"Brother, your strategy of sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers is really good!"
"I knew what you were thinking when you opened your mouth to reprimand Wang Xiang at the Chancellor's desk."
"This is a great idea. If you hadn't deliberately indulged the ministers and relied on the power of the Sima family, how could I have such a good opportunity?"
"Hahaha, my brother's move is called leading a pack of wolves to watch tigers fight, my move is called driving wolves and devouring tigers, and training wolves into dogs."
In the Zhong Mansion, Zhong Yu sat in the upper seat with a straight face. Zhong Hui was sitting in front of him, waving his hands and excitedly talking about his mood at the moment.
"Brother, how about my move? How does it compare to brother?"
Looking at his proud brother in front of him, Zhong Yu was not angry. He nodded, "Not bad, but this is not your fault alone."
"The first contribution was made by Hua Biao's son Hua Chou. After Lu Yu's accident, this man was unwilling to submit to the ministers, so he kept an eye on everything in the court. He reacted quickly, and when he sensed that the ministers were about to take action, he asked his father to Escape through the back door and report to the palace."
"If he hadn't informed the emperor of the matter in advance, by the time the emperor reacted, even if he dared to break up, it would just be a confrontation."
"Next is Zhang Hua. If I'm not wrong, he must have conspired with you to release Xia Houxian to take charge of the Chinese army."
"He followed you to find Xiahou Xian, and then found Jiao Bo. He armed a group of rangers and blocked my place so that my orders could not be transmitted to the Chinese army."
"He can count the merits."
"There are also Yang Hu, Ma Long, Ji Kang, Wei Shu, Li Zhao, Zheng Xiaotong and others."
"I thought about it seriously. You did a pretty good job this time, and you can rank among the top ten."
Zhong Yu said.
At this moment, Zhong Hui's face suddenly turned ugly.
"I won over Yang Hu, I arranged for Ma Long, I rescued Xia Houxian, Zhang Hua was appointed by me, and as for Hua Yao, even if he didn't inform me in advance, I would not have failed! He is just the icing on the cake! "
Zhong Yu listened to his younger brother's sophistry and interrupted him simply, "What are you going to do with me, Your Majesty?"
This made Zhong Hui quite uncomfortable.
If anyone else had made Zhong Hui feel so uncomfortable, Zhong Hui would have sent him to his grave long ago, but Zhong Yu was different. Zhong Hui lost his father when he was young, and it was Zhong Yu who raised him.
Although Zhong Hui is always rebellious and doesn't like to listen to his brother, he doesn't dare to resent his brother.
"Brother, don't be afraid. As long as I am here, Your Majesty will not kill you."
Zhong Hui said: "When Sima Zhao is dealt with, I will recommend you to His Majesty. With your talents, you will be more than enough to serve as the Luoyang Order."
"If I can only be a Luoyang orderer, wouldn't you have to be a prison guard?"
Looking at his younger brother who was holding back his anger but didn't dare to vent it, Zhong Yu finally felt a lot better.
"Don't think it will be so easy."
"Your Majesty has touched Duke Taifu this time, but his son is still in Yongliang."
"Among the foreign generals, such as Hu Zun, Shi Bao, He Zeng, Chen Ben, Zhuge Dan, Wang Chang and others, they may not obey the emperor's edict."
"If Your Majesty takes action against General Wei, the world will become divided again among generals, and the governors and governors will join forces."
Zhong Yu asked with a smile: "As well as the ministers of the dynasty, do you think that if you catch them, you can manipulate them at will?"
"These are the people who can be used in the world. If your Majesty cannot conjure officials out of thin air, then you must listen to their words. Otherwise, all the ministers in the dynasty will be absent, and the emperor and a few ministers will be able to govern. The world?"
Zhong Hui's eyes were full of disdain when he heard his brother's words.
"It's not worth mentioning. I have my own way to deal with these people."
Zhong Yu did not continue this topic, he just said calmly: "I don't need you to recommend me to His Majesty. From now on, you should come to this mansion less often. If one day you make a big mistake, don't involve me anymore." .”
Zhong Hui snorted coldly, and immediately lost the idea of bragging anymore, turned around and left here.
Seeing his brother leave, Zhong Yu's face showed a smile.
This is actually pretty good.
Maybe His Majesty can really suppress him now, as long as he doesn't die young like his father and grandfather.
After Zhong Hui walked out of here, he immediately got into the car and hurried towards Tingwei Mansion.
When Zhong Hui arrived at Tingwei's Mansion, it seemed very busy.
Staff transfers are taking place here.
Some scholars left dejectedly, others were escorted directly, and some newcomers were getting familiar with various procedures.
The scene seemed a bit chaotic. Some officials hurriedly came to Zhong Hui and saluted him.
"Did Mr. Zhong come to see Mr. Chen?"
"He is still in the inner room at the moment and has not finished his work."
"Your Majesty ordered me to check the situation in various places. It's okay. You can go and do your own business. I'll just look around."
