The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 178 He is coming

Sima Zhao's face finally showed an expression other than anger.

He began to be surprised and a little flustered.

Queen Mother? ?
Not only Sima Zhao, but Lu Yu was the same. Lu Yu also widened his eyes at this moment.

When Wang Xiang came to him, he said that this matter was ordered by the emperor and the empress dowager, and Lu Yu also reminded him not to stand on the wrong side. The emperor had no chance of winning at all. He could force the Sima family, but he could not stand on the wrong side.

He didn't expect that Wang Xiang would dare to do this!
Wang Xiang’s meaning was very clear.

You, Sima Zhao, don't have the final say. You are just a general who conquers the west. In fact, you are an external minister. You don't have the final say on matters of the inner court. You have to let the general and the queen mother take over.

It’s not up to you to agree or not. Even if the general comes, he has to ask the Queen Mother whether she is willing.

If the Queen Mother is willing, this matter can continue to be implemented.

The ministers looked at Lu Yu, Wang Xiang and others. They really didn't expect that they would bring things to this point. They thought they were just taking the opportunity to force the Sima family to make concessions, but now it seems that this is going to affect the Sima family's right to speak in the temple.

If your Sima family doesn't agree to anything, the Queen Mother will support it.

Your voice in the court is not that strong!
This is almost a direct break with Sima Shi. Sima Shi can tolerate his ministers seeking benefits for himself, but will he allow his ministers to shake his voice in the court?

Do these people want to support the Queen Mother to fight against the Sima family?

What a courage!

In the past, the ministers would certainly think that they had lost their minds, but at this moment, they thought of the huge benefits that the Zhongzheng system reform could bring.

Their hearts are no longer as resolute, and their eyes are wandering.

Sima Zhao forced himself to calm down, and the anger on his face was gone.

"Prince, be careful with your words. Don't forget that it was the General who promoted you to the position of Minister of Rites!!!"

Wang Xiang said calmly, "We were both ministers in the same court. How can you call it a promotion? It should be a recommendation. Isn't the appointment of an official an imperial decree from Your Majesty?"

He looked at the ministers again and said, "Apart from the problem of officials, the Great Wei actually has many problems to solve."

"When I discussed this matter with the Queen Mother, she was very worried about the situation in the Wei Kingdom. She believed that the taxes imposed by the imperial court were too heavy and were not good for the people."

"She thought that perhaps, based on the fixed rank system and in combination with the policies of the early Han Dynasty that encouraged agriculture and sericulture, they could exempt the virtuous and meritorious families from taxes, lightening their burdens and enabling them to help the poor, thus freeing the people of the Great Wei from suffering and ensuring they would have enough food and clothing and no longer suffer from hunger and cold."

"I agree with that."

"The Queen Mother asked me to recommend talented people. After I recommended some, the Queen Mother sighed: There are so many talented people in the world. The Great Wei is not the Han Dynasty in the past. There are so many talented people. How can the previous official positions fully absorb all the talented people in the world?"

"The Queen Mother believes that titles are not the most important thing; what is important is official positions. We should reform the current official positions so that many talented people have the opportunity to serve as officials!"

Wang Xiang did not hide anything.

If he fails to gain the approval of his ministers this time, he will surely face a tragic end after leaving the court.

Therefore, there must be no reservations at this moment. All things that can attract the ministers should be made clear so that the ministers know how much benefit the next policy adjustment will bring to the aristocratic families.

In fact, Wang Xiang's behavior was to allow the aristocratic families to replace the ruling class in advance, directly participate in the governance of the temple, and take over the management rights.

This is what will happen in the future. The emperor will become the least important person in the world. All major events will be decided and controlled by the alliance of clans. The benefits will be theirs, and the emperor will take the blame.

This is the opposite of the Han Dynasty.

During the Han Dynasty, when something happened, the three ministers were beheaded first and offered to heaven. Later, when something happened, the emperor was made to take the blame first.

Empires can be destroyed, but families can last forever.

The current emperor is just a puppet, and the actual controller is the Sima family. In other words, the Sima family has become the emperor supported by the aristocratic families, and the aristocratic families have to abandon them and manage the country themselves.

If Dawei is compared to a group, the number one shareholder is now sidelined, the second largest shareholder holds the management rights and is preparing to become the largest shareholder, and the rest of the group's shareholders are preparing to borrow the name of the first shareholder to jointly take over the management rights of the second shareholder, and then divide up the group's interests and convert the group's assets into their own. If the group goes bankrupt, they will take their own funds to invest in the next group.

The second shareholder is now almost making the group his own. How can he allow these shareholders to destroy the group?

"shut up!!"

Sima Zhao shouted loudly.

He interrupted Wang Xiang directly.

However, Wang Xiang had almost said everything he needed to say. He looked at Sima Zhao calmly, without any fear on his face.

Lu Yu looked at Wang Xiang in astonishment. Things were completely out of control.

