Chapter 506: Commander-in-Chief of the Western Army

Xu Yuan is obviously not a person who can be easily moved, and his eyebrows and mustache are twisted: "Then according to what you say, our Xu family brothers have to obey and listen to the shouts of Xuanfu Division?" He Xu Churen wants to rub the round, and if he wants to pinch it, he can pinch it flat? In case he goes crazy one day and asks the army to assemble to counterattack the Jurchens, I will go without saying a word? It doesn't matter if the troops are refractory? ”

Xu Wei is really difficult to answer this question, because this is a contradiction between the civil and military, and it is a historical issue. (Niu Wen ~ Net) from the Great Song Dynasty immediately set the principle of the general control of the civil ministers and the command of the military ministers. After thinking about it again and again, he analyzed from the side: "That's not what you said, did the eldest brother notice?" The Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division is located in Mianzhou, Sichuan, isn't there a doorway here? ”

When Xu Yuan heard this, he really thought about it carefully, and muttered: "It's nothing more than a little farther away, what can it say?" ”

"Why don't you explain the problem? If it is said that the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division should strengthen its control over the Western Army, then the Xuanfu Division should at least be located in Xingyuan Mansion. Now that I have moved to Mianzhou, I estimate that the military measures at the front will still be the hands of fake military ministers. Xu Wei said.

This aroused Xu Yuan's great interest, and he lifted the wine jug again and filled it for his cousin, while saying, "Oh? What else is that? If this is the case, then it is a good thing, as long as the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division gives us protection, and we have the final say in the command, change, training, and command of the army in front. ”

Xu Wei nodded: "I guess that's it." ”

Xu Yuan sat back and immediately shook his head: "No, now the four handsome divisions in Shaanxi, if the Xuanfu Division lets it go, then the four handsomes will do their own thing, isn't this raising the king in a crockpot?" ”

He hit the nail on the head, and Xu Wei couldn't say it clearly, so he had to be vague: "I believe there is always consideration from above." Then he changed the topic, "This time, Xu Xuanfu said that he wanted to make the deployment of troops more reasonable, and let Wang Yu be the deputy commander under you, I know that the eldest brother will definitely not be happy in his heart." But it's not that the brother's arm is turned out, and when the three-way division is revoked, you retreat to Jingyuan, how did you swallow a lot of people Huanqing's troops? If a few of our brothers don't talk about this, can they not talk about it? Liu Guangshi is not a fool, you just want to be even, you simply return Huanqing's old department to him. ”

Xu Yuan was silent.

Seeing this, Xu Jiu persuaded: "Brother, the last counterattack asked you to send troops, and most of your troops were transferred to the Huanqing Army. In fact, my comrades in the army know about this and have opinions. Besides, now that money and food are tight, it is also a burden for you to hold so many troops, don't you know that the consumption of your Jingyuan Road is worth our three roads? If this goes on for a long time, not only Xu Churen will be dissatisfied, but Liu Guangshi and Yao Pingzhong will definitely have something to say to listen to their brother's advice, return the troops to Liu Guangshi, and happily let Wang Yu go to Weizhou, otherwise there will be nothing. ”

He said this to Xu Yuan's sore spot, smacking his mouth like a toothache, Xu Dadao: "This, let me think about it." You kid don't really turn your arms outwards and trap your brother. ”

"If you don't listen, forget it, if something happens then, don't say that people deliberately manipulate you." Xu Wei didn't have a good airway.

This meal, the two brothers fought for a while, quarreled for a while, tightened for a while, slowed down for a while, and finally finished eating. In the end, Xu Yuan agreed to return Huanqing's troops and accepted Wang Yu to Jingyuan as his deputy commander. He can't help it if he doesn't agree, if he can win over Xu Wei and the two brothers exert pressure together, Xu Churen may be jealous. But now Xu Wei doesn't do it with him, even if he is the most powerful commander in Shaanxi, he doesn't dare to openly confront Xuanfusi. What's more, among the four marshals in Shaanxi, the other three marshals have made it clear that they fully support the Xuanfu Division, if he has any abnormal behavior, won't he be opposed to the other three?

This meal made Xu Yuan discover one thing, the kid at the bottom of the Xu family couldn't help him. Did you dare to slap the table and chair with me, and shout loudly, which was a unique thing before.

After lunch, resting for a while, after noon, the generals from all walks of life gathered in the Shuai Sijie Hall to continue the military meeting.

When Xu Churen came in, the generals stood up to greet him, and he also politely returned the salute, and when he passed by Yao Pingzhong, who was flushed, he smiled and said, "I didn't drink less." ”

"There's no way, Xu Jing is a little stingy, the food in that pavilion is comparable to Xihe. There was no oil and water in his stomach, so he found a restaurant and ate two cups. Yao Pingzhong said.

