Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1420 Lonely Like Snow
Shao Shude's united front in Yingsheng Prefecture was quite successful.

A few palace guards were taken in, and another 200 people were organized into the right wing of Yin'an Zhi-this army is mainly composed of Jurchen, Mohe, Bohai, and Khitan, and the number has exceeded [-].

On the sixth day of June, after eating a feast of whole fish caught by the chieftains, Shao Shude left Yingsheng Prefecture and drove westward towards Baosheng Prefecture.

Baosheng prefecture is about 3000 miles away from here. It is located in the area around the ancient city of Haratuda in the north of South Haratuda village in Horqin Left Middle Banner. It leads Zimeng County. There are more than [-] people. Secondly, Xiren, Wugu, Han people, Tatars, Shiwei, and Jurchen each have two or three thousand people.

Because of the different population structure, the agricultural ratio here is more important, mainly Bohai people and Han people are engaged in planting.And the larger the scale of planting, the more abundant the accumulation, and the more handicraftsmen and businessmen that can be supported.

On June [-]th, when Shao Shude arrived, a big fair had just ended here.

Fans from four miles and eight villages came to Zhoucheng to exchange things such as leather, beef tendon, wool, cheese, honey, etc. for various daily necessities.It is worth mentioning that handicrafts such as clay pots, sweaters, and ironware are mostly made locally.

It's a self-sufficient microeconomy again.

Baosheng prefecture is also under the management of the Beiya, the chief secretary stationed here is named Lu Chongju, and the Dianjun is Sun Dezhao.

Lu Chongju surrendered after becoming an official in Junzhou, and worked in Zhili Road and Henan Road for many years after going around and around.His professional ability is good, but because he is not a direct descendant, he still can't get promoted, so he came to Baosheng Prefecture relentlessly, promoted two ranks, and felt at ease.

Sun Dezhao is actually more promising than Lu Chongju, but his identity and background are also very complicated.First of all, he was from the Shence Army, and he was not politically correct, but he changed his family in time and had a good attitude, which weakened some of the negative effects.Secondly, he is from Yanzhou, and his background is quite decent, which is a plus.So, on the whole, although he is in Baosheng Prefecture at this time, there may be another good luck in the future, if he can get the attention of the people above.

But this time he didn't grasp the opportunity.

The sage didn't stay in Baosheng Prefecture for long, and "regrouped" with the chieftains. After recruiting more than a hundred warriors, he patted his ass and left. He continued westward to Pengsheng Prefecture in the southwest.

Sun Dezhao even failed to speak a few words with the saint...

No move.He really wanted to improve, and after thinking about it, he could only climb up by building military merits, and there was a chance for this.

Because the news just came from Jizhou that there was a rebellion in Huaifu and Fushou counties, and soldiers and horses might be sent to the two or three states east of the Seven Holy States to help the suppression——Jizhou governed Huaifu, Rushui, and An The four counties of Bian and Fushou govern Huaifu.

As for why the imperial court sent Ding Zhuang from the Seven Sacred States to the old land of Bohai, it is interesting.

Sun Dezhao had a vague guess: Let Khitan be the villain and suppress the Jurchen.

Conversely, once a Khitan rebellion occurs, will the Mohe and Jurchen tribes be conscripted westward to suppress it?Very likely.

Sure enough, the saint's heart is dark when he does such a big thing.

If this kind of mutual rebellion happened frequently, the gap between the Mohe and Jurchen fishing and hunting groups and the nomadic groups on the western grassland would be unimaginably large, and it would never be resolved.

Perhaps this is the purpose of the court.

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On June [-]th, Shengjia toured the west and headed towards Pengshengzhou.

After walking for half a day, when passing by the river bank, the convoy stopped to rest.

The sergeants dispersed immediately, horse herding horses, vigilant vigilance—although there were large troops in front, back, left, and right, they were in the innermost circle and should be safe, but Sheng Jia was here, so he couldn't be too careful.

Sitting in a carriage, Da Xuezhuan kept swallowing dryly.

The weather was a bit hot, and the carriage was refitted from a grain cart. There was no shade at all, and it made me a little dizzy from being roasted.

There are sergeants grazing horses by the river.

