Chapter 1006 Madam Politics, Loyalty
Two months later, Chen Baoer returned to Anbei Yabao, and his newlywed wife Li Chiniang was accompanied by her. When she was talking about marriage, Princess Du of the Sihan, after being interested in the marriage, she asked Wang Rong to come forward and meet the couple. Although it was just a brief meeting, Chen Baoer had a good impression of Li Chiniang, who was good at riding and shooting, and was very cheerful. Li Chiniang was also a little worried about Chen Baoer, who was more than ten years older than her and had a completely different attitude than the children of Guijie, the marriage was held in full swing. So after Chen Baoer's parents arrived in the capital, the marriage was held in full swing.
Chen Baoer still remembers that when he met his uncle and aunt the day after his wedding, his parents lived in the countryside for many years. Even if the government was taken care of by the government and respected by the neighbors, he finally entered Chang'an for the first time and married a noble daughter-in-law. He was quite at a loss and flinched. But his wife did not force her, and always had a generous manner and was respectful and polite to his brothers. With the strong suggestion of his parents and brothers and the support of Wang Rong, he asked Li Ziniang what she meant, and saw that she was really willing to leave Chang'an, so he immediately took his wife with him.
Although his uncle inherited the king's title, Li Chiniang finally came to the ground and was born in a royal family. All she saw was singing and dancing, and she was really unfamiliar and curious about life outside the border. When she came to pay homage to Du Shiyi with Chen Baoer, she did not have much shyness as a bride. Instead, she spoke after greetings: "Mr. Chen Lang will be busy with all kinds of affairs in the future, but Anbeiya is not as good as Chang'an, and there are not so many housework that women need to worry about. But what can I do? If I have nothing to do, I will be in vain."
According to the seniority of Du family in Jingzhao, Li Ziniang should call herself an uncle; and according to the customs in the officialdom, she should call herself a great commander. Now she follows Chen Baoer as her mentor, and she also actively expresses that she does not want to be idle. Du Shiyi glanced at Chen Baoer who was slightly stunned and couldn't help laughing.
After laughing, he nodded and praised: "Yes, Anbeiya tent city has not been built yet. No matter how big the officials are, there are more tents and more servants. There is no difference between the rest and there are not so many places to welcome and send. It is different from the imperial capital like Chang'an, where women are inseparable from socializing. The spring, summer and autumn in the north of the desert are very short, but winter is very long. Once winter begins, snow is flying all over the sky and the cold wind is cold, which requires a lot of preparation, especially now when you are building a city. Since you have volunteered, I will hand you an important matter."
He paused and saw Li Ziniang showing a stern expression on his face, he ordered: "Your master's wife stayed in Chang'an, and the wife of the chief of Anbei Zhang Qijun is still in Lingzhou to take care of the children. Huai'en did not bring his wife here on this trip. In other words, the family members of Anbei Da Protectorate are now very few, but the few people are not meant to be without. When they come from Shuofang, the soldiers are thinking of making achievements and defending the frontiers, but the women's family are uneasy. You are the daughter of the royal family and have a noble status. Now that you come here with your husband, you should be willing to appease these women. If they are at peace, the Anbei Yabao will be stable."
Du Shiyi knew that this was indeed a bit difficult for a bride who had just gotten married. However, Wang Rong sent him a letter saying that when she had been with the princess of Heihan in the past two years, she always felt that Li Ziniang had a flexible characteristic that was very different from a noble girl, so it would be better to let her give it a try. So after saying that, he carefully examined Li Ziniang's expression.
"What my mentor told me is really an important thing." After muttering softly, Li Ziniang raised her head, "I dare not say that there will be no mistakes, but I will definitely do my best."
"Okay." Du Shiyi smiled immediately, "When you turn back, you will tie all the women in the army into one rope, and I will tell you something else."
Du Shiyi kept Chen Baoer and gave important instructions, and Li Ziniang left first. Looking at her back with the tent, Du Shiyi asked Chen Baoer with a smile: "How does it feel to marry a bride?"
Chen Baoer is not those young boys, and after being joking like this, he just looked as usual: "I was afraid that she was noble and arrogant at the beginning, but I didn't expect that she would get along with her unexpectedly. The master's wife has such a good vision. When my grandmother sent me off, she said that I was the blessing I had cultivated in my previous life, and that's why today
Compared to his brothers who were already satisfied with being a rich man, his series of experiences from Yunzhou to Mobei were really wonderful, even if he got married, how could he ever think of marrying a royal family girl?
"If you can have a good wife to take care of, your master's wife and I can rest assured. If Mother can really comfort these female relatives, among the small tribes that come to join Anbeiya tent, you can also take the wife's route, or friendship, or other exchanges, and in short, you can further strengthen the connection. By the way, Mother shouldn't understand Turkic language yet? You can take the time to teach her that it would be inconvenient to not understand the language in Mobei."
"She has learned a lot along the way." Thinking of her little wife who is much younger than her, Chen Baoer couldn't help feeling a little hot. "I was worried that she would feel tired all the way, but she didn't say a word. I think that in another month, she should be able to talk in simple Turkic language."