"If you don't step on me, if I have money and food, can I be so shabby?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

Everyone laughed for a while, Xu Churen sat down at the top and cleared his throat: "Okay, you guys sit down." There is nothing to be done this afternoon, just one thing. ”

All the generals returned to their positions, and listened to what they were going to discuss this afternoon. I only heard Xuanfu Xianggong say loudly: "This minister said before that there is a specialization in the art industry. Although it is said that the ancestors set the rules and let Wenchen take charge of military affairs, after all, marching and fighting are your and other strengths. Now that Shaanxi has reached this situation, the court is talking about it, and some rules have to be changed, and they can't stick to the old rules. In view of this, the Prime Minister's Provincial Zari sent from Hangzhou clearly proposed to set up the Shaanxi System and Establishment Division. ”

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the generals in the hall moved, Yao Pingzhong's wine was completely gone, and the Shaanxi Preparation Division? The General Military Affairs of the Establishment Division, that is, the Xuanfu Division is no longer in charge of the daily affairs of the army?

"The Shaanxi System and Establishment Division, under the control of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, has made all the training, changes, rewards and punishments, and personnel appointments of the Western Army. In principle, the Xuanfu Department does not care about daily affairs, but stops at major military operations or urgent tasks related to the Western Army, and only intervenes in and dismisses them. ”

The drunk, napping, and didn't wake up, all of them were full of energy, and they were all muttering in their hearts, who would be the envoy of Shaanxi? Liu Guangshi said in his heart, it's bad, Xu Yuan is the oldest and the strongest, don't be him? If he really wants to be the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, I must not let him be overwhelmed? Eighty percent of the troops he annexed have not returned

Yao Pingzhong looked at Xu Wei, what he didn't say, this Shaanxi envoy can only be Xu Jiu except him, and Lao Tzu will not accept anyone

Xu Yuan's face was cloudy, and when he heard the news, he first felt happy in his heart, and habitually thought of himself, because who is the oldest person in Shaanxi now? Who is the strongest? It's all me who can think about it, he feels more and more unreliable Some time ago, he wanted to transfer him to Jiangnan, which is a clear distrust. Now that Xu Churen wants to divide his soldiers and his power, how can he hand over the position of the envoy to him?

But who else but himself is qualified to take on this responsibility? Thinking of this, he also set his sights on his youngest cousin.

As for Xu Sheng and Xu Hong, of course they didn't think about it, they only felt that this Shaanxi system envoy would produce Xu Xuanfu from the Xu family brothers, and he held a military meeting for a few days, and he didn't shake this matter out until now

The most excited is Xu Wei, although before this, Xu Churen had already said that there was a bigger and heavier burden for him to pick. But now, he couldn't help but be nervous, although he was sitting on his lap, but the right hand that was pressed on his thigh had some slight little hands that his brother Xu Sheng saw in the eyes, knowing that his younger brother was a little panicked at this moment.

"The Department of Preparation shall have one member of the Establishment Envoy, one member of the Staff Officer, one member of the Senate, one member in charge of the appropriate situation, and one member of the written department, three members of the office, and five members of the preparation of the general, the preparation of the envoy, and the preparation of the dispatch."

The generals present all know that they are concerned about, who is this system envoy? Just give me a good word!

Xu Churen said this, made a look, and immediately an adjutant held a seal box and presented it. Needless to say, I also know that this box contains the Great Seal of the Envoy, and whoever holds this Great Seal will hold the handle of Shaanxi's military at least nominally.

This person's psychology is also strange, knowing that the candidate can't be you, but until the moment before the announcement, you still have a trace of expectation in your heart, maybe the name that came out of the mouth of Xuanfu Xianggong for a while is me?

At that time, the four handsomes in the festival hall were all staring at the seal box, and the needles in the entire festival hall could be heard. The pressure caused by this atmosphere made Xu Churen feel it, and he wanted to blurt it out several times, but every time he said this, he still felt a little indescribably nervous. After a while, he finally called, "Xu Wei." ”

As soon as the two words came out, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. That's right, that's right.

"Humble duty" Xu Wei Huo Ran got up, Zijin Hu obviously felt that his heart was beating hard, and he was about to jump to his throat.

"This prime minister inherits the system, appointing you as the Shaanxi system to restore the original military rank and all the benefits in Qinzhou, you have to be careful." Xu Churen instructed loudly.

"Obey" Xu Wei responded with a fist.

