"ah??"
Cao Mao recalled An Shi's appearance in his mind and subconsciously put on a big question mark face.
Zhong Hui was stunned for a moment, feeling like he had seen this expression somewhere before.
He looked at the few soldiers around him, who hurriedly left. Only then did Zhong Hui say, "Your Majesty, does your Majesty know who I am?"
"I really don't know."
"Chen Zhonghui is the son of Marquis Dingling you just mentioned."
"Ah! It turns out he is Zhong Tingwei's son!"
Zhong Hui's face darkened, "Ting Wei is my elder brother, and I am the son of Dingling Chenghou!"
Cao Mao was shocked and looked at Zhong Hui in front of him again.
Zhong Hui explained helplessly: "Father, he always has a son."
"I see!!"
"Then how old was your father before he had you?"
Seeing that the topic was gradually going astray, Zhong Hui quickly interrupted Cao Mao's question and said, "What I mean is that I have been loyal and good for generations, and I am not someone who does not know how to serve the emperor."
"As soon as I arrived in Luoyang, I already read your poems."
"Your Majesty's literary talent is truly admirable. Even Mr. Ruan is full of praise for you."
"Your Majesty, once something is done, it will leave no trace. If you have made a mistake, you can tell me now. I will definitely persuade the general to protect your wealth."
"I can swear on my father's honor that I will protect you."
"But if you don't tell me now and the general asks you, then I won't have a chance even if I want to protect you."
Zhong Hui looked very serious.
"Your Majesty really despises the general. Please don't make the same mistake again and again. Tell the truth."
Cao Mao was so frightened that he was trembling all over.
"I do not understand what you are saying...."
"Your Majesty naturally knows!"
"Your Majesty, don't you want to live?! Don't I deserve your trust?! Your Majesty, please tell me!!"
Zhong Hui pressed again, with an excited look on his face, and kept making sounds with his sword, putting more pressure on Cao Mao.
Cao Mao was immediately frightened, and his face turned pale.
"Okay... okay... I said, I said... it's... the prince."
Zhong Hui was stunned, "What prince?!"
"Prince! Wang Su! It's Wang Su!"
Zhong Hui took another step forward, "Wang Su helped you leak the secret?!"
"It was Wang Su who told me where General Zhengnan is!"
Zhong Hui's eyes were full of suspicion, but he grabbed Cao Mao's hand, turned around and walked towards the west hall.
And in the west hall at this moment.
Jia Chong's face was extremely ugly.
He stood outside the hall, looking at the several chamberlains and Huangmen around him, with doubts in his eyes.
Master Sima was pulling those people in one by one for questioning.
Jia Chong naturally knew the purpose of Master Sima's visit.
He's here to check for leaks.
Thinking of this, Jia Chong's eyes darkened.
Ever since Cao Mao revealed Zhuge Dan's movements, Jia Chong was particularly afraid, and he became the first suspect.
Jia Chong did not dare to tell Sima Shi the truth because he could not figure out the source of the emperor's information.
Therefore, after giving Sima Zhao a misleading message, he began to work on solving the matter.
He used coercion and inducement to the chamberlains to shut them up, modified the contents of their letters to him, and blocked Cao Mao's mouth.
He wanted to quietly replace Li Sheng and others, find a way to suppress this matter, then resign and go home to wait and see.
However, he really didn't expect it.
Master Sima actually came back so quickly! ! !
If Jia Chong wants to deal with Sima Zhao, he may still have a chance, but if he wants to deal with the calculating Sima Master... then he is really not qualified.
The speed of Sima Shi's return frightened everyone, and he did not even notify Sima Zhao.
When he saw Master Sima, Jia Chong was just like Cao Mao, so frightened that he almost collapsed on the ground.
How could Master Sima not see anything unusual about Jia Chong?
Therefore, Master Sima quickly took him to the palace.
At this moment, Jia Chong could only hope that Li Sheng and others would not betray him.
The sense of oppression brought by Master Sima was so strong that it was suffocating. Jia Chong was trembling all over, his mind went blank, and he could not think of any countermeasures.
Is it too late to tell the general the truth now?
Jia Chong raised his head and saw the servants looking at him.
At this moment, Jia Chong felt so desperate.
At this moment, Zhong Hui hurried over. He was still holding Cao Mao's hand. Cao Mao looked a little flustered and was pulled directly into the hall by him. The soldiers at the door did not dare to stop him.
