The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 175 The arrow is on the string
Wang Xiang finished today's classes and then got up and walked towards his home.

Wang Xiang is still very busy now. He has to take care of the affairs of the Taichang Palace and give lectures to the emperor.

Of course, lectures were not given every day, unless the emperor contacted him and said that he did not understand something.

Wang Xiang sat in the carriage, feeling uneasy.

Sure enough, Chen Qian was still too radical. He contacted Zheng Mao without asking himself.

Of course, Wang Xiang himself did not object to Chen Qian's attempt to win over Zheng Mao.

Zheng Mao never participated in fights on a daily basis, but he was quite influential in the court. He recommended many capable officials. Even though he didn't interact much with these people, they were still a potential huge force.

Sima Shi repeatedly wanted him to choose a side, but he was also worried that if he chose the wrong side, it would affect many of his deployments.

After all, Zheng Mao had never experienced too many fights.

Considering what had happened recently, Wang Xiang concluded that the problem lay with Zheng Mao.

But Wang Xiang didn't feel depressed.

He had already made these preparations when he made up his mind to take charge of this matter.

When his carriage approached his mansion, he saw a group of people standing at the door from afar, as if they were waiting for him.

Wang Xiang had sharp eyes and recognized the other person's identity at a glance.

Taifu Sima Fu.

A smile suddenly appeared on Wang Xiang's face. He quickly asked someone to stop the car, got out of the car quickly, and walked towards Sima Fu.

Sima Fu was stunned and hurried towards him.

"I pay my respects to the Grand Tutor!"

Wang Xiang was about to bow, but Sima Fu hurriedly helped him up, saying, "I dare not, I dare not, how can you be my vassal?"

"The Grand Tutor is a great sage, the head of the Three Dukes. Why can't he be worthy of this position?"

"How could I dare to let you wait outside? This is all my fault. I didn't teach my servants well."

"No, no, it's me who didn't go in. Don't blame them."

The two men walked into the mansion talking and laughing. When they entered the study, Wang Xiang asked Sima Fu several times to sit down, but Sima Fu insisted on sitting in the guest seat.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries again.

After talking for a long time, Wang Xiang finally asked, "Grand Tutor, do you have any instructions?"

The smile on Sima Fu's face disappeared a little. He looked at Wang Xiang in front of him, stared at him for a long time, and then sighed.

"My Lord, there are ministers in the court who have gone astray."

Wang Xiang's face was full of confusion.

"Who is the Grand Tutor talking about?"

"My Lord, to be honest, I don't know who they are, but the General said so."

"The Wei Kingdom is not at peace now. I heard that the Shu Kingdom is mobilizing its troops. Jiang Wei may invade and plunder again. At this critical moment, the general will not forgive those who aid and abet the evil."

"What do you think, Prince?"

After hearing Sima Fu's words, Wang Xiang's face suddenly became a little ugly.

"Is the Grand Tutor alluding to me?"

"What have I done to help the tyrant?"

Sima Fu was stunned. Sima Shi suspected Lu Yu, Wang Xiang, Xun Yi and others, but facing these three people, Sima Fu could not cause trouble for no reason. After all, these were allies close to him, not to mention that these three people were more difficult to deal with than the two.

Needless to say, if Lu Yu were captured, the Secretariat would collapse. Wang Xiang's reputation was too great, and imprisoning him would provoke a host of prominent figures throughout the land to attack him. The Xun Yi family was also too powerful.
The best way Sima Fu could think of to deal with these three people was to suppress them. It was not to intimidate them completely, but just to prevent them from causing trouble in the short term.

Sima Fu didn't expect that Wang Xiang would directly expose the truth as soon as he opened his mouth.

He smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't mean to say you did such a thing."

"So what do you want to say?"

"I just want to discuss with you what to do if a traitor appears in the court right now?"

Wang Xiang said seriously, "Execute the entire clan."

Sima Fu was stunned.

Are you being a bit too radical?
Sima Fu immediately did not dare to continue this topic. Compared with Wang Xiang, Lu Yu's reaction was the most puzzling.

After listening to his own story, Lu Yu became very anxious and felt extremely angry.

Xun Yi and Wang Xiang were similar. They both said that they would kill him directly and that they would definitely support the general.

This made Sima Fu make his own judgment. If there was anyone among these three people who was colluding with the thieves, it would probably be the Shangshu Pushe?

That’s right, only he has such prestige to summon Chen Qian and Zheng Mao to work for him.

So what is he planning?

Did he want to profit from the war between the general and Guanqiu Jian? Or did he want to gain something more?
Sima Fu felt his mind was in a state of confusion. The current situation was becoming more and more chaotic, and he even had some difficulty understanding Sima Shi's thoughts.

Sima Fu didn't stay here for too long and left soon. After seeing him off, Wang Xiang's face suddenly became ugly.

He knew that something might have happened to Chen Qian and Zheng Mao, but did Sima Shi really dare to touch them?
At this time, isn't he afraid of provoking a counterattack from his ministers?
Wang Xiang looked at Sima Fu walking away, and his expression became more determined.