"Let's take the seal" Xu Churen stood up and picked up the seal box with both hands. Xu Wei strode forward, stretched out his hands, and bowed his head. When he felt that the heavy seal was handed over to him, he knew that he had grasped the handle of Shaanxi.

"The system makes the responsibility heavy, and it is not comparable to the handsome guard all the way, and after receiving this seal, you will have to shoulder the general responsibility of the Western Army, and you must not take it lightly, understand?" Before Xu Churen let go, he solemnly admonished again.

"Do you dare to do your best and do your best?" Xu Wei raised his head, looked directly at the chief, and replied very seriously.

Xu Churen stared at him for a long time, then let go of his hands, let out a long sigh of relief, and said that all the generals present were handsome: "All the generals, I have seen the envoy." ”

Yang Yan was the first to rush up, he was happier than Xu Wei before, although Brother Jiu said that he had held some temporary positions and could control the entire Western Army, but after all, it was only a temporary task. And now, Brother Jiu, as the envoy of Shaanxi, is the supreme military commander of our Western Army and the commander-in-chief of our Western Army

Yao Pingzhong and Liu Guangshi got up one after another, and they were optimistic about Xu Wei's appointment as the envoy. Because they know that this dispatch will not fall on their heads, since this is the case, then Xu Wei is undoubtedly the best and most suitable person, and this time we have a new chief

Xu Yuan's mood was very complicated, so complicated that he couldn't even tell what it was like. I always felt empty in my heart, but when everyone in the house got up, he was obviously no exception.

"Humble rank, I've seen the system and the prime minister" A neat roar resounded through the festival hall.

Xu Wei held the seal box in his hand, looked at the generals, and said loudly: "Xu Wei is carried by the peak, in charge of the handsome seal, in the future, he should work together with all his colleagues to consolidate Shaanxi forever."

"The lowly rank is naturally the only way to put the prime minister in the first place, and never dare to disobey," Yao Pingzhong said with a smile on his face.

After the generals sat down, Xu Churen seemed to have unloaded the big stone in his heart, and said in a relaxed tone: "That's it, since the system division has been established, the rest of the matter will be discussed by Xu Zhizhi." There are still many things to be dealt with in Sichuan, and this prime minister will return to Mianzhou tomorrow with Xu Juan and others. Here, I deserve to say goodbye to you. Before leaving, there is a word, and all the generals and commanders listen to it. I am in Sichuan, and I will do my best to ensure the supply of Shaanxi and provide you with a stable rear. I only have one request for you, the whole country is united, and I also believe that with the command of Xu Zhizhi and the cooperation of all the generals, the Western Army will be able to restore its former glory."

In August of the first year of Song Jiading, Xu Wei was appointed as the envoy of Shaanxi, placed in Qinzhou, and became the supreme military governor of Shaanxi. And restored the original rank and all the benefits of the guards on the three products. In front of Xu Wei is the endgame after the defeat of Yanzhou. There was a shortage of food and wages, morale was low, and there was a serious shortage of troops, and it was faced with the strong military superiority of the Jin army......

All this cannot dampen the confidence of the Purple Gold Tiger. After he came to power, the first thing he did was to appoint Yao Pingzhong as the pacification envoy of Xihe Jinglu and the head of the soldiers and horses, and straighten the little captain. This is also deliberately left to him by Xu Churen, hoping that he will use this to establish his prestige.

Then, he hung up the sign of the Shaanxi Department of Preparation and Construction in Qinzhou and began to select his staff. The first staff officer, he did not shy away from appointing his old subordinate Wu Jue, and with Wu Jinqing's talent, it was more than enough to hold this position. The second-ranked senator, Xu Wei asked the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division to transfer someone to him, that is, Liu Ziyu, the son of Liu Gan, the Shaanxi capital transfer envoy.

Xu Churen asked Liu Ziyu for his opinion, and the latter was also willing to work with Xu Wei and happily took office. The other staff members also selected suitable people to fill them, and before the end of the year, the Shaanxi Preparation and Placement Division had been formed.

Xu Wei did his best to make a courtyard on the four roads, gathered craftsmen, and set up a Shaanxi system and purchase institute in Longxi, west of Qinzhou. Build equipment to replenish the Western Army. He also ordered Xu Yuan, the former marshal of Jing, to assign more than 10,000 units that originally belonged to the Huanqing Shuai Division to Liu Guangshi, and strengthened the strength of the Huanqing Shuai Division.

In the second year of Jiading, the Jin State took the opportunity of sending a delegation to the south and the new monarch of the Southern Dynasty ascended the throne to inform Zhao Song that the Jin army planned to assign the occupied Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Jianghuai to the Korean Emperor Gao Shiyou. At this time, this matter already belonged to the "internal affairs" of the Jin State, and even if the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty did not like it in their hearts, they were helpless.

