Sima Zhao's book directly cut off the way of the ministers' advice.

For the ministers, this court meeting lost its significance.

When the court meeting ended and the ministers left silently, Sima Zhao did not leave in a hurry.

At the signal of several eunuchs, Sima Zhao quickly followed the emperor and walked beside Cao Chao.

Sima Zhao was really scared this time.

Even his elder brother did not dare to do anything to the soldiers on the road.

When Sima Shi executed Xiahou Xuan and others, the scholars of Luoyang gathered to oppose it, and Sima Shi chose to ignore them.

But this emperor directly sent people to cut it, and listened to the content of their own advice, which was prepared to be cleaned up directly in the name of attacking General Wei.

Sima Zhao only felt creepy, what did he have in his own house at the beginning?

At this moment, in the face of Cao Chao, Sima Zhao became a lot more polite.

He now somewhat understands why his brother said that he would follow the emperor wholeheartedly and give the opportunity to future generations.

As long as this guy is alive, he is unlikely to succeed.

If my brother knew what he was doing today, I am afraid that he would not be shocked.

Cao Chao was very satisfied with Sima Zhao's performance today, and he said cordially: "General Wei, there have been many troubles these days. ”

"I'm so relieved!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although Sima Zhao was flustered in his heart, he still maintained the demeanor of a celebrity on his face.

He said lightly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, this is what a minister should do." ”

Cao Chao liked Sima Zhao's appearance, and his heart was in a mess, but he was still as stable as an old dog on the surface.

In Cao Chao's view, this is Sima Zhao deliberately emulating his brother and father, wanting to practice the kind of realm that does not change his face.

However, according to the tiger and the cat, I learned their appearance, and the city government didn't learn it at all!

Cao Chao couldn't see the change in Sima Shi's expression, nor could he predict his trajectory, but Sima Zhao was here, he was a guess.

Cao Chao also learned a lot from Sima Shi, the most important thing is to make others unclear about their own style of doing things, so as to attack slowly.

He opened his mouth and said: "General Wei, someone recommended General Sima Wang to serve as the assassin of Liangzhou. ”

"I thought about it for a long time and decided to say yes."

"Sima Wang is in Liangzhou, he will definitely be able to make a difference."

Sima Zhao was taken aback, he subconsciously wanted to thank the emperor, but suddenly remembered the disintegration of the Sima family, but he just shook his head.

Cao Chao continued: "General Wei, I am now punishing traitors in this world, some people have done a lot of bad things in the past, and they have been found out, saying that they are from Sima's family, I think, if the general is still here, he will definitely not forgive such a person, what do you think, how should I deal with it?" ”

Sima Zhao hurriedly said: "Kill!" ”

Cao Chao was even more satisfied, "General Wei, this matter of governing the world is still inseparable from your assistance, these people, I will let you deal with it, the general should be dealt with fairly, not partially." ”

"Only !!"

In the following days, the events in the temple gradually spread to various places, which had a great impact.

A few days later, small-scale rebellions broke out in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, led by a few county officials and county magistrates.

Of course, the uprising of these people did not set off a storm at all.

But soon, there was a wave of resignations in various places, and a large number of officials chose to resign and leave in the name of the temple and the lack of morality, expressing their dissatisfaction.

This trend is intensifying, and it even looks like it was at the end of the Han Dynasty.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the rebellion of the party, many ministers felt ashamed because they were not deposed by the emperor, and took the initiative to write to the emperor, asking to be removed together.

In fact, today's misfortune was already obvious in the late Han Dynasty.

Whether it is the general in the court, or the rampant scholars, the practice of clean talk, inaction, corruption and bribery, many evil deeds that can be seen today can also be seen in the Later Han Dynasty.

It's just that it may be more intense at the moment, after all, these evil deeds are also progressing.

But things don't just bring badness.

Under He Zeng's indiscriminate killing, the officials instantly found the lost morality.

Countless sage books and countless benevolent governments have failed to make them change, but a steel knife has easily done a lot of things.

The officials in Luoyang suddenly became incorruptible, and no one dared to accept gifts, let alone give gifts.

Administrative efficiency also improved rapidly within a few days, and gradually spread to the localities, many corrupt officials absconded in fear of crime, while the rest also cheered up, fearing that the next step would be to do it themselves.

This is much more useful than the inspection of the ministers.

The most obvious feeling is probably the people at the bottom, when they found out that they would not be blackmailed by the armor and gatekeepers when entering and leaving the city gate, everyone was stunned.

What's going on? Why didn't the official even collect the money?

But this is a good thing for the people.

In the past, they had to be squeezed for everything, they had to pay for entering and leaving the city gates, they had to pay extra money to buy farm tools, they had to pay for raising poultry at home, and even to the point that they had to pay for their dead leaves when they fell outside

The big families need a luxurious life, and their luxury comes from layers of exploitation, and if the gifts they receive are restored step by step, then they will eventually be counted on these helpless people.

