"You are the governor alone. Enough preparations have been made. Please speak directly."
"The imperial court has decreed that Jinshan Province will be established today. The province will be based in Jinshan Mountain and govern Dexing Prefecture and Xuande, Chang, Huan, Fu, Hong, Wei, Zhuo, Yi, Ding, Xiong, Sui, Bao, An, Ansu and other fourteen prefectures are combined with the Northwest Recruitment Division." Tu Shanhang said in a deep voice.
what is this?
I thought he would bring up some imminent disaster, but I never thought that he would mention the imperial court? Everyone has nothing to do with the imperial court. What does the imperial court do and what does it have to do with us?
Monk Luo's face was blank, and when he looked at Wang Shixian, he sneered.
Guo Ning lightly buttoned the armrest of the seat and pondered for a moment: "Dexing Prefecture and Xuande, Chang, Huan, Fu, Hong, and Wei prefectures have long been slaughtered by the Mongols. It is difficult to list them at this time. To increase momentum, it only increases laughter. In fact, this appointment is an example of the previous stay in Xijing and the burning of Zhongxing Province Taiyuan, and the power to the west and north of Zhongdu Road was given to the former enemy generals to fight against Mongolia."
"That's right."
"Then, the key lies in this former enemy general from Jinshan Province? Who takes on this important task?"
"The person in charge of the province is Shangshu Zuocheng Wanyan Gang."
Guo Ning said: "Wanyan Zuocheng is a famous general in the dynasty. At the beginning of the year, he commanded 100,000 troops and was stationed in Jinshan. He was relied upon by the court like a pillar. I think this appointment is a matter of course."
"Listen to me... Just five days ago, Wanyan Gang recommended a deputy to the Taoist family, and he will jointly command the 200,000 troops within the Jinshan Province. This deputy is your old man acquaintance."
"who?"
"The new right deputy marshal, Hu Shahu."
Monk Luo and Wang Shixian shouted together: "This thief is so lucky!"
Guo Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Over the years, the Jin Dynasty has suffered from internal and external troubles one after another, and its military has been particularly stretched. Although they clearly have thousands of miles of territory in the hinterland and the Central Plains, and a million-strong army, they have been repeatedly defeated by the brutal Mongols. In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, the main reason is improper employment of personnel.
Since ancient times, has it ever been seen that a defeated general like Hu Shahu, who was criticized by thousands of people, could become the right deputy marshal once he was reinstated? Could it be that this guy has wings on his butt, so he can soar like this?
What this man did on the front line of the boundary trench was truly hated by countless defeated soldiers. Therefore, at the foot of Fanyang City, Guo Ning chose to use him to establish his power, defeating thousands of his private soldiers, and in one fell swoop shocked many military states south of Zhongdu Road and northern Hebei.
The four military flags that Hu Shahu discarded in this defeat were also used by Guo Ning as a gift for his cooperation with Tu Shanhang. According to Guo Ning's suggestion, Tu Shanhang had already quickly transported it to Zhongdu, giving his uncle Shangshu Youcheng Tu Shan Yi an additional weapon to attack Hu Shahu and suppress the generals.
Who would have thought that this victory would be in vain? Who would have thought that after this blow, Hu Shahu would rise up and become one of the few important generals in the court just two months later?
With this man's violent and violent temper, he would kill people to vent his anger without any scruples. If he were in charge of the power of Jinshan Province, he would be able to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and under the banner of unifying the states and facing the Mongols... gather... How can the defeated soldiers near Anzhou still survive?
Next, heads will roll and blood will flow into rivers, that is almost bound to happen!
Wang Shixian couldn't help but ask: "Wan Yangang recommended Hu Shahu to the Taoists, and the Taoists agreed? No one in the court stood up to stop it? This is too ridiculous! This person has done bad things before, and this time Before he was reinstated, he sent troops to Zhuozhou without permission and was defeated by the traitor Yang An'er. It was a humiliation..."
"You don't know something." Tu Shanhang sighed: "Firstly, Hu Shahu bribed the Taoist eunuch Jinxing with a lot of money, so that they would praise him. Secondly, the one who recommended him was Shangshu Zuocheng Wanyan Gang! Wanyan Gang said that Hu Shahu knew that he had only a few soldiers, but he still bravely took the lead and did his best for the court to drive away the rebels. This action showed his loyalty to the court and Taoism. The so-called failure was simply because the number of his soldiers was too small. It’s not enough to display the majesty of a general!”
