A few days later, another letter written by Guo Yaer was sent from Mizhou.
The envoy carried the letter, passed through Juzhou, Tai'an, and went straight to Dongping Mansion.
After entering the city, we walked through several sparsely populated streets and turned into the mansion in the northeast corner. The mansion was once the residence of Huang Laowudian, the general manager of the East and West Military and Horse Commands of Shandong Province and the military commander of the Tianping Army. When the red-coated army invaded Dongping Prefecture, Huang Laowudian's remaining troops resisted stubbornly. The red-coated army set fire to and attacked from all sides, causing severe damage.
However, the frames of many buildings are still there and they are being repaired quickly.
Huang Laowudian was also very good at amassing money. After Yang An'er moved in, he found his treasure house in a cellar in a garden and retrieved more than ten cartloads of treasures. There are seven or eight arms-long, dazzling red coral trees alone. As for gold and jade, they are almost like mud and sand.
With these assets, Yang An'er not only rewarded the generals generously, but also recruited manpower to rebuild the palace according to the specifications of the palace. Outside the mansion, a three-foot-high wall and a dozen watchtowers were added.
The envoy rode along the street and rushed to the main entrance of the mansion. He saw the newly built gate tower reaching into the sky, and the eaves and brackets were extremely gorgeous.
The envoy dismounted here and walked, following the waiter in a hurry. Inside the gatehouse, there are carved beams and painted pillars, winding corridors, and numerous dancing pavilions and singing stages. The majestic buildings are dotted with sparse flowers and trees, green grass like felt, strange peaks and rocks, gurgling streams, and the gentle breeze blowing from the water, which makes people feel refreshed.
Walking hundreds of steps along Xuanchang Avenue, you will reach the majestic main hall. The waiter stopped here and said to the soldier on duty outside: "The governor of Mizhou sent an envoy to deliver an urgent message."
The soldier went inside to report, and came out in a moment: "The general has invited you, come with me!"
At this point, the envoy was already frightened by the wealthy scene along the way. He lowered his head and took small steps to follow the soldiers closely.
After entering the palace, he felt the incense curling up and the brocade screen fluttering like clouds. The envoy looked at his shabby military uniform, then smelled the stench of his own sweat and the stench of the horses on the road, and trembled for a moment. I was so frightened that I didn't dare to take another step.
While hesitating, Yang An'er, wearing a loose green robe, hurriedly came from the palace and grabbed the messenger's arm: "Hahaha, I haven't heard about Jie'er for a long time. I miss you so much. Come on. !”
He took the messenger two steps forward and looked back: "You are... um, Gelu, right? Haha, I haven't seen you for a few months, you have become reserved!"
The envoy was Guo Yao'er's confidant, his name was Ge Lu, and he had followed Guo Yao'er since his early years. He had seen Yang An'er many times since Yang An'er started his army during the Taihe period and campaigned eastward and westward. But he never thought that Yang An'er could still remember his own name despite being so rich, so he felt a little embarrassed at that moment.
Yang An'er led him to the hall, and repeatedly called for someone to get a chair to sit on. Then he asked Guo Yao'er where the letter was. Ge Lu respectfully handed over the letter, and Yang An'er glanced at it and laughed: "Jiao'er is still so cautious. Ji Qi and Ji Xian were stupid, and were plotted by Ding Haijun... It is a pity to die. But that and Jiao'er What does it have to do with it? What is there to explain? His ability to stabilize Mizhou and force the Ding Navy to retreat is a great achievement! I will reward him heavily!"
At this point, he patted Ge Lu hard on the shoulder and said loudly: "He is doing a good job as the governor of Mizhou. As long as the overall situation of Mizhou is not in chaos, there is no need to worry about minor setbacks! Just wait a minute, I will Write a letter to Guo Yao'er... and tell him not to think so wildly!"
Ge Lu was overjoyed and quickly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed in thanks.
After Yang An'er returned to the desk, she picked up the pen and wrote a few lines, then stopped suddenly.
Ge Lu waited for a long time, but when Yang An'er didn't move again, he couldn't help but put his hands on the ground and looked up at the table.
Yang An'er smiled at him and asked, "Can the maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty really be able to provide weapons, food and fodder?"
The letter did not mention anything about Song Dynasty’s maritime business!
Marshal Yang knows!
Gelu was shocked, his hands were weak, his back was weak, and his forehead hit the ground with a thud.
"Gelu, let me ask you! Did those maritime merchants really provide weapons and food?"
Yang An'er had accumulated prestige for many years, and now he was talking about this. He really couldn't deny it, so Ge Lu gritted his teeth and tried his best to hold himself up: "Marshal, there are indeed maritime merchants from the Song Dynasty! They really gave them weapons and food, a lot of them. !”
Yang An'er nodded and wrote the reply without adding any detail. The maids on both sides came up, folded the letters, and sealed them with seals.
"Go and tell Guo Yao'er that I also need food, fodder and other supplies. Therefore, this business can be big. No matter what the merchants of the Song Dynasty want, as long as I have it here, if he writes a letter, I will pay for it. This year we will have a big battle with King Sui of Kaifeng Mansion, so the more weapons and food supplies the better, well, after Guo Yaoer gets the weapons and food supplies, he will send them to Dongping Mansion as soon as possible."
