Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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On the 21st, another news came from Zhongshan Prefecture, saying that the Jin army and the Han army of the Jin State were being transferred to an important pass on the Song-Jin border.

In addition, the Jin Army in Weizhou, Feihu County and other places is collecting a large amount of food and grass for the army and horses.

Residents on the frontier are spreading the news that the Kingdom of Jin is about to start a war against the Song Dynasty.

On November [-], Zhongshan Prefecture reported that Marshal Wanyan Zonghan ordered all the township soldiers in Datong Prefecture and the counties under its jurisdiction to report to Datong Prefecture with all the military supplies.It is also reported that the Jin Army is collecting and buying war horses in Shanxi.

On the [-]th, the Zhongshan government reported again that the Jin army in Pingzhou ordered all the counties under its jurisdiction to select strong men to join the army.The Jin Army's troops in Quanbo have been transferred to Fengsheng Prefecture.

Seeing that the Jin army was expanding its army and preparing for war, on November [-]th, Taiwei Tong Guan ordered Ma Kuo and Xin Xingzong to take the military secretary to Datong Mansion urgently to see Wanyan Zonghan.

The purpose of this trip was to continue negotiations on the delivery of Weizhou and Yingzhou, but it was actually to find out whether the Jin army really had an attempt to invade the south.

Before leaving, Tong Guan told Ma Kuo that when he arrived at the Jin Army, don't get entangled in the etiquette details, and only negotiate with Wanyan Zonghan to hand over Wei, Ying Erzhou, Feihu, and Lingqiu counties, and the rest of the land can be handed over to Jin Guo.

In addition, more importantly, you must carefully inquire whether Wanyan Zonghan really intends to invade the south.

Ma Kuo and others shouldered heavy responsibilities and rushed day and night from Taiyuan Mansion to Datong Mansion of the Kingdom of Jin.

When Ma Kuo arrived at Ruyue Village at the junction of Daizhou and Yingzhou controlled by the State of Jin, he heard that Wanyan Zonghan had ordered the Yisheng Army who had defected to the State of Jin to send troops to Fanquan County at the foot of Wutai Mountain to find out the truth about the frontier preparations of the Song Dynasty.

Ma Zhanzhang turned pale with fright, and hurriedly wrote a report to Tong Guan to report the situation, requesting Tong Guan to send troops to defend immediately.

Immediately Ma Kuo hurried to Datong Mansion to see Wan Yan Zonghan, the coach of the Jin Army.

Wanyan Zonghan ordered the envoy of Song Dynasty to meet himself with the ceremony of meeting the king. Ma Kuo and Xin Xingzong paid according to Tongguan's payment, and did not entangle in etiquette. They followed Wanyan Zonghan's words and met Wanyan Zonghan in the Chinese army tent.

Wanyan Zonghan asked Ma Kuo why he came, and Ma Kuo expressed the wish of the Song Dynasty emperor and Taiwei Tongguan to hope that the two countries could complete the land delivery as soon as possible according to the covenant and keep the border peaceful forever.

However, Wanyan Zonghan pointed out that the Song Dynasty violated the oath and accepted Zhang Jue and officials and civilians who had fled from Yanjing.The Kingdom of Jin wanted people from the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty had always only dealt with it, and did not take actual actions to show sincerity.

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Although our Jin Kingdom is small and short-lived, we know how to abide by the treaty. However, your Song Dynasty always claimed to have a vast territory and rich people, but you were so dishonest. Now we don't hand over the land behind the mountain. You say that the responsibility lies with you. who?"

After Wanyan Zonghan captured Emperor Tianzuo, a group of ministers and generals who surrendered from the original Liao Kingdom, such as Liu Yanzong, Yelu Yujian, Xiao Qing, etc., all strongly advocated attacking the Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Zonghan was unclear about the internal situation of the Song Dynasty, and was still hesitant about whether to go to war immediately.

At that time, because the Song army regarded them as Fan people, internal conflicts intensified, and three thousand Yisheng troops on the east road of the Song Dynasty mutinied.

Wang Ting, Geng Shouzhong and others led troops to suppress the rebellious Yisheng army, so they defected to the Jin army to the north and informed the Jin army of the true and false borders of the Song Dynasty in detail.

Later, Han Minyi, the leader of the Changsheng Army in Yizhou, had conflicts with Zhang Zong, the guard of Yizhou, and brought [-] Changsheng troops to Wanyan Zonghan.

Han Minyi told Wanyan Zonghan that only the coach of Changsheng Army, Guo Yaoshi, wanted to repay the Song Dynasty for his kindness and continue to work hard for the Song Dynasty.

The rest of the leaders, such as Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren, have been disheartened towards the Song Dynasty because of the Song Dynasty's refusal to kill Zhang Jue, who had defected to the Song Dynasty.

If the Jin army goes south, the Ever Victorious Army will definitely not fight to the end for the Song Dynasty.

With the information brought by these two defecting teams, the Jin army confirmed that the Song army was strong outside and middle-ranking, and Yanshan and Hedong were both defenseless.

The main combat factions in the Jin army, such as Liu Yanzong and Yelu Yujian, urged Wanyan Zonghan to seize the opportunity to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, and Wanyan Zonghan also made up his mind to attack the Song Dynasty.

