Qin Liang pays close attention to the Sima family, but has never seen anyone from the Sima family. Today is the first time he saw it, but it is not the famous Sima Yi. Sima Yi led his troops south to rescue Jingzhou and has not yet returned, but Sima Yi's son Sima Shi.
Qin Liang's reputation is not small in his heart.
In the morning, Qin Liang had done some paperwork and other trivial matters, and had just come out of Shangshu Province on the Nangong side. He took a road south of the three mansions (Sikong, Situ, and Taiwei) and walked outside the gate of Sima's house in Taifu's mansion.
Passing by, I met someone I knew, Deng Ai.
Deng Ai was following a tall man. Qin Liang had already guessed that the tall man should be from the Sima family. However, he didn't know him, so he just stepped forward and bowed, and then exchanged greetings with Deng Ai, "Brother Shi Zai, don't come.
Are you okay?"
After all, they were talking and drinking together all night. Deng Ai also remembered Qin Liang, so he called him "Zhong Ming".
Deng Ai immediately recommended the people around him, "Sanqi Chang... often served (third rank, the same level as Jiuqing) Sima Ziyuan." He then added, "Qin Zhongming, served in Yang...zhou, Yuzhou, to observe the terrain of the farmland.
I met Zhongming by chance in the pavilion, and he was also inspecting the mountains and rivers. Zhongming carefully inspected the terrain and hydrology, and he came up with many strange plans. In the battle of Shaopi, he made great achievements, which is admirable. "
Deng Ai still stutters when he speaks, and it takes a little patience to listen to him.
Qin Liang worshiped: "I have admired you for a long time."
With someone introducing him, Master Sima bowed to him again and exchanged greetings.
Qin Liang paid close attention to this person whom he had admired for a long time, and saw that he was very tall, but not fat but rather thin. He was about thirty years old, with a long and narrow face. This person's appearance is easy to remember, and he is taller than ordinary people.
They are all taller and have narrow faces. These are their characteristics.
Those people who achieved great things recorded in history books often have "different looks", or they were born with strange appearances. Is there really some truth to this? The appearance of this Sima Master can also be regarded as a kind of strange look.
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Master Sima didn't talk too much, and seemed to be very straightforward in his work. He immediately said: "Go straight south, there is a wine shop. I am very lucky to meet Qin Zhongming today. Zhongming, would you like to have a few drinks with me?"
Qin Liang said: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Master Sima said, "I'm going back to my house to put some things away. Zhongming will go to the restaurant to wait upstairs. I'll be back in a moment."
Qin Liang nodded in agreement.
So everyone said goodbye to each other. Qin Liang rarely drank outside. After walking for a while, he saw a wine shop with big characters on it. He asked Rao Dashan to wait outside and walked in to the second floor.
There are very few customers in this restaurant, and no one is seen upstairs. Most of the service industries in Wei State seem to be not doing well. The common people do not have much money, and the gentry officials usually go to higher-end places. For example, Qin Liang went there
The official theater.
Qin Liang asked for a separate room and said he was waiting for someone, so he would have a cup of tea first.
After a while, a young woman came in carrying a wooden tray. She knelt down in front of the table first, and then slowly put the teapot and teacups on them.
Qin Liang always likes to look at beautiful women, not to mention that the clothes this girl wears are very thin. Of course, he almost only looks at them, but it is not wrong to look at them anyway. She is wearing a dress made of fine linen fabric, and the fine linen is a bit transparent.
You can roughly see it clearly at a glance.
But I don’t know if it’s because Qin Liang has been with Wang Lingjun these days, and Wang Lingjun has raised his threshold. When he saw this young beauty in cool clothes, he didn’t feel anything at all. He had no evil thoughts in his heart, only one thought: Already
It's late autumn, won't you catch a cold if you wear this?
It is true that whether the same woman is beautiful or not depends on the viewer's own mentality. Qin Liang estimated that if he didn't say it for too long, he would have thought this girl was beautiful even half a month ago.
Because there were only two people in the room, Qin Liang had nothing to do, so he took another look. He felt that this girl was not unattractive, her facial features were actually very symmetrical, she was young and good-looking, and her face was not as beautiful as Chao's.
Cloud difference.
But she has a problem. Although the inner part of her blouse is full, the shape is not good. She is not like Chao Yun who knows how to cover up. She can be seen clearly by others at a glance, so she has no sense of expectation. If she can cover up and cover up,
It can only be judged by others, but it can stimulate people's speculation.
Qin Liang is not a person who makes generalizations. He paid attention to the girl's waist and hips, and again he felt nothing. There was indeed no fat, but the lines were too ordinary, felt a bit dry, and did not have much beauty.
So beautiful women can sometimes make people less interested.
The girl slowly laid out the things, as if she wanted Qin Liang to take a good look at them. Finally, she said, "Please use it slowly."
"Thank you." Qin Liang said politely.
When he heard the girl's voice, he thought it was ordinary, a little thick and unfeminine. In fact, his sister-in-law Zhang's voice was also thick, but for some reason it sounded much better.
Qin Liang slowly drank the tea soup, and after waiting for a long time, Master Sima finally opened the door and came in. Qin Liang stood up, and the two of them bowed in greeting. Because Master Sima was a high-ranking official at the level of Jiuqing, Qin Liang gave up his position. Then.
Wine bottles, dried fruits and other items were brought to the table.
Master Sima was indeed a straightforward and decisive person. After having a drink with each other, he immediately said: "For a hero like Zhong Ming, when he first entered the general's palace, he was really a man of talent."
He said it so simply that Qin Liang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and thought to himself: So what did your Sima family do earlier?
