"There are still rebel states in the town where my rebellious son is occupied by unscrupulous people. Can you try to bring peace to them? If not, why don't you quickly pay homage to the King of Lingwu County?" Zhuge Shuang coughed twice and took a breath.
He said: "Are you waiting for Zhuge Zhongbao to come and appease you after he enters the city?"
Shao Shude glanced at Zhuge Shuang, saw that his face was a little red, and secretly sighed. According to Zhuge Shuang's temper, generally speaking, he would not rebuke his subordinates so obviously, and there was not much time left. What a shame!
"Thank you so much for your help, Prince Lingwu." Some things have to be done by someone, and Jiang Dewen was the first to step forward, bowing and saluting.
With him taking the lead, everyone felt less embarrassed and stepped forward to salute.
"Zhongfang, my son!" Zhuge Shuang shouted again.
"Sir." Zhuge Zhongfang's face didn't look very good.
"From today on, I will serve the King of Lingwu County as my brother. If there is a call, I will obey him." Zhuge Shuang coughed again and said.
Zhuge Zhongfang saw his father's eyes becoming more and more stern, and knew that this was true. Others didn't know his father's character, but he knew it very well. Even though his younger brother was only ten years old, when he really reached that level, he would just replace him.
so what?
"Young brother has met my eldest brother. If I have anything to do in the future, all I need is a letter and I will be here." Zhuge Zhongfang bowed forward and saluted.
Shao Shude accepted this gift calmly, not only to establish his reputation, but also to appease Commander Zhuge's heart.
Bringing so many soldiers and horses to Shannan West Road was not only to help Marshal Zhuge stabilize the situation and successfully complete the transfer of power in the feudal town, but also to seek benefits.
Zhuge Zhongfang received a courtesy today, and all the generals in the Xingyuan Prefecture saw it. If he does anything in the future, he must weigh the consequences.
From another point of view, Zhuge Zhongfang personally said that he would obey when called upon. If he breaks his promise in the future, he will definitely be disappointed. When the time comes, the general will abandon his heart, and it will be his own fault.
"After completing this important matter, I feel relieved for the most part." Zhuge Shuang showed a smile on his face and said: "In these troubled times, all generals should retreat first. The soldiers and horsemen on the left and right sides will stay, and the secretary in charge will also stay.
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The generals, officers and assistants retired and left.
"After so many years, I haven't even asked for a cousin, and I'm already a county king." Zhuge Shuang looked at Shao Shude, and he became more and more satisfied. If he hadn't already married, he would have wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law.
These days, a son-in-law also has the right to inherit. When a son-in-law is in power, as long as he is not a wolf-hearted person, he will be more tolerant and take care of his wife's family.
"It's just a martial artist. Let's talk to the shogunate's assistants about it later. It's a trivial matter." Shao Shude said with a smile.
The cultural level of the warriors of the imperial dynasty is a bit low. It is good to have a decent name, let alone the surname. Moreover, even the literati are accustomed to calling the dynasty when they meet. For example, Feng Wei likes to call Huang Tao "Huang Er" instead of "Huang Er".
Wen Jiang.
At that time, Wang Chongrong, one of the "Big Three" of Huayue Temple, had no nickname, Li Keyong still hasn't picked it up, and Mr. Shao didn't bother to pick it up because it was no longer popular.
"This is the soldier and horse envoy Niu Li from the left wing. Shude must have seen him before. This is the soldier and horse envoy Wang Qianyu from the right wing. Both of them are members of our hometown and are quite talented." Zhuge Shuang willed the two.
The people were called to him and introduced one by one.
Shao Shude glanced at the two of them and said nothing. With his current identity and status, he could only look at others, but it was difficult for others to look at him.
"I've met Prince Lingwu." Wang and Niu said, cupping their hands.
One of them is the governor of Fuzhou, and the other is the governor of Guozhou. They are both generals with real power.
"The two generals are the military envoys of a town, so their talents should be no problem." Shao Shude said.
"The west road to Shannan is still too comfortable. I will ask the second general to go out with Shude for the southern expedition later. If he likes it, he can take it under his account and give him to Du Yu as an envoy."
After saying this series of words, Zhuge Shuang felt a little exhausted, so he leaned gently on the bed and said: "If I can't jump out of this small pond, I'm afraid I will be old and rejuvenated for the rest of my life."
When Zhuge Shuang left two generals behind, Shao Shude had some vague guesses. Judging from Wang and Niu's expressions at this time, they probably knew it already.
Jiang Dewen's expression did not change, perhaps he was directly involved in this matter.
Zhuge Zhongfang's expression was a bit wonderful. This is really his father. He gave away two generals as soon as he came up. How can he play in the future?
"Since you are the servant's confidant, how can you win your love?"
"There are still several generals in the town. They are all old people from Ruzhou in the past. Although their talents are average, they will not be a problem guarding the Shannan West Road." Zhuge Shuang said: "These two are the only ones who can cultivate virtue..."
"In that case, let's go south with a certain person this time." Shao Shude said.
In fact, he fully understands Zhuge Shuang's thoughts. Seeing that Shannan Xidao has completely boarded the ship of the Difficult Army, Zhuge Shuang is worried that after his death, the friendship will no longer exist, and Zhuge Zhongfang's status will become lower and lower.
