Just as it is said that the cicada forest is more quiet and the birdsong mountain is more secluded, Shao Shude hid in the mountains in the northwest corner of Shendu Garden. The cool breeze blows here and it is extremely quiet, which is perfect for enjoying the cool air and avoiding the summer heat.
Shao Xiuwen, the eldest son of Prince Zhao, has said goodbye to his newlywed wife and returned to Yili.
Shao Shudel ordered Taichang Temple, Shaofu Supervisor, Ordnance Supervisor, Sinong Temple and other institutions to select and deploy a group of skilled craftsmen to go west together.
They will live in the Yili Valley for three years. Each of them will have an apprentice to train a large number of craftsmen from all walks of life to further consolidate the foundation of Zhao State.
In addition, Shao Shude also ordered Yeting to select a group of convicts' wives and daughters who were proficient in talents and rewarded them to the Crown Prince of Zhao, along with hundreds of camels' books and took them away with them.
Only when he is still alive can the descendants of those who guard the frontiers get such benefits. If you can give more, give more.
After Prince Zhao left, Shao Shude summoned Caidan again.
Cai Dan is seven years old this year and has studied in the Luoyang Palace for two years. To be honest, the time is still very short and it is not really a good education.
Under normal circumstances, he may need to study for another ten years, and then return to Shang Hung after he is both civil and military.
But the actual situation did not allow this. Brother Tie was jumping up and down, and he could no longer reassure Shao Shude, so he cruelly made an exchange of interests with the Mulu family and detained him in Luoyang, effectively abolishing his title of King Xiangxiong.
Shao Shude paid great attention to the education of his children, so he chose a good teacher for Caidan: Zhong Ju'an, who was born in the Zhong family of Henan Confucian scholar.
This man is in his thirties this year. He passed the Jinshi examination in the fourth year of Tongguang. He is currently a living scholar. He is well-read in poetry and books and has outstanding literary talent. Strictly speaking, he is the clan brother of Zhong Jushuang and the clan uncle of Zhong Zhaoyi.
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He was not alone. In fact, there were more than ten officials following him on the road, and they were all in Shendu Garden at this time.
Shao Shude looked at their grimaces and laughed softly.
They all couldn't understand why a Tubo prince and grandson needed to mobilize troops and mobilize people like this? He acted like a vassal of the Shao vassal.
Of course, everyone knows that this seven-year-old Tubo grandson has been officially canonized as King Xiangxiong. The original King Xiangxiong, Brother Tie, heard about Buddhism and was obsessed with Buddhism. He went to the newly built Tongguang Temple in Yirenfang, Luoyang every day during the day.
He learned from eminent monks and returned home at night. He was indifferent to worldly fame and fortune and had conquered everything, so he gave up the throne to his son Cai Dan.
Cai Dan was only seven years old and was not yet able to govern personally. The political affairs of Xiangxiong should be handled by Prime Minister Bu Lumo. Wang Fuzhong Ju'an also had some say, but not too much.
This situation caused some doubts in the Lifan Academy, but since Shao Shude insisted on having his own way, they had no choice but to let him go.
In addition to civil servants, the Beiya Privy Council also selected several martial arts masters and 50 veterans of the imperial army recruited from the entire army to escort Cai Dan back to Xiangxiong. If the Khotan monk soldiers were also taken into consideration, Cai Dan's personal safety was of no concern.
Big problem.
In Tubo, which values bloodlines, if Zampu's personal safety can be guaranteed, generally speaking, there won't be much of a problem. If he is afraid of being isolated from China and the outside world, then life will be really sad.
"As a vassal of King Xiangxiong, while studying hard, you must not forget to practice hard." In front of everyone, Shao Shude couldn't say much. After sighing softly, he forced a smile and said: "I was also weak and sick when I was young, but
I kept practicing martial arts for several years, and one day I suddenly discovered that I didn’t seem to be sick for a long time.”
Everyone laughed together. However, they all understood that more exercise can indeed strengthen the body. King Xiangxiong is not short of food and drink, so it is always right to practice more. But I heard that people from the Central Plains felt a lot of discomfort after going to Xiangxiong.
, Cai Dan was so young that he didn’t know if he could bear it.
"I... I will obey the holy order." Caidan responded in a low voice.
Shao Shude breathed a sigh of relief.
Seven-year-old Cai Dan already knows a lot of things. Shao Shude was really worried that he would accidentally call himself "er", which would make it difficult for him to get off the stage.
Queen Zhe sat aside, smiling.
Shao Shude has been married to her for a lifetime, and he knows her so well that he can definitely see a hint of helplessness and anger in her eyes.
He felt a little guilty.
Although the reason was fair and aboveboard, it was still impossible to get rid of the fact that he had a promiscuous wife. The queen would not believe that he was purely for the great cause. Perhaps in the queen's view, there was no need to take over Shang Shung's place. The bird had no shit and was in poverty.
, what's the use? Or, there are other ways to control Xiang Xiong, why use such a despicable method?
But after all, she was aware of the general situation and paid attention to maintaining her husband's image throughout her life. At this time, she also rewarded Cai Dan with some gifts and sent two medical officers from the Imperial Medical Office to accompany him. Obviously, she did not believe in Tubo medical skills.
I have done my best to fulfill this duty and deserve the honor of my mother in the world. Shao Shude also felt that he owed the queen a lot in this life. At this time, he could only think to himself that the queen taught the prince a lot, and the prince had a pure and kind nature.
