On March 20, the three brothers of the Xu family all received an order from the Department of Preparation and Development to go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the military situation. In the Battle of Dingrong, the Song army defeated the main force of the Jin army, which was an unprecedented victory since the Song and Jin wars. This battle was successful under the personal command of the seed division, the close cooperation of Xu Yuan and Xu Sheng, and the timely reinforcement of Xu Wei. Therefore, everyone speculates that going to Chang'an is probably not just a matter of reporting military information.

On the 21st, Xu Wei arrived in Chang'an City before the two brothers because he was closer to Jingzhao Mansion, and on the afternoon of that day, Xu Yuan and Xu Sheng also arrived one after another, and they all stayed at the full station, waiting for the two directors to summon them. Within two days, the preparation division came to spread the word, saying that He Shaobao was summoned. The three brothers went with them.

In the past, the Department of Establishment was only a temporary body, and in the event of war, a member of the Establishment Department was appointed as the regional military commander in wartime. However, Zhao Huan set up a "detailed discussion department" to review the family law of his ancestors, and decided to change the previous shortcomings and try to use military ministers to lead the army and command the battle. Therefore, the Standing Division of the Sixth Road in Shaanxi was first set up, and the soldiers and horses of the Sixth Route were controlled by the minister He Guan, a close minister.

Li Gang's Xuanfu Division was located in the east of Chang'an City, and He Guan's Establishment Division was located in the west of Chang'an City, which was quite similar to the Zhongshu Province and the Privy Council in the imperial court. Therefore, the people of the time called the Xuanfu Division "East Mansion" and the Establishment Division "West Mansion". When the three brothers of the Xu family arrived at the office of the department, they happened to meet an acquaintance, and Yan Yan comforted Zhang Shen.

This person used to be Xu Zhang's subordinate, so in terms of it, not only did he have an old relationship with the Xu family, but he was even a senior of Xu Wei and others. It can be seen that Zhang Dashuai has been in a bad mood recently, and when he dismounted, Xu Sheng called him twice, but he didn't see any response. It wasn't until the three brothers walked over that Xu Yuan shouted "Zhang Jingluo" at the top of his throat that he was really shocked.

"Xu Jingluo?" Zhang Shen seemed to be awakened in his sleep, and looked at Xu Yuan a few times in a daze, and then came back to his senses. "I haven't seen you for a long time, Brother Yide has done a great job."

Xu Yuan knew that he was talking about the Dingrong battle, and laughed loudly: "Haha......" Just laughed, but he didn't know what to say. If you are modest, it is equivalent to slapping Zhang Shen in the face, Liu Guangshi gave up Dunzhou without a fight, he led the army out of Yan'an and was defeated by Yelu Mawu, retreated to the city and held out. The Department of Institutional Formation ordered Qu Duan to take over Fangzhou, Dunzhou, and Danzhou, which was tantamount to seizing his power, and even paving the way for his removal. In this case, what else can Xu Yuan, who won the battle, do but laugh?

Zhang Shen caught a glimpse of Xu Sheng and Xu Wei behind him at this time, and he didn't know what to think, so he bypassed Xu Yuan, hugged his fists and stepped forward and said, "Xu Dashuai, don't come to harm?" ”

Xu Si and Xu Jiu looked at each other, Xu Dashuai? Isn't it behind your back? Presbyopia? Or was he struck by the defeat of the army and the seizure of power, and went insane?

