Cao Rui may not care about other things like hypocrisy, clever tongue, and so on.

After all, as the emperor, he knew that he could shout slogans, but if he really wanted to govern the world, all kinds of talents would be useful, and that would be called governing the country.

Not to mention that Liu Bang valued talent rather than virtue at that time, even Emperor Wu didn't have an order to seek talents?

Does it mean that a talented person must be virtuous?

But the sentence "stealing the power of the emperor's eight handles" deeply stimulated Cao Rui.

Among the eight handles, one is called Jue to control his nobility, the second is called Lu to control his wealth, the third is called to control his luck, and the fourth is called Place to control his behavior.

The fifth is birth to control its blessings, the sixth is seizing to control its poverty, the seventh is abolishing to control its sins, and the eighth is punishing to control its faults.

Those "young" party members not only praised and criticized others, but even the emperor himself was criticized by them more than once.

They are not "stealing the power of the Eight-Handed Emperor", they are "stealing the power of the Eight-Handed Emperor" and want to be superior to the Emperor!

In addition to this sentence, the next sentence also made Cao Rui restless:

"Going in and out of forbidden areas of the government, exchanging letters and messages to find out news."

The so-called forbidden land of the government, in addition to the various ministries and offices, there is another place, also called the forbidden land.

It's called palace ban.

So Cao Rui directly agreed with Dong Zhao's statement without even thinking about it:

The change of Pu Mi was caused by Sui Jiao. Since the war, the study of Confucian classics has been abolished, and later generations have no choice but to talk about it.

Those who have learned a lot about the classics before being appointed as herdsmen. Those who take the doctoral examination and promote them to high positions are urgently needed; those who are flashy and do not follow the true principles of Taoism should be dismissed!

Then he designated those "young party members" as "flashy friends", and the most famous among them, such as Zhuge Dan, Deng Yang and others, were all dismissed from office.

The Hussar General's Mansion was originally one of the most illustrious mansions in Luoyang City.

Although Sima Yi was not in Luoyang, the eldest son Sima Shi had extensive exchanges with young talents from the Wei state.

Master Sima even held a banquet at his house and chatted with young famous writers from Luoyang all night long.

This grand occasion continued until the day when Cao Rui issued an edict to investigate the "flashy clique".

When the news came that one of his former friends had been investigated and deposed, Master Sima felt as if he had fallen into a valley of ice.

The Hussar General's Mansion occupies a huge area, and the Sima family is originally from the Hedong family and has a profound heritage.

The arrangement of the backyard of the house is quite exquisite. When spring comes, the branches and flowers in the courtyard are in bud, and the weeds on the ground have already poked their heads out, creating a green patchwork.

Master Sima sat blankly in the house, the vibrant courtyard not attracting him at all.

His eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes, his face was deathly gray, and his lips were chapped.

Although he was wrapped in a fur coat, his body under the fur coat was still trembling from time to time in a way that was visible to the naked eye.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m scared, or because I feel it’s still a bit cold in early spring.

There was no one else in the house, and even the servants were kicked out by him, preventing anyone from entering.

He doesn't want to see anyone or hear anything right now.

He just wants to be quiet.

Jingjing didn't want him, so there were footsteps at the door, and someone broke in without fear of his orders.

Master Sima trembled and turned around with a panic expression.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the person coming was his junior prince Xia Houhui.

"What are you doing here?"

Master Sima asked in a hissing voice.

"I heard from my servants that Alang hasn't eaten all day, so I brought him some food."

Xia Houhui put the things next to Master Sima and said softly.

Xia Houhui is Xia Houxuan's sister, and Xia Houxuan is one of the leaders of the "Flashy Clique".

After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he did not establish the Yu family as his queen, but instead established the Mao family as his concubine.

The Mao family came from a humble background, and Queen Mao's younger brother Mao Zeng was known for his vulgar words and deeds.

Compared with the elegant young master Xia Houxuan whose appearance is "as bright as the sun and the moon in one's arms", he is even worse.

But Cao Rui wanted Xia Houxuan and Mao Zeng to sit side by side.

