It is more than 700 miles from Luoyang to Chang'an. The first border princes to know the outcome of the Battle of Yique Pass were Guo Huai and Xia Houxuan.
In addition to being closer, Guo Huai was also relatively well-informed. He had a son and two nieces-in-law serving as officials in Luoyang. The first news he received this time came from his niece-in-law Jia Chong.
Sima Yi summoned almost most of the Chinese and foreign troops in Luoyang to garrison troops. The army of more than 100,000 was defeated at Yique Pass! Sima Yi was actually defeated by Qin Zhongming on the battlefield.
Guo Huai, who was calm and composed, was still so surprised that he could not speak in front of the messenger and subordinate officials.
When the two armies fight in that situation, there will be a winner or lose. There are only two possibilities. No matter who wins, it is already roughly expected. But Guo Huai had previously been inclined to believe that Sima Yi could win, because Sima Yi was indeed difficult to win.
After being defeated, both Gongsun Yuan and Meng Da were defeated in the end.
And when Guo Huai looked back at the whole process, he realized that it only took about a month for Qin Liang's army to set out from Yangzhou and march all the way into Luoyang!
Qin Liang's army first captured Xuchang, and then directly attacked Luoyang! And defeated Sima Yi's main force.
The voices of the officials in the palace made Guo Huai come back to his senses. "Teacher Sima also has people who are invincible. Who is Qin Zhongming?" "You don't know Qin Zhongming? He was the one who resisted in Qinchuan during the last battle against Shu.
Fei Yi's people are relatives of Guo Shijun." "At that time, I had not yet gone to Chang'an to serve as an official."
Guo Huai thought of Xiahou Xuan's uncle and nephew who advocated raising troops to help the Yangzhou army. These two people were at odds! Although they had not succeeded in raising troops so far, their attitude would soon be known to Luoyang.
The relationship between Xiahou Xuan's uncle and nephew and Guo Huai is relatively bad, and it will be useless to go to them now. Only his attitude before the decisive battle at Yique Pass will make others believe him.
But fortunately, Guo Huai's attitude at the time was relatively vague. This time, he did not take advantage of Wang Yanyun and others to take power, at least there was no obvious reason. What's more, Guo Huai was still a relative of Wang Yanyun.
The Sima family was completely destroyed. Next, Wang Ling became the leader of the gentry in Bingzhou, Taiyuan, and Hedong. Of course, the gentry in Bingzhou and other places preferred to be led by their fellow villagers. Now they had no choice, and they would be frightened by the destruction of the Sima family, and they would quickly turn to Wang Ling.
Ling moves closer.
Guo Huai is considered to be one of the most powerful families among the Bingzhou gentry, and he is Wang Ling's brother-in-law, so the problem should not be big. However, his niece-in-law Jia Chong is in the wrong place. Guo Huai must remind his younger brother Guo Pei immediately.
Pay attention to Jia Chong’s fate.
What Guo Huai is most worried about now is Qin Zhongming. Wang Ling is the strongest in this battle, but the person who won the battle of King Qin in the front is of course Qin Zhongming, and everyone in the world knows it! Among the people who will assist Luoyang and take power, he must
Including Qin Zhongming.
Mainly because of the incident in Qinchuan during the Battle of Shu. I wonder if Qin Zhongming still harbors resentment.
Guo Huai raised his head and glanced at the main gate of the Governor's Mansion, then turned back slightly. Only then did he think of his wife Wang again, and immediately stood up, bowing to each other and saying goodbye to his subordinate officials.
The Wang family became important again. Although she was a woman, she was Wang Yanyun's half-sister! The role of marriage was at this moment.
In addition, Qin Zhongming and his wife had a very good relationship with his maternal aunt, as can be seen from the two exchanges of letters.
The last time Qin Zhongming came to Chang'an, the Wang family really took good care of him. Guo Huai had a purpose at that time, just not to let Qin Zhongming say bad things in the Wang family, but Qin Zhongming finally accepted the favor.
After Guo Huai walked out of the mansion, he couldn't help but raise his head and let out a long sigh.
This period of time was nothing short of turbulent! At the beginning of the year, one of the auxiliary generals, Cao Shuang, was suddenly executed. Just one month later, the Yangzhou Army marched from Huainan to Luoyang. The transition of power in the Wei State was simply dizzying.
One thing was more sudden and bigger than the other, and the chaotic situation made Guo Huai a little unable to cope with it.
Guo Huai came to the attic hall of the inner house and asked his maid to find Mrs. Wang, while he waited at the top first.
Because they rarely meet each other, Wang doesn't care when Guo Huai comes back. He is used to it.
Not to mention Wang, Guo Huai later took several concubines, but now he doesn't see them once for several months. Now he only sleeps with the concubine he took recently, so he can be regarded as a dedicated person.
But when Mrs. Wang came down from the attic, Guo Huai suddenly realized that although he had chosen several beautiful concubines, none of them were as good as Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang was a bit older and had given birth to several children.
, but the figure and temperament are still not comparable to ordinary beauties. Didn’t the ancients say that beauty is in the bones and not in the skin.
Guo Huai suddenly became interested again, and since he wanted Wang to help him wholeheartedly, he was full of authority and said in a charitable tone: "I will rest in your room tonight."
There was a hint of disdainful sneer on the corner of Wang's mouth: "Forget it, I am used to being pure and reticent, don't disturb my mind. Besides, we are so old, why do we still think about those things?"