However, the Jurchens assigned a section of Shaanxi to the puppet Han, and it was inevitable to reduce the garrison in Shaanxi, which relieved the pressure on the Western Army to a certain extent and was conducive to the recovery of the Western Army. After Shaanxi returned to Korea, Yelu Ma Wu led the army back to China, and before that, he had already heard that his subordinate Xu Wei had been defeated, and he was appointed as the envoy of Zhao Song and Shaanxi. I don't know if I want to sarcastically ridicule my old opponent or what, before Ma Wu left, he specially wrote a letter to Xu Wei, generally congratulating him on taking charge of the Western Army, and said by the way, I hope that the next time we meet, you will not let me down.

After Gao Shiyou took over Shaanxi, he appointed Liu Yu, who had been the prime minister in his puppet dynasty, as the ambassador of Shaanxi Xuanfu, Zhang Shen, the former commander of the Great Song Dynasty, as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, and Zhang Jun, the former commander of Jingyuan Road, as the commander of the Xuanfu Division, and appointed a considerable number of Western military generals as commanders.

Xu Wei quickly got the list of officials of the puppet Han Shaanxi, and spies that after the Jin army withdrew, he left the famous Han army general Han Chang to lead the 20,000 Jin army to support the puppet Han, and the 20,000 Jin army was in Jingzhao Mansion, which was adjacent to his Fengxiang Mansion.

The reason why the Jin State assigned the occupied area to the puppet dynasty was to continue the national policy of "controlling the south with the south" of Jin Taizong's Wanyan Wu begging, and to rule the Han people with the puppet dynasty of Gao Shiyou, and to form a buffer zone between the Song and Jin dynasties. The second is related to the new monarch of the Jin Kingdom.

Wanyan Hethorn is the eldest grandson of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguta, and his Han name is Wanyan Ling. This Jurchen emperor is completely different from his grandfather Wanyan Aguta and his uncle Wanyan Wu Qimai. When he was young, he worshiped the former Liao State champion, and was regarded as the mastermind of Han Fang, who was regarded as the mastermind by the two brothers of the two brothers of Wushu, and received a serious Confucian education.

He did not like to wear the leather robes that the Jurchens were accustomed to, nor did he like to wear felt hats, and he did not like to tie a scimitar around his waist. What he likes is the Song of Songs, and despite the cold in the north, he still shakes the origami fan from time to time. And he didn't just do superficial work, thanks to the teaching of Han Fang, a famous man, he came to write all kinds of poems and lyrics, and the one he admired the most was Su Dongpo. He once said to his teacher Han Fang, it's a pity that I was born decades late, otherwise it would be good to have a glimpse of Mr. Dongpo's demeanor.

These ideas of his naturally aroused some criticism in the Jin dynasty, and the Jurchen magnates once privately commented that the current Dajin Emperor is "like the son of heaven of the Han family". But if you take this to think that Wanyan is a good type, then you are very wrong.

After Yan Kang ascended the throne, he began to promote the reform of sinicization on a large scale in the Jin State. The original Jurchen system was abolished and changed to the three princes of the Han people, Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao. It also set up three provinces, Shangshu, Zhongshu and Menxia, and set up a central organization. Then he turned back the clock on history and established a feudal system. first crowned Wanyan Zongpan, who supported his ascension to the throne, as the king of Song, and then he looked horizontally and vertically at the sticky Han who had made great contributions to Dajin, and always felt that he had so many elite soldiers and strong generals in his hands, and sooner or later it would be a scourge.

But he didn't dare to act rashly, thought about it, and with the help of Han Fang, he came up with a trick to "change the power of the army with the phase". He first worshiped Sticky Han as the Grand Master, became the head of the Three Princes, and then was named the King of Jin, this series of glories made Sticky Han so happy that he was snotty, we were also crowned kings, or the Taishi Immediately after, Wan Yan Yan used the worship of the prime minister as an excuse to let Sticky Han take charge of Zhongshu Province, transferred him back to Shangjing, and removed him from the military position of Marshal and Yunzhong Privy Envoy. In the edict, he also said with emotion that the country was founded, thanks to the power of the King of Jin, and now that I have changed the Han system, this power center is really inseparable from the King of Jin, come back and be the prime minister.

As soon as Sticky Han left, the fierce generals of the Jinxi Route Army under his command were successively transferred back for various reasons, and they were all suspended in the three provinces, and even Ma Wu was not "spared", but Han Chang, who stayed in Shaanxi, hid in the past.

