Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1467 Three Norths
After sending his son to the edge of Hongqiao, Shao Shude went back.

The Hongqiao spans from east to west, with Shangyang Palace on one side and Xishangyang Palace or Xiaoshangyang Palace on the west—Guochao changed to Yongshou and Jiaofang Second Halls.

Shao Shude stayed on the Hongqiao, looking at the quiet river.

Although he has been promoted to be a commander, Sharucci is still loyally guarding him, the same as a few years ago, without any change.

"Are you envious of seeing others making great achievements one by one?" Shao Shude's voice was very soft, and he was exhausted.

The founding hero who is in charge of the world, what he wants to do, whoever he wants to kill, whoever he wants to play with, even if that woman has a lover who loves deeply, she must pose according to the preferences of a saint.

But who can know the sorrow and fear in his heart?

Surrounded by a pack of wolves, even if the wolf king is old, he can't show the slightest sign of fatigue, because this pack of wolves has no rules, or even if there are rules, the pack of wolves don't want to abide by them intentionally or unintentionally.

If one or two wolves don't obey, maybe it's nothing, just kill them.But what if the wolves don't obey?That is already the ethos and values, and the rules cannot restrain them.

Shaluqi has guarded the saint for many years, knows everything he does, understands every detail of his life, and even has a glimpse of his true inner thoughts, which is difficult for the prime ministers to do.

The Wolf King doesn't shy away from him, and always regards him as his confidant.

"Tomorrow I will send an envoy to Chunhuafang, and confer the title of Lingtang as the Lord of Linzi County to reward you for your merits." Shao Shude said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Sha Luqi can still refuse the reward for himself, but it is really difficult for him to refuse the reward for his mother.

Shao Shude smiled.

He knew that he had no use for many of the goods rewarded to Xia Luqi, and they were all piled up at home except for helping the clan and the township party.

Some people commented that Shaluqi "lives in a place of wealth and has no desire for extravagance", which is true.

It's not easy to buy someone like him with money, let alone he doesn't lack money at all.

He is also a kind person.

Li Cunxu once gave Zhu Youqian the iron certificate of Dan Shu, but later he became murderous and wanted to kill his whole family.Xia Luqi received the order and came to the door, and Youqian's wife Zhang took out the iron coupon. Xia Luqi was ashamed, but he still carried out the order.

Who doesn't love someone who has a sense of right and wrong, is loyal and brave, and resolutely executes orders, even if they are unreasonable?

"You are capable." Shao Shude said, "I am too selfish to keep you by my side."

"Why did Your Majesty say that?" Sha Luqi was puzzled.

"I heard you read in your free time?" Shao Shude asked.

"Yes." Xia Luqi didn't hide anything. The silver saddle was always stationed in Da Nei, and he followed the emperor. He could borrow all kinds of books. Xia Luqi liked reading very much.

"Have you ever thought about being in charge?" Shao Shude asked.

Xia Luqi was killed by a hundred people. Someone once compared him to Lu Bu, but Lu Bu's ability to govern the country is not very good, and he has no such awareness at all. He often indulges his soldiers to burn, kill and loot, and treats the people as pigs and dogs.

A typical warlord warrior.

Sharucci is much better than him.

Even Ouyang Xiu, who has always had bad things to say about warriors in history, said that Xia Luqi "benefits and loves politics".

Xue Juzheng also said that he was "loyal in nature, good at officialdom, and good at appeasing the people".

Historically, when he left the town of Suizhou, the common people stopped him before he left and refused to let him go, so he stayed on - but he also lost his life because of this. The rebel Meng Zhixiang attacked Suizhou and killed himself.

So far, Suining's alias "Doucheng" has also come from Shaluqi.

Compared with Lu Bu's great fame, Shaluqi can be said to be almost unknown, and in the final analysis, he still lacks the praise of literary works.

"I never thought about it." Sha Luqi shook his head and said, "If the subject leaves, who will guard His Majesty?"

