Having had previous experience, Queen Mother Guo hinted that people outside the back door would be removed later.
However, Qin Liang remembered that Shangshu's right servant She Xin Chang had agreed to meet, so he made an agreement with Empress Dowager Guo to come back later.
Qin Liang said goodbye to Empress Dowager Guo and returned to the office on the west side of the gate tower. He calmly looked through the recent documents of the Shangshu Province and received Xin Chang and other officials. After about half an hour, he left just like last time.
Behind the inner wall of the long corridor in the closed courtyard, it goes around to the northwest of the attic.
Then he walked out through a gap in the inner wall of the corridor, stepped over the railing, and took two quick steps to reach the back door on the north side of the attic.
Indeed, Mrs. Guo was still waiting for him in the back room. She knelt down dignifiedly in the cave, turned her head and looked over, a smile appeared in her almond-shaped eyes, and she immediately called out softly: "Zhong Ming!"
Qin Liang turned around and bolted the back door, turned around and bowed to him, greeting him in a low voice.
This place is actually not suitable for a meeting. Without further ado, Qin Liang reached out to untie his ribbon. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Guo said softly: "Zhongming, wait for me in the attic."
Qin Liang raised his head and took a look, thinking that the attic should be denser, so he nodded in response and walked up the wooden ladder to the attic.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he climbed the stairs, he suddenly saw Princess Qi Zhenyao standing there! She was facing a wooden window in the south, looking at the scenery outside.
Both of them looked a little surprised. Qin Liang reacted first and immediately cupped his hands and said: "Greetings to Your Highness the Princess."
Zhen Yao hurriedly bowed and said: "Why is the general back again?"
Qin Liang couldn't answer for a moment. Although Zhen Yao probably knew about Empress Dowager Guo, Qin Liang couldn't tell directly. He avoided being heard and came back to meet the Empress Dowager privately!
he couldn't help
Glancing at the stairs behind me, I felt that Queen Mother Guo also had good intentions.
The two looked at each other in silence for a moment. Zhen Yao's cheeks were already a little red, and she whispered, "I really thought I was going to die before. I was actually a little confused and did something I shouldn't have done."
She was still standing there, with an open wooden window next to her. Qin Liang couldn't go there either, because the location on the attic was relatively high. It was estimated that people in the palace could see it from across the court and paying attention in the Shangshu Province courtyard.
Here! It’s so close in the closed patio downstairs that it’s easier to see the scenery from the window.
Qin Liang took a look at Zhen Yao. The light was very bright today, and the scorching summer sun was dazzling outside. Zhen Yao was standing by the window again, and her appearance was very real.
Her complexion is good, her condition seems to have been cured, and women's skin seems to be better in summer. It is very fair and fair, and the exposed skin on the face and neck almost looks like water can be squeezed out. Of course, Zhen Yao looks white, probably because she has no skin.
No matter how you bask in the sun, your fair skin is that of people in mid-Xia Dynasty, like jade or pearls, with a restrained luster like silk. It is as white as gelatin, and there is a slight redness on the cheeks because of shame.
Qin Liang finally couldn't help but said: "What's the use of thinking about right and wrong after what has already happened?"
Zhen Yao was startled for a moment and had no choice but to acquiesce.
Qin Liang stood in the corner without passing. He thought for a moment, reached into his sleeve pocket, took out the silk cloth prepared for Queen Mother Guo, and handed it out.
Zhen Yao's eyes showed confusion, and she walked over naturally, took the silk cloth, and unfolded it to look at it. Only then did she raise her eyes and said, "What is this?" Qin Liang made a ball and crumpled it into a ball.
of
He gestured to her little mouth. Zhen Yao's eyes, as black as pool water, rolled around, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and her cheeks turned even redder.
Time was running out, so Qin Liang slowly placed his hand on her waist. Zhen Yao immediately bent her waist, trying to avoid it, which made her weak-boned and muscular figure even more beautiful. She immediately grabbed Qin Yao's waist.
He looked up at Qin Liang's eyes and said in a trembling voice: "I have feelings for Zhong Ming, but I don't want to be that kind of person. I'm a little scared!"
Since you have your heart, it will be easy. Qin Liang said casually: "Don't be afraid, I was actually treating the princess last time."
"Ah?" Zhen Yao suddenly became motionless, her brows furrowed slightly, and she was thinking seriously. Lu Ning, who took her pulse, was not a serious doctor, but a Taoist priest. Who knows how Lu Ning treated Zhen Yao?
Yao said it!
Looking at the teenage girl in front of him, Qin Liang suddenly realized that it was not good for him to fool her like this. But he was also a little confused. What he said casually just now was indeed not intentional.
So Qin Liang stopped talking and tentatively hugged Zhen Yao into his arms. He immediately felt her lines tactilely, and a pleasant fragrance came to his face. Zhen Yao still held Qin Liang tightly.
His arms did show signs of fear and hesitation.
Perhaps because the distance was getting closer, Qin Liang was vaguely able to understand her heart. In addition to her worries and fears, Qin Liang felt that she didn't mean to be that kind of person, so she shouldn't have said it casually.
Sometimes it is really necessary to listen to the girl's voice, so Qin Liang argued forcefully: "Of course His Highness is not that kind of person. He was seriously ill last time and was unable to resist. Although I want to get close to you, I dare not blaspheme Your Highness easily.
, later I couldn’t bear to see such an immortal person like His Highness lose his beauty. The same is true today.”
