Chapter 759: Military chaos with the characteristics of the Five Dynasties
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
Chapter 759: Military chaos with the characteristics of the Five Dynasties
The Sogdians have a very traditional business practice. According to historical records, when a boy is five years old, he is ordered to learn books, and if he is less able to understand, he is sent to a scholar, in order to gain more profits.
In addition, the Sogdians also have a popular patrilineal family model. In other words, for the Sogdians, blood and cultural inheritance between father and son are still very important.
But if you just go back to your father's generation and your grandfather's generation, it's not that important.
This is the way of survival for the Sogdians, who have only established small city-states and have always lived in the cracks of the surrounding large clans.
Paying attention to the relationship between father and son is to maintain the tradition of being good at business, not to trace back who the ancestors are, and to integrate into other powerful ethnic groups at any time.
Many years after the Sogdians integrated into the Tang Dynasty, Sogdians like Cao Wanjin and Kang Jinshan, who were born and grew up in the Han area, except for their business habits, even their surnames were completely abandoned and became Chinese surnames, or
Said they didn't have surnames originally.
When these guys began to imitate the Han people in compiling genealogies and building ancestral halls, they could no longer even be called Sogdians, and it was difficult to maintain the Sogdian law of only caring about interests between father and son.
So, looking at his son-in-law Zhang Liecheng's gloomy eyes, Kang Jinshan was the first to give in.
He begged his fourth daughter, who was Murong Nobunaga's concubine, to write a letter to Murong Nobunaga, but the reply only contained four words, so that he could take care of himself.
And the real son-in-law Zhang Liecheng is right in front of him, and he is still waiting for him to save his life. No matter how attractive money is, it is not as important as the lives of his daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
Cao Wanjin was still a little hesitant, because his family fortune was larger than that of Kang Jinshan, and the daughter of a concubine was just one of Zhang Liecheng's many concubines.
Moreover, Zhang Liecheng also forced him too hard, asking him to give out two million guan alone.
This amount not only required Cao Wanjin to spit out all the money he made from the Hexi Chamber of Commerce, but also included his original family property.
Cao Wanjin did some calculations, and I'm afraid that in the end, all he could have left was 30,000 to 50,000 yuan for retirement.
But Zhang Liecheng had no patience to wait any longer. He had already met the Zhongguan from Chengde Mansion yesterday and found out that Zhang Yan wanted him to go to Xuzhou to take the blame.
This is a very bad signal, indicating that Zhang Yan's patience with him has almost reached its limit. If he can't clean up the Hexi Chamber of Commerce, he probably won't be able to think about anything else except saving his life.
Looking at Cao Wanjin's fat face of hesitation and heartache, Zhang Liecheng snorted coldly and pulled Kang Jinshan out of the door of Cao Wanjin's house.
Outside the gate, Li Xiaojie, the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Zhao Pu, the auditor of Zhangtai, Zhongshu Province, had been waiting on the carriage for a long time.
Zhang Liecheng did not get on the carriage, but gave Li Xiaojie and Zhao Pu a bow-headed salute outside.
"Whether a certain Zhang Dalang can be forgiven by his father depends on the methods of the two brothers. If they are called upon in the future, they will go through fire and water."
Li Xiaojie and Zhao Pu looked at each other. They knew that Zhang Liecheng was not very reassured about them. Otherwise, he would not deliberately use the word 'father' which is not usually used.
This was his reminder to the two of them that if Zhang Liecheng made another mistake, he would be the emperor's eldest son for fifteen years.
The emperor will punish him, but for the sake of emotion and face, he will not abandon him just because of this matter.
The two of them jumped off their horses at the same time, returned Zhang Liecheng's bow and said in unison: "Don't worry, Mr. Cao Wanjin, Cao Wanjin's matter will be taken care of by us."
Zhang Liecheng left with a lot of gratitude, but before his figure disappeared at the end of the street, a large number of warriors in brocade robes and chainmail surrounded Cao Wanjin's mansion.
Li Xiaojie and Zhao Pu walked to a darker place. Deputy Privy Councilor Liu Tao was standing here in a purple robe. He watched the two people arrive and asked softly: "What did Zhang Liecheng say?"
Zhao Pu raised his hand and said, "Replying to the Privy Council, Jiaocheng County Duke gave twelve properties in the three cities of Chang'an, Shendu, and Tokyo, as well as a large amount of gold, silver, brocade, and silk, several shops in Liangzhou Prefecture, and a horse farm in Weizhou, etc.
, the total amount is at least 300,000 yuan."
