The officials sent by Xiao Wuna galloped all the way to the Wanyan tribe.
When Wanyan Yingge heard that someone from the imperial court was coming, she hurriedly welcomed him out of the house.
The officials sent by Xiao Wuna did not show any courtesy and had a look of contempt on their faces after meeting with Wanyan Yingge, the military governor of the Liao Kingdom's Jurchen Tribe Alliance.
Wanyan Yingge hurriedly walked to the Ningbian Prefecture official's horse, bent down to salute, helped him off the horse, and respectfully stepped in to welcome him into the mansion.
The Ningbian Prefecture officials behaved arrogantly and condescendingly conveyed Xiao Wuna's order to Wanyan Yingge, ordering Wanyan Yingge to go to Ningbian Prefecture to report on his work within two days, without any mistakes! Then he got up and left his seat, walked out of the mansion, got on his horse, and walked away proudly.
Wanyan Yingge looked at the Khitan officials leaving, feeling unhappy.
Wanyan Yingge thought to herself, you, Xiao Wuna, are just the governor of Ningbian Prefecture, and you are not as high-ranking as the Jiedu Envoy of the Jurchen Tribe Alliance like I am. Why do you want to order me to go to Ningbian Prefecture to report my work to you? ! Who do you think you are! Do you think you are the emperor of Khitan? !
Wanyan Yingge was very dissatisfied with Xiao Wuna's call to report on her duties. Wanyan Yingge felt that the most important thing for Xiao Wuna to do when he came to serve in Ningbian Prefecture was to first come to the Jurchen tribe to pay a visit to me as the military envoy. The two sides would respect each other and work together. You acted like a boss and ordered me as soon as you arrived. It's obvious that you came here with bad intentions, and you obviously have a problem with me.
Although Wanyan Yingge was unconvinced, considering that he was an official of the imperial court, a serious Khitan noble, and an official sent by Zhen Zhen's master country, even if he was unhappy and unwilling, he could not show his sharpness and directly resist. .
Wanyan Yingge knew that if his strength aroused the fear of the Liao court, there would be a lot of trouble in the future.
Thinking of this, Wanyan Yingge suppressed her dissatisfaction, and early the next morning, she was alone, riding a thin horse, and rushed to Ningbian Prefecture in a panic to meet Xiao Wu. Na would like to report on his work, and also report on the situation of the Shengnuzhen tribe, so that the new border officer Xiao Wuna can feel at ease and no longer be afraid of him.
Wanyan Yingge galloped all the way to Ningbian Prefecture, and Xiao Wuna immediately met Wanyan Yingge.
In front of Xiao Wuna, Wanyan Yingge's attitude was very humble, and she pretended to be extremely weak, looking sickly.
Xiao Wuna has a natural sense of nobility towards Wanyan Yingge. This sense of nobility is, firstly, because Xiao Wuna was born into a Khitan noble; secondly, because the Jurchens were a vassal of the Liao court and were under the jurisdiction of the Liao court.
Wanyan Yingge first extended greetings to Xiao Wuna, welcomed Xiao Wuna to take up a post in Ningbian Prefecture, and requested Xiao Wuna to visit the Jurchen tribe frequently to teach him. After saying the polite words, Wanyan Yingge reported to Xiao Wuna about her duties and the situation of the general's birth of a daughter. Of course, the focus of Wanyan Yingge's report was how he, as the governor of the Shengnuzhen tribe, was loyal to the court and how he conquered the tribes along Haidongqing Road to ensure the smooth flow of the Eagle Road to the court.
Xiao Wuna was also very disgusted with the fact that everyone in the court loved Haidongqing and was keen on traveling and hunting. Xiao Wuna has already understood that if the Liao Dynasty declines in the future, it will inevitably begin with hunting. Therefore, from the bottom of Xiao Wuna's heart, he also hopes that the Jurchens will cut off the imperial court's eagle road, so that the dignitaries in the imperial court will no longer be keen on hunting and can do something down-to-earth to benefit the country and the people. Things that make the country strong.
