The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 420: Meeting of the Emperor and His Ministers

"General!!"

Cao Mao rushed towards Guanqiu Jian excitedly.

This was the first time they met.

Just as Guanqiu Jian was about to salute, Cao Mao helped him up and held his hand tightly.

When Cao Mao grabbed Guanqiu Jian's hands, he inexplicably felt a sense of relief.

This was a sense of security that no one else could give Cao Mao. Cao Mao was very excited and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Guanqiu Jian looked at the young emperor in front of him. When Cao Mao held his hand tightly and his whole body was trembling slightly, Guanqiu Jian felt a little sad.

I was not in the court, but Your Majesty was forced to this point by the traitors.

Cao Mao has always been a talkative person.

Especially when facing these generals, he had many tricks and all kinds of flattering words came out of his mouth.

However, Cao Mao was not like this when facing Guanqiu Jian.

He didn't even call for the grand ceremony he used to do to welcome the general. He only took a few trusted ministers with him, walked out of Luoyang, and waited for Guanqiu Jian's arrival far away.

Guanqiu Jian never thought that the emperor would come such a long way to wait for him.

Cao Mao looked at Guanqiu Jian for a long time before he smiled and said, "The general looks different from what I expected."

"I think it's because Dian is ugly that Your Majesty mistakenly believes that this old minister is also ugly."

Cao Mao didn't expect that Guanqiu Jian could actually joke, and he burst into laughter.

"That's not the case. I thought you were a brave warrior."

"Just like General Hu and General Xiahou."

Guanqiu Jian gave Cao Mao the impression of being a very tough person. Therefore, Cao Mao thought that he was a serious-looking, cold-faced person, and that he was a very tough and brave person. But when he actually met Guanqiu Jian, Cao Mao was very surprised.

Guanqiu Jian looked somewhat elegant, with gentle eyes, and he looked like a complete celebrity.

He is different from Zhuge Dan. Zhuge Dan is a gorgeous celebrity who uses all kinds of celebrity props to dress himself up as an elegant celebrity.

But Guanqiu Jian was a reserved person. He dressed very simply, but at first glance he had the air of an elegant scholar.

It was this scholar who had previously driven the Hu people into flight for thousands of miles and then defeated the Wu army into complete disarray?
Guanqiu Jian smiled and stroked his beard, "Your Majesty, you can't judge a person by his appearance."

It was the first time that Cao Mao and Guanqiu Jian met, but they were like old friends who had met again after a long separation. There was no restraint or unfamiliarity between them.

Cao Mao pulled Guanqiu Jian onto his carriage, and Guanqiu Jian then said, "Your Majesty, Sun Yi is still with the troops."

"No rush, let him wait a moment."

Cao Mao narrowed his eyes at this moment. He had naturally heard about the affairs of the Wu State.

Sun Jun's reputation was originally very bad, until Sun Chen inherited his position, when his reputation suddenly improved.

Sun Jun died early. He was supposed to die of illness a year later. Although the way he died was the same, the time was a little different.

But Sun Chen still did not disappoint Cao Mao, and he continued his wonderful story in the State of Wu.

And Cao Mao knew that this was just the starting point for Sun Chen.

After killing these generals, he would take action against the emperor, and even the Shangshu Ling, Sun Luban and others.

He offended everyone he could and completely overturned the foundation that Sun Jun had worked so hard to build.

In the end, he was killed by the emperor he supported.

This man was a scum among the powerful officials. Cao Mao always felt that he was not even as good as Cao Shuang.

Saying that he is a powerful official is just smearing other powerful officials.

However, he was not without contribution. He single-handedly made the people of Wu begin to dislike powerful officials, and the aristocratic families united to return power to the emperor, thus ending the rule of powerful officials in Wu.
But Cao Mao suddenly felt that Sun Chen might become a good friend of his.

It is a good thing to have such a person to govern the State of Wu.

Cao Mao and Guanqiu Jian were sitting in the carriage and started talking about this matter.

"Sun Chen has killed several generals in Wu, and he's disrespectful to the emperor, his ministers, and even Sun Luban. These people are bound to attack him. What do you think? Should we send someone to contact him? Let Sun Chen know that these people are planning to attack him, and warn him to be careful."

Guanqiu Jian laughed, "Your Majesty, do you think Sun Chen can be of great use?"

"This man is truly a fierce general. After he came to power, he made great military achievements. All the opponents we failed to kill on the battlefield were killed by him."

"But I am very worried that this person will be harmed by the traitors in his court. If this person dies, it will be difficult for the Wu Kingdom to deal with it."

Guanqiu Jian said, "Sun Chen inherited Sun Jun's army, so he should be difficult to kill." "It's hard to say. He has offended too many people. If all his enemies join forces, I'm afraid he will die a violent death."

"I still want to remind him to be vigilant. General, how do you think we should handle this matter?"

Guanqiu Jian stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "I have never met this man, but judging by his behavior, he is arrogant and conceited. If Your Majesty sent someone to tell him these things, he would certainly not listen, thinking that Your Majesty was looking down on him."

