Chapter 833 Yangmou

  The so-called Dong'a King is Cao Zhi.

   In theory, he is Cao Rui's uncle.

   It's just that this uncle is also the loser of the previous competition for the throne, so his status is very embarrassing.

   However, Cao Wei's policies towards the Cao family's near and distant clans are two extremes.

  Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, who are not a threat to the throne or adopted sons, are entrusted with all the trust of Cao Pi and Cao Rui.

   Not only can lead the army, but also let it guard the territory, adding weight to the body.

   As for the emperor's uncles and brothers, strict precautions were taken.

  Although each has a fief in name, the fief is actually a huge cage.

   Not only can't leave without authorization, but you must be careful in your own mansion.

  Because there are officials sent by the emperor to supervise the mansion, as long as you say something wrong or do something wrong, you will be reprimanded by the emperor's decree, or you will be demoted and confiscated.

  But no matter what, as long as you can live comfortably, you can still live well and live well.

  The only exception is Cao Zhi.

   Not just because he was the loser of the previous throne competition.

   Also because his reputation is too great.

  Of course, the main reason is that he was the loser in the previous competition for the throne.

  But it is precisely because Cao Zhi's talent is recognized by the world, and his reputation is too great. If he dies suddenly for no reason, it will inevitably make people in the world suspect that the Wei Emperor is too narrow-minded.

  You can't even tolerate your own brothers, who would dare to believe that you can tolerate outsiders?

  The Han emperor who abdicated...maybe he will die suddenly one day, right?

   Coupled with the blessing of the Empress Dowager Bian, Cao Pi failed to kill his younger brother in the end.

   But if you can't kill it, you can't kill it, but it's okay to hit it from time to time.

  So these years, Cao Zhi's fiefdom has been changing. As a member of the royal family, he is like an exiled prisoner, either preparing to migrate or on the way to migrate.

   After finally surviving Cao Pi's death, Cao Zhi felt that he was finally relieved, so he wrote to Cao Rui many times, hoping to be appointed.

   How about saying that Cao Cao finally chose Cao Pi?

  Cao Zhi is talented, but a person who is suitable for being a scholar may not be suitable for mixing politics.

  If he calmed down, he might be able to live a stable life for a few days like other princes.

  Cao Zhi made a memorial to say that my old uncle, I can still play my remaining heat for the country, and Cao Rui immediately felt that this old guy is a wicked person.

   Regarding the memorial sent by Cao Zhi, Cao Rui apparently answered with his own hands: Uncle Huang’s literary talent is very good...

   Then he ordered to the left and right: You go and move my uncle, let him move more, so as not to think about it all day long.

  So Cao Zhi moved several times, and finally realized that the father and son Cao Pi and Cao Rui never thought of leaving hope for themselves in this life.

   People without hope are crazy.

  Combined with Cao Pi's departure, Cao Zhi is the representative figure of Wei Guowen Movement.

  When Feng Zei was famous all over the world with a few articles, and when Wei Guo was retreating, this undoubtedly gave Cao Zhi another amulet.

   With no hope in sight, Cao Zhi simply sprayed:

"Yao's teaching is to be close first and then distant, from near to far. King Wen of Zhou punished his widowed wife, and as for his brothers, he used it to control his family...As for his ministers, their humanity was ruined. When they were imprisoned in the Ming Dynasty, they would steal and hurt themselves. "

   "Being close and unable to get married, brothers are obedient, questions about good and bad luck are blocked, and rituals for celebrating mourning are abolished. The violation of Enji is more than that of passers-by; the difference of estrangement is different than that of Hu Yue."

   "Today, with all the rules, I will never have the hope of pilgrimage. As for focusing on the emperor's pole and making love to the purple door, the gods know it."

  …

  First, spray the emperor's attitude towards the clan:

  Look at the sages in ancient times, which one didn’t get close to their relatives first, set an example for them, and then dare to let the people of the world behave according to the rules.

  Look now at the way our Great Wei treats our clan members. The brothers cut off communication, they are not allowed to greet each other, and they are not even allowed to communicate with each other about the celebration. It is as barbaric as Hu Yue and those barbarians!

  Your Majesty, how can you educate the people of the world well?

  I don't expect to be able to return to Luoyang now, but I want to say a fair word for the tribe, this is wrong!

  Then discusses the importance of clan relatives with the deeds of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Zhu Xuhou and Dong Mouhou, King Wen of Zhou and his brother Guozhong and Uncle Guo, King Cheng of Zhou and Duke Zhao and Duke Bi.

  The so-called Zhu Xuhou and Dong Mouhou are both the grandsons of Liu Bang, who contributed to the Ping Lu's chaos;

  As the younger brothers of King Wen of Zhou, Guo Zhong and Uncle Guo made great efforts in the process of King Wen of Zhou establishing the Zhou Dynasty;

  Mr. Zhao and Mr. Bi are the uncles of King Cheng of Zhou, and they assisted King Cheng of Zhou to create the rule of Chengkang.

   are all examples of the clan supporting the ruler.

