After obtaining the emperor's consent, Qin Hui quickly operated this matter in the court. Xu Liang left office, and his followers either left the court or forbearance, and there was no strength in the court to compete with him, and Zhi Yanzhi also agreed on this matter. Therefore, things went very smoothly, and a consensus was soon formed, and Emperor Zhao Jin issued an edict to take back the "privileges" of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, cancel its "disposal", and reorganize it into the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, with Xu Wei still serving as the Xuanfu envoy.

Here, Qin Hui played a small trick, before the emperor issued an edict, he asked the emperor to appoint a governor of Xifu. Why? Because the current prefect of the Privy Council of the Western Mansion is still Xu Wei in name, he carries the title of "knowing the affairs of the Privy Council", that is, the central government, and removes him from the title of the governor of the Western Mansion, and Zijin Tiger has really become a "local" official. It is also for this reason that Xu Wei's complete title has changed from "Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Ambassador" to "Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Ambassador".

And the person recommended by Qin Hui to serve as the governor of Xifu is Zhi Yanzhi, and his title is no longer "knowing the affairs of the Privy Council", but "privy envoy", which is one level higher. Qin Hui's action was related to the reluctance of King Zhelin to come forward and rectify the Xu family. If you don't want to come out, I have to arch you out! Xu Wei was removed from the title of governor of Xifu, and you were the successor, is there anything else to say?

The edict also means that the era when Xu Wei took charge of the administrative, military, financial, and personnel powers of Sichuan and Shaanxi has ended. As a proclamator, he still has jurisdiction over these matters, but he must obtain the consent of the imperial court and cannot make decisions on his own. This is also the reason why Xu Wei wanted to appoint Liu Ziyu as the "commander-in-chief" and Wu Gong as the "supervisor" before the "incident". Before the imperial court takes back power, the establishment of the Xuanfu Division must be fully occupied, and the imperial court must not be given a chance to take advantage of it!

When the emperor's edict was delivered to the Xingyuan Mansion, Xu Wei immediately played it, indicating that he would follow the emperor's will and respect the court's decision. Qin Hui didn't expect Xu Wei to be so happy, I thought that I would complain anyway, since it was so cool, then I'm sorry, I'll make the next move.

In Qin Hui's plan, the first step is to collect the right to dispose of it, and the second step is to appoint a Xuanfu judge. What is the position of a magistrate? What is the position in the Propaganda Division?

In the Song Dynasty, the three important positions of Xuanfu envoy, Xuanfu deputy envoy, and Xuanfu judge appeared almost at the same time. If the rank, qualifications, and prestige of the officials are sufficient, then they can directly serve as "propaganda envoys", and if they are a little worse, then they can be appointed as "deputy envoys for propaganda and pacification", but there will be no "propaganda envoys". However, regardless of whether the person in charge is the Xuanfu envoy or the deputy Xuanfu envoy, there must be a Xuanfu judge.

Of course, if the dispatched official is really not good in terms of rank, seniority, and prestige, and he must be appointed, then he should act as a "judge of proclamation" and at the same time exercise the power of "proclamation envoy" and select a senior staff member, such as a staff officer, to play the role of "proclamation judge."

Therefore, it can be seen that the three positions of Xuanfu envoy, Xuanfu deputy envoy, and Xuanfu judge can all be used as the governor of a place. Qin Hui wants to feature a suitable candidate to serve as the "Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Judge", and if things change in the future, this person can take over as the Sichuan Xuanfu Envoy, or in other words, replace Xu Wei.

With this premise, it is not easy for people to choose. We all know that Sichuan and Shaanxi have been run by Xu Wei for many years, and if officials are sent by the central government, they can only be set aside when they arrive in Sichuan and Shaanxi, because they are Xu Wei's people up and down, and you have no room to show at all, but you are afraid that you are not qualified to listen to the shouting.

Therefore, this person must be a current official in Sichuan and Shaanxi, so that he can be familiar with the situation and will not be blinded. In addition, this person must also be trusted by the imperial court, and Xu Wei is not a person all the way, otherwise it can only be self-defeating. Besides, this person's status in Sichuan and Shaanxi cannot be too low, otherwise not only will he not be able to restrain Xu Wei, but he will be led by the nose, and he will only be used as a gunman. After such calculations, Sichuan officials will not be able to use it, and can only be elected in Shaanxi.

But Shaanxi is Xu Wei's "lair", it is his basis, to elect this person, it is simply a tiger's mouth to pull teeth!

