Recently, Qin Liang often went to the Chinese military camp to start preparations for the expedition. However, on the first day of August, he still had to go to the Tai Chi Hall to congratulate him. This may be the last time he attends the court meeting this year.
City Gate Colonel Du Yu came to the General's Mansion early in the morning, so Qin Liang, Yang Hu and others went with Du Yu. They first went to the East Ye Gate of the palace, and then went from the East Palace Gate to the courtyard of Taiji Palace.
However, other courtiers generally entered the palace through the main entrance of the palace through the Changhemen Gate, or took a shortcut through the Xiye Gate, but they all entered through the Yuemen Gate to the south of the Taiji Hall.
As usual, Qin Liang and others arrived at the east hall almost last. At this time, people had already entered the court one after another. There were people standing on both sides, and some people were bowing and talking in groups. When people saw Qin Liang's arrival, they all
He came forward to greet him and exchange greetings.
At this moment, Qin Liang saw Shangshu's right servant She Xiahou Xuan bowing aside and bowed his hands in return.
Xia Houxuan suddenly said: "The general ordered the abandonment of Hefei New City. For such an important matter, perhaps we should discuss it with the courtiers in advance?"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding officials stopped talking and watched silently. Those who were a little further away naturally did not hear Xia Houxuan's words, and the "buzzing" noise still enveloped the east hall.
Qin Liang couldn't help but stop temporarily and turned to look at Xia Houxuan's expression.
This Xia Houxuan, in fact, had not participated in the most serious incidents before, and he did not seem to be that courageous; but his position was certainly not on Qin Liang's side. So he jumped like this several times! But Qin Liang just didn't do it temporarily.
I didn't bother to deal with Xia Houxuan's complicated problems.
Because Xia Houxuan probably didn't plan anything behind his back. He didn't want to find it in person at this time, so he wanted to show off in a crowded place?
Du Yu, who was beside Qin Liang, said: "There are many people in the court who may not understand military affairs at all. Why should I just listen to what others say?"
Du Yu was teasing that Xia Houxuan, who had served as the governor of Yongliang, did not understand military affairs. As expected, Xia Houxuan glanced sideways at Du Yu with an angry look on his face, as if he was a little angry.
Qin Liang then made up for it and said lightly: "This matter is the responsibility of the general. If Taichu had become a general, he could have decided whether to abandon Hefei."
Xia Houxuan immediately suppressed his emotions and stood there silently.
Because there is no way to continue this topic, otherwise would we have to tell the story of Li Feng Xu Yun's intention to recommend Xia Houxuan as the general?
When Qin Liang saw that he was silent, he immediately walked away. The congratulations would begin soon, and he had to seize the remaining time to meet Linghuyu, Jiang Ji and others and say a few words of greetings.
Situ Jiang Ji seemed to be much older. He walked over slowly and greeted each other. He said: "I just received a letter from Wen De (Hu Zhi). In the letter, Wen De was very grateful to the general."
meaning."
Qin Liang was very polite to Jiang Ji: "This is what I should do."
Jiang Ji looked at Qin Liang and nodded slowly.
If we follow the rules of the Han Dynasty, Situ is the immediate superior of the three ministers, and the imperial servants, court captains, and Dahonglu are all under the control of Situ. Although the three princes of Wei at this time no longer control those government offices, it is the imperial court that contributes most to the merits.
The ministers recognized him, and the Three Dukes still had prestige. Therefore, when Wang Ling and Qin Liang led their troops into Luoyang, they did not count on Jiang Ji, and chose to believe that he was also deceived by Sima Yi.
After a while, under the eunuch's singing, the empress dowager, the emperor and others came to the upper position. Everyone returned to their seats one after another.
Qin Liang discovered that among the people present today was Queen Zhen Yao. She was not behind the curtain, but was sitting on her knees beside Cao Fang.
All the civil and military officials performed a great ceremony to wish Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and Her Royal Highness the Queen longevity and health.
In comparison, Xia Houxuan can barely be tolerated. In fact, in Qin Liang's heart, Emperor Cao Fang is the one who must be dealt with! As early as when Li Feng and others launched the killing, arrangements should have been made to depose the emperor, but then
The Wang family was in power at the time, and Wang Ling was unwilling to take the responsibility for abolishing the throne, especially since Cao Fang was still the crown prince who was personally succeeded by the late emperor, so the matter was delayed. Everyone could only pretend not to suspect that the assassination incident was related to the emperor, relying on a certain
The false harmony has been maintained until now.
It's been so long, but Qin Liang can't pretend not to know. He will eventually be responsible for this important matter.
... Bells, drums and elegant music were played in the hall, and Taichang went to the table to read congratulations in public. Except that there was no dance, it was the same as the previous greeting scenes.
Queen Mother Guo, who was kneeling behind the curtain, still looked at Qin Liang standing in front of her intentionally or unintentionally. He was still very polite and did not raise his head to look directly at the superior. However, he had said before that when he went to court
Through the curtain, you can see the sleeves of the skirt under the body of Queen Mother Guo.
Empress Dowager Guo quietly lifted up her wide sleeves to reveal the red pattern on the cuffs. Qin Liang had mentioned that she liked the brightly colored decorations on the edges of her clothes, so she deliberately added them to the cuffs of her silkworm clothes.
, embroidered with flower patterns, while the patterns on ordinary silk clothes are almost all cloud patterns.
On such a solemn occasion, Queen Mother Guo was thinking about trivial matters. However, seeing Qin Liang's figure, she felt inexplicably at ease.
