When Guo Ning was young, he felt that the nobles in the Zhongdu court were all heavenly beings. Later, as I grew older, I heard the soldiers of my father's generation cursing all day long, and I felt that the nobles were all detestable, and that everyone was a coward and traitor to the country. After he has had many interactions with court officials, he will be able to evaluate them calmly.
The power of the country is deteriorating day by day, and the turbulent waves are turbulent. Everyone can see clearly. Under the surging waves, ordinary people are like ants, and even high-ranking officials and nobles can only sit in small boats and move with the waves. There is also the danger of capsizing.
At times like this, even a good man and a great man cannot help but care about the struggle in front of him, let alone such a Jurchen nobleman who has been pampered and pampered for decades?
They also felt that the situation was not right and began to get nervous. However, due to the limitations of their vision and talents, what they could actually do was very limited. So those who have enough status try their best to grab power, and those who don't have enough status try their best to grab wealth. Anyway, the more you have in your hands, the more security you will have.
Qingshan Nu and other upstarts in the Chamber of Servants were like this, and so was the Emperor Wanyan Xun himself. The same is true for the many civil and military forces vying for power in the Great Jin Kingdom. On the surface, the emperor was strict in employing people, but in fact he had to indiscriminately award titles, honors, famous weapons, and weapons to motivate his ministers. The same is true.
It's just that most of the Han people or Confucian officials are secretive, while the Jurchen nobles are still strong and straightforward, and the specific methods are different.
Guo Ning had long understood this, so he could bargain with Tu Danyi calmly that day; now he can also speak frankly to Qingshan Nu, the emperor's confidant.
No matter how high the status is, the discussion is still about the exchange of interests. Although everyone present has their own positions and demands, who is not a loyal minister of Dajin? Why hide it?
To be honest, everyone has benefits; everyone has benefits, why not do it?
Qingshan Nu is a smart man and he also understands this truth. Otherwise, he would not be able to serve as a close servant to the emperor.
The originally tense atmosphere on the hillside was completely relieved almost instantly.
Guo Ning laughed, and Qingshan Nu was so happy that he didn't care to say anything to Guo Ning.
His legs swung back and forth almost involuntarily, leading his master between the cages. And those golden beads and treasures, as if they had suction, firmly attracted Qingshan Nu.
Behold, behold! There are gold cakes as big as the palm of your hand, beads as big as your little finger that bloom with moist light, and bright red coral trees!
Guo Ning called him several times on the side, and the Qingshan slave looked at him with a look in his eyes, and confirmed again: "... Envoy, you are standing still, but you need the name to go to Liaodong. I will get this name for you, and these are the things in front of you. , double the original value, right?”
"That's right."
"Okay! A gentleman's word, a whip of a horse!"
Qingshan Nu rolled up his sleeves, revealing two plush arms, stirred in the treasures, then took a handful of golden beads in his hands and rubbed them in his hands. The subtle sound of gold rustling reached his ears, like the sound of nature.
He reluctantly let go of his hand and closed the lid of the cage.
When the guards who came up carrying the box and cage saw him like this, they also took action to close the box and cage.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!"
Qingshan Nu took a few steps forward, closed the cage himself, and touched the heavy wooden board: "I'll set off back to Zhongdu right now. But if there's anything to say later, I'll report to Laizhou immediately!"
"Isn't this... too fast?" Guo Ning asked with a smile: "There are quite a few places of interest in Laizhou for sightseeing, and the local people are also simple. Now that the angel is here..."
"No, no." Qingshan Nu said solemnly: "How can I, Wanyan Chengli, be a dishonest person? I am entrusted by the emperor, so I must be loyal to the emperor. When entrusted by the envoy, I will naturally be loyal to the envoy. This will I will go back to Zhongdu and run around, and I will definitely achieve what the envoy wants!"
"Haha, haha, thank you very much!"
The two of them made love and went down the mountain arm in arm.
Just then Zhao Jue whistled, and Qingshan Nu's followers were surrounded by Guo Ning's soldiers. While they were panicking, they saw the two people coming down the mountain and hurriedly came up to greet them.
Qingshannu smiled with a smile on his face and pointed behind him: "Don't worry about these boxes, come here, carry these for me, these..."
Guo Ning said: "Laizhou's local ritual."
"Yes, pick up these Laizhou native rituals and we will return now!"
The ship carrying Qingshan Nu had just docked and lowered its sails. Because there was a merchant ship parked on the inside of the trestle, this ship was moored a little further away. A group of sailors were working hard to twist the wheel and slowly lower the stones tied with hemp rope into the sea. There were also sailors chatting with the officials at Sanshan Port, asking where they could rest and relieve their boredom.
