Cao Mao had not deliberately come to deceive his teacher.
The main problem was... he was too young.
Empress Dowager Guo might trust him, but she would not necessarily listen to the suggestions of a little child like him.
Wang Xiang might value him, but he would never believe that following a little child like him would lead anywhere. The person he followed was the Empress Dowager!
Faced with this situation, Cao Mao could only use old Wang to deceive the Empress Dowager, then use the Empress Dowager to coax old Wang...
Cao Mao felt it would be best if they did not have direct contact. As far as possible, he should remain their messenger. Without him coordinating between them, their alliance would simply collapse without anyone attacking it.
For everyone's safety, sometimes he could only play the fool in front of his teacher.
Surely his teacher would not mind such things.
Despite the urgency of the situation, Wang Xiang had not forgotten their lessons. Today, he explained the principles of sacrifice.
Sacrifice was an extremely important matter in this era. Different recipients and officiants required different standards and rituals; even the season affected the colors used and the number of offerings. The scholars of Wei and Jin had carried the superstitious elements of the Eastern Han to their utmost extreme. A large part of so-called Xuanxue consisted of discussing such mystical mumbo jumbo.
Although Cao Mao had no interest in these things, he still worked hard to remember them.
When he lacked the strength to shatter this current of mystical thinking, he was better off making an effort to fit in. Who knew when it might come in handy?
Cao Mao had still not forgotten to improve his own abilities. His overwhelming sense of crisis had never faded. He