Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 589 New Operation

After the meeting with Gao Silun, Shao Shude went directly to the Anle Hall.

Zhe Fangai was watching some children playing.

At the beginning of June, she gave birth to a son. At that time, Shao Shude was supervising the battle in Heqing, and he wrote back and named him Mingyi.

After 14 years of marriage, Zhe Fangai gave birth to two sons and a daughter for Shao Shude. The family affairs are easy to handle and fair, and the whole family respects them very much.

Shao Shude was named Queen Xia, and Zhe Fangai is now a first-rank princess.Guards of honor and uniforms for entry and exit are all coded, and the majesty is self-sufficient.

According to the system, the prince has one concubine, who is the first rank; two children, who are the fifth rank; ten wives (yìng), who are the sixth rank.

The princess is naturally Zhe Fangai, and her official title is "Princess Xia".

The two "Xia Wang Ruren" are Zhao Yu and Da Feng.

The wives are Xiaofeng, Yeli, Wuzang, Weicai, Zhuge, and Xiao. There are only six of them, and the quota is not full.Shao Shude gave them a lot of titles of life wives, and generally called them "Mrs. Xia Wang".

Other women, such as Bai Shi, the younger sister of the general Bai Gui, may have been ennobled by foreign wives, but they do not have the status of Xia Wang's concubine, and their status is not much different from that of a maid in essence.

Pei Zhenyi's identity is too embarrassing, she won't have an official identity until she is cleansed.

There was a patriarchal system in the country. Ruren and concubines had to salute when they saw the concubine. Among the concubines, Zhao Yu "could be the same as the concubine" and didn't have to salute. Other women had to salute when they saw Zhao Yu.

The children can only call their biological mother "aunt" or "auntie", and Zhe Fangai is their mother.If the concubine has made great achievements, the title will only be given to the aunt, not to the biological mother.

But the rules are the rules, and the Shao Mansion is generally not so strict.This was Shao Shude's request, and Zhe Fangai silently accepted it without saying anything.

"My concubine's question, I found out. Zhang Quanyi's son, Zhang Jiye, was seriously ill after the mutiny in Mengzhou. He died of fright in a dream a few days ago. Quanyi and Quanen's family were detained in Jinxian Temple, and His Highness treated each other with courtesy. , I am not lucky for the daughters of Yuchu, Su, and Xie." The maid Zheshi reported in a low voice.

This woman was brought by Zhe Fangai from her hometown, and she has senior qualifications. There is a lady from Yinchuan County who is a maidservant, and she has been a servant of Zhe Fangai, and she is extremely trusted.

Zhe Fangai nodded upon hearing this.She couldn't be more aware of her husband's old problem.Doting on other women, although she feels uncomfortable in her heart, she will bear it silently, but Zhang Quanyi's family can't move for the time being.I wanted to give some advice, but it seemed that my husband knew what he was doing, so he was relieved.

However, Zhang Jiye's death finally cast a shadow over it.

And that Golden Immortal Temple!Husband, is this planning to build the Tongque Terrace?Where will he keep his "spoils" in the future?
"Don't talk too much about the Golden Immortal Temple!" Zhe Fangai looked at the maid and ordered.

"Yes." The maid replied.

A group of children were tired from playing, and they came to salute one after another, and then rested.

Zhe Fangai beckoned a person, smiled and hugged her, and asked: "Does Sanlang miss home?"

"Sanlang" didn't want to be hugged, he struggled to get down, and said anxiously: "Gun let me down."

Zhe Fangai pinched his face, pretending to be angry and said: "Don't you like Auntie?"

"I like it." Sanlang struggled desperately twice, and finally came down.

"Then do you like Uncle?" Zhe Fangai took his hand and refused to let him leave.

Saburo paused, thinking about it for a long time, he seemed to have no impression of his uncle, and stayed there.

