Chapter 511

To guard against the party and the Huanqing disciple general Murong Wei, on the contrary, the troops in the south are empty. (Niu Wen ~ Net) was so anxious that he reported to the Qinzhou Department of Preparation and Placement one after another, hoping that the Department of Preparation and the Xuanfu Division would exert pressure to make the Jurchens and Liu Yu more restrained.

On this day, the Fengxiang city defense reinforcement project started, and Xu Wei introduced the division of the system and the pacification division of the Jingluo to preside over the ceremony. Zhu Ji Pass has been completed and put into use, as long as the city defense of Fengxiang Mansion is updated and reinforced, then Zhu Ji Pass, Fengxiang City, Dasanguan and Shangyuan triangular defense system will be established. Let's not say that it is solid, but if the Jin people want to borrow Fengxiang Mansion to go west, it will not be so easy.

In view of this, Xu Wei attaches great importance to Fengxiang's project. Before the start of construction, Wang Yu, who was known for his good defense in the Western Army, was consulted several times. The final plan, with the original pattern of Pingyang Fortress in Hedong, established a city defense system of "two moats and three walls", supplemented by artillery towers in the city and horse faces in the city, forming a deep defense. The list goes on and on. The project is not small, the cost is also large, and the funds allocated by the Xuanfu Department are not enough, so Xu Wei invested 400,000 yuan in the special funds allocated to him by the Hangzhou Bank to ensure quality and quantity.

"Dashuai, on behalf of the soldiers of Fengxiang Mansion, I salute Dashuai with a bowl"

In a very famous restaurant in Fengxiang City, Zhang Xian, the head of Fengxiang soldiers and horses, held a banquet to entertain the two directors and their party. At this time, he was holding up the wine bowl and toasting Xu Wei.

"Wine to drink, you have to say. And it's ugly words ahead, the money and grain are tightened to supply you, if the project is not good, you can give me words. Xu Wei said very solemnly.

"Don't worry, since the boss is the head of Fengxiang, this project will definitely be dedicated, and there will never be any mistakes as for money and food, if you can save one, you will never waste it," Zhang Xian said.

"Well, you can use it when you need it, you can save anything, but the work must be dry and clean. This reinforcement of the city defense is not to build a shed, the merit is in the contemporary, the benefit is in the century, and it is not allowed to be sloppy. Come on, drink one" Xu Wei smiled at this time.

Although this year's days were better, Zhang Xian didn't dare to be extravagant, so he set up two tables, all of whom were attended by senior officials from the Department of Preparation and Pacification, as well as the prefect of Fengxiang Mansion, the secretary of the record, the chief and deputy head of soldiers and horses, and other important officials.

Xu Wei drank Zhang Xian's wine, and then took the bowl and personally saluted the Fengxiang prefect, hoping that the local government would give the greatest support to the project.

Just as he was having his best drinking, an official in a green robe hurriedly entered, came to Xu Wei and whispered something in his ear. Wu Jue saw that Xiang Zhi nodded frequently, his lips moved a few times, and he didn't know what to say, so the official turned around and returned.

"What's wrong?" Wu Jue leaned over and asked.

Xu Wei didn't answer directly, but said, "We'll go back to Qinzhou after this meal." ”

Wu Jue estimated that there might be some urgent matter, otherwise it would be impossible for the officials of the Establishment Department to chase after Fengxiang Mansion. Since Dashuai didn't say it, it must be a confidential matter, so he didn't ask any more questions, and only cared about socializing.

After the banquet, the prefect of Fengxiang enthusiastically wanted to arrange the pavilion, but Xu Wei politely declined. He also instructed Zhang Xian and other generals to work the project, and then led Wu Yu, Ma Kuo, Liu Ziyu and other officials to return to Qinzhou directly.

In ancient times, there was probably no such thing as "drunk driving", and Xu Wei was a little drunk, but he still galloped across the war horse. The people who lead the troops, which is not massive? A little drink, it doesn't matter.

