Cao Miao at this moment is the child who unveiled the emperor's new clothes.

The privilege of the family came from their monopoly on knowledge, their monopoly on the interpretation of the Confucian classics, and in fact they acted as the spokesmen of the god who had been granted by the monarchy. As a result, the monopoly of official careers was derived, and then the monopoly of land and wealth was just and logical.

But this routine is congenitally flawed. No matter how Confucius and Mencius criticized the monarch, they never despised the monarch, especially Confucianism after the reform of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. In view of Wang Mang's precedent, Emperor Guangwu strengthened the maintenance of the monarch's power when advocating loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness.

In the past, natural disasters such as solar eclipses were all emperors fasting and introspecting, but now they have been changed to the abdication of the three dukes.

No matter how much they despise the Cao family in their hearts and how they don't care about the emperor, they are now Cao Wei's courtiers, so they can't help but treat the emperor as a dish, otherwise they will slap themselves in the face, and the emperor can rightfully dismiss you.

Of course, if Cui Lin is dismissed, there is a high probability that he will still be a family with a new lieutenant, and there is no difference to the family as a whole. But for Cui Lin and Qinghe Cui, that is a big difference.

No matter how high the fame is, if it cannot be exchanged for actual power, the fame will be greatly reduced.

Qinghe Cui's family does not have the background of Yingchuan Xun and Zhong's, and Cui Lin is the only person in a high position. If Cui Lin loses his position, the entire family will be delayed for at least ten years.

Cui Lin was speechless with embarrassment, and Cui Liang was even more frightened into a cold sweat. It was only now that he realized how deep Cao Miao's resentment was towards the Qinghe Cui clan. This is a true lunatic. In order to take revenge on Qinghe Cui's family, he not only did not leave a way out for others, but also did not leave a way out for himself.

He never thought of clinging to the Qinghe Cui clan, it was they who thought too much, thinking that as long as they released some kindness, Cao Miao would be grateful.

Zhong Yu also had a headache. He regretted it. I knew that Cao Miao was such a mad dog, they shouldn't have paid attention to him in the first place, and the rumors spread for a while, but no one paid attention to them, so that's it. But they couldn't swallow this breath, so they had to ask for an understanding, and now they pushed themselves into an embarrassing dilemma.

He asked for an edict to ask for the guilt, but he couldn't help but ask for a result, touched his nose, turned around and left.

Cui Lin didn't speak, so Zhong Yu had to stand up and cough calmly. "Why should the townsman be like this, trapping people in sin. Today, when the edict was asked to spread rumors, the townsfolk only needed to answer, and there was no need to talk about it. ”

Cao Miao turned her head to look at Zhong Yu, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Zhong Yu was drumming in his heart, but he didn't dare to retreat, so he had to hold on and face Cao Miao's sneer.

Cao Miao said lightly: "Let's make a deal, and before I answer your question, I will ask you a question." You answer my questions, and I'll answer yours, how? ”

Zhong Yu said sharply: "If you ask questions, you can also trade?" ”

Cao Miao lowered her eyelids, didn't say a word, and her face was as calm as an ancient well. Are you embarrassed to tell me the edict? If you have the ability, you can sue me in front of Xiao Rongzi and see if he will help you speak.

Zhong Yu was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. He can be neither humble nor arrogant in front of the Son of Heaven, but he has nothing to do when he encounters a thorn like Cao Miao, who is soft and hard and does not eat. If he could, he really wanted to stab Cao Miao to death with a sword. But he knew very well in his heart that Cao Miao was right, he was really not Cao Miao's opponent, and drawing a sword would not solve the problem, he would only bring humiliation on himself.

The only way to do that is to trade with him.

"What do you want to ask?" Zhong Yu's eyes were red.

