Due to doubts and reservations about Xu Wei's resignation, the imperial court did not wait to announce the candidates for the new "Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy". Liu Guangshi, as the only chief of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, naturally acted as the "Xuanfu Envoy". Although he has served in the Western Army for many years, he always speaks, how can the affairs of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division be comparable to that of a mere economic and strategic pacification division? However, the easiest thing to do in this world is to be an official, and you don't have to be clear and familiar with the specific affairs, just let the people below do it. The so-called highest state of being an official is that you don't have to do everything yourself, just grasp the overall situation.

At this point, Liu Guangshi did a better job, and he was indeed a little confused. Therefore, during this period of time, almost all the affairs of the division were entrusted to the staff officers, senators, commanders-in-chief, and opportune officers. When something happened, the staff came to him to sign, draw, and seal.

On this day, Liu Guangshi was still sitting in Xu Wei's original signing room as usual, holding the big seal of the Xuanfu Division in his hand. When Ma Kuo came to the door, he saw this scene, frowned slightly, and then said, "Liu Xuan's sentence." ”

"Oh, Counselor Ma, please come in, please come in." Liu Guangshi looked very polite.

Ma Kuo held an official document in his hand, came up and spread it in front of Liu Guangshi, and explained: "This is an order for Yan Yan Shuaisi, the humble post has been prepared, please pronounce the verdict, if there is no problem, it will be issued immediately." ”

Liu Guangshi stretched out his hand to pick it up and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The imperial court has long ordered the division to return all the Jinguo Ningbian Prefecture, Jinsu Army and the more than 7,000 Jin Army soldiers who surrendered that day. When Xu Xuanfu was in office, he had already sent people to contact the relevant parties of the Jin State. It's just that the Jin people have been dragging it out and have only recently decided. Now, just send this order to Yan Yan Shuaisi and let them hand it over. Ma Kuo replied.

Liu Guangshi listened, did not speak, and carefully read the order. There's nothing wrong with that. It's just that, if it's signed like that. It seems that he, the chief of Sichuan and Shaanxi, is not very good. Then he read it again and instructed: "We must be cautious and careful in this matter, the Jin State has made a peace treaty with me, and we should not intervene in the Jinliao war." Accept people's land, cities, and military equipment. It's not right, and now it's back. You can't go on a business trip. I have to tell Yan Yan to be careless. ”

Ma Kuo nodded: "This is natural, the instruction of the sentence." must be conveyed to Xu Jingluo. ”

"That's fine." Liu Guangshi said. Then he took the big seal next to it, held it in both hands, and covered it vigorously. After stamping, he carefully put the seal into the box, picked up the official document and looked up and down, and then returned it to Ma Kuo.

Ma Zichong took the order and came out. I called a person from the company to do office work, which was when Xu Wei raised the army. The old man brought out from the Daimyo Mansion Xujiazhuang, surnamed Cao, ordered: "You go in person and convey the order to Xu Wujinglu." You just tell him to do what you planned. ”

The order was quickly sent to Yan'an Mansion, and before Xu Wei left office, he had carefully told his cousin Xu Hong about this matter. Therefore, Xu Wuyi received the order and immediately sent people to prepare to deliver to the Jin State.

In this matter, Jin Guo is actually not active. When Xu Wei sent people to Datong Mansion to see Servant Scatter Loyalty, and declared that he would return the land and city and surrender troops to the generals, Servant Scatter Loyalty was still suspected of fraud. Why? It is only because the four places of Dongshengzhou, Heqing Army, Jinsu Army, and Yongbyon Prefecture are just at the corner of the Yellow River.

The Yellow River Basin is in the shape of "several", and these four places are in the upper right corner of the word "several". Now, in the upper right corner of these "few" characters, the Heqing Army and Dongshengzhou, which were originally controlled by the Jin State, were captured by the Liao Army, and the Jin Su Army and Yongbyon Prefecture surrendered to the Western Army, which means that the Jin State's power in this "Hetao" no longer exists, and it has completely retreated from the Yellow River.

As a result, the Great Song Dynasty wanted to return the two places to it. This land is a good thing, but the question is, if you give it back to him, will he be able to keep it? The Khitans were staring at it right in front of it, and both sides could feel the distance of each other's snorts!

Therefore, the servant is very entangled. If you don't want it, people will laugh at it, and if you do, you can't be stationed at all. I really couldn't come up with an idea, so I asked Yanjing. Wan Yanliang was very surprised when he heard the news! He didn't care about these two pieces of territory at all, he was surprised because with Xu Wei's style, the meat he ate in his mouth never had a reason to spit it out! What's going on?

Someone from Datong Mansion reported that the Western Army said that it was on the orders of Hangzhou. From this piece of information, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom concluded that Xu Wei was forced to do so under the pressure of the Song court. But in this way, it doesn't make sense, who is Xu Wei? He has taken root in Sichuan and Shaanxi, will he take care of Hangzhou? Therefore, there is only one possibility, Hangzhou and Xu Wei are not on the right path!

