Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 365 Times
On June [-]th of the third year of Wende, Shao Shude led his army to Fugu.

There was news from Beijing that King Shou ascended the throne and changed Yuan to Dashun, taking this year as the first year of Dashun.

Fugu, that is, Fuchang County in the Sui Dynasty, Fugu Town was set up in the Guo Dynasty and troops were stationed here.It is located in the area of ​​Gushanbao in the northwest of Fugu County, 140 miles southwest of Linzhou.

Fugu is located between Linzhou and Shengzhou. In fact, there are many people and they are not poor.

During the Huichang period, Li Deyu said: "I visited and heard that the middle of Linsheng and Shengzhou is located in the middle of Linsheng.

Since then, the two prefectures of Lin and Sheng have been peaceful, and the population of Fugu has grown.After Shao Shude ruled the North Pass of the Fourth Pass, he made great efforts to do business with Hedong. The merchants in the vicinity liked to go northward through Fugu to Hebinguan in Hebin County, and cross the river to Shuo and Lan on the opposite bank.

By the way, Yang Yue is still stationed in Shuozhou with the Xinquan army.

Two days ago, Shao Shude received a "letter from home" from Helianduo, asking why envoy Yang Jun was still staying in Shuozhou. Shao Shude didn't answer, but instead asked Helianduo to appoint Bai Yicheng as Shuozhou governor. What would the white bearded brother think.

Outside Fugu Town, Yang Jue stood respectfully beside the road.

Behind him are eight hundred Yang family trilogy, including Han people and Dangxiang people. They are all carefully selected heroes. Everyone can ride a fine horse and drive a strong bow.

In the past three or four months, Yang Jue took these people, plus Lin, Shengzhou soldiers and Tutuan villagers, to patrol along the river to prevent the troops from the east of the river from crossing the river to the west, and they were caught off guard.

Team after team of sergeants passed by.

The soldiers of the Yang family watched silently, envious.

The yamen army has a lot of money and food, and good equipment. It is a place where the country soldiers would like to enter even in their dreams.

Look at the uncut head, look at the wiped forehead, look at the brown shirt, look at the hakama slave, look at the red leather boots, everything is better than their patched linen clothes.

How could the commander not recruit us into the army?He can play a long spear, draw a strong bow, and can ride a horse. Isn't he better than the Cai people from Henan?

In fact, this is also the complaint from the heart of the children of the frontier wealthy families in the four prefectures of Yin, Lin, Sheng, and Feng.

They immigrated here from Guandong and Guanzhong during the Northern Dynasties, and the longest lived here for more than [-] generations.The place where Han and Hu live together, the martial style is strong, the temperament is bold, and promises are valued, and life and death are despised.

In the three counties of Linzhou, children started to learn martial arts at the age of seven or eight.You just pull someone over and ask "what is your ideal", most of them will answer "get fame right away", they are not afraid of suffering, not afraid of death, but afraid of no chance.

As a result, the marshal recruited more than 3 soldiers from Henan twice, and a large group of Cai people in the ya army, which greatly disappointed the children of the rich families in the frontier.

The hundreds of children who joined the army with Yang Hongwang back then heard that they all bought land and houses in Lingzhou. They had mutton to eat every three days, and bought some wine from time to time to drink. When the news spread to Linzhou, these country boys were envious .

The gorgeous carriage stopped not far from the north.

The general-looking officer opened the curtain.Soon, a tall warrior stepped out of the car.

He has two small beards, black haircut, red military uniform, riding boots, his left hand is on the handle of the knife, his right hand is casually resting on the tip of the bow, his eyes are bright, and he is not angry.

"Marshal!" Yang Jue stepped forward quickly, stopped ten steps away from Shao Shude, knelt down on one knee, and saluted.

Shao Shude stepped forward slowly, followed by his own soldiers.

"General Yang is an official, why do you need to do such a great gift, please get up quickly." Shao Shude said with his hands empty.

Yang Jue got up immediately and stood aside.

"Are these the sons of the Yang family?" Shao Shude asked, pointing to the eight hundred soldiers.

"They are all pedestrians sent to Hebin from Xinqin and Liangu counties." Yang Jue replied, "Prepare for soldiers from the east."

"Excellent, Linzhou is strong and strong. If he goes to the army for a few years, it will be of great use." Shao Shude praised.

"If you can be the pawn of the commander in chief, it will be a blessing for the sons and daughters."

"The New Spring Army's Yang Jun envoy Chang Hen has few soldiers. Last month we recruited [-] soldiers in Shuozhou, but it was still not enough. If you wish, you might as well go across the river to find General Yang, and he will gladly accept him." Shao Shude smiled. road.

Yang Jue waited here with hundreds of Linzhou children, and he naturally knew the reason.

But to the military leader, hundreds of athletes is already considered a generous gift, Yang Jue is so knowledgeable that he can reuse it.

The two talked and laughed as they walked forward, and soon arrived at a house of the Yang family in Fugu Town.

The more Shao Shude thought about it, the more suitable it was for Yang Jue to be the judge of the Palace Account Division of the Governor's Mansion.

It just so happened that the generation of the Yang family also had the idea of ​​becoming an official. Who else could they use if they didn't need them?

As long as Yang Jue manages Woyang and Yulin palaces well, and his children continue to make new achievements in the army, it will not be a problem for the Yang family to be upgraded from a wealthy family on the frontier to a famous family in the future.

