Before leaving Yanzhou, Shao Shude entertained Hu Zhen, Wang Tan and Zhang Guibian alone at Shimen.
In fact, everything that needs to be said has been approved beforehand, and now it is just a matter of confirming it again in public.
Hu Zhen is about to go to Luoyang to serve as deputy envoy to the Upper House (Eastern House) of the Nanya Privy Council.
Hu Zhen was also very satisfied with this. He knew very well that he would not be able to get the post of privy envoy of the Lower Court (West Court). King Xia was a heroic master. Even if he wanted to balance the Kansai and Henan factions, he could not distinguish between priorities.
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If the original version of the clan is broken and Hu and Zhen each serve as privy envoys, what impression will it give? Liang Dijiangren and Guanxi Yuancong are on an equal footing!
If you really do this, you will destroy the Great Wall and be a fool.
Hu Zhen has a clear vision for his future, and Nanya Privy Deputy Envoy supports him. He is the poster child of the King of Xia. From now on, he can just work with peace of mind and have a good relationship with Zhe Zongben, but he cannot only Zhe Zongben.
I must obey the order, otherwise King Xia would be displeased.
Similar to Hu Zhen, Zhang Guibian will go to Beiya to serve as deputy envoy to the Privy Council.
Wang Tan went to the Jinglue Army, which was being reorganized, and served as the military envoy on the right side.
Although this position is not as dazzling as military envoy, deputy envoy, etc., it is an officer with real power and leads troops, which is quite good.
After the reorganization of the Jinglue Army was completed, the military envoy was Guan Kairun, the deputy envoy was Feng Yin, the former military envoy of the Wuxing Army, the Du Yuhou was Yang Yi of the Jinglue Army, and the Du Youyi envoy was Wei Dingli, the military envoy of the Guzhen Army. The left chamber
The military envoy was still from the Guzhen Army and was named Lu Ming. The former deputy envoy of the Wuxing Army, Tian Xingze, went to General Tu to serve as the capital's envoy.
As a result, only the Chishui, Guide, Xinquan, and Zhenguo armies have not yet been reorganized. The Chishui army still has 8,000 troops, the Guide army has 10,000 troops, and the Xinquan army has 5,500 troops. The Zhenguo army originally had 10,000 troops.
, a while ago, five thousand were transferred to replenish the battle losses of the Heijin, Chishui, and Tianxiong armies. Currently, there are only five thousand left.
"Three towns were wiped out in one and a half years, and this was all the result of all the kings." Shao Shude raised his wine bottle and toasted everyone.
Hu Zhen and others stood up one after another, even saying they did not dare.
"It's your credit, it's your credit, why should you be humble?" Shao Shude said: "I have been in charge of Henan for two years. Henan soldiers who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded when they deserve it, and they will be treated equally."
When everyone heard this, they naturally said yes. Hu Zhen even took the lead and said: "Your Highness has a broad mind and a kind temperament. He deserves this world. For the sake of our future, do we dare to fight to the death?"
Shao Shude smiled and said nothing.
What he said was just for the occasion. It was impossible to treat everyone equally. He could only reward Henan generals to the maximum extent possible within the conditions.
What Hu Zhen said was also for the occasion, and everyone understood it.
But the words spoken in the scene are not nonsense, there are also hidden meanings behind the words, and the two parties are just expressing their opinions to each other.
"Yanzhen has been captured. Next, all armies will either return to Bianzhou, Caozhou, or Qingzhou to rest and recuperate. Next, they will obey orders and attack Xuhai, trying to defeat Yang Xingmi in one fell swoop and capture several states north of the Huaihe River.
Henan Road." Shao Shude said.
"Your Highness, Yang Xingmi is a clown, and he was lucky enough to acquire territory in more than ten states. When my tens of thousands of troops march south, won't the thieves be so scared that they wet their pants?" Zhang Guibian rose to prominence and spoke very boldly. Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Shao Shude raised his glass to drink.
This trip eastward can be regarded as easing the conflicts accumulated over a period of time.
Those who entered the center entered the center, and those who entered the imperial army entered the imperial army. Others also received financial rewards, and took the opportunity to release some Yin'anzhi generals. The sergeants went to the local areas to control the force, and their deeds were almost completed.
Politics is the process of constantly dividing the cake. The essence is to continuously expand one's base, make more friends, and then carefully maintain the system and make it operate normally.
We have come this far, and the biggest threat is no longer external, but internal.
Fortunately, we can continue to make the cake bigger and ease internal conflicts. When we can no longer make it bigger, the internal atmosphere may not be like hello, me, and everyone. In an era when there are no incremental benefits, we can only go
Competing for existing interests will then be the real test for a ruler.
