The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 218 How dare you mess with me?
"He's really dead."

Cao Mao murmured.

At first, when he heard about this, he didn't even believe it.

He felt that this was fake, it must be fake.

But when everyone said so, and even the ministers had gone to pay tribute to him, Cao Mao began to believe it a little, of course, not completely.

This was not because Cao Mao was timid, but because he showed the highest respect to his most powerful opponent.

He had to see Sima Shi being buried underground with his own eyes.

Even though there was only a possibility that he was dead, Cao Mao already felt a lot more relieved. An invisible mountain that had been pressing down on him slowly collapsed at this moment, which made him feel very comfortable, and his whole body felt so comfortable.

It was as if the chains binding his body were untied, or as if the hands covering his mouth and nose were released, Cao Mao was finally able to breathe deeply.

From the inside out, Cao Mao felt an unprecedented sense of calmness and peace.

In the West Hall, Zhang Hua, Wei Shu, Cheng Ji and others sat on his left and right respectively.

Looking at Cao Mao who had been silent for a long time, he did not speak to disturb him.

Cao Mao asked, "Are you sure Sima Zhao wants to observe mourning for his father and brother? And stop interfering in government affairs?"

"All the ministers say so. Some say Sima Zhao volunteered, others say he was forced. However, I believe this is his own opinion. Lu Yu couldn't have forced Sima Zhao. Although Sima Zhao was talented, he was easily angered. When Sima Shi passed away, his emotions must have been at their most unstable. He wouldn't accept threats or coercion at this time."

Cao Mao nodded and agreed with it.

"But the question is, why would Sima Zhao want to retreat? He clearly still has the strength to resist."

Zhang Hua suddenly fell silent. He didn't understand Sima Zhao's intention.

"It was his brother's order?"

At this moment, Wei Shu suddenly spoke.

Everyone present was shocked. Wei Shu rarely spoke on his own initiative, but he actually spoke today?

Cao Mao quickly looked at him, "What does Duke Wei mean?"

"This is not consistent with Sima Zhao's character. He was most likely following someone else's orders. His brother had just passed away, so even his closest confidants wouldn't dare to persuade him to give up on his own initiative."

"Then, this is most likely what Sima Shi told him before his death, which is why Sima Zhao decided to back down."

"I think Sima Shi has some backup plan, so he asked Sima Zhao to give in."

Wei Shu expressed his thoughts.

This idea coincided with Cao Mao's.

Cao Mao frowned, feeling slightly uneasy, but soon smiled again, "He couldn't kill me when he was alive. Now that he's dead, should I still be afraid of him?"

Suddenly someone pushed the door open and walked in.

Sima Shi!!

Cao Mao felt his scalp tingling and was so scared that he almost jumped up. The expressions of the people present were not much better.

Looking closely, it was Sima Yi.

Sima Yi held the hot soup in her hand and looked at them awkwardly, "There was no one outside. I waited for a long time."

Except for Wei Shu who remained motionless, the others were all terrified, especially Cao Mao, whose heart was still beating wildly. He immediately frowned, "Where are Mr. Xu and the others?!"

"Cheng Jun, go find the eunuch on duty today and give him a ten-man military beating!"

"only!!"

Cheng Ji stood up and hurried out.

Zhang Hua said, "Your Majesty has shown too much favor to the eunuchs. A ruler shouldn't just show favor blindly, he should also make them feel fearful. Otherwise, this situation will happen."

Cao Mao did not refute.

Wei Shu stood up and said, "Since Your Majesty is busy, we will take our leave."

Zhang Hua finally reacted and quickly stood up and left with Wei Shu.

Sima Yi stood there, feeling very embarrassed.

"What's the matter with you?"

"I want to go back to the General's Mansion and come here specifically to ask."

Cao Mao suddenly understood and nodded, "Okay, tomorrow, I will go back with you."

Sima Yi continued, "I didn't mean to do that. I didn't know."

"It's okay, it's okay, just don't hang out at night. I'm not saying you're not good-looking... I'm just... this..."

Cao Mao didn't know how to explain it. He couldn't say that you look too much like your father and your father just died, that would scare others.

Sima Yi placed the soup in front of Cao Mao and said, "I made this myself. Your Majesty, please try it."

As she spoke, she took the spoon and took a bite herself before placing it in front of the emperor.

"Thank you."

"So when are we going tomorrow?"

"I'll let you know."

"only."

Sima Yi left, and Cao Mao picked up the spoon in his hand and began to eat with big mouthfuls.

After finishing the meal, Cao Mao fell asleep. He slept soundly that day.

Zhuo County.

The petty official stood at the gate of the county government office with his hands on his hips, looking angrily at the untouchables in front of him.

"What do you want to do?!"

