The ground outside the city was still very muddy, so Qin Liang stayed in the pavilion early in the morning, listening to the officials dictating various matters, and then looking at the accumulated documents.
Yinci walked into the front hall, and when he came to the upper position, he bowed his head and whispered: "News from the Kingdom of Wu."
The chief clerk, who was kneeling on the side, raised his head and glanced at his superior. Seeing that the county guard had no intention of letting him write anything, he continued to work on his own affairs.
Qin Liang got up and went to a nearby office room. Yinci followed into the room and immediately took out a crumpled paper and handed it over.
Unfolding the paper, Qin Liang took a look at the marks on it. There were Chinese characters and two Arabic numerals. The paper was densely written with words, so he put it on a table and read it slowly.
Lu Xun is dead.
Although Qin Liang has never dealt with Lu Xun, of course he is very familiar with Lu Xun's name.
A famous general like Lu Xun, who defeated Liu Bei in the Battle of Yiling and Cao Xiu in the Battle of Shiting, performed very well on the battlefield. Unexpectedly, heroes always capsize in the gutter. He did not die on the battlefield, but fell into his own trap.
in human hands.
But Qin Liang thought about it, which side is different? On the Wei side, the internal conflict seems to be more dangerous.
When two countries are at war, if you can't fight, you can run away. If you can't run, you can surrender. If you can't surrender, the most you can do is kill yourself. Internal fighting is different. There is almost no place to run, and the tribe will be exterminated at every turn.
Lu Xun's death was also very strange, and he seemed to have something to do with Qin Liang.
Over in Wu State, Sun Quan is old, Prince Sun He, and Lu King Sun Ba are fighting for succession. Gu Cheng and Zhang Xiu were unlucky. They were the generals who fought with Wang Ling's army during the Battle of Shapi. They were framed.
, one was exiled, and the other was given poisonous wine during the exile.
The people who framed them were the two sons of Sun Luban and Quan Congsheng. The two did not participate in the main battlefield of the Battle of Shaopi. During the day, they were watching far away on the right flank of Sun Li's army.
Lu Xun was also implicated. Sun Quan was eavesdropped under the bed and suspected that the matter was related to Lu Xun.
Qin Liang thought to himself: Wu State is busy with internal affairs, and it may not be easy to free up its hands to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition in the past two years.
If the Wu army doesn't come to the north bank of the river, the Wei army can't do anything to them. The Wei army can't just cross the river to attack the Wu state, unless they have a big plan and prepare to destroy the Wu state in one fell swoop. Otherwise, they can just rely on the border generals in Yangzhou, Jingzhou and other places.
If not, the navy is not very good and either cannot cross the river, or cannot come back after crossing.
Qin Liang put away the paper and asked: "It seems that Ma Mao's line for delivering the news has been opened?"
Yinci said: "Yes. Ma Mao asked his confidants to write a secret letter and deliver it to the courier outside Stone City first. Ma Mao's confidants were masked behind a curtain, so the messenger didn't know who the other party was. He used two petals made by Fujun
Compare the seals to receive the letter.
Stone City is the city of Jinling. There are many markets outside and the business is very prosperous. It is the place where goods from the Kingdom of Wu are gathered and distributed, and there are many people. Our caravan also has a shop in the market, purchasing goods from the Kingdom of Wu and selling them to Xuchang and Luoyang.
Waiting for a while. The investors of the caravan did a lot of tricks, but it was difficult to trace them to us. Most of the people inside were just merchants and pawns, with only two of our couriers mixed in.
After the messenger got the secret message, he asked to go back to Yangzhou to prepare carriages and horses. Because the caravan's route to the north was to take the big river and enter Tushui. When it reached the upper reaches of Tushui, it had to change overland, so Wei State needed to prepare carriages and horses.
The messenger took the checkpoint and left Stone City to the upper reaches of the Tu River. Among the patrolling groups of Wei army's cavalry, there was a man from the 'Silk Cang'. When he saw the messenger, he took the secret message back to Liu'an."
Qin Liang nodded after hearing this. This method is not rigorous, but at the beginning of arranging the route, it is better to be simple and direct to avoid mistakes.
After Yinci finished speaking, he left.
Qin Liang also left the mansion and asked Wu Xin to drive the carriage. He changed his clothes on the carriage and went straight to the courtyard on the west side of the county mansion.
When he saw Mrs. Lu, Qin Liang was stunned for a moment because he found that she was wearing linen mourning clothes.
Only then did he remember that Mrs. Lu's husband had died, and her wife had to mourn for him for three years. Mrs. Lu didn't wear mourning clothes yesterday, probably because she didn't want to attract attention on the road, and she couldn't find any raw linen cloth when she arrived in Lu'an.
"I pay my respects to the Lord." Mrs. Lu stood in the gatehouse and bowed her hands.
Qin Liang asked directly: "No need to be polite, fairy lady. Wu Xin said that your two followers are not General Fei's people?"
Mrs. Lu nodded and said, "They have been in our family since they were children, and they are also Taoist priests."
Qin Liang thought for a while, felt a little relieved, and said in a deep voice: "Don't let them know about General Fei."
Mrs. Lu said: "The general also warned you like this." Qin Liang suddenly felt that Fei Yi was quite reliable and thoughtful.
He waved and said, "Go to the wing first."
Mrs. Lu glanced at him, Qin Liang frowned and said, "Don't think too much."
So the two of them came to the side room, Qin Liang closed the door, and walked around behind the screen inside. Mrs. Lu slowly walked in reluctantly.
Qin Liang asked in a low voice: "Why did General Fei ask Fairy Girl to come?"
Mrs. Lu said: "I came here on my own. My husband's death is unclear. I want to find out the truth and what the grudges are. The general has summoned me privately. What else can happen? Naturally, he wants me to persuade the government.
Sir, if you surrender to the Han in the future, the general will treat you favorably."
After hearing this, Qin Liang walked around the room for a few steps and had roughly thought of a solution.
If the situation is irreversible, he will send Mrs. Lu back first and ask Fei Yi to send people to the Shu Road to respond. Then he will take Wang Lingjun, Xuanji and others to Guanzhong and enter the Shu Han from the Shu Road.
The road to Yiling is closer, but Yiling is in the hands of the Wu State and has blocked the Yangtze River channel. It is easy to be caught by the Wu army if you take that road. Unless you see that the war is unfavorable, you can turn around in advance and lead your troops to Jingzhou first to attack
Yiling, and then leading the army to surrender to the Shu Han, is also a method.
Of course, all this is just to prepare a way out. Qin Liang would not act like this unless it was absolutely necessary.
Qin Liang thought of this and said nicely: "Don't worry, Immortal, I will find out the truth and avenge your husband."
Mrs. Lu said in a daze: "Do you want to surrender to the Han Kingdom, or for some other reason?"
Of course, Qin Liang would not admit it so early. He wanted to rebel against Tao, so he had to prevent Mrs. Lu and others from leaking the news.
He glanced at Mrs. Lu, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It's because of personal friendship. I'll stay here for a while, and I'll find someone to check on Pu Gang first."
Mrs. Lu suddenly knelt on the ground, wiping her tears and sobbing, "I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of my late husband. I will never forget your great kindness."
Qin Liang stepped forward and grabbed her arm. Mrs. Lu trembled all over. He quickly let go and said, "If you can't use the big gift, get up and talk."
After all, he had seen everything, Qin Liang really didn't pay attention to his behavior.