Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1488
"The tribes around Lu'er Mountain and Cuojia Mountain have surrendered in the tenth year since the founding of the pole."

"More than a dozen tribes near Dadanbo, Yemabo, and Khan Spring were either pacified last year, or sent envoys to pay tribute to the imperial court."

"This year, the tribes in Mianquan, Jingbo, Princess City, and Meijian City will be settled again. The door to the Uighur Yazhang has been opened."

Within Dijinze, Wang Yao, deputy envoy of Bei Ya Privy Council, reported on the achievements of the past three years.

"How come the Tatars look like they grow out of the ground? After one batch is harvested, another batch pops up." Shao Shude frowned, and said, "I vaguely remember that I once went to the Uyghur government account back then, and there were not so many people along the way." Multi-tribal."

"Your Majesty, that happened 20 years ago." Wang Yao said with a smile on her face: "The Tatars moved westward, day and night. If a tribe is destroyed, its tribe will be scattered, and it will only be absorbed by other tribes. If no one cares about the pastures that come out for a long time, they will be taken by people one by one.”

"This is indeed the truth." Shao Shude said: "After harvesting one batch after another, as long as the grassland is vacated, they will breed like rabbits. Once the population increases and cannot be fed, they will loot everywhere."

In fact, it is the same as the Central Plains, except that the grassland environment is harsh and productivity is low, and this situation comes faster.If you don't give them a cut, in just 30 years, tens of thousands of horse bandits will emerge for you. Yue Liduo married A Baoji at the age of 14, and it is still early to get married on the grassland. generation.

"Attack Heicheng next year, gather as much livestock as possible, and use it as an marching route." Shao Shude ordered.

"I obey the order." Wang Yao replied.

After giving the order, Shao Shude got on his horse and inspected the more than ten thousand guards gathered here from the Yulin and Woyang Second Palaces.

They went south according to the order, and went on autumn hunting together with Ding Zhuang from Dijinze, Kujiesha, Hengshan Yeli, and Meizang Erbu.

This is a traditional grassland project, which can not only enhance feelings, but also train the army, hunting is second.

Wang Yao looked at it from a distance, and then drank tea and chatted with various officials of the Han Dynasty.

He is quite satisfied with his current status.

The work of the Privy Council is actually not that heavy.He came from a family of commander-in-chief. He practiced literature and martial arts when he was a child, and he did not fail in anything. He is familiar with all kinds of clerical work, and it is not difficult to deal with it.Moreover, in this position, you can still save a lot of friendship, chat and laugh with various bigwigs, and it is generally good-the generals of the Imperial Army are not very willing to enter the Privy Council, because it will make them lose the opportunity to lead troops to fight, and then lose the opportunity to fight. Generally speaking, only those honorable men who have retired from the service will serve in the Privy Council of the North and South Yamen, such as Li Tangbin.

Zhao Kuangning also came today, and Wang Yao specially greeted him.

One of them is the former Jingnan Jiedu envoy, the other is Hezhong Jiedu envoy, they have similar past experiences, and now they have the same status and status, the relationship is actually very good.

"I heard that the envoy to Goryeo has returned..." Wang Yao said softly, holding a tea bowl and looking ahead.

Goryeo is the old name of Mozhen country. Under normal circumstances, people are still used to calling the country where the descendants of Gong was founded as Goryeo. After all, the name of the country changed by the "Bodhisattva" is a bit outrageous.

"Yes." Zhao Kuangning also said in a low voice: "Li Shouxin was sent as an envoy, and I heard that he was treated with courtesy, and Wang Jian also withdrew his troops from Fuyan City. Yin Xuan guarded the isolated city for several months, and the sage issued an order to reward him."

"The descendants of Gong will come sooner or later." Wang Yao said: "The reason why he retreated was because he didn't know the court's attitude and was afraid in his heart. When Baekje and Silla are conquered, Li soldiers will come north."

Zhao Kuangning agreed with him.

After Daxia established Lezhou, all the Koreans who had infiltrated into the north bank of the Wei River were expelled.The walled city was also repaired along the river, that is, the so-called "Changhui Thirteen Cities" built by the local wealthy people back then. The intention of sticking to it is very obvious.

The Koreans have always been shameless. If you back down, he likes to make progress. This time the retreat may indeed be because he saw a good opportunity to attack Baekje and Silla, so he just forbears it for the time being.

"The situation in Huyan City has calmed down, the prime ministers of Zhongshu must be very disappointed?" Wang Yao laughed again.

"Not necessarily." Zhao Kuangning laughed, and said, "Conquest of Korea and the Western Regions are both quite far away. What if a sage becomes interested and disregards the Western Regions and conquers Korea himself? Doesn't that mean stealing chickens and losing rice?"

From Chang'an to Pyongyang, it takes thousands of miles.

It is more than four thousand miles from Chang'an to Yizhou; it is more than five thousand miles to Xizhou, the old nest of Gaochang Uighurs.This distance is similar to that of Zheng Gaoli, not much different - from Chang'an to Qiuci, the seat of Tang Anxi Dufu, seven thousand miles, to Suiye, nine thousand miles (at the end of Emperor Gaozong and the beginning of Empress Wu, Suiye Town once replaced Yanqi as One of the four towns of Anxi).

"That's true." Wang Yao said: "These gangsters just think too much. How can people like this be influenced by them?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuangning sighed, and said: "The Mao awls are not entirely wrong. The former Tang Taizong Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo in the 18th year of Zhenguan, and how many years did Zhenguan have?"

Wang Yao was taken aback.Zhenguan has only 23 years in total!

