Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

After being knocked to the ground just now, Duan Jingzhu came to his senses. It turned out that the owner of this "Treading Snow Black Horse" had long expected that he was going to steal the horse, and had been pretending to sleep there.I intentionally delayed showing up for more than an hour, but the man didn't lose his composure, he really was a terrifying opponent!

"What is your name, who is your family, and why you stole the horse of the King of Jin, all of them are true to me. If there is even half a lie, master, I will cut off your eating head with one knife!" Ximen Qing's right hand With a single swipe of the knife, a strand of yellow beard on Duan Jingzhu's face was shaved off.

"Blowing hair and cutting hair! The knife is good! The villain is really blind, and he mistakenly violated his dignity. A hero is an extraordinary person in this Song Dynasty, so why help that Jurchen savage? The villain is willing to dedicate the stolen BMW to the hero, just ask the hero Spare the villain's life." Duan Jingzhu tried to test Ximen Qing.

Ximenqing is naturally interested in "Zhaoye Jade Lion", otherwise he wouldn't have pursued it so far.However, he also has some thoughts about Duan Jingzhu.If this guy really went to Liangshanbo to offer horses, Ximenqing would consider whether he could use him to cheat Chao Gai and Song Jiang of Liangshanbo again.Therefore, Ximen Qing would not let Duan Jingzhu go so easily in order to get a horse.

"You treacherous bird thief, since it has fallen into my hands, the horse is not in my pocket? Why do you want to exchange my horse for your dog's life? I was fooling around, so I quickly recruited from the beginning. If the master listens to you, he will spare you, a thief." Ximen Qing stared threateningly.

"Zhaoye Jade Lion" has become this hero's horse?Is there such a theory?Duan Jingzhu felt so wronged, he thought that he must have met some kind of robber.

But how could this bandit be with the officers and Jurchens?

"The good man calms down, but the villain dare not. The villain is here to recruit. The villain's surname is Duan Jingzhu, a native of Zhuozhou, Liao, and people in the Jianghu are called "Golden Retriever Dog". The ancestors of the villain are Xianbei people, who have been raised for generations. Horses and selling horses for a living. Passed down to the villain’s generation, because of the family’s decline, the villain went to the grassland to do this business of stealing horses.” Duan Jingzhu honestly told his own background.

Ximen Qing saw that this guy was not cheating, so he loosened his foot on Duan Jingzhu's chest a little, and signaled Duan Jingzhu to continue talking.

"The villain is familiar with the nature of horses because of the skills passed down in his family. He has been stealing horses in Liaodong for more than ten years, and he has never missed it. Just because the Jurchens have rebelled in the past few years and caused chaos in Liaodong, it is becoming more and more difficult for villains to steal horses. Yes. A few months ago, the villain was almost captured by the army of Qin Jin King Yeluchun and Xi Wang Xiaoqian. The villain saw that the long-term solution in the Liao Kingdom was not a long-term solution, so he wanted to go south to the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the villain took the risk from the spear Ling stole the BMW of the Prince of Jin and brought it to Da Song as a gift to Jin Jianghu." Duan Jingzhu said slowly to Ximen Qing.But when this guy mentioned Brother Jianghu in the last sentence, he was playing tricks on Ximen Qing again.He wanted Ximen Qing to hear that after he had met Da Song's big brother, he might be cautious and dare not hurt his life.

Ximen Qing heard the meaning of the horse thief's words, and smiled secretly in his heart, does this fellow think that Song Jiang from Liangshanpo can scare me, Ximen Qing, an official?Hehehe~ Let me break his fantasy.

"Duan Jingzhu, you stole Prince Jin's BMW, and you want to dedicate it to the "timely rain" Song Jiang on Liangshanpo, right? The big brother you are talking about is Song Jiang?" Ximen Qing stared at Duan Jingzhu suddenly and asked.

"Damn! That guy Song Jiang is just a shabby hut who killed his brothers after repeated battles. How can he be my elder brother Duan Jingzhu? Hero, but you look down on me Duan Jingzhu! My elder brother Megatron Shandong, Hebei, if you say it, you will startle the hero!" In Duan Jingzhu's eyes, there was no panic after Ximen Qing broke his heart, but the anger after being humiliated flashed across.

