Five hundred and ninetieth chapters Lingzhou visitors
Housing allocation lasts for nearly half a month. Cao Wannian is experienced, shrewd and capable. In addition, he is fully prepared and has sufficient resources. The entire housing allocation process is handled in an orderly manner without any chaos. People who have received their new houses are enthusiastically investing in it.
Go build a new home.
After inspecting the first batch of housing allocations, Guo Song led his army to leave Longyou and return to Zhangye. Also returning to Zhangye with him was Zhang Feng, who had recently led his army to surrender. He was going to Zhangye to reunite with his family. In addition, he wanted to
Let's take a closer look at Zhangye's government operations. He will serve as the governor of Shanzhou. This is also his first time serving as a civilian official, and his experience is still a little bit insufficient.
At night, the 20,000-strong army camped in the wilderness north of Dadou Bagou. The soldiers lit dozens of bonfires. The 20,000-strong army was composed of 10,000 Hexi Army and 10,000 Longyou Army. The same was true of the troops remaining in Hexi.
There are 10,000 Longyou Army and 10,000 Hexi Army. The Longyou Army has been reorganized. All generals above the rank of captain are served by officers and soldiers of the Hexi Army. Some of the Longyou Army generals are selected to train militia groups, and the rest are sent back to their hometowns.
This is also Guo Song's consistent style, retaining troops but not generals to avoid leaving hidden dangers.
The bonfire was full of soldiers barbecuing and drinking. Zhang Feng took a sip of milk wine and said to Guo Song: "Zhu Si is very jealous of Shijun and thinks that Shijun is a poisonous thorn in his back, but he also despises Shijun. This
We can all feel this kind of contempt, maybe he always feels that he can't get on the stage!"
"Where does it show that he doesn't pay attention to me?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"He himself told everyone at the banquet that in his mind's geographical ranking, Guanzhong was at the top, then Bashu was second, Central Plains was third, Hebei was fourth, Jiangnan was fifth, Guannai was sixth, Hedong was seventh, Jianghuai was eighth, and Long
Ninth from the right, Hexi and Shuofang are tied for tenth. As for Lingnan, Quanzhou, Yunnan, Liaodong and other places, they are not ranked at all in his mind."
“Hexi actually ranks tenth!”
Guo Song laughed dumbly and said, "Is he just looking down on others like that?"
"But it may be different now. The merger of Hexi and Longyou has increased the threat to Guanzhong. He will definitely take it seriously. I guess it should be ranked fourth or fifth."
"Has Zhu Si thought about establishing a new dynasty and ascending the throne?" Guo Song asked again with a smile.
"Of course!" Zhang Feng said with a smile: "He has never dreamed of it. If his advisers hadn't stopped him, he would have kicked Li Wei away and ascended the throne. It's better that he listens to the advice of his advisers, especially military adviser Liu
Sigu, he is the most trustworthy."
‘Liu Sigu?’
Guo Song was startled, "Is he Yu Chaoen's former counselor?"
"It seems so, I've heard of it too."
This really surprised Guo Song. He thought Liu Sigu was dead, but he didn't expect that he was still there and became Zhu Si's military advisor. This man was resourceful and sinister. If he became Zhu Si's advisor, things would not happen.
It's so simple. Driving more than 600,000 refugees to Hexi must be a vicious plan planned by him. And Zhu Si couldn't imagine the threat from the Hexi army. Could it be that Liu Sigu couldn't think of it either?
Guo Song was silent for a moment in thought.
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It was nightfall when we returned to Zhangye, and the army returned directly to the barracks. The Marching Sima arranged for the accommodation of the Longyou Army soldiers. Guo Song asked officials to send Zhang Feng to the post house to rest, and then he returned to his residence under the escort of his own soldiers.
This expedition lasted only a little more than a month, and it was already mid-October when we came back.
In the study, Guo Song was holding his third child. In July, Dugu Youlan gave birth to a daughter for him, named Guo Yan'er because she had a red birthmark on her arm that resembled a wild goose.
I have to admit that Guo Song's genetic genes are very strong. All three children look like him, with similar figures and looks. The eldest daughter Guo Weiwei is only five years old and is already half a head taller than other children of the same age.
At this time, Xue Tao walked in with a cup of tea. He saw Guo Song pacing back and forth in the room with the child in his arms. Dugu Youlan sat aside with a helpless expression. Xue Tao smiled and said: "The child is asleep, why don't you still
What are you doing holding her? Let the child sleep well!"
"Is the child asleep? No, he is still looking at me with his eyes open!"
Guo Song handed the child to Xue Tao and saw that the little one had her eyes open and was lying comfortably in her father's arms. She opened her mouth and yawned, then slowly closed her eyes.
"I'm going to fall asleep now."
Guo Song quickly and carefully handed the child to Dugu Youlan. Dugu Youlan took the child and whispered: "I will send her to bed."
"Cover her head, it's windy outside."
Xue Tao pulled up the baby's windshield with one hand and covered the child's head, and then Dugu Youlan hurried away.
Xue Tao put the tea cup on the table and said with a smile: "When you come back, you should hug your wife first, not the child!"
