"Is it okay to issue an edict like this?"
At this moment, Cao Mao was sitting on the central desk and looked at the ministers in front of him.
After Chen Ben returned to the temple, the structure of the Zhongshu Desk changed again.
Hua Biao served as the Secretary of the Central Committee, and Chen Ben succeeded him as the Supervisor of the Central Secretary. The two came to help Cao Mao in formulating and issuing edicts.
Needless to say, Hua Biao is one of the few senior officials among Cao Mao's officials today.
With the support of Cao Mao, his prestige in the temple has increased these days, and he has become a popular figure in Luoyang.
The reason why Cao Mao wants to reuse Chen Ben is that, on the one hand, Chen Ben's clan has just started and is not too strong. At least it is not as big as those older clans in terms of scale.
On the other hand, it is also because of Chen Ben. He is serious about his work and meticulous in everything. He is a very down-to-earth and capable person. He is completely opposite to his younger brother. Chen Qian is adventurous, does not like to take ordinary paths, and is radical, while Chen Ben is steady.
Cao Mao always felt that these children of wealthy families all seemed to be carved from the same mold.
Both of them are the older brother who is steady and the younger brother who is radical.
Oh, except Sima Anshi.
Then there is a "brotherly feud".
And almost everyone was evaluated by celebrities when they were young, and they were believed to have great achievements in the future.
Oh, except Sima Anshi.
Anyway, just looking at the experiences of these people, it is as if they were created by an assembly line industry. It seems that at this moment, the cultivation of high-ranking disciples has certain rules, and the industry has been well rectified and standardized.
However, Chen Ben can still be used.
This person is still very honest at present. As for what will happen to him in the future, he will not survive for many years at his age anyway.
Compared to him, his younger brother Chen Qian was the real capable man, both civil and military. When the matter of Tingwei was settled, Cao Mao was going to take Chen Qian to fight against Shu.
In fact, the Wei State at this moment has a great advantage over the Shu State and Wu State.
Just don’t talk about population or food, just talk about military strength.
When Zhuge Ke of the Wu State attacked the Wei State, he mobilized 200,000 people, which almost drained all the blood of the Wu State. History books record: Dafa Prefecture and County had 200,000 people, and the people were in commotion, which began to lose the hearts of the people.
In other words, Wu State could barely raise an army of 200,000 despite its crazy rampage.
However, these 200,000 people were blocked by Zhang Te under Guanqiu Jian with 3,000 people in Hefei. They were given away anyway.
The current Wu State is sending troops, and it can support them to send 30,000 to 40,000 troops. If they have more local aristocratic families, they will be cursed.
At this moment, Wu's total military strength fluctuates around 150,000.
As for the Shu State, its military strength at its peak should be close to 150,000. In these years, although the Shu State has been actively attacking the Wei State, the attack has not achieved much results.
On the contrary, it is because of successive years of war that the internal affairs situation has become increasingly bad, and they are constantly eating at the bottom of the pile.
Their current total strength probably fluctuates around 100,000.
As for Cao Wei, you must know that after Sima Zhao experienced the Guanqiu Jian uprising, he was able to mobilize an army of 260,000 to attack Zhuge Dan, and there were nearly 180,000 troops on the defense lines in various places.
Cao Wei's total military strength can reach about 500,000.
Of course, this is when all the troops guarding the border and stationing in the fields are included.
If it were just a normal mobilization, Cao Wei at this moment could mobilize an army of nearly 300,000 people.
After all, in history, Sima Zhao was able to mobilize nearly 180,000 people to attack Shu after launching civil wars against Guanqiu Jian and Zhuge Dan. Later, Sima Yan was able to mobilize more than 200,000 people to attack Shu. Wu State.
Even though Emperor Wei Wen was a poor man, his defensive and self-cultivation policy still played a big role, which can be regarded as merits and demerits. Moreover, the Wei State originally occupied the richest land and the largest population. After a long confrontation, , the strength gap between the three parties will naturally become wider and wider.
Cao Mao even felt that if Guan Qiujian was to be the head coach at this moment, he would be paired with Zhong Hui, Chen Qian, Hu Fen, Chen Tai, Wen Yang, Ma Long, Deng Ai, Wang Ji, Yang Hu, Zhou Tai, Sima Jun, A heavenly group composed of Sima Wang, Du Yu and others.
He was able to push Shu Han evenly.
No matter how you say it, it’s still half a million versus one hundred thousand, the advantage is mine!
Jiang Wei is very good at fighting, but he is not a god. If Zhuge Liang serves as commander-in-chief, Cao Mao will still worry about accidents.
But if it's Jiang Wei, his character is worthy of respect, but to put it bluntly, he can't even handle Chen Tai and Sima Wang.
If we expect him to be able to defeat this Tiantuan lineup with an extremely inferior force, it is better to expect Liu Bei to lead the Five Tigers to reincarnate the dirty land.
However, this is just Cao Mao's idea after all.
Unification is certain, but the process is tortuous.
Cao Mao had to pacify the traitors in the country first and accept Sima Shi's inheritance at least before he could consider the cause of unification.
