The entire month of July in Luoyang was spent in a joyful atmosphere.
The new saint came to the throne, and in order to give an explanation to the old brothers, he generously rewarded them.
Li Tangbin was awarded the title of Duke of Lu, which is the most dazzling thing.
Gao Renhou was granted the title of Duke of Fengtian. He originally had only 3,000 households, but he assisted the King of Qin to enter the Shannan West Road and made many contributions. He also granted 200 households more. If he defeated Li Maozhen, he would have captured the Shannan West Road.
, the two towns of Jiannan East and West, the Duke's title cannot be escaped.
The saint's son-in-law, Liang Hanyong, was promoted to the Duke of Liyang County, and granted two thousand households. At present, he is leading the army, attacking Daibei and Khitan. If he can accumulate more achievements, the Duke is expected.
When a dynasty was first established, military merit was the first priority.
Military merit is the best way to get an official title. The merits accumulated by civil servants through hard work for many years are not as good as winning a big battle. Therefore, the warriors who did not get the title or were dissatisfied with their title were gearing up one by one.
Work hard to get a chance to fight.
In short, the desire to fight is very strong.
Shao Shude did a few things this month that were neither big nor small, but had to be done.
On the sixth day of the seventh lunar month, Zhe Fangxiao was crowned queen, and all the concubines were granted titles one by one.
On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the female crown He was canonized as "Queen Shuxian of the Tang Dynasty".
On the ninth day of July, the eldest daughter Shao Guoer was canonized as Princess Huile, the second daughter Shao Mu was canonized as Princess Heyang, the third daughter Shao Li was canonized as Princess Meiyuan, and the fourth daughter Shao Ze was canonized as Princess Lantian...
On July 11, the Longhu, Pengri, Pengsheng and other armies arrived in Luoyang. Shao Shude went to Dongduyuan in person and began to reorganize the eighth Forbidden Army.
There are 7,000 Longxiang troops, 5,900 Longhu troops, 5,800 Japanese soldiers, and 6,000 Holy soldiers, for a total of 24,700 people.
Shao Shude ordered these four armies to be the main ones to form the left and right Longxiang armies.
In addition, 10,000 veterans were transferred from the left wing of the Chishui Army and the Yi Cong Army to supplement the troops, and they were swapped with the left and right Longxiang Army.
Yin Anzhi and the palace guards also mobilized hundreds of people to join the left and right Longxiang armies.
The remaining shortage will be supplemented by fully trained recruits provided by Yunzhou Academy and Shaanxi Academy.
After the reorganization was completed, the total army numbered 30,000. Ge Congzhou served as the military envoy, Wang Qianyu, the former deputy envoy of the Chishui Army, served as the deputy envoy, Zhu Zhen served as the Du Yuhou, He Delun served as the Duyou Yi envoy, and Yan Bao served as the left wing military envoy.
, the commander of the Yunzhou Prefecture Army, Ye Li Kecheng, was appointed as the military envoy to the right wing.
Dai Siyuan and Li Si'an were transferred to the Tiande Army and were assigned as military envoys on the left and right sides. The chief officers of the department were reorganized. Cai Songyang, He Gui, Xie Yanzhang, and Yang Sheng took on the four main positions in turn.
Li Renhan was transferred to the Tielin Army and served as the military envoy of the left wing.
Hua Wenqi was appointed deputy envoy of Gongchen Army, Liu Zhijun was transferred to deputy envoy of Chishui Army, and Kang Huaiying was transferred to Youyi envoy of Chishui Army.
After this reorganization, a large part of Zhu Quanzhong's military legacy disappeared. After counting, only the more than 10,000 people of the Youguo Army under Ding Hui's account were left.
""Shangshu" says that the emperor's patrol will be carried out every five years." Shao Shude was sitting in Dongdu Garden, looking at the soldiers of Longxiang who were practicing, and said: "After ascending the throne, I have not yet gone on patrol. You will practice well after the Double Ninth Festival.
Then follow me on my eastward tour."
"I obey the decree." Ge Congzhou and others responded.
Among the more than ten imperial troops, only he and Kang Yanxiao climbed to high positions among Liang Di's descendants. This was not easy.
No matter how talented and ambitious you are, there is nothing you can do if you are in the wrong team. If you are full of talent and learning, you can only bury it in the weeds.
