The local men who were training around Beiping Prefecture were gradually released back to prepare for the New Year.
Shao Shude came to the newly built Wangjing Imperial Villa to spend the holidays with his family.
The establishment of this imperial village was relatively simple and crude. A piece of land was set aside next to Wangjing Pavilion, about a few hundred hectares. It was originally the territory of a small tribe. It was implicated in the Household Rebellion and the land was confiscated by the imperial court. A while ago,
It was given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be used as an imperial palace.
There are already more than a hundred households in the imperial village, some of which are loose servants of the four major tribes in the Yan region, and some of which are captured tribal boys and girls.
According to the tradition of the North, winter vegetables must be prepared before entering the twelfth lunar month. Because Huangzhuang was built relatively late, there was no time for farming this year, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocated a batch of dry vegetables and organized boys and girls to pick them at the farm of Sinong Temple.
Turnip, frosted cabbage - frost-beaten cabbage.
"Frost crops, turnips, green leafy vegetables that are rare in winter." Shao Shude looked at the farmers washing vegetables in the distance, turned around and said: "At any time, we must care about the livelihood of the people. Let me ask you, what is the life of the people in Jianghuai?
Why grow your favorite winter vegetables?”
Li Cunxu saw his father-in-law's eyes drifting towards him, opened his mouth and said, "It must be jujube."
Princess Shao Ze of Lantian was so angry that she slapped his sleeve. Li Cunxu was not angry, and instead smiled at his wife with a stinking face.
Shao Shude was not annoyed but happy when he saw it.
What he was most worried about was that Li Cunxu had a grudge in his heart and was delaying his daughter's happiness.
He felt deeply indebted to this fourth daughter. For his other daughters, even the eldest daughter Shao Guoer, who was not his biological son, he insisted that they choose their own husbands. As for his fourth daughter Shao Ze, it was considered an arranged marriage for him.
Uneasiness, although this was common in ancient times.
Now it seemed to be okay, which made him feel a little relieved.
"Grandpa, it must be Dong Kui. I saw it on Huaihai Road." said the third son, Shao Mianren, who had just returned to Peiping from the Pinghai Navy Station.
"Did you see that?" Shao Shude looked at the Feng sisters, the Weicai family, the Yeli family, the Wuzang family, the Zhuge family and other concubines, and said: "It is beneficial to have experience outside, otherwise how can you know the sufferings of the people?"
Queen Zheshi is pregnant and did not come with her this time.
Dafeng is the oldest among the girls in the harem, fifty-six years old this year, and she is the leader among this group of concubines. Hearing Shao Shude's praise of their son, he felt happy and stepped forward to hold Sanlang's hand.
He said distressedly: "What a handsome young man, but the weather and sun have made him look like this."
After saying that, he looked at Shao Shude.
Shao Shude pretended not to hear and took Xiao Feng's hand to joke.
The past few days in Wangjing Pavilion were the happiest time for Xiaofeng in many years. The sisters stayed with the saint for the night. But the elder sister was too old to be happy, so she got all the benefits.
Xiao Feng had given birth to two children. The eldest daughter was married and the second daughter died in infancy. She had always wanted a son, but after the sage "passed away and fell in love", she was never able to conceive. And she is already forty-three years old this year.
Yes, the chances are getting smaller and smaller.
"Auntie, I'm actually pretty good in the Pinghai Navy." Shao Mianren smiled and said, "I've really gained a lot of experience. They are all new things that are hard to see in the Forbidden Army. It's very interesting."
In the Shao family's harem, there is not such a strong sense of etiquette. In private, the prince and princess are allowed to call their biological mothers "Aniang", and the concubines are also allowed to take care of their children.
At least that's the case for his generation. He can't control what the next generation will do, and he doesn't care.
"The storm at sea is ruthless, just in case..." At this point, Da Feng choked up and looked at Shao Shude again.
At this time, Shao Shude could no longer pretend that he couldn't hear. When he was thinking about what to say, he heard Shao Mianren say: "Auntie, it's okay. The new ship is quite stable, nothing serious. When we first arrived at sea, the storm was dangerous and I was scared.
He was half dead. When a big wave came, he vomited all over the place. After a year, he got used to it very well. Now he walks on the deck as if he were walking on flat ground and is very comfortable."
Unexpectedly, Da Feng was so angry that her son was causing trouble. After a while, she calmed down and returned to her usual calm and wise image, saying: "Sanlang is in the army, so he has to get along well with Pao Ze. The sea is not as good as the land."
, there are too many variables, and the dangers are extraordinary. I don’t expect you to make any achievements, just be safe."
"You can save it." Shao Mianren nodded.
Shao Shude glanced at his son approvingly.
Last night, Da Feng said that the sea was too dangerous, and no one in the Heavenly Family had ever treated the prince so harshly since ancient times, so he lost his temper in a rare moment.
