Xingyuan Mansion, originally called Hanzhong, during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, the traitors rebelled and soon occupied the imperial capital Chang'an, and Dezong was forced to flee to Hanzhong. When he arrived in Hanzhong, it was the season of spring flowers, and the people welcomed him and ate pot pulp, which made the emperor have a good impression of Hanzhong. In order to quell the rebellion and revitalize the Tang Dynasty, Dezong changed the name of the year to "Xingyuan", and when he successfully quelled the rebellion and left Hanzhong, he issued an edict to promote this place to "Xingyuan Mansion", which was named after it.

On this day, Xu Wei and his family came to Xingyuan Mansion from Qinzhou to congratulate his brother Xu Si on his fiftieth birthday. Unlike the situation when Tang Dezong went to Hanzhong, it was the middle of summer, and the Purple Gold Tiger saw a rich and prosperous land. The golden waves of wheat danced in the wind, and the hard-working farmer bent over his back to plow, occasionally raising his head to wipe his sweat and looking at the passing cars in amazement.

Since ancient times, Hanzhong has been famous as "the land of fish and rice, the house of national treasures", not to mention the abundance of products, and the strategic significance is also very significant. In Hanzhong, you can use this as a frontier base, tend to the Sword Pavilion, and Tushu land. And if the Sichuan forces occupy Hanzhong, they can go north to Tuguanzhong. The Jurchens had previously attempted to break through Sichuan and Shaanxi, and marched east to destroy the Song Dynasty, and their strategy included the idea of occupying Hanzhong and crossing Daba Mountain to take Sichuan. Xu Wei came here, firstly, to congratulate his brother on his birthday, and secondly, to inspect the military and civilian politics in Hanzhong.

Entering the city, but seeing the bustling pedestrians in the market, shoulder to shoulder, all walks of life are thriving, and the places in Shaanxi are not comparable. Zhang Jiujiu and his daughters are also new to Hanzhong, and they are lifting the curtain and looking curiously.

After a while, he arrived at Xu Sheng's mansion. At the door, Xu Sheng's eldest son, Xu Zhong, was leading the servants to greet the guests. Seeing Uncle Nine riding a tall horse and arriving with a carriage, he hurriedly stepped down the steps and stepped forward, without saying a word, and went down directly: "My nephew has seen my uncle and aunt." ”

Xu Wei didn't wait for him to kneel down, and grabbed it: "Oops, oops, it's free." As he spoke, he looked at his nephew, Xu Zhong was in his twenties, and he knew at a glance that he was Xu Sheng's son, and the two brothers Xu Si and Xu Jiu looked very similar, so Xu Wei could always see his shadow when he looked at his nephew. In the past two years, I have not been young, and I always feel that although my daughter is good, my son cannot be without.

"The second brother arrived early in the morning, waiting for the ninth uncle to come, uncle, aunt, please." Xu Zhong smiled all over his face and asked sideways.

Zhang Jiuyue got out of the car with his two daughters first, nodded at Xu Zhong, and then turned around, stretched out his hand to help Zhu Jilan down, and instructed: "Slow down." ”

It is said that when attending this kind of occasion, only the main room is usually brought, but after all, Zhu Jilan was bought by the Xu Wang family to give to Xu Wei. Now that Xu is forty or fiftieth birthday, she should indeed come to congratulate.

Xu Wei's family went to the house, because the hour was still relatively early, and the local civil and military officials in Xingyuan Mansion were still on duty, so they were basically relatives of the Xu family and the Wang family. Most of Xu Wei didn't recognize him, but when the guests saw his clothes and appearance, they guessed that this might be Xu An's younger brother, the deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu, and Xu Jiu's lieutenant.

Xu Sizheng and his cousin Xu Cheng were talking in the hall, and when they saw Xu Jiu walking in, the two greeted them. When Xu Jiu saw it, he stepped up a few steps, and stepped forward to salute: "Congratulations on my brother's fiftieth birthday." "Although Yu Gong is a superior and a superior, at home, his brother is like an elder to be respected.

Xu Si hugged him, didn't let him bow down, and said with a smile: "Your fourth sister-in-law also said that you are busy and may not be able to get out." ”

"What are these words? No matter how busy I am, can I not reach the fourth brother's fiftieth birthday? Xu Wei said with a smile.

Xu Cheng greeted him. At this time, Zhang Jiujiu came forward, behaved in a good manner, and said respectfully: "Congratulations on the birthday of the fourth brother, I hope that my brother's family business will be prosperous, and he will be blessed with longevity and health." ”

"Okay, good, my brother and sister have a heart." Xu Si smiled and groaned. Zhu Jilan also came forward to congratulate, and Xu Si accepted it with a smile. As soon as the worship was over, Xu Yan and Xu Yan grabbed the two girls, not to mention whether the etiquette was decent or not, just the gossip calling the fourth uncle, Xu Si was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Oh, ninth brother, brother and sister, your two daughters are just envious of being brothers, okay, good brothers, brothers, sisters, you are inside, your fourth and fifth sisters-in-law are here." Xu Sidao.

