Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1411 The Political Hall on the Kang Kang

On the fifth day of March, Lu Yan and his party arrived at Dongmou Mountain City and were forced to stay for three days before continuing on the road.

After a little questioning, it turned out that there were people from Bohai who seized Aodong City, raised a banner in the name of a certain clan, and gathered troops to make trouble—the people from Bohai called themselves "rebels", and there was nothing wrong with them, they just had a different stand.

But everyone also thinks they are stupid enough.

There is chaos in winter, and it is inconvenient to transmit messages, so few people may respond.Besides, this is too impatient, the Great Xia sage is still in Longquan Mansion, some people rebelled in winter, and it calmed down within ten days, very quickly, how long can you live in rebellion in Aodong City?

Sure enough, after the arrival of more than [-] troops from the Tielin Army and the Luoyan Army each, it took half a month to conquer.

And when troops were sent out in the winter, the temper of the quelling army was not much better. Anyone in Aodong City who was related to the rebellion, no matter how close or distant they were, would be slaughtered.

It was not until the day before yesterday that the remaining thousands of people staggered on the road and went to Andong Mansion in the severe cold weather. The matter came to an end and the post road was reopened. After such a toss, Aodong City was completely empty.

This rebellion also reminded the three officials who are about to take office.Bohai is different from the Central Plains vassals and towns. It is a truly foreign country. If they are unlucky, they may be overthrown by civil uprisings and even die. This is not alarmist.

When they arrived at Huhanhai, they even experienced a new type of transportation provided by the post station: dog sledge.

Don't tell me, the speed is not slow, and it also makes people realize more deeply why Mohe people prepare winter rations for dogs when they fish in autumn.It’s really inseparable. Pulling up the sledge is called a fast speed, and depending on the size of the dog, I really can’t carry it without eating more salmon.

"What a smart dog!" Lu Yan exclaimed as he left the station.

"Smart?" The postman was a little confused.

If it is not very tolerant of cold weather, and can help transport people and goods in winter, who would raise this dog?

Lu Yan and the others didn't say much, and after signing and depositing at the postman, they were ready to leave.

"Several officials..." The postman chased him out, and said: "Before winter, there was a rebellion in Longquan Mansion. Because the saint was stationed in the city, Fu Du couldn't hold back his face. 3 people are slaves, and they will be sent to Shenzhou and Andong Mansions this month. People in the seven counties of Longquan Mansion are in turmoil, and many people harbor resentment. You officials should be careful and don't go to places that are inaccessible."

The three of them were shocked when they heard this.They only heard that there was a rebellion before winter, but they didn't expect to deal with it so cruelly afterwards.

"Thank you." Lu Yan and the others bowed.

"You don't need to do that." The Post General smiled; "I retired from the Tiande Army. I injured my leg last year and couldn't fight for the saint anymore. There are very few people in the Central Plains in Longquan Mansion, and the officials are very friendly when they see them. I can't help but remind you."

The three looked at each other.What I have seen and heard along the way, from the beginning of Huafeng in Yingzhou, to the mixed Hu and Han in Shenzhou, to the strong prey of the weak in Xianzhou and Xiazhou, and the bloody cruelty in the prosperous background of Longquan Mansion, every place is vivid. In teaching them, let them see the true face of this new land.

No wonder some people don't want to come here to be an official, co-authoring is really life-threatening.

After leaving the inn, the three parted ways.

Lu Yan and Fan Wenda went to Haibei Mountain City (the residence of Liaodong Road), while Lu Henian went to Longquanfu City, more than 20 miles away to the north.

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After entering Longquan Mansion, Lu Henian was not in a hurry to report.

He first walked around the city slowly.

The street is actually quite spacious, but for some years, there are ruts on the stone road.

Dirty remnants of snow piled up on both sides of the street.The door of the shop is open, and business is going on normally.

Some people are talking and laughing loudly, some are expressionless, some are whispering, and there are all kinds of life, and so on.

There are all kinds of people.

Some were dressed in Han costumes—it was hard to tell whether they were Han or Bohai.

There are barbarians in furs—to be honest, to judge whether a person is a barbarian, at least in Longquan Mansion, mainly depends on the style of the bun, not the clothes.

Lu Henian stared at one person, who should be from Mohe, wearing earrings, the front of the head was shaved clean, leaving only the back of the head, braided, tied with ornaments, hanging at shoulder height.

This should be a rich man, the earrings are made of gold, and the ornaments on the braid look like pearls and jade.Lu Henian knew that the braids on the backs of poor people in Mohe were made of silk.

There was a woman standing next to this Mohe man, with her hair in a bun and braids - this hairstyle looked much more pleasing to the eye than a man's.

There are also ornaments on the woman's head, and they are very gorgeous. It is a piece of jade tin commonly known as "Yu Xiaoyao" by the locals, and there are sapphire ornaments carved with lotuses and swans on her body.

It was the first time Lu Henian had seen this style of jade pendant.Can the Central Plains people carve swan ornaments?Very few, at least he has never seen them, but there are many swans in Longquan Mansion.It has local characteristics and religious overtones (the lotus in the mouth of the swan), which can only be said to be very Bohai.

These two Mohe people are buying tea.

Bohai does not produce tea, everything is brought by merchants from the south, so it is very precious.Lu Henian had learned in advance that when Bohai people held a banquet, everyone drank wine, but after the banquet, the host's family would leave a few of the most distinguished guests to drink tea, which shows how rare it is.

The couple quickly chose the tea, which seemed to cost a lot of money. The woman had a sad look on her face, but the man didn't care. He bought three catties of tea and left, very generous.

