Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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To put it another way, Ximenqing didn't want Wanyan Wulu to find out that he had quietly rescued so many Menggu people in Dajin Kingdom, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.Therefore, Ximenqing needs a suitable piece of land to house Wanyan Wulu, the princess of the Kingdom of Jin who will be married in the future.

So can Wanyan Wulu be brought to Dengzhou in the Song Dynasty and placed in Ximenzhuang?

Ximenqing had thought about it. In the future, there would be a war between Song and Jin. After the war between the two countries, Princess Wanyan Wulu of the Jin Kingdom lived in Dengzhou, which would not only bring her unknown dangers, but also involve herself in it.

Song Huizong's monarchs and ministers would not let go of the opportunity to take the princess of the Kingdom of Jin and the concubine as hostages for negotiation.If that was the case, Ximen Qing would have to raise his troops in advance to expose his strength.

Of course, Ximenqing didn't want his plan to be disrupted, so he decided to build his own foundation on the seaside of the Kingdom of Jin, which would be used to resettle Wanyan Wulu in the future.

With his own fleet of warships, Ximenqing can travel between Dengzhou and Posu Road in one day from Dengzhou, so he can manage the fief very conveniently.

Furthermore, based on Ximen Qing's current speculation, it is still unavoidable to go to war with the Kingdom of Jin in the future.Then his land and people in the Kingdom of Jin must not be placed in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin, otherwise it will be a dead end.

Only by the Bohai Sea can Ximenqing build it into a base that can be attacked and defended.Once unfavorable, you can immediately take a boat across the sea to the south.

As for the barren land by the sea that Ximen Qing racked his brains to choose, Wanyan Aguda generously bestowed it on him.

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Regardless of whether the land on Posu Road that Ximen Qing asked for is so remote or not, as long as it is in the hands of the officials of Ximen Qing, Ximen Qing will naturally be able to build it into a trading terminal that will affect the Jin Kingdom and Korea. It turns waste into treasure.

If Ximen Qing wants to attack the mainland of the Kingdom of Jin in the future, it might as well be a breakthrough point for cross-sea attacks.

Therefore, after obtaining the fiefdom as he wished, Ximenqing thanked the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, with all his heart, and retreated to make plans to open up Posu Road in the future.

After Emperor Wanyan Aguda rewarded the ministers who had made great contributions to the battle, he finally thought of the envoys of Song and Liao who were stranded in the army.

Now that the invincible military power of the Dajin Kingdom is revealed in front of their eyes, they can consider starting negotiations with the envoys of the Song Kingdom.

Emperor Wanyan Aguda continued to ignore Yelu Xinilie, the envoy of Liao who was heartbroken by the fall of Shangjing, and summoned envoys of Song Dynasty Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo to discuss the alliance between the two countries.

When the Jin army was celebrating the victory, Zhao Liangsi was both happy and worried.

Happily, the Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda ignored the envoys of the Liao Kingdom to seek peace, and led his army to break through Shangjing, the old capital of the Liao Kingdom.It can be seen from this that the ruler of the Jin Kingdom has no intention of compromising with the Liao Kingdom for the time being.

What is worrying is that the military strength of the Kingdom of Jin is too strong, far exceeding Zhao Liangsi's expectations.Witnessing with his own eyes the sight of the Jin army breaking through the upper capital of the Liao Kingdom in half a day, Zhao Liangsi understood that if the Jin Kingdom wants to conquer the Liao Kingdom today, it can do it without the help of the Song Kingdom.

For Zhao Liangsi, the difficulty of negotiation has increased a lot.Song Guo couldn't provide beneficial help to Jin Guo, so how could he beg for land from Jin Guo Jurchen with empty teeth?

When Zhao Liangsi, who was thinking hard, heard that the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Great Jin Kingdom personally summoned him to the Wuluan Hall in the imperial city, and wanted to discuss the alliance with him solemnly, he turned his worries into joy and rode happily with Ma Kuo. Get on the horse, and follow the messengers of the Jin army to the imperial city of Shangjing.

