Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 980 Is it acceptable?
Dongdu Garden in Tang Dynasty and Huitong Garden in Sui Dynasty.It is also called Shanglin Garden, which was changed to Fanghua Garden at the beginning of Wude, and Shendu Garden after Wude.

In fact, it is the Forbidden Garden, the Royal Hunting Ground.

Gu and Luo two waters will be in the middle, with a circumference of 120 six miles and a height of one foot and nine feet.There are seventeen city gates, and inside there are eleven palaces including Hebi, Longlin, Mingde, and Huangnu.

At the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the area of ​​the Forbidden Garden was even larger, with a circumference of more than 220 miles, and it is said that it covered an area of ​​[-] square kilometers.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong thought it occupied too much land, and the capital was in Chang'an, so he destroyed it to give it to people.

However, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, because he often came to Luoyang, he rebuilt the city walls and palaces of the Forbidden Garden, as well as the famous waterscape palace Shangyang Palace.

After the Anshi and Huangchao rebellions, don't say anything.

The current Forbidden Garden is densely covered with forests, the river is flooded, there are many bones outside, and broken walls and ruins inside.

Shao Shude often trained sergeants here, mainly Qinbingdu, Yin'anzhi and the palace guards affiliated to Weiwei Temple.

Qinbingdu and Yin'anzhi have been merged into one, and it is still called Yin'anzhi. The commander Li Yixian, the deputy Yang Hongyin, and Duyu Hou Chu Shenping, about 2000 people.

The number of palace guards has now risen to more than [-].

In addition to the [-] slave guards and pro-army members, there are many more children of the chieftains of the tribe, and the children of officials and generals.

Today is the [-]th of May, and Li Yixian, Wei Weiqing and Murong Fu, the commander of Yin An Zhi, brought most of the people here to give a martial arts lecture.

Shao Shude stood on Su Yu Terrace and watched carefully.

Xiao Dilu and Xiao Agu also sat beside him, watching intently.

To be honest, Yin Anzhi's performance is not very good.Half of them are used to being bodyguards and are no longer good at fighting.

The palace guards are not bad, the guards have really fought with Liang Jun more than once.The usual treatment is also good, many people are out of production, and next time we will bring another group of 3000 people, the level is still about the same.

But it's still not that interesting, probably because there has been no war for two or three years.

Shao Shude beckoned, and Murong Fu trotted over.

Shao Shude whispered a few words, and Murong Fu immediately understood.It turned out that Shao Shude planned to transfer 40 sergeants over [-] years old from various departments of the imperial army to join the palace guards, and lead this group of people, don't be too good at it.

Xiao Dilu and Xiao Agu just looked at it for a long time. Although their faces were serious, they managed to hold back because the fighting power of these two armies was not too strong.Among the eight tribes of the Khitan, such troops can also be drawn up, and the Khan's pro-army is even more powerful.

"The envoy is a Khitan hero, and he came all the way, so he must have taught me." Shao Shude suddenly turned to Xiao Di and Lu, and said.

King Xia suddenly opened his mouth, Xiao Dilu almost didn't react. After he stabilized his mind, he said: "Your Highness is the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, covering dozens of prefectures, with tens of millions of people. He is the ruler of the world. He used to guard the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty, and his loyalty can be shown to the sun and the moon. Hen Dejin Khan heard Li Keyong's rebellion, and was very indignant. Now he is willing to join His Highness as a teacher to crusade against Keyong. When this thief is killed, His Highness will get Hedong and Khitan Get Youzhou, the best of both worlds."

"The envoy is straightforward." Shao Shude smiled and gestured with his eyes after speaking.

Zhao Guangfeng understood, cleared his throat, and asked: "Ke Yonggu is rebellious and arrogant, but Khitan has not paid tribute for many years, so he may not be obedient. Just talking in plain language, he wants to earn me to send troops later, it is a good plan."

Hearing this, Xiao Dilu felt sick to his stomach, but he still remembered his responsibilities, suppressed the dissatisfaction quietly rising in his heart, and said loudly: "Ke Yong is based in Hedong and Youzhou, and there are dangers in the mountains and rivers." If King Xia wants to destroy it, I'm afraid it will not be so easy. The soldiers of Youzhou, who have always practiced battle formations, will continue to march westward to the east of the river to fight with His Highness's soldiers. Wouldn't it be beautiful to make a sudden crash to the south one day to contain a large number of Jin soldiers? I think His Highness is the master of heroism, so you should know the pros and cons."

"In the second year of Emperor Wuzong's Huichang, Zhang Zhongwu, the governor of Youzhou, smashed the Xi people, and gave the Khan of the Yaonian family the 'Seal of Fengguo Khitan' from the court on behalf of the imperial court. Time has passed, and I don't know if Khan Hendejin still recognizes Khitan as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty?" Shao Shude asked.

