Chapter 1256: Six Routes

Seeing that he was still confused, Cai Que couldn't help but explain patiently: "Suppose your majesty rewards the Su family to rebuild the family temple. Su You has always flaunted his benevolence and filial piety, so he has to obey."

"This is a major event for the Su family, and Su Song must also participate."

"As soon as Su Song participates, it will be confirmed that he and Su Xun will join the clan."

"After the two branches merge into one, he and Su You, even if there are two high-ranking prime ministers and above from the same sect at the same time, according to the court system, they must avoid suspicion."

"Su Song is old and has just entered the political affairs hall. It is still necessary to determine the official system in detail. Due to emotions and reasons, the only one left to the outside is Su You."

Wang Gui used himself to save others and asked, "What if he refuses to leave?"

Cai Que said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir. With Su You's cleverness and tact, he will definitely invite himself out immediately."

"There is no commander-in-chief in the Western affairs, Sun Gu, Lu Gongzhu is trying to persuade your majesty to release Su You. With this matter in mind, your majesty can only follow the trend and comply with Sun Gu's request."

"With Su You gone to Shaanxi, the war in Xixia will be irreversible, and the purpose of sniping Sima Guang's entry into the court will also be achieved."

Cai Que was very proud of his idea: "My lord, the Su family built a family temple in Meishan when they had a taste of Su. For the Su family, giving a temple is just a matter of repairing the old house and adding a few ancestors' memorial tablets. It's a simple effort." , without any resistance.”

"Based on Su Mingrun's contribution over the years, His Majesty gave the family temple, which is also the purpose of praising the meritorious officials and advocating etiquette."

"This is a noble honor for a scholar-bureaucrat family. The Su family will definitely be grateful and happy to accept it."

"When Su Mingrun goes to Shaanxi, everyone in the world will be more relieved about the Xia war situation."

"And we eliminate the most formidable competitors and block the most formidable opponents."

"The family temple system has achieved a breakthrough success, and His Majesty will definitely be happy to see its success."

"Being obedient to nature and responding to people is reasonable and has no harm at all. If he dares to be ignorant, hahaha, he will have his own platform to remonstrate and impeach him!"

Wang Gui asked: "After that, if he wins and returns to court..."

Cai Que shook his head: "There are only two consequences for Su You's departure, one is victory, the other is defeat."

"If you lose, don't mention anything. The management of a certain state is light;"

"If we win, according to the plan of his military aircraft department, will we be able to come back within a few years?"

Wang Gui felt that the dark clouds of the day were gently dispersed by Cai Que: "Be upright, you are a talented person!"

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In the autumn and July of the fourth year of Yuanfeng, Wang Gui reported to Tongzhong Shumen Xia Pingzhangshi that the establishment of the family temple should be an important ceremony for the imperial court to praise and support.

However, in the past hundred years of the dynasty, none of the scholar-bureaucrats had made any achievements. Only Duke Wen Lu received this honor, and the rest did not hear the invitation.

The scholar-bureaucrats are not unfilial and ill-mannered, but they have no way to follow them.

I heard that Su You, the Duke of Fu State, was after Su Wen of Tang Fengge Luantai Pingzhang. The Su family has a well-preserved family temple in Kelongli, Meishan.

His clan brother, Su Song, was involved in political affairs. He was familiar with the laws and regulations and wrote numerous books. He was responsible for all the family and temple systems in the court.

The Su family's family lineage is respected by the world.

There was a loyal and brave man waiting for Su Yan, who would not yield to powerful enemies and braved the danger with his whole family.

There are Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe, whose literary names are prominent.

There was Su You, the Duke of the State of Fu, who was a master of righteousness and principles, a master of meritorious deeds, and a distinguished scholar with outstanding political achievements.

In order to reward meritorious officials, promote scholarly conduct, promote the spirit of filial piety, kindness and benevolence, and declare the festival of loyalty, hard work and bravery, please Your Majesty give the Su family a temple to reward loyalty and ability, and encourage the world's great families to repay their origins and respect their ancestors. The preservation of poems, books, etiquette and music, and the ambition to inherit the light.

Zhao Xu, Su Song, and Su You couldn't refuse this idea. All the civil and military officials in the court were envious, thinking that Wang Xianggong had finally done a great thing this time.

Because Su You had the highest title in the Su family and was also the eldest son, Zhao Xu directly issued an edict to him.

The Xu Su family built five temples and gave each room two bamboo baskets, twelve bamboo baskets, four bamboo baskets, four bamboo baskets, two teapots, two bamboo baskets, three pots, three tripods, two bamboo baskets, two bamboo baskets, one bamboo basket and one bamboo basket each. one.

Each room shares a living room and a bathroom.

Give five red sandalwood ancestral thrones.

Give the inner palace three hundred gold and two thousand silver for the repair of the Su family temple.

The magistrate of Meishan was ordered to supervise the work and expand the road from Meishan to Kelongli, plant pines and cypresses along the way, and build archways, stele pavilions and other ancillary facilities.

This edict means that the Su family has officially become a famous family in the Song Dynasty!

All serving officials of the Su family, Su Song, Su You, Su Shi, Su Che, Su Mai, Su Chi, as well as Su Mian's son Su Ziyuan, expressed their gratitude on behalf of the whole family.

