It was sunny on August 14th in the first year of Tianyou.
The sage had long ago decreed that Qingshu Palace in Ruzhou be given to King Xia as his residence. Therefore, his big family lived here without any pressure. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the inside and outside of Qingshu Palace are even more beautifully decorated. Full of festive atmosphere.
On this day, Princess Zhe Fang Ai first went to the place where the girls were studying and took a look quietly, then returned to Bixia Palace and met with several tribal chiefs from the grassland.
Shao Sheng is not here, so Zhe Sheng is in charge. The grassland chiefs are very well-informed, so they naturally know who to look for.
Liu Jingxuan, the internal official, summoned the chiefs one by one to enter the palace, and the scene was incomparable.
He finally made a comeback. After King Xia decided to give him another chance, the princess took him under her wing and took care of the Summer Palace with a group of new eunuchs, which was pretty good.
Wang Bei, the son of Wang He, the Sanquan inspection envoy, gave Liu Jingxuan a 100-yuan silver dollar note from Luoyangfang City, and he got the first opportunity to be summoned.
Wang He, Wang Bei and Wang Chong, the military commander of the Flying Bear Army, were all members of the Xiang Zangcai tribe of the Black Mountain Party. Wang Xie, the leader of the Wang family, had passed away. As the eldest son, Wang Chong gave up the opportunity to inherit the tribe and chose to develop in the army, so the tribe It was passed to Wang He.
As the eldest son of Wang He, Wang Bei has just turned seventeen this year, but he is no longer a teenager: he has been in battle, killed people, and has two children. When his father was called to the war, he stayed behind in the tribe to handle various affairs. .
Of course, no matter how important the tribal affairs were, they were not as important as coming to the Central Plains to meet the saints. Thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival approaching, he picked out "hundreds of millions" of gifts and came to the Central Plains.
Yesterday he met his aunt Wang and was very sad.
Aunt Wang has been working as a maid in the palace of Lingwu County for a long time. She was appreciated for her talents and knowledge of grassland affairs. Unfortunately, she has not given birth to a boy and a girl for many years. She is still a palace lady. , but the years are getting older, so there is nothing you can do.
"See you, Princess." In the Bixia Palace, Wang Bei bowed and saluted.
"Sit down." Zhe Fang Ai stretched out her hand and said, "The gift given by Captain Wang is very much in line with His Majesty's wishes. I would like to express my gratitude here."
One thousand horses, two thousand camels, three thousand cattle, and fifty thousand sheep were gifts from the Tibetan talent Wang family. With the Tang and Deng dynasties, Xiangyang entered a key development stage, and the new agricultural production model had a great impact on livestock. The demand was very high, and this gift really suited Shao Shude's heart.
"The Wang family's pasture is still a reward from His Highness, it should be, it should be." Wang Bei said immediately.
The three springs are located in Zhaosu Naimu, where the capital of Yuan Dynasty was located in later generations. The natural conditions of the pasture are very superior, and the Wang family is very satisfied. Recently they plan to build a city there, called "Cangcai City", as the tribe's nest - the city was built by King Xia Wang was also happy with the request, and it can be said that they hit it off immediately.
"Once you get the ranch, you have to work hard in the future. Don't let up on the defense in the north." Zhe Fangxiao warned.
"Yes, yes." Wang Bei nodded repeatedly.
Shao Shude had never seen the majesty of Zhe Sheng, and only experienced her feminine side, but the chiefs of the Tibetan tribe, large and small, had already experienced it more than once.
Women who come from the grassland environment are not simple.
Then the two of them talked about some internal affairs of the tribe. The Zangcai tribe has a population of 100,000, making it the largest of the five tribes in the original Yinshan Mountains. Zhe Fang Ai is involved in the prosperity and decline of pasture, the reproduction of cattle and sheep, and even livestock diseases.
After some small talk, Wang Bei was greatly impressed and left respectfully.
After Wang Bei left, Zhuang Zhan, the successor of the Zhuang Lang tribe in Yuan Yuquan, came to see him again.
The Xiangzhuang Lang tribe, a party behind the mountain, controlled the trade routes of Hu merchants in the Western Regions and built a city in Yuanyuquan. It had a certain scale of planting industry and also raised many craftsmen. Therefore, although it ranked second in population (90,000),
The strength is undisputed number one.
This thorn-headed tribe that was robbed by the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, and Northern Song Dynasty in history is now submissive. Zhuang Zhan presented a gift list. After reading it, Zhe Fang Ai was quite satisfied and praised a few words.
The style of the Zhesheng is different from that of the Central Plains saints. It is a matter of course for the Great Khan of the Steppe to accept tribute from his subordinates. There is never any need to return gifts and rewards. Even if there is, it depends on the mood of the Great Khan. There is no such rule anyway.
