Zhong Hui glanced at Xun Xu beside him but said nothing.
Xun Xu is really angry. Did I provoke you? ?
We are obviously relatives, why can't you get along with me?
Obviously, Xun Xu did not inherit his mother's good looks.
But Xun Xu knew that Zhong Hui had made great contributions in the past and was already the emperor's number one confidant. At this age, he was now serving as a minister and had achieved an unprecedented achievement. It was unclear whether anyone would come later. Easy to say.
This position is very outrageous. He is the leader who makes plans and is also responsible for executing them. It is almost like he makes plans and manages things himself.
This was just his beginning. Xun Xu didn't even know how his majesty planned to reward him in the future.
Xun Xu didn't want to have any conflict with Zhong Hui, so he saluted Cao Mao and left here immediately.
Zhong Hui was still a little dissatisfied with him. He said again: "Your Majesty, this person can be used but not reused. He is so cunning and deceitful. Your Majesty, please don't be deceived by him."
Cao Mao nodded, indicating that he understood, and Zhong Hui sat next to Cao Mao.
"Your Majesty, Zhuge Dan has already replied to the letter."
The reason why Zhong Hui disappeared during this period was to conquer the foreign generals from various places. Hebei was the first to be solved, and Zhong Hui's second target was Zhuge Dan.
Because he knew Zhuge Dan's character, Zhong Hui did not use intimidation or coercion, but treated him with courtesy.
Speaking of which, Zhong Hui actually respects Zhuge Dan quite a bit.
After all, Zhuge Dan is a famous person in the world. He also hung out with Xia Houxuan and Master Sima in the past. He is exactly the type that Zhong Hui likes.
But will Zhong let his personal likes and dislikes interfere with business affairs?
Zhong Hui wrote the letter himself and sent it to Zhuge Dan.
Unexpectedly, I received a reply so quickly.
Zhong Hui placed the letter in front of Cao Mao and said, "Your Majesty, please read it."
Cao Mao picked up the letter and read it carefully.
This is a reply written by Zhuge Dan to Zhong Hui. In the letter, Zhuge Dan was very grateful for Zhong Hui's letter and said that he would leave for Luoyang immediately to formally meet the emperor.
Cao Mao was a little stunned.
Cao Mao knew that there was a high probability that Zhuge Dan would not go against him, but he did not expect that it would go so smoothly and be settled with just one letter.
Cao Mao looked at Zhong Hui and asked curiously: "What exactly did you write in the letter?"
At this moment, Zhong Hui raised his head proudly, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
This is Zhong Huizai deliberately showing off, but Cao Mao is not angry either. A letter can defeat a general. Not to mention just asking me to cooperate with you to praise him, I will have no problem even cooperating with you to play a brainless villain.
"Could it be that it was written that Sima Zhao, He Zeng, Chen Ben, Chen Tai and others were subdued, and General Guanqiu had surrendered long ago, so that he could come to join him?"
Zhong Hui shook his head, "Zhuge Dan is a man who attaches great importance to honor and his own reputation. If I persuade him in this way in my letter, he will think that I am trying to intimidate him for the sake of his fearless reputation. , he will definitely not come to Luoyang."
"I see, is it because I told you about my wisdom, so that he thought he could help me and came to seek refuge?"
Zhong Hui said with a smile: "Zhuge Dan has no friendship with me. Although your majesty is wise, he has never seen it with his own eyes. How can he be believed just because of a few words from me?"
Cao Mao asked again: "Did it tell about the internal and external dilemmas and make him realize that a city cannot be defended for a long time?"
"Zhuge Dan is quite arrogant. How can he ask his ministers to analyze the world's situation for him?"
Cao Mao smiled bitterly, "Then I really don't know."
Zhong Hui then said: "I just explained to him the scene when His Majesty offered sacrifices to the late Emperor."
"ah??"
Cao Mao quickly put on Sima Yan's expression and asked, "What does this have to do with his surrender?"
Zhong Hui couldn't suppress his inner pride. He said: "Your Majesty, does Zhuge Dan really have the idea of reliance on his own? He only has one state under his command, and he is outflanked in many places. What's more, your Majesty now As a pro-government person, if he plots rebellion, wouldn’t it mean that he would be infamy for thousands of years?”
"He has no intention of rebelling on his own, he just wants to protect himself and keep his reputation."
"And why did he refuse to come and surrender? Mainly because he was afraid. First, he was worried that His Majesty would do something to him. Second, he was worried that his past interactions with Master Sima would be implicated."
"And during the sacrifice, His Majesty told the general's merits and mistakes, and read out the rewards and arrangements for General Wei."
"Your Majesty can even pardon Sima Zhao, so he will naturally not worry about being killed. And since your Majesty separated the affairs of King Qi from Xia Houxuan's affairs, then Zhuge Dan, who never expressed his stance for Xia Houxuan, naturally cannot be regarded as treason. The thieves will not be implicated because of Master Sima."
"He doesn't have these two worries, and he can see the world's situation clearly. Why doesn't he come to defect?"
Cao Mao couldn't help but clap his hands.
"As expected of Shi Ji, what you said is so right, just like what you said."
"Come here, bring me some pen and ink!"
Cao Mao waved his hand, and Zhang Hua immediately understood that his emperor was preparing to send poems to Zhong Jun again. He hurried out and quickly prepared things for Cao Mao.
