Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1424
On the Double Ninth Festival, Shao Shude took his wives, concubines and children out for a tour.

I don't know from what dynasty, the number of times the emperor walked out of the palace has become less and less.At least in the Tang Dynasty, it was common for the emperor to take his concubines to ride horses for outings, and even go out to the palace at night to fish and hunt foxes. It was similar in the Xia Dynasty.

The more blazing Hu Feng's dynasty, the more frequent and farther the emperor ran.

The more prosperous the dynasty is, the more disciplined the emperor is.

Individual differences are not ruled out, but the overall trend does.

Hu Feng of the Great Xia Dynasty will definitely surpass the Tang Dynasty without any accidents.

Shao Shude hasn't written it down yet, and only Li Yuan and Li Zhi recorded so many emperors in the former Tang Dynasty.

A while ago, the historian who wrote "Jin Shang Shi Lu" asked if he wanted to take a name, and said that Song Shilang was qualified to take a name for a saint, but Shao Shude refused.

No need, because at this meeting, even literati and bureaucrats seldom call each other when they meet each other, and they don't use it at all.

Shengjia went on a tour, and it was heard from far and near.

When passing through Youdu Township, Shao Shude ordered to stop to rest, and at the same time, he brought Empress Zhe, Concubine Zhao, sisters of the Feng family, the family of Nozang, and the family of Ye Li into a village.

The hobby of exploring villages has really penetrated into his bones, and he doesn't even let it go when he takes his family out for fun.

Youdu Township is a township belonging to Youdu County, roughly located in the area of ​​Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing in later generations. In 1985, the "Mrs. Zhang's Epitaph of Mrs. Ji" was unearthed. It is said that she died in Lu County and was buried in "the original place of Shicao, Youdu Township, Youdu County, West Jicheng City". The name of the village remains unchanged.

Shao Shude entered Shicao Village.

The imperial concubines looked at each other helplessly and smiled, becoming the emperor, seeing the sky and going to the people's homes, this hobby is probably the only one.

Shicao Village is still there, but most of the people have changed.

After many years of war in Youzhou, the village originally had only seventy households, and under the devastation of the war, there were less than fifty households left.After the Daxia occupation, [-] households were distributed to Hubei Province and [-] households to Liaodong Province under various names, and the population dropped sharply for a time.

Why do you say "once"?Because the saint moved fifty households from Lingzhou in Guanbei Road to settle here.In other words, Shicao Village at this time is already a place where Lingxia immigrants dominate.

Enlarged to the entire Youzhou Town, this "nucleation" movement has continued, and the number of Kansai immigrants has increased greatly, sooner or later more than half. Perhaps this is an important reason why the situation in Youzhou and even Hebei has not been completely stabilized.

Shao Shude stood at the entrance of the village, his ears were full of local accents.When I was young, I just felt cordial, but now that I am old, I am a little more moved.

Under the guidance of the county magistrate, township head, township assistant, Lizheng, and village chief, he went directly to a family of ordinary people.

The palace people cleaned up the yard briefly, and then moved the tables, and everyone sat down in different places.

"This is 麨 (chǎo)?" Shao Shude grabbed a handful of fragrant powdered food, stuffed a little in his mouth, and said happily.

"Exactly." Everyone said with a smile on their faces.

Shao Shude was very happy.

Since I left Guanbei, I haven't tasted this kind of food for a long time.In fact, rice and wheat are fried and ground into powder, and the taste is just like that.When the conditions are tough, it can be carried as military dry food, but generally speaking, everyone prefers to eat delicious and hot cakes, which is indeed rare—there may be many party members, and there are also many Khitan and Jurchen lands.

After eating a few mouthfuls of noodle, Shao Shude became more and more interested.

Queen Zhe took a jug and poured him another half bowl of wine.

A decisive man also has a vulnerable side.Zhe Fangai still remembered the melancholy and nostalgic expression on the saint's face when he occasionally sat idle after returning to the palace.So he made some Kansai side dishes for him with his own hands, and all the coquettish bitches were thrown out of the sky by the saint.

Almost 30 years of husband and wife, who can understand the saint better than her?Zhao Yu may also understand it very well, but she is not a regular wife after all, so it is not easy to compare.

"Qu (qū) wine tastes very good, that's what it tastes like." Shao Shude picked up the wine bowl and took two sips, sighing.

This wine is ground into flour from grains and mixed with medicinal herbs. When brewing, the taste spreads and the characteristics are very obvious.

He may not like to drink much.But when I drink it at this time, there is a different taste in my heart.

When he was young, his status was low and he was very poor. Whenever the army gave wine and meat, everyone was very happy.At that time, this kind of koji wine was simply delicious, and the memory is very good.

Yes, what he drank was not wine, but the memory of the past, the memory of his youth.

After drinking, Shao Shude got up and turned around in the yard.

The mutton is cooked in the kitchen, and the aroma is tangy.

Shao Shude lifted the lid of the pot. In addition to the meat, he also saw wild vegetable seasonings such as shallots, wild leeks, cistanche seedlings, rehmannia glutinosa, and Dengxiang grass, which are common in Guanbei.

He knew that today's "surprise visit" was arranged by the people below, but he was still very happy.

A large number of people from Guanbei flooded into Youzhou. His policy has been being implemented, and the people below are not lazy. These eating habits brought from Guanbei are proof.

Vegetables such as carrots, Chinese radishes, coriander, mustard greens, eggplants, Uighur beans (chickpeas), gourd (hù) melons, bitter gourds (bitter vegetables), and spinach (spinach) are planted in the vegetable beds in the courtyard.The same dish is a small field, and it is very delicately managed, and most of them are common varieties in Guanbei.

