"There's no way!"
Zhong Hui tilted his head back, glaring down his nostrils at Lu Zhi and Du Yu before him.
At that moment, Lu Zhi, whom Du Yu had finally persuaded to come to Zhong Hui's residence, nearly leaped up in fury.
I said we shouldn't come to this bastard!!
Du Yu gave a wry smile. "Lord Zhong, if even you have no way of handling this, who else under heaven could solve it?"
Zhong Hui lowered his head a little, but his tone remained thoroughly rude. "Do you think a few words of flattery will make me help you resolve these matters?"
Lu Zhi could bear it no longer. He rose in anger and turned to leave.
Du Yu hurriedly caught hold of him and spoke again. "Lord Zhong, when we encountered this matter, you were the first person we thought of. We are all serving His Majesty together, and our concerns are all great affairs of the imperial court. Why must you act this way?"
Zhong Hui sized up the two men before him again. After looking them over for a moment, he finally motioned for them to sit.
With considerable effort, Du Yu pulled Lu Zhi back down into a seat before Zhong Hui.
Zhong Hui, meanwhile, leisurely began sipping his tea.
"Was it His Majesty who told you about this?"
"No. I simply received too many memorials and went to Lord Lu to ask about the results in the various regions. Only then did I work out the reasoning behind it."
Disbelief filled Zhong Hui's eyes.
"Without His Majesty's instructions, would the two of you have dared come together to resolve this, even if you had figured it out?"
"You, Du Yu, have some grasp of government affairs, but you lack experience. You have always