Dawei Fanghua

Lu Xun wanted to receive gifts when he held a banquet, and Sun Li also wanted to receive gifts when he moved abroad.

Sun Li moved to Yangzhou to be the governor. Yangzhou only had two counties in the hands of the Wei State. However, with the title of General Fubo and the title of Marquis of Guannei, Sun Li was obviously not demoted from Luoyang, but promoted.

Therefore, many people gave farewell gifts, and there were already a lot of them in the study room of the mansion.Sun Li came to the study to find some documents and ignored those things. He just waited to get the gift list and look at it.

The person counting the wealth and gifts there was Yang, Sun Li's widowed eldest daughter-in-law.

These belongings must be left to the daughter-in-law and grandson, and there is no need to take them to Yangzhou.Therefore, it is human nature for Yang to be more concerned about certain things.

"Hey!" Yang suddenly made a sound without warning.

Sun Li heard the sound and turned to see what happened.But when I saw Mrs. Yang holding a wooden box in her hand, she looked like she couldn't put it down and was playing with it over and over again.Sun Li looked at the box curiously. It was indeed very beautiful, mainly because the decoration on it was very gorgeous.

Several sides of the box are decorated with Kui patterns inlaid with real gold; there is also a flower pattern decoration in the upper middle. It looks colorful, with a gleaming and warm luster. It should be inlaid with some pearls and jade.

Sun Li didn't say anything. He had been an official for so many years, so of course he didn't lack some wealth. He just thought the box was quite beautiful and probably worth a lot of money.

Yang noticed that Aweng turned his head, so she turned back and said, "It's so beautiful. I just use it to hold the jewelry."

After she finished speaking, she first took out a bamboo slip from the box, read it and placed it on the table next to her. Then she took out a roll of bamboo slips, looked at it and threw it directly on the ground, leaving only the empty box.

Sun Li, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but walked over when he saw this. He bent down and picked up the roll of bamboo slips from the ground. There were five pieces in total connected with hemp ropes.He looked at it first, and then he couldn't help but read the poem directly and read it aloud: "Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and white sun, the north wind blows the wild geese and the snow. Don't worry about the road ahead without friends, and no one in the world will know you."

After Sun Li read it, he couldn't help but reread it a second time. Then he looked at the sky outside the study window, looking at the snowflakes that were usually ignored, and thought for a long time.Then he smashed his mouth, and it seemed that there was still a fragrance between his lips and teeth.

"What's wrong?" Yang's voice brought Sun Li back to his senses.

Sun Li raised his arm, shook the slip in his hand slightly, and said with a smile, "Have you ever heard of the phrase, buy a coffin and return a pearl?"

Without waiting for Yang's answer, Sun Li reached out to the case again and picked up the bamboo slip with his name written on it.He had actually identified the person from the handwriting, but he still wanted to confirm.

When Yang saw Aweng's actions, she said: "The army of the General's Mansion is plotting against Qin Liang. Several officers of the General's Mansion gave gifts, but they were all relatively ordinary. Only this box from Qin Liang is very valuable."

When Sun Li heard this, he also picked up the box and looked at it carefully again.Not to mention the bezel-mounted real gold with Kui pattern and many high-quality jewelry materials. This workmanship alone is very exquisite and may not be a product of the Wei Dynasty.

Yang's voice said again: "Is this Qin Liang a member of the family of General Qin Yuanming (Qin Lang)?"

Sun Li said casually, "Same clan, but not from the same place."

Yang said: "In the past few years, Qin Yuanming was deeply favored by the Ming Emperor. I heard that many people bribed him. But Qin Yuanming only accepted gifts and did not do anything. Later, there were fewer people bribing him. Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, Qin Yuanming resigned and returned to his hometown, but He has not been punished, and his family must be rich in wealth."

"That's wrong." Sun Li muttered.

Instead, Yang seemed to remind him, and he continued, "Liang and Qin Yuanming probably don't have much contact."

Sun Li thought of Qin Liang, whom he often saw in the General's Mansion. He had the impression that this person lived a very simple life, and he did not appear to be a well-off person at first glance.

Once Qin Liang kicked a stone on the stone steps and broke a hole in the cowhide sandals he was wearing. The next day, Sun Li saw that he had patched the hole with needle and thread.In addition, the deputies of the General's Mansion often leave early. Some people come for a walk in the morning and then leave. Qin Liang always leaves after noon. He doesn't have many official duties. Most of them want to have lunch at the General.

Sun Li picked up the treasure box, looked at it for a moment again, and said with a smile, "I estimate that all his belongings are here."

He only smiled, then quickly stopped smiling, and then muttered, "I like people who do things without leaving any room for ambiguity."

At this time, Sun Li stretched out his hand and gently scratched his gray hair, frowning and recalling things about Qin Liang.It's not that Sun Li deliberately ignored Qin Liang. In fact, he had to pay attention to many people, most of whom were high-ranking officials. Naturally, subordinate officials like Qin Liang didn't have to think too much.

But it was easy for Sun Li to understand now: Qin Liang did not just give him such an expensive box to contain a poem because he respected Sun Li.To respect someone, you don’t need to pay all your money.

Sun Li is not Qin Lang. He takes money but does nothing.So he was wondering, what exactly did Qin Liang want him to do?

...Early the next morning, Qin Liang went to work at the General's Mansion as usual.Recently, Sun Li has resigned and is preparing many matters for the southward journey, so he no longer cares about Chang Shi's affairs.Naturally, Qin Liang did not need to visit Sun Li every morning.

