Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 250
After seeing the Huaiyuan New City, which was still under construction, Shao Shude returned to Xiazhou with his troops as soon as he wanted to return.

He actually wanted to build a mansion with a garden at the foot of Helan Mountain.Money is actually not a problem. I have held several jobs these years, and I receive thousands of dollars in salary every year, which is more than enough to allocate money to repair the luxury house.

The reason why he didn't do this was because he couldn't keep his face.

These days, it is almost a basic operation to be handsome, buy a lot of luxury houses, and search for beauties.But since he has great ambitions, he naturally has to restrain himself and not go too far.

In fact, I originally wanted to promote economic development through consumption, but what can I do!
While passing through Yanzhou, the hearing department submitted another batch of information.

After Qin Zongquan was defeated in Bianzhou, he led his troops back to Caizhou.There are many states in Huaixi without owners, and they have become fat meat to be scrambled in the eyes of everyone.

Yang Fugong's false son, Yang Shouzong, was appointed as the Jiedu envoy of the Zhongwu Army and the governor of Xuzhou, with only one territory in Xuzhou.

Of the three Zhongwu prefectures, Chenzhou is in the hands of Zhao Ji (chōu), Caizhou is entrenched by Qin Zongquan, and Yang Shouzong, the loyal commander, is actually equivalent to the governor of Xuzhou.Most of them still can't sit still, let's talk about subduing Xuzhou's arrogant soldiers first.

"Bring Fushi Chen and Suishi Zhao." Shao Shude put the information on the case table, closed his eyes and meditated.

Qin Zongquan's defeat spit out the four prefectures of Meng, Ru, Zheng, Xu and most of Henan Prefecture.These five prefectures, with a total of 52 counties, even after several times of ravages, there is still a lot of oil and water left.

Of course, Yang Shouzong definitely didn't want to go to Xuzhou in his heart.There are so many vassals and towns in the world, where is it not good to go, but to go to the territory of Cai thief?Helpless, the Yang family has a loyalty complex, so they can only pack up their things and go on the road.

Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng walked in one after the other.

Shao Shude opened his eyes and said, "What do you two think about the Henan matter?"

In fact, Chen and Zhao didn't understand why the commander-in-chief kept staring at Henan.Then Zhu Quanzhong can fight again, in the place of the Fourth World War, what kind of tricks can he play?Zhu brothers, Shi Pu, Qin Zongquan, with so many forces, can they deal with one at the same time, or three or four?

Before defeating Qin Zongquan, did he ask his grandpa to tell his grandma for reinforcements, and now he can suddenly fight?

"The commander is worried about Zhu Quanzhong?" Chen Cheng asked.

"In the Battle of Bianzhou, Qin Zongquan was defeated. Isn't it worth paying attention to?" Shao Shude glanced at him and said, "Look at this. Zhao Ji's second son, Zhao Lin, is engaged to Quan Zhong's daughter. The hand of Quan Zhong. If it is annexed by Henan, Meng, Huai and other states, it will be very difficult to control."

There are probably several models for ruling a place these days.The first type is of course direct rule, with the military and government in charge, Weifu doing it himself, and the court can't control it.The second is to set up a memorial archway to cover it up, such as Li Kexiu's Zhaoyi Town and Hu Zhenyicheng Town, which are actually no different from the first one.

The third is that someone close to him served as the commander-in-chief or governor, and was in a semi-controlled state, such as Binning Town of Zhe Zongben, Linzhou of Zhe Silun, and Chenzhou of Zhao Ji.

The fourth type is the vassal town, which is not so neat.For example, Li Xiaochang, the baosai army, actually has quite a lot of autonomy. If he wants to stop being a vassal, as long as he can work together, he can oppose it.

In the five generations of later generations, most of the world followed this model. Whoever wins, the fools will take refuge in him.This kind of rule is actually quite unstable, because once you try to deprive those generals of their power, they can immediately change to a new owner.

At this time, there are not so many vassal towns in the world, but as the annexation war deepens, there will be more and more.It's not that a few big army leaders like this model, it's just a stopgap measure due to lack of strength.

"The commander-in-chief wants to help Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi?" Zhao Guangfeng quickly figured out the key point and asked.

Of the 52 counties, Henan Prefecture accounts for half.After Qin Zongquan left, Zhang Quanyi occupied Luoyang and slowly expanded his power to surrounding counties.If he can stabilize his position, it will be a big obstacle to Zhu Quanzhong's ambition.

"Commander, the two towns of Heyang and Henan are very close to Hedong, so it might be a bad idea to intervene rashly." Chen Cheng dissuaded him.

"Fu Cunshen said the same thing to me." Shao Shude sighed: "But my brother-in-law attacked Helianduo in the north and Meng Fangli in the south, and fought on both fronts. He was so proud that he probably didn't have time to give Zhang and Li a chance. Substantial help. His big mess, we have to get rid of one first."

Now it seems that Li Keyong's strategic goals are extremely unclear.He was going to hit Helian Duo, but he found out that he was not holding back his hands, and Jiancheng also had helpers on the grassland, so he couldn't take it down for a while.So they withdrew south and continued to attack Meng Fangli.But Meng Fangli relied on the dangerous mountain, with the support of the towns in Hebei behind him, and he couldn't get it down in a hurry, so he turned around and beat Helian Duo.

After fighting for so long, there is no merit, money, food and troops are wasted, and I don't know what I am fighting.Keep an eye on Meng Fangli's fight, maybe this will have captured the three states of Xing, Ming, and Ci.