Some people rely on the huge prestige they accumulated when starting a business, their explosive charisma, and their superb political skills to handle the situation smoothly, and the monarchs and ministers who conquered the country share the wealth and wealth, and a good story is passed down.
If some people do not meet the above conditions, then they will compromise with the heroes and rule the world together. On the surface, it seems to be a good story.
There are also people who kill people for various reasons, and this is also a way to deal with them.
Shao Shude thought for a while and realized that his prestige was not bad. At least among the founding kings of the past dynasties, his prestige was definitely at the forefront. At least he was not the leader of the alliance during his founding period, which was already better than many people. If given the chance, he would still
Willing to give wealth to all the elderly.
On the eighth day of July, Shao Shude left Yanzhou and led the Yin'an and Tiande armies to the east. Their destination was Dengzhou.
Obviously, he was heading straight for the harbor.
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Shao Shude took the Laiwu Valley route, which started from Yanzhou, passed through Zizhou, Qingzhou, Laizhou and arrived at Dengzhou.
On the tenth day of the seventh month, the army passed through Qufu County.
This county is still very famous in Chinese history. In ancient times, Lucheng was located three miles southwest of the county and was the capital of Boqin. It was called Lu County in the Han Dynasty and became Qufu County in the 16th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty.
Qufu County is very large in scale, with a circumference of 24 miles, which is already larger than many state cities. There is Nishan Mountain in the southeast of the county, and Qufu is in the city, which is seven or eight miles long, and the county administrator is on Fu.
Because it is surrounded by three rivers: Yi, Si and Zhu, the water network is dense, agriculture is developed, and the people are prosperous.
The magistrate of Qufu County - well, he is a vulgar warrior. He turned out to be a subordinate of Zhu Jin. After Yanzhou was besieged, he surrendered without fighting, so he received preferential treatment. Moreover, although this warrior was uneducated, he seemed to manage the place carelessly and knew how to recruit the people.
He built water conservancy projects and knew how to collect taxes from wealthy households with a lot of money. Anyway, Duke Wenxuan and the Kong family did not like him very much.
In the twenty-seventh year of Kaiyuan, the descendants of Confucius were originally named Baoshenghou and were renamed Wenxuan Gong and concurrently served as the magistrate of Qufu County. However, it was not hereditary at that time. The real hereditary inheritance was from the Yizong Dynasty, more than thirty years ago, but it seems that the warriors were not able to understand it.
The saint of the Li family actually robbed him of the position of Qufu County Magistrate. But it is not surprising to hear that even the Kong family was robbed of hundreds of carts of property.
If Shao Shude is willing to return the post of Qufu County Magistrate to the Kong family - perhaps in the official records, the Qufu County Magistrate is still someone from the Kong family, and even the formalities are omitted - he will definitely receive a wave of praise, and he will definitely receive a wave of praise.
The human heart is of great benefit.
But the last bit of modern man's stubbornness prevented him from doing this. I would rather work harder elsewhere than do this kind of thing. How can such a large county and a national asset be hereditary?
The Kong family paid taxes under Zhu Jin's rule, and paid a lot, and they will follow the rules in the future. The essence of the two tax laws of the country and the dynasty is to calculate taxes based on property (mainly fields), not people, and the rich will pay more
, the poor paid less, so they could still have ample financial income to support the country's one million warriors after the chaos - the negative impact was the strange behavior of the ministers during the Jianzhong Rebellion, who all looked forward to Dezong who pushed for the Two Taxes Law
Finished.
On July 13, the army entered the Wenshui River Valley, passed through Qianfeng, Laiwu, Malguan and other places, and arrived at Zizhou ten days later.
On the night of the 24th, Shao Shude stayed at Jinlingyi in the northeast of Zizhou. Zhen Xu, the military envoy to the right wing of the Tielin army, Wang Jiao, the commander of the Qizhou prefecture army, Shao Bo, the governor of Dizhou, Li Bai, the military commander of the Wusu army, and Song, the deputy envoy.
Yao and others came together to meet him.
"We fought well on the battlefield in Dizhou. Lu Yanwei and Wang Rong had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but they were firmly blocked by only 9,000 of you. They even managed to win more than they lost, and they broke into the enemy's territory, which is a great achievement." Shao Shude said.
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"This all depends on the great king's reputation." Li Bai, the military governor of Wu Sujun, said immediately.
