The last three kingdoms

Chapter 682
Although Pei Kai was born in a prominent family in Hedong, he was a talented young man, but he was not valued. The position of Libulang was vacant, so Sima Zhao asked Zhonghui about the candidate for Libulang.Zhong Hui said: "Pei Kai is clear and understanding, and Wang Rong is concise and easy to deal with. They are both suitable candidates for the official minister." So he appointed Pei Kai as the official minister.

It was precisely because of Zhong Hui's recommendation that Pei Kai had the opportunity to work at Shangshutai, so Pei Kai has always been very grateful to Zhong Hui.Originally, Pei Kai had the chance to be promoted to the regular servant of Sanqi, but he was implicated by Pei Xiu (Pei Xiu is Pei Kai's cousin), so he was never promoted. Achieved the duty of Duzhi Shilang.

Apparently this underappreciation of talent made Pei Kai very depressed. Thinking back then, if it wasn't because of Zhong Hui's recommendation, he might have to struggle hard in a lower position. This undoubtedly made Pei Kai even more fond of Zhong Hui Grateful.

Now that Zhong Hui is in trouble, Pei Kai is even more entangled. On the one hand, Jia Chong's threats and intimidation, on the other hand, Zhong Hui's kindness, it is difficult for Pei Kai to choose for a while.

To be honest, Pei Kai didn't look down on Jia Chong at all, this jester who only flattered and sycophant, knew the disgust of many people in the court, although Ren Kai and Yu Chun who openly dared to oppose him had already died in the downtown area Wow, now Jia Chong is full of arrogance, but this still can't change the courtiers' contempt for him.

If this was just Jia Chong's meaning, maybe Pei Kai really didn't take it seriously, but if it was the emperor Sima Yan's meaning, then the meaning would be different.

A few days ago, Sima Yan ordered Zhong Hui to bring Yizhou soldiers back to Jingzhou. This matter was well known in the court, but before the news of Zhong Hui's return came, it was heard that Sima Yan was going to make a big move. The reduction of food and pay for the Yizhou army, the combination of these two things, it is obvious that Sima Yan deliberately targeted Zhong Hui, at least it shows that Zhong Hui offended Sima Yan and made Sima Yan secretly murderous. In the era of supremacy, the main minister died, and the minister had to die.

Tian's has always been grateful to Zhong Hui. Without Zhong Hui's recommendation, Pei Kai might not even be able to get his current status. Now that his benefactor is in trouble, how can he let him die?
Of course Pei Kai was not the kind of ungrateful person, but the matter was related to the emperor, but he had to think carefully.

After much deliberation, Pei Kai still decided to write a secret letter to Zhong Hui, asking him to be more on guard. As for whether this is to avoid the suspicion of tipping the letter, Pei Kai couldn't care less.

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It is said that Zhong Hui has been very anxious since he wrote the letter, he didn't know whether Sima Yan would adopt his opinion.Zhong Hui has always been Sima Zhao's confidant, and he has relatively little contact with Sima Yan, and he doesn't know much about Sima Yan's character, but Zhong Hui still has some understanding of Sima Yan's methods of revenge.

Although the news in Shu was blocked, the news of Sima Yan's bloody killing was still spreading all over the sky. This made Zhong Hui even more suspicious. He refused to withdraw his troops, and he didn't know whether Sima Yan would be angered.

Soon, Sima Yan's edict arrived in Langzhong. In the edict, Sima Yan didn't say a word about his last request to withdraw troops, and he ignored Zhonghui's request to withdraw his order. It seemed that in Sima Yan's eyes , these two documents seem to have never existed, this time the imperial decree praised Zhonghui lavishly, and named Zhonghui the Duke of Xinyang, increased the number of households in Shiyi by [-], and added the crown prince and Taibao.

The Crown Prince Taibao ranks above the Sangong, and is called the Three Masters together with the Taifu and Taishi. His status is honorable, which is a step further than the previous title of Situ. However, both Situ and Taibao are false titles and have no actual positions. . (Jia Situ is still very different from the real Situ. Jia means the same. Jia Situ means the same seat as Situ, but does not have the actual power of Situ. The same seat also has Jia Taiwei, etc., which can be regarded as false titles.

Zhong Hui is obviously not interested in such inconspicuous things, whether it is a duke or a Situ Taibao, it is not what Zhong Hui likes. What Zhong Hui pursues is power. Possibly, he doesn't mind removing the condition of being under one person.

Sima Yan's reward did not stir up any waves in Zhong Hui's heart, and he even felt a little bit of something bad. If Sima Yan directly issued an edict to agree or disagree with Zhong Hui's memorandum, it would make Zhong Hui feel a sense of disapproval. Feeling down-to-earth, but now Sima Yan didn't mention a word, but rewarded him generously, Zhong Hui felt that there was something tricky in it.

Sure enough, in the subsequent allocation of grain and grass, it was actually [-]% lower than the last time. The officials who escorted the grain and grass gave the explanation that last year's grain harvest was poor, and the grain in the inventory was limited, so they could only distribute so much for the time being.

The entire supply of grain and grass for the Jin army in Shu basically depended on the Jin court. Now the allocated grain and grass have been reduced by [-]%, which is less than half of the previous amount. Such a shortage of military food has made the Jin army in a difficult situation.

Zhong Hui immediately understood Sima Yan's sinister intentions. This was to force him to withdraw his troops by reducing the food and grass. If the food and grass were not enough, the Jin army could not stay in Sichuan at all. In the end, they had to choose to withdraw their troops. This is not what Sima Yan said earlier. intention?

Zhong Hui couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, at this time, he didn't have any intention of treason.Rebellion and self-reliance?Just kidding, the life and death of the entire army is in the hands of the Jin court. Once the supply of food and grass is cut off, the entire army will be in a desperate situation. Under such conditions, no one who is not crazy will choose to rebel.

If Sima Yan forcibly issued an order to withdraw troops, Zhong Hui would obey it honestly, but Sima Yan did not give the order directly, but played tricks, using food and grass to block Zhong Hui, forcing Zhong Hui to withdraw from Shu. On the contrary, it made Zhong Hui feel uneasy.

It seemed that it was hopeless to stay in Sichuan any longer. The only pity that Zhong Hui felt was that all his hard work in the past few years had been in vain. Langzhong's hope is not too great. Jiang Wei is eyeing the west bank of the Fu River, and the Wu people are unwilling to defend in Yong'an Jiangzhou. At the beginning, the Jin army will lose everything it gained in Shu.

This is the result of tens of thousands of blood-stained soldiers, and he gave up for no reason. Zhong Hui's heart is bleeding, but at this moment, the decision-making power is no longer in his hands, and Zhong Hui can only accept it painfully and helplessly. As a result, the withdrawal was ordered.

(End of this chapter)