The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 17 Uncle!

"Put it down! Put it all down!"

"How dare you be rude to me?!"

"Who dares to disrespect the Township Lord?"

Two groups of people were confronting each other in the mansion, shouting at each other, and the situation was extremely chaotic.

One group of people were Cao Mao's retainers. They all drew their swords and pointed them at the intruder in front of them.

There were more than twenty intruders, all fully armed. Their armor looked even better than the knights brought by Wang Su. They were tall and stood in formation, waiting.

The leader was a man dressed luxuriously.

He was older than Guo Ze, with a fair complexion, phoenix eyes and thin eyebrows. He did not hide the arrogance in his heart at all. He held his head high and looked at the rangers with disdain.

He was even more furious that they dared to draw their swords at him.

Guo Ze stood between them, constantly urging both sides to put down their weapons.

When Cao Mao rushed in, Guo Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly pushed away the soldiers in front of him, and walked quickly to Cao Mao's side.

"My lord, this is my cousin, Xidu Hou Jian, the Protector General. I am here to welcome you to Luoyang on the orders of the Queen Mother."

Cao Mao's eyes lit up and he was overjoyed.

He looked at the arrogant man with a gleam in his eyes. There was actually an unexpected gain?
Cao Mao thought that Guo would be eager to support him, but he didn't expect that they would come directly to Yuancheng, and the person who came was Guo Jian!
Guo Ze told him about the internal situation of the Guo family.

In fact, the one who holds the final say in the Guo family is not Empress Dowager Guo, but her cousin Guo De. Guo De is a qualified eldest son of a large family. He only cares about his own clan and can advance or retreat.

But the one most favored by the elders is the second son Guo Jian.

Large families often adopt this kind of training model, spending all their resources to train the eldest son and being more indulgent towards the second son.

Therefore, the two men have completely opposite personalities. Guo De is cautious and knows how to make choices, while Guo Jian is more rebellious than his brother. He is irritable and reckless, and becomes arrogant because of his favor.

Guo Jian looked at the handsome young man in front of him and nodded, "He does look like a son of heaven."

He walked a few steps to Cao Mao and said in a commanding tone: "You, come with me to see Wang Su now, and then go to Luoyang."

This tone immediately angered the rangers. They widened their eyes and seemed ready to pounce at the next moment.

Cao Mao became even happier.

Okay, that's someone like you!

Now, the most powerful weapon in Cao Mao's hand is the information gap. The information gap between Yuancheng and Luoyang is his only advantage.

Cao Mao looked at the knights and said sternly, "How dare you be so rude to my elders? Go to another hall and rest first! I'll come find you later!"

Cao Mao spoke, and the knights did not dare to refuse, so they turned around and left.

Cao Mao suddenly bowed to Guo Jian, "Uncle!"

"what??"

Guo Jian was stunned and looked around him before he realized that the other party was calling him.

"What did you call me??"

"Uncle, you don't know that when my father was still alive, Emperor Liezu Xiaoming doted on him extremely, caring for him more than he cared for his own children. My father often warned me to treat Emperor Liezu the same way I treated him!"

"Emperor Liezu is no longer with us, but the Empress Dowager is still here. Emperor Liezu is like my father, and the Empress Dowager is like my mother. You are the Empress Dowager's brother, so you are my uncle!"

The corners of Guo Ze's mouth twitched.

Emperor Liezu had already passed away when my lord was born. How could Prince Ding possibly give such a warning?

Isn't this lying with your eyes open?

Guo Jian didn't react at all and was still in a daze when Cao Mao enthusiastically grabbed his hand.

"Uncle, my family has been so favored by Emperor Liezu, but we have been unable to repay him. I wanted to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager, but because of that ruthless and incompetent Prince Qi, I can only pay my respects to her from afar in Yuancheng."

"I'm so excited to see you today."

Guo Jian felt his mind was a little confused, and he nodded subconsciously, "Ah, yes, Youzi, the Duke of Xiang, Your Majesty."

"We can talk about this later. We can go see Wang Su first."

"My uncle rarely comes here, so why is he in such a hurry to meet an outsider? Someone, go to the Gao family's restaurant and bring me the best food and wine in the city! I want to entertain my uncle personally!"

Cao Mao enthusiastically pulled Guo Jian into the inner room.

The two men sat facing each other, with Guo Ze sitting next to Cao Mao.

Cao Mao then asked, "Is the Queen Mother all right? And my uncle? Is he alright?"

Guo Jian exchanged a few passive pleasantries.

"I haven't been able to see my loved ones all these years. It's all the King of Qi's fault!"

Cao Fang was not the empress dowager's son, but Cao Rui's adopted son. He did not have a close relationship with Guo, and there were even some conflicts between them because Guo controlled the palace guards.

