"It turns out it's you, the thief!"
Wang Su was furious.
"I said that when you first came to Luoyang, how could you stay with the emperor all day long, eating and living together? When you came to the throne, your majesty even asked about your whereabouts. I said that your majesty has lost Yang and Guo, how can you After doing this, I now understand that it was you who taught me how to ascend the throne!"
"You're a thieves, you've got all these plans! Are you just trying to frame me?!"
"I will never let you go!!"
Wang Su was so angry that he wanted to challenge Jia Zhong, but the soldiers quickly stood in front of him.
Jia Chong's face was pale, and his eyes were full of despair when he looked at Master Sima.
"General! General! It was you who asked me to accompany His Majesty! It was your order!"
"I didn't teach! I didn't leak the secret!"
"Why would I do this?! This isn't going to do me any good!!"
Master Sima ignored Jia Chong and instead looked at Cao Mao.
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Cao Mao's face was pale at the moment, sweat was dripping from his forehead, and he said nothing.
Zhong Hui walked to Cao Mao again and took his hand, "Your Majesty, please tell the truth. I have a minister here to ensure your safety..."
Cao Mao then looked at Jia Chong, "On the way to Luoyang, I asked the general why he didn't go back together. Jia...Jia Chong told me that...the general wanted to meet Zhuge Dan in Liang Kingdom. He also said..."
"say what?"
"He also told me to keep this in mind... He also told me that when I ascend the throne, I can ennoble ministers..."
"Said Gao Situ can make the decision for me..."
Jia Chong's eyes widened and his face turned red. He stared at Cao Mao and cursed: "Cao Mao!!! Why do you want to hurt me?! Why do you want to hurt me?! Why have I ever been like this?!"
Seeing that Jia Chong was almost crazy, Master Sima told him to shut up with his eyes again.
Master Sima sneered and said, "Your Majesty, are you sure you are on your way back?"
Cao Mao nodded, "That's right."
"However, at that time I had not yet decided where to meet Zhuge Dan..."
Master Sima's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Cao Mao's heart trembled and he quickly thought about it. Sima Shi's trip to Yuancheng was definitely not a temporary decision. When Guan Qiujian's letter arrived in Luoyang, he had already thought of wooing Zhuge Dan. With his cautious character, Will we decide where to meet when we get to Yuancheng? ?
He is deceiving himself!
Cao Mao was very scared, but he still said firmly: "But I didn't lie, it's true... I never lied... It was on the way back, the day after I passed Yinping County..."
Master Sima then stood up, ignored Cao Mao, and walked out the door.
When Jia Chong saw that he was about to leave, he quickly crawled forward and hugged his legs.
"General! I am wronged!"
"I'm wronged! I'm wronged!"
"You trust me, how could I do such a thing! Cao Mao framed me! He framed me!"
A timid little guy like Jia Chong was completely panicked after encountering this situation.
Master Sima didn't say anything, and didn't even look at him again. The soldiers stepped forward, pulled him away, and dragged him aside.
Sima Shi hurriedly left here. The soldiers escorted Jia Chong and then left. Jia Chong continued to struggle and shouted for help.
Zhong Hui stayed here.
After everyone left, Zhong Hui looked at the frightened emperor.
"Your Majesty, you see, that's the way things are. There are always villains who want to take advantage of Your Majesty. Your Majesty trusts others too easily, and it is easy for such consequences to occur..."
"The General is very disappointed in you."
"I never leaked secrets!!"
Cao Mao felt particularly aggrieved and shouted: "I just overheard this! Is this considered a fault?!"
"Yes, of course."
"There are some things that you cannot see, some things that you cannot listen to, and some things that you cannot talk about. Otherwise, it will be a fault and it is not in line with etiquette and law."
"Your Majesty... This matter has just begun. Everyone involved in this matter will not end well... Your Majesty, it is useless no matter how much I say. Let's do this. I will teach you tomorrow. How to distinguish right from wrong..."
Zhong Hui also left.
Cao Mao's expression did not change, but he was thinking about Zhong Hui's words over and over in his heart.
This guy's ability is indeed very strong. Today, he has not yet reached his peak, but he is already Sima Shi's right-hand man. However, his unruly nature as a top family will kill him sooner or later!
