Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 258
The reception for the Shangyuan Festival was not held on the city tower, but in Shao Shude's own mansion.

Except for the Feng'an Army, Tiande Army, and Jinglue Army guarding Hewei far away, the Xinquan Army guarding Huizhou, and the Dingyuan Army guarding Lingzhou, the Yamen generals are basically all here.

Deputy envoy of Jiedu Chen Cheng, envoy of Du Coach Zhu Shuzong, envoy of Gongjun Li Yanling, envoy of Wuwei Army Lu Huaizhong, envoy of Iron Cavalry Army Zhe Siyu, envoy of Yi Congjun Wuzang Jieming, envoy of Tiande Army Cai Songyang, envoy of Zhenwu Army Zhang Yanqiu, Tianzhu Army Let Li Tangbin and nine people sit at the same table with Shao Shude.

The deputy envoys of each army, the Marquis of Du Yu, and the envoy You Yi sat at two tables.People who supply the military envoys to the yamen, the grain envoys, and ten generals from each army are another table.

Finally, there are nephews or close relatives brought by the generals, which are basically limited to two standards: under the age of 20 and not yet married.

In this regard, all the generals are well aware that the commander-in-chief is about to choose a son-in-law.

So there was a burst of chicken and dog jumping.Regardless of whether he is successful or not, he will bring his nephews over.Becoming the son-in-law of a handsome man means that the wealth of the family is covered by an insurance policy. Even if the ability is mediocre, it will be enough to pay for it in the future. The most important thing is to be able to establish a relationship with the handsome man.

Shao Shude was also very happy to see the generals and nephews of the next generation gathered together, and he couldn't help drinking a few more glasses, and recalled the old things with the generals, such as begging Li Guochang and his son, begging Huang Chao, and begging Tuoba Sigong—well, I recently received news , Tuoba Sigong had a very unhappy life on the grassland. He was used as a gunman and spent a lot of capital in the tribal vendetta.

"Next month—" Shao Shude said after several rounds of drinking, seeing that everyone was drinking to their heart's content.

Zhu Shuzong, Lu Huaizhong, Zhe Siyu and others all stopped, looked at Shao Shude, and waited for him to speak.Seeing the commotion here, the rest of the generals also stopped making noise one after another.

"Next month, XX will lead an army to conquer the rebels in Shannan West Road. I think you already know." Shao Shude walked into the field, subconsciously feeling that he lacked a spear in his hand.

"Tens of thousands of troops went straight down to Fengxiang, and then headed south. Zhu Mei has already written back to me, and she wants to raise more than ten thousand troops to attack Wu Ding's army in the south. This battle must make those thieves fearful, let them be afraid, and let them hear about Ding in the future." The name of Nan Jun scared me out of my wits." At this point, Shao Shude raised his wine bottle and said his own catchphrase: "Kill him and get his head rolling."

"Kill his head!" The generals laughed and raised their glasses to drink together, and the atmosphere became lively again.

Shao Shude returned to his seat, conscious that he didn't drink too much, so he drank a few more glasses.

"It's been more than nine years, and I finally have this foundation. It's been more than nine years, and I only have this foundation..." Shao Shude drank another cup, and sighed softly: "How can life be a song to wine! It's a lot."

Chen Cheng coughed, and said to the maid standing beside him, "The prince is drunk, help him to rest at the back first."

The two maids stepped forward together and helped Shao Shude to rest in the back hall.

Zhao Yu walked over lightly, supported Shao Shude, and whispered in his ear: "Guoer looked there for a while, and pointed at someone."

"Who is it?" Shao Shude breathed out his alcohol and said, "No problem! Even if he is already married, let him divorce."

Zhao Yu said angrily: "If it's really the kind of person who covets wealth and honor, divorces his wife and remarries, Guo'er must not be able to marry him."

"Who is it?" Shao Shude hugged Zhao Yu in his arms, stroked her beautiful face with his hand, and said, "There are still poems to be tasted by my concubine later."

Zhao Yu spat, last time he tasted the Psalms, he was fooled, the taster didn't know what it was!
"My concubine has inquired with General Li Renfu, and it is Liang Hanyong brought by Zhang Junshi of the Zhenwu Army. It has passed the New Year and has not yet married a wife." Zhao Yu said.

"It turned out to be him..." Shao Shude shook his head, recalled it carefully, and said, "He is from Taiyuan, and his family background is from Hedong Ya School, which is similar to Zhu Shuzong's. When he was marching west to Lanzhou, Zhang Yanqiu mentioned him and killed him." One member of a hundred households in Tubo, with several cavalry, has some courage."

"In troubled times, marrying a martial artist is not a bad thing..." Having said this, Shao Shude's eyes cleared up, and he sighed: "I don't know what will happen in the future. It is not impossible to fight for decades and grow old in vain." .In case I am unfortunately defeated, Liang Hanyong can take Guoer and join his brother-in-law."

"Your Majesty is talking nonsense again." Zhao Yu sealed Shao Shude's mouth with his hands, and said, "You still want us to be snatched away?"

"Who the hell dares!" Shao Shude slapped the bed and said angrily.

Zhao Yu chuckled, got up from Shao Shude's arms, and said, "I'm going to see Guoer."

After all, he went out again.

The next day was a wear-and-tear day, and the custom was—drinking. Marshal Shao sat on his tiger-skin chair to drink tea, and opposite him sat the dog-headed military commander Chen Cheng.

"Sun Ru went to Yangzhou. He traveled secretly and did not dare to fight. He defended the city, and his luggage was plundered by Cai soldiers."

