Half a month has passed.

During this time, not only was the undercurrent in Qixing Mountain turbulent, but Xu Han's life was not easy.

There is the Song generation, the most stressful and risky profession, and it is none other than the general who takes command of the expedition. Tong Guan, who lost his head, and Yue Fei, who died of a trumped-up crime, are examples. Even if a civil official like Xu Han holds this position, he is no exception.

After the siege of Tokyo, Taiyuan has become the focus of the world's attention. Zhao Huan Xinjun ascended the throne, firstly, he was afraid of being attacked by the Jurchens again, and secondly, he also hoped to make some achievements, so as to establish his prestige and win the hearts of the people. The successful "recovery" of Taiyuan and the victory in Huanglong Valley made Zhao Huan raise his eyebrows. Every day on the court, he couldn't help but mention Xu Han's name and praise him, which was nothing more than to say that "I use people to get the law".

In this way, it touched the sensitive nerves of many courtiers and stimulated their "occupational disease" - according to this posture, if Xu Han returned to the dynasty and did not become the third prince of the Ding Dynasty and compare everyone else? No, this old boy's rising momentum must be nipped in the bud!

As a result, there were two obvious factions in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, namely the "Favor Xu" and the "Reverse Xu" faction, which was the same virtue as when Li Gang proposed the defense of the capital soldiers and horses.

Just as the Great Song Dynasty was entertaining itself and tossing lively, the envoy of the Jin Kingdom ran to Tokyo.

In the face of the envoys of the Jin Kingdom, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty will always habitually lose their original majesty and superiority. Although the battle of Huanglong Valley played a little majestic and allowed them to straighten their waists a little, the fear of the "Jurchen Tiger Wolf" in their hearts still lingered. Originally, the two countries could conduct diplomatic negotiations on an equal footing, but Zhao Huan and his ministers, in the face of the Jurchen envoys' forcible questioning and even abuse, for some reason always had a feeling of "softness", and they had no temper at all, and finally had to accept all the "requests" they put forward.

One of the Jurchens' "requests" was to "ask the Southern Dynasty to return the important minister of the Jin State, Wanyan Xiyin (Gushen), who had been unreasonably detained by Xu Han".

Through the uninterrupted diplomatic negotiations with the Liao State and the Song Dynasty over the years, the Jin people also learned how to use diplomatic rhetoric. While using all kinds of polite words to inflate the vanity of the Great Song monarchs, they pretended to be confused and insisted that the god of Ceres had fallen into Xu Han's hands; At the same time, he constantly preached the "theory of peace between the two countries", in fact, he pinched the cowardice of the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers, and used the military threat theory to coerce them into submission!

Zhao Huan and many people in the court did not want to fight with the Jin State again. The feeling that the end of the world is coming to the city is really bad.

So, a holy decree flew to Taiyuan, one is to urge Xu Han to return to the court, Zhao Huan doesn't want to keep hundreds of thousands of troops outside, there are so few soldiers and horses in Tokyo, he is not at ease; The second is to ask Xu Han to "send Wanyan Xiyin back to Tokyo" and arrest the following "important war criminals" -- Wang Yu, Zhang Xiaochun, Chu Tianya, and the leader of the Taihang Righteous Army, Guan Shan. Because the allies of the Jin Kingdom hate these guys very much. In order not to affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries, it is inevitable to sacrifice a few people, and "the overall situation is important"!

Third, it is necessary to incorporate this branch of Taihang Mountain. The battle of Huanglong Valley was fought beautifully, and the official family was very optimistic about this righteous army with outstanding combat strength. Promise them that after returning to the court, all of them will be added to the rank and entrust them with important tasks! - If the people of Jin dare to come again, let them deal with it!

Just like when he reused Pharmacist Guo. The official courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty knew that their army had always been ineffective, so they had a natural superstition about the kind of army that could fight hard battles, especially some achievements. Besides, how come the group of people in the Taihang Righteous Army are all the people of the Great Song Dynasty, they are their own people, it is better than Guo Yaoshi, who surrendered to the Liao State in the twilight of the Qin Dynasty! Therefore, Zhao Huan is indeed ready to renew his capital to entertain the Taihang Righteous Army and train them to become a barrier stationed in Taiyuan.

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Xu Han, who received the holy decree, is simply one head and two big!

Now he finally deeply understands how the officials of the Great Song Dynasty and those people in the court are blind commands to the generals who lead the troops outside without backache.

It is understandable to ask for Yan Xiyin, arrest Wang Yu and Chu Tianya and others. However, it is necessary to not only incorporate the Taihang Righteous Army, but also to capture their leader Guan Shan - isn't this nonsense!

