During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qin Liang went to the Wang family's residence and the two families reunited. However, he probably won't be able to make it back to Luoyang on New Year's Eve this year.
Xuan Ji said that she still prefers the Mid-Autumn Festival, because she can see Qin Liang almost every Mid-Autumn Festival. Qin Liang likes the way Xuan Ji spreads out the most, but unfortunately she was too hasty at the Yishouli residence and couldn't find a suitable one.
The furniture was not what he wanted. The scene at that time reminded Qin Liang of talking to his maternal aunt in the attic room of the General's Mansion. He also didn't have enough time and was in a panic.
By the end of the month, the arrangements for the Southern Expedition were basically in place. Unexpectedly, Dahong Luyangfa suddenly passed away!
Qin Liang and Yang Fa were not familiar with each other, because Yang Fa had been in Huaibei before, and they had only met a few times in Luoyang this year. Naturally, they could not have a deep friendship. They were dead as soon as they died. The problem is that Chang Shi Yang
Hu therefore resigned.
Originally, Yang Hu, as General Shi, was going to Huaibei to supervise the transportation of grain and grass and ensure the logistics of the army. Yangfa was once the governor of Huaibei, and it would have been more convenient for his younger brother Yang Hu to do things in the past. Moreover, Yang Hu was reliable and capable, so with
Qin Liang's relationship is also good, and he is simply the best candidate. But this will affect big things.
For the current plan, Xin Chang could only be promoted to the position of Changshi to take over Yang Hu's responsibilities. However, Qin Liang still wanted to retain Yang Hu, so he went to Yang's house to express his condolences in person.
The Yang Family Residence is located in Yong'an Lane in the east city of Luoyang. You can reach it by walking south from the General's Mansion. It's actually not that far away.
Many people came to express their condolences, including many court officials, and some may have come and left again. After all, funerals at this time do not care about food. Several generations of the Yang family have been high-ranking officials in the court, and there are still many official relatives and friends.
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When Yang Hu arrived at the gate to greet him, many guests followed him and greeted the general one after another. Qin Liang, wearing a gray plain robe, returned the greetings to everyone in a low-key manner, and then followed Yang Hu to the mourning hall to burn incense.
In a solemn atmosphere, Qin Liang burned three sticks of incense in front of the memorial tablet, and then bowed in obeisance. When he turned around, Yang Hu and others immediately knelt down on the straw mat to salute.
Qin Liang also knelt down, bowed to Yang Hu and others, and said a few words of comfort.
Mrs. Bai was actually in the mourning hall, right behind Yang Huiyu, but she was not wearing mourning clothes. Qin Liang looked at her for a moment, and it was hard to say anything in front of the master.
Yang Huiyu glanced at Qin Liang quickly, then lowered his eyes and said: "The eldest brother's health has been bad for a long time. I am grateful to the general for calling my eldest brother back to Luoyang. The family can be reunited for several months, so I feel less regretful."
." After saying that, he covered his face with the wide sleeves of his linen clothes and sobbed softly.
Qin Liang said casually: "Even brothers and sisters, their fate in this world has its end. Mr. Yang probably doesn't want to see it. Your Majesty is too sad and hurts his body."
When Yang Huiyu heard this, he didn't know what he thought of and cried even harder.
Yang Hu on the side also sighed and wiped his red eyes with his palms. Qin Liang stood up, and the Yang family immediately knelt down and worshiped.
Yang Hu should have known that Qin Liang had something to say, so he followed Qin Liang out of the mourning hall and then invited him to a side room.
The two sat opposite each other on both sides of a wooden table. Qin Liang said directly: "I originally planned to let my uncle be promoted to the governor of Yangzhou based on his merits after the Southern Expedition. There is still a lot to be done on the Eastern Front. I wish my uncle could stay in the post despite the funeral.
