Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 914
Another warm cloudy day.

The spring flood has come to an end, and the Yingshui embankment has survived it without any danger.

Just after a big battle last year, the Xia and Liang armies rushed across the river to attack and harass them, and then searched for land to build pontoon bridges, and the dams were demolished in pieces.

After a lapse of one year, the wounds of the war were slowly healed.The urgently repaired dams withstood the test of the flood, and the people in Xiangcheng, Changshe, Linying and other counties breathed a sigh of relief, and their houses, millet and wheat were saved.

Chen Xu Jiedu made Zhao Jue stand on the east bank of Yingshui, looking at the land to the west.

Over there is Ruzhou, which is now the political center of the Central Plains, and may even be the political center of the whole world.

That person has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, his power is astonishing, and he says what he says.

That man was ambitious and was about to start a new dynasty and proclaim himself emperor and stand on his own.

But that person is also full of desire for control, and cannot tolerate the existence of feudal towns, what a pity, what a pity!It would be great if it was another Dezong.

"Uncle, you have to save me!" Zhao Yan cried while hugging Zhao Jue's leg.

"I don't have the capacity to drink, so I still have to be brave. If that's all it is, you dare to scold Gao Renhou, aren't you courting death?" Zhao Jue touched the wound on Zhao Yan's face and sighed.

Zhao Yan was beaten badly, which is normal.

Everyone has been detained in Luoyang, and he is guarded by state soldiers from Henan Prefecture. Is it difficult to teach him a convenient lesson?If Shao Shude hadn't ordered Zhao Yan to be handed over to Zhao Jue, he would probably have died.

"Uncle, I know I was wrong." Zhao Yan cried, "But I don't want to die."

Zhao Jue sighed deeply.

When the elder brother passed away, he told everyone to work together and support each other.

There is nothing wrong with that.In troubled times, it should be like this.But my nephew was really ignorant this time, causing a lot of trouble.

"Uncle!" Seeing that the situation was wrong, Zhao Yan wiped away his tears, and said, "Last year, when the Xuzhou battle was at a critical moment, how could Shao Shude have won if my Zhao family had not defected? This year, the Zhongwu army fought bloody battles against Yun and Qi. Lianchang, my elder brother is still leading troops in Changqing, and he is about to be sent to die by Li Tangbin. A while ago, I was asked to send five hundred elite soldiers in Xuzhou. There was a lot of anger in the town, and the elders sighed for it. Uncle also did it What else does Shao Shude want? Uncle, he is trying to force our Zhao family to death! He just wants to cut down the feudal clan and find fault on purpose. Uncle, Shao Shude wants to cut down the feudal clan, he did it on purpose, killing me will not help what."

Zhao Jue was taken aback.

In fact, what my nephew said makes sense.But as soon as he was old, he naturally knew that the matter was not so complicated, it was just that his nephew owed something and caused a catastrophe.

If Shao Shude wanted to appease his subordinates, he had to borrow a head.

But—the cutting of the domain is also true, there is no doubt about it.

Why is Luoyang building a large-scale construction project and building a palace?It is definitely not for the saints in Chang'an.

Shao Shude's ambition to become emperor has not been concealed in the slightest.Judging from his consistent style, it is inevitable to cut down the vassal after becoming emperor.However, Chen Xu's position is very unlucky, in the heart of the Central Plains.If the feudal lords were to be cut, they would definitely be the first to be cut.

Are you willing?Are you willing?Zhao Jue didn't know.

But this family business was laid by the elder brother.He was old and didn't want to see his elder brother after his death, and was asked why he lost his family business.

"Get up." Zhao Jue snorted coldly, and said, "You go to the treasury to pick some goods yourself. Don't be too shabby, find a hundred pieces of gold and silverware, and then take a thousand bolts of brocade, and personally pull them to Luoyang to find Gao Renhou apologizes. If he is willing to forgive you, this matter will be over. If not, come back."

