The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 188 Loyal Minister Zhong Hui
When Zhong Hui said this, Zhang Hua's face suddenly turned dark.

He was about to ask a question when Wei Shu tugged at his sleeve.

Zhong Hui noticed the young Huangmen Minister, glanced at him, and then said to Cao Mao: "Your Majesty, when discussing important matters, flatterers and sycophants do not need to be included in the same group."

Zhang Hua calmly asked, "If that's the case, where should those who are so shameless as to deceive the emperor and speak so wildly be?"

"Right next to me."

Zhong Hui answered without hesitation.

Zhang Hua was about to speak again when Wei Shu calmly said, "Mr. Zhang, please don't be rude to Mr. Zhong. Mr. Zhong is a man of great talent and high moral character. How can you be rude to him?"

Zhong Hui's face also turned gloomy.

In this era, you cannot say the names of other people's parents to each other, including homophones. This is a great humiliation.

However, Wei Shu put emphasis on the word "yao", which was a direct personal attack.

Cao Mao said helplessly, "Okay, Maoxian, Yangyuan, Mr. Zhong is not a rude person. He must have his reasons for saying that."

He then looked at Zhong Hui and said with a smile, "Zhang Maoxian is young, so please don't worry about it, Mr. Zhong."

This is equivalent to the child being young and ignorant, and is clearly biased.

Speaking of which, Zhong Hui was not very old. He was only seven years older than Zhang Hua, while Yang Hu and Du Yu were both older than Zhong Hui!
However, Zhong Hui was so powerful that he was later always compared with people like Jiang Wei and Deng Ai who were more than 20 years older than him.

And now, everyone has subconsciously forgotten his age and always puts him in the position of an important official, as if Yang Hu, Du Yu and others have become juniors in front of him.

Zhong Hui was very proud of this.

Zhong Hui looked deeply at Zhang Hua and Wei Shu before looking at Cao Mao.

The interruption of these two people interrupted his thoughts.

Cao Mao asked them to sit down, then asked, "Mr. Zhong just said that I had committed a serious offense. Why did you say that?"

Zhong Hui then said, "Your Majesty, because of you, the Wei Dynasty will no longer exist."

Zhang Hua narrowed his eyes and endured it again.

Cao Mao was horrified, "What does this mean, Zhong Jun?!"

"Are you cursing our Great Wei Empire?!"

Zhong Hui said helplessly: "Your Majesty, things have come to this point, so don't hide your incompetence any longer."

"The general is seriously ill and no longer as wise as he once was. Everyone believes that this incident was a conspiracy by the ministers, colluding with the Queen Mother to launch the rebellion together."

"But I can see clearly that Lu Yu and the others have too many concerns and would never be so reckless. The Queen Mother certainly doesn't have the courage to do so. Wang Xiang wasn't commissioned by the Queen Mother or Lu Yu and the others. All of this was done by Your Majesty."

"If I'm not mistaken, Your Majesty must have secretly connected the Queen Mother with Wang Xiang, then used Wang Xiang to win over the court officials. He took advantage of the General's caution, making Wang Xiang mistakenly believe that the General was about to launch an attack, forcing him to do so prematurely. Lu Yu and others were forced into this and had no choice but to act, which led to the current situation."

Zhong Hui said seriously.

A hint of astonishment flashed in Zhang Hua's eyes, and he looked at Wei Shu beside him.

Wei Shu was still the same, and seemed not to have reacted yet.

Cao Mao was confused. "What is Shi Ji talking about?"

Zhong Hui took a deep breath, he was really about to break through.

This is the case with Guanqiudian, and it is also the case with the emperor!
In Luoyang, you can't find anyone who dares to tell the truth, right?

No wonder the country is in turmoil. With so many hypocritical people around, the Wei Dynasty is doomed to perish!

Zhong Hui could no longer hold back and said, "Your Majesty! I am not here to question you, but to help you uphold the country!"

Cao Mao was delighted. "Great! Shi Ji is here to assist me. I couldn't ask for more. I'll leave his services to you now."

Zhong Hui's face darkened. He knew he couldn't follow the emperor's line of thought, so he interrupted him and said seriously, "Your Majesty, are you feeling proud of having defeated the general?"

"Your Majesty's actions are like drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Don't you know that these ministers are dozens of times more hateful than the general?"

"These people only care about their own interests and don't care about the survival of the country. The policies they propose are also instructed by Your Majesty, right?"

"Your Majesty, do you understand the consequences of these policies? Once the New Zhongzheng System is implemented, those scholars from humble backgrounds will no longer have any chance to rise to prominence. There are so many powerful families in the world. From the local areas to the imperial court, almost every place will be dominated by people from aristocratic families."

"Your Majesty, you may be able to see clearly the character of these people. How can they govern the world if they only drink and indulge in alcohol?!"

"This will lead to the collapse of various regions, the government's policies will not be implemented, and the local people will suffer."

"As for the tax problem, it will completely crush the people. If the wealthy families don't pay taxes, then all the government revenue will be transferred to the common people. The people will not only have to pay their own taxes, but also the share of the wealthy families. In this way, within five years, the people will go bankrupt and rebellion will break out. The government will have to use the children of the wealthy families who have surrendered to suppress them!"

