Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1457

Compared with the lifeless New Year in Changsha, the flavor of the New Year in Luoyang is much stronger.

It was not until the end of the first month and the beginning of February of the 11th year of Jianji (911) that everyone slowly recovered from the atmosphere of the New Year and started a new "year plan".

In fact, it is not surprising that everyone indulges in pleasure.

Counting from the Huangchao Rebellion, for a full 30 years, most of the time there were war burdens.

In Zhu Quanzhong's era, which year did not fight?

In Shao Shude's era, there were only a handful of times when there were no wars.The only improvement is probably that Luoyang people hardly need to participate in the war physically, but the corresponding burden of money and food is still indispensable.

In the past few years alone, after Hebei was pacified, Hedong was peaceful again, and the burden was gradually reduced, which was a big sigh of relief.Last year, Hunan was levied. Due to the fiscal policy of living within our means, taxes have been increased, but on the whole, the burden has been reduced in the past few years, so the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger, and everyone is very happy.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, there was no curfew in Luoyang. The emperor and empress personally visited the Dingding Tower, watched the lantern festival, and received cheers from the people of the city.

Celebrating a grand festival together and having fun with the people can greatly enhance the legitimacy of the monarch of this era, and at the same time increase the cohesion of the court.

Consensus is always slowly reached inadvertently and continuously strengthened.

The atmosphere is also slowly changing under the influence of these beautiful lives.

During the Spring Society Festival on February [-], Shao Shude led all the civil and military officials to symbolically farm in Henan County, and then——a treat for dinner.

After toasting two glasses of wine, he returned to Hongzhiyuan and was paralyzed, listening to the Hunan Military News by the way.

"A person like Chen Ji, death is not a pity." Shao Shude commented on the heroes from all walks of life in the south, saying: "For those who have surrendered and rebelled, all the men will be slaughtered, their wives and daughters will be confiscated, their property will be confiscated, and they will be distributed to meritorious officers and men. .”

Su Shi wrote down the saint's Deyin one by one.Later, I will draft an edict and send it to Zhongshu. If the prime ministers have no objections, they can form a formal imperial edict and send it out.

"There are still more than 2 soldiers from Wuguan and Fujian, and more than [-] soldiers from Hunan..." Shao Shude pondered for a while, and said: "Select [-] people who are proficient in water warfare and join the Ping Navy. This is the Forbidden Army. Choose another An army of [-] people familiar with water warfare was given the title 'Qing Hai' and stationed in Guangzhou."

"Choose [-] strong men and organize them into the Guangjie Army, and hand them over to Zhao Kuangning to lead them."

"The remaining troops are organized into two armies, and given the military titles 'Jinghai' and 'Ningyuan'."

"The generals of each army will be appointed by the Privy Council."

In a few words, nearly [-] surrendered soldiers from Wuguan, Hunan, and Fujian have been arranged almost.

He didn't pay much attention to these troops, nor did he care much.In the future, it will mainly fight in the southern region, including the Shu army, and will further reduce the number of personnel until the formation of three teams with a scale of no more than 6 people will eventually be included in the forbidden army sequence.

The south cannot have no soldiers, but it cannot raise too many soldiers. This is the principle.

Of course, these soldiers are not his direct descendants, so they must not be so obedient.But it is also impossible for him to let these people live in the north. In that case, it will be abolished after a generation, and it will no longer be able to adapt to the environment in the south, which is meaningless.

For these troops, we can only strengthen management, and then rely on the strong combat effectiveness of the Northern Forbidden Army to deter them so that they dare not rebel.

It sounds a bit like the Five Dynasties in history.

The Luoyang/Kaifeng Forbidden Army suppressed the world, and the soldiers of the towns were stationed in various places, just like princes guarding the emperor of Zhou.

When a foreign enemy invades or a feudal town revolts, with the forbidden army as the backbone, the feudal town will send troops to follow and strictly suppress it.

This set of models is basically good, with only three accidents - Li Siyuan, Guo Wei and Zhao Kuangyin.

The situation facing Great Xia today is much better than that of Later Tang, Later Han, and Later Zhou.

The north is unified, and there is no strong source of rebellion.

