Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1108 Looking South and Returning

The second half of the twelfth lunar month is wandering around Huaibei.

He met local officials in Haizhou, followed the route arranged by the officials, and visited all the way, enjoying himself.

Secretly let Pei Tong's people collect information and scout around.

It's a pity that this is not Zhili, Guannei, Guanbei and other places. There are no local inspectors from the Ministry of Listening and Watching, and there are no veterans who dare to speak with big mouths. The information they get is limited.

In fact, most dynasties are like this. The emperor's eyes are smeared at the grassroots, and he doesn't know anything, so he lives like that.Shao Shude felt that he was being demanding. He now has a large number of military veterans who are not afraid of local civil servants as township chiefs, township assistants, and Lizhengs. Grassroots information at hand.

People are going to change.

On the last day of December, the brigade headed westward and approached Xuzhou. He personally led the silver saddle and rode [-] horses, and went south to Lianshui County, overlooking Shanyang County of Chuzhou on the south bank of the Huai River.

Li Shenfu, the governor of Chuzhou, had just finished his tour of the camp. He stood on the embankment and looked at the cavalry on the north bank.

On the opposite side is a person wearing yellow and white clothing, which is incompatible with the dark-colored military uniforms of the warriors. It should be a certain general.But something is wrong, when the general wears casual clothes, there is no such thing as a white robe.

Could it be that Li Shenfu's heart suddenly beat violently.

But he quickly gave up.It's cold this winter, but the Huai River is not completely frozen, and the frozen part is very brittle, so it's impossible for you to gallop a horse.

What's more, his horse is really a horse, and the knight's equipment is also very good. With the one or two thousand cavalry in Chuzhou City, there is no chance of winning after chasing him.

Also, no chance.

Another large group of people came from afar, they were the Lunshu state soldiers and Tutuan villagers from Hai, Si and Yi prefectures.

"Long live my emperor!" Thousands of people knelt on the ground, shouting like a tsunami.

Li Shenfu was shocked.

Dingding Central Plains, established a new dynasty, with hundreds of thousands of troops under him, and I was in the prime of life, generous and generous.In all fairness, everyone likes to serve under such a king.

"My lord..." The eldest son, Li Chengnai rode his horse and approached.

Li Shenfu sighed.

He is 47 years old and has been with King Wu for many years, so it is impossible to change his family.

The eldest son, Chengnai, is seventeen years old. He is young and handsome, long and brave, good at caring soldiers, and is familiar with strategy.Riding horses galloping, shooting, and fighting with horses in the Huainan area, he was unparalleled in bravery, and was praised as a "tiger son". He was just recruited by the king of Wu as his son-in-law.

The two generations of the Li family are bound to Yang Wu.In the eyes of outsiders, it is King Wu's confidant who will escort his descendants in the future—if he doesn't die in battle.

King Wu, in fact, has already begun to pave the way for his death. He has given up his dream of going north to compete in the Central Plains.

All the armies were mobilized and went on expeditions, and all the power belonged to the Marquis of Duyu, and they were not allowed to move without orders.

At the same time, a new pro-army was built and handed over to the command of his cronies Xu Wen and others. This is the only army that can be mobilized without the order of the Duyu Housi, and it belongs directly to the King of Wu himself.With this force in hand, the King of Wu had a huge advantage over the generals of Guangling, he could kill if he wanted to, and seize power if he wanted to - as for the Governor of Outer State, that's another matter.

"Shao's bandit built a fake Xia, and the momentum is loud." Li Shenfu said: "Sizhou has been ruled by King Wu for many years. Look at those soldiers, they have all bowed to the ground, why?"

"The Puppet Xia Imperial Army is at its peak, with hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang coercing the world?" Li Chengnai asked.

"That's right." Li Shenfu said, "King Wu is also learning from Shao Bandit. Guangling's army has been vigorously rectified. Not only Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, Tuoba Renfu and other foreign generals have no military power, but Li Jian, Li Hou and other Yuan Cong The general has also been confiscated. After that, I will wait. You - go back to Guangling as soon as possible, and accompany the bride, don't think about being a father."

"grown ups……"

"Your younger siblings still live in Chuzhou." Li Shenfu said, looking towards the north bank.

Dressed in dragon robes, riding horses and raising whips, countless warriors follow in the wind.

Wherever the horsewhip pointed, all the troops rushed to kill him without any hesitation.

Shao Shude has achieved what all warriors in the world dream of day and night—the Son of Heaven, the one with the strongest soldiers and the strongest horses, and the thief Shao is now the one with the strongest soldiers and the strongest horses.

"My lord, I heard recently that some people such as Tian Yu, An Renyi, and Yang Shihou are not willing to be withdrawn." Li Chengnai said, "Especially Yang Shihou. He led the troops to capture Quzhou and Muzhou, and won money Liu was terrified when he heard the news, but these two prefectures were taken away by the King of Wu, Yang Shihou was very dissatisfied, and now..."

"Shut up!" Li Shenfu said angrily: "There are some things, you don't want to meddle in them, the way to die."

"Yes." Li Chengnai agreed.

Influenced by his father, he was inclined towards King Wu before, let alone after he became the son-in-law of King Wu.In his opinion, among the governors of other prefectures, Tian Xuan, the governor of Xuanzhou, An Renyi, the governor of Runzhou, and Yang Shihou, the governor of Suzhou, were the most rebellious.

Zhu Yanshou was also very dangerous at first, but now he has no capital, and is relying more and more on Guangling's assistance.

Tian, ​​An, and Yang will face each other with swords if they fail to do so.

Since the failure of the previous Northern Expedition, most of King Wu's energy has been vented, and his body seems to have begun to decline.What he wants to do most now should be to eradicate the separatist forces in the last few years of his life, take over the power, and pave the way for his son.