Zhao Yan was overjoyed, he stood up in a hurry, choked up and said, "It's better to be uncle."

"In this world, if I don't treat you well, who will I treat well?" Zhao Jue sighed and said, "No one can trust anyone except my own family."

"Dalang, you take a hundred collars of armor, two thousand soldiers, and thirty thousand dendrobium of millet and wheat, and drive them to Ruzhou." Zhao Jue turned his head and said to his eldest son Zhao Jue, "This is to make amends for King Xia. Go and talk carefully. Since I voted for Xia, the officers and soldiers of my Zhongwu Army have always been very obedient. When it is time to send troops and money, have you ever acted rebelliously? If the king of Xia can't tolerate this, I will There's nothing more to say."

"Understood, Grandpa." Zhao Yu replied.

To be honest, he also annoyed Zhao Yan, he was not good at fighting, and his mouth was too big to cause trouble.But in the final analysis, Zhao Yan is still his Zhao family, he is his blood relatives of Zhao Yu, and he must keep it if he can.

"If King Xia doesn't accept these goods. Don't say too much, send people to return immediately, I will care about it myself." Zhao Jue said: "On the other hand, send people to Changqing, find Yu Nu, and tell him that if Xuzhou If there is a change, I will lead my army across the river and join Li Keyong."

Yunu is Zhao Lu, the eldest son of Zhao Ji.

"Okay!" Zhao Yu agreed calmly without any nonsense, and then asked again: "My lord, there are many brave people among the villagers of Chen Xutuan, maybe you can recruit a group in advance, give rewards, and practice more. "

"I have my own concerns about this matter," Zhao Jue said.

After thinking for a while, he sighed again: "King Xia is very powerful, so it is best if the matter can be resolved properly. My Zhao family is extremely obedient, and King Xia's orders come, and I will obey them all. Force my Zhao family to death?"

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"Soldiers and horses from all walks of life besieged Zhangqiu day and night. Liu Wei sent people to sneak attacks on mountain trails for a while, and attacked the west for a while, and crossed the Ji River to harass them. I was defeated. On the [-]th, the army entered the city from the ground and broke the chapter. In Qiuxian County, more than a thousand bandits were beheaded, and thousands of people were captured from all the strong men."

"After taking over Rencheng, Hu Zhen led his troops to advance eastward. He fought against Yan bandits outside Xiaqiu, and retreated to Rencheng when he was a little unfavorable. Zhu Jin led his troops to pursue and was defeated by me."

"Xingmi general Wang Maozhang led his troops to Yishui, was defeated by the Feilong army, and retreated into Yizhou."

"On the [-]th, Shouzhou Zheling Gong came to report that the inner city of Anzhou had been broken, and the thief would capture Qu Zhang. Zhang was seriously injured and died. The captured thieves surrendered [-] troops, all of which were collected and sent to Luoyang."

"The two armies of Wuxing and Guzhen attacked Xihe City, but they failed."

In Bixia Hall, Shao Shude listened to the battle reports from all sides.

The situation is not bad.

Hu Zhen only had less than [-] soldiers in disorder, and he was able to withstand Zhu Jin, fighting back and forth, which was beyond his expectation.

Yang Xingmi's reinforcements were pushed back, which is good.

Wang Shifan's battle was unfavorable, he should be very panicked now, and tried everything possible to contact foreign aid.

Anzhou has been fighting between the enemy and us for many years, and even if it is brought back, the place is dilapidated.Zhe Zongben estimated that he would cry for money and food again, and the Weisheng army had more than 3 cavalry, which was really a lot of expenses.

In addition, when it was not clearly stated that Zhejia would be crowned the county king, the war was at a stalemate. Why did the situation immediately open up as soon as the news spread?Is it because I was working hard before and didn't play well?

But there are some things, it's better to pretend to be confused.In this world, every warrior has the dream of being a warlord, the key is not to give them a chance, this is a kind of protection for both sides.

