After discussing court affairs and bidding farewell to Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, Qin Liang left the East Palace. At this time, the sun was already high in the sky.
Qin Liang opened the curtain on the carriage, and the warm sunshine immediately shone on him. He suddenly felt a little tired, and he felt calm and relaxed as he had just finished harvesting wheat and other farm work.
It is better to discuss court affairs with Empress Dowager Guo, and she can express her intentions more fully. Moreover, they are relatively familiar with each other. Even if there is a hint of bloodshed in the matter of deposing and setting up ministers, Empress Dowager Guo can still deal with it calmly. Unlike before.
Visiting Empress Zhen, he entered a room that no one had ever set foot in. Although the room was quite warm, Qin Liang could only be cautious, for fear of saying the wrong thing when discussing court affairs, he only stopped mid-sentence.
The carriages and horses walked east and soon arrived near Yong'an Lane. The largest building in the neighborhood and the tallest building was the General's Mansion. Qin Liang could see the watchtower in the mansion. Even the high platform in the inner residence area, with its quaint
The double eaves are also faintly visible.
Qin Liang recalled the trivial things he saw in the kitchen when he returned to the inner house yesterday. The waist of the little fish lying on his back in the pot straightened up. Probably only in this way can he reduce the contact surface with the hot oil pot.
He tried his best to make a frightening "sizzling" sound until the twisted posture was frozen. Such a scene made Qin Liang unable to bear to continue watching.
After not walking far, Qin Liang returned to the front hall and courtyard of the General's Mansion. He did not immediately go to the attic to meet with the officials. Instead, he first ordered the maid to call the Taoist Master Lu.
The place where they met was the office on the west side of the courtyard, which was the office where Qin Liang used to work as a military adviser. Lu Ning came in and bowed to see her, probably thinking of her.
She was ashamed of what she had experienced here, but also seemed to be looking forward to it.
However, Qin Liang's current state of mind has long since calmed down. He really has no other thoughts except the heart of a sage. Whenever this happens, he feels that he has become a lot nobler. He no longer has dirty thoughts, and almost only the sun shines in his eyes.
earth.
Qin Liang sat down at the banquet, exchanged a few words, and then said directly: "Her Royal Highness the Queen is seriously ill, and the imperial doctors are helpless. You are a woman, and it is convenient for you to enter the palace. Are you willing to go to the palace to diagnose your Royal Highness's pulse?"
see a doctor?"
Lu Ning was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Isn't the imperial doctor the best in medical skills in Wei?"
Qin Liang sighed: "But they can't treat the disease well now. Your approach is different from theirs. Maybe it will be useful."
Lu Ning asked in a low voice: "What should I do if I can't be cured?"
Qin Liang couldn't help but take a look at her. Mrs. Lu used to be very mysterious and claimed that she had seen some hermit immortal. It was true and false. Even she herself was not very confident. But Qin Liang also understood that Lu Ning was not convinced about this kind of thing.
It’s normal to have concerns about things.
The imperial doctor had no choice. With his salary, it was his duty to treat the royal family. As for other doctors, if the knife was not held on their necks, I am afraid that few of them would be willing to wade into troubled waters.
Qin Liang said: "Xiangu only cares about seeing the doctor, don't worry about anything else. I asked you to go there. If anyone has anything to say, let him ask me."
Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qin Liang's face carefully. After a moment, she hurriedly bent down and said, "I will obey my orders."
Qin Liang reached out and put his hand on the wooden desk, patted the paper with the words written on it and covered it with seals, and then looked at Lu Ning's body leaning forward while saluting, her lower back sinking.
The curvature showed that the body was very flexible. He couldn't help but tell him: "Please go to the doctor first. Come back and meet tomorrow, and we will talk about Her Royal Highness the Queen's condition."
Lu Ning nodded "Yeah" without thinking. She probably didn't think anything more about it and left immediately to prepare for the trip.
In the past two days, Qin Liang received visiting courtiers as usual and continued to deal with complicated post-war matters.
Lu Ning went to the palace the next day. When he came back and talked about the queen's natural cold body, qi and blood congestion, and how her meridians were, he actually said that the queen seemed to be getting better. Qin Liang was doubtful and ordered Lu Ning to continue visiting. He was a layman and had no medical knowledge. The only other way is to ask her to help.
In the meantime, Qin Liang also did another thing, sending people to invite people from the Wang family and Linghu family, and determined the date for the family banquet.
Originally, everything was proceeding step by step. Qin Liang was too lazy to bother with the emperor anymore, so he naturally didn't go to the court meeting. Unexpectedly, it was almost evening. Zhongshu Ling Chen An suddenly came to visit and whispered that the emperor wanted to confer Qin Liang the title of Jin. male!
At this time, the other deputies of the General's Mansion had all left the attic. In the side hall on the west side of the front hall, Chief Shi Xinchang was left, and military adviser Wang Jun was about to leave.
Chen An didn't pay much attention to Xin Chang, but he glanced at the unfamiliar Wang Jun and said calmly: "General, could you please lend me a moment to speak?"
That Wang Jun was recommended by Yang Hu, and he helped Qin Liang a lot in Dongxingdi. Since he has been appointed as a vassal, if he is to be avoided when something important happens, why should he recruit others?
Qin Liang did not move, still sitting on his seat, and just called to the guards outside the door: "There are no guests in the hall for the time being."
When he heard the response, he said to Chen An, "No outsiders are entering."
I’m here, Ji Ledan said it’s okay.”
When Xin and Chang heard this, they sat back at the banquet on one side.
