Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 206

Time flies to the end of July, and the day of the expedition is getting closer and closer.

"Joy is in tonight, and it's good time." Shao Shude looked at the bright moonlight outside the window, and actually recited two lines of poems.

Feng Xuan gave him a sad look.

Recently, Dafeng's mentality has collapsed a bit. The reason is that his younger sister Xiaofeng is pregnant again, and her stomach is still not moving.As a result, the king went to "fool around" in the rooms of those party girls, and she was so angry that she used Dafa to coax the king back and accompany her every night.She knew that the king was the most soft-hearted, and she was not young, if she had no heirs, would she adopt one from her younger sister?
"Work hard to love Chunhua, and never forget the happy time..." Feng Xuan hugged Shao Shude from behind, and said in a low voice.

"I don't know poetry and books, and I can only be arty. I fight and kill all day long, and I don't know how many people have been killed because of me. It's rare that when you don't go to war, you are either hunting, shooting, or in the field or workshop. You followed a warrior Are you sad after all these years?"

"You are not a martial artist, I can feel it."

"Someone has already sent someone to find a site to build another business on Helan Mountain. In the future, when there is no expedition, the whole family will go to the mountain to play. The grand scenery in Saibei is very different from that in the Central Plains. Life is too short. I want to show you more. "

"When will the king be able to conquer? There are so many feudal towns in the world, I'm afraid they won't be able to conquer the day when the beard turns white." Feng Xuan lightly bit Shao Shude's naked back, and said: "I only want a child. Your Majesty When you are away on an expedition, the house is deserted, it is too hard. When you are not around in the future, my concubine will teach the children poetry and books, and those gentlemen outside are not half as good as my concubine, and they will mislead your children for nothing."

"Sharp teeth and sharp mouth." Shao Shude said with a smile: "When I first saw you, your face was cold and beautiful. I didn't expect that after being kidnapped, you would turn out to be a woman full of complaints. Are all talented women such virtues?"

"A talented woman is also a woman." Feng Xuan chuckled and said, "Facing the brutality of a warrior, don't you just have to complain? Fortunately, you are a warrior who understands customs, so the concubine's sorrow is less."

"My style is more than that. Next time I go to Chang'an, I have to find the old house of the Yin family, and then I will..."

Before he finished speaking, Feng Xuan took a hard bite, and Shao Shude laughed out loud.

On the second day, Zhe Fangai took a group of wives and concubines to see him off.

At this time last year, it seemed to be the same.Since in a martial arts family, it is normal to get together less and leave more, and I spend a lot more time at home than the big soldiers below, so I have nothing to complain about.

"I wish Mr. Lang come back victorious." Zhe Fang said.

"We don't necessarily need to use swords this time." Shao Shude smiled, and then looked at Zhao Yu, Feng's sisters, and Dangxiang's three daughters.

Zhao Yu still had that gentle and virtuous appearance, and there seemed to be countless emotions in his talking eyes.

Da Feng hesitated to speak, and Xiao Feng was pregnant again. It was the time for sentimentality.

Wei Cai came to Mei feeling a little disappointed. A few days ago, she complained to herself that she always eats and has no children yet.

Yeli Lingji seemed to be a completely different person after giving birth, no longer the unapproachable appearance of strangers, and sometimes he could feel her graceful and charming appearance, is this an illusion?
Since knowing that Tuoba Renfu married a bride, Wuzang Miao'e has become more submissive to herself, and always likes to hug herself tightly when she sleeps at night.

Sooner or later, he will die on the belly of these women!Marshal Shao let out a long sigh and staggered away.

During this northern tour, a total of 9000 soldiers from the Tielin Army, 7000 from the Wuwei Army, and 3000 from the Iron Cavalry Army were mobilized. The [-] Yamen Army was the main force.The Tielin Army was led by himself, and Ye Liyulue was transferred to serve as the deputy envoy. This was the first time that a Fan general served in the other eight armies, which was of great significance.

Feng Yin was transferred to serve as Marquis of Duyu, and Xu Hao was appointed as Youyi Envoy.

Li Renfu replaced the ten generals of the soldiers, and Lu Ming, an old man in Xicheng, was transferred to be the deputy general of the soldiers.

The generals of the Wuwei Army were also reappointed.Lu Huaizhong and Li Renjun served as the chief and deputy envoys.Guo Qi served as the Marquis of Yu, and Li Tangbin served as the envoy of Youyi.

The iron cavalry envoy was still served by Zhe Siyu, and Liu Zijing, the former deputy general of the supply battalion, served as the deputy envoy.

In addition to these 9000 people, there are also [-] Yi Congjun soldiers, all of whom are Fan soldiers.

