Chapter 1303 July

Chapter 1303 July

Chapter 1303 September
As the autumn wind blew, Shi felt a little restless.

A moment later, she brought the two daughters, Ying and Wang, through the courtyard gate and came to a canal.

This canal is part of the Xiecheng Canal (used to drain rainwater). There is a wooden bridge on it. After crossing the bridge, you will reach Tongxianyuan.

Zhuge Wenbiao has already moved here, although he has not yet been officially canonized.

The soldiers guarding the Huangnu Palace have been replaced by the imperial guards. The former Zhonghuangmen Commander Shao Zhen was parachuted into this army as the deputy commander. He happened to be patrolling here at this time, and when he saw Shi and others wanting to enter Tongxianyuan, he did not stop them.

However, he still went into the hospital first and gave some suggestions everywhere.

The Shi family's three followers followed closely into Tongxian Courtyard. They looked around first and found that it was about the same size as Youxian Courtyard, with about twenty large and small houses. There was a door in the front and back, corresponding to the front and back yards. There was also a door on the east wall for carriages and horses and palace servants to enter and exit.

There was a bamboo forest in the courtyard, with some stone tables and stone benches placed under the forest. A girl in a lake green silk shirt was walking back and forth with her head down, muttering something. When she saw Shi and others, she was a little surprised and subconsciously called out, "Shi Guipin."

Shi was already somewhat desensitized to this title, and only felt a little awkward for a moment before her expression returned to normal. She said softly, "Wenbao, I haven't seen you for many years since you left for Jingzhou."

Zhuge Wenbao was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, I haven't seen you for many years."

"When we visited the garden that year, you were not yet of marriageable age, but now you have grown into a beautiful young lady." Shi walked up to her, looked her up and down, and said.

Zhuge Wenbao lowered his head shyly and said nothing.

Ying and Wang followed closely behind Shi and bowed to Zhuge Wenbao.

Zhuge Wenbao returned the greeting, then gently rolled up the hem of her skirt, not knowing what to say.

"Wenbao, why are you in Tongxianyuan?" Shi asked the question that concerned her most.

Zhuge Wenbao immediately said, "Since my sister became pregnant, there have been many inconveniences. The emperor asked me to enter the palace as a female official to take care of my sister."

"Are you willing?" Shi was a little shocked.

"I do." Zhuge Wenbao said without hesitation.

"Is Zhuge Daoming willing as well?" Shi asked again.

"My father didn't object." Zhuge Wenbao lowered his head and said softly.

Shi and the two girls Ying and Wang looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.

At this moment, faint cries of pain were heard from the backyard.

Shi's heart was lifted.

As a matter of conscience, she was really a little worried. After all, Zhuge Wenbiao had been her daughter-in-law for many years, although she had not been able to give birth to a son or daughter for her son.

To be honest, her son Sima Chong had many wives and concubines, but no children, which made her very sad for a while.

But now this sadness was diluted in a jaw-dropping way: Sima Chong was still childless, but she, as a mother, had a son.

Zhuge Wenbao was also a little anxious, and kept saying, "They said I shouldn't go to the backyard and asked me to wait in the front..."

Shi sighed and walked forward to hold Zhuge Wenbao's hand.

Zhuge Wenbao's mind was on his sister, and he was actually led by Shi to sit down.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Shi gently hugged Zhuge Wenbao and said softly, "It will be okay. We are all waiting here and will be with you."

Zhuge Wenbao hummed with a hint of tears in his voice.

At this time, she felt that Concubine Shi was so kind and gentle, and she must visit her more often in the future. After all, there was only a city drainage canal between Tongxianyuan and Youxianyuan, so they were very close.

At this moment, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard in the backyard, and a moment later, the Palace Lady Guo appeared in front of everyone.

She glanced at the women and said in a businesslike tone, "Dr. Zhuge has given birth to a son, and the officials of the Zongzheng Temple and the Taichang Temple have registered the child."

Zhuge Wenbao stood up suddenly, his face full of joy.

Shi also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thought about how to interact with Wen Biao next.

Ying and Wang looked at each other, both feeling a little disappointed.

For a moment, everyone had their own thoughts.

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In the evening, Shao Xun also got the news. He was practicing horse fighting techniques with the heroes and did not even have time to change his clothes. He rode his horse directly to Tongxianyuan.

"Is it born?" he asked after entering the hospital.

"A baby boy was born at the hour of You, and both mother and child are safe." The palace lady Guo reported, and then asked in a low voice, "Does Your Majesty want to see the prince?"

Shao Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it this time. I am not clean and I am afraid it will be bad for my son."

After he finished speaking, he found Zhuge Wenbao was also there, so he smiled and said, "Wenbao, your father just won a great victory in Guanzhong."

Zhuge Wenbao was stunned.

Shao Xun added: "He put down a rebellion and beheaded more than 3,000 people."

Zhuge Wenbao said "oh". She had no idea how to answer.

Shao Xun smiled and said nothing more.

There were many Hu people in Anding County, but the power to suppress them was also strong. Logically, no one should rebel. But some things were very strange. You didn't know that there were people who could rebel because of quarrels and other trivial things. In July, Yang Dan, the general of Yinmi Town, resigned from his post as the governor of Yinping and died of illness not long after returning to the town.

During the funeral, two groups of chiefs started fighting because of a quarrel, and then one family started a rebellion.

But even if he rebelled, he was still uneasy because Emperor Liang was still there and he was scared to death.

Not long after Zhuge Hui took office, he had a bunch of arrogant and powerful generals under him, which made coordination difficult and the mobilization of various units slow.

