In the Xuchang Palace, Sima Yi came to the front of the palace. At this time, the Queen Mother Tang Yurou was asking the palace maid to trim her nails, and the little emperor was running around, chasing a ball made of pig urine. The ball was also very delicate, with a surface It is woven with gold thread, so it looks colorful.
Several eunuchs were chasing after him: "Your Majesty, slow down, Your Majesty, Your Majesty... don't fall."
"Let him play, he is only willing to play like that if the Prime Minister is not here." Empress Dowager Tang said dotingly.
The eunuch said respectfully: "Yes, empress."
"I am here to see you, your Majesty." Wu Zibang came up and said.
The Empress Dowager Tang waved her hand to let the little emperor and the eunuch go down first, and then said: "It turns out to be Lord Sima. I wonder why he came to visit late at night?"
Sima Yi looked around and said, "You can only visit late at night, otherwise if the Prime Minister sees it, something might be wrong..."
As soon as these words came out, Tang Ji became vigilant. Tang Ji said, "What do you mean by this?" '
"Does it mean that the Queen Mother does not want to restore the Han Dynasty? Instead, she uses the traitor Cao as a tool of power? You must know that the emperor is still young now. After the emperor grows up in a few years, the emperor will have his own ideas. Will he and Dong Zhuo Same, because the emperor had a rebellious heart and was disobedient and then gave the emperor to... "
As he spoke, Sima Yi made a beheading gesture.
Tang Ji glared angrily: "Bold! Are you alluding to the late emperor?"
Tang Ji's husband, Liu Zhui, the Young Emperor of Han, was murdered by Dong Zhuo because he was disobedient. This has always been Tang Ji's rebellion. It does not mean that Tang Ji loved him. On the contrary, Tang Ji and the young emperor combined. It's just a marriage. The real situation is that Tang Ji doesn't love the young emperor at all. On the contrary, Tang Ji loves another person.
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Why is the queen so angry? Did Wei Chen tell the pain in the queen's heart?"
"Then what can you do?" Tang Ji asked, because this is indeed the case. Now Cao Mengde chooses the young emperor because the emperor is young and can be easily controlled. How can Tang Ji, a female, be the master
This era is originally an era of male dominance, and the status of women here is very bad. Whether it is an ordinary woman or a queen mother, this is inevitable.
Sima Yi said: "Your Majesty, Cao Mengde has great ambitions. Now there are many powerful enemies in the world, such as Li Bolong and Lu Bu in the south, Ma Teng and Han Sui in the west, Himihu overseas, Ryukyu, Liu Zhang in Sichuan, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong. It can be said that he is surrounded by powerful enemies, so Cao Mengde dare not openly usurp the throne. But now Cao Mengde controls the richest place in the world, which is the northern states. Given time and strong soldiers and horses, he is very likely to unify the world. If he unifies What about the queen of the world..."
As soon as these words came out, Tang Ji hit the target. It was not that Tang Ji didn't understand, but she didn't want to think too much. Now Cao Mengde is holding the emperor to order the princes. That's because the princes in the world are evasive and care about the face of the Han Dynasty, so this For Cao Mengde, it is also a universal card.
Therefore, he did not kill the emperor with ruthless hands. Sima Yi said: "I think of the time when the princes joined forces to compete for the throne. Cao Mengde, who was born as a cavalry captain in the Central Plains, recruited strong men, recruited talents, and strengthened his troops in his hometown. He successively occupied Gunzhou and Yuzhou and became a prince. Later, he issued a message to the princes of the world, asking all princes to come to rescue him. Cao Mengde thought this was a God-given opportunity, so he rushed thousands of miles from Gunzhou to Luoyang to save the emperor. Then Cao Mengde forced the Han emperor to appease him in Xuchang, and built massively The imperial palace began to take advantage of the emperor to control the princes. In fact, he just wanted to use the emperor as a weapon in his hands! "
Sima Yi's words made Tang Ji nod: "Indeed, Cao Mengde has had the children of the Ai family as his weapons, and now he considers himself the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. When he fought with Yuan Shao, he was not weaker than below. Because the emperor is in his hands, he is legitimately the prime minister of the Han Dynasty."
"Yes, that's when he became famous." Sima Yi said.
Although he was a Han prime minister, Cao Mengde could use the emperor's flag when marching and fighting. When he went out, the pomp was even greater than that of the emperor. Cao Mengde could also wear a hat with twelve jade strings hanging from his head like the emperor, and ride in a special carriage.
Cao Mengde has mastered all the real power of the court. The Han Emperor is completely a puppet, and Tang Ji is also just a puppet. Now Cao Mengde is only half a step away from the throne of the emperor. The only thing he has not obtained is the title of emperor.
"In that case, why didn't Cao Mengde usurp the throne?" Tang Ji asked again.
Sima Yi smiled slightly: "If Cao Mengde rashly proclaims himself emperor, he will definitely give his political opponents an excuse to oppose him. Cao Mengde supports the Han Dynasty to give himself a legitimate banner, and other princes can always be called Han traitors. If he overthrows Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and proclaims himself emperor, , which gave the princes of the world a reason to raise troops to attack. Just like Dong Zhuo, officials loyal to the Han Dynasty would also take the opportunity to rebel against Cao Mengde. Internal and external troubles would inevitably put themselves in danger, so Cao Mengde did not dare to proclaim himself emperor. If If the world is unified, Cao Mengde will not have to worry about foreign invasion, and he might overthrow Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty!"
Sima Yi coughed and said: "Cao Mengde has already mastered all real power. False reputation is not important. At this time, the Han Emperor has no control over anything except his own harem. Cao Mengde already controls his own world. There is no need to put himself on the back for a false reputation. If the reputation of a rebellious minister can help the Han Dynasty complete the great cause of unifying the world, it can also be famous throughout the ages. Therefore, although Cao Mengde told the ministers that he would not proclaim himself emperor, he would not give up the actual right to rule at all. As I said, the world After unification, that won’t be certain, so I ask the Queen Mother to make a decision as soon as possible!”
Tang Ji said: "Then tell me, what's your clever plan?"
As soon as these words came out, Sima Yi became ecstatic. He analyzed Cao Mengde's matter again and again just to make Tang Ji ask him for a solution. He couldn't tell Tang Ji a solution by himself, because if he did, he would join Tang Ji and express his gratitude to Cao Mengde. , then he will fall into a place of eternal destruction.
But if Tang Ji asked, it meant that Tang Ji also wanted it, so Sima Yi could be sure that Tang Ji was on his side.
Sima Yi said: "The Queen Mother is wise. Indeed, she has a plan... If the Queen Mother unites, I am willing to share this plan for the Queen Mother's reference!"
"Okay! Then tell me quickly!" Tang Ji stood up so excitedly.
Sima Yi looked around and said: "The guards outside the door are Cao Mengde's people. I will come to see you specifically at midnight today, and I will talk to the Queen Mother about these things then..."
Tang Ji broke out in a cold sweat. There were indeed Cao Mengde's eyes and ears around her. If Cao Mengde found out, she would definitely die.