Wanyan Chenghui thought for a long time.
So much so that Guo Ning was obviously a little impatient.
Guo Ning has always been unruly, and he is also used to using force to quell chaos and using force to suppress others. Since he controls Zhongdu, the original forces in Zhongdu can only submit and have no right to bargain. The reason why he went out of the city to meet with Wanyan Chenghui was because many military and political arrangements had been completed by this time. He was too lazy to guess riddles and plays with the Jurchens, so he simply met directly with the last powerful Jurchen faction in Zhongdu, Cheng. Still not succeeding, whether you want to die or live, is a matter of a few words.
Therefore, these Jurchen nobles in the city can send people out to inquire. If Guo Ning really didn't want to see this batch of goods, half of these people would meet the robbers, and all of them would have their heads missing. How could they possibly run to this restaurant and show their faces in front of Guo Ning?
Seeing Yan Chenghui thinking, he frowned dissatisfied and glanced at Yi La Chucai. Then he stood up and stood by the window to look at the raging canal.
But Yizai Chucai held his hands slightly, using the gesture of a junior to urge Wanyan Chenghui.
In terms of the attitude of the Dajin court, Guo Ning and Yili Chucai were different. Guo Ning always felt that under the splendor and splendor, it was extremely putrid, and there were chickens and dogs all over it. Even if they were wiped out, it would not be a pity. Yili Chucai was a Confucian scholar and a descendant of officials for generations. He hoped to maintain the existence of the system as much as possible and try to extract all available people from it for his own use.
In the eyes of Yili Chucai, Wanyan Chenghui was an available talent in the Jin Dynasty, and he could also be regarded as the middleman between the Jurchens and the Dinghaijun regime.
When the Mongolian troops blocked the Lu River channel, the scale of the fighting in Tongzhou on the north side was no less than that around Zhigu Village. The Bohai navy that attacked Tongzhou were themselves the elite of the Jin Kingdom on Linhuangfu Road and Beijing Road. After surrendering to Mongolia, they were stimulated by the plunder and feared the cruel Mongolian military law, and their fighting performance was extremely fierce.
Because the terrain around Tongzhou is flat, the Bohai Navy used it as the main direction of manufacturing and using siege equipment. They used carts to carry soil to fill the moat, used rams to ram the city walls, and used catapults to release boulders. The captain and other officers all risked their lives to take the shots themselves, while the general held a long sword and supervised the battle. Those who saw that they were not trying their best would be beheaded immediately.
At the most intense moment, the last two strongholds outside Tongzhou City, Tonglu Pavilion and Luhe Shuimayi, were captured by the Bohai Navy. The two sides continued to fight hard day and night. The attackers forced the common people, women and children outside the city to carry bags of soil on their backs to fill the river. Wanyan Chenghui personally commanded the crossbowmen and shot these people to death halfway. There were cries all over the city.
When the Bohai people attacked the city from several directions at the same time, Wanyan Chenghui sent out all the soldiers who had been with him for many years to stop the enemy. He himself stood at the south gate of Tongzhou, which is also the top of Caocang, and commanded, leaving only two people around him. servant. He also told these two servants that if there is any disharmony, I will commit suicide. If I fail to commit suicide, you must behead my head first to avoid being humiliated in the hands of the Mongols. The dagger he intended to use to commit suicide was still hanging on the belt around his waist.
Three years ago, he had met Wanyan Chenghui when he was following his disciple Dan Yi in Zhongdu, where he was moving to assassinate Chu Cai. Compared with three years ago, Wanyan Chenghui has obviously aged a lot. He used to be tall and strong, with white hair but a straight back, and spoke loudly and energetically. But now, he is as thin as a bamboo pole, with a stern look on his face. The wrinkles are also as deep as a knife or an axe.
Such a person is not a weakling, nor will he be forced by wealth and wealth to do things that go against his wishes. He is already sixty-six years old. He is half buried in the earth. He has witnessed the rule of Emperor Sejong in his early years and watched the country collapse in the hands of the next three emperors. Could it be that what he is looking at is just the advice given by a Han'er? Official price?
Wanyan Chenghui said slowly: "Mr. Jin Qing, I only have one question..."
What Wanyan Chenghui was worried about was that Guo Ning would continue to purge the imperial power in Zhongdu, triggering another chaos and involving all the Jurchens. So he wanted to ask who would appoint his left deputy marshal. Is he the emperor who currently lives in Prince Sheng’s Mansion? Or is it the emperor's son who is about to be promoted by Guo Ning? Or even Guo Ning himself, who completely pushed aside the imperial system?
"It's the emperor."
Before he could ask his question, Yi La Chucai had already given the answer.
