Xu Wei finally saw what red tape was. I thought that the crown ceremony would be completed when the guest put on a scarf for himself. Who knows, according to the etiquette system, the crown ceremony must be added three times, the first scarf, the second yarn hat, and then the head, a total of three times. And every time you are crowned, the etiquette of the previous one has to be repeated. Although he didn't count them, he estimated that the old man and Mrs. He had at least been at least a dozen times against each other.

After the crown ceremony is over, the elders will take the table characters for the crowned juniors, and in the era when Xu Wei lived, although Chinese were still used to saying "name" with surnames, in fact, there was only "name" and no "character". The duty, or power, of taking the word is generally unique to the division commander. Xu Zhang named his son "Ziang", "Zi" is a good name for men, and "Ang" means "high-spirited". Xu Zhang believes that at present, the national crisis is at hand, the Jurchen is in the army, and his son, as an officer, should forge ahead. Gallop on the battlefield, turn the tide and save the people from fire and water.

After the ceremony, it is inevitable that the Chinese tradition will feast the guests. Originally, Li Gang, He Guan, Xu Shao and others were all important members of the imperial court who were busy with official business, but none of them left early, insisted on eating the banquet, and then went to the flower hall to serve tea. The wine was also eaten, the tea was drunk, and even the adjutant of the infantry division said goodbye and left, and his three important ministers still had no intention of going. People can't help but wonder, a prime minister, a privy councilor, and a handsome, are so idle? Xu Shao and He Guan are okay to say that they are Xu Zhang's relatives and direct bosses, and it doesn't hurt to be closer. But Li Gang and the Xu family can't talk about friendship at all, and they are already very face-saving when they come, so why don't they leave?

Sensei said that the people in the Xu Mansion were puzzled, even the three of them muttered in their hearts. Because Xu Zhang was happy, he drank a few more glasses and had already retired, leaving his three nephews to accompany him. A few people were in the flower hall, talking about military affairs and rumors. In the end, he really couldn't find anything to say, Xu Shao finally opened his mouth and said to Li Gang: "Thanks to Li Xiang's presence today, the lower officials have thanked the Xu family on behalf of the whole family." "The meaning of these words is that you are the second minister of the imperial court, and you must be entangled in government affairs, so please come back, and I will not delay you.

When He Guan heard this, he also followed to help. Li Gang was unmoved when he heard this, he took a sip of the teacup next to him, and his face was full of red light: "Don't be in a hurry, but the Privy Council and the Infantry Military Department rely on the two of them, so I think I can't get out." ”

The three ministers of the ruling government came and went there, Xu Sheng was like listening to the book of heaven, although Xu Yuan saw some clues, but he couldn't understand it, dare to love the three ministers and still want to keep the sharp? However, Xu Wei has been quiet and silent, as if he suddenly became old after the crown salute.

After prevaricating for a long time, no one left. He Guan seemed to be unable to bear it, but after he got up, he said: "Brother Tianfu seems to be too strong to drink, I'll take a look." As soon as the words came out, he felt a little abrupt, and added, "Since he came, I have been in the Privy Council, and the military division has been presided over by him, so don't get drunk and hurt your body." After that, he let the servants of the Xu Mansion lead him and went straight into the back hall.

The remaining two sat down for a while, Xu Shao finally got up to say goodbye, Li Gang got up to see him off, and Xu Wei accompanied him all the way to the door of the house. As soon as he walked out of the gate, Xu Shao saw that there was no one left and right, so he suddenly stopped and pondered for a while. Xu Wei knew that he must have something to say, so he didn't ask. After a while, Xu Shao turned sideways and looked at his nephew. Since Uncle Zhang gathered in the court at night to see Xu Wei, he knew that his nephew was no longer Wuxia Ameng. Looking at his performance since he left Xiajin, he is also remarkable, and he can be described as both wise and brave. If this is said to him, it does not hurt to think about it. It's just that this is not the place to speak, so just mention a few words. Ming people don't need to point, and drums don't need heavy hammers.

