Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Wanyan Zongfu, the right deputy marshal of the Jin Army, led troops to Daming Mansion and ruled the states in southern Hebei. Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion near Yandi were also included in Wanyan Zonghan's sphere of influence.

Guo Yaoshi, who made great contributions to Wanyan Zongwang's attack on the Song Dynasty, was promoted to stay behind in Yanjing City because of his meritorious service.After Wanyan Zongwang died, Guo Yaoshi also fell into Wanyan Zonghan's arms.

Across the Yellow River from Chu State were the troops of Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Loushi.

Wanyan Zongfu is Ximenqing's wife-in-law, and both Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Loushi are old acquaintances with Ximenqing. Therefore, the border between Jin and Chu is safe and sound.

Guan Shengjun and Ximen Qingjun swaggered westward in a boat against the Yellow River. The Jin army on the north bank of the Yellow River was not blind, so how could they ignore it?

Because the two armies had a tacit understanding, the Jin army did not interfere with Ximen Qing's march on the Yellow River, but only informed Marshal Wanyan Zonghan of the military intelligence obtained by the investigation.

Wanyan Zonghan and Ximen Qing had a tacit understanding, and before Ma Zhi arrived, he sent Wang Jieru, a Zuo admonishment doctor, to Xixia Kingdom.

Wang Jieru was a minister of the former Liao Dynasty. He used to be an envoy to the Song Dynasty to negotiate when the Song army conquered Liao Dynasty.

At that time, the Song Dynasty thought it was powerful, so it ignored Liao's peace talks and humiliated its envoy Wang Jieru.

After the Jin army captured the city of Yanjing, Wang Jieru was heartbroken about the perfidy of the Song Dynasty, ashamed of being ruled by the Song Dynasty, and followed the Jin army when the Jin army retreated.

Since then, Wang Jieru was hired by the state of Jin, appointed as Zuo Jianyi doctor, and served as a diplomatic envoy of the Jin army many times.

With the support of the powerful strength of the Jin Kingdom, when Wang Jieru represented the Jin Army as an envoy to the Xixia Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, he immediately became arrogant and elated.

When the Jin army destroyed the Song Dynasty, Wang Jieru made a special mission to the Song Dynasty, threatened and humiliated the Song Dynasty monarchs and officials, and avenged the Song army's attack on Yan.

Wang Jieru is experienced in missions, and this time, Wanyan Zonghan entrusted him with the important task of going to Xixia.

Wanyan Zonghan asked Wang Jieru to meet Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, to convey Jin Kingdom's concern for the Xia-Chu War.

Because the Xixia Kingdom was a vassal of the Jin Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom was nominally the suzerain of the Xixia Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom.

The two vassal states fought because of territorial disputes, and it is also appropriate for the Jin State, as the suzerain state, to express concern about this.

When Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xixia Kingdom, heard that the Jin Kingdom had sent an envoy, he also attached great importance to it, and grandly received the envoy of the Shang Kingdom, Wang Jieru, with a grand ceremony.

Afterwards, after some courtesies, it was natural for the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Wang Jieru, to express his intention, and the two sides tested each other's bottom line.

Wang Jieru told Li Qianshun and his ministers that the Kingdom of Jin expressed concern about the recent war between Xia and Chu, and hoped that the two countries would regard peace as the most important thing, reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, and cease the war.

Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xixia Kingdom, complained to the angel of the kingdom, saying how the Chu army invaded and occupied the territory of the Xia Kingdom, plundered cattle and sheep, and slaughtered the people.

After hearing this, Wang Jieru naturally praised the monarchs and ministers of the Xixia Kingdom, and said that after returning to the Jin Kingdom, he would report to the Marshal Wanyan Zonghanlang of Mingdu to commend Xia Kingdom for his understanding and righteousness, and at the same time reprimand Chu Kingdom for its shameless aggression.

For a while, the atmosphere was harmonious, Li Ganshun, the lord of the Xixia Kingdom, hosted a banquet to warmly entertain the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, Wang Jieru.

During the banquet, Li Qianshun got the information he needed from Wang Jieru as he wished.

In Li Qianshun's view, after the news of Xixia's invasion of Chu spread, Jin, the suzerain of Chu, would definitely respond.

At this time, not only should he listen to what Jin Guo came to say, but also judge Jin Guo's true intention and will from the situation of the envoy.

First of all, it is necessary to judge from the status of the envoys how much the Kingdom of Jin attaches importance to the battle between Xia and Chu.

If the Kingdom of Jin attaches great importance to the promotion of peace, it will definitely send noble relatives and ministers to negotiate and exert pressure.

If Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Wuye were Jurchen aristocrats who represented the emperor of Jin, Li Qianshun would be alert immediately, knowing that Xixia's behavior had touched the bottom line of Jin, and he had to make certain concessions.

However, the envoy sent by the Kingdom of Jin was only Wang Jieru, a descendant of the Liao Kingdom, and he was nothing more than a scholar.

Moreover, Wang Jieru was only an envoy sent by the Marshal of the Jin Army, not an envoy sent by the Emperor of Jin.