Shao Shude was also helpless, and planned to let his son train in the Pinghai Navy for another year or two, and then go ashore and join the Forbidden Army, which would be another spare tire for the prince.
As for the fourth child, I don’t plan to send him to the army in the future. His character is just like that, there is no value in cultivating him, and he is not even qualified to be a spare tire. He should continue to work in the customs, local states and counties. For him, maybe
It's a good thing.
While the few people were talking, they quickly walked into a courtyard.
The palace people brought baskets of salted jujube (zū) to prepare for cooking - "Jiang means resistance. When brewed raw, the resistance will not rot when the temperature is cold and warm."
To put it simply, fresh vegetables are pickled and fermented into sour vegetables, which are actually sauerkraut. Since ancient times, people in the North have been pickling sauerkraut in large quantities before winter, and even prepared it in large quantities in the palace.
Of course, Shao Shude may not need it.
Near the hot springs, you can always find some land that can grow some off-season vegetables. Although the yield is very low and cannot cover the entire midwinter lunar month, it can already meet a large part of his personal needs.
"Jiang is sweet and crisp, and its juice is also sour. Its stems are golden hairpins, which are suitable for sobering up." Shao Shude picked up a piece of washed sauerkraut, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said with a smile: "I have spent so many years trying to sober up."
To satisfy the appetite in winter, a lot of things have to be wasted. People in the North originally did not grow turnips, but since they raised a large number of livestock, turnips have become indispensable. Livestock can eat it, and people can eat it, so there are more in winter.
A kind of vegetable. Agricultural science introduced carrots from Hu Shang, and now many farmers are planting them. They can be harvested before winter, and after drying, there will be an extra vegetable in winter. Yazi, let me take a look at these things, what do you think?
how?"
Li Cunxu didn't expect that the sage would always ask him questions today. He was unprepared and could only bite the bullet and replied: "Food is the most important thing for the people, and it certainly has deep meaning for officials to do this."
Shao Shude laughed after hearing this and said: "Yazi, I will teach you the most powerful art of war in the world."
After that, he looked at the third son, the fifth son, and the sixth son, and said: "You can also listen, I will only say it once."
Li Cunxu suddenly became interested and said, "Please ask the officials for advice."
"The Forbidden Army of Great Xia is mostly stationed around Luoyang. The sergeants are away fighting while their wives, children and parents are farming at home. If they don't have enough to eat and don't have warm clothes, the morale of the army will definitely be unstable." Shao Shude said: "But I will find a way to help them and let them
My wife, children and parents can have enough to eat and have sweaters to keep out the cold. When the snow falls, the sergeants will not think wildly and worry about their families being cold and hungry. On the contrary, they will be grateful to me because it is me who has made their families live a good life, so
When courage is multiplied, everyone will die."
"When I turned to attack other towns, there was a steady stream of food and grass from the rear, and wine and meat were transported up. However, the enemy soldiers were in a stalemate for a long time, and the food supply could not be continued. How could they survive without death? Not to mention the impact of the rise and fall of morale.
I have stationed troops in the north. Even the Khitan people know who will have a good life with them, so they come to surrender one after another. Even the three tribes of Shatuo and the nine surnames of Zhaowu have people who come to surrender with their whole families. If things go on like this, the outcome will not matter.
You know it.”
Li Cunxu's face turned pale after hearing this, but he could not refute.
"Being kind to the people and letting them live a good life is your chance to win." Shao Shude finally said: "When he took away his people, he was unable to farm to support his parents. His parents were cold and hungry, his brothers and wives were separated, and he was drowned.
When the king goes to conquer his people, who can be his enemy? Therefore, it is said: 'The benevolent are invincible.' In the past twenty years, the only person who has been my rival is Zhu Quanzhong."
Li Cunxu was speechless.
Feeling uncomfortable in his heart, he subconsciously wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, it was similar to the current situation. He couldn't help but fall into deep doubts. It turned out that besides military strategy, martial arts, and strategies, there was such an upright thing.
The supreme art of war.
Perhaps, this is really the most powerful art of war in the world?
The Feng sisters looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, the saint was showing off again.
Shao Shude also winked with them, as if he had returned to the good times twenty years ago.
Li Cunxu also smiled when he saw this, his face softened slightly.
The atmosphere in the Sage family is actually quite good. Shao Sheng himself is also quite outstanding in talent and learning. He practices martial arts diligently and keeps reading. When managing government, he does not ask about everything, but he keeps the general direction in mind and often asks officials about the details of various government affairs.
Often hits the mark.
It is also difficult for others to fool him, because the saint has very rich experience. He has worked his way up from the bottom. He has experienced everything and knows a lot. Officials can only be honest and do not dare to deal with him in front of him.
Sometimes Li Cunxu felt that it might be a blessing for the people to welcome such an emperor to the world, right?
