Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 929
"Boom!" The wine bowl was slammed heavily on the table.

"Huo Liangsi is only a township assistant, but he can also serve as a military envoy, you bastard!"

"I heard that Huo Liangsi is good at martial arts, maybe this is what Shao—— King Xia has taken a fancy to."

"He's good at martial arts, but he's not good at being a human being. It's only been a few days? He just voted, and I heard that he's still in charge of killing prisoners."

"Many people want his dog's life now."

"Okay, don't talk about it." The big bearded man in the lead glanced at the crowd and said slowly: "I heard that Chen Yuanyu ran away. Have you ever heard the wind?"

"Really." Someone said: "He was transferred back by Luo Shaowei, saying that he was fighting against the rebellious party Li Gongquan. Maybe he wanted to run away too. Xia Bing crossed the river at Lingjin Pass, inserted between Ji County and Liyang. He defended heavily Li Yangjin, what a fart! When Luo Shaowei called, he walked up to a step and ran away."

The big bearded man nodded slowly, indicating that he understood.

"After this run, can I come back again?"

"The five counties of Weizhou, lost just like that? You know that Chen Yuanyu is unreliable."

"Whether Luo Shaowei or Li Gongquan wins, do you have the courage to take back Weizhou?"

Everyone started talking again.

"That's all!" The bearded man sighed, and said, "It costs more than [-] yuan for a sheep and [-] yuan for fighting wine. If you farm the land all day long, how can you afford wine and meat all year round? It’s useless. It doesn’t matter if you don’t plant this land.”

Everyone stopped talking all of a sudden, and they were all silent.

To be able to follow him here was a decision already made.Although I was still very resistant to the Xia people's occupation of Weizhou in my heart, a penny was hard for a hero, and there was no money to spend. It was really sad for those who were unwilling to spend their entire lives farming.

The Xia people posted notices to recruit state soldiers, and everyone inside and outside Weizhou City already knew it.There are [-] places, first come, first served, one month of food and one dendrobium, and a certain amount of clothing materials in spring and autumn each year, not counting extra rewards, and five coins and five bolts of silk a year.To be honest, the money is a little less, slightly worse than the original Weizhou State Army, much worse than the Zhenjun, and even worse than the Yabing.

But—it is still more money than farming, much more!
"I heard that the king of Xia paid for the reconstruction of the Dou Jiande Temple. I guess it's not the kind of bastard Li Keyong who grabs it and leaves." The bearded man said, "I've made up my mind to recruit state soldiers. If you can come with me, I'm sure you'll come too." I have this thought. When things come to an end, or if someone repents, I won't force it."

The big bearded man raised his neck and poured down a bowl of wine, saying: "I'm going now, you can decide yourself."

After all, put down the wine bowl and strode away.

"I went too! Farming all year round, what a fart!"

"It's okay to be a state soldier without going on an expedition. Let's go!"

"If Bandit Shao goes against the law, he's going against his mother. Go and have a look first."

"Go, go!"

A group of people put down their wine bowls, left the wine shop one after another, and went straight to the recruiting point.

On the road, I saw many pedestrians with their families and their families. The pots and pans were all placed on the carriage, and the old and weak women and children were also sitting in the carriage, with some anxiety, worry and longing on their faces-very complicated emotions.

"Where are you going?" the big bearded man was shocked, he couldn't help asking because the thing he was most afraid of was coming.

If it is true that the people in Weizhou are forced to relocate, then it is against his mother.

There was a sergeant guarding the carriage beside the carriage, wearing a brown military uniform, who glanced at him and did not stop him.

"I heard it's going to Tangzhou." An old man replied.

"Tangzhou is so far away, what are you doing there?" The big man asked with a frown.

"I am originally from Henan. In the past, I escaped from the chaos of Qin Zongquan and came to Weizhou. Although I can't go back to my hometown, it is not bad to go to Tangzhou." The old man replied: "The son of the family has joined the Xiaojie Army. King Xia has an order. All the family members of the soldiers of the Xiaojie Army were sent to Tangzhou. Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan had made trouble there, and there were few people there."

"Aren't you afraid that you are deceiving us?" The big man asked.

The old man shook his head, unwilling to answer further.The sergeant who escorted the chariot glared at him, and said: "King Xia kept his word and never lied to us warriors. He said that if he went to Tangzhou, he would be Tangzhou. You rough man, do you want to confuse the army? Believe it or not, I arrested you? "

The big man turned his head and left without saying a word.

"Brother Cui, are you still going to apply?" Someone chased after him and asked.

"Go! Why don't you go?" The bearded man said, "Shao Shude is quite reasonable. He didn't forcefully relocate the people. He has a brain."

"Does he dare to relocate the households by force?" Someone laughed and said, "The Xiaojie Army's lackeys will naturally persuade the family to move to Tangzhou. Others are not willing, and there may be troubles."

When the others heard this, they were slightly embarrassed.The Xiaojie army is a lackey, so what do I count as recruiting state soldiers?
"Stop talking nonsense, and leave quickly. If you go late, you may have already filled up your military quota." The big man urged: "After more than ten years of hard training in martial arts, the Jiedu envoy of Weizhou looked down on me. I didn't expect to be here. Xia people do things in their hands, alas."

The moods of the others were also complicated, but they all involuntarily quickened their pace.

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"Someone spread rumors in Wei County, saying that His Royal Highness will move all the people of Weibo to Helong to open up wasteland. A warrior defeated the army and coerced Ding Zhuang, killed more than ten county magistrates, county magistrates, and officials, and turned against the city. General Xie has Lead the soldiers to conquer them, and behead more than four hundred people." In Weizhou Prefecture, the aides are reporting the latest news.

