Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 65

On September [-], the first year of Guangming, Xinqin County, Zhefu.

Zhejia has been operating in Linzhou for too long.It has been nearly 300 years since a Xianbei clan who moved here at the beginning and claimed to be "after the Great Wei" and "Biexu of the Yuwen clan" was later assimilated by a large number of local Dangxiang tribes and became a powerful Dangxiang clan and local chieftain.

During the Zhenguan period, the court gave the surname Zhe, which was the beginning of the Zhe family's stage of history.

After the Mid-Tang Dynasty, the borders were uneasy, and the party affairs were often in chaos.As a noble family from the party of Linzhou, the Zhe family has always been well controlled without any major troubles, and is favored by the imperial court.So in the generation of Zhezongben, taking advantage of the east wind and the general trend, he became the military envoy of the five towns along the river of Zhenwu Army, and became the general of the imperial court, and his status achieved a breakthrough.

Unlike most people's impressions, there are also Han people in Linzhou, with a total of more than 30,000 households more than 30,000 people.The two counties of Shengzhou in the north also have more than [-] people, all of whom were relocated by the imperial court in batches and many times before the Anshi Rebellion.The soldiers and horses under Zhe Zongben's account are also from both Fan and Han, and there are thousands of them. Like Xia Sui Town, they depend on the court for payment.

Xinqin County is a very steep city, located in the valley of the Kuye River, a tributary of the Yellow River.

The Kuye River Basin has always been the "rain nest" of the surrounding tributaries of the Yellow River, including the Wuding River. The precipitation is the most among the river valleys. Therefore, the agricultural conditions of the three counties in Linzhou are also the best. Lots and lots of people.In addition to the [-] Han households, there are about the same number of Dangxiang households who make a living by farming, plus a larger number of nomadic and nomadic Dangxiang tribes that depend on the Zhejia. As long as the Zhejia is ruthless, he can Raising six or seven thousand soldiers is no problem at all.

Zhefu is actually not in Xinqin County.Because they are a big family, there are large tracts of land, farms and tribes outside the city, where most of the clan lives.The Zhe Mansion in the county is only home to Zhe Zongben's family. It is located in the south of the city, not far from the spring outside the city, and it is convenient to get water.

By the way, there are no wells in Xinqin County, so the most convenient way for people in the city to use water for daily life is the spring outside the city, which is very large and inexhaustible.

If it is further away, you have to go to the Kuye River to fetch water, which is even more troublesome.In history, Xinqin County has tried to expand the city several times, including the spring, but the local soil is soft and it is impossible to build a city.After the establishment of Xixia in later generations, troops were sent to attack Linzhou several times, and the two families of Zhe and Yang died of thirst.

Zhe Fangai just got the "unfortunate" news today, that she might be getting married.The one who revealed the news was a servant girl in the mansion, who often served her father Zizongben. She looked smoky and charming, which made people unhappy, but the news was always accurate.

In fact, she has long been mentally prepared for this, after all, she is 16 years old.As a member of the Zhe family, no matter how much the parents dote on them, it is impossible to stay at home, but to contribute to the family.

Yes, the reality is so cruel, the men of the Zhe family either serve as local officials to seek benefits for the family, or join the army and escort the family.As the daughter of the Zhe family, the role is nothing more than taking it out and marrying people to consolidate the alliance.

The relationship between the Zhe family and the Li family is very good.Originally, Li Keyong was a pretty good marriage partner, but he married his wife early and broke his family's thoughts on this aspect.At that time, Zhe Fangai felt that most of her fate was to marry a son of a big family in Linzhou, such as a child of the Yang family, or a young general in the army, to further consolidate the position of the Zhe family in Linzhou.

However, the development of things was a little unexpected.Xiazhou's commander Zhuge Shuang actually dispatched his confidant, Jiang Dewen, the secretary of Jiedu, to Linzhou to play matchmaking for one of his subordinates, which surprised everyone in the Zhe family.

As a party, Zhe Fangai is of course also very concerned about his own destiny.After quietly inquiring with the elder brother, the mood that I had been looking forward to suddenly fell to the bottom.The eldest brother said that this man's appearance was decent, but he was greedy and lustful and had bad conduct.She hasn't married yet. She took a concubine first, or is he the wife of He Gongya, a criminal in the east of the river. Could this be a good person?
Zhe Fang Ai was quite disappointed.Although she understands the fate of her marriage tool, it is not that she has no illusions about her future husband, and she does not require how noble her background is, but it is better to be a great hero, a hero who can turn the tide and save others at a critical moment, and be respected and praised by everyone.

It's a pity that she didn't find such a person in Linzhou, and even Zhe Silun, the eldest brother who everyone praised, seemed unqualified.This Shao Shude is young, and his foundation is not yet completed. As a result, he is greedy for women. Can he be a hero?To be respected and praised?
After returning to the room angrily and taking a bath, Zhe Fangmai looked at her breast that was so tender that even water droplets could not stick, looked at her waist and hips, looked at her slender legs, and sighed secretly: With this figure and appearance, she is actually going to marry that lecherous Shao Shude.

