Late at night, in the Shangyong New City Prefect's Mansion, the current Cao Wei General Jianwu, Sanqi Changshi, Xincheng Prefect, and Pingyangting Marquis Mengda were walking around the room with an irritable look on their faces. mark
He had received news that Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing next door, had actually reported his secret communication with Shu Han to Cao Rui. This was really going to be a disaster.
Fortunately, Cao Rui didn't completely believe Shen Yi's words, but he also became suspicious.
According to the news from the court, Cao Rui has ordered Sima Yi to secretly investigate the matter. Sima Yi will soon send Liang Ji, a member of the army, to inspect Shangyong's defense, but in fact he is here for this matter. .
"Shen Yi, you and I are at odds with each other. You are also a traitor to the second minister, but now you are pretending to be a loyal minister. It is really hypocritical." The more Meng Da thought about it, the angrier he became, and he kept cursing in his heart.
Shen Yi and her brother Shen Dan were both wealthy locals in Dongsan County. They only cared about the rise and fall of their own family and did not care about where the world would end up. Liu Bei occupied the East Three Counties, and the Shen brothers surrendered to Liu Bei. Later, when the East Three Counties were taken back by Cao Wei, they turned around and surrendered to Cao Wei.
No matter who captures the East Three Counties, they must continue to serve as officials. This is the powerful strength that has been passed down for generations.
It stands to reason that they are both talented people who have jumped repeatedly. Meng Da and Shen Yi should not only become close friends, but also like-minded travelers, right? However, the relationship between the two is very bad, and it can even be said that they have never gotten along. mark
The reason is that Meng Da, a foreigner, stole the limelight from Shen Yi, a local. Shen Yi had always coveted the position of governor of Xincheng, but Cao Wei handed over the three eastern counties to Meng Da. He did not dare to resent Wei Ting, but instead harbored a grudge against Meng Da and vowed to overthrow him.
Of course Meng Da knew Shen Yi's hatred for him, because the reason why Cao Wei let him command the East Three Counties was not only that his reputation was greater than that of Shen Yi, but also to suppress the local snake of the Shen family, so the conflict between the two The contradiction is simply irreconcilable.
In the first two years, Meng Da was still wary of Shen Yi and even planned to get rid of her. However, as he became complacent in Dongsan County and dominated the sky with one hand, and became increasingly arrogant in recent years, he no longer took Shen Yi seriously. Now, the initial wariness has long since dissipated.
Only then did Meng Da's secret communication with Shu Han leak out, and Shen Yi found out and reported it. Fortunately, he had no solid evidence, which gave Meng Da the opportunity to make excuses.
"Shen Yi, if you want to harm me, don't even think about it! Huh, I've already taken care of the problem. Without evidence, what can Sima Yi and Cao Rui do to me!" Meng Da stopped and thought with a fierce expression.
Suddenly remembering the latest letters sent by Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, Meng Da whispered to himself: "By the way, there are still these two letters, which must be burned."
As he spoke, he walked to the wooden shelf on the right side of the study room, and then turned a vase on it four times, first left and then right, and saw a hidden compartment popping up on the wall behind the wooden shelf, with two letters in it. It was the letter Zhuge Liang and Li Yan sent recently. mark
Meng Da took out the letter, opened it and read it, and saw that Li Yan wrote at the end of the letter: "Kong Ming and I are both entrusted with the trust, we are deeply worried and responsible, and we miss a good companion." Zhuge Liang also said at the end of the letter: "Parts are like flowing, the interest is stagnant, and the nature is square."
Meng Da read the replies from Li Yan and Zhuge Liang again and looked a little hesitant. He understood that Zhuge Liang and Li Yan meant the same thing. If he could return to Shu Han, he could be as important as Li Yan by the court.
With the same treatment as Li Yan, to be honest, Meng Da is still satisfied with the conditions offered by Zhuge Liang, but currently he has not made up his mind on whether to betray Wei and return to Han.
If he hadn't lost his support in the Wei Dynasty and was tabooed by some people, he would really be unwilling to give up his current glory and wealth and return to the small country of Shuhan.
If before Jingzhou was lost, Meng Da still had confidence and hope in Sanxing Han Dynasty. Now, even if Ji Han has a genius like Zhuge Liang, he can fight against Cao Wei who has nine states in one state. Wu shared the pressure, but he saw no chance of success.
"Oh, let's wait and see for a while longer."
