After bidding farewell to Ma Jun, Qin Liang went to the "Silk Cang" managed by Yinci. Looking at the sky, this was the last place he went before returning home today.
The weather was very cold, the snow had not yet fallen, but it was damp and cold. Qin Liang wore three pieces of clothing under his fine linen robe.
The carriage drove directly into the courtyard. After stopping, Qin Liang just walked out of the tailgate and immediately saw Yinci who greeted him. Yinci said: "Master Fu, please come this way."
It turned out that this mansion was not an official residence, had no attic, and had a courtyard inside. Qin Liang had never entered it. He didn't even enter the main room twice. It was the same today. Under Yinci's guidance, he went straight there.
Enter the west wing.
As soon as he entered the door, a strange man stood up from the mat and kept looking at Qin Liang.
Qin Liang turned to look at Yin Ci.
Yin Ci said: "This is Ma Qing, a descendant of the former Zhongli County Magistrate, and a person close to Ma County Magistrate."
"Oh." Qin Liang suddenly understood.
Qin Liang had discussed with Yinci before, and finally decided to let the envoy mix in the caravan. Finally, he met Ma Mao, and the envoy brought Qin Liang's advice, urging Ma Mao not to cause trouble in Wu State.
You will die in vain.
The envoy came back with the caravan and said that Ma Mao was very frightened at the time and thought that the plot had been leaked. In fact, Qin Liang didn't know anything and was just guessing. There was a Wei man named Yin Fan who had done this in Wu State before.
Qin Liang made a guess based on this, but he didn't expect that Ma Mao really wanted to repeat the same trick!
Maybe this is the imitation case.
But if this was possible, how could Sun Quan live to be over sixty years old?
Yinci said: "This is General Qin, the governor of Lujiang County."
Ma Qing bowed his head and said, "Qing pays homage to Mr. Fu."
Qin Liang returned the greeting and said, "Nice to meet you." He glanced at Ma Qing again. He had a thin face with many wrinkles, a bit like a bitter gourd face, but he had a festive name.
Ma Qing suddenly looked at Yin Ci and said hesitantly: "I have heard that the governor of Lujiang County is the grandson-in-law of the king's governor, but I have never seen him."
Yinci was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said: "Tomorrow morning, I will take you to the office in the palace. At that time, the emperor will come to the palace to listen to the official reports. Please take a look at who is sitting in the upper seat.
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Ma Qing nodded in agreement, then clasped his fist towards Qin Liang and said, "I hope you won't be surprised."
Qin Liangyu knelt down and sat on the mat in front of him, and invited the two of them to sit down. The room was not big and there was no way to separate seats, so the three of them could only sit around a small table.
After sitting down, Qin Liang looked down at his clothes and said, "It's better to be cautious. How can I blame you? My mother-in-law passed away and is still in mourning."
He then immediately went straight to the topic, "When you return, you must persuade General Ma not to think about a mutiny. It will never happen. There is a story about Tibetan and Tibet before. General Ma is from Wei. How could Sun Zhongmou be unprepared? I would do the same.
Guess, not to mention that Sun Zhongmou seems to be a very suspicious person, and he is not easy to be calculated.
Moreover, what General Ma did did not have much effect. The Wu State was led by many noble clans. Even if General Ma succeeded, the Wu State could maintain the situation by choosing a new emperor and enthroning it. When Yinfan raised troops,
He sacrificed his life to save others in order to warn the king and the governor. General Ma did not have to do that."
"But..." Ma Qing hesitated and stopped talking in the middle of the sentence. It seemed that he had something to hide, and he probably wanted to confirm Qin Liang's identity before talking about it.
Qin Liang glanced at him and continued: "General Ma is weak in Wu State and cannot get reinforcements. It is better to continue to lurk inside Wu State and try to send the news back to Wu State so that the Wei Dynasty can know itself and the enemy. So to
He has made a huge contribution to the country, and we will definitely ask for credit for General Ma in the future. General Ma’s contribution will never be inferior to the sacrifice of soldiers, and he will not have to lose his life."
Back then, Qin Liang served as a school official and worked hard to carry out intelligence work on Wu and Shu, but failed to involve the high-level officials of the two countries. A situation like Ma Mao's is rare and requires some opportunity. It would be a pity to die.
Qin Liang was not obsessed with the old affairs of the school affairs office. He wanted to monitor the movements of the Wu army, not only for Wei's border defense, but also to make multiple preparations for the future. In case the situation was too bad, he was forced to raise troops in Huainan;
Huainan is a strategic location, but it is also the site of the Fourth War. The Wu army has a habit of backstabbing their allies, so we must guard against it!
At this time, Ma Qing said without comment: "Master Fu, why don't we talk about it tomorrow."
Qin Liang nodded and stood up from the mat. Ma Qing and Yinci also stood up and bowed. The room was small, so Qin Liang walked very close to them, cupped his hands and said, "Stay here, see you tomorrow."
