The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 145 Not Sima Shi

Being scolded like this by his own friend, Ji Kang was hesitant to speak.

But he quickly realized his mistake and lowered his head. "You're right. It's my fault. I shouldn't have leaked it so easily. I won't do that again."

Lu An said seriously, "Shuye, no matter what His Majesty says, I hope you won't rush to do it, and don't tell me what His Majesty wants you to do. I don't think you can do anything great for His Majesty."

"You have never done anything like this before. If you act rashly, you might harm His Majesty."

Ji Kang suddenly felt a headache.

Things like this cannot be done with just passion, it also requires ability.

But rebellion was obviously not Ji Kang's strong point.

His Majesty simply asked me if I could serve him.

Of course Ji Kang was willing, he was not afraid of death, but the question was, how could he serve him?
He didn't tell me to do anything.

He wanted to ask Lu An, but when he remembered Lu An's scolding just now, he held back.

"I understand. Please don't worry."

Lu An gave many more instructions before leaving. From beginning to end, he never expressed the idea of wanting to see the Majesty's handwriting, and persuaded Ji Kang to destroy it quickly and not keep it.

Ji Kang looked at Lu An and suddenly felt that he seemed more suitable to do such a thing than himself.

After Lu An left, Ji Kang quickly burned the letter.

He didn't know what His Majesty wanted him to do.

It seems that I can only wait until the next time I see His Majesty and ask him secretly.

At this moment, after seeing Sima Yan off, Cao Mao also walked towards the West Hall, thinking about today's events as he walked.

Ji Kang, Lu An, Ruan Ji and others were all opponents of the Sima family. They were people he could trust and use.

However, although these celebrities have great reputations, their ability to get things done is too poor and they cannot be entrusted with important tasks.

Today's debate will probably be spread tomorrow.

By then, the reputation of the Dongtang Banquet will surely be known to all the celebrities in Luoyang, and he will be able to contact more and more celebrities. At that time, he can even win over a group of people and use them as public opinion.

Ruan Ji, Ji Kang and Lu An were the three people Cao Mao wanted to win over and use for his own purposes.

Although they lacked practical ability, they were very important to Cao Mao.

This is because Ruan Ji can enter and leave the palace freely with his status as a palace attendant, and the banquet for famous scholars allows Ji Kang and Lu An to enter and leave the palace freely.

If he could win them over, Cao Mao would be able to communicate with the outside world.

Yin Damu who served as the Changshui Cavalry Captain, Jiao Bo who served as the Ruolu Commander, Li Zhao of the Central Army, and even Guanqiu Jian of Huainan.

Cao Mao had a lot of ideas, but unfortunately he couldn't convey them.

In fact, he could also contact these people through Wang Xiang or the Queen Mother, but Cao Mao did not want Wang Xiang or the Queen Mother to know all his cards.

It is too easy for eunuchs to be targeted when they go out, and Cheng Ji is a hot-tempered person, so he is not suitable for doing secret things.

After much thought, the only way to get in touch with the outside world is through these few trustworthy celebrities. At least, the probability of these people taking the initiative to sell themselves out is very low.

If I could help them get promoted, they might even become potential helpers to me in the government.

Sima Shi was about to take action against Guanqiu Jian, and Cao Mao knew that he had to speed up.

Now I have power everywhere, but I can't connect them. This is not acceptable.

The only thing to worry about is whether Ji Kang and others will mess things up. Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, and Lu An each have their own strengths and weaknesses. If they are allowed to help each other, even if three cobblers cannot beat Zhuge Liang, they will not easily mess things up, right?
Next, I will wait for the next banquet to strengthen my contact with Ji Kang, and then ask him to win over Ruan Ji and Lu An to help me, without considering the rest of the people for now.

Then, things were delivered to Guanqiu Jian through these three people.

Cao Mao did not want to be a master of micro-management. When it came to leading troops in battle, even a hundred of him were no match for Guanqiu Jian. He had no experience in this area at all.

He wanted to give Guanqiu Jian something else, such as the possible military deployments of generals in various places in the future, Sima Shi's strategic ideas, etc. Of course, these were for reference only.

There are some others, such as the design drawings of the curved plow, the design drawings of the high-rotating cart, the design drawings of the wheelbarrow, the design drawings of the spinning wheel, etc.

Guanqiu Jian was under great pressure to meet food needs.

Cao Mao did not expect these things to completely solve Guanqiu Jian's logistical pressure, but he was unwilling to miss anything that could play a role.

There are also Wang Xiang and Chen Qian.

