Most of the core personnel of the Ding Navy did not take the imperial court seriously. At first, this emotion was only revealed in very private situations, but as one's own power grew stronger, the soldiers' expressions of emotion became more and more explicit.
In this regard, Guo Ning neither encouraged nor prevented it.
The reason for not encouraging is because Ding Haijun still needs to keep a low profile, and it is not yet time to raise the flag; it is not stopping because this emotion itself is indeed where the military spirit of Ding Haijun lies, and sooner or later there will be a time when it is needed to flourish.
But Guo Ning did not despise the emperor himself.
Wanyan Xun was able to sit safely in the position of emperor amidst the chaos of the Zhongdu Incident, and he was not a mediocre person.
His control over the court affairs and his supervision and suspicion of civil and military officials were not due to weakness in character or talent, but due to the force of the situation. And what he did after becoming emperor was not without merit.
Guo Ning once discussed with Yili Chucai. The political changes in the Kingdom of Jin in recent years are actually closely related to military changes.
In the early years, when Dai Jin was fighting with the Mongols and still had the upper hand, they mobilized the elites of the military divisions along the border trenches every few years, led by the chief generals, to kill them northward and drive them to the extreme desolation.
Later, the Mongols gradually formed a unified political power, and it became increasingly difficult for the Jin army to march north to suppress the enemy, and the scale of the troops needed to be used became larger and larger. However, the overall idea of the imperial court is still to assemble the best soldiers and generals from all over the country to defeat the enemy in a decisive battle on the grassland north of the boundary trench.
This idea collided with the extremely powerful Mongolian army after unification. As a result, in the two major battles of Yehuling and Migukou, it caused tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people to be defeated. The Jin Kingdom's field elites were wiped out, and the Central Plains , Hebei suffered heavy losses in human resources.
After that, the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia changed their offensive and defensive positions, and the Jin Kingdom's court center was no longer able to organize the large-scale army it had previously. During the war in the first year of Zhenyou, the military power of the imperial court continued to decline to the grassroots level.
Traditionally, the General Manager's Office and the Jiedu Envoy's Office in various places in Dajin also led military and political affairs. However, a considerable number of these general managers and Jiedu Envoys died in the previous tragic defeats at Yehuling and Migukou. As for the Prime Minister's Transport Department, the Punishment Department and other agencies, they were also beaten to pieces with the invasion of the Mongols.
Therefore, starting from the third year of Da'an, the appointment of local military and political candidates in Dajin fell out of control.
The central government could hardly fill the vacancies of local officials in a timely manner, and even if personnel were sent to fill the vacancies, these officials had to do their own thing and were effectively isolated from the central government.
For example, according to the system, when a local army sends out more than 300 troops or recruits troops, it is necessary for the Shangshu Province to report the tiger talisman, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will deliver the tiger talisman. But in fact, in front of the Mongolian cavalry, who has time to wait for the imperial decree?
Whether facing the Mongols on the front line or in the rear, the garrison generals and local heroes all signed troops, collected food, fought wars, built fortresses, and protected their villages.
Under such circumstances, the central court and the emperor himself were in a state of extreme confusion and loss of control when making decisions on major military and political matters.
The emperor's vision could only reach within the city walls of Zhongdu. Outside the city walls, everything was chaotic and unknown.
I heard you lost somewhere? How did you lose? How did you lose? have no idea.
I heard you won the battle somewhere? How did you win? Where did you win? do not know either.
In this out-of-control situation, any command and dispatch are empty talk. What can the emperor do? Dare to do what?
Since ancient times, whenever foreign enemies became strong and the imperial system lost control, this situation would inevitably occur. If we cannot get rid of this situation, the emperor or the central government will not be able to do anything. Since the emperor and the central government have done nothing, how can the local government respect the central government? As a result, the Great Jin Kingdom will inevitably fall apart.
The emperor wanted to get rid of this situation and had only three methods.
The best way is of course for the central government to recruit capable generals and loyal and brave men to reorganize a war-worthy army.
It is a pity that the Jurchen martial arts declined for more than a day, and the local Jurchen defense forces were all in disgrace. Although the Jurchen Dutong, Meng'an, and Mouke in Zhongdu City exceeded tens of thousands, there were only a few who dared to go out to fight in the city. Too little. Not to mention that the court lacked money and food to support the formation of a new army.
