Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

By the way, Duan Heyu, the king of Dali that Ma Kuo mentioned, seems to be the prototype of Duan Yu in Jin Yong's novel "Tianlong Babu" in his previous life!I don't know if this guy knows the six-meridian sword or the one-yang finger. Is there a Wang Yuyan who is as beautiful as a fairy by his side?

When the official Ximen Qing thought of Sister Immortal, he couldn't help but start dreaming.

Ma Kuo didn't know that the hero sitting in front of him, who defeated the Liangshan bandits, was actually a womanizer, with a body like a white jade statue dangling in his head.Ma Kuo took a sip of tea, and told Ximen Qing a major event. Just last year, Song Huizong registered himself as the leader of the Taoist Emperor.

Because Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty advocated Taoism, Xu Zhichang, the official who visited alchemists the year before last, was in charge of Taoism affairs.Xu Zhichang recommended to the emperor Lin Lingsu, a Taoist priest who was said to know the five thunders.

After Taoist Lin Lingsu met Song Huizong, he said: "There are nine heavens in the sky, and Shenxiao is the highest, and its rule is called Mansion. The king of Shenxiao Yuqing, the eldest son of God, who is in charge of the south, is named Changsheng Emperor. Your Majesty is Also, since he descended to the world, his younger brother, who is called Emperor Qinghua, is in charge of the East and takes control of it. I am the Immortal Minister of the Fufu, called Chu Hui, and I also descended to assist the emperor's rule."

Lin Lingsu not only said that Song Huizong was the eldest son of God, King Shenxiao Yuqing, but also the immortal descended from the earth with the title of Changsheng Emperor, and also called Cai Jing as Zuoyuan Xianbo, Wang Fu as Wenhua official, Sheng Zhang and Wang Ge as Yuanyuan Baohua officials, Zheng Juzhong, Tong Guan and all the giant eunuchs are all named after them.The imperial concubine Liu's family is favored, and she is called Jiuhua Yuzhen Concubine An.All in all, everyone is happy to put the names of gods on Song Huizong's close ministers and favorite concubines.

The Taoist Lin Lingsu was so brazen to flirt with him and do what he likes, why didn't Song Huizong dote on him alone as if he had found a treasure?Song Huizong bestowed the name Lin Lingsu as Mr. Tongzhen Daling, and built the Shangqing Baolu Palace in the north of the imperial city, in the Jinglongmen of the inner city, for Lin Lingsu's daily life and preaching.

In February last year, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty visited Baolu Palace of Shangqing in person and ordered Lin Lingsu to give lectures on Taoism.Since then, every time Lin Lingsu lectured on Taoism, Huizong would sit aside and listen to the lecture in a tent surrounded by cloth curtains, and ordered the scholars to also come to listen to the lecture.

Lin Lingsu, on the other hand, took the high seat and asked people to bow down to ask questions. Because of his humorous words, he laughed up and down, and completely lost the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers.

Since Lin Lingsu flattered Song Huizong, saying that Huizong was God's eldest son, King Shenxiao Yuqing, who came down to earth, Song Huizong also regarded himself as such.In April last year, Huizong announced to the ministers of the Daolu Academy that he should call himself Emperor Daxiao, the eldest son of Haotian God. In order to promote Taoism, he asked God for permission to descend to the earth to be the lord of mankind.Huizong wanted Daolu Academy to register him as the leader of the Taoist Emperor, so the ministers and the Daolu Academy registered Huizong as the leader of the Taoist Emperor.

Song Huizong is really happy!I am not only the king of the mortal world, but also the king of Taoism in the sky, and I am the king in the sky and the earth. This life can be said to be complete!However, since he is the leader of the Taoist emperor, he only lives in the imperial city and does not have a fairy mansion of his own, which is not beautiful.

In order to be commensurate with his identity as the leader of Taoism, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty issued a decree last year to build a huge garden for himself in Jinglongmen, east of the Baolu Palace in the Shangqing Dynasty. Strange flowers and stones, birds and animals, create a fairy cave named Genyue.

In order to build this garden for the emperor, Prime Minister Cai Jing set up a special organization to raise money and presided over the construction of Genyue together with eunuch Liang Shicheng.

