Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 59
"Qiu Shijun!" Outside the city of Lanzhou, Shao Shude got off his horse and sincerely thanked him.

"Why is Shude so polite?" Qiu Weidao personally supported him, looked at Shao Shude's face carefully, and said, "I haven't seen each other for more than a year, and I'm even more calm."

"Shao Mou started as the guardian of the envoy, and the kindness of cultivation cannot be forgotten one day." Shao Shude said solemnly.

"Okay, okay!" Qiu Weidao took Shao Shude's hand and said, "Here we go to Xia Sui, we have to help each other in the same boat. I was still a little nervous in my heart. Now that I see Shude and Tie Lin as strong men, this trip is worry-free."

"As soon as Shao Shude said these words, Qiu Weidao had a vague sense of deja vu, and after recalling it carefully, he sighed: "There is no other general in this world like Shude."

The main force of Hao Zhenwei's army had already headed north, and now there are only a few thousand people left in the city, busy with various chores.Qiu Weidao invited Shao Shude to buy wine at the city's military academy, and some familiar or unfamiliar people also came to greet him.At the end, Cai Songyang, who was wearing a top helmet, also came over: "General, I've been waiting for you."

"How is it with Qiu Shijun?" Shao Shude looked at Cai Songyang and asked.

"The staff is looking forward to returning to the general's tent day and night, and killing the enemy together with the brothers."

Shao Shude said nothing.Cai Songyang was his first personal soldier. After he left, it was Xu Hao's turn to make contributions on the battlefield.Now that Xu Hao had gone to Suizhou, Zhu Shuzong came up.How to arrange Cai Songyang's whereabouts is a problem.

"Get up." Shao Shude said: "First serve as Zhu Shuzong's deputy, learn how to fight, and it will be of great use in the future. Beside Qiu Shijun, I will arrange for Yang Liang to take your place, and you will hand over to him later."

"General Xie." Cai Songyang was overjoyed, got up and said.

"Can you see Judge Song?"

"The Song judge has gone to Xiazhou, and he will call Qiu Shijun to the front."

"Go ahead with your business." Shao Shude waved his hand.

What followed was a staggering staggering.During the period, Zhe Silun, who had not left, also came to the banquet.Shao Shude graciously greeted him and had a few drinks with him.

"I heard that you got He Gongya's wife in Jinyang?" Zhe Silun, who seemed to be at the top, asked after three rounds of drinking.

Shao Shude was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

"Humph! I heard rumors in the army, do you still want to marry my sister?"

Shao Shude is even more embarrassed. How did this broken news spread?He clearly didn't express himself.

Seeing that Shao Shude's expression was cramped, Zhe Silun snorted coldly, stopped talking, and started drinking on his own.

A slightly awkward reception banquet soon ended.On the second day, Yang Liang and Cai Songyang completed the handover, and officially led Qiu Weidao's personal troops, which had expanded to more than [-] people.Qiu and Shao didn't intend to delay any further. After picking up some food and grass in Lanzhou City and saying goodbye to Zhe Silun, they hurried on their way.

From Lanzhou to Suizhou, it is most convenient to cross the river in Hehejin.This is an old road. Shao Shude walked it once, and some sergeants in Duli were also gathered by him on this road. At this time, he walked again and felt a lot of emotion.

On July 26, the army arrived at Hehejin.It has regained some popularity here, at least the officers and soldiers of Shoujin are back.After seeing the banner of Tielindu, these people immediately became respectful.Slaying Cheng Huaixin and killing He Gongya, Shao Shude's reputation in Hedong was a bit fierce, so he quickly drove all the ships over to avoid being bullied by these gangsters.

On July 29, the whole army crossed the river.Shao Shude sent his cavalry to Yincheng County to inform the army to cross the border, so as not to cause misunderstanding, and asked for some food and grass to supplement consumption—of course it cost money.

While waiting for food and grass in Yincheng County, Shao Shude accidentally met an old friend, Li Renjun, the tenth general of the former Zhenwu Army Zhongcheng who once fought side by side in Zheluping.That night, after the siege was broken, he fled with more than a hundred confidants in the starry night.Because he was worried about the court's investigation, and at the same time Hedong was in chaos, he fled to the border of Yincheng County on the west bank of the Yellow River without stopping, and became a bandit.

After looting the Dangxiang tribe several times, they attracted the attention of Zhe Zongben, the prefect of Linzhou, so they sent a large army to encircle and wipe out most of the bandit army that had just grown to three hundred people. Li Renjun fled again in embarrassment.Today, he was found by the sentry of Tielindu. He thought it was the official army again. He was so frightened that he was about to beg for mercy.

Shao Shude looked at the hundreds of unkempt subordinates under his hands and felt pity, so he added them to the baggage camp and handed them over to Li Yanling.They were all old friends, and when he saw Li Renjun, he thought of Sun Ba, and Shao Shude couldn't bear to abandon each other.