Chen An knelt down on the side of the wooden case and said: "After receiving the edict, before leaving the palace, I had written a policy document and stored it in Zhongshu Province. At that time, Wang Gongji (Wang Mingshan) happened to come to Zhongshu Province. None of the Duke Ji and others objected, and the servants didn't say anything."
Chen An thought for a moment and then continued: "Due to the death of Da Honglu, the official position was vacant, and the person appointed to hold the position was Taichang Yanggong."
The policy letter is an edict for conferring officials and titles. Xin Chang and others may have guessed what was going on, but they still didn't understand it clearly.
Qin Liang then said: "Jin Gong?"
When Xin Chang and Wang Jun heard this, they suddenly looked surprised.
Chen An nodded and said: "The policy letter is quite long. The important content is to designate the Duke of Jin, allocate the land of ten counties to found the country, add the gift of nine tins, grant him no tendency to enter the court, no name for praise and worship, and go to the palace with swords and shoes, such as Xiao He’s story.”
Qin Liang was also surprised. He knew that Zhuge Dan had gone to remonstrate with the emperor, but he expected that the emperor would not listen. Now I don't know what Zhuge Dan said, which seemed to scare Cao Fang? But Qin Liang had almost made a plan, and Cao Fang then Expressing attitude has long been of no use!
The side hall suddenly became very quiet, and several people fell silent.
After all, Xin Chang was the general and commander of history, and finally took the initiative to speak: "The Duke of Jin is not in line with the rules. The Qin and Han Dynasties implemented twenty ranks of nobility. In addition to the princes and kings, the Wei also added the three levels of princes, county princes, and township princes. The duke is granted the title of Duke of Jin. Your Majesty decided to confer the title of Duke of Jin on the general, which obviously does not conform to the current system, but it is a title found among the fifth-class nobility (male sons of dukes and princes) during the reign of Emperor Zhou."
Wang Jun said calmly: "Return
There was Taizu of the Wei Dynasty who was granted the title of Duke of Wei."
As soon as these words came out, several people immediately looked at each other.
Xin Chang agreed: "Yes, the person most likely to be thought of by people in the world is not the fifth-ranking noble of the Zhou Dynasty, but probably the Duke of Wei."
Wang Jundao: "The matter planned by Dong Gongren (Dong Zhao) was first discussed many times. When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was on the throne, the five-level nobility was restored in an attempt to find an example from the system of Emperor Zhou. However, the five-level nobility plan was not implemented later. , Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty still followed the Zhou rites and granted Taizu the title of Duke of Wei. Taizu of the Wei Dynasty was the first to accept such a title, which was justified at the time."
Qin Liang showed a forced smile and said: "Of course I can no longer accept such a title! Otherwise, the world will not believe that I want to imitate the story of Taizu and the title of Wei Gong?"
After Qin Liang made his position clear, Xin Chang and others immediately agreed.
Chen An pondered and said: "Before this, Zhuge Gongxiu, the Minister of Duzhi, had met with Your Majesty alone. His Majesty probably listened to Zhuge Gongxiu's persuasion and did this." He thought for a while and then added: "Maybe it was because he had already expected it. , The general will not worship and accept the title, so your majesty is willing to issue an edict, and only when Zhuge Gongxiu dares to speak."
Xin Chang nodded and said, "Ji Le's words make sense."
Wang Jun said: "It seems like this."
Qin Liang pretended to be calm and said: "It's just a formality, which can be regarded as recognition of the contributions of the soldiers during the Battle of Huainan. It's getting late, please go back and rest, and we will be there tomorrow to welcome the envoys."
Xin Chang and others' expressions were not yet relaxed. After hearing this, they knelt down at the banquet and paused: "I'll excuse you."
Qin Liang returned the gift and watched them leave the side hall, but he still stayed at his seat and stayed alone for a long time.
Of course, this matter is not just about leaving
The cutscene was so simple, even if Qin Liang didn't accept it, it reminded the world that the general already had a chance!
Qin Liang's refusal to accept his resignation can be interpreted in different ways. Some people may think that Qin Liang is a traitor, but the time is not ripe yet, so he does not dare to directly show his disobedience and has no choice but to decline; some may also think that, Qin Liang probably wanted to be a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty, so he was not accepted.
Such Schrödinger's loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty repeatedly jumped between the reputation of a traitor and a loyal minister. This is exactly the situation Qin Liang should be in!
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Liang came back to his senses and found that Wu Xin and others were waiting outside the side hall. They probably wanted to send Qin Liang back to the inner house, but they saw Qin Liang sitting alone in deep thought, so they did not come in.
In addition to training and supervising the maids recruited in Lujiang County, Wu Xin was not far from Qin Liang most of the time. When Qin Liang was not out at the General's Mansion, she would also receive some female guests, or be responsible for communicating with the school affairs office's messengers connection.
Qin Liang used to be very efficient in everything he did, and he rarely thought about it for a long time like this.
At this time, Qin Liang calmed down and stood up from the banquet. Wu Xin and other three women immediately walked into the side hall to bow to each other, and then left the attic together.
A few people walked along the paved road behind the attic for a while, and Qin Liang said: "If you weren't a woman, I should be an official."
Wu Xin's voice was slightly hoarse, "If it weren't for the appreciation of the general, my brother wouldn't be able to do the school affairs. It's good that I can be by the general's side."
The two chatted casually, and soon arrived under the gatehouse of the inner house. Qin Liang looked back, and Wu Xin also raised her head to look at each other. Her eyes seemed to