Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1734 True Nomad

Just as it is said that the noisy forest is more quiet, and the birdsong mountain is more secluded, Shao Shude hid in the mountains in the northwest corner of Shendu Garden. The cool breeze here is very quiet, which is perfect for enjoying the cool air and avoiding the heat.

Shao Xiuwen, the eldest son of Prince Zhao, has already said goodbye to his newlywed wife and returned to Yili.

Shao Shudel ordered Taichang Temple, Shaofujian, Ordnance Supervisor, Sinong Temple and other institutions to select and deploy a group of skilled craftsmen to go west together.

They will live in the Yili Valley for three years. Each of them will take an apprentice and train a large number of craftsmen from all walks of life to further consolidate the foundation of Zhao State.

In addition, Shao Shude also ordered Ye Ting to select a group of convicts' wives and daughters who were proficient in talents and rewarded them to the Crown Prince of Zhao, along with hundreds of camels' books and took them away with them.

Only when he was still alive could the descendants of the distant frontiers receive such benefits.If you can give more, give more.

After Prince Zhao left, Shao Shude summoned Cai Dan again.

Cai Dan is seven years old this year and has studied in the Luoyang Palace for two years. To be honest, the time is still very short and it is not really a good education.

Under normal circumstances, he may need to study for another ten years, and then return to Shang Hung after he is both civil and military.

But the actual situation does not allow this.Brother Tie was jumping up and down and could no longer reassure Shao Shude, so he cruelly made an exchange of interests with the Mulu family and detained him in Luoyang, effectively depriving him of his title of King Xiangxiong.

Shao Shude paid attention to the education of his children, so he chose a good teacher for Caidan: Zhong Ju'an, who was born in the Zhong family of Henan Confucian scholar.

This man is in his thirties this year. He passed the Jinshi examination in the fourth year of Tongguang's reign. He is currently a householder. He is well-read in poetry and books and has outstanding literary talent.Strictly speaking, he is the clan brother of Zhong Jushuang and the clan uncle of Zhong Zhaoyi.

He was not alone. In fact, there were more than ten officials following him on the road, and they were all in Shendu Garden at this time.

Shao Shude looked at their grimaces and laughed softly.

They all couldn't understand why a Tibetan prince and grandson needed to mobilize troops like this?It's like a vassal of the Shaw clan.

Of course, everyone knows that this seven-year-old Tubo prince has been officially canonized as King Xiangxiong.The original King Tiege of Xiangxiong was obsessed with Buddhism after hearing about it. He went to the newly built Tongguang Temple in Yirenfang, Luoyang every day to learn from eminent monks and returned home at night.He was indifferent to worldly fame and fortune, and he had discovered everything, so he gave up the throne to Xizi Caidan.

Caidan was only seven years old and could not govern himself.Xiangxiong's political affairs should be handled by Prime Minister Merulu Mo. Wang Fuzhong Ju'an also has some say, but not too much.

This situation caused some doubts in the Lifan Academy, but if Shao Shude insisted on having his own way, they could only follow him.

In addition to the civil servants, the Beiya Privy Council also selected several martial artists and fifty veterans of the Imperial Army recruited from the entire army to escort Caidan back to Zhangxiong.If we also consider the Khotan monk soldiers, Cedan's personal safety should not be a big problem.

In Tubo, which values ​​bloodlines, if Zampu's personal safety can be guaranteed, generally speaking, there won't be much of a problem.I am just afraid of being isolated from China and the outside world, which will make life really sad.

"The vassal of King Xiangxiong should not forget to practice hard while studying hard." In front of everyone, Shao Shude couldn't say much. After sighing softly, he forced a smile and said: "I was also weak and sick when I was young, but I kept practicing my martial arts for several years, and one day I suddenly realized that I hadn’t been sick for a long time.”

Everyone laughed along with him.However, they all understand that more exercise can indeed strengthen the body. King Xiangxiong has no shortage of food and drink, so it is always right to practice more.I heard that people from the Central Plains felt a lot of discomfort after going to Xiangxiong. Cai Dan didn't know if he could bear it at a young age.

"I...I will obey the Holy Order." Caidan responded in a low voice.

Shao Shude heaved a sigh of relief.

Seven-year-old Cai Dan already knows many things.Shao Shude was really worried that he would accidentally call himself "er", which would make it difficult to get off the stage.

Queen Zhe sat aside, smiling.

Shao Shude has been married to her for a lifetime, and he knows her so well that he can definitely see a trace of helplessness and anger in her eyes.

He was a little guilty.

Although the reason is fair and aboveboard, he still cannot get rid of the fact that he is an adulterous wife.The queen would never believe that he was purely for the great cause. Perhaps in the queen's view, there was no need to take Xiangxiong's place. What was the use of being a bird without shit and poor?Or, there are other ways to control Xiang Xiong, why use such a despicable method?

But after all, she was aware of the general situation and paid attention to maintaining the image of her husband throughout her life. At this time, she also rewarded Cai Dan with some gifts and sent two medical officers from the Imperial Medical Office to accompany him. Obviously, she did not believe in Tubo medical skills.

If you do this to the best of your ability, you will be worthy of the honor of being a mother in the world.Shao Shude also felt that he owed the queen a lot in this life. At this time, he could only think to himself that the queen taught the prince a lot, and the prince had a pure nature. He had indeed done nothing wrong by slowly entrusting his property to him.

