Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 53 The Day of Signing in in Jinyang ([-])

On the eighth day of October, the autumn wind is bleak and everything is scattered.

Shao Shude hadn't been to Jiexaifu for about five days.Just a few months ago, Li Kan could not wait to summon him several times a day, but now he has subdued the Zhongwu Army and the Yiwu Army, and Fengyin's pro-army has also expanded to more than a thousand people. The weight seems to be less than that.

Shao Shude sometimes wondered whether he should bid farewell to Li Shuai and return to Lanzhou.However, he was reluctant to part with Jinyang's relatively abundant supply of money, food and materials. Qiu Shijun would probably have a headache seeing him bring 4000 people back. How could such a large number of people be able to support them?

When there is nothing to do, Shao Shude pays attention to collecting all kinds of news.Lao Tzu also has a territory, how can he not pay attention to the general trend of the world?

Well, Huang Chao's life in Lingnan was very unsatisfactory. Many soldiers died of illness. I asked for the post of the military governor of Tianping, but the court refused, and I also asked for the governor of Guangzhou. I heard that the court was reluctant to do foreign trade there. goods, nor are they allowed.This matter is difficult to handle. If this is not agreed, if not, how can Huang Chao take a break?
Huang Chao must be heading north, and Shao Shude knows this very well.It is said that the soldiers and horses of all the Taoist battalions who attacked Huangchao have recruited the envoy Gao Pian to gather more than [-] soldiers and horses from Henan, Huainan and other places, more than their current northbound battalion. Heavy soldiers.

If such a person deliberately drives Huang Chao north to invade Chang'an, what will happen?I'm afraid it's not that life has been charred and bones are everywhere?Grandma's, it means that I'm not in Hangzhou, otherwise I will rate the generals of Tielin to smash Gao Pian's head.Forget it, forget it, it's gone, the matter of Huang Chao, naturally tall and handsome.We are in Hedong, let's think about the future of Li Dashuai.

Li Dashuai has recently been concentrating on winning over the guest troops in Jinyang and Kinki. He has also summoned Zhang Yanqiu and other unsatisfactory generals in Hedong several times, but people seem not optimistic about his future and are not very willing to rely on him.

There is no way to do this. The ground in Hedong is such an evil sect. There are many people, a lot of money, and the mountains and rivers are dangerous. It has also raised a bunch of generals who have served in the army for generations.Rather than saying that the court is the master of Hedong, it is better to say that these large and small indigenous soldiers are the leaders.

Li Kan has also been fighting with them for half a year. It seems that he has the upper hand in the early stage, but he will be pushed back by other means.Unless you enter Jinyang with an army of [-] who have returned from victory like Li Keyong, and you have a bunch of generals from Daibei, you can perfectly replace the generals from Hedong, otherwise it will be no fun.

Shao Shude's main focus now is on Tielindu.

He has thought many times about the future of this army.With two thousand soldiers, neither of the two states of Sui and Yin could afford it, unless the military commander or the imperial court shared some of the expenses.This may have been possible in the past. Most of the feudal towns in Guannei Road have always been raised by the court and the localities.It's just that once Huang Chao enters Chang'an, there is basically no drama. The emperor has run away. Who will pay you food and pay?

In which year did Huang Chao enter Chang'an?Shao Shude couldn't remember it, but he thought it was only two or three years ago.Once there is chaos in Guanzhong, it is time to think carefully about how to support this army.It is impossible to let a large number of party tribes in the territory without household registration pay tribute, it is not impossible, but that will inevitably offend Tuoba Sigong, the governor of Youzhou, and there will be no small future troubles.

Let's take a step by step.Shao Shude is now in a good state of mind. Which thing in this world is easy?What kind of thing don't you want to fight for?Since Xia Sui is the general, Tuoba Sigong is a person who cannot be bypassed.This gentleman is also ambitious. If he wants to get involved in the position of the imperial envoy in the future, will Shao Xie want to do it directly with him?Afraid of this and that, just don't do anything.

