September 30th of the first year of Guangming, Xinqin County, Zhefu.
The Zhe family has been operating in Linzhou for too long. The Xianbei clan who originally moved here and claimed to be the "Queen of the Great Wei" and the "Bieuxu of the Yuwen clan" was later assimilated by the large number of local Dangxiang tribes and became the Dangxiang clan.
, local chieftain, has been here for nearly three hundred years.
During the Zhenguan period, the imperial court bestowed the surname Zhe, which was the beginning of the Zhe family's emergence on the historical stage.
After the mid-Tang Dynasty, the border was unrest, and Dangxiang often caused chaos. As a powerful Dangxiang family in Linzhou, the Zhe family had always been well-controlled without any major troubles, and was favored by the court. So Zhe Zongben's generation took advantage of the east wind and the general trend.
, became the military envoy of the five towns along the river of the Zhenwu Army, and became the general of the imperial court, achieving a breakthrough rise in status.
Different from what most people think, there are also Han people in Linzhou, with a total of more than 5,000 households and more than 30,000 people. The two counties of Shengzhou to the north also have more than 30,000 people. They were divided into groups by the imperial court before the Anshi Rebellion.
The soldiers and horses under Zhe Zong's account were both Tibetan and Han, and numbered thousands of people who had migrated here. Like Xia Sui Town, they were paid by the imperial court.
Xinqin County is a very steep city located in the valley of the Kuye River, a tributary of the Yellow River. The Kuye River Basin has always been the "rain nest" for many surrounding tributaries of the Yellow River, including the Wuding River, and precipitation is the main factor in each area.
It has the largest number of river valleys, so the agricultural conditions in the three counties of Linzhou are also the best, with a lot of output and a large population. In addition to 5,000 Han households, there are almost the same number of Dangxiang people who make a living by farming.
There are civilian households, plus a larger number of nomadic and nomadic party tribes who are dependent on the Zhejia. As long as the Zhejia can be ruthless and raise six to seven thousand soldiers by themselves, there will be no problem at all.
Zhefu is actually not in Xinqin County. Because they are a big family and have a large area of land, farms and tribes outside the city. Most of the clan members live there. Zhefu in the county is only home to Zhe Zongben's family.
That's all, it's located in the south of the city, not far from the spring outside the city, so it's convenient to get water.
By the way, there are no wells in Xinqin County. Therefore, the most convenient place for people in the city to use water for daily life is the spring outside the city. It is large and inexhaustible. If it is further away, you have to go to the cave.
Drawing water from the river is even more troublesome. In history, Xinqin County wanted to expand the city several times to include the spring, but the local soil was soft and it was impossible to build a city. After the establishment of Xixia in later generations, troops were sent to attack Linzhou several times, and the city was broken.
The two Yang families "frequently worried about dying of thirst", which shows that it was difficult to obtain water in the city.
Zhe Fang Ai just learned the "unfortunate" news today, that she might be getting married. The person who revealed the news was a maid in the mansion who often served her father Zhe Zongben.
But the news is always accurate.
In fact, she has already been mentally prepared for this. After all, she is sixteen years old. As a member of the Zhe family, even if her parents dote on her, she cannot continue to stay at home. Instead, she should contribute to the family. Yes, this is the reality.
Cruelly, the men of the Zhe family either serve as local officials to seek benefits for the family, or join the army to protect the family. As the daughter of the Zhe family, her role is nothing more than to marry others to consolidate alliances.
The relationship between the Zhe family and the Li family is very good. Li Keyong was originally a good marriage partner, but he married early and stopped caring about the family. At that time, Zhe Fang Ai felt that her destiny
Most likely, she would marry a child of a big family in Linzhou, such as the Yang family, or a young general in the army, to further consolidate the Zhe family's position in Linzhou.
However, the development of the matter was still slightly unexpected. Zhuge Shuang, the commander-in-chief of the Xiazhou Festival, actually sent his confidant and secretary-general Jiang Dewen to Linzhou to act as a matchmaker for one of his generals. This made everyone in the family worried.
Surprised.
As a person involved, Zhe Fang'ai was of course also very concerned about her own destiny. After quietly asking her elder brother about it, her originally hopeful mood suddenly fell to the bottom. The elder brother said that this person's appearance was not bad, but he was a philanderer.
He is lustful and has bad conduct. He has not yet married a wife. He has taken a concubine first, and she is the wife of He Gongya, the guilty general of Hedong. How can he be a good person?
Zhe Fang Ai is quite disappointed. Although she understands the fate of her marriage partner, she has no illusions about her future husband. She does not require a noble birth, but it is best to be a great hero who can turn the tide and save others at critical moments.
Everyone respects and praises him.
It's a pity that she didn't find such a person in Linzhou. Even the eldest brother Zhe Silun, whom everyone praised, seemed not qualified. This Shao Shude was young and had not yet completed his career. As a result, he was greedy for women. Can he be a hero? Can he be...
People respect and praise?
