Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 241 Westward Journey
Wu Rong casually walked in Ci'en Temple.

Today is the Obon Festival, and there are many tourists in the temple who come to rejoice.

Scholars, merchants, family members of officials, family members of sergeants, etc., whenever they have free time, they all come out to play.

Wu Rong drifted with the crowd, but he couldn't feel the excitement at all.In this Chang'an, I am just a passerby after all.

After 20 years of long scientific research, he has not yet won the Jinshi.If you don't win the Jinshi, how can you display your ambitions?How to continue to stay in Chang'an?
It's all a lie!Without the help of nobles and dignitaries, it is as difficult as going to the sky to become a Jinshi!

Wu Rong sighed, feeling even worse.

"It's rare for the king of Lingwu County to recover the Longyou states." Two scholars walked by, chatting as they walked.

"The Biantou general is drunk and dreams of death, and has no intention of making progress. I never thought that there are still people who are willing to defend the country and even regain lost ground."

"Ding Nan's army entered Chang'an the year before last, a certain thought that the king of Lingwu County was the same as Zhu Mei, Li Changfu, and Wang Chongrong, but looking at it now, it is a little different."

"Of course it's different. Without the plundering of Chang'an, it's already a first-class military discipline. To be honest, in those days, my sister was always worried about being looted by the rebels."

"Haha, sister Ling is beautiful and beautiful. If the rebels take a fancy to her, she will just carry her away."

"How many states were recovered?"

"I heard that there are eleven counties in the four prefectures of He, Wei, Lin, and Lan."

"But there are still Tianbao survivors?"

"There should be."

The two scholars passed by quickly, Wu Rong was taken aback when he heard it, and felt a little strange.

More than a month ago, he vaguely heard people say that the Dingnan Army recovered Lan and Wei prefectures, and now they have also recovered Lin and He prefectures?This soldier is a bit strange.

Many people surrounded the front, and bursts of cheers came from time to time.

Wu Rong looked up and saw that it was Baixi.

Chang'an has almost settled down since the year Huang Chao retreated.Even in the turmoil when Hezhong moved town the year before last, the Dingnan Army, Fengxiang Army, and Binning Army only fought outside the city, and the Hezhong Army and Hedong Army did not enter the city. After a false alarm, the people of Chang'an quickly returned to a peaceful life. .

There is no war, no turmoil, and the recovery is so fast.But it is such a humble request, but it seems to be as difficult as reaching the sky.

"Have you heard that? The Dingnan Army sent people to the Zouyuan to recruit doctors of Confucian classics. They are all officials of the eighth and ninth grades. If you don't pass the entrance examination, it's okay to apply for it. The monthly salary is [-] yuan. It's a teaching assistant." , I have [-] yuan a month." On the way to watch the play, two passers-by chatted again.

"This is Xiazhou's salary, and it's discounted."

"It's not bad. When will this be? Teach some students, and you can also review your homework, so as not to delay the scientific examination."

"Scientific examination? There is nowhere to go, how to get a Jinshi. I want to go to Hewei to have a look. I don't know what it looks like in the homeland of the two Jiazi."

"Vulgar miscellaneous Xirong." One of them said, "Don't you hear that there are hundreds of thousands of houses in seven miles of Liangzhou, and the barbarian half-plays the pipa"?"

"Didn't the king of Lingwu County want to tame Huafeng? The people are trapped in Tibet, and the two Jiazi don't hear Huayin. Now we need your strength."

"Cui Er, you actually want to go to Hewei?"

"There is a poem in Li Shangshu's poem saying, 'Expelling the captives in the north, and restoring the old borders in the west', the king of Lingwu County has made a big scene, and someone wants to help."

"You don't want to take the Jinshi exam?"

"I have been taking the exam for more than ten years, and I don't want to take the exam again. Although my surname is Cui, I can't help anything. It's better to go to Hewei and become a doctor of economics, even as a teaching assistant. If I can survive, I will take my family along." In the past. This Jinshi, it doesn’t matter if you don’t take the exam, you won’t pass the exam.”

