The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 69 You’re not convinced at all!

"General."

"Marquis Gao Leting."

Sima Zhao quickly stood up and faced him with a smile, not daring to show any dissatisfaction on his face.

The person who came was an old man.

The old man was probably seventy years old, but he was full of energy and did not look old at all. If the arrogance of Zhong Hui and others was revealed outwardly, then this man's arrogance was deeply hidden in his bones and could only be seen through his eyes.

Facing Sima Zhao, his younger brother and the powerful general, the old man could not even show much respect in his eyes.

It was as if Sima Zhao was just a junior in front of him.

Sima Zhao grinned and quickly asked the man to sit down.

The old man did not refuse and sat down directly, looking at Sima Zhao.

"General, what instructions do you have for me?"

Sima Zhao, who was still thinking of exchanging a few pleasantries, was stunned. He quickly said with a smile, "How dare I say orders? I just want to ask you a favor."

This old man was the Marquis of Gaoleting of the Great Wei, the Minister of the Secretariat, the Grand Master of the Imperial Household, and the Zijia of Lu Yu.

His father was the famous official of the late Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi, the teacher of Emperor Zhaolie of Shu Han.

But Sima Zhao's respect for him was not because of his father.

He is different from Wang Su, who is noble because of his father.

When Lu Yu was ten years old, Lu Zhi passed away, and his two older brothers also died in the war. At that time, Yuan Shao was still fighting with Gongsun Zan, and there was famine and war everywhere. In such an environment, Lu Yu raised his brother's widow and children alone.

After he grew up, Emperor Wen of Cao Pi heard about him, summoned him and promoted him.

From then on, he began to work diligently. He was different from those famous scholars. Like Lu Zhi, he was a resolute pragmatist.

He hated those celebrities who spent the whole day drinking and chatting.

When Cao Rui disliked Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Dan and others, this man caught the emperor's attention, and Cao Rui asked him to recommend some pragmatic ministers.

Lu Yu recommended many people, and the people he recommended recommended many more people. It can be said that although his status in the court was not as high as Gao Rou, as a true pragmatic leader, his disciples and former officials were spread across all the most critical positions.

If this man is offended, the administrative system of the Wei Dynasty will collapse.

He is now in charge of the Secretariat. Although Sima Shi serves as the Shangshu Ling, the person who actually issues orders is Lu Yu.

Sima Yi respected him very much and actively tried to win him over. Sima Shi was even more so, and seemed to be willing to give up power. In his eyes, Sima Zhao was really just a junior.

"I still have something important to attend to, General, so please be frank."

Lu Yu was unwilling to waste time and spoke very directly.

Sima Zhao pursed his lips and said, "It's not the ministers' business."

"These days, the ministers have written to the Grand Marshal and me, hoping that we will obey Your Majesty's orders. But how can we be so worthy as to accept Your Majesty's grace?"

When talking about kindness, Sima Zhao even gritted his teeth.

"Ah."

Lu Yu continued to look at Sima Zhao.

Sima Zhao continued, "These days, the ministers have been using various excuses to decline the offer, unwilling to act pragmatically. They're trying to force me to accept it."

This matter still stemmed from Cao Mao's benevolent governance at the coronation ceremony.

After discovering that Sima Zhao ignored them, the ministers began to take the initiative to attack, even resorting to methods such as neglecting government affairs and going on strike to force the other party.

This situation first appeared in the Secretariat. As the office of the Wei Dynasty, the Secretariat had enormous power, but the official rank was too low.

They also longed for the same treatment and benefits as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. When they began to deliberately neglect their duties, the entire Wei Dynasty's policies were forced to stagnate.

This made Sima Zhao extremely angry, but he could do nothing about it.

He wanted to force them to surrender through killing, but too many aristocratic families were involved, and now was a critical moment. If he started a massacre and forced these people to join Guanqiu Jian, what would happen?

Sima Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Lu, most of these people are your disciples, so I would like to ask you to come forward."

Lu Yu looked up. "What are you talking about? The general hates ministers forming cliques and pursuing personal interests. Do you think I'm such a traitor?"

"Ah? How dare you? I was wrong. You have the highest prestige, so I'd like to ask you to come forward."

"If you come forward to persuade them, they will definitely not say anything more."

"The officials in the court admire you very much."

"Why don't you ask Mr. Situ to persuade you?"

