Sima Liang suddenly knelt down in front of Zhong Hui, paralyzed as mud, and said with a handful of snot and tears: "General Zhong, spare your life, you have a lot of adults, just spare the villain's life, I can give you all the territory in Jingzhou, can you send me back to Luoyang?" ”

Seeing Sima Liang crawling at the feet of Zhong Hui without any temperament, those Jingzhou officials who followed Sima Liang were ashamed of themselves, Sima Liang was also the county king of the Jin Kingdom, and this kind of behavior was simply a shame for Sima's face.

Wei Qian sighed silently in his heart, he was not afraid of a god-like opponent, he was afraid of a pig-like teammate, and it was no wonder that he would be defeated if he was such a gentleman, if he was still the governor of Jingzhou at the moment, I am afraid that Zhong Hui would not have the slightest chance.

Zhong Hui glanced at Sima Liang coldly, indifferent to his plea for mercy, and just sneered: "If Sima Yi sees this son who is a wrecked under Jiuquan, I don't know what he should think?" ”

After that, he ignored Sima Liang, pressed the hilt of his sword forward, took a step, and nodded slightly to his nephew Zhong Yong, who was the marching master beside him.

Zhong Yong immediately took out a piece of yellow silk, raised his hands high, and said loudly: "The edict of the Empress Dowager Guo is here, and the princes will listen to the order." ”

Everyone was stunned, Empress Dowager Guo died in the fifth year of Wei Jingyuan, three years have passed, Zhong Hui took out a letter of the Empress Dowager's will at this time, how can it not be inexplicable.

Zhong Yong quickly finished reading out the edict, and the Empress Dowager Guo said in the edict that Sima Zhaonan Que killed the king, the great rebellion, and the heart of usurpation of the throne was clearly revealed. After Zhong Yong finished reading it, he rolled up the edict and handed it over to Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui looked at the people who were looking at each other, held the edict with one hand, and said loudly: "Everyone, since Zhong received the edict of the Queen Mother, he has always wanted to serve the country, how can he be trapped in Shu, there is a shortage of grain and grass, and he has not dared to act rashly, but the heart of serving the country and begging for thieves has not wavered, and he returned to the Central Plains today to dare to hold high the banner of righteousness and restore the Wei Dynasty." Sima Yan deceived the monarch and usurped the throne and seized power, it was for the ****, Zhong Mou was a Wei minister, loyal and good for generations, and the **** swore not to stand together, and you are willing to follow me to ask for thieves, which is the minister of Zhongxing of the Great Wei Dynasty. ”

Xiahou Xian, Ju'an, Wang Mai and others immediately supported: "Swear to follow General Zhong to the death, revive the Wei family, and crusade against the **** Sima Yan!" ”

Wei Qian said angrily: "Fake! Fake! ”

Zhong Hui smiled at him and said, "Wei Jian Jun, how do you know that this edict is fake?" ”

Wei Qian snorted heavily and said, "When Empress Dowager Guo died, you weren't in Luoyang at all, how could you get this edict?" is obviously in the name of the Empress Dowager Guo, swaggering and deceiving, demagoguery, even if you can hide it from others, don't want to hide it from me. ”

Zhong Hui sneered: "Wei Qian, you don't even look at it, and you conclude that this edict is fake, it can be seen that your Sima family's lackeys have grown up, and you have even forgotten your original background, so Ling Zun is also an important minister of Wei State, following Emperor Taizu to conquer the south and the north, and has made great achievements, I really don't know if he is under Jiuquan, seeing you such a treacherous and rebellious son, can he smile and look at it." To tell you the truth, this edict is the Empress Dowager Guo's own handwriting, she was poisoned by Sima Zhao, wrote the edict when she was dying, and sent her confidants to Yizhou from thousands of mountains and rivers, hoping that I could take on the important task of rejuvenating the country. Wei Qiang, you keep saying that I am a rebellious minister, and there is the edict of the Empress Dowager Guo, let's see who is the real thief who plots rebellion and usurps the country! ”

Wei Qian was speechless, although Sima Yan only usurped the throne and seized power two years ago, but Sima mastered the Wei dynasty, it was twenty-eight years ago, since the Gaopingling Incident, Sima has become the master of this country, in the eyes of many ministers, Sima is their master, the former Zhong Hui, is not a lackey under Sima Zhao? As for the banner of Wei, it is just a cover, so even if the dynasty is changed, it is regarded by many people as a matter of course, and there is no shame.

But then again, Sima Yan's abolition of Wei Lijin is essentially a usurpation and rebellion, and no matter how the supporters of the new dynasty are identified, they cannot whitewash Sima Yan's **** image.

So when Zhong Hui asked Wei Qian who was the real thief who was plotting rebellion and usurping the country, Wei Qian had nothing to answer, and now Zhong Hui took the so-called "edict" and stood on the commanding heights of public opinion and morality, but it made Wei Qiang's previous words seem pale and powerless.

Whether it is Zhong Hui's father Zhong Xuan or Wei Qian's father Wei Qian, they are all Cao Wei's ministers, that is to say, they have bathed in the emperor's grace for generations, no matter whether the edict is true or not, Zhong Hui set up a banner to beg thieves and prosper Wei, or stand on morality.

At that time, not long after the death of Wei, there were naturally not a few people who remembered Wei, and if Zhonghui's banner was erected, it would definitely get a lot of support, at least people like Xiahou Xian who had clan blood would be the first to stand up and support.

Of course, this edict must have been faked by Zhong Hui, although Empress Dowager Guo was a more authoritative figure than the emperor in the last years of the Cao Wei regime, but under the general trend of Sima's usurpation of power, no matter how shrewd and powerful Empress Dowager Guo can only be reduced to a foil, to be precise, Empress Dowager Guo even became an accomplice to Sima's usurpation, although she was also intended to maintain Cao's rule, but she is only a woman, how can she fight against the behemoth of Sima's family.

When Empress Dowager Guo died, it was when the fierce battle of Wei and Shu was in full swing, and Sima Zhao had already closed the palace ban, and I was afraid that even a fly would not be able to fly, let alone send any edicts. Zhonghui was still in Yizhou, thousands of miles away, and even if there was really any edict, it would definitely not fall into his hands.

However, this is also Zhong Hui's cleverness, using dead people to make a fuss, making himself from a rebel to a minister who begs thieves and prospering Wei, and making his image instantly taller, this is undoubtedly a good move for Zhong Hui.

After all, when their army was brought out, it was still under the banner of Great Wei, and there were not a few people who were committed to Wei, except for "diehard" elements like Wei Qiang, most of the people were at a loss about the usurpation of the Jin State.

Zhong Hui said to Hu Lie and the others: "Now it's time for you to make a choice, whether to be loyal to the Great Wei or against the Jin, it's up to you to decide, but there is only one chance!" (To be continued.) )