Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Ximen Qing was very surprised, so he asked Ma Kuo how many soldiers Ren Dejing had brought.

When he learned that Ren Dejing had only twenty riders with him, Ximen Qing admired Ren Dejing, a traitor from Xi'an Prefecture.

It seems that guy is also a bit courageous!In the past, I underestimated this traitor from the Song Dynasty.

Ximen Qing became interested in Ren Dejing and wanted to hear what he had to say.Therefore, Ximen Qing asked Ma Kuo to lead Ren Dejing into the city to see him.

When he saw real Ren Dejing in Zhijun Yamen, Ximenqing discovered that this traitor and treacherous official was actually a handsome man!

I saw that Ren Dejingmo was about 30 years old, seven feet long, and had a face like a crown jade. Although he was not as good-looking as Ximenqing and Pan An, he was still a handsome man.

Sure enough, the villains are all evil handsome guys?

Ximen Qing muttered in his heart.

"Ren Dejing, you are so brave, you dare to come to see this commander! This commander is about to dispatch troops to attack Xi'an Prefecture, how can you send the head to this commander?"

Ximen Qing teased Ren Dejing.

"Commander, the two armies are not beheaded when they are fighting, let alone this subordinate who sincerely votes, how can the commander compromise his reputation of benevolence and righteousness for the sake of this insignificant person?"

Ren Dejing responded cautiously.

"This commander hates evil like a vengeful enemy, and he doesn't envy any false fame! Ren Dejing, don't you, a traitor, be punished by everyone? Everyone in the world will applaud me if I kill you, why damage my reputation?

You and tell me some reason.It makes sense, I will spare you for the time being.It doesn't make sense, this commander will kill you to sacrifice the flag today! "

Ximen Qing pressed the snowflake iron iron Yanling knife on his waist, and stared at Ren Dejing.

Ren Dejing heard the whistling sound of the treasured sword in Ximen Qing's waist, and couldn't help but blurt out praise: "A good sword! It's really the sword of the overlord!"

Ximen Qing closed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself that this guy really knows how to flatter!When other people saw my sword, they all praised it as the sword of a hero, but only this guy praised it as the sword of the overlord.This guy has a bit of a sense of politics!

"Ren Dejing, your time is running out..." Ximen Qing said quietly.

Ren Dejing hastily saluted and said: "Forgive me, Commander, I am really impressed by the Commander's majestic appearance, I lost my composure for a while...

Commander-in-Chief, I am a traitor general of the lost Song Dynasty, but not a traitor of Great Chu. Now I am the state magistrate of Xia State, who has voted for Chu State.

What's more, at this time and at that time, if there were people like the Marshal occupying the northwest, how could I, Ren Dejing, be forced to surrender to Xia Guo! "

Wearing thousands of clothes, flattering but not wearing, Ren Dejing's words made Ximen Qing quite useful.

Furthermore, what Ren Dejing said made some sense.The Song Dynasty had fallen, and the Chu State had been established. Ren Dejing's rebellion against the Song Dynasty and his touxia was already a thing of the past. Ximen Qing, as the privy envoy of the Chu State, naturally had no need to kill him for the dead Song Dynasty.

Furthermore, Ximen Qingke also defeated the 20 Song army and stepped on the head of the Restoration Party of the Song Dynasty.Ximenqing and those survivors who cherished the death of the Song Dynasty were not the same people, so how could they care about Ren Dejing's rebellion against the Song Dynasty?

To put it more realistically, if Ren Dejing betrayed Xia and returned to Chu, he would be more worthy of Ximenqing's trust than those generals of the Western Army who were loyal to the Song Dynasty and had nostalgia for the old master.

"Ren Zhizhou, what you say makes sense, and send this head! Tell me again, why did you betray Song and vote for Xia back then?"

The murderous aura on Ximen Qing's body disappeared, and the frost covering his face also disappeared.

Ren Dejing sighed and said: "Don't dare to lie to the commander in chief, what I have done is only to protect the environment and the people!

At that time, all the elites of the Western Army were transferred by the imperial court to Hebei and Hedong to fight against Liao and Jin. I, a good man in Kansai, shed all my blood to defend Zhao's Jiangshan Sheji.