At this time, a Jin envoy who had been sent to the south returned and informed the Song court that there had been major personnel changes. Xu Liang, the second minister of the Southern Dynasty who had been in power for many years, voluntarily resigned and left the phase. After his resignation, there were many foreign ministers in the southern court. It seems that it should be the result of a political struggle.

After analyzing the comprehensive news, Yan Liang was overjoyed. This is the Southern Dynasty fighting the forces of the Xu family! If it is just a change of prime minister, it is not surprising that the Southern Dynasty has this tradition of frequently changing the prime minister. However, Xu Liang is not an ordinary person, even the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom know that Xu Liang has always had the final say in the Southern Dynasties. When he leaves office, there must be an inside story. If this doesn't tell the story, then Xu Wei's forced return of the land and surrender to the army is ironclad evidence!

Good! That's great! The Southern Dynasty is doing what the Great Golden Kingdom wants to do, but can't do!

That Xu Liang has always been a powerful faction in the Great Song Dynasty that advocates being tough on Jin, and his departure may mean a change in the Southern Dynasty's strategy towards Jin! And Xu Wei is simply the henchman of Dajin Kingdom! It is the life and death enemy of the Jin Army! He sits in Sichuan and Shaanxi, holds a strong army, and has the power to act cheaply, and he is not threatening the center of the Dajin Kingdom, the Yanjing region. Now the Southern Dynasty is attacking the forces of the Xu family, which not only relieves the pressure on the Dajin State, but also allows the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State to see the results of their "goodwill" to the Song Dynasty in recent years.

Wan Yan Liang was secretly refreshed, in order to continue to marry his brother Zhao Huang, he generously said that Ningbian Prefecture and Jinsu Army Dajin Guo would not be wanted, as a gift, given to the Great Song Dynasty, and only received the troops back. Therefore, on the one hand, he sent people to receive it, and on the other hand, he sent envoys to the south to curry favor with him.

In the winter month, the Jin State Datong Mansion sent an envoy to Yanyan. It was agreed that on the 29th of this month, it would be received on the border of Toyosu. It turned out that the Jurchens wanted to settle on the banks of the Yellow River. But Xu Hong disagreed. insisted on only sending the Jin State army out of Fengzhou. The servant was loyal and deceitful, and he was afraid of insisting on his own opinion, but let the Western Army laugh at Dajin Guo's cowardice, so he agreed.

The seven thousand surrendered troops. After the surrender, Xu Yong first disarmed them. Later, Xu Hong ordered them to be dispersed. What to do? Temporarily served as labor for the Western Army, such as repairing city walls and digging ditches. Anyway, I raised you can't eat for nothing, right?

The surrendered troops all complained. They used to be the regular army of the Jin Kingdom, and they were doing a bloody business, but now they are coolies! It's helpless, this army is not so easy to do, it's good to be able to pick up a life, just be patient. The Western Army scattered us and resettled us. It seems that this coolie does not know how long he will be the head.

Twenty-nine on the morning of the same day. Yan Yan Shuai sent all the troops to the outskirts of Fengzhou, and Xu Yong, the director of the pacification department of the Lin Mansion under his jurisdiction, personally came out to deal with the matter.

The surrendered troops of the Jin army converged one after another, and these disarmed soldiers were quite suspicious, not knowing what fate would follow. They looked around and talked to each other. I saw that the cavalry of the Western Army was on guard in the distance, and the infantry army was stationed outside to form an encirclement.

"I feel like my heart is beating in a panic, and something is going to happen." There was a golden soldier whispering.

"Damn, the Western Army wants our lives, right?"

"No, if we want our lives, we took them when we surrendered, so why wait until now?"

While they were discussing, the soldiers of the Western Army in charge of escorting shouted: "Hugh! Come on! ”

Seven thousand people, not too much, no less, gathered in the open field on the outskirts of Toyozhou, but it was also quite impressive. It's just that the dehaired phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and without arming, these old elite troops are just lambs to be slaughtered. Xu Yong looked at the crowded heads, and said to Officer Cao next to him on horseback: "Don't go in the afternoon, when the time comes, there will be chaos, I am afraid that there will be a mistake." ”

That Officer Cao turned his head to look at Xu Shaoshuai and smiled: "Didn't the young marshal forget?" Back then, I followed the Taiwei army in Xujiazhuang, and now although I am working in the Xuanfu Division, I have not lost my skills, what are I afraid of? ”

Xu Yong nodded: "Whatever you want." When he had finished speaking, he ordered his subordinates to go down and gather the number of men, and when they surrendered that day, they had to put the officers and soldiers in seven thousand two hundred. After receiving it, a few of them died, and now they have to be returned, and they have to give a detailed number. After a while, his subordinates reported the number they had received from the officers of the escort, and the total number of the Jin troops here today was seven thousand one hundred and forty-three, that is, fifty-seven dead due to wounds, sickness or other causes.