At noon the next day, he and his entourage returned to Qinzhou, and without saying a word, they went straight to the Yamen of the Department of Preparation. At that time, it was the time of the lunch break, and there were few people in the preparation department, but Zhang Qing, who was in charge of the machine, was on duty.

Seeing Xu Wei and others coming back, he hurriedly greeted him: "It is estimated that the prime minister will come back at this time, and he is waiting." ”

"When was it delivered?" Xu Wei hurriedly walked inside, asking as he spoke.

"Three days ago, as soon as I received the report, I sent someone to Fengxiang to inform the minister." Zhang Qingdao.

Xu Wei sat down behind the handsome case, and Wu Jue came over with a cup of tea to quench his thirst. Zijin Tiger didn't have to drink, so he urged: "Bring it to me." ”

Zhang Qing immediately presented the official document, but it was a report from the Huanqing Jingluo Pacification Division. Liu Guangshi said in the report that a few days ago, he came to a person who claimed to be from Dunzhou and brought a handwritten letter from Li Yongqi, the governor of Dunzhou. Li Yongqi said in a secret letter that his father and son had no choice but to follow Zhang Shen to surrender to the Jurchens. But being in Jinying and in Song, I am thinking about returning all the time, but I don't have a chance.

Now, he has been appointed by Zhang Shen as the governor of Dunzhou, and he is also the pacification envoy along the border, presiding over the government affairs of Dunzhou and the military affairs in the area of Dunningfang, which is a good opportunity to return. In the letter, he claimed that just recently, Zhang Jun, the commander of the Xuanfu Division of the Shaanxi Puppet Dynasty, was going to "patrol the border", and he and his son Li Shifu planned to take the opportunity to kidnap Zhang Jun and defect to Huanqing, and asked Liu Jingluo, the commander of Huanqing, to answer.

In addition to reporting this incident, Liu Guangshi also mentioned that he used to be the deputy marshal of Yan Yan and knew the Li family's father and son. Back then, when he, Liu Qi and others were captured and plotted to escape, the Li family's father and son should have been among the companions, but they were unable to make the trip for some reason. But it is not difficult to see from this that the father and son of the Li family are also loyal and righteous people, and this matter is basically credible.

The stakes are big, and it is difficult for him to take on the role, so please ask Xu Wei, what should I do?

Xu Wei is no stranger to the name Li Yongqi. He hadn't seen it, but the detailed work he arranged in Yan'an Mansion had mentioned this person, saying that he was Zhang Shen's confidant and was extremely trusted. Now, if such a person wants to return, Xu Wei's first reaction is, is there a deception?

After reading the report, he handed it to Wu Jue. Ponder, if there is something strange in this, then what is the other party's picture? It can't be a conspiracy to win Huanqing, right? This possibility is extremely small, the two countries have only negotiated peace for more than a year, and the main force of the Jin army has been withdrawn to the country, and now only Han Chang in Shaanxi leads 20,000 Jin troops to support Liu Yu, and they do not have the strength to launch a large-scale campaign.

After reading it, Wu Jue muttered: "Xianggong, this matter should be correct. ”

Xu Wei nodded, then took the teacup and poured it, and then nodded: "It's basically credible, but this matter is not small, and it is also tricky." ”

Wu Jue deeply agreed: "What Xianggong said is very true. Not to mention whether Li Yongqi's father and son can succeed, even if he does, it is a dilemma whether we accept it or not. ”

Why? Now, not only has the Song and Jin armies stopped fighting, but the Great Song Dynasty has also recognized the legitimacy of the puppet Han. Li Yongqi and his son, as generals of the Korean army, wanted to defect to the Song Dynasty, and in principle, they were traitors to South Korea. If Shaanxi accepts him, it will undoubtedly be hostile to South Korea and North Korea. When the time comes, Liu Yu will not give up

As long as the memory is not too bad, they still remember one thing. How did the fight start between Song and Jin? Or, what excuse did the Jurchens use to tear up the Maritime Alliance and use troops against the Song Dynasty?

