"Captain, Zhang Sanguan is here." Just then, a discordant voice sounded outside.

Xu Wei straightened up at this time, quite disappointed, and Zhu Jilan put down his pen and got up and said, "Then the slave family will go first." ”

"yes, okay." Xu Wei smiled.

Zhu Jilan's body moved, but he turned back to look at the case, and then said: "If the Taiwei is not in a hurry to see it, the slave family will take these manuscripts and send them back after the transcription is completed, I don't know ......."

"Best, then I'll thank you in advance?" Xu Weidao. Zhu Jilan smiled, folded the manuscripts on the desk neatly, and took them away with the selected books.

"Tell them to invite Zhang San to my study." Xu Wei said behind his back.

After a while, Zhang Qing walked in quickly, and as soon as he came in, he seemed to have a smile on his face: "Tai Wei, there is an extra pen holder in the family, how about it?" ”

"It's good, it's good." Xu Wei nodded again and again. Zhang Qing laughed, both of them sat down, and before Xu Wei could ask, Zhang San had already taken out something from his sleeve, and said while handing it to the other party: "It's strange to say, I just received an urgent letter from Wang Yan and Fourth Brother Xu, saying that it was Mianzhou to give them the following information, so that the two should listen to Mianzhou moderation in the future." ”

Xu Wei's face was originally kind, but when he heard this, he immediately became serious. After reading the official documents, Zhan suddenly changed his color and said: "These Confucians! ”

Zhang Qing glanced at him a few times and said, "I also think this matter has gone too far, although the Liangxing Pacification Division is composed of troops directly under the Xuanfu Division in the past, it has always been controlled by the Division. Besides, Taiwei is now the chief of Sichuan and Shaanxi, isn't this the same? Why bother? ”

Xu Wei snorted coldly: "You don't know, before that, the gang in Mianzhou transferred 2,000 people from the Liangxing Pacification Division behind my back. When I went to Xingyuan Mansion, I learned about this, so I ordered them to hand over the Great Seal. Two orders before and after, people turned a deaf ear! Now it's here again, and it's clear that you can't get along with me! ”

Zhang Qing didn't know that there was another case, and after listening to it, he felt that it was wrong. When I received this urgent letter from Wang Yan and Fourth Brother Xu, I still thought that the matter could be big or small, but now it seems that this matter cannot be small. Sichuan officials want to challenge the authority of the Taiwei!

"No! I must take over the big seal of the Xuanfu Disposal Division! Otherwise, let them call the shots? Xu Wei said categorically.

Zhang Qing waved his hand: "Don't worry, Captain, this is not right." Why did they do this? Now it's Zhang Jun and others who are presiding over the daily affairs of the Xuanfu Division, right? How did he ......"

"Hmph, Zhang Deyuan wants to take care of the Xuanfu Division? He's still far from it! When I was a solicitor in southern Shaanxi, he was just my staff! Xu Wei seems to be really a little angry.

Zhang Qing thought about it and muttered: "It's still not right, Xu Xuanfu and Wang Xuanfu have both retired, you are the only chief of the Xuanfu Division, they have no reason to do this." Why don't you go to Mianzhou in person? ”

"I'm not that idle! You give me the following Mianzhou Xuanfu Division, and let the officials in charge come to Qinzhou immediately! Damn, on weekdays, Lao Tzu is kind to them, and these birds are still on their noses and faces! Xu Wei said angrily.

Zhang Qing responded, and then said: "Then what about Wang Yan and Fourth Brother Xu?" How do you reply to them? ”

Xu Wei was silent for a while, it is said that the Liangxing Pacification Division is controlled by the Shaanxi Pacification Division, Wang Yan is my old subordinate, not to mention the fourth brother, and when the troops of the Liangxing Pacification Division were first formed, it was also my Qin Feng soldiers who accounted for the majority. With my order, who would dare to move troops without authorization? But then again, this matter may go to Hangzhou, and I can't do too much. Otherwise, the people who were in the line at that time should have had ideas.

When thinking so, Zhang Qing suggested: "My opinion is that it is better to let Wang Yan reply to Mianzhou and express his observance. Because after all, the Xuanfu Disposal Department is the Yamen in charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and they are stamped with a big seal and issued an order in the name of the Xuanfu Disposal Division. As for the account, it's not too late to calculate it slowly, what does the captain think? ”

This coincided with Xu Wei's thoughts, and Zijin Hu immediately agreed: "Yes, just do it, so as not to give people the truth." ”

"Okay, I'll go back to the yamen and give the two divisions a text." Zhang Qingdao.

