Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 496 Fatty Meat
In Guochao, there has always been a tradition, that is, "making fun after success, governance and rituals".

Ritual system is one of the foundations of governance, from the imperial court to the feudal towns.

Especially since the Northern Dynasties, family politics gradually began to disappear in the Tang Dynasty, and the ritual system became more important.

On the second day of the second lunar month, the imperial court will hold the sacrifice of Taishe.On this day, the title of the sage was changed to "emperor", and he asked the question of his signature on the blessing board in front of the Taishe shrine to show his relationship with the heaven, earth, ghosts and gods.

In terms of locality, the Hezhong Mansion, which has been in peace for many years, also offers sacrifices every year.

The social sacrifice, the sun, the moon, and the five stars are both big sacrifices, and the use of livestock is too tight, that is, cattle, sheep, and pigs, and the music is played in Huangzhong Dalu, which is "[-]%" less than that used by the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chongying got up from the hospital bed, and with the support of his attendants, he carefully completed the whole set of sacrificial procedures.

His expression was very pious, and he muttered words, as if he was praying for something.

Generals of the military government, officials of the shogunate, officials of prefectures and counties, and elders of the rich clan all attended the ceremony together.As for how much of their thoughts are on the sacrifice and how much they are secretly communicating, only Houtu will know.

After getting off the altar, Wang Chongying's body swayed, and the soldiers immediately stepped forward to help him.

He pushed away the soldiers, stood stubbornly in the wind, looked at the mountains and the Yellow River, slightly clenched his right hand, and then let go.

To the west of the great river, there is a man, who was born in his infancy, young and full of ambition, coveted the fertile river owned by the Wang family.

He wholeheartedly wanted to gain a foothold in the river, just like the Western Wei and Hou Zhou did back then.

He is very similar to Yuwen Black Otter. He started from Lingxia and led Hu Han to do those unruly things.

The future of the Zhou Dynasty is about to come true, where is the Northern Qi Dynasty?
Wang Chongying sighed.

If there is another Northern Qi Dynasty in this life, it is likely that they will not be defeated by the new Hou Zhou of the Shaw Brothers, but it is a pity that they did not.

In the river, bear the brunt!

Wang Chongying turned her head and glanced over everyone's faces one by one.

Tao Jianzhao, the commander of the pro-army, Zhang Hanyu, the envoy of the left wing of the yamen army, and Liu Xun, the envoy of the right wing of the army, are the generals that the Wang family relies on.

The grandchildren of the five houses of the Wang family are all here.

Wang Ke, the nephew, is still the same. He is already a marching commander, but he still doesn't have the self-consciousness of a superior.

The nephews Wang Lin and Wang Zan looked sleepy, and they didn't know what they did last night, which made people very annoyed.

His son Wang Yao was also there, and Wang Chongying's gaze rested on him for a moment.

Adopted son Wang Yin (Jiang Yin) stood beside Wang Ke with a solemn expression.

These kids, alas, are almost useless!

The local big families also came, the elders of the Pei, Xue, and Feng clans.

These people are all cunning.

Especially Pei Shi, who has been greatly offended.The Feng family and the Lingxia Shao family also have an unclear relationship.Mrs. Xue, who has no tendency to see, is wise and protects herself, and is not very close to Mrs. Wang.

The storm is coming!Wang Chongying sighed heavily, coughed twice, and his followers hurried forward to help him.

Wang Yao carefully avoided her father's gaze, and quietly glanced at her brothers.

Chong'er has a soft temper. After marrying Mrs. Li, he cheered up a little, but the mud still couldn't support the wall.

Wang Lin is the son of Uncle Chong Jian and Wang Ke's biological elder brother, but the relationship is extremely bad, and he is full of jealousy and hatred for this former younger brother.

Wang Zan is another adopted son of Uncle Chongrong, Wang Ke's logical younger brother, son of Uncle Chongzhang, and his relationship with Wang Ke is not good.

Wang Yin, hehe, shameless!
His mother was originally a wife from Hezhong Prefecture, and because of her beauty, she was taken into the house by her father. This person changed her surname to Jiang Weiwang and became her father's adopted son, but she has never been entered in the genealogy.

Now he is still clinging to Wang Ke, how shameless it is!I want you to look good sooner or later!

After the sacrifice, everyone dispersed.

