The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 56 Where is the General?

In the early Han Dynasty, poetry was not given much attention.

Many people in the world believe that only classics are the most important and poetry is just an embellishment.

If a literati is obsessed with poetry, he will usually be considered as not doing his job properly and not concentrating on studying classics. So why bother with poetry?

But at this moment, the situation became a little different.

When the classics could no longer stand in today's reality and could not solve the confusion of many Confucian scholars, there was a major change in thought, the status of the classics plummeted, and many madmen were born.

These people began to ignore the classics and started to turn to the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi in the past, trying to find something different as comfort.

The status of poetry has also been greatly improved. Being obsessed with calligraphy, music, and poetry is no longer a minor pursuit, but has become an elegant thing. People who are proficient in these things are no longer called idlers, but can gain great fame from them.

Ruan Ji's poems are very well written and scholars all over the world love to read them.

If these two poems were to be spread, it would certainly have a very bad impact.

Especially the poem written by Your Majesty, which clearly accuses the Sima family of suppressing and manipulating him!

Jia Chong frowned, but didn't know how to solve the problem.

Ruan Ji has always been rude. He is not very polite even to the general. He will not take my words to heart. Perhaps the General who Conquers the West will have to step forward to resolve this matter!
Jia Chong made up his mind and continued reading.

When he saw Cao Mao's drunken words, Jia Chong felt dizzy and had tinnitus.

At that moment, Jia Chong's whole body began to tremble, and the paper in his hand fell to the ground. He tried to pick it up several times with trembling hands, but almost couldn't hold it firmly. After a lot of effort, he finally held the paper tightly.

Jia Chong's breathing became rapid.

His eyes were full of fear.

"Lord Jia wants to marry his daughter to me, and he has informed me of the affairs of Liang State."

Of course Jia Chong knew what was happening in Liang State!

Zhuge Dan met with the general in Liang State!

This matter is now top secret.

The only people who knew about this were the general, myself, Zhong Hui, and Deng Ai.

Even Sima Zhao, who was stationed in Luoyang, did not know the general's specific movements.

How did the emperor know this?

How could he possibly know??
Jia Chong felt horrified, and subconsciously wanted to mark this place, but he couldn't put pen to paper.

He didn't know what consequences would be caused if this piece of paper fell into the hands of the general.

Will the general think that he was the one who leaked the secret?

No, no, the general is a wise man, how could he be alienated?

Then tell the truth
No, no, the general is ruthless. If he has the slightest doubt about me, he will get rid of me without hesitation. He never leaves any hidden dangers.
Jia Chong's hands began to tremble.

If I don't tell the general, and he finds out from other people, won't he be in even greater trouble?

How did the emperor know this?! Who was trying to murder him?!
At this moment, Jia Chong's fear reached its limit.

Looking at the paper in his hand, he had no idea what to do with it.

In the final analysis, it was because he knew the general too well, and he did not dare to bet that the general would forgive him. If it was Sima Zhao, he might still dare, but Sima Shi.
Jia Chong's eyes were full of despair.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"No, no, Cao Mao said this to me on purpose. He wants to scare me. I can't let him succeed!"

"Even if he guessed this, he wouldn't have spread it. As long as he doesn't spread it, it won't have any impact. I'll just tell the general the truth. As long as it doesn't ruin his plans, it'll be fine. I'll just purge the people around Cao Mao."

"Homeowner!"

He saw the servant rush into the study, pointing at the person outside the door with an angry face and saying: "This guy is so rude, he doesn't even allow me to report."

Then, I saw two people walk into the study.

Jia Chong knew the leader.

It was Cheng Ji.

Cheng Ji looked at Jia Chong coldly and saluted him.

"Mr. Jia, the General Zhengxi wants to see you now."

Jia Chong looked confused.

For some reason, the General Zhengxi's Mansion is exceptionally quiet today.

Even the servants in the mansion were cautious and didn't dare to make any noise.

In the inner room, Sima Zhao was looking at the letter in his hand with an extremely cold expression.