"Isn't it?" Wang Yao said.

"Shut up." Zhao Kuangning didn't want to talk about this dangerous topic anymore.

They are now civilian and military officers of the Privy Council, and they don't have half the strength at hand.Once there is a change, it is called every day should not, so that you do not work, so what to do.

"That's right." Wang Yao smiled awkwardly, changed the subject, and said, "Zheng Renmin from the south seems to be making some moves. Will it drag Xi Zheng down? How dare he?"

"Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite." Zhao Kuangning took a sip of tea and said, "Nanzhao's army was aggressive and failed again and again. Famous officials will be slaughtered by the former Tang Dynasty. Reduced. After the new king succeeds to the throne, it is inevitable that the power will fall to the side. But even so, Zheng Maisi has been dishonest, Wuhualou killed more than [-] members of the Mongolian royal family, even infants, why is it so cruel?"

"He is afraid, he is not sure." Wang Yao said.

"Yes, that's the truth." Zhao Kuangning said: "Zheng Maisi was afraid that the descendants of the Meng family would return to the country, so he killed him. But such a cruel method will also arouse dissatisfaction in the country, and even rage. After Zheng Renmin succeeded , without Naifu's reputation, the situation will only get worse. If you were him, what would you do?"

"We can only give it a go." Wang Yao said: "If you win a big foreign war, especially defeating the old enemy in the Central Plains, your prestige will increase greatly and the situation will stabilize."

"This is what I said about Zheng Renmin's difficulty." Zhao Kuangning nodded, and said, "The position of the Son of Heaven is not easy to sit in. Sometimes it is a pit of fire. When you are below, you can use your power to dominate the government and the public. The scenery is infinite, but once you sit If you go up, you will immediately become the target of public criticism, and if you have no ability, you will only be burnt out."

Wang Yao nodded silently.The emperor is like this, so why not the Jiedushi back then?What is an official for?Wealthy!But if you become a Jiedu envoy, but you have to dissipate your family wealth, even take out loans and pay rewards, and you are still in danger, what is the point of being an official?It's better to be a courtier. Doesn't anyone who becomes the emperor have to use them?Maybe there will be some benefits, and the family will become more and more noble.

"If Dachang and the country raise their troops, the sage will definitely be furious. Soldiers from all walks of life in the south may swarm south. Zheng Renmin is really looking for death, and he can't see the situation clearly." Wang Yao shook her head and sighed.

"He fights with the ministers all day long, and he is physically and mentally exhausted. How can he care about other things?" Zhao Kuangning sneered, and said: "Furthermore, Nanzhao may know a little about the situation in central Guizhou and Lingxi. Most of the rest are not well understood. He made a misjudgment, which is actually very common. Moreover, during the Nanzhao period, he fought with the former Tang Dynasty, and he was very courageous."

"This is really looking for death." Wang Yao also smiled, and said: "The generals of the imperial army must be very happy to hear that."

"Maybe they are not the only ones who are happy." Zhao Kuangning also laughed.

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The autumn hunt lasted five days in a row.

On the Dijinze Grassland, the sound of killing rang out, and thousands of horses were galloping.

Shao Shude rode his horse across a small river, splashing countless water splashes.

To be honest, he still likes to command tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops in the open field, and see the scene of countless warriors charging and killing under his orders.

Straight people open-minded, full of pride!

But Autumn Hunting is finally over.After handing out the next batch of rewards, he looked at the vast grassland with regret, and ordered his troops to return to court.

No more detours on the return trip.

Go south from Dijinze and arrive in Xiazhou on September [-]th.Then enter Yanzhou through Wuyan City, Papaya Ridge, Ningshuo County, Pingfeng Valley, Luziguan, Saimen Town and other places.

They walked very slowly along the way, occasionally stopping for a few days to investigate the situation of the Hengshan party item.

In fact, the work of reforming the land and returning it to the local people has been going on all the time.The means are relatively soft, always looking for various opportunities, moistening things and silently eating up pieces of land and population.Townships, villages, and villages were established slowly but firmly, with more and more people in the hands of the prefectures and counties, and fewer and fewer people directly obeying the orders of the Yeli clan and the Wuzang clan.

Nori and Nozomi Erbu are not fools, of course they are aware of the court's actions.But they didn't resist either, maybe because they didn't dare, maybe because it wasn't necessary.

This is a silent contest between the monarch and his ministers.The result of the contest is obvious, and Shao Shude gradually sees clearly the true thoughts of Yeli and Wuzang Ershi - they have given up and are willing to exchange the tribesmen for the wealth of their own family.

The agricultural level of Hengshan people has also made great progress.Once upon a time, the income per mu was only four or five buckets, which was almost the same as that of the barbarians in the south, which is really outrageous.After years of improvement, it is now possible to achieve a harvest of more than eight buckets per mu, and some fertile fields can achieve more than one dendrobium.

Such huge progress was achieved with the help of Lifan Yuan and prefectural and county officials.The people of Hengshan Dangxiang also know who can bring them benefits, and the work of reforming the land and returning it to the local people has become more and more smooth.

At the end of September, Shao Shude arrived in Yijun County and stayed at Yuhua Temple in the north of the county.At this time, he got the news: the chief minister and the lord Zheng Renmin sent envoys to the court to ask for the marriage of Princess Daxia. The two countries will always be good friends.

"Zheng Renmin really has no shame." Shao Shude threw the letter of credence presented by Honglu Temple on the ground, and said with a sneer, "I can't afford to lose this man and tell the envoy to leave. Also, call Li Tangbin and Zhu Shuzong to discuss matters."

(End of this chapter)