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Chapter 813: Who can blame anyone for the chaos in the palace?

The official residence of Shangshu Sheng is in a secluded place outside the palace, probably because this is not a government office that is open to the public.

Heavily armed soldiers guarded the door, and two large stone lions stood majestically.

On the gate is the image of Vajra. The emperor loved the Buddha, so all the red doors of the government offices were guarded by ferocious Vajras with angry eyes.

Luo Xianzhi sat calmly at the top. There were many people in the hall, but it was very quiet. The heads of various departments reported recent affairs to Luo Xianzhi in order.

According to common sense, as a minister, he does not listen to the work of these departments, because the level of the twenty-four departments in the Shangshu Province is too low. He only needs to listen to the opinions of the ministers and the reports of six ministers at most. .

However, Luo Xianzhi believes that the imperial court has three ministers and nine ministers, as well as two provinces, Shangshu and Zhongshu. Even if a large court meeting is to be held, the same should be done for the Shangshu Province. Listening to both will lead to enlightenment, and partial listening will lead to darkness. Listening to the opinions of the ministers will be conducive to controlling the Shangshu. Province.

He was listening to the reports from the subordinates below, but he didn't know that every move he made could cause panic in the entire Shangshu Province. When he frowned, people would be frightened, and when he nodded, he would make people smile.

In the recent gentry counterfeiting case, not many people died in the case. Luo Shi has never been the kind of person who wants to be implicated. Of course, it is not because he does not dare to kill. It is mainly to prevent himself from becoming a knife in the hands of others. A tool for others to eliminate political opponents.

And it is precisely this kind of precise restraint in anger that makes people even more afraid of another kind of fear, that is, people who are difficult to manipulate and cannot control their emotions will eventually be used by others.

Even though Luo Xianzhi didn't kill many people, he still made everyone feel scared, because although he didn't kill those people, there were too many people who were deposed in the clan history.

What is the difference between this punishment and killing them?

Especially the most classic exile of the Luo family, not only the main family is exiled, but all those who work for the main family are exiled together.

The whole world knows that the Luo family likes to exile people the most. After this incident, a large number of people were exiled to Qiongzhou by the Luo family, and a new round of development began. They used to be nobles, but now they are nobles.

And until now, he is still blocking the way to be awarded officials in the Clan Chronicle. What does this mean?

It showed that the case of the nobles' fraud was not over yet. He was still waving the knife in his hand and looking at everyone with eager eyes.

How can this not make people feel intimidated?

Luo Xianzhi himself didn't feel anything. He just handled government affairs step by step. As a minister, he had the power to promote officials. He could make decisions for officials below the fifth rank with a single word.

This provided him with a lot of convenience to establish a grassroots official system that obeyed his orders and prepare for subsequent reforms.

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel stepped forward and began to report on the selection of officials for this period. Most of them heard their place of origin and surname. Luo Xianzhi knew that they were from some low-level gentry, but he did not speak. Most of the literate ones were children of the gentry. , this is an indisputable fact, reading is a costly thing, this cannot be changed by promoting books.

Luo Xianzhi was about to say that all these nobles should be gathered together for a basic assessment and all those who failed would be screened out.

Unexpectedly, he saw his housekeeper hurriedly walk in, looked around, and then whispered in his ear: "Master, there is news from the north."

North?

Yan, Han, and Wei were all in the north of Liang.

Luo Xianzhi said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please step aside first. I have something important to discuss with you."

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Today there are four countries in the Central Plains and one country in the Western Regions. There are five countries in total. Among them, the State of Zhao in the Western Regions has the shortest time since it was established after conquering the Hu people. The second is the State of Liang, which was established before the princes jointly swore the oath of Luoshui. It is the State of Yan. The longest established states are Wei and Han. The era of emperors was started by the Wei and Han states.