Ximen Qing saw it and knew that Duan Jingzhu was not lying.Strange, could it be that history has changed, and this guy really went to vote for Liangshan?

"In Jianghu, I only heard the name of Shandong's "Timely Rain" Song Jiang, who is better than him?" Ximen Qing asked.

"Is it true that a hero seldom travels in Shandong and Hebei, so why don't he know Ximenqing in Yanggu? Let's be honest, my elder brother is Ximenqing, the number one hero in Shandong and Hebei!" Duan Jingzhu blurted out proudly.

After hearing this, Ximen Qing really wanted to chop off Jing Zhu's tongue.Nonsense, I, Ximen Qing, a senior official, is a gangster. When did I become a mafia boss?Duan Jingzhu, you guys, don't give gold to my face, okay, the title of big brother is very low-end to me!

But, am I, Ximen Qing, really so famous in Jiang Hu?Even the horse thieves in Zhuozhou, Liao Kingdom know?Does Duan Jingzhu, this guy, recognize me, deliberately say these false words to deceive me, and want to use this to get away?

The change in Ximen Qing's complexion caught Duan Jingzhu's eyes, making him secretly proud.Hmph ~ I said the name of Brother Ximen, you know that you are afraid?

Ximen Qing suddenly asked again: "Duan Jingzhu, you are far away in Zhuozhou, how did you know Ximen Qing from Yanggu County?"

Duan Jingzhu thought that Ximen Qing was intimidated by the name he gave, so he said proudly: "Hey, I'm not going to hide it from you, I've been stealing horses for more than ten years, and I met a good friend, that is Youzhou. The veterinarian "Purple Beard Uncle" Huangfuduan. Many of the good horses stolen by the villain were sold by Huangfuduan for the villain. Later, the villain's friend went to Dongchang Mansion, Hebei, and met Brother Ximenqing by chance. , was hired by Brother Ximen Qing to raise horses. My friend wanted to collect good horses from the Liao Kingdom. The villain had already stolen several horses and sold them to Huangfu. This time, the villain is going to vote for Brother Ximenqing. Without the gift of meeting, I had to take the risk of going to Liaodong to steal a BMW."

It seems that what this guy said is true!Unexpectedly, my subordinate Huangfu Duan used to be not only a veterinarian, but also a part-time job helping horse thieves sell stolen goods!Huangfuduan's identity was indeed easy to win people's trust, and he sold the horse at a high price.Jingzhu and Huangfuduan during this period are really a match made in heaven!

Chapter 423 "Golden Retriever" knows the way

After hearing the words of "Golden Retriever" Duan Jingzhu, Ximen Qing was very satisfied with what "Purple Bearded Uncle" Huang Fuduan did.He gave Huangfu a horse ranch by himself, he really put his heart into raising horses!In order to improve the breed of horses, Huangfu Duan took advantage of the horse thief Duan Jingzhu and asked him to steal some fine-bred horses from the Liao Kingdom to Yanggu.With such a dedicated brother, why worry about not being able to soar into the sky in the future?

As for why this scene is different from the history, I didn't want to steal the inseparable "Zhaoye Jade Lion" and go to Liangshanbo to offer it to Song Jiang, but to go to myself, but it makes sense.

One is that Liang Shanbo has been suppressed too much by himself in this life, and Song Jiang has repeatedly lost troops and lost generals. He must have lost his prestige in the Jianghu, and he will no longer be the same as before.And his own streak of defeating the Liangshanpo bandits clearly surpassed those of Song Jiang and Chao Gai in his prestige in the rivers and lakes.The two are, I have won over the "Purple Bearded Uncle" Huang Fuduan in advance, and Duan Jingzhu and him are old friends.Under these conditions, it was indeed a wise choice for Duan Jingzhu to choose to vote for himself.

