While Zhong Hui was entangled with Gao Dan, Cao Yu and others had already walked into Zhaoyang Palace.
Cao Mao didn't give them a chance to reminisce and explained everything that happened in Luoyang as quickly as possible.
"The general is dead, and the ministers are in control of the temple. They discuss important matters in the chancery and no one else is allowed to interfere."
When Cao Yu and Xia Houxian heard Cao Mao talk about these things, their minds were a little overwhelmed.
The general is dead? ?
Was the rebellion triggered by Lu Yu? ?
Is Zheng Chong in power now? ?
Cao Mao quickly finished what happened, and then said: "We invite you two to come here this time for two purposes."
"I am very aware of the suffering that the local clan has suffered. Speaking of which, the cause of this suffering is all caused by Cao Shuang!"
"He is so unscrupulous and oppresses his own people that he has brought the world to this point!"
Cao Mao put a scapegoat directly on Cao Shuang, who couldn't jump out to refute him anyway.
Cao Yu and Xia Houxian nodded quickly, yes, yes, this was all done by Cao Shuang.
Regardless of whether it is or not, it will be him from now on.
As for Emperor Wen, he just cared too much about the clan and wanted to temper his younger brothers. This is not his fault.
"I care about the clan very much"
Hearing these words, Cao Yu shivered subconsciously.
"Therefore, it was decided to abolish many of the original restrictions, allow the princes to live in their own fiefdoms, not change their fiefdoms, not allow them to travel back and forth, allow them to serve as officials, allow them to contact friends through letters, allow them to operate, allow them Recruiting wise people”
Cao Mao opened his mouth and came, while Xiahou Xian's eyes widened.
"inappropriate!!"
"Um?"
Cao Mao looked at the old man.
Xia Houxian shook his head, "Your Majesty, you can't do this. The past policies had drawbacks, but you can't follow the example of the early Han Dynasty."
Even the clan can't stand Cao Mao's ideas. We have suffered a lot, but you can't cause a rebellion of seven kings or something.
Cao Mao laughed and said, "You don't have to worry. I naturally know the rules of the feudal princes and have their own ministers to govern the country. You don't have to worry."
Xia Houxian stopped refuting.
Cao Yu on the side became excited.
He almost cried. It's not easy. Can our Cao family have an emperor who truly cares about the clan?
Since the founding of the country, every emperor has suppressed the clan, and the Cao Wei clan was almost wiped out.
Cao Yu said seriously: "Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous!"
Cao Mao continued: "The second thing is that the government cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of these ministers."
He looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Mother is going to let you two lead the minister and enter the minister's desk."
"I just don't know what you think?"
Cao Yu hesitated again at this moment.
Cao Yu's vigor has been wiped out by the Sima family. He was originally a meek person. Now that he heard that the Queen Mother asked him to serve as minister, he hesitated again in the face of pressure from the ministers.
Xia Houxian glanced at him, and his expression suddenly became excited.
"Did the king forget what happened at the beginning?!"
"You were so hesitant back then, so how many years have we all been deposed? How many years?! We were imprisoned, unable to go out, and our descendants, relatives and friends were unable to serve in official positions, or even study!"
"How long has the Sima family controlled the temple?!"
"Now that Master Sima is dead and the ministers are acting cruelly, does the king want to retreat again?!"
Xia Houxian's question immediately made Cao Yu sober up.
He thought about what had happened over the years.
It was because of his hesitation that Cao Rui had a crisis of trust in him, and he immediately decided to choose someone else. Later, Cao Yu also tried to get the position, but it was useless. Cao Rui was no longer good.
Since then, these ministers, who were originally designated as auxiliary ministers, have lived an extremely miserable life.
Cao Shuang was very wary of them, and Sima Yi was even more so.
Cao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to assist Your Majesty!"
Cao Mao looked at them thoughtfully. There was indeed a reason why Cao Rui didn't use Cao Yu. This man was indecisive and lacked courage. If he was thrown into the Chancellor's desk like this, he would definitely be eaten to death by the ministers.
On the contrary, Xia Houxian seemed more usable, perhaps because he had actually fought in a war.
Cao Mao made a judgment about both people in his heart.
Cao Mao was not worried about whether they could play a big role. After the fall of Sima Shi, the clan no longer threatened the Sima family. Even with the decline of talent in the clan, it was difficult to pose a threat to the ministers in the temple.
The only advantage is that at the local level, they can play a role in restricting aristocratic families.
Cao Mao does not expect that the clan will jump out to fight with the ministers in the short term.
The ministers were about to take action against Cao Mao soon, but there was no sign of anxiety on Cao Mao's face.
He is not afraid of being sent out of the city by aristocratic families. These aristocratic families will always despise the power of those "untouchables". If he gets to the Xuanwu Pavilion, Cao Mao may be able to play a greater role.
