Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 873 Settlement and Practice

Inside Ruzhou Qingshu Palace, Princess Zhe Fangai glared at Ye Li Kecheng, and got into the carriage.

Chong Niang followed behind the princess, also glared at Ye Li Kecheng, and got out of the car with a blushing face.

Ye Likecheng remained expressionless, and shouted for his soldiers to follow, escorting the princess down the mountain.

The convoy drove on the newly built post road and stopped after an hour.

Ahead is a newly established village, relatively large, with more than 200 households.

But the house was built hastily, and it can be seen that it is relatively hasty, so it can only provide shelter from the wind and rain, and it is really not very elegant.

The men, women and children in the village had received the news a long time ago, and they all gathered in the wilderness at the head of the village, waiting silently.

"Meet the princess."

"Meet Zhesheng."

Men, women, and children bowed down and shouted.

"Please get up quickly." Zhe Fangai clapped her hands and said, "You are all the king's editors, so you don't need to see outside. Your husband is away in battle, and I am very concerned about it. I specially ask my concubine to come and visit, and give me some wine, meat, money and silk."

After all, he ordered his followers to pull the carriage over and distribute the property.

Everyone was overjoyed and got up to thank each other.

They are all family members of the Tielin Army, and they moved to Ruzhou before the end of last year.

The current situation is tense, and the threat of Hedong is no longer just an imagination, but is becoming more and more substantive.Therefore, the family members of the Tielin Army began to relocate and settled in the empty and wild Ruzhou-the wildness of Ruzhou was not caused by natural conditions, but by war.

As a pro-army that Shao Sheng trusted very much, the Tielin Army's family members' resettlement places are quite eye-catching.

Scattered between Yique and Linru, they naturally guard the most important pass in Luonan. They use Yishui and Rushui to irrigate farmland and graze cattle and sheep, becoming the screen protector on the south side of Luoyang.

So far, Ruzhou has added more than 2 households and more than 58000 people, and the book population has also surged to more than 31 households and more than [-] people.

The population has increased, but recovery will take time.And Ruzhou will be exempted from tax for the next three years, so there is enough time for them to recuperate.

The families of the left and right Yicong armies, composed of the three armies of Yicong, Feng'an, and Tianzhu, will also begin to move after the Spring Festival.The family of Feng Anjun is in Wenxi County, Jiangzhou, and the family members of Yicong and Tianzhu are still in Guanbei. They originally planned to move to Jinjiang this year, but now they simply turn to Dongdu Town—the former can come soon However, the latter two will take several months, and the states and counties along the way also need to prepare a batch of supplies.

Han Jian, the governor of Ruzhou, also came, and after seeing the ceremony earlier, he stood aside.

Zheshi fruit has the style of a queen, which is amazing.

King Xia was away on an expedition, and she wooed the families of civil and military generals in the rear, often held wife banquets, and had a close relationship.

After Tielinjun's family moved here, they worked tirelessly and did not avoid the severe cold, condolences and distribution of rewards in person.

With such a virtuous wife, the king still plays with Zhang Hui, it is better to kill her.

The commander of the Ruzhou State Army formed last year, Wuzang Juexiu, also led more than a thousand soldiers to maintain order in the periphery.

The state army has three thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry.When Zuo Yi joined the army for reorganization, he eliminated some old soldiers, about 2000 of them, and asked them to go to the state army to make a living, supplemented by soldiers from Liang.Subsequently, the Shanzhou Academy sent another thousand recruits, and recruited [-] Fan cavalry from the Helong Qiang and Qinan Tatars who were placed here, and formally formed an army.

"For the Spring Festival, let Han Shijun and General Meizang come, and I will thank you on behalf of my husband." Zhe Fangai went to Han Jian and Meizang Juexiu again, and saluted.

"Don't dare, dare not." The two immediately replied.

The king once ordered that when he was away on an expedition, the military and political affairs would be in charge of the royal government and the shogunate (the two are actually a set of teams), and if there was any unresolved or urgent matter and there was no time to report it, the princess would make a decisive decision immediately.

Although the concubine has always avoided suspicion, citing her background and low education as an excuse, she has never interfered in military and political affairs, but the two of them dare not neglect.

This woman is not simple, and the atmosphere of unity in the town is due to the princess, although she has never taken credit for it.

"My husband is conquering Yun and Yan in the east, and the king of Jin will definitely not give up. If he sends out large-scale troops, he is afraid that people's hearts will be disturbed." Zhe Fangai said again: "Liang's land is newly acquired, but people's hearts are not strong. The people are new, and they are waiting to be fed. This is really difficult." At that time, you two have to worry more."

"Princess He Lao urged you?" Han Jianli said immediately: "The seven counties in Ruzhou are well-equipped with officials, soldiers and horses, and they are very stable. It only takes a few years to recuperate. By then, the warehouses will be full and the hearts of the people will be attached."