The woman hurriedly followed, chattering endlessly in Mohe dialect.The man reprimanded a few words impatiently, but the woman stopped talking, took the man's hand affectionately, and walked away gradually.

"Interesting!" Lu Henian smiled and left.

Last year, we fought for more than half a year, and business travel was blocked. The people in Bohai should sell all the old stocks, and the price must be very expensive.

"I learned how the southerners cook tea. This pair of men and women, the next generation should not be dressed like this." Lu Henian continued on his way.

He once thought, what is Huafeng?It is said that training should be based on Huafeng, so what exactly does Huafeng include?Now that I think about it, in fact, every inconspicuous little thing, small object, and small habit is Huafeng.

People in Mohe and Bohai obviously do not produce tea, but they learn the tea-making habits of people in the Central Plains. This is a small aspect of "training with Chinese style".

And when every small aspect comes together, it is a remarkable or even a complete change.

But why would they rebel?I can't figure out this question again.

Actively move closer to Huafeng, but still maintain independence?With such a clear understanding, it is no wonder that Bohai has been able to establish a state for more than two hundred years.

Suddenly there was some worry, the court probably had to spend a lot of energy to govern Liaodong.Bohai is a big piece of fat, but after swallowing it, it feels a little uncomfortable.The root cause may be that I swallowed too quickly and hastily, and didn't have time to chew slowly, which led to the current result.

I can only take it slowly, Lu Henian is like a mirror in his heart.Perhaps, this is also the meaning of coming here as an official.

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"This is the Zhongshu Province?" On the sixth day of March, Lu Henian entered Miyagi, and under the guidance of the envoy, he came to the Zhongshu Yamen located on the east side of Wude Hall.

As soon as he entered the door, when he saw the prime ministers sitting cross-legged on the kang, he was almost shocked by thunder.

This hall is actually very big.The doors and windows face southeast, and a huge fire pit occupies about one-third of the area in the south, west, and north directions, leaving only the east side of the doors and windows open.

On weekdays, the majestic prime ministers of the Zhengshitang sit or lie on the kang, which is really eye-catching.

"It's great that there are books on the kang warm window." Chen Cheng coughed and asked, "Nephew Lu Jiaxian, why are you looking at me like this?"

"I met Mr. Chen." Lu Henian immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Sleeping with your feet comfortably." Zhao Guangfeng, the servant under the door, got up from the kang and said with a smile, "To be honest, I never slept in such a warm bed when I was in Luoyang and Beiping."

"Meet Prime Minister Zhao." Lu Henian saluted again.

"There are two styles of Yudong. The first style is to cover the body with a sable fur; the second style is to curl up on a kang. If you practice these two moves well, you will benefit a lot." Xiao Yun, the servant under the door, laughed.

"Meet Prime Minister Xiao." Lu Henian saluted for the third time.

Fortunately, these three prime ministers are in Zhongshu.All the other assistant officers can salute together.

"How do you feel along the way?" Chen Cheng asked first.

Lu Henian thought for a while and said, "If the imperial dynasty wants to occupy Liaodong, it has a long way to go."

"It's good that you think so." Chen Cheng praised, "I've already heard about what happened, so I'll present King Zhao's memorandum."

Lu Henian took the wooden box from the guard behind him, and handed it over respectfully.

A Lingshi took it, checked the seal, opened it gently, and handed the memorial to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng read it quickly and gave it to the other two prime ministers.

"The saint has something to do again." Chen Cheng said.

"Not bad." Zhao Guangfeng and Xiao Yun looked at each other and smiled after watching it.

Taking a closer look, it seems that it is more of a wry smile.But this is also good, better than the saint running to the south, right?In case the climate is unacceptable and something happens, there is no place for everyone to cry.

Yesterday there was news from Jiangxi that in order to punish Liu Yan, Li Siyuan invaded Chaozhou with his troops, defeated the enemy army and beheaded more than [-] people.However, a sudden epidemic disease broke out in the army, and many people died, so they had no choice but to retreat.

A total of less than 2000 people were lost in the fight against Jiangxi. As a result, an epidemic in Chaozhou directly killed four or five thousand people. Do you think it is terrible?
But - it is also impossible for the saint to stay in the palace obediently.He is just a wandering king of the Northern Dynasty, and he told people yesterday that when he was in class, he walked to the grasslands of Qishengzhou and returned to Beiping via Changchun Palace.

This is unwillingness to give up, expecting A Baoji to come out for a while, it is really not worrying.

But if you say that a sage cannot govern a country, then you will underestimate him.All kinds of whimsical ideas, foresight and foresight, can be described as unconstrained, but in hindsight, they are reasonable and beyond reproach.

Roam, go on loafing.

In terms of mundane affairs, we old bones will take care of it for you. Everyone hopes that this country will get better and better, so as not to fall into the previous nightmare.Take it easy and live a few more years, which is the greatest contribution to this world.

"Follow me into the palace to face the saint tomorrow." Chen Cheng lay down halfway again, flipping through the memorabilia, and said.

"Yes." Lu Henian replied.

Bright sunlight streamed in through the window sills.

The outside of the window was covered with three feet of snow, and the inside of the window was as warm as spring. The old and shrewd prime minister of the empire flipped through the watches and seals presented from all over the place.When I saw something exciting, I discussed it with my colleagues and wrote a comment.

A surge of pride suddenly surged in Lu Henian's heart: One day, I can do the same, right?

Sitting in the political affairs hall, reviewing the memorials from all over the world, looking down on the vast territory of the empire through the lines between the lines.

So far in life, there should be no regrets.

(End of this chapter)