The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 238 Chaos
This incident did not just happen in Gao Rou.

Sima Fu's mansion was also surrounded, and there were even more people surrounding his mansion, as if they wanted to vent all their years of dissatisfaction with Sima Shi on him.

The Lu brothers published seventeen articles in two days.

These seventeen articles are concise in language and use the pen as a sword. Each chapter criticizes the ministers of the time and exposes the affairs within the temple.

These articles exposed the true colors of the ministers.

The worst among them was Sima Fu.

Three out of the seventeen articles cursed him.

The article says that Sima Fu was hypocritical. He colluded with Sima Shi and pretended to be a retreat for the Sima family. He claimed to be a loyal minister, but he participated in things like deposing and enthroning the emperor. He was unfair in every way. After the fall of the Sima family, he hurriedly changed his attitude.
What Sima Fu had said in the Secretariat was also revealed. It was said that Sima Fu wanted to emulate Sima Shi, imprison the emperor, force the emperor to go to Xuanwu Pavilion, and even wanted to poison the emperor and support Cao Ju, King of Pengcheng, to complete the great cause that Sima Shi had not completed.

Sima Fu was very angry about this. He didn't know how the content of the Shangshutai meeting was leaked.

The first person he thought of was Wang Xiang.

After all, only this person can see the emperor.

And until now, no one has insulted Wang Xiang. Among the seventeen articles, not a single one is about Wang Xiang.

These young people don't know what's good for them. We are clearly working hard for their benefit, but they turn around and insult us!

Just at this moment, there was a noise outside the door, and the insults were much less.

A moment later, a minister walked into the palace.

The person who came was Xun Yi.

Sima Fu hurried to greet him, but Xun Yi didn't say much. He just let him get in the car and took him away.

"We can't let this go on any longer. We need Duke Zheng to personally come forward and appease these people. Duke Zheng has a great reputation, and these people are willing to listen to him."

Sima Fu glanced at Xun Yi and asked, "Is this also the case on your side?"

Xun Yi gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I sent people to block the street entrance and prevent anyone from approaching, but my two nephews actually ran in and scolded me, saying that my actions brought shame to the clan!!"

"If it weren't for their father's sake, I would have beaten these two bastards to death!"

When Sima Fu heard these words, for some reason, his mood suddenly became much better.

He quickly comforted her, saying, "These two are truly devoted to the country, but they are still young and easily misled."

Xun Yi said nothing. He narrowed his eyes and looked very gloomy.

"It's Wang Xiang, right?"

"This must have been done by Zhong Hui. Your Majesty ordered Zhong Hui to do it. How did Your Majesty know the contents of the Shangshutai in such detail?"

“The important officials back then were only those few.”

"It was Wang Xiang who informed His Majesty of this matter."

"He wants His Majesty to get rid of us and take charge of the Secretariat himself."

"Haha, we were all scolded so badly, but he was the only one who had no effect at all."

Listening to Xun Yi's words, Sima Fu said, "If it weren't for Wang Taichang, Taichang would not do such a thing."

Xun Yi looked at him, seemingly not understanding why he was trying to exonerate Wang Xiang.

Sima Fu explained, "Now we need someone to appease the scholars, someone with a very high reputation."

"Duke Zheng is a gentle man who never gets involved in arguments. He may not come forward to explain. Even if he does, we should stop him. He is now the Minister of the Chancellery, so we must be extremely careful with our words."

Xun Yi was somewhat unwilling.

But he also knew that the most suitable person to come forward now was Wang Xiang. Both his position as Taichang and his personal reputation made him the most suitable person to do this.

When they arrived at the Secretariat, several important officials of the country were already waiting for them with stern faces.

Wang Xiang also sat among them, completely unconcerned with the hostility of these people.

When Wang Xiang told Cao Mao about the matter, he was already prepared for the ministers to know about it.

So what if you know?

Sooner or later, we will have to go to war with them. Wang Xiang’s power is not small now. He has formed an alliance with Chen Qian and Zheng Mao, and has also brought Wang Jing into his alliance.

Among the nine ministers in the temple, four are united together.

Meanwhile, in the Secretariat, Cui Zan had also wavered. Wang Guan was marginalized after Lu Yu, and Wang Xiang was in contact with him.

With the support of these people, Wang Xiang was no longer so afraid of the three bigwigs in the court.

The reason why Wang Xiang did not completely break off relations was that he had no army.

Wang Xiang was not worried about this matter. He would recruit generals from all over the country. After all, he had the position of Minister of Personnel and the privilege of classic assessment. With these two things, he could attract all the talents he wanted.

Lu Yu's legacy was almost completely inherited by Wang Xiang.

Several ministers sat in the room, none of them spoke to each other, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

"Raja."

Xun Yi spoke first.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Wang Xiang.

