Guo Ning led his army to the north this time. His initial idea was to wander around the main battlefield of Zhongdu. On the one hand, he would contain the Mongolian army and ensure the safety of Zhongdu and Zhigu Village. On the other hand, in the name of King Qin, he could see if he could Make some profits in the process.
But Guo Ning really didn't expect that the Jurchens were weak to an extent that they had never dreamed of. And the navy continued to invest more in making up for the Jurchens' weakness, and the final result became what it is now. He spent two years building high walls and accumulating grain, but accidentally entered Zhongdu himself.
Now that we are here, we must sit tight and we cannot retreat. Walking on this road, Guo Ning's pace does not represent him alone. Take a step back and be humble, maybe there will be thieves gathering to rape Ying Yang, and everyone who follows Guo Ning will fall into the abyss and die without a burial place.
Therefore, it is necessary to build a domineering mansion.
This is no easy task. According to common sense, to establish the foundation of a hegemony, one must be as thorough as possible, and even consider the lessons learned from hundreds of generations. However, this hegemony came very quickly and violently, and powerful enemies were still on the side. Although the Mongols suffered heavy losses, they would attack sooner or later after three years and two years. It's not impossible that Genghis Khan, in his overbearing spirit, would reorganize the grasslands in a blink of an eye and go south to herd horses again this autumn.
Under such a situation, if Guo Ning wants to ensure his immediate advantage and then integrate Zhongdu, Hebei and other places, he must act quickly. If you want to be quick, you have to follow the customs and minimize the setbacks in the process.
Several close aides of Guo Ning held closed-door discussions for several times, and finally felt that reestablishing the Marshal's Mansion from the early years of the founding of the Jin Dynasty was the most suitable choice at present, and it could also meet Guo Ning's need for military and political power.
In recent years, because it has become a habit for emperors to appoint officials and make wishes, there are often several people in the court holding the title of marshal or marshal. Leaving aside those figures who were defeated and died one after another, since this year, the court's masters such as Gao Qi, Wanyan Chenghui, Pu Sanduan, etc. have all served as capital marshals. They have no subordinates to each other, and the number of troops under their command may not be larger because of this. As for the other scattered left and right deputy marshals, left and right army supervisors, and left and right captains, there are even more.
However, the importance of the position of marshal in the early years was more than ten times or a hundred times greater.
When the Jin Dynasty was founded, it rampaged across the world with an army of tens of thousands, destroying the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop, and then gained control of the territory. Because the headquarters is still in the state of a tribal alliance between white mountains and black waters, it is very barbaric and backward. It suddenly seizes a vast territory and hundreds of millions of people, and the center cannot govern it at all.
Therefore, in fact, it is the newly established Metropolitan Marshal and his subordinate agencies that represent Dajin and govern the territory.
The first marshal of the capital of the Kingdom of Jin was the younger brother of Emperor Taizu. As the state prince, he was familiar with Banbo Jilie Wanyan Gao. The second marshal of the capital was the most famous general of the kingdom of Jin. Laibo Jilie Wanyan Zonghan; Wanyan Zongbi, the third marshal of the capital, was in charge of the central, local and military powers, and was a highly respected minister.
The status of these three marshals was almost equal to that of the emperor, and they were able to make decisions on major military and state affairs. In the name of the capital marshal, they signed armies, appointed and dismissed officers at all levels, and launched wars on their own. They were the military center of the Jin Kingdom. At the same time, their capital marshal's office can issue government decrees, select and appoint officials, and even select officials through imperial examinations. It is the highest administrative authority in the Central Plains region. Under the Marshal's Mansion, the Yunzhong and Yanjing Privy Councils, managed respectively by the two deputy marshals on the left and right, were the agencies that specifically carried out government affairs. They were once commonly known as the "Eastern Court" and "Western Court" among the people.
At this moment, Guo Ning proposed that Wanyan Chenghui be appointed as the left deputy marshal of the Du Marshal's Mansion. Wanyan Chenghui immediately noticed that the key lies in the four words "Marshal Du's Mansion". With Marshal Du's Mansion, Deputy Marshal Zuo is not just an honorary title, but a direct subordinate of Marshal Du.
