Tsutsuen Garden is the time of the reign of Emperor Zhao Yuan, one of the four gardens in Tokyo. Not only the green calligraphy and painting, but also the flower and stone garden, so the "flower and stone gang" was created, which caused the people in the southeast to change everywhere. After Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he was very different from his father. Music, calligraphy and painting, gardens, and geisha are all good.

However, this year, there is a great drought in Hedong, Shaanxi, and the heat in the capital is also unbearable. On this day, the official family, accompanied by Shangshu's left servant and subordinate servant, that is, Geng Nanzhong, came to the Imperial Garden to cool off.

The emperor was dressed in a yellow gauze robe, without a crown, sitting in the pavilion, waiting for three or five waiters, Geng Nanzhong was sitting opposite the official's house, holding a piece of watermelon and handing it over. Zhao Huan took it with one hand, but his eyebrows were not spread, he was sullen, he stretched out to his mouth without biting a bite, put it down again, and asked, "Is there a new book in Shaanxi?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, not for the time being." Geng Nanzhong replied.

Zhao Huan put the piece of watermelon to his mouth again. Still didn't bite, and asked again: "What about Xu Wei?."

Geng Nanzhong paused when he heard the emperor ask about this, sat up straight and said, "Official, the minister is about to report this matter." The first order to recover: After the edict was delivered to the Daimyo's mansion, Xu Wei still refused to obey the edict and insisted on keeping filial piety for his father for three years. ”

Zhao Huan listened, this melon can't be eaten. put it on the table, sighed lightly and said: "In the past, Xu Jiu always led the army to gallop ahead. Don't avoid obstacles. This time was when the situation in Hedong was changeable, but he couldn't afford it

Geng Nanzhong didn't hear the anger in the emperor's words. After thinking about it, he said, "These parents died. For children, the world is shattering. I think that Xu Wei is filial piety from a trivial matter, so once Xu Shaobao dies, it is understandable that he will grieve excessively

This sounded like he was helping Xu Wei to say it, but he didn't expect that when Zhao Huan heard it, his brows tightened even tighter, "I don't know, I don't know, that Xu Wei has been stubborn since he was a child, and he specializes in picking quarrels and provoking trouble." An eagle walks a dog, how can you say that you are filial piety? Lian heard that he only woke up when he was six or seven years old in Xuanhe and served the country from Rong

Geng Nanzhong was puzzled: "The minister is puzzled." Could it be,"

Zhao Huan stopped halfway through his words, and asked, "Is it what?" It doesn't hurt to be straight

"This, please forgive the officials. I think that Xu Wei is only twenty-four or five years old, and he has already done some big things, and he has four official residences. Young man, it may be inevitable that he will be a little arrogant, could he be "blackmailing the court?" Geng Nanzhong observed Shangyi and said with an interview.

Sure enough, as soon as the emperor heard this, Huo Ran got up. Geng Nanzhong also got up in a hurry, and when he saw the official turn around, a smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, and it was fleeting. At this time, one of the attendants who accompanied the emperor was surnamed Qian Mingcheng, and he saw an important minister striding from afar, and said in a timely manner: "The official family, the privy has arrived." ”

Zhao Huan looked back, and saw that Zheyan was in a hurry, and he was about to make a big salute when he arrived at the pavilion, but he flicked his sleeves. asked directly: "Zhonggu, you came just in time, Xu Weisan can't afford it, according to your opinion." Why? ”

Zhi Yan was quite displeased when he heard the emperor's tone. didn't answer first, but glanced at Geng Nanzhong, and then smiled casually: "This matter is really not worthy of Your Majesty's anger." ”

Zhao Huan snorted: "Lian Yishou cultivated and promoted him, but now when it is time to use him, he has delayed it in every possible way, this is clearly coercing Lian, how can Lian not be angry?" ”

Orihiko was shocked, who raised this matter to such a height? Go without saying. It must be a good thing for Geng. Xu Shaobao has just passed away. You can't wait to do this?

After a moment, Zhi Zhonggu smiled indifferently. In a very relaxed tone, he said: "Your Majesty is angry, according to the minister, Xu Weisan can't afford to edict, he doesn't mean to blackmail the court, but he is just playing with a child's temperament."

Geng Nanzhong almost didn't jump up when he heard this, Zhe Zhonggu, Zhe Zhonggu, I know that you and Xu Wei fought together, and your personal relationship is not bad. But you have to defend him, so you can find a suitable reason. How old is Xu Wei? It's more than twenty years old, and he is still a child? You're kidding, aren't you?

