Xu Huai did not expect that he would finally return to Tongbai Mountain because of Hu Kai's efforts. Wang Zhen had no time to wonder what he was thinking at this time, so he looked at Zhu Hang and said:
"As the defense envoy of the Gyeonggi capital, I need to focus on defense matters, and the generals in the battalions also do everything possible to encourage them to fight bravely. However, the mobilization of troops and horses needs to be reported to the Privy Council at any time, and it also takes time to report the war to the palace. I
I propose to the official to establish a new Du Chengzhi in the Privy Council and recommend you to take up the post..."
The Privy Council accepts the decree, and as the official official, the original head of the Council is responsible for the merits, demerits, transfers and other matters of the following officials.
At this time, Wang Zhen, as the defense envoy of the capital, needed to maintain communication with the Privy Council regarding the mobilization and defense arrangements of the garrison in the capital. At the same time, he also needed to report the war situation to the palace and the political hall in a timely manner.
The king is busy with many things, and his main focus still needs to be on defense. This matter needs a person with enough weight and the trust of the palace to take charge of it.
Wang Fan resigned from office and lived at home. At this time, he could direct the staff around Wang Zhen in and out of the commander's hall, but Zhu Hang was the most suitable person to hold this position.
Although Xu Huai once hoped that Zhu Hang could go out to Zhi Caizhou or Zhi Jing to a certain state southwest of Beijing, and Zhu Hang also hoped to cooperate with Xu Huai in order to organize a more powerful Qinwang army in the southwest to participate in the Bianliang defense battle, but this time
The matter has been rejected by the officials, and Zhu Hang has no intention of leaving the capital, so he immediately agreed: "Zhu Hang has no shirk of responsibility!"
"In addition to asking the officials to mobilize Wang Gaoxing, Qian Zerui and others, as well as Xie Zhong, Zhu Run, and Lei Teng, I also want to mobilize Liu Yan and Wang Yuan to participate.
What do you think about the defense of the capital?" Wang Zhen asked again.
In the short term, there is no hope of regaining Lanzhou. As many troops gradually withdraw southward, there is no need to retain the Lanzhou Military Supervisory Department. It is inevitable for Wang Gaoxing, Qian Zerui and others to go south.
Xu Huai originally hoped that Wang Gaoxing and others would go to Zhengzhou together with Xie Zhong, Liu Yan and other troops.
As the most important hub connecting Bianliang and Luoyang, Xijing, Zhengzhou can also take care of Weimeng and other places on the north bank of the Yellow River, which are subordinate to Hedong.
In this Gyeonggi defense war, Zhengzhou's strategic position was equivalent to that of Weizhou, which contacted the Hebei garrison, or even more important.
After all, what Dai Viet could count on at this time was King Qin's troops and horses capable of fighting in a battle, which could only be drawn from the Western Army.
The Western Army will be the main force of King Qin's army, and its march route is mainly from Tongguan, all the way through Luoyang to Zhengzhou; and if the imperial court can gather 100,000 Western troops in Zhengzhou, the Chihu people will be afraid of three points.
However, Xu Huai knew that Wang Zhen might not listen to everything he said at this time, and if Wang Zhen presented these many suggestions to the palace, it would not be accepted much, so he simply kept silent.
At this time, someone else was waiting to come in and report the matter, so Xu Huai stood up and said goodbye.
Wang Zhen had no time to see him off, so he asked Zhu Hang and Lu Xiong to do the work for him.
Zhu Hang sent Xu Huai out of the gate of the Infantry Guard Division. He was still worried about Zhu Zhi being appointed as an official next to Hu Kai, and said:
"Although Zhu Zhi is a little older than you, his mind is still confused. He will probably make many mistakes when he goes to Caizhou to serve. You have to take care of it for him."
"I don't need to tell you this. Zhu Zhi has experienced two battles against Yan, and his mind is much calmer than before. But with this in mind, there won't be any big mistakes," Xu Huai pondered for a while and then asked
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, "Mr. Zhu Hang, do you want Zhu Tong to follow me to Huaiyuan to serve as an official?"
