Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

When Wanyan Zonghan heard that Ximen Qing was coming, he personally greeted him out of the village gate, and walked into the village affectionately holding Ximen Qing's hand.

"Hahaha~ Brother Ximenqing, Bianliang City in Tokyo is a long way away, I don't want you to come so fast! I'm waiting for you to come, I have something important to discuss with you!"

Wanyan Zonghan said to Ximen Qing.

"I'm sticky, brother, my little brother also has something important to ask for his help."

Ximen Qing said straight to the point.

"Between you and me, there is no need to see the outside world, and follow me into the room to discuss in detail."

Wanyan Zonghan dragged Ximen Qing into the lobby of his room, and sat down casually.A guard had already brought wine and a large plate of meat.

After waving his hand to order the guards to leave the house and wait outside, Wan Yan Zonghan scooped up a spoonful of wine with a wooden spoon, handed it to Ximen Qing, and smiled at Ximen Qing: "Brother Ximen Qing, should we discuss business matters first, or private matters first?"

Ximen Qing drank half of the wine in the spoon and returned it to Wanyan Zonghan. He also grinned and said, "Brother is really refreshing if you don't drink it! Brother, let me talk about private matters first. However, this matter is not only related to those of me. Brother-in-law, it also has something to do with sticking to brother you!"

Wanyan Zonghan stared at Ximenqing, drank the wine in the spoon, and said: "Brother Ximenqing, if my guess is right, you want Eriduo to take over the position of the inseparable right deputy marshal right?" !"

"Brother Nianbudao, there is nothing in the Kingdom of Jin that you can hide from you! Yes, we think that it is most suitable for Wulibu to take over the post left by his third brother Eriduo. I think all the generals in the army You should be able to accept Li Duo as the deputy commander, what do you think about it, brother?"

Ximen Qing asked Wanyan Zonghan bluntly.

Wanyan Zonghan smiled and said: "There are many people who have more seniority in the army than Brother Eriduo. In my opinion, His Majesty the Emperor also intends to take the opportunity to take back the military power. Brother Ximenqing, I can support Brother Eriduo as the deputy commander, but What good does it do me to need you to convince me?"

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Brother Nianmuha has already made great achievements in destroying the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. After His Majesty the Emperor holds the military power, I am afraid that there will be a lot of obstacles for Brother Nianmuha to show his ambitions! Brother Nianmuha and I His Majesty the Emperor may not support discussing the matter of the Xixia Kingdom together. Therefore, it is best for Brother Eriduo, who is friendly to both you and me, to serve as the deputy commander, so that you will not have to worry about Brother Nianmuhe."

Wanyan Zonghan laughed and said: "Your Majesty wants Prince Puluhu or Uncle Talan to take over as the deputy commander and divide the military power from me, don't I know?

To tell you the truth, Brother Ximen, all the generals in the army listen to my orders more, and I will be able to prevent this from happening.

However, there are still many generals in the army who can serve as deputy commanders, such as Uncle Wulu, Uncle Pu Jianu, and Brother Gushen are all qualified to serve as deputy commanders.

That being the case, why must I support Brother Erido? "

Ximen Qing picked up a wooden spoon to scoop up a spoonful of wine, drank half of it, handed it to Wan Yan Zonghan, and smiled at him: "Brother Nian, Uncle Wulu, Uncle Pujianu, and Brother Gushen are all friends. It's your people, His Majesty the Emperor probably doesn't want them to serve as deputy commanders anymore!

Sticky brother, you can use your authority in the army to prevent Puluhu and Talan from taking over as deputy commanders, and His Majesty the Emperor can also use his emperor's power to refuse Uncle Wulu and them to take over as deputy commanders.Brother sticky, are you going to stand in a stalemate with His Majesty the Emperor over this matter?

I want to fight the Xixia army, and I need you to support me in Datong Mansion, Brother Nianmu!How can my brother live in this capital for a long time?

Under the current political situation, Erido was the most suitable person to succeed his brother.Brother, I thought that only someone from the Aguda family would serve as the deputy commander, so that the political balance of the Kingdom of Jin would not be disrupted. "

Wanyan Zonghan finished drinking, put down the wooden spoon, stroked his beard with his hands, and said, "Brother Ximenqing, what you said is certainly reasonable, but after all, Uncle Aguda's family will benefit the most when Eriduo takes over as deputy commander.

Forget it, if you want me to support Eriduo, of course you can, but Eriduo has to give me something in return.

Now that the Liao Kingdom and the Song Kingdom are gone, our Dajin Kingdom still has the Yanjing Privy Council and the Datong Mansion Privy Council at the same time, which is not conducive to the unification of the military and government.

Therefore, I intend to merge the Eastern and Western Privy Councils, under my unified jurisdiction. I hope Erido can support my decision on this matter.

Brother Ximenqing, take my words back. As long as Eriduo and the others agree to this matter, I will support him as the deputy commander of the Jin Army. "

The Yanjing Privy Council was established after Wanyan Zongwang captured Yanjing City to help him manage the military affairs of Yanjing and Hebei.The Privy Council of Datong Mansion was established by Wanyan Zonghan, which governs the military administration of Xijing Road, Hedong and Hezhong.

