After staying at the fourth brother's house for one night, his wife and concubine continued to be guests at Xu Sifu, and Xu Wei himself began to inspect the military and civilian politics of Xingyuan Mansion. According to statistics, during the war, at least hundreds of thousands of people poured into the Hanzhong Basin, and some people entered Sichuan. At present, Shaanxi is vigorously mobilizing the people to return to their hometowns for reconstruction, and as the head of the Shaanxi military and political affairs, he attaches great importance to this matter.

As for the military aspect, the army of the Liangxing Pacification Division was the direct subordinate force of the Xuanfu Division established by Xu Shao, and at its peak, it reached 40,000 cavalry. However, with the recovery of the whole territory of Shaanxi, the gateway to Sichuan no longer needs to be heavily defended, so the troops taken by Xu Wu stayed in Yanyan and became the Yanyan army. Xu Wei came here to inspect the stationing and training of the remaining troops.

While busy with these, he has also been thinking about the Mianzhou side to bypass him to transfer troops. At first, he wanted to go to Mianzhou, let the relevant people and others talk about it, and use it to deter Sichuan officials. But then it didn't feel necessary. Rather than rebuke them, I'd better do it better.

In view of this, Xu Wei, in his capacity as the "deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu disposal", issued an order to the Mianzhou headquarters, asking the officials in charge of the daily affairs of the Xuanfu Department to immediately send the big seal to Xingyuan Mansion. He wanted to formally take over power in Sichuan and Shaanxi. This matter can be said to be logical, because now there is only one commander in Sichuan and Shaanxi. Moreover, it is highly likely that he will be corrected soon.

But after Xu Wei's order was issued, he had not received any news until he finished his inspection in Xingyuan Mansion. How far is Xingyuan Mansion to Mianzhou, less than 800 miles, and it takes less than three days to get a fast horse. Although Xu Wei's order was not rushed with a silver medal, it was not delayed until now? This couldn't help but make Xu Jiu a little annoyed...... Mianzhou, Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division.

Since Wang Shu was still in Mianzhou, because he had asked the court to retire, so during that period he was in a state of semi-retirement, the affairs of the department, presided over by Senator Zhang Jun, Senator Wang Ciweng and others. Although Wang Shu left Mianzhou, the affairs of the Xuanfu Disposal Division were still handled in an orderly manner. The staff members and adjutants performed their own duties, but they were all right. It wasn't until Xu Wei's order arrived in Mianzhou that a violent dispute was provoked in the Xuanfu Division.

On this day, the people of Mianzhou are still the same as usual, although it is only morning, but the teahouse is already overcrowded. This place in Sichuan, because it is a basin, is surrounded by barriers, coupled with superior environment and abundant products, so it has created the idle style of Sichuan people. Whether it is the Sichuan people of this era, or the Sichuan people who were filled in by Huguang in later generations.

There is also the same in the Xuanfu Disposal Division, where the officials make tea and gather in twos and threes before starting their work, bragging and chatting. Anyway, it's not a big deal now, the battle is over, and there is no need to worry about money and food, it's time to relax and relax.

In the second hall, those adjutants who are in charge of the machine, write the text, and do office work all gather to chat. What is said is nothing more than some old and new things in the officialdom. When he was talking energetically, he suddenly heard the door ringing, and the officials turned their heads to look, only to see a post man, sweating profusely, the clothes on his chest were soaked with sweat, and he was carrying a letter box. After speaking, he took off the letter box on his back.

An office officer stepped forward to take it, turned back, looked at the letter box, and said: "Captain Xu's silver medal is urgent, I don't know what's going on?" ”

"What else can it be? Just the last one. A prepared messenger said casually.

"It stands to reason that there is no supervisor in Sichuan and Shaanxi now, so it should be ......" As soon as the man spoke, he was interrupted by his colleagues. Let's not discuss this, several chiefs are arguing over this.

The office clerk handed over the urgent matter to the supervisor, who took it and sent it inside. Zhang Jun had not yet arrived at the Yamen on business, so he sent this urgent mail to the senator Wang Ciweng.

Wang Ciweng, a native of Licheng, Qizhou, that is, Jinan, Shandong in later generations, was born in Jinshi. He was originally an official elsewhere, because when Xu Churen was the prime minister, he served as a secretary and a young eunuch, and he was very good at drafting documents, which left an impression on Xu Churen. When Xu Gongren re-emerged from the mountain and served as the Sichuan Xuanfu envoy, he was in a difficult situation, so Xu Churen promoted him to the staff of the Sichuan Xuanfu Division, and then transferred to the Senate.

