It had been cloudy for two days, and the rain did not fall. Instead, a strong wind blew up all night, blowing away the clouds.
Before the sun came out, the light was still a little hazy, but it was obvious that it was a good day today. So Queen Mother Guo came to Fanglin Garden early in the morning. While she was waiting for breakfast, a eunuch was beside her and told about what happened in Luoyang recently. thing.
Queen Mother Guo was in her thirties, but she hardly left the palace. Everything that happened outside was relayed to her by others.
Although she was a bit older, her skin was well maintained. If it weren't for her extraordinary appearance, Emperor Wen Cao Pi would not have been able to snatch her back from Xiliang. Then Emperor Wen's son Cao Rui fell in love with her and later ignored Xi Liang. The Liangguo family had rebelled, and she was given the title of empress. Both emperors of Cao and Wei dynasties confirmed her beauty.
Fortunately, this eunuch can tell everything vividly, with some expressions and movements, and his speech is always more interesting. This is also a skill of eating. Empress Dowager Guo likes to listen to this eunuch's talk most, and is not willing to listen to others.
What the eunuch said at first was indeed meaningless. Even though he had worked very hard, Queen Mother Guo still covered her mouth with her delicate hands and yawned quietly. Maybe it was because she got up too early.
When the eunuchs talked about the Yongning Palace in the southwest, where the former emperor's wives were plundered by the school affairs office, Queen Mother Guo became slightly interested. However, she didn't care much. This kind of thing was not unusual, and she couldn't do anything about it.
But the eunuch had already noticed some interest in the Queen Mother, so he explained the matter in more detail, as if he had witnessed the process with his own eyes.
"The new school secretary said that their life in Yongning Palace is at least clean and comfortable. The country has raised them until they are old because of their legal royal status. You take them out to do tricks, and they will soon become old and yellow. Who will take care of them? Isn't it getting worse as the time goes by?" The eunuch held his head high and said in an imitated tone, but his voice was sharper and still lacked that temperament.
When Queen Mother Guo heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly. Many thoughts and emotions came to her, but she just said casually: "He really treats women as human beings."
When the eunuch heard that Queen Mother Guo finally responded, he hurriedly echoed: "Is that what the Queen Mother said?"
But Queen Mother Guo did not continue speaking. She just said something smoothly without thinking too much.
After Queen Mother Guo arrived in Luoyang, she was actually very favored and benefited the Guo clan. But she still knew that women were just playthings for "gentlemen", tools for sexual discharge and obedient animals, let alone women. You can actually have your own demands and wishes.
Just like Emperor Ming's original empress, Empress Mao, was a little jealous because she was not invited to visit the garden. She asked Emperor Ming, did you enjoy your visit yesterday? Empress Mao was killed.
The queen who inquired a little bit about something and had her own feelings was killed directly, let alone an ordinary woman. As long as she was disobedient and disobedient, she was killed.
The place where we visited the garden at that time was Fanglin Garden. When Empress Dowager Guo was here, it was easy to think of those past events.
She suddenly felt that this school official might be a different person, so she couldn't help but said in a casual tone: "When you ask him to come to court, he will come to court."
The eunuch confirmed: "Does the Queen Mother refer to the new school affairs order?"
Empress Dowager Guo nodded and said, "Yes." She thought for a moment and then said softly, "Don't go and deliver the edict yourself. If you meet a minister in the court who is more talkative, ask him to take the message."
The eunuch said: "Here."
...It is indeed a sunny day today, the sun is shining brightly.
In the afternoon, Master Sima came to Tingwei Mansion in person and was welcomed to the attic by Gao Rou. After the attendants served tea, Gao Rou asked them to go down.
Master Sima has always been a person who speaks without hesitation, and he quickly said calmly: "Yin Mo's crime is so heinous that Duke Ming can punish the three tribes and destroy his whole family."
Gao Judao: "I arrested Yin Mo's family members overnight last night. The family members of this kind of people will easily escape if they don't take action quickly."
Master Sima nodded and said: "How long has Qin Zhongming been in office? He actually got rid of Yin Mo like this, which is indeed a bit beyond my expectation."