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Yang Hu did not answer directly, but talked about family affairs. It probably meant that the eldest brother Yang Fa was his half-brother, but his mother treated Yang Fa better than her biological son. Now that Yang Fa has passed away, his mother
I will definitely be sad for a long time, and I need my family to always be by my side.
After listening to his story, Qin Liang had no choice but to say: "In that case, I agree to my uncle's resignation."
Yang Hu was silent for a moment and said: "Hongnong Wang Jun is talented, and the general can recruit him as a general to help him."
Qin Liang suddenly said: "I know this person. How old is he? Now in Luoyang?"
Yang Hu said: "Wang Shizhi has been established for more than a year. Xu Jingshan (Xu Miao) once became a slave, and later married his daughter to Wang Shizhi. At the beginning of the year, Xu Gong passed away when he was appointed as Guanglu official, and Wang Shizhi also resigned from office to mourn. Now that the mourning period has passed, it is time to I spend my free time in the Xu family's residence in Luoyang."
Qin Liang immediately said: "I will tell Tai Yong when I get back and ask him to hire Wang Jun and appoint him as the general's army adviser."
Yang Hu cupped his hands and said, "I can no longer serve the general, so I apologize."
Qin Liang said kindly: "No matter what happens in the future, I will remember the days when you and I got along day and night."
Yang Hu moved slightly, leaned over and paused.
Qin Liang paid his respects and said, "I will go back first. I express my condolences to my uncle."
The two of them left the wing, and Yang Hu and the guests were still seeing each other off. When everyone passed by the entrance of the mourning hall, Qin Liang noticed from the corner of his eye that Yang Huiyu was turning his head and looking at Qin Liang and Yang Hu.
As Qin Liang said at Yang's house, he handed over the conquest matters to Xin Chang when he returned.
This time when he led his troops to the south, Qin Liang would still bring several staff to join the army to assist him, make suggestions, and ask people from the Wang family to participate. In addition to Jia Chongwei joining the army, Wang Shen of the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion recommended Wang Hun.
Qin Liang had never met Wang Hun, but he knew that he was from Taiyuan County, and his father was Wang Chang, the governor of Jingyu.
Wang Hun had served as Cao Shuang's subordinate before, and then he was dismissed after Sima Yi launched a military campaign. In fact, it was only temporary. As long as Wang Chang did not lose his mosses, Wang Hun would be activated sooner or later. However, when Wang Ling came to power, he directly dismissed him. Wang Hun was promoted to Huang Menlang.
Wang Ling and Wang Chang are both from Taiyuan County, but they are not from the same family, and they should not be related by blood. Wang Ling belongs to the Wang family in Qi County, and Wang Chang belongs to the Wang family in Jinyang County. The Wang family in Qi County used to be older than the Wang family in Jinyang County The family was powerful, so he was the leader of the Hedong gentry in Bingzhou besides the Sima family, and Wang Chang had been his brother Wang Ling since childhood. Sima Yi wanted to clean up the Wang family in Qixian County before, but Qin Liang led his troops to push back, so the Wang family in Qixian County still Will continue to be more powerful than the Wang family in Jinyang.
Within two days, Qin Liang called Wang Jun and Wang Hun to the general's mansion for dinner.
The banquet was held in the west hall. There were not many people. In addition to Xin Chang, Wang Kang, Zhu Deng, Rao Dashan and others from the general's residence, Wang Jun, Wang Hun and Jia Chong also came.
It is said that Wang Jun's nickname is Atong, and he has a pretty good appearance, with a long, fair face, a flowing beard, and neat eyebrows. But it is also expected that if Atong is ugly, the daughter of celebrity Xu Miao will not look at it. Get on him.
Although this boy comes from a noble family, his family status and connections are clearly on the decline. Otherwise, with the high-ranking officials of several generations of his ancestors, he would not have reached this level. In the end, he relied on his father-in-law and appearance to become an official.
After everyone met, Wang Hung immediately showed contempt when he saw Atong.
