The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 689 Lucky Man

When Cao Mao returned to Taiji Hall and prepared to gather everyone to inform them of the solution, he found that he already had a guest.

Qiao Zhou was standing at the door, waiting for the report results.

Cao Mao smiled and brought Qiao Zhou into the East Hall.

The two of them sat facing each other, which was the greatest respect they showed to Qiao Zhou.

Qiao Zhou was also very moved and thanked him again and again.

"Mr. Qiao, I know you gave a lecture at the Imperial Academy today. How were the results?"

Qiao Zhou lowered his head in shame.

"Your Majesty, I have come to apologize to you."

"Oh?"

"Could it be that things are not going well?"

Qiao Zhou said helplessly, "I am not good at speaking. There is a famous scholar named Sun Yan. I wonder if Your Majesty knows this person?"

Cao Mao thought about it and he remembered!
He knew Sun Yan. Wasn't this the guy who reported to the emperor every day that he had dreamed of gods and hoped to go to Mount Tai to perform the Fengshan ceremony?

He suddenly shouted: "Mao Xian!!"

Zhang Hua walked into the hall in a hurry.

"His Majesty!"

"Help me find Sun Yan's memorial!"

Zhang Hua hurried out, and after a while, he brought back a pile of thick documents and put them aside.

These were all memorials from Sun Yan. Cao Mao picked up one, looked through it for a moment, and then threw it away.

He looked at Qiao Zhou and said with a smile, "This gentleman often submits memorials to me. I have instructed my attendants to withhold his memorials and not to bring them before me."

Qiao Zhou said awkwardly, "Your Majesty is very busy, how can you be disturbed by these matters?"

Cao Mao was speechless about this guy. He was always harassing him with memorials, and he wanted to submit three memorials a month to show off his theories. He also always advised him to do some useless things.

What about Fengshan, what about travel, and what about sacrifice.

Cao Mao finally got fed up with him and simply blocked him and stopped reading his memorials.

Qiao Zhou continued, "Today, this man came out to oppose us, and I, an old minister, was unable to convince him. Although many wise men assisted us in the battle, the results were not obvious and did not play a significant role."

Cao Mao was not disappointed.

Qiao Zhou was a typical scholar who could write but not speak.

Their voices are weak. How can such people debate?

Cao Mao consoled him, saying, "I know that Sun Yan, Ma Zhao, and others are all against these things, and they are also very eloquent. How could they be so easily dealt with when they debated with the princes?"

"It is sufficient for me to complete this lecture and let the students know that Xunzi's teachings are worth discussing again. As for the debate, it will naturally be handed over to the right people."

Cao Mao looked at Zhang Hua and said, "Maoxian, take Qiao Gong to find Kong Chao and Sun Yu later and ask them to help Qiao Gong with the debate!"

"only!"

Zhang Hua quickly agreed.

The two people mentioned by Cao Mao were both supporters of Wang Su. There is no need to say much about Kong Chao. The other one, Sun Yu, has the same name as the original Qingzhou rebel Sun Yu, but they are not the same person. He is a doctor of the Five Classics, specializing in Wang's school of thought, good at debate, and has always been competing with Sun Yan in the past.

He hated Zheng Xuan's learning very much and wrote a book specifically to criticize it.

After Zhang Hua took Qiao Zhou away, Cao Mao called Du Yu over.

Cao Mao was not in a hurry about academic matters, as he thought they would be settled sooner or later, but he was very concerned about the tenants' affairs.

After all, this is the foundation of the Wei Dynasty.

When Du Yu came, there was a look of joy on his face.

This surprised Cao Mao, because Du Yu had always been a very calm person, and one rarely saw happy or disappointed expressions on his face.

"No matter what happened, Yuan Kai is so happy!"

Du Yu greeted the emperor and sat beside him, then he said, "They are the famous and skillful people in the Charity House."

"Yesterday, Lord Ma invited me over. When I arrived, they showed me something. It's powered by pulleys and operated by a crank. It can move heavy objects and is quite convenient for building cities."

Du Yu excitedly explained it to Cao Mao.

After listening for a moment, Cao Mao understood. Isn't this just a transmission belt?
Use pulley technology to transport things.

Cao Mao praised: "Excellent! It seems these craftsmen still have great respect for Yuan Kai. They even specially made something like this to present to Yuan Kai."

Du Yu said, "Your Majesty, this thing can be used not only for construction, but also for many other things."

Du Yu himself liked to play with machinery and technology. He could get along well with the technical staff around Ma Jun. Sometimes he would also participate in their discussions, and they would study and research together.

During these days, Ma Jun and others improved many techniques for Cao Mao.

In particular, the smelting technology that Cao Mao cared about the most was greatly enhanced.

The improvement of smelting technology has increased the production efficiency of Wei Dynasty, and Cao Mao is very happy about this.

The emperor and his minister discussed for a long time before Cao Mao talked about the matter mentioned by Lu Kang.