Chapter 878 The Golden Army Goes South

Facing Wanyan Zonghan, who had made up his mind, Ma Kuo still did not give up, and persuaded: "The land transfer is a major event that the two countries have already agreed upon. Even if the marshal has objections, there is no need to refuse it outright, so as to save the future. See you, regret it too late. Please Marshal think deeply."

When Wanyan Zonghan heard the words, he smiled boldly and asked Ma Kuo what to do?

Ma Kuo said that the matter was so important that he could only speak to the marshal, and asked the marshal to let the left and right people back down.

Wanyan Zonghan said that all the affairs of our country need to be known by everyone, and there is no need to retreat from the left and right.

Ma Kuo explained that what is going to be discussed next is a major event between the two countries, and I am afraid that it will be spread out before the conclusion is reached, causing unnecessary trouble.

After Wanyan Zonghan heard what Ma Kuo said, he ordered the people around him to step down and give Ma Kuo a chance to speak alone.

Ma Kuo said to Wanyan Zonghan: "Tong Taishi said before I came that Tan Zhen's disregard of the overall situation caused troubles, and Zhang Jue in Pingzhou was all at fault.

I hope you, Marshal, will remember the friendship between your two countries in the eradication of Daliao, and forget the mistakes of our court.

Now your country only needs to hand over the two prefectures of Wei and Ying, and I wish to hand over the rest of the agreed land to your country.

If your country can accept our North Korean plan, please ask the marshal to arrange a delivery date so that the two countries can appease the border residents.

After this matter is over, if the marshal wants anything else, please feel free to ask.Tong Taishi must ask the emperor for instructions on his behalf, and meet the marshal's requirements one by one. "

Ma Kuo admitted the fault of the Song Dynasty in a private conversation, subdued Wanyan Zonghan in private, and wanted to use his benefits to buy Yan Zonghan so that he could help resolve the conflict between the two countries.

Ma Kuo's move was obviously authorized by Tong Guan. In Tong Guan's view, as long as he is willing to give benefits, he might not be able to bribe Marshal Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin Army and let him be accommodating.

Unfortunately, Tong Guan's calculation was wrong.

Wanyan Zonghan was able to have such a high prestige in the Jin army and was supported by the soldiers because he was a hero among the Jurchens.

How could Wanyan Zonghan betray the interests of the Kingdom of Jin for the sake of greed?

Besides, Wanyan Zonghan is already very famous, he is the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Jin, and the land of the Kingdom of Jin will belong to him in the future.

Wanyan Zonghan is planning to continue to open up territory for the Kingdom of Jin, how can he give up an inch of land?

Faced with Ma Kuo's private acquisition, Wan Yan Zonghan said with a smile: "Our country is about to question your country, and you still want to covet my Dajin's land? The land in front of the mountain and behind the mountain was originally our country's old land. If you are sincere and admit your mistake, you should It is more reasonable to return some of the land in front of the mountain to our country.”

What Wanyan Zonghan meant was that not only would he not give up the land behind the mountain, but also that the Kingdom of Jin would take back the land of Yanjing because the Song Dynasty lost the alliance and made mistakes first.

After hearing this, Ma Kuo persuaded Wan Yan Zonghan not to make a decision easily, so as not to regret it when the two countries suffered losses in the war.

How could Wanyan Zonghan be frightened by Ma Kuo's false words, he ended the negotiation and ordered Ma Kuo to be sent to the post house to rest.

Waking up the next day, Ma Kuo found that the hostess in the posthouse were much more considerate than usual, and he wondered secretly.

Seeing that Ma Kuo was puzzled, Samu, a native of the Kingdom of Jin who was ordered to accompany the envoy of the Song Dynasty, told him that the enthusiasm was due, and that he could entertain Ma Kuo again this time.

Ma Kuo heard the implication of the Jin people, which meant that the Jin country was about to turn against the Song Dynasty and go to war, and it would be difficult for him to visit Datong Mansion as an envoy.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Ma Kuo and Xin Xingzong hurried back to the Xuanfu Division of Taiyuan Mansion.

However, Emperor Taizong of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Wu Qimai, had already ordered the generals to attack the Song Dynasty.

In this attack on the Song Dynasty, under the command of Wanyan Zonghan, the Jin army divided into two groups and launched a pincer offensive against the Song Dynasty.

The Jin army took the Marshal Wanyan Zonghan as the Marshal and the Marshal of the Right Route Army, the famous generals Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Loushi as the vanguard, and the economic strategy made Wanyan Xiyin the Marshal of the Right Superintendent Army, and the Left Jinwu as the General Yelu Yujian was Marshal Youdujian, who led the army from Datong Mansion in Xijing to attack Taiyuan Mansion in Song Dynasty.

Wan Yanchang, Commander of the Liubu Road Army, was the governor of the Liubu Road, and Wanyan Xie was also the deputy. Wanyan Zongwang was the commander of the Nanjing Road and the Marshal of the Zuo Route Army, and the deputy of Wanyan's mother. He knew the affairs of the Privy Council Yu Zhongwen, Cao Yongyi, and Liu Yan. The three of Zong led the Han army and led the troops from Nanjing to attack Yanshan Mansion in the Song Dynasty.

Before Wanyan Zongwang led the army to set off, he knew that the Song Dynasty envoy Wuhan Ying was staying on the border.

Wanyan Zongwang wanted to recruit Wuhan Ying, so he ordered someone to invite him to cross the border to the Kingdom of Jin to see Dawu.