Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1040 Xuzhou and Luoyang

"Dole!" An arrow hit the bull's-eye.

Li Yixian carefully placed the breakfast on the table, then stood aside, watching silently.

Xia Wangjing was naked to the waist. He had just finished practicing his saber skills, and started shooting again.

There are more than ten military academies in the courtyard. Some people are adjusting their infantry bows, some are sharpening their knives and guns, some are building up their strength, and some are reading military books.

Yin Anzhi's ethos is quite different from other tribes, it seems that everyone is very self-motivated.

According to King Xia, the "volume" is very strong.

It is not enough to have martial arts alone, but also to have a military strategy. Having a military strategy is not enough, and one needs to broaden one's horizons.

These are all the seeds of officers, and King Xia deliberately cultivated them. Together with the martial arts students and the children of the general family, they formed the foundation of the generals of the Forbidden Army.

Shao Shude handed the walking bow to Chu Shenping, and wiped his body with a towel.

Fortunately, there is no fat, and strength is still surging all over his body.

At his age, the most worrying thing is the gradual loss of strength, which means that he has entered a period of decline.

Human life is like a machine.It was brand new when it came out of the factory, and after a while, it became worn and needed repairing.At first, it was minor repairs, and as the wear and tear deepened, major repairs were gradually required.When the overhaul can't be repaired, it will be scrapped.

He hasn't had a major overhaul, which is fine.Daily minor repairs and repairs——

Mainly rely on food supplements.

Shao Shude sat down, picked up the porridge cooked by the medical officer, and ate slowly.

The medical officer once adjusted Zhang Hui's body, and his level is still acceptable.Moreover, he did not recommend that Shao Shude take all kinds of medicines that are popular among scholars at this time. He suggested diet and health preservation. After all, his body still looks very strong, and he has not yet reached the stage of taking medicine.

It is also because of this that he can no longer eat indiscriminately now, the recipes are strictly limited, and he feels that the fun of life is much less.

This expedition, the medical officer once objected.Shao Shude thinks about it now, and thinks it makes sense.

Continuously marching on the road, fighting for the fleeting opportunity, led to disordered work and rest, irregular diet, and physical fatigue.During the Huangmei season, sleeping in the tent, the humidity is extremely heavy, and the whole body is about to grow hair.When commanding in front of the battle, when the situation on the battlefield changes, he does not show any emotion on his face, but all kinds of emotions in his heart are surging, and the fluctuations are not small, which is not a good thing.Yesterday I had a banquet with all the generals and drank a lot of wine.

This is so unhealthy.

He is willing to consume the emptiness of his body on a woman's belly.But it's too bad to spend it in this Huangmeitian.

Looking enviously at Chu Shenping, who was gnawing on the bone of a sheep stick, Shao Shude cleared his throat, and said, "Snipe slave, Xuzhou State Army is entrusted to you to form, is there a problem?"

Chu Shenping was overjoyed, after wiping his hands, he got up and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your cultivation."

After hearing this, the others all looked at Chu Shenping with envy.

King Xia's daily school exams are full of meaning.Every answer is a plus or minus point, and it must not be ignored.

"The state army has two thousand personnel. The old rules, I will give you five hundred old men, Lingzhou Academy will send five hundred new recruits, and you will recruit another thousand in Xuzhou. Remember, people who have connections with the Silver Sword Army cannot take .” Shao Shude said.

"Of order." Chu Shenping responded.

The Silver Knife Army was actually destroyed very early, but its ghosts linger on.During the Yizong Dynasty and the Annan Rebellion, the imperial court recruited two thousand Xuzhou soldiers to go south to guard the border, and many of the recruits were silver sword army warriors who fled and hid.The imperial court pretended not to know, with the idea of ​​letting these arrogant soldiers fend for themselves in Lingnan, so they didn't want them to come back at all.

Six years later, the Guilin garrison requested to return to Xuzhou. Xuzhou Yajun General Zuo Xiang Jiedu envoy Cui Yanceng cried: "It is more fierce than a silver knife, so that the entire army will be notorious... If you enter the city, you will be rebellious..."

