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Chapter 161 Syria State
Tongchuanfu Road, Xuzhou.

Xuzhou, also known as "Bo Dao", was called Rongzhou in ancient times, and later named Xuzhou District of Yibin City.

This place is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the lower reaches of the Jinsha River and the Minjiang River, and is an important transit station on the Southern Silk Road.

It borders the important town of Luzhou in the east; Jiading Prefecture in the west, which is the Leshan area; Fushunjian, a salt-producing area in the north; and Dali Kingdom in the south.

When Mongolia destroyed Dali, Kublai Khan's army passed by Jiading Mansion in the west.

Today, Syria is the only way to go north from Dali to the Central Plains.

Because of its important location, the imperial court has always been very cautious in the selection and appointment of officials in Syria, and most of the incumbents are capable officials.

Generally speaking, it takes about half a month from Lin'an to send a gold-character card to Sichuan, and it takes about [-] days for the orpiment and blue-character cards with a lower degree of urgency.

In order to transmit news more conveniently, the imperial court set up more "decoration shops" in Shu.On the central side of Shu, regardless of whether the imperial court intervened or not, official documents were regularly delivered back to the court on the third and eighteenth day of each month, so "there is no movement in the middle of Shu, and nothing is heard by Mi".

September [-]th is the Double Ninth Festival.

Cao Si, the shopkeeper in Xuzhou, took several official documents and sent them to the Zhizhou government office.

Mu Liao and Li Tonghe took the official letter and went into the public house of Shi Jun, the Zhizhou, only to see Shi Jun squinting his eyes and looking at the map.

"Dong Weng, the document has arrived."

"It's finally here. There is a change of coach, but the new Shu coach is still uncertain, which makes people anxious."

Knowing that Shi Jun was burning with anxiety, Li Tonghe quickly opened it, glanced at it and was about to read it to Shi Jun, when he suddenly froze for a moment.

"How? But Zhang Dutong?" Shi Jun asked.

"No."

"Who?"

"Pu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, choose a taboo name."

Shi Jun was taken aback for a moment, then asked again: "Does Prime Minister have a letter?"

"Yes." Li Tonghe moved quickly, quickly found Cheng Yuanfeng's letter, and opened the envelope.

Shi Junjing passed by directly, read it carefully several times, and handed it back to Li Tonghe.

He paced back and forth a few steps, meditating, frowning...

After Yu Jie's death, Yu Hui served as the envoy of Sichuan's appeasement system. Although he had the same surname as "Yu", his actions were very different.

Yu Hui and Lixilu pacifier Wang Weizhong had personal grievances, falsely accused Wang Weizhong of sneaking into Mongolia, and took him to Lin'an to behead him, which shook the troops in Sichuan and led to chaos in Shu.

The Mongolian general Wang Dechen took the opportunity to set up troops in Lizhou, and vigorously managed it, overlooking Sichuan.Afterwards, Yu Hui was defeated in Zijin Mountain. Within a few years, he successively conquered Chengdu, Bitter Bamboo and other places, and had seized the land of western Sichuan.

Fortunately, when Yu Jie was in the town of Shu, he focused the defense of Sichuan on Hezhou, Chongqing Prefecture, and the defense line was stable so that he could confront the Mongolian troops.

Shi Jun was a student of Cheng Yuanfeng, and he occasionally exchanged letters. In the past few years, he wrote more than once to report the crisis in central Sichuan.

At the beginning of the year, Cheng Yuanfeng asked Shi Jun in a letter, "If Yu Hui is dismissed, who can succeed him?" At that time, Shi Jun recommended Zhang Shi, the governor of the capital.Zhang Shi is a general under Yu Jie's command. He has made three rounds of achievements and has been assassinated as a symbol of history. He has been battle-tested for a long time.

Finally, news came half a month ago that the imperial court finally dismissed Yu Hui. At the same time, Shi Jun also received a letter from Cheng Yuanfeng, saying that he had reached a tacit agreement with Ding and Jia to appoint Zhang Shi as Shu Shuai.

I thought that the big event had been decided, but I didn't expect that there would be a change after waiting and waiting for no news.

The final Shushuai candidate was selected by Minister Pu of the Ministry of Rites, who will serve as the comfort envoy of the Sichuan system and the governor of Chongqing.

It's not that Pu Zezhi is bad, but now I'm ready to leave...

After reading the letter, Shi Jun was still a little confused.

Li Tonghe read the letter, raised his head and said, "Dong Weng, at least Shu Shuai has been selected."

"According to the information obtained, Wuliang Hetai may have dispatched troops from Dali." Shi Jundao: "Pu Shangshu...Pu Jieshuai was temporarily ordered, how can there be time to rectify? How can Zhang Dutong work with him in a short time?"

Li Tonghe sighed, and said: "Zhang Dutong is a general after all, so it is expected that he cannot be promoted."