Because it is in Fucheng, Wang Yao is inconvenient to be too ostentatious.His contact with the shogunate has always been carried out in private through his confidantes.The old man is not dead yet, under years of accumulating power, he dare not make too much of a fuss.

After visiting her father at home and having a conversation with her mother, Wang Yao was driven back to Jiangzhou after lunch.

"You don't think of me as Wang's family anymore!" Wang Yao went back to Zhengping County in Jiangzhou angrily, first ravaged a concubine Ji, and then gasped, leaned on the bed and thought about something.

The three prefectures of Jiang, Shan and Pu have always been neighbors.The affiliation rights of Yuan, Anyi, and Xia counties have changed among the three states, and the relationship between them is actually very delicate.

After Chaos Chaos, territories were demarcated among the three prefectures. According to the Yuanhe three-year old system, Jiangzhou had nine counties, Shanzhou had eight counties, and Puzhou also governed eight counties.But in terms of population, Puzhou is still the largest, with almost 60 people. Even if it is placed in Hebei, it is a large county.

The two prefectures of Jin and Jiang were repeatedly attacked by Li Hanzhi, and now each has only a little over 20 people, less than half of what it was in its heyday.

With a population of 20, it is certainly enough to support more than [-] foreign town troops, but Jiangzhou has also trained many prefectural and county soldiers and united soldiers to fight against Li Hanzhi, so it has been relying on the Hezhong government for payment for many years.Wang Yao is also a ostentatious, extravagant and extravagant person, spends money lavishly, and is also very generous when rewarding her subordinates, so it is really impossible to leave the Hezhong Mansion in terms of money and food.

"If the war ended earlier, the money and silk accumulated in Jiangzhou would be enough for a fight. If it drags on for a long time, the rewards will not be enough." Wang Yao was restless, wishing to drag the concubine to another fight.

Hezhong Mansion is a big piece of fat, you must eat it!

……

On the land of Daibei, thousands of horses are galloping, and arrows are like rain.

Li Ke took the lead and rushed into the god pile fence.

More than [-] people from Youzhou and Datong coalition forces guarding this place have all collapsed, and the soldiers from Hedong are chasing death and chasing north, killing and killing.

In the battle of Sanggan Town a few days ago, Helianduo, who was happily going south to dig out Li Keyong's lair, suddenly met the main force of the Hedong Army with [-] paces. He was stunned and pulled over from the grassland Seventy thousand cavalry were beaten to pieces.

Li Ke took advantage of the situation to pursue. In the battle of Shenduizha, the coalition forces of Datong and Youzhou were defeated again, and more than ten thousand were captured and beheaded.

Now all the defeated soldiers have fled to Yunzhou, but Li Keyong has sent Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan to lead more than ten thousand soldiers to the rear to intercept them. It is not known how many people will escape in the end.

As for why Helianduo went south, and why he met Li Keyong's main force, this is another story.

"Commander, Li Cunxiao, the vanguard beheader, sent someone to report. The bandit army stayed behind in Yunzhou, Gao Wenji abandoned the city and fled westward to Shengzhou." Gai Yu trotted over, panting.

There was an obvious blush on his face, obviously very excited.

Li Ke used his mind to stabilize, and asked in a calm voice: "Has anyone been captured?"

"Thousands of captives, the old and the weak, and not much livestock and food. Helian Duo pulled so many people from the grassland, and they have already eaten them all." Gai Yu cursed dissatisfiedly, but if you look closely at his expression, it is actually Very excited.

Helianduo has long been unable to defeat Hedong, and the reason why he is lingering is mainly due to the big city of Yunzhou.

But he is too deadly.

He had already recruited manpower on the grassland before, and that time he "invited [-] Uyghurs from the Uyghurs" and was defeated by the Hedong Army.

This time, another [-] riders were brought in, and they lost again.

Almost all the food and grass prepared in autumn were eaten by people and horses, so how could there be any leftovers?

Even Shao Shude would not dare to raise [-] to [-] cavalry, this prodigal son!
"[-] to [-] cavalry, if it is useful to fight with a large number of people, then I would have given up to Wang Rong and Li Kuangwei." Li Keyong finally stopped suppressing his mood, and laughed: "When I fight on all sides, which one is not based on Fight less and fight more? That’s when the imperial court encircled and suppressed me, uh…”

Gai Yu smiled awkwardly.

There were so many people in the imperial court that time, they drove everyone to the grassland to avoid the wind.The Youzhou Army dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers and defeated your [-] Shatuo soldiers.

