The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 71 Unjust! ! !
"what??"

Cao Mao recalled An Shi's appearance in his mind and subconsciously put on a big question mark face.

Zhong Hui was stunned, as he felt like he had seen this expression somewhere.

He looked at the soldiers around him, who hurried away. Zhong Hui then said, "Your Majesty, do you know who I am?"

“I really don’t know.”

"I, Zhong Hui, am the son of the Marquis of Dingling whom you just mentioned."

"Ah! It turns out to be the son of Zhong Tingwei!"

Zhong Hui's face darkened. "The Chief Justice is my elder brother, and I am the son of Dingling Chenghou!"

Cao Mao was shocked and looked at Zhong Hui in front of him again.

Zhong Hui helplessly explained, "My father had a son when he was old."

"I see!!"

"Then how old was your father when he had you?"

Seeing that the topic was gradually going off track, Zhong Hui quickly interrupted Cao Mao's question and said, "What I mean is that my family has been loyal for generations and is not someone who does not know how to serve the emperor."

"As soon as I arrived in Luoyang, I read your poem."

"Your Majesty's literary talent is truly admirable. Even Lord Ruan is full of praise for you."

"Your Majesty, once something is done, it will leave a trace. If you have made a mistake, you can tell me now. I will persuade the general to preserve your wealth and honor."

"I swear on my father's honor that I will protect you."

"But if you don't tell me now, and the general asks me himself, then I won't have a chance to save you even if I want to."

Zhong Hui looked very serious.

"Your Majesty has greatly underestimated the General. Please do not repeat your mistake and tell me the truth."

Cao Mao was so frightened that he was trembling all over.

"I do not understand what you are saying."

"Your Majesty naturally knows!"

"Your Majesty, don't you want to live?! Am I not worthy of your trust?! Please tell me, Your Majesty!!"

Zhong Hui pressed on again, his expression agitated, and he kept making noises with his sword, putting more pressure on Cao Mao.

Cao Mao was immediately frightened and his face turned pale.

"Okay. I'll tell you. I'll tell you. It's... Your Majesty."

Zhong Hui was stunned, "What prince?!"

"Wang Gong! Wang Su! It's Wang Su!"

Zhong Hui took another step forward, "Wang Su helped you leak the secret?!"

"It was Wang Su who told me where General Zhengnan was!"

Zhong Hui's eyes were full of suspicion, but he grabbed Cao Mao's hand, turned around and walked towards the West Hall.

And at this moment in the West Hall.

Jia Chong's face looked extremely ugly.

He stood outside the hall, looking at the eunuchs and eunuchs around him, with a look of surprise and doubt in his eyes.

Sima Shi was pulling those people in one by one for questioning.

Jia Chong naturally knew Sima Shi's intention.

He is here to investigate leaks.

Thinking of this, Jia Chong felt dizzy.

Ever since Cao Mao revealed Zhuge Dan's movements, Jia Chong became extremely fearful and became the first suspect.

Jia Chong did not dare to tell Sima Shi the truth because he did not know where the emperor got the information from.

Therefore, after giving Sima Zhao a misleading message, he began to work on resolving the matter.

He used threats and bribes to make the eunuchs shut up, changed the contents of their letters to him, and shut Cao Mao up.

He wanted to quietly replace Li Sheng and others, suppress the matter, and then resign and go home to wait and see.

But he really didn't expect it.

Sima Shi actually came back so quickly!!!
If Jia Chong wanted to deal with Sima Zhao, he might still have a chance, but if he wanted to deal with Sima Shi, he was not qualified.

Sima Shi's speed of return scared everyone. He didn't even notify Sima Zhao.

When he saw Sima Shi, Jia Chong was just like Cao Mao in the past, so scared that he almost collapsed on the ground.

How could Sima Shi not see that something was wrong with Jia Chong?
Therefore, Sima Shi quickly brought him to the palace again.

At this moment, Jia Chong could only hope that Li Sheng and others would not betray him.

The oppressive feeling brought by Sima Shi was so strong that it was suffocating. Jia Chong was trembling all over, his mind was blank, and he could not think of any countermeasures at all.

Is it too late to tell the general the truth now?
Jia Chong raised his head and saw that the eunuchs were also looking at him.

At this moment, Jia Chong felt so desperate.

