The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 201 Sima Shi has already taken action?
When Cao Mao returned to Xitang, he was exhausted.

But Zhang Hua and Wei Shu were still waiting for him.

"Your Majesty, how is it going?"

Cao Mao motioned them to come in and took them into the house. Then he told them the truth about what had happened in the general's mansion, without hiding anything from either of them.

After the two listened to Cao Mao's talk about what happened in the mansion, Zhang Hua's eyes suddenly became bright, while Wei Shu remained the same.

Zhang Hua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you lack most right now is a man of talent who can stand up to the officials in the court."

"If I can inherit Sima Shi's legacy, this legacy will be of great use."

"Let's not talk about others, just Deng Ai, Wang Ji, Yang Hu, Du Yu and others, these people can all be won over."

"It's a pity that Sima Fu has already distanced himself from the matter. Otherwise, Sima Wang could have been pulled in as well."

"These are the great sages of our time. With their help, why worry about not achieving our great cause?"

Cao Mao nodded. "I think so too. The Sima family has people serving as governors and provincial governors in various places, and they also have people in various parts of the imperial court. All of these people can be put to important positions."

"Sima Zhao's attitude towards me has changed. Sima Shi's condition has deteriorated to this point. It is completely impossible to change the situation. He must have appeased Sima Zhao in order to save his brother's life."

"But Sima Shi won't give up easily. Next, he will most likely launch a final attack in his own name."

"I originally thought he would take action against Lu Yu, but now I'm not sure. He even mentioned people like Wang Xiang and Chen Qian."

"What do you think?"

Zhang Hua pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Sima Shi's mention of the prince must be a threat. He has absolutely no reason to involve you. I believe he will still take action against Duke Lu. Sima Zhao will definitely lose his position as the Grand General."

"Next, they will most likely use their position as general to demand control of the Secretariat."

"Oh? How will they do it?"

Zhang Hua frowned and pondered for a long time before asking uncertainly, "Your Majesty, do you think they will promise the position of Grand General to the Four Expeditions and Four Towns, implicate them, and then use their power to suppress the ministers and take over the Secretariat?"

Cao Mao's eyes twitched and he suddenly grabbed Zhang Hua's hand.

"very possible!"

"I have been wondering these past few days why Master Sima hasn't taken action yet!"

"Now it seems that it's not that he didn't do it, but that he already did it! And we didn't know it!!"

"He has most likely already sent people to various locations to reserve the position of Grand General for one of his many generals. If the foreign troops learn of the situation at the imperial court, they will surely become restless."

"Lu Yu wasn't afraid because the foreign forces were mostly in the hands of the aristocratic families. If these forces began to collude with Sima Shi,

Cao Mao looked Zhang Hua in the eyes and said seriously, "Maoxian, it's a good thing I still have you by my side. Otherwise, I'm afraid we would be caught off guard by Sima Shi's counterattack. By then, any attempt to secretly accumulate strength would be meaningless. Sima Shi is simply going all out."

"As expected of my Marquis Liu!"

Zhang Hua said modestly, "A wise man will make a mistake even after a thousand considerations. A fool will gain something even after a thousand considerations."

"This is but a mistake of the wise and a gain of the foolish."

The two of them praised each other for a while, and Cao Mao looked at Wei Shu again.

"Yang Yuan, what do you think?"

Since Wei Shu came under Cao Mao's command, he has hardly offered any advice on his own initiative, and all he has done is run errands. But judging from his expression, he doesn't look like a talented person at all.

Wei Shu just said blankly: "I think Zhang Jun is right."

Cao Mao nodded, his expression the same as always, without any loss or doubt. Cao Mao never looked down on him and often asked for his opinion. Even though he agreed with Zhang Jun's opinion many times and never expressed other views, Cao Mao was happy to do so and would still ask him questions.

"Then next, I have to go see Zhong Hui."

Cao Mao said seriously, "There are many things going on in the court right now, and it's difficult for us to take action. We have to let Zhong Hui step up and handle it. With his style of doing things, he is definitely better at attracting fire than Mao Xian."

"When Ma Long arrives, we can gather the strength of the central army together."

"And that Sili Xiaowei."

They began to plan in a low voice.

At the same time, rumors spread in Luoyang.

Some scholars said that Lu Yu sold out the interests of his ministers in order to gain the position of Shangshu Ling.

This matter was initially only talked about by a few people, but within just one day, it suddenly became a hot topic, as if there were several invisible hands pushing it behind the scenes.

But the reaction of the ministers was not intense.

At this moment, the Shangshu Tai is still in a semi-paralyzed situation.