Listen, General Xuzhou, who has always been arrogant and domineering, panicked when he heard that the Silver Saber Army was coming back from Lingnan.This is the top iron warrior who can annihilate Huang Chao's army and is not afraid of fighting Zhu Quanzhong's elite soldiers head-on.What kind of demons and ghosts are the Silver Sword Army that can make them panic like this?It's like a bully in school meets a big brother in society, the blood is suppressed.

"There aren't many people left in Xuzhou..." Shao Shude sighed, then changed the subject and said, "Recruit [-] recruits and send them to Shanzhou Academy for training. This matter will also be handled by you."

Xuzhou's population is not much, dropped from 50 at its peak to 20, but recruits are still needed. Chu Shenping can't understand Shao Shude's brain circuit, but he still complies.

"Mizang Jieming will serve as the Jiedu envoy of the Probation Army and the governor of Xuzhou, but he doesn't care about things. Chen Na, the deputy envoy of the Jiedu, is in charge of the affairs of Xu, Su, and Si prefectures, and governing Xuzhou. You should cooperate with him." Shao Shude put down Bowls and chopsticks, said.

In principle, there will be no feudal clans within the territory of the new dynasty.It is conceivable that Wuzang Jieming's Jiedu Envoy will not last long, but it is an honor anyway, and he can be regarded as catching the last train.In the future, when I talk about it with others, it is all qualifications, which is a very precious title.

After giving these orders, Shao Shude didn't plan to stay in Xuzhou for a long time.

Li Tangbin was still the commander of the Xuzhou camp. The left wing of the Yi Congjun stayed in Xuzhou for a period of time, and Shao Shude took away the right wing.All the miscellaneous troops were under the command of Li Tangbin. After the weather improved, they continued to besiege Donghe, Linhuai, and Lianshui, and pulled out the nails Yang Xingmi left in Huaibei.

Shao Shude went north to Weizhou to supervise the battle.

Fierce battles broke out in Xiangwei and Xing Mingci's lands, and news has been coming in one after another recently.

Shao Shude was a little surprised by the latest battle report.

The Jinglue army defeated the Jin army at Fushui.This is not unexpected, but it is also a small surprise.

But the content that followed made Shao Shude dumbfounded: the Jinglue army that defeated Li Keyong's direct descendants was defeated by Wei Bo's army in Huanshui.

Did Luo Shaowei take an aphrodisiac?Wei Bowu was so brave all of a sudden.

Therefore, Shao Shude planned to lead a brigade of cavalry and a part of the Yicong army to the north, and at the same time transfer a part of the Tianxiong army to the east, gather a large number of troops, and first push back the gang of Hebei and Hedong warriors.

The day of departure was set for four days, and there was not much to do in the south, and all that was left was to grind.

Before leaving, he got news from Anton Mansion again.

It took three months, and 2 people and a large number of equipment and supplies finally crossed the sea.The Khitans did not come to attack. With the support of the army, Du Guangyi, governor of the government, used both soft and hard methods to organize households of Qimin. He has compiled more than a thousand households in Lushun County.The Bohai State also sent a batch of grain, livestock and agricultural tools as promised.

Shao Shude was speechless after reading it.

There are too few ships, and the efficiency of crossing the sea is too low. It is too difficult to pass 2000 people at a time.Moreover, two ships sank on the way, hundreds of soldiers were drowned, and a lot of supplies were lost. It was really a bit of a pitfall.

He has never wanted the Ping Navy to complete the rehearsal as soon as possible and the ships to be in place more than now.But he also knew that some things should not be rushed. The new type of ship was still under development, and it was impossible to produce results in a short time.

Liaodong, let's do it first.

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On the fifth day of June, Shao Shude led the troops to leave Xuzhou and go north.It was also at this time that the first batch of Huainan prisoners were sent to Luoyang.

After the early court, the sage summoned Zhu Pu, Lu Guangqi, Dugushang and others in Zhenguan Hall.

"What's the crime of keeping secrets and attacking without authorization? I want to pardon Huai soldiers and Huai generals, what does Prime Minister Zhu think?" The sage looked at Zhu Pu expectantly and asked.

