Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 560

On April 27th of the fifth year of Dashun, Shuofang's deputy envoy, Zhenbei's deputy governor, and Shengzhou governor Song Le arrived in Hezhong.

He landed in Longmen County. After crossing Longmen County, he traveled east along the Fenshui River Valley and arrived in Jishan County, Jiangzhou.

Along the way, the scenery in the river opened his eyes.

He was born in the Song family of Xihe, but except for his relatives in Hedong, he hasn't been back for many years, and he is not very familiar with the land in Hezhong.

The outstanding feeling on the road is that there are too many water conservancy projects in Jiangzhou, but they have nothing to do with Wang Chongrong and Wang Chongying brothers.

The people don't seem to be very rich, and everyone is not very happy, and they are quite critical of the foreign Shuofang forces.

Song Le pretended to be an old scholar who returned to his hometown disheartened after failing many tests, and chatted with the locals.

"Zhang Weng still needs to go out to collect firewood at such an old age?" Song Le asked in the post station with a smile.

The post stations of Guochao, in this day and age, are unable to be maintained by the government, and most of them are "contracted" to local wealthy households to operate them, and of course Jishan post is also.

The old man is the biological father of Jishan Post General, but he is still taking care of the family and working hard to run the "family hotel" of Jishan Post.

"In the years of war and chaos, it is not easy to live. What can I say?" The old man put down a bundle of firewood, found Zhang Mazha and sat down, panting: "It is not easy to operate a post station. Last year, it was only a year. The King of Lingwu County earned some money when he lived here. At other times, his profits and losses were balanced. There are too few post fields, and the government uses horses too often, so it’s difficult!"

"The king of Lingwu County lives in the station, how can he make money?"

"You don't know. In this world, the king of Hades always likes to see little ghosts. What is the status of the king of Lingwu County, he will give you a little money? I am happy to serve you, and all kinds of rewards are not a problem." The old man shook his head and said: " But how can the generals in the prefecture and county, who are on business, even eat and take food, bear it? Bah, they are all trusted by Wang Yao."

To ridicule Jiedu envoys in public, the people in the river are quite courageous!Song Le smiled and said, "How is this year?"

"It's not too good." The old man sighed and said, "There are still a lot of people on business, and the pockets of scholars, merchants, and officials are not rich, and it is not as easy to give money as before. It is more difficult to earn their money than before. Too much. The king of Lingwu County is not a good person, he saw the sky and the people fighting, and took away all the money of the people in the river."

"Where does this start?" Song Le asked.

"Yanchi." The old man stretched out his right hand, as if he wanted to gesture something, but after all, his culture was limited, so he could only say in the end, "Yanchi has a lot of money, it's gone. To give a reward to a warrior, I want money; to let a warrior eat enough, I want food." ; Going to the front line to be a master is terrible."

Song Le also sighed and comforted: "Perhaps after beating Zhu Quanzhong, it will be easier."

"The old man is sixty-two this year, and he was a martial artist in his early years, and he has seen a lot. How can he handle the matter of fighting the world?"

"This—isn't Datang still there? What kind of world is he fighting?"

"Haha." The old man patted his thigh and laughed, and said, "The sages in Chang'an haven't got enough money for their army. The Li family has long since lost their share in this world. The people in Jiangzhou city say that the king of Lingwu county is that Dong Zhuo." , Maybe one day I will go to Beijing to sleep in the dragon bed, and sleep with the queen mother and princess."

Song Le choked there for a moment.

The people in Hezhong have a lot of opinions on Shao Dashuai. Could it be that they searched too hard?
No, there may be other factors.For example, a large number of families of Shuofang soldiers moved to Jinjiang, which naturally encroached on the interests of the local people. This contradiction is difficult to reconcile.

Of course, the factor of war cannot be ignored.Requisitioning masters, searching for money and food, and even directly letting local warriors in Hezhong go into battle, all of which will lower your reputation.

"After talking so much with the guests, it's just complaining." The old man said again: "Actually, it's better than the chaos at the nest. At that time, Huang Chao entered Chang'an and became a saint. One of the Wang brothers sent troops and the other served as a priest. Military envoys, the people in Hezhong, Shanguo, and Hedong towns are really suffering at that time, and my family Erlang died in that battle."

