"Your Majesty, look at this list."
"These are the cronies of the rebel Gao Rou in Zhongshu. The previous edicts were written by these people!"
Cui Zan naturally would not come to see the emperor empty-handed.
Unlike Xin Chang, Cui Zan brought another big gift package.
Cao Mao looked at the list in his hand in surprise. He had found out all the details about the old thief Gao Rou.
What matters is not the names on this list, but Cui Zan's behavior at this moment.
Cui Zan had just betrayed part of the wealthy family to the emperor.
With such behavior, it will be difficult for Cui Zan to be accepted by the ministers in the future. This is his determination to show the emperor.
Cao Mao couldn't understand. Cui Zan had the ability to govern. At the same time, he was a calm man and rarely took the initiative. Unlike Xun Yi, who wanted to get ahead, he always stayed in his position with peace of mind, a bit like Zheng Vast.
How could you make such a risky move?
Cui Zan's face was full of determination at this moment.
"Your Majesty's clan has suffered huge losses."
"They were all harmed by thieves in the court."
Only then did Cao Mao realize that Cui Zan and Lu Yu were fellow villagers, and both were representatives of the wealthy families in Hebei.
It turned out that Master Sima's backhand directly dug out their roots, and the Cui family's vitality was severely damaged. Although they would not be reduced to the miserable situation of the Lu family, where only one family was left, it was not much better. Those who escaped There were only a dozen people.
They used to have flourishing branches, so naturally they were not in a hurry to stand out. With so many clan members, if they continued to raise their hopes and accumulated hopes, they would be able to soar into the sky sooner or later, without adding extra risks to themselves.
But the situation is different now.
Their family was on the verge of collapse, and Cao Mao was very clear about the moral character of the ministers. Faced with such a hurt family, their first thought was not to help, but to devour them.
The Cui family needs a leader with sufficient status and someone to protect them.
Therefore, Cui Zan decided his position very simply. When the emperor needed people, he stood directly on Cao Mao's side and helped Cao Mao do things.
After thinking about the key, Cao Mao felt moved again.
Speaking of which, this is because of my father-in-law’s benevolent government.
Thanks to the general, even after his death, he spared no effort to help me.
I will definitely carry on your legacy and continue to fulfill your ambitions.
Cao Mao is really in need of talents now, especially ministers who come from such a wealthy family and are capable of doing things in Shangshutai.
Cao Mao immediately took his hand and said sadly: "Oh, don't be sad, this will never happen again."
Cao Mao comforted him for a long time, and Cui Zan finally regained his composure.
Cao Mao accepted Cui Zan's surrender. In fact, Cao Mao would not refuse the surrender of any minister, whether sincere or not.
Cao Mao firmly believes that everyone has different uses.
But Cao Mao was not in a hurry to let Cui Zan serve as the right servant.
The top posts of the Chancellery cannot be held by these later defectors. There must be people whom you completely trust, such as Wang Jing.
Wang Jing currently lacks experience in governing the world. He is good at governing local areas, but governing local areas is completely different from governing the world.
But Wang Jing is not very old, so he can be appointed as a minister. Let him get familiar with the minister's desk first, and then he can become a minister.
In fact, Guanqiu Jian can also record the affairs of the minister. Although he is a fierce general, he is actually a capable minister, both civil and military.
However, Cui Zan can add individual officials, such as Shizhong, in addition to Shangshu.
There can be two attendants, originally Hua Biao and Zheng Xiaotong.
Cao Mao sent Huabiao to Zhongshutai. As for Zheng Xiaotong, Cao Mao wanted him to become Taichang and replace his teacher.
There were two candidates for the waiter. Cui Zan could replace one of them, and Cao Mao decided to let Zhong Hui come for the other one.
Zhong Hui's Zongzheng can be removed, and King Yan Cao Yu can be asked to withdraw from the Chancery and become Zongzheng.
Zhong Hui will serve as Shangshu, and he will also be given the title of Attendant.
In this way, Zhong Hui can both participate in making decisions and implement them, which can be said to be the best use of everything. And the most important thing is that with Zhong Hui's character, I am afraid that he will soon be able to gather a large number of ministers and bring them to around oneself.
The only problem is Zhong Hui's age.
He is too young. He has reached the top of the list of ministers and ministers, and it is difficult for him to rise further.
However, Cao Mao is younger than Zhong Hui. As long as there is no problem with his body, Cao Mao is confident that he can suppress him.
Cao Mao is not afraid that he has made too many meritorious deeds. He will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. If he has a top official position, he will be given a title. .
Cao Mao was thinking about Zhong Hui here, so Zhang Hua came again to report that it was Zhong Hui who came to see him.
Cao Mao had no choice but to send Cui Zan away and went out to greet Zhong Hui in person.
Zhong Hui was followed by two attendants, holding heavy documents in their hands. Zhong Hui seemed to be in a good mood, smiled and paid homage to the emperor, and then walked into the west hall together.
"Your Majesty, please look at these!"
Zhong Hui pointed at the documents and then scolded Zhang Hua displeasedly: "What are you still standing here for?! Go out and wait!"
