"His Majesty"
Wang Rong knelt down in front of Cao Mao and spoke tremblingly.
Wang Rong is also a person who has seen the world.
However, it was difficult for him to remain calm in this situation.
Cao Mao's move is really scary.
He was so elusive that he never expected that after returning home, he would actually meet the emperor staying in his mansion.
At this moment, Wang Rong's mind went blank, and he was so frightened that he didn't know what to say.
Cao Mao just stared at him coldly.
The cold wind blew and fluttered Cao Mao's clothes, but Cao Mao's face was as gloomy as water.
"Wang Rong, have I ever despised you in the past few days?"
"Your Majesty, no."
"Is it because your salary is insufficient and you are hungry?"
"this"
"Tell me!!"
"no."
"Then why did you do such a shameless thing? I treated you like a scholar, hosted banquets all day long, and debated classics with you. You were less than thirty years old, so I made you a member of the civil service, Huang Menlang. But you How dare you take bribes, steal other people's real estate, and build a mansion for yourself."
"Those traitors in Yushitai were also recommended by you."
"Wang Rong, Wang Rong, are you still considered a famous scholar in the Wei Dynasty? Are you still considered a model scholar?!"
Cao Mao's tone became increasingly cold.
Wang Rong was trembling at this moment. He finally couldn't help it anymore and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the people recommended by me are not without talents. They were all appointed and removed with the approval of Duke Zheng. They already have the talents to hold their posts." , definitely not because of bribery.”
"I didn't rob the family property, I just spent money to buy it. This is not a crime."
"As for accepting bribes, they themselves gave them gifts. I just didn't refuse them, and I never asked them for money."
Wang Rong hurriedly explained.
Cao Mao suddenly sneered.
"I see, you are not guilty of any crime. The money was given by others, the courtyard and the house were all bought by yourself. This official was arranged by Zheng Shangshu."
Wang Rong quickly changed his words, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
"No, didn't you say you were not guilty just now? Why are you guilty again?"
Cao Mao slowly walked up to Wang Rong, lowered his head and stared at him.
"Wang Rong, are you guilty?"
Wang Rong slowly raised his head at this moment. For some reason, he was speechless under Cao Mao's gaze.
Looking at Wang Rong who said nothing, Cao Mao laughed.
"Catch him and send him to the Criminal Department."
"Thoroughly investigate his family property and capture many of his clan members."
"only!!"
The soldiers said yes and immediately took action. Wang Rong was directly thrown into the prison car by the soldiers and quickly left the place.
Cao Mao walked to Wang Rong's study and stood at the door. Cao Mao looked at the shining golden area in the room. There was no anger in his eyes, only unspeakable sadness.
He didn't know how many people's blood and tears were stained on the treasures in this room.
He also didn't understand why Wang Rong could be corrupted so quickly.
It is natural to pursue beauty and enjoyment. Everyone in the world has such rights, including the newly appointed governor of Xuzhou, Hu Wei. People like to wear good-looking clothes, so this is not a problem at all.
The problem is that this cannot be obtained by squeezing people and paying bribes and corruption.
During these days, Cao Mao has improved the salary of the army and spent a lot of money on various appointments. Disaster relief and other things are the most expensive, but Cao Mao has never felt financial pressure. Why is this?
It was because he killed people and ransacked homes from time to time.
Each of these people is bigger than the rich and fat pig. Killing one can last for several years.
Soon, Cao Mao left here, and Wang Rong's mansion was officially searched and sealed.
When something happened to Wang Rong, Zhong Hui failed to arrive at the other party's mansion in time.
Because He Zeng suddenly appeared and disrupted some of Zhong Hui's plans.
In fact, the positions of He Zeng and Zhong Hui did not conflict with each other. They were both trying to help the emperor deal with his opponents.
But in terms of ideas, the two people are completely different.
When Zhong Hui learned that He Zeng was going to replace Zheng Chong as Sikong, Zhong Hui was stunned for a long time.
Zhong Hui dislikes this person very much.
After He Zeng arrived at the Yushitai, the first thing he did was to drive out Zhong Hui's people, claiming that he would rectify the situation himself.
This made Zhong Hui even more unhappy, and the two had already begun to have some disputes.
After all, the news about Wang Rong could not be kept secret.
The next day after he was taken away, there was an uproar in Luoyang. It seemed that everyone knew about it, and the scholars were even more shocked by it.
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest have a very high reputation among the people. In the eyes of those young scholars, they are the most virtuous people in the world. How could they be arrested?
In history, after Sima Zhao captured Ji Kang, it also triggered a collective protest by ten people, and this time was no exception.
