Chapter 134 Xu Jiajiang

"Cursed a few doormen, arching and doing. gave him a hug in a row, and then stepped into the door of the mansion with his sixth brother Xu Liang. It seems that the third uncle is a cautious person, not only on his fiftieth birthday, but also on his fiftieth birthday, this official residence is not compatible with the identity of the second-class master. I have been to Huang Qianshan's mansion a few times, he is a requisition of the pavilion servant, a household waiter, a four-grade official, and the luxury of his mansion makes the third uncle's mansion compare. It's like a broken tile house in the countryside. When they came to the guest hall, the first dozen guests sat together. Something is being talked about enthusiastically. Xu Shao was dressed in civilian clothes, sitting on the main seat, and when he saw Xu Wei coming in, he got up and stepped forward to greet him.

"Congratulations to the third uncle, blessings are like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan." Xu Wei bowed, Xu Shao stretched out his hand to help him up, and even said yes. He immediately introduced his nephew to the guests present, and it turned out that almost all of the people present were Privy Council adjutants and some old friends, and there was no other court.

Someone saw that Xu Wei not only came empty-handed, but also had a knife in his waist, and teased: "Xu Jiu came with a knife, don't you want to give gifts, but also have a mixed meal?" The officials in the hall burst out laughing for a while.

Xu Wei also smiled, took off the knife and handed it to Xu Shao: "Uncle has a fiftieth birthday, and my nephew has no respect, so I will use this knife as a gift." Xu Shao also felt strange in his heart, and when he took the knife and looked closely, it was not the equipment of the Song army, or even the knife of the Great Song Dynasty. It was a scimitar, sheathed from cowhide, and it was very finely made. Draw your knife. I saw that the blade was black, but the cold light at the edge was dazzling. Razor-sharp. Especially in front of the handle gauntlet, there is a hideous head, which is very terrifying.

Those who have good deeds come forward to watch. Surprised: "Could this be the war knife made by the Jurchens?" When he said this, the rest of them rushed over, competing to admire it, and praised the good knife one after another.

"This sword was indeed exercised by the Jurchens. It was Zijin Rang 1 pontoon bridge guard, captured from the hands of a Jin army commander. Xu Gu introduced.

"Privy Minister, this birthday gift is not light." An official sighed.

Xu Shao was full of smiles, very happy, and handed the knife to Xu Liang to accept after playing for a while. ordered Xu Wei to go to the back hall to see his aunt and seven sisters and eight sisters. The two sisters have married women, and when they saw Xu Wei, they had no extra words. However, the third aunt Xu Wu was originally in love with Xu Wei's mother, and when she saw him now, she recalled the benefits of her second sister-in-law in the past, and couldn't help but feel sad, hugging Xu Wei and crying in a mess, which made him embarrassed.

After accompanying his aunt and sister in Zhoutang for a while, Xu Shao sent someone to urge him and Xu Liang to go out to accompany him. The ordinary officers of the Privy Council seemed to have a tacit understanding and never mentioned official business. only talked about some anecdotes and old stories, Xu Liang tried his best to answer, but Xu Wei only listened to it.

Suddenly, I heard that the doorman came to report that a forbidden servant had arrived outside the door. Xu Shao and the others were startled, and they all got up and went to the atrium to greet them. But when the official family heard about his fiftieth birthday, the special chamberlain rewarded him with a pair of golden melons, and congratulated him in person. Xu Shaocheng was terrified. Feel deeply grateful. After the birthday banquet begins, as a son and nephew, it is natural to take turns to toast and listen to the teachings of the seniors.

After the banquet was dismissed, the guests resigned, and Xu Shao left Xu Wei alone and introduced the study to talk. Xu Shao was originally a military minister, and then transferred to the literary level, and there was no trace of killing in this study, but he smelled the fragrance of Hanmo. Several tall and long bookshelves. It's full of scrolls, and there are even a lot of bamboo slips. On the desk, there are several thread-bound books scattered around, one of which is still pressed with a ruler. It seems that Xu Shao really has the habit of not letting go of the scroll when he is free.

