As soon as the words were spoken, Yelu Chucai smiled and said nothing.
Guo Ning shook his head and laughed.
The yard was very quiet, except for the cicadas on the big locust tree screaming desperately. Guo Ning and Yelu Chucai stood side by side, feeling a cool breeze blowing on their faces.
At each corner of the courtyard, there were several elite warriors with helmets and armor standing there, motionless as if they were statues, letting the sweat flow.
The inn itself is quite old, as it was once converted into a Taoist Wei Ling Temple, and there is a tall tower behind the main hall. On the high tower, the archers who were responsible for patrolling and looking out were all coming over to look down at the front yard.
Guo Ning raised his hand and pointed at them. An archer facing Guo Ning's line of sight seemed to have something on his mind, and he was so frightened that he took two steps back. His back hit the masonry tower, and a muffled thud could be heard far away. .
The archer hid behind the railing and never dared to show his head again. The archers on the other floors dispersed in a hurry and continued to look into the distance and look serious on duty.
Only behind the wall of the inner courtyard of the inn, the footsteps became increasingly dense. Obviously, those people wanted to move briskly, but there were so many people, and it didn't seem like they had done any pre-drills, so chaos was inevitable.
Yelu Chucai wanted to say something, but Guo Ning raised his hand to stop him and listened.
He has sharp ears and eyes, and he immediately heard someone whispering from behind the wall:
"Get in line! Line up the queue neatly! What will it look like when you swarm in later!" Someone spoke in a low voice and lacked energy. It was Wang Shixian.
"On such an occasion, don't you show your enthusiasm by rushing in? Look, I've even prepared wine! A happy event requires joy and drinking to celebrate!" Those who spoke like this were acting like a noble man all day long. , but Gao Xin has always been liked by Guo Ning.
"Keep your voice low! Mr. Jin Qing said we should line up. Gao Xin, stand in the back row. Go and invite Marshal Liu up! Others, please stop crowding. Mr. Jin Qing is still explaining to the Duke. Be quiet. !Quiet!"
"I am no longer a marshal. Don't talk nonsense..." The person who remained humble was Liu Erzu.
"Exactly! Stop making trouble, this is a serious time, maybe it will be recorded in the history books! If we don't do it right and anger the Duke, we will deal with them all under military law!"
The ones who were serious at this time were Han Xuan and Guo Zhongyuan.
"Bullshit! Guo Liulang would be so happy about this kind of thing! How could he be so angry? He really wants to use his military skills to smash him down, but I, Li Er, the central capital, are holding me back, let's see where he got his face!"
The only one who is not serious at any time and is seeking death with every word he speaks is Li Ting.
It is said that he should have arrived in Hebei a long time ago, firstly to appease the military households whose soldiers were killed or wounded, and secondly to dispatch the soldiers and horses for the expedition to Qinlong. I don’t know if he didn’t go back at all, or if he came back early.
As soon as he said this, several generals and prosecutors started to boo, and even the civil service team on the other side of the courtyard wall snickered.
"Shut up! Shut up! This is a big scene, don't try to act like a bastard!"
Finally, Monk Luo said hummingly, and everything outside instantly became quiet.
"It's a little too early."
Guo Ning listened to everyone's words and couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"I told everyone in Shandong that day that we should build walls high and store grain widely. After those six words, there was another sentence called "Slowly Become the King." How many years has passed? Are you in such a hurry? Wait until I get back. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to go to Zhongdu, order the Jurchen Emperor to abdicate, and go on stage to receive Zen in front of everyone?"
He walked twice under the locust tree with his hands behind his back, touched the green branches of the locust tree, and said: "A while ago, Liang Xunyi wrote to me, stating that from the Duke of Zhou to the King of Zhou, nine tins were given to him, and he was ordered to serve as the king. I think the emperor’s steps are very orderly.”
Having said this, he thought for a while: "By the way, Xu Ding probably means the same thing. I thought Mr. Jin Qing had the same idea as them."
