After the banquet was over, Guanqiudian, Wenyang and others left.
"His Majesty"
Cao Mao and Liu Lu were the only two people left in the east hall.
Liu Lu finally spoke, his eyes a little moist.
"Your Majesty is a lot taller and a little fatter."
Cao Mao held his hand, feeling equally excited and unable to calm down.
"You have lost a lot of weight. Your skin has become so dark, which makes you suffer."
"Don't dare. Your Majesty is in the tiger's den. How dare you say bitter words in front of His Majesty?"
"It is all the incompetence of the ministers that has caused His Majesty to suffer."
"If it weren't for you, I would have died in the hands of Master Sima right now."
Cao Mao held Liu Lu's hand, his eyes filled with emotion.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were all well-versed in scriptures and came from famous families. They looked so elegant and respectable that they were famous all over the world.
But looking at their actions, it is so disgusting. They only have personal interests in their eyes and have no righteousness at all.
Liu Lu was a ranger from a lower-class background, but he had been working hard for himself all these days, going through life and death. The contrast between this really made Cao Mao sigh with emotion.
Liu Lu spoke seriously about his behavior during these days.
Cao Mao did not interrupt, but listened calmly.
From the time Liu Lu went to Luoyang until he arrived in Huainan, Liu Lu gained a lot of knowledge and became more mature than before.
After listening to his story, Cao Mao sighed again: "Even those famous heroes back then were far inferior to you."
Liu Lu suddenly asked: "By the way, Your Majesty, why did Guo Jun go up the mountain to become king?"
"If there is such a thing, shouldn't I be allowed to come? How could he be allowed to come?"
Cao Mao smiled bitterly, "I didn't ask him to go, he was coerced."
"Ah, that's it. Let me just say, Mr. Guo has gone up to the mountains to become a thief. This is the way of the world."
Liu Lu suddenly asked again: "Now that His Majesty is in charge, can he be summoned back?"
Cao Mao shook his head, "Not yet."
"why?"
"The temple is not yet stable, and he is doing a lot in the mountains."
Liu Lu frowned, "Can he still help His Majesty in the mountains?"
"Of course it's possible. There are many things that I can't handle, but bandits can do them as they please."
"I originally wanted to send someone to contact them, but there was really no one around me who could complete the matter. Now that you are back, I won't worry anymore."
Liu Lu nodded, "That's it."
"Your Majesty, what about Mr. Yang?"
Cao Mao paused. When he was in Yuancheng, he had three confidants around him, and Yang Zong was later conquered by Sima Zhao and became Sima Zhao's official.
Cao Mao later learned that Yang Zong, under Sima Zhao, had been taking food and drinking all day long, and had not done anything serious. So far, he has not made any contribution.
Cao Mao knew that Yang Zong had wavered when he was in Yuancheng, and he thought about following him.
However, Cao Mao did not win over him, but used him as a fallback. If he died, he could persuade Sima Zhao to prevent some tragedies from happening.
Judging from the current situation, well, it seems that there is no need for Yang Zong to continue to serve as a backup.
However, with this old man's character, I'm afraid he won't change his family easily and come to join him again.
Cao Mao pondered for a moment and then said, "Let's talk about his affairs later."
"Okay! Your Majesty, I will prepare it today and go to see Mr. Guo tomorrow! You'd better write the letter now."
Cao Mao grabbed him and said, "Don't be anxious. You have come a long way, so just rest in Luoyang."
"I appoint you as Huangmenlang. From now on, you will stay by my side and listen to my orders."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but"
"But what?"
"I would like to know, how much is the salary of Huang Menlang?"
Cao Mao raised his head and laughed, "Don't worry, I won't starve you!"
"Come here, get some wine!"
Yecheng.
Governor's Mansion.
"General."
Du Yu frowned and appeared in the inner room with a serious expression.
Sima Zhao was holding Hu Fen's hand and talking happily. When he saw Du Yu suddenly appeared, Sima Zhao felt that something big had happened and hurriedly said to Hu Fen: "You have come a long way, so go and rest first. Tomorrow Reconsideration!"
Hu Fen thanked him, turned around and left.
Hu Fen came to Hebei from Xuzhou and came to see Sima Zhao.
This nature is the same as going to the temple to visit Cao Mao in Guangqiudian, which means that Sima Zhao conquered Hu Zun, the general who was stationed in Xuzhou.
Hu Zun and his son both fought under Sima Yi, especially Hu Zun, who was very senior and had great military exploits. He was once Sima Yi's number one general. He followed Sima Yi to fight against the Huns, Zhuge Liang, and Gongsun Yuan. He Zeng was like this It's different. He relied on real materials to become the General of the Eastern Conquest.
In this "rebellion" caused by Sima Shi, Hu Zun played a heavy hand. He didn't even hide it, he just led his people to burn, kill and loot.
His behavior immediately aroused the anger of many ministers.
But Hu Zun didn't care about this. He was from a wealthy family in the frontier and was despised by the wealthy people in the Central Plains. What's more, Hu Zun, who was killed in the sea of blood from the mountain of corpses, didn't take these rotten scholars seriously at all.