Don't want to take the exam if you don't pass the exam after only ten years?Wu Rong glanced at the speaker in surprise.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Gu Feixiong.After 30 years of Jinshi examination, he failed to pass the examination. For five years in Huichang, Wu Zong, who had heard the name of his poem for a long time, couldn't stand it anymore. Seeing that Gu Feixiong's name was not included in the list of admitted Jinshi back then, he was directly added. Only then did he pass the Jinshi examination.

Someone who appreciated Gu Feixiong's poetic talent wrote a poem with emotion: "When I was a child, I had already read Jun's poems. When I was late in high school, I had to meet the Holy Lord to know."

This examination room is really too dark!

For some reason, Wu Rong felt that a string in his heart was suddenly broken, and he suddenly felt a sense of relief.

He laughed and left the Ci'en Temple, ignoring the surprised gazes of others.

There were crowds of people outside the Ci'en Temple, and every shop was full of people.

"Shop, Weizhou Xinfu, why are the prices of Huangjiao and musk so high?" someone asked outside the medicine shop.

"You also know Weizhou Xinfu, how can there be merchants passing by so soon?"

"Will the price drop later?"

"Should be."

Wild horse hide, brown cloth, eagle feathers, yak tail, Qin glue, deer antler, licorice...

Wu Rong looked at all the products.These are all tributes from Hewei in the past. Merchants lamented and hoarded a lot of high-priced goods on hand. If similar products from Hewei flooded in, they might lose money.

Just like when Yanzhou built the city and the situation in Guanbei stabilized, a large number of horses entered Guanzhong through Fufang, which caused the price of horses in Chang'an to drop sharply.The recovery of lost ground is not just a spiritual boost, but it can also have practical significance if it is managed well.

"Maybe we can really go and see the states of Hewei." Standing on the street, Wu Rong muttered to himself, "The Great Wall in Shuoye is closed, and the old road in Heyuan is open. It's okay, in this world, maybe we need some help." Something different."

Wu Rong was wandering outside, while Xiao Yun returned home slowly.

The news that Lingwu County King regained the Hewei states spread quickly in Beijing.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that some of them are contributing to the flames, and the Dingnan army's entry into the Zouyuan should have played a big role.

As for the purpose, it is self-evident, to increase the prestige of Lingwu County King.He conquered the river and Wei states, and officials at all levels should be needed to fill the prefectural and county positions.This is not the Guandong Prefecture and County with all the officials, but the lost land that was recently taken back from Tubo. Not to mention the literati, there should not be many who can speak the official language.

Moreover, I heard that there are a lot of Tibetans in Dingnan Zhuzhou. If you want to turn Hu into Xia, you should also need scholars.Their Xiao family may not have soldiers, but they have a lot of literati and official resources at hand. Isn't it a perfect complement to Lingwu County King?
My brother has already made up his mind to invest more in the Dingnan Army. This time is an excellent opportunity.

Looking at the state of the world today, although Li Tang is not exhausted, Guozuo probably won't be too long.If the Xiao family wanted to keep their wealth, they had to choose a new lord to serve them. Zhu Quanzhong already had Xiao Fu's house, and the Dingnan Army was so close to Chang'an, so more investment was needed.

"The method of the king of Lingwu County doesn't look like a martial artist..." Xiao Yun stroked his beard lightly, muttering to himself.

"Mr. Lang, what is the King of Lingwu County doing again?" Mrs. Wang walked in and asked with a smile: "Today, some bran gold was donated to the temple. I heard that Lanzhou and Hezhou are rich in this thing. If uncle can It is much more convenient to go out of the town of Hewei. Our Xiao family in Lanling can also be blessed by the Buddha."

"It's not that easy to set up a town in Hewei." Xiao Yun sighed and said nothing more.

