The emperor and the court were just using power and tactics, and Guo Ning's response was always ruthless.
Such exchanges of tests, provocations, responses, and demonstrations will be repeated again and again in the days to come. However, Guo Ning is backed by the Dinghai Navy, which is booming; and under the emperor's eyes, there are only various parties.
The unruly military leaders, the greedy and dim-witted officials, and the corrupt and incompetent Meng'an Mouke will cause a lot of headaches.
No matter how he thought about it, Guo Ning never felt that he would be at a disadvantage.
He also firmly believes that as long as his progress is stable, there will be all kinds of tricks outside, and all he has to do is hit him with an iron bone.
On the day he led the army back to Laizhou, he commended the meritorious officials at the school grounds, promoted them to military positions, and hosted a banquet for them that night. The next day, he went to the Laoshan Martyrs' Shrine to preside over the burial and funeral of the fallen soldiers.
ceremony to award pensions to the families of soldiers.
For the next few days, there were things to be busy with every day, until at the beginning of July, Guo Ning went to the commander's mansion to discuss matters.
As the territory became larger and larger, more and more subordinate civil and military officials were assigned to the Navy Jiedu Envoy.
Among the generals, there are more than 40 officers directly under Guo Ning's command, headed by Monk Luo, and there are no less than 40 officers above the rank of commander-in-chief. Chief Jing'an Min came to visit Si Li, the commander-in-chief of the three states of Ninghai.
, there are also nearly twenty officers above the rank of commander.
In terms of government affairs, Guo Ning strives to reach the grassroots level for military and political affairs and must work from the bottom up. Therefore, the directly affiliated institutions of the Navy have long surpassed the previous establishment of judges, law officers, jailers, and professors.
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Just under the administrative secretary who moved Chu Cai, there were more than 20 officials such as Yang Chengzhi, Wu Chu, Zhang Shengzhi, Huang Haining, and Li He, who were in charge of agricultural administration, water conservancy, ordnance craftsmanship, horse administration, salt and wine, etc.
More than a dozen agencies. Not long ago, Du Shisheng recommended the son of his old friend Li Yu in Zhongdu.
The young man named Li Ye is now familiar with affairs with Yi La Chucai. It is said that his talent in arithmetic is much better than that of A Duo.
In Xu Jin's Recording Department, there were only five or six high-ranking officials who often showed their faces, including Aruhan, the Jurchen who was the first to serve Guo Ning in the prefecture. But in fact, there should be a group of people whose identities were hidden.
Naturally, Du Shisheng's staff in Zhongdu are not here, but Li Yun's subordinates in the Qunmu Station system and Guo Ning's literary attendants total more than ten people.
Together, these civil and military officials amounted to more than a hundred people. There was no room for standing in the meeting hall of the Commander-in-Chief Mansion, not to mention there were some extra participants, so they all stood in the courtyard.
When Guo Ning captured Xianping Prefecture before, he recruited some subordinates, and temporarily promoted some people from Pu Xianwannu and Yelvliu Ge's subordinates. Together with this, He Shi Liehuan Duan went to Xianping Prefecture.
, some officials were left in Gaizhou and Fuzhou, and Guo Ning selected a few available ones and brought them to Shandong.
There are so many people who belong to different departments before. Some have interacted with each other, some have only heard of him by name, and some have no friendship at all.
But at this time, from the main entrance of the hall to the main entrance of the courtyard, people were standing next to each other, heads touching heads, and everyone was sweating on their foreheads. The atmosphere became more and more lively. Many people couldn't help but think of the difficulties of starting a business that day.
Smiling haha, with pride...
This victory in Liaodong is different from the previous defeat of the Mongolian army. The defeat of the Mongolian army was ultimately just self-preservation. However, with only more than 4,000 soldiers, they opened up a situation in Liaodong and gained hundreds of miles of territory in the two states. This truly shows that
Guo Ning’s methods and ambitions!
When all the civil and military officials arrived, Guo Ning came out from the back of the hall.
He still had no airs, so he first pulled Yi La Chu Cai from the crowd to accompany him, and then greeted his subordinates one by one. There were several people whom Yi La Chu Cai had never seen before. Guo Ning introduced him to them as Fu La Chu Cai.
Wang Rubi, a professor at the provincial level, was Liang Xunyi, an experienced officer of the Xuanfu Department on Xianping Road.
