Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 186 The Covenant
"Is Shao Shuai interested in grassland?" Li Keyong didn't answer directly.

The prairie he was referring to here was quite different from the prairie that the Dingnan Army often talked about.The former refers to the prairie north of Yinshan Mountain, and the latter refers to the Hetao area, completely two concepts.

On the prairie, there has been no owner since the royal court of the Uighurs was defeated by the Miagas.During Wuzong's reign, Uighur Wujie Khan led thirteen troops to the south to invade and occupy the Tiande Army, but was defeated by Liu Mian led by Zhenwu Army, Qibi, Shatuo and others.Then the Uighurs dispersed more thoroughly. One part was still nomadic on the grasslands, and the other part was attached after surrendering, and returned to the Tiande Army, Zhenwu Army, and Hedong Township to pay tribute and pay tribute. For example, during the Qianfu period, Li Guochang and his son were the first In the battle, Dou Han sent five hundred Uighur cavalry to fight Shatuo.

There are also some Uyghurs who moved westward, some went to Hexi, and some went to the Western Regions. In short, the once powerful Uyghur Khanate collapsed. Now there is really no owner on the grasslands. The most powerful group may be the Khitans. But they are far away, in the north of Youzhou, and their influence is far from extending to Yinshan.

Li Keyong coveted the prairie.This had something to do with his background, and it was easy to gather Hu soldiers, so he didn't want anyone to have more influence than him on the grassland.

The grassland controlled by Shao is mainly in the Hetao area south of the Yellow River, and the population is not an order of magnitude compared with the northern tribes, but there are only a few hundred thousand people.To be honest, there are not as many Fan tribes as Tiande Army and Zhenwu Army, and they are mainly Dangxiang. There are also many Hu people pretending to be Dangxiang. " or " captive " appellation.

Shao Dashuai once carefully considered the matter of the grassland north of Yinshan Mountain, and finally felt that his strength was greatly insufficient, and it was best not to be too greedy.For the current plan, it is still necessary to relocate a large number of Han people, organize farming and party households, develop the Lingzhou agricultural base, and consolidate their own foundation.

There are only more than 3 soldiers on hand, and you have to control the captives and conquer the Hexi party items. Are you busy?What if Wei Caisu was killed or even rebelled if the captives changed?At that time, the Hexi party will come to add to the chaos, and the Fengzhou and Zhenwu army's tribes will be ready to move, can they conquer it by themselves?
The grassland can be given over to Li Ke, but the Fan tribe near Yinshan Mountain cannot.Some of those people were resettled in the early years of the country, such as the Turks, who fought for the Tang Dynasty for generations, and belonged to the Shubo.The later Uighur, Qibi, Dangxiang and other ministries also paid tribute and paid tribute from time to time, which was much better than those accustomed to the wild on the grassland.

He doesn't want to let these tribes go.

"The grassland is vast and there are many tribes. If Li Shuai is interested, he can take it. However, Li Shuai is not allowed to touch the Fan tribes led by Zhenwu Army and Tiande Army. Can you accept this matter?" Shao Shude said.

Li Keyong's face was cloudy and uncertain.

The commander in chief of the border town of the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to the Fan tribe, because it was a good source of troops.There are many Khitan soldiers in Youzhou Town, helping them fight Khitan without any psychological burden.Before Li Keyong came to the Lordship, Hedong Town had recruited many soldiers from Shatuo, Tuhun, and Uighurs.Not to mention the eight towns in the northwest of Beijing, there are a large group of Dangxiang soldiers, and there are no less than two thousand soldiers in Binning alone.

Barbarian mercenaries, this is how the Roman Dynasty ended, and the Kingdom also suffered a big loss from An Lushan.But after suffering, I still can't quit this addiction. From the southwest, northwest to northeast, there are about [-] feudal towns that recruit a large number of barbarians, so they attach great importance to the Tibetan tribes in the ruling area.

People themselves are the most important resource.

"Li Shuai, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not." Seeing whether Li Keyong would answer or not, the atmosphere was a little stagnant, so Wang Chongrong said.

Li Keyong glanced at Wang Chongrong, but said nothing.

