Cao Miao wanted to go out and smash Sima Yi to death with a brick, but he knew that if he really did that, he would be in big trouble.
He had already told Cao Cao that the Sima Clan would seize the Wei Empire in the future and poison the world. However, Cao Cao had yet to make a move, which was enough to show how troublesome this matter was.
The Sima Clan's influence was too great. If they were to be exterminated without a suitable excuse, then the negative impact on Cao Cao would be too great.
At that time, it would even seriously affect Cao Cao's path to hegemony.
Therefore, Cao Miao had to wait for an opportunity to get rid of the Sima Clan.
Just like how they killed the descendants of the Cao family, they cut down the weeds by the roots and left no one alive.
"Young Master Sima Yi, this time Cao Cao wants to borrow grain to attack Yuan Shu. How much is the Sima Clan prepared to borrow?”
A gentry asked Sima Yi.
They all knew why Cao Cao had summoned them.
Speaking of which, they definitely didn't want to borrow food, but Cao Cao had soldiers now.
Therefore, they had no choice.
"Sigh, years of war have caused the people to be displaced. My family's fields are almost unable to support the tenants!”
Sima Yi had a look of pity on his face as he sighed," To repay the Emperor's kindness, my Sima Clan has prepared 5000 stones this time. This is already the limit!”
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"Just five thousand dans?"
Hearing Sima Yi's words, everyone was stunned.
For an army of hundreds of thousands, five thousand dans of rations was simply a drop in the bucket.
Soon, they laughed together and said,""That's right. Years of war have caused the people to be homeless. The people are suffering, and so are we!”
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Cao Miao looked at the disgusting faces of these people and really wanted to vomit.
He quietly retreated and met up with Lu Lingqi.
"Why did you take so long?”
Lu Lingqi asked.
"Oh, I saw something disgusting and vomited for a long time!”
Cao Miao said.
"You're so disgusting!"
Lu Lingqi rolled her eyes.
"Let's go. Today, your husband will show you a good show!”
Cao Miao pulled Lu Lingqi forward.
"Whose husband are you? Shameless!"
Lu Lingqi flung Cao Miao's hand away, her face flushed red.
After they arrived at the hall, they quietly climbed up the beam and waited for the banquet to begin.
After about half an incense's time, Cao Cao arrived and all the guests were seated.
After Cao Cao gave his speech, everyone started drinking to their heart's content.
When the wine was half drunk, Cao Cao stood up and said,""Everyone, I'm sure everyone has heard!”
"That kid Yuan Shu is a traitor. He actually dared to declare himself emperor. He is unpardonable and intolerable!”
"Today, His Majesty has issued an edict to crusade against the rebels. We Han officials are naturally duty-bound!”
"I've already gathered an army together with Lu Bu and Liu Bei to deal with the rebels!”
"But an army needs food supplies for an expedition!”
"All of you are from the noble families of the Central Plains and have a thousand hectares of fertile land. In this rebellion, we still need all of you to provide food and fodder!”
"You are all officials of the Han Dynasty and have been enjoying the benefits of the Han Dynasty for a long time. Now that we are dealing with the rebels, you won't stand by and do nothing, right?”
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Cao Cao was also an ambitious person of his generation, so he knew that attacking Yuan Shu was a good excuse. Therefore, he spoke in a righteous and impassioned manner.
If these people still admitted that they were Hanchen, then they had to give them food.
No one was surprised by Cao Cao's words.
Cao Cao had called them over to gather rations.
Cao Cao now had soldiers in his hands, and he also had the emperor to command the vassals. It was impossible for them not to give him food at all.
However, if they gave too much, they would also suffer losses.
Therefore, they could only give as little as possible.
The Sima Clan of Hanoi was a famous clan in the Central Plains.
At this moment, everyone's gaze gathered on Sima Yi.
When Sima Yi saw this, he knew that it was time for him to stand up.
He didn't mind standing out like this.
Although he had stood out, he had also established a position of leader among the aristocrats.
This was extremely beneficial to their Sima Clan's future plans.
Their Sima Clan had a huge scheme. Although their clan had never been an official, they were secretly accumulating prestige.
He sat there and watched the world's situation, waiting for the right opportunity.
Now that the dukes had risen up, wasn't it good for their Sima Clan to sit and watch the wind and clouds and wait to reap the benefits?
Putting everything else aside, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao would definitely have a battle in the future.
If their Sima Clan wanted to become an official, they would at least have to wait until Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had a victor.
"What Sikong Cao said is right. We have been enjoying the benefits of the Han Dynasty for a long time. Now that the traitor Yuan Shu is arrogant, how can we sit idly by and watch?”
Sima Yi was impassioned as soon as he came up, looking like he was loyal to the king and the country." Although my Sima Clan is unknown, we are willing to contribute to the Great Han Dynasty's crusade against the rebels!”
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