The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 302 As you wish

Yang Zong's face was full of confusion at this moment.

He couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"What did you say?"

Yin Damu simply bowed towards him and said, "My friend told me that you knew him in the past and that you were doing well."

"He knows you're not someone who would betray his word. If you still remember the drinks he bought for you, please don't get involved. The outcome will be decided on its own."

After Yin Damu finished speaking, he turned and left.

Yin Damu is not afraid that Yang Zong will betray him. If Yang Zong chooses to betray himself, Yin Damu and others will choose the second strategy, that is, sacrifice themselves to protect Cheng Shi and let Cheng Shi accomplish the great task.

They don't even have just two sets of tactics, they have five sets of countermeasures.

Yin Damu is just the first method.

Moreover, Yin Damu had contact with Liu Lu several times, and learned from Liu Lu that the emperor had a high opinion of Yang Zong and believed that he was not a treacherous villain. He surrendered to Sima Zhao with the intention of protecting the emperor.

Even if Yang Zong would not help him deal with Sima Zhao, he would not help Sima Zhao deal with him.

Yin Damu was a servant of the Cao family and was extremely loyal to Cao Rui. All he wanted was to clear his bad reputation and kill Sima Shi for revenge.

Now that Sima Shi is dead, his goal becomes to assist the emperor in regaining power.

In order to achieve this goal, he is not afraid of sacrificing himself.

At this moment, Yang Zong felt dizzy.

He finally realized what was wrong.

If the ministers were in charge of the government, why didn't they send someone to contact Sima Zhao?

Why do the ministers appear so confident?

How were they able to unite quickly and eliminate the central army without leaking any information?

If we say that it was not the ministers who won, but the emperor who won,
At this moment, the fog in Yang Zong's eyes suddenly dissipated, everything was connected, and he understood everything in an instant.

He turned around suddenly and looked at Sima Zhao's tent.

His expression was so conflicted that he even had a headache.

"Bring me some wine!"

"Your Majesty, the enemy general Jiang Wei's army has already reached Yongliang."

Xiahou Xian stood beside Cao Mao, holding the battle report sent from the Yongliang war zone in his hand, his expression extremely solemn.

Cao Mao took the battle report and immediately smiled bitterly.

He originally admired Jiang Boyao from Tianshui.

Although he made many mistakes during the Northern Expedition, which later caused great controversy, compared with the incompetent generals of Wei and Wu, his character is very admirable.

This is the result of the comparison.

Just think that this great general could be suppressed by the eunuchs and ministers of Shu!

If this happened in the Wei and Wu states, it would be unbelievable. What kind of minister would be so bold as to challenge the general?

You have the emperor behind you? Then I'll take care of the emperor too.

This is the normal development of a general in the Three Kingdoms period. It is really rare to find a general like Jiang Wei who is obsessed with the Northern Expedition and does not bully the emperor.

Judging from the fact that Jiang Wei dared to forcibly drag the General of the Western Expedition and the General of Chariots and Cavalry into a group, he was actually not incapable of bullying the emperor.

However, no matter how much I admire him in my heart, I still have to meet him as an enemy.

Cao Mao was not panicked. The combination of Chen Tai and Sima Wang could definitely defend against Jiang Wei alone. If Jiang Wei dared to underestimate them, he would even suffer a great loss.

After all, in history, Chen Tai accomplished the feat of single-handedly defeating Jiang Wei. What's more, Chen Tai's current teammate is not the easily impulsive Wang Jing, but Sima Wang, who is famous for his defensive ability.

But this was a good thing for Cao Mao.

This is a good opportunity to conquer the Yongliang war zone, and also a good opportunity to increase one's own prestige.

That's Jiang Wei. If I could make him suffer after I took power, what a great prestige that would be.

Cao Mao narrowed his eyes.

Although I admire this great general very much, in order to complete the unification as soon as possible, end the suffering brought by the war, and resolve the major crisis in China's future, I have no choice but to fight him to the death.

Cao Mao felt that the possibility of persuading Jiang Wei to surrender was too small.

He was originally a surrendered general of Wei State, how could he surrender to Wei State again?
Cao Mao was looking forward to seeing Wen Yang challenge old Jiang Wei.

Then he shouted in front of the old general: "Old General, do you know me, Wen Ciqian of Pei State?!"

Cao Mao had some thoughts in his mind. He looked at Xiahou Xian and said, "Don't worry, Zhongfu. I have determined that Jiang Wei will return without success this time. Now is not a good time to send reinforcements."

Xiahou Xian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you must not underestimate Jiang Wei."

"This person is extremely talented and courageous. If you underestimate him, you will definitely suffer!"

Xiahou Xian thought of something and said, "If any ministers advise you to sit back and watch the tigers fight, and let Jiang Wei weaken Chen Tai's army, you must not listen!"

"Yongliang's army is also your army. Besides, Chen Tai may also surrender to Your Majesty."

"If we miss this opportunity and let Jiang Wei defeat Chen Tai, the Wei Kingdom will be in danger!"

Xiahou Xian was indeed a veteran who had conquered the Kingdom of Shu, and Cao Mao strongly agreed with his statements.