"Military commander, military commander. At the critical moment, we still take care of civil servants and military generals." Shi Jun said, "The letter from the right minister last time clearly stated that the ministers have agreed... General, alas."

"But thinking about it carefully, the imperial court's appointment is actually the most appropriate."

"appropriate?"

Shi Jun stopped pacing and sat down on the chair.

Li Tonghe pondered: "The meaning of the right belief is that... Dong Weng knew about Xuzhou, and only saw that the Wulianghetai army was approaching, but the court thought differently. Chongqing Mansion is the fundamental place, and it is difficult for non-important ministers to suppress it." Zhang Dutong was able to win a battle, but it was difficult to guard Shuzhong.

Pu Jieshuai was born in Shu. He used to be the military supervisor and worked with Li Jieshuai, the envoy of Jinghu system.This time, it should be Li Jieshuai's recommendation to make the Privy Councilors change their minds, and he will send [-] troops from Jinghu to support Shuzhong.It can be seen that this appointment is the safest move. "

Shi Jun was silent for a long time.

In the end, he said with emotion: "Maybe it's just that I, a little magistrate, don't have a high vision. Maybe it's a long-term plan for the imperial court to use important ministers to know Chongqing and Shuzhong."

"Dong Weng. From the overall situation, it is indeed the wisest decision for Pu Jie Envoy to be able to echo Li Jie Envoy and Lv Taiwei. Looking at the entire situation in the Southwest War."

Shi Jun nodded, wanted to say something more, but couldn't say anything.

The autumn defense is just around the corner, and the war will start.Yu Hui was dismissed, and when he heard the imperial edict, he left Lin'an alone regardless of the side affairs.However, for a long time, the court was uncertain about Shu Shuai, and finally ordered Pu Zezhi to take up the post in a hurry.Shi Jun felt...you guys are so confused.

But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this is indeed the most sensible decision.Regardless of the overall situation or the long-term considerations, Pu Zezhi is a more suitable candidate... Zhugong is indeed far-reaching.

It's just that there is a faint uneasiness in my heart... How is Pu Jieshuai going to rectify before the battle?How will Zhang Dutong change his defense?
"Dong Weng, Dong Weng." Li Tonghe reminded in a low voice, "Dong Weng doesn't have to worry too much. It's not appropriate to say that Dong Weng knows Xuzhou, but he can't control those at all. What can he do if he is anxious?"

"That's right." Shi Jun sighed, "If you know the prefecture, how can you manage the affairs of Commander Shu? Let's continue talking about city defense, Qiu Liang..."

Suddenly a servant reported: "Zhizhou, someone wants to see you."

"Enter."

"Yes, he claims to have been appointed by the imperial court to serve as Qingfu county captain. This is a greeting card."

Shi Jun took a look at the greeting card, frowned, and handed it to Li Tonghe.

"Li Xia, Li Feiyu? It's my family." Li Tonghe said, "But why does this county lieutenant have the same name? I don't even say when he was admitted."

"The frontier is important, will it really send people who have just entered the officialdom?"

Shi Jun muttered something in a low voice, got up and said, "Meet him in the hall..."

~~
Li Xia and his party traveled by water, going upstream from the Yangtze River by boat.

Traveling to Chongqing, Nie Zhongyou and Lin Zi left, and went north to Suizhou to join the Wuxin Army.

Originally, Liu Jinsuo also had a small military post, so he could go with Nie Zhongyou, but Nie Zhongyou was worried about Li Xia's safety and asked Liu Jinsuo to follow Li Xia, which was agreed when he was in Lin'an.

After parting with Nie Zhongyou and Lin Zi, Li Xia and others continued upstream from Chongqing Mansion, passed through Luzhou, and finally arrived in Xuzhou on September [-]th.

Qingfu County is eighty miles south of Xuzhou City, which is not far away, but the road in the middle of Sichuan is difficult, so you can take a boat from Fujiang, a tributary to the south of the Yangtze River, and you have to walk for a day or two.

Li Xia planned to rest in Xuzhou for one night, and then set off for Qingfu County the next day. After entering the city, he first visited Zhizhou Shijun.

Everyone else was resting at the station, and he only brought Han Chengxu to Zhizhou Mansion.

Looking at it in the hall at this time, I saw that the layout was very simple, and there was a bit of dilapidation.

The tea is pretty good, it is the local "Luming tea", but it should not be expensive.

The so-called "Fragrant tea from Bo Dao", as early as the Zhou Dynasty, the Bo King here came to the court to congratulate and brought tribute tea.

Eight tea-horse farms were set up in the Song Dynasty, and tea was exchanged for horses. Before Dali was destroyed, there were two tea-horse farms in Xuzhou...

These are what Li Xia saw from the local chronicles when he was imprisoned in the Criminal Division.

He has always believed that hard work is more useful than empty talk. This was the case before, and it is the same when he is an official now.

After a while, Zhizhou Shijun turned out from the back hall and glanced at Li Xia, seeming a little surprised.