When Wang Shu ignored government affairs, he once asked Zhang Jun to preside, but Zhang Jun's qualifications in Sichuan were too shallow after all, and many things had to be borrowed from Wang Ciweng. So in fact, the official affairs of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Divisions are mainly handled by him and Zhang Jun.

Wang Ciweng is nearly sixty years old, and because of the Shandong people, his figure is quite tall and somewhat majestic. When Xu Wei's silver medal expedited mail was delivered to him, he glanced at it, put it on the desk, sat down, and continued to write the dragon snake, as if he didn't take it too seriously.

After a long time, Zhang Jun returned to the office, and heard that Xu Wei had an urgent delivery, so he went to Wang Ciweng's office and asked, "Senator Wang, Xu Xuanfu has an urgent message?" ”

"Huh? Oh, there is. Wang Ciweng pointed to the letterbox on the desk and said.

Zhang Jun stepped forward to pick it up and saw that the letter box had not been opened, so he opened it himself, took out the urgent items inside and read it, with a solemn expression. Wang Ciweng looked up at him, lowered his head again, and asked casually, "What did you say?" ”

"It's still the last time, let the Mianzhou headquarters send the Xuanfu disposal Si Dayin to Qinzhou." Zhang Jun said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Wang Ciweng put down his pen and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Xu Xuanfu is still serious." ”

"Exactly, last time he gave the order, we didn't do it. This time the silver medal is expedited, I'm afraid it can't be delayed. Zhang Jun said.

Wang Ciweng thought for a moment: "Then give him a message back, and say that this is not in line with the system." ”

Zhang Jun shook his head: "It's not that simple, I have worked hard under Xu Xuanfu for a short time, this person is vigorous and resolute, and his silver medal is rushed to the order, which already shows that he is not very happy." ”

Wang Ciweng frowned, got up and said: "Deyuan, this court has its own law, although Taiwei Xu is the chief of you and me, how can the big seal of the Xuanfu Disposal Division be handed over?" This square seal is related to the authority of Sichuan and Shaanxi, how can it be given to him? ”

"But he is now the only chief of this department, so it makes sense that we should all hand over the Great Seal." Zhang Jun is embarrassed.

Wang Ciweng shook his head, looked at the other party with the eyes of a senior looking at a later student, and said with a smile: "Deyuan's words are wrong, although it is reasonable to be like this, but the law does not work. ”

"Why not?" Zhang Jun asked.

"You forgot? Didn't I say that? Although Xu Taiwei served as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, the imperial court had a clear order to let him 'exempt from signing the official affairs of the department and take special measures to defend the border', that is to say, he took the title of deputy envoy of Xuanfu, but he did not care about the daily affairs of Xuanfu. Wang Ciweng explained.

Zhang Jun's brows twisted: "But later, in the imperial court's edict, this point was not emphasized." Just said that he is still the deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu, and now he is the only one in the department who is the chief, wouldn't it be ......?"

"Well, why can't you turn a corner? Although it was not emphasized, it was not clearly stated that he was involved in the day-to-day affairs of the company, right? Wang Ciweng said.

Zhang Jun thought about it, but still felt unreliable: "But last time, he traveled to Wenchuan, Shaanxi and Shaanxi as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, and asked the prefectures, prefectures, and counties to start handling the matters of the return of displaced people. Wang Xuanfu didn't say that it was out of line, right? ”

Wang Ciweng smiled and shook his head: "You don't know Wang Xuanfu's character yet?" He was a loyal man, a sincere gentleman, and he didn't want to have a conflict with Xu Wei, so he indulged him. But now that we're in charge of the division, we can't do it like we used to. Besides, it's not a stone, it's a big seal! ”

Zhang Jun was speechless for a while, and when Wang Ciweng saw this, he was relieved: "You don't have to worry, you and I don't have any different intentions." We are in charge of the seal ribbon for the time being, and when the new Xuanfu envoy comes, we will naturally hand it over. ”

"But Xu Xuanfu is very likely to be corrected, you should know, right?" Zhang Jun asked.

Wang Ciweng shrugged his shoulders, obviously a little disapproving, but said in his mouth: "Then let's talk about it then, anyway, now, it can't be handed over to him under any circumstances, unless there is an order from the Hangzhou Dynasty." ”

Zhang Jun thought about it again and again, weighed and weighed, and said: "Senator Wang, I always feel ...... this matter."