"Chong Yanyou and Zhe Congyuan are relatives of the emperor, and their martial arts are not bad, can't they?" Shao Shude asked.

Xia Luqi didn't answer, just looked at Shao Shude.

"How could I be willing to let you go?" Shao Shude said with emotion: "However, if you want to seal your wife and son, you must have military exploits, but I have no choice but to let you go. I can't be so selfish. Next month there will be Jurchen, Mohe When the savages arrive in Beijing, you take them with you, and I will give you some backbones of the forbidden army, who will be your soldiers during the Western Expedition."

This army does exist, and it comes from various sources, including from various clans.The total number is about two thousand, and the imperial court will distribute the equipment, and then the Privy Council will send people to give them a rough training to let them know the rules in the army.

Shao Shude demanded that they should not be used indiscriminately, and that they must send out strong and brave people, otherwise they would be severely punished.

At the moment when Khitan and Bohai have just been conquered, they dare not make mistakes.

"I obey the order." Hearing what the sage said, Xia Luqi responded with reddened eyes.

Shao Shu took his hand and wandered around in Xishangyang Palace.

He pointed at various places tirelessly, talking about what it was like in the past and what it looks like now, and finally brought the topic to the situation in the world.

Shaluqi occasionally interjected, but most of the time he listened silently.

He saw the contributions of the sage to the people of the world one by one. Compared with Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong, he didn't know how much higher they were.

When approaching tonight's dormitory, Jiaofang Hall, the imperial concubine Xiao came out to greet him and saluted Xia Luqi.

Sha Luqi turned sideways and returned the salute.

In fact, in the palace, even the prince had to salute when he saw Xia Luqi, which was specially requested by Shao Shude.

Warriors don't love money, so they give status and honor to make people desperate. Shao Sheng played this trick like a thief.

Shao Shude nodded towards Xia Luqi, and entered the Jiaofang Hall.

Sharucci checked the defense carefully again.I went all over the locations of the secret whistle in every corner in the darkness before leaving.

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"In a few days, the first convoy will head to Xijing. If you have anything to bring, you can send someone to report it in advance." After the sprint was over, Shao Shude was exhausted.

Xiao's eyes were full of spring, and he asked, "How long will Your Majesty want to live in Chang'an?"

"Chang'an is Xijing, so we have to live there for a while. The main officials of the Zhengshitang, the two Privy Councils, the Lifanyuan, and the Six Departments and Nine Temples all go. Xiao Xiang is young, so he has to go too." Dai Niang's... is a bit big, and Shao Shude has lost Too much energy, I'm going to fall asleep now, so I said casually: "Grand ministers, nobles, princes and princesses, and concubines of the harem will mostly follow. How long they will stay depends on when the Western Expedition will take place."

"Your Majesty, why don't you choose a good general to march to the west? It's very hard to eat and sleep in the open air, thousands of miles away." Xiao asked.

"The conditions for fighting now are much better than before." Shao Shude said in a daze while he was half asleep and half awake: "In the past, it was really a meal. Now, my big tent is even more gorgeous than ordinary wealthy people. The general expenses are even more beyond their enjoyment. Suffering? What is the hardship? Dai Niang, you accompany Zhenxi on the tour, even women have done it."

Xiao's face turned red, and she was about to say something coquettishly, but saw that the saint had already snorted and fell asleep.

Xiao helped Shao Shude cover the thin quilt, found a comfortable position, and got into his arms, but he didn't feel sleepy.

Her father is the prime minister Xiao Yun, who is only one year younger than the saint, so he must follow him.

In fact, looking at the list of officials who followed the saint to the west, we can know the pattern of the court in the next ten years.Xiao was born in a family, so he couldn't be more sensitive to these things.

Judging from the recent rumors in Beijing, King Qin's appointment as the crown prince is a certainty.Mrs. Xiao felt that he should find an opportunity to communicate with his father. King Qin only had a few wives and concubines. If you have no family background, you can think of a way.

