Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 681 Preparation and Winning

There are still some common people in Luoyang, but in terms of distribution, they are not the two counties of Henan and Luoyang in the narrow sense. In fact, Yanshi, Goushi, and Gong are more counties in the Yiluo Basin, accounting for almost three of the original counties. Half of the people in more than ten thousand households.

In addition, Changshui, Yongning, Fuchang, Shou'an in the Luoshui River Valley, and the Lu family belonging to Guozhou, and Yiyang, Luhun, and Yique in the Yishui Basin also have some common people, all of whom were born successively in the era of Zhang Quanyi and Hu Zhen. Gathered and placed.

But generally speaking, the surrounding areas of Luoyang are the essence, and there are very few others. The counties outside the three passes of Luonan are basically sparsely populated and very desolate.

Gao Renhou township Luo, under the rule of only ten counties (including Heqing).He didn't care about government affairs, and he was all about waging war. Local affairs were all handled by the civil service system dominated by Feng Wei.

This is a kind of lofty attitude, and it is also a kind of political wisdom, which shows that Lao Gao doesn't understand everything.

After Shao Shude asked someone to inquire, he learned that Gao Renhou's eldest son had passed away, so he recorded his eldest grandson Gao Xian as the order of the Lu family in Guozhou.Gao Xian is only 17 years old this year. He went to Chang'an to take the Jinshi examination once. His level was average and he failed the examination.Moreover, in the future, as long as they don't stir up big troubles in government affairs and appoint talented subordinates, there is still a great possibility of promotion.

"Marshal, do you need to reconsider the abolition of Shaozhou?" Feng Wei, the deputy envoy of Luozhen Jiedu who followed Shao Shude to patrol the area in the Luoshui River Valley, asked, "Where are the five counties, a bunch of officials have been transferred."

"It doesn't matter. Shaozhou was established to serve the war. Now that the Heluo and Heyang wars are coming to an end, there is no need." Shao Shude said.

It was his order to dismiss Shaozhou.The counties under its jurisdiction have also been readjusted.

Among them, the two counties of Yuan and Kipshi belong to Shanzhou, the counties of Xiaoxian and Mianchi belong to Mianchi, and the two counties of Wangwu and Mianchi belong to Henan Prefecture. In this way, the number of counties under the actual jurisdiction of Luozhen will increase to twelve, with more than 5 households, There are about 20 people, which is a bit of a look, although it is only a fraction of the household registration in the heyday of the country.

Shaozhou officials, some went to work in other places, and some were transferred to Henan Prefecture.Shaozhou is a lower state, while Jingzhao, Henan, and Taiyuan are prefectures. They will not lose their grades when they transfer here.

For example, Liang Zhixia, the governor of Shaozhou, will be transferred to Shengzhou in Guanbei as the governor. Shengzhou is now Zhongzhou, so his official position has changed from the lower rank of the fourth rank to the upper rank of the fourth rank.

Biejia Sima Ye was promoted to the Shaoyin of Henan Prefecture, from the fifth rank to the fourth rank.

Wang Yong, whom Shao Shude admired, was transferred to Henan County as the magistrate. He was promoted from the magistrate of Ji County, who was under the eighth rank, to the magistrate of Jing County, which was above the fifth rank. It is very obvious-the six counties of Chang'an, Wannian, Taiyuan, Jinyang, Henan, and Luoyang are called Jing County, and the official ranks are generally high.

"Since Your Majesty has this intention, a certain one is naturally happy." Feng Wei said with a smile.

He understood that the several counties that Shao Shude allocated to him were all fertile counties that had been vigorously developed in recent years and had registered many Tibetans.It is true that these counties are inferior in terms of population and economy compared to the Tianbao period, but the advantage lies in the rapid development. Give them another ten years, and they may reach the level of prosperity during the Tianbao period. After all, so many immigrants People, and also implemented the land equalization system, and both farming and animal husbandry, in fact, the oil and water are very big.

