The autumn colors in Chengdu are slower than those in the north.
Especially after a thunderstorm, the grass and trees became more lush, and the lush scenery in the city seemed to be the scenery of midsummer at first glance. According to people's experience, every time after a thunderstorm, the plants will grow significantly, and this is indeed the case.
.However, the coolness brought by the humid wind can finally make people feel that autumn has really arrived.
In the residence of General Jiang Wei, the willows and chrysanthemums beside the pool are bright in color. On the contrary, the surrounding pavilions and houses look simple and unpretentious. After the passage of time, the civil buildings have become a smoky gray color, which is darker than the houses in the north.
It also looks old.
Cai Hong has returned to Chengdu. He has just walked into this mansion with Sima Shi and is being led down to see Jiang Wei by his servants.
Jiang Wei had only been back for a few days. He mainly led the army and had to arrange various military affairs, so it was delayed for a long time. Jiang Wei was also in a bad mood. As soon as he met Sima Shi for a while, he couldn't help but sigh.
The three of them came to an open pavilion covered with a banquet table. As soon as Master Sima entered the table, he signaled to Cai Hong.
Cai Hong cupped his hands and said, "Li Yong, a spy stationed in the Wang family, attacked Qin Liang at the gate of the Wang family. Unfortunately, he failed and only stabbed Qin Liang's guard."
Jiang Wei immediately said: "It doesn't matter. Qin Zhongming's foundation is a little shallow, but he has great achievements. He will be jealous of Wang Yanyun. If this happens, Cao Wei may have civil strife. Zi Yuan (Sima Shi) also thinks the same. By the way.
, Li Yong escaped after the assassination?"
Cai Hong looked a little ugly and said: "I got away at that time, but when we met up, I ran away again."
After Jiang Wei heard this, he immediately looked sideways.
Cai Hong went on to explain: "After the incident, Luoyang's edict was quickly sent to various places by fast horses. Everywhere in the road, there were people holding portraits and wanted Li Yong. The servants could not bring Li Yong back to the Han Dynasty.
, so he arranged for his entourage during the meeting to get rid of him on the spot; lest he be caught by Cao Wei, who could not bear the torture and confess us, causing the plan to fail. Unexpectedly, Li Yong was very vigilant, and his servants had not yet started, so he accidentally
He noticed it."
After all, Jiang Wei is a person of status, and when he talks about this kind of trivial matter, he feels despicable. He is indeed a bit out of the spotlight, and he can't say anything at the moment.
However, he did not feel that all this was wrong.
In order to realize the legacy of the prime minister, to achieve the ambition in his heart, and to support the great cause of the Han Dynasty, what does it mean to sacrifice some people? If it can achieve great things, even if Jiang Wei himself is shattered to pieces, he will not hesitate at all! Why should a man stick to small details?
Jiang Wei frowned and said, "Where can Li Yong run to?"
Cai Hongdao: "When the servant chased him, he stabbed his arm. He had neither medicine nor support. He might have the wound suppurating and die in the forest."
"Well, this kind of strategy may not necessarily succeed, but it is a pity that it fails." Jiang Wei sighed again.
Cai Hong said calmly: "Even if the matter is exposed, Cao Wei can't do anything to us."
Master Sima observed Jiang Wei and finally asked, "General, what else is there to worry about?"
Jiang Wei pondered for a while and couldn't help but said: "This year is really unfavorable for everything. At the beginning of the year, Wang Yanyun wasted the country's strength in Jiangling, Wei soldiers were defeated in Dongguan and lost their generals, and there was civil strife in the north of Cao Wei. Such a good opportunity was wasted.
,well!"
He sighed again: "General Fei Wenwei is too conservative. At that time, the Cao Wei court had too much time to take care of itself. The Qiang and Hu people in the Taoshui River Basin have rebelled. I have repeatedly advised him to attack Annan and Tianshui, but he did not agree."
Sima Division was startled for a moment, but Sima Division, who had always actively supported the Northern Expedition, suddenly changed his attitude and said: "The general destroyed Taoxi, Anping County and other places, captured useless prisoners, and moved many local Qianghu and villagers away.
If you have made great achievements, the imperial court will definitely reward the general."
Sima Master's remarks were a bit unlike his usual stance. Jiang Wei looked at Sima Master and said casually: "What a pity for the fighter plane."
When Sima Shi first arrived in Hanzhong last year, when Jiang Wei met with him, he did not conceal the political conflict between himself and Fei Yi. Now Sima Shi has obviously understood the situation. Just now, when Jiang Wei mentioned his troubles, it was obviously because of Fei Yi's
obstruct.
So Master Sima was worried about what Jiang Wei wanted to do with him?
What Cai Hong said before is correct. Even if the matter of alienating the powerful officials of Cao and Wei is revealed, nothing can be done to them because everyone is in Han. But if it involves internal affairs of Han, the consequences may not be so light.
Master Sima is indeed quite shrewd. Jiang Wei didn't mention that kind of thing. As soon as he got a vague idea of it, Master Sima immediately came back to his senses.
Jiang Wei then said no more and quickly stood up and said: "I have to go to the palace today. You two will stay in the house. When I come back, we will have dinner together."
Master Sima also stood up, bowed and said: "General, please just take care of your business. Let's take our leave first. When we have news about Li Yong, we will report it to the general in time."
Jiang Wei said: "Okay, let's meet again in a few days when we have free time."
After seeing off Sima Shi and other guests, Jiang Wei ordered his subordinates: "Take Guo Xun from Xiping with you, and let's go into the palace together to meet His Majesty."
The subordinate officer bowed and said: "Here."