The military envoy commanded 3000 people in the left wing, including 3000 heavily armored infantry in Hengshan.These [-] people have all been included in the yamen army register, and the equipment and training are under the responsibility of the shogunate, so they are considered elite.

Wei Mu Dingli served as the deputy envoy, commanding 7000 cavalrymen in the right wing, including [-] cavalry soldiers from Zhongyongdu.

Guan Kairun was in charge of the army independently for the first time, serving as the military envoy of the Jinglue Army, and Wei Boqiu's deputy.Ding Wei, an old man in Xicheng, served as Marquis of Yudu, Yang Yue's son Yang Yi served as Youyi envoy, and this army stayed in Xiazhou.

A total of 9000 people set off from the east gate of Xiazhou in three groups and embarked on the road to the north.

On July [-], the Wuwei Army had already advanced.

Today is the first day of August, and Shao Shude set off with the Iron Forest Army himself.

There are huge crowds of people outside the city gate, inadvertently, there are more and more military family members living inside and outside the city.If they don't move again, the surrounding tens of miles will be turned into desert sooner or later.

"Son, follow the commander in chief to fight hard and get more rewards."

"Lang Jun, I have two meatloaf in my bag. After eating, I will eat the vinegar cake from the army."

"Sanlang, don't worry about your family, someone will take good care of your parents."

"Huang Silang, don't die, my concubine is waiting for you to come back!"

"This team leader, can you take me with you? There are too many people in the family, and I can't eat enough. I can shoot arrows!"

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Thanks to the Cangcheng built successively in the past two years, the army does not need to carry too much food and grass when traveling.Wherever they go, the people in the military envoy's yamen will allocate grain, fodder, and coal from the nearest warehouse city and hand them over to the grain envoy.

On the [-]th day of the eighth month, when they arrived at Yinzhou, the army stayed here for several days.

Pei Shang had just passed away, and his coffin was sent back to Yinzhou for burial.The old general's life experience is quite wonderful. He guarded the border in Lingzhou, fought against the Tubo people, suppressed the party's rebellion, and went north to Fengzhou to conquer the Uighurs who went south.In the end, he was buried in his hometown, without the subordinates he was worried about making trouble, and the family was able to continue to preserve their wealth, which is quite good.

After paying homage to General Pei's tomb, he chatted with Song Le about Yinzhou's land reclamation and Mazheng's affairs. Then the army continued northward and arrived at Xinqin County in Linzhou on August 21. Lun went out of the city to meet him.

In the Zhe family's farm, Shao Shude met the family members of the Zhe family again.The old people from the blind date are still there, and they are long-lived, so it is natural for everyone to exchange pleasantries when they meet.

Zhe Silun gave birth to another son this year, who was named Zhe Congming early on.His eldest son is Zhe Congxue, so where is Zhe Congyuan?Are you not born yet?

But it doesn't matter, Marshal Shao has no habit of collecting famous generals.Hebei, which has the most systematic inheritance of generals in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, is not as brilliant as Zhu Liang and Hedong Group generals. Could it be that they can't do it?No.They are losers, and they are the territory that is being fought by two major groups. Even if they belong to one side, they are still in a subordinate position. If they cannot rise to a high position as a whole, it is naturally difficult to get ahead.But if they can't get ahead, they naturally can't leave a name in the history books. It's not that they are not capable.

Shao Shude also met with members of the Yang family, a local tycoon, in Linzhou.

Yang Jue, the current head of the Yang family, is relatively young, in his 20s.His father passed away earlier, and he took up the burden of the family at a young age. He ran the farm and had many parts. He was a wealthy family in Linzhou, second only to the Zhe family.Later generations Yang Hongye and Yang Chonggui (Yang Ye) are his descendants.

The Zhe and Yang families lived in the frontier for generations, the folk customs favored martial arts, and there were many generals in the clan.Well, at this time, the Yang family may be a bit worse. The previous generation’s patriarch, Yang Anzhen, was still a scholar. This generation’s Yang Jue has extraordinary martial arts skills, but as the patriarch, he will definitely not be able to join the army. However, he recommended Yang Hongwang, the son of his father Yang Anji, to join the army. He also brought two hundred disciples of the Yang family.

The fact that the Yang family showed their favor in this way shows that the political sensitivity is very high.It is worthy of my ancestors to be the Jiedu Envoy of Ziqing Town. After seeing Zhezong's original holding of Jibing Ning, he keenly realized that the situation of Zhejia covering the sky in Linzhou with one hand will change. The King of Lingwu County intends to support the rise of another family , so decisively bet to seek refuge, this decision is really different from ordinary people.