In addition to political and military reforms, Wan Yan also worked hard from culture in order to strip the Jurchens of Hu Yi from barbarism. Chinese characters are a high-end product, not everyone can learn them, they can only be learned by the elite. In view of this, he issued an edict to simplify the original Jurchen large characters, intending to change them to Jurchen small characters and implement them throughout the country.

History has proved that the system of the Han people can indeed create a splendid civilization, and in this world, only civilization can endure and be passed down for eternity. However, from a short-sighted point of view, once the Diyi foreign people begin to consciously sinicize, they will have less blood and courage when they started their business, and they are in a state of decline......

Since Dajin is busy with reforms and power struggles in China, it is natural that he can't care about fighting. For the time being, there was no military threat, which gave the Southern Dynasties a chance to recuperate. In Shaanxi, with the support of Xu Churen, Xu Wei tried to speed up the recovery of the Western Army through various actions. In Jiangnan, Xu Shao, who was in charge of the Imperial Camp Division, formulated a detailed plan to integrate the Zhejia Army, Zhao Dian's original Qin Fengjun, Zhang Suo's original Tokyo Left-behind Army, He Ji's Chang Jie Army, and the Zhang Brothers' Xijing Soldiers, to create a royal division to defend southern China.

Among them, the Zhejia Army cannot be merged because of its special status and the honor in this anti-gold campaign. Xu Shao compiled it as the former army of the Shenwu of the Imperial Camp Division, stationed in Jiangxi, headed by Zhi Yanzhi, the ambassador of Xuanfu on Jiangnan West Road. Zhao Dian's Qin Fengjun, although passive in the Anti-Japanese War, held Yangzhou City without major losses, and completely withdrew to Jiangnan after the war, which can be regarded as a credit. It was organized as the Shenwu Zhongjun of the Imperial Camp Division, stationed on the Liangzhejiang Road where it was located, headed by Taiwei Zhao Dian; The original Tokyo left behind Si Yue Fei Han Shizhong's department, He Ji Changjiejun, and the Zhang family brothers Xijing soldiers were integrated into the Shenwu Rear Army of the Imperial Camp Division, stationed on Jinghu South Road, and He Guan, who was recalled to the court, was the deputy envoy of Hunan Xuanfu and commanded the Shenwu Rear Army.

It is worth noting here that He Guan, as a military minister, served as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, although he was a deputy, but set a precedent for a military minister to serve as "Xuanfu", which was unimaginable in the past.

Xu Shao was busy with the outside world, integrating the hard work of the army, and the official Zhao Chen issued an edict and promoted him to Taibao and became one of the three princes. But what makes Xu Shao depressed is that the right servant of the Shangshu shoots, and the dispatch of the Pingzhang matter under the door of the same Zhongshu has been vacant, and the government and the opposition know that it is left to me, why don't you pay homage to the prime minister?

In March of the second year of Jiading, Qinzhou, Shaanxi Preparation Division.

As the military governor of Shaanxi, Xu Wei has been busy since he took office, but his achievements have also been remarkable. In the territory of Qinfeng, Zhu Jiguan was completed and passed the acceptance, and the army has been stationed. As soon as the money and food of the Xuanfu Division are allocated this year, they will be ready to strengthen the Fengxiang Mansion City. Huanqing Shuaisi, after Xu Yuan returned to the old department, strengthened the defense, Liu Guangshi personally led the army, and thwarted an attack launched by Murong Wei, the former rebel general of Huanqing, in the second half of last year, and was explicitly rewarded by Xu Wei, Liu Guangshi really showed his face. Xihe Road, which Yao Pingzhong is in command, is also slowly recovering.

This year, he has done another thing, that is, to count the detailed number of all the regular troops in the entire territory of Shaanxi, as well as the general strength of the various soldiers, township soldiers, brave soldiers, and loyal patrol societies. In the statistical process, Liu Guangshi and Yao Pingchong actively cooperated, although Xu Yuan had some hidden meaning, but it was not difficult to find out. Do you ask the higher authorities every year how much they are paid, and do you not come according to the strength of the army?

At this moment, Xu Wei has the statistical results in his hands. Shaanxi's four Jingluo pacification divisions plus the "Fengyang Liangxing pacification division" have controlled a total of 150,000 regular troops. Among them, Qin Feng's army was 30,000, Huanqing's army was 32,000, Xihe's army was 17,000, Jingyuan's army was 45,000, and Fengyang's Liangxing pacification division was 30,000. In addition, the total number of soldiers, township soldiers, brave and loyal patrol societies in various parts of Shaanxi exceeds 100,000. That is, the armed forces in Shaanxi, including regular and paramilitary forces, exceed 250,000 people.