However, this is difficult for Qin Hui, when he stayed in Xijing and served as the prefect of Henan, he was close to Shaanxi and had some understanding of the situation of the Western Army. Now among the divisions of Shaanxi, almost all of them are Xu Wei's people, except for two. One is Liu Guangshi, who is pacified by Huanqing, and Yao Pingzhong, who is pacified by Xihe.

Liu Guangshi's advantages are: first, he is an imperial prince, and now Empress Liu is his niece, and she is absolutely reliable politically. Second, he is also relatively qualified, he is the general of the Western Army, and his father Liu Yanqing once served as the commander of the Western Army when the Western Army invaded Liao, and he was in charge. And he himself has been working in Shaanxi for many years, successively serving in the Yan Shuai Division and the Huanqing Shuai Division, and is very familiar with the situation of the Western Army.

But his disadvantages are also obvious, his prestige in the Western Army is insufficient, among the several commanders, the Huanqing Defense Area is the smallest, the weakest troops, Liu Jingluo's military exploits are also lackluster compared with other marshals. If you use him, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the people.

Looking at Yao Pingzhong again, this one's advantage is that his qualifications, prestige, and military exploits are very eye-catching. The Yao family is a big clan in Shaanxi, who has guarded the Xihe River for many years, and is also one of the generals of the Western Army. Yao Pingzhong himself is a son of the general, in his early years, he had made great contributions under Tong Guan, and later the Song and Jin Incident, he worked hard to serve the king, and his military exploits were also prominent. Later, it was assigned to the command of Xu Wei, and in several major battles of the Western Army, there were Xihe soldiers attacking the city and pulling out the village. Another important point is that Yao Pingzhong's qualifications are deeper than Xu Wei's, and Guanzhong Haojie is called "Little Taiwei", and he is stronger than Liu Guangshi in all aspects.

Moreover, the Xihe Army is probably the only one in the Western Army that Xu Wei cannot intervene, and it has the nature of a private army. On the other hand, Liu Guangshi is different, Huanqing's original commander is Quduan, and the troops are also Quduan's hometown, and the generals under his command are also handled by Xu Wei. He doesn't have the strength to compete with Xu Wei.

In overall comparison, Qin Hui is more inclined to Yao Pingzhong. But he knew that there might be some controversy in the court about this matter. After all, with Empress Liu there, how could she not look to her own uncle? And compared with Yao Pingzhong, Zhao Guan's family may also be more willing to believe in the queen's maiden family, right?

After careful consideration, he pushed both of them out and discussed them in the Chinese book first. Sure enough, the governor of the political affairs department was the same, and he clearly supported Liu Guangshi, the reason was "political reliability". And King Lin undoubtedly supported Yao Pingzhong, because in Zhe Zhonggu's view, Liu Guangshi was difficult to achieve in Shaanxi. How can the captain who relied on the identity of his relatives to compare with the combat exploits of other people's real swords and guns?

Moreover, there is a relationship here. When the Western Army rushed to King Qinwang in Tokyo, Zhe Yanzhi had dealt with Yao Pingzhong a lot, and knew that this person was "ambitious". Li Gang once commented that he was "full of ambition", which means that this person is proud and not easy to look at others. For so many years, he was willing to only be Xihe Shuai and succumb to Xu Wei, a very important factor was Xu Wei's personal ability and the influence of his family power. If Yao Pingzhong is used, compared with Liu Guangshi, he can pose a threat to Xu Wei more.

Zhe Yanzhi and Fan Tong disagreed, and Chen Kangbo, another governor of the political council, was supported by King Lin, so he was naturally consistent with Zhe Yanzhi. In this way, Qin Hui's opinion is particularly important.

But this made Qin Hui bitter, he was able to stay in the central government and serve as the deputy minister, which had a great relationship with the Liu family. He must lean against the big tree now, and although he leans towards Yao Pingzhong, he can't say it. Otherwise, he will offend the Liu family, and with his foundation in the court, I am afraid that he will not be able to keep his position this time.

After thinking about it, after thinking about it again, Qin Hui still didn't accept this stubble, and directly stabbed the matter to the emperor and let the saint decide. But when the matter was reported, the emperor did not express his position for a long time. It took several days before the ministers were summoned in the hall of the arch.

At the beginning, Zhao Jin did not have an obvious inclination, only said that he was not very familiar with these two people, and asked the minister to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the two. Even if Qin Huidang commented on Liu Guangshi and Yao Pingzhong, of course, in front of the emperor, he naturally would not say that Liu Guangshi was too bad, and the final conclusion was only that each had its own merits.

