The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 462 Another bait?

"Prince!"

Sima Gan bowed to Wang Su, who immediately frowned.

"I was just about to go out, why are you here?"

Wang Su was obviously a little distant.

This made Sima Gan stand there in a daze.

Sima Gan had been arrested before, but was later pardoned. Although he was not given an official title, he was still released.

After Sima Gan was released, he had been trying to find a way to rescue his brother.

He felt that Sima Zhao was arrested because of his own fault.

But for some reason, those people who were very close to his family in the past have become extremely distant now. It is clearly a marriage between the same family, and they were even promoted by their own family, but now they are so ruthless.

Wang Su was not the only one doing this. Sima Gan had already contacted many people during this period.

He found Wang Chang and Zhuge Dan. He also visited them when Hu Zun came. He went to He Zeng's mansion several times and wrote letters to the generals around him.

He basically searched all of Sima Shi's team.

But no matter who it was, their attitude towards him was so unfamiliar. It was considered good that someone like Wang Su asked about his purpose, but He Zeng directly drove him out and threatened that he would not let go of those who broke the law in his family, and told him not to think about bribing him.

Sima Gan never thought about bribing at all.

At this moment, seeing Wang Su's attitude, he felt a little overwhelmed.

"My Lord, why are you doing this?"

"Isn't your daughter also imprisoned in the mansion right now and unable to go out?"

Hearing this, Wang Su narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by imprisonment? My daughter just came to see me yesterday, and I can go to her at any time. Is this also called imprisonment?"

Sima Gan continued, "My Lord, my brother is your son-in-law. He has been imprisoned for so long and has suffered so much slander. Don't you care at all?"

At this point, Sima Gan no longer hid his true intentions.

During these days, he has been hiding his thoughts and looking for people everywhere, hoping that they can help solve his brother's problems and get him out. However, things are much more complicated than he thought.

No one was willing to help him.

After Wang Su showed the same attitude, he really couldn't help it.

Hearing Sima Gan's words, Wang Su's face suddenly changed. He walked forward, grabbed Sima Gan's arm and dragged him into the house.

Wang Su pulled him in and then let go. He looked very angry.

"How dare you say such outrageous words?"

"If it weren't for my grandson's safety, I would have arrested you and sent you to the Supreme Court right now!"

Sima Gan's face turned red after being scolded by Wang Su.

"Prince, my brother was very respectful to you and never behaved disrespectfully. My father was also very kind to you and promoted you. How could you..."

"It is because of your father's kindness that I didn't arrest you just now!"

Wang Su sat in front of Sima Gan and stared into his eyes.

Wang Su asked, "Who have you been looking for these days?"

"I've found everyone I should have, my brother's former subordinates, our relatives, and even my own brothers and adopted sons."

Sima Gan's face was full of despair.

"Not a single one of them was willing to help me."

"My brother's former subordinates were quite polite to me, but my younger brother told me to leave and refused to meet me. My adopted son is an idiot and doesn't understand me at all!!"

"I've explained everything clearly, but he still said that my brother told him not to do anything else!"

"How can you tell the truth, brother?"

Sima Gan said this with tears in his eyes.

He said: "The people that your majesty relies on are all my brother's former subordinates."

"Which of the provincial governors, generals, and even the three highest officials and ministers in the court wasn't my brother's former confidant?"

"Besides, several people in my family are still in high positions."

Sima Gan was puzzled and asked, "Why can't we unite and ask His Majesty to release my brother?"

"I don't mean to oppose Your Majesty. I just want my brother to come out."

"Why doesn't anyone want to?"

This is what Sima Gan can’t understand the most.

In his eyes, everyone in the Wei Dynasty was his family, either old subordinates, relatives, or even brothers.

In this situation, as long as everyone can speak up for the second brother, he will definitely come out. The emperor wouldn't dare to provoke so many people, right?
But even with just this one sentence, no one was willing to help me.

This made Sima Gan very confused.

Wang Su couldn't help shaking his head when he heard his words. "Where are your brother's old subordinates still in the court today? They are clearly the emperor's confidants."

He couldn't speak too directly.

In name, Cao Mao was the one who inherited Sima Shi's political legacy, and Sima Zhao was also counted as one of Sima Shi's political legacies, and now belonged to Cao Mao.

In fact, after following the emperor, these people were promoted and rewarded.

Which of the provincial governors in various places was not promoted by the emperor?
Which general was not promoted and promoted?

