"Bang~~~"
The wooden stick hit him head-on, and Cheng Ji hurriedly raised the stick to block it. After just one touch, Cheng Ji felt his hands were a little sore.
The next moment, Cao Mao raised his upper body and kicked Cheng Ji on the chest. Cheng Ji grunted, took several steps back, and almost fell to the ground.
Cheng Ji raised his head and looked at Cao Mao with complicated eyes.
This isn't right.
Obviously when he was in Yuancheng, he could still beat him without any ability to fight back.
How long has it been since then? I dare not get distracted while practicing with him. If I get distracted, I will suffer a loss.
Is this the so-called emperor?
Do you have God's blessing in everything you do?
Cheng Ji was shocked.
Cao Mao was panting. This time, he finally didn't hide and used all his strength to fight Cheng Ji.
He didn't suffer any more losses, and finally equaled Cheng Ji's combat power.
Cao Mao felt extremely comfortable.
Under high pressure, Cao Mao never dared to waste time. He worked hard to improve himself every day, improving himself in all aspects, and never choosing what to eat.
Finally, his martial arts skills grew to the point where he was able to fight back against Cheng Ji.
One day, I will drive a chariot and hold a spear to pierce those rebels!
Cao Mao laughed, "Hahaha, I studied with Cheng Jun for half a year, but it is more useful than the five or six years of hard training in the past!"
"I still have to thank Chengjun for his hard teaching, otherwise, how could I have the martial arts skills I have today?"
Cheng Ji no longer dared to make excuses, and his face became much calmer, "Your Majesty has given you too much praise. Your Majesty is very talented and talented. In time, he will be as talented as Emperor Wen in both civil and military affairs!"
In fact, the emperors of the past generations of the Cao family were all good at martial arts. Needless to say, Cao Cao had killed rebels with a sword and had a record of assassinating Zhang Rang and escaping with his body intact. Cao Pi was even more amazing. He could shoot left and right, and his martial arts skills were very good. extraordinary.
But the most superb thing is his martial arts.
Cao Pi was good at swordsmanship. He once had a banquet with Pinglu general Liu Xun and Fenwei general Deng Zhan. Deng Zhan was good at swordsmanship and could even catch a sword with his bare hands. He was very famous. Cao Pi discussed swordsmanship with him and denied the opponent's swordsmanship. theory.
Both of them were drunk at the moment and immediately decided to compete.
As a result, Cao Pi won four times in a row, and Deng Zhan's face turned red with embarrassment.
Although many of Emperor Wen's policies have brought great disasters to today's Wei Dynasty, he himself can be regarded as both civil and military, and not particularly bad.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that according to Cao Pi, his swordsmanship was learned from Henan Shi'a, and this Shi'a's swordsmanship was learned from Wang Yue.
Cao Mao put away his stick and called Cheng Ji, and they went to the west hall to eat together.
Even while eating, Cao Mao was still talking to Cheng Ji about the theoretical knowledge of martial arts.
Cheng Ji thought that it was probably only this kind of diligence that could make His Majesty make such rapid progress.
While the two were talking, Zhang Hua hurried in.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Hua wants to see you."
Cao Mao was stunned. He didn't summon him. Why did he come by himself?
"Invite him in."
Zhang Hua left here again.
This Hua Biao is now the only minister in the court who publicly expresses his support for the emperor. It is strange to say that as ministers, they are supposed to assist the emperor, but these ministers only dare to say so in private.
For example, Wang Xiang and Sima Fu were loyal ministers only when they were alone with Cao Mao.
Outside, they are still loyal ministers, but their persona has changed from "only following the emperor's orders" to "we are all for the emperor's good".
The servant that Hua Biao serves is not actually a minor official. Although he is with the emperor, it sounds no different from those of the Lang officials, but he is the predecessor of Menxiasheng.
For example, Huangmen, Sanqi, Zhishizhong, admonishing officials, and living men are all led by Shizhong.
But there is one thing. When the imperial power is weak, the power of the ministers is greatly reduced. The emperor does not make decisions at all. The general has his own think tank, so it is not the minister's turn at all.
Hua Biao showed his loyalty at this moment, but Cao Mao did not completely trust him.
The main reason is that this person has a timid personality. Once he encounters any major crisis, he does not rule out the possibility of immediately changing his family.
But if Cao Mao wants to take charge of the temple, he must rely on the Shizhong and form his own think tank through Shizhong, Sanqi and other officials to take charge of secrets and confront the Shangshutai.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the prototype of the system of three provinces and six ministries already existed. Zhongshu Tai, governed by Meng Kang, would later become the Zhongshu Province. The emperor's personal officials led by Shizhong became the Menxia Province, the Shangshu Tai became the Shangshu Province, and the Six Ministries were It is under the name of Shangshu Province, and there have been many Shangshu and Cao Cao in Shangshu Province. These people are in charge of different fields, and the Minister of Libu has already appeared.
Currently, Cao Mao's two attendants are Hua Biao and Zheng Xiaotong.
