On the eighth day of May, the sage issued an edict: Hedong will be given another year.
The jurisdiction of Hedong Road has also been updated: it includes the original seven prefectures of Hedong Town, five prefectures of Hezhong Town, three prefectures of Datong Town, plus Rouzhou and Luzhou, for a total of eighteen prefectures - just like Chengdu Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture
We will not give up for the time being to stabilize people's hearts.
The jurisdiction of Zhili Road was also expanded: six counties of Zezhou came under its jurisdiction. In this way, there were a total of fifteen prefectures, ranging from the south of Shangdang in the north to Xiangyang in the south. They were all key and fertile areas.
The two prefectures of Ze and Lu are actually in decline, and I don’t know what Zhang Wanjin wants to do by separatizing Luzhou. The army he raised cannot be sustained by Luzhou alone.
Shao Shude hasn't gotten the data yet, but he has serious doubts about whether there are 300,000 people in the 16 counties in Zelu Prefecture combined. He thinks it's probably not, maybe only 200,000.
Zezhou, in particular, has experienced many wars and was harmed by Li Han's disaster. Now it can only have 50,000 people burning incense, but it may not be there yet.
I haven’t mentioned that the six counties in Zezhou need to immigrate from Guannai and Guanbei 2nd Road, but this will happen next year. This year’s finances are a bit tight, so we can’t make it.
On the ninth day of May, the liquidation of the rebellious Hedong generals began.
Li Kening was not identified as a rebel party, maybe because he really did not rebel, maybe because of his identity, but this is not important.
Dozens of families, including Yang Yuanhan, An Renshu, An Yuanxin, and Shi Shaoyong, were deemed to have sabotaged the funeral of the King of Jin and were "crazy". Their family property was confiscated and used as military rewards. The entire family, men, women, old and young, were taken to Beiping Prefecture by the Tianxiong Army.
, serving as a servant to build the palace city.
Most of the soldiers who participated in the rebellion were recruited temporarily and were "blinded". After being taught a lesson, they were released.
The captured warrior was sent to Peking to build a palace. As for his family, they were not implicated.
After Chen Cheng submitted the disposal plan, Shao Shude was quite satisfied and approved it.
Small punishments and big warnings, with stability as the main priority, is what it should be.
In mid-May, envoys from various states gathered in Jinyang one after another.
Professionals from Honglu Temple and Taichang Temple also came over, bringing the weapons that the Ministry of Rites and the Shaofu jointly rushed to make, preparing to fully take over Li Keyong's funeral.
Zhao Guanwen, the number one scholar in the former Tang Dynasty, private teacher of Shaw family and bachelor of Jixian Palace, personally wrote the Shinto inscription, invited famous artists to engrave it and sent it to Daizhou.
Some officials in the DPRK also wrote a lot of elegy, which was speculative in nature, but Shao Shude was happy to see it come to fruition.
In short, Shao Shude achieved the ultimate in the scene.
In addition, because Li Luoluo, the successor king of the Jin Dynasty, asked for a posthumous title, Taichang Temple had already decided on Li Keyong's posthumous title and handed it over to the Ministry of Rites, which in turn submitted it to Shao Shude's desk.
In the Tang Dynasty, after the death of an official of third rank or above, his family members were eligible to ask for a posthumous title. The rules of the Xia Dynasty did not change.
Among the posthumous titles of ministers, the vast majority are single posthumous titles, but the number of compound posthumous titles has increased compared with the previous generation, accounting for 27%.
Taichang Temple sent two doctors to receive the life information of Li Keyong provided by the Department of Examination of the Ministry of Rites. After studying it, they believed that Li Keyong had fought against Daxia for a long time and it was not appropriate to use the word "loyalty".
But before he died, he repented, which is in line with the posthumous law of "one's past can be corrected", so it can be "gong".
If it is a single posthumous title, Taichang Temple recommends the posthumous title "Gong".
Taichang Temple also gave a plan to restore the posthumous title.
The posthumous title is "strong with Congo" and "wei", and Li Keyong is consistent with this.
It is also called "lie" because he "contributed to bringing peace to the people". Taichang Temple believes that Li Keyong defeated Huang Chao in Guanzhong, and then chased him to Henan and defeated the rest of the evildoers. He made great contributions to bringing peace to the people, so he could use "lie", so he was given the posthumous title "Wei Lie".
Shao Shude felt that the posthumous title "Gong" was too humble, inferior to "Martial" and did not fit the image of a sworn brother, so he agreed to give him the posthumous title "Wei Lie".
In this way, the coffin of the sworn brother has been finally concluded.