At this moment, Monk Luo and Wang Shixian thought at the same time: We can't stay in Anzhou any longer! Even if you are not ready yet, you have no choice but to leave first and as soon as possible! If you stay here, you will be in vain repeatedly entangled with the court and that unreasonable madman Hu Shahu, which will do a lot of harm but no good!
When the two of them were about to speak, Guo Ning coughed and stood up slowly:
"Hu Shahu, he probably thinks that we are a group of wild dogs that must be eliminated quickly, and he will use some methods. Just now, you said that this matter is related to the lives of the people at the Junhe camp... Although it is just a pretense. Shocking words, but there is some truth in them. Hu Shahu was reinstated so quickly, which is indeed beyond my expectation. But I don’t understand..."
Tu Shanhang laughed twice: "Guo Liulang, what don't you understand? Is what I said not clear enough?"
Guo Ning paced back and forth in the room: "What I don't understand is, what does the life and death of our volunteers have to do with you, the governor alone? How could you, the governor alone, be so anxious that you would just follow the example and risk being killed by us?" The danger of being killed by mistake is why we have to rush to the Xiangjunhe camp?"
There were times when he was furious and eager to kill, but there were also times when he was thoughtful and calmly calculating; Tu Shanhang was not a professional strategist or debater, and there were flaws in his words.
"You Tu Dan, the governor, have a high family status, and you have the Prime Minister of the dynasty as your support. After all, Hu Shahu is just a warrior. No matter how domineering you are, you can still offend your Tu Dan clan? What if you actually did it for Guo Shan? I don’t believe that a certain class of people would risk their lives to come here.”
Having said this, Guo Ning sneered several times: "Prince Tudan, what are you afraid of?"
Tu Shanhang hesitated for a moment and remained silent. His face became paler, and sweat dripped from his forehead.
At this time, the setting sun disappeared into the twilight, the afterglow suddenly disappeared, and the light in the room suddenly became dim. Wang Chang walked from near the door to the center of the room and fumbled to light the candle on the table.
He sat down under the light of the candle and said solemnly:
"Since Pingzhang Duji Sizhong and Shangzheng Wanyan Chengyu were deposed because of worship at Yehuling, the government of Dajin was actually controlled by Shangshu Zuocheng Wanyan Gang and Shangshu Youcheng Tu Shanyi. Among them, Wanyan Gang preferred to be with the Jurchen generals, while Tu Shanyi was the first batch of strategic scholars in the dynasty in the 13th year of Dading, and he was mostly friends with Han Confucian scholars. These two joined hands, one in martial arts and one in literature. It happened to maintain the balance of the court, which prevented the court from overturning after two disastrous defeats. And Hu Shahu was restricted by Prime Minister Tu Shan and was never allowed to be used. "
Having said this, Wang Chang sighed bitterly: "However, it was Wanyan Gang who fully recommended Hu Shahu this time. This shows that Wanyan Gang is no longer willing to join hands with Tu Danyi. With the threat of the Mongols Growing bigger and bigger, Wanyan Gang is determined to get rid of all constraints and unite the noble ministers and warriors in the court to deal with the powerful enemy."
Guo Ning glanced at Wang Chang and chuckled: "The powerful enemy is ahead, and we cannot allow the court to contain each other. Wanyan Gang can't be wrong in doing this. His proposal to establish the new Jinshan Province is also to completely get rid of the court. of murmurs, unify all military and political powers, and fight the enemy with all our strength."
"Yes, from Wanyan Gang's point of view, this is a matter of course. However, Tu Shanyi only entered the court last year as Shangshu Youcheng. To a certain extent, his position as Shangshu Youcheng depends on Wanyan Gang's Support and tolerance. Now that Wanyan Gang has no intention of continuing to cooperate, Prime Minister Tu Shan’s position is on the verge of collapse..."
When Wang Chang said this, Wang Shixian laughed: "Everyone pushes back against the wall. I understand this truth."
"So, Guo Langjun's previous work with Tudan Governor to defeat Hu Shahu in the name of Anzhou Volunteers may be revealed again. Even Tudan Governor's cooperation with us in Anzhou may become a complete The weapons that Yan Gang and Hu Shahu used to criticize Prime Minister Shan... After all, there is no right or wrong in this world, everything depends on the nonsense of the Dukes in the court."
Wang Chang rolled up his sleeves and leaned forward slightly: "Young Governor, I'm taking the liberty to ask you a question. Please answer me honestly."
On his own, Shanhang felt extremely exhausted.
He avoided Guo Ning's cold and sharp eyes, looked at Wang Chang's face that looked deep despite the smile, and finally lowered his eyelids slightly: "Just ask!"
"As the governor of Tudan, you came here in a panic because someone came from Wocheng County, right?"