At this moment, Zhong Hui hurried over, holding Cao Mao's hand. Cao Mao looked a little flustered and was pulled directly into the hall by Zhong Hui. The soldiers at the door did not dare to stop him.

"General!"

Zhong Hui walked into the hall, released Cao Mao's hand, and saluted Sima Shi.

Sima Shi was still questioning the eunuchs when he saw Zhong Hui suddenly come in. He asked in confusion, "Didn't I tell you to go to the East Hall?"

"General! I'm here to plead for your majesty!"

Zhong Hui bowed deeply to Sima Shi with a sincere expression, "General, Your Majesty has just told me something. Your Majesty may have done something wrong. I beg you not to blame me. I am willing to take the punishment on Your Majesty's behalf."

Sima Shi was very angry, "Zhong Shiji! Are you trying to trample on the law?"

Just as the two were about to start performing, Cao Mao interrupted them in a panic.

"I'm not wrong! I didn't do anything wrong! It was Wang Su who told me that the General Zhengnan was in Liang State! I just listened to him, what's wrong with me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Sima Shi immediately stopped acting.

His eyes were full of surprise.

He looked at Zhong Hui, only to find that Zhong Hui was also frowning.

"Then Your Majesty, please tell me, when did Wang Su inform Your Majesty?"

"Before I ascended the throne"

"what did he say?"

"Just tell me that the General Zhengnan wants to meet you in Liang State. Let me remember that."

"Oh?"

Sima Shi narrowed his eyes and then stood up, "Shi Ji, go and invite the prince over."

"only!!"

Sima Shi called the rest of the people in and asked them to stay here and not move.

Not long after, Wang Su appeared in the palace again.

His eyes were full of panic. Of course, he didn't know the news of Sima Shi's arrival. Zhong Hui suddenly came to him and said that the general wanted to see him. Wang Su still didn't react.

When he was brought before Sima Shi, he finally came to his senses and bowed to Sima Shi.

"Prince, His Majesty said that you were the one who leaked the information about the General Zhengnan. Is that true?"

Sima Shi asked slowly.

At this moment, Wang Su almost jumped up.

what? ?

He was still thinking that this idiot had done this in the morning, how come by noon he was the one who did it?

He looked at Cao Mao with unspeakable anger in his eyes.

What a pit!!!

"General! I have never heard of this, so how could I have leaked it? This must have been framed by a villain. This matter must be related to the Guo family!"

The first people Wang Su thought of were naturally the Guo family, and he was the first to take action.

Jia Chong felt his legs go weak. He clearly remembered that Cao Mao had asked him who leaked the information.
Sima Shi then told Wang Su what Cao Mao had said.

Wang Su just felt wronged.

"General! Before ascending the throne, I never spoke to His Majesty. Everyone can attest to this. Even on the road, I never spoke to him. Lord Jia knows this, right? Lord Jia? You were always by His Majesty's side!"

Jia Chong was stunned and nodded numbly.

Wang Su continued, "I didn't meet His Majesty until I began teaching him. I had no chance to meet him, so how could I have told him? Didn't Jia Chong send people to keep an eye on His Majesty? Lord Jia, did the information you received contain any information about my conspiracy with His Majesty?!"

Jia Chong shook his head numbly again.

Sima Shi then slowly looked at Cao Mao.

Cao Mao was somewhat incoherent, and he frequently glanced at Jia Chong.

At this moment, someone stood up.

"I know something, General."

Sima Shi was stunned and turned around to see that it was Jiao Bo, the eunuch.

He was now extremely serious and began to speak, "General, Lord Jia originally asked us to keep an eye on Your Majesty. One day, Your Majesty was drunk and mentioned Lord Jia's name and the story of General Zhengnan. The eunuch who was responsible for recording this was named Zhou Sheng. Later, Lord Jia entered the palace and discussed with Your Majesty for a long time."

"As he was leaving, His Majesty pointed at Li Sheng and the others and asked them if they would continue to watch him."

"Mr. Jia said no."

"Later, Zhou Sheng, who was in charge of recording, was executed by Jia Chong for a trivial matter."

"General, if you search the mansions of these eunuchs now, you might find a large amount of money, all given by Jia Chong."

"We don't know the rest..."

At this moment, Jia Chong suddenly collapsed to the ground and looked at Sima Shi in front of him.

"General! It's not what you think! No! No!"

"I was framed too!!"

"I was wronged!!!"

“It’s unfair!!!”

(End of this chapter)