Yuzhou, governor's office.
"Gong Zhou, I hope you can fulfill General Wei's instructions, don't neglect it!"
The envoy bowed again to Zhou Tai in front of him, and his attitude was quite good.
Zhou Tai took the order blankly, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Zhou Tai was not from a very high background, and was initially promoted by Pei Qian, who was also promoted by Pei Xiu's father.
The Pei family is still very vigorous. Pei Qian has three younger brothers. The second brother Pei Jun serves as Guang Luxun in the Shu Kingdom. The third brother Pei Hui serves as the governor of Jizhou in the Wei Kingdom. The fourth brother Pei Ji serves as the Yilang. Pei Kai is his third brother. son.
Zhou Tai knew how to govern and was better at fighting, so he was valued by Sima Yi and was promoted and used like Deng Ai.
He can also be regarded as a close relative of the Sima family.
When he was in Yuzhou, he was helping the Sima family keep an eye on Zhuge Dan, although it was not that easy to keep an eye on him.
But Zhoutai didn't know why the Sima family completely surrendered to the emperor in just a few months.
But even though he encountered such a situation, Zhou Tai was relatively calm, but what happened until today really made him a little unbearable.
"General Wei wants me to fully cooperate with the angel to urge General Zhennan to accept the appointment and go to Luoyang??"
"is this real??"
Zhou Tai couldn't hold himself any longer at this moment.
He looked at the envoy in front of him again, the son of Taichang Yangdan, the cousin of the general's wife Yang Huiyu, and his current Majesty's Huangmen Lang Yangxiu.
This man was very close to the Sima family, closer than himself. If it weren't for him, Zhou Tai would have suspected that someone was falsely passing on the general's order.
Probably seeing Zhou Tai's doubts, Yang Xiu asked seriously: "Is it surprising that General Wei assists his son-in-law? Do you think General Wei is unfaithful?!"
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Zhou Tai shook his head quickly and asked again: "I just received an order from General Wei, which is a little different from today's order, so I asked. I definitely have no disloyal thoughts."
Yang Xiu said seriously: "In the beginning, Xuan Wenping put an end to the rebellion, and the general inherited his ambition to help the country. However, God did not give time, and the general was seriously ill. Fortunately, the general got to meet the Holy King!"
Yang Xiu saluted in the direction of Luoyang and said seriously: "The general has long seen that His Majesty is the holy king who will calm the world, so he married his daughter to him and made him emperor. Come and inherit the legacy of our ancestors and our own ambition to help the country!"
"Before the general passed away, he entrusted his clan to the current Holy Emperor and asked him to take care of him. He also ordered the clan to assist the Holy King wholeheartedly and not to allow the family's reputation to fall."
"General Wei ignored the general's last edict before and almost made a big mistake. Now, he has woken up and can assist His Majesty with peace of mind. He does not dare to disobey the orders of Duke Xuanwen and the general!"
Yang Xiu sighed, "How lucky the general is to meet His Majesty before he died of illness."
"This good story about the emperor and his ministers will be passed down to future generations."
After Zhou Tai heard this, he was suddenly moved.
So that’s it, the general is really a loyal old man who listens to your nonsense! ! !
What kind of person is the general? I have followed him for so many years. Can I not know it clearly? ? !
Zhou Tai's face still looked very touched, and he praised: "What Mr. Yang said is absolutely true!"
This is the benefit of inheriting the legacy of the general. If Cao Mao beats Sima Shi as a traitor and kills the entire Sima family, it will definitely be a great relief. However, how to deal with the Sima family's cronies everywhere?
Basically none of Deng Ai, Du Yu, Yang Hu, Wang Ji, Zhou Tai, Pei Xiu, etc. can escape, and they all have to be liquidated together.
If Cao Mao wants to deal with the ministers, he has to use the foundation left by the general. Now, as the son-in-law of the general, Cao Mao serves the general as a guard and orders the princes. Who dares not to obey?
As long as Cao Mao sits in this position long enough, these people will become Cao Mao's cronies sooner or later.
After all, Cao Mao was not just an ordinary powerful minister, he also had a somewhat inconspicuous status. As the Emperor of Wei, in name, even the generals had to be loyal to him, let alone these ministers?
It can only be said that it is too comfortable to do the things of powerful ministers as an emperor.
Cao Mao obviously learned a lot from Master Sima.
Yang Xiu only came to bring orders from General Wei to Zhou Tai, but at Zhuge Dan's place, it was someone else who read out the edict. Yang Xiu was too young and not qualified to read the emperor's edict in front of Zhuge Dan.
The person responsible for reading the edict to Zhuge Dan was Hua Ao.
At this moment, Hua Yao was in Zhuge Dan's house. He was treated very grandly here, and Zhuge Dan was very kind to him.
Zhuge Dan's demeanor and appearance were far superior to Guan Qiu Jian's.
Unlike Guanqiu Jian, who was a rough guy, Zhuge Dan was brilliant and looked very grand.
"Mr. Hua came all the way, but I didn't entertain him well."
Zhuge Dan said softly.