He nodded, "Don't worry, Zhongfu. I will never believe this. The reason I am not in a hurry to take action is because Sima Zhao is still here, and I can't spare any men to deal with him. However, it won't be long."

"Probably within this month, the outcome will be clear."

"Don't worry, Master!"

After hearing this, Xiahou Xian looked at Cao Mao thoughtfully, but said nothing more. After leaving the things here, he left in a hurry.

Cao Mao looked at the battle report in front of him again. At present, he still had to deal with Sima Zhao before he could send troops to Yongliang. Otherwise, if the situation on Sima Zhao's side changed, the army he had would be seriously insufficient.

Cao Mao was about to send someone to call Zhong Hui to inquire about Sima Zhao when Zhang Hua walked in.

"Your Majesty, those people from the Guo family are still outside the palace gate. Guo Zhang has also come here."

"Oh let them in."

Cao Mao sat in the upper seat, motionless. When those people surnamed Guo walked into the East Hall, Cao Mao still did not stand up, but just looked at them coldly.

When Guo Li, Guo Zhi and Guo Jian walked into the East Hall, they saw a young emperor staring at them coldly.

At this moment, the three of them felt a chill on their backs.

Guo Li did not dare to delay at all and hurriedly bowed to greet him, and the other two followed.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!!"

Cao Mao looked at them for a moment, then asked them to stand up, and then looked at Guo Zhang.

Guo Zhang hurriedly bowed to greet him.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!!"

He was obviously unwilling to follow Guo Lishen to meet the emperor.

Cao Mao also asked him to stand up.

The emperor did not speak. The atmosphere in the Taiji Hall was somewhat solemn. The three idiots of the Guo family received the letter from the empress dowager and learned that she asked them to come. They were extremely happy, dressed themselves up carefully, and then took Guo Zhang to pay a visit to the empress dowager.

Unfortunately, he was stopped by Cheng Ji just as he reached the gate of Zhaoyang Palace.

In other words, Guo Li has learned his lesson now. After experiencing the previous suppression, he no longer has the arrogance he once had. Otherwise, he would have been killed on the spot.

After discovering that they could not meet the Empress Dowager, these people came to the Taiji Hall and wanted to meet the Emperor first.

The three idiots of the Guo family finally realized that the situation was a little different now.

Especially after seeing the current emperor.

After Cao Mao took power, his expression became noticeably more frightening than before.

Cao Mao looked at the three people and asked, "Why are you three here in the palace instead of resting in your own homes?"

Guo Li and Guo Zhi didn't dare to answer and quickly looked at Guo Jian.

Guo Jian smiled and said, "Your Majesty, we miss the Queen Mother, so we came to see you specially."

"Can anyone enter this palace?"

Cao Mao asked again.

His eyes were somewhat cold. Guo Jian looked at the strange emperor in front of him and could not connect his face with the cheerful Youzi of the past.

He now looks very much like Sima Shi.

Guo Jian didn't dare to speak immediately.

The three of them trembled.

Guo Zhang said at this moment: "Your Majesty, I think..."

Cao Mao suddenly looked at him and asked, "Mr. Guo, are you from Xiping or Taiyuan?"

The smile on Guo Zhang's face slowly grew stiff. "Your Majesty, I am naturally Guo from Taiyuan."

"If you wish to return to your roots, I can order the Taiyuan Guo family to relocate to Xiping."

"Old Minister"

Guo Zhang hesitated, the image of the emperor pointing his sword at his ministers that day reappearing in his mind, and he immediately softened.

The atmosphere became a little strange. Everyone lowered their heads and said nothing. Some of them were already sweating profusely.

Cao Mao suddenly said, "Everyone, don't worry."

"Mother wants to see you, so you can come, of course. However, everything must be done in accordance with the rules. As for Mr. Guo, the affairs of the Shangshutai are complicated and cannot be distracted."

"If you feel too exhausted, you can let other ministers take the position of Shangshu."

Guo Zhang hurriedly said, "I will return to the Secretariat immediately."

Cao Mao nodded. Guo Zhang didn't dare to say a word. He bowed deeply to the emperor and then fled from the Taiji Hall.

Cao Mao looked at the three fools in front of him and said slowly, "The court is not peaceful now. Staying in the palace is not a bad thing, but now that you are out, do something and don't waste your time."

Cao Mao looked directly at Guo Zhi.

Guo Li is a fool, and his son Guo Jian is also useless. Although Guo Zhi's character is also very bad, he still has some abilities.

"There are still many vacancies in the temple, and I am still considering it."

"If the Queen Mother wants to see you, then go and see her."

Guo Zhi was the first to react. He stood up suddenly and said, "I will definitely live up to your majesty's high expectations!"

The other two hurried to catch up with him.

Cao Mao waved his hand and asked them to leave.

Since the Queen Mother wanted her people so much, then she would give them to her. When the general was discussing important matters with the Guo family, the Queen Mother wanted to speak, but was scolded by Guo Zhi in person.

Then when he wants to discuss important matters with the Guo family in the future, Guo Zhi will naturally know what to do.

Mother, this is what you wanted.

You can't blame me for this.

(End of this chapter)