This move was to improve the status of the Mao family, but it also made Xia Houxuan feel humiliated.

Xia Houxuan showed displeasure on the spot.

Cao Rui was not very big-hearted, so he naturally held a grudge when he saw this, and later found an excuse to demote him to Yulin Supervisor.

Now Xia Houxuan is at the forefront again, and he is among the first people to be deposed.

Something happened to his brother Xia Houxuan, and now his brother Alang is waiting for death again.

Xia Houhui was under tremendous pressure, which was slightly less than that of Sima Division.

But she was still able to bite the seed, and after comforting her daughters, she came over to comfort Master Sima.

"Eat whatever you want. Look at me like this, do I think I can eat?"

Master Sima said loudly and irritably, as if this could vent his fear.

Xia Houzheng frowned, looking at Master Sima's decadent appearance, but he said slowly:

"Alang is the eldest son of the Sima family, and my uncle is a hussar general and an auxiliary minister appointed by the late emperor. Why are you worried? Why can't you sleep and eat well?"

"Can the assistant minister resist the emperor's orders?"

As soon as Master Sima said these words, he knew that he had made a mistake.

He raised his head and looked at Xia Houhui, just in time to see the other person's fleeting expression.

Master Sima was still young after all. When he said this, he explained in a loud voice: "Xi Jun, what I mean is that no matter how high your official position is, you still have to obey your orders..."

"I know."

Xia Houhui picked up the bowl and handed it to Master Sima, "Fortunately, there are only you and me here. But Alang is outside, so you should be more careful."

Seeing Xia Houzheng's calm expression and tone, Master Sima relaxed slightly and lowered his head to take a sip of rice porridge.

"I remember, didn't my uncle send someone to send a letter specifically to A Lang?"

When Xia Houhui saw that Master Sima was finally willing to eat, he asked again.

Master Sima was startled. He remembered that the letter told him to study steadily and also said something about temporary setbacks. His hands suddenly trembled.

With a clatter, the bowl in his hand fell to the ground. The porridge in the bowl spilled onto his clothes, and then dripped onto the ground.

He looked at Xia Houhui in horror, his lips moved, but before he could speak, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps again outside.

"Mr. Lang, the palace sent someone to lead the imperial army to the house!"

When Master Sima heard this, his face, which had no color at all, turned extremely pale.

His body swayed and he almost fainted.

Xia Houhui quickly supported him and said in a low voice: "Alang, since uncle has ensured that you are fine, then it must be fine."

"Let's go to the front first and see why the people in the palace are here."

Master Sima woke up with a start, and with Xia Houhui's help, he was able to stand up.

He walked to the door with some staggering steps, held on to the doorframe, and then turned back to look at Xia Houhui.

Xia Houhui also said that he was worried, and looked at him with comforting and encouraging eyes.

Master Sima forced a smile, then asked his servants to support him and walked to the front courtyard.

At this time, if the palace sends someone here, it will naturally not do anything good.

The chamberlain passed down the emperor's oral instructions, saying that Master Sima had too close contacts with the flashy cronies, especially Xia Houxuan and He Yan, who were the leaders of the clique.

Among them, Xiahou Xuan was an in-law, and He Yan once praised him highly, so he asked people to take Master Sima back to ask for details.

Master Sima didn't even have a chance to say any last words to his family before he was taken away by the wolf-like tiger-like Imperial Army.

Sima Yi was not in Luoyang, so news could not be exchanged in time.

The eldest son of the family was taken away, and the second son, Sima Zhao, was still young. The Hussars General's family suddenly lost its backbone, and people were in panic.

Some of the concubines and maids in the house were timid and could not help crying.

The servants are like headless rats, running around everywhere.

The mansion of the Xuan He Cavalry General suddenly became chaotic.

"He's not dead yet! There's a mourning cry!"

Just when everyone in the house was mourning for their heir, a sharp shout rang out.

A woman of about forty led the palace servants, and first had all the main and small doors of the Hussar General's palace tightly closed, and then gathered all the servants together.

The woman with stern eyes and resolute face was none other than Sima Yi's wife Zhang Chunhua.
To be continued...