Hearing these words, a trace of fear flashed across the official's eyes again.
Who doesn't know that this very annoying Duke Zhong has become His Majesty's number one confidant? Even his own court officials will give in when they see him, let alone them?
Zhong Hui wandered around the Tingwei Mansion. Although he didn't like Chen Qian, he still had to admit that this guy had some abilities.
As soon as he came to Tingwei, he had already replaced all the key positions. At this moment, Tingwei looked confused, but in fact, multiple things were going on at the same time. This work efficiency was indeed good.
This time, His Majesty obviously wanted to use Gao Rou's affairs to purge the traitors, and began to replace officials on a large scale. In the past, the emperor would not dare to change officials at will, but it is different now. If he wants to change, he can directly contact Gao Rou's friends. Just put it on the list.
Anyway, anyone who doesn't explicitly oppose Gao Rou can be counted as a supporter.
All the ministers thought this move looked familiar. He was worthy of being the grandson-in-law of Duke Xuanwen. At the beginning, Duke Xuanwen also took control of the temple through several major rebellions, replaced a large number of officials, and installed his cronies.
Cao Mao almost replicated Duke Xuanwen.
If Duke Xuanwen and the general learned about it, they would definitely be very pleased.
Including the previous behavior of killing one tribe, exiled and three dismissed, this is also Xuanwen Gong's consistent routine, reducing the resistance of the ministers through successive reductions, allowing them to feel at ease, and freeing up space for them to fight on their own.
Zhong Hui didn't know why His Majesty was so skilled. Maybe he really inherited the general's legacy.
Zhong Hui walked all the way to his destination.
The dark prison of Tingwei.
The cells were almost full at the moment, with many ministers being imprisoned.
Zhong Hui walked through the cell with a smile and looked at the officials around him.
Gao Rou's two sons were beaten half to death and lay motionless on the ground.
Meng Kang sat calmly in his seat, motionless.
Zhong Hui faced the angry, resentful, and frightened eyes of those people and felt more and more comfortable. That was how it should be.
What could be more pleasurable than the anger and resentment of one's enemies?
Zhong Hui walked all the way to the end, asked the soldier to open the door, and then walked in.
Gao Rou, her hair disheveled, sat alone in the prison.
He looked no different from a corpse, and his whole body exuded a lifeless smell.
"Mr. Situ, I'm here to visit you."
Zhong Hui stood in front of him.
Gao Rou slowly raised her head and looked at Zhong Hui in front of her.
Zhong Hui shook his head, "Look, I persuaded you at the beginning not to be greedy for power, but to taint yourself earlier and leave the temple. But you just refused to listen to me. Your current outcome is because of your talent. It’s not worthy of your ambition.”
Gao Rou said nothing, staring straight at Zhong Hui.
The soldiers laid out the mat, and Zhong Hui sat down, "Don't look at me like that, I'm not here to humiliate you."
"Mr. Gao, actually at your age, Your Majesty doesn't know how to use weapons. He probably wants to give you wine."
"It's a pity that your three children are so innocent. Just because you made the wrong decision, they will die together."
"You were on good terms with my father back then, and I don't want to see your family disappear. I can help you protect your grandson from being implicated."
A strange color finally appeared on Gao Rou's numb face.
"What do you want me to do?"
Gao Rou asked hoarsely.
Zhong Hui grinned and looked at the soldier behind him, "Bring me some pen and paper."
The soldier was stunned and hurried out of here.
Zhong Hui looked at Gao Rou in front of him and whispered: "I want a list of names."
"I want you to confess the people who participated in this rebellion with you."
Gao Rou was silent for a moment, "Why?"
"You don't have to worry about this. As long as you are willing to write it down, I can keep your grandson."
"Well, although I am good at planning, I also keep my word. You should also know this."
Gao Rou laughed disdainfully, "What credibility do you have?"
"Mr. Gao, I'm not forcing it. If you don't want to believe me, then I won't say anything more."
Zhong Hui slowly stood up and dusted himself off.
"Gao Gong, take care. Wait until you are under Jiuquan and say hello to Jia Chong for me."
Zhong Hui said, turning around and leaving.
"Wait!"
Gao Rou stopped him, and a smile slowly appeared on Zhong Hui's face.
Gao Rou felt extremely sad and angry, "I hope you can keep your promise."
"You don't have to worry. I can swear to Luo Shui and I will definitely abide by it."
"you"
Gao Rou picked up the pen in her hand and was about to write when Zhong Hui said, "On this piece, write Xun Yi's name."
"Um?"
Gao Rou was stunned for a moment, but she still wrote the confession obediently.
"On the next one, write Cui Zan's name."
"Written Xin Chang's name on this one"
At this moment, Gao Rou understood what the other party wanted to do. This guy wanted to dig a hole for the ministers. Among the ministers today, if anyone showed a little resistance, he would throw out the confession and pass it by himself. Confession authenticated by hand
Gao Rou buried her head in writing, but her heart could not calm down.
It is not unfair to lose to such a lunatic.