My father once wanted to restore the Tang Dynasty. Hey! Is it really possible for the King of Le'an to act like a naughty man? The same officials in the King of Le'an either did their jobs half-heartedly and did not work hard, or they were just sycophants and bribes.
.But when it comes to the new dynasty, the same person is more restrained and works harder. Can't you see the difference?
Even if my father is lucky enough to make a comeback, can he bring order to the world? Will others be convinced?
If by another stroke of luck, my father succeeds in bringing the world into order, he will surely be able to do better than Prince Le'an? Not necessarily.
Not to mention compared with today, it is far behind.
"There are some people in Hedong who are still stubborn and stubborn." Shao Shude suddenly said: "Yazi, one day I will send my troops into Jinyang. I don't want to commit more crimes, so you can enlighten them for me. Especially yours.
Uncle Kening, he has been doing quite a lot recently."
Li Cunxu was a little surprised.
Li Kening succeeded Kang Junli who died of illness. He knew the military and civilian affairs of Premier Lanshi and the two states. Why? Did he become ambitious when he saw that his father was seriously ill and could not take care of his affairs? Zhou Dewei also voted for him?
No, probably not. Li Cunxu knew Zhou Yangwu. He was a very pure man who only obeyed his father's orders. His father would not hand over power to Uncle Kening, and Zhou Dewei had no reason to listen to him.
"Xia, Jin is one family. Some things are not good if they are too ugly. I really don't want to hurt the harmony between the two families." Shao Shude said again: "Li Kening, you go and persuade me."
"Okay." Li Cunxu nodded slowly.
He knew that the officials were unwilling to kill the people of the Li family with their own hands, so they had to deal with it with his own hands. But - alas! Li Cunxu didn't want to kill his uncle either, so he might as well try to persuade him if he could. However, his views on this uncle were indeed
It's terrible. My father is still here, so many small actions are really disgusting.
"What strategy do you have for attacking the eight Khitan tribes?" Shao Shude asked.
"Strategy?" Li Cunxu's eyes gradually became brighter, and he heard him say: "Five thousand fine cavalry are enough. When you encounter Khitan thieves, rush up and kill them. If you can't break through them once, attack them twice. If you can't break them twice, attack them three times."
The thief is weak and can always be defeated."
Shao Shude laughed after hearing this.
As expected of Li Yazi. Historically, Abaoji suffered heavy losses due to his unreasonable fighting methods and fled in embarrassment. Along with Hedong Shangxia, Fu Cunshen, Yan Bao, Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan and others, they also fought in general.
Law.
When the main forces of the two armies are facing each other, what kind of military strategies are needed? It’s too troublesome, no need!
Charge directly! Take off your helmet and armor, and charge with your bare hands!
It doesn’t matter whether he has 300,000 or 500,000 horses. In a face-to-face battle between men, no one frowns, no one blinks. He chops with a knife, stabs with a gun, and pulls him down when he is dead. Do you dare to play?
Abaoji cried when he was played with.
This kind of head-on collision has no tricks, but others still hit more with less. You lose not only once or twice, but Abaoji really has doubts about life.
If you don’t have the same experience as the Nanman, I will go fight the Bohai Sea!
"Okay, I will definitely take you with me when we conquer Khitan in the future!" Shao Shude said with a smile.
Mr. Weicai looked at his daughter and son-in-law, and sighed slightly.
Shao Shude frowned and said: "The warrior raised his head and worked hard, wrapped his body in horse leather, and died a worthy death. Even if I stand there, I will not retreat. Otherwise, what qualifications do I have to enjoy the beauty and wealth? If I dare to play with Xiao Shilu's wife and daughter, I dare to kill him
He. Even if he is resurrected, I will kill him with one blow. In the future, I will kill Khitan heads until they are rolling, and I will make the most beautiful woman in the tribe kneel in front of me. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed until he is frightened."
Li Cunxu admired his father-in-law more and more. Since he told him to love the people and benevolent, he was also a warrior who dared to risk his life and was ruthless and ruthless. No wonder he could succeed.
It must be very enjoyable to fight behind such a person.
"Your Majesty." Chu Shenping, the commander of Yin'anzhi, looked around in the distance, then hurried over and reported: "There is news from Guangling. There are loud cries in Prince Wu's palace. Yang Xingmi must have passed away."
Shao Shude was startled for a moment, Lao Yang was leaving now...
Fifty-four years old, he has been wandering around for most of his life, and only gradually improved after middle age.
In his later years, he failed to go north to the Central Plains and lost all the land in Huaibei. He felt depressed.
Before his death, all the sons were young, and the only eldest son was only a weak man, and he was very indifferent. He was good at everything, but he was incompetent in caring for the people and running an army. What a sad mood he must have had!
Shao Shude felt a little sorry for him.
Yang Wo, I don’t care about killing him!
"Continue to observe and don't act rashly." Shao Shude ordered: "Next year will be a troubled year."
Li Cunxu didn't know what he thought of, and his face gradually darkened again.
