Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 391 Why haven't you left yet?
On the ninth day of December in the first year of Dashun, there was little snow.

In Linde Hall, the saint put down the memorial.

The Xuanwu Army entered the Zouyuan and submitted it. Once again, please move Shi Pu to the town.

Du Rangneng and Cui Zhaowei thought it was impossible, but the newly appointed prime minister Liu Chonggui thought it was possible to let Shi Pu lead troops into the court as a general to enrich the troops of the imperial army.

Absorbing the best soldiers from feudal towns into the imperial army is the practice of the country and court, which is very easy to use, and Liu Chonggui strongly recommends it.

The saint still likes Liu Chonggui very much.

He was born as a Jinshi during the Xiantong period, and served as a member of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites.During the Guangming period, Zheng Congyu was in Jinyang, and Liu Chonggui served in the shogunate.

After Hedong was awarded to Li Ke, Liu Chonggui followed Zheng Congyu into the court and worked in various ministries.Before paying homage to Prime Minister, he served as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was supposed to leave the town of Guangzhou to serve as the Jiedu Envoy of the Qing Navy. When the Jingshi Rebellion happened, Xu Yanruo was forced to leave Beijing and took over the position of Jiejun.

The sage also planned to let Liu Chonggui serve as the observation envoy of Qianzhou and the governor of Qianzhou, but his uncle Wang Gu (guī) asked to be the commander-in-chief, so Liu Chonggui missed the post of observation envoy of Qianzhou again.

Qianzhou Observation Envoy, the full name of Qianzhou Dutuanlian Observation and Disposal Envoy, who is also the governor of Qianzhou, led [-] prefectures including Guizhou, Yi, Fei, Si, Chen, and Bo, and governed Qianzhou (now Pengshui, Chongqing). Western Hunan, Northeastern Guizhou, Enshi, Hubei, and part of Chongqing.

The current observation envoy, Bao (xǐ), was appointed by Xizong in the third year of Zhonghe, and took office on behalf of Chen Yu (shēn).

The sage was a little embarrassed when he failed to go out twice in a row, so he appointed Liu Chonggui as the third chancellor of Tong Zhongshu.

Cui Zhaowei didn't like Liu Chonggui very much, and the two fought several times.

Liu Chonggui was descended from the Liu family of the Xiongnu, and his family moved to Luoyang from the time of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.The style of writing is at its peak, and there have been people who have been officials in all dynasties.

Liu Chonggui also has seven younger brothers.Among them, Liu Chongwang is a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He was the camp judge who followed Zhang Jun to crusade against Jingyuan, and now he is overseeing the history of the country; , the current Buque, he has a good relationship with Cui Zhaowei, and he is the only one among the Liu brothers who has a good relationship with Cui Zhaowei.

"Liu Qing, at that time, Sikong had made great contributions to offering Huang Chao's head, and he was suddenly called into the court, fearing that his heart would be chilled. If he moved the town, where can he go?" asked the sage.

"Your Majesty, Lingnan West Road, Wu'an Army (Hunan Observation Envoy), Wuchang Army, Jingnan, Fujian, Suizhou and other towns are all acceptable."

These southern feudal towns are places where the imperial court can still appoint and dismiss Jiedu envoys.But it is hard to say whether Du Hong of the Wuchang Army and Li Kan of Kuixia will obey the edict.As the saying goes, the hearts of the people are against each other, the defeat of the Shence Army will have a bad impact, and the monarchs and ministers can slowly understand it later.

Xichuan Jiedushi is Prime Minister Wei Zhaodu, Dongchuan is Zhu Mei, Qiongnan is Ximen Wentong, and Qing Navy is Xu Yanruo. These are all appointed shortly and it is not suitable to be replaced for the time being.

After careful calculation, there are quite a few territories that the imperial court can control, mainly located in the south.The sage was very excited about this, because the location in Chang'an was too bad, and he was threatened by strong vassals every day, such as Shao Shude who was still living in Chang'an and feasting on guests.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid Shi Pu doesn't want to go to these towns. Yun and Yan two towns have sent troops to rescue Shi Pu several times, and they have chosen generals and sent troops to help Xuzhou. can remind.

Liu Chonggui wanted Shi Pu to enter the court, and he valued his own ability. If he could bring thousands of Xuzhou soldiers to Chang'an and merge them into the Shence Army, it would be a great help to the court.For this reason, he is even willing to give the position of Grand Master——Shao ​​Shude is currently the "Teacher of the School", which obviously cannot be compared with the real Grand Master.

But Du Rangneng felt that the imperial court might not be able to control Shi Pu.

If this kind of unruly warrior is placed in Chang'an, he will be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and chaos will inevitably arise.Rather than that, it would be better to let Shao Shude come over, at least he knows how to choose, know how to advance and retreat, and is willing to compromise, and will not think that holding a knife in his hand is omnipotent.