The women took the baby to the inner room, Xu Si and Xu Jiu brothers, and Xu Cheng sat in the hall. The Purple Gold Tiger has just returned from supervising the Xihe, so the topic can't avoid this.

"Xu Cheng, how is Jingyuan doing?" Xu Wei took a sip of tea and asked.

"Back to my uncle, there has been nothing on the border, and the field is still open." Xu Cheng replied.

"That's the best, the party is on the border of Chenbing in Yanyan and Xihe, and in two months, we have to pay attention to autumn prevention." Xu Jiu nodded.

As he was talking, Xu Si suddenly got up and said, "Wang Anfu is here." ”

Xu Wei turned his head to look, and saw that Wang Yan, the pacification envoy of Liangxing, was dressed in an official robe, and he came proudly. When he entered the hall, he first saluted Xu Wei, and then congratulated Xu Si on his birthday. He was an old Zijin Tiger, so he didn't have any points, and after sitting down, he asked directly: "Taiwei, what's going on with Xihe?" I heard that the captain personally fought a battle? ”

"The Tubo Qiang in the area of Renduoquan City plundered the border and made chaos, and the Xihe Shuai Si sent troops to clear it, and I just went to supervise the war. The city has been recovered and the Qiang people have been appeased. Xu Wei said casually.

Wang Yan snorted: "In the past, the party members were beaten by the Western Army and couldn't raise their heads, and they didn't care about it all these years, but they jumped up and down again. I heard that you dare to show off your military strength at the border? Hey, I don't know how important it is! There is a reason why he dares to say such things, this person went to Tokyo to seek a future when he was young, because he was familiar with military books and excellent martial arts, he had to be affiliated with the "Bow Horse Children", and he was personally tested by Daojun Zhao Ji and awarded an official position. Later, he followed the small kind of Jing to attack Xia twice, and he had military exploits, so he naturally despised the party members.

After talking for a while, Xu Wei felt that it was inappropriate to talk about the attack and conquest on the elder brother's longevity hall, so he wanted to divert the topic.

Wang Yan seemed to remember something, and suddenly said; "By the way, there is something that must be explained to the captain."

"Let's not talk about business now, today is my brother's birthday, and it's rare for us to get together on weekdays, how about a drunken holiday?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

After a while, by noon, the officials of the various offices in Xingyuan Mansion City, who had been invited by Xu Si, all came one after another. Some of the leading figures in the city also came together, and Xu Si ordered the banquet to be held. He is actually 49 years old this year, but according to custom, "men do in, women do full". Xu's mansion was full of friends, and the guests and hosts were happy.

When the banquet dispersed, most of the guests left, and the relatives of the family naturally stayed. Xu Si is a person that Xu Wei respects very much, he is fifty, Zijin Tiger is extremely happy, and he also regards himself as half a master, and goes around to toast and thank the guests. Just imagine, with his status and status, it is of course a glorious thing to be able to eat him with a toast. Xu Si saw it in his eyes and was also very pleased.

As a result, after a feast, he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, and after the banquet was over, he went to the side hall to rest. Zhang Jiujiu made him a bowl of decanting soup, and as soon as he took a few sips, Wang Yan came in with a red face.

"If you want to go back to the yamen, you won't accompany the minister, so I'm here to say hello." Wang Yan said.

"Okay, you're busy, I'll talk about it after today." Xu Wei nodded.

Wang Yan clenched his fists, turned around and walked out, but stopped when he crossed the threshold, patted his head, and turned back and said, "Drink a few more cups and almost make a mistake." Captain, I have something to report for my humble duties. ”

Xu Wei was not in the mood to take care of business at this time, so he said: "Are you in a hurry? ”

"It's not in a hurry, it's just ......" Wang Yan didn't seem to know what to say.

Seeing him like this, Xu Wei put down the bowl and said, "Let's sit down and talk." ”

Wang Yan sat down next to him, shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "That's the case, on the fifth day of the first month of last month, Mianzhou gave an order to the pacification department. It was said that the border people in Yazhou were making trouble, and they wanted to send 2,000 infantry troops from the division to suppress it. ”

Xu Wei didn't know if it was because he drank too much wine and was not very sober, so he nodded and said: "Well, there are very few garrisons in the interior of Sichuan, and when the border people are in turmoil, it is also a last resort to transfer troops from Hanzhong to suppress it." And then? ”

"Because the order was issued in the name of the 'Xuanfu Disposal Division', and it was stamped with the seal of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, he did not dare to delay, so he transferred 2,000 infantry troops to set off. Thinking about it in hindsight, I think this matter should be reported to the Tai Lieutenant. Wang Yan said.

Xu Wei nodded again: "Well, that's it?" After receiving an affirmative reply, he said, "Okay, I know, you go and get busy." ”

Wang Yan got up and saluted, and then left with confidence. After he left, Xu Wei drank the bowl of decanting soup and sat in the hall, holding his head with his hands and wanting to take a nap. I have been an official for many years, and I have led soldiers for many years, and I have formed a habit, so I still think about what Wang Yan reported just now.