"Shengshang, Liu Jingluo has been in the Western Army for many years, his prestige is very high, and he is a prince, so he is naturally of one heart and one mind with the imperial court. And Yao Pingzhong himself is a member of the Shaanxi clan, with local colors. If you use him, will you have to hand over the western army into his hands in the future? The reason why the imperial court wants to rectify is that it does not want to put these hundreds of thousands of elite divisions in the hands of Haoqiang. With Yao Pingzhong, what is the difference with Xu Wei? Fan Tong spared no effort to advocate for the Liu family.

Zhao Jin nodded after hearing this: "I also thought about this section. Zheqing, what do you think? ”

Zhi Yanzhi's attitude at this time was not as clear and intense as when he was in Zhongshu, and he only said: "Liu Jingliu is good, but his foundation in Shaanxi is too shallow, Yao Pingzhong is supported by the Xihe Army, and he is going around with Xu Wei, it is estimated that it will be easier and more confident." ”

Zhao Jin didn't refute either, thought about it, and made a decision: "But I heard that the Xihe Army was trapped in Juzhou back then, and Xu Wei desperately rescued him to save the seeds of the Xihe Army, otherwise, Xihe is afraid that the whole army will be annihilated." After this incident, Xihe was grateful to the King of Taiyuan, and Yao Pingzhong has always listened to moderation. If he is used as a judge of Xuanfu, will he be controlled by Xu Wei? ”

As soon as the prime minister below heard this, he knew that the emperor had done his "homework." When the Xihe Army was trapped and Xu Wei desperately rescued him, he didn't know what he was doing, how did he know so clearly? Someone must have told him.

Well, the Son of Heaven has already talked about this, so what else is there to discuss? It's Liu Guangshi.

The candidate has been decided, but Zhao Jin is still a little worried, and said to the minister: "The matter of Sichuan and Shaanxi is very special, and you must not be in a hurry." can only slowly figure it out, in order to get it done, and would rather endure than cause trouble. Earlier, you said that this repossession of the right to dispose of it and the appointment of a Xuanfu judge are all things that are taken for granted, and it should not stimulate the king of Taiyuan. I believe in you, but what is going to happen in the future, don't be in a hurry, but ask for no fault, don't rush for credit! ”

Hearing this, Qin Hui replied: "Please rest assured, the ministers are measured. It's just that there's one more thing. ”

"What?" Zhao Jin asked.

"Xu Wei has been awarded the title of county king for many years, and Mo said that in Sichuan and Shaanxi, it is the three kingdoms of Song, Jin and Liao, all of which are widely famous. And Liu Jingluo, now he is only a lieutenant, if he wants to restrain Xu Wei, he must have a comparable status to do it. Qin Hui said. This is the truth, Xu Wei was awarded the title of king of the county by virtue of his brilliant military exploits, in fact, the imperial court once discussed to title him "King of Qin" or "King of Shu", but he gave up because of Xu Liu's opposition.

With such a high-powered minister, Liu Guangshi is difficult to compete with in terms of strength, at least he has to make up for his false title, right? But Liu Guangshi's current lieutenant relies on nepotism, and if he is named the king of the county, I am afraid that before he can restrain Xu Wei, he will already cause widespread disgust in the Western Army.

Since there is no way to pull Liu Guangshi up, he can only suppress Xu Wei. Zhao Jin wanted to understand this, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Inappropriate! If for no reason, take the prince of Xu Wei, wouldn't this be ...... No, no! ”

Zhi Yanzhi also objected: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, Xu Wei's credit is actually not under the minister. He is the 'King of Qin' and 'King of Shu', which is also appropriate. Now, if you take the title of king for no reason, I am afraid that the wrong message will be released and cause unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

Zhao Jin nodded frequently: "What King Lin said is extremely true. ”

Qin Hui said unhurriedly: "Qi Shengshang, if you want to win the title of King Xu Wei, it doesn't have to be the Son of Heaven or the imperial court to speak, you can also let him depreciate himself." ”

"Oh? How do you say that? Zhao Jin was a little interested.

"In February, the Holy Lord decided to order the Shenwu Right Army to return the cities, land, and surrender troops of the Jin Kingdom, but because of Xu Liang, it has been delayed until now. Now, the Holy Decree can be sent to the King of Taiyuan, ordering him to do it immediately. At the same time, he criticized him in the edict without hesitation. Xu Wei is also a person who understands, and I believe that he will know what to do. Qin Hui said with a smile.

