Guo Ning took a newspaper from the guard and handed it to Qiu Huiluo:
"The news is that Ah Shu gathered hundreds of thousands of people in Wushabao, and many Mongolian poor people killed hundreds or thousands of their own families to defect to them. We have been fighting in the south recently, attracting the attention of the Mongolian people. Attention, Ah Shu took this ragtag group of people and took the opportunity to make a surprise attack on the western border of Huanzhou, where the Wuxian Ulugu group of the Jin Kingdom lived."
"Wuxian Ulugu Herding Station? That place was Sejong...the richest among the seven herds during the reign of Sejong of the previous dynasty. Compared with them, us frontier forts were like beggars. I remember the second year of Da'an At that time, the Mongols broke up the herds and captured more than 30,000 war horses..."
Guo Ning signaled Qiu Huiluo to read the newspaper first: "Of course there are not so many horses now. Only the cattle and sheep of the Golden Family are there. It is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of them, and now they are all in the hands of this guy Lu Shu. . If we send troops to go north, as long as we get this batch of cattle and sheep, it will be enough for everyone to eat for a year."
"this……"
Qiu Huiluo looked at the newspapers and felt happy at first, then looked up at Guo Ning, frowning and saying nothing.
After a while, he asked:
"When did Ah Shu have such ability?"
"The Mongols control the grasslands with thousands of feudal households, and they are distributed at every level, like an arm and a finger. How come there are so many Mongolians surrounding him?"
"Even if Genghis Khan is not here, Mongolia's control over the grassland has weakened. But many families of the Golden Family are still there, and I heard that there is a steady stream of foreigners rushing to the grassland from the Western Regions. How come those Mongolian Nayans Will you sit back and watch the ranch be attacked?”
After a pause, he frowned and asked again: "Is this news true or false? Your Majesty, this boy Zhao Xuan may not be reliable in his work. Don't trust him too much."
Qiu Huiluo is Zhao Xuan's direct boss, and he knows that Zhao Xuan has been a little disgraced recently because of Lu Shu's fall. What he said was not to suppress, but rather to protect.
Guo Ning shook his head: "It's not Zhao Xuan's people who sent the news. It's Xu Xuan's people from the Recording Department."
"He also reached out to the grassland?" Qiu Huiluo was surprised.
Everyone knows that the entire process of Guo Ning's career was inseparable from the efforts of Xu Jin, the recorder.
This hotel manager in Tangluoli, Hebei Province, who smiles all day long, seems to rarely appear among the senior officials of the Zhou regime. But anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story knows that this person has great power and is by no means a good man or woman.
Not to mention the officials sent by the imperial court to Shandong back then, even if there were merchants in Zhongdu who competed with Ding Haijun, or even if they were backed by a certain nobleman, if their methods were slightly out of line after a few rounds, the shopkeeper might be discovered. Suddenly disappears and is never seen again.
After those people disappeared, the government went to investigate. However, no one is seen alive, and no body is seen dead. Looking back along the biggest suspect, behind him is first the solemn figure of Xu Jin, and finally the evil tiger sitting in a huge town with powerful soldiers. Who dares to continue to investigate?
From this point of view, Guo Ning's side is full of good people who make people disappear.
On the other hand, from Dinghaijun to Dazhou, officials under Guo Ning have always followed the frivolous style of their master, often going deep into the tiger's den and acting alone. But after taking stock over the past few years, it turns out that the number of people who died because of this is actually not that many.
Because these officials have both courage and support.
Relying on continuous investment in the intelligence system, Da Zhou has a plan. The personnel dispatched are usually familiar with the underlying situation and can respond to various emergencies and be fully prepared. During Lu Shu's trip, there was a caravan as cover and Zhao Xuan to attract attention. Most of the journey was at the Qianhu controlled by Yeli Yasi Qianhu, who was friendly to him.
And because they have no scruples in their own affairs and are accustomed to letting their enemies "disappear", they also have plans to deal with various undercover methods. Many times, what appears to be a two-person White Arowana suit is actually ten or a hundred times more manpower that can be mobilized to cover and respond, and the reaction speed is also extremely fast.
Just like after Lu Shu disappeared, Zhao Xuan immediately eased the relationship with Belgutai, using the continued trade income as bait to urge him to find ways to fish people on the grasslands; he also used the trade income as bait to force Yeli Ya to Si mobilized a considerable amount of manpower to directly trace the traces, even killing people along the way.
