No sooner had Zhong Hui sat down than he delivered a rather explosive piece of news.
"Hm??"
"Make a move??"
Cao Mao immediately grew alert, but Zhong Hui merely smiled disdainfully. "Do not worry, Your Majesty. They do not intend to resort to weapons."
"I learned that they gathered yesterday to plot in secret. The timing is far too convenient. They must be planning to make trouble at today's East Hall Banquet!"
With an air of righteous indignation, Zhong Hui said, "Upon learning of this, I specifically set aside my important work to attend the banquet. I feared Your Majesty might be constrained by them, so I came expressly to suppress these treacherous villains for you!"
Cao Mao glanced at Zhong Hui.
You were really just finding an excuse to attend the banquet, weren't you?
Over in Eastern Wu, it was 'when a tune went awry, Young Master Zhou turned his eye.' Here, it was 'when renowned scholars gathered, Young Master Zhong turned his eye.'
Still, this little flaw hardly mattered.
Cao Mao could only accept it. "You have come just in time, Shiji. Once the ministers see you here today, they certainly will not dare cause trouble!"
Zhong Hui was extremely pleased with himself. These past days, he had not spent a single day idle.
He had sent people to contact Zhuge Dan, Chen Tai, Sima Wang, Guanqiu Jian, and others, attempting to draw these forces back into the Imperial Court. At the same time, he had adjusted Great Wei's many policies toward the Imperial Clan, opening the cage. Most importantly, Zhong Hui was also privately arranging the major undertaking against the General of the Guards.
All these major affairs rested on Zhong Hui alone, which excited him tremendously. He did not feel tired in the slightest and thoroughly