"The matter of criminal law is even more abominable! Without the criminal law to restrain them, the behavior of the great clans will be a hundred times more outrageous than it is now!"

"If Your Majesty does not stop this, chaos will break out within ten years, and the Great Wei will surely perish!"

Hearing Zhong Hui's words, neither Zhang Hua nor Wei Shu paid any attention to the rudeness in them. Cao Mao's expression remained as calm as ever.

He knew the consequences of doing so better than Zhong Hui. These things would not only destroy the Wei Dynasty, but might even destroy the nation.

But, is this caused by myself?

If I don't take action, will none of this happen?
You are accusing yourself of such a serious crime right away. These hidden dangers did not suddenly appear in the past few months. What were you doing before that?
Zhong Jian saw that Cao Mao was unmoved and there was some surprise in his eyes.

This is your own kingdom, aren't you worried at all?
Cao Mao said seriously, "If that's the case, Lord Zhong should go find the Queen Mother, Lord Gao, and Lord Lu and explain things to them. Why come to me?"

"I am still young and have never been involved in government. Even if I agree with you, what good will it do?"

"Your Majesty, just agree. The rest of the matters can be left to me."

Cao Mao was very surprised, "Are you using my name to deal with the Queen Mother?!"

"That's my mother!"

"How dare you frame me as unfilial?!"

Cao Mao frowned and looked a little annoyed.

Zhong Hui said calmly, "Others may not know this, but I know it in my heart. Your Majesty is no mediocre ruler. Your Majesty's abilities are no less than those of the general. You will not allow the Wei Empire to perish like this."

"Your Majesty could have been the Duke of Shanyang, but you didn't. This shows that you care about the world and would not allow such a situation to occur."

"The general is seriously ill and in critical condition. Although the General of the Western Expedition is able to judge people and use them wisely, he tends to be impatient when faced with difficulties, and impatience leads to chaos. If the general is not here, he will certainly be unable to cope with the current situation."

"I am willing to assist Your Majesty, support the country, and build an unprecedented great cause!"

"My lifelong ambition is to support the Holy King and leave my name in history. Isn't the current situation a perfect opportunity for a true man to establish supreme merit?!"

Zhong Hui's eyes became brighter and brighter, even a little excited.

Zhong Hui was a person who was happier the more chaotic the situation was, probably because a chaotic situation would give him more opportunities to display his talents.

In his eyes, there are suddenly many things he can do now. He is not worried about having too many things to do, but only worried about having no place to use his skills.

Zhong Hui continued, "Your Majesty has the ambition to rule the world, and I have the ability to do so. If Your Majesty does not mind, I am willing to follow Your Majesty from now on and serve as your pioneer!"

After saying this, he stood up and saluted Cao Mao.

Hearing his words, Cao Mao suddenly fell silent.

He knew that although Zhong Hui was not a good person, he would not lie to him like this. He might really want to assist him.

Sima Shi was no longer capable. Sima Zhao was not stupid, but he had poor emotional control and got carried away easily. Once he got carried away, his IQ dropped to zero and he became almost like his son.

If everything goes smoothly, he would be a good successor, but given the current situation, I'm afraid he is getting carried away and has lost his mind.

Moreover, because of Zhong Hui's bad character, Sima Zhao did not trust him as much as Sima Shi.

The relationship between the two was not very good in the past.

When Sima Zhao went out for a trip with Chen Qian, Chen Tai and others, they passed by Zhong Hui's house and asked him to get in their carriage. However, by the time Zhong Hui left, their carriage had already gone far away. When Zhong Hui caught up, Sima Zhao asked, "We made an appointment to go out with someone, why are you so late? I can't see you coming from afar."

It was obviously inappropriate to say the word "yao" in front of Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui immediately replied: "I am upright and virtuous, why should I be in the same group?"

Chen Qian's father was Chen Jiao, Sima Zhao's father was Sima Yi, and Chen Tai's father was Chen Qun. He called out the names of three people at the same time in one sentence.

Sima Zhao was very angry and asked again, "What kind of person is Gao Yao?"

Zhong Hui replied directly: "I am not as good as Yao and Shun, and not as good as Duke Zhou and Confucius, but I am also a virtuous person of the time."

It can be seen that Zhong Hui had no respect for Sima Zhao at all, and even dared to call his father by his name and fight back directly.

Zhong Hui probably also knew that Sima Zhao was not worthy of his assistance, and for the sake of his ambitions, he was willing to follow Cao Mao.

Cao Mao knew this man's character. If he hesitated now, he would definitely offend him to death. He didn't want to provoke this madman too early.

"good!!"

Cao Mao shouted, and he quickly stood up and helped Zhong Hui up.

"Shi Ji, with you here to assist me, I no longer have to worry about not being able to complete the great cause of my ancestors!"

"Please stand up! Please stand up!"

Zhong Hui stood up with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, then this general..."

"Shi Ji, since you are assisting me, then don't discuss the general's affairs anymore and let them fight! Let's just do our own thing!"

The smile on Zhong Hui's face suddenly froze.

(End of this chapter)