This made Lu Yu shocked and frightened. Wang Xiang had brought things to this point, so the next step would be a fight to the death. If he took a step back, he would be killed by Sima Shi.

Lu Yu, who was unwilling to take risks, was pushed into this position. He was unprepared and seemed a little flustered.

Not only him, Xun Yi also felt the same at this moment.

He had originally thought that all this was Lu Yu's premeditated attack, hoping to take advantage of the situation, so he jumped in early. Who could have imagined that Wang Xiang's first move would be a trump card? He looked at Lu Yu in surprise and doubt. This is different from what you told me at the beginning?
I just wanted to follow you to gain some benefits, what's going on now?
Do you want to compete for power with the Sima family?

The temple was unusually quiet, and all the officials were looking at Sima Zhao. Sima Zhao pointed at Wang Xiang and asked, "Are you planning a rebellion?!"

"How dare you?!!"

"Someone is coming!"

Sima Zhao was about to give an order, but he saw someone slowly stand up.

"General, why are you so angry? What the prince said is not without reason, and the ministers agree with it. If it is implemented, it will surely benefit the Great Wei. Do you think we should take action against the prince just because of his frank words?"

Sima Zhao looked up and saw that the person who spoke was the Minister of the Central Secretariat Meng Kang.

"you!"

Sima Zhao had just pointed at him when another person stood up.

"General, what identity do you intend to use to arrest the current Minister of Rites? Can this inner court official be controlled by an external general?"

This time it was Grand Herald Lu Zhi who stood up.

Without waiting for Sima Zhao to retort, he spoke again, "Today's court meeting is so important, yet Guanglu Xun Zheng Gong is nowhere to be seen. I wonder where he is now? Is he barred from leaving the palace because of his outspokenness?"

Fear finally appeared in Sima Zhao's eyes.

The loyal ministers in his impression suddenly had fangs. They slowly stood up and looked at him with such fierce and greedy eyes.

This left Sima Zhao speechless. Are these people crazy?!
Aren't they afraid that their own army will kill them all?

"That's right. And there's also the Chief Censor, Mr. Chen. He's not in the court today either. The general didn't even ask where he is. Perhaps the general knows where he is?"

The ministers gradually stood up.

Sima Zhao saw those usually docile people suddenly change their expressions and shouted, "Are you planning a rebellion?!"

"absurd!"

Then I saw someone stand up again, and this time it was Situ Gaorou.

Gao Rou looked at Sima Zhao in front of him and said unhappily, "If the ministers speak frankly, is that considered treason?!"

"The court has its own rules. Is it really the General Zhengxi's turn to scold the ministers for matters discussed at court?!"

Gao Rou looked at everyone and said seriously, "Back then, I also met with the Queen Mother. Every time she talked about Lord Xiahou, her face was very sad. She always believed that corporal punishment should be abolished and that the clan should not be implicated because of one person's fault!"

"This is an unjust act."

"What do you think, General Zhengxi?"

As soon as Gao Rou stood up, things immediately went wrong.

This person is the prime minister of the current dynasty, and he is quite powerful. Wang Xiang finally smiled. Just these people who have risen up today are enough to make Sima Zhao make concessions.

Does he dare to take action against so many ministers?
Don’t think that only the Sima family has the army. There are four expeditions and four garrisons in the world, so who doesn’t have military power?
Which one is not from a wealthy family?

Which of the provincial governors and prefects in various places is not a relative of the ministers in the court?
If they were to be killed, in a moment, all the righteous men in the world would surround Guanqiu Jian and charge into Luoyang. Even in the central army of Luoyang, how many generals were from aristocratic families?
If we kill them, the central army will be out of control.

Over the years, Sima Shi's methods were so cruel, and his high-pressure policy made all the officials hold their breath and dare not speak out.

When Wang Xiang and Lu Yu took the lead and put forward so many tempting conditions, and then Sima Shi and Guanqiu Jian were about to confront each other, the ministers could not bear it any longer.

As the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses. No matter how cold-blooded you are, Sima Shi, would you dare to massacre all the ministers in the court?

Come on, keep killing if you have the guts, let's see who dies first?!

Sima Zhao looked at the temple that was out of control in an instant, and panic finally appeared in his eyes. He looked uneasily at the throne above, at Sima Fu who was sitting there.

Father Zhong! !
Help me!!
Sima Fu had a stern face. He was extremely disappointed with Sima Zhao's response today.

He acts like a decent person in normal times and creates all kinds of personalities for himself, but in private he is violent, murderous, and eager for quick success. When he really encounters big things, he is so unbearable.

Can such a person really lead the Sima family further?
There was a cough outside the palace door.

A thin figure appeared at the door.

The excited ministers suddenly calmed down, and the noisy voices instantly fell silent.

The ministers watched the thin figure walk into the hall step by step in silence.

"Brother!!"

When Sima Zhao saw the person coming, he felt like he had seen a savior.

He was no longer afraid.

(End of this chapter)