Farmer of Shu Han

Cao Rui may not care about other hypocrisy, tricky tongue and so on.

After all, as the emperor, he knows that he can shout slogans, but if he really wants to govern the world, all kinds of talents can be used, and that is called governing the country.

Not to mention that Liu Bang valued talent over virtue back then, even Emperor Wu had an order to seek talents?

Is it true that a person with talent must be virtuous?

But the sentence "stealing the power of the emperor's eight handles" deeply stimulated Cao Rui.

Eight handles, one is called Jue to control its nobility, the other is called Lu to control its wealth, the third is called to control its luck, and the fourth is called to control its behavior.

The fifth is life to control its blessings, the sixth is to seize to control its poverty, the seventh is to abolish to control its crimes, and the eighth is to punish its faults.

Those "young" party members, they don't just praise and criticize others, they have even commented on themselves, the emperor, more than once.

They are not "stealing the power of the emperor's eight handles", they are "stealing the power of the emperor's eight handles", trying to surpass the emperor!

Apart from this sentence, the next sentence also made Cao Rui restless:

"Enter and leave the government's forbidden area, and communicate with traffic letters to find out news."

The so-called government forbidden area, in addition to the government offices of various ministries, there is another place, also called the forbidden area.

It's called palace ban.

So Cao Rui didn't even think about it, and directly agreed with Dong Zhao's statement:

The change of Pu Mi is transformed by teaching. Since the war, the study of Confucian classics has been abolished, and the younger generation can not help Dianmo to talk about interesting things.

Those officials who have mastered the classics can be herdsmen, and those who are promoted to high ranks in doctoral examinations should be used urgently;

Then those "young party friends" were designated as "flashy cronies", and the most famous ones, such as Zhuge Dan, Deng Yang and others, were all dismissed.

Hushi General's Mansion was originally one of the most prestigious mansions in Luoyang City.

Although Sima Yi is not in Luoyang, the eldest son, Sima Shi, has a wide range of exchanges. On weekdays, there are many young talents in the Wei Kingdom who have many contacts.

Sima Shi even held a banquet at his residence and talked with young famous writers in Luoyang all night long.

This grand event lasted until the day when Cao Rui issued an edict to investigate the "flashy cliques", and it came to an abrupt end.

The news of former friends being investigated and dismissed one by one made Sima Shi feel as if he had fallen into an ice valley.

The Hushi General's Mansion occupies a huge area, and the Sima family is originally from the Hedong family, with a profound heritage.

Therefore, the layout of the backyard of the mansion is quite exquisite. When spring comes, the flowers and bones of the branches in the courtyard are ready to bloom, and the weeds on the ground have also poked their heads out, making it a greenery.

Sima Shi sat in the house blankly, the vitality of the courtyard could not attract him in the slightest.

His eyes were bloodshot, his face was dead gray, and his lips were chapped.

Although wrapped in fur, the body under the fur was still trembling from time to time to a degree visible to the naked eye.

I don't know if I was scared, or scared, or felt that this early spring was still a little cold.

There was no one else in the house, even the servants were driven out by him, and no one was allowed to come in.

He doesn't want to see anyone or hear anything right now.

He just wants to be quiet.

Jingjing didn't want him, so footsteps sounded at the door, and someone broke in without fear of his order.

Master Sima shuddered, and turned his head to look in panic.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was his Xijun Xiahou Hui who came.

"What are you doing here?"

Sima Shi asked hissingly.

"I heard from a servant that Alang hasn't eaten for a day, so my concubine brought some food for Alang."

Xia Houhui put the things beside Master Sima and said softly.

Xia Houhui is Xia Houxuan's younger sister, and Xia Houxuan is one of the leaders of the "flicky clique".

When Cao Rui came to the throne, he did not establish the Yu family as the queen, but the Mao family as the concubine.

The Mao family came from a lowly family background, and Mao Zeng, the younger brother of Empress Mao, spoke vulgarly.

Compared with Xia Houxuan, the elegant son who is "as bright as the sun and the moon in his arms", his appearance is far inferior.

But Cao Rui wanted Xia Houxuan to sit side by side with Mao Zeng.

This move was to improve the status of the Mao family, but it also humiliated Xia Houxuan.

Xia Houxuan showed displeasure on the spot.

Cao Rui was not a big-hearted person at all, so he naturally held a grudge when he saw this, and later found an excuse to demote him to Yulin Supervisor.

Now that Xia Houxuan stood on the cusp of the storm again, he was the first person to be deposed.

My elder brother Xia Houxuan had an accident, and now my Alang is waiting to die again.

The enormous pressure on Xia Houhui's shoulders was a bit less than that of Master Sima.

But she still had to grit her teeth, and after comforting her daughters, she came over to comfort Master Sima.

"What to eat, look at me now, do I seem to be able to eat?"

