Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Afterwards, Wanyan Zonghan called together his generals Wanyan Wulu, Wanyan Pujianu, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke, counselors Han Qixian, Gao Qingyi, Xiao Qing and others, and discussed Half a day of state affairs.

In the end, Wanyan Zonghan decided to return to Ningcheng to mourn Wanyan Zongwang.

Wanyan Xiyin reminded that Yelu Dashi, the remnant of the Liao Kingdom in the northwest, has been changing frequently recently, and even sent people to secretly contact the Xixia Kingdom, which seems to have the ambition to restore the country.

Wanyan Xiyin believes that both Xixia Kingdom and Yelu Dashi have wolfish ambitions, so they must be guarded against.

After Wanyan Zonghan heard this, he left his uncle Wanyan Wulu, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke, Yelu Yujian and others to guard the Xijing Road and the east and middle of the river. Yan Xiyin embarked on the road back to the capital.

Chapter 984 The military power cannot be left alone

When Ximen Qing and Wanyan Zongbi arrived at Huining City day and night, under the auspices of Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai, the Kingdom of Jin had already held a grand funeral for Wanyan Zongwang, and buried Wanyan Zongwang next to the tomb of Emperor Wanyan Aguda .

Ximenqing met Wanyan Wulu who had come from Posu Road, and also saw Wanyan Zonggan, Wanyan Zongfu and other brothers from Aguda's family.

Accompanied by Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongbi and other wives, uncles and brothers, Ximen Qing came to Wanyan Zongwang's tomb and cried bitterly. , together with Ma Zhi who was waiting here, went to the emperor's village to see the current Dajin emperor Wanyan Wu begging for money.

Now the Dajin Kingdom has destroyed the two big countries, Liao and Song, in succession, and has already dominated the world. However, Wanyan Wu Qimai still has no large-scale construction and construction of palaces. .

Of course, Wanyan Wu Qimai's ability to persist in maintaining such a simple life is the result of his self-control, but also a little forced and helpless.

Today's Dajin Kingdom has still not successfully transformed from the political structure of tribal alliances to the centralized system of feudal monarchy.

At this time, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom did not have supreme power, but was restricted by the great Jurchen nobles.

Especially Wanyan Zonghan, the military commander of the Jurchen tribe, formed a great check and balance on Wanyan Wu's begging.

When Ximenqing saw the humble emperor's village, he thought of the funny allusion that Wanyan Wu begged to buy the emperor's money from the treasury to drink, but was spanked by Wanyan Zonghan in public.

Without the consent of Wanyan Zonghan and other Jurchen aristocrats, it would be impossible for Wanyan Wu to beg for money and build construction projects!

It doesn't taste much to be the emperor.

Ximen Qing thought to himself.

With a trace of sympathy for Wanyan Wu Qimai, Ximenqing entered the Emperor's Village to meet the Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai.

"Nephew Ximen, there is no need to be too polite, please sit down quickly! Uncle, I heard that you have done a great job in the Southern Dynasty. I am very happy for you! My niece really recruited a good husband!"

Wanyan Wu begged and ordered someone to sit for Ximen Qing, so that Ximen Qing could sit beside him and talk.

After three days of farewell, you should look at each other with admiration.That businessman from the Song State back then had unknowingly become a powerful minister of the Chu State!

When Emperor Wanyan and Wu Qimai of the Kingdom of Jin learned that Ximenqing had defeated the Restoration Army of the Zhao Clan in the Song Dynasty by himself and became the privy envoy of the Kingdom of Chu, he couldn't help being amazed. Why didn't he see that Ximen Qing had such great ability?

In fact, when Ximen Qing was going on an envoy, the letters of credence, documents, reliance, gifts, etc. prepared by Chu State were still on the way. Ximen Qing was wearing a normal uniform and went to the palace to meet the king.

If it were someone else, it would be unavoidable to be accused of disrespect by those Han ministers in the Kingdom of Jin who pay attention to etiquette.

However, Ximen Qing was originally the son-in-law of the Great Jin Kingdom, and also the nephew and son-in-law begged for by the current emperor Wanyan Wu. Naturally, no one would say that there was anything wrong with Ximen Qing's move.

In the emperor's village, Ximen Qing and Wanyan Wu Qimai pulled some parents together to recall the achievements of Wanyan Zongwang's life, and they were all heartbroken.

As for the friendship between Jin and Chu, Ximenqing didn't mention a word.He left all those diplomatic rhetoric to Ma Zhi.

Ximen Qing went north this time, and it was enough to show up as a member of the Wanyan family.

According to the current situation, if he is in power in Chu State for a day, conflict between Jin State and Chu State will definitely not break out.

After a long talk with Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai of the Kingdom of Jin, Ximenqing returned to the stockade of Aguda’s family and had dinner with his wife, uncles and brothers such as Wanyan Wulu, Empress Tang Kuo, and Wanyan Zongqian, and shared the parting feelings of the family. .

