Chen Ben was originally from a noble family, but the Chen family's previous surname was Liu. It was a family that only rose to prominence in the late Han Dynasty, and was initially appointed by Chen Deng. Compared with the Yang family's background, which had been officials since the Han Dynasty, it was naturally inferior.
After Cao Wei was established in the north, Chen Ben's father Chen Jiao naturally followed Chen Qun, because Chen Qun was a relative of Chen Deng.
Therefore, the Chen family was not Sima Yi's family at first. In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Rui once asked Chen Jiao whether Sima Gong was a loyal and upright man, and whether he was a minister of the country. Chen Jiao's answer was that Sima Gong was very famous, so it was hard to say whether he was a minister of the country.
However, as soon as Chen Qun died, Sima Yi began to consolidate the connections left by Chen Qun. At that time, Chen Jiao's son Chen Ben had just been attracted by the Sima family. Obviously, Chen Ben and the Sima family had not yet established a relatively strong relationship.
Now Chen Ben is neither from the Wang family nor has he taken refuge with Qin Liang, so no one has considered moving him for a while. So until now, he can still sit in the important position of Tingwei.
But Chen Qun's son Chen Tai seems to be neutral, and he should be more inclined to Qin Liang. Because Fu Gu and Chen Tai have a very close relationship, and Fu Gu has been Qin Liang's long history.
After leaving Tingwei Mansion, Qin Liang's mood was still very complicated.
Although he caught the assassin who did it, he could only vent his anger on the surface. The man behind the scenes, Sima Shi, Jiang Wei, was far away in Shuhan, so he hardly had to pay any price.
Qin Liang was angry, but there was nothing he could do for a while. It was impossible for the Wei court to control the people of Shu. The two countries were hostile. Maybe the people from Shu would praise the assassin for his job well done!
Qin Liang did not feel much pleasure in taking revenge on the assassin Li Yong. After all, this person was just a tool in the hands of others.
However, in Qin Liang's mixed emotions, there was still a feeling of relief. It was not because of revenge, but because he thought that catching the assassin would eliminate the misunderstanding and at least temporarily stabilize the internal relationship.
Nowadays, from the imperial court to the local governments, most of the talents from the gentry are in power; no matter who is in power, if they do not reach some consensus with the gentry, there will inevitably be many internal conflicts, and they may not be able to collect money and food... Cao Shuang was unsuccessful in winning over the gentry at the beginning. Not a lot of people are on his side.
The high-ranking officials on the stage are just their leaders. Some of the less famous officials and even assistant officials below are often inextricably related to the gentry. For example, when Qin Liang was the King of Qin, he went to Xiang County to collect grain. I met a county magistrate casually and became related to Chen An.
The formation of this situation has a lot to do with the decline of the Cao family. The ancestors of the Cao family served as officials, but starting from Cao Cao, they were actually a group of warlords. In the early days, they were mostly clans, with fellow villagers in charge of the military, and dependent gentry in charge of internal affairs.
Now, the gentry have eroded most of the military and political power. Especially after the fall of Cao Shuang, the clan's final strength has also been weakened.
Among them, the Hedong gentry in Bingzhou had already become a trend. Qin Liang had noticed this trend not long after he became an official. The Hedong people in Bingzhou gradually became the most powerful gentry in the Wei Dynasty. Sima Yi's original gentry supporters were mainly that group. People, now Wang Ling has become the leader of the Hedong gentry in Bingzhou.
If Qin Liang handles it improperly, it will definitely not be a good thing. And there is no need for him to rush to fight. With Qin Liang's status and conditions, he can try to take it for his own use first.
At present, the noble families who are close to Qin Liang are mainly people from the Central Plains. Although Fu Gu is from Xizhou, Chen Tai, with whom he has the closest friendship, is a scholar from Yingchuan; the Yang family is from Yanzhou and also belongs to the Central Plains, and his in-laws, the Xin family, are also from Yingchuan. People from Sichuan. If Qin Liang wants to get the support of people from Hedong and Bingzhou in Sizhou, the easiest way is to borrow the reputation of the Wang family.
Qin Liang didn't want to have a fierce conflict with the Wang family, but he still felt that perhaps he should put more pressure on him and see what would happen.
No matter what, at least the situation in front of him suddenly became much more stable. Qin Liang returned to the inner house of General Wei's mansion and saw the water tank next to the patio. He was already in the mood to do trivial matters, so he walked over and took off his sword.
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Wang Lingjun heard the sound and walked out of the attic hall, walked down the eaves, and bowed meticulously as before: "You are back."
Qin Liang was busy taking off the scabbard of the sword, then nodded and said: "Please help me hold the things."
Wang Lingjun slowly straightened up and walked upright. Qin Liang pulled out his sword, handed the hilt to Lingjun, then turned to get a ladle to scoop out water and rinse the sword body.
Seeing Qin Liang's behavior, Ling Jun finally showed a smile in his single-lidded eyes. She sniffed and said, "Is there blood on the sword?"
The sword couldn't be seen. Qin Liang had wiped it with something before. He couldn't help but raise his eyes and said: "Qing's nose is really smart. This sword is not used often. If it is stained with blood, if it is not washed clean, it will probably be put in the scabbard."
It's going to stink."
Lingjun said: "It needs to be oiled after it's dried."
Qin Liang nodded and said, "You are right."
Your Majesty then asked: "Whose blood?"
