Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 441
The auspicious snowfall from the sky indicates that next year may be a good year.

On the surface, Li Fan was sincere and frightened, secretly ecstatically living in Jiedushi's mansion, while Shao Shude temporarily lived in Wang's old house.

The bloodstains had been cleaned up long ago, and the heads were taken away and buried.

Wang Gong was brutal and bloodthirsty, and all his enemies would be beheaded and placed on the table in front of him.In his family, he didn't know how many heads were stored, and he didn't know where he got so many so-called enemies.

"In Luonan Road, the sergeants are working very hard. Winter clothes, wine and meat, and charcoal are indispensable." The old Wang's house is now an office, and documents from all over are flying in like snowflakes.

Those of the military government, the shogunate government, the military envoy's yamen, the coach's envoy's yamen, the governor's office, the Guanbei states, and the troops stationed in Shaanxi, Guo, and Huazhou...

Zhao Guangfeng has rushed back from Chang'an.

He was sent there mainly for the establishment of a town in Shanguohua, but now things have changed, and it would be a waste of time to stay in Chang'an, so it is better to come back to handle official business.He is in charge of 30 NO.[-] people, and it is not good to leave it to his deputy, Guo Fu.

Zhu Liang, the food envoy, responded again and again, and said again: "Commander, there are people in Dangxiang Mountain in Xiashi County complaining that they have gone out for several months, but they have not gained much. Do you want to..."

"He ran for thousands of miles, but he really didn't get any money. How about just saying a few words?" Shao Shude glanced at Zhu Liang, and said, "After the winter solstice and New Year's Day rewards are issued, let's give them an extra time on the Lantern Festival. Too much, one piece of silk and one piece of money for each person. Li Fan sent part of the money, but it was not enough, so Wang Bian asked Wang Bian to give some more, and Guanzhong distributed some. The silk and silk came from the cloth that Xingyuan Mansion had just sent. This time the entire army is on the expedition, the Bian army has overwhelmed Xiashi County, and the soldiers are also fighting with their heads."

"Of order." Zhu Liang replied.

There are a lot of troops stationed in Xiashi County now, and other things are fine, Zhu Liang is very dissatisfied with the more than ten thousand Hengshan Dangxiangshan people.

In fact, it is the common people!

There are few armors, all kinds of equipment, and the discipline is a little loose. Before the conscription, I am afraid that I was still herding sheep and barley in the mountains.Such soldiers can only defend the city, and Zhu Liang feels that it is too bad to treat them too well.

"Conquering the world requires elite soldiers, as well as ordinary sergeants." Shao Shude seemed to have guessed Zhu Liang's thoughts, and warned: "You let the Tielin army guard the Xiashi Zhubaozhai, is it not an overkill? Let the Wuwei army guard it. Tongguan, isn’t it a waste?”

After sending the food envoy away, Shao Shude stood up and stretched his muscles.

The Bian army tried to attack the passes in Xiaxiashi County, but found that they were too disadvantaged, and now they have given up.

Some scouts went out to reconnaissance, and learned that Zhu Quanzhong conscripted the people of Henan Prefecture, Ruzhou, Zhengzhou and other places, and took advantage of the winter slack to overhaul the passes and fortresses, which was exactly the same as what Xia Jun did.

These killers are not afraid of the severe cold weather!

On the flanking battlefield, the Bian army was also uncomfortable in the mountains. There were only a few thousand people in total, and they withdrew after it snowed.The Tianxiong Army, which was heading for Luonan Road to defend against the enemy, entered Yucheng County, while the Shanguo Army, with more than [-] men, cut down logs for barriers, blocking the best roads.

I can't control the other things, Bian Jun loves the cold weather, so let's go to the mountain ditch.

The Bian Army currently occupies Lushi County in Guozhou.

This is a fairly developed agricultural county in the Luoshui River Valley with a large population.Geographically speaking, it is more convenient to go to Luoyang, but administratively it belongs to Guozhou, which is far away from the mountains.The imperial court was quite scheming when dividing up territories among the various states and states.

The battle with the Xuanwu Army has almost come to an end with the heavy snowfall.

This year, about 13 Henan people were captured, and about [-] of them arrived in Huazhou and Weibei towns. All of them were allocated wasteland, so that they could hurry up and sort it out. After the spring of next year, there will be time to plant a crop of grain, regardless of the harvest. , It would be nice to have some income.

About 4000 people who arrived in Shengzhou were also allocated land, but they didn't know if they would be able to catch up with next year's spring sowing.

Population has always been the most precious resource. Conquering the world is inseparable from people.

At the end of the twelfth month, Prime Minister Du Rangneng finally arrived in Shanzhou. Shao Shude called Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng, two senior staff members, to receive them together.

