Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

In the past few months, Ximen Qing's army swept away the stubborn resistance of the party and nobles, and collected all the states that were divided into the state of Chu.

Han Shizhong, Qu Duan and other generals were once ordered to lead other troops to attack Xiazhou eastward in order to confuse Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom.

However, Han Shizhong, Qu Duan and other generals were not the ones who earned their reputations. They went all the way east, turning their feigned attack into a real siege of the city and plundering the city. They fought all the way to the city of Shizhou, joined forces with Guan Sheng and other troops, More than [-] people from Li Heda's department divided and surrounded Shizhou and Yinzhou.

Li Heda was a general from Khitan of the Liao Kingdom to the Xixia Kingdom. He was loyal to both the Xixia Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom.

After Xixia Guowei surrendered, Ximenqing also sent someone to recruit Li Heda.

I don't want Li Heda to break out of the encirclement with a troop and flee to Dijinze in the north after learning that the Xixia Kingdom was destroyed.

Wu'er Siqi, a party nobleman who led the army with Li Heda, was not so lucky. When he broke through the siege, he bumped into Guan Shengjun.

The "big sword" Guan Sheng showed his supernatural power and split Wu'er Siqi and his horse into four sections with one blow.

Wu'ersi Qi's army was all frightened, and they all abandoned their weapons and surrendered, allowing the Chu army to capture tens of thousands of prisoners in one battle.

After this battle, Guan Sheng's bravery spread throughout the three armies, even Han Shizhong and Qu Duan, who are known for their bravery and skill in battle, were willing to bow down.

However, with so many elite soldiers and strong generals, Li Heda still escaped from the encirclement and fled away with more than [-] soldiers and horses.

Since Li Heda's army fled into the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Jin, generals such as Guan Sheng, Han Shizhong, and Qu Duan did not pursue them.

On the way to flee to Dijinze along the Mingtang River, Li Heda's army was intercepted by the Wanyan Loushi army of the Jin army, and lost most of the army and horses.

Relying on his superb riding skills, Li Heda once again got rid of the pursuit of Wanyan Lou's army, and disappeared into the desert of Dijinze with more than 2000 people.

The Jin army was different from the Chu army. They were mainly cavalry, and they were more hardworking. Therefore, Wanyan Loushi did not let Li Heda's defeated army go, but went deep into Jinze to pursue it.

When Li Heda fled north to the south bank of the Yellow River, and was about to cross the river and flee to Yinshan, the Jin army caught up with Li Heda's army again.

After a fight, Li Heda's army was killed and injured. Only Li Heda crossed the Yellow River with dozens of horsemen and fled to Yinshan.

At this time, the Jin army knew that Li Heda was going to flee to Yelu Dashi, and deployed troops to chase and intercept him.

In the end, Yelu Yujian, the supervising army, captured Li Heda in the north of Yinshan Mountain, and took him to Datong Mansion to behead him for public display.

As a result, the entire army of the Xiazhou Corps of the Xixia Kingdom was wiped out.

In the direction of the Hexi Corridor, Liu Xi, Liu Qi and Ren Dejing's army learned that Ximenqing had conquered Xingqing Mansion, they fought bravely to be the first, and led the Han army to capture Liangzhou Xiping Mansion.

Afterwards, the Hexi prefectures did not have strong guards. After learning that the emperor was killed in battle and the country was destroyed, they all offered their cities and surrendered one by one.

Liu Xi, Liu Kai, and Ren Dejing's army successfully took over the Hexi states, and almost all of these months were spent on long-distance marches.

However, after Ren Dejing's younger brother Ren Deren led the army to recover the distant Shazhou, Ximenqing's goal of conquering the Xixia Kingdom was finally achieved.

Ximenqing then appointed the brave Ren Deren as the prefect of Shazhou, and asked him to guard Shazhou and deter the Huihe and Tubo people in Xizhou.

The new return of the Hexi states requires powerful generals to guard them.

Ximenqing asked the brave and resourceful Liu Kai to sit in Liangzhou and serve as the Hexi economic envoy to control the army and horses of the Hexi states.

Liu Kai's elder brother, Liu Xi, concurrently served as the economic envoy of Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road, holding two armies and horses as the backing of his younger brother Liu Kai.

After the states in the Hexi Corridor have been settled, Ximenqing will also transfer Han Shizhong from Yinzhou back to Xingzhou, promote him as the newly established Xingling Road Economic Envoy, lead the troops in Xingzhou, and control Xingzhou, Dingzhou, and Huaizhou , Shunzhou, Lingzhou and Weizhou soldiers and horses are responsible for guarding the heartland of the Yellow River Valley Plain.

Qu Duan was officially appointed as Jingyuan Road Jinglue envoy, who was stationed in Weizhou City and served as the backing of Han Shizhong's army.

In the eastern part of the original Xixia Kingdom, Yinzhou, Shizhou and Xiazhou by the Wuding River were handed over to "Ugly County Horse" Xuanzan, "Jingmuxuan" Hao Siwen, "Holy Water General" Shan Yangui and Li Yanxian respectively. Waiting will be guarded.