"What are your instructions, Lord Xun?"

"As the Minister of Rites, are you just going to let those students cause trouble everywhere?!" "Our Shangshutai is almost being forced into their office. Is there any law left in this Wei Dynasty?"

"If things continue like this, how can the Great Wei survive?!"

"You should step forward and suppress these reckless soldiers!"

Xun Yi's words were very serious.

Gao Rou sneered and said, "How can you say such things in front of the prince?"

Wang Xiang's expression was calm as he spoke seriously, "As the Minister of Rites, I certainly cannot ignore the affairs of these students. You all need not worry. These scholars are well-intentioned. They are also working for the Great Wei Empire. They have simply been bewitched. The key now lies with those two people from the Lu family."

"I don't know much about Lu An, but Lu Xun is greedy and lustful, and he is a man without moral integrity."

"These things must have been caused by him. I will resolve this matter at the source as soon as possible. Don't worry."

Wang Xiang looks very confident.

The ministers suddenly fell silent.

Gao Rou spoke again, "Since Wang Taichang is handling this matter, who should handle the issues in the Central Army? The same thing has happened in all three camps."

"That Ma Long deliberately made trouble, using some non-existent reasons to slander the officers, brutally torturing them, and then replacing them with his own cronies!"

"In just a few days, more than half of the officers and soldiers left to escape Malone's brutal torture."

"If this continues, all three battalions will be under the control of Ma Long."

Wang Xiang asked, "It was the Minister of the Interior who promoted him to the position of Colonel. Why doesn't the Minister of the Interior dismiss him now?"

Gao Rou widened her eyes and was about to scold Wang Xiang, but then she put down her finger and remained silent.

Xun Yi couldn't help but ask, "Ma Long is so unscrupulous, don't the soldiers have any complaints?"

Chen Qian said, "After taking office, this man has been training with the soldiers all day long, sharing the same clothes, food, and housing as them. He never withholds food and fodder, and even distributes his own rewards to the soldiers. He is deeply loved by the soldiers."

Xun Xi was furious. "How good is this man at disguising himself?! This thief is clearly putting on an act to win over those soldiers. These soldiers are foolish enough to be deceived by such tactics!"

Chen Qian did not say it explicitly, but there was actually another very important reason.

This man was very fair. He promoted those who were truly talented and meritorious, and severely punished those who were idle all day and could not even put on armor. It would be strange if the soldiers did not obey him.

Xun Yi asked in return, "Can't our people win over the soldiers like he did?"

The ministers were silent for a moment.

It seems that it really doesn't work.

Those people they arranged, um, can take the soldiers to serve, and train with them? ?

“How do we remove Malone?”

"We can't do that right now. To him, the imperial edict from the Secretariat is no different from waste paper, unless it comes from General Wei himself."

The ministers started discussing again, and at this moment, someone suddenly broke into the Secretariat.

"Haha, why didn't you notify us about the meeting?"

The person who broke in was Xiahou Xian, and Cao Yu followed behind him.

When the ministers saw the two of them, their faces became even uglier.

At this moment, they all hated Zhong Hui to the extreme.

Xiahou Xian sat among them with a swagger, looking very proud.

He and Cao Yu still have some reputation in the world. He is not afraid of the ministers taking action against him. With the current pressure of public opinion, if he dies suddenly, then you just have to see what people in the world will think!

The ministers were silent for a long time. Gao Rou spoke coldly, "The Secretariat summoned the ministers, but Zhong Hui, the Chief of Imperial Clan Affairs, has failed to come several times. This is clearly a sign of contempt for Your Majesty and disregard for state affairs."

"How can such a person hold such an important position?"

No matter what Lu brothers he is, or what Ma Long he is, we have to get rid of Zhong Hui first! !

The ministers agreed with this and began to abuse Zhong Hui.

Even Zhong Hui's brother Zhong Yu stood on the side of the ministers at this moment.

"I think this person is quite talented. He is qualified to be the Minister of the Interior. The mere position of Chief Clan Leader is a bit of an understatement."

Xiahou Xian spoke appropriately.

The meetings of the Secretariat could not proceed normally as long as Xiahou Xian was still there. This guy was always making trouble.

Gao Rou finally couldn't bear it anymore. All the bad things had pushed his emotions to an extreme. He stood up suddenly and pointed at Zhong Yu who was not far away.

"You are responsible for this!"

"If there's any more unrest, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhong Yu's face suddenly turned stern. "Lord Situ, are you planning to kill my clan?"

"What mistake did I make?!"

"Could it be that Lord Situ thinks he is the Minister of Chancellery?"

"Duke Zheng hasn't even spoken yet, so why is Lord Situ so anxious?"

The ministers who were close to Sima Zhao stood up and stood beside Zhong Yu. Gao Rou's eyes became even colder.

(End of this chapter)