The last three kingdoms

Chapter 681
"This Zhong Hui is simply daring and ignorant!" Sima Yan slammed the memorial handed over by Zhong Hui onto the dragon case.

It was late at night, Sima Yan and Empress Yang Yan were playing with the dragon and the phoenix on the dragon bed, and suddenly the eunuch outside the door reported that the documents from Yizhou had arrived.Sima Yan didn't care about finishing the work, so he jumped onto the ground with bare feet, ordered the deacon and eunuch to take the documents, and opened them up to see that it was Zhong Hui's memorial to refuse to return to the army, he couldn't help being furious.

"Why is Your Majesty furious?" Yang Yan put on a silk nightgown and came to Sima Yan's side, her snow-greasy shoulders curled up. Regardless of the fact that Yang Yan gave birth to three pairs of children for Sima Yan, that figure , there is no discount at all, willow waist is slender, natural beauty, no wonder she is over 30 years old, and she can still fascinate Sima Yan.

Sima Yan was still angry, he snorted heavily, and said: "The situation in the Central Plains is worrisome. I originally wanted to deploy the soldiers from Yizhou Zhonghui to deal with Lu Kang, but this Zhonghui is really outrageous. Not only did he refuse to return Bing, and he also pushed and blamed and found a lot of reasons, does he think that I am a three-year-old child and doesn't know the importance? It's really unreasonable!"

Yang Yan raised her hand to pick up the document, looked at it, put it back on the dragon case, and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, it is not worth getting angry for this kind of rebellious minister, and hurting your body. According to my concubine, this clock will probably be self-reliant." Your Majesty has to guard against the heart of Sichuan." Yang Yan is not only beautiful, but also extremely intelligent, so it's no wonder that she is favored among the thousands of beauties in the harem.

A glint of predation flashed across Sima Yan's eyes, and he said: "How can I not know the little Jiujiu in Zhong Hui's heart, who respects himself if he supports his troops, and if he doesn't obey orders, his heart will be punished!"

Yang Yan said: "Zhong Hui is very ambitious, and his rebellious intentions are revealed, but now Zhong Hui has [-] soldiers in his hands, His Majesty is too hasty, you have to lure him back to Luoyang before you can do anything, otherwise there may be future troubles."

Sima Yan nodded and said: "I also know this, but Zhong Hui insists on not returning to the army, so what?"

Yang Yan smiled and said: "Although my concubine is not familiar with state affairs, I also know that Shu has been fighting for years, and the land is thousands of miles away. The food and grass needed by Zhong Hui's [-] troops all depend on the supply of the Central Plains. Your Majesty only needs to issue a good word to comfort him." In order to dispel his vigilance, he was appointed a nobleman and secretly ordered Sima Liang, governor of Jingzhou, to reduce the grain and grass supply to Yizhou. He only excused that last year's grain harvest was poor and the supply was insufficient. Although Zhong Hui was suspicious, there was no grain in the army. , it must not last long, and it is only a matter of time before he returns to the Central Plains. When he returns to the Central Plains, won't it all be up to His Majesty?"

Sima Yan laughed loudly, grabbed Yang Yan's slender willow waist, and said: "The empress is still smart, with such a clever plan, Zhong Hui will surely die without a place to bury her."

Yang Yan said with a full smile: "Your Majesty is the chosen one of heaven. Naturally, bad luck can be turned into good luck, and death can be turned into good luck. It's nothing to worry about just a mere meeting."

"Well said!" Sima Yan laughed loudly, stretched his tiger arms, hugged Yang Yan by the waist, and walked towards the dragon couch. At this time, Sima Yan was very excited and wanted to score twice.

At the morning of the next day, Sima Yan didn't mention a word about Zhong Hui's memorial, but instead issued a decree to praise Zhong Hui's meritorious service in Yizhou in the past few years. Taibao, to show his favor.

After the dynasty disbanded, Sima Yan left Jia Chong alone. Jia Chong said: "Your Majesty ordered Zhong Hui to return to the army, but there has been no news so far. Why did Your Majesty give Zhong Hui a promotion at this time?"

Sima Yan smiled and said nothing, and ordered the left and right to hand Zhong Hui's letter to Jia Chong. Jia Chong looked at it and was shocked, and said: "Zhong Hui has his own self-respect, and he has shown his rebelliousness."

Sima Yan said: "Zhong Hui embraces the land of Shu, and if he refuses to accept his dispatch, he must have a different heart. At this time, it is better to appease him than to suppress him. That's why I promoted him to a noble rank to make him feel at ease."

Jia Chong said with deep worry: "Now that Zhong Hui refuses to return to the army, there will be trouble for a long time."

Sima Yan said: "It doesn't matter. Yizhou's army depends entirely on Jingzhou's supply of food and grass. As long as the supply of food and grass is reduced, Zhonghui will not last long in Yizhou. It is only a matter of time before he withdraws his troops to the Central Plains. Gonglu, this matter You go and arrange it yourself, using the excuse of food shortage this year to reduce the supply of food and grass, and at the same time secretly order the supervising army Wei Guan to cooperate secretly, and make sure to bring back the [-] troops intact."

What Sima Yan lacks most now is the lack of soldiers. The southern and western fronts are tight at the same time, and the military strength is stretched. Heart, death is not a pity, but one hundred thousand Jin soldiers are Sima Yan's heart and soul, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

After Jia Chong took the order, he immediately started to deal with it.The affairs of allocating food and grass to Yizhou were under the management of Duzhi Shangshu. He Shao and Pei Kai, the servants, were in charge of Dushangshu, and Jia Chong was Situ Jianlu Shangshu.

When he arrived at Duzhi Shangshu's mansion, Jia Chong called He Shao and Pei Kai to him and gave him such instructions.

Pei Kai said with a look of astonishment: "Yizhou Army's food and grass cannot be raised locally, and all have to rely on the imperial court for supplies. If such a reduction is made, the soldiers of Yizhou will be short of food and grass, which may trigger a mutiny."

Jia Chong said calmly: "This is the holy will, and you should follow it. As for the situation in the Yizhou army, it is not a matter for you to care about."

He Shao immediately said: "Lord Jia, don't worry, we will obey orders and will never give out an extra grain."

Jia nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Very well, you just need to know about this matter, and you must not let others know, if you leak a little bit of information, your Majesty will blame it, that is a death penalty!"

The two obediently agreed and acted according to orders.All the grain and grass materials sent to Yizhou are handled by Jingzhou, and Duzhi Shangshufu only needs to issue documents, and the writing can be sent to Jingzhou Dudufu.

After finishing the work in Shangshu's mansion, Pei Kai returned home, his wife Tian saw his distraught look, and said: "What is husband thinking, so preoccupied?"

Pei Kai sighed heavily, and said: "Today, Jia Situ suddenly came to Duzhi Shangshu Mansion and asked to reduce the military rations allocated to Yizhou by [-]%, saying that this is His Majesty's will."

Tian said: "Isn't it General Zhongzhen Xizhong who is leading the army in Yizhou now?"

Pei Kai said solemnly: "This is exactly where I am in trouble. I am afraid that the entire Yizhou army will be unsustainable if the food and pay are reduced by [-]%. If it is really according to Jia Situ that this is the emperor's will, then it means The emperor has hidden murderous intentions towards General Zhong, and General Zhong may be in great trouble."

Tian said in a panic: "Husband, what should I do, General Zhong has kindness to you, you...you can't just ignore death?"

(End of this chapter)