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As soon as the words were spoken, Yelu Chucai smiled and said nothing.

Guo Ning shook his head and laughed too.

The courtyard was very quiet, only the cicada on the big locust tree was screaming desperately.Guo Ning and Yelu Chucai stood side by side, feeling the cool breeze blowing on their faces.

In each of the four corners of the courtyard, there were several elite warriors with helmets and armour, standing still, as if they were statues, despite the sweat flowing.

The post station itself has been around for some years, because it was once converted into a Taoist temple of Wei Ling, and there is a tall tower behind the main hall.On the high tower, the archers who were in charge of patrolling and watching all gathered together to look down at the front yard.

Guo Ning raised his finger and pointed at them. The archer who was looking at Guo Ning, Yue Mo, had a ghost in his heart, and took two steps back in fright.His back hit the masonry tower, and a muffled sound could be heard from 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 station, the footsteps became more and more dense.Obviously, those people wanted to move briskly, but there were too many people, and it didn't seem like they had done a drill beforehand, so it was inevitable to be chaotic.

Yelu Chucai wanted to say something, Guo Ning raised his hand to stop him, and listened attentively.

He has sharp eyes and ears, and 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 big happy event requires joy and drinking to celebrate!" He spoke like a noble man all day long. , but has always been very fond of Gao Xin by Guo Ning.

"Keep your voice down! Mr. Jin Qing said to line up, Gao Xin, you stand in the back row, yo, go and invite Marshal Liu up! Don't crowd the others, Mr. Jin Qing is still explaining to the Duke, be quiet !Quiet!"

"I'm not a marshal anymore, don't talk nonsense..." The one who kept being modest was Liu Erzu.

"Exactly! Don't make trouble, this is a serious time, maybe it will be included in the history books! If it doesn't go well and angers the Duke, everyone will be dealt with by military law!"

At this time, Han Xuan and Guo Zhongyuan were still serious.

"Damn! This kind of thing, Guo Liulang is so happy! How could he be angry? He really wants to use military law to smash it down, and I, Li Er, the capital, will stand up to it. Let's see where he is!"

Li Ting is the only one who is not serious at any time and kills every word.

Ordinarily, he should have arrived in Hebei a long time ago, firstly to appease the military households with casualties, 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.

When he said this, several generals, prosecutors, and others would boo, and even the civilian team leading the other side of the courtyard wall snickered.

"Shut up! Shut up! This is a big scene, you're going to make a fool of yourself!"

In the end, Monk Luo buzzed, and the outside became quiet for an instant.

"It's a little too early."

Guo Ning listened to everyone's words, and couldn't help smiling bitterly:

"I told everyone in Shandong that day that we should build walls high and accumulate grain widely. After those six words, there was another sentence called "reigning king slowly." How many years have passed? Are you in such a hurry? In the Central Capital, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to order the Jurchen Emperor to abdicate, and to stand on the stage and receive meditation under the eyes of all the people?”

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.”

Speaking of this, he thought for a while: "By the way, Xu Ding should have the same meaning. I thought that Mr. Jin Qing would have the same idea as them."

Yelu Chucai didn't look at Guo Ning, but bowed his head slightly.

Guo Ning's power expanded so quickly, to a large extent, because he absorbed a large number of Jin's civil service system, recruited available people, and filled the branches of Dinghai.If you walk in the central capital step by step, you will inevitably have to coordinate a lot with the old officials of the former court, and it is inevitable that some interests will have to be divided and transferred, and even the treatment of the Wanyan royal family of the former court will be relatively guaranteed.

The spokespersons of these former ministers, Xu Ding and Yelu Chucai are indispensable.

However, the function of speaking for the old ministers of the previous dynasty is the reliance of Xu Ding to gain a foothold in the new dynasty, but this is not the case for Yelu Chucai.In the Kingdom of Jin, he was just an unofficial scholar, his prestige and subordinates were accumulated little by little in the Ding Navy.

After the Zhongdu coup, 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 status as the spokesperson of the old navy department.This was able to represent this huge military force from Hebei to Shandong, and then swept half of the world, urging Guo Ning.

Sometimes Yelu Chucai really didn't understand how a rout soldier who rose from the grass had such a keen political vision, how could he distinguish the ups and downs of power in the court so clearly?

Maybe it really came from God.

The person who descended from the sky should hurry to the position where he should be, and it will be a matter of course, so there is no need to wait any longer.

Thinking in his heart, Yelu Chucai replied respectfully: "The situation is like this, just go with the flow. Don't hide it from Zhou Guogong, it is safe to go to Zhongdu, but there are also some inappropriate places."

"Why is it inappropriate? Tell me the reason."

"Guo Gong, you are a man who conquered the Central Plains after hundreds of battles, not a rich man who started his fortune by bullying orphans and widowed mothers. Guo Gong decided to live and die on the battlefield, and seized power in the hands of the heroes; , so it can calm the turmoil and win the hearts of hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians. Now the great treasure is not due to the gift or transfer of the Jurchen Wanyan family, but the hearts of countless people and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the world."

"That's a good idea, but it's still a bit faster."

Guo Ning insisted: "This kind of thing has to be put on display anyway. We occasionally have to use the banner of the Jurchens to deal with the tribes and tribes in the northeast and border areas. There are fewer steps to make three words and three concessions. The wind has not let go... will the many local chiefs and towns feel a little awkward? Will there be any dissatisfaction?"

Yelu Chucai smiled: "What should be done will naturally be arranged. I have not been busy these days. If someone really has a different heart, it will be their own death. It is just convenient for us to remove impurities from the new dynasty. "

"This……"

"Duke, don't forget your own words just now. Follow the people's hearts, and naturally the heaven and the earth work together."

"Hey!"

Guo Ning stood under the locust tree, took a few deep breaths, and thought again.

This is indeed a matter of course.The subordinates have been connecting together in private recently, and they didn't really hide it from him, and he had already noticed it.At this moment, Guo Ning has a lot of things in his heart that he wants to say, and a lot of emotions that he wants to express, but there is no need.

Guo Ning patted the locust tree and straightened his waist.

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's my yellow robe? It should be ready, right? Get it up quickly, don't keep me waiting!"

Yelu Chucai was overjoyed, and quickly waved his arms to signal.

The next moment, the middle door of the inn was pushed open with a bang.No fewer than dozens of important generals and ministers rushed in without a queue.Everyone showed ecstasy and shouted loudly: "Duke Zhou is the emperor!"