The Wei Kingdom has experienced five generations of kings. The Han Kingdom has fewer kings than the Wei Kingdom because Liu Chan lived longer, but it also has three generations of kings. At this stage of the founding of the country, basically all kinds of ills have begun to appear, and a round of reforms must be started. Just fine.

This problem is particularly serious in Wei State. Since its establishment, this country has basically not maintained a balance in political power. Either the clan is too powerful or the gentry is too powerful.

After the death of Sima Yi, the spokesperson of the gentry, the gentry in Wei State suffered a major blow and lost the trust of the Cao Wei royal family. The gentry could not be seen in almost any key position.

Or they should not be called nobles, but should be people with foreign surnames, and they are not trusted.

In fact, during Cao Cao's time, Cao Wei never trusted military generals with foreign surnames. As long as they were military generals with foreign surnames, no matter how many military exploits they had, they would not be able to become the commander of the front army or command an army of more than 10,000 people.

Later, not only because the talents of the Cao Wei clan were naturally withered, but also to maintain the balance of the court, they began to increase the power of the gentry.

What really dealt a fatal blow to Cao Wei was actually the existence of Yan and Han.

In order to deal with these two powerful countries, Wei had to reuse nobles like Sima Yi, and had to let the nobles continue to make military exploits and then be promoted. In the end, that happened.

Now Wei Guo will never allow himself to fall twice on the same issue.

But this raises another question. The reason why clan generals were not used in the first place was because after the death of the first generation of clan generals, Cao Wei no longer had any useful clan generals. Even people like Cao Shuang could hold high positions, but You can imagine the quality of the Cao Wei clan.

In today's Wei State, clans are very important, eunuchs have great power, and there are even relatives. It feels like returning to the Later Han Dynasty. Except for the nobles, anyone can be in power.

After Cao Mao came to power, he naturally wanted to change the status quo, but one person could not change the situation. Human behavior was bound by cognition. No matter how talented he was, he could not stop Wei if he could not use the nobles. come down.

Cao Mao wanted to re-enable the gentry, but he immediately responded with one sentence, "Has your Majesty forgotten the lessons learned from the past that the Cao family almost lost the country?

If the gentry were reactivated now, who would bear the responsibility for the country's eventual downfall? "

Cao Mao could only die down.

However, the eunuchs and relatives were too lawless and had aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. Cao Mao tried to comfort himself countless times. Although these people were not useful, at least they were loyal, and the state of Wei was still stable. , it is much better than being usurped by the nobles.

but.

Another defeat in Hedong made Cao Mao unable to bear it anymore.

In the Weiyang Palace of Chang'an.

Looking at the dark crowd of ministers in the palace, all with their heads lowered and not saying a word, Cao Mao held the battle report in his hand and felt his hands trembling. He threw the battle report directly at the feet of the ministers.

After taking a few deep breaths, he still couldn't suppress the surging anger. Cao Mao shouted angrily: "This is the answer you gave me? This is the result you gave me.

Hedong was defeated again?

How many times has Hedong failed?

Do you think that the Wei Dynasty has truly failed only when its blood is drained east of the river?

Will you know what you have done only after the soldiers guarding Chang'an are also destroyed?

Cao Lin, tell me, is this your promise to me that I will never lose?

What else can you say? "

Cao Lin, who was standing in front of all the troops, walked out angrily, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it's not that our soldiers in Wei Dynasty have a problem, it's that Murong Ke of Yan State is too strong. I don't know why I was defeated by Murong Ke." .

However, I already know Murong Ke this time. If I encounter Murong Ke again, I will definitely be able to defeat him. "

He was still chattering, but he didn't know that Cao Mao's face was extremely angry. Cao Mao interrupted him with an angry voice and shouted angrily: "Shut up!

Murong Ke, Murong Ke.

How many of you said you could defeat him, but what was the result?

What I have been waiting for is one failure after another. During the Zhou Dynasty, Wei and Qin competed for the land east of the river and failed in the end, leaving so many laughing stock.