"Princess, please rest assured, the general will practice soldiers and horses day and night, if anyone dares to make trouble, he will be punished immediately." Wuzang Juexiu also replied.

Zhe Fangai smiled and said: "I have lived in the back house for a long time, and I don't hear about outside affairs. I only listen to my husband who often praises your abilities. I saw you today, the state soldiers are well trained, and you live and work in peace and contentment in the countryside. I can rest assured."

After all, he asked Mrs. Xiao to fetch some gold and silver wares and distribute them to the two of them.The attendants and sergeants who came with them were also rewarded with one or two different fangs, so everyone was so happy and full of praise for Zhesheng.

Ye Li Kecheng watched silently from the side, learning the methods of the princess.Suddenly, he heard someone calling quietly, looked up, and saw Chong Niang waving to him.

He looked embarrassed, and after hesitating for a while, he slowly moved over.

"A Niang is not very satisfied with you." Chong Niang said in a low voice, "What's wrong with you? Even Li Zhong is not as good as him? Even A Niang praises him for his ability to be both right and wrong."

"A Niang" refers to the princess.Although Chongniang's biological mother is Xiaofeng, but the concubine is the aunt, so there is nothing wrong with that.

"This..." Ye Li Kecheng was used to Chongniang's arrogance, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Hmph!" Chongniang subconsciously wanted to grab his ears, but when she realized that she had grown up now, she couldn't be the same as she was when she was a child, so she sat upright and said, "Let's find a chance to go to the army. Don't mess around and come out like a dog." , Don't even think about it..."

At the end, she blushed, and quickly took out a purse and stuffed it into Ye Likecheng's hand, and said, "Zhengzhou is going to form a state army, you can figure out a way yourself. Or, you can wait a little longer, General Tu There may be opportunities in the future."

"General Tu?" Yeli Kecheng was a little taken aback.

"Aniang said that General Tu is the army specially recruited by Grandpa. There must be a chance in the future, because its roots are not in Kansai, even if it is used as an example, it will keep the bugle." Chongniang said quickly: "You Are you stupid? You are not as knowledgeable as a woman?"

Ye Li Kecheng, who practiced martial arts hard since he was a child, and claimed to be the number one in riding and shooting in Hengshan, felt that his IQ was not enough.

The concubine over there had finished talking with Han Jian and the others, so she glanced over there vaguely.Chong Niang immediately put down the curtain of the car, and Ye Li Kecheng also fled.

"Go to Luoyang." Zhe Fangai ordered.

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"Here is the sudden general!" Amidst the sound of drums full of passionate rhythm, two thousand sergeants rushed down the slope like tigers descending the mountain. Dozens of enemies were killed again.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining enemy cavalry fled one after another and stopped fighting recklessly.

"Zhu Jin once suffered a loss in Jinxiang, and even sent cavalry to charge into the infantry. He really does not repent." Shao Shude laughed loudly, pointing his horsewhip forward.

This place is located between Juye and Zhongdu.

After Shao Shude conquered Juye, he heard that Zhu Xuan had sneaked back to Yunzhou and sent people to lure the army and civilians of Yunzhen, so he sent people to make a big publicity, intending to lead the army back to suppress the rebellion.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the army marched northward, and after only two days of walking, they caught Zhu Jin's cavalry.

Zhu Jin subconsciously felt that something was wrong when he saw the sudden generals and the second army in the Yamen waiting in formation.But what about chasing, you have already caught up, and you are willing not to fight?
Then there was the scene just now, Yanzhou cavalry was defeated by General Tu, and nearly [-] cavalry were killed or injured.

But it wasn't over yet, Yin Anzhi rushed over from behind again, aggressively intercepting the retreating Yanren.The thieves were in a panic, chased and beheaded by hundreds, and they were in a panic.

"Your Highness, a member of the thief school has been captured, and more than [-] cavalry soldiers." Not long after, General Tu sent Kang Yanxiao to report.

In the past, Ge Congzhou used infantry to charge and defeated the heavy cavalry in Hedong. Today he charged with sudden generals and armored soldiers and defeated the Yanzhou cavalry.People from Henan are professionals in riding with a step. Sincerely!

"Bring people over here." Shao Shude sat on the tiger skin chair, majestic in the cold wind.

The sergeants happily escorted a man over and knelt him down on the ground.

"What's your name?" Shao Shude asked.

The thief school hesitated for a moment, then got kicked a few times, and immediately said: "Sinner Dong Fujin, Taining Army Primary School."

"I'll let you go back and say something to Zhu Jin." Shao Shude said.

Dong Fujin was ecstatic, and immediately replied: "Please speak, King Xia."

"Mr. Zhu used to fight against Quanzhong with me. I still remember this kindness." Shao Shude said: "How can there be such a trouble now? Why bother? Why bother? I have always treated people generously. Vote for me, it will be of great use."

