As soon as it gets dark, Taobao gets up.
My wife Zhang is busy in the kitchen.
The servant brought in five liters of fine spring wine brewed the year before last. When he opened the lid, the smell of the wine was fragrant.
Mrs. Zhang glanced at it and continued with her work.
One tael of dried ginger and seventy pieces of pepper are all crushed into powder.
Add five pomegranates and squeeze them to extract the juice.
After everything is done, mix the mince and juice together, stir evenly, then pour it into a wine vat and shake gently.
After a while, she happily carried the wine jar and came to the dining room.
Taobao was already sitting in front of the desk, munching on Hu cakes. When he saw the wine coming, he immediately poured a bowl and drank it.
"Comfortable!" He praised with satisfaction, put down the wine bowl, and continued eating the cake.
Although my wife doesn't look very good, she is good at wine and food.
This kind of pepper wine cannot be made by the two concubines he loves very much.
This wine is neither Hu nor Han, but a fusion of Hu and Han. It has both characteristics and is popular in the counties of Youzhou. It is rare in the Central Plains, and it is also rare in the grasslands and the Western Regions.
In recent years, this wine has gradually become popular in Jizhou, but it has not yet reached the point where everyone knows it.
"Husband." Ms. Zhang sat over and asked cautiously: "Over there with Dahu..."
Taobao patted the table hard.
Mrs. Zhang was startled and did not dare to say anything more.
Taobao secretly sighed, he had a slight fondness for this girl just now, but now he feels bored again.
Not knowing the seriousness, he dared to say anything to his family. If he continues like this, his family will be confiscated and his family exterminated.
"I have no way out, do you understand?" Taobao looked at his wife and said coldly.
Zhang's face turned pale and she didn't know what to say.
"I have no way out for a long time, do you understand? Since the day we attacked Santai, I have no way out."
"You can forget all the nonsense..." Ms. Zhang muttered.
Taobao glanced at his wife coldly and said word by word: "I can't believe it!"
Even if Shi Le really didn't care that he raised troops to attack Santai and offered Liu Ye's palace to Chen Gong for his enjoyment, he wouldn't dare to believe it, let alone bet on it.
"I have sent people and letters to Mr. Cai Fu. Mr. Chen will know about it soon, and Shi Le will also know about it." Taobao snorted coldly and said.
Mrs. Zhang lowered her head silently.
The person who sent the letter was from Shangdang. He was a member of the Wuhuan Zhang family and a distant relative of her natal family. On Shi Le's orders, he secretly contacted her husband.
Mrs. Zhang was also helpless.
During the Battle of Yecheng, the Wuhuan Zhang family fled early, which greatly offended Shi Le. The Pingyang court also suppressed them in every possible way, making life very difficult. Shi Le was given a chance to atone for his crimes, and he naturally took it.
However, my husband did not want to betray Mr. Chen.
She can actually understand the reasoning, but the dilemma of her parents' family is also a fact before her, and it is really difficult to be caught in the middle.
Taobao took another sip of wine and remained silent.
This stupid woman, even though she married into his Tao family, is still working for the benefit of her mother's family.
If it's just a trivial matter, he won't care. But how dare you get involved in something like this that determines the fate of the whole family, risking your life?
After thinking about it, he decided to say a few more words. So he put down the wine bowl and said, "Do you know what Mr. Chen has been up to recently?"
Mrs. Zhang shook her head.
"We have placed the tribal chiefs in place." Taobao said: "Those who came from Guanzhong are very mixed. I think most of them are Xiongnu. Lu Shuihu, Tiefu and other Xiongnu tribes are the main ones, and there are also Di, Qiang and Xianbei people.
, a total of 20,000 people.”
"Have you established a town general?" Mrs. Zhang became interested: "Husband, can you be a town general in the future?"
Taobao glanced at his wife and sneered: "When Mr. Chen was in Zhao County, he did not set up town generals for the Guanzhong tribes, but established them in the countryside. They seemed to be the same as the soldiers of the government. They did not pay taxes and had to send troops to fight. But
The government soldiers have military status. They have served as soldiers for generations. They are civilians. One day they will become common people. Town generals? Don’t be kidding. The town generals set up by Chen Gong in Hebei and the prefects who are given out at will are all
This is a temporary measure and will be dismissed from now on."
Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a while after hearing this.
Unlike Han women, Hu women are expected to be in charge of the household and in charge of all aspects. They will assist their husbands in both internal and external affairs and often give advice - this can be seen from Shi Le's wife Liu's deep involvement in military and political affairs.
, the Queen Mother can also get a glimpse of the bunch of powerful queens in the Northern Dynasties in history.
Therefore, Mrs. Zhang was no stranger to military affairs. She always felt that her husband should seek a position as a general, because this could be passed on to future generations.
Positions such as governor and general are of course very good, but they can be taken away by just one sentence. The situation with general is different. If the superiors want to deal with you, they have to consider counterattack, which is not that easy.
But now she heard that it was completely useless, and she was a little disappointed.
"Is there no objection?" she couldn't help but ask.
"Among the newly arrived tribesmen from Guanzhong, Juquchong, who has a crowd of five thousand, is the strongest. Duke Chen, with a thousand personal troops, six thousand soldiers with silver spears, and seven thousand righteous cavalrymen, can defeat Juquchong's army.
The whole tribe has been promoted, how can you object?" Taobao said: "As soon as he bows his head, the other chiefs will not dare to object. Moreover, the 20,000 people escaped all the way from Guanzhong.
Don't dare to make any changes. Mr. Chen is very good at choosing people and timing when doing things. He knows everything in his heart. He is amazing."
Zhang could not hide her disappointment.
If the Wuhuan tribe from my mother's family comes to seek refuge in the future, will they be treated in the same way?
No, it depends on what your husband wants. Mr. Chen is just looking at the food.
If you come to invest in a poor situation, you may be directly reorganized into a household.
If you take the initiative to vote, you might even be able to become a hereditary general.
Shao Xun is really a snobbery!
"My husband has said so. Mr. Chen seems to be really talented and resourceful." Mrs. Zhang calmed down and said.
Taobao didn't bother to pay attention to her. After drinking a bowl of wine, he stood up directly.
Before leaving the house, he turned around and said, "Do you think that I have devoted my whole heart to Duke Chen just because of his great talent and sagacity?"
Mrs. Zhang was startled.
"The trick Mr. Chen played in Zhao County is indeed beautiful. After thinking about it, he will really have a great chance of conquering the north and dominating the world in the future." Taobao said: "But there is another more important reason. This reason may be possible for others.
I don’t recognize it, but I value it very much.”
"What?" Zhang asked subconsciously.
"Mr. Chen is young." Taobao smiled and left.
Zhang was surprised, and then a little confused.
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On top of the Bronze Bird Platform, dozens of generals and subordinates gathered around one person, climbing high and looking into the distance.
On the bank of the Zhang River to the west of Tongque Terrace, drums were rumbling, and tens of thousands of troops came out of the camp one after another and headed south.
"The soldiers trained by Shi Le are not bad." Shao Xun said with emotion, pointing to the infantrymen leaving in neat rows.
He didn't know how many soldiers Shi Le had pulled in Hebei and Henan. Under the waves and sand, there were only tens of thousands of infantry left.
Today, 20,000 people will be sent out at once to work in Xuzhou.
Victory is enough to rejoice, defeat is not enough to worry about, this is probably Shao Xun's attitude, which can be seen from the generals he chooses.
Xi Jian's level is not good enough, and he is not as good as Li Chong and Wang Que'er.
Tao Bao, Zhi Xiong, Liu Hedu and others have ulterior motives and may not necessarily work hard.
It doesn't matter, anyway, as long as they arrive and don't wander around, the situation in Xuzhou won't get any worse.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Wang Cheng standing aside.
Yes, since he ran away from Jingzhou, Wang Cheng, who took office in Xuzhou not long ago, ran away again. It is true that the wall cannot be supported by mud.
Zu Ti's army was expanded many times, but it only numbered more than ten thousand people, but they easily entered Xiapi.
