It's December. At this time, there was a fierce controversy taking place in the court of Lin'an. Liu Quan's surrender to Mongolia made the situation in Sichuan very bad, which made Song Lizong, who lived in the palace, also difficult to sleep and worried. Since Jia Yidao became the prime minister, Song Lizong entrusted him with all political affairs, and he frolicked in the harem all day long. This made Jia seem to be in power leaning towards the government and the opposition, accumulating wealth and power more unscrupulously, suppressing political opponents, and making the governance of government officials even more corrupt.

The strategic location of Bashu is extremely important. If the Mongol army controls Bashu, they can go down the river to Jinghu Lake and go straight to Lin'an. Although Song Lizong was mediocre, he also knew that if he lost Sichuan, the Zhao family would be in danger. Therefore, after Liu Cheng surrendered to Mongolia, he changed his previous practice of summoning Jia Nidao alone to inquire and listen to his opinions alone, but instead convened the important ministers of the two governments and three divisions to discuss. The two prefectures are the Zhongshu, the Menxia Province and the Privy Council, and the three divisions are the three envoys who are in charge of the financial power of salt and iron, household department, and degree branch.

These court ministers are either treacherous and sophisticated, or old and faint, and there are many people who see the wind and make the rudder and tend to be inflammatory, or they are simply Jia Nidao's henchmen, everything is based on Jia Xiangma's head, where can they put forward high opinions and good strategies? Day after day of deliberation is nothing more than long talk and arguments. The final result was just for Yu Xing to transfer troops to destroy Liu Quan. After Yu Xingbing was defeated and lost his division, he asked Lu Wende to lead the Sichuan pacification envoy and lead the army from Jinghu into Sichuan to fight.

Lu Wende was ordered to lead the army up the river and just entered Kuizhou, when he got the news that Zhan Wanshou and the Banzhou army had recaptured Shenjian City. When it marched to Fuzhou, Zan Wanshou and the Perak army defeated Niu Ling in Fushun, and the Perak army also captured the two states of Zi and Jian, and was heading to northern Sichuan. Seeing that the battle situation was improving, Lu Wende led his army back to the Jinghu front. Because at this time, the generals of the Mongolian army, Ashu, Shi Tianze and others were gathering troops and horses on a large scale, and they seemed to have the intention of attacking Xiangyang on a large scale.

The Jinghu Theater that Lu Wende was in charge of was also extremely important, among which Xiangyang was the core of Song and Meng's attack and defense, and it was necessary to return to defense in time and not stay in Sichuan for a long time. Although Lu Wende is short-sighted, he is also brave and good at fighting, his corruption and lust are also good at treating soldiers, although he is nepotistic, and the Lu clan relatives are all over the army, but he also makes the command like an arm. Its subordinates also have good combat effectiveness, and they are also considered to be the best in the Song army.

Although Bashu is connected by water from Jinghu Lake, the distance is thousands of miles away, and it is not suitable for Lu Wende to lead the Sichuan war situation for a long time. Therefore, in early November, it was proposed to appoint a new Sichuan envoy. Due to the long distance between Bashu and Lin'an, there is a lag in information between the two places, and the information held by the Lin'an court at this time is still that the Kipchak is leading the army to attack Diaoyu City, Yang Dayuan is counterattacking Pengxi Village and Lingquan Mountain, which were captured by the Thunderbolt army, and Wang Weizheng of Lizhou is also mobilizing troops and horses, preparing to recapture Mianzhou from the Thunderbolt army. In view of the fact that it is not easy to change the commander in the war, Jia Rudao vetoed the proposal to change the commander.

This time, Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty convened important ministers of the court and China to discuss the matter of who would take over as the envoy of the Sichuan system. At this time, the battle situation in central Sichuan had greatly improved, and Niuxuan, Kipchak, and Yang Dayuan were defeated respectively, losing almost the entire Tongchuan Fu Road, and only Wang Weizheng and the Thunderbolt army were still facing each other in Zitong. This made many officials think about it one after another, and began to covet the position of the Sichuan envoy of the feudal territory. Of course, their reason is also high-sounding, it is nothing more than the huge war zone in Sichuan, and the position of ruler cannot be vacant for a long time. As for the recommended candidates, the reason of "promoting the virtuous and not avoiding relatives" is mostly used.

