"Then this matter will be handled according to what I said, Lu Jun, I have talked to you about the specific cost, so I will follow Cui Gong to his mansion to discuss it in detail."

With a wave of his hand, Cao Chao handed over the matter to Lu Qin to take charge of.

This is also a recognition and trust of Lu Qin's counterattack.

Lu Qin hurriedly saluted, and then followed Cui Zan out of here.

As soon as Cui Zan left, Chen Qian walked into the hall, but Cao Chao stood up with a wry smile.

"Gong Chen, you came at the right time, come, follow me to the West Hall, I invite you to have a good meal!"

Cao Chao took Chen Qian's hand very enthusiastically, and walked towards the West Hall with him, Chen Qian hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the minister has already eaten"

"I haven't eaten yet!"

Cao Chao shook his head and complained, "The selection of these three people must be arranged first, otherwise I will have to come by myself in everything, which is unbearable." ”

Chen Qian is a little unaccustomed.

Chen Qian is generally a more introverted person, and after passing the age of youth and frivolity, he has never behaved too close to others.

But Cao Chao's attitude at the moment seemed to treat him as a friend, and even took the initiative to complain.

If it were as a minister, Chen Qian should kneel down and claim guilt now.

As a minister, what a dereliction of duty is it to make the emperor tired?

However, Cao Chao didn't seem to give him a chance to excuse himself at all, and quickly talked about the topic of food again.

"When I was in Yuancheng, I made the recipes by myself, and they were very famous in the whole of Hebei, and now they still call those meals Xianggong Rice!"

"It's a pity, after arriving here, I haven't eaten it once."

"Speaking of which, I'm really not used to the food in this palace."

The two sat down in the West Hall, and Chen Qian looked at the emperor in front of him who was talking eloquently, and listened very carefully.

Soon someone brought food for the two, and Cao Chao directly greeted Chen Qian and ate it.

"I went out early this morning and only came back now, what is going on."

Cao Chao shook his head and suddenly asked, "By the way, what do you have to tell you here?" ”

Chen Qian hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, let's finish eating first." ”

Cao Chao didn't continue to ask, hurriedly finished his meal, and then looked at Chen Qian in front of him, "Don't go to Dongtang, let's talk here." ”

Only then did Chen Qian inform Cao Chao of the situation when he was examining the Lieutenant Department of the Division, and told the matter of the fictitious twenty-year-old and the non-existent official.

Cao Chao's face suddenly darkened.

"No wonder you didn't say it, indeed, you really can't eat after hearing this."

Cao Chao asked, "Has the situation been so bad?" Only 20 people in a department? Eighty people are wasting? ”

Chen Qian said seriously: "Your Majesty, this is still the situation in the temple, and I am afraid that the local situation will be even worse." ”

Cao Chao suddenly understood, no wonder.

No wonder the administrative efficiency of the Western Jin Dynasty can be so low to the point of outrageous, no wonder the performance of local officials is so spicy, is this the world of gate valves?

These insects are really insects!

Looking at the emperor who suddenly fell silent, Chen Qian took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity, the ministers have always opposed our appointment, and they have tried to replace the ministers by false accusations. ”

"These are all evidence, and I've taken them all."

"The news has not leaked out, Your Majesty can convene a court meeting to throw this matter out in person, if the ministers don't want to make a big deal about it, they won't dare to make trouble again."

Cao Chao finally had some reaction at this time, he shook his head and said seriously: "Chen Gong, your idea is very good, it's just that you underestimate the shamelessness of these people." ”

"It is not possible to convene a court meeting now, or even to avoid them from gathering together."

"I have been appointed, dismissed, rewarded, and many things in these days have already stung my ministers, and they will soon follow suit and attack during the court meeting, and I know this very well."

"They won't care about these facts at all, and it will even become a new incriminating evidence for you, framing you."

Chen Qian frowned, "Then what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"See the blood, let them calm down for a while."

"After a while, the situation in the temple will be different, and I will have enough energy to clean up these people."

Chen Qian stood up and saluted, "Only!! ”

Cao Chao watched Chen Qian leave, and then looked at Zhang Hua not far away.

Zhang Hua walked to Cao Chao's side and said in a low voice: "Zhong Jun has already set off, and the prince and General Wen are by his side, and Captain Ma is the follow-up. ”

Cao Chao handed over the matter of taking Sima Zhao to Zhong Hui to handle.

That's why Zhong Hui has suddenly disappeared recently, and he is busy making achievements.

Capture the general alive, such a credit is something Zhong Hui is unwilling to give up.

And many deployments are also properly arranged, Cao Chao himself has to be prepared, after all, if you want to subdue the Hebei army, you must have a person of sufficient weight to show up, and that is yourself.

Although he made a good deployment and believed in Zhong Hui's ability, Cao Chao was still a little nervous in his heart.