  Finally, Cao Zhi pointed out:

  The husband who can make the world pay attention to him is also the one in power. Conspiracy can move the master, and prestige can deter the next. The power of the right is not in the hands of relatives. Where the power lies, it must be heavy even if it is sparse.

  The Tian family who took Qi was not Lu Zong; the Zhao and Wei who divided Jin were not Ji. Only His Majesty can observe it.

  …

  It means that the one who can make the world obedient is the one who holds power.

  The current state of Wei is ruled by aristocratic families, not our Cao family clan.

  Continuing to develop as it is now, the power of our Cao family will sooner or later be controlled by the aristocratic family.

   If you don’t believe me, look at the people who carve up Qi, it’s the Tian family, not the clan Lu family; the three families are divided into Jin, and the Zhao family and the Wei family are not Ji.

  Your Majesty, think about it carefully!

   After reading it, Cao Rui threw the memorial on the ground on the spot, saying that I miss your mother!

  Zhu Xuhou originally wanted to make his brother emperor, but Dong Mouhou later rebelled. Are you deceiving me for my ignorance?

   Even Feng Zei's articles can't be suppressed, so what's the use of asking you, a representative of the literary movement?

  If it wasn't for Cao Zhi not being involved in the Wei-Shu battle this time, Cao Rui would have wanted to throw Xiahouba's blame on Cao Zhi.

  But after Cao Rui lost his temper, his face turned cloudy and clear, looking extremely ugly.

  The timing of Cao Zhi’s memorial to say these words is very timely.

   No matter how hard Cao Rui gritted his teeth, he also knew that after the defeat of Xiao Guan, Cao Zhen could not afford to be ill. Looking at the Great Wei, it was indeed as Cao Zhi said, that the power of the aristocratic family had become inevitable.

  Unless I have five, six, seven or eight years to calmly clean up the domestic situation.

   As far as the current situation is concerned, this is almost an idea that is almost extravagant.

  Sun Quan’s title of king of Wu was conferred by the former emperor. Now he abandons the king and proclaims himself emperor, which not only slaps the Shu people in the face, but also the Wei state.

  If you don't express anything, what prestige is there?

  I thought that the Shu people would break off diplomatic relations with the Wu people because of this, and then I will have my own calculations.

   Unexpectedly, Zhuge Pifu was able to suppress the objections of the Shu people abruptly, and even sent someone to congratulate Sun Quan.

  Thinking of this, Cao Rui cursed again: "That **** Liu Chan! How is that different from Zhuge Pifu usurping the throne? He is still willing to be a fake for him!"

  In addition, Longyou fell into the hands of the Shu people, Liangzhou was cut off, and Guanzhong was threatened.

  If Great Wei ignored this and only cared about running the Central Plains, I am afraid that in a few years later, the people of Shu would have reached Wanluo!

  As the emperor, how could Cao Rui not see this?

   This time, he carefully planned for two years to regain Longyou, in order to regain a strategic advantage over the Shu people.

  As long as Guanzhong and Longyou are used as a barrier to block the Shu people in Hanzhong, Wanluo will have no worries and the Central Plains will be stable.

   At that time, no matter whether it is external or internal, you can draw it slowly.

  It is not like now, there are Wu Kou in the south and Shu captives in the west, and there is no peace for a day.

  Besides compromising step by step with the big family in exchange for their support, what else can we do?

   Rely on your clansmen?

   Do you rely on you to surrender the enemy?

   At this point, Cao Rui's eyes flashed, and he shouted: "Lian Zhao!"

   "Your Majesty, the minister is here."

  Cao Rui motioned for the memorial thrown on the ground, and said with a gloomy face:

   "Passing down the emperor's uncle's memorial, just saying the emperor's uncle's words, I am deeply touched. The reason why the first emperor did not allow the kings to enter the capital is because the young master is in power and the mother is regent, so as to guard against the slightest."

   "Now I haven't seen the princes for twelve years. I miss you very much. I specially order the princes from all over the world to send the eldest son to Beijing to comfort me."

   Speaking of this, Cao Rui emphasized his tone:

   "In addition, clansmen and relatives from all over the country who are in charge of the military and government are also recalled to Beijing to show the joy of the royal family."

  He looked at Lian Zhao, "Especially the Xiahou clan, they are the most important in-laws of my royal family. Anyone who guards a county or more must be invited back."

   Lian Zhao quickly responded: "No!"

   "Cao Rui is really going to be fooled?"

  Feng Yong was half lying in the carriage, holding the news that had just come from Wei Guo in his hand, with a look of surprise on his face.

   After staying in Hanzhong for two or three months, he finally set off for Longyou again.

  Qishan Road is the best road out of Hanzhong, and in the past few years, Dahan has not stopped repairing Qishan Road.

   Now, a lot of post posts have been built on the entire Qishan Road, making the communication between Longyou and Hanzhong faster.

   There are even many road sections where two vehicles can merge.

   "He doesn't want to be fooled, but even if he knows that this is a rumor spread by a big man, he will hold his nose and admit it, calling Xia Houba a collaborator."

  Sitting next to him, Zhang Xingyi had a sly look on his face, and his big eyes sparkled.

   "Tell me."