When the conscription issued in the name of Xu Wei reached Mianzhou, Zhang Jun knew that Xu Xuanfu must be angry, and wanted to go to Mianzhou in person to explain the reason to the governor, but he was a little afraid. Wang Ciweng said, there is no need to go, let's just report the matter to him clearly. It was only then that the Mianzhou side explained to Xu Wei in writing why it did not hand over the seal. After Xu Wei received their report, he was angry, but the other party was telling the truth. Although after he entered the Hajj, the official family issued an edict to promote himself to be a "privy deputy envoy", and put all the departments in Shaanxi under the control of the department, and then did not reiterate that he said anything like "exempt from signing the book and the official affairs of the department". But it is also true that there is no clear provision to allow yourself to participate in the decision-making of the Propaganda and Fusi. However, Zhang Jun and others did not ask for their own instructions, and they gave orders in the name of the Xuanfu Department without authorization, even if the system is correct, it is unreasonable.

Regardless of whether those people in Mianzhou deliberately take advantage of loopholes, work against themselves, or really abide by the system, this matter must be clarified as soon as possible. In view of this, Xu Wei decided to go on the line.

In June, July, the Song and Jin sides engaged in full-scale battles in Xianghan and Huainan. After Yan Zongbi captured Suizhou and Guanghua Army, he began to attack Xiangyang City with all his might. After Yue Fei retreated to Yingzhou, he regrouped his troops and horses, intending to recapture Suizhou, but at this time, He Guan ordered him not to be in a hurry. At present, the Jin army is in a hurry to attack Xiangyang, and with the means of Han Shizhong and Liu Yan and the solidity of Xiangyang's city defense, the Jin army still lacks a good tooth if it wants to take it. We'll wait a while for a while and wait until their morale is low.

He Guan's approach is not only to wait for the morale of the Jin army to be frustrated, but more importantly, he is waiting for the family army. In the past, once something happened in Xiangyang, the Zhe family rushed to help from Jiangxi. But this time it was different, the Zhejia army entered Huaixi early, and when the Wushu division attacked Huaixi, it was hit by Liu Guangguo and others. Soon, a city was retracted, but the good times did not last long, the elite of the Zhejia army came immediately, not long ago, in Macheng, Huangzhou, the two armies launched a decisive battle, the Zhejia army and the Huaixi army joined forces, and achieved a great victory. More than 5,000 Jin soldiers were killed and more than 1,000 were captured. The Jin army was forced to retreat to Gwangju, Zhi Yanwen and Liu Guangguo drove their troops to cover up, and the Jin army resumed the battle, but was outnumbered and defeated again. fled all the way to Ruyang, and hurriedly reported to Wushu.

Wushu was extremely shocked when he heard the news, he thought that he had sent 15,000 Bohai soldiers, 5,000 Khitan troops, and 10,000 signed troops, it was more than enough to attack Huaixi, right? Why did Huaixi just return to the Southern Dynasty not long ago, it should be said that it didn't run much, right? How did he know that the Huaixi Army was composed of Zhao Ding's 10,000 taels of Zhejiang Xuanfu Division's troops, plus Li Xianzhong's troops, before the war, the Zhi Yanwen and Zhe Yanye brothers had already led 30,000 elite members of the Zhe family to station, and it shouldn't be a problem to fight your mixed division, right?

The Jin army retreated to Ruyang in a partial division, not only withdrawing from the Huaixi boundary, but also causing a serious problem. That is, the Song army could leave Huaixi and enter Caizhou, where Ruyang was located. And once the Song army entered this place, to the north was the old capital of Tokyo, and to the south was the Xianghan battlefield, which was now being fought. Even if they don't do it, just insert it in the middle, which is enough to give the vultures a headache.

In view of this, Wushu hurriedly sent a commander of 10,000 to lead 10,000 Jurchen troops to Caizhou to sit in the town, in an attempt to turn the tide of the war. This Wanfu has a background when he grows up, his father is the recently deceased Wanyan Zonggan, his Jurchen name is "Di Gu Nai", and his Han name is even louder, called "Wanyan Liang".

Because of his status as a "son of the clan", although he was only twenty-one years old, he was awarded the title of General of the Dragon and Tiger Guard, and went to the Zongbi tent to manage a team of 10,000 people. At a critical moment, Wushu sent this nephew to fight the fire, and it is not difficult to see the trust in this son.

After Yan Liang went to Caizhou, he rectified the defeated army, boosted morale, and prepared to wait for the Song army to come. However, since the Jin army was driven out of Gwangju, the Huaixi army and the Zhejia army have not arched forward, and they don't know whether to rest or how.

Hangzhou, Forbidden China, Zhongshu Province, Political Affairs Hall.

These days, the busiest person in the DPRK is none other than Xu Liang. As vice minister, he was in charge of military affairs, and he had to deal with war reports, requests, and requests from various localities. I also have to be ready for the consultation of the emperor and the prime minister at any time, and I have been living in the forbidden place for three consecutive days and have not returned home.

In his office, the young governor had bloodshot eyes, yawned incessantly, and sometimes he didn't know what was written with a pen in his hand. He was really sleepy, so he said to the assistant next to him: "Sleepy, I'll squint for a moment, you go and tell them, if it's not a hundred thousand urgent things, let me go for a while." ”

The adjutant answered the news, and he lay down on the case, wanting to take a nap. As soon as he buried his head, before he fell asleep, he heard a voice say: "Xu participates in politics? ”

"What's the matter?" Raising his head helplessly, Xu Liu asked.