Wang Chongrong didn't care about Li Keyong's slightly rude attitude, and said: "Li Shuai's younger brother is Zhaoyi Jieshuai, but Ze and Lu prefectures are the only ones, and the three Hebei prefectures are still in the hands of Meng Fangli. Li Shuai has attacked several times, and the towns in Hebei They all sent troops to help Meng, but returned without success. Meng Fang established this person, and someone knew about it. Gao Xun, the commander of the killing festival, stood on his own. An ambitious man, day and night, wanted to take back Ze and Lu. How could Li Shuai be unprepared? Town, since it has turned evil, it can't be good. The king of Yiwu has a narrow land and few soldiers, and the situation is dangerous. He needs Li Shuai's help, otherwise the destruction will only happen overnight. These are heartfelt words, Li Shuai, why bother to build another What about strong enemies?"

Li Keyong remained expressionless and pondered for a long time.

Of course he knows the advantages and disadvantages of Hedong.The advantage is that there are 15 households of Han people, and the Shatuo three tribes, Zhaowu nine surnames and other tribes provide goods, cattle and sheep. Material consumption.In the past, when Zheng Congxun was holding Jiehe River, he brought a lot of talents, and there was not a shortage of civil servants.

A prosperous population, a strong military industry, a talented team, and a large number of troops are advantages.

There are of course many disadvantages.There is Helianduo in the north, the towns of Hebei in the east, the three prefectures of Zhaoyi in Hebei in the southeast, and Zhu Wen farther away. These are all enemies.

Of course, there are also some internal problems.Li Ke used the airborne flight to Hedong and inherited "hundreds of millions of property". Isn't there no hidden danger?The Hedong Aboriginal Jiangmen Group has always been a big trouble, and the high-ranking clans who have taken root in the local area for many years may not be convinced by him.

The interior is unstable, and there are enemies on three sides. Is it possible to erect another strong enemy on the west side and encircle the enemy on all sides?

Gai Yu, the mastermind, had told him about this matter, and he also took it seriously, but sometimes he felt angry and felt uncomfortable.This Shao Shude believed in the killing process in Daizhou, and for this, he was granted the title of governor of Suizhou, and thus made his fortune.

Thinking about it carefully, I always feel a little awkward.

"Shuai Li!" Wang Chongrong raised his voice and reminded.

"Boom!" Li Ke slapped the desk hard, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Forget it, let Qi Bizhang go. The Zhenwu Army returned to Shao Shuai, and the Datong Army sent troops to attack. What does Shao Shuai think? "

"Good! Li Shuai is so happy, he should drink this cup to the brim!" Shao Shude raised his wine bottle and said.

Li Keyong picked up the wine bottle and drank it down in one gulp, his face became more rosy.

Letting go of this worry, Li Ke used a lot of freedom and ease. After drinking two glasses, he said, "I heard that Xiazhou has fine grape wine. I don't know when I will have to taste it."

Wang Chongrong glanced at Shao Shude, seeing that he didn't respond, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If you listen to this kind of talk from another person, you may suspect that you are plotting against Xiazhou.Let's end it quickly. If Li Keyong drinks two more glasses, what will happen if he makes public sarcasm and reprimands Zhu Quanzhong like Shangyuanyi?Can't fight?
"If Li Shuai likes fine grape wine, someone will send some to Jinyang when he goes back. This thing is very wonderful. Li Shuai drinks a few cups every day, which will refresh his mind and prolong his life." Shao Shude said with a smile, calmly.

In fact, Li Ke regretted what he had just said.He is not a fool, he knows the hidden meaning of those words, but he drank a lot of wine and said it quickly, what can he do?
It's not in your nature to take back what you said.He is such an arrogant person, even if he makes others misunderstand him, he doesn't bother to explain and give in.

Just say it, if you misunderstood, if there is anything wrong, just let me go, I will continue, even if I regret it afterwards.

But Shao Shude didn't care about it, and calmed down lightly. Li Ke didn't say anything, but was still a little happy in his heart, so he drank two more glasses.

"I heard that Shao Shuai likes beautiful women's sword dance, but unfortunately there are all rough people present, who only know how to kill with swordsmanship, so I'm afraid they won't catch Shao Shuai's eyes." Li Keyong laughed again.

