Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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At this time, Guo Yaoshi did not need to publicize, Xiao Qian in Jizhou City had already received the information from his subordinates, and also saw Xi Jun who had retreated from Jingzhou, and knew that Chao Gai and Dong Ping were defeated, and Jingzhou had fallen.

Once Jingzhou was lost, Xiao Qian's retreat was cut off, and Lu Longling was also exposed to the Song army.

The families of the soldiers of the Xi Army were all on Lulongling. After learning that Jingzhou had fallen, the generals no longer wanted to fight against the Changsheng army. They demanded to take back Jingzhou to ensure the safety of Lulongling.

Xiao Qian also had no intention of fighting. He sent an army to attack Sanhe County with a bluff. After confusing Guo Yaoshi's army, he immediately led the main force to kill Jingzhou City.

Guo Yaoshi had already arranged to visit the horses to monitor Jizhou City. After confirming that the main force of Xiao Qian's army had retreated, Guo Yaoshi immediately attacked Jizhou City with all his strength.

When Xiao Qian led the army to the foot of Jingzhou City, he encountered stubborn resistance from Zhu Dian and Jiang Zhongjun, and was blocked outside Jingzhou City.

Zhu Wu, the "magic military division", directly launched a heart attack against Xiao Qian's army. He asked the captured soldiers of the Xi and Bohai tribes in Jingzhou City to shout to Xiao Qian's army on the city wall, telling them that the King Xi's mansion on Lulongling had been breached by the Song army. At that time, all the fathers and villagers of the Xi and Bohai tribes were captured by the Song army, and Xiao Qian's army had become a homeless and lonely army.

"To capture Xiao Qian who came to surrender, the court will not blame the past!"

"Whoever kills Xiao Qian will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

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There was a shout full of temptation and bewitchment from the city wall.

Xiao Qian lost his temper and rushed to attack Jingzhou City.However, the city of Jingzhou is not big, Zhu Wu, Jiang Zhong, and Zhu Wu have already made preparations to protect the city as solid as gold. Although Xiao Qian's army is large, it is difficult to break through Jingzhou City in a hurry.

The generals in Xiao Qian's army lost their minds, and the generals of all ministries led their troops to retreat one after another. Those who had traveled across the mountains wanted to return to the tribe to protect their own children, and they were no longer under Xiao Qian's restraint.

As a result, Xiao Qian not only failed to regain Jingzhou City, but also lost most of his army, leaving less than 2 people under his command.

Just at this time, Guo Yaoshi led the army in pursuit, and took the opportunity to surprise the weakened Xiao Qian's army from behind.Xiao Qian's army, which was attacked from both sides, fell into chaos and almost fell apart.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiao Qian hurriedly led the remnants of the army to flee.

Zhu Dian and Jiang Zhong also led the army out of the city, and cooperated with Guo Yaoshi in pursuing Xiao Qian.

Unwillingly, Xiao Qian led his troops to flee to King Xi's mansion, trying to prove to his soldiers that the Song army was lying, so as to stabilize the army's morale and make a comeback.

However, when Xiao Qian fled back to Jianda Mountain with the remnants of his troops across the mountains, he found that all the villages of the Xi nationality here had been razed to the ground by the Song army, and all the families of the soldiers were taken away by the Song army.

Prince Xi's mansion also turned into empty ruins, and the gold and silver treasures brought back by Xiao Qian from Yanjing City were swept away.

Xiao Qian's army collapsed completely, and what made them even more desperate was that Guo Yaoshi's army, with the secret help of Ximen Qing, had chased them to the valley where Prince Xi's mansion was located, and blocked them in the valley.

In desperation, the soldiers of the Xi army vented their grievances on the emperor Xiao Qian. They took advantage of the chaos to kill Xiao Qian and surrendered to Guo Yaoshi's army.

Xiao Qian, a famous general of the Liao Dynasty, fought against the Jin army and Song army all his life, but he still failed to reverse the general trend of history, so he withdrew from the stage of history with a tragic ending.

Chapter 859 The Funeral of Wanyan Aguda

Assisting Guo Yaoshi's Changsheng Army to defeat Xi Guoxiao Qian and put down the Xiaoqian Rebellion, Ximen Qing and others led the Hebei East Road Allied Forces, and with many captured spoils, they defeated the two captives Wu Yong and Dong Ping. And return, back to Cangzhou, Hebei.

When Du Chong saw Wu Yong, the prisoner, and learned from Zhu Tong that he was the one who planned to kill his son, he gritted his teeth and sentenced Wu Yong to a death sentence. Cut to death.

As a remnant of Liang Shanbo, Dong Ping also fell into bad luck with Wu Yong.Originally, it was only the end of beheading to show the public, but the magistrate Du Chong's hatred for the Liangshanbo robbers still persisted, and he was sentenced to death by death, and he was asked to accompany Wu Yong to the Caishikou.

Dong Ping, the most despicable leader among the Liangshan bandits, finally got what he deserved.

After the execution, the heads of Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping were encapsulated and sent to Bianliang City, Tokyo, to report the good news to the imperial court.

Because He Tao took refuge in Liangshanbo bandits and did not do many evils, this time he abandoned his secrets and turned to the Ming. He made great contributions to the complete annihilation of Chao Gai's army and the capture of Jingzhou and King Xi's mansions.

