When Qin Hui's official sedan chair stopped in front of the Xuande Gate, the attendant lifted the curtain and asked him to get off the sedan chair, but he looked inside for a moment, then returned to the bridge and lifted the side curtain to look back, and sat in the sedan chair without moving. After waiting for a while, many official sedan chairs passed by, and he coughed, let the entourage lift the curtain, and got off the sedan chair.

"Yo, Qin Xiang." Everywhere he passed, his colleagues in the DPRK and China saluted one after another, Qin Hui nodded with a smile on his face, and kept saying "uh-huh" in his mouth. Zheng Zhongxiong caught up from behind and walked half a body with him.

"Xianggong, I haven't heard of anyone going to work again, so the Xu Party is probably clear."

Qin Hui responded: "There is nothing strange about the trees falling and scattering. ”

"That being said, but Xu Liang's residual power is still there, and he can't be sloppy. I heard that when he resigned, there were a lot of insinuations, and he pointed the finger at the middle palace and you and me. Zheng Zhongxiong whispered.

"Hmph, the toothless tiger still wants to bite? You don't have to worry about it, I have my own way of dealing with him. Qin Hui said disdainfully. Zheng Zhongxiong saw that he had the appearance of a bamboo tree, so he stopped talking much. When he got inside, he saw Prime Minister Zheyan being surrounded by a group of people from a distance, Qin Hui thought for a while, then stepped forward and chatted with King Lin. It's nothing more than current affairs in the DPRK and the like, until the imperial history comes out and the whole class goes to the court.

In the early dynasties, Qin Hui was active and played three things in a row. The first is to rectify the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Zhiyuan Academy, and open up the way of speech to end the "Yiyantang"; Second, it is necessary to revitalize the DPRK, change course, and focus on domestic affairs in the future; The third is to unify the decree to change the situation in which the Yangtze River cannot be controlled.

Everyone can see that the three things he played were all to "correct" the "ills" of the era of Xu Liang's rule, or it is not an exaggeration to call it "liquidation". The minister knew this, and the emperor also understood it. It's just that Zhao Jin's attitude is a bit ambiguous, and the Taiwan admonition should be rectified when it should be rectified, and as for changing course, this must be widely discussed and consensus reached, and we must not be too hasty. The unification of the decree is not an overnight matter, and it is a long-term consideration.

Fortunately, Qin Hui knew the temper of the Great Song Emperor, and he was not afraid of anything, but what he was most afraid of was trouble, and it was trouble. Even if a thorn is stuck in the flesh, as long as it doesn't hurt, or the pain is bearable, it's best not to pull it out. Therefore, he did not argue with the emperor about the latter two, and the court recommended Zheng Zhongxiong to serve as the imperial historian, and Wei Shixun knew the Yuan.

You must know that the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Zhiyuan are also known as "Taiwan Advice", which are the supervisory bodies in the imperial court and control the way of speech. During Xu Wei's administration, he paid great attention to the admonition to avoid troubles and obstacles. Qin Hui recommended Zheng Wei and the others in the name of rectifying the Taiji, but in fact, in the name of rectification, he installed his own people.

It is said that now that all forces in the imperial court coexist, his obvious action should attract opposition. However, these two major personnel appointments were approved by the DPRK on the spot. The reason is also very simple, isn't there an empty position in Zhongshu to "participate in political affairs"? He wanted to arrange Zheng Zhongxiong, and Zheyan wanted to arrange Chen Kangbo, and in the end he made a compromise and used this position of "participating in political affairs" to exchange the two positions of "Imperial History Zhongcheng" and "Zhiyuan Yuan".

After retiring from the dynasty, the officials of Zhongshu returned to the capital halls of the three provinces and worked separately. There is nothing important at the moment, the border is still peaceful, the two armies of Jin and Liao are fighting, and the Jin State has lost the territory of Hexi, and there is no intention of retaliation for the time being. These two sides are at peace with the Great Song Dynasty, so they don't have to worry about it militarily.

In internal affairs, as soon as Xu Liang left office, his followers either followed the dynasty or acted with their tails between their legs, and this force was basically out of fashion. Therefore, when there was nothing to do inside and outside, Qin Hui pondered that something should come out and show his existence.

"Come on, go and invite King Lin, Fan to participate in politics, and Chen to participate in politics." Qin Hui shouted in his office hall.

The meeting presided over by the emperor is called "court meeting", and the discussion is all about major policies and important affairs. When it comes to the Chinese book, the prime ministers can also hold "provincial meetings", and the scope of discussion is much wider. When Xu Liu was still in power, because of the tense relationship with Zheyan, he almost never held a "provincial meeting".

