The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 256 Good people are bullied

Wang Jing looked around.

Ministers such as Zhong Yu did not come.

Obviously, they only called those trustworthy ministers to this meeting of the Secretariat, and the Sima family's power was excluded.

No one knows whether there are any spies of the Sima family among these people.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, Sima Zhao is away, and Sima Gan is completely unable to take the lead. Although Zhong Yu is outstanding, he is only one of the Nine Ministers and cannot compete with the other ministers.

Sima Fu, Gao Rou, Wang Xiang and others stared at Cao Yu.

Seeing that he remained silent, Gao Rou spoke first, "As a member of the royal family, Your Majesty is reluctant to talk about the affairs of the palace. We understand."

Cao Yu did not bow his head again this time, which made Sima Fu a little disappointed.

He still wanted to use this elder from the royal family to make the emperor bear a bad reputation so that he could not get rid of it.

Gao Rou had a different opinion. They had already decided to depose Cao Mao.

Not now.

What they need to do now is to take control of the palace first, cut off the emperor's contact with the outside world, then manipulate the empress dowager to deal with Sima Zhao, and finally subdue the foreign generals from all over the place. Once all these are done, they can legitimately choose another ruler for the empire.

This time, they will choose someone who is relatively weak and can cooperate with them.

In fact, Cao Yu is a good candidate. He is very obedient.

Just a little older.

Immediately, Gao Rou began to arrange preparatory measures against the Sima family.

"Lord Xin, I'll have to trouble you to go to General Zhenhu's home and make sure his family isn't involved. Protect them."

"Taifu, I leave the General's Mansion to you."

The three of them agreed that what they had to guard against most now was a counterattack by the Sima family. If Sima Zhao's confidants in Luoyang learned of the situation, they would definitely stop them and prevent them from completing the occupation of the imperial palace.

However, they had already contacted the generals of the central army and were preparing to issue an edict to have Wang Guan replace Sima Gan.

Wang Guan has prestige in the central army and is well-known throughout the country. The generals in the central army have already made their announcements. They will support Wang Guan in taking the throne, and then dismiss people like Ma Long and replace him with their own confidants.

By the time Sima Zhao learned about this, it was already too late.

He must have thought that the court officials were still fighting among themselves. When he found out what was happening in the court, his expression would definitely be very interesting!

At this moment, all the ministers were confident of victory and their faces were full of smiles.

But now Gao Dan, who is actually carrying out their orders, does not look so relaxed anymore.

Yang Hu, who was standing in front of him, had no intention of backing down and just stared at him.

Gao Dan couldn't help but say again, "You are not alone! General, please don't make the mistake!"

Yang Hu laughed, "Could it be that Lord Situ wants to kill my three clans?"

Gao Dan immediately looked behind Yang Hu and said, "This person has been dismissed! We can arrest him!"

The two lieutenants standing behind Yang Hu looked at each other, then looked at Yang Hu in front of them with complicated expressions.

They were arranged in by Sima Fu and others, but after they came in, Yang Hu took good care of them and treated them as his own people. They were particularly conflicted at this moment.

Gao Dan was a little anxious. Just when he was about to order his soldiers to take action, he heard footsteps behind him.

Gao Dan turned around and saw the emperor striding towards him.

Cao Mao had a very strange smile on his face and walked a few steps to Gao Dan.

"Where is the palace captain Gao Dan?!"

Cao Mao shouted loudly.

"Chen is here!"

Gao Dan hurriedly knelt down in front of Cao Mao.

"Get out of my way! Let the Guard General in!"

Gao Dan gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to protect your Majesty's safety."

"Where is Cheng Ji, the redundant servant?!"

"Chen is here!"

"Capture this disobedient man!"

Cao Mao pointed at Gao Dan in front of him. Gao Dan was horrified. As soon as he turned around, he saw Cheng Ji flying towards him. Cheng Ji directly pressed him down and then swung his fist at him. Gao Dan was attacked like this and could only hold his head in embarrassment. The surrounding soldiers were stunned and were about to step forward.

Cao Mao drew his sword and pointed it directly at the many armored soldiers in front of him.

"I treat you well on weekdays, are you planning to rebel?!"

The soldiers looked at the emperor in astonishment, and the spears in their hands began to tremble. When Cao Mao took another step forward, the spears in the soldiers' hands fell to the ground.

"Where is Man Changwu?!"

Someone immediately stepped out from behind Yang Hu and saluted Cao Mao, saying, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"I order you to act as a palace captain! You will command these people and be responsible for the safety of the palaces. No one is allowed to enter or leave!"

"only!!"

Man Changwu did not hesitate at all. He was a stubborn man. Once the emperor's edict was issued, there was no reason for him to disobey it.

Gao Dan was tied up at this moment, but Cheng Ji was still not satisfied and punched him on the head a few more times. Gao Dan seemed to be stunned and in a daze.

Cao Mao sneered, "Take this man away."

Before Gao Dan could say anything more, he was forcibly taken away by the soldiers.

Only then did Cao Mao look at Yang Hu in front of him.

