There are rules in the imperial court, and there are established procedures in the officialdom. When his status reaches the level of Marshal of the East, he is already a pillar of the Kaifeng imperial court, and the procedures are even more complicated.
On weekdays, when new and old officials alternate, identity verification is required, and many documents from various government agencies need to be confirmed. In addition, various military and political matters are explained, as well as household registration, soldiers, supplies and other books are handed over. Many procedures have to be completed. At least
I had to be busy for more than half a month, dealing with dozens of official documents with Kaifeng.
Now that there are police on the front line in Xuzhou, the person responsible for staying in Guide Mansion is even more critical. People who are not close friends cannot bear this important responsibility.
This King of Zhao, Wanyan Honglie, was ready to take over the entire Guide Mansion on the spot with just one order?
Is this normal requirement?
Not normal.
From the time he entered the city until now, Marshal Wanyan has acted recklessly and everything he did was against the rules.
At present, the battle is still fierce on the front line in Xuzhou, but he comes to Guide Mansion to seize power with a bright knife. This scene is really bloody and ugly.
But knowledgeable people think that this situation is normal.
This is all because for hundreds of years, the rules of the Great Jin Kingdom have never been the rules of the Great Jin nobles; the military and political system on the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty cannot restrain the conflicts between the important officials of the Wanyan family.
Although none of the officials had heard of the name of King Zhao Wanyan Honglie. However, it had only been more than half a year since the Kaifeng imperial court was established. From time to time, Jurchens would escape from the north, and there would be an extra person in the court every now and then.
He was a noble person, and in order to fight for legitimacy with the Central Capital, the emperor would often confer high official honors on him.
Everyone knows this.
Perhaps it is precisely because this kind of noble person has been established in the court for a short time that the means of fighting for power are particularly fierce?
When the new official took office, the first thing he did was to storm the general manager's house and kill several of Marshal Wanyan Bi's cronies without any scruples. He also took his family and relatives into custody. This shows that Mr. Wanyan Honglie is
It's for Marshal Wanyanbi.
Anyone who stands with Marshal Wanyanbi will die.
What else can everyone do besides being obedient?
Errors and omissions in the procedures can always be solved if we take it slow. If anyone raises objections now, do they want to die? There are still people inside and outside the governor's house who have suffered injuries of varying severity and are wailing. They should not deal with it quickly.
After the scene is over, do you call the medical officer to help?
At the moment, with Xu Fu as the leader, all the minor officials bowed to respond.
A group of people had just come out of the steward's house in a mess, and now they lined up to go back. After a while, many servants came out with orders from their masters, and separately informed their colleagues who were on duty elsewhere, and hurriedly came to the steward's house to flatter the new leader.
marshal.
Some of those who were notified rushed immediately, some tried to leave the city and rushed to Xuzhou to report, and some hid at home shivering.
However, in the evening, the local officials realized that this Zhao Wang Wanyan Honglie was obviously the kind of general who came from a military background and was dedicated to meritorious service on the battlefield, and was very unfamiliar with specific government affairs.
He asked about the location of the warehouse in the city, and only sent his elite cavalry to take over, but was not in a hurry to count the quantity of supplies. Instead, he was very concerned about the situation of the officers and soldiers left behind in the city, and called their officers to inquire about the city's defense arrangements.
Apart from this, he would not touch any correspondence or Qiangu books.
Everyone stayed with him until the evening. When the entire city's defense was under control, the newly signed grain shooting army and town defense army also gathered in the city's military camp, waiting to be gathered. He waved his hand:
"The war in the direction of Xuzhou is unknown, and there will be a lot of time to borrow from you all. Let's break up and go and have a peaceful rest! I'll be done with the work in a few days, and I'll treat you all to a drink!"
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, not even daring to claim the prince's favor. Dozens of people lined up in front of the hall and bowed and said goodbye. When they were about to leave, they saw several fires in the city. Because of the direction of the wind, a puff of smoke filled the air.
When it was poured into the General Manager's Mansion, Guo Ning was caught off guard. He choked several mouthfuls and coughed repeatedly.
This kind of fire is definitely not natural. Someone must have specially lit the firewood, and maybe even sprinkled grease to aid the combustion!
The subordinates who followed Guo Ning into the city were all alarmed. They all drew their swords in their hands and looked on guard.
Guo Ning had choked and coughed himself, and he was secretly surprised. He turned sideways, lowered his voice and asked: "How come four or five fires started at the same time? Lao Xu, you have gone too far!"
Xu Yan sighed: "My lord, I only asked someone to set a fire, that is, the stable in the back of the steward's house. I also asked Ni Yi to keep an eye on it personally, so as not to let the fire spread..."
The two of them immediately understood what had happened, and both started to curse.
Seeing the two dignitaries in the hall whispering to each other, their expressions became more and more ugly, and several people who were saluting in the hall secretly screamed in pain.
