Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The New Year's Day Grand Court Meeting held in the tenth year of Jianji (910) was the largest in several years.

Naturally, the envoys of the various states will be coming, and they will present a list of souvenirs one by one—it doesn’t need to be many, just meaning, but it must not be absent.

Under the auspices of Li Chaoshi and Tongshi Sheren, Chaoji envoys entered in batches.

Shao Shude didn't need to do anything, just a few gentle words, or even a nod of the head.

When the envoys of the Longyou Dao Dynasty gathered for the pilgrimage, he asked about the general situation of each prefecture.

"More than 20 years have passed in a flash. I still remember the situation when the army was divided into two groups and recovered the Longyou states." Shao Shude's tone was full of emotion: "Attack the Western Envoy City and make a surprise attack late at night. The battle, destroying the front and breaking the sharpness. There is also the battle of pulling out Minzhou, over the mountains and mountains, and the magic soldiers sweep."

"Following the conquest of Lanzhou and the arrival of soldiers in Fuhan, it was a matter of course. Generals Wang Yu, Yang Yue, Cai Songyang, Tian Xing, and Yang Liang made a lot of contributions. There was also the Qin family of Lanzhou, who led the survivors of Tianbao to return to righteousness anyway. ..."

While talking, Shao Shude stopped, as if he was lost in memory.

"Your Majesty's merits have been brought back to heaven and recreated. Today Longyou is stable and peaceful, and the Han and Han families are all due to Your Majesty's merits."

"I congratulate Your Majesty."

"The minister also congratulates His Majesty."

The court envoys shouted one after another.

Shao Shude waved his hand with a smile, telling them to retreat, and a new group of people came in.

The court envoys were sent by each state to represent the state officials, which was inseparable from the former Tang Dynasty's policy of increasing state power and weakening feudal towns.Shao Shude thinks it is very good. This policy still has practical significance. Therefore, the annual Zhengdan government assembly system has been continued, increasing the influence of the imperial court at the state level.

After the envoys from Longyou withdrew, the court envoys from the five prefectures in Hexi and the chieftains from the Fan tribe came in to pay their respects.

"The development of the prefectures in Hexi is somewhat beyond my expectation." Shao Shude said: "During festivals, a lot of cattle and sheep are harvested. I just don't know how the people are doing?"

"Your Majesty, at the foot of Helan Mountain and at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain, everyone praises His Majesty's great achievements."

"Uyghur, Gamo, Tubo, Dangxiang and other ministries all worship under Qingtianzi's account."

"Nowadays, the prosperity of the country has been revived a little, men farming and women weaving. Such a prosperous scene was brought about by His Majesty."

The court envoys of various states said convincingly.

Shao Shude laughed heartily.

There are only five states in Hexi, but the geographical area is actually very large.In the sandy grassland, there are many tribes. From the beginning, they were unruly and rebellious, and gradually became tame.

The natural conditions here, of course, cannot be compared with the Seven Sacred States.

The Seven Holy States later became the Horqin Sandy Land, which was purely self-defeating and over-developed, but the natural conditions of the Hexi Grassland (Alashan) are not good, it is a semi-arid grassland or even a desert.

Shao Shude has been pumping out his youth these years, and at the same time vigorously traded. The existence of Blackwater City has firmly deterred the ministries.Generally speaking, as long as the generals don't fight to the death, there won't be much trouble.Even if there is, it will spin up and spin out.

As for the five prefectures of Liang, Gan, Su, Gua, and Sha, they may not be important in terms of economic territory, but they are extremely important in terms of geopolitics.

Moreover, the population of Hexi Road is now so large that it is better to emigrate some of them to reduce the pressure on the environment.

"I am very pleased that Hexi has such a magnificent scene. Do it well, and when you are on the west tour, you can take a good look at the land I laid down more than 20 years ago." After speaking, Shao Shude waved his hand and replaced the group of people.

Guannei Road, Guanbei Road, Henan Road, Zhili Road...

The envoys from all states offered tribute one by one, and then sang praises.

Shao Shude's interest is getting higher and higher.

The land that was shot down with one knife and one shot is completely two concepts from the land that is charged with phone charges.His prestige and will have been deeply implemented in these lands, his legends are spread in these lands, and his influence is everywhere.

It feels good that he decides the fate of all who live in these lands.

Uh, the next thing is to pay for the phone call - envoys from the various prefectures of Hedong Road paid a respectful visit.

Yoshinori's site!Shao Shude took a deep breath, raised his hands, and said: "You have worked hard. After two years of recuperation, I am also very pleased to see the prosperity of the people in Hedong Road."

"Your Majesty's martial arts are world-class, who in the world doesn't admire him? Even Xiaoxiao's generation will flee far away, and the river is safe."

"I come from the Taiyuan Mansion. This year, the millet and wheat are big, and the number of people who go to the Jinci Temple to catch immortal apples is much less. The people of Hedong are very grateful for your majesty's great kindness."

"If there is no His Majesty, I don't know what the situation in Hedong is at this time. Since it belongs to Wanghua, the army and the people are getting more and more peaceful, and the prosperity of the world is evident."

The envoys of the imperial court were full of flattery, and Shao Shude was very comfortable listening to it.

If the land was not laid by hand, it can only be cleaned up slowly by trading time for space.Fortunately, the generals in Hedong are very knowledgeable and cooperative, and they will digest slowly, and one day they will be done.

After spending half a day meeting with the envoys from various states, Shao Shude ordered a banquet to be arranged in the ancillary buildings and corridors around the Jintai Hall.

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Giving banquets in the corridor is a traditional program.

The officials took their seats at designated positions and took the opportunity to chat and build relationships.

As for the food of the banquet, they really didn't look forward to it at all, because they could almost recite the dishes by heart.

