Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 653 Courage to serve
Du Guangyi is working in the tent.

In fact, he also likes this kind of outdoor life. When he is tired, he will go out of the tent for a walk, practice his sword, and loosen his muscles and bones.

Don't think that because he is a literati, he doesn't know martial arts.

Like Meng Haoran, he studied and learned swordsmanship with his younger brother when he was young.Since the Northern Dynasties, many literati could ride horses, shoot arrows and wield knives and swords. After all, the distinction between civil and military is not clear, and the social atmosphere is very martial, so it is really impossible to have no martial arts.

Of course, their martial arts are at the level of amateurs.If you really want to go into battle, you have to do high-intensity training, but the foundation is real.

There is no shortage of living materials inside and outside the tent.Thanks to King Xia's favor, the supply is not bad.

The newly mined smokeless charcoal from Xiuwu County was delivered by carloads—King Xia just ordered that calling coal as "coal" seemed unreasonable, it was just his personal preference.

Mengzhou Kuaima sent carp, and Qinshui also sent fish and shrimp caught.Huaizhou sent cattle, sheep and offal.Coupled with the fruits and vegetables from Xiuwu and Huojia counties, life is still very pleasant.

Heyang harvested a total of 40 dendrobiums of millet and wheat in summer and autumn harvests this year, plus grain beans in the river from Zouzhiguan, and grain from the north of Guanbei transported to Heqing by adventurous ships. It is also worth it.

It's just that King Xia's appetite is a bit big!
He had just finished processing an official document, which was about immigrants from Heyang.

Last month, the Jingzhao Mansion conscripted people to Heyang again. Those who came in the name of the imperial court were capped at [-] households, and the first batch of more than [-] households had already been on the road.

In addition, seeing that this year's summer and autumn harvests are fruitful, and when the Jiedu envoy Song Le guarantees that the autumn sowing area will be larger, Xia Wang plans to continue to send [-] households of Huazhou people to Heyang, and send them in batches to further enrich the crops. Heyang account.

Spending too much capital in Heyang!

Du Guangyi didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Zhu Quanzhong broke through the defense line of the Yellow River and entered Heyang.

Uh, the Huaizhou camp doesn't seem to have any Yellow River defense line at all. The front is light and the rear is heavy.

This matter!Du Guangyi put down his pen and saw that Lu Siye was not there, so he was about to leave the tent to get some air, but suddenly saw his sister.

"Brother." Mrs. Du saluted.

"How did the girl come?" Du Guangyi was a little surprised and asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty has a call." Du Shi said, and then reminded in a low voice: "Shao Lun, the governor of Puzhou, was adopted by the Majesty as his adopted son, and he wanted to send one person to Puzhou. Let brother go."

Du Guangyi was taken aback, good guy, this job is not easy to do!And it seems that the king is already preparing for the next battle, and the target is still Zhu Quanzhong.

"I see." Du Guangyi took a deep breath, and then asked in a very low voice: "After the girl became Shangyi, she often accompanied the king, did she ever..."

Du Shi shook his head, his expression was a little relaxed and thankful, but also a little disappointed and unwilling, which seemed quite contradictory.

Du Guangyi sighed and left.

If there is a choice, my younger sister is such a well-educated and talented woman, of course she would go to a famous family to be the hostess, but there is obviously no choice now.

Du Guangyi soon arrived at Shao Shude's big tent, and after being passed on, he came in and sat down.

Xia Wang is talking with Chen and Zhao, but he is not free for the time being.

After a while, my younger sister Du also came in and stood in the corner.

Now King Xia's rules are getting stricter.

When he went out to command the battle, he was usually surrounded by Lu Siye and Du Guangyi's team of officials, and everyone was used to this.

But now it is a tour, which is equivalent to the emperor living in the palace, and many things are taken over by the palace officials.

The younger sister, Du Shi, followed King Xia all day long.Xia Wang likes to read, and there are more than ten cabinets of books traveling with the army.You can't leave at ordinary times, and you can offer a few cases, paper and pen at any time.

My younger sister is also responsible for the furnishing of King Xia's office and meeting places.When there is a banquet, the younger sister will also be assigned additional staff to guide the guests and be responsible for the etiquette of the banquet.

