Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1015 it's time to let go
It's already the twelfth lunar month, snowflakes are flying all over the sky, and Luoyang is covered with snow inside and outside.

The masters who built the capital had already been sent away, and one of them took two bolts of woolen cloth as a reward and set off on his way home.

In the past two or three years, although the people of Henan Prefecture, Zhengzhou, Shanzhou, Guozhou and even Tonghua Prefecture did not have to go to battle, it was still very hard for them to take turns conscripting to Luoyang to build the palace city, houses, ponds, and canals.

Next year, people from Jingzhaofu, Shangzhou, Junzhou, Yaozhou, Qianzhou, and Chenzhou and Xuzhou in Kanto will be expropriated to Luoyang to continue building the capital.

Zhao Kuangming walked along the north bank of Luoshui River, led by the sergeant, and entered Tongxianmen—there are two gates in the south of Shangyang Palace, Tongxianmen in the west and Xianluomen in the east.

Inside Tongxianmen is Gantangyuan.There are rockery, woods and artificial hot springs in the courtyard.There is a hut next to the hot spring, Shao Shude is wearing a purple robe, lying on the bed in a leisurely manner.

There are a few women serving by the side, some are making tea, some are beating their legs, some are serving pastries, and some are standing prettyly aside, waiting for the call.

"I have seen Your Highness." Zhao Kuangming bowed and saluted.

"Zhao Erlang is so young and capable of fighting, he is much better than those boys in my family." Shao Shude told him to sit down.

After the woman finished making tea, she poured a bowl for Shao Shude and Zhao Kuangming respectively.

"You are Princess Liang?" Zhao Kuangming subconsciously called out.After he finished speaking, he shut up again, with a worried look on his face, obviously he said something wrong.

"There is only Mrs. Shao here, so how can there be Princess Liang?" Zhang Hui smiled and stepped aside.

"Indeed." Zhao Kuangming laughed dryly.

Shao Shude looked at him amusedly, with an elusive smile.

Zhao Kuangming was startled and lowered his head.He has a problem, he likes to overdo it.No, my brain has already started to think about the meaning behind Shao Shude's smile.

When he entered Tongxianmen, he saw many palace people busy.These people have a wide range of ages, ranging from eleven or twelve-year-old girls to three-to-forty-year-old women.

Different ages, different looks, and different appearances—there is a pair of twin sisters with blue eyes, who are not from the Central Plains at first glance, which is weird no matter how you look.

At the time, I didn't understand it, but suddenly I realized that these are all the "spoils" of King Xia, and they were all brought to Shangyang Palace as palace servants.Well, most of them belonged to the Yeting Bureau. After Dezong and Xianzong enjoyed the wives of the rebel generals, they all assigned them to the Yeting Bureau. King Xia probably did the same.

Thinking of King Xia's old problem, Zhao Kuangming suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"Xian Kunzhong did a good job in conquering the rebel generals in southern Jing this time." Shao Shude changed his comfortable position on the bed and said, "Xu Cun, Ximen Daozhao and others have not been ordered by the imperial court to steal prefectures and counties. Want to fight for it. The loyal and righteous army broke through Jiangling and captured Xu Cun, which is very good."

"My brother can't see these rebellious officials and thieves..." Halfway through speaking, Zhao Kuangming felt that he had said something wrong again, so he shut his mouth wisely.

The biggest traitor in the whole world is right in front of him, if not for his generous temperament, he would have already been taken down by this time.

However, although Shao Shude lived in Shangyang Palace in a dignified way, he didn't realize that he was a traitor at all, instead he praised: "Shuai Zhao is a loyal minister, I knew it earlier."

Zhao Kuangming looked up, wondering what kind of medicine Shao Shude sold in the gourd.

"The court has an order, do you obey?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

Zhao Kuangming was stunned.

Shao Shude clapped his hands.

Mrs. Chu came from behind and handed a copy of the book to Zhao Kuangming.