Now that Wanyan Zonghan wants to merge the Privy Council, he actually wants to bring Yanjing and Hebei into his jurisdiction. His ambition is really undisguised.

Ximenqing believed that Wanyan Zonghan had already planned this matter in Datong Mansion in Xijing, and he came prepared this time, waiting for himself and Wanyan Zongfu and others to come to negotiate.

If Wanyan Zonghan merged the East and West Privy Councils, almost all the richest lands in the Kingdom of Jin, including Yanjing, Xijing, Hebei, and Hedong, would fall into the hands of Wanyan Zonghan, and his power would directly exceed that of the current emperor Wanyan. Wu begging to buy!

Ximenqing had a premonition that as Wanyan Zonghan became more and more powerful, the struggle between the Emperor Wanyan Wu's begging faction and Wanyan Zonghan's faction might become more intense in the future.

Cranes and clams compete, and the fisherman wins. Who will be the last fisherman?

Faced with the conditions proposed by Wanyan Zonghan, Ximen Qing had no reason to refuse. He readily agreed to Wanyan Zonghan that he would persuade Wanyan Zongfu to accept Wanyan Zonghan's conditions, and also give up part of Wanyan Zongwang's power when he took over Wanyan Zongwang's position.

After Wanyan Zonghan and Ximen Qing reached an agreement on Wanyan Zongfu's succession as the deputy commander, they said again: "The private matter is over, and it's time for you and me to talk about state affairs!"

Chapter 986 Joining forces to defeat the enemy

The official business of Wanyan Zonghan and Ximen Qing is of course to join forces to destroy the Xixia Kingdom.

When Wanyan Zonghan destroyed the Liao Dynasty, Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, sent troops several times to support Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, and Wanyan Zonghan had long been annoyed.

After the demise of the Liao Kingdom, although the Xixia Kingdom courted the Jin Kingdom in name, they actually harbored bad intentions towards the Jin Kingdom.

When the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Song were at war, the Xixia Kingdom took advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of both sides. While harassing the border of the Song Dynasty and retaking the Hengshan area, it sent troops into the Xijing Road of the Kingdom of Jin and occupied several states on the southwestern border.

At that time, Wanyan Zonghan was furious and sent Wanyan Xiyin, who stayed behind in Datong Mansion, to lead the army to repel the Xixia army.

However, the hatred between Li Ganshun, the lord of Xixia, and Wanyan Zonghan is getting deeper and deeper.

Wanyan Zonghan had planned for a long time. After conquering the Song Dynasty, his next goal was to destroy Xixia.That's why he hit it off with Ximen Qing at the foot of Bianliang City in Tokyo, and conspired to attack the Xixia Kingdom from north to south.

Recently, some actions of Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, made Wanyan Zonghan even more murderous towards the Xixia Kingdom.

Before the fall of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Dashi, a nobleman of the royal family, led hundreds of cavalry to abandon Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, crossed the desert with the help of the Zob tribe, and fled to Ketun City, Zhaozhenzhou, Northwest Road, Liao Kingdom.

Because of the distance from the desert and the outbreak of the Jin-Song War, the Jin army did not send troops to Ketun City to pursue the remnants of Yelu Dashi.

Yelu Dashi got a respite in Ketun City, and under the banner of revitalizing the Liao Kingdom, he contacted various tribes on the grassland who were loyal to the Khitan people. Over the past few years, he even gathered tens of thousands of people and made some noise.

Yelu Dashi never forgot to oppose the Jin and restore the Liao Dynasty, and secretly sent people to contact the Song and Xixia countries that were in conflict with the Jin.

It's a pity that the Song State, a huge country, was quickly defeated by the Jin army, and it was incapable of attacking the Jin State with the Yelu Dashi army from north to south, which made Yelu Dashi very annoyed.

After the fall of the Song Dynasty, Yelu Dashi frequently secretly contacted Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, hoping to use the power of the Xixia Kingdom to help him restore the country.

Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, came to power with the help of the Liao Kingdom, and his queen Yelu Nanxian was also the princess of the clan married to him by Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi.

Therefore, Li Qianshun is emotionally inclined to the Khitan people of the Liao Kingdom.

Regarding Yelu Dashi's invitation, Li Ganshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, obviously did not refuse.

The attack direction of the two people's conspiracy must be Xijing Road, Wanyan Zonghan's territory.

After Yan Zonghan got the relevant information, how could he not be angry?

On the one hand, Wanyan Zonghan asked Yelu Yujian to guard the northwest, compete for the support of the Khitan tribes, and confront Yelu Dashi across the Gobi Desert, and on the other hand, he wanted Ximenqing to launch an offensive against the Xixia Kingdom as soon as possible.

For Ximenqing, in order to establish his prestige in the country and seize the Hequ horse-producing land, he must also use force against the Xixia Kingdom.

During the fall of the Song Dynasty and the new establishment of the Chu State, the Xixia Army was not idle, and was attacking the borders of Shaanxi Fifth Road and Hedong Road.

Before the end of the Song Dynasty, the Xixia Army sent troops to attack Zhenwei City, three hundred miles west of Fuzhou, when the Song Army in Hedong lost its troops.

Zhu Zhao, the military prisoner of Zhenwei City and the magistrate of the city, encouraged the soldiers to go out of the city to attack the Xixia army, causing a lot of damage to the Xixia army.