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After Zhang Qian left the Department of Administrative Affairs, he was immediately summoned by Guo Ning.

Guo Ning admired his military operations in several pastures on Beijing Road, and then asked him carefully about his impressions of generals such as Shi Tianying, Xue Ta Lahai, and Yang Jiezhi.

Just half a year ago, the navy set up a defense area of ​​nearly [-] military states, with tens of thousands of troops stationed in various places. Guo Ning can still know the characteristics of soldiers and horses in various places, and the pros and cons of equipment and training.As for the officers, he dare not say that he is familiar with every one of them, but Guo Ning basically has an impression of them all.Among them, those who had outstanding performance were mostly called back by him and trained in the military academy. Not only did they know their talents well, but they also had contact with each other.

However, after the end of the battle in Zhongdu, the Ding Navy accepted a total of more than [-] surrendered soldiers from the Beijing Road. In addition, there were no less than tens of thousands of soldiers of the Jin Army stationed in Zhongdu who surrendered one after another.

For these people, the soldiers must be selected and eliminated, and the strong and brave ones will be selected to be the main army, and the rest will be reduced to shady households.For its generals and leaders, it cannot be treated harshly.Because this generation is not only the leader of the army, but also the local tyrants, their surrender is due to the situation, and it does not mean that they have much recognition for the Ding Navy.

If Guo Ning wants to win their approval, he has to rely on hard work.Just as they want to win Guo Ning's trust, it is also impossible to do it overnight.

Guo Ning sent them to fight on Beijing Road, which was a process of testing and reviewing.And the judgment of officers like Zhang Qian on them has become an important reference for Guo Ning.

The two chatted carefully for a long time. After a long time, Zhang Qian was a little distracted.

Guo Ning knew that this was because Zhang Qian's troops were going to spend the winter in Wuqing. As the chief general, Zhang Qian also had to go through many military and political procedures and obtain permission to supplement military resources and soldiers.At this moment, his mind is full of the needs of the soldiers of the headquarters, and his mind is no longer in front of Guo Ning.

This is the simple and honest style of the former Ding Navy Department.Because everyone is very familiar with Guo Ning, there is no need to fake it. Both words and attitudes are very sincere.

It's not like the civil and military subordinates who have invested in the Marshal's Mansion in recent months...

Ordinarily, they also have their own tasks, and it is serious to do their own things well first, but there are always people who want to seize the opportunity of one or two o'clock to meet with Guo Ning.Sometimes there is nothing to say when we meet, just a few words of flattery, thinking that this will leave a little impression on Guo Ning.

To them, Guo Ning only maintains a polite attitude. Sometimes he invites them to meet, and sometimes makes them wait outside for a whole day. It all depends on Guo Ning's schedule. He doesn't think he still has to cater to others needs.

However, Xu Yu came here every day.

He will report on some developments in the capital, and also mention the recent incidents of civil and military officials.

This task should have been in Du Shisheng's hands.But Du Shisheng is a scholar after all, and he has a bookish anger that cannot be changed for decades.In other words, it is too cautious and unwilling to use force easily.

During the previous battle in Zhongdu, Monk Luo and others had already arrived in Zhongdu, but they did nothing for more than ten days.If Guo Ning had presided over the scene, he would have directly held the guard of a certain city gate in Zhongdu hostage and controlled the force secretly, so it would not have been delayed until the day when Shuhu Gaoqi rebelled.In the end, although Guo Ning's troops successfully rushed into the central capital, Monk Luo probably contributed more to it.

So after the war, Du Shisheng went to the Yidu Privy Council to preside over the meritorious service. It was the base of the Ding Navy for two years, and there were routines for all kinds of affairs, so it was not difficult to deal with them.The control of Zhongdu is currently in the hands of Xu Yu.

Xu Yu's methods have always been vicious, and she is only responsible to Guo Ning, and has never been subject to any legal scruples.

When he crossed the crowd and walked towards the main hall of the Marshal's Mansion, he was obviously smiling and his words were polite, which should make people feel refreshed, but many officials avoided him one after another, and no one dared to meet him face to face.Fortunately, the officers of the Ding Navy, who came and went in and out, were still very affectionate to this old friend in Tangluojian. A junior like Zhang Qian would inevitably have to nod and bow a few times.

If he wants to see Guo Ning, there is no need to notify him.

After Zhang Qian, Guo Ning was chatting with a senior official of Dushui Supervisor. When he saw him coming, he dealt with it in a few words and sent the official out.

Turning back, Guo Ning asked, "Your Jin, what do you say?"

"Nothing special. It's just that...Yang Chengzhi sent someone home to inform his family that he would drink at Jin Qing's house for the next few days, and asked his family to push off all the entertainment."