Qin Liang looked at it and noticed that Atong was wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, which was even more elegant than the general Qin Liang. Moreover, Atong's father-in-law had just passed away this year.
At this time, most of the gentry in the Wei state still believed in simplicity, at least on the surface. After the death of many famous officials, if officials wanted to say good things, they would write down "the family has no money left".
Obviously, aristocratic families also want to look at power and location away from the center of power. At this time, Jia acted in front of Atong and also joked: "I heard that Shizhi built a road dozens of paces wide in front of his hometown mansion? It’s quite impressive!”
The two of them must not be familiar with each other, and it is obviously not polite to speak in such a tone. Of course, Jia Chong is not afraid that Atong comes from a noble family, because Jia Chong's late father, Jia Kui, had a higher status in Wei.
There is a saying that there are no jokes in the world, and all jokes have serious elements.
Fortunately, A Tong gave the general face and did not get angry here. Instead, he smiled and said nothing.
Wang Hun added his sword and said, "I don't know what I know. Only such a wide road can accommodate people getting out of cars and holding flags. But I don't know where the guard of honor is?"
Atong raised his hands to Qin Liang and said, "Now that I have to serve the general, will the grand guard of honor be far behind?"
When Qin Liang heard this, he couldn't help laughing "haha".
The officials then started laughing together, and Jia Chong and Wang Hun also smiled and stopped continuing the topic. Qin Liang took the initiative to pick up the slim wine glass at the right time and drank with everyone.
After drinking, Ah Tong praised: "The wine from the General's Mansion is really good! Could it be a precious wine?"
The maid refilled the goblet with wine, which showed a dark yellow color. It was rice wine made from millet as the main raw material. Qin Liang said: "It's not a precious wine. The brewing of rice wine is not complicated. What I value most is the drunkenness." No headache or headache afterward. Then the taste is light sour in the mouth and less bitter aftertaste."
The degree of rice wine can exceed ten degrees. For people with an average alcohol capacity, they can still get drunk no matter how many liters they drink. As Qin Liang said, pure grain wine can also be alcoholic, mainly because there may be impurities in the brewing process. Alcohol substances exceed the standard, and may also include methanol! Skilled brewing craftsmen rely on experience to better control some impurities, so they are less likely to get addicted.
Jia Chong immediately said: "The general is a man who knows how to drink."
Qin Liang just thought about the intoxicating effect of rice wine, so he smiled and said: "My capacity for wine is limited, but please don't be polite, I must have a good time."
The new commander Shi Xinchang picked up the wine glass and said: "With this fine wine, I wish the general to defeat Dongguan and win a great victory!"
Everyone raised their glasses to toast, and Qin Liang said: "Okay, okay." After that, he drank it all in one gulp.
After everyone chatted, while the counselors gathered together, Qin Liang talked about the arrangements for sending troops.
It was agreed to set off in early September. The Chinese troops led by Qin Liang were mainly the Second Battalion of the Zhonglian Zhongjian, all soldiers whom he personally supervised and trained; there was also the left military commander Wang Yu of the Kuiwei Battalion, a total of more than 50,000 elite troops. .
Among them, the backbone general Qin Sheng did not go out with the army. He was responsible for leading the troops to stay at the general's mansion and guard the arsenal. The troops under his command were led by two captains on the left and right, and they directly obeyed Qin Liang's orders.
After Qin Liang arrived in Huainan, the gathered troops also included Chinese and foreign troops under Wang Feixiao of Yangzhou, Fu Gu of Yuzhou, Qingxu Huzhi, as well as troops stationed in Huaibei and Huainan. The total strength would reach more than 100,000!
The imperial court opened up a large area of farmland in the Yingshui River Basin, centered on Baichiyan in Xiang County, and accumulated a large amount of grain in recent years. Therefore, when using troops in the south, at least the logistics support is more reliable, and it is much easier than transporting grain across the Qinling Mountains.
Because there is water transportation and it is easy to mobilize troops, the scale of wars between Wei and Wu is often larger.