That night, the lights in the Zhe family were brightly lit, and the orioles were singing and the swallows were dancing. In order to entertain Cao Wei, the Zhe family called over all the leaders of the Tibetan tribes in Fuzhou.
"History of the Song Dynasty·Bing Zhi" records that the Qiang and Rong tribes in the northwest are not uniform in their ethnic groups. Those who protect the border are called familiar households, and the rest are called unripe households.
That is to say, there are many ethnic tribes in the northwest region, which are not unified with each other. Those who are willing to defend the border for the Song Dynasty, or persuade to obey the Song Dynasty's dispatch, are familiar households.
Others who disobeyed discipline were all given birth certificates.
Of course, those who can participate in this banquet are familiar people.
Looking at the crowd of tribal leaders, Cao Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Zhe Weizhong, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also changed after he became the governor of the state.
Summoning the Tibetan tribe is both a welcome and a 'deterrence'.
The method of raising bandits to show self-respect will never be outdated in any era, it just takes different forms.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the way to maintain self-esteem among bandits was not to allow certain tribes to grow stronger.
For example, the Zhe family would never do such a thing as letting the Li family of Xiazhou go. The Zhe family and the Li family were like mortal enemies.
How many children of the Zhe family died in the battle against the Li family of Xiazhou?
This hatred is difficult to resolve!
The Zhe family's way of raising their own self-respect for the bandits was through this group of Fan tribes. The group of people in front of them recognized that they were not Song Ting, but the Zhe family.
As long as the Zhe clan is around, they will not rebel against impermanence.
But if the Zhe family falls, they will probably break away from the rule of the Song Dynasty.
There are tens of thousands of households in Fuzhou, among which there are only more than a thousand Han households, and the rest are all tribes. Apart from the Zhe clan, the largest tribe is the Wuni tribe.
The Zhe family is one of the eight major surnames in the Party, and the Wuni tribe is also a tribe in the Party. The relationship between the two is generally a vassal relationship.
The Wuni tribe is one of the tribes dependent on the Zhe clan.
In fact, Cao Wei misunderstood Zhe Weizhong and summoned the Tibetan tribe. It was not Zhe Weizhong's own idea, but his mother Liang's idea.
Liang was the fourth wife of Zhe Yuqing. Although Liang was not Zhe Weizhong's biological mother, Zhe Weizhong respected her as his biological mother.
Of course, Cao Wei didn't know all this, and Zhe Weizhong wouldn't take the initiative to tell Cao Wei.
This is how the misunderstanding arose.
At this time, Cao Wei had already become one with the Tibetan tribe on the surface, but in fact he began to think about the candidate for the chief of Ma Division of the Linfu Route Army.
The Linfu Road Military and Horse Division was in charge of the troops and horses in Linzhou and Fuzhou. The main positions were basically dispatched by the court, while the deputy positions were hereditary from the Zhe family.
This military position was established as early as the Taizong period, but it was not called this at that time. It was not until the Xianping period of Zhenzong that the system was gradually improved.
When the Linfu Route Army Sima was first established, the apparent reason was to support the Fuzhou Zhe clan, and this was indeed the case.
However, support and prevention are not in conflict with each other.
With this army here, how could the Zhe family dare to rebel?
If we really raise our troops, they will be surrounded by the Xiazhou Li family in the west, the Khitan in the east, and the Zhao and Song Dynasties in the south. It can be said that we are surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Regarding the Sima of the Linfu Route Army, Cao Wei knew very well. His brother Cao Can once served as the Sima of the Linfu Route Army.
Today, the person in charge of the military and horse affairs of Goulin Mansion is Gao Jixun. He is the eldest son of Gao Qiong, a famous general in the early Song Dynasty, and also an in-law of the Cao family.
If it were someone else, Cao Wei would have to go through a lot of trouble if he wanted to move to the other party's position.
