The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 289 I am glad to hear your advice

Lu Xun, a hypocritical beast who was born into a noble family and is good at disguising himself.

He raped his sister-in-law, murdered his younger brother, and killed his best friend.

Cao Mao felt a little nauseous just by looking at his face.

This guy was greedy, lustful, and cruel by nature, but he pretended to be a famous scholar and tricked Ji Kang and others into becoming his friends.

He fell in love with his younger brother Lu An's wife, got her drunk, and then raped her.

After the incident was exposed, he falsely accused his brother of "beating his mother". This extremely serious crime led to Lu An being arrested and sentenced to death. Ji Kang and others were also killed in their attempt to rescue him.

As for this beast, nothing happened to him. Sima Zhao might have cherished his own kind, so even though he found something wrong, he did not attack him.

At this moment, this horrific tragedy had not yet happened, but Cao Mao already wanted to cut the bastard in front of him into pieces.

Cao Mao looked at Lu Xun in front of him with an extremely deep look in his eyes.

For some reason, when he met the emperor's gaze, Lu Xun felt a little uneasy.

Their family is of the same clan as Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others who were under Yuan Shao's command.

Lu Xun was very famous and had made friends with Ji Kang and others. This time he made great contributions and became a leader among young scholars.

The emperor would never do anything to himself.

Lu Xun thought about it and couldn't help but think of the several beautiful girls sent by his new friends. As long as this matter can be done
He quickly put on a stern face and acted like a gentleman.

"Your Majesty! You previously told the world that scholars should speak frankly and give advice. I wonder if you have changed your mind now?"

Cao Mao frowned, and Zhang Hua beside him scolded him, "Are you trying to say that Your Majesty is a king who breaks his promises and gets rich?!"

Lu Xun quickly said, "That's not the case."

"Your Majesty, today I wish to impeach a senior official of Your Majesty!"

Without waiting for Cao Mao's reply, he pulled the letter from his sleeve and said seriously, "Your Majesty, this is a letter written by the traitor Gao Rou to the current Minister of Justice Chen Qian."

"In the letter, Gao Rou asked Chen Qian to use his position as Chief Censor to help him dismiss the eunuchs!"

"I wish to impeach Chief Censor Chen Qian for colluding with Gao Rou in rebellion! Your Majesty, please investigate!"

When Lu Xun finished speaking, the ministers were in an uproar and the entire East Hall fell silent.

The celebrities looked at each other in bewilderment, while several ministers' eyes lit up. Chen Qian and Zheng Mao had aroused public anger since they started working together.

Zheng Mao was actually okay, after all, he was only responsible for recommendations, while Chen Qian, who was responsible for arresting people, was the one who made the ministers most angry.

Any official who obstructed Cao Mao was treated by Chen Qian as participating in Gao Rou's rebellion. Those who were guilty were directly imprisoned or sent to Longchang to seek enlightenment, while those with a good reputation were directly dismissed.

In the past, dismissals had to be decided by all the ministers together. Now Chen Qian alone replaced all the ministers, so naturally the ministers had deep resentment towards him.

After Lu Xun opened his mouth, he immediately excited the ministers.

This man is the emperor's confidant and has a high prestige among young scholars. If he comes forward to talk about this matter, it will definitely make His Majesty change his mind!

As long as Your Majesty sees Chen Qian's true nature, he will never let him go.

Cao Mao remained silent.

The ministers have adjusted their policies. They dare not take action against him anymore, so they want to get rid of the capable ministers under his command. In their opinion, such behavior is just a dispute among the ministers, and the emperor must be a fair judge and cannot intervene personally.

This bunch of traitors can't get any serious work done, but they are very skilled at stabbing people in the back.

Cao Mao slowly looked at Zhong Hui and thought that you said the ministers took action just to find an excuse for you to attend the banquet. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true!

The ministers were indeed going to take action against him.

I misunderstood you.

Zhong Hui looked at Lu Xun in front of him calmly, but cursed in his heart.

I just found an excuse to come to the banquet, but you guys really want to cause trouble?
Don’t you think we’ve killed enough?

Zhong Hui knew that he could not kill him directly now. He had to consider Lu Xun's contributions, his reputation, and the emperor's status. The emperor could favor his ministers, but he had to be superficially fair. Otherwise, how could he convince the people?

Especially since Gao Rou had just been dealt with in a high-profile manner, how could his accomplices be pardoned directly?

Cao Mao looked at the letter in his hand. It was indeed written by Gao Rou. He suddenly asked, "How did this letter fall into your hands?"

Lu Xun was stunned. The evidence has been brought up. Why are you asking me about the source of the evidence instead of asking about Chen Qian's crime?
He quickly replied, "Your Majesty, Chen Qian originally wanted to destroy this letter of evidence, but an official from the Supreme Court took the opportunity to steal it. Knowing Chen Qian's power and my integrity, he delivered the letter to me."

Cao Mao said "oh" and then looked at Sikong Zheng Chong.

That’s right, Zheng Chong is also here. Cao Mao’s massacre of Gao Rou frightened this clay minister. He dared not not attend the emperor’s banquet.

"Mr. Zheng, in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

The pressure suddenly came to Zheng Chong.

Zheng Chong's face was full of bitterness. Why do I always have to take the blame? I don't know when I can retire and return home as a poor official.

