"Feng Zhonghui is appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, and he is the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Huainan. He is given a scepter, advocates, and feather protection!" Zhong Hui's adopted son Zhong Yong was sent to read out the edict.

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Zhong Hui would not marry or have children, so Zhong Yu adopted his son Zhong Yong to Zhong Hui.

Sima Zhao sent Zhong Yong to announce the decree, which was also to appease Zhong Hui.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Zhong Hui handed over his hand, but did not accept the order.

The three rebellions in Huainan and the continuous wars between the Wu State and the south of the Huai River had long been in ruins.

Sima Zhao blocked Zhong Hui, his intention was obvious.

After waiting for a few years, Sima Zhao regained his composure and gathered the power of Qingxu, Huaibei, Jingzhou, and Luoyang to conquer Mount Tai again...

Zhong Hui participated in suppressing the rebellion twice, how could he not know Sima Zhao's intentions?

Ever since Zhong Hui brought these 140,000 troops back to the Central Plains, he and Sima Zhao had a life-or-death relationship.

Sima Zhao suffered a disastrous defeat at Feng Sa. The 160,000-strong army was wiped out. Guanzhong and Taiyuan were all defeated. But you, Zhong Hui, went south to Hanzhong, captured Yang'an Pass, captured Han and Le cities, and successfully brought the army back to Guandong. This has already been done

It's a slap in Sima Zhao's face.

Chen Tai was over sixty years old and half buried in earth. Sima Zhao was confident that he could survive him.

But Zhong Hui is only thirty-six, has great achievements, and is from the Yingchuan noble family...

How similar is this situation to that of Sima Yi?

This is the biggest disaster Sima Yi brought to the world.

The monarch and his ministers are always on guard against one another.

That's why the contemporary Zhuge Wuhou was highlighted.

"I was lost in Hanzhong and had no merit. If I were to receive this great reward, what would I do to the soldiers who died in the Western Territory? I would never dare to accept this reward. I led the army back this time just to send the soldiers back home. I have no other intention and I am extremely loyal.

, the sky can tell!" Zhong Hui pointed to the sky and swore.

Regardless of whether others believed it or not, all the soldiers present had tears in their eyes.

"We fought for our country, and now when we return to our hometown, we are turned away. How can this be justified in the world?"

"The Prime Minister was defeated, but it was not us who was defeated!"

"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!" Zhong Hui angrily said, "Anyone who criticizes the Prime Minister again will be killed!"

Everyone shut up.

Zhong Hui's personal prestige has also been continuously pushed up through this operation.

Zhong Yong cupped his hands and said, "I will return to Luoyang immediately."

Zhong Hui stopped him, "Yong'er stays, they can just go back."

"Wei." Zhong Yong also had this intention.

After everyone dispersed, the father and son could be alone together.

"Father, what do you mean by this? If you want to conquer Luoyang, you must attack Yinquecai immediately. If you want to protect your family, you must send troops to Xuchang and take advantage of the Yingchuan nobles." Zhong Yong was in his early twenties and had been trained by Zhong Hui for many years.

Extremely high.

"You only know one thing but not the other. If I win Xuchang, will the Yingchuan nobles be used by me? No, they will be the first to attack me!"

The Yingchuan gentry is no longer what it was decades ago.

Zhong, Xun, Han, Chen, and the Han family have declined, Chen Tai and Zhong Hui are not of the same mind, and the Xun family is completely on the side of the Sima family.

"In this case, why don't father attack Yinque immediately? If we can help the Wei Dynasty, we will leave our name in history."

"Do you think these 120,000 Chinese troops are really aligned with a certain person? They just want to return home. Once the troops arrive in Luoyang, and an edict is issued, all the troops will return home, and certain people will be defeated, so only Chen Bing and Yin Que,

Only then can Sima Zhao not know what I am and what I am." Zhong Hui seemed to have a plan in mind, but in fact he was walking on thin ice.

With the support of the gentry, it was no longer possible to return to Luoyang to purge the Sima clan.

Among the 120,000 Chinese troops, there are many noble generals, including Wang Jun and Wang Hun. They will definitely not attack Luoyang with all their strength...

