Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Hu Sanniang was originally a heroic woman, with a natural temperament of being active and quiet, she wanted to follow Ximen Qing to Liaodong, but now that the child is still young, she had no choice but to give up this time.Ximen Qing asked Hu Sanniang to practice cavalry at home and wait for his return.

In order to go north to the Kingdom of Jin, during the time when Ma Kuo and the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin went to Bianliang, Tokyo, Ximenqing also prepared some goods in advance, and prepared to transport them to the Kingdom of Jin, and gave them to the people he planned to visit in exchange for Get back the good horse you need.

After more than two months of preparation, when Ma Kuo rushed to Yanggu County to report the news, Ximen Qing was completely ready to set off.

Because Ma Kuo had to rush back to Dengzhou in advance to reunite with his parents and prepare for crossing the sea to the Kingdom of Jin. After resting in Ximen Fort overnight, he made an appointment with Ximen Qing to meet in Dengzhou, and then bid farewell to Ximen Qing and rode alone. On the way home.

After Ma Kuo left, Ximenqing summoned all his brothers to Ximenbao and made arrangements for all matters during his departure from Yanggu County.Afterwards, Ximenqing quickly formed his own business group going north: "Purple Beard Uncle" Huangfuduan selected a few good horses from the horse farm, and the old manager Ximenzhong selected a shrewd horse dealer from the herbal medicine shop. Zhao Silang and Zhao Zhongming sent a few escorts to manage the books, and Hu Zhengqing arranged for some fellows to deliver fine wine.

This time, what Ximenqing brought to the Kingdom of Jin were various books such as various books printed by himself, such as a hundred schools of thought, a collection of classics and history, poems and proses of the Tang Dynasty, as well as high-quality liquor brewed by himself.I plan to use these commodities to go to the Kingdom of Jin in exchange for good horses and precious medicinal materials in the Northeast.

Why go all the way to Liaodong to sell books?This time, Ximen Qing’s officials are going to bring a Song version of the culture to the countryside, and send the classic culture of the Central Plains to the poor and remote Dajin Kingdom that lacks knowledge and culture.

The reason why Ximenqing brought so many books was because the people of the Jin Kingdom were indeed short of books, but they urgently needed to learn the culture of the Central Plains and Khitan, so it was profitable to sell books in the Kingdom of Jin.In Yanggu, a book that can only be sold for [-] yuan a book, it is not uncommon to sell a book for a few pennies in Jinguo.Second, of course, it was Ximen Qing's little-known little calculation in his heart.

Ximenqing knew that the current Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom in history were invincible in East Asia at the time when the sun was rising. The Khitans, Song people, Xixia people, Koreans, and Mongols were no match for the Jurchens.Even if he developed and produced muskets and cannons during the Jin Song War, it would not be easy to win against the Jurchens who are good at fighting.

So, how can we weaken the Jurchens of this era and gradually reduce their combat effectiveness?The answer of the official Ximen Qing is to send culture.

Historical experience has proved that in the early days of the founding of the Jurchens, when their tribal alliance culture was the mainstream, the Jurchens were barbaric and united, and their combat effectiveness was extremely terrifying.However, when they were influenced by the Han people, absorbed the culture of the Central Plains, and established a Chinese-style regime, the tribal alliance system collapsed, and the educated Jurchen nobles were poisoned by the Han culture and began to kill each other.

Therefore, when Ximen Qing went north this time, what he brought with him were weapons of mass destruction.

Chapter 437 Returning to Dengzhou City

In order to serve as a good "cultural envoy" to the Kingdom of Jin, Ximenqing specially learned Jurchen language from Huangfuduan and Duan Jingzhu after Shi Jin left.

Ximen Qing was originally a talented person. After studying hard for two months, he has now mastered the common conversations in Jurchen language, which is enough to ensure that he can communicate with the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin when Ma Kuo and others are not around.

If Duan Jing hadn't been bumped into by Sandu and Bo Da when he was living in Weizhou, Ximen Qing would have brought Duan Jingzhu, who was familiar with geography, with him to the Kingdom of Jin.

After Ximen Qing was ready, he asked Jiao Ting to select a hundred elite bodyguards to accompany him, and together with the old supervisor Ximen Zhong, he led the caravan to leave Yanggu County and set off for Dengzhou.

All the way through Yanzhou to Yingshan, after looking at the newly purchased manor, Ximenqing led the team across Taohuashan and came to Taohuazhuang.

After resting in Taohuazhuang for a day and giving Tao Zongwang instructions on how to build the city, Ximenqing left Taohuazhuang and entered Qingzhou City.

In Qingzhou City, after visiting Murong Yanda, Qin Ming, Huang Xin and others, Ximenqing went to Guilaitang to visit Zhao Mingcheng, Li Qingzhao and his wife.How could he know that after Zhao Mingcheng was neglected by the court for a long time, he was finally appointed as the magistrate of Laizhou again, leaving Li Qingzhao behind to go to the post alone.

Ximenqing and Li Qingzhao had a few cups of tea in Guilaitang, and after meeting friends through literature, they took Li Qingzhao's newly written words and set foot on the road to Dengzhou.

On the way, Ximen Qing took the time to appreciate the poetess's masterpiece, and saw that written in graceful handwriting on the paper: "

Reminiscing blowing Xiao on the Phoenix Stage?

Fragrant, cold and golden, turned red,

Get up and comb your hair.

Ren Baozhen is full of dust, and the curtain hooks every day.

Afraid of the pain of parting,

There are so many things I want to talk about.

new skinny,

Non-dry sick wine, not sad autumn.

Hugh!

Going back this time, go to Yangguan thousands of times,

It is also difficult to stay.

