Chapter 715: Han Fang enters Shu

Song and Jin fought for many years, and in the process, their mutual understanding was also deepened. The Jurchens knew that the Great Song Dynasty was governed by civil officials, and the military ministers did not participate in politics except for the lower status of the civil ministers. But at this time, at that time, at the beginning of the Song and Jin wars, the south was defeated and retreated, losing cities and land. Of course, this is not to say that civilian military leadership is the root cause of all this, but it is indeed an important factor.

In view of this, the Song court made adjustments accordingly and changed its usual practice. Now the chiefs of the Xuanfu Division of the Song Army are all military ministers, or have the background of a military family. These people do not have the power to control the army, but also manage the administration, and they have great power. Therefore, it is inevitable that they have a certain right to speak on major affairs of the court.

For example, this time Dajin Guo wants to negotiate peace with the south, Hangzhou must seek the opinions of the generals, and Xu Wei's opinions must have important reference value for the Song court's decision-making. Therefore, if you want to negotiate peace, take Xu Wei's path first.

The ministers of the Jin dynasty had no opinion on this statement, but a person who was idle at home wrote to oppose it. He believed that if Dajin wanted to negotiate peace, it should directly send an embassy to the south, and there was no need to communicate with Xu Wei first. And you can't get Xu Wei's approval. Why? Zijin Tiger has been fighting with the Jin army for almost 20 years, and the hatred between them is as deep as the sea, and don't forget, when the Han Shufu envoy Gao Xiaogong, who was supported by the Jin State, led the army to lead the army and dug the ancestral grave of the Xu family, Xu Wei's father died of anger because of this, you have a grudge against him for killing your father, and you still expect him to negotiate peace with you?

This person, called Yelu Ma Wu, was the only person in the Jin army who had defeated Xu Wei. As for the reason why he was idle and scattered by Ginting, it is not difficult to see from his book this time. Who is a vulture? Can he not know that it is absolutely impossible for Xu Wei to agree to peace? But is there no reason why he insisted on doing so?

However, on the question of who to send to see Xu Wei, Wushu thought about it for a long time. finally decided on a suitable candidate, Han Fang, Han Gongmei, the former champion of the Liao State, Xu Wei's former prisoner, is there anything more suitable than him?

Han Fang arrived at Xingyuan Mansion in October, the process can be described as dangerous, as soon as he came out of Yangliang Pass, to Pingyang Mansion, he was almost robbed by the local garrison adapted from the rebel army, fortunately, Shao Yi, the head of the soldiers and horses of Pingyang Mansion, knew the severity, so he saved his group. When they arrived at Hezhong Mansion, because the pontoon bridge burned Han Chang, they could only take a boat from Fenglingdu, and the boatman who supported them had a blood feud with the Jin army, and almost didn't shake a boatload of people into the water to feed the fish.

After going through hardships to come to Xingyuan, Xu Wei seemed to be still "nostalgic for the old", arranged for him to live in the pavilion, and the next day, he sent Ma Kuo, a staff officer of the Xuanfu Disposal Division, to meet him.

Although Ma Kuo was born in Wuju, he had dealings with the upper echelons of Liaojin, and was the only "diplomat" in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division.

"In the dismount, the staff officer of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, at the behest of Wang Jun of Xu County, came to visit." As the victorious side, Ma Kuo also had to appear very polite.

Han Fang's figure was lowered, and he saluted: "I have heard the name of the foot for a long time, I will be born today, and I am fortunate to have three lives, please." ”

"You're welcome." Ma Ku laughed. At that moment, the guest and host sat down, and after serving the tea, Ma Zichong said straight to the point, "I heard that Mr. Wen was once the first leader of the Liaoguo Renchen Science and Technology Advancement Scholar, and Ma Mou was born in martial arts, and he is not like a well-educated person like Mr. Therefore, we don't have to go around the bend and dare to ask Mr. What is the matter here? ”

Han Fang smiled and said, "Since Staff Officer Ma is pragmatic, how dare he retreat?" To tell the truth, this time Han came on the orders of my King of Dajinliang, the marshal of the capital, the leader of the three provinces, and the emperor's uncle Wushu. It was specially designed for the Song and Jin countries to make a truce and make peace. ”

Ma Kuo was surprised when he heard this, and said suspiciously: "The soldiers of your two countries fought bloody battles a few months ago, and now they are reconciled, this is ...... Are you joking? ”

"How can militaristic affairs be child's play? Although he came on behalf of King Liang, he was no more than a formal envoy, but what he said was true. Han Fang said.

Ma Kuo listened, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Then dare to ask your country how to make peace?" ”

"I'm afraid I'll see you King Xujun ......," Han Fang said.

"I'm here to represent King Xujun." Ma Kuang Road.

"Well, you might as well talk to the staff officer. Previously, Song Liao jointly raised troops, forced Western Xia to cede land, and broke away from Dajin, and then advanced in two ways. However, the Liao army was defeated by us, and it was not enough to worry about it, and the Song army had captured dozens of prefectures and counties in Hedong. This, since the Xuanhe period of your country, Song and Jin have been fighting endlessly, not mentioning the cost of losing teachers, and the people have suffered even more disasters. Today, the king of Liang thought about it again and again, and intended to shake hands with the Southern Dynasty and make peace, one to avoid the bloodshed and sacrifice of the soldiers of the two armies, and the other to save Li Shu from suffering. The tiger minister of the king of Xujun is famous in the north and south, and our King Liang also admires it. Moreover, we also know that if you want to negotiate peace, the attitude of King Xu Junwang is very important. Therefore, King Liang sent me to express these states. As long as the Southern Dynasties agreed to negotiate peace, ceased the war, and terminated the alliance with the Khitans, Dajin would admit defeat, and all the prefectures and counties occupied by the Song army in Hedong would be the territory of the Great Song Dynasty; In addition, the Huainan East Road was ceded back to the Southern Dynasty, and the relationship between Song and Jin was redefined as a friendly country, and there were no more uncles, uncles, and nephews, nor were there any more New Year's coins. ”

After Ma Kuo listened, he was silent for a long time, and after a while, Fang said: "That's all?" ”

"That's basically it, specific, let's talk about it later." Han Fang said.

