The courtyard is not big, so many people rushed in at once and immediately surrounded Guo Ning.
Yelu Chucai respected his identity and was unwilling to follow the crowd and make trouble. He finally squeezed out of the crowd, his head was covered with sweat, and the corners of his robe were stepped on.
Looking back at the depths of the crowd, I couldn't find Guo Ning at all, and I didn't know who was holding up a yellow robe. Many people laughed and urged: "My lord, put it on quickly!"
Someone else kept correcting his companion: "It should be called Long Live! Your Majesty! It should be called Emperor of Zhou Dynasty!"
Yelu Chucai was a serious Confucian scholar, proficient in classics. Even if the soldiers had to create a yellow robe at Chenqiaoyi, he had planned a very solemn process in advance. As a result, things ended up like this.
He covered his forehead and couldn't help shaking his head. He couldn't help but laugh at himself: In the final analysis, I thought too much. The political atmosphere established by the military will inevitably appear more vigorous and simple.
Zilu said: "The king of Wei waits for his son to become a leader, and the son will make fun of him first?" Confucius said: "It must also be a rectification of the name."
For a political power, being just and justified is the prerequisite for long-term stable rule. Not to mention this little chaos, even if it goes too far, such a scene is still necessary.
In the past few years, Guo Ning's choices on the battlefield were indeed radical, but his political actions were actually very stable. He never forced the Dajin court to do whatever he wanted. His promotion of official position and the expansion of Ding Haijun's power were all natural results after turning the tide for Dajin.
Although the imperial court was wary of this military group, the thousands of people under the rule of Jin who had their heads turned to the earth and their backs to the sky had no such insight.
In the eyes of countless civilians, Guo Ning was a commander with great military achievements, who deserved to be promoted all the way to the position of Duke; he was also a loyal minister of Dajin, and he was also quite legendary.
Since the people do not think otherwise, many backlashes have been avoided. Along the way, Guo Ning took over the prestige and power that the Jin Dynasty had surrendered, calmly digesting everything he gained, and then continued to expand his power step by step.
By the time the Kaifeng court was pacified with overwhelming force, and it was about to sweep across the entire territory of Dajin, the power of the Ding navy was so huge that it completely filled the old framework of Dajin. The system of the Jin Dynasty has become an empty cocoon inside.
At this time, Ding Haijun emerged from his cocoon, announcing the rise of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the people of the world naturally cheered and supported him. For most of them, the people in charge have not changed at all, but the flag has changed color.
However, the subordinates in the inner circle of the army and Dinghai Navy had much more radical ideas than Guo Ning about how to break out of the cocoon. ..
Because the establishment of the new dynasty was the result of the bloody battles of these people. When it comes time to harvest the fruits, they must use a clear move to tell everyone that the newly established Zhou Dynasty is a regime with warriors at its core. Only in this way can they ensure that the warriors get the most fruits.
Of course, warriors are rough, so this principle is probably a vague concept in their minds, and not everyone may think clearly about it.
But none of them wanted to watch Guo Ning return to Zhongdu, and then make progress, wear gorgeous clothes in the court, sing, chant, and beat, and sit as an emperor.
For Guo Ning, it seemed to have wiped out the prestige of immediately conquering the world; for the soldiers, it also weakened the close emotional connection they had gained by following Guo Ning through bloody battles.
They hope that Guo Ning will take advantage of the momentum of victory on the battlefield and that Guo Ning will take office surrounded by old brothers and partners.
There is no need to wait any longer, Duke Zhou will ascend the throne as emperor in Kaifeng.
When the Emperor of Zhou led his army back to Zhongdu, he asked the Jurchen puppet emperor to come out of the city and kowtow to welcome him!
Such thoughts are so strong that even Yelu Chucai can only push the boat along, while Xu Ding, the right prime minister in Zhongdu, may be a little embarrassed and needs to hurry up for a while.
However, Guo Ning is not disgusted with this.
Even though the scene was chaotic, the soldiers' feelings for their commander were sincere; just as Guo Ning's feelings for the soldiers were as sincere.
In the future, Guo Ning will always be called a loner, but now, he is happy to use such a scene to make everyone happy.
After all, he himself came from a rough background, so why should he forcefully conform to the rules laid out by the big shots and put on a formal coat?
Even if some things are necessary, they can be painted over afterwards, but Guo Ning himself will not be willing to be restricted. Dazhou rose up on the corpse of Dajin. To a certain extent, he was the successor of Dajin, but he was also not restricted by Dajin or even any old rules.