His life was full of ups and downs. After his death, he was granted the title of King of Jin and was given the posthumous title of "Wei Lie". His family was rich and secure, which was considered a good ending.
On May 20, Shao Shude received the news that Zhong Chuan had passed away.
After Zhong Chuan's death, the army neutralized his son Zhong Kuangshi, who served as a military officer for the Zhennan Army and sent an envoy to Peiping to request the imperial court for canonization.
Zhong Chuan's adopted son, Zhong Kuangfan, the governor of Jiangzhou, wanted to be established, so he surrendered the state to Yang Wu. Yang Wo sent troops to Jiangxi to help Zhong Kuangfan seize the throne.
Shao Shude felt that the troops in the Jianghuai area were too thin, so he immediately sent the Baoning Army southward.
Military envoy Li Kerou asked Li Cunxian to take his place on the grounds that he was too old to be driven, and Shao Shude agreed.
On May 23, the fully mobilized Baoning Army received a wave of rewards. The entire army had 15,000 infantry and cavalry. Li Cunxian, Li Sigou, Li Chengyue, and Yuan Jianfeng were appointed as military envoys, deputy envoys, and Du Yuhou.
, Du Youyi envoy, left Jinyang and headed for Qizhou.
The Pinglu Army set off one day later than them.
A total of 23,000 troops, led by Gao Siji, marched south from Xuzhou to suppress Huainan and reduce the pressure on Jiangxi.
The two armies of Pinglu and Baoning, plus a section of Wei Sheng's army, total about 50,000 people. Of course, it is impossible for these troops to destroy Huainan, but it is not a problem to make them tied up and unable to attack Jiangxi with all their strength.
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Qian Chuanhuang has arrived in Haizhou.
Before leaving, he made a special detour to Luoyang and met with Qian Chuanguan, who was studying in the Imperial College. After explaining some things, he headed east again and arrived in Haizhou, preparing to return to Wuyue.
In late May, the southeasterly wind started to blow on the sea, and the sail was definitely useless. We could only rely on experienced sailors to chase the ocean currents along the coast and drift down slowly.
The speed is very slow and dangerous - don't think that there won't be shipwrecks offshore, in fact there are many.
But Qian Chuanhuang had no choice. Jiangxi was about to become a war zone, and it was not very safe. If there was a way to borrow a road, Qian Chuanhuang thought it would be better to take a boat and give it a try.
Before leaving, Shao Guancheng, who had recently been transferred to the command of the East China Sea, hosted a banquet near the dock.
Donghai County is actually an island. The name of the island is "Yuzhou", also known as "Tian Heng".
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Huanzhou was established on the island, with jurisdiction over the three counties of Qingshan, Shicheng and Ganyu. Later, it was abandoned and Donghai County was established.
Because of the superior harbor conditions, Daxia has set up customs, docks, and a large ship repair yard here. It has developed rapidly and has gradually surpassed the state capital Qushan County on the opposite coast.
Shao Guancheng has worked in the customs for several years and is familiar with every plant and tree on Yuzhou Island. He also has a deep affection for the place. This year he even adopted the daughter of the Wu family of the Donghai Tu tribe as a child, which shows.
However, because of this incident, he was severely scolded by the saint. Because he had already found a match for him: Sanquan Inspector, the youngest daughter of Wang He, the head of the Cangcai Wang clan.
However, Shao Silang didn't care about scolding.
He is eighteen years old this year, and he knows how much he weighs. Whether it is military ability or temperament, there is a big gap between him and his three brothers. Instead of doing that, it is better to live a more unrestrained life, which the sage calls "showing off".
"I heard that Luo Mudan is in Hangzhou. I can't wait to go south with you." Shao Guancheng poured a bowl of wine for Qian Chuanhuang with his own hands and said: "Your Excellency said that he is a 'master of irony'. I have admired him for a long time. Alas, it is a pity that I dare not take the boat.
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"Luo Mudan" is Luo Yin, the current secretary of the Zhenhai shogunate. He got his name because of his passion for writing peony poems.
Of course, Luo Yin also has other nicknames, such as "Ten Shang Bu Rank", so named because he failed to pass the Jinshi Examination more than ten times.
Because of this, Luo Yin wrote many satirical poems, such as "I am not famous yet married, so I may not be as good as others."
Who is there? Why trouble you to repay peace!", "There are poor people in Chang'an, and it is not appropriate to have too many for the sake of auspiciousness."
At first, it was just a satire on the darkness of the examination room, then on the darkness of the officialdom, and finally on the corrupt officials, injustice in the world, and more and more "punishment".
"Your Highness has been in the customs for several years, but he has never been on a sea ship?" Qian Chuanhuang asked in surprise.
