Just like what happened in Luoyang on New Year's Eve in previous years, Qin Liang gave out many gifts and received many gifts in return. Not only the gifts were given to family members and relatives, colleagues, friends and subordinates. Among them, the gifts to subordinates were mainly goods,
Equivalent to year-end bonus.
But now Qin Liang's circle of contacts has further expanded, and there are too many people. He no longer goes to deliver gifts in person as before, but sends his subordinates to do it for him. There is still a fish in the gift, and there is a blessing hidden in it.
The ruler book of words and sentences.
Sacrifices and family banquets are also indispensable. Brother Qin Lang is celebrating the New Year at his house, but the eldest brother Qin Sheng and his wife are here. They are brothers, and they are all in Luoyang after a long time, so naturally they have to have a reunion dinner together.
In the evening, Qin Sheng, Wang Kang and their families said goodbye and went home to watch the New Year's Eve.
Qin Liang's bedroom was divided into two rooms: an inner and an outer room. He prepared a clay stove, an oil lamp, and some dried fruits in the outer room. Following the custom, he chatted with his family members by the lamp.
In the warm house, the brightly colored fire is glowing in the clay stove, and the scent of chewed dried fruits wafts in the air, which makes people feel very warm.
Wang Lingjun was seven or eight months pregnant. Qin Liang was worried about her health, so he told her to go into the house and sleep for a while when she felt sleepy. Everyone stayed with her in the outer room. The pregnant woman seemed a little lethargic, and she did feel a little sleepy late at night.
If he couldn't stay, he followed Qin Liang's advice and went to sleep. However, Ayu, whom Weng brought with him, was only one year old, and children couldn't stay up late, so they went to bed early.
Moye is still the same as before, dozing off at night and falling asleep even while sitting.
Qin Liang chatted with Xuan Ji from time to time without showing his emotions on his face. He still looked relaxed as if he was on vacation for the holidays. However, his mood on New Year's Eve this year was indeed not very pleasant.
Although the wound on his waist was a skin injury, it had only been a few days and the sutures Lu Ning had stitched for him had not yet been removed.
Not only this matter, but other matters are also a bit heavy. Tens of thousands of Wei army elites are still in the enemy territory at Jiangling. So far, Qin Liang has not received news of Wang Ling's withdrawal. There are also 10,000 or 20,000 people killed in Dongguan, among which
The number of families arriving is larger.
Qin Liang found it hard to be happy when he thought that countless scholar families were still mourning on such a festive occasion.
He doesn't want to think too much about what has happened. But what has not happened yet is vaguely complicated!
Now we are waiting for Guan Qiu Jian to return to the capital to report on his duties. As long as he uses gentle means to appease Guan Qiu Jian and seizes his military power in Youzhou, people can temporarily rest assured. This general who has only been met once has recently been called Qin Liang very high.
Heart.
Relatedly, Qin Liang is still thinking about Cheng Xi. Cheng Xi, the general who conquered the north, is stationed in Jixian (Beiliang), which belongs to Youzhou. Now he has to find a way to win over Cheng Xi. In order to resign as general of the left in Guanqiu Jian,
When you are the governor of Youzhou, you can be restrained and make things progress more smoothly.
Cheng Xi has a problem. He once framed Du Yu's father, Du Shu. Now Qin Liang helps Du Shu redress the rebellion, which may cause Cheng Xi uneasiness.
While Qin Liang was guarding the fire, he had already made a plan in his mind. As soon as the new year was over, he would send an envoy as soon as possible to meet Cheng Xi and comfort him. After all, Cheng Xi had enemies with not only Du Shu but also Du Shu.
Tian Yu and Cheng Xi of Bingzhou should hope to get some promises from the court that will not settle old scores.
At this moment, Qin Liang took advantage of the light of the fire and turned around to take a look. As expected, Mo Xie was sitting at the banquet, leaning against the wooden cabinet with his head tilted, and had fallen asleep, sleeping soundly.
But besides Mo Xie, there were also Jiang Li and others in the room.
Qin Liang didn't care so much. He stood up and moved his arms, then opened the wooden door and came outside. In the night, the white light of the snow in the patio was vaguely visible. He took a few breaths of cold air, which seemed to relieve the dull feeling in his heart.
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After a while, Xuan Ji also put on fur clothes and walked out.
Qin Liang glanced at the attic not far away, and immediately thought that if he stayed at a high place for a while, he might be more open-minded. He then said to Xuan Ji, "Let's go to the attic to watch the lights."
Xuan Ji's auspicious phoenix eyes were very bright and smart, as if they could speak. She cast a look at Qin Liang, which immediately seemed to contain a lot of content.
Qin Liang then remembered what the two of them did on the watchtower of the county mansion when they were in Lu'an City. He remembered that they suddenly opened the window and the sky was full of lights like the Milky Way. It was difficult to see such a scene in ancient times. Xuan Ji's
The impression must be quite deep. At this moment, she seemed to remember old things.
Even though the two of them were already very familiar with each other, Xuan Ji was still a little shy sometimes. She didn't say anything, but she followed Qin Liang with a lantern.
The two came to the attic, opened a wooden window, and looked at the night scene outside. However, they found that the lights here did not look as spectacular as the Lu'an City that night.
The prosperity of Luoyang City is of course far greater than that of Lu'an. However, the watchtower in Lu'an County Mansion is almost the tallest building in the city, with a wider view. In addition, the location of General Wei's Mansion is not conducive to the view of the city.
To the north is the arsenal, Taicang and other institutions, and then the city wall; to the east is the East Palace. The East Palace has no owner at this time, and it occupies a very large area, with not so many densely populated houses and lights. Coupled with the obstruction of some high-rise buildings in the palace, nothing can be seen at night
thing.
Qin Liang thought for a moment, then gently took Xuan Ji's hand and came to the south of the attic. When he opened a window again, he could indeed see more lights in the distance.
Xuanji's eyes, reflecting the light of the oil lamp, also showed joy at this time.
Qin Liang couldn't help hugging Xuanji from behind and put his hand into her warm fur coat. Xuanji had a curvy figure and was very soft. Although she was in her twenties, she was still soft in Qin Liang's eyes.
Girl.
At this time Xuan Ji suddenly said: "Zhong Ming is injured, don't be like this, be careful." She then turned her head and whispered softly: "Tomorrow, you will come to my place, and I will go up there to avoid touching your wounds."
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Qin Liang had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Xuanji said again: "Zhongming seems to have something on his mind."
Qin Liang said casually: "You really can't hide your emotions in front of people close to you. It's too complicated to say, so I won't mention it."
Xuan Ji did not ask further questions. After a while, she murmured: "Every New Year's Eve, I can always think of many things. Sometimes it is a scene full of laughter, sometimes it is a scene of sadness and desolation."
Qin Liang said "hmm" and listened quietly.
His mind also temporarily abandoned the bearded man Guanqiu Jian, and he seemed to see a beautiful little girl in front of him. She was taller and shorter, traveling through the festive courtyard and passing through time.
At this time, he responded: "Are you talking about my grandfather?"
Xuan Ji whispered: "There is also my mother. New Year's Eve with my father is always very happy; but when he forgets, the house becomes very deserted. Especially on days like this, you can still hear the laughter from other families.
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"Alas." Qin Liang sighed, hugging Xuan Ji's arms and tightening his arms slightly. He thought for a moment and said, "It will be spring after tonight, and my grandfather will return to Luoyang soon."