After thinking about it again and again, he said, "Old Nine." The Jurchens betrayed the alliance and invaded the south, although the battle between Song and Jin was inevitable, but it was not three or five years to distinguish the winner and loser, do you know this? ”

Xu Wei nodded: "What the third uncle said is extremely true. ”

"It is a long-term war, and it is the time for the generals to serve the country. If you want to compete with the Jurchens, who can the court rely on? Xu Shao asked.

"Judging by the current situation, the Western Army." Xu Wei replied very pertinently. Although the Great Song Dynasty had a million forbidden troops, it had fallen and corrupted for decades, and its combat power was exhausted, and only the Western Army could fight with the Jin Army, and in the short term, the Western Army would definitely be the main force to resist the invasion of the Jin State.

Xu Shao looked approving, and said, "Not bad." However, now that the planter has died, the planter is also old, Yao Gu is narrow-minded, and Yao Pingzhong's words are exaggerated. It can be said that there were no generals in the DPRK for a while, and it was for this reason that the officials and families successively asked for meritorious edicts and asked various localities and governments to recommend officers. "At this point, look directly at Xu Wei." When the storm is surging......"

After a period of silence, Xu Shao seemed to have a lame upper link, waiting for his nephew to come up with a lower link. Let's be honest. Xu Wei still can't touch the pulse of this third uncle. Don't look at the fact that Li Gang, He Guan and others are favored by the official family right now, but Xu Wei knows more or less about them. But it was this uncle who made Xu Wei unpredictable like looking at the moon in the water and seeing flowers in the fog. So he didn't answer him.

Xu Shao waited for a while, but never saw his nephew's reaction, and sighed secretly, with a look of disappointment and smugness on his face. After a while, he reached out and patted Xu Wei on the shoulder, and dropped a sentence: "Come back another day." ”

I have been watching him leave in the official sedan chair. Only then did Xu Wei have a smile on his face, and he read slowly: "When all the families rise together. ”

Back in the flower hall, the eldest brother and the fourth brother had gone, Li Gang was still tasting tea, and when he saw him coming back, he pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Come, sit down and say." ”

Xu Wei sat down as he said, Li Gang put down the teacup, "tsk", took a breath, and shouted, "Ziang." "I just had the words, and I didn't react for a while, but then I realized that I was calling myself.

"Some time ago, you said that the Jin army will come back again, and it is very likely that it will launch an offensive between the first month. Today, the enemies of Taiyuan have been completely annihilated, but the Jurchens have not moved at all, how to explain? Li Gang asked with a smile.

Xu Wei also wondered about this matter, in history, the second time the Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty was in August of the first year of Jingkang. Now there is no movement, which is strange. However, now the Jin army failed to reach Tokyo in the first attack on Song, and the siege of Taiyuan has been lifted, and history has been changed. Will Jin Guo also change his strategy against the Song Dynasty because of this change? But one thing is certain, the destruction of the Great Song Dynasty by force will never change. The Jurchens are not moving at the moment, could it be that something is happening in their own country?

It's just that he can't explain these questions to Li Gang. Seeing that he was silent, the latter thought that he had stumped him, so he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if he comes or not, we just have to wait for him." After a pause and another sip of tea, he turned to the point.

"Tong Guan has been demoted one after another, and he has now been resettled in the Jiyang Army, do you know about this?"

