In the eyes of most officials, the imperial court had made some personnel adjustments, and the process was simple, boring but smooth.
Probably, the general's office wrote a memorial and sent it to the palace. The royal family agreed to write the imperial edict, and then things started to be implemented.
But before that, some things happened in private, which ordinary people have no way of knowing. For example, Qin Liang had two negotiations with the Wang family. Later, the Empress Dowager Guo sent Ma Jun, the Shaofu, and Zhang Huan to visit the guards during the Changqiu period.
The General's Mansion rewarded Qin Liang with a lot of silk in recognition of his contribution to countering the rebellion. Zhang Huan also had a private conversation with Qin Liang during this trip.
Precisely because the people involved in the decision-making have already communicated and compromised, things will go smoothly after they start. Otherwise, if it turns into a quarrel and game at the court meeting, it will not only be inefficient, but also ugly.
As usual, Qin Liang accepted the reward from the royal family, but did not keep it for himself. He called General Wei Sima Wangkang to be responsible for verifying the list of soldiers killed and wounded in battle, and distributed all the property to the families of the wounded and wounded soldiers, and distributed the farmland to them.
, cattle, and iron plows, thought of as compensation.
Qin Liang was not very satisfied with the arrangement of state-level officials. However, the rewards for meritorious soldiers were not treated unfairly according to past practices. At least after winning the battlefield, everyone got some benefits, instead of being blamed by their own people (
In history, the soldiers of the Wei army under Deng Ai Zhonghui died).
Qin Liang declined the title of General of Hussars and only accepted the title of Marquis of Pinggao County. After all, it was a civil war, so he did not want to promote himself in a big way. However, he was very active in fighting for benefits for his subordinates.
If you follow Qin Liang to fight, you have a high chance of winning, and you can always get benefits. Continuously giving soldiers this kind of experience and understanding is the way to truly improve your reputation in the army.
Within a few days, General Wei's mansion hosted many guests and held a banquet in the mansion to celebrate the victory.
At this time, the Wang family was very satisfied with Qin Liang's celebration banquet. Wang Guang and others came. The Wang family should also know that Qin Liang was probably a little dissatisfied, and such a banquet could send a signal to the outside world: Qin,
The Wang family did not have many conflicts after this incident and are still cooperating closely.
Wang Guang came to General Wei's mansion during a banquet. When they met and talked, he added one sentence: Zhong Ming knows the general idea.
The sound of "ding-ding-dong-dong" silk and bamboo orchestral music is floating in the magnificent palace of General Wei. Teams of maids and servants often come in and out of the hall. There are more and more guests. Before the banquet, people are gathering in the front hall and courtyard.
Wandering around, the mansion was much more lively than usual.
Some new faces appeared at this banquet, such as Xia Houxuan from Shangshu Province. Xia Houxuan was previously the governor of Chang'an, but now he is an important capital official. He is in Luoyang, so he should naturally come to the banquet. However, people such as Ji Kang did not show up.
The weather has not cleared up yet, and the sun appears and disappears in the thick clouds. Even if the sun shines occasionally, the light seems a bit pale due to the obstruction of the clouds. The air is very muggy, and it is expected to rain.
But without the strong sunlight, people are more willing to walk around outside the house before having dinner.
Lu Xun and Zhong Hui were good friends. They did not go to the banquet together, but they quickly got together after meeting at General Wei's mansion.
Lu Xun's father passed away at the end of last year. As a son, he has to observe mourning for two years and one month, and he has been observing mourning at home recently. However, according to the rules of the Wei gentry, as long as he claims that he is taking Wu Shi San, there is nothing taboo about wine, meat and women.
General Wei is now a dignitary in Luoyang. Lu Xun just came to attend the celebration banquet at General Wei's mansion. Keep a low profile and don't drink, eat meat and make fun of the family in public. He feels that it shouldn't be a big problem. He didn't go to the banquet for the purpose of drinking and having fun, but just
I just don’t want to leave such a circle for too long; if I don’t show up for a long time, all the relationships I made before will fade away.
General Wei's Mansion used to be Cao Shuang's General's Mansion. When Cao Shuang was alive, the two of them had almost never been here and were not very familiar with this place. The two of them were chatting and walking around, and unexpectedly found something in the room next to the hall.
A back door, then strolled to the platform behind the pavilion.
There may be some rumors in the market that Zhong Hui is fond of Long Yang and does not like women. But as Zhong Hui's good friend, Lu Xun did not see it.
Moreover, Zhong Hui's appearance is quite manly. He is only in his early twenties, and his light beard has already grown to his cheeks. When he gets older, he will probably be a big man with thick beard and hair.
Therefore, the rumors may not necessarily be credible. It is probably just because Zhong Hui is a son of a noble family and has not yet married a wife in his twenties. However, this incident does not prove that Long Yang is good at all. On the contrary, Lu Xun knows a son of an official who really has such good qualities.
, because he wanted to inherit the family business, he got married and had children early. Maybe Zhong Hui just likes to make friends with famous people with good manners.
There are white stone railings on the platform base and a spacious brick-paved corridor. There are fewer people here, so Zhong Hui told his friend Lu Xun a secret: "General Qin and Mrs. Yang are probably very close."
"Yang Huiyu, the wife of Master Sima?" Lu Xun asked.
Zhong Hui nodded and said solemnly: "It's Yang Huiyu."
Lu Xun suddenly felt something bad, and his heart suddenly thumped, and he hurriedly asked: "Why did Shi Ji say that?"
Zhong Hui smiled easily and said: "Of course I am not spreading secrets. At the end of last year, Xiahou Taichu was arrested and taken to the Tingwei Mansion. Does Chang Ti know about this?"
