Xu Guangqi's yamen, the governor of Taiyuan City, spent two days investigating the incident of Shanxi Governor Lu Zhigao's detention by Xu Liang, and he was very dissatisfied with Lu Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi who acted impulsively and caused Xu Liang's outbreak. In addition, a group of people from Shanxi Wang Buzheng took the opportunity to smear Governor Lu in front of Xu Gelao, and Xu Gelao was even more unkind to Lu Zhigao.

Originally, I thought that the people sent out took Xu Liang back to Taiyuan City, and it was only a day or two in total, but I didn't expect that after four or five days, Xu Ge Lao saw the cavalry captain sent out to chase Xu Liang crying and coming back listlessly.

As soon as the captain came back, he ran to Xu Ge Lao to plead guilty.

The three captains originally thought that Xu Liang himself was very polite to their arrival, which was a manifestation of their own people. I didn't expect Xu Liang to be drugged in the tea. The three lieutenants did not notice for a while, and slept in the grass next to the official road for more than two days before waking up. At this time, even a fool knew that he was tricked by Xu Liang, and the three of them knew that even if they caught up with Xu Liang, it would be useless, so they could only go back to Taiyuan to report to Xu Ge.

Xu Ge was so angry that his beard and eyebrows jumped wildly, and then he slapped the table angrily and scolded: "Xu Liang is too presumptuous, he doesn't even give the old man face!" ”

I sent someone to inquire again, and three days later, I got the news that Xu Liang had led the Shaanxi officers and soldiers back to Chang'an. There's no way around it.

The so-called sending God is easy, but please God is difficult. Now that Xu Liang has returned to Chang'an, it is clear that he will no longer pay attention to the affairs of Shanxi Province.

After Xu Ge Lao investigated Lu Zhigao's matter, he had a plan in his heart, and then talked to Cao Wenzhao and Zuo Liangyu, the chief soldiers of Shanxi, and condoled the Shanxi army. After all this was done, it was already a few days later.

Just as Xu Ge Lao was about to leave for Chang'an and personally find Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, to do ideological work, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng and others, who were scared away by the Shaanxi officers and soldiers, saw that the Shaanxi officers and soldiers had returned to Shaanxi, so they became active again, and in just a few days, they conquered several cities in the south of Shanxi one after another. The letters from the southern government asking for help flew to Taiyuan like snowflakes.

At this time, Lu Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi, had been suspended from his post by Xu Guangqi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet. No one dares to call the shots in Shanxi's affairs. At this time, the concealment of the official university is reflected. Shanxi officialdom learned that Xu Ge Lao was in the governor's yamen, and one by one they presented urgent letters to Xu Ge Lao, asking Xu Ge Lao to make a decision.

Poor Xu Ge Lao, although he is a pavilion elder, but he does not have any soldiers, one of the two generals in Shanxi who can fight, Zuo Liangyu was cut by Xu Liang and his wrist was cut by Xu Liang, and he could not lead the army to the expedition within two or three months. However, the soldiers and horses of Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Shanxi, were seriously damaged in the battle of Taiyuan, and the troops were seriously insufficient.

Cao Wenzhao took two or three thousand men to the south to work as a firefighter, and where he was attacked by the people's army, he led the army to rush there. Day by day, the people's army is still very rampant.

Shanxi's troops were weak, so it did not have the posture of suppressing the people's army in one fell swoop. Xu Ge Lao looked at the table full of letters asking for help, and couldn't help but sigh at the sky: It would be good if the old man had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses like Xu Liang under his command, the situation in Shanxi, and as for the current situation!

Xu Ge didn't think about sending someone to ask Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, to send troops to the rescue, however, Xu Liang refused to send troops on the grounds that it was not his own territory. even took the last time he was ordered to send troops to Shanxi, but he was made difficult by Lu Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi, and swore to complain.

In one word, refuse to send troops.

Shaanxi troops could not be transferred, and the court was unable to mobilize officials and horses from other places to rescue Shanxi for a while, so Cao Wenzhao could only play the role of fighting fires in Shanxi, and he was exhausted.

After the incident of almost being besieged in the pursuit of the people's army by Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Shanxi, Xu Ge Lao couldn't sit still any longer, and handed over the affairs of Shanxi to Wang Bu's political envoy in Shanxi, and then quickly dared to return to the court and find a way to suppress the people's army.

The situation in Shanxi is critical, and the first and second assistants of the cabinet are sad. Emperor Chongzhen once again scolded Shoufu Zhou Yanru because of the incident in Shanxi. The position of the first assistant is in jeopardy.

Zhou Shoufu was so sad and disappointed that he handed over the resignation to the Heart Cultivation Palace, begging to return to the field for retirement. As soon as Shoufu such an excerpt was sent, after the officials in the court learned about it, it was like a sudden explosion, and most of them folded and kept Zhou Shoufu, but there were actually a few people who fell into the well, and scolded Zhou Shoufu for being incompetent.

In the court, due to the clamoring of Zhou Shoufu's old story, it directly led to the request for help in Shanxi Province that no one paid attention to, and the Shanxi People's Army became more and more bold, and there was a faint situation of besieging Taiyuan City again.