Just because of one person, Zhang Jue. Zhang Jue was originally a Liao general, and after the Jin army broke Yanyun, he still used him to guard the place. But Yan Min couldn't bear the looting and persecution of the gold thieves and asked him to surrender to the Song Dynasty. It is not difficult to understand that the Song and Liao countries never regarded each other as outsiders, and they did not call each other the name of the country in the national letter, but called "the Southern and Northern Dynasties", which was for the two imperial courts in one country. The vast majority of the people of Yanyun are Han people, and it is reasonable for them to vote for the Song Dynasty under the persecution of the Jin people.

Zhang Jue then defected to the Southern Dynasty with an army city, and was named the envoy of the festival, but he still guarded it. But in a fit of rage, the Jin army broke through Zhang Jue's city, forcing him to lead the remnants to flee into the Song army camp in Yanshan Prefecture. The Jin army immediately chased after him and demanded that the Great Song side hand over people. At that time, Wang Anzhong, the prefect of Yanshan, did a stupid thing, he killed Zhang Jue and gave the head to Jin Jun, naively thinking that this would be able to calm things down.

But his behavior not only made the Liao soldiers who surrendered to the Southern Dynasty cry bitterly and became disheartened, but also indirectly contributed to the rebellion of Guo Yaoshi. Let the Jurchens see clearly the strong and middle cadres of the Great Song Dynasty. Subsequently, under this pretext, the war of aggression against the Song Dynasty was launched. Zhang Jue became a "ghost of breaking the Song Dynasty".

Now, the Li family father and son are asking to return, and they have taken the initiative to kidnap Zhang Jun, the puppet Han and Shaanxi capital, to make a "vote". Although loyalty and righteousness are commendable, it also poses a problem for Shaanxi.

"Later, the official staff will come, let's discuss this matter." Xu Wei held the teacup and said in a deep voice.

Ma Kuo raised a very realistic question at this time: "Do you want to report to Mianzhou?" ”

Xu Wei didn't think about it, shook his head and said, "Not for the time being." Because he could predict that Xu Xuanfu, who was bent on stability, was unlikely to approve of this matter. However, if we refuse to accept the Li family father and son, the consequences will be very serious, although it will not be immediate, but the follow-up effect is difficult to estimate.

Suddenly taking a breath, Xu Wei remembered that this matter was extremely confidential, and it was not appropriate to expand the discussion Now present, Wu Jue is the staff officer of the Department of Preparation, Liu Ziyu is the senator, Zhang Qing is in charge of Jiyi, and Ma Kuo is the senator of Qin Fengshuai, it can be said that the senior officials of the two divisions are here, and there is no need to gather all the officials of the Department of Preparation and Placement to discuss.

As soon as he thought of this, he sat upright: "Don't wait, I have to make a decision immediately, Liu Guangshi's report arrived three days ago, and it will take a few days for the Department of Preparation and Development to reply to the Huanqing Shuai Division." In case during this period, the Li family's father and son make a move, and Liu Guangshi doesn't know how to deal with it, it will be a bad thing. ”

Everyone thought so, and Wu Jue preemptively stated: "I think that we must accept the Li family's father and son." He votes with loyalty, and we have no reason to refuse. ”

"Yes, the father and son of the Li family were originally Song Chen, and now they are returning, how can there be any reason to refuse them?" Ma Kuo also agreed.

However, Liu Ziyu, the senator of the Department of Preparation, had a different opinion, and he asked his colleagues in the field: "Do you remember Zhang Jue?" ”

Ma Kuo was stunned, and then retorted: "How can this be compared? Zhang Jue was originally a Liao minister, and the Li family's father and son were originally Song Chen."

