Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 566
On May [-]th of the fifth year of Dashun, there was heavy rain in Bianzhou.

Zhu Quanzhong yelled, and got off Mrs. Jing Liu's body, panting heavily.

Liu's face was bright red, and she glanced at Zhu Quanzhong resentfully.

"Hurry up and put on your dress, and go out through the back door." Zhu Quanzhong entered the sage's time, feeling guilty in his heart.

Sima Jing was thinking so hard and planning for me that he didn't even have time to sleep, but I was playing with his wife.

But then he comforted himself, Li Keyong was playing Li Kuangchou's wife, Shao Shude was playing the emperor's woman, Yang Xingmi—

Uh, Yang Xingmi seems to be fine.

But Zhu Quanzhong didn't know that in a few years, Yang Xingmi would marry his wife, Zhu Shi, and Zhu Shi would have an affair with his bodyguards, and the reverse would happen.

When passing through the corridor, Zhu Quanzhong stopped suddenly and looked at the white rain curtain outside the corridor.

The dense raindrops fell on the pond, and the lotus leaves were crackled, but they were extremely tenacious and did not move, which made him feel much better.

In the front hall of Zhu Mansion, Jing Xiang, Li Zhen, Wei Zhao, and Pei Di had been waiting for a long time.

Jing Xiang looked at the pattern on the tea bowl silently, as if the peony painted on it was something extraordinary.

Peony symbolizes wealth and honor, and respecting Xiangxiang to be rich is already enough, but he is not satisfied, because there are things in this world that are more worthy of his pursuit, and he still has the ambition to save the world, help the people, and help the world, and he will pay any price for it.

Li Zhen caressed the jade pendant on his waist, which was awarded to him by Zhu Quanzhong, and it was also one of the reasons why others were respectful wherever he went. This feeling is particularly fascinating.

Wei Zhao closed his eyes and meditated, but his eyelids flickered slightly, obviously some intense planning was going on in his mind.

Pei Di was calm, neither sad nor happy.

In fact, he has just entered the inner circle, because he is good at caring for the people, good at managing politics, and manages financial matters in an orderly manner, which is deeply loved by Zhu Quanzhong.

Before Zhu Quanzhong arrived, the four of them remained silent, and the atmosphere was a little dull.

The news of Huaizhou's fall came back immediately. As the four most powerful civil servants in the inner circle, Jing, Li, Wei, and Pei certainly knew about it.

Li Han moved thousands of soldiers to the south, but was attacked by Dai Siyuan and Zhang Guihou on the banks of Qinshui, thousands of them were captured and beheaded, and Ze soldiers fled in embarrassment.If the news of Huaizhou's fall hadn't been brought by the rout soldiers, it is estimated that Li Hanzhi would have confessed there.In the face of mounted infantry, it is very difficult to have a chance of escaping their lives.

The four of them are of course not very interested in Li Hanzhi's fate, they are more concerned about the battle situation in Heyang.

Dai Siyuan and Zhang Guihou have already surrounded Huaizhou with more than [-] people on foot.

Pang Shigu also mobilized 5000 people from Kou Yanqing's Changzhi Army, prefecture and county soldiers, and Tutuan townshipmen from Heqing's front line to the north, stationed near Huaizhou. Guard the grain road going north through Qinshui.

There are still more than 3000 people in Jiyuan County, and there are more than [-] soldiers in Zhiguan, which is sufficient, but the situation has become very difficult.

The possibility of winning has become very slim.

Since we can't win, why not withdraw our troops?
But no one dared to issue this order, and only Zhu Quanzhong could decide what to do.

"Regard Sima, I heard that Xia Zei popularized the three-field farming method in Lingzhou, and the harvest is more than two dendrobium per mu. Maybe the states in the Central Plains can follow suit?" Pei Di saw that everyone was silent, and wanted to liven up the atmosphere. opened the mouth.

Jingxiang seemed to wake up suddenly. He smiled and said: "Shude is really powerful. I have heard about the three-yard system. Sixty acres of land, twenty acres of wheat, two mus of dendrobium and three buckets of rice, and twenty acres of beans , Harvest six buckets per mu, plant turnips in winter, and plant grass on [-] mu to feed livestock."

Pei Di thought about it, and said: "In this way, 116 hu grains and beans can be harvested in two years. Turnips are not easy to calculate. There are very few people who grow them in the Central Plains. I am ashamed that I don't know how much I can harvest per mu. The farmland in Bianzhou, two Three crops a year, also 150 mu, harvest [-] dendrobium grains and beans in two years."

116 dendrobium seems to be less than 150 dendrobium, but the turnip production is also quite a lot.Or instead of planting turnips, plant a variety of grains that mature quickly, such as mung beans, which can be harvested before snowfall, and you can harvest a few buckets per acre.Really counting, with the same [-] mu of land, the harvest of grain and beans by Lingxia farmers may be slightly less than that of Henan.

But the family still has [-] acres of pasture fields, and they feed [-] large livestock, which produce milk every year.After slaughtering livestock, there are harvests such as meat, skin, and horns.