Guo Xun was a famous scholar in Xiping County. Although he did not serve as an official, he was well-known in Xizhou and his achievements and virtues were widely praised by the locals. Therefore, after Jiang Wei captured this man, he treated him with courtesy and finally persuaded him to surrender.
Of.
Capturing Guo Xun was also an unexpected gain, because Fei Yi and Jiang Wei did not plan to go to Xiping County at first.
At the beginning of the year, Fei Yi and Jiang Wei went north. The first place the Han army attacked was Longxi County in the Taoshui River Basin. At the time of the rebellion of the Qiang and Hu tribes, the Han army succeeded very easily. If Fei Yi had followed Fei Yi's wishes at that time, after winning
He had to withdraw his troops quickly and would not go to Xiping County at all.
Jiang Wei naturally disagreed. He felt that the fighter planes this time were very good and wanted to continue eastward to attack Annan County and Tianshui County! These two places are the most important places in Liangzhou and are close to Guanzhong.
But Fei Yi believed that Tianshui was an important town and it would be very dangerous to attack rashly, so he disapproved of it. Fei Yi was a general, but he did not give Jiang Wei enough troops. Jiang Wei had no choice but to retreat and lead a partial army.
To Xiping County.
Xiping County is located to the northwest of Taoshui River. It is also a relatively populous and prosperous place in Liangzhou, and is one of the most important counties. However, because Xiping County is far away from Guanzhong, it is difficult to get timely support, so it is easier in comparison.
Attack some.
Sure enough, Jiang Wei succeeded with one attack and captured a lot of people in Xiping County, including the famous scholar Guo Xun.
It is almost the national policy of the Han Dynasty to win over people from Liangzhou, whether they are Qiang, Hu or Han people. People like Ma Chao who killed his whole family also gained high positions after arriving in the Han Dynasty.
As early as when Prime Minister Zhuge was alive, he had done a good job in this regard. When the Prime Minister led his army to Xizhou in his first Northern Expedition, scholars from all over the country just surrendered. Unfortunately, the street pavilion was lost and the Prime Minister had no time to manage Longyou.
Otherwise, it is not impossible for the Prime Minister to occupy Liangzhou and overlook Guanzhong!
So according to custom, people like Guo Xun who are well-known in Xizhou must naturally try their best to win over them.
Within two days of Jiang Wei's return to Chengdu, he took Guo Xun to the palace. The two were in the same car, and Jiang Wei promised: "Your Majesty is always kind to the people of Xizhou. When you see your Majesty, you will be rewarded by someone high in rank."
Guo Xun didn't look very happy, and it's not his fault, because he didn't come to Han of his own free will, but was kidnapped by Jiang Wei, and he was reluctant to surrender at first.
When Jiang Wei saw this, he said: "I am also from Liangzhou, from Tianshui. You and I both know that Cao Wei does not trust the Xizhou people from the bottom of his heart. Whether it is Guanzhong or Guandong gentry, they will exclude the Xizhou people. Xiaoxian (Guo
(Xun) Even if he is famous locally, there is no hope of achieving much success in Cao Wei."
He went on to say: "Cao Wei is a traitor who usurped the throne, and the Han Dynasty is the orthodoxy in the world. As long as you return to the Han Dynasty, you will be in a high position immediately. Your name will go down in history, and the glory of your ancestors is what many people dream of. What's wrong with it?"
As expected, Guo Xun was moved, and he cupped his hands and said, "General, I treat you with courtesy, and I am very grateful."
Before the group arrived at the palace, the carriage stopped halfway. Jiang Wei met the veteran general Liao Hua on the street, so he stopped the car, bowed to him, and introduced Guo Xun to Liao Hua.
Jiang Wei turned around and looked at the gate of Wuxiang Marquis Zhuge Zhan's residence not far away, and asked: "General Liao went to visit Wuxiang Marquis?"
Liao Hua was an optimistic person and did not shy away from it. Instead, he smiled and said: "Siyuan (Zhuge Zhan, Zhuge Liang's biological son) does have the demeanor of a prime minister."
Jiang Wei smiled and said, "We still have to go to the palace, so I won't say more for now."
So the three of them got into the car and went their separate ways without exchanging a few words.
Prime Minister Zhuge was the leader of the scholars in Jingzhou of the Han Dynasty. Before the prime minister passed away, he recommended talents to the emperor, and the emperor followed suit. Therefore, most of the ministers who hold important positions in the court are from Jingzhou. Liao Hua took the initiative to make friends with the prime minister's son.
There's really no problem.
It was probably because Zhuge Dancai was too young for his age. Some people saw that an old man like Liao Hua was arrogant and respectful towards Zhuge, so they occasionally laughed at him.
Someone once joked with Liao Hua in person: You are already so old, and you still have so many years to go, so why bother trying to please the younger generation?
Fortunately, Liao Hua was able to joke and was not angry.
Before meeting Liao Hua just now, Jiang Wei happened to be persuading Guo Xun. At this time, he couldn't help but said: "General Liao used to be an official in the state of Wu. Because he had a big man in mind, he used tricks to cheat his death, and took his mother thousands of miles to defect to the former lord. The big man.
That’s where the great righteousness lies and what people want.”
Guo Xun nodded frequently after hearing this.
Of course, Jiang Wei actually felt in his heart that the main reason why Liao Hua ran back to Han from Soochow was because Liao Hua was from Jingzhou and had many fellow officials in Han, but he was not trusted and reused in Soochow.
But don’t pay too much attention to those details. Anyway, it is true that Liao Hua did not hesitate to take risks and took the initiative to vote after going through difficulties. This chapter has been completed!