After hearing this, Song Le could only comfort her a little.

The rebellion of Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan should be better than that of the last years of the ancient dynasty. It is mainly limited to some counties in Henan, some places in the south of the Yangtze River, and half of Jingzhao Prefecture.Populated places such as Hedong Road, Hebei Road, Eastern Henan Road, Liangzhe, and Sanchuan were hardly affected.

Huang Chao wanted to develop outside, but he didn't have the ability.In Henan, they were forced to go south, and when they arrived in Guanzhong, the Western Expedition failed miserably. Basically, they could only operate in places with strong imperial control, such as the more obedient towns in Henan, Dongji, Zhongwu, and southern towns. However, the imperial court is still too bad, and the feudal town only sweeps the snow in front of the door, deliberately letting the yellow nest enter the pass.

"Let's see. Many masters in Jishan County have been expropriated. I don't know where they went, and I don't know how many of them will come back. But the work in the fields is obviously taken care of by a group of old and weak women and children. No way. This year, grain prices are likely to rise sharply, and if we fight again next year, the people’s lives will be difficult.” The old man sighed, got up and carried the firewood to dry in the sun.

Song Le sat there quietly.

The general was fighting in Heqing, although it was said that Lingxia ships transported food and grass, but to put it bluntly, the people in one prefecture and four prefectures in Hezhong provided most of the supplies.In the two towns of Hezhong and Shanguo, more than 100 million people supported [-] troops.This is a state of war, and the consumption is much greater than when the battalion is not fighting, and there are so many horses, it is not unusual for the people's perception of the general to drop sharply.

Maybe it's to solve this problem by calling me here.

After leaving Jishan Station, Song Le slowed down, observed silently all the way, and finally arrived at Longchi Palace at the end of April.

Shao Shude hosted a banquet in Qingliang Hall in person.

"Sir, would you like to come out of Zhenheyang?" Shao Shude asked suddenly after drinking for three rounds.

Shao Shude respected Song Le, an early mentor and helpful friend, and called him an official position in public, but he often called him "Sir" in private.

Guochao students' address to their teachers, the common titles are "teacher" and "mister", which are almost exactly the same as those of later generations.To be more specific, there are Chang Shi (fixed teacher), Ming Shi (wise teacher), Yan Shi (strict teacher), Xian Shi (former teacher or Confucius) and so on.

"The commander-in-chief is so confident?" Song Le was in a bad mood all the way, but at this moment, he still smiled and said: "Pang Shigu has a hundred thousand troops by his side, so it's so easy to fight?"

"How long can Pang Shigu spend with me?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "The food and grass for the camp can last for seven months. Is it possible that Pang Shigu can still spend until the end of the year?"

"It is not uncommon for the Bian army to attack Erzhu and Shipu and besiege the city for several months or even a year." Song Le reminded.

"That's Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu. Pang Shigu dares to surround me for a year?" Shao Shude smiled and spoke a little arrogantly. He only heard him say: "In a few months, if Pang Shigu doesn't leave , I made him unable to leave."

"Heqing is sandwiched between mountains and rivers, how many troops can he deploy? Commander, don't lie to me."

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, I will order the Tianzhu, Tianxiong, and Shunyi armies to dispatch to the Wangwu. Next year, their family members will also be moved here. The six inspectors and the two new departments of Hengshan total eight thousand The cavalry has also arrived and is currently stationed in Jinzhou, ready to be used at any time. Quan Zhong said that I have few soldiers, so let him see how many soldiers I can pull out." Shao Shude said: "He Qing can't send too many soldiers, but Our army can be rotated, Pang Shigu came all the way, and the whole army is stationed in the east of Heqing, with a battalion for more than ten miles. If we continue to fight for a few months, we will become a tired army, and then we will make him look good."

Song Le nodded silently, then suddenly asked: "This year, the families of soldiers from the Second Army of Tielin and Wuwei moved to Hezhong, have they settled down now?"

"I've settled down. But—" Speaking of this, Shao Shude's expression was a little complicated: "After the family of the soldiers moved here, not many people were willing to buy the land, and the house didn't spend too much time, it was actually finished again. plans to relocate."

This is living on wages through and through.The number of people who are willing to buy properties has dropped significantly, which is a bit like the forbidden army in the capital.