Seeing the two of them like this, Zhang Shen said with a smile: "The Purple Gold Tiger sat in Hedong, blocking the Jurchen army of 200,000 for a long time, and then broke through the siege with Fuzhou, galloped to the aid of Guanzhong, and combined the division to defeat the main force of Lousu. The afterlife is terrifying, admired, admired. ”

Xu Yuan and Xu Sheng knew that he was calling Lao Jiu, but when he saw Xu Wei return the courtesy, he said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Zhang Jingluo is too elevated to the juniors." I've never been a knowledgeable soldier, how can I be worthy of the title of marshal? ”

Zhang Shen shook his head: "Hey, Qu Shi Yin was transferred to the Commander of the Establishment Division, who else is Shaanxi Huashuai?" Moreover, you were ordered to 'Shaanxi Hua soldiers and horses in the same section', after He Shaobao summoned him today, the Shaanxi Hua Jing slightly pacified you must be you, I just shouted in advance. ”

Seeing that he was so enthusiastic, Xu Wei smiled and stopped talking. Thinking in my heart, it seems that Ma Kuo really got it right.

At the moment, Zhang Shen was very humble and insisted on letting the three brothers of the Xu family go first, and Yuguan stepped into the mansion. Perhaps to highlight the solemnity of today's summons, this western mansion starts from the steps outside the gate, and every three steps there is a samurai guard with distinct armor and a samurai carrying a sword, which stretches until the front of the festival. As soon as Xu Wei and the others entered, wherever they passed, the soldiers bowed their heads and saluted. The three brothers of the Xu family were full of spirit and vigorous pace, but Zhang Shen, who was at the end, was full of melancholy and tired.

When Xu Wei stepped into the threshold of the festival hall, he had already seen He Guan in a purple official uniform and wearing a black veil behind Yu Shuai's case, and there were already many people in the hall who arrived first. There was no time to take a closer look, so the four of them stepped forward and saluted: "Humble to meet the system and set up a young guard." ”

When He Guan saw the Xu family brothers coming in, a smile appeared on his face, and he smiled at the people who came first in the hall: "The three tigers of the Xu family have arrived." There was laughter in the festival hall, and they all praised it. It's nothing more than a general, it's really amazing.

"Excuse me, sit down." He Guan waved his hand, but he never paid attention to Zhang Shen, the handsome man of Yan Yan. The latter was even more apprehensive, and he found a place to sit down in a panic, and saw that many generals in the hall were talking to the Xu family brothers, but no one asked him, and even his former colleagues were strangers. Seeing this, I was even more worried.

Xu Wei was the least qualified, the youngest, and sat at the back very low-key consciously, only to find out that the seed master sat first, followed by Qu Duan, and there was another person who didn't recognize it, but it was estimated that Qin Feng was slightly appeased by Zhao Dian. The six-way marshal minister, the Xihe marshal Wang Yi has not arrived, and as for the Huanqing marshal guarding the king, I don't know if he is in prison or how at this time.

The planter looked at Xu Wei and nodded slightly, and Xu Wei also bowed his head. When he saw Qu Duan, his former boss quickly looked away, sat upright, and did not talk to others.

"Okay, everything that's supposed to come is here, let's get down to business." After a while, He Guan said loudly. The hall was silent for a while, and all the generals turned their eyes to this nominal supreme military governor of Shaanxi. At least, it still is.

The Jin people invaded in two ways, Lou Su invaded Shaanxi with all his elite, Lai General Zuo Zhongyong, and the Western Army was mighty, so he was able to defeat the strong enemy in Yaozhou and Dingrong. Now Lou Su led the army to retreat into Henan, the danger of Shaanxi was lifted, and the official was ordered to take charge of the six-way military power, and the meritorious service will be rewarded, and the guilty will be punished! At this point, he deliberately paused. After all, Zhang Shen is the one who leads the troops, and he is still calm on the surface, but he is up and down in his heart.

