He Guan listened, and his eyes were awe-inspiring. As a military minister, although he has not led the army in the past few years, his decades of experience in battle formations have made him keenly aware of the fighter from Qu Duan's words. The so-called sandpiper and clam compete with each other, and the fisherman profits, if Li Zhi and Gao Shiyou do it, it will be the time for Shaanxi Liulu to fish in troubled waters.

After a while, he sat up straight, nodded and said, "If you have any ideas, you can elaborate, sit down and sit down." ”

Qu Duan was overjoyed, and after sitting down, he couldn't wait to say: "Shao Bao Xianggong, humble opinion, once the two rivers change." Shaanxi can make preparations with both hands. First, to win over Li Zhi, the troops under Li Zhi's command are now claimed to be 100,000, and according to the humble estimate, there are still 60,000 or 70,000, and they occupy the northeast border of Hedong. If he can be won over, it will be very important for the imperial court to regain control of Hedong. ”

He Guan groaned slightly, nodded and said, "Yes, Shi Yin's words are reasonable." It's just that Li is a traitor and a thief, and I'm afraid he will have some scruples if he surrenders. Well, let's talk about second-hand preparation. ”

As soon as his voice fell, Qu Duan immediately said: "If it can't be co-opted, Shaanxi can take advantage of the merger with Gao Shi to send troops to Hedong, although it takes some trouble, but it can still recover the homeland." This is an opportunity given by God, and don't miss the opportunity. ”

He Guan didn't say anything for a while, stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup, but his eyes fell on the ground, gently opened the lid of the cup as if he wanted to drink, suddenly buckled it again, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, after you return to Huazhou, immediately draw up a detailed charter on this matter, the more detailed the better." The official will consult with Li Xuanfu at his discretion, and if it is really necessary, he can go to the imperial court. ”

Qu Duan was overjoyed when he heard this! The fact that the envoy asked him to draw up a detailed charter already shows the trust he has in him. If this matter can be accomplished, then in the battle to recover Hedong, Shaanxi Hua will definitely take the lead in the six roads of Shaanxi, and he, the commander of Shaanxi, will rise to the top. After receiving the order, Ben was about to leave, but he just got up and stopped. When He Guan saw it, he asked, "What?" What else? ”

Qu Duan seemed to be a little speechless and stopped, and under the repeated urging of the other party, he clenched his fists and said reluctantly: "In this matter, you shouldn't talk too much." It's just that there are 300,000 righteous troops in Hedong, and if the imperial court is determined to recover their homeland, they will inevitably rely on the strength of the righteous army. Although he was a marshal of Shaanxi, the head of the Hedong Righteous Army was Xu Wei. Shao Bao Xianggong may also know that his father worships Shao Bao, and his uncle is the prime minister, how can he take his humble position in his eyes? ”

When He Guan heard this, he chuckled: "Hehe, this Shi Yin is too worried." Xu Ziang is a young man, if he is arrogant, it is inevitable that he will be a little bit. However, he is still quite old-fashioned, and he will not be unable to distinguish priorities. ”

Qu Duan probably didn't know about He Guan and Xu Wei's friendship, sighed, and said with a little helplessness: "Shao Bao has just arrived, and he may not know about the incident of Hezhong Mansion last year. Xu Wei took the soldiers and horses, broke into the river, arrested Zhang Zhongyan, the deputy chief of the soldiers and horses, and disarmed all the soldiers and soldiers. If it weren't for the Jingzhao Third Division sending someone down, I don't think anyone would be able to move him. ”

He Guan was willing to believe it, waved his hand and said: "It will not be broken!" Xu Wei would never do such a brainless thing. ”

"This matter is known to everyone in Shaanxi Liulu, how dare you speak of your humble position?" Curved and correct color channels.

When He Guan heard this, he said suspiciously: "Is this the case?" After a period of silence, he said, "You go first, and the official will understand this matter." ”

As soon as Qu Duan left, He Guan thought secretly, Xu Jiu grew up by himself, although he was younger, but the senior ministers of the court and the central government had a good impression of him, thinking that this kid was decent, talented, and a good seedling. He will not rely on the power of the family and the favor of the official family as soon as he arrives in the place, there must be some misunderstanding here, and he can't be gullible.

After thinking about it, I thought it would be better to call Xu Wei to ask in person. The Hedong Economic System Division will be established soon, and in the future, Xu Wei, the head of the Hedong Righteous Army, will work closely with the Hedong Economic System Envoy, and if this kid really has any bad signs, he must be reminded as soon as possible. is young, and the future is so ambitious, but don't let your temperament spoil a big thing.

Thinking so, he ordered someone to go to the pavilion to summon Xu Wei to see him. Yu Gong, this is the envoy who summoned his subordinates, Yu Private, Zhang Jiujiu called him uncle, he is not an outsider. But the person who sent it came back soon to report that Xu Zhijun was not in the pavilion, and He Guan didn't care when he heard it.