You did not do anything wrong by entrusting your property to him slowly.
Lotus, who had been promoted to Princess Shang Hung, was also summoned by the Queen to say goodbye to her son.
She had been pregnant for several months, and she burst into tears when she saw Caidan pretending to be a little adult.
After crying, he took the trouble to tell those who did not have a Lu family to help him carefully and take care of him in every possible way to prevent anything from happening.
After a heart-to-heart talk, Cai Dan left Shendu Garden and embarked on his return journey, surrounded by the Lu family and officials of the royal family.
When leaving, I turned around several times, mostly looking at my mother, and sometimes at Shao Shude sitting on the dragon chair.
Although he was weak, he was intelligent. His eyes only touched Shao Shude once, and then left. When others were not paying attention, he glanced at Shao Shude secretly, as if he wanted to remember his father's image firmly.
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After July, the Central Plains ushered in continuous heavy rains. Shao Shude wanted to go out on inspection, but he felt unwell and could only rest in bed.
My body, which has always been strong, seems to be unable to stop after my first serious illness, and I stay in bed more and more frequently.
Therefore, he began to rely more on the prime minister and privy councilors for many government affairs, letting them shoulder more important responsibilities to avoid being too nervous.
The continuous heavy rain lasted until mid-July, and then turned to light rain, which continued intermittently, as if there was no end to urine. It did not completely clear up until late July.
He relaxed slightly.
The negative impact of rain is obvious, especially in agricultural production. But fortunately, it is just an impact. The autumn harvest in August should not cause any losses.
At this time, he also began to go to court to manage government affairs and handle official affairs.
In fact, it wasn't that big of a deal. The only thing that caught his attention was the matter related to the Western Regions.
In May, Abaoji made a desperate move. Regardless of the serious weight loss of cattle, sheep, horses and camels in his tribe, he concentrated his forces and attacked the Ogus people, winning a complete victory.
The specific results of the battle are unknown, but judging from the state in which the Oghuz Turks were beaten to the point of running wild, this time they really suffered heavy losses.
"Bah!" Shao Shude slapped the table, feeling happy and angry at the same time.
Happily, this was his plan.
Abaoji wandered around and became a true nomadic tribe.
Generally speaking, people often say that grassland people are nomadic, which is not quite correct. Because there are many tribes on the grassland and resources are limited, grassland, which can be called a strategic resource, has an owner. You may be able to use the so-called winter pasture
, moving between pastures in the summer, but if you want to nomadic on a large scale, you will inevitably encroach on the interests of others, and war may break out.
As a historic moment in the Mobei grassland, the Tatar migration to the west lasted for decades. This process was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
When Wang Shi conquered the Yinshan White Tatars, a considerable part of this tribe were Tatars who came south from the Mobei grassland. Why didn't they continue to move west? It's simple. The tribe was broken up. Some surrendered and some fled in all directions.
, some of them were absorbed by the Yinshan White Tatars.
The fighting ability of the Khitan people is actually quite good. On this point, Shao Shude will not say no out of conscience.
In fact, the Great Xia Forbidden Army used its peak combat power to annihilate them. If it were another period when Wen Tian and Wu Xi were in power, they might have lost. And such a major historical event as the Tatars' westward migration was actually not related to the rise of the Khitans.
It has nothing to do with it. It is precisely because of the strength of the eight Khitan tribes that the Tatars could not bear to be invaded, enslaved, and fled to the west. In the end, the Mongolian-speaking tribes were able to dominate the northern grasslands, and the Turkic-speaking tribes were completely wiped out - Thirty-year-old Tatars,
The Turkic language group is the main one, while the Khitan, Shiwei and other languages are Mongolian.
After such a force of tigers and wolves rushed into the Western Region, it was indeed not something that the Oghuz people could resist. These ancestors of the Seljuq Turks were really unable to compete with Abaoji. They lost consecutive battles and lost large areas of pasture, cattle and sheep.
Countless people became Khitan slaves.
The Lifan Yuan once guessed the population under Abaoji's account and believed that the lower limit was 150,000 and the upper limit was 300,000.
To be honest, this cost is not small, it is several times or even ten times the cost of Yelu Dashi's escape to the west. The fact that so many people poured in at once is another major event of historical level.
Shao Shude was angry because the Ogusi people were too weak. He originally thought they could have several encounters with the Khitan people and maintain a stalemate for several years, but he didn't expect...
May is the busiest season for herdsmen, and it is also the time when the grassland is the most vulnerable. After a whole winter, the livestock have lost weight seriously and have not yet recovered. The pastures have just turned green, and the hay and grain accumulated in the tribe have been almost exhausted.
, it can be said to be the time when the family’s financial resources are at their lowest.
At this time, Abaoji selected elite soldiers and galloped for hundreds of miles. It was a desperate move.
Once it fails, its own losses will be extremely serious, triggering a series of unpredictable events.
But he won.
There are some things in this world where heroes are indeed judged by their success or failure. If the Khitans win, then they will gain the resources of the Ogus people, which can feed themselves and support them through war.
If we take a break this year and clarify our internal relationships, our strength next year will be even more terrifying.
There are some things that should be prepared for a rainy day.
After thinking about it, he called his secretaries Han Zhaoyin and Zhao Ying, and ordered them to draft an edict and then send it to the Privy Council.
Over in the North Courtyard, you can move a little bit.
