The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 96 Wang Family Ancestor
"Your Majesty, Sima Hui and Sima Che are here to monitor you. Please do not trust them!"

Cao Mao was a little confused.

At this moment, the four eunuchs sent by Zhong Hui surrounded Cao Mao, and Xu Sheng took the lead in saying this.

"They often ask the servants to copy down your Majesty's words and give them to them."

Cao Mao had just gotten up when these four eunuchs gave him a cruel blow and caused them to self-destruct.

Xu Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "These traitors are going too far!"

"This is what you are."

Cao Mao looked at them in confusion.

Xu Sheng said seriously, "Your Majesty, these traitors treat us like pigs and dogs. We all know Li Sheng, Zhou Sheng, and the others. What wrong did they commit to deserve the extermination of their entire family?"

"I heard Sima Hui talking to Sima Che privately, saying that after some time, I and the others would be replaced again."

There was some despair in Xu Sheng's eyes.

"We have done nothing wrong. Even if we are killed, we really don't want to bring burden to our clan. We only ask Your Majesty to save us!"

Cao Mao fell silent.

Cao Mao had sensed very early on how much Zhong Hui despised these people. This was not an isolated incident. Jia Chong, too, looked down upon these eunuchs.

Because of the last leak, Zhong Hui became very distrustful of the eunuchs in the palace.

Therefore, they decided to replace the people around the emperor from time to time, and what would happen if they were replaced? Li Sheng, Zhou Sheng and others had already demonstrated it with their own lives.

Cao Mao originally thought that those people were just killed, but he didn't expect that Zhong Hui would not even let their relatives go.

Cut the grass and eradicate the roots? ?
Why is it so?
Are the lives of these low-class people really so insignificant?
A fierce light flashed in Cao Mao's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He looked helplessly at the four people in front of him, "If what you said is true, how can I save you?"

Xu Sheng pleaded, "If Zhong Hui wishes to replace me, please, Your Majesty, and keep me. I have done nothing wrong and do not deserve this kind of retribution."

The other three people couldn't help but shed tears.

The replacement that Zhong Hui mentioned was not just to replace four people. The last replacement replaced all the officials in the palace, big and small. Among them, the eunuchs were the worst off. From those in charge of meals, cleaning, clothes, and washing, almost all the eunuchs who had direct contact with Cao Mao were secretly dealt with. Zhong Hui was more indulgent towards the literati, but to these people, he really treated them like pigs and dogs. After all, he could replace them with another batch after killing them. Anyway, it would not have any impact no matter how many were killed. They were just some lowly, androgynous and dirty things.

Such behavior naturally caused anxiety among many eunuchs. Their job was to take care of the emperor. If you want to kill people for the crime of contacting the emperor, how can we continue to do this job?
Of course, they had no way out. This job was not something they could resign from. There had been cases of eunuchs escaping before, and after being caught, they were beheaded in the street as a public display. They were not even bothered to charge him with crimes like being a spy for the Shu Kingdom.

This is an era of indiscriminate killing, and those in power can deal with the lower classes at will without any constraints.

Cao Mao sighed deeply and said helplessly, "If my words were effective, how could Li Sheng and others die?"

Xu Sheng and others became increasingly desperate.

They had originally thought that as long as they focused on their work and didn't get involved in anything, they would be able to survive. But after hearing Sima Hui's words, these eunuchs immediately collapsed. It turned out that the only ending was death! !
Cao Mao looked at the despair on their faces and spoke again.

"How about this? You guys spread this message to the eunuchs in the palace first. Find more trustworthy people. Only a few of us are naturally powerless to fight against Zhong Hui and his men. If all the eunuchs in the palace can work together, Zhong Hui may not be able to kill them easily. No matter what, I will do my best to protect you!"

Xu Sheng and others were overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to express their gratitude.

Cao Mao became their only life-saving straw at this moment. No matter how much this straw could help, they were unwilling to give it up.

In all these years, they had never encountered a king like Cao Mao.

