Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 651 Will be the voice of a master craftsman

After the death of Xun Yu and Xun You, Zhong Yao went on to become the leader of the Henan gentry, and was successively promoted to Dali and Xiangguo by Cao Cao. He was dismissed because of his involvement in the Wei satire case last year, and now he is re-appointed as Dali by Cao Pi.

Zhong Yao had a high status among the gentry in Henan. He had to express his opinion when Sima Yi's entire family was silenced. Seeing everyone discussing the authenticity of the letter in the hall, he didn't care about the embarrassment of his official reinstatement. Take a look, old man? I don’t believe that Zhong Da (Sima Yi) will treason, and Shu Da (Sima Fu) and others will also die, this matter is not that simple.”

Cao Pi saw that Zhong Yao was full of aura, Hua Xin and Chen Qun decisively passed the letter over, and he also wanted to see what the other party thought.

There were more than a dozen letters on the table, but the content was concise and to the point. After a quick glance, Zhong Yao divided the letters into two piles.

"These so-called evidences are all letters, and none of them are evidences of Zhongda's collaborating with the enemy. The letters on the left say that he colluded with Ji Miao, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Guan Yu, Hu Xiu, etc., which are definitely framed by someone with a heart; In addition, framing Yang Xiu, causing the loss of Xiangyang, Lu Chang being beheaded, and even the failure of the former king's southern expedition are all nonsense. Although Zhong Da is the Sima of the Prime Minister's Army, he has no chance to command the army at all. He can make trouble under the eyes of the former king. ?”

Zhong Yao said a lot, and the whole story was his own subjective assumptions, but the last sentence brought out Cao Cao, which made his argument stand instantly, and soon attracted the support of many people in the hall.

Seeing that everyone was still reminiscing, Zhong Yao pointed to the stack of letters on the right and said: "These letters seem to be from Sun Quan, and it is difficult to deduce whether they are true or false. However, I would like to raise some doubts here;
One is the problem of General Yu Jin. He should be imprisoned in Jingzhou when he was defeated by Guan Yu. Even Lu Meng was beheaded by Guan Yu. Who can rescue him to Jiangdong?

The second is that Sun Quan promised to give Zhongda [-] million kickbacks, and asked the king to redeem General Yu back to Wei State with one billion yuan. Not to mention whether the amount is too exaggerated, based on the tone of Sun Quan's letter, it seems that Zhongda has already paid the money Otherwise, why would you keep writing letters to remind me?I've never seen a deal where you pay first and do it later;

The third is the issue of assassins. Everyone knows about Jiangdong’s combat strength. General Zhang can defeat [-] with [-], but Sun Quan’s assassins can quietly sneak into Yecheng and wipe out the entire Sima clan. ? "

Zhong Yao analyzed the problem and found that the contents of the letter were indeed full of loopholes. Everyone in the hall whispered that they believed it, and speculated whether it was killed by other enemies.

Cao Pi was a little moved when he heard the last sentence. Now that Cao Hong has not caught the murderer, his Wei Palace is not safe. At this time, he thought of Xu Chu who was sick, and planned to send the imperial doctor to ask him tomorrow. If he recovered, he had to let him go immediately. To be in charge of the guard.

"Do you have anything to add, gentlemen?" Cao Pi interrupted the noise and continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, Sima Changshi's family died unjustly, so we can't listen to the slander and make things worse."

"Your Majesty, I think this is Liu Bei's or Sun Quan's plan to alienate them. These assassins may be sent by them."

"Zhong Dali just said that Sun Quan's soldiers don't have such strength, they must be assassins from Jingzhou."

"Yes, yes, Guan Yu took advantage of the death of the former king to deliberately assassinate the important ministers of Wei State."

"Is there any more?" Cao Pi found that these people were all trying to excuse Sima Yi, and all of them were officials representing the Henan gentry. Besides, they were inferring the murderer. Some speculated about Jingzhou, some speculated about Yangzhou, and some speculated that it was Hu. people.

