Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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At this time, there was a friend named Ximen Qing who was secretly concerned about his safety and sent someone to protect him.How could Ximenqing's sincere heart not move Zhao Liangsi to tears and remember it in his heart?

Although he still didn't understand why Ximen Qing was so caring for him, Zhao Liangsi still chose to accept Ximen Qing's precious friendship without hesitation, and promised to go to Ximen Qing when he had something to do in the future.

Therefore, "Flower Arm" Lu Xiaoyi arranged more than ten confidantes to secretly escort Zhao Liangsi to leave Bianliang City in Tokyo.

At this time, in Huining City, the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, Ximen Qing also bid farewell to the clan and nobles of the Kingdom of Jin, and embarked on the road to Guangning Mansion in Yingzhou.

Because Ximenqing has naval wharves in Qingzhou, Weizhou, Laizhou and other places, so when he received Yan Wulu's letter in Yanggu County, he did not go to Dengzhou, but took people directly to board the ship from Qingzhou. He crossed the sea and headed north quickly, and arrived at Huining City, the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, day and night.

When Ximenqing arrived in Huining City, Wanyan Zongwang happened to leave the capital for Yingzhou, so he failed to meet Ximenqing.

His wife Wanyan Wulu, his mother Empress Tang Kuo, his uncle Wanyan Zongjun, Wanyan Zonggan, Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongbi and other members of the Aguda family paid homage to Emperor Taizu Emperor Wanyan Aguda in Huining City.

As Wanyan Aguda's eldest princess son-in-law, Ximen Qing was of course counted as a member of the Aguda family, participated in the family memorial ceremony, and wept heartbrokenly in front of the tomb of his father-in-law Wanyan Aguda.

After the memorial ceremony, Ximen Qing attended the family banquet and said many words of comfort to the grieving Empress Tang Kuo.

At the banquet, Wanyan Zongjun told Ximen Qing that before his father died of illness, he also missed his son-in-law Ximen Qing.Wanyan Zongjun said that his father told him and his elder brothers that his brother-in-law Ximenqing was a capable hero, and he wanted them to unite with his younger sister Wanyan Wulu and his brother-in-law Ximenqing, and discuss things together more often.

The brothers Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zongfu also confirmed Wanyan Zongjun's statement.

Of course, Ximen Qing wished for it, and behaved intimately with these wives and uncles.After all, the father-in-law Wanyan Aguda passed away, and Ximen Qing's biggest backer in the Kingdom of Jin was gone.In the future, if you want to get along like a fish in water in the Kingdom of Jin, you have to rely on the hard work of these wives and uncles!

Because it was a family banquet of the Aguda family, there were not only Wanyan Aguda's official wife, Wanyan Zongjun and Wanyan Wulu's birth mother Shengmu Empress Tang Kuo, but also Wanyan Zonggan's birth mother Guangyi Empress Pei Manshi, Wanyan Zongwang's birth mother Qin Empress Xian Heshilie, Wanyan Zongfu's biological mother Xuanxian Empress Pusan, and Wanyan Zongbi's biological mother Yuanfei Wugulun were also present.

Qinxian Empress He Shilie saw that all the princes had a happy conversation with Ximenqing, and her eldest son Wanyan Zongwang went to Yingzhou of Yandi to fight against Zhang Jue's rebels, so she couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

The Heshi Lie family told Ximenqing that the Han people were mostly in Yandi, and Ximenqing was also Han.If possible, I hope he can go to Yingzhou to help Wanyan Zongwang appease the Han people in Zhaojiangping and Yingzhou, and give him a helping hand.

After hearing this, Ximen Qing immediately agreed without hesitation.

In fact, the Heshi Lie family didn't mention this matter, Ximenqing also wanted to find an excuse to go to Pingzhou to hang out with Wanyan Zongwang.Because Ximen Qing remembered clearly that after the war between the Jin and Song Dynasties in history, his wife-in-law Wanyan Zongwang was the commander-in-chief of the Jin Army's East Route Army.