After He Tao saw the methods of the official Ximen Qing, he secretly took refuge in the official Ximen Qing.

This great victory of the Hebei East Road Allied Forces made the nominal commander, the prefect of Cangzhou, Du Chong, famous, and was favored by the kings and ministers of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty.

At this time, it happened that Liang Zhongshu was transferred to Bianliang City, Tokyo, to serve as an important official in Beijing because of his "outstanding political achievements". There was a vacancy in the position left behind in Beijing Daming Mansion. Song Huizong appointed Du Chong as the left guard in Beijing Daming Mansion.

Ximen Qing not only saved Du Chong's son, but also helped him make meritorious deeds. Du Chong introduced Ximen Qing as his confidant and obeyed him.

After Du Chong took office in Beijing's Daming Mansion, Ximen Qing took the opportunity to develop his power into the Imperial Guard of Daming Mansion.

Now that Cheng Wanli is in power in Yingtianfu, Nanjing on the East and West Roads of Beijing, and Du Chong is in power in Daming Mansion in Beijing on East Hebei Road, Ximenqing's influence has secretly influenced two of the five capitals of the Song Dynasty, becoming more and more important.

At this time, Ximen Qing returned to Yanggu County, Dongping Prefecture with many gold and silver treasures seized by Lu Longling after helping others.

After the pommel horse was exhausted, it was necessary to live with Pan Jinlian and the others for a few days.

High official, I want a beautiful woman in my arms, just smile and watch the situation!

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When Du Chong, the prefect of Cangzhou, was promoted and made a fortune because of his military exploits in quelling the Xiaoqian Rebellion, Guo Yaoshi, the commander of the Changsheng Army, also returned from Lulongling.

Although Guo Yaoshi didn't capture anything else on Lulongling, he returned to Yanshan Mansion with the most precious trophy.This trophy is the head of Emperor Xi Xiaoqian.

Wang Anzhong, the pacifier of Yanshanfu Road, was overjoyed when he got Xiao Qian's head, and immediately sent someone to send it back to Bianliang City, Tokyo in an urgent manner.

After Song Huizong got the head of Xiao Qian, he specially held a ceremony in the Zichen Hall, and all the officials in the court shouted long live, congratulating Song Huizong for regaining the territory and cutting off the rest of the Liao Kingdom.

Excited Song Huizong ordered people to send the head of the enemy chieftain Xiao Qian to the Taishe treasury for preservation according to etiquette. A ceremony will be held on another day to report to the ancestors of the ancestral temple.

Under the praise of his ministers, Song Huizong was immersed in the fantasy, thinking that his martial arts and martial arts were as good as Qin Huang's and Han Wu's.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty named Guo Yaoshi, a minister of meritorious service, as the school inspector and Shaobao, and asked him to be the deputy of Wang Anzhong, the pacifier of Yanshan Prefecture.

However, after defeating Xiao Qian's army and killing Xiao Qian, Guo Yaoshi thought that Yan's land depended on his own protection, and became even more domineering.

Although the imperial court appointed Guo Yaoshi as Wang Anzhong's deputy, in fact it was Guo Yaoshi who held the real power in Yanshan Mansion.Wang Anzhong was neither able nor willing to restrain Guo Yaoshi.

The imperial court needed Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army to help rule the land of Yan and resist the military threats from the remnant Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty and the northern Jin Kingdom, so it also tried its best to meet Guo Yaoshi's needs.

After defeating Xiao Qian's army, Guo Yaoshi actively expanded the Ever Victorious Army. The imperial court would give people if they wanted people, horses if they wanted horses, and weapons if they wanted weapons.

Despite this, Guo Yaoshi and the soldiers of the Changsheng Army did not change their clothes and customs, and refused to change the original Liao costumes. Various customs remained the same, and the Song Dynasty did not have any restrictions on this.

After some management, the strength of Guo Yaoshi's department has greatly increased, and the team of the Ever Victorious Army has expanded to 5 people. With the addition of Yanshan Prefecture and other local braves who listened to his orders, the total number is 30.

At this time, the Song Dynasty's own army stationed in Yanshan Mansion only had a total of about 9000 people.

Obviously, Guo Yaoshi's army has an absolute advantage in Yanshan Prefecture, and it has gradually developed into a local warlord that determines the survival of Yandi.

Some people in the ruling and opposition parties began to discuss privately, comparing An Lushan with Guo Yaoshi.

In the imperial court, Song Huizong and his ministers did not care about suppressing the Ever Victorious Army. Instead, after taking back Yandi, they set their sights on the land in the cloud of Datong Mansion in Xijing.

Song Huizong sent envoys to the north, intending to negotiate with Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda on the delivery of Shuo, Wu, and Wei prefectures.However, when the envoys arrived in Daizhou, they received a sad news that the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, had passed away due to illness!

It turned out that the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin had just handed over the land of Yan to the Song Dynasty in a hurry because he was unwell, and led the troops out of Juyongguan to Fengshengzhou to escape the summer heat and recuperate.

In June, after Wanyan Aguda arrived at Yuanyangluo, north of Yehuling, he fell ill.