Chapter 670: Xu Liu's Greetings

In the eighth year of Jianwu, Layue, Shaanxi.

It's the last minute of the year again, and Xu Wei is very busy at this time. Zaigong, whether it is the army or the local government, there are many things waiting for him to deal with throughout the year, and he has to prepare to report the gains and losses of the year to the imperial court. Just how to write that book is enough of a headache; In Sī, seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, relatives and friends have to move around, and the families of some of the senior Western Army generals who have died in the battle need him to come forward to offer condolences in person, in short, they are very busy.

Still, it's worth it. This year, his harvest was not small, in the Western Xia through Xiao Heda and Huanqing Jun Jingyuan Army, he controlled the Hengshan line, where the land is fertile, rich in things, the party people from the previous several attacks on Shaanxi, all from the Hengshan area, to obtain military supplies. Controlling Hengshan will choke the lifeblood of Western Xia, as long as Yelu Dashi's ambition is still there, Western Xia is estimated to not be able to jump for a few days.

In addition, the Western Army regained control of Linfu Road and stabbed a sharp knife in front of the Jurchens. The Jin army attacked Linfu Road in a big way, but it was blocked back by the Linyan army, although the losses were a little bigger.

In fact, he was no longer very happy with his military achievements. He is especially proud of his achievements in domestic affairs. Among them, the economy is the most. Zhao Kai is worthy of being the god of wealth, and on the premise of not increasing the burden on the people, he has greatly changed the wine and tea laws, so that the tax revenue of Sichuan has increased considerably this year. In the past, Sichuan and Shaanxi's finances were tight every year, and after this year's expenditure, there were still more than 400,000 yuan, which was all his credit.

There will be rewards for hard work, this is Xu Wei's consistent style. For Zhao Kai, he does not hesitate to reward any imaginary reality. Because he had the power of "cheap dethronement", he was promoted to Zhao Kai two levels, and after reporting to the imperial court, he was also recognized, and Zhao Kai was added to the title of "Longtuge shì system".

Shaanxi's reconstruction is gradually on the right track, and more than 700,000 displaced people have been recruited from various places. It turned out that the wild grass was overgrown, and the tigers and leopards haunted the place, and the houses were rebuilt, the land was reclaimed, and the scene of thousands of miles of fertile fields appeared on the Guanzhong Plain.

However, there are also troublesome things. That is, Xu Liu and Zhi Yanzhi both wrote letters. It was said that there had been an accident in the DPRK, and they wanted to lead the troops to the south of the Yangtze River and ask the Western Army to help take care of the Central Plains. Although they didn't say exactly what kind of changes had happened, Xu Weichai could also guess that they needed to use the army, and that ten ** had something to do with the emperor. Therefore, he transferred the Yongxing Shuai Division to Henan Mansion to warn the Jin army in Tokyo not to act rashly.

After sending troops, he waited for a response until the eighth day of the lunar month.

Since the Song Dynasty, the Chinese have celebrated the Laba Festival. On this day, Xu Wei was busy in the yamen until the evening before returning. The whole family waited in the dining room, and there were all kinds of dishes on the table, the most important of which was of course Laba congee.

"What are you waiting for me to do? Eat quickly, I'll change my outfit and come. Xu Wei stepped into the hall, mōmō daughter's head, teased his son Xu Hu again, and withdrew with a smile.

"Sister, why has Xianggong been so busy lately?" Zhu Jilan hugged Xu Hu, the little guy kept making trouble, she asked while talking to her son.

Zhang Jiujiu got up to scoop porridge for his family, and said casually: "It's like this at the end of the year, and it will be busier to wait for ten or so days, and officials from other places will come to Xingyuan to report, and he has always insisted on personally going to comfort the families of the fallen generals." Come, you eat first. ”

Zhu Jilan thanked him, and when he was about to eat, Zhang Jiuyue suddenly said: "Hey, by the way, didn't you receive a letter from the sixth uncle today?" ”

Hearing her mention this, Zhu Jilan sighed: "I put it in Xianggong's study, why don't I go and get it?" ”

"You eat yours." Zhang Jiujiu waved his hand, and then shouted outward, "Bai Ganniang? White godmother? ”

After a while, an old man walked in and asked, "Madam?" ”

"Where did you go to your father-in-law's study? Oh, there's a letter on the desk, you get it right away. Zhang Jiu said.

After a while, Xu Jiu blew in like a gust of wind, tightened the leather robe on his body, and scolded: "Damn, it's so cold in the yamen, it's still ......" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Zhu Jilan looking at himself with a smile. Only then did he realize that he smiled at his two daughters: "Dad is a rough man, don't learn from Dad, come, drink Laba porridge!" ”

At this time, the old servant came in with a letter in both hands and said, "Xianggong, letter." ”

Xu Wei took it and asked casually, "Who wrote it?" ”

"Sixth brother, I received it in the afternoon." Zhang Jiujiu replied. Xu Wei put the letter on his body and didn't read it immediately. Because he knew that there must be an answer in Xu Liu's letter, once he read it, it was estimated that he would not be able to eat this meal well. Laba Festival, no matter what, you have to accompany your family to drink a bowl of Laba porridge, right?

After eating, because the weather was cold, everyone went back to their rooms, Xu Wei first accompanied Zhang Jiujiu to settle the two daughters, and then talked to her, and then went to Zhu Jilan to put his son to sleep, and also talked to her for a while. When they all fell asleep, he went to the study alone, held the lamp in his hand, made a cup of hot tea, and took out Xu Liu's letter.

Before reading the letter, he guessed that if the matter failed, he estimated that he would not receive the letter. As a result, it turned out to be true. In the letter, Xu Liu concisely stated the cause and effect, and his statement was still official, referring to the coercion of the emperor by the rebels. Of course Xu Jiu knew that this was fake, the Emperor Taishang was not much older than himself, how could he give up power in a young age? The so-called "rebel minister" Yunyun is just saving face for the Zhao family.

He was only about 20 days before and after the restoration, and he was forced to step down because of the opposition of the courtiers Jīlie and the arrival of the army of the sixth brother and Zhezhonggu. Huang Qianshan, Wang Zongmiao, and Luo Ruji, after being tried by Dali Temple, were sentenced to death, but Huang Qianshan knew that he would die, and he committed suicide in prison.

Now that the official family has been reset, seeing this, Xu Wei's eyes lit up. Because Xu Liu told him in the letter that with the merits of King Qin, the emperor issued an edict to change Zhao Ding to "Shangshu Zuo Servant shè Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi" and became the prime minister. And he was promoted to the position of "Shangshu's right servant shè, with Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi", became the second minister, and officially came to power.

Another meritorious hero, Zhi Yan, was promoted to the crown prince Shaobao, from the second rank. Zhe Yanzhi was previously named the king of the county, but because of the defeat, he was demoted three levels in a row, and now he is promoted to the prince Shaobao, only one level. Xu Liu also felt a little unbelievable in the letter, and he thought that Zheyan would restore the title of county king.

In short, this letter can be regarded as both a letter from home and an official letter from the prime minister to local officials. Xu Liu told his cousin in the letter that after this change, the confidence of the official family in Jin's toughness and recovering the lost land by force has become more and more firm. After he takes office, his policy will revolve around this issue. As the commander of the most elite army of the Great Song Dynasty, you must let me be able to raise my eyebrows in the center.