Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

As the leader of the Xi family in the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, did not want to give up the Zhongjing Dading Mansion in his heart.

Among the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom, Shangjing Linhuang Mansion is the ancestral home of the Khitan people and the early capital of the Khitan of the Liao Kingdom.

The Dading Mansion in Zhongjing is located, but it is a nomadic place for the ancestors of the Xi people.

The Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom was a member of the Xi tribe. When she was in charge of the country, she moved the capital of the Liao Kingdom from the south of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, where the Khitan people lived, to the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, where the Xi people lived. Obviously, it was to take advantage of the support of the Xi people. The power to rule the country better.

This move strengthened Empress Dowager Xiao's ability to control the regime, and further promoted the integration of the Khitan and Xi peoples of the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom formed a situation in which the royal Khitan Yelu clan and the descendant Xi people, the Xiao clan, ruled the country together.

Therefore, Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, the capital of the Liao Kingdom, is not only the current capital of the Liao Kingdom, but also the ancestral land of the Xi people.

Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi did not want to guard the capital of the Liao Kingdom, but Xiao Qian, as King Xi, could not give up his ancestral land.

At the end of the discussion hall, Xiao Qian, the king of the fourth army, left [-] troops to defend the city, and led [-] Liao troops to march north, intending to counterattack the Jin army that occupied Enzhou.

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When Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army of the Liao Kingdom, was preparing his troops and horses, he was about to fight against the North Route Army of the Jin Army.Ximen Qing also led the team across the state and across the government to Dengzhou City.

Ximenqing gathered the navy generals Xu Wen, Song Wan, Wang Dingliu and the old supervisor Ximen Zhong together in Ximenzhuang, and arranged a new task for them.

Now that the war between Jin and Liao has resumed, the production in Liaodong will definitely be greatly damaged.

Although the victor Jin State implements the national policy of recuperating and recuperating on the newly occupied land, there will inevitably be food shortages and food prices will skyrocket.

Therefore, Ximenqing asked Ximenzhong, Xu Wen and others to organize a fleet, sell grain to the Kingdom of Jin, and seize the opportunity to make another war fortune.

Considering that the north is not a major grain-producing area, Ximenqing asked them to send ships to the Jiangnan area to buy cheap grain from the south of the Yangtze River and establish a new grain trade route.

The biggest pirate in the East China Sea has been wiped out by Ximen Qing's navy, and the threat on the route is not great.

If there are still pirates, Ximen Qing asked Xu Wen to take the opportunity to wipe them out.

"Living Flash" Wang Dingliu was originally from the Jiankang Prefecture of Jiangning in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is familiar with the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.Ximen Qing entrusted him with the task of going south to purchase grain and establish trade routes.

The old supervisor, Ximen Zhong, was in charge of arranging two shrewd stewards to follow behind Wang Dingliu, bargaining when buying and selling grain, and earning the maximum profit.

In order to make things easier for Wang Dingliu and others, Ximenqing wrote a personal letter to Huang Wenbing, the prefect of Jiankang Prefecture in Jiangning, and Lin Lingsu of Tianxi Palace in Wenzhou City, asking them to provide some help to Wang Dingliu.

With the protection of all the officials, Wang Dingliu's trip to the south of the Yangtze River should be unimpeded.

Ximenqing sent a fleet to the south of the Yangtze River to buy grain, which was actually the inspiration from his trip to Guanzhong.

Seeing the decline of the once prosperous Guanzhong area, Ximenqing thought that although the wheat producing areas of Hebei and Shandong were still stronger than Guanzhong, they could have some surplus grain.

However, once the war breaks out and the fields in Hebei and Shandong are destroyed, the local grain reserves may not be able to meet the needs of the war. I am afraid that grain will have to be transferred from the Jiangnan area at that time.

For the transportation of large amounts of grain, it is most convenient to use ships to travel by water.Therefore, Ximenqing should establish a sea food channel in advance to prepare for possible future wars.

The cost of establishing trade routes, expanding warehouses in Dengzhou, and even hoarding food in the future will all fall on the profit of selling grain in the Kingdom of Jin.

Although it is time to make a fortune in the Kingdom of Jin again, the King of Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin will be delighted to see me, Ximen Qing, transporting so much food, and appreciate it, right?

Chapter 754 Night Battle

After Ximenqing arranged the sale of grain from Jiangnan to the Kingdom of Jin in Ximenzhuang, Dengzhou, he went into the city to visit Ma Kuo.

After arriving at Ma Jin's mansion, Ximen Qing knew that after Ma Zheng's activities in the capital, and Ma Kuo's own activeness in negotiating with Jin, Ma Kuo had already been favored by Taiwei Tong Guan who was in charge of Jin Liao affairs , transferred to his side as a counselor.

