There are rules in the imperial court, and there are established procedures in the officialdom. When his status reaches the level of Marshal of the East, he is already a pillar of the Kaifeng imperial court, and the procedures are even more complicated.
On weekdays, when new and old officials alternate, identity verification is required, and documents from various official offices must be confirmed. In addition, various military and political matters must be explained, as well as the handover of household registration, soldiers, supplies and other books. Many procedures must be completed. At least I had to be busy for more than half a month, dealing with dozens of official documents with Kaifeng.
Now that there are police on the front line in Xuzhou, the person responsible for staying in Guide Mansion is even more critical. People who are not confidants cannot bear this important responsibility.
This King of Zhao, Wanyan Honglie, was ready to take over the entire Guide Mansion on the spot with just one order?
Is this normal requirement?
unusual.
From the time he entered the city until now, Marshal Wanyan has acted recklessly and everything he did was against the rules.
At present, the Xuzhou frontline is still fiercely fighting, but he comes to Guide Mansion to seize power with a shining knife. This eating scene is really bloody and ugly.
But knowledgeable people think that this situation is normal.
This is all because for hundreds of years, the rules of Dajin have never been the rules of Dajin. The military and political system on the territory of Dajin cannot restrain the conflicts between the important officials of the Wanyan family.
Although the name of King Zhao Wanyan Honglie has never been heard of among the officials. However, it has only been more than half a year since the Kaifeng imperial court was established. From time to time, Jurchens fled from the north. Every now and then, there would be an additional nobleman in the court. In order to compete for legitimacy with Zhongdu, the emperor would often confer high-ranking officials on him.
Everyone knows this.
Perhaps it is precisely because this kind of noble person has not been established in the court for a long time that the means of fighting for power are particularly fierce?
When the new official took office, the first thing he did was to storm the general manager's house and kill several of Marshal Wanyanbi's cronies without any scruples. He also took all his family members' papers into custody. This shows that Master Wanyan Honglie It was for Marshal Wanyanbi.
Anyone who stands with Marshal Wanyanbi will die.
What else can everyone do besides being obedient?
Errors and omissions in procedures can always be solved by taking your time. If anyone raises the issue now and refuses to accept it, does he want to die? At present, there are still people inside and outside the Governor's Mansion who have suffered injuries of varying severity and are wailing. Shouldn't they deal with the situation quickly and call in the medical officer for help?
At the moment, headed by Xu Fu, all the minor officials bowed to respond.
The group of people had just come out of the steward's house in a mess, and now they were lining up to go back. After a while, many servants came out with orders from their masters, and separately informed their colleagues on duty elsewhere to come to the General Manager's Mansion to flatter the new marshal.
Some of those who were notified rushed immediately, some tried to leave the city and rushed to Xuzhou to report, and some hid at home shivering.
However, in the evening, the local officials realized that this Zhao Wang Wanyan Honglie was obviously the kind of general who came from a military background and was dedicated to meritorious service on the battlefield, and was very unfamiliar with specific government affairs.
He asked about the location of the warehouse in the city, and only sent his elite cavalry to take over, but was not in a hurry to count the quantity of supplies. Instead, he was very concerned about the situation of the officers and soldiers left behind in the city, and called their officers to inquire about the city's defense arrangements.
Apart from this, he would not touch any correspondence or Qiangu books.
Everyone stayed with him until the evening. When the entire city's defense was under control, the newly signed grain shooting army and town defense army also gathered in the city's military camp, waiting to be gathered. He waved his hand:
"The war in the direction of Xuzhou is unknown, and there will be a lot of time to borrow from you all. Let's break up, and go and rest peacefully! I'll be done with the work in a few days, and I'll treat you all to a drink!"
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Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, and even Dao didn't dare to pretend that the prince was so kind to him. Dozens of people lined up in front of the hall and bowed to say goodbye. When he was about to leave, he saw several places in the city bursting into flames. Due to the direction of the wind, a puff of smoke billowed in and poured into the General Manager's Mansion. Guo Ning was caught off guard, choked several times, and coughed repeatedly.
This kind of fire is definitely not natural. Someone must have specially lit the firewood, and maybe even sprinkled grease to aid the combustion!
The subordinates who followed Guo Ning into the city were all alarmed. They all drew their swords in their hands and looked on guard.
Guo Ning had choked and coughed himself, and was secretly surprised. He turned sideways and lowered his voice and asked: "Why did four or five flames start at the same time? Lao Xu, what you did is a bit too much!"
Xu Wei sighed: "My lord, I only asked someone to set a fire, that is, the stable in the back of the steward's house. I also asked Ni Yi to keep an eye on it personally, so as not to let the fire spread..."
The two of them immediately understood what happened, and both started to curse.
Seeing the two dignitaries in the hall whispering to each other, their expressions became increasingly ugly, and several people who were saluting in the hall secretly screamed in pain.