"In the past few days, the palace has been cleared
Almost done. As long as the princes in the court do not want to cause trouble, we will naturally respectfully invite the emperor to sit back on his throne. When I saw the emperor a few days ago, I thought he looked bad, as if he had been frightened. From now on, since our envoys are in charge of military and political affairs, the emperor can take care of his health and take care of himself. Of course, when it is time to issue an edict, he should issue an edict quickly, or grant our envoys full power, and do not delay the matters at hand. Sir, if you, or someone in the court, cares about the emperor and is willing to accompany him to play chess or go fishing, that would be great too. "
Yilan Chucai smiled happily, and Wanyan Chenghui felt relieved at the same time as he smiled bitterly. In any case, the emperor's life was saved, and the Jurchens in Zhongdu could continue to live as long as they did not seek death.
"That's very good." He left the table and stood up, saluting solemnly: "The last general, Wanyan Chenghui, pays homage to the marshal of the capital."
When Wanyan Chenghui saluted, many Jurchen spies behind him understood that the two parties had reached an agreement, and they all prostrated themselves. Someone's brain suddenly became dizzy. Because they were wearing casual clothes, they actually used the Jurchen gesture of shaking their elbows, and were immediately ordered to change their behavior in a low voice by others.
Wanyan Chenghui followed Guo Ning back to Zhongdu that day. Once his figure appeared, many places that had been vaguely hostile to Ding Haijun disappeared without a trace, and many government offices in the city suddenly opened. Everyone was working, and everyone seemed very positive.
A few days later, the emperor returned to the palace, escorted by brothers Wanyan Xielie and Chen Monk. On the same day, he summoned the Hanlin scholars and issued two decrees, announcing to the Central Capital:
According to a decree, Guo Ning, the envoy of Xuanfu in Shandong and the envoy of Dinghaijun Jiedu, bowed his armor to confirm the great achievements of the country. Guo Ning was promoted to the prime minister of the left, the marshal of the capital, and the three divisions of Kaifu Yitong.
The other way, citing floods, droughts, military disasters, etc., blamed himself and announced that all military and state affairs would be entrusted to Guo Ning.
With these two decrees, Guo Ning's integration of Zhongdu and Hebei suddenly accelerated.
Guo Ning felt that he might as well put it aside for the time being, such as being granted official status and making wishes. The most critical thing, which needs to be integrated first, is of course the military.
In order not to arouse the doubts of the generals who wanted to surrender, Guo Ning did not move the Beijing Road Affiliated Army that surrendered after the war, as well as the old Zhongdu Army recruited by General Zhang Rou, Miao Daorun when he captured Zhongdu. Generals including Shi Tianying, Yelu Kechoubar, and Li Shouzheng still commanded the old troops, and according to Guo Ning's prior arrangements, they were stationed in various important places around Zhongdu.
This situation will not last forever, and the necessary control and integration will begin sooner or later. In the past few days, Guo Ning's personal guard leader Zhao Jue has recovered from his injuries on the battlefield. Guo Ning first divided half of his personal guards into officers, and then mobilized nearly 10,000 elite troops from these soldiers and horses on Zhongdu Road and Beijing Road. people, established a new army and handed it over to Zhao Jue to command.
The area controlled by this army ranged from Jinshan Mountain in the north of Zhongdu to Zhongdu itself. Zhao Jue's new position was the military governor of Wuding Army and the commander-in-chief of the military and horse capital of Daxing Prefecture.
His task was very heavy. He had to monitor the emperor internally, and control the many fortresses north of Zhongdu externally to ensure the safety of Daxing Mansion in Zhongdu. Therefore, in addition to the general manager, Guo Ning sent two more deputy generals to assist. The two are Zhang Xin and Shi Tianni.
Zhang Xin joined Guo Ning very early and was talented. However, because he had listened to Zhang Rou's instigation earlier and planned to add sand to Guo Ning's Xijunhe camp, he came with impure intentions, so he never became Guo Ning's true direct descendant. But after this scene in Zhongdu, he was serious about risking his life to achieve military success. Moreover, Zhang Rou himself had become Guo Ning's subordinate. Some things were not easy to care about in detail, so he took up the post of deputy envoy of Jiedu, which was better than the original one. The marching control increased by two levels, which made him beam with joy.
As for Shi Tianni, he had served as a soldier of ten thousand households under Mu Huali's tent. His family is located in the states south of Zhongdu Road. It is said that there are more than 40 Qingyue societies, each with a thousand strong men. Shi Tianni uses 10,000 of them as volunteers, and his brother Shi Tianxiang as the vanguard, with very strong combat effectiveness.
A figure like him, whose own strength is no less than that of a military governor like Zhao Jue, has been used as Zhao Jue's deputy. Many people don't know why. In fact, this was what Shi Tianni himself requested.
He personally told Guo Ning that his younger brother Shi Tianze had said that the Qingyue Army was just an army to protect the countryside, and only by following Marshal Guo could we see an army that could conquer the north and south and pacify the world. So not only himself, Shi Tianxiang also wants to vote
After entering the Wuding Army, as for the original Qingyue Army, they can be divided and arranged as they please by Guo Xuanshi.
Guo Ning laughed loudly after hearing this, and then let Shi Tianze live in his handsome mansion and practice literature and martial arts with many young people.
