Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 487 Anatomy
Ximen Zhongsui's expression was not hesitant, he strode into the hall, and only stood there for a moment, then someone brought a bed over.

He was also polite, and after saluting the saint, he sat down directly without waiting for the saint to return the salute.

For some reason, Ximen Zhongsui was suddenly impressed by a certain sentence, and subconsciously blurted out: "The sage is so ignorant!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was shocked.

Wei Zhaodu and Cui Zhaowei were surprised, and the saint's face turned red.

"Hmph!" Regardless of the different expressions of the three of them, Ximen Zhongsui took a sip of the tea cup and said, "Why is the matter of the four towns of Bin, Xiang, Qi, and Tang delayed? The officials will know, if not If you agree to Shude, what will be the consequences?"

The saint kept his face sullen and said nothing, obviously very angry, but he didn't dare to attack Simon again.

Ximen Chong then ignored the saint's petty temper, and said to himself: "The two teachers sentenced to three divisions, you should know the family background of the imperial court. Now that you ask for money everywhere, is it enough to rely on Jingzhao Mansion's two taxes, young crop money, and wine money?" ?Not allowed to offer offerings from the towns? Binning, Jingyuan, Weibei, Huazhou, Shuofang, Hexi, Longyou, Fengxiang, Shanguo, Xingyuan, and Jinshang towns have continued to pay tribute every year. The importance of planning, the two commanders know better than me. There are no outsiders here, so let’s just say some things, these Fangzhen are in Shude’s hands, isn’t it better than other unruly warriors?”

Ximen Zhongsui started from a financial point of view, Cui and Wei really had nothing to say.

The four prime ministers, except Liu Chongwang, Cui, Wei, and Zheng were all sentenced to three divisions. Do you think money is important?Who doesn't feel pain in his back while standing and talking, please go and get the reward from the Shence Army, and everyone will listen to him in the future.

Shao Shude directly led, subordinated, and vassals a lot of towns, counted, there are as many as eleven towns, and they are all making offerings to this day.The number varies, but it is not a small amount for the court.

Moreover, he also opened up business routes in the Western Regions, and the Guanzhong market has also prospered a lot.Not to mention punishing the disobedient grassland tribes, offering captives to the capital, Gaochang Uighurs, and Khotan Kingdom also sent envoys to the pilgrimage, and the imperial court also gained face.

Why bother him?
Zhu Quanzhong controls and vassals eight towns: Xuanwu, Xuanyi, Heyang, Youguo, Fengguo, Zhongwu, Weibo, and Wuchang. Although they are also offering sacrifices, judging from the current situation, Shao Shude can cut off Zhu's feudal towns at any time Zhu Quanzhong may find an excuse not to make a confession at any time.

The south is a feudal town, and the road to worship cannot bypass the key node of Xiangyang.

Sanchuan, can you bypass Fengxiang Mansion?

The four towns of Yichang, Yiwu, Chengde, and Weibo in Hebei that are still offering offerings, and Wang Shifan of Qingzhou, can they bypass Shanzhou?
If you provoke such a person, you may not be able to pass the year!

People don't have to use any ugly means, just strangling money and food can force you to submit.

Ximen Zhong then talked for a long time, and the more he talked, the more angry he became.

I'm just a privy envoy in charge of the army, and I have to come here to chat with you about money and food, am I tired?
"What does Ximen Palace Supervisor think about the current situation in the world? The towns are swallowed up, which is very different from before the Chaos. If this continues, I'm afraid..." Wei Zhaodu couldn't help asking after listening for a long time.

"Hmph." Ximen Zhongsui sneered again: "I know that you officials of the Nanya court regard Beisi as an enemy, but you think I will make things difficult for you? In the current situation, to be honest, the Nanya Beisi What's the point of scheming and scheming all day long? Doesn't Beisi not look forward to the court? Once there is a revolution, you wait for the court officials or there is still a way out, and I wait for the middle officials to be miserable. I am more miserable than you , I hope the court will be better."

Wei Zhaodu was silent.

The sage was full of anger, as if the phrase "Ding Ge" hurt him.But the three of them ignored his mood and kept thinking about their own affairs.

