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Chapter 382 Allies

When Xu Ding left the Hall of Renzheng, the sun was already westward.

The red sun shines on the earth, and falls on the palace roofs with green glazed tiles, and on the vermilion walls, doors, columns, and windows, and also on the bucket cores and foreheads painted with green paintings and decorated with gold, shining brightly. Dazzling light.

He stayed in the Hall of Renzheng for too long, it was almost time for the palace gate to close, and the servants of the brigade were gathering in the direction of the Gate of Renzheng from all over the hall.As for the generation of the East Drum Tower that Xu Ding had just walked through, several side doors of introspection and inner prison are being closed one after another, and the sound of pushing heavy palace doors can be heard everywhere.

Across the back door of the Da'an Hall, Xu Ding could hear the guards of the brigade and the Wuwei Army of the Shang Shubing Department changing their defenses.The sound of the generals shouting orders, and the sound of the soldiers' leather boots trampling on the ground rang together.

Xu Ding is the newly appointed Shangshu Youcheng.In terms of official position, he is already on par with his father, Xu Chiguo, who controlled the government back then.As the prime minister, he can enter and leave the palace at will, and the situation in front of him seems to be no different from what he has seen in the past.

It has been 28 years since Xu Ding was promoted to Jinshi and became an official in the 25th year of Dading.Starting from Emperor Sejong known as Xiao Yaoshun, he served four emperors. Because of his father Xu Chiguo and himself, his official career fluctuated three times.

Every time he was relegated, he was able to recover from the fall.And every time he recovers, the result will always be to continue to be relegated.

Most of the ministers of Qianji who served the Great Jin Kingdom were like this.Xu Zhiguo is like this, and so is Xu Ding himself.

Every time there is trouble, the Jurchens always need a group of officials who can do things to stand in front of them to endure hardships and bear infamy.And when the matter came to an end, the imperial court found another excuse to push the people who did the work to the end, so as to satisfy the Jurchen nobles whose interests had been touched.

This is an inevitable routine, no matter which emperor is in power, or which Jurchen power minister is in power, it is the same choice.

That day, in order to control the Yellow River, Xu Chiguo used countless Han officials in one go, and offended many nobles.As a result, he was ruined in an instant.

However, Xu Ding and Tu Danyi were promoted through the alliance, and they went to Daxing Mansion at the critical moment when they were recruited in the capital. .By the way, there is also a strong advocate to start maritime trade with Dinghai, using the money and goods stored in the central capital to exchange high prices for the food smuggled by Dinghai from the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.

These things, in peacetime, can't be said or even thought about.But in times of crisis, there must always be people to do it.

If Xu Ding did it, he would have to bear the consequences.

Since two months ago, there has been an undercurrent in the court. Some Jurchens have written letters, accusing Xu Ding of violating the law, and suggesting that he be sent out of Beijing to take up a post. Some even suggested that Xu Ding should be arrested and imprisoned. of.

But the emperor also went with the flow and issued an imperial edict, appointing Xu Ding as the envoy of Xuanfu of Hedong, and the chief of soldiers and horses on the southeast road of Henan.

What a joke, what year has it been, have you ever come to the scene of demolishing bridges?

Xu Ding immediately reported illness and rested at home for a month, but he refused to accept the imperial edict.Immediately, countless affairs inside and outside the central capital were left unattended, and the big city with a population of nearly one million was in chaos.There were still several groups of soldiers and horses who could not get their salaries, food and fodder, and the soldiers rioted violently.

As a result, the emperor had to withdraw his previous appointment, and changed Xu Ding to be Shangshu Youcheng, who still knew the affairs of Daxing Mansion.

Xu Ding became the current prime minister, and he visited the palace much more frequently than before.

He felt more and more clearly that everything in front of him seemed to be the same as before, but in fact everything was very different.

Some of the usual routines are no longer so easy to use.Although the emperor tried his best to cheer up the imperial prestige, he actually had nothing to do with the important ministers.

Especially in terms of civil servants, those who can do some practical things in the Dajin court are all Han children.

Even if the emperor drives Xu Ding to Hedong, only Gao Ruli, Zhang Xingxin, Wang Weihan and others are qualified to succeed him, and perhaps Zhao Dingwen, the leader of Qingliu scholars.Counting and counting, there is no Jurchen.

After Tu Danyi died of illness, among the Jurchens, there was no longer a chancellor who could coordinate the government and have enough political experience.