It seems that I must act in time. Otherwise, if Master Sima asks them what happened, he will not give me the chance to speak or defend myself.

Sima Fu probably never imagined that his suppression would have such a counterproductive effect.

The next day, just after dawn, Wang Xiang had already boarded the car, ready to go to the court meeting.

Along the way, Wang Xiang behaved very calmly until he arrived at the palace, where the ministers had already been waiting.

Wang Xiang began to look at the crowd in front of him, and sure enough, he could not find Chen Qian and Zheng Mao among the ministers.

Under normal circumstances, these two people would have appeared here long ago.

Wang Xiang further confirmed his judgment.

Just as he was looking around, he saw Lu Yu walking quickly towards him. Lu Yu had a frown on his face and looked extremely angry.

"What the hell did you do?!"

Only a few ministers knew about the reform. Wang Xiang first informed Lu Yu, who then told several secretaries, and Fu Gu told the general.

Therefore, in the eyes of the general, the instigator of the reform was Lu Yu.

Wang Xiang later found Chen Qian, Lu Yu found Xun Yi, and Chen Qian found Zheng Mao.

These people are all insiders and want to promote this matter, but they all have different ideas.

Lu Yu wanted to implement the policy calmly and wait until Sima Shi died and Sima Zhao came to power so that he could implement it without any obstruction.

Wang Xiang originally wanted to develop steadily, and when Sima Shi pacified Guanqiu Jian, he took the initiative to bring up this matter, forcing Sima Zhao to make concessions, and then supported the Queen Mother's faction in the temple to replace the Sima family.

Chen Qian wanted to do it now, to force Sima Shi to make concessions, to seize the real power in the temple, and to undermine the Sima family.

It was because these people had different ideas and practices that Sima Shi was unable to see through their intentions.

There is a tacit understanding between Lu Yu and Sima Shi. Sima Shi knows what Lu Yu wants to do, and Lu Yu also knows what Sima Shi needs now. Lu Yu gives him a peaceful time to pacify the foreign enemies, and Sima Shi will not attack him at this time.

As for what happens next, it all depends on who acts faster.

But when Lu Yu realized that Sima Shi had started to take action and broke the tacit understanding between the two, Lu Yu knew that it was Wang Xiang who aroused Sima Shi's fear.

Wang Xiang looked at the angry Lu Yu and explained helplessly: "Mr. Lu, it wasn't me, it was Chen Qian and Zheng Mao."

Lu Yu gritted his teeth, "How could they know?!"

"Mr. Lu, it was the Queen Mother. She informed them of this matter and hoped they would help."

Lu Yu didn't necessarily believe what he said, but he still cursed, "Idiot! You've ruined my plans!"

Wang Xiang could hear his indirect criticism, but this was definitely not the time to argue.

"Lord Lu, what should we do next? If Master Sima learns about us from them, he will definitely not forgive us."

Lu Yu sneered, "Fu Gu told him a long time ago, he knows what we want to do."

"It's just a suggestion. What can he do?"

Wang Xiang looked at Lu Yu calmly. The general only knows what you want to do, but he knows what I want to do.

If he knew that I wanted to create a Queen Mother faction in the court and form an alliance consisting of the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the great families to replace the Sima family, I'm afraid he would have shot us all by now.

Wang Xiang nodded and said, "I understand. Please rest assured, Lord Lu."

Lu Yu was also extremely conflicted at this moment. He felt like he was being forced onto the battlefield by Wang Xiang.

Does the Queen Mother have the guts to plot something like this with the ministers? If she really has this ability, what role does the Sima family have?

This was all orchestrated by Wang Xiang. I clearly told him to wait for a while and not to do anything rash, but he insisted on contacting the ministers secretly.

Lu Yu's dissatisfaction with Wang Xiang reached its peak, but he really couldn't sell out his teammates at this moment.

If he dealt with Wang Xiang now and Wang Xiang brought up that matter again, he would be positioned as a selfish person who opposed seeking profit for the big families. Looking at Gao Situ now, he knew how risky it was to do so.

He forced a smile and looked at Wang Xiang gently.

"My Lord, I will take action to bring those two out. We must not rush this matter. Sima Shi's time is running out. We cannot let him strike back before his death. If we risk the lives of our entire clan just for the sake of fame, it would be a waste of time."

"Mr. Lu!"

Sima Fu appeared out of nowhere and walked towards here with a smile.

Lu Yu signaled Wang Xiang with his eyes again, and then walked towards Sima Fu.

Looking at the two people greeting each other warmly in the distance, Wang Xiang lowered his head with a very calm expression.

Sorry, Mr. Lu.

The arrow is on the string, it must be shot.

For the sake of justice in the world, we can only ask you to stand up and eliminate the thieves for the country.

I think that since you have a clean family background and are a great scholar in the country, you will definitely not refuse such a righteous act!

(End of this chapter)