Guo Ning took a newspaper from the guard and handed it to Qiu Huiluo:
"The news is that Ah Shu gathered hundreds of thousands of people in Wushabao, and many Mongolian poor people killed hundreds of their own families, and thousands of families went to defect. We have been fighting in the south recently, attracting the attention of the Mongolian people.
Note that Ah Shu took this ragtag group of people and took the opportunity to make a surprise attack on the western border of Huanzhou, where the Wuxian Ulugu Herding Station of the Great Jin Kingdom was located."
"Wuxian Urugu Herding Station? That place was Sejong... During the reign of Sejong of the previous dynasty, it was the richest among the seven herds. Compared with them, those of us who live in frontier villages are like beggars. I remember the second year of Da'an
At that time, the Mongols broke up the herds and captured more than 30,000 war horses..."
Guo Ning signaled Qiu Huiluo to read the newspaper first: "Of course there are not so many horses now, only the cattle and sheep of the Golden Family are there. It is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of them, and now they are all in the hands of this guy Lu Shu.
.If we send troops to go north, as long as we get this batch of cattle and sheep, it will be enough for everyone to eat for a year."
"this……"
Qiu Huiluo looked at the newspapers and felt happy at first, then looked up at Guo Ning, frowning and saying nothing.
After a while, he asked:
"When did Ah Shu have such ability?"
"The Mongols controlled the grasslands with thousands of feudal households, and they were distributed at every level, like an arm and a finger. How come there are so many Mongolians surrounding them?"
"Even if Genghis Khan is not here, Mongolia's control over the grasslands has weakened. But many families of the Golden Family are still there, and I heard that there are still a steady stream of foreigners rushing to the grasslands from the Western Regions. How come those Mongolian Nayans...
Are you going to sit back and watch the ranch be attacked?”
After a pause, he frowned and asked again: "Is this news true or false? Your Majesty, this boy Zhao Xuan may not be reliable in his work. Don't trust him too much."
Qiu Huiluo is Zhao Xuan's direct superior, and he knows that Zhao Xuan has been a little disgraced recently due to the fall of Lu Shu. What he said is not suppression, but a kind of protection.
Guo Ning shook his head: "It's not Zhao Xuan's people who sent the news. It's Xu Xuan's people from the Recording Department."
"He also reached out to the grassland?" Qiu Huiluo was surprised.
Everyone knows that the entire process of Guo Ning's career was inseparable from the efforts of Xu Jin, the recorder.
This hotel manager who smiles all day long in Tangluoli, Hebei Province seems to rarely appear among the high-ranking officials of the Zhou regime. But anyone who knows the inside story knows that this person is not small in power, and he is definitely not a man of faith.
Not to mention the officials sent by the imperial court to Shandong at that time, even if there were merchants in Zhongdu who competed with Ding Haijun, or even if they were backed by a certain nobleman, if their methods were slightly out of line after a few rounds, the shopkeeper might be discovered.
Suddenly disappears and is never seen again.
After those people disappeared, the government went to investigate. However, no one was found alive, and no body was found dead. Looking back along the biggest suspect, behind him was first the sinister figure of Xu Jin, and finally the evil tiger sitting in the city with a huge army.
, who dares to continue pursuing it?
From this point of view, Guo Ning's side is full of good people who make people disappear.
On the other hand, from Ding Haijun to Da Zhou, the officials under Guo Ning have always followed the frivolous style of their master, often going deep into the tiger's den and acting alone. However, after counting over the past few years, the number of people who died because of this is actually not very high.
Because these officials have both courage and support.
Relying on the continuous investment in the intelligence system, Dazhou has a plan. The personnel sent are usually familiar with the underlying situation, able to deal with various emergencies, and are fully prepared. During Lu Shu's trip, there was a caravan as cover, and Zhao
Xuan attracted attention, and most of the journey was in the market controlled by Yeli Yasi Qianhu, who was friendly to him.
And because they have no scruples in their own affairs and are accustomed to making enemies "disappear", they also have plans to deal with various undercover methods. Many times, it seems that two people in the White Dragon Fish Suit can actually be mobilized to cover and respond later.
The number of manpower is ten times or a hundred times more, and the response speed is also extremely fast.
Just like after Lu Shu disappeared, Zhao Xuan immediately eased the relationship with Belgutai, using the continued trade income as bait to urge him to find ways to fish people on the grasslands; he also used the trade income as bait to force Yeli Ya to
Si mobilized a considerable amount of manpower to directly track the traces, even killing people along the way.
