Xu Zongwen was troubled by the fact that the ministers in the DPRK were sending Geng Tie to him for marriage. Within a few days, Zhongshu Province issued an edict to reward the officials who had contributed to quelling the chaos.
Liu Yu, the Sima of the General's Office, was appointed as the General of Jianwu to supervise the military affairs of the eight counties of Huiji. General Zhuge Kan, the general of the General's Office, Cao Yu and Yingyang were moved to the left army generals and served as the prefect of Xincheng. Cao and Zheng Lue of the General's Office were appointed by Jingyuan. The general was moved to General Ningshuo and appointed as the governor of Henan.
Zhang Gui was promoted from General Zhechong to General Jianwei, Tian Luo was promoted from General Qingche to General Guangwu and became the prefect of Heyin. Xu Wen, the leader of the building, was promoted to the rank of Caiguan Xiaowei and concurrently served as the subordinate governor of General Zhengbei.
In this way, the three important passes from Luoyang to the west of Guanzhong are all in the hands of the Xiaoqi Army. In the future, the Xiaoqi Army will have a very active direction to attack Qin.
In the Sixth Battalion of the Forbidden Army, Tan Shao, who had followed Xie Yan in his attack on Sun En, was promoted to General Hu Wei, Cao Tanzhi, the commander of Zuoyu Linwei, was promoted to the commander of Zuoyu Linwei, and Sima Mao Anzhi of the Longxiang Army was promoted to General Longxiang. After winning meritorious deeds, everyone was promoted to two or three levels. Everyone was really happy.
The only thing that is regrettable is that the obituaries of the governor of Xuzhou and the former conquest governor Xie Shi spread among the government and the public!
Xie Shi's death from illness has a lot to do with Xie Yan's defeat and death. Xie Yan is the son of Taifu Xie An. At present, the head of the Xie family in Chen County is the governor of Yuzhou and the general of chariots and cavalry Xie Xuan. As we all know, during the Battle of Feishui Apart from Xie Shi and Xie Xuan, the only other member of the Xie clan who can receive military honors is Xie Yan and Xie Yuandu!
After the death of Grand Tutor Xie An, Xie Xuan succeeded Chen Jun as the head of the Xie family with his profound popularity and military achievements. This was not only Xie Xuan's ambition, but also Xie An's will. After Xie Xuan, Xie Yan would become Chen Jun's successor. The Xie family was the pillar of the sky, and now that Xie Yan died in battle, this meant that the Xie family in Chen County had no successor!
A high-ranking family such as the Langya Wang family would inevitably find it difficult to maintain its position as the crown prince of the gentry in the political arena due to a lack of talents.
Later, the Yingchuan Yu family also passed away because of the deaths of brothers Yu Liang, Yu Bing, and Yu Yi, leaving the Long Kanghuan family to take over.
Now the head of the Longkang Huan family, Nanjun Gong Huan Xuan, was not even an adult. After Huan Chong died in the ninth year of Taiyuan, the overall situation of the Longkang Huan family was completely supported by Huan Shimin, Huan Shiqian and others.
The Xie family in Chen County has suffered many blows since the death of their leader, Taifu Xie An. Xie Yan will only be able to maintain it if he takes over in the future!
But once Xie Yan left, the Xie family in Chen County completely lost hope.
When there is a talent gap in the Axis clan, it means the decline of the family.
Xie Shi had a cunning personality and was old. He received such a fatal blow and spent half a month recovering from his illness in Pengcheng. Finally, he died without any help.
After hearing the news, Xie Xuan just suggested that the imperial court had already selected the candidate for the governor of Xuzhou. After all, he was the heart of the capital and could not stay for a long time.
"Please discuss the imperial eunuch's posthumous title with thanks to the governor. I want it to be auspicious. The deceased is the oldest!" Xu Zongwen received the obituary and suddenly remembered the story of the Northern Expedition, which made him feel a little sad.
At that time, the Grand Governor Xie Shi was gentle and elegant. When the imperial court discussed the achievements of the Northern Expedition, he began to change. He accepted bribes from military generals, kept hundreds of concubines, and became less and less attentive to the occasion and temperament in his speech. He has also grown bigger, as if he is a different person.
But in the end, Xie Shi was the nominal commander-in-chief of the Third Route Northern Expeditionary Army. Now that he is dead and the time has come to seal the coffin, it is just a title, so what does it mean?
Huan Chong, Xie An, Xie Shi, these important officials of the imperial court passed away one by one in the blink of an eye, withering like leaves in the autumn wind, and the Battle of Feishui became a thing of the past.
"My lord, I have only heard of good, bad and fair posthumous names. I have never heard of auspicious posthumous names." After Guo Shang finished speaking, he completely ignored etiquette and laughed loudly on the spot.
Xu Zongwen agreed a few times, but didn't care. What he meant was that as long as it was not a bad posthumous title, it would be fine. After all, Xie Shi had made great contributions in the Battle of Feishui. Giving him a good reputation would also give the Northern Expedition a good reputation.
