As soon as the words were spoken, Yelu Chucai smiled and said nothing.
Guo Ning shook his head and laughed.
The yard was very quiet, except for the cicadas on the big locust tree shouting desperately. Guo Ning and Yelu Chucai stood side by side, feeling the breeze blowing their faces slightly cool.
In each of the four corners of the courtyard, there were several elite warriors with helmets and armor standing there, motionless as if they were statues, letting the sweat flow.
The inn itself is quite old, as it was once converted into a Taoist Wei Ling Temple. There is a high tower behind the main hall. On the high tower, the archers who were responsible for patrolling and looking out were all coming over to look down at the front yard.
Guo Ning raised his finger and pointed at them. An archer who was facing Guo Ning's line of sight seemed to have something on his mind. He was so frightened that he took two steps back. His back hit the masonry tower, and there were people all over the distance.
A muffled sound can be heard.
The archer hid behind the scenes and never dared to show his head again. The other archers on all levels dispersed in a hurry and continued to look into the distance and look serious on duty.
Only behind the wall of the inner courtyard of the inn, the footsteps became more and more dense. It was obvious that those people wanted to move briskly, but there were too many people, and it didn't look like they had done any pre-drills, so chaos was inevitable.
Yelu Chucai wanted to say something, but Guo Ning raised his hand to stop him and listened.
He has sharp ears and eyes, and he immediately heard someone whispering from behind the wall:
"Get in line! Line up the queue neatly! What will it look like when you swarm in later!" Someone spoke in a low voice and lacked energy. It was Wang Shixian.
"On such an occasion, don't you show enthusiasm by rushing in? Look, I've even prepared wine! A happy event requires joy and drinking to celebrate!" He spoke like a noble man all day long.
, but Gao Xin has always been liked by Guo Ning.
"Keep your voice low! Mr. Jin Qing said we should line up. Gao Xin, stand in the back row. Go and invite Marshal Liu up! Others, please stop crowding. Mr. Jin Qing is still explaining to the Duke. Be quiet.
!Quiet!"
"I am no longer a marshal. Don't talk nonsense..." The person who remained humble was Liu Erzu.
"Exactly! Stop making trouble, this is a serious time, maybe it will be recorded in the history books! If you don't do it well and anger the Duke, everyone will be dealt with by military law!"
The ones who were serious at this time were Han Xuan and Guo Zhongyuan.
"Bullshit! Guo Liulang would be so happy about this kind of thing! How can he be angry? He really wants to use his military skills to smash it down, and I, Li Er, the central capital, are holding me back, let's see where he got his face!"
The only one who is not serious at any time and is seeking death with every word he speaks is Li Ting.
It is said that he should have arrived in Hebei a long time ago, firstly to comfort the military households whose soldiers were killed or wounded, and secondly to dispatch troops and horses for the expedition to Qinlong. It is not known whether he did not go back at all, or whether he came back early.
As soon as he said this, several generals started booing and booing, and even the civil service team on the other side of the courtyard wall snickered.
"Shut up! Shut up! This is a big scene. Don't try to act like a gangster!"
Finally, Monk Luo said hummingly, and everything outside instantly became quiet.
"It's a little too early."
Guo Ning listened to everyone's words and couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"I told everyone in Shandong that day that we should build walls high and store grain widely. After those six words, there was another sentence that called "slowly becoming king". How many years has passed? Are you in such a hurry? Wait until I get back.
Wouldn't it be more appropriate to go to Zhongdu, order the Jurchen Emperor to abdicate, and go on stage to receive Zen in front of everyone?"
He walked twice under the locust tree with his hands behind his back, touched the green branches of the locust tree, and said: "A while ago, Liang Xunyi wrote to me, stating that from the Duke of Zhou to the King of Zhou, nine tins were given to him, and he was ordered to serve as the king.
I think the emperor's steps are very orderly."
Having said this, he thought for a while: "By the way, Xu Ding probably means the same thing. I thought Mr. Jin Qing would have the same idea as them."