Guo Huai was immediately displeased. His wife dared to refuse this? But he still had a beautiful concubine, so he couldn't bear to force it, not to mention that he was still asking for help from the Wang family at this time.
Guo Huai did not get angry and went straight to the business: "I just got the news that Qin Zhongming won the battle of Yiqueguan and has led troops into Luo." He took out Jia Chong's secret letter from his sleeve pocket.
Mrs. Wang's eyes suddenly lit up, like a lamp. Suddenly she flicked the wick, and the light suddenly became brighter.
Wang couldn't wait to reach out and snatch the letter, and hurriedly opened it to read.
Her cheeks turned red from the excitement, and she smiled as she looked. She raised her head and glanced at Guo Huai, her expression changed again, and she suddenly suppressed her smile.
In fact, there is no need to pretend not to care. Although his wife has long been a member of the Guo family, Wang Ling will always be her relative, and it is normal for her heart to be oriented toward the Wang family.
Wang asked in a trembling voice: "Second brother, Linghu Yu, and Qin Liang are all okay?"
Guo Huai said: "It's okay. Before they are replaced by others, aren't these three families the final say in the entire Wei Dynasty?"
Wang asked again: "Is the Sima family finished?"
Guo Huai nodded and said: "It is inevitable that he can treat Cao Shuang like that. If others treat him like this again, no one in the world will say anything."
Wang said: "Qin Zhongming is so young at such a young age! The Wang family relies on him to avoid annihilation."
Her voice choked up as she spoke. Holding the letter in both hands, she looked up at the roof and muttered: "Thank God, thank Qin Zhongming."
Guo Huai said casually: "Zhongming also took the advantage. Sima Yi should not have been prepared in Luoyang."
Wang wiped her tears and curled her lips and said: "Zhongming captured Xuchang in three days, and you said he relied on Ma Jun. He marched decisively into Luoyang, and you said he underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. Now that he won, you said Sima Yi was not ready.
.Do you wish the Wang family bad luck?" Guo Huai hurriedly waved his hands and said: "I'm just talking about military affairs, that's all. Qin Zhongming can seize rare opportunities and has courage and wisdom, which is indeed commendable. Who dares to despise him now? Wang Yanyun, this granddaughter,
It’s a good marriage. How could I hope that the Wang family loses? The Wang family is related to our Guo family, wouldn’t everyone be happy if the Wang family wins?”
Guo Huai observed that he and Qin Liang had an old grudge. However, the woman might not understand much regardless of what happened on the battlefield. However, the relationship between his wife Wang and Qin Liang's wife seemed to have no barrier. Now this is a good thing!
"Didn't you say that you haven't seen your uncle Wang Yanyun for many years?" Guo Huai said calmly, "Wang Yanyun will definitely come to Luoyang recently. Do you want to visit him?"
Wang was stunned for a moment, then said reluctantly: "You didn't let me go to Shouchun before, but now that the war is in chaos, you let me go far away again?"
Guo Huai said hurriedly: "The land of Yongliang belongs to Xiahou Xuan and my people. Sizhou now belongs to Qin Zhongming. After the war is over, there will be no more chaos."
He then leaned forward and said in a deep voice: "Please go and check on Qin Zhongming's attitude towards the Guo family so that you can deal with it."
Wang's eyes turned slightly and suddenly said: "Does he still remember what happened in Qinchuan?"
Guo Huai said: "I remember it, but I don't know if I still care about it." His expression gradually became serious, "Guo Pei's son-in-law Jia Chong has always been a member of the Sima family; our eldest son is an official in Luoyang, and I'm afraid he has suffered a lot.
The kindness of the Sima family. This time, my uncle Zhong Ming wrote to invite the army, but I couldn't help. Don't take this matter lightly, think about the future of our children!"
The sons' surname is Guo, but they are also the children of the Wang family.
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her attitude changed immediately. She nodded and said, "Then I will go to Luoyang?"
Guo Huai breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Zhongming lost his mother in his early years. As a woman, you are also his elder. You should be more considerate to him. Small things can often make a big difference."
Mrs. Wang nodded slightly and said softly, "Although I am from his grandmother's generation, I am probably only about the same age as his mother."
Guo Huai said: "That's exactly it."
He thought for a while and said: "Pei Xiu said that Zhongming is not a womanizer at all, otherwise there are two good-looking maids in the house."
Mrs. Wang glared at him, "How can the elders send such a person away? Besides, Wang Lingjun is very beautiful. How can Zhong Ming like those ordinary people?"
Guo Huai said: "It's still not as good as the fresh ones."
Wang curled her lips.
At this moment, a maid hurriedly walked to the door and said, "There is a general outside the gate tower. He is very anxious and said that he has something urgent to report in person."
Guo Huai said: "Ask him to come in."
The maid said: "Here."
Guo Huai stood up and walked out of the door. After hearing the report, he returned to the hall and suddenly threw his head back and laughed.
Seeing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"
"Sima Zhao has been caught!" Guo Huai almost burst out laughing, and then he couldn't help but sigh, "Sima Yi is a good man! At this time, he sent his son to me again."
Mrs. Wang was confused and said: "What do you plan to do, husband?"
Guo Huai was not related by marriage to the Sima family, so he said without hesitation: "Of course I will kidnap him and escort him back to Luoyang."