More and more formal, more and more dignified.Compared with the grass-roots teams in other feudal towns, they are indeed much smarter.Of course, the most important thing is that there are many talents in Chang'an who are familiar with this kind of affairs, either in the palace or in aristocratic families. This is the advantage of being close to the water.

"It is impossible for Luo Hongxin of Weizhou to give up on Zhu Quanzhong." Shao Shude stroked the map, and said, "Now that Quanzhong has lost all the states in Huainan, Luo Hongxin must have thought about it."

Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng obviously agree with this view.

Yes, this year Zhu Quanzhong rescued Luo Hongxin and helped him repel Li Keyong's army.But do you think, with the heart of these warriors, they will be grateful to Dade and be loyal to Zhu Quanzhong from now on?That's not necessarily the case.

"What the commander-in-chief said is very true." Chen Cheng said: "Luo Hongxin sent an envoy here, it is quite polite. According to what Pei Jijiu said, as long as the commander-in-chief does not attack Weizhou, Luo Hongxin is willing to give tens of thousands of gold and silk."

"I don't want his gold and silk. Let go of the road, and let our army go to Yun and Yan." Shao Shude said: "Li Ke used to attack Wei Bo, won the first battle, right? Captured and killed more than ten thousand Wei Bo troops. .This group of killers should not be able to fight very well, and I am afraid in my heart, so I should scare them first."

Yang Shihou stationed troops in Weizhou in the year of Zhu Quanzhong's death (912), and then colluded with Wei Bo's generals, expelled the Jiedu envoy Luo Zhouhan, and stole Wei Bo's power. A warlord with more than [-] soldiers.Afterwards, soldiers from the six states were selected, and eight thousand brave men were obtained, so they built silver guns to serve as a section army.

More than ten years ago, Wei Bo hadn't been tossed enough at this time. Shao Shude judged that their combat effectiveness had not improved, and Li Keyong's recent victory over Wei Bo was the best proof.

Of course, if the judgment is wrong, it will be more troublesome.

Zhao Guangfeng frowned in thought, and said at this time: "Commander, this matter needs to be paid close attention. According to Shao Lun, Quan Zhong has sent envoys to win over the Tianping Army. If the win over fails, will they meet each other next? "

Shao Shude tapped the table with his fingers, and said after a long time: "I wrote a letter to Shao Lun, he is also the first adopted son I adopted."

Du stepped forward and handed over a pen and paper.

Shao Shude did it with one wave, and Mrs. Pei stepped forward and handed over the seal.After stamping the seal, he took it back, and marked the use record of the seal in a booklet.

"Du Dalang dare to go to Puzhou?" Shao Shude looked past Chen and Zhao, and looked at Du Guangyi who was waiting behind.

Now that we have said this, Du Guangyi has no room to refuse. He immediately stepped forward and said: "I will obey the king's order."

"Good! I like people who are brave enough to do things." Shao Shude said with a smile: "In the past, Feng Wei sent envoys to Yan, Yun, Xu, and Qing towns and made great contributions. Now he is Henan Yin. If Dalang can live up to his mission, Stabilize Puzhou for me, the position of prefecture and county is not a problem, and the position of envoy is not out of reach."

These words made Du Guangyi a little bit superior.

The envoy, that is the Jiedu envoy!Today's most prestigious position, even as a subordinate feudal governor with limited powers, is very attractive.

……

After lunch, Shao Shude continued to study the map.

Gao Renhou has left Huaizhou and went to the front line in person.

Meng and Huai prefectures each have trained [-] prefectural soldiers, so Gao Renhou took Fu Cunju's Guide army to Wude.

The Yumen Army and the Guanbei Fan Army were also sent south by Shao Shude.

5000 German troops, 4 Yumen troops, [-] soldiers from the right side of the Baoyi Army, and [-] Tutuan peasants, totaling [-] to [-] horses, besieged Banzhu City with all their might.

The Guanbei Fan soldiers sent [-] cavalry to the second line, ready to attack the enemy who might be reinforced at any time.