In the capital hall of the three provinces, the prime minister, the second minister, and the two deputy ministers gathered, although Qin Hui was the initiator, but after all, Zhe Yanzhi was the prime minister, so he spoke first: "Today's provincial discussion, what do you have to say?" ”

Qin Hui coughed and said with a smile: "Today in the court, I proposed three to the saint, and the saint agreed to one. The rest, let's talk about it later. Who is going to do that? Naturally, it is a matter of the capital of our three provinces. Therefore, the king and the two of them were invited to participate in politics, just so that we could have a consensus before we could ask the officials to decide. ”

Fan Tong listened to it and said casually: "Since it is your proposal, you will talk about it in detail, there is no direction, what are you discussing?" "He is a member of the Liu family, relying on the power of the queen, so even if he is the deputy prime minister, he still speaks in a tone of voice.

Qin Hui knew that he was this xìngzi, and he didn't mind, so he immediately said: "Actually, speaking of which, this change of course and the unification decree are the same thing. When Xu Xiang was in power in front of him, the decree of the central government and the opposition could not cross the Yangtze River. Although this is a joke, it is enough to show the seriousness of the problem. Since we are in our place, we cannot open one eye or close one eye. What should be done must be done, and those who should be offended must be offended. ”

Zhi Yanzhi and Chen Kangbo were silent, and Fan Tong said impatiently: "You just say it's a problem with Sichuan and Shaanxi?" Why go around this circle? ”

"The main reason is that the problem of Sichuan and Shaanxi is true, but there are also some situations in Hedong, hehe, roughly Sichuan and Shaanxi. I'll get straight to the point. Qin Hui still smiled.

"This Sichuan and Shaanxi were far away from the center, and the situation was urgent, if there was a critical moment of life and death, the court whip was out of reach. Therefore, it is impossible not to make expediency. Over the years, Sichuan and Shaanxi have been outside the imperial court in terms of military, administrative, personnel and financial endowments. In times of war, it was not said, but now that the situation is becoming more and more peaceful, it is no longer the way to go. So, shouldn't we consider reverting to our pre-war policies? Qin Hui expressed his intentions.

Zhi Yan knew that he was targeting Xu Jiu, and it was also a new step to attack the Xu family. From his standpoint, Xu Liu has already left his post, and the Xu family has no conflict of interest with him for the time being, so he is not in a hurry to do anything. On the contrary, because Xu Liu was out of the court, he was a little "lonely". When he was helped up, he was originally restraining Xu Liu, but now that Xu Liu has gone to Quanzhou, he should think about himself.

The Xu family originally held great power in the imperial court and in the local area, but isn't it the same for him to break the family now? After cleaning up the Xu family, the next one will definitely be his family. However, at this point, Orihiko has his own ideas. Before the Song-Jin Incident, the Zhe family had maintained a tradition that lasted for hundreds of years, guarding Fuzhou for generations, that is to say, their Zhe family was originally a hereditary "warlord", even if the Song and Jin Incident, the Zhe family should naturally continue to return to the old land.

The reason why he came to the imperial court to govern was also to hope that through this, he could seek more benefits for the Zhe family. Before, he proposed to let the soldiers of the Zhe family return to their hometown and move to Hedong, but he gave up because of Xu Liang's opposition.

Before, he hoped to maintain a balanced confrontation with Xu Liu in the court, so that the emperor could not do without him or Xu Liang, although the two contained each other, they were dependent on each other. But now the Xu family is unlucky, Xu Liang was forced to leave the court, and the meaning of his existence in the court is not to show his ambitions, continue to be the prime minister, manage the government, and help the emperor to take care of the Xu family with the help of his special status and identity. Otherwise, there are so many people who can be prime ministers from Jinshi background, why use you as a party member?

It was for these reasons that Zhi Yanzhi spoke: "Yes, the original several major Xuanfu Divisions were all given the power to dispose of 'acting cheaply'. Now that the three major Xuanfu Divisions of Jinghu, Jiangxi, and Liangzhejiang have been abolished, the Huainan Xuanfu Division does not have the power to 'act cheaply', and Sichuan and Shaanxi are not the exceptions. ”

"The king is very right!" Qin Hui praised. "Although this Sichuan and Shaanxi are geographically saved, it is still necessary for the Xuanfu Division to exist. It's just that there is no need for Sichuan-Shaanxi co-governance. At the beginning, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division was set up because most of Shaanxi was captured by the Jin army, and it was necessary to rely on Sichuan to resist the war. Now not only the whole territory of Shaanxi has been recovered, but Hedong has also returned, and it is imperative to divide Sichuan and Shaanxi! ”

When Fan Tong heard this, he said loudly: "Don't blame me for not reminding the two ministers, if you want to divide Sichuan and Shaanxi, you can't get around one person." ”

"What is Fan's opinion on participating in politics?" Orihiko asked.

