The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 190 It’s too late to regret!

Empress Dowager Guo has been living very well these days.

All the ministers loved her very much and kept saying that they hoped she could hold court meetings early and take charge of government affairs.

Gao Rou would run to Zhaoyang Palace from time to time, and every time he came, he would give advice and make memorials to the empress dowager with great righteousness.

The matters he advised on were all trivial.

For example, the clothes the empress dowager wore did not conform to the etiquette of the seasons, and they hoped that she could correct it. They also said that the empress dowager favored eunuchs too much and always sent them to do things, and that she should use more scholars.

But after hearing these advices, the Queen Mother was not angry, but rather enjoyed it.

Cao Mao couldn't figure it out either. Perhaps the Queen Mother thought that this made him look like a monarch?
Would having honest ministers come to advise her and make memorials make her feel more significant?
Maybe you feel that the other person is really thinking about you?
It can only be said that Gao Situ's strategy was a little lacking, but he had a very thorough understanding of the Queen Mother. Before him, who would have thought that directly admonishing the Queen Mother could actually increase her favorability?
When Cao Mao led his men here, Mr. Guo was guarding the door. When he saw the emperor coming, he hurriedly bowed to greet him.

As the empress dowager's status rose, the eunuch's status also saw a significant increase.

But Mr. Guo did not become arrogant again because of this incident.

When he faced the emperor again, his face was full of respect.

Others cannot see it clearly, but Mr. Guo knows that everything today is the work of the young emperor in front of him.

Even the arrogant general suffered a loss at the hands of the other party. Whenever Mr. Guo thought of this incident, he became more and more uneasy. After all, he had offended the young emperor in the past.

When the emperor saw him, there was no dissatisfaction on his face.

Cao Mao smiled and helped him up. "Why are you so respectful, Mr. Guo? You are also a member of the Guo family. According to seniority, even if you are General Xuande, I should still call you brother."

Mr. Guo was silent for a moment. Although the number of people contacting him suddenly increased in recent days, he could clearly feel the contempt in those people's hearts. Only His Majesty had never expressed disdain and contempt towards him, either in the past or now.

He whispered, "Your Majesty, the palace captain sent someone to look for me."

Cao Mao blinked and said with a smile: "It's okay, but don't accept money from others, otherwise you will be counterattacked."

Mr. Guo bowed again and then went in to report to him.

In fact, Cao Mao did not dislike this eunuch. He had been a little rude to him before, but fortunately he could see the situation clearly and had some brains, unlike those old fools from the Guo family.

While Cao Mao was thinking, Mr. Guo came out and invited His Majesty in.

"Mother!!"

Cao Mao walked into the hall and bowed hurriedly to greet him.

"Ah, my son, why should you be so polite? There are no outsiders here, come quickly, come!"

Empress Dowager Guo waved with a smile.

Today, Empress Dowager Guo seems to be ten years younger. She is full of energy, with fewer wrinkles on her skin. Her smile is very gentle, and she really looks like a mother.

Cao Mao sat beside her obediently.

Empress Dowager Guo asked: "That Zhang..."

"Zhang Hua."

"Yes, how about Zhang Hua and the other person? Do they suit your taste?"

Cao Mao nodded, "Mother, they are indeed just as the rumors say. One is good at writing, and the other is good at drinking. I get along very well with them."

Queen Mother Guo laughed again, "That's good, that's good."

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Guo, Cao Mao was just playing the game of "famous scholar playing house" with two insignificant scholars.

Empress Dowager Guo asked a few more questions, and Cao Mao finally asked, "Mother, has the captain of the palace been replaced?"

"Yes, it's the son of Lord Situ who is in charge now. What's wrong?"

"No problem! This Lord Situ is truly a loyal minister!"

Cao Mao smiled and said, "I didn't realize this when I first came to the court, but now I know. Lord Situ is indeed a loyal minister. He sent his own son to protect us."

"It seems that this person can be reused."

"A truly renowned scholar and a high-ranking official in the imperial court!"

Cao Mao began to flatter Gao Rou. Empress Dowager Guo was stunned for a moment and nodded with a smile.

Cao Mao then said, "Mother, my only concern now is General Xuande and his men. If they come to you, pretending to cry and regret, and then try to gain your sympathy,

"Oh, I didn't kill them because we were of the same clan."

Empress Dowager Guo had a stern face and was speaking when Mr. Guo walked in again. Someone came to pay a visit.

The one who came was naturally Gao Situ.

Empress Dowager Guo hurriedly invited someone in.

Gao Rou strode into the hall, his eyes swept over Cao Mao and then fell on the empress dowager.

"Meet the Queen Mother!"

Empress Dowager Guo asked him to stand up and gave him a seat.

After Gao Rou sat down, she said seriously, "Queen Dowager, His Majesty is still young, why should his studies be delayed?"

"what?"

"Your Majesty, it is time to study hard and not come here often."

Empress Dowager Guo frowned and was about to say something when Cao Mao stood up and said, "I came here on my own initiative. It has nothing to do with mother."

He looked at the Queen Mother again, "Mother, I will take my leave first and visit again tomorrow."

