Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1209
On September [-]th of the third year of Jianji, it rained lightly.

Autumn in Hebei is here, with colorful leaves and continuous rain.

Shao Shude once again acted as a hands-off shopkeeper and handed over government affairs to the prime minister.

He didn't want to read the shocking financial figures.

Officials hide the memorial of the small report, you can do it yourself.

There are also all kinds of trivial things, such as giving memorial archways to widowed women for many years--grass, don't you know how many broken shoes I have played with?In addition, this dynasty encourages childbirth, so it is not appropriate to promote this kind of atmosphere.

After leaving the snowflake-like memorial, he took his two sons and mixed with the warriors.

The monarch, first and foremost the military leader.In the Spring and Autumn Period, the king would personally lead the troops to fight, and Shao Shude would never forget this.At any time, he is constantly consolidating military power.

Don't anyone try to fool me.Lao Tzu is a martial artist, who seized power with martial arts and pacified the world with martial arts. The inheritance that will be passed on to future generations will still depend on the support of martial arts.

Let you play around in the court, as long as I firmly hold the military power, you all work honestly.

On this day, three thousand sergeants in Yinanzhi practiced in the rain.

The army was divided into two parts, and they attacked and killed each other.Although the point was over, they were still working so hard that those who were knocked down on the ground would scold their mothers.

But when it was their turn to attack, they were also thieves.The long lance that had been removed from the blade pierced straight through, without stopping at all, it was a real fight.

Shao Shude was very happy to see it.For his grandma, he still stays comfortably with the warriors.

Shao Huixian and Shao Mingyi watched intently, clenched their hands into fists, and sometimes stood up involuntarily, eager to end the competition.

"Since ancient times, Yan people fought bravely and bravely. You have watched it for a long time, what do you think?" Shao Shude asked, looking at more than ten Youzhou generals standing at the bottom of the steps.

Xia Luqi stood half a step in front of him, leaning on a long spear with his right hand and stroking the knife with his left, staring at the captives of Yandi.

Those people were stripped of their armor and equipment, and stood empty-handed.Shaluqi reckoned that as long as the sage gave the order, he would go there with a single sword and kill them all in an instant.

He dared to kill even the generals of the imperial court, such as Li Tangbin and others.Anyway, the saint will kill whoever he asks, without any hesitation.

Just yesterday, Shao Sheng heard that Xia Luqi's monogamous wife and concubine were pregnant for several months, and sent a decree to Luoyang, ordering the imperial medical office to send medical officers to Xia's mansion for consultation, and gave a lot of things for children.

Xia Luqi was so grateful for such a kind treatment, and now patrolling at night, his eyes are wide open.

"Your Majesty, Yin An Zhi is indeed a powerful army in the world. It is suitable for both civil and martial arts, and it is easy to walk and ride, and it is really not many who can stop them." A general of the Yan Army replied.

"What's your name? What are your abilities?" Shao Shude asked.

"The culprit is named Li Xiaoxi, he is good at archery, he is good at archery, he can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps, and he is nothing else." Li Xiaoxi said loudly, not sure if it was to raise his status.

As soon as these words came out, the officers surrounding Shao Shude burst into laughter.

Shao Shude also laughed, and said: "Walking through the Yang with a hundred steps, I have only seen one person in the past 20 years, and that is Li Keyong, the righteous brother."

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Li Xiaoxi blushed anxiously.

Shao Shude waved his hands, stopped the officers from mocking, and said, "You can tell if you have the skills or not by showing your hands."

After finishing speaking, he ordered the sergeant to bring a walking bow, pointed to the willow branches in the distance, and said: "In the past, I used to shoot willows, and I hit them all. You can try it."

Of course, the distance is not a hundred steps, but only about thirty steps.

Li Ke used to hang the whip on the willow branch and shoot at it from a distance. It was actually very difficult.Because willow branches are not static, you also need to consider the wind speed and estimate the amount of advance, which is more difficult than static shooting and closer to actual combat.

