Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 323 Zhang Long

On the second day of May in the second year of Wende, in the north of Kongtong Mountain, on the bank of Yanchi.

Shao Shude is leading people to hunt with great interest.

Don't get me wrong, although hunting is one of Marshal Shao's hobbies, it is actually a political activity in the northwest region.If it is a large-scale hunting, there is also the function of training soldiers.

"Five kinds of land features, this place occupies all, no wonder there are so many prey." Shao Shude took the pheasant handed over by his soldiers and said with a smile.

The so-called five kinds of land features are mountains, forests, slopes and valleys, sandy nests, plains, and river marshes.

Mountains and forests, sheltered by wild beasts.Among the nine beasts, leopards, tigers, deer, and deer live there, and all kinds of wild animals are hidden by the mountains.

In the slope valley, wild beasts hide.Among the nine beasts, it is also a hiding place for stubborn sheep, goats, and wolves.

In the sand nest, small animals and insects hide, and scorpions, frogs, mice and sand foxes hide in ambush.

Plains, many wild horses, wild donkeys, deer.

In Heze, there are many pheasants and many hares.

"The commander-in-chief's arrow skills are still accurate, gratifying and congratulations." Chen Cheng rode up to catch up, and said with a smile: "There are mountains and rivers on the outside and inside of the river, and there are mixed places of Han and Han people. They are so brave and happy to hunt. The commander-in-chief governs him, and all industries prosper, and he will conquer the world in the future. It is as easy as flipping the palm of your hand. .”

"Couldn't Fushi Chen let someone take it easy for a while?" Shao Shude glanced at Chen Cheng, and said with an angry smile: "If you can't say a few words, just talk about state affairs, so as to disappoint people."

Zhao Guangfeng was sent to Shannan West Road, and he followed Lu Huaizhong to see what was going on in Xingyuan Mansion.

During the Tianbao period, the shogunate did this kind of chores if they wanted to be registered with the army.For example, when Xie Wan was the commander-in-chief of the Shuofang Army, he sent important military personnel to various places to approve the number of sergeants-to be honest, this was quite offensive.

Zhao Guangfeng traveled south, first to Qinzhou, to see the situation of the Tianxiong Army; then to Xing, Feng, and Liangzhou, to see the repairs of the fortifications stationed by the Wuwei Army and Dingyuan Army; finally, he will go to Banan Take a trip to Zhuzhou, get in touch with Zhao Jian in Longjian Town, and collect some intelligence in Central Shu.

Look, Zhao Guangfeng is an important member of the army of the Shuofang shogunate. He lives in the towns of Longyou, Shannan Xidao, and Longjian as casually as if he was visiting his own vegetable garden.

Without using the word "horrible", it is not enough to describe the power of Marshal Shao in the west.

As soon as Zhao Guangfeng left, Chen Cheng felt much better.

The important civil servants in the town, others have their own duties, for example, Feng Wei is a judge, Huang Tao is a pusher, and they have to go to the government office every day to report.Only he, Chen Cheng, plus Zhao Guangfeng and Lu Siye were able to stay with the commander-in-chief, more times than those generals saw the commander-in-chief.

Chen Cheng has realized it now.If you want your family to be prosperous for a long time, you have to stay by the commander's side all the time.

Going to Binning as a Jiedu envoy like Li Yanling seems to be majestic and glorious, but it is actually far away from the core power circle.

Wealth, relying on one's own ability alone is not very safe.There are so many capable people and strange people in the world, and there are talents from generation to generation. If one day someone with outstanding ingenuity comes and is appreciated by the commander in chief, how can they be old people?
It has to rely on the relationship with the handsome man!No affection, no matter how outstanding the talent is, it may not be able to keep wealth for a long time.

"Marshal, the leaders of the various tribes in Ganzhou were intimidated by the victories of our army. Earlier, at the end of Liangzhou, he surrendered with his arms tied, and Liugu and Tubo were all disarmed. Three states in Hexi, two states have been designated Although there are many soldiers and horses in the Long family in Suzhou, they have been weak for a long time, so it is easy to recruit." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "The elite soldiers from the two states are being led eastward by the general, who can stop them?"

"Flaty words." Shao Shude cursed with a smile, and ordered his soldiers to clean up the hunted beasts and eat them as a barbecue.

Around the Qilian Mountains, there are many beasts.I went hunting today, and the harvest is not small. After cleaning up and eating, it has a special flavor.

"Marshal, Zhang Huaishen and Long are here." Ten generals Lu Ming came to report.

"How did you come here?" Shao Shude asked.

Lu Ming was taken aback, but soon understood, and said, "Each of them brought several followers, and came forward lightly."

