Most of the core personnel of the Ding Navy did not take the imperial court seriously. At first, this emotion was only revealed in very private situations, but as one's own power became stronger and stronger, the soldiers showed their emotions more and more.
Straightforward.
In this regard, Guo Ning neither encouraged nor prevented it.
The reason for not encouraging it is because Ding Haijun still needs to keep a low profile, and it is not yet time to raise the flag; it is not stopping because this emotion itself is indeed where the military spirit of Ding Haijun lies, and sooner or later there will be a time when it is needed to flourish.
But Guo Ning did not despise the emperor himself.
Wanyan Xun was able to sit safely in the position of emperor amidst the chaos of the Zhongdu Incident, and he was not a mediocre person.
His control of the court affairs, supervision and suspicion of civil and military officials were not due to weakness in character or talent, but due to the force of the situation. And what he did after becoming emperor was not without merit.
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Guo Ning once discussed with Yizai Chucai that the political changes in the Kingdom of Jin in recent years are actually closely related to military changes.
In the early years, when the Dai Jin fought with the Mongols and still had the upper hand, they mobilized the elites of the military divisions along the border trenches every few years, led by the chief generals, to kill them northward, leaving them extremely desolate.
Later, the Mongols gradually formed a unified political power, and it became increasingly difficult for the Jin Army to march north to suppress the killings, and the scale of troops needed to be used became larger and larger. However, the overall idea of the imperial court was still to assemble powerful soldiers from all over the country and fight in the boundary trenches.
Defeat the enemy in a decisive battle on the grassland to the north.
This idea collided with the extremely powerful Mongolian army after unification. As a result, in the two major battles of Yehuling and Migukou, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people were defeated. The Jin Kingdom's field elites were wiped out, and the Central Plains
, human resources across Hebei suffered heavy losses.
After that, the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia changed their offensive and defensive positions, and the Jin Kingdom's imperial center was no longer able to organize the large-scale army it had previously. During the war in the first year of Zhenyou, the military power of the imperial court was in the process of continuously slipping to the grassroots level.
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Traditionally, the general offices and military envoys in various regions of Dajin have also led military and political affairs. However, a considerable number of these general administrators and military envoys died in the previous tragic defeats at Yehuling and Migukou. As the Prime Minister,
The Transportation Department, the Punishment Department and other institutions were also beaten to pieces with the invasion of the Mongols.
Therefore, starting from the third year of Da'an, the appointment of local military and political candidates in Dajin fell out of control.
The central government could hardly fill the vacancies of local officials in a timely manner, and even if it sent out personnel to fill the vacancies, these officials had to do their own thing and were effectively isolated from the central government.
For example, according to the system, when a local army sends out more than 300 troops or recruits troops, it requires the Shangshu Province to request the tiger talisman. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will deliver the tiger talisman, and the Shangshu Province will prepare the imperial edict, and then a special envoy will carry the talisman and send it there. But in reality
Who has time to wait for the imperial decree when the Mongolian cavalry are roaming around?
Whether facing the Mongols on the frontline or in the rear, the garrison generals and local heroes all signed their own troops, collected their own grain, fought their own battles, built their own fortresses, and defended their villages.
Under such circumstances, the central court and the emperor himself were in a state of extreme confusion and loss of control when making decisions on major military and political matters.
The emperor's vision could only reach within the city walls of Zhongdu. Outside the city walls, everything was chaotic and unknown.
I heard that we lost somewhere? How did we lose? How did we lose? I don’t know.
I heard that where was the victory? How was the victory? Where was the victory? I don’t know.
In this out-of-control situation, any command or dispatch becomes empty talk. What can the emperor do? What does he dare to do?
Since ancient times, whenever foreign enemies become powerful and the imperial system loses control, this situation will inevitably occur. If this situation cannot be overcome, the emperor or the central government will not be able to do anything; since the emperor and the central government have done nothing, how can the local government respect them?
Where is the center? As a result, the Great Jin Kingdom will inevitably fall apart.
The emperor wanted to get rid of this situation and had only three methods.
The best way is of course for the central government to recruit capable generals, loyal and brave men, and reorganize a war-worthy army.
It's a pity that the Jurchen martial arts declined for more than a day. The local Jurchen defense forces were all in disgrace. However, the Jurchen commander in Zhongdu, Meng'an, although there were more than tens of thousands of murderers, there were only a few who dared to go out to fight in the city.
