Time flies to the early spring of the twelfth year of the Dali calendar. The Tang Dynasty gradually has the breath of spring from south to north. In the past few months, several major events have happened in the Tang Dynasty court. First, the crown prince was officially appointed.
In February, he was appointed as the crown prince of the East Palace of the Tang Dynasty, followed by the destruction and liquidation of the Yuan Zai Group.
Yuan Zai and his whole family were executed, and their property worth tens of millions was confiscated. More than 30 officials were imprisoned, demoted, and dismissed from their posts. After repeated persuasion by Han Huang, Liu Yan and other prime ministers, the emperor Li Yu eased the pressure on Yuan Zai Group.
As punishment, Yang Yan and others were only demoted and released.
In just two years, Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen, Yuan Zai and other powerful officials were liquidated successively, and various properties and houses worth more than 50 million yuan were confiscated, which was equivalent to the Tang Dynasty's fiscal revenue for one year.
has improved.
Li Yu immediately increased investment in the northwest armies, increased troops, and increased investment in resources. At this moment, news came that the Shuofang Army and the three towns of Suijiang City defeated Xue Yantuo's army in Fengzhou, wiping out 15,000 enemies.
Human war report.
Li Yu was overjoyed and issued a decree to commend Duan Xiushi, Guo Song and other generals. Duan Xiushi was made king of Zhangye, and Guo Song was promoted to general Yiwei. His position was changed from military envoy of three towns to military envoy of three towns.
And appointed him concurrently as the governor of Fengzhou.
At the same time, Li Yu also gave a million pieces of money and 300,000 bolts of silk as rewards to Shuofang's army and the soldiers who surrendered the city.
In the imperial study room, Li Yu was in a good mood today and took some time to teach his son the way of the emperor.
"The way to be an emperor lies in balance. You said that the victory of Fengzhou was mainly due to Guo Song. I don't deny it, but why is my reward slightly biased towards Duan Xiushi and his Shuofang Army? The key is that Fengzhou is the leader of Shuofang Army.
Regarding the scope of jurisdiction, Guo Song was stationed in Fengzhou as the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, so when awarding rewards, it is necessary to pay attention to the principal first and then the deputy. This is a principle. If it exceeds the rules, it will not be good for Guo Song."
"My son is worried that the Fengzhou soldiers will not obey!"
Li Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry! Duan Xiu is a smart man. He knows how to distribute rewards and will never let Guo Song's subordinates suffer. The key is that as superiors, we cannot rely on personal preference to do things, we must pay attention to rules.
There must be a good balance."
"My son, I understand."
After a pause, Li Yu continued: "A few days ago, you asked me how to arrange the arrangements for Cheng Zhenyuan, Lu Qi and others. I heard that your master Zhao Kuan hated them very much and wished to drive them away. His idea is beyond reproach, but I want to remind you.
You, he is considering the issue from the perspective of a minister, but you are not, you must look at this matter from the perspective of a superior."
Li Shi quickly bowed and said: "I am also very troubled by this matter. I beg your father to teach me!"
Li Yu stood up and walked to the window with his hands behind his hands. He looked at a tree of wintersweet in full bloom outside the window and said after a while: "You have to remember a popular saying among the people, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. The so-called loyal ministers and traitorous ministers are just common people and common people.
The view of right and wrong among lower-level officials is that the superiors only distinguish between obedient and rebellious ministers. For us, monarchy is the most important, balancing the monarchy and the power of the prime minister, balancing the interests among the major power groups, and firmly controlling the military and military power.
Government affairs, this is the top priority for those in power. Everyone has a role in the court. The key is that you can control them. If all the court officials are good ministers and good ministers, there will be nothing for the emperor to do.
So sometimes you put a few snakeheaded fish in the pond, and the pond will be more vibrant, and everyone will expect the emperor to catch the snakeheaded fish."
"My son, I understand, both Lu Qi and Cheng Zhenyuan are such black fish."
Li Yu nodded, looked back at his son Li Shi and said: "I need to remind you again that people like Lu Qi and Cheng Zhenyuan can be used. The key is that you must be able to control them. Like Cheng Zhenyuan, if you can't control him, he will
It’s the second Yu Chaoen, do you understand?”
"Thank you, Father, for your guidance. I understand!"
Li Yu smiled slightly and said: "As for Guo Song, you don't need to pay too much attention to him. He is a wild wolf, more suitable for survival in remote and remote frontiers. Maybe one day, he will give you a surprise."
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Toyosu in early February is still a world of ice and snow, but compared with the heavy snow cover more than a month ago, the snow cover is much less, the ice on the river is also thinning, and it is no longer possible to walk on it, and the animals have also returned to the river.
Come to life, the sky is filled with flocks of cheerful birds.
'Chirp--' There was a long cry in the sky, and a huge black shadow circled over. The birds below were frightened and fled in all directions. The forest instantly became silent. It folded its wings and landed on the tallest tree, as if
Looking down at the earth with sharp eyes like a king, it suddenly flapped its wings and flew towards the east.
At this time, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance, and a group of cavalry was seen rushing towards them. Everyone was holding a bow and arrow, and the leader was Guo Song.