Now the Wei State and the Yan State are competing for the land east of the river. If they still fail, do you know how many jokes will be made on the head of the Wei Dynasty after a thousand years?

I can no longer tolerate you idiots. I want to recruit talented people from the entire Wei Dynasty, and even the Han and Liang Kingdoms. I do not believe that a mere Murong Ke from the Yan Kingdom can stop my great cause. Can't move forward. "

As soon as Cao Mao said this, there was a moment of silence in the court. Then Cao Lin, who had been a little guilty just now, almost instantly put away his guilt, his face was full of coldness, and then changed to a sad expression.

He knelt directly in the hall, not just him, but most of the people in the whole hall knelt on the ground.

These people rushed to the front and wailed: "Your Majesty, please think twice.

Have you forgotten what happened to the former emperor?

Have you forgotten the throne that Cao almost lost?

By doing this, are you worthy of my ancestors of the Cao family?

If you do this, won't it cause pain to your loved ones and pleasure to your enemies?

Your Majesty, please give me some thought.

This is what Hunjun did! "

One after another, the sounds resounded in the temple. These sounds mixed together and poured into your ears and brain. It was as if someone was holding a saw and sawing wood in your ears. Even if you use the magic sound to penetrate your ears, It is impossible to describe Cao Mao's pain at this moment.

After experiencing this kind of torture, the voices in the palace gradually became unified, "Your Majesty, think twice!

Your Majesty, please think twice! "

Sound after sound, like a waterfall falling from the sky, rushing down unstoppably, pouring into Cao Mao's ears. This is the collective power, which makes Cao Mao feel chilled and panicked. Who can not panic?

Especially when you know that these people come from different factions and have different demands, but they can completely stand together in the face of a seemingly casual remark, how could Cao Mao not panic.

Faced with this situation, Cao Mao knew that he should not stay here anymore. He clenched his hands tightly, stood up and left directly, full of anger.

After he left, the courtiers in the palace stood up one after another. There was no joy on their faces. The emperor's reaction was somewhat beyond their expectations.

Normally, in the face of such a swarm of opposition, the emperor should obey, but this was not the case this time. This shows that the emperor did not think so, at least he did not give in because of such a little opposition.

"General, what should we do now? Your Majesty seems to want to continue to implement it."

Cao Lin said coldly: "That's absolutely not possible. This is my Cao family's country. If the Gaoping Ling Incident happens again, can we still have such good luck and complete a comeback against the wind?

Absolutely impossible!

Therefore, we must now reject anything that may cause the loss of the throne. This is our responsibility. If His Majesty the Emperor wants to act nonsense, we must still advise him. "

The clan ministers surrounding Cao Lin all nodded in agreement when they heard this. This is their psychological state. They must not let foreigners take power again. Of course, if they have the idea of ​​​​using the topic in their hearts to preserve their own glory and wealth, they must have it. , and can even occupy the majority.

After Cao Mao returned to the harem, he became more and more angry when he thought about what happened in the previous dynasty. This time he made up his mind and would never make any concessions. He was not a puppet emperor, but an emperor with real power in his hands. He also has his own cronies who can ensure the implementation of power.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here to visit you."

The eunuch hurried in and reported to Cao Mao. Cao Mao was full of doubts as to why the Queen Mother came here. The current Queen Mother was not Cao Mao's biological mother. After all, she inherited the throne through adoption and was now of a large lineage.

After the Queen Mother came in, she said directly: "Emperor, I heard that you had a conflict with the ministers in the palace today, so I came over to ask, are you okay?"

The angry look on Cao Mao's face softened slightly, he paid homage to the Queen Mother, and then sighed and said: "Hedong was defeated, and our Wei army lost their armor again, and we saw that Hedong was about to be completely lost.

