Ma Mao went from Soochow to Huainan to deliver news, which was of course risky.
The cross-border caravans that crossed the river and entered Tushui included both Wu and Wei people. They were always a group of people that the sentinels paid close attention to and had to go through several inspections. However, this time the messenger still succeeded and sent the secret report to Lu'an City.
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The silk warehouse in Lu'an City is still there. However, Yinci and other Qin Liang's confidants have already withdrawn from Lu'an and arrived in Luoyang; Yinci set up another stronghold in Luoyang, called Micang.
After receiving the news, the Silk Cang in Lujiang County immediately sent a horse to deliver it to the "rice warehouse" in Luoyang. However, the governor of Lujiang County was now Lao Kun, and a stronghold like Silk Cang was under Lao Kun's eyes, and of course it was under the dual jurisdiction of the prefect.
So Lao Kun also got the news and sent it to the Governor's Mansion in Shouchun.
Within a few days, Qin Liang got the secret letter from the school secretary Ling Yinci.
The news that Wu and Han are going to jointly send troops is not very surprising. There is civil strife in Wei State, and military operations by enemy countries are almost basic operations.
In the original Battle of Shaopi, as well as the Battle of Fancheng and other battles, Wu's troops were divided into separate groups for the northern expedition, thinking that Cao Fang had just ascended the throne and the situation was unstable and there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.
However, it is still very important to get definite information from Ma Mao, so as to avoid a hasty response like the Battle of Shaopi.
Qin Liang thought for a while, and there should be no major flaws in most places on the border. Because the arrangements of the governors and governors in various places have been almost unchanged, and effective appeasement has been carried out, there are only a few adjustments to the personnel in the outer towns.
On the western front, Wang Ling promoted Guo Huai to be the military governor of Yongliang and Liangzhou, and appointed Xiahou Ba as the governor of Liangzhou and Chen Tai as the governor of Yongzhou. At the same time, he transferred Xiahou Xuan to Luoyang to serve as the minister's right servant.
Neither Qin Liang nor the newly appointed doctor Wang Jing were satisfied with this arrangement, but they did not obstruct it too much.
Qin Liang was dissatisfied simply because he didn't like Guo Huai and felt that he was unreliable. But he had to admit that from the overall perspective, there was not much of a problem. After all, Guo Huai was familiar with the Western Front and had many old troops.
It is relatively safe to run the Western Front.
Wang Jing mainly had objections to Chen Tai's appointment. Wang Jing believed that Chen Tai's ability to lead troops was not very good. Chief Shi Fu Gu believed that Chen Tai was capable of doing things and did not need to worry about bad things.
After the defeat of the Sima family, Wang Ling obviously didn't want to worry about Guo Huai's vacillating position. Because the destruction of the Sima family was enough to deter Bingzhou and the Hedong gentry, Wang Ling became the leader of the gentry in the Hedong area. He needed to integrate the forces of the Hedong gentry.
Taking it for his own use, there is no need to settle old matters anymore. As a native of Taiyuan and Wang Ling's brother-in-law, Guo Huai is still accepted by Wang Ling.
Less than half a month after Wang Ling entered Luoyang, Wang Chen, Wang Ji, Wang Hun, Pei Xiu, and Jia Chong all joined the General's Mansion as subordinate officers. People from Bingzhou and Hedong defected to Wang Ling without any hesitation. After all, Wang Ling
He is the leader of the local gentry.
It was much more difficult for Qin Liang to win over those people with good backgrounds and abilities. Fortunately, he managed to win over Fu Gu, Wang Jing, Deng Ai and others. Huan Fan, Lu Zhao, Lu Zhi, Zhong Hui, Xin Chang and others were close friends with Qin Liang.
Qin Liang was on good terms with him, and veterans Gao Rou and Jiang Ji were also very satisfied with Qin Liang.
