The person sent by Sima Yi to Yangzhou to deliver the edict has arrived in Shouchun. The person who came is actually Wang Chen.
Wang Chen was the son of Wang Changzhi, the governor of Jingyu, but he lost his father in his early years and was raised by his uncle Wang Chang. Although Wang Chen became an official as a servant of the general's palace and had just become a scholar in the middle school, he was a person who made mistakes. He was not counted out, at least for the time being it seemed that nothing was wrong with him. After all, his adoptive father Wang Chang was still the governor, and he was from a noble family in Bingzhou.
The key point is that Wang Chen is from Taiyuan County, which is Wang Ling's hometown. His uncle Wang Chang has also been Wang Ling's brother since childhood, and it is not just a hometown relationship.
For a moment, Wang Ling might not be sure whether Wang Chen, who sent the edict, was an enemy or a friend.
But there were twelve more people following Wang Chen south. Qin Liang counted the number of people, and there were no mistakes. Among these twelve people, there must be someone with a very clear position.
The timing was also coincidental, or Sima Yi acted very quickly. Early this morning, Wang Ling sent his confidant Lao Jing to Luoyang and told Brother Wang Guang to run away quickly. The people from Luoyang arrived in Shouchun that day.
Qin Liang was not going to show up. He was in the palace office and just reminded him calmly: "You came very quickly. Sima Yi really values my grandfather."
Wang Ling couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Qin Liang: "The matter is now over, I can't be tempted anymore."
Qin Liang immediately bowed deeply.
According to the advance arrangements, people were sent to Luoyang today and the generals were summoned to prepare for dispatching troops tomorrow. But Wang Chen came, and Wang Ling said again: "If he doesn't leave tomorrow morning, we will first imprison Wang Chen and then kill the people around him." !”
In fact, you can also directly kill those people and then detain Wang Chen, and still have a bargaining chip when trying to persuade Wang Chang in the future.
But after all, Wang Chen is just a subordinate, and Wang Chang may not be affected by a hostage, but instead makes them suspicious of each other... The local governor is not the Luoyang court, and it is unreasonable to hold his colleagues hostage.
In addition, the major event of raising an army is still being kept secret, and there is no sign of Shouchun. As long as Lao Jing who went to Luoyang did not surrender to the enemy and leak the news and let Wang Chen go back, he could still confuse Sima Yi for a few more days.
Qin Liang weighed it for a while and then said: "What my grandfather said makes sense. It's okay to postpone the plan for half a day. After sending Wang Chen out of the country tomorrow morning, we can send someone to summon the generals."
Wang Ling said: "I'll wait for him in the hall."
Qin Liang reminded softly: "Grandpa can show that he is a little dissatisfied with Sima Yi. This will be more real. Otherwise, it will seem like he is pretending to deal with it and planning something."
Wang Ling glanced at Qin Liang and nodded.
The two then said goodbye for the time being.
Qin Liang stood behind the door, listening to the people outside.
First, the imperial edict was announced. Sima Yi was really willing to give up the book, and gave Jiang Ji's Taiwei to Wang Ling. After Wang Ling thanked him, his voice was a little emotional, and it sounded from the bottom of his heart. It's like pretending.
Wang Ling was born into a noble family, but after leading troops for many years, he seemed to have become a pure general. The title of Taiwei still touched his heart.
The official position of Taiwei has existed since the Qin Dynasty. In most cases, it was the highest military position and the highest honor of almost all military generals.
Sima Yi knew what would impress Wang Ling. If Qin Liang hadn't convinced Wang Ling in advance and the matter was ready to go, Wang Ling would have really hesitated at this moment.
Sure enough, Wang Ling soon began to complain about Sima Yi, saying that he did things without even saying hello. This was because he had followed Qin Liang's advice and was acting. At this time, Wang Ling could not look back.
The two talked for a long time, and even talked about Wang Chang's past. Wang Ling said at this time: "I will ask someone to arrange a place for you to stay. Chudao will take a break first, and come to the front hall in the evening to cleanse you from the wind."
Wang Chen thanked him and said, "I have to rush back to Luoyang early tomorrow morning to resume my duties. I need to prepare some things for the road. I want to send someone to the market to purchase goods."
Wang Ling said: "Ask the generals on duty in the Dudu's Mansion to give them a badge to facilitate their entry and exit."
If you look casually, you can't see any signs in Shouchun. If you arrive a day late, it will be more lively.
Wang Chen's voice said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave first."
After waiting for a while, Wang Ling returned to the office next to him. He sighed deeply and said with emotion: "If the country is stable, I will be satisfied if I can become a Taiwei before I die."
When Qin Liang heard this, he just echoed: "Yes."
There is no need to say anything more now.
However, looking at Wang Ling's reaction, Qin Liang once again concluded that the most difficult decision is indeed the determination at the beginning. In fact, people with wealth and wealth, like Sima Yi's style, are aliens, and Wang Ling is more willing to It is normal behavior to be content with the status quo.
There is no grand scene at this moment, but it is a key node that determines life and death.
It's like a fire. The spark before it spreads is the key to everything, the most dangerous moment. When the fire reaches the sky and is already burning, it looks really spectacular and urgent, but what else can it do?
Early the next morning, Wang Chen left Shouchun with his entourage. It was good that the dozen or so entourage saved their lives.
Then Wang Ling came to the courtyard of Queen Mother Guo. After reporting to Queen Mother Guo, he sent people to summon many generals from Yangzhou. At the same time, Linghu Yu would summon the generals stationed in Ping'a, and Qin Liang called the generals from Lujiang County.
Things are about to become semi-public. Although it won't be made clear today, if you have to do something big, why call so many generals?
