The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 127 I Will Teach Your Wife
"The people are living in the ice and snow, without clothes or houses, and the officials in the court are all telling lies."

Sima Yan was kneeling in front of Sima Zhao at this moment, slowly telling him what he had learned in the past few days.

Sima Zhao's expression was uncertain.

"So I'm going to go to various places in person, secretly, to see what the real situation is like."

"Don't be fooled by these people"

Sima Yan honestly told Cao Mao what he had taught him.

Sima Zhao's heart was extremely complicated at this moment.

To be honest, what the emperor said was not wrong. He was right. We really cannot trust these ministers, we really cannot care too much about reputation, we really need to take more care of the grassroots people, and we really need to see it for ourselves. These are all correct. Sima Yan was very pleased that he could learn these things.

But the question is, why are you teaching my son?
Is it true that I am the one who supports your wife?
You even have to learn this?

Sima Zhao couldn't calm down for a long time because his own enemy came to help tutor his son.

He was stunned.

He looked at Du Yu blankly and asked, "Yuan Kai, what do you think His Majesty wants to do?"

Du Yu was not in a much better situation than Sima Zhao at this moment, and he was also confused.

Even someone as powerful as Du Yu couldn't see through the emperor's heart. Was he helping the enemy cultivate an heir?
Sima Yan glanced at Du Yu and said, "Your Majesty also told me that the only person in the court who can be trusted and reused is Lord Du."

Du Yu widened his eyes.

Sima Zhao also fell silent.

Sima Yan asked in a low voice: "Father, is His Majesty wrong?"

"I"

Sima Zhao's face flushed red, "Yes, he is right."

"Get out now!"

"only."

Sima Yan left with his head down. Sima Zhao looked at Du Yu again, still wanting to get an answer from Du Yu.

Du Yu was silent for a long time before he said, "Your Majesty may be trying to use the young master to connect with other prominent scholars, thereby recruiting more of them to serve you."

"If that's what you want, you just need to make Anshi famous. Why do you need to teach him like this?"

"possible."

Du Yu had a vague idea in his mind, but he didn't know how to express it.

"Yuan Kai, just speak frankly."

"Your Majesty cares about the people of the world. If something happens to the general, you will definitely be dismissed. Therefore, you want to leave a wise and capable person for the people of the world."

Sima Zhao was stunned for a moment, then he threw his head back and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you dare to think of such a ridiculous reason, hahaha~~"

Sima Zhao laughed so hard that he fell backwards, but Du Yu remained calm and said nothing.

Du Yu felt more and more that his idea was correct, otherwise there was no way to explain this matter. Thinking that he had to deal with such a person who cared about the world, Du Yu felt indescribable discomfort in his heart, and the guilt in his heart became stronger and stronger, making him feel particularly depressed.

Sima Zhao laughed for a long time before he stopped.

"No matter what he's thinking, he's definitely trying to harm my family. It seems like Shiji needs to tighten his control over him. He can't be allowed to cause trouble recklessly anymore."

Sima Zhao had just said a few words when someone hurried in.

"General Xuande has come again and wishes to see you."

Sima Zhao's face was full of disdain.

During these days, Guo Li came to pay a visit many times, but Sima Zhao never met him.

"Let them go back!"

"Just say I'm not in the house!"

Du Yu asked curiously, "General Xuande is coming, why don't you see him?"

"Oh, they came to me about Guo Ze's matter. I already have a lot on my plate. How can I find the time to entertain them?"

"General, no matter how big or small the matter is, it should not be taken lightly."

Du Yu persuaded him, Sima Zhao was stunned, and then he said to his subordinates: "Let them in."

Sima Zhao looked at Du Yu again and said, "Yuan Kai, you've been busy all day. Go back and rest first. I'll have to trouble you with Guanqiu Jian's affairs."

Du Yu passed by Guo Li and others.

The two of them had no interaction and never exchanged greetings.

"General!!"

Guo Li hurriedly bowed to Sima Zhao, followed closely by Guo Zhi.

Sima Zhao hurried forward to help them up, his face filled with shame. "I've been busy dealing with the rebels all over the place these days. I haven't been able to greet you in time despite your visits. It's truly my fault!"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Guo Li hurriedly spoke, then added seriously, "It's all because of my son's incompetence that his subordinates did this. Once we catch him, General, please show no mercy and punish him severely!"

"How can this be possible? He was just being coerced."

Sima Zhao asked them to sit down and greeted them warmly.

Guo Li benefited greatly from it.

And in her heart, she was even more angry towards the Queen Mother. Even the General Zhengxi was so polite to her, how dare you drive us out?
He said to Sima Zhao with a serious face, "General, something terrible has happened!"