This aspect shows that the emperor and empress gave banquets more frequently.

On the other hand, the dishes are single and very purposeful: salmon, venison, black pork, seaweed...all things that the saint vigorously promotes.And the meat also has a peppery smell, which can be smelled from far away.

Fortunately, the taste was not bad, and everyone ate and drank very happily.

Sitting cross-legged on the porch, the big man silently ate the meat in the bowl.

Sometimes he raised his head and looked around.

Rou Niang didn't show up for a month, and she only sent a message: Ye Court is busy with things, and I can't separate myself.

Da Kao Zhuan instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The sage had already given him a mansion in Luoyang, which meant that his crimes would be pardoned soon, so why not release Rou Niang along the way?
Could it be——Da Jian Zhuan felt uneasy in his heart, thinking that those middle officials were looking at him with mocking eyes now, Da Jian Zhuan felt even more uneasy.

Sitting opposite him was the Khitan chief Haoyeluhadi.

The end of the twelfth lunar month is here, and this is also his first visit to the Central Plains.

After strolling around, he who was originally high-spirited became very silent.His son Dielite didn't understand what he meant, so he asked specifically, but Hedi was in no mood to talk nonsense with his son.

In fact, there was no other reason for the silence, it was shock.

Now he can completely understand the reason why A Baoji is desperately trying to go south. This place is so rich that it is far from comparable to Khitan or Bohai.

But this kind of cognition also made him very uncomfortable and a little panicked.

Khitan has experienced a big defeat, and there is not much strength left, and even fewer are assigned to him.Just like this bird, what else can I do?
In May, maybe he will be driven to attack Abaoji again, and continue to consume his strength.

But what can he do?There is no way.

In this world, is there any kingly law?Why did Shao Shude hold all the places firmly in his hands and not give others a way out?
Thinking of this, Xiadi drank three bowls of wine depressedly.

On the opposite side, the Dachao Zhuan was still looking around.

Judy gave him a look.This guy is a broken-mouthed guy who can't hide his thoughts, he already knows the general situation.In this regard, there is only a sneer in my heart.What kind of virtue is Shao Shude, don't you know?Why lie to yourself?

Well, it would be great if the Xia people didn't go north.Bohai monarchs and ministers are so ridiculous, sooner or later they will be annexed by Khitan, then maybe they will have the ability to wrestle with the Xia people?
"I said, can you calm down?" Xiadi put down the wine bowl dissatisfiedly, and glared at the elder brother.

"It's none of your business!" Da Jianzhuan directly cursed because he didn't have the slightest impression of the Khitan people.

"Hmph!" Xiadi was extremely angry in his heart, and said on his mouth: "You don't need to look at it, you can't look at it. The people from Ye Ting will not come to serve us."

There seems to be some truth in the words of the author.But still not reconciled, he muttered: "What the hell is Rou Niang doing?"

"What are you doing?" Xia Di laughed and said, "Maybe she is raising a baby."

The idiot.The women who entered the court either worked until they died, or were rewarded by civil servants and generals.

"You..." The eldest brother whispered as if struck by lightning, "How do you defile people's innocence out of thin air?"

"The dirty man is innocent?" Yelvhadi sneered again and again, he said it casually, but thinking about it now, it is really possible.

So he continued to provoke: "What do you think the Da family is in Bohai? The Gao family has a longer history than your family, and the blood is more noble. The descendants of the Goguryeo royal family have a large number of fertile fields in Bohai, five capitals, fifteen prefectures, three prefectures, and countless parts. If you really want to calculate your strength carefully, it is much stronger than the Dashi."

"What's so bad about Gao's being with Shao Shude? Without your wife, the Gao family would have sent some daughters from the direct descendants to serve in the palace." Yelv Hedi said: "The words just now are actually congratulations to you, don't fail to understand That's great."

"Boom!" Da Jian Zhuan slapped the table hard, causing the cups and plates to splash everywhere.

Zhong Kuangshi and Peng Yanzhang on the left are relatively silent.

Not far away, they all heard it.It's not surprising what happened to the king of subjugation.

Beside the table on the right side of the book, sits the chief of the nine tribes of Bozhou, the governor Luo Taiwang—yes, he himself came.

Opposite Luo Taiwang is Wan Yanxiu, governor of Jurchen Bao Luzhou, governor, and general of Luoyan Army.

Further away, there are Wang Shike, the younger brother of Wang Shifan, and Ye Jie, the son of Ye Guanglue, the former Jiedushi of Lingnan West Road...

There is indeed something to this table arrangement.

The separatist princes came to Beijing one after another, bowed their heads and obeyed.

Someone has to be awarded a high position, beaming and toasting again and again.

Some people were treated as honored guests with a ruddy complexion, which was considered decent.

Some people are lost among the bureaucrats, unknown and unhappy.

Some people lost their wives, and they were so flustered...

Yeluhadi suddenly felt very powerless, and he didn't have the heart to tease Da Xuezhuan.

They used to be enemies. When swordsmen meet, you will die.Sitting on both sides of a table to eat now, things are different, which makes people sigh.

"The princes are all in my pocket..." Shao Shude watched silently on the Xiri Building not far away.

The Queen of Bohai Sea, Gao Shi, with a slightly bulging belly, was pouring wine for him.

Grassland Pearl and Babu Kedunyue Liduo are cutting meat for him.

Zhang Hui, the princess of Liang, who was in full attire, made tea for him.

Empress He of Tang Shuxian brought candied fruit made by herself.

Below are his officials, managing his land and carrying out his orders.

The princes all bowed their heads and behaved well.

Shao Shude turned around and looked at Yingying Yanyan in front of him, not only did he not lose his fighting spirit, but a surge of pride surged from the bottom of his heart.

A man should be like this.