If it had been before, Zhang Hua might have contradicted him a few words, but probably because of Zhong Hui's contribution this time, Zhang Hua did not contradict him. After seeing Cao Mao nodding, he left the west hall.
"what is this?"
Cao Mao picked up the documents.
Then, he was surprised to find that these were actually confessions, Gao Rou's confessions! Whether it is the handwriting or the tone, one can be sure that this was written by Gao Rou.
The names on each confession are different, and many of them are even blank at the beginning with no name written on them.
Zhong Hui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I just got this from Gao Rou. With these, you can use them as you please, as long as you are disobedient. If you use them to arrest anyone who is disobedient, this is Gao Rou." Old thief Rou’s autographed confession is justifiable!”
Cao Mao laughed and said, "Shi Ji, you are really stupid. Why would Gao Rou write such a thing for you?"
"I promised him that I would help him secretly save his grandson's life."
Cao Mao was silent for a moment. Zhong Hui was very capable, but not every emperor could accept this kind of behavior of taking action without asking the emperor.
Even if he really did it for the emperor, it would still arouse the fear of most people.
Cao Mao didn't say much. He covered these things again and then sighed: "With Shi Ji at the court, what do I have to worry about?"
"Shiji, you have made great achievements this time. I am thinking that you should stop doing this righteous thing and concentrate on the chancellery. Maybe you should add another servant."
Zhong Hui's eyes lit up.
This Attendant is the head of the internal ministers and is responsible for decision-making. In nature, he is on the same level as Shangshu Ling.
When the imperial power was strong, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the prime minister.
Zhong Hui was overjoyed and hurriedly got up and bowed to Cao Maoxing.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will fully assist Your Majesty! Create an unparalleled prosperous age!!"
Cao Mao helped him up again, "There is no need to talk about this between you and me."
Zhong Hui was still easy to coax. At this moment, he had already forgotten the emperor's displeasure at first rewarding Jiao Bo and Li Zhao, and began to think about how he should be a qualified imperial prime minister.
Just as Cao Mao was about to speak, Zhong Hui took out another letter from his arms.
"Your Majesty, please take another look at this."
"This is?"
Cao Mao took the letter and read it, then he was shocked. Is this a letter from Sima Fu to Sima Wang? ?
Zhong Hui said with a smile: "Sima Fu is the Sima family's retreat. Now that he has fallen, he naturally hopes that his son can continue to hold this position. This letter is him persuading Sima Wang to take himself as a warning. , I must assist the Holy King well, do not do anything that will let you down, and thank you for your kindness in forgiving me.”
"With this, things in Yongliang can be settled."
"I think that I can ask Xunyi to send people to Yongliang, bring this letter to Sima Wang, and then persuade Chen Tai to defect to your majesty."
"Your Majesty may not know that Chen Tai's mother is Xun Yi's sister. Chen Tai has already lost his reputation. Now is a good opportunity for him to make up for his past mistakes. If Xun Yi comes to persuade him, he will not refuse."
"As for Sima Wang, he still needs to continue to serve as the backbone, and he cannot disobey his biological father's orders. In this way, Yongliang will be at peace."
Cao Mao looked at Zhong Hui again.
Is your efficiency a little too outrageous? ?
No wonder Sima Zhao was made miserable by you during the first week. If you continue to perform meritorious service with this efficiency, is this title enough? ?
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Shiji is a great talent! Shiji is a genius! There is no capable minister in the world like my Shiji!!"
"Hahaha~~"
The clock will be very useful.
Cao Mao said again: "Shiji, if you still have something on you, just take it all out. Don't take it one by one again."
When Zhong Hui heard this, he immediately smiled and took out another letter from his sleeve and placed it in front of Cao Mao.
Did you really take it?
Cao Mao was feeling numb at this moment. He took the letter and found that it was actually written to Zhuge Dan.
"Your Majesty, the captured captain Sima Min is Zhuge Dan's son-in-law."
"I met him on the way today. I have some friendship with him, so I promised him to send a family letter to Zhuge Dan."
Cao Mao frowned and looked at the family letter in his hand.
This is really a letter to the family, telling Zhuge Dan not to worry about himself, his wife, and his children.
He also advised him not to rush to listen to other people's words, but to wait for General Wei's order.
"Is Shiji planning to intimidate Zhuge Dan so that he doesn't dare to act rashly?"
"Hahaha, this person is worse than General Zhendong. For the other foreign generals, we cannot rush to let them know the situation in Luoyang, but for Zhuge Dan, we must let him know in time, so that he will not follow. He just wants to continue to dominate Yuzhou by causing trouble. As long as he doesn't jump out in a hurry, we will have many opportunities to deal with him in the future."
Zhong Hui squinted his eyes and did not take this general with heavy troops into his eyes at all.
"Your Majesty, although you are in charge now, you cannot easily change the affairs of the temple. There are people from aristocratic families everywhere, and there are unruly foreign generals armed with heavy troops everywhere. Your Majesty must not be complacent, guard against arrogance, impetuosity, and be cautious. Act.”
Cao Mao glanced at him, should I say this?
When it comes to being proud and complacent, who can compare with you!
