Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

It can be seen that the war between Song and Xia was completely caused by Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi's wrong behavior of treachery.It intensified ethnic conflicts, interrupted the Sinicization process of the Dangxiang clan aristocrats, and forced the Dangxiang clan to rebel against the Song Dynasty for self-reliance.Since then, the northwestern frontier defense in the Northern Song Dynasty has never had a peaceful day, and how many good men's blood have been shed in vain.

The poverty and weakness caused by successive years of war in the Song Dynasty, as well as the loss of the source of horses in the northwest, were purely caused by Zhao Guangyi, the bird emperor!

Chapter 3 The Hat Can't Be Delivered

Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, was so successful that he messed around in politics and caused a change in the Northwest. Relying on the elite soldiers and generals left by Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's founding of the country, he failed to eliminate the disaster, but left the mess to future generations. The damage is endless.

People in later generations only know how to scold Li Jiqian, Li Deming, Li Yuanhao and other Xixia party leaders for their ambitions, but they dare not trace the root cause and face up to Emperor Taizong's fault.

It is precisely because the emperors and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty did not reflect on the mistakes they made, so that in the Shenzong Dynasty, Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi and others did the Xihe Kaibian similar to forcing the anti-party Xiang clan.

At that time, it was the Tubo Gusiluo regime that ruled the Hehuang area in the northwest.Since the independence of Xixia and the outbreak of the Great War between Song and Xia, Tubo Gusiluo has always been in an alliance with the Song Dynasty to fight against the Xixia party members.

Tubo Gu Siluo once defeated the Xixia Army, and also assisted the Song Army many times, so he was a very loyal ally.

However, the divine logic of Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi's monarchs and ministers is: the Tubo Jisiluo regime is not as powerful as Xixia, and sooner or later it will be defeated by Xixia.The Hehuang area will also be occupied by Xixia, which is not good for me.Therefore, in order to avoid the defeat of the ally Tubo Siluo by Xixia, it is better for our Song army to attack the allies first and seize the territory of Hehuang.

Back then, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi couldn't do anything against Khitan of the Liao Kingdom, so he tried his sword against his loyal vassal Xiang Qiang; later Song Shenzong couldn't do anything against the Xixia party Xiang Qiang, and stabbed his loyal ally Tubo Gusiluo in the back.The emperor of the Song Dynasty passed on the fine traditions of his ancestors, and how smoothly he did the treachery!

Sure enough, although Shenzong of Song used black hands behind his back to shady Tubo Zongsiluo, expand thousands of miles, and win the land of Hehuang, he could not establish effective rule, and his strategic intention of attacking Xixia failed to be realized.

This incident pushed the Tubo allies to the Xixia side, and the close cooperative relationship between the Gusiluo regime and the Song Dynasty disappeared.Xixia also took the opportunity to enter the Kouhehuang area and compete with the Song army.

The prefectures of Hehuang gained and lost again, and the Song and Xia armies fought back and forth. The war lasted more than [-] years, from the Shenzong Dynasty to the Huizong Dynasty, which has not yet subsided.Now Tong Guan is still leading the army in the northwest to fight Xixia!

Because of this, Ximen Qing dissuaded Xu Ning from participating in this stupid war caused by the emperor's recklessness, so as not to sacrifice his life in vain.

Now the imperial power of the Great Song Dynasty has been passed down to several generations of emperors, and it has been passed down to Song Huizong Zhao Ji.Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, made great achievements, and his wayward Hu Wei was better than his ancestors in the past dynasties, finally planting the root of the country's subjugation.

Ximenqing knew that Song Huizong was the culprit of the Northern Song Dynasty's demise, so he had no respect for the current Daojun Emperor in his heart, and was planning to meet Xu Ning and Ling Zhen after finishing the business, and go to Xiaoyu Street to hang out with Li Shishi and give Daojun Emperor Give some parrot green hats.

Ximen Qing told Xu Ning that if he wanted to leave the Golden Spear Squad and go out as a general in the future, he might as well come to the state capital on the East and West Roads of Beijing to command the troops, so that the brothers from the family could take care of them.Xu Ning took it very seriously, and talked happily with Ximen Qing about the customs of Jingdong Road.

After the four of them had dinner, Xu Ning knew that Ximen Qing and Tang Long were eager to meet Ling Zhen, so he accompanied them to Ling Zhen's house.

Unexpectedly, Ling Zhen was not at home. His family members said that Ling Zhen had gone out early in the morning, and he did not know when he would return.

Ximen Qing and his party had no choice but to go back to the house in desperation, saying that they would come to visit another day.

