When Cao Chao left the barracks, the sky was starting to darken.

But Cao Chao's mood is very good.

In the future, I will have to come to this camp more often, and be close to the soldiers, what the ministers and clans, Cao Chao doesn't care so much, as long as the army is still in his hands, these people can't set off any turmoil.

Xiahou Xian was a little puzzled by Cao Chao's visit, and he persuaded Cao Chao to put more attention on classics and talents, which was the way for the Holy King to govern the world.

This is not to say that Xiahou Xian was disloyal to Cao Xian, it was just because of Xiahou Xian's own background and experience, so he could not understand the emperor's behavior of getting close to the armor.

When Cao Chao returned to the Taiji Palace, it was already completely dark.

Cheng Ji walked up quickly, and didn't say much about Cao Chao not taking him with him when he went out.

Since he was beaten with a wooden stick by Wen Yang, Cheng Ji's personality has suddenly converged a lot.

Even when Cao Chao praised him, he was a little embarrassed.

Actually, this is not a bad thing.

Seeing the arrival of the emperor, Cheng Ji and the others also took their leave and left.

The huge west hall was empty, and Cao Chao sat alone on the bed, silent.

Tomorrow, the East Hall Banquet will be held.

This Dongtang banquet will definitely be more lively than any previous one.

After all, now that he is the emperor with real power, the ministers in the court are greedily staring at those vacant positions, salivating, even if it is just to probe their own mouth, they will definitely send someone to come.

Cao Chao has always wanted to use the Dongtang Banquet as an important place to change the current trend of thought.

The first step in his exhortation was the first step in a change that allowed the scholars to speak freely.

But at that time, Cao Chao spoke as a puppet king, and this time, he can make the scholars speak as the emperor of real power, and the impact will be completely different.

This banquet must make some breakthroughs.

It's a bit tiring, but the good thing is that everything is going in a good direction.

I don't have to be as tired as I was when I first arrived in Luoyang.

Just as Cao Chao was pondering, a voice suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty!"

Cao Chao was stunned, he recognized this voice, it was Guo's husband under the command of the Queen Mother.

"Is it Guo's husband? Come on in! ”

Cao Chao said loudly.

Soon, two eunuchs came here with Guo's husband.

Guo's husband saluted Cao Chao very respectfully.

Cao Chao didn't ask him about the purpose of his arrival, but instead gave him a seat and let him sit down and talk.

Guo's husband sat on the side nervously, wanting to speak and stopped.

"Is there anything Husband Guo has to tell me?"

Guo's husband gritted his teeth and said seriously: "Your Majesty, these days, the Queen Mother has called the slave maid to the house alone several times to ask about the situation of the Guo family. ”

"She told me not to alarm Your Majesty and secretly inquire about the situation of those people."

Cao Chao was a little stunned.

"When did this happen?"

"Just after you came to see the Queen Mother yesterday"

Cao Chao was stunned, when he went to see the Queen Mother yesterday, the Queen Mother smiled very happily, grabbed her hands, and gently told herself: You must handle the matter of inheriting the heir of Emperor Liezu as soon as possible, and treat yourself as a son in a good name.

And after she left, she asked the people around her to secretly inquire about the news of the Guo family?

Seeing the silent emperor, Guo's husband hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that the slaves and maids are disloyal, it's just that those people of the Guo family have always been in cahoots with Sima Shi in the past, and they also opened their mouths to reprimand the Queen Mother, if it weren't for Your Majesty to come, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother would still be despised by them." ”

"The slave maid just didn't want to see them continue to come to bewitch the Queen Mother, so he came to inform His Majesty, and hoped that His Majesty would pardon the slave and maid's crimes."

Cao Chao hurriedly changed his smile, and he helped Guo's husband in front of him up.

"How can you say that? This is also to prevent the Queen Mother from being bewitched by villains, and it must not be said to be an act of disloyalty. ”

No king is very fond of a whistleblower, even if the whistleblower acts in his own favor.

Guo's husband knew this very well, so when he came to find Cao Chao, he was also a little hesitant in his heart, but thinking of the inappropriate dog thieves of the Guo family, and then thinking about this emperor who was resolute and quickly conquered the temple, he still decided to tell the truth directly.

Cao Chao said calmly: "Since Grandma wants to know their situation, then you can do it." ”

"I already know about this, and if there is anything in the future, you can come and report it at any time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Guo's husband hurriedly thanked him, he was also afraid in his heart, if he really did something according to the queen mother's orders, and did not inform the emperor in advance, he was afraid that he would die in the hands of the emperor.

This emperor even dared to punish the three dukes, but it was not easy to provoke.

Cao Chao sent Guo's husband away with a smile, and after he left, the smile on Cao Chao's face suddenly disappeared, and his eyes were a little lonely.

He knows what the Queen Mother wants to do, and it seems that in recent days, her own strength has made the Queen Mother lose her sense of security, and she wants to find someone to "defend" herself.

