Chapter 99
On the way from Bianjing to Xuzhou, Heda rode a war horse, with more than ten thousand elite soldiers behind him, and marched eastward in a mighty manner.
After the alliance between Jin and Song, the location of Xuzhou became very important, and the Jin court had to send a trustworthy person to guard it.
In terms of transportation at this time, the most labor-saving way to save money on the road is undoubtedly water transportation.
Therefore, most of the supplies aided by the Southern Song Dynasty were transported from the Huaihe River to the Kingdom of Jin via the Yellow River, the Grand Canal, Suishui, Woishui and other water systems.
If Xuzhou is lost, the Mongols can threaten various rivers and block the Southern Song Dynasty's support to the Jin Kingdom.
The State of Jin had a certain understanding of the political situation in the Southern Song Dynasty and knew that the internal party struggles in the Southern Song Dynasty were fierce.
Now the Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zheng Qingzhi, was quite close to Zhao Fan, Zhao Kui and others, and the Jinghu envoy Shi Songzhi was a member of Shi Miyuan's party.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty's assistance to the Jin Kingdom must have been led by Zhao Fan, the envoy of the Lianghuai System, and Wanyan Shouxu sent Heda to Xuzhou to facilitate the reception of assistance from the Southern Song Dynasty.
At this time, Heda was marching all the way and soon arrived in Xuzhou. As soon as he entered the city and stayed in the cabin arranged by Pu Chaguannu, the door was pushed open before he could take a breath.
Heda was soaking his feet when he saw the person coming, it was Hengshan Gongwuxian.
"Chonghou! Why are you doing this?" Heda frowned and looked at Wu Xian who had barged in rudely.
In terms of treating the Han people, the policies of the rulers of the Jin Kingdom were relatively flexible.
For those like Wuxian who had become warlords and had certain power, the Jurchen nobles adopted a defensive strategy of co-optation to prevent Han warlords from falling to the Mongols.
For those Han people who have not yet emerged, they will find ways to suppress them to prevent too many Han people from climbing to high positions and affecting the Jurchen nobles' control of the Jin Dynasty court.
Wu Xian was furious, "I heard that the Generalissimo arrived in Xuzhou, so I came here to ask for an explanation from the Generalissimo."
Heda said with a dark face, "Tell me how you have been wronged, and I will make the decision for you."
Wu Xiandao: "I would like to ask the commander-in-chief, are the soldiers of humble position the soldiers of Dajin?"
Heda said: "Of course they are Dai Jin's soldiers!"
"Then why did the other tribes in Xuzhou City receive food and salary, but they didn't pay it to me?" Wu Xian asked.
"Is there such a thing?" Heda looked surprised, but then he realized that it was probably Pu Chaguannu who wanted to suppress Wu Xian.
Wu Xian had an angry look on his face, "How can you talk nonsense about this under your humble position? The marshal will know as soon as he asks whether it has been announced or not."
Heda Xindao Pu Chaguannu was a little confused. A Han Chinese like Wu Xian who had become a duke had a great influence in the army and the local area. Moreover, he had thousands of troops and could not be treated like this.
Heda put on a smile and comforted him: "Chonghou, don't be angry yet. The court is in trouble now, and there are so many people in Xuzhou City. Some people have to go first and some come last. Let's do this. How much do you need? I'll write a note to the official.
The slave will give it to you."
Wu Xiandao: "Generalissimo, my department is about to run out of food. Give me 10,000 guan of money and 5,000 shi of food. I can tide over the difficulties with my humble position."
Heda breathed out and looked around. Wu Xian quickly found paper and pen from the table. After Heda took it, he wrote down a warrant. "Go to the official slave and ask him to dial it for you."
Wu Xian took over and was overjoyed, "Thank you, Marshal!"
Heda waved his hands a little tiredly, and Wu Xian went out knowingly.
After leaving the camp, he immediately got on his horse, led a team of horses, and went straight to Xuanfu Division.
Not long after, Wu Xian came to the Yamen, looked at several carriages parked in front of the door, and walked directly into the Yamen, but was blocked by the Jurchen officer guarding the door.