Previously, the officials were detained and interrogated in the general manager's house. These few people were worried that their own manipulations in the money and grain books would be exposed, so they saw the opportunity and asked the servants to inform their families and quickly destroy the relevant records.
At this time, the news of the new official's appointment has not been publicly announced. Common people in Guide Mansion are spreading true and false news, and the atmosphere in the city is weird. The family didn't know what was going on, and they were afraid they wouldn't act quickly enough, so they simply set fire to avoid future troubles.
If one family does this kind of thing, two or three families will imitate it.
Guo Ning was just about to find an excuse to control these officials, so he asked Xu Jin to send people to set fire to them beforehand. Unexpectedly, Guo Ning thought of going to the same place as these people.
In an instant, there were blazing fires everywhere in Guide Mansion. The people's cries for help, the sound of gongs specially used to warn of fires and floods, and the noise of people running around were all heard; the longing figures of half of the city echoed the firelight in the night sky.
Guo Ning immediately dispatched people to put out the fire, but they were outsiders and would inevitably have difficulties in doing things. Fortunately, the officials were very cooperative for fear that the fire would spread and burn their belongings.
Guo Ning reorganized two thousand-man defense troops on the spot, opened up his treasury, and distributed rewards to encourage him. Xu Jin personally led them to work for more than two hours. Until the next morning, the fire was finally suppressed, and the restlessness in the city slowly subsided.
Ni Yi came back from outside and reported to Guo Ning in a low voice: "Using the search for arsonists as a cover, we arrested another 320 people, and they were all concentrated in the east side courtyard. Because some people resisted with weapons, others were killed. Hundreds of people. In addition to the two city walls, the key material storage and transportation points and city defense hubs determined before entering the city are already in our hands."
"Are there any casualties among our people?"
On this trip, Guo Ning brought with him a total of over two hundred fine cavalry. Except for the dozens of riders under Peng Yibin's command, the others were all his trusted followers who had attended military academies and had made meritorious service on the battlefield.
Ni Yi chuckled: "How can these people dare to confront the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court? Even if there is resistance, they are not our opponents. After a long time, none of our people died, and only three were injured, all of them minor injuries. One of them accidentally spooked his horse and was hit by burning wood while walking through the fire, burning his palm."
Guo Ning nodded: "You go and tell the soldiers secretly that you must be more careful at this time, cheer up and keep your mouth shut. If we succeed, everyone will be rewarded. If we fail, no one will do anything bad." , behead immediately."
"As commanded."
Ni Yizi went to remind his friends.
Guo Ning pretended to be King Zhao and took stock of the losses in the general manager's house overnight.
News from various places came back one after another. In total, a granary, a money bank, and two stables were burned, and the losses were very heavy. Another blacksmith's office directly under the Kaifeng Ordnance Administration, which specialized in providing weapons and armor for the army, was burned down. Even the officials and more than ten craftsmen in charge of this office were all burned to charcoal inside, leaving no one alive. See you.
A lot of supplies were lost, and the Ordnance Department in Kaifeng was also involved. This is no small matter. If Guo Ning is really the King of Zhao from Kaifeng, there is no guarantee that he will be able to make a big deal and ask for it, and then follow the clues to lead a string of people.
Of course he has no interest in doing so at the moment. He first took advantage of this loss to express his sorrow and cursed furiously for a while; then he ordered several key officials not to leave. They had been waiting in the general manager's house for the past few days, waiting for further questioning; finally, he asked Xu Jin to lead With the two newly formed thousands-man teams, they took over the city defense of the inner and outer cities.
At a time when the Xuzhou direction is fighting, taking over the rear central city defense has its own particularities. If Guo Ningruo did this as soon as he came up, it was inevitable that some people would have doubts, but now he was under the guise of cleaning up the officialdom and putting an end to villains, and even the officers promoted by Wanyanbi could not refute.
As for whether the two thousand-man teams could obey Xu Jin's command, Guo Ning was not worried at all.
The leader of the Ding Navy Recording Department is so smart and capable. It is really easy to control these local soldiers.
Around noon the next day, a group of cavalry rushed outside Guide Mansion from the west.
As they approached the city, they saw four closed gates and the city was heavily guarded. They were not far from the city gate when someone on the city shouted: "Who is coming?"
"The troops under the command of Captain Wanyan Wuli are marching thousands of servants, and they are the outpost of our army. Please enter the city!"
There was silence on the city for a moment, and a rope hung down, with a basket hanging on the rope.
The person who spoke before shouted again: "Where our duties are, we have to be on guard. Don't blame thousands of households! Please bring out the letter and seal so that we can go and inspect it."
The servant suddenly felt a little unhappy, but he also knew that military law was strict, so he put his own letter seal into the basket.
After a while, the city gate opened a small gap, and a group of soldiers came out and lined up. The person who spoke earlier held the seal in both hands and handed it back: "Qianhu, the seal has been inspected and is correct. However, you cannot enter the city."