Huizong's favorite minister Zhu Mian was responsible for purchasing the "Flower and Stone Outline" for the entire garden.Because the stone materials used are mainly Taihu stone and Lingbi stone, an Yingfeng Bureau headed by him was set up in Suzhou at that time.

Chapter 351 Shi Wengong Visits

What a Taoist emperor, what a prosperous scene!Ximenqing secretly spurned Song Huizong in his heart.

This bird emperor can't see the internal and external troubles of the Great Song Dynasty.How many flowers and stones will he add to the construction of Genyue?If it hadn't been for Zhu Qian's plundering and exploitation in the southeast, how could Fangla's change have been aroused?

This bird emperor is really a king of subjugation!Ximenqing came from a later generation, and he had no affection for Song Huizong, an emperor who wanted extravagance and could not govern the country.Senior official Ximen Qing believed that for such an emperor, it was not worth helping him to guard the country. The only thing that could be done for him was to give him a few green hats.Well, I don't know how Li Shishi is doing in the capital now?

Ximenqing accompanied Ma Kuo to visit Yanggu County for several days, and took him to Dulonggang Zhujiazhuang to see the battlefield of the battle with Liangshan. Take the road to the exam.

Ximen Qing and Tang Long also planned to go to Bianliang, Tokyo, but unfortunately they had to wait until Hu Sanniang and the others gave birth before they could leave, so they couldn't go on the same road with Ma Kuo.Ximenqing gave Ma Kuo a lot of travel expenses, and said goodbye to Ma Kuo Yiyi, and asked him to come to Yanggu County to meet again when he returned to Dengzhou from Bianliang, Tokyo.

Ma Kuo agreed, and took his servants to beat the horse away.

After Ma Kuo left, Ximenqing stayed in Dulonggang's Hujiazhuang, Zhujiazhuang and Hongjiazhuang for two more days, and had a happy reunion with the three brothers Hu Cheng, Hong Zhen and Zhujia before returning to Ximenbao.Unexpectedly, just after he returned to Simon Fort, another old friend came to visit.

"Brother Ximen, I am about to send someone to Dulonggang to report to you! Look, who is here?" Jiao Ting yelled at Ximen Qing when he was welcoming Ximen Qing at the door.

Ximen Qing took a closer look and was overjoyed. He hurried forward, pulled the two people behind Jiao Ting and said, "Brother Shi! Brother Huangfu! The presence of the two elder brothers really makes me overjoyed!"

The two people who came to visit were Shi Wengong, the head coach of Zengtou City, who hadn't seen him for more than a year after the farewell to Dongchang Prefecture, and Huang Fuduan, the veterinarian of Dongchang Prefecture, "Purple Beard Uncle"!

"Brother Ximen, we have been separated from you for more than a year, and I am so worried! You are young and heroic, and you have done a great job!" Shi Wengong praised Ximen Qing with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Ximen, I haven't seen you for a long time since I left Dongchang Mansion. The two of us have just arrived in your place, and we were talking about you, Mr. Jiao Ting! Yo! Mr. Mr. This horse is a horse. What a thousand-mile horse!" Huangfu Duan was exchanging greetings with Ximen Qing when suddenly his eyes lit up and he saw the black-tailed horse behind Ximen Qing.

Huangfu Duan was delighted to see the horse, and he didn't care about the politeness, so he immediately stepped forward, poked his head up, down, left, and right to carefully look at Ximenqing's black-tailed horse.Both Ximen Qing and Shi Wengong knew that Huangfu Duan was an idiot, so they smiled at each other and didn't bother him to meet the horse.

Huangfu duan used his hands to model the black-haired horse with strong muscles, black and beautiful fur, like black pearls, and praised repeatedly: "Good horse! Good horse! This horse is really a BMW! Brother Ximen, this horse is not only fast Fast, jumping ability is the crown of all horses, walking in the valley and abyss is like walking on flat ground! If Brother Yu is not mistaken, this horse is a rare horse in the world. The overlord Xiang Yu and the famous general Yu Chigong in the early Tang Dynasty rode this kind of horse! Look at the hooves..."

Huangfu Duan looked around the horse for a long time with admiration, and then he walked into Ximen Fort with Ximen Qing, Shi Wengong and others who were waiting beside him with satisfaction.

