choke element

Chapter 688 The Sinner

Guo Ning stood in the room, staring at the map on the wall for a long time.

This map is an engraved military product. According to contemporary customs, many horizontal and vertical willow text descriptions are embedded in the gaps of the map to make up for the lack of image standards.Because the right side of the picture is the sea, according to the engraving craftsman's preference, additional graphics of sea monsters and even koi were printed.

In fact, Guo Ning would rather remove all these text descriptions, and draw the images more accurately.For this reason, he has specially confessed.But in the end, the finished products from the bookstores under the Hongwen Institute and the Secretary Supervisor still look like this, and even in order to conform to the habits of contemporary people, the several rivers and roads that Guo Ning determined to extend diagonally were pulled to Hengping upright.

This is the power of getting used to it, even if Guo Ning is quite sure that this is wrong, but when we meet, can we still go to the bookstore and tell the engraving craftsmen one by one?There has to be a trade-off, and some requirements can only be slowly subtle, and even wait for the conditions to mature.

Guo Ning looked at it for a while, stretched out his finger, and tapped a position on the map.

"According to the results of interrogating Pu Sanduan's party members, it is nonsense to say that Pu Sanduan used the relationship of Pu Sanduan's smuggling caravan at sea to persuade Lin Zhen and others. Pu Sanduan is just an old and useless How can he still have prestige and appeal? Who else can he bluff? Only the Jurchens in Central Capital still think of him as something!"

Li Yun, who was accompanying him, asked, "Marshal, what does the Marshal mean, that King Sui contributed more and was more involved in the whole matter?"

Guo Ning nodded:

"It's not easy for outsiders to reach out to my Dinghai. The soldiers have been treated well in the past two years, and their spirits are also high. People at sea are more thoughtful, but they have a wider vision and are more shrewd. People like Lin Zhen Gang Leader, even if he is greedy for profit, how should he know that Dinghai has a bright future and there are many opportunities for him to reap benefits... If the benefits are not too great and the confidence given to him is too great, why would he rebel?"

"Therefore, it must be that King Sui sent powerful people to come forward and impress them with great benefits and unquestionable future prospects."

Guo Ning chuckled a few times: "Our navy is thriving day by day, but the Kingdom of Jin has dominated the territory for a hundred years, and there are always people who have special expectations for them."

"In that case, Marshal, do we have to think of ways to eliminate the influence of the Jurchens as much as possible in the capital city? This may require the intervention of the Recording Department and the Metropolitan Inspection Department." Li Yun said cautiously.

He has also followed Guo Ning for several years, and he knows that Guo Ning looks rough and fierce, but he is actually extremely talented in political balance and employment.For example, when Guo Ning came to the vicinity of Zhigu Village at this moment, he was clearly trying to force Yira Chucai to get rid of his burdens, to push forward the situation with all his heart, and to stop being a good person with all his heart.

As for Li Yun's left and right department system, it focuses on business contacts and the wooing and utilization of external forces, but it is not suitable for involving the internal operations of the Ding Navy site.The influence of the left and right divisions is already huge. Taking a step forward may benefit one's own power for a while, but in the long run, it will inevitably arouse Guo Ning's fear and cause disaster.

Guo Ning didn't seem to care about his caution, he just shook his head and said:

"In the city of Zhongdu, there is no need to worry too much. We always use force to suppress. If the Jurchens make a fuss, they will die; Why did people enter Zhongdu on a large scale? Most of the time, the fleet turned back when it arrived in Tongzhou, and the influence of the Jurchens in Zhongdu City could not reach the fleet at all. I think the key should be here..."

Guo Ning tapped the location on the map again.

"Chuzhou?"

"Chuzhou, the area around Gaoyou Army and Xuyi Army." Guo Ning sighed, and turned to look at Li Yun: "Recently, some people have been arrested in Zhigu Village and asked for some confessions. After comparison, I know one thing The thing is, the leaders of the rebellion in Zhongdu, one counts as one, and they all gathered near Chuzhou a while ago."

"That should be to meet the grain ships? Previously, the Southern Song Dynasty blocked our grain trade, and many grain merchants' fleets smuggled north along the canal."

"Precisely to meet the food, we used more than 40 large and small ships from sixteen leaders to sail between Chuzhou and Haizhou Linhong Town day and night, and went back and forth four or five times. The one who was called by Wang Shixian to Zhongdu , these sixteen leaders, twelve of them participated in the rebellion. Therefore, there must be something wrong in the area of ​​Chuzhou."

Li Yun also stood in front of the map and gestured with his hand:

"This area is bounded by Sizhou Quchang under the control of Nanjing Road in the west, and Xuyi Quchang in the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty; Hongze is separated from the north, which is the area controlled by Liu Erzu, the former department of the Red Coat Army, and Huaichang in the Song Dynasty in the south. The east is set up with envoys; while the Huangshuiyang in the east is where the sea fleet is intensively traveling, so the situation is bound to be complicated. Perhaps King Sui's manpower will use the Sizhou market as a starting point to go deep into this area, and then through some kind of opportunity, Some people in the fleet were bought."

"Yes."

Guo Ning returned to his seat:

"After there is a new emperor in the capital city, King Sui must be in full swing to build another Jin Kingdom. For this reason, they must cooperate with the Southern Dynasty and put pressure on us in all directions. Our trade with the Song Kingdom , cannot be stopped no matter what, but if King Sui continues to infiltrate our fleet, or cause other troubles, it will be equally unbearable."

"So, we have to find a way to try to remove some strongholds on Nanjing Road that exert influence on us..." Li Yun thought for a while and continued: "Afterwards, we have to figure out what is the connection between King Sui and the Southern Song Dynasty. The extent of their influence, through which channels their influence will be exerted, and what kind of influence will follow-up have on us.”

"Exactly." Guo Ning nodded: "The affairs in the north these days, including the contact with the Northeast mainland, let Jinqing take more care of you. You have to pay more attention to the Southern Dynasty. It just happened that King Sui bought our fleet. First, regarding the rebellion, as the special envoy of the Dinghai Navy, you will go to Chuzhou to put pressure on the local Song officials. If conditions permit, it is best to go to Lin'an again."

"As ordered."

"The leaders of the fleet, I have caught a group of suspicious people these days. But if we really investigate strictly, we will probably find out that those leaders were smuggling in private. There are many big things ahead. There is no need for shame. Holding them all the time may cause the hearts of ordinary sailors in the fleet to shake. So, tomorrow I will release them all."

"Then I'll have a trial overnight to see if I can get any useful information."

"No need." Guo Ning laughed: "Zhou Keshan has already figured out a way to commit a crime, and got involved with those gang leaders. He is a smart man, and he will definitely find out something in a day or two."

Just at this point, the attendant outside reported: "Marshal, Zhou Keshan is asking to see you."

"Huh? Did you succeed so quickly? How long has it been?" Guo Ning was a little surprised, and immediately let him in.

Zhou Keshan's body and face were still dirty, and he strode into the hall: "Marshal, it was not King Sui who instigated the rebellion, but a person from the Song Kingdom."

(End of this chapter)