Chapter 64: Official Oil
Tong Guan? Don't count on him, this powerful eunuch is now dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival. After redeeming several empty cities of Yanyun with a large amount of money, Zhao Ji followed the instructions of Song Shenzong, "Those who have restored the realm of Yan, Shu Wangjue", and named him the king of Guangyang County, which can be regarded as a precedent in Chinese history. And our Tong Taishi, who is not satisfied with the title of the king of the county, is making calculations about the land in the clouds, naively thinking that he can take advantage of it through negotiations.
"What are the plans of the prefect?" Xu Wei asked.
Uncle Zhang shook his head and said with a worried face: "Virtuous nephew, if I have a way, do I still need to ask you?" To tell you the truth, I have already made an appointment with a few close friends of the DPRK and China to discuss countermeasures here. Later, you will pretend to be my attendant and sit in to listen, remember, only listen and do not speak, with your left ear in and your right ear out. ”
Xu Wei naturally understood what he meant, his current level was not qualified enough to talk in front of a group of court bigwigs. I didn't mind, so I nodded in agreement. Uncle Zhang glanced at him and smiled reluctantly: "I believe that my nephews can understand my difficulties, and it is really not easy to invite them." ”
The two sat down and talked for a while, then they heard a sound of footsteps outside, Xu Wei stood up with interest and retreated to the corner. Uncle Zhang glanced at him at night, then opened the door, and smiled at the outside: "Brother Zhongyuan! ”
One person came in, wearing a collar flower robe and a turtle back belt, although he was not tall but extremely strong, a pair of eyes scanned the room for a while, and stayed on Xu Wei's face for a moment, not angry and arrogant. I entered the room, and before I could sit down, another one came. This person Xu Wei looked a little familiar, in his fifties, burly and straight, with a long beard on his face, quite personable. After greeting Uncle Zhang at night, he nodded with the officials who came first, which was regarded as a greeting. Three more came one after another, Uncle Zhang ordered his entourage to guard, covered the door, walked quickly to the table, made a square gesture, and said in a deep voice: "The situation is unpredictable, so I will entrust you for the sake of caution." ”
Several people said that it didn't matter, Uncle Zhang sat down at night, and since Xu Wei played the role of an entourage, he pretended to be some. stepped forward to lift the teapot, poured tea for a few people, and then stepped aside and stood solemnly. The others didn't react, and the second official who came in looked at him and asked, "Brother Ji Zhong, who is this?" ”
Uncle Zhang replied casually: "Oh, this is my primary school." ”
The man's eyes were slight, swept over Xu Wei's face, and he chuckled: "There are many heroes in the land of Qilu, and it really deserves its reputation." ”
Uncle Zhang laughed twice at night, and said: "Everyone, since the fall of the Khitan, the Jin people have repeatedly communicated with me, and the envoys have continued. I wonder what you think about this? ”
The official who came first picked up the teacup and put it to his lips, and after a little thought, he replied, "It's hard to say." ”
As soon as he said this, several other people turned their eyes to him and asked, "Oh? What did Taiwei He say about this? ”
Captain? Xu Wei's heart moved, in the Song Dynasty, only the chief of the three yas could be called a captain. And among the three ya, the head of the front department of the palace should still be Gao Yu, so I don't know if this Taiwei He is the infantry commander or the cavalry commander? Uncle Zhang was able to invite the chief of the three ya, which shows that he has a lot of connections in the court.
Seeing that everyone was asking, Taiwei He put down the teacup and shook his head, smiling bitterly. Seeing this, Uncle Zhang seemed to be a little anxious, and persuaded: "Taiwei is in charge of Bu Shuai, and he is the pillar of the court, so he must have extraordinary opinions." There are no outsiders here, but it doesn't hurt to say it. The rest of the people also followed suit, so Captain He saw that he couldn't shirk it, so he clicked on the table and asked, "How did our army fight in the Liao attack a year ago?" ”
Several officials' faces sank, do you still need to ask? On the surface, we regained the land of Liuzhou, but in fact, the Khitans fought and retreated for hundreds of miles, with heavy casualties. Master Tong ransomed the empty city with a lot of money and lied about the victory, and the official family already knew a little about it. Otherwise, how could the Privy Council, which Tong Guan had managed for decades, be handed over to Cai You? However, Tong Guan has been in the northwest for many years, and the military affairs in the north must still rely on him, which is also the reason why the official family continues to let him sit in Taiyuan.
"Although He attacked Liao from Taishi, he did not shy away from saying that this battle lost the prestige of our army. And the Jurchens will not have ideas in their eyes? According to sources from the north, the Jurchens have already made some moves. He Taiwei looked around at everyone and said. As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!
The second official who came in turned his head and asked, "Would you like to hear about it." ”
Taiwei He looked at him and smiled: "My lord, this is an official in the school?" You have just returned to Beijing from the north, and you should know better about the situation at the border than the lower officials, how can you ...... it the other way around?"
The official's expression did not change, and he said with a smile: "I have heard some rumors, but it is not good to comment on them. ”
When Taiwei He heard him say this, he also kept silent, and the other people looked at each other and kept silent, and there was silence in the room. When Uncle Zhang saw this situation at night, he was very anxious! The southern invasion of the Jin people was imminent, and he took great pains to invite such a few ministers who could speak, but they were afraid of being involved one by one, so they kept silent, how could this matter be discussed? We are discussing military affairs, and we are not forming a gang to plot misdeeds, so why should we act like thieves? Come on, you court officials won't say, I'm coming!
