"I have never heard of a worthy man receiving great rewards without merit."
At the court assembly, Gao Rou rose to his feet, looked at the assembled ministers, and unleashed his full firepower.
"I hear that ministers of the Imperial Court have actually submitted memorials urging the Grand Commandant to accept the rewards. Are they trying to trap him in unrighteousness? It is not that the Grand Commandant has rendered no service, but how do his achievements compare to Duke Xuanwen's? How could he accept a reward such as a dukedom?"
"Does the current Grand General assist our sage sovereign and uphold the realm merely to covet titles and fame?"
"These people submitted memorial after memorial only so that they too might receive rewards. They disregard morality for their own interests and are men of low character. And those who neglect government affairs and obstruct the execution of decrees to achieve their own ends must be punished!"
Gao Rou berated them loudly.
The ministers' expressions kept shifting.
What a great worthy you are, Minister over the Masses. You have a title, even your son has a title, and you stand at the head of all the ministers. You have eaten meat until you can barely stomach another bite, yet you will not let us drink the broth?
Low morals? How much better than us can someone who deposes and enthrones emperors be?
Once the Sima Family tore away the tattered rag of morality, the entire Imperial Court became shrouded in foul smoke and miasma.
Almost no one escaped unscathed.
Yet Sima Zhao stood up then and said helplessly, "Minister over the Masses, not every minister is acting for his own interests. There truly is a great deal of government business at court. This is ample proof that our Great Wei