Xu Han was crazy, he wanted to pick a son and quit. Such an errand is simply an impossible task, whoever does it will go crazy!

So on the day he received the holy decree, Xu Han immediately wrote a letter of resignation, saying that he was sick and overwhelmed by his responsibilities and wanted to return to his hometown with his bones.

This mess in Taiyuan, he doesn't want to take care of it, and he can't manage it!

After handing over his resignation, Xu Han really closed his door to thank the guests, regardless of military and political affairs, and concentrated on recuperating at home and waiting for the imperial court to approve him to return to his hometown. Therefore, in the past half a month, Taiyuan, which was in ruins, was once "suspended", and the negotiations with Qixingshan have also fallen into a stalemate.

Soon, Xu Han's resignation flew to Tokyo in an expedited manner for 600 miles, which was a big deal. They kept saying in the ears of the officials, the officials trusted and valued Xu Han so much, he was good, but when the national disaster was at the head, he was still hypocritical, which was simply a disappointment to the high expectations of the officials and an insult to the country!

The pro-Xu faction could not come up with any powerful arguments to support Xu Han, so they could only euphemistically persuade the officials to still "focus on the overall situation", consider rewarding Xu Han and his soldiers as appropriate, and then the instructions given by the imperial court should not be too "self-contradictory". The metaphor for the disposal of Guan Shan can at least be relieved. After the Taihang Righteous Army is absorbed, it will not be too late to deal with it. The Jurchens are actually easy to deal with, and they are mainly trying to get back to Yan Xiyin. Do they have to ask for four war criminals, let's just give three! -- Bargaining is indispensable in foreign relations, and if they want a catty, we can only give eight taels, otherwise they will think that we are easy to bully!

"Well, the big picture counts!" Zhao Huan, a young official who had a belly full of fire, had to temporarily hold back his temper, personally took the pen and issued an order, comforted and encouraged Xu Han, and gave him and his generals some rewards, and changed his words to say, "Taihang all things are important to absorb and maintain stability."

Xu Han reluctantly retook office and began to take charge of various important military and political affairs.

With such a toss, most of the time has passed. At this time, someone reported that Meng De, the original leader of the eighteen villages in Xishan, had recently revived. He got the support of Qixingzhai to return to Qingyun Castle, and erected the banner of "fighting the golden dog, protecting the territory and the people", and kept recruiting troops. In less than a month, he successively broke the armed forts of three squires and tyrants (similar to Zhujiazhuang in the Water Margin) and two county towns, and also uprooted a small military fort of the Western Xia Kingdom near the Yellow River, and robbed countless money, grain, and ordnance. A large number of displaced people in Hedong have gone to take refuge, and the strength of Xishan Mengde has swelled rapidly in recent years, and now there are 20,000 soldiers and horses!

Xu Han began to feel a trace of regret for his hypocrisy and inaction, especially when he knew that Meng De was Chu Tianya's sworn brother.

"Enfu, we can't sit back and watch Xishan grow so strong, Meng De is Chu Tianya's ironcore brother. Perhaps, now Chu Tianya himself is in Xishan! The general reminded Xu Han and said, "In the past, Chu Tianya was just a homeless man under the fence, but now that he has soldiers and horses under his own command, he will definitely have a big tail, and maybe he will unite with Taihang's men and horses to make trouble together!" Don't forget, Wang Yu is his teacher, Taiyuan is his lair, and there are many soldiers and people who have followed them! ”

"Enemies of the Imperial Court? He doesn't have the guts yet! Xu Han remembered Chu Tianya's deeds of dealing with the Jin people and killing Tong Guan and Liu Yanqing, and his palms felt cold for no reason. Think about it, Chu Tianya was just a bare rod at the beginning, and now he has soldiers and horses...... But Xu Han didn't show cowardice in his mouth, and kept emboldening his subordinates.

After thinking about it carefully, Xu Han decided to send someone to Taihang Mountain again to find out and negotiate.

"Or, let's take the lead and kill Xishan first, cut off Taihang's wings, and cut off Chu Tianya's roots?" The general under his command was built yì.

Xu Han waved his hand, "No!" Since Meng De started again with the support of Qixing Mountain, then they are all in the same spirit. How can we fight Xishan first and then recruit Taihang? The official family has promised a heavy reward to recruit Taihang Zhuzhai, and these bandits and horses dream of being good citizens, promoted and rich, and they don't worry about them not complying. If Taihang falls, Xishan will not be a problem. If it doesn't fall, it's not too late to fight. As for Chu Tianya, a felon, he must be stabilized first, and then he will be taken down secretly after Taihang is absorbed. Otherwise, it would be difficult to clean up the situation just by provoking Meng De, and now that the official family is urging again, we don't have time to rub shoulders with them - let's just say that the imperial court has pardoned Chu Tianya and is going to entrust him with a heavy responsibility! ”

"Enfu is really a clever plan!"