Ma Kuo got up when he heard this, and said: "In this case, I should truthfully report to the king of Xujun, and Mr. will live in the pavilion with peace of mind, and the king of the county will have his own echo." ”

"I wish to see the king as soon as possible, I have said goodbye in the past years, and it has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye." Han Fang said.

Ma Kuo said no more and left. Out of the pavilion, went straight to the Xuanfu Disposal Division, entered the yamen, entered the second hall, but did not see Xu Wei, only to hear that Xu Xuanfu and Senator Zhang went out to dinner, and left a message, asking Ma Kuo to come back and hurry up. After Ma Kuo learned about it, he didn't ask the place, and went out of the yamen to look for it.

Only turn a corner from the Xuanfu Disposal Division, walk half a street, and there is a restaurant with a very spacious façade, and most of the "working meals" of the Xuanfu Disposal Division and the Liangxing Pacification Division are here.

In the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, the commuting of "civil servants" was different from that of later generations. The Jingguan had to get up before dawn every day, rush to the palace, gather at the designated place, and then enter the main hall to participate in the court meeting presided over by the emperor himself, that is, the upper court. After the dispersal of the dynasty, the emperor provided free breakfast, ate and drank enough, and the Beijing officials went back to their own yamen to work, and went home from work at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, called "scattered value".

The magistrates were similarly concerned, and they would go to the yamen at dawn every day, attend a meeting presided over by the chief officer, arrange the work of the day, and then perform their duties and leave work at three or four o'clock in the afternoon.

Unlike later generations, there is no noon work. However, at the local level, although the lunch time is still nominally "on duty", it can be used freely. If you are close to home and frugal people, no one will say anything about you if you want to go home for dinner. Otherwise, you will eat near the yamen.

And the officials of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, the welfare is better, if they don't go home to eat at noon, they can go to this designated restaurant to consume. It's not that Xu Jiu paid out of his own pocket to tie up his subordinates, the Song Dynasty allocated a special amount of money to the chief officials at all levels of the road, state, and army, called "minister money", to put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the "entertainment fee" of later generations, it is used to "feast and feed past officials", and it is clearly stipulated that "private entry" is required, that is to say, if you can't use it up, you can carry it yourself.

At Xu Wei's level, his annual minister's money is tens of thousands. However, the current situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi has become like autonomy, the finances are not handed over to the national treasury, and the military and government act cheaply, how can there be so many "ushers and sends"? Although this minister can put it in his pocket, Xu Wei has never done this, and he can't look down on this money, so it is better to take it out for everyone to eat and drink.

Of course, not everyone is eligible for this treatment. For example, the errands and miscellaneous officials in the Xuanfu Disposal Division are not good. However, they can enjoy the lunch provided by the "public chef" of the Yamen, which is also free, although it is also clean and full, but how can it compare with the restaurants outside?

When Ma Kuo found the private room they had dedicated to, Xu Wei, Zhang Qing, Zhang Jun, and two other office officials were already eating. Seeing him come in, an office clerk said, "Staff Officer Ma, we didn't wait for you." ”

"It doesn't matter." Ma Kuo sat down, his dishes and chopsticks had already been put on the table, so he took them for his own use.

Zhang Jun is a little good, he is the only one here who is a serious "intellectual" from a Jinshi background, but he is willing to eat at the same table with a group of people from the army on a regular basis, and if this is replaced by other civil officials, I am afraid that he will think that it is "insulting to Sven" and disdain to be with him.

He picked up the wine glass and touched it with Xu Wei, took a sip, and asked, "Brother Zichong, what's the situation?" ”

Ma Kuo also seemed to be hungry, so he took a bite of the food and chewed it first, and then said: "King, everyone, I'm afraid you won't be able to guess when you say it." With that, he ate again.

"What can't you guess?" Zhang Qing asked again.

An official filled him with wine, and after Ma Zichong drank it, he said: "Han Fang came this time, not to be sent by Emperor Jin, but to come to visit the king on the order of Wushu. ”

Seeing that he stopped at this point, Zhang Qing said: "I said Staff Officer Ma, you have always been cool, why do you break down one sentence into several paragraphs?" He must have come to visit the king, but why? ”

Ma Kuo drank another glass of wine and muttered, "To be honest, I really can't guess what tricks the Jurchens are playing this time. Or is it just that I am overthinking, and they are not playing tricks? Han Fang actually said that the Jurchens want to negotiate peace with us! ”

Negotiate peace, this is not a new thing for the Great Song Dynasty, since the founding of the country for two hundred years, with Liao, Xia, Jin, I don't know how many times to negotiate peace. However, it is rare for the Jurchens to take the initiative to propose peace, and there has only been one example before, that is, when the Western Army took advantage of the internal strife in the party to attack the Lin Mansion and intervene in the situation in the Western Xia, the Wushu who was attacking Xianghan was eager to get out.

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