Empress Dowager Yu has been living in seclusion in a separate palace for many years, with no communication with the outside world.
Although he has been released now, he is still considered to be in deep confinement. It is difficult to say whether he will have his own eyes and ears in a short period of time.
So it is difficult to say whether the Queen Mother has received any news from the outside.
Facing Cao Shuang, who was out of breath and looking like the sky was about to fall, Queen Mother Yu didn’t even look at him. She just admired her newly dyed crocodile and said casually:
"Why is it so urgent? General?"
Reconciliation is reconciliation, but it is reconciliation between the family and the general.
What does it have to do with the Queen Mother, a little girl?
The little queen mother agreed to issue an edict to change the queen's name. This was to protect herself, and also to vent the ill will of the late emperor.
But the Queen Mother has not forgotten being imprisoned by General Cao for so many years.
The Queen Mother clearly remembers everything the late emperor did.
It makes no sense that the Queen Mother would not remember anything General Cao did.
General Cao naturally knew the Queen Mother's attitude towards him.
This woman is still too small-minded.
Even if you are the Queen Mother, you cannot avoid this.
So on weekdays, he basically wouldn’t come around to make trouble for himself.
“Your Majesty, there is news from Luoyang that the Western Bandits are attacking Luoyang. Luoyang’s guard, Sima Zhao, failed to fight effectively and has abandoned the city and fled.”
At this point, Cao Shuang emphasized his tone, "Luoyang has been lost, Queen Mother!"
Hearing this, Queen Mother Yu suddenly froze.
His eyes finally moved away from his fingertips and fell on Cao Shuang.
Then, a deafening scream sounded: "What did you say!"
Who else dares to speak so loudly in front of General Cao after all these years?
General Cao was unprepared and felt his ears buzzing.
He forcibly resisted the urge to rub his ears, and had no choice but to explain to the Queen Mother again:
“Queen Mother, Sima Zhao failed to defend the city well and was attacked by Western bandits who captured Luoyang.”
The Queen Mother continued to scream:
"Where is Sima Yi? Doesn't he have hundreds of thousands of troops guarding Luoyang? Even if he goes to Yecheng, can he just leave Luoyang alone?"
Hundreds of thousands?
How many years has it been since then?
Cao Shuang slandered Sima Yi in his heart, with a wry smile on his face:
“Queen Mother, it’s not like you don’t know that the Grand Tutor and I are both auxiliary ministers. He relies on himself as a veteran of the four dynasties. How can he see me as a general in his eyes?”
"Therefore, the affairs of Luoyang and Hebei are beyond the knowledge of me."
How could the Queen Mother not know that Sima Yi and Cao Shuang were at odds?
If not, she might still be under house arrest at this time.
But…
“Isn’t it said that Grand Tutor Rong Zhaoguo was persevering and made changes in times of crisis, rather than the great Wei Dynasty?”
Empress Dowager Yu still couldn’t believe it:
“There is the Great Wei Ancestral Temple in Luoyang City. How could Taifu Sima abandon it so easily?”
The so-called "Rong Zhao Guo Guo Yi" and "making changes in times of crisis" were said by Cao Zhi and Cao Rui, and Queen Mother Yu had certainly heard of them.
In addition, Cao Shuang has been doing the opposite in recent years, and everyone inside and outside the court said that Sima Taifu was the one who could help the Wei Dynasty to fall into danger.
Cao Shuang was not convinced by this statement:
"Queen Mother, Sima Yi originally had hundreds of thousands of troops in Guanzhong, and combined with the troops from Luoyang and Hebei, it is said that he has more than 200,000 elite troops, which is a lot more."
"Luoyang was the capital of the Wei Dynasty. He did not guard it personally. Instead, he crossed the state border without an edict and stationed himself in Yecheng."
"In my opinion, I can't believe that he was secretly connected with the Western thieves, so he just sat back and watched the fall of Luoyang. How could he be brave and resolute, and make changes in the face of danger?"
“He is obviously the sinner of the Wei Dynasty!”
The Queen Mother would definitely not believe that the dignified Sima Taifu would have secret connections with the Western thieves.
But it is a fact that Luoyang is gone.
Empress Dowager Yu was immediately shocked:
"Luoyang has fallen into the hands of the Western thieves. Xuchang is only more than 300 miles away from Luoyang. The road is smooth. If the thieves come to Xuchang and arrive overnight, what should we do?"
When Cao Shuang heard that the Queen Mother took the initiative to bring up this topic, he couldn't help but secretly praise him, and quickly said:
"I'm here just for this matter, Queen Mother, so I have something to say. The matter is urgent!"
The Queen Mother quickly sat up straight and asked:
“Do you have a way to deal with it?”