This method looks beautiful, but it is completely impossible.
The second method is to appoint generals and high-ranking officials widely, and build barriers to divide the power of the generals; then use the close servants as the ears and eyes, and use the ears and eyes to control the arms.
However, if these two methods fail to convince the generals, they will instead promote disunity and trigger more conflicts between the local generals and the central government. Especially when the local military generals themselves lacked respect for the imperial court, the impact became even worse.
Of course the emperor understood this. Therefore, he first used it on Ding Haijun to test his sense of proportion.
This is not because the emperor trusts Ding Haijun, but because the emperor completely distrusts Ding Haijun, and Ding Haijun itself is not a serious court soldier.
If the emperor's methods are used successfully, he can extract a considerable force from the Ding Navy and use it for the imperial court, thus making money out of thin air.
Even if it fails to be used, it doesn't matter if it makes Guo Ning angry. At present, when the navy and the imperial court are still exchanging supplies, the emperor does not think that Guo Ning will immediately launch an army to rebel.
Even if Guo Ning is angry, and even if his generals scold the emperor a few times, will it still harm the emperor himself?
The worst outcome is that one or two of the servants will be unlucky. Although the emperor kept saying that his servants were his confidants and his eyes and ears, in fact, the death of a few of his servants was nothing.
It's nothing more than a small price to pay in a small confrontation.
Three days later.
Brother Wulin, a member of the Near Attendance Bureau, led his entourage and stood on top of the Xin'an Haibao east of Zhigu Village.
This is a remote dock, so there are no merchants to disturb it. A large ship like Tongzhou, which had been arranged in advance, was slowly approaching. His attendants were busy placing their carriages and horses on the dock.
Seeing the ship getting closer and closer, and hearing the sound of waves crashing between the ship's hull and the sea, Brother Wu Lin Dama suddenly became a little nervous. He said to his entourage: "This time we go to Laizhou, we have an important mission. You idiots, please restrain yourself and do things according to the situation! Especially wipe clean those arrogant faces! In case... "
"I understand, I understand. Uncle, please be careful where you step."
The leader of the entourage was his nephew, who had always been the most arrogant and domineering. Wu Lin's words to Brother Mang were directed at him. But the young man obviously didn't listen. His face was full of joy, and he probably wanted to make a fortune in Shandong.
The boat docked at the shore and was separated by two large wooden boards for passengers to walk on.
Wu Lin replied that Brother Mang was not impatient. He waited until all the carriages, horses, boxes and cages were on board, and then he finally stepped onto the board with a box wrapped in brocade.
Inside the box were the rewards given by the imperial court to Ding Hai Guo Ning, mainly iron coupons, tiger talismans, Daxin tablets, etc., as well as appointments for promotion to the military official rank. The key thing is the rewards given to the generals under the navy, especially to Li Ting.
The board is very elastic and wobbles a lot when you walk on it. Brother Wulin Dama got on the boat cautiously and was about to step onto the deck. There was a dark-skinned man with Tsuna's head standing in front. He stretched out his hand and snatched the box from his hand.
"Is this it? Is the emperor's will in it?" the man asked.
"Bold!" Brother Wulin was shocked and wanted to take it back, but his foot slipped.
The ship left the dock briskly and sailed toward the depths of the sea. Looking outside the cabin, the color of the water surface was thick black, with a bottomless yellow color. The waves created patches of white water on the hull.
Brother Wulin Dama was struggling in the sea water next to Haibao, making tiny splashes.
The Bureau of Attendants was very careful when selecting people to carry orders to and from the state, choosing someone who had experience on sea ships and was good at water.
At this moment, half of his body was soaked in the sea water, and he was pulling hard on the water surface with both hands, trying his best to keep himself afloat. But at this moment, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and right in front of him, the sea began to bloom into a large mass of red.
Under the water, something is swimming, someone!
The man also tied weights to Brother Wulin's feet to make him sink quickly.
Brother Wulin raised his face and shouted twice. The last scene before his eyes was that the sailors on the ship killed his followers one by one and threw them into the sea. The dark-faced Tsuna was sitting on the bow of the boat, roughly opening the brocade box and rummaging around for something.
A wave crashed over him and pushed him down.
