Chapter 713 Planting Henchmen

"Is my sister-in-law okay?" Xu Wei asked, because Xu Wang's family has been getting older in recent years, and his health has not been very good.

Xu Sheng shook his head slightly: "How good can a person who is almost fifty years old be?" It can only be said that follow the doctor's advice and recuperate at home. ”

Xu Wei was even more depressed when he heard this, his family is from Hebei, although the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are beautiful, prosperous and rich, but people who are old and in poor health may inevitably be unadaptable. But the court has already made a decision on this matter, and there is no way to change it.

"Fourth brother, I just received a provincial document from Hangzhou, which was written by the sixth brother himself." As Xu Wei spoke, he took out the paperwork, got up and handed it to Xu Si.

"The sixth is here? What's up? Rewarding the Western Army's military exploits? Xu Sheng asked with a smile. Seeing his younger brother's serious face, he also put away his smile and took the provincial document and opened it to look at it. He was very happy when he first saw that the imperial court had restored the power of the ninth brother to "dethrone the emperor", but when he looked back, he couldn't help but be surprised to find that the imperial court wanted to go to Hangzhou to sacrifice prisoners by name.

Of course, he knew that he could go and sacrifice prisoners, which was a good thing, and he had to be promoted to a knighthood and rewarded with money and goods. But this has always been the work of subordinates and juniors, and it is a little inappropriate to designate yourself, right? As soon as he thought of this, he said to his younger brother: "Lao Jiu, the court let me go?" ”

Xu Wei sat beside him and nodded silently.

"It's weird, I shouldn't be going, when do I have to leave?" Xu Sheng wondered.

"It's not too late, I'll have to start preparing recently." Xu Wei replied.

Xu Sheng was silent for a moment, as if he didn't notice the strangeness in it, and said: "Let's go, just go, just take this opportunity to meet the third aunt and meet the sixth aunt." ”

Xu Wei heard it in his ears and sighed: "Brother, things are not so simple. ”

"Huh? How so? Xu Sheng asked, and looked down at the zazi again.

"According to my estimate, the imperial court will let you go this time. Offering prisoners is secondary, and it is very likely that you will be left in Jiangnan. Xu Wei finally pierced this layer of window paper.

Xu Sheng was taken aback and lost his voice: "What? Leave me in Jiangnan? Why? ”

Xu Wei patted his heart: "Because of me, because of our Xu family." ”

His brows were twisted, and Xu Sheng didn't react for a while. This is definitely not a trivial matter, he is a native of Hebei, because of his father Xu Zhang, Yin supplemented the military position, first served in the Daimyofu Road Pacification Division, participated in the battle of Liao, the battle of King Qin, and then entered Shaanxi, and fought with Xu Wei, but also rose step by step, as the deputy envoy of Liangxing pacification today, in Shaanxi for many years. And now all of a sudden, they're going to the south......

"Could it be that you're thinking wrong? The imperial court just wanted to ......" Xu Sheng still didn't believe it.

"Fourth brother, I definitely don't want you to go. But according to my analysis, I'm afraid I can't be wrong. "Xu Weidao." Think about it, in the past ten years, our Xu family has gradually grown in Shaanxi. I am in charge of Qin Feng personally, the fifth brother is in charge of Yanyan, and the uncle and eldest brother have been in charge of Jingyuan for decades, although Wang Yu is now in charge, but the two brothers Xu Cheng and Xu Yan are in important positions, and in addition, you are the deputy envoy of Liangxing to pacify. Most of the military power of the Western Army is in the hands of our Xu family. ”

Xu Sheng had to admit that this was indeed the truth.

"That's not enough, especially me, Xuanfu Sichuan and Shaanxi, do you think the imperial court will be worried? Sent Wan Qian to be the judge of Xuanfu, and some time ago he took my right to 'depose me cheaply', just to contain it. This time, although the court had to decentralize power again, it summoned you to Xingzai at the same time, which is almost certain to keep you in Xingzai. Xu Wei put it out.

Xu Sheng thought about his younger brother's words, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and after a while, he asked, "Then what will happen to the imperial court after I go?" ”

"Either stay in the center and place the three officials of the Privy Council, or the two Zhejiang Xuanfu Divisions will serve, and there should be no other arrangements." Xu Wei guessed.

Xu Sheng was speechless when he heard this, so it seems that things should be inseparable. It doesn't matter to you, it's just that once you go to Jiangnan, the Hun family will definitely be inevitable, but what about your children? When he asked his younger brother this question, Xu Wei asked rhetorically, "Fourth brother, what do you want to do?" ”

"Xu Zhong has already developed in the army, it is best for him to stay in Xingyuan, Xu Liang and his daughters I think it is better to go to the south together. Your sister-in-law is not in good health and needs to be taken care of by her children. Xu Shengdao.