Xiao Dilu suffocated.

Back then, Khitan was not as powerful as Xi Ren.Xi Ren danced so hard that he dared to take in the remnants of Uighur Wujie Khan who had been defeated by the Zhenwu Army, so he was beaten violently.The Khitan seized the opportunity and handed over the Uighur official seal, which was replaced by the "Khitan Seal of Fengguo" bestowed by the Tang Dynasty.Strictly speaking, Khitan is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, or a nomadic vassal town. What Shao Shude asked was whether Khitan would admit this?
Xiao Dilu didn't expect Shao Shude to bring up such old things.With Khitan's current state of mind, of course he didn't want to be a feudal town in the Tang Dynasty, but it was hard to say it clearly, so he was stunned for a while.

"Your Highness, the Khitan is definitely a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty is here, so the Khitan is loyal. Now I have brought five hundred good horses, and I would like to present them to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Agu only said.

These words were soft but hard, with a gun and a stick, Shao Shude heard it.

Xiao Dilu secretly glanced at A Guzhi, and frowned, as if blaming him for not knowing the importance of his words.

Shao Shude beckoned, and a young military academy came over and saluted, "Your Highness."

This person is indeed Tuoba Yichang, the grandson of Tuoba Sigong.

The master of the Jinxian temple, Tuobapu, has no son, and has always regarded this nephew as his son, blowing the pillow wind many times.And Tuoba Yichang did have some skills, he took the young children of the Tuoba family to Yanbei, joined the slave tribe, and was elected as a palace guard.

"This is the lineage of Tuoba Dangxiang in the past, and the eldest grandson of Tuoba Sigong, who is now the guard of Shangyang Palace. Since the Khitan is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, why doesn't it accept the hostage?" Shao Shude asked.

Xiao Dilu and Xiao Agu's expressions turned ugly.

Shao Shude sneered secretly.Khitan's heart was really wild.

In history, they and the party, one is the Jimi force, which rose later, and the other is the Zhenger Bajing Datang Fanzhen.

Khitan is self-reliant, which is understandable.

It would be a pity for the party to stand on its own.Obviously in the Houliang period, the Tuoba family also had a traditional art of the Tang dynasty: military chaos.Tuoba Yichang, the governor of the Dingnan Army, was killed by the government general Gao Zongyi. Zhou Dewei and Li Maozhen joined forces with [-] soldiers, smashed the party, and besieged Xiazhou. They did not escape until Zhu Quanzhong sent troops to rescue him.

During the Later Tang Dynasty, Tuoba Renfu was defeated again, and Xiazhou was besieged.

Shao Shude started in Lingxia, and party matters are no longer a problem. It can be said that he has been deeply integrated into his military and political group and is one of the community of interests.But the Khitan is still rebellious and unruly.

"Of course, the Khitan Mountains are high and the roads are far away, so it's understandable not to accept quality." Shao Shude said again.

Xiao Dilu and Xiao Agu only had doubts on their faces.

"After you go back, tell Shilu yourself, gather your troops and come to meet me. Don't try to negotiate any conditions. The land outside Linyu Pass, you can take it yourself. Youzhou, it is absolutely impossible." Shao Shude said.

Xiao Agu stood up abruptly, glaring at him.

Tuoba Yichang's waist knife was half drawn, and he also glared at him.

"Your Highness has a good plan." Xiao Dilu suddenly laughed, and said: "All the ministries outside Linyu Pass have always been kind to me, and they are all willing to vote. Isn't it ridiculous that Your Highness promised them to Khitan?"

Seeing that Li Keyong had no way to escape, Yan soldiers transferred a large number of troops to the west, and the land outside Linyu Pass should have been theirs.Now you still use this as a reward, wanting Khitan to send troops to fight for you, isn't it ridiculous?
Not to mention, there are still some old accounts between the two parties that have not been settled.

Have you made it clear about King Xi's departure?

Have you made it clear about the ownership of the Yanbei Tribe?
"That's the end of the story, it's up to you whether you want to listen or not. I always treat people with integrity, I don't lie, I don't make big words." Shao Shude said: "Youzhou will definitely not be handed over to you and others."

Xiao Dilu and Xiao Agu just looked at each other.

This trip really went for nothing.Shao Shude didn't even want to lie to them, so he directly refused.With the joint efforts of the two parties, there may be no one to carve up Li Keyong's territory.

And this person is too arrogant, what "gathering troops to meet"?Have Khitan been used as Dangxiang, Uighur, and Tuyuhun?
When I go back this time, it's time to make a careful calculation.It is important to seize Youzhou, but it is also important to curb Shao Shude's ambitions.The speed of his expansion on the grassland is astonishing. Don't let Youzhou fail to win in the end, and his old nest in the grassland was taken away.

