"General, we no longer need to worry about matters in Hebei."
Du Yu frowned and sat next to Sima Zhao.
Now Du Yu has passed the screening and has become the real number one adviser around Sima Zhao.
Sima Zhao was obedient to his words, and although Du Yu was reluctant to help Sima Zhao deal with the emperor, he still had no psychological pressure when it came to dealing with the ministers.
Du Yu was very opposed to the policies proposed by Wang Xiang and others.
Although they have their own explanation, they say that the current clan designation is closer to the past military merit system, saying that it is to mobilize enthusiasm and make the wealthy clans work harder.
But in fact, what they want to promote is completely different from the military merit system.
These big families in the current dynasty will definitely become high-ranking people and serve as the supreme ruler at the same time. In the future, the supreme ruler will only emerge from these people. What is up and down? Hehe, the people who make the judgment and the people who participate in the judgment are the same people. , this can also mobilize enthusiasm? ?
According to the current situation, the first rank will not appear, the highest is the second rank, and the important powerful clans are all the second rank. How are you going to float?
Du Yu has been by Sima Zhao's side these days, advising him.
The reason why Cao Mao's things went so smoothly was because of Du Yu.
Sima Zhao nodded and looked at Du Yu, "The rebellion is almost over. Do you want to go back with the army?"
"Can't go back."
"You are different from the general. You are more useful outside than in the temple."
Du Yu said seriously: "This is a good opportunity for us."
"First, the general should conquer the wealthy families in Hebei."
"Oh? Yuan Kai wants me to kill Lu Yu?"
Sima Zhao sneered and said: "I heard that this man just left Luoyang with his son. His youngest son was also dismissed and is planning to settle in Xu."
Du Yu quickly shook his head, "No, we can't kill them. Not only can we not kill them, the general will also take them in and reuse them."
"ah?"
Sima Zhao was a little confused and asked: "Just now Yuan Kai said that he should win over the big clans in Hebei, but this Lu Yu has offended the entire Hebei clan, how can he still take them in? If he takes them in, won't he cause a lot of trouble? Or even have to Are you an enemy of the big families in Hebei?"
Du Yu explained: "General, the Hebei clan originally followed Lu Yu."
"After Lu Yu's accident, the officials in the temple wanted to attack them and divide their family property. Now they all defected to Wang Xiang. Wang Xiang inherited Lu Yu's family fortune and relied on these people to compete with Gao Rou and others. "
"Now it is impossible for the general to win over these big families in Hebei. It is better to conquer Lu Yu. The Lu family has reached its most critical moment. At this time, they dare not refuse the general."
"After all, there are only a few wealthy families in the temple. If the general can support the many big families in Hebei, let alone let them rise again, as long as they can slightly involve the big families in Henan and not be easily annexed, then it will be a success."
"Besides, Lu Yu's son and son-in-law are both very talented people."
"The general can use them against the temple ministers."
Sima Zhao thought thoughtfully and said, "Okay, I will send someone to pick up Lu Yu right now."
"The other thing is about the Chinese army. The general's expedition is an excellent opportunity. We can follow the example of Ma Long and reorganize the battalions that followed us on the expedition, and completely control these battalions in our hands. inside."
Du Yu valued this Ma Long very much. He mentioned his name in front of Sima Zhao many times and suggested that Sima Zhao reward him. Now he even wants Sima Zhao to imitate his behavior.
Sima Zhao naturally also knew the importance of military power.
In the past, he would be restrained by the ministers, mainly because there were too many children of wealthy families in the army, and it was impossible for the Chinese army to fully carry out his orders.
This counterinsurgency is really a good opportunity to promote some talented people, suppress those generals and commanders who come from the hostile families, and use more of our own people.
Sima Zhao immediately agreed again.
Du Yu talked about the next thing, "General, General Chariot and Cavalry has passed away. The invasion of Shu this time must be fierce. This is also a good opportunity for us to make the ministers bow their heads, but in the face of Jiang Wei, you must not neglect, you still have to make complete preparations. I think you can ask Deng Ai, the governor of Yanzhou, to be prepared. Once things change, let him go to Yongliang to assist Chen Gong and beware of Jiang Wei."
Sima Zhao agreed to them all. At this moment, he shook his head and sighed: "If it weren't for Yuan Kai, I'm afraid I would have been exhausted. Fortunately, I still have a wise minister like you by my side."
"General, if you want to deal with the ministers, the most important thing is to have His Majesty's help."
"If we can join forces with His Majesty, we don't have to worry about these things."
When Du Yu talked about this matter again, Sima Zhao's expression suddenly changed.
"Am I unwilling? If it weren't for me, would his people be able to join the Chinese Army? If it weren't for me, would Zhong Hui be able to serve as Zongzheng?"
"Without me, he wouldn't even be able to save his life! The ministers would never let him go!"
"I have helped so many times, but what is his attitude?"
