"Jia Gong!"
At this moment, Jia Chong no longer had the arrogance and arrogance of the past.
He was curled up in the corner of the cell like a dead dog. Through the light coming in from the window, you could see his disheveled and gray face.
Hearing this call, Jia Chong suddenly raised his head, his face covered with scars.
When he found Zhonghui outside the fence, his eyes flashed with infinite desire for survival.
"Zhong Jun! Zhong Gong!!"
He rolled and climbed to the fence, put his head on the fence, and stared at Zhong Hui in front of him.
"I was wronged! I was wronged! I never betrayed the general! I never leaked secrets!"
"It was really Cao Mao who told me about this, including Wang Su. He also deliberately set up a trap to make me tell him his name!"
"Everything I said is true!!"
Jia Chong's foul-smelling and timid appearance really disgusted Zhong Hui.
Celebrities can be afraid of death, but they cannot beg for mercy. Regardless of whether they have character or not, they have to pretend to be so. I have never seen such cowardly and fearful scholars!
Zhong Hui was a very complicated person. He admired those celebrities with outstanding literary talents, and also yearned for the heroic style of the early Han Dynasty.
But he himself is very close to the Sima family...
But this does not prevent Zhong Hui from despising Jia Chong.
He looked at the officials beside him angrily.
"Who told you to torture Duke Jia?!"
"What a mess! Don't you all know about his past achievements?!"
The officials hurriedly apologized, and Zhong Hui asked them to open the cell door and take Jia Chong out.
At this moment, Jia Chong could no longer bear the sadness in his heart and cried bitterly.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhong! Thank you, Mr. Zhong!"
"Between you and me, why should this be like this?"
Zhong Hui personally supported Jia Chong, left Tingwei, got into the carriage, and ordered the carriage to be driven to his mansion.
"Master Jia, the matter has not been investigated clearly yet. If I send you back directly, I am afraid it will cause criticism. Why don't you stay in my house in the name of investigation first? I will not treat you badly until the matter is cleared up." Now, how do you feel about sending you home?"
How could Jia Chong dare to question it? At this moment, he wished he could respect Zhong Hui as his biological father and quickly agreed to him.
"Mr. Zhong, I always thought that I was a capable person, capable of using various methods to get things done, but now I realize that I am so incompetent...I have been framed to this extent!!"
Zhong Hui shook his head helplessly, "The main reason is that all the evidence points to you, and the general can no longer be partial..."
"I know, I know, I don't dare to blame... These things are all pointed at me. Even after hearing those words, I thought I did it..."
"But I swear! I definitely did not betray the general. This is all caused by Cao Mao. This guy is terrible. I actually fell into his hands!!"
Jia Chong murmured and looked at Zhong Hui again, with a smile on his face, "Mr. Zhong, I know that I can no longer gain the general's trust. Please save my life. I am willing to assist you with all my strength." You, from now on, I will take you as my leader, obey my advice, and act like a cow or a horse... I just ask you to save my life..."
Although the celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties drank and chatted, they did not degenerate to the level like Jia Chong.
Jia Chong was an alternative to the celebrities at this time and had no moral integrity at all.
Zhong Hui hurriedly said: "What are you talking about? Everyone in the world knows that the general is wise, how can he wrongly accuse others for no reason?"
The two returned to the house together, and Zhong Hui sent someone to give Jia Chong new clothes and arrange for him to take a bath.
Then he had dinner with Jia Chong.
Jia Chong was beaten many times in the court, and his back was almost bruised.
Sitting on his knees in front of Zhong Hui, he was in great pain, but Zhong Hui didn't seem to notice this at all. Jia Chong didn't dare to complain, he just lowered his head and kept explaining his affairs.
Jia Chong has actually explained it many times since he was caught.
He didn't keep anything secret this time and told everything one by one.
However, neither the general nor Zhong Hui seemed to care much about his explanation.
As early as when he decided to hide from Sima Master, he had already made the choice for Sima Master.
Zhong Hui changed the topic to another direction.
"Jia Jun, the general is also very distressed. The leak of secrets has ruined the general's plan, and the ministers in the temple refuse to calm down and make trouble all day long... Sigh."
Jia Chong was stunned and thoughtful.
Zhong Hui pursed his lips and said, "Even if you didn't reveal the secret, the hidden things are always true, right?"
"this..."
Jia Chong was immediately speechless.
"I see, the only solution now is for you to atone for your sins and regain the general's pardon."
Jia Chong did not hesitate, "Please tell me! What should I do?!"
"Situ Gaorou."
"Um??"
"what do you mean?"
Jia Chong didn't understand.