As for Li Ke shooting down two wild geese with two consecutive arrows, it is even more capable.Because after you shoot down the first one, the second one will panic and fly far away. The test is the ability to quickly pick up the bow and set the arrow and shoot continuously, and perhaps the ability to predict, all of which are very close to actual combat.

A Gao Pian earlier than Li Keyong, he is versatile in both civil and military affairs.Not only is the poem written very well, but there are famous lines like "the curtain of water essence moves and the breeze rises, and the frame is full of roses, and the courtyard is full of fragrance", and the archery is also outstanding.He once shot down two vultures in a row, which is said to be a good story.Even at the end of the dynasty, the quality of education of the Jiangmen family was still very good.

After Li Xiaoxi got the walking bow, he tried it first to find out how he feels.

Here is actually another test.What you got is not your usual step bow, can you still shoot it accurately?

All eyes were on him.

Li Xiaoxi took a deep breath, picked up the bow and set up the arrow, and fired one arrow at a time.

Missed!

But no one laughed, because it was really only a little bit close.

Li Xiaoxi's face turned even redder, and before Shao Shude could speak, he shot another arrow.

I won this time!He breathed a sigh of relief.

Shao Shude got up in surprise, walked up to Li Xiaoxi, and apologized on the spot: "I'm ignorant of Mr. Li, now I know I'm wrong. Would you like to work for me?"

Da Xiazi, who was in full swing, confessed his mistake to himself, Li Xiaoxi was so happy that he almost fainted, immediately fell to his knees, and said repeatedly: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty."

Shao Shude grabbed him and said: "The rule set by me is that warriors don't have to kneel."

After finishing speaking, he asked people to fetch his usual bows and arrows, and gave them to Li Xiaoxi, as well as a horse and some money and silk, and said: "Mr. Li can enter the silver saddle straight."

Li Yixian, the commander of Yin'anzhi, responded on the spot and recruited civil servants to enter the military registration.

The Yanren Jiangbing witnessed the whole process from the sidelines, everyone admired and their eyes were blazing.

They are all generals, guarding in Linyuguan, Pingzhou, Yingzhou, Jizhou and other places, or they were captured on the battlefield, or they came to surrender on their own initiative.Frontier states and counties have been fighting Khitan and Xi people all year round, so it is impossible for them to have no skills.

To be honest, they are not short of money.Throwing money at them is effective, but not so good. In terms of future generations, the marginal effect is diminishing.

But apart from money, Shao Shude also gave them lofty status and honors, cared for them, and admitted that he was wrong and misjudged with the respect of the emperor. This kind of sincere treatment made them very useful.

"Great Xia Dynasty, there is no distinction between regions. As long as they are warriors and are willing to serve me, I will love them very much and will reward them generously." Shao Shude said again: "Xia Luqi!"

"Your Majesty." Xia Luqi stood between the captives and Shao Shude, and immediately responded after hearing the words, but did not turn around, still looking at them dutifully.

"You are from Qi, and you have served me for nearly a year. Did I treat you badly?" Shao Shude asked.

"Your Majesty doesn't ask about his background, but he is happy when he sees a warrior. A certain countryman is white, and he is favored by His Majesty, and he is rewarded generously. There is also a Luoyang mansion. The family has a wife and a concubine. They are well-known, well-educated, graceful, and wise. I don't know How many robes are envious." Xia Luqi replied.

The silver saddle sergeants who were watching on the sidelines laughed again.

The ugly Xia Luqi actually got a daughter from the direct descendants of the Liu family and the Xue family in Hezhong to be his wife and concubine. It is true that the ancestral grave is smoking.If it wasn't for Shao Sheng, don't even think about it, at least it was impossible when you were young.

After Xia Luqi finished speaking, Shao Shude glanced at him approvingly, and said: "There are no Liang people, Qi people, Wei people, and Yan people who are all Xia people. The people in the world are all my sons and treat them equally. I want to enter the remote Zhou, are you willing to fight?"

"Wish." The descendants shouted one after another.