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"Little General Zhe's words are bad." In the main hall of Zhe's mansion, Jiang Dewen, the secretary of Xia Suiyinyou Jiedu, held a bamboo in his chest and talked eloquently: "Xia Suiyinyou Jiedu's deputy envoy, Dian Tielin Jun, Shao Shishi was young at such a young age. Controlling the territory of a state, there are more than ten fierce generals under the tent, and four thousand elite soldiers. My lord is close to him and has always been regarded as a son and nephew. That's it. Zhedu will be mature and prudent, and he is a sensible person. You should know that the marriage between Shao and Zhe will be of great benefit to my master and to Zhe's family."

Being blocked by Jiang Dewen's words, Zhe Silun could not express any more objections.Anyway, what should be said has been said, Yaomei has always been loved by everyone, and they all hope that she will marry a good family.Even if you sell your daughter, you have to sell a good place, right?Then Shao Shude is not the emperor and minister, why should his sister suffer?
This Jiang Dewen must have received Shao Shude's money!

Zhe Zongben remained silent.But Zhe Silun is too familiar with his grandfather, he knows that he is already quite emotional.Between Linzhou and Suizhou, there is only a Yinzhou. If one side has something to do, it will take more than ten days to gather people and horses.I have also told the truth to my grandfather before, that although Shao Shude's conduct is not good, but together with Yu Zhijun, he has done a lot of tricks and earned thousands of soldiers to work for him.The Iron Forest Army has 4000 people up and down, in fact-it can still fight.

"Someone heard that Qiu Weidao, the military envoy of your town, worshiped Ximen Sigong as a false father, and wanted to ask Zheng Xianggong's daughter to be his wife for Shao Shude. Is this true?" Zhe Zongben suddenly asked.

"General Zhedu should not listen to the rumors. General Shao only wants to ask Zhe's daughter to be his wife, and the rest don't ask." Jiang Dewen laughed and said nothing.

Ximen Sigong was originally a general of the Right Weiwei, a second-rank officer, and the imperial guard in charge of the palace.In May of this year, he took up the post of Fengxiang Superintendent as a privy envoy.Although Zheng Tang, the servant of Qianmen and Zhang Shi of Tongping, has no title, he is almost the adopted son of Ximen Sigong.

Speaking of Ximen family, since the middle Tang Dynasty, it has always been a very powerful eunuch family.The foundation of the family was laid by Ximen Zhen during the reign of Emperor Suzong. In the fourth year of Jianzhong, he was the judge of the Fengxiang Longyoujiedu army. After that, he was promoted along the way and served as a number of Fangzhen army supervisors and Xuanwei envoys.Shunzong gave Zi Zi, served as the envoy of the Immortal Court, and finally died in the post of Weiyuan Army Supervisor.He has four sons, Ji Chang, Ji Ping, Ji Hua, and Ji Ye.

The nephew of Ximen Zhen's clan, Ximen Qushe, was appointed by Emperor Dezong as the Longyou Superintendent of Fengxiang, killing the general Xiahouyan.

During the Dazhong period, Ximen Jixuan was the military envoy, and Huichangchao was the lieutenant.

Now the most powerful person in the Ximen family is this Ximen Sigong. When Emperor Xizong took the throne, he took up the post of Lieutenant of the Right Shence Army. His name was Ximen Kuangfan at that time.In recent years, Ximen Kuangfan has fallen out of favor, so he changed his name to Ximen Sigong. In the third year of Qianfu, he was appointed as the guard of the left army and the general of the left guard. Now he is the supervisor of Fengxiang, partnering with Zheng Tang, who is almost half of his adopted son. ——Fengxiang Town is the starting point of the development of the Ximen family. There have been people in the family who have served as Fengxiang supervisors.

Qiu Weidao followed Simon Sigong.I just don't know where Zongzong heard the rumors, but Zheng Tang was a prime minister, and he did have a daughter who was born after his middle age and has always cherished unusually.Based on his relationship with Ximen Sigong, his daughter is almost the granddaughter of Ximen Sigong. How dare Qiu Weidao help Shao Shude to marry such a top-level noblewoman?

However, Jiang Dewen is also a wonderful person. He pretends to be a ghost and pretends to be a ghost, and he is the same as the real thing. Now even Zhe Zongben suspects that he has received Shao Shude's money.

"Forget it, let Shao Shude come to Linzhou after a while to show someone. My daughter is beautiful and intelligent. She is the 27th grandson of the Great Wei Emperor. Marrying anyone can't disgrace her status. I have to check it out. "Zhe Zongben said.

As soon as he said these words, Jiang Dewen's brows rose, while Zhe Silun looked helpless.In his opinion, this matter has almost become [-]%...

(End of this chapter)