The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 110: Mother, you need to be a little ambitious! (Also, don’t panic)
"Mom!"

"Why is Your Majesty so anxious to come see me?"

"Is there something important?"

In the face of Cao Mao's enthusiasm, Empress Dowager Guo acted extremely indifferent.

Just a few days ago, she vowed to protect Cao Mao like a real mother.

Cao Mao frowned, looked around, and walked a few steps to the side of the Queen Mother. Queen Mother Guo was a little surprised. In her impression, Cao Mao had always been a reserved and polite person who would not do such a rash thing.

Cao Mao sat directly next to the empress dowager, holding her hand, his eyes full of worry.

"Mother, I heard that Mr. Guo was kidnapped by bandits. Is this true?"

Empress Dowager Guo withdrew her hand indifferently. "That is true, but your majesty, don't worry. The rebels have been apprehended, and Guo Ze will be rescued soon."

"Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"

Cao Mao grabbed the Queen Mother's hand again, "Mother! What should I do?"

Empress Dowager Guo became even more displeased. Resisting the urge to drive the emperor out, she asked coldly, "What are you worried about, Your Majesty?"

"Queen Dowager, we all know whether Mr. Guo was held hostage. Even with this happening, the Sima family didn't actually take action against our Guo family?"

"Oh, what? Are you disappointed? Are you anxious for Sima Zhao to take action against us?!"

"What are you talking about, mother?"

"You are my mother. We share the same fate. We are a family. How could I think of doing something bad for my family?"

Looking at the sincere Cao Mao in front of her, Empress Dowager Guo did not continue to dwell on this issue and asked impatiently: "What exactly does Your Majesty want to say?"

"Mother, you know best what the Sima family thinks of our Guo family."

"Mr. Guo's mishap was the Sima family's golden opportunity. Sima Zhao could have used it to declare our Guo family a rebel and legitimately murder us. The officials in the court wouldn't dare to say anything. But why did they let such a good opportunity slip by?"

Empress Dowager Guo actually didn't understand why Sima Zhao defined Guo Ze as being coerced. If he was directly defined as a rebel, then the entire Guo family would be doomed.

But Guo Li had previously come to see the Queen Mother and expressed his thoughts.

Guo Li believed that Sima Zhao did not want to make too big a fuss about this matter. After all, it was not a decent thing for a child of aristocratic family to take the lead in saying that he wanted to kill the general. If the initiator was a thief and the children of aristocratic family were just coerced, then the impact caused would be acceptable.

Because of this incident, Guo Li changed his position again, believing that he should strengthen his ties with the Sima family and from then on completely devoted himself to the Sima family.

But Empress Dowager Guo obviously did not want to tell Cao Mao about these things.

"General Zhengxi is a talented man. He naturally knows right from wrong."

Cao Mao sighed deeply, "Mother, I think he hasn't taken action yet because he wants something more."

"If he wanted to subjugate the Guo family and make us submit completely, he only needed to use this incident to scare us. People like General Xuande would be scared and rush to join him. However, he did not mention this incident, which shows that what he wants is not just the simple submission of the Guo family."

"you"

The Queen Mother was about to speak when Cao Mao interrupted her.

"Mother, haven't you figured it out yet? He doesn't want to cut the Guo family's flesh, he wants to kill them with one blow!"

"Once Mr. Guo falls into their hands, they will take action."

"To deal with an aristocratic family, one rebel is enough, but my Guo family is not an ordinary clan. You are the queen mother. Before I came of age, you were the co-ruler of the empire. Everyone must obey your edicts."

"Therefore, the Sima family needs a bigger crime."

"Sima Zhao handed over all the imperial guards to my Guo family. Even Sima Xun had to obey my uncle's orders. The things Sima Shi had tried so hard to take from my family were returned so easily. Have you ever thought about why this happened?"

Empress Dowager Guo was a little confused by these words. She frowned and said, "This is..."

"Of course, all this is to get rid of my mother."

"Mother, please don't worry, just listen to me." "The general is dying. I've been on the side of the Guo family all these days, causing them a lot of trouble and even letting them kill Jia Chong."