"Uncle has been talking about Saburo, the gift I gave you yesterday is from uncle." Zhe Fangai said with a smile: "In the future, I will work hard to practice martial arts, make achievements for uncle, and make my aunt look good."

Saburo is the child of Zhe Silun, whose name is Congyuan, and he is four years old this year.He was bigger than other children when he was born, smart and smart, and Zhe Silun liked him very much.

Of the three sons of the Zhe family, the eldest seems to want to inherit the family business, the second is of mediocre condition, and if he is not successful in literature, he will not be successful in military affairs. No matter what, the third will definitely be trained to become a general.As a rich family in the frontier, it is really outrageous that there is no general to support the facade.

In history, the Zhe family guarded Linzhou and Fuzhou successively. They had no choice, and all members had to go to battle.But now that there is one discipline and two degrees, it seems that there is no need to work so hard, so the eldest son Zhe Congxue will mainly learn the art of manipulating people and maneuvering. Although martial arts are not bad, they will definitely not develop in this direction.

It's hard to say how Zhezhang will develop in the future, the environment is different.Historically, Shi Jingtang cut off the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and the Lin and Fu areas in Hexi. Because Zhe Congyuan resisted orders and the Khitans were blocked from abroad, he only cut off sixteen prefectures in the end. Luan, but his fate was not very good. Shi Chonggui made a decisive alliance with Khitan, gathered food, grass, soldiers and horses, Wuluan town Beizhou, Khitan lord Yelu Deguang came to attack, Yamen general Shao Ke made trouble, opened the door to attract Khitan, and died .

"His Royal Highness is coming." Just as he was having fun with Saburo, Zhe Fangai heard the sound of communication, and immediately straightened her dress.

"Ma'am, you want to hurt me too." Zhe Fangai was about to salute, when she was embraced by Shao Shude, and several children snickered beside her.

With a blushing face, Zhefang Ai broke free, shooed all the children away, then took Shao Shude's hand and sat down.

"How are you at home?"

"everything is fine."

Shao Shude nodded, and said: "Madam is a virtuous lady, known both internally and externally. I married a virtuous lady, so I don't know how much trouble I saved."

"My husband has to be busy with important matters, and my concubine can handle the trivial matters at home."

Shao Shude was a little embarrassed when he heard this.In fact, he still has plenty of time when he is away on an expedition, and he is not always busy with military and political affairs.He kept the matter of the Golden Immortal Temple a secret, and never let his wife know about it.

"In a few days, my husband may...maybe...or go out again."

Zhe Fangai was a little surprised, and asked, "Which family does your husband want to kill?"

Want to kill the emperor!Of course Shao Shude would not say that.

"I received the news today that there is an undercurrent in Beijing, and there is a lot of turmoil. Due to the lack of rewards, the Shence Army is mutiny. The saint is terrified and sent the prime minister to appease him, but to no avail. Cui Zhaowei suggested that the saint be lucky to Nanshan temporarily and wait for the situation. Return to Chang'an when you are stable." Shao Shude explained: "Ximen Zhong, the envoy of the Tenth Army and Twelve Guards, then invited me to Beijing. They had nothing to do with Shi Zan and Li Kuangwei."

Zhe Fangai pondered for a moment, then asked: "My husband is going to Beijing this time, won't—"

"Of course not!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "It's not yet time. All loyalty is still alive, and the brother-in-law is still there. How can I do such a terrible thing? Madam, don't worry too much, I have my own measure. Wang Bianfu is at home, I have to find a place for him."

"Could it be Jing Zhaoyin?" Zhe Fangai guessed.

"I'm still hesitating about this, and haven't made up my mind yet," Shao Shude said.

"As a woman, I don't want to talk too much about this matter. My husband makes up his own mind. The position of Jing Zhaoyin attracts the attention of everyone, and my husband needs to handle it carefully."

"Madam's words are justified." Shao Shude praised.

He respects and loves his princess.