Nai Gong is just going to kill him, what can you do?
If you have the guts, come and scream in front of me to see if you dare.
At Du Yu's suggestion, Sima Zhao first sent people to win over the general who conquered the east.
Sima Zhao's method of winning over the other party was also simple and crude. He told him directly and clearly that as long as he can stand on my side, your son will be the next general to conquer the East, and it will be your son who will supervise Xuzhou.
So, not long after, Hu Fen appeared in front of Sima Zhao.
Hu Fen was also a strong general and had fought with Sima Yi in the past. Although he did not have as many qualifications as his father, he was still considered a rising star. Among many second generations, he was at the top.
What's valuable is that this person has a very good relationship with Sima Zhao.
After Hu Fen left, Sima Zhao just said: "That old general has a huge appetite. I listen to what they want. They not only want to support me, but also want to reform the Zhongzheng system and want the second grade."
“I want everything, but I’m not afraid of pushing myself to death.”
Du Yu said with a serious face: "General, don't pay attention to these things for now, something big has happened in Luoyang!"
"ah??"
Sima Zhao was shocked, "Did you send a letter?"
"no."
"What happened?"
"No one sent a letter."
Sima Zhao was a little suspicious, "What do you mean?"
Du Yu explained: "General, the situation in Luoyang is complicated. It was because of this that I advised you to leave and not go back in a hurry."
"The treacherous ministers are greedy and want to do evil. When you were in Luoyang, they were not peaceful. Now that you have left Luoyang, will they calm down?"
"But in these days, no letters from Luoyang came here to inform the ministers of the situation."
"This must be the action of the ministers. They have subdued the generals of the Chinese army. They deliberately concealed the news and waited for a surprise attack when we returned."
Sima Zhao was stunned, "Are you being too arbitrary? The generals and generals of the six battalions of the Chinese army are all from my family. How could the ministers subdue them so quickly? Although my younger brother has no talent, he is a decent man. Be cautious and don’t make too big a mistake.”
"What's more, there are Zhong Yu and others in the temple. These people are all strategic people. How could they fail so easily?"
Du Yu said seriously: "Your departure from Luoyang is good news for the ministers. They will take the opportunity to take action. At that time, they can fight back against the traitorous ministers. This is our original idea."
"But until now, there has been no news from Luoyang. This can only mean that the ministers have succeeded."
"They're not going to delay this for so long."
Sima Zhao was really panicking at this moment. His tribe and family were all in Luoyang!
The descendants of foreign generals from all over the country, including the families of his soldiers, are also in Luoyang. If something happens to Luoyang.
Sima Zhao no longer had the intention to think about Hu Zun, and he paced back and forth.
"No, I will lead the troops back to Luoyang now!"
"No."
"General, we only have four battalions under our command."
"Then call on He Zeng and Chen Ben's troops!"
Du Yu was about to speak but stopped.
Sima Zhao exhaled, calmed down the anger in his heart, and his thoughts became clearer.
He Zeng and Chen Ben were very obedient at the moment, but once they arrived in Luoyang and found that the officials occupied Luoyang, the situation would be different, and the reinforcements might become the enemy.
Thinking of this, Sima Zhao felt an unbearable headache.
Sima Zhao looked at Du Yu again, suppressing all his uneasiness, "Yuan Kai, what should we do next?"
"General, we can no longer fight a civil war at this moment. Jiang Wei is invading from the west, and Wu thieves are ready to attack in the south. The Wei Dynasty cannot withstand the civil war."
"Then do you want me to surrender?!"
Du Yu shook his head, "That's not what I mean. The priority is to attack people's hearts. The general can send someone to contact Guanqiu Jian. If the ministers take action, Your Majesty will definitely be imprisoned by them. Guanqiu Jian will definitely stand by Your Majesty." This way."
"General, I will leave this matter of contacting the foreign general to you first."
"I would like to go to Luoyang, persuade the three princes of the dynasty, and try to force them to stop."
Sima Zhao frowned, "Yuan Kai, it's better to send someone else there. If you leave, what will I do here?"
Du Yu said helplessly: "General, please don't worry. The ministers don't want to see the demise of the Wei Dynasty. They don't dare to anger the general. I think our family members will only be imprisoned. I will persuade the ministers to let them go." If they have thought clearly about the current situation, then Wang Xiang and others are not stupid, he will understand the crisis at this moment."
"The general is contacting his cronies now, asking them to rectify the army and put pressure on the ministers."
Sima Zhao was very reluctant to give up. He had great trust in Du Yu and always asked for his advice before doing anything. Now that Du Yu had left, he would have no one to ask for advice.
Seeing Sima Zhao's worried look, Du Yu said: "Gong Yang, who joined the army, is a man with plans. He only served for fun because he did not want to take action against His Majesty. Now that the ministers are taking action against His Majesty, he will not have any consequences." No worries, you can ask him more about his thoughts after I leave."
