ps: chapter anti-theft, will be corrected later

After Xia Houxuan saw off Sima Ru, he immediately went to the General's Mansion to meet Cao Shuang.

When he arrived at the mansion, Xia Houxuan saw that Ding Mi and Deng were both there, but He Yan was missing.

Xia Houxuan stepped forward and saluted, while Cao Shuang chuckled and said, "Taichu, you came just in time. Just now we were discussing the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family. What do you think?"

Xia Houxuan couldn't help but thought, this couldn't have come sooner rather than later. This was what he came here for, but he didn't expect them to discuss it first. It seemed that the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family also stimulated Cao Shuang.

sensitive nerves.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Now Cao Shuang's only political opponent in the court is probably Sima Yi. Therefore, it is impossible for Cao Shuang to let go of any disturbance in the Sima family.

Naturally, such a "major event" as the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family could not be hidden from Cao Shuang's eyes. Soon someone reported it to Cao Shuang, so Cao Shuang urgently summoned He Yan, Ding Mi, and Deng to discuss the matter.

Before things happened, only Ding Mi and Deng came.

The marriages of rich and powerful people are different from those of ordinary people. Most of these marriages have political purposes. Zhende is just an adopted daughter of Emperor Wei Ming's beloved daughter Cao Shu and Empress Wen Zhaozhen's late nephew Zhenhuang after a ghost marriage.

As a person who doesn't even have parents, he has no virtue to marry the eldest daughter of the eldest son of the Sima family.

But if Zhen De is connected with the Queen Mother Guo, everything becomes clear. The Sima family wants to take advantage of this marriage opportunity to form an alliance with the Queen Mother Guo, collude with both internal and external parties, and attempt to destabilize Cao Shuang's position as auxiliary minister.

The relationship between Cao Shuang and Queen Mother Guo has been tense recently. The main reason is that Cao Fang has grown up. It stands to reason that when Cao Fang reaches sixteen, it is almost time for him to rule personally. The emperor rules personally, which means that Cao Shuang, his assistant,

The minister stood aside.

This is not what Cao Shuang wants to see.

But after all, the emperor is the king of a country. It is precisely because he was young when he ascended the throne that he needed help from others. That is why there is such a thing as assistant ministers and ministers. However, the young emperor will always grow up, and when he reaches the age of direct administration,

The auxiliary ministers should hand over their power and the emperor should preside over the government.

Although Empress Dowager Guo is not Cao Fang's biological mother, her years of nurturing her have naturally made her very close to Cao Fang. Empress Dowager Guo naturally hopes that Cao Fang can personally govern and become a truly responsible emperor.

Cao Shuang has been monopolizing power for so many years and has done nothing in the court. But now it is obviously not that easy for him to hand over power easily.

Therefore, the conflict between Cao Shuang and Queen Mother Guo is getting deeper and deeper. At this time, the Sima family suddenly prepares to marry the Zhen family, which naturally makes others think a lot.

Although Xia Houxuan was secretly happy, he said calmly: "I wonder what the general thought about it."

Cao Shuang pointed at Ding Mi and said: "Ding Shangshu believes that Sima's family clearly has ulterior motives for marrying off the daughter Zhen De. If Sima's old thief succeeds in his treacherous plan, there may be no peace in the country. So Ding Shangshu suggested that we should find ways to deal with it.

The Empress Dowager Guo was separated from the emperor and made her live in Yongning Palace. The Empress Dowager Guo lost power and Sima Yi's wishful thinking also came to nothing."

No other family can interfere with the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family. Even a powerful figure like Cao Shuang cannot stop this marriage.

But being unable to stop it does not mean that Cao Shuang can only sit back and watch. Ding Mi had previously proposed to move the Queen Mother Guo to Yongning Palace and put this woman under house arrest to eliminate her influence in the court. Previously, Cao Shuang failed due to various reasons.

Acceptable, but this time Ding Mi brought up the matter again. Cao Shuang was worried that the relationship between the Sima family and the Queen Mother Guo would affect his position, so this time Cao Shuang preferred to move the Queen Mother Guo out so that she would no longer be able to meet the emperor.

Deng had a different opinion: "The Queen Mother is the mother of the country and is admired by thousands of people. If the general forcibly separates the emperor from his mother, it may cause shock in the world, but it will not be conducive to the general's governance."

Ding Mi said with disdain: "A long-term pain is worse than a short-term pain. Empress Dowager Guo staying with the Emperor will be a disaster after all. It is better to separate as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams."

Recently, Ding Mi and Deng seem to be at odds. I oppose what you agree with, and I agree with what you oppose. No matter what, they are always opposing each other, which gives Cao Shuang a headache. If they hadn't relied on the two as

As his right-hand man, Cao Shuang had already driven them away.

After hearing what the two said, Cao Shuang couldn't help but hesitate, not knowing who to listen to, so Cao Shuang asked Xiahou Xuandao: "What do you think of Taichu?"

Xia Houxuan said calmly: "Sima Yi is very scheming. There must be a conspiracy in this marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family. The general should make a decision early to prevent his conspiracy from succeeding."

Xia Houxuan's visit to Cao Shuang this time was mainly about his niece Sima Ru. However, this matter could not be stated openly, otherwise it would be suspected of serving the public good for personal gain.

But now it seems that Cao Shuang is still inclined to move Empress Dowager Guo. After all, there are calls for the emperor to rule personally, both internally and externally, which puts great pressure on Cao Shuang. Empress Dowager Guo is naturally from the emperor's faction and clearly supports the emperor's personal rule.

Empress Dowager Guo's influence and appeal posed a considerable threat to Cao Shuang's position.

If she were to have a relationship with Sima Yi, it would be equivalent to adding more power to a tiger, putting Cao Shuang's position in jeopardy and making matters worse.

Even if Xia Houxuan didn't express his position, Cao Shuang was still leaning towards Ding Mi's strategy. At this time, Xia Houxuan also strongly supported Cao Shuang not to be intimidated but to just do it, which greatly increased Cao Shuang's confidence and made up his mind to expel the Queen Mother Guo.

Since the death of the late emperor and Cao Fang's accession to the throne, Cao Shuang has been an auxiliary minister and all matters in the court are decided by him. Naturally, Cao Shuang has developed a self-centered character. He spends a lot of time drinking and drinking unscrupulously. He does not care about the emperor at all.

Cao Fang took it seriously.

If Cao Fang had not taken charge, then Cao Shuang would still be the number one leader. But if Cao Fang had taken charge, his misdeeds would definitely be discovered, and his position as assistant minister would probably be hard to keep.

Therefore, the person who least wants Cao Fang to take charge of the government is probably Cao Shuang. If Empress Dowager Guo had not hooked up with Sima Yi, then Cao Shuang would not have been able to make up his mind. However, the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family has already seriously affected

When you reach Cao Shuang's position, you can't bear it anymore. It seems that it's time to make a decision.
Chapter completed!