Zhao Huan probably also felt that Zhe Yan's words were unreliable, and questioned: "He is a man? Where does this begin? ”

"The official family is gentle, and the minister has heard it recently. Hearing a rumor, Orihiko was not in a hurry. Let's talk about it. "It is said that after Li Xuanfu set up the Sixth Road in Shaanxi, he used the original Jingyuan Road to appease the deputy envoy Qu Duan as a commander. This song is in office. Probably in a hurry to reorganize the army for battle, because of some misunderstanding, they attacked the Binh Duong rebel army that had withdrawn into Hazhong Province. Xu Wei is also the head of the Hedong Righteous Army, so the incident is a little unhappy with Qu Duan

Later, the Shaanxi side began to plan to march into Hedong, and the officials also knew that Xu Wei had always been conscientious in his duties, and he was relatively clear about the situation in Hedong. Therefore, he gave advice to the Shaanxi Xuanfu Division. It is said that his suggestion was not followed. Instead, it used a twisted strategy. Xu Wei didn't say anything. Or was ordered to assemble troops. Unexpectedly, the bad news came at this time, and he rushed back to the daimyo to mourn. Now that Hedong is defeated, and it is the time of his father's funeral, I am afraid that there are some emotions in my heart, and the minister guesses that this is probably the reason why he can't afford to pay three edicts. ”

After Geng Nanzhong listened carefully, his face was cloudy, and he looked at the official family, but there was actually a smile on the emperor's face!

Lian often said to the left and right, Xu Wei is young and old, and he is steady, and now it seems that he actually has a temperament, and when he is angry, haha Zhao Huan smiled and sat down.

Zhi Yanzhi hurriedly followed up and said with a smile: "Young people, it is inevitable that sometimes you can't figure it out. ”

Lagan picked up a piece of melon and took a bite. Nodding his head, he said, "Yes, Hedong was defeated... I was sad to think about the mercury and died. ”

The two monarchs and ministers talked and laughed, but they put Geng Nanzhong aside, and they couldn't bear the loneliness and the feeling of being ignored, so they stepped forward and said: "Official, even if this is the case, it is always difficult for him to fail to edict three times. The minister thought that it was better to send down the edict, severely reprimand him, and unmistakably say that if he did not obey the edict again, he would withdraw his dispatch! ”

Before the emperor could express his position, Zhi Yanzhi immediately took over the conversation: "Geng Xiang's words are reasonable, for this kind of young military minister, harshness is a must. His Majesty is as graceful as he is, reprimanding on the one hand and appeasing on the other. The minister expects Xu Jiu to be a loyal and brave minister in the end, and he will not be unable to distinguish between priorities and urgency. ”

When Zhao Huan heard this, he nodded slightly, and did not make a clear statement. After a while. Then he drove back to the city.

The emperor walked on his front foot. Zhe Yanzhi was about to leave the pavilion to follow, but he heard Geng Nanzhong laugh behind his back: "If Xu Jiu knows about today's events, he will definitely be grateful to Zhe Privy Secret, and he will not forget it." ”

Zhi Yanzhi stopped, turned around, and asked with a smile, "What advice does Geng Xiang have?" ”

"Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! Fold the Privy Counsellor in a few words. Saying that Xu Wei was blackmailing the court as a child not only extinguished the anger of the official family. also won the sweetness for Xu Jiu. Such means. The true appearance is also self-lamenting. Geng Nanzhong said without yin or yang, and the pimples on his face fell together with the change of his expression, which made people feel painful. If you want to change Zhao Zhen to still be in power, with his dignity, it is estimated that he will have to go to Lingnan to eat the branches.

Zhi Yanzhi shook again: "Where Geng Xiang said, Zhong Gu is just talking about things." Geng Nanzhong looked at him deeply and walked away.

In July of the first year of Longxing, the entire Hedong was in chaos, and Li Zhi was not disposed of by the Jin State for the time being. However, before Wanyan Weisu fell into the army, he sternly warned him to put his mind on capturing the entire territory of Hedong. Otherwise, the punishment will not be severe. The Jurchens probably understood that Hedong was not only Li Zhi's lair, but he was the one who occupied it at the beginning, and now he has tens of thousands of horses under his hands, if he has to do something. Do you want to go to Hedong? What if he jumped off the wall in a hurry and returned to the arms of the Southern Dynasty?

There is another important reason, that is, Wanyan wants to stay in Taiyuan, and someone secretly reports to him. Shaanxi has sent important personnel here. persuaded Li Zhi to rebel, but he refused. This matter made Wanyan Concubine Su very happy, compared to Gao Shiyou. Li Zhi took the initiative to surrender, and Gao Shiyou was somewhat forced to be helpless when the soldiers were approaching the city. Now that Li Zhi is so "loyal" to Dajin Guo, he really doesn't count.

And Li Zhi experienced this period of "thrilling", and he could only put it away first, and poured out to attack the righteous army in the southeast of the river. After Li Meng took Pingyang Mansion lightly, he joined forces with Li Zhi and the two armies under Zhaode City.

