Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

"Whoo! Whoosh!" The arrows flew out continuously, and the screams were endless.

Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when the archers on the wall of the village were suppressed, the sergeants clamored loudly, stepped up their efforts, and soon broke open the gate of the village and rushed in.

The boundless fireworks quickly ignited, and the cries of men and women rang out throughout the afternoon.

Shao Shenli, governor of Cangzhou and governor of Cangzhou, Boyifei and other state appeasement envoys, stood on his horse, watching the wolves and tigers of the state soldiers wreaking havoc in the stronghold, with a smile on his face.

This should be the last unruly cottage in Yizhou, at least on the surface.

It has been more than ten years since Gao Renhou garrisoned in the middle of Guizhou, and then he was ruled by the third brother and the fifth brother. Zangzhou has gradually changed from a place full of barbarians to a region that has just seen its glory. , the contrast is extremely sharp.

Of course, this process was neither smooth nor tender, but full of iron and blood, just like this afternoon today.

How can you not see blood when you change the soil and return to the flow?

An hour later, seeing that it was getting dark, Shao Shenli ordered to set up camp on the spot.

The two thousand sergeants got the order and immediately began to clean up the cottage.

The cottage is not big, and it has been able to stand strong until now, only relying on danger.Thousands of people lived inside, and the rest of the soldiers could only find a place to camp outside the cottage, enduring the damp forest and mosquito bites that had just rained.

Fortunately, a lot of livestock were found in the village, and they were all slaughtered. Everyone had a good time eating, but they didn't care so much.

"Dutou." The soldiers brought the rice cooker, which was filled with broth.

"There's too much meat, pick a few pieces out and distribute them to the soldiers." Shao Shenli said.

The soldiers didn't say anything else, and immediately executed it.After a while, the sergeants who received the meat nearby got up and thanked them one after another.

Shao Shenli waved his hand with a proud face.

He knew the means of buying the morale of the army, and he also knew that it would be more effective to say a few beautiful words while the iron was hot.But it's meaningless, it's unnecessary, he was once despised by others, he has strength now, his martial arts and military strategy are not weaker than others, he needs to win the respect of the soldiers by strength, not by these small tricks.

The sparse shouts from many years ago seem to be still in my ears.Others may think it's nothing, but he thinks it's a shame that he can never wash away.

Over the years, he has sweated recklessly and practiced martial arts hard. He was not afraid of life and death, and went to battle. He privately consulted his father's military strategy and eagerly learned various military methods-he really couldn't bear to ask the people around him for advice. If you lose face, then you should lose face in front of your father, and seeing his father's gratifying smile warms his heart.

He is thin-skinned and has his own pride. He will never admit defeat, even if he dies.

Between being despised and dying, if he had to choose one, he felt that he would probably choose death.

Some things have almost become obsessions and demons.

"Dutou, everything is ready, when is the departure?" The guard came over again and asked in a low voice.

"Go back to Cangzhou, make the delivery, and then leave." Shao Shenli said.

Of course, this "departure" does not refer to the class teacher, but refers to returning to the capital.

Since Tongguang took office four years ago, he has been in Zang, Bo, Yi, Fei, Nan and other states for two full years and seven months.

During his tenure, almost all civil affairs work was entrusted to his subordinates.

Since the war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, many scholars from the Central Plains have sought refuge in central Guizhou.These people are familiar with the people's conditions, and have entered various counties to serve as officials and small officials.With them around, it really doesn't matter what the place is.

And he is paying close attention to the work of reforming the land and returning it to the local people.

This job, which undoubtedly meant a lot of fighting, was exactly what he liked.

He took the state soldiers and attacked everywhere to put down the rebellion and killed the thieves with terror.

The cave masters of Zhuzhou shouted "Here comes a brave Shao Jialang", which made him secretly very happy.

The third brother and the fifth brother are handsome talents who plan strategies. They can command troops to fight, but leading troops to kill is definitely not their specialty.

Shao Shenli was different from them.He is very brave, and often goes straight to the enemy's line, beheading generals and killing the enemy, boosting morale.

After more than two years, the soldiers of the state were really convinced, and when discussing privately, they all praised the bravery of the seventh prince.

Shao Shenli occasionally heard the evaluation of him from the soldiers, and every time this happened, he was so excited that he couldn't restrain himself, his face turned extremely red.

He chatted with his father about these "interesting things" in the letter.Father keenly discovered the problem and said that he cared too much about other people's opinions and evaluations.

Shao Shenli thought about it carefully, and it was true.But he can't change it, he likes others to say that he is brave, praise him for being awesome, he morbidly pursues the affirmation of others, even if he is tired of being famous, he will not hesitate.

He doesn't really know what he's after...

This time his father sent a middle-ranking official to Zangzhou to call him back to Beijing. He had a vague idea of ​​what was going on, because his father had already confessed to his mother.