Qin Liang said: "Li Yong is the horseman who assassinated me in Yishouli. He was just captured and brought back to Tingwei Mansion today. He stabbed Wu Xin, so I asked Wu Xin to stab him back to vent his anger."
He looked at the surprised look in Ling Jun's eyes, and then looked behind her. Xuan Ji walked out of the attic door.
Xuanji greeted: "Zhongming came back very early today."
Qin Liang said: "We were just talking about catching the assassin Li Yong. It turned out to be Sima Shi's spy Yu Dang. He was directly taking orders from Sima Shi's confidant Cai Hong and had nothing to do with anyone else."
Xuan Ji had a pair of gorgeous phoenix eyes, which made it easy to express her mood. People could see it at once, and she was vaguely relieved.
Qin Liang added: "I have long thought that Mrs. Bai did some small things that made people unhappy, but there were no big problems."
Xuanji said softly: "I'm just afraid that my mother is confused."
Qin Liang turned to Lingjun and said, "Li Yong said everything. Tingwei Chen Ben and others were present at the time. The confession should be included in the file. My grandfather and uncle will also know about it soon."
Ling Jun pursed his beautiful little mouth, nodded and said "Yes", but said: "Only your husband can do such a thing."
Qin Liang soon understood that what your commander was talking about was about Wu Xin, and he smiled.
He rinsed the blade of the sword, said "Okay" as if nothing had happened, and then asked Ling Jun to drain the water from the sword while he continued to use a ladle to rinse the inside of the scabbard.
In the water tank, most of it was rainwater collected when it rained. After standing for a while, it turned out to be very clear. At first glance, it looked like well water. With a "splash" sound, Qin Liang put the gourd into the water tank to scoop out the water, and saw splashing.
The water splash reflected the crystal light.
He couldn't help but look up and noticed that the weather today was very good. There were some white clouds in the sky, but a large area of blue and clear sky was exposed, and the sun on the west side was shining brightly. Qin Liang came back very early today.
He acted lightly, but in fact he was anxious and wanted to tell Wang Lingjun and others the news as soon as possible.
After doing trivial matters for a while, Qin Liang shook the scabbard a few times, took the sword and put it into the scabbard. It was such a rare weather, so he saw that the view from the patio was not very good, so he took Wang Lingjun Xuanji and went straight to the attic.
Go.
The courtyard is on the west side of the mansion, facing west to east, and the attic is on the north side. Qin Liang went upstairs, walked to the innermost window, opened the wooden window wide, and immediately saw Mang Mountain in the distance.
I have long been tired of seeing the scenery, but when the weather is nice, such a scene can still open your mind.
The most magnificent scenery is often not on flat land. There needs to be mountains in the distance to have a reference and make people feel the image of loftyness. Of course, the mountains cannot be too steep or dense, as they will feel closed like in the Qinling Mountains, Mang Mountain
This is just right.
Or Qin Liang's posture of standing tall and looking into the distance gave others a calm temperament. Qin Liang noticed that Xuan Ji was looking up at him.
Xuanji herself has a bit of a reclusive mentality, but she seems to like seeing Qin Liang's confident look.
But Qin Liang was not always like this, probably because of his circumstances. Now, he feels that his most accomplished self is still in the future, so naturally he does not have the same depressed mentality as in his previous life.
He had not thought carefully about why water flows to lower places and people look to higher places. Anyway, countless people's efforts and perseverance are all to prevent the class from slipping. At this time, Qin Liang's own thoughts were probably that he felt that the higher places
It is more stable and free, and he can also do a lot of things he wants to do but is currently constrained by.
However, Qin Liang did not express his thoughts, mainly because it involved the Wang family, and it was too complicated to discuss this topic.
Today, he wanted to make the atmosphere more relaxed and pleasant, adjust his mood, and get close to Wang Lingjun and Xuanji. After all, they had not been in a good mood for more than half a month.
At this time, Qin Liang smiled and said, "Can I sing a song and listen to it?"
Xuan Ji glanced at Wang Lingjun a little sheepishly, and then turned to Qin Liang, who was quite interested.
Wang Lingjun smiled and said, "My voice is really nice."
Qin Liang simply knelt down at the banquet, as if waiting to appreciate it.
When Xuan Ji saw this, she lowered her head and said: "I was not even prepared. Since Zhong Ming is elegant, I have no choice but to show my shame."
She cleared her throat slightly and sang the first line of "Sauvignon Blanc". Qin Liang immediately recognized the music. The music was indeed a Yuefu tune that Qin Liang had modified himself, and the lyrics were copied by Li Bai.
The song was melodious and beautiful. After singing a few words, Qin Liang even heard the sound of salivation in her mouth. The tip of her tongue squeezed and stirred the saliva at the bottom of her tongue, making a subtle and unique sound of water. Among the well-spoken songs, such a sound was considered
It was noisy; but Qin Liang heard it, and there was a more subtle and real feeling of temptation.
No wonder the ancients often put the two words "sound and color" together. The beautiful voice of a beautiful woman is indeed a little abstract compared to her appearance, but it has a beauty that can be compared with the visual picture.
Qin Liang couldn't help but carefully appreciate the source of the voice, looking at Xuanji's smooth and soft red lips, and the white teeth that appeared from time to time during singing. Xuanji saw recognition in Qin Liang's eyes, and her shy eyes gradually became generous.