In February of the third year of Longxing, the Song and Jin sides demarcated the border in Shaanxi according to the peace agreement. It stands to reason that the four prefectures of Ningfang and the Jingzhao Prefecture should also be ceded to the Jurchens. But Xu Wei stationed a large army in Chang'an, and built a number of military villages in Fangzhou according to the geographical advantages. Qu Duan didn't know why, but he actually cooperated with the Purple Gold Tiger. On the border of Qingyang Mansion near Juzhou, Chen Bing Yaowu. Wanyan Lousu saw this posture, but he didn't dare to come hard, but he sent people to urge him several times, asking the Song army to withdraw from the ceded states according to the peace agreement between the two countries.

Xu Wei ignored it, allowing the Song army to actually control the area around Ningfang and Yaoyao, setting up a defensive line on the periphery of Chang'an. As for the Guanzhong Plain due east, he is not worried, Sticky Han has already led the main force of the Jin army to withdraw from Shaanxi, and I am still afraid that you Lou Su will gather an army to capture the city? In this way, a situation is created. Systematically, he is no longer the commander of the Yongxing army, but Qin Fengshuai, but in fact, he controls most of the defense areas of the original Yongxing army. So much so that in the army, they all jokingly called the two brothers Xu Si and Xu Jiu "492 Marshals". That is, the meaning of a Qin Fengshuai, a Yongxing military marshal.

Although Lou Su hated it in his heart, he couldn't help it for the time being. Just wait for the wheat to be ripe in May and June, harvest the grain, and have confidence, and then we will see the real trick under our hands! Although when Mu Han left, he specially instructed him not to march easily, and to stabilize Yan Yan first, which was the foundation of the Jin army in Shaanxi.

"Dashuai is back?" In front of the house that Hu Maochang borrowed, as soon as Xu Wei got off the horse, the doorman ran down the steps to hold the reins. Xu Wei nodded and went straight to the mansion, but heard the man still behind him and said, "There are guests in the mansion." ”

"Guests? Who's coming? Xu Wei asked as he walked inside.

As soon as he arrived in the atrium, he saw a figure rushing out of the guest hall, flying towards him! But it is a child, ** years old, born white and fat, very cute, and shouting while running: "Uncle! Uncle! ”

Xu Wei fixed his eyes, raised his eyebrows, picked up the child who rushed in front of him, and laughed. This child is his nephew, Fan Yi, the son of his third sister Xu Xiuping.

"Why did my uncle come back?" The nephew asked with wide eyes in his arms.

"Uncle, how did you know that my nephew was here? Where's your mom and dad? Xu Wei asked with a smile. Before Fan Yi could answer, he heard a burst of laughter from the guest hall. Looking for prestige, I saw Xu Xiuping coming. Putting down his nephew, Xu Wei stepped forward and called, "Sister, when will you arrive?" ”

"I arrived yesterday, and I know you're busy, so I don't dare to disturb." I haven't seen her for a few years, Xu Xiuping is still like that, free and easy, informal, if you want to find a little bit of the reserved and subtle way of the eunuch's house from her, there is no door.

Before Xu Wei could speak, he was preempted by his sister again: "Ouch, it's amazing, it's amazing." Now that I'm handsome, I don't know if I still know me as a sister, and over the years, there have been few letters. ”

Xu Jiu was in a hurry, and was about to argue, but Xu Xiuping didn't give him a chance at all, and said noisily: "However, my ninth brother is definitely not the kind of person who turns around and has no kindness, and he is righteous when he is young, right?" Hey, official? My dear? ”

Fan Jing came out of the guest hall and gave his brother-in-law a hand from afar: "Ninth brother." ”

"Brother-in-law." Xu Wei didn't like to see his brother-in-law at the beginning. When he was in Xia Jin, this guy was so bullish, relying on his father that he was a high-grade official, he didn't even pay attention to the old man, and Xu Wei almost didn't beat him at that time. It's just that everything is on my sister's face, and I don't care about him.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, the ninth brother has done a great job in Shaanxi! When we were in Tokyo, whenever there was news of the Western Army, it was designated as being related to you. Fan Jing flattered.

Xu Xiuping took over the conversation again: "That's!" My ninth brother is not a mortal, he ......"

"I said Third Sister, can you let the Ninth Brother say something? You're making noise from start to finish! Xu Wang's voice came from the guest hall.

Xu Xiuping covered her mouth and laughed again, and patted her younger brother on the shoulder with her hand: "Yes, yes, I was happy to see my brother, but I forgot about it for a while." Hurry up, Xu Dashuai, please. ”

Zijin Tiger had to smile bitterly and sit in the guest hall together, and Zhang Jiujiu stood at the door to greet him. The eyes of the two were intertwined, and they couldn't move away for a while.

