The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 527: Do you miss Shu?
The court meeting ended with a simple reward. The ministers also knew that His Majesty the Emperor must be extremely tired after coming from afar.

Besides, there is a queen mother in the palace who needs Cao Mao to pay a visit.

No matter how prestigious one is, filial piety is still indispensable, after all, it is the foundation of the Wei Dynasty.

After the court meeting ended, everyone left in a hurry. Cao Mao, suppressing his fatigue, called out to Luo Xian.

Luo Xian was standing next to Cao Mao at this moment. There were no outsiders around, and the soldiers were also very far away.

This might also be a good opportunity for assassination.

But Luo Xian's mind was blank.

Still want to stab?
Cao Mao smiled and said, "Lord Luo did a great job rewarding the army earlier. This time, I'll leave the responsibility to you. You must be diligent and not let the meritorious soldiers feel disheartened!"

Luo Xian nodded blankly.

Then just pretend to get this done for him first and talk about it later?
After seeing off the distraught Luo Xian, Cao Mao tried hard not to laugh out loud. He didn't know what Luo Xian's mood was at the moment.

An undercover agent is hiding in the enemy's base, and suddenly one day he sees his boss coming here to apply for a job. This feeling probably needs some time to calm down.

Cao Mao did not summon any other ministers. He went directly to Zhaoyang Palace to meet the empress dowager.

Cao Mao walked in the familiar imperial palace, feeling very comfortable.

Home is still the most comfortable.

When he arrived at Zhaoyang Palace, the eunuchs had already come out to greet him, kneeling on the ground respectfully.

Cao Mao even remembered the first time he came here and couldn't even get through the door.

He sent someone to inform them before walking into the hall.

Empress Dowager Guo put on her most magnificent clothes and sat on the throne.

She looks so confident.

Cao Mao was a little surprised. That wasn't right. Logically speaking, wasn't it time for her to give up on herself?

The Queen Mother's mood changes three times a day, and she expresses it differently at each moment.

Cao Mao bowed respectfully to meet Empress Dowager Guo.

"Your son greets his mother!!"

“Get up!!”

Empress Dowager Guo gestured for Cao Mao to sit next to her.

As soon as Cao Mao sat down, she said, "The ministers have already congratulated me!"

"From the beginning, I saw that the King of Qi could not inherit the great cause. Only you can accomplish the feat of unification. All my years of training you are worth it. You have finally achieved this goal!"

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Cao Mao immediately understood.

Oh, this is what the ministers just praised.

No wonder.

But Cao Mao didn't want to compete with this little woman now. In fact, after dealing with all kinds of people, he really liked such simple people who had their thoughts written directly on their faces.

It's not tiring to get along with such people.

Cao Mao said in a very cooperative manner: "I have lived up to your teachings, mother. I have already pacified Shu and offered sacrifices to our ancestors!"

"Hahaha, okay, okay!"

Empress Dowager Guo looked at Cao Mao at this moment, her eyes filled with indescribable love.

"My son has done a great job! Why not destroy the Wu Kingdom as well?"

"Well, we are fighting now. We are fighting now."

"Then are you going to Xiangyang to lead the army?"

"Maybe I don't need to go there. It's still not easy to conquer Wu in one battle. Their ministers won't surrender that easily."

Cao Mao began to explain.

Queen Mother Guo seemed to understand, "Then when do you plan to destroy the Wu Kingdom?"

"That'll have to wait until we're ready."

The two of them chatted with each other, and Queen Mother Guo was really happy. Cao Mao's behavior seemed to prove her ability.

She wanted to tell everyone, "Look at the successor I picked. What do you think? Do you have good taste?"

I think neither the Sima family nor the Guo family would be very happy with this statement, but she herself is very confident.

Cao Mao stayed here for a long time. Empress Dowager Guo also noticed that Cao Mao was tired, so she asked him to leave temporarily and told him to give her a share of the spoils of Shu Kingdom tomorrow.

Cao Mao returned to the familiar West Hall. He lay on his most familiar bed and immediately felt comfortable.

Another goal accomplished.

Next, it is time to attack the State of Wu.

Fighting Wu was different from fighting Shu. The subjects of Shu really had no idea of resistance, and only a few people were still holding on.

But the situation was different in Wu. Sun Xiu didn't seem like someone who would surrender, and the big families in Wu would not want to give up their own interests and defect to Cao Wei unless they encountered a madman as emperor.

They lived a comfortable life in the State of Wu.

You have everything you want, and even have your own army. Why come to Cao Wei to suffer?
However, the Wu Kingdom was not composed only of powerful families, but also of people of lesser origins. The internal strife within the Wu Kingdom was always well-known.

Although Wang Ji and Wen Qin were fighting Shi Ji, Cao Mao didn't think they could make it all the way to Jianye. After all, it was impossible to fight their way through by land, and they would need enough warships. Moreover, the inland areas of Wu were also full of strong passes and dangerous terrain.

Cao Mao was looking forward to the appearance of Sun Hao, the tyrant and madman who single-handedly made all the other kings stand out.