Wei County is tens of miles to the east.The fact that Shao Shude didn't move didn't mean the army didn't move. In fact, Tianxiong's right wing had already set off and arrived in Wei County.

There were not many soldiers in Wei County, and they planned to surrender, but after a group of rout soldiers ran over, things changed.They spread rumors, saying that Shao Shude had murdered people, that the killings were rampant, and that the people in Weizhou were forced to move to Helong to open up wasteland.

Not everyone in Wei County was willing to surrender.After this came out, many people spontaneously joined the rout, killed the county magistrate, county magistrate and other officials, and refused to surrender.After thousands of pioneers of the Tianxiong Army arrived, they broke it and killed hundreds of people, and then the turmoil was quelled.

But the county seat is just the county seat, and Wei County is a big one. No one knows what the situation in the countryside is like now.No one can guarantee whether they will be ambushed when they disperse to collect grain in the countryside.We can only do this for now. After the new official takes office, take some time, and the situation should gradually improve.

"If there are those who spread rumors, don't hesitate to hunt and kill them all." Shao Shude said: "A reminder to thank Xitu, and there are a few more seats vacant. Hurry up and arrange people."

This was the first time that Shao Shude did not arrange students from the Kansai State School in the newly occupied area, and tried to use local scholars as officials.To be honest, it was very interesting. Wei Bo lived out the value of the united front, and the locals got quite a lot of benefits.

"Wei General Chen Yuanyu abandoned the city and left. The Tiande Army has taken Liyang. General Cai sent three letters in succession, please attack Chanzhou."

Chanzhou, in the east and north of Weizhou, opposite Puzhou.There is Yongji Canal in the territory, which leads to Weizhou in the north.

"Tell Cai Songyang not to worry." Shao Shude said: "I was invited by Luo Shuai to help me out. How can I act like this. Right, Inspector Sikong?"

Sikong Bing forced a smile.In fact, he regretted it a little, because now Luo Shaowei has a great possibility to become Jiedushi.

Just yesterday, tens of thousands of Li Gongquan's troops went outside the city, and five thousand government soldiers who had received many rewards went out of the city, defeated Li's army, and beheaded more than two thousand people.

Your uncle is still your uncle!Now you know why the Weibo Republic is the most valuable ticket for 8000 government soldiers?These [-] people were originally composed of elite soldiers from all six states. Although there was a phenomenon of succession of fathers and sons, in order to get rid of the control of the Yamen, successive Jiedushi had been selecting elite soldiers from various states to join the Yamen, objectively maintaining a certain degree of mobility. So that it maintains a considerable combat effectiveness.

Li Gongquan suffered this defeat, and the situation is not good.Even if he rushed over with [-] main force, his head would be borrowed, and the [-] troops surrendered directly to Luo Shaowei.

"Luo Shaowei hasn't secured his position yet, so why rush me away?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "When the situation is critical, he can't wait to urge me to fly to Weizhou. Once I get better, he wants to send me away. Cross the river and tear down the bridge, don't leave me behind." From the back, Luo Shaowei is too young."

Sikong Bing could only smile awkwardly, and said: "Your Highness, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will not be able to feed the six prefectures of Weibo. Instead of spreading wars all over the place, the rear will be attacked, and the food supply will not continue, it is better to accept it as soon as it is good..."

"Qian Liang, haha!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "I can't get the money and food, and I have to wait until next year. Does Luo Shaowei think I'm a three-year-old child?"

Two hundred times of gold and silver treasures, 20 coins, 40 pieces of silk, and 60 dendrobiums of millet and wheat. This is Luo Shaowei's latest offer. He wants Shao Shude to retreat because he feels capable of dealing with Li Gongquan.

But the problem is, he has no money now.These are blank checks that will not be paid until next year.Even the payment may not be fully paid next year, and it will be delayed until the next year.

Luo Shaowei has really improved his financial knowledge by leaps and bounds recently.Looking for loans from anti-aircraft guns, issuing long-term acceptance bills, and paying the fuck in installments, a bit like Daizong and Dezong's "debt handsome" demeanor-the generals of the Shence Army borrowed usury loans in Chang'an, bribed middle officials, and begged for foreign festivals Dushi, find a way to pay back the money after taking office.

In this world, there are many titles such as marshal, general, and military commander, all of which are good names, but Luo Shaowei has the reputation of "debt commander", and he doesn't know if it is worth it.

"Inspector Sikong, stand firm." Shao Shude said with a half-smile: "I have been in Weizhou for many days, and the five counties are rough and safe. I spent so much effort, but I didn't see anything, so you just sent me away? "

"His Royal Highness has just rejected Cai Jun's request to attack Chanzhou, this..." Sikong Bing subconsciously asked with sweat dripping down his back.

"The reason for this is because I received a military report. A part of the Xingzhou Jin army went south to plunder Xiangzhou. I can't stand it. I plan to send troops to the north to wipe out this group of bandits." Shao Shude said.

Xiangzhou is the city of Ye during the Cao Wei Dynasty. In the north of Weizhou, there are six counties with a population of more than 50.However, there have been several wars in these years, and the loss is not small. Shao Shude suspects that it is more than 40—but it is still a large county with a very rich household registration.

"Xiangzhou?" Sikong Bing was startled.

Xiangzhou is further north, but it is Zhaoyi East Three States (Xing Mingci).Sikong Bing felt that the situation was already very strange, Li Gongquan was playing with fire, Luo Shaowei was playing with fire, and King Xia was also playing with fire.This one is not good, Weibo will become a battlefield!
"Inspector Sikong, stand firm." Shao Shude repeated.

(End of this chapter)