After drinking and eating, Ximen Qing gathered with Aguda's sons, Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Zongjun, Wanyan Zongchao, Wanyan Zongqiang, etc., to discuss how to deal with the death of his second brother Wanyan Zongwang.

Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda gave birth to sixteen sons before his death. Now the eldest son Wanyan Zongjun and the second son Wanyan Zongwang have both passed away, and there are several sons who are still underage.

In addition, Wanyan Aguda's favorite son-in-law, Wanyan Zongxiong, who was comparable to Wanyan Zonghan, also died of injuries. The Aguda family lost several important figures in recent years.

Present at the meeting are Aguda's ten adult sons and his eldest son-in-law, Ximen Qing.

Looking at these wives, uncles and brothers, Ximenqing thought that not only his father-in-law Wanyan Aguda could give birth, but also the current emperor Wanyan Wu begging for money. He also gave birth to more than a dozen sons.

Historically, the internal strife in the Kingdom of Jin began when these dozens of cousins ​​fought each other.

After killing each other for imperial power, the final winner was Jin Shizong Wanyanyong, the son of the third prince Wanyan Zongfu.

Being able to have a son is also a kind of combat power!

However, now that Ximenqing's influence has changed history, it is hard to predict who the Wanyan family will be the final victor.

At this time, the adult men of the Aguda family gathered together to discuss how to keep the power of the Aguda family.

Wanyan Zongwang is the leader of the Aguda family in the army, and is crucial to consolidating the power of the Aguda family.

Now that Wanyan Zongwang is dead, the military power is very likely to be lost.What the Aguda brothers have to discuss is how to continue to control the military power in the hands of their own family.

Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai has always wanted to control more military power, and this time it is possible to promote his confidant, Marshal Zuo Jianjun Wan Yanchang, as the new right deputy marshal, to take over the army commanded by Wanyan Zongwang.

As Wanyan Zongwang's deputy, Wan Yanchang, who is the marshal of the left supervisor, is indeed qualified to be promoted to the right deputy marshal.

In addition, Wanyan Wu's eldest son, Wanyan Zongpan, also seemed to be dissatisfied with the control of the military power of the Kingdom of Jin by the Sagai family and the Aguda family.

It is said that Wanyan Zongpan is also very interested in training in the army.The current emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai undoubtedly favors his son, so Wanyan Zongpan is also a strong contender for the right deputy marshal of the Jin Army.

As for the Aguda family, the boss Wanyan Zongqian is now the head of civil servants, and he wants to manage the government in the middle of the court.Now the only one who can launch to participate in the competition is the youngest Wanyan Zongfu.

Wanyan Zongfu used to accompany his father Wanyan Aguda's side to serve as military counselors. He offered many strategies but had few opportunities to fight the enemy. He was not even as good as his fourth brother Wanyan Zongbi.

It wasn't until the second elder brother Wanyan Zongwang became the capital of Nanjing and commanded the Pingzhou Army of the Jin Army that Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Zongbi joined the Wanyan Zongwang army and served as a general under the second elder brother.

Therefore, Wanyan Zongfu's qualifications in the Jin army are still a little shallower.Wanyanchang, Wanyan Jiamu, Wanyan Wulu, Wanyan Pujianu and Wanyan Xiyin are all more qualified than him to be the right deputy marshal.

The result of the discussion between Ximen Qing and the ten brothers of the Aguda family was that Wanyan Zongfu was slightly inferior in qualifications, but because he was the third prince of Emperor Taizu, he could be loved by soldiers who were loyal to Emperor Taizu, so he could make up for the lack of qualifications. regret.

The key now is the attitude of No.1 Wanyan Zonghan in the army.

Chapter 985 Benefit Exchange

After Ximenqing got the news, he rushed from Bianliang City in Tokyo to Huining City in Shangjing, but Wanyan Zonghan returned to Huining City from Datong Mansion in Xijing, so he returned to the capital of Jin Kingdom before Ximenqing.

Wanyan Zonghan returned to Huining City, and after attending Wanyan Zongwang's funeral, he stayed in his own village, waiting for the court to appoint a new deputy marshal of the Jin Army.

Wanyan Zongqian told Ximen Qing that he and Wanyan Zongpan visited Wanyan Zonghan successively in the past two days.I was going to test whether Wanyan Zonghan had a favorite candidate for the right deputy marshal, but Wanyan Zonghan didn't reveal his true intentions.Come to think of it, Wanyan Zongpan also went to find Wanyan Zonghan for this matter.

After hearing this, Ximen Qing said to everyone that maybe going to see Yan Zonghan himself would have a miraculous effect.

After hearing this, Wanyan Zonggan and others agreed to let Ximenqing have a try.

After waking up the next day, Ximenqing prepared gifts early in the morning and went to Wanyan Zonghan's village to visit Wanyan Zonghan.