"I've already said it! We haven't received any orders from the imperial court yet!!"

"The grain, farm tools, and temple supplies haven't been delivered to us yet. What can we give you? Go! Go!"

There were thirty or forty people gathered here, their faces showing both anger and unwillingness.

Someone said, "Lord Lu, please don't say that. Spring is almost here, but the spring supplies haven't been prepared anywhere, and we don't know how to distribute them. How dare we delay planting? If we do, I don't know what the consequences will be. Please let us know."

The clerk's eyes grew even more impatient, and he angrily demanded, "Are you deaf?"

"Are these things something you should be worrying about? If it comes to that, we will naturally contact the local sages and have them take charge! I said, don't delay my work, get out of here now!!"

These people's faces became even more sad.

Someone shouted, "Can't they distribute it to us first without an imperial decree? All the things come from the imperial court. What about the oxen? Why aren't they distributed?"

“There are no oxen either!”

"Who said there aren't any? Your oxen are starting to come into the pen! Are all these things going to be given to you?!"

A man with an angry look came out and looked at everyone. "These people clearly don't want us to live anymore. They snatched the seeds and farm tools given to us by the temple and wanted to use them for themselves! The temple collects so much tax every year, but they won't even leave us seeds, and now they're embezzling them!!"

The clerk's face was twisted with anger. He stared at the man in the distance with gritted teeth, "You bastard? How dare you spread such lies to confuse the people? No, why didn't I do that?"

"Pfft~~~"

Suddenly something pierced the clerk's throat and the clerk's eyes widened.

Strong crossbow!!
you guys
The clerk fell to the ground with a bang, and everyone screamed.

"Grab the food!!"

"Kill officials and steal food!"

"The food is in the hands of those big families! Kill those with the surname Lu first! Follow me!"

Suddenly someone shouted and rushed into the county government office with a crowd of people. They killed anyone they saw and the county officials were completely unprepared.

Seeing these people armed with weapons rushing in, the officials shouted loudly. A soldier with a knife came to attack, but his head was chopped off by the mob with just one sword.

This scene frightened the officials so much that they started howling. No one could fight them and they were killed one after another. The officials began to flee, but they could not escape.

Within a moment, the county government office of Zhuo County fell, and corpses were everywhere. These people directly looted the granary of the county government office and even took the food outside and threw it to the onlookers.

"They've hidden all the food the temple gave us! Come in and get it!"

More and more people shouted.

More and more people are participating.

They set fire to the county government office again. Suddenly, the whole county was in chaos. Mobs were everywhere. They killed people everywhere and attacked the base camp of the Lu family of Zhuo County in an organized manner.

Faced with these mobs, the Lu family did not panic.

Ever since Wang Yuan started causing trouble, there have been frequent mob rebellions in Hebei, killing officials and looting. They had already made preparations and were not afraid at all when facing these mobs.

The Lu family owns a large piece of land here. They built a fort on their land, which is simply a small city filled with all kinds of food. Their servants and clansmen are holding on here. Even if the government sends troops to attack, it will not be so easy, let alone some mobs?

They occupied the high ground, constantly shooting at the civilians and using various threats to try to scare them away.

However, when some people in the mob fired crossbows at them, the Lu family suddenly became restless.

What's going on? Where did all these powerful crossbows come from?
Not only crossbows, but the mobs in the distance are also cutting down nearby trees. Are they building siege weapons?

At this moment, the faces of the children of the big families who were guarding their own fortresses turned pale.

This is not a mob!! What on earth is going on?!

Could it be that some border troops were involved in the rebellion? !

What they didn't know was that at the same time, the same situation occurred in all parts of the Wei Dynasty.

Because the government failed to distribute the necessary supplies for spring planting in a timely manner, the people launched rebellions in various places. These people's actions were highly unified. They first killed the officials of the county government, and then attacked the local wealthy families, attacking them recklessly.

The fire started in Hebei and then began to burn in many states and counties of the Wei Dynasty.

At this moment, countless scouts began to gallop towards Luoyang, and the sound of horse hooves on the road became more and more intense.

Faced with this chaos, the generals stationed in various places reacted differently. They delayed sending people to suppress the rebellion, but simply blocked roads in various places, claiming that they wanted to prevent the rebels from gathering together.

Hebei, which had been somewhat calmed down by the General Zhengbei, was completely blown up at this moment.

Various parts of Henan have also suffered a lot of blows.

When the knight rushed to the gate of Luoyang, he fell off his horse and the local soldiers hurried over to help him up.

The knight was already exhausted, his lips were cracked and his eyes were dull.

"Quick, quick order!"

"Thieves are causing chaos throughout Hebei. Countless civilians have been killed or injured."

"Many great families were attacked and destroyed by the Lu family and the rebels."

(End of this chapter)