When he was watching, he heard the footsteps behind him, looked back, and Xu Shao, who was flushed, walked in slowly.

didn't sit on the copy, just sat down with Xu Wei in the small hall outside the room. After Yahuan brought the tea, she ordered the door to be closed, and the uncle and nephew tasted the tea silently.

After a long time, Xu Shao asked, "What books do you usually read?" ”

"My nephew is busy with military affairs, and if he has spare time, he only studies some military books. Recently, I was watching "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts". Xu Wei replied.

Xu Shao shook his head when he heard this: "It's not good." Although you are a military minister, you still need to study more, which will be of great benefit to you. ”

If it were usual, Xu Wei would have dealt with it perfunctorily. But recalling Xu Shao's words in front of his house that day, he said intentionally: "It is to read through the book of sages, learn to be rich and rich, and only eight buckets high, but it is just a youthful endowment, Hao is poor, although there are a thousand words in the pen, but there is no plan for the enemy, how can you say that it is beneficial to the barnyard tree?" It's like the golden man who is in the middle of now. It's not that it depends on the heroic resistance of the stubborn and stubborn vulgar soldiers, what is the contribution of those who search for chapters and sentences, and dance and write ink? ”

Xu Shao's eyes were Ling. Zhengse said: "They don't have to make any contributions, because whether to fight or not, whether to fight or not, whether to fight or not, whether to fight Resist foreign aggression and clean up civil strife, although they rely on the lives of soldiers, these people are in charge of the lifeblood of the warriors. is like a seed division, although he is a general and can control hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but as long as a few eight-grade officials in Hedong say a few words to the imperial court, he will immediately have the worry of recalling the army and seizing power, understand? ”

Xu Shao's words directly pointed to the sorrow of the military ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. After hearing this, Xu Wei nodded and said, "Nephew."

Xu Shao glanced at him and said with a smile, I hope you really listen. If you want to be old for a long time in the weeping road, let's deal with people who are blackened by dance and text, and who are looking for chapters and sentences. ”

Xu Wei agreed. The two fell silent for a moment. After a while, Xu Shaofang asked, "How are you practicing?" ”

"The soldiers are already familiar with all kinds of weapons, and the march has just obtained its method." Xu Wei replied.

Xu Shaoling picked up the teacup, gently opened the tea, looked at the ground and said, "You have to be prepared recently." ”

Xu Wei's heart moved, and he said tentatively: "What does uncle mean by this?" ”

Xu Shaocha came to his lips, and when he heard this, he put it back on the table, with a slightly deep smile: "You really don't know?" ”

There was a deep groan. Xu Wei shook his head: "My nephew really doesn't know." ”

Xu Shao looked at him for a long time, suddenly sighed, and lowered his voice: "The official family recently issued an edict to all the prefectures on the front line, so that the guards everywhere will go out to fight and block the enemy in the north of the Yellow River. He also ordered the troops in Qingzhou and Cangzhou to rush to the aid of Zhending. Order the soldiers of the daimyo again to make up for the lack of Qingcang. ”

Xu Wei heard the news. There was a flash of surprise on his face, what? Waiter for battle? The Song army is long in attacking and defending cities, short in field battles, and now it is short of itself, attacking the enemy's strengths, isn't it self-defeating? The soldiers of Qingcang galloped to the aid of Zhending 1 and transferred the soldiers of the daimyo to Qingcang, what is the difference between this and demolishing the east wall to make up the west wall? Once the Qingcang reinforcements were defeated. The daimyo is also not guaranteed. In this way, the strategy of defending and containing the two southern invasions of the Jin Army was completely broken. Once Hebei is lost, the Jin army can go straight to the Yellow River. And this time, the other side will no longer walk on the pontoon bridge"

Xu Shao saw that he was silent, and sighed: "Although I have been away from the battlefield for many years, I can see at a glance that Beijing is in danger and Tokyo is in danger. ”

"The third uncle knows the danger, why don't you say it?" Xu Wei asked.