The palace people also seized the time to wash clothes and fetch water for cooking.

Some people worked hard to milk the cows. After milking, they mixed some honey water, held it in their hands, and rushed forward.

right!right!I need that!
Da Jianzhuan has seen a lot these days, and knows that the army will buy some supplies from the shepherds they meet along the way, such as cheese, honey, wild vegetables, fruits, cattle and sheep, fish and crabs.

The stuff is relatively fresh, but it is mainly for the sages and officials to enjoy, and there are no prisoners like him.A piece of cheese, a vinegar cake, and a spoonful of soy sauce are enough. If you want to drink wine and eat meat, you have to wait for the sage to order a large amount of wine—even if he can drink a bowl of soup with a little oil froth at that time, it is not bad. .

The last time I ate meat was in Yingshengzhou, alas.

And since he couldn't get any sweet honey water, Da Chi Zhuan had to force himself to divert his attention.

He thought about what he had seen and heard over the past few days, and there was only one feeling: These Khitan people are too obedient, right?
Bandit Shao obviously invaded your homeland, killed your relatives, looted your cattle and sheep, and even occupied Yue Liduo, the pearl on the grassland, why didn't you resist?

As a "guest" at the large-scale "obedience test" in Yingshengzhou, Da Xuezhuan also watched it.

After reading it, there is only one feeling: despair.

Shao thief is so good at playing, he doesn't look like an emperor of the Central Plains, but a rough Hubu sweat.And he was really courageous, two Khitan men in full armor stood behind him, they didn't look back, their faces didn't change, they continued to chat and laugh with others.With such broad-mindedness and courage, the author dare not ask himself.

However, both the Khitans and the Jurchens all followed this pattern.

You have all been deceived by Shao Thief!

In fact, he was very scared.He has such a big family, so many women, and endless wealth. He is very afraid that you will stab him in the back. He is really pretending to be calm.

It's a pity that no one could hear the inner cries of Da Chian Zhuan, and he didn't dare to stand up and accuse Shao thief of inviting people's hearts, so he could only sit there cowardly, secretly hoping that the Khitan people would lose their heads and really give Shao thief a stab , It's a pity that nothing happened in the end, which made him very disappointed.

The soldiers and civilians in Yingshengzhou and Baoshengzhou have lost their courage and wildness, and sooner or later they will be eaten to death by Shao thieves!Da Jianzhuan slapped the carriage board bitterly. If he had known that the Khitan were so weak, he should have sent troops to exterminate them in the first place.

Wu Zendu, Da Shuxian and other traitor officials really did not kill wrong!One keeps talking about "negotiating peace", and the other loses battles all day long, and even persuades himself not to act rashly after the end. The state affairs are ruined by these people!

The former king is too used to them, can't he see the true colors of these people?

Hateful!Da Kao Zhuan took another pat on the carriage board.It was too late for me to succeed to the throne when I was 20 years old. If my father had been... a few years earlier, why did this happen!

"What are you shooting for?" Zhongguan knocked on the carriage board with a wooden spoon, shaking off a layer of sand, and said angrily, "If you are restless, I will smash your bottom, anyway..."

"Shut up!" Another officer coughed and asked, "You're fidgeting, what's the matter?"

Da Chi Zhuan was taken aback at first, but after seeing that the person behind him was more talkative, he boldly asked: "It's not a big deal. I just want to ask, it's almost lunch time, why don't you come back?" No meal yet? If there is a delay, can you bring me some honey water? I’m thirsty and I’m dying of thirst.”

The two officers looked at each other and laughed softly.

"Soon." The middle official behind said: "Your wife will bring the food later, what's the hurry?"

I feel at ease when I write about it.

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Gao frowned tightly on the large carriage, lying on the brocade.

She put one hand in her mouth and dared not take it away.

The right hand is randomly covered but full of flaws.If you defend from the left, you will attack the right, if you defend from the right, you will attack the left. In the end, you can't defend against anything. You can only helplessly grab the man's forearm, as if pushing it outward.

But after a long time, it was difficult to tell whether the hand was pushing outwards or pulling the man's hand inward, maybe even she herself couldn't figure it out.