However, after Duan Jingzhu stole the horse in Liaodong, he should not have gone all the way south from Zhongjing Road and Nanjing Road in Liao Kingdom, and then went south to Yanggu Line via Cangzhou, Lingzhou, Gaotangzhou, and Dongchangfu in Hebei. what?How could he appear on the Weizhou boundary of Jingdong East Road?

By the way, in history, when this guy passed through Zengtou City in Lingzhou, he was robbed of the "Zhaoye Jade Lion" horse by the five tigers of the Zeng family.So, will this fellow go to Lingzhou this time?

Seeing that Duan Jing's residence was true and that he really wanted to join him, Ximen Qing decided to let him go.However, the doubts in his mind must of course be cleared up by this scene.Ximen Qing took two steps back, let Duan Jingzhu stand up first, then put the knife on Duan Jingzhu's shoulder, and asked him: "You can't believe what you say, you bastard. Since you said you were going to vote Ximen Qing from Yanggu County, why didn’t he go south from Cangzhou, but came to Weizhou? Don’t you say that you’ve gone the wrong way, master, I definitely won’t believe it.”

Duan Jingzhu saw that Ximen Qing asked him to get up, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, he thought that this guy must be afraid of the brother Ximen I said, since he asked me to get up, then my life should be safe today.

Duan Jingzhu made up his mind, so he calmly explained to Ximen Qing: "The hero doesn't know, when the villain was forcibly recruited by the Liao army on the Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom, he escaped after wounding a few resentful soldiers. The villain fled to Qiangganling in Liaodong, and after stealing the famous horse 'Zhaoye Yushi' from the Jurchens, he wanted to go south by land, but he didn't know that the Liao and Jin wars broke out, and he was blocked by the resentful army on the way back. The villain took The horse was too eye-catching, and he didn't dare to force his way between the two armies of the Jurchen army and the resentful army. In desperation, he had to bypass the Liaoyang mansion in Tokyo and cross the sea from Suzhou to Dengzhou. The villain was looking for a way to Yangzhou, Yunzhou. Gu County, I don’t want to meet a hero here in Victoria.”

After Ximenqing heard this, he secretly thought that Duan Jingzhu was also fateful. He should have boarded the ship in Suzhou, Liaodong a few days later than Ma Zheng and Boda. More bad luck than good luck.

"Master, let's just believe that you came across the sea. How are you going to get to Yanggu County when you go to Weizhou?" Ximen Qing asked casually.

"The villain is going to find a way from Qingzhou to Zizhou, Qizhou to Lingzhou, and then go south from Lingzhou to Yanggu County via Gaotang Prefecture and Dongchangfu. The villain often takes the road from Lingzhou to Dongchangfu. Let's go." Duan Jingzhu showed a confident expression.

This bird man, after going around the sea, is he going to go to Zengtou City?Although Shi Wengong's "Chidian" has been healed by Huangfu Duan, and the five tigers of Zeng's family know that this guy's horse was given to me and will not snatch it, but I am always worried that going that way will cause trouble!

"You are so stupid. Don't you know that the journey from Qingzhou through Yanzhou to Yanggu County in Yunzhou is the shortest? The robbers on this road have been wiped out by your brother Ximen. Don't you think so?" You don’t know yet? My lord, I have always admired the official Ximen Qing of Yanggu County, so I won’t make things difficult for you today. Forget it, run for your life!” Ximen Qing scolded Duan Jingzhu , and retracted the knife in his hand at the same time.

"Thank you for the kindness of the good man who doesn't kill! Thank you for the kindness that the good man doesn't kill! The villain has no teeth to forget!" Duan Jingzhu thanked Ximen Qing while moving his body and retreating towards the depths of the woods.When he passed the "Treading Snow Black Horse", he couldn't help stretching out another hand to pull the horse's rein.

Before Duan Jingzhu could touch the horse's reins, he kicked Ximen Qing hard on the buttocks, kicking him straight to the poplar tree.

I could only hear Ximen Qing's voice from behind: "You bird thief, do you have a wicked heart? Hurry up and let me get out of the way! Don't stain the eyes of the master here! Be careful that the master changes his mind and chops off your bird's head with a knife." !"