Looking at this number, Xu Wei couldn't help but be surprised. At the same time, I also feel sorry that if there is enough money and food support, Shaanxi will be able to raise a huge army, although we all know that there are not many soldiers, but the civilian armed forces in Shaanxi are different from other places, and many of them have actual combat experience, which has been accumulated in more than 100 years of fighting against the party and Zhuqiang.

"If you have an army of 250,000 in hand, why is it difficult to conquer the world?" Xu Wei said secretly in his heart.

"Marshal, the lower officials estimate that the strength of this Jingyuan is still hidden." Liu Ziyu looked at the statistical results and said. "According to Xiaguan's knowledge, Jingyuan 1st Road originally had three markets with party members, but they were later closed due to the war and have not been opened so far. But it is a well-known secret that private smuggling has been extremely rampant for 10 years. It is believed that Xu Jingluo has made a lot of profits in this, so he has enough money to purchase military rations everywhere to cover the shortcomings. ”

Liu Ziyu's father is a transit envoy to Shaanxi, and he is in charge of money, grain, taxes, and economic matters, so he naturally knows more.

Xu Wei nodded: "It's not hard to imagine. Hey, what's going on with those three markets? ”

"Back to Dashuai, those three markets were originally government-run and used to trade with party members. They imported furs, medicinal herbs, native products, and war horses. We mainly export daily necessities. With the Song and Xia wars, the market was closed and opened. During the reign of the Emperor Taishang, the Song-Xia border market has been closed. Liu Ziyu said. Xu Wei is now serving as the envoy of Shaanxi, and the accurate honorific title of his subordinates should be "the minister of control", but the handsome man is used to it, so he can't change it for a while.

"War horses? This is something that our army urgently needs," Xu Wei said.

"Yes, in my territory, except in the southwest, horses are generally not produced. In the past, if there was a war with the party, we would buy Liao horses, or if we went to war with the Khitan, we would buy Xia horses for military needs. Right now...... There are no more horses. Liu Ziyu smiled bitterly.

"Aren't our army and party members now out of the war? This market can be opened, not only can you buy war horses, but also a way for Shaanxi to increase taxes, isn't it? Xu Wei suggested.

Liu Ziyu was silent for a while, and after a while, he sighed: "This is an idea, but the situation in Shaanxi has been unstable over the years, and no one can take care of it." ”

"Isn't it stable now? There will be no large-scale war in the short term, and it is just time to reopen the mutual market" Xu Wei was very enthusiastic.

Liu Ziyu poured a basin of cold water at the right time: "Dashuai, this matter is easier said than done." First of all, this reopening of the mutual market, to the Song and Xia sides agreed, we have no contact with the party members, how to open? Besides, can't the marshal take into account Jingyuan Xu Jingluo's reaction? If the market is re-organized, it is inevitable to send agencies to supervise and collect taxes, so what else is Xu Jingluo? ”

Zijin Hu was unmoved: "This matter is taken to heart, and I have time to discuss it with Xu Xuanfu." ”

"Oh, also, the Longxi Capital Institute reported that a batch of equipment was rushed to support Xihe, and now there is a shortage of materials and it is impossible to start work." Liu Ziyu reported.

Xu Wei smacked his lips: "Damn, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if I don't have a family, and I need money for everything." Mineral raw materials, we have no shortage in Shaanxi, but we have to hand over to the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division first, and then set it off, which is very troublesome. In this way, you report to Mianzhou to see if you can act cheaply. I won't hand it in this year, and I will send it directly to the Longxi Capital Hospital. ”

"Yes, the next official will do it in two days." Liu Ziyu responded.

"This matter has to be done quickly, you go to Mianzhou in person, go to Mianzhou on my behalf, and implement it as soon as possible." Xu Weidao. At this point, I remembered that Wu Jue, the staff officer of the Establishment Division, inspected the four-way border defense, and it was time to come back, right? Then he said, "Is there any news from Jin Qing?" ”

"He has reported the statistical results, and it is estimated that he will return to Qinzhou in the next two days." Liu Ziyu replied.

Xu Wei nodded, thought for a while and seemed to have nothing to do, so he said, "Okay, you go and prepare, and you will set off for Sichuan tomorrow." ”

"Yes." Liu Ziyu took the order and left.

As soon as he walked on his front foot, Xu Wei also packed up and prepared to go out. He now holds three positions, one is the Shaanxi system envoy, the second is the Qin Feng Jingluo pacification envoy, and the third is the Qinzhou governor. Therefore, he is alone, and he has to go around the three yamen from time to time. After finishing the preparation division, you have to go to the Shuai Division, and if you are still free, the Zhizhou Yamen will also go to see it.

