In the middle of the night, I heard that the imperial court had officially issued an edict, ordering Wang Gong to leave the town of Pengcheng and serve as the governor of Xu and Yanzhou. He was in charge of the people and military affairs of Xuzhou and Yanzhou. He set off on the same day.
In addition to Wang Gong's departure from town, what surprised the government and the public even more was that the cavalry general Xie Xuan resigned from Yuzhou. The champion general and Yuzhou governor Huan Shiqian took charge of the defense of Yuzhou. Huan Shiqian also moved from Yingchuan to Chenjun, and all officials The long-awaited position of Zhongshu fell to Xie Xuan.
Just today, at the meeting of the Auxiliary Ministers in Taiji East Hall, Xu Zongwen suddenly proposed that the Queen Mother would come to court and listen to the affairs behind the curtain. The Auxiliary Ministers also approved the appointment of Xie Xuan as the Supervisor of Zhongshu. At this point, the Queen Mother Chen and Shangshu Six people including Wang Xun, Zhongshu Supervisor Xie Xuan, General Xu Zongwen, Zuo Pushe Wang Guobao, and Right Pushe Zhang Xuan formed the new structure of the Jin Dynasty.
On the day Wang Gong left Jiankang, Xu Zongwen deliberately released the news of his marriage to the Langya Wang family, which caused a commotion among officials in both the government and the public!
At this point, the Donghai Xu family has truly completed the upgrade from a second-class noble family to a high-level noble family. The Donghai Xu family finally has a place in Jiankang's family hierarchy. Undoubtedly, all this is due to Xu Zongwen, the Donghai Xu family. The current head of the clan!
The improvement of the status of the Xu family in Donghai among the gentry did not bring much joy to Xu Zongwen. The only praiseworthy thing was that he appointed Xu Zezhi, the son of his fourth uncle Xu Yizhi, as a meritorious Cao Cao of the general's palace in Zhengbei.
Xu Zezhi was graceful, well-behaved, upright and moderate. Under the guidance of his fourth uncle, he also had considerable insights into current affairs. Zhuge Kan, Tian Luo, and Zheng Lue served as pastors, and most of the staff of General Zhengbei were not in their posts. , Xu Zongwen is also short of people!
Don’t avoid relatives when doing things internally, don’t hold grudges when doing things externally.
Wang Gong once recommended his fourth brother Wang Shuang to be the governor of Xuzhou, but Wang Shuang was not familiar with political affairs and military affairs, so he was not the best candidate at all.
On the contrary, there are still several talented people among the in-laws of the Xu family in Donghai. Xu Zongwen's sister-in-law, the current Yangzhou Biejia Shi Shen Shuren, is an official, followed by Xu Yizhi, the fourth uncle Dan's disciple, and Xu Zongwen's wife His younger brother is Lang Huan Suzhi, the author of Zhongshu Province.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to recruit Xu Zezhi to the shogunate of Peking University, Xu Zongwen also asked Zhang Xuanzhi, the minister's right servant, to draft several promotion documents, promoting Xu Yizhi to be the prefect of Jinling, and Huan Suzhi to be the captain of the Zanjun army, and to serve in the shogunate of Peking University. He served as a minister, and together with Xu Zezhi, he was in charge of the promotion and promotion of staff in the general's office. Zhao Lunzhi, who was from the Forbidden Army, was also recommended by Liu Yu to serve as the chief secretary of the shogunate.
What surprised Xu Zongwen the most was that the nephew of Taifu Xie An, Yang Tan, a great talent, also came to his door. Xu Zongwen knew that his identity was extraordinary and had great influence, so he appointed him as the chief clerk of the General Zhengbei. Remember Zhao Lunzhi as his deputy.
Not only did he promote his cronies, Xu Zongwen also ordered Pang Bai, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to send people to find a few talented people to fill the shogunate's office according to his memory.
Thinking about those days, which of the shogunates of Wang Dun and Huan Wen were not full of talents?
Even celebrities such as Yu Liang, Xie An, Wang Xun, and Xie Xuan had served as subordinates in the shogunate of Wang Huan and Wang Huan. Xu Zongwen wanted to develop and grow without a continuous supply of talents. Otherwise, the land recovered by the Northern Expedition would be lost in the future. There was no one to govern, no one to handle civil and military affairs, and no one to make suggestions for Xu Zongwen.
Of course, age is not a problem. Xu Zongwen likes to train him from an early age, so his loyalty will be extremely high.
Later generations are familiar with Liu Muzhi, Shen Tianzi, Shen Linzi, Wang Zhene, Zhu Lingshi, Zhu Chaoshi, Hu Fan, Sun Chu, Fu Hongzhi, Kuai En, and the great poet Tao Yuanming who did not bow down to five buckets of rice.
Of course, Tan Shao, Tan Zhi, Tan Daoji, Wang Zhongde, and Zhao Lunzhi who were already in the Forbidden Army were also famous generals in the late Jin Dynasty. All of them had interactions with Xu Zongwen, as well as Xu Chong, who was not well-known in the Forbidden Army, and Lin Chao, Zhao Yong and others all came here in admiration of Xu Zongwen.
"My lord, this Wang Zhen evil seems to be the son of the Qin State's Zhendong general Wang Xiu. Wang Xiu was captured by the three generals and escorted to the capital. He is currently in Jiankang. However, my lord, this Wang Zhen evil's age..."
