ps: chapter anti-theft, corrected later

"Take the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron?" Xiahou Xuan said in a little puzzled manner.

Cao Liang smiled slightly and said, "I heard that the Secretary Ding Mi once wrote a letter to the General, saying that women interfering in politics is the way for the country to lose. Therefore, he suggested that the General move Empress Dowager Guo to Yongning Palace and never meet with the emperor again. If the General can act accordingly, the Sima family's marriage attempt will inevitably be shattered, and this marriage may be delayed or put on hold."

In fact, Cao Liang knew that Cao Shuang's biggest defeat was to force the empress dowager Guo to leave the palace. Empress dowager Guo had a great influence in the political arena of the late Cao Wei period. This woman herself was extraordinary and intelligent. She could stand out in Cao's bloody harem, which proved that she was not an ordinary person.

Cao Shuang thought that he could do nothing if he monopolizes the power, but he forgot that the mother of the empress dowager was not a loss of personal morality. Even if he, as the chief minister, expelled the empress dowager for no reason, would inevitably be opposed by hostile forces.

In history, Cao Shuang's forced move to the Yongning Palace occurred in the eighth year of Zhengshi, which was next year. Cao Liang brought up this matter at this time and obviously abandoned Cao Shuang from the bottom of his heart. However, this idea was not his. The real mastermind was Ding Mi. What Cao Liang did was just to follow the flow.

After Cao Shuang moved Empress Dowager Guo to Yongning Palace, it was equivalent to putting Empress Dowager Guo under house arrest. Not only did she not allow her to meet the emperor Cao Fang again, but it was difficult for other court officials to see him again. In this way, Empress Dowager Guo's influence in the court was reduced to zero and he could no longer interfere in the government affairs. Sima Yi's attempt to connect Empress Dowager Guo against Cao Shuang was lost.

Perhaps only in this way can the Sima family want to marry the Zhen family.

To be honest, Cao Liang had no good feelings for Sima Ru. He was willful, domineering, and arrogant, and had a very handsome young lady from a famous family. If it was just her own reasons, Cao Liang would not be too lazy to help her.

However, she is Xiahou Xuan's niece. Xiahou Xuan has a good relationship with him and asks him personally, so Cao Liang has no reason to stand by and watch.

But then again, if the Sima family and the Zhen family really succeed in marriage, it will inevitably strengthen the Sima family's power. Such a result is obviously something Cao Liang did not want to see, so destroying the Sima family and the Zhen family became Cao Liang's primary goal.

As for whether to help Sima Ru or not, Cao Liang didn't care at all.

Xiahou Xuan was indeed quite troubled about this matter. Because his sister passed away early, he loved this niece since he was a child, so he naturally hoped that she could have a good home.

But due to his hatred with Sima Shi's old enemy, Xiahou Xuan was powerless in dealing with Sima Ru's marriage. After all, Sima Ru's marriage naturally had to be decided by her biological father, and no matter when, it was not his uncle's turn.

But Zhen De was famous for being a gangster in the Luoyang aristocratic circle and had a lot of bad records. It was the most unfortunate thing for Sima Ru to marry him, but this was the internal affairs of the Sima family. Although Xiahou Xuan was reluctant, he was helpless.

Cao Liang's words undoubtedly reminded Xiahou Xuan. Yes, if the Sima family wants to marry the Zhen family, they naturally value the power of Empress Dowager Guo. If Empress Dowager Guo did not support him, the Zhen family would not be the case. The Sima family would naturally not send a legitimate daughter to a useless family.

It seems that if you want to help Sima Ru, this is a good idea.

Xiahou Xuan also knew about Ding Mi's letter of suggesting Cao Shuang move Empress Dowager Guo. Ding Mi's move was to prevent the harem from interfering in politics. If the son was young and weak today, if Empress Dowager Guo took power, it would inevitably endanger Cao Shuang's position as Chief Minister. Therefore, Ding Mi wrote a letter to Cao Shuang, asking him to separate the emperor and the Empress Dowager. In this way, even if Empress Dowager Guo wants to interfere in political affairs, it will be too late.

Cao Shuang received Ding Mi's letter and did not implement it immediately, but temporarily put it aside, without implementing it or rejecting it, as if he was hesitant.

Xiahou Xuan knew that this matter must be of great importance, so Cao Shuang hesitated, but it was related to Sima Ru's marriage, so Xiahou Xuan naturally could not take it lightly. He said to Cao Liang: "It's a great way to remove the firewood from the cauldron, a clever plan! Without further ado, I will go to the General's Mansion to discuss this matter."

Cao Liang just nodded slightly and didn't say anything. It was enough to just mention something like this. Next, Xiahou Xuan would definitely spare no effort to persuade Cao Shuang to relocate Empress Dowager Guo for Sima Ru. If the result is, there is no need to worry about it.

So Cao Liang bowed and left Changling Marquis' Mansion.

Sima Ru had already stopped sobbing and silently stared at Cao Liang's departure back. Although Cao Liang did not say a word to her today, he did help him and came up with such a wonderful idea. No matter whether the idea works in the end or not, Sima Ru was still grateful to Cao Liang from the bottom of his heart.

Xiahou Xuan looked at Sima Ru's trance and said, "Ru'er, uncle will go to the General's Mansion to convince the General. You should go home first and wait for the good news."

Sima Ru's face was full of resentment and said quietly: "Uncle, I don't want to go back to Sima's mansion for a moment. My father and grandpa. In their eyes, there is only power and they can't see anything else. I really don't want to go back!"

Xiahou Xuan comforted her and said, "Ru'er, what my uncle promised you will definitely do. No matter what, you should go back to Sima's mansion first, but don't mention this matter to avoid leaking the news."

It is indeed inconvenient to keep Sima Ru here, especially at this sensitive time. If Xiahou Xuan forcibly takes Sima Ru in, it will inevitably intensify the conflict between Xiahou Xuan and the Sima family.

Sima Ru was much more well-behaved when she returned. Obviously, she also understood the interests of this, so she no longer insisted on staying in Changling Marquis' Mansion. She said goodbye to Xiahou Xuan and left Changling Marquis' Mansion.

Xiahou Xuan was originally going to send someone to escort her back, but Sima Ru refused: "Uncle, there is no need to, just send someone to escort her. My father will definitely send someone to watch her. It would be the best thing for them to escort her."

As soon as Sima Ru left the mansion, he saw the escort guard beside Sima Master peeping there. Seeing Sima Ru coming out and was about to hide elsewhere, Sima Ru came straight to him and said, "Who, aren't you sent by my father? It's just right to escort this lady back to the mansion."

The chief guard did not dare to disobey and escorted Sima Ru honestly and returned to Sima Mansion.
Chapter completed!