The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 295 Didn’t You Know It Long Ago?

Zhong Yu's hand trembled, and he slowly looked at Zhong Hui beside him.

"What did you say?"

"Brother, why are you pretending in front of me?"

"Weren't you the one who secretly instigated the impeachment of Chen Qian?"

Zhong Yu sneered, "Not bad, becoming a minister, even if you haven't learned anything else, you've learned framing people very quickly."

Zhong Hui shook his head and said confidently, "Brother, those letters from Chen Qian were leaked from the Imperial Court. Currently, you are the only one who has such control over the Imperial Court. Whether you admit it or not, this matter has nothing to do with you."

"I know you want to frame this incident on Chen Qian's brother, right? After all, Chen Qian punished his brother not long ago. This is probably why you sent someone to contact Chen Zhi to deliberately intensify the conflict."

"You won't go to see Lu Xun in person. You haven't even met him, but that's not important. What's important is that you're the only one who can get your hands on the Supreme Court."

"So, even if you use countless disguises, it will be useless."

Zhong Yu continued to look at his flowers. "Now I am just a commoner. No matter how you frame me, I will not pay any attention to you."

Zhong Hui was much taller than his brother. He just stood beside Zhong Yu, shaking his head helplessly.

"Brother, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Are you determined to follow General Wei? Can't you see who is stronger, General Wei or Your Majesty?"

"You want to intensify the conflict between the ministers and His Majesty, and then make the ministers accept General Wei again? This is simply wishful thinking!"

The smile on Zhong Hui's face was gone, and he looked very serious.

"Brother, the situation has been decided. The world now belongs to His Majesty. Anyone who dares to harm him will die without a burial place!"

"There is no one else here. As your younger brother, I am here to persuade you to stop being stubborn and follow me to submit to His Majesty."

Zhong Hui spoke very firmly.

Zhong Yu raised his head slightly and glanced at his younger brother behind him.

"I have no intention of doing anything bad to Your Majesty, so you don't need to persuade me. I'm just tending the flowers in the mansion. What happened in the temple cannot be blamed on me."

Zhong Hui was immediately deflated, "I can't even fake this."

Zhong Yu continued to fiddle with the flowers and plants in front of him.

Zhong Hui continued, "Brother, I can't be like Chen Qian, but you shouldn't be like Chen Zhi either!"

After making these harsh words, Zhong Hui left in a hurry.

Zhong Yu glanced at him again.

You are the disobedient Chen Zhi!
After Zhong Hui left his mansion, he immediately sent someone to drive to Taiji Hall. Zhong Hui could not attack his own brother like Chen Qian did. Although Zhong Hui always disobeyed his brother, he was raised by his brother after all.

Zhong Yu's position in his heart was probably similar to that of a father. The rebellious Zhong would jump in front of Zhong Yu again and again to show off and brag, always feeling like a child showing off his toys to his father.

Zhong Yu obviously understood this, and after Zhong Hui left, he turned around and returned to the study.

The loyal old steward stood by, his face full of worry.

As an old man in the mansion who watched Zhong Yu raise Zhong Hui, he was also a little worried that the brothers would fight against each other.

He couldn't help but persuade: "Master, Your Majesty is now in power. Sima Zhao has not done much for my family. You have already repaid Sima Shi for his promotion. Now that Your Majesty has the upper hand, why bother..."

Zhong Yu shook his head. "How can one easily determine the affairs of the world?"

"Your Majesty lacks experience and thinks that you can bring the whole world under your rule by killing a few ministers. This is impossible."

"The situation in the world is not clear. Besides, how can I change my allegiance just because my master is weak? That would be the act of a mean person. General Wei has been very kind to me, and I cannot let him down."

The old steward said with a bitter face: "But sir..."

"No problem. He follows Your Majesty, and I follow General Wei. No matter who succeeds, the clan can continue. Your Majesty values him very much, and General Wei values me the same way."

When Zhong Hui hurriedly walked into the Taiji Hall, Lu Qin hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Zhong Hui immediately frowned, his displeasure written all over his face.

"Shiji is here!"

Cao Mao stood up with a smile, but Zhong Hui pointed at Lu Qin and asked, "What is this man doing here?"

Cao Mao was stunned. Did these two people have any conflict?

Lu Qin smiled bitterly. Back when he was the Imperial Censor, he had told Zhong Yu to discipline his brother, who was acting tyrannically in Luoyang. But that had been ten years ago!

Do you have such a good memory?
However, how dare this person ask the emperor questions in such a questioning tone?
Lu Qin looked at the emperor. Cao Mao's face showed no anger. He smiled and said, "Shi Ji, please sit down."

Zhong Hui sat beside him and looked straight at Lu Qin.