Zhao Kuangming's eyes widened.Good guy, the imperial decree was taken out casually, without any cover up?

He subconsciously took it, picked it up and took a look: "In the past, Li Bi had a saying that when a man is born, he must step on the edge to gain fame, and he can be busy and follow the steps to seek official positions. It is because he has the will to be strong, to seek success, and to get rid of it in the evening." Lamb Qiu, driving Xiong Shi toward the court, and not ashamed to go to philosophy, is it here?...Now, the vassal government is entrusted, and the public is tested. If you do justice for the state, you will see success in three years; The common people are safe. That is to welcome the emperor to reward, and the official honor will be even greater. Things must be sent to serve as Jingnan Jiedu envoys."

"This is..." Zhao Kuangming's hands trembled a little, apparently he was not very calm.

Zhao Kuangning was appointed by the imperial court to make the book for Jingnan Jiedu envoy, and he read it with mixed feelings.

The joy is that the court has righteousness, and the attack on Kuixia, Langzhou and other places is justified.

Worry's elder brother is in charge of Jingzhou, where should he go?
So he remained silent, with complicated emotions.

"The book made by the imperial court was brought to Xiangyang by Zhongguan Wang Yanfan to deliver the decree. The angel is in Luoyang now, and will go south in a few days." Shao Shude opened his eyes and said nonsense, and said with a smile: "Brother Ling has made extraordinary achievements, and he deserves to be accepted. This reward. After you go to Jiangling, you should manage the government well and repay the emperor's kindness."

Zhao Kuangming sighed inaudibly.

"May I ask who will succeed Xiangzhen Jiedushi?" Zhao Kuangming asked.

"Principal Servant of the Procuratorate, Doctor Yushi, Guan Kairun, envoy of the Economic Strategy Army, will succeed the envoy of the Loyalty Army." Shao Shude replied.

Zhao Kuangming was not surprised at all.

Before he came, he had talked with his elder brother.It would be great to be able to take control of the two towns of Xiangyang and Jiangling at the same time. If not, take Jiangling and abandon Xiangyang.

Of course, that's the bottom line.The interests beyond the bottom line must be striven for to the extent that can be achieved.

The three prefectures of Xiang, Ying, and Fu cannot be handed over in vain, they must be exchanged for something.

"My two generations of the Zhao family run Xiangyang..." Zhao Kuangming cleared his throat and said.

Shao Shude lightly patted the armrest of the bed and said, "It's time to let go."

Zhao Kuangming was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shao Shude.

"It's time to let go." Shao Shude repeated, then got up, walked to a map hanging on the wall, and said, "Kuixia town is abolished, Jingnan can lead Jing, Xia, Gui, Kui, Zhong, The 38 counties of Wan, Fu, Li, and Lang Jiuzhou, Lingxiong has already captured Jiangling Prefecture, Xiazhou, and Lizhou, and the other six states have no major enemies, so it is not difficult to take them. Isn't it happier to be the master of this Kyushu than in Xiangyang?"

"Your Highness, Ximen Daozhao, Lei Man, Deng Jinsi and others are brutal, and Ma Yin is also watching. There are also signs of Li Maozhen in the gorge. Surrounded by wolves, I am afraid..." Zhao Kuangming hesitated for a while, but still said.

Logically speaking, being the governor of Jingnan is indeed better than staying in Xiangyang.

Of the seven counties in Xiangyang, four were disobedient, and among them, Dengcheng County stood at the door of the house, which was an eyesore.Even if it becomes under the elbow and armpit, it may not have time to react.

But the problem is, Jiangling Mansion was brought down by the Zhao family themselves, and King Xia didn't give direct support, so why let them move the town?

Well, you have many soldiers and strong fists, but you can't be unreasonable, right?If we want us to hand over Xiangyang, we must give some benefits.

"Brother Deng Jinsi in Yuezhou, I sent troops to take care of him." Shao Shude said: "When our army enters Yuezhou, Ma Yin will definitely be frightened and will not be a threat to Jiangling."

