Shortly after seeing Jia Chong away, another guest came to Zhong Hui's secret room.

The former General of the Eastern Wu, Zhuge Liang, now General Anhan of Ji Han.

General An Han was just a miscellaneous general in terms of rank, but the special nature of his name determined his extraordinaryness. Mi Zhu and Jiang Wei in his early years had held this position. Therefore, now Zhuge Liang is the General An Han, which is a benchmark for Ji Han's regime to be the people of Jin and Wu.

In his early years, he followed his father Zhuge Dan as a Wei minister. After Zhuge Dan failed to rebel in Huainan, he went to Dongwu for more than ten years. Whether in Wei or in Wu, he and Zhong Hui had a lot of intersections. In the current Ji Han government, if he wanted to connect with Zhong Hui, he was indeed the only candidate.

"Hahaha, Zhongsi, after years of separation, everything is fine in the Han country?"

"It's great, the politics is clear, the monarch and ministers are united, the people are united, the whole country is full of ideals and vitality, which is really a fairyland on earth."

"Well? I'm afraid that's not the case? Why did I hear that the Han Dynasty has recruited troops again in order to support this war? Listen to the information sent by our school, the old, weak, women and children can be seen everywhere on the road to transport military rations in your country."

"This is nothing wrong, but doesn't this just mean that everything I am, the great man, is the same?"

"Hahahaha~~Okay OK, okay, I won't argue with Zhongsi. Zhongsi is here this time, I'm afraid it's not just to talk to the old days at the meeting, right?"

"Of course. About a month ago, our Si Wen Cao had already learned that the Jin and Wu had reached an agreement to exchange Shouchun for the attack on our Han Dynasty. It can be said that Shi Ji could meet me here today, but that was the flesh and blood of countless military and civilians in my county."

"Chi~ I'm here, Zhongsi, who doesn't know that the Kuaiji soldiers of Dawu have become a joke now. They are very good at harming the girls in the local barbarian village. When fighting? How many heads are there? More people who die of illness than those who die of battle. Alas, you and I are old acquaintances, so you don't have to test each other like this. If you have anything to say, please just say it!"

"I have nothing to say. My Grand Sima has a letter written by him, so I would like to ask Shi Ji to take a look."

Guan Yi’s letter is not too long, but it explains several meanings very explicitly.

First, congratulations to Brother Shi Ji for finally being alone: ​​the area you control now has the Huai River and the Yangtze River in the north, which is geographically independent. Moreover, all the troops of Jin State in the north have been transferred further north, and the Huaibei line is also empty. As for Jiangnan? The main force of Dongwu is also facing west, and the 20,000 troops in your hand are the strongest armed group in the entire Yangzhou region. In short, you can do anything you can do on this land.

Secondly, considering that the State of Jin will likely move all the people on the Huainan region list, Huainan is an open land. This is a great opportunity for Brother Shiji: in the name of enriching Huainan household registration, you can find a way to move all the families of 20,000 soldiers under your command. Well, it is probably inappropriate to make this request directly to Sun Hao. You can tell Sun Hao that there are no people in Huainan, and long-term garrisons will be a loss to the country. Anyway, Jin has no power in Huainan, so it is better to restore military garrisons in Huainan. In this way, on the surface, you have reduced the scale of the standing army, but in fact you have captured all the families of soldiers.

As for what to do when the soldiers' families were captured, uh, Wang Ling, Wuqiu Jian and Zhuge Dan raised an army in Huainan before, wasn't the main reason for their failure because the soldiers' families were in the north?

Third, in today's world, it is impossible to govern a place without aristocratic families providing enough children who have studied. You have a new land and many positions. It is certain that the local aristocratic families in Wujun, Jingzhou, and even Huainan will come to please you or put pressure on you. However, I suggest you reuse the Kuaiji family. As for the reason, huh, it is really a public opinion that you guide Sun Hao to build the Lu King Party first and then the Kuaiji family? Anyway, I don't believe it.

If you want to reuse the Kuaiji family, we have already set up a line with the people of the Kuaiji family, and can help you pass messages and coordinate. When necessary, you can also support the private soldiers of the Kuaiji family to you - there are 30,000 people in Jianning County, so that they can report deaths every day, and the number of deaths of illness is a little higher.

According to the report of our Nanzhong Governor Ma Yi, the Kuaiji soldiers were actually not unable to fight. But they did not understand why they fought. Now, the Kuaiji family was suppressed by the royal family and had to transfer their foundation. A large blank Huainan was their only choice. These Kuaiji private soldiers were born with dependence on the aristocratic families. It can be said that defending Huainan is to defend themselves. Therefore, combat effectiveness can be expected.

In this way, not to mention the more, you can at least add 10,000 troops to you. Moreover, these 10,000 people are absolutely loyal to you. With these 10,000 backbones, you can completely control the 20,000 you are now in your hands.

Also, except for Bu Xie’s two sons who worked as idle positions in Luoyang, all the rest of the Lu King Party are on my side. Well, you were ruthless in helping Sun Hao build the Lu King Party. But in politics, there are no eternal friends, and no eternal enemies. Only interests are eternal. So, as long as your brother Ji has the mind of a king, I can send the people of Lu King Party back to help you - after all, what they want to kill the most is to depose the prince’s descendants.