This matter has been spread all over the world, how could Xu Wei not know? After just nodding, Li Gang lowered his voice and leaned forward: "But the old eunuch may not be able to cross the sea." ”

Xu Wei was also about to take two sips of the teacup. Hearing this, the action was sluggish. The meaning of his words, could it be that Zhao Huan wanted to ...... Hurriedly asked, "What did Li Xiang say about this?" ”

"The official family has decided to edict the ten major crimes of Tong Guan, and order someone to chase him and behead him." When he said this, a heavy killing intent flashed in Li Gang's eyes. It seems that not only Zhao Huan wants Tong Guan to die, but Li Gang is no exception. It is not difficult to understand that Tong Guan is a eunuch, but he has been in charge of the military for more than 20 years. The Jin army invaded south, and he, as the commander of one side, abandoned his soldiers and fled. When he arrived in Tokyo, he disobeyed the edict of the new monarch and forcibly went south. Later, in order to flee south as soon as possible, he actually ordered the pro-army to shoot and kill the soldiers and civilians. Public opinion in the world has become a prairie fire, and they have shouted to kill. How can a civil servant like Li Gang, who prides himself on being "loyal to the monarch and patriotic", not hate?

Tong Guan deserves to die, but not now. This eunuch has been in charge of the northwest for a long time, and most of the people who lead troops in Hedong, Jingyuan, Qinfeng, Xihe and other regions have an inextricable relationship with him. Zhao Huan thought that he would control the army by rewarding a few generals of the Western Army, how could it be so easy. If he is in a hurry to kill Tong Guan now, then the generals in these places may think when they hear about it, will I be the next one to be purged by the new monarch? If you resist Jin Bing with this kind of worry, it is not difficult to imagine what the outcome will be.

When Xu Wei expressed this meaning euphemistically, Li Gang smiled and said: "There are no two days without heaven, and the people have no two masters, now that the official family is the Son of Heaven, all the generals have fought bloody battles to revenge, how can they have different hearts because of killing a eunuch?" What Ziang said, isn't it too much? ”

Too much? At the moment of a strong enemy, Zhao Huan, as the emperor, should unite all the forces that can be united to maintain domestic stability. In this way, it is possible to fight with the Jurchens. It is not wrong for him to eradicate dissidents and consolidate his rule. But if we ignore the timing and put the cart before the horse, the gains will outweigh the losses. Tong Guan has been cut down, dismissed, seized power, and even relegated to Sanya, Hainan in later generations. What else could he do? If you have to kill him at this time, are you trying to punish the traitor, or are you angry?

After talking for a while, Li Gang didn't seem to want to dwell on this issue, so he said goodbye and left, and Xu Wei sent him out of the house. I haven't gone back yet, and I saw He Guan come out with a smile on his face, why are you so happy?

In August of the first year of Jingkang of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan issued an edict, listing ten major crimes of Tong Guan, and ordered Zhang Cheng, the superintendent of the imperial history, to chase and behead. According to history, Tong Guan is "burly, magnificent, with more than ten beards under the jaw, and his skin and bones are as strong as iron, not like a castration." Although he was demoted and the scenery was not there, Zhang Cheng was still afraid of his deceit and bravery, so he didn't dare to do it lightly. He chased him all the way to Nanxiong Prefecture (now Nanxiong City, Guangdong), and first sent people to visit Tong Guan's resting pavilion, falsely claiming that there was a holy decree to give him tea and medicine, and asked him to return to Beijing to serve as the Lianghe Xuanfu envoy who was vacant due to the death of the seed master. Tong Guan believed that he knew that he had a lot of old stories in the western Lianghe, and the officials had to rely on themselves if they wanted to suppress the generals in these places. He smiled and said, "I'm still indispensable." So Zhang Cheng was left behind. The next morning, Zhang Cheng arrived in person, and Tong Guan happily greeted him and knelt down to receive the edict. Zhang Cheng immediately announced the edict and declared his big crime, and it was too late for Tong Guan to come to his senses.

When Tong Guan's bloody head hung on the head of Tokyo, the people who didn't know the reason for it clapped their hands and said that it was just enough, but Fang Wu of the Manchu Dynasty was also happy to jump up and down, thinking that "the traitors are all eliminated, the world is clarified, the six thieves have been punished, and the four seas are peaceful." As everyone knows, a catastrophe is coming......