In Su You's thank you note, he also mentioned that taking advantage of the opportunity of building the temple, the Su family of Lushan Hall and the Su family of Meishan Hall were officially merged into one, fulfilling the legacy of his old cousin Su Xun for many years. I was very grateful to Zhao Xu.

But in this case, even if the Su family has two high-ranking officials in the court, in view of the regulations of the court, one of them should go out.

The old man is old and it is difficult for him to travel around, so he asked to be sent abroad.

At the same time, it was recommended that Zhang Dun be promoted to the Military Aircraft Department, with Cai Jing as his assistant.

Only then did Zhao Xu realize that the matter was not simple, so he summoned Su You inside to explain.

What the monarch and his ministers talked about is unknown to outsiders.

In the seventh month, Dingwei, Zhao Xu issued an edict, following Sun Gu's proposal, and set up the six roads of Yongxing, Qinfeng, Jingyuan, Xihe, Huanqing, and Fuyan to appease the envoys, and ordered the prince Shaofu to go to Fu state. Gongsu oil went to the town and gave him a Jie Yue.

The economic and strategic pacification envoys were first established in the Sui Dynasty to work part-time as marching commanders. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, the country gradually stabilized and withdrew from the stage of history for a time.

In the Song Dynasty, the pacification department or the pacification department of economics and strategy were set up in various roads, and they were filled with court officials. They were in charge of military and political matters along the way and were called the commander-in-chief.

To manage the world and have some knowledge of the four seas is to manage the world.

To be precise, this name should refer to the military government that managed the new areas during the advancement of the dynasty. It was placed on the Northwest Sixth Road to resist the Xixia attack. In fact, it is somewhat unworthy of the name.

The northwest is a battlefield, and all the military and political affairs are under its jurisdiction. If a sergeant commits an offense, the local government must first obtain the consent of the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department before arresting someone.

The official system of the Song Dynasty was built on top of each other. In fact, a large part of the functions of the Economic and Social Affairs Department and the Road Transport Department overlapped.

The Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department was responsible for the food and clothing of the sergeants, and because of the difficulty of transportation on the front line, the imperial court often authorized the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department to raise funds on their own. This was the case for Wang Shao and Zhong Ji, who actually assumed part of the functions of the Transportation Department.

During the non-war period, field sergeants had to farm and have families to support. After several defeats in the Northwest War, the Song Dynasty formed a large number of Xiafan, brave, archers, and volunteers, plus state armies from various prefectures. .

These are all military forces. They should be the functions managed by the Economic and Strategic Department, but a large part of them are taken over by the Transportation Department.

When it came to the actual jurisdiction, chaos arose between the two departments. In the end, whoever had the most influence had the final say, and the officials below listened to whoever it was.

Given Su You's prestige in the northwest, Su You is not worried about this issue.

Whether it's military or civil affairs, there are a lot of old subordinates and old friendships.

Sun Gu's consideration was actually very thoughtful, and he was right. The Northwest War Zone did need a headquarters.

The problem is that the old man has identified Su You and thinks that only Su You can assume the responsibility of this commander, and no one else can.

In fact, Su You had already told Zhao Xu about this suggestion, and his suggestion was Wang Shao or Guo Kui.

Wang Shao was in his early fifties and a bachelor of the left class. He could be said to be the most suitable candidate. However, he fell seriously ill in Nanhai and was unable to leave.

However, Guo Kui was not the ideal person in Sun Gu's mind. He was from the right class, and his official background was almost exactly the same as that of Di Qing. His previous achievements were already great, so he had to be taboo.

Moreover, Guo Kui is already sixty years old, and his influence is only in Shaanxi Road. In other words, it is no problem to be a pacifier of the Shaanxi Road Economic Strategy, but it is a little less interesting to be a pacifier of the Six Roads.

Suyou is different.

On the Yongxing Army Road, Su You once saved the Guangrui Army, for which the Tibetan people were grateful.

Qinfeng Road is the territory of brother-in-law Gao, and the Shangzhou Industrial Base is also one of the base camps of the Polytechnic School.

Jingyuan Road is the traditional sphere of influence of Su You. There, every family worships the portrait of Master Jinghe Long, and there are also elite guards from the Western Army.

Xihe Road is Wang Shao's sphere of influence. Langdu Racecourse plays a decisive role there, and Su Chihuo and Tian Shouzhong guard it.

Huanqing Road is guarded by Di Yong and Jia Yan. Di Yong and Su You are old friends, and Jia Yan was Sun Neng's junior follower.

On Yanyan Road, Zhejia and Zhonge are there, and behind them is Wang Zhongzheng.

Even the group of eunuchs sent to the west by Zhao Xu had some private friendship with Su You.

Zhao Xu entrusted the entire northwest to Su You.

Bingyin, the manager of Jingyuan Road, said: "As the deputy army conducts battles and defenses, I beg for power and allow me to command at an advantageous rate."

The edict: "If this road handles a slightly larger matter, please beg the Sixth Route Army's Advocate General to surrender and take command, or the Dusi Shogunate to prepare for the imperial edict. If a small matter interferes with the normal law, I will implement it on my own."

"Qinfeng, Fuyan, Huanqing, Hedong Road Economic and Strategy Department, Xihe Road Du Dajingzhi Department, and Linfu Road Soldiers and Horses Department will be dealt with accordingly."
Chapter completed!