In mid-April, the shogunate and the Liang State issued orders at the same time to select more than 2,000 trackers, miners and Liangjiazi from the five counties of Chen, Liang, Nanton, Xincai and Xiangcheng to join the Heijin Right Camp.
Guns, black and white troops.
In addition, hundreds of strong men were selected from Bianliang and Xianbei to join the Yi Congjun.
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After the army has filled its vacancies, rigorous training begins.
At the same time, there are more than 400 martial arts students from Liangxian, Xuchang, and Bianliang universities who completed five years of study in March after the epidemic. Except for those who joined the army, most of the remaining 300 or so students
They were sent to the twenty counties of Liang State. Most of them served as county officials, and a few outstanding ones were awarded the rank of ninth-rank officials.
Among the twenty counties of the Liang Kingdom, in addition to the five counties of Hedong, Pingyang, Yangping, Chenliu, and Ruyin, the ten counties of Chen, Liang, Xincai, Puyang, Ji, Dunqiu, Hanoi, Xingyang, Taiyuan, and Xinxing all suffered.
Due to the severe ravages of war, many places were completely white.
The existing people either moved from other places, or the kinship structure collapsed during the war. There are not many powerful people in the local area, and the powerful families are powerful. The first generation of powerful people are still accumulating family properties, and even their parents, wives and children have to work in the fields.
, very suitable for martial arts students who have no local roots to gain experience.
The four counties of Wei, Chenliu, Jiyang, and Runan have been reorganized for many years, and the power of the wealthy families has been weakened to a certain extent. After the land transfer is completely completed, the situation will be even better.
As for the Shangdang, it was the territory of Liu Ye's brother Liu Runzhong, dominated by Jiehu and supplemented by other miscellaneous Hus. There were very few Han people. Shao Xun had promised the Liu family to inherit the Shangdang hereditary, and he had no plans to break his promise for the time being and wait.
Throughout April and May, the recruits were training, and Shao Xun held a series of meetings to discuss the situation in Xianbei.
At the beginning of May, Yu Miao returned from Xinshan. When he left, more than ten officials and officials were lost, but when he came back, he lost one-third. And the one hundred righteous knights and hundreds of Taiyuan Xiongnu soldiers who escorted them lost more than half.
Shao Xun specially held a banquet in Shanglin Garden in the west of Pingyang to entertain Yu Mian and his party.
"Su Shuyan lived quite comfortably in Daijun. He felt very comfortable when he heard that Wang Feng gave him several beauties." Shao Xun swept through everyone one by one and said, "Helan Aitou is a rough man. I thought he would get angry and
He is extremely decisive in raising troops, but he turns out to be a man who looks rough but is actually cunning and cunning. Yuandu, tell me, will he send troops?"
"Not necessarily." Yu Mian sighed and said, "In fact, there was a proposal to move the capital to Shengle last year. Helan Ai, Wang Feng and others had already investigated it. At that time, Helan was contacting He Xi, He Douling and other troops.
, but it didn’t go well. The servant Yi Xinshan persuaded him, saying that as long as his troops marched into Shengle, the king would send out troops in three directions to attack the northern and southern capitals and support Helan. However, he was very hesitant and pondered undecided. "
"Can you change your mind now?" Shao Xun asked.
"After autumn, in order to boost his prestige, he summoned nobles from all tribes to go hunting. The chieftain was killed because of Yulu, and not many people came, so he congratulated them all. Later, epidemics broke out, and from winter to spring, the disease continued.
There were many dead people, and everyone in the grassland said that this was a punishment from heaven. He Li became more frightened, so he decided to lead hundreds of civil and military officials, the concubines of the six palaces, craftsmen and musicians, and banned the soldiers and people from going eastward, taking advantage of the opportunity of Queshuang's inspection.
According to Dongmugen Mountain, it is considered the capital." Yu Mi said: "In this case, Helan Aitou may not send troops."
