Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1291 Test and Mission

Chengde's war clouds are thick, Jinyang is gloomy, but Beiping is filled with joy and laughter.

this is the truth.

Just imagine, if the Kansai military and political group founded by Shao Shude is still nestled in the north of Guanbei, relying on natural barriers such as the Yellow River, Hengshan, and deserts, struggling to resist attacks from all sides, Lingzhou will not have any positive actions. breath.

But everything is different after all.

The Kansai military and political group has absorbed a large number of Henan officials and generals, and now it is beginning to absorb some "advanced elements" from Hebei. The whole group is getting bigger and bigger, and its prospects are getting better and better.The joys and sorrows between people are inherently incommunicable.

The marriage between Shao Siwu, King of Zhao, and Zhang Huaishen's daughter, Yueniang, was the "focus news" in June in Beiping Mansion.

The grand scene and the variety of guests are eye-opening.

At the same time, it was rumored that Shao Li, the Princess of the United States, was promoted to Zhao Feng as a Jinshi in August, and there were many happy events one after another.

Under so much focus, at the end of June, Yu Lu saw her aunt giving birth to a daughter in a low-key manner, but not many people paid attention.

Of course Shao Shude was not overly worried.

Chen Shilang is a fascinating person, sometimes he is wise and protects himself, and sometimes he speaks boldly.

From the matter of naming, we can see Shao Shude's preference.

People who are completely selfish and wise to protect themselves will not be valued by saints.But being too impartial and offending too many people may not end well.

Qin Wang Shao Chengjie left Chang'an in August of the first year of Tianyou at the end of Tang Dynasty, and spent two years attacking and pulling out the rebel prefectures in Shannan West Road one by one.At this stage, the battle was quite satisfactory. Some states in Shannan West Road surrendered, and some did not surrender. The overall strength was relatively scattered, so most of them were siege battles and siege battles. They were evened out in two years, and the efficiency was very good.

Shao Shude was basically satisfied with this result.

Shao Shude thought of Zhuge Zhongfang again.Sometimes, he even admired this guy's brain circuit.

After the Jindao Army and other ministries withdrew, Qin Wang Shao Chengjie still had more than [-] soldiers and horses under his tent, most of which were troops he slowly pulled up from Shannan Xidao and Shuzhong to search for money and food.Among them, thousands of sergeants from Congmazhi who followed him first have been transferred to various ministries and served as the backbone of officers.

Next came the siege of Chengdu and the offensive and defensive battle of Qiongnan, where 2 Maozhen soldiers and more than [-] miscellaneous soldiers were eliminated again, and Maozhen's son Li Jikan was killed.

Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, he is still 15 points behind. I don't know if he can catch up in this life.However, considering that Lao Zhu gave birth to a dozen sons after the age of 50, Shao Shude feels that he can now play an epee, ride a strong horse, and draw a strong bow, so he still has great potential to be tapped.

Chen Shilang is so contradictory that many people can't understand him.

"No!" Shao Shude came to his senses, how could he be recommended by a courtier?It can only be decided by him.

Lu Siye wrote silently, without any unnecessary words, and would not say them to anyone.This is his way of being an official and dealing with affairs, and it is also the direct reason why he was able to rise to the top.

But everything depends on performance regardless of deeds. This is what mature politicians do.

Three hundred households were short of the county king, and under Shao Shude's tolerance, he nodded in agreement and said, "That's it."

After finishing the eldest son's wedding, Shao Shude returned to the Jintai Palace, searched out the military newspapers of the eldest son Shao Chengjie in Sichuan, and reviewed them carefully. After a year of siege, Li Maozhen and his family set themselves on fire, and Chengdu was destroyed.

You can't take a wrong step before I die.Otherwise, Shao Shude doesn't mind cleaning them up thoroughly - this is something he doesn't want to see, and Cheng Jie probably doesn't want to see it either, right?

Among so many daughters, only three have been named by him so far.

"One more thing." Shao Shude just wanted to leave, and said again: "Let my son choose light and valuable things and send them to Luoyang."

If you want to be an emperor, dealing with warriors is a necessary skill.If he can't pass this level, then Shao Shude will have to think of a backup plan.

These three armies have been fighting with the eldest son since five years ago. This is going to be withdrawn for rectification, and even the station has to be changed.

In fact, these heroes still have the opportunity to make meritorious service, it depends on whether Shao Shude wants to give it.

Unfortunately, Li Kuangwei was still not found.The five thousand Youzhou soldiers he brought over were found everywhere, even the main officers and generals of the rebellious cities.After being captured, they were tortured repeatedly, and learned that Li Kuangwei had separated from them and disappeared.It is also said that Li Kuangwei was assassinated by Zhuge Zhongfang and his body was thrown into the wilderness.

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On the tenth day of the seventh month, Jieyu Chong gave birth to a daughter in Jiaotai Palace.Shao Shude was overjoyed and named him "Hui Wan".

After a rough count, he now has 29 biological children, which is not bad.

Compared with Cao Mengde, there are still 2 short, but the ratio of Mengde's sons to daughters has reached more than 4:1, which is too disparate, and the real number may be more than 31.

It took five years to collect the five towns of Shannan Xidao, Longjian, Jiannan Dongchuan, Jiannan Xichuan, and Qiongnan, killing more than [-] thieves.

Who is your allegiance to?A saint, or King Qin?This needs to be clarified.

Chen Cheng was silent for a while, and said, "I would like to go to Jinyang in person."

Again, there are 4700 households owned by Gao Renhou, the Duke of Ba, and 4300 households owned by Li Tangbin, the Duke of Lu.Lu Huaizhong, the Duke of Wei, and Ge Congzhou, the Duke of Ji, had only 4000 households.As for the posthumous princes of the previous generation, they are not counted.

