Wang Guang and Zhuge Dan talked for a while. The topic was somewhat superficial, but the atmosphere was polite and friendly.
Trust is an invisible and intangible thing, but once it is destroyed, there will always be a gap. The close relationship between Wang Guang and Zhuge Dan in Shouchun will never be restored again.
Wang Ling was not that angry about Zhuge Dan's escape and betrayal. The most angry person was Wang Guang; because Wang Guang and Zhuge Dan got along really well before. How close they were originally, they became more powerful after the betrayal!
Wang Guang remembered that when he first learned about Zhuge Dan's betrayal, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had learned that his wife was having an affair with someone else!
However, since Qin Zhongming, Wang Ling and others all felt that it was better to maintain the relationship with Zhuge Dan, Wang Guang did not mention the matter that had been decided and could only suppress his emotions.
What's more, now that Xiahou Xuan has been recalled to Luoyang as a right servant, Wang Guang is even less willing to quarrel with Zhuge Dan.
The rank of Shangshu Pushe is not too high, only the third rank, and Xiahou Xuan was added as a servant. However, this appointment really did not wrong Xiahou Xuan, but was meant to win over him. Because Shangshu Youpushe has real power, Dian elected,
It is a very important position. The Wang family asked Xia Houxuan to be this official because they considered the strength of Xia Houxuan's friends.
So Wang Guang separated from Zhuge Dan without talking for a while.
Then Wang Guang called a maid and went to the east courtyard to summon Lingjun.
After Lingjun got married, he often returned to his parents' home to live, but after returning to Luoyang this year, there were fewer opportunities for father and daughter to see each other. It happened that Lingjun was at the banquet today, so Wang Guang took the opportunity to talk to her.
When I saw Lingjun, I saw that she was wearing a dark red dress and her face had been modified with rouge and gouache. She looked more delicate, as if she were a beautiful woman in a painting. There were small beads of sweat on her forehead, which looked hot in the weather.
A bit lazy. But Wang Guang can feel that your expression is much more cheerful now than before.
I guess Qin Zhongming was pretty good to your lord. Wang Guang asked casually: "What has Zhongming been busy with recently?"
Your Majesty actually showed a smile and said: "In addition to going to court and working, I am either going to banquets or on the way to banquets."
I don’t know why she laughed. Maybe this statement was made by Qin Liang himself, which made you think it was a bit funny?
Wang Guang asked again: "Didn't he tell you what his plans were?"
"He said it." Wang Lingjun said softly and lightly, "He wants to assist my father and hopes that my father will succeed the head of the Wang family in the future."
When Wang Guang heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment that Qin Zhongming had said enough to the woman, so he didn't ask any more questions.
He recalled what Qin Liang had mentioned not long ago, and Wang Guang realized that Qin Liang was giving the credit to himself. At this time, he also believed that if Qin Liang could not rise to power on his own, he would be ready to assist Wang Guang.
Father-in-law, this should be reasonable and sincere.
But the suggestion in the photo, even if it is credited in the end, will not play a very important role.
On the contrary, in Ma Maomi's letter, it was more important for Soochow to station troops in Ruxushui, and only through military exploits in battles could they gain greater prestige.
Wang Guang thought, Qin Zhongming probably wouldn't give in on this matter, and would probably fight for it himself. After all, although Wang Guang was a general of Wu|Wei, he had no experience in leading troops to fight, and he couldn't do it even if he wanted to.
However, Wang Guang still appreciated what Qin Liang mentioned about the match. That night he discussed it with his father, Wang Ling, and others, and then presented it to the court the next day.
When the Wang family mentioned military and political matters, most of the time they were implemented smoothly. Wang Mingshan was the Supervisor of the Central Secretary. As long as Empress Dowager Guo nodded, the edict could be sent to Jingzhou immediately for Wang Chang to handle the matter.
...Qin Liang did not say a word at the court meeting, having already decided to give the credit to Wang Guang.
He read Ma Mao's secret letter several times, and through the not too detailed information in it, he has realized that the most likely place to start the military conflict that will occur in the near future is at Ruxushui in Huainan.
On the other side of Jingzhou, all areas close to the water were occupied by the Wu people, and there would not be much movement from the Wu state. The place Sun Quan cared about most was Huainan.
In this era, there was not much historical experience in the struggle between the North and the South, and there was no saying that defending the Yangtze River must defend the Huaihe River. But Wei and Wu had been fighting for so many years, and the Wu State should have understood the importance of Huainan from actual combat.
Soochow only needs to increase its troops and build a city at Ruxushui. Once Wei counterattacks, the scale of the battle will not be small, and the impact will be big enough!
Qin Liang initially thought about the Western Front, but the timing this time was not good. Although Guanzhong is closer than Huainan, the Shu Han generally does not attack Guanzhong, but goes to Longyou. The distance is long and the terrain is poor, and the Wei State cannot
It's easy to make too much noise.
What's more, Wei is on the defensive on the western front at this time, and there won't be many reinforcements from Luoyang. Now that Guo Huai has become the governor of Yongliang, if Qin Liang leads his troops there, the situation he will face is not much better than Xiahou Xuan, and everything will be won.
Rely on Guo Huai.
If Longyou is a piece of bone, Ruxushui is a piece of fat. Because Soochow took the initiative to attack Huainan many times, but rarely succeeded.
Therefore, Qin Liang really wanted to fight for the war on the Eastern Front.
However, the Eastern Front was not mentioned at the court meeting, and Qin Liang did not say anything about it either. Things had to wait and see.
