The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 595 Who is Strong and Who is Weak?
Although it is disgusting to deal with such idiots, idiots can be useful at times.

Like now.

Yang Zong's extremely poor plan of sowing discord actually made Guo Feng believe it without a doubt, and he even mentioned the names of several big families in one breath, which made Yang Zong couldn't help but marvel.

In order to get more information, Yang Zong even changed Guo Feng's residence and his attitude towards him.

Guo Feng naturally worked harder.

It was at this time that various unrests began to occur in Liangzhou.

This was a counterattack by the big clans, but under Ma Long's iron cavalry, any counterattack was ineffective.

Although it seemed that it was extremely easy for Yang Zong to deal with the big families in various places this time, in fact, it was because Yang Zong acted quickly and without dragging his feet, and he had a list in his hand.

If we slow down a little during this process, the situation might be completely different.

It’s just that Yang Zong was too decisive and his attack was too heavy, leaving these people no chance to relax. However, the other big families were already prepared.

But Yang Zong is already very content.

His harvest this time was already quite large. Those who should be dealt with had already been arrested, and the next step was to slowly interrogate them.

As for the education issue here, probably no one will dare to interfere in the future.

Guo Feng was subjected to many interrogations during these days.

The old man still had that fearless look on his face. He firmly believed that sooner or later these people would regret it.

When he was sent back again, he even made a few sarcastic remarks when he saw the despair on the faces of most of the other old men who were imprisoned together.

"I was the closest to the Queen Mother back then!"

"The Queen Mother has treated me with great respect over the years and never forgets to send me rewards every year. I watched her grow up! And these people still want to punish me?"

This is why Guo Feng dares to be so arrogant.

He has a very close relationship with the Queen Mother, and may even be the person closest to her in the entire clan.

Just because he had doted on this little granddaughter in the past, Empress Dowager Guo did not forget to repay him.

The Guo family still has connections in the imperial court, and when those people find out, they will definitely inform the empress dowager.

By that time, all these people will be arrested and executed!

Guo Feng seemed to have already seen that moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Yang Zong kept asking him for the list, and even though Guo Feng realized that the other party was lying to him, he still gave it to him.

Because all he needed was to delay time. No matter what crime he committed, as long as the Queen Mother was there, he would not fall and his clan would not be destroyed.

Unless the emperor is gone!

Guo Feng sat confidently in the cell and ate his food with big mouthfuls.

Humph, wait until the Queen Mother finds out, and see how you cry!
"Don't let the Queen Mother know."

In the Taiji Hall, Cao Mao was looking at Mr. Guo in front of him, squinting his eyes and giving orders in a low voice.

Although Mr. Guo is also a member of the Guo family, he was madly despised by the Guo family members because of the torture he suffered, and he had long lost any ties to the Guo family.

On the contrary, Cao Mao valued him very much. After he came to power, he did not replace him. He continued to entrust him with important tasks, promoted him, and often gave him rewards.

Mr. Guo said firmly at this moment: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will never let you disturb the Queen Mother's peace!"

Cao Mao laughed and said, "I'm worried about Mother, too. If she's upset by these trivial matters, wouldn't that be my fault? Instead, why not let her continue to enjoy herself in the palace? As for these matters outside, let the ministers handle them. What do you say?"

"Your Majesty is truly filial! This servant is truly..."

Mr. Guo wiped away the tears that didn't exist at all. It was obvious that he was also very moved.

Cao Mao then gave a few more instructions before sending Mr. Guo away.

For Cao Mao today, the Queen Mother is really not a big problem.

Not to mention that the Queen Mother didn't know, even if she knew, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Besides, as long as Cao Mao is willing, the Queen Mother will never know these things in her life.

Who can see the Queen Mother and who the Queen Mother can hear are all things that Cao Mao can decide.

This time, Cao Mao also made up his mind to start with the big clans on the border. For Cao Mao, the big clans would have to be dealt with sooner or later, it was just a different order. And this time it was a good idea to clean up Liangzhou inside and outside first.

After Mr. Guo left, Cao Mao opened the letter in front of him.

Lu Kang replied!
This was something Cao Mao had not expected.

Lu Kang is a man with a different kind of carefree attitude than ordinary people.

All the strengths of the famous scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties can be found in him.

His unruly nature was different from those crazy people who took drugs, drank alcohol, and ran around naked. It was a free and uninhibited attitude, which was very pleasing to the eye on Lu Kang.

He seemed to be born to be this way.

As the commander-in-chief of the Wu Kingdom, he could actually start a correspondence with Cao Mao without any care. In Lu Kang's letters, there was no mention of any major events in the world, but he simply talked about his understanding of Wang's philosophy.

Cao Mao found that he was a relatively humorous person and even made a few jokes in his letters.

When Cao Mao saw this letter, he felt extremely excited and could hardly contain himself.

