It is already the winter month, and the temperature in Luoyang is already very low, but there is no snow, and the air is extremely dry and cold.
After receiving news from the south last time, Qin Liang knew that the Wei army had cleared the periphery and besieged Jiangling City with heavy troops. What is the current progress, but he does not know, after all, they are thousands of miles apart.
Qin Liang couldn't deceive himself. Although he didn't say it, he actually didn't want Wang Ling to capture Jiangling City. Jiangling City was a famous city, a well-known solid city in the world, and the guard Zhu Ran was also a famous general of Wu; if Wang Ling was defeated,
In Ling's hands, Wang Ling's reputation will surely be greatly enhanced.
Of course, Qin Liang doesn't want anything to happen to Wang Ling and Wei Jun. The two families are still allies. If Wei Jun suffers a major defeat, the situation may be turbulent.
The best result is that Wang Ling cannot capture Jiangling before the end of winter, and then retreats intact. This will not be a big problem. After all, Wei, Shu, and Wu have been fighting for so many years, and not every battle has to be successful.
Harvest and return without success are the norm.
In any case, Qin Liang couldn't do anything at this time. He didn't want to interfere with it from the beginning. It was his mission to sit in Luoyang.
The weather was very cold, but Qin Liang was very hot all over, and his lining was soaked with sweat. He and Chang Shi Fu Gu were fencing in the attic of the palace. They had been going back and forth for many rounds, and they had exhausted a lot of their physical strength.
Outside the door at the entrance of the wooden staircase, Lingjun, whose bulging belly was already obvious, also watched the two of them practicing swords with envy. Now that she was pregnant with Liujia, of course she could no longer do strenuous exercise and could only watch from the side. Normally Lingjun was very
I rarely come to Dige, but today I spent a long time watching outside the door. She really likes the sport of fencing.
Qin Liang and Fu Gu both used wooden swords and wore protective gear. In addition to the wooden armor on the chest, the head was the most protected part, and they wore masks made of oil-soaked rattan. It is said that the Shu Han was unworthy.
Fei Jun has used armor made of this kind of craft, but he doesn’t know whether it is authentic or not. Anyway, it was something invented by the mountain people in the south, and people from all over the country are communicating with each other and learning from each other.
Qin Liang was right about Fu Gu. This man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was not only a scribe, he was also very skilled in swordsmanship and had a lot of skills.
The two of them took up their positions again. Fu Gu held the sword in one hand and took a stance sideways.
In Qin Liang's memory, he once learned swordsmanship in a private school in Pingyuan County, but the main moves later were still the skills he learned while practicing with his elder brother. So Qin Liang's posture at this time was very strange. He held the sword forward with his right hand and his left hand.
Holding the sword steady, he bent over and hid behind the wooden sword and walked slowly, as if he was holding a gun instead of a sword.
At this moment, Fu Gu suddenly stepped out of his horse and stabbed Qin Liang! He drew his sword with one hand and extended his arm to increase the distance. It was a bit like a tentative attack, ready to defend at any time. But Qin Liang's reaction was extremely fast.
, immediately seized the opportunity, and used his sword to gently deflect Fu Gu's stab to the left. At the same time, he hid his upper body to the right, keeping his body behind the wooden sword at all times.
In an instant, Qin Liang stepped forward, and the sword in his hand seemed to bounce off Fu Gu's sword. The front end of the wooden sword immediately cut Fu Gu's head protector, making a "snap" sound.
A short soft sound.
The two of them had been wandering around for a long time, and the outcome was determined by one move. Fu Gu immediately put away his sword, exhaled and clasped his fists and said: "The general's swordsmanship is superb, I admire you."
Qin Liang took off his rattan armor, turned to look at Wang Lingjun at the door, and said with a smile: "How is my swordsmanship?"
Lingjun gently curled his beautiful and delicate mouth and said with a smile: "The posture is not very beautiful."
Qin Liang and Fu Gu both laughed after hearing this.
At this time, I saw Zhu Deng, the servant at the door, walking outside the door and bowing to Wang Lingjun. Seeing this, Qin Liang took off the wooden armor tied to his chest, threw the wooden pieces to the wall, and handed over to Fu Gu
He said: "That's it for today. Thank you Lan Shi for accompanying me."
Fu Gu returned the courtesy and said, "My servant has gained a lot."
The unattractive Zhu Deng saw Qin Liang and Fu Gu, bowed to him again, and then went down the stairs together. Qin Liang walked beside Lingjun, did not help her, but kept paying attention to her, and reminded her kindly: "Lingjun
Be careful."
Several people walked down the attic, and Qin Liang walked to the office next to him. Zhu Deng understood and followed him.
When the two came to the room, Zhu Deng said in a deep voice: "The Li Feng family has not found a chance for the time being, but at Xia Houxuan's house, the servant has just placed a girl in."
He went on to say: "The girl has a good appearance. The servant first asked her not to bathe for more than a month. She got dressed up and arranged an identity in which her husband and children died of the epidemic. Then the servant sent someone to guard Xia Houxuan's housekeeper and treat him
After going out, he asked the girl to beg for food near Changmancang in Dongwai Guocheng. Sure enough, the housekeeper was sharp-eyed and noticed the girl's beauty under the unkempt appearance, so he took the initiative to talk to her and took the girl back to Xiahou's house to be a maid.
"
Qin Liang said casually: "Very good."
Zhu Deng said with some pride: "Xiahou Xuan has been in Guanzhong for several years. He has just returned to Luoyang. His family may be short of manpower. I thought of this first and then came up with this plan."
Qin Liang nodded and said in a deep voice: "Servant Xu Yun will also try to arrange an undercover agent."
Zhu Deng thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there are people from the school affairs office in Xu Yun's family."
Qin Liang said: "The people in the school affairs office can't get any information. I guess Xu Yun already knows who the spy is."
Zhu Den nodded and said: "That's true, the school affairs office just followed custom and arranged for someone casually."
The reason why Qin Liang paid attention to Xu Yun was not because Xu Yun participated in persuading Cao Shuang to surrender, but because Xu Yun was recently teaching emperor Cao Fang swordsmanship.
Previously, Shangshu Zuopu shot Li Feng and said that he wanted to recommend a man with superb swordsmanship to the emperor. Unexpectedly, that person turned out to be Xu Yun. Xu Yun was originally from a noble family, and his family was quite powerful. He would get along with the emperor day and night, so he should not pay more attention to it.
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The literati at this time were very different from those of later generations. Most of the people who could read were from well-to-do families, and even came from a wealthy family. For example, Qin Liang's family also had a manor. The information carrying capacity of bamboo slips was limited, and those who could get enough books also needed some financial resources, and scholars
Self-proclaimed gentleman does not need to take the imperial examination. A gentleman often dabbles in the six arts, and there are many scholars who are both civil and military.
For example, those in Sima Yi's family are said to be good at swordsmanship, riding and shooting.
Qin Liang was thinking about it, but he didn't tell Zhu Deng the inside story for the time being. He only mentioned Xu Yun specifically.
After the two of them finished speaking, they walked out of the office. At this time, Fu Gu and Wang Lingjun had already left the pavilion. There was no one in the huge hall, which seemed empty. Zhu Deng also bowed and said, "I'll take my leave now.
If there is any progress, I will report again."
Qin Liang said: "The person you arrange must be reliable. After all, he is not from the government. If he is caught by them, it will be hard to tell."
Zhu Deng cupped his hands and said, "I understand."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the hall door.
Qin Liang stood in the hall for a while and saw some bamboo slips stacked next to the desks of the superiors. He had no choice but to kneel down on the wooden platform and read the written files of each battalion here, without having to move them around.