This attitude is not bad.Shao Shude nodded slightly, and said, "Please come here."

Whether the attitude is respectful or not, it can be seen at this time.

Long is just a governor, that's all.But Zhang Huaishen is a Jiedu envoy, so logically there is no need to lower his status like this, but he still did so, which shows that he has put himself in a lower position.

With such a sense of current affairs, of course we can cooperate further.

Under the leadership of Lu Ming, Zhang Huaishen and Long Jiu entered the camp of Shuofang Army.

The camp is very large, surrounded by many tribal chiefs from Liangzhou and Ganzhou.They came and went, talking and laughing loudly, counting the harvest of today's hunting.

There are also many tribes in Suzhou and Shazhou. Some are submissive, some are indifferent, and some are rebellious and even ambitious.

Although these Tibetan tribes in Ganzhou came to participate in the hunting meeting, Zhang Huaishen and Long Jiu did not think that they must be obedient.

They also studied the Fan tribe in Shuofang Town.Pingxia Dangxiang was completely surrounded, surrounded by officers and soldiers, so he had to be submissive.There is also a garrison next to the Yinshan Fan tribe, and at the same time the most powerful Qibi tribe has a big enmity with Li Keyong, so they have to obey.The Hexi party is weak, and was intimidated by Shao Shude's act of massacring the four tribes, so he had no choice but to submit.

The Hengshan party item is purely a knot of kindness and righteousness, a family relationship, and a lot of benefits, and it is also where Shao Shude puts the most effort.

Ganzhou Fanbu is so far away, how to control it?Garrisoning troops is one way, but the number of sergeants is small, the deterrence is not strong, and the effect is limited; sending a large army will cost too much, which is not good for conquering the world.

Therefore, Shao Shude should be useful to them.

The two were quickly brought in front of Shao Shude.

"Meet the King of Lingwu County." "Meet the Observer."

Shao Shude observed the two of them.

Zhang Huaishen is not young anymore, his beard and hair are white, and his forehead is deeply wrinkled.A pair of eyes are still quite lively, but they should not be as sharp as when they were young.

He was heroic in youth, impassioned in youth, wily in middle age, and hard to maintain in old age.The life of Guiyi hero is also no match for time and general trend.

Who hasn't been young?Who hasn't had a bright moment?But in the end they are all old and their ambitions are lost.

"The two of you have served the country for many years, and your achievements are outstanding, which is admirable." Shao Shude ordered the soldiers to bring the case, set out the wine and food, and said gently: "The two of you are invited to come today because of the Hexi business."

"In the land of Hexi, Liang, Gan, Su, Gua, Sha, Xi, and Yi are seven prefectures, with an area of ​​thousands of miles and more than a million people. A certain person has won the trust of the imperial court and served as the envoy of the three prefectures in Hexi. Today, Liang prefecture has been broken. Gamo, Liugu Tubo, Ganzhou Uighur, the land of nine counties, hundreds of thousands of people have returned to Wanghua. Afterwards, they will immigrate to Shibian, and they will be grazing and farming, and they will be more rectified." Shao Shude said again.

Zhang Huaishen remained calm, but Long Jue was terrified when he heard it.

Suzhou is one of the prefectures of Hexi Town.Doesn't the "nine counties" mentioned by King Lingwu have to include Jiuquan and Fulu counties in Suzhou?What does this mean?Want to seize the power of the Long Family?

"However, to the west of Ganzhou, the road is far away, there are many tribes, and the people's sentiments are complicated, so it must be guarded by people who are experienced in frontier affairs and have high morals." Shao Shude changed the subject, and said: "Zhang Pushe has guarded Shazhou for many years, and his power has shocked the world. A certain person should go to the imperial court, and please return to the Yijun Jiedu envoy to teach him the festival, and manage the four states of Sha, Gua, Yi, and Xi. The Uighurs in Ganzhou have been destroyed, and Zhang Pu shot away a big problem. From then on, he can train soldiers to rule The people, save food and grass, concentrate on going west, and make new contributions to the court."

Zhang Huai pondered Shao Shude's words in silence.

The conditions offered were indeed much better than I imagined.It can be said that not only did there not appear to be any signs of meddling within the Guiyi Army, but on the contrary they helped stabilize the situation, which surprised Zhang Huai.

There is no doubt that the name of Guiyi Army Jiedushi is indeed much stronger than that of Shazhou Jiedushi. If the imperial court formally issues an edict to confer the title, it will be able to suppress the arrogance of the careerists in the town.

Of course, these are trivial matters, but forming a good relationship with the Shuofang army is a major issue in consolidating power.