Besides, these traitors in the temple would probably not agree to his expedition.
Cao Mao knew exactly what these bastards were thinking.
After conquering Shu and Wu, their hands could not reach the local areas. Local interests were still monopolized by the local wealthy families, but they could come to the temples to compete with them for their rights and interests.
When personal and clan interests exceed the interests of the world, they are unwilling to see the unification of the world.
Moreover, the great clans of various countries often communicate with each other and conduct trade openly or secretly. If the world is unified, they may suffer a lot of shady losses.
After defeating Sima Zhao, now comes the enjoyable part of conquering the inheritance.
Cao Mao looked at the two ministers in front of him.
Hua Biao looked at the edict and asked suspiciously, "Why did your Majesty insist on summoning these two people to the temple?"
"Because these two people are extremely important to me."
Hua Biao didn't ask any more questions. Chen Ben on the side looked thoughtfully at the edict in his hand.
The emperor came to Zhongshudai today, expressed his thoughts, and issued edicts and orders in the name of the emperor and General Wei respectively, asking Deng Ai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Wang Ji, the governor of Jingzhou, to return to the temple to pay homage to the emperor.
They are all confidants of the Sima family. If they were asked to come purely based on the emperor's order, it's hard to say whether they would have any scruples.
But, since General Wei and the Emperor have given orders, they must come.
Cao Mao was in a very comfortable mood at the moment.
This is to use the general to command the princes.
Now that Sima Zhao is in his hands, he can issue various orders in Sima Zhao's name. He can mobilize the subordinates of the Sima family at will. Do these people dare to oppose General Sima?
Not only personnel transfers, but many war orders can also be issued in the name of General Wei.
If there is merit, it belongs to the executor; if there is a mistake, it belongs to General Wei.
How cool it is.
No wonder powerful officials since ancient times like to support a puppet emperor and do things in their name.
At this moment, Cao Mao finally achieved his goal. He really had a general who was almost a puppet in his hand. He could use the general to mobilize the troops of Sima Division at will.
When Deng Ai arrives in Luoyang, he will take Sima Zhao with him to greet him.
When the time comes, Sima Zhao will have to say what he wants to do.
In this way, he gradually absorbed the rich legacy left by Master Sima.
Next, Sima Zhao will realize that his original experience is not just as simple as being imprisoned. He has to make you understand what it feels like to be a puppet, be used, and be humiliated! !
Cao Mao couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
He then thought of the other characters in the Sima family.
"And Hu Fen, let him come too!"
Hua Biao and Chen Ben listened to His Majesty's instructions, and they probably understood the Emperor's thoughts.
At this moment, Chen Ben finally knew why the emperor didn't kill Sima Zhao. Over the years, he had seen powerful officials evade the emperor and use the emperor to order the world, but this was the first time he saw an emperor evade the powerful officials and then use the powerful officials to give orders. of the world.
It’s really a long time coming.
Looking at His Majesty's past actions, it seems like something only a powerful minister would do!
At this moment, His Majesty finally stopped pretending, he just wanted to be a powerful minister.
There won't be another dethroning of a general in the future, right? ?
Cao Mao handed over the matter to the two of them, and then looked at the young talent in the Zhongshu Taiwan.
Wei Guan.
Wei Guan had never seen the emperor before. From now on, he had been standing not far away, secretly sizing up the emperor in front of him.
Cao Mao smiled and waved to him, "Why don't you come closer and take a look?"
Wei Guan was shocked and quickly walked to Cao Mao, bowed and apologized.
Cao Mao laughed and said, "Get up, I have heard of your name a long time ago. You are said to be a talented person in Zhongshu. You are good at speaking and writing. Why are you so timid today?"
This Wei Guan is worthy of being Wei Jie's grandfather. Although he is not as good as Pei Kai, he is still very good.
At first glance, he is a talented person who can be recognized by Zhong Hui.
Wei Guan quickly replied: "I have to meet the Holy King, so I am afraid."
Cao Mao gave him a seat and immediately started chatting with him.
When Cao Mao asked about the affairs of the temple, Wei Guan answered fluently without any hesitation.
"Hua Gong told me that during these days, you are responsible for most of the errands at Zhongshutai, and you have done a very good job."
"Earlier, I was really tired to death. Zhongshutai was the first to share important things for me."
"I will record your merits first. When you make great achievements, I will reward you together!"
Wei Guan naturally thanked him quickly.
Cao Mao then asked: "Jiang Wei caused chaos in Yongliang and frequently invaded, making the people miserable. What do you think we should do about this matter?"
Hua Biao and Chen Ben looked solemnly at Wei Guan.
Wei Guan said seriously: "If Your Majesty wants to pacify Shu, it will not be difficult."
"But now is not the most suitable time."
"Your Majesty can first appease the generals and officials in various places, and then reorganize the Wei army. After one year, you can send troops to attack Shu."
"At that time, Jiang Wei's attempt to stop the heavenly soldiers will undoubtedly be an egg against a stone!"