Dizhou was a state under his jurisdiction, and wars broke out frequently. To be honest, he was under a lot of pressure. After Yanzhou was captured, he once thought about moving the town and serving as the governor of the Taining Army. However, he heard that
Lu Huaizhong, a veteran of Guanxi, had been appointed as the military envoy of the Taining Army, and he immediately gave up his thoughts. No matter how hard he fought, he could not win one of the Xia King's fifty-yuan servants.
"Don't talk about these empty words and clichés in front of me." Shao Shude shook his head and said: "Good is good, bad is bad. In the next stage, Dizhou will still focus on defense. Tielin's right wing is tired from long battles.
, just go back and rest first.”
Zhen Xu, the troop envoy on the right wing of the Tielin Army, looked worried when he heard this, but he still responded: "As ordered."
"Xie Yanzhang!" Shao Shude shouted again.
Xie Yanzhang, the military envoy on the right side of Tiande's army, immediately stepped forward and said, "The last general is here."
"You will lead the German army on the right side to station in Qing, Di Prefecture. You will also serve as the patrol envoy to Yi Prefecture in the two prefectures, and take charge of Di Prefecture's military affairs."
"As commanded."
"Wangjiao."
"The end will be here."
"You are very good." Shao Shude looked at him with admiration and said, "I heard that you are extremely brave in battle and have repeatedly defeated enemy troops. Do you have any unique skills?"
"The last general is good at throwing spears, swords, and long spears." Wang Jiao replied.
"Zhu Jin is known as the number one horse breeder in Henan, can you compare to him?" Shao Shude asked with interest.
"If we meet each other in the battle formation, we will definitely behead them before returning." Wang Jiao replied.
Shao Shude laughed, then activated his traditional skills, took off his cloak and sword, and ordered Li Yixian to reward Wang Jiao with his mount.
"Fight hard." Shao Shude encouraged: "The world is uncertain today, but there are still many opportunities. If you make new achievements again, why should I reward you heavily?"
This is a very obvious hint. The boss wants to cultivate you, so work hard.
Wang Jiao was not stupid. He immediately knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
"How many times have I said that there is no need for a warrior to kneel," Shao Shude said in feigned anger.
After that, he ordered Li Yixian: "Pick two of Zhu Jin's beautiful concubines and reward them to General Wang."
"As ordered." Li Yixian couldn't help but look at Wang Jiao twice.
Compared with the second generation who were under the shadow of their father, Wang Jiao is the first generation of serious risers. A star seems to be rising, which is enviable. After returning home, you should inquire more about Wang Jiao's family background.
, to see if there is any possibility of marriage.
Xie Yanzhang stood aside and was also silently observing Wang Jiao. In the next period of time, this man was his subordinate. With such a fierce general, it would save a lot of trouble, but he didn't know what his military strategy was.
"Lu Yanwei and Wang Rong are so persistent and have attacked Dizhou many times. The most important thing is the salt pond. You can take advantage of this and think of more ways." Shao Shude said: "This is not the main battlefield, but if there is a breakthrough, it will be very important.
I'm very happy. Luoyang is building a large mansion and rewards meritorious generals. Don't keep me waiting too long."
"I will obey the king's order." Everyone responded in unison.
How could they not be envious of the miscellaneous generals and generals such as Long Xiangjun who were rewarded with Luoyang mansions? Luoyang is not as big as Chang'an, and the mansions are not as abundant as Chang'an. This is for sure. Except for the lucky ones who built mansions in Zhang Quanyi's time
, Nowadays, there is no room for private intervention in all the houses in Luoyang, at least not for the time being. If you want to get a house, rewards are the best way.
On the 25th, Shao Shude abandoned the army and headed eastward at high speed with Yin'an, passing through Linzi, Yidu, Shouguang, Beihai, Ye County, and Huang County. He ran for more than 600 miles and arrived at Deng on the last day of July.
The state authority is Penglai County.
He deliberately climbed a high mountain to overlook the green islands in the sea.
That is Daxie Island (Southern Changshan Island). In the 20th year of the Zhenguan Period, Goryeo was invaded. It was once a town but was later abandoned. It is thirty miles away from the coast.
Twenty miles further north of Daxie Island is Shamen Island (Northern Changshan Island). Song Taizu once ordered that households on this island be exempted from taxes and servitude, so that they could focus on helping the Jurchens to buy horses.
It’s hard to see clearly from a distance. But from the map, there is Turtle Island (Tuoji Island) 70 miles north of Shamen Island, and about 60 miles further to Xin Island (Daqin Island) and Mo Island (Xiaoqin Island).
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You can cross here to Duli Town (Lushun), which is east of Mashi Mountain (Laotieshan Mountain). Duli Town is more than 500 miles from Dengzhou, and you can reach it by sailing in a day and night.