Fenghou

Chapter 218
Zhu Shengfei had already gone to Chengdu, but just after arriving in Chengdu, he was forced back to Hanzhong by an edict of accountability from the emperor.

The imperial envoy sent by the Son of Heaven was already on the way. Although he said he was only here to comfort Sichuan and Shaanxi, Zhu Shengfei knew in his heart that it must be because the Song army was defeated and lost Xihe Road and Fengxiang.

He could imagine the anger of the ministers in the court, and how Zhang Jun would say bad things about himself?

He was also really helpless, Xihe Road was lost too quickly, he was powerless to recover, and he was defeated like a mountain without even a decent resistance.

Zhu Shengfei was pacing back and forth in the hall of the government office in Nanzheng County at this time, feeling upset for a while, how should he explain to the court?
At this time, Fu Jingyi, the staff member, reported in the hall, "I want to report to Xuanfu envoy, Fu Dutong has urgent matters to see!"

"Let him in!"

Not long after, Fu Xuan walked in hurriedly, "See Xuanfu envoy for humble posts!"

"Excuse me, Fu Dutong, what can I do for you?"

"I heard the news that Wan Yanchang is negotiating with Chen Qing."

"what?"

Zhu Shengfei was taken aback, "I don't understand what you're talking about, what can they talk about?"

"Reporting to the Xuan Fu envoy, Chen Qing fought a small victory in Fort Ganquan and captured some puppet Qi soldiers. Now Wan Yanchang is negotiating with him. It is said that he wants to use Guan Shigu's soldiers to exchange soldiers with him. .”

"Bullshit!"

Zhu Shengfei's face suddenly darkened, "He is in charge, what qualifications does he have to negotiate with Jin Guo's coach?"

"That's the problem. I heard that they are talking about it. I feel strange because the Jinren are barbarians and don't know the rules. Could it be that Chen Qing doesn't know the rules either?

He could have Wan Yanchang come to Hanzhong to negotiate, but why didn't he refuse?Did he not understand, or did he not take Xuan Fushi seriously? "

Zhu Shengfei glanced at Fu Xuan, "Fu Dutong, how do you know about this?"

"This matter is the news brought by the businessman. It is said that the negotiation has been completed. Chen Qing exchanged prisoners of war with the other party. Many detained businessmen were also released. Some of them went south and talked about this matter when they passed through Dashan Pass. .”

"It means that Wu Jie also knows about this?"

"He must know, he even knows about the lowly position, how could he not know? He just pretended not to know and didn't report to the envoy."

Zhu Shengfei's face became more and more gloomy. It seemed that the Shaanxi Army had a serious problem. These people didn't report anything. From top to bottom, from Wu Jie to Chen Qing, they didn't take themselves seriously.

Fu Xuan watched the words and expressions, and pretended to be hesitant, and said: "Xuan Fushi, there is a saying that I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"If you have something to say, I won't blame you if you say it."

Fu Xuan sighed, "Actually, we all know that the defeat at Xihe Road was completely avoidable."

Zhu Shengfei raised his eyebrows, "How do you say that?"

"Xuanfu envoy also knows that Fengxiang is a part of Guanzhong, and there is no danger to rely on. When tens of thousands of enemy troops come to attack, they have no other choice but to withdraw their troops to preserve their strength.

But Xihe Road is different. Could it be that Xihe Road can't be guarded?The mountains are numerous, the land is sparsely populated, the enemy's troops are far away and the logistics are not enough, as long as a surprise soldier breaks the enemy's logistics and food channels, the puppet Qi army will undoubtedly be defeated.

But in fact?The Song army on Xihe Road withdrew without even seeing the enemy, making one wonder that Wu Jie didn't want to guard Xihe Road at all. "

"Then what is he trying to do?" Zhu Shengfei asked puzzled.

"responsibility!"

"He obeyed the order of the Xuanfu envoy to send troops to Xihe Road, and then fled back in a panic. The Xuanfu envoy will bear the responsibility. If the court officials pursue the responsibility, the Xuanfu envoy will bear the brunt of the responsibility!"

Fu Xuan's words aroused Zhu Shengfei's sympathy. The emperor sent special envoy Li Yuan to Hanzhong to investigate, but he knew nothing about it. He didn't deploy or do anything. The Song army was defeated in a hurry. This responsibility can be pushed to himself head?Still like what Fu Xuan said, some people deliberately put the blame on themselves.

Fu Xuan saw the anger in Zhu Shengfei's eyes, he was secretly happy, and continued to fan the flames, "The humble staff has always been unwilling to use the worst thoughts to speculate on their colleagues, but the fact is here, if Zhang Jun is here, they will definitely not do this ?”

"Zhang Jun is here, what will they do?"

