Cao Mao was sitting in the Tai Chi Hall, holding in his hand the "Book of Severance of Diplomacy with Lu Changti" sent in by Zhang Hua.
In history, Ji Kang also wrote such an article.
However, the power is obviously not as good as the current one.
With this letter of severance, Ji Kang scolded many people involved in this case, including Lu Xun and Feng Zuo.
With Ji Kang's reputation, it was only a matter of time before this letter of renunciation spread to all parts of the world.
Ji Kang personally certified the traitor, and with his writing style, this can be passed down to future generations.
Zhang Hua was in a good mood at the moment. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, these people are not completely useless. As soon as this letter of severance of friendship came out, even the imperial students became extremely quiet and did not dare to talk about frame-up."
"Those clans named by Duke Ji were in a state of panic at this moment. Feng Can's brother drove to Tingwei, saying that his brother's crime was too serious and asked to be punished together."
Cao Mao sneered.
"These people finally didn't dare to hide anymore and jumped out to make amends. This was because they were afraid of being nailed to the pillar of shame by Ji Kang's letter."
Cao Mao did not inform Ji Kang of the situation before, and allowed Ji Kang and Lu An to rush for redress, just to save this big deal. Ji Kang was a person who valued friendship very much. Only in this case would he Will do my best.
This time, these people are going to follow Ji Kang's masterpiece to be famous and infamous for thousands of years. Ji Kang's works will be immortal and their reputation will be remembered for thousands of years.
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, if they tell their plans, govern and bring peace to the people, even if they are tied up, they may not be as good as a Zhonghui.
However, they are the "top idols" today.
Even Zhong Hui is their "fan brother", so you can imagine how influential they are.
After the three "Xiahou Xuan Sima Shi He Yan", these seven people once again led the trend and became the idols of scholars. In Cao Mao's eyes, they are the biggest public opinion weapons at the moment.
If you are scolded by Cao Mao, the most you can do is to be dismissed and go home. But if you are scolded by these seven people, it will really be social death. Under the Zhongzheng system, social death is more serious than physical death.
This will affect your entire clan, causing them to be looked down upon by other big clans, not accepted by the scholars, and will be criticized for the rest of their lives.
Just look at Jia Chong and you will know that because of the regicide, he was scolded wherever he went.
Jia Chong was drinking with the ministers. Yu Chun, who was drinking with him, asked: Where is the noble countryman?
Later, Jia Chong said to Wu Emperor Sun Hao: I heard that you gouged out people's eyes and skinned their faces. What kind of punishment is this?
Sun Hao said: This is the punishment prepared for regicide.
After him, Wolong Fengqi was born in the clan, and the dignified Pingyang Jia family almost died, and he himself was directly extinct.
He had a descendant named Jia Zhong. After Sima Lun was killed, the temple wanted him to succeed Jia Chong and pass on Jia Chong's title. This man just pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool. He was convinced at first and refused to agree to anything.
The influence of social death has actually reached this level.
Cao Mao put down the documents in his hand with satisfaction and was very satisfied with Zhang Hua beside him.
"Maoxian has made great achievements many times, but I have not awarded him a reward. Does Maoxian have any doubts in his heart?"
Zhang Hua laughed and said, "Your Majesty has not forgotten the rewards for Deng Ai and Zhuge's birthday. How can I worry that I will not be reused?"
Cao Mao said seriously: "Maoxian, you are a talented person who can serve as a minister. In the future, you will definitely be the mainstay of the Wei Dynasty. If you stay with me now, you can be exposed to all kinds of different things." , giving you more experience.”
"That's why I didn't let you go, nor did I rush you to take on important tasks in the temple."
Zhang Hua replied: "When I was not well-known, it was your majesty who promoted me. I am willing to stay with your majesty, but the reward is not what I want."
"No, merit will be rewarded and faults will be punished. This cannot be changed."
"Although you are young, since you have made great contributions, there is no reason to hide it. I will make you a regular servant of Sanqi, and you will continue to stay by my side from now on!"
Zhang Hua was stunned and hurriedly bowed and thanked him.
"Your Majesty is so kind to me, and I will definitely live up to it!"
"You still have to meet these wise men. Shan Tao and Wang Rong can be used for political affairs."
"Shan Tao is thoughtful, does not resent other people's talents, and knows how to recognize people. Wang Rong has very accurate comments on others and knows the pros and cons of government affairs."
"Both of them can serve under Duke Zheng."
"The remaining few people are more suitable for doing things with classical music."
While Cao Mao was giving instructions, a knight came to visit.
When Cao Mao learned the identity of the visitor, he smiled and immediately asked Zhang Hua to take care of the important things.
"His Majesty!!!"
The person coming is Sima Yan.
Since Sima Yan met his father, he has returned to his former self, full of confidence in himself.
He once again believed his father's words and took it as his mission to save the family's reputation and inherit his father's great legacy.