When Xu Xiuping saw it, she said again: "Yo, I don't know, I thought you two were newly married!" They are all men who are slightly fair, and all things are unified as individuals. If your subordinates see this, how can you lead your troops to war? ”

"Sister, I'm convinced, I'm afraid of you, can I succeed? If you're there, there's no place for me to speak. Xu Wei complained, even in his previous life, he had never seen a woman who talked so much.

The room was full of laughter, and the children didn't understand, and they thought it was something gratifying, and they jumped and jumped along with it. Xu Wei suddenly panicked in his heart, and felt a sense of sadness for no reason. After thinking about it, I realized that there seemed to be something missing in this scene of family reunion. If it was in the past, the head must have sat on Xu Zhang, not speaking, only looking at his children and grandchildren with a smile.

As soon as he thought of this, he asked, "Sister, brother-in-law, when you were in Tokyo, did you take care of your father's grave?" ”

Xu Xiuping's face darkened, and Fan Jing replied: "This ninth brother can rest assured, he will go to worship during the New Year, Qingming, and birthday." The left-behind minister is also very attentive, and he arrives every year. ”

"Ninth brother, when can I bury my father in Xia Jin?" Xu Xiuping asked.

Xu Wei was speechless for a while, and if he wanted to move his father back to the Daimyo's Mansion, he could only wait until the day when Hebei was recovered. Even he couldn't guarantee when he would be able to do it.

Xu Wang's family was about to relieve the siege for his little uncle, and Zhang Jiujiu had already preemptively said: "Sister, brother-in-law, didn't you say that the third uncle has a letter to the official?" ”

Xu Xiuping woke up like a dream and urged her husband to take out the letter. Xu Wei took it, asked his mother and sister-in-law to greet his sister and brother-in-law, took the letter, and went to the back hall.

The house that Hu Maochang borrowed is not very large, but it is fully equipped. Just talking about the study, it is extremely elegant, the wall is hung with celebrity calligraphy and paintings, and the bookshelves are placed, not to mention any lonely books, at least they are rare ancient books, Xu Wei has not seen a few books at all, and he has the right to furnish them.

He entered the study, closed the door, sat down, and opened the letter. Xu Shao first talked about family affairs in the letter, saying that Tokyo was not a place to stay for a long time, so he asked Xu Xiuping and his wife to come to Shaanxi to join him. Later, he said that he was in the Lord's peace discussion, contrary to his thoughts, and he was ready to resign from his post in Tokyo and asked to go to Shaanxi. In the short term, I am afraid that he will not be able to make the trip for a while, so that he can be wary of the Jurchens.

Xu Liang had already told him about this when he entered Shaanxi as an envoy. Xu Shao's initial idea was no different from Li Gang's, and he still hoped to return to the center one day. But the fall of He Li made him see the changes in the political situation in the DPRK and China, as well as the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards recovery. If he continued to stay in Tokyo, it would be difficult to make a difference, and Geng Nanzhong tried his best to obstruct him from going, and even did not hesitate to raise the young Orihiko to the high position of privy envoy, blocking his retreat.

In view of this, Xu Shao decided to go to Shaanxi. In terms of qualifications, he is older than Li Gang, and in terms of talent, he turned out to be a military minister, and he has served in Shaanxi. Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, I am afraid that there is no one more suitable than him to pass through Guanshan.

Xu Wei supported his decision. Yu Gong, he knows his ability as the third uncle, and it is best for him to sit in the west. Yu privately, now there are three economic and strategic pacification divisions in Shaanxi, which are under the command of the Xu brothers. As soon as Xu Shao came, it was really Xu Jiajun.

In Xu Wei's vision, development in Shaanxi is just the beginning. Although he is now a handsome guard all the way and has tens of thousands of strong soldiers in his hands, he still has a long way to go before he is truly in charge of Shaanxi. With his personal strength, no matter how good you Xu Wei is, can you immediately unify the military power of Shaanxi Zhulu? Obviously, no, but Xu Shao is different.

If the Xu family is in Shaanxi, it can be regarded as laying the foundation as the Wu family did in Sichuan in history. No matter how the situation changes in the future, we can advance and retreat freely.

While he was pondering, there were several slow knocks outside the door, and Xu Wei only thought of him as a subordinate and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Official, can you drink alcohol today?" Zhang Jiujiu's voice sounded outside. It turned out that Xu Wei had been quitting drinking during the defense of Chang'an, and there were guests here today, and it was another family reunion, so he came to ask in September.

