Chapter 773: The Trumpet of the Late Tang Dynasty - Qian's Wu Yue Kingdom
Chapter 773 The Trumpet in the Late Tang Dynasty-Qian Family Wuyue Kingdom
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
Chapter 773 The Trumpet in the Late Tang Dynasty-Qian Family Wuyue Kingdom
Wuyue, Yuezhou, also known as Shaoxing City in later generations, was called Dongfu in Wuyue Kingdom. Together with Hangzhou, the west capital, it was one of the two political centers of Wuyue Kingdom.
Earlier when Qian Liu founded the country, he relied on the Badu soldiers in Hangzhou to make his fortune.
As for Qian Liu, if he could gain a firm foothold in the two Zhejiang provinces, he would have to make peace with his alliance brothers, give up Hangzhou to Qian Liu, and then go and occupy Dong Chang in Yuezhou.
Before the campaign to destroy Dong Chang, Yuezhou tycoons Hu Jinsi and others had already admired Qian Liu's reputation and rushed to join him.
Therefore, after taking control of the two Zhejiang provinces and forming a separate regime, Qian Liu's main force changed from the single eight capitals of Hangzhou to the model of Hangzhou (Western Prefecture)'s virtuous ministers and Yue Prefecture (Eastern Prefecture)'s tyranny.
In addition, Qian Liu surrendered some of Sun Ru's Cai thieves and cannibals and formed Wuyongdu as the internal followers of the Qian family.
This is the basic structure of Wuyue's country.
However, it seems that the three pillars are very stable, but in fact, in the later stage of Qian Liu, this system became a bit unplayable.
Because the reason why Cai Cai was so brave and brave in the Southern Kingdom was because Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru were there.
These two bitches are cruel, cruel, and inhumane, but their ability to lead and train troops is really beyond compare.
As a result, the Cai thieves not only caused huge headaches for the Tang court and the Later Liang Dynasty, but also caused great headaches for the three kingdoms of Tang, (Wu) Yue and Chu in the south.
The bravery of Wu and Yue were all descended from Cai Thief, the Black Cloud Sword of Wu and Tang Dynasties were all descended from Cai Thief, and Ma Yin of Chu State was simply a brave general among Cai Thief.
In the early days of Wu and Yue, the warriors who were born out of the Cai thieves were all brave and good at fighting. They overpowered the eight capitals in Hangzhou and the powerful Yuezhou could not hold their heads high.
Although they also rebelled and almost killed Qian Liu, Qian Liu finally relied on Wu Yongdu to take control of the situation.
But after ten or twenty years, the brave Duya soldiers who were surrendered by Qian Liu gradually grew old. The next generation grew up in the rich and peaceful water town of Jiangnan. How could they still maintain the ability of their parents to eat people?
Savage.
In Qian Liu's later period, Wu Yongdu quickly degenerated, either transforming into a local tycoon, or losing the ability to suppress local tycoons.
Therefore, during the Qian Yuanguan period, the Qian family had to compromise with the ministers of the Badu of Hangzhou and the powerful Yuezhou.
Although the Qian family lost part of their power, Wuyue Kingdom gained rare peace and became a safe haven and peach blossom garden in troubled times.
The people of both Zhejiang and Zhejiang benefited from the kindness of Qian Liu, Qian Yuanguan and his son, and lived a good life in troubled times that could only be found in the peaceful and prosperous times.
However, during the Qian Zuo period, the young king who succeeded to the throne as a teenager was not satisfied with giving up power to achieve stability like his father, and he only wanted to regain power, and then sent it.
Hu Jinsi, the great general of the Han Dynasty who was an honorable official from Hangzhou and a representative figure of Yuezhou power, personally commanded his tooth soldiers to hack Qian Zuo to death in the palace.
Later, he supported Qian Zuo's younger brother Qian Hongjie to succeed to the throne, but he did not expect that Qian Hongjiu was also dissatisfied with the complete control of power by powerful ministers. He even further hated Hu Jinsi and others who killed his brother, and secretly planned to deal with them.
So Hu Jinsi conspired with others and led 300 soldiers to arrest Qian Hongjue at night.
But this time Hu Jinsi was still a little scared. Killing two kings in a row was a skill that required a lot of heart for anyone.
So Hu Jinsi could only imprison Qian Hongjie, hoping to assassinate Qian Hongjie after he became unnoticed.
Now Qian Hongchu, who succeeded to the throne, was much smarter than his two brothers, so he temporarily reached a delicate balance with Hu Jinsi and other powerful officials.
Among the monarchs of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Wuyue Kingdom of the Qian family was the most peaceful and prosperous among all the kingdoms in the world, and it was a paradise in troubled times.
