"Meet the Queen Mother!"
The two fools of the Guo family appeared in Zhaoyang Palace again.
The Guo family is now running out of three idiots. Guo Li is seriously ill and may not be able to hold on for a few more days.
Guo Jian and Guo Zhi no longer seemed as energetic as before.
The Guo family in Xiping was once prominent, but because of involvement in rebellion, they were deposed one after another. The men were slaughtered and the women were treated as slaves.
The emergence of Queen Mother Guo allowed them to get out of the risk of genocide, but there was still no comparison with the rich clans with deep foundations.
After losing the protection of the Queen Mother, they turned into fat meat and were mercilessly eaten by the other wealthy clans.
Today, they are no different from those poor families. They have no official titles, let alone any wealth. They have simply fallen from the clouds to the ground.
If the Queen Mother summoned them privately, they probably would not dare to come again.
Although Guo Zhi is shameless, he knows what is good and what is bad, and knows who has the final say today.
But this time it was different. The ones who came to deliver the edict were the Queen Mother and the eunuchs around the emperor. Naturally, these two idiots from the Guo family would not resist and came to see them eagerly.
Looking at the two tribesmen in front of her who had not seen each other for a long time, Queen Mother Guo was silent for a long time.
Time really flies by. She still remembers that not long ago, these relatives were still her support, united as one, but now, everyone has become different.
Queen Mother Guo looked at the two people in front of her, "I heard that you are doing well lately?"
Guo Zhi knew the Queen Mother's character well and immediately replied: "It's all because of the Queen Mother's kindness."
Only then did Queen Mother Guo become interested in continuing the conversation. She said, "I asked you to come here this time because I am thinking of your contribution in the past few years. It is also because I don't want the Guo family to sink."
"The ministers today are quite disrespectful to Your Majesty. Every time I think of this incident, I feel extremely angry. I wish I could take action on Your Majesty's behalf to deal with these people."
"Your Majesty is young. After he took charge, he suffered a lot, suffered a lot of grievances and was even bullied by villains!"
The corners of Guo Zhi's eyes jumped crazily.
Wronged? ?
Hazing? !
Okay, if you say yes, then yes.
The Queen Mother looked at them again, "I want you to help His Majesty and deal with those traitors. Your Majesty is my biological son. This is definitely not comparable to the likes of King Qi."
"That King of Qi is fatuous and cruel. This time he rebelled in Qingzhou and yet he still had the honor to come to Luoyang to live. He is really shameless to the extreme!"
Queen Mother Guo scolded King Qi.
The King of Qi did not like the Queen Mother Guo, but there was no deep hatred between the two. It was the Queen Mother Guo who gave the order to deal with the King of Qi. This could not be blamed on the Queen Mother. After all, the Queen Mother was just a puppet, and there was no need for her to take action against the King of Qi.
However, the Queen Mother hated Cao Fang and felt that the emperor should not pardon Cao Fang.
This is probably because she failed to protect Cao Fang in the first place, so Cao Fang must be cruel, mediocre, and incompetent. She failed to protect him not because she was incompetent, but because she was unwilling.
Ever since Cao Fang returned to Luoyang, the Queen Mother had been very angry and often insulted the King of Qi.
Guo Zhi has no objection to this. You can scold whoever you want, including Cao Fang and Cao Ju. As long as it's not Cao Mao, you can scold whoever you want.
Empress Dowager Guo scolded her for a moment and then said: "You can go to the emperor now. You must assist the emperor wholeheartedly and do not disobey his orders. Otherwise, I will definitely not forgive you!"
Guo Zhi and Guo Jian quickly thanked them.
When the two of them carefully walked out of here, Guo Jianfang couldn't help but ask: "Father Zhong, what does the Queen Mother mean?"
"His Majesty plans to reuse us."
Guo Zhi said in a low voice: "Don't say too much. When I see His Majesty later, I will act based on my expression."
Guo Jian nodded.
Guo Zhi probably understood the emperor's thoughts based on what was happening now, but he did not intend to let go of such an opportunity.
When the two appeared in front of the emperor, Cao Mao was flipping through something and ignored them at all.
They stayed like this for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Cao Mao finally put down what he was doing.
"Oh? General Guo is here."
Guo Zhi was no longer a general, and Cao Mao's words had a sense of ridicule.
"His Majesty!!"
But Guo Zhi didn't dare to be dissatisfied at all.
Cao Mao motioned for them to sit aside, "Did mother ask you to come?"
"Exactly!"
Cao Mao nodded again, "Okay, since it's my mother's order, I won't say anything more."
"If this important task for you can be accomplished, the Guo family will be as prosperous as in the past."
Cao Mao didn't say what would happen if things didn't work out, but both of them knew what would happen.
Guo Jian didn't take the initiative to speak from the beginning to the end, even though he got along well with Cao Mao in the past. He remembered his father's instructions and always saluted or shouted after him.