Cao Mao explained, "I summoned Lord Lu to serve as the Minister of Agriculture." "Shi Ji, as you know, finance is the prerequisite for doing anything. You can't do things without money. The wealth of Gao Rou and others is not enough for us to undertake these great tasks. Lord Lu is upright, honest and hardworking. I am most confident in him serving as the Minister of Agriculture."

After hearing what Cao Mao said, Zhong Hui thought about it and felt that there was some truth in it.

The Grand Minister of Agriculture is equivalent to the Minister of Finance. Although the Secretariat has divided the power of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, there are many vacancies in the Secretariat now. The Grand Minister of Agriculture can be used to take back the financial power from the Secretariat.

An obedient and honest Minister of Agriculture can save them a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, whenever money is transferred, a meeting of the Secretariat must be convened, and by the time the money is distributed, it will delay countless things.

Zhong Hui agreed with this reason.

He glanced at Lu Qin and said, "You are a guilty person. His Majesty has pardoned your crimes for the sake of the world. From now on, you must make amends with all your strength. All subsequent matters need to be arranged. If you delay things, you will be punished for all your crimes!"

Lu Qin did not refute anything, but just accepted the order calmly.

Cao Mao just felt a little headache.

Zhong Shiji is becoming more and more arrogant.

Was he putting himself in the shoes of the Prime Minister? He spoke to the nine ministers in this tone, and he himself didn't even dare to do so.

Cao Mao had no choice but to let Lu Qin leave temporarily, leaving only Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui has become more and more arrogant recently. Perhaps it's time to let him wake up a little.

Cao Mao pondered for a moment, but Zhong Hui suddenly asked, "Is Yin Damu, the captain of the Central Army, one of Your Majesty's men?"

"what?"

The same expression as Sima Yan appeared on Cao Mao's face.

He was really shocked!

No one knew about Yin Damu's affairs except Jiao Bo and Li Zhao, his two absolute confidants. Not even Liu Lu and the others knew. How did Zhong Hui know?
He wanted to emulate his great-grandfather and refuse to admit it even if he was beaten to death.

However, sooner or later, Yin Damu's affairs will be made public, and Zhong Hui must not be underestimated or deceived.

Cao Mao made a quick decision and asked in surprise, "Didn't you know this before?"

"what??"

This time, an expression of astonishment appeared on Zhong Hui's face.

After his brother's incident, Zhong Hui found that he seemed to have been led astray by the emperor. He thought he had a sure victory, but in the eyes of his brother and other ministers, that was not the case.

He thought seriously about the comparison between Sima Zhao and His Majesty now.

Although Sima Zhao only had four battalions under his command in Hebei, the combat effectiveness of those four battalions was relatively strong. In addition, the armies of Hebei and Qingxu would most likely follow Sima Zhao. In the south, apart from Guanqiu Jian, the attitudes of Zhuge Dan and Wang Chang were unclear.

Judging from their marriage relationship, they were obviously closer to Sima Zhao.

In this way, it seems that although the emperor has advantages, they are not so high that he can rest easy.

However, during these days, the emperor always looked confident of victory and was not worried about Sima Zhao at all. He could even get a lot of top-secret information!

Zhong Hui came to see Cao Mao several times, and Cao Mao acted very relaxed, as if Sima Zhao's every move was under his control.

Zhong Hui was also led astray by Cao Mao unknowingly, but when he saw his brother's actions, he suddenly realized that His Majesty was such a cautious person, how could he look down on Sima Zhao?
Even if Sima Zhao was far inferior to Sima Shi, he was not a person like Sima Yan.

Zhong Hui combined Jiao Bo, Li Zhao and other hidden chess pieces, and immediately thought of the emperor's people around Sima Zhao.

He thought for a long time and finally came up with two candidates, one was Yin Damu and the other was Cheng Shi.

At that time, Jiao Bo and Li Zhao were both by the emperor's side, especially Li Zhao, who was Yin Damu's former subordinate. They all followed the emperor. How could Yin Damu, who stayed outside the Taiji Hall all day, not know about these situations?

When I went to question him, he swore that Jiao Bo and Li Zhao were his own people.

Then there's Cheng Ji. This guy's brother is still by the emperor's side. His Majesty has absolutely no intention of replacing him. Why is he so confident in Cheng Ji?
There must be some inside stories that I don’t know about.

Zhong Hui was still a little angry.

I have devoted myself to assisting the Holy King. How can you, the Holy King, still hold anything back from me?
He was not a person who could hide things very well, so he asked directly.

But Cao Mao's answer left him a little confused.

Cao Mao said seriously, "When Shi Ji was in the palace, I conspired with Yin Damu many times, but you turned a blind eye. Isn't it because you knew his position in advance that you didn't take action?"

At this moment, Zhong Hui's face turned red. It was he who was responsible for monitoring Cao Mao.

He stammered, "I know he's yours."

He quickly cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, I think I know what you are thinking."

"You want to bring the entire Hebei army under your command at once, right?"

(End of this chapter)