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Shengzhou City became lively again.

The summer harvest is just around the corner. Thanks to the continuous construction of waterwheels, even if there is a slight drought this year, the grain harvest has not been greatly affected. It is not a problem to harvest eight or nine buckets per mu—it is indeed less than before, but it is already good.

Zhang Quanyi came to Shengzhou in person and participated in a high-level military and political meeting.

The host of the meeting was old man Yang Yueyang, the commander of the newly formed Jouzhou camp. It is almost customary for the Joozhou camp to be formed every May and disbanded in October.

There was nothing new in the meeting, it was nothing more than the recruitment of various tribes of foreign soldiers, and the states prepared food, grass and equipment to receive the passing army.

The main forces of the Jouzhou camp are the four armies of Iron Cavalry, Dingnan, Feilong, and Xinquan.Among them, the Xinquan army stayed behind, and the remaining 5 cavalry from the three armies attacked. The six patrolling tribes, the two Hengshan tribes, and the Qibi tribe in Rouzhou dispatched [-] men and strong men. [-] people, carrying horses, vehicles, tents, weapons, hay, cattle and sheep, to cooperate with the army.

Zhang Quanyi was not qualified to hear the specific combat deployment, and he didn't bother to care about it.

Marching and fighting have been the shadow of his life, and he really doesn't want to get involved in these things.With that energy, why not go back to the Canzhou farmland to see how the rye is growing.

He has planted two new crops this year, rye and ryegrass. The former is grain and the latter is pasture.This meeting is in a meeting, but my mind has already flown to Liangcheng.

His brother-in-law Jiang Xuanhui sat beside him, listless.

In the past, he was a confidant of Liang Wang Zhu Quanzhong, but now he is a small official in a state outside the Great Wall, let alone his frustration.

Moreover, brother-in-law Zhang Quanyi doesn't seem to have any future, and he is also very useless.

A few days ago, I received a letter from King Xia. Looking at the beautiful handwriting, it was actually dictated by King Xia and written by Mrs. Chu.Zhang Quanyi was entrusted with a lot of things in the letter, and Zhang Quanyi looked very pious as if he was listening to Lun's voice.

With sharp eyes, Jiang Xuanhui saw several large and small ink stains scattered at the end of the letter, and the words became crooked. He didn't know the state in which Mrs. Chu wrote the letter.

That woman gave birth to one son and two daughters for King Xia in one go, and Zhang Quanyi didn't respond when she had three children?

"Let's go!" Zhang Quanyi pushed Jiang Xuanhui away, and said in a low voice.

Jiang Xuanhui came back to his senses, only to see that Yang Yue had already left surrounded by the generals.

Liang Hanyong, who was recently promoted to be the envoy of the Flying Dragon Army, was chatting with people. He was vaguely surrounded by people, his expression full of confidence, and he smiled.

Alas, one emperor and one courtier.Shao Shude is in power, chickens and dogs have ascended to heaven, and his 30-year-old son-in-law has commanded [-] elite soldiers. It is unknown to what extent he will rise in the future.

"We will continue to send [-] dendrobium grains and beans to Rouzhou this year." Zhang Quanyi said, "You and my younger brother Quan En will escort you with the state soldiers. There must be no mistakes."

"Follow orders." Jiang Xuanhui cupped his hands in response, and finally asked: "This time the troops are dispatched to attack Yunzhou, right?"

"I don't know." Zhang Quanyi shook his head and warned, "It's no good if you don't inquire about these right and wrong."

Jiang Xuanhui nodded slightly.

My brother-in-law is like an old man, cautious and prudent, pitiful and lamentable.

"When you arrive in Rouzhou, get acquainted with the chieftains of the Yinshan tribes." Zhang Quanyi lowered his voice and said.

Jiang Xuanhui was taken aback.

My brother-in-law is good at running a relationship network, what do you see?

"In the past two years, I have devoted myself to research and came to a conclusion. King Xia may award the grassland. Qi Bizhang is the first one, and there will be a second one soon. The other grassland tribes are nothing more. It’s not wrong to make friends with the big inspector tribe, Hengshan Yeli clan, and Wuzang clan.” Zhang Quanyi explained: “Qibizhang’s granddaughter can marry Xia Wang’s son, you dare to say that these big tribes will not appear in the future. One, two princesses, queens or something?"

Jiang Xuanhui suddenly realized.

He retracted his previous opinion, brother-in-law is still okay.After reaching this stage, I can still discover something different and slowly start to weave a network of relationships. This indomitable will is really powerful.

The two slowly left the Shengzhou government hall, and there were already sergeants running on the street.I've been lazy in Shengzhou for so long, and I'm about to go out and work hard.

The prairie is about to start fire again.

(End of this chapter)