Du Yu was shocked when he heard this. After a long pause, he asked, "Your Majesty, who proposed this? Was it Minister Zhong?"

Cao Mao grinned, "This is Lu Kang's suggestion!" "I see."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You have such a talented person!"

"Not yet, but he is willing to give me advice. Since there was a first time, there will be a second and a third time."

Cao Mao took Du Yu's hand and said seriously, "I can't leave this matter to Zhong Hui, so I have to leave it to you."

Du Yu quickly said: "Your Majesty, Minister Zhong is a man of great talent. He is more suitable for this task than I."

"No, you don't know him."

"If he knew it was Lu Kang's suggestion, he definitely wouldn't do it. He might even deliberately make some mistakes. Unless it's his own idea and his own action, he won't put his heart into it. Forget it, after you leave this room, this is what you thought of. Don't tell anyone else it was Lu Kang."

"You will be fully responsible for this matter. Duke Lu can assist you. You must do it as soon as possible. Those tenants can't wait!"

Du Yu then stood up and accepted the order.

Lu Zhi has been very busy these days.

He has always been hanging out with He Zeng from the Censorate. He Zeng has a very bad reputation and is a real lackey.

Lu Zhi was with him for only one thing: to confiscate his house!
What to do if there are too many tenants and not enough arable land? Of course, they have to confiscate their property!
The two of them got together to conspire and choose from many targets.

They need to find one or two lucky people everywhere to make this happen.

Lu Zhi felt a little guilty at first, thinking that he might have to resort to some means like framing others to accomplish this task. However, when he conspired with He Zeng, Lu Zhi was surprised to find that he was ultimately inexperienced!
Why do we need to frame these guys?

One is dirtier than the other!

Even the relatives of people like Wang Chang and Hu Zun were extremely dirty, none of them were clean.

If you want to do it, it is extremely easy.

He Zeng has been very low-key these days, but secretly, he has been searching for the crimes of many big families.

After the two of them conspired together, they immediately found a few lucky people.

These are the most active people in these big families.

The first to suffer misfortune was the Zhao family in Hanoi.

The current head of the Zhao family is Zhao Feng. His father, Zhao Zi, was the Minister of Rites of the State of Wei.

Zhao Feng himself was once Sima Shi's close confidant and a close friend of Sima Zhao.

Because both families are from Wen County, they have a deep friendship with each other.

He was driven out because of Sima Zhao, retired early and returned to his hometown.

However, after returning to Wen County, Zhao Feng began to completely let himself go. He acquired a large amount of farmland, purchased luxury houses, and kept servants, which were all normal operations for a large family.

However, he was extremely dissatisfied with the emperor and repeatedly said at banquets that Sima Zhao was devoted to the country but was killed by the emperor.

He also went to Sima Yi's tomb many times to offer sacrifices and cry, believing that the Sima family had been loyal for generations, but had suffered an unjust accusation today.

Lu Zhi just casually flipped through some documents about him, and his scalp was already tingling.

How can such a guy survive to this day?
Aren’t we going to kill this and keep it for the New Year?
In response to Lu Zhi's doubts, He Zeng also gave an explanation.

I have also impeached this person in front of His Majesty, but His Majesty did not care. He just asked him to see if he could gather people with the same ambitions as him and then catch them all in one fell swoop.

But till now, no one hangs out with him.

Even those people from the Sima family didn't dare to have any contact with him.

This guy is the first one on the list.

There are not even a few like him.

Even in the same county, there is a Chang family, which is the same. This Chang family is the clan of the famous official Chang Lin, and the current head of the family is his son Chang Yi.

The descendant of a famous official, he was exceptionally incompetent.

This man originally served as a prefect, but was dismissed for corruption and other behaviors and returned to his home.

From then on, he took the medicine all day long. It would be fine if he was just taking the medicine for himself, but the craziest thing was that after taking the medicine, he would go to the county government office and scold local officials and ministers, believing that these people got their official positions through bribery.

He criticized the injustice in the government, for letting wise men like him stay at home and promoting these villains.

He also summoned his sons and daughters many times and told them not to take up official positions, believing that taking up official positions now would mean bowing to the evildoers.

Once, after taking his medicine, he broke into the county government office and wanted to attack the county magistrate.

Lu Zhi just shook his head after seeing this.

There's no need to frame them, just arrest them one by one and confiscate their homes.

You are either slandering the emperor or the government. Not only will your property be confiscated, but the execution of your entire clan is enough!

The two of them quickly started to act.

He Zeng didn't care anyway. His reputation was already terrible, how much worse could it get?
While you still have the emperor's favor, you should quickly make more achievements. Maybe you can get the emperor's protection in the future and spend your old age in peace?

With the cooperation of the two, several big families in the Sili area were brought down one after another.

Those who should be arrested will be arrested, and those who should be killed will be killed. As for their arable land, it will be used to accommodate the tenants.

It can be said to serve multiple purposes.

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