Liu Ziyu shook his head: "Having said that, will the Jurchens reason with you?" You accepted Li Yongqi, in the eyes of the Jurchens, it is to recruit rebellion, that is, to be hostile to him. To put it seriously, it can even rise in height, saying that it is to undermine the Longxing Peace Conference. This hat is buttoned down, who wears it? ”

Xu Wei heard this, who else can wear it, I am the Shaanxi envoy, the hat is buttoned down, I must be wearing it

"Senator Liu, have you thought about it, if we reject the Li family's father and son, what will be the consequences? That is, the hope of the army and the people of Yanyan has this precedent, who else dares to devote their hearts to the homeland? Those civil and military officials who are in the Jin camp and in the Song Dynasty, like the Li family's father and son, are still loyal to the Jurchens? Can we afford this outcome? Wu Jue said.

Liu Ziyu was speechless for a while.

At this time, Zhang Qing, the supervisor of the machine, also said: "If you do this, the department will be blamed." What he said was quite vague, but in fact, he picked it up, which meant that if Xu Wei supported it, Zijin Tiger would be responsible for the consequences caused by it. Now that the three kingdoms of Song, Jin, and Han have a truce, if a dispute is provoked because of this matter, or even a war, can Xu Wei bear this responsibility?

The staff couldn't argue, but Xu Wei didn't say a word. He was weighing the pros and cons, thinking about it at worst, I accepted the Li family father and son, Liu Yu Han was often furious, Jin Guohan accused the Southern Dynasty of sabotaging the Longxing Peace Conference, and demanded that the relevant officials be disposed of and sent back to the Li family father and son, of course, the possibility of provoking a war is not great. If things get to this point, what will happen to the higher-ups?

After thinking about it again and again, Xu Wei put the teacup on the handsome case, and said loudly: "Order." ”

The civil and military forces in the hall stopped arguing and turned their heads together

"Let Huanqing Jingluo appease the Division to prepare, pick up Li Yongqi and his son, and if it happens, immediately send the Li family and his son to Qinzhou." Xu Wei said as usual.

Liu Ziyu got up when he heard this, and arched his hand and said, "Xianggong, think twice."

"You don't have to be right, if we refuse the Li family's father and son outside the door this time, it will be the hope of the people who will lose the hearts of the people, and any consequences caused by this matter will be borne by Ben Shuai."

Now that he's got it to that, what else do the others have to say? And so it was settled. After a long journey, all the officials were tired and withdrew from the hall, but Zhang Qing, who was in charge of the machine, did not leave.

After Xu Weibu came out of the handsome case, he sat down next to Zhang Qing and said with a smile: "You still want to persuade me?" ”

Zhang Qing saw that his colleagues had gone out, so he whispered: "You really don't think about it anymore?" ”

"What else is there to consider?" Xu Wei pretended to be relaxed.

"It's okay to say that this thing doesn't work, in case it happens, the Li family father and son come to Qinzhou. Can Liu Yu give up? Can the Jurchens stop? Your third uncle is an example, when he launched a counteroffensive, the Jurchens asked to deal with the relevant officials, what was the result? Did the court protect him? Isn't it the same as stepping down? Your ass hasn't been heated yet, and if the Jurchens bite it, Xu Xuanfu can let you go? Can Hangzhou let you go? ”

Zhang Qing is Xu Wei's hair small, and when there is no one left and right, he can speak out.

Xu Wei nodded: "I've thought about it." The worst result is that Jurchen and pseudo-Han accuse me of sabotaging the Longxing Peace Conference and ask the imperial court to deal with it. ”

"You've thought about it and you're doing it?" Zhang Qing was puzzled.

Sighing, Xu Wei said frankly: "The defeat of Dunzhou is my lifelong shame, not to say anything about restoring my homeland, Kuangfu Heshan, if I can't fight back, how can I swallow this breath?" If you want to recapture Shaanxi, it is not enough to rely on the western army alone, and you must have the support of the people. If I reject the Li family's father and son, it is the hope of no one else, how can I do such a thing? ”

"But the boss won't let you go," Zhang Qing reminded again.