Why didn't he send troops? Because he was afraid. At the same time, he drove He Li's mother and son out of Shengle, which seemed to have achieved part of the purpose.
This is a stern and cowardly person.
"Did he accept the book?" Shao Xun asked.
"Took it, many nobles from the tribe have seen it."
"Would it be safer if we sent another mission there now?"
"If Qi's mother and son go to Dongmugen Mountain, they will definitely take away a large number of tribesmen, sergeants, and officials who are loyal to them. Tuoba Yihuai is thirteen years old this year, and he can marry a wife on the grassland. Helan Aitou must use this nephew's influence
All departments should be much safer."
When Shao Xun heard this, he felt happy. He got up and walked around on the grass. He smiled and said, "Even if we can't let the Xianbei fight against each other, it would be good to split them into three tribes."
"Exactly." Yu Mi said: "If the king attacks Tuoba Heli, the great people in the west may not come to rescue him. At most, only a few troops will send troops to rescue him for Tuoba Yiyong's sake, but He Li
, his temperament is really a bit soft, and he is not liked by the nobles of the grassland."
"Not bad." Shao Xun put one hand behind his back and gently stroked his beard with the other. He had a smile on his face and was obviously very proud.
If he had not intervened and just watched Tuoba Xianbei's internal self-determination, things might not have reached this point.
Even if the Qi family and their son couldn't stay with Shengle in the end and ran eastward to seek support, it might have been several years later.
He accelerated the evolution of conflicts.
"Yuandu." Shao Xun turned around, looked at him, and said: "You may not know all the affairs of Honglu Temple after you have been there for more than half a year. Now there are two more temple chiefs, from the sixth grade.
, you can serve as Honglu Cheng first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your promotion." Yu Mi paid his respects.
The official promotion was lower than he expected. Maybe the King of Liang didn't want him to leave Honglu Temple.
In addition, I don’t know who will take over Shangli Yuanling. This position is actually quite critical.
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The choice of Shanglin Yuanling was unexpected.
On the fifth day of May, Shao Xun ordered that the Shanglin Garden Order be given to his eldest son Jin Dao.
Shao Zhang, the great name of Jin Dao, was born on the twentieth day of the first month of the second year of Yongjia (308). This will be the fifth month of the seventh year of Shengui (323). He is exactly fifteen or sixteen years old. In ancient times, he was an adult and could discuss marriage.
Married.
"There are more than 800 households of official slaves in Shanglin Garden, half of them are Chang'an people, half are Diqiang and Xianbei, and there are also hundreds of soldiers, all of whom were surrendered by the Huns." Shao Xun said while climbing the stone steps: "There are more than 200 returnees from Zhou Dynasty.
Here, there are pine, cypress and five kinds of trees, beautiful water and lush grass. The flat land under the mountain can be cultivated, the mountain can be grazed, the cattle and sheep can be fattened, and the horses are handsome."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked, then stretched out his hand, pulled Lelan Ji, and said, "Why are Tao slaves so far away from me?"
Le Lanji pursed her lips and smiled, panting and followed up, holding Shao Xun's arm.
"If it weren't for the golden sword, I would have carried you on my back." Shao Xun said.
Le Lanji patted him gently.
Jin Dao also followed behind, giggling and lowering his head.
A harmonious relationship between his parents is exactly what he wants to see.
The three of them chatted and laughed, and soon walked up the stone steps and arrived outside the courtyard of a palace built against the mountain.
This is Liu Cong's summer palace. There are stone steps carved on the mountainside, and bricks and tiles are fired at the foot of the mountain and transported up the mountain. A mixture of green bricks, strips of stone, and large wood is used to build such a holiday manor covering an area of ​​several acres.
Huang Zheng, the pro-military governor, stood under the tall gate and gently opened the door.
The family of three moved forward.
"This is the bakery, this is the oil mill, this is the warehouse, this is the equipment warehouse, and there is a water mill on the left side of the courtyard..." Shao Xun introduced the courtyard one by one: "Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, including the official office."
