Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

However, Ximenqing had already interceded for Zongze in advance, so Wanyan Zongbi did not pursue the matter any longer, and agreed to the plan conveyed by Ma Kuo, and agreed with Ma Kuo on the date of the handover of Cizhou between the two armies.

After Ma Kuo returned to the city and informed Zongze of the negotiation results, Zongze immediately selected officials and soldiers, completed the delivery with Wanyan Zongbi's army as scheduled, and left Cizhou to go south.

Xiangzhou in the south of Cizhou has been occupied by Wanyan Zong's auxiliary army.But Wanyan Zongfu also got the news and did not intercept Zongze's army.

Under the banner of the Chu Army, Zong Ze's army crossed the state and crossed the government, successfully crossed the Yellow River, and entered the territory of Huazhou.

Under Ximenqing's command and dispatch, most of the states in Hebei were successfully handed over to the Kingdom of Jin, and the defenders in various places changed their appearance and returned to the south as the Chu army.

Almost the entire territory of Hedong has been occupied by the Wanyan Zonghan Department of the Jin Army, only Fuzhou is still in the hands of the Zhekeqiu Army.

The Xixia Kingdom and the Fuzhou Zhe family have been feuds for generations, and at this time they took the opportunity to send troops to invade Fuzhou.

Facing the persecution of the Xixia army, the Zhe family in Fuzhou could not support themselves, so Zhe had no choice but to seek refuge in Kaicheng and join Wanyan Zonghan's army.

Since then, the entire territory of Hedong has been owned by the Jin army.

According to the demarcation between Jin and Chu, the Hezhong Mansion and Jiezhou to the north of the Yellow River are also owned by the State of Jin. Lou Shibu led his troops across the south of the Yangtze River and stationed in Shanzhou, Tongguan, and Huazhou.

"Big Sword" Guan Sheng and "Jing Muxuan" Hao Siwen also went south with the army and stationed in Shanzhou.

Because of Ximenqing's victory, the prestige of Chu State increased greatly, which prompted the local officials in Hebei, Hedong, and Hezhong to make a peaceful delivery with the Jin army, and also saved the people of these three places from suffering from swordsmen.

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were also very satisfied with being able to take over the land north of the Yellow River without bloodshed, and felt that the cooperation with Ximen Qing would be of great benefit to both sides.

After Yan Zonghan occupied the entire territory of Hedong and Hezhong, while consolidating his rule, he mobilized his troops and quietly set his sights on the neighboring country Xixia to the west.

At this time, Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, also sent an envoy to the Datong Mansion in Xijing to meet Yan Zonghan, complaining to him that the division of the border between Chu and Xia was unreasonable, which caused the Xixia Kingdom to suffer a lot.

At the same time, the Xixia Kingdom also reminded Yan Zonghan that when the Jin Kingdom conquered the Song Kingdom in the south and asked Xixia to send troops to contain the Song Army, they promised to cede the land of several states southwest of Xijing Road as a reward.

Now that the Song Kingdom has been destroyed, the Jin Kingdom has sent a general, Yeluyu, to rule and manage the land promised to the Xixia Kingdom. I don't know why?

Regarding the question of the envoys of the Xixia Kingdom, Wan Yan Zonghan replied clearly, because the Xixia Kingdom was watching the situation on the border of Song and Xia. The country believes that the Xixia country has not fulfilled the contract, so naturally there is no reward.

After listening to Wanyan Zonghan's reply, the envoy of the Xixia Kingdom did not approve. He snapped his fingers and calculated to Wanyan Zonghan how many soldiers and horses the Xixia Army dispatched, how much food they spent, and how many Song troops they eliminated in order to contain the Song Army.

In a word, the Xixia Kingdom tried its best to cooperate with the Jin army in the battle. As a big country of faith, the Jin Kingdom should give the Xixia Kingdom sufficient compensation.

In fact, the envoy of the Xixia Kingdom knew that it was impossible to get the slightest advantage from Wanyan Zonghan.

Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, sent him here, but only let him confuse Yan Zonghan with crying out for grievances, so that the attention of the Jin Kingdom was focused on the negotiations on the Jinxia border, while ignoring the Xixia Kingdom's invasion of the Chu Kingdom's border.

At this time, Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, took advantage of the new establishment of the Chu Kingdom, was waiting for prosperity, and had no time to take care of the border disputes. He was aggressively attacking the Xia-Chu border, trying to snatch a large piece of land from Chu's Shaanxi Fifth Road.

The envoy of the Xixia Kingdom called Qu at Wanyan Zonghan, which meant: Jin Kingdom should have given me the land of Xixia Kingdom as compensation. Since Dajin Kingdom is unwilling to give it, then our country will take the land from Chu Kingdom as compensation. Dajin Kingdom will never be able to Come out again and stop it?

For the dispute between Xia and Chu, I hope that Dajin will not intervene, and let us, two small countries, resolve it ourselves!

Wanyan Zonghan soon understood the true intention of the Xixia envoy.

Xixia Kingdom's move played into Ximen Qing's and Wanyan Zonghan's arms.Wanyan Zonghan knew that what Ximen Qing was waiting for was the massive invasion of the Xixia Army, so of course he would not stop the Xixia Kingdom from going to war against the Chu Kingdom.

