Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1294
The Hutuo River flows quietly.

The sergeants drove the horse here, unharnessed it, and let it run free.

On both sides of the river, farmland is one after another, and the heavy ears of wheat almost overwhelm the straw.

On the hills and low mountains in the distance, fruits are hanging on the branches.Birds flew around and chirped.

In the middle of the river, a series of small boats flowed down the river, berthing outside Daizhou City to unload their cargo.

The arrival of the common people in Xing Mingci is really a blessing for Xin and Dai states.These Hebei people with outstanding agricultural skills reclaimed wasteland, repaired ditches, sowed millet and wheat, and planted mulberry fruits here, which greatly enriched the economy of the seven counties.

Li Xiji is also a capable official.

The development of Xin Dai was carried out under his auspices, and it has been the sixth year so far, with remarkable achievements.And he also took this as a merit, and became the number one figure among the shogunate officials, and his status was very respected.

However, he is also getting older, traveling between Jinyang and Daizhou all the year round, and sometimes going to Zelu and Lanshi, gradually unable to do what he wants.

He is now focusing on training the 24-year-old Feng Dao.This shogunate inspector from Yingzhou was the person he valued the most. He taught him carefully and deliberately promoted him to be the new generation of chief of civil servants in the Hedong shogunate. Maggie, property.

This is enough.Neutrality is an attitude in itself.

Ginseng was very popular in the Tang Dynasty.Sun Simiao's "Essential Prescriptions for Emergencies" contains hundreds of prescriptions related to ginseng.Hedong is rich in ginseng, that is, the famous Codonopsis ginseng, which is produced in Zelu area as the top grade, and has always been sold in various places.

"It's He Gongya's house. King Jin has been sending people to take care of it. There are all servants and maidservants. You can live in it." Li Xiji said.

On the 22nd, the mission arrived in the three cities of Jinyang.Li Xiji, deputy envoy of the Taiyuan shogunate, greeted them in person and arranged them to stay in the city.

On the evening of the [-]th, near nightfall, Pei Guan and others arrived at Shiling Pass.

"Is this He's house?" Pei Guan was a little surprised when he saw the huge plaque on the gate.

On August 59th, Pei Guan's delegation left Daizhou and headed for Jinyang.Before leaving, they heard rumors from postmen that Kang Junli, a veteran general in Hedong, died of illness in Lanzhou at the age of [-].

Later, they continued to recruit Sergeant Xing Mingci, as well as the three tribes of Shatuo, the nine surnames of Zhaowu, Tuyuhun, Uighur, and Tatar who moved inward from Daibei. At that time, the number increased greatly, approaching [-].

Pei Guan secretly wrote down An Yuanxin's name.

Li Sigong came to thank him.

"There are only two possibilities." Pei Guan said: "Either they are ambitious and want to take advantage of the undercurrent in the river east to take advantage of the opportunity to stand on their own. Or they are foolishly loyal to Li Ke. If he does not surrender, they will not surrender. What do you think?" Which is it?"

He now knew that among the generals in Hedong who did not fight well, or were punished for committing crimes, they would generally be assigned as local town generals.The same is true of Liu Pu, and the same is true of An Yuanxin—this person was once defeated by Lu Huaizhong in the Battle of Cixi.

When Pei Guan stopped at the post station, he made a special observation—yes, he even climbed a tree to spy on the military situation regardless of his appearance.

Li Ke used strong walls to clear the field, and gave up Xing Mingci, Yunwei and other places after the battle. What he lost was not only the undefensible territories outside the internal and external mountains and rivers, but also the origin of Hedong continued to be hurt.

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Pei Guan laughed, and said: "Xin Dai and Er Li didn't see us, and they wanted to avoid suspicion, so there's nothing to stay. It's important to go to Jinyang to 'visit' as soon as possible."

Liu Fan has a flattering attitude and a strong sense of refuge.

His father Li Kexiu died indirectly at the hands of Ke Yong. After counting his relatives, the captured brother Si Bi was the closest.After his uncle Shao Shude captured him, not only did he not kill him, but he also gave him to the officials. He served as the governor of Caozhou and Puzhou successively, and he was better than him.