The Zhe family has fought for so many years, and the price they have paid is not insignificant. They are already conscientious and cannot be criticized too much.

"Take Guo Fu back." After talking about military affairs, Shao Shude talked about political affairs again, only to hear him say: "Taichang Temple, I plan to hand it over to him, let's make preparations as soon as possible."

Taichang Temple is mainly in charge of etiquette, sacrifice, divination, etc. It is a very important institution.

It is said that this will "crash the rituals and ruin the music", so Taichang Temple becomes more and more important.

The institution directly governs the Tianfu, Yuyi, Lexian, and Shenchu ​​four courtyards, all of which are related to prayer and sacrifice to heaven.Under the two Beijing Suburbs Social Affairs Department, Tai Le Department, Advocacy Department, Tai Medical Department, Taibu Department, Gan Sacrifice Department, Fen Temple Department and other institutions.

Ascension to the throne and proclaiming the emperor, Taichang Temple cannot be avoided.They are required to complete a series of etiquettes such as preparing dragon robes, music, offering sacrifices to heaven, etc.

The lack of Taichang Temple, according to the words of later generations, means the lack of "sense of ritual".

Ascension to the throne and proclaiming the emperor, every link must be perfect, and try to be majestic, solemn, and solemn.

This kind of majesty of the emperor's ascension to the throne can make people feel awe from the bottom of their hearts, so that they can put away some thoughts that shouldn't be there.

Like the kind of yellow robe added to the body, to be honest, it's too serious.Such a trifling matter, how much awe do you expect from the generals who put you on the dragon robe and put you on the dragon chair?

Don't they just think that the Son of Heaven is just like that?I connected some people in series, found a dragon robe, put it on the boss, and the boss became the emperor.If one day the boss makes me disappointed, sad, or wronged, I will put it on for others, or I will put it on myself, and the emperor will be like that.

Zhao Guangfeng and Xie Tong were very envious of Guo Yun.

Some people have accumulated some credit by working hard and diligently.

Some people have earned some credit by fighting and fighting with their heads up.

Guo Fu's credit is like picking it up for nothing, and it will be remembered by King Xia, and he will enjoy inexhaustible benefits in the future.

"Wei Weiqing, who do you want to give it to?" Shao Shude asked again.

Wei Weiqing is the chief official of Weiwei Temple.

Weiwei Temple "holds weapons and cultural relics, the three departments of general arsenal, weapons, and palace guards. Those who enter weapons are all registered by their names."

During sacrifices and court meetings, guards of honor are provided.

Palace guards and the like are also under their control.

Even when going abroad, Weiwei Temple will send out people, which is a very important institution.

The Luoyang palace is under construction, and the palace guards and the like will also start to be formed slowly.This position is also very important, Zhao Guangfeng and others really can't recommend it casually.

"Forget it, I will choose from the slave tribe." Shao Shude said: "Let Murong Fu, a thousand households of guards, come over immediately and serve as the Weiweiqing. The palace guards will be formed by selecting a thousand loyal and brave men from the slave tribes. place, to be supplemented."

Zhao Guangfeng and Xie Tong glanced at each other, His Highness's move was really unexpected.

The palace guards did not choose from the armies of Tielin, Tianxiong, Wuwei, etc., nor from the noble children, but chose their own servants on the grassland, which is a bit interesting.

Palace guards are not just as simple as guarding the gate.In fact, they are the people in front of the emperor, and their future is very bright.

Emperor Taizong of the country liked to let Turkic descendants serve as palace guards, and many of these people have become famous.Think about it, too, appearing in front of the emperor all day long, and the emperor often organizes them to train. If they have talents, it is easy to show them and it is easy to get opportunities.

This is a very good promotion channel, just like His Royal Highness's personal soldiers, Yin Anzhi.

It's a pity that it was taken away by those vulgar people on the grassland.

(End of this chapter)