"Okay, there are counts, give orders to go down, so that these golden soldiers are full of food and drink." Xu Yong ordered. "You can't run fast when you're hungry." Officer Cao laughed when he heard this.

The ragged golden soldiers were talking about it, the six gods had no owner, and they were rushing for days, and they were tired and hungry at this time, but coincidentally, someone saw curling smoke rising from the periphery. There are those who don't know anything, and they rejoice tightly, and now they are well, and they have something to eat. But the veterans smelled something unusual.

A group of Han soldiers gathered together, because of the sky, they all put their hands in their sleeves, shrunk their stomachs, and kept stomping their feet in place, among which the elder said to the little brothers: "The Western Army buries the pot to make rice, and eighty percent of it is for us to eat, do you know what this rice is called?" ”

The others shook their heads one after another, saying that they didn't know, and there was a dexterous face: "Isn't it a decapitated meal?" ”

These words frightened the others, and they all shouted: "You mouth that eats! Can you say something auspicious! ”

"Don't scold! I think it's the same! The old man said. Let's eat this one so that we can be full of dead ghosts! In the south, anyone who commits a crime in the hands of the government and is sentenced to death will give you a full meal before the first sword. lest thou shalt come to the palace of Hades and cry out for hunger! ”

"Brother, don't scare the brothers! We were in the city that day, and there were many difficulties, and the bark of the trees was picked up and eaten, and we finally survived. Don't wait until today to ......"

"Alas, damn, it doesn't matter, it's better to be a dead ghost than to starve to death in the city! I have heard people say that if you are a hungry ghost in this life, you will be reincarnated as a beggar in the next life. I don't want to be called Hanako. ”

"I'll admit it as a beggar, don't ask me to be a fucking soldier again, I'll fuck it!"

This group of Han soldiers scolded and scolded, and the voices became louder and louder, and the other soldiers next to them listened to it, or they couldn't understand the language, so they inquired one after another. The news quickly spread to all the surrendering troops, and Xu Yong clearly saw a movement in the surrendering army from a high place. He didn't want to make any trouble here, so he turned around and said, "Set a fire and give them a crush." ”

"Order!" The envoy of the First Horse Army responded. Then he waved and ran out with dozens of horses. They all carry three-eyed guns in their hands. This thing. The Tiger Horse Army is long gone.

The soldiers were angry, frightened and angry, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the horse army rushing over at the periphery, and they all shouted that it was not good! But he saw the horse army reining in not far away. They all lifted the instruments in their hands to the sky. A series of explosions followed, and the noisy crowd gradually quieted down.

The surrendered troops have all dealt with the Yan Yan army. On the battlefield, I have seen the power of firearms in the Western army. Therefore, as soon as I heard this sound, I immediately reflexively shrank my head shortly! After the gun was released, another foot soldier inserted into the crowd and shouted to silence the soldiers. That's when the bullet was pressed down.

It didn't take long. Seeing that the smoke had stopped, I thought the meal was ready. After waiting for a while, someone came to draw troops and brought a load of buns. When the hungry Jin army saw the food, if it weren't for the heavily armed Western Army next to them, they would have rushed up! Don't wait for the basket to hit the ground. Countless hands stretched out from all directions, grabbed the bun and raced it in the mouth! The whole surrender array is in chaos!

The hungry pawn munched on it. It doesn't matter if it's good food or not, I choked and rolled my eyes! There are even those who can't swallow it, and they rub their throats hard. The outermost guards of Yan Yan heard the loud "Da Da Da", and they couldn't say what they were eating.

While they were desperately eating, there were officers of the Western Army, carrying knives, and leading soldiers to come in and inspect. But when I met someone who was in the way, I whipped it over, but I still didn't care about the pain, I just cared about eating.

"Sir, isn't this the last one?" Someone suddenly asked.

The officer went to seek prestige, but this soldier was a little old, maybe it was a Jin Army officer, he took a piece of bun in his hand but didn't eat it, thinking that he didn't eat it. The other party didn't speak Chinese, but he understood.

"Party members? Which one? The Toyoshu officer asked.

"Suo." The old Jin Bing replied.

"Suo? Coincidentally, I am also Su Wei, how did I become a golden soldier? The Toyosu officer asked.

"Although it is Suwei, it is in the summer realm, and when the summer lord invested gold, our brothers followed. Later, the Dajin Kingdom arranged for us to be stationed at the border to listen to the Jurchen moderation. The veteran told the truth.

