The news of the Battle of Xuchang was not kept secret for a day in Luoyang, so people in Chang'an hundreds of miles away also learned about it very quickly.
Guo Huai of the Governor's Office looked surprised and asked the messenger: "Is this true?"
The messenger was from his younger brother's family in Luoyang, and he immediately handed over his hand and said: "The whole Luoyang is spreading, I heard that Qin Zhongming summoned the sky stone!"
Guo Huai shook his head and said nothing. He believed in the Battle of Xuchang because the Guo family had many relatives in Luoyang, and he could later get evidence from others. What he didn't believe was that Qin Liang could summon heavenly stones. If Guo Huai believed in strange gods, he would fight
After fighting for so many years and killing so many people, why didn't any innocent souls come to find him?
"I understand." Guo Huai nodded again.
The servant immediately made a gesture, "Your Excellency, please come this way."
As soon as they left, there was a sound from the stairs at the back, and his wife Wang came down. I don’t know why, but Wang especially likes to stay in the attic these days. She probably thought she was going to die and wanted to see more of the scenery up there.
Guo Huai raised the letter in his hand and said, "It's hard to tell."
Wang's expressionless face suddenly showed some sparkle in her eyes. Guo Huai also understood that after all, it concerned her entire family, so of course she was very concerned.
She stepped forward and took the letter, immersed herself in reading it for a while, then raised her head and said, "Zhongming captured Xuchang in three days, and Sima Shi lost tens of thousands of troops?"
Guo Huai nodded and said: "It should be true. Qin Zhongming is not simple."
Wang's face turned a little red from the excitement, and her whole body seemed to have quickly regained its vitality. She was so happy that her behavior became unstable: "He is very powerful! Last time in Qinchuan, didn't he use hundreds of people to block Shu?"
Tens of thousands of troops?”
Guo Huai said: "You don't understand military affairs. That time you relied entirely on the terrain."
Wang actually argued for it: "What about this time?"
Guo Huai glanced at her and felt that she was a little angry, but it seemed normal. Guo Huai said: "Didn't the letter say that Ma Jun built a large trebuchet? Master Sima didn't know about it in advance, so he did something unexpected.
It doesn't work. But Qin Zhongming seems to be quite capable."
Wang said: "We are going to win, why don't you help your second brother with soldiers? I heard that Xia Houxuan sent people and invited your husband twice. Xia Houxuan is Cao Shuang's cousin, he may also want to be a soldier, governor, or governor.
Together, with Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother's edict, we will be able to accomplish something!"
Guo Huai pondered and said: "The person leading the army is Sima Shi. Although this person was taught by Sima Taifu, he has never led an army in a battle. Maybe he lacks experience temporarily?"
Wang quickly asked: "Second brother, can't they still win?"
Guo Huai pondered without raising his head, and after a while he replied, "It's hard to say yet. But now people in Luoyang are panicked, so there is a chance."
Wang said: "If your husband helps them, the chance will be greater."
Guo Huai didn't know what to say for a moment. If he told the truth, it would be too ugly.
After all, Guo Huai is not in a hurry at all!
At first he felt that the Yangzhou Army would definitely be defeated, but now he felt that the outcome was unpredictable. But no matter who won, Guo Huai would probably be fine as long as he didn't clearly oppose anyone.
In addition to being Wang Ling's brother-in-law and Sima Yi's good friend, Guo Huai also had an identity as a member of the Bingzhou gentry. (Several members of the Guo family were serving as officials and were married to gentry. For example, Pei Xiu was Guo Huai's niece-in-law.)
Wang Ling and Sima Yi had extensive connections among the gentry in Bingzhou and Hedong, and both had vague reputations as leaders of the gentry in Bingzhou. The gentry in Bingzhou were the most important connections between them.
Whoever wins will be the leader of the Bingzhou people. If you get rid of the other party, you can intimidate all the Bingzhou and Hedong scholars, and make everyone recognize you as your elder brother with kindness and power! After that, there will be no need to deal with other Bingzhou people, because except Sima Yi and Wang Ling, no one will do it
Take the lead.
