Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Wanyan Zongjun was full of confidence in his brother-in-law Ximen Qingna, so he pushed him out casually.

Wanyan Sagai looked at Ximen Qing, and said with a smile: "Hahaha~ I don't know that nephew Ximen Qingxian is very skilled in medicine! Speaking of which, my life was saved by nephew Ximen Qingxian. It's a pity that man cannot conquer the sky , I know that the end has come, and I no longer expect to prolong my life."

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After Wanyan Sagai gave a free and easy smile, he chatted with Wanyan Zongqian and others again, and the chat and laughter were lively, as if he had already taken his own life and death lightly.

During the chat, Wanyan Sagai revealed to everyone at the banquet that his son Wanyan Zonghan will go to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Taizu to worship first when he returns to Beijing.

After hearing this, Wanyan Zongqian and the others immediately understood, saying that they would go to their father's imperial tomb to meet Wanyan Zonghan's cousin.

The first thing Wanyan Zonghan did when he returned to Beijing was to pay homage to the great ancestor Wanyan Aguda. This move not only showed his deep affection for his uncle Wanyan Aguda, but also vaguely expressed his intention to continue the goodwill with the Aguda family.

Obviously, Wanyan Zonghan had the intention of forming a political alliance with Wanyan Zonggan and others.

Wanyan Zongqian and others responded positively to Uncle Sagai's hint.

Sitting in the crowd, Ximen Qing watched with a smile how the two great powers of the Kingdom of Jin joined forces.

After prolonging Wanyan Sagai's lifespan, strengthening the power of Wanyan Sagai and Wanyan Zonghan's father and son, and allowing these Jurchen nobles to Sinicize in advance by donating Chinese classics, Ximen Qing is also very curious about the power game of Jin Kingdom's high-level officials. How will it evolve and change.

After the news of Wanyan Zonghan's entry into the capital spread, the new emperor Wanyan Wu begged for money and knew that the comer was not good.

In order to show his favor to Wanyan Zonghan, when he left Datong Mansion in Xijing on the way, Wanyan Wu begged first to issue an edict to supplement Wanyan Zonghan's army with [-] horses, a thousand stones from fields, and seven thousand stones from rice to help the new Xijing attached people.

Unexpectedly, Wanyan Zonghan made an inch of progress, and took the opportunity to conquer Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, begging to buy from Emperor Wanyan Wu, and requesting the transfer of elite soldiers from Nanjing Wanyan Zongwang Army, Zhongjing Wanyanchang Army, and Shangjing Wanyan Shi Gunai Army.

Taizu Wanyan Aguda regarded Wanyan Zonghan as his heir in the army, and before he died, he handed over the main force of his Jin army to Wanyan Zonghan.

It can be said that Wanyan Zonghan already holds the most valiant army in the Jin army.However, he had to recruit elite soldiers from Nanjing, Zhongjing and Shangjing to enrich his army, which annoyed the new emperor Wanyan Wu begging for money.

Today, Wanyanchang Division in Zhongjing and Wanyan Shigunai Division in Shangjing are far inferior to Wanyan Zonghan Division in Xijing. Only Wanyan Zongwang's Pingzhou Crusade Army in Nanjing has gathered a group of elite soldiers and strong generals, and its force is second only to Wanyan Zonghan's army.

Therefore, Wanyan Wu Qimai intends to support Wanyan Zongwang's army to grow stronger, so that it can fight against Wanyan Zonghan's army, as a means to check and balance Wanyan Zonghan in the future.

Wanyan Zonghan's request to increase troops could not be refused, but Wanyan Zongwang's army could not be weakened either. Therefore, Wanyan Wu begged to buy and replied to Wanyan Zonghan that Zongwang's army could not be divided, and five thousand elite soldiers were transferred to Wanyan Zonghan from elsewhere.

When Wanyan Zonghan returned to the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, he still visited the Taizu Mausoleum first. After meeting with Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongjun and other cousins ​​in front of the Taizu Mausoleum, he rode his horse into the city and went to the new Emperor’s Village to meet the current King of Jin. The emperor Wanyan Wu begged to buy it.

Wanyan Zonghan's behavior showed the deep relationship between him and the first emperor Wanyan Aguda, but it also revealed a kind of contempt for the current emperor.

Although it seems to have a reckless side, Wanyan Zonghan's actions also made the Aguda family very recognized.

Wanyan Zonghan did not let the tea go away because of the change of imperial power, and still put the first emperor Aguda in the most important position in his heart. Such a straightforward and loyal character is exactly what the Jurchens admire and appreciate.

As for Wanyan Zonghan who went to worship his elder brother Aguda first, Wanyan Wu couldn't find anything wrong with begging for money. He grandly received Wanyan Zonghan who had returned from a long way in the emperor's village, and asked him about his health and the war on the front line.

As soon as Wanyan Zonghan sat down, he begged Wanyan Wu straight to the point and questioned the appointment and removal of officials in Shanxi and the cession of Shanxi's land to the Song people.

The so-called Shanxi in the Kingdom of Jin refers to the west of Yanshan Mountain, that is, the Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom, and part of it is the Yunzhong area in the eyes of the Song people.

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Your Majesty, I have something unclear.

When Emperor Taizu conquered the Liao Kingdom, the Han officials and military commanders of Shanxi and Nanjing were all appointed by the Marshal's Mansion and appointed by themselves without reporting to the imperial court.

Now Nanjing is following the old system, but Shanxi has to wait for the appointment of the imperial court. I don't know why?