Jia Rudao remained very uncharacteristically silent this time. On the one hand, in the matter of Liu Cheng's surrender, the government and the opposition have slandered him. Yu Xing's narrow-mindedness and his stubbornness directly forced Liu Cheng to rebel, but if it weren't for the "plan method" he pushed hard, how could he force Liu Cheng to rebel. On the other hand, there are too many people who bribe him, and he is still weighing left and right in order to get the maximum benefit.

Although the important ministers of the court were usually intimidated by Jia Yidao's obscenity, they were cautious in what they said and did, and they did not dare to disobey him. But today's situation is exceptional, and they have made generous statements. One was summoned by Song Lizong, and he wanted to behave well in front of him. What's more, they have also accepted heavy bribes from others, and they must also strongly recommend the entrusted person. After all, "collect people's money and eliminate disasters for others".

Sichuan has made candidates for the establishment of envoys, and they can be transferred from outside or promoted from among the generals of the Sichuan side. The advantage of being promoted from among the border commanders and generals in Sichuan is that they are familiar with the situation, and they can also unite the people in Sichuan and unite the joint forces to resist Mongolia. Ouyang Xuan, as the deputy envoy of Sichuan and the governor of Chongqing Mansion, is the most suitable person at the moment. At that time, an upright person proposed that Ouyang Xuan take over as the envoy of Sichuan and the governor of Chongqing. According to the practice of the officialdom of the Southern Song Dynasty, promotion was also very common.

In addition, this proposal is also supported by outstanding political achievements and military achievements. In terms of military merits, the defeat of Liu Quan this time to capture Tongchuan Fulu from the Mongolian army, the Thunderbolt army has the greatest credit, and the Jiading army - the outside world does not know that it has become a part of the Thunderbolt army, and the credit is secondary, again the Banzhou army. After Yang Bangxian clashed with Yu Dazhong in Shenjian City, Yang Wen claimed that Ouyang Xuan should be attributed to Ouyang Xuan in his report on his military exploits to the Lin'an court.

In terms of political performance, there is no dispute. At present, western Sichuan is thriving, the population is greatly increased, the economy is also very prosperous, and the huge military expenditure has not consumed half of the imperial court's money. You must know that in order to maintain and deal with the offensive of the Mongol army, the imperial court imports tens of millions of money into Sichuan every year. Since the implementation of the law, hundreds of corrupt officials and generals have been found to be corrupt, and tens of thousands of people have been implicated. The clean and efficient administration made the officials in Lin'an sigh and suggested it as a reward from the imperial court.

It's just that the rule of officials in the Southern Song Dynasty has rotted to the roots. Not surprisingly, this proposal was opposed by the vast majority of important ministers. The reasons for opposition are also strange, some say that the governance of the Thunderbolt Army does not follow the ancestral system and shocking the world, and there are also those who say that Ouyang Xuan has no respect for his superiors and has repeatedly clashed with Yu Xing; It is also said that the Thunderbolt Army's record is suspicious, and Yang Wen exaggerated to protect his son-in-law. The most fierce opposition was made by the three envoys of Yantie, Hubu, and Duzhi. In their eyes, there were no officials who were not greedy, and the officials who went to implement the plan law all took the benefits of Ouyang Xuan before they waved their flags and shouted for the Thunderbolt Army.

In Song Lizong's view, the above objections are really not enough. The reason why he excluded Ouyang Xuan at the first time was precisely because Ouyang Xuan was extremely outstanding in terms of both official reputation and military exploits, which was what he feared the most. If Ouyang Xuan was corrupt and incompetent, he would be relieved. As the emperor of the empire, he was most concerned about the Zhao family's world, not whether he was honest or not. Due to the topography of the basin, Bashu has always been a place of separation. At present, the Thunderbolt army is in full swing, and if Ouyang Xuan is allowed to hold the military and political power again, it is guaranteed that Sichuan will no longer be surnamed Zhao. The previous refusal of the Thunderbolt army to send officials from the imperial court made him furious. After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't raise an army to fight.

As for the other generals and marshals in Sichuan who were proposed, they were not suitable in the eyes of Song Lizong. Although Zan Wanshou also made outstanding military achievements, and there were also high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China who spoke for him, he was too young after all, and his qualifications were difficult to convince the public. The more important thing is that Zan Wanshou and Ouyang Xuan got too close, which was a political taboo. In order to prevent the emergence of separatist forces in Sichuan, Song Lizong would rather see the generals and commanders in Sichuan attacking each other than seeing them monolithic. Although Zhang Jue also had a lot of achievements, his problem was that he was too close to Ouyang Xuan, so he was naturally excluded.