Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

There is no doubt that this is currently the best strategy for the Jin army, which has a small number of soldiers and generals.

Before Ximen Qing crossed over, he once read a famous saying by a great man during a debate: "If people live and die, then all people and land will survive. If people die and the land survives, then all people and land will perish."

Obviously, Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom understood this truth, but Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom didn't understand it at all.

Today's disposal of Shangjing City is still the strategy that Jin Guo has always adhered to.

Chapter 648 Competition Qualifications

Now that Yeluta Buye and Lu Yanlun have been dispatched to stay in Beijing by the Jin Guoquan, they will go to the city to appease the people, tidy up the treasury, and move the gold, silver, jewelry, books and other trophies in the imperial city to the Jin Army camp. Such trivial government affairs are naturally taken care of by these two people.

Lu Yanlun was a man who had affection for his subordinates. Before entering the city, he carefully asked Wanyan Shenguo about the whereabouts of his beloved general Sun Yanshou and his soldiers, and asked for advice on how the Jin Army would deal with them.

Lu Yanlun knew in his heart that he had killed two generals of the Jin Army, Mu Kexinwu Teci and Yici Kuxie, on the bank of the Lang River. The reason why the Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda did not convict him was that he promoted himself to be reused. , it must be because the crown prince Wanyan Shengguo appreciated and recommended him.Therefore, he knew who to get close to among the nobles of the Jin Kingdom, and who to use as his backer in the Dajin Kingdom.

Seeing Lu Yanlun asking, Wanyan Shengguo smiled and pushed Ximen Qing in front of Lu Yanlun, and told him that it was Ximen Qing's brother who attacked Zuzhou City by surprise and defeated Sun Yanshou. If Lu Yanlun was confused, he could ask Ximen Qing .

It wasn't until this time that Lu Yanlun knew that the general of the Jin army who outflanked his rear during the battle of Shangjing and put the Liao army in Shangjing into trouble was also a Han!

Lu Yanlun was also secretly surprised to see Ximen Qing, a Han man, who was able to stand side by side with several princes of the Kingdom of Jin, behind the emperor Wanyan Aguda. He didn't know the mysterious and unpredictable origin of this young and handsome Han man.

Seeing that Lu Yanlun was asking him for advice respectfully, Ximen Qing told him frankly that his beloved general Sun Yanshou was not killed in battle, but was captured alive by him on the battlefield, together with Yelu Alihu, Yelu Heituer, Xiao Qing He waited for the captured generals of the Liao army to be imprisoned in Zuzhou City together.

Lu Yanlun heard that the famous brave general Sun Yanshou in Shangjing was captured alive by Ximen Qing in front of him on the battlefield. He gasped, thinking that he couldn't see that General Ximen Qing had such strong martial arts skills!

Ximenqing told Lu Yanlun that now that Shangjing had already left, he and General Wanyan Gushen would escort the Liao army captives from Zuzhou City back to Shangjing in a few days, waiting for Emperor Aguda to send them down.

Since the brave general Sun Yanshou is Lu Yanlun's favorite general, Lu Yanlun might as well persuade him to surrender to him and let him serve the Kingdom of Jin from now on.

"Thank you, General Ximen, for pointing out the maze. Your subordinates will come forward, and Sun Yanshou will definitely obey his advice. From now on, he will serve the Great Jin Kingdom without any second thoughts." Lu Yanlun thanked Ximen Qing.

"Lu Liushou doesn't have to be like this, so take care of yourself!" Ximen Qing saluted Lu Yanlun, and left with Wanyan Shenguo and other Jurchen nobles.

This nobleman Ximen Qing told me to cherish myself, what is his intention?The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intentions. Lu Yanlun fell into deep thought.

That night, in the camp of the Chinese army held by Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom, the Jin army slaughtered cattle and sheep, and held a grand dinner to celebrate the capture of the capital of the Liao Kingdom.Wanyan Aguda and a group of Jurchen aristocratic generals, as well as Yelv Tabuye and Lu Yanlun, the descendants of the Liao Kingdom, all attended the meeting.

Ximen Qing also attended the celebration dinner with Jiao Ting and Qiao Yun, and sat with Wanyan Aguda's nephews.

The atmosphere of the dinner was harmonious and cheerful. Everyone sat around on the grass and drank wine with wooden spoons in turn according to the Jurchen tradition to show that they are like a family.

However, Ximen Qing discovered that Wanyan Loushi and his son, the famous Jin army generals who Wanyan did not drink the army, did not attend the dinner.Ximenqing quietly asked Wanyan Nian if he had drunk it, and then he learned that the emperor Wanyan Aguda ordered the wise and brave Wanyan Loushi, who acted cautiously, to lead the army to guard the camp of the Chinese army, and secretly monitor the movement of the newly surrendered Liao army in the city.

After hearing this, Ximen Qing admired Wanyan Aguda even more.Even after a big victory, he can remain sober and cautious. This Wanyan Aguda is indeed the demeanor of a famous general.

When the night was bright and the moon was in the sky, all the guests and hosts in the camp of the Jin Army's central army enjoyed themselves until the third watch, when the song ended and everyone went back to the camp.