"Let's not talk about this!" Li Ke quickly climbed up to the watchtower in the village, looked to the north, and said: "In the two battles of Sanggan Town and Shenduizha, Helianduo was defeated, and Datong has been taken by me. He Lian Duo lost the strong city, so he can only go to the grassland in desperation, and from now on, he will choose elite cavalry and make surprise attacks at will, and he will be killed no matter what."

Gai Yu climbed up panting, only heard the last sentence, and agreed: "As long as you find Helian Duo's pasture, sneak attack is not difficult, and he can still guard us all day long?"

"Prepare another generous gift, it's time to contact some old friends." Li Keyong did not forget the main purpose of fighting Datong.

Prairie soldiers, if they are just herdsmen, of course not, their combat effectiveness is very weak.For so many years in the country, even the soldiers and horses in the feudal towns have always beaten these prairie soldiers violently.

Shao Shude's Xia Sui army fought on the grassland and won many battles.

A few years earlier, Youzhou Town defeated Xiren and Khitan.

The Zhenwu Army defeated Uighur Wujie Khan.

Then there are the Shatuo soldiers who bullied Li Keyong's family...

There is an insurmountable gap between professional warriors and grassland herdsmen who do farm work all day long.

However, grassland soldiers are hard-working, low-demand, and have a certain foundation. If they are provided with money and food, freed from heavy subsistence labor, trained according to Chinese methods, and equipped with good equipment, their combat effectiveness will be greatly increased.

With so many Qiang and Hu soldiers under Shao Shude, their combat effectiveness is no longer at the same level as that of their grassland brethren.

The grassland fan soldiers and the Central Plains fan soldiers are completely two kinds of people.

Li Keyong was born in the grasslands, so of course he is familiar with this.

"How is Kang Junli going?" Li Keyong, like an anxious monkey, thumped down the watchtower again, got on his horse, and said, "Hurry up and take care of the affairs here, and leave Shi Shanyou to guard Yunzhou. Go to Weizhou."

"Why are you in a hurry, Commander?" Gai Yu couldn't keep up with Li Keyong's rhythm, and almost rolled down the watchtower, panting heavily: "It's a feint over there, if something goes wrong, the two generals Kang and Wang will retreat."

"I want to see if there is a chance to attack Youzhou. Soldiers are precious and fast, and I don't want to wait for a moment." Li Ke said dissatisfied: "My righteous brother has already left me far away. Sit on an equal footing. Get out of the way, don't hold back."

"..." Gai Yu didn't know how to answer.

On the other side of Hebei, people really need support.

Kang Junli led 3 people on foot and rode eastward, joined the soldiers and horses of An Jinjun in Xingzhou, joined forces with King Yiwu Chucun, and attacked Chengde Wang Rong.

The Yiwu Army Jiedushi Wang Chucun is an old friend of the Li family, a relative by marriage for generations, and the most staunch ally.

As nails planted by the imperial court in Hebei, Yi and Ding prefectures have always been thorns in the eyes of Youzhou and Chengde towns, and they have fought each other countless times.Every time he encounters danger, Hedong will inevitably send troops to rescue him. It is not surprising that the two sides will cooperate again if the attack is successful this time.

When Li Kuangwei heard that Chengde had fought, he immediately raised troops from Youzhou, led an army of [-] to the south for rescue, and at the same time sent [-] people to Yunzhou to cooperate with Helianduo to attack Xin and Dai in the south.

Chengde has many soldiers and horses, no less than [-] cavalry, and has a prosperous household registration and a lot of wealth. If they join forces in Youzhou, Kang and Wang probably have no chance.

While he was thinking, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and he galloped up and dismounted to report: "There is news from Youzhou that Li Kuang raised an army to rebel and occupy Youzhou, claiming to be the heir of Lu Long."

Li Keyong and Gai Yu: "..."

Li Kuangchou is Li Kuangwei's younger brother, and the relationship between the two has always been very close.But when Li Kuangwei sent troops south to rescue Chengde last year, he drank a few drinks at the family banquet before the expedition, and slept with his brother's wife, Mrs. Zhang.

Li Kuangchou chose to forgive his elder brother, but his wife was beautiful and reluctant to kill him, so he also forgave his wife.

But now it seems that he didn't let go of it. He had been holding back before, but now he finally found an opportunity to mutiny directly while his brother led troops to help Wang Rong.

What a strange thing these are!
(End of this chapter)