Is it a pity? It's a bit of a pity, but not a pity.
In troubled times, the most indispensable thing is talents.
Opportunity is the hardest thing to get.
Ge Congzhou got the opportunity, and he was ready to repay the saint well.
"Your Majesty has just arrived at Dabao and is going on a tour around the world. Is it too hasty?" Xie Tong, a man from Zaoyang County, secretary of the Provincial Taishi Ling, asked with some worry.
"There won't be any trouble." Shao Shude said.
The five generations of emperors were all military leaders. Returning to the army was like going home, and it felt very good. Without the army around, you would feel like you were without a master.
With a large army patrolling the east, who would be full enough to support the rebellion? Moreover, the officials and people in Luoyang are very angry now, and no one will rebel until Shao Shude goes against the grain.
Xie Tong stopped talking.
The Eastern Patrol is not just a patrol, it also has a strong meaning of supervising operations.
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News of the Tang Emperor's Zen throne spread to all directions at an alarming speed.
Jinyang was the first to get the news.
At that time, Li Keyong and his family were celebrating the festival happily.
After hearing this, his face suddenly darkened.
Ms. Liu glanced at him worriedly.
The eldest son Li Luoluo and the second son Li Cunxu also put down their wine bottles and looked at each other.
"Husband..." Just when Ms. Liu thought her husband was about to get furious, Li Keyong suddenly smiled.
"Isn't this something that was destined a long time ago?" Li Keyong looked at his family and asked.
Son-in-law Wang Ke was stared at by his father-in-law, so he could only agree: "My uncle is right. Shao Shu's rebellious character and disobedience have long been known to everyone. I heard that the Emperor of Tang Dynasty——"
"Saint." Li Keyong corrected.
"Yes." Wang Ke immediately corrected himself and continued: "Sage of the Li family——"
"A saint is a saint, what kind of saint of the Li family?" Li Keyong glared at him.
"Yes." Wang Ke was about to cry. At the same time, he also felt that it was evil. Why did he feel that Shao Shude's ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor was more legitimate? Maybe it was because the saint of the Li family had long been unworthy of his name.
"When the saint was lucky enough to be in Luoyang, he met the people on the way and they all called him Shao Sheng." Wang Ke said, "The traces of Shao's rebellion were already exposed."
Li Keyong held the wine bottle and remained silent for a long time.
Wang Ke suddenly became worried. Don't be angry and send troops south to attack Luoyang. Hedong can't stand the trouble. If we lose tens of thousands more troops, how can we resist the Xia soldiers?
Mrs. Liu gently took Li Keyong's hand.
Li Keyong took a long breath and said: "Thief Shao finally has some conscience. I have already suffered a great loss in my integrity. If I kill the king again, it will not be justified. The saint demoted the king of Le'an County, alas, it is still decent."
It's been a while since he called him "Shao Thief". He would either call him by his first name, or when he was in a good mood, he would call him his adopted brother. In this case, he would call him "Shao Thief", which showed that he still had a grudge in his heart.
Wang Ke also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't look like he was going to be beaten.
His wife, Mrs. Li, rolled her eyes at him. He was a useless thing, far inferior to his uncle's heroic spirit.
"Hedong still obeys the Tang Dynasty and does not recognize Shao's puppet dynasty." Li Keyong drank the wine in the cup and exhaled: "What is the 'first year of Jianji'? I don't recognize it! Hedong responded. Official correspondence shall still be based on the 'Two Years of God's Blessing'."
Li Luoluo and Li Cunxu looked at each other again.
This was my father's last act of stubbornness.
He was dissatisfied with his uncle's establishment of a new dynasty, but he didn't want to fight, so he had to lie to himself.
My father is old!
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Yang Xingmi has been very angry with his son these past two days.
You could say he is stupid, but he is not that stupid. Most of the time, you can see at a glance that he is very smart.
You may call him cowardly, but that's not the case. When practicing martial arts, he should take the lead and rush to the front.
You could say that he is cruel, let alone that he has the temper of a young master. But he will not do anything to harm the people.
Yang Xingmi didn't know how to describe his son.
It is true that he is arrogant and stubborn. Although his martial arts is passable, he prefers poetry and socializes more with literati. At the same time, he loves enjoyment, pomp and extravagance, which makes Yang Xingmi, who is used to frugality, very dissatisfied.