Duan Jingzhu was so frightened that he ran away without looking back, shouting as he ran: "Forgive me, the hero! It's not that the villain dared to offend the hero, it's the villain who steals horses by nature, and he didn't control this hand! A good man calm down! A good man calm down! . . . ”

The sound gradually faded away and disappeared in the depths of the woods.Ximen Qing led the "Treading Snow Black Horse", just watching the "Golden Retriever" Duan Jingzhu run away.

If Duan Jingzhu's original idea was to go to Liangshan to join Song Jiang, Ximenqing might have gotten rid of him this time, and then brought the "Zhaoye Jade Lion" horse back to Boda and Sandu, winning them and Gan. The inseparable trust will leave a chance for the future.

But now that he knew that Duan Jingzhu was going to take the BMW to join him, Ximen Qing naturally wanted to let him go quickly, so that the Jurchens would not see the "Zhaoye Jade Lion" horse again.After all, it is a rare horse with a thousand li!Whether it is for Luan Tingyu or Hu Sanniang in the future, it will make them even more powerful.

Although Duan Jingzhu's martial arts is not very strong, he can raise horses, learn horses, and steal horses. In addition, he is superb in riding skills, so he is also a useful talent.With this guy, the construction of his horse ranch and cavalry team will be smoother.

Hehehe~ Although that fellow is the lowest ranked among Liangshan's one hundred and eight generals, in my opinion, he is much more useful than those so-called good guys who open black shops, kill people and sell meat!

Duan Jingzhu, the "Golden Retriever", was let go, and Ximen Qing also saddled the "Treading Snow Black Horse", tied the girdle, got on the horse, and walked eastward along the road, slowly returning to the Jin Kingdom's envoys camp.

In the camp, the night was already dark, but Jiao Ting, Ma Kuo, Bo Da, and Sandu hadn't gone to bed yet, but were waiting around the campfire for Ximen Qing's return.

When Ximen Qing appeared at the side of the camp, Bo Da and San all yelled "Ximen Qing Dahan", and ran up together with Jiao Ting and Ma Kuo to welcome the warrior in their hearts.

Chapter 424 Duan Jingzhu went astray

When Ximen Qing sat by the bonfire, gnawed on the leg of lamb, drank wine, and told everyone that he failed to catch up with the thief and let him escape, everyone was convinced and opposed him to comfort him.

Especially Boda and Sandu, today's chase made them believe that it is impossible for their prince's BMW to be caught up.It is inconceivable that Ximenqing, a Song native, could surpass the two of them. How could he catch up with the inseparable horse?

Just because of chasing the thief alone, the two Jurchens beside Ximen Qing were deeply moved by his bravery and friendship.The two praised Ximen Qing as a true warrior and friend, and sat beside Ximen Qing to drink with him.

They are really two honest Jurchens!Seeing the sincere faces of Boda and Sandu blushed by the bonfire, Ximen Qing was almost moved and guilty for deceiving the minority.

For the officials of Ximenqing who came across from the multi-ethnic unified country in later generations, they subconsciously regarded the Jurchens as a minority in China.

In Ximenqing's mind, China should include Song, Liao, Jin, Xixia, Dali, Mongolia and other regions.The so-called long-term division must be united. After the Anshi Rebellion, the divided China should also be unified!

You see, haven't these two men from the Jurchen clan also become my friends as high officials?Maybe this is a sign of the future unification of the world?

After Ximen Qing had a few bowls of wine, he began to think wildly about "Heaven will send a heavy responsibility to the traveler".

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After a full night of rest, the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin embarked on the road to the west again.Ximen Qing was still in the team, chatting happily with the three envoys of the Kingdom of Jin.

A group of Xiaoxing passed through Qingzhou overnight and entered Yanzhou.Because it was a delegation of envoys between the two countries, they either stopped at post stations or camped by themselves along the way, and they didn't even enter Qingzhou City, so Ximen Qing didn't invite everyone to Taohuazhuang as a guest.