People gather and disperse, and the years fade and flourish. The hot but bright summer passes quickly. As autumn deepens, the sun is not as strong as in summer, and the withering of lush vegetation also makes the colors of everything darker.
The subordinate officers of the General's Mansion mostly wear autumn white official robes, as if to indicate the cycle of seasons.
Tingwei Gaorou actually came to the General's Mansion. This is really a rare visitor.
Chen An, the receptionist, led him to the palace to meet the general Cao Shuang. After the ceremony, Gao Rou said he wanted to take a step to talk. So Cao Shuang took Gao Rou up to the attic. He had a little difficulty climbing the stairs, so he gave Gao Rou some time.
Rou paid enough attention to it. After the two went to the attic, Cao Shuang waved his sleeves again and stepped back.
Cao Shuang came to the window, stood on a high place and looked at the courtyard outside, and let out a long breath.
At this time, Gao Rou said: "Everyone has been very worried these past few months, thinking that the good days are numbered. Does the general really not care about the feelings of the people in the world?"
Cao Shuang looked surprised, turned around immediately and said, "How do you say this?"
Gao Rou frowned and said: "It's obvious. The General's Mansion has complete control over the Luoyang Central Army. How can it make people feel at ease?"
Cao Shuang sneered and said: "I only mean the Taifu, what does it have to do with the people of the world? Doesn't the Taifu's mansion still have three thousand soldiers?"
Gao Rou was silent for a moment and said: "General Mingjian, this is not going to work. The government is out of balance. If you want to maintain the situation, you must make some changes."
Cao Shuang took two steps and said: "I know that Gao Tingwei is just here to lobby. But Qing Xu, Hu Zhi, and Jingyu Wang Chang are both from the Taifu Mansion, so they asked my brother to be the leading general of the Chinese and foreign armies, and
Not excessive.”
Gao Rou said in a deep voice: "The Taifu has good relations with Zhao Yan, the governor of Guanzhong. We can persuade Zhao Boran to return to the capital for retirement. The position of the governor of Guanzhong will be arranged by the General's Office. The Taifu and others will not say much. At the same time, the guard general will be replaced by Sima Ziyuan.
.”
"Oh?" Cao Shuang glanced at Gao Rou's serious and deeply wrinkled face, and immediately felt that the discussion about conquering Shu had been leaked.
Originally, the plans of Deng Yang, Li Sheng and others were still being discussed within the General's Mansion. Why did the Sima family seem to know everything about it? However, this kind of thing is not very strange. Both sides have placed people in each other's mansion. But the General's Mansion
Who is the spy? Something that not many people know about is being investigated, and Cao Shuang is ready to do a thorough internal investigation.
Zhao Yan is already old, so it is not difficult for him to return to Beijing. However, if an agreement can be reached with Sima Yi, the process of Cao Shuang's government obtaining military power in Guanzhong will be less troublesome.
Gao Rou added: "I know that the general is someone who has the overall situation in mind. The Luoyang army has a very important relationship. Now the leading general and the guarding general are from the same army. If this continues, the situation will become tense and make people feel precarious. Everyone will
I can’t feel at ease.”
After a short pause, Gao Rou asked in a low voice, "Is it possible that the general is ready to take over the world?"
Cao Shuang glanced at Gao Rou, and he felt an inexplicable panic in his heart. He had to say that Gao Rou was a good lobbyist.
Although important positions are held by Cao Shuang to trusted relatives and friends, people still feel a little uneasy when they are in high places. Are there so many people down there who are law-abiding? Are they all willing to listen to him, Cao Shuang? So?
Although Cao Shuang has always wanted to concentrate power, he often felt that he was unable to do so.
Gao Rou seemed to have read through Cao Shuang's thoughts and continued in a deep voice: "All the gentlemen are reasonable and well-behaved people. They live a good life with fine clothes and fine food. It's easy for everyone to talk and discuss, so why make the situation so tense?"
Cao Shuang raised his robe sleeves, gestured and said, "My lord, please go back. I will discuss it with others before replying."
Gao Rou bowed and said, "Please excuse me, servant."
The next morning, the officials came to the front hall of the General's Mansion to discuss matters. Cao Shuang told Gao Rou's proposal. Deng Yang, Li Sheng and others agreed to reach an agreement with the Taifu Mansion. In this way, the resistance to the expedition to Shu would be greatly reduced.
However, Huan Fan and others opposed it, and Huan Fan was even dissatisfied with the entire plan to conquer Shu.
However, it is normal for everyone to have their own opinions. In the end, it was Cao Shuang who made the decision himself. Cao Shuang was already inclined to reach an agreement with Sima Yi. After all, the two parties discussed the deal more than once or twice.
At this moment, Huan Fan suddenly said: "If the general has decided to attack Shu, I suggest that Qin Liang be called over to join the army and participate in the plan together."
"Qin Zhongming?" Cao Shuang immediately remembered this man. After all, he had served as an official in the general's palace, and he was a member of Qin Lang's clan and an in-law of the Wang family.
After being reminded, Cao Shuang quickly remembered the matter about Qin Liang, and said with a surprised look on his face: "I remember that there was a rift between the family of the elder Zhong, the wife of Da Sinong, and Liang."
"Not only is there a gap, I don't like this person at all, and I don't like him when I see him." Huan Fan said, "But judging from this person's performance in Huainan, he is good at military planning and has many insights into battle formations. The general asked him to
It may be beneficial to participate in the planning."
Recommend someone with a grudge? Cao Shuang immediately concluded that Huan Fan had good intentions.