Meng Da sighed, shook his head, took a candle and lit the two letters and burned them. mark
On the official road outside Mianyang City, dozens of fine riders were holding two carriages.
Slowly drove towards the city gate. Yang Qing, Zhou Xing, Mulan and others stood outside the city gate, looking into the distance.
"Your Majesty, look, that's Brother Wu. My wife is finally here." Mulan looked at Wu Que who was riding at the front and shouted happily.
Yang Qing smiled slightly: "Well, it's them. Let's go up to them."
Hearing this, Mulan ran over quickly, came to the crowd, looked around and shouted: "Madam, Madam..."
Wu Que got off his horse and was about to remind her when he suddenly saw a beautiful woman getting off the first carriage. She smiled and said, "Mulan, I'm here." Mulan looked around and saw who it could be if it wasn't Xia Houyue. ?
At this time, Yang Qing, Zhou Xing and others also came over. Wu Que hurried over and saluted: "Que has met Mr. Fu."
"Haha, there's no need to be polite, Uncle Qi. You've worked hard this time when you went south to handle the case. I'll definitely reward you for your kindness when you return to the city." Biao
Wu Que said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Fu."
Yang Qing hummed, and then bowed his hands to the three people who came over one by one: "Colonel Han, Bo Song, and this is Huo Ji's Office, right?"
It turned out that these three people were Han Chong, Zhuge Qiao and Huo Yi. After finishing their official business, they happened to return to Hanzhong with Wu Que, Xia Houyue and others. Yang Qing had only heard of Huo Yi's reputation before, but had never met him until today.
"It's me, Yi, who met the Lord."
Yang Qing smiled and said: "Haha, I have long heard that Huo Jishi is handsome and has a reputation for being a good man, but I have never been able to see him. Today I saw him and he really lived up to his reputation."
"How can Yi dare to call himself a virtuous person in front of the king?" Huo Yi replied humbly.
Yang Qing was also about to say a few words of modesty, but Han Chong interjected: "You two don't need to be too modest. All of you here are our talented people, so there is no need to be polite to each other."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, Yang Qing exchanged a few more pleasantries, and suddenly looked past the crowd and saw a woman with picturesque features not far away looking at him with a smile.
"Yue'er." Yang Qing bowed his hands and confessed to everyone, and quickly went up to greet her.
"I feel really relieved when I see you safe and sound today." Yang Qing said with a smile.
Xia Houyue said: "Yue'er has made Brother Yang worried."
Yang Qing shook his head slightly and said, "Just don't blame me for not going south to pick you up personally."
"Yueer has never thought of it this way. Besides, Shuqi and the others are enough."
Yang Qing nodded and continued: "It's okay now. This matter is finally settled. You can live a relaxed life from now on." Biao
"Yes, peace is finally restored." Xia Houyue smiled softly.
"Ahem."
Just as Yang Qing and Xia Houyue were talking about their feelings of separation, a slight cough came from behind and interrupted them.
The two of them looked back and saw that it was Mulan who was coughing. At this time, she was supporting a dignified middle-aged woman standing three steps away and looking at the two of them with a smile on her face.
"Uncle." Xia Houyue's face turned red and she called out embarrassedly.
Yang Qing also smiled and stepped forward to greet her: "I have met Mrs. Xiahou."
It turned out that this middle-aged woman was Xia Houyue's aunt, and Yang Qing had met her at Xia Houyue's birthday party in the past. mark
In fact, Xia Houyue's trip to Hanzhong was arranged by Yang Qing. Firstly, he was afraid that Xiahouyue might suffer retaliation from the Cao Wei school if he stayed in Chengdu. Secondly, it was of course to fulfill his promise to marry her.
When two people get married, there must be elders around. Yang Qing is alone, so there is no need to say anything. Xia Houyue's closest elder is this aunt, so Yang Qing also specially invited Mrs. Xiahou to come to Hanzhong in his letter.
"I've met the lord." Mrs. Xiahou quickly returned the salute.
Yang Qing said: "It's been a bumpy journey, my wife must have been very tired. Qing has prepared a place for you and Yue'er. Please go into the city to rest."
Mrs. Xiahou nodded: "Then there is Lord Lao."
"It should, it should."
Yang Qing immediately invited everyone to enter the city. Just as he was about to turn around and get on his horse, he saw the second carriage suddenly open.
Opening the door, a woman with bright eyes, white teeth, and a cold temperament slowly walked out, standing in front of the car and looking at him calmly. mark