Looking at Xu Wei intentionally or unintentionally, Uncle Zhang said in a surprising voice: "According to the guess of the lower officials, within a month, the Jin army will wave its army south and go straight to Tokyo!" ”
An official was so shocked that he stood up and said loudly: "Brother Ji Zhong! Don't talk nonsense! ”
"Not bad! Brother Zhang, the stakes are too big, be cautious, there are no outsiders here, if you leak half a sentence, it will definitely cause an uproar. Think twice. The second official who came in seemed to be of the highest rank, and even Captain He claimed to be a subordinate official in front of him. Uncle Zhang is just a prefect and a fourth-grade official, and he still calls him "brother". Xu Wei couldn't help but be a little interested in this person, the so-called bystander Qing, this official did not confide in half of his views from beginning to end. It seems that the city should be the deepest, but since he came as promised, he should have an idea. It's just that I can't figure out the bottom of other people, so I keep my mouth shut.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you know this in your hearts that your uncle has received the emperor's favor and served as a prefect as a shadow official. I don't want to sing any high-pitched songs, and I don't want to claim to be loyal and patriotic. But now that the Great Song Dynasty is in danger, although I am a foreign official, I am willing to take this opportunity to invite you to gather. I also know that you have come to give me the surname Zhang's face, and I dare not force anything. Since you don't want to say more, I'll come. Since the defeat of the Khitan, the Jurchens have been friendly with me on the surface, but in fact, the ambition of the wolf son is obvious. First, the Song and Jin Dynasty made an appointment to attack Liao, the Jurchens were overwhelmed, and our army was defeated. Second, Song Jin had already agreed that our side would not surrender and rebel. But we accepted the surrender of Emperor Liao first, and took Zhang Jue later, and the Jurchens never mentioned these two things, which shows that their ambitions are not small; Third, according to the information heard by the lower officials, the Jurchens were already preparing for a southern invasion. The Han people in the original Liao territory were incorporated into the township army, and the garrisons of Feihu and Lingqiu counties were strengthened, and these two places were guarded by dangerous points, and the intentions of the Jurchens were self-evident......"
Uncle Zhang's night speech was already full of melancholy, and when the officials heard it, they also bowed their heads. Xu Wei listened to it on the side, and sighed that Governor Zhang was really a sincere gentleman. These officials only say three points, but he is in his heart, knows everything, and says everything.
Just as Xu Wei sighed, he heard Zhang Shuye tell him what he said: "If the subordinates are not bad, once the Jin people invade the south, they will divide the army into two routes......"
Xu Wei couldn't help but be a little worried about this senior, no one else expressed his position, why are you in a hurry? You are worried about the country and the people, and you are generous, but I wonder if others are calculating in their hearts whether to join you and go to the emperor to ask for a favor?
Suddenly realizing that the second official who came in was staring at him, Xu Wei was shocked, and his expression did not change. Unexpectedly, the official suddenly interrupted Uncle Zhang's words, pointed at Xu Wei and asked, "Brother Zhang, the little school under your account has a good appearance, I don't know who your surname is and where you are from?" ”
Uncle Zhang didn't expect him to suddenly ask about this, glanced at Xu Wei, and still said: "The surname is Xu, Xingjiu, and is called Xu Jiu." With me for many years, I have a lot of merit, and I am carrying it with me for galloping. I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, why did he ask about Xu Wei? Do you see any clues?
Just as he wanted to ask, the official had already gotten up and said to everyone: "It is inconvenient to stay for a long time on official business, so I will leave." ”
Several officials looked at each other, how could they say that they were about to leave? Don't...... It's not good, don't stir up this muddy water, so as not to tell the truth. As soon as he thought of this, all the officials got up one after another, either saying that they had something to do, or they were unwell. Captain He sat at the table, still sipping tea, but he couldn't hide the disappointment and disdain on his face.
Uncle Zhang was so anxious that he couldn't help it, so he stepped forward to block the door, and repeatedly arched his hands: "Could it be that there is something abrupt about the lower officials?" Or is it verbally offensive? Several officials continued to use the same rhetoric and insisted on leaving.
Alas, the strong enemy is pressing, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are still like this, how can they block the thunderous blow of the Jurchens? Xu Wei was a little discouraged, these high-ranking officials and important members of the court don't care about the life or death of the country, why should I, a guest from a thousand years later, do this care? Just pick a child and leave as soon as possible, and take the family to the south. We have also lived the life of "the warm wind is so drunk that Hangzhou is Bianzhou", drunk and dreaming of death, and stealing peace. Anyway, the Southern Song Dynasty has to persist for more than a hundred years, right?
But seeing Uncle Zhang at the door, begging his grandfather to sue his grandmother to keep the officials, Xu Wei couldn't help but laugh bitterly. If there were a few more officials like Zhang Shuye in the Great Song Dynasty, maybe there would be salvation.
"Why are you laughing?" Taiwei He, who was sitting still and didn't move, suddenly asked.
Xu Wei arched his hand at him and said, "Taiwei heard it wrong, I didn't laugh, the Jurchens were laughing." ”
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The second update is here! I hope the brothers recommend and collect!