At lunchtime, as a system, he came forward to invite the six marshal ministers, and specially instructed the herald to say that Xu Wei and Yao Pingzhong were also invited. But when it was time to open the table, the people below still replied that Xu Wei was not in the pavilion. He Guan didn't think about it anywhere else, and after lunch, he drank a lot of wine and was resting in the house. Xuanfu Yamen sent someone to spread the word, saying that Li Gang invited him to come to the palace for a talk and had important matters to discuss. He Guan was also planning to discuss with Li Gang what Qu Duan said, so he didn't dare to delay and went immediately.

When he arrived at the Xuanfu Mission, He Guan found Li Gang standing at the entrance of the yamen before he got off the horse, looking this way. I was shocked, Li Boji is a senior member of the Shaanxi side, holding the military and political power in one hand, and now although he is serving as an envoy and is in charge of military affairs, but logically speaking, he is still the highest military governor in Shaanxi, if you dare to let him come to greet him personally? So Lao Yuan got down, walked over, hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Oh, Xuanfu Xianggong is in trouble." ”

Li Gang sighed lightly, went down the steps, held his hand, and said meaningfully: "Zhongyuan, Shaanxi is the cornerstone of the country, you and I are in charge of the two divisions, and share the power, as long as we are of one heart and one mind, there is a lot to be done here." ”

He Guan savored the words "one heart and one mind", nodded and said: "Xuan Xiang is good and hard-working, why dare he disobey his fate?" ”

"Haha, Shao Bao is polite. Come on, come on, inside please. Li Gang pulled him and walked towards the house.

He Guan was born as a military minister and had an upright temperament, and asked as he walked: "Prime Minister Xuan urgently summoned me, what is the urgent matter?" ”

When Li Gang heard him ask, his face suddenly showed joy: "I can't hide it, Xu Jiu just came to see me." Blocking the door and dignitaries, but there is a shortage of personnel everywhere in all provinces and states in Shaanxi, and I plan to perfunctory him. But this guy invited someone to report that there was an urgent report about Hedong. As soon as he said this, I couldn't refuse to see him, I thought he was looking for an excuse to see me, but I didn't expect that there was really a big deal. ”

When He Guan heard this, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and said, "About Hedong? I don't know what Xu Jiu said? ”

Li Gang glanced at him and whispered: "Li Zhi is a high world, a mountain and two tigers." ”

Xu Jiu, why is this? I am the envoy of the six-way system, you have a major military incident, but you can report it to me in person, why did you run to Xuanfu Xianggong? Li Gang noticed that He Guan had a displeased look on his face, and asked suspiciously, "Zhong Yuan, why are you unhappy?" ”

"Huh? Oh, no, no, I just thought, Xu Jiu is still young, but he has done such a big thing. He Guan wrote lightly.

"What is this? Xu Wei's talent can be a rising leader in the army. The Holy Lord sent him to Shaanxi, which can be regarded as giving me a capable officer. Li Gang was amazed.

Between February and March of the first year of Longxing, Li Gang and He Guan respectively reported to the imperial court about the current situation in Hedong, saying that if the Jin people insisted on "establishing a different surname" in Lianghe, then the Southern Dynasty must express something. If this matter comes true, Li Zhi Gaoshi will not tolerate two tigers from one mountain, and he will inevitably be merged, and Shaanxi can take advantage of the opportunity to act. Zhao Huan attached great importance to this matter, and instructed Li Gang and He Guan to pay close attention to the situation in Hedong, and if the incident happened suddenly, it was too late to report it, and the two of them were allowed to act cheaply.

During this period, Xu Wei's department will Zhang Xian's father, Zhang Suo, in addition to the Longtu Pavilion straight bachelor, Chong Hebei West Road to recruit envoys, set up the Daimyo Mansion, with Han Shizhong as the capital, and exceptionally promoted Yue Fei, the general of the Zongze Department, to be the commander. With the call of "loyalty", the soldiers and people of Hebei were submitted, and the unyielding people of Hebei, who were deeply oppressed by the bullying and oppression of the high world, responded to the call! Some people even said, "The court wants to abandon me to Diyi, but there is still a procuratorate that wants to save me and use it?" "In just one month, there are 170,000 servants!

Zhang appointed a group of young generals such as Yue Fei, and with the support of the imperial court's materials and money, recruited and trained soldiers and horses, determined to recover the two rivers. Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other middle- and lower-level generals were ordered to train the new army in the past two years, and Zhang recruited Hebei and received strong support from the privy minister Xu Shao. Ordered Han Yue to lead more than 24,000 people of the Mabu New Army into the Daimyo's Mansion, which was controlled by Zhang. And after he arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, he summoned Hebei heroes, and all of a sudden, the land of Hebei was surging! Fight against the Jurchens and cut off the call for high rebellion resounded in the land of Yan Zhao!

