Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 863 Father-in-Law's Seat

Coming out of the dumpling restaurant, Zhang Zeduan said: "Grain rain tomorrow is the first day of the three-day flower viewing in the city. Tonight, the Henan government will set off fireworks by the Luoshui River. Choose a place to watch. I still have something to do, so I won’t be here at night.”

Li Qingzhao said: "I often heard that Luoyang peonies are the best in the world, but I didn't expect to encounter a grand flower viewing event as soon as I came here."

After a few words, Zhang Zezhu and Li Di resigned and left.

Li Qingzhao returned home alone, looking at the boxes and cabinets in the room, lost his mind for a while.

Although Luoyang is big, apart from Zhang Zeduan, he has no acquaintances.When you get home, you will inevitably feel deserted.

Born in a wealthy family, he was served by others since he was a child, and now alone, Li Qingzhao feels that everything is inconvenient.I have to hire someone quickly tomorrow, or no one will clean up the house.It's just that in Luoyang City, hiring people is much more troublesome than other places, which makes Li Qingzhao feel annoyed.

Not every policy of Wang Xiaolie is liked by people, and many people hate it.But the whole society is thriving, and these unhappiness can't be shown.

Henan government office, Wang Xiaolie leaned over and looked at the peony flowers in front of him.This is the famous variety of Yaohuang, which is blooming, and it is really swaying.

Chen Qiudao came in and went to Wang Xiaolie's side.Said: "Xuanfu wants to set off fireworks tonight, and Gao Ying has already made arrangements. If you have other requirements, you should tell Gao Ying in advance. If not, tonight will be done according to Gao Ying's arrangement."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Just follow Gao Ying's arrangement, we don't have to worry about it. There are special personnel in charge of the fireworks. If we talk too much, it will make them at a loss."

After finishing speaking, he thought for a while and said, "I'm not in Luoyang during the Chinese New Year, so it's inevitable that it will be deserted. Except for the fireworks tonight, the vendors there must be well managed. Arrange more people to go, so that there won't be enough people and there will be chaos."

Chen Qiudao bowed his hands and said yes.

Wang Xiaolie invited Chen Qiudao to sit down in the gazebo next to him, and ordered his soldiers to serve tea.Said: "This is my first grand meeting in Luoyang. It must be lively. Let everyone feel that the world is safe and happy. Don't bring the emotions of the front line. This battle has been fought for too many years, and the people yearn for peace."

Chen Qiudao nodded.Said: "It has been ten years since the year of Jingkang. How many decades are there in a life? Many people have become accustomed to the flow of water and yearn for a stable life. In the past, this could only be imagined, but now it can be dreamed of. Really."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There are still nine months until October. In these nine months, the army will be transferred to Hedong in an orderly manner, and the Xuanfu Division will organize the preparations for war materials. The same materials, the same There is a huge difference between being organized and being chaotic. You must be well organized and not be chaotic.”

Chen Qiudao said: "Your officer, please remember. According to estimates, the supplies in the prefectures of Luoyang and Guanzhong are sufficient to support the Jinzhong Army and the Shizhou Army. Only the Longde Mansion is more troublesome to transport. I have ordered all places to prepare in advance to ensure that Longde There is no shortage of supplies in the German government."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's good. I didn't expect that after the occupation of Guanzhong, there will be a lot of supplies, and there will be no shortage of soldiers."

Chen Qiudao said: "Guanzhong Zilai is a place where there are constant battles, so of course it is not comparable to Jingxi Road."

After occupying Guanzhong and the southern part of Hedong Road, Wang Xiaolie found that these places were not comparable to Jingxi Road.This is the source of soldiers in the Northern Song Dynasty. Wang Xiaohun's army received higher treatment than the imperial army, which attracted a large number of people to join the army.Although Guanzhong is not as rich as Jingxi Road, it has suffered less damage and can provide a lot of supplies.Now the war does not need materials from several states on South Jingxi Road, they can support the Central Plains.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The current conditions are much better than those of the past few years. There is no shortage of food, supplies, and even weapons and equipment. After winning a few battles, there is no shortage. What we need now is a A decisive victory."