But from the perspective of monarchs, except for Qian Liu, the power in the hands of the Qian kings was also the smallest among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. In some cases, they were even restrained by their subordinates and could not move.
This is also an important reason why Zhang Yan said that Qian's Wuyue Kingdom was a trumpet in the late Tang Dynasty.
Martial arts and bravery are like those of a divine army. They were somewhat useful at first, but later they couldn't even defeat the state and county soldiers in the countryside.
The honorable ministers of Hangzhou and the tycoons of Yuezhou were like the eunuchs and vassal towns of the Tang Dynasty. No matter who among them was in power or who was out of power, the ruler of the country could only rely on them for administration.
In Yuezhou, there is a fortress-like villa in the east of the city. This is the manor of the Hu family, a super wealthy family in Huzhou.
Hu's family temple is also in this manor. From Hu's villa to the east, the fertile land stretching for dozens of miles is Hu's property.
The patriarch of the Hu family is Rui, the invincible old man of the fifth generation, Hu Jinsi, who is 92 years old this year.
Historically, this man lived to be ninety-eight years old, and he did not die of natural causes. After he heard that Qian Hongchu wanted to help Hou Zhou attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, he personally led his soldiers to Hangzhou to save him, but in the end he was unable to defeat the general trend and became angry.
He died of sores on his back.
You can’t accept it! Most people are considered great if they can avoid incontinence at the age of ninety-eight. This man has been fighting for his whole life. At the age of ninety-eight, he even led the army to try to save the situation. If he is allowed to live well, he will probably survive.
One hundred and twenty years old.
How terrifying is this age? Let’s put it this way, the year he was born was during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
This year, the famous poet Li Shangyin had just died of illness, Zhang Yan's great-grandfather Zhang Yichao had just taken Lanzhou and surrounded Liangzhou on three sides, Li Keyong had just been weaned, Zhu Wen's father had not died of illness, and Huang Chao was still thinking about the imperial examination.
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This old man Rui was only two years younger than Li Keyong and six years younger than Zhu Wen. When Zhang Yan's great-grandfather was serving as General Zuo Jinwu in Chang'an, Hu Jinsi was under his protection and nominally served as a lieutenant under Zhang Yichao.
Moreover, Hu Jinsi had an advantage in Wuyue that no one else could match.
That is, although he was born into a wealthy family in Yuezhou, he followed Qian Liu in his early years and was one of the founders of the Eight Capitals in Hangzhou. Therefore, he was both an honorable minister in the West and a powerful man in the East.
With this ability to take both sides, Hu Jinsi became a natural tiger in Wuyue after all his contemporaries died.
However, Sitting Tiger also has the troubles of Sitting Tiger, that is, he is too old and all his disciples are ineffective. He is afraid that after him, his descendants will die without a place to bury him.
Therefore, even if Qian Hongchu is obviously smiling at him on the outside, Hu Jinsi has to cooperate with Qian Hongchu in acting.
Having already killed a great king and deposed a great king, he really didn't dare to do anything to Qian Hongchu anymore.
Therefore, Hu Jinsi turned his attention to the northwest. Only the Emperor of the Central Plains and the Sage of the Great Zhou Dynasty could help him get out of the trap and get off the tiger's back.
"Back, back! Si Weng, Zhao'er is back." At the door of Hu's villa, a chubby man rolled in and shouted loudly. This man was Hu Jinsi's eldest son Hu Jing.
Following Hu Jing's shout, everyone in the Hu family's family turned around and looked at Hu Jinsi, who was sitting in the court. Today, not only the Hu family was here, but also people from other wealthy families in Yuezhou.
Hu Jinsi slowly opened his eyes and looked at the man next to him who was bending over and seemed to be trying to please the man.
This is his fourth son Hu Sheng. Since his mother was a maid, his status in the Hu family was very low since birth, and almost no one paid attention to him.
You must know that Hu Jinsi has twenty-seven sons alone. How can he all become the second generation of officials? He does not have so much leisure to equally distribute the father's love to each of his children.
Everyone has their favorites, and Hu Sheng is the son who is not loved by Hu Jinsi.
But at this moment, Hu Jinsi let out a long sigh, looked at Hu Sheng kindly and said, "Zhao'er is brave and well-versed in scriptures. To be favored by the great pilgrim saint, Shiro has done meritorious service in his upbringing."
After saying that, Hu Jinsi took the hand of his son, whom he usually didn't pay much attention to, "Let's go, you and I, father and son, go and greet him personally!"