Lotus, who had been promoted to Princess Shang Hung, was also summoned by the queen to say goodbye to her son.

She had been pregnant for several months, and when she saw Caidan pretending to be a young adult, she burst into tears.

After crying, he took the trouble to tell those who did not have a Lu family to help him carefully and take care of him in every possible way to prevent anything from happening.

After a heart-to-heart talk, Cai Danfang left Shendu Garden and embarked on his return journey, surrounded by the Mu Lu family and the palace officials.When leaving, he looked back many times, mostly looking at his mother, and sometimes at Shao Shude sitting on the dragon chair.

Although he was weak in body, he was intelligent and his eyes only touched Shao Shude and left immediately.When others weren't paying attention, he took a few secret glances, as if he wanted to remember his father's image firmly.

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After July, the Central Plains ushered in continuous heavy rains. Shao Shude wanted to go out on inspection, but he felt unwell and could only rest in bed.

My body, which has always been strong, seems to be unable to stop after my first serious illness, and I stay in bed more and more frequently.

Therefore, for many government affairs, he began to rely more on the prime minister and privy envoys, letting them take on more important responsibilities to avoid being too nervous.

The continuous heavy rain lasted until mid-July, and then turned to light rain, intermittently, as if there was no end to the urine, and it did not completely clear up until late July.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The negative impact of rain is obvious, especially on agricultural production.But fortunately, it is just an impact. The autumn harvest in August should not cause any losses.

At this time, he also began to go to court to manage government affairs and handle official affairs.

In fact, it was nothing major. The only thing that attracted his attention was the matter related to the Western Region.

In May, Abaoji made a desperate move. Regardless of the serious weight loss of cattle, sheep, horses and camels in his tribe, he concentrated his forces and attacked the Ogus people, winning a complete victory.

The specific results of the battle are unknown, but judging from the state in which the Oghuz Turks were beaten to the point of running wild, this time they really suffered heavy losses.

"Bang!" Shao Shude slapped the table, feeling happy and angry at the same time.

Fortunately, this was his plan.

Abaoji fled around and became a real nomadic tribe.

Generally speaking, people often say that grassland people are nomadic, which is not quite correct.Because there are many tribes on the grassland and resources are limited, things like grassland, which can be called strategic resources, have owners.You may be able to move between so-called winter pastures and summer pastures, but if you want to nomadically roam on a large scale, you will inevitably encroach on the interests of others, and war may break out.

As a historic moment in the Mobei grassland, the Tatar migration to the west lasted for decades. This process was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

When King Wang conquered the Yinshan White Tatars, a considerable part of this tribe were Tatars who came south from the Mobei grasslands.Why didn't they continue to move west?It's very simple. The tribe was scattered, some surrendered, some fled in all directions, and some of them were absorbed by the Yinshan White Tatars.

The Khitan people's combat effectiveness is actually quite good.At this point, Shao Shude would not say no without conscience.

In fact, the Great Xia Forbidden Army wiped them out with their peak combat power.If it were another time when Wen Tian and Wu were playing, they might have lost.In fact, such a major historical event as the Tatars' westward migration is inseparable from the rise of Khitan.It is precisely because of the strength of the eight tribes of the Khitan that the Tatars were unbearable to be harassed, enslaved, and fled westward. In the end, the Mongolian-speaking tribes dominated the northern grasslands, and the Turkic-speaking tribes were completely swept out—the thirty surnames were Tatars, mainly Turkic-speaking tribes , Khitan, Shiwei, etc. are Mongolian languages.

After such a force of tigers and wolves rushes into the Western Region, it is indeed not something that the Ogus people can resist.The ancestors of the Seljuk Turks were really unable to compete with Abaoji. They lost consecutive battles, lost large tracts of pasture and cattle and sheep, and countless people became Khitan slaves.

The Lifan Yuan once guessed the population under Abaoji's account and believed that the lower limit was 15 and the upper limit was 30.

To be honest, this cost is not small, it is several times or even ten times the cost of Yelu Dashi's escape to the west.The crowds of people pouring down in one fell swoop was another historic event.

Shao Shude was angry because the Ogusi people were too weak. He originally thought they could have several encounters with the Khitan people and maintain a stalemate for several years, but he didn't expect...

May is the busiest season for herders and the time when grasslands are most vulnerable.After a whole winter, the livestock had lost weight severely and had not yet recovered. The pastures had just turned green, and the hay and grain accumulated in the tribe had been almost used up. It was the time when the family's financial resources were at their lowest.

Abaoji selected elite soldiers at this time and galloped for hundreds of miles. It was a desperate move.

Once it fails, its own losses will be extremely serious, which will trigger a series of unpredictable events.

But he won.

There are some things in the world where heroes are judged by their success or failure.If the Khitans win, they will gain the resources of the Oghuz people, which will feed themselves back and support them in battle.

If we take a break this year and clarify our internal relationships, our strength next year will be even more terrifying.

There are some things you should take precautions for.

After thinking about it, he called his secretaries Han Zhaoyin and Zhao Ying, and asked them to draft an edict and then send it to the Privy Council.

Over in the North Courtyard, you can move a little bit.

(End of this chapter)