If Zhong Hui chooses not to rebel, what will the rest of his life be like? In history, Zhong Hui, as Sima Zhao's confidant, played an important role in the Shu incident. However, if he chooses not to rebel, how will all this be rewritten?
We have to understand the reason behind the attack on Shu, in fact, because Sima Zhao killed the emperor, the impact of this move was too bad, he needed political prestige to consolidate his position, and Shu happened to be this target. Although the ministers understood the difficulties of this war, Zhong Hui, as a close confidant of Sima Zhao, had to step forward and become the promoter of this war. If he chooses to oppose it, then he may lose Sima Zhao's trust and may even face political repression.
After the start of the war, due to the rebellion of the three cities of Hanzhong, the defense line of Shu easily collapsed. In this process, Zhong Hui just confronted him in the Sword Pavilion for pretence, because it was enough to get Hanzhong. If Chung chooses not to participate in this war, or is not aggressive in the war, he may stay away from this political maelstrom. But at the same time, he may also lose the opportunity to rise politically, and may even be seen as disloyal to Sima Zhao, thus losing Sima Zhao's trust.
When Deng Ai proposed a surprise attack on Chengdu, Zhong Hui did not object, but he did not expect too much. If Zhong would have chosen to stop Deng Ai at this time, or if he hadn't shown too much excitement after Deng Ai's success, he might have been able to maintain his loyal image in Sima Zhao's eyes. The most lethal key, Deng Ai actually succeeded in the raid, this is good, the merit is high, Sima Zhao is not afraid to defend.
However, when Sima Zhao began to fear Zhong Hui and Deng Ai and stationed troops in Chang'an, the situation had become complicated. If Zhong Hui had chosen to protect himself at this moment, take the initiative to hand over the military power, or show that he had no dissenting intentions, he might have escaped the catastrophe, so that he might not be killed, but he chose to join forces with Jiang Wei to rebel and ultimately failed.
These characters in history, no one is a fool, after all, the people who can climb to this position are not simple, they all follow the current situation, so they are not wrong, but the final winner is Sima Zhao. If Zhong Hui hadn't chosen to rebel, he might still exist as Sima Zhao's confidant for the rest of his life, but he might not have any rights. As for that Deng Ai, he is a typical soldier, and he didn't say anything, he just died. What do you think of the guest officer? Let us know what you think in the comments section.
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