The son was very angry. The court officials were too incompetent. The son planned to recruit talented people and follow the example of Emperor Wu in recruiting talents to protect the Wei Dynasty, but the officials did not agree. "

Hearing this, the Queen Mother sighed slightly and said: "The emperor should also be more considerate of his courtiers. That incident happened twenty years ago. Now we, the Wei Dynasty, can be said to be a shadow of a snake, and no one dares to take risks.

You haven't experienced that time, but I have. Those days are things I don't want to experience again in my life, that kind of panic, that kind of terror that seems like the sky is falling. "

Cao Mao's face was slightly cold. He was using the same rhetoric again. Even the Queen Mother was using the same rhetoric. He suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Mother, I know this, so I have been tolerant all these years." With.

But now I really can’t bear it anymore. If this continues, the Yan State will really march straight in to attack our Wei State. Once the Yan State captures Hedong, the Yan State will have the national power of the Jin State in its heyday, even more powerful than the Jin State. Much stronger.

During the Zhou Dynasty, during the battle between Qin and Jin, was Qin ever victorious?

If it weren't for Jin's three points, Qin would have no chance to go east. What now?

If we face a powerful Yan State, will we still have a chance to go east?

After losing Hedong, can Heluo still be able to hold on?

After losing Hedong, what would Yan do if he crossed the Yellow River and directly captured Chang'an?

Mother, you are afraid that our country, Wei, will once again fall into the crisis of usurping the throne. Aren't you worried that our country, Wei, will fall into the danger of subjugation?

The son was very worried. The son was unwilling to ruin the inheritance of his ancestors in his own hands.

Have you heard about Liang Guo’s affairs?

They became stronger and stronger, and even the emperor was able to control the nobles. They were able to wage war with the Han Kingdom for many years, and the scale of each war was even greater than our Battle of Hedong.

If the Liang State does not attack the Han State now, but attacks the Heluo land of the Wei State, how should we deal with ourselves?

Can we really defeat the increasingly powerful Liang Kingdom?

Now the country's system must be changed. If we cannot recruit all the country's talents to the court, then these talents will leave us.

Our Great Wei has become the Wei State it once was, the Wei State that had talents that could not be used, and were finally transferred to the Qin State, which is funny. "

In any country, the Queen Mother is a vital force. This woman who has the legal power to depose and establish an emperor is the lifeblood of almost all emperors.

Cao Mao said so much to the Queen Mother just to get her support and let her understand how critical the current situation is.

"How many barbarians are there in Yan State?

They are just a bunch of barbarians.

Queen mother, what will happen to us if Yan is allowed to enter Chang'an?

They must all become slaves. "

He is indeed very talented, and he easily persuaded the Queen Mother. For someone like the Queen Mother who is seriously insecure, the best way is to tell her that it is not safe now, and if she does not do what I say, she will cause irreversible consequences.

But Cao Mao would never have imagined that the Queen Mother would tell this matter as soon as she returned to her palace.

The reason why the ministers in the court left Cao Mao helpless was naturally because the Queen Mother also stood on the side of the courtiers and did not support the gentry's return to power.

Now that Cao Mao suddenly had such a drastic emotional change, these people immediately chose to go to the palace to ask for help from the Queen Mother, who asked the Queen Mother to persuade the emperor in a friendly way to give up this unrealistic idea.

But these people naturally didn't know that the Queen Mother had been persuaded by Cao Mao, and now the Queen Mother was on Cao Mao's side.

After all, the Queen Mother knew very well that even if a powerful minister usurped the throne, she would probably not be able to see it. After all, it is not that easy for a powerful minister to grasp power, especially if there are lessons learned from the past.

But according to the current situation, Yan State may invade in her own lifetime. The Queen Mother, who has been pampered and pampered all her life, cannot bear the pain of being a prisoner.

Facing the people who came to the palace to complain, the Queen Mother's reply was, "The emperor has his own considerations. He is right. If this continues, we, the Wei Dynasty, may die at the hands of the people of Yan. Now we must resist the talents of Yan." is the most important thing.