"Are the soldiers dissatisfied?" Song Le was very familiar with the warriors of this era, and he got to the point when he asked.

"There must be dissatisfaction, but it can be suppressed." Shao Shude said in his heart that this has consumed my prestige accumulated over the years, and the soldiers no longer regard me as a "confidant brother". Of course, we must see results—maybe An additional reward also played a role.

In the future, it will be necessary to further reshape and strengthen its prestige, such as attacking a big feudal town.

Of course, generals and bureaucrats may be more dissatisfied than the chief soldiers.They have bought more properties in Lingzhou, and they have more in-depth local operations, so it is not so easy to give up.

Going out with the coach is an obligation, and you have to go everywhere. This is nothing, and everyone can accept it.But should the family also come along?Shao Shude didn't use coercive means, only some people took over their family members, and most of the generals only found a concubine in Jinjiang for daily service, and their wives and children were still in Lingzhou.

Among the main military generals, Lu Huaizhong, Feng Yin, Li Renjun, Guan Kairun, and some foreign generals were the ones who most firmly supported their relocation of the ruling center; the civil servants supported it more, it seems that it was easier to draw cakes for them?
However, this great relocation may also give careerists a chance to win over dissatisfied people?
Shao Shude felt that he was slipping toward Zhu Quanzhong, which is not good.

In history, Zhu Zhen, the number one general of the Bian Army, killed Li Tangbin, the second. Zhu Quanzhong actually did not want to lose two generals in succession, and pretended to kill Zhu Zhen.Unexpectedly, all the generals present knelt down and pleaded for Zhu Zhen's mercy. This step is too...

Lao Zhu killed Zhu Zhen on the spot without any hesitation.

Inside Xia Jun, who is Zhu Zhen?
Shao Shude hastily put an end to this dangerous thought. He was still fighting the world, so he was so dissatisfied that his great cause might collapse in the middle.

"In a few days, sir will go to Heqing with me." Shao Shude said.

"Follow your own destiny."

After the small banquet, Shao Shude went back to the Anle Hall to rest.

Webster and Du came to Pei and Xiao again to discuss poetry.

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word.

This is a game that adults know and know well, and he doesn't intend to break it.

Du Shi obviously went to Liangzhou with his father, but returned to Chang'an, saying that he was not used to living there.But when he returned to Chang'an, he said that Chang'an was undercurrents and it was not safe, so he ran to Anyi.

Shao Shude once said in front of Du Rangneng that if he was willing, Du Shi would be sent to his bed that night and let him enjoy it. At that time, Lao Du was still very angry.But what I said was just a joke, Lao Du, are you serious?
Pei Shi sat on one side rubbing his stomach, chatting and laughing with Wei Shi in a low voice.Xiao Shi was a little sour. Originally, she had a chance. At that time, Shao Shude was still fresh, and he often watered her flower stamen, but there was nothing he could do if he didn't get pregnant.Now that the freshness of the scumbag has passed, it's a little difficult.

Du Shi was playing the piano, while Shao Shude listened quietly.These two noble girls will have to take their leave soon, unless Shao Shude will not let them play the qin, but change to a pipe-shaped instrument.

"Marshal, I'm waiting for the military report from Si You." Zheng Yong, the tenth personal soldier, said softly outside the hall.

"Bring it."

Zheng Yong walked in without squinting, handed over the official letter, and then quietly retreated out.

Shao Shude took a look and was overjoyed: Li Hanzhi led thousands of riders to the south, declaring that Zhang Quanyi would be "cut into pieces".

"Haha!" Shao Shude stuffed the official letter into the deep groove on the upper edge of Du Shiru's skirt, and fished it out: "God help me!"

Well, not as big as Xiao Dai's, but quite solid.

Du's face was as red as blood, and the strings of the piano were all broken.

"What is Zhu Quanzhong doing now?" Shao Shude walked towards the map hanging on the wall.

Seeing him walking towards him, Wei Shi felt a little unnatural, with a little panic on his childish face.

Shao Shude pinched Webster's face with his left hand, walked to the map with a big smile, and carefully gestured.

If Li Hanzhi is brave enough, he will go to Hua and Zheng.No one in Heyang is free to talk to you now, do you dare?
(End of this chapter)