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"What does the envoy mean?" Zhao Jue asked.

Guo Ning got up and paced.Because each step was very long, he reached one end of the tent in three or five steps, turned around, and reached the other end in three or five steps. Zhao Jue quickly lifted the stool with both hands, and made way to the side.

After going around for several times, he suddenly stopped and lifted the tent: "Everyone, the whereabouts of servant Anzhen are unknown. Then how to deal with Hebei?"

In the big tent, the staff who were separately calculating and writing were taken aback for a moment.

Yila Chucai coughed lightly, and said solemnly to the scribes: "Just according to this number, complete the copying as soon as possible, and distribute it."

The scribes responded repeatedly.

Yicha Chucai winked at Zhang Lin and Zhang Shengzhi, and the three got up one after another and stepped into the outer tent.

With a bang, the curtain was lowered again.

Zhang Lin asked first: "Why can't I find Pu San An Zhen?"

Zhao Jue explained how his family sent people to search everywhere, but found nothing, and how it was presumed that servant Anzhen fell into the hands of the Mongolian army.

Zhang Shengzhi gasped: "Not good."

"What's wrong?"

"With the status of servant San Anzhen, it can be called a rare commodity to live in. If the Mongols use this person as a puppet and rush to Hebei on Qingqi, our tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will come from afar, but we will not be able to go to the village or shop behind. The enemy's lone army! Besides, if there is a loss in Hebei and the door of Shandong is opened, how can we make it happen? Xuan Envoy, since Pu San Anzhen has fallen into the enemy's hands, we have won today's battle but are actually defeated. We must retreat immediately! In addition, we have to dispatch important generals and dispatch powerful troops from Shandong to quickly control the five military prefectures south of Yijin Pass and east of Hejian Mansion, so as to be safe!"

These five military states are Bazhou, Qingzhou, Xianzhou, Cangzhou, and Jingzhou.Wuzhou is not only the main point of controlling Caohe, but also the main traffic route between Shandong and Zhongdu.Before Guo Ning went to the north this time, the Chief of Staff really did a false attack on Guo and rushed to obtain the plan for Hebei. Zhang Shengzhi was in charge of this plan, so his first reaction at this time was to bring up the plan again. .

But Zhang Shengzhi's opinion was immediately opposed by Zhang Lin.

"Xuanshi, my subordinates have heard that the major policy of our navy is to accumulate food widely, build high walls, and honor the Emperor Dajin. From this, we can keep the enemy away from Shandong, and take advantage of the stability of Shandong to start a large-scale cultural and educational effort. , widen the military field, encourage business, and select and train soldiers. Including this time when the army goes deep into Zhongdu, it is also an executive part of Dinghai’s major policy, to support Zhongdu and ensure the stability of Shandong.”

Zhang Lin glanced at Zhang Shengzhi and continued: "Now the governance of Shandong has achieved initial results. Food, war horses, and military resources are gradually enriched, the army is expanding, and the soldiers are becoming more and more refined. This is naturally the reliance on the success of the envoy, but Shandong Can a corner of the land be able to defeat the world now?"

"Where did you say that..."

"Today we raided the Jurchens on the battlefield, which can be called reckless. Except for our navy, there is no other army in the world who dares to do this to the Jurchens. Just like this, it will inevitably cause great anger in the court of Zhongdu. Reaction. If according to what Shengzhi said, we seized the five military prefectures in eastern Hebei, our actions will be no different from rebellion. The imperial court will definitely be furious and completely tear us apart."

"At that time, after we return to Shandong, will the surrounding thousands of miles of border facing Xijing Road, Hedong North, South and North Road, Damingfu Road, and Nanjing Road be stable? The border is uneasy, how can we manage it calmly? If this is the case Trouble strikes one after another, and the Mongols benefit from it, so where is your follow-up plan, Holy One?"

"This……"

Zhang Lin turned to Guo Ning:

"Missang, we have already made up our minds about the military plan. The target of the Mongols is the central capital. With just one more servant, San Anzhen, will the target of the Mongols change from now on? I don't think so. Instead, Thinking about it again, the central capital is unshakable for a day, and every time the Mongols go south, they are always attacked by the enemy? The central capital is there, and the actions of the Mongols are always restricted, so the key to the overall situation is always in the central capital. Propaganda, we The benefits of this trip are still in Zhongdu!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Lin bowed slightly to Guo Ning: "Propaganda envoy, please be careful."

