Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 393
The second year of Dashun is coming.

In front of Daming Palace, saints and officials had fun together.

It is a custom in the country to burn firewood (tíng) on ​​New Year's Eve, that is, to light firewood on New Year's Eve to welcome the New Year.

The burning fire has the meaning of exorcising evil and avoiding harm, and it also symbolizes the prosperity of the population and the harvest of the grain in the new year.

As the saying goes, "close the door to guard the first night, and burn the fire until the morning".

To be more specific, "the bottle is full in the Qing Dynasty, and the cold courtyard is full of fire".

The breath of life is a bit stronger, "clearly burning the fire, and smelling the fragrance of wine".

In short, this is a warm festival for the whole family to reunite and watch the year together.No matter whether it is a commoner, an emperor, or a warrior who has been fighting for a year, on this night, everyone will stop at the same time, and quietly feel the only remaining tenderness in the bloody and chaotic world.

In front of the newly built palace, the saint is crowned, and the concubines and concubines are also dressed in splendid attire, beautiful and beautiful.

Yang Kezheng, the wife of the palace official Xinqin County, preached the holy order, with the theme of New Year's Eve, and the ministers and corresponding poems.

For a while, the atmosphere was warm, almost like a peaceful and prosperous age.

"At the beginning of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong invited Emperor Yangdi and Empress Xiao to appreciate the firewood and asked, "Which one will I set up with the Lord of the Sui Dynasty?" Empress Xiao said, "Every New Year's Eve, the Lord of the Sui Dynasty, there are dozens of volcanoes in the courtyards in front of the palace, full of incense Wooden roots. In one night, I counted carts with agarwood wood, more than [-] rides without incense, and fried more than [-] stones with armor. Although the fragrance was smelled for dozens of miles, it was extremely extravagant and a waste of people's energy. I used all firewood to burn fire. , Although the smoke is smoky, not very gorgeous, but it saves money..." The saint's face was a little flushed, and after drinking a few more glasses, he became more interested, and couldn't help saying a few words.

All the ministers congratulated upon hearing the words.

The saint is getting better and better.This month, the Shuofang army will leave.The past is over, and next year we should work hard and start all over again.

This year, the main force of the Shence Army was destroyed, although it saved more than 150 million yuan, but this is abnormal and must be reorganized.

Chengdu in the middle of Sichuan must be taken as soon as possible, and the middle of Sichuan is rich and prosperous. If more goods can be donated, the imperial court will have more money.

The candidates for the commanders-in-chief and observation officers of several feudal towns in the south of the Yangtze River have to be re-adjusted. Some people have been in office for too long, and it is easy to lose the tail.

Of course, the most important thing is to kill the eunuchs and open the way of righteousness, otherwise there is no hope for ZTE...

In the mansion of Xingdaofang, Shao Shude, dressed in military uniform, went to the barracks surrounded by his own soldiers.

On New Year's Eve, he will appear in the eyes of the soldiers.

Rewards have been distributed in advance, except for the sergeants on duty, the whole army has wine and meat.

As a military leader, you have to have fun with the big soldiers at this time, otherwise when the critical moment comes, who knows you?
In the empty mansion, Pei Zhenyi finished her bath and looked at her ripe body with some narcissism.

She has read and practiced calligraphy since she was a child, studied poetry, prose and Fu, female red etiquette and so on.

After growing up a little, because of her beauty, someone came to teach her how to seduce and serve men.

Everything is cultivated in the direction of "concubines and concubines".

The learning process is painful and lonely.

After entering the palace, she becomes a palace lady, and then learns various palace rules.After becoming a female officer, one has to adapt to the office of a female officer.Years of hard work, finally won the favor of the emperor, blue eyes, involved in secret affairs, but who would have imagined...

Ups and downs, like in a dream.

A high-ranking saint, Wufu dismisses him.

The fierce and cunning middle official, Wufu scolded at will.

The once beautiful fantasy was smashed to pieces.

"Luo Quanguan must have seen it today." She sighed softly, recalling the scene of the meeting during the day, her legs twisted subconsciously.