Isn’t this what Cao Shuang was waiting for?
"Your Majesty, the bandit army is strong and there is no danger to defend Xuchang. Even if we urgently mobilize the Yangzhou army to come, it will be too late."
"I can die in state affairs, but how can the Queen Mother and Your Majesty be forced by the bandit army?"
"Therefore, I ask the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to patrol eastward in Qiao County to temporarily avoid danger. At the same time, it is also convenient to recruit soldiers from all over the world in order to resist the thieves."
“Another eastward tour?” The Queen Mother asked General Cao what he could do, but she didn’t expect it to be an eastward tour again.
Sima Yi was driven from Guanzhong to Luoyang, the late Emperor was driven from Luoyang to Xuchang, and now he and Your Majesty had to be driven from Xuchang to Qiao County.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's face was full of disappointment.
Doesn't this great Wei have a real man?
Apart from running, just run.
The Tutor ran away, the late Emperor ran away, and now the general will run away too.
I recall that when the late emperor first came to the throne, the Wei Dynasty controlled eighty-nine percent of the world.
It is not an exaggeration to say that China is the largest country in the world and is at the center of the world.
Unexpectedly, in just a few years, Wei Dynasty was driven away again and again.
Emperors Wu and Wen really wanted to know something secretly, and they would not be able to live out their anger.
But think about it, the Ancestral Temple in Luoyang is gone. If I had known better, I would have survived long ago.
Perhaps, it’s possible that he doesn’t dare to live...
Empress Dowager Yu was so preoccupied with random thoughts that she didn't realize how disrespectful her thoughts as the daughter-in-law of the Cao family were.
Anyway, if the Luoyang Imperial Ancestral Temple fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty, the Ancestral Temple shrine would definitely be destroyed.
No matter how disrespectful they were, Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen had no way of settling accounts with themselves.
On the contrary, the late emperor who really gave up Luoyang and placed his throne in Xuchang escaped this disaster.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother asked General Cao in a low voice:
“General, please tell me honestly. Your Majesty and I are patrolling Qiao County in the east. If the bandits from the West are pursuing us, how should you respond?”
General Cao responded quickly:
“No, Queen Mother, but don’t worry.”
As he spoke, he detailed his discussions with his cronies.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother felt slightly relieved.
Then he stared straight at General Cao and continued to ask:
“General, this time, we still have Qiao County to retreat to, but what about next time? Have you decided where to retreat?”
Cao Shuang did not expect that the Queen Mother would ask such questions.
For a moment, he was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer.
Seeing Cao Shuang's appearance, the Queen Mother suddenly felt exhausted, sighed, and waved her hand:
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask. I'll have someone send it to you after I've written the edict for Dongxunqiao County."
She didn't want to see the fat man in front of her for a moment.
Cao Shuang responded and then withdrew.
Looking at Cao Shuang’s back, the Queen Mother frowned slightly, thoughtfully:
I don’t know what the late emperor saw in this person, so that he actually asked him to assist His Majesty?
Is it just because his surname is Cao?
Cao Shuang didn't care what the Queen Mother was thinking. After he got the edict, he saw news from the north, saying that there was no trace of the Western bandit.
At the moment, he no longer hesitated, summoned all the ministers and ministers, read out the edict, and then asked his brothers Cao Xi, Cao Xun and others to lead the imperial army to **** the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and his clan relatives, and hurried to Qiao County.
For a time, there was great chaos in Xuchang City.
The ministers and ministers were all like headless blue flies, hurriedly packing up their things and driving away after the Emperor's chariot.
“Fat slave! Dolphin dog! Cao Zidan gave birth to five or six of his flesh, which really insults his wise life!”
Sun Zi's curses rang out from Liu Fang's house.
The owner, Liu Fang, sat there with his eyes slightly closed, motionless.
Sun Zi walked back and forth, cursing.
After scolding for a while, seeing that Liu Fang remained silent, he couldn't help but said with some dissatisfaction:
"Zi Qi, the state of affairs is like this, but you have a good nature and can still sit still."
Liu Fang then opened his eyes and looked at Sun Zi who finally stopped:
"Yanlong, the matter has come to this. If you don't want to sit down, are you going to chase after Cao Shuang?"
Sighed again: "Although scolding is useless, if it can help you vent your anger, it is better to let you scold me for a while."
“We shouldn’t have promoted Cao Zhaobo to the throne in the first place!”
"If you don't push him, who should you push? Do you want to support Cao Zhao (that is, Cao Xiu's son)?"
Sun Zi groaned and said nothing.