"Alas, that's it, if Taiwei Xu blames it, I'll bear it, how about it?" Wang Ciweng seemed to be a little annoyed.

Zhang Jun's face changed slightly, and he explained: "I didn't mean that. ”

"Come on, don't talk about that. I have something to discuss with you. Wang Ciweng didn't want to dwell on this issue for too long, so he diverted the topic. After finishing speaking, he picked up the official document he had just written on the table and handed it to Zhang Jun.

While Zhang Jun was watching, he said on the side: "The Liangxing Pacification Division is stationed in Hanzhong, and the troops in the section are also directly subordinate to the original Shaanxi Xuanfu Division. In order to resist gold, it was attributed to Xu Taiwei for moderation. But now that the war is over, Shukou no longer needs to be heavily defended. Wang Yan's army, should it be returned to the Xuanfu Disposal Division for direct control? ”

After Zhang Jun finished reading, he said: "Reasonably, this is the case, but ......" The rest of the words are not easy for him to say. Think about it, just refused to hand over the seal to Xu Taiwei, and now he proposed to break Wang Yan's army from the Shaanxi Control Division and return it to the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, which is afraid to make Xu Xuanfu unhappy.

Wang Ciweng finally became a little impatient: "Deyuan, Deyuan, why do I think you are a little afraid of Taiwei Xu?" We didn't deliberately embarrass him, we were all doing things according to the system. Besides, you and I are both born on the right path of the imperial examination, and we are under the edict of the Son of Heaven to run the place, and Xu Taiwei is just a handsome minister, what are you afraid of him doing? ”

Zhang Jun couldn't hold back his face, and said, "I'm not afraid of him!" But...... That's it, just as Senator Wang said. ”

In this way, Xu Wei's order to expedite Sichuan with a silver medal has still not been implemented. The reason insisted on by the Mianzhou side was that although the edict that the official family promoted Xu Wei to "privy deputy envoy" did not emphasize that he should be "exempted from signing the official affairs of the department", it did not explicitly stipulate that he could participate in the administration of the department. The Great Seal is a matter of authority and cannot be delivered lightly.

Zhang Jun replied to Xu Wei in the name of the Xuanfu Disposal Department, and euphemistically pointed out that this may not be in line with the system. As for the fact that Wang Yan's army was transferred to the direct jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, Zhang Jun refused to participate, and Wang Ciweng was angry with his scholars, so he simply came forward and went to Xingyuan Mansion by himself.

As soon as Wang Yan received the order, he knew that the matter was going to be big, so he sent someone to Qinzhou to ask Xu Wei for instructions.

Qinzhou City, Xu Wei's official residence.

In the study room of the Purple Golden Tiger, which is full of all kinds of classics, but always only reads history books and military books, he is buried in the first case, reading and remembering at the same time. That look is definitely much more serious than when I was in school in my previous life.

A few subtle knocks sounded on the door, Xu Wei didn't hear it at first, and he didn't raise his head until the other party rang twice. At first glance, he was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Come in." ”

It was his little wife Zhu Jilan. has been married to Xu Mansion for a long time, and now she is not as restrained as before. Because she gradually discovered that although Xu Wei was a martial artist, he was not manic and rude. There may not be many poems and books in his stomach, but he can speak and act decently. And Zhang Jiuyue, the hostess of the house, although she can't read a few big characters, is a kind-hearted and good person without scheming. The same is true of both men and women, and the servants in the house are also loyal and steadfast.

"Why are you here?" Xu Wei asked with a smile.

"In the past few days, except for occasionally accompanying my sister to go out, the rest of the time is idle, I heard that there are many classics in the Taiwei study, so the slave family wants to borrow a few books." Zhu Jilan said softly, although her tone was light, she was not as nervous and panicked as before.

Xu Wei laughed out loud when he heard it: "Borrowing? Take it yourself on the shelf, and you don't have to return whatever you want. ”

Zhu Jilan smiled and said, "The captain doesn't have to take care of the slave family. ”

Xu Wei didn't say much to her, and buried himself in himself. Zhu Jilan moved the lotus step lightly, and when he went to the bookshelf, he saw that the shelves were full of books, although they were stacked neatly and cleaned, but they took out any one, and there was no trace of reading it.