Cao Mao assigned the two of them to He Zeng and asked them to help He Zeng. The emperor did not specify what they were going to do.
Obviously, this is to send a few thugs to He Zeng so that they can bloom in many places.
The Guo family foolishly thanked the emperor for his kindness, and then left here in fear.
At the Chancellor's desk, Zheng Miao frowned and looked at Wang Rong in front of him with some disappointment.
"Why haven't you done what I asked you three days ago?"
Wang Rong didn't speak and looked a little dull.
Even though Zheng Miao had a good temper, he couldn't help it anymore. He patted the wooden case in front of him.
Wang Rong was startled and quickly woke up.
"Mr. Zheng!"
Wang Rong said sincerely: "I hope you can forgive me. I have been feeling ill these past few days."
Zheng Miao suddenly realized it, and the anger on his face disappeared. He said seriously: "So that's right. There are indeed a lot of things entrusted to you in these days."
"There are more and more things happening in the official department, but this is only temporary. It will definitely become easier in the future."
"You are young and talented. I am entrusting you with important tasks because I want you to hone yourself more. If you can accomplish what you are doing now, your future will definitely be limitless."
Zheng Miao praised several times and then said: "Since you are not feeling well, you should go back and rest early today. Let the things here be left alone for now. When you feel better, you can continue to do things. Don't be too busy with government affairs." , there is always a chance to make great achievements."
Zheng Miao immediately asked Wang Rong to return home.
Wang Rong walked out of the Chancellor's Desk in despair. He had been restless these days, certainly not because of any illness.
He was a little scared at the moment.
Your Majesty is going to conduct a thorough investigation of the temple.
When Wang Rong became Huang Menlang, many guests came to his mansion, and these people brought various gifts.
Wang Rong couldn't stand their politeness and accepted these things. They came more and more often, and occasionally asked Wang Rong to help with some things.
These are all very small things, such as writing a poem or inscribing a Chinese character. Naturally, Wang Rong would not refuse.
Just like this, the gifts became more and more, and the things became bigger and bigger.
Wang Rong was finally fascinated by those shiny golden things, and he followed his wife to count his wealth over and over again all day long.
Immediately, he began to use the money and his own power to acquire farmland, purchase property, and build mansions. His life also became richer and richer. In the past, Wang Rong, who did not take money seriously, just It died within a few months.
He was replaced by Wang Rong, who was stingy, selfish, and greedy to the extreme.
When he heard the news about Yushitai, Wang Rong was suddenly a little scared, because many officials of Yushitai were promoted through his recommendation.
In fact, he didn't do anything, he just put them at the front of the order and gave Zheng Miao a few compliments.
He was now scared that these things would be revealed.
There are a lot of things in the official department, and Wang Rong is busy until late every day.
Today I left a little early, the sky wasn't too dark, but it was still a bit gloomy and covered with dark clouds.
Wang Rong was sitting in the carriage. The sun was blocked by dark clouds, making the whole world look dull and cold.
There were very few pedestrians on the road, and the wind was blowing again. This wind could not blow into the carriage, but the howling sound of the wind was quite disturbing.
Wang Rong could feel the swaying power while sitting in the carriage.
Wang Rong took a deep breath and began to think about how to deal with it.
His Majesty still values celebrities like them quite highly, and his relationship with Zhong Hui is pretty good. If he can plead guilty in time and tell His Majesty all this, will he be forgiven?
But if His Majesty didn't want to punish himself at all, or didn't notice him, and confessed his crime rashly, would he bring trouble to himself for no reason?
Or tell your father about this first?
Thinking of this, Wang Rong's mood became even worse.
His father had been an official for many years. Although he could not be said to have great political achievements, he had never given gifts like this. When he wrote to him to tell him that he wanted to be an official, he also told himself that he could not ruin the family's reputation and do not do anything valuable. Things that harm morality.
What would he think if he knew what happened here?
Wang Rong suddenly lost the courage to tell his father.
Then he gave up the idea of confessing to the emperor. It seems that he still has to try his best to conceal the matter. Maybe he can find a few friends to vouch for himself. His Majesty's favorites are Ji Kang and Ruan Ji. If they can come forward If you guarantee yourself, your Majesty may not touch you.
Yes, you have to send people to prepare in advance. If your Majesty really wants to arrest you, you can also ask the scholars to come out and speak for you. Then your Majesty will not dare to attack you easily.
But let's just hope this doesn't happen.
Unknowingly, Wang Rong finally arrived at his mansion.
The coachman drove the carriage into the mansion, and Wang Rong got out of the carriage tiredly.
At this moment, Wang Rong was horrified.
His mansion was filled with soldiers. These soldiers were guarding various important roads, holding crossbows and staring at him fiercely.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a person standing, looking straight at him with a gloomy face and extremely terrifying look.
Wang Rong felt his legs weaken and fell to the ground.
The person standing opposite him.
It was the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Mao.