The Fengzhou officer looked him up and down, looked left and right, and said, "You come here." ”

After the party veteran was stunned for a moment, he really poked his head out, only to hear the other party say: "Since it is a family, I will give you a letter." Now that our Great Song Dynasty and Dajin have turned into a fight, the Dajin Emperor recognizes our Great Song Dynasty as a brother, and the two countries are like brothers. The two sides of Jinsu and Yongbyon were originally occupied by the Dajin Kingdom, so we shouldn't have it. Therefore, Liu Xuanfu, who is now in charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi, was ordered to return it, and even if he took you, he also had to return the Jin army. So, don't worry, in the afternoon, you'll be able to go back. With that, the Fengzhou officer smiled and gently slapped him on the shoulder with a horsewhip, and led the people away.

The veteran of the party stood on the spot, and after a while, he threw the bun in his hand to the ground and couldn't eat it. When the brothers looked at it, they asked why. The old soldier sighed and said, "Woe to you, the Song army wants to return us to the Dajin Kingdom!" Settlement in the afternoon! ”

His words were like thunder! It turns out that we were gathered here to return the Dajin Kingdom? So, we'll be able to go back in the afternoon? That's great news! I thought I was ready to go on the road after a full meal!

The soldiers smiled happily, and the veterans shouted violently: "Shut up! It's a death to go back! ”

"Qianhe, what do you say!" His centurion asked urgently.

The veteran, who was called a thousand households, looked around, pressed his hands down, and motioned for everyone to squat down. When the other soldiers next to him saw it, they also gathered around him to listen to what he had to say.

Qianhu looked around with his head up, and saw a pair of anxious eyes, although it was noisy all around, he still lowered his voice and said, "You say, how did we get here?" ”

"Needless to say? At the beginning, he was poor and had no choice but to surrender to the Western Army. ”

"Then let me ask you again, when we surrendered, did the Liao army come to the city?"

"That's not true, it's just that Dongshengzhou and the Heqing army are finished, and the Khitans are holding the Yellow River again, and we are running out of food, and if we don't surrender to the Western Army, there is only a dead end."

"That's it, the Liao army has never hit Jinsu, and if we surrender to the Western Army, we will surrender without a fight. Even if you go back, can you have our good? You know that Marshal Servant is running the army! Senhu threatened.

The soldiers around were silent, and everyone knew that the servants were loyal and strict in governing the army. Law enforcement in the military is particularly strict, and if you violate military rules, you can be punished with a stick or death. We come back and return, lest there be no good fruit to eat. Not to mention. We are still party members.

"A thousand households. We had no choice but to go back. The Western Army will never take us in. The centurion said.

Qianhu sneered: "If you want to go back, you go back." I'm not going back. ”

A soldier next to him immediately begged: "Qianhu, brothers follow one." Whether it's life or death, it's all in one place. If there is a clear way, show it to the brethren. ”

The thousand households just kept silent. The armies were in a hurry. Only then did he say: "Marshal Fusan governs the army strictly, and we are party members, if the Jurchens go back, they may be able to avoid death, and we will definitely lose our heads!" If you go back, you will die, and the Western Army will not take you in. We only have one way to go! ”

"Thousand households are saying...... Back to the summer realm? Someone asked tentatively.

"Exactly! Now that we have lost our country, we will vote for everyone. Although the summer realm is occupied by the Khitans. But even if I die, I will die in my homeland, and it is better to die in a foreign land, and I will not be able to return home! If we go to Liao and defect to Xiao Heda, he is Xia Chen, if we see that we are party members, we may not be allowed! Qianhu's firm tone infected many people.

In fact, his words are not entirely true. It is true that the servant scattered the loyal and righteous army was strict, but they were the Liao army that surrendered and surrendered to attack, but switched to the Western Army, which is understandable, and they may not die if they go back. However, with the principle of serving the army and being loyal to the army, the non-commissioned officers can avoid death, and the officers will definitely not be spared. Therefore, he wanted to encourage these party soldiers to join him in Liao.

When the party soldiers heard this, they were all a little moved. However, the Western Army is holding on the side, how to escape?

When asked about this, the thousand households replied: "I took a closer look, and although the western army was holding us, it did not have many troops. The biggest threat is that horse army, if you run under their noses, it will be a death if you grow eight tuǐ. Therefore, we have to act at the opportunity after the settlement is completed, before the golden man leads us across the river! Who wants to go with me? ”

His centurion immediately said, "I am willing to follow a thousand households!" "As soon as the officer takes the lead, which sergeant has a head? Agreed! At the moment, all the troops belonging to the party are communicating with each other, and even the Khitan soldiers and Han soldiers are also in tandem, that is, they are hiding from the Jurchens. Among these 7,000 people, most of them were Party soldiers, Han soldiers, and Khitan soldiers, and only the officers and a few soldiers were Jurchens. Therefore, after eating, except for the Jurchens, everyone else is almost colluding.