He is old, 26 years old this year.As a prince, it's time to do something for this family.

He used to miss the prosperity of the capital very much, and he was unwilling to leave no matter what.Now I feel that the people in this place are all prejudiced against him, and the impression is still the same as when he used to go around the brothel and mess around.

Only his father, who has been paying attention to his growth all these years, wrote to him, pointing out his shortcomings and praising his progress.

The only bond to leave the capital is probably his father.

Father is old, and once he leaves, he may never see him again.

But he also wanted to escape from the capital. He would rather be bitten by mosquitoes, fight wild men, and drink blood in a ravine than return to the place where he was once shamed and humiliated.

His father wanted to "drive" him away and let him go to Bahana.

He had been to that place, and had even galloped on horseback.

There are towns surrounded by rivers, orchards, and wheat fields everywhere, and the camel bells of caravans can be heard everywhere, and there are traces of the Central Plains Dynasty's marching troops since the Han Dynasty.

This is actually a good place, and it is no problem to support more than 100 million people.

Father wanted to take this place as his fief and give him the power to feud a state and build a country, and he was very happy.The reason for his happiness is not that he has a fiefdom, or that he can be self-sufficient, but that he has been affirmed by his father and others. He is no longer the poor wretch who was ridiculed by the soldiers of the Imperial Army. He has stood up now.

"Puhanhan..." Shao Shenli finished the last sip of soup, casually wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said, "Zheng San, are you willing to follow me to the Western Regions?"

"Your Highness..."

Shao Shenli stared.

"Dutou!" The soldier Zheng San immediately said: "I am your soldier, if I don't go with you, who will I go with?"

Shao Shenli punched him, laughed loudly, and said: "You are all my elders, in the future you will have the same blessings and share the same hardships."

"Xie Dutou." Zheng San smiled.

The other soldiers heard this and rushed over one after another.

Looking at their enthusiastic faces, Shao Shenli was very happy.People always need a team.A fief cannot be built by oneself.These soldiers who have been fighting with him for many years include outlaws he recruited himself, palace guards sent by his father to protect him, and veteran soldiers of the imperial army who have been fighting for half their lives...

With them, there will be a backbone of officers.The rest can only come slowly.

The next day, the state soldiers who had rested overnight returned to the city.

Before leaving, they set a big fire and reduced the cottage to ashes.In this case, even if there are still barbarians hiding in the mountains and forests, they will not be able to return to their former home, so go down the mountain honestly and accept the registered household Qimin.

******
On the first day of November, under the "farewell" of the officials, Shao Shenli got on his horse and led three hundred soldiers to the north. He left Zangzhou, which had been in power for nearly three years, and returned to Luoyang.

The officials felt very happy that the killer had finally left.

Of the three princes who have left town in Cangzhou successively, this seventh prince is the most belligerent and fiercest.

If it's just this, that's all. After all, it may not make sense to reason with the barbarians. In the end, they will have to fight each other. It's not necessarily wrong for the king of Chu to do so.

But this prince likes to rush to kill himself too much!
If something goes wrong, can they please?Of course not!

It's not easy for everyone to be an official. Some people got their official positions through meritorious deeds on the battlefield. It's all over.

But if you can’t be persuaded, you can’t be persuaded!
The Seventh Prince often leads troops to go out on expeditions. Sometimes he marches late at night and surprises the enemy;

No matter what kind of behavior they are, it is too much for them, because it is too easy for accidents.

Now he's gone, very good, very good!Everyone immediately went to a small gathering and had a few drinks to celebrate.As long as they leave Zangzhou, even if the Seventh Prince drowns while going to the toilet, it has nothing to do with them, really, that's great.

Shao Shenli vaguely knew what the officials thought, he didn't care, and he didn't care.

It took more than half a month to ride horses and boats before leaving Guizhou and arriving in Kuizhou.Then changed to a larger ship and went down the river to Jingzhou.

Jingzhou's popularity has recovered a bit, and business has also improved a lot.Even at night, the pier was brightly lit, and ships berthed one by one, and the merchants were full of chatter, completing one transaction after another.

Shao Shenli turned a blind eye, and only asked his soldiers to buy some dry food here, and then went north again, passing through Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Ruzhou, and returned to Tokyo at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

When he was standing in front of the Changxia Gate, he looked back at the way he came, and he was already lost.

After the new year, I will be 27 years old, and I am only three years away from the age of [-].

Some things may be God's will.

He was not in a hurry to enter the city, but quietly admired the flow of people coming and going, and greedily breathed in the fireworks of Luoyang.

After a long time, he led the horse into the city.

Luoyang is destined to exist only in his memory.

The unspeakable shame and the warm care of my father are all engraved in this cold winter day.

Next, he will go to the Western Regions to accept the affirmation of more people.

He knew that living like this was tiring, but—this was himself.