The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 335 Don’t worry
Deng Ai was also a little hesitant at this moment. Deng Ai and Chen Tai were both close confidants of the Sima family.

At this moment, he was not sure of Chen Tai's position.

However, according to Deng Ai's judgment, when he set out on this expedition, His Majesty told him that after arriving in Yongliang, he should listen more to Chen Tai's advice and not conflict with him as the General of Zhenxi. These words were obviously asking Deng Ai to obey Chen Tai's orders.

Since His Majesty asked me to obey Chen Tai, it means that he still trusts Chen Tai very much. His current position should be similar to mine.

Deng Ai no longer concealed the truth and told the truth: "When I was in Yanzhou, I realized that something was wrong. I wrote a letter to General Wei, asking him not to leave Luoyang. I wanted to quell the rebellion for him myself."

"But General Wei wrote back, telling me not to worry and that he would not forget to reward me."

Deng Ai looked helpless.

Under the dual monarchy, Deng Ai was both the emperor's minister and Sima Yi's disciple. After Sima Yi's death, he continued to assist Sima Shi as always. But now even Sima Shi is gone, and Sima Zhao does not believe him, so his words were even a bit sarcastic.

What else could Deng Ai do? Rise up in rebellion against the emperor for the sake of Sima Yi's death?
Let's see whether Sima Zhao dares to admit his own behavior. If the time comes, he will probably be the first one to stand up and accuse me of treason.

Deng Ai continued, "Then, His Majesty and General Wei jointly issued an order for me to return to the imperial court."

"When I returned to the temple, I found that His Majesty had rewarded General Wei with a mansion. It was there that I met His Majesty."

"General Wei instructed me to assist His Majesty well."

"Your Majesty appointed me General Zhenxi that very day and ordered me to lead the central army to rescue. He also said that I would replace the former General of Chariots and Cavalry and guard Yongliang."

"If it weren't for your majesty's trust, I wouldn't dare use such a risky tactic."

Deng Ai spoke very seriously and told Chen Tai truthfully everything that had happened since he arrived at the temple from Yanzhou.

At this moment, he saw Chen Tai's tense expression suddenly relax.

Chen Tai let out a breath.

When Chen Tai received the letter from his uncle Xun Yi, he was stunned. He could not react to the sudden changes in the court. Later, when he learned that General Wei had returned to Luoyang, he became even more panicked. Now, he finally understood everything that was happening in the court.

The emperor won, and the ministers and the Sima family were defeated.

Seeing Deng Ai in front of him, Chen Tai didn't even worry about being implicated. Even Deng Ai could be pardoned and given such an important position, leading the troops directly to war. His Majesty even ordered him to obey his orders. It seemed that His Majesty did not think that he was his enemy.

I finally got the chance to clear my bad reputation!
Looking at the deeply moved Chen Tai before him, Deng Ai could not help but say, "Your Majesty is a sage king, unparalleled in history. At such a young age, you have reorganized the government, treated the wise and the humble with respect, and demonstrated benevolence and generosity. Could it be that this century-long conflict will finally be brought to an end under the hands of such a sage king?"

Chen Tai also sighed, "Your Majesty left Yuancheng for Luoyang last October, and it hasn't even been a year yet. To have achieved this much in just one year is truly unbelievable."

"With such a Saint King, what can't be accomplished?"

The two people who were just praising each other's achievements now began to praise the emperor.

Next, they began to discuss future deployments.

"Since General Zhenxi has arrived, I should take the other generals to Luoyang and report the situation in Yongliang."

"I will help you take over the Yongliang army, and then return to the temple with the captives and meritorious soldiers to meet His Majesty."

Deng Ai nodded. This expedition was not a temporary attack, but to replace Guo Huai.

From now on, he will be stationed here and be responsible for the Hu people in Shu and Yongzhou.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, Chen Tai never went back to pay his respects. This was obviously not an option. While Chen Tai was here, he had to go back with him to report and swear allegiance to the emperor. After all, he was a high-ranking official.

The two had a clear division of labor, and Chen Tai took the opportunity to talk about the situation of the people in various places in Yongliang.

"Wang Hun, the governor of Liangzhou, is a simple, honest, and sincere man."

Since Wang Mang, nobles generally valued single names, and this continued until after the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Therefore, many people with the same surname appeared during this period, such as Wang Hun. There were two Wang Huns in the Wei Dynasty. Wang Hun, the governor of Liangzhou, was the father of the famous scholar Wang Rong, and the other Wang Hun was the son of General Wang Chang, who conquered the South.

Such cases are not uncommon.

Chen Tai talked about these important officials. In fact, most of them were going to follow him back to the temple.

But Chen Tai felt that these people would come back to continue their appointments, but he might not.

Chen Tai had left the court and gone to the frontier because he had lost his reputation when he killed Cao Shuang. Now that things had turned around, he naturally still hoped to stay in the court and do his work.

Take the Secretariat for example, it must have its own position, right?
Although Chen Tai was good at fighting, he was actually better at governing.

Chen Tai now talked about the most important person.

"General Anxi Sima Wang."

Chen Tai pulled out a letter from his sleeve and said seriously, "This is what the Grand Tutor asked me to give to Sima Wang, but I didn't give it to him. The main reason is that Jiang Wei is invading, and I'm afraid this will affect the war situation."

