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Chapter 399 Means

Servant Anzhen is the top noble family in the Kingdom of Jin. His father and grandfather have all married into the royal family for four generations, and they are inseparable from the Wanyan royal family's bloodline.For this reason, although Pu San Anzhen has experienced ups and downs in her official career, she has always maintained a unique candid temperament.

This dispatch of manpower to disrupt the headquarters of the Red Coat Army and involve Ding Haijun in it is his proud stroke.At this moment when the staff officer asked, seeing that everyone showed inquiring expressions, Pu San Anzhen sighed happily:
"At that time, all the princes in the imperial court regarded Guo Ning as a brave and brave warrior. Afterwards, when I planned the beginning and end of the Zhongdu incident, I only felt that Guo Ning's planning was really meticulous and thorough. The whole chaos started from the fact that he hijacked the then king From the beginning to the end when he pulled Zhao Zhongwenwu to support his family, he used us officials in the central capital as tools. He walked on the edge of the cliff every step of the way, grabbing the benefits he could get. And the brutal and reckless It's just a disguise he uses to scare others."

Everyone listened and nodded.

"When Guo Ning settled down in Laizhou, his demeanor was still the same as before. It seemed that he used troops everywhere like a madman. In fact, he was cautious every time he used force, and he didn't expect too much after victory. Make sure that the proceeds can be fully digested. In the overall situation, more attention should be paid to maintaining the layers of forces in the outer circle. Generally speaking..."

Pu San Anzhen led the staff back to the study, and spread out the map: "Look, there are actually triple guarantees outside the three states of Denglai controlled by the Ding Navy."

People gathered around to have a look.

"The first level is the central capital and Hebei of the Dajin Kingdom. He needs the Dajin Kingdom to continue to stand at the forefront of the fight against the Mongolian army. The second level is the red-coated bandits under Yang An'er. He uses the red-coated bandits to isolate The influence of the Dajin court on the Dinghai territory. The third is the part of the red-coated thieves who once received his aid in Hebei, such as Mizhou Dutongguo Yaoer. In addition, Yang Aner’s sister, Si Niangzi, is also said to have been I have a marriage contract with him. The strength of this group of people is concentrated in Mizhou and Juzhou, and the peace and tranquility in the south of Laizhou have been roughly maintained. With these three guarantees, it is possible for the Ding Navy to stay in Shandong for a year, not only to build safely, but also to develop Windfall..."

When Pu San Anzhen said this, a staff officer who had just arrived in Jingzhou couldn't help laughing: "Just a mere naval officer, he used the imperial court and hundreds of thousands of red-coated thieves as pawns? Isn't this too arrogant? ?”

Several people immediately turned their eyes to watch, until the person stopped in shock.

In the past half a year, let alone the red-coated thieves, the imperial court in the central capital really relied on the grain of Shandong Haidao.Guo Ning obviously used the imperial court as a pawn. The imperial court of Zhongdu is facing the threat of the Mongols. Can you not accept it?

For this reason, even Xu Ding, the prime minister of the court, wanted to praise Guo Ning's stinky feet!That's why the emperor is so afraid of Guo Ning!
In the past few months, seeing that the situation in Hebei has stabilized a bit, the emperor has repeatedly ordered his servant San Anzhen to solve this serious problem, at least to weaken him and contain him... This is not unreasonable!

Pu San Anzhen waited for the staff officers to look away before saying, "But each of the three layers of protection actually has a very weak point. Any change in any one layer will lead to irreparable consequences... Haha, do you know , where are the key points?"

Everyone was thinking, and Wu Linda, a counselor newly transferred under the command of servant San Anzhen, stepped forward.

"Although I am not talented, I will try to talk about it."

"it is good!"

"On the side of the Zhongdu imperial court, the key lies in the fact that the imperial court is directly facing the threat of the Mongols. It urgently needs the material support of Shandong Haidao, and is afraid of Guo Ning's force. , and even keep adding officials and promoting them to show their superiority.”

"Exactly!"

"On the side of the red-coated bandits, the key is that after Yang An'er raised his troops, he was eager to expand his power and get out of a corner of Shandong. Therefore, he set his target on the wealthy Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing, and fought against King Sui's troops with all the people, but against Guo Ning's troops. Ministry, just hope that everything will be safe."

"That's right!"

"Among the red coat thieves, those who fought side by side with Guo Ning in Hebei did not regard Guo Ning as a member of the imperial court, but regarded him as a party that could win and cooperate, and some even regarded him as Yang An'er. Future sister-in-law. But..."

Pu San Anzhen laughed twice, and patted the map: "But now the situation has changed!"

"The envoy is right."

Wu Lin replied and bowed to his servant San Anzhen, and continued: "His Royal Highness Sui's control over Nanjing Road has become more and more stable, but he is the prince of Dajin after all, not a traitor. Ambassador, I say right?"

Servant Anzhen nodded again and again: "I don't have to hide it from you at this moment. Last month, King Sui sent a secret envoy to Zhongdu, promising that the court of Zhongdu would not move for a day. , it will only continue to increase. In this case, Zhongdu’s reliance on Shandong sea route supplies will soon weaken, and once the restraint is gone, the emperor will immediately suppress Laizhou.”

As for how Pu San Anzhen knew about the bargaining between King Sui and the court, there is no need for everyone to ask.The material exchanges between Kaifeng and Zhongdu all depend on water transport, and Pu San Anzhen is stationed in Jingzhou and is controlling Cao Si.This cooperation would not have been possible without the cooperation of Pu San Anzhen.

"This is the emperor's side, you continue to talk about the red-coated thief." Pu San Anzhen said.

