On learning of Sun Yu's Rebellion, the happiest person in Luoyang was probably Zhong Shiji.
Zhong Hui had already been planning a large-scale replacement of personnel. The Gao Rou Case could be used against ministers at court, but not against local officials. Surely he could not claim that Gao Rou had contacted county magistrates, governors, and other local officials in advance to plot a rebellion?
Just as Zhong Hui was fretting over his lack of an opportunity, Sun Yu delivered one right into his hands.
Now he had grounds to deal with the local officials.
Among the ministers, anyone who disobeyed was one of Gao Rou's remnants; among the local officials, anyone who disobeyed was one of Sun Yu's remnants.
He had been gathering information on officials in the Sili Region all this time, preparing to use this incident to sweep them all away.
Zhong Hui did not care whether these people had actually rebelled. Anyone disobedient or incompetent could "rebel."
Wang Jing, however, had his reservations.
He felt Zhong Hui's thinking was too cruel. If someone had actually beaten and killed commoners or seized women, then executing them was one thing. But to brand someone a rebel and execute them simply for lacking ability was going far too far!
In the end, the two failed to reach an agreement.
Zhong Hui left in a huff.
Meanwhile, Cao Mao was busy receiving the rebels Hu Zun had sent over.
Hu Zun had sent the prisoners and Sun Yu's head to Luoyang first, while he followed behind with Cao Fang.
Hu Zun and Cao Fang had yet to arrive, but those who had surrendered in Qingzhou were already in Luoyang.
Many governors, from Sun Yu on down, had been beheaded. Yet Zang Ai, the first to rebel, had been captured alive.