Fourth, the current situation is that the Han and Jin dynasties are competing for the overall national strength. At this point, I, Guan, are very confident. But if Wu supports Jin dynasty fully, then I am really a little uncomfortable. So, I will help you gain a foothold in Huainan. You also have to give me corresponding rewards: Wu supports Jin, especially in logistics and material support. This is the general trend. You, a minister, cannot completely reverse it. However, you can delay and destroy it! Oh, when it comes to destructive power, there are people in the world who are stronger than Brother Shi Ji?

After reading Guan Yi's letter, Zhong Hui felt chill all over his body. However, what was shown in front of Zhuge Liang was sweating and trembling all over.

As an outstanding talent who was questioned and discriminated against since birth, but was talented and witty, Zhong Hui's heart has always been distorted.

In fact, he had always longed to prove himself and was widely accepted by the world. However, forty or fifty years, in order to achieve this goal, he had no choice but to do anything to do things and to climb up, and he would betray his friends (such as Ji Kang). While he was successful, his reputation was completely destroyed.

But the more this happens, the more he wants to climb up: only by grasping absolute power can he forcefully lock the long mouths of the people in the world with the sword in his hand. Only by forcing the historian to modify history and let himself be remembered forever!

When he first arrived at Sun Hao, he just wanted to try it out with the idea of ​​being a living horse. Who knew that Sun Hao really became the Emperor of Eastern Wu. Since then, he has had a lot of small thoughts in his heart.

In his opinion, Sun Hao, the emperor, was not very capable and had too impatient. He was far inferior to Mr. Zhong. The only person who could be stronger than him, was just the surname Sun. Therefore, on the one hand, he acted as if he was willing to do anything for the emperor, and on the other hand, he was secretly planning for himself.

Not to mention anything else, just talk about the 20,000 Yangzhou Army of the Eastern Wu, and its low-level officers, over the years, at least 40% of them have been under control.

Moreover, the real action of suppressing the Kuaiji people began after Jin State was attacked by Ji Han - Zhong Hui had already arrived. Ji Han's attack would inevitably cause Jin State to take time out of the troops in Yangzhou. Suppressing the Kuaiji family and pushing them to Huainan. It was already within his plan.

If all this is well controlled, by the end of the Han-Jin War, a semi-independent military and political group led by Zhong Hui and the Kuaiji family as the cornerstone will be formed between Jiangbei and Huainan. At that time, it would be best if Jin State was not destroyed (so he was willing to persuade Sun Hao to fully support Jin State in logistics). Even if Jin State was destroyed, Zhong Hui could be as good as a fish in water between Han and Wu.

Such planning has actually been deeply hidden in my heart for many years, and even my only relative, my nephew Zhong Yong, has never mentioned it.

However, all his plans have been thoroughly explained by Guan Yi, who is thousands of miles away.

Recalling Guan Yi's prophecy that Sun Hao would definitely be able to ascend to the Eastern Wu Dabao, Zhong Hui only felt a wave of powerlessness.

"Zhong...si..." After lowering his head and pondering for a long time, Zhong Hui's head raised surprised Zhuge Liang: In a blink of an eye, Zhong Hui's face seemed to have grown older than ten years old.

"Sji, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about this. Have you read this letter from Zhongsi and Grand Sima?"

"No. Shiji, you know me. Whatever I say is, it must be."

"Well, of course I know that Zhongsi is a honest gentleman. In fact, the things in this letter are also very simple. The Grand Sima's request is only two points. First, let the Grand Sima destroy the support of Wu to Jin in this Huainan land. Second, form independent forces in the Huainan land as much as possible to lay the foundation for the Grand Sima to unify the country in the future."

"Oh, so that's it. What does Nashiji mean?"

"He is too obsessed with others and is disliked by the world. When Yang'an Pass was defeated, he wanted to serve the Grand Sima, but the Grand Sima refused to take him in. Now, if he would do it according to the Grand Sima's requirements, then it would take three to five years or seven to eight years. The Grand Sima would definitely be able to dominate the world. At that time, how could the Grand Sima tolerate me? If he could not tolerate me, why would I do it according to the Grand Sima's instructions?"

"Hahahaha, Grand Sima is really a celestial being. To be honest, Shiji, before sneaking over this time, Grand Sima had already decided that you would ask such a question after reading the letter."

"Ah? Heh... it's true that he is a great sage. How can the Grand sage ask you to answer me?"

"The Grand Sima said that Zhong Shiji's people are wise and changeable, and they use any means to seek superiority. They have no tolerance. The ministers in the same palace are only ruthless and must seek revenge. Such people cannot stay in the temple. However, such people are indeed the rare talents among the Han dynasties. Therefore, the best way out for Shiji in the future is to go to foreign lands to stir up the storm and expand the territory for our great Han Dynasty. In the future, what's wrong with being independent of a country far away from the great Han Dynasty.
Chapter completed!