Pei Di is in the business of finance and taxation, and is very sensitive to these matters. After the calculation, he is very envious.

Fortunately, Shude got off to a bad start!
Xia Suiyinyou only had more than [-] Han people, which was less than one-tenth of the household registration of Boying in Bian Song Dynasty.Shude has been busy for so many years, just to make up for the gap between the two sides when they started.

But now that he has a lot of land, it's another matter.Fortunately, the three-field system cannot be promoted everywhere. In densely populated towns such as Weibei, Huazhou, and Hezhong, he can't play like this, otherwise it will be really troublesome.

"Respect Sima, may Henan follow suit?" Pei Di asked.

"Difficult." Jingxiang sighed, and said, "Twenty prefectures in Xuanwu, only Luo, Ru, Meng, and Huai prefectures can try. The rest of the prefectures have a lot of household registrations, all lands are owned, and there is a shortage of livestock. Difficult to promote."

"It's a pity." Pei Di smacked his lips, feeling very regretful: "Shu De alone can be called holy in ancient times, right? It is a great merit to the people of the world."

Jing Xiang remained silent, Li Zhen and Wei Zhao turned their eyes to Pei Di, and Qi Qi glared at him.

"Slip of speech, slip of speech!" Pei Di laughed, and concealed his embarrassment: "Shu's morality is too bad, and he humiliates women. It's no good to be kind to the people of the world. If your conduct is not correct, no matter how much you do, it will be useless."

For some Founder scholars, the requirements for personal morality are indeed relatively high.Even if you have made great achievements and made outstanding contributions to the country and the people, as long as your personal morality is not good, especially the most serious private morality of Xiasanlu, then you are not good at it, and the credit is nothing.And as long as your personal morality is good, even if you don't make any achievements, and the people live in difficulties under your rule, you are still an upright gentleman and will be praised by others.

After all, they are not the same as the common people.They are like spectators. What does the suffering of the people have to do with me?I only look at whether you are a good character, whether you are worthy of association, whether it conforms to my values.

Of course, this situation is not serious at this time. After Confucianism becomes dogmatic, it will be even more difficult for people like Shao Shude to make a fortune.It is impossible to promote only talent, and it is more reliable to promote virtue, but saints with both ability and political integrity are rare in this world after all, so there is nothing wrong with it.

Jing Xiang glanced at Pei Di indiscriminately, but didn't say anything.

Pei Di is also unscrupulous. In fact, he and himself are on the same side, and he doesn't care much about the lord's personal virtue. What he cares more about is to display his ambitions, use the world as a chessboard, and realize his ideals.

"Ahem..." Wei Zhao cleared his throat, and interjected, "I heard that Shude raped his concubine, can you tell the world about it, so that people with lofty ideals can see his true colors?"

"Yes!" Li Zhen slapped the table and said with a smile, "I've wanted to do this for a long time. Living Dong Zhuo, the lord of disasters for the country and the people, a man of outstanding intelligence will be ashamed to serve him after hearing about it."

Jing Xiang sighed lightly.

Once upon a time, the way to deal with Shao Shude was to encircle and suppress him with a large army, defeating him dignifiedly on the battlefield.Even Li Zhen and Wei Zhao, the strategies they offered before were mostly about military strategy, why did they ever play such despicable dirty tricks?
What's going on here?Don't have the confidence to defeat Shude?

Moreover, the effect of this trick is also very limited.

Of all the warriors in the world, how many are perfect?Even if he is a well-behaved son of an aristocratic family, he will go to this big dye vat for ten or eight years, and he will be fine if he doesn't become Li Hanzhi.

The cruel and bloodthirsty generation: Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Shi Pu.

The generation of extravagance and desire: Dong Chang, Qian Liu, Zhu Mei.

The arrogant and inferior generation: Li Keyong, Li Kan, Luo Hongxin.

The lecherous and evil people: Shao Shude, Li Kuangwei, Zhu—uh.

Yang Xingmi is better than Yang Xingmi, but he was bloodthirsty in his early years, and he frequently slaughtered his enemies.I don't know how to change his temper in the past few years. After the death of his confidant Yuan Xi, he suddenly became generous.Could it be that Yuan Xi suggested all the bloody killings in the past?

"Maybe you can contact Li Keyong?" After thinking for a while, Li Zhen came up with another trick: "Shao's thieves attacked me, and Nanyang, Hanoi, and Luoyang sent troops, which made it difficult for me to take care of both. It's hard for a thief to take care of both."

Jing Xiang's expression changed when he heard this.

If Li Keyong is really willing to use troops against Shao Shude, it will be like Zhe Zongben launched an offensive from Nanyang, and Shao Shude will be divided to guard the old nest, and the frontline troops will be reduced by half, making it difficult to advance.

But is Li Keyong willing to give up the huge interests of Youzhou?this is a problem.

Furthermore, Li Keyong is not on good terms with the King of Dongping County. This matter is quite difficult to handle. Maybe we can start with the people around Li Keyong. They are not as stubborn as that Shatuozi, and they are still easy to listen to. words.

