Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 606 Take refuge
On the second day of November in the first year of Qianning, Changchun Palace in Tongzhou.

Shao Shude was a little embarrassed that Princess Zhe Fangai came unexpectedly, and sat with Mrs. Chen with a sweet smile.

Chen's temperament is indifferent, but in front of the princess, he still said a lot.

She is now Xia Wangxi.After the saint's reward came down, Shao Shude accepted her as the seventh concubine almost immediately, and also his tenth concubine—well, the quota has not been used up yet, and there are still three places left.

The concubine of the Chen family is still the lady of Wei Guo, who is considered high among all the concubines, because most of them only have the title of the lady of the county.

Not to mention, the Chen family also has four maids who came here to serve as a reward. This pomp is worthy of being a concubine of a saint, and Pei Zhenyi can't even match it.

Seeing Shao Shude come in, the two stood up and saluted together.

"I was surprised when I received the news that my concubine came over. Is everything safe in Anyi?" Shao Shude asked a soldier to help him remove his armor, and sat down on a bed.

"It's safe and sound." Zhe Fangai said.After finishing speaking, he glanced at Shao Shude, his eyes were quite reproachful.

Shao Shude didn't dare to meet his wife's gaze, so they had a haha.

Mrs. Chen also glanced at Shao Shude, the commander stared back at her, Mrs. Chen grinned and smiled.

"Your Majesty is going to Nanyang..." Zhe Fangai hesitated at this point.

In fact, she is a very smart woman, and she knows that the purpose of her husband going south is not simple.

The Weisheng army in Tangzhou was surnamed Shao or Zhe. Needless to say, if Zhu Quanzhong were to be attacked now, it would be impossible without the support from the southern front.

but--

Alas, I am too difficult!

"If your majesty goes south, why don't you bring Yi Cong with you? The Muzang clan is loyal and loyal. Over the years, more than ten children of the Muzang clan have died on the battlefield. Hengshan and Qingtang are both brave and good at fighting. If you go south with the army , more safety." Zhe Fangai no longer hesitated, said: "Once there is a change, with Tianxiong and Yi Cong under the command of the Second Army, you can rest easy."

Shao Shude glanced at his wife in surprise.

"Tang and Deng are dilapidated, Xiangyang is not very rich, and gold merchants are even poorer. I'm afraid they can't support so many people."

"Can you afford it for a few months?"

"It's affordable..." Shao Shude sighed, and said, "Forget it, we can only suffer for the people of Xiangyang and Jinshang. But since the Yi Cong army is also going south, this plan has to be redone."

He went south to Tang Deng, of course he was not alone.

In fact, as the head of the military and government, and also the King of Xia, the pomp is getting bigger and bigger.

Some institutions of the palace wanted to send people to follow, and Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng also went to one of them to make suggestions with the army—they were not alone, but a whole team.

The guards, the eldest son's teachers and martial artists, a large number of messengers, honor guards, daily service personnel, etc., are numerous in number and large in scale.

He is already like this, and one can imagine what the grandeur of the emperor's trip should be.

Of course, it is not impossible to be light and simple, but it is easy to lose contact with the rear, and at the same time, it will not achieve part of the purpose-going south is not purely a military operation, but also has political implications. Let the Tangzhen sergeants know who their boss listens to , and this boss's boss is very dignified.

In short, a team of nearly 2000 people is still needed.

Wherever this team goes, they have to be received locally, which costs a lot.If we bring in another 8000 soldiers from the Yi Congjun, the expenditure will indeed be quite large.

"My concubine doesn't understand the matter of war. I only know the general idea, so I won't make a fool of myself in front of my husband." Zhe Fangai said with a smile: "I still remember when I was just married in the early years, the army was insufficient, and my husband lamented all night. Later, when I went out to fight, what I got There are many, isn't it also resolved?"