"Ah? What happened?"

"Cao Mao has bewitched the Queen Mother. She no longer wants to see us. She wanders the palace all day, becoming increasingly arrogant and disrespectful. It seems Cao Mao wants to coerce the Queen Mother, which is detrimental to the general!"

Hearing Guo Li's words, the smile on Sima Zhao's face immediately disappeared.

"Your Majesty? To deceive the Queen Mother?"

Guo Li hurriedly told Sima Zhao everything that had happened during this period, without hiding anything.

"That Cao Mao is so cunning, we don't know what tricks he uses. The Queen Mother is now obeying his every word and completely ignoring us. If this continues, I'm afraid something big will happen!"

As Sima Zhao listened to what Guo Li and others said, his expression became increasingly grim.

Why can't I just spend a day in peace? Even just one day?
The matter of Zhao Guanqiu Jian has not been resolved yet, and now something has happened in the palace again, Queen Mother.

Sima Zhao just felt a headache.

The reason why the Sima family was able to rise so quickly was inseparable from the great kindness and virtue of Emperor Wen and Emperor Ming. These two people fully learned from the lessons of the late Han Dynasty and also imposed great restrictions on the harem to prevent the possibility of the harem interfering in the court.

Perhaps it was also intended to prevent the recurrence of external relatives' interference in politics.

These two people restricted everything, including royal family members, eunuchs, and queens, but they did not restrict aristocratic families.

Under such circumstances, the rise of aristocratic families is inevitable.

The first empress of Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty was Empress Mao. Once, Cao Rui went out for a walk with Madam Guo. Empress Mao became jealous of Cao Rui just because she asked, "Did you have a good time with Madam Guo today?" Cao Rui thought someone had leaked the secret, so he killed more than a dozen of his followers and then ordered the death of Empress Mao.
He seemed not to want his queen to be too powerful. He needed a weak and unintelligent person to be his queen, such as Queen Guo.

It seems that the Cao family has brought disaster upon themselves; the sins committed by previous generations must be paid for by Cao Mao.
Empress Dowager Guo's experience of such things naturally formed her current personality: timid, cowardly, insecure, and lacking in self-confidence.

The Sima family was able to rise rapidly thanks to such a queen mother.

If Empress Dowager Guo had been more powerful, the Sima family's path to power would not have been so easy.

But now, Empress Dowager Guo and Cao Mao are standing together, which is a bit scary.

Sima Zhao became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. Looking at Guo Li who was chattering incessantly in front of him, he really wanted to drag this idiot out and chop off his head to let the Queen Mother know who not to offend.

He was also very angry at these useless people. Cao Mao was an outsider. Are you just going to watch Cao Mao pull the empress dowager away from you?

waste! !
"All right!"

Sima Zhao angrily interrupted Guo Li.

Guo Li looked at him in astonishment. Sima Zhao calmed himself down and said, "We absolutely cannot let the Queen Mother go astray. General Xuande, you are of the same clan as the Queen Mother after all. Even if she is angry, she will not ignore you. Why don't you go find her again, show your goodwill to her, stay by her side, and monitor her every move."

"impossible!"

Guo Li interrupted Sima Zhao and said proudly, "How can we bow down to the Queen Mother? If we go to her now, she will think we are afraid of her!"

Sima Zhao's heart was filled with murderous intent, and he stared coldly at Guo Li in front of him.

Guo Zhi realized something was wrong and quickly pulled Guo Li. Guo Li then said helplessly, "But if it's the order of General Zhengxi, we must complete it."

Sima Zhao finally laughed. "I'm very pleased that you think this way. Lord Guo, don't anger the Queen Mother again. Comfort her and don't let her be bullied by villains. Ask her as much as possible to find out what she wants to do. Gain her trust. Once you find out her plans, be sure to inform me promptly. I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

Sima Zhao said this and stood up and saluted Guo Li.

"General, I dare not accept your courtesy!"

“We will never let you down!”

Guo Lixin said this with a solemn oath, and finally said goodbye to Sima Zhao.

When they walked out, Sima Zhao's eyes were full of murderous intent.

When things settle down, I will throw you idiots into the cesspool and drown you!
Guo Li, who walked out of here, looked very proud.

"See, I've already told you that Sima Zhao wouldn't dare be rude to us. He's afraid that if we surrender to the emperor now, all the troops in the palace will belong to Cao Mao. How could Sima Zhao be at ease? He'll definitely try to win us over!"

"The Queen Mother is a foolish woman after all. She actually believed Cao Mao!"

"The Sima family is so powerful, how could he possibly deal with them? Just wait and see. One day, the Queen Mother will beg for our forgiveness. She will definitely regret it!"

(End of this chapter)