On October [-]th, Chen Cheng came to report that things were basically done.Although Li Kan has distanced himself from Shao Shude recently, he did not take credit for it. On the contrary, he wrote a lot of credit for the beheading of Cheng Huaixin, the traitorous general of the Iron Forest Array.When the princes of the court saw it, Xu Shi remembered that the situation in the world was in turmoil, and that he needed to be highly praised for those who made merit. Coupled with Qiu Weidao's activities, he directly appointed Shao Shude as the prefect of Suizhou.

The official appointment has not yet been announced, but according to Qiu Weidao, there is almost no suspense, and he himself will supervise Xia Sui.Hu Dashuai of Xia Sui Town pushed back against the court order, and now he has finally been replaced. Li Yuanli took office and is about to lead his troops to Hedong to seek retribution.Qiu Weidao specially instructed that if you have time, you might as well meet this handsome Li, and it is also good to talk and get familiar.

"Xia Suibing came to Hedong, I don't know if Tuoba Sigong will come, this is an old slick." Shao Shude leaned on Hu's bed and smiled: "The court should be dissatisfied with the situation in Daibei, Li Shuai took office like this For a long time, the credit is very small, and it is normal for the princes of the court to be anxious."

"What the general said is very true." Chen Cheng bowed his hands and praised: "Qiu Shijun has something to say, there are gossip in Beijing, the court wants to build another camp in the northeast of Hedong, to use Youzhou Town and the newly arrived guest army. Mainly, as opposed to Daibei, this is to divide Li Shuai's authority. From this point of view, Li Shuai's life will not last long."

"The camp in the northeast?" Shao Shude was refreshed when he heard the words, and said, "If the general's confession comes down before this, then Tie Lindu is also the soldier of Xia Sui..."

"Not bad." Chen Cheng also smiled and said: "I can't stay in the north, but I can go to the northeast, there is an extra way."

"How wonderful!" Shao Shude smiled and said, "Then it's time to meet the generals in the northeast."

"By the way, General. This is the information on the household registration, fields and tributes of Xia Sui states that Chen recently obtained from the archives. If the general is interested, you may wish to read the details in advance." Chen Cheng took it out solemnly and solemnly. A stack of paper full of tiny characters was handed to Shao Shude.

"Mr. has a heart." Shao Shude has no doubts about him. Jinyang is the northern capital. The records in the file room are relatively complete. Chang'an has some, but not all of them here, but some things do have backup storage, and they can be consulted if they are related. even transcribed.

Shao Shude glanced roughly, and was about to put it back and wait for a closer look at night, but suddenly he frowned and asked, "Yinzhou is nothing, but Suizhou only has less than [-] households? Is there a mistake? already?"

Chen Cheng seemed to have a plan in mind, and said: "Suizhou originally had 70 households with a population of more than [-]. During the Yuanhe period, the Dang Xiang was in chaos, and Ding's population was greatly reduced. It coincided with the imperial court's revision of the household registration of the whole world, so it was counted as less. In fact, the Dang Xiang was quickly eliminated. When things calmed down, most of the people fled to the mountains to build strongholds to protect themselves, and there were not many casualties. Afterwards, they all came back one after another, with a total of about [-] households. Now almost [-] years have passed, and there are occasional minor disturbances in the party, but Most of the time, there is nothing wrong with it, Suizhou Dingkou recovers quickly, and Chen estimates that there are still more than [-] households and more than [-] mouths, maybe more."

"Let me just say it. There are more than 3 people near Tiande Military City, twice that of Fengzhou's second counties. Suizhou is a big county anyway, so how could it be only a few thousand people." Shao Shude flipped through the pages, pointing to one of them. Ye said: "That's true. In the eighth year of the Yuanhe period, the Tiande Army moved from the West City to the North City. There were more than 3—what, 'more than 3' moved into the Tiande Army City? There are more than 3 households, and there are more than 3 households, which is a big mistake."

