On the green grassland, cavalry surged, and the chariots and horses were like dragons.
Six large banners are arranged on the left and right, with a carriage in the middle.
Six flags, five square flags, are built in the middle camp and follow the army when they go out. They are a symbol of military power.
After the six banners, there are flags one after another, flying in the wind.
Among the flags and flags, several boxcars followed closely behind, and the army's drummers beat drums from time to time to convey orders.
The sound of drums spreads far across the vast grassland. Listening from a distance, it is quite shocking.
Fifty cavalry, composed of foreign vassals, sons of wealthy merchants, and descendants of generals, with angry horses in bright clothes, exquisite tassels, and spears and leopard tails, were the first to lead the way.
Shao Shude held Princess Zhe Fangxiao's hand and sat steadily in the carriage.
The Sogdian girl Kang and the Turkic girl Shu were waiting on the side.
"Madam, when you first married me last year, did you think of today?" Shao Shude suffered from the high-quality man syndrome again and became a little proud.
"Then what you will think is that if you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, follow the dog." Zhe Fang Ai said with a straight face.
Shao Shude laughed, squeezed his wife's hand tightly, intertwined their fingers, and stopped talking.
Sure enough, after being silent for a while, Zhe Fang Ai couldn't help it anymore and said: "Since my husband has great ambitions, why do you still do this? Pei is the virtuous concubine of the current emperor. You took her back by force. If it is said that you will leave,
What do the people of the world think of you? In other respects, your husband is wise and mighty. He has gone on several personal expeditions, repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, cared about farming, cared for the people, vigorously engaged in trade, and had a rich treasury. He is also a generous man and has the trust of his soldiers. This is the appearance of a wise master.
, but why go out specifically to rob? The women at home can’t feed them enough.”
"Madam, I know you are wrong." Shao Shude squeezed his wife's hand and said with a smile: "To my current situation, I need a good wife to remind me from time to time. Well, my wife is indeed a mother to the world!"
Zhe Fangmei tried her best to keep a straight face.
"Chengjie and Siwu's two children, at such a young age, already have a sense of stability and bearing. This is all due to their love for their wives."
For these two children, Xu Zhe Fang Ai's usual education was too strict. Reading, literacy, and all kinds of etiquette were so overwhelming at such a young age.
On the contrary, my father, who has been away all year round, came back, and the children were very happy because he could "play" with them.
He took out his small horned bow and shot around.
Grandpa took the horse for a ride everywhere.
The children of the Yeli family, the Wuzang family, the Feng family, the Zhao family, the Weicai family, and the Zhe family also came over to play together.
The eldest, Ye Li Kecheng, is eleven years old and is said to be learning military skills. The child's current ambition is to fight for his uncle and marry a princess when he grows up. Shao Shude burst out laughing after hearing this.
Zhe Silun also sent his second son, Zhe Congyi, to live in the prince's mansion all year round and study with Chengjie and Siwu.
He now has three sons, Congxue, Congyi and Congyuan, who was born this year.
Of course he also has a daughter. He had previously intended for Cheng Jie to marry a cousin from the Zhe family, but he gave up after hearing that the Zhu family's daughter had been confirmed.
Zhu Shuzong represents another faction, which is different from the in-law wealthy families like them, and he does not want to offend.
Shuofang's army is in deep water.
The general is in Fengzhou, the old man Tielindu in Hedong is one faction, the local generals in Lingxia have declined and joined with outsiders, they are one faction, the border tycoons, and the in-law tribe are another faction. Among the three major factions, they can be subdivided.
Some boundaries are not so blurry. It seems that there are connections between various factions, but it is not that simple anyway.
"Husband, after the festival, it's time to find some wise teachers. After Si Wu, it's time to find some teachers." Seeing Shao Shude mention the child, Zhe Fang Ai's stern face immediately changed its expression.
Now Feng Xuan is teaching all the children's literature. She is the most learned among the wives and concubines, but this is actually not good and is not conducive to cultivating the heroic spirit of her son.
Men and women are definitely different when it comes to teaching.
"When Zai Durang could get along well with me, I asked him to recommend me."
Zhe Fang Ai thought for a while and felt that the people the prime minister could like should have some skills, and they should be enough to teach children.
"You still need to learn martial arts..."
