Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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Facing the three people's request, Ximen Qing readily agreed.

In Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and other places, Ximenqing managed it as his own territory.Even if Wang Shizhong and the others don't mention this matter, Ximen Qing will send troops to protect his territory.

Now that Dengzhou officials are asking him for help, Ximenqing will of course sell them a favor.

Ximenqing not only wants to help defend Dengzhou, but also helps defend Laizhou, Qingzhou and other places.He believed that the timid Zhao Mingcheng, Murong Yanda and others would need the powerful military force of his place just like Wang Shizhong.

The only reason for this is that the local officials and soldiers are so bad that they are really useless.

By assisting in the defense of these frontier states, Ximen Qing is expanding his personal armament in a fair and honest manner.

In fact, Ximenqing knew in his heart that the Liao army had been beaten to half-mutilation by the Jin army, and self-defense was still stretched. How could there be room for developing naval forces to attack Deng, Lai and other states?

Wang Shizhong and others are just living in the shadow of the powerful Khitan in the past, scaring themselves.

Ximen Qing didn't point out the matter, but sold favors in front of the three of them.

The relieved expressions of Wang Shizhong and Ma Zheng made Ximenqing laugh secretly.

It should be noted that Wang Shizhong and Ma Zheng are supporters of the policy of uniting the Jin Dynasty against the Liao Dynasty, and they have actively contributed to the Song Dynasty's contact with the Jin Kingdom.

Now when the Song Dynasty really wanted to go to war with the Liao Kingdom, they became worried again.

Thinking about it carefully, the performance of the two of them is very similar to Song Huizong's bird man.They all want benefits, but also look forward and backward, afraid of this and that.

Ximenqing took the opportunity to inquire about the situation of the imperial court's preparations to send troops to the three of Wang Shizhong.

It turned out that the imperial court somewhat regretted forming an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin, and was also afraid that the Kingdom of Liao would still be strong. At the beginning, it did not agree with the envoys from the Kingdom of Jin on the date of sending troops to attack Liao.

Unexpectedly, the Kingdom of Jin did not receive any reply from the State of Song. After attacking Liao alone, the State of Jin captured the Zhongjing Road of the State of Liao with great force, and the soldiers pointed directly at Gubeikou and Songting Pass.

Immediately afterwards, the Jin army leaped thousands of miles into the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom, drove away Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, and took the Datong Mansion of Xijing lightly.

After the fall of Datong Mansion in Xijing, Nanjing Road of Liao Kingdom lost the news of Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi. It is not known whether he died in the rebellion.

Prime Minister Li Chuwen, King Xiao Qian of the Fourth Army, Jiedu Envoy of the Liaoxing Army Yelu Dashi and other important ministers who stayed in Xijin Mansion in Nanjing unanimously supported Yelu who stayed behind in Nanjing, Marshal of Liao Kingdom Capital, and named King Qin and Jin Chun is the emperor, named Emperor Tianxi, and named Jianfu.

After Yeluchun became emperor, he conferred the title of King of Xiangyin, Emperor Yeluyanxi, whose life and death are unknown.At the same time, he sent envoys to Jin Guo, requesting that Liao be accepted as a vassal state of Jin Guo.

Although Yeluchun's words were sincere, Wanyan Aguda, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, considered that he had concluded a maritime alliance with the Kingdom of Song, and he himself promised to hand over the Yanjing area to the Kingdom of Song, so he did not agree to Yeluchun's request. The imperial edict asked Yeluchun to surrender.

In the Song court at this time, Emperor Daojun and his important ministers did not know what Emperor Jin Wanyan Aguda was thinking.

The Jin army launched an offensive in January, captured the Zhongjing Dading Mansion in February, and captured the Xijing Datong Mansion in March.

In just over two months, the Jin army occupied most of the territory of the Liao Kingdom, leaving only one Nanjing Road still under the control of the Liao army.

The series of victories of the Jin Army shocked the Daojun Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the emperor and his ministers. They did not expect that the Liao Kingdom, which was once so powerful, would be completely defeated by the Jin Kingdom within two or three months.

If I had known that the Liao Kingdom in the north was a paper worm, how could the Song Dynasty not send troops?

Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji and his important ministers are not afraid of the Liao Kingdom at this moment. What they are worried about is that the Jin Army will take advantage of the momentum to invade the Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom and occupy the Yanjing area.

Therefore, Emperor Daojun Zhao Ji hastily issued an order to let Taiwei Tongguan lead the army to attack Liao in the north.

The king and ministers of the Song Dynasty made up their minds to take advantage of the weakening of the Liao Kingdom to seize the Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom first and take the Yanjing area as their own.

Therefore, the impatient Taoist Emperor Zhao Ji did not send envoys to the Jin Kingdom to agree on the date of jointly attacking the Yanjing area of ​​​​the Liao Kingdom, so he ordered Taiwei Tong Guan to patrol the border with [-] troops as the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong, Hebei.