Xu Tong and Cao also estimated that they were almost colluding, so they ordered to assemble and advance to the border of Fengzhou. The soldiers of Yan Yan shouted and drank, escorting 7,000 descending troops, hundreds of Yan Yan Xiao rode behind the formation, and Hao Hao dàngdàng headed north.

After walking for less than two hours, he had already arrived at the boundary agreed with the Jin people in advance. But the personnel of the Jin State had not yet arrived, and Xu Yong secretly ordered that later, as soon as the delivery was completed and the Jin people took over, all the troops would be withdrawn immediately. Whatever happens behind the scenes, ignore it.

"Here we are." Officer Cao saw a horse galloping in front of him and said to Xu Yong.

Xu Shaoshuai stretched his neck and glanced at it, and then heard him say suspiciously: "Why are there only a few?" ”

"The forces of the Jurchens have withdrawn from the river, and now the west bank is the world of us and the Khitans, how dare they speak out? I'm not afraid of us, but I'm afraid that the Liao army that will alarm Heqing will chase and kill us. Xu Yong said with a smile. That's just right, just because this alone can't be suppressed.

After a while, I saw more than 100 gold galloping over, and the people and horses were still majestic. They all carried guns and bows, obviously preparing for battle, in case of accidents, but it was the Liao army that was guarded.

When they got closer, the brigade stopped, and the three horsemen slowed down, and when Xu Yong saw it, he and Officer Cao and his generals went up. One of the three people on the opposite side was a Han Chinese, so Xu Yong looked at him and asked, "Who is coming?" ”

"We are ordered by Marshal Servant to receive it. Dare to ask if it is an official of the Yan Yan Economic Strategy Division? The Han official asked.

Xu Yong nodded: "I am under the command of the Marshal of Yan Yan, the pacification envoy of the Lin Mansion, and the commander, there are seven thousand one hundred and forty-three people here." You can count the number of people, and if there is no mistake and the paperwork is delivered, I can go back to my life. ”

After that, he pouted, Officer Cao hit his horse forward, took the document from his bosom and handed it over, and the Han official took it, which was actually just a "receipt", indicating that on a certain year, month and day, a certain division handed over the number of people surrendered to a certain division of the Jin State. The Han officials obviously had no intention of counting the number of people, they only came with a hundred and ten horses, and they had to count seven thousand people, how long did they have to count?

He glanced at the crowd of people a few times, turned his head and signaled, and the officer next to him turned back and ordered. When even dozens of horsemen broke away from the ranks. Rush to the surrender formation. In fact, when they go, they just want to see. Just to show caution. I looked back at it like a flower. There is no problem with reporting.

The Han army lifted the hem of his clothes, took the mark from his waist, put it on the paperwork, and handed it back to Officer Cao. He also said "there is labor". Xu Yong didn't expect the Jurchens to be so sloppy, if they were fighting. I'll mix thousands of soldiers in it for you to take back, but I'm afraid you won't know.

In fact, the Jurchens were not interested in recovering the land and surrendering the army. However, the city could be given to the Southern Dynasty because it could not be defended, but if the surrendered army was abandoned. It doesn't make sense. That's why it's sloppy. In addition, this place is too close to the Liao army, if the time drags on for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen, so it is necessary to fight quickly.

Officer Cao took the paperwork and handed it to Xu Yong to look at it, and after confirming it. Xu Yong said to the Han official: "Since it has been handed over, then there is nothing for us." Leave. With that, he ordered to return to Toyozhou.

With the previous order, the Song army withdrew very quickly, with the infantry running in front and the cavalry following behind. After a while, he ran away.

The Han official then gave an order to go and let the surrendered army march east to cross the river. As soon as the order was given, a cry suddenly erupted in the crowd! Before the Jin army who came to receive it could figure out what was going on, the troops who had already colluded with them fled westward like a flood!

Not good! Chase! A Jurchen officer shouted.

"Slow!" Han Guan stopped him in time.

"Why is that?" The officer asked angrily.

"It's too close to the Liao army here! Once chased and killed, it will inevitably be detected by the Liao army, and then you will not be able to get out! There are those who have surrendered to the left and right, let them go! Let's go! Han Guan said sharply.

This "defection" incident soon shocked the Song, Jin, and Liao parties. After Liu Guangshi knew about the accident, he immediately inquired about the reason, and learned that he was relieved after the delivery was completed and reported to the court truthfully. It's like buying and selling, if I hand over the goods to you, and you drop them, it has nothing to do with me, and you can't rely on me. Hangzhou is also thinking the same way.

After Yan Liang heard the news, he was furious, he was not angry with the Western Army or the Southern Dynasty, but angry at the surrender army and unwilling to return to the country. In fact, in addition to the party soldiers, Han soldiers, and Khitan soldiers who ran away, a small number of Jurchen officers and soldiers still crossed the river and returned. If you don't go back, you can't help it, and when people collude, you don't take them.

