Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1329 History Reincarnation
A Baoji was talking to Han Zhigu when he received the news that Jin Dejin was vomiting blood.

"How is Shao Shude?" A Baoji was wearing a thick fur, looking at the endless snow field outside the door.

The heavy snow pressed the houses made of yellow mud and branches, almost crushing it.

"Woo--" The cold wind slipped in through the cracks in the wall with malice.

The slaves sat numbly on the sacks stuffed with reeds, shivering all over, not knowing how to fight the coming severe winter.

It was still daytime, if it was a cold night, how many slaves would fall silently in the cold mud?
For the Bohai people who were taken captive in autumn, this winter is destined to be difficult.

"I'm not young, with a lot of gray hair, and I don't seem to have much ambition." Han Zhigu said: "There are rumors in Jinyang that there is an elixir in Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi, which can lead to longevity. Shao Shude looks very excited, Even sent a large army to the south, intending to attack Jiangxi."

A Baoji's eyes froze, and he frowned in thought.

He is still young and dismissive of the elixir.But he wasn't sure if he could still be so open-minded at this age?

Tang Taizong Li Shimin was also very open-minded and transparent when he was young, but when he is old, can he see it openly?
Ken Dejin Khan, who has been ill for a long time, sent people from Xilouyu to various places to look for immortal masters, and sent people to ask for magic medicine. Can you see it?
The richer the person, the less able to leave peacefully.

Therefore, he believed Han Zhigu's words somewhat—but not completely.

"Did he really send someone to Jiangxi?" A Baoji asked.

"There are no less than [-] soldiers in Jiangxi. The commander-in-chief has not been selected yet, and there is a possibility that they will be recruited in person. That means the main force of the forbidden army has gone south." Han Zhigu said.

A Baoji nodded slowly.He will go to the businessman to check this matter, if it is true, he will know if he asks.

"How is Hedong?" A Baoji asked again.

"Shuozhou, Shizhou, Lanzhou, Taiyuan, and Luzhou are rebels everywhere. Although they have been pacified, the situation is not stable. It is hard to say whether there will be rebellions." Han Zhigu replied.

A Baoji was delighted when he heard this.

This kind of thing can't fool people, Han Zhigu didn't go alone, he asked other people to find out the truth.

From this point of view, Shao thief is also in trouble, maybe he can't find trouble with Khitan for a while?
Abaoji secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Just give him another year.It doesn't take much, just a year!
Khan Shen Dejin will not live for a few days.After his death, a new Khan will be elected immediately, and then the Chai Book will be sacrificed to heaven.

After going through this process, he is the new Khan of Khitan Babu.

Being a Khan naturally has many benefits.He can justifiably command the nobles of various ministries, mobilize more powerful forces than before, and do greater things than before.

Moreover, Khitan's recent khans are all de facto lifetime tenures.As long as you choose it, you can always die.He is still young, with these conveniences, he will definitely be able to clean up those disobedient chiefs in the end, and truly unify the eight tribes.

This shit tribal alliance, he's had enough!
"Have you seen Yu Lu Jiangu?" A Baoji asked, "She should be by Shao Shude's side, is there any news?"

"Yi Li Jin..." Han Zhigu looked distressed, hesitating.

"Let's talk." A Baoji said with a cold face.

"Ao Gu is still in the Xia Palace, and I heard that she gave birth to a daughter." Han Zhigu glanced at A Baoji's face and replied.

A Baoji nodded calmly, and said, "I see, you should go down and rest first."

Han Zhigu quietly resigned.

Ao Gu's rebellion sounds less serious than that of Fu Guzhi, because she is a woman.

But on a closer look, it's actually very troublesome.

Sarah could only tell nonsense with his eyes open, and by finding Long Xijinpei in the snake's lair, he deified Abaoji and won the support of a large number of nobles for him.Can't Yu Lu just see her aunt?She is much more famous than the retired Salazhi.

Looking at it from another angle, Aunt Yu Lujian is A Baoji's biological sister.Even such a close person can betray, who else can't?This also virtually weakened Abaoji's prestige.

Han Zhigu understood these things so well that he could clearly capture the anger, remorse, regret and fear in A Baoji's heart.

Great people, they are also afraid, afraid!
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A Baoji hurriedly left Zimeng County the next day and rushed to the West Building.

Han Zhigu went to the county government office for a day.

To be honest, Han Zhigu used to be very responsible and worked very hard.But since he went to Jinyang for a while, he lost interest in all the work in front of him.

Zimeng County only has such a foundation, if you play around, it is only the size of a county.

When he was about to go straight, he was stopped by someone.

"Yi Li Jin." He saluted respectfully.

This Yi Li Jin is not that Yi Li Jin, standing in front of him is the nobleman of the Uighur Shulu Department, Yi Li Jin Shulu Porun.

"How do you feel about your mission to Xia Guo?" Po Run waved her hand, and the attendants came over with a wooden box.

Po Run opened it with her own hands, and it turned out to be a box of pearls.

"I've given you a reward." Po Run said.

"Xie Yili Jin." Han Zhigu said happily: "Actually, I don't have any special feelings, but I feel that the Xia Kingdom has a large number of soldiers and horses, which are very majestic."

"How many?" Po-run asked.

He is the military leader of the Shulu Ministry, and the Shan army controlled by his sister Shuluping is also directly led by him.But he had never fought against Xia Jun before, and he only heard from the Khitan people that they were powerful in combat, daring to fight, and difficult to deal with.

