The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 236 Pleasant to the eyes
Luoyang, Zhong Mansion.

Sima Fu and Gao Rou sat on both sides respectively.

Zhong Yu sat in front of them, with servants serving him tea.

Sima Fu was the first to speak: "Uncle Zhi."

"All the ministers in the world are working hard to govern the country, but your brother's recent behavior is really inappropriate."

"If you allow him to do this, the Zhong family will probably not be tolerated by the ministers."

Gao Rou put down the teacup in her hand and couldn't help but say, "When Dingling Hou was still alive, he took great care of me. I often listened to his teachings and treated him as my own teacher. Our two families have a good relationship, and my sons all grew up with you."

"But your brother, you previously obeyed the general's orders and even used the relationship between our two families to deceive me."

"Now that the great general is gone, I thought your brother had talent and could be used by the world, so I didn't care about what he did in the past."

"But, these past few days, he hasn't been quiet for a moment."

"First, they brought Cao Yu and others to Luoyang, forcing us to accept them without any response. Then, they alienated the General of the Protectorate, causing him to fall out with his elders. Now, they are instigating the students to spread rumors in Luoyang! Now, they have hidden in the central army camp. I don't know what they are doing."

"Uncle Zhi, no matter how close your father and I are, I cannot tolerate his behavior!"

Gao Rou frowned, her face looking quite ugly.

In just these few days, Zhong Hui caused great trouble to the ministers.

First, there was the matter of Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian. After they received the imperial edict, the ministers learned that Cao Yu and Xiahou Xian had already arrived in Luoyang.

There was nothing they could do to stop it.

They could refuse to acknowledge the empress dowager's edict, but they were not Sima Shi and could not be shameless. These two men were also very prestigious. The ministers hesitated for a long time and finally recognized their positions as Shangshu.

Anyway, just ignore them.

But the ministers did not expect that this would be the beginning of their nightmare.

The emperor began to frantically summon the Palace Attendants, and they sent people to persuade Yang Hu. Unexpectedly, Yang Hu made his position clear the next day.

Well, I swear to protect the emperor's position to the death.

Before the ministers could react, something big happened at the Imperial Academy.

The two brothers of the Lu family actually made public what happened in the temple. They even spread rumors and slandered the emperor, saying that the ministers wanted to imprison the queen mother and poison the emperor. They also wrote several articles to insult the ministers.

They also told many scholars that they were going to be killed by the ministers.

These articles quickly became popular in the Imperial Academy and triggered a demonstration by the students that day, who almost broke into the Secretariat.

It was Zheng Chong who stepped forward to appease them.

The two brothers of the Lu family are still spreading these things. The Shangshutai hates these two people to the core, but it is difficult for them to take action. They have to protect them to prevent them from being killed by Sima Zhao and being blamed.

While he was still busy with the affairs of the Imperial Academy, something happened in the central army again.

Sima Zhao left Luoyang with four battalions of the central army and joined Deng Ai in Yanzhou. However, a sudden change occurred in the central army. The remaining captain Ma Long suddenly arrested several sons of prominent families in the army, declared that they had neglected their duties and disobeyed orders, and dealt with them according to military law, beating two of them to death. This immediately caused an uproar among the ministers.

In an instant, fires broke out everywhere.

This was completely different from what the ministers thought, and also somewhat different from what Gao Rou thought.

Gao Rou originally thought that after Sima Shi died, he would have a good life, but the current situation is worse than when Sima Shi was alive!

The most hateful thing is that Ma Long was appointed by Gao Rou himself.

But now with General Sima Zhao, he can't get rid of this person! !

Looking at all the things that happened, there was the shadow of one person, who was lively and energetic, causing trouble everywhere.

That’s right, it’s that dog-like Zhong Hui!!

Zhong Hui was really too young. All the officials in the court were of lower generation than him. They did not feel that their talents were inferior to his, but they felt that their energy was far inferior to his.

The ministers' thinking could no longer keep up with this guy. They always followed Zhong Hui. Before they could put out the first fire started by Zhong Hui, he had already started a second fire somewhere else.

Gao Rou was unwilling to continue following Zhong Hui and decided to raid his house directly.

So, these two big guys appeared in the Zhong Mansion.

Zhong Yu looked at them helplessly and sighed.

"Master Taifu, Master Situ, my younger brother is young and has been spoiled since childhood, so he is lawless. I have tried to persuade him many times, but he just won't listen. Don't worry, I will never protect him!"

"If Zhong Hui makes a serious mistake, you two can just deal with it. I will definitely not interfere!!"

Zhong Yu said very seriously.

Gao Rou's face darkened. "If we could solve this problem, why would we come to you?"

Sima Fu couldn't help but say, "Uncle Zhi, you are now the Minister of Justice, in charge of punishment. Zhong Hui is your brother. Disciplining him is the responsibility of you, both publicly and privately. How can you let us do this?"

