Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 6 Military Envoy

It was already June [-]st when the three hundred troops from Xicheng arrived at Tiande Army City.

Shao Shude had no time to visit the capital city of the Tiande Army, so he went directly to the Military Academy.

The location of the military prison is in the north of the city, and the area is not small. It looks like two courtyards.Four sergeants in armor and spears stood at the gate. Looking at their figures, they were tall and straight, and their eyes were not squinting.

After Shao Shude arrived with Saburo and Li Yixian, he first greeted him politely, and took out the military documents, saying that he had come to see the military envoy.

Unexpectedly, the sergeants turned their noses up and ignored them. Saburo and the others were furious and scolded directly.

The soldiers of this era are so sturdy, and the Tiande army is already considered "good". In history, they have only killed a general once, and other fiefdoms have killed generals and drove them away.This kind of thing has been done, so what's the point of scolding people?
Shao Shude has a big head.

Although he serves in Xicheng, in theory, you don't need to care too much about who offends Tiande Military City. Anyway, there are soldiers. You will lose your military reputation, which will be a hindrance to authority.

But after all, he was not the kind of domineering and domineering sergeant in his bones.

Who knew that at this moment, the door opened, and a loud shout came from inside: "An dare to insult my warrior?"

Shao Shude took a closer look, but saw a tall man walking out.This man was about seven feet long, with a white face and no beard, wearing a green robe, and was staring at him intently.

It's a little different from the image of the eunuch in your imagination!Tall and full of vigor, the image of the wretched eunuch in the previous life movie is really unbelievable.

Shao Shude guessed that this person was the military envoy Qiu Weidao.

He was wearing a green official robe, indicating that the official was not at the fifth rank. According to the information obtained from the previous inquiries, his official official was the Inspector Prison of the Inner Servant Province, and he was under the sixth rank, so that's right.

After all, Li Dang, No. 1 in Toyosu, was only a fourth-rank official, that is, Governor of Toyosu. The post of Tiande Army Envoy itself has no rank.

When Qiu Weidao shouted, the Chang'an warriors who were standing guard outside the door suddenly came down. They reluctantly opened the door, but they asked to disarm beforehand.

When Shao Shude heard the words, he got angry and glared at them. Why is it not over yet?This is not a weapon to see the emperor or the handsome man, but it is clearly still making things difficult!
Saburo and Li Yixian glanced at each other, then stepped forward and slammed into each other, knocking aside the unprepared Chang'an young heroes. Shao Shude strode in without squinting, and the angry voices of the young heroes came from behind.

"But Shao Shude of the military academy?" Qiu Weidao asked with interest after watching the conflict between his part and Shao Shude and others.

"It's Shao Shude, the supervisor's envoy Mingjian." Shao Shude replied solemnly.

"Guo is a heroic warrior." Qiu Weidao praised, and said: "I have heard that the former parade, the Shao military academy shot on foot, pulled one stone and six fights with a strong bow, and made seven out of eight arrows, winning the audience. I was thinking about what kind of character he was, but when I saw him today, he was indeed very majestic."

"Don't stand still, let's talk inside." Qiu Weidao waved his hand and said, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his dignified military envoy handing over a small team in such a sloppy manner.Shao Shude couldn't figure out the number of his paths, so he walked in.

Different from the majestic and dignified layout in the imagination, the flowers, birds, fish and insects in the prison courtyard, the shade of the courtyard is like a garden.There was a stone table and several stone chairs in the courtyard, and two voices stood by the side holding musical instruments, looking curiously at the warrior who walked in.

Shao Shude didn't look sideways, and when he came in, he stood proudly to the side without saying a word.Qiu Weidao sat down and seemed to ponder what he said. Fang said, "Shao military school hides his body, and it is hard to find anyone in the envoy's personal team. I am very happy to see it."

"I am ashamed to be praised by the military supervisor." Shao Shude replied.He already knew the reason why Qiu Weidao was looking for him. If nothing else happened, he would temporarily serve as Qiu Weidao's escort and pro-military for a period of time in the future.So, at this time, you might as well talk less and observe more to understand how the person of Xiaqiu Weidao is.
"Tenth General Sun has already told you everything that should be said?"

"I already know that this time against the Zhenwu Army, I swear to protect the military envoys comprehensively."

"That's very good. Close the team—" Qiu Weidao smiled when he heard the words, and called a uniformed sergeant.

"The staff is here." While speaking, a big man in iron armor walked in.

Shao Shude looked at it, he was tall and straight, with a strong back and a sturdy waist. He stood still when he came over, and an aura of indifference and self-righteousness naturally dissipated.

"This is Guan Kairun, the envoy is guarding the army, the people of Shanzhou, you two can get close to each other from now on." Qiu Weidao said with a smile, and he looked at Shao Shude carefully.

Before, he had a conflict with Guan Kairun's subordinates, Qiu Weidao naturally knew about it, but for some reason, he did not take the initiative to bridge the conflict between the two sides, but sat on the side and watched how the two deal with it.

To be honest, this is a bit brainless. Both of them are your guards. If there is an open discord, who is the unlucky one will not get points?

Guan Kairun is also interesting, a native of Shanzhou, but he should be able to win over and control a group of soldiers from Chang'an.

However, I heard that Qiu Weidao recruited a gang of desperadoes in Fengzhou again. Those guys, Shao Shude knows nothing better, they are not very disciplined.

