The emperor and the court were just using power and tactics, and Guo Ning's response was always brutal.
This kind of testing, provocation, response, and demonstration will be repeated again and again in the days to come. However, Guo Ning was relying on the booming Dinghai Navy; and under the emperor's eyes, there were only all kinds of unruly military leaders, greedy and ignorant officials, and the corrupt and incompetent Meng An Mouke, which would give him a lot of headaches.
No matter how he thought about it, Guo Ning never felt that he would be at a disadvantage.
He also firmly believes that as long as his progress is stable, there will be all kinds of conspiracies outside, and all he needs to do is hit him in the face with an iron bone.
On the day he led the army back to Laizhou, he commended the meritorious officials at the school grounds, promoted them to military positions, and hosted a banquet for them that night. The next day, he went to the Laishan Martyrs' Shrine, presided over the burial and memorial ceremony of the fallen soldiers, and issued pensions to the families of the soldiers.
In the next few days, there were things to be busy with every day, until at the beginning of July, Guo Ning went to the commander's mansion to discuss matters.
As the territory became larger and larger, more and more subordinate civil and military officials were assigned to the Navy Jiedushi.
Among the generals, there are no fewer than forty officers above the rank of commander in the six capital commander divisions headed by Monk Luo, who are directly under Guo Ning. General Jing'anmin's headquarters in Deng, Lai, and Ninghai prefectures also had nearly twenty officers above the rank of commander-in-chief.
In terms of government affairs, Guo Ning strives to reach the grassroots level for military and political affairs, and must work from the bottom up. Therefore, the directly affiliated institutions of the Navy have long surpassed the previous establishment of judges, judges, jailers, and professors. .
Just under the administrative secretary who moved Chu Cai, there were more than 20 officials such as Yang Chengzhi, Wu Chu, Zhang Shengzhi, Huang Haining, and Li He, who were in charge of agricultural administration, water conservancy, ordnance craftsmanship, horse administration, salt and wine, etc. More than a dozen departments. Not long ago, Du Shisheng recommended the son of his old friend Li Yu in Zhongdu.
The young man named Li Ye is now familiar with the affairs of Yilan Chucai. It is said that his talent in arithmetic is much better than A Duo.
In Xu Jin's Recording Department, there were only five or six high-ranking officials who often showed up, including Aluhan, the first Jurchen in Laizhou to serve Guo Ning. But in fact, there should be a group of people whose identities were hidden.
Du Shisheng's men in Zhongdu are naturally not here, but Li Yun's subordinates in the Qunmu Station system and Guo Ning's literary attendants total more than ten people.
All these civil and military personnel totaled more than a hundred people. There was no room for standing in the meeting hall of Jieshuai Mansion, not to mention there were some extra participants, so they simply stood in the courtyard.
When Guo Ning captured Xianping Prefecture before, he recruited some subordinates, and also temporarily promoted some people from the subordinates of Pu Xianwannu and Yelvliu Ge. Together with Heshi Liehuanduan, after he left for Xianping Prefecture, some officials were left behind in Gaizhou and Fuzhou. Guo Ning selected a few available ones and brought them to Shandong.
There are so many people who belong to different departments before. Some have dealt with him, some have only heard of him by name, and some have no friendship at all.
But at this time, from the main entrance of the hall to the main entrance of the courtyard, people were standing next to each other, heads touching, and everyone was sweating on their foreheads, and the atmosphere gradually became more and more lively. Many people couldn't help but laugh and feel proud when they thought about the difficulties of starting a business back then.
This victory in Liaodong was different from the previous defeat of the Mongolian army. After all, defeating the Mongolian army was just self-protection; but with only more than 4,000 troops, they opened up a situation in Liaodong and gained hundreds of miles of territory in the two states. This truly shows Guo Ning's methods and ambitions!
When all the civil and military officials arrived, Guo Ning came out from the back of the hall.
He still had no airs, so he first pulled Yi La Chucai from the crowd to accompany him, and then greeted his subordinates one by one. There were several people whom Yi La Chucai had never seen before. Guo Ning introduced him to Wang Rubi, a state professor from Fuzhou, and Liang Xunyi, an experienced officer of the Xuanfu Department on Xianping Road.