The first person to lead the Jin army to Bianliang City in Tokyo was not Wanyan Zonghan, the commander of the West Route Army with the most powerful corps, but Wanyan Zongwang, who formed the Song East Route Army with the Pingzhou Crusade Army as his team.

Ximen Qing knew in his heart that Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan would be the two most important figures in the upcoming Song and Jin war, and he certainly would not miss the opportunity to strengthen and deepen his relationship with Wanyan Zongwang.

The Heshi Lie family cared about their son, and Ximenqing happened to go to Pingzhou along the way.

Chapter 863 Jin Guo is a good son-in-law

After attending the Aguda family's internal banquet, Ximenqing received an invitation from the Prime Minister Wanyan Sagai.

In private, Ximen Qing is Wanyan Sagai's savior, Wanyan Sagai is very grateful and appreciates Ximen Qing, his father and son have maintained a good relationship with Ximen Qing.Knowing that Ximen Qing has come to Huining City, how could Wanyan Sagai not invite Ximen Qing to his Guoxiang Village as a guest.

Yu Gong and Ximen Qing have been using the fleet to sell a large amount of grain to the Kingdom of Jin to help the Kingdom of Jin solve the food crisis caused by the war.Although the former emperor Wanyan Agu died, as the prime minister, Wanyan Sagai still wanted to continue to cooperate with Ximen Qing to purchase grain from the Song Dynasty.

Ximenqing, Wanyan Sagai, Wanyan Zonghan and his son also have a lot of emotional investment. Of course, they are willing to attend the meeting and continue to strengthen their friendship.

In Guoxiangzhai, Ximenqing and Wanyan Sagai had a very happy chat, and soon settled the matter of continuing to sell grain to Jin Guo.

During the banquet, Ximen Qing saw that Wanyan Sagai's body was not as good as before, and it seemed that there were signs of exhaustion.

Although Ximen Qing had already worked together with the "miracle doctor" An Daoquan to treat Wanyan Sagai's illness and tried his best to prolong his life, but Wanyan Sagai's body was not as good as Wanyan Aguda's, and his age was older than Wanyan Aguda's.Now that the strong and strong Wanyan Aguda has passed away, it is no small miracle that Wanyan Sakai can be delayed until now.

In particular, the death of Wanyan Sagai's second son in the Battle of Xijing also made the old man heartbroken and his spirit became even worse.

Wanyan Sagai's whole body became even thinner, her hair was pale, showing her old age, only her eyes were still shining brightly, like two groups of eternal flames burning.

Ximenqing knew in his heart that Wanyan Sagai was trying to support his body, and wanted to seek more benefits for his family when the imperial power changed, so as to ensure the smooth handover of his power to his son Wanyan Zonghan.

Because, when Wanyan Sagai and Ximenqing were drinking and chatting, they kept three words inseparable from Wanyan Zonghan, and an old father unconsciously showed his affection for his son.

After a long talk with Ximen Qing, Wanyan Sagai led Ximen Qing to meet the new emperor Wanyan Wu for begging.

After Wanyan Wu Qimai became the emperor, there have been quite a few changes.

In the past, Wanyan Wu Qimai used to be a staunch opponent of Lian Song's war against Liao Dynasty. For Ximen Qing, the nephew and son-in-law of the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Wu Qimai didn't have much enthusiasm and love.

But now sitting on the throne of the emperor, Wanyan Wu Qimai did not enjoy any special luxury life, but only felt the heavy pressure, and the intricate state affairs required him to make a decision after deliberation.

In fact, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin at this time was not a high-ranking emperor like the Central Plains Dynasty, and he did not enjoy any privileges.

The wealth in the treasury of the Kingdom of Jin belongs to the state, or it is shared by the Jurchen nobles, and even the emperor has no right to embezzle it privately.

Historically, Wanyan Wu Qimai once made a joke because of embezzlement of public funds. It can be said that he has no dignity of the emperor.