Because of the important events in the temple, all the ministers were busy forming alliances and making trouble. Even those who did not have these ideas would hide at home and not want to get involved in trouble. However, many ministers still came to the Shangshutai every day.

However, their purpose was not to deal with major world affairs, which led to a lot of work piling up in the Secretariat.

Lu Yu sat in the study, listening to his subordinates reporting the rumors in Luoyang, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Gao Rou is really getting old and confused.

However, at his age, he can no longer bear the workload and is unable to do what he wants. He is a rare capable person who can still continue to participate in the affairs of the temple at the age of eighty.

But, that's how he did it.

Lu Yu raised his head, looked at his subordinates in front of him, and said seriously: "I am wholeheartedly assisting the king and governing the country. Why should I be afraid of these idle words?"

"Ignore it!"

Hearing his words, the subordinate nodded and walked out of the study.

Lu Yu packed up the things in his hands, stood up and hurried out.

After leaving the Secretariat, Lu Yu did not return to his own residence, but instead rushed to Sima Fu's residence.

During these days, Lu Yu had visited Sima Fu three times.

But on these three occasions, Sima Fu never came out to meet him, but simply said that he was seriously ill and unable to meet guests.

Lu Yu thought that he might just be unprepared, so he was not angry and went to see him again and again. At this moment, the driver asked very cooperatively: "Lord Lu, since the Grand Tutor has claimed illness and resigned, why do you still go to see him so many times?"

"Now that the general is seriously ill, the Secretariat must implement favorable policies and govern the country well. To accomplish this, all the ministers must work together. The Grand Tutor is the head of the group, so we should listen to his advice. For the sake of justice, even if the Grand Tutor refuses me many times, I will definitely go to see him!"

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of Sima Fu's mansion.

Lu Yu personally went forward and knocked on the door.

The servant who opened the door saw him and immediately smiled bitterly, "Lord Lu, I will go and report to you right away."

Lu Yu has come here many times, and even the servants are familiar with the procedures.

But this time, the servant brought different news.

"Lord Lu, the Grand Tutor is seriously ill and cannot come out to greet you personally. Please come in."

Lu Yu nodded and, led by his servants, walked into Sima Fu's house.

There were not many people in Sima Fu's house, not even the servants, so it was particularly empty. When Lu Yu followed the servants into the study, Sima Fu was waiting for him.

Sima Fu looked much healthier than Lu Yu and did not look seriously ill at all.

But Lu Yu didn't care about this. He smiled and asked, "I learned that the Grand Tutor was seriously ill, so I came to visit you specially."

Sima Fu stood up and invited Lu Yu to sit in the guest seat.

The two sat down again, and Sima Fu looked at Lu Yu in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"I know what Lord Lu is up to, but I don't want to be an enemy of my nephews. My brother entrusted them to me before he passed away. Even if they did something wrong, I can't do anything to them."

Sima Fu's eyes were full of sadness.

"I am able to achieve what I have today because of my brother's kindness. I have decided to resign my official position and never leave this mansion again."

Lu Yu said calmly, "Grand Master, I'm not asking you to attack the General. The General and I are not enemies. Moreover, the General is seriously ill and has been provoked by villains to do some wrong things. As the General's elder, you should help him and make amends. This will ensure that you don't let Duke Xuanwen down."

Sima Fu looked at Lu Yu in front of him. He was kept as a backup by Sima Shi this time, so he must be involved in this incident. However, now is not the best time to participate.

It was not difficult to be accepted by the aristocratic family again. Both Gao Rou and Lu Yu welcomed his arrival.

But the problem is that Sima Fu doesn't want to beg the aristocratic families for acceptance, he wants the aristocratic families to beg for acceptance of him.

He knew his adopted son very well, and Sima Shi would not let it go so easily.

He will definitely take action against the aristocratic families. At that time, the aristocratic families that have been beaten will need someone who can compete with Sima Shi, such as himself.

That was the best time for me to come out.

At this moment, Lu Yu was looking at Sima Fu with a smile. Although Lu Yu was a capable minister of the Secretariat and could be promoted to one of the Three Dukes, compared with Gao Rou, his qualifications and achievements were still far behind. However, Sima Fu could do this, and he was not afraid of Gao Rou, whether in terms of qualifications or popularity.

The most crucial point is that the Sima family has offended too many big families over the years.

Even if the aristocratic families did not completely kill them, they would never allow another member of the Sima family to serve as the leader of the aristocratic family.

Therefore, Lu Yu could have called out Sima Fu to help him suppress Gao Rou, deal with Sima Shi, and obtain the position he wanted. Sima Fu had no chance of replacing him as the leader of the ministers. This was a very useful tool.

In return, Lu Yu could guarantee the safety of Sima Fu's lineage.

(End of this chapter)