A few days later, another letter written by Guo Yaer was sent from Michigan.
The envoy carried the letter and passed through Juzhou and Tai'an and went straight to Dongping Mansion.
After entering the city, we walked through several sparsely populated streets and turned into the mansion in the northeast corner. The mansion was once the general manager of the East and West Road Military and Horse Capital of Shandong, and the residence of Huang Laowudian, the governor of the Tianping Army. When the Red Coat Army invaded Dongping Mansion,
The remaining troops of Huang Laowudi resisted stubbornly, and the red-coated army set fire to them and attacked fiercely from all sides, causing great damage.
However, the frames of many buildings are still there and they are being repaired quickly.
Huang Slap Wudian was also very good at amassing money. After Yang An'er moved in, he found his treasure house in the cellar of a garden, and took out more than ten cartloads of treasures. The dazzling red coral tree was just as long as its arms.
There are seven or eight branches. As for gold and jade, they are almost as good as sand.
With these assets, Yang An'er not only rewarded the generals generously, but also recruited manpower and rebuilt the mansion according to the specifications of the palace. Outside the mansion, a three-foot-high wall and dozens of watchtowers were added.
The envoy rode along the street and rushed to the main entrance of the mansion. He saw the newly built gate tower reaching into the sky, and the eaves and brackets were extremely gorgeous.
The envoy dismounted here and walked, following the waiter in a hurry. Inside the gatehouse, there were carved beams and painted buildings, winding corridors, dancing pavilions and singing stages. And between the magnificent buildings, there were flowers and trees, green grass like felt, and even more
There are strange peaks and rocks, a gurgling stream, and a gentle breeze blowing over the water, which is refreshing.
Walking hundreds of steps along the Xuanchang Avenue, you will reach the majestic main hall. The waiter stopped here and said to the soldier on duty outside: "The governor of Mizhou sent an envoy to send an urgent message."
The soldier went inside to report, and came out in a moment: "The general has invited you, come with me!"
At this point, the envoy was already frightened by the wealth and prosperity along the way. He lowered his head and took small steps, following the soldiers closely.
When he entered the palace, he felt the incense curling up and the brocade screen fluttering like clouds. The envoy looked at his shabby military uniform, and then smelled the stench of sweat on his body and the stench of the horses on the road, and he trembled for a moment.
I was so frightened that I didn't dare to take another step.
While hesitating, Yang An'er, wearing a loose green robe, hurriedly came from the palace and grabbed the messenger's arm: "Hahaha, I haven't heard about Jie'er for a long time. I miss you so much. Come on.
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He took the messenger and took two steps, then looked back: "You are... um, Gelu, right? Haha, I haven't seen you for a few months, you have become cautious!"
The envoy was Guo Yao'er's confidant, his name was Ge Lu, and he had followed Guo Yao'er in his early years. Ever since Yang An'er started his army in the Taihe period and campaigned east and west, he had seen Yang An'er many times. But he never imagined that Yang An'er was so rich and noble.
He could still remember his own name, and he was a little choked up at the moment.
Yang An'er led him to the hall, and repeatedly asked someone to get a chair to sit on, and then asked Guo Yao'er where the letter was. Ge Lu respectfully handed over the letter, and Yang An'er glanced at it and laughed: "Jiao'er is still
So cautious, Ji Qi and Ji Xian were stupid, and were plotted by Ding Haijun... It was a pity that they died. But what does that have to do with Jiao'er? What is there to explain? He can stabilize Mizhou and force them to
Retiring the navy is a great achievement! I will reward him heavily!"
At this point, he patted Ge Lu hard on the shoulder and said loudly: "He is doing a good job as the governor of Mizhou. As long as the overall situation of Mizhou is not in chaos, there is no need to worry about minor setbacks! Just wait a moment, I will
Write a letter to Guo Yao'er... and tell him not to think so wildly!"
Ge Lu was overjoyed and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed in thanks.
After Yang An'er returned to the desk, she picked up the pen and wrote a few lines, then suddenly stopped.
Ge Lu waited for a long time, but when Yang An'er didn't move again, he couldn't help but put his hands on the ground and looked up at the table.
Yang An'er smiled at him and asked, "Can the maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty really be able to supply weapons, food and fodder?"
The letter did not mention anything about Song Dynasty’s maritime trade!
Marshal Yang knows!
Ge Lu was shocked, his hands were weak, his back had no strength, and his forehead hit the ground with a thud.
"Gelu, let me ask you! Did those maritime merchants really provide weapons and food?"
Yang An'er had accumulated prestige for many years, and now he was talking about this. He really couldn't deny it, so Ge Lu gritted his teeth and tried his best to hold himself up: "Marshal, there are indeed maritime merchants from the Song Dynasty! They really gave them weapons and food, a lot of them.
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Yang An'er nodded and wrote the reply without any detail. The maids on both sides came up, folded the corners of the letter, and sealed it with a seal.
"Go and tell Guo Yao'er that I also need food, fodder and other supplies. Therefore, this business can be done on a large scale. No matter what the merchants of the Song Dynasty want, as long as I have it here, if he writes a letter, I will pay for it.
