Cao Rui's voice was a little loud, not only the attendants standing behind him heard it, but even the important ministers sitting in front of him heard it.

Hundreds of officials gathered in the court, and the number of clan relatives, important ministers, and princes was unknown, but Sima Zhi was just a mere marquis, but he could make Cao Rui say his name in one mouthful, with praise in his tone, which caused many people's dissatisfaction.

This sentence caused more people's faces to become gloomy.

Among them, among the Cao family's clansmen, there was one person who was even more angry, looked at Sima Zhi who stood up and proposed it with hatred, and said loudly on the spot, "Henan Yin appeased Hu Ren's words, and I dare not agree." ”

Everyone looked at it, but it was Cao Hong, the patriarch of the Cao family.

In the Han system, the emperor threw out the issue during the court meeting, and the courtiers had a proposer and needed to stand up.

People who have questions or disagree can just sit in their seats and ask questions.

Cao Rui has only passed the weak crown for a short time, and he has just ascended the throne, he wants to do something, hearing Sima Zhi's proposal, he still thinks it makes sense, and he still wants to praise it, but he didn't know that someone opposed it on the spot, so he had to shut up and prepare to listen to Cao Hong's speech.

Sima Zhi's status in this kind of big court meeting is not high, and now he is opposed by the clan relatives and important ministers, but his face remains the same, I saw him arch his hand at Cao Hong, and said slowly, "Dare to listen to the general Hou's high opinions?" ”

Cao Hong returned the salute perfunctorily, and glanced at Sima Zhi with a sneer, "Regardless of the Han and Han dynasties, they all drive Hu people like guinea dogs, so that the Han family is prosperous." ”

"It is only said that Emperor Wu (Cao Cao) left the Xiongnu alone in Huchuquan in Yecheng, and divided the Xiongnu into five departments, and then chose the Han people as Sima to supervise him, because he knew that 'Rong Di Zhi is not the same as Hua, not my race, and his heart will be different'."

"Emperor Wu not only used troops in the land of Youhe and Erzhou many times, broke Wuhuan, and even moved more than 100,000 Hu people and border people into the interior. As for Liangzhou, it is needless to say that he sent the former general (Xiahou Yuan) to defeat Qianghu repeatedly. ”

"Even Ma Chao of Shu Kou has repeatedly rebelled against Hu and has been defeated by Emperor Wu repeatedly. Emperor Wu Guanwu has never said that because the Hu people are not satisfied, he wants to appease them, and such a move is really a fall for the prestige of my Great Wei. ”

"Your Majesty's first practice of the throne is the time when the four seas are watching, if it is because of the rebellion of the Hu people, it is so easy to retreat, I am afraid that the two places of Wu and Shu will snicker at my Great Wei has lost his courage."

When Cao Hong said this, he saluted Cao Rui above, "Your Majesty, Sima Zhi is indeed upright and straightforward, but he comes from a poor background, and he still has less knowledge of such national affairs. ”

The last sentence almost pointed at Sima Zhi's nose and scolded him for being too low.

When the courtiers saw it, many people applauded directly in their hearts: Good scolding! Scold this hillbilly to death!

There is naturally a reason why everyone hates Sima Zhi so much.

Sima Zhi, as Henan Yin, usually acts according to the law, and even the yellow door in the palace asks him to do things, he ignores it, not to mention the powerful and wealthy families, as long as he violates the law, he will be arrested and punished.

Many people are afraid and hate him.

What's more, this Sima Zhi usually protects the head of Qian, but now he is openly saying in the court that he wants to restrict the family?

Today he can suppress the Liangzhou clan, and tomorrow he can take the opportunity to fight the Kanto clan!

When everyone thought of this, their hearts were even more resentful.

As for Cao Hong, he hated Sima Zhi even more, because Sima Zhi was using his face to be cheap, so this made the new emperor remember his name!

This matter has to start with Cao Pi.

When Cao Pi was young, because he knew that Cao Hong's family was rich, he borrowed money from him, but Cao Hong was unwilling to borrow it, so Cao Pi held a grudge from then on.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he found a reason, put Cao Hong on death row, and prepared to be executed.

provoked the Empress Dowager Bian at that time, not only scolded Cao Pi, but also threatened Cao Pi's Empress Guo, "If Cao Hong is really killed by the emperor, then I will abolish your position as queen." ”

Empress Guo was born poor and had nothing to rely on, for fear that Empress Dowager Bian would really do this, so she pleaded for Cao Hong several times.

Why don't you say that the most powerful wind in the world is still the pillow wind?

Empress Dowager Bian's plea didn't work, and many courtiers' pleas didn't work, and in the end, it was Empress Guo's pillow wind, which allowed Cao Hong to escape from death, but his official titles were all deprived and he was deposed as a concubine in the first month of last year.

But he is also a good fate, within a few months, Cao Pi died of illness, Cao Rui ascended the throne, in order to win the hearts of the people, and gave Cao Hong special entry, worship the general, Fengle City Marquis, and eat thousands of households.