The emperors of the Cao Wei dynasty had a deep hatred for eunuchs. This was a custom inherited from Cao Cao, who had participated in the massacre of eunuchs, had beaten to death a eunuch's relative, and was rumored to have assassinated Zhang Rang.
In addition, the eunuchs around Emperor Xian of Han were also dishonest, which led to Cao Cao never changing his opinion of the eunuch group.

Cao Pi went even further, stripping eunuchs of their power and distributing it to the aristocratic families. This led to the bizarre situation during the Wei and Jin dynasties where young men from prominent families would serve as imperial attendants. Cao Rui and Cao Fang were also unimpressed by eunuchs, perhaps because they didn't want to jeopardize their reputations among the literati, as they relied on the aristocratic families to govern the country.

Cao Mao was different. He didn't care at all whether contact with these eunuchs would affect his reputation. He was very gentle to them, often expressing his concern and love, and never insulting them. Although his attitude towards eunuchs was not as good as that of Emperor Ling, who regarded eunuchs as his parents, it was much better than those of Cao Wei.

The eunuchs naturally supported the new emperor immensely. They dared not imagine that if the new emperor really gained real power, would the situation in the palace return to that of the end of the Han Dynasty?

The period of the Ten Eunuchs was so desirable.

It was not until Sima Hui's voice was heard outside that the four men stopped talking. They hurriedly stood on both sides of Cao Mao, lowered their heads, and said nothing.

Cao Mao was in a very good mood at the moment.

I ascended the throne in early October, and it has been more than a month now.

In this short period of time, although I was suppressed twice, I still accomplished a lot.

In addition to killing Jia Chong, he also had his own people in various places, disrupting the current situation.
Cao Mao’s biggest worry before was that he couldn’t get in touch with his own people in various places. He had always wanted to use his uncle’s relationship, but now, if he could subdue the eunuch group in the palace, he wouldn’t have to worry!

Although these people have no power and cannot compete with the soldiers outside, they are distributed throughout the palace and are well-informed. Moreover, there are eunuchs who specifically go out of the palace to purchase supplies. Eunuchs can leave the palace!
If I could gather them together, would I still need to take the risk to look for my uncle?

If we can get in touch with Yin Damu, Li Zhao, Jiao Bo, Liu Lu, Guanqiu Dian, Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Guo Ze and others outside
Cao Mao narrowed his eyes. In the past, he always hoped that Sima Shi would die sooner, but now, he hoped that Sima Shi could live a little longer. As long as Sima Shi was alive, they would not be in a hurry to attack him, and he could win over more people. When Sima Shi died of illness and Sima Zhao came to his senses, he might have the confidence to challenge him.

"His Majesty!"

Sima Hui's voice broke Cao Mao's fantasy.

Sima Hui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please get ready. The teacher that the court has arranged for you has arrived."

"Oh??"

After washing and changing his clothes, Cao Mao walked out of the West Hall and his study place was arranged to be in the East Hall.

Historically, Cao Mao often gathered celebrities in the East Hall of Taiji Hall to drink and have fun, and also studied there.

When Cao Mao arrived at the East Hall, an old man was already waiting for him.

This man was dressed simply and was younger than Wang Su and others. He looked at Cao Mao with a smile on his face, which was different from the famous scholars and wise ministers Cao Mao had met.

The so-called celebrities and wise ministers' first reaction when they saw Cao Mao was panic, fearing that they would be dragged into trouble by him, so they either avoided him or made excuses.

But now, this person's eyes are full of admiration, without any worries.

He even looked a little impatient.

Seeing Cao Mao coming, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to him with a smile.

This man has a very strong build and looks like a military commander.

"Your Majesty, I, Wang Xiang, pay my respects to you."

Wang Xiang? ?
Lying on the ice to catch carp? ?
Cao Mao certainly knew this person. Even though his family was not important at the moment and could not be compared with Wang Su, Zhong Hui, Xun Xu and others, they would be very important in the future.
Let’s not talk about those small two thousand stone officials, let’s just talk about these three people.

Wang Dao, Wang Dun, and Wang Xizhi.

That’s right, these three people are from the Langya Wang family where Wang Xiang is today.

The king and the horse share the world.

The person in front of me is the founder of the Wang family who shared the world with Sima.

(End of this chapter)