God, no matter how you look at this matter, Wan Qiao's reasons are a bit far-fetched. He did work in Shaanxi in the past, but he knew the situation in Sichuan. What do you say that it is not promoted in Sichuan, and that the situation is different in different places, do you know how many prefectures and counties there are in Sichuan?

Although Xu Wei was unhappy in his heart, he understood that Wan Qiaoyu had just arrived, and it was specially arranged by the imperial court, or the emperor, to come to Sichuan and Shaanxi, so there was no need to conflict with him over this matter now. He guessed that Wan Qishang was purely trying to hinder and hinder, and his purpose was just to tell himself, or the officials of various departments, that he was not just a senior staff member. Besides, the new liquor law can increase taxes without increasing the burden on the people, and Wan Qili, who has been an official for so many years, should understand the stakes and benefits.

After thinking about it again and again, Xu Wei said: "Deyuan, I think this is how to do it." You go to see Judge Wan Qian immediately, just say what I said, there are many places to use money now, Sichuan has borrowed money for two years before, and now it can only rely on Zhao Kai to open source, otherwise, the finances will be tight. Zhang Jun responded, but he was still a little uneasy, and asked: "Xuanfu Xianggong, if Judge Wan still insists on his opinion......"

Xu Wei laughed: "Then you ask him, if the money is not enough this year, do you plan to owe military salaries or official Dai?" Zhang Jun was taken aback: "Really? ”

"The exact words were conveyed to him." , Xu Wei nodded. The next day, Wan Qili signed the official document approved by Xu Wei and sent it to Zhao Kai, ordering the Sichuan Transshipment Division to promote the new liquor law throughout Sichuan.

In June, Xu Wei received a very special letter. The reason why it is special is because the person who wrote this letter is Zhang Jiujiu's uncle, Taibao He Guan. Although Xu Wei has an old relationship with He Guan, and they are also related, they basically don't have much contact with each other. Now He Guan personally wrote a letter to "really surprise Zijin Tiger."

But when he saw the letter, he was not surprised. He Guan said in the letter that the emperor recently issued an edict to open the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and planned to order the king of Fenyang County to "supervise the soldiers and horses of Jiangxi, Huaixi, and Jinghu." Then, he himself, already old and weak, and his energy was not overwhelmed, and he proposed to the imperial court to retire.

In the official system of the Song Dynasty, there was such an institution as the "Dadu Governor's Office", but the actual setting was extremely rare. Its chief officer is not called "the governor of the capital" but "the governor of a certain place". He will be appointed as a reinforcing minister, and in wartime he will be the commander of the side and dominate the situation of one side.

Although the king of Zhejun is famous all over the world, if you really want to talk about it, He Guan's qualifications are much deeper than him. Now, let the king of Zhejun supervise all the soldiers and horses, which is equivalent to letting He Guan obey the direct control of Zheyan. This must be why the Taibao does not allow it", so it is not difficult to understand why he invited himself in a fit of anger.

He Guan also claimed in the letter that the emperor's move should be to prepare for a counteroffensive. But he worries that the time may not be ripe to raise troops for the Northern Expedition now. Folding the quality of the heavy profit, rash raising troops, I am afraid that it will lead to defeat. He wrote this letter to Xu Wei "just to hope that he will pay attention to the Central Plains region, and in case of accidents, the Western Army will respond quickly."

Xu Wei considered this issue when he was in Shangxing, reporting on the recapture of Linfu Road by the Western Army, the occupation of Honglong Erzhou, and the contact with Xiao Heda. He believes that "the forced retreat of the Jin army to the north is indeed an opportunity." If Zhe Jiajun and He Taihe work together, they should have a lot to do.

But now He Guan has invited himself to the office, and it is unknown what the reactions of the soldiers of the Shenwu Rear Army under his command will be. As we all know, the Shenwu Rear Army is composed of the remnants of the former Tokyo Left-behind Division, such as Han Shizhong and Yue Fei's troops, as well as the troops of the Zhang brothers, plus the Chang Jie Army under the command of He Ji.

Whether it is Han Yue or Erzhang, there were not many troops during the reorganization, and He Ji's Changjie army accounted for the majority. After so many years of operation, I believe that He Guan's influence on the Shenwu Rear Army cannot be ignored. If he picks his son and leaves, the generals under his command will inevitably be dissatisfied, and at this time, Zhe Yanzhi will take over the command again, can they work together?

It seems that Xiao Zhao's official family is no longer "forge ahead" can be described, he is simply ambitious! And bet all the treasures on the king of Zhejun! If Zhe Zhonggu wins this time, it goes without saying that the prestige of the government and the opposition will reach its peak, and he will control the military power of Jiangxi, Huaixi, and Jinghu with one hand, which is simply the level of a marshal of soldiers and horses.