Naturally, the people who discovered the change were extremely happy.

At this time, officials in various places also received the notice and began to instruct the officials at the bottom to post notices in various places to inform the people.

To put it simply: that is, the emperor today has sent people to investigate the traitors of the people, and if there are local officials who do evil, the people can directly sue the assassin of the history of the government, and the assassination of the history in various places cannot be refused.

Those who report thieves will be rewarded heavily.

Such notices began to appear everywhere, and they appeared faster and faster.

The people who learned of this incident cheered, they may not have the courage to sue those officials, but this notice made them understand why those masters had changed so much.

At this moment, Cao Chao's fame fell to the bottom among the scholars, but it rose to a very high level among the people.

The people of Dawei are very simple, they are the same as the people of the Han Dynasty, the same as the people of the Tang Dynasty, and even the same as the people of two thousand years later.

They are not as stupid and blind as flesh-eaters see, and they can distinguish between good and bad in their hearts.

Even if knowledge and experience limit them, their hearts can feel it.

When the carriage stopped at the edge of the restaurant, Cao Chao skillfully stepped out of the car, accompanied by Cheng Ji and Sima Yan, and walked into the courtyard.

"The gentleman is here!"

The errand boy didn't hide anymore at the moment, although he was still a little uneasy, the old man hurriedly came out, saluted and greeted, and then enthusiastically asked Cao Chao and the others to sit down.

The diners around him were still a little uneasy at the moment, but they didn't say that they wanted to run away or didn't dare to eat.

The old man also smiled and said: "Don't worry, this gentleman is a real gentleman!" ”

Cao Chao is also familiar with this old man, and looked around, "My old man's business has been good recently, and it is full every day." ”

The old man grinned, "In the past, I didn't dare to go out on the street, either because I was blackmailed, or I met those who were scattered today, you know?" Today, His Majesty has issued a proclamation to strictly investigate the thieves and deceive the people! ”

"Suddenly the disobedient ones disappeared, and no more officials came to me to ask for money."

The old man said this, his eyes were full of longing.

The merchant on the side also smiled and said: "I said a long time ago, Your Majesty is a wise man today, I saw him in Hebei at the beginning, and he also persuaded us to do more good deeds and appease the people for him!" ”

"Later, didn't the fame of this Hebei righteous businessman spread all over the place?"

Hearing the businessman's words, Cao Chao looked at him for a long time and asked, "Have you seen the emperor?" ”

"Yes, I've seen it from afar."

"And what does he look like?"

As soon as Cao Chao asked, everyone was also curious, and they all looked at the businessman.

Shang Jia gestured, "Your Majesty, there is a disappearance, he is very big, three heads taller than me, his arms are as thick as this big tree, he can grab seven or eight people with one hand, he is like a tower, and his face is shining silver."

Shang Jia said very seriously, Cheng Ji lowered his head, only to see that his shoulders were trembling.

Sima Yan looked at Cao Chao on the side, and then at the businessman, his eyes were full of confusion.

Cao Chao suddenly realized, "It turns out to be like this." ”

Shang Jia suddenly sighed with emotion: "Holy Son of Heaven, we were ordered not long ago that we were not allowed to go out if the money we paid was not enough.

"If you go to various places in the future, you should not be afraid of someone blocking the road and looting."

"Don't be afraid, who dares now? A few days ago, I saw Luoyang Ling being dragged out by a soldier, beaten up, crying and begging for mercy, but he was dragged away directly! I heard that it was a grabation of arable land."

"Well played!"

"After this holy son of heaven ascended the throne, he first defeated the Shu thieves and the Wu thieves, and now he has defeated these traitors"

Cao Chao lowered his head, calmly ate the meal, and let them discuss, while Sima Yan looked a little sluggish, he listened to everyone's talk, and his heart suddenly became a little complicated.

The ministers are always saying: I am afraid that the temple will lose the support of the people if it does evil politics.

But listening to the words of these people, His Majesty does not seem to have lost the hearts of the people.

Not only did he not lose, but he seemed to have gained the hearts and minds of the people.

He looked at Cao Chao again, and Cao Chao raised his head in surprise, "An Shi is stunned for what to do, eat, this wheat rice is not delicious when it is cold, this is the best one around here!" ”

Sima Yan hesitated for a moment, picked up the bowl in front of him, and sat on the side decently.

He looked at the people around him and began to learn to eat.

This was the first time Sima Yan had eaten such a meal.

"Brother-in-law."

"Huh?"

"The food here is really delicious."

Cao Chao glanced at him, then looked at the store with a smile.

"Uncle, bring another bowl to this guy!"