The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 65 What a sin!
"General, please allow me to rest for a few days."

Jia Chong stood in front of Sima Zhao with an extremely pale face.

This was due to both Cao Mao and his family.

In the study, Sima Zhao's front was filled with numerous documents. It was obvious that his life was not easy. During the time when his brother was away from Luoyang, he finally saw the true appearance of the ministers who seemed harmless in daily life.

Looking at Jia Chong in front of him, Sima Zhao had obviously heard about his family's affairs. He shook his head and sighed, "Mr. Jia, please accept my condolences."

Jia Chong's only son, Jia Limin, died.

The reason for his death was very simple. After the wet nurse was killed, the child was extremely frightened. He refused to eat or drink and died with the wet nurse.

Perhaps there are other reasons.

However, neither Sima Zhao nor Jia Chong were obviously willing to delve into the matter further.

Just because Jia Chong’s wife’s surname was Guo.

It would be a lie to say that Jia Chong was not sad at all, but it is also not necessarily true to say that he was unable to continue working because of his son's affairs.

Jia Chong really didn't want to continue supervising Cao Mao.

When Sima Zhao asked him to take charge of this matter, Jia Chong was quite happy, thinking that this was a good way for him to get closer to the Sima family and continue to climb up.

It is better to do one bad thing for a general than to do ten good things for him.

But the problem is that Cao Mao is by no means a good person.

Since he began to be supervised, Jia Chong has been getting further and further away from his dream.

The Zhuge Dan incident made all his efforts over the years go to waste, and he was directly put on Sima Zhao's blacklist.

Cao Mao would send people to summon him from time to time.

Jia Chong also thought about killing Cao Mao, but under the current circumstances, he seemed unable to do it.

Faced with such a situation, Jia Chong simply chose to give up.

Even if I can't get any credit, I can't throw my life away here.

Now the ministers and generals don’t like me. If I continue like this, won’t I be in trouble?

Jia Chong still has a good judgment of the situation.

He lowered his head in sadness, his body swaying as if he was about to fall down at any time.

This was not an elaborate disguise. The death of his only son did deal him a certain blow. When he learned the bad news, Zhou Sheng's words "divine punishment" kept echoing in his mind, driving Jia Chong almost crazy.

In addition, Cao Mao's chatterbox made Jia Chong's workload seriously exceed the standard. Jia Chong now sleeps less than three hours a day and wakes up with a terrible headache every day. If this continues, he is afraid that he will be sent away by the little emperor.

For these reasons, Jia Chong chose to temporarily withdraw and wait and see.

I'd better wait patiently for the general to return. I am his confidant, but the General of the Western Expedition may not trust me.
Sima Zhao was even more troubled.

Although he has many talented people under his command, they are all busy dealing with various matters, and he cannot find anyone to replace Jia Chong at the moment.

Currently, there are only two people around Sima Zhao who are still free.

One is Du Yu and the other is Yang Zong.

Du Yu wanted to stay and give him advice. Sima Zhao couldn't do without him if he wanted to deal with the ministers.

Sima Zhao knew Yang Zong very well. He had served as an official beside Cao Mao in the past, so how could he be willing to spy on Cao Mao? Such an order would kill this talented person.

Sima Zhao's methods were much cruder than those of his brother.

But he is quite good at using people and knows where the people around him are suitable for use.

The talents he has accumulated and promoted are no less than those of his brother.

He hesitated and said, "Mr. Jia, logically speaking, after something like this, you should be allowed to rest, but I cannot do without you by my side."

"The prince said he wanted to resign, and now you say you want to rest. Are all the wise men in the world going to abandon me?"

Sima Zhao's words were very sad.

But Jia Chong was not moved at all.

"General, that's not the case. I just want to take some time off to take care of things at home. I'm really upset now, and it's not good."

"Mr. Jia!!"

Sima Zhao held Jia Chong's hand affectionately.

"How could I not know your difficulties? But I really can't leave you. You lost your son, and I understand your feelings. I would like my son to serve you like he served me!"

Jia Chong looked at Sima Zhao with great emotion.

"General!!"

"Mr. Jia!!"

The two looked at each other lovingly.

