Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 255
The sun is setting and the sky is full of red clouds.

Xiao Yan left the post station, looking at the withered, yellow and bleak grass, he was speechless for a long time.

There are more than ten families near the post station, and they have opened up several acres of vegetable beds and planted more than ten fruit trees in the garden.At this time, the smoke is curling up, and it is quiet and comfortable.

The folk houses near the post station are happy. The merchants who come and go, the scholars who travel to study, the officials on official business, and the express messengers all rest, replenish and even stay in the post station. The millet, wheat, fruits and vegetables produced in their own gardens and fields , Livestock can be sold to the station.If you have free time, go cut some fodder and collect some firewood, and the post station also needs it.

A few children started playing beside the post road.One older child is the "Jiedu Envoy", the two younger ones are "Ya Jiang", and the youngest are "Ya Soldiers".

A village boy in the countryside also knows the benefits of being a general. This is the way it is in the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Yu was already on his way out of Zhenhewei at this time.

Yang Fugong didn't want to see him as an obstructive teacher again, so he sent him out of Beijing early.Xiao Yan was in a good state of mind, and he didn't fall in love with the village, so he took advantage of the situation and left, and took many relatives to Hezhou.

The people I looked for before basically got official positions: Li Xun served as the deputy envoy of the shogunate and the official of the capital, Xiao Yu served as the marching commander, Wang Yanchang served as the secretary of the Jiedu, Zhang Xuanyan served as the governor of Lanzhou, Xue Yiju served as the governor of Weizhou, and Pei Tingyu served as the head of the county. The county magistrate and a group of Guozijian tribute students also have jobs in the shogunate, prefectures and counties.

In addition, he continued to recruit people in Beijing and other towns, and a group of people had agreed to him, either with fame or years of experience.

This is the appeal of the teacher, and it is also the background of a powerful family.For the King of Lingwu County, it is impossible to recruit so many people, and the speed, quantity, and quality are all inferior to the Xiao family.

Of course, these people's willingness to work in Hewei is not all because of Xiao Yan's face, but also because of future and safety considerations.

No matter how poor the river and Wei are, the victory lies in stability.The wind and rain are coming in Chang'an, if you are in it, if you are not good, you will be torn to pieces.How to choose, smart people naturally know.

It's just that Xiao Yan still has some regrets, after all, he didn't fully complete the heavy entrustment of Lingwu County King.

The matter of recruiting the people of Guanzhong to reclaim wasteland, rivers and Wei had been planned for a long time, but under the obstruction of a group of political opponents and Yang Fugong, it was completely put to waste.

The king of Lingwu County seems to be kind and reasonable, and ordinary things don't make him angry.However, Xiao Yu had a faint feeling about the matter of recruiting people, and the king of Lingwu County attached great importance to it, so he probably wouldn't just let it go.

Wu Fu's complexion is not good-looking either!
"Brother, why are you sighing? I took a look at the three prefectures of Wei, Lin, and Lan, and the foundation is not bad. If the household registration is sufficient, there is not a lot of money and food. The king of Lingwu County also promised [-] households. The people of Meng and Huai went to Hewei to resettle, and there will be others coming later, and half of them will be sent to Hewei. The people we recruit are all experienced and capable officials, and there are still some elite soldiers guarding the town. After working like this for a few years, the five states will Sixteen counties will improve greatly, and our Xiao family will be able to speak in front of King Lingwu." Xiao Yun walked to his elder brother and asked softly.

"What I worry about is not Hewei, but Chang'an." Xiao Yu sighed, and said, "Yang Fugong became more and more domineering when he saw me resigned, and he refused to allow the people in Guanzhong to enter the border. Wouldn't the King of Lingwu be furious when he heard about it? "

"Is Yang Fugong determined to fight against King Lingwu?" Xiao Yun asked in a low voice.

"In recent years, the Shence Army has been vigorously rectified, and it seems to be improving. Yang Fugong started to think about revitalizing the court. Although there are endless tributes in the Shannan West Road, the imperial court has a huge expenditure and cannot make ends meet. Yang Fugong wants to use the ten Take the land of one state and contribute money to the imperial court. The two states of Xing and Feng are just the first step." Having said this, Xiao Yu paused, and then said: "This is the same as Tian Ling's plan to seize the salt in the river. , How similar is the cost to the imperial court?"

The cold wind suddenly picked up, blowing dead branches and leaves all over the ground.

Shannan West Road is a very important square town for the imperial court. If it is not controlled, it will not be reconciled.

The turmoil in Xingzhou and Fengzhou became more and more intense.During Zhuge Shuang's illness, Zhuge Shuang repeatedly wrote memorials, expressing his son Zhuge Zhongfang's stay as Jiedu, but the imperial court did not allow it.Xiao Yu even heard from a special channel that Yang Fugong also planned to call Zhuge Shuang into the court, obviously intending to swallow the entire Shannan West Road.

This is playing with fire!
Li Xiaochang of the Baosai Army, Dongfang Kui of the Baoda Army and other vassal commanders came forward one after another to recommend Zhuge Zhongfang to stay in the Shannan West Road. Yang Fugong went against the public opinion and insisted on going his own way. Isn't this the way of death?
The King of Lingwu County has recently even appealed to the court, citing Yang Shouzhong's corruption and lawlessness, and alienating the monarch and ministers, please dismiss him from all positions and kill him as an example.

This memorial pushed Yang Fugong to a dead end.

Divide the monarch and his ministers, Yang Shouzhong is a commander-in-chief, how to separate the monarch and his ministers?If this matter is investigated further, wouldn't it mean that his false father, Yang Fugong, separated the monarch and his ministers?After killing Yang Shouzhong, should Yang Fugong be punished?
Yang Fugong, an intermediary official, was punished and deprived of all posts. How is it different from death?Even if he was relegated from Beijing, he would absolutely refuse.