In Shu, the person he wanted most was Jiang Wei, and in Wu, the person he wanted most was Lu Kang.

Unfortunately, Jiang Wei couldn't get it.

Jiang Wei was determined to die, and he was unwilling to surrender even after Liu Chan surrendered. Cao Mao was also unwilling to keep Jiang Wei like a pet.

That seemed to be a humiliation to Jiang Wei.

As for Lu Kang, Cao Mao liked him even more.

The last pillar of the Wu Kingdom, he was a fierce man who carried the Wu Kingdom for many years. He was loyal, honest, caring for the lower classes, upright, and able to educate children well.
How could such a powerful man be his Sun Xiu?

Cao Mao felt heartbroken, and he suddenly found that he could understand his great-grandfather.
Cao Mao's correspondence with Lu Kang was not intended to alienate Lu Kang.

Not to mention Sun Xiu, even Sun Hao would not take action against Lu Kang. Historically, after Sun Hao came to power, he killed innocent people indiscriminately and implemented tyranny. Lu Kang wrote to him repeatedly and made various persuasion. He was completely fearless of death. Even though he was harassed by Lu Kang like this, Sun Hao never thought of killing Lu Kang.

Even if we have to destroy the Great Wall ourselves, we cannot destroy it when the enemy is attacking.

Cao Mao was just making an attempt, he was trying to save Lu Kang's life.

He hopes to gain this person's service. If he can become friends with him, even if he doesn't surrender in the end, as long as he can keep him by his side and be a good friend, that would be fine!
You can ask for advice from time to time.

Cao Mao was happily reading Lu Kang's letter. At this moment, familiar footsteps were heard outside.

Cao Mao hid the letter in a hurry.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Hui strode into the hall.

"His Majesty!!"

Cao Mao cleared his throat and pretended to be calm, "Shi Ji is here! Please sit down!"

Zhong Hui sat before Cao Mao and said, "Your Majesty, this is the specific strategy I have formulated for the campaign against Wu."

Zhong Hui submitted his own strategic memorial.

Zhong Hui was extremely efficient. Even if he had a lot of things on his hands, he would never delay in getting things done. If all the people under Cao Mao were so efficient, Wu State and Tuoba Liwei would have been captured and brought to toast him long ago.

Cao Mao picked up the memorial, looked through it carefully for a moment, then said with a smile, "I am still confident in Shi Ji's work."

At this moment, Zhong Hui suddenly said, "Your Majesty, Tuoba Liwei sent me a letter, talking about Wen Yang and Yang Hu."

"According to him, Yang Hu had Wen Yang demonstrate against him, injure his men, and provoke others, intending to deliberately start a war, but Yang Hu remained indifferent to all this."

Cao Mao nodded, "I know about this."

Just when Cao Mao thought Zhong Hui was going to criticize Yang Hu, he suddenly said, "I didn't expect that Uncle Yang could get things done."

Zhong Hui didn't like Yang Hu very much.

He felt that this person was always timid and could only be considered a fake celebrity, not a real celebrity.

But Yang Hu's actions this time were very much in line with Zhong Hui's taste.

Zhong Hui continued, "This old man from the Tuoba tribe only approached the Wei Kingdom to protect himself. He had absolutely no intention of submitting or accepting education. This can be seen from his refusal to trade with the Wei Kingdom. He was trying to prevent his subjects from being influenced by the Wei Kingdom."

"Yang Hu did nothing wrong in this matter. However, Your Majesty, now is not a good time to send troops to the Xianbei, nor is it a good time to send troops to the Wu Kingdom."

"Once Wu has completed the construction of the lake fields and the Xianbei have implemented the system, we can attack them."

Hearing this, Cao Mao laughed and said, "Then Shi Ji may be disappointed. Scouts have reported that the Wu Kingdom has stopped building the lake fields."

Zhong Hui's eyes were particularly bright.

"Your Majesty, they will build it."

“But they paid a heavy price.”

"It's because they have already paid a huge price that they can't give up easily."

"If they had realized something was wrong at the beginning, they could have stopped, but they had already spent too much. The more a person invests in something, the more reluctant they are to give it up. The same is true for the temple."

"If they stop construction now, wouldn't all their efforts be wasted? Your Majesty, just wait. Within three months, they will start construction again, and Puyang Xing will definitely be promoted."

Cao Mao thought of Lu Kang's behavior in Wu State and said calmly, "Perhaps not."

Zhong Hui chuckled. "As long as I am here, they will definitely succeed. Your Majesty, please wait and see."

Cao Mao was somewhat surprised. Was Zhong Hui planning to use another trick? Let Puyang Xing go?

So this is the battle between Zhong Hui and Lu Kang?

Looking at Cao Mao who was hesitant to speak, Zhong Hui said softly:

"Your Majesty, you are praising Lu Kang too much. In my eyes, he is nothing but a dog or a pig."

(End of this chapter)