When he broke into the west hall, Cao Mao waved to him and asked him to sit next to him.
Cao Mao himself picked up the document and read it.
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Sima Yan was completely rude and actually sat directly next to the emperor. He even dared to poke his head out to look at the documents in the emperor's hand. This move made Yang Jin, the official of the Huangmen, who was standing at the door, feel frightened. Scalp numbness.
Doesn’t this mean you don’t regard yourself as an outsider? ?
Cao Mao didn't hide it, and handed over the document slightly so that Sima Yan could see it clearly.
"These are all handed in by Tingwei. Looking at this list, they are all free and do nothing."
Sima Yan glanced at the long list and shouted excitedly: "I know all these people!"
Cao Mao glanced at him and said, "There are no great scholars in your dealings, and you talk and laugh like gangsters. Are you quite proud of that?"
Sima Yan scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty wants to remove these people? They are all descendants of high-ranking families. After becoming famous ministers, wouldn't it be a pity to remove them like this?"
"After Anshi, if you want to rely on your father's achievements, stay at home, enjoy peace and happiness, and do not do anything that violates the law, I will not come forward to deal with them, but these people are different. They occupy high positions and do nothing, collude Being together, receiving salary, eating, drinking and having fun, what's the pity for such people?"
"Noble titles are reserved for the descendants of meritorious people, but official positions are not. Now that Hebei has suffered a disaster, these incompetent people occupy high positions. Do you know how many people will be killed by this?"
Sima Yan nodded, "Your Majesty is right."
He said confidently: "Your Majesty, you might as well leave these matters to me, and I will check out these incompetent people in the temple."
"Don't think that these things are so easy. It's not something you can do just because you want to."
"Real government affairs are very difficult to handle and far from easy as you think."
Cao Mao looked very serious.
Sima Yan was a little unconvinced, "I have read a lot of books these days, and I am no longer the Sima Anshi I was before! Even my friends said: I already have the talents of my grandfather!"
"Which of your friends said that?"
"What Shao said!"
"Stay away from him."
"ah??"
"Well, I happen to have something here, but let me tell you in advance that this matter is extremely risky. Once you do it, your clan will face a great threat, including you, and you may be attacked by a group. .”
"If you are not afraid, then I will give the order now and let you handle this matter."
Sima Yan's face turned pale. It was of course impossible to say that he was not afraid, but he had already said the big words. He cleared his throat and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you trying to say?"
"Go to Taicang, Luoyang, count the amount of grain stored, and then come back and tell me."
Sima Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty is good at bluffing people. When you said that just now, you thought you wanted me to chop off Liu Chan's head!"
Cao Mao glanced at him and said, "Don't be so dismissive. Let me tell you, finding out the true amount of food reserves in Taicang is not much easier than beheading Liu Chan."
Sima Yan was not afraid at all. He vowed: "Your Majesty, don't try to bluff me anymore. Just leave this matter to me!"
"Okay, An Shi is very ambitious. It seems that this matter will definitely succeed?"
"It will definitely succeed!"
"What if it doesn't work?"
"Please wait for your Majesty's decision!"
"good!"
Cao Mao clapped his hands, "But we agreed that instead of asking you to go over and get the numbers they recorded, you have to take someone to check it out yourself!"
"No problem! I don't have anyone else here, and there are quite a few people who know how to count!"
Sima Yan agreed simply. When Sima Yan left the Tai Chi Hall with his head held high, Yang Jin couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, Sima Sanqi is a loyal man."
"He must have been deceived by traitors when he went to Taicang this time. I'm afraid it won't be fruitful."
"This kind of thing should be left to the important ministers."
After Cao Mao recruited Yang Hu and Shen Chang, he recruited two young men from the Yang family as his ministers.
Yang Xiu was more talkative, so Cao Mao asked him to do errands. Now he has been sent to Zhoutai. However, Yang Jin, the eldest son, needs to be calmer, so Cao Mao asked him to stay by his side to help Zhang Hua. .
It is an old tradition of the aristocratic family to be steady and anxious.
After hearing Yang Jin's words, Cao Mao couldn't help laughing.
He didn't expect Sima Yan to be able to investigate this thing clearly. The main thing in Dawei's granary is to be flexible and versatile, and there will be no duplicates after a hundred inspections.
However, this was not in vain. Sima Yan's status was so great that he personally went to Taicang to investigate the grain reserves.
This is more valuable than anyone else's investigation, and if something happens in the future, it can be directly blamed on Sima Zhao.
An Shi has a good reputation and is kind to others. He is still young and can be fooled easily. The ministers will not have trouble with him, but it is his father.
Speaking of Sima Zhao, Cao Mao suddenly remembered something. He did not answer Yang Jin's words, but asked: "How did the officials react to the Chinese army's expedition?"
Yang Jin smiled bitterly and said, "Extremely angry."
"General Wei's residence has been quite busy recently."
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