Anyone with ability should be promoted, not just relatives and relatives. It is impossible to select real talents from such a small range. "

Coming from the Queen Mother's mouth, this answer was devastating to many.

Cao Lin finally felt that this time was different from every time before. The emperor had really made up his mind.

"What should we do now?" This is the question asked by Cao Lin, and it is also the question before everyone. This question is essentially - "How can we keep our current glory and wealth?"

Cao Lin's think tank thought softly and said softly: "General, your Majesty wants to change now. First, because of the failure in the Battle of Hedong. This failure is different from the past. In the past, it was just an offensive and defensive war. This time the field battle is really too big." It was tragic, so His Majesty took the handle.

The second reason is that the restructuring of Liang State was a great success. It is said that the number of gentry households in Liang State increased by 50,000. We all know what this means. Your Majesty must have seen this, so he could not accept it, so he changed the past style.

Didn’t the Queen Mother say the same thing?

Your Majesty is not only worried about the Yan State, but also the Liang State. After all, the Bashu of Wei Dynasty was taken from Jiangdong, and Jiangdong may not think about taking it back all the time.

It is almost impossible for us to change His Majesty's will.

Yan State and Liang State will definitely attack Wei State. Now there are only two possibilities if we want to preserve our glory and wealth. "

Two kinds?

In this almost hopeless situation, what other two options are there?

Cao Lin immediately said: "Which two methods, tell me quickly. If what you say makes sense, I will definitely reward you heavily."

The think tank pondered: "There are only two methods, internal and external. The internal method is to make the emperor give up on his own, and the external method is to make the threat of Wei disappear.

The emperor is wise and powerful, did he come up with these ideas on his own?

There must be some nobles who are talking in the emperor's ears, tempting the emperor to reuse them. As clan members, how can you, general, turn a blind eye to these treacherous ministers?

As long as there are no more treacherous ministers, the emperor will definitely change his mind.

If the emperor still doesn't change his mind after getting rid of the treacherous ministers, then the humble minister really doesn't know what to do. "

Qingjun side!

Cao Lin almost pulled out the sharp sword in his hand. He never expected that his first idea would explode like this. This is not what he, a loyal minister, should do, and if he said it was against the Qing emperor, didn't he just force the emperor to do it? obedient.

After this is done, can I still be a minister to the emperor in the future?

Who was the last person to do this?

They are the Jingnan princes of the early Han Dynasty!

But can that be the same?

At that time, the Luo family, which was at its peak, protected the lives of the princes.

At that time, Emperor Xiaoxuan of the Han Dynasty, the most holy king in history, gave them wealth and honor.

What now?

Can Cao Mao compare to Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty?

That's just a joke.

Is there still a Lowe's now?

There is no more St. Mark Luo in the world, and there has never been a St. Mark Luo in Wei State. St. Mark Luo may now be in some corner of the world, fending for itself in the cold Liaodong.

The defender of the royal way is no longer here.

Cao Lin's eyes kept flashing, and he said solemnly: "I am a loyal minister of the country. I would not be so disrespectful to His Majesty the Emperor just because of this, and say the second method."

The think tank's eyes kept flashing, and he said slowly: "The second method is more troublesome, and that is to alienate the relationship between Murong Ke and the Emperor of Yan. Before the death of the Emperor of Yan, he asked Murong Ke to assist his young master, but over the years, the Emperor of Yan gradually grew older. Da, there must be a conflict with Murong Ke.

Young people are the most rebellious, they are full of blood and energy, but they have no brains. As long as we send out craftsmen, send peerless beauties to lurk around the emperor, and then release some prophecies to sow the relationship between the Emperor of Yan and Murong Ke, we will definitely succeed.

Murong Ke is a descendant of a Hu people. Although his surname is Murong, he is not from the royal family of the Yan Kingdom. This is the relationship we can use. "

These words made everyone think deeply. The relationship between the young master and the assistant regent has always been unclear. Even if Luo Shizhuyu was in front, there were still many rumors even when Luo Shi was regent. This shows how fragile this relationship is.