And the most shocking was Xiao Duolubu, the head of the Xia Realm of Da Liao. After those troops fled westward, they scattered a little, and in the end they gathered only more than 3,000 people, mostly party members. After they entered the Xia realm in the west, they went to Xiazhou. Because Xiazhou is Xiao Heda's station, and this person used to be Xia Chen, it is better to defect to him than to defect directly to the Liao army. At least, that's what the surrenderers thought.

Seeing that thousands of people came to vote en masse, Xiao Heda knew that the situation was important, so he quickly reported to Xiao Duolu of Xingqing Mansion, and at the same time selected a few people from the surrendered army to go with the officials who reported the news. Xiao Duolu didn't hear the news, how could there be thousands of people collectively to vote? After reading Xiao Heda's report, I learned that Song Jin had returned the surrender of the army.

This incident made Xiao Duolu not very unhappy! When I wanted to take four lands, it was Xu Wei who forcibly demanded Jinsu and Yongbyon. Now, what does it mean to return the land and the city to the Jin people? Is it to wear a kùzi? Jointly targeting my Da Liao? Hehe, it's true that the Jurchens and I have a grudge against the country! The South has been treacherous several times, and it is really a villain's act! Worse than the Jurchens!

In order to find out the details of the incident and the inside story, he personally interrogated the few party members who defected, and among them were the party members who took the lead.

From the inquiry, he not only learned the details of the incident, but also heard the news of an explosion! Na Qianhu pointed out that before the delivery, there had been a party officer serving in the Western Army who told him that this delivery was an order from Liu Xuanfu, who is now in charge of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Since Xiao Duolu didn't deal with Sichuan and Shaanxi, he only knew that there was a Xu Xuanfu in Sichuan and Shaanxi, when did another Liu Xuanfu come out? Even if he didn't know the local system of the Southern Dynasties, he could guess that it was impossible for two governors in one place, could it be ......

Although there was some speculation, Xiao Duolu didn't want to believe it. Because he has dealt with Xu Wei for many years, he knows that this person is also a hero in the world, he has been in Sichuan and Shaanxi for so many years, how can he just leave? To confirm, he ordered to inquire into the news. Of course, the intelligence system of the Liao army cannot be compared with Xu Wei, but isn't there many places on the Song-Liao border today? There is business, there is contact, there is contact, there is communication, there is information exchange.

Soon, the results of the listening came out. According to the report, Xu Wei did leave his job a few months ago. This matter has spread all over Shaanxi! As for the reasons for the resignation, it is unknown.

This incident shocked Xiao Duolubu. Stronger than before! When he first received the surrender of the land from Song Jin. He also calculated the account on Xu Wei's head, thinking that this guy is not authentic, but now he knows that there is an inside story.

Why did Xu Wei resign? He didn't know, but the guess was related to Hangzhou. There may also be political struggles, as has been the case throughout the ages. But there is a point. He knows. With Xu Wei's status. His resignation certainly marked a change in the major policies of the Southern Dynasties.

Xu Wei has always appeared as a staunch anti-gold main battle faction. even actively contacted the Great Liao to form an alliance and jointly seek gold, so the Liao people were very fond of this person. Even if it was in the case of the Great Song Dynasty unilaterally tearing up the covenant. Xiao Duolu also conceded three points to Xu Weili and took office in Xia Jing. I didn't forget to visit Xingyuan Mansion in person. With this background, Xu Wei's resignation means that Da Liao has to re-examine his relationship with Da Song!

This incident made Xiao Duolu not very angry, and he couldn't sleep for several days. Empress Dowager Xiao and the Lord of Liao sent him to Xia Realm to take charge of military affairs, which was pinned on high hopes, and the policy set was that with the Great Song Dynasty, the well water does not violate the river water, you don't offend me, and I don't offend you, mainly against the Jurchens. Depending on the situation, wait for the opportunity to send troops and strive for interests! If the time is ripe, it will be the return of the whole country's troops, and it will not hesitate!

And now the change of the sky in Sichuan and Shaanxi has to be said to have disrupted the plans of the Khitans. Because, in this way, the Liao army not only has to face the Jin army, but even the western army with hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers! This is the situation that Xiao Duolu does not want to see! He knows the combat power of the Western Army very well, and more importantly, through Xu Wei's operation, the Western Army now controls all the key areas! If the Western Army wants to go north to attack the Liao army, the Liao army will be very passive! Not to mention, there are also Jurchens next to them!

If you are not careful, so many years of painstaking management may be in vain! The Khitans may be driven to the distant Western Regions again! The dream of returning to the East and recovering the country will never return! Thinking of this, Xiao Duolu was not frightened!