When two thousand households in Belgutai and Yeliyasi posted high rewards, there was no news. This matter was handled by more than just the military. Guo Ning, who was patrolling the border, immediately dispatched Mongolia
The accompanying troops went north to disrupt, and under their cover, the secret stakes and secret lines accumulated by the Recording Department over the past few years were launched one after another, and a large net for transmitting information was opened on the grassland.
After all, Lu Shu was the emperor's brother-in-law, a close relative of the Tian family, and the Duke of the Zhou Dynasty. The Recorder had a reason to do this.
However, according to the original plan, these hidden stakes and hidden lines are all precious and should not be used at this time. Moreover, the communication channels between hidden stakes have always been inoperable due to the wandering habits of various tribes in the grassland.
.About ten days ago, I heard that Lu Shu was in his hometown of Wushapu, and then the news stopped.
It seems that Lu Shu is quite slippery, and he can wander so far in just a few days. But his crazy running has really caused a lot of trouble for his colleagues in the Department of Records of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
More than one person has complained in the documents circulating within the Recording Department’s intelligence system, saying that they don’t know what the hell this kid got into on the grassland, and they don’t know whether he is smart or stupid.
Now that he has the ability to go all the way north, he can find a way to move south and rush through three to five hundred miles in one go. Everyone will be able to catch up, and the task is completed, and he will be safe... Isn't this good?
It is better than what is happening now, where so many people are risking their lives to accompany a young upstart to fool around, and when we see that a war is about to break out in the grassland, we are still staring at only one person!
Such mere words immediately made Xu Jin angry.
He knew that there were many foreigners in his intelligence system, so Hu Feng had always been very powerful and rarely talked about Han'er's loyalty, filial piety and benevolence. Therefore, after Lu Shu's operation was exposed, some people felt that it was not worth it.
But Hu'er felt it was not worth it, but it did not mean that the Han people would agree with this idea. After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty was a Han regime. The emperor used force to suppress the Hu people. But facing the Central Plains, the righteousness of governing the country with virtue cannot be lost, and loyalty and filial piety must still be respected!
Since the emperor came to the throne, he has done too many things to pursue practical interests, which has a bad influence on the atmosphere of the court. Therefore, from time to time, he needs to take some measures that are in line with the Confucian concept of right and wrong. Lu Shu's adventure to Northern Xinjiang is a representative example of this.
The emperor's act of showing filial piety was a subtle way for the emperor to balance the ethos of the government and the public.
Not to mention the fighting and chaos that followed, it was the emperor who pushed the situation along.
Therefore, anyone who questions Lu Shu's trip is tantamount to questioning the emperor.
How important is the intelligence system, and how strict are the restrictions? In many rules and regulations, the first thing is to execute the orders to the letter and never be self-righteous!
Xu Jin would not allow his subordinates to commit suicide like this.
This secret spy leader made a special trip from Jinshan to the direction of Jinlianchuan. Firstly, he supervises the investigation, and secondly, he also calms down people's hearts and encourages morale. But when it comes to the whereabouts of Lu Shu, no matter how powerful he is, he can take advantage of the vastness.
What can we do in the grassland? If we go to Jinlianchuan, we can only sit there.
On the contrary, Guo Ning heard about this situation and sent a special letter to Xu Jin a few days ago, telling him that he did not need to force the result, but he must ensure the safety of his side's hidden stakes and hidden lines, and not be stingy with rewards.
What's interesting is that when Xu Jin stopped insisting, another piece of news came out from the depths of the grassland.
The content of the news is what Guo Ning has said now.
In fact, not to mention Qiu Huiluo, Guo Ning himself felt that the situation on the grassland had changed like this, which was really ridiculous.
This ridiculous situation started about a month ago.
At that time, two thousand households in Belgutai and Yeliyasi each posted rewards to find the missing nobles of the Central Plains. For a time, people on the grassland were excited.
In fact, the reward was rich, but there were many cattle and horses on the grassland, so there shouldn't have been such a commotion. The problem was that since Genghis Khan launched the Western Expedition, all the grassland tribes were in poverty. Everyone knew that only some people who traded with the Central Plains were left.
The benefits are all in the hands of a few powerful households.
Unfortunately, these thousands of households do not ask for anything from outsiders. Ordinary people who want to attach themselves to them and eat scraps have no chance.
It's rare for two thousand households to jump on the bandwagon, so how can anyone else be inactive?
If you seize this opportunity, you will get more than just cattle and sheep. Maybe the whole tribe will be able to turn over!
At present, countless people are running around looking for him, as if they are looking for their biological father on the grassland.
The first ones to discover the clues were a down-and-out old Mongolian shepherd, Kunbuha, and his captain Abul, who had lost his arm and could no longer go to the battlefield.