Hua Yao said quickly: "I don't dare. General Zhennan has made great contributions to the country and his reputation is known to the world. How dare you come to welcome him?"
A smile appeared on Zhuge Dan's face.
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Zhuge Dan had a common problem among celebrities of this era, a good reputation.
Therefore, after it was revealed that Cao Mao had colluded with the general and wanted to betray Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Danhui was in such a panic. What he cared about most was his reputation. Even if he took his own life, he could not ruin my reputation!
When he learned that Hua Yao had come here under the emperor's order to worship him as the Third Duke, the veteran minister actually showed some hesitation on his face.
"What kind of virtue do I have to serve the three gentlemen? I really don't dare."
It can only be said that in history, when Jia Chong came to discuss important matters with him, the direction was wrong. If Jia Chong said: "You have outstanding public morals, I would like to ask you to go back and serve as the third official and the leader of the ministers."
Zhuge Dan would probably refuse a few times and then take office. If Sima Zhao wanted to do something in the future, he would just follow Sima Fu and cry a few times.
However, Jia Chong asked directly: The ministers all feel that it is time to abdicate and Sima Zhao should be made emperor. Do you agree?
For a person like Zhuge Dan who values his reputation, how do you ask him to answer this question?
Do you want to say that I support Sima Zhao to be the person in charge?
He immediately became furious and said to Jia Chong: Aren't you Jia Yuzhou's son? Your family has been favored by the Wei Dynasty for generations, how can you want to transfer the country to others? If there is a crisis in Luozhong, I am willing to die for the country!
Then, the third Huainan Uprising broke out the next year.
At this time, this person is still protecting himself, but what he is protecting is his own reputation. The biggest problem with Jia Chong is that he judges others by himself. He always feels that everyone in the world is as shameless as him. What is the purpose of climbing up? All can be done.
Of course Hua Yao knew what Zhuge Dan was thinking, so he began to persuade him again and again, asking Zhuge Dan to agree.
Hua Yao talked about how helpless the temples are today. The emperor lacks an important minister around him and needs a capable minister to assist him.
Zhuge Dan shook his head, "I really don't have such talent. I can ask Zhendong, the general, to assist me."
Zhuge Dan paused for a moment, and it was obvious that he was a little concerned about the fact that Guanqiu Jian was "bigger" than himself.
Hua Ao sighed and said, "I'll come back another day."
Hua Yao just left, and Zhuge Dan smiled and sent him out of the house.
"General!"
General Jiang Ban grabbed Zhuge Dan's arm, his eyes filled with anxiety, "Why would you refuse, general?"
Zhuge Dan said very arrogantly: "I don't have the talents of the Three Lords. How can I go to the temple and take on such an important task?"
Jiang Ban said helplessly: "General, your Majesty is not sending someone to pay homage to you now. If you refuse, some people will think that you are dissatisfied with your Majesty and want to separate the country. This is really inappropriate. Even if you cannot accept it, you will not accept it." This should be such a clear rejection!”
Jiang Ban is really convinced. At this time, do you still have to pretend like this?
Don’t we know whether you want to be the Third Duke?
But he couldn't say this clearly. Zhuge Dan never talked freely with his confidants.
If he were Master Sima, he would dare to pull Zhong Hui's hand and ask him how to rebel.
But if it's Zhuge Dan, even if he wants to raise an army, he will pretend to be false with his subordinates, which is not true anyway.
This is a bit difficult for close friends to accept. Of course you can be a famous person in front of outsiders, but in front of us, why bother? ?
Are we also considered outsiders?
But there was nothing they could do. Zhuge Dan was willing to play like this, so what could they do?
Hua Yao also saw clearly Zhuge Dan's tricks. After going back to rest for two days, he came to Zhuge Dan's house again.
This time, Hua Yao's attitude was more sincere.
"Master Zhuge, you don't know something."
"Although His Majesty is in charge of the government today, the affairs in the army cannot let Him down. Jiang Wei looted the northwest, and Your Majesty ordered the Shangshutai to send grain, grass and weapons to Yongliang. Before he even left the country, he discovered a huge deficit."
"Greetings are rampant in the military. Whether it's salary, weapons, food, or even military honors, there are problems."
"Your Majesty knows that you are generous to the soldiers, upright, and unyielding, so he wants to use you as a captain to rectify these unsavory things! Clean up the army!"
"No one can accomplish this except you. Please don't refuse!"
Jiang Ban's face suddenly became even more ugly. This kind of situation in the army had long been the rule. Not to mention now, when Emperor Ming, Emperor Wen, and even the founding Emperor Wu were still there, there were things happening in the army. Corruption, and even the clan is involved.
This kind of thing cannot withstand investigation, and if it is investigated, it will definitely bring bad luck to people of any level.
This emperor clearly wants to use his lord to solve this most difficult problem for him!
Just as he was about to persuade him, he saw Zhuge Dan frowning with indignation on his face.
"How can the Wei Dynasty allow traitors to flourish?! I will set off immediately!! Go to Luoyang!! Get rid of the traitors for Your Majesty!!"
At this moment, Jiang Ban's eyes darkened.
It’s broken, is it too late to run away now? !
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