Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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If your army doesn't attack the Xixia Kingdom first, there will be catastrophe in the future.

I have handed over the seized documents from the Western Xia Kingdom to the Liao Kingdom to your envoy Uxie, there are many words slandering your country, which can prove that what I said is true..."

Song Huizong specially reminded Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom, the threat of Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi and Xixia Kingdom, in fact, he wanted the Jin Army to target Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi and Xixia Kingdom in the west.

Only in this way, the Jin army had no time to look south, and the 20 troops of the Song Dynasty could monopolize the land of Yanjing without being disturbed.

If Song Huizong's strategy of sowing discord can work, and the Jin army launches a frenzied attack on the Song Dynasty's mortal enemy Xixia, it will be the most wonderful diplomatic result for Song Dynasty.

Song Huizong's letter of credence was put together by the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty racking their brains, and the calculations of the emperors and ministers of Song Huizong are hidden everywhere. Come to recover Yandi.

Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo knew that it would be extremely difficult to achieve the purpose of the imperial court this time.

For the smoothness of this trip, the two thought of their old friend Ximen Qing at the same time.

Chapter 8 Ten Invited to Northbound

Thinking that the Jurchens are not so easy to deal with, Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo decided to invite Ximen Qing, who had a good relationship with the Jurchens, to accompany him and ask him to escort the mission to the Kingdom of Jin.

So, Zhao Liangsi accompanied the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin to travel eastward slowly, while Ma Kuo hurried to Yanggu County, Dongping Prefecture, to visit and invite the officials of Ximen Qing.

Ma Kuo was lucky. When he came to Ximenbao in Yanggu County from Bianliang City, Tokyo, Ximen Qing had just finished his visit to Cheng Wanli, a stayer in Yingtianfu, Nanjing.

Ximenqing spent a lot of thought on Cheng Wanli, and of course he couldn't alienate his relationship just because he was promoted to Nanjing Yingtianfu.

Ximenqing advised Cheng Wanli to make him firmly rooted in Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, so as to guarantee the best interests of their son-in-law in the future.

In the original history, after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the royal family members were all captured by the Jurchens and sent to the north. The only fish that slipped through the net, King Kang Zhao Gou, proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu, Nanjing.

Therefore, Nanjing Yingtianfu is not only one of the five capitals of the Song Dynasty, but also an important node city in the future history.

Ximenqing, who can predict the future, of course has to try to control Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing. Maybe in the future, that guy Zhao Gou will escape from Hebei again, and he wants to come here to make a comeback?

Nanjing Yingtianfu is a good place to play Sap!

When Ximenqing communicated with Cheng Wanli in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, he learned from him that the imperial court had ordered a second northern expedition against Yan, and that envoys from the Kingdom of Jin had arrived in Bianliang City, Tokyo.

Ximenqing knew that the Song army was in danger, so he specially warned the future father-in-law, Cheng Wanli, not to get involved in this matter.

Cheng Wanli had already regarded Ximen Qing as his son-in-law in his heart, and Ximen Qing was so good at predicting things that he single-handedly pushed himself to the left-behind position of Nanjing Yingtian Mansion, of course Cheng Wanli obeyed his advice.

In order to help Cheng Wanli, the father-in-law, control the forbidden army in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, and avoid the occurrence of "two-gun generals" Dong Ping who betrayed his superiors and threaten Cheng Wanli's life, Ximen Qing brought some of his own elite soldiers from Yanggu County. Carefully selected backbones, let them join the imperial army.

In addition, Ximenqing also purchased a large amount of land along the Bian River in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, built a new manor, and transferred Hong Zhen of Dulonggang and his army to this new manor.

After the robbers in Liangshanbo were wiped out, Liangshanbo had fallen into the hands of Ximenqing, and the role of Dulonggang in defending Yanggu County disappeared, and Hong Zhen was no longer needed to sit there.

Ximen Qing dispatched Hong Zhen to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing because of his trust in him, allowing him to be the same as Jiang Zhong and be able to take charge of his own affairs.

After arranging everything in Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, and hanging out with Cheng Wanli's daughter like glue for a few days, Ximen Qing returned to Yanggu County.

Unexpectedly, after staying at home for a few days, Brother Ma Kuo came to visit.

After learning about Ma Kuo's intentions, Ximenqing hesitated for a while, and decided to let Ma Kuo stay overnight in Ximenbao. After discussing with his family, he would reply the next day.

According to Ximenqing's original plan, he was unwilling to participate in the melee of the Song, Liao, and Jin kingdoms, but wanted to expand his business in the Jiangnan and Kansai regions during this period, and sell the jade from Liaodong to the whole country to make money Then expand the strength.