"If we attack him, won't the world misunderstand us? Will they think we are disrespecting the Marquis of Dingling?"

Zhong Yu said righteously, "No, you can do it. If anyone says so, I will come forward to explain." "Although I am the Minister of Justice, what Zhong Hui did cannot be considered illegal. He did not violate the law."

"If you two want me to arrest the Lu brothers who spread rumors, I can send people right away, but Zhong Hui hasn't gone, and the Supreme Court has no right to interfere in the military."

Sima Fu narrowed his eyes. Zhong Yu didn't want to cooperate.

He was about to speak when Zhong Yu looked directly at him and said, "Grand Master Taifu, Zhong Hui did something wrong, and the ministers should go to him. Even if they are from the same clan, they may not think the same way. Isn't that right?"

Sima Fu was stunned and had no way to refute.

Are you, the Sima family, the only one allowed to have a backup plan, but my Zhong family is not allowed to have a backup plan?

Gao Rou sneered, "That being said, some crimes warrant the extermination of the entire clan."

"If you don't discipline them now, when things get out of hand, no one will care whether they are united or not."

Zhong Yu asked in surprise, "Didn't they say that officials wouldn't be punished? They say Lord Gao is kind and is planning to abolish the law of exterminating entire clans. Could this be false?"

Gao Rou was also speechless, her face flushed red, and she couldn't say anything.

Zhong Yu, however, still looked gentle and refined.

Both of them were filled with anger. When they left, neither of them turned back to look at Zhong Yu. Zhong Yu walked them to the door and bowed, "Thank you both for disciplining my brother on my behalf."

The two of them got into the car and disappeared on the road in a hurry.

After they disappeared, Zhong Yufang put away the smile on his face and his eyes became gloomy.

Zhong Yu was even more helpless than Gao Rou and Sima Fu towards this talented but always troublesome brother, but what could he do?

Zhong Yu frowned. When everyone was choosing their sides, he stood on Sima Zhao's side.

Until now, he has not been fully accepted by the ministers.

But Zhong Yu was not disappointed. He had no intention of hanging out with these ministers. He had never been optimistic about these people. Lu Yu barely qualified, but you, Gao Rou, when the general was here, you ran around for him and were eager to entrust your entire family to him.

Now that the great general is gone, he comes out to show off his power everywhere, claiming to be a capable and wise minister who defeated the great general.

Hanging out with these short-sighted people will bring disaster sooner or later.

In contrast, although Sima Zhao suffered serious damage, he was willing to listen to advice, value talents, and know how to forgive. After Sima Shi left, Sima Zhao's power was "tempered". Those who remain by his side are his most steadfast followers. Zhong Yu feels that compared with other ministers, Sima Zhao's chances of winning are even greater.

As long as they can slowly gain control of the army, these ministers will return to the era of Sima Shi and become obedient and docile once again.

As for his younger brother, just let him do whatever he wants.

If he can really make a name for himself, then he has the ability. But if he makes trouble, don't expect me to help him.

In large families, this kind of split between brothers is very common.

For example, Chen Qian and his brothers did not get along well, at least they quarreled loudly on the surface.

This actually has the same meaning as Sima Fu, both of them serve as a retreat for each other.

At the same time, Zhong Hui was sitting in the Taiji Hall, wiping the sweat from his forehead and talking about what he had done in the past few days.

"Come, come, Shiji, sit down. Someone, bring Shiji some tea."

Cao Mao sat in front of Zhong Hui and shouted loudly.

Even Zhang Hua, who was standing at the door, looked at Zhong Hui with a different look.

This is too fierce.

"Your Majesty, there is no need for this. I still have work to do."

"Shiji, please take care of yourself!"

Cao Mao hurriedly grabbed his hand and refused to let go no matter what.

"Please don't let these things ruin your health. You should prioritize your health. Do you need me to send a few doctors to accompany you?"

"No need, Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Zhong Hui said this very confidently.

The way Cao Mao looked at Zhong Hui now was as if he was looking at some precious treasure.

"One man, Shi Ji, is more victorious than an army of 100,000!"

"In just a few days, the Secretariat was nearly brought down by Shi Ji. I heard that the student almost broke into the Secretariat, causing many ministers to be afraid to even leave the house."

"And the young men from the noble families in the central army, after being dealt with by Ma Long, more than thirty of them resigned, and another ten or so simply fled, completely daring not to stay and serve as officers."

Zhong Hui's crazy efficiency made Cao Mao feel a little scalp-tingling.

Fortunately, I didn't rush to reject this person and offend him. This person's efficiency is so high that he can make the entire Shangshutai run around in circles.

The more I look at Mr. Zhong, the more I like him.

Who said Zhong Jun was impatient? It was clear that he was pragmatic and hardworking!
Who says he's a literary youngster? He's clearly ambitious and values ​​virtuous people and capable people!
Who said he was arrogant? This clearly showed his unrestrained and noble character!
(End of this chapter)