Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Naturally, Tong Guan changed the object of allegiance to Ximen Qing, his savior.

Although Ximenqing is not yet the emperor, Tong Guan is very optimistic about him, thinking that he will be a person who will achieve more than Zhao Kuangyin in the future.

Zhao Liangsi hated the Zhao family even more. Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan and his son were mean and ungrateful towards Zhao Liangsi.

After Zhao Liangsi defected from the Liao Kingdom to the Song Dynasty, he conscientiously advised the Song Dynasty to take back the land of Yan, and ran around.

The Song Dynasty was able to take back the land of Yan, and Zhao Liangsi made great contributions.

However, just because he advised Emperor Zhao Ji not to accept Zhang Jue, Zhao Liangsi was demoted to Chenzhou by Zhao Ji.

If the imperial court adopts Zhao Liangsi's strategy, don't break your promise, it will not offend the Kingdom of Jin and cause the Jin army to attack the Song Dynasty.

After the little emperor Zhao Huan ascended the throne, not only did he not learn from the experience and lessons of the overlord Zhao Ji, and realized the evil consequences of treachery, but instead blamed the Jin army's attack on the Song Dynasty on Zhao Liangsi's plan to join the Jin army against the Liao Dynasty.

As a result, Emperor Zhao Huan actually wanted to kill Zhao Liangsi as a scapegoat.

Zhao Liangsi's teeth were chilled by what Zhao's father and son did.So after Zhao Liangsi was rescued, he immediately joined the ambitious Ximen Qing without hesitation.

Now standing in the court hall of the state of Chu, Zhao Liangsi publicly announced that Zhao's father and son were unjust, and he no longer used the surname bestowed by Zhao Ji, and changed back to his original name Ma Zhi.

From now on, there is only Ma Zhi in the world, and there is no such person as Zhao Liangsi.

After recovering from the initial shock, Emperor Zhang Bangchang of Chu turned his attention to Ximen Qing and asked Ximen Aiqing to suggest what official positions should be given to Tong Guan and Ma Zhi.

Tong Guan used to be the king of Guangyang County who died in the Song Dynasty, so of course it is impossible to restore this title to him now.

However, other official positions can be restored.

Ximenqing suggested that Tong Guan be reinstated as Taiwei, Taifu, and Tongzhi Privy Council. At the same time, he was appointed as the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Wulu, and asked him to go to Shaanxi to reorganize the Western Army and prevent Xixia from foreign aggression.

Tong Guan has been in charge of the Xixia border for more than [-] years. He has a high prestige among the generals of the Western Xia army and has rich experience in fighting the Xixia army.

Ximen Qing recommended that Tong Guan go to Shaanxi Fifth Road to command the Western Army, both public and private, and he is currently the most suitable candidate.

There are many rebellious and rebellious people in the Western Army. Although they are temporarily loyal to Chu, they may not be convinced by Zhang Bangchang, the emperor.

Tong Guan went to Shaanxi, how dare Qian Gai and Fan Zhixu play tricks in front of him?In this way, Chu State was able to establish real rule in Shaanxi.

For Ximenqing, Tong Guan's biggest role is to help him unify the Western Army of the Shaanxi Fifth Route.

Through Tong Guan, the old boss of the Western Army, Ximenqing asked them to be loyal to him, not to Zhang Bangchang, the emperor of Chu.

Chapter 978

When Song Huizong was in power, Tong Guanquan was in power for decades, and his disciples and old officials were all over the world.Even Ximen Qing's de facto father-in-law, Cheng Wanli, was born in Tong Guan's Mr. Menguan.

Zhao Huan's time as emperor was too short, and he was tired of coping with the two attacks of the Jin army. Therefore, he did not have time to clean up Tong Guan's local forces.

On the other hand, Zhang Bangchang was only a member of Prime Minister Wang Fu's faction at that time, and he did not form his own independent political group, and lacked confidant support at the local level.

This is why the state of Chu was turbulent after its establishment, the imperial decree did not leave Bianjing, and it fell without Ximenqing's support.

After Tong Guan's reinstatement, Chu State has another political pillar. At least the officials of Tong Guan's faction will obey the orders of Tokyo Bianliang City.

What's even better for Ximenqing is that Taiwei Tong Guantong is an eunuch, without the ambition and possibility of becoming emperor, and will not become his future political opponent.Such a person is the best political ally!

Because of this, Ximen Qing sent someone to rescue him from Zhao Huan's butcher knife all the way.

And Tong Guan also reciprocated, vowing to Ximen Qing that he would follow him with all his strength.

