Chapter 817 The King of Taiyuan County

In front of Xu Liang, Zhao Jin knew that this matter had to be done well, otherwise he would have the heart of a hero, so he made up his mind and said: "Let's go!" Since King Wuwei asked me to be the master, I did not shirk it, and passed on my edict, and dealt with it strictly, seriously, and quickly. "Please be familiar with the domain name"

Xu Liang is considered a party concerned, and it is inconvenient to express his position, so he had to say: "Obey the order, and the minister will immediately go to Dali Temple to handle it according to law." ”

"It's rare for King Wuwei to send it all the way, just accept it, and what to do with the deacons is decided. Xu Qing has made a great contribution this time, how to reward it, you must also come up with a plan as soon as possible, I will personally write a letter in the past two days, and send it to Shaanxi first to comfort the loyal ministers. Haha, there is King Wuwei here, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Hedong I don't seem to be in a good mood, and I respect Xu Wei, and I have long forgotten that I am in Fangcai, and he still talks about Xu Wei sloppily.

Both prime ministers should be down.

Zhao Jin only then set his eyes on Wu Gong and asked, "Hey, Fang just Zheqing said, whose son are you?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, my father Wu Jue is the eldest son in the family." Wu Gong replied as he fell to the ground.

Because when Wu Jue died, Zhao Jin had not yet become the emperor, and the situation was not clear, Xu Liang explained beside him: "Your Majesty, Wu Jue is a general under the command of King Wuwei, who has held a variety of important positions, and has made great achievements, and the Jin army is terrified. Previously, he was posthumously presented to the lieutenant. ”

Zhao Jin heard him say this, and he had a little impression: "Oh, it turned out to be after Zhongliang." What is the current position and what rank is it? ”

"The minister is currently preparing to send an envoy to the Xuanfu Disposal Department of Sichuan and Shaanxi, for Xuanzhenglang." Wu Gongdao. Xuan Zhenglang is the twenty-fourth rank of the martial arts, from the seventh grade, because he was under the shadow of his father, he was originally a minor official from the ninth grade, Xu Wei promoted him to be the secretary of the festival degree, and later took care of him all the way, and within a few years, he was promoted to the seventh grade. For a staff member who has no military exploits, this is already considered fast. This time, he was sent here, and it could be seen that King Xu Jun attached great importance to this junior, and he also looked up to him. Because, all those who were sent by the border marshal to the capital to face the saints, offer prisoners, and report the victory, according to the custom, were to be rewarded by the emperor himself.

Sure enough, Zhao Jin thought for a moment, and then said: "After Qing is loyal and good, he has to be reused by King Wuwei, this time it has been hard all the way, Xu Qing is broken, do you think you should be promoted?" ”

Xu Liang replied, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Zhe Yan has no objections, after all, this is not a big deal, not to mention the favor of the water, why not? He also said: "Indeed it should." ”

Zhao Jin was still very unfamiliar with the ranks and ranks, and asked, "Then you see, how should I remove the award?" ”

"Can be mentioned as a martial arts doctor." In the end, Orihiko is the one who leads the troops, and these things are mén clear.

"Okay, just follow what Qing plays, and promote Wu Gong to be a martial arts doctor." Zhao Jin said with a smile. Martial arts doctor, is the seventh grade, don't look at just "from seven" to "seven", martial arts doctor is the fifteenth level of martial arts, Wu Gong is suddenly from the twenty-fourth to the fifteenth level, if it weren't for this trip, he might have to grind for a few years in the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division to have this treatment.

Wu Gong thanked the Holy Grace and listened to the Son of Heaven again: "After Wu Qing returned to Sichuan and Shaanxi, he told King Wuwei that I missed him very much since the last goodbye. Xu Weishang returned to Xingzai, but was urgently transferred back by Xu Liang to participate in the debate over whether he should accept the peace proposed by the Jin State, or whether he should ignore it and immediately go on the Northern Expedition.

"Obey." Wu Gongdao.

"Okay, it's okay, stand down." Zhao Jinhe airway.

Wu Gong knelt on the ground and did not move, and said: "Your Majesty, this time the minister entered the court, in addition to the income of the Shangjiāo, there is another matter, Xu Xuan ordered the minister to play it in front of the heavens. ”

"What?" Zhao Jin asked.

"At the beginning of the year, our border guards found that the Liao State had increased its troops in the old land of Western Xia, because the two countries were no longer allies, so it was difficult for us to ask. Not long ago, Xiao Duolu, who had been a Liao envoy several times, made a surprise visit to Xingyuan Mansion to inform him that he had taken up the post of governor of the former Western Xia Prefectures, and informed Xu Xuanfu of the news that the Liao army would be stationed in Xia on a large scale. Wu Gongyu said.

Zhao Jin's heart jumped, why is this? Zhe Yanzhi also frowned slightly, is this a declaration that the Khitans have returned to the Eastern Territory? Xu Liang didn't know about this matter in advance, and when he heard Wu Gongyi say it at this time, he couldn't help but choke his wrists, it was broken.