After all, this time the matter is very important, if it can succeed, it means that he has defeated the most powerful enemy in the country, and completely subdued the Sima family, which is just around the corner.

And the many legacies of the Sima family are also beckoning to him.

After calming down this internal trouble, he can turn around and compete with Jiang Wei.

Get these two people, and the ministers will be quite obedient for a long time, as long as they are still afraid of death.

The Sima family needs to change the dynasty, and it depends on the face of the big clan, but if Cao Chao is in real power, it is difficult to say, I dare not say that the big clan can be killed for no reason, but it will not be easily bullied by the ministers.

Just when Cao Chao was about to continue plotting with Zhang Hua, an unexpected guest came to his west hall.

Empress Dowager Guo put on her luxurious clothes again, and accompanied by six palace maids, she came to the Taiji Hall unhurriedly.

When they saw someone coming, many armorers were a little scared and didn't dare to stop them, but Man Changwu was still in front of her.

Entering the Taiji Hall requires an edict from the emperor, even the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Guo's face was ugly, but she didn't say anything to Man Changwu, who was extremely tall and looked difficult to deal with.

When Cao Chao learned that the Queen Mother was coming, he naturally hurriedly went out to greet him.

"Mother!!"

"Why are you here?"

Cao Chao appeared in front of Empress Dowager Guo with a smile, and when she saw her son, Empress Dowager Guo's eyes suddenly turned red, and she was almost about to cry.

Cao Chao was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to reassure, "Mother, what's wrong?" Why weep? ”

"Come, let's go into the West Hall."

Cao Chao helped the Queen Mother into the West Hall, and the Queen Mother looked around, and then said in surprise: "It turns out that your West Hall is like this." ”

Cao Chao was speechless, since he entered the palace, this mother came to the West Hall for the first time.

Cao Chao helped the Queen Mother to sit on the top seat, and he sat beside her.

Empress Dowager Guo immediately said: "My son, the three people of the Guo family are extremely disrespectful to me!" ”

Cao Chao was stunned, "Guo family? Three? What did the mother say?? ”

"Guo Li, Guo Zhi and others."

Cao Chao was a little suspicious, he stroked his chin, "Mother, don't be deceived, those three people have been deposed from the official ranks, and they are all in the mansion, how can they be disrespectful to you?" Isn't someone provoking? ”

Empress Dowager Guo was speechless for a moment, she looked at her son, and said with some embarrassment: "I invited them to come to Zhaoyang Palace, and they were disrespectful to me in front of me." ”

Cao Chao was very surprised, "Why did Mother summon them to Zhaoyang Palace?" ”

"I wanted to give them a chance to mend their ways, but I didn't expect them to dare to do this to me."

"My son, they must not be forgiven!"

Cao Chao nodded, "Okay, I will never forgive them, so let Tingwei arrest them, but, mother, what disrespectful words did they say?" This needs to be informed. ”

Empress Dowager Guo said again that she was speechless, and she was hesitant.

"Then he remembered that he was disrespectful, but he forgot what he said."

Cao Chao was a little embarrassed, "Mother, it's me, I can't arrest people at will, Tingwei won't accept it." ”

Empress Dowager Guo said again: "There are also those three scholars, they are also disrespectful to me, I summoned them to come, but they actually refused." ”

"Why did Mother summon them?"

Empress Dowager Guo couldn't cope again.

Looking at her sincere son in front of her, Empress Dowager Guo just felt wronged, her eyes were red again, and she couldn't help crying.

"I have a credit to the community, but how dare they be disrespectful?"

Cao Chao let out a long sigh.

He looked at the Empress Dowager Guo seriously, "Mother, I told you at the beginning that in the entire temple, I am the only one who is in unison with you. ”

"Look at those cases, it is not easy to govern the world, especially now, those Shangshu are very busy, and I am even more busy, even so, I still go to see you every day."

"I treat you completely like a mother, but you, these days, have been very cold to me."

"You summoned the people of the Guo family and Shangshu just to stay away from your sons, right?"

"Mother, since you think so, then I can only accept it."

Cao Chao shook his head and got up slowly, "In this Luoyang, there is probably no place for me Cao Chao, so I will return to Yuancheng and be my noble countryman, and my mother can choose another sage to be the emperor." ”

"The major affairs of the world will be handled by my mother."

"You have to take care of yourself, and Sima Zhao is now stationed in Hebei, there are more than 100,000 horses, eyeing him, Jiang Wei is crusading against Yongliang, and breaking several cities in a row, these things, mother should not be taken lightly."

Hearing Cao Chao's words, Empress Dowager Guo trembled, quickly grabbed Cao Chao's hand, and said sternly: "Can this emperor's position be given up?!" How can you be worthy of your ancestors who opened up the foundation? ”

Cao Chao looked at her, "Mother, haven't I done enough?!" ”

At this moment, Empress Dowager Guo didn't even dare to get angry.

She looked at her son in front of her and was speechless for a long time.