Looking at the young emperor in front of her, Gao Rou's eyes were very complicated.
When the emperor first came to Luoyang, Gao Rou just thought that he was whimsical and ambitious, and thought that he would kill her sooner or later, so she stayed away from him for fear of being splashed with blood by him.
But later, Gao Rou felt more and more how extraordinary this guy was, and he gradually changed his view.
This guy is clearly someone like Sima Yi!
The more Gao Rou looked at him, the more he felt that this emperor looked like Sima Yi.
Even his appearance looks a bit like Sima Yi.
Speaking of which, the reason why Gao Rou was so impulsive was because of Cao Mao. Seeing people younger than his grandson doing such a big thing, how could Gao Rou be able to endure it?
He wanted to do something big and show these young people the shock brought by the strong men of the previous era.
Today, his son Gao Dan suddenly sent someone to tell him that the emperor wanted to see him. Gao Rou didn't know why the emperor wanted to see him, but under the current situation, he decided to meet with the emperor first to see. Let's see what bullshit he has to say.
"Gao Gong!!"
Cao Mao took the lead in saluting Gao Rou to show his respect for the veteran.
At Gao Rou's age, let alone the Third Duke, even if he is a commoner, Cao Mao still has to salute. After all, I, the Wei Dynasty, rely on morality to govern the country. Respect for the elderly is also one of the traditional morals, inherited from the rules of the Han Dynasty. .
Of course, the premise is that civilians must live to this age. In this living environment and under so much oppression, the people at the bottom can be considered extremely long-lived if they can live to be fifty years old. As for eighty? Then just take a shower and go to bed.
In this era, the average life span is really amazing. The life span of ordinary people is appallingly low. However, as long as these wealthy families don't accept it, many of them will live longer.
The old man Gao Rou lived for more than ninety years. He could live for at least ten more years. Even his eldest son was tortured to death by him.
And Sima Fu also lived to be more than eighty years old.
Maybe in the future we can imitate a certain "holy king" and hold a Thousand Old Man's Banquet?
In order to demonstrate the national power of the Wei Dynasty, we summoned old men over eighty years old from all over the country with good backgrounds and "high moral standards" to come to Luoyang for a banquet. In this way, half of them can be sent away in one visit.
Gao Rou didn't know what Cao Mao was thinking at the moment, so she stood up slowly and returned the greeting to Cao Mao.
Cao Mao sat in front of Gao Rou, looked at him, and suddenly sighed.
"Mr. Situ, when did I offend you?"
Gao Rou was stunned, "How dare I have such an idea? Why did your Majesty say this?"
"Mr. Situ, I have admired you for a long time. When I first came to the temple, I wanted to use your power to pacify the world. However, I had just ascended the throne and did not dare to disturb you."
"The general is seriously ill now, and the ministers are vying for power. I have been waiting for Mr. Situ to come to me, but why does Mr. Situ never come to see me?"
"Did I do something wrong and offend Mr. Situ?"
Cao Mao looked very aggrieved.
Gao Rou was speechless for a moment. In order to dominate the Queen Mother these days, he had always treated Cao Mao as an imaginary enemy, thinking that he would help outsiders seize the "control" of the Queen Mother.
But now that Cao Mao spoke like this, he suddenly realized that it seemed that the two of them had never had any disagreements.
Cao Mao said helplessly: "Master Situ, why do you do this to me?"
"Your Majesty, I never wanted to be disrespectful to Your Majesty. I just had other matters at the temple, so I didn't come to see you. I hope Your Majesty won't blame you."
Gao Rou quickly rounded off her words.
Cao Mao nodded and said seriously: "Mr. Situ, there are only two of us today. I treat you as an elder, so I won't tell any lies."
"Your Majesty, please speak frankly."
"Does Mr. Situ think that the Queen Mother has plans to usurp the throne? Will she replace me? Will she arrange for her own clan to take over?"
Cao Mao asked three questions.
Gao Rou was stunned for a moment, then replied: "No, the Queen Mother loves Your Majesty very much. Your Majesty should not say such words."
"Mr. Situ, what I said is not disrespectful to my mother, but out of respect for my mother."
"If you think about it seriously, would something like this happen?"
Gao Rou shook her head, "Absolutely not."
Cao Mao laughed and said, "In that case, is there any conflict between me and my mother? I am still young now, what harm will it do to me if my mother takes power? Aren't all these things going to be given to me in the future?"
"Didn't Mr. Situ want to help his mother and govern the world?"
"Then does Mr. Situ have any thoughts of usurping the throne?"
Gao Rou's eyes suddenly widened, "Your Majesty, please don't scare me like this."
"Look, you just want to govern the world well."
"In that case, what conflicts do I have with the Queen Mother and Duke Situ? What disputes do I have?"
