It is difficult for a person's political stance to deviate from his origins.
For example, Yizai Chucai was born into a noble family and had been an official for generations. All the people he had been friends with since childhood were the children of officials. Therefore, even if he was disappointed with the court and decided to start a new business, in his eyes, officials were more important than others.
It is more reliable to think that local powerful people are powerful. Since Guo Ning dealt with the powerful people, his first reaction was to use those officials.
But Guo Ning is different.
His career as a border guard since childhood left a deep mark on him.
He has seen too many dim-witted officials and greedy right-wingers. He has seen too many things these people have failed in and how many times they have hindered the soldiers on the front line.
In the end, in the devastating defeat, these people were slaughtered by the Mongols, like chickens and dogs, but the number of soldiers killed by them was not only thousands of times more?
This kind of experience is like a knife being cut on the body, leaving scars that are difficult to heal. It makes him feel insecure and what he really wants to believe is that he is always surrounded by partners who have experienced fighting together and can go to the battlefield together.
Soldiers who entrusted each other's lives.
Guo Ning did not underestimate the power of officials and powerful people, nor did he intend to kill them all.
He knows very well that no matter how strong an army is, if there is no local support, it will definitely fail. It is like a spear and a spear. It seems that it is the sharp tip of the spear that kills the enemy, but if there is no barrel to use it to exert force,
It would become a dagger and would not be of much use on the battlefield.
The problem is that local support cannot be achieved, at least, not entirely through officials and powerful people. This has nothing to do with whether they are Jurchens or Han people, because both officials and powerful people are accustomed to grabbing benefits.
, and their process of grabbing profits does not rely on Guo Ning.
So they are naturally easily shaken, at least from Guo Ning's perspective, I think they are easily shaken.
The officials did not make any move one day, but rushed to Haicang Town to flatter him the next day; Zhang Ruji was Xu Ruxian's good brother one day, and the next day he put Xu Ruxian's head in a wooden box to surrender... Such an operation also
It's really not a tough guy.
Officials cannot be used, powerful people cannot be used, so who can be used?
At this moment, Guo Ning suddenly came up with a new idea.
But this idea seemed too rough. An idea flashed in his mind, but he didn't know how to express it clearly in words.
He stroked his mustache and hesitated for a while.
When he was about to speak, another servant came rushing in from outside: "Commander Jie, there is an envoy who wants to see you."
"Where did the messenger come from?"
"According to him, he is the commander-in-chief of the Shandong East Road Army and the subordinates of Wanyan Salara, the general manager of the Yidu Army and Horses Division."
Coming again?
But I don’t know what new ideas Wanyan Sala will bring this time?
To be honest, Guo Ning didn't take Wanyan Salara seriously. Previously, he had a thousand soldiers in Haicang Town, and the food supply was at the bottom. He even killed Aotun Zhongxiao to demonstrate. Now he gathered thousands of soldiers, and saw that he was about to
After pacifying the entire Laizhou, Wanyan Salara sent people again. No matter what he had in mind, Guo Ning had a way to deal with it.
Just as he was thinking about it, he asked Chucai, "How many people are coming?"
Xing Cong reported: "There is one messenger and more than ten followers. It seems that there is something urgent. They have come galloping for a long distance. The horses and people are extremely tired."
Huh? So few? It's a bit weird. Are you here to raise an army to punish someone?
Guo Ning laughed twice, looked at Yizai Chucai, and then returned to his seat: "Invite!"
In a moment, there was the sound of footsteps from outside, and the messenger came in hastily, covered in dust.
His face didn't look very good, and his eyes were bloodshot. He probably saw Otun Zhongxiao's head at the camp gate, but he held back his displeasure and bowed politely.
After notifying his name, he found out that this person was not a high-ranking official of the imperial court, but a close confidant of Wanyan Sala. He had once served as the chief of ten valets and was now a councilor, Wanyan Niangu.
Guo Ning held the case with one hand and stared at Wanyan Niangu, half-smiling but not smiling: "Come here to discuss, what can I learn from you?"
Wanyan Niangu responded: "Previously, Shandong East Road Inspector Ao Tun Zhongxiao volunteered to inspect Laizhou, but he disappeared shortly after leaving Yidu. This matter is not a trivial matter, and my military envoy ordered me to come and inquire."