  Feng Yong got up and asked with great interest.

  Although spreading rumors was what he wanted to do first, the main thing was to disgust Cao Rui and Xia Houba, and to stir up public opinion by the way.

  The position of public opinion, if you don’t occupy it, the enemy will occupy it.

   It is always right to have more public opinion.

  As a half-disciple of the prime minister, it is only natural to learn the operation of the prime minister's "two strokes with dates and no dates".

   Unexpectedly, Zhang Xingyi guessed that he wanted to get Xia Houba, and actually planned this rumor plan himself.

  Feng Junhou has always had a different attitude towards the women who followed him.

  For example, to Guan Ji, it is similar to A Dou: "Xi Jun is right, Xi Jun is right!"

  For Amei, I try my best to give her a quiet environment so that she can study and do scientific research with peace of mind.

  For Li Mu, as wild as your heart is, I will have as much platform.

   As for Zhang Xiaosi, basically he was pulling her to do bad things together.

  After all, Zhang Xiaosi is better at conspiring.

   This time, Zhang Xiaosi once again proved his talent: From Cao Rui's series of actions, it seems that he was really fooled.

  Although Zhang Xingyi has learned how to ride a horse in Longyou in the past few years, it is easy to form bow legs when riding a horse often.

  Last time, she had to go on a journey, so she had to ride with Feng Yong all the way, but this time the trip was easy, so she naturally wanted to take a car.

   Sometimes Feng Yong gets tired from riding a horse, so he gets into the car to rest for a while, which is quite happy.

  The shock absorption of the car is very poor, and the road conditions are far inferior to the roads of later generations. Sitting in the car, it shakes a bit.

  But seeing Zhang Xingyi shaking his head with the shaking of the car, he said triumphantly:

   "Since Cao Rui became the puppet emperor, the two battles at Longyou and Shiting have exhausted the prestige accumulated before him."

   "In addition to Xiao Guan's battle, if he can't handle it well, I'm afraid he will lose face."

  Ordinary people, if they don't have prestige and face, they don't have much say at home, and they will be bullied by others outside.

  But if you were the emperor, it would be easy for the courtiers to bully you.

  If the people in the country can live on, it’s fine. If they can’t, some people will smirk and say something like an "incompetent lord" or "faint lord", that will be fatal.

  I don’t care how wise and decisive you are, you spent so much money and food, emptied the treasury, and made the people in the country miserable, but you have lost a lot of battles for several years in a row. This is incompetence.

  You are so incompetent, for the sake of the country, it is too much to ask the Queen Mother to appoint a new monarch?

   Not too much at all!

   "So this time, Cao Rui must urgently need someone to take the responsibility for his defeat..."

   "Back the blame?"

   "What's the blame?"

   "Oh, it's okay. I mean, the commander in chief of this battle is Cao Zhen. He led an army of 100,000 and was defeated. What can Xiahou Ba do?"

  Feng Junhou still doesn't quite understand.

   "Stupid! After the Battle of Shiting, was Cao Xiu held accountable?"

  Zhang Xingyi twitched his lips, "Cao Rui not only regarded Cao Xiu as a clan relative and did not pursue the responsibility for his defeat, but sent people to comfort him. Cao Zhen is also a clan relative, so why should he be held accountable?"

   "If you didn't ask Cao Xiu's responsibility before, the soldiers under him may not have no complaints; if you ask Cao Zhen to be held accountable now, you will lose the hope of your clan. Cao Rui did such inconsistent things because he was insane."

   "Just don't ask Cao Zhen's responsibility, how can I explain to the 100,000 Cao thieves in Guanzhong? Either Cao Rui will take it on himself..."

  When Zhang Xingyi said this, Feng Yong had fully understood, and blurted out: "Either find someone to do it!"

   "That's right!" Zhang Xingyi said with a smile, "Ah Lang also said before that Cao Rui is the most impatient person, and he is suspected of being overjoyed."

  Thinking about what A Lang said, "It's a great success", it's really a clever word.

   "So according to my concubine's thinking, he will definitely not take on this responsibility unless he has to. And I also said before that if Cao Rui doesn't handle it well, I'm afraid I won't save my face."

   "So even if he has the heart, he doesn't dare to take the responsibility of defeat easily at this time."

  Feng Yong slapped his thigh and laughed:

   "It just so happens that Xia Houba belongs to the Cao family's in-laws. This status is suitable. Coupled with the rumors we have released, Cao Rui just pushed the boat along and blamed him."

   Even if Cao Rui knew that there was a problem with the upright conspiracy, he had to endure his nausea and step into it.

   "In this way, I'm afraid he still has to thank us! Si Niang, I have you, I really feel like a fish in water..."

  Looking at Zhang Xiaosi's beautiful face, Feng Junhou couldn't help but leaned over, feeling that he really loved this woman very much.

   "Thank you, thank you," Zhang Xingyi used to take the initiative, but Feng Qinshou rarely took the initiative now, but she became a little shy, "I'm afraid that Cao Rui would like to eat you!"

   "I want to eat you now too..."

  Feng Junhou put his arms around her.

  (end of this chapter)