However, Xiao Wuna could not show this tendency in front of Wanyan Yingge.
After Wanyan Yingge reported on the situation of the Jurchen tribe, Xiao Wuna comforted Wanyan Yingge and said: "Wanyan Jiedushi is loyal to the imperial court and has devoted himself to smoothing the imperial road. He deserves recognition; however, the current situation Next, it is a top priority for each Jurchen tribe to stay in peace, develop their own production, and enrich their economy. I was appointed by the imperial court and came to Yingbian Prefecture, mainly to develop economic trade with Jurchen tribes and improve the living standards of Jurchen tribes; Therefore, from now on, the various Jurchen tribes must stop fighting and do their own thing. They must not violate the regulations of the imperial court and must not have too many troops and iron weapons."
When Wanyan Yingge heard this, she felt resentful in her heart, but she was extremely humble on the surface. She said softly and hard: "Shangguan came to Ningbian Prefecture to develop the economic and trade between Shangguan and the Jurchens, and improve the living standards of the Jurchens. In fact, it is a female What a real blessing! After the lower official returns, he will focus on the affairs of his own tribe and will no longer interfere with the affairs of other tribes. I hope the upper official will worry more about things like smoothing the Eagle Road to the court."
Wanyan Yingge pressured Xiao Wuna in a roundabout way by asking whether the Imperial Eagle Road was open. Wanyan Yingge knew very well that no matter how big the matter was, for the Liao court, there was nothing bigger than blocking the smooth flow of Ying Road. He left the burden of smoothing Ying Road to Xiao Wuna. I will inevitably soften my attitude, so I can't interfere too much in the internal affairs of my Jurchens.
Sure enough, as soon as Wanyan Yingge said that Shangguan had to worry about the unblocked Ying Road, Xiao Wuna became anxious.
Although, deep down in Xiao Wuna's heart, he was very disgusted with the imperial court's hunting, hunting was the lifeblood of the imperial court. You can persuade the court to change other problems, but you can't persuade him to change his habit. Bad habits of hunting. It is absolutely impossible to hunt without traveling. If that happens, it will basically cost the lives of the Khitan nobles!
As the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji was keen on traveling and hunting throughout his life. Yelu Hongji, who was already seventy years old and already sick, could not forget to go hunting with Hai Dongqing until his death. As a result, he died of illness on the bank of the Hun Tong River.
With such a trend, how could Xiao Wuna dare to take responsibility for ensuring the smooth flow of the Eagle Road to the Imperial Court? Therefore, after hearing Wanyan Yingge's words, Xiao Wuna softened his attitude a lot and said politely: "Wanyan Jiedushi is overly concerned. I am not refusing to let you manage major affairs among the Jurchen tribes. , after all, you are still serving as the military governor of the Jurchen tribe alliance in the imperial court! You don’t care about the affairs of the Jurchen tribes, how can you leave it to the imperial court? For things like smoothing the imperial court’s Eagle Road, Wanyan military governor still has to go to the imperial court. Please don't let your guard down even a little bit, Wanyan Jiedushi should set an example in abiding by the laws of the imperial court."
Wanyan Yingge understood. I had to clear the imperial court's Eagle Road, but at the same time, I couldn't be stronger than other tribes and pose a threat to the imperial court! Wanyan Yingge thought angrily: She wants the horse to run again but not let it eat grass. How can such a thing happen in the world? ! It's an obvious thing. If I don't annex all the tribes of Shengzhen, how can I ensure the smooth flow of the Eagle Road to the imperial court? ! If I don’t unify all the Jurchen tribes, how can I be on an equal footing with you Khitan people in the future? After all, Jiangshan Sheji must be captured and defended by strong force.
Because they each have their own plans, Xiao Wuna and Wanyan Yingge are both superficial and superficial. After talking for a while, Wanyan Yingge stood up and said goodbye.