"Where is Liang Guo?"

Cao Lin asked again, and the think tank laughed dumbly, "General, I humbly think that the Liang Kingdom does not need to care at all. As long as we defeat the Yan Kingdom, can the Liang Kingdom still stop us?"

Yizhou is in the hands of the Wei Dynasty. We can train our navy in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and then drift directly down the Yangtze River to destroy the Liang Kingdom or any country east of the Yangtze River in the future.

The king of this world is competing in the north. As long as the north is pacified, conquering the south is as simple as a waterfall flowing down. There is no difficulty at all. I thought Liang Guo didn't need to care at all.

Using the south to attack the north, even if the Holy King were alive, it would be impossible for him to do it!

The reason why His Majesty the Emperor said that was probably just to cause the Empress Dowager to panic. Otherwise, how could the Empress Dowager support His Majesty the Emperor? "

what?

These rather outrageous words made everyone suddenly react. It turned out that it was indeed because of the emperor's words that they actually put Liang Guo on the same level to think about the problem.

If Luo Xianzhi had known these words, he would have burst into laughter. The current Liang State is indeed as they said, unable to compete with the northern power, but where is anything constant in this world?

Who said that as the political power in the north changes, the land and population of Liang will not change?

If the Liang State was trapped south of the Yangtze River, it would naturally not be able to resist the Northern Dynasty, but what if the Liang State owned the entire south of the Yellow River?

Who can say that Liang Guo cannot have a chance to dominate the world?

Wei Guozhong, the deliberation group, naturally did not expect this. After Cao Lin thought about the wise man's words, he patted him heavily on the shoulder and said appreciatively: "What you said is very good. I will reward you with fifty gold coins." , I will give you two more beauties.

If you can really make the monarchs and ministers of Yan State turn against each other, I will reward you heavily. When I present this idea to Your Majesty, I will definitely mention your name. "

After all the outsiders left, only Cao Lin, his son and brothers were left. His son Cao Chengsi asked doubtfully: "Father, do you really want to dedicate this idea to His Majesty?

My son always feels that although this idea is effective, it is slow to produce results. Even if he proposes it to His Majesty, it may not be able to alleviate the current situation. "

Cao Lin's eyes couldn't help flashing, and he whispered: "You can only treat a dead horse as a living horse. Can you really use the first method?"

Everyone was silent now, but almost everyone's eyes were flashing crazily, and a strange atmosphere was floating among everyone.

The next day.

Cao Lin entered the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor. Cao Mao received him expressionlessly. Cao Lin bowed and said with a surprised smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I am here to announce the good news to your Majesty."

"Oh?"

Cao Mao said lightly: "I wonder why you are so happy? My great general."

As if he didn't hear the dissatisfaction in the emperor's voice, Cao Lin still said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, I have thought of a way to make Murong Ke of Yan country die without a burial place!"

Cao Mao sneered in his heart. He didn't believe it at all. Cao Lin's brain was almost the same as that of Cao Shuang. He could have any ideas. And if he really had an idea, how could he be hung up and beaten by Murong Ke several times? So he said casually: "Since there is a way, Then tell me, I am curious about what shocking plan the general has, which can make a war god like Murong Ke die without a burial place."

Cao Lin immediately revealed all the plans for alienation, and then waited expectantly for the emperor to speak. Cao Mao's expression changed from casual to thoughtful. He did not expect that Cao Lin could come up with such a constructive plan.

Who came up with it for him?

Cao Mao didn't believe that Cao Lin could think of it. He knew that Cao Lin had a think tank behind him, which made him even more angry. The country obviously had great talents, but they could not enter the court and could only stay in the shogunate of the general.

Of course Cao Mao knew why Cao Lin offered his advice, but this incident strengthened his belief that he must win over these great talents to the court.