Which minister in the temple did not get promoted?
These are all real things, take Wang Su as an example.

His dream of becoming one of the Three Dukes lasted for a long time, so who finally helped him realize it?
He would have to be crazy to give up his actual interests to speak for Sima Zhao.

It can only be said that what Sima Gan saw was too simple. He only saw the labels of these people in the past, but failed to realize that what they have now is different from the past.

Wang Su really didn't want to have too much contact with Sima Gan.

However, he was afraid that this guy would cause trouble.

If Sima Gan causes any trouble again, he will definitely be implicated. After all, his relationship with the Sima family is too deep.

He cleared his throat and began to speak, "You should know that General Wei's current fate is quite good. He made a mistake, remember? He gathered a large army and wanted to attack Luoyang."

"After his defeat, Your Majesty, in consideration of the merits of the General and Duke Xuanwen, pardoned his crimes, allowing him to have enough food and drink and participate in court meetings, sparing him the humiliation and suffering of exile. This was already a great favor."

"If General Wei hadn't committed any fault and was treated like this, we wouldn't have stood idly by. But now, he deserves it. What else can we do?"

Sima Gan was suddenly speechless.

Wang Su added, "None of the ministers in the court are former officials of anyone else. We are all ministers in the same court, and we are loyal to only one person, the emperor."

"In the past, the ministers obeyed the general's orders because the emperor was young and needed the general to govern the country. Now that the emperor is ruling the country himself, even if the general is still here, he has to obey the emperor's orders!"

"How dare you say that the ministers are the general's subordinates?!"

Sima Gan's face flushed red, and he was unable to refute at all.

Wang Su finally added: "I advise you to return to your hometown in peace, read more classics, and don't get involved in these things."

"If your brother knew what you were doing, he would probably fight you."

"Your Majesty originally only held him accountable for his fault and spared the others. If you insist on doing so and stir up unrest, it won't just be your brother who will be punished. Your younger brother can still serve as a lieutenant in the central army, your cousin can still serve as a provincial governor, and your adopted son can still enjoy the emperor's favor. If you want them all to die with you, then you can continue to harbor such thoughts!"

"If you want them to survive, then give up these thoughts, express your gratitude to His Majesty, and then go back home!"

Wang Su was very rude and immediately ordered Sima Gan to be driven out of the place.

Sima Gan returned to the road. He looked at the Situ Mansion in front of him, and was completely stunned.

In just one year, how come all the ministers have become like this?

The scholars insult the emperor every day, but why is no one willing to follow them to do things?

Sima Gan walked on the road in a daze.

Wang Su waited until he was far away before getting on the carriage and hurried towards the Taiji Hall.

This court is becoming increasingly unstable, and we need to have a serious discussion with the emperor.

When Wang Su arrived at Taiji Hall, Cao Mao was practicing swordsmanship.

Cao Mao had his own set of health goals, and exercise was of course indispensable. Even when he was clearly out of danger, Cao Mao did not give up practicing swordsmanship.

He progressed extremely quickly, and now Cheng Ji was no match for the emperor.

Cheng Ji no longer fought with the emperor, but only called a few elite guards to fight with the emperor.

According to his own statement, the emperor's skills had reached a certain level. Once a fight broke out, both sides would find it difficult to resist. They were afraid that something unexpected would happen during the fight and that the emperor would be hurt, so they could not fight.

I don’t know how many people agree with this reason.

Anyway, he himself approves of it.

Cao Mao was fighting with three armored soldiers at this moment and was able to defend himself. The two sides fought back and forth. Cao Mao constantly used the terrain to increase the distance and fight back.

Wang Su was brought here by Zhang Hua. Looking at the emperor "fighting" in the distance, he was not angry at the emperor's idleness, but was just a little surprised.

He didn't even know that the emperor had such sword skills.

How much more is this emperor hiding?
Cao Mao put away his sword, smiled and rewarded a few soldiers, then turned and walked to Wang Su's side.

"My Lord, I heard that you were also good at swordsmanship when you were young. Why not give it a try?"

"These skills of mine are not worth mentioning in front of Your Majesty."

Wang Su declined the invitation to compete.

"Your Majesty, Sima Gan just came to see me."

Hearing this, Cao Mao was not surprised at all. Instead, he laughed and asked, "Do you want to rescue General Wei?"

Wang Su was stunned, then he immediately understood.

It turns out it’s a bait!!!

(End of this chapter)