Xu Shaoda shook his head and said with a wry smile: "How can you not say it?" At my moment, this matter was reported to the imperial court, but the official family was encouraged by Li Gang and others and was full of confidence. It is believed that this time our army is ready for battle, and all parts of the country are impregnable1 and are not afraid of the Jurchens. ”

Xu Wei listened. I was speechless for a while. What else is there to say that such a decision that goes against military common sense can be made? The prime ministers who wielded great power knew neither soldiers nor soldiers, but they could command the front. The military ministers, who were crawling in the sea of corpses and blood, instinctively avoided politics, and did not correct the obviously unreasonable strategies. The Great Song Dynasty's strategy of "using literature to control force" is really the pinnacle.

For a long time. The uncle and nephew did not say a word. Xu Wei was sitting precariously. Xu Shao was silent when he tasted tea, and the two of them had their own concerns.

"Ziang, when you performed the crown ceremony that day, I spoke outside the gate of the mansion, did you think about it later?" Xu Shao opened his mouth to break the deadlock.

Of course, Xu Wei thought about it and understood what he meant, but because he couldn't get his pulse, he didn't accept it. Then he replied: "My nephew is puzzled, and I ask the third uncle for advice." ”

Xu Shao didn't seem to be surprised, got up and paced to the window, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Back then, Taizu was in a yellow robe, and he collected all the generals' soldiers, and for more than a hundred years, all the kings of the past dynasties have pursued the ancestral system. But I don't know if you have paid attention, to this day, who is in the hands of the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"Most of them are in the hands of the gatekeepers.

Xu Wei replied. This statement is not unfounded, and "Jiangmen" is a prominent phenomenon in the military history of the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin's cup of wine released the military power, and everyone knows it. However, after the generals lost their military power, they not only gained glory and wealth, but their children were also approved to fill military positions and have priority in promoting the right to wait. This kind of policy created a group of "generals" who lasted for several generations and were generals for generations, and this phenomenon became more common in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty. In the long-term war with the Khitan Party and the two countries, a large number of generals with outstanding military achievements and high prestige emerged, such as Chong Shiheng, Guo Zun, Liu He, Brother Yao, Zhe Dezhan, and Yang Ye. Although the Song court implemented the national policy of "advocating literature and suppressing martial arts", it needed these people to guard the border passes. Therefore, the sons and daughters of these large families in the army also became military attachés one after another, guarding the same area for a long time. Now the seed divisions, Yao Gu, Zhe Keqiu and others who have heavy troops in their hands are behind the gate.

But. The emperors of the Great Song Dynasty were not unwary of the military generals. Usually a military general family is not allowed to be stationed in a place for a long time, and the long-term here refers to tens or hundreds of years, but the exception is the Zhejia army, who guarded Fuzhou for hundreds of years from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Song Dynasty. Secondly, it is also indefinite 1 Xu Jiangmen has long controlled an army, and implemented frequent transfers and replacements, which is the famous "generals do not know soldiers, soldiers do not know generals" However, even so, there are many examples of military general rebellions in the Song and Song dynasties, the most famous is the rebellion of Wu Xi in the Southern Song Dynasty. However, due to the restrictions of the system, the two Song Dynasty generals couldn't afford to turn over much of a storm. That's why it's called "gatekeeper" instead of "gatekeeper"

Xu Shao nodded and said: "Yes, now Chong, Yao, Zhe, and Liu can be called the four major generals." However, at present, there is only one fruit left among the breeders, and Liu Yanqing is the dog who lost his family. Jin Ren Nankou. When the national crisis is at hand, the official family and the imperial court need a new general. This is our Xu family! (To be continued)