"I didn't lie to you." The man said: "That was the last time in Longquan Mansion. Rou Niang, think about it carefully, did I break my promise afterwards?"

Gao Shi turned her head away, tears streaming down her face.

She is not a sage, but a prisoner. She should have been prepared for this earlier.

She was angry with herself, because the saint's words had irritated her just now, and there were indeed some things that shed more than tears.

"Look at you, I can't even shake off my hand, Rou Niang, you hold it so tightly." The man chuckled lightly.

Gao's face flushed, as if he had caught a red soldering iron, he hurriedly let go.

The man's hand changes positions.

Gao's right hand stretched out, and then he put it down feebly.

The huge carriage shook slightly.The palace people walked around blindly, busy with their own affairs, no one took a second look at the car.

After a long time, the car stopped shaking.

Xie sighed, the saint really showed no mercy.How could Gao's weak body withstand such a violent storm.

After a while, Gao came out of the car in neat clothes, his pretty face was a little rosy.

She picked up the food box and walked away slowly.

Inside are steamed fish, honey water and freshly made yellow rice cold cake, which will be brought to her husband soon.

Shao Shude also got out of the carriage and heaved a sigh of satisfaction.The pure and kind little white rabbit brought him the ultimate spiritual enjoyment.

He asked people to move the dragon chair and table case, and worked on the spot.

The palace people put up the umbrella cover, and the twin girls held fans behind them.

"Summer is a good season for immigration." Shao Shude flipped through the memorial.

A large number of people from Jiangxi, Qianzhong, and Jiannan were sent to Liaodong Road, most of whom were soldiers who rebelled or family members of generals who refused to surrender.

Shao Shude never showed mercy to those who resisted his authority.Step back step by step, let people know what is the end of fighting against Wang Shi.

There are almost [-] to [-] households in the three rebels.Except that most of the people in the middle of Guizhou Province were savages, and there were some savages in central Shu, the others were all Han Chinese.

In principle, they will be resettled as much as possible to the northern frontier counties of Mo, Meng, and Mei—or even Jizhou.

Last year, the Bohai Sea died too quickly, and the grain harvest was not affected.However, the army has been stationed for a year, and the consumption is not small. At this time, there is a surplus, but not a lot.

Five or six thousand households immigrated to the sky this year, but next year there may be more.

Anyway, there is no rush, this is a long-term national policy, and the most important thing is to persevere.

After reading this, Shao Shude opened the memorabilia sent by Ye Guanglue on Lingnan West Road.

This is a thank you form.

Ye Guanglue had just been appointed as the recruitment envoy of the Yongzhou camp, and led his army from west to east to attack Liu Yin in Guangzhou.

On the Annan side, Chu Shenyi was appointed as the envoy of the Jiaozhou camp to conscript the wild beasts in the territory, and sent his troops northward to attack Liu Yin.

Shao Desheng, the governor of the Ningyuan Army, had just quelled the civil strife, and was appointed as the recruitment envoy of Rongzhou camp, leading his army eastward to attack Liu Yin.

No matter what the result is, the four-way army attacked Guangzhou, at least the momentum is very scary.

Moreover, it was not the court's money that was used, but the local feudal towns raised their own money and food, and recruited their own soldiers and horses.

In fact, there could have been a five-way army, but the Jiangxi army has been disbanded by Shao Shude's order-this order was a bit hasty, and it also had a certain impact on local security. The Baoning army has just arrived and is going around to eliminate bandits and stabilize order. .

However, the four-way army, with a total of more than [-] people, is even larger if the temporary expropriation of the Tutuan peasants is counted, enough for Liu Yin to drink a pot.

One is unlucky, and he will burp this time.

It's a good day to--

Shao Shude kind of missed the bloody battle with Zhu Quanzhong back then.

That was the enemy he encountered earlier, and it was also his strongest enemy.Since then, no one has been able to put such a huge pressure on him.

There are not many enemies left, and it may not be able to catch his punch. It's a bit lonely.

"Let the three prefectures of Lisheng, Fengsheng, Zhongsheng and Yong'an Palace officials and chieftains come to hold an audience with Shengzhou, and I won't go there one by one." Shao Shude put down his brush and ordered.

(End of this chapter)