When two thousand households in Belgutai and Yeligas offered high rewards, there was no news at all. This matter was handled by more than just the military. Guo Ning, who was patrolling the border, immediately dispatched the Mongolian auxiliary troops to go north to disrupt. Under their cover, there were hidden clues accumulated by the Recording Department over the past few years. They launched one after another and opened a large network to transmit information on the grassland.
After all, Lu Shu was the emperor's brother-in-law, a close relative of the Tian family, and the Duke of the Zhou Dynasty. The Recorder did this for a reason.
However, according to the original plan, these hidden stakes and hidden lines are all precious and should not be used at this time. Moreover, the communication channels between hidden stakes have always been inoperable due to the wandering habits of the grassland tribes. About ten days ago, I heard that Lu Shu was in his hometown of Wushapu, and then the news stopped.
It seems that Lu Shu is quite slippery, and he was able to wander so far in just a few days. But his crazy running around really caused a lot of trouble for his colleagues in the Department of Records of Da Zhou.
More than one person has complained in the documents circulating within the Recording Department’s intelligence system, saying that they don’t know what kind of ghost this kid bumped into on the grassland, and they don’t know whether he is smart or stupid.
Now that he has the ability to go all the way north, he can find a way to move south. If he rushes three to five hundred miles in one breath, everyone will be able to catch up. The task will be completed and he will be safe... Isn't this good?
It's better than now, with so many people risking their lives to accompany a young upstart to fool around, and seeing a war break out in the prairie, and we only have one person to look at!
These kind of words immediately made Xu Jin angry.
He knew that there were many foreigners in his intelligence system, so Hu Feng had always been very powerful and rarely talked about Han'er's loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice. Therefore, after Lu Shu's action was exposed, some people felt that it was not worth it.
But Hu'er felt it was not worth it, but it did not mean that the Han people would agree with this idea. After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty was a Han regime, and the emperor used force to suppress the Hu people. But facing the Central Plains, the righteousness of governing the country with virtue cannot be lost, and loyalty and filial piety must still be respected!
Since the emperor came to the throne, he has done too many things to pursue practical interests, which has had a bad impact on the atmosphere of the court. Therefore, from time to time, he needs to take some measures that are in line with the Confucian officials' concept of right and wrong. Lu Shu's risky trip to northern Xinjiang was an act of filial piety on behalf of the emperor, and a subtle move by the emperor to balance the ethos of the government and the public.
Not to mention the chaos of fighting that followed, it was the emperor who pushed the situation along.
Therefore, anyone who questions Lu Shu's trip is tantamount to questioning the emperor.
How important is the intelligence system, and how strict are the constraints? In many rules and regulations, the first thing is to execute the orders to the letter and never be self-righteous!
Xu Jin would not allow his subordinates to commit suicide like this.
The secret spy leader made a special trip from Jinshan to the direction of Jinlianchuan. On the one hand, he urged the investigation, and on the other hand, he also calmed people's hearts and encouraged morale. But when it comes to the whereabouts of Lu Shu, no matter how powerful he is, what can he do with the vast grassland? When I went to Jinlianchuan, I could only sit there.
On the contrary, Guo Ning heard about this situation and wrote a special letter to Xu Jin a few days ago, telling him that he did not need to force the result, but he must ensure the safety of his hidden stakes and hidden lines, and not be stingy with rewards.
What's interesting is that when Xu Jin stopped forcing, another piece of news came out from the depths of the grassland.
The content of the news is what Guo Ning has said now.
In fact, let alone Qiu Huiluo, Guo Ning himself felt that the situation on the grassland had changed like this, which was really ridiculous.
This ridiculous situation started about a month ago.
At that time, two thousand households in Belgutai and Yeliyasi each posted rewards to find the missing nobles of the Central Plains. For a time, people on the grassland were excited.
In fact, although the reward was generous, there were many cattle and horses on the grassland, so it shouldn't have been so noisy. The problem is that since Genghis Khan launched the Western Expedition, all tribes in the grasslands have been in poverty. Everyone knows that the only benefits of trade with the Central Plains are all in the hands of a few powerful families.
Unfortunately, these thousands of households do not ask for anything from outsiders. Ordinary people who want to attach themselves to them and eat scraps have no chance.
It's rare for two thousand households to jump on the bandwagon, so how can anyone else be inactive?
If you seize this opportunity, you will get more than just cattle and sheep? Maybe the whole tribe can turn around!
At present, countless people are running around looking for him, as if they are looking for their biological father on the grassland.
The first to discover the clues were a down-and-out old Mongolian shepherd, Kunbuha, and his captain Abul, who had lost his arm and could no longer go to the battlefield.
(End of chapter)