Lu Yu asked again.

Sima Zhao said without hesitation, "How can the Minister of State have the talent you possess?" Lu Yu shook his head and said, "General, I can persuade them, but things like this can't be accomplished with words alone."

Sima Zhao thought he understood and quickly said, "I understand, I understand. I have already written to the emperor to propose that you be granted the title of Marquis of Daliang, your son be granted the title of Marquis, and that I appoint you as a minister."

At that moment, Lu Yu's face turned red and he stood up suddenly.

"I am powerless! There are important matters at court! General, there is no need to see you off!"

He turned and left.

Only Sima Zhao was left stunned.

How could this old dog turn against you so easily?

Soon, Du Yu hurried into the inner room, and Sima Zhao told him what had just happened.

"General, you are confused!!"

Du Yu's face was filled with bitterness. He reminded him, "Have you forgotten about the General Zhengnan? If you reward Lord Lu generously now, and then he comes forward to persuade the ministers, what will the ministers think?"

"Besides, he is a well-known sage in the country. How can you speak so bluntly?"

"oops!"

Sima Zhao finally realized, "I've been in so much contact with the people in the mansion that I forgot Lord Lu is different. Yuan Kai! Is there any way to remedy this?"

"General, please write a letter of apology now, and do not mention trying to persuade the ministers anymore!"

Sima Zhao hit his forehead with his fist. "There are too many things to do. I almost have no energy left. How are things going over there?"

Du Yu was also very tired. He could understand Sima Zhao. Things had been happening one after another in recent days, and Du Yu was almost exhausted.

"Everyone involved has been investigated."

What they were talking about at the moment was Zhuge Dan's business.

Within a few days, Zhuge Dan's reputation began to decline rapidly from a wise man to a man who sold out his friends for fame.

Like Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Dan was considered a leader in the literati circle.

When the news of Zhuge Dan's intention to compromise spread, it immediately angered a large number of scholars.

Sima Zhao naturally sent people to clarify the rumors, but the problem was that the scholars seemed to have gone crazy. Just this morning, more than 30 scholars gathered in front of Zhuge Dan's mansion, broke into the mansion, and injured the servants who stayed behind.

The purpose of their breaking in was very simple, which was to find Zhuge Liang.

They initially asked the steward of the mansion to hand over Zhuge Liang to see if he was in the mansion, but the steward was unable to hand him over, so this happened.

Of course, they couldn't find Zhuge Liang in the mansion, which indirectly proved the authenticity of the rumor.

The people in Zhuge's mansion hurriedly asked for help from the general's mansion, and Sima Zhao sent Du Yu there.

Sima Zhao took a deep breath, a fierce gleam in his eyes, "Yuan Kai, go to the Tingwei Mansion to find Pei Jun now and ask him to arrest those scholars and clarify the rumors!"

Du Yu naturally accepted the order.

When Du Yu arrived at the Supreme Court, the officials were very polite to him and quickly brought him to Pei Xiu.

Du Yu bowed respectfully to the other party.

Pei Xiu was only a dozen years older than Sima Yan. Despite his youth, he already held an important position and was the first subordinate of the Chief Justice Zhong Yu.

People from aristocratic families often have good looks. This is probably because their fathers can always find good-looking women to give birth to children. At the same time, they don’t need to work in the fields, so they are fair-skinned.

Du Yu seriously talked about how someone broke into Zhuge Dan's residence and injured his servants.

Pei Xiu listened very carefully.

"Therefore, the general has ordered you to arrest those scholars and extract from them the truth about who is behind this. Capture them in one fell swoop and cut off all limbs from those who came from Huainan."

Du Yu said this, but Pei Xiu did not answer.

Du Yu looked at him in surprise, "Mr. Pei."

"Ah? Ah! Ha! Ah! Haha!!"

Pei Xiu suddenly screamed strangely, and an unnatural smile appeared on his face.

Du Yu was startled by him. Before he could react, Pei Xiu had already jumped up and hurriedly took off his clothes. In Du Yu's horrified eyes, he rushed out of the mansion laughing.

But faced with such behavior, everyone in the mansion seemed to have become accustomed to it and turned a blind eye.

Du Yu reacted quickly.

Walking? ?
You didn't even take it anymore!!

If you don't want to arrest the scholar, just say it!
Pretending to be your mother!!!

(End of this chapter)