Since we cannot eliminate them, we can only compromise with each other.

Emperor Cao Mao promised that as long as Zhong Hui attacked Luoyang, he would respond internally. After success, Zhong Hui would become a general and oversee all Chinese and foreign military forces.

The secret orders were sent to him.

But Zhong Hui expected more from the emperor or Sima Zhao, so that he could gain the maximum benefit.

Sima Zhao's Yangzhou governor showed no sincerity at all.

"You can't advance forward, you can't retreat, father..."

"The time has not come yet." Zhong Hui said with a smile.

Luoyang.

After listening to the deputy envoy's report, Sima Zhao finally figured out what Zhong Hui wanted. Since they could negotiate, things wouldn't get any worse. Sima Zhao breathed a long sigh of relief, "Zhong Hui is now asking for a price." And Gu, it seems that the governor of Yangzhou cannot satisfy him."

Zhong Hui couldn't do anything to Sima Zhao, and Sima Zhao couldn't do anything to Zhong Hui.

The problem is that Sima Zhao also felt uncomfortable with 140,000 troops standing at the door.

If we don't find a place to place Zhong Hui, the 140,000 troops will remain blocked.

Maybe something big happened.

"Qingxu, Yanyu, and Hebei are all the heartland of the country. Since we don't want the governor of Yangzhou, we can only have Jingzhou." Jia Chong twisted his beard and said.

Although Cao Wei only had half of Jingzhou in his hands, they were all battlegrounds for military strategists, including Xiangyang, Fancheng, and Xinye.

Moreover, Jingzhou also encompasses the Nanyang Basin.

Zhong Hui occupies this place and needs troops and food. The three counties of Shangyong are also a bonus.

In addition, Zhong Hui can also collude with Liangzhou and Soochow...

If you are in a bad mood one day, take one step to the east and you will reach Xuchang, and one step to the north will reach Luoyang...

Of course, Sima Zhao would not dare to give Zhong Hui such a fatal place. After thinking for a while, he said: "I will make Zhong Hui the governor of Huaibei!"

Huainan is a no-man's land, but Huaibei is not.

After Cao Wei regained Huainan, he moved all the population to Huaibei. Sima Yi followed Deng Ai's advice and established large-scale farming in Huaibei. With these farming, he suppressed Soochow.

Giving Huaibei to Zhong Huai actually gave him Huainan.

But the current situation has to be like this.

Fighting each other would benefit no one.

Both of them need time to regain their energy and engage in the next fight.

And Sima Zhao still had more difficult problems to solve.

In the past, relying on the achievements of defeating Zhuge Dan, there was no problem in suppressing the emperor, but now it is not the case.

Feng Sa was defeated so miserably that his previous achievements were wiped out. The reason why the nobles still supported him was just to not destroy the status quo and maintain stability.

But the emperor was always ready to make a move and kept making various small moves.

After several years of reigning, Sima Zhao had built up his prestige and reputation. After this defeat, Sima Zhao felt that he could no longer suppress it.

Since it can't be suppressed, you might as well get a new one.

Zhong Hui finally agreed to this appointment.

Of the 120,000 Chinese troops, 30,000 were willing to follow Zhong Hui.

It was so involuntary to hypocritically write a letter to Sima Zhao. When Zhong Hui rested in Huaibei for four or five years, trained his soldiers and accumulated food and grass, he would definitely destroy Soochow for Sima Zhao.

Sima Zhao had a headache. The rebellion in Huainan was easy to put down, but it was not so easy in Huaibei.

Zhong Hui is more difficult to deal with than Guanqiu Jian and Zhuge Dan.

"Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. Zhong Hui is frivolous. Even if there is Huaibei, what will happen? Once the strength of the Central Plains is restored, Zhong Hui can be destroyed first!" Everyone was defeated, and only Jia Chong won.

He instantly became Sima Zhao's most trusted person.

The eldest daughter Jia Bao married Sima You, the most talented third generation of the Sima family, completing her bond with the Sima family.

The Pingyang Jia family also became one of the most prosperous noble families in Cao Wei.

"It's just as Gonglu said." Sima Zhao looked tired.
Chapter completed!