"The king of Taiyuan County has great merit, great power, and great prestige, and now Xu Liang has just left office, if the imperial court does the matter of dividing Sichuan and Shaanxi, you must be careful of him." Fan Tongdao.

Qin Hui nodded solemnly: "That's true, King Xu Jun has been in Sichuan and Shaanxi for decades, if he acts rashly, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings." When the time comes, it will be bad if something happens again. So, my advice is, take it one step at a time. ”

"How, step by step?" Orihiko asked.

"First, take back the right of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division to 'act cheaply' and remove the word 'disposal'." Qin Hui said.

"This is only in name, for more than 20 years, the appointment and transfer of officials in Sichuan and Shaanxi have been handled by the Xuanfu Disposal Department. Even if the power of disposal is withdrawn, how can we supervise whether Sichuan and Shaanxi comply with the order? Everyone is their own people, even if they hide it from the court, we don't know. "Zhe Yanzhi seems to be iron-hearted, and he wants to protect the Zhe family by overthrowing the Xu family.

"Yes, to put it bluntly, Xu Wei seems to be dividing one side, if you want to break ground on his head, can he not be in a hurry? If the persecution is too great and it leads to trouble, it will be very bad! Fan Tong said loudly. What he meant by "incident" was understood by all.

Qin Hui laughed: "Fan is a little calm when he participates in politics!" When I say step by step, it makes sense. ”

Fan Tong glanced at him: "Oh? That's a good idea. ”

"After taking back the power of disposal and changing it to the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, isn't there still a vacant position of Xuanfu Judge? Send a competent minister to supervise Sichuan and Shaanxi, and also be familiar with the situation, and wait for the division of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the future. The king of Taiyuan is naturally still the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi, and this Xuanfu judge can be in charge of Sichuan. Qin Hui was really prepared, step by step, and he had already thought of a way.

His method is indeed feasible, and he will not stab Xu Wei, because the Xuanfu judge is already empty and should be sent by the imperial court.

"And after that? Even if there is no power to dispose of it, there is no Sichuan, but the king of Taiyuan still holds the military power of the Western Army, which is the most important. "Orihiko hit the nail on the head.

Qin Hui probably didn't expect King Lin to be so "cooperative", and couldn't help but praise: "The king is far-sighted, and I admire it!" Not bad! The military power of the Western Army is really the crux of the problem. But I'm afraid this is too urgent, the water is too deep, and the situation is too complicated. It can only be drawn slowly. It depends on the situation when the time comes, if it is not necessary, it will be worn by water drops, the rope will be sawn, and if necessary, then ...... It was immediately decided. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Orihiko and tacitly understood it.

Fan Tong was furious when he heard this, and said dissatisfiedly: "Like this, what year and month can this hidden danger be eliminated?" ”

"Fan participates in politics, this is really urgent. People have been in business for more than 20 years to have today's situation, how can we put things in order overnight? Qin Hui said with a smile.

Fan Tong frowned, snorted in his nose, and stopped talking. Orihiko waited for a moment and said, "That's it for the time being, but I have a little bit ahead." It doesn't matter who sits in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and who leads the army, but the Western Army is the division of the Son of Heaven and an important force to defend the Western Territory. People can be changed, but the Western Army can't be chaotic! If the Western Army is in chaos, then the world will be in chaos! ”

Fan Tong moved his fat belly in the chair and said with a smile: "The king's words are exaggerated, right?" Is it so serious? ”

"I'm not joking!" Zheyan is treating Xu Wei as much as possible, trying to appease the director, and unless it is absolutely necessary, he must be treated preferentially. The first is to avoid the situation from getting out of control, and the second is to remember his great exploits. Secondly, for the matter of Sichuan and Shaanxi, you must not be in a hurry, as Qin Xiang said, you have to take it step by step, slowly and slowly, if it is not handled properly, the Jurchens and Khitans are not vegetarians. Sichuan and Shaanxi are no better than other places, and they must be dealt with with with patience! You must not take it lightly, I am the one who leads the troops, and I know this better than you......"

Qin Hui grabbed the conversation: "This is natural, the Manchu Dynasty is in charge of the army, and the only one who knows the soldiers is the king." Naturally, you have to listen to the king's advice. ”

Zhongshu has formed a consensus that it is necessary to break the "**" state of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and also to remove the unstable factor of "Xu Wei". However, in the end, there is still an emperor above, and such a big matter must be approved by the emperor before it can be started. Qin Hui knew that the emperor looked forward and backward, and he was afraid of it, and he said that he was afraid that the Zhao official family would still have scruples, so he tried his best to instigate King Lin to pick this matter away.