Cao Hong's nurse heard about this, so she went with Princess Linfen's servants to sacrifice to the god of Wujian, hoping that the ghosts and gods could bless Cao Hong, but she didn't expect to be exposed.

Since the former Han Xiaowu Emperor in his later years forced the prince Liu Ju to rebel against the prince and forced the queen Wei Zifu to death, the government has been particularly afraid of all kinds of witchcraft shrine sacrifices, and has repeatedly ordered that private sacrifices are not allowed.

Cao Pi also issued such a ban during his lifetime, calling this kind of sacrifice obscene.

So Cao Hong's nurse was quickly arrested by Henan Yi Sima Zhi.

Cao Hongxin got an official position and title, and when he encountered this kind of thing again, he was so frightened that he almost lost his soul, and hurriedly ran to the Empress Dowager to intercede.

The Empress Dowager then sent Huangmen to the official palace to convey her orders, but what the Empress Dowager did not expect was that Sima Zhi did not give her any face.

not only blocked the Yellow Gate from entering, but even directly killed Cao Hong's nurse.

Then he gave Cao Rui a recital, saying that he had convicted people of death without playing in advance, just because he was afraid that the Empress Dowager would save people.

In order to prevent the Empress Dowager from embarrassing the emperor, he ordered Luoyang Ling to kill people directly.

Cao Rui has just ascended the throne, young and vigorous, and is about to make a difference.

saw Sima Zhi's recital, so he personally replied: In order to follow the edict of the first emperor, you have the right to do it, what is the crime? In the future, if there is a yellow door to plead with you again, do not meet you.

It was precisely because of this incident that Sima Zhi fell into Cao Rui's eyes, and at the same time, Cao Rui took advantage of the enthronement to seal the vassals and gave Sima Zhi the title of Marquis of Guannei.

Therefore, Sima Zhi's title and Jian Zai's heart were all exchanged for Cao Hong's face.

Although this matter did not affect Cao Hong's lost and regained official title and title in the end, it also made him lose face, how could he not hate Sima Zhi to the core?

Now that Cao Pi is dead, Cao Rui is his nephew and grandchild, plus the support of the Empress Dowager, no matter what, Cao Hong can be regarded as a royal family member who has gone through three generations.

So even if he can't help Sima Zhi on weekdays, but taking the opportunity to discuss the government and politics to humiliate him, it can be regarded as a small revenge.

When Sima Zhi heard this, his face turned red, and he glared at Cao Hong angrily, "Why is the Hou General so insulting!" ”

Why did Lao Tzu insult you, you really don't know?

Cao Hong's face sank and asked, "Sima Zhi, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that when I talk about Emperor Wu, where did I say it wrong? ”

Cao Hong followed Cao Cao to fight everywhere in his early years, made many military exploits, and even saved Cao Cao's life, which was deeply valued by Cao Cao, and at the same time knew Cao Cao's heart.

Cao Hong's words are closely related to Cao Cao's past actions, and there is no way to refute them.

Sima Zhi's eyes widened, and he hurriedly stepped forward, looking as if he was about to scuffle with Cao Hong.

Seeing that Sima Zhi's expression was wrong, Yu Shi, who maintained order in the court, hurriedly shouted, "Henan Yin Sima Zhi, please answer questions during the court discussion!" ”

Sima Zhi came to his senses at this time, and was forced to stop alive, take a deep breath, and calm his mood.

He knows very well that today's court is mostly composed of clan magnates and wealthy families, and he will not return to the grand occasion of Emperor Wu's meritocracy, but even so, will he retreat?

"Emperor Wu is naturally right. But when General Hou said that when it comes to Zhi's origin, it is a big fallacy! Back then, Emperor Wu swept the world and issued three 'orders to seek talents', regardless of his background, he was the only one. ”

"General Hou has followed Emperor Wu since his early years, so he won't know about this, right? Although Zhi was born in poverty, it was precisely because of Emperor Wu's appreciation that he was able to enter the office. ”

"Now the general talks about Zhi's background, but he thinks that Emperor Wu's approach is wrong?"

Cao Hong was speechless for a while, and said stupidly, "Emperor Wu is naturally right. ”

Cao Hong's death of Cao Cao's attitude towards the Hu people made Sima Zhi unable to refute.

But Sima Zhi also withheld Cao Cao's "order to seek talent", so that Cao Hong had no way to refute.

For a while, this topic was frozen.

When everyone saw Cao Hong's confession, they turned disappointed again, and at the same time secretly said in their hearts, "This Sima Zhi, I don't know what to do on weekdays, but I didn't expect his tongue to be so powerful." ”

Cao Rui, who was sitting on the top, looked at everyone's expressions, frowned slightly, and swept his eyes around the important ministers, and his heart was full of joy.

Of the four auxiliary ministers in the edict of the first emperor, two were relatives of the Cao family, and the remaining two, Chen Qun was born in the Yingchuan family, and Sima Yi was born in the Hanoi family.

Why Da Wei can stand on behalf of the Han so easily, Cao Rui naturally knows in his heart.