Xu Wei thought for a moment: "I'll arrange this, there's no problem." Xu Liang's age is also up, after his brother arrives in Jiangnan, it is naturally best if the imperial court takes the initiative to arrange it, otherwise let the sixth brother find a way, and I will also write to him to specifically instruct this matter. ”

"Well, Ninth Brother, if this is the case, then Xu Zhong and I will entrust it to you?" Xu Shengdao.

"Don't worry, the fourth brother, he is my own nephew, and at the latest at the end of the year, I will propose a commander to him. Besides, Wang Yan is my old brother, and I will definitely take care of him. Xu Jiu said with relief.

At the end of July, Xu Sheng, along with Han Chang and a number of surrendered Jin generals, left Xingyuan and set off for Jiangnan. Xu Wei also informed his sister-in-law and nephews and nieces that he would prepare early, and believed that they would also leave before the end of the year.

After that, Xu Wei began to arrange the personnel in Hedong. This time, the Western Army went out to conquer dozens of prefectures and counties in Hedong, and a large number of civil and military officials were needed to go to Hedong to preside over the situation. Xu Wei's strategy was to select some of the local rebel leaders in Hedong; Then select some of the officials from Sichuan and Shaanxi; In addition, some former Jinguo officials who defected to Cheng can be retained as appropriate. Through these three aspects, the urgent need should be alleviated, but to really match the team in Hedong, I am afraid it is not possible to do it in a moment and a half.

And there is another point, the selection of the rebel army and the retention of the original Jin Guan, I believe there is no problem. But it is somewhat difficult to recruit from Sichuan and Shaanxi. Hedong has been messed around by the Jin people for more than ten years, and this time it has experienced military disasters again, and the conditions are naturally not as good as those of Sichuan and Shaanxi. People are doing a good job as officials in Sichuan and Shaanxi, why should they go to Hedong after the chaos? It's not just something that can be solved with a single command.

After consulting with the staff of the Xuanfu Disposal Department, Xu Wei decided to give a series of preferential treatment to the officials who went to Hedong to take up posts. First of all, it's level. For example, according to the official system of the Song Dynasty, to be a county, the highest requirement is the seven products, such as the counties under the rule of Tokyo; The minimum requirement is from the eight grades, such as the counties under the rule of the states in other places.

Then, there is a targeted recruitment of a group of officials who have just stepped into the official career, have been trained for so many years, and are at the level of Jiupin. As long as you are willing to go to Hedong, you can directly raise the next level.

This is a political treatment, and there is also a financial subsidy. For all officials who go to Hedong, the Xuanfu Disposal Department will set up a separate name, and in addition to the capital and allowance, an additional income will be given. In addition, there is a very attractive benefit, that is, anyone who goes to Hedong to serve, after serving a term, will be given priority to transfer to an official, and after serving for two dynasties, as long as there is no fault, promotion is guaranteed.

As soon as these benefits were released, many officials really thought about it. Especially those who have no ambition in Sichuan and Shaanxi and have not been promoted for a long time, they thought, instead of doing this, why not go to Hedong? As long as you are conscientious, you don't need to have much political achievements, but as long as there is no fault, you can be guaranteed to be promoted.

And this time the threshold is also low, which is very suitable for those who have just stepped into the official career through various means, such as those who have been favored, and those who have contributed money and materials to the family. Because this kind of people are not born on the right path of the imperial examination, they are all the lowest nine grades, and their careers are not smooth, even if there is a shortage, it will not be their turn, in this case, Hedong is a good opportunity! Although there are some risks, such as one day when the Jin army suddenly moves south to retake Hedong, it is still worth a try compared to the two. However, those who are on the right path of the imperial examination and have a Jinshi background are not so interested in this matter.

In just one month, Xu Wei recruited more than 60 officials, who were first screened by the staff of the Xuanfu Disposal Department, and then interviewed by him, Zhang Jun and others, and eliminated those who really couldn't be put on the table, such as those who couldn't read big characters, and then went directly to the Xuanfu Disposal Department to get a "confession" signed by Xu Wei himself, and then he could go to Hedong to take office.

All of a sudden, the officers and soldiers of the western army guarding Fenglingdu could see every day that the officials who showed their "confessions" and asked to arrange for crossing the river were at least county lieutenants and the like.

Of course, this kind of rare opportunity, Xu Wei's subordinates will naturally not let it go. Do everything possible to find a way, hoping to find a way out for your children and nephews. However, high-ranking officials have the qualifications to make up for their descendants, so they don't have to worry about this, most of the people who do this are middle and lower-level officials, and they are not qualified to directly meet Xu Wei to ask for help, so they asked their superiors to come forward to greet and hand.