"If Zhang Jun were here, he would set up a wartime military intelligence office, and all the people would send people to stay in the military intelligence office, with constant eagle letters every day, and then they would sort out the military situation and report it all the time. Grasp the situation of the former enemy, and then issue an order, if the Xuanfu envoy has a military intelligence office, Chen Qing and Wan Yanchang's negotiations will not need to be reported by humble officials."

"Damn it!"

Zhu Shengfei slammed his fist on the table, he just came to his senses now, no wonder he always felt that he was missing something, the former enemy didn't know anything, and he didn't know how to command?

It turned out that the Military Intelligence Office was missing, but Wu Jie refused to tell himself, and completely emptied himself. It seemed that his guess was correct, and Wu Jie didn't take himself seriously at all.

In fact, Fu Xuan was just confusing concepts. The Military Intelligence Office is not a fixed institution, nor does it have to be set up. Each Xuanfu envoy has a different style, so naturally there will be a different way of holding power. The Military Intelligence Office is just Zhang Jun's way.

Then after Zhu Shengfei came, he should quickly establish his own way of taking power. You can't expect the big future below to establish it for you.

If Wu Jie must be blamed, Wu Jie's only responsibility is that he did not remind Zhu Shengfei to establish his own way of taking power as soon as possible.

But if, as Fu Xuan said, he decides to withdraw the army without authorization, and finally puts the responsibility on Zhu Shengfei, then it is completely nonsense.

Fu Xuan may not know it, but Zhu Shengfei knows it very well. In this meeting hall, Zhu Shengfei summoned Wu Jie, Liu Ziyu, and the deputy envoys of the Xuanfu Department of Sichuan and Shanxi, Lu Fayuan and Sima Wangsi, a total of five people in this room After discussing countermeasures, Zhu Shengfei made the decision to withdraw the troops immediately.

But Zhu Shengfei selectively forgot about this decision. He listened to Fu Xuan's slander, and the reason for the terrible situation before him was entirely caused by the generals making decisions without discussing with him.

"This commander knows what to do, thank you General Fu for telling me."

"Retire from humble position!"

Fu Xuan was secretly proud, saluted and withdrew.

After Fu Xuan left, Zhu Shengfei was even more upset. Fu Xuan only told him the reason, but didn't tell him how to get out of the predicament in front of him.

At this time, another subordinate reported, "The magistrate Liu Ziyu has urgent matters to see!"

It was urgent again, Zhu Shengfei said impatiently: "Let him in!"

After a while, Liu Ziyu walked into the lobby, clasped his fists and saluted, "See Xuanfu envoy!"

Zhu Shengfei restrained the impatience in his heart, and said lightly: "Prefect Liu, please sit down!"

Liu Ziyu sat down, anxiously said: "I just got the news from the eldest son from Xianrenguan that the Western Xia army of [-] to [-] has surrounded Ganquan Fort. The situation in Ganquan Fort is critical. We must take action here."

Liu Ziyu didn't know about Chen Qing's change of troops. He thought that Chen Qing only had [-] troops, while the opponent had [-] to [-] troops. Under pressure, Chen Qing would definitely not be able to defend Ganquan Fort.

Zhu Shengfei raised his slender eyebrows. For some reason, this news gave him an indescribable pleasure.

Chen Qing finally has today?I can't deal with him by myself, and now the Xixia people are here to do it for me.

But Zhu Shengfei didn't show any expression on his face, and his tone was still very cold: "Chen Qing is in Ganquan Fort, but not in Immortal Pass. How can we rescue him?"

Zhu Shengfei knew about Ganquan Fort, which was located in the northernmost part of Qinzhou, hundreds of miles away from Dashan Pass, so far away, didn't Liu Ziyu know the word beyond reach?And let yourself rescue, isn't this a joke?
Liu Ziyu hurriedly said: "Of course it's not about sending out a large army to rescue. The humble position means that a cavalry of more than a thousand people can be sent northward to harass the Xixia army from the outside. The key is attitude. Let Chen Qing know that the envoy Xuanfu did not abandon him. It's doing his best to support him, which will do a good job of boosting morale."

Zhu Shengfei said coldly: "Now that I think about it, I want to encourage him. When he was negotiating with Wan Yanchang, why didn't he think that I, the Xuan Fu envoy, would be in Hanzhong?"

Liu Ziyu was shocked, "Xuanfu envoy, where do you start with this?"

"Humph!"

Zhu Shengfei couldn't bear it anymore, he snorted heavily, stood up and said with cold eyes: "Does he think that if he doesn't report it, the higher-ups won't know about it? I can put the ugly words in front of me. I don't pursue his responsibility now. Once he comes back, I will definitely take it as my responsibility." Urge to commit the crime of superiors and behead them!"

Liu Ziyu looked helplessly at the murderous Zhu Shengfei, and he sighed deeply in his heart. It is very likely that Chen Qing will not escape this time.

(End of this chapter)