Sima Shi said loudly irritably, as if he could vent his fear in this way.

Xia Houzheng frowned, looked at Sima Master's decadent appearance, but said slowly:

"Alang is the eldest son of the Sima family. Uncle is the general of the hussars and the assistant minister appointed by the late emperor. What are you worried about? It's because you can't sleep or eat?"

"Auxiliary minister, can you resist the emperor's order?"

As soon as Master Sima said these words, he knew that he had made a slip of the tongue.

He raised his head to look at Xiahou Hui, just in time to see the other's fleeting expression.

After all, Master Sima was still young. After saying this, he explained in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that no matter how great your official position is, you still have to obey your orders..."

"I know."

Xia Houhui picked up the bowl and handed it to Master Sima, "Fortunately, there are only you and my wife here. It's just that Alang is outside, so you should be more careful."

Seeing Xia Houzheng's calm expression and tone, Master Sima felt relieved and lowered his head to take a sip of the porridge.

"I remember, didn't Uncle send someone to send a letter to A Lang?"

Seeing that Master Sima was finally willing to eat, Xia Houhui asked again.

Master Sima was stunned, remembering that the letter told him to study hard, and also said something like a temporary setback, his hands trembled.

With a "crash", the bowl in his hand fell to the ground, and the porridge in the bowl spilled on his clothes, and then dripped to the ground again.

He looked at Xia Houhui in horror, his lips moved, but before he could speak, he heard hurried footsteps outside again.

"Lang Jun, the palace sent someone to lead the forbidden army to the mansion!"

Hearing this, Master Sima's face, which had no blood color at all, became extremely pale.

He swayed and almost fainted.

Xia Houhui hurriedly supported him, and said in a low voice: "Ah Lang, since Uncle has kept you safe, it must be fine."

"Let's go to the front first and see why the people in the palace are here."

Only then did Master Sima wake up, and with Xia Houhui's support, he was able to stand up.

He staggered to the door, held on to the door frame, and turned back to look at Xiahou Hui.

Xia Houhui also said that he was worried, and gave him comforting and encouraging eyes.

Sima Shi forced a smile, then let his servants support him, and walked to the front court.

At such a time, if the palace sends people here, naturally nothing good will happen.

The servant passed on the emperor's oral order, saying that Sima Shi had a close relationship with the flashy cronies, especially Xia Houxuan and He Yan, who were the leaders of the cronies.

Among them, Xia Houxuan was an in-law, and He Yan once praised him very much, so he asked people to take Sima Shi back to ask him for details.

Sima Shi and his family didn't even have a chance to say the last words, and they were taken away by the wolf-like imperial guards.

Sima Yi was not in Luoyang, so the news could not be communicated in time.

The eldest son of the mansion was taken away, and the second son Sima Zhao was still young, and the mansion of Hushi General suddenly lost its backbone, and people were panicked.

The concubines and maidservants in the mansion were timid and couldn't help crying.

The servants and the people are also like headless mice, running around.

The magnificent Hussar General's Mansion suddenly became chaotic.

"He's not dead yet! It's mourning!"

Just when the people in the house were feeling mournful and concubine, there was a loud shout.

A woman in her forties led the servants, first ordered to close all the gates and small doors of the Hussar General's residence, and then gathered all the servants and servants together.

The woman's eyes are stern and her face is resolute. She is Sima Yi's first wife, Zhang Chunhua.

She heard someone crying in the crowd, so she pointed in the direction of the crying: "Tie her up for me!"

The strong servant rushed over and grabbed one of Sima Yi's concubines.

"Gag your mouth, anyone who dares to cry again will be beaten to death with a stick!"

Zhang Chunhua looked around the crowd again, but no one dared to speak out.

"The Great General Hussars is the assistant minister, and now he is highly valued by His Majesty, leading the army outside. My son was just called by His Majesty for questioning."

"Everything in the house is fine, the sky hasn't fallen yet, why are you crying?!"

Zhang Chunhua sternly said, "As long as His Majesty does not make an order for a day, Sima's Mansion will still be the Mansion of General Hushi."

"From today onwards, the house will no longer welcome guests, and everything will continue as usual. If anyone dares to disturb the hearts of the people in the house, don't blame me for being cruel."

Zhang Chunhua reprimanded him for a while, and then asked people to step up inspections of the mansion.

Finally, he summoned his son Sima Zhao, as well as the sons, wives, and granddaughters of the family to comfort them one by one.

The mansion is temporarily stable, but the investigation of the "flashy cronies" outside is becoming more and more powerful.

Not only those young scholars who liked to socialize were tracked down, but Cao Rui also employed Sima Zhi, who was dismissed from office because of fair law enforcement and offending too many powerful people.

Let him crack down on illegal things in Luoyang to implement the new laws and regulations enacted last year.