In this half a month, the mountains in and out of Taihang are completely two weather. On the one hand, Meng De's passion is flying and growing rapidly, and on the other hand, the lifeless and panicked people of Qixingzhai.

In response to the controversy over Zhao'an, it has affected the stability and development of the people of Qixing Mountain. Despite this, a reasonable solution could not be found within the cottage.

I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this body. Now, the people of Qixingzhai are really "fans of the authorities". Although they also want to seek a breakthrough and solve this contradiction safely, they are bound by the word "righteousness", so they can't let go of their hands and feet to carry out drastic changes.

Therefore, when Xu Han's envoy went up the mountain again, Tang An, the great leader of the guards, was about to cut him down on the spot, the reason was-"What are you doing on the mountain again?" Don't you think it's messy enough to toss our cottage? ”

His uprightness and fire almost broke the big thing, and he also exposed the current crisis of civil strife facing the cottage to the messenger.

Of course, in the end, the envoy still survived his life and met Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong. He presented a decree officially issued by the official family, promising to reward the Taihang Righteous Army and entrust them with important tasks, so that they could garrison Taiyuan to resist the Jin soldiers and serve the country. Moreover, the imperial court has pardoned the crimes of Wang Yu, Chu Tianya and others, and entrusted them with important responsibilities, so that they can each shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the country and the people.

Hearing this news, Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong each breathed a sigh of relief - at least the two major contradictions were resolved!

First, there is no need to worry about saving the king; Second, don't worry about betraying Chu Tianya because of Zhao'an!

At this time, the envoy spared no effort to persuade the two masters, so that they could pack up their people and join the imperial court, and contribute to the country to protect the territory and the people, and it was not in vain that the word loyalty and righteousness of Qixingzhai were not wasted.

Stretching out their hands not to hit the smiling man, Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong agreed verbally first, and sent the messenger back. Then, the leaders of the whole village were urgently recruited to come to the scene with Chu Tianya, and even Uncle He was invited to discuss the matter.

After more than half a month of rest and conditioning, Uncle He's injury has nearly healed, and Xiao Linglong has regained his previous snow skin like a fat country. Chu Tianya's injuries and weakness during the Battle of Taiyuan have been healed by most of them, not only has his complexion recovered, but he has also begun to practice martial arts every day.

Everyone gathered in the main hall of the Seven Stars Hall, and Guan Shan showed the official decree in public.

This game was like a heavy bomb, and it shocked everyone's hearts on the spot.

"I'm not interested in returning to the dynasty to be an official, but as long as the brothers agree, I don't object. However, Ceres, I will not hand it over lightly, unless I first see my wife appear in front of me. Otherwise, the Jurchens will receive a pile of bones at most! This is Xue Yu's attitude.

"You know, the eldest brother told me to die, and I wiped my neck immediately. Wherever the eldest brother goes, I will go! Every time there is a discussion, Tang Ang seems to only say this sentence.

Xiao Linglong's attitude is even more distinct, "I am a female streamer and a remnant of the Liao Kingdom, and I will definitely not be able to be an official of the Great Song Dynasty." But I'm not going to use that as a reason to stop you. If the cottage accepts Zhao'an, I have no objection. But I had to leave alone and go to the rivers and lakes again. ”

Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong were quite helpless, originally they thought that the compromises and concessions made by the imperial court would make the attitude in the cottage agree, at least Jiao Wentong, who had always been opposed in the past, was vaguely about to compromise, but the current beginning was the same as every previous discussion, still showing the result of "no result".

The situation was cold for a while.

Chu Tianya was invited to participate in the core meeting of the cottage for the first time, and he had been sitting there since he came in, drinking tea quietly without saying a word. He Bo, who was sitting next to him, reacted in the same way, as if what was in front of him had nothing to do with him at all.

At this time, Bai Xu, who was silent and did not speak, suddenly said: "I don't know what Brother Chu thinks?" ”

"Me?" Chu Tianya put down the teacup, smiled and said, "I am honored that the leaders can invite me to participate. But in the end, this is a family affair in Qixingzhai. ”

"Since Brother Chu wants to say so, then okay - just treat it as a bystander, can Brother Chu tell me what he thinks? Let us also have more references and references. Bai Xu insisted that he had to deduct something from Chu Tianya's mouth.

Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong also nodded, allowing Chu Tianya to express his opinion.

Chu Tianya smiled helplessly, and said four words-

"The Holy Decree is deceitful!"