After finishing speaking, he said to Chen Qiudao: "Go back and prepare well. In addition to transporting supplies, this year's crops must also be planted well. The areas around Luoyang and Guanzhong are all places where wheat is grown. You can order the farmers to patrol around and collect the previous crops. The experience we have summed up in Xiangyang over the past few years has been passed on to them. When the wheat season is busy, we will tell the localities that labor is not allowed, and farmers must have time to harvest wheat. These things are trivial to say, and if you don’t tell them in detail, there will be problems when the time comes.”

Chen Qiudao agreed one by one.Seeing that there was nothing else to do, I said goodbye and left.

Looking at the back of Chen Qiudao leaving, Wang Xiaolie's eyes became a little illusory, thinking about something on his mind.

Judging from last year's harvest, with the addition of the Guanzhong area this year, Wang Xiaolie can raise more soldiers.Moreover, Shaanxi was the source of soldiers in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the losses suffered were relatively small, and the source of soldiers was more.

Wang Xiaolie once considered setting up two armies before, but now he has dismissed this idea.The army still takes the division as the largest unit, and has its own headquarters, which saves a lot of trouble.More importantly, it is impossible for every army to be the same in a war, and it is difficult to mobilize after the establishment of a new army.

Now Shao Ling is in Guanzhong and Niu Gao is in Zezhou, each responsible for one side.Wang Xiaolie wanted to transfer the two of them back, reorganize the headquarters, and unify the command of the war.But Xinde in Guanzhong did not send generals to garrison for fear of accidents.

Whether to let Shao Ling stay in Shaanxi or transfer back to Luoyang, Wang Xiaolie didn't make up his mind for a while.

In the afternoon, Wang Xiaolie left the official office and returned to his residence.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Lin Xi changed into a new suit and was watching eagerly in the yard.Seeing Wang Xiaolie come back, he hurriedly said: "Officer, the fireworks will be set off tonight, there should be many people outside, right?"

Wang Xiaolie looked Lin Xi up and down, and said, "It's still early, who would go out at this time?"

Lin Xi said: "Since it's peony viewing, isn't this the right time to enjoy the flowers? Wait until it gets dark, have dinner, and just watch the fireworks."

Wang Xiaolie smiled, shook his head, and walked into the inner room.

Lin Xi eagerly followed.Seeing Wang Xiaolie come out after changing clothes, he hurriedly asked, "What shall we do at night? You are going all the way to appease, so there must be something."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course. There will be a banquet tonight, and important officials and generals will be invited to the banquet together. Afterwards, we will enjoy the fireworks, and it will be late at night."

Lin Xi pinched the corner of her clothes and said softly, "Then what about my father? Did you ask him to go to the banquet too?"

Wang Xiaolie was taken aback.

I really didn't think of this matter, and I didn't invite Lin Shengyuan.Speaking of which, Lin Shengyuan is his father-in-law, so there is no reason not to invite him.But he has no official position, so it is a question of what name to invite.

Wang Xiaolie is the Xuanfu envoy of Sanlu, and under his subordinates are Xuanfu Division and Henan Mansion.These two yamen do not support idlers, and there is no suitable official position for Lin Shengyuan.Moreover, Wang Xiaolie hated the people who supported the Song Dynasty with public funds, and had no intention of giving Lin Shengyuan a similar position.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "You don't have to worry, although I didn't say it, the people below will not forget it. I'll ask later, in what capacity did you invite Lao Taishan, it's fine."

Lin Xi's eyes immediately dimmed after hearing this.He whispered: "Such a big thing, you still forgot after all."

Wang Xiaolie stood there stunned, not knowing what to say for a while.Finally, he whispered to Lin Xi: "Things are too busy these days, I forgot. Don't take it to heart, it won't happen again in the future. The people below have always been careful in doing things, even though I didn't tell them, they won't forget Yes. I’ll ask in a moment, give father-in-law’s seat as far as possible tonight, so don’t be angry.”

(End of this chapter)