Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 114 Returning to the North ([-])

"Judge Chen, you said Guanzhong people's heart, where did you come from?" Shao Shude asked in the study.

"Protect the environment and the people." Chen Cheng replied concisely.

Shao Shude nodded.In fact, ordinary people are the most practical.They only look at whether their own vital interests are damaged. If they are not damaged, they will accept it even if it is ruled by scum; if it is damaged, it will not work even if Confucius' disciples are in power.

I hanged people in Gaoling and punished crimes, but I only left a good impression on some official families.What really left a good impression on the people was the repeated defeat of the bandit army, which prevented them from going north, and at the same time restrained the army from looting places.

Once you understand these two points, you have to continue to follow this line of thought in the future.Superficial work is of course necessary, after all, scholar-bureaucrats are good at this, but allowing the people to benefit in real terms is the foundation of a stable rule, which cannot be forgotten.

"This time going north, which route should we take?" Shao Shude asked, looking at the map.

"Where does the commander-in-chief want to go first?" Chen Cheng asked.

"Go to Xiazhou first." Shao Shude said: "Marshal Zhuge's three thousand relatives, I am in a hurry to go back and take over, so there must be no chaos."

Those three thousand sergeants were all left behind in the former Eastern Capital, and they were also veterans.Among them, the officers are basically Zhuge Shuang's people. They have already said hello before, and most of them will follow him to Xingyuan Mansion to enjoy the blessings.The remaining vacancies will be filled by Shao Shude himself, which can be described as a win-win situation.

"Then we have to go to Luzi Pass." Chen Cheng said.

Luziguan is located in Ningshuo County, Xiazhou, and is the source of Yanshui.The two cliffs stand side by side, shaped like a gourd, and are the key points of traffic between the north, the east, the west, and the south. Du Fu once wrote a poem "Sailuzi".During the military struggle, the southward expedition to Xiadi, or the Xia army's southward expedition to Guanzhong, are the only roads that must be passed through. It can be called the most important gateway of Xiazhou. From Yanzhou to the northwest, through Jinming County, Yanchang County, Longjiao County, The town of Simon can be reached.

After leaving Luzi Pass, you can go to Xiazhou via Pingfeng Valley, Shibao City, and Ningshuo County.There are many passes along the way, and there are many steep valleys, and most of the pass castles are built next to water sources. In other places, it is rare to find places where tens of thousands of horses can drink water. Therefore, it is really difficult to attack Xiazhou from south to north. If you are not careful, it will be a "big army collapse".

"Then go to Luzi Pass and go to Xiazhou City first. A certain person has become the military governor of the Dingnan Army and has not yet shown his face in Zhoucheng. This time, he returned to the teacher and went directly. As for the family members of Suizhou, they also Send people to Xiazhou, and they will live here for a long time." Shao Shude decided: "You can also watch the defense of the pass along the way. I heard that the main guards are state soldiers?"

"Exactly."

"Okay, let's have a look on the way. According to someone, it's better to replace the government army or the outer town army to guard the various passes. Luziguan, Papaya Ridge, Qingling Gate and other places should be the key points, and there is no room for loss. It seems that Luziguan has not closed the city yet, which is outrageous." Shao Shude pointed to a few points on the map and said: "The post road passes here, and the water source is here. If you leave this road, you will be hungry and thirsty. I have it. Then advance and retreat freely, even if there is an army of [-] in Guanzhong, I will have the confidence to defend."

"Your Majesty, how can the princes of Guanzhong gather an army of [-]?" Chen Cheng said with a smile: "The towns of Shuofang, Binning, Jingyuan, Fengxiang, and Fangfang can be divided and transformed. As long as they are not united, in the future Take it slowly, and it's easy to seize the land."

"The vassals of Guanzhong still have to make friends in the short term. Li Keyong is not on good terms with Helianduo and Qibizhang. I am worried that he will destroy these two towns first, and then swallow the German army. This is not a good thing." Shao Shude said: " The tigers and leopards are peeping from the side, and the main thing is to win over and make good friends with the princes in Guanzhong, and doing more business is also good for us."

"What Your Majesty said is true." Chen Cheng said.

After discussing the business, seeing that it was getting dark, Chen Cheng took his leave and left, only to run into Wei Boqiu in the yard.

"General Wei, where is the leader of the team?" Chen Cheng asked.

"Still in the camp. The general did not give leave, and the soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization." Wei Boqiu replied.

"Hmm..." Chen Cheng pretended to be enlightened, and said, "I almost forgot about this. General Wei, do you know that there are still two younger sisters at the head of the team?"

"Of course I know." Wei Boqiu glanced at Chen Cheng and said, "I sang to the king last time."

Chen Cheng was taken aback, this Wei Boqiu was not simple, he even found a woman to sing for the king, he lost his chance, so he said: "General Wei, the king has no heirs so far, if something happens, I'm afraid it will end badly. Since The Feng family has sung to the king, why not send the two of them to the king's room, the king has been fighting for two years, he has always been strict with himself, he is not close to beauty, ahem..."

Wei Boqiu didn't care much about other things Chen Cheng said, but he cared a lot about having no heirs.Your Majesty is only in his twenties, although it is a bit late, it can still be remedied.After having children, he taught them carefully for 20 years. At that time, the king will only be in his 40s. He is in his prime and can lead the army. The power of the feudal town is stable and the inheritance is orderly.