"Yes Yes!"
Gelu was sweating all over his body and responded with a trembling voice.
Yang An'er handed him the reply letter and said with a smile: "It's not urgent. You can have lunch at the house before leaving."
"Yes! Yes! Ah no, no." Ge Lu said: "The villain has to convey the marshal's intention immediately... I will go back to Mizhou right now. I will tell the capital every word of the marshal's words. .”
"That's fine." Yang An'er waved her hand: "Go!"
Ge Lu exited the palace and dared to look up at the situation in the palace. Under the cover of the curtains, Yang An'er was sitting high on the throne, her expression and appearance could not be seen clearly, and it was completely difficult to fathom.
His look and action also fell into Yang An'er's eyes.
The inside of the palace was a little darker than outside, so looking in from the outside, it was unclear what could be seen, but when Yang An'er looked out, it was very clear.
Yang An'er sat still. Until Ge Lu turned around and walked away, he tightened his grip on the wolf-hair pen with the agate rod in his hand, and with a little force, the pen barrel snapped.
Guo Yao'er's letter could not deceive Yang An'er. After all, Yang An'er was the number one rebel in Shandong. He had been famous for more than ten years, and there were many people from all over the country who could inform him.
To be honest, knowing that Guo Yao'er actually attacked his colleagues, Yang An'er was really angry.
Not long after he returned to Shandong this time, he realized that his big problem lay in the difficulty of restraining heroes from all over the country. So he spent several months sorting it out slowly, without making any big moves. He just wanted to slowly gather the miscellaneous troops from all over the place, break them up and reorganize them, and solve the problem at the front.
However, the Mongols came too quickly, and the navy Guo Ning was too fierce.
After the Mongolian army swept through Shandong, it not only corrupted the place, but also cleaned up many of Yang An'er's arrangements in various places. At this time, if Ding Haijun expands aggressively with the prestige of defeating the Mongolian army, can Yang An'er really be able to suppress it?
At that time, what Yang An'er could do was to use speed to defeat the hasty and send out a large number of troops in one go to directly fill the gap after the Mongolian army retreated. Force Ding Haijun to the seaside, making it difficult for them to perform.
This idea was implemented smoothly. Although it cost Dengzhou and Ninghai Prefecture, it gained the whole of Shandong.
But the trouble is, just because the process of seizing Shandong went so smoothly, the powerful men and village owners who gathered under Yang An'er became increasingly disobedient and looked less and less at the authority of the Marshal's Mansion. That's why Yang An'er had to seek to ascend the throne and become emperor, using his status as emperor to completely overwhelm everyone.
As a result, the matter of becoming the emperor has not yet been formalized. Confidant generals like Guo Yaoer also began to act recklessly.
This old soldier has no rules at all. He killed two of my generals in one move. He also secretly colluded with Ding Haijun to obtain ordnance and supplies from Ding Haijun to enrich himself!
If others do this, that's fine. Yang An'er was used to scheming with them.
But how dare Guo Yao'er do this!
Ever since Taihe raised his army, Guo Yaoer has been his best friend. After so many years of military service and fighting in the north and south, Yang An'er has always regarded Guo Yao'er as his most trustworthy subordinate.
Now, Guo Yao'er has begun to take matters into his own hands, so what will happen to Liu Quan, Li Siwen, Zhan Hui, Wang Min, Ji Junli and others?
He realized that something was wrong with his regime. Guo Yaoer's behavior was not an accidental whim, but the result of a complicated situation. And to solve this problem...perhaps, a real purge is needed?
Yang An'er held down the sword at her waist and stood up subconsciously.
No, that would be too slow and would be difficult to achieve in the short term. Instead, it would induce more intense internal conflicts. Time waits for no one, so we cannot take our time.
If you want to achieve great things, you have to go against the trend. Now that the troops have been raised, we can only use battle after battle as a training and use external pressure to force out the internal cohesion! For this reason, we must fight, and we must fight a big war!
Thinking of this, Yang An'er couldn't help but smile bitterly.
To fight a big war, it is necessary to have weapons and food. Although the Red Coat Army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the supply of supplies has always been very tight. But at this time, it was the imperial court's Ding Haijun who came to help.
Maybe Guo Ning wanted to bribe Guo Yao'er with this, or maybe he wanted to use Guo Yao'er as an example to build some friendship in the red coat army.
Yang An'er didn't doubt that Guo Yao'er would betray him. After all, Guo Ning was also a rebel. It's just that his head and two ends are always hanging on the court. Even if Guo Yao'er wants to change his family, it doesn't make much sense to jump from one rebel to another rebel's ship.
But Guo Ning's action...does it mean that he is starting to reach out beyond the three states of Denglai?
Isn't this right?
Yang An'er knew that Guo Ning would not be limited to the three states forever. But why so fast? Didn't he brag about "building high walls and hoarding grain" a few months ago and conveyed this to the generals in handwriting? If a conflict breaks out between Ding Haijun and the Red Coat Army, wouldn't all his months of management be in vain?
What happened over there in Laizhou? Or did something happen elsewhere that affected Laizhou?
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