"But Xu Ziang has been commanding the army for many years, and he can fight habitually, so I'm afraid that this master of ceremonies will ......" Zhao Ding was also a little worried.

Xu Liang smiled reluctantly and responded: "Now that Sichuan and Shaanxi are generally stable, recovery and reconstruction, and recuperation with the people is the main axis. Besides, the Xuanfu envoy is just in charge of the overall situation, and the master of ceremonies administration has its own officials. If the court is not at ease, it can send a competent deputy or judge. ”

Zhao Chen seemed to have listened and agreed: "What Xu Qing said is not unreasonable, Sichuan is an important town for money and grain, and Shaanxi is a collection of Wang Shi. Without Shaanxi, Sichuan is difficult to preserve, and without Sichuan, Shaanxi will not be sustainable. What's more, although there was no war in Sichuan and Shaanxi for a while, who dares to guarantee that there will be no in the future? If the situation reverses after a few years or a decade, it is not yet known. I thought it would be better not to divide the country. ”

Zhao Ding immediately echoed: "The official family is Shengming, Sichuan and Shaanxi complement each other, and the west can be stable." ”

"Then the Sichuan Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, will the word 'disposal' be removed and the right to act cheaply will be withdrawn?" Zhu Shengfei saw that it was impossible to divide and rule, so he came up with this idea. It's not that he wants to embarrass anyone, but out of the duty of the prime minister and the instinct of the minister, he is more cautious.

"This is not necessary, Xu Wei's personality is well-known, he is cautious and cautious, and he is also decent. There has never been an overstep. Over the years, has anyone impeached him for lawlessness? Zhao Ding said.

Although Zhu Shengfei didn't answer, he didn't think so, Shaanxi has been in chaos for so many years, and institutions everywhere have been destroyed, who has the time to impeach him?

Zhao Chen also agreed: "Yes, Sichuan and Shaanxi are the farthest away from the center, if you don't have extraordinary power, there may be delays in case of trouble." Let's keep the right to 'dispose of' for the time being. ”

Speaking of which, what else is there to discuss? Xu Wei's correction is already a foregone conclusion.

However, in order to spur the foreign ministers, Xu Wei did not straighten up, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Department did not have a chief officer, headed by a deputy envoy. As for the Xuanfu judge, if he wants to be a good person, he must be diligent in serving the country and be outstanding, and it is best to be sent by the central government. Zhao Chen said.

The four prime ministers all understood what the officials meant. Although he had to borrow Xu Wei, he was a military minister after all, and he still needed a senior civil official with experience in the central government to go to Sichuan to "assist" Xu Wei in governing the government.

The resolution was soon formed, and Xu Wei was still the "deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal", overseeing the military and civilian affairs of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and officials from various departments, prefectures, prefectures, military, and counties listened to the rulings and could act cheaply. Zhang Jun and Wang Ciweng were "specialized", mobilized the army without authorization, and did not consult Xu Wei, and changed the subordination of the Liangxing Pacification Division, and the circumstances were relatively bad. In order to appease Xu Wei's emotions, both of them were given the punishment of "demoting an official".

Since Sichuan and Shaanxi do not have a full-time chief officer for the time being, the "Xuanfu Judge" has become the substantive deputy, and this candidate Zhao Chen instructed the Zhongshu to come up with it as soon as possible. But what time is it now? Xianghan is in a hurry, who has time to pick carefully? Sending one indiscriminately, and fearing that the emperor would not be satisfied, the matter was delayed.

At the end of July, Wan Yanliang led nearly 30,000 troops composed of the Jurchen army, the Bohai Navy, the Khitan army, and the Han signing army, starting from Ruyang and attacking Huaixi again, with Gwangju bearing the brunt. Gwangju is the later Huangchuan County of Henan Province. This place is located in the Huai River Plain, and its northern terrain is flat.

Zhi Yanwen, who commanded the army, discussed with Liu Guangguo and decided to abandon the city of Gwangju, retreat southeast across the Huangshui River, and wait for the Jin army in Shangcheng. Wan Yan Liang led the army into Gwangju, and when he saw that the Song army abandoned the city and withdrew, he thought that this was a sign of fear of the enemy, and ordered the cavalry to chase after him!

Huaixi was occupied by the Jin people before, so some people understood the topography here, so they persuaded Yan Liang to say that the terrain of Gwangju is low in the north and high in the south, and there is a strip of water in the middle. Now that the Song army has abandoned the city and withdrawn, this is to lure the enemy deeper, they must want to engage us near Huangshui, and ten thousand households must not let the horse army advance.

Do you think, Wan Yan Liang is the son of Wan Yan Zonggan, his Lao Tzu is the eldest son of Ah Gu Da, he is the eldest grandson of Ah Gu Da, only in his twenties, and it is the first time to go south to fight, that is really a male entanglement, high spirit, full of desire to establish miraculous achievements, how can you take this anti-ear advice to heart?