After he finished speaking, he even doubted whether his words were too ridiculous. However, Haoran's righteousness will indeed affect people's words and deeds. Qin Liang spoke unscrupulously when he was in a mood, not just once or twice. Zhen Yao said in a low voice:
"Last time I..." After a while, she quietly asked: "What if I have it?"
Qin Liang immediately thought of Xuan Ji and what Qin Liang said to her when Xuan Ji poured wine a few days ago. Although not everyone is like Mrs. Lu, Xuan Ji can be told to seal the wine jar. Qin Liang comforted her.
He said: "No, don't worry, sir."
I don't know how long it took, Queen Mother Guo suddenly walked up to the attic. But Qin Liang did not greet Queen Mother Guo immediately. After waiting for a while, he turned around and said, "Your Highness."
Queen Mother Guo was neatly dressed, wearing a blue-red silkworm coat, and she was still kneeling upright at the banquet next to her. There were no outsiders in the attic, so she naturally did not need to be separated by a curtain, and she sat very close. Queen Mother Guo sighed softly and spoke.
He said: "I asked Zhong Ming to wait for me in the attic. I have important matters to discuss in secret."
Qin Liang glanced at Queen Mother Guo.
Zhen Yao, who was hiding behind Qin Liang, curled up with her silk clothes in her arms, suddenly said angrily: "You watched me go up to the attic, and you deliberately wanted to see me make a fool of myself." Empress Dowager Guo said, "I thought your illness was
It's ready, you can come down by yourself."
The previous scene was quite exaggerated, and Zhen Yao almost cried. Of course she knew that Queen Mother Guo was talking nonsense, but she had no way to refute it.
Qin Liang didn't care so much, so he moved a little to the side and reached out to hold the Queen Mother Guo.
With her slender hands, Queen Mother Guo looked at Qin Liang, shook her head gently, and said softly: "I am afraid it will be too late to discuss court affairs today. Zhongming cannot stay here for too long."
Empress Dowager Guo had her own considerations, so Qin Liang had no choice but to follow her wishes, tidy up his clothes, then leave and go downstairs.
When Qin Liang returned to the General's Mansion near noon, his chaotic mood gradually calmed down.
He came to the back room of the west hall of the attic and sat down on a chair alone. After calming down, he realized that his ridiculous behavior was indeed risky. However, he could not deceive himself. Things that seemed dangerous but were not exposed seemed to be possible.
It gives people some inexplicable comfort.
The key is still at this stage of neither going up nor down, and we should indeed be more cautious!
It's not that others can do anything to Qin Liang if the matter is revealed, but it will inevitably produce some unfavorable factors. Just like he has become a powerful minister, but is unwilling to disclose his ambitions, and must behave like a loyal minister. Because things
There is always a process and it takes time to prepare. Since there is no showdown yet, you should continue to maintain the situation.
Therefore, Qin Liang was unwilling to disclose his intention to attack Shu. His preparations on the Western Front were not necessarily for a large-scale attack. For example, if the imperial court plans to use troops on the Western Front this year, the results will prove that the General's Mansion did not intend to destroy Shu.
country!
Qin Liang slowly exhaled a long breath, stood up from the chair, walked two steps on the spot, then turned to look at the drawings on the wall behind him.
The new military map produced by the General's Office is more detailed than ordinary drawings. Various passes, mountains, rivers, and roads are marked, but it still relies on written information collected on a daily basis. The actual situation on the Micang Mountain side
The terrain should be very complex; Qin Liang pondered the map for a while and had to admire Zhuge Kongming's unique vision back then!
Because as soon as the northern army passes through Jiange Pass, they can immediately break away from the main mountain range of Micang Mountain. In the remaining low hills and hills, there will be countless roads that can penetrate deep into the hinterland of Yizhou; plus the Jinniu Road where Jiange Pass is located, it is the way to enter Shu.
The main road in the middle. Therefore, once the army from the north captures Jiange Pass, the rewards will be huge!
However, Zhuge Liang found a dangerous place to set up a barrier, which was almost impossible to be broken by the ancient army. This was fatal! No one had discovered such a choke point before Zhuge Liang.
The strategy of long-distance surprise attack, such as the result of sneaking into Yinping, is actually not only a military issue. In history, almost all of Deng Ai's specific judgments were wrong, but Deng Ai saw the general trend correctly, and his estimate of the Shu Han's corrupt situation was quite accurate.
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Therefore, it is Deng Ai who is also unwilling to adopt that strategy now!
However, Qin Liang immediately decided to send troops this year to Chen Tai to supervise the army, Deng Ai to take charge of the west route, and Ma Long and Hu Fen to take charge of the east route respectively. Then he wrote to Deng Ai and told him to put the overall situation first!
At this moment, Zhong Hui walked in with a stack of things. He first bowed to him and then put the paper on the big case.
Qin Liang turned around and said: "There is a chair next to it, Shi Ji can take it as he pleases."
Zhong Hui sat down on a chair and said, "I met Chen Changshi under the platform. He knew that I was coming to see the general and asked me to take these documents with me."
Qin Liang nodded and said, "Put it here first."
Since Zhong Hui is not here to deliver anything, he has something to say. Qin Liang continues to read
Regarding the map on the wall, I didn’t rush to ask, just let Zhong Hui speak for himself.
"Thank you to the book friend "Yao Ji Miaonuo" for being the leader!"