"It's not the same. Shenzhou and Guangzhou are poor and poor. Zhang Quanyi has been here for several months, and I'm afraid the rectification has not been completed, and the local area will hardly improve. It is also difficult to get enough things by looting." Shao Shude said: "I Hitting Zhang Quanyi is not just a matter of grasping."

Zhe Fangai smiled and said, "Madam Chen is from Xiangyang."

"Yes." Chen replied, still sitting there quietly, without much change in expression.

"The concubine came to Changchun Palace and brought the ceremonial guards, cook, doctor, and maids that my husband needed to accompany me. Since Mrs. Chen is from Xiangyang, my husband might as well bring them with me, and I will return to Ning." Zhefang Ai said again.

It's only been a month since Mrs. Chen took over, Shao Shude didn't intend to call her to serve right now, but Madam said so, then nodded and said: "That's fine."

The Xiangyang Chen family still has some influence in the local area, but it only ends in Xiangzhou.

Behind this actually reflects a special phenomenon, that is, the decline of imperial power.

When the nest entered Guanzhong, Xi Zong was lucky to Shu, and the kings followed.

Today's concubine He Shu is from Zizhou, Dongchuan, and should have been accepted when she entered Shu.

Zhaoyi's Li family and Chen's family may have a lot of influence in the local area, but looking at the whole world, they are not enough.

The palace official Pei Zhenyi was only a branch of the Pei clan that moved to Chang'an, if it hadn't been for Shao Shude, would the Wenxi Pei clan have valued her? Not necessarily.

Pei's, Webster's, and Du's families all have "good stuff", but they are all used to marry into aristocratic families.The sage chooses beauties, although the families of the generals and ministers want to send their daughters to the palace, but they may not send their prostitute daughters, and some simply don't send them, what can you do to me?
Speaking of which, the handle of a martial artist is not yet effective. Wang Ke can marry the daughter of Pei's direct lineage, but the saint cannot.

That night, Shao Shude stayed in Changchun Palace and talked with Zheshi for half the night.

On the second day, under the escort of personal soldiers, he returned to Lantian County with a large group of chariots and horses.

The Shunyi Army continued eastward with [-] pacers, heading towards Guozhou.

The silver guns all returned to the land of Shuozhou.

The Tianxiong Army has already moved south, and the Yi Cong Army is waiting in Lantian.

At this time, news came from the west that Li Kuangwei's staff and judge Li Baozhen had been captured and sent to the capital.Nearly [-] Shence troops were captured before and after, and they asked for instructions on how to deal with them.

Shao Shude ordered that all the [-] people be sent to Fengzhou to build water conservancy projects and dig ditches.Those who have family members in Beijing will be allocated together to enrich the household registration in Toyosu.

The Houtao Plain was not extensively developed until the end of the Qing Dynasty. The main reason was that the Yellow River had not been diverted and irrigation was not so convenient, so it took a lot of effort to develop it.

I have been doing this work for many years, and now that I have these rotten people from the Shence Army, I just need to work harder.

As for the conquest of Shu, the sage is holding a Yanying question and discussion.

The saint was reportedly reluctant, fearing humiliation.But things are no longer dependent on his will. Liu Chongwang's appointment as Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu Envoy is already a certainty and cannot be changed.

On November [-]th, Shao Shude and his eldest son traveled to Dengzhou in two carriages under the escort of the Yi Congjun.

He chose to travel at night.Although it is difficult to conceal such a big movement, it is only a day if it can be concealed, so let Zhu Quanzhong know as late as possible.

Farewell, Chang'an!
Shao Shude felt a little regretful, he hadn't had time to ask about the identities of the women who had accompanied him for the past few months.

But don't ask, it's embarrassing for everyone.

It can be seen that they were forced to come to serve, and it must be some means used by Wang Yanfan, the envoy of the Sixteenth Palace.In particular, there was a 27-year-old woman who looked a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere, and Shao Shude was even more embarrassed to ask.

Forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

The army moved in a meandering manner, slowly advancing along the Shangshan Road, stopping and stopping during the process, waiting for supplies, and arrived at Shangluo County in Shangzhou in late November.

