Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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After the war between the two countries, if the Song army was invincible and the Liao army in Yandi entered the territory of Song State, the states of Hebei and Shandong would be the first to bear the brunt.

The colleagues in Bianliang City, Tokyo will be safe and sound, but it is their local officials and the forbidden army who are unlucky.

Therefore, all states are now secretly preserving some strength in case of accidents.

Let's talk about Liang Zhongshu from Beijing's Daming Mansion, he is the son-in-law of Prime Minister Cai Jing, and he jumped up and down this time, suppressing Li Cheng, Wen Da and Suo Chao and not letting them go out!

Liang Shijie holds the army with the most Hebei Road in his hands, and he can do this, so why can't I, Murong Yanda, make a move?

Therefore, as Murong Yanda said, the war is imminent, but the prefects of Hebei and Shandong provinces are crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers, hiding their strength one after another, and keeping their generals by their side.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist, but the Liao Kingdom is a centipede, and it will not be stiff until death. It is not known how many people will die when the war starts.

Your own generals can't be sent to Yandi to seek death indiscriminately.Let the stupid things like licking blood with the knife head and fighting for military merits be done by the stunned youths who don't know how powerful the Liao army is!

Ximenqing was in Qingzhou City, and learned from Murong Yanda, Qin Ming and others what the officials in Hebei and Shandong were thinking, and he just felt ridiculous.

This is the army that Song Dynasty spent countless money to support. It has no fighting spirit and is vulnerable to a single blow.

Such an army, even the Taiwei Tong Guan would look down on him!

The imperial army in Qingzhou City is not as good as the robbers on Erlong Mountain outside the city!

Ximen Qing believed that Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi should lead the army to join the teaching of Mr. Zhong Jinglue.

It is true that Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others were stunned, but they still dared to fight the Liao army anyway.

The imperial guards in Hebei and Shandong were really abolished.

After leaving Qingzhou City, Ximen Qing and his entourage returned to Taohuazhuang, met the father-in-law Liu Taigong and Brother Ling Zhen, and learned about Erlong Mountain's situation from them.

The "Flower Monk" Lu Zhishen and the "Green-faced Beast" Yang Zhi of Erlong Mountain were reminded by Ximen Qing, and they sent the "Sword Operator" Cao Zheng down the mountain to inquire about the news.

Not long ago, after learning that the imperial court had appointed Gongzhong Shidao, Minister of Finance and Economics of Xiaozhong, as the commander of the Liao army, Lu Zhishen and Cao Zheng secretly visited Zhongshidao and expressed their willingness to lead the army to follow him in the Northern Expedition.

At this time, the imperial court was recruiting brave warriors in Hebei. Seeing that his former confidant, Mr. Dao Dao, had come back with a crime, he took the opportunity to exonerate Lu Zhishen, and persuaded the imperial court to recruit the robbers from Erlong Mountain, and let them all join the brave warriors. .

Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi were cleared of their crimes, and immediately took Erlongshan's army and horses to defect to Zhong Shidao.

Before leaving, Lu Zhishen, who had been in secret contact with Taohuazhuang, handed over the cottage in Erlong Mountain to Taohuazhuang to take care of it.

Ling Zhen saw that Baozhu Temple on Erlong Mountain was a dangerous place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he sent hundreds of troops to occupy Erlong Mountain first for emergency use.

"The Great Monk left in such a hurry! I wanted to see him off, but it seems that this wine is too much to eat. Next time I bump into the Great Monk, I will never go home without getting drunk with him!"

Ximen Qing shook his head and sighed.

When Ximen Qing talked about Erlong Mountain with Liu Taigong and Ling Zhen, he did not avoid Yue Fei and others.

Now Yue Fei has been by Ximen Qing's side for a long time, participated in many wars through life and death, and has long been regarded as Ximen Qing's caring and caring person.For some things, Ximen Qing didn't avoid him anymore.

Hearing that he was about to fight the Liao people again, Yue Fei's blood boiled immediately, and he asked Ximen Qing: "Uncle Master, this is a god-given opportunity to destroy the Liao Kingdom. Will we also join the imperial army and have another happy fight with the Khitan people?" A fight?"

Ximen Qing glanced at Yue Fei, and said in his heart: "Yue Fei, Yue Fei, you are really a militant! I didn't bring you with me this time, you went to join the army in Tangyin County, Xiangzhou! Hehe~ you You can only sprinkle this blood when my uncle tells you to, so don't let it go to waste!"

"Pengju, my uncle has other arrangements for you. I, Ximenbao, will not directly participate in this battle. However, maybe my uncle will take you to watch the battle. After you return to Tangyin County to meet your parents, immediately rush to Yang Gu County will make peace with me."

Ximen Qing said to Yue Fei with a smile.

Chapter 781 The Era of Fishing in Troubled Waters

After Ximenqing exchanged some cannon casting experience with Ling Zhen in Taohuazhuang, he brought Yue Fei and others through Yanzhou and returned to Yanggu County in Dongping Prefecture.

Yue Fei and others parted from Ximen Qing outside Yanggu County, and went back to Tangyin County, Xiangzhou to visit their parents.With Ximen Qing's advice, Yue Fei and the others have decided not to join the army, and continue to practice with Uncle Ximen Qing.After they go home and stay for a few days, they will return to Ximen Fort in Yanggu County to wait for Master Ximen Qing's orders.

