Within two days, Jiang Wei's letter of persuasion to surrender was delivered. The messenger took a small boat and was captured by the Wei army's cavalry as soon as he crossed the Mian River. The soldiers asked who was the enemy's messenger and immediately took him to Huangshaji.
Qin Liang got the letter in the Zhongjun compound, which was written on a bamboo slip. He opened it and read it, and first blurted out: "Absurd."
In the current situation, not to mention that his mortal enemy Sima Shi is also there, how could he choose to surrender to Shu?
This incident was even more different from Fei Yi's previous attempt to persuade Qin Liang to surrender. At that time, Qin Liang was probably desperate due to internal fighting, and Fei Yi was helping him in the nick of time. Moreover, Fei Wenwei's letter was also extremely sincere, giving people a feeling of sincere appreciation for Qin Liang.
Jiang Wei is sending a letter now, perhaps not to persuade him to surrender, but just to insult himself!
Qin Liang was immediately furious, threw the bamboo slip on the wooden table, and said: "Someone, throw Jiang Wei's letter into the cesspool and chop it up!"
Qi Da on the side bent down and picked up the things on the table, bowed and said: "As you command!"
The last letter Jiang Wei wrote to Deng Ai was thrown into the pit by Qin Liang. At that time, his subordinates laughed out loud after hearing his order. But this time no one in the room laughed. Everyone was cautious for fear of irritating them.
Qin Liang.
Qin Liang is really irritable these days. He hardly shows his emotions on his face, but the subordinate officials often stay around him, so they can still feel it.
After receiving the obituary from Wang Guang, a few days passed, but no other news from Luoyang came. Qin Liang turned his head and glanced at Sima Wang Kang, and he wanted to send Wang Kang back to Luoyang first.
But then I thought, it would take many days to go from Hanzhong to Luoyang and send the letter back. By then, my elder brother Qin Sheng and others should have already sent the letter. It is better to wait.
Just as he thought of this, a guard came to the door and said, "General, the Luoyang messenger has arrived."
The word "please" flashed through Qin Liang's mind for an instant, but he still calmly said: "Bring in."
The guard said: "Here."
The person who appeared outside the door turned out to be Zhang Huan, the visitor of Great Changqiu! Qin Liang was quite surprised when he saw Zhang Huan. He didn’t know whether he was worried or happy in an instant! Because the Empress Dowager Guo sent Zhang Huan, it can only mean that
She takes this letter very seriously.
Zhang Huan looked tired and exhausted. He entered the room and paid homage to Qin Liang: "I pay my respects to General Qin."
Qin Liang returned the greeting and said: "Eunuch Zhang, thank you for your hard work."
Zhang Huan said: "This is what I am willing to do."
When he said this, he reached into his arms and then sidestepped away. Immediately, there was a "crackling" sound of sutures breaking. Zhang Huan took out a roll of paper, stepped forward and presented it with both hands: "Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager sent a servant to deliver
The edict came."
Qin Liang, who was kneeling on the straw mat, first bowed his head and said: "Chen Liang accepts the imperial edict." Then he took it with both hands.
The paper was made by Ma Jun. Qin Liang got new paper before and presented it to the Queen Mother Guo. However, the paper was still rolled up and not stored in a folded way. It was probably a habit, after all, bamboo scrolls and silk books were commonly used in the past.
They all use rolls.
Qin Liang unfolded the edict and recognized Empress Dowager Guo's handwriting at a glance.
After a while, Qin Liang became a little excited, the skin on his forehead turned red, and his veins bulged slightly.
The content written on the paper was very simple. First, it commended Qin Liang and other soldiers for their bravery in fighting, and then mentioned the letter sent by General Wang Guang of Weiwei.
When His Majesty the Emperor summoned Wang Guang at the General's Mansion, he proposed to appoint Wang Guang as the General of the Fu Army. Wang Guang then mentioned the matter in a memorial, saying that his merits were insufficient and he was in sorrow and could not take on such an important task. He petitioned His Majesty to withdraw the order.
