The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 232 Cao Yu, Xiahou Xian
While Zhong Hui was arguing with Gao Dan, Cao Yu and others had already walked into the Zhaoyang Palace.

Cao Mao did not give them a chance to reminisce about the past and explained everything that had happened in Luoyang as quickly as possible.

"The general is dead, and the ministers control the government. They discuss important matters in the Secretariat and do not allow others to interfere."

When Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian heard Cao Mao talk about these things, they were a little confused.

The general is dead?

The rebellion was initiated by Lu Yu?
Is Zheng Chong in power now?
Cao Mao quickly finished explaining what had happened, and then said, "I have two purposes for inviting you two here this time."

"I am well aware of the suffering endured by the local royal family. To be honest, the cause of this suffering is all caused by Cao Shuang!"

"He is so reckless and oppresses his own people that the world has come to this point!"

Cao Mao put the blame directly on Cao Shuang, since this man couldn't jump out to refute him anyway.

Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian hurriedly nodded, yes, yes, this was all done by Cao Shuang.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, it will be him from now on.

As for Emperor Wen, he was just too concerned about his royal family and wanted to temper his younger brothers. It was not his fault.

"I care deeply about the royal family."

Hearing this, Cao Yu shuddered subconsciously.

"Therefore, it was decided to abolish many of the previous restrictions, allowing the princes to live in their own fiefdoms, not changing their fiefdoms, not allowing them to travel back and forth, allowing them to serve as officials, allowing them to communicate with friends through letters, allowing them to engage in business, and allowing them to recruit talented people."

Cao Mao opened his mouth and Xiahou Xian's eyes widened.

"inappropriate!!"

"Ok?"

Cao Mao looked at the old man.

Xiahou Xian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this cannot be done. Past policies did have drawbacks, but we cannot follow the example of the early Han Dynasty either."

Even the royal family could not stand Cao Mao's ideas. We have suffered a lot, but you can't start a Rebellion of the Seven Kings or something like that.

Cao Mao laughed and said, "Don't worry. I know the limits. The vassal states are governed by the Prime Minister. You don't have to worry."

Xiahou Xian stopped refutation.

Cao Yu on the side became excited.

He almost cried. It wasn't easy. How could our Cao family produce an emperor who truly cared about the royal family?

Since the founding of the country, every emperor has suppressed the royal family, and the royal family of Cao Wei was almost wiped out.

Cao Yu said seriously: "Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous!"

Cao Mao continued, "The second thing is that we cannot let the government fall into the hands of these ministers."

He looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Mother is going to have the two of you lead the Shangshu and enter the Shangshutai."

"I just wonder what you think?"

Cao Yu hesitated again at this moment.

Cao Yu's sharpness had been wiped out by the Sima family. He was originally a docile person. When he heard that the Queen Mother wanted him to be the Secretary of State and faced the pressure from the ministers, he hesitated again.

Xiahou Xian glanced at him and his expression suddenly became excited.

"Has the king forgotten what happened?!"

"It was your hesitation that led to the dismissal of all of us. How many years has it been? How many years?! We have been imprisoned, unable to leave the house, and our descendants and relatives are unable to serve in government, and we can't even go to school!"

"How long has the Sima family controlled the government?!"

"Now that Sima Shi is dead and his ministers are acting recklessly, does Your Majesty intend to retreat again?!"

Xiahou Xian's questioning immediately made Cao Yu sober up.

He thought about what had happened over the years.

It was because of his hesitation that Cao Rui had a crisis of trust in him and decided to choose someone else. Later, Cao Yu also tried to get this position, but it was useless because Cao Rui was no longer capable of doing so.

From then on, these ministers who were originally appointed to assist the country lived a very miserable life.

Cao Shuang was very wary of them, and Sima Yi was even more so.

Cao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to assist Your Majesty!"

Cao Mao looked at them meaningfully. There was indeed a reason why Cao Rui did not use Cao Yu. This man was indecisive and lacked courage. If he was thrown into the Secretariat, he would definitely be bullied by the ministers.

On the contrary, Xiahou Xian seems to be more useful, perhaps because he has actually fought in a war.

Cao Mao had made his own judgment about both of them in his heart.

Cao Mao was not worried about whether they could play a big role. After Sima Shi's downfall, the royal family no longer posed a threat to the Sima family. Even the royal family's talents were dwindling, and it was difficult for them to pose a threat to the ministers in the temple.

The only advantage is that they can play a role in restricting the aristocratic families at the local level.

Cao Mao did not expect the royal family to jump out and fight against the ministers in the short term.

The officials were about to make a move on Cao Mao, but Cao Mao's face showed no sign of anxiety. He was not afraid of being dragged out of the city by the aristocratic families. These aristocratic families always looked down on the power of the "lowly people". If Cao Mao were to go to Xuanwu Hall, he might be able to play a greater role.

