"Qiu Shijun!" Outside Lanzhou City, Shao Shude got off his horse and thanked him sincerely.
"Why is Shude so polite?" Qiu Weidao held his hand, looked at Shao Shude's face carefully, and said, "I haven't seen Shao Shude in more than a year, and he is even more calm."
"Shao started out as an imperial guard, and I will never forget his kindness in cultivating him." Shao Shude said solemnly.
"Okay, okay!" Qiu Weidao took Shao Shude's hand and said, "We have to work together to go to Xia Sui. I was still a little uneasy at first, but now that I have seen Shude and Tielin, the strong men, this trip is worry-free."
"Define protection makes you safe." As soon as Shao Shude said these words, Qiu Weidao felt a vague sense of déjà vu. After recalling it carefully, he sighed: "In this world, there is no other general like Shude."
The main force of Hao Zhenwei's army has gone north, and now there are only a few thousand people left in the city, busy with various chores. Qiu Weidao invited Shao Shude to buy wine at the Military Supervisory Courtyard in the city, and some familiar and unfamiliar people also came over to chat. At the end of the day
, Cai Songyang, who was wearing a helmet and carrying armor, also came over: "General, I've been waiting for you to come."
"How about Qiu Shijun's side?" Shao Shude looked at Cai Songyang and asked.
"The staff is looking forward to returning to the general's tent day and night and killing the enemy together with the brothers."
Shao Shude was silent. Cai Songyang was his first personal commander. After he left, it was Xu Hao's turn to perform meritorious service on the battlefield. Now that Xu Hao has gone to Suizhou, Zhu Shuzong stepped in. How to arrange Cai Songyang's whereabouts is a question.
question.
"Get up." Shao Shude said: "Become Zhu Shuzong's deputy first and learn how to fight. It will be of great use in the future. I will arrange for Yang Liang to take over your position next to Qiu Shijun. You will hand over to him later."
"Thank you, General." Cai Songyang was overjoyed and stood up.
"Can you see Judge Song?"
"Judge Song has gone to Xiazhou to serve as a frontline for Qiu Shijun."
"Go and do your business first." Shao Shude waved his hand.
What followed was a banquet. During this period, Zhe Silun, who had not yet left, also came to the banquet. Shao Shude welcomed him and had a few drinks with him.
"I heard that you got He Gongya's wife in Jinyang?" Zhe Silun, who seemed to be a little superior after three drinks, asked.
Shao Shude was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
"Hmph! I heard rumors in the army. Do you still want to marry my sister?"
Shao Shude was even more embarrassed. How did this bad news spread? He obviously didn't express his position.
Seeing Shao Shude's embarrassed expression, Zhe Silun snorted coldly, said nothing, and started drinking.
A reception banquet with a slightly awkward atmosphere ended quickly. On the second day, Yang Liang and Cai Songyang completed the handover and formally took charge of Qiu Weidao's team of soldiers, which had expanded to more than a hundred people. Qiu and Shao both
Not intending to delay any further, they picked up some food and grass in Lanzhou City and said goodbye to Zhe Silun, and the two of them set out in a hurry.
From Lanzhou to Suizhou, it is most convenient to cross the river at Hehejin. This is an old road. Shao Shude walked it once, and some sergeants in the capital were also gathered by him on this road. Now I walked it again, and I felt a lot of emotion.
On July 26, the army arrived at Hehejin. The place had regained some of its popularity, and at least the officers and soldiers of Shoujin had returned. After seeing the banner of Tielindu, these people immediately showed respect. The formation beheaded Cheng Huaixin and hunted He Gongya.
Shao Shude had a bad reputation in the east of the river, so he quickly drove all the ships over to avoid being bullied by this gang of thugs.
On July 29, the entire army crossed the river. Shao Shude sent an advance order to Yincheng County to inform the army of the crossing, so as to avoid misunderstandings. On the way, he also asked for some food and grass to supplement consumption - of course it cost money.
While waiting for food and fodder in Yincheng County, Shao Shude unexpectedly met an old friend, Li Renjun, the former tenth general of Zhenwu Army Zhongcheng who had fought side by side in Zheluping. After the siege was broken that night, Shao Shude took more than a hundred of his confidants into the night.
He fled. Because he was worried about being investigated by the court, and there was also chaos in the east of the river, he actually fled to the border of Yincheng County on the west bank of the Yellow River without stopping, and became a bandit.
After plundering the Dangxiang tribe several times, they attracted the attention of Linzhou Governor Zhe Zongben, so they sent a large army to encircle and suppress them, wiping out most of the bandit army that had just grown to about 300 people. Li Renjun once again fled in confusion. Today, he was killed by Tie
When Lindu's sentry found out, he thought it was an army encirclement and suppression again. He was so frightened that he was about to beg for mercy, but he saw that it was the troops of his old friend Shao Shude, so he begged to surrender with tears in his eyes.
Shao Shude looked at the hundreds of unkempt men under his command and felt pity, so he added them to the supply camp and handed them over to Li Yanling. They were all old friends. When he saw Li Renjun, he thought of Sun Ba. Shao Shude couldn't bear to look at him.
abandoned.