"The east of Nanjing Road controlled by King Sui, from the east of Guide Mansion, has been fighting endlessly with the red-coated thieves. Since he has the ability to increase the transportation of grain and fodder to the central capital, he must have a way to solve the threat of the red-coated thieves in one fell swoop. Although we don't know Wanyan Heda's method, it doesn't prevent us from setting up a son in Shandong ahead of time, fueling the chaos that the red-coated thief is bound to come, and causing huge waves."

A staff officer suddenly realized: "The red-coated thieves look so loose, the best way to make them mess up is to tell them that Yang An'er is dead!"

Servant Anzhen clapped his hands and laughed: "We saw that Wanyan Heda was going to make a move, so we hurriedly sent people to spread the news. And when the news spread, Yang An'er really died! They said, this is not wonderful What? How could I have such good luck?"

"But..." The staff officer frowned and asked, "The chaos of the Red Coat Army, didn't it just give Guo Ning the opportunity to send troops to annex it? Xuan envoy you have expended so much thought, are you helping Guo Ning? Denglai three prefectures only have more than 10 soldiers, and they can cross the sea and drive across the Northeast. If he recruited [-] Red Coat Army, wouldn’t it be like a tiger with wings? I’m afraid, it’s like Cao Cao at the end of the Han Dynasty, with Qingzhou Army!"

"Give him a chance to send troops to annex?"

Pu San Anzhen was a little displeased at being asked back by the staff officer.He coughed twice, gulped down a bowl of wine, looked down at the group, and said seriously: "So, I also sent people to Laizhou!"

The staff officer was at a loss: "What does this mean?"

Wu Lin answered and explained: "The envoy sent out the dead, claiming to be Yang An'er's confidant, and asked Guo Ning to send troops to rescue. Because Guo Ning originally had contact with Yang An'er, he must believe this statement; for the stability of the situation in Shandong, He must also gather troops and take some action. Then, when the Red Coat Thieves return to Shandong, they will face Guo Ning, who is sharpening his sword... What will they think? Let's not care about what Guo Ning's successors do. Only this action itself will definitely arouse the fury of Yang An'er's generals!"

"Well said, come and drink."

Wu Lin answered and took the wine cup handed over by servant Anzhen, took a sip, and continued: "Because of Guo Ning's actions, it fell into the eyes of the generals of Yang An'er's headquarters, so it is obvious that Guo Ning and King Sui The two sides have exchanged voices, and the two sides have joined forces long ago to plot against the Red Coat Army. This is ten times more hated than ordinary officers and soldiers suppressing bandits. This is a long-planned betrayal by fellow comrades!"

Wu Lin replied and looked around the crowd: "When the generals of the Red Coat Army regard Guo Ning as a blood feud, how can the two families be stable? Although Yang An'er himself died, the leaders of the various troops under his command are still there, and the influence of the Red Coat Bandit in the local area is still there. , although these people do not have the strength to go to Nanjing Road, they have full energy to be hostile to Guo Ning..."

"This group of people is originally in Shandong, and they have been fighting against the imperial court for decades!" Pu San Anzhen interjected: "The more anxious Guo Ning is to control the surrounding situation, the more conflicts he will cause. If he wants to Big trouble!"

"Since this Guo Ning has a connection with the red-coat thief, can't he explain it?"

"Once Yang An'er died, the red-coated thieves had no leader. Who did he ask for an explanation? Even if the explanation was explained, would anyone believe it? As soon as the sword moves, there will be a conflict. Once there is a conflict, the confrontation between the two sides will only become more violent and irresistible." Clean it up. And the fact that Guo Ning framed Yang An'er is like a proverb."

Wulin answered and asked jokingly: "Which proverb?"

"Hey, have you heard of it?" Pu San Anzhen said loudly: "It is true that yellow mud falling in the crotch is not feces, but also feces!"

After speaking, he couldn't help himself, and laughed again.

Everyone immediately laughed.

But the staff officer who always sings a different tune asked again: "I still don't understand. The two sides are fighting each other. According to common sense, I am afraid that the Ding Navy, which has defeated the Mongols twice, is stronger. They defeated the Red Coat Army. Isn't it still possible to control Shandong and greatly increase its strength?"

Servant Anzhen got up impatiently.

It is true that he is in a good mood, and it is true that he pays special attention to treating his subordinates favorably, but if ordinary people pester him repeatedly like this, he would have ordered him to be dragged out and beaten to death long ago.It's just that this staff officer's name is Brother Jiagu Shili, he is also from a high school in Zhongdu, and he has a little friendship with the emperor, so Pu San Anzhen can't deal with it lightly.

"How can Guo Ning control Shandong? On King Sui's side, Wanyan Heda will take advantage of the victory to pursue. I am here in Hebei, and I have already gathered troops and horses, and I am prepared. The actions of our two families are better than Guo Ning's." Hurry up! When the time comes, the two families will work together to block Guo Ning back to Laizhou and leave him empty-handed!"

"This... Wanyan Heda's troops are chasing death and chasing north, so it's easier to think about it. We're going to Shandong, don't we have to fight? That's always a trouble."

Pu San Anzhen suddenly became happy again.

"Haha, I didn't make it clear. I don't blame you for having doubts."

He sat back to his original place: "Think about it, it's not that the Red Coat Army doesn't have basic control over Shandong. But the dead soldiers I sent to Shandong, and the Qingqi scouts I stayed in Shandong to investigate, why can they come and go freely?"

The staff officer named Jiagu Shili was overjoyed: "So, the envoy has already made arrangements?"

Pu San Anzhen smiled and said: "Li Quan of the Red Coat Army is a smart man. The letter of surrender he submitted to me will probably be sent to Jingzhou tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)