Xu Wei shook his head again: "No." ”

"So sure?"

"Well, in Hangzhou, the incident has just occurred, the new monarch has ascended the throne, and the dynasty is chaotic. Shaanxi is far away, and the imperial court is beyond the reach of the whip and can't take care of it. As for the Xuanfu Division in Mianzhou, it is even more impossible to do anything to me. Xu Weiyan is all here.

Zhang Qing already understood what he meant. Hangzhou can't reach the whip, so let's not talk about it. As for Xu Xuanfu, he single-handedly helped Xu Wei to power, and now, on the fourth road in Shaanxi, even a Liangxing Fengyang pacification division, there are three places where the Xu brothers are holding the handle. In addition, Xihe Yao Pingzhong is full support for Xu Wei. Wang Yan, who was in charge of the power of Liangxing Fengyang to pacify the Division, was Xu Wei's old subordinate, and Wang Yu, the deputy marshal of Jingyuan, also served under Xu Wei's account. Li Yanxian and Liu Qi of Huanqing Shuaisi were both promoted by Xu Wei.

Looking around, in the Western Army, Xu Wei's old days are all over the place. Hangzhou may not know this, but Mianzhou must know. If Xu Churen can't get along with Xu Wei for this matter, it's really not cost-effective. And it's unlikely he did.

Because of this, Xu Wei weighed the pros and cons before making this decision.

After Zhang Qing figured it out, he suddenly took a breath, why didn't I realize it, except for Xihe, Lao Jiu's old department has spread all over the world, no wonder the boss wants to appoint him as an envoy

Thinking of this, Zhang Qing smiled: "Yes, when I didn't say it." The lowly post went to draft the order and immediately sent it to the Huanqing Shuaisi. ”

However, it was said that after Xu Wei's order arrived at Qingyang Mansion, Liu Guangshi had an idea, and he strengthened his troops in Huachizhai to prepare to receive the Li family father and son who came from Yanzhou. But I waited left and right, and waited until the end of July, and there was no movement. This made him wonder if something had changed.

Juzhou, Zhizhou Yamen.

Li Yongqi and Li Shifu, both father and son, were wearing official robes and standing under the eaves of the yamen, as if waiting for something. Behind them, the civil and military officials of Yanzhou were all listed. The two fathers and sons looked as usual, and they didn't see the slightest difference. Stretching from the yamen to the street, the samurai in bright armor guarded with spears, and the battle was not small.

After a while, I saw a horse team at the end of the street, galloping, startling the pedestrians on the street to avoid it. On that horse, the knight was in the prime of life, with a majestic figure, and he was half a head taller than ordinary people on horseback, wearing a scarlet official robe and a foot veil. There is a bright gold belt tied around his waist, and his majesty is extraordinary. The generals and cavalry who followed behind him were all elites.

The pedestrian rushed to the front of the Zhizhou Yamen and stopped, and the Li family father and son immediately greeted them. Li Yongqi hugged his fists and said: "Humble Li Yongqi, lead the civil and military officials of Yanzhou, and welcome Zhang Dutong"

It was not long ago that the army surrendered to the Jurchens, and the original Jingyuan was slightly pacified by the division to control Zhang Jun, and now he is promoted, as the puppet dynasty of Shaanxi, he is indispensable.

Zhang Jun jumped off the horse, shook his official robe, and took off his head, and Li Shifu hurriedly took it.

"Oh, it's just a routine patrol, why should Li Zhizhou be polite?" Zhang Jun smiled hypocritically, but he was very useful in his heart. When he was in Jingyuan, with Xu Yuan's arrogance and Xu Yan's arrogance, how could he be so comfortable and majestic?