Nian Wuling is far away, and the smoke locks the Qin Tower.

Only the running water in front of the building should remember me,

Stare all day long.

Gaze at the place, from now on add again,

A new sorrow. "

well!This literary young woman is full of emotions!How can you add a new sorrow to those who are sad for spring and autumn all day long?Ximen Qing put away the words Li Qingzhao wrote to him, and sighed puzzledly.

After leaving Qingzhou, there was nothing wrong with the road, Ximenqing and his party arrived outside Dengzhou City smoothly, and settled in the former Mao Taigong Manor, now Dengzhou Ximenzhuang.

After the magic stick Guo Jing rushed to the manor, he tried his best to pretend to be a ghost, and performed a big ritual, declaring to the world that the ghosts here have been dispersed by his five thunders and heavenly gang.

The people on Jingdong Road were originally Taoists, and they believed in Master Guo Xianshi who came from the capital.Those villagers who moved away returned home, and many people came here admiringly and threw themselves into Ximen Village.

However, within a few months, this large manor not far from the city has regained its former vitality, and even attracted more villagers because of Ximen Qing's reputation for defeating "Sick Weichi" Sun Li.Ximen Village is more prosperous than before.

The old supervisor Ximen Zhong shouldered the important task of opening up business routes for Ximen Qing, and now both Yunzhou and Dengzhou have to take care of it.When he left Dengzhou and returned to Yanggu County, Yunzhou, he handed over the new Ximenzhuang to his grandson Ximenping to take care of it.

Ximen Ping is indeed a rising star personally selected by Ximen Qing. During the period when Ximen Qing and Ximen Zhong left, he managed the Ximen Village in Dengzhou in an orderly manner.After Ximenqing and the old supervisor Ximenzhong came to Ximenzhuang, Ximenzhong took over the management responsibility of the manor. Ximenqing asked Ximenping to immediately go to Dengzhou Port to rent a few sea boats for crossing the sea.

After settling down, Ximenqing entered the city of Dengzhou to meet Ma Kuo, and visited Ma Kuo's father, Ma Zheng, Dengzhou prefect Wang Shizhong and Hu Yanqing, commander of the Ping Navy, and others with a heavy gift.

After arriving in Dengzhou City, Ximen Qingcai learned from Ma Kuankou that Zongze, who was sixty years old, was disheartened because he had written against the imperial court’s plan to unite the Jin Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. The illusory title in charge of Hongqing Temple in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, has resigned as the general judge of Dengzhou and left Dengzhou.

According to Ma Kuo’s father, Ma Zheng, before leaving, Zong Ze told him that he would retreat to Dongyang, a neighboring county in Yiwu, his hometown, in the Jielu Valley, and write books to spend his old age comfortably.

Ma Kuo was very disappointed that he could not see his teacher Zongze for the last time before Zongze left. He told Ximenqing that he only regretted that he had stayed in Bianliang, Tokyo for too long, and that he could not return to Dengying in time. Zhou said goodbye to the teacher, and he must go to Dongyang County to visit Teacher Zongze in the future.

Seeing Ma Kuo's regretful expression, Ximen Qing suddenly smiled mysteriously at Ma Kuo and said, "Hahaha~ Brother Ma Kuo, my elder brother, I, Guan Zongtong, judged that I am old and strong, and there must be a time of recovery. Maybe when, brother, are you here? Zong Tongpan can still be seen in Shandong and Hebei.”

Hearing this, Ma Kuo also smiled and said, "Brother Ximen is right! Teacher, he is a firm man. Although it is a temporary setback, he will never give up his talent just because of this. He really entertains himself with mountains and rivers."

"Brother Ma Kuo, today you and I will go look for Hu Yanqing again, and we will stay drunk with him in Penglai Pavilion!" Ximen Qing dragged Ma Kuo to Ping Haijun's barracks.

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After living in Dengzhou for more than ten days, the envoys from the Song and Jin Dynasties finally arrived in Dengzhou, and the prefect Wang Shizhong hosted a banquet for the envoys.

After Ximenqing got the news, he immediately went to visit the post on the second day, and invited the three envoys of the Kingdom of Jin, Li Shanqing, Sandu, and Boda, to his manor. Accompanied by Ma Kuo and Jiao Ting, they slaughtered cattle and sheep. Grand reception.Sandu and Boda were also in a good mood after seeing Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting, two warriors with similar temperaments, and drank happily with Ximen Qing and others.

During the banquet, after drinking, Sandu and Boda complained to the three of Ximenqing that the Song court had somehow sent an official who liked to play tricks, called Zhao Youkai, as the official envoy to the Kingdom of Jin. make.Along the way, the two of them invited Zhao Youkai to have a drink and have fun with him many times, but he politely refused them all, it's really cool!

After Sandu and Ximenqing drank two more bowls of wine, they said with a sneer: "Then why is Zhao Youkai unwilling to drink at the same table as me? I don't think he can become my Jurchen friend. !"

Li Shanqing heard this, and hurriedly persuaded from the side: "Don't talk about drinking, Sandu, Zhao Chaoyi is an envoy of a great country, so don't lose your word."

Before Sandu could answer, Boda said, "Ximenqing and Jiaoting brothers are both Dahan, and they are my Boda's brothers. Why can't we speak out between brothers? Then Zhao Youkai hasn't arrived yet." Dengzhou, once he gets sick, can he cross the sea and return to the country with me? I think the envoy of your court is hard to do!"

The imperial court sent Zhao You to make Zhao You sick?After hearing this, Ximen Qing looked at Ma Kuo, and Ma Kuo confirmed what Bo Da said was true.