The last three kingdoms

Chapter 688
Sima Liang suddenly knelt down in front of Zhong Hui, limp as mud, with snot and tears in his mouth and said: "General Zhong, please forgive me, you have a lot of adults, so please spare the villain's life, I will take care of all the land in Jingzhou I can give it to you, can you take me back to Luoyang?"

Seeing Sima Liang prostrate at Zhong Hui's feet without any integrity, the Jingzhou officials who followed Sima Liang felt ashamed. Sima Liang is also the king of Jin after all. Sima's face.

Wei Guan sighed silently in his heart, he is not afraid of opponents like gods, but teammates like pigs, it is no wonder that such a dude will be defeated, if Yang Hu or Du Yu are the governors of Jingzhou at this moment, I am afraid Zhong Hui would not have the slightest chance.

Zhong Hui glanced at Sima Liang coldly, indifferent to his begging for mercy, and just sneered: "If Sima Yi sees this useless son under the Nine Springs, what should he do?"

After all, he ignored Sima Liang, put his hand on the hilt of his sword, took a step forward, and gave a slight nod to his nephew Zhong Yong, who was the commander of the march beside him.

Zhong Yong immediately took out a piece of yellow silk, held his hands up high, and said loudly: "The Queen Mother Guo's edict is here, and you should listen to it."

Everyone was stunned, the Empress Dowager Guo passed away in the fifth year of Wei Jingyuan, and three years have passed since now, Zhong Hui took out a posthumous edict of the Empress Dowager at this time, so it is deeply inexplicable.

Zhong Yong quickly read out the edict. In the edict, Empress Dowager Guo said that Sima Zhaonan Que killed the king. He was treasonous and immoral, and his intention to usurp the throne was clearly revealed. He specially appointed Zhong Hui as the general who rebelled against him.After Zhong Yong finished reading, he rolled up the will and handed it to Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui looked at the people who were looking at each other, holding the edict in one hand, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, Zhong has always wanted to serve the country since he received the edict of the Empress Dowager. However, he has never wavered in his determination. Today, when he returned to the Central Plains, he dared to raise the flag of righteousness and revive the Wei family. Sima Yan deceived the emperor and usurped the throne and seized power. I swear to be incompatible with the ****, all of you who are willing to follow me to hunt for thieves will be the ministers of the Great Wei Zhongxing."

Xia Houxian, Ju'an, Wang Mai and others immediately supported: "I will follow General Zhong to the death, revive the Wei family, and crusade against the **** Sima Yan!"

Wei Guan said angrily: "Fake! Fake!"

Zhong Hui smiled at him and said, "Guardian, how do you know this edict is fake?"

Wei Guan snorted heavily and said, "When Queen Mother Guo passed away, you were not in Luoyang at all. How could you get this edict? It was clearly in the name of Queen Mother Guo, bluffing and deceiving people. Even if you can hide it from others, Don't try to lie to me."

Zhong Hui sneered and said, "Wei Guan, you didn't even take a look at it to conclude that this edict is fake. It can be seen that your lackey of the Sima family has grown up and even forgot his original origin. After all, your father is also a member of the Wei Kingdom. I don’t know if he, under the Nine Springs, can smile at you, a rebellious son who betrayed his master. To tell you the truth, This edict was written by Empress Dowager Guo herself. She was poisoned and murdered by Sima Zhao. She wrote the edict when she was dying, and sent her confidantes all the way to Yizhou. .Wei Guan, you keep saying that I am a treasonous minister, and there is the Queen Mother Guo's edict, so let's see who is the real treason and usurper!"

Wei Guan was speechless. Although it was said that Sima Yan had only usurped the throne two years ago, it was 28 years ago that the Sima family took control of the state of Wei. Since the Gaopingling Incident, the Sima family has become this The ruler of the country, in the eyes of many ministers, Sima is their master. Isn't the former Zhong Hui just a running dog of Sima Zhao?As for the banner of the Wei State, it is just a cover, so even if the dynasty changes, it is regarded as a matter of course by many people, and there is no sense of shame.

But having said that, Sima Yan's abolition of Wei Lijin is essentially usurping the country and rebelling. No matter how the supporters of the new dynasty explain it, they can't wash away Sima Yan's corrupt image.

So when Zhong Hui asked Wei Guan who was the real traitor who conspired to rebel and usurp the country, Wei Guan had no answer. The previous words seemed pale.

Whether it is Zhong Hui's father Zhong Yao or Wei Guan's father Wei Ke, they are all ministers of Cao Wei, that is to say, they have bathed in the emperor's grace for generations, regardless of whether the edict is true or not, Zhong Hui will set up a banner to rejuvenate Wei. , or stand on the moral.

At that time, Wei died not long ago, and naturally there were not a few people who remembered Wei. If the banner of Zhong Hui was erected, it would definitely receive a lot of support. Stand up and give support.

Of course, this edict must have been faked by Zhong Hui. Although the Queen Mother Guo was a more authoritative figure than the emperor in the last years of the Cao Wei regime, under the general trend of Sima's usurping power, no matter how shrewd and powerful the Queen Mother Guo was. It can only be reduced to a foil. To be precise, the Empress Dowager Guo even became an accomplice to Sima's usurpation of the throne. Although her original intention was to maintain Cao's rule, how could she be able to defeat Sima with only a woman? This behemoth.

When Empress Dowager Guo died, it was the time when the fierce battle between Wei and Shu was in full swing, and Sima Zhao had already sealed off the palace. I'm afraid not even a fly could fly out, let alone send out any will.Zhong Hui was still in Yizhou thousands of miles away at that time, even if there was a will, it would definitely not fall into his hands.

But this is also Zhonghui's cleverness, using the dead to make a fuss, let himself jump from a rebellious person to a life-saving minister who pleases thieves, and makes his image instantly taller, which is undoubtedly It was a good move by Zhong Hui.

After all, when this army of mine was taken out, it was still under the banner of the Great Wei, and there were not a few people who were loyal to the Wei State. Except for the "die-hard" elements like Wei Guan, most of them were against the Jin State. They are all at a loss, a good country, if it is gone, it will be gone. At this time, the banner of Wei State will be erected again, which will give many soldiers a sense of belonging and identity.

Zhong Hui said to Hu Lie and the others: "Now is the time for you to make a choice. Whether to be loyal to Wei or against Jin is up to you to decide, but there is only one chance!"

(End of this chapter)