"The king of Lingwu County played well and attacked Guo with a fake way." As soon as they met, Du Rangneng blamed him.

"Du Xiang is here, so he must teach me." Shao Shude asked instead of answering.

"The war in Shaanxi and Guozhou is raging, and there is a backlog of wealth and goods in the Kanto region in Shanzhou. I have to come to remind you." Du Rangneng sighed.

Even now, some things don't need to be hidden.

Shao Shude has brought down the current huge situation, and everyone can see that it is already uncontrollable, and it is meaningless to tell lies, let alone in such a private situation today.

"This year's goods have already arrived in Shanzhou before the war started, and some people have released them more than a month ago. Could it be that there is a shortage?" Shao Shude asked.

"There is this year's one, but what about next year's?" Du Rangneng shook his head and said, "Will there be a war in Shaanxi next year? If there is a war, will the river transport stop?"

"Even if there is a war in the next year, what harm will it do to the water transportation? As long as Quanzhong keeps opening the water and paying the road, a certain one will not be cut off."

Du Rangneng was quite satisfied with this promise, and then he had to go to Bianzhou to talk to Zhu Quanzhong, but he didn't know what Quanzhong, who had always shown himself as a loyal minister, would say.

"Here in Shanguo, how does the King of Lingwu plan to end it?"

"After Li Fan was promoted to stay in the Shanguo Army, it is hard to say much. The imperial court might as well follow the trend and officially issue an edict to appoint Li Fan as the military envoy of the Baoyi Army."

Du Rangneng took a deep look at Shao Shude.

Zhao Guangfeng was active in Chang'an a while ago, and it seems to him that he wants to combine Shaanxi, Guo, and Hua into one town, and the situation will change, so Shao Shude doesn't force it anymore.

Du Rangneng felt slightly regretful.If possible, he would like to be the Jiedu envoy. In Chang'an today, there is really no hope.

"Feng Xingxi of Junzhou has always taken care of the Yunxiang Transshipment Institute, enabling Jiangnan's goods to enter Beijing..."

"The imperial court might as well order Zhao Dechen to move to the town."

Du Rangneng's face turned black, the court didn't want to be troublesome!

"The Loyalty Army entered the Zuoyuan to submit a form, and Zhao Dechen, the king of Huai'an County, announced that his son Kuang Ning was the governor of Xiangzhou." Du Rangneng suddenly revealed a piece of news, the implicit meaning of which is self-evident.

Both Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng were stunned.

The Loyalty Army ruled Xiangzhou, and the governor was generally served concurrently by the Jiedu envoy.Zhao Kuangning was originally the governor of Tangzhou, and also the Marquis of Mabu Capital of Qizhou, and now he is also the governor of Xiangzhou. This is a transfer of power.

Obviously, Zhao Dechen was not far from death, otherwise he would not have done this.

such a pity!Shao Shude was a little helpless. Zhe Zongben had too few soldiers on hand. Even if Zhao Dechen died, he would not have a chance to get involved in Xiangzhou, but it seemed that he could find a way to get involved in other places.

"Du Xiang, don't worry, the way of tribute in Junzhou and Shangzhou will not be broken." Shao Shude said absently, still thinking about the Shannan Dongdao.

Zhu Quanzhong overhauled the fortress in Henan Province, and it will not be so simple to go east in the future.It would be great if we can open up the situation in Shannan Dongdao.

"The king of Lingwu County promised to keep the payment, and the purpose of this trip has been completed." Du Rangneng heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "There is one more thing, can Shuofang and Xuanwu resolve their struggle and stop fighting? "

"It's snowing heavily now, isn't it already a strike?"

"Why did the king of Lingwu County deceive me?" Du Rangneng said helplessly, "There are no outsiders today, so the old man just said it straight. What good will it do for Shuofang if he defeats Quanzhong? Ke uses a large army to go south day and night to seize Huai and Meng. , Hua, Zheng, Bian, Song and other states are as easy as turning the palm of your hand, isn’t it cheaper for others? It’s better to fix it, the court decrees a reconciliation, and the two parties take a step back, wouldn’t it be beautiful?”

"Quanzhong repeatedly attacked Erzhu and Shipu, but he could not retreat." Shao Shude said.

Du Rang Neng shook his head, helpless.

In fact, he also knew that it was impossible for Shuofang's army not to harass and attack Xuanwu's army. Zhezong's attack on Junzhou, where was the sword pointed?

All of Shao Shude's actions in the past year were to prepare for the attack on Zhu Quanzhong. How could he give up so easily?