At this time, they heard the Qingshan slaves shouting for a return trip. Everyone was frustrated, but they did not dare to disobey. He just kept asking if there was food, drinking water, replacement wood and ropes at the port.
At present, the officials and civil servants in the port and the sailors on the ship were all in a hurry. Even Li Yun personally went to supervise the ship before the preparations for the ship to sail again were completed.
While the sailors were busy, Qingshannu led his men to place the boxes and cages, and then returned to the bow. At this time, the white sails had already risen, and the ship was rising and falling on the waves, gradually moving away.
Qingshan Nu held on to the side of the boat and waved to Guo Ning.
Watching the ship getting further and further away, Guo Ning let out a long breath.
Xu Jin came out from the side and said thoughtfully: "Commander Jie, the gold beads that Master Huifeng gave to the Mongolian army in exchange for the people of Jinan were not even as good as the 10% given this time. You really expect that this Qingshan What can you do for us?"
Guo Ning shook his head and said: "We didn't plan to use troops in the first place. Since this guy came to our door, it would be a pity if we don't get some benefits. As for how far he can achieve it, there is no need to force it... I am doing this. In fact, I want to tell him and the emperor that I still have requests from the imperial court, so that the Central Capital can feel more at ease."
He was silent for a moment and then said: "In addition, Prime Minister Tu Shan passed away from illness. Mr. Jin's activities in Zhongdu and Zhiguzhai are not as convenient as before. If this continues, it may affect the business at sea. We use these golden beads to make money for Jin It is also a good thing for Mr. Zhi to buy a favor."
"I see." Xu Jin nodded and asked, "Then, this Xuanfu envoy given by the imperial court..."
Guo Ning smiled: "What do you think?"
"This shows that the emperor's plan is very sophisticated...Qingshan Nu has not fully explained their subsequent thoughts."
"A complete plan? What will it be?"
"After all, Yang An'er is a veteran general. He also claims to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and his momentum is terrifying. Therefore, the Zhongdu court has little confidence in the troops garrisoned on Nanjing Road and feels that King Sui will probably lose to the Red Coat Army. But Zhongdu has another problem. They really rely on Nanjing Road for money, grain and taxes, and they must not allow any loss here. Therefore, they hope that King Sui will fail, but they do not want Yang An'er to really capture Nanjing Road and Kaifeng Mansion."
Xu Jin was thinking about it and said: "The imperial court gave us the official position of Xuanfu, not only in exchange for our sitting back and watching, but also in exchange for our timely dispatch of troops. Just think about it, Commander-in-Chief, King Sui has already lost Prime Minister Tu Shan. With the support of the central government, if he suffers another military defeat, his political reputation will inevitably decline sharply. As a result, the emperor is likely to take advantage of the opportunity to recall King Sui and regain control of Nanjing Road."
"Then what?"
"Commander Jie, as the envoy of Xuanfu on Shandong Road, cannot refuse the imperial court's request to send troops at this time, either emotionally or rationally. Once we fight with the Red Coat Army, the next situation will be what the emperor wants to see most. The Zhongdu court regained the prosperous Nanjing Road, and the economic embarrassment was no longer there. And we fought fiercely with the Red Coat Army, and the best result was a ruined Shandong."
"It's a pity that the emperor made a mistake in his calculation." Guo Ning smiled.
Xu Jin said: "The emperor himself had no military experience, so his judgment was inaccurate. He could not have imagined that although Yang An'er had hundreds of thousands of followers, even Yang An'er's own trusted generals had little confidence in the victory of the war... The advantage actually lies in the success of the war. On the king’s side.”
Having said this, he bowed slightly to Guo Ning: "After Yang An'er's failure, we swept Shandong under the banner of Xuanfu Envoy, and it was easy."
Guo Ning nodded.
The sea breeze blew, causing everyone's robes to flutter, and flags fluttering. Seeing that the ship where Qingshan Nu was on was getting farther and farther away, even the white sails were almost invisible.
"The weaker the court, the more the emperor likes to calculate what is available and what is not. But no matter how he calculates, without strength, everything will be in vain. And we only need to run the business well so that the soldiers can get better treatment and better training. , better ordnance and equipment will naturally enable us to capture what we want on the battlefield."
"So, the official position of Xuanfu?"
"Keep it for now... There is no need to tease Yang An'er at this time, let him feel at ease for a while."
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