As a result, before the second hall was out, the preparation of the Preparation Division sent Xin Zan in. Xin Zan was his adjutant as early as when Xu Wei was appointed as Dingrong Zhijun, and he has never left for so many years, and in terms of qualifications, he can be regarded as the veteran of the Purple Gold Tiger.

"Set up the prime minister, Xihe will ask Yao Bilong to see outside." Xin Zanyu reports.

Yao Bilong? Isn't it Yao Pingzhong's younger brother? When he comes to see me, it must be for the sake of peace, could it be that there is another problem with food and ordnance? Damn, he said that he was the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, but he didn't fight, and he was no different from a housekeeper

"Let him in." Xu Wei said goodbye, and sat down after returning to the public case.

Not long after, Xin Zan led an official into the room, who was around thirty years old, similar to Xu Wei. He is less than seven feet long, but he has a strong physique, which is different from his brother's image of a leopard with a leopard head and eyes, and a swallow's jaw and tiger whiskers, this person is much more delicate. The face is marked, with two beards, and a pair of eyes that are not big, but extremely spiritual. Wearing a blue official robe and a cross-legged head, as soon as he came in, he looked at Xu Wei and bowed down from afar: "Humble Yao Bilong, I have seen the prince of the system." ”

"Get up and speak." Xu Wei said, "How is your brother lately?" ”

Yao Bi raised his body and said, "Duo Cheng Zhi asks the public, Yao Jingluo is fine, it's just ...... Xianggong also knows that Xihe Shuaiji is trying his best to recover, and it is inevitable that there will be some troubles. ”

"It's all the same, Ben Shuai is not having a good time, the community is in trouble." Xu Wei was moved. "Say, 'What's the matter?'

"Prime Minister Gong, a month ago, the Xihe border army blocked a horse team north of the Ancient Bone Dragon City, which had not patrolled for a long time. At that time, this horse team wanted to cross the border and enter the defense area of the Xihe River. The soldiers stopped and asked, saying that they were from the Western Regions. He also said that they had come once in the previous two years and had been entertained by the governor of Shaanxi. This time, they took the opportunity to visit the party. Yao Bilongyu reported.

After hearing this, Xu Wei always felt a little impressed. After thinking about it for a while, I finally remembered. At that time, the third uncle was still serving as the Xuanfu disposal envoy in Shaanxi, and it was also the Xihe border army that captured the horse team suspected of being a fine work, and was escorted to the Xuanfu Disposal Division. When I asked, I learned that the other party claimed to be the envoy of the Liao Emperor, who was trading with the party members, and accidentally strayed into the border.

It was through them that I learned that it turned out that a nobleman of the Liao family, named Yelu Dashi, led his troops west when Liao died. Within a few years, he did a good job in the Western Regions, defeated local forces one after another, and re-erected the banner of Liao. At that time, when the third uncle received these people, he didn't think too far ahead, but just thought about getting in touch with another anti-gold force, which was always good.

After a long time, I forgot about it. Unexpectedly, the other party actually came again. However, this time it was clearly different. If the one named Yelu Dashi is jealous of the Southern Dynasty and the destruction of Liao and betrays the alliance of brothers, he will disdain to have anything to do with you. But now that the messenger has been sent back, does that mean something?

As soon as he thought of this, Xu Wei immediately asked, "Where are the people?" ”

"On the order of Yao Jingluo, I escorted the leading few people all the way to Qinzhou, and now those people are waiting outside to deal with them." Yao Bilong replied.

Xu Wei thought secretly when he heard this, it is better to ask Mianzhou for instructions on this matter first. After all, it is related to foreign countries, and if you deal with it unilaterally, you will inevitably be suspected of arbitrariness. In this position, the buttocks are not yet hot, and they can't give people a sense of domineering.

"Okay, you have worked hard all the way, go to the pavilion to rest, and then you can go back to your life. Tell your brother, I know about it, and I will stay. Xu Wei waved his hand.

"Yes." Yao Bilong bowed and exited the hall.

As soon as he left, Xu Wei summoned Xin Zan and asked him to come forward and arrange for those people to stay, eat and drink to entertain them, and not see them first. Later, he chased back Liu Ziyu and asked him to take the opportunity to go to Mianzhou to report the matter to Xu Xuanfu for instructions.