Previously, the officials were detained and interrogated in the general manager's house. These few people were worried that their own manipulations in the money and grain books would be exposed, so they took the opportunity to ask the servants to inform their families and quickly destroy the relevant records.
At this time, the news of the new official's appointment had not yet been publicly announced, and ordinary people in Guide Mansion were spreading rumors about true and false news, and the atmosphere in the city was weird. The family didn't know what was going on, and they were afraid that they wouldn't act fast enough, so they simply set fire to kill him.
future trouble.
If one family does this kind of thing, two or three families will imitate it.
Guo Ning was just about to find an excuse to control these officials, so he asked Xu Jin to send people to set fire to them beforehand. Unexpectedly, Guo Ning thought of going to the same place with these people.
In an instant, there were blazing fires everywhere in Guide Mansion. The people's cries for help, the sound of gongs specially used to warn of fires and floods, and the noise of people running around all rang out; half of the city was full of people's shadows, and
The firelight reflected in the night sky.
Guo Ning immediately dispatched people to put out the fire, but as they were outsiders, they would inevitably have difficulties in doing things. Fortunately, the officials were very cooperative for fear that the fire would spread and burn their own property.
Guo Ning reorganized two thousand-man defense troops on the spot, opened the warehouses, and distributed rewards to encourage them. Xu Jin personally led them to work for more than two hours, until early the next morning, the fire was finally suppressed, and the city
The restlessness slowly subsided.
Ni Yi came back from outside and reported in a low voice to Guo Ning: "Using the search for the arsonist as a cover, we arrested another 320 people and gathered them in the east side courtyard. Because some people resisted with weapons, others were killed.
Hundreds of people. In addition to the two city walls, the key material storage and transportation points and city defense hubs determined before entering the city are already in our hands."
"Are there any casualties among our people?"
Guo Ning brought with him a total of over two hundred elite cavalry on this trip. Except for the dozens of cavalry under Peng Yibin, the others were all his trusted followers who had gone to military academies and had made meritorious service on the battlefield.
Ni Yi chuckled: "How can these people dare to confront the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court? Even if there is resistance, they are not our opponents. After a long time, none of our people died, and only three were injured, all of them minor injuries.
One of them accidentally spooked his horse and was hit by a burning piece of wood while walking through the fire, burning his palm."
Guo Ning nodded: "Go and tell the soldiers secretly that you must be more careful at this time, cheer up and keep your mouth shut. If we succeed, everyone will be rewarded. If we fail, no one will do anything bad."
, beheaded immediately.”
"As commanded."
Ni Yizi went to remind his companions.
Guo Ning pretended to be King Zhao and took stock of the losses in the general manager's house overnight.
News from all over the place came back one after another. In total, a granary, a money store, and two stables were burned. The losses were very heavy. Another blacksmith's office directly under the Kaifeng Ordnance Administration, which specialized in providing weapons and armor to the army, was burned down.
More than ten officials and craftsmen in charge of the work were all burnt to charcoal inside, and no one was left alive.
A lot of supplies were lost, and the Ordnance Department in Kaifeng was involved. This is no small matter. If Guo Ning is really King Zhao from Kaifeng, he can definitely solve a major case. Important cases can be traced out later.
A bunch of people came.
Of course, he had no interest in handling the case at the moment. He first took advantage of this loss to express his sorrow and cursed furiously for a while. Then he ordered several key officials not to leave, and spent the past few days waiting in the General Manager's Mansion, waiting for further questioning.
; Finally, Xu Jin was asked to take the two newly formed thousands-man teams to take over the city defense of the inner and outer cities.
While the Xuzhou direction is fighting, there is something special about taking over the central city defense in the rear. If Guo Ningruo did this as soon as he came up, it was inevitable that some people would have doubts, but at this time, under the guise of purging the officialdom and putting an end to villains, he
Even the officer Wanyanbi lifted up with one hand could not refute.
As for whether the two thousand-man troops could obey Xu Jin's command, Guo Ning was not worried at all.
The leader of the Ding Navy Recording Department is so smart and capable, it is really easy to control these local soldiers.
Around noon the next day, a group of cavalry arrived from the west outside Guide Mansion.
As they approached the city, they saw four closed gates and the city was heavily guarded. Not far from the city gate, someone on the city shouted: "Who is coming?"
"Thousands of servants under the command of Captain Wanyan Wuli are marching suddenly. They are the outposts of our army and request to enter the city!"
There was silence on the city for a moment, and a rope hung down, with a basket hanging on the rope.
The person who spoke before shouted again: "Where my duties are, I have to be on guard. Don't be surprised by thousands of households! Please also take out the letter and seal so that we can go and inspect it."
The servant suddenly felt a little unhappy, but he also knew that military law was strict, so he put his own seal into the basket.
After a while, the city gate opened a small gap, and a group of soldiers came out and lined up. The person who spoke earlier held the seal in both hands and handed it back: "Qianhu, the seal has been inspected and is correct. However, you cannot enter the city."