Damn, there is no end to it!If you send Li Cunjin to dance the sword, seeing how he is about to eat people, I have to call Li Tangbin to dance the sword too, to follow the rhythm of the Hongmen Banquet?
Fortunately, Wang Chongrong was a bit impatient, so he smiled when he saw this: "The sword skills in the army are crude, so it's worth not to look at them. Both Shao Shuai and Li Shuai are famous generals in the world. What kind of sword skills have you never seen? I'm happy today, just drink."

"That's right. Li Shuai was a tiger general in the world. He fought against Huangchao in Guanzhong. He won many battles. At that time, a certain soldier stationed at the Dongwei Bridge and chased the thief away from the nest. It was a coincidence. I saw it today. It is really extraordinary. I should drink this cup to the full. .” Shao Shude said, picking up the wine bottle.

Li Keyong had already drank a lot of wine at this time, and he was a little happy when he heard the words, so he picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp.

"Shao Shuai, the matter about the Yang family in Lantian that I mentioned before..." Seeing that the conflict between the two had been resolved, Wang Chongrong brought up the matter about Yang Fugong.

"I will inform Ximen Palace Supervisor when I go back to this matter, and there must be no one to stop me." Shao Shude said.

"That's it, the big thing is settled." Wang Chongrong said with a smile.

Li Keyong was also somewhat satisfied, and took another drink from the wine bottle.

The dispatch of troops was still slow this time, it took too much time to gather the troops from the grassland tribes, so that Shao Shude advanced to Chang'an.But the ending was not bad, Yang Fugong recovered, he repaid the favor of their Yang family, and he got a lot of help in the court, so he will be more comfortable in the future.

"When is Shao Shuai planning to return to Xiazhou?" Wang Chongrong asked again.

"It's between ten and a month."

"Li Shuai is going back to Taiyuan too. The mountains will be high and the road will be far away. I don't know when we will see you again." At this point, Wang Chongrong was a little hesitant, but finally said: "It seems that the two of you are about the same age, and they are both handsome at the time. Why don't you make an appointment as brothers?" ? They can take care of each other in the future."

In fact, Wang Chongrong still has a small secret in his heart, that is, there are three people present, and the two are brothers, how can he let him alone?Anyway, he is also the king of Langya County.

Li Keyong was startled when he heard this.

In fact, in his eyes, Shao Shude and he are the same kind of people, they both like to gather Qiang Hu, regard the Tibetan tribe very highly, and realize the great potential of the grassland tribes.But because of this, he was more vigilant.

But at this time, their respective spheres of influence have been divided. Shao Shude obviously wants to control the four provinces of Guanbei, and he also wants to attack Datong and Zhaoyi. Fighting at this time will only ruin their respective major events.

Since the Kingdom of China, righteous brothers have been very popular, and the main thing is to survive and protect themselves in troubled times.It is not as solemn as sworn brotherhood, but it is still a good way to win the trust of the other party.

Besides, there are enemies everywhere in Hedong, besides the prince-in-law Chucun, can he find a helper?If the event reaches a critical moment and tens of thousands of people in Hexi rush eastward, can I stand it?
Li Keyong remembered what Gai Yu said to him before he left, and made a good relationship with Hexi, so as to map Henan and Hebei.At that time, I thought it made sense, but I didn't take it seriously. Now that I think about it, it seems to be a good idea, so I blurted out: "I will make an appointment with King Lingwu as brothers."

"Acquaintance with Li Shuai is what I wish for." Shao Shude laughed.

The strength of Hedong is strong. With people like Li Keyong, it is unlikely to win if they attack him now.

Then it is still necessary to start with the easy and then the difficult. After the strength has grown to a certain level, then consider the matter of advancing eastward.Besides, Mr. Li has already agreed to this matter. If he refuses, with Li Keyong's temper, he will really be with you forever.If you fight with him for ten or eight years, and the Hexi and Hedong are exhausted, wouldn't it be better for others?

Alas, it really feels like Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang are sworn brothers.

Then the two narrated their ages, Li Keyong was two years older, he was regarded as a righteous brother, and Shao Shude was a righteous brother.

Wang Chongrong watched from the side with distaste, and neither of them mentioned him. This feeling is really indescribable.

(End of this chapter)