This is already the southern border of Yincheng County, and there is a post station called Zhezhenyi nearby.70 miles to the north, there is another post station called Tielinyi, which is near Xinqin County, Lisuo of Linzhou. Zhang Zhen mentioned this post in his poems.

The crowd did not plan to stop at Zhezhen Station, so the army continued southward for 30 miles and camped outside Kaiguang County, Yinzhou.

The history of Yinzhou is not long, and it is logically a Rulin County, which was established in this dynasty.In the former Qin Dynasty, it was called Congma City, and the Di language "Congma" means "begging for silver", hence the name Yinzhou.From Kaiguang County to the southwest for a hundred miles, it is Yinzhou Zhenxiang County, and a hundred miles to the southwest is Rulin County, all of which are connected by avenues.

It was the sixth day of August when we arrived outside Yinzhou City.It was reported that Shao Shude, the new governor of Suizhou, led an army to cross the border, and Pei Shangte, the general of Yinzhou Pass and Yuhebao Town, came to meet.

Pei Shang is a veteran, about more than 50 years old, with white hair all over his head. He was quite surprised when he saw Shao Shude lead more than [-] soldiers into his post, so he said, "Is this the commander-in-chief's appointment?"

"The old general is joking." Shao Shude cupped his hands and said, "Tie Lin has been with me in the Hedong expedition for two years, and we have made an appointment to share wealth. Of course, Shao must take it with me, just like my siblings."

"It's really strange." Pei Shang also laughed and said, "General Zhuge brought thousands of Luoyang sergeants to his post, and now Shao Shao has also brought [-] sergeants to the state. This old man has lived for most of his life, it's amazing."

"Marshal Zhuge?" Shao Shude's heart skipped a beat and he wondered.

"I don't know Shao Shishi?" Pei Shang said: "The imperial court ordered Zhuge Shuang, the former deputy envoy to the north and the north, to be the military governor of Xia Sui Yinyou, Wu Shitai still as the governor of Zhenwu Linsheng, and Li Yuanli to enter the court by order."

"I don't know." The corners of Shao Shude's mouth twitched slightly.Unexpectedly, Dai Bei met once, and now works together in Xia Sui, and Zhuge Shuang really has a fate.

"Haha, it doesn't matter if I don't know." Pei Shang smiled and said, "Shao Shao is young and promising, the old man is very happy when he sees it, why don't we drink two cups together."

"Supervisor Xia Suiqiu's car is still behind, wait for me to report." Shao Shude replied.

"The supervisor is also there?" Pei Shang's face turned pale, and he said, "That's why we need to prepare wine, Tonger, hurry back to the city to handle it."

"Yes, grandpa." A young general behind Pei Shang replied, and then he took a few horses and ran back to Yinzhou.

Qiu Weidao came to greet him after a while: "General Pei's sword is not old."

"The supervising army from Fengzhou to Hedong is loyal to the king's affairs. Pei Mou hears it and admires it. Why don't we go back to the city and chat while eating?"

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

The group soon entered Yinzhou.Before leaving, Shao Shude instructed Li Yanling and Lu Huaizhong to temporarily lead Tielindu and camp outside the city.The Yinzhou side is also very interesting, and also sent people to bring a lot of wine, food and horse materials to the soldiers - all human favors, and they will have to be paid in the future.

"Inspector Shao is so promising, I don't know how old he is?" After only two drinks, Pei Shang's face became flushed, and he was no longer secretive when he asked.

"I just turned 22 this year."

"Have you ever been married?"

"Never."

Qiu Weidao groaned inwardly as he listened to it.These sub-military leaders have been thinking about how to marry each other and consolidate their positions all day long. He has seen a lot.But then again, Shao Shude has indeed reached the age of marriage. At the age of 22, he is already the prefect of a state with three thousand soldiers and horses.

"The old man has a daughter, twelve years old, who is a perfect match for Shao Inspector. If Shao Inspector is interested, would you like to meet him?"

When Shao Shude heard the words, he almost spit out the wine in his mouth.You are ten years younger, and you still say "a perfect match"?
Of course he understood what Pei Shang meant. He deepened the relationship through marriage and helped each other.But the truth is - it's too exaggerated!

When Shao Shude didn't know how to answer, he heard Qiu Weidao say from the side: "Shao Shishi is very young, and this envoy has also found a good marriage for him in Beijing, so I won't bother General Pei."

Shao Shude was stunned when he heard this, Qiu Weidao gave him a wink to calm him down, and Pei Shang looked regretful.The sons are not perfect, and they cannot convince the army. What can I do? Is it possible to recruit a son-in-law and then entrust the power?Alas, after all, a son-in-law is not as good as a son, what a shame!
(End of this chapter)