Because Zhi Yanzhi and Xu Wei are the same generals with great military achievements, and the two are both military commanders of the Great Song Dynasty, and they have been friends for many years, he will be able to eliminate the emperor's scruples if he goes to explain to the emperor. But Zheyan didn't want to be this "bad guy", so he couldn't shirk it. Fan Tong volunteered, but his words were not weighty, Qin Hui had no choice but to go out in person.

In order not to make the emperor nervous, Qin Huizhi deliberately chose to accompany the emperor to make a speech when he checked the book.

In the Imperial Palace of Greater Tokyo, almost every dynasty would build a pavilion in the forbidden middle to house the imperial records and works of the former emperors. For example, Tianzhang Pavilion, Xianmo Pavilion, Huiyou Pavilion, Longtu Pavilion, etc., the emperor has to go to these pavilions every once in a while to sort out and read the literature and ink of the ancestors, and often summon the ministers to the shì system. And in the Hangzhou Palace, these have also been rebuilt. On this day, Zhao Jin went to Tianzhang Pavilion and happened to summon Qin Hui to accompany him.

In the Tianzhang Pavilion, Zhao Jin walked in front, inspected the ancestors on the bookshelf, occasionally took a copy, and handed it to Qin Hui at the back. Qin Hui hugged a stack of texts and didn't speak. The two monarchs and ministers walked quietly in the pavilion, until finally, after the emperor finished inspecting, went to the bookcase next to him and sat down, and opened a chapter casually and read it. Qin Hui also sat down, waiting for the opportunity.

"Qin Qing, is there anything important in Zhongshu recently?" Zhao Jin asked. Since Xu Liang went out of the court, Zhao Jin has been going to the court every day for half a month, and there are troubles every day, and recently, he has not been to the court for seven or eight days. When he came to Tianzhang Pavilion, if it wasn't for the usual practice, he wouldn't want to come.

"Crucially, there really isn't. It's just that recently, the ministers and others have occasionally discussed the affairs of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Qin Hui said.

Hearing "Sichuan and Shaanxi", Zhao Jin didn't care for a while, and said casually: "What's wrong with Sichuan and Shaanxi?" ”

"Back to the official's house, since the establishment of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, Sichuan and Shaanxi have not been directly governed by the imperial court for many years. During this period, the imperial court did not interfere in the administrative, military, financial, and personnel affairs of Sichuan and Shaanxi. At that time, it was a stopgap measure, but time has passed, and if it continues like this, it is not a way to do it after all. Qin Hui said.

Zhao Jin's hand turning through the book stopped, because at this time he thought about what Shen Xue said to him that day. At that time, he was hesitating about whether to approve Xu Liang's resignation, because he was afraid that if he moved Xu Liu, he would provoke Xu Jiu and cause trouble. At that time, Shen Xue said that even if Xu Jiu had different intentions, he did not dare to act rashly, and the court could slowly figure it out. Recently, there have been a lot of things, he has forgotten this section, and now that Qin Hui has brought it up, how can he still have the heart to read the ancestors of Wen Hei?

"What is the attitude of the Prime Minister?" Zhao Jin asked with great concern.

"The opinion of the ministers is that the current pattern of Sichuan and Shaanxi cannot be continued. It is imperative to cut power and divide the rule! And, urgently! Qin Hui said firmly.

Zhao Jin's two eyebrows gradually squeezed to the middle, and his expression sank: "But the king of Taiyuan ......"

"The official, the minister is saying that it is urgent to cut power and divide the rule, as for how to place the king of Xu Jun, this can be discussed slowly." Qin Hui explained.

Zhao Jin breathed a sigh of relief, but still said: "This division of power is also aimed at the King of Taiyuan, and he must be unhappy." This matter can not be careless. Do you have a detailed plan? ”

At that moment, Qin Hui told the emperor about his "step by step" plan. From recovering the right to dispose of it, to sending Xuanfu judges, to dividing and governing Sichuan and Shaanxi, every step was explained to the emperor in detail, and he tried his best to downplay the risks, only saying that it was a matter of course. When Zhao Jin heard this, he felt that it was quite safe, so he did not object. It's just that I have repeatedly instructed that I would rather slow down and slow down than make contradictions. After all, hundreds of thousands of Western troops are in the hands of the king of Taiyuan County, and if it is blown up, it will be a disaster!。