"If the general leaves, he will definitely let me be buried with him."

"Then, can the crime of rebellion bring down a great clan? Can the crime of regicide bring down a queen mother?"

"With these two combined, can we eliminate a noble family with a queen mother?"

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Guo could no longer sit still. A hint of panic clearly flashed in her eyes, and her breathing became rapid.

Most of the empress dowagers in history must have had certain power and strategy. Some of them were even able to rule the world and make the founding heroes tremble in fear.

However, Empress Dowager Guo clearly didn't fall into this category of powerful empress dowagers. Her life was quite ordinary, a trouble-free noblewoman who lived in the northwest corner of the Wei Dynasty for over a decade before being sent to the imperial palace. She quickly gained the emperor's favor and remained at his side throughout her reign. She encountered few rivals, and there was no intrigue, as Cao Rui had no children.
Her husband died young, and her stepson ascended the throne. The power of the temple has always been in the hands of powerful officials, and she did not get involved. The children of the family used her status to gain some benefits for themselves, but she remained unmoved and just did what she had been doing all these years day after day.

Historically, whether it was towards Cao Shuang, Cao Fang, or Cao Mao, her response was extremely stupid.

However, this stupidity also saved her life. If she had been too ambitious, she might not have had a good ending, and Sima Shi would have eliminated her long ago.

When she learned that the Sima family might deal with her, all she felt was fear.

These inferences of Cao Mao seem to be more reliable than what Guo Li said about wanting to make us surrender through gentle means.

Looking at the panicked empress dowager, Cao Mao did not continue speaking and fell silent.

Empress Dowager Guo took the initiative to hold his hand this time, "Yanshi, what should we do?"

"Mother, didn't my uncles and grandfathers tell you?"

"They just said that the Sima family wanted to conquer all the forces."

"Subdue?"

Cao Mao shook his head and looked at the empress dowager in front of him with a complicated expression, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Empress Dowager Guo quickly changed her attitude, trying to appear more benevolent. "Are they wrong?"

"Of course not. If they wanted to subjugate you, the Sima family would have come to us long ago and used Guo Ze as a threat to force our Guo family to hand over the military power in the palace and put my uncles in other positions to disrupt and disperse them. With you alone in the palace, they would no longer worry. But they didn't do that."

"No! We have to tell them!"

Empress Dowager Guo panicked, but Cao Mao calmly said, "Mother, please don't panic. You must know that the Guo family rose to prominence because of you. It is because of you that the Guo family has reached its current status. It is you who made the Guo family what it is today, not the Guo family that made you."

"Including me, what feelings do I have for the Guo family? It's just because you are my mother, so I treat you as my mother's family."

"The Guo family is what it is today because of you alone. And how far the Guo family can go depends solely on you."

"I think there's no need to rush to find them. They may not be on the same page with us!!"

"Ok??"

Empress Dowager Guo widened her beautiful eyes and looked at Cao Mao in surprise.

What do you mean by this?

I'm not on the same page with them? But you and I are like family?
Cao Mao said seriously, "Queen Dowager, most of my uncles have relatives with the powerful families in the imperial court, and they also have a deep relationship with the Sima family."

"They each have their own ideas. If they could give up their power within the palace in time, Sima Zhao would certainly not make it too difficult for them. But you are different. You cannot give up your status. You will always be the master of the harem."

"If you were gone, the Guo family would certainly be devastated, but our relatives, as long as they behaved themselves, could still survive."

"I am the only one who cannot do this. Everything I have comes from you. If you are gone, I will lose the basis for sitting on the throne. Therefore, in the entire palace, I am the only one who is united with you."

Empress Dowager Guo was about to speak when Cao Mao spoke again.

"Of course, I'm not saying these relatives want to harm us, mother. What I mean is that you are the master, and the others are there to assist you. When making decisions, you should consider yourself more, not these relatives. You are too kind, and that's why so many people dare to harm you!"

ps: There is still one wave, and it will be released in two waves, so don’t be anxious.

(End of this chapter)