However, their wives, children, and children who stayed on the northwest border lost the protection of the army!

When Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, took advantage of the Jin army's southward invasion and attacked the Fifth Route of Shaanxi, the Western Army left behind was defeated, leaving us border state troops alone.

It is said that Ren Dejing is greedy for life and afraid of death, but who in the city of Xi'an is not afraid of death?

If there were reinforcements from outside, I, Ren Dejing, would certainly be able to stick to Xi'an Prefecture and be a loyal minister praised by everyone.

It's a pity that the Great Song Dynasty was about to be destroyed by the Jin army at that time. How could there be a single soldier to help?

If I stick to Xi'an Prefecture, I will just sacrifice the lives of the people in the city for my reputation!

Therefore, when there was no hope of resolving the siege, I, Ren Dejing, resolutely rebelled against Song Touxia, saving the wealth and lives of the people in Yizhou.

And the defender of Pingxia City of the Huaide Army insisted on resisting and died for the country. Although he won the reputation of a loyal minister, he lost the lives of half of the people in the city!

If the commander-in-chief doesn't believe it, he can send someone to secretly visit this Pingxia city to see how many people have been affected by the war between the two countries, and their families have been destroyed.

Marshal, this is why I Ren Dejing protects the environment and the people. "

Ren Dejing was embarrassed to talk about it, and he was not ashamed of betraying Song and Tou Xia.

Although Ma Kuo who stood aside didn't take it seriously, Ximen Qing understood Ren Dejing's meaning.

This Ren Dejing obviously did not go the same way as those ministers who were trying to gain fame in the late Song Dynasty.

In the original history, after the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin army, the guards of the Hebei states regarded themselves as loyal ministers and refused to cede the land to the Jin State. Some even sat guarding the isolated city for more than a year.

Although these "loyal ministers" have left a good reputation in history, the people held hostage in the city they held on to died of freezing and starving.In the end, there was even a tragic scene of cannibalism.

In order to fulfill the reputation of several "loyal ministers", the people in the city were reduced to military rations, and they couldn't even leave a single name!

If you were the people under the rule of such a "loyal minister and famous general", would you be willing to use the blood of your own family to decorate their achievements?

In contrast, Ren Dejing, a traitor who doesn't care about his personal reputation and can even be said to be "greedy about life and afraid of death", has truly managed to keep the people safe.

I heard that when Ren Dejing rebelled against Song Dynasty and voted for Xia, all the soldiers and civilians in the city followed him, and there was no civil strife.The thoughts of the people in the city are already clear.

"What a reason to protect the environment and the people! Ren Zhizhou, let me ask you, today you took the risk to meet the commander-in-chief, saying that you would betray Xia and vote for Chu.

Could it be that because of the defeat of the Xia army, you knew that it was difficult to protect Xi'an Prefecture, so you did your act of protecting the environment and the people again? "

Ximen Qing asked Ren Dejing meaningfully.

Chapter 22 Counterattack across the board

Facing Ximen Qing's question, Ren Dejing's face was not red, and he cupped his hands and replied: "This is exactly why I came here. The commander came with the momentum of thunder. If I don't surrender, Xi'an Prefecture will be turned into a state of war." For the sake of the common people, for the sake of the Ren family's wealth and life, surrendering to the commander is the best choice."

"Oh? Ren Zhizhou, let me ask you again, if the Xia army comes again in the future, will you betray Chu and vote for Xia again?"

Ximen Qing stared into Ren Dejing's eyes and asked.

"Commander, after yesterday's battle, I think Xia Jun is definitely not the commander's opponent. The Xixia Kingdom is about to perish at some point, so how can I betray Chu Touxia?"

Ren Dejing replied to Ximen Qing.

"There is no final decision on victory or defeat. Let me ask you, if one day the Xixia army invaded in large numbers, how would you deal with Ren Zhizhou? Do you want to be a loyal minister of our state of Chu, or do you want to protect the country and the people?"

Ximen Qing asked reluctantly.

Ren Dejing heard the words and replied calmly: "If the commander-in-chief is strong enough, there is no need to worry about my subordinate's betrayal. If the commander-in-chief is not strong enough to control the Northwest, what's the use of paying attention to whether the subordinate will betray me at this time?