"General Yang, I heard that the Linzhou Yang family is old with Huazhou Wang Bian. I don't know if this is true?" After a sumptuous feast, Shao Shude left Yang Jue alone and asked.

"Back to Commander, Wang Bian was in Jinhe in the past, and he went to Linzhou to recruit soldiers, and we met once." Yang Jue didn't know what Shao Shude meant by this, so he could only answer truthfully.

"Wang Bian's township in Huazhou and Tongguan is really the key." After thinking for a while, Shao Shude said, "General Yang might as well send his confidants to Huazhou. The job of two thousand stones is in danger..."

There is no need to say the superfluous words, Wang Bian naturally understands them.

Zhaozong still likes to toss about.Although Wang Bian's position may not be changed, it is always good to scare him.

Hearing that Hao Zhenwei has been sending people to Chang'an frequently recently, he seems to be looking for the post of Jiedu Envoy (Tonghua) of the Zhen Guojun, Wang Bian knows it, how can he not be worried?

This is the basis for cooperation.

"The order of the commander-in-chief must be obeyed." Yang Jue replied.

Shao Shude nodded.Tongzhou and Huazhou in Jingdong are one direction of this trip, and the other is Jingxi, to be precise, Jingyuan Town, which is also extremely important.

This place is full of talents!

Before Chao Chao, Zhou Bao served as Jiedushi, then transferred to Zhenhai, and died in Hangzhou, where his subordinate Qian Liu was in the town.

Shuofang Jiedu envoy Tang Hongfu was also from Jingyuan. He once defeated Shang Rang and Wang Bo at Longweipo and beheaded more than 2 people.

Shao Dashuai has been paying close attention to the condition of the current Jingshuai Cheng Zongchu.

His time should be numbered.

In Jingyuan Town, Zhang Jun and Zhang Huan (fán) are the most popular candidates for succession. Both of them are government officials. After Cheng Zongchu's illness became worse and worse, they slowly began to seize military power, hoping to control this territory—— No matter how rotten the three prefectures of Jingyuan are, there will always be military leaders who want to be hereditary. This is the characteristic martial artist mass-produced by Guochao.

By the way, the new king who had just ascended the throne did another major event to Jingyuan Town, that is, he sent a Shence Army general named Yuan Shi to lead [-] troops as the envoy of Yaowu Town to stop the troops.

Yaowu Town is within Jingyuan.The imperial court's move was intended to take advantage of the situation after Cheng Zongchu's death to take back the governance power of Jingyuan and expand the imperial court's direct territory.

It's really delicious and fun!

Zhaozong was really capable of tossing around, he had just ascended the throne, and his people were not yet solidified, so he couldn't wait to take the feudal town to the sword, which was really too impatient.

Of course, it is also possible that Xinjun is anxious to establish his prestige and prove himself.But no matter what, if you are too anxious, you may not be able to beat Brother Zhang Jun.He is a serious native of Jingyuan, and naturally has a large group of supporters, how can the imperial court compare with it?
Shao Shude only stayed in Fugu Town for one day, and continued to lead his troops to set off the next day.

And the night before, Yang Jue had left in a hurry, intending to personally preside over the contact with Wang Bian.

Shao Shude had already talked with him, and Yang Jue readily agreed to take up the post of magistrate of the Palace Account Division of Zhenbei Duhufu.But before that, he had to handle this matter well, otherwise his ability might be questioned.

On the [-]th, the army arrived in Linzhou, and on the [-]th, it arrived in Rulin County, Lisuo, Yinzhou.

At this time, another news was received that the imperial court intended to appoint Yuan Shi as Jingyuan Jiedu envoy, but because Cheng Zongchu had not passed away, he held it down for now.

This Nima...

Can the Zhang brothers hold back?They have mastered most of the troops in Jingyuan Town!

Before Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng mentioned to Shao Shude that there should be less than [-] Jing teachers, or only [-].But if all the miscellaneous troops are assembled, and some Tubo and Dangxiang Fan soldiers are recruited, at least [-] cavalry.

Historically, in the second year of Qianning (895), when Li Maozhen and Wang Xingyu committed a crime, the imperial court urgently summoned Jingyuan Zhenqin King: "Jing Commander Zhang Yu has led [-] riders to the northwest of Beijing, and strangled the road between Bin and Qi."

Obviously, the imperial court wanted to seize Jingyuan Town, but the Zhang brothers, the representatives of the local soldiers, might not be willing.

On the sixth day of July, Shao Shude arrived in Suizhou City.

This place can almost be regarded as his "Land of Longxing", with a registered permanent residence of more than [-]. There are various branches of the Suizhou Duzuo Academy, and there is also foreign trade in the cattle and horse market. It is impossible not to make money.

However, Suizhou's development has almost reached its peak.After all, there are many mountains, few farmlands, and average output. It is not easy to feed more than [-] people. Don't think too much about other things.Honestly farming and grazing, and by the way, a few surviving Dangxiang tribes have been incorporated into Qimin. This is their main task.

On the tenth day of July, Shao Shude's army had already passed Suide County and began to advance towards Yanchuan County, Yanzhou.

And also on this day, Cheng Zongchu died of illness at his home in Jingzhou.

An era is over.

(End of this chapter)