My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 582 is about how you can't live without Mohedu!
Gao Huan was stunned. He could sense the undisguised killing intent in Gao Yusen's cold tone!
Gao Yu was clearly furious.

"Erlang, please calm down for now. I'll go see Ziru and the others right away!"

Gao Huan dared not linger at all.

He is very clear.

Sima Ziru and the others had a deep friendship with him, and had even been kind to him, so Gao Huan couldn't do anything about their excessive behavior.

Back then, Gao Huan was able to quickly rise to power from Hengzhou, intercept Gao Qian and Wen Zisheng, and rapidly gain control of five prefectures.

Liu Gui, Sima Ziru and others provided tremendous assistance. Without their help, Gao Huan would never have been qualified to compete for the throne in such a short time!

Gao Yu is different...

Gao Yu built his empire entirely on his own.

Wei Jing was a little too lenient in Hengzhou, and Gao Yu, out of consideration for the 'filial piety' he had shown, could only pretend not to see it for the time being.

Sima Ziru and his group did not have any 'favor' towards Gao Yu.

Previously, Gao Yu had turned a blind eye to some minor, unsavory squabbles, because once a power grows too big, internal factional struggles become inevitable. The interests of all parties cannot be perfectly aligned, and conflicts of interest will inevitably lead to conflict.

But now?
This has already affected the operations at the front lines, and this is something Gao Yu absolutely cannot tolerate!

Upon returning to his residence, Gao Huan immediately sent out invitations and ordered a banquet to be prepared.

Seeing this, Lou Zhaojun couldn't help but ask curiously, "Husband, what happened that you're hosting such a large banquet?"

From Gao Huan's serious expression, she could tell that Gao Huan was angry.

"Guizhen and Ziru have gone too far."

Gao Huan suppressed his anger and told Lou Zhaojun what had happened. "How come they still can't see the situation at this point? Erlang is not moving because of old feelings. If they really exhaust Erlang's last bit of 'feelings' for them, how can they survive?"

"Perhaps it was precisely Erlang's tolerance of them that prevented them from seeing reality clearly."

Lou Zhaojun saw it clearly: "They didn't understand one thing at all... The Hebei aristocratic families believed that Erlang would eventually unify the world, and because their strength was currently inferior to that of the Shandong aristocratic families, they took the initiative to unite with them. It's not that Erlang can't do without them, but rather that they can't do without Erlang."

"If they really anger Erlang..."

"After all, it's a friendship that has lasted for many years. They have been kind to me, and I really can't bear to see them go astray."

Gao Huan sighed and said, "Just now, Erlang really had murderous intent."

Lou Zhaojun could understand Gao Huan's predicament of being caught in the middle. She could even see how much of a headache Gao Huan would have if he were in Gao Yu's position.
Gao Huan did not have Gao Yu's high prestige, nor Gao Yu's solid foundation. Faced with some of Sima Ziru's actions, Gao Huan could only be more 'indulgent'.

She leaned against Gao Huan's chest, her hand resting on the spot where Gao Huan had been fatally wounded by an arrow after being ambushed.

Although Gao Huan lost the chance to rule the world, was being in that position really a good thing?
"Husband, you shouldn't interfere too much in this matter. You've already done your utmost to dissuade them. If Ziru and the others still can't see the situation clearly, then they'll only have themselves to blame!"

"Ah."

After a while, Sima Ziru and other friends who had been treated as honored guests by Gao Huan in Huai Shuo arrived one after another.

Sima Ziru, unaware of the situation, laughed loudly and said, "He Liuhun..."

He had barely opened his mouth when Gao Huan sternly rebuked him, "The Prime Minister has repeatedly ordered that you call me by my Han name!"

Sima Ziru was somewhat embarrassed, and there was also some annoyance in her eyes. "How can so many years of habits be changed so easily?"

Feng Longzhi quickly laughed it off. As a true Han Chinese, although he was on the same side as Sima Ziru and his group due to his stance, he did not object to this request and even strongly supported it.

"Since this is a banquet, why talk about such unpleasant things? Let's drink, let's drink." Gao Huan glanced at everyone, his expression not very pleasant. He raised his glass, one glass, two glasses, three glasses!
Everyone was stunned, not understanding why he had invited them all over and then drunk himself into obscurity in front of everyone.

Until the fourth glass of wine was drunk.

Gao Huan then spoke, "You must all already know about the official documents sent from the front lines in Sizhou."

Seeing that no one responded, Gao Huan slammed his fist on the table in anger and said, "This is utter nonsense! At such a critical moment, you are still causing discord and even trying to sow discord between General Yang Zhong and the Prime Minister. What are your true intentions?"

"The traitor Erzhu Rong has not yet been eliminated, and the world has not yet been conquered! What exactly do you want to do?!"

Sima Ziru retorted, "That would be a great injustice to us. We knew nothing about the situation at the front. It's only natural that Yang Zhong and Gui Zhen have different opinions and disagreements. How can we be blamed just because they don't get along? How could such a thing happen?"

Gao Huan sneered, "Whether it concerns you or not, you know the answer in your hearts. I'm just reminding you out of consideration for our past relationship."

"Erlang is not as soft-hearted as I am. He is a man who has led troops into battle for many years. If you really anger him, you should think about the consequences carefully."

The banquet ended on a sour note.

Gao Huan used to be very polite to Sima Ziru and the others, but this time it was as if he had 'torn off the mask'.

Sima Ziru and the others are currently in high positions, how could they not feel any resentment when Gao Huan points his finger at them and berates them like that?

"He Liuhun has really gone too far!"

"The same goes for Moheduo! Without our help, how could he..."

Sima Ziru invited the group to his residence, his face full of anger!

"Be careful!"

Jia Xianzheng quickly stopped him. From a positional standpoint, he was very close to Sima Ziru and others, but in fact he had not gotten involved. On the contrary, he saw things very clearly.

“Ziru, it is true that you all failed to consider the big picture and only cared about your own interests.”

"If Guizhen urges Yang Zhong to rush into battle, and something goes wrong, resulting in the deaths of a large number of soldiers, it will surely cause unrest and turmoil."

"Xianzhi, why are you also speaking on their side?"

Jia Xianzheng shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm speaking on their behalf, but rather to protect myself!"

"You actually want to sow discord between the Prime Minister and General Yang Zhong? He Liuhun is right. Mo Heduo is not him. How can you not see the situation clearly? The Fubing (military garrison), especially the Shandong Fubing, was built up by Mo Heduo. Their relationship is unbreakable!"

"If Moheduo didn't trust Yang Zhong, why would he have entrusted the army to him?"

Sima Ziru and the others were still unconvinced.

Jia Xianzheng continued, “It is true that you have been kind to He Liuhun, but what about your kindness to Mo Heduo? Right now, it is you who cannot do without Mo Heduo, not the other way around! You betrayed Erzhu Rong first, do you really want to betray him again? Even if you had that opportunity, how could Erzhu Rong trust you again? How could you possibly have a chance to hold a high position?”

As soon as those words were spoken...

Sima Ziru and the others' expressions changed.

Because Jia Xianzheng did indeed hit the most crucial point!
It was their previous betrayal that allowed Erzhu Rong to lose most of Hebei so quickly, and they were even implicated in the massacre of Xiu Rongchuan.

Let's not even mention the betrayal.

How could Erzhu Rong not avenge such a deep-seated blood feud?
Even if Erzhu Rong doesn't report it, he will still be coerced by his subordinates to ruthlessly punish them!

(End of this chapter)