"Oh? The inspector has disappeared? Is this happening?" Guo Ning was surprised: "I didn't know about it at all! Could it be that thieves were rampant and killed Mr. Aotun?"
Wanyan Niangu's whole face turned pale, and he didn't know whether he was angry or frightened: "Guo Jiedu, where are thieves rampant? How dare you say you don't know?"
"I really don't know."
Wanyan Niangu gritted his teeth and asked, "But, is the head hanging on the camp gate a fake? Guo Jiedu, do you think I am blind, or do you think Wanyan Commander-in-Chief is stupid?"
"The head of the camp?"
Guo Ning's face was blank, and he turned to ask Yi La Chucai: "When was the head hung at the camp gate?"
Yi La Chucai stood up, saluted, and respectfully reported: "Commander Jie, you have forgotten. In the past few days, we arrested a group of local bandits, beheaded them, and hung them outside the camp gate to demonstrate. But we never thought that among the bandits,
There was actually an acquaintance of Councilor Niangu, which made Councilor Niangu feel agitated and talk nonsense."
Did you bite back so easily?
Wanyan Niangu held in his breath, only to feel pain in his chest, and the blood vessels in his forehead were beating wildly. He tried his best to calm down, and then heard Guo Ning sneer:
"This is exactly the truth. Counselor, you should be careful. If you continue to talk nonsense, Wanyan Commander-in-Chief will have to send another envoy. And the new envoy will have one more acquaintance seen at the camp gate."
Wanyan Niangu let out a long breath.
He lowered his head for a long while and said in a deep voice: "Then, the inspector general of Aotun was killed by thieves on the way to Laizhou. Who is this thief? If I bother Guo Jiedu to arrest him, we have to give an explanation to the court.
"
"Of course, I have already arrested him and beheaded him." Guo Ning said sternly: "The good counselor learned that the person who killed the inspector was Xu Ruxian, a giant bandit in Laizhou who colluded with Yang An'er. I have been here for a few days.
We are all busy with the campaign, and we have already achieved initial results. When everything is finalized, we will naturally inform the court."
I didn't know it just now, but now the real culprit has been identified and his head has been chopped off.
Thinking of the scene where Aotun Zhongxiao volunteered to set out from Yidu to intimidate Guo Ning, Wanyan Niangu felt that it was not worth it.
And Guo Ning is still asking: "Consultant, are you satisfied with this result? Do you have any questions?"
If you have any doubts, why don't you just hang your head on the pole of the camp gate? Wanyan Niangu smiled bitterly and took out the document from his sleeve:
"It turned out to be an accomplice of the rebel Yang An'er... Since Guo Jiedu said so, what doubts can there be? To be honest with Guo Jiedu, my family's commander-in-chief has just killed a few people here."
Guo Ning's expression remained unchanged, but his palms pressing on the table tightened slightly: "Who is it?"
"It is said that he is an accomplice of Xu Ruxian. This Xu Ruxian had previously instigated the military envoy and Guo Jiedu to provoke a conflict between the two families. Fortunately, my army commander was aware of the situation and had killed them all. In addition, Guo Jiedu
Yang Chengzhi, the Du sent envoy in Yidu, is doing well and can return to Laizhou at any time."
"That's it." Guo Ning leaned back: "In this way, Xu Ruxian is really guilty of a heinous crime."
"Yes, my military commander also feels that this person is guilty of serious crimes and must be severely punished."
"Okay, okay." Guo Ning turned to attack Chu Cai and said, "The commander-in-chief's intention is my intention. I also ask Jin Qing to cooperate and handle the whole thing properly."
Yi La Chucai nodded, then asked: "Senior Niangu, Wanyan Commander-in-Chief sent you here, what's going on? You might as well say it straight, there are no outsiders in this military tent. In such a situation, we
The two families don’t have to dwell on a dead person again and again.”
Wanyan Niangu sighed.
With this breath, his whole body visibly collapsed, and all the momentum he had tried to hold up just now was gone.
He dug into his sleeves and took out another document.
The document had been folded repeatedly and was somewhat damaged. There were some black and red traces on the outside. Guo Ning could clearly see that they were blood stains.
"What is this?"
"The latest military report from the front line."
"Frontline? Where's the frontline?"
"Jinan Mansion."
Wanyan Niangu handed the military report to Ni Yi who came up to meet him: "Guo Jiedu, please take a look. At the time of declaration yesterday, Jinan Prefecture was captured by the Mongolian army."