Even if someone is arranged around him, it will be useless. Cao Mao is not incapable of resistance now. Are Zhongjun and Guanqiu Jian joking?
The ministers are different from Sima Shi. Sima Shi wants to replace him, but the ministers have no intention of seeking the throne.
They just hope that the emperor can rule the world without getting involved in government affairs and let the ministers handle it themselves. Now they are using the emperor's young age as an excuse. When they get older, they will naturally have other reasons. If they still don't From then on, it might be drowning or death from illness.
Then they find someone younger and more obedient.
This situation will occur because of the extremely special situation at the moment. If Cao Mao dies and a powerful minister comes to power, the ministers will have to obey the new emperor and cooperate with him to govern the country.
But in the current situation, the emperor has no power and the powerful officials are dead.
There is a vacuum in the supreme power, and whoever wants to touch it will be pulled down by others.
Then the ministers began to unite and replace the former individual supreme power with the whole.
Today's leaders are jointly elected by ministers. Cao Mao has heard of "slave democracy" but has never seen such "feudal democracy". It is because he is short-sighted.
Cao Mao just explained these two things and stepped aside, allowing the Queen Mother to continue talking.
The Queen Mother didn't have so many thoughts. She was just very happy to see these two people.
We even chatted with them about home affairs.
"How is the situation at home? Are the children okay?"
The Queen Mother didn't care at all and asked about their situation with a smile.
But Cao Yu and Xia Houxian were not so relaxed. They traveled a long way here and heard such breaking news. They would have to be enemies with the ministers in the future. Just thinking about it gave them a headache.
"Father!"
"Oh no!"
Gao Dan hurriedly walked into Situ's mansion. At this moment, the weather was not as cold as before. Gao Rou was dancing a sword in the courtyard. His swordsmanship was not too fast, nor too sharp. It was slow, but it was his way of maintaining health and longevity. Secret.
Over the years, he has been working hard to train his body and defeated batch after batch of capable ministers. Even Sima Yi was defeated by him. When it comes to tactics to defeat the old man, Gao Rou is the master.
Gao Dan quickly said: "King Yan Cao Yu and Xia Houxian entered the palace today."
Gao Rou paused and slowly put away her sword.
He looked at his son in front of him with a slightly shocked expression, "Cao Yu? Aren't they in Hebei? How come they came to the palace? Why didn't I know?"
Gao Dan gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know either. Zhong Hui led them into the palace half an hour ago."
"Half an hour? Then why did you come now?"
"I"
Gao Rou shook her head, her expression very calm.
"Don't panic. We already know about Zhong Hui bringing people into the city. We thought they were from the Hebei clan, but we didn't expect it would be Cao Yu and Xia Houxian."
"The foreign troops obeyed Sima Zhao's edict, and there were no obstacles along the way. It seems that the emperor has joined forces with Sima Zhao."
"When I said I wanted Zhong Hui to serve as Zongzheng, I knew this day would come."
"It's just because we still have to rely on Sima Zhao to put down the rebellion, so we didn't object. Sure enough, they had arranged this a long time ago."
Gao Rou said softly.
Gao Gao was shocked, "Then what are we going to do? Should we summon the ministers and drive them out?"
Gao Rou suddenly laughed, "What are you afraid of?"
"When Master Sima was still there, these people didn't dare to say anything and hid in Hebei and didn't dare to come forward. Now that Master Sima is dead, they have jumped out to fight for profit. Since they want to fight, just give them a little bit. What they want is different from what we want.”
"Even if we want to deal with them, we have to wait until everything is settled."
"Even Master Sima is no match for us, so what does Cao Yu mean? He is such a timid person. When you are at the palace gate, if you are tougher, he will not dare to go in!"
Gao Rou seemed to be very familiar with these people.
He didn't take the Cao Wei clan seriously at all. These clans had been suppressed since the reign of Emperor Wen. How long had they been suppressed?
What can they do now?
The emperor was afraid of his ministers, how could he trust them so much?
Cao Shuang, who was in power at the time, was also from the clan, and he was not much better than Sima Shi as a powerful official.
Gao Dan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father's appearance. He then said, "Father, back then Zhong Hui relied on Master Sima's favor to do many evil things. Now that he is in power, we should try to remove him!"
Gao Rou glared at him, "After the foreign troops stand on our side, not to mention Zhong Hui, even Sima Zhao will have to leave together!"
"Why do you think Wang Xiang wants to order the foreign generals first? Isn't it just to get these people on our side?"
"We have no conflict of interest with these generals. On the contrary, we can bring benefits to them. They were originally afraid of Sima Division, but they may not be afraid of Sima Zhao."
"There is nothing to fear from the Chinese Army now. The generals and colonels of the Chinese Army are all our people."
"As long as foreign troops fall into our hands"
A confident smile appeared on Gao Rou's face, which was exactly the same as Lu Yu's before.