"Forget it, we can discuss this matter later." The sage also felt that Shi Pu would not enter the court now, and it was too early to talk about this, so he said again: "Today's early court, there is a report from the imperial history, the capital has been set, and the Shuofang army should return to this town. Now, how to deal with this matter?"

"Your Majesty, it's just an edict." Cui Zhaowei said: "Shude expresses that the governor of Youzhou Ren Yuji will be the governor of Weibei. Your Majesty will allow it, and then send some rewards, and Shuofang's army will naturally retreat."

"The two warehouses of Qionglin and Daying are empty, and the commanders of the towns have not yet come to offer their offerings. How can we give out rewards?" The saint got a little angry when he thought of this.

These two treasuries have always been the emperor's private treasury.Only by asking for offerings from the feudal commanders of various towns without shame, did he have some foundation: more than [-] coins, more than [-] pieces of silk, [-] collars of armor, hundreds of catties of tea, and other various goods.

It's not easy to save these things!
When Emperor Dezong repeatedly reached out to ask for offerings from the commander-in-chief, the prime ministers felt ashamed and repeatedly advised him.Dezong agreed on the surface, but kept asking for it secretly, and asked the Chinese envoy to preach to various channels: keep it secret, and don't let the prime ministers know.

Although thrift is strictly practiced today, the money that should be needed is still needed, and it is mainly stored in Qionglin and Daying Erku, in case of emergencies.This time Zhe Siyu took it all in his head, it was heartbreaking.

In addition, during the Jingshi rebellion, the 6000 Shence Army was defeated, and more than [-] armors fell into the hands of the rebellion army. Now, after a turn, most of them fell into the hands of Shao Shude.

With 2000 to 5000 rebellious troops, Shao Shude selected [-] strong men, killed more than [-] people, and captured [-] people. The imperial court sent people to the west, and only captured [-] people.

The dignified son of heaven, the benefits he gets are only so little, not as good as the vassals, it is frustrating to think about it.

Furthermore, Pei Zhenyi, wife of Hedong County, was also lost!

The emperor still loves this beauty very much.She is of noble birth, has served as a female officer for many years, and is very capable.Moreover, she was charming and knew how to serve others, but she died unexpectedly, what a pain!
The sage has issued an edict to posthumously designate Pei Zhenyi as a virtuous concubine and wife of South Korea, expressing his condolences.

"Your Majesty, the current strategy is to let Master Xia return to the town as soon as possible. Tens of thousands of troops, people eat horses and chew, and it costs a lot. From the perspective of my ministers, Shude will definitely wait until Yuanri before leaving, and lead him from Beijing." After receiving the winter solstice and first day rewards, return to the town." Du Rangneng saw through Shao Shude's treacherous scheme of asking the court to help him raise an army at a glance.

These days, the armies of Shuofang went out of the city to practice in turn.The sound of killing outside the Guanghua and Anyuan gates was so loud that it almost became a scene in the capital.

And the expenses of these armies will all be borne by the imperial court.The Ministry of Households contacted their food envoy named Zhu Liang, and the daily consumption was shocking. The Shuofang army was too busy doing exercises, right?Exercise every three days, aren't you tired?The Shence Army only exercises once every ten days, sometimes every half a month.

While training the army, he also held a banquet in Beijing to win people's hearts.

Not only merchants and guests kept coming to the door, but also many down-and-out students who didn't pass the Jinshi exam came to work.

Even some Jinshi who passed the exam but haven't been an official for several years also came to the door to write papers, expressing their ambitions in the form of poems and prose.

The mansion located in Xingdaofang has become the headquarters of frustrated literati!
If you let him stay in the capital, it's still worth it!
"Then let's send someone to remind him." The saint was also helpless, although he knew that Shao Shude would leave sooner or later, but when would he leave?What do you intend to do in Chang'an to seek fame?

Well, Shao Shude is indeed seeking fame at this time.

The quaint study room is full of papers submitted by literati.

Some people regard themselves as a thousand-mile horse, and hope that Bole will come to find it;

Marshal Shao can understand these words, but some of them are rich in rhetoric and have many metaphors and allusions, so he will use them to compare others.

Pei Zhenyi was invited over by him, hugged her half-forcedly in his arms, explaining those poems one by one.

After learning that the sage had named her a concubine Xian and Mrs. Han, Mrs. Pei cried for a whole day.The mood has changed a bit in the past few days. After all, the saints have been "purchased", so the former Pei Zhen must have died. What can I do in the future?
Shao Dashuai has not officially enjoyed this gift, and there is not enough time, so he waits patiently.