In addition to cattle, sheep, horses and camels, Mr. Zhuang presented a lot of gold and silverware from the Western Regions, spices, paints and other things. Then he brought up the matter of the Tatars' occupation of Heichengzi.
"After the Khan sent troops to defeat the Uighurs, the Heichengzi area was occupied by the Tatars. They all moved from the east and did not understand the rules at all. They even took advantage of our Zhuanglang army's eastward expedition to go south and plunder, which was very serious.
Arrogant." It was obvious that Zhuang Zhan came to complain this time.
"Right now, the most important thing is to attack the Central Plains. Why, the Zhuang Lang clan can't even afford to wait for this?" Zhe Fang Ai asked.
"How dare you, how dare you." Zhuang Zhan's expression changed and he laughed.
"The Khan is well aware of the Zhuang Lang clan's loyalty. There are many Zhuang Lang tribe's disciples in Weiwei Temple, just inside Yin'an. The future of the Zhuang Lang tribe still depends on their growth." Zhe Fang said mistily: "We'll wait.
After defeating Hedong, isn't it easy to conquer the grassland?"
"What Ke Dun said is absolutely true, I took care of it." Zhuang Zhan said with a smile.
Zhuang Zhan left soon, followed by the Qibi tribe, Geshu tribe, Hun tribe, Wu Zang tribe, Yeli tribe, Weicai tribe and more than 20 tribes of different sizes in Helong.
Zhe Fang Ai focused on talking with Qibi.
Aiko Mingyi is seven years old this year, and has already made a marriage contract with Qibi Zhang's granddaughter. The relationship between the two families is naturally unusual. The Qibi tribe also pays the most tribute to cattle and sheep among all tribes, with more than 100,000 miscellaneous animals——
This year, the tribe was severely robbed, and it was able to offer so many gifts, which shows that Qibizhang was determined to tie the tribe's future to the Shaw family.
At three o'clock in the morning, all the tribal leaders finally left. Zhe Fangmai felt a bit tired, so she found Zhao Yu and the Feng sisters to drink tea together.
Zhao Yu is in her forties, and her color has faded. Especially when she is an advanced mother, her body is not as good as before after giving birth to Balang Duanfeng. She has been recuperating in the past two years, writing poems and painting, and her temperament has become calmer.
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Aunt Feng is even older than Zhao Yu, already in her fifties. Although she has been pampered and well-maintained since she was a child, and looks like she is in her early forties, she is no longer what she was back then.
Feng Erniang is nearly forty, and her personality is still the same as that of the old days, which has not changed over the years. But she doesn't like sword dancing anymore, because no one appreciates it, and King Xia always plays with wild women outside, and even
Having a bunch of children made her a little sad.
Zhe Fang Ai liked to associate with the older women in the palace, maybe because she was in an older state of mind.
Several women gathered together and talked about their children.
Chong Niang is already eighteen years old and is about to get married to Ye Likecheng. Speaking of this, Xiao Feng is also a little sad. She is very reluctant to get married after raising such a big child.
When talking about the King of Xia's conquest of Xingzhou, Xiaofeng's mood fluctuated a bit and she sighed quietly. When she married in Xingzhou, she and her husband Wei Kui quarreled all day long, then went to the capital, and then went to Fuping to take refuge, and ended up with Sister Cong.
Together, they were lucky for King Xia. They gave birth to two children, and the second daughter died of illness nine years ago.
Thinking of the years when I was young, I felt a little crazy.
There was the sound of neither light nor heavy footsteps outside the hospital. Several people ended the conversation and turned around.
Liu Jingxuan hurried over and hesitated to speak.
"Just tell me." Zhe Fangxiao said.
"Yes." Liu Jingxuan organized his speech and said, "There is a new scholar Ke Chong who wants to see you..."
After that, he explained what Ke Chong said in detail.
Zhao Yu's eyes narrowed, and then he lost interest. Now that the conspiracy had been exposed, there was no longer any lethality.
"Why didn't Ke Chong go to Xiao Xiang? Or go to His Highness directly?" Zhe Fang Ai asked.
"Ke Chong didn't know where His Highness was stationed, and he couldn't trust anyone. Hearing that the princess was in Qingshu Palace, he secretly came here." Liu Jingxuan replied.
Zhe Fangmei nodded and got to know Ke Chong a little bit. He was very thoughtful and worried about being deprived of his credit, so he went straight to the rightful owner.
The saint is really being ridiculous. He just can't understand the situation, and he also acts in secret. Even a newcomer like Ke Chong can share such secrets with Wen, so she doesn't know what to say.
"Let Ke Chong come in." Zhe Fang Ai ordered.
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Shao Shude was inspecting the autumn harvest in Weizhou when he received the news.