Moreover, Cao Shuang remembered that Liang, a civil servant, always talked about the art of war, and he should have some experience. Huan Fan was right, Liang also proved himself in actual battles.
"Good." Cao Shuang replied immediately.
There is no need to send a special person to convey the news. General Shi Linghuyu is a relative of Qin Liang, and Cao Shuang knows that they have a good relationship. Just call him Linghuyu, and just bring a message when he meets Qin Liang.
...Before the court meeting on August 21st, Qin Liang met his cousin Linghuyu in the courtyard of Taiji Palace. From Linghuyu's mouth, Qin Liang learned that the general wanted him to join the army on the Western Front.
If Linghuyu hadn't asked him to join the army, Qin Liang wouldn't have known that Cao Shuang's government was already planning to conquer Shu.
Qin Liang has made almost no changes to the undercover personnel in the school affairs office. The main reason is to consider the feelings of the court officials. It doesn’t matter if it is more transparent, everyone will feel safe. Moreover, the school affairs office has undercover agents in every residence, only in
Cao Shuang Mansion does not have it.
Therefore, Qin Liang, a member of the general's family, was not very well-informed about what happened in the general's mansion. He mainly relied on his relative Linghu Yu and the matchmaker Chen An.
Among them, Chen An rarely participated in military aircraft. I don’t know if Linghuyu participated in the planning. Anyway, Linghuyu had never talked about conquering Shu before, maybe because uncles and nephews always met in the palace.
Qin Liang was silent for a while, then said in a deep voice: "If the general asks me to be a counselor, I will dissuade him from attacking Shu."
Linghuyu immediately asked: "Why?"
Qin Liang glanced around the empty and wide courtyard square and whispered: "In such a haste, does the general fully understand the situation on the western front? The Shu army has always been small in strength. If it is so easy to fight, the territory of Shu will be wasted.
They are all exhausted. If you want to deal with Shu, you must take a long-term approach. The purpose must be simple, which is to destroy the country and unify the nine states, rather than some complicated and unresolved attempt. Otherwise, on a battlefield with difficult terrain like the Western Front,
The Wei army is almost bound to encounter setbacks. If you are not strong in determination, you will easily retreat when encountering setbacks. It is better not to fight."
Linghuyu nodded slowly and said, "What Zhong Ming said seems to make sense."
Qin Liang whispered again: "General Sun didn't get along with the general when he was the chief historian. My cousin was the chief historian, but he got along well with the general. My cousin should persuade the general and tell him to think more.
one time."
Linghuyu said: "I'll look for an opportunity and try to persuade you again."
The two talked quietly for a while. When they saw that the time was almost up, many ministers had entered the East Hall. They also stopped talking and walked towards the gate of the East Hall together.
After not staying in the hall for long, several people from the Sima family also walked in through the gate. Master Sima once again bowed his hands to Qin Liang, and Qin Liang bowed in return.
During this court meeting, the main discussion was about Sima Yi reorganizing his troops, deploying his troops and generals, and preparing to go south to Wancheng. Emperor Cao Fang read out the contents from a slip, to the effect that the emperor wanted to personally send Sima Yi off to the expedition.
Because this matter had been discussed a few months ago, Qin Liang had known about it for a long time, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He was a little distracted, still thinking about the plan to conquer Shu that he had just learned about.
In his previous life, he did not specialize in history. He only remembered some general situations and could not recall the incident of Cao Shuang's conquest of Shu. But after a little thought, he knew that the conquest of Shu should not have been successful. Otherwise, what happened to Zhong Hui and Deng Ai?
What's more, Qin Liang thought about it himself and felt that this matter was very mysterious. It was estimated that the result would be difficult to change. The reason may have been told to his cousin Linghuyu.
Qin Liang doesn't know how to summon magic soldiers. What role can he play if he is temporarily asked to serve as a consultant? The most important thing is that this time he is asked to serve as an assistant officer and counselor, so there is not much room for him to use it. Most of his tricks are useless
Can't make it work.
The situation in Huainan was different at the beginning. Sun Li was more knowledgeable.
In the past, Wang Ling and Man Chong were in Huainan. One was the governor and the other was the governor. There were frequent disagreements. Sometimes Wang Ling tried to mobilize troops but failed, hindering each other. However, Sun Li and Wang Ling cooperated quite well. During the Battle of Shaopi
, Wang Ling sent his eldest son Wang Guangdu to Sun Li's army in order to let Sun Li take the lead safely.
Moreover, Sun Li trusted his subordinates enough to follow Qin Liang's advice without saying anything, but would seriously adopt reasonable plans. Qin Liang was the chief counselor who led the strategy under Sun Li at that time. This allowed Qin Liang to use a small
He engaged in military affairs and achieved success in Huainan.
As for the situation on Cao Shuang's side, Qin Liang is confused when he thinks about it. In Qin Liang's mind, Ding Mi's disciples are just dog-headed military advisors who specialize in bad ideas, as well as Deng Yang, He Yan and others. Qin Liang doesn't like them very much either. See
With his expression and behavior, Qin Liang couldn't help but think of some celebrities in later generations who had enough food and clothing. Only the great Sinong Huanfan, although his appearance was not good, his personal ethics was not good, and he had an old grudge with Qin Liang, Qin Liang felt that this person
At least his mind was clear; the relationship between Qin Liang and him was still very bad, they disliked each other and it was not easy to work together.
I'm afraid that Qin Liang's main energy will not be on the battlefield, but on internal struggles. He has no military power, and this is what he does as a counselor. Without decision-making power, the success of things depends largely on decision-making.
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So Qin Liang thought to himself: He still has to try to dissuade Cao Shuang. If he can't be persuaded, he can consider politely declining.