Yelu Chucai stopped looking at Guo Ning and bowed his head slightly.
Guo Ning's power expanded so quickly, to a large extent, because he absorbed a large number of the civil service system of the Jin Kingdom, and recruited available people to fill the branches of Ding Haijun. If you take a step-by-step tour of Zhongdu, you will inevitably have to coordinate a lot with the old ministers of the former dynasty, and there will inevitably be some...
Interests must be divided and transferred, and even the treatment of the Wanyan royal family of the previous dynasty is relatively guaranteed.
The spokespersons of these former ministers are indispensable, Xu Ding and Yelu Chucai.
However, the function of speaking for the old officials of the previous dynasty was what Xu Ding relied on to establish himself in the new dynasty, but this was not the case for Yelu Chucai. In the Kingdom of Jin, he was just a scholar who had not yet become an official. His prestige and subordinates were accumulated bit by bit in the Ding Navy.
After the coup in Zhongdu, Guo Ning vaguely revealed that he did not want Yelu Chucai to get too close to the officials in Zhongdu, and Yelu Chucai immediately followed suit.
So now, he has very smoothly resumed his identity as the spokesperson of the former Ding Navy Department. This can represent this huge force that swept across half of the world from Hebei to Shandong, urging Guo Ning.
Sometimes Yelu Chucai really doesn't understand how a defeated soldier who rose from the grass has such a keen political vision, how can he discern the ups and downs of power in the court so clearly?
Maybe it really comes from heaven.
The person who has been sent from heaven should hurry to his rightful place. There will be no need to wait any longer when things fall into place.
Thinking in his mind, Yelu Chucai respectfully replied: "The current situation is like this, it's just a matter of following the current. To be honest with Zhou Guogong, it is safe to go to Zhongdu, but there are also some inappropriate places."
"Why is it inappropriate? Please explain the reason."
"My lord, you are a man who conquered the Central Plains through hundreds of battles. You are not a powerful man who made his fortune by bullying orphans and widows. My lord will live and die on the battlefield, seizing power from the hands of heroes. For several years, you have won and conquered, and governed the country." , was able to calm down the turmoil and win the hearts of hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians. Now that I will ascend the great treasure, it is definitely not due to the gift or transfer of the Jurchen Wanyan family, but the people's hearts and minds of countless people and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the world."
"This makes sense, but it's still a little too fast."
Guo Ning insisted: "This kind of thing should be done in a showy way. We occasionally have to deal with the various tribes and tribes in the Northeast and border areas under the banner of the Jurchens. There are fewer steps to make concessions and concessions, and we have to deal with the outside world. The rumors haven't spread yet... Do the many local chiefs and town generals find it a bit strange? Will they have any dissatisfaction?"
Yelu Chucai smiled: "What should be done will be arranged naturally. I have not been busy these days in vain. If anyone really has a different intention, it will be his own death. It is just convenient for us to remove impurities from the new dynasty. "
"this……"
"My lord, please don't forget what you said just now. Follow the people's will and the heaven and earth will work together."
"Hey!"
Guo Ning stood under the locust tree, took a few deep breaths, and thought again.
This thing really fell into place. His subordinates have been communicating in private recently, and they didn't hide it from him seriously, and he has already noticed it. At this moment, Guo Ning had a lot to say and a lot of emotions to express, but there was no need for that.
Guo Ning patted the locust tree and straightened his back.
He pressed the handle of the golden knife at his waist and said in a deep voice: "You are looking for a good place. I heard that it was here that Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, was surrounded by yellow robes and became an emperor. .”
Yelu Chucai bowed: "Exactly."
"So, where is my yellow robe? It should be ready, right? Get it quickly, don't wait for me!"
Yelu Chucai was overjoyed and waved his arms to signal.
The next moment, the middle door of the inn was pushed open with a bang. No less than dozens of important generals and ministers rushed in without any queue. Everyone looked ecstatic and shouted loudly: "Dong Zhou becomes the emperor!"
