"The common people are living amid ice and snow, without clothes or houses, and all the ministers at court are telling lies..."
Sima Yan was kneeling before Sima Zhao, slowly recounting what he had learned over the past few days.
Sima Zhao's expression shifted between light and shadow.
"So I must visit the various regions myself, in secret, and see what things are really like..."
"I must not let these people deceive me..."
Sima Yan very honestly repeated what Cao Mao had taught him.
At that moment, Sima Zhao's feelings were complicated in the extreme.
In all fairness, there was nothing wrong with what the emperor had said. He was right: one truly could not trust these ministers, should not care too much about reputation, should take better care of the common people at the bottom, and should see things with one's own eyes... All of that was right, and Sima Zhao was pleased that Sima Yan had learned these things.
But the problem was... what gave you the right to teach my son??
So it really is "I'll look after your wife and children"??
You even have to copy that??
Having his own enemy help tutor his son left Sima Zhao unable to recover for a long time.
He was dumbfounded.
He looked blankly at Du Yu beside him and asked, "Yuan Kai, what do you think His Majesty is trying to do?"
Du Yu was hardly any better off than Sima Zhao. He looked just as bewildered.
Even someone as capable as Du Yu could not see into the emperor's mind. Was he helping the enemy groom an heir???
Sima Yan glanced at Du Yu, then added, "His Majesty also told me that the only person in the Imperial Court who can currently be trusted and entrusted with