Wang Xiang must be promoted to the position of Taichang as soon as possible. As the head of the Nine Ministers, the influence he can exert cannot be underestimated.

Chen Qian must also meet as soon as possible, as he also wants to promote some people through him.

There was also Yang Hu who had already been recruited to serve as the General of Defense.

Guo Zhi's position also needs to be planned. He really hopes to give the position of General of the Guard to Man Changwu.

You can also try to win over the officer group in the Luoyang Central Army, but you can't do it yourself because the Sima family is still very sensitive about military power.

Perhaps Chen Qian could come forward and use his previous promises to win over these officers.

At this moment, in Cao Mao's eyes, it was like a dark starry sky that was gradually being lit up by starlight. The starlight in various places was very faint, but the number was constantly increasing. When the number of these starlights was large enough, even the darkness could be torn open!
Cao Mao's mind was full of thoughts.

Walking into the inner room of the West Hall, Cao Mao's train of thought was interrupted. He was frightened. Sima Yi had appeared in the room for some unknown reason, sitting on the bed, staring blankly in his direction.

What's happening here? ?

We haven’t even had our wedding ceremony yet!
Are you lying down now?
Cao Mao took a few steps back and shouted, "Someone come!"

Mr. Xu soon appeared beside him, looking at the emperor with a smile.

Cao Mao frowned, "Why is she here?"

Mr. Xu was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "A palace maid just brought her in."

Mr. Xu didn’t know how to address Sima Li. Everyone said she was the queen, but the problem was, how could the queen’s enthronement be treated as such a joke?
The enthronement of the queen requires a rather complicated ceremony, just like Cao Mao's coronation ceremony.

She had no formal status, but she "took the initiative" to come to Xitang.

No one dared to offend the daughter of this great general.

Cao Mao took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, you can go out now."

Mr. Xu bowed and left the place. Cao Mao slowly walked to the bed and sat down.

"That maid brought you here? Why didn't you refuse?"

Cao Mao suddenly asked.

Sima Yi did not answer.

Cao Mao didn't say anything more. He had previously thought that Sima Shi was not in a hurry to have him enthrone the queen because he didn't want him to touch Sima Yi too early, so as to avoid some unexpected events, such as Sima Yi becoming pregnant, which would cause the hostage plan to fail.

But now it seems that the Sima family has never cared about these things at all. They don’t care and don’t pay attention.

Is it because I am too young?

Or is it because they feel they won’t survive more than ten months?

Or do they want a "posthumous child" with Sima family blood?

Cao Mao didn't know the reason, nor did he really want to know.

He has decided to go all out.

Of course, the important strategy of waiting for Sima Shi to die will not be shaken. This is the safest and most successful strategy.

Attacking with all your strength does not mean to mindlessly confront Sima Shi and get hurt.

He just decided to speed up the process and accelerate Sima Shi's death.

Summoning the celebrities today is the first step to speed up the process. In Cao Mao's original idea, winning over the celebrities should at least wait until Sima Shi officially takes action against Guanqiu Jian.

It was Sima Li in front of him who made Cao Mao change his mind.

Sima Shi's behavior really scared Cao Mao.

He suddenly realized that if he did not increase his strength as soon as possible and increase his chances of winning, the outcome of his slow and steady approach might be that he would be slowly slaughtered by Sima Shi.

Of course, there may be some insignificant anger behind this accelerated pace.

"Put out the candles and rest."

As Cao Mao spoke, Sima Yi was startled and reached out to undress him.

Cao Mao suddenly reached out and held her skinny hand.

"I'm still young, there's no need to do this."

As Cao Mao spoke, he let go of his hand, got on the bed first, turned around, and slowly closed his eyes.

Sima Yi still did not respond. She was stunned for a long time, then slowly got on the bed and lay down next to Cao Mao.

A eunuch extinguished the candle.

Cao Mao's heart was very calm, without a trace of evil thoughts.

He had to deal with too many things every day. Even when he was lying on the bed, his mind was still full of plans and plots. His heart was completely occupied by these things, and there was no room for evil thoughts to arise.

Cao Mao heard soft sobbing coming from beside him.

He just closed his eyes tightly and didn't move at all.

When he first met Sima Li, Cao Mao thought about how to win her over, how to improve their relationship, and how to use her.

After all, the identity of Sima Shi's daughter is quite useful.

But after discovering that she might be threatened by her own biological father and vaguely realizing that she was a poor and miserable person, Cao Mao's idea of using her disappeared.

The great cause of saving the world is certainly important.

But in order to achieve great things, we cannot sacrifice and ignore everything.

I am not Sima Shi.

(End of this chapter)