Chapter 997 Shenyang

Chapter 997 Shenyang

Chapter 997 Shenyang
The crisp sound of horse hooves can be heard along the plateau road.

At noon, we finally saw the post station.

The messenger was overjoyed, and he rushed over quickly with all his strength. When he got close, he dismounted and rushed into the post station.

A moment later, a young man ran out of the post station, carrying a bag on his back. He went to the stable, chose a sleek horse, and rode on it.

A woman ran out and shouted, "Little boy, eat something before you go."

The young man waved his hand, spurred his horse to a gallop, and headed westward.

In this way, they traveled all the way and arrived at Longxiang Prefecture in Shenyang on the fifth day of April, and submitted the urgent report.

After everything was done, he collapsed on the ground and gasped for breath, thinking to himself that the emperor ran so fast that he had already entered Tongguan for dozens of miles.

"Where are you from?" About thirty soldiers pushed open the wooden door and asked curiously.

"Huayin."

"You're so young and you're already a courier?" The soldier exclaimed, "When I was your age, I had just been coerced by the beggars and didn't know anything."

The boy smiled and stood up reluctantly.

A stout woman came out from behind the soldier, carrying a wooden barrel in her hand. The barrel was very heavy, and no one knew what was in it.

The woman had disheveled hair and a dark face, which made people wonder if she was from Jin - er, Liang.

"Give him a bowl of porridge." The soldier pointed at the young man and said.

The woman seemed a little confused and didn't seem to understand.

"He! Porridge!" The soldier said briefly while pretending to scoop porridge.

The woman then understood, looked around, went to the kitchen to get a wooden bowl, filled it up, came to the boy and handed it to him.

The boy was feeling a little hungry, and after swallowing twice, he hesitated.

The soldiers laughed and said, "Although the Shenyang Military Office has only been established for a year or so, it is all cultivated land. A lot of grain was harvested last year, and the court also issued a lot of relief grain. Yesterday, the emperor came and awarded two pieces of silk. It's just a bowl of corn porridge, not worth mentioning."

The young man then took it and thanked him repeatedly.

The fragrant corn porridge had been out of the pot for some time and was only warm. The young man slurped it up, enjoying it very much.

The palace soldier looked at the woman again, pointed at her hair, and said, "How many times have you told me to do this? Tie your hair into a bun. This is not Qiang territory, what will it look like to let your hair down?"

The woman seemed to understand and left obediently.

She crossed a small bridge, reached the other side of the river, and put the porridge bucket on the ground.

When several men and women who were weeding in the fields saw this, they put down their hoes and took wooden bowls to serve the porridge.

The soldier took out a bow from his waist and said as he strung the bowstring, "The cuckoo is calling, it's the perfect time for farming. That piece of land is also mine, and it's really annoying to see it lying barren, so I'd better clean it up and plant some millet and beans."

His words were unclear, but the boy understood.

Those people should be his family's troops. Because they had to work, they had an extra lunch.

If the master does not provide them with food, the soldiers will only have two meals a day, one in the morning when they go out, and one in the evening when they return home. They will definitely not be full, but this is also the life of most people today.

Eating three meals a day is really too luxurious.

Eating pork fat steamed buns three times a day is simply a sin. Probably only officials can enjoy it.

This soldier actually had a good heart. He knew how to give extra meals to his own soldiers and was not a harsh person.

"How are the soldiers in Hongnong?"

"I went to Yanxiang once to deliver a letter. It looked nice." The young man quickly finished his porridge, took the wooden bowl to the river, and washed it carefully. He said, "I heard that several military officials pooled money to hire someone to burn a kiln of bricks to rebuild a new house."

"That's really good." The soldier exclaimed.

The boy handed over the washed dishes.

The soldier pointed to the kitchen and said, "Put it in yourself."

The boy responded.

At this time, a few children came from outside the yard, chattering non-stop. When they saw the palace soldiers, they all saluted.

The young man who put the wooden bowl away saw that they all seemed to be children of the military family.

But these children spoke Xia Yan quite well, although they still had some strange accents, they were much better than the woman just now.

Seeing the boy's interest, the soldier chuckled and said, "When the children grow up, who can say they are Di Qiang? Anyway, I will ask them to change the things I don't like."

"Do they listen?"

"listen."

"Why?" the boy asked subconsciously.

"Maybe it's because I'm kind-hearted." The soldier said, and he laughed. The young man also laughed, but he felt that what the soldier said might be true.

"I..." After the boy finished laughing, he looked at the sky and stammered.

"Going home?" The soldier drew his bow and arrow, but with a whoosh sound, the arrow deviated slightly.

After ejaculating, he shook his head and sighed.

"It's time to go back." The young man said embarrassedly.

"Go." The soldier waved his hand, drew out another arrow and started practicing.

"Swoosh!" This time it hit the straw man right in the middle.

"I will also go to the military residence tomorrow." The soldier smiled at the young man and said.

"Going to war?" the young man asked in surprise.

"We are going west to An Ding as the emperor's escort." The soldier's face straightened, and he stroked the bow and said, "If we have to fight for the emperor, it is our duty. When I was in the begging army, I never thought that this day would come."

After saying that, he drew out the third arrow and continued practicing.

The boy bowed to him and turned away.

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At this time, Shao Xun was stationed a few miles west of the Shenyang Military Headquarters.

When he received the urgent news in the afternoon, he was gathering elders from near and far for a banquet.

It has been more than a year since the conquest of Liu Han. There have been occasional rebellions in Guanzhong, but it has been generally peaceful.

This is actually not surprising, because the main losses were suffered by the Huns, and other tribes surrendered in time. Except for Fengyi County, the situation remained basically unchanged.