After reading the secret report, he just smiled and said nothing more.
However, I have to admit that the saint's move still has some possibility of success.
When meeting the saint, he wears official robes and cannot carry weapons. At this time, the palace people perform dances and the queen frequently toasts, completely grasping his lustful weakness. If you accidentally drink too much, I will hit you on the back of the head, and then
The possibility of being killed by a palace maid or eunuch is not small.
What should a saint do after killing himself?
He cannot imitate Yu Wenyong. Yu Wenyong could hunt down Yu Wenhu's followers after killing him. What can a saint do?
The system is completely different. In the later Zhou Dynasty, the government army system was in place. As long as the capital was controlled, the government soldiers scattered all over the country to serve the people could not raise troops to avenge Yuwen Hu. But what is the situation now? Where does the saint have the confidence? Is there collusion?
Who is not successful?
Shao Shude decided to remain calm and let the saint continue to implement the plan.
Over the years, he has recruited many officials from all walks of life, and he wanted to see if anyone unexpected would jump out.
"Why is Yang Yue always staring at the Khitan? I asked him to fight Li Keyong and plunder the Khitan. The two tasks are equally important. He would be better...this stubborn old man!" In the Weizhou Yamen, Shao Shude put down his army.
Reported, dumbfounded.
Yang Yue went to Pingdi Pine Forest to collect "year-old coins" again. The Khitan Pin tribe and Chu Te tribe were beaten to a pulp, with thousands of people and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep lost.
The Khitans were beaten so hard, which had both advantages and disadvantages.
The good thing is that the pressure on Bohai State is reduced. Yeluyi sent troops this year, and they just defeated Bohai State's "Northern Strong Forces" and occupied the two prefectures and seven counties of Fuyu Prefecture. They also invaded Suzhou, Solo Prefecture, and conquered it. That's right.
We were planning to continue our march to attack Xiande Mansion in Zhongjing, Bohai Sea. However, we suddenly heard the bad news and had to retreat.
Another benefit is that Andong House gets crucial development time.
After Lushun County was on the right track, Pinghai and Dongping counties were also roughly stabilized. The armies commanded by Fu Cunshen fought several battles there, eliminated some Tu forces who were unwilling to submit, and initially established the Xia Army.
of power.
Up to now, Lushun County has more than 3,300 households and more than 15,000 people, Pinghai County has 2,110 households and more than 10,000 people, Dongping County has 1,000 households and more than 4,000 people, and all officials have
Once in place, the army suppressed the local area, and the rule became increasingly stable.
The disadvantages are also obvious.
The Khitan people were forced to face this problem seriously after being cut off twice in a row. Newly relocated tribes like the Zangcai Wang family will face great pressure to survive.
Each has its pros and cons, and Shao Shude couldn't say anything, but he decided to send an envoy to remind Yang Yueyou to be careful not to be too partial.
The second military report: Shao Chengjie, the eldest son, has left Chang'an and traveled westward, commanding the Jindao and Heiji troops of 40,000 people.
These 40,000 people did not carry many horses, and most of them were used as infantry for the expedition.
Li Maozhen has defeated Zhao Jian repeatedly and has conquered Mao and Langzhou. He is currently attacking Longjian. The situation is not very optimistic.
The problem now is that Shao Shude has not yet made up his mind whether to abolish Shannan West Road.
In the southern expedition to Shu, it is obviously impossible to keep the Shannan West Road in the rear. If possible, it is best to abolish this vassal town and take the states into one's own hands.
Based on several previous tests, Zhuge Zhongfang was willing to provide goods, but was reluctant to provide soldiers. The possibility of handing over power was extremely low, and it was impossible to say that force would still be used.
Thinking back to the rumors that Li Kuangwei led the Yan soldiers to flee to Xingyuan Mansion, Shao Shude was already inclined to forcefully cut down the vassal state - according to insider investigation, there was indeed no trace of Li Kuangwei in Xingyuan Mansion, but at that time, only 5,000 Yan soldiers in Chang'an were
A considerable number of them were recruited by Zhuge Zhongfang.
Thinking of this event, he asked a literary official to write a letter to Luoyang and asked the court to summon Zhuge Zhongfang to the court.
After handling these two official matters, Shao Shude sent a summons to Luoyang to summon Mianren, the son of Dafeng, and Guancheng, the son of Zhuge.
These two sons, one aged thirteen and one twelve, are currently familiarizing themselves with military affairs at Weiwei Temple. It is time to take them with them and teach them some things about fighting in the army. What the two elder brothers have experienced, the third son and the fourth son have also
Just go through it as it is.
Give birth to more children and train them more. If all ten sons can lead the army and fight, they can share a lot of things for him. In this world, outsiders still cannot believe it.