Li Xia and Han Chengxu stood up and cupped their hands.

"I met Shi Zhizhou."

Shi Jun came to his senses, stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, and said, "You are polite, Feiyu is a young talent, how old is it?"

"sixteen."

Shi Jun's energy-raising skills were not good, so he snorted lightly and didn't say anything.

Li Tonghe took the official document from Han Chengxu and handed it in front of him. Shi Jun glanced at it before he said, "You were sent by the right minister to go north and return after making meritorious service?"

"Yes." Li Xia said: "The imperial court does not regard Xia as a death row prisoner, but entrusts him with a heavy responsibility, the country's grace is great."

Shi Jun was a little puzzled.

He had just received a letter from Cheng Yuanfeng, but the letter did not mention the newly appointed Qingfu County Captain. If the other party is really a right-hand man, how could this be the case?

What's more, he has not yet been crowned and has no fame, so the right minister should never have such a strange appointment.

"Who recommended you?" Shi Jun asked.

Han Chengxu felt very embarrassed when he heard this.

The official document did not mention that it was sent by Cheng Yuanfeng, only the "Privy Council". Shi Jun asked the "Right Prime Minister" when he opened his mouth, which was not only to test Li Xia, but also to show an attitude.

At this time, the answer is not good.

"It was recommended by Prime Minister Ding." Li Xia replied directly, and it was useless to hide it.

Shi Jun's face turned cold, with a "really so" expression, thinking that only Ding Qingpi's party could make such an unethical appointment.

The background of Li Xia is also easy to guess... The right minister was appointed to dispatch, Li Xia returned from meritorious service, Ding Qingpi took the meritorious service, and Li Xia defected to the Ding Party.

If you defect to a traitor today, you can defect to Mongolia tomorrow.

Shi Jun was furious in his heart, although he didn't show it on his face, he still looked down on Li Xia. His good skin and good looks fell in his eyes, which made him feel glaring... The state is in crisis, and he still judges a man by his appearance?It is absurd to use a child as a county lieutenant in an important place on the frontier!
Li Tonghe also shook his head, seeing that the atmosphere was frozen, he exchanged greetings with Li Xia in embarrassment.

"Feiyu... Who came up with the word Li Xianwei?"

Li Xia said: "Fortunately, the official gave me the word."

Li Tonghe was taken aback for a moment, feeling baffled.

This matter is strange, if it is said that the emperor personally bestowed the word, it should be a sign of appreciation, but how could it be "Li Feiyu"?
The name "Xia" has the meaning of encouragement. When the elders named him, they should have supplemented the name with characters, such as "Li Chengyu".

Thinking about it, because of Li Xia's meritorious service, the emperor bestowed letters to commend him, but he disdained his character, so this is the case.

The two on the main screen looked at each other, and there was a lesson in their hearts.

"Feiyu is appreciated by the officials, and his future is limitless." Li Tonghe still cheered and said a few words on the occasion.

"Mr. Xie Yizhai said auspicious words."

Shi Jun was too lazy to be perfunctory, and turned to the main topic, "When did Feiyu leave Lin'an?"

"August [-]th."

Shi Jun asked: "Have you heard why the Privy Council replaced the commander-in-chief of Shu?"

"Official Xia is low-ranking, and I have never heard of this matter."

"Do you know if the new Sichuan envoy Pu envoy will leave?"

"I don't know." Li Xia said.

He has been running for his life, and he got up immediately when he got the commission, and it was his first time as an official, so he didn't care about these things.

Shi Jun's face became more and more ugly.

If you said that you just didn't like Li Xia's character before and had some criticisms about the appointment of the imperial court, now you don't trust Li Xia's ability.

In this autumn defense season, if you want to take office in Xuzhou, you don't understand the first-class important matters, and you are also worthy of being an official?

"When do you plan to leave for the celebration?"

"Depart tomorrow morning."

"Tomorrow I will send officials to send you to the post."

"Xie Zhizhou..."

With a few simple words, Shi Jun served tea to see off the guests, with even more worry in his eyes.

Li Tonghe sighed, and murmured: "Ding Qingpi's voice has already implicated Shu, and the current situation is difficult."

"How does Yi Zhai think about placing him?"

"I have the same opinion as Dong Weng, just put it on hold..."

~~
Li Xia and Han Chengxu walked out of Zhizhou Mansion.

"Has Lang seen it?"

"Yeah." Li Xia said, "Shi Jun has a prejudice against me."

"It's better to know the state."

"it is good."

Han Chengxu said: "Ah Lang's posture is a bit high in front of Zhizhou. Besides, do you want to explain some things?"

"You said Cheng Yuanfeng couldn't keep me, so I went to Ding Daquan?"

"This...well, I'm afraid Zhizhou won't change his opinion easily."

Li Xia nodded, and said nonchalantly, "That's it, don't bother him..."

(End of this chapter)