"Can't you just come in and say it?" Xu Wei asked with a smile.

Stepping into the study in September, Xu Wei, his wife, who is older than him, has become more and more beautiful in the past two years, either because of the improvement of conditions or because of the soothing mood. Although her clothes were still plain, they were not as shabby as when Xu Wei first saw her in He Mansion. And the cut fits well, bringing out the curvaceous figure. There aren't many pieces of jewelry, but each one is just the right finishing touch. does not apply powder, and it is in line with the naturalness pursued by Xu Wei.

"There are still a few jars of Jiannan wine sent by Li Xuanfu, I think for my wife, it is rare to gather today, do the officials want to accompany my brother-in-law to have a few drinks?" As he spoke, he had already walked to Xu Wei's side.

The latter took her hand and replied, "I don't have much to do during this time, I need to stay at home more." ”

Zhang Jiujiu was obviously insincere: "The official is the commander and the prefect of Jingzhao, and there are many military and political affairs, so there is no need to think about home." ”

Xu Wei slanted one eye, glared at the other, and said with a smile: "Is this true?" ”

September is still serious: "Is this still fake? ”

"Then I'll go to the camp after dinner to crowd the bunk with Yang Yan and them?" Xu Wei threatened.

"I don't know if the officials deceive me? Yang Yan's mother came to the door yesterday, saying that her son is now a high-ranking official, but he has been fighting for many years, and he has not even married a wife, and he has not married a wife in his twenties. Therefore, he is planning to brush the house and recruit media for Yang Yan to say goodbye. Zhang Jiujiu said with a smile.

"Hey, I said that guy has been laughing when he walks lately, it turns out that he is going to marry his mother-in-law! Dare not report to Ben Shuai, lady, remember, we always don't send it when we give gifts, the whole family goes, and eats the empty handful of birds! Xu Wei said angrily. Then he remembered that he was arguing with his mother, and said, "You really don't want me to stay at home?" ”

September couldn't help laughing: "My husband is determined to live at home?" ”

"Good! No one cared about it left and right, so I led the Ma army in the afternoon to see when the Jurchens' wheat was ripe. Xu Wei said.

But I heard the lady laugh out loud: "For my wife, I have already instructed the porter not to let the officials out of the house, and I have instructed the stables to lead the officials' war horses out of the city to run, but it depends on how the officials go out?" ”

Xu Wei was happy: "What are you?" Why don't you get me drunk later, hide my clothes, shoes and hats, I'm handsome, I can't go out bare-assed, right? ”

Zhang Jiujiu frowned, and said with a wry smile: "This is too vicious." ”

Xu Wei rolled his eyes and beckoned: "There are even more vicious, you come, I will listen to you." ”

September knew that he was fooling himself, but he still leaned forward and whispered, "What? ”

Xu Wei suddenly became embarrassed and hugged her into his arms! When he was playing, he suddenly heard a "uncle", which shocked the two of them...... In the southwest of Chang'an City, there is a wilderness, which is extremely wide and flat. Troops often practice confrontation here. When Xu Wei arrived with the guards, the scene was in full swing. The infantry army occupies a piece, and the horse army occupies a piece, and they all train hard. Xu Wei caught a glimpse of Yang Yan's bare shoulders, demonstrating the essentials for the soldiers, so he shouted: "Yang Yan! ”

Yang Da turned his head and saw that it was the big handsome, rushed over with a wooden gun, came to the horse, hugged his fists and asked, "What do you command?" ”

Xu Wei smiled weirdly, lifted his legs, jumped off the horse, and pointed at the horsewhip: "Ben Shuai has something important to discuss with you, come." ”

Yang Yan believed it, threw the wooden gun to the soldier, and followed closely behind Xu Wei. After walking a long way, the latter suddenly turned around, shook the horsewhip in his hand and asked, "Do you know what this thing is?" ”

Yang Yan was stunned and blurted out: "Horse whip, what's the matter?" ”

"Do you know what it feels like to smoke this thing?" Xu Wei asked again.

Yang Yan shook his head: "Humble duty is not a horse ......" was suddenly startled, "Brother Jiu, what kind of military law did I commit?" ”

"You didn't break military law, you committed family law!" Xu Wei is colorful.

"Family law? Didn't you? Yang Yan wondered.

"Hehe, you're not honest. Let me ask you, what has your family been doing lately? Xu Wei asked.

"I didn't do anything, my mother is still a short family in the east and west, and she has been brushing the house and leveling the road in the last two days. said that he wanted to recruit relatives for me. Yang Yan replied.