The arrival of Li Ziniang added a little brightness to the busy and nervous Anbei Ya tent. As Du Shiyi told her, she quickly tried to connect with a few female relatives who came with the army. At that time, people always had a bit of awe of the royal family. Seeing that she was approachable and treated others happily, they gradually became familiar with her after their initial strangeness. So when Chen Baoer handled affairs on weekdays, she often heard people talk about her wife, which made him feel very happy.
Not long after Chen Baoer and Li Qi Niang arrived at the Anbei Ya tent, another group of people arrived. The general led by the leader was in his early thirties, with a strong back and a handsome and handsome man. When he left his followers outside and followed the fang soldiers who were leading the way to report to the tent, he felt an indescribable excitement in his heart.
This place was the center of the Turkic rule in the north of the desert, but now it has returned to the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing the young man who had made great strides into the tent and met with a marching salute, Du Shiyi couldn't help but ask with a smile: "This is the first time Guangbi has been here?"
"Yes, I used to only hear the scenery outside the northern border of Mobei. Today I will be considered to be a personal encounter." Li Guangbi answered with a respectful and polite answer, and then said, "Prince Guo got the general to write a letter, so he transferred the last general from among the generals to come and wait for the order."
In the letter, Du Shiyi directly asked Guo Ziyi to come. When he learned that his statement to Li Guangbi was to follow the generals and chose Li Guangbi alone, he couldn't help but laugh at Guo Ziyi's treacherousness. He knew that he would not expose it, so he opened his eyes and told lies. He did not break it. He smiled slightly and nodded, and then said: "You were in Jiuyuan County, Fengzhou, and have been guarding the Xishoujian City for many years and have made great achievements. Now I will order you to be the vanguard envoy of the Anbei Protectorate, and all the 5,000 troops transferred from the Xishoujian City to your command."
Li Guangbi was a general who had accumulated achievements. Now that he arrived in Mobei, Du Shiyi promoted him to be the pioneer envoy. While he was so grateful, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. However, when Du Shiyi instructed him to follow him to the sand table in another large tent adjacent to the tent, he witnessed the vivid model of Anbei Ya tent, and his eyes changed unknowingly.
"Everyone has built cities in the northern border, most of which are located in Shuofang, which is adjacent to the Central Plains. For example, in Xiazhou, there are still ruins of Tongwancheng. But at the foot of Wudejian Mountain, even if the Turks rekindled, according to this for many years, there are only earth walls and no real cities. If the Anbeiya Treasure City is finally completed, it will definitely be a big shock to the entire Mobei tribes. However, you must understand that now, the troops of Shuofang are stationed here are only nearly 10,000, and there are also cities that need to be reorganized. Although I gave generous rewards at the cost of protection, I would like to attract those small tribes who came to participate in the construction of the city, if someone launched an army to attack, it would be in danger in the blink of an eye. I heard from Ziyi that you are strict in the army and hope to take your troops and fight back all the enemies who dare to invade."
Faced with such a heavy task, Li Guangbi immediately responded sternly: "I will live up to the commander of the general and will not let any enemy attack cross the line."
Li Guangbi was a Khitan, Pugu Huaien was a Tieler, and Du Shiyi came to Mobei and used these two foreign generals, which naturally had different meanings. Just like the Anxi and Beiting Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, most of them have always been foreign generals, which is a philosophy of rule. Of course, looking at these unified dynasties of the past five thousand years, although the Han Dynasty also used the Huns, it was far less than that of the Tang Dynasty who could use foreign generals in such a way. Of course, there were several famous rebel generals among these foreign generals, but the loyal ones occupied the vast majority, and their loyalty was no less than the Tang people with pure bloodline.
In other words, except for those who are like An Lushan, as long as the superiors do not force them to rebel, no one will be full and raise their feet.
Therefore, when there were people in the military and political affairs, Du Shiyi took Zhang Xing to know the remnant of the Anbei Protectorate's Resident, Chen Baoer assisted, Pugu Huaien and Li Guangbi each led the troops and horses. He brought Huya and a thousand soldiers to inspect the eastern territory of Abe Protectorate's Resident. He went to Tongluo to see Abus. After lingering for two days, Abus immediately took the initiative to take three thousand soldiers and horses with him, and escorted Du Shiyi to the Pugu's Territory, and then returned.
Du Shiyi stayed in the territory of Pugu's territory for only two days and summoned the nobles through Yi Li Chuoba. He knew very well that temporary words might not dispel people's doubts, so in addition to comforting them, they also gave considerable practical benefits, which made everyone overjoyed. The exquisite silk, white porcelain, and various exquisite jewelry that nobles outside the Frontier rarely saw. Therefore, when Du Shiyi suggested that the construction of Anbeiya tent requires manpower, as long as he had strength, he would give various rewards, and many nobles were sighingly bringing out people.
Just some of the most valuable slaves
At the last stop of this eastward trip, Du Shiyi came to the capital of Dububo, which has merged the Xiren Duji Department. When he saw Luo Ying, who looked like a Turkic dress and could no longer see the youthful appearance of the past, he followed him into the den with a polite greeting, and there was no outsider. He took the initiative to smile and give Luo Ying a bear hug.
"Until today, I can come here to see you rightfully."
Chapter completed!