It is precisely because of the number that when he became the Son of Heaven and sat in this position to think about the problem, Cao Rui found that the conditions that were favorable to the Cao family in the past may not be beneficial to the Son of Heaven.

That's why the first emperor arranged half of the clan relatives and half of the family to assist him, so that they could check and balance each other.

Thinking of this, Cao Rui once again looked at the important ministers below, his eyes swept over the clan relatives and important ministers in front, and finally stopped at one person.

"Liu Shizhong, what do you think?"

Emperor Wu swept away the heroes and built a hegemony, in addition to the help of many fierce generals, there were also Xun You, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and many other talented ministers.

The most commendable veteran strategists are now the only ones left such as Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and others.

Sima Yi and Chen Qun are auxiliary ministers, and their words are too heavy, and if they open their mouths to set the tone, it will be difficult to adjust them in the future.

And the two of them are from a big family behind them, and their positions are inevitably a little biased.

Dong Zhao's niece is married to Sima Zhi, and the two are in-laws and need to avoid suspicion in this matter.

Only Liu Ye, although he is also a famous family of the Gao family, he has a special and sensitive identity, that is, he is the royal family of the Han family after Emperor Guangwu, so although he has the talent of the world, he is cautious and cautious.

It is precisely because of his prudence and caution that he considers the problem more comprehensively, and the first emperor regards him as a confidant, and if he has any doubts, he has many inquiries.

Liu Ye heard the emperor's inquiry, and hurriedly stood up, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Emperor Wu's law cannot be abolished, and the Hu people have no manners, and they are afraid of power but not virtue, and they cannot be easily compared with the people of the Great Wei." ”

This was said a little tactfully, and on the surface it seemed to agree with Cao Hong's words.

But in fact, the last sentence secretly agreed with Sima Zhi's words of kindness to the people.

When Cao Rui heard this, his heart moved, and he nodded, "Okay, this matter will be discussed later." ”

After retiring from the dynasty, Cao Rui secretly announced Sima Zhi.

"Sima Aiqing, just now in the court, I see how much trouble you have suffered, it seems that you have unfinished words, I don't know if you can say it to me here?"

Cao Rui pulled all the palace people back and asked.

After Sima Zhi walked out of the Taiji Palace, he was already a little disheartened, but he didn't expect to be summoned by the emperor in private, and when he heard this question, he trembled with excitement at the moment.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister does have advice, and he wants to express it to His Majesty, but he is just loyal to his ears, for fear that His Majesty will not be pleasing to his ears."

Cao Rui smiled, "It's a good word, why don't you say it?" Please try to say. ”

The minister spoke boldly and bluntly.

Sima Zhi sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then he spoke, "Emperor Wu specially set up an official of Tuntian, specializing in agriculture and mulberry, and only then did the warehouse in the Jian'an period be full, and the people were satisfied. ”

"However, since the beginning of the Huang Dynasty, the imperial court allowed local peasant officials to make a living in private, so there were peasant officials who colluded with local clans to encroach on the tuntian fields and drive the tun people to work for them."

This is a move that harms the public and enriches the private sector, and is not suitable for the state in general. Therefore, the ministers asked His Majesty to restrain the family and make them keep to themselves, so as not to lose the hearts of the people. ”

Cao Wei has been 30 years since Cao Cao Jian'an implemented Tuntian in the first year of Jian'an.

After 20 years of stability in the north, except for the border areas, the tuntian system of the inner county was gradually abolished.

In addition, in order to ascend to the throne, Cao Pi adopted a compromise policy towards the family clan and relaxed his control over the local area, which led to the encroachment of the local clan and the growing trend of hiding Dingkou.

Sima Zhi saw this situation, so he wanted to ask Cao Rui to ask for containment.

Unexpectedly, he only mentioned the topic of suppressing the family in the court, and he was made difficult by others, resulting in the latter words being unable to be said at all.

Cao Rui heard this and sighed with emotion, "Sima Jun is really loyal to the country!" ”

It's just that the family has a history of hundreds of years and is deeply rooted, and the Cao family relies on the family to have what it is today, how easy is it to suppress it?

Sima Zhi saw Cao Rui's face and knew his intentions, so he suggested, "Your Majesty, in order to enrich the treasury, the first emperor ordered the abolition of five baht coins, and only used grain to change the city. ”

"This was originally a good intention, but it gave the pseudo-clever people a convenient opportunity to soak the millet to increase the weight, make thin silk for profit, and disrupt the Yi market, and the people suffered greatly."

Who is the pseudo-clever person, Sima Zhi did not say it explicitly, but Cao Rui can understand it.

"Besides, the accumulation of grain and silk cloth in the treasury is not only easy to perish, but also easy to be eaten by rats, and the loss is too large, so it is not as convenient as five baht coins."

"More importantly, if the five-baht coin is used, the coinage will be controlled by the imperial court, which can not only relieve the power of the government, but also enrich the treasury, and even reduce the oppression of the local wealthy families on the people."

When Cao Rui heard this, he finally felt moved.