The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 115 Do you want to make your debut?

"His Majesty!!"

When more than ten ministers appeared in the West Hall, Cao Mao was stunned.

You should know that the West Hall is the emperor's private place for rest. Generally speaking, whether it is making friends or meeting with ministers, it must be done in the East Hall, and the West Hall cannot be entered casually.

Of course, in this day and age, no one cares about this.

However, the ministers who had been avoiding him on weekdays suddenly appeared before him together today.

This is extremely rare. Could it be that Gao Rou has usurped power?
But when he saw Sima Fu following Gao Rou, Cao Mao came to his senses again.

Gao Rou had a stern face and looked furious, and the ministers behind him were also extremely serious.

They came here to demand an explanation. What had I done to make them so angry?
Cao Mao thought about it and seemed to have done a lot.

Before Cao Mao could react, Gao Rou pulled Xun Xu out of the crowd. Cao Mao was stunned. Who was this person?

"Your Majesty!! I heard you said you wanted to abolish the position of Palace Attendant and establish the position of Palace Attendant. Is that true?"

Xun Xu quickly lowered his head.

When Sima Zhao found him and asked him to write a letter, Xun Xu was still a little confused.

He didn't know why he had to do such a thing. He also thought about refusing politely, but Sima Zhao's attitude was very tough and he said that it was the general's intention.

Xun Xu had no choice but to obey the order.

Speaking of which, Xun Xu is actually similar to Jia Chong, and is also a person with little bottom line.

Of course, he was not capable of committing regicide. In his early years, he earned some fame by collecting Cao Shuang's body. But after Sima Shi's death, his true nature was completely exposed. He was flattering, forming cliques for personal gain, and bringing disaster to the country and the people. He was despised by many ministers.

If it were any other official, they might not have done such a blatant thing as to frame the emperor. Although the world is now in decline and morals are corrupt, everyone still has to maintain their dignity on the surface, and it has not reached the completely shameless period of Sima Yan.

But Xun Xu was able to do such a thing. It can be imagined that Sima Shi did not want to kill Jia Chong in a hurry because he could use him at this time.

Now that Jia Chong is gone, Xun Xu will naturally have to replace him.

Xun Xu had already made up his mind at this moment. If His Majesty denied or made any excuses, he would take the blame directly.

He said that he had heard wrongly and the fault was not with the emperor.

In this way, he could create the image of a loyal minister who worked for the emperor and share some fame with Gao Rou.

The more Your Majesty defends himself, the more sincere he becomes.
Gao Rou must have known in his heart that Cao Mao would not do such a stupid thing, but he still brought his ministers here. The main reason was that he had previously trusted Zhong Hui and ended up losing his base, which dealt a great blow to Gao Rou's voice in the temple.

Gao Rou really needed such an opportunity to gain fame.

Starting from the end of the Han Dynasty, the reputation of the literati became increasingly important, and they began to use various methods to become famous.

Commenting, brushing each other, and using various methods to attract attention are enough to make future generations dumbfounded.

The Zhongzheng system also takes reputation into consideration. After all, the number of places is limited, but there are many families. Whoever has the greatest reputation is most likely to be recruited first.

Logically speaking, Gao Rou doesn't need to seek fame at his level, but after being tricked by Zhong Hui, Gao Rou has no choice but to take his left and right to try to gain fame. He has maintained a good reputation all his life, so the final outcome can't be like this, right?
He was also prepared to steal the reputation from His Majesty no matter how His Majesty denied it!

When Cao Mao heard his question, his eyes were filled with confusion.

what?
The eunuch?
Isn't this right? !
Who is trying to frame me?

Cao Mao looked at the ministers in front of him and stood up immediately.

"Situ Gong, it is indeed so, that is what I said!"

"me."

Situ Gong's ideas were directly shattered by Cao Mao.

He looked at Cao Mao in front of him suspiciously, and then looked at Xun Xu. Xun Xu was even more confused than Gao Rou at this moment, with his eyes wide open.

He admitted it? ?

The ministers were in an uproar, and so were the attendants around Cao Mao.

Gao Rou was silent for a moment, then regained his composure and angrily asked, "Your Majesty, why do you have such a ridiculous idea?"

"Don't you know who caused the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to be an emperor like Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling?!"

Gao Rou questioned angrily.

