Chapter 640: Behind Forbearance
But for Sima Yi, it was a major failure and setback, even if the family was determined to fight against Cao Shuang, but in the end, their strength was limited, and now Cao Shuang controlled the military power of the capital and the power of the court inside and outside, and completely stood at the peak of his life, the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and there was no rival again.
Originally, Sima Yi felt that Empress Dowager Guo's power could be borrowed more or less, as long as their Sima family could tie Empress Dowager Guo to their Sima family's chariot through the bond of marriage, then the Sima family might be able to have the capital to contend with Cao Shuang.
But he didn't expect Cao Shuang to brave the world's disapproval and forcibly move the Empress Dowager Guo to Yongning Palace and put her under house arrest.
It really depends on the heavens and the earth, and it seems that if the Sima family wants to achieve a great cause, they have to rely on themselves.
Just when the ministers of the court and the central government were talking and angry, Sima Yi quietly left the hall, and when everyone united to find him, Sima Yi had already disappeared.
Now that Cao Shuang is in power, what's the point of recklessly fighting between words, of course Sima Yi will not be as impulsive as these juniors, it seems that he has to re-plan.
Sima Yi has endured like a turtle all his life, his joy and anger are invisible, even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him, he can do it quietly, his chest is thunderous and his face is like a peaceful lake, when he left the palace, Yu Linlang, who was guarding the gate of the palace, didn't even notice any change in Sima Yi's face.
As if it was a normal upward and downward court, Sima Yi's steps were a little staggering, but they were as smooth as ever.
No one can really understand what kind of things are hidden in Sima Yi's heart.
Without Sima Yi, the entire family faction became leaderless, and everyone complained and complained twice at best, and then dispersed.
After all, the power of the court is now controlled by Cao Shuang's cronies, and Jiang Ji, who is even Sima Yiwei, who is a prince, is also in a position that is hollowed out. And these children of the young Zhuang faction of the family, in the court, at most, they hold low-key official positions, if there is no Sima Yi to take the lead, these people will not be able to do anything.
originally thought that it would cause an uproar in the imperial court, but it ended quietly, and even Cao Shuang, the initiator of the whole thing, was deeply inexplicable.
Cao Shuang didn't agree with Ding Mi's plan before, but he was a little forward-looking, for fear that this move would attract opposition from the Manchu civil and military, but he didn't expect that when it was really put into practice, it would be so smooth, which made Cao Shuang a little unexpected.
All this is going so smoothly, so far, the court is actually calm, although there are occasionally some discordant voices, but the main tone is on Cao Shuang's side, not even a person who doubts it in person, it seems that his deterrent power is no longer something that anyone can shake.
Other people's attitudes may not be important, what Cao Shuang values most is Sima Yi's attitude, Cao Shuang originally planned that if Sima Yi dared to stand up and oppose it, then Cao Shuang could also use the topic to play and put him Sima Yi in the army.
But the result was a heavy punch that Cao Shuang was ready to throw, and he didn't hit the exact target, just like hitting the cotton, and there was nowhere to exert his strength.
Although the result was a little unexpected, it was what Cao Shuang wanted to see the most, it seems that his position in the court is no longer something that anyone can shake, I am so powerful!
For a long time, Cao Shuang's position as a general and as an auxiliary minister have been criticized by people, and many people believe that with Cao Shuang's ability, it is impossible to sit for a long time.
Especially after the defeat of the Battle of Hanzhong, there are more and more people who question Cao Shuang, and many people write to the Son of Heaven to pro-government and ban the post of auxiliary minister, which in itself is a test for Cao Shuang, and it also forced Cao Shuang to take risks and launched a palace action aimed at targeting the Empress Dowager Guo.
After the house arrest of Empress Dowager Guo, the forces of the pro-government faction in the DPRK and China were hit hard, and no one dared to put forward a pro-government proposal, and Cao Shuang's position seemed to have become more stable than ever.
The Sima family has become relatively more low-key, after the palace forcing incident, Sima Yi once again said that he was ill and could not go to court, and the relationship between the Sima family and the Zhen family, I don't know whether it was canceled or postponed, anyway, there is no news for the time being.
The purpose of the Sima family's marriage with the Zhen family is to win over the Empress Dowager Guo, but now that the Empress Dowager Guo is under house arrest in Yongning Palace, she has long lost her power, and the marriage with the Zhen family seems to have become insignificant.
After Xiahou Xuan got the news, he was very excited, although it was said that the Sima family did not explicitly cancel the marriage, but it was certain that it would be shelved, and Sima Ru would not be forced to marry, which may be the best result for Sima Ru.
The Sima family did not clearly announce the dissolution of the marriage contract, it is clear that there is still a backhand, in case the Empress Dowager Guo regains power, the Sima family will not bear the repeated notoriety.
Because things have not been clear, so the attitude of the Sima family is also extremely ambiguous, if the Empress Dowager Guo returns to the harem one day, then the Sima family will inevitably renew the marriage contract, but if the Empress Dowager Guo can't turn over completely, this marriage contract will eventually become a piece of waste paper.
Unlike Xiahou Xuan, who was extremely happy, Cao Liang smiled faintly and didn't say too much, after all, Xiahou Xuan cared about his niece's marriage, but Cao Liang was none of his business.
However, it is still a matter of celebration to be able to smash the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family this time, as long as it can hit the Sima family, it is what Cao Liang likes to see.
The Sima family was silent, it seemed to be calm on the surface, but Cao Liang knew that this was just a short calm before the storm, the Sima family was hit and suppressed, but soon they would rebound and retaliate, and an unprecedented storm might already be brewing.
Perhaps in the near future, a storm will sweep through the entire Luoyang City, and then it will affect the entire world.
The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, Cao Liang believes that Sima Yi's forbearance may be coming to an end, he has endured for a lifetime, and he has acted for a lifetime, Sima Yi is estimated that he will not continue to act, when he really shows his fangs, what kind of scene will it be?
Cao Liang was secretly looking forward to it, but the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier, and no one would stay out of this war.