If Cao Lin knew what the emperor was thinking, he probably wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Seeing that Cao Lin was still waiting for him to speak, Cao Mao still said calmly: "General, what you just said makes some sense. I will leave this matter to you. If Murong Ke can be killed without fighting, then But it’s a great achievement.”

When Cao Lin saw the emperor pretending to be stupid, he could only bite the bullet and asked: "Your Majesty, since we have already found a way to deal with Murong Ke, can we stop what we said before? If we do some things, the whole country will fall." If we fall into the abyss, our country, the Wei Dynasty, will really not be stable."

Cao Mao frowned and said coldly: "General, I will not place all my hopes on this method, not to mention the probability of success of this method and the time it will take to succeed.

If the current system is not changed, will there be only one Murong Ke in the Yan Kingdom?

What if the next Murong Ke appears again?

What if the divorce plan fails in the future?

Do we want to place all our safety on the king of Yan State and always be a foolish king?

Absolutely ridiculous.

General, please stand down!

I have to deal with government affairs. "

Cao Lin walked out of the palace in a state of embarrassment. The eunuchs and concubines in the palace were all silent. This was the first time they had seen the emperor reprimand the general so severely.

After Cao Lin walked out of the palace, the warm sunshine shone down and shone warmly on his body, driving away the chill that had arisen in the palace. When he faced Cao Mao just now, he felt that he was going to die in the palace. He I believe Cao Mao really wants to kill him.

"In the eyes of the emperor, do I already look like a domineering and powerful official?

In the eyes of the emperor, am I already a traitor who hinders his policies?

In the emperor's opinion, what I have done is completely against him? "

Cao Lin was walking in the palace, feeling quite lost. He looked at the solemn red walls, the glazed tiles reflecting light, and the towering buildings.

There is no way to be magnificent without being magnificent.

This sentence is really good. Standing in the palace, Cao Lin felt that he was really insignificant.

He felt fear like never before, fear of losing power and fear of future safety. He shivered as he walked in the palace, and then it became warmer and warmer. He forced himself to walk normally.

The moment he left the palace, he looked at the slowly closing palace door behind him and took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, who bewitched you?"

This is the question that Cao Lin is most curious about now.

Which noble family appeared at the emperor's side?

With the annihilation of the Sima clan and the deaths of many people involved with the Sima clan, the gentry structure of the Wei Kingdom has undergone tremendous changes.

Since the founding of the Wei State, the Yingchuan gentry has certainly benefited the most, including the Yingchuan Xun family, the Zhong family, the Chen family, the Guo family, etc. However, Sima Yi has implicated many people. After all, with the status of the Sima family, the marriage is true. Quite a few, these people were basically wiped out by the group. The Xun family was still at its peak, and the Chen family was in decline, but because of the great family and business, they were still in high positions.

But then they encountered the Cao family's rejection of the nobles, and these nobles lost their power in the central government. It can be said that decades of planning came to nothing, and the state of the late Han Dynasty began again, waiting for the Cao Wei court to resolve major issues. Then invite them back.

In this process, the group of scholars from Hebei Province were gradually moving back. Guanzhong and Heluo were not their ancestral lands. They were all second-class people here. The group of people under Yuan Shao's command at the time were all I don’t want to be discriminated against too much when I join the officialdom in Cao Wei.

After Murong Ke came to power, he began to win over the gentry, so these people began to return to Jizhou.

The current gentry in the Wei Kingdom are mainly the old gentry from Yingchuan and Guanzhong. There are also many gentry who came from Shu after conquering Shu. However, the gentry from Shu like to stay in Chengdu and basically do not appear in Guanzhong, so Those who appeared next to the emperor were most likely Guanzhong and Yingchuan nobles.

Especially the Yingchuan nobles!

This group of people are far away from their hometown, and Yingchuan is not yet in the hands of the Wei State. It can be said that this group of people completely relies on high-ranking officials to show their nobility. As a result, the court does not give them, and the relationship between them and their relatives and relatives has reached the point of life and death.