Shao Guancheng blushed and said: "Cowardly, afraid of death."
Qian Chuanhuang couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Highness is a real person."
"But I would like to take a boat out to see it. It must be very interesting outside." Shao Guancheng said with a smile.
"Your Highness, it's best not to think so." Qian Chuanhuang said with a bitter smile.
"You can still try Ping Haijun's ship. I heard it is very safe." Shao Guancheng's face actually showed a hint of eagerness to try. He continued: "There have been many warriors on the island recently. Zhao Zong, deputy envoy of Ping Haijun
I was also ordered to enclose a piece of land and use it as a barracks, making a lot of noise. Maybe one day, I will take a sea shark boat and go out to sea for a cruise."
Qian Chuanhuang's heart moved and he advised: "The wind and waves are ruthless, please think twice, Your Highness."
The Ping Navy is Daxia's navy, which is quite large. What are they doing on Yuzhou Island?
Qian Chuanhuang was very clever and quickly made many guesses.
Hearing that there was a secret undercurrent in Annan, the imperial court wanted to recruit troops to go south, and originally wanted to use the central Guizhou and Lingnan western roads. Ye Guanglue of Yongzhou agreed to use the route, but Wang Jianzhao of central Guizhou disagreed, so he froze there.
So, will they consider traveling by sea? For example, starting from Haizhou and going all the way south to Annan?
If we really want to go this way, we must go ashore to resupply and stop on the way.
Navigation is not a simple matter. If you are not used to it, you will not be used to it. Seasickness can kill you, let alone the wind and waves.
If you are more sensible, start from Haizhou, stop in Wuyue, go ashore to resupply and rest, then go south, go ashore to rest on Wang Shenzhi's territory in Fujian, and take the last breath south to Jinghaijun - Guangzhou Liu Yin, most likely will not agree.
Borrow the way.
But then again, if Liu Yin didn't agree to take the road - whether it was by land or sea - would Wang Shenzhi and his father agree? Not necessarily.
Everyone accepted the canonization from the imperial court, but it was not true that they completely surrendered.
Outsiders may not know this, but Qian Chuanhuang knew very well what his father did in Hangzhou: he had dragon robes, established internal reign names, and had his own official system. He was simply an emperor behind closed doors.
He didn't know what was going on over there with Wang Shenzhi, but it should be pretty much the same.
Except for Ye Guanglue, who was sick and rushed to seek medical treatment, who else could help you? This was not ten years ago. At that time, the towns in the south were even making offerings to the Tang court. What is the situation now? Can it be compared?
"Well, you're right." Shao Guancheng drank the wine in his glass and suddenly asked: "Qian Jun returned south in a hurry, but because of the war in Jiangxi?"
"Of course." Qian Chuanhuang didn't hide anything, and said directly: "My family is determined to send troops, but we don't know the outcome, so he called me to return."
Shao Guancheng nodded and said nothing.
He loves to play, but he is not stupid. Is this really the reason why Qian Liu called Qian Chuanhuang to go home?
Or to change the question, does Qian Liu want to see Huainan be severely damaged or even destroyed?
These warriors of the separatist regime are all very clever. Shao Guancheng even suspected that if the Huai army suffered a heavy defeat and Wang Shi rushed to attack it, Qian Liu would probably give up attacking Huainan and instead marry him and provide help——
This is simply a certainty.
Shao Guancheng glanced at Qian Chuanhuang playfully and said, "We say goodbye today. I wonder what it will be like next time we meet?"
Qian Chuanhuang was a little suspicious after hearing this.
I heard that the King of Qi in Daxia was weak-tempered and was played around by old officials. He was obviously incompetent. What did he mean by this?
"You and I are young and there are many opportunities to meet each other." Qian Chuanhuang raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "If there is a chance, I will let Mr. Luo drink with me."
"Okay, it's settled." Shao Guancheng picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Qian Chuanhuang left by boat in the afternoon, loaded with all kinds of Central Plains goods.
Shao Guancheng sat in the thatched pavilion, silently looking at the sparkling bay.
This group of Ziyue people did not forget to buy medicinal materials, leather goods, and woolen silk before leaving. If they can return to Hangzhou smoothly, they will not only earn their travel expenses, but also make a lot of money. Are they warriors or merchants?
"Next time we meet, hey..." Shao Guancheng shook his head.
If the Huai people fail to capture Jiangxi, they will not pose a fatal threat to Wu Yue. At this time, if the imperial court reaches out to Jiangxi again, what will be Qian Liu's attitude? Is he really willing to see Jiangxi occupied by the imperial court?
The relationship between them is very complicated!