As a result, his 4,000 elite cavalry broke away from the brigade and pursued the Song army. Not to mention, there was really a gain, less than twenty miles away from Huangshui, caught up with a Song army, rushed to kill for a while, killed more than 300 people, and the rest were scattered. Further on, when they reached the west bank of the river, the cavalry realized that they had pursued the right one.

What appeared before their eyes was such a sight. The large army of the Song army retreated and crossed the river, but the grain and grass were all over the ground on the west bank, and as far as the eye could see, there were vehicles, and some soldiers were still busy working in it. When the officer of the Jin Army saw it, he didn't think much about it at all, and directly ordered the impact!

As soon as the sound of horses' hooves sounded and arrows were shot, the soldiers of the Song Army who were escorting supplies rushed to the bridge. The golden horsemen rushed over, but did not pursue, and the knights jumped off their horses one after another to coax all kinds of supplies. There was food, equipment, and even a truckload of wine jars. The knights' eyes were red, and as they scrambled, they occasionally looked up at the other side. I saw those soldiers looking at the river and sighing, helpless...... Just as the knights of the Jin Army were happily looting supplies, the cavalry of the Folding Family, who had long been in ambush, suddenly slaughtered!

If you want to say that the Jurchen horse army is strong, if you change others, you are afraid that they will disperse in a hurry. But the cavalry of the Jin Army was suddenly attacked, and they must have panicked, but they were not chaotic. The soldiers immediately threw their things and ran in front of their horses, and the officers were in a hurry to shout in formation.

However, before they could form a formation, the Zhejia cavalry had already been killed. As we all know, the cavalry of the Zhe family is unique in the Song army, and even Xu Wei, who now holds 17,000 horsemen, is probably ashamed of himself. Although staying in Jiangxi all these years has had some influence, the Folding Family Ma Army still does not change its brave nature. Although there were less than 2,000 cavalry, under the fierce attack, the cavalry of the Jin Army was chaotic and blocked into that piece of material vehicles. At this time, the infantry troops who had fled to the opposite shore were brought back and fought together with the cavalry.

In the end, the Jin cavalry lost more than 1,000 and fled back in disarray. Wan Yan Liang was furious when he heard the news, and personally led the army to attack. When he reached the water, he wanted to force his way through, but fortunately this time he learned a lesson and listened to the advice of his subordinates. Tie up the troops and horses on the west bank, and send people around to find a suitable place to cross the river. Later, he successfully crossed the river sixty miles to the north and entered the Shang town.

It is also time that Yan Liang is unlucky, at the same time as he arrived, the king of Fenyang County, Zhe Yanzhi, happened to lead the main force of the Zhe family to the north with 40,000 elites, entered Shouzhou through Shuzhou, and reached Lu'an, intending to bypass Dabie Mountain and insert between Tokyo and Xiangyang. He sent an order to Orihiko and the Orihiko brothers, if there was no battle, they would defend on the spot, and if there was, if they could not win, they would retreat and lure the enemy deeper.

Zhe Yanwen consulted with Liu Guangguo, the pacification envoy of Huaixi, believing that the Jin army had been reinforced and menacing, and decided to abandon the entire territory of Gwangju and continue to retreat eastward to join the main force. Wan Yan Liang saw it this time, and he was not in a hurry to chase it, and after occupying the entire territory of Gwangju, he sent people to reconnoiter and spy on it. When he learned that the Song army had withdrawn to the area of Lu'an, Shouzhou, he did not follow up at the insistence of his generals, but retreated to Gwangju Castle on flat ground and reported to Wushu.

At this time, Wushu was attacking Xiangyang with all his strength, and when he heard the news, he couldn't help but worry. Because during the period when he attacked Xiangyang, there was no Song army to come to help, and even Suizhou, the Song army had no intention of recapturing, which made him rethink, did the Song army play any tricks this time?

More puzzled than him was He Guan, this veteran waited left and right in Jingmen, and did not see any movement. And Yue Fei has been asking to take advantage of the Jin army's attack on Xiangyang to capture Jiasui Prefecture.

Before the war, the imperial court drew up a strategy, and the task of the Zhe family was to ensure that after Huaixi, he would find an opportunity to insert himself into the back of the Jin army and deal a heavy blow to Zong Bi. But after waiting these days, there is no news from the Zhejia family at all, what's going on? Could it be that the king of Zhejun has his own army and wants to preserve his strength?

He Guan Jiang Gui's nature, old and strong, the more he thinks about it, the more angry he becomes, the agreed end of July, the latest early August, what is the king of the county doing? At this time, in order to fight the true intention of the Song army, Wushu sent his vanguard Chi Zhanhui to lead more than 20,000 troops south along the Han River to attack Yingzhou.