If you don't affect their interests, they won't be so stupid as to rebel.

As for whether there are ambitious people lying dormant, it is easy to tell that there are definitely some, and there are quite a few. But since they have chosen to lie dormant for the time being, then we should regard them as truly obedient.

In short, the main point is four words: peace and tranquility.

Therefore, when Shao Xun arrived in Guanzhong, the scholars and chiefs were very respectful and came to pay him a visit.

Shao Xun chatted and laughed with them, but was actually fed up with them. After receiving the urgent report, he left the table and summoned Taibao Pan Tao, Shangshu Zuo Pushe Liang Fen, Zhongshu Shilang Shen Ling, Shizhong Liu Runzhong, Fujun General Hou Feihu, Xizhonglang Jiang Beigong Chun, Secretary General Lu Chen and others who had come with him to discuss the matter.

The military newspaper was circulated one by one.

After everyone finished reading it, they all pondered, and it was obvious that they all had their own thoughts.

"Your Majesty," Pan Tao said first, "Zu Yue's rebellion is not particularly urgent. He has just taken office as the General of Zhenxi and the governor of Huainan. Even if Sima Rui wants to move him, he will wait a few months. Now that the three armies have been dispatched and the battle of Pingliang is imminent, we should focus on the western affairs."

Shao Xun smiled and said, "You worry too much. Since I started my army, I have been attacked from all sides. It is not uncommon for the north and south to go to war at the same time. In the past, Cao Mengde occupied Henan, and it was also like this. Zhang Shuo has 6,000 Silver Spear Camp, 3,000 Fu Hong troops, 5,000 hostage troops, and more than 9,000 Zuo Feilong Guards. These brave men are more than 20,000 people, assisted by thousands of men from the counties and the navy of Shahai and Heyang. What is there to fear? Maybe we can't go south to Hefei and Dongguan, but it is not difficult to defend Shouchun."

Pan Tao said: "Your Majesty should be more careful. Once Shouchun is lost, Hefei will be right in front of us. The Wu people will not give up easily. I am afraid it will lead to a war."

"If there is a major war, I will dispatch troops from Hebei," Shao Xun said.

"In that case, I have nothing to say." Pan Tao said.

The Daliang Dynasty still had strong military strength, especially the large number of government soldiers that could be mobilized.

For this western tour, the Left and Right Jinwu Guards each dispatched 6,000 men, the Left and Right Yulin Guards each dispatched 3,000 men, and the Right Cavalry Guard also dispatched 3,000 cavalry, which amounted to more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry. Together with the 6,000 men of the Heiliang Right Camp, they have already headed west to Qinzhou, under the command of Jin Zheng.

The escort troops that stayed with him included 2,000 personal soldiers, 6,000 from the Left Camp of the Black Sword, 12,000 from the Left and Right Camps of the Silver Spear, 15,000 from the Yicong and Luoyan armies, plus more than 2,000 soldiers from the Guanzhong prefecture who were temporarily recruited, totaling about 37,000 infantry and cavalry.

In Guandong, in addition to the 18,000 soldiers stationed in Luoyang, the local area can still mobilize tens of thousands of people, but it is not necessary.

The Fubing troops are really useful, and anyone who has used them will know it.

If there had not been a war this year, Shao Xun would have continued to order the establishment of military governors. Especially in Guanzhong, where there were many Hu people, it was very necessary to set up several military governors. During the rebellion in Fengyi and Shangjun, the military governors of Hancheng and Chaoyi played a significant role, limiting the scale of the rebellion to a small area and preventing it from spreading.

"Your Majesty, what Mr. Pan said makes sense." The Secretary of the Central Secretariat Shen Ling said, "In my opinion, the Jiangdong clans are still quite concerned about Shouchun and Hefei. Once they are lost, they will definitely gather a large army and sail upstream to Chaohu Lake. It's not easy to fight here. In the past, Cao Mengde's soldiers were very skilled, but he failed to cross Chaohu Lake four times. He could only look at the Rushu River and sigh, 'If I had a son, I would like to have a son like Sun Zhongmou.' Now the situation has changed, and there may be changes, but Your Majesty must not be careless."

Shao Xun nodded slightly and said, "What Jing Gao said makes sense. I understand. Let Zu Yue delay. After defeating Zhang Jun, I will go to Shouchun to control the waters and meet the heroes of Jiangdong."

Back then, King Fu personally went to Shouchun (which had been renamed "Shouyang" to avoid the taboo of Zheng Achun) and sent Shangshu Zhu Xu to meet Xie Shi and persuade him to surrender - uh, it doesn't seem very auspicious.

But no matter what, it is always necessary to go south to intimidate the Wu people.

It might be difficult to destroy Jin directly as the conditions are not yet ripe, but launching a defensive counterattack should not be a problem.

Could it be that Bagua Mountain created some idiom because of me?
"Sanlang, go to Qinzhou as soon as possible." Shao Xun looked at Beigong Chun and said, "Jin Zheng is the governor of the southern route, and you are his deputy. I heard that Xin Yan and his son occupied Fuhan, and Zhang Jun is also jealous of them. See if you can persuade him to surrender. If he is willing to return to the right path, I will establish Hezhou and make him the governor."

"I obey your order." Beigong Chun responded immediately.

"Jin Zhun is already preparing to cross the river, so let's not discuss this for now." Shao Xun added, "Push Wang Que'er again. It's already April, and he's still hanging around in Shengle. How long do you have to wait? Ziliang, you write the imperial edict, and you can be more tactful in your wording."

"Yes." Lu Chen replied.

After arranging all this, Shao Xun stood up and said, "The world is divided into three places: Northwest, Jiangnan, and Shuzhong. I don't want to wait too long."

(End of this chapter)