"Hasn't Madam Xian already found someone? The Zhe family has been in the border area for a long time, and there are many people who are skilled in bow and horse, so let's use the Zhe family martial arts masters. The only thing is that they need to be able to teach their children. In the future, this inheritance will have to be handed over to Chengjie
If your martial arts skills are weak, how can you convince others?"
After hearing this, Zhe Fang Ai narrowed her eyes again, tightly clasped Shao Shude's fingers with her left hand, and whispered: "Ms. Pei is different from the other women in the family."
"What's the difference? Aren't they all..." Shao Shude said with a smile.
Mr. Kang and Mr. Geshu lowered their heads aside, as if they were already asleep.
More than ten days later, Dahu arrived at Dijinze.
There is a city built here, called "Tiejin City", with a large number of regulations, similar to that of an ordinary county town.
The armies that arrived first have already set up camp, and there are still more troops moving in from behind.
Tiejin City prepared a lot of wood that had been used for camping in the past, but it was not enough and had to be cut down temporarily.
Before leaving, it seems that we have to ask the Wei Cai Department to replant some trees, otherwise the forest will disappear if we come a few more times.
Shao Shude took Chengjie and Siwu by the hands and entered the city under the escort of his own soldiers.
This martial arts lecture was the first time for the two sons to appear on such a big occasion.
Cheng Jiexu is seven years old and Siwu is eight years old. There are some things that they should gradually be exposed to. Born in such a family, it is naturally impossible to be like ordinary people. If the son is not taught well, everything will stop and everything will be lost.
Make wedding clothes for others.
The eldest daughter Shao Mu also followed. He is the eldest of Shao Shude's biological children. He is nine years old this year. His mother has a given family name.
By the way, Marshal Shao also has many children, and now he has four sons and seven daughters.
The eldest daughter Guoer is already married.
The second daughter Mu, nine years old, was born to Xiao Feng.
The eldest son, Siwu, is eight years old and his mother is Zhao.
The eldest son Chengjie was seven years old, and his mother passed away.
The third daughter is Li, six years old, and her mother is Nori.
Fourth daughter Yu, five years old, was born to Xiao Feng.
Wu Nuze, four years old, mother is Weicai.
The third son, Mianren, is four years old, and his mother is Dafeng.
The fourth son, Guancheng, is three years old and his mother is Zhuge.
Liu Nvsi, three years old, her mother died.
The seventh daughter is blessed, one year old, and her mother has no Zang family name.
This time I brought my second daughter and two sons with me. All the wives and concubines except Xiao Feng were not left behind. They lived in Tiejin City and did not participate in hunting or martial arts. The fourth daughter, Shao Yu, who came here for an outing, was very ill.
Feng didn't want to go out and stayed at home to take care of her.
When the wives and concubines came over, it was not all for fun, to be precise. In fact, the generals, civil servants, and wealthy families also brought their families and children. It was considered a large social gathering.
Men play with men, and women also have their own political activities. In order to gather the hearts of the people in the town, the social circle of the ladies is also very important and cannot be neglected.
"Greetings to the Commander-in-Chief." Wei Shande, the newly appointed Inspector General of Dijinze, bowed and saluted.
Wei Shande is the father of Wei Cai, a man of great virtue, and a man of great virtue.
The leader of the Weicai Department, Weicai Sudu, passed away last year.
At that time, Shao Shude was in Guanzhong, and he specially sent the shogunate secretary Lu Siye back to Lingxia to express his condolences and deal with the most important issue of power transfer.
Marshal Shao promised to the Hengshan two tribes and the six patrol envoy tribes that they would be hereditary from generation to generation and would never be replaced.
To a certain extent, there is a risk of rebellion. When the country was at its peak, it was promised that the governor of Songmo Governor's Mansion would be hereditary. As a result, the subordinates were so capable and prestigious that they surpassed the leader, but they did not
He had the opportunity to become the real leader, but in the end he had no choice but to rebel.
Of course, everything in this world has its advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that the people below have no room for advancement in the tribe. They have to endure it or go out to join the army. It is not easy to vent the internal pressure.
The advantage is that these families are tied to Shao Shude. The inheritance of the grassland tribes has always been very chaotic, and strength is the most important thing. These eight families have borrowed the power of the Shuofang Army to suppress internal opponents.
If you don’t stand with Shaw Brothers, what else can you do?
Unless I am wise and powerful and manage the internal affairs smoothly, there will be no opponents.
Wei Cai's father, Wei Cai Shande, who came to the United States, became the new inspector without any suspense.