This situation made Gao Shi, who was sitting in Zhending Mansion, stabbed in his back, and it was difficult to sleep and eat. He sent his son around the kingdom of Jin, hoping to gain support and make him emperor. But some people in the Jurchen are already dissatisfied with him, saying that 70,000 people went out and let Shandong Xu Zhang fight to the ground, just like you, you still want to be the emperor?

In order to prove that he is useful to the Dajin Kingdom, and also to prove that he can control the situation in Hebei. In the middle of March of the first year of Longxing, Gao Shiyou sent his brother Gao Xiaogong as the commander, gathered 80,000 male soldiers, and rushed to the Daimyo's mansion with great momentum. Here to mention Gao Shiyou's family background, his ancestors Gao Huaide, Gao Huailiang are the founding fathers of the Great Song Dynasty, Gao Shiyou himself because of the birth of this kind of family, and the official fortune is prosperous, by the emperor Zhao Ji favored the letter, worship for Xijing to stay and know Henan Mansion.

His brother Gao Xiaogong, good at iron spears, is said to have the courage of ten thousand people, and is familiar with the art of war, in the Gao Shiyou annexation of Hebei in the battle, often for the vanguard general. This time, Gao Shiyou let him take command, which shows that his ambition is not small, and he is determined to win.

Zhang Suo found out the news and thought that he was outnumbered, so he asked for help from Xu Shaobao in nearby Shandong on the one hand, and reported to the imperial court on the other. At the same time, he ordered Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals to gather troops and wait for the battle. The Tokyo court received the report and immediately ordered Xu Zhang, Shandong to come to the rescue, so the battle occurred at the delicate moment when the Jurchens were preparing to "change their surnames", the court attached great importance to it, and promised Xu Zhang an extremely grand reward, and the officials who went to Shandong to pass on the order to Xu Zhang even made it clear that as long as they won, the official family would be canonized as "Zhao Guogong" and awarded the honor of "Kaifu Yi and the Three Divisions".

When Xu Zhang's old illness recurred, he still went out with illness, with Guan Sheng as the vanguard, Xu Hong as the capital, and 18,000 people from the horse infantry army, pointing at the name, where the Xu family's mulberry was located. Before leaving Shandong, I had already heard the news that the Gao army was strong and the Song army was defeated. Xu Zhang was furious, urged his army to march quickly, and arrived in Qingping County, the daimyo prefecture, on March 20.

Among the handsome tents, Xu Zhang, who is over sixty years old, is fully clothed, although the tiger is still there, but the gray beard and rickety figure all show that the general of the Song Army is already in his last years. At this time, he was staring at the battle map when he suddenly coughed violently, forcing him to sit down.

The curtain was lifted, and a black-armored warrior quickly stepped inside. Less than forty years old, born like a big clock, round and thick, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a collapsed nose, and a little upturned lips, it can be said that his appearance is not good. However, a few short strands of the lower jaw are reddened and noticeable. This person is the eldest son of the privy envoy Xu Shao, the fifth in the family Xu Hong, because of his bravery, he is deeply loved by the soldiers, and Shandong Haojie is known as the "red-haired tiger".

Xu Wuyi entered the tent, and saw that Xu Zhang was coughing, so he hurriedly stepped forward and poured a bowl of tea and handed it over. Xu Zhang turned his head to look, gasped and called: "The fifth is here?" "He spoke like a bellows, and it seemed that the lobes of his lungs were fluttering.

"The third uncle cherishes it." Xu Hong glanced at his uncle, and a trace of worry flashed on his face.

"What's the matter? If the golden dog doesn't quit the country for a day, the old man won't close his eyes! Xu Zhang said in a deep voice. After finishing speaking, he suddenly smiled again, and added, "Even if God accepts me, my Xu family has been in the army for generations, and now among the five brothers of your generation, four are generals." My old bones are scattered, and there are no more of your brothers? ”

Xu Hong rarely showed a smile and said with relief: "The fourth brother and the ninth brother Hedong fought beautifully, Xiao Xishan was stunned to draw the Li Jin coalition army, and the soldiers once pointed directly at Taiyuan!" It's fascinating to think about, this is all taught by the third uncle. ”

When Xu Zhang heard this, he laughed unabashedly, but said in his mouth: "What are the two of them?" Especially Lao Jiu, who was still causing trouble in Xujiazhuang a few years ago, has been more sensible in the past two years, but he is still very tender. ”

The uncle and nephew were talking, and suddenly saw the commander of the Left Army walking in, and when they saw Xu Zhang and Xu Hong were there, they slowed down and didn't say a word. When Xu Zhang saw it, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Return, go back to Shaobao......" The commander of the left army stopped talking, looked at Xu Hong, and said, "The humble post was originally looking for Xu Dutong, but I walked a few steps quickly and broke into the commander's tent, please forgive Shaobao." ”