Empress Dowager Guo issued an edict: Act according to the agreement.
Wang Ling and his son and Qin Liang walked out of the room and happened to see Wang Lingjun and Xuan Ji in the corridor.
Xuanji would naturally follow Lingjun to Shouchun, and it was impossible for her to stay in Lu'an alone. The reason was that because of the impending war, Lingjun took her to Lu'an; after all, according to the original statement, Lingjun had always known about her whereabouts. A place of repair.
After the ceremony, Wang Ling glanced at his concubine's daughter and said, "Don't run around anymore. Since you are on good terms with your lord, you will stay with your lord from now on. I won't force you."
Xuanji immediately bowed her head and said, "My daughter, thank you father for your tolerance."
Wang Ling observed Ling Jun for a moment. He still seemed unsure of what was going on, so he said, "It's nothing serious. This is good."
Listening to these words, if there wasn't something wrong with Xuanji's seniority, Wang Ling would probably give Xuanji to Qin Liang as his concubine on the spot under the huge pressure of exterminating her family.
Xuanji's words and deeds must have been voluntary, and Xuanji had known Qin Liang before Wang Lingjun got married. The Wang family probably heard about it later. So this matter is considered a family scandal at most, mainly because it is no longer important now.
In today's world, women are indeed not taken seriously, let alone concubines who give birth to daughters.
Since Wang Ling didn't say anything, and it was apparently just a matter between Ling Jun, his aunt and his nephew, Qin Liang remained silent. Wang Feixiao was Xuan Ji's equal and was not born to the same mother, so he didn't seem to care and even agreed.
One night later, according to advance preparations, everyone went to the bank of Shaopidu in the west of the city, where they set up an altar, burned incense, and paid tribute.
Hundreds of generals came here one after another. Everyone received the military order, and they didn't know how many people were summoned. Now they were a little surprised to see so many people, and they were talking and making a noise in the open space.
The matter was about to be made public, so Qin Liang didn't want to hide it from others anymore, so he called Wen Qin and Huan Fan to Shouchun.
When the two saw Qin Liang coming, they immediately stepped forward to greet each other.
Wen Qin looked at the lively scene, his face a little confused. Huan Fan asked in a deep voice: "Is the King the Governor going to raise troops?"
Qin Liang readily admitted: "Gong Huan is indeed a sensible man."
Huan Fan had probably guessed it just now, but he was still shocked when he received a positive answer. Wen Qin also froze on the spot.
"This... is too fast." Huan Fan hesitated.
Qin Liang said: "It's better to hurry up. There is no need to wait until Sima Yi is ready."
Huan Fan thought for a moment and said, "Did you get the tiger talisman?"
Qin Liang said: "There is no need for the tiger talisman."
The Tiger Talisman is not a key to open or close something, its function is just a name for people to see. Now there is a better name.
What's more, Wang Ling has worked in Yangzhou for more than ten years, and his prestige and power in Huainan are extraordinary. For example, Ma Mao, the magistrate of Zhongli County, had a narrow escape from death when Wang Ling asked him to go to Wu State to do what he did, but Ma Mao still went. There were some Chinese and foreign military generals in Shouchun.
His family members are in Luoyang (the Huainan military garrison does not implement wrong service). If they are really unwilling to follow and raise troops, the only way is to escape.
Qin Liang had only served as the governor of Lujiang County for a few years, and he could mobilize troops with just one sentence. Those captains and more generals had been replaced by his own people in just a few years, or they had won over people's hearts.
Seeing that Huan Fan was still looking lost, Qin Liang said again: "You will know later."
Huan Fan suddenly sighed and said: "If the general could act like the Governor Wang and General Qin, why would the situation be like this! The chances would be better, and the chance of winning would be even greater."
Qin Liang said sadly at this time: "I just received a secret report from the school affairs office this morning. The general and other families were killed, and the children who were still nursing were not spared. Thousands of people may die in the end."
Mrs. Liu, the general’s wife, was insulted by many people before she was executed, and was carried to the execution ground and beheaded the next day.”
"Oh my God!" Wen Qin suddenly fell to his knees on the ground, raised his head and cried loudly, which attracted all the generals to look at him, but they didn't know what he was crying for.
Wen Qin felt like he was mourning for his heir. He cried heartbrokenly and was still scratching his chest with his hands. It didn't look like he was pretending.
Cao Shuang is actually quite kind to many people, and there are always some people who are truly grateful, such as Wen Qin. If it weren't for Cao Shuang's protection, Wen Qin would have been in trouble.
At this time, Qin Liang was also in a very low mood. But he mainly felt that it was really cruel to kill thousands of unarmed people, young, old, women and children. And Wen Qin was crying probably just for his master Cao Shuang.
Qin Liang kindly advised: "General Wen, save your energy, it is better to fight back, tooth for tooth, blood for blood. First find a way to win the war, otherwise everyone will die."
Wen Qin wiped away his tears, nodded and said: "I am willing to go forward and kill for General Qin!"
Huan Fan suddenly asked: "Where are the other members of the Huan family?"
The school officer Zhu Deng didn't write it in his letter, but after thinking about it for a moment, after killing so many people, and the military advisor Huan Fan had so many ideas in the General's Mansion, could the family be spared?
Qin Liang answered truthfully: "I don't know."
Huan Fan's face turned pale.
Qin Liang sighed and looked up at the sky. It is said that God treats the world like a rotten dog.
The light rain a few days ago has long since stopped, but the weather has not completely cleared up. There are still dark clouds floating above. The morning sun is looming in the dark clouds, and the edge of the clouds has the color of morning glow, like the remnants of a river of blood.