Wang Su and others also left, and the west hall became extremely quiet again.
Today, Master Sima came to the palace to vent his dissatisfaction almost in a quarrelsome way.
So what kind of state does he want me to show?
Think about it quickly, what would An Shi do if he encountered this situation?
Cao Mao suddenly had thoughts. He sat back tremblingly and punched the case in front of him, "It's too much to bully someone! It's too much to bully someone!!"
His eyes were red and he was almost crying.
........
At this moment, in the general's mansion.
Jia Chong had already been stripped of his coat, wearing white obscene clothes, and was pinned to the ground like a dead dog.
Master Sima is sitting in the upper position, with Sima Zhao on his left and Zhong Hui on his right.
There were many other Sima family confidants sitting on both sides, looking at Jia Chong calmly.
Sima Zhao heard what happened from Zhong Hui at this moment, and immediately became angry and angry.
"I've long suspected that you, the thief, are hiding something, and it's true!! How dare you lie to me!"
"Brother! When I asked who leaked the secret, he said it was the prince!!"
Sima Zhao told Master Sima all about Wang Su's skepticism mentioned by Jia Chong that day.
Wang Su was also present. Hearing these words, his whole body almost exploded.
No wonder you don’t allow me to resign. I thought you didn’t want to let go of me, a talented person, and you didn’t want to let go of me, a suspect, right? ?
And this stupid Jia Chong, I have no grudge against you, but you actually want to do everything possible to kill me? !
Jia Chong's mouth had been blocked and he could only moan. Two soldiers pressed him to the ground. He could only look at Sima Zhao in horror.
At this moment, Sima Zhao suddenly remembered something and whispered in Master Sima's ear: "Brother, if Cao Mao knew about this before arriving, then... During the enthronement ceremony, I saw him and Gao Situ said something, and Gao Situ was so shocked that no one around him heard it."
"Later, Mrs. Guo secretly met with Situ Gong several times."
Master Sima pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "It is impossible for Mr. Situ to leak the secret."
Sima Zhao didn't say anything more and sat aside again.
After listening to what he said just now, Sima Zhao felt that even if Gao Rou didn't leak the secret, he must have known about it.
Many of the confidants sitting around were also talking at this moment.
"No wonder there are so many things going on in Luoyang. It turns out that Jia Chong is the thief!"
"These things were actually done by Jia Chong!"
"No wonder the emperor loves him so much!"
The confidants started chatting, and all the sins seemed to be Jia Chong's, while they were extremely clean.
Jia Chong didn't have many friends in the temple. Over the years, he had gone to kneel down and lick Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, and he had even lost the basic ethics of a scholar. Even Sima Shi's confidants looked down on him.
The scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties may not have the same sense of honor as the scholars of the Han Dynasty, they may despise etiquette and law, and they may drink powder and drink, but they cannot nod and bend like dogs.
Everyone did not miss this opportunity to add insult to injury and fabricated many charges against Jia Chong.
Sima Zhao sneered and said: "Brother, if you are punished for several crimes, you can be executed!"
Jia Chong struggled violently, his face full of panic.
Master Sima narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's take him back to Wei Ting and imprison him first."
The soldier dragged Jia Chong away from here, but Sima Zhao couldn't understand, "Brother, do you still want to let him go?"
Master Sima looked at everyone and ordered them all to go out.
Only Sima Shi, Zhong Hui and Sima Zhao were left in the room.
Master Sima then said: "I always feel that things are not that simple."
"Jia Chong may be hiding something, but he is not the person behind the scenes."
"He doesn't have the guts."
Zhong Hui asked: "Who does the general think is behind the scenes? Gao Rou? Wang Su?"
"Cao Mao."
Zhong Hui suddenly laughed and shook his head, "No way, Cao Mao is indeed very capable. He wants to instigate Jia Chong, and the leak has nothing to do with him, but he is definitely not the person behind the scenes. , no matter how capable he is, he is just a thirteen-year-old kid with no one around him to help him, and his every move is being monitored... He can't do it!"
Master Sima looked at him, "Why can't a thirteen-year-old boy do it?"
"Because I can't."
"I couldn't do it when I was his age."
Zhong Hui said confidently.