Zhi Yanzhi couldn't help but look at Qin Hui, this person's insidious and vicious nature was really hidden in the past! If you work with him, you have to be careful!

Fan Tong immediately praised it, and when Zhao Jin saw this, he doubted: "Is it really proper?" ”

Qin Hui repeatedly assured that it was absolutely safe! The emperor responded. So it was decided to issue an edict to Xu Wei first, reprimanding him for not abiding by the constraints of the imperial court, intervening in the Jinliao war without authorization, ordering him to return the land and city and surrender the army, and then issue an edict to appoint Liu Guangshi as the "Xuanfu Judge".

Jing'an three years, May, Xingyuan Mansion, Sichuan Shaanxi Xuanfu Division.

It may be hard for you to imagine the scene of a group of high-ranking local officials getting together to dance and scold their mothers! But this appeared alive in the yamen of the Xuanfu Division!

As soon as the messenger of the edict left, the staff of the Xuanfu Division scolded him. I've never heard of this before! His own land was occupied by the enemy, and then he took it back, and the court actually demanded that it be returned! It's also beautiful, abide by the peace agreement! the peace talks! How many times has Song Jin discussed? Did the Jurchens obey once? You're fucking serious!

The most infuriating! Dare to reprimand the King of Taiyuan for not abiding by the constraints of the court and intervening in the war without authorization? No, do those fools in Hangzhou know that Yongbian, Jinsu and Jinsu are sandwiched between Fengzhou on our border? If we don't take it, we will have to fall into the hands of the Khitans! How can such an important area be controlled by a potential enemy? Brain kicked by a donkey!

Zhang Qing scolded the most! scolded Qin Hui, scolded Zhen Yan, and almost didn't scold Zhao Guan's family! Ma Kuo was also angry, and even Liu Ziyu couldn't help but echo a few words, it's really not a thing!

Xu Wei wasn't so angry, he couldn't cry or laugh. Because this thing doesn't look like a normal person can do it! When did Yongbyon and the Jin Su Army become the inherent territory of the Jurchens? Haven't you studied history? Even the Yanyun region has always been the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, how did you come here and become someone else's?

And you say it's a Khitan, when did the Jurchens emerge? Their current territory was all snatched from the Khitans, and they still the inherent territory of the Jin Kingdom?

Speechless to speechless, Zijin Tiger knew from time to time that the reason why the Zhao Guanjia and the imperial court were so upside down was not to pretend to be stupid and cute, but actually to disgust themselves. Isn't this already a knife on me? For many years, he has been very trusted by the emperor and the court, and he has never even said a word seriously, but this time it is a reprimand, although the words are not heavy, but it can be regarded as setting a precedent. When who doesn't understand what's going on? Isn't it just to say hello to me and make me watch out? Got it!

Everyone complained, and Zhang Qing gasped and asked, "King, how to deal with this?" Really? ”

Xu Wei snorted: "Also, of course we have to pay it back, the edicts of the Zhao official family have come, how can we resist the decree?" ”

"King, how can you give back this land and city of your own? We have never suffered such a dumb loss in the hands of the Jurchens! Ma Kuo said angrily.

Xu Wei shook his head: "I only care about one thing, Ningbian Prefecture, Jin Sujun, and those thousands of soldiers, I dare to pay it back, Wanyan Liang dare to do it?" ”

There was silence in the hall for a while, and after a while, Liu Ziyu said: "Hmph, the Jurchens don't dare to stretch out this hand." Now that the west of the Yellow River, Dongshengzhou and the Heqing army are all occupied by the Khitans, and the Jurchens still dare to cross the river to receive them? This matter of the imperial court is really ridiculous! ”

"Also, why don't the people of Hangzhou pat their heads and think about it? Those thousands of gold troops surrendered to us on their own initiative. Even if they are allowed to go back, they may not be willing! If you really want to go back, you are still not subject to military law? You might as well kill him with a knife! Hey, I can't talk about that! It's stupid! "Zhang Qing's appearance is really more disgusting than eating a fly.

Xu Wei said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's stupid or not, it's ridiculous or not, the edict of the Son of Heaven is here, and we just obey it." But someone has to go to Jinguo to talk to Wan Yan Liang and let them receive it. ”

Ma Kuo hurriedly got up and said: "King, it's not that you are slacking off and lazy, this kind of absurd thing, don't send a lowly job to it, because it's really ......."

"I can't afford to lose face!" Zhang Qing shouted and added for him.

Ma Kuo nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "That's exactly what happened!" ”

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