"Henan Prefecture now has 20 people, do it well." Shao Shude said: "Look at these lands, they are all deserted. It's a pity."

The location of their meeting is Shou'an County (west of today's Yiyang County), on the south bank of Luoshui River. Bai Juyi once had two popular songs "Shou'an Xie Ma".

"As long as there are people and livestock, take good care of them." Feng Wei laughed.

Where Xia Jun will attack next is still a secret. Shao Shude did not say, and everyone can only guess.But the news about the establishment of the Luoyang camp is genuine, and everyone knows that there must be a fight, sooner or later.

Feng Wei intends to seize the last window of time before the start of the war and ask for all kinds of materials and talents, especially the latter. Officials must arrive as soon as possible to replace the old officials from Zhu Quanzhong's era-in fact, many of them have resigned or fled.

Once the war breaks out, the Henan government will definitely assume the obligation to send Ding, and it will be a bit difficult to do things by then.

"Hurry up and get things done." As if he had guessed Feng Wei's intentions, Shao Shude said: "The army has not been assembled yet, there is still time."

The Shunyi Army is still west of Xin'an, the National Defense Army is still resting in Heyang, the Wuwei Army is also acting as a reserve in Heyang, the Chishui Army is guarding Gongxian and Yingzigu, waiting to replenish the battle damage, and the Tianxiong Army is in Yique Set up camp outside the pass, also waiting to replenish the battle damage, the troop build-up has not yet been completed, and there is still time.

"Henan Mansion is young and strong, and we need to be more screened." Shao Shude added a reminder, saying: "In a few days, I will release at least [-] Tutuan villagers back to Heyang. I don't know when they are busy with spring sowing. How many people can be recruited. In the next stage of combat, the Henan government will send out at least [-] Tutuan peasants, who will be trained intensively after the spring sowing is over."

"Of order." Feng Wei replied.

The people of Henan Province are really suffering!Under Zhu Liang's rule, he had to serve in the war, and under Shao Xia's rule, the same was true, and he couldn't escape military service no matter what.

……

Bianzhou, Zhu Mansion, a banquet that enjoyed the guests and the host has just ended.

Yan Keqiu was left behind, accompanied by Jing Xiang, and talked with Zhu Quanzhong.

"Over there in Huainan, can you work harder?" Zhu Quanzhong sat at the head, looking a little tired, but overall he looked pretty good, and he didn't seem to be worried about the loss of soldiers and generals in the battle of Luoyang.

It is not the first time Yan Keqiu has come to Bianzhou, nor is it the first time that Yan Keqiu has come into contact with Zhu Quanzhong.The last time I came here was to sell tea, sell salt, buy silk, and make contacts by the way—in fact, the latter is the main thing.

This time again, it was also under the guise of selling salt. It seemed to be the same as last time, but everyone knew that it was really different.

"The King of Liang doesn't know something. Dong Chang of Yuezhou is surrounded by a group of flatterers. This thief already wants to become emperor." Yan Keqiu didn't answer directly, but talked about another matter. He only heard him say: "The king of Wu sent envoys to persuade him, but he couldn't say anything. Qian Liu from Hangzhou, who had great ambitions, secretly contacted several governors under Dong Chang. .”

Zhu Quanzhong sighed after hearing this: "Dong Chang is a thief, it is really unreasonable."

"That's right, it's just a clown." Yan Keqiu agreed, "However, if the states in eastern Zhejiang were merged by Qian Liu, it would not be what the King of Wu wanted."

Zhu Quanzhong secretly stepped on Jing Xiang's foot.

Jing Xiang understood, and said: "Judge Yan, the king of Wu has tens of thousands of powerful soldiers, and Qian Liu is weak. He can deal with it by sending a partial division. This is not a problem. We are all officials of the Tang Dynasty. Dong Chang is a clown. Of course, it is not a pity to die. However, this thief Shao Shude is a monstrous evil, and the one who usurped the Tang Dynasty must be him, so we should discuss it together."