The Yang family is like this, of course the Zhe family can't show weakness, and recommended a 16-year-old boy, Zhe Congyun, to join the army, and he also brought three hundred children of the Zhe family.

Shao Shude tested and compared Yang Hongwang and Zhe Congyun, and found that riding, archery, spear and sword skills were all top choices.What is lacking now is experience. After four or five years of training in the army, it will be of great use.

Frontier Nobility is really a treasure trove of talents.

Zhe and Yang's family can stand in Linzhou for so many generations, of course they must not be inferior in martial arts, otherwise how can they overwhelm the nearby Dangxiang tribe?Are those savages good people?A family must have a large number of people, orderly inheritance, rooted for several generations, and an extremely strong martial atmosphere, in order to be able to stand firm, and in turn control the Dangxiang tribe and grow stronger.

Zhe and Yang have both done this, and the other one is the Toyosu Wang family.

When Shao Shude's army entered the territory of Shengzhou, they met the children of the Wang family who came to greet them.

The Wang family came from the Dangxiang Zangcai Department of Fengzhou. They had heard of it when they were in the Tiande Army in their early years.The imperial court attacked Uighurs and pacified the party, and the Ministry of Tibetan and Talents sent troops to accompany them every time.Moreover, the Tibetan Ministry of Talents has been deeply sinicized. The patriarch takes the Han surname Wang, celebrates Han festivals, wears Tang clothes, and all the children of the clan are proficient in Chinese.

On September 300th, the army arrived in Shengzhou City, and Commander Shao unceremoniously lived in the Yulin Palace built during the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.At this time, the soldiers came to report, and a young man named Wang Chong from the Ministry of Tibetan Talents came to vote with children from more than [-] ethnic groups.

"Lang Zi wants to join the army?" Shao Shude looked at this young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old and asked with a smile.

"Back to the king of Lingwu County, the Ministry of Tibetan Talents has long heard of the commander-in-chief's reputation, and has long wanted to come to vote. Now, seeing the commander-in-chief's northern tour, he sent someone to join the army. The children of the three hundred clans are all good at riding and shooting, not inferior to the grasslands. The Uyghur and Tatar tribes above." Wang Chong replied loudly.

All the generals in the hall were a little surprised when they heard this.The boy speaks so loudly, Uyghurs and Tatars almost grow on horses, are you better than others?Yang Hongwang and Zhe Congyun stared at this man even more, as if they wanted to compete with him.

"Young man is very ambitious. Since he came to join the army, I accepted him. He can join the camp with Zhe and Yang's children first." Shao Shude said.

"Thank you, Marshal!" Wang Chongxi said.

Shao Shude still knew about Zhe, Yang, and Wang clans.

At the meeting of the Five Dynasties, the family moved to Fugu, the town of the world.The Yang family replaced the Zhe family in Linzhou and became the local Tu nationality, guarding Linzhou.In the period of Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Jia, the head of the Wang clan of the Fengzhou Dangxiang Zangcai Department, came to vote, and Song Taizu set Fengzhou up, and the Wang clan ruled it.After Wang Jia's death, his son Wang Chengmei served as the governor of Fengzhou and the commander of the Fan Han capital of the Tiande Army.After Wang Chengmei's death, his grandson Wang Wenbao knew the state affairs and continued to guard Fengzhou.

During the Qingli period, after Li Yuanhao won the Battle of Haoshuichuan, he continued to lead an army to attack Lin, Fu, and Feng prefectures.Because Fengzhou was isolated from the outside, the east and north were the Liao Kingdom, the west was the Xia Kingdom, and the south was cut off by the Xia Army, so it was attacked.

The fate of the Wang family is unknown, but it is probably not very good.After all, Li Yuanhao dug up Zhejia's ancestral graves outside the city, and opened coffins to slaughter the corpses.The Wang family belonged to the Fengzhou party, and they did not vote for Xia, but voted for Song. Li Yuanhao hated it deeply.The Wang family has been an official in the Song Dynasty for more than 70 years. The town of Fengzhou, because the place is too remote, it is not easy to support, and finally ended up in ashes, which is pitiful.

Shao Dashuai decided to change the fate of the Wang family, and recruited soldiers from the Wang family into the army.Zhe, Yang, and Wang combined 800 soldiers, all of whom had excellent cavalry, and brought their own horses and equipment.

On the [-]th, the army crossed the Yellow River, and Zhenwu Army envoy Wang Bian led his army to the meeting.

Mr. Wang was so upright that Marshal Shao didn't know whether he should be replaced or not.Let's observe and observe first, and make a decision after arriving in Woye Town.

(End of this chapter)