So he played along with the enemy's tactics and did not conceal the internal situation of the Chang'an Shibing Army, letting people know about a lot of internal wrangling. He then sent envoys to the site of the rebellion, seemingly to appease them in order to paralyze the hearts of the rebel chiefs.

After completing the internal coordination, he personally led more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the bandits, and together with Yao Yi Zhong, attacked the bandits from the front and back, and defeated them.

Zhuge Hui, with the power of a great victory, took advantage of the situation to request the disbanding of Yinmi Town. Shao Xun agreed and ordered the transfer of 1,200 strong and brave soldiers from Yinmi Town, and the more than 3,000 captured Xiutuhu households as their troops, and moved them to the old site of Han Gaoping (near Guyuan today) and established Pinggao Longxiang Prefecture to strengthen the control over Anding County.

Zhuge Hui accepted the order and dispatched follow-up troops to Anding to supervise the establishment of Pinggao Longxiang Prefecture and the registration of citizens in Yinmi Town.

After this incident, Shao Xun also found that Zhuge Hui was indeed a capable person and was not an ordinary person. There was a reason why he was trusted by Sima Rui and Sima Fei successively and was pushed forward to fight against Wang Dao and others.

Zhuge Hui had talents in various areas.

Zhuge Hui's son Zhuge Wei, after taking charge of the naval commander, traveled to Wenma. After two years of hard work, he finally brought back most of the scattered boatmen and began to redesign a pointed-bottom sea ship to serve as the main ship type of the Wenma ship garrison.

It is expected that the first ship will be launched for testing next year - it is just a test, and it will probably have to go out to sea for a tour to find a bunch of problems, and then tow it back for improvements.

The new ships of Wenma Ship Tun would certainly not be able to catch up with the war with Murong Xianbei, but Shao Xun felt that it was not a big problem. This was a long-term task that had to be done whether there was a war or not.

Shao Xun stayed in Tongxianyuan until nightfall, and left only after learning that Zhuge Wenbiao was in good condition.

Before leaving, he glanced at Shi.

It's been a year since she gave birth, and her figure has completely recovered. It seems...

When Shi met Shao Xun's gaze, she trembled slightly, but her legs couldn't help but twist lightly.

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After returning to Guanfeng Palace, Shao Xun casually reviewed several memorials.

As I was reviewing the papers, I put down my pen and began to think about what to do next.

Yu Liang has returned, but he went directly to Yingchuan to attend the funeral and has not yet come to Bianliang.

He actually wrote a letter, in which he mentioned some things in a tactful way, but Shao Xun had not made up his mind yet, so he pretended not to see it.

Chen Jing has already taken up the post of Governor of Yizhou and started to pacify the local area. This is the literary aspect.

As for the military, Wang Que'er guarding Shuzhong would not be a big problem. He had rebuilt the Yizhou hereditary army, mainly composed of the Bantun soldiers and Li Cheng's surrendered soldiers.

In order to relieve the pressure on Yizhou, Shao Xun wrote to the Yizhou Governor's Office, mentioning that Ningzhou had not measured the land, and the gentry in Shu could try to develop in the direction of Ningzhou.

Although Ningzhou is inhabited by many barbarians and is densely covered with mountains, there are also wastelands. It depends on whether the nobles in Shu have the courage to go there. After all, there is still a possibility of friction with those barbaric cave masters.

With He Lun, Wen Qiao and Zhuge Hui guarding the northwest, Shao Xun felt relieved for the time being.

In the south, Zhang Shuo was the governor of the military forces of four states. At the beginning, there were occasional small-scale rebellions, but they gradually calmed down.

After two consecutive years of southward migration, the development of Jiangnan has entered a hot state, and everything seems to be on the right track.

The empire built by Shao himself seems to be becoming more and more stable.

At this moment, we can start the Eastern Tour next year.

Since he ascended the throne, he has toured the west to Xiaoguan and Dazhenguan, pacified the locals, and selected talented people, while his soldiers fought hard on the front lines and defeated Zhang Jun of Liangzhou;
He then toured south to Jingzhou, defeated Tao Kan on the front line, captured Xiangyang, conquered Jiangling, and conquered Jiangxia, laying the foundation for the destruction of Jin.

He then toured the grasslands in the north, extinguished the last possibility of Tuoba Xianbei's resurrection, and perfected the three-level defense system;
What’s missing now is an eastern tour.

He hadn't been to Gaoping and Dongping, where he had fought hard, for a long time.

He hasn't been back to his hometown, Donghai County, for more than 30 years.

Areas such as Langya and Taishan, where the power of the aristocratic families was extremely strong, had never been pacified.

As for Hebei, it seems that he has not been there for a long time, and he still has to deal with the local military town issues.

Once we leave Jingdong for the tour, arrangements must be made in Bianliang.

Empress Yu Wenjun is in charge of the harem, and Crown Prince Shao Jin is the regent of the previous dynasty. It is the first time that civil and military officials are getting along with the regent crown prince, so everything has to be coordinated.

This is a valuable experience for the prince, and also an adjustment for Shao Xun's mental journey. He will also take the opportunity to observe the prince's actions during his regency. Everything is not that simple.

On the first day of October, after many contacts, the Goguryeo envoys finally arrived in Bianliang after a long journey by sea and land.

Shao Xun led his ministers to meet the envoy at the Lichun Terrace in the west wing of the Guanfeng Palace.

Since the end of the Jin Dynasty, Goguryeo had sent envoys to the court, but they had always paid tribute to the Jin court, even that small court that had long since retreated to the south of the Yangtze River.

After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Goguryeo people finally came into contact with the Daliang Dynasty.

The area of ​​greatest common interest between the two sides is undoubtedly to conquer and destroy Murong Xianbei.

(End of this chapter)