But Gao Jixun is different. The Cao family and the Gao family have been married for generations. As long as Cao Wei is willing, a letter is enough to convince Gao Jixun.
In fact, Cao Wei wanted to replace him not because Gao Jixun was not qualified enough. As the eldest son of the famous general Gao Qiong, Gao Jixun's prestige was definitely sufficient.
However, Gao Jixun is old. He is already over 60 years old this year, which is too old.
It is foreseeable that there will be a war in the northwest region in the future, but the specific intensity is unknown.
Therefore, it is really not appropriate for veterans like Gao Jixun to continue to be stationed at the front line. It would be better to transfer them to the rear to ensure logistics problems.
Cao Wei also had a candidate in mind as to who would succeed him in charge of the military and horse affairs of Goulin Mansion.
His former general Liu Wenzhi could take over this military position.
Liu Wenzhi was also one of his relatives. He was from Baosai, Baozhou, which was also the ancestral home of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyi.
Liu Wenzhi is the grandson of Empress Jian Mu, who was the wife of Song Yizu Zhao Jing, the grandfather of Zhao Kuangyin.
The Liu family of Baosai had the same birthplace as Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and they were also closely related to each other, although this relationship had already passed four or five generations.
However, the royal family's favor towards the Liu family of Baosai continued.
During the Taizong period, Liu Wenzhi's mother was favored and had the privilege of entering and leaving the forbidden area. Taizong also gave her generous gifts.
When Liu Wenzhi first started his career, he relied on his mother to get an official position.
Initially, Liu Wenzhi's position was taken over by Liangzhe Road. His duty was to act as the emperor's eyes and ears and collect local news for the emperor.
This position will not be granted to anyone but a close confidant!
Liu Wenzhi was able to be awarded such a practical position from the beginning, firstly because of his mother's relationship, and secondly because of his brother Liu Wenyu.
Liu Wenyu was an old minister of Taizong's latent residence, a kind of confidant.
In addition, there is another reason why Liu Wenyu is famous. During Taizong's Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom, the famous general Yang Ye died in battle.
Among them, Liu Wenyu, who was the supervisor of the army, was one of the culprits.
Of course, Liu Wenyu is Liu Wenyu, and Liu Wenzhi is Liu Wenzhi. Although they are brothers, their personalities are completely different.
Unlike Liu Wenyu, who is full of scheming, Liu Wenzhi is loyal and upright, and can't hide things in his heart. No matter who the other person is or how high his position is, he will say whatever he wants.
Even as I get older, it remains the same, without any change.
Cao Wei was born as a disciple of a general, and he admired Liu Wenzhi's temperament very much. It didn't take much effort to deal with such a person.
At the same time, you can also safely hand your back to the other party.
Moreover, Liu Wenzhi once served as the commander of the two prefectures of Linfu and was quite familiar with the situation in Linfu.
Cao Wei was very relieved that he would be in charge of the military affairs of Goulin Mansion.
The moon is at the zenith.
The banquet in Zhe's mansion also came to an end, and at the same time, Cao Wei also made a decision in his heart.
However, the matter still needs to be reported to the officials first.
Although before departure, Li Jie had given Cao Wei the authority to appoint and remove middle- and low-level military attachés, and positions such as Linfu Route Army Sima were also within his authority.
However, the position of Sima of the Linfu Route Army was very important. How could Cao Wei kill him first and then report him?
Under the moonlight, Zhe Weizhong took advantage of the energy of drinking and stepped forward to ask.
"Cao Duqian, is war really coming?"
Cao Wei looked at Zhe Weizhong with a half-smile, and instead of answering directly, he threw the question back.
"What do you think?"
Zhe Weizhong stood up straight and said decisively.
"The blood feud of the Zhe family will never be forgotten by Nanchen for a moment!"
"If war is about to break out, I would like nothing more than to serve as a vanguard in the summer!"
"There will be a chance."
Cao Wei smiled and patted Zhe Weizhong on the shoulder. He seemed to have said everything but nothing.