Fortunately, the governor Xunzu has not escaped yet and remains in Pengcheng, but his position is very suspicious and strictly speaking he is neutral.
He did not recognize Zu Ti, the governor of Xuzhou appointed by Sima Rui, but did nothing to stop Zu Ti from attacking Xiapi, the governor's seat.
Shao Xun is now the Commander-in-Chief of the four prefectures of Henan, Xuzhou and Hebei. It is legitimate to send troops into Xuzhou, but whether Xunzu will recognize him or not is also a question.
After much wrangling, the Xun group has not relented, and the situation in Xuzhou is still confusing.
If we really want to share the blame, Wang Cheng, a loser, is to blame. There is no place where he can work! Wang Yan was worried about him, but he couldn't live up to his expectations, so there was nothing he could do.
Shao Xun didn't even bother to talk to him. He looked directly at Xi Jian and said, "Dao Hui, you have an army of 30,000 in your hands. You can't ignore it."
"Don't worry, Ming Gong, I will act with caution." Xi Jian said loudly.
The 30,000-strong army is fully equipped with officers at all levels, but the "headquarters" is empty.
In the past few months, Shao Xun had recruited some people for him, and Xi Jian himself recruited some scholars from Dongping, Gaoping, and Jiyin to complete the command structure.
This is not a simple matter.
Not everyone can pull together a team of staff, but Xi Jian used the influence of the Xi family in Jinxiang to recruit a group of familiar scholars. At the same time, he also recruited a group of people from Shexian County for the Battle of Gaoping.
The old troops from the war were replenished and the command team was strengthened.
He gradually gained wings.
In fact, in every aspect, a general must have his own party members, otherwise it will be difficult to act like an arm and do bad things on the battlefield.
Li Chong, Wang Queer, and Jin Zheng were all surrounded by a group of such people.
However, their speed in accumulating private teams is far slower than that of Xi Jian, because they have low backgrounds, low reputations, and low appeal. They basically accumulated them with difficulty during their long military careers.
The good thing is that during the ten-year military career, the capabilities of the team have been tested for a long time. The upper limit may not be high, but the lower limit is enough to guarantee it.
When the chief official leaves office, his personal team usually also leaves office. In ancient times, such people were called "family generals" and "retainers".
Family generals and retainers follow their master's family and get promoted quickly. But once the master's family falls, they will also be implicated. Hundreds of families will be implicated in liquidation. It's no joke.
If Sima Yue failed to take the position and was liquidated instead, Shao Xun would have to run away in a hurry, otherwise he would definitely die.
"After going to Xuzhou, if you can't enter Pengcheng, don't force yourself to come. You can first go to Donghai Kingdom to find Mi Zihui." Shao Xun ordered: "In addition, restrain military discipline."
At this point, Shao Xun's face became serious and he said: "I am from Donghai. It would be unjustifiable if the land of Sangzi was robbed."
"As ordered." Xi Jian responded in a deep voice.
"You must also keep this in mind." Shao Xun looked at Taobao, Zhixiong, Cheng Ya, Liu Hedu and others, and said: "Stop your style. If I hear about the robbery of the East China Sea, I will definitely
Kill without mercy."
When Tao Bao and others heard this, they knew that Mr. Chen was serious. They immediately tightened their anus and said in unison: "Yes."
Cheng Xia was eager to make progress, and even said something extra: "Don't worry, Ming Gong, I am the supervisor of the army, and I will definitely inspect it strictly."
He recruited 2,000 people from Guangping, 500 of whom were from his own tribe, and the other 1,500 were from the township party, as troops directly under the Supervisory Army - without soldiers, the Supervisory Army was nothing, without a single hair.
Want to catch.
Cheng Xia expressed his loyalty in this way, and Shao Xun was naturally happy and praised: "If you work hard in life, you will be rich in the future."
After some encouragement, the generals dispersed and each led his troops to the expedition.
Shao Xun began to prepare for a trip back to Henan: he wanted money.
But before that, he still needed to make some arrangements for Shi Le.
Chapter completed!