If the Southern Forbidden Army rebelled, it would be impossible for everyone to cooperate with them.There are still state soldiers in the local area, just stand by and wait for help, and it is easy to destroy them.After a few decades, the Southern Forbidden Army will no longer have the will to rebel—the southern states are already more obedient than the northern states and counties, so there is no big problem.

"Send another envoy to Guangling to recruit Huainan." Shao Shude finally ordered.

In fact, the work of instigating rebellion has been going on, but with little progress.Now that Ma Chu's power has been destroyed, it's time for Yang Wu to weigh it carefully.This is true. Fighting against the world with one corner, I know in my heart whether I have this ability.

And speaking of Yang Wu, they have not been silent recently.

After Qian Liu offered his soil and surrendered, he wanted to become an official in the imperial court. Shao Shude comforted him and ordered him to serve as a recruitment envoy in the Hangzhou camp, and led his troops to attack Huainan states to contain the enemy.

Yang Wu dispatched an army of [-] troops and fought several battles in a row. Although more victories were won and fewer losses were lost, Qian Liu was full of fighting spirit and entangled to death.The Pinglu army in Huaibei took the opportunity to go south. Although they were defeated by the Huai army and had to retreat, their actions objectively restrained the Huai people, preventing them from advancing westward, capturing the relatively empty Jiangxi, and then rescued Ma Yin in Hunan.

Shao Shude felt panicked when he replaced himself in the role of Yang Wo.The territory of the two feudal towns is full of battles, but they cannot be beaten again and again, and the potential for war is not enough. It is self-evident what the final outcome will be.

This year, he will take care of Yang Wu.

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Yang Wo hasn't played for several days.

Ever since under the persuasion of Xu Wen and Zhang Hao, the three thousand horse troops of the Eastern Academy were transferred out of the city, and the barracks were leveled into a polo field, he often lingered here, playing ball with a group of lucky ones, having a good time.

What?You said that after the transfer of Ma Jun from the Eastern Academy, Guangling City is not safe anymore?
What a joke!

Xu Wen and Zhang Hao seem to have changed their tempers in the past half a year, and they no longer advise him to be thrifty in order to cultivate virtue, treat old ministers preferentially, and live with the people.On the contrary, they kept making offerings of rare treasures and beauties and servants, which made Yang Wo very satisfied, and finally stopped yelling at them.

Moreover, Xu Wen and Zhang Hao are really loyal.They tried many times and drove away all the people with bad intentions in the army, leaving behind only loyal and brave people.In this way, is there any need to worry about the safety of Guangling City?
I could have lived my life so happily.But after the news of Xia Jun's expedition to Hunan came, Yang Wo felt tremendous pressure even though he was heartless.

Deliberately bury your head in the sand, no matter what, just live every day.But after all, it is difficult for people to lie to themselves. Yang Wo was playing polo, and his heart was full of bad feelings.

On February [-], according to news from Huaibei, Ma Yinju and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses surrendered in the four prefectures, and Hunan was flattened.The Xia people haven't made any big moves yet, but once the food is cleaned up, sooner or later they will move eastward and attack Huainan.

The good times are coming to an end.In other words, the unexamined happy days are coming to an end.

Sometimes Yang Wo is very angry.I have nothing to do with the world, and I just want to spend time and wine in Huainan, and I will not attack Luoyang. Why can't the Shao thief tolerate it?
The world is so big, if you insist on staring at Huainan, with such a big heart, you are ashamed to be the emperor!

But complaining won't kill Thief Shao, it's useless except to spoil his mood.People, after all, have to face reality, so Yang Wo called Xu Wen and Zhang Hao, who are currently popular, to discuss.

"Hurry up and think of a way, or I'll cut off the dog's head of you two!" Yang Wo walked back and forth impatiently, and he also kicked out a valet and playmate who was poking his head.

I don’t even play polo anymore. The sacrifice I made is big enough. Why can’t you be more careful and think of a way?
"Your Highness, for the present plan, why not surrender?" Zhang Hao looked at him cautiously and asked.

"Boom!" Yang Wo kicked over a bed, but unexpectedly he was so forceful that his foot was injured.