When Ximen Qing was about to bring Jiao Ting and Qiao Yun back to his camp, Wanyan Shengguo stopped him.

Wanyan Shengguo took advantage of his drunkenness to take Ximen Qing to an uninhabited hillside next to the camp, and asked Ximen Qing: "Brother Ximen Qing, after the capture of Shangjing, our army will retreat soon. Go back After arriving in the capital, the emperor will summon the ministers of the various tribes to celebrate the victory of the attack on the capital. At the same time, he will also hold a martial arts competition for the Wulu sister. As far as I know, the Tudan tribe, Wu Gulun Big tribes such as the Buchabu, Puchabu, and Jiagubu all want to marry my Wanyan family and marry Ulu’s younger sister. Do you know that Tudan Dingge, Wugu Lunyeliye, Pucha Shijianu, Jiagu Xienu, etc. Everyone is a warrior among my Jurchens. In martial arts, the sword has no eyes, it all depends on strength, and there is no chance to win. Ximen Qing, you have thought about it, and you really want to compete with the children of all ethnic groups and marry Wulu sister?"

Could it be that Wanyan Shengguo gave me a life-threatening multiple-choice question again?At this moment, how can I, a senior official, Ximen Qing, back down and be that shrinking turtle?After hearing Wanyan Shenguo's words, Ximenqing immediately patted his chest with one hand and pointed to the sky with the other, and swore to Wanyan Shengguo: "Wulu has a deep affection for me, how can I abandon her! Brother Shengguo, I Ximen Qing swears to the sky that even if there are mountains of swords and fires ahead, I will forcefully break through and marry Ulu into my family. If I break this oath, the sky will be struck by lightning!"

"Hahaha~ Good! This is the good man that Wulu sister loves. Brother Ximenqing, since you have decided to participate in the martial arts competition, then you have to listen to me. Tomorrow Wanyan Valley God will capture the Liao army in Zuzhou City After being escorted back, father and emperor will hold a meeting in the camp of the Chinese army to evaluate the meritorious service of the generals who participated in the battle of the upper capital. This time, the uncle who was the first to break the city is undoubtedly the first in military exploits. And you captured After capturing Zuzhou City, capturing so many officers and men of the Liao army, and attracting many soldiers and civilians to vote for them, their military exploits will surely rank among the top. When the emperor rewards you for your meritorious service, you must remember not to accept rewards such as gold, silver, treasures, slaves, cattle and sheep, but I need to ask my father for a piece of land and build my own village." Wanyan Shenguo told Ximen Qing.

Ximen Qing understood that this was Wanyan Shengguo secretly reminding himself, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Shengguo, why is this?"

Wanyan Shenguo said: "My Wanyan family has only married Jurchen tribes in the past dynasties, and married each other to form a close alliance. Before Uluh, there had never been a precedent for marrying a daughter to a foreigner. Although It is Wulu who is interested in you, and your father seems to have a good impression of you, but you will still have a lot of resistance if you want to marry Wulu. Not to mention other things, first of all, the major tribes may question your status as a merchant from the Song Dynasty and object You are allowed to participate in the Martial Arts Recruitment Conference where only the noble children of the Jurchen tribes are eligible. Therefore, you have to use your military exploits to ask your father for the land under the jurisdiction of my Dajin Kingdom, so that your father can enshrine you as a land Lord. In this way, I can argue for you and declare to the ministers that you are also a minister with a fief and have the right to participate in the tournament."

Ximen Qing said in his heart, he didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns, if Wanyan Shenguo hadn't mentioned something, he would have almost missed the big deal.My future wife-in-law is very caring for me!

Chapter 649 The Seaside Fief

When Wanyan Gushen received the news that Shangjing had surrendered and Emperor Wanyan Aguda asked him to withdraw his troops, he left the local soldiers and civilians persuaded by Mao Zilian to stay in Zuzhou City, Changtai County and other places, leading the troops to escort thousands of Liao army prisoners Back to Shangjingcheng.

Wanyan Aguda led the generals to inspect the results of Ximenqing's battles with Wanyan Gushen and Mao Zilian, and recorded the three men's military exploits one by one.

Through the mouths of Ximen Qing and Wanyan Gushen, Mao Zilian persuaded more than 2000 households in Changtai County to vote. After his outstanding contributions in a series of battles in Zuzhou City, Emperor Wanyan Aguda greatly appreciated Mao Zilian and bestowed a gift on Mao Zilian. Give him a silver medal as a reward.

At the same time, Emperor Wanyan Aguda allocated Zuzhou, Qingzhou, Huaizhou, and Changtai County, Mao Zilian's hometown, which Ximenqing and Wanyangu Divine Army successively captured, to Mao Zilian's management, making him a great king. A member of the country's party in this region.

Mao Zilian was in power, and immediately knelt down in gratitude to the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, and swore allegiance to the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin.

At the same time, Mao Zilian knew in his heart that everything he owns now was brought by the nobleman Ximen Qing.If Ximen Qing hadn't recommended him to the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, how could he be promoted and reused as a general?Therefore, what Mao Zilian really wants to be grateful for in his heart is Ximen Qing who took him in.