Xiao Wuna sent Wanyan Yingge out of the house, and Wanyan Yingge got on her horse and galloped away.
Here, Wanyan Yingge left Ningbian Prefecture, not to mention that in the Wanyan tribe, Wanyan Aguda went to talk to his fifth uncle.
After Wanyan Aguda entered the lobby, his fifth uncle Wanyan Yingge was nowhere to be seen. Yelu Aguda was curious, so he asked the guard on duty: "Where is my fifth uncle?!"
The guard on duty replied: "The military envoy has gone to Yingbian Prefecture."
Wanyan Aguda heard this and asked hurriedly: "Why is my fifth uncle going to Ningbian Prefecture? Who is he going with?"
The guard on duty replied: "I heard that the Khitan court sent a new official to Ningbian Prefecture to take office as the governor of Ningbian Prefecture. Early this morning, the new governor sent an official to order Jiedushi to go to Ningbian Prefecture to report on his duties. Jiedu He was afraid that the new official would be suspicious, so he went to Yongbyon Prefecture alone to report on his duties."
Yesterday, Wanyan Aguda went to Ashu City. Regarding the fact that the Liao court sent Xiao Wuna to serve as the governor of Ningbian Prefecture and that Xiao Wuna ordered Wanyan Yingge to go to Ningbian Prefecture to report on his duties, Wanyan Aguda did not know. .
Now, when Wanyan Agu heard about this situation, he was shocked. He glared and said anxiously: "The Khitans have no credibility! How can my fifth uncle go to Ningbian Prefecture alone? Isn't this a risk? What if something happens? , what should we do?! This is simply nonsense!”
After saying that, Wanyan Aguda hurriedly ran out of the hall, hurriedly summoned twenty or thirty people, all armed with swords and guns, got on his horse, galloped towards Ningbian Prefecture.
Wanyan Aguda was worried that something might happen to his fifth uncle Wanyan Yingge, so he beat his horse and galloped. When he was approaching Ningbian Prefecture, he saw a horse galloping from a distance. In a blink of an eye, the horse came to the front with a man riding on it. Wanyan Aguda recognized him. It was his fifth uncle Wanyan Yingge.
Wanyan Aguda was so happy that he jumped off his horse and waited at the roadside.
Wanyan Yingge rode her horse over. When she saw Wanyan Aguda waiting at the roadside, she let out a sigh and pulled the horse's reins. The horse's front hooves flew into the air and neighed.
Wanyan Yingge's horse stopped with its front hoof hitting the ground. Wanyan Aguda ran forward, grabbed the horse's mane, and said to Wanyan Yingge: "Fifth uncle, the Khitan people are cunning, renegade, and have no credibility. How can you go to Ningbian Prefecture alone? What should you do if something happens?"
Wanyan Yingge also jumped off the horse, patted Wanyan Aguda's shoulder, and said: "Aguda, you don't know something. The Liao Kingdom is our Jurchen suzerainty. It is a time when the army and horses are strong and the country is strong, so we have to treat it with humility. ; Besides, since he sent troops to conquer our Jurchens, it would be difficult for us to defeat them, let alone go to him to report on our work? He would not allow us to bring more people with us. If you don’t doubt me, I will be safe.”
Wanyan Agu blushed and argued: "Uncle Wu, you are just wishful thinking! If he has a bad intention, you are just throwing yourself into a trap! Don't do this again in the future."
When Wanyan Yingge heard this, she patted Wanyan Aguda's shoulder again and said, "Aguda, Uncle Wu knows what he's doing! As long as you are all well, they don't dare to do anything to me. Okay, let's go back and talk."
After saying that, Wanyan Yingge got on her horse again.
Wanyan Aguda and everyone else also got on their horses.
"Drive!" Wanyan Yingge shook the reins, and the horse he was riding rose into the air and started galloping.
Wanyan Aguda also whipped the horse's butt tightly, followed Wanyan Yingge, and watched the Jurchen Wanyan tribe gallop away.