Cheng Rui, the governor of Shangzhou, went out of the city several miles to meet him.

……

In Pingjingguan City, Zhao Kuanglin led a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman into the study.

"Zhou Yuhou, long time no see." Zhao Kuanglin looked at this person steadily, with neither sadness nor joy on his face.

"Haha! Mr. Zhao has become rich, so he forgot about his old brother." Zhou Yuhou teased.

This man was named Zhou Tong, and when the late emperor was alive, he would gather a crowd to attack Ezhou.Du Hong led his army to fight with him and won a big victory.

After Zhou Tong fled with his remnant troops, he first voted for Qin Zongquan, and then saw that Qin's power was declining, so he turned back to vote for Du Hong.Regardless of previous suspicions, Du Hong allowed him to be the Marquis of the Shogunate and annexed his tribe.

Zhou Tong didn't have any ambitions anymore, and after getting married and having children, he gave up his unrealistic thoughts and settled down as a general in the Wuchang army, running and fighting for Du Hong.

"Stop talking nonsense! I'm afraid Du Hong sent you here with high hopes?" Zhao Kuanglin sneered.

"Zhao Shijun voted for the new master, and the momentum of his speech is different." Zhou Tong said with a smile: "Let me guess, did you vote for Zhe Zongben or Shao Shude? It should be the latter, amazing, Zhao Shijun Jun."

Zhao Kuanglin stopped talking and just stared at him.

"That's all." Zhou Tong waved his hand and said, "My lord sent me to ask, if I vote, can I keep the position of Commander E?"

"Who to vote for?" Zhao Kuanglin asked.

There was a smile on Zhou Tong's face, and he said: "You really voted for Shao Shude, you are an idiot."

"That's not what you said." Zhao Kuanglin didn't get angry at all, and said, "Zhe Shuai also obeyed King Xia's order. We are all subordinates of King Xia. Why do we have to distinguish so clearly?"

"Indeed, Zhe Zong is not worth taking refuge in at all. He is old and beaten by Dinghui. If you want to vote, you can vote for King Xia. My lord also means the same thing." Zhou Tong had an expression of approval.

"Zhu Quanzhong is dying? After such a long time, no one was sent to rescue him?" Zhao Kuanglin asked.

"It's probably not good enough. He just thinks about grabbing the territory and doesn't do business at all." Zhou Tong sighed: "It seems that he also has some scruples about Yang Xingmi."

"If Yang Xingmi is allowed to enter Ezhou, both you and Du Hong will die."

"Who said it wasn't. Wu Qiu voted for Yang Xingmi, but as a result, the throne of governor was gone, and he was replaced by Huai general Qu Zhang." Zhou Tong said helplessly: "It sounds good, why are you afraid of the Hubei soldiers, offering a seal to surrender, and cheating a three-year-old child? .”

"King Xia is generous and benevolent, so he won't act like this." Zhao Kuanglin said.

"That's why King Xia took a fancy to it." Zhou Tong said, "If King Xia is willing to keep our lord out of the town of Ezhou, he is willing to surrender with the four prefectures of E, An, Yue, and Qi."

"Speak out loud." Zhao Kuanglin sneered, "Can Deng Jinsi of Yuezhou and Feng Jingzhang of Qizhou listen to Du Hong?"

"Oh, what are you talking about?" Zhou Tong laughed and said, "My lord is the Jiedu envoy of the Wuchang Army, and the two generals Deng and Feng also obeyed Du Shuai as the master. This time to fight against the Huai bandits, all the prefectures have sent troops. It's all family."

Zhao Kuanglin no longer entangled with him on this issue, and said: "I can't decide this matter, I have to report to His Royal Highness King Xia."

"Saving, saving!" Zhou Tong said with a smile: "As long as King Xia is willing to help, the four states of the Wuchang Army will only be followed by King Xia."

help you?Zhao Kuanglin frowned in his heart, when the army came, some things were not so simple.

(End of this chapter)