"Instead of sending someone to contact this person, I think it would be better to send someone to contact Quan Shang, Ding Feng, Sun Luban and others."

"This man is violent and reckless. Once he thinks these people are colluding with the Wei Dynasty, he will execute them without hesitation and exterminate their entire clan."

Cao Mao looked at Guanqiu Jian in surprise. He didn't expect that the old general was not only good at fighting, but also well versed in conspiracy and intrigue.

Guanqiu Jian's ideas are indeed more reliable than his own.

With Sun Chen's brain, he might not believe his own letters, but if he saw letters he wrote to others, he would definitely be suspicious.

Cao Mao said, "Then we must contact Ding Feng first."

The young general Ding Feng was called a young general because he worked his way up from a young general to a big general.

His life almost spanned the entire life of the Wu Kingdom. He was from Anfeng, Lujiang.

He joined the army when he was young and followed generals such as Gan Ning, Lu Xun, and Pan Zhang. He participated in many battles. He was brave and good at fighting, and was the bravest in the army. He often killed generals and captured flags. He was promoted from a soldier to a general.

Later, he participated in many wars against the State of Wei, and followed Zhuge Dan and Sun Jun, making many military achievements.

In the end, Sun Chen took control of the power and deposed and enthroned emperors. Finally, under the order of the new emperor, Ding Feng helped to kill Sun Chen, bringing power to the hands of the emperor and conferring the title of general.

At this time, Ding Feng was already quite old, but his deeds did not end there. After the new emperor died, he supported Sun Hao as emperor and sent troops to attack Cao Wei many times. Oh, no, there was no Cao Wei at that time. It was an attack on the Western Jin Dynasty.

There are still many people that Cao Mao wants to kill, including Zhang Bu, Sun Xiu, Ding Feng, and even Lu Kang. If Sun Chen can kill these people, it will be of great benefit to Cao Wei.

It can even be said that the State of Wu could be conquered without bloodshed.

Guanqiu Jian and Cao Mao talked about people they could make friends with all the way. When they returned to the palace, Cao Mao took him directly to the West Hall.

"General, please don't mind me. I have too many things to discuss with you, so I didn't tell the other ministers. Once we have discussed the important matters, I will let them come to see you."

Guanqiu Jian didn't care about these things at all.

"Your Majesty, I have come here to meet you. Those useless ceremonials are not what I seek most."

The two of them sat in the West Hall, and Cao Mao had a lot to say.

He talked about all the difficulties, problems and confusions he had encountered during these days without hiding anything.

"General, the civil service system in this world has become so corrupt that it cannot be corrected."

"I originally asked your son to be the Chief Censor because I wanted him to solve this problem. However, he is too upright and easily bullied by those villains. In the end, I had no choice but to appoint someone like He Zeng. This has caused opinions among the ministers, and many people oppose it. If it is a traitor's objection, I can ignore it."

"However, there are still many talented people among them. I cannot lose them all for the sake of He Zeng."

"Especially those famous scholars. They are extremely angry. I used to have contacts with Ji Kang and others, but now, they dare not come to see me. I sent people to summon them, but they actually started drinking and pretending to be drunk."

"You're treating me like Sima Shi."

"But what can I do? How can I deal with these traitors?"

Cao Mao also felt unspeakable grievance in his heart.

Guanqiu Jian listened to him very carefully.

Zhang Hua stood at the door and did not allow outsiders to approach.

The more Cao Mao spoke, the more troubles he felt in his heart emerged. "I have gathered many capable ministers. These people are talented and moral. However, they are still from powerful families. When implementing policies, they will unconsciously favor the powerful families."

"But I can't be completely different. If I drive away all those from wealthy families, I will have no one to use."

"Of the prince's seven decrees, only the last one is left. However, after six orders have been implemented, there's still no sign of results."

"Traitors everywhere always find ways to distort the policies of the court and always find ways to oppose my decisions."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."

Guanqiu Jian said softly, "These policies will take time. You've done a great job. Among the three kingdoms, you're the only one who's fully committed to governing the local areas and wanting to make changes. And I've seen changes along the way."

"Shu and Wu have become extremely corrupt, and their rulers have no intention of governing. Liu Chan of Shu is living a life of drunkenness and disregarding state affairs, while the powerful officials of Eastern Wu are fighting for power and killing each other."

"The reason today's traitors dare to run rampant is because Your Majesty has yet to achieve the greatest feat."

"If you can exacerbate the civil unrest in Wu this time, build a navy, first destroy the Wu bandits, and then conquer Bashu, then the world will be settled, and these treacherous villains in the court will not dare to oppose you again."

ps: Brothers, Lao Lang is in Shijiazhuang for a meeting. After the meeting during the day, he said that he would take us to a lecture at the university tomorrow. Hahaha, because he has to go too early, he can't stay up late to write. I can only write three chapters for you to fill in the gaps. Don't worry, the chapters owed this month will definitely be made up within this month, and the interest will also be paid together!

(End of this chapter)