Zhao Kuangming's expression changed, this is a real benefit.And he believed that King Xia would fulfill his promise and would not lie to them.

"Another [-] war horses will be sent to Jiangling." Shao Shude said again: "How about these conditions? Maybe it will help you to get things done?"

Zhao Kuangming was overjoyed, [-] war horses are a big deal.

"Success or failure, let me tell you a happy story." Shao Shude stared at Zhao Kuangming and said.

Zhao Kuangming didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately replied: "Since the imperial court ordered me, my brother should move the town."

It’s okay not to agree.He was worried that if Shao Shude turned his back on him, not only his own life would be in danger, but the army that crusade against Deng Jinsi might go straight to Xiangyang and beat them up.

At that time, it will be called every day, and the earth will not work.Deng Jinsi, Lei Man, Ma Yin, Ximen Daozhao, etc., are enemies on all sides, how are they going these days?

"He who understands the current affairs is a hero." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Jingnan is a big town, and Xiangzhen only has three prefectures. How can it compare? Go to Jiangling to manage the government. I will remember the credit of the Zhao brothers. Well, if you are worried If the troops are insufficient, we can go to Helong and Guanbei to recruit [-] elite soldiers to strengthen the army."

"Thank you for the rewards, Your Highness." Zhao Kuangming replied.

This time it was sincere.Go to the Northwest to recruit [-] soldiers. If you practice hard, you will be a strong army.

Why is Hunan Ma Yin so arrogant?Isn't it just relying on the Cai soldiers under his command and the "Cai Hua" local soldiers in Hunan?

Xu Cun only had thousands of people, why did it take so long?Isn't his Cai Bing brave and good at fighting?
The imperial court granted the festival, [-] war horses, the promise to recruit [-] soldiers, and the reinforcements to attack Yuezhou, these are the four conditions promised by King Xia.Zhao Kuangming privately felt that it was actually quite kind.

If the situation is like this, what else can you do if you don't agree?Is it fun to be surrounded by all parties and hang up to fight?
What's more, Xiangyang can give up in the bottom line of negotiation given by his brother.With the thirteen counties of Xiang, Ying, and Fu in exchange for four fairly good conditions, Zhao Kuangming felt that he had "fulfilled his mission".

After negotiating the conditions, the two sides will naturally enjoy themselves and enjoy themselves.

At three o'clock in Shenshi, Zhao Kuangming left Gantangyuan, went out of Tongxian Gate, and came to the street.

The distant sky was covered with leaden gray clouds, and the north wind howled and howled.

Zhao Kuangming stood quietly for a long time looking at the quiet Shangyang Palace and the majestic Ziwei City in the northeast.

"Oh!" He shook off the snowflakes on his body, suddenly feeling very boring.

So what if we get to Jingnan?Shao Shude's way of playing is because he is unwilling to tolerate the existence of the feudal town.He should be busy with usurping the throne now, and after establishing a new dynasty, he will definitely expand his territory.Jingnan Town directly borders its border, and if you don't pay attention, the flames of war will rage.

Happy days, it seems that a few days will not pass.

And there's an even trickier layer of conundrum.After the establishment of the new dynasty, will Jingnan Town continue to obey the Tang Dynasty, or send envoys to Luoyang to profess ministers to Shao Shude?
Logically speaking, it should be a surrender to the new dynasty, but I am afraid that my brother will not be happy.

Zhao Kuangming walked eastward along the street, aimlessly.

When I arrived at Xianluomen, I saw from a distance that Zhuge Chang, the Marquis of the Mabu Capital of Shannan West Road and the commander of the Yanei Army, was riding a horse all the way north.Looking at it, it seems that you have to enter the Shangyang Palace through the Tixiang Gate.

This is both soft and hard one by one!He shook his head, Luoyang is not my hometown, we should go back earlier.

(End of this chapter)