I don't know how long it took, but the rituals and music gradually stopped. At this time, Emperor Cao Fang suddenly said: "On the day when the general leads his army out of the capital, I will personally leave the city to practice it for you."
Qin Liang's voice said: "Your Majesty has great love, and I thank you for your kindness."
After a brief conversation between the monarch and his ministers, the eunuch shouted "Retreat from the court" and people saluted again. The emperor stood up from his seat, and Queen Mother Guo also left the east hall.
Empress Dowager Guo called the eunuch Zhang Huan to leave the general Qin Liang. She wanted to summon Qin Liang in the east office. As soon as she finished her instructions, Queen Zhen Yao also came over and wanted to go with her mother, so Empress Dowager Guo took the queen with her.
Follow the corridor to the east side of Tai Chi Hall.
The two of them entered the bureau room. The maids arranged the curtains and then bowed and left.
The Queen Mother Guo couldn't help but notice Zhen Yao, and saw that she kept looking towards the door intentionally or unintentionally, as if she couldn't wait. The Queen Mother Guo looked at Zhen Yao's dress carefully, and it could be seen at a glance that she dressed up very carefully, and even wiped her face with
Apply powder to your lips to make them bright red.
Zhen Yao is really not good at dressing up. She is not as simple and neat as usual, and a teenage girl is not suitable for wearing so much rouge and gouache. She has a good figure, and her skin is also very smooth and fair.
Too much embellishment is counterproductive.
However, it can be seen that the son-in-law whom Queen Mother Guo likes at her age is actually equally easy to be attracted to teenage girls.
After a while, Qin Liang took off his shoes and put on his socks and walked into the house. Empress Dowager Guo couldn't help but glanced at Zhen Yao sideways, and sure enough, she saw that her eyes were a little brighter.
Qin Liang walked outside the curtain, bowed and said: "I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness the Queen."
The two empress dowagers of Guo knelt down at the banquet and returned the courtesy through the curtain. The empress dowager Guo said: "Since Zhongming has submitted a letter and believes that the battle in Huainan is not over, I have asked Zhongshu to issue an edict, allowing Zhongming to summon Chinese and foreign troops to attack Wu. .”
Perhaps because the queen was present and there were palace maids and eunuchs standing outside the two open doors, Qin Liang's words and deeds were more polite, "I must obey the imperial edict and eliminate the threat of the Wu army to Huainan in one fell swoop!"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Guo immediately recalled the tense situation in the court when Wang Ling died. Wu State mobilized heavy troops in Dongguan at the same time. At that time, she was as worried as yesterday. Not only that, when Qin Liang was conquering Guanqiu Jian , Wu Jun also made a threatening move.
Subconsciously, she suddenly felt resentful towards the country of Wu and the place name of Dongguan!
Queen Mother Guo was silent for a moment and said: "I will wait for the general's victory in the palace. However, the court officials said that Dongguan is not easy to attack. The Wei army was indeed there a few years ago and lost many soldiers. Zhongming must not underestimate the enemy."
Qin Liang bowed and said, "Remember His Highness's instructions. I will not disappoint Your Highness. Your Highness has nothing to worry about."
When Queen Mother Guo heard this, she felt a little relieved. She suddenly understood why she felt relieved when she saw Qin Liang. She still liked Qin Liang's confident look.
To outsiders, Queen Mother Guo seems to be a cautious and dignified person with a relatively good reputation. But that is just an appearance. Queen Mother Guo has been threatened by others for many years. Compared with her infamous sworn sister Zhen Fu, her mentality is actually more extreme. !
For example, after Empress Dowager Guo had an affair with Qin Liang, she would often have a nightmare. While she was leaning on a cave in a disheveled posture, she was suddenly hit by a group of sanctimonious ministers! It was just an image, but when Qin Liang wanted to Queen Mother Guo always felt a faint sense of pleasure when destroying those who had threatened her.
The Queen Mother Guo didn't want to see Qin Liang in a disadvantageous situation and could no longer suppress those who wanted to threaten and control her. She didn't care whether Qin Liang was an ambitious and powerful minister!
She finally stopped hiding it and said softly: "Zhong Ming should also pay attention to safety and be careful of stray arrows."
Qin Liang said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I never go into battle personally on the battlefield."
At this time, Qin Liang asked the Queen again: "Is Her Royal Highness the Queen's health well?"
The queen's voice was soft: "It's much better than in early spring. It will be better in the warmer weather."
Qin Liang said: "That's good. I'm still worried about His Highness's poor appearance."
Queen Mother Guo thought: She put on too much powder herself. Through the curtain, as long as the distance is closer, she can still see inside.
Qin Liang continued: "I have submitted a letter requesting an order to order General Zhen to return to the court. The order will probably be sent out soon, and Her Royal Highness the Queen will be able to see General Zhen in a while."
The queen whispered: "General, do you still remember that little thing?"
Qin Liang said: "It's not a trivial matter."
The queen immediately raised her eyes again and took a closer look outside the curtain.
After a while, Qin Liang continued to face Empress Dowager Guo and said: "After I lead my troops and leave the capital, the generals such as the Chariot and Cavalry General, the Leading General, the Valiant Cavalry General, the Backbone General, and the City Gate Colonel will stay in Luoyang. If there is anything important, Your Highness can Summon them."
Empress Dowager Guo said: "I will still summon the ministers in the East Palace. Zhongming only needs to deal with the bandits with peace of mind."
Qin Liang sighed: "What I am today is due to my military exploits. I have to continue to lead troops in battles to maintain my prestige. Fortunately, His Highness is in charge of the government, so I have less worries."
Queen Mother Guo said calmly and softly: "General, you can trust me."