Facing Ximen Qing, who held the military power in his hand and wiped out 20 troops while talking and laughing, Zhang Bangchang, the emperor of Chu, was already under great pressure.

Now that Tong Guan, a power minister with frightening qualifications, came back again, Zhang Bangchang sighed in his heart, and he already had the consciousness to be a puppet emperor.

According to Ximenqing's wishes, Zhang Bangchang restored Tong Guanguan to his original post, conferred on him the posts of inspector Taiwei, Taifu, and the Privy Council, and at the same time appointed him as the Xuanfu Envoy of the Fifth Route of Shaanxi to control the soldiers and horses of the Fifth Route of Shaanxi in preparation for trouble on the frontier.

After Tong Guan was reinstated, it was naturally Ma Zhi's turn.

Before Ma Zhi was demoted, he was a doctor of Guanglu from the second rank. His rank was not low, but he was only an idle and noble position.

Ximenqing hoped that Ma Zhi could use his diplomatic expertise, so Zhang Bangchang asked Ma Zhi to serve as Minister of Rites, in charge of sacrifices, diplomacy and other affairs of Chu State.

After Ma Zhi took office, his first task was to go to the Kingdom of Jin with his letter of credence and Ximenqing's personal letter, and visit Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, and Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai one by one, and explain to them the important officials of the Chu court. adjustment, reaffirming the friendly relationship between the two countries.

The primary purpose of Ma Zhi's trip was to send a clear political signal to Jin Guo, that is, Jin Guo's son-in-law, Ximen Qing, had already taken power in Chu State, and the relationship between Chu and Jin was from then on.

The second purpose is to use Ximenqing's influence to speak for Tong Guan, Ma Zhi, and Ma Kuo, and to eliminate the hostility of the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom.

You know, after the outbreak of the Jin-Song War, Tong Guan, Ma Zhi, and Ma Kuo were all war criminals named by the Kingdom of Jin to arrest them!

Of course, the state of Chu needs to obtain the understanding of the state of Jin to reuse these people now.

With Ximen Qing's handwritten letter, these problems are not difficult to solve.

In his letter, Ximen Qing explained that Tong Guan, Ma Zhi, and Ma Kuo are now his political team members, presumably the Jurchen aristocrats in the Kingdom of Jin will also let go of their past suspicions and no longer pursue past responsibilities.

Ma Zhi's journey like this is more to show Ximenqing and Chu's respect for Dajin, and to promote the friendship between the two countries.

Ximenqing is about to fight the Xixia Kingdom, and of course he must stabilize the more powerful Jin Kingdom at this time.

Ma Zhi's superior position means that the censor Hu Shunzhi has to leave.

At the beginning, it was the censor Hu Shunzhi who spoke ill of Ma Zhi in front of Zhao Huan, so Zhao Huan sent someone to kill Ma Zhi.

Now that Ma Zhi has returned strongly, although he has not retaliated against Hu Shunzhi, no matter how thick-skinned Hu Shunzhi is, he has no face to be an official in the same dynasty as Ma Zhi.

Besides, Hu Shunzhi once persuaded Zhang Bangchang to return to the Zhao family, making a new political stance mistake.

The old hatred has not disappeared, and new hatred has been added. How dare Hu Shunzhi be an official in the court of Chu State controlled by Ximenqing?

The censor is in charge of trolling people, does Hu Shunzhi still dare to open his mouth to troll now?Maybe one day I will spray myself out.

There is no way for this officer to do it!

Therefore, after seeing the return of Ma Zhi, who was part of Ximen Qing's party, Hu Shunzhi immediately resigned from the emperor Zhang Bangchang and became an official.

Hu Shunzhi's resignation was just a small episode in the adjustment of Chu's political situation.In fact, Hu Shunzhi really thought too much.

Now Hu Shunzhi is just a small fly and mosquito to Ximen Qing, and Ximen Qing has no interest in swatting him to death at all.

After defeating the Zhao Restoration Party, the target of Ximenqing's struggle has become Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom.

After a lot of talent transfer by Ximenqing, Chu State is full of talents today!

In the court hall, there are Ximenqing, the official of the Privy Council, Tong Guan, the Taifu, and Tongguan, the official of Tongzhongshumen, Murong Yanda, the political advisor, Zhao Mingcheng, the official secretary, Qin Hui, the household secretary, and Ma, the official secretary. Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of War Zongze.

Of these people, in the original history, only Zong Ze was a famous anti-gold general and a positive figure in the history books. The others are traitors and corrupt officials with stories!