Empress Dowager Guo became more and more fond of this sensible child, so she gave him a few instructions and let him leave.

After Cao Mao left, Gao Rou hurriedly said, "Queen Dowager, I don't know what His Majesty said to you, but these are not the truth."

Gao Dan sent someone to tell Gao Rou what Cao Mao had said, and Gao Rou hurried to the palace. When he arrived at Zhaoyang Palace, he saw Cao Mao sitting next to the empress dowager, who had a look of anger on her face.

Gao Rou immediately knew that this guy must have told the Queen Mother that Gao Dan had stopped Wang Xiang from entering.

Gao Rou hated Lu Yu even more. It was fine for both sides to compete for the leadership position, as long as they could do it based on their own abilities. But it was really hateful for you to use such a shady trick.

Wang Xiang deliberately framed someone and told the emperor, who then told the empress dowager.

He guarded against the Queen Mother, but forgot about the little emperor beside her!

But when Empress Dowager Guo heard his words, she had no idea what he meant.

Gao Rou continued, "Your Majesty is still young, and has been deceived by Wang Xiang. Your Majesty, please do not worry too much!"

Empress Dowager Guo's face darkened. "Master Situ, what happened?"

Gao Rou was stunned. Didn't the emperor tell the empress dowager?
Gao Rou's expression darkened in an instant. "It's like this. When Wang Xiang came to teach Your Majesty today, he had a few arguments with the palace captain. I'm afraid the Queen Mother might misunderstand."

"So you chased the emperor away? And you still said your studies are the most important thing?!"

Empress Dowager Guo's tone suddenly became a little wrong.

Gao Situ was speechless.

Empress Dowager Guo snorted coldly, "If you have nothing else to do, Lord Situ, please go back first."

A hint of surprise flashed across Gao Rou's eyes.

What went wrong?

At this moment, Cao Mao was walking on the way back to Xitang with a smile on his face.

Situ Gong is indeed an important official. When Sima Shi was strong, he was Sima Shi's capable minion. Now that Sima Shi is weak, Situ Gong has turned around and become the Queen Mother's capable minion again.

If I don't suppress him a little, this person might want to control me as well.

Judging from Gao Rou's current performance, he is no match for Lu Yu at all.

Perhaps many years ago, Gao Rou was also a capable minister.

However, the years have exhausted his strategies. Now Gao Rou relies on his position as Si Tu to act recklessly. It should not be too difficult for Lu Yu to deal with him.

Well, after I said this today, the Queen Mother will pay more attention to this Situ Gong in the future.

It won’t be easy for Guo Li and the others to come back again.

However, these fools will not give up easily.

Guo Mansion.

Guo Li sat in the upper seat, with Guo Zhi and Guo Jian sitting on his left and right respectively.

Guo Li's face looked extremely ugly.

He could not understand why Sima Shi, who was so powerful and had overwhelmed all the heroes and made the ministers afraid to speak out, failed so quickly. In just one day, the situation of the Wei Dynasty changed drastically.

The queen mother who was abandoned by them actually became the ruler at this moment and was supported by all the ministers.

The development of this matter was so unbelievable that the people in the Guo family could not understand it at all.

However, there is one thing they all know.

It seems like they made a very stupid decision.

Guo Li pursed his lips and said, "What should we do now?"

"Are you going to see the general?"

Guo Zhi was silent for a moment. He looked even worse than Guo Li. He whispered, "I can't go. All the officials want Sima Shi to die. Even Sima Fu is unwilling to follow him. The Sima family is torn apart, and many people have followed Sima Fu."

"If I go to see Sima Shi now, I will be envied by the ministers."

"Do you think they won't be jealous now?!"

Guo Li asked back.

He said helplessly: "Now all the ministers hate us to death, what else can we do?"

Guo Jian looked at the two of them and said in a daze, "Maybe I can go find my sister."

"You bastard! Shut up! If it weren't for you..."

Guo Li was about to curse, but Guo Jian suddenly stood up, his face full of anger, and glared at Guo Li.

"If it wasn't me?! Who caused all this? Did I insult the Queen Mother? Did I follow Sima Shi?!"

"If we hadn't offended the Queen Mother to such an extent, she would be in power now, and the position of Grand General would be ours! But what about now? Where is the unrivaled general you talked about back then?!"

Guo Li's eyes widened as he pointed at Guo Jian in front of him, "You are a disobedient and unfilial person!"

Guo Zhi couldn't help but say, "Stop talking! This is your father!"

"You shut up too! We were originally a group of criminals, and we were pardoned because of the Queen Mother. And you, on the other hand, have repeatedly insulted the Queen Mother and not allowed her to participate in state affairs, making important decisions on her behalf with Sima Shi!"

"How are you better than me?!"

"I'm disobedient? I'm unfilial?! At least I didn't take my family to death!"

"But what about now?! The Sima Shi you've been following behind all day and suffering the consequences is about to die! The Queen Mother you abandoned is about to take the throne!"

"The Guo family was destroyed by the hands of you two!!!"

Guo Jian roared angrily.

Guo Li's face turned pale, blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, and he fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)