The scholars were very angry about this incident, so they immediately gathered and rushed to Sima Zhao's mansion.
That's right, General Wei was responsible for this matter.
When General Wei woke up because of the noise outside, he was even a little confused.
He didn't know what was going on outside.
He changed his clothes and then called the officer responsible for guarding him over.
"Li Jun, what happened outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Sima Zhao was very serious.
The clerk replied: "It's because the general arrested Wang Rong, Huangmenlang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so ten people were dissatisfied and came to insult him."
Sima Zhao almost jumped up.
"Wang Rong? How could I ever"
Sima Zhao also realized at this moment that it must be that dirty guy who arrested people in his own name again.
He knew Wang Rong. This guy had always been friendly with the Sima family, and his father had a good relationship with him. He was said to be very talented. Why did the emperor arrest him?
Forget about being arrested, why do you still need to use your own name?
Sima Zhao was furious at this moment, but he was unable to explain.
When Cao Cao held the emperor hostage and issued orders to various places in the name of the emperor, at least people here in Cao Wei believed that the orders at that time were really issued by the emperor. This was even more true at the lower levels. They all believed that it was the Emperor of the Han Dynasty who was governing the various places and issuing the orders. edict.
But now, Cao Mao is once again ordering things in the name of General Wei. It is the same reason. No matter what you think in your heart, as long as you are still in Cao Wei, you have to admit it.
Sima Zhao was filled with grief and anger. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Then what else have I done during these days?"
The clerk shook his head, "That's what I don't know, but don't worry, Your Majesty will definitely not let them insult the minister like this."
The other party left in a hurry without explaining clearly.
Sima Zhao became more and more angry as he thought about it. Now he has simply become a toy in Cao Mao's hands. When there is a court meeting, he has to speak for the emperor, and when there is no court meeting, he has to lend his name to the emperor. All kinds of things. Sima Zhao didn't even know what he had submitted today.
This is really a bit too much. Even your great-grandfather never insulted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty like this. At least he told him! !
Sima Zhao cursed in his heart, but he did not remember that Cao Mao learned all the things he did now from them.
The anger of the scholars was already expected by Cao Mao.
But he didn't care about that.
Sure enough, the newly appointed lieutenant Guo Jian led the soldiers to attack and directly forcibly attacked these soldiers.
Guo Jian did not care about the identities of these people at all. He just warned them to leave quickly and pronounced Wang Rong guilty.
Of course, these brave scholars would not take these warnings seriously.
Even when Master Sima was still alive, they dared to get up and cause trouble.
Anyway, no one dared to risk taking action against them. The last person to take action against them was Shi Changshi. Just look at his reputation.
However, these scholars did not expect that Guo Jian really didn't care about this.
Guo Jian was originally a thug trained by the Guo family. His brain was not very bright, but his mobility was pretty good.
Moreover, these scholars are not strong compared to Cao Mao. For those without morals, how can they care about their reputation in the scholarly community?
So, when Guo Jian saw that these people were unwilling to leave, he immediately ordered the soldiers to arrest them.
It was the first time that the scholars saw such a reckless man.
It can only be said that they were born too late and have never seen the late Han Dynasty.
During the late Han Dynasty, the eunuchs were rude to these scholar leaders and often arrested them and tortured them to death.
Guo Jian could obviously do what the eunuchs could do. Within a moment, the soldiers began to scream. The swordsmanship they were usually proud of had completely lost its effect when facing the soldiers. As soon as someone pulled out his sword, he was pierced through the body with a spear from a soldier.
This sudden change made the old guys who were hiding in the dark and prepared to use these young scholars to force the emperor to turn around and run away in fear.
Facts have proved that these people are not as good as those scholars in the late Han Dynasty.
If you want to capture the scholars at the end of the Han Dynasty, you need to mobilize at least the elite imperial army. But to deal with these weak and unsightly scholars who are taking powder and drinking, even just some soldiers can easily do it. They are beaten and scattered. Many scholars didn't understand why they dared to do anything to themselves.
People who were usually aloof felt the power of the soldiers for the first time.
They never took these soldiers seriously. On weekdays, when they encountered patrolling soldiers blocking the road, they would dare to hit these people with their carriages.
However, when the soldiers were no longer restrained, they were all wiped out in a matter of seconds.
Sima Zhao trembled and listened to the movement outside.
Even without going out, he could still think of what was happening outside.
When the screams stopped, the soldiers escorted the people out of the door, and the sound of someone sprinkling water to wash the floor was heard, Sima Zhao couldn't help but tremble.
Then he walked into the inner room tremblingly, no longer thinking about asking the emperor for an explanation.
