Wang Song served as the Privy Council and the Governor's Yuan, and was ordered to sit on the seat of the governor, and was in the court, arranging the seats, second only to the left and right ministers.

And he is also the Xuanfu envoy of Lianghe and Shaanxi, and also the ambassador of Yingtian. According to the regulations of the Propaganda and Fu Division, there is one staff officer and one senator, one member in charge of the machine, one member of the writing machine, six members of the office, eight members of the preparation mission, and two members of the inspection of medicine and diet.

However, in the current Xuanfu Division, except for Ma Kuo and Wang Lun, there is no one else. Ma Kuo is a senator of praise and painting, and Wang Lun is in charge of Jiyi writing, in fact, both of them wear many hats.

The vacancy of the Xuanfu Division, Wang Song is a rough man, and he can't take care of it for a while. Although he also seconded officials to the imperial court and recruited talents from the private sector, the manpower has not been in place. Fortunately, Ma Kuo and Wang Lun are both shrewd and capable, and they can make do with it for a while.

Now, the generals have basically returned to their positions, and in the face of the empty Xuanfu Division, Wang Song calmed down and thought carefully.

Hedong also wants Yingtian and Tuntian, and he also plans to take Jiezhou and control Jieyan. He has to let Wang Lun do these things.

It can be seen from the reclamation incident that Wang Lun is shrewd and capable, cautious and thoughtful, and has his assistance in civil affairs, which can really be said to pick up and fill in the gaps.

But once Wang Lun left, he was left with only Ma Kuo, the counselor in the army.

"Xianggong, now the imperial court does not have a clear will, to recover Taiyuan, Hejian and other three towns. If the Xianggong insists on going his own way, I am afraid that the court will blame him, and the Xianggong will be implicated by this. ”

Ma Kuo thought about it carefully, and now the people in the army are excited, and the soldiers want to go on the Northern Expedition. At this time, you must not attract the suspicion of the imperial court.

"The following officials are foolish, it is better for the prime minister to personally repair a letter to His Majesty, and ask for the Northern Expedition, if the lower officials expect it well, Your Majesty will definitely give the minister a secret decree. If the prince does this, the teacher will be famous, and it will not be true!"

Sure enough, it is an old fox who has seen through the world, and he knows the political situation of the Great Song Dynasty at a glance. Zhao Huan naturally did not officially issue an order and announce the Northern Expedition. In this way, once you lose, you can also put the blame directly on the courtiers.

If you win, you will naturally speak in a tougher tone, and of course everyone will be happy.

Wang Song nodded and said, "This matter is praised by Rauma."

He was about to continue talking, when a sergeant from outside came in and said that there were two scribes, who said that they were his old acquaintances, and had come to him from the city of Tokyo.

Wang Song was stunned for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Ma Kuo.

"It must be Chen Dong and that Mr. Ouyang who are uninvited!"

Ma Kuo said with a smile: "Have you forgotten that as soon as you see the lower officials, let the lower officials go to these two people and become the officials of the Xuanfu Division." One of them is Chen Dong from Tokyo City Taixue, and the other is Ouyang Che, they should have all been found!"

Wang Song suddenly realized, patted his forehead, and said loudly: "Hurry up and welcome the two gentlemen in!"

Ouyang Che and Chen Dong, these two are very famous in the history of the two Song Dynasty. This is also the reason why Wang Song wants to recruit the two into the Xuanfu Division.

Historically, in May of the second year of Jingkang, the city of Tokyo was lost, and after the shame of Jingkang, Zhao Gou was located in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, for Song Gaozong. Ouyang Che arrived in Nanjing on foot, wrote a letter to Fu Que, and strongly said that Li Gang could not quit the prime minister, and that Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan, Zhang Jun and other lords and factions could not be reused, and asked the emperor to march in person to welcome the two emperors. The rhetoric was fierce, and he was falsely accused by Huang Qianshan and others of "prohibiting the palace from the palace". Zhao Gou was furious and beheaded Ouyang Che and Chen Dong together at the age of 31.

Because Wang Song was familiar with this period of history, he had the intention of loving talents, and wanted to give Ouyang Che and Chen Dong a chance to comfort their ambitions.