This is already the southern border of Yincheng County, and there is a post station called Zhezhenyi nearby. 70 miles further north, there is another inn called Tielinyi, near Linzhou Lisuo Xinqin County, Zhang Zhen's Shili
This inn was mentioned before (Note 1).
No one planned to stop at Zhezhenyi. The army continued southward for 30 miles and camped outside Kaiguang County in Yinzhou.
Yinzhou has a short history, and it was established as Rulin County only during this dynasty. In the pre-Qin Dynasty, it was called Congma City, and "Congma" in the Di language means "begging for silver," so it was named Yinzhou. From Kaiguang County
A hundred miles straight to the southwest is Yinzhou Zhenxiang County, and a hundred miles further southwest is Rulin County. They are all connected by major roads.
It was already the sixth day of August when we arrived outside Yinzhou City. We heard that Shao Shude, the newly appointed governor of Suizhou, was passing through with his army. Yinzhou Pass and Yuhebao (Note 2) town general Pei Shang came to meet him.
Pei Shang was a veteran general, probably in his fifties, with white hair. He was quite surprised when he saw Shao Shude leading more than 3,000 sergeants to take office, and asked, "Is this a military commander taking office?"
"Old General, you're joking." Shao Shude said with a cupped hand: "Tie Lindu has been with me on the expedition to Hedong for two years, and we have agreed to share wealth and wealth. Of course, Shao will take him with him, as he is my brother and sister."
"It's really strange." Pei Shang also smiled and said: "General Zhuge brought thousands of Luoyang sergeants to his post, and now the governor Shao also brought 3,000 sergeants to the state. I have lived for most of my life. It is strange."
"Commander Zhuge?" Shao Shude's heart skipped a beat and he asked doubtfully.
"Don't you know the governor of Shao?" Pei Shang said: "The imperial court ordered the previous generation to camp in the north to recruit the deputy envoy Zhuge Shuang to be the military envoy of Xia Suiyinyou. Wu Shitai was still appointed as the military envoy of Zhenwu Linsheng, and Li Yuanli came to the court according to the order."
"I didn't know that." The corners of Shao Shude's mouth raised slightly. I never expected that Dai Bei had known each other for a while and now worked together in Xia Sui. He was really destined to be with Zhuge Shuang.
"Haha, it's okay not to know." Pei Shang said with a smile: "Shao is a young and promising governor. I am delighted when I see him. Why don't we have two drinks together."
"Xia Suiqiu's supervisor's car is still behind, waiting for me to report." Shao Shude replied.
"The supervisors are here too?" Pei Shang's face straightened and he said, "It's time to buy some wine. Tong'er, go back to the city quickly to take care of things."
"Yes, Grandpa." A young general behind Pei Shang responded, and then he took a few horses and ran back to Yinzhou.
Qiu Weidao came to greet him after a while: "Old General Pei's sword is still young."
"The supervisors from Fengzhou to Hedong were loyal to the king. When Pei heard about it, he was very impressed. Why don't we go back to the city together and chat while eating?"
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
The group soon entered Yinzhou. Before leaving, Shao Shude asked Li Yanling and Lu Huaizhong to temporarily take charge of Tielin City and camp outside the city. Yinzhou was also very interesting and sent people to give many gifts to the soldiers.
Come over with wine, food, and horse feed - it's all a favor, and you'll have to pay it back later.
"Prince Shao is so promising, how old are you?" After just two drinks, Pei Shang's face turned red and he no longer kept secrets when he asked questions.
"I just turned twenty-two this year."
"Have you ever married a wife?"
"Never."
Qiu Weidao listened secretly in his heart. These bandit leaders spend their whole day thinking about how to marry each other and consolidate their status. He has seen a lot. But then again, Shao Shude has indeed reached the age of marriage, 22 years old.
, is already the governor of a state, and has three thousand soldiers and horses. It would be strange if he was not killed by various local overlords.
"I have a daughter who is twelve years old and is a perfect match for Governor Shao. If Governor Shao is interested, why not meet her?"
Shao Shude almost spat out the wine in his mouth when he heard this. He was ten years younger and still said "a perfect match"?
Of course he understood what Pei Shang meant, to deepen the relationship through marriage and help each other. But it was really - it was too exaggerated!
When Shao Shude was not sure how to answer, he heard Qiu Weidao say from the side: "Shao is a young and promising governor, and I have already found a good match for him in the capital, so I won't bother General Pei."
Shao Shude was stunned when he heard this. Qiu Weidao gave him a look to calm him down, while Pei Shang looked regretful. The sons-in-law were ineffective and could not convince the army. What should we do? Should we recruit a son-in-law and then entrust him with great power? Alas, the son-in-law will eventually
Not as good as my son, it’s so sad!
Note 1: "Su Jinhe garrison": In the morning, I set off for Tielin Station and stayed at Jinhe garrison in the evening. I rush to the king's journey, traveling thousands of miles in a day. But I see that my face and hair have changed, but I don't know how old I am. Traveling in the desert for a long time, the king has many things to do.
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Note 2: Yinzhou is located in Rulin County, on the southwest bank of the Wuding River, where the Mingtang River (today's Yulin River) meets. On the opposite bank are Yinzhou Pass and Yuhe Fort, which are important military fortresses.