Inspecting farmland and looking forward to the harvest in August with farmers.
Check the river channel and talk to the boatman about siltation problems during flooding.
The second-class national highway between Meng and Huaizhou has resumed construction and will continue until early August.
Xiuwu Coal Mine has had a long-standing problem of manpower shortage, and all parties have been complaining.
There are not too many wastelands in Heyang. There will be fewer and fewer opportunities for hunting in the future, so we must seize it now.
Finally, we must not forget to get close to the top soldiers of the Tianxiong Army. They are the greatest guarantee of wealth in this troubled world.
The above is the simple and unpretentious life of Shao Shude in Heyang.
He is very busy, really busy. He has not been with women for a while because he has been patiently paying attention to the situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains.
"One part of the Huaining army attacked Mengcheng and defeated it yesterday. Yang Shihou led his troops to retreat into Haozhou and surrendered to Yang Xingmi. Xingmi ordered him to assassinate Changzhou and fight Qian Liu."
"Cui Hong, the general of Huaixi, was ordered by Jiedushi Zhe Silun to lead his troops into Shouzhou to stock up on grain, grass and equipment in preparation for the attack on Luzhou."
"The Youguo Army Dinghui Headquarters has been reorganized in Suizhou, and its supplies have been completed. It is heading towards Anzhou and will be ready to fight in the near future."
"Weisheng's army besieged Xiangyi for more than a month but failed. It rained heavily. Zhu Quanzhong led troops to rescue and retreated to Baozhe City."
"The cavalry army raided the Wei family, and the Liangshao people accumulated more than ten thousand husks of millet."
"The Dingnan Army arrived at Linhuan County in Suzhou. The people of the city killed the county magistrate and surrendered. They then advanced to Fuli. Zhang Tingfan sent generals with more than 10,000 troops to come to the rescue. It rained heavily, so the Dingnan Army retreated to Linhuan."
"It is rumored that Yang Xingmi's envoys kept coming in and out of Xuzhou, and Zhang Tingfan, the governor of the reforming army, was wavering."
"The commander-in-chief ordered Jian Rui to attack Weishi again. The two armies had already moved out, but were blocked by heavy rain."
"Zhu Youyu attacked Zhongmou again, and the Tiande army and Henan Fuzhou soldiers joined forces to force him to retreat."
"Wang Tan, Zhu Youlun, and Hua Wenqi led their troops into Huazhou, recovered the jujubes, and defeated Yangwu in Zhengzhou. All the counties in Hudong carried Zhuzhen on their backs and returned to Quanzhong."
"The governor of Shanzhou angrily rebuked Zhu Zhen and refused to pay tribute, so Zhen led his troops to attack him."
"Zhu Jin and Zhu Wei are still besieging Puzhou, causing heavy casualties."
Shao Shude sorted out the stacks of military newspapers and gave them to Erlang Shao Chengjie, asking him to read them out loud. Sanlang Mianren and Silang Guancheng listened in a daze, their eyes wandering around their father and brother.
"What Zhu Quanzhong actually controls is Bian, and half of Songzhou. Caozhou is in Zhu Zhen's hands, Shanzhou will probably be wiped out by Zhu Zhen, and Xu and Suzhou are left alone. Zhang Tingfan has persisted until now.
It's interesting enough to betray Zhu Quanzhong." Shao Shude commented: "Zhu Quanzhong currently only controls a household registration of more than one million, so there is nothing to worry about."
"There are actually millions of people?" Sanlang Mianren was a little surprised.
"It's time for Yue Nu to study hard." Shao Chengjie turned to look at his younger brother and said: "Songzhou alone has a population of nearly one million during peacetime. Although it is less here, there are still 700,000. Here
I haven’t suffered much from military disasters.”
Shao Mianren was obedient and did not dare to resist his brother's "tiger power".
Shao Chengjie snickered and quickly ate a chestnut.
"Zhu Quanzhong's current strength is the same as that of Zhu Jin and Zhu Wei. It may be worse. Erlang, tell me where Quanzhong is worse than Zhu Jin." Shao Shude asked.
"Go back to father." Shao Chengjie said, "The difference lies in people's hearts."
"Tell me carefully."
"Quanzhong mourned his master and apprentice in Xuzhou and rushed north in a hurry. The people inside were in turmoil and panic. Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin also experienced this stage when they were defeated in battles, but they got over it. Zhu Quanzhong must be thinking about it now
The method is to stabilize people's hearts, and he has no longer thought about making a comeback and winning. It would be good if he can maintain the current situation."
“What problems will happen in Bianzhou next?”