"Captain Shao, it's my pleasure to meet you." Guan Kairun folded his fists and said, "We will go into battle in a few days. Although the main force of Zhenwu's army has gone east, it is hard to say what is going on in the prefecture. We are all fighting against each other. There is nothing to be hypocritical, and if you protect the guards and keep them safe when you go into battle, you will get all the credit."

"What the leader of the team said is very true, this is my duty." Shao Shude also clasped his fists in return and said.

"Haha! I made the sergeants protect me, so I don't have to worry about this time! Song Le!" Qiu Weidao was a little happy, and he casually called someone over.

"My lord." A middle-aged man in a long gown walked in and bowed.

"Let Guan and Shao lead the team. This is the new warrior, and all the troops will be rewarded. Well, they will give you six pieces of money and four pieces of silk, and there will be other rewards after returning to town. Let's go." Qiu Weidao waved. waved, said.

"The two team leaders, please come with me." Song Le clasped his fists.Shao Shude and Guan Kairun looked at each other and left together.

In the yard, the sound of silk and bamboo rang faintly again. The Qiu Jianjun was very elegant. He was about to go into battle, and he was addicted to the sound. He really didn't know what to say.

A group of three people walked through the long corridor towards the warehouse.

There were soldiers standing guard in the corridor. Shao Shude observed it. The military appearance was not bad, but he didn't know what it looked like in battle.He remembered that he was also a good player in the formation of the Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty, but when it came to fighting, it was hard to say.

In this day and age, fighting in battle formations mainly relies on morale. The higher the morale, the stronger the combat effectiveness. The children of Chang'an can live a stable life when they are small, and I am afraid that they will not have so much blood and courage.

"The head of the team was from Shen Cejun before?" Shao Shude asked, looking at the silent big man beside him.

"It's just the children of the Shence Army." Guan Kairun's expression was not very good-looking, and he didn't know whether it was because he was about to go into battle, or because of the conflict between the men of the two sides at the gate.

"So it is." Shao Shude nodded.

"Captain Shao is well-rounded, and there are so many arrogant men under his command." Xu Shi opened the chatter box, closed the silence before Run Bu, and finally revealed a little emotion in his tone.

"Little squad leader, what are you talking about commanding the troops." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Junzhou, the frontier fortress, is naturally different from the mainland. If you are not cruel, you will only be bullied by others. The atmosphere is like this, I can't say it's arrogant. When did the team head to Fengzhou?"

"half year ago."

"It will take a few more years to find out. Whether it is Zhengzhou or Anle and other Sanhu Prefectures, there is not much else, and there is nothing to suffer the most. Give them bows, knives, armor, and horses, and they will dare to kill and loot. As far as I know, the sudden generals in the hospital that Qiu Jianjun recruited before are not very secure, so we should pay more attention to them when we close the team."

"Of course I can save it."

The warehouse will arrive soon.Song Le said a few words to a clerk guarding the warehouse, and the latter opened the door.Song Le led the two in, pointed at the money and silk piled on the ground, and said: "The lord has a word, six pieces of money and four pieces of silk. The money is the Kaiyuan Tongbao cast during the Huichang period, one piece of eight hundred pieces of money, weighing six pieces of silk. Forty taels of catty. Zizhou small training two horses, high-grade, Puzhou 絁 (shī) two, inferior, can the two team leaders have any objections?"

Liuqian money is 4800 yuan. The price of Zizhou Xiaolian in Fengzhou is average, but it is very common to sell 280-300 yuan per piece for high-quality silk. A horse can also sell for 250 and 260 yuan, which adds up to less than [-] yuan.

As a "meeting gift", this reward is good or bad. It is definitely not available in Huainan, Shu and other places, but it is not bad in Fengzhou.

After all, more than 30 years ago, when the imperial court crusaded Zhaoyi Army Liu Zhen, the rewards offered were [-] pieces of silk for the ten generals who captured the rebels, [-] pieces for the lieutenants, [-] pieces for the elite pro-military "Chitou Lang", and [-] pieces for ordinary town soldiers. The reward is only three horses.

What Qiu Weidao gave to everyone was close to twenty pieces of silk.

This is the money to fight for your life. You guys don’t have much military pay on weekdays, and they all live on rewards. With these thousands of dollars, the mother-in-law can eat for a while, and Gaotang, who has worked hard for half a lifetime, can also go to the market to cut it. The meat is really good. Shao and Guan are not dissatisfied.

"There is another reward for the two team leaders, Qian Liangzhen and Xiè." Seeing that the two were a little dazed at Qianbo in the library, Song Le said slowly: "In the battle, swords and guns Eyeless, the safety of the lord should be kept in mind."

"Exactly!" "Exactly!" Shao and Guan nodded again and again.

Shao Shude saw this thing in the silk shop in the city, and it was sold by the foot, which was quite expensive, about 20-23 renminbi per foot.In the Tang Dynasty, one foot was about 30 centimeters, and one horse was equal to 41 feet. The two small horses alone were worth more than 1600 renminbi, which is equivalent to a reward of four guanqian per person.Counting the rewards that everyone had before, Shao Shude got more than eleven pennies alone, and his morale was immediately boosted!

"Song can't guarantee how this expedition will be. If you return to town in the future, the lord will give you other rewards, so it won't stop there. The two leaders, send the sergeants to collect them. By the way, they will not enter the warehouse. , wait at the entrance of the corridor in front, and call according to the register." Song Le rubbed his beard and urged.

(End of this chapter)