Shao Shude still had [-] cavalry left by his side. If Zhu Quanzhong didn't want to lose Banzhu City and was willing to increase the price, he didn't mind following along.

After reading for half an hour, Shao Shude asked Mrs. Du to put away the booklet.

In fact, everything is familiar to me, so there is no need to read it again.Before the large-scale military operation against Zhu Quanzhong was launched, the removal of Liangren's stronghold in Hebei was a "warm-up exercise."Now that Guanghe Town has fallen, if Banzhu City is attacked again, the next step is to attack Heyang Zhongli City.

This city is more difficult to fight, but it is not impossible to fight, it depends on how much you are willing to pay.

After leaving the big tent, I went to see the princess first.Very well, the children have been treated badly and are learning knowledge painfully.

Shao Shude slipped away, called Li Zhong, took his soldiers, and drove to Xiuwu County to have a look.

Some wounded veterans of the Wuwei Army were placed in Xiuwu County.According to the old rules, he served as a grass-roots miscellaneous position such as Lizheng.

"Liu Sanhu?" Shao Shude was a little surprised when he saw the township head who came to greet him, and then felt very sorry.

Liu Sanhu, the deputy general of the Wuwei Army, was a god who forced Shao Shude to reward Meiji twice.

Looking at his broken left elbow, Shao Shude was speechless, not knowing what to say.

It is inevitable that the general will die before the battle. Liu Sanhu was so brave in the battle that he did not want to die. To be honest, it is not bad to have the current ending and retire to enjoy the wealth, but it is still a pity.

"Marshal—" Liu Sanhu smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing, at least he's alive."

"After you're all gone, who else will fight for me?" Shao Shude patted Liu Sanhu's shoulder.

"Marshal, the old men in our Dingnan army are all brave enough to fight." Liu Sanhu was also a little sad when he heard this, and said: "Outsiders, you can't believe it!"

"That's right, outsiders can't believe it." Shao Shude sighed and asked, "Have all the family members come?"

"They've all moved here." Liu Sanhu pointed to a newly built house in the distance, and said, "One wife, one concubine, and four children are all here."

"Is that a brick house?" Shao Shude glanced at it and said, "I feel a little relieved that you can live in such a big brick house."

It was a brick house with front and rear entrances, with willow trees planted in front of the door, facing the main road.Across the road is a small river ditch, and on the other side of the river is a large area of ​​farmland.

The fields had been harvested and were bare.A large group of birds hovers above, and descends from time to time, pecking at the grains left in the field.

Shao Shude signaled for a while, Shang Gong and Xiao Shi understood, and asked Nushi to hold out some silk, saying: "The township chief has always been known for his strength and courage, and his achievements have been outstanding. Now, I will reward you for your sincerity."

"Thank you for the reward, Marshal." Liu Sanhu didn't dare to look at the group of bright palace officials behind Shao Shude, and bowed his head in thanks.

Seeing that Liu Sanhu was inconvenient, Xiangzuo and Lizheng stepped forward to take the silk for him.

"Let's go and have a look in the countryside." Shao Shude stepped forward, inspecting the "young land" under his rule.

The four palace officials Xiao, Pei, Du, and Webster and the female historian followed closely behind, and a large group of personal soldiers guarded the left and right,
"Marshal, after the forest was cleared, I asked people to level it up. Ding Nan from this township, whenever I have free time, I will ask people to gather together to practice martial arts and formations." Liu Sanhu pointed not far away Said flatly.

Shao Shude looked at it.There is a forest with many towering trees, and there is an open space beside the forest, with butt stacks and straw figures, and the dirt is firmly stepped on. Apparently, many people have gathered here to practice. This is the rural school field.

There are cottages one after another beside the road, and it seems that they are all newly built.The thin earth wall made of branches and clay is small in size, and there is a simple livestock shed next to it. Livestock are tied to one side, and a hill of excrement is piled on the other side.

Some people also use thick adobe to build houses.The dirty child hid behind the house and peeked over here cautiously. Wild flowers bloomed in the corner, swaying in the wind.

There were peasant women sitting in the yard, mending clothes.When he saw a large group of warriors passing by, he was so scared that he hid back.