"Isn't this over, you are my general, how can you not report such a major event?" Xu Wei feigned anger.

Speaking of this, Yang Yan looked gloomy: "Brother Jiu, don't mention it." Do you remember the girl that Mrs. Xu told you in the city back then? It's me and Zhang Qingma'er who went to the city to help you spy on that! Compare with her! Forget if the appearance is not good, I heard that there are still some deficiencies, my mother is eighty percent of the people who are in business, and the dowry is rich. ”

"This is easy, you just have to go and tell your mother that you are an officer, a military minister of the imperial court, and your marriage must be approved by the Department of Pacification, otherwise it will not be counted." Xu Wei began to come up with bad ideas.

Yang Yan really believed it, and said in surprise: "Why didn't I think that this is a way!" ”

As he was talking, he suddenly saw a Puma army galloping past not far away, and after running far, someone shouted: "Turn!" "The hundred and ten horsemen turned around like a bend in the river, and they actually looked the same.

Seeing that Xu Wei could see it, Yang Yan said: "These commanders of the Fold family really have the means. At first, I saw them training their cavalry to jump from the trench and rush the slope, and I was very puzzled and made a few sarcastic remarks. People give me a horse and a wooden gun, just to fight two rounds. ”

"The result?" Xu Wei asked with words in his mouth, but his eyes did not leave the horse team.

"The result? I'll have people pick off in one round. If you don't accept it, you can't do it, I used to give me a horse army to control me, and this time it's an eye-opener. Yang Yan nodded frequently.

"There are mountains outside the mountains, and the Ma army of the folded family can be called elite. When I was in Pingyang and Dingrong, you also saw it. It's a pity that such a strong team was transferred to Jiangnan, isn't this driving landlubbers into the water? Xu Wei sighed.

Yang Yan looked left and right, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Jiu, I heard that the lord and the peace in the court have come to power, will the Zhe family be hacked if they go at this time?" ”

"That's not it, Zhe Zhonggu is now in the Privy Council, who dares to fight his family's idea?" Xu Wei shook his head and said.

"What about us? Still fighting? Yang Yan asked this question because a few days ago, the envoy sent by the imperial court also came to Chang'an to withdraw the defenders and sacrifice the city, but he was reprimanded by Xu Wei and beat the golden envoy with a stick.

Xu Wei glanced back at him, thought for a while, and whispered, "Why do you think we are still in Chang'an?" ”

Yang Yan shook his head like a wave. Xu Wei pointed to the sky and smiled without saying a word. Yang Yan still shook his head.

Xu Jiu didn't explain anymore, but just ordered: "You guys step up training, the battle is definitely going to be fought, the Jurchens are right under our noses, who will you fight if you don't fight it?" ”

When Yang Yan heard this, he hugged his fists and said, "Get an order!" ”

Xu Wei punched him and said with a smile: "Go, when will you get married, say hello, and I will give you a generous gift." ”

Yang Yan was originally in the spirit of Ryoma, but when he heard this, he slipped away like a frosted eggplant. Xu Wei watched for a while, and was about to return to the city, when he suddenly saw Ma Kuo leading several people to rush over.

Ma Zi acted as a junior high in anger, and he wanted to say goodbye without saying goodbye and was personally chased back by Xu Wei. At that time, because Li Gang was still on stage, Xu Jiu took care of his face, and it was impossible to do anything. After Li Gang left, he said hello to Wang Shu and invited Ma Kuan to himself, because he temporarily presided over the Department of Preparation, so he had a title, which was expedient.

"Brother Zichong? What's the matter with such a hurry? Xu Wei stepped forward and shouted.

"Dashuai, Wanyan Lousu sent someone to Chang'an! Ask to see the handsome! Ma said in a loud voice.

Xu Wei frowned, finished Yan Lou Su? He sent someone to me? So what's going on? Don't you want me to hand over the land of the city and withdraw the army? He didn't think it would be so easy, did he?

"Did you mean it?" Xu Wei asked.

"Didn't say it! It was a Han man who came, and he himself said that he had an old relationship with the handsome! Ma Kuo said.

Han? Still old with me? Who would that be? The Han people I know are on the Jin Army's side, that is, Zhang Shen, right? How dare he come? Lao Tzu directly invited him to eat bandao noodles! didn't ask much at the moment, went straight to the horse, and went to Chang'an City with Ma Kuo. When I entered the Shuai's Mansion, I saw a person sitting in the flower hall from a distance. About fifty miles away, wearing a Hanfu, is holding a teacup to drink tea, and the appearance is extremely intoxicated.

Xu Wei strode in a few times and looked at it, hey, it's a coincidence, why is it?