Given Deng Ai's situation, he had no choice but to defect to Qin Liang. Qin Liang did not allow him to serve as an official in General Wei's palace. He directly recognized Sima Yi's appointment and allowed Deng Ai to continue to serve as the governor of Yingchuan County and sit in Xuchang.
After all, the original appointment was in the name of the emperor's edict, so it made sense for Deng Ai to continue to serve.
Now Qin Liang's focus is to win over Yang Hu. As long as Yang Hu is lured to serve in General Wei's mansion, there will be several noble families behind him.
However, considering the military preparations of Wu and Han, Qin Liang discovered a weak link in Wei, which was Xiang Zhong in Jingzhou!
Things were complicated after the civil war, and Wang Ling and others might not know what was going on in Xiangzhong. But Qin Liang happened to know, because Sima Yi and Cao Shuang had a dispute on this matter, and Qin Liang personally heard about them at the court meeting
The process of dispute.
After all, Sima Yi had served as an official in Jingzhou and fought in wars, so he was more familiar with the local situation. Qin Liang also agreed with Sima Yi's original statement that the people in the photo should be moved to the north of the Han River.
However, Qin Liang did not submit a memorial, but took advantage of Wang Ling's celebration banquet at the General's Mansion (formerly Sima Yi's Taifu Mansion) to tell Wang Guang about the matter and asked Wang Guang to write a letter to express his opinion.
Wang Guang was really confused about what was going on in the photo.
The husband-in-law and his son-in-law walked for a while near the Di Pavilion. Qin Liang gave a general explanation of the situation there, and then said directly: "Judging from the news we just received, Wu General Zhu Ran will go north from Jiangling. In the short term,
Inside, all we can do is to move the people in Xiangzhong northward, which can reduce the risk of tens of thousands of people being kidnapped. This is a big achievement. If my uncle is not sure about the situation, he can tell his grandfather first."
Wang Guang asked: "Why doesn't Zhongming submit the memorial himself?"
Qin Liang wanted to say that he didn't need this kind of credit...unless it was a major achievement like destroying a country. But he felt that saying so was a bit implicit.
He said calmly: "Grandma is assisting the government. Major military and state affairs can be accomplished as long as grandma agrees. My letter is just unnecessary. I can just tell my uncle and grandpa."
But the formalities of submitting a letter still had to go through. Wang Guang came forward, and the credit and prestige belonged to him. Wang Guang seemed to gradually understand the relationship, nodded and said: "In that case, I will handle this matter."
Wang Guang continued: "When Zhongming came to the banquet, your grandfather was very happy. He didn't say anything to anyone who came. When he heard Zhongming arrived, he personally asked your third uncle to go to the gatehouse to greet him."
Qin Liang smiled and said: "Of course I will come early to the celebration party."
The two immediately looked at each other and smiled.
In the past, Sima Yi and Cao Shuang certainly did not go to banquets with each other. Cao Shuang often held banquets in his mansion, and even Sima Shi and Sima Zhao would not go, let alone Sima Yi. The relationship between Qin Liang and Wang Ling was completely different.
The relationship is originally a relationship between relatives and allies. Although there may be some guesses between each other, competition is always greater than internal conflicts.
Qin Liang is also taking the initiative to maintain a good relationship between the two families, because this is the best choice.
After a while, the two met Zhuge Dan, who was fair-skinned and fat. Zhuge Dan seemed to have something to say to Wang Guang, so Qin Liang said goodbye knowingly, claiming that he was dizzy and wanted to find a place to sober up.
Wang Guang asked Qin Liang to find a house by himself. The General's Mansion can be regarded as his own home just like the Wang family's mansion.
Qin Liang didn't go far when he suddenly met Zhuge. Qin Liang took a closer look and realized that this was not his mother-in-law, but the widow of Sima Miao's family.
... After the two of them met, Zhuge said embarrassedly: "I was in mourning at home, but my father didn't let me mourn and asked me to come to the banquet, so I had no choice but to come."