Back then, Zhao Kuangyin was surrounded by warriors here and wore yellow robes, and then he had a glass of wine to release his military power. His descendants have always conspired with the scholar-bureaucrats and spared no effort to suppress the warriors. It was natural for the Song Dynasty to do this, but Guo Ning would never do this, and the political power he wanted would not allow such a trend.
Guo Ning's Zhou regime relied on the army as its backbone, hundreds of thousands of military households and millions of private households as its base, and government or private trade as its source of money. In terms of military force and financial resources, they are almost on a par with the remaining bureaucracy of Dai Jin, and each has its own irreplaceable role.
So Guo Ning really didn't mind the chaotic scene in front of him.
He glanced at Yelu Chucai from afar from the crowd, who was stroking his beard and smiling, and stretched out his hand to wave, but Yelu Chucai didn't see it. But Guo Ning knew that no matter what the situation was at this time, under the control of this leader of civil servants, the news finally released to the outside world would be solemn, soul-stirring, and very ceremonial.
People all over the world must have seen it and praised it, saying that this move contains profound meaning, can fully demonstrate the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, and is full of the sacred feeling of destiny!
The next moment, Guo Ning had a yellow robe on his shoulders and was mounted on a horse surrounded by several subordinates. The civil servants in the outer circle all knelt down and kowtowed meticulously, but most of the generals still shouted happily: "The Duke of Zhou is the emperor! Long live the Emperor of Zhou! Hahaha!"
These people are so unruly.
There was no way, just a few years ago, some of the Yuan Congzhong generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty were deserters, some were bandits, some were salt sellers, and some were water thieves. Who would have thought at that time that the grass-roots team would become a team of steel and iron? Who would have thought at that time that so many people died on the battlefield, but they were the only ones who survived and could share the glory of the founding of the country?
Guo Ning looked at their cheerful faces and couldn't help but laugh. While smiling, he talked to the person in front of him.
"Li Erlang, get out of the way, you are so damn loyal, I know! You sprayed saliva on the yellow robe! Master Huifeng, please pull him away! Oh, be careful, this guy's burn has not healed, don't Touching his wound..."
The shouts in the courtyard spread to the outside world, and Ni's whole body felt hot, with steam rising from his head. He ran back and forth extremely nervously, ordering the guards not to be restless and to strictly observe their posts.
Outside the inn, Zhao Jue did not know when he brought tens of thousands of troops and stopped outside Chenqiao Town.
At the height of the military formation, there was a huge hot air balloon floating. The soldiers on the hot air balloon took the lead in dancing and gesturing downwards, and then the shouts from the inn came.
The soldiers did not understand why Zhao Jue suddenly dispatched troops. Until now, the shouts were heard, everyone was restless, and then they all looked at Zhao Jue.
Zhao Jue nodded slightly.
Under the leadership of the officers, bursts of cheers broke out in the military formation.
Although Guo Ning vigorously established military schools, in just two or three years, school education could not cover grassroots soldiers. Most of the soldiers could not even read a few words and may not understand the significance of changing dynasties. But after they shouted a few times, they understood what Zhou Guogong's becoming emperor meant to them.
Duke Zhou became emperor, and the Kingdom of Jin ceased to exist.
From now on, Zhou Guogong Guo Ning will be the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the most powerful person in the vast land of the Central Plains, Hebei, Northeast, and Qinlong. Then, the fields and shelters that Duke Zhou has given to everyone, and the dividends obtained from maritime trade as promised by Duke Zhou, are confirmed and can be passed down to the family with confidence!
No one can take away all the benefits! I will no longer be forced by the court to fight on an empty stomach!
Isn't this the best thing in the world?
More and more people are thinking of this. They cheer for Dazhou and its emperor, and they also cheer for their own family's future and a stable meal for their wives and children. The noise in the military formation became louder and louder, like thunder rolling into the sky.
On the road south of Chenqiao Town, Wanyan Xielie and Yilapua both heard cheers.
They lead the Jurchen soldiers and their families under Kaifeng City. According to Guo Ning's order, these people will be dispersed and resettled to fill the military household and shadow household system of the Ding Navy. Chen Qiaoyi's cheers fell on the ears of the Jurchens, which was particularly uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do about it.
No one gave orders, and everyone slowed down, hoping to slowly arrive at Chenqiaoyi after the cheers passed.
Some people in the queue sobbed softly, and many more were completely numb.
(End of this volume)