Cao Pi found that Taiwei Jia Xu was as stable as an old dog, and felt that the other party must have some good ideas, so he asked sincerely again.

"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion."

Before Jia Xu could speak, a loud voice suddenly came from the back of the hall, everyone looked for the reputation and it turned out to be Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao joined the army as Yuan Shao at first, and he worked hard under Yuan Shao's tent, but his younger brother Dong Fang was in Zhang Miao's army, and Zhang Miao had conflicts with Yuan Shao, so Yuan Shao listened to the slander and wanted to punish him. He escaped and forcibly became Zhang Yang's staff.

During Cao Cao's plan to welcome Emperor Xian to Xudu, Dong Zhao jumped left and right to help Cao Cao succeed. After this battle, he became Cao Cao's absolute confidant. He was successively appointed as Yin of Henan, Mu of Jizhou, and Mu of Xuzhou.

Dong Zhao completely offended the Henan gentry because he first advocated Cao Cao's proclaiming the public to build the country. He squeezed out and suppressed him politically.

When Cao Pi ascended the throne as the Queen of Wei, all the gentry in Henan who supported him benefited, but Dong Zhao, who was a hero, was only appointed by Cao Pi as a master craftsman.

Will be a master craftsman in charge of palaces, ancestral temples, mausoleums and other civil constructions, with a rank of two thousand stones, which can be regarded as a well-paid yamen in the prosperous age.

Although the salary of the chief craftsman is at the same level as that of the county guard (similar to the head of the housing and construction department and the mayor), the power and status he possesses are very different, and the founding fathers who have made great contributions are treated lightly.

Dong Zhao walked to the front of the hall, bowed his hands to Cao Pi and Zhong Yao respectively, and then said slowly: "I have other opinions on Zhong Dali's speculation."

"I would like to hear the details." Zhong Yao frowned and nodded slightly.

Dong Zhao replied: "Leaving aside the letter on the left, I also think that Sima Zhongda will not be treasonous. After all, there is no benefit in joining Liu Bei, but the letter on the right about Jiangdong is debatable."

Seeing that Dong Zhao paused on purpose, Zhong Yao waved his hand to signal him to continue.

Dong Zhao nodded lightly in response: "Actually, Yujin is in Jingzhou or Jiangdong. There is no need to guess about this question. Your Majesty will send someone to check it out. The second point is about the kickback and sales. I also suggest checking it out." Let’s talk again; let’s focus on the last point, that is, whether there are such powerful assassins in Jiangdong, Dali’s deduction is based on the war in Hefei, and I believe that war and assassination are two different things.”

"Although there is a difference between war and assassination, they can also be regarded as the basis for inference. Gongren (Dong Zhao) should come up with a basis for his different opinions. Shouldn't someone be sent to investigate?" Zhong Yao said coldly. Smile.

Cao Pi sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, and suddenly felt a strange sense of refreshment. When the monarch saw that his courtiers were in harmony, he was likely to be ostracized by his courtiers. The current situation is very good. Maybe Sun Quan often has such an experience?
Dong Zhao responded calmly with a smile: "Of course there are evidences. Dali still remembers Sun Bofu. How did he die?"

Zhong Yao was taken aback when he heard this, and thought that Dong Zhao was very powerful, but he didn't say anything when he knew the answer, so he could only reply in embarrassment: "It seems to be a long time ago, right? At that time, the old man was restraining Ma Teng and Yuan Shao in Guanzhong. I have no time to take care of Jiangdong's affairs."

"Sun Ce, the little overlord with high martial arts skills, it is said that he was seriously injured by the three assassins when he attacked first, and died early due to the attack of the injury. I don't know if there is sufficient evidence for this?" Dong Zhao didn't take Zhong Yao's face into consideration. , throwing out the facts directly.

(End of this chapter)