Among them, Liang Xunyi was the son of Liang Xiang, the governor of the Baoda Army. He was a Jinshi in policy theory in the sixth year of Taihe, and later passed the Hongci Department. He was a Dr. Taichang in Zhongdu and had a reputation for being capable. However, within two years of going to Xianping Road, he was forced to make clay sculptures and wooden tires for two years. He was also involved in the Pu Xian Wan Nu rebellion. Time is disgraced.
Guo Ning specially invited him to be by his side and introduced local civil and military officials from Shandong to him. The two sides chatted and laughed happily.
When everyone was warm, Guo Ning stood on the steps of the hall and said with a smile: "I have to report yesterday that a small incident happened in Zhongdu."
Everyone was in awe.
"The emperor originally sent a bureau of servants to accompany him across the sea by boat, and he gave some rewards to everyone involved in the Liaodong war. However, the sea was not calm, and Feng Yu lost his footing and fell into the water, and all the edicts and other documents were missing. "
As soon as these words came out, some people in the courtyard gasped, some looked hesitant, some didn't care, and some even sneered.
Guo Ning looked around at everyone, waited for the courtyard to become quiet again, and continued: "However, Mr. Jinzhi has submitted an urgent report to the court on my behalf, and Shangshu Youcheng Xu Ding also replied with a letter saying that the new edict will be issued soon. It will be promulgated. Before the edict is promulgated, I will appoint the five states and civil and military officials who belong to the Navy Jiedu Envoy. I can temporarily make temporary appointments."
There was a slight noise in the lower courtyard.
The meaning of Guo Ning's words was very clear. He didn't like the emperor's last reward, so the messenger died on the way, and Prime Minister Xu Dingxu in the court had promised that the next wave of edicts would follow Guo Ning's wishes.
Those warriors who had followed Guo Ning for a long time just paid it back. The civil servants who had defected one after another during the year were all vaguely surprised. In addition to being surprised, everyone pricked up their ears.
"Let's talk about military affairs first. Liaodong is restored to two prefectures. The original post of the Liao Navy Military Envoy will be held by myself. In these two prefectures, a new Liao Hai Defense Envoy will be established, headed by Han Xuan. The appointment document has been Sent to Liaodong."
After the war, Han Xuan's troops did not return to Laizhou at all. Everyone had known about this appointment for a long time.
Guo Ning continued: "Liaodong and Laizhou, Shandong are across the sea. Facing the front of the Mongolian army, we must have elite soldiers and strong generals. Therefore, in addition to Han Xuan's general command, we must also assign deputy generals to assist."
He nodded at Xiao Mo Le, a Khitan man in the crowd: "Mo Le, you are from Liaodong, are you interested in returning to your hometown?"
Xiao Molele stepped out from the crowd, his voice was trembling a little, and he said solemnly: "I am willing to serve the Commander-in-Chief!"
"Okay. You are the deputy defense envoy of Liaohai, stationed in Fuzhou."
"As you command!"
Xiao Mo Le responded loudly, and Guo Ning waved his hand, motioning him to go to Zhao Jue to receive the talisman letter.
"With Han Xuan and Xiao Mo Le here, the two states are impregnable. However, we still need one person to lead the troops and support our navy's interests in Liaodong."
Guo Ning glanced around the crowd twice and raised his voice: "Is Pu Sulie here?"
Pu Sulie fought fiercely in Liaodong and fell ill after the war. When crossing the sea to the south, he also suffered from seasickness and suffered a lot. Until now, he was still a little weak in energy.
He also knew that his new disciple Guo Ning was only a guide at best and had no decent achievements. Moreover, he was only the grandson of Pu Xianwannu and his status was not very high.
So he followed many civil and military officials to the Jieshuai Mansion, just as a formality. Because there were many unknown people in the yard, he found a corner and dozed off with his back against the wall.
Suddenly hearing Guo Ning calling him, Pu Sulie suddenly woke up and broke into a hot sweat.
He quickly ran out of the crowd and knelt down on one knee: "I'm here!"
"I heard that you were also a capable general under Pu Xianwannu back then. You once led more than a thousand troops and fought fierce battles..."
Guo Ning asked: "If I give you more men and horses, can you lead them well? I want to recruit troops and horses in Liaodong, can you help the general to do a good job?"
Pu Sulie was stunned for a moment, and his heart stirred: "I can!"
"You are the deputy defense envoy of Liaohai. Go get your military talisman and seal letter!"