Cao Miao said unhurriedly: "I heard that Taiwei Zhong has been fighting for the Great Wei for decades, and he suffers from foot disease, and he was not good at walking a few years ago, and he needs to be carried by a tiger in the upper hall. Now he is living in seclusion in the mountains and forests, not asking about government affairs. I'm curious, what is his body like? ”

"What exactly do you want to say?" Zhong Yu looked at Cao Miao vigilantly.

"I just want to know, is Mrs. Zhong's health good or bad? If it's good, why don't you go to court? If it's not good......"

Cao Miao dragged out her voice and didn't say any more, but the meaning was already clear. If you are not in good health, you can't even go to court, and you can still have a son, you can't blame others for thinking too much, normal people will be suspicious.

Zhong Yu was also depressed. Zhong Xuan didn't voluntarily not ask about government affairs, but the Son of Heaven didn't want him to ask. When Emperor Wen, Zhong Xuan was reappointed as a lieutenant, and now he is on the throne and moved to Taifu, all of which are fictitious. Therefore, Zhong Miao lived in seclusion in Yangcheng Mountain and deliberately stayed away from Luoyang, which was to express his dissatisfaction.

But in this case, they can't speak openly like Cao Miao, otherwise they will be dissatisfied with the court.

Although they are indeed dissatisfied and have been expressing their dissatisfaction with their actions, they will never speak out and give authority to others.

If you don't have the same heart, you will inevitably get into trouble. If everyone knows it, that's fine. If you meet someone like Cao Miao who has to find out about things, you can't answer. It is difficult to advance, it is difficult to retreat, it is not to answer, and it is not to answer.

After pondering for a long time, Zhong Yu said: "Although my father has a foot disease, his physical strength is acceptable, and he is the son of heaven who is sympathetic to the old minister, so he can go to the palace on his shoulders." This kind of preferential treatment is not the only one in the family, and Prince Situ is also fortunate to be grateful. ”

Cao Miao suddenly came to his senses. "The prince has also given birth to seventy sons?"

Zhong Yu was taken aback. "I didn't say that, don't look at the quotation."

"Then I don't understand." Cao Miao tilted her head, looking puzzled, and looked at the Cao Zhao brothers on the side. "Who do you know of seventy sons? Generally speaking, people who have passed the sixtieth birthday, are old and frail, and lack of energy, let alone give birth to a son, and their shoes are wet when they pee. ”

Cao Zhao stiffened his face and didn't let himself laugh. Cao Su grinned. "Yes, yes, I haven't heard of anything like this, it doesn't sound like it."

"Desi!" Cao Zhao sank his face and sighed, taking the opportunity to relax his face that was almost tense. He was by the side of the Son of Heaven, and he was used to seeing Zhong Yu relying on the power of his father Zhong Xuan, and he was so conceited that he saw Zhong Yu suffocating at this moment, not to mention how happy he was. But he is not Cao Su, so he can't laugh out loud, otherwise he won't be able to be a colleague with Zhong Yu in the future.

Cao Miao is a madman, he doesn't want to go crazy with Cao Miao.

Zhong Yu's face turned blue with anger, and his chest rose and fell. "Is the townsman satisfied with my answer?"

Cao Miao nodded. "Well, whatever you say is what you say. Believe it or not, it doesn't really matter. ”

Zhong Yu was so angry that his blood was gushing upward, and his temples were pounding. When Cao Miao said this, it was clear that he didn't believe it. But he didn't want to dwell on this issue with Cao Miao anymore, and just wanted to complete the procedure as soon as possible. It is impossible to ask Cao Miao to admit that it is impossible to spread rumors, so he can only think of another way.

"Dare to ask the townsman, where did you hear this rumor?" Zhong Yu gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Or, is it the villager's own speculation?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Cao Miao said solemnly: "I'm not a rumor-monger. ”

"Well, please ask the township announcement to know who is spreading the rumors, and this matter has nothing to do with the township government."

Cao Miao crooked the corners of her mouth, revealing a shallow smile. "Wang Ji."