The severe cold has passed, and although it is not yet the season of spring flowers, it is more suitable for travel than in the past.

In the palace, Cao Chao supported the Queen Mother, and the two walked on the path with laughter and laughter.

There were eunuchs behind him, and the Yellow Gate followed.

"Mother, don't you have to go out for a walk more on weekdays, and stay in the temple all day long, won't you suffocate your body?"

"When the world is decided, I will definitely build you the most luxurious palace, and gather the best and most interesting things in the world."

Empress Dowager Guo listened to Cao Chao's words, but she couldn't help laughing.

"How can you, as a king, do such a thing?"

"Emperor Liezu also thought so at the beginning, and the ministers wrote letters to advise, but they never succeeded."

Cao Chao said with a smile: "That's different, Emperor Liezu built it for himself, the ministers dared to oppose it, I wanted to cover it for my mother, this is filial piety, which of the ministers dared to oppose it?" ”

"You'll say it!"

Empress Dowager Guo said with a smile.

The attendants of the armor soldiers they met along the road bowed and bowed to the sides.

Cao Chao talked about some interesting things in the world.

The mother and son chatted very harmoniously, and Empress Dowager Guo was in a good mood.

Cao Chao hurriedly said: "Mother, last year, I talked about the heir of Emperor Liezu, but because of the cold climate and changes in various places, it could not be carried out. ”

Empress Dowager Guo remembered such a thing.

Cao Chao became the emperor, but the nature of the emperor's ascension to the throne is still not clear enough, whether he inherited the heir of Emperor Liezu and inherited the unification as the son of Emperor Liezu, or ascended the throne as the grandson of Emperor Wen, or ascended the throne in the name of clan sages and ministers.

This has to be explained, because it affects a lot of things.

The Sima family probably didn't want Cao Chao to inherit the heir of Emperor Liezu in the past, and after Cao Chao ascended the throne, they didn't take him to the sacrificial hall.

But no matter what others think, Cao Chao has always thought that he is inheriting the unification as the son of Emperor Liezu.

If it is the grandson of Emperor Wen, then he is not the grandson of Emperor Wen, and this is too easy to be replaced.

If it is a simple clan, then the problem is even greater.

Only by saying that it is inherited by the step-descendants of Emperor Liezu can the legitimacy be greatly enhanced, which will be of great benefit to Cao Chao in governing the world in the future.

This sacrifice is a very important thing.

Empress Dowager Guo said: "This kind of ceremony should be held in autumn. ”

"Mother, it may not be necessary in spring."

Empress Dowager Guo was a little puzzled, "Why is my son so anxious?" ”

"Alas, the ministers are going to send me to the Xuanwu Pavilion, and I am not allowed to meet my mother, if I don't have this identity, I will have no legitimate reason to come to see my mother, only through sacrifices, I will truly become your son, they will not dare to stop me!"

Cao Chao looked at the eunuchs behind him and asked, "Didn't my mother find out?" ”

"In recent days, there have been a lot of eunuchs in the palace, and many people have been replaced, including the chamberlain."

Empress Dowager Guo's eyes widened, and she hurriedly looked at the attendants who were kneeling down.

"Is that so?"

"Mother, I always play in the palace on weekdays, and I am very familiar with everyone in the palace, and in recent days, there have been many more faces in the palace."

"These people are here to keep an eye on us."

"It seems that the ministers don't dare to let me stay with my mother anymore, they are starting to be afraid of you!"

Empress Dowager Guo's good interest suddenly disappeared, she put on a straight face and asked solemnly: "When are they going to do it?" ”

"Mother, who knows that?"

"Shang Shutai is about to move, and he wants to empty our mother and son."

"Mother, I don't think we can indulge them so much anymore, at least in this palace, we have to make our own decisions."

Empress Dowager Guo looked at him, "What can you do?" ”

"Mother, these days, Sima Zhao and the ministers have made a move, let's ignore these people for now, we can turn a blind eye to these things, and finish the sacrificial affairs first."

Cao Chao's eyes flashed.

"Mother, after this sacrifice, I will give you a great surprise."

"In the face of Sima Shi, we must delay as much time as possible, and we can't fight quickly, and treat these ministers as quickly as possible, and we must not hesitate."

"I defeated Sima Shi last year, and this year, I have to set a small goal for myself."

Empress Dowager Guo still trusts this son who has repeatedly created miracles, and she asked curiously: "What is the goal of this year?" ”

"Take charge of Shangshutai and command the world!"

Empress Dowager Guo opened her mouth and couldn't close it for a long time.

After experiencing so many things, Empress Dowager Guo has seen a lot of things clearly, and she also knows the difficulty of commanding the world.

At this moment, when she heard her son say that she would take back power within a year, Empress Dowager Guo trusted him again, and she couldn't help beating the drum in her heart.

"Can it really be done?"