"I just harvested Jiangxi Xuanfu Si Zhejun Wang." The official said.

Who would dare to be careless in the recital of the king of Zhejun? Xu Liang beat his spirits and asked him to send it in and open it to take a look. However, it was Zhe Zhonggu who suggested that he should not break through according to the original plan, hold Huaixi, lure the enemy to come again, and if he won a while, he could fight with He Guan and attack him. Because he found out, the Jin army sent reinforcements into Ruyang, Caizhou.

Xu Liu looked at it, but he was a little embarrassed. Because the strategy was formulated, He Guan's task was to stick to Xianghan and ensure that Xiangyang was not lost. The task of the king of Zhejun is to work with the Huaixi army to defeat the invading enemy, wait for the opportunity to enter the western border of Beijing, and threaten the retreat of the Jin army.

After thinking about it for a while, he had to drag his tired body and take the notebook to the office hall of the second minister Zhao Ding. Unexpectedly, Zhao Ding was busier than him, and there were at least seven or eight officials from various departments standing in the entire office hall waiting for his approval. Xu Liu squeezed in and hissed: "Xianggong, the king of the county." ”

As soon as he heard the king of Zhejun, Zhao Ding raised his head and said to the adjutants: "You wait a minute." After finishing speaking, he took the recital and looked at it.

"Front-line soldiers, you have to listen to the general's opinion, you reply to him directly, let him decide." Zhao Ding said after watching it.

"Yes." Xu Liu answered, and was about to go back to make up for sleep, but as soon as he turned around, he heard Zhao Ding say: "Xu participates in politics and stays, the prime minister is about to ask someone to invite you, you wait for a while, and then go to meet the prime minister." ”

What can Xu Liu say? I can only go down and wait on the side. Fortunately, an official saw that he was really tired, so he moved a chair and asked him to sit down next to him, and after a while, when Zhao Ding came to call him, he was already asleep.

The two prime ministers came to the emperor's daily council of the Qinzheng Hall, but found that Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei and Governor Huang Qianshan were already there. Then he stepped forward and saluted, Zhao Chen seemed to be in a good mood, seeing Xu Liu's tired face, he also said with concern: "These days of hard work, Xu Qing has to go home tonight no matter what. ”

"Thank you for your concern, this minister's duty." Xu Liu bowed his head and said.

"Okay, sit down." Zhao Chen nodded. "Huaixi's great victory has made me overjoyed, and I have swept away the bad luck lost in Suizhou! This is not only the credit of the front-line soldiers, but also inseparable from the strategic planning of the Zhuqing in the center. Wangqing and others will rest their hard work, and on the day of victory, I will never hesitate to reward them! ”

The four chiefs were all humble, and Zhao Chen said to Zhao Ding: "There is something to summon Zhuqing here today, and it really can't be delayed." At this point, he glanced at Shen Ze. The latter sent a piece of music to Zhao Ding, and Zhao Ding read it and handed it over to Xu Liu.

Xu Liu had already reached the point where he could fall asleep while walking, how could he have the heart to read the recital carefully at this time? He blinked his astringent and painful eyes vigorously and glanced at the head of the row.

"Tianshui County Gong, Zhenxi Army, Dingbian Army, Zhenrong Army Three Towns Jie Du Envoy, Privy Deputy Envoy, Chongchuan Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Deputy Envoy, Shaanxi System Envoy, Qin Feng Jingluo Pacification Envoy and Governor of Qinzhou, Yingtian Envoy, Tai Lieutenant, Shangzhu State, Chenwei."

After reading this row of lengthy titles and titles, Xu Liu realized that this was his cousin's transcript. I can't help but feel refreshed and look closely.

Xu Jiu's recital talked about several things. First, after Wang Shu retired and left Sichuan, the Xuanfu Disposal Division in Mianzhou transferred 2,000 soldiers to the Liangxing Pacification Division; second, it is also the Mianzhou side that gave the Liangxing pacification division below, so that they can listen to Mianzhou moderation from now on; Third, he himself asked the Mianzhou side to appease and dispose of Si Dayin, but he was rejected because he was not in line with the system.

If you only look at these three things, Xu Wei's book seems to be a complaint. In fact, Xu Wei only put forward the main purpose after reporting these three things with an objective attitude.

He called for the dispatch of a new "Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Envoy" as soon as possible, so as to prevent some unnecessary friction and misunderstanding caused by the overlapping organs and the confusion in the division of functions and powers between Sichuan and Shaanxi, and undermine the unity of officials in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

This recital is mildly worded throughout, without any accusations and complaints, but when Xu Liu read it, he clearly felt that those officials in Mianzhou had gone too far, right? It's another transfer of troops, and it's a change of moderation, and you don't even ask the only commander in Sichuan and Shaanxi, my cousin? Hey, isn't that senior staff member holding the big seal and thinking that he is the supreme officer?