If the opponent was Sun Hao instead of Sun Xiu, the war would have been much easier. He could have destroyed the country himself without Cao Mao having to intervene.
Cao Mao was probably too tired, and he fell asleep while deep in thought before it got dark.

As soon as the court meeting ended, Liu Chan left in a hurry.

Accompanied by soldiers, he came to the new residence arranged for him by the emperor.

The mansion that Cao Mao arranged for Liu Chan was very nice and extremely luxurious, with everything he needed. Cao Mao brought all of Liu Chan's former beauties over and arranged officials to serve him. He could still have fun here as he had before.

will not be affected in any way.

And most importantly, Liu Chan’s favorite wise minister Huang Hao is also here.

After the fall of Shu, many people advised Cao Mao to kill Huang Hao in order to win the hearts of his ministers.

But Cao Mao did not do so. He still placed Huang Hao next to Liu Chan.

It was not only because a heavyweight eunuch would appear in the Wu State in the future, but also because Cao Mao felt that some things still needed to be judged by the parties involved themselves.

At this moment, the only minister who was still willing to stay with Liu Chan was the Palace Supervisor Zhang Tong.

When Huang Hao excitedly walked up to greet Liu Chan, for some reason, the smile on Liu Chan's face was not as friendly as before.

Huang Hao didn't care about this. He was just an appendage of the imperial power. Now that the emperor was gone, he was an appendage of Duke Anle. The only thing he would do was to make Liu Chan happy.

When Liu Chan's beauties came, Liu Chan hurried forward to comfort them.

Zhang Tong stood not far away, looking at the scene in front of him, feeling a little sad.

Liu Chan comforted his family.

"It's good that nothing happened, it's good that nothing happened!"

Huang Hao was still capable of doing things. Immediately, a beauty spoke up and said, "Thanks to Mr. Huang for protecting us."

Liu Chan then looked at Huang Hao who was standing beside him and sighed, "Huang Husband."

He wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth.

Liu Chan followed everyone back to the inner room. Huang Hao served him very attentively and quickly brought him all kinds of delicious food.

When Liu Chan sat here, he felt as if he was sitting in the imperial palace of Bashu. He even saw many delicacies that he had never seen before.

In the face of these things, Liu Chan seemed to have turned back into the happy Adou.

"Huang Husband, where did you find these?"

"I've asked the chef to prepare some delicious food from Luoyang for Your Majesty to enjoy. The delicacies in Luoyang are truly incomparable to those in Shu."

Liu Chan burst into laughter, putting all his unhappiness behind him, and invited everyone to start eating.

While everyone was happily eating, Zhang Tong was standing not far away with a sad look on his face.

Liu Chan greeted him warmly, "Mr. Zhang, please sit down and eat with us!"

Zhang Tong was unwilling to move, so Liu Chan personally pulled him aside and made him sit aside.

"Now we are no longer king and subject, we can have dinner together!"

Liu Chan said with a smile.

However, Zhang Tong was unwilling to pick up his chopsticks.

Liu Chan asked helplessly, "Mr. Zhang, aren't you hungry?"

Zhang Tong slowly said, "Your Majesty, I just think of those loyal patriots, so I don't have much appetite."

Liu Chan was stunned.

He slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Is Jiang Wei dead?"

"After reading Your Majesty's letter, the general attempted to sow discord among the Wei generals, but was discovered by Zhong Hui. He was brought before the Lord of Wei, but he refused to eat or drink, refused to surrender, and only begged for death."

"Your Majesty, there's also the Hanzhong Governor, Fu Qian. He used a small force to hold off Cao Wei's central army. His deputy, Jiang Shu, pretended to lead his troops out of the city to attack, but after leaving, he surrendered, causing the pass to be breached. Fu Qian fought to the bitter end, shouting, 'Wei dogs, how could a Han general surrender?'"

"General Hu Ji defended Yang'an Pass and died holding the flag"

"Shangshu Lang Huang Chong continuously shouted, spurring the soldiers on to kill the enemy. He died in battle along with Li Qiu, Zhang Zun, General Wei, and others. Not a single one surrendered."

Zhang Tong said this and suddenly looked at Liu Chan, his voice trembling, "Your Majesty, is the food in Luoyang really delicious?"

Liu Chan was stunned.

At this moment, he was lost in some memories.

He didn't know what he remembered.

Serious father?
Uncle Zhang who always likes to play with himself?
Uncle Guan who always reminds me to study hard when we meet?
Uncle Zhao who looks serious but speaks softly?
The father-in-law who brought me to his side to train me?
The general who kept shouting about the Northern Expedition
The Shangshu Ling who was running around all day.
The general who shouted "I will not surrender" when the city was broken.
The son who cried and begged me not to surrender
Liu Chan's hands began to tremble slightly, and he didn't know whether he was feeling regret, guilt, or self-blame.

There was a gleam in his eyes, the gleam of tears.

But the tears did not fall after all, and he slowly revealed that familiar, honest, and timid smile.

“Still delicious.”

ps: My back hurts after sitting for a long time, otherwise I would like to try to update ten chapters in a row. It seems that it is still a bit difficult.

(End of this chapter)