"General!"
Zhong Hui walked into the hall.
He let go of Cao Mao's hand and saluted Master Sima.
At this moment, Master Sima was still interrogating the servant. When he saw Zhong Hui suddenly coming in, he asked in confusion: "Didn't I ask you to go to the east hall?"
"General! I'm here to plead for His Majesty!"
Zhong Hui saluted Master Sima with a sincere face, "General, your Majesty has just informed you of some things. Your Majesty may have done something wrong. I would like to ask, General, if you would not be blamed. I am willing to accept the punishment on your behalf..." "
Master Sima was very angry, "Zhong Shiji! Are you trying to trample on the law?"
Just as the two were about to start acting, Cao Mao interrupted them in a panic.
"I'm right! I'm not wrong! It's all Wang Su. It was Wang Su who told me that General Zhengnan was in Liang! I just listened. What's wrong with me?"
As soon as these words came out, Master Sima immediately put away his acting skills.
His eyes were full of surprise.
He looked at Zhong Hui, only to find that Zhong Hui also frowned.
"Then tell me, Your Majesty, when did Wang Su inform Your Majesty?"
"I...before I ascended the throne..."
"what did he say?"
"Just say that General Zhengnan wants to meet you in Liang Kingdom...let me remember it."
"oh?"
Master Sima narrowed his eyes, then stood up and said, "Shi Ji, go and invite the prince over."
"only!!"
Master Sima called the rest of the people in and asked them to stay here and not move.
Not long after, Wang Su appeared in the palace again.
His eyes were full of panic. Of course, he didn't know the news of Sima Shi's arrival. Zhong Hui suddenly came to the door and said that the general invited him. Wang Su didn't react until now.
When he was brought to Master Sima, he just recovered and bowed to Master Sima.
"My lord, your majesty said that you were the one who leaked the information about General Zhengnan. Is that true?"
Master Sima asked slowly.
At this moment, Wang Su almost jumped up.
What? ?
In the morning, he was still thinking that it was that idiot who did this kind of thing. Why did he think it was him who did it at noon? ?
He looked at Cao Mao, with unspeakable anger in his eyes.
What a pit! ! !
"General! I never knew about this matter, how could I leak it! This must be framed by a villain, and this matter must be related to the Guo family!!"
The first thing Wang Su thought of was naturally the Guo family, who took the lead in attacking.
Jia Chong only felt a little weak in his legs. He clearly remembered that Cao Mao asked him who leaked this matter...
Master Sima informed Wang Su of Cao Mao's words.
Wang Su only felt that he was wronged.
"General! Before I came to the throne, I had never spoken to His Majesty. Everyone can prove this. Even on the road, I never spoke to him. Mr. Jia knew it, right? Mr. Jia? You were all day long at that time. Stay with His Majesty!"
Jia Chong was stunned and nodded numbly.
Wang Su added: "Later, I didn't meet with Your Majesty until I started teaching him. I had no chance to meet him. How could I tell him? Didn't Jia Chong send someone to keep an eye on Your Majesty? Mr. Jia, what did you receive? Is there anything that I have conspired with His Majesty?!"
Jia Chong shook his head numbly again.
Master Sima then slowly looked at Cao Mao.
Cao Mao was a little incoherent and looked at Jia Chong frequently.
At this moment, someone stood up.
"General...I know something."
Master Sima was stunned and turned around to see it was Huangmen official Jiao Bo.
He was extremely serious at this moment and said: "General, when Duke Jia asked us to keep an eye on your majesty, one day, your majesty was drunk and said the name of Duke Jia, and also talked about General Zhengnan... He was responsible for recording this. The eunuch responsible for the incident was named Zhou Sheng... Later, Duke Jia entered the palace and had a long discussion with His Majesty."
"When he went out, His Majesty pointed at Li Sheng and others and asked him, will these people still stare at him in the future?"
"Jia Gong said no."
"Later, Zhou Sheng, who was in charge of recording, was executed by Jia Chong for a trivial matter."
"General, now go search the residences of these eunuchs. You may be able to find a large amount of money, all given by Jia Chong..."
"We don't know the rest..."
At this moment, Jia Chong suddenly collapsed on the ground and looked at Master Sima in front of him.
"General! It's not what you think! No! No!"
"I was framed too!!"
"I was wronged!!!"
“It’s unfair!!!”
