The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 180 Changes in the sky
The ministers walked hurriedly on the path, their brows furrowed and their faces extremely solemn.

Everyone was silent and walked very quickly.

Looking around, there were more than forty ministers. They were not talking to each other. They had just walked out of the court meeting, and now they were rushing towards the same destination without hesitation.

The minister walking in front was Lu Yu.

Gao Rou's face was gloomy and uncertain. She stared at Lu Yu in front of her, not knowing what she was thinking.

When these ministers appeared in the harem, they immediately caused quite a stir.

"Stop!!"

Someone stood in front of them.

The person blocking the way was Sima Xun, the captain of the palace.

Sima Xun led his soldiers to block the road. He looked at the ministers in front of him with suspicion, but still bowed to them and said, "Greetings, gentlemen."

"Why are you all here?"

Before Lu Yu could even open his mouth, a minister immediately spoke up, "We are going to Zhaoyang Palace to pay our respects to the Queen Mother. Make way!"

Sima Xun was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Gentlemen, do you have any orders from the general?"

Lu Yu sneered and said, "Do the ministers need the general's consent to come and see the Queen Mother?!"

At this moment, Sima Xun was stunned.

What's going on with you guys?
You are not like this on weekdays!
No need for the general's orders?
Looking at the bewildered Sima Xun, Gao Rou flew into a rage and pointed at him, cursing, "Why don't you get out of the way?!"

Sima Xun subconsciously took a few steps back and shouted again, "I am here to guard the palaces under the orders of the general. Without the general's order, I cannot let you in!"

Gao Rou burst into laughter. "Even his Sima Shi didn't dare to stop the ministers from seeing the Queen Mother. How dare you, a mere captain, act so presumptuously here?!"

"Someone, take this guy away!"

The soldiers standing behind Sima Xun were immediately stunned. They looked at Sima Xun, then at Gao Rou, their eyes full of fear, and retreated one after another.

Gao Rou shouted, "You dare not disobey the general's order, but you dare disobey the prime minister's order?!"

Sima Xun had no idea what to say at this moment. He had never been treated like this since Sima Yi came to power. He was a member of the Sima family. No matter where he went, he was respected. Even though he had no official position, the three ministers of the dynasty did not dare to be rude to him!

What's going on now? Pushing myself down?

Don’t you know my last name is Sima?
"Wait a minute!!"

A voice came from the distance.

Sima Xun breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to see Yang Hu leading the soldiers walking towards them quickly. Yang Hu's expression became even more solemn. He walked to the front and saluted everyone.

"Greetings, gentlemen!"

"I don't know why you're here?"

Yang Hu asked the same question, and Gao Rou replied again, "I came to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Yang Hu looked at them, then shook his head and said, "Only the Minister of the Court can enter the palace without an imperial edict. The other ministers are not allowed to enter."

Gao Rou was about to speak, but Lu Yu spoke first, "In that case, I will go into the palace to see the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother has issued an imperial decree to summon me, so Lord Yang can't stop me, right?"

"can."

Yang Hu made way for him, and Sima Xun was horrified and said hastily, "No."

Lu Yu ignored him completely and walked past him towards Zhaoyang Palace.

Sima Xun watched him pass by, but never dared to reach out and grab him.

The ministers waited here.

Lu Yu walked quickly towards Zhaoyang Palace. When he reached the door, he found that there were many eunuchs standing there. When they saw him coming, they immediately made way.

Mr. Guo hurried into the Zhaoyang Palace. Soon, he came out, bowed to Lu Yu, and let him in.

When Lu Yu strode into the hall, the empress dowager was sitting on the throne, staring intently in the direction he came in.

The emperor sat next to the empress dowager, and at this moment he just looked at Lu Yu silently, without saying a word.

Lu Yu saluted the Queen Mother.

"Meet the Queen Mother!"

"Mr. Lu! Please get up! Please get up quickly!"

Empress Dowager Guo could hardly conceal her excitement, her voice was trembling. If it were in the past, it would be almost impossible for her to meet this powerful minister of the Secretariat. The empress dowager's edict was also very powerful, but the problem still depended on whether the ministers recognized it. It would only be true if they recognized it. If they did not, even if the emperor himself issued an edict, it would be useless.

But today, this minister appeared before her with such a respectful look.

Empress Dowager Guo felt that all this was so unreal that she almost became incoherent.

Seeing the empress dowager losing her composure like this, Lu Yu smiled even more.

They don't need Sima Shi, they need Empress Dowager Guo.

Compared to Sima Shi, who would execute three generations of a family at will, isn't this kind and simple empress dowager, who would get so excited that her voice trembles when she sees her bowing to him, more worthy of assistance?

Before leaving the court, Lu Yu actually had a lot to say to Wang Xiang. Lu Yu was badly tricked this time. Without knowing it, he was pushed to the front and started fighting with Sima Shi directly.

If something goes wrong with this kind of thing, it will be a three-tribe elimination game.

