The last three kingdoms

Chapter 684
Zhong Hui didn't have many friends in the capital. When Pei Xin took the initiative to report his name, Zhong Hui first connected him with Pei Kai. Apart from Pei Kai, Zhong Hui really couldn't think of anyone else at this time. Someone will be sent to meet him.

Pei Xin tore open the interlayer of his underwear, took out a letter from inside, handed it to Zhong Hui with both hands, and said: "My master specially sent me to see the general, and repeatedly told me to hand over the letter to the general personally." In the hands of the general, I have already arrived in Jingzhou some time ago, and I wanted to go to Yizhou to see the general, but there are so many checkpoints, so I can only wait for the general to arrive in Jingzhou."

"There are many checkpoints?" Zhong Hui was slightly taken aback. It stands to reason that the road from Jingzhou to Brazil is under the actual control of the Jin army. Is it necessary to be so close to the enemy.

"Yes, it was the subordinates of Sima Liang, the governor of Jingzhou, who set up the checkpoint. They blocked all the roads leading to Yizhou, strictly checked the passers-by, and carefully searched them. They were afraid that the letter would fall into their hands, so they did not approach the checkpoint. .” Pei said.

Zhong Hui frowned, he seemed to have realized something from such a trivial matter, but Zhong Hui quickly shifted his attention to Pei Kai's letter, and couldn't wait to tear apart the wax.

Pei Kai's letter was not long, but he gave Zhong Hui a clear message that Sima Yan had become wary of Zhong Hui. The so-called shortage of food and grass was just an excuse to force Zhong Hui to submit. Pei Kai suggested that Zhong Hui Do not come to Luoyang, for fear of being killed.

In fact, Zhong Hui was well aware of Sima Yan's so-called excuse of food shortage, but without food and grass supplies, more than [-] troops stayed in Yizhou and waited to die. Naturally, Zhong Hui couldn't sit still and wait for death, so he had to return to Jingzhou Come.However, Sima Yan's desire to kill himself was somewhat beyond Zhong Hui's expectations. After all, he had never had a rebellious heart. Even if he supported his own self-respect, it was for the benefit of Jin. In the end, he was not prepared to betray Jin.

At this moment, Pei Kai's letter was like a basin of cold water, which poured a chill on Zhong's heart from head to toe, and finally shattered Zhong's little illusion about Sima Yan.

Zhong Hui once thought that even if he had defied Sima Yan's intentions, now that Jin is in trouble at home and abroad, and it is time for employing people, Sima Yan must not go too far. Not much will change.

But he obviously underestimated Sima Yan's ruthlessness. Not only would Sima Yan not reuse him, but he might even take his own life. Pei Kai's letter clearly told Zhong Hui that Sima Yan only cared about Zhong Hui. With the [-] troops in his hands, not Zhong Hui himself, all signs showed that Sima Yan was already sharpening his sword and hiding his murderous intentions.

As Sima Zhao's confidant, Zhong Hui has always been obedient to Sima Zhao, and has relatively little contact with Sima Yan, let alone any friendship.Because Sima You had a high voice to inherit the throne before, Zhong Hui visited Sima You several times in the Marquis of Wuyang's mansion before he conquered Shu.

Although he has no deep friendship with Sima Yan, this does not prevent Zhong Hui from knowing Sima Yan better. Everyone in the world can see Sima Yan's insidiousness and cruelty in the battle for the reserve after Sima Zhao's death. It is clear that even though Zhong Hui is far away in Yizhou, he has heard about Ren Kai, Yu Chun, Pei Xiu, some of the elites of the Wei State, who fell in this bloody coup, wielding butcher knives, It was none other than Sima Yan, who claimed to be the successor of the Sima family.

It was such a incident that made Zhong Hui see Sima Yan's character clearly, and Zhong Hui had to be wary.

It may be unintentional to recommend Pei Kai at the beginning, but the reward Zhong Hui received was extremely generous. In order to repay Zhong Hui's kindness, Pei Kai did not hesitate to risk offending Sima Yan to inform Zhong Hui to be careful.

It was also Pei Kai's letter that made Zhong Hui see the situation clearly and lost his illusions. Zhong Hui decided to fight back so that he would no longer be a fish belly at the mercy of others.

Zhong Hui secretly summoned several of his trusted subordinates, Xia Houxian, Ju'an, and Wang Mai, and said: "Sima Yan has only one purpose in coercing us to come back this time, and that is to take back the command of the [-] troops. As for our Life depends entirely on his happiness. If we are lucky, maybe he will spare us a way out and end the rest of our lives in the prison in Luoyang. If we are unlucky, we will follow Pei Xiu and Ren. Following in the footsteps of Kai, Yu Chun and others, they were divided into corpses by five horses, and even our family members and clans will be murdered. I, Zhong Hui, will be loyal to the country and fight bloody battles. Bad luck, even you subordinates who follow me will not be spared, I am really unwilling to call you here today to listen to your opinions, where should we go?"

Xia Houxian, Ju'an, and Wang Maisan looked at each other in blank dismay. Since they arrived in Jingzhou, they clearly felt the severity of the situation, but they did not expect the situation to develop to this point.

Xia Houxian said in a deep voice: "This is the end of the matter, we can no longer sit still. Since the Sima family is too aggressive, then we will turn against this ****!" Xia Houxian is Xia Houyuan's distant nephew. It can also be regarded as Cao Wei's clan. After Cao Wei's country was usurped by the Sima family, Xia Houxian also remembered this kind of national hatred and family hatred. At this moment, it is closely related to his own wealth and life. Xia Houxian was the first to jump out to express his support for Zhong meeting.

Ju An is a general of the Shu Kingdom, and his status in the Jin army is not high. Naturally, he obeys Zhong Hui's words. Wang Mai is also Zhong Hui's confidant general. Since Zhong Hui intends to rebel, he first wins over his confidantes After much deliberation, Xia Houxian, Ju'an, and Wang Mai are trustworthy. The rest of the generals have their own backers and plans. people.

Ju An and Wang Mai also said: "Since the court is not benevolent, don't blame us for being unrighteous. Governor, you can give orders, and we will obey!"

A ruthless look flashed across Zhong Hui's eyes. At this point, Zhong Hui had no way out. If he obediently obeyed his orders and went to Luoyang at this time, he would become a piece of fish on the chopping board, only to be slaughtered. Now in Xiangyang, the army is still in his hands, this is the only chance to control his own destiny, how can Zhong Hui let it go.

"Sima Yan, you forced me, don't blame me!"

(End of this chapter)