In the eyes of Emperor Daojun Zhao Ji and the ministers around him, the Liao Kingdom is already in turmoil, and its collapse is imminent.As soon as the King of the Song Dynasty arrives, the Han officers, soldiers and common people in Yandi will definitely open the gates of the city and welcome them.Yanjing can be regained without any effort.

Therefore, the Taoist emperors and ministers in Bianliang City, Tokyo called the Song army's northward march as patrolling the border, intending to surrender without a fight, forcing the Yanjing area to surrender to the Song Dynasty.

Tong Taiwei must have generals under his command. Emperor Daojun Zhao Ji appointed Xijing Veteran General, Baojing Army Jiedu Envoy, and the prestigious Xiaozhong Jinglue Minister Gongzhong Shidao as the capital of the Liao Army.

At the same time, Taiwei Tong Guan's confidant and favorite general, Wu Taijun Xuan envoy Wang Zhi and Huazhou observation envoy Yang Keshi were appointed as the deputy generals of Zhong Shidao, and together with Zhong Shidao, they led the troops to follow Tong Guan to attack Liao.

The state capitals on Hebei Road, Hedong Road, and Jingdong Road have all received orders from the imperial court to prepare their troops for war and wait for Taiwei Tongguan to dispatch them.

Unlike the confident ministers of the DPRK and China, officials in border states are worried about the upcoming war.

After Ximen Qing heard from Wang Shizhong and others that the imperial court had appointed Xiaozhong's manager, Gongzhong Shidao, as the commander of the Liao army, he knew that the "flower monk" Lu Zhishen and the "green-faced beast" Yang Zhi of Erlong Mountain might have gone down the mountain to seek refuge. The way of teaching has gone.

Alas~ I hope they are lucky and happy!

7 Chapter Eighty

After Ximen Qing inquired about the recent information of the Great Song court in Dengzhou City, he left Dengzhou City and returned to Ximen Village.

Before leaving Ximenzhuang, Ximenqing informed the old supervisor Ximenzhong about the discovery of the jade veins, and asked him to prepare to use Wang Dingliu's sea trade route to sell jade products to the affluent areas in the south of the Yangtze River.

For the "Big Sword" Xu Wen and the "Yunli King Kong" Song Wan brothers, Ximenqing informed them that the Dengzhou government requested assistance in defense, and asked Xu Wen to cooperate with Ping Haijun to protect Dengzhou.The most important thing is to protect Ximenzhuang and its own navy dock.

Ximenqing also told Xu Wen and Song Wan that he would visit Zhao Mingcheng, the prefect of Laizhou, and Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, to help them defend the sea.

Ximenqing asked Xu Wen to take the opportunity to expand the navy and gradually control the entire Bohai Sea in his hands.

At this time, the countries around the Bohai Sea included the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom and the Koryo Kingdom.

Liao and Jin are dominated by cavalry and land warfare. The naval forces of these two countries are quite weak. Koryo is surrounded by sea on three sides and has some naval ships, but they are not too strong.

The Song Dynasty was the most prosperous, and its shipbuilding industry was also ahead of other countries. The naval ships of the Song Army were the most powerful among the four countries.

However, the Song Army's military equipment was slack, the army was severely corrupted, and lacked training. The actual combat effectiveness of the navy in Deng and Laishu states was also worrying.

Because of this, the pirates from Sea Snake Island and some pirates from Korea were able to run amok at sea.

Now Ximenqing's navy is enough to dominate the Bohai Sea.But Ximen Qing wants to fight for world supremacy in the future, and this navy has to continue to grow.

Xu Wen and the others understood Ximen Qing's intentions, and each took their orders and left.

Ximen Qing also asked people to pack their bags, left Ximen Village with Jiao Ting, Yue Fei and others, and set foot on the way home.

According to the plan, Ximen Qing visited old friends such as Zhao Mingcheng, the prefect of Laizhou, and Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou.

Zhao Mingcheng, Murong Yanda and the others were really worried, and asked Ximen Qing to help.

Ximen Qing would not refuse anyone who came, as long as the other party left the territory and the wharf to give Ximen Qing's army a foothold, Ximen Qing agreed to send volunteers to assist the government.

Soon, Ximen Qing reached an agreement with Zhao Mingcheng, Murong Yanda and others.

Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, is not inferior to Zhao Mingcheng in his greed for life and fear of death.

This time, the imperial court originally wanted to recruit Qingzhou's military commander, and "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming accompanied the army in the Northern Expedition.But Murong Yanda was worried that after Qin Ming left, Qingzhou's military strength would be weakened, so he even used Murong Guifei's relationship to pour ecstasy soup on the Taoist Emperor Zhao Ji, and revoked the order to recruit Qingzhou's army and horses.

When discussing this matter with Ximen Qing at the mansion, Murong Yanda was not ashamed.

Murong Yanda told Ximen Qing that the officials and important ministers in the court were all focused on taking back the land of Yan, and regarded it as a search for something.But these local officials in Hebei and Shandong are not so optimistic.