In this case, why did Guo Huai take the risk in a hurry? Just wait and see who wins, and then go to the memorial to express his attitude.
As for the Wang family and his wife Wang, in the final analysis, the most important thing is for the sake of their children.
So Guo Huai thought for a while, and his tone was a little gentler than last time, and he said: "After we raised the army, we could only watch when we reached Tongguan, and we couldn't enter the pass at all."
Wang's expression darkened.
But Guo Huai immediately said: "I will go to the Governor's Mansion first to see what uncle and nephew Xiahou Xuan want to do."
Mrs. Wang suddenly had a glimmer of hope again, nodded quickly and said: "I am going to get the official uniform for my husband."
A few days ago, Xia Houxuan invited Guo Huai twice to discuss matters at the Governor's Mansion. However, Guo Huai pretended not to know because he was worried that those two people would be detrimental to him.
Xia Houxuan and Xia Houba probably also had this concern and did not come to the door in person.
But at this time, Guo Huai learned about Xuchang, so he changed his mind and wanted to meet with the Governor's Mansion. With Xia Houxuan's character, the most he could do was arrest him.
Guo Huai was the governor of Yongzhou at this time, and his residence was in Chang'an. Xiahouxuan, the governor of Yongliang, was also in the same city, so it was not difficult to meet him.
Not long after, Guo Huai arrived at the Governor's Mansion in a carriage.
Seeing Guo Huai come in person, Xia Houxuan couldn't help but be happy on his face, and immediately led Guo Huai into the secret room. After a while, Xia Houba also came, and the two of them showed the edict of Queen Mother Guo.
Guo Huai said calmly: "I also got the edict, two copies. In addition to His Highness's edict, there is also His Majesty's edict, ordering ministers to guard against the Shu Han. Border defense is my internal affairs."
Xiahou Ba immediately said: "Sima Yi kidnapped Your Majesty, the edict is just Sima Yi's wish."
Guo Huai said: "That is also in the name of His Majesty, and I have to obey the imperial edict."
Xia Houxuan and Xia Houba were Cao Shuang's cousins. They were probably afraid of the Sima family settling accounts, so they thought of war impatiently.
At this time Xia Houxuan said: "Wang Yanyun is the uncle of Bo Ji (Guo Huai). As long as Bo Ji joins forces with us, Yongliang soldiers can march eastward. My good friend Guanqiu Jian will also send troops south after hearing the news, and will soon enter Jizhou.
If we get Cheng Xi together again, the matter will be settled!"
Guo Huai said disapprovingly: "Youzhou is so far away, and Cheng Xi has been staring at Bingzhou Tian Yu, does he dare to move?"
Xia Houxuan pondered: "Is there a rift between Cheng Xi and Tian Yu?"
Guo Huai whispered: "The governor has lived in Luoyang for a long time, but he doesn't know about this?"
He paused for a moment and explained: "During the Taishi period, Gongsun Yuan rebelled. Cheng Xi was serving as the governor of Qingzhou, and Tian Yu was serving as the governor, but was ordered to supervise the Qingzhou soldiers. Cheng Xi was resentful, so he secretly reported to the Ming emperor and said many bad things about Tian Yu
.As a result, Tian Yu made meritorious deeds, but did not receive any reward, so he always held a grudge. Cheng Xi also knew that Tian Yu hated him, so he was on guard against it.
Now Tian Yu is the governor of Bingzhou, protecting the Xiongnu lieutenant general, and he is right next to Jizhou. If Cheng Xi moves, aren't you worried that Tian Yu will be ordered to beat him first?"
Xia Houxuan said awkwardly: "Is this true?"
Guo Huai nodded and said, "I guess Guanqiu Jian also knows about this. Please write to him and ask him."
Xiahou Xuandao: "Then don't worry about Cheng Xi. As long as our Yongliang soldiers advance eastward, we can stab Luoyang in the belly and back!"