This year we will have a big battle with King Sui of Kaifeng Prefecture. The more weapons and food supplies, the better. Well, after Guo Yao'er gets the weapons and food supplies, he will send them to Dongping Palace as soon as possible."
"Yes Yes!"
Gelu was sweating all over his body and responded with a trembling voice.
Yang An'er handed him the reply letter and said with a smile: "It's not urgent. You can have lunch at the house before leaving."
"Yes! Yes! Ah no, no." Ge Lu said: "The villain has to convey the marshal's intention immediately... I will go back to Mizhou right away. I will tell the capital every word of the marshal's words.
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"That's fine." Yang An'er waved her hand: "Go!"
After Ge Lu exited the palace, he dared to look up and look at the situation in the palace. Under the cover of the curtains, Yang An'er was sitting high on the throne, and his expression and appearance were unclear and it was completely difficult to fathom.
His look and action also fell into Yang An'er's eyes.
The inside of the palace is a bit darker than the outside, so looking in from the outside, it's unclear what can be seen, but when Yang An'er looks out, it's very clear.
Yang An'er sat silently until Ge Lu turned around and walked away. He tightened his grip on the agate pen in his hand, and with a little force, the pen barrel snapped.
Guo Yao'er's letters cannot deceive Yang An'er. After all, Yang An'er is the number one rebel in Shandong. His reputation has been far and wide for more than ten years, and there are many people in various places who can inform him.
To be honest, knowing that Guo Yao'er actually attacked his colleagues, Yang An'er was really angry.
Not long after he returned to Shandong this time, he realized that his big problem was that it was difficult to restrain the heroes from all over the country. So he spent a few months sorting it out slowly, without making a big move, just to slowly gather the miscellaneous troops from all over the place.
, break them up and reorganize them to solve the problem ahead.
However, the Mongols came too quickly, and the navy Guo Ning was too fierce.
After the Mongolian army swept through Shandong, it not only eroded the place, but also cleaned up many of Yang An'er's arrangements in various places. At this time, if Ding Haijun expands wildly with the power of defeating the Mongolian army, can Yang An'er really be able to suppress it?
At that time, the only thing Yang An'er could do was to use speed to defeat the enemy and send out a large number of troops in one go to directly fill the gap after the Mongolian army retreated. Force the Ding navy to the seaside, making it difficult for them to use it.
This idea was implemented smoothly. Although it cost Dengzhou and Ninghai Prefecture, it gained the whole of Shandong.
But the trouble is, just because the process of seizing Shandong went so smoothly, the powerful people and village leaders who gathered under Yang An'er became increasingly disobedient and paid less and less attention to the authority of the Marshal's Mansion. So Yang An'er
He had no choice but to seek to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, using his status as emperor to completely overwhelm everyone else.
As a result, the matter of becoming emperor was not yet serious. Close subordinates like Guo Yao'er also began to act recklessly.
This old soldier has no rules at all. He killed two of my generals in one move. He also secretly colluded with Ding Haijun to obtain ordnance and supplies from Ding Haijun to enrich himself!
It's okay if others do this. Yang An'er is used to scheming with them.
But how dare Guozhao'er do this!
Ever since Taihe raised his army, Guo Yao'er has been his best friend. After so many years of fighting in the army and fighting in the north and south, Yang An'er has always regarded Guo Yao'er as his most trustworthy subordinate.
Now that Guo Yao'er has begun to take matters into his own hands, what will happen to Liu Quan, Li Siwen, Zhan Hui, Wang Min, Ji Junli and others?
He realized that there was a big problem with his regime. Guo Yao'er's behavior was not an accidental whim, but the result of a complicated situation. And to solve this problem...perhaps, a real purge is needed?
Yang An'er held down the sword at her waist and stood up subconsciously.
No, doing it that way is too slow, and it will be difficult to achieve results in a short period of time. Instead, it will induce more intense internal conflicts. Time waits for no one, and we cannot take our time.
If you want to achieve a great cause, you have to go against the trend. Now that you have raised your troops, you can only use battle after battle as a training and use external pressure to force the internal cohesion! For this reason, we must fight, and we must fight a big battle.
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Thinking of this, Yang An'er couldn't help but smile bitterly.
To fight a big war, it is necessary to have weapons and food. Although the Red Coat Army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the supply of supplies has been very tight. At this time, it was the Ding Haijun of the imperial court who came to help in times of crisis.
Maybe Guo Ning wanted to use this to bribe Guo Yao'er, or maybe he wanted to use Guo Yao'er as an example to build some friendship with the Red Coat Army.
Yang An'er didn't doubt that Guo Yao'er would betray. After all, Guo Ning was also a rebel. It was just that he was always hanging on the court. Even if Guo Yao'er had to change his family, he would jump from being a rebel.
It doesn't make much sense to be on another rebel ship.
But Guo Ning's action...does it mean that he is starting to reach out beyond the three states of Denglai?
Isn't this right?
Yang An'er knew that Guo Ning would not be limited to the three states forever. But why so quickly? Didn't he brag about "building high walls and hoarding grain" a few months ago and conveyed it to the generals in handwriting?
If a conflict breaks out between the Navy and the Red Coat Army, wouldn't all his months of management be in vain?
What happened in Laizhou? Or did something happen elsewhere that affected Laizhou?