Sima Zhao had even said such shameless words, so how could Jia Chong dare to refuse? If he refused again, wouldn't he be asked to go and say hello to his father?
After seeing Jia Chong off, Sima Zhao's expression darkened again. "First it was Wang Su, then the Huabiao, and now it's you, Jia Chong. Do you really think the imperial court is a place you can come and go as you please?"

"When my brother was still here, he said nothing. Why are you so eager to leave now that I'm in power?"

A fierce gleam flashed in Sima Zhao's eyes.

"Someone, come! Prepare the carriage! I want to see the prince!"

When Sima Zhao arrived at Wang Su's residence, Wang Su came to greet him in person.

Although Wang Su was Sima Zhao's father-in-law, he did not dare to act like an elder in front of Sima Zhao.

Wang Su felt that Sima Zhao was sometimes more dangerous than his brother.

Although Sima Shi was ruthless, he knew how to be patient and how to weigh the pros and cons. Sima Zhao looked gentle, but he was easily impulsive and completely disregarded the consequences.

Killing was just a means of intimidation for Sima Shi, but it was a means of solving all problems for Sima Zhao.
Sima Zhao remained enthusiastic.

"I heard that my father-in-law was unwell, so I came to visit him. I wonder how he is doing now?"

"Alas, I'm afraid I won't be able to continue serving as the Minister of Rites. I'll have failed the court's high hopes."

As Wang Su spoke, his face was full of fatigue.

Ever since he was ordered to welcome the emperor, he has been badly betrayed by Cao Mao. At this age, he was scared by Cao Mao. He still wanted to live and become one of the Three Dukes, and did not want to die so early. It would be better for him to retreat and wait and see before making a decision.

In this regard, his ideas are similar to Jia Chong's.

Sima Zhao's face was filled with sorrow. "Father-in-law, it's all my fault that you've been so tired!"

"This is too common. It's better not to do it. You should take care of your health first!"

"If you fall ill, how will we cope?"

Wang Su finally breathed a sigh of relief and his attitude towards Sima Zhao became much softer.

Sima Zhao then started chatting with Wang Su about family matters, talking about Sima You and Sima Yan. The more Wang Su listened, the more solemn his expression became. Why did he feel that this guy had other ideas?

Sure enough, Sima Zhao immediately said, "Father-in-law! Let others handle this Taichang, but there is one thing you must do in person!"

"This is a matter of great importance to our future, and you are the only one who can do it!"

Looking at Sima Zhao's righteous look.

Wang Su was stunned.

Why do I have a bad feeling?
"My son Cao Mao comes to pay his respects to the Queen Mother!"

Cao Mao came to Zhaoyang Palace as usual. The eunuchs in front of the palace raised their heads, and even in front of Emperor Cao Mao, they did not hide their arrogance.

The palace is ruled by the Guo family, and the old eunuchs who accompany the queen are extremely arrogant.

The old eunuch standing in front of the hall was actually named Guo.

Given the current status of the Guo family, it is unlikely that they would allow a member of the clan to become a eunuch. Cao Mao thought that this man might have become a government slave and eunuch before the empress dowager was pardoned.

Now Guo has been pardoned, but Mr. Guo’s bird can never be brought back.

This probably irritated this person, making him always look so annoying.

"The Queen Mother has ordered! You may pay your respects outside the palace!"

Mr. Guo stretched out his voice and didn't even look at Cao Mao.

Jiao Bo felt his entire body burning with rage, "Old dog!"
Even Sima Zhao didn't dare to do this!!

Cao Mao remained unmoved. He simply gave the overbearing Mr. Guo a long look and asked, "Aren't you going to ask the Queen Mother?"

"The Queen Mother has already given the order! No need to ask!"

Cao Mao smiled, bowed towards Zhaoyang Palace, and turned to leave.

Mr. Guo was still standing there, seemingly feeling extremely proud of his feat of scaring off the emperor.

Cao Mao turned around and walked away. This time, even Li Sheng couldn't bear to watch anymore.

"Your Majesty!! This is truly too much!"

"Hahaha, no problem, no problem!"

Cao Mao chuckled and told them not to discuss the matter anymore.

Cao Mao was extremely happy to see such an outstanding eunuch by the side of the empress dowager.

It’s good to have such a person, maybe he will be useful someday!
The more Cao Mao thought about it, the happier he became.

When he arrived at the West Hall, he looked up.

Wang Su was standing in front of him.

(End of this chapter)