It is the practice of the country and the court for the prime minister to go out of the town as a festival envoy.The king of Lingwu County first reported the acquisition of Delan and Wei prefectures, and recently restored He and Lin prefectures. There was rumor of the establishment of Hewei town in the central government to lead the four prefectures of He, Wei, Lin, and Lan. In the case of Taozhou and Taozhou, it is also included, Zhihe Prefecture and Fanghan County.

But there is still a problem here, that is, Zhu Mei of Fengxiang Mansion is Fengxiang Longyou Jiedu envoy, and at the same time, there are Longyou prefectures and counties in the jurisdiction, how should we deal with this?
Of course, this is still a trivial matter, the biggest problem is how to get Lingwu County King Shao Shude to agree.

In today's world, there is no one who can be the commander-in-chief of two towns.Xuanwu Zhu Quanzhong was also the envoy of the Biao Ministry, Hu Zhenwei.Li Keyong of Hedong, and his cousin Kexiu were the envoys of Zhaoyi Jiedu. There is no example of one person holding two towns or even several towns.It's not that these warriors don't want to, but they don't dare, or they don't want to make it too ugly, so they have to build a memorial arch to cover it up.

Strictly speaking, Shao Shude has already annexed several towns.But on the bright side, Shuofang Township commander is Li Shao, Zhenwu Army's Jiedu envoy is Song Le, and Tiande Army's defensive envoy is Sun Ba.

Then, if Hewei Town is established, with Shao Shude's attitude of cherishing feathers, it is estimated that he will not be able to pick two towns on his shoulders, and he must find a facade to cover it up.

With Chang'an's current appearance, it is really not suitable to stay any longer.He also supported his elder brother's plan to leave Zhenhewei.Sending a batch of official seedlings to Hewei was Xiao's first step in showing favor, but these alone were not enough to win the trust of King Lingwu.

Li Hang, a confidant of the King of Lingwu County, also came to Chang'an a few days ago.During the conversation, one thing was revealed, the river and Wei states were newly restored, hoping that the imperial court would issue a decree to recruit people to strengthen the frontier.

My brother knew it well, knowing that the prefectures and counties were empty and urgently needed people to cultivate land and reclaim wasteland.To be honest, this matter is not easy to handle, because the people in Guanzhong can still live on.If it cannot be supervised by the court decree, few people may be willing to go.

My brother agreed to help with this, and this was the second time Xiao Shi expressed his favor to the King of Lingwu County.

But that doesn't seem to be enough.

He once had the idea of ​​marrying the King of Lingwu County, but his daughter was young and intelligent, filial and smart, and her appearance was also top-notch among the daughters of public officials. It would be too shameless to send her to the King of Lingwu County as a concubine .As for choosing one from the family, it is barely passable in terms of face, but it may not make them fall in love with this family.

The competition within Xiao's is also very fierce.Xiao Yun couldn't imagine what would happen once he lost his position as the direct line.

But no matter what, this Hewei Jiedushi must fight for it.The position of the Prime Minister of Chang'an is now a big fire pit, if he jumps out as soon as possible, there may be something different.

"I still have to go to Xiazhou myself! Let Lingwu County King know that the benefits of having my brother as the governor of Hewei are huge. It can be justified to let the court choose officials to serve as officials at all levels of prefectures and counties, and solve the problem of Lingwu County King. The problem of lack of talents can also prevent other people who can't see the situation clearly from messing around." Xiao Yun slapped his thigh and made up his mind.

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, and glanced at Xiao Yun angrily.

Xiao Yun glared back at him, and said: "Take care of your daughter, don't hang out with a bunch of noble girls all day long. When you get married in the future, you won't know anything, how can you help the family?"

"Don't you want to choose one of the Jinshi next year? What do you want to help?"

"Jinshi is useless." Xiao Yun got up irritably, and said, "I will leave for Xiazhou in a few days, and I will entrust everything in the family to you."

　I recommend this friend's book "The Three Kingdoms Begins from Jiangdong". If you are interested, you can read it.

(End of this chapter)