Perhaps Zhao Liangsi's mood has become clearer, and he has also begun to be arty.When he entered the city, he saw the Khitan founding stone monument erected outside the city, and recited a poem accompanying the army to Ma Kuo:

"The old stele of the founding of the People's Republic of China is dark,

The old place of King Xing was dry in the wild.

Turning back to Mr. Ma with a smile,

Riding on horseback with the army to Wuluan. "

Although Ma Kuo was born in martial arts, he has also read a lot of poetry and books, and was once a student of Zongze, the general judge of Dengzhou.Therefore, he also writes poetry.

Ma Kuo saw that Zhao Liangsi was in high spirits, and his poem accompanying the army was eager to try the upcoming negotiations, so he also wrote a poem casually:

"I haven't seen Yan Mingle's hometown,

Hearing different opinions, bone hair cold.

May you work together to cook body language,

Easy to get Royal Wanshian. "

Ma Kuozhi's poem expressed his heart to Zhao Liangsi, that he was willing to fight for the interests of the court, and he would not hesitate to be an envoy who was under the frying pan.

After hearing this, Zhao Liangsi praised Deputy Envoy Ma for his generosity.

The two envoys of the Song Dynasty chanted poems all the way, entered the imperial city of the upper capital with great interest, passed through teams of guards, and then entered the Wuluan Hall in the inner city, and finally met the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Aguda.A negotiation related to the fate of the Song and Jin countries began.

Because among the ministers of the Kingdom of Jin were Han people who originally belonged to the Liao Kingdom, they were familiar with the geography of the Liao Kingdom, and they advised the important officials such as Emperor Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Nianmeidao during the negotiations. The mistake of bringing back the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yanjing created many obstacles to the negotiations between Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo, the two envoys of the Song Dynasty.

Although Zhao Liangsi tried to expand the jurisdiction of Yanjing as much as possible in the negotiations, requesting to include the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Xijing, Pingzhou, and Yingzhou, that is, to restore all the Han lands south of the Great Wall on the map of the Song Dynasty, but he was familiar with the geography of the Liao Kingdom. Wanyan Aguda categorically rejected it on the grounds that Xijing, Pingzhou and Yingzhou were not under the jurisdiction of Yanjing.

In the next few days, Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo refused to let it go, and continued to deal with Jin Guo with all their strength.

Although Ximen Qing was aware of the negotiation difficulties the two of them were facing, he did not help them any more.Ximen Qing had an agreement with the two of them before and would not contribute to the specific negotiations.

Firstly, the drafting of the terms of the alliance between the two countries was not suitable for him as a businessman to participate in it, and he did not want to take advantage of Song Huizong's guy in vain with the favor he had accumulated among the nobles of the Jin Kingdom.

Secondly, Ximenqing, who knew the future development of history, knew in his heart that no matter how good the alliance between Song and Jin was, it would be torn up by the despicable and shameless Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty in the future.Therefore, in Ximen Qing's eyes, it is meaningless to bargain with Jin Guojun and his ministers here.

Since Ximen Qing came here, he never thought of being a loyal minister of Song Huizong, the king of subjugation.For Ximenqing, instead of fighting with the ministers of the Kingdom of Jin because of Song Huizong's bird man and hurting his feelings, why not take this opportunity to have more banquets and feasts with the Jurchen nobles in the army and Mao Zilian, the descendant of the capital. .Maybe some of these people will be able to use for themselves in the future.

When Zhao Liangsi and Zhao Liangsi were negotiating with the emperor Wanyan Aguda in the capital, the Jin army in the capital got a new piece of military news:

Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty Yelu Yanxi, the incompetent and stupid emperor, learned that Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing was captured by the Jin army. He moved to Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, and moved the capital to Datong Mansion in Xijing with the court and harem.

Today's Zhongjing Dading Mansion, only the famous general of the Liao Dynasty's clan, the Great General of the Jinwu Guard, and Yelu Yujian, the governor of the East Road, are left to guard.