Among them, Liang Xunyi was the son of Liang Xiang, the governor of the Baoda Army. He was a Jinshi in policy theory in the sixth year of Taihe, and later passed the macro-ci subject. He was an official in Zhongdu, Dr. Taichang, and had a reputation for being capable, but ended up going to Xian
Less than two years after the road was leveled, he was forced to make clay sculptures and wooden tires for two years. He was also involved in the rebellion of Pu Xianwannu, and he was disgraced for a while.
Guo Ning specially invited him to be by his side and introduced local civil and military officials from Shandong to him. The two sides chatted and laughed happily.
When everyone was warmed up, Guo Ning stood on the steps of the hall and said with a smile: "I have to report yesterday that a small incident happened in Zhongdu."
Everyone was in awe.
"The emperor originally sent a bureau of servants to accompany him across the sea by boat, and he rewarded everyone involved in the Liaodong war. However, the sea was rough, and Feng Yu slipped and fell into the water, and all the edicts and other documents were missing.
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As soon as these words came out, some people in the hospital gasped, some looked hesitant, some didn't care, and some even sneered.
Guo Ning looked around at everyone, waited for the courtyard to return to quiet, and continued: "However, Mr. Jinzhi has submitted an urgent report to the court on my behalf, and Shangshu Youcheng Xu Ding also replied with a letter saying that the new edict will be issued soon.
It will be promulgated. Before the edict is promulgated, I will decide on the five prefectures and the civil and military officials that belong to the Navy Jiedu Envoy. I can make temporary appointments."
There was a slight noise in the lower courtyard.
The meaning of Guo Ning's words was very clear. He didn't like the emperor's last reward, so the envoy who summoned him died on the way. Prime Minister Xu Dingxu in the court had already promised that the next wave of edicts would be fulfilled.
It’s what Guo Ning meant.
Those warriors who had followed Guo Ning for a long time were fine. The civil servants who had defected to Guo Ning one after another during the year were all vaguely surprised. Besides being surprised, everyone pricked up their ears.
"Let's talk about military affairs first. Liaodong is restored to two states. The original post of Liao Navy Military Envoy will be held concurrently by myself. In these two states, a new Liao Sea Defense Envoy will be established, and Han Xuan will be appointed. The appointment document has been
Sent to Liaodong."
After the war ended, Han Xuan's troops did not return to the state at all. Everyone had known about this appointment for a long time.
Guo Ning continued: "Liaodong and Shandong Laizhou are facing each other across the sea. Facing the front of the Mongolian army, we must have elite soldiers and strong generals. Therefore, in addition to Han Xuan's general command, we must also assign deputy generals to assist."
He nodded to Xiao Mo Le, a Khitan man in the crowd: "Mo Le, you are from Liaodong, are you interested in returning to your hometown?"
Xiao Molele stepped out from the crowd, his voice was trembling a little, and he said solemnly: "I am willing to serve Commander Ji!"
"Okay. You are the deputy defense envoy of Liaohai, stationed in Fuzhou."
"As you command!"
Xiao Mo Le responded loudly, and Guo Ning waved his hand, signaling him to go to Zhao Jue to receive the talisman letter.
"With Han Xuan and Xiao Mo Le here, the two states are impregnable. However, we still need one person to lead the troops and support our navy's interests in Liaodong."
Guo Ning glanced around the crowd twice and raised his voice: "Is Pu Sulie here?"
Pu Sulie fought fiercely in Liaodong and fell ill after the war. When crossing the sea to the south, he also suffered from seasickness and suffered a lot. Until now, he was still a little weak in energy.
He also knew that his new disciple Guo Ning was only a guide at best and had no decent achievements. Moreover, he was only the grandson of Pu Xianwannu and his status was not very high.
So he followed many civil and military officials to the Commander's Mansion, just as a formality. Because there were many unknown people in the courtyard, he found a corner and dozed off with his back against the wall.
Suddenly, when he heard Guo Ning calling him, Pu Sulie suddenly woke up and broke into a hot sweat.
He quickly ran out of the crowd and knelt down on one knee: "I'm here!"
"I heard that you were a capable general under Pu Xianwannu back then. You once led more than a thousand troops and fought fierce battles..."
Guo Ning asked: "If I give you more men and horses, can you lead them well? I want to recruit troops and horses in Liaodong, can you help the general to do a good job?"
Pu Sulie was stunned for a moment, and his heart stirred: "I can!"
"You are the deputy defense envoy of Liaohai. Go get your military talisman and seal letter!"