Dong Fujin nodded repeatedly.

"The military envoy Qi Bi of the Flying Dragon Army also interceded for Duke Zhu, saying that Duke Zhu was extremely brave, capable of walking and riding, and capable of both arrows and spears. It would be a pity that such a great general was buried in the wild grass. I keep my word, if I can Don't doubt that I will give you the position of Fang Zhen!" Shao Shude said again: "If you are stubborn and the soldiers come to the city in another day, it will be too late to regret. How can you learn from Liu Cun's matter?"

Liu Cun defended Juye, and finally ended up with a decapitated body.

Perhaps he once thought about surrendering, but he was coerced by the sergeant and failed to surrender.But there are no ifs in life, and those who refuse to surrender will end up like this.

"Give him a horse and let him go." After finishing speaking, Shao Shude waved his hand and ordered.

Dong Fujin left with gratitude.

"General Zhang, what do you think of our army?" Shao Shude called out general Zhang Congchu and asked.

Zhang Congchu was originally a general of Yun, but after He Gui mutinied and came to power, he, as the governor, rushed to Yanzhou in a hurry to join Zhu Jin.

Zhu Jin led troops to attack Yunzhou, He Gui was expelled by the soldiers, Zhang Congchu returned, and once wanted to be a Jiedu envoy.However, Zhu Wei, governor of Qizhou, relied on his status as a member of the Zhu clan and came to power with Zhu Jin's support, Zhang Congchu had no choice.

When Shao Shude attacked Yunzhou at night, Zhang Congchu was celebrating the New Year in the countryside. Hearing of the loss of Yunzhou, he fled in a hurry and went straight to Lu County.

Unexpectedly, Xia Jun came even faster, beheaded Yin Wanrong on the way, and then captured Jeju Pass, encircling Lu County.Zhang Congchu led troops out of the city to fight in the field, and was defeated, so he surrendered with the remaining 2000 men.

"The army is majestic and powerful, and the Yun soldiers are inferior." Zhang Congchu replied.

"I want to take two thousand of your troops away from Yunzhou, but is there someone who is unwilling?" Shao Shude asked again.

"It's a fluke to survive, so what can I say?" Zhang Congchu sighed.

"You are good at comforting the heart of the Yun soldiers. If there is chaos in the middle, there will be casualties under the suppression, which is not beautiful." Shao Shude said.

"As ordered."

"Okay, clean up the battlefield, go south and return to Juye." Shao Shude stood up and ordered.

Nearly [-] sergeants in Yunzhen have been wiped out, and more than [-] have been captured. Basically, only the Qizhou group is left.

After eradicating them, the soil for the upper and lower divisions of Yunzhen basically disappeared.

Shao Shude recently studied what Li Keyong did in Youzhou.

There were constant rebellions in Yanzhen before. The root cause was that Li Keyong recruited and accepted rebels all the way in order to win quickly, so that a large number of local officials, generals, and warriors in Yanzhen remained in their posts.

In the era of feudal separatism, sometimes you don't even need to fight to get a piece of territory.

There was a bandit in Hunan who went down the mountain, and he succeeded in convincing a group of soldiers to support him as the governor by talking about it.

Zhu Xuan was born as a warrior in Qingzhou.Back then, I followed my boss Cao Quanxuan to Yunzhou to take office. In fact, I only brought 3000 people here, but as long as you get the support of [-] Wufu from Yunzhen, outsiders can also serve as Jiedu envoys.

When Tian Bu returned to Weizhou from Chang'an, he took up the post almost alone. Wei Bowufu said to him: "Shangshu can do the old things in Heshuo, so he will live and die."

As long as Tian Bu represents Wei Bowufu's interests, then Wei Bowu will follow him through life and death.Of course, Tian Bu was loyal to the imperial court and could not represent the interests of Wei Bowufu's separatist side, and was forced to commit suicide in the end.

Li Ke used considerable benefits from Wufu of Youzhou, so he gained the territory of Youzhou in name, but also planted the seeds of rebellion.Once the Youzhou warriors feel that you are not good enough, rebellion will happen in minutes.Later, Li Keyong came to his senses. Facing one after another of rebellions, he killed the most thorny ones and collected the rest. After several years, it is much more peaceful now.

Shao Shude felt that if he now promises Qizhou warriors to continue serving as soldiers in the local area, and the property in the state will be collected by themselves, under the background of the overwhelming army, these people might be able to behead Zhu Qiong to surrender.

But this is meaningless, and it is no different from what Li Keyong did in Youzhou in the first place.

Now that we have come, we will solve the soil of the separatist regime once and for all, at least first eradicate the most superficial separatist forces, and as for the deeper ones, take your time.

Physical annihilation, division and disintegration, intimidation and coercion, incorporation and annexation, and all kinds of means are used to practice for solving the Hebei problem in the future.

(End of this chapter)