After spending a boring winter in Jiuyuan County, spring finally arrived. Although it was still early spring and the weather was cold, everyone was already eager to go out for hunting.
Fengzhou has a flat terrain, vast territory, and luxuriant plants. The once vast hectares of fertile land are now barren, but have become a paradise for animals. In this fertile land, there live a large number of hares, wild boars, black bears, wolves, red deer, and wild animals.
Sheep, fox, leopard, etc.
Although it is a cold spring and animals are generally thin, the fun of hunting lies in the harvest. This team of more than 100 people came out in the morning and hunted more than 20 pheasants and dozens of hares in just half a day, which is a big prey.
We haven't hunted them yet. The most common ones in Fengzhou are hares. It can be said that they are almost overpopulated. The meat of the people in Jiuyuan is mainly rabbit meat.
"It's so boring. Where have all the guys gone?"
In a pine forest, everyone took a short nap. Liang Wu looked at a bunch of hares and muttered complaints.
A soldier smiled and said: "General Liang, if you want to hunt big animals before the snow melts, you have to go south. There is less snow in the south of Daqing Mountain, where you can find green grass. There are more deer there, so leopards, wolves and other beasts also go there."
To the south, our area is mainly populated by rabbits, roe deer, and pheasants, and we may encounter wild boars."
Liang Wu glanced at Guo Song in the distance and whispered: "Since big prey can only be found in the south, what are we doing here at the Yellow River?"
Another soldier smiled and said: "I know that Commander Guo wants to hunt the silver fox!"
"What is a silver fox?" Liang Wu asked doubtfully. He lived in Lingzhou not far away, so why had he never heard of it?
"General Liang doesn't know. The silver fox is a unique treasure of Fengzhou. It can also be found in Langshan Mountain in the north. It can only be seen in the snow in winter. Its fur is shiny silver, but it is extremely difficult to hunt. I heard that a good one is good.
Silver fox skin sells for two thousand guan in Chang'an."
Liang Wu's eyes lit up, "Hey, darling, two thousand guans! If you hunt one, won't you make a fortune?"
At this moment, a rapid cry of Mengzi came from the sky, and Guo Song shouted: "Everyone mount up, we have found the target!"
Everyone mounted their horses one after another. Guo Song had already urged his horse to rush out, and everyone followed him. Less than a mile away, Guo Song saw a silver fox galloping on the snow in the distance, and the fierce fox was flying above its head.
, stretched out his claws several times to catch the silver fox, but was skillfully thrown away by the fox.
Guo Song galloped on his horse and shouted: "Get out of the way!"
The fierce man flapped his wings and flew away from the ground. Only the silver fox was running parallel to Guo Song, dozens of steps apart. At this time, Guo Song controlled the horse with both legs, drew an arrow, and shot the bow with one arrow.
, the silver fox staggered in the snow and fell to the ground.
Everyone urged their horses to catch up and gathered around him. They saw an arrow shot from the eye, so that a complete piece of fur could be obtained. Everyone was amazed by the skill of the arrow.
A soldier exclaimed: "I heard that someone shot and killed the White Wolf King in Langshan a few years ago. We couldn't believe that there was such an archery skill. Today, after seeing the envoy's archery skills, we know that the world's best archery skills are there."
It’s not something we can imagine.”
Guo Song smiled and picked up the silver fox on the ground. It was an adult male silver fox with a strong build and smooth fur. It was at least three feet long from head to tail and looked silvery in the reflection of the snow.
"I got two thousand strings!"
Liang Wu shouted enviously, and everyone laughed.
"Let's continue!"
Guo Song got on his horse and said with a smile: "Let's see if we can hunt a few more?"
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The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Everyone was eager to hunt a few more silver foxes. Facts also proved that silver foxes are precious. They searched for two days and still found nothing. There was only one hunted by Guo Song.
A lot of other game was hunted, including a wild boar.
Everyone had no choice but to end their hunting and return to Jiuyuan City.
In the afternoon, everyone turned to the official road. Although there was still some snow on the official road, it did not affect walking. They saw a caravan in front of them walking slowly towards Jiuyuan County.
This was the first caravan Fengzhou had seen this year. Guo Song was very interested and urged his horse to catch up.
The caravan was very large, with at least two to three hundred mules carrying heavy bags on both sides. There were about ten people in the caravan. The leader was an old man. When he saw an army coming, he quickly ordered the caravan to stop and wait for him to see
He was relieved to find out that Qing was a hunting army. This kind of army would not cause trouble for him.
"Old man, where did this come from?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"We came from Taiyuan and planned to go to Xishou Jiangcheng."
"Go to the surrender city of Xihou now?"
Guo Song shook his head, "I'm afraid Langshan is still blocked by snow, making it difficult to pass."
"We know, so we will stay in Jiuyuan County for a few days first, and then rush to Xishoujiang City. If we go there in early spring, we can sell goods at a good price and buy bargains."
Guo Song thought for a while and asked: "If it weren't for the heavy snow that blocked the road, would my father-in-law still go to Jiuyuan City?"
"We still have to go. We need to replenish some dry food, and we also need to pay taxes in Fengzhou. Only after we get the tax receipt can we go to Xishoujiang City to trade."
Guo Song smiled, it seemed that he should prepare to go to Xishou Jiangcheng.