After a long time, she put on cotton clothes, called a soldier, and said, "Can you find some pepper flowers?"

The soldiers are a little embarrassed.

"Tomorrow is the official court. After the commander returns home, if he can drink Tu Su Sui wine, he will be in good health." Pei Zhenyi said softly.

Her words were weak at the beginning, she seemed a little shy and embarrassed, but when she spoke later, she was already as usual.

The soldiers didn't dare to look at her too much, and after a few orders to the fellow standing next to her, they went to find the deputy general of the soldiers, Zheng Yong.

He has risen to the height of the general's "physical health", which is obviously not something he can specialize in.

After the soldiers left, Pei Zhenyi went back to the inner room, found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then drew and wrote.

After a while, he took two paintings and ordered his soldiers to post them on the door to "pray for blessings and eliminate disasters".

She spoke in a very orderly manner, and she also had a natural majesty. The chief soldiers were sent around, busy in the whole house.

After returning to the room, Mrs. Pei thought for a while, picked up the pen again, and wrote a few lines of poems: "Don't think about the countryside, the wind and snow scatter the military clothes; the year is still a guest, and the spring has not yet returned; next year I will return on horseback , singing and dancing and Fangfei."

After finishing writing, quietly put it next to the bright red military uniform.

In front of the Daming Palace, all the officials sang and reached a climax.

The sage was in high spirits, and concubines such as Consort He, Zhaoyi Li, Zhaorong Chen and other concubines cheered up and talked and laughed with a group of wives.

Chen didn't like this kind of scene the most, she would rather light the incense and practice calligraphy and painting quietly.

The saint's drunkenness became more and more obvious under the flattery of the officials.

Ximen Zhong then stood up and said something, but she didn't hear clearly.Behind him, the fake sons who were generals in the Shence Army were like gamecocks raised by the late emperor, with blushing faces and thick necks, their eyes wandered among the wives from time to time, and occasionally they even sneaked a peek at them, the concubines.

Chen's temperament is calm, but very sensitive, and he has caught such aggressive gazes many times.

She sighed, how long can a quiet life last in this world?
"The years have passed, and Kou Rong is still not calm; children are ignorant, and they will sing until dawn." These few poems suddenly popped up in her mind.

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It was windy and snowy, and on the post road leading to Yuanzhou, there was a long army.

Marching in such weather, if it was Sergeant Wei Bo, the commander's head would already be hanging on the city gate.

But Zhu Quanzhong's troops were able to attack Huazhou on a snowy night, and this alone surpassed Wei Bo's army by a large margin.

Commander Shao was very satisfied that the Shuofang army could continue to march and even fight in such weather.

On New Year's Eve, I rushed to several military camps, brushed my face everywhere, and got drunk, but it was worth it.

Other feudal commanders may just entertain the generals and staff, but Shao Shude must let the soldiers know about him, constantly strengthen the impression, and increase the sense of presence.

Only in this way, others will not be able to pull away the troops.

If the general had a different intention, he would face the dilemma of non-cooperation of the sergeants during the rebellion, and even be tied up by the sergeants and sent up to invite rewards.

To govern the army, the governance must be done tremblingly, like walking on thin ice.

"After Deng Jiyun was captured, the Xuanwu Army lost its commander. They withdrew from Zezhou and retreated to Heyang. Ge Congzhou and others who entered Luzhou to assist in the defense abandoned the city and fled back to Heyang. Zhu Quanzhong said that the battle was unfavorable. Kill the two generals Li Xuan and Li Chongyin." The wind and snow stopped for a while, and Shao Shude stopped in front of a ruined temple, flipping through the military newspaper casually.

Ha ha, I'm afraid Zhu Quanzhong is purging dissidents!Deng Jiyun was captured, and the rest of the generals led their troops back to Heyang. Why were Zhu Chongjie, Ge Congzhou and others all fine, and these two were beheaded?
"Zhao Suishi, where did Li Xuan and Li Chongyin come from?" Shao Shude asked.