Some things, in fact, should not be so urgent.Tian Xun, An Renyi, and Yang Shihou were just rebellious, and they might not have any objections. At least they had paid money, food, and people for many expeditions in the past, so they were obedient to King Wu's rule.

But Li Chengnai also understood King Wu, the son is not a hero, but just a man of his own.And there are many bad habits, and he doesn't respect the old civil and military honors very much. He only likes to promote the lucky ones who "play" with him.

For such an heir, you really have to pave all the way for him without any hidden dangers.

Suddenly, more than ten riders galloped up from the other bank, stopped at the embankment, and said in unison: "I heard that Li Shijun of Chuzhou has always had a strategic strategy. He has no way of doing things. I want to share wealth and honor with my old brothers. When the war is together, the whole country is in trouble, and the generals of the branch counties are terrified. Such a savage wolf, so that Jun Gou has no fear? If Li Shijun came to vote from the state, he should be promoted to the rank of favor , to show your kindness, don’t doubt it.”

The other side yelled several times in a row, but I couldn't hear it very clearly, but I understood it intermittently.

The followers of the soldiers turned their attention to Li Shenfu.

"Let's go!" Li Shenfu didn't answer, and rode his horse down the embankment.

A group of people followed quickly and disappeared into the wilderness.

On the opposite bank, the heroic lord wearing a dragon robe galloped to hunt, the arrow fell, the hare fell to the ground, and the pheasant flew down.

The sergeants cheered loudly and cast their admiration and love eyes on their emperor.

Sometimes being in good health and living a long life is also a huge advantage.

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The New Year is celebrated in Xuzhou.

Shao Shude galloped for hundreds of miles in two days and nights, flew into Xuzhou, and had fun with the soldiers and civilians.

Gongchen's army envoy Li Gongquan, deputy envoy Hua Wenqi, and Xuzhou army commander Chu Shenping surrounded Shao Shude, cutting prey together.

"Let all the sons come here." Shao Shude looked at the few people around him and frowned.

"Your Majesty, they are all fugitives from Wei Bo..." Wang Bian remonstrated.

"What is Wei Bo's fugitive? Those are my soldiers, warriors fighting for me." Shao Shude insisted that the soldiers from Xuzhou and the generals of the Gongchen Army who were sitting far away came over and cut off the fried meat on the iron pan one by one. He said with a smile: "You guys are lucky. The pheasants and hares I personally hunted are fried and cooked by myself, and I share them with you."

"Your Majesty!" Everyone admired and wanted to untie their swords.

Shao Shude stretched out his hand to stop it, and said: "If the soldiers don't have swords, how can they protect my safety? It's cold and freezing, and they are stationed far away. Wei Bo's every household is also celebrating the New Year, right? You have suffered."

"Everyone in the world says that I, Wei Bowu, have been in the military for more than a hundred years. The owl's viciousness has been unleashed early, and the nature of jackals has not changed. Only Your Majesty looks at us seriously, what can I say?"

"Your Majesty is so kind, I can only repay you with death."

"Your Majesty, let me wait until we return to Weibo. We will punish those thieves and dedicate Weizhou to Your Majesty."

Everyone was sad and weeping.

"What can't you die?" Shao Shude said grimly, "Your relatives are still in Weizhou. It's common for a martial artist to work hard, but if you don't take care of yourself, I will scold you. It's not easy for parents to raise children. If you are dead, I have to take care of you, is that appropriate?"

"Your Majesty, take us back to Weizhou!" Everyone bowed down and wept together: "If the husband dies, he will die. Your Majesty will take care of our family and the children, and there will be no regrets in death."

Shao Shude didn't answer, just said: "We shared this plate of meat together. Seven feet boy, why are you crying?"

When everyone heard this, they stepped forward one by one, took the meat and ate it.

Shao Shude saved the last piece of meat, and after eating, he said: "It's a joy to eat with the warriors. You have the title of Gongchen, and you will naturally defend my residence. After going to Weibo, there will be no kings by your side, so I feel a little uneasy. Yep. New Year’s Eve..."

Everyone laughed again, wiped away their tears, and sat upright.

"I will issue "Discussing the Weibo System", and it may be useful to you gentlemen." Shao Shude said.

It has already been planned with Sikong Bing.

Although Luo Shaowei's status was in jeopardy, but he was Jiedushi after all, and everyone still wanted to listen to him in name.If he acts badly, there are too many means. Just a tip-off can make the battlefield one-way transparent.If the action is slow at the critical moment, it can lead to catastrophe.

Now it seems that he has figured it out.

After the great revolution of the world, the great summer rose like the sun, and it was really hard for Wei Bo alone to resist it.And the reinforcements from Hedong and Chengde were repeatedly repulsed, and they were already in a helpless situation.

He has a strong desire to surrender, but now there is an obstacle, and he needs to use external force to remove this obstacle.

The plan is fixed, and Wei Bo's ending is already doomed.

On the fifth day of the first month of the second year of Jianji, Shao Shude ordered Gongchen's army to go northward, under the command of Lu Huaizhong.

The right wing of the Longxiang Army stayed behind to guard Xu Si, deterring Huainan.

And he took Yin An Zhi and the left side of the Long Xiang army, went west through Songzhou, Bianzhou, and Zhengzhou, and returned to Luoyang.

So far, the first tour after ascension to the throne is over.

The results have been great: the prestige has been enhanced, and the people's hearts have been stabilized; a group of officials have been punished, and public anger has been quelled; Planned the plan to put down Weibo.

He is carefully controlling this world, and it seems that everything is under control at present.

(End of this chapter)