After King Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom heard that Liao Emperor Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi had fled to the Datong Mansion in Xijing, he immediately led the Jin Army from Shangjing City to Heihe, approaching Raozhou and Fengzhou. Dingfu wanted to take the opportunity to subdue Yelu Yujian and occupy the Zhongjing Road in the Liao Kingdom.

However, this time Wanyan Aguda underestimated the determination of the Khitan nobles to defend the capital.Yelu Yu saw that he surpassed Yelu Chigouer, Xiao Yixue, and Yelu Tabuye on the Shangjing Road. He recruited Khitan heroes and warriors, gathered a crowd of [-] people to stand in Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, and contacted Yelu, a Khitan warrior stationed in Raozhou. Ma Gejun vowed to fight to the death with Jin Jun.

The Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin sent envoys several times to coerce and lure Yeluyu. He promised high officials and rich salary, and sent golden beauties to make Yeluyu surrender to Xiancheng, but Yeluyu sternly rejected them all.

Seeing that Yeluyu, the governor of Liaoguo East Road, was heavily guarded and the Jin army had no chance to take advantage of it, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Aguda, called a meeting of generals in the Heihe camp to discuss whether to continue to attack the Liao army.

Wanyan Aguda's eldest son, the eldest son Wanyan Woben, remonstrated with Wanyan Aguda: "Our army has gone on a long-distance expedition to the upper capital of the Liao Kingdom, and we are exhausted. There is no such thing as a large army to go south to the Zhongjing Dading Mansion. The plan was only given a try because I heard that Emperor Tianzuo had escaped. Now that the Liao army has strong soldiers and high morale, it is really inappropriate for our army to force a southern expedition. If we go deep into the enemy's territory and cannot make a quick battle, I am afraid that the food and grass will not be enough. It is not good for our army. It is better to return to the court with this squadron, wait until the soldiers and horses are well rested, and wait for an opportunity to attack Zhongjing in the Liao Kingdom next year."

Wanyan Agu inquired about the advice of his son Wanyan Wuben, and after careful consideration, he decided to return to the court as a teacher.

Chapter 651 The First Formation of the Covenant

On the way back to the army of the Jin army, Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo, the envoys of the Song Dynasty, continued to conduct difficult negotiations with the emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Dynasty.

At this time, there were also disagreements among the nobles of the Jin Kingdom regarding the return of the land of Yanyun. People who were tough on the Song Dynasty like Wanyan Wu Qimai, as well as some Han officials from the Liao Kingdom who took refuge in the Jin Kingdom, all remonstrated with the emperor Wanyan Agu, thinking that The strength of the Northern Dynasty lies in its possession of the labor of the Han people in the North. If the land of Yanyun was returned to the Song Dynasty, wouldn't it weaken itself?

Moreover, after returning the Yan, the Jin people could only retreat to the pass, and became strategically disadvantaged against the Song State in the south.Once the State of Song attacks the State of Jin relying on Yanyun, the State of Jin will have no danger to defend.

Judging from historical experience, when the Central Plains dynasties such as the Han, Sui, and Tang were strong, they would launch military crusades against the regime in the Liaodong region.Therefore, it is not unreasonable for these Jin Kingdom hardliners to be wary of the Song Dynasty, which occupied the Central Plains.

Besides, in the eyes of Wanyan Wu Qimai and other hardliners, the Liao army was defeated by the Jurchens. What capital did the Song Dynasty, which had always been weak to the Khitan people of the Liao Kingdom, have to talk about an alliance with the Jin Kingdom?

The Song Dynasty wanted to exchange coins and silks for the land of Yan. Could it be that after the Dajin destroyed the Liao Kingdom, the Jin people could not take these goods from the land of Yanyun?It should be known that the taxes in the land of Yanyun far exceed the old coins that the Song Dynasty is willing to pay.

Especially after the Jin army lightly captured the old capital of the Liao Kingdom and went to the capital, because the victory came without any effort, more Jurchen nobles believed that the power of the Jin Kingdom alone was enough to destroy the Liao Dynasty. The fat in the mouth is left to Song Guo, an outsider.

Under the circumstances that many aristocrats held opposing opinions, Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin resisted all opinions and insisted on making good friends with Song Dynasty.