"Yi Lijin, there have always been a lot of soldiers in the Central Plains." Han Zhigu glanced at Porun, smiled secretly in his heart, and had already thought of a countermeasure, so he said: "In the first year of Tang Dezong's Jianzhong (780), the total number of troops was More than 76 people'; Tang Xianzong Yuanhe four years (809), 'Zhongshu narrates a total of 88 generals and soldiers'; Tang Muzong Changqing first year (5000), 'Changqing household registration is 821 million, And the number of troops is about 330; now there are probably more than a million."

335 million households, raising 99 soldiers, is an exaggeration, there must be a large number of hidden households.

After the Anshi Rebellion, under normal conditions, four or five households raised one soldier, and the ratio of soldiers to civilians was about 25:1.

This ratio is difficult to achieve in other dynasties. Even if it is achieved, they are all low-quality soldiers and horses that can only be given rations.

However, during the separatist period of the feudal town, the ratio of soldiers to civilians and the income of soldiers were still very high. They spent about 20-24 yuan a year. The equipment was not bad, and the armor rate was not much worse than that in the heyday of Tang Dynasty.The combat power is strong, and they are all professional warriors.

The secret is really where you collect taxes and how much you collect.

After the introduction of the two tax laws, Datang no longer collected taxes on the basis of the head, but on the number of fields under the name and the amount of property.Dezong would even measure the housing regulations of the entire Chang'an, assess the value and tax.The houses of the dignitaries are big and beautiful, and they pay a lot of taxes.

It is precisely because of this that during the Zhu Xi Rebellion, most of the officials and generals in Chang'an stood by and watched, and only the middle officials armed with arms escorted them and fought desperately.

"So much?" Po-run was taken aback.

Han Zhigu secretly laughed in his heart, he actually didn't know, it was just a nonsense number.If someone is serious, let's take the military figures of the former Tang Dynasty as an example.

"Even if there is no million, there is still 80." Han Zhigu said.

Po Run's complexion was a little ugly.There are many soldiers and they can fight. Is this still capable of fighting?

Han Zhigu was also quietly observing Porun's expression.Seeing that he has some disbelief, suspicion and even fear, I know it well.

Yue Liduo entrusted the Shan army to this younger brother, and it seems that the entrustment is not human.His will is a little weak, but he is not a qualified commander.

But looking at it from another angle, it seems reasonable.

Yue Liduo's desire to control is very strong, if it weren't for Porun's soft temper, the Shan army probably wouldn't have given him command.

This woman, except that she is not a man, is really better than a man in everything.

"Is there any news about Xiao Dilu?" After a long silence, Po Run asked.

Han Zhigu was overjoyed.

Xiao Dilu was Porun's elder brother, he was obviously timid when he asked this question.Maybe he hasn't clearly realized it yet, but at the critical moment, maybe he lacks the courage and will to persevere.

"When I was in Jinyang, I heard a piece of news, I don't know if it's true or not." Han Zhigu cleared his throat, and said, "Brother Yeluhua is already a close minister of the Emperor Xia, and he heard that he has to reward the beauties in the palace, which is very trustworthy." appoint."

"What?" Po Run was a little surprised, and asked, "A guy like Brother Hua can also be an official? Is he also worthy of rewarding beauties in the palace?"

Han Zhigu also sighed: "Who says it's not? Brother Hua is mean-spirited, narrow-minded, and incompetent, yet he can be treated so favorably. If he were replaced by a capable person, what would Emperor Xia reward? It's really unimaginable. "

After cursing for a while, Porun came back to her senses and asked, "Where's Xiao Dilu?"

Han Zhigu didn't know about Xiao Dilu's news at all, but he was quite impatient, so he only pushed it to "rumors", saying: "It is rumored that Xiao Dilu was sent to Kansai to serve as the second official of a certain prefecture. The salary is generous. He usually has nothing to do, just hunts and drinks. Emperor Xia is very concerned about him and rewards him many times."

"Rumors" are not guaranteed to be true, and everyone can understand.

Hearing this, Po Run breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I can rest assured."

There was a little smile on his face, and he didn't know if he was really happy for Xiao Dilu's situation, or for something else.

Han Zhigu also sighed secretly when he saw it.

Several failures have already wiped out the heart of the prairie boy.Especially in the anticlimactic Western Expedition a few years ago, the losses were heavy, which left people with lingering fears.

In fact, speaking of it, Khitan was in the hands of the Tang people, and they really didn't get any advantage.Except for the relatively good fight during the Wu Zhou period, it was really miserable at other times.

During the period of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, he was enslaved and sent troops to fight Goguryeo.

During Tang Xuanzong's period, there were occasional victories, but the overall defeat was disastrous, and the Dahe Alliance directly disintegrated.

By the time of the Yaolan Alliance, the Tang Dynasty had already been torn apart, but it still couldn't get a bargain, and even couldn't shake Youzhou Town.

Now that the Northland is once again unified, what a fart!

When the Khitan faced the people from the Central Plains, all they could remember was failure, and they were already three points timid before the battle.
After asking a few more questions about Jinyang and Beiping, Porun left.

Han Zhigu looked at the pearl in his hand and laughed dumbfoundedly.

Khan Chen Dejin's time is running out, and Khitan is about to undergo a big change. The timing chosen by Emperor Xia is really sure and ruthless.

During the Kaiyuan period, it was passed down to Luoyang, and the eight tribes of the Dahe clan disintegrated.

During the Jianji years, what happened to Abao Chance?What will happen to the Eight Departments of the Yaolan Family?

For a moment, Han Zhigu felt that he was witnessing the history——300 years of slavery, struggle, prosperity, failure, dormancy, struggle, prosperity, and finally the history of blood and tears in the eight Khitan tribes.

Being oppressed and enslaved by Tang people, Turks, Uighurs and even Xi people successively, what a miserable word!
(End of this chapter)