The sky was getting dark, and Qin Liang returned to the east courtyard of the inner house. Jiang Li, who was a bit short and petite, and Xuan Ji's two maids took care of Qin Liang's daily life here.
But Xuan Ji and Mo Xie moved to the west courtyard next door. That old courtyard, which was originally uninhabited, has the tallest watchtower in Lu'an City.
Wu Xinze lived in the large courtyard of the inner house. There were dozens of people there, all of whom she had hired. They were all women. When Qin Liang saw those people at first, they were all unkempt and looked hungry.
They all have dark skin and flesh, and all come from poor families. It is said that their husbands died before giving birth to children, or their parents died early, leaving them without support.
Xuanji also wanted to keep her filial piety. After all, her status was still that of the Wang family. She said she didn't go back for her sister-in-law's funeral, and she felt very ashamed and wanted to mourn her sister-in-law.
However, sometimes Qin Liang would go back to the inner house at noon. During the five-day one-day rest, he would mostly stay at the mansion and still be able to meet Xuan Ji. Xuan Ji said that she could see Zhong Ming, but she had not seen him for many days before, and it was far away.
It's much better to wait.
Maybe Xuanji also has no feelings for Mrs. Xue, but she still cares about Wang Lingjun's affection. Mo Xie and Jiang Li are the closest maids to Lingjun, and they will most likely tell Lingjun what happened in the courtyard.
Wang Lingjun was usually very kind to Qin Liang and Xuan Ji, and now they both listened to their inner feelings.
Qin Liang, who was wearing linen clothes, had dinner alone, stayed in the study until late at night, and then returned to the bedroom where he and Wang Lingjun lived to sleep alone.
Qin Liang has been in mourning for about more than a month. In fact, it's okay during the day because he is busy and doesn't think too much. When he relaxes at night, it is sometimes more difficult. But he has been able to get through it in the past few years, so it's not like he can't do it.
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He lay on the bed for a while, unable to sleep for a while, so he couldn't help but get up and take out Queen Mother Guo's secret letter to read. The translated paper had been burned, but he still roughly remembered the content.
Letters written in classical Chinese are quite subtle, and they do not even express feelings directly, but only express some thoughts of longing in images. For example, they write about the creek at the outlet of the Ganoderma Pond in the Westward Journey Garden, and how the water flows; and about autumn.
I stopped for a long time in Lingzhi Hall to watch the wild geese, envious of them flying far away into the clouds.
Such subtle and euphemistic words were encrypted with a simple password. However, Qin Liang's mind flashed back to those explicit words that Queen Mother Guo used to say when she was emotionally moved. Even he, a man, could not usually say them. For a moment, his mind
Still a little confusing.
It has been agreed that when I return to Luoyang to pick up your order, I will meet the Queen Mother Guo. We will wait for three months to see each other. Then we will hear whether she can talk about streams and wild geese.
However, Mrs. Zhen is right. The more times you go, the more likely things will happen. This is why walking at night for a long time will lead to ghosts. But this time, since I have promised, I have to take the risk again. I will definitely do it in the future.
restraint!
Gradually, various images, such as the unpainted red lips opening and the closed eyes, gradually appeared in front of Qin Liang's eyes. Qin Liang immediately put away the secret message, exhaled a long breath, and tried his best to let it go.
I no longer have random thoughts.
In fact, Qin Liang's problem is not that big. After all, he is guarding Wang Lingjun and Xuanji. He only waits for them to be close to each other day and night once their mourning period is over. His feelings for Empress Dowager Guo are mostly thoughts and regrets. And Empress Dowager Guo is in the palace.
There is no one else. Although she is a very tolerant person, she doesn’t know if she can endure it...
Early the next morning, Ma Qing met Qin Liang in the palace. When Qin Liang met in the office, he learned the secret from Ma Qing. Ma Mao was the former magistrate of Zhongli County and had taken refuge with Wang Ling.
He pretended to rebel against Tao and went to Wu State because of Wang Ling's order.
When Emperor Wei Ming sent Yinfan to the Kingdom of Wu, Wang Ling seemed to be inspired, and it was Wang Ling who wanted to repeat the same trick!
So Qin Liang took Ma Qing directly to Shouchun City on horseback, trying to persuade Wang Ling. Along the way, he also recommended Quyuan plow and compost to Wang Ling.
Fortunately, Wang Ling did trust Qin Liang in many matters. After all, the previous plan for Lujiang County Governor's position proved Qin Liang's knowledge. So after explaining the pros and cons, Wang Ling finally agreed and dissuaded Ma Mao from rashly launching an army.
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Weighing the pros and cons is not complicated. Since Ma Mao successfully entered the Jianye officialdom and participated in the military as a foreign governor, his role was not limited to killing Sun Quan, and his success rate was too low.
As long as an intelligence transmission line is established, if the Wu State wants to launch a large-scale attack on Huainan in the future, forget about surprise attacks. During the stage when the Wu army is planning to gather troops and horses, Yangzhou will be informed and ready. If the Wu State wants to have Shao again
It is no longer possible for the Battle of Pi to be unexpected.