He Guan couldn't avoid it, and ordered his eldest son He Ji to lead elite soldiers to aid Yue Fei. At the beginning of August, He Ji and Yue Fei fought with Chi Zhan Hui in Yingzhou, because of the disparity in troops, Chi Zhan Hui was defeated without suspense and was killed more than 1,000 people. But this battle also exposed He Guan. Wushu realized that in Yingzhou and Jingmen, not far from Xiangyang, there were so many troops hidden, so why did he sit back and watch Xiangyang City being besieged and not come to the rescue quickly? What is He Guan waiting for? Don't you just wait for the one that Yan Liang is facing?

The shocked Wushu took out the map, discussed in detail with the civil and military forces of various ethnic groups, and finally determined that the Song army's strategy could be described as "positive". They don't just think about passive defense, they actually have the mind to fight back! But Jin Jun can't figure it out, I've been fighting for so long, if Song Jun wanted to penetrate my back, he should have done it a long time ago, why did it drag on until now?

However, this leisure should not be by him, and after careful consideration, Wushu has a new idea. This back, needless to say, is to capture Xianghan. It was indeed important to seize this strategic location, but it was even more important to destroy the living forces of the Song army. Since the Song army wants to try against me, why not take advantage of this opportunity to attract the army of He Guan and the Zhejia family to come out and fight with me in the Central Plains? If these two forces can be defeated, it will be too easy to capture Xiangyang.

In view of this, Wushu decided to stop the use of troops against Xiangyang and besiege but not attack. After transferring back to Yan Liang, he sent Pu Luhun to lead elite soldiers and retreat to Yingchang Mansion to prepare. It would be much easier to let Huaixi's men and horses come over, destroy this branch first, and then try to irrigate him.

In early August, Mianzhou City.

Xu Wei took the lead, Zhang Qing and Ma Kuo followed, surrounded by more than 100 guards, galloped into the city gate. The people avoided one after another, and after a short time, they went to Xuanfu to dispose of the Yamen. Xu Wei jumped off his beloved sweaty horse and whipped the dust on the hem of his clothes with a horsewhip. After Zhang Qing and Ma Kuo got off the horse, they looked up at the door plaque of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, and they all smiled.

The emperor's edict had just arrived, clarifying Xu Wei's authority. As the deputy envoy of Xuanfu and the only governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Zijin Hu holds the political and military power of the two places. Officials from all departments, prefectures, prefectures, armies, and counties listened to the cut!

Xu Wei held a whip in one hand and a knife in the other, and entered the yamen with his head held high, followed closely by Zhang Qing and Ma Kuo. They didn't go to the second hall, Xu Wei went directly to the public court to sit down, and Zhang Qingma was divided into left and right.

Someone had already reported to the second hall, and all the officials in the office heard the news and came out to greet them. Today is different from the past, Xu Xuanfu, as the highest military and political chief in Sichuan and Shaanxi, who dares to underestimate him? After a while, officials of all sizes gathered in the hall, including Zhang Jun and Wang Ciweng.

After the ceremony, Xu Wei still said with a pleasant face: "The edict of the Son of Heaven and the provincial document of the prime minister, I think all my colleagues know about it. Ben Shuai is here to take over the Xuanfu disposal of Si Dayin, I don't know if there is a problem? ”

Zhang Jun's scalp was numb when he heard this, and he regretted it. In fact, he didn't want to fight against Xu Wei at all, and blamed Wang Ciweng for making trouble. It's good now, as soon as Xu Xuanfu sues Hangzhou, we both will be punished by a demote, this is not counted, how Xu Xuanfu wants to deal with us, don't say.

He didn't dare to hesitate at the moment, Zhang Jun ordered someone to take the big seal of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, collect money and grain, mobilize soldiers and horses, and appoint and dismiss officials, all of which were presented to Xu Wei.

"Okay." Xu Wei said lightly. Today, Xu is loved by the official family, trusted by the imperial court, and holds the authority of Sichuan and Shaanxi. I won't talk about that nonsense, only one. The fathers and elders of Sichuan and Shaanxi have made a lot of contributions and sacrifices for the great cause of resisting gold. The top priority at the moment is to recuperate with the people. I am in charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and I should also work towards this goal. All the decrees of Xu Xuanfu and Wang Xuanfu at that time continued to be implemented without any changes. I hope that the officials of Sichuan and Shaanxi, regardless of whether they are north or south, whether you or me, will be sincerely united and work together, do you understand? ”

"Yes." A full hall of Sichuan officials answered not quite neatly.