It is true that more than 100 years ago, a daughter of a powerful family like the Xiao family never had the reason to be a concubine, but it is different now, some things cannot be said, and it would be embarrassing to say too much.What's more, it's the prince with a different status, so there's nothing to be ashamed of.

It's a pity that fifteen mothers are gone.The most outstanding woman in the clan in the past ten years was sent to the palace because she hadn't been out for a long time.And the sage accepted it unceremoniously!

Thinking of this, for some reason, Mrs. Xiao thought of her little sister, Mrs. Webster.

The sage had just conferred the title of Prince Zhongsheng on the ninth prince, and arranged a marriage for him: the concubine of the county came from the daughter of Wei Shi.

Xiao estimated that Webster's successors were weak in the court, and he was planning to take root in the frontier and merge with the King of Sai.

Volunteer?Or find another way?
Just last month, another rebellion broke out in the northern part of the Seven Holy States, and even Shiwei people went south to plunder, and they were jointly suppressed by the Shatuo soldiers, slave tribes and the Seven Holy States.

What's the point of going to such an unstable place?
And the instability of the local situation seems to have touched some kind of mood of the saint.After Husheng County King, Zhongsheng County King, Fengsheng County King, and Pengsheng County King, they ordered the establishment of the Yingsheng County King's Mansion, Baosheng County King's Mansion, and Lisheng County King's Mansion, respectively conferring the twelfth prince Shao Zhuangjing and the eighteenth prince Shao Yichang and the nineteenth prince Shao Ningjian are the county kings.

The twelve princes were born in November of the first year of Jianji, and their mother, Tang Shuxian, was Empress He.

The eighteenth prince was born in August of the eighth year of Jianji, and his mother, Yue Liduo.

The nineteenth prince was born in November of the eighth year of Jianji, and his mother was a Bodhisattva slave.

Forget about Yue Liduo and Bodhisattva slaves, that coquettish woman of the He family, who used to be a mother to the world but has no shame, gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the new emperor.Thinking of this, Mrs. Xiao was so angry that she shed tears. The saint would rather put his strength on the stomach of that flamboyant woman than pamper her. Am I not old enough?
Of course, the above may not be a big deal, who doesn't know the hobbies of saints?He was angry for a while, but what really made Xiao Shi unable to understand was that the two shaky clansmen, Liu and Xue in Hezhong, were also planning to play against the King Sai group.

One of them is even the wife and sister of Commander Xia Luqi, who is only 12 years old this year.

Is it possible that these outdated families really gave up on the Central Plains?Want to work hard on the grassland?
There was thunderous snoring beside him, and the saint had already fallen asleep.

Xiao Shi was disturbed.She felt that this world was a little strange. The grasslands, Liaodong and even the Western Regions, the saint spent most of his time circling around what he called the "Three Norths" and devoted too much energy to them.

Reminiscent of the saint's previous words and deeds, he has always encouraged intermarriage between the grasslands and the Central Plains, that is, the rich families in the inland marry the daughters of grassland chiefs, and the children of the grassland nobles marry the daughters of the Central Plains families. The sixth prince's main wife is the Qibi family.

Isn't this a large Northern Dynasty?

Xiao adjusted his posture, and gently put his arms around Shao Shude, thinking in his heart that perhaps he should follow the direction of the saint's whip, so that the Xiao family could gain greater benefits.

At this time, she was suddenly annoyed again.It's really tiring for a married woman to worry about her natal family like this.What's even more depressing is that she doesn't even have any heirs, so she gets discouraged when she thinks about it, what is she so busy doing?
Although the saint is a warrior, his heart is like a mirror.Maybe it's because the Xiao family has been working in the center and doesn't cooperate with his great affairs, so they don't give me an heir.

Xiao Shi sighed, hugged the saint tightly, and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)