The lord Cao Shuang is not seen every day. Officials like Qin Liang need to wait for notification or summons.

Today, Qin Liang just walked to the door of the government office on the west side of the front yard. Before he entered, he bumped into an official.The official said that the general summoned him and went to the front hall early in the morning to plan something.Qin Liang didn't dare to neglect. He didn't even enter the door and followed the officials directly to the front hall.

The front hall is located in the double- or three-story attic facing the gatehouse (there is also a cave-style palace inside the platform). Qin Liang arrived quickly.When he walked into the hall, he found that Cao Shuang had not come yet, but He Yan, Huan Fan and three or four others had arrived first.

He Yan and Huan Fan had always been unhappy with Qin Liang, so they could only salute and even skip the pleasantries.Qin Liang didn't want to intensify conflicts with these high officials, so he didn't say much with the other two ministers who had a good relationship.

After waiting for a while, Cao Shuang finally swayed to the upper seat with the ribbon raised high on his abdomen.

When he walked, his shoulders and arms swung wildly.Probably because his body is too fat and it is difficult to maintain balance, and he needs a larger swing to walk steadily. Cao Shuang didn't mean it, but his posture looked really arrogant.This is what is called swagger.

Everyone bowed and took their seats.

Qin Liang naturally sat at the end.At this time, everyone who should come has probably arrived. Almost all the people who came to the front hall today were senior officials, except for him, a subordinate official. His colleagues such as Chen An, the waiter, did not come.

So what's so special about Qin Liang among the minor officials?Qin Liang naturally guessed that it might have something to do with Sun Li, but Sun Li had already decided on his itinerary and was about to leave Beijing. Qin Liang's matter was completely out of control, and even if there was something happening, he wouldn't be so quick.

Qin Liang remained calm and didn't want to show off in front of the officials. He kept his composure and looked at the situation in a low-key manner.

At this moment, Cao Shuang called out: "Zhong Ming."

Qin Liang hurriedly raised his hands to face the door, "Liang is here."

Cao Shuang's voice said: "You have been at the General's Mansion for several months, right? Do you have any advice?"

Several people looked sideways. After all, it was the general who specifically asked for advice from others, and Qin Liang was just a small counselor, so people were more concerned.

Qin Liang has been Cao Shuang's counselor for several months, and he has never been idle.As long as he had the opportunity, he would always find a way to put forward some constructive opinions, and pay attention to the way he spoke tactfully and not to anger Cao Shuang. He was not like some literati who used their reputation to be straightforward and deliberately provoked their lord to show that they were outspoken.

But Cao Shuang never listened and completely ignored the opinions of the junior officials. What could Qin Liang do?
Today was different. Cao Shuang specifically asked about it. Qin Liang immediately paid attention to it. After thinking for a while, he said: "The general is in charge of Chinese and foreign military affairs. He is a servant who advises the army. I would like to share his opinions on the art of war."

Cao Shuang nodded and said, "Good."

Qin Liang said: "I believe that when facing the enemy, both sides should have a long-term plan, clear goals and careful deployment, and should not just focus on temporary gains and losses."

The general did not go out to lead the troops to fight, but Qin Liang talked about the art of war, which of course was alluding to something else.After all, the Sima family and Cao Shuang were officials in the same dynasty, and they had not openly quarreled with each other. It would be inappropriate for Qin Liang to call the Sima family directly.

And Qin Liang is a subordinate of Cao Shuang's Zhenger Bajing, so it is natural for him to make suggestions for Cao Shuang.There is nothing wrong with helping Cao Shuang with some strategies and reminding him of gains and losses.

Cao Shuang's voice said: "I heard that Liangyou likes to read military books. It's true."

Qin Liang was silent, thinking: I feel like Cao Shuang didn't understand at all.

Qin Liang only hoped that he would think about it later and guess that this kind of topic must be some kind of hint to be reasonable.But let it go if Cao Shuang didn't understand. In such a large court, with several people present, it was inconvenient to say anything when he suddenly asked for advice. Even if what Qin Liang said was of no avail, it was nothing wrong.

After the death of Emperor Ming, a political coup occurred in Luoyang, and Qin Lang was one of the losers of the coup.Today's government affairs are actually shared between Cao Shuang and the Sima family.There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so Cao Shuang showed his strong hostility towards the Sima family from the very beginning, and the two sides must decide the outcome.

There is no problem in this. If Cao Shuang was willing to give in and delegate power, he would not have launched a political change at the beginning of this year.

Qin Liang believes that the main problem of the General's Mansion is the lack of "systematicity" in specific strategies.Saying long-term planning has the same meaning, but it is not as accurate as the word system.

For example, Qin Liang once heard Chen An whisper that Cao Shuang's government had sent assassins to kill Sima Yi directly, but of course they failed.Things got to this point, but later Cao Shuang changed his approach and began to win over some fringe figures who were not in the center.It is not clear which strategy Cao Shuang and his henchmen will use to fight.

Without a thorough, clear, and systematic design, he just won a hundred times and lost once at the critical moment.

Moreover, Qin Liang believed that Chen An's secret words had a certain degree of authenticity, because there were other signs to support his statement.

Sima Yi's disciples, Sun Zi and Liu Fang, strongly opposed Sima Yi being given the official title of "Grand Sima" in the court, and bluntly said that the title of Grand Sima was unlucky (several Grand Sima of Wei died in office). Maybe someone was plotting against him.

Without evidence to accuse Cao Shuang of sending assassins, Sun Zi and Liu Fang's words were already very harsh.But I don’t know what Cao Shuang thinks.