Wanyan Zonghan sneered in his heart, but remained calm, instead, he asked his confidant Wanyan Xiyin to meet with the envoy of Xixia Kingdom alone, and hinted to him that the Kingdom of Jin would not intervene in the dispute between Xia and Chu.

The envoy of the Xixia Kingdom was overjoyed after receiving Jin's acquiescence policy, and immediately sent someone to report back to the court, telling the lord Li Qianshun that Jin had acquiesced in Xixia's use of troops against Chu, and promised not to send troops to interfere.

After receiving the secret report from the envoy, Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, appointed his younger brother Li Chage, King of Jin, as the Generalissimo of the army and horses, and the veteran Wei named Ah Wu as the deputy commander. He commanded [-] elite troops and left the capital Zhongxing Mansion to attack Chu in a mighty manner. country border.

The border dispute between Xia and Chu is about to turn into a battle of life and death.

For this battle, Ximen Qing, the privy envoy of Chu State, is also dispatching troops and generals.

Chapter 976 The Chicken and Dog Ascend to Heaven

Ximenqing wants to lead the army to expedition to Xixia, of course, he must first stabilize the Chu regime and control the government in his own hands.

Under the auspices of Ximen Qing, the state of Chu first demoted the officials who participated in the restoration of the party.

Zhao Ye, the general manager of North Road, was demoted to Guangnan West Road Guanzhou Tongpan, Wang Boyan was demoted to Kuizhou Road Bozhou Tongpan, Wang Xiang was demoted to Jingnan South Road Daozhou Tongpan, and Zhang Shen was demoted to Fujian Road Tingzhou Tuanlian.

In order to appease the hearts of the people, Ximen Qing did not beat the four to death with a stick, but still gave them official positions and a chance to renew their allegiance.

However, before proving their loyalty, the four of Zhao Ye had to disperse to remote places to re-experience.

For the four captured Zhao Ye, it was lucky enough to be able to be reactivated without losing their heads.

Xiang Zichen, the Jianghuai shipping judge who rebelled with them, was not so lucky.

Xiang Zichen sent troops in Huainan to participate in the siege of Bianliang City in Tokyo. When supporting him, he fought for the throne for Zhao Zisong, a son of the clan of the prefect of Huaining, but he himself did not come to Bianliang City in Tokyo.

Therefore, when the restoration army was defeated, Xiang Zichen, like Zongze, still held certain military power in the local area.

For Ximenqing and Chu State's appeasement, Xiang Ziqiyang violated the law. On the one hand, he wrote a letter pleading guilty and pleaded guilty, and on the other hand, he secretly contacted and supported the descendants of Song Taizong. Make waves.

Unfortunately, Xiang Zichen's ability and strength cannot keep up with his ambition.

Liu Shiquan, a local tycoon in Linhuai, detected the conspiracy of Xiang Zichen and Zhao Shizhen, and directly reported the secret to Ximen Qing.

After Liu Shiquan and his son chose to join Ximen Qing, they have always been Ximen Qing's eyes and ears in Huainan area.

After Ximenqing received the information, he was about to ask Cheng Wanli, who was staying behind in Yingtianfu in Nanjing, to send troops directly to suppress the rebellion.

It turned out that Kong Yanzhou, the "Lin Lin Tiger" who once met Ximenqing in Tangyin County, who had joined hands to exterminate the bandits in Moushan, had become a general under Xiang Zichen, the Jianghuai shipping judge.

After Kong Yanzhou learned that Ximen Qing was in charge of the state of Chu, he decided to vote for Ximen Qing.

It happened that Xiang Zichen was plotting something wrong, so Kong Yanzhou led his troops to attack Xiang Zichen, cut off the heads of Xiang Zichen and Zhao Shizhen, and presented them to Ximen Qing as a certificate of voting.

Unlike Xiang Zichen, who was duplicitous, Zong Ze wisely chose to give up restoring the Zhao family and pin his hopes on Ximen Qing.

Therefore, after Zong Ze crossed the Yellow River south, he immediately handed over his military power and waited for Ximen Qingye, the emperor of Chu, Zhang Bangchang.

After all, Zong Ze is a famous anti-golden general in history, and he has some real materials in his stomach. Unlike Li Gang and his ilk who can only do bad things, Ximen Qing naturally wants to use him.

Furthermore, Zong Ze and Ximen Qing had a friendship, and Ximen Qing was also the teacher of his brother Ma Kuo. With this relationship, Ximen Qing already regarded Zong Ze as someone in his camp.

Therefore, Ximen Qing did not send Zong Ze to Yuan Ei Junzhou, but let him stay in Bianliang City, Tokyo as the Minister of the Ministry of War to assist him in managing the affairs of Chu State.

Zongze was also secretly amazed by Ximenqing's mind, which made Zongze firm in his support for Ximenqing.

Ma Kuo is both civil and military, and is good at negotiating with foreign races. Ximen Qing stayed in his army as a military counselor, and officially joined Ximen Qing's camp from then on.

"One person attains the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven", now Ximenqing holds the power of life and death in Bianliang City, Tokyo, so of course he wants to take the opportunity to promote his close people to ranks and confer important official positions.

Xin Zan, Ximenqing's sworn brother, was appointed as the prefect of Jinan Prefecture, guarding an important town in the Shandong direction on the border between Jin and Chu.

Later, Ximenqing transferred Kong Yanzhou's army to Jinan Prefecture, which strengthened Xin Zan's strength.