"Quan Zhong is afraid that he doesn't have the money to pay the reward." Shao Chengjie said: "Seventy thousand or eighty thousand soldiers and horses are too many for his current territory. The food is enough, but the money and silk are not enough. Maybe he can pay it as usual for a while, but
It’s very difficult to fool around this year, let alone next year?”
"You are very good at thinking of this." Shao Shude praised him and said, "What is Caozhou Zhuzhen's idea now?"
"Just for sale."
"How to sell at a reasonable price?"
"I just want to discuss the terms with my grandfather, follow the old example of the Zhao family in Xuzhou, and establish a Jiedu envoy Dangdang."
"What would you do if you came to talk to Zhu Zhen?"
"Promise him to send troops to attack Zhu Wei and Zhu Jin." Shao Chengjie replied.
Shao Shude's raised hand did not strike down, but took it back.
"Where to promise him?" Shao Shude asked.
"It's better to let him go out of Jiangling. I asked the court to write a decree and appoint Zhu Zhen as the governor of Jingnan."
"Is Zhu Zhen that stupid?" Shao Shude asked.
"My grandfather has not regretted his promise so far. He will keep his word. If Zhu Zhen doesn't want to die, she can only agree."
"Will Zhu Zhen agree?"
"Nine times out of ten."
"My son, you don't understand these warriors." Shao Shude stood up, walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said: "These people will not shed tears until they see the coffin. At present, the main focus of the Xuzhou camp is on Bianzhou.
Zhu Zhen is very comfortable. He will not see himself clearly, will think that he is valuable, will not give in so easily, and always wants better conditions."
"This..." Shao Chengjie really couldn't understand the psychology of these warriors.
"Besides, Zhu Zhen is still counting on Yang Xingmi, Li Keyong and others to come out and stir up the trouble. If the situation changes, he will be even more valuable. For example, I am sure that I will make concessions to him in order to solve the Puzhou problem." Shao Shude.
He sneered and said: "Besides, Zhu Zhen may not be willing to go to the south."
"I know!" Shao Chengjie said suddenly, with a look of understanding on his face, as if he had figured out something.
"Tell me about it." Shao Shude encouraged.
"Zhu Zhen wants Xuzhou!" Shao Chengjie said: "He is from Fengxian County. If he can leave the town of Xuzhou, he will be able to return to his hometown with honor. I might as well allow him to be promoted to the military governor, leading Xu, Su, Hao and Si.
Zhou, Hao and Si are in the hands of Yang Xingmi, let him fight with Yang Xingmi."
"You are thinking too simplistic again." Shao Shude laughed and said, "Zhu Zhen is not that stupid. If I grant him Xuzhou, he may indeed surrender, but after he becomes an official, he will definitely make friends with Yang Xingmi instead of fighting with him.
Well, Xuzhou is an important town in the Central Plains, how can we accept someone so easily? It’s a bad idea to take shortcuts in everything. Do you understand?”
"I understand." Shao Chengjie responded honestly.
Sanro and Shiro watched silently as their brother was being scolded without making a sound.
"To be honest, I'm a little reluctant to give Jingnan away." Shao Shude suddenly said: "Instead of giving it to Zhu Zhen, it's better to give it to Zhao Kuangning. If he has the ability to capture Jiangling Mansion, what if Kui Gorge is also given to him? At least Xiangyang
Leave it to me."
The Zhao brothers are obsessed with Jiangling. They have been meddling in things there for several years and are very busy. In fact, Shao Shude is a little dissatisfied with them. He is not good at governing the place and his fighting skills are average.
I'm not particularly positive either. I feel like the scar has healed and I forgot about the pain.
"What do you think of the situation in Yanbei?" Shao Shude sat back on the tiger-skin chair and asked.
"Li Keyong will definitely send troops northward." Shao Chengjie said without thinking.
"He is your uncle, how can you call him by his first name?" Shao Shude said with a glare.
"Grandpa, you sometimes call your uncle by his first name."
Another burst of chestnuts was struck.
Shao Shude said seriously: "He is my brother and your uncle. If he is willing to surrender, what if I can make him a prince one day? My brother is naturally qualified to be a prince. Your cousins can also be rich and noble. Here
In fact, I have never deceived anyone. Although your uncle is emotional, he is not stupid. If I am completely hypocritical, how do you think he will look at me well? Your mother understands this very well.
There is never a shortage of gifts during New Years and holidays, it is really keeping this family together. Learn from it in the future!"
"I understand." Shao Chengjie responded.
Sanlang and Shiro looked at their father, then at their brothers, and continued to watch.