"Do I still need to beg him to join forces?"
Du Yu didn't know how to persuade Sima Zhao. Now that the general was gone, the balance in the temple no longer existed. If the emperor and Sima Zhao could join forces, they could still resist the officials in the temple.
He can even launch a counterattack and force the ministers to become well-behaved again.
But Du Yu didn't know why, but the emperor still refused to take this step. It was clear that both parties had the same interests, and Sima Zhao also took action several times, but the emperor just refused to formally join forces.
Naturally, Sima Zhao would not ask Cao Mao to join forces.
Du Yu is a little worried that the current ministers are not a threat. That is because they have serious internal power struggles. Once someone like Lu Yu takes control of the ministers and becomes the true leader of the ministers, then his family will be at a disadvantage. .
The many preparations he asked Sima Zhao to make now can only be regarded as increasing his bargaining chip to prevent him from being defeated too early, but they are not a real solution to the problem.
To truly solve them, both parties need to cooperate to fill the power vacuum. A powerful emperor or a powerful general can solve this troublesome matter.
When Sima Zhao saw Du Yu with a worried face, he also put away his anger slightly. He said: "Don't worry Yuan Kai, go back to Yanzhou first and talk to Governor Deng about rectifying the Chinese army, and then I will send someone to follow him." Contact the emperor."
"If he is really as smart as everyone says, he should help me pacify the officials!"
Tai Chi Hall, in the west hall.
"Hahaha, you are indeed Mr. Zhong!"
"I have heard about what happened at the Chancellor's Desk. Those words made Wang Xiang lose all his fighting spirit. He has big problems under his own command. After hearing about it, Cui Zan is not willing to go to his mansion anymore!"
Cao Mao looked at Zhong Hui in front of him and was very happy.
He really didn't expect that in this situation, Zhong Hui would be able to reverse the situation and directly blame Wang Xiang for the unrest in Hebei. No matter how Wang Xiang explained it, what should be said has been said, and the thorn has been planted, and there is no need to wash it again. Can't go back to the original innocence.
Zhong Hui shook his head and said calmly: "This is not what I did."
Cao Mao was stunned, "So this is Wei Ting's own plan?"
Zhong Hui laughed disdainfully, "He just wants to put the blame on me. He has always been like this. He wants to do big things, but he doesn't dare to take responsibility."
If it weren't for Zhong Hui, Cao Mao wouldn't have thought that this was actually Zhong Yu's own plan.
The incident at the Chancellor's Desk has been spread, and it has been rumored in Luoyang. Cao Mao didn't want to know more. It was Sima Fu or Gao Rou who was using force behind his back to push Wang Xiang down again.
When he first heard about this, Cao Mao immediately believed that Zhong would ask his brother to tell him.
I really didn't expect that Zhong Yu, who looked honest and honest, was actually more cunning and smart than Zhong Hui.
Cao Mao didn't think Zhong Hui had told lies. If a person like him did such a thing, he would be eager to tell everyone about it and would not blame it on his brother.
In this way, I still despised this Tingwei.
Zhong Hui continued: "The Sima family also does not want to see the Shangshutai pacified. Now, the Sima family should want to join forces with His Majesty even more."
Cao Mao laughed, "Yes, Sima Zhao is probably a little bit unable to sit still, and it's hard to keep his face down and speak proactively."
Zhong Hui nodded. Neither Cao Mao nor Zhong Hui thought about joining forces with Sima Zhao. What they wanted was to inherit Sima Shi and make the Sima family their own. They didn't want an alliance, but a merger!
"In this case, Your Majesty, we can no longer do anything."
"Oh? Zhong Yu wants the ministers to compete with General Wei?"
Zhong Hui said displeasedly: "My brother, blaming everything on me, clearly wants to see us fighting against the ministers, and they will benefit from standing behind."
"How can there be such a truth in the world?"
"If you want to reap the benefits, then we have to do it!"
"We have done enough things these days. Next, I will continue to handle the clan affairs in secret and let Wang Xiang do things. If Sima Zhao doesn't want to lose control, he has to take the initiative."
"Your Majesty, you must sit still and don't rush to take action."
Cao Mao smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, Shiji, I understand."
Zhong Hui suddenly cursed again: "That King Yan is really incompetent!"
"Although Xia Houxian is reckless, he is a bit courageous, but this King of Yan has become more timid than before. Facing the ministers, he only knows how to nod and give in, and even became a weapon used by Wang Xiang and others to deal with Xia Houxian. Sharp weapon."
"If we didn't have to rely on the power of the clan, I would advise your Majesty to get rid of him directly."
Speaking of Cao Yu, Cao Mao also had a bit of disappointment on his face.
I thought that after many years of imprisonment, this man would wake up, but unexpectedly, he was even more disappointed than before.
You can't be the minister of the country!
Cao Mao said seriously with a straight face: "Shi Ji, don't worry about this person, I will let him firm his position."