"It's time for the officials to be more careful!" Ximen Zhongsui looked at the saint again, and said, "Now, at this time, you will do more and make more mistakes, and do less and make fewer mistakes. It's not bad if you don't do it. Datang has only such a little energy, don't Splurge is clean. To strengthen the feudal clan, the imperial court has nothing to do. Now we can only hope that it will happen, but it is very slim."

"What if?" The sage suddenly regained his energy and asked Ximen Chongsui's rudeness.

"Quanzhong died suddenly, Shude died suddenly, and there were no successors in the cause of the feudal town. The generals fought for power, and the towns fell apart. If they are no longer united, they may be able to extend some of the country." Ximen Zhongsui said.

Wei Zhaodu and Cui Zhaowei looked at each other and smiled wryly.In fact, this is also their secret desire.But how difficult it is!

This is not the case decades ago.

At that time, the imperial court and the feudal towns can still live in peace, and the commanders of the towns are content to be the emperor of the land of several states, and Weifu will do it himself.

But now, people's hearts are in a state of confusion, and the hearts of even a little powerful princes are full of weeds.Even if Shao Shude and Zhu Quanzhong die, the eleven towns and eight towns controlled by the two will annex each other again, and finally Zhang Shude and Li Quanzhong will come out.

Perhaps the imperial court can extend some of the state titles, but it is also possible that life will be worse.

Especially Shao Shude's power, once it falls apart, can Chang'an still be so peaceful?No one can guarantee.

Shude pays attention to people, but you can't expect other warriors to do the same.

If the Dingnan Army hadn't defeated Li Changfu's Fengxiang Army outside the city, the Chang'an Palace might have been burned down.

"That's all for now, don't let me make a special trip next time. I was really blind back then, King Ji is much more sensible than you! There are also two teachers who spend their days battling dog dogs. What are they doing? Kong Wei Learn from the past, so you can take care of yourself." Before Ximen Zhongsui left, he couldn't help but sneered a bit, then sneered twice, and left.

The sage's face turned blue and white, and he didn't speak for a long time.

What happened today was enough for him to digest it for a while.

Cui Zhaowei and Wei Zhaodu were also a little annoyed, but they couldn't get angry, so they could only keep it in their hearts.

……

"Wei Xiang." After returning to the government office, Cui Zhaowei hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The king of Lingwu County recommended Yang Xingmi as the Huainan Jiedushi..."

"You may as well allow it." Wei Zhaodu said: "Shuofang Jiedu's Deputy Envoy Li Shao died of illness, and you may as well agree to the matter of presenting Duke Huo as a posthumous gift."

"Wei Xiang's idea is very close to my heart." Cui Zhaowei said with a smile.

Immediately there was some contemplation.People at the time said he was a "traitor", but now that the court looks like this, how can he be raped?

The whole of Chang'an is in Shude's hands.This minister was quite aggrieved, and today he was ridiculed by Ximen Zhongsui, and he felt even more unhappy.

It's better to communicate with foreign vassals, lead Xia soldiers into Chang'an, and kill all the officials of Beisi?

Judging by Shao Shude's appearance, he is not very interested in personally controlling the court.He should be one who cherishes his feathers and wants to benefit, but he doesn't want to make a fuss, so there is a chance for a deal.

The benefit of controlling the imperial court is nothing more than giving him political convenience.These things, maybe he is.If the goal can be achieved through milder means, no one will be foolish enough to personally control the court.

No one wants the reputation of living Cao Cao.

There is no benefit in being Cao Cao at this time of year.The feudal towns of the world will not buy it. If you become Cao Cao today, people will be able to cut off the confession the next day. Even the southern feudal towns will do the same. Chang'an will also be less attractive to the scholars of the world.

Since the Northern Dynasties, there have been so many usurpers and rebellions, people's hearts are not ancient, and imperial power is not so sacred.It is completely different from the last years of the Later Han Dynasty.

"Shude, please set up Xiao County, and please change Mianchi County to Dawu City, this matter is not easy to handle." Wei Zhaodu said from the side again.

"Maybe he is." Cui Zhaowei figured it out without any psychological pressure: "It's Quan Zhong who blames it, let him find Shu De."

Jiedushi can appoint state and county officials and shogunate generals within the jurisdiction, but has no power to change the jurisdiction, and the establishment or abolition of counties must be approved by the court.

A few years ago, the newly established Yuzhong in Lanzhou, the newly established Dingxi in Huizhou, and the newly established counties in Feng and Sheng prefectures were decided by Shude, but they still had to report to the imperial court for approval and go through the process.