Yelu Chucai stopped looking at Guo Ning and bowed his head slightly.
Guo Ning's power expanded so quickly, to a large extent, because he absorbed a large number of the civil service system of the Jin Kingdom, recruited available people, and filled the branches of Ding Haijun. If you go step by step in Zhongdu City
A trip will inevitably involve a lot of coordination with old ministers of the previous dynasty, and it is inevitable that some interests will have to be divided and transferred. Even the treatment of the Wanyan family of the previous dynasty is relatively guaranteed.
Among these spokesmen for the old ministers of the former dynasty, Xu Ding and Yelu Chucai were indispensable.
However, Xu Ding relied on his function of speaking for the old ministers of the previous dynasty to establish himself in the new dynasty, but this was not the case for Yelu Chucai. He was just a scholar who had not yet served as an official in the Jin Kingdom, and his prestige and subordinates were all in the Ding Navy.
Saved up.
After the Zhongdu coup, Guo Ning vaguely revealed that he did not want Yelu Chucai to get too close to the officials in Zhongdu, and Yelu Chucai immediately followed suit.
So now, he has very smoothly resumed his identity as the spokesman of the old Dinghai Navy. Only then can he represent this huge force from Hebei to Shandong, sweeping half of the world, urging Guo Ning.
Sometimes Yelu Chucai really didn't understand how a defeated soldier who rose from the grass could have such a keen political vision and how he could discern the ups and downs of power in the court so clearly.
Maybe it really comes from heaven.
The person who has been sent from heaven should hurry to his rightful place, and there is no need to wait any longer when things fall into place.
Thinking in his mind, Yelu Chucai respectfully replied: "The current situation is like this, it's just a matter of following the current. To be honest with Zhou Guogong, it is safe to go to Zhongdu, but there are also some inappropriate places."
"Why is it inappropriate? Please explain the reason."
"My lord, you are a man who conquered the Central Plains through hundreds of battles. You are not a powerful man who made his fortune by bullying orphans and widowed mothers. Your lord will live and die on the battlefield, seizing power from the hands of heroes. For several years, you have won and conquered, and governed the country."
, was able to calm down the turmoil and win the hearts of hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians. Now that I will ascend to the great treasure, it is definitely not due to the gift or transfer of the Jurchen Wanyan family, but the people's hearts and minds of countless people and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the world."
"This makes sense, but it's still a little too fast."
Guo Ning insisted: "This kind of thing should be done in a showy way. We occasionally have to deal with the various tribes and tribes in the Northeast and border areas under the banner of Jurchens. There are fewer steps to make concessions and concessions, and we have to deal with the outside world.
The rumors haven't spread yet... With so many local chiefs, will the town generals feel it's a bit strange? Will there be any dissent?"
Yelu Chucai smiled: "What should be done will be arranged naturally. I have not been busy these days in vain. If anyone really has a different intention, it will be his own death. It is just convenient for us to remove impurities from the new dynasty.
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"this……"
"My lord, please don't forget what you said just now. If you follow the people's hearts, the heaven and the earth will work together."
"Hey!"
Guo Ning stood under the locust tree, took a few deep breaths, and thought again.
This matter is indeed a matter of course. His subordinates have been communicating in private recently and did not hide it from him seriously. He has also seen it for a long time. At this moment, Guo Ning has a lot of things to say and a lot of emotions that he wants to express.
But no need.
Guo Ning patted the locust tree and straightened his back.
He pressed the hilt of the golden knife at his waist and said in a deep voice: "What a good place you are looking for. I heard that it was here that Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, was surrounded by yellow robes and became an emperor.
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Yelu Chucai bowed: "Exactly."
"So, where is my yellow robe? It should be ready, right? Get it quickly, don't wait for me!"
Yelu Chucai was overjoyed and waved his arms to signal.
The next moment, the middle door of the post station was pushed open with a bang. No less than dozens of important generals and ministers rushed in without a queue. Everyone looked ecstatic and shouted loudly: "The Duke of Zhou is the emperor!"