Yan Keqiu flicked his beard lightly, and said: "The Shao thief deceived the sage, insulted the imperial concubine, colluded with Nei Shu, and made trouble for the court. He is indeed a traitor and treacherous minister. If you want to punish him, how should you punish him?"

"The king of Qingzhou, Shifan, is also a minister; Luo Hongxin of Weizhou, a minister of talent; Wang Rong of Zhenzhou, a minister of trust; Town, join forces, and destroy the Shao bandits is as easy as turning the palm of your hand. In this way, the ambitious people in the world can be restrained, the evil is punished and the good is encouraged, the evil is promoted, the loyal ministers and the righteous are persuaded, and the rebellious officials and thieves are feared, isn't it beautiful?"

Yan Keqiu laughed and said nothing.

If these several feudal towns can jointly send troops, then there will be ghosts.If you wish to join forces, hundreds of thousands of troops will be sent out. After the Shao bandits are eliminated, who will the territory belong to?Didn't you, Zhu Quanzhong, pick up the biggest bargain?What others got was probably just a little verbal gratitude from Zhu Quanzhong.

Even if there is no possibility of this, it will most likely lead to Quanzhong's kindness and revenge. Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin know this too well.

But then again, Thief Shao sent his troops southward and wiped out Zhu Quanzhong's tens of thousands of horses, including the elite Changzhi Army in ten days. This kind of combat power also made the princes of the world feel uneasy.Even if you don't send troops to support Liang people, you shouldn't hold back. If you are more careful, you may also support some goods to encourage Liang people to continue to persevere.

"After the envoy returns, he can tell the truth to the king of Wu." Zhu Quanzhong said, "I can't let the Shao thief continue to harm me. I have received the great kindness of the late emperor and went out to Xuanwu. I only hope that there will be no thieves and treacherous ministers in the sea, and that the Tang Dynasty will be peaceful, that's enough."

Yan Keqiu was awed when he heard the words, and said: "If all the generals in the world are like Liang Wang, there is hope for ZTE."

Zhu Quanzhong smiled and remained silent.

Of course he could hear a bit of sarcasm in Yan Keqiu's words, but he didn't care, for the sake of saving face, what a fart!

Although he has been unwilling to admit it, but until now, it doesn't make much sense to lie to himself.It is really difficult to stop Xia Bandit's offensive by relying on Xuanwu Town alone, and it is necessary to find helpers.

In fact, Zhu Quanzhong's most promising assistant is Li Keyong.

Really, he most hopes that Li Keyong can join forces with him, even if it is only temporarily.

Li Ke used this person, even if he didn't know it before, he should be able to see it now.In fact, he doesn't have much ambition, and he seems to have a little sense of belonging and affection for Li Tang's royal family.Now that the news that Shao thief is about to usurp the throne is rampant, Li Keyong must be a little touched, right?If he is willing to make a move, the offensive and defensive situation will be easy.

The only disadvantage is probably that Li Keyong is preparing for the war against Ying and Mo Erzhou, and he can't get away in the short term, but Shao thief will definitely not continue to wait, which is the most disadvantageous.

As for Yang Xingmi, alas, it was just a secondary choice.

Last year, Zhu Yanshou was defeated so badly that he almost lost his nerve.This year, they attacked Anzhou again. It seemed like they had won consecutive battles, but they were still invincible.Recently, Hao and Si prefectures have been harassed by the Xia Bandit Flying Dragon Army, which shows that their strength is also very limited.

But there is no way, every ounce of strength is precious now.If Yang Xingmi is willing to dispatch tens of thousands of troops westward to storm Huaixi Town, that would be a great thing.It's a pity that he is half-hearted, so there is nothing he can do.

Li Keyong, Yang Xingmi, and Luo Hongxin are the most important people to win over in the near future. We must draw them to our side, watch and help each other, and advance together and retreat together. Only in this way can we hope to defeat the Shao thief.

If not, everything will be over.

(End of this chapter)