Seeing that there was no one else around, Qin Liang said: "This is General Zhuge's statement to the Wang family."
Zhuge nodded and said, "I know."
Qin Liang said in a deep voice: "But you told me that if you want to mourn the Sima family, don't you need to express your attitude in front of me?"
Zhuge paused for a moment, and then realized that Qin Liang and the Wang family were of the same mind on the important matter of attacking the Sima family. Her father asked her to thank Qin Liang before, because he also wanted to improve the relationship with the Wang family. But she subconsciously
Separated Qin Liang and the Wang family.
She observed Qin Liang's serious expression and suddenly felt that she had said the wrong thing. But after a moment, she suddenly blurted out angrily: "You have done that kind of thing to me, how do you want me to explain it?"
Now it was Qin Liang's turn to be stunned for a moment, and finally said: "Sima Min wasn't dead yet at that time."
When Zhuge heard this, he thought, do you mean to express your attitude again during the mourning period?
She didn't say anything, but she began to expect in her heart that Qin Liang could threaten her again. After a while, she was startled by her sudden thoughts, and hurriedly thought: It's just for the sake of the Zhuge family's future!
But no matter how she looked for excuses, as soon as Zhuge thought of that incident, her original feelings suddenly came to her mind, as if it happened yesterday. The impression was really too deep, she couldn't think about it, and she would get upset when she thought about it.
Like hemp.
She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't forget the emotional process, and she always wanted to try it again.
After waiting for a while, Qin Liang still didn't ask. Zhuge glanced at him with a complicated mood. Knowing that his expression was abnormal at this time, he bowed and said goodbye, almost running away from Qin Liang.
The female guest's banquet was in the east courtyard. She came here just now to talk to her father. Now she didn't want to wait for her father and immediately returned to the east courtyard in a panic.
The front hall is very noisy. After passing the gatehouse, the sound is slightly quieter, but it is still very lively. The sound of silk and bamboo and the noise of the banquet can also be heard in the courtyard.
Zhuge was reluctant to talk to others at the banquet. She was already in mourning, so coming to the celebration banquet was like being tortured. Her sister Zhuge Shu seemed to understand her feelings and walked out of the banquet hall to accompany her.
Spending time in the courtyard with my sister.
After a while, as long as someone leaves the banquet, she will be ready to leave.
The younger sister immediately noticed Zhuge's expression was strange and asked her what happened.
Zhuge didn't hide it from his sister, and whispered: "After I went to see my father, I met Qin Zhongming."
My sister's expression also changed. She lowered her head and asked softly: "Did he really force me to do that?" She paused for a moment, then sighed, "I really didn't expect him to be such a person."
Zhuge explained: "It's not about coercion. I went to find him myself. It's a bit like an exchange. For the sake of the Zhuge family, I can bear some humiliation."
The younger sister still said: "Anyway, it's different from what I thought. I always thought he was a gentleman."
"Fortunately." Zhuge said quietly, "When he rescued me, he was in this mansion and did not threaten me at that time. When I came to find him again, he might have misunderstood what I meant and thought I wanted to
Take the initiative to seduce him."
Zhuge looked at the familiar place here and said with emotion: "I was really scared and ashamed that day. He comforted me and said that fear is human nature. He was also scared when he was fighting. In short, I was not afraid.
Blame him."
My sister said softly: "I thought he was brave and good at fighting and not afraid of anything."
Zhuge shook his head slightly and said, "I think so too, but after getting close to him, I can understand his personality better."
My sister suddenly asked quietly: "How does it feel when you two are so close?"
After talking for a while, Zhuge had already calmed down a lot, but when the girl brought it up again, she was speechless. As Zhuge recalled the situation that day, his face gradually became hot and his eyes became a little evasive. , feeling unwell, she subconsciously bit her lip gently with her teeth while enduring it.
The younger sister didn't ask further questions, but just observed Zhuge's subtle expression curiously.