Seeing the list provided by Xu Zongwen, Pang Bai recognized at a glance that Wang Zhene and Wang Xiu were in a father-son relationship. The lord's decision to search for talents was certainly correct, but what talents could Wang Zhene have if he was only twelve or thirteen years old?
"Regardless of the age of the people on this list, you have to conquer the North General's Palace in the name of conquering. Tell them that these people will all rush into the Linhe County Duke's Palace and be trained by me personally. As for the older ones, they will serve as the shogunate." Let Shi Heshe and others, I will make the best use of things and make the best use of people's talents, and will not let the talented people be buried."
"promise!"
Xu Zongwen's confidence lies in the supreme power of General Zhengbei. You must know that Wang Gong, a dignified uncle and auxiliary minister, was jointly ordered by Xu Zongwen and Wang Guobao to leave Xuzhou. The Wang family of Langya is about to marry the Xu family of Donghai. People who understand It can be expected that Wang Xun, the first assistant and minister, would not go against Xu Zongwen. The remaining new Central Secretary Xie Xuan also has an unclear relationship with Xu Zongwen.
In addition, the left and right servants of Shangshu Province either secretly formed an alliance with Xu Zongwen, or simply surrendered, and Taiwan Province almost became Xu Zongwen's world.
In the Jiankang Palace, Queen Mother Chen officially moved from the harem to the front desk because of Xu Zongwen's proposal to listen to politics behind the curtain. Xu Zongwen was too late to guard the ceremony, and there was no disagreement between the two.
There was also Zhang Songzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, who was also flirting and flirting with Xu Zongwen, and everyone in the court had already seen through it.
It can be said that the current Jiankang City is simply the hallmark of Xu Zongwen!
Who dares to plunder its tiger beard?
You will surely suffer the wrath of thunder!
"My lord, this is important military information sent back from the royal guards of Yan and Qin. Please take a look, lord!"
Hearing that Jinyiwei had collected military information about Qin and Yan, Xu Zongwen suddenly cheered up. This long-lost feeling was so familiar!
Xu Zongwen knew without looking at the military situation that there would be no peace in the north, and the Hulu tribes would not live in peace. In order to compete for territory and population, they would definitely fight to the death!
The word Northern Expedition once again emerged from the depths of Xu Zongwen's mind!
There is mostly news about Fu Qin (former Qin), Hou Yan (Murong Chui) and Xi Yan (Murong Chong) in military intelligence.
After Murong Chong Afang ascended the throne, in May, he personally led an army to besiege Chang'an, the capital of Fu Qin. King Fu Jian of Qin personally supervised the battle and was injured all over his body. Murong Chong also sent troops to plunder, and the people in Guanzhong were displaced, the roads were blocked, and there was no smoke for thousands of miles.
The people near Chang'an were suffering from Murong Chong's plunder and were willing to set fire to the Xiyan military camp as an internal response, but Fu Jian felt that this was not feasible. He left Prince Hong to guard Chang'an and led hundreds of cavalry directly to Wujiang Mountain. In June, Fu Hong saw that Chang'an was difficult to protect, so he led thousands of cavalry, his clan, mother, and wives to flee westward. Murong Chong officially took over Chang'an City in battle.
Seeing this, Xu Zongwen understood that this generation of heroes who once sat north of the Yangtze River was about to usher in his end!
There was great chaos in Guanzhong, and Hebei was not much better.
Murong Chui, king of Yan, defeated Zhai Zhen, king of Henan, and killed Zhai Zhen. His nephew Zhai Liao fled to Leling, where he was named King of Wei (Zhai Wei) and founded the country.
Zhai Liao's Ding Ling troops were reduced to pieces, leaving the Yan army unable to find the main force for a decisive battle. The two armies experienced more than three months of tug-of-war and ended with the Yan army temporarily withdrawing. Zhai Liao knew that he was defeated by Murong Chui. When he founded the country, he asked Xu Yuanxi, the governor of Qingzhou, for help. He expressed his willingness to submit to the Jin Dynasty and regarded himself as a vassal.
After Murong Chui let go, he focused on regaining Jizhou. In May, Murong Chui's younger brother Murong De, King of Fanyang, and his third son Murong Nong, King of Liaoxi, led 10,000 troops out of Yecheng and went north to capture Julu and Changshan counties. Murong Chui The Sixth Prince of Zhao and the General of the Fu Army, Murong Lin, led an army of 5,000 people from the east of Jizhou to the north and attacked Zhongshan. Murong Chui ordered the capital to be moved to Zhongshan and invited the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Yan Kingdom to Zhongshan from Yecheng.
Just when Xu Zongwen broke up the rebel army in Wu County, the Yan army divided into two groups and launched a massive attack on Bingzhou Mu and Guangping Gong Fuxi of the Qin State. They still led out of Changshan with King Fan Yang and General Murong De of Chariots and Cavalry as their generals. The other group, with Prince Murong Bao as the main general and Murong Lin as the deputy general, left Zhao County. The two armies each had 20,000 troops. They were sent out at the end of May. The current situation of the battle is unknown.
"Mr. Keep the promise, please write a letter in my name and send it to Linzi, telling Xu Zhendong that you can agree to Zhai Liao's request. We can provide food, grass, ordnance, but all his military actions must be reported to us, otherwise there will be no discussion!" Xu Zongwen wanted to use Zhai Liao to contain Murong Chui, and give Murong Chui a fatal blow at the critical moment!
"promise!"
After Pang Bai left, Xu Zongwen stretched out his fingers and tapped lightly on the side of the case, while he continued to flip through Jin Yiwei's secret military intelligence report in his hand...