He Guan looked around at the marshals and continued: "This time to defend Shaanxi, Captain Chong led Jingyuan, Qin Feng, and Shaanxi Hua's elite soldiers to defeat the main force of Lou Su in Dingrong, and made great contributions!" I have jointly reported to the Tokyo Left-behind Division and Zhenjiang with Li Xuanfu to ask for credit for the boss, presumably the official family will be happy when they hear this good news! ”

Seeing that he admired him so much, the seed master hugged his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "He Shaobao praised it falsely, a certain seed is just an old pawn, and the world is favored by the country, so he should think about it." ”

He Guan also returned the salute, put down his hand and said: "In the battle of Yaozhou, although the opponent was the Jin army's partial division, it captured Danzhou, Yanzhou, Fangzhou and other places all the way, threatening Chang'an. Fortunately, relying on the control of the Sidu to control Quduan, gather the troops of all roads, and defeat the stubborn enemy in the north of Chang'an. After the official and Xuanfu discussed with the public, the special commendation is as follows, Qu Duan obeys the order! ”

"Humble duty!" Qu Duan Huo Ran got up, walked to the hall, and bowed his head with his fists clenched.

He Guan picked up a promotion order from the handsome case, spread his hands, and read it with full energy: "General Jiaqu Duanzuo Jin Wuwei, acting as the pacification envoy of Huanqing Jingluo, is still in charge of the division capital. ”

"Yes!" Qu Duan replied sharply, strode forward to receive the promotion order, and He Guan picked up a seal ribbon again, presumably the seal of Huanqing Shuai, and handed it to him. After the end of the curve was sealed, he was beaten with one hand and strode back to his seat.

The marshals in the hall are probably all pregnant with ghosts in their hearts at this time. It is known that Qu Duan lured Wang Xiang into his marshal's mansion and arrested him, and then the Preparation Department issued a separate order to remove Wang Xiang from the post of marshal Huanqing. Now let Qu Duan act on his behalf, why don't you do a little more and appoint it directly, wouldn't it be a "substitute" to cover up?

It seems that He Shaobao is not playing tricks this time, but is really moving! He wants to unify the military command of the six roads in Shaanxi with his own strength! This is not a knock on the mountain and a tiger, but a desire to gather military power step by step! Hmph, He Shaobao, how long have you been in this place in Shaanxi? Don't think that if you are a minister from an official family, you can turn your hands into clouds and turn your hands into rain. The king seems to be stupid, Baba runs into the trap of the end of the curve, we are not him!

"Xu Yuan!" Qu Duan picked up another official document and shouted loudly.

"Humble duty!" Xu Yuan stepped forward and saluted.

"Jiaxu was originally set on the side, and the two towns of Pingrong were envoys to show their merits, and they were still appointed as Jingyuan Jingluo pacification envoys." He Guan said, handed out the promotion order, Xu Yuan stepped forward to take it and returned to his original seat. Although the envoys of this festival are all from the rank of the second rank, generally speaking, the military ministers who can "build the festival" are all one town, and only the generals with outstanding military achievements can get the title of two towns or even three towns, which is especially glorious, and is regarded as the limit of the promotion of the military ministers. After all, not everyone can be like Di Qing, with a military minister as a first-class privy envoy.

After announcing the first few people, He Guan picked up another official document, deliberately raised it and shook it to show the handsome, and said with a smile: "This Shaanxi Zhulu has always been a place for strong soldiers. can be a handsome position all the way, and you can't touch the door if you don't stay up for more than ten or twenty years. After saying this, he called, "Xu Wei obeys orders!" ”

Facing the gaze of the seniors in the army, Xu Wei was calm, got up and stepped forward and saluted: "Humble duty." ”

He Guan did not rush to announce the promotion order, but instructed: "When your father was alive, he worked with me in the same office, and he deeply admired the loyalty and courage of Master Xu. Jin Nankou, your father fought in the east and west, turned the tide in the fall, saved the people from fire and water, but unfortunately died of illness in the army, the three armies broke the pillar, and the country lost the Great Wall. In addition to being saddened by the loss of the robe, we should also follow the example of the Ether Master. And you, Taishi Xu's Jizi, have also made many meritorious deeds since joining the army. But remember, guard against arrogance and rashness, be diligent and diligent, and do not live up to your father's reputation. ”

"Humble duty, remember the teachings of Shaobao." Xu Wei bowed his head and replied.