Mao Zilian guessed right, the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin asked him to manage so many lands and soldiers and people, it was the result of Ximen Qing's suggestion.

Ximen Qing saw Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Shenguo father and son win over and promote Lu Yanlun yesterday, so that he could check and balance the Khitan general Yeluta, and knew in his heart that Wanyan Aguda's monarch and ministers were still wary of these new attached forces.

Taking this opportunity, Ximenqing went to visit Emperor Wanyan Aguda early in the morning, and recommended Mao Zilian, a famous brave general in Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, to him.

Knowing that Mao Zilian took the initiative to lead the Changtai County army to vote, and because of this incident, he had disagreements and grievances with Yelv Tabuye and Lu Yanlun. When Lu Yanlun sent troops to attack Mao Zilian, Emperor Wanyan Aguda immediately agreed to Ximenqing's proposal. Let Mao Zilian govern one side and form a rivalry with Shangjing City to check each other.

Because of this, Mao Zilian, who took refuge in Ximenqing, got a more prominent official position and more territory than he expected.

Compared with Mao Zilian, who was quick to see the opportunity, Sun Yanshou and other generals who were captured by the Jin army were not so lucky.

Under the persuasion of Yelv Tabuye and Lu Yanlun, Sun Yanshou and other generals surrendered to the Jin army.However, the generals are just returning to their original posts and continuing to serve in the army.

Because the soldiers of Changtai County under Mao Zilian had already taken over Zuzhou City, Yelu Alihu was unable to serve as the guard of Zuzhou City again. He was left in the upper capital, and belonged to the Khitan army of Yelv Tabuye.

As for Sun Yanshou, of course he returned to Lu Yanlun's Han army.

After subduing the Liao army captives brought back by Wanyan Gushen, Yelv Tabuye and Lu Yanlun also cleaned up the inner and outer walls of the Linhuangfu city in Shangjing, which had experienced the flames of war, and asked the common people to sprinkle water and burn incense to welcome the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin Wanyan Aguda entered the imperial city, declaring his official rule over the army and horses of Linhuang Mansion.

After Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke and other generals took over the defense of the upper capital’s imperial city, the Jin Emperor Wanyan Aguda led the crowd into the upper capital’s imperial city through the Gongchen Gate, and came to the inner city. In the Five Luan Palace, the evaluation meeting for the Battle of Shangjing was held.

As everyone expected, the half-brother of Emperor Wanyan Aguda, the deputy commander of Xianzhou Road in the Jin Army, and the famous iron hammer general Wanyan Jiamu received a generous reward for being the first to conquer the city and was rated as the first achievement. .

Emperor Wanyan Aguda appointed Wanyan Jiamu as the governor of Xianzhou Road, and at the same time rewarded him with many gold jewels, treasures, war horses, cattle and sheep and other spoils of war.

Wanyan Nianbudao and Wanyan Yinshuke who captured Changchun Prefecture, Wanyan Moulanghu who captured Taizhou, Wanyan Wulibu who captured Ningzhou, Wanyan Loushi and Ximenqing who captured Zuzhou were rated as tied Second place in combat exploits, they all received generous rewards.

When it was the turn of Jin Junke general Ximen Qing, Ximen Qing did not accept the reward of property, but begged for a small piece of land from Emperor Wanyan Aguda.

After a night of deliberation, Ximenqing found that the piece of land he was asking for was not a prosperous place, but a piece of land on the north bank of the Yalu River Estuary near the Bohai Sea, southwest of the Dajin State Posulu Poso Mansion.

Posu Road belongs to Dajinguo Dongdong Road. It is adjacent to Jinguo’s Huining Road and Holan Road in the northeast, Jinguo Dongdong Road in the northwest, Bohai Sea in the southwest, and borders Korea after crossing the Yalu River in the southeast.

Posu Road is an important military area bordering the Kingdom of Jin and Koryo. Therefore, Posu Road belongs to Dongdong Road administratively, but it is on the same level as Dongdong Road in military terms, and is mainly responsible for military surveillance of Koryo.

The reason why Ximenqing chose to ask for a piece of land on Posu Road, which is close to Koryo, was based on the following considerations.

First of all, if Ximen Qing wants to participate in the martial arts competition held by Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom, he must own a piece of land in the Kingdom of Jin and become a small lord in the Kingdom of Jin in order to obtain the corresponding qualifications.

For Ximen Qing, who is as wealthy as a country, the land in the Kingdom of Jin does not need to be rich and prosperous. The most important thing is that it is close to the sea, so it is convenient to communicate with the Kingdom of Song by sea.Only in this way can Ximen Qing control the fief well.

Secondly, although Ximen Qing wanted to marry Wanyan Wulu, the beauty of the full moon, there was also the Menggu princess Boer Jijin Alan at home in Yanggu County.Now that the Kingdom of Jin and the Menggu people are still hostile, the timing for Ximenqing to bring Wanyan Wulu back to Yanggu to meet Bo'er Jijin Alan is not right.