Jia Chong knelt in front of Sima Zhao, looking quite uneasy.

"Mr. Jia"

"Where is my brother now? What is he doing?"

Jia Chong looked at Sima Zhao blankly and shook his head, "I really don't know." "Bang!"

Sima Zhao slammed his fist on the table in front of him and shouted angrily, "You don't know! But others know very well!"

"The whole of Luoyang is going crazy, saying that my brother met Zhuge Dan in Liang State!!"

"They said they would compensate Zhuge Dan and told him not to blame Xiahou Xuan!"

"Explain to me why this happened?!"

Sima Zhao no longer had his usual peaceful and gentle demeanor. He was extremely irritable, with anger burning in his eyes.

Jia Chong was naturally even more afraid.

How could the emperor get in touch with the outside world?

How is this possible? !

He is under his surveillance all day long!!

Could it be that Li Sheng and the others betrayed him? !

Although Jia Chong had anticipated some things when he came here, he never expected the situation to be like this.

"General, I...I..."

Jia Chong was about to say something, but quickly changed his tone, "General! This news must have leaked from Zhuge Dan! In the entire Luoyang, I'm the only one who knows about this. I've been watching Your Majesty all these days and haven't seen anyone. How could it possibly have leaked?"

Sima Zhao laughed. "So that's how it is. Zhuge Dan sent someone to Luoyang specifically to leak the secret?"

"Mr. Jia, are you hiding something from me?"

Jia Chong felt horrified. He was not sure whether Sima Zhao had learned about what happened on Cao Mao's side.

This cunning old fellow was completely at a loss when faced with such a situation.

He had no idea what was going on.

Where did the news leak from, how was it leaked, how did the emperor know, and whether Sima Zhao knew about it. Knowing nothing, he had no idea what to say. If his words were contradictory, he would die here!

A huge sense of crisis surrounded Jia Chong.

Jia Chong's expression suddenly became resolute.

He looked up with tears in his eyes.

"General!!"

"I have received the general's kindness and have always been loyal to him. The general trusts me, so he entrusted me with such an important task."

“Now there’s a flaw!”

"I am willing to take all the blame!! Please execute me now!"

"I have absolutely no complaints!!"

"To die for the great general is a worthy death!"

Jia Chong looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

Sima Zhao just narrowed his eyes and stared at his face. Suddenly, Sima Zhao put away his murderous intent, and he smiled and helped Jia Chong up.

"Why do you have to do this?"

"I'm just asking for your opinion. I never meant to use you as a scapegoat. Don't worry about it. Get up."

Sima Zhao comforted Jia Chong with several words and asked him to sit next to him.

Jia Chong hesitated to speak.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Jia Chong then whispered, "General, I'm not the only one in Luoyang who knows about the general's affairs. There's another person who knows as well."

Sima Zhao was stunned. "Who is it?"

"Wang Taichang!"

Sima Zhao was shocked. "What did you say?"

"General, I feel that Wang Taichang has been acting very strangely lately. When he went to Yuancheng, he delayed his departure several times, as if he was deliberately preventing Cao Mao from inheriting the throne."

"Later, Cao Mao suddenly brought up the matter of rehabilitating Xiahou Xuan. Everyone said it was Yang Zong's plan. But Yang Zong is in the palace right now. You saw him taking medicine and drinking all day long. Does he look like someone who could give advice?"

"Including the assassination attempt, we previously thought it was Cao Mao's doing, but the problem is, Cao Mao's retainers are all knights-errant. Where did they get the powerful crossbows?"

"I always feel that the prince seems to be deliberately making things difficult for Your Majesty. Do you remember when the prince wrote to Your Majesty to inform him of the situation?"

"He described Your Majesty as a mere dandy, without talent or virtue, brave but not wise. But what do you think now?"

"When the general was in Yuancheng, he summoned me and the prince to discuss the next steps. At that time, he hinted that he couldn't go back for the time being because he had important matters to attend to."

Jia Chong only said half of it and stopped talking.

This half was enough to make Sima Zhao think of many things.

(End of this chapter)