Zhu Hang hesitated.
Xu Huai further advised: "There is no such thing as peace and wealth in this world. If Zhu Tong goes with me to Huaiyuan, I can also teach him the way of war and defense, so that he can truly serve the country. There are many slaves in the Zhu family, and they remain in Bianliang City as disciples."
To consume food, Zhu Tong should take them all to Huaiyuan this time, and also take the old lady with him, so as to save you, Mr. Zhu Hang, from working beside Mr. Wang Zhen and not having the intention to fulfill your filial piety. It is also up to Zhu Zhi to
Zhu Tong will take care of the old lady on your behalf!"
"That's fine! I'm afraid I won't be able to escape now, so I'll ask Wen Hu to go back home." Zhu Hang said.
"Master Lu, you have a family and want to leave the capital. Will you leave with us this time? Huaiyuan is poor and remote. Although I cannot take good care of you, at least I will not abandon others and run away alone." Xu Huai looked at Lu Wenhu and asked.
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"Thank you, Junhou. I will give you all the instructions when I return home later." Lu Wenhu has been with Zhu Hang in the past few years. This time, he led people to escort Zhu Hang to Fuzhou. Of course, he knew that Bianliang had become a place of right and wrong.
It is better to ask Xu Huai to take him to Huaiyuan to temporarily avoid the disaster of war than to stay in Bianliang and let him worry about it.
"Is Mr. Zhu Hang familiar with Mr. Hu?" Xu Huai asked Zhu Hang.
"I just recognized him, but had no contact with him," Zhu Hang said. "Hu Gong is from Ezhou, Jinghu North Road. He was a Jinshi at the age of 20. He served in the Hanlin Academy for eight years. He served in various places, and once served as the transshipment officer of Jinghu South Road.
The envoy was later transferred to the Privy Council to judge the situation in the capital. Cai Qing returned to the capital and secretly discussed the alliance of troops to attack Yan. In the Privy Council and the three yamen, most generals and officials were attached to him. Duke Hu did not discuss it. He was disliked by Cai Qing and was transferred to the post of minister of the Ministry of War.
In the past few years, he has been very silent in the court and has had little contact with the powerful people in the capital. I heard that he likes to live alone and study, and does not like socializing and banquets!"
In the Privy Council, in addition to the Privy Council envoys, there are also deputy envoys and court judges, all of whom are deputy secondaries. Although they are all from the third rank, they are definitely higher and more powerful than the Minister of War.
In other words, although Hu Kai did not oppose the joint military affairs as fiercely as Wang Zhen at the beginning, he was actually an opponent, and he was excluded and suppressed because of it.
It's a pity that Xu Huai's dreams in his early years have long been fragmented, and the memory fragments that occasionally emerge from his mind are too limited. They can only help him roughly understand the tragic disaster that Vietnam will suffer, but they cannot identify the many characters under the torrent one by one.
destiny.
"Hu Gong wants me to meet him before I leave the capital. Does Mr. Zhu Hang know where Hu Gong lives?" Xu Huai asked.
Zhu Hang was a little stuck.
Lu Wenhu, who usually took care of many chores for Zhu Hang, knew the address of Hu's house and said:
"The first house in Tiedustpan Lane past Bianhe Zangjin Bridge is Hu Gong's residence. I don't know if Hu Gong has any family members in Ezhou, but his wife died of illness three years ago. My husband once came to express my condolences to me. I heard that Hu Gong had no family members.
Xu Xian, two sons, the eldest son Hu Qian also passed the Jinshi examination and went to the capital to serve as an official, but it is not clear where he will serve. The second son Hu Yu is still with Hu Gong, and he should go south to Caizhou with Hu Gong to take up his post."
When people like Hu Kai leave the town, they are qualified to form their own staff, and capable and capable disciples, if they have not yet embarked on an official career, are of course the most important members of the staff.
Just like Wang Fan temporarily resigned, he stayed with Wang Zhen and occupied the most important seat.