In order to deal with the situation, he quickly sent additional troops to the Dongshengzhou and Heqing armies, and planned to transfer the heavy troops originally gathered in the east against the Jin State to the south to face the western army. At the same time, he urgently reported the situation to Liao and sought instructions. It should be said that at this time, Xiao Duolu is not on the Great Song Dynasty, he has defensive intentions, and has no evil thoughts.

Soon, however, a move by the Great Song court deepened his hostility towards the Southern Dynasty.

At the beginning, didn't Qin Hui once say in front of the emperor and the ministers that if Xu Wei was forced to be in a hurry, he might defect to the enemy? At that time, the lord of Zheyan retorted that it was impossible for Xu Wei to surrender to the enemy, but Qin Hui immediately responded, is it possible to surrender to Liao?

Just because Xu Wei was an active advocate and promoter of the Song-Liao alliance at the beginning, he was regarded as a "pro-Liao faction" in the Great Song Dynasty. In February of the fourth year of Jing'an, Qin Hui mentioned in his instructions to Liu Guangshi that some of Xu Wei's practices in Sichuan and Shaanxi should be "put in order."

Originally, he was just a general statement, which was just a general meaning, but Liu Guangshi happened to plan to abolish the Huanqing Jingluo Pacification Division and put the troops in his own hands and control. However, the abolition of a "military subdivision" is not a trivial matter, especially since it is still on the border. Once the Huanqing Shuai Division is cut, it means that the troops will be withdrawn, and the defense area will be open for a while.

Liu Guangshi, as a marshal, from a military point of view, suggested to the imperial court that before abolishing the Huanqing Jingluo Pacification Division, did he first close the border field? Otherwise, people will come and go, and the news will spread quickly. Although the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the Khitans has not deteriorated now, it is better to be careful.

To be honest, Liu's judgment is correct and necessary. However, as soon as it was poked in the court, it changed its taste. The Song-Xia border was not fixed all the time, and its establishment was based on military mutual trust. Therefore, in the history of the Song Dynasty, the border field was open and closed with the evolution of the situation. Before Xu Wei took charge of Sichuan-Shaanxi, almost all the fields on the Song-Xia border were closed. It was only after he came to power that he gradually opened up, and because of the good relationship with the Khitans, the border trade was very prosperous. In the reconstruction stage of Shaanxi, the tax revenue from border trade supported the face of Shaanxi's finances.

Therefore, this was publicly publicized in the DPRK and China as one of Xu Wei's political achievements. Now, out of military necessity, Liu Guangshi asked for the temporary closure of the Huanqing border, but Qin Hui and others saw this matter as a good opportunity to eliminate Xu Wei's influence. How do they do it?

One size fits all! It's all off! From Yanyan, to Huanqing, and then to Jingyuan. All venues are closed! As mentioned earlier, the opening of border trade. It is built on the basis of mutual military trust. Xu Wei and Xiao Duolu do not have a certain degree of military mutual trust. But he's not in the position, Qin Hui doesn't believe it!

When the order arrived at Xingyuan Mansion, even Liu Guangshi felt that this was a little inappropriate. Not to mention that this matter may cause the Khitans to miscalculate, just say that all the fields will be closed. It is equivalent to banning border trade, which affects. Not only the Khitans, but also a large number of merchants who made a living from border trade! Once border trade stops, Shaanxi's fiscal revenue will inevitably decrease. The impact is so widespread!

As the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi at this time. It was incumbent upon Liu Guangshi to submit a rebuttal to the imperial court. But! First, he knew that he was able to ascend the throne because of the support of the imperial court! Second, he was also anxious to remove Xu Wei's influence in Sichuan and Shaanxi! Third, the Khitans are determined to restore the country, and it is unlikely that they will conflict with the Great Song Dynasty.

Thinking like this, he followed the instructions of the imperial court. Ordered the closure of all the original fields on the Song-Xia border!

A decree alarmed the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan! Scold my mother first. It's the merchants who buy and sell on the border! Tea merchants, cloth merchants, and porcelain merchants suffered the heaviest losses! For many years, Sichuan and Shaanxi exported luxury consumer goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain to the Western Xia and Liao people in exchange for jewelry, furs, medicinal materials, and other goods imported from the north. Border trade not only feeds merchants, but also feeds many practitioners in related industries. Now that the government has banned it, how can it take into account the livelihood of these people?

The next to scold the mother were several officials of the handsome department. In the same way in ancient and modern times, there is some connection between officials and businessmen. The special xìng of border trade is destined to be impossible to do business without the background of the government! Therefore, no matter which department the officials have, they have all benefited from the border trade, either justly or improperly, and now they are closed, and they are yellow!

Then those who scolded their mothers were the "ethnic minorities" on the border of the original Song and Xia. Although they have been "educated" and no longer rely entirely on "animal husbandry" for their livelihood, it is impossible for them to make a living by farming alone. The livestock skins they produce can be exchanged for tea and salt necessary for daily life.