The less important it is. At this point, it can be said that the Zhuge family is already in a bit of danger. If Zhuge Zhongfang makes any mistakes and there is no help from above to turn things around, life will be difficult.
Zhuge Shuang is well aware of the abilities of Niu Li and Wang Qianyu, and believes that they can have a foothold in the army. Once they are promoted to a higher position in the future, he can help take care of them if they have old feelings.
"Shude agrees to this, I'm relieved." Zhuge Shuang smiled and said: "When I was young, I always felt that I had bad luck and was extremely unlucky. Today I realized that it was not bad luck, but it was caused without causing it.
It’s all for meeting you Shude.”
"Your servant still needs a lot of rest. When I return from the Southern Expedition, I will ask you for advice on chess and the art of war in person." Shao Shude gestured, and two maids came forward and helped Zhuge Shuang to the collapse.
Birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable for mortals. No matter how heroic you are, you will still be lingering on your sick bed when you grow old.
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After leaving Jieya, Shao Shude returned to the camp with his soldiers.
His large account is now a mobile office, and messengers rush hundreds of miles to deliver more urgent official letters to the army.
Just after leaving for a while, another military report came.
The commander of the Minzhou camp, Yang Yue, led more than 10,000 troops and fought with the Chengzhou side for a while. When they were able to borrow a passage, they heard that Xingzhou had surrendered and Fengzhou had been captured by the main force, so he sent someone to report: Wuzhou Tubo
The bandits raided Minzhou and wanted to lead an army to attack them.
I believe you! Shao Shude was so angry when he saw the military report.
Yang Yue, are you involved with the Tubo people?
However, Wuzhou has been trapped in Tibet for a long time and has never been recovered. At the same time, it is also an important transportation line to Shu, that is, the Yinping Road in the Han Dynasty.
Let Yang Yue do the hard work. It will be a happy event if we can defeat him, but it doesn't matter if we can't defeat him. The most important thing now is to conquer the south wall, connect and open the three states, and wipe out Zhuge Zhongbao's forces.
Speaking of Zhuge Zhongbao, Shao Shude couldn't help but recall the years when he was fighting against Huang Chao in Guanzhong.
In his impression, this person is quite brave and has a good mind. The fact that he is in this situation shows that he has gathered a group of powerful generals around him, otherwise he would have been defeated long ago.
It’s just that this is the virtue of a martial artist in troubled times. Not to mention adopted father and son, even biological father and son, there are many who kill each other. Zhuge Zhongbao took advantage of the so-called favorable opportunity when his adopted father was seriously ill and unable to take care of his duties, and the court was planning to seize the Shannan West Road.
When he jumped out, it can't be said that he had no knowledge. It was just that he had missed someone in Shao, or he had thought of it, but he was lucky and wanted to be in a position. He went crazy and ended up being surrounded and suppressed by various towns.
Bad luck, that's all.
This time going south, the army was divided into separate groups. One line went straight down from Nanzheng and entered Jizhou and Bazhou to eliminate the Tongzhou soldiers and horses that had entered the area and were entrenched. The two lines went south from Yangzhou, crossed the Daba Mountains, and entered Tong.
Bi Erzhou.
With all three armies coming out, Zhuge Zhongbao's fate will not be any better than that of Yang Shouzhong.
"Commander, there is news from Chang'an." While he was thinking about the map, Zhao Guangfeng suddenly walked in and reported.
"what news?"
"Seeing that the defeat of the Wuding Army was certain, the imperial court sent Prime Minister Wei Zhaodu out of the capital to serve as the envoy to Jiannan Road and the envoy to Xichuan, and brought five thousand Shence troops from Guandong to Xingyuan Mansion." Zhao Guangfeng replied.
"Where did the news come from?"
"The news from the Central Official Han Quanjie, as well as the official documents submitted to the memorial hall, said that Prime Minister Wei Zhaodu was farewell to his friends at a distant gate, exchanged poems as a souvenir, and then set off with five thousand troops."
"The imperial court is so impatient!" Shao Shude was a little surprised.
Before Yangzhou was conquered, the imperial court couldn't wait to turn its attention to Shuzhong. I don't know who came up with this arrogant idea. It was probably an official from Nanya.
"Commander, we need to be vigilant about this matter. The imperial court is still trying to cheer up. This time it will be Dongchuan and Xichuan, and next time it will be Shannan West Road and Fengxiang Mansion." Zhao Guangfeng reminded.
"Sui envoy Zhao, will Wei Zhaodu be able to succeed in entering Shu this time?"
"I'm afraid it won't work. This person can't lead troops. There are wars in Sichuan and endless wars. Even if Wei Zhaodu becomes the governor, he probably won't be able to control the Yamen army. In the end, others in Sichuan will have an advantage."
The environment in Shu is naturally prone to centrifugation. Even the relatively loyal generals of the Shence Army will grow in ambition and take risks when they have the opportunity to take over the entire east and west rivers.
How could Wei Zhaodu, a scholar, control Ximen Wentong? Can he control Li Yuan and Mancun? That doesn't exist.
"No matter what happens between the West and the East, what we need to do now is to occupy Yangzhou as soon as possible, and then use this fact as a basis to bargain with the imperial court and try to finalize the matter in Longyou Town." Shao Shude put down the information and said seriously.