Qin Liang left the East Hall of Taiji Hall, walked out of the Taiji Hall courtyard from the East Hall Gate, and then walked south in the "middle" area to reach the courtyard where Shangshu Province is located. Province originally meant the courtyard surrounded by houses.
Wang Ling will not come to the Shangshu Province, but before the Shangshu Province can do anything, he needs to send the documents to the General's Mansion for Wang Ling and others to review. This is because Wang Ling is recording the affairs of the Shangshu.
Qin Liang also recorded the affairs of the Shangshu Province, but due to his status as General Wei, he was embarrassed to let the palace deliver the memorial to General Wei's mansion. Anyway, he often came to the palace, so he went to the Shangshu Province to take care of the affairs.
Fortunately, there were not many written memorials at this time, and the writing method, mainly bamboo slips, could carry only a limited amount of text. Qin Liang only had to go to Shangshu Province every three to five days to look at the memorial documents, and then communicate with officials orally.
, you can basically understand the situation.
When Qin Liang came to Shangshu Province, a group of officials greeted him in the courtyard. Surrounded from behind, Qin Liang walked to a house in the north and told the officials to disperse and do their own business. Then he called
The person sent me the memorial documents and read them by myself.
The biggest official in the Shangshu Province at this time is Zuo Pu She Li Feng. This person did not come again today.
It had not been long since Qin Liang had been appointed Minister, and the number of times he came to the Minister's Province was limited. However, in such a short period of time, Li Feng had already asked for leave several times. The reason for asking for leave had never changed, it was all sick leave.
This kind of practice of occupying the latrine and slacking off work, but no one touched him for a while.
Because Li Feng's son Li Tao was the consort and married the eldest daughter of Emperor Wei Ming. The current emperor Cao Fang is the adopted son of Emperor Wei Ming, but Li Tao is still the emperor's brother-in-law by title. Moreover, before Li Feng, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi
He jumped around repeatedly, but no one could figure out who he belonged to. It would be better to have more trouble than less trouble. Wang Ling and Qin Liang did not intend to touch him for the time being.
It is true that Emperor Cao Fang did not hold real power, but Emperor Wei Ming was a powerful emperor a few years ago, and there were still people loyal to the Cao family both inside and outside the court. So people were still willing to give Cao Fang some face if they could get by.
Qin Liang had just been reading the documents for a while when he suddenly heard voices in the courtyard. He raised his head and looked out the door, only to see many people coming out of the office. This enthusiastic scene was a bit like the battle when Qin Liang came in.
He was a little curious and asked casually: "Is Li Feng here on duty?"
Wang Zhonglang, who was accompanying him to the palace, cupped his hands and said, "I'll go out and have a look."
After a while, Wang Jing returned to the room and said, "General, it's Xiahou Taichu who is here."
Qin Liang said "Oh" with a look of surprise on his face and said no more.
He thought to himself: I also think Li Feng will not be so popular when he comes on duty. Since he is Xia Houxuan, it is reasonable.
Xia Houxuan is famous, has many friends, and has good appearance and temperament. But relying on his reputation alone, there should not be so many scholars giving him face. Linghuyu commented that Xia Houxuan pretended to be noble, but Qin Liang felt that it was biased.
Xuan's aloofness is only superficial, but he should actually be quite good at socializing.
For example, when Qin Liang was still a school official, his official position was not high, and Xia Houxuan did not pay much attention to social interactions. However, after just saying a word to Qin Liang, Qin Liang had a good impression of him. Everyone is good at different things, Xia Houxuan
Xuan probably didn't have much fighting skills, but he was very concerned about what happened in the scholarly community, even for a fifth-rank official like Qin Liang at that time.
After a while, Xia Houxuan came to the room, followed by several servants of Wucao.
Upon seeing this, Qin Liang stood up from the mat and bowed to Xia Houxuan in greeting.
Xiahou Xuandao: "I just arrived in Luoyang, and today I came to Shangshu Province to handle some documents. I was supposed to visit General Qin, but before I could, I just heard that General Qin was here, so I came to see him."
Qin Liang smiled and said: "In the future, Taichu will be on duty in Shangshu Province, and I will come here often. There will be many opportunities to meet him."
Xia Houxuan cupped his hands calmly and said, "Please ask General Qin for more advice in the future."
Qin Liang said: "As officials in the same dynasty, we can handle the affairs of the court together."
Xia Houxuan said a few words briefly, then bowed again and left.
Qin Liang watched him go out and then knelt down at the banquet again.
Qin Liang had already heard about Xia Houxuan's stance before. Xia Houxuan was preparing to raise troops to attack Sima Yi's front and back, but because of Guo Huai's delay, he failed to successfully raise his troops. The stance at this critical moment is very important.
But Xia Houxuan did not talk about that matter when they met for the first time after returning to Luoyang. Qin Liang thought he would mention the letter just now, because at the beginning of the Yangzhou uprising, Qin Liang wrote a personal letter to Xia Houxuan, and Xia Houxuan only needed
Two sentences can convey your attitude.
Xia Houxuan didn't say anything. Qin Liang didn't know the reason for a while. Maybe it was a social skill? Or was he dissatisfied?
Qin Liang didn't want to worry about it for the time being, so he continued to read the memorial on the bamboo slips. There was no need to approve the memorial, chapter, or sparse, it was just archived, and there were more than a few people who could see the memorial. Qin Liang only needed to know that the officials had written the memorial in writing.
Just say whatever you want, and in most cases there is no need for him to respond.