Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1727 Recuperation
After returning to Beijing, the first heavy snowfall of this winter fell one after another, and it stopped in two days.

When the snow stopped, Shao Shude planned to go hunting in Shendu Garden, but he felt unwell, so he stayed in Shangyang Palace to recuperate.

He decisively stopped taking sea dog pills.

Zhang Juzheng ate a lot of this stuff in his later years, and eventually died. It may have been due to overwork, or it may have something to do with sea dog pills.

Shao Shude was dismissive of this thing from the beginning, and during his tour, he hinted to the Imperial Medical Bureau to make this thing and offer it to his concubine. He lost count of how many pills he took during this period.

Anyway, after he got this thing, he became more powerful and had troubles with Queen Yan of Gaochang, Queen Gao of Bohai, Queen Shulu of Khitan, Zhong, the young concubine and others.

Although he considered himself to be physically stronger than the scholar Zhang Juzheng, he was still several years older than Zhang Juzheng. If he continued to eat it, he might die suddenly.

He has now figured out that some things cannot be forced.

Li Siyuan was able to give birth to his son Li Congyi at the age of 65 and a daughter at the age of 66. His physical fitness was indeed good, although he only lived to the age of 67.

Don't envy others.

You don’t have to take sea dog pills. You can still cheer up by taking more rest and lengthening the intervals.

"Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine." Zhong brought a bowl of dark medicinal soup and said softly.

"Okay." Shao Shude picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Mr. Zhong was about to speak but stopped.

She is now pregnant with a swollen belly and is several months pregnant. She is very dissatisfied with the fact that the saint is still indulgent at such an age, so she does not hesitate to seek help from tiger and wolf medicine.But it was very contradictory. She opposed the saint's licentiousness, but she took serving men as a matter of course, and she didn't know where to start.

"Okay, I know it well." Shao Shude caressed Fuzhong's bulging belly, and said with a smile: "This may be my last child."

Mr. Shao held a book and looked at it.She was pregnant earlier than Zhong, so the saint couldn't hold back when he thought of her identity.

"Your Majesty must take care of the dragon body." Zhong sighed, then walked behind Shao Shude, gently pressed his shoulders, and said, "There is an envoy from Persia who has been waiting for Your Majesty for several months."

"I heard that he has bought a house in Beijing, so why?" Shao Shude asked.

"I heard that the man wrote a book in Persia, which made the Persian king Long Yan very angry and wanted the envoy." Zhong said: "The envoy was also quite popular. Someone tipped him off, so he stayed in Luoyang. Dare to go back."

"What book did you write?"

"That's the one." Zhong pointed at Hao and said with a smile.

Hearing their conversation, Xie burst out laughing.She closed the book and asked, "Does Your Majesty understand the book in Sogdian language?"

"Be careful, I'll take two sea dog pills and I'll deal with you severely." Shao Shude was originally joking, but looking at Shao's bulging belly, he felt a little embarrassed that he didn't even need to take medicine.

Xie Shi seemed to feel something, and looked at him with pleading eyes.

"Let me go first." Shao Shude said with a smile, "What's the name of the book?"

"'Hu Da's Whip'." said Mr. Shao.

After speaking, she selected a few passages that she thought were interesting and read them to Shao Shude.

Shao Shude couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Tam, the author of this book, summoned him several times. Because he was familiar with the customs of various countries and fluent in many languages, he once wanted to keep him as an official in Daxia.Unfortunately, Tam wanted to return to his hometown, so he gave up.Turns out he was wanted for a book?
"Wanted by the Persian government or the church?" Shao Shude asked.

"They're all wanted, but someone from the government tipped him off," Zhong said.

"Persian ministers and nobles are also not religious in their beliefs." Shao Shude said with a smile: "It is not that they have no contradiction with the church. In fact, the contradiction is not small. There is no concession in the struggle for power, something that touches the soul. .”

Mr. Zhong glanced at Shao Shude.

If the Persians are like this, how can the saints be the same?

If there hadn't been the serious illness in Ezhou, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been willing to hand over power, right?As soon as he returned to the capital, he immediately summoned the prince to come and ask questions, learn about military and state affairs, and give advice on gains and losses.Later, he ordered the chiefs of the grassland tribes and the palace supervisors of the slave tribes to come to Luoyang to hold a heaven-sacrifice meeting in February and March next year - this time the prince will preside over it.

The attitude of entrusting family wealth is very obvious.

But before that?What's the attitude?Anyone with eyesight can see it.

It is absolutely not allowed to interfere with the imperial army on a large scale. If the prince dares to do so, the sixth prince will be recalled to Luoyang from Baping City with an edict.What followed was a bloody storm, and the result was obvious. As soon as the saint went to the army, the generals who followed the prince had to kneel down and abandon their weapons.

The changes in the world are so unpredictable.The prince's long wait finally got the result.

Thinking of this, a feeling of sadness suddenly rose deep in Zhong's heart.

Although she was "presented" by the family, how could she not have feelings in her heart after being with the saint for more than ten years?At least, she acted upright and recognized the saint's achievements very much. She believed that he was a hero who brought benefits to the people of the world and was also a person who sincerely worked. In this world, there are many officials and too few people doing things.