But what if he is dissatisfied? He is the eldest son, he is sixteen years old this year, the second son is only five years old, the third son, and the fourth son are even younger. In this world, do you dare to hand over the family property to a child? No!
"The sons of Thief Shao have led the army into battle, but my son is so naughty." Yang Xingmi sighed: "How can I trust you to hand over the family property to you in the future?"
Yang Wo said disapprovingly: "Thief Shao went against the grain and established a puppet dynasty, which will definitely make the world's wise people dissatisfied. He is afraid that he has too much time to take care of himself, so why should you be so worried?"
"Is the justice of the family and country better than cutting off one's neck with a knife?" Yang Xingmi looked at his son and asked.
Yang Wo was at a loss for words, and then added: "Why are you so worried, sir? When Shao thieves establish a puppet dynasty, there will be internal chaos for a while. He is not young anymore, and there are Hedong, Weibo, Chengde, Cangjing, and Yi in the north. They will definitely wait for the strong vassals to resist, and even the Khitans have a bad relationship with them and attack each other repeatedly. He is afraid that he will not have time to go south to the Jianghuai River until his death."
"That's all you have in your ambition?" Yang Xingmi said angrily, "A corner of peace is a dead end. If you hold on to the idea of eating, drinking, having fun, and enjoying wealth in Jianghuai, then Huainan cannot be saved, and Jiangnan cannot be saved. Even if the Shao thief has no time to go south, When it comes to his son's generation, what can you do to resist?"
Yang Wo looked a little confused and muttered: "Why are you so angry, sir? In the battle in Huaibei last year, our army tried its best, but could not defeat the Shao thief..."
"Shut up!" Yang Xingmi raised his hand, wanting to slap his son, but when he saw it, his heart softened. He only got this son when he was in his thirties, and he had always doted on him, so he really couldn't do it.
"Get out!" he roared angrily.
Yang Wo was afraid and ran away.
Yang Xingmi sat down slumped.
Shao Shude established the puppet dynasty on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. It was said to be a good opportunity to gather the princes of the world to besiege him.
But Yang Xingmi no longer has this spirit, and neither does anyone in Huainan. Last year's Huaibei War made many people fearful. Since this year, Donghe City, Linhuai, and Lianshui have been lost one after another, and there is no stronghold on the north bank of Huai River. He worked hard and alone.
The established Huainan Group can no longer pose a threat to Shao Xia.
That’s it! That’s it! Let’s clean up the interior and pave the way for our incompetent son.
Li Keyong, as a clan member, didn't respond, so why bother with me?
****
The two major military leaders, Li Keyong and Yang Xingmi, one in the south and the other in the north, did not have any substantive response to Shao Xia's Jianji incident except verbal abuse.
Their seemingly cowardly response was naturally noticed by other princes.
Starting from the end of July, military leaders successively sent envoys to Luo to express their vassal status.
The first one to take action was Zhao Kuangning, the Jingnan Jiedushi envoy. After sending Yao Jie to offer auspicious blessings, he sent his brother Kuang Ming to Beijing with a large number of treasures, professing the Jingnan states as ministers, and begging to receive the Jingnan Jiedu envoy's yue in the Great Xia Dynasty.
The second person to act was Hangzhou Qian Liu.
He sent his 15-year-old eldest son Qian Chuanguan to board the ship with his belongings, sailed north to Haizhou, landed in Luoyang, and offered his vassal status.
Wang Shenzhi, the envoy of the Mighty Army Jiedushi, sent his brother Wang Shenjun to Beijing to present the official seal of the Tang Dynasty and the Jingjie, intending to seek canonization by the new dynasty.
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Among the various warlords in the south, there were not many ambitious ones, perhaps only a few such as Yang Xingmi, Ma Yin, and Li Maozhen.
What they want is still to segregate one side and watch the success or failure of the Central Plains before making a final bet.
They would bow to whoever was emperor in the Central Plains, without any principles or moral integrity.
Shao Shude established a new dynasty and ascended the throne as emperor. It seemed that he did not attract any hatred and there was almost no change in the external environment.
This is the result of his twenty-year campaign, and it comes naturally.
The successive arrival of these southern military leaders actually posed a problem for him: how to get along with them?