"I am sitting on the throne of the emperor, watching you manage the world well, and then legitimately become an emperor for eternity. Isn't this good?"
Gao Rou pursed her lips.
Cao Mao said again: "Situ Gong should not be on guard against me, let alone send people to keep an eye on me. You are always worried that I will join forces with others, but why don't you want to join forces with me?"
Gao Rou was speechless for a long time.
He looked at the emperor in front of him, but did not answer in a hurry.
The emperor is different from the queen mother.
After joining forces with the Queen Mother, Gao Rou believed that she could control the Queen Mother, but facing the emperor, Gao Rou did not have that confidence.
Besides, you have been very close to the Sima family and the Lu family these days. Who knows if you were sent by them to mess with you?
Facing the cautious Gao Rou, Cao Mao's face turned even more bitter.
"Mr. Situ, the Sima family wants to seize my kingdom, and the Lu family wants to control the temple. You won't believe me no matter what I say."
"I'm calling you here this time. I have one more thing to ask for your help."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
Cao Mao said: "Today's Chinese army is extremely chaotic. This is something neither the Queen Mother nor I want to see. I plan to let Jiao Bo, Ji Kang, Lu An, Ma Long, Wang Rong, Ruan Ji, Liu Ling, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu and others were appointed as school captains and placed in the central army."
Gao Rou narrowed his eyes and stared at Cao Mao in front of him.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean??"
Cao Mao said seriously: "These people go to the Central Army for their own purposes. After they arrive at the Central Army, they will start to reorganize the army, train those who do not know how to fight, and promote those who can truly fight. "
Gao Rou shook her head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't think you can appoint ten captains of the Chinese Army with just one edict, do you?"
"These edicts need to be reviewed by the ministers. If the ministers feel that they are inappropriate, they can still return them. When Emperor Liezu was even able to implement the edict of assisting ministers, he was blocked by the ministers. How can you think of the Queen Mother's edict? Would it be more useful?”
"I know this, and I also know that the person responsible for drafting the edict is Meng Kang, the eunuch of the Zhongshu."
"This person is your old subordinate."
"This is why you can prevent the ministers' memorials from reaching your mother."
After hearing Cao Mao's words, Gao Rou was silent for a long time.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to help?"
"Gao Gong, I am willing to join forces with you. Even if you are not willing, I am willing to be on good terms with you. I will not help outsiders deal with my own family. You can rest assured about this."
"There will be many things in the future, and I will need your help."
"Of course, if you have anything, you can ask me to help."
"In this palace, my mother and I are already indistinguishable from each other. There is no need for you to distinguish us so clearly."
Gao Rou was noncommittal and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm unwilling to help. It's just that you have to arrange ten captains of the Chinese Army at once. Who can help you? Even if Emperor Liezu is reincarnated, I'm afraid he won't be able to help you." Maybe ten new captains will be arranged at once."
"These captains are all involved with each other and are close to the ministers of the DPRK. They cannot be dismissed just by His Majesty's decision."
Cao Mao asked hesitantly: "Then arrange four?"
"I won't force it. It has to be ten, just four. How about it?"
Gao Rou still shook her head, "It's impossible."
"Your Majesty, four are not possible. If Your Majesty insists on my help, I can only help you arrange one."
"one??"
"What good can a battalion do?"
Cao Mao frowned and said, "Mr. Situ, I have never asked you. Let's do this, two of them. I will let the Queen Mother give the order, and then you can help me pass. Arrange the two people first."
Cao Mao understood very early that he could not push four captains up at the same time. He was not the emperor with real power. Doing so would cause a huge backlash.
However, this matter can be arranged in order, arrange two first, and then arrange the rest slowly. You can even arrange it through other channels next time, such as through the channels of the Sima family.
Gao Rou frowned.
The emperor wanted something from himself. In fact, this matter did no harm to Gao Rou himself. After all, the Chinese army was not Gao Rou's target. He wanted to take the upper-level route. Even if Cao Mao could really clean out those minions of the aristocratic family, , which is very beneficial to him. After all, Lu Yu has his own people in the Chinese army, such as his son-in-law.
Gao Rou narrowed her eyes. If Lu Yu's son-in-law position was given to someone from the emperor,
He looked at the emperor in front of him again, sighed and said: "Since your majesty has spoken, how can I not obey? Let me leave this matter to my veteran, who will definitely do his best."
"It's just that your Majesty probably also knows that some ministers in the temple regard the Chinese army as their own. Now that I am appointing a school captain for Your Majesty, I will definitely offend these people. If it cannot be done because of the obstruction of these people, please also ask Your Majesty, please do not blame me."
Cao Mao smiled: "I believe in Mr. Situ. If Mr. Situ takes action, it will be absolutely foolproof!"
"Situ Gong is a wise man who wants to govern the world. How could he be thwarted by some villains in the court?"