In this way, it will take a lot of trouble and affect our army's governance of Shanxi, and it will also be detrimental to the war against the remnant Liao Emperor Tianzuo. "

During the period of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda, he granted great power to the front-line military commanders.The recruitment, assessment and appointment of officials in the newly occupied areas are all decided by the front-line commanders.

Wanyan Zonghan used the old system of Taizu Emperor Wanyan Aguda to suppress Wanyan Wu's begging, and asked him for the power of personnel appointment in Shanxi.

Wanyan Wu Qimai heard this, so he had no choice but to reply to him: "Your concern is very serious! I declare that from today onwards, the land of Shanxi will still be governed by the edict issued by the former emperor Yanjing. For the local Han officials and commanders, The Qing and others will be appointed by themselves due to their hard work, and there is no need to report to the imperial court for instructions."

Chapter 871 The Bomb Planted by Ximen Qing

Wanyan Wu Qimai chose to give in to Wanyan Zonghan, and handed over the power of appointment, removal and promotion of officials in Shanxi to Wanyan Zonghan.

After Wanyan Zonghan heard this, he begged Wanyan Wu again and said: "At the beginning of the emperor's conquest of the Liao Dynasty, he wanted the Song Dynasty to join forces in the attack, so he promised the land of Yan.

After the people of the Song Dynasty made the alliance, please add coins for the towns in Shanxi.

The first emperor resigned from the Canadian currency, and the letter of alliance said: It is not allowed to hide and hunt for escaped people, or to lure and harass border residents.

Today, the Song army has recruited traitors in several ways, and generously rewarded them with gifts.The name of the traitor was sparse, and the name of the boy was asked, and the sun and the moon were used, and the oath was made, but nothing was achieved.

The alliance has not yet expired, and it is already the case today, and it is expected that the eternal promise will be kept.

In addition, if the counties in Shanxi are cut off, the army will lose the place where they gather, and there will be a strategy, or it will be difficult to last, so please stop and don't cut it off. "

Wanyan Zonghan's passage expresses the general idea that at the beginning of the Taizu Emperor Wanyan Agu's conquest of the Liao Dynasty, in order to join forces with the Song Dynasty to attack the Liao Kingdom, that's why he promised the land of Yanjing to the Song Dynasty.

However, after forming an alliance with the Song people at that time, the Song people proposed to increase the annual coins for us in order to obtain the request of the towns in Shanxi.

Emperor Taizu Wanyan Aguda rejected the Song people's request to add coins to the towns in Shanxi.

Secondly, Song Jinmeng's book has made it clear that the two sides are not allowed to hide each other's fugitives, disturb the border residents and recruit rebels.

However, the Song people violated the covenant, which not only disturbed the border people, but more seriously, even accepted the rebels and rewarded them with generous gifts, making them swear to be loyal to the Song Dynasty.

The Jin army issued an ultimatum to the Xuanfu Department of the Song State many times to ask Tong Guan for those who fled south in the Jin State and asked them to abide by the oath between the two countries. However, the Song State always shirked and refused to return the fugitives for various reasons.

So far, less than a year has passed since the Jin and Song Dynasties signed the alliance when Yanjing was handed over, and the Song people began to renege on the alliance and break the agreement. How can the so-called alliance of eternal covenant be trusted?

What's more, the western border has not yet been stabilized. If the counties in Shanxi are ceded, the Jin army will lose its place to station its troops.

If there is a rebellion in the southwestern region in the future or a war with Can Liao and Xia, the Jin army will have no base, and it will be difficult to fight for a long time in Shanxi.This is obviously not good for the strategy of the Great Jin Kingdom.

It can be said that Wanyan Zonghan has a strategic vision far superior to others among the generals of the Jin Army. He can see at a glance that the Song Dynasty is a treacherous and untrustworthy ally. country's strategic significance.

Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan argued in front of Wanyan Wu Qimai, saying that Song State lost the alliance first, and Jin State could no longer have hope for such an ally.He begged Wanyan Wu again and again not to cede the land of Shanxi.

Of course, Wanyan Zonghan's refusal to give up an inch of land in Shanxi is not only out of protecting the interests of the Dajin Kingdom, but also has a selfish desire to protect his own interests.

After all, the land of Shanxi can also be regarded as Wanyan Zonghan's territory. How could Wanyan Zonghan be willing to cede it to the Song State in the place where the richest Han people live in his sphere of influence?

Wanyan Wu Qimai tried to persuade Wanyan Zonghan to give up the Yunzhong area in the name of the Song Dynasty promised by the first emperor.However, Wanyan Zonghan remained unmoved and insisted on opposing the fat that spit out to his mouth.

In the end, Wanyan Wu had no choice but to beg for money, so he had no choice but to satisfy all Wanyan Zonghan's requirements, and let him negotiate with Song State on his own to decide the ownership of the Shanxi states.

As a result, after a confrontation in the Emperor's Village, Wanyan Zonghan's power was further expanded, integrating the military, political, economic, and diplomatic power of Shanxi.

As a result, Wanyan Zonghan became the local emperor who dominated one side and could compete with the emperor.

Wanyan Wu Qimai had just ascended the throne, and his prestige among the Jurchen nobles was insufficient, so he had no choice but to face Wanyan Zonghan's dominance.

Wanyan Zonghan was leading the army outside, and Wanyan Sagai was in control of the political situation in the capital. Their father and son had only served Wanyan Aguda's command in the past, but now they are really difficult to deal with!