Yazhou is the later Ya'an, Sichuan, which is close to the border of Tibet at present, and it is not uncommon for people to live on the border...... Slow!

Xu Wei suddenly opened his eyes and slowly sat upright. Liangxing pacification division, jurisdiction over Xingyuanfu, Xingzhou, Fengzhou, Yangzhou four places, although the administrative division is under the jurisdiction of Sichuan, but the army sequence, but belongs to the Western Army system, Wang Yan is also directly under my control. Without my consent, Mianzhou actually transferred Wang Yan's troops?

Only then did Zijin Hu realize that this problem was not simple, not to mention the issue of military subordination, but from an administrative point of view. After Xu Churen and Wang Shu both retired, I am now the only deputy envoy of Xuanfu in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, which means that I am now the highest class in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and I should be the military and political chief. You have deployed troops to suppress the people's mutiny, why didn't you even say hello to me?

Even if I go to Xihe, you must at least report to the Shaanxi Production and Construction Division, right? Mobilizing troops and horses without authorization, did you not take the Shaanxi Preparation and Construction Division seriously, or did you not take me seriously?

After Wang Xuanfu went, I was thinking about whether to move to Mianzhou to work, or let the secretary report to Qinzhou.

The more Xu Wei thought about it, the more he felt that this matter could be big or small. To put it mildly, this is after Wang Shu left office, there was a mistake in the military and political system in Sichuan and Shaanxi, so you don't have to care too much; To put it mildly, this is a sabotage of the system and a violation of moderation!

At present, there is no chief and deputy Xuanfu envoy in Mianzhou, and there is no Xuanfu judge, and it stands to reason that the senior staff at the senatorial level should be temporarily in charge, so it is Zhang Jun and a few of them. Xu Wei's impression of Zhang Jun is still good, he was about to send troops to attack Yaozhou, but an order from the imperial court came, saying that he had negotiated with the Jurchens and negotiated and ceded land. After he exposed the Jurchen lies, Zhang Jun took the risk and did not stop him from entering the army. Therefore, Xu Wei is willing to think about this matter in a small way.

"You're here." A voice came. Xu Wei looked up, only to see the fourth brother Xu Sheng staggering in, seeing that he seemed to be drunk, Zijin Hu hurriedly stepped forward to help him sit down.

"The guests are all gone?" Xu Wei asked casually.

"Delivered!" Xu Si let out a long breath and waved his arms. "Oops, forty-nine! Both parents are gone, and I'm an old man, hehe. ”

"My brother is in the prime of life, where is he old?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

Xu Si turned his head, drank too much, his eyes were red, looked at his younger brother, and sighed with a smile: "Ninth brother, you really made enough scenes for your brother today." You don't know, those people eat you a toast, that's called sincere fear. ”

"Hey, isn't that what it should be? You're your own brother, what if I thank the guests for you? Xu Wei said.

"Okay, okay." Xu Si said continuously. "If my father is still here, I will be glad to see that you have accomplished today."

Speaking of his father, Xu Wei didn't know where to start for a while, and the stubborn old man's face immediately appeared clearly in front of him.

"It's a pity that my hometown fell into the hands of Beiyi, and my father can't be buried in the township so far. You and I are sons of men, and we feel guilty in our hearts. Xu Si said in a low tone.

Xu Jiu saw that his brother was depressed, and said with relief: "Brother Hugh wants to be sad, sooner or later, one day, we will fight back." ”

Hearing this, Xu Si suddenly became encouraged: "That's right!" Now that the Western Army has 200,000 troops, it is well-trained and its morale is high. ”

Xu Wei smiled and didn't say anything.

"Hey, by the way, Brother Zicai has been looking for you before, have you seen it?" Xu Si asked suddenly.

"Oh, he just left." Xu Wei nodded.

"Ninth brother, Mianzhou has transferred troops, have you reported this matter?" Xu Si asked casually. He actually knew that this was an extra question, how could he not report it?

Unexpectedly, Xu Wei shook his head.

"What? No, this, how is that possible? "Xu Sheng is also dizzy." This is not the right number of roads. You, you are now the only chief of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, and our soldiers and horses are controlled by the Shaanxi Control Division, how can I not ask you for instructions? Hey, by the way, I remember that the order was stamped with the big seal of the Xuanfu Division. If not, who would dare to transfer troops to him? ”

Xu Wei's face was as usual, and he said indifferently: "This matter can be big or small, but I would rather think about it small." ”

Xu Sheng was the deputy envoy of Liangxing to pacify, how could he not know the nature of this problem? To put it mildly, it is an omission, and to put it big, it is someone who has power. If it's the former, it's okay, everyone can explain the misunderstanding clearly in a few words, if it's the latter...... "Ninth brother, there must be a misunderstanding in this matter, don't be angry, it must be a misunderstanding, just clarify the facts to Mianzhou." "Xu Si is an honest man, and he never wants to think too badly of people.

Xu Wei nodded and said, "I know." ”