"He is really dead."
Cao Mao murmured.
At first, when he heard about it, he didn't even believe it.
He thinks this is fake and must be fake.
But when everyone said this, and even the ministers had gone to worship him, Cao Mao began to believe it, of course, not completely.
This is not because Cao Mao is timid, this is his highest respect for his most powerful opponent.
He had to see Sima Shi buried underground with his own eyes.
Even though there was only a possibility that he was dead, Cao Mao already felt a lot more relaxed. There was an invisible mountain pressing on him, slowly collapsing at this moment. This made him feel very comfortable, and his whole body felt so comfortable.
It was as if the iron chains binding his body had been untied, and as if a pair of hands covering his mouth and nose had been released, Cao Mao could finally take a deep breath.
From the inside out, Cao Mao felt an unprecedented sense of calm and peace.
In the west hall, Zhang Hua, Wei Shu, Cheng Ji and others were sitting on his left and right respectively.
Looking at Cao Mao who had been silent for a long time, he did not speak to disturb him.
Cao Mao asked: "Are you sure that Sima Zhao will observe filial piety for his father and brother? Will he no longer interfere in political affairs?"
"That's what all the ministers said. Some said that Sima Zhao volunteered, and some said that he was forced. However, I thought that this was his own idea. It was impossible for Lu Yu to force Sima Zhao. Although Sima Zhao was talented, He is easily irritated, and when Master Sima passed away, his mood should be the most unstable, and he will not accept threats or coercion at this time."
Cao Mao nodded, deeply convinced.
"But the question is, why would Sima Zhao want to retreat? He obviously still has the strength to resist."
Zhang Hua fell silent immediately, and he did not understand Sima Zhao's intention.
"Is it his brother's order?"
At this moment, Wei Shu suddenly spoke.
Several people present were shocked. Wei Shu rarely took the initiative to speak, but today he actually spoke?
Cao Mao quickly looked at him, "What do you mean, Mr. Wei?"
"This matter is not in line with Sima Zhao's character. He may have followed the instructions of others. His brother has just passed away. Even his closest confidants dare not persuade him to give up voluntarily at this moment."
"Then, this is most likely what Master Sima told him before he died, so Sima Zhao just decided to give in."
"I think Master Sima has some back-up plan, so he asked Sima Zhao to give in."
Wei Shu expressed his thoughts.
This idea coincides with Cao Mao.
Cao Mao frowned, slightly uneasy, but soon smiled again, "He couldn't kill me when he was alive. Now that he's dead, will I still be afraid of him?"
Suddenly someone pushed open the door and entered.
Master Sima! !
Cao Mao felt his scalp numb and almost jumped up in fright. The expressions of everyone present were not much better.
Taking a closer look, it was Sima Ku.
Sima Yu held the hot soup in her hand and looked at them awkwardly, "There is no one outside. I have been waiting for a long time."
Among the people present, except for Wei Shu who was motionless, the others were all frightened, especially Cao Mao, whose heart was still beating crazily at this moment. He immediately frowned, "Where are Mr. Xu and the others?!"
"Chengjun, go find the eunuch on duty today and beat him with ten army sticks!"
"only!!"
Chengji stood up and hurried out.
Zhang Hua said: "Your Majesty is too kind to the eunuchs. As a king, you should not just show kindness, but also make them feel afraid, otherwise this situation will occur."
Cao Mao did not open his mouth to refute.
Wei Shu stood up and said, "Since Your Majesty has something to do, I will take my leave."
Only then did Zhang Hua react, quickly got up together, and followed Wei Shu out of here.
Sima Yu stood there, feeling very embarrassed.
"What's the matter with you?"
"I want to go back to the General's Mansion and come here specifically to inquire."
Cao Mao suddenly understood and nodded, "Okay, I will go back with you tomorrow."
Sima Yu said again: "I didn't mean it, I don't know."
"It's okay, it's okay, just don't wander around at night anymore. I'm not saying you don't look good, I'm just saying this."
Cao Mao didn't know how to explain it. You can't say that you look too much like your father. Your father just died. That would scare others.
Sima Yu placed the soup in front of Cao Mao, "I made this myself. Your Majesty can have a taste."
As she spoke, she took another bite with the spoon and placed it in front of the emperor.
"Thank you."
"Then when will we go tomorrow?"
"I'll let you know."
"only."
Sima Yu left, and Cao Mao picked up the spoon in his hand and began to eat.
After finishing the meal, Cao Mao fell into sleep.
On this day, Cao Mao slept very soundly
Zhuo County.
The clerk stood at the gate of the county government office with his hands on his hips, looking angrily at the untouchables in front of him.
"What do you want to do?!"
"I told you! I haven't received the edict from the temple yet!!"