"Mother, I'm actually ready, I'm just waiting for the best opportunity."

"We'd better get the sacrifice done first, and when we're done, you'll understand why I'm saying that."

Cao Chao grinned.

Empress Dowager Guo was skeptical about this, "Okay, I agreed to the matter of the sacrifice, but this matter is too often to be responsible, you still have to persuade your teacher more, he was very friendly to us at the beginning, why should he become an enemy now?" You have to convince him to continue to assist us."

"Yui!!"

Cao Chao has a clear line in his heart, and now he is no longer the person who has just entered the temple and is isolated.

If it weren't for the fear that the ministers would jump off the wall in a hurry and be dealt with by the ministers and the Sima family, Cao Chao would have been able to do it now.

No one could have imagined how many hole cards he had in his hand at the moment.

Once he inherits the inheritance left by his father-in-law, Cao Chao will not hesitate to act and become a real son of power.

After a week's experience, Cao Chao put away his impulse, although now he has some chance of winning, but he can't make a rash attack, the ministers don't know the hole cards in their hands, but they also don't know how much strength these people have now, let them fight with Sima Zhao first, see the quality, and then make a decision.

After sending his mother back to Zhaoyang Palace, Cao Chao went to the East Hall in advance to wait.

Today is another day of class.

Cao Chao is very concerned about the planning of time, and every time he arrives at the East Hall in advance and waits for the teacher to arrive.

When Wang Xiang appeared here, his face was very calm, and he couldn't see that he had just experienced the defeat of Shang Shutai, and there was no trace of annoyance in his eyes when he looked at Cao Chao, as always.

Seeing Wang Xiang's appearance, Cao Chao suddenly became even more jealous.

is worthy of being the first man in the biography of the ministers of the Jin Dynasty.

This reminded Cao Chao of He Zeng, who ranked second, Wang Xiang, who ranked first, was so difficult to deal with, and He Zeng, who ranked second, was really a pure flattering villain?

Cao Chao no longer dared to despise anyone.

"The teacher is here!"

Cao Chao stood up with a smile, and hurriedly got up and asked Wang Xiang to sit down.

Wang Xiang sat in front of him with a smile, showing no hostility, and then began the lesson as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Cao Chao looked a little uneasy, his expression was in a trance, and he was far less focused than in the past when listening to the class.

Wang Xiang slowly put down the book in his hand and looked at Cao Chao.

"Does Your Majesty have anything on your mind?"

Cao Chao let out a long sigh, looking hesitant.

"Teacher, I have something I want to tell you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Actually, teacher, Zhong Shiji is my person."

Wang Xiang looked at Cao Chao with some puzzlement, "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, who in the world is not your person?" The old minister doesn't quite understand."

When Cao Chao first came out of the mountain, his acting skills deceived An Shi, and now, after studying with Teacher Wang for a long time, Cao Chao has understood that before deceiving others, he has to deceive himself.

He said with a serious face: "Teacher, you don't know, I mean, he doesn't support the Sima family, he has always supported me." ”

Wang Xiang suddenly realized and nodded.

"I see."

Cao Chao glanced at him again and said in a low voice: "He came to me, Shi Ji was very angry, saying that his brother had hurt him. ”

"Lieutenant Gao Dan told me that in Shangshutai, Zhong Tingwei said something that is very unfavorable to you."

"Shi Ji said that these words have nothing to do with him at all, but his brother deliberately said this to make us conflict."

Wang Xiang was confused, he didn't know what Cao Chao was talking about.

"Your Majesty's minister is in Shangshutai, saying that he wants to solve a lot of chaos, Zhong Tingwei thinks that the old minister has caused a rebellion in Hebei, but what does this have to do with Zhong Hui and you?"

Cao Chao smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid you'll think you'll think I'm secretly teaching me." ”

"This matter really has nothing to do with me, Zhong Yu did it on purpose, he wanted to take advantage of the fisherman, I heard Shi Ji say, in fact, the rebellion in various places has ended, and General Wei is reluctant to come back because he is not ready"

Wang Xiang shook his head, "Your Majesty, don't say such things again, the old minister has never had a grudge against anyone, even if it is a court lieutenant, he misunderstood the old minister, and the old minister is not annoyed, let alone suspicious of Zhong Hui because of such a thing." ”

"As for Your Majesty, you are the king of the world, who dares to blame you?"

Cao Chao smiled bitterly and said, "But I originally wanted to hold a sacrifice to inherit the heir of Emperor Liezu, but I am afraid that you will misunderstand." ”

"This is a good thing, Your Majesty should do it, and the minister will do it with all his might."

Wang Xiang said calmly.

Cao Chao was overjoyed, and he said: "Teacher, please rest assured, I have already given an order to Zhong Hui, he will not do anything more, as for Zhong Tingwei, if the teacher needs me to do something, you can tell me at any time!" ”