Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 487 Building a Section
In mid-June of the first year of Shaoxing, the imperial court appointed Xu Fu, a senior admonisher from the right, as the envoy, and Gao Shi, the privy secretary, as the deputy envoy, went to Xiangyang to comfort him.The road was not peaceful, and the two were cautious, and they didn't arrive in Xiangyang until late July.

Wang Xiaolie led the officials to welcome them out of the city, and took the two of them to Xiangyang City.

Sit down in the yamen and serve tea.Wang Xiaolie said: "The bumpy journey has made you hard."

Xu Fu smiled wryly: "It's really not peaceful now, there are so many bandits, the road is naturally not easy."

After speaking, he took a sip of tea.He said again: "passing through Ezhou on the way, Kong Yanzhou heard that we came to Xiangyang and stayed for many days, why didn't we let go. Ask again, saying that the imperial court rewarded the governor, did he have it? Sigh——"

Wang Xiaolie smiled, but did not answer.

Recently, Zhang Yong, Li Cheng, and Kong Yanzhou made a big fuss in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and even broke the prefectures and counties, the court couldn't do anything about it for a while.Kong Yanzhou has recently occupied Ezhou, with a large territory, a lot of money and food, and his disobedience is particularly obvious.

Passing through these places is actually life-threatening.These people are not opposed in name, but in fact they have.He disobeyed the imperial court's orders and made a profit, so he broke through local states and counties and looted wantonly.The imperial court sent Zhang Jun as the main general to pacify, but there has been no decisive victory.

From Liangzhe to Xiangyang, the land in between is a mess.It is not easy for the imperial court to send people without a large army of guards.

After a short rest, Xu Fu took out the edict and ordered Wang Xiaolie to accept it.

Wang Xiaolie was the Shaobao of the inspection school, the founding son of Changshe County, and the Jiedu Envoy of Zhen'an Army. He had [-] households in Shiyi and [-] households in Shishi. set up to make.

The establishment of festivals is the highest honor of military generals in the Song Dynasty. The process is complicated and not just a matter of imperial edicts.It took a long time to complete the formalities.

Chancellor Shaobao, Founding Son, and Shiyi are official titles that must follow the establishment of the festival, and they are not important.The most important thing for Wang Xiaolie is that besides Jianjie, he is no longer the envoy of Fuyang and Dengzhou, but also the envoy of Zhizhi.It sounds like there is no promotion in the official position, but it actually means a lot.

For the imperial court, the Zhenfu envoy is a feudal town, but actually an outsider.Although the nominal power is great, it is restricted everywhere.The Zhizhishi is different, the territory in charge is larger than that of the Zhenfushi, and the name is justified.Of course, being restricted by the imperial court is also great, and there are advantages and disadvantages.

Wang Xiaolie accepted the edict, and several people sat down to talk.

Xu Fu said: "I don't know when Jie Shuai was born? I don't remember being very old."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I was born in the second year of Xuanhe, and I am 22 years older."

Xu Fu said: "Building a festival at the age of 22 is really rare in history. When the world was in turmoil, the commander-in-chief led the rebel army, regained the important place in Xiangyang, and defeated the Jin army in a row. Admiration. I only hate the generals under my command, few of them are as handsome as Jie.”

Gao Shi said: "Jieshuai is guarding the road now. He is a high-ranking official and holds a heavy army. He is the pillar of the court. Such a good general, the sage often sighs that he can't see it with his own eyes. If the road is peaceful, Jieshuai can choose the opportunity to go to the palace and travel around the state. Mr. Mian."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Unfortunately, the road is really not peaceful now. Besides, I am busy with military affairs, and I am afraid that I will not be able to spare time for a while. The fire is raging in July, and autumn is coming soon. Dengzhou is in a false state, and we have to take measures to prevent autumn. Can't leave."

After hearing this, Xu Fu and Gao Shi looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.They spent so much effort and took so many risks, the most important task was to get Wang Xiao to go to the palace.As long as he leaves Xiangyang, Wang Xiao's ability to hunt the sky can only be dealt with by the court.But judging from what Wang Xiaolie meant, this matter might not be easy.