Guo Ning is naturally the only candidate for the Du Marshal, and since he has opened the Du Marshal's Palace, he will definitely use the Du Marshal's Palace as a tool to manage military affairs without the court; and then use the two privy councils of Zhongdu and Yidu as tools, regardless of the imperial court. The imperial court governs civil affairs. If these people wave their sleeves lightly, they will wipe out all the power of the imperial court! In this way, the whole country of Jin will have nothing to do with the Jin court, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty will become mere decorations!
It is said that Guo Ning was born in a rough and unscrupulous manner, so he was nicknamed the Evil Tiger. Looking at it today, he expressed his thoughts so directly and without any concealment. It can be seen that this person is not only a vicious tiger, but also a hungry tiger, with an appetite so big that it can swallow the sky!
However, the Jurchens were unable to object and had no strength to object.
Wanyan Chenghui's thousands of people in Tongzhou could not even cope with the subordinate troops on the Beijing Road. When they were in the most embarrassing situation a while ago, they had to rely on Ding Haijun to open up Lushui and transport grain for support. If these soldiers and horses faced off against the elite troops of the Ding Navy Headquarters, they would be light-weighted.
As for the nobles in Zhongdu...
Wanyan Chenghui was even a little worried. The Jurchens who were in the abandoned hall at this moment must not let any of them jump out to object.
Guo Ning's Dinghai navy was founded in Shandong. Wanyan Chenghui had served as the commander-in-chief of the Shandong Army, and he knew very well how deep the hatred between the Han people and the Jurchens there was. This may be the retribution for the massacre of Han'er when Dajin was strong. When the bandits in Shandong were on the rise, they tracked down the Jurchens and spared no effort, killing them at every turn!
Since Guo Ning started his army, he has been keeping an eye on Mongolia and rarely mentions the hatred between Han'er and Jurchens. It is said that he has many Jurchen officers under him, such as the familiar deaf soldier Wanyan Chenghui when he was in Tongzhou. Wan Yanqi is now working for Ding Haijun in Zhigu Village. This is also one of the important reasons why Wanyan Chenghui is unwilling to break up with Guo Ning.
However, if the Jurchens seek death without knowing the importance of it and offend Guo Ning here... If this evil tiger leaps violently and causes a change in Heyin, will his subordinates from Shandong object?
Poor Jurchen Guwei in Zhongdu, they have withered a lot in recent years; they were killed by the Mongols before when they entered the city, and most of them died tragically again. If Guo Ning does something cruel again, I don’t know how many famous families originating from Hun Tongjiang River will cease to exist from now on!
Anyway, the Jurchens in Zhongdu City now have no ability to make trouble. All they have in their bodies is their mouths, and their mouths can only speak and eat. Guo Ning's meaning is obvious. If you speak nicely, you will have food to eat; if you speak badly, you won't need to eat. In this case, how many choices does Wanyan Chenghui have?
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He chuckled twice and was silent for a long time.
Guo Ning didn't rush him, and he and Yiza Chucai beside him were talking and laughing by themselves.
After a while, Wanyan Chenghui said again: "The propaganda envoy asked me to be the deputy marshal of the left. I dare not disobey. It is just a cover for the propaganda envoy. Not everyone may be qualified to be a cover like me." Yeah. However, the Privy Council of Zhiyidu seems to have a lot of authority. I'm afraid that I...ahem, I haven't taken over civil affairs for a long time, what if something goes wrong..."
Guo Ning laughed: "Sir, don't worry too much."
He pointed at Yi La Chu Cai beside him: "This Yi La Chu Cai, whose name is Jin Qing, is the son of Mr. You Cheng, the Minister of Finance. In the past few years, Jin Qing has been a key figure in our navy, and he will be in the future. Serve as Tongzhi Yidu Privy Councilor. With his help, I don’t have to worry about anything."
Yizai Chucai stood up with a smile and saluted Wanyan Chenghui.
Wanyan Chenghui returned the gift dumbfounded.
Well, I originally wanted to ask about the powers of the Yidu Privy Council, but there is no need to ask now. With the deputy Yi La Chucai here, is there anything else I need to worry about at Yidu?
The position of Privy Councilor of Zhiyidu is just as much a cover as Deputy Marshal Zuo. The treatment for me, a middle-aged man, is not as good as that of Yuan Tianmu.
But the pretense is so glamorous and the position is so noble, how can you still refuse?