He thinks that he is benevolent and righteous to the Queen Mother, but he doesn't know why the Queen Mother still wants to be wary of himself.

Cao Chao lost his mother when he was born and his father when he was young.

Cao Chao smiled and shook his head.

"Guo family, well, you can use it."

Cao Chao stood up, found three documents out of nowhere, he knelt in front of the desk, picked up the pen in his hand, and wrote down three names.

After doing all this, Cao Chao put away the paperwork in front of him and put it back in its place.

You can use it with confidence

It wasn't just Cao Chao who was busy all night, several important ministers gathered in the mansion of Dahonglu Luzhi at the moment, discussing important matters.

"Wang Su came suddenly, you must be on guard."

"I heard that His Majesty personally went to greet him, and then went to Wang Xiang's mansion, could it be that he wanted to re-serve as Wang Su as the Taichang?"

The servant Tao Qiu asked.

"No, if he does it too often, who will be the third prince? Who else is more famous than him today? ”

He who speaks is open.

Xin Chang said seriously: "Your Majesty is an ambitious Ming monarch, Wang Su has the merit of supporting, his reputation is extremely high, and he is a capable minister, he came this time, he must be the third duke, otherwise, Your Majesty will not personally go to meet him." ”

Hearing Xin Chang's words, Guo Zhang, who was sitting opposite him, hurriedly said, "How can Your Majesty use such a person?" At the beginning, he was mixed with Gao Rou, and he also participated in the abolition! ”

"How many wrong things did he do to help the general? Will His Majesty still be relieved to let him serve as the third duke? ”

Lu Zhi listened calmly to their discussion, his face was very calm.

Although the conversation was in his house, it didn't seem to have anything to do with him.

Shaofu Zhou Pei opened his mouth at this moment and said: "The main reason is that Your Majesty is a little too indulgent to the Sima family. ”

"Although Xuanwen Gong has great merits, the general still has a lot of faults, and people like Wang Su should not be reused."

Just as Cao Chao thought, Wang Su's sudden arrival made the ministers of the court a little confused, they naturally did not want Wang Su to return, with Wang Su's identity and status, except for Zheng Chong in the temple at this moment, no one said that he dared to suppress him, he almost locked the three public positions.

And there are so many positions, we don't have enough points for ourselves, you have already returned to your hometown, why do you still come to snatch it from us?

The important ministers were quite dissatisfied with this, and Xin Chang said at this moment: "I see that Your Majesty attaches great importance to the Sima family, mainly because of the queen. ”

Guo Zhangleng snorted, "Where did I come from the queen of Dawei?" His Majesty has never passed on, let alone heard of the ceremony of canonizing the queen, and the general forcibly sent his daughter into the palace, without announcing the ministers, nor performing sacrifices, or holding ceremonies, which is not in accordance with the law of etiquette. ”

"Now that the general is gone, he should let his daughter leave the palace and return to the general's palace."

The rest of the ministers looked at each other, not daring to open this mouth easily.

Guo Zhang said again: "Your Majesty is now pro-government, and starting a family has always been a prerequisite for pro-government, and Your Majesty should have a queen by his side." ”

"I have a daughter, only a little older than Your Majesty, and she has not yet been married"

Hearing this, Xin Chang immediately interrupted him, "Guo Jun, it's not your turn to call the shots in this matter." ”

The ministers looked at him with a strange look in their eyes, and you said so much to turn your own people into queens??

Guo Zhang said unconvinced: "Then what do you think?" ”

"Queen Mother."

Lu Zhi finally opened his mouth, he looked at Guo Zhang faintly, and said: "You can talk to the queen mother about the concubine, but you can't talk about the queen, and it is what Your Majesty should do after the queen, and we, as ministers, cannot participate." ”

Guo Zhang's eyes narrowed, Guo Zhangnai is the Guo family in Taiyuan, and their family is the descendants of Guo Ting, the general of the Western Han Dynasty.

And the Guo family in Xiping, where the Empress Dowager Guo is located, is a branch of their family, although they have not been in contact for many years, they are naturally much closer than these ministers.

If you can persuade the queen mother to marry her own people to the emperor, it will be of great help to maintain the clan.

After Guo Huai's death, there was some turmoil within the family, and this rapid increase in momentum also stalled.

By the time Sima Zhao left the temple, new interest groups had emerged, and they had begun to reject the original groups, unwilling to let them come back to share the benefits.

In the end, the ministers failed to achieve any results in the negotiation of the ministers, and they left the scene.

Xin Chang didn't leave in a hurry, and only after the rest of the people had left did he look at Lu Zhi.

"Duke Lu, do you think my talent is enough to serve as the third duke?"

Lu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xin Chang in front of him in astonishment.

Why do you have such delusions?

Xin Chang looked at the surprise in the other party's eyes, and knew the answer, and he smiled bitterly.

"Duke Lu, I heard a minister say that he wants to raise Cao Yu, the king of Yan, to be the general."

"They're crazy??"