By the way, earlier, these nobles looked down upon the relatives of the loser Qin Lang, and Qin Liang had big problems even wanting to become an official.
Qin Liang's innermost thoughts are, although I don't like the Sima family and Cao Shuang, if I had a choice, I would definitely choose the Sima family. At least the worries about survival are not that big. It is actually better for Cao Shuang to be an enemy, because he is both a trap and a loser.
Even though they are kind, they are not as cruel and sinister as your Sima family.
But by now Qin Liang had tasted it, and he seemed to be worthy of being won over.
It's too late to say anything now. It's not only Cao Shuang's problem, but also Wang Ling's problem. Qin Liang can't get out of the car. But Qin Liang still has no regrets at this time (it's useless even if he regrets).
How could someone else's Wang family girl's peerless beauty be paid for at no cost? Isn't that a waste of money?
It's just that Qin Liang felt that he couldn't offend Sima Yi too early. He didn't have much strength now. The longer he stayed, the more advantageous it would be. It would be better if he could keep Sima Yi until he died of old age. Of course, he couldn't pin all his hopes on this method.
After all, sometimes the situation is beyond your control.
Qin Liang quickly thought about it in his mind for a while, and then said: "The situation was forced by the situation at that time. If I don't serve as an official, I may fall into the hands of villains."
Master Sima's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of joy immediately appeared in his half-closed eyes, which was fleeting. This famous and powerful man seemed to have some weaknesses, his emotions were a bit strong, and he was easily excited.
of mind.
After a moment of silence, Master Sima said: "The general's actions are hated by the nobles. My father has warned me many times, but it still has no effect. Zhongming should cherish his feathers more."
Qin Liang said calmly: "General, in difficult times, he uses servants as companions, and the servants are grateful." He told the truth. If you want to be believed, you can't tell all lies, but most of them must be true.
The words were only adulterated in a few key places, so that they would sound more authentic. Qin Liang continued, "But almost all the people around the general are hated by me. Among them, important ministers like Fan still have a rift with me. But I
There is no way.”
Master Sima immediately moved his body slightly and got a little closer, "Don't worry too much about Zhong Ming. There are more than one or two people in the court, including the Tutor's Mansion, who appreciate Zhong Ming's talents. Zhong Ming must put the country first and use his talents
It can be used for the overall situation without having to commit to any one person."
Qin Liang slowly knelt down on the spot and bowed in obeisance, saying: "I am very lucky to have you. It is even more lucky for the country to have the Taifu Mansion assisting Your Majesty."
Master Sima was a clear-headed person who did not sloppily do things. He immediately made further requests: "The Marquis of Nanxiang of the Wang family is a national scholar with a good reputation. Zhongming can give more assistance and give more advice."
Qin Liang said: "My uncle (Wang Ling) once praised the Taifu when he was in Huainan, and he seems to have a good relationship with him. The general is in charge, and my uncle may not want to interfere with the affairs of the Luoyang government, but just obey the orders of the court."
It is indeed impossible for a person of Wang Ling's level and family status to seek refuge with anyone, but he just did not refuse Cao Shuang's overtures. Wang Ling also did not refuse the Sima family's overtures.
Cao Shuang is the auxiliary minister and actually one of the leaders. There is no one who is related to Cao Shuang. So if you calculate it, most of the people inside and outside the court are Cao Shuang's people. After all, like the Wei family, they obviously don't give
There are only a few people who care about Cao Shuang.
Master Sima nodded in agreement. The two of them slowly drank the third round of wine. Master Sima suddenly said in a deep voice: "Zhong Ming knows why General Qin lost his official position and was ordered to return home?"
Qin Liang frowned and said, "My servant and my brother are thousands of miles apart, and we haven't had any contact with each other for several years."
Sima Shi whispered in a low voice: "It is no secret that the auxiliary ministers initially appointed by Emperor Ming included General Qin. Later, Emperor Ming changed the order based on the 'advice' of others, and the original auxiliary ministers were in charge.
The clan with military power was dissatisfied. If they wanted to enter the palace to inquire, only the civil servants inside and outside the palace could not stop him, but in the end no one could enter the palace. The general was in Luoyang at that time and was the general of Wu|wei in the Chinese and foreign armies."
Qin Liang made a look of sudden realization.
Master Sima glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Zhong Ming is grateful for the kindness of the general, so there is no need to do so."
Qin Liang remained silent. He felt that there was no need to express his opinion on this matter.
Master Sima said no more, put down the wine glass and said, "By the way, if Zhong Ming likes the girl who served tea earlier, you can take her away."
What? Qin Liang was stunned again. It seems that this Sima family still regards Qin Liang as a small role to win over. Otherwise, he should find a scarce resource. Just win over a random woman like this?
Even though Qin Liang felt that he might be in trouble, he did not regret marrying a girl from the Wang family, but he was unwilling to take the girl back and make the atmosphere in the warm and comfortable home become tense.
At least for now, he really wanted to have a good relationship with Master Sima, so he began to think of ways to tactfully remind Master Sima: Get someone better.
Qin Liang laughed softly and said: "There is a young woman who cooks in the servant's family. She is married, but Zhuo Jing has asked her many times. If I bring a beauty back like this, will I be in a hurry? Zhuo Jing
(The Wang family) asked, what should the servant say about the origin of the girl?"
When Master Sima heard "Zhuo Jing asked", he no longer tried to force himself and could only smile bitterly.
Qin Liang said: "My servant appreciates your kindness for the time being. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will pay my respects to you again."
Master Sima nodded and said, "That's alright. If I have the opportunity to come to Taifu's Mansion as a guest, as long as there is someone Zhong Ming likes in the manor, just say so. I will not begrudge you."