It turned out that Shi Wengong and Huangfuduan forged a friendship after receiving Ximenqing's advice, and after Shi Wengong went to Dongchang Mansion to ask Huangfuduan to return to Zengtou City, Lingzhou to help him cure the BMW "Chidian".Since then, the two have been in contact with each other, and their friendship has deepened day by day.

After Shi Wengong heard the news that Ximen Qing's army had defeated the bandits in Liangshan, he was fascinated and came to visit Ximen Qing.When passing by Dongchang Mansion, he met Huangfu Duan in the city, and called Huangfu Duan to come together.

Shi Wengong and Huangfu Duan, one is a superb warrior with high martial arts skills, and the other is a special talent who is good at grooming and handling horses. They are both people that Ximen Qing has long coveted, but was unable to recruit under his command in a hurry.The two of them were able to visit, Ximen Qing was really overjoyed, it was not a lie.

Especially the fierce general Shi Wengong, Ximen Qing is now wanting but can't find the right way.If the previous historical trend is followed, Liang Shanbo will one day have to fight Zengtou City.When Zengtou City was captured by the Liangshan Army and Shi Wengong was desperate, Ximen Qingda, who was familiar with the history, turned out to rescue Shi Wengong and brought him under his command.

However, history has now changed because of Ximen Qing's crossing.Yu Baosi, the "God of the Dangerous Way" who caused the hatred between the Liangshan robbers and Zengtou City, has already become an officer with Dong Ping. In the future, the biggest possibility is to cheat his boss Dong Ping, and it is unlikely to cause trouble for Zengtou City again. up.Besides, the bandits in Liangshanbo have been beaten to half-mutilation by myself, and their strength has been weakened a lot. It is unlikely that they will go to Zengtou City in Lingzhou for an expedition.

Since there should be no more bridges between Liangshanbo and Zengtou City, Ximen Qing can only contact Shi Wengong more, and place spies in Lingzhou to find out the news, and see if there is a chance to let him leave Zengtou City in the future , Join your own Simon Fort.

Ximen Qing dragged Shi Wengong and Huangfu Duan into Ximen Fort, slaughtered cattle and sheep, and held a feast for the two guests.During the banquet, Shi Wengong and Huangfuduan also got to know many heroes under Ximenqing's command.

While lamenting Ximenqing's abundance of talents, Shi Wengong also reminded Ximenqing that now that his reputation has spread in the Jianghu, the robbers in Liangshanbo must also know that he is an enemy.Shi Wengong asked Ximen Qing to be careful of the conspiracy of the Liangshan bandits.

Ximenqing nodded in agreement, thanked Shi Wengong for his reminder, and decided to further strengthen the prevention of Liangshan robbers.

After the banquet, Shi Wengong met with Ximen Qing alone, and presented the letter written by the elder Zeng.

Ximenqing defeated more than ten thousand Liangshan troops at Dulonggang this time, and his reputation has already spread throughout Shandong and Hebei.Seeing that Ximen Qing is so powerful, Elder Zeng also hopes to form an alliance with Ximen Qing to jointly defend against the drama thieves in Shandong and Hebei.

In the letter, Elder Zeng invited Ximenqing to visit Zengtou City again. At the same time, as a show of sincerity, Zengtou City gave Ximenqing a hundred good horses and asked Shi Wengong to bring them here.

Zengtou City was also a powerful party, and it would be beneficial and harmless for him to join forces with them. After reading the letter, Ximen Qing immediately agreed to form an alliance with Zengtou City.

Ximenqing wrote a reply letter to Elder Zeng with a pen, and asked Tang Long to prepare twenty pairs of good armor, which Shi Wengong took back to Zengtou City as a gift.He agreed with Shi Wengong to visit Zengtou City after returning from Bianliang, Tokyo.

Following Shi Wengong's visit this time, Ximenqing and Zengtou City secretly signed a covenant of mutual assistance in offense and defense, just like they did with Zhujiazhuang back then, and since then they have established a closer relationship.

Chapter 352 Purple Bearded Uncle Joins Simon Fort

Shi Wengong stayed in Ximenbao for two days, during which time he met Hu Sanniang, the heroine in his mind.Seeing that Hu Sanniang was about to give birth, Shi Wengong told Ximenqing that after the child was born, he would definitely send someone to inform him that he would come to Ximenbao again when the child was full moon.If it was a boy, Shi Wengong wanted to take him as his apprentice, but he didn't know that Ximenqing and Hu Sanniang would be willing.