Zhaode Mansion, probably located in the area of Changzhi in Shanxi Province in the later generations, is a basin, and there are mountains in front of it. Ma Kuo had expected that Li Jun would inevitably go south. So the grain in the territory was harvested and all the grain was transported into the city. The Li army was menacing, and Xu Wei was not there in Shaanxi, so it was estimated that no one would take care of the righteous army, so he shrank his troops and the army was stationed in Zhaode City. There was also a part of the guards at Huguan to prevent Li's army from attacking Zezhou.

Because this place is surrounded by mountains, if you can't attack it for a long time, you want to withdraw not to say, if you want to return to Pingyang Mansion, you have to go around the basin according to the original way, if you want to attack Zezhou, in addition to seizing Huguan, there is only one choice, that is, to go to the mountains to drill. Ma Kuoda's idea was to drag Li Jun here. It was delayed until he ran out of food and retreated.

Hedong is full of wolf smoke, and Shaanxi is not having a good time. After the withdrawal of the Three-Way Western Army, it was important to punish the merits. Liu Guangshi was the first to flee, leading to the rout of the army, and Li Gang, in a fit of rage, dismissed him from the post of deputy marshal of Duyan and demoted him to the third rank to retain. Huanqing is handsome and king-like, and Lang Yan is handsome and Zhang Shen, and he is delayed. He was severely reprimanded by Li Gang for delaying the military plane.

These punishments, if an outsider is an outsider, will definitely see a mist of water. for the generals. Fleeing from the battle, affecting the three armies, just remove and demote the officer? This should be a great sin to cut off the skull! There are also delays in military aircraft. Mere verbal criticism? Anyway, it should be removed from office and investigated, right?

Don't forget, this is the Great Song. The emperors of the past dynasties, although they strictly guarded against their military ministers, what can be prevented? Prevent them from rebelling, and prevent them from sitting big. Liu Guangshi escaped from the battle, this is not a symbol of strength, right? Moreover, he was also a high-ranking general, and in the entire Song and Song dynasties, there were basically no examples of high-ranking military ministers being sentenced to death for ineffective combat. At most, he was spared from being sent, and he was allowed to do as he was served.

Also, this is Shaanxi, the territory of the Western Army. The reason why Li Gang disposed of Liu Guangshi and did not dare to move Wang like Zhang Shen is because. In the past, when Tong Guan divided the Western Army, the Liu family took refuge in Tong Guan, and basically belonged to a disgusting role in Shaanxi Sixth Road. Therefore, everyone will have no opinion on punishing him.

Of course, after losing the battle, it is not enough to punish the generals who lead the troops, someone from above must come out and be responsible for the imperial court. Li Gang depreciated himself in July. took the initiative to bear the consequences, Zhao Huan did not hold him responsible, but encouraged him. This is also something that cannot be helped, although Li Gang cannot command the Sixth Route Western Army, but his achievements in civil affairs are obvious to all, and he must sit in this position as the Xuanfu Envoy.

But when I switched to He Guan here, I was a little depressed. The reason why he actively promoted the march to Hedong was that he wanted to make a name for himself. Suppress the six road marshals. But before the battle was fought, Zhang Shen and Wang seemed to give him a horse, ignoring the first tune, cleaning up the second tune, and opening the mouth on the third tune, and he went to Hedong two ways. Jin Jun and Li Jun will be divided. He Guanmo is a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles in the north, but he has served in Hedong for much longer than in Shaanxi, and now he is serving as the envoy of the six-way system, who will serve?

He Guan himself probably knew this, so he asked the court to remove him from his post. Moreover, he is quite kind, and while asking for dismissal, he does not forget to recommend a successor. Who? The representative of the seed family, the younger brother of the seed master, the seed master. Now on the ground in the whole Shaanxi, except for this old handsome. No one can hold it.

But when his recital arrived in Tokyo, Zhao Huan ignored it at all. It is estimated that this emperor of the Great Song Dynasty wants to use his henchmen and cronies to control the Six-Route Western Army. Even if He Guan's qualifications are not enough to convince the public, he has to be hard to catch ducks on the shelves!

It was July 28, and the weather had not yet cooled. Xu Wei was surrounded by a group of old villagers in Xujiazhuang that day, crying about Li Jun's atrocities, and after he came back, he sent someone to send a sum of money over, which was regarded as doing his best to support the reconstruction of his hometown. In fact, the officials in charge of Xiajin County have been busy with this matter for a long time. Xujiazhuang is a good place. When the imperial envoy, Shandong Xu Shaobao, and Shaanxi Jingyuan Shuai, all came from here, who dared not take Xujiazhuang seriously?