Cao Zhao, Qin Lang and others have had a long-standing grudge against themselves. If they are allowed to come to power, they, their wives and children may not be able to be saved.
"The two of us seemed to be pushing for Cao Shuang at first, but in fact we were pushing for Taifu." Liu Fang said slowly, "Although Cao Shuang is incompetent and talented, he can keep us both rich and noble. With Taifu here, I want to come to Wei to be at peace. ,did not expect…"
He sighed again.
Concerning the matter of the auxiliary ministers, if they have selfish motives, they definitely do.
But it is not all selfish, there is also a public spirit.
Highly recommending Tai Tu is public-spirited.
Cao Shuang cannot bring peace to the country, but the Taifu may not be able to do so.
Pushing Cao Shuang away is to protect one's own family.
Pushing Taifu is to protect the great Wei.
It’s just that people’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations.
Cao Shuang is indeed incompetent in governing the country.
But he is extremely talented when it comes to harming the country.
How many years have you been here?
The Wei Dynasty has actually become like this?
It’s just Liu and Sun, so it’s useless no matter how much you regret.
Since Cao Shuang had the Three Dogs of Taichung, he monopolized power, changed court codes, changed several government orders, and frequently changed the old system.
Although Liu and Sun were still concurrently serving as Zhongshu Jianzhong Shuling, they actually held important positions but had no real power.
Coupled with the fact that the Three Dogs in Taichung became more and more rampant, Liu and Sun simply resigned.
Without seeing and thinking, it can be considered that I have enjoyed the wealth for a few years with peace of mind.
After all, he was the main driving force behind Cao Shuang's rise to power. Although Cao Shuang did not allow the two to take real power, on the surface, he was at least respectful to them.
The Three Dogs of Taichung will naturally not make things difficult for them and their children.
If Luoyang is not lost, it would not be a bad thing to continue like this.
The bad thing is that Luoyang was suddenly lost.
Xuchang was like a clean little white pig, suddenly exposed to the tiger's mouth of the Han Dynasty.
Looking at Cao Shuang like a bereaved dog, he did not dare to stay for a moment, and took the emperor to escape overnight.
Coupled with the anger accumulated over the past few years, Sun Zi really couldn't bear it.
This was the scene of yelling and cursing in Liu's house.
“I didn’t expect Cao Shuang to be so incompetent.”
Sun Zi picked up Liu Fang’s sentence.
Around Luoyang, there are eight sanitation gates.
Even if the Western Bandits captured Luoyang, they would not be able to move south with peace of mind if they did not capture all the dangerous locations around them.
The surrounding area of Luoyang has not yet been settled, and there are hundreds of thousands of Taifu's elite soldiers in the north. How can the Western bandits dare to go south to Xuchang for a while?
Cao Shuang, Taichung Three Dogs and other cronies could not even think of this. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are as stupid as pigs and dogs.
Acting in such a hasty manner will not only make the Westerners laugh, but will also inevitably cause unrest in the hearts of the people in the country.
To avoid temporary peace and achieve long-term chaos, this is a fool's move!
Liu Fang shook his head: "The matter has reached this point. It's useless to talk more. It's better to think about how to make up for it."
Sun Zi has worked with Liu Fang for decades, and he knew what he meant when he heard this: "Won't Ziqi follow him to Qiao County?"
Liu Fang shook his head: "It's embarrassing enough to run from Luoyang to Xuchang. If you run to Qiao County again, how is it any different from Cao Shuang's lost dog?"
Sun Zi nodded and smiled helplessly:
“You and I are so old, I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to serve the Wei Dynasty again.”
They both understood what the other meant and smiled at each other.
“Where does Ziqi want to start?”
“Of course it’s the guard general. Now in Xuchang City, whoever has the military power is the one who keeps his word.”
“Hussars General Zhao Boran?”
Zhao Boran is Zhao Yan.
When Cao Rui patrolled east, he asked Zhao Yan to lead the army first to rescue Hefei.
It can be said that Zhao Yan is the most capable leader among Xuchang's important ministers.
It's a pity that he is a veteran.
Although Zhao Yan has never made a clear position between Cao Shuang and Sima Yi.
But Cao Shuang did not trust the veterans of the Wei Dynasty, especially the veterans of the Four Dynasties and Three Dynasties.
So although Zhao Yan was a hussar general, the military power in his hands had long been taken away by Cao Shuang brothers.
Even when Xuchang was in crisis, the person who was capable and capable of guarding Xuchang was still this old minister.
“There is another person assisting Zhao Boran in staying in Xuchang, and we also need to pay attention to it.”
"who?"
“To attack the bandit general Wang Boyu.”
Wang Boyu is Wang Ji.
Wang Boyu was dismissed on official business during the reign of the late Emperor.