For this, Xu Wei is happy to see it. It is true that he and Zhi Yanzhi are both the most prestigious and powerful of the Great Song Dynasty military ministers today. Because of the high starting point and the fact that it is a literary rank, the king of Zhejun was also awarded the title of king of the county, faintly overshadowing Xu Wei. But Zijin Tiger didn't care about this, he hoped that Zheyan would be able to achieve great things. Personal friendship aside, with Orihiko in front of him, his light will definitely be overshadowed a little, and this is exactly what he wants.

In the past, when I first started the army, I looked forward to fighting big battles, winning battles, breaking through my reputation, and raising my ranks. Until now, what Xu Wei hopes for is that others will pay less attention to him, especially in Hangzhou.

In early June, Xu Wei gave his son Xu Hu a full moon wine. All the old colleagues, the generals under their command, all gathered in the mansion, more than 120 tables, except for a few marshals in Shaanxi who could not come because of business, the others who should have come came, and those who should not have come. But although Wan Qili received Xu Wei's invitation, he did not attend on the grounds of physical discomfort. Moreover, even if the person is not there, the ceremony has not arrived. This made Xu Wei's subordinates very unhappy, Taiwei please, that's a lift, and irrelevant people don't have a chance to come!

Xu Wei was happy and drunk that day, and when he woke up, it was already the next morning.

"What time is it?" , Xu Wei sat up from the bed and pressed his head and asked.

"Captain, it's already three poles at this moment." The maid replied in a whisper.

"Oh, after sleeping for so long, the wine is really wrong." , Xu Wei muttered to himself.

"Son, let's go and heat up the food." The maid said again.

Xu Wei hummed, nodded, then got out of bed, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it, feeling that the inside of the chest was hot, damn, don't drink it into a stomach perforation, right? Hu Luàn ate a few mouthfuls of porridge, dressed neatly and walked out of the room, feeling that his footsteps were still a little floating, and the horse would definitely not be able to ride, so he let the coachman drive the car and sent him to the Xuanfu Disposal Division.

As soon as he entered, he asked Zhang Qing to intercept him: "Tai Wei, two things, one good and one bad, which one do you want to listen to first?" ”

Xu Wei patted his head, closed his eyes and said, "Listen to the bad first." ”

"What's bad is that Xiao Heda sent someone to send news that the Xia army has basically pacified the civil uprising around Xingqing Mansion, and Ren Dejing will also suppress the people in Jingzhou, and it may not be long before the party people will concentrate their efforts to solve him." , Zhang Qingdao.

Xu Wei couldn't think clearly for a while because his head was still confused. So he and Zhang San went to the office hall, asked people to make a cup of strong tea, and drank half a cup, so that they were more sober.

"Did he tell me about his own situation?" , Xu Wei asked.

"His current territory is those five states anyway, and there are tens of thousands of people, I don't know how much.

But the main force is placed in Xiazhou, protecting the land of money and grain in Shiyin and Yinzhou. ", Zhang Qingdao.

"Come on, come on, the Xia army concentrated on solving Xiao Heda, just neglecting the west, whether it is our army attacking Xiliangfu or the Liao army attacking the Hexi Corridor, it is much more convenient." , Xu Wei wrote lightly.

Zhang Qing looked at him and asked tentatively, "Captain Tai really thinks that Dashi sent troops to attack Xia in response to your suggestion?" "Why not? Xu Wei asked rhetorically.

"Didn't Xiao Duolu say it? The relationship between the party and the Khitans is good, let them send troops against each other, and ......," Zhang Qing chuckled.

Xu Wei shook his head: "Listen to Ma Kuo, when Dashi resisted gold in the past, he was good at changing according to the situation. After the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi was chased by the Jin army and fled without knowing where to go, he and the prime minister of the Liao State supported a new monarch. From this, it can be seen that this person is not a conservative person. Otherwise, how could he re-establish a state in the Western Regions? People like this, don't say that they forget their righteousness, they won't miss such a rare opportunity anyway. To put it bluntly, between the Khitans and the party members, it is a one-level problem. Oishi has a lot of excuses to send troops. ”

Zhang Qing listened, but there was no objection, Xu Wei remembered his previous words, and asked, "What about another good thing?" "Oh, by the way, the official family sent an attendant into Sichuan, carrying the edict of rewarding you and the goods given to you by the emperor. People have already arrived in Chengdu, and it won't take a few days to arrive. Zhang Qing replied.