It wasn't until the end of March that Liu Ziyu came back from Mianzhou that there was no news of the matter. Xu Churen approved Xu Wei's request, in addition to food and money, all kinds of mineral materials used for military supplies do not need to be transported to Sichuan this year, so solve it on the spot, and the Xuanfu Department will send relevant officials to audit.

As for the matter of visitors from the Western Regions, the opinion of the Xuanfu Division is that the Shaanxi Preparation Division should first come forward to contact the other party to see what the intention is, and then make further plans. With this approval, Xu Wei immediately arranged to cordially receive the so-called Liao merchants.

The place of the meeting was selected in the flower hall of the Yamen of Qinzhou Zhizhou. Just because the Department of Preparedness and Pacification are both important places for military aircraft, they are not suitable for receiving foreign guests.

Before the arrival of the "foreign guests", the envoy Xu Wei, the staff officer Wu Jue, the senator Liu Ziyu, and the senator Ma Kuo, who was in charge of the Ji Yi Zhang Qing and Qin Feng Jingluo Pacification Division, had already gathered in the hall, and the specifications were not low.

At this time, Ma Kuo, who has deep diplomatic experience, is analyzing.

"It stands to reason that these two countries generally have designated places for each other's markets, and it is impossible to run around. The Western Regions want to contact Shaanxi, and no matter what, they can't avoid the Xia Kingdom. Isn't it strange that this party member was able to allow the Khitans to walk freely within their borders and come to the Song-Xia border? ”

Hearing him say this, the civil and military officials present also felt that something was wrong. This party member and the Jurchens are now wearing the same pants, and it is said that the Xia State has become a vassal to Jin, so there is no reason for it to let the Khitans use their territory to contact the Song people, right? When everyone's first reaction is to deceive? But if you think about it carefully, it is unlikely, Song Jin will not be able to make peace soon, and there is no need for the Jurchens to engage in these famous halls.

As he spoke, Xin Zan led a few people into the flower hall. Xu Wei looked at it, those people were all wearing fur fur fur and fur hats, and their outfits were very different from those of the Han people, and even their facial features and appearance were also different. Although it is not yellow-haired and blue-eyed, it is obviously much more three-dimensional.

"This is my Shaanxi Xianggong." Xin Zan introduced Xu Weidao to several of them.

When they heard this, they first looked at Xu Wei a few times, and then arched their hands one after another: "I've seen the Xianggong." "Standard Chinese etiquette, not so standard Chinese dialect.

It was a guest from afar, Xu Wei didn't make a big deal, got up and returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Please sit down and have tea." ”

After the guest of honor sat down, Xu Wei gave Ma Kuo a look, and the latter understood, and asked with a smile: "I don't know where a few people came from?" ”

"We came from the west, originally to do business with the Xia Kingdom, and I took this opportunity to come to visit your country's Shaanxi Xu Xuanfu envoy." The man who spoke was about forty years old, and it was clear from his speech and demeanor that he had served in the army.

"Xu Xuanfu is ......far away in the mainland," Xin Zan interjected.

Xu Wei waved his hand and interrupted: "He is talking about the predecessor Xu Xuanfu." ”

"What? That Xu Xuanfu has stepped down? The man frowned.

"Yes, now that I am the governor of this place, it is the same if I have something to tell me." Xu Wei didn't need to explain too much to the other party.

But the man was obviously suspicious, and refused to speak for a while. Ma Kuo looked at it in his eyes and reminded: "You don't have to worry too much, this prime minister is the nephew of the predecessor Xu Xuanfu. ”

After hearing this, the man dispelled his doubts and said, "I will be entertained by Xu Xuanfu that day, and after returning to the country, I will truthfully present the lord of the country." This time I came back with gifts to pay my respects and bring a message from the lord of the country. ”

The lord of the country obviously refers to the Liao Emperor Yelu Dashi, right?

Ma Kuo glanced at Xu Wei and saw that he didn't plan to speak, so he asked, "If you have a heart, dare to ask the king of your country what message he has to say?" ”

"The lord of our country said that when he commanded Yanyun, your country was commanded by the eunuch Tong Guan, and he commanded an army of 100,000 to enter the Kou. At that time, there was a messenger, surnamed Ma, who once met with the lord of the country and tried to persuade him to surrender, but was rejected by the lord of our country. Later, the 100,000 army was defeated and chased by the lord of the country all the way to Xiongzhou. ”

Hearing him mention this, the faces of all the officials present were gloomy, especially Ma Kuo. Think about it, what kind of ridiculous things did back then, what kind of maritime alliance was engaged, Lianjin annihilated Liao, and intended to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. As a result, stealing chickens and rice did not lead to losses, Yan Yun did not take it back, but instead lured the wolf into the house and lost most of China......