Anything else is hypocritical or untrue, clever and confusing, Cao Rui may not care.

After all, as the Son of Heaven, he knows that he can shout slogans, but if he really wants to govern the world, all kinds of talents are useful, and that is called governing the country.

Not to mention that Liu Bang valued talent but not virtue back then, even if it was Emperor Wu, he didn't have a merit order?

Could it be that a talented person must be virtuous?

But the sentence "stealing the power of the eight handles of the Son of Heaven" deeply stimulated Cao Rui.

Eight handles, one is said to control its wealth, two is said to be rich, three is said to be lucky, and four is said to be placed to control its line.

The fifth is to control the blessing of life, the sixth is to control the poverty, the seventh is to abolish the crime, and the eighth is to control the fault.

Those "young" party members, they are not only praising and belittling others, but even themselves, the emperor, have been commented on by them more than once.

They are not "stealing the power of the eight handles of the Son of Heaven", they are "seizing the power of the eight handles of the Son of Heaven", and they want to be above the Son of Heaven!

In addition to this sentence, the next sentence also made Cao Rui restless:

"Entering and exiting the forbidden places of the government, exchanging correspondence and seeking news."

The so-called forbidden land of the government, in addition to the ministries and government offices, there is also a place, also called the forbidden land.

It's called Gong Ban.

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

The change of simplicity is changed by following the education. Since the rebellion, the scriptures have been abolished, and the future generations will be interesting, and they can't help but be can't help it.

His Lang officials learned once they were appointed as herdsmen, and those who took doctoral exams and promoted them to the top were urgently used; If it is flashy and does not do its own thing, it will be dismissed!

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

The Hussar General's Mansion was originally one of the most prosperous mansions in Luoyang City.

Although Sima Yi is not in Luoyang, the eldest son Sima Shi has extensive exchanges, and he has many contacts with young talents in Wei on weekdays.

Sima Shi even held a banquet in the mansion and talked with the young famous writers of Luoyang all night.

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

The news that his former friends were investigated and deposed came one by one, which made Sima Shi fall into the ice valley.

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

The layout of the backyard of the house is quite exquisite, the spring day comes, the branches in the courtyard are budding, and the weeds on the ground have also poked their heads out, a piece of greenery.

Sima Shi sat in the room in a daze, and the vitality of the courtyard did not attract him in the slightest.

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

Although he was wrapped in a robe, the body under the robe was still trembling from time to time at an amplitude visible to the naked eye.

I don't know if I'm scared, or scared, or if I think it's still a little cold in early spring.

There was no one else in the house, not even the servants were cast out by him, and no one was allowed to come in.

He didn't want to see anyone right now, and he didn't want to hear anything.

He just wanted to be quiet.

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

Sima Shi's body trembled, and he turned his head to look at it with a panicked face.

Seeing that the person who came was his fine monarch Xiahou Hui, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"What are you going to do?"

Sima Shi asked hissedly.

"I heard from someone that Ah Lang hadn't eaten for a day, so the concubine brought Ah Lang some food."

Xiahou Hui put the things beside Sima Shi and said softly.

Xiahou Hui is Xiahou Xuan's younger sister, and Xiahou Xuan is one of the leaders of the "Flashy Friends Party".

After Cao Rui ascended the throne that year, he did not set up the Yu family as the queen, but set up the concubine Mao family.

The Mao family was from a humble background, and Mao Zeng, the younger brother of Queen Mao, did not speak rudely.

Compared with the elegant son Xiahou Xuan, who is "as bright as the sun and the moon", he is far inferior.

Cao Rui just wanted Xiahou Xuan and Mao Zeng to sit side by side.

This move was to improve the status of the Mao family, but at the same time, it also made Xiahou Xuan feel humiliated.

Xiahou Xuan showed displeasure on the spot.

Cao Rui's heart was not big, so when he saw this, he naturally held a grudge, and later found an excuse to demote him to Yulin Supervisor.

Now Xiahou Xuan is standing on the cusp of the wind again, and he is the first person to be deposed.

His brother Xiahou Xuan had an accident, and his own Ah Lang is now waiting for death.

Xiahou Hui was under tremendous pressure, which was less than Sima Shi.

But she was still able to bite the bite, and after calming down her daughters, she came over to appease Sima Shi.

"What to eat, look at me now, like I can eat?"

Sima Shi said loudly in annoyance, as if this could vent his fears.