Because Xie Shi died of illness, the celebration banquet planned by Linhe County Government had to be cancelled. To express his condolences, Xu Zongwen personally went to Wuyi Lane to offer incense to Xie Shi and comforted Xie Shi's children, wives and concubines one by one. During the dinner, Xu Zongwen met Xie Xuan again.
"Captain, you have returned to Beijing!" Xu Zongwen saw Xie Xuan, who was dressed in white in the mourning hall. He did not care about the ritual of worship and went straight forward to chat.
The servants and maids of Xie Mansion were afraid of Xu Zongwen's reputation, and no one dared to stop him. However, Xie Xuan didn't care about Xu Zongwen's rudeness at all. He invited Xu Zongwen to talk to him in the cabinet.
"The general is here, and everything in the Xie Mansion is full of glory!" Xie Xuan personally entertained Xu Zongwen. As the current head of the Xie family in Chen County, this is undoubtedly the highest courtesy!
Xu Zongwen sat down and looked at his old boss, who was more than 20 years older than him. His current situation was not very good. The deaths of Xie An, Xie Yan and Xie Shi made his burden heavier and heavier. The important responsibility of the family All tied together, his eye sockets were deeply sunken and his eyes were dimmed, far less sharp than during the Battle of Feishui!
"Commander, please call me Zongwen!" Xu Zongwen couldn't laugh. After all, today was Xie Shi's funeral. He could only deliberately curl the corners of his mouth. Xie Xuan seemed to want to keep some distance from him.
Xie Xuan raised his eyes and looked at Xu Zongwen from a distance. He never said the word Zongwen, but suddenly said: "You are already deeply involved in the current court situation, and now you want to take Xie with you?"
He was most afraid of the sudden silence in the air. Xie Xuan's words made Xu Zongwen's heart slightly cold.
"Is the Governor afraid that I, Xu Xiao, will be implicated?" Xu Zongwen knew that Xie Xuanyi had something to say. Now, on the surface, he was very popular and had become the number one person in the Jin Dynasty's military. In fact, he was deeply involved in the court situation. One wrong step, not only... With him alone, the entire Linhe County Government and the entire Donghai Xu family will be involved!
Hearing this, Xie Xuan stopped answering.
Xu Zongwen's face was serious, and he thought to himself: "The governor may think that I, Xu Xiao, am a person who is passionate about fame and wealth. I don't deny it. But, is there anyone in this world who can truly avoid vulgarity? Even the Taifu, for the sake of Chen Jun Mr. Xie, don’t you have to give up your leisurely life among mountains and rivers and make a comeback?”
"I, Xu Xiaoneng, am today not only because of my outstanding military exploits, but also because of your promotion by the Xie family. I don't want you to be able to hide away if you want." Xu Zongwen saw that Xie Xuan was still unmoved, and he still buried his head in looking at the slips. To be honest, what Xu Zongwen said was not wrong, but he felt uncomfortable after hearing it.
Xu Zongwen hesitated for a moment and said calmly: "Since the Taifu left, the nobles have shown no mercy to you, the Xie family. The late Governor Xie was dismissed from the Shangshu Order, assassinated Xuzhou, and left Pengcheng. Although the Governor said that you could not I refuse to go to Chen County, but everyone knows that it is not wishful thinking."
"Look at the Wang clan in Langya today. Where are there no Wang clan members in Santai and Five Provinces? In order not to be suppressed, Wang Xun worked hard to squeeze into the Zhongshu position and even became the guest of the great Sima Huanwen. After Huanwen passed , he stayed behind the Taifu in obscurity, and until today, the Wang family finally had a second chance to become a noble clan!"
"Is the governor willing to let the Xie family follow the same path as the Wang family, Yu family, and Huan family before them?"
Every word Xu Zongwen said stirred Xie Xuan's heart, but he didn't want to admit it.
Seeing that Xu Zongwen didn't say a word that moved Xie Xuan, he could only mention the name: "I heard that Brother Qing is just a secretary. How can this be done? I have already made plans to promote Brother Qing to Dr. Guanglu, and he will be released for three years in two years. Wu is in charge of the government, and after returning to the court, he will be able to choose the three provinces and five provinces——"
"Zongwen, that's enough!" Xu Zongwen was interrupted by Xie Xuan bluntly: "Tell me! What do you want me to do?"
Xie Xuan, whose courtesy name is Qing, is Xie Xuan's eldest son and only son. He is now eighteen years old and has become an official with the help of his family background, serving as Secretary and Provincial Secretary Lang.
Hit the snake seven inches, Xie Qing and Xie Qing are Xie Xuan's seven inches!
Xu Zongwen analyzed the situation of the Han Dynasty and the strife between the noble clans. Xie Xuan was not moved at all. If he continued like this, he would be in vain.
Therefore, Xu Zongwen had no choice but to make this move.
"Since the governor is back, let's stay in Jiankang!"