Xu Ge was so anxious that if the chaos in Shanxi was not resolved, the whole Shanxi would be in chaos. However, the court is about to become a pot of porridge, everyone is arguing, but there are few people who really care about state affairs.

One day in the month of Layue, Sun Chengzong, the cabinet minister and governor of Jiliao, entered Beijing, and Xu Ge Lao took the opportunity to keep Sun Ge Lao, and the two talked secretly all night.

When they went to court the next day, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government saw that Xu Guangqi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, had a haggard face and messy hair, and then his eyes were unprecedentedly determined.

This time at the court meeting, several directors of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War quarreled in the court for some lock matters, and Emperor Chongzhen angrily slapped the table and scolded, but it had little effect.

This situation fell into Xu Gelao's eyes, and he became more and more determined in a certain decision in Xu Gelao's heart.

The meeting was dismissed normally, and Xu Ge Lao returned to the cabinet duty room, because the first assistant Zhou Yanru stayed at home and waited for the emperor to approve his resignation, and was not in the cabinet, there was only Xu Guangqi and Wen Tiren in the huge cabinet duty room.

Elder Xu Ge paid attention to Wen Tiren's room, and when he saw a director of the Ministry of Works who was summoned by Wen Tiren come out of Wen Tiren's room, Elder Xu Ge walked in.

Wen Tiren was very surprised when he saw Xu Ge Lao coming in. Wen Tiren himself didn't know when Xu Ge Lao gradually got very close to Shoufu Zhou Yanru, but he gradually became estranged from himself. Think about it, the last time Xu Ge entered his duty room, it was a few months ago.

Politely brewed tea and brought it to Elder Xu Ge, Wen Tiren politely bowed his hand: "Lord Cifu is here, I don't know what to order?" ”

Xu Ge Lao looked at the fake smile on Wen Tiren's face, and he couldn't wait to smash it with a punch. However, thinking of the situation in the court and his own plan, Xu Ge Lao resisted this tempting impulse. looked outside the door and saw a blue-robed little official poking his brain at the door of the duty room, Xu Ge Lao walked over, glanced at the little official as if warning, slammed the door of the duty room, and then walked back and sat down in front of Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren was also a little uneasy, looked at Xu Ge Lao in a daze, and said with a forced smile: "If Xu Ge Lao has something to say, please give me a direct order, what are you doing when you close the door?" ”

Xu Ge said: "Prevent the partition wall from having ears." After that, he looked at Wen Tiren and sighed deeply in his heart: Why do I hate Wen Tiren more and more when I look at it, but Emperor Chongzhen is very satisfied with Wen Tiren? Could it be that the emperor's taste is really very different from his own?

Elder Xu Ge stared at Wen Tiren and said in a deep voice: "Elder Wen Ge, there are no outsiders here, and it is better for the old man to make some things clear to you face to face." ”

Wen Tiren's heart jumped suddenly, and he arched his hand and said, "Elder Xu Ge, please speak." ”

Xu Ge thought for a while and said, "Now the Shanxi People's Army is rampant and wantonly attacking Shanxi City. The officers and soldiers in Shanxi are insufficient, Zuo Liangyu's wrist is injured, and it is difficult to say when he will recover, but Cao Zongbing can fight, but he does not have many troops under his command, and it is a drop in the bucket to deal with nearly 100,000 people's troops with those two or three thousand soldiers, and it is useless. ”

Wen Tiren listened, blinked his eyes, and said secretly: I also know these things, what does it mean that Xu Ge Lao came to talk nonsense with me?

"Elder Xu Ge, what you just said is the truth, and Wen also knows it." Wen Tiren said with a bitter face: "However, the situation in Shanxi is like this, and the court can't draw troops out for the time being, Wen knows about these situations, and I believe that Xu Ge Lao also knows." A few days ago, His Majesty specially summoned Sun Chengzong, the governor of Jiliao, to come back to talk about these things, and Sun Chengzong said at that time that the war situation in Liaodong was also very tense, and he could not draw out excess troops. You and I are aware of these situations. Belch...... Ge Lao specially told Wen about these things today, could it be that Xu Ge Lao, what are you thinking of to solve the problem? ”

Wen Tiren has been an official for many years, and his mind is sensitive, and he guessed Xu Ge's intention in a blink of an eye.

Elder Xu Ge groaned for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Method, the old man has consulted one with Elder Sun Ge. ”

"Wen listened."