Shao Shude happily sat back on the dragon chair.

Today is just an introduction.He always likes to plan for a rainy day, and he has already started to think about governing Youzhou before he conquered Youzhou, just like when he repaired the Dou Jiande Temple and went to the temple to worship.

When he needs to come forward to bridge the differences, Shao Shude will never refuse, and he has many methods, and his figure is very soft, so he is not afraid of losing face or anything.

The towns in Hebei have indeed been separated from the Central Plains for too long, no matter how much energy they put into it, it is not too much.

He will put back some of the surrendered people from Youzhou who met today, and let them speak out and try to persuade them to surrender.With the help of these ground snakes, many obstacles should be alleviated.

And Youzhou itself will also be one of the key points of the new dynasty's management.

This place is very close to the grassland and geographically connected to the Liao land. It can be said to be a military hub.He will stay in Youzhou for a long time, and will return to Luoyang after all the affairs are settled.

Next, Shao Shude tried the ability of sending people from Youzhou again, bestowing property on the outstanding ones, and giving a few words of encouragement to the ordinary ones.

After all the trials are over, the whole army will be announced.

"My son, all the warriors present here today, what do you think?" Shao Shude asked during the break between eating and drinking.

"Grandpa, the affairs of the world really depend on fighting." Shao Huixian said: "Everyone regards martial arts as a scourge, but if handled properly, it is really a sharp weapon to protect the environment and the people."

"What if you can't control it?" Shao Shude asked.

Shao Huixian was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "It may be destroyed."

Shao Shude sighed when he heard the words, and did not judge whether his son was right or not.

There are indeed people who will make this choice due to various factors, such as being incompatible with warriors, and having no military prestige and experience. They are destined not to be loved and loved from the bottom of their hearts.

There is no absolute right or wrong, everything must proceed from the actual situation.

In history, there were five dynasties after the fall of the Tang Dynasty. Many people will subconsciously call them collectively without distinguishing them, but the differences between these five dynasties are quite large.

The Bianliang Forbidden Army in the Later Liang Dynasty and the Bianliang Forbidden Army in the Later Tang Dynasty are definitely two kinds of ethos, two mental outlooks, and there is an essential difference in the degree of domineering.

In the early period of the later Tang Dynasty and the end of the later Tang Dynasty, Li Congke and Li Conghou experienced Li Congke and Li Conghou's competition to buy the Imperial Army with a price increase, and they were completely in two states.

This period should be the period of the fastest decline in the morale, combat effectiveness and military discipline of the Bianliang Forbidden Army in the entire Five Dynasties.If Zhu Quanzhong and Li Cunxu were to come back to life and look at the Forbidden Army in the late Tang Dynasty and the early Jin Dynasty, they would probably be very surprised. How did they degenerate into such a bird?
Shao Shude can't say whether the other people's choice is right or not, but he feels that the current Great Xia Forbidden Army has not reached the stage of the early years of the Later Jin Dynasty. It will not let the arrogant soldiers fall, and the combat effectiveness and military discipline will drop precipitously.

"Grandfather, there is nothing in this world that is uncontrollable. If you find it difficult, it's just that you haven't worked hard enough." Shao Mingyi said: "If you are proficient in martial arts, familiar with military strategy, and open heart to soldiers, reduce their doubts and solve them. How can you not control the difficulties?"

Shao Shude's eyes lit up, he held Liu Lang's hand, and said with a smile: "Among the disciples, your eldest brother and second brother may know some, but they are not as thorough as you. Liu Lang knows the true meaning of being a father, good, good!"

Shao Mingyi smiled shyly and said, "It's all taught by my mother."

Shao Shude was a little ashamed, and also a little bit miss the queen.For some reason, the more the wild woman played, the more guilty she felt towards the queen.However, Luoyang still needs someone to sit in the town, and she cannot be allowed to come for the time being.

"In a few days, grandpa will cross the river to the north, you follow grandpa and study hard." Shao Shu held Liu Lang's hand, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, so he let him sit beside him.

(End of this chapter)