"Pei Shaoqing, Li Siyuan, and Li Sizhao don't want to meet each other. Why?" Wang Yu asked.

Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao did not want to meet, and the intention of avoiding suspicion is quite obvious, which is also an attitude.

The generals of the Jin army who accompanied them sent someone to communicate, and An Yuanxin, the town general, refused to open the door on the grounds that it was dark, and scolded the generals who went to communicate, saying that they had led wolves into the house.

God is sorry to see that General He was only one of the generals when he was in Hedong. He was on the same level or even slightly higher than him, and Zhang Kai and other seven or eight people were really not big men.

After Li Xiji heard Pei Guan's words, he immediately took it with both hands, and said with emotion: "I have heard that Korean ginseng is very effective, and it is not weaker than Shangdang ginseng. King Xia has a heart. Your envoy will stay here for two days first." , when the king of Jin has time, he will summon him."

The fate of the new army of the fifth battalion actually showed from the side the severe consumption of Hedong under the long-term war.

"The Xia people always use postmen when they call. If there is something to do, it is the postman Shi, who..."

But who made Zhao Guifei extremely favored by saints?There were rumors in the market that Zhao Yu might have been the wife of a sage, and after the founding of the country, she would be the empress.

"In any case, Jin Wang Yuancong, Li Cunzhang, Kang Junli, and Gai Yu are all dead, and Jin Wang's old brothers are getting fewer and fewer."

This pass is attached to Yangqu County, Taiyuan Prefecture, and is the northern gate of Jinyang.The post road leads directly to Guancheng, and the narrowest part can only accommodate square rails, so the position is very important.

Li Siyuan is 39 years old this year, and Li Sizhao is 28 years old. The two are in charge of the army of the Xin Dynasty, with Siyuan as the main force and Si Zhao as the assistant. This combination is very reasonable and meaningful.

But after these years, the Khitan fled some, and transferred two battalions to break up and join the various armies to improve the establishment, and there are only more than 3 people.

Li Sigong was the son of Li Kexiu, Li Keyong's second brother.

"I can't understand this kind of chaos. Well, maybe it's not a bad thing."

"I've met Li Siyuan before. He's simple, he doesn't talk too much, and he's very respectful when it comes to King Jin. He's ambitious, to some extent, but who doesn't have ambitions these days?" Wang Yu said, "Li Sizhao isn't very familiar with him. However, although he is the fake son of King Jin, he is one of the rare ones included in the genealogy, and he was raised by two brothers Ke Rou and Ke Yong since he was a child, and Jian Nei also called him his brother, and he was very loyal to Ke Yong."

The king of Jin sent his younger brother Kening to Lanzhou to sit in town, and he was in charge of the military and civilian affairs of Lanshi and Shizhou, with Zhou Dewei as his deputy.

"Kang Junli fights, he wins less and loses more, whether he dies or not, I don't see much difference."

Li Sigong, an envoy of the Feiteng Army stationed in Xinkou, heard the news and visited late at night.

Kexiu had two sons, the eldest named Sibi, who was captured during the Battle of Cixi and is now the governor of Puzhou.

Uncle Yi is much better.After capturing his elder brother, he comforted him with gentle words, bestowed Caihuo and Meiji, promoted him to be the governor, and set his opinions on each other.

My uncle whipped my father, making him so angry that he couldn't afford it, and finally passed away.Although it was too late to regret later and promoted the two nephews to be soldiers, it is impossible to say that there is no grudge in my heart.

On August [-]th, Pei Guan, who was allowed to travel day and night, arrived in Yanmen County, Daizhou Lisuo.

On the [-]th, An Yuanxin had no reason to stop and let the mission go south through Shiling Pass.

Everyone had no choice but to find a village at the foot of the mountain to spend the night.

Pei Guan couldn't see these aspects at the moment, but he could tell that Li Xiji's health might not be very good.

"I know that Li Siyuan is a good general. If he is willing to surrender, the power of Hedong will be gone." Pei Guan laughed.

It is rumored that this person is the descendant of Li Linfu, who is good at reading, keeps his books in his hands, is relatively indifferent to fame and fortune, likes to reward and reward the underachievers, has the style of a scholar-bureaucrat, and has a good reputation in Hedong.