"Li...sworn brother has returned Jingzhou to Lu Yanwei, and the squadron has returned to Youzhou. Wang Rong breathed a sigh of relief and sent an envoy to present 100,000 coins and 200,000 bolts of silk. This is the news I just received."
Shao Shude said: "Li Keyong has probably gathered a large army in Youzhou and is about to send it to Yanbei."
"Master, can you invite the Khitans to send troops together to attack the Jin people?" Shao Chengjie asked.
"I'm afraid the Khitan people are not that stupid." Shao Shude said: "The Khitan, after decades of development, is now a powerful force. Counting the tribes such as Shiwei, Xi, and Lin who were under its command, the Khitan has more than 100,000 people.
Riding is not a problem. I, the Khitans, and Hedong all think that each other is a threat. The Khitans are not capable of attacking Youzhou, but their expansion ambitions are very huge. They are staring at the Xiren Ranch to the west, the Bohai Sea to the east, and the Jurchens
, The south wants to enter the camp, and the north wants to conquer the Tatars. What do you want to give to cooperate with them? King Xi has already intended to surrender, could he send the heads of Qu Zhu there?"
Shao Chengjie shook his head repeatedly. He now also knew that Xi Ren was an excellent tool to deal with the Khitans and could not be thrown away easily.
This tribe has been in love and fighting with the Khitan for hundreds of years.
In the early period of the Chinese dynasty, the Khitan lived in Songmo, in the north, and the Xi people lived in the south, which was the governor's residence of Raole.
During the reign of Empress Wu, the Khitan rebelled, were put down, and suffered heavy losses. The Xi people took the opportunity to backstab the Khitan, occupying all their pasture land, including most of Huangshui. Later, the Khitan slowly took back part of the pasture, but they rebelled again immediately.
During the Kaiyuan period, the Khitan rebelled again. By the end of the Kaiyuan period, its strength had greatly declined under the attack of the Tang court. It had become a vassal of King Xi, and its territory was shrinking day by day. "Since then, the Khitan has declined, and the Dahe family has become a vassal of King Xi."
This period of vassalage was quite long, until the Xi people made a mistake and were defeated by Youzhou Town. The Khitan took the opportunity to bite back and attack the Xi people. But at that time, the Xi people were not powerless to fight back, and they were really beaten like a dog.
During the Guangqi period of Emperor Xizong.
In other words, it has only been more than ten or twenty years since Xi Ren fell into decline. Now he has become a vassal of the Khitan, but his spirit has not faded and he still has something to do.
"King Xi wants to surrender to me, but I will not hand him over. The Khitan wants to camp again, and my sworn brother will not agree. From this point of view, my sworn brother and I should fight the Khitans together." Shao Shude suddenly laughed.
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The Khitan people also have an obsession with camp and peace.
Let's not talk about Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong's rebellion in Yingzhou. Let's just say that at this moment, they wanted to seize the Yingzhou and Pingzhou two states under their control, but they did not dare to take action.
The real victory in history was during the period of Liu Shouguang. He committed adultery with his father Liu Rengong's concubine. After the affair was defeated, he rebelled and killed his brother and imprisoned his father. Liu Rengong's youngest son, Pingzhou Governor Liu Shouqi, was horrified and led his army to surrender to Khitan. Abaoji ordered him to guard Pingzhou.
There is a saying in Lucheng that Yelu Abaoji really trusted Han officials.
From then on, in the Later Tang Dynasty, Lu Wenjin, who surrendered to the Khitan with a few people, was placed in Pingzhou by Abaoji. This guy actually kidnapped the Khitan, Xi, and tens of thousands of Han people surrendered to the Later Tang Dynasty. Ying, Pingzhou and Pingzhou left the Khitan again.
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Of course, in the late Tang Dynasty, the Khitan recaptured the camp and brought peace.
It can be seen that they attach great importance to these two places pressing against their soft abdomen.
"In that case, why not join forces with uncle to share the food of Khitan?"
"What good does that do to the sworn brother?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "The north is a bad debt. The three families are big-eyed and small-eyed, and they are all afraid of rats. But if you can attract the Jin army to the north, you will make money. It seems that we have to send an envoy.
I don’t know if my sworn brother will believe me this time..."
Shao Chengjie wanted to laugh, but he held it back.
No matter how stupid the uncle is, he will definitely not be deceived this time. Unless the father personally takes action, it will probably be useless. I am afraid that the uncle will capture the father as soon as they meet. He may not kill anyone, but he will definitely let out a bad breath.
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The situation in the north is indeed a bit chaotic. I don't know if it can be delayed, even for a few months.