Elder Xu Ge said in a deep voice: "The chaos in Shanxi, the court can't ignore it. However, we also know the difficulties of the court. Even if Liaodong cannot transfer troops, there is only one solution left at present, that is, to transfer troops from Shaanxi to Shanxi. ”

When Wen Tiren heard the word Shaanxi, he thought of Xu Liang, his face became gloomy, he looked at Xu Ge Lao, and said with a smile: "Ge Lao really has an idea." Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, led 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses to walk around Shanxi Province, and then looted a lot of materials from Shanxi's official mansions, patted his buttocks, left the chaos in Shanxi, and returned to Chang'an. The whole court knew about this matter. Now Ge Lao still wants Xu Liang to send troops to Shanxi? Do you think that's possible? ”

Elder Xu Ge was unimpressed by Wen Tiren's ridicule, and patiently explained: "Elder Wen Ge, although Xu Liang himself is arrogant and has no royal law, he is extremely affectionate and righteous, and he protects his subordinates. The last time he led the army into Shanxi, he didn't contribute to the work, because Lu Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi, was extremely wrong with Xu Liang. In addition, the stupid governor of Shanxi, Lu Zhigao, was completely blamed on Xu Liang for the defeat in the Taiyuan war, which led to the vicious incident of Xu Liang's detention of the governor of Shanxi. Ahem, two days ago, the old man discussed with Sun Chengzong for a long time, and formulated a plan for Xu Liang's situation. ”

"What's the plan?" Wen Tiren's expression became serious, the last time Sun Chengzong entered Beijing, Xu Ge Lao met Sun Chengzong alone, Wen Tiren knew about this matter. Now Xu Ge Lao said that he had discussed a plan with Sun Chengzong, and he, the cabinet minister, didn't know about it!

Xu Ge Lao didn't care how ugly Wen Tiren's face was at this time, and Xu Xu said: "Sun Ge Lao and I both think that if the chaos in Shanxi wants to be completely resolved, it still has to fall on the head of Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi. Now Xu Liang refuses to send troops, that is because the chaos in Shanxi has nothing to do with Xu Liang, and how Shanxi does not affect Xu Liang at all. And once Shanxi and Xu Liang get involved, with Xu Liang's character of valuing affection and protecting shortcomings, he will definitely not stand by and watch the chaos in Shanxi. ”

Wen Tiren was puzzled: "What do you want to say, Old Xu Ge?" ”

Elder Xu Ge glanced at Wen Tiren, and said clearly word by word: "After the **** meeting, the old man will recommend the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court to serve as the governor of Shanxi, and Huang Daozhou has always been behind Xu Liang, and the relationship between the two is not shallow." If Huang Daozhou became the governor of Shanxi, then Xu Liang would definitely not sit idly by......"

"Stop!"

Wen Tiren listened, his face changed greatly, he drank Xu Ge Lao, and then shook his head like a rattle: "Huang Daozhou and Xu Liang, the two of them are so good that they can wear the same pair of pants." Xu Ge Lao put Huang Daozhou on the post of governor of Shanxi, so that Shanxi and Shaanxi will be connected, and Ge Lao is not afraid that Xu Liang's power will become bigger and more difficult to control? At that time, the court will not only lose control of Shaanxi, but also lose a Shanxi?! Can you afford this responsibility, Elder Xu Ge?! ”

Elder Xu Ge listened, frowned and thought for a while, then slapped his forehead violently, and bowed his hand gratefully to Wen Tiren: "Elder Wen Ge, you reminded you very much, the old man almost made a mistake." The relationship between Huang Daozhou and Xu Liang is too hard to consider. Then he furrowed his brows and muttered: "It's just that in addition to Huang Daozhou, the court wants to find a person that the court trusts, and it is not easy to find a candidate that Xu Liang also believes." ”

Wen Tiren listened, shook his head categorically, and said in a deep voice: "It's okay for the elder to use others, but that zodiac Zhou can't be used." Beware of losing your wife and breaking your soldiers! ”

Xu Ge nodded in agreement, then thought for a while, stroked his palm suddenly, and said: "The old man remembered that Yu Dazhong, the current squire of the military department, saw Xu Liang partner in the Xishan Coal Yard in his early years, and the relationship between the two was not ordinary. Moreover, Yu Dazhong is loyal to the court, and this person is the governor of Shanxi, which will definitely not cause Xu Liang's bad feelings. Well, there is another person, Wang Xian, the current Wenxuan Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, who used to work with Xu Liang in Jianchang County. Moreover, Wang Xian's uncle Wang Chengen is the master of the ceremony, and he has won the trust of His Majesty, and Wang Xian is also a usable person. Elder Wen Ge, what is your opinion on these two people? ”

Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, Wen Tiren both know. With these two people, Wen Tiren didn't have much of an opinion.

Wen Tiren said slyly: "Wen Ge Laoti's candidate, I also think it is feasible. cough cough, now that Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, is not in the cabinet, and Xu Ge is the second assistant, Xu Ge Lao directly asked the officials to arrange these things. Why ask for my opinion? ”

Xu Ge Lao smiled in his heart. He originally liked Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, and deliberately proposed a zodiac week to come out first, let Wen Tiren veto it, and then put forward his favorite candidate, so that Wen Tiren would not be able to veto it again.

Elder Xu Ge smiled slightly, and arched his hand towards Wen Tiren: "Now that the cabinet is in charge of the two of you, I want to appoint Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian's twists and turns, and it will be more perfect if you also sign and agree to Elder Wenge!" ”

Wen Tiren looked vigilant: "You want me to sign for such a trivial matter?!" (To be continued.) )