Even if we arrange people around him, it will be useless. Cao Mao is not without the ability to resist. Are Zhongjun and Guanqiu Jian joking?
The ministers were different from Sima Shi. Sima Shi wanted to replace him, but the ministers had no intention of plotting against the government.

They just hope that the emperor can rule the world without getting involved in government affairs, and let the ministers handle it themselves. Now they use the excuse that the emperor is young, but when they are older, they will naturally have other reasons. If they still refuse to obey by then, they may drown or die of illness.

Then they find someone younger and more obedient.

This situation occurs because of the extremely special circumstances at the moment. If Cao Mao dies and a powerful official comes to power, all the officials will have to obey the new emperor and cooperate with him to govern the country.

But in the current situation, the emperor has no power and the powerful ministers are dead.

There is a vacuum in the highest power, and whoever wants to touch it will be pulled down by others.

Then the ministers began to unite and replace the previous supreme power of individuals with the whole.

The current leader is elected by all the ministers. Cao Mao has heard of "slave democracy", but has never seen this kind of "feudal democracy". He is short-sighted.

Cao Mao only explained these two things and then stepped aside, allowing the queen mother to continue the conversation.

The Queen Mother didn't have so many thoughts. She was just very happy to see these two people.

Even chatted with them about family matters.

"How's the situation at home? Are the children okay?"

The Queen Mother didn't care at all and asked about their situation with a smile.

But it was not so easy for Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian. They had traveled a long distance to come here and heard such explosive news. In the future, they would have to become enemies with the ministers. Just thinking about it gave them a headache.

"Father!"

"Oh no!"

Gao Dan hurriedly walked into the Situ Mansion. The weather was not as cold as before. Gao Rou was dancing with a sword in the courtyard. His swordsmanship was not fast, nor too sharp, but it was slow and leisurely, which was his secret to health and longevity.

Over the years, he has been working hard to keep fit, and has outlasted batch after batch of capable ministers, even Sima Yi was outlasted by him. When it comes to the tactics of outlasting old men, Gao Rou is the master of it.

Gao Dan hurriedly said, "Prince of Yan Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian entered the palace today."

Gao Rou paused and slowly put away his sword.

He looked at his son in front of him with a slightly surprised expression, "Cao Yu? Aren't they in Hebei? Why are they in the palace? Why didn't I know about it?"

Gao Dan gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know either. Half an hour ago, Zhong Hui led them into the palace."

"Half an hour? Then why did you come now?"

"I"

Gao Rou shook her head, her face very calm.

"Don't panic. We already knew that Zhong Hui had brought people into the city. We had expected it to be from the Hebei royal family, but we didn't expect it to be Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian."

"The foreign troops all obeyed Sima Zhao's orders, and there were no obstacles at the checkpoints along the way. It seems that the emperor has joined forces with Sima Zhao."

"When they said they were going to let Zhong Hui take over as Zongzheng, I knew this day would come."

"It's just that we still have to rely on Sima Zhao to quell the rebellion, so we didn't object. Sure enough, this was all arranged long ago."

Gao Rou said softly.

Gao Dan was shocked. "Then what should we do? Should we summon all the officials and drive them out?"

Gao Rou suddenly laughed, "What are you afraid of?"

"When Sima Shi was still around, these people didn't dare to say anything and hid in Hebei, not daring to come forward. Now that Sima Shi is dead, they have jumped out to fight for profit. Since they want to fight, we should just give them some. What they want is different from what we want."

"Even if we want to deal with them, we have to wait until everything is settled."

"Even Sima Shi is no match for us, so what about Cao Yu? He's such a coward! If you had been a little more forceful at the palace gate, he wouldn't have dared to enter!"

Gao Rou seemed very familiar with these people.

He didn't take the Cao Wei clan seriously at all. These clan members had been suppressed since the time of Emperor Wen. How long had they been suppressed?

What can they do now?
The emperor is wary of his ministers, so does that mean he can trust them completely?
Cao Shuang, who was in power at the time, was also a member of the royal family. As a powerful official, he was not much better than Sima Shi.

Gao Dan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father's expression. He added, "Father, Zhong Hui relied on Sima Shi's favor to commit many evil deeds. Now that he holds the power, we should try to remove him!"

Gao Rou glared at him and said, "Once the foreign troops are on our side, not only Zhong Hui, but even Sima Zhao will have to leave!"

"Why do you think Wang Xiang said to give the foreign generals the rank first? Isn't it just to get these people to stand on our side?"

"We have no conflict of interest with these generals; on the contrary, we can bring them benefits. They were afraid of Sima Shi, but they may not be afraid of Sima Zhao."

"The Central Army is nothing to be afraid of now. The officers and soldiers in the Central Army are all our people."

"As long as foreign troops fall into our hands"

A confident smile appeared on Gao Rou's face, and this smile was exactly the same as Lu Yu's at the beginning.

(End of this chapter)