In mid-August, after the initial adaptation, the Jingsui battalion stepped up its training tasks. The addition of a group of low-level military attaches of the imperial forbidden army has improved the quality of training. At present, the newly organized Jing Sui Battalion soldiers are already basically proficient in various equipment and form some simple and common formations. Xu Wei always believed that simple is effective, so he resisted the messy and flashy formations that the Song army generals had always admired.

In addition, among the heroes recommended from all over the world, He Guan picked a lot for Xu Wei. But these people, Xu Wei didn't dare to use them lightly, they turned out to be walking on the rivers and lakes, and they didn't know soldiers or soldiers. A group of chivalrous warriors can defeat the enemy, and he doesn't believe it anyway. Therefore, except for a few who can be promoted to the rank of general, the others are temporarily used as ordinary soldiers. After a period of observation, it will be raised and lowered.

On this day, Xu Wei, together with Zhang Qing and Wang Yan, two deputy commanders, inspected the whole camp and inspected the officers. The training was effective and the officers and soldiers were attentive, Xu Wei did not hesitate and was rewarded on the spot. Those who are lazy and derelict in their duties will also be severely punished and will not be tolerated.

When I came to another place, I saw that more than 1,000 soldiers were practicing hard, and none of them were lazy, and Zhang Qing and Wang Yan praised them. But looking around, but there was no place for the officer, Wang Yan immediately called a general and asked, "Where is your troops?" He was the deputy commander in charge of training, vigilance, patrolling, and law enforcement, and in a short period of time he shocked the whole battalion with his stern intimidation. It was the general who replied cautiously, "A brother has just been training with a sick person, and he has fallen to the ground, and the team will be sent to the hospital." ”

When Wang Yan heard this, his face sank, and as soon as he let Nashi return to the team, he saw a person striding towards him from a distance. When they got closer, Xu Weixian, this person was the younger brother of the two brothers who came from Huazhou a few days ago. On that day, I was saddened by the matter of planting the teacher's way, and I did not arrange it personally. Later, he asked Du Feihu and said that he had asked Deputy Commander Wang to send him as a team general.

The team will return, and when they see that the three commanders are there, they will come forward and salute with their fists. Wang Yan immediately made a gesture and shouted: "I have long known that the soldiers of the whole battalion have trained as the current task of our department. As a team leader, how do you leave your post without permission! Are you flouting military law? ”

Although the team general was a little flustered, he still explained: "Shangfeng is angry, and the training task has been arranged. The soldier is sick, and he knows a little about medicine, and he is afraid that the military doctor will misdiagnose him, so he ......"

When Wang Yan heard this, he didn't say anything more for a while. He is a person who has been in battle and has fought, and he can see at a glance that this soldier is well trained. The fact that the commander is not present can still be so conscious shows that the person leading the troops is indeed capable. This person is a soldier, and he can personally go to the hospital, which shows that he loves his subordinates, and what Jingsui Camp wants is this kind of officer.

However, after thinking about it, the commander repeatedly emphasized that it is necessary not only to pay attention to training, but also to pay attention to military discipline! Although this team will have a reason, they will still leave their posts without permission, and if they do not punish him, they are afraid that the commander will be angry. When he was about to enforce the military law, he overheard Xu Wei ask: "What is your surname and where is your hometown?" ”

The general of the team saw that the commander personally inquired, and replied: "Humble Wu Xuan, Longgan people." ”

This name sounds a little familiar, but I can't remember it for a while, Xu Wei asked again: "I remember that you are two brothers who voted together, and your brother ......."

"Brother Wu Jie." Wu replied.

"What?" Xu Wei's reaction, not only Wu Lan, but even Zhang Qing and Wang Yan were shocked.

Wu Lan was also surprised, glanced at Xu Wei, raised his voice and said, "Brother Wu Jie, the word Jinqing!" Humble Wu Lan, the word Tang Qing! ”