After leaving Ling Zhen's house, Ximen Qing invited Xu Ning to Fanlou for a long drink, and they left after nightfall.

After Xu Ning went back to Banmenli's home, Jiao Ting and Tang Long also returned to Gaoyang Zhengdian along the way.However, Ximen Qing broke up with Jiao Ting and Tang Long, and went to Xiaoyu Street alone, wanting to meet Li Shishi for a while.

Bianliang, Tokyo is a bustling city that never sleeps. The road from Fanlou Street to Xiaoyu Street is brightly lit, and pedestrians come and go.Ximen Qing bought a hairpin on the street and put it on his head. Following the old road, he staggered into Xiaoyu Street.

There are many small courtyards and several teahouses in Xiaoyu Street.Because the jesters here are all the best in Bianliang, Tokyo, and it costs a lot to stay overnight, so the people who go in and out of Xiaoyu Street are rich and wealthy people, and the number of people on the street is much less than that of Fanlou Street and Maxing Street. .

Ximen Qing admired the elegant small courtyards of different styles and the signboards hanging outside the courtyard door, and walked slowly to Li Shishi's small courtyard.Looking up, he saw that the willow shade was still there, and a peach blossom was in full bloom in the courtyard wall, but the whole small courtyard was closed, with no lights, apparently uninhabited.

How come Li Shishi doesn't live here anymore?Ximen Qing was taken aback, he didn't expect such a scene.

Ximenqing knew that if Li Shishi still lived in this small courtyard, even if she went out for entertainment and entertainment, there would be an old lady taking care of the house, and it would definitely not be so deserted.With the current appearance, Li Shishi, the oiran of Bianliang City, must have moved away from here!

Ximen Qing stood there blankly, then looked around, saw the teahouse he had been to before, and walked in.

The doctor of tea in the teahouse has changed, not the one who served Ximen Qing.It made Ximenqing feel more human beings and human beings.

Ximen Qing sat down and ordered a pot of good tea, called Dr. Tea to his side, and asked him: "I have heard that this small imperial street is full of flowers, and there are stunning beauties in every small courtyard. Why is the small courtyard across the street so beautiful?" But it is closed and no one lives in it?"

Dr. Cha looked in the direction of Ximen Qing's finger and couldn't help but burst out laughing. He looked left and right and saw no one around, so he bowed his head and replied to Ximen Qing in a low voice: "Guest officer, I'm afraid it's my first visit to Kaifeng Mansion in Bianliang, Tokyo! Have you never heard that looking at Yingchuan flowers all over the place is not as good as Shishi? That courtyard is the residence of Li Shishi, who is the crowned master of the capital!"

Seeing that Dr. Tea was so careful, Ximen Qing also asked in a low voice: "I have also heard of the name of Bianliang Li Shishi, and I don't want her to live here. Since she is the oiran of Bianliang City, why is there no one in Li Shishi's house?"

Dr. Cha replied: "Guest officials don't know something, but now we can't say that Li Shishi is my courtesan in Bianliang, Tokyo. Li Shishi was brought into the palace by Zhao Guan's family two years ago, and she was named Concubine Li Ming! Now she flies on a branch and becomes a phoenix." It's over!"

What?Li Shishi was taken into the palace by that old bastard Zhao Ji?How does this make me tryst with her?Senior official, can't I give away the green hat that I have prepared for Zhao Ji for a long time?

Ximenqing scolded Song Huizong secretly in his heart, and suddenly remembered the little lady Yue'er next to Li Shishi, so he asked Dr. Cha about it.

Dr. Cha originally came later, so he is not very clear about it, he only said that he heard that the maid entered the palace with Li Shishi.

I see!Ximen Qing sighed secretly, and turned his gaze to Li Shishi's courtyard again.

Looking at the peach blossom tree and the clean and tidy courtyard illuminated by the street lights, Ximenqing suddenly felt moved, and asked Dr. Cha: "The courtyard is so clean, it seems that no one has lived in it for two years. But someone regularly take care of?"

Dr. Cha laughed and said: "The guest officer is really brilliant! After Li Mingfei entered the palace, she still did not forget this place, and sent people from the palace to clean it every two days! Everyone on the street like me Praise her for remembering the past."

Chapter 371 Missing

Ximenqing chatted with Dr. Cha again, and asked Dr. Cha to introduce himself to the other thugs in Xiaoyu Street, so as to conceal his purpose of coming here to find Master Li.Now that Li Shishi has entered the palace as a concubine, he has to be more careful, not to cause trouble for Li Shishi for no reason.

After leaving the teahouse, Ximen Qing walked out of Xiaoyu Street in a dull manner, completely ignoring the alluring woman who was winking at him from the window in the small building by the street.