The one who scolded the mother the most fiercely was naturally none other than the Khitans. Not to mention the impact of the closure of the border field on them, the implied meaning of this move alone is enough to make the Khitans angry!

First, he secretly sent Qiu Bō with the Jurchens and around behind his back, and now he is blatantly closing all the venues, which is already an unmistakable release of hostility to my Da Liao! Xiao Duolu's anger can be imagined!

Xingyuan Mansion, Sichuan Shaanxi Xuanfu Division.

On this day, Xuanfu ushered in an uninvited guest. It's really not appropriate to say "uninvited", because when this guest entered the border, Youji had already reported it to Xingyuan. It's just that Liu Guangshi doesn't really want to see him.

But people have already arrived at the door, and they can see it if they don't want to. So, tea was served in the South Wing Hall, and Liu Xuan was sentenced to a purple robe, a gold belt, and made a brilliant debut! He was accompanied only by a staff officer and military officer who specializes in "diplomacy."

There was a person sitting in the hall, his age was not very obvious, when he was between forty or fifty, although he was wearing Liao clothes, but judging his demeanor, when he was a Han person, when Liu Guangshi went, he was talking to Ma Kuo.

"This is Liu Xuanju, who is in charge of the affairs of the company." Seeing him coming, Ma Kuo got up and introduced.

The man also stood up, looked Liu Guangshi up and down, and secretly said in his heart, which Liu Xuanfu should I be, isn't this Huanqingshuai Liu Guangshi?

And when Liu Guangshi looked at this person, he also said that it was a coincidence. It turned out that this person used to be a Liao merchant who did business on the border of Huanqing, and he had several encounters with Liu Guangshi, and he also offered a lot of benefits. The surname is Qi, I don't remember what the name is.

Although he knew, Liu Guangshi pretended not to know, sat down directly, and said with a big grin: "The Liao envoy has worked hard from afar, please take a seat." ”

When the Liao envoy heard this, he knew that Liu Guangshi refused to recognize him, so he didn't say anything, and after thanking him, he sat down and didn't open his mouth. Liu Guangshi sat for a while, and when he saw that the other party didn't speak, he was a little embarrassed, so he asked, "I don't know why the envoy came to Xingyuan this time?" ”

In the past, when Song and Liao were allies, the two sides had official exchanges. Later, the relationship broke down, because of Xu Wei, there were also some official contacts, and now there is no such relationship, so Xiao Duolu is not good at sending official personnel to Xingyuan, and the entrusted businessmen are also easier to speak.

The Liao envoy looked at Liu Guangshi and said: "This time, the villain is on the order of Chief Xiao to meet the chief of the Great Song River and Shaanxi. I don't know anything and want to ask for advice. ”

"Please." Liu Guangshi probably guessed the other party's intention.

"Since the time of my predecessor Xu Xuanfu, the field on this border has only opened more and more, and there is no reason to close. Now, it's business as usual, you and I are doing business, mutual benefit, each taking what they need, why is it that all the shops are closed overnight? The Liao envoy asked.

Ma Kuo listened to it beside him, and his mouth moved to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. Because the Liao envoy's words are quite reproachful, he is from a diplomatic background, and he is the most sensitive to words. I wanted to refute it just now, but I endured it. If Xu Xuanfu is sitting here, don't say that the Liao envoy will not come, even Xiao Duolu will not come, and he will have to speak softly, and he will not dare to be so public!

Liu Guangshi coughed dryly, like an itchy throat, picked up the cup and moistened his throat, and then said: "This matter is the decision of the Hangzhou Xingchao, and our Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division is only carrying it out." I don't know the specifics. ”

"Listening to the meaning of the verdict, didn't you ask the villain to ask Hangzhou? There is no covenant between you and us for a long time, can I ask? The Liao envoy smiled.

Ma Kuo finally couldn't sit still, and said on the side: "The Liao envoy has something to say, say it well, this is our Sichuan and Shaanxi chiefs." ”

The Liao envoy glanced at him and nodded: "Okay, the decree is like a mountain, and I know that there is no possibility of changing it." Not only do I know, but Mr. Xiao also knows it. Therefore, we do not ask Da Song to reopen the field. This time, I came to inquire about something, and I want to make a statement to you. ”

"What?" Liu Guangshi looked up and asked.

"Back then, my Daliao formed an alliance with your country and agreed to jointly send troops to attack Xia. When the deed is done, the land is divided. However, in the four states of Hexi, Xu Xuanfu once agreed with our dynasty that it would be temporarily borrowed by the Great Song Dynasty and returned to the country in the future. In addition, there are still states led by Xiao Heda, which are also borrowed from the Great Song Dynasty. This point, Staff Officer Ma knows best! ”

(To be continued)!.