu lived in the palace, but her status as queen was not recognized.
If nothing else, the officials would definitely not recognize him.
Sima Ku didn't pay attention to these things. Now that she could stay with her son and have enough food and clothing, she was already content.
Sima You stood aside, looking a little restrained.
Just a few days ago, Yang Huiyu suddenly sent him to the palace, saying that the child missed his sister and Youzi.
Cao Mao probably understood that Zhong Hui should be contributing.
Zhong Hui is working hard to help him inherit the great cause of the Sima family.
Cao Mao has a very complicated view of Zhong Hui.
This person's ability is extremely dazzling. It can be said that after the fall of Master Sima, he should be regarded as the only capable minister in the temple.
Because his peers have not yet matured, people like Zhang Hua, for example, are still growing up, while Zhong Hui is already close to his peak.
This man was deeply loved by Master Sima, and he even offended so many old friends of the family for the sake of Master Sima, even at the expense of the interests of the clan.
As a result, even his brother had to cut him off immediately in order to preserve the power of the clan.
But it was such a person who was so loyal to Master Sima that after Master Sima fell ill, he quickly found himself and began to run for himself.
Cao Mao knew the reason. Zhong Hui was very similar to Chen Qian, but they were different.
Both of them only care about their own achievements and not about the clan.
The difference is that Chen Qian is not as crazy as Zhong Hui. Like this time, when the officials succeeded in the memorial, Chen Qian was very unhappy and wanted to take over the matter.
But if it was Zhong Hui, it wouldn't be a matter of snatching it away. He would directly sabotage the matter. No one else is allowed to do what Nai Gong wants to do!
At the same time, he is a senior literary youth who loves celebrities and attaches great importance to sages.
But once you feel that you are being despised, he will immediately kill you.
Cao Mao was a little afraid of such a person with an extremely complicated personality and did not dare to use him easily.
He currently wants to assist the Holy King and achieve great things. He doesn't care who the Holy King is, whether he is Sima Shi or Cao Mao, as long as he is qualified to be recognized as a Holy King by Zhong Hui.
But if one day he finds that the Holy King is not enough to assist him, and there is no one in the world who he can assist, then he will want to become a Holy King himself.
These people in the temple have been putting pressure on Cao Mao.
They were like evil ghosts demanding life, constantly urging Cao Mao, so that Cao Mao did not dare to stop for a moment and ran madly ahead.
In the past few months, Cao Mao only felt that he had suffered a great mental loss. His whole body was tense, and his days were like years.
"Father? Dad! Dad!!"
Guo Ping shook a few times, and Cao Mao suddenly woke up and looked at Guo Ping aside.
"What's wrong?"
"Father, why don't you eat?"
"Don't you like eating?"
"Hahaha, no, I just remembered something."
Cao Mao rubbed this guy's head.
"My mother told me not to be in a daze while eating."
"Ping! Eat yours!"
Sima Yu scolded him, and Guo Ping picked up the bowl again.
Cao Mao ate very slowly and finished the meal slowly. The two children had already gone to play in the palace.
Sima Jin saluted Cao Mao and said, "After entering the palace, I have received much care from His Majesty. Your Majesty's kindness will never be forgotten."
Cao Mao shook his head, "It's okay. In fact, I have my own ideas. It's not exactly to reunite your mother and son. However, this is not a bad thing for you. Anyway, we don't suffer, so you don't need to say thank you."
Sima Yu said calmly: "No matter what Your Majesty has in mind, it is true that our mother and son are reunited, and we still have to thank Your Majesty."
"All right."
Cao Mao put down the bowl, stood up, moved his head, smiled at Sima Ku, and was about to leave.
"His Majesty"
Sima Yu stopped him, and then took out an object from the side.
"Your Majesty is still young. Sitting on your knees for too long will be bad for your health. This is the kneeling bed I made."
Cao Mao took this thing. Although it was named as a bed, it was actually a small bench with a special shape that could assist in kneeling. Cao Mao had several of them, but the one Sima Yu gave him was wrapped in wood. The layer of silk is filled with cotton?
"Thank you."
Cao Mao said, turned and left here.
Carrying a small stool, Cao Mao walked into the palace. The eunuchs followed him. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, they did not come forward to disturb him.
Cao Mao looked at the snowman in the distance and couldn't help but laugh.
I haven't been this leisurely in a long time.
It felt like being chased by a dog all day long.
At this moment, Zhang Hua hurried to Cao Mao's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, Gao Rou is here and is in the east hall at the moment."
Cao Mao nodded, then strode towards the east hall.
Gao Rou was sitting in the east hall, looking very ugly.
Things on Lu Yu's side can be said to be going smoothly.
After he hid at home and did not go out, the Shangshutai suddenly collapsed. He had laid a lot of mines in the Shangshutai. In terms of this year's spring planting, the distribution of farm tools in various places, and the original land measurement, he only completed In addition, many issues such as the disaster situation in various places and the damage to roads during this cold winter have not been resolved.
Everyone at the Chancellor's desk was numb.
Of course, for these wealthy people, these things can actually be tolerated. After all, for such an important event in the temple, the common people's farming and disaster relief can be put aside and let them sacrifice for the sake of righteousness.
But the problem is that Lu Yu’s legacy is not just this. It also includes the performance evaluation of officials in the coming year, the personnel promotion list, and the most important issues such as the transportation of food and equipment for border troops. These cannot be ignored. , you can make the people hungry, but you can’t make the officials hungry! Let’s not let the frontier troops go hungry! !
Jiang Wei's invasion has become a consensus. If you dare to delay the food supply of Yongliang army at this time, then you will die.
All this fell on Xun Yi's head, and the old minister was so angry that he almost fell down.
The ministers began to quickly think of ways to get Lu Yu out and restore the operation of the Chancery. Many officials inside and outside the Chancery were directly subordinate to Lu Yu. When Lu Yu left, his confidants also chose to leave together, and they still did Leave halfway, this thing doesn’t have their original ideas, what can you do? Continuation is even more difficult than original writing!
People have left foreshadowing beforehand, and you might fall into a pit.
Lu Yu once again threatened the ministers. If there were no me in this office, they would be dispersed sooner or later, and everyone would die together!
The officials also realized this and asked him to come out again. More and more people were in charge of the chancellery.
Things went smoothly for Lu Yu, but not for Gao Rou.
Since Sima Fu came out, he visited ministers everywhere, told the truth, and once again actively established his character as a loyal minister. Then he made trouble for himself everywhere. Even in the palace, he often came here, and the Queen Mother had been led astray by him.
Gao Rou was very angry, but she had nothing to do with Sima Fu. Speaking of it, his position as a tutor was not inferior to that of his own Situ. In terms of eloquence and reputation, he was the best.
Lu Yu wanted him to disgust her and hold her back!
Just when Gao Rou was thinking about how to deal with Sima Fu, Cao Mao appeared in front of him with a smile.
"Gao Gong!!"