Xiahou Zheng frowned, looking at Sima Shi's decadent appearance, but said slowly:

"Ah Lang is the eldest son of the Sima family, and his uncle is a hussar general and an auxiliary minister ordered by the first emperor, so why are you afraid? Is it a restless diet? ”

"Auxiliary Minister, can you resist the king's fate?"

As soon as Sima Shi said this, he knew that he had lost his words.

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

Sima Shi was still young after all, and when he said this, he explained again: "Xijun, I mean, no matter how big the official position of an adult is, he still has to obey the orders of the king......"

"I know."

Xiahou Hui picked up the bowl and handed it to Sima Shi, "Fortunately, there are only you and I here." It's just that Ah Lang is outside, so you still have to be careful. ”

Sima Shi saw Xiahou Zheng's expression and calm tone, so he relaxed slightly, lowered his head and drank a sip of porridge.

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

Xiahou Hui saw that Sima Shi was finally willing to eat, so he asked again.

Sima Shi was stunned, and remembered that he had made himself study in a down-to-earth manner in the letter, and what he had said about temporary setbacks, and his hands suddenly shook.

With a bang, the bowl in his hand fell to the ground, and the porridge in the bowl spilled onto his clothes, and then dripped to the ground.

He looked at Xiahou Hui in horror, his lips moved, and before he could speak, he only heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside.

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

When Sima Shi heard this, his face, which was already bloodless, was even more pale.

His body shook, almost fainting.

Xiahou Hui hurriedly supported him and said in a low voice: "Ah Lang, since Uncle has ensured that you are fine, then it must be fine." ”

"Let's go to the front first, and see what is going on in the palace."

Sima Shi woke up in shock, and with Xiahou Hui's help to help him, he was able to stand up.

He staggered to the door of the house, held on to the door frame, and turned his head to look at Xiahou Hui.

Xiahou Hui also said that he was worried, and looked at him with a reassuring and encouraging look.

Sima Shi smiled reluctantly, and then let his subordinates help him and walk to the front court.

At this time, it will naturally not be good for the palace to send people here.

The inner servant passed on the emperor's message, saying that Sima Shi had too close contacts with the flashy friends, especially Xiahou Xuan and He Yan, who were the leaders of the friends.

Among them, Xiahou Xuan was in-law, and He Yan had a good reputation for him, so he asked Sima Shi to take him back and ask him for details.

Sima Shi and Fu Shang didn't have a chance to say the last words, and they were taken away by the wolf-like forbidden army.

Sima Yi was not in Luoyang, and the news could not be exchanged in time.

The eldest son of the mansion was taken away, the second son Sima Zhao was not weak in his age, and the hussar general's mansion suddenly lost its backbone, and the people were panicked.

There are timid concubines and maidservants in the house, and they can't help but cry.

The servants are like rats without a head, scurrying about.

Xuan He's Hussar General's Mansion suddenly became chaotic.

"People aren't dead yet! Mourning! ”

Just when the people in the house were mourning, a loud cheer rang out.

A woman of about forty led the housekeepers, first asked people to close all the small gates of the hussar general's mansion, and then gathered all the servants together.

The woman's eyes were awe-inspiring and her face was resolute, it was Sima Yi's main wife, Zhang Chunhua.

She heard someone crying in the crowd, and immediately pointed in the direction of the cry: "Tie her up for me!" ”

The sturdy servant woman pounced and grabbed one of Sima Yi's concubines.

"If your mouth is blocked, whoever dares to cry again will be beaten to death with a stick!"

Zhang Chunhua looked at everyone again, but no one dared to speak out again.

"The Hussar General is an auxiliary minister, and now he is highly regarded by His Majesty and leads the army outside. My son was only called in by His Majesty for questioning. ”

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

Zhang Chunhua said sharply, "As long as Your Majesty does not make an order for a day, Sima Mansion will still be the Hussar General's Mansion." ”

"From today on, except for no longer welcoming guests, everything is as usual, if anyone dares to disturb the hearts of the people in the house again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhang Chunhua admonished him, and then asked people to strengthen his inspection of the house.

In the end, he summoned his son Sima Zhao, as well as the sons and daughters of the house, and comforted them one by one.

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

Not only were those young scholars who liked to make friends with each other investigated, but at the same time, Cao Rui also used Sima Zhi, who was dismissed because of justice in law enforcement and offending too many powerful people.