Lu Yu's anger towards Wang Xiang almost reached its peak.

However, after leaving the court meeting, Lu Yu did not go to find Wang Xiang, nor did he plan to go to Wang Xiang to argue again.

Now that it's done, there's no turning back; we can only keep going.

Of course, Wang Xiang would be harming his subordinates by doing this, and he would certainly not be trusted in the future. However, he could not fail to reward and reuse him. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Wang Xiang was a warrior who charged on his behalf. If he did not thank him afterwards, how could he keep his new position?

In the current situation, there are many people who want to compete with me for the position of leader of the uprising.

Wasn't Gao Rou so eager to step forward just now just to grab the leadership position?
You hid behind when we were fighting to the death, and now that you have suppressed your opponent, you run out? Do you really think I am easy to bully?

Lu Yu looked at the Queen Mother in front of him again, and his tone became gentler.

"Empress Dowager, a lot has happened at court today. The General is seriously ill and is unable to continue governing. I believe that only the Empress Dowager can step in and live up to the legacy of Emperor Liezu."

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Yu said this, he took all the credit on himself.

Even Wang Xiang became a pioneer who did things according to his orders in his mouth.

Empress Dowager Guo was still a little afraid. She asked, "Will the general agree?"

"Empress Dowager! The General will certainly agree. Please don't worry. We still have ministers in the court. From now on, the emperor and his ministers will be united and will prosper the world."

Cao Mao watched Lu Yu's performance quietly.

Of course, Lu Yu and others would not push the Queen Mother up now, but they needed to stand by the Queen Mother's side as soon as possible.

From a righteous point of view, only the empress dowager's decree could suppress the general's order. The emperor's decree could also work, but Cao Mao was too young and not old enough to rule the country himself. Only after he took power could his decree be effective.

The ministers needed to use the Queen Mother's name to fight against Sima Shi.

If the Queen Mother were gone, justice would fall into the hands of Sima Shi, which would make things very troublesome.

Sima Shi was different from Dong Zhuo. He did not have his own army. The central army was the army of the temple, not the army of his Sima family.

Currently, the military power is in the hands of Sima Shi. He is the general and can command the central army. Of course, the officers of the central army are almost all children of aristocratic families. If Sima Shi orders the central army to kill all the ministers in the court, the central army will mutiny.

The Queen Mother also holds military power. As the Queen Mother of Wei, she can also issue an edict to command the central army.

There are two supreme commands, and in order to oppose the other, the aristocratic family must possess one.

Cao Mao also breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that Lu Yu came here to talk nonsense means that the matter has been successful.

As expected, when the behemoth of aristocratic politics emerged, even someone as strong as Sima Shi was powerless to resist.

Of course, this is because Sima Shi is about to die. If Sima Shi can afford to delay, he will probably be able to defeat them one by one, pulling one group together to fight another, and beat them so hard that they dare not raise their heads.

But now it is a big question whether Sima Shi can last for half a year.

We can't afford to delay, and it's impossible to pacify it quickly. There is also Guanqiu Jian outside, and the same is true.

This treatment should have been enjoyed by An Shilai, but it was enjoyed in advance by the general and Sima Zhao.

Cao Mao couldn't help shaking his head, hoping that my general would not die so soon, and would struggle a little, at least leaving some wounds on the aristocratic politics before leaving.

Give me some strength!

Great General!!

Lu Yu was still talking at this moment, and Empress Dowager Guo was overjoyed by his nonsense.

After Lu Yu had fully recounted his achievements and future plans, he calmly said, "Empress Dowager, the ministers are still outside the palace, hoping to see you. Would you like to summon them?"

"Summon! Summon!!"

Empress Dowager Guo quickly issued an order.

At this moment, all the ministers were still standing outside. Lu Yu had left and never returned, but they were not worried. Only Gao Rou looked a little anxious. He frowned and wanted to say something, but when he saw the calm faces of those ministers, he could not utter it.

Mr. Guo appeared here and said loudly: "The Queen Mother summoned all the ministers to the audience!"

Yang Hu said nothing and gave up his seat very decisively. The ministers swaggered past them without even glancing at Sima Xun.

Only one minister stopped in front of Yang Hu and looked at him with a smile, "Uncle, why didn't you come to see me after coming to Luoyang?"

Yang Hu was startled and quickly bowed, "I will definitely visit you someday, sir."

This person was Xin Chang, one of the Nine Ministers in the court.

Yang Hu lost his father at the age of twelve and was raised by his uncle Yang Dan. His uncle Yang Dan married Xin Xianying, the daughter of Xin Pi, a minister from the Xin family of Longxi.

Yang Hu respected his uncle very much and treated him as his own father. Naturally, he also showed special respect to his uncle's wife.

And this Weiwei Xin Chang was Xin Xianying's younger brother.

This is how the aristocratic families are. They intermarry with each other and have complex connections. Not only in Wei, they also have relatives in Wu and Shu.

(End of this chapter)