Chen Cheng stayed in Weibei, and waited for Ren Yuji to come over to hand over, while Zhao Guangfeng continued to praise the paintings with the army.

"Returning to the commander, it is Shang Rang who surrendered. In Xuanwu Army, Shang Rang surrendered is a big force. In the early years, the soldiers under Zhu Quanzhong's generals, Shang Rang surrendered even more troops than Huang Chao. After several years of cleaning, Shang Rang The remaining generals are Li Di, Li Chongyin, and Ge Congzhou. Cong Zhouying has already gained the trust of Quan Zhong, but most of Li Di and Li Chongyin have not, so they were beheaded for an excuse." Zhao Guangfeng replied.

"After Quanzhong packed up his troops, he turned to attack Weizhou and plundered wantonly. This man is a real thief."

"The imperial court appointed An Zhijian as the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army and ordered him to lead his troops into the imperial court."

After Li Keyong captured Xingzhou, he first appointed An Jinjun as the training envoy of the Xing Ming Regiment, and later transferred An Jinjun to lead his troops northward to attack Datong, and appointed An Zhijian to take over this post temporarily.Unexpectedly, this person communicated with Zhu Quanzhong in secret, and after An Jinjun who returned found out, he led his army to Pinglu Town.

Seeing the opportunity, the court acted as a peacemaker and summoned An Zhijian to join the court.An Zhijian agreed, and led [-] subordinates, intending to detour to Henan to Chang'an.

Those people in the imperial court wanted Shi Pu to join the imperial court for a while, and let An Zhijian, who had nowhere to go, to join the imperial court for a while. They were really crazy about wanting elite soldiers and good generals. From a positive point of view, the imperial court really wanted to cheer up.

"Sun Ru fought Yang Xingmi and Qian Liu again in the south of the Yangtze River. After Yang Xingmi lost several games in a row, Li Shenfu finally won one and killed a thousand enemies."

This record is really hip.Losing a few games lost more than [-] people, and winning a game killed only a thousand people. It is difficult to talk about victory.But no matter what, Yang Xingmi finally defeated Sun Ru once, and tears are probably about to fall.

Shao Shude put away the military newspaper and stopped reading it.

In the second year of Dashun, the Shuofang Army mainly reorganized the various ministries and kneaded them into shapes.The Jishi Army and the Heyuan Army are almost entirely composed of foreign troops, and they also need to be reorganized. There are a lot of things.

The other is to solve some things that have been delayed for several years, such as the issue of Hexi party items to the west of Helan Mountain.

If the recruitment of Tuoba Sijian's uncle and nephew does not go well, he plans to send a general to the west.

Helianduo in Yunzhou also needs to increase their support.

After Li Keyong defeated the coalition forces of the two towns, he took advantage of the situation and occupied Weizhou. How could he not want to capture Shuozhou and Yunzhou?
He Lianduo had already appointed Bai Yicheng as governor of Shuozhou, Yang Yue's troops recruited troops, currently there are [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, but they are still a bit weak, Shao Shude has not yet made up his mind whether to send more troops.

Basically in these two directions.

Although subjectively I don't want to fight a big battle, who can say for sure?Li Keyong is in full swing now, what if he insists on capturing Yunzhou?Here's the problem.

When the wind and snow returned outside, Shao Shude rode his horse back to the carriage and got in.

Wrapped in fox fur, Mrs. Pei saw Shao Shude coming in and was about to get up when she was hugged into her arms.

There was a chill in my chest.

Pei subconsciously looked at the car curtain, grasped Shao Shude's wrist weakly with his slender hands, seemed to push it out, but finally gave up, and let him put it inside to cover his hands to keep warm.

This is not the capital, and no one knows me, so let him do as he pleases, he can't resist anyway.

The carriage rattled forward, and arrived at Jingzhou City on February [-]th. Sun Ba, who had just assumed office, came out of the city to meet him.

The end of this volume, the next volume: "The sound of the iron drum at the head of the city is still shaking, and the golden knife and blood in the box are not dry"

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