rotk.net - Zhong Hui

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Born: 225
Died: 264
Ancestral home: Changshe, Yingchuan (Changge, Henan)
Book mentions: 131

Roles:

general politician

Factions:

Cao Wei (primary)

Appears in 9 chapters:

Chapter 107 — The Ruler of Wei Hands Over The Power To Sima Yi; Jiang Wei Is Defeated At Ox Head Hills.
Zhong Hui; first major appearance - Zhong Yao's son; the brilliant young Wei official rising. Will be one of the two co-commanders of the eventual Shu conquest.
Chapter 110 — Riding Alone, Wen Yang Repulses A Brave Force; Following The River, Jiang Wei Defeats The Enemy.
Zhong Hui; rising Wei figure.
Chapter 112 — Rescuing Shouchun, Yu Quan Dies Nobly; Attacking Changcheng, Jiang Wei Mobilizes.
Zhong Hui; rising in Sima Zhao's service.
Chapter 115 — Listening To Slander, The Latter Ruler Recalls His Army; Living In Farms, Jiang Wei Avoids Disaster.
Zhong Hui; named as Sima Zhao's choice to plan the Shu invasion.
Chapter 116 — On Hanzhong Roads, Zhong Hui Divides The Army; In Dingjun Mountain, The Martial Lord Shows His Apparition.
Zhong Hui; commands the main 180,000-strong Wei thrust at Hanzhong. Takes Yangping Pass; advances on Sword Pass (Jianmen). The ambitious co-commander; will soon scheme against Deng Ai.
Chapter 117 — Deng Ai Gets Through The Yinping Mountains; Zhuge Zhan Falls In The Battlefield Of Mianzhu.
Zhong Hui; held in front of Sword Pass; sees Deng Ai's emergence as theft of his prize; jealousy begins. The first sparks of the dual-commander rivalry.
Chapter 118 — Weeping At The Ancestral Temple, A Filial Prince Dies; Marching To The West River Land, Two Leaders Competes.
Zhong Hui; receives the Sword Pass surrender; charmed by Jiang Wei; the two strike up the alliance that will become the chapter-119 rebellion against Wei.
Chapter 119 — The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient.
Zhong Hui dies. The chapter's centerpiece. Together with Jiang Wei, plots open rebellion against Sima Zhao at Chengdu - forges Empress Guo's decree to depose Sima Zhao; declares himself King of Yizhou; tries to imprison the Wei officers who refuse to follow. They mutiny; Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei are both cut down in the palace fighting. The Wei conquest commanders consume each other; Shu remains in Wei hands.
Chapter 120 — Recommending Du Yu, An Old General Offers New Plans; Capturing Of Sun Hao, Three Kingdoms Becomes One.
Zhong Hui; named in passing - dead.