Later he was promoted and activated by Cao Shuang.
It's just that although Wang Ji was recommended by Cao Shuang to resume his career as an official, he was very dissatisfied with Cao Shuang's monopoly on power, which led to a bad atmosphere in the Wei state.
He even wrote "Shi Yao Lun" to ridicule current events.
This will definitely make Cao Shuang unhappy.
However, Wang Ji was recommended by him. If he were to be removed from office for another fault, it would appear that General Cao was short-sighted.
So Wang Ji only got a redundant official in the past few years.
This time, Cao Shuang asked him to stay in Xuchang. In order to prevent others from saying that he was seeking revenge, he even gave Wang Ji the title of general against bandits.
Under the chaos in Xuchang, undercurrents are surging.
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Cao Shuang, who ran from Xuchang to Qiao County, was a little shocked. After learning that the Western Bandits did not go to attack Xuchang, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just relying on the few forbidden troops in hand was not enough, so he ordered Wang Ling to send troops to Qiao County to protect him in the name of the emperor's edict.
The Queen Mother and the Emperor suddenly arrived at Qiao County. Even though there were palaces in Qiao County, the constant influx of clan relatives, ministers and ministers still made Qiao County appear chaotic and disorderly.
There was a commotion, mixed with wailing, and the ministers walked hastily and staggered.
They pushed each other and tried to clear a passage through the crowd.
From time to time on the muddy ground, a boot whose color cannot be seen appears.
All this made the ministers of the Wei Dynasty look extremely embarrassed.
Seeing this, the clan relative Cao Ji couldn't help but feel sad and lamented:
"In the past, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty first went to Chang'an and then returned to Luoyang. The ministers and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty lived in thatched huts and held discussions under the huts, with thorns planted on all sides to shield them."
“Looking at the monarchs and ministers of the Wei Dynasty today, they first went to Xuchang and then to Qiao County. How is this moment similar to that of that moment?”
So he stayed up late lighting lamps and wrote "On the Six Dynasties". He presented it to the general under the guise of the posthumous writings of Cao Zhi, King of Chen, saying:
When I heard about the ancient kings, they would have the same surname to show their close relatives, and they would have different surnames to show the virtuous and virtuous... If you are not a virtuous person, you will not be able to achieve success, if you are not a relative, you will not be able to assist in governance... The sages knew this, so they used both the relatives and the sparse ones. .
In the near future, there will be the solid support of clan alliances and vassal guards; in the far side, there will be the help of benevolent and virtuous ministers; in prosperity, there will be shared governance; in decline, there will be those who will protect the land; in peace, there will be the blessings; in danger, there will be the sharing of misfortunes.
…
Meaning that Cao Wei's regime did not attach great importance to the clan, and power would fall to outsiders, it was suggested to enfeoff the clan's children and grant them real military and political power in order to restrain powerful ministers with different surnames, strengthen the weak branches, and consolidate Cao Wei's rule.
It's just that Cao Shuang, who has just arrived in Qiao County, is very busy. How can he be in the mood to read this long and smelly memorial?
Even if Chen Wangcai is famous all over the world, he is already a dead man, so he abandons it and ignores it.
King Cao Zhi, King of Jibei, learned that his lord had an article in his name. When he read the article, he thought it looked familiar.
Because he knew that his lord had indeed repeatedly reminded the late emperor:
Hong Kong is in power, not with relatives. Where the power lies, even if it is sparse, it must be strong; where the power is gone, even if it is close, it must be light.
Now that the public families are sparse and the surnames are different, there will be troubles in the future.
I begged the late emperor to give the Cao clan a chance to defend the Wei Dynasty with vassal vassal.
The words in this article are quite similar to the memorials written by Your Excellency before.
That’s why Cao Zhi felt familiar.
He just looked through the catalog that recorded his family's articles and couldn't find this article, so he had some idea in his mind.
Abandoned the book, raised the pot, took a long sip, and said to a certain direction, seemingly smiling but actually crying, seemingly joyful but actually sad:
"My lord, have you seen it now? Not to mention the late emperor, even if you can wait until today, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait until the day when the court changes its mind."
This Great Wei is really hopeless because he married his mother!
After drinking, he grinded the ink by himself and wrote:
“Brother, I haven’t seen you for a long time. I miss you very much and look forward to seeing you again.”
Cao Zhi's elder brother, Cao Miao, was working in the fields in the countryside when he received the letter from the King of Jibei.
Spring is coming soon, so we must prepare for spring plowing in advance.
After reading the ten-digit letter from Liao Liao, Cao Miao, who originally looked like an old farmer, his pupils suddenly shrank!