The following days became much duller for Cao Liang.

Following Cao's death, the palace's alert level was also lowered, and the duty of the Habayashi Lang no longer needed to be done every day. Instead, they were on duty every three to five days, and the Habayashi Lang became more leisurely again.

However, the situation between North Korea and China is full of undercurrents.

After Cao Fang came to the throne, because Cao Shuang was the chief minister of Gu Ming, he made Cao Shuang a general. He was given the title of "Jie Jie Yue", the commander of all military affairs at home and abroad, recorded the ministerial affairs, added ministers, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wu'an. He was granted the title of 12,000 households.

He was given swords and shoes to go to the palace, and he did not rush into the court, nor was he praised or worshiped. He and Sima Yi each commanded 3,000 elite soldiers to rule the government together.

On the surface, Cao Shuang was very respectful to Sima Yi, but in his heart he was extremely hostile and jealous. His close confidant Ding Mi gave him some advice, respecting Sima Yi as his tutor, and promoted him openly and secretly, taking the opportunity to deprive Sima Yi of his military power.

This reason was also high-sounding. Cao Shuang said that His Majesty was young and needed guidance from people with high moral standing and profound knowledge, and it was perfect for Sima Yi to be the Tutor.

After Sima Yi was promoted to Taifu, the post of Taiwei that he originally held became vacant. Cao Shuang took the opportunity to report that the leading general Jiang Ji had both virtue and talent, so he should be promoted to Taiwei.

As for the central leadership position that became vacant after Jiang Ji's promotion, Cao Shuang appointed his second brother Cao Xilai to take the position. At the same time, Cao Shuang placed his third brother Cao Xun in the Forbidden Army's military guard camp, and his original post of general of the military guard was filled by Cao Xun.

The fourth brother Cao Yanze and Sima Yi's son Sima Shi jointly served as the regular attendants of the Sanqi.

Except for the fact that Wang Su, who was related to Sima Yi's son and daughter, served as the central guard, the control of the entire Forbidden Army was in the hands of Cao Shuang.

Of course, Cao Shuang was not satisfied with just controlling the Chinese army. Then he reached out to the Shangshu Province. The flashy party that was abandoned in Cao's dynasty has now transformed into Cao Shuang's cronies and confidants. He Yan has been appointed as the official department.

Among the five ministers, Ding Mi was the minister of Duzhi, Deng was the minister of the five soldiers, and among the five ministers of the Shangshu Province, the three most important ministerial positions were all controlled by Cao Shuang's line.

Cao Shuang also appointed Li Sheng as Henan Yin and Bi Gui as Sili Xiaowei, completely controlling the power inside and outside the capital.

Relatively speaking, Sima Yi is much more low-key, and can even be described as submissive. Cao Shuang was promoted openly and secretly, depriving him of his military power. Sima Yi also seemed not to care, and took up the post calmly, serving as the titular Tutor.

Not only did Sima Yi step aside, but even Sima Yi's two sons did not get any good jobs. Sima Shi served as a regular servant of the casual knights.

Although the Dispatched Riding Permanent Attendant is a third-grade official, it is a type of official position without real power. When entering, he will admonish for mistakes and serve as the emperor's advisor.

Now that the emperor is young, all the government affairs of the court, large and small, are assigned to the auxiliary ministers, and the knights often accompany the king, and they are more like the emperor's nanny.

Sima Zhao became a general in charge of farming, and simply went to manage agricultural production.

Cao Shuang was obviously very satisfied with Sima Yi's attitude of relinquishing power. A man who knows the current situation is a hero. Sima Yi knew that he could not defeat him, so he took the initiative to give in and settle the matter. Cao Shuang stopped pushing forward and pressed forward step by step.

In his opinion, it is reasonable for Sima Yi to retreat bravely due to his old age.

The ministers in the court also believed that Sima Yi was indeed old and could no longer compete with Cao Shuang for power, so these ministers fell to Cao Shuang's side one after another. The front door of Cao Shuang's mansion was like a market, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going.

Only Cao Liang knew clearly that Sima Yi was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, holding back and waiting for an opportunity.

Behind Sima Yi's harmless smile is his iron-blooded and thunderous methods.

Venomous snakes only let people know how scary they are when they show their fangs.

When Cao Liang originally thought that all of this had nothing to do with him, he suddenly received an appointment and was promoted from the eighth-grade Habayashi Lang to the seventh-grade Qimen Superintendent.

As the palace guard, Habayashiro is the fastest-promoted military attache. However, no matter how quickly he is promoted, he must have served for at least two years or one year for outstanding performance and major meritorious service before he can be promoted.

Cao Liang has just joined Yulin Lang not long ago, and he has not yet reached the age for promotion. Moreover, in the position of Yulin Lang, his performance has been quite satisfactory, and he has no merits to speak of. Logically speaking, he is not yet ready for promotion.

when.

But things were so strange. Cao Liang, who had been serving as a captain for just a few months, was directly promoted to the post of gate supervisor. Zhang Tong, who had joined the job a few months earlier than Cao Liang, was envious.

"Brother Cao, it's better to lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade."

Cao Liang could hear the sourness in Zhang Tong's words. Zhang Tong was also a hero, but compared to Cao Liang who was a member of the Cao clan, he was indeed far behind.

Over the years, the Cao family has declined, and the scholar family has become stronger. However, this time the Ming Emperor entrusted him with a lonely job, Cao Shuang was reused, and the members of the Cao family were promoted one after another. Under this background, Cao Liang was promoted from the eighth rank to the seventh rank.

Not surprising.

After Cao Xi became the leader of the Central Army, he felt a little lacking in qualifications. In order to gain the support of the generals of the five armies under his command, he still deliberately made friends with veteran generals such as Cao Yan.

Promoting Cao Liang was nothing more than a simple matter for Cao Xi.

"What's the point? It's just a promotion, why don't you still work in the palace?" Cao Liang said disapprovingly, with a calm look on his face.

To be honest, Cao Liang really didn't care about the difference between the seventh- and eighth-rank Sesame Officials. His opponent was the first-rank Taifu Sima Yi. If he wanted to fight Sima Yi, he had to at least bring their status closer.

Cao Liang's current status is really not good enough.

Zhang Tong curled his lips and said: "Come on, don't be ignorant of your blessings. You have been promoted from Yu Linlang to term sect supervisor in just a few months. From now on, you will not be a bright and beautiful person, but a bright and beautiful person."

, people like us have to endure years and qualifications. If we do well, we may be able to work as generals, cavalry governors and other officials when we enter the official service. If we do not do well, we will end up in the sixth and seventh grades."

Cao Liang patted him on the shoulder and said seriously: "Don't be discouraged. I want to lend you some good advice. Brother, I will definitely be able to support you when I get prosperous in the future."

Zhang Tong's eyes lit up and he said, "Really?"

Cao Liang chuckled and said, "That's a lie. After all, we have stood guard together and been on duty together. If you have my flesh to eat, your soup will definitely be indispensable."

"Thank you very much." Zhang Tong felt happy in his heart, thinking that Cao Liang would have a bright future, and this time he had a good friend.
Chapter completed!