"Mr. Hengshang, I'm sorry, but Prime Minister Xuan is not at the Yamen and has gone out to work."
Wuxian and Pu Chaguannu have been in conflict for a long time, and the two have broken up a long time ago. He pushed the officer away and said, "Get away! How dare you stop me even if you are a conspiracy!"
After finishing speaking, he walked directly inside. He was a prince after all, and the guards in the yamen did not dare to use violence and could only follow behind and yell.
After the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty reached an intention to unite, the Song Dynasty lifted the blockade on the Jin Kingdom, and business exchanges began to resume. Xuzhou guarded the north-south key points, and Pu Inspector Nu Yanguo plucking feathers made a lot of money.
Now that he has the financial power in Xuzhou, all the military leaders in the city are trying to curry favor with him. In order to get money and food from him, they have to eat, drink, play with him, and give him benefits.
When Wu Xian saw so many carriages in front of the Yamen, he knew that Pu Chaguan's slave must be inside the Yamen.
At this time, he was eating and drinking in the back hall with several Jurchen and Khitan generals, enjoying a feast of sea and sky.
Wuxian broke in, and the general who was holding the beauty in his arms immediately let go of the beauty with some embarrassment. Only Pu Chaoguannu regarded Wuxian as nothing and continued to move his hands up and down the woman in his arms.
Wu Xian said with a dark face: "Xuanfu Envoy, the Generalissimo asked you to allocate 10,000 gu of money to me and 5,000 gu of food for emergency use."
Pu Chaguannu looked at Wu Xian coldly and said with a smile: "The general has not told me, I don't know!"
Wu Xian had already expected what he was going to do, so he took out the Heda Warrant and said, "This is the warrant written by the Generalissimo. Now you can allocate food!"
Pu Chaguan's slave did not go to pick it up. He squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Since there is a warrant from the generalissimo, I know this. Let's go back first. When I am ready, I will let someone notify you to pick it up."
Wuxian stood still. Seeing this, Pu Chaguan's slave pushed the woman who was almost stripped by him and threw her down in front of Wuxian, "Since you won't leave, you might as well sit down and play with me. This
I will reward you as a woman."
Wu Xian saw this and snorted coldly, "You'd better hurry up. This is what the Grand Marshal wants."
After saying this, Wu Xian waved his sleeves and left.
Pu Chaoguannu looked at his back, but sneered: "Huh, just wait! I lent the grain to Zhao Tai, and you want to ask for grain from me, just dream!"
A Jurchen general next to him said worriedly: "Xuan Xiang, how will the Generalissimo explain this?"
Pu Chaguan's slave didn't take it seriously, "Although the general has given instructions, I am also very nervous about money and food here. I didn't say I wouldn't give it. I just want to wait until I have money in my account."
After hearing this, everyone started to flatter the official slave, while the official slave greeted a few people to continue eating, drinking and having fun.
During the dinner, Pu Chaguan's slave hugged the beauty and praised: "Zhanli, these women are really good!"
"Xuanxiang, this is a skinny horse that I bought at a high price from a Huainan merchant. I specially gave it to Xuanxiang as a tribute." A general said quickly.
Pu Chaguan Nu said cheerfully while kneading it: "Tell me, how much did you spend?"
"It's not much to report back to Prime Minister Xuan, just five thousand strings." The general said.
Upon hearing this, Pu Chaoguan's slave stretched out his hand, and one of his subordinates brought it to pay for the expenses. He immediately asked someone to open a note for ten thousand guan, use the official seal, and handed it to the general, "Take it, I never
Treat your own people badly! As for those Han generals, it’s better if they can’t survive. How can a large sum of money support the Han army?”
In the Xuanfu Department, Pu Chaguannu and others indulged in drinking and debauchery, while Wuxian returned to the camp.
At this time, as soon as he entered the camp, he saw a training soldier on the ground. Wu Xian stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"
The officer in charge of the training explained: "My lord, he is just not full, so he will give it to those who are hungry."
Chapter completed!