The huge courtyard is covered with bluestone slabs, and several towering trees rise from the ground, casting mottled tree shadows.
Outside the courtyard is a forest of towering pine trees, with birds landing on the branches and fluttering around.
The environment is quiet and the air is fresh. It is actually a good seclusion, but it is not so for young people.
"This will be your residence from now on." Shao Xun patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Jindao, if you can manage Shanglin Garden well, my father will rest assured that you can manage a county."
Le Lanji took out the silk and gently wiped the sweat on the tip of Shao Xun's nose.
Jin Dao saw that his parents were so loving and that he was entrusted with an important task for the first time. He was filled with pride and excitement, and immediately said: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will take good care of this place."
Shao Xun clapped his hands.
Huang Zheng understood and soon blew the trumpet.
After a while, there was a sonorous sound, and a hundred warriors came to the square outside the courtyard and stood solemnly in the wind.
Each of them leads a horse, is wearing shiny armor, has all kinds of equipment, and looks very capable.
"Lexiu, please see your Majesty, Prince, and Madam." The strong man, who was about thirty years old, stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and said loudly.
"Your uncle is very kind to you. He is worried that you will not be able to control the old people of Shanglinyuan, so he specially selected a hundred people from Nanyang who are skilled in martial arts." Shao Xun said: "Go and meet your warriors. From now on, they will be yours."
Jin Dao was stunned for a moment, then he held his breath and walked out of the courtyard.
"Meet the prince." Hundreds of soldiers saluted in unison.
Shao Xun winked again.
Huang Zheng waved his hand, and soon, the silk and silk that had been prepared long ago were brought over by the soldiers.
Huang Zheng trotted again and whispered a few words to Jin Dao.
Jin Daozheng was in a state of excitement. Hearing Huang Zheng's words, he immediately reacted and said, "I've given you two pieces of silk. Now... from now on, as long as you work diligently, you will still be rewarded."
When he said the last few words, his voice changed slightly.
Shao Xun and Le Lanji looked at each other and smiled.
"You gave me a good son." Shao Xun said softly.
Le Lanji didn't know what she thought of, she fell gently into Shao Xun's arms and started crying.
Shao Xun hugged her and said in his ear: "Don't cry, don't cry, I just wish I didn't meet you earlier. Now Jin Dao has grown up, and Xiang Pu (born in February of the ninth year of Yongjia) is also charming and smart.
You should be happy to have your children by your side."
Le Lanji hugged him tightly and hummed.
Shao Xun took out the silk again and wiped Lan Ji's tears.
The soldiers outside the hospital had already filed away, and Jin Dao stood awkwardly outside, as if watching the scenery.
After comforting the woman, Shao Xun came out of the courtyard.
The father and son stood side by side in the square, looking at the river valley and mountains in the distance.
"Your brothers will also have to experience this in the future." Shao Xun said.
Upon hearing this, Jin Dao's excitement subsided slightly.
It turns out that everyone has to be like this, he is not special...
"There are so many things happening in the world, but my son is not qualified to lie at home and enjoy it." Shao Xun said again.
After experiencing this pandemic, I have thought about many things.
Life is so fragile. If you are not careful, you may die due to war, hunger, or disease. Even riding a horse risks falling to death.
During the period when the epidemic was at its peak, Shao Xun thought a lot.
He once boasted of his bravery and believed that even if an assassin came close to him, he could kill him with his own hands.
But what if it’s a plague?
He wasn't sure how long he could live, let alone how far he could go.
Some things should be arranged in advance.
Jin Dao is already over fifteen years old. He has practiced literature and martial arts since he was a child, and his literary talent is better than him. It's time for him to go out and practice.
Managing the more than 4,000 soldiers and civilians in Shanglinyuan is his first step. Shao Xun will continue to observe this son.
(The third update is here and will continue tomorrow.)
Chapter completed!