"Let's start patrolling Weicai, they are all members of our family." Shao Shude said gently.
"Wei Shijun is the king's in-law, why do you need to be so arrogant? Get up quickly." Zhe Fangxiao, who was sitting next to Shao Shude, also said.
Although it was a pity that the person sitting next to Prince Lingwu was not his own daughter, Wei Shande did not dare to neglect her.
If the king of Lingwu County becomes emperor, Zhe will be the queen.
He knew that in the Han people's world, the queen's status was very high.
On formal occasions, the emperor and empress accepted congratulations from the ministers together and were called two saints.
The emperor "lived the plowing" and the queen "lived the mulberry trees". The queen had posthumous and honorary titles, entered the ancestral temple and attached the mausoleum, and could also participate in political affairs. This was a tradition that existed in the previous dynasties.
Empress Taizong's eldest grandson once said, "As a concubine, how dare I interfere with government affairs?" This remark won praise from the civil and military officials of the entire court, but it also reflected from the side that the empress had a tradition of intervening in government affairs.
The legacy of the Northern Dynasties is that "women hold the door". From the Wei to the Sui Dynasty, and then to the Imperial Dynasty, there were more than 70 political officials in the harem. It was said that the Imperial Dynasty had not canonized a queen for more than a hundred years. This Taiwei was canonized for envoys.
The standards were very high, and some dynasties in later generations directly sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to confer titles. The status gap was indeed not small.
"Commander, everything is ready." Wei Shande said cautiously: "The materials needed for the banquet, the hunting grounds, and the martial arts venue are all ready. Deputy Governor Song will personally preside over it, so there will be no mistakes."
"I heard that Tuoba Si admonished my uncle and nephew to surrender. An envoy came here and offered some gifts. Have they arranged a place to live?" Shao Shude asked again.
It was Tuoba Sijing who came forward to recruit Tuoba Sijian and Renfu, and it took a lot of effort to find them in Shaqi.
The Tuoba family's escape was such a miserable life!
First, he ran north to the grasslands, attached himself to the Uighurs and Tatars, and achieved a certain status by relying on his own strength, and even lost some people.
But then he was jealous of the Tatar chiefs and had to take the tribe out of Benshaqi and get involved with the in-law tribe of Dangxiang in Hexi.
The current Tuoba tribe is not very strong. It can support only four to five thousand riders, and only two uncles and nephews are left. It is very desolate.
Seeing that the power of Shuofang's army was getting stronger and stronger, and there was no possibility of a comeback, the option of surrender was put on the table. The uncle and nephew knew that if they did not surrender, Shuofang's army would probably send people to conquer. As long as the location of the tribe was found,
, Shao Shude, who has a large number of cavalry, can easily tear them apart.
Of course, Shao Shude did not accept their surrender in vain, but asked them to "dedicate their crimes and perform meritorious service" and cooperate with Shuofang's army to wipe out the remaining forces of Ganzhou Uighur Li Renmei.
After all, Lord Umu is a genuine Khan and still has influence. If he is not captured, there will always be a hidden danger.
The uncle and nephew Sijian agreed to "backstab" Li Renmei and waited for Shao Shude to send out an army.
Zhou Yiyan, the tribal envoy of the capital of Ganzhou, would also recruit soldiers from various tribes and send troops together.
Li Renmei's wife and daughter have all been taken into his house, and they are already in a desperate situation. His enthusiasm is even higher than that of Shao Shude.
After surrendering Tuoba's uncle and nephew and annihilating Li Renmei, the Dangxiang tribes in Shaqihe River must also be suppressed and used together to gradually conquer them and become the "fuel" for Shao Shude to conquer the world.
"Come back to Commander, we have made arrangements and have not let outsiders know." Wei Shande replied.
"That's very good." Shao Shude nodded and said, "Go down and get busy."
After Wei Shande left, Shao Shude saw that only the maids and soldiers were left in the hall, so he held Zhe Fangxiao in his arms and said: "After a few days of watching the troops, let Chengjie follow me to the high platform."
"Okay!" A charming smile bloomed on Zhe Fang Ai's face, and she said softly: "It's up to your husband to make the decision."
This is to determine the name and identify the successor.
Of course, with Marshal Shao's prestige, he can of course change the heir, and the people who keep the Zhe family as generals in the army will not dare to assassinate him. But why bother? Unless he is incapable of supporting him, the status of the eldest son is already as stable as a mountain.