"However..." Shao Shude stood up and said, "Even if there are [-] people, they can't support Tielindu. After the Qingliang Shidu was flattened in the early years of this dynasty, Xia Sui was an important military area with many soldiers and horses. Able to conquer and fight well, however, it requires the supply of food and salaries from the court to maintain it. Relying on oneself alone, raising seven thousand soldiers is the limit. But now in the four states of Xia, Sui, Yin and You, the number of troops managed by the imperial court alone exceeds [-]. Not counting the troops and horses of the Tuoba Party. If I think about it, it’s a big head. If the court cuts off the rations, why don’t the sergeants make a mess?”

Chen Cheng didn't say anything.In case of unsustainable food and wages, for the soldiers and men in Xiasui Town, there are only two ways, either to expand outward, or to loot the Pingxia and Hengshan Dangxiang.In short, it is war, and there is no other way.

Shao Shude vaguely remembered that the Xia Sui Army of the later generations went south to beg Huang Chao.However, that fellow also got part of Xia Sui's military power, and took more than [-] Xiazhou soldiers and Dang Xiang soldiers to the south to fight against Huang Chao, and finally won the reward of Jiedu envoy of the Ding Difficulty Army, and completely controlled the four states of Xia Sui Yinyou.

It is absolutely impossible for Tuobassi to get this credit smoothly and smoothly!And to stop him, the first thing to do is not to let him meddle in the military power of Xiazhou.In Xia Sui Town, most of the elite soldiers are stationed in Xiazhou and Youzhou. Tuoba Sigong can only lead the troops of the Fan army. If he is allowed to control the Jinglue Army and other Xia Sui elites as in history, the situation will be over. .

Then, in the case of Huang Chao, Tie Lindu must also participate.This is a feast, the court has never been so generous, officials and titles are flying all over the sky, careerists laughed, and the people wept bitterly.Damn, once upon a time, I thought about things like a warlord?Shao Shude sighed and comforted himself. This is all to end the troubled times. His ideals have never been abandoned, and he will definitely give the people a relatively stable life.

After nightfall, he walked to the He Mansion again by a ghost.

"Madam, would you like to go to Xia Sui with me?" Looking at the beautiful young woman in front of him, Shao Shude exhausted his memory and could not match her with the women of later generations.The difference is not external, but temperament. The favorable living conditions since childhood, the educational experience of a famous family, and the experience of actually managing a family have all given Zhao's temperament a distinctive temperament.

To be honest, Shao Shude has a lot of experience, and the battlefield is fighting and killing, but in front of this woman, he always feels restrained everywhere.With just the right look and movement, Zhao shi can subconsciously affect his emotions and control his behavior.The opponent is obviously his own slave and his trophy, but what is the difference between the offensive and defensive situation?Shao Shude analyzed it carefully, and concluded that he didn't want to get a high-end inflatable doll, but wanted to completely conquer it from the inside out—well, this idea seems a bit perverted!

"Jinyang can't stay any longer?" Zhao shi asked lightly.

"Yeah." Shao Shude replied. After speaking, he felt that his momentum was a bit wrong, and he said, "I'm not from Hedong after all. It's all about the mountains and rivers inside and outside. I'll let other people go. I'll go to Xia Sui, Madam, get ready earlier. Right. In a few days, I will send someone to pick up your mother and daughter."

"Can I stay in Jinyang?" Zhao shi asked with a complicated expression.

Shao Shude was in a hurry, and with his left hand, he directly embraced the woman in front of him in his arms, and said, "Don't think too much, madam, staying in Jinyang will be a disaster for your mother and daughter, not a blessing."

After that, the right hand stroked Zhao's back as if uncontrollably, and slowly slid down, so cocky!

"I don't know, I just tried to test my ears." Zhao sighed and said: "The fate of Deng Qian's wife and daughter is still in sight. Although the general is a warrior, there are some differences. Now who can we mother and daughter? rely on?"

"What Madam said is very true." Shao Shude glanced at the little girl hiding in the corner, gently let go of Zhao's family, took a deep breath, and said, "I will send more troops to this point in the next few days, and Madam should be more careful. . The newly recruited servants and maids in the mansion, if you can disperse, go away, don't implicate others. I will have official business, so I will go now."

(End of this chapter)