"How can you, a small official, do such a big thing? Aren't you under the instructions of Mr. Situ?"
Jia Chong felt horrified, "Do you want Mr. Zhong?"
Zhong Hui sneered, "Ever since the deposed Li, Situ Gong has become increasingly unclear about himself. He wants to interfere in everything in the temple. General Zhengxi sent someone to ask for his help, but he was killed. Go out, tell me, can you keep such a traitor?"
Jia Chong hurriedly shook his head, "Mr. Zhong, Mr. Situ is an important minister in the temple. He has countless disciples and former officials. The generals respect him very much. How can you do something to him? No, no."
"If you want to move Situ Gong, even the general can't suppress the ministers in the temple... Besides, there is Guanqiu Jian outside. If the two of them conspire, the good situation will be ruined... ."
Zhong Hui shook his head, "You are worrying too much. Gao Rou has a false reputation. He can gain a foothold in the temple only because of his seniority. What ability does he have to compete with the general?"
"When the emperor was deposed, Gao Rou stood with the Queen Mother, preventing the general from supporting King Pengcheng."
"This is why we have so many troubles today."
"If we don't get rid of this person, how can the general feel at ease?"
"As for those ministers, haha, the general and I have already discussed that we are going to establish a new official title system. After they have benefited, will they still speak for an insignificant old man?"
Jia Chong was a little hesitant. Although Jia Chong was treated badly by Cao Mao, he was by no means a fool. He always felt that Zhong Hui had not told him the truth and that things were not as simple as he said.
Seeing his hesitation, Zhong Hui immediately frowned and his tone became cold, "Jia Jun, am I wrong?"
"No, no, that's right! That's right! This old thief, Gao Rou, is the one who ordered me to do these things and leak the matter to the emperor. He wants to provoke a conflict between His Majesty and the General, control His Majesty, and take advantage of the General. Instead!”
Even though Jia Chong knew there might be a pit ahead, he had to jump.
Now he is no longer qualified to oppose anything.
Soon, the two settled the matter. Jia Chong wrote an impeachment article and then followed Zhong onto the carriage again.
This time, their destination was Situ Mansion.
When they arrived, Zhong Hui did not let Jia Chong get out of the car, but asked him to wait in the carriage while he went to see Gao Rou.
Gao Rou still likes Zhong Hui very much.
Gao Rou and Zhong Yao have a good relationship. Zhong Yao admired this little brother at first and helped him several times. Now that he sees Zhong Yao's son, Gao Rou will naturally not be rude.
Gao Rou is known for enforcing the law impartially, but that was when he was young.
After he got old, he seemed to have become the kind of person he hated most when he was young. He occupied the position of the three princes, colluded with traitors, deposed the emperor, formed parties for personal gain, and benefited himself.
Zhong Hui paid him a respectful visit and sat next to him, with a complicated look on his face and hesitated to speak.
"Shi Ji, I have a very good relationship with your father. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
Zhong Hui then reluctantly took out the impeachment and handed it to Gao Rou.
"Take a look at this first..."
Gao Rou picked it up and glanced at it casually. A trace of anger flashed in her eyes, but she put it down calmly.
"Jia Chong? Why does he want to frame me?"
Zhong Hui hurriedly said: "Mr. Gao, Jia Chong conspired to provoke a conflict between your majesty and the general. He was found out and imprisoned. This is what he dedicated to the general. The general was particularly angry and asked me to come and ask you... ."
"Asking? Oh, are you here to question?"
Gao Rou was not afraid, "I never participate in these things. Why doesn't the general just send someone to arrest me?"
"Gao Gong... alienated the monarch and his ministers, and wanted to replace him with a general. This is the crime of killing the clan!"
Gao Rou narrowed her eyes, and her attitude towards Zhong Hui suddenly became much colder.
"so what?"
"The general said... The ministers in the temple are very uneasy today. They need veterans like you to appease them and let them do their work with peace of mind. Don't always think about getting rewards... The ministers in the temple are all headed by you. , among the ministers, you have the highest reputation, and I ask you to come forward to help..."
After Zhong Hui finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "Gong Gao, this is what the general said. Don't get me wrong. I am not his lobbyist. I took the initiative to come to you..."
"I really don't want any more misunderstandings between you and the general!"
"Nonsense!!!"
ps: Book friends, please don’t judge the characters in the book from God’s perspective. Our perspective is different from theirs... How do they know that the protagonist can predict the future? In their eyes, the protagonist is just a slightly smart thirteen-year-old child... Some people said that my writing of Sima Shi was too amazing, and some people said that my writing of Sima Shi was too stupid... I consider myself writing about the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. If I don't achieve the effect you want, then I will continue to work hard.