The Shao clan still needs to be carried forward by him.

Yu Lu couldn't be more disappointed seeing his aunt, but Shao Shude was very happy. After several sons in a row, he finally had a daughter.

"The three armies of Golden Knife, Black Knife, and Flying Bear have been fighting for more than two years. Come back and rest." Shao Shude said: "The defense areas of each army should be re-divided. The Golden Knife Army moved to Dengzhou, and the Black Knife Army moved to China. State, the Flying Bear Army moved to Ruzhou."

Finally got real news!
Shao Shude's spirit was shaken, and he immediately called the main officials of the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council to discuss.

For both the emperor and the empress, Zhuge Shuang held a lot of favors.With such a hard background, being played like this by Zhuge Zhongfang, it can only be said that the nature of Wufu is like this.Judging from the fact that he dared to assassinate Li Kuangwei and recruited his five thousand soldiers, Zhuge Zhongfang, who was honest on the surface, was secretly ambitious.

"Your Majesty, yesterday the political affairs hall discussed the matter in central Sichuan, and according to the calculations of the officials' meritorious service doctor, 4700 households should be sealed off." Lu Siye replied.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not very publicized, and it is not appropriate to worry about it." Chen Cheng said: "It is best to send a close and important minister to Jinyang to visit. If it is normal, there may be something wrong, but at this time, there is absolutely no big deal hinder."

The third one is Huiwan, the daughter of Jieyu Chongjiao.

Shao Shude likes the two of them playing together, one playing the flute horizontally and the other playing the flute vertically, that is the ultimate enjoyment.

From Zhuge Zhongfang, one can also deduce how many people are dormant due to the situation in the Great Xia court today.

Children born in this era, if they want to inherit the great position, they cannot do without military merit and bravery, otherwise they will be the fate of Emperor Min of the later Tang Dynasty.

He didn't believe in other dynasties in ancient times, when the country was founded, all the generals were loyal.That's just the performance recorded in the history books, who knows what he thinks in his heart.

Selfish?Unselfish?Neither.

After clearing the Shannan West Road and the rest of the armies, there will be a two-year fierce battle between Longjian and Dongchuan.During the period, there were dozens of battles, big and small, and the two sides won each other's battles. However, they won all three main battles. Li Maozhen's main force was wiped out with more than [-] people and more than [-] miscellaneous soldiers, and they reached the outskirts of Chengdu.

Followed by Le'an County King, 5000 households.He has no chance to make meritorious deeds, and he has no chance to be punished. This food seal will not change.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked sideways.

Even father and son will not have the slightest sympathy when it comes to military power.

Zhuge Shuang has a half-teacher friendship with Shao Shude.Later, Jiang Dewen, secretary of the Jiedu Zhang, was sent to Linzhou to talk about marriage for Shao Shude.

"Li Qing from Honglu Temple is unwell. Let Pei Guan handle this matter. Choose more high-quality medicinal materials, and the gift must not be thin." Shao Shude made a decision and said.

"Tiaoyi joins the army and enters Shu, and the King of Qin will continue to stay in the middle of Shu for a year. I heard that there are more than [-] soldiers. At this time, it is time to weed out the weak and retain the strong. Let's draw up an edict." Shao Shude ordered again.

Before getting married, Zhuge Shuang accepted the marriage letter, and was given a wedding room, and even attended the wedding as an elder.

The second is the first month of the sixth year of Qianning (899), the daughter of Chongyuan Zhang Hui, named "Jialuan".

After the resumption, he summoned the secretary and supervisor Lu Siye, and ordered: "The secretary will draw up an order to confer the title of Lord of Fengtian County, Gao Renhou, on the title of Duke of Ba. Please figure out how much you will be awarded."

The eldest son has established prestige in these three troops, and may have promoted and placed private individuals.To this extent, Shao Shude can still tolerate it, even what he originally hoped for.But that doesn't mean he won't clean up, it's the instinct of a political creature.

But he has no chance, so he can only lie dormant in the future.

It was also on this day that he received the top-secret news from Jinyang: Li Keyong was seriously ill and had been resting in bed. All affairs of the shogunate, unless urgent, were usually handed over to Li Xiji, Feng Dao, Li Luoluo, and Li Sizhao. People divide.

In addition to princes and princesses, most of the current food seals in the new dynasty are Qinghe County Wang Zhezongben, and 5600 households have accumulated merits.

In fact, this can be regarded as a disguised form of starting from scratch, but the expansion speed is a bit faster.Next, how Shao Chengjie will stably digest, clean up and eliminate this army is the focus of Shao Shude's observation.

"Chen Qing's words are reasonable." After Shao Shude thought for a while, he said slowly: "Who can go?"

The first is the daughter of the noble concubine Zhao Yu in April of the third year of Dashun (892), named "Caiwei".

Compared with Li Shimin, it is still 6 points behind.He died too early, there was no way.

The other daughters are all single-letter names, and they can choose whatever they think of, without being distracted.

Xiao Chonggon's mood also inexplicably improved a lot.Now she mainly practices dancing and painting with Xiao Shiwuniang, and only occasionally, she will practice playing the flute and flute with the saint.

Having said that, he left.

Pei Guan is currently the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and has served as the supervisor of various battalions for many times. He is very courageous and has rich experience. It is really good to have him as an envoy.

Li Hang is not young anymore.When I was young, I would go out in the wind and rain, travel around, and sleep in the open during the turmoil of the army, and sometimes even get injured.At the age of 50 or [-], he is plagued by various diseases and is no longer suitable for missions.

If Pei Guan can successfully complete the task, he will take over Li Hang's class in the future to reward him for his meritorious service.

"On the other hand, let Wang Yu and his wife go back to Jinyang together." Shao Shude finally ordered.

(End of this chapter)