Xu Wen hurried forward, supported Yang Wo to sit down, and gently persuaded him, "Your Majesty, Zhang Dutou is a fool, and he comes up with bad ideas, why bother to get angry with him?"

"If it wasn't for your respectful behavior recently, I would have killed you today." Yang Wo glanced at Zhang Hao fiercely, and said angrily, "I don't know what will happen to Ma Yin, but Liu Yin has nothing. Get it. If you let me surrender, the two towns of Huainan and Xuanshe will be given to Shao thief for free. What will I get? I will spend tens of millions of money a year, and the three melons and dates sent by Shao thief will be enough for me? You are going to make me poor!"

Zhang Hao dared not speak, but kowtowed to plead guilty.

"Get out!" Yang Wo waved his hand and said, not wanting to see Zhang Hao again.

Zhang Hao was amnestied, and sweated profusely out of the Wu Palace. When he walked to the door, he saw the gatekeeper looking at him with mocking eyes. He was annoyed, but he couldn't get angry, so he went straight to the house.

These sergeants are all distant relatives of the Yang family, and they often play ball and hunt with Yang Wo.Women who are tired of playing Yang Wo will also throw them to them, so they have always looked down on foreign generals like them, and only care about currying favor with the King of Wu——Once the service is done and the King of Wu is happy, it is easy to be released as an official. This is a precedent. Yes, not a lot.

"Hmph, extravagance, death is imminent but you don't know it. You spend tens of millions of dollars a year, enough to support three thousand soldiers. With such a moody and stupid lord, I really don't know what to say. Zhang Hao looked up to the sky and sighed, with a sad look on his face.

People are not born rebellious.

Zhang Hao and Xu Wenneng were entrusted by Yang Xingmi to serve as the leaders of the pro-army, of course they were loyal, and they were the kind with relatively high loyalty.

But Yang Wo is really not a wise man.

Moodiness kills people at every turn, and whoever dares to persuade him will be stabbed at the head.People who are closer to him are more unlucky and more likely to die.It's okay to be far away—in fact, it's not much better, the old officials have killed several, and Lu Shizhou's confidantes were also forced to abandon their family and career and run away, which can be seen.

Now the veterans are watching with cold eyes, and they are alienated from their morality.Those close officials were also terrified, because Yang Wo talked about killing people all day long, everyone was afraid that today would not be tomorrow, how are you going to live this day?

If it weren't for the legacy of the former King of Wu still there, Huainan would have collapsed by now.

After Zhang Hao returned to the mansion, he sighed and didn't even eat a few mouthfuls of dinner.

After nightfall, Xu Wen quietly came to the door.Zhang Hao hurriedly led him into the inner room and strictly prohibited anyone from approaching.

"Today Yang Wo doubts you and me a little bit." Xu Wen's first sentence shocked Zhang Hao beyond compare.

"How could this be? Haven't we followed him recently?" Zhang Hao asked.

"He didn't know what he was thinking. He suddenly asked me if I stopped admonishing him recently and followed him in everything. Is it because I want to rebel?" Xu Wen said with a sigh.

"This..." Zhang Hao was speechless.

I want to kill you if I persuade you, but if you don't persuade me, I will change it to please you, and I am worried that you will betray me. Why is this dog so difficult to serve?
"Actually, Yang Wo didn't have this idea today." Xu Wen said: "Someone may have slandered secretly, which alerted Yang Wo."

Zhang Hao's face was cloudy and uncertain.

After a long time, he asked: "Do it now, are you sure?"

He and Xu Wen are in charge of the army separately, so if they want to do something, they must do it together. It will not be possible for one party to act alone.

Neither of them can live without the other.

Xu Wen was silent for a long time, Fang said: "I want to send people to Luoyang to find out the situation before making a decision."

Zhang Hao's expression froze.

If Xu Wen just wanted to surrender, he could just send someone to Luoyang in private, there is no need to let him know.But he did so, presumably with a conspiracy.

"Damn it, there's no way out now." Zhang Hao remembered the recent experience, and suddenly gritted his teeth, saying, "You and I will send people to Luoyang together to see what conditions Shao Shude offers, and then we'll make a fuss about it. "

(End of this chapter)