It must be these people who are spreading slander in the emperor’s ears!

After Cao Lin got on the carriage, the murderous intent in his eyes was so awe-inspiring that he could not hide it at all, "Your Majesty, I will definitely advise you. The country of Wei Dynasty must not be ruined in your hands."

The highest level of deception is to deceive oneself. Cao Lin has undoubtedly reached this level. He now truly believes that if the gentry is in power, the Wei Dynasty will perish. Only when he controls the power can the Wei State be named Cao forever. .

After Cao Lin returned to the house, he immediately summoned his brothers and told them everything he saw in the palace and what the emperor said. Finally, he said harshly: "Your Majesty refused. My suggestion, it seems that this traitor is more terrifying than we imagined, your Majesty does not trust his relatives now, but trusts those nobles."

Everyone scolded these damn nobles for driving a wedge between their clansmen and the emperor. They were indeed the source of trouble for the country, and they were indeed a group of villains who could not be trusted.

Only Cao Lin's son, Cao Chengsi, asked with some confusion: "Father, what if there are no nobles around His Majesty the Emperor? What if it is really His Majesty's own idea?"

Cao Lin said angrily: "How is it possible? His Majesty the Emperor has trusted his clan members for so many years. Will there be a sudden change?"

Cao Chengsi groaned and said nothing, but he was thinking in his heart that the problem is that after so many years, everyone's patience will be worn away. These years have been too disappointing. Basically, when facing Murong Ke, he just Didn't win at all.

Even if the emperor trusted his clan members, he would not be able to trust his clan clan members again under such circumstances. After all, if he trusted his clan clan members again, he would be captured by the Yan people and taken to Jicheng.

Cao Lin interrupted Cao Chengsi's words, but it was impossible to interrupt his thoughts. In other words, these people had naturally thought about this possibility, but this possibility was really too scary.

The more I thought about it, the scarier it became, so I simply stopped thinking about it. It was better to target those nobles. As long as those famous nobles were killed, the emperor would not be able to find talents among the nobles, so he would naturally continue to reuse them.

This is what Cao Lin and the others think.

Everyone discussed here for a long time, but could not come up with a perfect idea, so they could only disperse angrily. Looking at the people walking out of the mansion, Cao Lin suddenly asked: "Chengsi, why do you think it is so difficult to come up with an idea? "

Cao Chengsi bowed his head and replied: "Father, my son thinks it's because you all know in your hearts that just solving the noble clan is not enough, so after just discussing to solve the noble clan, you are still dissatisfied. This is because you have fear in your heart and do not eliminate it. There will never be a perfect solution to this fear.”

Cao Lin seemed to recognize his son for the first time. He looked at Cao Chengsi seriously and asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Cao Chengsi and his father looked at each other, and then said word for word: "This is the only way to solve the most fundamental problem."

Cao Lin was silent for a moment and then said: "What is the most fundamental problem."

Cao Chengsi closed his eyes and opened them again, "Whoever raises the problem will be solved."

Cao Lin's breathing was a little rapid. He lowered his voice, as if he was worried about who might hear it, and said, "But this was proposed by the emperor."

Cao Chengsi's words were shocking, like a bolt from the blue, and he said decisively: "Then go and deal with the emperor!"

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There are really too many books about Luo Shi. The ones I have seen mostly focus on Luo Shi’s great achievements, including institutional, ideological, military, political, and cultural achievements. However, this book is completely different from those previous books. Different, the angle chosen is unprecedented.

The most unpopular period in history was the chaotic period after the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During this long period of time, it seemed to have dimmed due to the absence of direct descendants of the Luo family.

The author wrote this book in the hope of extracting those precious things from Luo Shi through a large number of comparisons from the real and vivid examples that occurred in this era of drastic changes. ——"The Fission of Zhuxia: After the Disappearance of the Luo Family" [Preface]

(End of this chapter)