"How does the commander-in-chief want to help Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi?"

"Li Hanzhi is a man who will go away if he is full. He is an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf. I want to find someone to contact Zhang Quanyi."

"Suizhou is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, while Hedong is only a few hundred miles away. How can Zhang Quanyi vote for the commander-in-chief?"

"You don't need him to vote, just ask him to hold on. Zhang Quanyi, in the 26th county of Henan Province, is currently recruiting refugees and vigorously cultivating wasteland. Give him a few years, and he will definitely recover a lot of vitality. First establish a good relationship in advance, so as not to come to the door in the future Luoyang Maxing, expand the scale and recruit more people on the grassland." Speaking of this, Shao Shude thought for a while and said: "Just tell Zhang Quanyi that Zhu Quanzhong has the heart to annex Huaixi, let him do more Prepare. If you think you are not equipped enough, you can trade horses with Dingnan. Knowing that he has no money, you can exchange them with people and craftsmen. Fushi Chen, send someone to handle this matter."

"As ordered." Chen Cheng replied.

He always felt that this matter was a little unreliable, and there was no other reason, and it was too late.There is a river town in the middle!But if the commander-in-chief wants to make an early decision, let's do it. Anyway, there is no loss for Xia Zhou.

"Did Li Keyong ever present Zhang Quanyi as Henan Yin?" Shao Shude asked again.

"I haven't heard of it, but I should want it."

"Whether he declares or not, let's declare to the court that Zhang Quanyi is the Yin of Henan, and we will make a good relationship first. Secretary Lu, you can write the certificate."

"As ordered."

"Second thing, Prime Minister Xiao said that the five prefectures of Hewei and Weizhou were newly restored, and the prefectures and counties were empty, so please move the households in Guanzhong to the real side. Also, because of the war in central Shu and the hunger of the people, please send the households in Xichuan and Dongchuan to Hebei. Weiwu prefecture land reclamation." At this point, Shao Shude slapped the table vigorously, got up and said, "Yang Fugong stopped them all. You discuss it, and there is a way to solve it."

Yang Fugong's actions did not mean that he had any enmity with Shao Shude, in fact it has not reached this point.

His motives are also well understood.Power eunuchs have always been bound to imperial power.Without the emperor's support, Yang Fugong would not have been able to dance for long, and would have been beaten to death by his uncle and nephew Ximen Sigong long ago.

As the strongest vassal in Northwest China, although the Dingnan army has always been submissive and sent salt, brown cloth, leather, and livestock to Beijing every year as offerings to the town, the imperial court was worried because of its own strength and size. definitely.Recruiting private households in Guanzhong and Shuzhong to go to the five prefectures of Hewei and Weizhou for reclamation, which is called emigration to the border, is actually "funding the enemy" and further strengthening the strength of the Dingnan Army.

Yang Fugong was not naive enough to think that the five prefectures of Hewei and Wei could still be completely controlled by the imperial court.

"Master, I have a plan." Chen Cheng said.

"Say."

"It's better to have someone contact Li Xiaochang, Dongfang Kui, Zhe Zongben, Zhu Mei, Li Xiang, and Zhuge Shuang, six marshals, and put on the form together, and please send them to Minhu Shibian." Chen Cheng said: "Recover the five prefectures of Hewei At that time, they had all been on the congratulatory form. At this time, it is reasonable to ask for a private household."

"I'm afraid Zhu Mei won't agree. Marshal Zhuge is in poor health, so he shouldn't be involved in this matter."

"The four towns of Binning, Fufang, Danyan, and Jinshang are enough." Chen Cheng replied: "If Yang Fugong knew how powerful he is, he wouldn't obstruct it now."

"You can try it. But I feel that Yang Fugong is not a person who will compromise, so I still have to think of other ways."

"Marshal, why don't you send a letter to Hedong and let Li Keyong come forward to change things, maybe it will be effective." Zhao Guangfeng was silent for a long time, then suddenly suggested.

"Yes." Shao Shude replied.

In fact, he still felt that it was not safe enough.The best way is to tell Yang Fugong to leave.

This iron-headed boy, you just entered Chang'an two years ago and killed Tian Lingzi, didn't you feel touched at all?

But these powerful eunuchs, it may not make sense to reason with them.

Marshal Zhuge has been in poor health for the past six months, often lingering on the sick bed, Yang Fu respectfully saw the opportunity, and started to work on Yang Shouzhong, his fake son Wu Dingjun Jiedu.

The method is nothing more than using the righteousness of the court to win over the generals of the Zhuge clan, and want Yang Shouzhong to take over Shannan West Road and seize the foundation of more than ten states.

Zhuge Zhongfang, the son of Zhuge Shuang, is currently an envoy of soldiers and horses in the Yamen of Shannan Xidao, but his methods are not good enough, and his prestige is not established. I am afraid that he will not be able to suppress the generals.If one is not good, Yang Fugong will pull it over.

Marshal Zhuge was well aware of the advantages and disadvantages, and once wrote to Shao Shude and Zhu Mei sincerely, asking them to help take care of his son.

Shao Shude thought about it, and felt that there might be a hidden opportunity to bring Yang Fugong down.

That's fine, now the town is stable and everything is going well.I happened to have time to play with Yang Fugong, and by the way intervene in the situation in Henan, so I wouldn't be too lonely.

　The chapter in the afternoon may be updated in the evening.

　　
　
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