"What does that mean?" The Emperor asked.

Xiao Duolu does not claim that no matter whether Song Liao allied or not, his will to restore the country will not waver. Xu Xuanfu believes that although the Liao people claim to be recovering the country, they have gathered heavy troops on our border and must not be guarded against. Now, the Liao army occupies the hinterland of the former Western Xia and maintains the smooth flow of Hexi, I am afraid that its strategic center of gravity will gradually move eastward. Wu Gongdao.

This remark made the emperor's face a little unpleasant, because the important article of the Song and Jin discussions was that the Great Song Dynasty abandoned the alliance with the Liao State. But now, the Liao army suddenly increased its troops in the Xia Realm, which is equivalent to saying that the Great Song Dynasty and Dajin are still dirty, and there is another potential enemy. Not to mention, because Song took the initiative to abandon the alliance with Liao, the several states that were originally lent to the Khitans are estimated to be yellow.

Originally, I didn't like to fight, and the relationship between my father-in-law promoted peace, but I didn't expect to make enemies again this time. Hey, why didn't the ministers remind me in the first place?

Thinking of this, Fang Cai's joy couldn't help but be diluted, and he said to Wu Gong: "Then how to deal with it, did King Wuwei say it?" ”

"Xu Xuanfu believes that although our dynasty took the initiative to abandon the alliance, it will inevitably anger the Khitans. However, the first task of the Liao State is still to attack gold and restore the country. As long as the situation does not continue to deteriorate, there should be no problem. I'm afraid of ......," Wu Gong said here, and stopped.

"Afraid of what?" Zhao Jin asked.

Xu Liang had already understood, and continued: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid, if Jin Liao joins forces, it won't be good." ”

Zhao Jin's face changed, he never thought that even if he negotiated peace with the Jin people, it might lead to this kind of evil result! If I knew this, I wouldn't have made peace with NV real people if I was killed! Originally, I didn't take Liao Guo seriously at all, who would have thought ...... Alas.

Zhi Yanzhi has been listening attentively, and at this time he gradually heard the meaning, Xu Wei is scaring the emperor and the court, good boy, I have known you for more than ten or twenty years, and I will see it clearly this time. As soon as he thought of this, he also said: "Your Majesty, the Liao army stationed in the Xia Realm is indeed a potential threat. But in Yichen's opinion, the possibility of the Khitans becoming enemies of our dynasty is not great. As long as the deterrence of force is maintained, and the assassination of the Liao army is avoided, the situation of conflict can be avoided. ”

"Really? Then it depends on King Wuwei. Zhao Jin muttered.

As soon as he heard this, Zhi Yan felt like a mirror in his heart, Xu Wei, your goal has been achieved. You have made meritorious service in the front, and the Liao army has moved behind, and now anyone who hears the news is afraid that everyone will think that if Sichuan and Shaanxi leave the king of Xujun, they will be great.

Wu Gong also said at this time: "Xu Xuanfu also said the same, after all, the Western Army and the Liao Army have fought side by side, and they both know each other's strength. As long as we maintain a sense of proportionality and do not lean too much on the issue of the Kim issue, the conflict should be avoided. ”

"That's nature." Zhao Jin nodded.

After talking for a while, the monarch and the ministers dispersed. Zhi Yanzhi and Xu Liang walked out of the Qinzheng Hall side by side, and Wu Gong was behind. Along the way, no one spoke, and when he was about to reach the middle book, Wu Gong said goodbye and left, Xu Liang instructed him a few words, and turned back to go to the capital hall of the three provinces, but saw that Zhi Yanzhi did not enter the middle book, and was waiting for him with the big mén.

When he walked up, King Lin smiled and said, "Xu Xiang, I and your old nine are also considered to be old Jiāo, but today I realized that I still underestimated him in the past." ”

Xu Liang pretended to be confused: "What does King Lin mean by this?" ”

"Xu Jiu knows that he is making a big move, and he knows very well that once the Liao army comes, this is simply the three kingdoms, judging from the current situation, the three parties check and balance each other, and they can't fight for a while. Therefore, he first offered good news and goods to please his heart, and claimed that the Liao army was advancing eastward, a potential threat, and intimidated the saint. In this way, he is as stable as Mount Tai. Orihiko smiled.

Xu Liang chuckled: "My ninth brother is just a martial artist, where can he compare to King Lin?" ”

"You don't have to be careful, I admire and respect Xu Jiu. I also think that he is the best candidate to sit in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and no one can replace him. It's just ......" to fold the quality of the Yan and stop talking.

"Just what?" Xu Liang asked.

"That's it, this time he has made a great contribution, and the saint has discussed the reward with you and me. How? Any thoughts? "Folding the ancient road.

"I don't have any ideas, he is already the prince of the county, a very human minister, there is no need to be rewarded, please give something from the saint." Xu Liangdao.