Therefore, Guo Jian quite agreed with Cao Mao's words.

But Cao Mao continued, "When King Pengcheng ascends the throne, things probably won't be like this." Only then did Guo Jian remember the mission he came for.

He said seriously, "Mao, I came here this time to have you ascend the throne as emperor. This is the Queen Mother's wish, and you cannot disobey."

Cao Mao's face was full of emotion.

"The Queen Mother has shown me so much love, I really can't repay her. I lost my mother when I was born, and all these years I have always regarded the Queen Mother as my mother. Now, how dare I harm her for my own sake?"

"I heard that the general wanted to support King Pengcheng, but the queen mother argued with him for my sake."

"The Queen Mother loves me so much, how can I do something that harms her just for my own benefit?!"

"This is definitely not something a filial son would do!"

Cao Mao was extremely resolute.

Guo Jian pursed his lips and looked at Guo Ze beside him.

Guo Ze nodded, "My Lord, what you said is very reasonable. Although I also hope that Your Majesty can ascend the throne, it is indeed contrary to filial piety."

"I"

Guo Jian calmed himself down, forced a smile, and looked at Cao Mao.

"Mao, you're worrying too much. Since the general has agreed to make you emperor, it means he recognizes your character. There won't be any discord."

Cao Mao frowned and stood up angrily.

"Didn't you notice?"

"If the general truly respects my Guo family, why isn't there a single one of my closest relatives among those who came to greet me?"

"Who is Wang Su? Who is Zheng Mao? And who is Hua Biao?"

"If it was my uncle who came to Yuancheng, would I still resist?"

"Besides, to support the enthronement of the emperor, the Three Dukes should come with sacrificial cattle to welcome him. But now, here comes a part-time Minister of Rites and a temporary Minister of the Imperial Household, accompanied by a dozen knights. Is this how much the General values the emperor supported by my family, Guo?!"

"My Guo family is a prominent clan in Xiping, descendants of Guo Ting, Marquis of Aling during the early Han Dynasty! Our generations have been loyal and righteous, and we're hardly any worse than the Sima family. Why do you look down on us so much?"

"When Wang Su's knights arrived at my mansion, they didn't even bother to salute the Defense Assistant Commander. They knew the Commander was a member of the Guo family, yet they dared to peer past him and into the mansion. It was because of their disrespect towards the Guo family that I realized the general wasn't truly here to support me!"

"How can our Guo family endure such humiliation?!"

Cao Mao's face flushed red and he was extremely angry.

When Guo Jian heard this, he immediately frowned and looked at Guo Ze who was standing beside him. "Is this true?"

Guo Ze nodded, "Indeed."

Guo Jian was furious, "How dare even a riding slave treat me, Guo, like this?!"

"Yes! Uncle! If I ascend the throne, who knows how the general will harm my Guo family. Therefore, I cannot agree to this!"

Guo Jian was also a little angry at this moment, but he also knew his own strength, so he said helplessly:

"I can't refuse. My eldest brother brought Sima Shi's order, saying that the emperor must ascend the throne on October 5th. He didn't say who would ascend the throne, but since he has spoken, someone must ascend the throne on October 5th."

"You are one of us. If you ascend the throne, it will benefit us all. If that bastard King Pengcheng ascends the throne, we will be completely defeated."

"Besides, Master Sima is a cruel person. If you refuse again, he might kill you."

Guo Jian did not hide it either. Instigated by Cao Mao who kept calling Sima Shi "my Guo family", he not only called Sima Shi's name directly, but also told Cao Mao the inside information.

Cao Mao was furious. He stood up suddenly and looked at Guo Ze who was standing beside him.

"Mr. Guo! Can someone who wants to fulfill his filial duty be afraid of death?"

Guo Ze also stood up, "No!"

"Master Sima wants to use us to deal with the Queen Mother! How can we continue to live and endanger the Queen Mother?!"

"Uncle! Please bring my body back and bury it near Luoyang, so I can see Emperor Liezu and the Empress Dowager!!"

Cao Mao said this and quickly drew his sword.

Guo Jian felt a chill running straight to the top of his head. He realized what Cao Mao was going to do, and pounced on him, pinning him under him.

"Uncle!! Don't stop me!!"

"You're crazy! Ze! Guo Ze! Come and help me!!"

Guo Jian looked in the direction of Guo Ze and saw a determined look on Guo Ze's face. "My Lord! I'll go first!"

Seeing that he had also drawn his sword, Guo Jian shouted and rushed forward again, entangled with Guo Ze.

Cao Mao broke free from his restraints and tried to pick up the sword on the ground again.

"Uncle! I'll go first!!"

Guo Jian was almost crying. He raised his head and shouted in anger, "Someone come!"

"Help me!!"

(End of this chapter)