For the four prime ministers, he summoned Zhu Pu alone, but did not let Xiao Yun, Pei Zhi, and Pei Shu come over, which is already very clear.

Those three people took refuge in Thief Shao, which made him very disappointed.Especially Er Pei, who is from a famous family, how can he be a thief?

"Your Majesty..." Zhu Pu thought about it carefully and didn't know what to say for a long time.

Lu Guangqi sneered, and Zhu Pu blushed even more, a little ashamed.

Dugushang's face was full of excitement, obviously he was also very dissatisfied with Zhu Pu.

"Your Majesty, please don't intensify the conflict." Zhu Pu finally spoke out with a sigh.

When the sage heard this, he was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and said angrily: "Mr. Zhu, the sect was still offering sacrifices until last year. Don't you know that you are sentenced to three judges? I really don't know what crime is so obedient. .”

Zhu Pu was speechless.

Lu Guangqi sneered again, and said, "I don't know if Zhu Xiangke walked around Luoyang Fang City? Shao Shude generously rewarded his confidants with mansions to win people's hearts. There are rumors among the people that Shao thief has a hidden disease. Do that usurpation."

Shao Shude wants to usurp the throne, basically everyone with a little knowledge can see it.Could it be that the construction of the Luoyang Palace was done for a saint?Chang'an already has three major conglomerates, so there is no need to set up another one in Luoyang.But he forced the sages and officials to come to Luoyang. It is self-evident what happened.

Considering that he personally led the army to the south, defeated the Huai army, and won [-] counties in the two prefectures of Xu and Si.

The unbearable thing may not be far away.

Every time I think of this festival, loyal ministers can't help feeling sad, while saints are in constant panic.Since the Northern Dynasties, there has been no precedent for a deposed emperor to survive, not even one.

"In Luoyang Fang City, most of them are rebellious people." Dugu Sun also sneered, "I heard that the Huai army was defeated, and they celebrated with each other, showing their ugliness. In time, starting from Luoyang, the whole world may only know virtue and not the Son of Heaven. When it really comes to that, usurping the throne will be a matter of course."

The saint seemed to have nails growing on his buttocks, and he was a little restless.

"There is also the Shangyang Palace." Dugu said again: "It is obvious that the work has been completed, why not let the two saints be lucky? In the Shendu Garden, there is practice all day long, and the atmosphere is smoggy. Such a royal garden, it has become a place where soldiers fight and kill. Wei Weiqing and Murong Fu are also traitors, who actually stand in his way, death is not a pity."

A sage has eyes, so of course he can see that the Shangyang Palace is almost in order.On that day, he excitedly wanted to move to the Yang Palace and stay there for a few days, but was stopped by the palace guards and refused to let him in.

Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than this?The emperor couldn't go to his own palace, even when the eunuchs were domineering, he never did.

It was impossible to go to Shangyang Palace, and it was forbidden to go hunting in Shendu Garden, and the saint was furious.

Dugu Sun, who came forward to negotiate, was directly pushed to the ground by the warriors of the Chishui Army.Feeling ashamed, he added fuel to the ears of the sage, and mentioned that Anlu Mountain hosted a banquet for the rebel generals by the Ningbi Pool in the Shendu Garden.Inside and outside the words, Shao Shude was compared with An Lushan.

The sage believed it deeply, but he was helpless. Under all kinds of depression, his heart became more uncomfortable, excited, and distorted.

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Pu increased his voice, waking up the saint who was in heart-wrenching pain again, and only heard him continue: "Don't interfere with the Huai people's capture of soldiers. I heard that Shao Shude cherishes feathers, so Your Majesty will be a little more patient." , or benefit the country—the country.”

To be honest, these words are a bit harsh.Judging from Zhu Pu's past words and deeds, it shouldn't be like this. It can be seen that he is also a little anxious, a little panicked, worried that the sage will do something wrong due to irrationality.

"Zhu Qing is really old-fashioned in seeking the country." The saint sneered.

(End of this chapter)