Ximenqing and Hu Sanniang both knew Shi Wengong's abilities, so they naturally wanted it, so they agreed.

Two days later, Shi Wengong bid farewell to everyone in Ximen Fort, and returned to Zengtou City with twenty pairs of armor prepared by Tang Long.Shi Wengong left, but Huangfu Duan stayed.Yanggu County is not far from Dongchang Mansion, so he is not in a hurry to go home.

Horse idiot Huang Fuduan walked around the stables of Ximen Castle all day long, admiring the magnificent war horses in the stables with fascination, and from time to time instructed the grooms of Ximen Castle how to feed and take care of these fine-bred war horses.Occasionally seeing injured war horses, Huangfu Duan was even more determined to fight for the right to heal the horses, and healed the injured horses carefully.Apparently, Huangfuduan regarded the stables in Simon Fort as his paradise.This man is a well-deserved idiot.

Ximen Qing originally wanted to recruit this "Purple Bearded Uncle" Huang Fuduan, and seeing him obsessed in his stable, he was of course happy to see his success.He ordered the original veterinarians and grooms in Simon's Fort to accompany Huangfuduan, regard him as a teacher, and ask for advice carefully.

Huangfu Duan stayed in the stable for more than ten days, and after looking at all the horses in Ximen Fort, he asked Ximen Qing in bewilderment why he had so many good horses here, the number even far surpassed that of Dong Changfu official army.

Ximenqing told Huangfuduan that the horses for the officers and soldiers were raised by the imperial horse administration or purchased at the border.Because Dongchang Mansion is not a frontier state, the horses allocated by the court must be mixed.And the war horse of my Ximen Fort was either a gift from Hujiazhuang and Zhujiazhuang, or it was captured after defeating bandits from Kushushan, Qingfengshan, Liangshan and other places.The war horses used by Hu's Village and the bandits in various mountains are all good horses after selection, so the war horses in my Ximen Fort are all good breeds, and there are no bad horses mixed in.

After hearing Ximen Qing's words, Huangfu Duan said to Ximen Qing: "Your official knows that horses like high cold, and it is not for the benefit of Yan Fang. I have seen that most of your horses, sir, are the breed of northern Khitan horses. They are all good breeds of war horses. But the climate in the east and west of Beijing is hotter than Khitan, and the horses are more prone to diseases. Brother Yu knows that most of the horses raised by the imperial court in Hebei and Shandong are in poor condition. Therefore, senior officials Even though the breed of horses is good, they must be reared carefully to make these war horses worthy of riding."

Knowing that what Huangfu Duan said was reasonable, Ximenqing asked him for advice humbly, and paid a lot of money to invite Huangfu Duan to come to Ximenbao to take charge of raising horses, buying horses and other things.

Huangfu Duan was originally a horse idiot, seeing so many good horses in Ximen Fort, how could he be willing to leave?In addition, Ximen Qingxu paid a lot of money to recruit him, how could Huangfuduan not be tempted?The only thing that made him hesitate was that his old friend Zhang Qing's horses in the Dongchang government army often needed his help to take care of them. If he came to Yanggu County, he would not look good in Zhang Qing's place.

After Ximen Qing knew Huangfu Duan's concerns, he immediately smiled and said to him that Zhang Qing and himself are brothers, and he wrote a letter to Zhang Qing to ensure that he would not complain about Huangfu Duan's coming to Yanggu County.Dongchang Mansion is not far from Yanggu County, if Zhang Qing really needs Huangfu Duan urgently, Ximen Qing will arrange someone to escort Huangfu Duan to rush there, and he will not miss his brother's affection.

After hearing this, Huangfu was finally tempted. He said to Ximen Qing: "What the high official said is not unreasonable! Since the high official has sincerely invited you, I'd rather be respectful than follow orders, and stay in your Ximen Fort to take charge of horse affairs. However, I have one more request, I wonder if the high officials may agree to it?"

Ximen Qing asked: "Brother Huangfu, what more can I ask for, but it's okay!"

Huangfu said: "I know that the officials are rich in Jiayun Prefecture, and many fields in Yanggu County belong to the officials. I need to occupy a lot of land by the river for horse grazing, and it will cost a lot. It still needs to be decided by senior officials in detail.”