Nowadays, even the Saint is feeling a little uncomfortable indeed.Shao also vaguely felt a little melancholy, so he changed the subject and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I heard that the book "Hu Da's Whip" has sold thousands of copies in Bukhara, and more than a thousand copies each in Samarkand, Shashi and other places. Once this book was published, it spread far and wide. I think it may be available in Baghdad, but even though it is a banned book, many people are secretly collecting it."

"So what?" Shao Shude said subconsciously: "Do I still need them to make my name famous?"

"It's always good to let more people know the majesty of the Supreme Emperor." Shao said, "Maybe there will be fewer wars."

"Send a copy of this book to Pijia." Shao Shude said with a smile.

Shao rolled his eyes at him.

Shao Shude was elated.What was Shao's attitude towards him before?Even though he was lucky, he looked like he was dying heroically, but now, he is already flirting.

"Have you read "Commerce" and "Land Rent"?" Shao Shude looked at Xie and asked.

"seen it already."

"how?"

"It seems to make some sense."

"It doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not, the exam will be taken in two years anyway," Shao Shude said.

In fact, these two books were printed and distributed around the world a year ago.It was originally planned to be a separate book and one miscellaneous classic would be removed, but later it was simply added to "Zhizhi", turning it from three chapters to five.

Shao Shude worked so hard to educate the official reserve officers in order to reform the three views of the Jinshi, improve their horizons, and prevent them from slipping into the direction of corrupt Confucianism.

In the imperial examination two years later, the five chapters of the new "Zhizhi" will be tested, and this book will be promoted to a major classic and no longer a medium classic.

With seven years of experience in Tongguang, students all know that the book "Zhi Zhi" is an incredible book, and more than half of the questions are related to it. If you don't study hard, you will be committing suicide, and you have no one to blame.

The transformation of society is carried out bit by bit, moistening things silently.

After chatting with the two pregnant women for a while, Shao Shude's mood became better and better.

At that time, it was just noon and it was warm in the Lichun Hall.After Shao Shude drank the medicine and drank a cup of tea, he came to the forest garden in front of the palace, half lying on the bed, enjoying the warm winter sun.

Mrs. Liu hurried over holding a stack of memorials.

Zhong shook his head slightly.

"Put it on the desk." Shao Shude said lazily.

"Yes." Mrs. Liu responded.

"Is there any urgent memorial?" Shao Shude asked.

"The Taifeng Gong clan has withdrawn its troops," Liu replied.

"Hmm." Shao Shude waved his hand, signaling Liu to help himself.

The war between the three countries on the Korean Peninsula broke out about a few months ago. Shao Shude was still on the road at that time. After hearing about it, he did not give a clear answer, but asked Honglu Temple to step up his investigation of the news.

New news came soon, and Gong Yi sent more than 2 people to Silla to the south, sinking more than ten cities in a row.

After hearing this, Shao Shude finally felt ashamed.

He sent someone to mediate, but no one paid attention, and the fight continued.As a result, the Privy Council immediately received an order to mobilize troops.

The Dongnae Town Army took the lead in dispatching to help the Silla army repel the invading enemies.Then, they continued to attack westward, forcing back the Baekje army who was trying to take advantage of the situation. Regarding this matter, Shao Shude has never understood why Baekje Zhenxuan refused to join forces with Silla to deal with Taifeng, but instead wanted to take advantage of the situation. .

Lian Wu and Cao refused to play, so what was going on?Is your brain flooded?
In fact, it was the Liaodong soldiers who moved south from the north that really put huge pressure on Tai Feng.They were undergoing winter training at that time, and more than [-] people quickly went south and entered Lezhou.

There happened to be a rebellion by a local wealthy family in Lezhou, and they were suppressed on the spot by Nanxiafu soldiers. Later, a large number of people were implicated, and three to four thousand families were exiled at once.

The progress to the south was unfavorable, and the north was facing threats. It was foreseeable that Gong Yi would eventually succumb.

After this war, the reunification of the Korean Peninsula became far away.At least in Shao Shude's view, it is unlikely for decades.

The Tang Dynasty made the mistake of withdrawing its troops once, which allowed Silla to unify. The Xia Dynasty had no ties from other directions for the time being, and it was impossible to fall into the same trap again.

The most important thing now is to take advantage of this successful military intervention to step up the "Khotanization" of Silla.Shao Shude plans to hold a review in two days and select a group of officials with relatively good quality to go eastward - the number is tentatively set at 20 - to Silla to serve as assistant officials at various levels of government.

This is an old trick from the Tang Dynasty, and it is very effective in countries in the Western Regions.In the end, the Tang Dynasty controlled the tax revenue of Khotan, Qiuci and other countries. There were Tang Dynasty officials in the most basic government offices, and the entire country was almost peacefully evolved.If Tubo hadn't taken advantage of the situation and marched north after the Anshi Rebellion, forcibly interrupting this process, the countries in the Western Regions might have abolished vassals and established counties, becoming the main states of the Tang Dynasty.

Shao Shude is preparing to repeat this process in Silla, and has made a good start so far.

(End of this chapter)