Wei Boqiu has no ambitions, he only cares about whether his family's wealth can be preserved.If there is not even an heir, who will be the commander-in-chief at that time?Unevenness is a bloodbath.

He looked at Chen Cheng, didn't say anything, but directly ordered ten soldiers, and went straight to the residence of the Feng sisters.

Liu Shi didn't fall asleep all the time. In fact, she always felt that something would happen tonight.Last time my sister-in-law sang the Yanzhou song to Shao Shude, his lieutenant-general probably wanted to kidnap the two sister-in-laws—well, please go and serve his lord.These warriors don't talk about style, and when they see a beautiful woman, they immediately carry it away.

I heard that in the city of Chang'an, there are many dignitaries and noble daughters who are forced to marry by thieves with knives, even women who have been married for many years cannot avoid it.What can a woman do if someone directly cuts off your family and wants to marry you?Are you still fighting with the thieves?No, almost all of them succumbed, and countless people gave birth to children who killed their husbands and sons.

There was a clanging sound of nail leaves outside.When the matter came to an end, Mrs. Liu blamed herself a little. For the sake of her husband's future, was it wrong to do so?

But then he comforted himself, Shao Shude is not seventy-eight years old, nor is he the kind of warrior with a savage face, my sister-in-law followed him, in fact, it was a good relationship.

The sound of Jia Ye disappeared, and then a faint voice came. Liu stuck behind the door and listened carefully, but it was too far away to hear clearly.

The sound of the nail leaf sounded again soon, and stopped in front of another door, and then the voice sounded again.This time the voice was a bit louder, and it seemed that there was still an argument, but the warriors ignored it at all.After a long time, the voice of argument disappeared, and the sound of nail leaves sounded again.

"You actually invited the two sister-in-laws over." Liu leaned lightly against the door, feeling a little scared in her heart, not knowing how her husband would scold her when she found out.

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"Your Majesty." Wei Boqiu came in and said softly, "The two ladies who sang last time have been invited here."

Shao Shude nodded.He has been in charge of the army for several years, and now he has long been accustomed to the various services provided to him by the people below, taking it for granted.

Wei Boqiu had mentioned to him before that Wang Chongrong and Li Xiaochang wanted to present the Meiji dancer as a gift, but it would be a wartime and he didn't want to do that.Now that the war against thieves is over, of course this kind of thing will not be rejected.

After waving his hands to make the soldiers retreat, he took a closer look at the two women.The taller woman should be Feng Xuan. The last time they looked at each other, he was quite amazed.At this time, she was wearing a gauze shirt on her upper body, her snow-white shoulders were exposed, her lower body was a floor-length skirt with a high waist, reaching to her chest, covering her chest slightly, but not completely.On her face is the tear makeup that was popular in the late Tang Dynasty, and her hair is pulled back in a bun and thrown to one side.

This is the style of a noble girl in the late Tang Dynasty, which I heard from Zhao Yu before.He felt that women at this time were pursuing luxury and extravagance in clothing, and pursuing laziness, powerlessness, and decadence in makeup, which was in line with the social situation.

Shao Shude smiled, it was already night, and he was dressed so formally, so he knew it right away.Feng Xuan is also a smart person, seeing Shao Shude smiling, she knew the reason after a little thought, she stood there dignifiedly without moving, but there was a faint blush on her face.

Standing beside Feng Xuan, Feng Du was wearing a long robe with folded breasts, which was decorated with decorative patterns, which has become very popular in recent years. It has obviously absorbed a lot of elements from Tubo and Hu costumes in the Western Regions. In Guanzhong, Hedong, It is very common in Hebei area.One of the characteristics of this kind of clothing is that it is not "slim" enough, that is, it is more self-cultivating. Feng Du stood there with a bulging chest, with a disturbed expression on his face, hesitant to speak.Sometimes she would look at her sister, but Feng Xuan obviously didn't respond to her, so her courage instantly dissipated, and she didn't even dare to speak.

"Come here and help someone undress." Shao Shude opened his arms and said.

Feng Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward.Bai Nen's hands moved back and forth on Shao Shude's body, and quickly took off the military uniform.After hanging up the military uniform, she took a deep look at Shao Shude, and slowly took off her shirt and long skirt.Shao Shude picked her up by the waist, walked towards the bed, and said, "Let's go back to Xiazhou with XX in the future."

Feng Xuan responded inaudibly.

Feng Du stood there in a daze, not daring to leave, and embarrassed to look.For some reason, I remembered that my husband, Wei Wei, seemed to have gone to Sichuan for a long time without news.

She subconsciously covered her face with her hands, and as some indescribable sounds came from her ears, she felt that her strength was getting weaker and weaker, and she gradually sat on the ground.

After a long time, suddenly his body lightened, and he was hugged by the waist.She subconsciously wanted to struggle, but the clothes on her body were quickly torn to pieces.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment." Feng Du was thrown on the bed, and next to her was Congjie, who had disheveled hair. She wanted to cry without tears, trying to cover her naked body, and said, "Wait a moment, my husband—"

"Turn around!" Before Feng Du finished speaking, he felt his body turned over and buried face down in the quilt.

"Forget it, accept your fate." She gave up resisting.

(End of this chapter)