Love when the princess is not wearing clothes, and respect when she is wearing clothes.

Moreover, she seemed to have some political wisdom, and Shao Shude was willing to talk to her about some things.My sister-in-law Liu is so outstanding, so naturally my wife is not bad. Talking to Chen Cheng, Zhao Guangfeng and other greasy men every day, my thinking may be limited.

"There is one more thing to come to Beijing this time." Shao Shude said again: "Central Sichuan has reached a critical moment, and I plan to intervene. Or in the name of the court, the prime minister will take command and lead the Shence Army and the three towns of Shuofang, Fengxiang, and Xingyuan. Go south, let Zhu Mei and Li Maozhen resolve their struggles. At that time, take a step at a time, and the commanders of the two rivers in the east and west can also be rearranged."

Zhe Fangai thought about it.

Seeing her cute frowning appearance, Shao Shude started to move subconsciously.

But Zhe Fangai was wearing clothes now, she had another personality, she quickly grabbed Shao Shude's hand, but unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the hand had already penetrated into the innermost part, the speed was breathtaking.

"Husband!" Zhe Fangai said angrily: "The land of Shu is far away, and it is easy to make people who are interested. The commander-in-chief of the East and West Rivers, it is better to give it to the prime minister and control it in the hands of the court. At worst, the status quo must be maintained. Zhu Mei, Li Maozhen and others occupy all of Shu."

It was possible to let the prime minister be the Jiedushi in the past, but what is the trend now?No matter how obedient the feudal towns are, they gradually don't take the imperial court seriously, especially the southern towns.

Jing Haijun was relatively submissive when Gao Xun was the Jiedushi more than ten years ago, which may have something to do with Gao Pian's recovery of Annan's legacy.After Gao Xun was transferred to Shaanxi, Zeng Gun served as Jiedu envoy. As a result, the soldiers rebelled and forced him to leave the city for shelter.

Gao Maoqing worked there for three years, and nothing happened, but he really didn't like this place, so he transferred Xie Zhao to serve as Jinghai Jiedu, Annan's observation and disposal envoy, and Annan's guardian, in charge of Jiao, Lu, Ai, Chang, and Fu. Eleven prefectures including Lu, Wu'an, etc., have been ten years.

But what he did was not very interesting. The local aristocratic family slowly infiltrated the political power and military power. He wanted to be the emperor of the country, which made him very haggard, and he kept writing letters to invite him to become an official.

In fact, it's not just Jiaozhen.

In towns such as Jiangxi, Hunan, and Qing Haijun, local tyrants gradually rose up and seized various powers.

Not only the vassals and towns, but even the state level is almost occupied by local tyrants. The Huangzhou governor Wu Chao who just joined Yang Xingmi is a local tyrant.For many years, the imperial court’s control over the south has been relatively tight, but it has gradually loosened after the chaos, and a terrible power vacuum has emerged. However, the yamen army in the southern towns has few soldiers and weak forces. So, once the majesty of the imperial court is lost, it is easy to let the local tyrants come to power.

Shao Shude absolutely refused to hand over the position of commander of the two rivers in the east and west to the general.He planned to take advantage of the chance that the imperial court still had some residual prestige in the south, use the imperial court as a shell to barely maintain the situation there, and then try to find a way to actually control it after freeing up his hands later.

As for who this handsome position is for, he still has to go to Chang'an for a careful inspection and interview.

In addition, among the military officers of the imperial court, it seems that some of their own people can be stuffed.

For example, An Youquan, who succeeded Xie Zhao as the governor of the Jinghai Navy in history, was the Hedong general who was born in the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

Marshal Shao used to pay attention to influence, but after He Qing defeated the [-] Bian army, he became a little "flying", and felt that he could start a little bit of a showy operation and plan ahead.

It's not too long to hide and think about the Shence Army, so if you work hard, maybe you can give him a chance to step up to the sky and go out of the town.

(End of this chapter)