After angrily going back to her room and taking a shower, Zhe Fangmei looked at her chest, which was so smooth that even water droplets could not stick to it, her waist and hips, her slender legs, and she sighed to herself:
With this figure and appearance, she actually wants to marry that lecherous man Shao Shude.
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"Young General Zhe's words are wrong." In the main hall of Zhe Mansion, Jiang Dewen, Secretary of Xia Suiyinyou Jiedu, had a clear idea in mind and talked eloquently: "Shao Shao is young, and he is already the deputy envoy of Xia Suiyinyou Jiedu, Dian Tielinjun,
Controlling the territory of a state, he has more than ten fierce generals and four thousand elite soldiers under his command. My lord is very close to him and has always treated him like a son or nephew. He can be said to be a confidant and beloved general. The next day, if he leads the army to Qinwang or to pacify Youzhou in the west, General Shao will definitely be the vanguard.
Come on. Mr. Zhedu will be mature and prudent, and he is a sensible man. You should know Shao. The marriage between the two families of Zhe will be of great benefit to my lord and the Zhe family."
Being blocked by Jiang Dewen's words, Zhe Silun couldn't express any more objections. Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said. Yaomei has always been loved by everyone, and they all hope that she will marry a good family. Even if she sells her daughter,
You have to sell it to a good place, right? Then Shao Shude is not the emperor, so why should he let his sister suffer?
This Jiang Dewen must have received money from Shao Shude!
Zhe Zongben remained silent. However, Zhe Silun was very familiar with his grandfather and knew that he was already very moved. There was only one Yinzhou between Linzhou and Suizhou. There was something going on on one side, so they gathered together more than ten people.
The day is coming. I have told the truth to my grandfather before. Although Shao Shude's character is not very good, he worked with Zhijun and used many tricks to earn thousands of sergeants to fight for him. There are four thousand people in the Tielin Army.
Actually - we can still fight.
"I heard that Qiu Weidao, the military commander of your town, worshiped Ximen Sigong as his false father and wanted to marry Shao Shude, the daughter of Prime Minister Zheng. Is this true?" Zhe Zongben suddenly asked.
"General Zhedu, don't listen to the rumors. General Shao only wants to ask the daughter of the Zhe family to be his wife, and no one else will ask." Jiang Dewen first smiled and said nothing, and then said.
Ximen Sigong was originally the General of the Youwei Guard, a second-rank official, and the imperial guard in charge of the palace. In May of this year, he was appointed as the privy envoy to supervise the Fengxiang Army. The minister of Qianmen, Tongping Zhangshi Zheng Tian, although he has no title
, but he is almost the adopted son of Ximen Sigong, who just took office as the governor of Fengxiang Longyou this year.
Talking about the Ximen family, since the middle Tang Dynasty, it has always been a very powerful eunuch family. The foundation of the family was laid by Ximen Zhen during the Suzong period. In the fourth year of Jianzhong, he served as the military judge of Fengxiang Longyou Festival, and was promoted along the way.
Duo Fangzhen supervises the army and serves as the envoy of Xuanwei. Shunzong granted Zi and served as the envoy of Huixianyuan. He finally died in Weiyuan and served as the supervisor of the army. He had four sons, namely Ji Chang, Ji Ping, Ji Hua and Ji.
Ye.
Ximen Qushe, a nephew of Ximenzhen's clan, served as the supervisor of Fengxiang Longyou Army during Emperor Dezong's reign and killed Ya general Xiahou Yan.
During the Dazhong period, Ximen Jixuan was the envoy of the army and the lieutenant in the Huichang Dynasty.
Now the most powerful person in the Ximen family is Ximen Sigong. When Emperor Xizong came to the throne, he was appointed as the lieutenant of You Shence Army. His name was Ximen Kuangfan at that time. Ximen Kuangfan had fallen out of favor in recent years, so he changed his name to Ximen Sigong.
At that time, he served as the military commander of the Zuo Army and the general of the guard of the Zuo Prison. Now he serves as the supervisor of the Fengxiang Army. He is partnered with Zheng Tian, who is almost half of his adopted son. Fengxiang Town is the starting point of the Ximen family's prosperity. There are people in the family who have served as the supervisor of Fengxiang in every generation.
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Qiu Weidao followed Ximen Sigong. I don't know where Zhe Zongben heard this rumor. Zheng Tian was a prime minister. He did have a daughter who was born after he was middle-aged. He always cherished it.
His relationship with Ximen Sigong, whose daughter is almost the granddaughter of Ximen Sigong, how brave can Qiu Weidao be to help Shao Shude marry such a top official and noble daughter?
However, Jiang Dewen is also a wonderful man. He pretends to be a ghost and pretends to be a ghost. Now even Zhe Zongben suspects that he has accepted Shao Shude's money.
"That's all, let Shao Shude come to Linzhou in a while and let me have a look. My daughter is beautiful and intelligent. She is the twenty-seventh generation grandson of the Emperor of Wei. She can't be disgraced by marrying anyone. I still have to marry her.
Check." Zhe Zong's original way.
As soon as he said these words, Jiang Dewen was happy, while Zhe Silun looked helpless. In his opinion, this matter was almost 80% done...