The ministers around him shook their heads in sorrow and cooperated with Gao Rou with all their might.

Gao Rou scolded Cao Mao harshly, and Cao Mao lowered his head and accepted the reprimand sincerely. After Gao Rou, several other ministers expressed their opinions.

They all advised Cao Mao to understand that one should not get close to villains, to stay away from eunuchs, and to value talented people.

After everyone finished speaking, Gao Rou looked coldly at the eunuchs around Cao Mao.

"Your Majesty!! These people are deceiving the king and should be put to death!"

The eunuchs immediately panicked and looked at Cao Mao in horror.

Cao Mao hurried forward, recalling An Shi's appearance in his mind, and said timidly: "The crime does not deserve the death penalty, the crime does not deserve the death penalty. I will never have such thoughts again. They have taken care of me for many days. Please forgive them, Lord Situ!"

Gao Rou was stunned and quickly showed his strong attitude again and continued to scold the emperor.

Of course Cao Mao obeyed sincerely.

"Lord Situ, I have realized my mistakes. I am willing to listen to your advice and get closer to the Sanqi in the future. I will now issue an edict to order the Secretariat to recruit the talented people in Luoyang as Sanqi to serve by my side. I will get closer to them."

After hearing Cao Mao's sincere admission of his mistake, Gao Rou stopped talking and gave the opportunity to the other ministers.

The ministers took turns speaking about various profound truths.

I don't know how long he spoke, but the ministers felt it was enough, so they bowed and said goodbye, leaving here with great dignity.

They were all very happy. History books would record that the emperor often got close to eunuchs and had the idea of re-establishing the position of eunuchs. The ministers met with the emperor and advised him, and the emperor immediately admitted his mistake and changed his mind.

Then below are their various exhortations, and their names will be recorded in history.

After everyone left, the eunuchs immediately knelt in front of Cao Mao.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

They were frightened just now. If Cao Mao had not protected them, they would have been killed by now and no one would care about their lives.

Cao Mao sighed helplessly and then asked them to stand up.

"I was too anxious and almost made you suffer. This is all my fault."

Everyone hurriedly said they didn't dare.

Cao Mao glanced at Sima Hui and ordered everyone to leave.

Sima Shi and others did not stop themselves from contacting eunuchs at all. The reason was that the eunuchs nowadays were different from those in the past. The eunuchs in the late Han Dynasty could interfere in the Secretariat and even had military power. They were extremely powerful, and it was common for the emperor to use eunuchs to get rid of generals.

But at this moment, eunuchs had no power at all. They had nothing in terms of administration or military power.

Cao Pi deprived them of all their power and turned them into complete slaves of the emperor, responsible for taking care of the emperor's food, clothing and daily life, nothing else.

In Sima Shi's eyes, Cao Mao was taking the initiative to get close to some useless people, which could also be used to destroy Cao Mao's reputation. Why should he stop him?

But to Cao Mao, these eunuchs are far more important than those wise men outside.

This is also the reason why he took the initiative to admit it this time.

Anyway, if Sima Shi framed him, he would have no way to explain himself, so he might as well admit it and let these eunuchs see a way out for the future. These eunuchs also missed the era of the Ten Attendants.

At the same time, he can also use the name of being close to wise ministers to increase the number of Sanqi. Currently, he is trapped in the palace and cannot get out. Sanqi is someone he can contact openly. No matter whether his heart is with the Sima family or somewhere else, one more person means one more way.

Just as Cao Mao was thinking about it, he heard someone shouting outside.

Cao Mao was startled, then shouted, "Let him in!"

The person who walked in was indeed Sima Yan.

Sima Yan looked very distressed, "Your Majesty!! Something terrible has happened!!"

"Everyone outside is saying you're an emperor like Huan and Ling! They're all saying bad things about you and even want to sign a petition."

Sima Yan complained and walked quickly to Cao Mao's side. He lowered his head and found that Cao Mao was not afraid at all, but was laughing secretly.

He rubbed his forehead and said, "What are you laughing at? You're about to be infamous for eternity, and you're still laughing?"

"Hahaha~~~"

After he said this, Cao Mao laughed even louder. He grabbed Sima Yan's hand and made him sit down.

"Anshi, do you want to be famous?"

"Um???"

(End of this chapter)