After Guo Ning integrated Shandong East Road last year, he set up the Senate Department.The two members of the Senate Division are Zhang Lin and Zhang Shengzhi.

At this time, the two fathers said that the father was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right.Zhang Shengzhi is young and promising, he considers the response from the most direct military point of view, and strives to be decisive.Zhang Lin is more concerned about the overall situation, trying to grasp the key points of the overall situation to ensure the long-term.The perspectives of the two are different, and the conclusions they draw are completely different.

At the moment, the two of them made their own statements and debates.

Guo Ning listened to the words of the two, and thought for a moment: "What do you think, Mr. Jin Qing?"

While Zhang Lin and Zhang Shengzhi were arguing, Yila Chucai stood by the curtain all the time.When Guo Ning asked, he turned sideways, lifted the curtain and looked out, making sure that all the officials in the tent had left, and then turned back.

Zhao Jue saw Yisha Chucai's serious face, got up and said: "Xuanshi, I will guard outside."

Guo Ning nodded.

When Zhao Jue went out, Ling Hou waited at the tent door for the ordered guards to retreat, and sent another group of guards to stand guard twenty paces around the tent, not allowing anyone to approach.Finally, he raised the tent so that Guo Ning and others could look around, and he stood at the tent door.

The leader of the guards is always so proper.

Yicha Chucai looked at the sky, and said in a deep voice: "Xuanshi, you are actually asking whether we have the right time to rebel."

As soon as these words came out, both Zhang Lin and Zhang Shengzhi were stunned, while Guo Ning laughed haha.

"Why did Jinqing see this?"

"In terms of force, the Hebei Meng'an Muke Army under Pusan ​​Anzhen has been implicitly regarded as the hope of the Dajin Kingdom this year. However, this department was defeated by the Mongolian army, and its weakness is shocking. Hebei Meng The Anmuke army is so weak, how can the army stationed in the central capital be better? It is doubtful whether they can continue to defend the past two years. Xuan makes you rise from the grass, and you will gain millions of soldiers and civilians when you run rampant. Rare. Such a hero, facing such a weak court, if he still insists on subduing himself, or even passively bears all kinds of attacks brought about by the failure of Pu San Anzhen's troops, it would be too depressing."

"There is a little bit of this in mind."

Guo Ning nodded and chuckled twice: "However, I have been promoted very quickly in the past two years, and I have taken advantage of the court. It is not a big deal to suffer a little bit occasionally. It is nothing more than mobilizing a group of people. It’s all just arguing with those Jurchen nobles, I think Mr. Jinzhi must be very good at this.”

"Envoy, you don't want to suffer at all."

"Ahem...how can you see this?"

"In today's battle, the main force of the Mongols' Qixue army rushed out from the Jinkou camp in the north of Zhongdu, so it was just right to block our way to Zhongdu. The Jinkou camp was lost to the Mongols. , Outside the city of Zhongdu, what military strongholds remain? There is no doubt that Zhongdu is already an isolated city. Without the full support of Hebei and Shandong, Zhongdu would never have the power to reverse the situation. The envoy mobilized the elite Sneaking into Zhongdu, I thought I expected this kind of situation, and planted a secret in advance to deal with the worst possibility."

Having said that, Yicha Chucai paused for a while.

Guo Ning looked at Zhang Lin and Zhang Shengzhi who were still looking sluggish, and said with a smile: "Jin Qing, you continue to talk, we are all listening."

"Since this is the case, what if we simply make the Central Capital not defend it? As long as we stop supporting the Central Capital, the Central Capital will definitely not be able to defend it. If the Central Capital cannot be defended, the Dajin court will not exist. If the Dajin If the imperial court does not exist, who will come to criticize you? Who will have the guts to criticize you? At that time, the emperor will be out of order, and dragons and snakes will rise from all directions. No one will take care of capturing more territory!"

Zhang Lin shyly said: "Without the imperial court at the front, I'm afraid the Mongolian army will run rampant."

Yila Chucai sneered, and replied: "Without this waste court, there are still so many military states in the Dajin world, all of which are fat. The Mongols have the possibility of eating fat, so why bother to come and fight with us?" This hard bone that can't be bitten or smashed is desperate? The teeth that burst out earlier haven't made them hurt?"

When Zhang Lin wanted to speak again, Guo Ning clapped his hands again and again, and said with some emotion: "What Jin Qing said is exactly what I thought just now. So, does Jin Qing think that the time has come?"

Guo Ning's eyes sparkled.

Zhang Lin and Zhang Shengzhi immediately pricked up their ears.