When Xun Yi sent people to Yongliang, he brought a letter from Sima Fu. The letter was given to Sima Wang, asking Sima Wang to put the important matters first and not to betray him.

But before Chen Tai had the chance to meet Sima Wang, the war broke out.

In order to ensure the success of the Yongliang War, Chen Tai did not show the letter to Sima Wang. If Sima Wang knew that Sima Fu was in trouble and imitated Xiahou Ba, it would be a big disaster.

Now that Jiang Wei had retreated, a decision had to be made. Deng Ai was silent for a moment before saying, "I don't think it's necessary to inform you in advance. You can have him accompany you back to Luoyang. Once there, Your Majesty can come and inform you in person."

Chen Tai nodded, "That's the only way."

Immediately, the two men took action. Deng Ai returned with Chen Tai, inspected the army, and then began to sort out the merits of everyone in this battle. At the same time, he sent people to Luoyang to inform the emperor who was far away in Luoyang about the war.

Inside the Tai Chi Hall.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu is not the kind of villain who accepts salaries. He must have been framed. Please forgive him!"

At this moment, Ji Kang and Lu An knelt in front of Cao Mao and begged for mercy.

After Cao Mao took power, he thought about officially employing the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. Although these seven people had only been reciting poems, writing couplets, taking medicine and drinking wine in the past, they still had some talents, and each of them could be used in different places.

Moreover, they themselves have great appeal among the scholars. Accepting them can also strengthen Cao Mao's influence on young scholars.

But Cao Mao's plan had not even begun when it was suddenly interrupted because of the thief Lu Xun.

Lu Xun instigated those young scholars in an attempt to trip up the Chief Justice Chen Qian.

It cannot be said that his intentions are not vicious.

Of course, these methods of his seemed like childish play to Cao Mao. After fighting with Sima Shi, Jia Chong, Zhong Hui, Gao Rou, Wang Xiang, Lu Yu, Sima Fu and others, turning back to fight with Lu Xun and Feng Xun was simply bullying.

Their plan even seemed a little ridiculous to Cao Mao.

They wanted to prove Chen Qian's guilt through the correspondence between him and Gao Rou, which in itself was extremely ridiculous.

Is Chen Qian the only one who had contact with Gao Rou? If we conduct a thorough investigation, which of the current officials has not had contact with Gao Rou?
You don't even need me to take action on this idea, my ministers can handle you.

Although it was ridiculous, Cao Mao didn't want to let them go.

Chen Qian first pretended to be afraid and hid in the Court of Justice. After a few days, he suddenly led people to attack Lu Xun's mansion, and then found Lu Xun playing games naked with several beauties.

Lu Xun was in a miserable state at the time and begged to be allowed to put on his clothes, but Chen Qian refused and simply tied him up and took him back to the court along with the evidence.

When this incident happened, the scholars in Luoyang were in an uproar.

Chen Qian interrogated those beauties and immediately knew the whole process of Lu Xun being bribed. Chen Qian did not tolerate it and directly exposed him to the public.

If Ji Kang and Lu An had not been working hard for Lu Xun, Lu Xun would have been disgraced long ago.

It is because of these two idiots that some people still believe that Lu Xun is innocent and was framed by Chen Qian.

Cao Mao looked at the two idiots in front of him.

One is Ji Kang and the other is Lu An.

When the power was not in their hands, these two people contributed and they were indeed loyal, but they were also really blind.

Cao Mao calmly asked, "Are you going to impeach the Supreme Court for framing Lü Xun?"

"exactly!"

"Then why don't you go to the Imperial Censorate? Do you not trust Duke Zheng? Or do you not trust Guanqiu Jun?"

Ji Kang was stunned for a moment, then explained, "Your Majesty, when Lord Lu impeached Chen Qian, he also offended the ministers, so they were unwilling to save him."

Cao Mao shook his head and sighed, "How could there be someone in the world as ignorant as Ji Jun?"

"Mao-sen."

Zhang Hua bowed to Cao Mao, who said, "Take these two men to the Supreme Court and let them see Lü Xun and the witnesses. Tell Chen Qian to stop trying to stop them and let them see the truth."

Zhang Hua bowed again and then left with Ji Kang and Lu An.

Cao Mao had been intentionally letting the two of them publicize outside these days, just to wait for the day when the problem of public opinion could be solved through them.

Cao Mao fell into deep thought again. He thought that Ji Kang should be removed from his position as captain. He did not know how to judge people, and something bad would happen sooner or later.

He is not suited to such things.

The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove are still suitable for work in culture and publicity.

Now, Deng Ai has probably met Chen Tai. When Chen Tai found out that Deng Ai was so valued, he probably no longer worried and would return to the court. In this way, Deng Ai would be in charge of the Yongliang army, and he would also need a reliable governor who would not hinder Deng Ai to stay in Yongzhou and replace Chen Tai.

In addition, if he can win a great victory this time, his prestige will be even more sufficient. The armies of Hebei, Yongliang, Yuzhou and Yangzhou will basically have secured his position and it will be impossible to shake it anymore.

Wang Chang, Hu Zun, Shi Bao.

How will these three people choose?

(End of this chapter)