Wang Xiaolie is not stupid, how could he leave his basic place to meet Zhao Gou?I never planned that Zhao Gou could give him any high-ranking officials and honors, and he had to fight for everything by himself.

To be honest, Zhao Gou was not mean to his subordinates.Although there were bad deeds of killing Chen Dong and Ouyang Che, generally speaking, they would not kill the courtiers.Except for Miao Liu's mutiny, among the generals killed, there is only one Fan Qiong up to now.Fan Qiong had a lot of bad deeds, and no one would feel sorry for his death.But Wang Xiaolie knew that it wasn't Zhao Gou's kindness, but because he had a clear head and knew what he couldn't do.

Without this ability, Zhao Gou couldn't quickly stabilize the situation, and finally sat firmly on half of the country.When the situation permits and Zhao Gou is able to make up his mind, he will never hesitate.Such as Yue Fei.

After drinking tea for a while, Xu Fu said: "Marshal Jie, since you took command of the army, you have never met the saint. The general is leading troops outside, how can this be done? When Ezhou is pacified and the roads are smooth, we should go to the Que to thank the saint in person."

Wang Xiaolie said: "What the remonstrance said is true. When the road is settled, my military affairs here will not be so busy, so I will go to the palace naturally."

Xu Fu had no choice but to say that he wanted to rest, and Gao Shi went to the place arranged later.

When the two of them went out, Chen Yuyi said: "Generals are proud of establishing a festival. The commander-in-chief established a festival at the age of more than [-] years old, which was unprecedented in the previous dynasty. The imperial court gave the commander-in-chief this honor, and he should go to the palace to thank him. The commander-in-chief What a shame it is to have a heavy army outside without seeing the emperor!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at Chen Yuyi, and said indifferently: "I was able to establish a festival because I had a hundred thousand heavy soldiers. Once I left Xiangyang, and the hundred thousand heavy soldiers were not around, why should I build a festival? It's in the hands of the people."

Chen Yuyi thought for a while, feeling a little helpless.Said: "What Jieshuai said is true. I think it is simple. But for us courtiers, it is unreasonable not to go to Que to thank you after receiving such a great reward. However, once Xiangyang leaves Jieshuai, things are really hard to say."

After finishing speaking, his face was not good-looking, and he stood there in a daze.

Wang Xiaolie knew that Chen Yuyi was a traditional bureaucrat, and he couldn't make a turn in his heart.Intellectually, Chen Yuyi also knew that it might not be a good thing for Zhao Gou to let Wang Xiao lie to the palace.But emotionally, I still feel that it is an honor for a courtier to go to the palace, how can I refuse.

Wang Ruohai said: "Many of the districts governed by the commander-in-chief are different from the court's usual practice. Who knows what others will say when these things are reported to the court? Going to the palace at this time is more dangerous than good or bad! It's best to wait for the place to be calmed down, and the court will have a better understanding of the festival. Shuai has no doubts, let's talk about going to the palace."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Whether the imperial court has doubts or trust, we don't care about him. Now everything is busy, the military is facing the autumn, and many civil affairs are only at the beginning. How can I get away? These are not empty words, but facts. .”

Chen Qiudao said: "Others only look at what Jie Shuai looks like in the eyes of the court, but to Jie Shuai, the most important thing is what he looks like in the eyes of the people. This reason is very simple, what is so difficult to understand. Regardless What does the imperial court think, it is not suitable to go to the palace in a short time."

Wang Xiaolie nodded.He said to Chen Yuyi: "You and Xu Fu are old acquaintances. These days, spend more time with him, visit Xiangyang's mountains and rivers, and eat Xiangyang's delicacies. They have worked hard on the road, so don't suffer in Xiangyang. If you have anything to say, Xu Fu If you ask, just tell the truth. A man was born between heaven and earth, he should act upright and sit firmly, there is nothing to hide from him."

Chen Yuyi cupped his hands.Said: "The lower official understands. But, there are some things that are not suitable to talk about?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "That's your business. You can talk about it if you think it's suitable, and don't talk about it if it's not suitable for you. Isn't that the case when you are with friends?"

Chen Yuyi nodded, some understood, but some didn't understand.

(End of this chapter)