After Xiahou Xuan sent Sima Ru away, he immediately went to the General's Mansion to meet Cao Shuang.

When he arrived in the mansion, Xiahou Xuan saw that Ding Mi and Deng Yang were there, but He Yan was missing.

Xiahou Xuan stepped forward to salute, and Cao Shuang smiled and said: "Taichu, you came just in time, just now we were discussing the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family, what do you think?" ”

Xiahou Xuan couldn't help but think about it, this is better than a coincidence, he came here for this matter, but he didn't expect them to discuss it first, it seems that the marriage of the Sima family and the Zhen family also stimulated Cao Shuang's sensitive nerves.

In fact, it is true, now Cao Shuang's only political enemy in the DPRK is probably only Sima Yi left, so Cao Shuang will not let go of any disturbance in the Sima family.

Such a "major event" as the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family naturally couldn't hide from Cao Shuang's ears, and soon someone reported it to Cao Shuang, so Cao Shuang urgently summoned He Yan, Ding Mi, and Deng Yang to discuss the matter, but He Yan didn't arrive because of the matter, only Ding Mi and Deng Yang came.

The marriage of the wealthy and powerful is different from that of the common people, most of these marriages have political purposes, Zhen De is just the beloved daughter of Emperor Wei Ming, Cao Shu, and the late nephew of Empress Wen Zhao Zhen, Zhen Huang, after the marriage was held, as a person who does not even have a father and mother, how can he marry the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter of the Sima family.

But if Zhen De is connected with Empress Dowager Guo, everything will be clear that the Sima family wants to take advantage of this marriage opportunity to form an alliance with Empress Dowager Guo, colluding inside and outside, in an attempt to shake Cao Shuang's position as an auxiliary minister.

Recently, the relationship between Cao Shuang and Empress Dowager Guo has been tense, the main reason is that Cao Fang is also growing up, it stands to reason that Cao Fang is sixteen years old, and it is almost time to be pro-government, the Son of Heaven is pro-government, which means that Cao Shuang, the auxiliary minister, is standing aside.

This is not what Cao Shuang wants to see.

But after all, the Son of Heaven is the king of a country, and it is precisely because he was young when he ascended the throne and needed someone to assist him, so there will be such a thing as an auxiliary minister to support the orphan minister, but the young Son of Heaven will always grow up, and when he reaches the age of pro-government, it should be the auxiliary minister who returns power and the Son of Heaven presides over the government.

Although Empress Dowager Guo is not Cao Fang's biological mother, her nurturing grace over the years has naturally made her extremely close to Cao Fang.

Cao Shuang has monopolized power for so many years, and he has nothing to do in the court, and now it is obviously not so easy to let him easily hand over power.

Therefore, the contradiction between Cao Shuang and Empress Dowager Guo is getting deeper and deeper, and at this time, the Sima family is suddenly preparing to marry the Zhen family, which will naturally make others think about it.

Although Xiahou Xuan was secretly happy in his heart, he also said quietly: "I don't know how the general thinks about it." ”

Cao Shuang pointed at Ding Mi and said: "Ding Shangshu believes that the Sima family's marriage to Zhen De is obviously an ulterior motive, if the trick of the old thief Sima succeeds, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the DPRK and China." Therefore, Ding Shangshu suggested that he should find a way to separate the Empress Dowager Guo from the Son of Heaven and make him live in Yongning Palace, but the Empress Dowager Guo lost power, and Sima Yi's wishful thinking also failed. ”

The marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family, other people's families can't interfere with it, even a powerful figure like Cao Shuang can't stop this family affair.

But being unable to stop it does not mean that Cao Shuang can only sit and watch, Ding Mi had previously proposed to move the Empress Dowager Guo to Yongning Palace and put this woman under house arrest in order to eliminate her influence in the court, before, Cao Shuang failed to adopt it for various reasons, but this time Ding Mi brought up the matter again, Cao Shuang was worried that after the Sima family and the Empress Dowager Guo got into a relationship, it would affect his position, so this time Cao Shuang still tended to move out of the Empress Dowager Guo and let her not meet the Son of Heaven again.

Deng Yang has a different opinion: "The queen mother is the mother of the country, admired by all people, if the general forcibly separates the Son of Heaven from his mother, it may cause a shock in the world, but it is not conducive to the general's rule." ”

Ding Mi said with a disdainful face: "Long pain is better than short pain, Empress Dowager Guo staying by the Son of Heaven is a disaster after all, it is better to separate as soon as possible, so as not to have many dreams at night." ”

Recently, Ding Mi and Deng Yang seem to be in a fight, I am against what you are for, I am in favor of what you oppose, no matter what, they are all singing the opposite, which makes Cao Shuang also have a headache, if it weren't for the relationship between the two of them as right-hand men, Cao Shuang would have driven the two away a long time ago.

After listening to the words of the two, Cao Shuang couldn't help but hesitate, not knowing who to listen to, so Cao Shuang asked Xiahou Xuandao: "What did Tai Chu think?" ”

Xiahou Xuan said unhurriedly: "Sima Yi is scheming, this marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family, there must be a conspiracy, the general should make a decision as soon as possible, and must not let the conspiracy succeed." ”

Xiahou Xuan came to find Cao Shuang this time, mainly for his niece Sima Ru, but this matter cannot be said clearly, otherwise it will be suspected of fake public and private interests.

But now it seems that Cao Shuang is still inclined to move the Empress Dowager Guo, after all, now the internal and external courts, the voices calling for the pro-government of the Son of Heaven are endless, so that Cao Shuang's pressure is great, and the Empress Dowager Guo is naturally a person from the Son of Heaven's faction, and she clearly approves of the pro-government of the Son of Heaven, and with the influence and appeal of the Empress Dowager Guo, it poses a great threat to Cao Shuang's position.

If she is allowed to have a relationship with Sima Yi again, it will be equivalent to adding wings to a tiger, making Cao Shuang's position even more dangerous.

Even if Xiahou Xuan didn't express his position, Cao Shuang was also inclined to Ding Mi's strategy, and at this time, Xiahou Xuan also strongly supported Cao Shuang not to coax, just do it, so that Cao Shuang's confidence increased greatly, and he made up his mind to expel the Empress Dowager Guo.

Since the death of the first emperor and Cao Fang's accession to the throne, Cao Shuang, as an auxiliary minister, has decided on him in all the affairs of the court, so he has naturally developed Cao Shuang's self-respecting character.

If Cao Fang is not pro-government, then Cao Shuang is still the number one, but if Cao Fang is pro-government, his misdeeds will definitely be found out, and the position of auxiliary minister may not be kept.

If Empress Dowager Guo didn't hook up with Sima Yi, then Cao Shuang wouldn't be able to make up his mind, but because the marriage between the Sima family and the Zhen family has seriously affected Cao Shuang's status, it is tolerable or unbearable, it seems that it is really time to make a decision.

So Cao Shuang led people straight into the palace and came to the harem with great momentum, preparing to forcibly move the Empress Dowager Guo to Yongning Palace.