The original Xiazhou area of ​​Xixia merged with Fuyan Road to become Xiayan Road, and "Big Sword" Guan Sheng served as the new economic envoy of Xiayan Road, sitting in Yan'an Mansion.

Ximenqing has placed so many powerful generals in the Xia territory, it is expected that the remaining forces of the Xixia Kingdom will not be able to make much waves.

As for the civil affairs of the entire Xia territory, Ximen Qing promoted Lu Yihao as Pingxia appeasement envoy and Xingzhou magistrate, and he was fully responsible.

Ning Keren and Xue Yuanli, the surrendered ministers of the Xixia Kingdom who had dealt with Lu Yihao many times, were all appointed as governors of the states to assist the appeasement envoy Lu Yihao in managing the civil affairs.

When Ximenqing governed the surrendered Xixia Kingdom in Xingzhou, he, the great hero who pacified Xixia, also shocked China, and his reputation grew day by day.

In order to commend Ximenqing's great achievements, the officials of Bianliang City in Tokyo once again wrote a letter, requesting that Ximenqing be promoted to a higher official.

So, with a swipe of his pen, Emperor Zhang Bangchang issued an imperial decree, conferring Ximenqing, king of Dongping County, as king of Qi and adding Jiuxi.

So far, Ximenqing is already an extremely human minister, and he is waiting for another step.

It is said that when Ximen Qing was crowned king, the officials expressed their own opinions. Some of them, in memory of Ximen Qing's great achievements in conquering the Xixia Kingdom, advised Ximen Qing to be named Pingxia King or Pingxi King.

Some ministers also believed that Ximenqing made great achievements in Shaanxi, and he should be named the king of Qin, and he was named Yongzheng Northwest because of his prestige.

Before Ximen Qing left, he had already made arrangements.According to Ximen Qing's wishes, Cheng Wanli, Murong Yanda and others resisted all opinions and asked Emperor Zhang Bangchang to make Ximen Qing King of Qi.

After all, Ximenqing started his business in Yanggu County, Shandong, and most of his basic team are from Shandong.

Ximen Qing became the King of Qi to show that he has not forgotten his roots in wealth and honor, so as to reassure the hearts of his old brothers.

Finally, after stabilizing the Xia territory, Qi Wang Ximenqing led the army back to Jingzhao Mansion in Shaanxi under the spotlight of all the people.

Ximenqing left Deputy Marshal Wang Jin in Jingzhao Mansion, serving as the Xuanfu Envoy of Shaanxi and Pingxia Road, and taking charge of the affairs of the Northwest for himself.

The four generals Shi Jin, Zhu Gui, Chen Da, and Yang Chun were also placed by Ximen Qing on the line from Jingzhao Mansion to Huazhou, Shanzhou, and Tongguan to assist Wang Jin in managing the northwest.

After Ximenqing's army left Tongguan, it arrived at Luoyang City in Xijing.

Accompanied by Du Chong who stayed behind in Xijing, Ximen Qing led the army back to Bianliang City in Tokyo majestically.

Chapter 41 Wenzhiwugong

Qi Wang Ximenqing pacified Xixia, and after the news spread in Bianliang City, Tokyo, the soldiers and civilians in the city suddenly boiled.

Zhang Bangchang, the emperor of Chu State, led civil and military officials and the forbidden army out of Nanxun Gate early in the morning, and lined up to welcome Qi Wang Ximen to celebrate his triumphant return.

Although the common people in the city could not gather at Nanxun Gate, they called for friends and friends. They helped the old and the young out of Wansheng Gate in the west city, and spontaneously flocked to both sides of the official road from Luoyang to Bianjing to welcome Qi Wang Ximenqing.

Students from Taixue, rich merchants from Maxing Street and Zhouqiao, monks from Daxiangguo Temple, Taoist priests from Shangqing Baolu Palace, oirans from Xiaoyu Street, porters from Tianshui Lane, etc., all came out of the city to see Ximen. Qing style.

What's more, Lu Xiaoyi secretly arranged hundreds of people to mix in the crowd and beat gongs and drums to create momentum. For a while, everyone followed suit, and there was endless laughter on both sides of the official road.

One or two million people came out of the city to greet them, which was much bigger than the guard of honor of Zhang Bangchang and his ministers outside Nanxun Gate.

When the civil and military officials learned of this grand occasion, they all secretly exchanged glances.

King Qi is so popular, but it further highlights that the current emperor Zhang Bangchang is alone, and his virtue does not match him!

Didn't you see that Cheng Wanli, Tong Guan, Murong Yanda, Zhao Mingcheng, Qin Hui, Ma Zhi and others who surrounded Zhang Bangchang were all members of Prince Qi's lineage?

Then look at General Xu Ning who is in command of the imperial guards, isn't he also the confidant of His Royal Highness King Qi?