Thinking of this, he immediately got up, bowed and saluted: "The virtue of the king of Lingwu County, the old man will always keep it in mind. Ganzhou Uighurs have always been connected with Gaochang Uighurs. Under the attack of the two sides, Sha, Gua and Su three The land of the prefecture is quite heavy. The king of Lingwu County sent a large army to break through Ganzhou and cut off one of his arms, so I can go west to fight against the Murong family of Tuyuhun in Shazhou, and then march into Yizhou and Xizhou to restore my old land."

When the strength of the Guiyi Army was at its peak, it once occupied Yizhou.I lost it later, and never forget to take it back.However, the Gaochang Uighurs are powerful, and the Ganzhou Uighurs are gradually rising to the east, so the situation is extremely critical.

Now the Murong Clan of the Tuyuhun seems to be a separatist regime, and the Gaochang Uyghurs continue to enter and plunder, even rushing to within tens of miles near Dunhuang.It is necessary to send out heavy troops to conquer, and the Shuofang army helped them remove the threat from the east, very good, very good!
Of course, Zhang Huaishen is also very clear that the Shuofang army stationed in Ganzhou can be used as an aid or a threat.How to choose is all in one thought.

He decisively chose to make friends.If this is the case, it has to be done.

Long sat aside, full of anxiety.

How will Lingwu County King deal with Suzhou?It should be impossible to directly annex it, but what if...

"Zhang Pushe is so sensible, so I feel relieved. In a few days, I will inspect the son who returned to the rebel army, and get to know the generals of Dunhuang." Shao Shude said it as a matter of course, and he didn't think there was any problem with this statement.

Zhang Huaishen also took it for granted: "The king of Lingwu County is very brave, and the Shuofang army is one of the most powerful troops in the world. It's good to let the sons of Shazhou see and see, so that they don't have to sit and watch the sky."

"That's great." Shao Shude nodded in satisfaction.

Long twisted his body uneasily, and looked at Shao Shude eagerly.

Shao Shude seemed to have just discovered this person, and suddenly said: "I almost forgot the history of the dragon governor, I should be punished."

After all, he picked up the kumiss and drank it all in one gulp.

"Suzhou..." Shao Shude put down his wine bowl and pondered for a while.

Long's heart lifted.

"The governor of Longzhou has been in charge of Suzhou for many years, and he has meritorious service." Shao Shude said: "I heard that the Long family is good at tending, raising and taming horses. There is a shortage of such talents in our army..."

"The King of Lingwu County, please order me, and I will obey you." Long said quickly.

"I have three racecourses in Yinchuan, Yongqing, and Xishi. This year, I plan to set up a racecourse in Liangzhou and Ganzhou. The Long family will send thousands of people to help and move here together with his family." Shao Shude played with his hands. He said with a smile, "The leopard cavalry are all powerful in our army. It is quite inappropriate to borrow foreign auxiliary soldiers for several years. I want to recruit two thousand children from the Long family to serve as auxiliary soldiers in the leopard cavalry capital. The family moved to Lingzhou together. The iron cavalry army also lacks auxiliary soldiers. The governor of Longci can select 3000 strong and brave men from the various tribes in Suzhou, together with his family..."

Six thousand households!Long felt dizzy for a while, and almost fell to the ground.

This knife is so cruel!Looking at the smiling Shao Shude, Long felt that this generation was cruel and cruel, and his desires were hard to fill.

Aren't you afraid that all the ministries in Suzhou will fight you to the death?How is it different from Lord Naum to bully others like this?
There are more than [-] people in all the tribes in Suzhou. Under the "big hair", it is not a problem to send [-] to [-] troops. Shao Shude is really so confident that he will win?
"By the way, Zhang Pushe." Shao Shude seemed to have settled down, but he stopped caring about him, but turned his head, looked at Zhang Huaishen, and said, "I heard that Zhang Pushe has a daughter who is eleven years old. My son Siwu is also six years old this year. How about a certain brazenly asking Ling Ai to marry my son?"

Shao Shude has already found out that Zhang Huaishen indeed has a young daughter who is eleven years old and has not yet been engaged to anyone.

In history, after Zhang Huaishen, his wife and several sons were attacked and killed by Zhang Huaiding, the daughter was adopted by Suo Xun and later married into the Suo family.

Marriage is the best way to build mutual trust and win relationships, there is no one.

The Guiyi army was in their own rear, and they had to use force to win them over, or win them over. Shao Shude weighed the pros and cons, and planned to win them over.

When Long heard this, his heart sank, it's over!If these two become in-laws, what will happen to Suzhou in the middle?
　One more chapter tonight

　　
　
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