It is said that once Wanyan Wu became addicted to begging for alcohol, and in a moment of confusion, he went to the treasury to grab money and go out to buy wine and meat.

As a result, this matter was discovered and stabbed to Wan Yan Zonghan, the second most powerful person in Jin Kingdom.

Wanyan Zonghan immediately led the nobles to conduct business, pulled Wanyan Wu Qimai from the throne of the emperor, and beat him twenty slaps as punishment.

After beating up the unruly emperor, Wanyan Zonghan and others put Wanyan Wu on the throne and knelt down to plead guilty.

Wanyan Wu Qimai, who was beaten to pieces, had to endure the pain to admit his mistakes to the officials, saying that the ministers were not guilty, it was my fault, they should be beaten, the beating was right...

Being an emperor in the early Jin Dynasty, surrounded by a group of unruly aristocratic ministers, was really not easy!

Ximen Qing looked at Wanyan Wu begging for money, and thought of the funny scene where he was spanked in history, he couldn't help sighing inwardly.

After Wanyan Wu Qimai sat on the throne for a few days, he became more pragmatic.

The land newly conquered by the Kingdom of Jin, Zhongjing, Xijing and other places have been affected by the war, and the common people are about to be reduced to starvation. They need Wanyan Wu to beg and buy the emperor for relief!

Wanyan Wu Qimai has been busy issuing orders to encourage farmers in the past few days, arranging officials to go to various places to organize local people to resume agricultural production, ensure the food supply for the army and civilians, and consolidate the rule of the Dajin Kingdom over the newly occupied land.

At this time, Wanyan Wu Qimai also changed his attitude towards the Song Dynasty that he had looked down upon before.As long as the relationship with the Song Dynasty can be beneficial to the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Wu Qimai is also willing to deal with those hypocritical, cunning, and cowardly Song people in his mind.

The arrival of Ximen Qing made the new emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai show a rare smile.

Because Wanyan Wu Qimai knew that Ximen Qing, the son-in-law of the Great Jin Kingdom, was a capable man, and he was able to transport ship after ship of precious food to the Kingdom of Jin by sea from the far south, so as to ease the burden on Zhongjing and Xijing. famine.

After Ximen Qing met his uncle emperor according to the etiquette, he quickly got to the point with Wanyan Wu Qimai, discussing how to continue to retain Ximen Qing's status as a gold medal merchant, and use Jin Kingdom's local products and seized cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry A plan to buy food from the south in exchange for luxury goods.

Ximen Qing generously stated that in order to congratulate Wanyan Wu's begging uncle for his enthronement, he was willing to reduce the price of the grain delivered by another [-]% to help his uncle stabilize the domestic grain price.

Wanyan Wu Qimai was overjoyed when he heard this, held Ximen Qing's hand and laughed, hating himself for not giving birth to a daughter, otherwise he might as well marry his daughter to Ximen Qing and ask him to be his son-in-law.

The reason why Ximen Qing can be so generous is that after the autumn harvest in the south, when grain prices are the cheapest, Ximen Qing’s cost of harvesting grain has dropped by more than [-]%. More.

Secondly, it was Ximenqing who mined jade on the mountain and made a fortune silently. After all, paper could not cover fire.In the past, when Wanyan Aguda was around, of course he wouldn't be jealous of his son-in-law's ability to make money.Now that Wanyan Wu is begging to be in power, it is inevitable that there will be clan nobles who are jealous of Ximen Qing's income and want to step in to get a share of the pie.

Now Ximenqing would rather "suffer a loss" and make less money when it comes to food issues, but also help Wanyan Wu beg to buy to solve the problem of trafficking food, but it solved Wanyan Wu's urgent need to beg to buy.

Could it be that Wanyan Wu Qimai was ashamed to let Ximen Qing share some of the benefits when he learned that Ximen Qing had dug some jade from the barren hills in his fiefdom?

This is called "If you want to take what you want, you must first give it to you". Let people taste the sweetness first, so that you can bargain and do business!For this set, the official Ximen Qing is very familiar with it!