Suddenly, Xia Houxuan was mentioned again. Lu Xun didn't understand what was going on for a moment, so he nodded in response and continued to listen.
Zhong Huidao: "In the files about Xiahou Taichu, Yang Huiyu is mentioned in several places. It is probably Xu Yun's confession that he was interested in Yang Huiyu, and before preparing to assassinate him, he turned to Xiahou Taichu for help; Xiahou
Taichu was related to the Yang family and could be recommended. Tingwei's subordinate officer recorded the incident, probably to provide circumstantial evidence that Xiahou Taichu might have known about the plot in advance.
Later, General Qin went to Tingwei Mansion in person and saw the file, so he asked someone to delete Yang Huiyu's name from the case file. He said that it was unnecessary to implicate Yang Huiyu, which would be bad for the reputation of the Yang family. So later
The Tingwei files stored in the database did not record the incident about Yang Huiyu."
Lu Xun pondered for a moment and couldn't help but said: "How did Shi Ji know these inside stories?"
Zhong Hui was already a little surprised by Lu Xun's reaction, but he still explained: "My brother has a good relationship with Tingwei Chen Xiuyuan (Chen Ben). Although this kind of document in Tingwei's mansion has been deleted and edited, it was handled by more than one person. I think
Isn’t it easy to know? I was also present in person that day and met Xiahou Taichu and General Qin at Tingwei Mansion."
Zhong Hui smiled and whispered: "Yang Huiyu is the wife of Master Sima. If General Qin hadn't been interested in her, why would he bother to take care of this matter? That would also affect the trial of the case."
The vague feeling in Lu Xun's mind just now gradually became clear. He finally remembered a detail, a trivial matter that happened last time when he came to General Wei's Mansion for a banquet.
At that time, Lu Xun was drunk and was not very clear-headed. Suddenly he saw Yang Huiyu in the corridor and discovered that Sima Shi's wife, who had stayed in Luoyang, was extremely beautiful, with an excellent figure and appearance. He didn't pay much attention to his own appearance.
His words and demeanor seemed to show covetousness? And in front of Qin Liang!
The Sima Master was the sworn enemy of the Wang family and the Qin family, and Yang Huiyu was the wife of the defeated Sima Master. With such a status, she was born with stunning beauty. Lu Xun had some thoughts at first sight, but it was only human nature. The key was that he had no basic knowledge.
I didn’t know that General Wei was also interested in Yang Huiyu!
What's more, Qin Zhongming is not good at women. This is a fact that almost everyone in Luoyang knows. How could Lu Xun expect so much at that time?
Although he didn't do anything, such trivial details that seemed to be absent still made Lu Xun feel a little uneasy.
Lu Xun didn't want Zhong Hui to see his embarrassing thoughts, so he said deliberately: "This matter is not a bad thing for General Qin. The Sima family has a lot of contacts. Now that it has been destroyed, there are still many people related to it. If
The news about General Qin and Yang Huiyu will make people feel at ease and feel that the past is over."
Zhong Hui nodded and said: "It seems reasonable. But let's not talk about it outside. Just talk about it in private."
At this moment, Xia Houxuan also came out from the back door of the side room of the hall, and soon arrived on the platform. Xia Houxuan had been close to Cao Shuang in the past, so of course he was very familiar with this mansion.
Xia Houxuan saw Lu Xun and Zhonghui at a glance, but he still strode over calmly. The three of them greeted each other and greeted each other.
Without saying a few words, Xia Houxuan left along the stone steps on the north side. Xia Houxuan was very indifferent to Zhong Hui. He only bowed as a courtesy and basically did not talk to Zhong Hui.
Sure enough, as soon as Xia Houxuan walked up the stone steps, Zhong Hui became a little angry and said coldly: "Li Feng and Xu Yun had conspired to elect Xia Houxuan as the general, which made the general Wang Yanyun feel grudge. Xia Houxuan also helped Yang Huiyu.
, didn’t you also offend General Qin? Let’s see how long he can remain arrogant.”
Zhong Hui was just dissatisfied with Xia Houxuan, but the speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. At this time, Lu Xun couldn't help but think: Even Zhong Shiji thought that by scheming against Yang Huiyu, he would definitely offend Qin Zhongming?
Yang Huiyu is not a friend's wife, not even a concubine, but some things cannot be reasoned with.
Lu Xun was silent for a moment and said: "Don't worry about Taichu, let's go back to the hall and take a seat."
Zhong Hui nodded in agreement and left the platform with Lu Xun.
As soon as the two entered the hall, they immediately met some familiar acquaintances and greeted them politely.
Lu Xun immediately noticed from the corner of his eye that the great Sinong Huan Fan was also looking at him, but Huan Fan just looked at him and had no intention of coming forward to make friends! From Huan Fan's eyes, Lu Xun seemed to notice that he was looking at him.
An unpleasant feeling.
When Lu Xun saw Huan Fan, he felt angry and felt that he had been wronged.
The person who did not want to submit to Lu Zhao and refused to go to Jizhou was Huan Fan himself. Later, when Huan Fan had an accident with his wife, it was also his own fault. The Lu family did nothing, but they offended Huan Fan inexplicably.
Last time, Lu Xun wanted to find a high position in Luoyang for his father and let his father come back to take care of him in old age. Because his father died of illness not long after, the matter could not be done. However, Lu Xun had to guess that Huan Fan probably said it in front of General Wei.
What bad things have you said? Huan Fan wouldn't stand in the way when faced with such an opportunity?
Lu Xun was no longer in a good mood and felt inexplicably depressed.