Let him crack down on the lawlessness in Luoyang in order to implement the new decree enacted last year.

For a time, the flashy party members who did not dare to offend the law enforcement officials in the past, let alone dare to condone the slaves to violate the law, even they did not dare to show their heads again.

The atmosphere in Luoyang is clear, not only many Cao Wei elders who hold real power in the court and the central government are satisfied, but even the people of Luoyang are also applauded.

At the same time, the newly enacted laws and regulations were no longer hindered and were implemented smoothly.

Sima Shi, who was brought into the palace for questioning, was locked up in a quiet room for a few days, and the chamberlain sent him a message to reflect here.

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

The person who came was Dong Zhao, who took the lead and suggested that Cao Rui investigate the "flashy friends".

"I've seen Dong Weiwei."

Sima Shi, who had not been cleaned for several days, was a little unkempt, and when he saw Dong Zhao, he hurriedly got up and saluted.

Although Dong Zhao is a disciple, his real official position is Wei Wei, so Sima Shi has this title.

Dong Zhao picked up Sima Shi and said in a cordial tone: "I am an official in the same dynasty as the hussar general, and I have gone through three dynasties at the same time. ”

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

Sima Shi has been under house arrest these days, and has not received any news from the outside, and he is panicking in his heart, how dare he respond when he hears this?

"Sit down first."

Dong Zhao saw him like this, so he had to comfort him and sit down first.

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

Sima Shi took it, and when he saw the familiar font of the envelope, he finally couldn't control his emotions.

His lips trembled, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Dare to ask Dong Gong, my family, are you okay?" ”

When Dong Zhao heard Sima Shi's question, he nodded approvingly.

In such a situation, Sima Ziyuan asked this question, which shows that his heart is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Because as long as Sima Zhongda is still a hussar general, then Sima Ziyuan himself will be fine.

"The flashy friends that Your Majesty has investigated this time are all young hypocrites. The hussar general is an old minister in the court and an auxiliary minister appointed by the first emperor, what does this matter have to do with him? So naturally fine. ”

When Sima Shi heard the news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the strength of his whole body seemed to be drained, and he sat down on the ground.

"The virtuous nephew is still young, and it is understandable that he misbehaves with someone who is not good. Your Majesty has asked you to reflect in the ashram for your own good. ”

Dong Zhao comforted.

"Yes, yes, Shi understands."

Sima Shi hurriedly said, "After this incident, the master will definitely draw a clear line with those flashy people and never interact with each other again." ”

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

Dong Zhao nodded again and again, "It seems that the virtuous nephew has indeed reflected these days." Tomorrow I will report to Your Majesty and let you go home. ”

"Thank you, Dong Gong."

"I said, I have a friendship with the hussar general, just call me Shibo."

Dong Zhao looked at Sima Shi and said meaningfully.

"Thank you."

Sima Shi immediately understood.

"When you return home, you must remember today's words, and you must never associate with those flashy friends again."

Dong Zhao finally lowered his voice and reminded in a voice of only two people, "Even if it's an in-law, it's not allowed." ”

Sima Shi's body trembled, and he looked at Dong Zhao in disbelief.

Dong Zhao's eyes were cold.

Sima Shi's lips moved, and finally answered: "Nephew...... I understand. ”

Dong Zhao nodded with satisfaction, "Only in this way can we ensure that you will not be implicated to the greatest extent." ”

Then he turned and walked out.

Once again, Sima Shi was the only one left in the quiet room.

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

After some time, his eyes fell on the letter he had been holding, and a look of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes.

His hands trembled and frantically tore open the seal, shaking and unfolding the letter.

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

There was only one line on the letter: Listen to Dong Weiwei's orders.

"No, it's impossible......"

Sima Shi muttered to himself, as if he didn't believe it, and seemed to refuse to believe it.

However, thinking of what adults said to him before, Sima Shi found that adults seemed to know that there would be such a day?

So all of this, in fact, is it all arranged?

Thinking of the last words Dong Zhao said before leaving, Sima Shi suddenly shuddered again.

Could it be that His Majesty's hatred for Xiahou Xuan has come to this?

Thinking of this possibility, Sima Shi's face began to show hesitation.

remembered her reaction when she was heard by Xiahou Hui when she lost her words.

There are also letters from adults that are known to her.

Thinking of a terrible consequence, Sima Shi, who had been feeling a little cold, suddenly sweated.