After quelling Li Feng and Zhang Ji's rebellion, Sima Shi's prestige has been further enhanced, and it cannot be said that there are no dissident forces in the DPRK now, but what Li Feng and Zhang Ji Xiahou Xuan have not done, others do not have the courage to try again, so Sima Shi is covering the sky with one hand in the court, and there is not even half of the voice of opposition.

Although only four or five hundred people were killed this time, the shock caused was extremely far-reaching, and it is estimated that there is nothing more to show the prestige of Sima Shi, even if it is due to the loss of Youzhou and the loss of prestige caused by the defeat of Dongxing, it has also been restored in this counterinsurgency operation.

In order to commend Sima Shi Kuang's contribution to the community, Cao Fang deliberately issued an edict to promote Sima Shi to a general, supervise all internal and external military affairs, record Shang Shushi, and fake Jieyue, and further enhance his status.

Of course, this so-called Cao Fang's edict was just a request from the ministers, Cao Fang just stamped a seal on the edict, and now Cao Fang has become a puppet who is only responsible for stamping the seal, and his relatives are panicked and trembling all day long.

After Empress Zhang was deposed, Empress Dowager Guo chose Wang to be the queen among the concubines, Cao Fang naturally did not dare to have the slightest objection, but from then on, Cao Fang no longer favored any concubines, and sat alone in Queen Zhang's original bedroom every night, holding Queen Zhang's relics, seeing things and thinking about people, crying with tears streaming down her face.

When the news reached Sima Shi, someone suggested to Sima Shi that Cao Fang was already in a state of collapse after this blow, such a son of heaven could no longer pose any threat to Sima Shi, and Sima Shi did not have to take the risk of abolishing the emperor to deal with him, wouldn't it be good to maintain the current situation?

Sima Shi sneered slightly, not impressing, what Cao Fang is doing now, can it be an obscure plan?

Not to mention anything else, Sima Shi just killed Empress Zhang and the fetus in her womb, which was enough to make Cao Fang hate him to the core, and putting an extreme hatred of himself in the position of the emperor was an extremely risky thing for Sima Shi.

This time Li Feng Zhang rebelled, was secretly supported by Cao Fang, then the next time someone rebelled again, Cao Fang will definitely stand on the side of the rebels, Sima Shi can't guarantee that he will be so lucky every time, the Son of Heaven and the rebels joined forces, the threat and lethality to themselves was originally extremely largest, Sima Shi would rather change a newcomer from the Cao clan to be the emperor than keep Cao Fang's misfortune.

After all, Cao Fang has been in this position for a long time, and it is precisely because of staying for a long time that he will have the idea of seizing power in a pro-government manner.

So Sima Shi was determined to abolish the emperor, some time ago he was mainly dealing with Li Feng and Zhang Ji's rebellion, and he couldn't spare his hands to deal with Cao Fang, but now Li Feng and Zhang Ji's matter has finally fallen to the ground, and Sima Shi's plan to abolish the emperor can finally be implemented.

It's just that abolishing the emperor is far more difficult than executing a few rebellious ministers against the party, originally the Son of Heaven was a symbol of imperial power, even if the Son of Heaven is mediocre and unreasonable, it is not easy to dethrone.

Historically, only Yi Yin of the Shang Dynasty and Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty were the only ones who successfully deposed the Son of Heaven without bearing the infamy, and the other deposed emperors were all considered traitors and traitors to the country.

If you want not to be infamous as a traitorous minister, someone must stand up and carry the blame for the abolition of the emperor, such a pot is really not something that ordinary people can carry, so the first person Sima Shi thought of was the Empress Dowager Guo.

During this time, Sima Shi entered the palace more often, of course, not only for a tryst with the Empress Dowager Guo, but also for the sake of grinding his ears and temples, Sima Shi repeatedly talked about the plan to abolish the emperor and set up a new monarch.

At first, Empress Dowager Guo did not agree, first of all, Cao Fang was the heir chosen by the first emperor Cao Ei, if the emperor was abolished at this time, it would be a great disrespect to the first emperor.

Secondly, Cao Fang was still young when he succeeded to Cao Rong, and he was only eight years old when he succeeded to the throne, and he was raised by the Empress Dowager Guo, no matter how stiff their relationship is now, but this mother-son relationship is difficult for Empress Dowager Guo to give up from the bottom of her heart.

Moreover, from the perspective of the overall situation, Cao Fang's throne has been sitting for 14 years, and the rash abolition of the establishment will inevitably lead to the instability of the government.

But Sima Shi's attitude is more resolute, he believes that Cao Fang is now old, his wings are growing, and he has long stopped taking the Empress Dowager Guo in his eyes, and the so-called mother-son affection is not more than Erer, from his participation in the rebellion of Li Feng and Zhang Ji, it can be proved that Cao Fang is extremely ambitious, If Cao Fang really has to be pro-government, it is Sima Shi and the Empress Dowager Guo who will suffer.

Therefore, in this situation, changing someone to be the emperor is also convenient for Empress Dowager Guo to listen to the government behind the scenes, and it can also avoid worries.

Sima Shi's words still talked about the heart of the Empress Dowager Guo, when Cao Fang was young, the affairs in the palace were all decided by the Empress Dowager Guo, even if it was a matter of court and politics, the ministers would also play the Empress Dowager Guo, although she may not have the right to decide on the government as a woman, but the pleasure of listening to the government is indescribable.

But after Cao Fang grew up, Empress Dowager Guo retreated to the second line, only in charge of the affairs of the harem, and no longer participated in the affairs of the court.

And after Cao Fang grew up, the relationship became much more distant from her, and the Empress Dowager Guo was inevitably depressed.

However, in the choice of successors, Sima Shi and Empress Dowager Guo still had a small dispute.

Sima Shi intends to establish Cao Ju, the king of Pengcheng, as the emperor, Cao Ju is the son of Cao Cao, the son of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, that is, the uncle of Emperor Cao Rong of the Ming Dynasty, which is where the Empress Dowager Guo tried her best to oppose, if Cao Ju became the emperor, in terms of seniority, then she became the nephew of the new emperor, how could she continue to be her queen mother?

Even if it is Cao Ju's wife, after Cao Ju ascends the throne, she will become the new queen, and when Empress Dowager Guo sees others, she has to be called an aunt, ruling the six palaces, and dream about it!

So as soon as Empress Dowager Guo heard Sima Shi's proposal, she immediately sank her face and resolutely objected, Sima Shi had no choice but to give up this idea and discuss with Empress Dowager Guo again to see who else in the Cao clan was qualified to inherit the throne.