"It seems that I can't solve the matter between you two." Du Rangneng sighed, and said: "The King of Lingwu County has fought for more than ten years and has won consecutive battles. Don't you know that you can't make too many enemies? Zhu Quanzhong, Zhao Dezhen, Wang Chongying and The king of Lingwu County has gaps, if he continues to fight, he will be like that Li Keyong, with enemies on all sides, is it worthwhile?"

"Wang Chongying wants to serve as the governor of the Baoyi Army, what do you think?"

Du Rangneng was silent for a while, then Fang said: "The court thinks it is impossible."

Shao Shude smiled, that's right.

"Du Xiang, your son is very intelligent. I heard that Li Fan wanted to hire him as Lingbao Ling after Shanguo Jiedu stayed. Du Xiang is good at teaching his children, which makes people very envious."

Du Rangneng smiled wryly.

The news that the second son was serving in the Shuofang military shogunate could not be concealed after a long time.Now the sage also has doubts about him, and a villain like Cui Zhaowei is always slandering him.Otherwise, why are those who celebrate the Chinese New Year still running around endlessly?

"If the court is not doing as it should, the Hexi Jiedu envoy will leave his position empty." Shao Shude said tentatively.

He has always served as the Jiedushi of Hexi.If Du Rang is willing to do it, then he will be another Xiao Wei.

Where Hu Feng is strong, people like Xiao and Du who have great appeal among the scholar group have to govern the government.There is no other reason. These people have deep roots and great influence, and can attract many talents.

Du Rang was a little moved.

The Jiedushi of Shaanxi and Guohua is not good, but the Jiedushi of Hexi seems to be good.Now he has a deep understanding of the beauty of Xiao Yu's jumping out of the circle of the court and leaving the town of Hezhou.

Feel free!There is no need to worry about losing the holy family one day, being relegated to the southern miasma, or even being given to death halfway.

Cui Zhaowei is a man with bad intentions and a cruel heart. Maybe he will turn the ship over one day.

Xiao Yan left, Kong Wei wanted to leave but did not succeed, if Xu Yan was lucky enough to leave the town of Guangzhou, if he also left, who would be left in the court?

But the current situation is really sad.

Shao Shude attacked Guo on the false road, and went east to Luoyang, beating Zhu Quanzhong into disgrace, and defeated several generals in a row.

Regardless of who wins in the end, he or Zhu Quanzhong, it will be difficult for Huanghuang Tang to come back.

Perhaps, leaving the town of Liangzhou is also a good way out.

It's just that in this way, he will be tied to Shao Shude to death.

Du Rangneng carefully looked at the face of Shao who was sitting in front of him again, and remained silent for a long time.

……

Du Rangneng lived in Gantang Station outside the city that day.

Shao Shude hosted a banquet here, and the host and guest had a good time.

After the banquet was over, Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng came to the study tacitly to discuss important matters with Shao Shude.

"I heard the news from the Wang Division from Hedong that Ke Yong met Wang Ke face to face and wanted to marry him as his wife. Has the National Guard Army fallen to Jinyang?" Shao Shude asked while ordering his soldiers to serve hangover soup.

"Marshal, this matter is likely to be true. Datong Maxing also sent back news from the river that Wang Ke's wife died of a sudden illness. He is preparing for the dowry. He wants to choose an auspicious day in the next year and go to Taiyuan to welcome his wife." Chen Cheng He also just received this information from Pei Tong. At this time, he frowned and said: "Wang Chongying reacted quite quickly, this old fox!"

This is the side effect of taking Shanguo.

But there is no way, unless you do nothing, otherwise this kind of thing is hard to avoid. Who made the two towns of Hezhong and Shanguo the gateway to the east of the Guandong?
Hezhong fell to Jinyang, this might just be the first worrying thing.

In the future, if it is very urgent to attack the east of Shannan, the Zhao family will ask Zhu Quanzhong for help if they can't keep it together. What can be done?
You want to take other people's territory, and you are not allowed to protect themselves?
Of course Shao Shude also thought of this point, he tapped the table with his fingers, and after thinking for a while, asked, "Is it possible to win Zhao Kuangning over so that he won't fall for Quan Zhong?"

"Maybe we can send envoys to Xiangyang." Zhao Guangfeng suggested, "The commander-in-chief led tens of thousands of soldiers out of Henan Mansion and killed more than [-] Bian soldiers. Zhao Kuangning should know how powerful he is. Let's try first to see if it will work."

"Then let Li Hang go to Xiangyang as an envoy." Shao Shude said: "Although the possibility is not high, we have to try it out. If it doesn't work, then you don't have to be polite."

"Marshal, before attacking the Shannan East Road, it is best to settle the matter of gold merchants." Zhao Guangfeng reminded: "Li Xiang may not have much time."

Shao Shude pondered.Gold merchants are not rich, but the location is indeed important!
(End of this chapter)