"Uncle, what do you think?"

There was no trace of fear on Yang Hu's face. He asked calmly, "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"

As soon as Gao Dan said that, Yang Hu knew what the ministers were thinking. It was obvious that they wanted to imprison the emperor. If it were in the past, the emperor might have tolerated it, but now, the situation was different.

Judging from the emperor's behavior, he did not seem to want to turn against his ministers directly.

Otherwise, Gao Dan would be a dead man now.

The emperor dismissed him for disobeying the emperor's order, not for a major incident like the Gao family's rebellion.

This shows the emperor's attitude this time.

Yang Hu had thought that this day would come a long time ago. When the ministers kept replacing his subordinates and pressing him step by step, and when the anger on the emperor's face became more and more intense, he knew that this would happen.

Cao Mao ordered, "Please gather the troops, catch those rats, and tie them up. Promote the people you recommended earlier, and tell them to stop patrolling. Seal the palace gates, wear armor, and hold crossbows to guard against intruders."

Yang Hu nodded, "Then at the gate of the palace..."

"Pass on my decree. Have the imperial guards under the command of Wei Shu be ordered to close the gates. He will not have to obey the orders of the Wei Wei!"

"Except for those I summon, no one else is allowed to enter the palace!"

"only!!"

Yang Hu immediately accepted the order and turned to leave.

Cheng Ji was eager to try, "Your Majesty, what about me?"

"You are responsible for leading the guards to patrol the palace. If you encounter anyone who behaves strangely, you will be executed on the spot without having to report it!"

Cheng Ji quickly accepted the order.

Only then did Cao Mao lead many eunuchs towards the Zhaoyang Palace.

Cao Mao did not feel afraid. He had started planning very early. He did not dare to talk about the whole world and Luoyang City, but he said that no one in the palace could do anything to him.

There are Yang Hu's army in the palace, plus Wei Shu's guards, and now Man Changwu's armored soldiers, a total of more than 20,000 people. These 20,000 people are guarding the palace. Unless you mobilize the entire central army to attack the palace, what else can you do?

Do you dare to attack the palace?
Do you dare to fight to the death with Nai Gong?
Will Sima Zhao just watch you mess around?

In this situation, wouldn't he just start killing people in the name of treason?

Oh, the ministers rebelled and attacked the emperor, and General Wei returned after a long journey to quell the rebellion. What a great script.

Anyway, I am not afraid of this script. If it becomes true, I will have no regrets. It would be worth it if I could replace the aristocratic family!

Cao Mao's eyes became brighter.

When he hurried to Zhaoyang Palace, Xun Xu stood in front of them with a smile.

Cao Mao was stunned and asked Mr. Xu, "Who is this?"

Mr. Xu glanced at the other person and replied, "This is Xun Xu, the Empress Dowager's attendant."

Cao Mao immediately threw his head back and laughed.

"I've heard of the Crown Prince's Sheren and the Secretariat's Sheren, but I've never heard of the Empress Dowager's Sheren!"

Cao Mao raised his head and looked at Xun Xu. "When did you come to the palace?"

"I arrived today."

"I was wondering why I hadn't seen you before. It turns out you just arrived today. So what do you do as the Empress Dowager's attendant?"

Although Xun Xu's character is not very good, he is not a fool.

After Sima Shi died, he immediately changed sides and stood on Sima Fu's side.

He saw the unfriendly looks of the eunuchs around Cao Mao, and the subtle mockery in the emperor's eyes, and subconsciously felt that something had happened in the palace.

He quickly said, "I am here to assist the Queen Mother."

"is that so?!"

"Aren't they here to alienate mother and son and monitor the Queen Mother?!"

Cao Mao's voice suddenly became stern. He walked up to Xun Xu, grabbed his collar and glared at him.

Cao Mao did not attack Gao Dan because the guy was tall and strong. Although he was good at martial arts, he was just a boy after all and might be defeated if he was not careful.

However, Cao Mao was not polite to the guy in front of him who had made himself emaciated by taking medicine and drinking.

Xun Xu was horrified, "Your Majesty! This is absolutely not the case!"

Cao Mao ignored his objection and dragged him straight into the Zhaoyang Palace.

When the two men walked into Zhaoyang Palace, the empress dowager was sitting on the throne with a haggard look on her face.

"My son is here!"

When the empress dowager saw Cao Mao, she stood up quickly as if she had seen a savior.

"My son, you don't know that they won't let me go out."

"Mother, I know, I know everything."

Cao Mao threw Xun Xu to the ground and slowly drew his sword. "You were disrespectful to me, I can forgive you, but you were disrespectful to the Queen Mother."

Seeing the murderous intent in Cao Mao's eyes, Xun Xu felt his whole body tremble.

"Your Majesty, please spare me! Please spare me!"

"Queen Mother, spare my life!"

"I was bewitched by the ministers! I am willing to assist Your Majesty!"

Cao Mao raised the sword in his hand.

"My son!"

Queen Mother Guo spoke quickly, she looked very frightened.

"Mother?"

"Still, don't kill anyone."

(End of this chapter)