Guo Huai said again: "If we can't pass Tongguan, once Sima Taifu defeats the Wang Governor, he will turn around and deal with us. Guanzhong is in decline and is threatened by the Shu Han. What can we do to resist it? If the Shu Han takes the opportunity to seize Liangzhou and other places, we will
It's a big crime on both sides. It's better to stick to your duties and do your job well."
Xia Houxuan frowned and thought hard.
Xiahou Ba suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Let's raise troops so that you won't stop us?"
Guo Huai said: "The general is at the top, how can my servant stop him?"
But without Guo Huai's participation, Xiahouba only had a copy of the imperial edict from Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother. Whether he could bring troops out in Liangzhou was a big question. And Xiahouxuan did supervise the military affairs of Yongliang, so he might be able to order the garrison.
Chinese and foreign troops from Chang'an were dispatched, but it is not clear whether the soldiers fought hard or not.
The Wei Dynasty had an emperor. Wang Ling had been operating in Yangzhou for more than ten years. He was able to raise an army not only by an edict from His Highness.
If Xia Houxuan forced his troops to raise troops, he could act as a supporter... holding the heads of the three tribes to support them.
Originally it was Xia Houxuan who wanted to persuade Guo Huai, but after Guo Huai said this, Xia Houxuan himself hesitated a little.
Only Xiahou Ba's expression looked firm. Guo Huai had been leading troops in Liangzhou for many years, and there were all his old troops there. Xiahou Ba couldn't move anyone. He had always been quite dissatisfied with Guo Huai, and now he was wary of Sima Yi.
Guo Huai immediately realized that once Sima Yi won and freed up his hands, Xiahou Ba would most likely escape!
Guo Huai was too lazy to take care of Xiahou Ba. Only Xiahou Xuan, the governor of Yongliang, had the most power. Guo Huai then continued: "Guanqiu Jian of Youzhou will not be in a hurry to raise troops."
Xia Houxuan raised his eyes and asked, "Why?"
Guo Huai said: "Although Guanqiu Jian is on good terms with you, he most appreciates Emperor Huaiming's kindness in knowing him. Cao Shuang does have many things that are unpopular, especially some secret matters. Now that Cao Shuang has been eliminated, Guanqiu Jian has no reason to object.
, and maybe we’d be happy to see it come to fruition.”
Xia Houxuan frowned and said, "What secret matter?"
Guo Huai glanced at him and felt that Xia Houxuan was pretending to be confused, so he reminded him: "When the Ming Emperor died, he suddenly abolished the edict he had prepared before and replaced it with a temporary one. At that time, Cao Shuang was the military guard.
General."
The Wuwei camp is stationed at the Sima Gate of the Imperial Palace. It is also the most elite force in the Chinese army. It was modified from the tiger and leopard cavalry of Wei Taizu's period.
Guo Huai's meaning is very obvious. The imperial edict at that time was the result of the Yi Rebellion. Only when Cao Shuang, who controlled the military guard camp, participated in the Yi Rebellion, could Sun Zi and Liu Fang succeed. Otherwise, they would be directly killed by the clan that controlled the military power.
!
How could people like Xia Houxuan not know anything at all? Sure enough, Xia Houxuan didn't say a word.
Since Guanqiu Jian was grateful to the Ming Emperor, it was impossible for him to have a good impression of Cao Shuang. However, the matter was settled later. After all, the adopted son of the Ming Emperor would be the emperor, so Guanqiu Jian had nothing to say.
Seeing this, Guo Huai added: "In addition, Taifu Sima conquered Gongsun Yuan, and Guanqiu Jian was also under Taifu at that time. As long as Taifu is still there, Guanqiu Jian will definitely be afraid."
When Xia Houxuan heard this, he asked: "What did Guo Shijun mean? No one still dares to act rashly?"
Guo Huai nodded directly and said: "Yes! Wang Chang has been Wang Ling's brother since he was a child and has treated him like an elder brother. Have you seen him move? As long as the result is not clear, there are only two places in Yangzhou and Yanzhou to raise the Qinwang flag."
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(Thanks to the great leader of the book friend "Shuyou Jian".)