He looked at the ministers and then at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I believe this matter must be investigated. Gao Rou's rebellion is a serious matter, and Gao Rou deserves death. The position of the Supreme Court is extremely important. If this matter is not thoroughly investigated, it will be detrimental to the court."

"Therefore, we must find out the truth. If Mr. Chen is really involved in this incident, he should be punished. If he is not involved, his reputation should be cleared." Zheng Chong spoke for a long time, but when you think about it carefully, he seemed to have said nothing.

But Cao Mao didn't care what he said. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as Lord Zheng said. First, dismiss Chen Qian from his post and let the censor investigate."

Zheng Chong's face darkened. "I didn't say that!"
Lü Xun was a little anxious. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! The evidence that Chen Qian colluded with Gao Rou is irrefutable. Even if he didn't follow Gao Rou's instructions, his failure to report the letter after receiving it is equivalent to treason under Wei law. What else do we need to investigate?"

Cao Mao glanced at him and said, "This is what the Minister of Works said. We must investigate. I have always encouraged people to speak frankly and I love to listen to advice. Since the Minister of Works has spoken, how can I not listen?"

Lu Xun immediately looked at Zheng Chong. If the status of both of them was not so different, Lu Xun really wanted to scold this old man.

You old fellow who is incapable of doing anything but always causes trouble, if you cause me to lose those ten beauties, I will never forgive you!

Wang Xiang narrowed his eyes and watched the farce in front of him.

He knew Lu Xun very well. He was a cunning and hypocritical man. He must have been instructed by someone to do such a thing.

It seems that there are many ministers who want to restrict Your Majesty. Now it is Chen Qian, and I am afraid that the next one will be Zheng Mao.

They wanted to cut off the emperor's right-hand men and force the emperor to use them.

Wang Xiang felt relieved when he saw the emperor being humiliated.

Don't think that you can hold all the power just by killing Gao Rou. As long as you can't create scholars out of thin air, you have to bow your head. Even Emperor Wen and Emperor Ming had to bow their heads. How powerful can you be?

It was not only Wang Xiang who gloated over his misfortune, but also the ministers.

Seeing that the suddenly powerful emperor encountered such a thing, they were extremely happy.

The corner of Cao Mao's eye twitched and he looked at Zhong Hui silently.

Zhong Hui understood.

He stood up and said, "Your Majesty! Lord Lu is right!"

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty is too merciful and too indulgent towards Gao Rou's rebels. That's why something like Chen Qian happened!"

When Lu Xun heard Zhong Hui agree with him, his life seemed to have reached its climax at that moment!
Zhong Shiji actually spoke up for himself?! He's a true leader of the scholars!

This time, I followed my brother to do things, and my reputation was improved. Did I get the recognition of such a person?
Thinking about traveling with Zhong Hui in the future and commenting on people all over the world, Lu Xun almost felt like flying. With all this fame, wouldn't he be able to reach heights that even his father had never reached?
He quickly said, "Mr. Zhong is right! Your Majesty is indeed kind, but how can you be kind to these traitors?"

Cao Mao nodded and agreed with it.

He looked at Zhong Hui again and asked, "What does Shi Ji think we should do?"

"Exterminate the entire clan!!"

The smile on Zhong Hui's face disappeared immediately, and murderous intent filled his eyes. "Your Majesty, please let me take charge of Gao Rou's affairs. All those who have been involved with Gao Rou, those who have corresponded with him, those who have participated in the Shangshutai meetings, and those who are involved in treason must not be spared!"

"I will arrest them all and execute all three of their clans!"

"Leave no one alive in their house!"

"As long as all those involved are killed, things like Chen Qian will not happen again!"

"This clan extermination can start with Chen Qian!"

Zhong Hui gritted his teeth and spoke these words in an extremely distorted tone.

At this moment, Guo Zhang, who was sitting among the ministers with a smile on his face, suddenly fell to the ground. The ministers turned to look at him, only to see that Guo Zhang was pale and sat back in his seat trembling.

The Taiji Hall once again became exceptionally quiet.

The smile on Lu Xun's face also disappeared.

If we follow Zhong Hui's statement, how many ministers will be left?

Does the emperor really dare to do this?
Is this guy threatening me?

It must be really scary for us, right?
Cao Mao clapped his hands fiercely, "Excellent! As expected of Zhong Shiji, this is a very thoughtful idea!"

"Someone, come! Send someone to capture Chen Qian's clansmen in Luoyang now and behead them all!"

"Shi Ji, you will take charge of this matter. Go to the Central Army and mobilize troops now to surround Luoyang. Starting with Chen Qian, all the ministers involved in the rebellion will be killed! All of them will be executed!"

Cao Mao was now looking at the Huabiao and asked him to come and draft the imperial edict.

“Your Majesty!!! No way!!”

Guo Zhang rushed in front of the emperor at some point, his eyes full of fear.

Cao Mao said seriously, "I like to listen to advice. Since someone is advising me, how can I not obey?! Please don't persuade me again!"

At this moment, many ministers knelt before the emperor.

"Your Majesty!! You must not do this!!"

ps: I am really sorry. I have been writing until very late recently. I have read it several times, but there are still typos. I think my update has reached its limit... Laolang will certainly do his best and review it carefully. If it doesn’t work, I will find someone to help me correct the typos!

Thank you all for your support and we will live up to your high expectations!

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