The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 700 Insider
Seeing Cai Mu so majestic, who wouldn’t praise him as a true celebrity?

Even when facing the emperor, Cai Mu was not afraid.

I'm old and there's no evidence of any crime. If I died here today, would you be panicked?

He glanced at the young emperor in the distance, trying to see some panic on his face.

However, what disappointed Cai Mu was that the young emperor's eyes were full of calmness. He just looked at Cai Mu like that, and there was no panic or even anger in the other's eyes.

His calm eyes looked a little scary.

Cao Mao suddenly spoke up, "I've heard that in Wu, if any minister dares to look directly at the emperor, they will be dragged out and beheaded."

Cai Mu laughed angrily.

"Your Majesty, are you going to imitate the tyrants of the Southern Barbarians?"

"It was his foolish and unjust behavior that led to the destruction of the country. Your Majesty should take this as a warning!"

Cai Mu was extremely confident that the emperor would not dare to kill him.

At this moment Cao Mao was very surprised.

He didn't know how this person dared to offend him.

Maybe it was because he was too scared and was eager to act strong and make things difficult for himself?
You are old, and I really don't dare to kill you here. But, what about your clan?

Aren't you afraid of your entire clan being exterminated?
Do you still believe in my character?

Cao Mao spoke again, "I do not intend to emulate Sun Hao. I simply feel that Sun Hao's actions are too cruel. He has caused the people of the South to suffer such persecution. This is truly unjustified."

"There were so many ministers and celebrities killed by Sun Hao."

Cao Mao started talking, and the other ministers looked at him in astonishment.

I don't understand what the emperor wants to say.

Cai Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this meant the emperor had given in.

But the next moment, Cao Mao said, "There are few famous scholars in Wu, and the people are not educated. Naturally, they cannot be as talented and moral as you. Lord Cai, you should go to Wu and educate these people on my behalf."

"Changwu, have someone prepare a carriage to take Lord Cai to Jiangdong."

Cai Mu was stunned.

"Your Majesty!! Are you trying to force me to death?!"

"I am so old! I have never made any mistakes! Why does Your Majesty force me to die?!"

Before Cai Mu could yell a few words, he was taken away by Man Changwu who was standing beside him and covered his mouth again.

Seeing the strongest fighting force on their side disappear in an instant, everyone could no longer sit still.

What about educating Jiangdong on behalf of the emperor.

At Cai Mu's age, he would definitely die on the way to Jiangdong, and the possibility of arriving alive was less than 10%.

Cao Mao looked at the people around him calmly.

He is really not afraid of any threats.

Nai Gong even dared to arrest Wang Rong, so why would he be afraid of you?
What influence do you have in Shilin?

Cao Mao then looked at the rest of the people.

Thanks to Cai Mu, who was the first to step forward, Cao Mao had many plans to scare people, but now they were no longer needed. After Cai Mu was picked up and taken away, there was no need for any more threats.

They are already very scared.

Looking at the trembling crowd, Cao Mao stopped threatening them, gave a gesture, and withdrew the soldiers.

He smiled and said, "You guys have been quite busy lately."

"He was running around, busy trying to figure out how to oppose the land reward order."

"Speaking of which, I really don't understand why you don't know how to be content."

"In theory, the salary in the temple is not low. Even if you have slaves, wives and concubines, more than ten children, and parents, it is more than enough. Moreover, there is so much farmland that is tax-free."

"You think I am collecting taxes from officials. I only set a limit on the range of tax exemptions for officials. The extra tax must be paid. What's wrong with that?"

"I have been very tolerant of you. Why are you still not satisfied? Can someone explain this to me?"

Hearing Cao Mao's question, everyone gasped and became even more frightened.

Some people with poor mental qualities have already started crying.

Cao Mao looked at them, and his gaze finally fell on Xun Yi.

"Lord Xun, you are my most important minister. Please answer this question."

Xun Yi hurriedly stood up, walked to the middle tremblingly, and bowed deeply in the direction of the emperor.

"Your Majesty!! I acknowledge my guilt!"

Sure enough, Xun Yi did not disappoint the emperor's high hopes and confessed his guilt directly.

Cao Mao really didn't want to waste time playing power games with these people. That kind of situation would only happen when he was not strong enough. When the emperor held all the power, the conspiracy of the ministers was like a child's game in the eyes of the emperor.

Does the emperor need a reason to kill people?

At most, he would be scolded by future generations, but could this affect the emperor himself?

Unless it means killing those who are the great wall of the country and the pillars of the country.

