Mianzhou, Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division.

Here, that is, Mianyang, Sichuan in later generations, the Xuanfu Disposal Division was located here, rather than Chengdu, which had better conditions, because it was convenient to better govern Shaanxi. It's just that over the years, Xu Churen's focus has been on the operation of Sichuan, and Shaanxi affairs have been more fake Wang Shu Xu Liang. And these two partials have been working in Mianzhou for a long time, so many of Shaanxi's affairs have to rely on Xu Wei and others, especially in the military.

Although Xu Churen is the highest military and political chief in Sichuan and Shaanxi, almost all of the Western Army's mobilization, training, operations, rewards and punishments, and promotions and demoralizations are presided over by the Shaanxi Establishment Division, and they only need to go through the motions. But Xu Churen is not dissatisfied with this situation, he thinks that his talent is inferior to his predecessors Li Gang and Xu Shao, and if he wants to make achievements, he must be able to employ people. Therefore, although some people in the department kept reminding him that Xuanfu Xianggong should intervene in the military handle, he couldn't do everything by Xu Wei. But Xu Churen didn't care, of course, because of his trust in Xu Wei, and more importantly, he used to be the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan, and he was not familiar with the situation in Shaanxi.

In the second hall, in the office hall of the Xuanfu envoy, Xu Churen was standing under the window with a scroll of documents, tilting his head sideways, trying to see what was written on it. In fact, when the report arrived, the adjutant had already briefly relayed the contents to him, but he couldn't hold back his movements, so he had to read it himself.

This old man is over seventy years old, and he is only in the winter moon, and he is already wrapped in a thick brocade robe, and there is a stove under his official case. His eyes were cloudy, without the slightest hint of energy, like two pools of stagnant water. Even though I changed many directions, I still couldn't understand it.

A person stepped into the hall, in his forties, not tall, nor short in the purple clothes of high-ranking officials above the third grade, probably because of the office, he did not wear a hat, his eyes were blazing, and he left a few short beards under his chin in Qiyuxuan, which was extremely elegant. is not a bystander, it is Xu Liang, the judge of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division. Entering middle age, Xu Liu's figure is a little fat, and the gold belt around his waist looks a little tight. Therefore, after he came in, he carried a belt in one hand, and when he saw that Xu Churen was struggling, he said: "Xuanxiang, the next official will serve?" ”

"Changde came just in time, this is the battle report that Xu Xuanfu just sent, you tell me carefully." Xu Churen looked up and said.

As soon as he heard that it was sent by his cousin, Xu Liu quickly stepped forward to take it, and he didn't care about explaining, so he looked at himself first. His gaze followed the words on it, and after reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Xuanfu Xianggong, this is the good news sent by Xu Wei!" ”

"I know that, but what about it?" Xu Churen looked a little anxious.

"Come, sit down." Xu Liu said, stretching out a hand to help Xu Churen sit down. That's when it came to it; Xu Wei said in the report that the Western Army had taken the entire territory of Shaanxi, and only the Jin Army in the eastern city of Yan'an was still resisting stubbornly with the strong city. At present, he has left troops to besiege the main force is gathered on the Guanzhong Plain, what to do next, I would like to ask for instructions on the Xuanfu Disposal Division.

After hearing this, Xu Churen suppressed the joy in his heart and asked: "I haven't been to Yan'an Mansion, I don't know if Dongcheng is important?" ”

Xu Liu replied: "Yan'an's city defense system is very complicated, with the east and west cities besieging the north and south, especially the east city is the strongest. But now the whole territory of Shaanxi has been recovered, and only one lonely city is left, which is no longer hindered by the overall situation. It can be said that the whole territory of Shaanxi has been recovered! ”

Xu Churen was speechless for a while, and when Xu Liu looked over, he saw the old man leaning on the back of the chair, holding his hands together, and looking upwards with a pair of cloudy eyes, thoughtfully. didn't bother him, and read the cousin's battle report again, and his heart was mixed.

I think that back then, Li Gang and his father were the two ambassadors of Xuanfu, and they both vowed to recover Shaanxi and expel Beiyi across the Yellow River, but they didn't do it, but Xu Churen ran into it, isn't this luck? In terms of ability, Li Gang and his father are both talented, but they are restricted by the general environment and are difficult to display.

Now with the support of Xu Churen, the ninth brother has made this award, which must be heavier than the credit of Zhe Yanzhi, right? The credit of the ancient one to protect the south of the Yangtze River and the second to protect the Xianghan is indeed not small, but "the contribution to cover the contemporary" is inevitably exaggerated. Frankly speaking, if Lao Jiu is a literary rank, his current status should not be under the quality of Zheyan.

"In the past, when I was ordered to be in danger, I worked hard for many years, and I never thought that this restoration of Shaanxi would be realized during my tenure. I don't want it to come true now, alas, Shaanxi is recovered, and I can go with peace of mind. For a long time, Xu Churen sighed.

Xu Liang didn't listen to it at first, and nodded in agreement, but after a while, he reacted and said in surprise: "What does Xuanfu Xianggong mean by this?" ”

Xu Churen smiled on his face: "Changde, the old man is already a man who is about to die. Do I have to do it unto death? In the past two years, the eye disease has often attacked, and the eyes are dim, and the daily affairs of the company depend on you and Wang Xuanfu, and I will tell you frankly that if you don't want to see the recovery of Shaanxi, the old man will play the request for Zhishi two years earlier. Now with the glory of recovering the whole of Shaanxi, he has returned to his hometown, and this life is enough. ”

Xu Liang didn't know how to deal with it for a while. Although, this is not the first time that Xu Churen has mentioned the topic of Zhishi's retirement. But in the Xuanfu Division, which old-timer like Xu Churen Wangshu doesn't often say this? No one takes it seriously, but looking at Xu Xuanfu's attitude today, it doesn't seem to be a joke?

The Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy can be said to be the most powerful, the most extensive jurisdiction, and the most military dispatch in the Great Song Dynasty today. Parents of more than 10 million military and civilian officials, what is the significance of this? Xu Churen is going to retire now, so who will take over? Who has the qualifications to take over?

"Changde, in my opinion, you can reply to Xu Xuanfu, and let him decide on the situation when the Western Army advances or retreats.

After all, he is in the front, familiar with the situation, Xuanfu Disposal Division or don't interfere more, what do you think? Xu Churen asked.

Xu Liang was distracted, but Xu Churen didn't say much. Although he is a loyal elder, he has been a prime minister, and he has been up and down in the sea for decades, and he still has some vision for seeing people. What Xu Liu was thinking, he could probably guess.

Sure enough, as soon as he wanted to get up and return to the desk, Xu Liu spoke: "Xuan Xiang, in the past few years, Xiang Gong has worked hard to run these two places in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he has worked hard. Don't look at the restoration of the entire territory of Shaanxi now, if there is no strong support from Xianggong behind him, even if he has the ability to reach the sky, it will be difficult to do it! Sichuan and Shaanxi can do without Xu Jiu, but they can't do without Xianggong. If the prime minister retires, who can preside over the overall situation? ”

Xu Churen chuckled lightly and sighed: "It's not the old man's turn to worry about it, if the court looks at me, ask more......"

Xu Liang didn't blink his eyes, stared directly at the other party, and waited for the following. Xu Churen is different from Li Gang and his father, the latter two were forced to step down, but he invited himself. Once he retires from the position of governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, there is no doubt that the imperial court will inquire about his successor.

"I can't say either." Xu Churen said with a smile.

Xu Liu's face was clearly disappointed, and he was not afraid of the other party seeing it. Originally, in his guess, once Xu Churen became a minister, if the imperial court asked him about his successor, he would most likely recommend it in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division.

The candidate that Xu Liang hopes most for Xu Churen to recommend is the current deputy envoy of Xuanfu, Wang Shu. Unexpectedly, the other party's sentence of "it's hard to say" blocked the topic back. When I was thinking about it, I heard Xu Churen say: "The affairs of the war are complicated, even if I want to be idle, I have to finish before leaving." ”

Xu Liu heard what he meant, coughed lightly, got up and said, "Then the lower official will go and order someone to reply to Xu Wei." ”

In November of the fourth year of Jianwu, after the recovery of Tongzhou, there was no war on the Guanzhong Plain, and the Western Army was still doing some finishing work, but Xu Wei still stationed 100,000 troops in Tongzhou, and there was no intention of withdrawing for the time being.

In mid-November, he led a number of important people from Tongzhou to Langzhou and returned to the battlefield of that year. Duzhou is the disheartened place of the Western Army, and in the battle of the past year, tens of thousands of warriors of the Western Army hún broke off here, and now they cannot rest in peace. Xu Wei came this time, not only to hang, but also to pay off a debt.

After the bloody battle that year, the Jin army pursued and killed the Song army to the border of Fangzhou. After the soldiers, the Jin army piled up the remains of the fallen soldiers of the Western Army and built the city "Jingguan". The so-called "Jingguan" refers to the high mound that was raised in order to show off martial arts, gather enemy corpses, and seal the soil. This is what is often mentioned in history books, and it does not mean that the captives are dug and buried alive.

After Xu Wei arrived in Duzhou, he ordered the troops to raise the remains of loyal martyrs, bury them collectively, and erect a monument for their aspirations. He also read out the memorial message in person, and informed the martyrs of the news of the Western Army's recovery of Shaanxi, in order to rest the heroic souls.

When he returned to Tongzhou in Langzhou, an uninvited guest came.

On this day, Xu Weiben was in Chaoyi County to deal with some aftermath affairs. Although Feng Yi County, where Tonggang City is located, has been recovered, he does not like to live there and still lives in Chaoyi.

"Xuanfu Xianggong, someone outside the house has sent a post." A pro-soldier entered the room and reported.

Bye-on? Xu Wei is a little strange, if the old man visits, then there is no need to pay respects, just pass it on. Both use the worship post, indicating that it is a living person, and the other party is more particular. He thought it was a local squire or something, but because he had too much work in his hands, he didn't have the leisure to see the guests, so he said: "You can read and write, show it for me, if it is a local head or something, go and refuse him." ”

The pro-soldier opened the post and looked at it, and suddenly changed, closed the post and exclaimed: "Xijing stays behind, and sentences Qin Hui of Ernan Mansion!" ”

Qin Hui? This name Xu Wei is definitely not unfamiliar, but it was his previous life. In this life, when he came to the Song Dynasty, although he knew that Qin Hui was an official in the court, he had almost no contacts, and he had not even seen him in front of him. Only some time ago, I heard that the imperial court sent a high-ranking official who had participated in politics to sit in Henan Mansion and be responsible for repairing the imperial tomb, and that person was Qin Hui.

In addition, he occasionally talked to Xu Liu about the situation in the DPRK and China, and heard him say that Qin Hui has always been the minister of the main battle faction and a staunch supporter of the third uncle, which made Xu Wei feel incredible. Now that Qin Hui has come from Luoyang to Tongzhou, what does it mean?!。