Hu Sheng, who had been submissive all his life, had never received such attention from his father. He tremblingly held his father's arm and walked outside.
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The east gate of Yuezhou is also close to the Hu family's business, so Hu Zhao also chose to enter Yuezhou City from here.
And long before he arrived in Dongcheng, his brothers of the same generation and those from other families who were friends with him had already come to greet him.
As the only two Wuyue Neiya soldiers who followed Shen Huzi to participate in the entire Mobei War, Hu Zhao's return to his hometown naturally caused a sensation.
Not talking about military exploits, just the act of sealing the wolf as Xu was enough for Hu Zhao to gain great honor within the family and write a major mark on the family tree.
What's more, his contribution is not small. Zhang Yan is more interested in winning the hearts and minds of Wu Yue through Yuezhou Hu Zhao and Huzhou Wang Sheng, so naturally he has to do it more grandly.
The east gate was in sight and there were crowds of people. Hu Zhao saw the figure of his grandfather Hu Jinsi from a long distance away. Accompanying him back there were a middle-ranking official and two minor officials from the Ministry of Etiquette.
Hu Zhao saluted the three of them and said, "Angels, my grandfather personally went out of the city to greet you. Please forgive me for going first."
The lieutenant-general was about to answer when he saw smoke rising from the opposite side, and ninety-one-year-old Hu Jinsi walked towards this side with long strides.
When Hu Zhao saw it, he quickly prostrated himself in the dust and said, "Unfilial grandson Zhao, please kowtow to Aweng and pay your respects to your lord!"
"Hahahaha!" Hu Jinsi laughed, and in a few quick steps he came to Hu Zhao and helped him up.
"Since ancient times, when loyalty and filial piety cannot be fulfilled at the same time, one should first be loyal to the country. Juro followed the saint on the expedition to Mobei. He was loyal to the affairs of the country. How could he be unfilial? Get up quickly and let Aweng take a good look at it."
A bright smile appeared on Hu Zhao's face. In the past, his grandfather would not have valued him so much. This was all obtained by the saint's grace and his own desperate battle!
"May I ask the angel, is my grandson brave in battle?" Hu Jinsi raised his hand and asked the lieutenant general.
The lieutenant-general took out a copy of the book and said to Hu Jinsi with a smile: "Under the orders of the sage, Hu Zhao, the eighth team of Wuyue Neiya, fought in seventeen battles. He did not avoid arrows and stones, destroyed the enemy's formation, and captured the enemy's troops alive.
One person, Xiao Wang, and three people, Mei Lu, had twenty-seven levels of beheading, and there was one who climbed first, and each had one merit in capturing the flag.
Today, I confer meritorious service on the 41st rank of Wu Yilang from the seventh rank, give him fifty pieces of brocade, two million yuan, and honor him with the title of hero who restored Wu Xing, and order the King of Yue to promote Chu and promote him to important positions."
After saying that, the lieutenant officer looked around and asked, "Who is Hu Silang and Hu Sheng? Is Mr. Hu Shen here?"
The submissive Hu Sheng took the trembling Hu Shen and appeared in front of the Zhongguan. The Zhongguan smiled and said to the two of them.
"In the past, when Wu Yilang was accompanying the Holy Emperor, he wanted to use his military exploits in exchange for a reward for Gao Tang.
The sage felt his pure filial piety and gave Hu Sheng the eighth rank to the minister and the magistrate of Kuaiji. He named Hu Shen as a pleasant person."
As soon as Zhongguan finished speaking, the crowd outside the east gate collectively roared in surprise.
Giving Shilang is a civil official, and without a salary, it is impossible to manage affairs. Giving a gift to the magistrate of Kuaiji means that after death, the official title of magistrate of Kuaiji can be engraved on the tombstone.
Although it doesn't seem to be of much benefit, it is a gift from the imperial court!
Even in the Wuyue Kingdom, there wasn't much available. Hu Jinsi was just a training envoy of the Yuezhou regiment.
For Wu Yue, who always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the imperial court and did not even open a hegemony on the surface, the official positions in the imperial court were not comparable to internal official positions. Even the king had to ask for a title, let alone others.
For a time, there were many envious and envious people. Even Hu Jinsi looked at Zhang Shengren with admiration. He was really an emperor who knew how to manipulate people's hearts!
Hu Zhao took a step closer, took Hu Jinsi's hand and said: "The saint has sent the elders of the clan and the Duke of Nanyang to the Xifu to confer the king. The Duke has entrusted his grandson to invite Aweng to the Xifu."
Hu Jinsi's gray eyebrows twitched. It seemed that the imperial court was going to make a big move against Wu Yue.