He also said that General Qin Zhongming of the Wei Dynasty had made great contributions to the country, and recommended Qin Zhongming as the general!
No wonder Qin Liang's mood changed as soon as he read the content. This was the public statement of his maternal uncle Wang Gongyuan.
In the form of a memorial, not only the Queen Mother Guo but also the emperor can see it. It is basically equivalent to telling the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and clearly stating their position. In this way, Wang Gongyuan can hardly change his attitude, otherwise his words will be shown to the world.
As for untrustworthiness, hypocrisy and cunning... If Wang Guang had second thoughts, he could just not express his position in public. There is no need to do that. In addition, Empress Dowager Guo also mentioned in the letter that the leading general Ling Huyu also had this intention.
Gongyuan A Gongyuan, although he usually talks about big and small things, and he does things a little unkindly, but he can still do it at critical moments!
However, the recommendation is just for people to express their position. It does not have much effect if Qin Liang is appointed as a general in Hanzhong. He is originally a fake Huang Yue of General Wei, with great military power... As long as no one is rushing to be a general now, then General Wei will be
Great General! Just like if someone becomes the Great Sima, the Great General is no longer a true "Great General". If you want to truly establish your ruling position, you must first return to Luoyang.
Qin Liang put down the edict, secretly exhaled slowly, raised his head and said: "Eunuch Zhang has come a long way. I have made a room in the yard to let Eunuch Zhang rest first."
Zhang Huan hurriedly bowed and said: "I thank General Qin for treating me with courtesy."
Qin Liang said: "The conditions on the battlefield are like this. There is no other way. Eunuch Zhang will just give it a try."
Qi Da came over, said "please", and took Zhang Huan out.
Qin Liang got up from the straw mat and walked back and forth in the room for a while. Yang Hu, Zhong Hui and others intentionally or unintentionally looked at the edict on the wooden table, which was spread out there.
Qin Liang didn't know where to start for a while, so he walked out of the room and left the edict on the wooden case. He came under the eaves and soon saw Qi Da in the yard, and asked Qi Da where Zhang Huan was.
Room.
Soon Qin Liang came to the door of a tile-roofed house and called "Eunuch Zhang".
Zhang Huan immediately came out and greeted Qin Liang, then invited Qin Liang in.
The two of them knelt down on the same straw mat and exchanged a few words. Zhang Huan took the initiative and said: "I think General Kuiwei Wang Gongyuan is sincere. I have been to the General's Mansion and met General Qin's wife.
Mrs. Wang also thinks so. Gongyuan has figured out the relationship and decided to fully support General Qin."
Qin Liang nodded.
Zhang Huan continued: "In addition, according to Mrs. Wang, Gongyuan once discussed it with Linghu Gongzhi, and his fourth brother also had the same attitude in front of his own family. His Highness once summoned the leading general Linghu Gongzhi, and Linghu Gongzhi was there
His Highness said in front of me that at this time, people like General Qin are needed to intimidate both internal and external forces and stabilize the overall situation; it is good for everyone to have General Qin assist the government."
At this time, there were only two people sitting together, so Qin Liang said politely: "My cousin is a sensible person."
Zhang Huan said: "By the way, Gongzhi also mentioned that General Qin had a life-saving grace for him."
It took Qin Liang a moment before he suddenly remembered what was going on. It was about Yang Kang, Linghuyu's confidant during the Battle of King Qin.
Zhang Huan didn't mention it, but Qin Liang almost forgot about it. Because at that time Linghu Yu and the Yanzhou soldiers were an important force in King Qin's army. Qin Liang certainly didn't want to see Linghu Yu being plotted against at the critical moment.
Therefore, Qin Liang's attitude towards that matter was always to help himself and not as a favor to Linghuyu.
Qin Liang inadvertently turned his head and glanced outside the door. The house faced north to south, and the room the two of them were in was on the west side. Looking out from the door, he could just see the rising sun on the roof in the southeast direction.
There was still some mist floating in the air, but the sun had already appeared in the sky, and it looked even more brilliant in the white mist in winter.