It's fine for other women, maybe they won't be interested if they play casually.But Marshal Shao, the emperor's female official and concubine, definitely wants to get her pregnant, so let's give birth to a few children first.

The women of the emperor of the country, especially Yizong, are really a bit sad.

Wei Baoheng's wife is Yizong's favorite daughter, Princess Tongchang.The mother of Princess Tongchang is Yizong's concubine Shu Guo.

When the nest entered Chang'an, Emperor Xizong ran away in a hurry. Not only were most of his concubines plundered by the crowd, but Yizong's concubine, Guo Shi, also "lived in the village and did not know where to end".

When Shao Dashuai heard it, he sighed secretly: I don't know which thief has taken advantage of it!

"These Scholars have already obtained official positions, why don't they even want to become court officials?" Shao Shude asked with his hands out, picked up several manuscripts on the case table.

Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down her breath, and said: "There are eight good officials in the capital. First of all, they must be born as Jinshi, or make a plan to enroll in the imperial examination, then serve as school secretary, orthographic, and then serve as Jiwei, supervisory censor or palace attendant. Censor, picking up relics or making up the palace, Yuanwai, Langzhong, Zhongshu Sheren or Gishizhong, and finally promoted to Zhongshu Shilang or Zhongshu Ling. This eighth rank is a shortcut to directly ascend to the prime minister, without the need to go through the remaining officials."

"I know. If you go this way, you may not be able to become a prime minister. If you don't go this way, it will be difficult to become a prime minister." Shao Shude sighed: "No wonder, no wonder! The first one or two official positions after passing the exam have already determined the future of the rest of your life. The future is ridiculous!"

"After Bai Letian became a Jinshi in the first year of Zhenyuan, Shi Brown became the secretary and provincial school secretary. He (zhōu zhì) Wei, four years later, he was appointed as the academician of Jixian University and a bachelor of Hanlin University, and one year later, he was appointed as Zuo Shiyi. It can be said that the road was smooth." Pei tried his best to give an example of someone Shao Shude should know, and did not say later, because Bai Juyi himself failed to handle well and was demoted.

"It's enough to be happy to be a Jinshi in the exam, but if you don't have to be expensive for a lifetime (above the fifth rank), you really don't rush." ​​Shao Shude understood, and said: "Take them all. Shuofang, Longyou, Hexi, Binning, There are still many vacancies in the six towns of Jingyuan and Weibei. If there are talents, I will not hesitate to reward them with official positions."

A Jinshi or a student does not necessarily represent a person's true ability. Maybe he is just good at taking exams, or he has family connections.But no matter what, it's better than a barbarian who doesn't know anything!
In the territory under the rule of Marshal Shao, some places have always been officials and others, such as Longyou and Hexi.

He obviously wanted to register Qimin as a household and attack those tribes, but he was short of manpower and couldn't do it.I can only sue a local chieftain casually and let him fool around as a tribal envoy.

Getting people directly from Chang'an is much better than relying on Xiao Yan.What's more, Xiao Yu has been away from Beijing for many years, his influence has gradually faded, and his ability to recruit talents is not as strong as before.

Chang'an is indeed a great treasure house.

Scholars from Hebei against the feudal vassals did not work for the local vassal commanders, but went to Chang’an to study and become officials; the children of rich merchants in Lingnan traveled thousands of miles to study in Chang’an; Confessed a reading genius, and then went to Chang'an...

The plaque of the saint is still of great use.

Why take over the court's "negative assets" now?

Slowly investigate suitable talents and recruit more.

The saints always have to spend the private donations of the towns and commanders and the taxes officially offered. At this time, the money can be shared by attracting businessmen.

I heard that the imperial court also issued an edict to all the Taoists in the world to send craftsmen to Beijing for duty. Isn't this just a "fish pond"?

The benefits of Chang'an are here.You don't need to invade other feudal vassals to get some talents and resources.

Of course, the prestige of the imperial court is slowly diminishing, and these benefits will gradually diminish until they are gone.

But this is enough, you can't expect to reap the benefits for a lifetime, can you?After the imperial court is almost emptied, it can be kicked over and the stove reopened.

This trip to Beijing has accomplished several major events, and Commander Shao is very satisfied: [-]. He has made a lot of money, which is more than enough to make up for military expenditures; [-]. He has aggressively recruited political and business talents; The exposition should be able to collect a lot of taxes, and it is a long-term income; [-]. The prisoners of the Jingyuan rebellion army were reorganized, and the armor income was very large, and the armor rate of the whole army could be increased; It also increased the political deterrence of Shuofang Town, the court should not mess around anymore... right?

"Commander, Luo Quanguan, Lieutenant of the Shence Right Army, please see me." The tenth general Lu Ming hurried in, without looking sideways, and said.

(End of this chapter)