These two people, good or bad, cannot be regarded as minions of the ministers, nor can they be regarded as their confidants.
Leaving aside Huabiao, Zheng Xiaotong was a traditional scholar-bureaucrat. As the grandson of Zheng Xuan, he was a natural propriety sect and a vested interest in the study of Confucian classics today.
He is not too close to his ministers, nor is he too loyal to himself.
Cao Mao still wants to replace him. In Cao Mao's opinion, the most suitable person to serve as a servant at present is Zhong Hui.
Wouldn't it be great to let him serve as the head of his personal think tank, and then collect celebrities into his palace?
However, we still have to wait for Zhong Hui to finish the clan affairs.
When Hua Biao walked into the west hall, his face was a little pale.
Cao Mao was shocked, "Hua Gong, what happened? Are you okay?"
Hua Biao said seriously: "Your Majesty, something big has happened!"
Cao Mao hurriedly asked him to sit aside, "What happened?"
"The Chancellor issued an order today to remove me from my official position and send Zhongshu Lang to come and read the edict. Fortunately, my son informed me in time that the old minister left through the back door and came here!"
Cao Mao's eyes widened, "They want to depose you?"
"How did your son find out?"
"I heard what Mr. Zhongshu said. It is said that the five major crimes against me and Duke Zheng were written on the Chancellor's Table, as well as the inaction of many ministers who want to be dismissed."
Hua Biao looked a little panicked.
Cao Mao's face suddenly became serious.
Is this the chancellor's plan to attack him?
why?
Could his threat still be higher than that of Sima Zhao?
Cao Mao thought about what happened during this period. If Zhong Hui didn't do anything temporarily, it would probably be because of his good teacher.
After all, what I have done recently is to force the teacher to take action.
Well, did this irritate him? Or is it someone who is provoking it?
If you want to accomplish such a big thing, you need many giants from the DPRK and China to work together. Without one person, it won't be possible.
By dismissing the servants and replacing one's internal officials, does this mean that one is completely trapped in the palace?
An unknown anger burned in Cao Mao's chest.
He suddenly realized that he had given in too many times to make these ministers feel that he was so easy to bully?
Sima Zhao is outside, in charge of most of the military power and the army of foreign generals. If you don't dare to deal with him, you just want to cause trouble for yourself, right?
Hua Biao asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Zhang Hua also frowned at this moment, and he also realized that Shangshutai was preparing to attack the emperor.
He immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is probably just the initiative of the Chancellery. First, change the ministers, then change the internal officials, and then force General Yang to leave, so as to completely control the palace."
"The traitors in the court must have joined forces at this moment."
"They can ignore Sima Zhao outside, but they want to attack His Majesty first. They want to completely control the temple before Sima Zhao has time to return to the army."
"Your Majesty, please send someone to contact Ting Wei and the Central Guards Sima Qian now to let them know about this!"
"Sima Zhao will definitely not just watch these traitors act recklessly."
Hua Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zhang Hua's words.
This sounds like a good idea. If Sima Zhao comes forward in time, he can still stop the ministers.
Cao Mao laughed.
"Zhang Jun has a good plan."
"Win over Sima Zhao to deal with the ministers, and then use the ministers to contain Sima Zhao."
Cao Mao murmured, and he stood up slowly, "The ministers are pressing forward step by step. We can only keep thinking of ways to crack their plan."
"I saw clearly the true nature of these people when we met at court."
"A group of cunning villains who are greedy for life and afraid of death, a group of thieves, how dare you do this?!"
Zhang Hua and Hua Biao looked at the angry emperor and felt a little worried. Zhang Hua was the first to speak: "Your Majesty! Don't be impatient!"
"At times like this, the more you have to stay calm, they are forcing Your Majesty and want to expose His Majesty's weaknesses. The current matter is not that dangerous yet and can still be solved."
"Sima Qian is still in Luoyang, and Gao Rou and the others are not the only ones in the court."
"Your Majesty, please be patient for now!"
Zhang Hua's face looked a little painful, "I know His Majesty's grievances, but I am incompetent, causing His Majesty to suffer such humiliation!!"
"Please be patient, Your Majesty. I will definitely assist Your Majesty in eradicating all the traitors in the world!"
Cao Mao instantly put away the anger on his face. He looked at the two ministers in front of him and quickly helped them up.
"Haha, a man can bend and stretch. The Marquis of Huaiyin could endure the humiliation of his crotch, but what does that mean now?"
"Please rest assured, I am by no means a reckless person."
"I just can't stand the behavior of these people."
Cao Mao's expression once again changed back to his harmless look, but the murderous intent in his eyes did not dissipate.
In the future, he will adjust his attitude towards these ministers. Repeated concessions will only make them more aggressive. He must make them remember.
The armor left by Emperor Wu is in the ancestral temple.
This time, we must make the officials remember and let them know who they really are!
Nai Gong is not Cao Fang, King of Qi!
Nai Gong is not Shanyang Gong Liu Xie!
Naigong is not even Cao Huan, the king of Chenliu!
I am Cao Mao!