"Huh!" Liu Tao snorted coldly, "He doesn't refuse anyone who comes! I almost forgot who picked him up from the moraine in the river. In just a few years, he made 300,000 yuan.
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But fortunately, I found my way back and was able to retain the achievements gained through these years of bloody battles.
Of the three hundred thousand guan, you clear out 50,000 guan. Don't let the men below use their efforts in vain, but you must also let them understand that only those who can take it can be taken, and those who can't take it will die."
The two of them quickly bowed their heads and said, if they get 50,000 guan, at least 10,000 guan will be given to Liu Tao. Each of them can get 5,000 guan, and the rest will be divided among the people below.
Liu Tao, on the other hand, doesn't care much about whether he has earned 10,000 yuan.
He was the first civil servant of the later Jin Dynasty to bet on Zhang Yan. His father, son and brothers were all the emperor's confidants. Ten thousand guan more and ten thousand guan less were nothing more than that.
What Liu Tao was thinking was that the emperor would definitely vigorously rectify the imperial guards. Zhang Liecheng's confidants were probably going to fall in large numbers, either in Ningyuan in Anxi or in the large swamps in western Liaoning.
The Hexi Chamber of Commerce will definitely be canceled directly, and the core caravans will directly belong to the royal family.
The function of using merchants as spies should be incorporated into the Jinyi Guards, the Hexi Chamber of Commerce in the Hexi Sugar Factory, and the tea and brick factory will also be partly owned by the royal family and partly by the imperial court.
As for the next commander of the Jinyi Guards, he should be in charge for a period of time. After he completes the reform of the Hexi Chamber of Commerce and the Jinyi Guards, Li Xiaojie will take over.
However, Liu Tao has been frowning tightly. Zhang Liecheng has been in Jinyi's personal guard for many years and has a lot of minions under his command. The saint is letting him go to Xuzhou now. In addition to letting him take the blame, he is also on guard against him in case he doesn't figure out the situation and commits suicide.
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No! Liu Tao has decided that he must go to Tian Guogong Liu Zaisheng. No matter what, he asks for a team of armored soldiers to protect him. Otherwise, the boat will capsize in the gutter, which will not look good.
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The atmosphere in Xuzhou City was already quite tense. With the fall of Chaoqiu Ye, Wang Jun, who had been frequently active before and hoped that An Shenqi could participate, was completely desperate.
The imaginary Southern Tang army didn't even see a single hair. An Shenqi acted like he was "giving up on himself" and directly requisitioned the entire Jiaodong army, and then handed it over to Li Cunhui.
Five days ago, under Wang Jun's strong persuasion, Xue Huairang and Wuning Army's military envoy Li Yuanzai reluctantly gathered 5,000 troops to attack Songzhou, which was renamed Shangqiu Prefecture. However, Xue Huairang retreated before reaching Shangqiu Prefecture.
Come back.
This Daibei martial artist who had lost his courage and fearlessness in the past, when he heard that Tian Guogong Liu Zaisheng led 500 cavalry into Shangqiu Mansion, he immediately retreated, without even having the courage to go up and give it a try.
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Zhu Yuan came back in a big way, without covering up at all.
Because this man is not an ordinary military general. He has always been called Saiju Meng in the Wuning Army, and he is a very heroic and leading brother-like figure.
He could kill people in the street when he was angry, and he could fight for others out of righteousness. He served as the Marquis of Yu for several years but had no savings because he used all of it to support his friends.
Such a person, if the superior officer is incompetent, will be the greatest danger in the army, because he can gain the admiration of the soldiers below, thereby dividing the authority of the general.
But in the hands of a very prestigious coach, such a person can double the army's combat effectiveness.
For example, Zhang Yan had many such figures under him, and the great man Murong Nobunaga was the most outstanding one among them.
But Zhang Yan was able to control them and use Murong Nobunaga's reputation to make him a weapon for the entire army.
Similarly, Li Cunhui also saw this, so he deliberately recruited Zhu Yuan to his side so that he could be used to trap Zhu Yuan in the most critical moment.
But Li Yuanzai, the commander of the Wuning Army, did not have this ability. Not only was he unable to control Zhu Yuan, he often targeted him. The main reason for Zhu Yuan's escape was that he could not get along with Li Yuanzai.
This is also the case for many invincible warriors in history. After changing to a coach with mediocre ability, they will immediately be in bad luck.
Either he was killed for a small mistake, or he was deliberately arranged to die, or he was driven away, which was the most important reason for him to die in depression.