She walked too hastily, and accidentally knocked over a round plaque, and the mung beans spilled all over the floor.A few birds landed quickly, lowering their heads and pecking quickly.The peasant woman hid behind the crack of the door, looking distressed at the flat-haired animal that was stealing her beans, but she dared not come out.

In the distance, there is a huge water pool, and a river runs through it, flowing straight to the east.

"Is this the Yongji Canal flowing east?" Shao Shude asked.

Liu Sanhu was at a loss, he hesitated and couldn't answer.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed the Yongji Canal that flows eastward." Du said softly, ""Sui Shu·Yangdi Ji" says that in the first month of the fourth year of Daye, Yisi ordered more than a million men and women in the counties of Hebei to open the Yongji Canal. Qinshui reaches Yuhe in the south and Zhuojun in the north.'”

Shao Shude praised: "My father said that you were intelligent since you were young, well-versed in classics and history, skilled in cursive and official script, and good at poetry and prose. It seems that it is not a lie."

"Your Majesty." The Xiao family also said: "I read "Daye Miscellaneous Records", it is said that in June of the third year, the Yongji Canal was opened to divert Qinshui into the river, and the canal was opened in the northeast of Qinshui, and the Qingshui was brought to Zhuo The county is more than [-] miles away, and the dragon boat is connected.' This canal should be opened in the third year of Daye."

Du Shi looked at Xiao Shi calmly.

Shao Shude was dumbfounded, this is - rolled up?
Qingshui is the Wei River.This canal connects the Weihe River and goes directly to Weizhou, and has great strategic value.

It's a pity that Song Le has been mainly improving the main channel of Qinshui in the past year, digging silted irrigation canals, repairing the old pond, and has not had time to take care of the Yongji Canal.

If the silt can be cleared and the canal can be navigated again, it will be much more convenient to fight Weibo.

"Xiao Shanggong and Du Shangyi are well-read, but you don't know." Shao Shude pinched Webster's face casually.

Wei Shi was the youngest, with a childish face and a little baby fat, which Shao Shude liked to pinch most.

"Your Majesty, the Qinshui is turbid and sandy, and more turbulent than the Yellow River. It rains in June, and in July and August, the Qinshui overflows, with mud and sand falling down, and it is bound to silt up. Therefore, great efforts must be made to dredge it." Webster Said with a red face.

Shao Shude was stunned.

Du, Webster, Xiao, how much effort did these families spend on them?Knowing all kinds of dancing and music, good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, also read a lot of books, good at poetry, prose and cursive script, wouldn't it be a pity to be ruined by a vulgar martial artist like me?

"We'll talk about the opening of the canal later." Shao Shude coughed, and said to Liu Sanhu: "I remember that there are still quite a few soldiers whose robes have been retired in the counties and villages, do you know them?"

"Wuwei Army knows it, but others don't." Liu Sanhu said: "Marshal, they are actually old people, we only listen to you. When I practiced the Tutuan in the village, I told them that King Xia is The first-class hero in this world never treats his old brother badly. Fighting for King Xia, as long as you are not afraid of death, you will be rich. Commander, Heyang can’t turn the sky, if Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong attack, let’s pull up Xiangyong I will fight him. If anyone dares to deceive the public and rebel against himself, as long as he dares to come to the countryside, we will capture him and kill him. Even if my other hand is cut off, I will bite the thief's head and give it to me. Look handsome."

"I believe you." Shao Shude said with emotion.

Liu Sanhu smiled and said: "I know the commander is going to attack Weibo, otherwise he wouldn't have come here to see it. The commander-in-chief is reassuring, a fellow of the Tutuan country, he keeps practicing, and from time to time he goes into battle to attack the city, fighting with the thieves Let's fight a few battles. Once we go to war, Heyang might be able to pull tens of thousands of men into battle, so why worry about Wei Bo not being destroyed?"

Shao Shude laughed happily.

Although Liu Sanhu guessed his intention wrong, he was right about practicing Xiangyong.

Go south to Luozheng, north to attack Zelu, they can all play a big role.

(End of this chapter)