"Sun Ru attacked Gaoyou again, Zhang Shenjian was defeated, and fled with 200 people. Sun Ru slaughtered the city, and 700 Gaoyou's defeated soldiers fled back to Yangzhou. They secretly suspected that they wanted to turn against them, and they all murdered them."

"Cai's soldiers were brave and fearless, so that Hailing town stopped Gaoba and moved tens of thousands of households to Hailing to the prefecture, and those who refused to follow would be punished."

"Gaoba came to Fucheng, secretly suspected that he wanted to rebel, and killed him. He also sent thousands of cavalry to raid Gaoba's subordinates, killing thousands of people."

"Xingmi and Sun Ru were defeated in several battles, and they were unable to defend Guangling, so they looted all their goods and sent them to Lu and Heerzhou."

Chen Cheng finished reading the military newspaper about Huainan, and said: "Commander, Cai Bing is so brave that no one can stop Huainan. This Yang Xingmi is so suspicious that he will kill soldiers who are not direct descendants. I am afraid he will be disappointed. Huainan , do you want to get it for Zhu Quanzhong?"

Shao Shude remained silent.With only ten thousand Cai soldiers, Sun Ru could beat Yang Xingmi like a bereaved dog.Although Yang Xingmi finally defeated Sun Ru in history, the process was also very difficult. It relied on the correct strategy and a little bit of luck. .

Shao Shude stood up and paced around the room.

At this point today, the overall view is becoming more and more important.Zhu Quanzhong was still fighting with Qin Zongquan in Zhengzhou, so he turned his attention to other places, and even intervened in the affairs of the court, sending people to Chang'an every three days.In the last few days, someone sent a letter to lure the Dingnan army to attack Hedong, and he will send troops to cooperate.

I believe you a ghost!
"Is it possible for Zhu Quanzhong to go to Huainan?" Shao Shude stopped and asked.

"Recently, he had a bad relationship with Shi Pu of the Wuning Army. It is impossible for the time being, but his desire to go south should still be there, and he will find a way sooner or later." Chen Cheng replied.

It is said that Zhu Quanzhong was very excited when the imperial court let Zhu Quanzhong take charge of Xuanwu and Huainan towns alone.He sent Li Fan, the marching Sima of the Xuanwu shogunate, to Huainan to serve as the queen of Jiedu.But Shi Pu, the governor of the Wuning Army, was jealous, thinking that the heads of Huang Chao and Shang Rang were all dedicated to the court by himself, and their qualifications were older than yours. Why can you lead two towns by one person.So they sent troops to attack Li Fan, leaving Zhu Quanzhong stunned—I am going to attack the Zhu family brothers now, and I have no time to take care of you, so you jumped out on your own initiative?
"Henan is a mess, we can't catch it, just let Zhu Quanzhong make trouble, don't spend too much energy." Shao Shude said: "From this point of view, we must hurry up to attack Wu Dingjun. If Zhu Quanzhong can get the fat in Huainan, We've got to find a patch too, or we'll have a hard time in the future."

"The commander-in-chief refers to Shannan West Road?"

"It is Shannan West Road." Shao Shude said: "Marshal Zhuge is kind to me, and it is impossible for someone in Shannan West Road to have it. He must keep his Zhuge family in place. But—"

"Does Marshal mean wealth?"

"Well." Shao Shude nodded, and explained: "It's actually people. Without people, there is no wealth. Is the land owned by the Dingnan Army small? Not small! Why is there a lack of wealth? No one! Wu Dingjun's three states , and those traitorous prefectures on Shannan West Road, this time we can find a way to get more people. These prefectures and counties are separated from Lingxia by Guanzhong, and from Hewei by Fengxiang, so it is impossible to swallow them all at once. The most important thing is to get people and goods first.”

Chen Cheng agreed.In fact, he thought further, once the Dingnan army helped the Zhuge clan to quell the rebellion, he could ask him to provide money, food and supplies when he went out to fight in the future, which was equivalent to a square town under his own rule, with many benefits.

What's more, now that there is a war in central Sichuan, Zhao Jian from Longjian Town has just quelled the rebels in the town, Chen Jingxuan was attacked by Qiongnan and Suizhou Towns, and he also had some conflicts with Gao Renhou from time to time, creating a mess.If there is an opportunity to enter Shu in the future, Shannan West Road is an excellent springboard, and it must be firmly grasped.

The wealth of Shannan West Road and Shuzhong combined is much greater than that of Huainan during the war!
"From tomorrow onwards, we will send people to inform the Hengshan party Xiangyeli and Mizang clans, and order them to gather troops to the front line of Castanopsis City."

"Send envoys to Yanzhou and order Li Xiaochang to prepare troops, not less than three thousand, and at the same time prepare food and grass, and set off with the army."

"Send envoys to Fuzhou to order Dongfang Kui to prepare soldiers, horses, food and grass, and the amount should not be less than three thousand."

"Over there at Binning, let Marshal Zhe rest in peace."

"Jingyuan Cheng Zongchu, did you respond?"

Cheng Zongchu has less than [-] soldiers and is weak, but this loyal minister cannot be ignored.

"Cheng Shuai said that he has no objection to killing Yang Fugong, but he is not allowed to enter Chang'an." Chen Cheng replied.

"Marshal Cheng speaks like my righteous brother." Shao Shude said with a smile: "I have already figured out what he thinks, so I don't need to pay attention to it. I didn't intend to enter Chang'an, but I still have to walk around Chang'an to scare Yang Fugong. , to see if he panics."

(End of this chapter)