Gao Rou pondered for a moment and said: "I thought Qin Zhongming thought of some way to convince the general first. Otherwise, he would not dare to go so far."
He then looked a little complicated, his face was uncertain, and he felt a little aggrieved, "Yesterday, he came to Tingwei's Mansion to bargain with me. I have just come back to it now. Even if he didn't agree to his conditions, he would still do those things.
. But I’m willing to admit defeat. Forget it, I won’t lose much if I agree to him.”
"It makes sense." Master Sima said.
Gao Rou asked again: "Has Ziyuan warned Qin Zhongming that after taking office as a school official, he should put the country first and use his talents to benefit the overall situation?"
Master Sima immediately replied: "I told you, just say it casually."
Gao Judao: "He said he did these things because he listened to Ziyuan's warning. I don't know if he is telling the truth, but that's what he said anyway."
Master Sima immediately felt that he was greatly respected. Although, as Gao Rou said, it may be a compliment, this feeling is really good, just like the weather today, which makes people happy and clear.
Although Sima Shi's status in the court was considered very respected, the princesses mainly respected his father Sima Yi's reputation, achievements and status. As the eldest son, Sima Shi would naturally benefit from this.
However, the respect given by Qin Zhongming was different. He remembered Sima Shi's casual words, not for anyone's sake. Moreover, Qin Liang is a young man of his age. Young people cannot be as sophisticated as the old ministers. Most of the time, their attitude
It's better to be more sincere. If he is really worldly, he should say the compliment openly instead of saying nice things behind others' backs.
Gao Rou's voice said: "This young man is quite interesting. He can think of ways to do amazing things wherever he goes. Even yesterday morning, I really didn't expect that he could directly kill Yin Mo.
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Sima Shidao: "Ming Gong's evaluation of Qin Zhongming is very pertinent. This person does not stick to conventions and his acting style is different from ordinary scholars. At first, his brother was falsely accused and imprisoned, but his method was different from ordinary people. He made something out of nothing.
The strategy in the Battle of Shaopi was also the opposite."
Gao Rou pondered: "What is his relationship with Shuang Mansion? How can he easily convince the general?"
Master Sima said: "He shouldn't be trusted very much, otherwise he wouldn't go to the school affairs office. We don't have to keep an eye on his identity as a subordinate of Shuangfu. I have tested him and tried to find a way to make him betray the general. This is a great opportunity.
thing."
Gao Rou nodded and said: "Zi Yuan's words make sense. It's best this way. Otherwise, if this person becomes Shuang's knife in the school affairs office, he might be even more difficult to deal with than Yin Mo."
Master Sima thought for a while and said, "Probably not. At first, famous people in Luoyang commented on him, saying that he was 'upright and straightforward, and he understood the righteousness'. The evaluation may be a bit biased, but it is unlikely that he would be willing to do evil things for Shuang Mansion.
His identity is also very different from that of a person like Yin Mo, so he must have a sense of proportion. He has a greater future, and there is no need to offend all the nobles of the dynasty."
Gao Rou then said: "One more thing, I heard this morning that the Queen Mother wants Qin Zhongming to attend the court. The Queen Mother also wants to win over the school affairs office?"
Master Sima smiled and said, "Queen Mother Guo is fine."
Emperor Cao Fang was not born to Empress Dowager Guo. Everyone respected her and recognized some of her powers because they thought she was a good person and gave her face. Although the empress was conferred by the late emperor, the empress dowager was the one everyone discussed to rectify her name. After all, Cao Fang said
It doesn't count. Given Queen Mother Guo's always sensible nature and her situation, it is indeed impossible to win over powerful people. But she just likes whoever she likes and wants to have a few words with whomever, so everyone is too lazy to care.
Master Sima said: "Qin Zhongming is not a fool. What's the use of working for Empress Dowager Guo? It's better to continue working for the general. He is quite useful. Let's think of some ways to win over him."
He paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "It can also prevent him from continuing to do secret things for the Shuang Mansion if he is forced to do so. The School Affairs Mansion cannot be ignored, it is always something like a thorn in the back."