Guo Ning couldn't help laughing: "This stupid person... Fortunately, he is not too stupid."

"Mr. Jin Qing wants stable government affairs. Yang Chengzhi usually has a lot of contacts with people in the court on behalf of him, so it is inevitable that he was a little negligent. Fortunately, Mr. Jin Qing reminded him, and he understood."

Guo Ning pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "What you said is true. After the Mongols launched their Western Expeditions, messy things happened everywhere from northern Xinjiang to Liaodong. Zhongdu is hiding here, and it is much more sneaky. He is a serious scholar. , I can’t see it so clearly, but it’s not disloyal.”

Xu Yu repeatedly said yes, thinking that after returning home, Yang Chengzhi's name could be crossed out from a certain book.

His approval made Guo Ning visibly happy.

Guo Ning paced back and forth in the hall for a few steps, and said in a deep voice: "From this point of view, none of our own partners participated in it. From the beginning to the end, it was just a group of fish, shrimps, crabs and turtles who did not want to die. The next thing to do is to let them flop, flop for everyone to see!"

When Guo Ning was in the army of Wuyue Camp in Changzhou, he fought bloody battles with his companions every time he was born or died, and they were able to entrust their lives to each other.Later, he gathered a crowd to stand on his own, and went on campaigns in all directions. Brothers in Paoze also proved their loyalty on the battlefield.

However, with the continuous expansion of power, more and more people have invested in Dinghai, and there are more and more connections with Dinghai to form alliances or temporarily live in peace.

Are these people benevolent or malicious?Guo Ning is difficult to judge.

The Tie Guduo in his hand is invincible, but who can Tie Guduo use to hit anyone without distinguishing between friend and foe?Besides, he tried his best to put on a peaceful posture these days, because he had to give the scholars and common people a reliable impression, and they couldn't let them think that the commander-in-chief of the Ding Navy only knew how to kill.

Even if he has the foundation laid by Du Shisheng, has eyes and ears like Xu Wei, who can see the arrangement of many people in series, and can almost see that some people's malice has turned into substance, Iron Guduo still can't go down.

After all, Guo Ning is in Zhongdu.

Strictly speaking, the progress from Shandong to Zhongdu was beyond Guo Ning's expectations, and it was not the Ding Navy's own routine of building high walls, accumulating food, and working step by step in order to achieve success.This victory was too big and too sudden, so that Guo Ning suddenly became the focus of attention of the entire Dajin Kingdom.

As a result, every move of his regime has attracted the attention of all the people, and it is no longer the regime in the remote Shandong Province, where everything is only for practical benefits and no one cares about it.

Guo Ning doesn't want his family's career to go up and down. He wants to move forward steadily, so he has to have scruples.

Those vicious means of punishing without teaching can be used on small people, but they cannot easily be used on big people.Many deeds of private collusion with each other can make Guo Ning vigilant, but they cannot be brought to the table as a pain for these big shots.

After a few months, this situation made Guo Ning a little unhappy.

He even privately regretted that when he entered the central capital, he didn't take advantage of the chaotic situation to thoroughly cleanse the city from top to bottom.At that time, no one was killed, but now he is tied up, as if the vicious tiger is not going to prey, but is under various restraints.

These restraints come from the dying Dajin court, from countless officials and scholars, from Xijing Road, Hedong Road, Nanjing Road and even the more distant Jingzhao Mansion who still respect Dajin and ignore the Marshal's Mansion. There are countless local forces on the land of Yanlu Road, Yanyan Road, Qingyuan Road, and Fengxiang Road.

It even came from Yicai Chucai who always cherished feathers and valued the rules of the Marshal's Mansion.Yila Chucai is a rare talent in the world, but he may not have exactly the same ideas as Guo Ning in military and political affairs.

Therefore, Genghis Khan's Western Expedition turned out to be a good opportunity for Guo Ning.

He and Xu Yu have been exaggerating the influence of Genghis Khan's Western Expedition these days, deliberately creating a specific situation so that countless fish, shrimp, crabs and turtles will jump out to die.Only when they scrambled to jump out, Ding Haijun could justly return a river of blood.Only after the blood flowed into rivers can we throw away the burden and go into battle lightly.

Now it seems that in the past few days, certain forces are in full swing, and the dust is about to settle.

At this moment, a maidservant from the inner house rushed over and reported, "Your Majesty, Madam is about to give birth!"

According to Mrs. Wen's previous statement, the due date should be a while, but it turned out to be at this time?

Guo Ning's expression changed, and he suddenly became nervous.

He didn't care about discussing with Xu Yu any more, instead he stared at the maidservant and asked, "How's the situation?"