Zhong Hui's face was excited. At this moment, he was like a child who was expecting his parents to take out the lucky money, his eyes were full of expectations.
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Cao Mao picked up his pen, pondered for a moment, and then began to write:
"Zhong Gongxin Yingmai, how talented he is!"
"I arrived in Haidaihao and made friends with the Lu and Zhu family."
"Bad things come out of poverty, and great rivers bring dragons and snakes."
"The Ming Lord has seen the receipt, Yanxiao Road is not a credit card!"
Cao Mao quickly finished writing, picked it up, and handed it to Zhong Hui in front of him.
Zhong Hui was extremely excited at this moment. He looked at the poem in his hand and chanted it repeatedly. This made him more excited than making him the third prince. The eyes he looked at Cao Mao became more and more fiery.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the poem!!"
"Hahaha, this poem's title is given to Mr. Zhong!"
Zhong Hui's face was red and he was very excited, but Zhang Hua, who was not far away, shook his head. It was a pain for His Majesty to meet such a minister.
During these days, His Majesty has written fourteen poems to Zhong Hui, all of which were presented to Mr. Zhong.
These poems take the bell society to a great height.
When these poems are passed down to future generations, I am afraid that future generations will be amazed at how much this Zhongjun was so favored that he allowed the emperor to write poems to him all day long.
Fortunately, His Majesty is also very clever and can write it!
Cao Mao was also smiling all over his face at this moment. In these days, he had written a lot of poems about bells, some of which were his own creations, and some of which were copied directly from future generations. This made him feel a little guilty, but there was nothing he could do about it. Although he had poems, Talented, but I can’t write an original poem every week to praise Zhong Hui.
Zhong Hui accepted the ancient poem excitedly, and then continued to discuss important matters with Cao Mao.
"Your Majesty, if Zhuge Dan wants to come, he should report to Your Majesty directly instead of writing to me to inform him. He wrote to me mainly because he was waiting for a reward from the temple."
"Your Majesty can send someone to Yuzhou, worship him as Taiwei, and invite him to come to the temple."
Cao Mao nodded and asked, "Then is he qualified for this position?"
Zhong Hui looked disdainful and said: "Your Majesty, the temple will definitely have to be reorganized in the future. These three ministers and nine ministers will be just tools for your Majesty to win over the old ministers. The real big things still have to be done by the Shangshutai. Five The Minister of War is the one responsible for the specific war, and it doesn't matter whether he is competent or not."
"This person values his reputation more than his own life. Your Majesty can entrust him with the most difficult matters such as corruption."
Zhong Hui mentioned something at this moment, "When Zhuge Dan was Shang Shulang, he and his servant Du Ji tried out a boat in the Tao River. They encountered a strong storm and the boat sank into the river. Zhuge Dan and Du Ji also sank into the river at the same time. Submerged in water.”
"Hu Ben came to rescue Zhuge Dan in a small boat. Zhuge Dan asked him to save Du Ji first, but he passed out and floated to the river bank. He was later rescued and he was respected because of this incident."
"People like him are the best suited to do this most difficult thing."
Cao Mao laughed, "I'm afraid he won't do as well as Shi Ji."
Zhong Hui was very convinced of this, "I still have to deal with other foreign generals and cannot handle this matter. Your Majesty, don't worry. After your Majesty has conquered the foreign generals in the world, I will personally handle this matter and rectify the armies everywhere. Let these evil-doing worms not have a good death!!"
Cao Mao naturally complimented him a few more times.
He asked: "Who are we going to deal with next?"
"Wang Chang."
Zhong Hui replied without thinking.
"Wang Chang's son Wang Hun married my granddaughter as his wife. Wang Chang is good at fighting and good at politics. He can be used in many ways. His son Wang Hun is quite moral and has some attainments in various aspects. He is not bad. Wang Hun's My son Wang Ji is extremely handsome."
Cao Mao thought for a moment, Wang Hun is Zhong Hui's grandson-in-law, so Wang Chang is Zhong Hui's son? ?
Wang Ji is even more remarkable. He is Zhong Hui's great-grandson?
Good guy, you are really scary at your level. The majestic General Wei Zhengnan, when he sees you, he has to bow to you first?
No wonder everyone dislikes you.
Of course, the reason why they don't like Zhong Hui is definitely not just because of his seniority, but also has a little to do with his personality.
Zhong Hui was determined to win Wang Chang. He believed that although Wang Chang was talented, he lacked the courage to do big things. How could he dare to go against the emperor when Sima Zhao was so timid?
But Cao Mao still has a good impression of Wang Chang. Wang Chang is a moral and capable person. His son Wang Hun is a relatively moral and capable person. His grandson Wang Ji is a human being. Well, the evolution history of aristocratic families is similar to the plot. .
"Your Majesty is planning to send troops to Bashu?"
Zhong Hui suddenly asked at this moment.
Cao Mao was stunned, "How did Shi Ji know?"
"You appointed Deng Ai as the general of Zhenxi, and also ordered Xiahou Xian to reorganize the central army, distribute rewards, and deploy troops. Isn't it just for the expedition to Shu?"
Cao Mao's face turned serious, "It's just that the ministers are not willing to send troops."
Zhong Hui laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is very easy. Please let me do it for you."
"Actually, Shiji doesn't have to worry."
Cao Mao narrowed his eyes.
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