The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"Your Majesty, I met someone today who tried to win me over. After I refused, he said he wanted to come to the palace to pay his respects."

At night, Zhang Liang began to report on his day's achievements.

Liu Bang was not surprised.

Given Zhang Liang's shrewd and cunning nature, it would be strange if no one wanted to win him over once he started to show his talent.

"Who?"

"Zhong Hui!"

"Oh?"

Liu Bang did have some recollection of this person.

I remember that in the list of tyrannical rulers, Zhong Hui was one of the three virtuous men Jiang Wei killed in his last scheme.

If I remember correctly, he eventually rebelled against Wei. If he succeeded, he would take control of the Central Plains; if he failed, he could retreat to Shu.

Unfortunately, despite good intentions, the outcome was not as expected.

"How is this person?"

Zhang Liang thought for a moment before hesitatingly speaking.

"From what we can see now, he is a proud man, yet he is loyal to Sima Shi, or rather, he admires Sima Shi's methods."

"But he also appreciates talent and did not reject me because of my loyalty to His Majesty. On the contrary, he did not hesitate to win me over and even promised to support me in the court if I wished."

The best description of Zhong Hui is that he was arrogant.

While arrogant, he is also a somewhat complex person.

"Is that so? If he wants to come, then he can come. Tomorrow, you will wait for him in the palace."

"Since he's so arrogant, you might as well put on a show with him."

"This can also be seen as a way to reassure Sima Shi, letting him know that whatever happens in the capital next has nothing to do with you, and is something that the gentry have done on their own initiative."

Liu Bang smiled.

Even if Zhong Hui didn't want to come, he would still find a lackey of Sima Shi to witness his cowardice.

Before revealing his fangs, the first thing he had to do was to feign weakness.

Since Zhong Hui has offered himself up, this task will be handed over to him!

"Then Your Majesty will have to put in a little more effort in your performance. He's not a fool; he won't be so easily fooled."

Zhang Liang couldn't help but offer a reminder.

Today, after meeting Zhong Hui and exchanging words with him, he did not reveal who he was loyal to. However, the other party keenly sensed from his few words that he was loyal to the emperor.

Based on this alone, Zhang Liang was certain that this person was not someone who could be easily deceived.

"Zifang, do you know what the biggest flaw, and what makes you so annoying, is in all of you clever people?"

Liu Bang curled his lip.

"This... please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Zhang Liang was somewhat confused.

"opinionated!"

"In your eyes, you will always be the smartest one. To Zhong Hui, there is at most Sima Shi."

“Apart from those you approve of, everyone else seems like a fool who can be seen through at a glance and easily fooled.”

"Therefore, I don't even need to deliberately design anything. I just need to act as Zhong Hui remembers me, and he will believe it without a doubt."

"What kind of person do you think Zhong Hui would see in me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liang frowned.

It's not hard to see from the previous analysis of the sky that Zhong Hui and Cao Mao had contact.

Furthermore, Cao Mao received a positive evaluation from Zhong Hui.

"In his eyes, His Majesty should be somewhat quick-witted and clever, and although young, he can be considered well-read."

Before entering Luoyang to ascend the throne, his manners towards everyone were impeccable, and he did a very good job in treating the virtuous and talented with respect.

"The downsides are probably that he is young, doesn't recognize his own position, and is eager to participate in politics, which results in a series of wasted efforts. He has the ability but lacks the foundation, is inflexible, and is too naive."

He has the appearance of a wise and enlightened ruler, but not the destiny to be one.

"As for anything else, I can't think of anything else."

Given the current conditions, this is all the analysis he can do.

"That's it. Since his impression of me remains here, I only need to deepen it, without making any changes."

"Full of vigor, with the ambition to restore order to the court, and naive."

"This image is just right for the gentry to exploit. They will take advantage of my naivety to oppose the Sima family and force them to compromise."

Everything is just right.

Cao Mao's appearance was truly a natural advantage!

"What about Gao Rou? I sent you to contact him, what happened?"

The sudden incident involving Zhong Hui was not enough to draw too much attention.

In Zhong Hui's eyes, the current emperor was just a greenhorn, but wasn't he the same in Liu Bang's eyes?

Given that the person was both intentional and unintentional, this person was not a problem at all.

Compared to Zhong Hui, Gao Rou is more important right now!

Ranked among the top three!

More importantly, in everyone's eyes, he was the Sima family's most loyal lackey.

If such a person could be brought into their camp, that would truly be the biggest blow to the Sima clan's prestige!

"Gao Rou..."

When the name was mentioned, Zhang Liang hesitated.

"He is as shrewd as a fox, and almost no one can match him in the intrigues and power struggles of officialdom."

There aren't many people who would make him give such an evaluation.

"Oh? So this person made you, Zifang, suffer a setback?"

Liu Bang immediately became interested.

There are very few people in this world who can make Zhang Liang lose face!

"I wouldn't be at a disadvantage, but given my current status, he doesn't take me seriously at all. Forcing contact would be futile and would only arouse suspicion."

Zhang Liang looked utterly helpless.

Why would someone as shrewd as Gao Rou waste her time associating with a nobody like Li Zhao?

If his status in this challenge were even slightly higher, he wouldn't be in such a passive position in front of this person!

In other words, you cannot contact this person.

"But he once served as Minister of Justice, then as Grand Master of Ceremonies, Minister of Works, and Minister of Education, and now he holds the position of Grand Commandant. This person is very important."

"If you cannot get in touch with him, then find a way to bring him into the palace to see me."

"The more he has this kind of personality, the more I feel that he can be used by me!"

Liu Bang became increasingly interested.

As if he had expected this answer, Zhang Liang gave a wry smile.

"That's exactly what I did. In His Majesty's name, I summoned Gao Rou to the palace for an audience the day after tomorrow."

"However, in order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Sima family, he will most likely inform Sima Shi in advance. In that case, he may have to meet him under the surveillance of the Sima family's spies this time."

Under the surveillance of the Sima family's spies, let alone winning over Gao Rou, it would be difficult to even avoid arousing Sima Shi's suspicion!

Zhang Liang admitted that he had not done a good job in this matter.

"Zifang, what are you saying?"

"You have done very well; you have achieved the result I desired."

"We've confirmed that Gao Rou is someone worth winning over, and that we can win her over."

"Then, let me see him."

"You've already achieved both of these points, so what other questions are there?"

"If I fail to do well in the future, then it will be my own problem."