Even the emperor would not allow it!Why does Yang Fugong have such great energy?Didn't the emperor hate Ximen's family and pushed Yang Fugong to come out to fight with him?It is a fact that Yang Fugong exercised power, but this power was also given by the emperor, and even faintly encouraged.

The faction of court officials is naturally not the same as that of middle officials, but they also have common interests in making money.

Before Tian Lingzi conspired to seize Hezhong Town, many court officials were happy to see it succeed. This time, Yang Fugong wanted to take over the Shannan West Road, and the court officials did not have much objection.After all, the last time the Dingnan army entered Beijing, they didn't plunder Chang'an, but killed a lot of Tian Lingzi's henchmen, which seemed to be very well-behaved.Then there is no need for everyone to stop Yang Fugong from committing suicide, what if it happens?The court expenses should be a lot more generous.

"Forget it, now that you have gone to the town, don't worry about the affairs of the court. Zhang Jun (jùn) and his like can serve as prime ministers after me, and this state affairs will become more and more difficult." Xiao Yan wrapped himself in cotton Take it, sighed.

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The suburban hunting had just ended, and Shao Shude lived in Chengping for a few more days.

Suizhou and Yinzhou also have party titles, such as the Zhemashan clan and the Zheyu clan back then.After several years of registered households, Qimin, there are not many left.

At the same time, Erzhou suddenly had a lot of Han surnames such as Shi, Shi, Shi, Ma, and Xi.It seems that the Shao surname has increased a lot, there are more than [-] people, and there are many naturalized party members.

Shao Shude went to these naturalized villages to have a look, and felt that they were all right.The various ministries of the party have a lot in common with the customs of the Tang people, and they have been mixed for more than a hundred years. They are deeply influenced by the Tang style.The price paid is that there are many more redundant and idle officials receiving salaries in various states and counties.

There is no way, the conditions promised to the leaders must be fulfilled.

"In a few years, Suizhou and Yinzhou will have no party titles." On the return carriage, Shao Shude proudly hugged Mrs. Wei Cai. The first naturalized party member after he came to power should be this concubine up.

Wei Cailaimei blushed, apparently thinking of the first time he and the king returned to Xiazhou, riding in the same carriage together.

"Get up." Shao Shude helped Wuzang Miao'e up and embraced him.

Mrs. Wu Zang coughed lightly twice, his face was bright red.

Dangxiang, the wild horse, is on a good track of domestication for the time being.But I can't be defeated, once I am defeated, the years of assimilation efforts may be wiped out.

In the difficult states, there may be no one else who devotes so much resources to turning Hu into Xia as much as I do.

This is a century-old work, will my heirs continue to do this in the future?It's hard to tell.

"This time hunting, several concubines also played a role in soothing people's hearts, what reward do you want?"

"Your Majesty might as well give this concubine a child." Wuzang Miao'e twisted her body, and Shao Dashuai's palm touched something just right.

"..." Marshal Shao is lustful now, but he is also terrified when he sees these wolf-like women.

These days, the four concubines took turns serving them, but Shao Dashuai felt that his taste had changed, as if he was trying to serve them.

Wei Cai Laimi glanced at Bu Zang Miao'e, and was about to say something when Li Renfu's voice sounded from outside the carriage: "Commander, listen to the urgent message."

Shao Shude opened the curtains, took the urgent mail, checked the seal, and opened it for review.

"Zhuge Shuang was ill and attacked Fengzhou, besieged the city for nearly a month, and was invincible."

"Tongzhou Inspector Zhuge Zhongbao attacked and occupied Kai and Bi Erzhou, and claimed to be a defense envoy."

"The governors of Wenzhou and Fuzhou claim to protect the country and the people, and don't send money or goods to envoys."

"The governor of Jizhou rebelled, and everyone in the Shannan Xidao Yamen knew that Zhuge Zhongfang led the army to fight against it."

After putting down the information, Shao Shude looked solemn.

Not all because of the situation in Shannan West Road, but also because of the influence of the imperial court.

At any time, with a decree, careerists in various towns will take advantage of the trend, and they will be able to mess up the originally stable situation.Chen Jingxuan of Xichuan is like this, and Zhuge Shuang of Shannan West Road is like this.

This method of using strength to exert strength is so perfect. It is a skill that has been passed down from the middle Tang Dynasty.

Of course, this method is only effective for outsiders.In the towns in Hebei where the pro-party is firmly established, the effectiveness will be greatly reduced, because the generals and sergeants of the towns have been married to each other for more than a hundred years, and they know each other well, have a high degree of trust, and are relatively united.Whether it is a conquest by the imperial court or an invasion from outside the town, they can temporarily put aside their differences and unanimously speak out.

But for Shannan West Road, this trick is just right.Commander Zhuge brought in the manpower back then. The officers were mainly from Ruzhou and Luoyang, and the sergeants were mainly from Hedong. After he took office, he rewarded them generously, which must have violated the interests of the local clans. There is no doubt about it.

The reason why the outbreak took place until now is because Commander Zhuge was seriously ill and he didn't seem to live long, and the ambitions of the powerful factions in the town were growing. The second reason was that the imperial court's intention to suppress was very obvious, which gave them an excuse.

The situation is not at its worst yet, but what if the court calls Zhuge Shuang into the court again?

Does Yang Fugong dare to do this?
This volume is over, and the next volume is "After the Floating Clouds, Ten Years of Flowing Water".

(End of this chapter)