Guo Song laughed, opened his arms and said, "I'm here to give you a hug!"
Xue Tao pushed his hand away and said, "I want to hold you until tonight. I have business to do now!"
"What's the matter?" Guo Song hugged his wife's waist from behind and asked with a smile.
"Later, the Liang family was going to hold a banquet at Zhangye Restaurant to officially announce Liang Wu's marriage. My husband asked me whether I should give a gift?"
Guo Songxiao asked: "Have you received the invitation?"
"The invitations were sent to us yesterday."
"Then I'll give you a congratulatory gift and send it directly to Liang Wu's house tomorrow. Liang Wu and I have a good relationship, so I'll seal it with five thousand taels of silver and give you something else."
"I know, I plan to give you another pair of jade mandarin ducks."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and then said: "When you said people from the Liang family just now, did you mean Liang Wu's elders?"
"It seems to be his uncle, his name is Liang..."
"Liang Yundao!"
"That's him. He seems to be a senior official in Shuofang Jiedu Mansion."
Guo Song said happily: "He is an old acquaintance of mine. I will visit him tomorrow."
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The next morning, Guo Song came to Liang Mansion. Liang Yundao had received the news and was waiting in front of the mansion. He saw Guo Song from afar and greeted him with a smile, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many years!"
Guo Song turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and returned the greeting with a smile: "It's true that I haven't seen you for many years. My uncle has basically not changed much!"
Guo Song was telling the truth. Except for the gray hair on his temples, Liang Yundao's appearance was basically the same as when Guo Song first arrived in Lingzhou more than ten years ago, as if time had stopped on his face.
Liang Yundao smiled bitterly and said: "I am really old. I can feel it myself. My energy is completely incomparable to what it was more than ten years ago."
He quickly added: "Stop talking about this, please come into the house quickly!"
Guo Song nodded and walked into Liang's Mansion. This was Liang Wu's official residence, covering an area of about ten acres. Not only Liang Wu, but also generals and above had official residences. The only difference was in size.
The two walked into the guest room and sat down respectively. Liang Yundao ordered the maid to serve tea.
"Has Liang Wu's father come over?" Guo Songxiao asked.
Liang Yundao shook his head, "He is not in good health, it should be said that he is not in good health. He cannot bear the long journey, so I had to come here for him. In fact, Liang Wu and Sanniang were already married in Lingzhou, and his father
I was also attending a wedding at that time, and I just organized a make-up banquet here."
"Liang Wu and I have been brothers for many years. His marriage is a big event, but I have not returned from the Western Regions. I found out too late, so I can only express my feelings a little bit."
Guo Song put the list of congratulatory gifts on the table and pushed it over. Liang Yundao quickly waved his hand and said: "This is just a banquet, not a wedding. I have agreed with everyone that I will not accept the congratulatory gifts, so please don't be polite."
Guo Song pushed the gift list to him, "These are two different things. Whether others give it to me or not has nothing to do with me. But when an old friend gets married, I should express my gratitude. I said, this is just a little thought!"
Liang Yundao was a well-educated person. Of course he knew that he wanted to give Guo Song some face, but he was just a little polite. He smiled and said, "In that case, I would like to thank the envoy."
Guo Song took a sip of tea and asked again: "How is Lingzhou now?"
Liang Yundao shook his head and said: "It's heart-wrenching. Everyone says that Shuofang Jiedu Mansion is like water that's about to boil. It looks calm, but it's about to roll violently."
Guo Song was startled, "Why do you say that?"
"Actually, your Majesty knows the reason."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and then blurted out: "Dangxiang?"
Liang Yundao nodded, "What Cui Kuan did was simply raising tigers for trouble. Three years ago, he reached an agreement with Chief Dangxiang. The Dangxiang people agreed to pay taxes to the government, and each household paid two sheep per year. Calculated, there are
A tax of 80,000 sheep was paid, and at the same time, the party sent a thousand young men to serve as laborers every year, working for the Jiedu Prefecture for three months every winter.
In exchange, Cui Kuan liberalized the trade of Dangxiang people. As a result, last year, Dangxiang purchased 100,000 kilograms of pig iron from various places to build military armor.
In the past few years, the Dangxiang people have been intensifying their military strength. On the surface, they are obeying Cui Kuan's dispatch. Cui Kuan also sent his confidant general Ma Wencui to serve as the Xiazhou military envoy, which means he is in charge of 25,000 Dangxiang troops. But there is a problem
Yes, the Dangxiang people are a foreign race and they only obey the orders of the chief. Ma Wencui is only a nominal leader, but Cui Kuan cannot see this."
"Uncle can remind Cui Kuan!"
Liang Yundao sighed, "Cui Kuan took a fancy to the fighting power of the Dangxiang people and wanted to use them for his own use, but he didn't understand the ambitions and history of the Dangxiang people. I tried to persuade him, but he couldn't listen, and said that I had no tolerance for others.
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"It seems that the party members are going to rebel."
Liang Yundao was silent for a moment and said: "This is actually the real purpose of my coming to Zhangye."