"How's that going to work? If the reward and punishment are not clear, how can we serve the public? Xu Weijun's merits are not below me, I can be the king, why can't he do it? In my opinion, he has been in Sichuan and Shaanxi for many years, and it is not impossible to be the king of Qin or the king of Shu. Orihiko suggested.

"Thank you for the king's kindness, Xu Wei has been promoted many times, it is really not appropriate to add another reward, just share the merits of your subordinates." Xu Liang refused.

"I don't dare to agree with this, the world has falsely praised me for 'covering the contemporary', but many ministers in the DPRK and China think that Xu Weijun's merits are no less than mine. This time, the saint is on you and I for Xu Wei, if it is not sealed, it will be rumored that the deceased will think that I am jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and my strength is narrow. I have made up my mind, and I ask the official family to entitle Xu Wei as the king of Qin or the king of Shu. Ori Yan said, turned around and entered the middle book of the big mén.

Xu Liang stood in place, his face was uncertain for a while, this county king is already a great honor, if he is crowned a word side by side king, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there are really few outside the sect, and he is naturally honored. But Zhe Yanzhi insisted on letting the ninth brother be crowned the king of one word, is it really as he said, afraid of the world's criticism, or is it intentional? No, this matter has to be stopped, and the left and right Lao Jiu don't care about these false names.

The next day, Zhe Yanzhi proposed at the time of facing the saint that Xu Wei was great and should be crowned king, and he asked Yousi to discuss the two titles of "King of Qin" and "King of Shu", Qin refers to Shaanxi, Shu refers to Sichuan, Xu Wei sits in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and any one can be sealed.

But Xu Liang repeatedly objected, and the reason for his opposition was that Xu Wei was a military minister, not as good as the Jinshi King Zhilin, and the county king was already extremely honored, so it was not appropriate to add another reward, and his military exploits should be distributed to his subordinates. If you really want to commend him for his work this time, you can change his title.

This controversy ended in Xu Liang's victory. After all, most of the people in the court are civil servants, and Xu Liang's words are very appealing to them. In the end, it was agreed that the emperor's imperial pen personally wrote a letter to commend Xu Wei, and rewarded 2,000 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, and six treasures of the inner house, which were nothing more than yùbi antiques or something. Don't look at gold and silver, it doesn't seem to be much, but because all the copper coins in circulation in the market nowadays are gold and silver, gold and silver are really rare, and there are a lot of them. In addition to this, the emperor issued an edict to change his title to "King of Taiyuan County" to highlight his contribution to the recovery of Taiyuan. After the completion of the recounting, he carried the edict and the gold and silver rewards, and rushed to the Xingyuan Mansion without mentioning it. As for the other generals of the Western Army, they will have to wait for the detailed agreement of the division before rewarding.

It is worth noting that just a few days after Xu Wei was renamed the "King of Taiyuan County", the emperor issued an edict and enshrined Xu Liang as the "Young Master". Especially for these "three orphans", when Daojun was in power, it was stipulated that the special mén was prepared for the second phase.

The strange thing is that Xu Liang had the merit of King Qin when he was the first emperor, and he had the merit of supporting the establishment in this dynasty, but he has not obtained this corresponding additional official, and at present, he is judged to be the title of "Duke of the State", which is from the first grade, compared with the positive product of King Lin's Zhenyan, it is half a level worse.

Now that the emperor has made up for his half-level, and it is just after Xu Wei's meritorious service, it has to be interesting. The ministers all knew in their hearts that the emperor was not only rewarding Xu Liang, but also giving Xu Wei face, to put it bluntly, he was giving Xu a gold sticker.

In addition, the emperor also summoned him alone, but did not say anything about Xu Wei. I just recalled Xu Liang's original merits, and said that with you strategizing in the DPRK and the king of Taiyuan in command, I will have peace of mind. It should be said that this is quite a certainty.

Xu Liu obviously understood the subtlety of this, and said in his letter to Xu Si that this time the Holy Dependents were really relying on Xu Jiu's strength. Originally, because of the death of his mother and the fact that he became prime minister, he was very passive in the DPRK. This time, he was promoted to "Young Master", and the situation was very different.

And what made him even happier was that he saw clearly this time that Xu Jiu was not just a simple military minister, although he was far away in the west, he could influence the imperial court with a small attempt. Frankly speaking, although Xu Liu and Xu Jiu, two cousins, have worked together, Xu Liu's understanding of Xu Jiu is far from enough. For a long time, he only thought that this ninth brother was a good general who could fight in battle, but he didn't expect that Xu Jiu still had this ability, and he used to underestimate him.

From now on, with him outside, I am in the court, echoing each other, what else is there to be afraid of? These days, because of Ding worry, seizing affection, and dividing power, I have been so anxious that I have no time to take care of the government's political policies.

Although Hedong is almost all recovered, Hebei is still in the hands of the people, Yanyun is also in the hands of the people, I am already in the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, if I don't do these things in my lifetime, there will always be regrets in this life, right? He is under the nine springs of the day, and it is not easy to see the face of his father.

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