Even, Ximen Qing wanted to follow Ximen Ping across the sea to Japan to see if he could find Sister Yue'er.

It's just that now that the Ma Kuo brothers are begging to come to the door, it seems that it is not enough loyalty not to agree to help them.

Ximen Qing knew that after Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo arrived in the Kingdom of Jin, they would definitely know that he married Wanyan Aguda's daughter, Princess Wanyan Wulu of the Kingdom of Jin.

As the son-in-law of the Great Jin Kingdom, it should be easy to help Ma Kuo and Ma Kuo with personal friendship.

If he rejected Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi, there was no guarantee that the two would not harbor grudges.

Brother Ma Kuo is fine, but if Zhao Liangsi came back to China because he was dissatisfied, he would undoubtedly cause some trouble for Ximen Qing.

Hey~ Sending Buddha to the west, I helped them a few times before, let them develop a heart of dependence, let's help them again this time!

Ximen Qing thought about it again, it would be good for Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi to become dependent on him.

The two of them will be important staff members in charge of diplomacy in the Yamen of Taiwei Tongguan Xuanfu Division.If there is any diplomatic turmoil in Song Dynasty, wouldn't it be impossible to escape his own eyes and ears?

After careful consideration, Ximenqing still decided to accompany Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi to visit the Kingdom of Jin, and go to the distant Xijing Road of Liao Kingdom to meet the old man Wanyan Aguda.

That night, after discussing with Hu Sanniang, Ximen Qing entrusted her and his younger sister Ximen Xin to take care of all the family affairs.

When he woke up the next day, Ximenqing told Ma Kuo of his decision, and decided to go to Dengzhou with Ma Kuo, where he would reconcile with the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin and Zhao Liangsi.

After exhorting Wang Jin, Luan Tingyu, Tang Long, Qiao Yun and other brothers, Ximen Qing took Jiao Ting, Yue Fei and others on the road to the north.

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When Ximenqing accompanied Ma Kuo to the north of the Kingdom of Jin, the 20 troops led by Liu Yanqing finished reorganizing in Hejian Mansion, and aggressively marched again to Baigou, the border between the two countries.

At this time, Liao Army Commander Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi died unexpectedly due to the accident of Tianxi Emperor Yeluchun, and the situation in Yanjing City was chaotic.

Therefore, the Liao State's troops on the front line of Baigou were weak, and there were no generals to preside over it.

Seeing this, Liu Yanqing, the commander of the Song army, took the opportunity to order Zheng Jianxiong and other generals to cross the river several times to attack, and won several victories in a row.

On the other side of the Song Army, Liu Guangshi’s department encountered volunteer soldiers organized by the local gentry of the Liao Kingdom at the border of the Song and Liao Dynasties.

Liu Guangshi ordered Ji Jing, Zhao Ming and other brave generals to fight, and they were also victorious, defeating more than [-] local armed forces of the Liao army.

Seeing that both the east and west armies were victorious this time, Tai Wei Tong Guan hurriedly submitted a table to ask for a reward. Song Huizong immediately promoted Liu Guangshi to be the envoy of the mighty army.

Taiwei Tongguan believed that the Liao Kingdom was at the end of its strength and would be able to take back Yanjing this time, so he made a request to restore the official position of the confidant general Yang Keshi who was defeated in the first Northern Expedition.

Song Huizong agreed to rehabilitate Yang Keshi, and ordered Yang Keshi to wait for dispatch at Taiwei Tongguan.

After Yang Keshi arrived at the Xuanfusi Mansion where Taiwei Tongguan set up in Hejianfu, Taiwei Tongguan ordered him to lead the Ansu Army and attack Yan together with Liu Yanqing and his son.

At this time, the internal and external difficulties of Liao Dynasty became more and more serious.

Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of Xijing Road, was defeated by the Jin army again. Wanyan Zongwang, Yelu Yujian and others pursued Emperor Tianzuo relentlessly, defeated Emperor Tianzuo's [-] cavalry with a thousand soldiers and horses, and almost captured Tianzuo. Zuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi.

The Xi people's rebellion in Zhongjing Road was also gradually suppressed by the Jurchens, and the Jin army may invade south at any time.

The army of the Song Dynasty was like flies that could not be chased away. One hundred thousand troops were beaten away, but another 20 troops came, posing a greater threat to the Liao Kingdom.

After Tianxi Emperor Yeluchun passed away, he had no son who could take over the throne, so now Yeluchun's concubine Xiao Shi can only be in power.

Yanjing City is facing such a chaotic situation, no matter how you look at it, it seems that the sun is dying.Many Han people in Yandi lost hope in the Liao regime.

Therefore, when the Song army approached the border of Liao State again, people from Yandi continued to come to join them.