For a while, law enforcement officials did not dare to offend the vanity party members, let alone allow their servants to violate the law, even dare not show their faces.

The atmosphere in Luoyang is so clear that not only the many veterans of Cao Wei who hold real power in the court are satisfied, but also the people of Luoyang are applauded by everyone.

At the same time, the newly enacted laws and regulations were no longer obstructed, and they were carried out smoothly.

Sima Shi, who was brought into the palace for questioning, was locked in a quiet room, where no one cared about him for several days, and only the servant sent him a message to reflect here.

It wasn't until the limelight stopped outside that the first person came to see him.

The person who came was the one who took the lead and advised Cao Rui to investigate Dong Zhao, who was a "flashy crony".

"Meet Dong Weiwei."

Master Sima, who hadn't washed for several days, was a little unkempt, and when he saw Dong Zhao, he quickly got up and saluted.

Although Dong Zhao is a Situ, his real official position is Wei Wei, so Sima Shi is called this.

Dong Zhao helped Sima Shi up, and said in a friendly tone, "I was an official in the same dynasty as the Hushi general, and I have also experienced three dynasties."

"There have been many contacts, you can just call me Shibo."

Master Sima has been under house arrest these days and has not received any news from the outside world. He is panicking in his heart. Hearing this, how dare he respond?

"Sit down and talk."

Seeing his appearance, Dong Zhao had no choice but to comfort him and sit down first.

Then he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

Master Sima took it over, seeing the familiar lettering on the envelope, he couldn't control his emotions at last.

His lips were trembling, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Dare to ask Mr. Dong, is my lord, are you all right?"

Dong Zhao nodded approvingly when he heard Master Sima's question.

Under such circumstances, Sima Ziyuan asked this question, which showed that his heart was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Because as long as Sima Zhongda is still the Hushi General, then Sima Ziyuan himself will be fine.

"The flashy cronies that His Majesty has investigated this time are all young and hypocritical. The General Hushi is a veteran minister in the court and appointed by the late emperor to assist the government. What does this matter have to do with him? So it is naturally safe. "

Master Sima finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news, as if all the strength in his body had been drained, he slumped on the ground.

"My nephew is still young, and it is understandable for him to misrepresent someone who is not kind. Your Majesty asked you to reflect in the quiet room, and it is also for your own good."

Dong Zhao comforted him.

"Yes, yes, Master understands."

Sima Shi hurriedly said, "After this incident, Master will definitely draw a clear line with those pompous people and never communicate with them again."

"That's good, that's good."

Dong Zhao nodded again and again, "It seems that my nephew has really reflected these days. I will report to His Majesty tomorrow to let you go back to the house."

"Thank you Dong Gong."

"Like I said, I have friendship with General Hushi, just call me Shibo."

Dong Zhao looked at Sima Shi and said something meaningful.

"Thank you Uncle Shi."

Master Sima understood immediately.

"After you return home, you must remember what you said today, and you must never associate with those flashy cronies again."

Dong Zhao finally lowered his voice, and reminded with the voice of only two people, "Even if you are in-laws, you can't."

Master Sima trembled, and looked at Dong Zhao in disbelief.

Dong Zhao's eyes were cold.

Sima Shi moved his lips, and finally replied: "Nephew... I understand."

Only then did Dong Zhao nodded in satisfaction, "Only in this way can we guarantee that you will not be implicated."

Then turned and walked out.

Only Sima Shi was left in the quiet room again.

He sat there blankly, thinking of Xiahou Hui who had given birth to him five daughters, his face was full of pain.

After an unknown amount of time, his gaze fell on the letter he had been holding in his hand, and a look of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes.

With trembling hands, he tore open the seal in a panic, and unfolded the letter paper tremblingly.

With just a glance, Sima Shi's eyes turned from hope to despair again.

There is only one line in the letter: follow Dong Weiwei's orders.

"No, it's impossible..."

Sima Shi muttered to himself, as if he didn't believe it, but at the same time he seemed to refuse to believe it.

However, thinking of what the adults said to him in the past, Sima Shi had to face a fact: it seems that the adults already knew that such a day would come?

So all of this is actually arranged?

Thinking of Dong Zhao's last words before leaving, Sima Shi suddenly shuddered again.

Could it be that His Majesty's hatred for Xia Houxuan has come to this?

This possibility caused Sima Shi to show hesitation on his face.

Then I thought of Xia Houhui's reaction when she heard her slip of the tongue.

There are also letters from adults that she knows.

Sima Shi, who was still feeling a little cold, suddenly broke out in sweat, and he suddenly thought of a terrible consequence.

PS: Most people think that the vanity case was in Jianxing for ten years, and some people think it was in Jianxing for eight years. Due to historical changes, this book is set in the eighth year of Jianxing.