Lighting the three pillars of incense, respectfully inserting the incense burner, Xu Wei, who was dressed in plain clothes, stood upright in front of the incense case, and said softly: "Dad, the imperial court has issued three edicts in a row, but no edicts have been given. Guess it, the next one. Yue should be back to Shaanxi. We have always paid attention to returning to the roots, but the Daimyo's Mansion is not peaceful now, and the official family has a clear edict, so I plan to wait for the imperial edict to come again, and I will personally escort my father to Tokyo. Please rest assured, sooner or later, I will definitely let you return to your hometown. If I can't do it, I don't deserve to be your son of Xu Zhang! ”

After finishing speaking, he knocked three times in the rules and regulations, and then got up and returned to the room for dinner. This is a Buddhist temple. He is also in the period of filial piety, and naturally his meals are vegetarian. No meat. But Xu Weixian, such a day can be passed, with three pillars of incense every morning and evening. Eating a vegetarian and reading books, closing the door, but feeling fulfilled. There is also more time to think about your own prospects.

As soon as the chopsticks were lifted, a slice of cucumber had not yet entered his mouth. I heard the noise of people outside, who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to make noise here? After a while, a sound of footsteps came quickly, Xu Wei put down his chopsticks, and before he could get up, he heard a sharp voice shouting: "Son of Heaven!" Xu Wei listens to Xuan! ”

Standing up, Xu Wei hesitated to cut the piece.

Why does this sound like a chamberlain? My heart moved. I hurriedly went out of the door and saw the courtyard outside. The group had already stood still. Seven or eight chamberlains wearing lanterns and scarlet clothes surrounded one person. The man was about to read the edict in both hands.

"The system said: Filial piety is the norm, and it is a major event of our own ethics, so the death of Xu Zhang, and the union is also regretful. However, the love between father and son is deep, but it is a personal favor. Although the government of the military state is trivial, it is for justice, now Shaanxi is tired, Hedong is shaken, Li Wei with a brutal and unkind army, kill my people, plunder my land, this is the time of the country's eventful autumn, all those who uphold loyalty and righteousness, all disease. Quan Zhi set up to become an army Xu Wei, a number of great contributions to the imperial court, and the union is also well understood, but when employing people, the three edicts can't be afforded, why not? Today, Xu Wei is the deputy commander of the "Wuxiang County Founding Uncle Guard, the Deputy Commander of the Pro-Army Ma Military Division" Chongci, Xiu, Ze, Pingyang, and Longde to recruit envoys, and the same section of Shaanxi and Chinese soldiers and horses. July 17 of the first year of Longxing. ”

The chamberlain can also be regarded as Xu Wei's old acquaintance. It was Qian Cheng, after reading out the edict of the Son of Heaven, he handed it to Xu Wei, and without waiting for him to speak, he smiled and said: "Lord Zhijun, don't say a word again." Otherwise, not only will the villain not be able to deal with him, but Yu Zhijun will also be of no benefit. It seems that Xu Weisan can't afford it. It's really a bit of a headache for some people.

Xu Wei took the edict and held it in his hand, glanced at Qian Cheng, and bowed to the southwest: "Minister, Xu Wei, accept the edict!" Shane! ”

Qian Chengyi stroked his chest, let out a long sigh of relief, and sighed: "Ouch, it can be regarded as inviting the Zijin Tiger When the villain left Beijing, the official family repeatedly instructed that if Xu Wei didn't obey the edict again, you wouldn't have to come back." ”

Xu Wei is not stupid enough to be that much. In the past three edicts, officials from the department came. And this time, the emperor sent an attendant, that is, a eunuch. Compared with officials, eunuchs don't seem to be a thing, but if you use an inner servant to pass on the edict. The meaning was extraordinary, because the chamberlain was someone close to him who was always at the emperor's side. If you dare not obey this edict, I'm sorry, it's likely that it will follow your wishes, and you won't be an official anymore. Keep your filial piety.

"Could it be that he is talking about the righteousness of the country, even for the sake of the deceased, Xu Jiu'an dares not to obey the edict?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

Qian Cheng was very useful when he heard this, and sighed: "It is a kind person to ask for the minister." ”

Xu Wei was stunned when he heard this, because this was the first time he was respected as "Xianggong" in the Song Dynasty. Only high-ranking officials are worthy of the word "Xianggong". As soon as this edict was issued, Qian Cheng immediately changed his words. Although Xu Wei has not had time to carefully understand the authority of his new position, this also reflects from one side that this promotion is extraordinary. Don't say anything else, just say the word "solicitation". Xu Wei is no stranger. He misses these three words too much, with these three words, he can lead his troops into Hezhong Mansion, disarm and arrest people, and no one can help him. And at that time, in front of the envoy, there was also the word "deputy". (To be continued)