Xu Wei laughed: "This is a good thing? Four days later, sure enough, an attendant came to Xingyuan Mansion and went directly to Xu Wei's mansion to announce the edict. At first, Xu Wei thought that he was already a lieutenant of the second rank, the highest military rank, and then rising, that is, some additional officials, honorary titles, etc., it was estimated that he was "the master of ceremonies and the three divisions".

Therefore, after bathing and burning incense, he went to the main hall to worship and receive the edict, and Zhang Jiujiu also changed into a ceremonial dress because he was a wife, and went with her husband.

In the Xu Mansion Hall, several chamberlains were already standing on the main seat, and one in the center was holding the edict written by the Son of Heaven in his hand, waiting to be read. Xu Wei and his wife came out, first greeted several chamberlains, and then solemnly bowed to the central bank in the hall, preparing to receive the edict.

The chamberlain is not very old, at most about thirty, after Xu Wei and his wife knelt down, slowly unfolded the edict of the Son of Heaven, and read it out in a sharp voice: "The system said, the privy deputy envoy, the deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu, and the Shaanxi system envoy Xu Wei, are not outstanding, loyal and courageous, and plan enough to make a name for themselves. He commanded the Western Division, recovered the whole of Shaanxi, and made great contributions to the imperial court. Now Fulin Mansion, take the dragon, and raise my prestige in the land of the West Thief. I have tried to say, who is the one who helps the industry of Zhongxing? The special servant entered Sichuan, Jin Qing was the king of Tianshui County, and Wangqing was respectful, trying to repay the kindness, and admired this. After reading out the edict, the chamberlain slowly closed it, held it in front of Xu Wei with both hands, and said with a smile: "King, take the edict." ”

What is Xu Wei's mood at this time? First of all, I was surprised! He didn't expect that Xiao Zhao's official family was so generous, and when an edict was sent, he would be directly promoted to the king of the county! After he received this edict, he was one of the two county kings with different surnames among the living people, except for the Zhao clan!

After that, it was suspicious. Because it stands to reason that there is no direct promotion from the privy deputy to the title of county king. Generally speaking, it should be promoted to the privy envoy first, and then the county máo is now the reward of Xiao Zhao's official family, and it is pointed out in the edict that he wants to "repay the kindness" What does it mean?

Then, Zijin Tiger calculated in his heart. Soon, he made a decision. bowed down, and said in a loud voice: "The minister is trusted by the saint and is in charge of the handle of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Previously, he had been promoted many times by the official family, and he was promoted to the deputy envoy of the privy council, which was enough to show the merits of the ministers. The prince of the county, the emperor of Shenzong in the past had a word, there were those who restored Yanyun, the state of Zhu, and the king of Shu. Now, not only is the land of Yanyun in the hands of Beiyi, it is the homeland of the two rivers, and there are also jackals everywhere! How can a minister dare to occupy such a prominent position? I beg the Holy One to take back the ordination! ”

When these words came out, not only were several chamberlains shocked, but even Zhang Jiujiu, who was next to him, raised his head slightly to look at his husband. Who doesn't want to be promoted to the rank of official? Aren't the generals under your command often fighting for the rank of one and a half ranks, and they are not convinced by each other? Besides, this is the king of the county! Didn't the officials say that the king of Zhejun is the only king with a different surname among the living people in the world? Now the official family has also named you king, "What an honor is this?"

The chamberlain who announced the edict was only afraid that he didn't hear it clearly, and also confirmed: "King Xu Jun, dare to ask if you want to ......", Xu Wei bowed again, and said loudly: "The minister has been in the army for a long time, and he knows the bad habits between the ranks. The generals compared the ranks of the army and the officials, and they were a little famous, and their eyes were torn. The Holy Lord's ministers are entrusted with the heavy responsibility of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the current official rank and title is enough to deter the locality, and they really dare not accept the county king's lordship anymore! I beseech the Holy One, take back your destiny! The waiter listened to this very well, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. When I looked back at a few of my companions, they were all at a loss. When the emperor issued an edict to let the officials regain their affection, there was indeed a precedent of not being edicted. But this promotion to the rank of lord "has never heard of anyone refused!" This has a title, that is, a food town, and a food seal, which is a real benefit! What is King Xujun? Dare to be the first in the world? Fame and fortune?

But Xu Wei didn't accept the edict, and he couldn't force it" stalemate for a while, and the inner servant said: "Since King Xu Jun insisted on this, the villain had to temporarily accept the edict" After returning to the Xing Dynasty, he will pay attention to the emperor and make another calculation. When he finished speaking, he took back the edict and sealed it.