After returning to Ximen Fort, Ximenqing gathered together with his brothers. From their mouths, Ximenqing also got an unexpected piece of information.

Duan Jing, the "Golden Retriever" from Cangzhou, Hebei Province, was found by spies who lived in the Liao Kingdom. Several bandit leaders who had escaped from Liang Shanbo, Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and Dong Ping, all ran to Nanjing Road in the Liao Kingdom.Gongsun Sheng went back to Zixu Temple in Erxian Mountain, Jiugong County, Jizhou to practice Taoism, but recommended Chao Gai and his three to join the Liao army.

According to the investigation, Chao Gai, Wu Yong and Dong Ping took refuge in Li Chuwen, Prime Minister of the Liao Kingdom, and then Li Chuwen recommended Chao Gai and Dong Ping to the army of Xiao Qian, the king of the fourth army of the Liao Kingdom.The two of them followed Xiao Qian in the Zhongjing Road to fight against the Jin army, and made many military exploits, which was appreciated by Xiao Qian.

After Xiao Qian escaped from Bei'an Prefecture and returned to Xijin Mansion in Nanjing, together with Prime Minister Li Chuwen and Clan Minister Yelu Dashi, he supported the Qin and Jin King Yeluchun who stayed in Nanjing as emperor.

After Yeluchun ascended the throne, Xiaoqian was granted the title of envoy to the Privy Council of the North Court, and also the commander of all the armies, allowing him to hold the highest military power in the Liao Kingdom.

After Xiao Qian served as the privy envoy of Zhibeiyuan, in order to prevent the Jin army from going south, he obtained more than [-] households from Dongxixi and the tribes of the northern and southern kings outside the Ling. He formed an elite army loyal to Yeluchun and Xi Ren.

For the generals who made great contributions in the battle of the Han army, Emperor Yeluchun of Tianxi and Xiao Qian, the privy envoy of Zhibeiyuan, also promoted and reused them.

Zhang Jue, a native of Pingzhou, was promoted to be the Jiedu envoy of the Liaoxing Army, and he had the right to know Pingzhou.

The Resentment Army was changed to the Changsheng Army, and Guo Yaoshi, the commander of the Resentment Army, was promoted to be the governor of the Changsheng Army and stay behind in Zhuozhou.

Chao Gai and Dong Ping were promoted to be the principal and deputy of Tanzhou because of their military exploits in the defense of Zhongjing Road, and they were allowed to lead an army alone to defend the Jin army at Gubeikou.

However, Wu Yong, Liang Shanbo's former military adviser, did not accompany Chao Gai and Dong Ping. He continued to stay in Prime Minister Li Chuwen's residence as an aide.

Ximenqing learned of the whereabouts of Chao Gai and the others, and he had to admire how lucky these robbers were, and they were able to make a comeback in the Liao Kingdom.Especially Chao Gai and Dong Ping, they were able to retreat completely in the battle between Zhongjing Road and the Jin Army, they were really protected by gods and Buddhas!

Ximen Qing couldn't figure it out for a while, that Chao Gai was an unlucky man. For the first time in history, he led an army down the mountain to attack Zengtou City and was shot to death by a poisonous arrow.

After Ximenqing came across and changed history, Chao Gai also shot twice in the battle against the Wuwei Army in Jiangzhou, the battle against the Wuwei Army, and the battle against Dongping Mansion.

In short, "Tuota King" Chao Gai has an inexplicable fate with bows and arrows, and the bows and arrows always greet him as if they have eyes.

That fellow fought against the Jurchens with superb archery skills this time, but he didn't die from the arrow?Could it be that guy changed his luck?

How did Ximen Qing know that Chao Gai was afraid of being shot by bows and arrows. He relied on his own supernatural power, and he wore three layers of heavy armor when he went out to fight!

In any case, for Ximen Qing, knowing the whereabouts of those scourges was better than not knowing where they were hiding.

With the whereabouts of these bird thieves, there should be plenty of opportunities to plot against them.

Ximenqing knew that in the Yanjing area, a series of fierce battles would break out soon.Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping put themselves in a dangerous furnace.

After hearing the news about Liang Shanbo's few fishes that slipped through the net, Ximen Qing also informed the brothers of Ximenbao's family that Erlongshan Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi had defected to the army.

Knowing that many old acquaintances of the Western Army will come to Hebei Road to join the army against Liao, Wang Jin is also very sad.

Ximen Qing asked Wang Jin with a smile, if he still wanted to join the Western Army like Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, and go to a showdown with the Liao Army.

Wang Jin shook his head, and replied to Ximen Qing that since the death of General Liu Fa in the Battle of Liuling, he had been completely disappointed with the imperial army.If not, he would not have left the Western Army.Although there were old people from the Western Army coming to the east this time, Wang Jin had no intention of meeting them.

Wang Jin also said to Ximen Qing that high-ranking officials are the ones who can accomplish great things. Wang Jin is also related to the high-ranking officials now, so of course he has to work for the high-ranking officials.

Wang Jin's words made Ximen Qing very useful.At the same time, his words also reminded Ximenqing that in the future when the Western Army collapsed, if he wanted to recruit the generals of the Western Army, Brother Wang Jin would also be a good intermediary.

Seeing that the big battle was imminent, Ximen Qing didn't care about the tiredness of the journey, so he called Lu Xiaoyi and Qiao Yun to his side, and asked them about the information about the various places in Song Dynasty during the time he left.