Walking past Li Shishi's small courtyard, and walking a short distance, another exquisite small building and courtyard appeared on the side of the street. There was a wooden sign on the courtyard door with the words "Zhao Yuannu" written on it.It turns out that this is the home of Zhao Yuannu, another famous prostitute in Bianliang, Tokyo.

When Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, first came to this Xiaoyu Street to steal fish, he also stayed at Zhao Yuannu's place several times.But Li Shishi was better after all, and he won the favor of Song Huizong Zhao Ji, and was taken back to the palace by the emperor because he was pregnant with a dragon species.

Since then, perhaps the matter of Li Shishi has caused too much shock in the harem. The queen and all the concubines have bitterly advised the emperor not to come to the fireworks and willow alley to have fun.Song Huizong didn't know whether he really listened to the advice, or because Li Shishi had already entered the palace, he really didn't come to this small imperial street again.

Although Zhao Yuannu lost Song Huizong's favor, the sign of being the emperor's bitch made her flourish in Xiaoyu Street after Li Shishi left, and her business flourished.

However, Ximen Qing obviously didn't take Zhao Yuannu seriously, and when he passed by her door, he didn't even look up.

Just as Ximenqing passed by the gate of Zhao Yuannu's small courtyard, a man in black suddenly rushed out of the gate like a wind, and bumped into Ximenqing.

Ximen Qing was in a strong body, and he only stood up after shaking a little bit. The man in black was six feet tall and thin. He couldn't hit Ximen Qing, and he fell to the ground in all directions, and the cloak covering his face was also Lifted aside, revealing a slightly pale face.

Ximen Qing saw that the man had a thin face, three strands of long beard, he was about forty years old, and he was looking at him in panic.Although this person bumped into him rudely, the one who suffered was obviously the other party.Ximen Qing was about to stretch out his hand generously to pull the middle-aged man up, but unexpectedly the man uttered a word, and slid back strangely, standing up lightly like a piece of paper being blown away by the wind, far away. He avoided Ximen Qing from a distance.

Ximen Qing was taken aback by this mysterious man, and almost thought he had run into a ghost.At this time, I vaguely heard the other party chanting something incessantly, "...Mother of Lightning, Thunder God, has supernatural powers, eyes that fascinate you, can't let go of me, boom boom boom boom boom, I beg the old master to be so anxious... The law..." Only then did I realize that I had just met a magic stick like Shi Qian who had learned some lightness skills and was as light as a swallow.

Ximen Qing thought that the bird man on the opposite side just came out of the jiaju room, maybe he didn't want people to know that he came here to sleep in flowers and sleep in willows, so he made such a strange move.Ximen Qing failed to have a private meeting with Li Shishi today, he didn't intend to cause trouble, and he didn't bother to pay attention to this bird man, so he walked past him swaggeringly, as if he really didn't see this person.

Seeing Ximen Qing go away, the middle-aged man just let go of the mantra, stopped chanting mantras, covered his face with a cloak, and said to himself: "It's strange, the master taught me the wind control technique How come this person is not working? He ran straight into his arms! Fortunately, I have successfully practiced the Five Thunder Technique, and it confuses his eyes so that the person can't see me."

The man muttered softly, exerting force on his feet, and left Xiaoyu Street like a gust of wind, disappearing behind the alley.

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After leaving Xiaoyu Street, Ximenqing came to the most prosperous Maxing Street, smelling the familiar smell of medicinal herbs, followed the crowd aimlessly to the south, and slowly walked back to Gaoyang Zhengdian.

On the second day, after Ximen Qing and others got up, they were eating breakfast in the store, but Ling Zhen came to meet them unexpectedly.It turned out that after Ling Zhen came home yesterday, he heard that Xu Ning brought three distinguished guests to visit, so he guessed that it was Ximen Qing and others who came to Tokyo City.Ling Zhen immediately rushed to Xu Ning's house in Banmenli to inquire about what happened, and learned that Ximen Qing and the three were still living in Gaoyang Zhengdian.

Early this morning, Ling Zhen left the house and couldn't wait to come to Gaoyang Zhengdian to meet the three of Ximen Qing.

Ximenqing was overjoyed to see Ling Zhen, took Ling Zhen to have breakfast together, greeted him, asked where Ling Zhen had been yesterday, but missed a good meal upstairs in Fanlou.

Hearing Ximen Qing's words, Ling Zhen felt sorry, and said to Ximen Qing: "Brother Ximen, I really don't know that brother and brother Xu Ning were also in that fan building yesterday, so that brother missed a rare hero!"