Xu Wei and his wife got up and arched their hands: "Xu Mou also played a book since he was born, one is to thank the saint for his grace, and the other is to explain the original reason, please bring it back together." The chamberlain smiled reluctantly: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." After sending off the inner servants," Zhang Jiujiu couldn't help but ask: "Official, what an honor is this promotion to the king of the county", and why did the official refuse? Xu Wei looked at his wife and laughed: "Do you think the king is so good?" If I am crowned the king of the county, and I am in charge of the handle of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and I have 200,000 strong soldiers, I am afraid that it will not be long before those people in the court find that the situation has improved and the danger of the Great Song Dynasty is no longer there, and they will have to talk about me. ”

"The king of Nazhejun is not ......," Zhang Jiujiu questioned.

"We'll see." Xu Wei sighed.

After rejecting the edict of Jin to be the "King of Tianshui County", Xu Wei gave the emperor a copy. In the recital, he recounted in detail what he said when listening to the edict, showing that he was appointed by the Son of Heaven to sit in the place, and there was no need to use extremely prominent officials to deter his subordinates, even if it was a subordinate Jiupin, as long as the Son of Heaven trusted him, no one dared to underestimate him.

In July, Hangzhou went to court.

Emperor Zhao Chen had been in the Qinzheng Hall for a whole day, and on this day, he did not review the chapters, but only did one thing. It is the strategic plan sent by the king of Fenyang County, Zheyan, and I look at it over and over again.

"The official family, the Jinghu Xuanfu envoy, Taibao He Guan Shang's request for Zhishi to retire, how to deal with it?" , Shen Xue asked on the side.

Zhao Chen's attention was on the report of the king of Zhejun, and he didn't have the leisure to know about it at all. said: "Approve him, when he is old, go back and retire."

Shen Xue listened, and was silent for a while, and after a while, he whispered again: "Shouldn't it be symbolic enough to keep it?" Only then did Zhao Chen raise his head: "Oh, let's go, what do you say, He Guan is also an old minister of several dynasties, and he works in the state." He asked for it, and he really should have kept it. That's it, you pass on my message, let you have a draft edict, keep it. ”

Shen Xue responded, but did not move, but asked with a smile: "The little slave has been reading the book of the King of Zhejun in the official house, and he has been reading it all day, is there really something mysterious?" Speaking of this, Zhao Chen came to his senses, knocked the book a few times with his fingers, and said loudly: "Don't say it, in the end, it is the quality of both civil and military!" The things that come out are different! He suggested concentrating the troops of Jinghu and Jiangxi, mainly attacking the direction of Tokyo, and then using the Huaixi Army to attack Huaidong as a containment. I was thinking that after the armistice, the Jin people had withdrawn north, and the defense of the original area was definitely emptier than before. If the army of Zhiyan is attacked, it will be able to reap miraculous results! Shen Ze saw that the emperor was excited, and also echoed: "I can't say, I can recover the old capital of Tokyo in one fell swoop!" Zhao Chen struck the imperial case and said excitedly: "This is exactly what I think in my heart!" Since the southern tour of Taishang, the old capital of Tokyo has experienced several military disasters, and it is still difficult to preserve after all! Since Chen Qiao, the ancestor of the arts, received Zen, the emperors of all dynasties have worked hard in the city of Tokyo to create peace. Since I have inherited the unification, I should first take it as my responsibility to return the capital to Kaifeng! This time, if I can succeed, I will have an explanation for both my ancestors and the world! Shen Xue simply came to a full set, and bowed his head and said: "Little slave wishes Wang Shiqi a victory and recovering Tokyo!" ”

Zhao Chen laughed proudly, and before the laughter stopped, he saw a chamberlain hurriedly enter and reported: "Official, the one who went to Sichuan to announce the edict has returned." ”

The smile on Zhao Chen's face was still there: "I have two generals, one is Zhi Yanzhi and the other is Xu Wei. Now, these two handsome ministers have been named the king of the county, which is a special encounter! Call him in! After a while, the chamberlain who gave Xu Wei the edict that day walked in quickly, Shen Ze's eyes were sharp, and he first found that this peer was still carrying an edict box on his shoulder. At that time, I wondered in my heart, after the edict was read, King Xu Jun took the edict, what are you doing when you come back with a box?

Unexpectedly, as soon as the chamberlain came in, he bowed to the ground, took the box on his shoulder, and said quickly: "The little slave was edicted to enter Sichuan, conveyed the edict of the official family, and named Xu Wei as the king of Tianshui County, but Xu Wei refused to accept the edict!" "What? Zhao Chen was surprised and refused to accept the edict