So after Zhu Yuan came back, not only did no one report to Li Yuanzai, but a large number of Wuning soldiers cheered and people came to talk and drink with him in an endless stream.
Zhu Yuan did not hide it, and after having a drink with everyone, he secretly summoned more than thirty trustworthy low-level officers and told them in detail the conditions given by the Duke of Wei, Li Cunhui.
After listening to the vote, ten generals (one hundred generals), team leader, team deputy and other small officers all showed joy on their faces.
It is obvious that this rebellion must have failed, and after the failure, there is still a chance to be pardoned. How can it not be exciting?
But Zhu Yuan shook his head at the man with a happy face, "The world has changed now. Today's saints are not emperors like the emperors of later dynasties, let alone emperors like the Shi family of the pseudo-Jin Dynasty. The saints are the reincarnation of Emperor Taizong Wen!"
Such an emperor will definitely not be able to forgive us easily, and besides, in the world, we are the only ones in Wuning Town who are still making rebellions like this, so we will definitely be killed to scare the monkeys."
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, and one of the ten generals couldn't believe it, "The sage's golden words, this is the one who issued the edict, how come it doesn't count?"
That's what he said, but even the tenth general's own voice lowered his voice.
The other team looked at Zhu Yuan and asked tentatively: "How do you know, brother, that the emperor will not spare us?"
Zhu Yuan tightened his clothes, "Because a certain family saw Zhang Liecheng, commander of the Jinyi Guards, coming. If the emperor really wants to pardon us, he won't let Zhang Liecheng come."
The group of people instantly became desperate. An atmosphere of anxiety and depression began to spread in the room, and one of the ten generals suddenly stood up.
"Since the emperor wants us to die, let's fight to the death to show him. Killing one will be enough, and killing two will make profit."
"You idiot!" Zhu Yuan stood up suddenly and gave the ten generals a good beating.
"You idiot, I am over sixty and can't walk. It doesn't matter if you die, what will she do?"
The tenth general did not dare to fight back at all. He just squatted on the ground holding his head. After a while, his nose was bleeding again and again, but he was crying, "What should I do, brother? The emperor wants us to die, can we still live?"
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Zhu Yuanqi stopped with a hiss, pointed at a group of grassroots officers in the room, and cursed that iron cannot be replaced by steel.
"Yes, I have already said that Li Yuan is just a servant there. He has no skills and only cares about money. If you don't listen, you will make trouble with him."
Hearing Zhu Yuan's tone, everyone seemed to have a solution, and they quickly began to plead, "All servants know that they are wrong. They are willing to listen to my brother's orders, and please save our lives!"
Only then did Zhu Yuan reveal the purpose of his coming, "It's not impossible, otherwise I wouldn't risk my life to return to this Xuzhou city, but this requires you to follow me and risk your lives to do it.
If anyone is taken in by the King of Hell, the others will help take care of his parents and children. If he is not taken in, your fate will be great."
Hearing what Zhu Yuan said, the thirty or so people in the room all stood up and crossed their hands together, "Here! I'd like to listen to my brother's greetings and go up the knife mountain and down the oil pan."
Zhu Yuan nodded, jumped up and jumped on the table in front of him, "The saint's son-in-law, Prince Consort of Yuyang County, is in Li Yuan's hands. Duke Wei has said, whoever can save Duke Yuyang
, he was exempted from death penalty and his whole family was sent to Liaodong.
The Prince of Liaoyang County has cultivated millions of acres of land in Liaodong, and there is a shortage of people to cultivate it. We went to a family to share a few hundred acres of land. Those who are brave can still continue to work in the Prince of Liaoyang's mansion."
There was light in everyone's eyes. If Zhu Yuan had mentioned Liaodong as soon as he came in, they would have been extremely disappointed. But now, it would be great to have someone assigned to Liaodong.
At that moment, everyone patted their chests and declared that they would definitely follow Zhu Yuan. Zhu Yuan saw that people's hearts could be used, so he immediately added another dimension.
"Gong Wei also said that all the officers above Yuhou and above in Xuzhou City will not be retained. We will behead those thieves who brought us to a dead end and exchange them for some cotton cloth and rice grain for our wives, children and children to use on the road."
"It all depends on my brother. Whenever you say we will take action, we will take action. We should chop Li Yuan's entire family into pieces!"
Hmm! It's quite unique. The tooth general kills the commander, and the tooth soldier is naturally born to kill the tooth general.
After a day of meetings, I just coded cleanly when I came back. My head hurts!