Du Shisheng jumped up violently and hit his head on the roof of the car, making a loud "winter" sound. He covered his head and shouted arrogantly: "Jinkouhe Camp? How is that possible?"
The person who came in first was also shocked: "How could Shuhu Gaoqi let the Mongols come so close?"
After asking, he noticed that Du Shisheng was swaying, and quickly reached out to support him: "Mr. Jinzhi, are you okay?"
Du Shisheng sat back and spread his hands, finding blood on them. It turned out that he had moved too much just now and actually hit the hardwood railing on the roof of the car, tearing a wound behind his ear.
At this time, another uninvited guest also panicked and hurriedly rushed over. He casually pulled off the sleeves of his robe and held down Du Shisheng's injury.
Du Shisheng's carriage was not a high-end one. The carriage was small and the three people in it seemed cramped. This series of movements was so loud that the carriage was shaking.
The driver outside quickly asked: "Sir, how are you doing, sir?"
"I'm fine!" Du Shisheng shouted at the top of his lungs.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his dizziness, and bowed to the two of them: "I was about to go find you two, but I never thought that you two came first. Thank you!"
After a pause, he asked again and again: "But I don't know how the Mongolian army arrived at the Jinkou River? How many soldiers and horses do they have? Why is there no news in Zhongdu? What do the Mongols want?"
The person who boarded the car later opened his mouth and looked at the other person.
Another person smiled bitterly and said: "Degang, my information is far less well-informed than yours. I only heard that the Mongolian army was sneaking nearby, but I don't know if it was at the Jinkou River Camp... It's up to you!"
These two people are Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun.
During the Zhongdu coup two years ago, these two people followed Guo Ning and participated in the succession of Dajin's throne. But the two of them were unwilling to retire and seek a foreign position like Guo Ning. They hoped that they could really become a big figure in charge of government affairs as Guo Ning had originally planned.
Such an idea was originally inspired by Du Shisheng... Du Shisheng was specialized in doing this kind of thing to disturb the masses when he was in Zhongdu. He always opened his mouth and had no scruples. Guo Ning followed the trend and pushed the two of them. People should be used as a sharp knife to break the situation.
So the two of them responded to King Sheng's hint and took advantage of the chaos in Zhongdu to massacre many clan kings in Zhongdu overnight, making King Sheng Wanyan Xun the only candidate for the throne.
This move was a real help in time for King Sheng. When the new emperor ascended the throne, the two men also rose to prominence and became the commanders of the Imperial Guard who controlled the Weijie Army.
The position of commander of the Imperial Guard has always been held by the Jurchens' relatives, and they were all chosen from among the close military guards or close ministers such as Fu Baolang and Feng Yu. In terms of authority, Guo Ning, who was sent out to serve as the military governor of the navy, was far inferior. Therefore, the appointment of Zhang Rourou and Miao Daorun immediately attracted the attention of the courtiers. Many people regarded them as the emperor's confidants and they would surely prosper.
Judging from the situation at that time, the force controlled by the two men was enough to rival Shuhu Gaoqi and Pusan Anzhen. Guo Ning once thought that after he left town and came to the state, he would be able to use the two as his reinforcements for a long time, forming a strong opposition to the emperor. of containment.
However, although the emperor lacked military skills, he did have his own means to control the court. With the rapid promotion of Jurchen generals such as Shuhu Gaoqi, Wanyan Chenghui, Heshi Lieheshou, Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun finally came to power in the court. He lacked a foundation in the country, and because of the massacre of the clan kings, he was hostile to many Jurchen nobles, and was finally pushed to the edge.
The last time the Mongolian army invaded, Genghis Khan used Hasar and Ochen Nayan as the left wing, and ordered them to cross the central capital, plunder Jizhou and Pingzhou, and then form an encirclement situation around the central capital. The emperor urgently ordered Miao Daorun and Zhang Rou to send troops to intercept.
Thanks to the efforts of the two of them, the three Mongolian families led by Hasar and Ochen Nayan were never able to cross Zhongdu and raided the military states to the east of Zhongdu Road. The two of them can be said to have made the greatest contribution.
However, after this battle, the losses of the two men's subordinates were never replenished, and the authority of the commanders who guarded the capital was continuously diluted by the appointment of countless governors, general managers, Meng'an, and Mouke.
Up to now, the power and status of the two men has been shaky, and many of their subordinates have been scattered, which is less than 10% of what it was back then. This situation was really not something Guo Ning could have expected.
Fortunately, this has no impact on Guo Ning.
The fierce rise of Guo Ning's Dinghai navy relies on his own radical and brave style, rather than the support of some external force.
Guo Ning also knew that as Ding Haijun's power continued to increase, the emperor would become more and more fearful and hostile, and he might fall out completely at some point. At this time, deliberately emphasizing the old friendship with Zhang Rou and Miao Daorun would harm the two of them, so he also specifically told Du Shisheng not to openly interact with the two except for some secret financial support. Put on a posture of going from different walks of life.
But at the critical moment, the position of both being in Tangluo, Hebei Province remained, and the tacit understanding over the past few years finally worked. Wu Lin replied that he could only jump and say that something was wrong. However, these two old friends of Guo Ning intercepted Du Shisheng's carriage and reported the most critical news.
"It has been ten days since the main force of the Mongolian army defeated Shuhu Gaoqi's garrison stationed at the Jinkou River camp and then occupied this place. Shuhu Gaoqi was afraid that this incident would cause the morale of the Zhongdu army to collapse, so he actually ordered This news was suppressed and not reported, and the Mongolian army did not attack the city. The two parties seemed to have formed a tacit understanding."
Zhang Rou sighed and said: "But how can the Mongols remain peaceful for a long time? They don't attack the city because the subordinate soldiers who are good at attacking the city are fighting in Zhigu Village. They stay here only to monitor the soldiers in Zhongdu. . Once the troops and horses from Hebei and the grain and supplies from Shandong arrive in Zhongdu, it will be like putting fat under the sharp teeth of a ferocious beast, and there is no reason for the Mongols to let it go!"
Having said this, he couldn't help slapping his thigh: "Mr. Jinzhi, why is Guo Liulang like this? He is not a loyal minister of the court, what can he do with this behavior? Tens of thousands of stones of food and supplies, tens of thousands of people伕, things are in danger now! Who is leading the team? You have to tell him quickly and let him leave quickly, otherwise his life will be in danger!"
Du Shisheng calmed down instead: "Since Shuhu Gaoqi suppressed it and refused to report it, this is a military secret. How did De Gang know about it?"
"The emperor used many methods to strip off my troops. Since I knew it was difficult to resist, I simply followed the trend and sent out some reliable subordinates who had always been loyal to me. One of them was Li Li, the experienced officer of Shuhu Gaoqi. Under Ying’s command…”
"I remembered that Li Ying was from Liaoyang. He later moved to Yidu, and his wives were all in Weizhou. Before that, you secretly sent a message asking me to take care of Li Ying's wife's tribe and arrange a ship to send them to Zhongdu. .”
"Exactly." Zhang Rou nodded repeatedly: "According to the information Li Ying knows, the number of Mongolians stationed in the Jinkouhe Camp is at least five thousand, all of them are Mongolian elite cavalry, although I don't know who their leader is. , but there must be a huge conspiracy. Don’t underestimate it! If we are killed by them, the loss will be too great!"