For this kind of thing, Xu Wei can't ignore it, and he can't take care of it all, anyway, in the end, there is only one condition. As long as you are not illiterate, and you are physically and intellectually sound, you have not committed adultery, and you have obtained the status of an official, then "fight your father", if your father's position is okay and he has merit, then there is hope, if your father happens to participate in this battle of Hedong, it is almost no problem. For example, Zhang Xian, who made the first contribution this time, his nephew defected a few years ago, followed his path, and made up for a nine-grade petty official, and has been idle and has no ministry.

This time, Zhang Xian personally wrote a letter to Xu Wei, hoping that the king could take care of him, and Xu Wei specially instructed the relevant officials, saying that this guy had read a few sentences of books and had some martial arts, so let's get him a county lieutenant. Do you think Zhang Xian is Xu Wei's old subordinate, how big is his face? In addition, King Xu Jun personally greeted him, so his nephew not only got a county lieutenant to send him, but also picked out where to serve.

This is what we do to win over people's hearts and form interest groups.

Adjutants such as county lieutenants and county officials can do this, but the prefects, prefectures, and counties can't, and they have to be carefully selected from the officials who were born in Jinshi.

By the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the Khitans probably received the news that Xu Wei had returned to Xingyuan, and specially sent people to congratulate the Mid-Autumn Festival and probe Xu Wei's tone at the same time.

Why? At the beginning, Ma Kuo, as Xu Wei's plenipotentiary representative, had already put forward the idea of carving up Western Xia when he negotiated with the Khitans, but the Khitans did not agree to do so for various reasons. As a result, hidden dangers are left behind, and they are triggered very quickly. This time, if it weren't for the party members behind their backs, maybe the battle would have stopped there.

After the Khitans returned to Hexi, they were annoyed by themselves, and Xu Wei was not happy, so they came to find out the situation before officially sending the envoy. Xu Wei gave a reception in accordance with etiquette, but he did not come forward to meet him, so he casually found a reason to prevaricate.

Soon, Xiao Lili, who was anxious to solve the problem of Western Xia, sent his son Xiao Duolu to not come.

"King, Xiao Duolu is already waiting in the hall, isn't it ......" Zhang Qingli asked in front of Xu Wei's desk.

"You let Zhang Jun and Ma Kuo go and talk to him first, I'll come when I'm done with my business." Xu Wei didn't raise his head. After Zhang Qing left, Xu Wei finished approving the rest of the official documents, then took the hat and buttoned it, straightened his clothes slightly, and went out.

But what he went to was not the flower hall where Xiao Duolu was not located, but directly out of the Yamen of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, riding his sweaty BMW, and throwing himself into one place.

When I got there, it turned out to be Xu Sheng's mansion. At this time, in front of the gate of Nafu, several cars were parked, and salutes had been installed on them, and they were about to go out of the door. After Xu Sheng arrived, the ceremony raised by the imperial court, he himself was also received by the emperor Zhao Chen's "cordial reception", which was full of condolences and commendation, and asked about the situation in the west, Xu Sheng's answer made the emperor quite happy, so he added a town festival envoy and rewarded a lot of money.

After the surrender was over, it was said that Xu Sheng should return, but the next day, the emperor issued an edict, on the grounds that Xu Shengjiu had been in the Western Army, had fought with the Jin people many times, had rich experience, and could be a coach, and dismissed him from the dispatch of the "deputy envoy of Liangxing pacification", and was reappointed as the judge of Liangzhejiang Xuanfu.

It is rare for a military minister to serve as a "Xuanfu judge". As the senior staff of the Xuanfu envoy, the Xuanfu judge has a certain amount of power, but the imperial court used Xu Sheng as the judge of the Xuanfu of the two Zhejiang, firstly, of course, it was arranged nearby to facilitate control, and secondly, it was also hoped that he would help Zhao Dian train the two Zhejiang soldiers. Xu Sheng had already been mentally prepared, so he was not surprised, so he asked Yousi to take his family to Jiangnan.

That's why there was this scene in front of Xu Wei's eyes.

"The Nine Senses are here." The servants of the Xu Mansion shouted.

At that time, Xu Wang's family, Xu Liang, the fourth son of Xu, and two underage daughters had already gotten into the car and were waiting for Xu Wei to come. Zhang Jiujiu also sat in Xu Wang's car to say goodbye, and Xu Si and Xu Jiu's sister Xu Xiuping also rushed all the way from Qinzhou to see him off.

The sister-in-law hid in the car, unable to stop talking, and shed endless tears, so when Xu Wei got off the horse, they came out of the car, tears streaming down their faces, and their eyes were red. However, Xu Zhong, the eldest son of Xu Si, was sensible, and led his younger brother Xu Liang to step forward and salute: "Ninth uncle." ”

"Hmm." Xu Wei responded, grabbed his nephew on the shoulder and patted him,

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