But as for these guys in front of us, killing them will help Wei save food!

How could they have deserved this?
The laws were drawn up by the emperor, and there was no record of him violating them. These people are still using the same mentality of fighting against powerful officials to fight the emperor. Aren't they courting death?
We have to deal with these people as soon as possible before they cause any damage.

These people don't have the ability to get things done, but they are quite capable of doing bad things.

These people were stupid and evil, and Cao Mao had no idea what big things they could do.

Xun Yi confessed his guilt very readily at this moment.

He was used to the whole process anyway. Over the years, his titles had been stripped away and he was left with only an honorary position.

At this moment, Wei Lie couldn't help it anymore.

He also hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you! I am truly here for the Imperial Academy!"

"My family has always been loyal to the royal family. Ever since Emperor Taizu started, my family has vowed to follow him till death!"

Wei Lie cried out loudly, his voice was heartbreaking, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Only then did Cao Mao look at this person.

Cao Mao knew this shameless guy.

At first, he was friends with Sima Shi and others, and he played around all day long. He had no ability to govern at all, and was then dismissed by the Ming Emperor.

Since then, he has been staying at home, waiting to make a comeback.

When the Sima family was in power, he kept writing letters to Sima Shi, telling him about the good times they had in the past.

But Sima Shi ignored him, thinking that this man had no ability.

Historically, Sima Zhao ignored him until Anshi came to power, at which time he promoted him to the imperial court.

It was this guy who, after Cao Mao came to power, dared to tell others that he was dismissed by the Sima family and that he had always been close to the Cao Wei royal family.

After hearing this, Cao Mao wanted to spit in his face.

Cao Mao sneered, "Don't I know why you came to Luoyang?"

Wei Lie quickly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, we have been together all these days, never meeting with outsiders. We have either been at the Imperial Academy or drinking and having fun in the palace. How could you think that we were going to disobey your edict?"

Cao Mao looked at him and said, "That's what I think."

At this moment, Wei Lie was speechless.

Don’t you need evidence?
Xun Yi could no longer hold back and said hastily, "Your Majesty! These people have bad intentions. They came to me just to reward Tian Ling."

"They have a series of plans!"

After hearing this, Wei Lie was stunned.

He looked at Xun Yi on the side, and couldn't believe that this guy admitted it so quickly!
Cao Mao laughed.

"Then why don't you tell me about their plan, Lord Xun?"

Xun Yi did not hesitate at all, he immediately talked about these people's thoughts.

It turned out that these people were preparing to focus on the issue of food.

They wanted to buy up large quantities of grain on the market, but only store it and not release it, causing grain prices to rise all over the world, and thus leading to rising prices of goods.
They also planned to put pressure on the national treasury in different ways so that Du Yu would not be able to maintain such huge expenses.

They even came up with a vicious plan to reduce food revenue.

Apart from the problem of the national treasury, they also had many other preparations. They even thought of using Wang Xue to tie up with the anti-reward Tian Ling.

The so-called bundling method is to wait until problems arise in various places, and then raise the issue of whether the disasters occurred because of corrupt officials in the court or the emperor's incompetence, but rather because of human factors. This shows that there is something wrong with the court's policies.
They have racked their brains.

As Cao Mao listened to their thoughts, his expression became uncertain.

Whether these strategies can successfully drain the national treasury and achieve their goals.

Cao Mao didn't know.

But Cao Mao knew that if they did so, it would cause great disaster.

Cao Mao was so angry that he wanted to laugh.

He hadn't been this angry in a long time.

Do these idiots really not care about the government at all?
Don’t care about the country at all?

So greedy, so ignorant, so bad!!!

Cao Mao's eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Changwu, drag these people out and throw them into the Ministry of Justice. Let them try Xun Xi themselves and leave him alone."

Xun Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

Those people began to beg for mercy, and Wei Lie even cried out loudly, "Your Majesty, my family has always been loyal and righteous! Please forgive me this time for the merits of my ancestors!!"

After hearing Wei Lie's words, Cao Mao became even angrier.

"Which of you isn't from a famous family?"

"They live such a life relying on the merits of their ancestors, yet they still don't know how to be content. For their own selfish desires, they don't hesitate to bring disaster to the world. This is truly appalling!!"

"I will send you to see your ancestors and ask them if they will forgive you!!"

Seeing the furious emperor, these people completely gave up resistance and burst into tears.

They had never imagined that when everything was going so smoothly, a traitor would bring them to this state! !

We should never have looked for that bastard Xun Yi! !
(End of this chapter)