"Very good, I am very happy." Shao Shude said: "I only have one question today, how many people in Youdu County are from Kansai?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are more than 12600 households and more than 62000 people in the twelve townships of Youdu County. Thirty percent are from the northern part of the Guanbei, [-] percent are from the inner part of the Guanzhong, the third are the natives of Youzhou, and the third are the old tribes of Youzhou. "The magistrate of Youdu replied.

"Okay." Shao Shude was happy.

Youzhou used to have nine counties. When he took over, there were only a little over 20 on the books.After cleaning up the household registration, tens of thousands more, and then immigrated to Hubei.The chaos of registered households lasted for a year, and lost a lot of people, but also increased a large number of black households, and the overall gains outweighed the losses.

Now there are more than 85200 households and more than 435800 populations in Beiping Prefecture, which has exceeded the number before Li Keyong attacked Youzhou, but the population structure has undergone tremendous changes.

Two-way immigration is still going on.

In the more than a year since he left Beijing, he didn't know whether he was out of his mind or what, there were still people in Youzhou making trouble.First, it was rebelled by the registered Tibetans, and then the Han people in Youzhou were followed. As a result, it was naturally suppressed by the forbidden army soon.

Shao Shude naturally would not tolerate them, and directly ordered the family members of these people, totaling more than [-] households, to be sent to central Guizhou for reclamation.And the vacancies left by them were found by immigrants from Hexi and Guanbei.

The status of Youzhou is very important.

None of the three capitals of the Great Xia was established for nothing and had no effect.In particular, Xijing Chang'an and Beijing Beiping are functionally involved in the two major plates of the empire.

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After leaving Shicao Village, Shengjia arrived in the mountains to the west in the evening.

At that time, the sunset was brilliant and the lone birds were circling around. Shao Shude held the hands of Zhe Fangai and Zhao Yu and stood on the edge of the cliff to enjoy the magnificent scenery of Beiping in autumn.

"Your Majesty, after returning this time, do you still want to go to war?" Zhe Fangai was a little dissatisfied with the saint holding their hands, but when she thought of Zhao Yu's body, her heart softened and she let it go.

"The towns in the south have their own General Pingnan, and I don't plan to go there," Shao Shude said.

Zhefang was silent.

I don't plan to go to the South, what about the Western Regions?Those monks have already arrived, and she summoned them personally, and they are currently living in Yunju Temple.The saint will summon the monks again in these two days, and his ambition is clear.

Zhao Yu subconsciously grabbed Shao Shude's right hand.

"This time I met Balang, he is very smart." Shao Shude turned to Zhao Yu, and said, "He is also very strong, just like I was back then. I am surrounded by a group of young and old men, all the children of Khitan chieftains, leading them to practice martial arts and learn poetry. , military strategy, looks decent."

"Your Majesty was accompanied by a group of brothers." Hearing the news of his son, Zhao Yu's voice was a little choked up.

"Yeah, there are brothers who joined me halfway from the beginning." Shao Shude sighed, "I dreamed about Wang Yu last night, and he asked me, did I kill a future? Are you still afraid now?"

Speaking of this, Shao Shude shook his head, and said: "I said that it has been nine years since the Great Xia established the country, and I am not as afraid as before. My ax and ax have also created the embryonic form of a peaceful and prosperous world."

Zhe Fangai and Zhao Yu listened intently.

"Wang Yu left happily. Before leaving, he said that he hoped that everything would be perfect." Shao Shude sighed as he held the hands of the two of them tightly.

"Jin Ou is perfect..." The two silently pondered the meaning of this sentence.

The palace people brought felt blankets and spread them on the ground, and Shao Shu pulled them to sit down together.

"There are some things that I must do." He hugged the two of them in his arms from left to right, and said, "Old people in Guanxi, I must go and see. See how they are doing, and ask them if they have any problems." What is the difficulty? If you don’t ask clearly, there will always be a block in your heart, and it’s hard to be at ease.”

"It's been more than 20 years since the old land of Helong was laid down. What's the scene like now? I just believe in the things mentioned in the official memorials. You have to see it with your own eyes to know. Ride a fast horse and pick a place at random. , and the people below can’t arrange it in advance, so it’s easy to see the real thing.”

"The former land of Anxi and Beiting, an important town in the former Tang Dynasty. How can you be reconciled if you don't see it with your own eyes while you are still able to run? It will save you from being old and sick in bed in the future, full of regrets."

"Before I leave, I will clean up all the hidden dangers. The prestige I have accumulated over the years is not enough for anyone to cause trouble. The more they win, the less they dare to expose their ambitions. However, I still have to trouble my virtuous wife."

Zhe Fangai sighed sadly.She's fine, but Yu Niang looks like this...

"Your Majesty, take me on a west tour." Zhao Yu suddenly begged, "I want to visit the ancestral house in Qinzhou."

Shao Shude nodded first, then shook his head, obviously hesitating, and finally said: "It's still early for the western tour, let's talk about it."

The palace people brought pastries and chrysanthemum wine again.

Shao Shude poured himself a bowl, poured half a bowl for Zhe Fangai, and poured the bottom of a bowl for Zhao Yu, then held it up, looked at the dotted lights of thousands of families in Beiping City, and said: "I have been studying books all my life as a young man. Swords, young people are diligent in fighting, middle-aged people are busy, and they have been floating for decades. Fortunately, the Central Plains enjoys peace, and the absolute land is transformed into spring.

When you're done, drink it up.

Zhefang Ai and Zhao Yu also drank it down in one gulp.

"Life is boundless..." Shao Shude finally sighed, "Whoever comes first will meet at Luhun Mountain."

(End of this chapter)