From this, it can be preliminarily judged that Jin Guo did not care much about the battle that took place on the border between Xia and Chu.

Secondly, the importance of the other party's mission can be inferred from the specifications and wording of the letter brought by the envoy.

Not only did Wang Jieru not have the letter of state and imperial edict of the Jin Kingdom, he did not even bring a letter from the Marshal of the Jin Army, but only a message from the Marshal of the Jin Army, Wanyan Zonghan.

From this point alone, it can also be seen that Wang Jieru, an envoy this time, does not have a high standard in the country of Jin, and it seems that it is not enough to resolve the disputes between Xia and Chu.

Li Qianshun already had some calculations in his heart, but he gave the ministers around him winks, telling them to persuade Wang Jieru to drink frequently, and to continue the routine from his mouth.

Wang Jieru's kindness was hard to turn down, he drank a lot of wine, his face turned red, his mouth was naturally unrestrained, and he expressed a little bit of his true intention of going on an envoy.

That means, it seems that Marshal Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin Kingdom also realized that when Zhang Bangchang, the emperor of Chu, was established, the border plan for Xia and Chu was too hasty, which led to a big fight between the two countries.

Because Xia and Chu are both vassal states of the Kingdom of Jin, if this matter continues to fight, it will make Wanyan Zonghan lose face in the Kingdom of Jin and make people laugh.

In fact, after the Chu army failed in the border war, they sent envoys to Datong Mansion to ask Marshal Wanyan Zonghan to mediate and stop the Xixia army from invading Chu territory.

It is said that if Marshal Wanyan Zonghan failed to mediate, the envoys of the Chu State would rush to Huining City, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, to beg and cry and complain to the Emperor Wanyan Wu of the Jin Army.

Marshal Wanyan Zonghan never tired of bothering the envoys of Chu State, so he sent Wang Jieru to mediate and promote peace.

Chapter 997 The Temptation I Can't Let Go of

Wang Jieru told Li Qianshun through his drunkenness that Marshal Wanyan Zonghan sent him here in the hope that Xia would start peace talks with Chu as soon as possible, and that Chu would not send envoys to Jin to bother him.

After a banquet, Wang Jieru got drunk and was taken back to the post to rest.

After Wang Jieru left, Li Ganshun, the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, smiled to his ministers Li Liangfu, Bei Zhongsachen, Mou Ning Keren, Xue Yuanli and others: "Marshal Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin Kingdom sent envoys to make peace, and I have no choice but to give it to the Jin Kingdom." The marshal is a bit thin-faced. Xue Yuanli, you are familiar with the etiquette of the Han family, so send envoys to Bianliang City to negotiate peace with Chu!"

After Xue Yuanli received the order, he also asked Li Qianshun with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I don't know if the peace negotiation with Chu is for half a year or a year?"

Li Qianshun smiled and said, "Jin Wang Chage is as powerful as a bamboo, and within half a year he will be able to sweep the Chu State of Shaanxi. Xue Yuanli, you can negotiate a peace with the Chu Emperor Zhang Bangchang slowly for a period of one year!"

Xue Yuanli also laughed when he heard the words: "I understand, after our army conquers the entire territory of Shaanxi, we will reach a peace agreement with Chu, and let Zhang Bangchang cede the land and seek compensation!"

Li Qianshun nodded, and said to Mo Ning Keren: "I see that Wang Jieru, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, has come here, and he has no intention of forcing our army to retreat.

Marshal Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin Kingdom did not mention returning the territory of the Chu Kingdom, but only urged me, Daxia, to negotiate a peace with the Chu Kingdom.

It can be seen that Wanyan Zonghan only cares about the form of peace negotiations between our country and Chu State, but not how much land and households our country and Chu State occupy each other.

That being the case, when our country negotiates peace with Chu, we should occupy more Chu territory.

Mou Ning Ke Ren, you go to see Jin Guo envoy Wang Jieru tomorrow, and explain to him the sincerity of my Great Xia Kingdom. "

Mou Ning Keren responded: "I obey the order! Your Majesty, I will try my best to stabilize Jin Guo Marshal Wanyan Zonghan, so that Jin Guo will not hinder our army from attacking Chu's Shaanxi Five Routes."

Li Qianshun called "goodness" in his mouth, and then said to the general Li Liangfu: "General Li, I will go with you to support the King of Jin with another [-] troops. You and the King of Jin must fight quickly, defeat the Chu army as soon as possible, and occupy the The whole of Shaanxi!"

Li Liangfu got up and responded: "The last general obeys orders!"

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The envoys sent by Wanyan Zonghan to the Xixia Kingdom not only failed to stop the Xixia Kingdom from aggressing against the Chu Kingdom, but instead made the Xixia Kingdom leader Li Qianshun believe that the Chu Kingdom was weak, and only knew to beg the suzerain to uphold justice.

And Wang Jieru revealed that Wanyan Zonghan was not determined to stop the Xixia army from invading Chu, which made Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, see an opportunity.