I chose a few books, mostly miscellaneous books that relieve boredom and amusement, held them in my hands, and were about to go out. But seeing Xu Wei's attentive appearance, he couldn't help but be curious. I thought to myself, when Taiwei was at home, in addition to spending a lot of time with his family, he spent a lot of time in the study. You see that he is now buried in the first case, as if he is studying with his heart, I don't know what book he is reading?

She stood behind Xu Wei and leaned out her neck slightly, only to see Xu Wei pressing a book with her left hand and writing quickly on the empty paper with her right hand. To be honest, she felt that Tai Wei's words were really unsightly. Not to mention the pen power, the structure or anything, just neatness can't be talked about. He has another elegant technique, the words are written in a big way, small and small, and when you look at it all over, it's like a chicken claw picking it out. Looking at the content again, I saw the words "Zhang Yichao" and "Guiyi Army", and I didn't know if it was a historical book or something.

Xu Wei had no distractions, wrote for a while, and suddenly found that Zhu Jilan didn't move. As soon as she turned her head to the side, she couldn't help but be shocked when she didn't expect the other party to be behind her. If it was before, Zhu Jilan would definitely confess in a panic, but this time, she couldn't help but want to laugh. Because in her impression, Xu Wei is the commander of the army, and he kills people without blinking. How do you know that such a person can also be scared?

"I said, why don't you make a sound behind me? What to see? Xu Wei smiled bitterly.

"The slave family is looking at the classics of Taiwei's governance, and it is good to learn a thing or two." I wish Ji Landao.

"Well, forget it. The books I read may not add up to as many as you, so what else are you talking about? But I think that in the past few years, this word has grown a lot, what do you think? Xu Wei picked up the manuscript he had just written and asked the other party.

Zhu Jilan really didn't know what to say, so she could only smile awkwardly and reluctantly: "It's well written, it's still relatively smooth." ”

"Shun? What do you mean? You mean I write fast? Xu Wei asked very seriously.

"Taiwei uses a pen like a knife, as fast as the wind, but ......" Zhu Jilan smiled dryly and didn't know how to continue.

Xu Wei sighed suddenly: "Okay, you don't have to be reluctant, sometimes I can't understand this word." "It is said that each person's handwriting, no matter how bad it is, at least he knows it. But Xu Wei has this problem. Because all the notes he copied were according to the font on the book, that is, traditional Chinese, and the writing was sloppy, sometimes he didn't know it.

"Then the captain can ask someone for advice." Zhu Jilan suggested, but when the words came out, Xu Wei couldn't answer, and said to himself, "Oh, yes, the Taiwei is busy with affairs, and he doesn't have that time at all." ”

After finishing speaking, he suddenly thought of a way and volunteered: "By the way, why don't you give the written manuscript to the slave family, and the slave family will copy it again, how about it?" ”

"You write better than I do?" Xu Wei asked.

"The captain will know at a glance." Zhu Ji Lan smiled.

Xu Wei didn't say much, got up and gave up his seat, pointed to the one he had just copied and said, "You copy this and I'll take a look." ”

Zhu Jilan responded, sat upright, flattened the paper, pressed the ruler again, and then took the pen, dipped it in ink finely, and then wrote meticulously.

Xu Wei looked behind him, and saw that when the tip of the pen trembled slightly, the small characters fell on the paper. And she is not slow to write, it is a line in the blink of an eye. Compared with his own words, one is the emperor of the golden branches and jade leaves in the palace, and the other is the Chai He girl who picks up cow dung in the countryside.

After looking at it for a while, he praised it: "In the end, it is a scholarly family." ”

Zhu Jilan pursed her lips, but the pen in her hand did not stop at all. Xu Zi looked at it for a while, her body gradually leaned down, and her gaze gradually moved up, falling on her side. I saw that Zhu Jilan was very focused, the so-called serious woman is the most beautiful, and the woman at this time is neither pretentious nor pretentious. The pink red side face, coupled with clear eyes, is heartwarming.

Zhu Jilan originally wrote without distractions, but gradually, the knife felt a heat getting closer and closer, and his heart was not so calm. The further back she went, the more obvious it felt Zhao, and eventually, she had heard the sound of breathing. Obviously, Xu Wei's head is on her head.

I couldn't help but panic a little in my heart, and the pen in my hand began to disobey the call, and suddenly, I heard Xu Weidao: "Your word has a tendency to gradually move closer to me." ”

Raising his head, he glanced at the captain, and quickly lowered it again, Zhu Jilan said a little unnaturally: "The most important thing in writing is to concentrate, so ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Wei's face came up: "So what? ”