Thinking of this, Xu Huai glanced at the courtyard of the Infantry Division of the Guards again. When he paid homage to Wang Chen, Wang Fan had been sitting aside, and he had no memory of hearing a word from him.
This made Xu Huai somewhat disappointed.
"OK
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, I will go to Zangjin Bridge to wait for Hu Gong to meet the saint." Xu Huai said.
"I'll send someone to lead you over."
At this time, the night was getting darker, the situation became tense, and the streets in the city began to be cleaned. Lu Wenhu was afraid that Xu Huai and the others would not be able to figure out the road, so he directly ordered a servant of the Zhu Mansion to lead Xu Huai and the others to Hu Kai's house.
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Although the avenue connecting the four main city gates is the main street in Bianliang City, the Bianhe River runs through the city, and the two sides of it are the most prosperous places in Bianliang City. The Cangjin Bridge and the Iron Dustpan Alley are easy to identify.
Xu Huai and the others rode on horseback and arrived at the Iron Dustpan Alley with a stick of incense.
Unlike some officials, when they are appointed to powerful positions, all the old and young in the clan come to join them, and the mansion is also very luxurious and lively.
Hu Kai entered the Hanlin Academy when he was young and had a lowly position. After that, he worked in various places for many years. Although he returned to Beijing and took a high position, he was not on good terms with Cai Ting, Wang Qiyong and other main war factions, and he did not know when he would be dismissed.
He was kicked out of Bianliang, so since he did not bring his parents, uncles and closely related children and nephews to Bianliang, he also did not ask people from the clan to come over.
Under the darkness of night, Xu Huai couldn't see how big Hu House was, but after announcing his name and being led by the doorman through the hanging flower hall to the atrium, he could see that Hu House was very deserted.
"Are you Xu Huai, Marquis Xu, and General Wang Ju?" A handsome young man in his twenties or fourteen years old stood in the courtyard waiting for the arrival of Xu Huai, Wang Ju and others, and said, "Father just sent someone to deliver a message.
, saying that Xu Junhou might come directly to meet him, and asked Hu Yu to wait for Xu Junhou in the house."
"Xu Huai has met the second young master!"
Hu Kai came out of Caizhou as a military commander, and his status was much higher than that of a magistrate in the ordinary sense. Xu Huai obeyed him, and it was because of the relationship that Hu Kai tried his best to promote that he returned to Tongbai Mountain. At this time, he was in
In front of Hu Kai's second son Hu Yu, he naturally behaved very respectfully.
In the yard, the servants of the Hu family were packing up their luggage. Several carriages were parked in the front yard. Hu Yu invited Xu Huai, Wang Ju, Xu Xin'an and others to sit down in the living room and wait. While they were talking, a beautiful young woman who was pregnant came to the house.
With the support of two maids, he stood under the eaves and looked over with a troubled expression.
Hu Yu apologized and walked out. Xu Huai vaguely heard the two of them talking in front of the corridor:
"You go to Caizhou with your father to take up your post. I can go to my father's house. Don't worry about it. It also saves you the trouble of taking care of me——"
"Father sent Uncle Zhong back and asked you to go to Caizhou with us so that you can take care of him more conveniently."
"What's the convenience? I can't even sit in a carriage for long in the city. The trip to Caizhou is three to four hundred miles, bumpy in the snow. It doesn't matter if I suffer a little, but how can the child in my belly bear it?"
"How about we wait until father comes back?"
At that time, horse carriages did not have shock-absorbing structures. In such a cold weather, Xu Huai would rather ride on a horse than ride in a carriage. For a pregnant woman, riding a carriage is not only very hard, but also quite dangerous.
thing.
Hu Kai insisted that his second son, Hu Yu, take his pregnant wife to Caizhou. Obviously, he had a clear understanding of the seriousness of the situation. From this point of view, Hu Kai insisted on setting up a county in Huaiyuan.
It was incorporated into Caizhou in the hope that Tongbai Mountain would become the strategic depth of Caizhou’s southward extension.
Such insights and understanding are rare in this world.