Xu Zhang's brows furrowed, what kind of place is the handsome tent, how can he trespass? The other party is under the command of the left army, how can you not know that military law is ruthless? Then he reprimanded: "Remember this military stick, go!" ”

Xu Hong also retired in time, and when Fang walked out of the tent, he was pulled aside by the commander of the left army, bowed twice, and whispered: "Xu Dutong, woe!" ”

Xu Hong raised the corners of his eyebrows, and hurriedly asked, "Why are you so panicked?" ”

At this time, the person who had been standing next to him stepped forward and bowed to Xu Hongyi and said: "The villain is Wang Gui, a subordinate of the military command of the Daimyo Mansion, and he was ordered to come to see Xu Shaobao. ”

Xu Hong glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Wang Gui wanted to speak several times and stopped, and he felt that it was difficult to speak, this matter was really ...... for a general like the Xu family who was loyal to the country Xu Hong saw him spitting and spitting, he didn't like it in his heart, and said coldly: "If you have something, just say it, is it the style of people in the army to drag mud and water like this?" ”

Wang Gui bowed and said helplessly: "First of all, please calm your anger and let me talk about it." At the beginning of the month, Gao Xiaogong, the younger brother of the Gao rebel clan, led an army of 80,000 criminals to Xiajin County, slaughtered and plundered, but anyone who dared to say that his surname was Xu, or who was exposed by others as surnamed Xu, was executed......"

At this point, he didn't dare to continue, and carefully observed Xu Hong's reaction. Seeing that Xu Dutong's hair moved, a few strands of red hair trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Go on!" ”

"Later, later, later, under the guidance of despicable people, I found the ancestral grave of the Xu family......" Wang Gui saw that Xu Hong's face was pale, and he didn't dare to say any more.

Xu Hong had already guessed what was going on, forcibly suppressed the burning anger, gritted his teeth and said, "What? ”

"Gao Xiaogong actually ordered the soldiers to dig up the tomb, drag the corpse out of the cave, whip three hundred, and hang it on the flagpole to show the public, and then break the bones and scatter ashes......" Wang Gui said this, and his tone was out of shape because of trembling.

Xu Hong's eyes suddenly darkened, and his iron bell-like figure shook violently, if it weren't for the control of the left army, he almost fell to the ground! The ancestral tomb is the place where the bones of the ancestors are placed, and the place where the descendants pay their respects, and there is nothing more important than the ancestral tomb for a family! Digging people's ancestral graves, since ancient times, all dynasties, is the most vicious, the most inferior, the most angry behavior! Gao Xiaogong! Takayoyu!

"I swear not to be with Gao Rebellion!" Under extreme anger, Xu Hong's eyes were cracked, and his face was hideous. I can't wait to mention the army of tigers and wolves, kill the front line, catch the high filial piety with my own hands, peel off the skin and cramp, eat its flesh, drink its blood, and sleep on its skin!

"All are angry and mourning." The commander of the left army carefully comforted, "Can this matter be reported to Shao Bao?" ”

Xu Hong's heart was suddenly shocked, and he shook his head again and again: "No! Never! Shao Bao went out to fight with illness, if he knew about this, there would be monstrous anger! Remember, only you and I know about this matter, if you leak half a sentence, I want you to be headed! ”

"Yes! Humble duty must be tight-lipped like a bottle! The commander of the left army was cold behind him, and hurriedly responded.

In late February, Xu Zhangjun and Gao Jun's forward met and Guan Sheng's troops fought hard, but they were ultimately defeated due to the disparity in numbers. Xu Zhang, together with the generals, analyzed that the Shandong army was small, and the Gao army was strong, so it could not clash head-on, and should go south to join forces with the Daimyo Mansion Zhangsuo, and then make calculations. After Xu Hong's department was cut off, he led the army to the daimyo.

Gao Xiaogong found out the news and personally led the army to chase after him, and Xu Hong's department fought back desperately, giving the swarming Gao army a blow to the head! Xu Hong himself was extremely fierce, slashing his hands with a knife, killing more than a dozen people in a row, and when he saw the commander of the enemy's army, he knew that he was Gao Xiaogong in person. Regardless of the danger, he rushed into the chaos single-handedly, and no one could stop him! Even if he was forcibly snatched back by his subordinates, Xu Hong still stared at a pair of blood-red eyes and cursed! Even my lips are bitten! The subordinates really don't understand, how could Xu Dutong, who has always been known for his calm and gloomy eagle, be so angry and even crazy? How did they know that the excavation of ancestral graves is the greatest insult to a person and a family! Don't talk about Xu Hong, if Xu Yuan, Xu Sheng, and Xu Wei brothers knew about it......