That being the case, what is the point of expelling Xu Ding?Isn't it the same thing in exchange?
This is one of the reasons why Xu Ding was able to insist on not being out of office, but the emperor agreed and gave him a promotion.

Xu Ding took the position of Shangshu Youcheng, and he had to bear more.He has to face the emperor who is fighting with his officials all day long, he has to face the leading generals from all walks of life, he has to face the Mongols who will make a comeback at any time, and of course, he has to face the financial constraints and the tragic situation in the local area.

In this complicated situation, if he wanted to do something, he had to ensure the stability of his own position first, and be able to suppress the nonsense of those Jurchens.

However, the political forces represented by Xu Ding are generally the group left behind by his father Xu Zhiguo. They can do some practical things, but they are not very good at engaging in political struggles and court criticism.That being the case, where does the stable position of power come from?
For this reason, Xu Ding has been a little anxious.And this problem has never been solved.

Until today, Du Shisheng, an old guest of Xu Chiguo, came to visit and offered him a new choice, that is to reach a tacit agreement with Ding Haijun, and the two will join hands.

What a choice.Chancellor Tu Shan made the same choice that day, and then once he was in power, he forcibly stabilized the situation in the Dajin Kingdom under the most difficult circumstances.

Of course Xu Ding is not as deep-rooted as Tu Danyi, and he thinks that he has no way to control Guo Ning.But he didn't have to control Guo Ning.The two families have one civil and one military, one internal and one external, each has its own plan, it is nothing more than supporting each other at the moment, what will happen in the future, we will talk about it later.

Xu Ding only needs the Jurchens in the court, thinking that he can influence or control Guo Ning.

The scene of Guo Ning's massacre in Zhongdu that day has not been forgotten by people; and once the story of him transporting troops and horses across the sea to Liaodong to start a big war is heard, many people will be even more afraid.

With Xu Ding having this ally, his opponents in the court must be vigilant, at least, they no longer dare to regard Xu Ding as a pure civil servant.

As long as the Jurchens are afraid, Xu Ding can scare them every day like Tu Danyi:

See the tiger behind me?This is a vicious tiger!Are you afraid!
Of course, the two families have rarely visited each other before, and if they want to join forces, there must be a process of testing and contacting each other.The trust between the two sides is not built overnight.But since Du Shisheng asked me, why didn't I try it?
Xu Ding couldn't help but stroked his beard and sneered.

Speaking of which, this thing is really funny.

If Ding Haijun colluded with his servants and deliberately took advantage of the local chaos to arbitrarily expand his power, the emperor's doubts and worries could not be contained, and he would simply go crazy.

However, if Ding Haijun had colluded with Zaizhi two months ago, sold horses to make money, and even violated the court's laws and granted official positions privately, the emperor felt at ease again.

Probably in the eyes of the emperor, planning to make money is better than planning to expand, and colluding with the governor is more acceptable than colluding with servants.

But when Xu Ding came forward and explained that Ding Haijun, who planned to make money, was forced to get involved in the Northeast War. Right now, he himself is being forced to stay in the Northeast by the generals, and even the elite soldiers and strong generals under his command will be dragged in the bitter cold of the Northeast. Land... the emperor's smile could hardly be suppressed.

That's all, the emperor has the position of the emperor.

Xu Ding walked forward slowly, slowly passing the Renzheng Gate.

Standing on the height of the West Upper Pavilion of the Hall of Renzheng, the emperor could clearly see many situations in the palace. For example, the officials of the province and ministry went out with the guards on duty, and the officials on duty at night were coming in from the Rihua Gate. , check the letters one by one.

When those officials saw Xu Ding passing by, they all bowed their heads.

It seems that the news in the palace spread quickly.

The newly-appointed Shangshu Youcheng even privately sought an official position for Guo Ning, the governor of the Navy, in the Shangshu province. It seems that the relationship between the two parties is very close.That being the case, Xu Ding's waist is a little harder than before, and the waists of the officials are inevitably a little softer.

As for the laws of the court... Sometimes, the laws are the sky; sometimes, the laws are nothing!

The emperor snorted angrily. In the final analysis, apart from the Ding Navy, there is no second strong army capable of fighting in the huge Dajin Kingdom!

Shandong depends on the navy, and Liaodong also depends on the navy!Now, Xu Ding is also relying on Ding Haijun!
But this army, and their leader Guo Ning, is completely unreliable!
(End of this chapter)