Chen Dong and Ouyang Che came in together, and when they saw Wang Song, the two hurriedly bowed and said, "The villain is waiting to meet Wang Xianggong!"

When old friends met, Chen Dong was moved. Another man in his thirties was thin-looking, but with a few long wisps of beard, his face was pale, but there was a bit of toughness in his eyes.

"Brother Chen, farewell to Tokyo City, I miss Brother Chen very much!"

Wang Song laughed and said: "This Mr. Ouyang, although you and I have not met, but we have been friends with Mr. for a long time, and seeing him today is enough to comfort my life!"

Ouyang Che hurriedly replied: "The villain also admires Xianggong, when I see it today, I am honored and terrified!"

"Ma Xuanzan, Wang Lungong, you all come forward to get acquainted!"

Wang Song laughed and said loudly: "The two gentlemen, please sit down, the army is simple, there are only a few cups of rough tea, and the two of you will be settled!"

Ma Kuo and Wang Lun stepped forward, and several of them greeted each other one after another, all of them were surprised.

"Brother Ouyang, I sent a sergeant to look for it, how could it be so smooth?"

Ma Kuo was puzzled: "Brother Ouyang, just now you said that you are from Jiangxi, why did you and Brother Chen arrive at the same time?"

Ouyang Che shook his head and said: "In the second year of Jingkang, that is, at the beginning of last year, I was arrogant and tried to defend against the enemy in the imperial court, but the state official withheld it and did not forward it. In the next year, he has been malgoverning the imperial court, and he has written to His Majesty, but there is no news. Beiyu retreated, and when he went down to Tokyo City, he wanted to go to the imperial court, but he never had the opportunity, and he lived in Tokyo City for half a year. Later, I met Brother Chen, and under his recommendation, I met the Son of Heaven and entered Taixue. ”

He bowed to Wang Songsu and said: "Thank you to the prime minister for recommending to the imperial court, and thank you to the minister for giving two silver taels that day, if not, how can you go to the minister's command, once you have ambitions in your chest!"

Ma Kuo nodded and said: "Brother Ouyang is wise and loyal, anxious for justice and righteousness, although he is far away from the rivers and lakes, he is worried about the loss of the temple, and he is ashamed!"

Wang Song nodded slightly. This Ouyang Che is indeed a bold and impassioned person, and this tenacity alone is very within the reach of others.

"Xianggong, the Holy Lord has also appointed two imperial doctors, who may arrive later, these two are responsible for checking the medicine and diet, and other things will not interfere."

"Brother Chen, please sit down!"

Wang Song nodded and said, "It's rare that the saint still cares about these trivial matters in the army."

Chen Dong and Ouyang Che were both uneasy. Although Chen Dong used to correspond with Wang Song frequently, he was not Wang Song's subordinate at that time. Times have changed, and now as a subordinate, it is natural to put on a correct posture.

"You don't have to be polite, you can work with you, after all, they are all upright and smell the same!"

Wang Song put away the smile on his face, pondered for a while, and said: "The two of you are in my Xuanfu Division, temporarily serving as an officer, and when the Northern Expedition is over, this official will intercede to the court again, and reward you for meritorious deeds, what do you think?"

The two of them were overjoyed, stood up together, and bowed solemnly: "It's all up to the minister!"

Ouyang Che said even louder: "The villain follows Xianggong, he just wants to drive out the northern captives and restore my homeland, fame and wealth are all external affairs, and he will never make Xianggong embarrassed!"

Wang Song patted the table lightly, nodded and said, "Sure enough, they are all people with lofty ideals in the country and the world, and this official is not wrong!"

These two people are now under their command, and I am afraid that nothing will happen to Zhao Gou in history. And with the running of these two people, Xuanfu Si can be more relaxed.

"The method of training soldiers is really the best in the world, and the villain admires it very much!"

Ouyang Che said sincerely: "When I came in just now, I saw that the new army trained by Xianggong was indeed a strict military discipline, fierce and mighty, only this tiger and wolf army can fight against the Jurchens!"

"Brother Ouyang doesn't know, the new army you saw, except for the 1,000 cavalry, the others have been enlisted for half a year, and they have to go through actual combat!"

