The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 89

In the fourth year of Daguan, Orihiko of the Ori family in the northwest was granted the title of Chaoqinglang, and in this capacity he went to the secret pavilion to join the military. He was an official in Tokyo City for one and a half years and lived in the old house of the Ori family Xiranyuan.

This old house is very close to the imperial city. You can see this house when you go out from the west gate of the imperial city. Every move of the Zhe family is under the watchful eyes of the officials. They all live here to show their magnanimity.

Zhe Yanzhi is one of the best talents in Zhe family's generation, both civil and military. The officials of this dynasty have always wooed the Zhe family, Zhong family, and Yang family in the northwest. The more important it is, every time there are outstanding figures, they will be called to the court to be a Beijing official.

Being able to stand out from the huge hereditary generals of the Northwest Zhe family and win the favor of the court, Zhe Yanzhi's brains are naturally enough. Not only did he come to Beijing by himself, but he also brought his wife and daughter. live.

Not only that, but Orihiko also brought a number of good horses from the Northwest, which were naturally given to the officials, but privately the important officials of the court also got them.

On that day, Zhao Tang took his guards out of the west gate of the imperial city to play by the river, but he saw a little girl sitting on the steps with a white pony in her arms, pitifully in a daze outside Zhejiamen.

Zhao Tong looked at the little pony and felt happy in his heart, and saw that the little girl was interesting, so he didn't go to the river, and the two played together all day. Zhao Tong was nine years old, and the little girl was eight years old. Since then, they have become friends. The little girl He was also the only friend Zhao Tun had when he was young...

Zhe Hanmei caressed the inconspicuous diamond-shaped red on the forehead of the Zhaoye Jade Lion, and said, "Xiaobai, when you grow all this red, you won't be called the Zhaoye Jade Lion."

Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Xiao Qingmei, you only care about getting close to Xiao Bai, and you don't even care about me, a friend you haven't seen for many years."

Zhe Hanmei blushed and said: "My lord, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority at this time, which is more naive than childish, Hanmei dare not."

Zhao Tong laughed and said: "When I wanted to leave Xiaobai, I didn't care about my dignity, but now I still remember crying and dragging my clothes to prevent me from going back to the palace. It's going to eat people."

Zhe Hanmei covered her face and said: "My lord's memory is bad, Xiaobai was given to him by Hanmei, how could it be so unbearable."

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Yes, yes, is it not enough to send it? By the way, Xiao Qingmei, why are you here, how is General Zhe now?"

Zhe Hanmei said: "Father is fine, my brother and I went to Xining Prefecture to visit my uncle, and now we have to go back to Grandpa's house in Xizhou."

Zhao Tong thought about it, the in-law relationship between the generals in the Northwest was complicated, and the Yang family was still alive, and the three parties married in a big way, no less than those of the Central Plains families in the previous dynasties, and said: "Do you know that Gao Yongsui in Xining Prefecture is your uncle?"

Zhe Hanmei nodded and said: "It's the little uncle, I think the little uncle must know about the prince's arrival, but this is a military secret, so he didn't tell my brother and me."

Zhao Tong couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, Gao's family is also the general of the Northwest, Gao Yongsui's elder brother Gao Yongnian is the transit envoy on the Hedong Road, he will not talk about his going to Xizhou, let's just talk about coming to Xining Prefecture. There are no more than three people in the entire state who know it.

"Although it's not a big deal, Gaozhi Prefecture will naturally not leak the news easily." Zhao Tang glanced at Zhao Yeyu Lion, and suddenly said: "Hehuang raises horses, what do you think of Xiao Qingmei?"

Zhe Hanmei was stunned when she heard the words: "My lord, are you going to reopen the racecourse?"

Zhao Tong said: "It's not counted as a reopening. I don't plan to release this stall outside. I just support my own family and supply it to the court."

Zhe Hanmei and Zhe Zhichang looked at each other, with surprise flashing across their eyes, Zhe Zhichang said: "My lord, if you raise your own horse, it will definitely be better than hiring a foreigner. It's just that the money for raising a horse is huge..."

Zhao Tang looked at him and said with a smile: "Hehuang is rich and there is no shortage of food. Qingtang City is the original center of Xishang South Road. It just depends on how to operate it."

Zhe Zhichang said: "If the prince really wants to raise horses, it will be a blessing for me in Song Dynasty, but..."

Seeing his hesitation, Zhao Tun said, "What does Zhejia Dalang say?"

Zhezhi Changji Ai said: "It's just that the racecourse has been abandoned for a long time, and now the border of Longyou has been quiet for a long time, even...even the boundary is not clear."

Zhao Tuo frowned slightly, the land on the right of Longyou occupies a very vast area, bordering Xixia in the north, Tibetan tribes in Qiangtang and Tubo in the south, Gaochang Uighurs in the west, and even as far as the Eastern Karakhan.

The area under the jurisdiction of the Longyou Dufu Mansion is more than two-thirds of the entire land of Xixia. The only shortcoming is that the population is too small. The Song Dynasty is not good at managing this place, and it is gradually abandoned.

As for the Duhu of the Longyou Dufu Mansion, although he is only from the fourth rank, he has the same post as the comfort envoy along the border. Xining prefecture concurrently.

The Chief Protector of Longyou is a official, but the real status often depends on the grade of the person who concurrently serves as him.

For example, Gao Qiu, the commander of the Dianqian Division is from the second rank, but he is a Taiwei and opens the third division of Fu Yitong, so he is the first rank to lead the Dianqian Division.

The commander of the guards and the army has not been set up for many years. Before, it was lower than the commander in front of the temple and higher than the commander of the capital. The envoy is the second rank, and Zhao Tun is promoted to the military commander of the bodyguard. For the first rank, the Xuanfu envoy of Xihe Road is a temporary official position during the war. .

The Taoist emperor of this dynasty changed the three princes to be Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao. Many princes who were crowned kings had such titles.

Therefore, if Zhao Tun is not here, then Xihe Road Jinglue is the greatest appeasement envoy, and if he is here, he is the greatest Protector of Longyou Dufu Mansion.

Zhao Tun thought for a while and said, "Is Tubo still safe?"

Zhezhi often said: "The more acquaintances there are, the more you don't make troubles, even Xixia is much more honest, the Uighurs don't stop, especially the Kucha and Khotan tribes harass across borders from time to time.

Zhao Tong sneered: "I'm dreaming of robbing Qingtang. It's been so many years since Qingtang changed from Shanzhou to Xining, how can I change back again!"

Zhe Zhichang said: "Thus, although it is a great thing for the prince to raise horses, it will be a little troublesome if you let go of raising a large number of horses."

Zhao Tong said: "No need for now, I have never raised it before, first try it on the line from Huangzhou to Xining Prefecture, but go to the other side of Xining Prefecture."

Zhe Hanmei said beside him: "My lord, if you really want to raise a horse, I can help you."

Zhao Tun smiled and said, "How can I help you? Are you not going back to Xizhou?"

Zhe Hanmei smiled and said: "I didn't want to go back at first, and I have to be controlled everywhere. As for raising horses, I will."

Zhao Tong said: "I know Xiaoqingmei that you can do it, but you can't do it alone, but I brought a group of people here, I just want them to be proficient, I'm afraid I can't do it in a while."

Zhe Hanmei said: "It's simple, you don't need to raise horses from the aboriginal people, but you can hire them to train horses, and there are quite a few people under my Zhe family who know how to raise horses, so I wrote to my father and asked him to send some people over. gone?"

Zhezhi often looked strange when he heard the words, thought about it, and lowered his head.

Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)