"Okay, one more thing." Xu Weilang said. "The Xuanfu Disposal Division was initially located in Mianzhou, only because it was relatively close to Shaanxi, so that it was convenient for the Xuanfu Disposal Department to be in charge of the affairs of the two places. But now, Xu is also serving as the envoy of Shaanxi, and it may be difficult to come to Mianzhou to work. Today, I want to discuss with you, how about moving the Xuanfu Disposal Division to Xingyuan Mansion? ”

This time, the officials in the hall did not dare to respond casually. As soon as Xu Xuanfu came to power, he was going to move the department to Hanzhong, which clearly showed that he was going to be a disgrace. In this Xuanfu Disposal Division, almost all the officials are from the former Sichuan Xuanfu Division. Now that Xu Xuanfu is moving to Xingyuan Mansion, does it mean something else?

"You have objections, but it doesn't hurt to say so." Xu Weidao.

Zhang Jun refused to take this head, and the weight of other officials was not enough. Besides, moving the Xuanfu Disposal Division to Xingyuan Mansion, although it is far away from the interior of Sichuan, it just takes into account both Sichuan and Shaanxi, and you have no defensible reason to oppose it.

It was Wang Ciweng, who knew that he had offended Xu Wei, and the other party had the power of "cheap and dethroned", so he probably wouldn't let him go. So, the dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, bit his teeth, his heart was horizontal, and he stepped forward and said: "Xuanfu Xianggong, Xuanfu Disposal Department has always been located in Mianzhou, and over the years, it has been customized. Hasty migration, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient. ”

Xu Wei glanced at him and said, "Then you can tell me, what are the inconveniences?" ”

Wang Ciweng was speechless for a while, and the transportation was inconvenient? Poor communication? After thinking about it again and again, he came up with a sentence: "You can't move the company just because Xuanfu Xianggong is used to it in Shaanxi." ”

"Oh? In that case, I should directly move the company to Qinzhou, why just move it to Xingyuan Mansion? Besides, the conditions in Xingyuan Mansion are no worse than those in Mianzhou, and Senator Wang doesn't have to worry. Xu Wei said with a smile.

Wang Ciweng's lips moved, and he wanted to say something.

Xu Wei didn't wait for him to say it, and suddenly knocked on the desk and said: "Oh, by the way, I forgot that Senator Wang is one of the older officials in Sichuan, and I'm afraid that he is used to staying in Sichuan, and he is not willing to go north to Xingyuan." ”

"It's not ......," Wang Ciweng was anxious to argue.

"It's okay, it's okay, although my rank is higher than you, but I am younger than you, you are my senior, I should be sympathetic to you." Xu Wei said quickly. At this point, he thought for a moment and continued, "In this way, Ben Shuai heard that Sichuan has made great sacrifices in order to support Shaanxi's resistance to gold in recent years. In many prefectures and counties, the people of the prefecture and county served in order to pay taxes, which greatly affected farming, and Suizhou was one of them. Now, Suizhou lacks a Zhengtang Zhizhou, is Senator Wang willing to go? ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole house was silent. The officials began to play a small drum in their hearts, and when it was over, Xu Xuanfu came here, not only for Liwei, but also to settle accounts after the autumn! Senator Wang is also bitter!

Wang Ciweng was also stunned for a while. Originally, the court demoted him to an official, but he was already very unconvinced, thinking that he was very wronged. Now as soon as Xu Wei comes to power, he will dismiss him as a senator and go to Zhizhou instead. Although it is a level, it seems that the place in Suizhou is a little off, right? If you ask me to be the prefect of Chengdu, I will consider it!

When he came back to his senses, Wang Ciweng was suddenly furious. He was a serious Jinshi background, while Xu Wei was just a martial artist. Even if you are higher in rank than me, you should at least treat me with some respect! I just won't give you the seal, and you're going to declare your vendetta now? You want to transfer me to a remote area as a governor? You're too blind!

It's just that Wang Ciweng was angry, and in front of Xu Wei and his colleagues, he was inconvenienced and didn't dare to attack, so he had to say: "If Xuanfu Xianggong insists on moving this department to Xingyuan Mansion, the lower officials will reserve their opinions." "This is a little soft, you have to be accommodating, I don't object, but I reserve my opinion.

Xu Wei didn't eat his set, and was still persuading: "It's okay, it's okay, you don't have to be reluctant." If you can't agree, how will you work together in the future? ”

Wang Ciweng saw that he refused to give him the steps, and he was also a little angry. The old civil officials were all a little temperamental, so they gave up their hands: "If the minister of Xuanfu insists on sending the lower official to Suizhou, then the lower official refuses to accept it!" ”

In the Song Dynasty, if the original dispatch of officials was dismissed, and you refused to accept the new position, then there was only one way to go, that is, to be idle, suspend your job and keep your salary, and go home to pick up your children.