This is the truth.There are not so many governors for you in the seven prefectures of Hedong.Although Xia Guo's governor has no military power and can only make money, but it is also very good, and many people are envious.

Regarding Pei Guan's words, Li Xiji smiled and did not say much, but led them into the mansion.

Everything is about comparison.

Every time the Xia army attacked Lanshi, every time they fought in Daibei, and every time they fought against the Jin soldiers who came down from Zelu, they were actually consuming the strength of Hedong.

Pei Guan watched from the tree for a long time, and he didn't jump down until the sergeant's drill was over and the troops returned to the camp.

The seven counties in the two prefectures and seven counties of the Xin Dynasty may be more prosperous if the tax burden can be reduced and there is no need to support so many sergeants.

Pei Guan tried it out.In the end, it was judged that Li Sigong had a slight complaint against Li Keyong, but it was unlikely that he would betray him.And he has a good impression of Shao Sheng. If Li Keyong passes away, Li Sigong can be won over, and he is unlikely to meet Xia Jun's swordsmen.

Pei Guan and Wang Yu were stunned, don't come to Jinyang, Li Keyong can't stand it anymore!
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On August [-]th, Pei Guan and others arrived at Xinkou and stayed in Tanglin County in the north of the mouth.

Pei Guan took the opportunity to hand over the gifts he had brought to Li Xiji, and took out several wooden boxes with his own hands, and said: "The sage heard that brother-in-law was seriously ill and didn't think about food and drink. Visiting Jinyang. This is the ginseng offered by the Bohai Kingdom, which has the effect of prolonging life, please pass it on to Dr. Li."

"The king of Jin cares about the brotherhood, and the sage will definitely appreciate it when he hears about it." Pei Guan sighed, and took the opportunity to observe Li Xiji.

The next day, he said, he was the one in front of him.After the Feiteng Army was destroyed, Jinyang used a few left-behind members of the army as the backbone, recruited veterans from other troops and new recruits from the Fifth Battalion Army, and reorganized it. There are now more than [-] infantry and cavalry, led by Li Sigong.

His body is a little fat, covered with fat, and his eyes are almost crowded.Considering his age, he still worked so hard day and night, if one day he passed away, it would be another big blow to Li Keyong.

"I still need Pei Shaoqing to take care of her more." Wang Yu said with a smile.

Along the way, he has tested the attitude of the three generals of the Jin army.

The postmen talked a lot, as if there was no one else around.

The last wave of expansion was to take in the Khitan tribes who were unable to return to Huangshui due to the cut off of the road. At one time, it was expanded to [-] to [-], and it was organized into five battalions of front, middle, back, left, and right.

Now it seems that An Yuanxin is narrow-minded and has resentment towards the Xia people-to be honest, this emotion is quite inexplicable. When the two armies are at war, who is still spoiling you?

Moreover, An Yuanxin lacks political sensitivity.What time is it, still can't see the situation clearly?This person can be cleaned up slowly in the future.

"Back when Ke Yong recruited you as his son-in-law, it seems that it wasn't just because of your beauty." Pei Guan said with a smile: "In the future, work hard, there will always be a place for you in this big world."

"Within one year, Gai Taibao and Kang Situ passed away one after another. Did he die on this day?"

The name He Gongya is quite well-known in Xia Kingdom's ruling and opposition parties.

Outside the city, a large group of soldiers was practicing.

If as expected, it is the fifth battalion of new troops who are training.When it was first established, it was mainly based on the strength and strength of the three prefectures of Xingmingci. For this reason, the families of the sergeants were moved to Xindai. At that time, there were only 2 people.

"No hurry, no hurry." Pei Guan smiled.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Xiji saluted and said goodbye.Wang Yu and his wife also bid farewell to Pei Guan and left with him.

After Li Xiji left, a group of sergeants stood outside the door, seemingly protecting them.Pei Guan sent people up to negotiate, and when he learned that they were not forbidden to go out, he knew in his heart: the hostility is not great, and Li Ke's spirit is exhausted.

This journey has yielded quite a lot, and it can be regarded as seeing the reality of Hedong all over again.

(End of this chapter)