"The grain, farm tools, and temples have not been sent to us. What can we give you? Let's go! Let's go quickly!"
Thirty or forty people gathered here, their faces showing both anger and unwillingness.
Someone said: "Mr. Lu, don't say that. Spring is about to begin. But spring crops are not prepared everywhere, and we don't know how to distribute them. How dare we delay the spring planting? If it is delayed, I really don't know what will happen." Please tell me what the consequences will be."
The clerk's eyes became even more impatient, and he asked angrily: "Are you deaf?"
"Are these things something you should worry about? If it happens, we will naturally contact the wise leaders in various places and let them take charge! I said, don't delay my work, get out of here now!!"
The faces of these people became even more sad.
Someone shouted: "If there is no edict from the temple, can't we distribute it to us first? Everything comes from the temple? What about the cattle?! Why not distribute it?"
"There are no cattle!"
"Who said there isn't any? Your cattle are beginning to enter the pen! Are these things all for you to use?!"
A grumpy man came out and looked at everyone, "These people clearly don't want us to live anymore. They took away the seeds and farm tools that the temple gave us, and they all use them for their own use! The temple levies a tax every year We have so much talent, but we are not even willing to leave any seeds, and now it is even more embezzled!!”
The clerk's face was almost crooked with anger. He gritted his teeth and looked at the man in the distance, "You are a thief? How dare you make lies to confuse the public?! No, why didn't I?"
"Pfft~~~"
Suddenly something penetrated the young official's throat, and the young official's eyes widened.
Strong crossbow! !
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The clerk fell to the ground and everyone screamed.
"Grab food!!"
"Killing officials and grabbing food!!"
"The food is in the hands of those rich families!! Kill those named Lu first!! Kill me!!"
Suddenly someone shouted, and the crowd rushed into the county government office. They killed everyone on sight, leaving the county officials completely unprepared.
Seeing these people with murderous weapons rushing in, the officials shouted loudly. Soldiers with swords came to kill them, but they were beheaded by the mob on the opposite side with just one sword strike.
This scene scared the officials so much that they howled. No one could fight with them, and they were killed one after another. The officials began to run away, but they couldn't escape.
Within a few moments, the county government in Zhuo County fell, with corpses everywhere. These people directly looted the county government's granary, and even took the grain outside and threw it to the onlookers.
"They have hidden all the food the temple gave us!! Come in and get the food!!"
more and more people chanted.
More and more people are participating.
They set fire to the county government office again. Suddenly, the entire county was in chaos, and mobs were everywhere. They killed people everywhere, and then went towards the Lu family's headquarters in Zhuojun in an organized manner.
Facing these mobs, the Lu family did not panic.
Since Wang Yuan's troubles, mobs in Hebei have often rebelled, killing officials and robbing officials. They have long been prepared and are not afraid of these mobs at all.
The Lu family owns a large area of land here, and they built a Wubao on their land. It is simply a small city filled with all kinds of food. Their Ding tribe members hold fast here, and even the temple sends troops to attack. It won't be that easy, let alone just some mobs?
They occupied the high ground and kept shooting the people, and at the same time used various threats to scare them away.
However, when someone in the mob fired crossbows at them, the Lu family suddenly became unable to sit still.
What's happening here? ? Where did so many powerful crossbows come from? ?
Not only the crossbows, but the distant mobs were also cutting down nearby trees. Are they building siege equipment? ?
At this moment, the faces of the wealthy disciples who were sitting in their own Wubao turned pale.
This is not a mob! ! what is happening? !
Could it be that some border troops were involved in the rebellion? !
What they didn't know was that at the same moment, the same situation occurred all over the Wei Dynasty.
Because the temples did not distribute necessary materials for spring planting in time, the common people set off rebellions in various places. These people's approach was highly unified. They first killed the county officials, and then attacked the local aristocratic families, and launched a desperate attack.
This fire started in Hebei, and then began to burn in many states and counties in the Wei Dynasty.
At this moment, countless scouts began to rush towards Luoyang at high speed, and the sound of horse hooves on the road became more and more intense.
Faced with this chaos, the generals stationed in various places had different reactions. They did not send anyone to suppress it, but only blocked the roads in various places, claiming to prevent rebels from various places from gathering together.
Hebei, which had been somewhat calmed down by General Zhengbei, completely exploded at this moment.
All parts of Henan have also suffered a lot of blows.
When the knight rushed to the gate of Luoyang, he fell directly from his horse. The local soldiers rushed over to help him.
The knight was already exhausted, his lips were cracked, and his eyes were distracted.
"Quick, quick order!"
"Thieves are causing chaos all over Hebei, and countless people have been killed and injured."
"Many wealthy families were conquered by the Lu family and wiped out by traitors."