Likewise, changing the system is even more impossible.You can make minor changes in the shogunate, but you can't break away from this big framework.There is no such rule in the country, whether you are Jiedushi, county king or prince, you can't jump out of this rut.

In all the towns in the world, whether it is Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong or Shao Shude, no one has dared to risk such a big disgrace and establish a system without authorization. They have always been tossing and turning within the feudal town system.In the end, it may become a system of "the feudal town is the country".But that's their business. Anyway, the imperial court will not agree to your institutional requirements, because that will allow you to digest the annexed feudal towns reasonably and legally.

"According to Shude's request, there seems to be no problem with Xiaoxian County belonging to Shanzhou. However, Mianchi is a county under Henan Prefecture, and now it is transferred to Dawu. Where is this county affiliated? Shanzhou? Luozhou?" Wei Zhaodu shook his head. Said: "It's quite inappropriate to belong to Shanzhou. How can Zhang Quanyi in Luoyang and Zhu Quanzhong in Bianzhou be willing to give up if they belong to Henan Prefecture?"

"Wei Xiang, the transfer of Mianchi is just a trick. Zhang Quanyi and Zhu Quanzhong really care about it? It doesn't matter." Cui Zhaowei said bluntly.

"Will Zhu Quanzhong use this to break the confession?" Wei Zhaodu was still a little worried, and he only heard him say: "Why don't we discuss the matter of relocating Xiao County and Mianchi County to Dawu after the group discussion?"

This is to dump the pot.Let more people discuss and make decisions, so as not to be jealous and die miserably in the end.

Wei Zhaodu is not stupid, from the standpoint of the court, it is best not to offend anyone.But if I have to offend someone, then—er, I still don't want to do something that offends someone.

"There is also the matter of restoring the state." Wei Zhaodu picked up another official letter and said with a wry smile, "Shu De will solve all the problems."

Fuzhou is currently in Du Hong's hands.

Logically speaking, this state should be a subordinate state of Shannan Dongdao, but who made Zhao Dechen still a subordinate of Qin Zongquan?In the end, when he returned to the imperial court, he only had the land of the seven states except Fuzhou.When the Zhongyi Army was awarded the Jiedu Envoy, there was no Fuzhou on the maps and documents issued.

Fuzhou was also not included in the jurisdiction of the Wuchang Army.The government is in chaos, and it has been dragging on like this.But now it can't be dragged on any longer. Shao Shude clearly requested that the three counties of Fuzhou be assigned to the Loyalty Army. How can Du Hong, who actually controls the state, give up?Once Zhao Kuangning seized Fuzhou, the soldiers immediately pointed directly at Ezhou, where the Wuchang Army was located, because the two states were adjacent.

"Zhao Kuangning and Du Hong are both making offerings..." Cui Zhaowei also felt that it was more difficult.

The position of the Wuchang Army is still relatively critical. The goods provided by towns such as East Zhejiang, West Zhejiang, Xuanshe, and Jiangxi were either transported to Xiangyang via Ezhou, or transported to Heyin via Bian River via Yangzhou.If Du Hong was offended severely, a road would be broken.

"I heard that Shude wants to go south to Tongzhou, why don't you send someone to talk to him. He is still willing to reason, or you can talk about it." Wei Zhaodu suggested.

"Alright." Cui Zhaowei nodded.

Of the four prime ministers in the DPRK, Liu Chongwang was the only one who had no right to speak.Zheng Yanchang mainly sorts out finances, and will not spend energy on these things.The two of them decided on various matters, big and small, and Liu and Zheng would generally not object.

The war between Shao Shude and Zhu Quanzhong lasted until the second year, which made people worry to death.

As soon as the fight broke out, the water transport in Shanzhou stopped, and the imperial finances were affected.However, neither side can win in a short period of time. This war has turned into a long-term one. I don't know when it will be a relief.

"Han Quanhui has been away for several months, should he return now?" Thinking about the war between Shao and Zhu, Wei Zhaodu's thoughts diverged, and for some reason, he remembered that he had gone to Tianping, Taining, and Wuning to announce the decree Zhongguan Han Quanhui.

I don't know what kind of impact their trip to Henan will have on the war between Shao and Zhu.

(End of this chapter)