He Guan nodded, and then unfolded the order and read: "Promote Xu Wei to be the pacification envoy of Shaanxi and Huahua and the chief of soldiers and horses, change to Huazhou, and also be in charge of the Dingrong army, and his original dispatch will remain the same." "In the titles of other marshals, in addition to the pacification envoy of Jingluo, they are also the commanders of the soldiers and horses of the road, and Xu Wei's title is missing a "capital" word, not that he has less power than other marshals, but because of the official system of the Song Dynasty, military ministers are appointed as military positions such as capital supervisors, governors, and governors, and those with sufficient qualifications add "capital", and those with shallow qualifications do not. Although Xu Wei has a lot of credit, his qualifications are shallow after all.

As for changing to Huazhou, it is also customized. All the pacification envoys are also a prefect or prefect in the road. It's just that Xu Wei has changed his location, and he is also in charge of Dingrong, which is a special case.

"Yes!" In response, Xu Wei stepped forward to take the promotion order, and He Guan picked up a seal from the case and handed it to him as before. This seal, called the "handsome seal", is something that many people dream of. Xu Wei's previous official rank was not small, right? But he didn't have a seal, only a Zhu Ji as a symbol of military power.

"Well done." He Guan praised in a low voice.

Xu Wei smiled at his wife's uncle, took the ribbon, and returned to his original position to sit down. At this point, he officially became one of the six marshals of Shaanxi, and the youngest one. He Guan said before that if you stay at this level, you won't be able to touch the door for one or two decades, and this is not blowing. Let's look at this section, which handsome man is not forty or fifty years old? A young general like Xu Wei who doesn't have a beard is the only one. It's no wonder that the other marshals stared at him intently as soon as they heard the promotion order. I thought in my heart, some of us are shaded by the door, starting from the best grades, and some people even start from ordinary soldiers, and it took more than ten or twenty years to get up to the point where they can be called "Ben Shuai". Look at the people, they have been in charge of the military all the way in their twenties. This Purple Gold Tiger is okay to fight, but he ascended to the position of commander at such a young age, I am afraid it has nothing to do with his family background.

Subsequently, He Guan announced several promotion orders, among which Xu Sheng was promoted to the rank of Xuan envoy because of his military exploits in Hedong and Dingrong, and the title of deputy commander of the guard infantry army, and was appointed as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Huajing and the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses, and served as his younger brother as a deputy, and he still knew the same state.

After this reward, it is the turn of the punishment.

After He Guan commended the generals who had received a few words for their meritorious service, his words changed sharply, and he said with a solemn face: "In this anti-gold war, although a large number of generals have been the pillars of Shaanxi and have made great achievements. But there are also a few people who think that they have stayed in Shaanxi for a long time, stand firm, despise the two divisions, ignore military law, and ignore the military orders issued by Shangfeng! As a result, a large number of prefectures and counties were plundered by the Jin army, and hundreds of people were slaughtered! For such people, I don't tell you to be honest, this official only asks you, whose official are you! Whose soldiers to bring! ”

An old fist smashed on the handsome case, shaking the pen holder inkstone and making the quiver tremble, and the huge sound was shocking! Xu Wei suddenly found that Zhang Shen, the handsome Yan who was sitting in front of him, trembled coldly with his legs hidden under his official robes.

He Guan gritted his teeth, his eyes were like torches, and he glanced at everyone in the festival hall. Then he said: "Huanqing Shuai Wang like, as early as when the Sanlu Western Army attacked Hedong, it was repeatedly delayed, and the troops in front could not get a response, resulting in a fiasco in Fenzhou!" This time the Jurchen entered the court, and the two divisions ordered him to send troops several times, but he turned a deaf ear! After being intimidated by the strict order, he led the army to Yaozhou, and after a few battles, he turned around and returned to Qingyang Mansion! Like such a person, if he is allowed to sit in the handsome position again, it will be a shame for the Western Army! ”