Wang Song shook his head and said, but his expression was quite arrogant. Half a year is enough, and three months dare to confront a strong army.

A few people drank tea and chatted, and slowly got acquainted. Speaking of which, there is only Ouyang Che as a newcomer, and the rest are Wang Song's old acquaintances, and he gradually let go of his words.

Everyone talked about the disadvantages of the times, talked about the past and the present, and slowly talked about the current state affairs. The incompetence of the scholars, the mediocrity of the generals, and the rot of the officers and soldiers.

Wang Song nodded slightly, sure enough, things are like like gatherings, and people are grouped. What these people talk about is national affairs and people's feelings, but there is no Qinglou poetry, and they are really a group of "like-minded" people.

"Wanyan Zonghan led his troops to attack Taiyuan City, Tong Guan, a thief, abandoned the city and returned to Beijing, leaving Wang Guan and Zhang Xiaochun alone to defend the city. Wang Governor commanded the Xuanfu Division, and Zhang Zhifu led the whole city army and people to defend the city, Zong Han attacked Taiyuan for more than 250 days without breaking, and the gold thieves suffered heavy casualties. Mr. Wang's fame in the world can be described as magnificent!"

When Chen Dong said this, the expression on his face had become very solemn.

"The city of Taiyuan was broken, the king drew his sword and killed himself, and the Taiyuan soldiers and civilians who fought hard with the king either killed themselves or stabbed each other, all committed suicide in front of the battle, and none of them stole their lives. Wanyan Zonghan was annoyed and ashamed, slapped his horse and trampled on the body of Chief Manager Wang, and ordered Jin Bing to chop Chief Manager Wang into pulp, his methods were brutal and outrageous. ”

Ma Kuo shook his head and said: "After the city of Taiyuan was broken, more than 30 local officials in Taiyuan were martyred, and the Jin soldiers slaughtered the city in retaliation, and the people of Taiyuan who survived the starvation were almost slaughtered. The corpses of the people are piled up like mountains, and the sea is full of bones. The sins committed by the Jurchens are too numerous to mention!"

"The smoke is everywhere in the north, the people are struggling to make a living, and the court is still singing every night."

Chen Dong said solemnly: "The villains and others joined the Xuanfu Division, and served under the Xianggong wave, hoping to recover the rivers and mountains, recover the old land, and expel the northern captives."

"It's not just about recovering lost territory and driving out the northern captives!"

Wang Song shook his head and said: "Since Shi Jingjiao offered the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, I have lost the obstacle in the northern part of the Central Plains. The nomads in the north took turns to go south, burning, killing and plundering, and our Han people were displaced and miserable. ”

Before Wang Song finished speaking, Ouyang Che had already answered: "Xianggong wants to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun?"

Wang Song said coldly: "It's not just the sixteen states of Yanyun, the wolf is in Juxu, and the horse is stepping on Yanran." Snow-capped mountains and thousands of miles of grasslands, this is the place where my Han iron rides vertically and horizontally; Beihai and Nanyang, blue waves for thousands of miles, all the places where my Chinese culture is preached, are Han soil. This official will definitely live up to your trust, and let these barbarians know that I am dignified China, not only has Chinese civilization, but also has a strong martial artist!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, and Ouyang Che sang softly.

"Batch iron armor, carry a long knife.

The battle with the son is long.

Fight with the enemy, die and live together.

Fight with your son, and your heart will not be slack.

Step on the swallow and chase the beard.

Fight with the son, and sing fearlessly. ”

Although the singing is not big, it is exciting, and Wang Song is also solemn in his heart.

This is the military song of the Eastern Han Empire more than 2,000 years ago, and it still sounds impassioned and enthusiastic. The soldiers of the Eastern Han Empire sang this song, went out of the jam for 3,000 miles, hit the Beixiong Tower hard, and were so frightened that they fled overnight.

After a while, Chen Dong said faintly: "I really don't know when I will be able to restore my Han and Tang Dynasty majesty."

Wang Song's eyes were firm, and he replied in a low voice: "At least three or five years, at most less than ten years, you will definitely be able to see the rise of China!"