Did Brother Ma Kuo go to Taiwei Tongguan's side as in the original history?

That's good too, Taiwei Tongguan will be one of the key figures in the battle between Song and Liao and the conflict between Song and Jin in the future. It will help him to control the overall situation if he has more people he trusts with Taiwei Tongguan.

Ximenqing chatted with Ma Zheng about the Jinliao situation for a while.Ma Zheng looked a little worried.

The Jin army's massive attack on the Liao Kingdom naturally cannot escape the eyes and ears of Dengzhou.

After the prefect Wang Shizhong and the soldier Ma Jinju Ma Zheng found out the exact news, they immediately reported the letter to the court on horseback.

However, the DPRK and China are still arguing and undecided about whether to fulfill the covenant with the Kingdom of Jin.

Ma Zheng traveled to the Kingdom of Jin many times, and saw how powerful the Jurchens who came from the bitter cold land of Baishan, Blackwater, so he did not approve of the court's move to betray the alliance.

Ma Zheng was worried, and the court took the initiative to contact the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom to jointly attack the Liao Dynasty, and entered into an alliance with the Jin Kingdom.Now that the matter is imminent, but they stand still and do not move, which is really suspected of violating the contract.If Jin Guo is annoyed, there will be endless troubles in the future.

In Ma Zheng's view, the Golden Council is a more powerful opponent than the Khitan of the Liao Kingdom.It is really unwise for the imperial court to offend the Jurchens of Jin Kingdom for no reason.

It's a pity that Ma Zheng's words were light in the court, and he couldn't influence the decisions of the emperor and ministers in the court.

Ximenqing listened to what Ma Zheng said, and he thought that Ma Zheng and these people were managing affairs in the frontier, but their views surpassed those of the ministers in charge in Bianliang City, Tokyo.

What Ximenqing wants is the downfall of Song Huizong's Bird Emperor. He will not give Ma Zheng a clue and ask their father and son to save the Song Dynasty, so that the gang of brazen and exploitative Bird Emperors and Bird Ministers can continue to sit on the table and act as a prestige blessing.

Ximenqing comforted Ma Zheng a few words, saying that the current situation should not be like this, and the friendship between the Jin and Song Dynasties is strong enough, so please relax.

After Ma Zheng was deceived by Ma Zheng's government without changing his face, Ximenqing left Dengzhou City, took Bo'er Jijin Alan, Jiao Ting, Yan Qing, Shi Yong, Yue Fei and others across the sea to the north, and returned to the motherland. In the territory of the expressway.

In order to protect Bor Jijin Alan, Ximen Qing didn't let her return to her daughter's body in the Kingdom of Jin, but let her continue to pretend to be a guard, mixing with the anxious guards to hide her eyes and ears.

After Borjijin Alan lived in Ximenqing's castle, he couldn't fall asleep that night, so he called Ulunzhurige to his side, pulled her and didn't say a word, just depressed.

Ulun Zhurig glanced at the tallest pavilion of the castle through the window, shook his head slightly, and said to Borjijin Alan: "Little master, why are you so stupid? The official Ximen Qing came to this golden palace. Within the borders of the country, of course I want to accompany Princess Jin. If a high official came to you, wouldn’t he show his flaws?”

"Sister Ulunzhurige, of course I know this truth, but, it's just that I feel uncomfortable in my heart." Borjijin Alan frowned and looked out the window.

"Little master, Ximen Qing is a person who does great things. Such a hero will not have only one woman by his side. You get along very well with his wives in Yanggu County, and you can accept the ones he had in Song Dynasty." My lady, why are you the only one who is so worried about this Princess of the Kingdom of Jin?"

Ulunzhurige comforted Borjijin Alan in a low voice.

"Sister Ulunzhurige, have you forgotten the hardships we suffered in the Kingdom of Jin? When you and I were slaves in Huining City, we were often oppressed by the Jurchens.

How many times has the Princess of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Wulu, swaggered past us Mongolian slaves on horseback?

To tell you the truth, I hate the Jurchens, and I don't like that princess of the Kingdom of Jin! "

Bor Jijin Alan showed her little temper like a Mongolian princess.

"Hey little master, these days, you see that official Ximen Qing is running around, he is not a person who enjoys the glory and wealth at home.

Don't you think, the little master, that like your elder brother, he is a hero who aspires to the world?

Little master, if you love the official Ximen Qing deeply, then don't affect his affairs because of your resentment towards the Jurchens in your heart. "

Ulendjurig continued to be persuasive and persuasive.

"Hmph! Sister Ulunzhurige, don't worry, I, Alan, have a sense of proportion. In this Jin Kingdom, I will not throw my temper and make trouble. But when I go back to the grassland, I will make him suffer!"

Bor Jijin Alan said angrily.