In today's situation, the Shao thief has become a serious problem, not only for Bianzhou, but also for Taiyuan.

The biggest advantage of Shao thief is not that he has many soldiers, but his position.Jing Xiang is old in the military, and he is very envious of the safety and security of Shao Bandit's rear.If Li Keyong is willing to act, the Shao thief will have no rear, which can fundamentally reverse the current situation.

"I heard that Gai Yu, the master planner of Ke Yong, is intelligent and sensitive, and he may send envoys to contact him and talk about his interests." Wei Zhao also said, "If Shude occupies the river, if he occupies Heyang again, he will threaten Shangdang. How can Ke Yong take it easy? see it?"

"The difficulty lies in how to persuade Li Keyong." Li Zhen said.

"Maybe it's like this..."

The two of you talked about each other, and discussed seriously until Zhu Quanzhong strode in.

"See Commander." Everyone saluted together.

Zhu Quanzhong returned the salute and sat down together.

"Commander, the situation in Heyang—" Li Zhen looked at Zhu Quanzhong, intending to make a suggestion.

Zhu Quanzhong stopped him with his hand, turned his head to look at Jing Xiang, and asked, "Jing Sima, it has been rainy for several days, and the fields are flooded, so the harvest will be poor. Have you ever inspected?"

"Don't worry, Commander. A few days ago, I visited the counties with my assistants. The ditches and ponds were drained smoothly. The water in Bianhuan, Caiying and Huaihe rose three feet in two days, but the embankment is stable, so there will be no disaster." Jing Xiang replied. .

Zhu Quanzhong nodded in satisfaction.

Henan's well-developed water system can not only provide convenience for shipping, but also irrigate fertile fields, which can be said to be their lifeline.Zhu Quanzhong attaches great importance to farming and mulberry, and the most frequently asked questions are about farming and mulberry. In several battles, the property confiscated is not only used for rewards in the army and pensions for soldiers, but also tries every means to purchase cattle and rent them to the common people at a low price. .

This attitude of emphasizing people's livelihood is already a great advantage among martial arts all over the world, and this is also the main reason why Jingxiang is willing to call himself "Zhu's old slave".

He was born in an ordinary family. When he was a child, he saw many sufferings among the people, and he sympathized with the hardships of the people's lives.For many years, I have been looking for a Mingzhu who is willing to care about people's livelihood. Later, I met Zhu Quanzhong in Bianzhou.

"Commander, I have a word, please order to retreat immediately—" Wei Zhao was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhu Quanzhong with a smile.

"Judge Pei, you are in charge of the prison money valley, have all the pensions for the fallen soldiers been paid?" Zhu Quanzhong asked.

"Boss, all have been sent." Pei Di replied.

Zhu Quanzhong nodded again, and said: "Xuzhou is newly broken. Although it has been planted in spring this year, the people's households don't have much food left, and they may not be able to harvest. We can send a batch of grain along the Bian River to prepare for the relief of the people. Yes. , use work instead of relief, and renovate Xu Su's long-abandoned pond. If Shi Pu doesn't repair it, I will repair it."

"Of order." Pei Di replied.

After saying this, Zhu Quanzhong looked at Li Zhen and Wei Zhao, laughed loudly, and said, "Look at how anxious you are! The war with the Shao bandits is not a year or two. ?When Qin Zongquan attacked Bian, I was defeated in Bajiao Town. Is it not more dangerous than it is now? What a big deal! Both of you have great talents. The extent to which troops should be withdrawn."

Zhu Quanzhong had just vented on Liu Shi. At this time, he was refreshed and his head was very clear. He only heard him say: "Besides, even if you want to withdraw, you can't mess around. Some things haven't been arranged yet."

"Commander, there are more than ten thousand people in Heyang, and the battle with the Shao thief has lasted for more than three months. In addition, the situation is more important than internal." Li Zhen said softly.

Jing Xiang glared at him angrily.

The smile on Zhu Quanzhong's face remained the same, but Jing Xiang was too familiar with him, after careful observation, he still found some clues.

Li Zhen is a thief who knows how to exercise power!

"Commander, even if you want to withdraw, you have to have rules. How to defend the three cities of Heyang, how to arrange the army at Zhiguan, and how to deploy defenders at the ferry crossings in Henan, all of these have to be sorted out one by one." Jing Xiang said: "He Back off lightly?"

Zhu Quanzhong smiled without saying a word, but the smile has gradually solidified.

Suspicion strikes again!Jing Xiang sighed secretly, thinking that he would have to ask to see him in private later, so he could talk about it carefully.

However, the King of Dongping County is going to Caozhou to inspect the military camp soon, and this matter must be hurry up.If it doesn't work, send Mrs. Liu to inquire about the news?

Jing Xiang twitched his face.The king of Dongping County often called his wife into the mansion, although they all borrowed the name of the princess, but Jingxiang is a smart person, how could he not know what was going on?

Ugh!
But marrying Mrs. Liu is also good, because this woman also undertakes the task of monitoring him, so that Dongping County King can know that I am loyal to Jing Xiang, and can better display my ambitions.

It's not easy to do something.

(End of this chapter)