It was pitiful. Not to mention that the court lacked money and food, and it was difficult to support the formation of a new army.
This method looks beautiful, but it is completely impossible.
The next method is to appoint generals and high-ranking officials widely, and build barriers to divide the power of the generals; then use the servants as the ears and eyes, and use the ears and eyes to control the arms.
However, once these two methods failed to subdue the generals, they instead promoted disunity and triggered more conflicts between the local generals and the central government. Especially when the local generals themselves lacked respect for the imperial court, the impact became even worse.
Of course the emperor understood this. Therefore, he first used it on Ding Haijun to test his propriety.
This is not because the emperor trusts Ding Haijun, but because the emperor completely distrusts Ding Haijun, and Ding Haijun itself is not a serious military force of the imperial court.
If the emperor's methods are used successfully, he can extract a considerable force from the Ding Navy and use it for the imperial court, thus making money out of thin air.
Even if it fails to be used, it doesn't matter if it arouses Guo Ning's anger. At present, when the navy and the imperial court are still exchanging supplies, the emperor does not think that Guo Ning will immediately launch an army to rebel.
Even if Guo Ning is angry, and even if his generals scold the emperor a few times, will it still harm the emperor himself?
The worst result is that one or two of the servants are unlucky. Although the emperor keeps saying that the servants are his confidants and his eyes and ears, in fact, the death of a few servants is nothing.
It's nothing more than a small price to pay in a small confrontation.
Three days later.
Brother Wulin Damaung of the Near Attendance Bureau, together with his entourage, stood on top of the Xin'an Haibao east of Zhigu Village.
This is a remote dock, so there are no merchants to disturb it. A Tongzhou-like large ship that has been arranged in advance is slowly approaching. His entourage is busy back and forth, placing their carriages and cages on the dock.
On the dock.
Seeing the ship getting closer and closer, and hearing the sound of waves crashing between the hull and the sea, Brother Wu Lin Dama suddenly became a little nervous. He said to his followers: "We have an important mission when we go to Laizhou this time.
You idiots, please restrain yourself and do things according to the occasion! Especially wipe your face clean of those arrogant things! Just in case..."
"I understand, I understand. Uncle, please be careful where you step."
The leader of the entourage was his nephew, who had always been the most arrogant and domineering. Wu Lin's words to Brother Mang were directed at him. But the young man obviously didn't listen. His face was full of joy, and he probably wanted to make a fortune in Shandong.
The boat docked at the shore and was separated by two large wooden boards for passengers to walk on.
Wu Lin replied that Brother Mang was not impatient. He waited until all the carriages, horses, boxes and cages were on board, and then he finally stepped onto the wooden board with a brocade-wrapped box in his hands.
Inside the box were the rewards given by the imperial court to Guo Ning of the Ding Navy, mainly iron coupons, tiger talismans, Daxin cards, etc., as well as appointments for promotion to the rank of military official. But the most important thing was the rewards given to the generals under the command of the Navy.
The general's reward, especially for Li Ting.
The wooden board was very elastic and wobbly when walking on it. Brother Wu Lin Dama got on the boat cautiously and when he was about to step onto the board, there was a dark man with a gang head standing in front. He stretched out his hand and snatched the box from his hand.
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"Is this it? Is the emperor's will in it?" the man asked.
"Bold!" Brother Wulin was shocked and wanted to take it back, but his foot slipped.
The ship left the dock briskly and sailed toward the depths of the sea. Looking outside the cabin, the water surface was dark in color, with a bottomless yellow color. The waves created patches of white water spray on the hull of the ship.
Brother Wulin Dama was struggling in the sea water next to Haibao, making tiny splashes.
The Bureau of Attendants was very careful when selecting personnel to carry orders to and from the state, choosing someone who had experience on sea ships and was good at water.
At this moment, half of his body was soaked in the sea water, and he was pulling hard on the water surface with both hands, trying his best to keep himself afloat. But at this moment, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and right in front of him, large masses of water began to bloom on the sea surface.
of red.
Under the water, something is swimming, someone is there!
The man also tied heavy objects to Brother Wulin's feet to make him sink quickly.
Brother Wulin raised his face and shouted twice. The last scene before his eyes was that the sailors on the ship killed his followers one by one and threw them into the sea. The dark-faced Tsuna sat there
At the bow of the boat, he roughly opened the brocade box and rummaged for something.