Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 956

"Wang Qing!" The sage's eyes turned red after seeing the dusty Wang Shifan.

No way, the mental pressure is too great.This pressure does not come from within. The bullying of the middle-level officials, to say something disrespectful, has stabilized at a level over the years, and the saint has long been used to it.

The real stress comes from the fear of a possible dire fate.

"Your Majesty." Wang Shifan was also a little confused when he saw this.What's wrong?Whipped by the middle officer or what?

"Wang Qing." The saint also realized that he had lost his composure, calmed down a bit, and asked, "There are rumors outside that Shao Shude ruled the palace in Luoyang, is it true?"

"I saw when I was passing through Luoyang that Shangyang Palace and Ziwei Palace were both under construction. This is true." Wang Shifan replied.

This time he entered the court, he was awarded the title of Inspector Situ and Attendant, which is actually not an official position with real power.He didn't plan to do any big things in Chang'an either, so he could live in peace and stability.Make some friends, visit mountains and rivers, seek secrets, read books, write articles, when the interest comes, go hunting, play polo, that's all.

But seeing the panic-stricken appearance of the saint, he was still a little sentimental.Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, why did this happen!

"Have you heard any other news?" The saint asked with an even more ashamed face.

Wang Shifan hesitated.He not only heard it, but also saw it.

"Your Majesty, Shao Shude conquered the palaces ruled by the people of Luo, Shan, and Guo prefectures, basically based on the old views of Shangyang Palace and Ziwei Palace. Perhaps he felt that Chang'an was brine and food transportation was inconvenient, so he planned to let His Majesty go to Luoyang to listen to the government." After all, Wang Shifan couldn't bear to tell the truth.

He heard that King Xia was in Luoyang, either staying in the Hall of Hehuan or in the Hall of Hanjia.How can the courtier who repaired the palace live in it first?This shows that he regards himself as the master of Luoyang Palace City.

Look at the local people again.Several prefectures west of Henan Province have experienced wars and turmoil, and there are no household registrations in ten. Who are the people living in Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou now?The family members of the soldiers moved by Shao Shude and the people of Lingxia and Helong must call them "Shao Sheng" and they almost forgot the existence of the emperor of the Li family. ?Isn't it terrible?
Local officials are sensible and educated people, but they don't care about it.Wang Shifan lived in the posthouse along the way, and there were many generals and officials on business. Even if he didn’t deliberately eavesdrop, he could learn a lot of things—officials didn’t care who was the emperor, in short, whoever was the emperor supported whom .

Not to mention the army.Wang Shifan was originally a martial artist, how could he not know the virtues of the army? At the age of 16, he handed over most of the soldiers and horses in the town to Lu Hong, and asked him to take them to fight Zhang Chan, the governor of Dizhou. What happened?The sky almost fell down.

Shao Shude reorganized six troops, totaling 18 cavalry.Are these people still listening to the saints of the Li family?
The army, common people, and officials all don't support the saint of the Li family, and they even repair the Luoyang palace for you. How can you lie to ghosts?

Sure enough, the sage didn't believe this either, he just heard him say anxiously: "Shao Shude has long been disobedient, and these years have become more and more presumptuous. Now that even the palace has been repaired, it seems that he wants to usurp the throne. Wang Qing ..."

Wang Shifan was tongue-tied, not knowing what to say.

Shao Shude wants to start a new dynasty, anyone with a bit of knowledge can see it, and it is understandable, after all, he has a lot of people under his command to appease, and he can't keep suppressing him.

"Your Majesty, Shao Shude cherishes the feathers, maybe it's not like this." Wang Shifan comforted.

The sage's expression didn't change for the better, and he asked again: "There are rumors in Beijing that Shao Shude will send people to take me captive to Luoyang and put him under house arrest. What does Wang Qing think?"

Wang Shifan didn't know what to say.

After thinking about it carefully, the possibility of this matter is not small.If Shao Shude really wants to found a country and call it a system, the trick of abdicating must be indispensable.After all, he was not a traitor, but Tang Chen.Like Huang Chao, it's okay to kill the emperor directly, he is a traitor, it's justified, but Shao Shude really can't, if he doesn't want to look too ugly.

In addition, Wang Shifan was also a little worried about the saint's mental state.

What kind of environment can force a saint like this?The group of middle officials must be the culprit. They wantonly beat, insulted, and mocked the emperor, and did many heinous things.

The courtiers followed. Wang Shifan heard that many court officials had recently traveled eastward to Luoyang.

To be honest, the life of court officials is not very easy.It's not 20 years ago, there are fewer and fewer feudal towns that are willing to make offerings, Jingzhao has been cut off a large piece, it is becoming more and more difficult for the third division to get money, and the arrears of salary are getting worse and worse. What about court officials?
High-level officials don't have to worry so much, because they have other industries, but low-level officials are too miserable, and they can hardly support their families.Under such circumstances, many people have the idea of ​​resigning from office, or simply go to Luoyang to try their luck and see if there is a chance.

"Quasi" Honglu Qing Li Hang, Sinong Qing Li Yanling, Taichang Qing Guo Fu, Guozijian Xiao Fu, Dushuijian Zhao Keyu, etc., successively recruited many technical bureaucrats from Chang'an, engaged in etiquette, water conservancy, education, etc. , agriculture and other aspects of the work, slowly filling the institutional vacancies.

This phenomenon has just begun, but as time goes by, more and more people will leave.Their ranks are not high, and they have no background, but they are all the most important affairs officers in a yamen, so they are easy to use and safe to use.

As long as the sage is not blind, he can always be aware of the loss of officials.But he had no choice but to order the promotion of officials, and then select talents from the new Jinshi—the number of Jinshi admissions has expanded from the initial 120 people per year to about [-] people, which is actually quite a lot. They all take the exam.

Wang Shifan pondered, part of the saint's sense of insecurity probably also came from this.He felt that he might not be the emperor for a few days, and he might not even be able to save his life. It would be fine if he didn't go crazy.

"Your Majesty, there are still strong feudal vassals in the world today, and they still follow the Tang Dynasty as Zhengshuo. Shao Shude must not dare to risk the disgrace of the world, so don't worry." Wang Shifan had to say against his will under the gaze of the saint.

Hearing this, the sage turned pale, then frowned again, and asked, "Can Yang Xingmi, Li Keyong, Li Maozhen, and Wang Rong be able to control Shao... Shao Shude?"

The recent development momentum of these people cannot be said to be good, but it must not be said to be bad.

Li Ke Yonggang defeated Khitan and captured many people, although his own losses were also great.

Yang Xingmi's general Wang Maozhang had just captured the empty Yizhou and was about to attack Yanzhou from the side. As a result, Qian Liu sent troops to attack Xuanshe again. The two sides fought continuously, and Qian Liu was defeated.However, the defeated Qian Liu's strength was not greatly damaged, and the threat still existed. However, Tian Xi and Yang Shihou who defeated Qian Liu greatly made Lao Yang a little afraid, so he postponed the offensive and turned to stick to it.

Wang Rong didn't move much, but actively contacted Li Keyong, and the soldiers and horses drilled non-stop.

It is Li Maozhen who has really made great progress.

He waged a months-long war against the town of Dongchuan.Zhu Mei died of illness again, and the dragons in the town had no leader. The brothers Zhu Shou and Zhu Xiu turned against each other, and no one obeyed the other.

So far, Wang Xingyue has been killed, and Ling and Lu have fallen.

After Zhu Xiu was defeated, he fled without knowing where he was going, and Suizhou fell.

After Jiedu stayed, Zhu Shou was besieged in Zizhou City.

The former Shence General Mancun then took refuge in Li Maozhen, who ordered him to attack Wang Xingyu of Mianzhou, and was defeated and killed.

Longjian Zhao Jian led troops to the south to attack Pengzhou and Hanzhou, but it didn't go well.

The various forces in Dongchuan have been losing territory for the past few years. If the imperial court hadn't intervened once, they would have already annexed Dongchuan.But this time the sage supported Li Maozhen and eliminated all political worries. The Xichuan soldiers won consecutive battles, and the situation that Zhu Mei could barely maintain when she was alive suddenly collapsed, and it has reached the final stage.

Li Maozhen is full of ambition now, because there is no force nearby to interfere with him.The nearest Xia army is in Xingyuan Mansion, and it is still a continuation army, with a strength of only [-], which can no longer stop him from attacking Dongchuan and fulfilling his ambition.

"Your Majesty, don't think too much, just wait and see the situation." Wang Shifan persuaded: "There will be a fight between Xia and Jin sooner or later. If Shao Shude wins, Li Keyong will be suppressed in Hedong and will not be able to get out. If Li Keyong If you win, Shao Shude may not be able to keep the lands of Hezhong and Heyang, and the two armies will face each other across the river, fighting endlessly, and there will be no major changes for a while."

The saint was not very relieved after hearing this.What he is most afraid of now is that the matter of asking for Shao's imperial edict will be leaked.

In fact, he vaguely knew in his heart that this matter would definitely be exposed.Because after Li Keyong, Yang Xingmi, Li Maozhen and others get it, they will definitely announce it to their core subordinates, and after a long time, there will always be leaks.What's more, for the sake of war, Li Maozhen preached everywhere in Sichuan, where the court's righteousness is relatively easy to use. How could Shao Shude not know?
He hasn't had an attack yet, so he must be planning some heinous and criminal means, right?Every time he thinks of this, the saint can't sleep at night. Now he is disgusted when he sees Empress He. It's all because of this woman.

"Wang Qing's loyalty, I know it." The saint squeezed out two tears, then looked around, and asked in a low voice: "I heard that the general of Qing, Liu Po, has surrendered Shude, is he loyal? Can you... ..."

Wang Shifan turned pale when he heard this, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, absolutely not, absolutely not."

Maybe he noticed that his voice was too loud, so he took two steps closer and said in an inaudible voice: "Once Shude dies, Helong, Guanzhong, and Henan will fall apart, but this may not be a good thing. happened."

The saint's face turned pale when he heard this, and he was quite struggling. It seemed that he was not frightened by the terrible consequences pointed out by Wang Shifan, and was still hesitating.

Wang Shifan was a little scared and swallowed.Now he feels more and more that the saint's mental state is not normal, and he is also courageous enough.He was worried that even if Shao Shude really took the saint to Luoyang, he would still find ways to carry out some stupid assassinations, completely reckless of the consequences.

"I understand, please step back, Qing." The saint waved his hands and said expressionlessly.

Wang Shifan bowed to salute, and retreated silently.After leaving the hall, when the cold wind blew, I realized that I was already sweating through the back of my clothes.

This place in Chang'an is really frightening.He has already decided that after the first month is over, he will go out to visit the mountains and rivers, and don't care about anything else.

(End of this chapter)