Chapter 101 Song Family
In the morning, Liu Xia's motorcade left Qiu County again.
After all, Liu Xia still wants to go to Song Que's invitation. Anyway, she has to give Song Que this face.
However, on the wall of Qiu County, there are more than 40 heads today.
These people are all related to the case of porridge.
Anyone involved was almost beheaded. The name of Liu's beheading quietly spread in the officialdom of Wuzhou.
Nowadays, children are too scared to cry when they hear the name of Liu's beheading.
In just a few days, from the third-grade official to the ninth-grade minor official, the civilian generals have been killed almost 600.
In Wuzhou, especially in Pingyuan Prefecture, officials were almost killed.
Now I'm worried about Song Qingming.
After Fang Datong's arrest, his official duties were very busy. Now the official affairs of the whole Plain State need to be handled by him in person.
What made Song Qingming even more angry was that now he had appointed several temporary Yuanping officials. The people who were appointed were scared to go to Yuanping and refused one after another. After someone was appointed, they actually resigned directly and went home.
There are always such good things that break the squeezing of the head. This is good. With so many vacancies, no one dares to take office.
It can be seen that Liu's beheading is not a scare.
Just when Song Qingming was busy and upset, Liu Xia Dabao and others sat in the carriage, playing mahjong and singing small songs all the way towards the Song family.
Of course, I didn't go to the Song family this time to drink and eat meat.
The most fundamental purpose is to borrow money, food, and people.
Wuzhou is no better than the three provinces in the northwest. There are large troops garrisoning the northwest border in the three northwest provinces. If the number of people is several times that of the Shi ethnic army, this is normal.
And Wuzhou is inland, so naturally there is no need for the imperial court to guard a large number of troops here.
The number of troops stationed by the imperial court in Wuzhou is about 300,000.
The number of the army of the Song family far exceeds this number.
This time to suppress the bandits, the court will inevitably send troops and horses, but Liu Xia guessed that the number will not be too large. In Wuzhou, the number of troops used to suppress bandits is probably less than 100,000 at most.
And Yuntianling is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Those mountain thieves have been in the territory for many years, and it is estimated that the fortifications have been completed.
If these troops are enough at ordinary times, it is nothing more than spending some time.
However, the longer the current situation is, the more unbearable the court will be.
After all, those sea pirates on the southeast coast are the big troubles. The mountain thieves here are just a disease of ringworm.
Therefore, we must smash these mountain thieves in one fell swoop, and then let the people here slowly recuperate and gradually recover.
Otherwise, the longer the fight, the more the court will be able to stand it, and the economy in Wuzhou will also be seriously affected. Otherwise, the court will not let these mountain thieves go for so many years, regardless.
If this suppression of bandits can get the help of the Song family, everything will be very easy.
The next afternoon, Liu Xia's team officially entered the territory of the Song family.
The Song family, as one of the ten families of the Tianji Dynasty, has its financial resources and population.
Half of the land in Wuzhou is the Song family. More than that, one-third of the land in Qingzhou next to Wuzhou is also the property of the Song family.
When entering the territory of the Song family, the scene here was completely different from Qiu County, Pingyuan Prefecture.
Although at the end of October, it is the busy farming season, and there are busy figures everywhere. Several farms passing by are also full of chickens and dogs.
On the road, you can see the caravans going back and forth, and the local people know that they are full of food and clothing when they look at their clothes.
The plain state is less than 600 miles away from here. It is simply a paradise and a hell.
"I can't imagine it. Just from such a distance, you can see the scene here."
Cai Wei looked out of the window and said.
"What's so strange about this? The Song family is huge and powerful. Those mountain thieves dare to offend their territory."
Dabao said disdainfully.
"Brother, since the Song family is so rich, why don't they help Wuzhou suppress bandits? After all, the situation in Pingyuan Prefecture has some impact on them, right?
Cai Wei asked curiously.
"No matter how much money there is, it is also the Song family. As the saying goes, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door and repairs the frost on other people's tiles. In addition, the sending of troops by the Song family is not good for them. Not to mention that they can't get anything. Do you think they will send troops?
Liu Xia said with a smile.
"Then after they helped the master suppress the bandits, didn't the land here kneel down to them? Isn't that a benefit?"
Cai Wei asked puzzledly.
"After the founding of the Tianji Dynasty, the imperial court promulgated various laws, which clearly stipulated the largest land ownership of the world. The land ownership of the Song family has been saturated. It is illegal for them to expropriate land again. This is the reason why the emperor became stronger and stronger to prevent the clan from constantly annexing the land. Wherever there is good, there is bad. In this way, the Song family naturally doesn't care about things outside his territory.
Liu Xia explained.
"So it is."
Cai Wei nodded and said.
"Your Majesty, the Song family sent someone to answer."
At this time, Liu Liansheng, who was outside the window, rode over and said.
"Well, I see."
Liu Xia nodded.
When I opened the window, I saw about 2,000 cavalry in the distance coming from afar.
On the banner, the logo of the Song family is very obvious.
This man and horse arrived in front of Liu Xia's car, split on both sides and escorted Liu Xia.
Liu Xia saw that they were well equipped and the soldiers were well trained, which was really different from those families in the northwest.
At noon the next day, Liu Xiahao's vast motorcade arrived in the territory of Anlezhou.
Anle Prefecture is the largest state in Wuzhou. The Song family is located near Ping'an Mountain in Anle Prefecture.
When Liu Xi arrived at Ping'an Mountain, he saw the towering Ping'an City in the distance.
Ping'an City is a state-level city, but its scale far exceeds that of the provincial capital, Wuzhou City.
The Song family has been here for 2,000 years. As their hometown, Ping'an City has been built for so many years. Can you imagine how prosperous it is?
From afar, outside Ping'an City, there is also an outer city. The scale of the outer city is many times larger than that of Ping'an City.
There, the voices are boiling, and the pedestrians on the street rub their shoulders, which is extremely prosperous at a glance.
is Bilongdu, I'm afraid there is also a fight.
There are four major cities in the north of the Tianji Dynasty, with a population of more than 10 million. Longdu is one of them, and Ping'an City is also one of them.
When Yunshui Town was 30 miles away from Ping'an City, I saw the Song family coming to greet them.
Naturally, Song Tianyou, the current head of the Song family, came in person and brought the patriarchs of the Song family, as well as local officials, with a vast number of five or six hundred people.
The carriages have crowded Yunshui Town.
Liu Xia's motorcade arrived here and stopped.
Immediately, Liu Xia got out of the car, took Dabao Liu Liansheng and others, and walked towards the people who came to greet him.
Those who came to meet him knelt down and fell down. The scene was magnificent.
"Your Excellency, live a happy life."
Liu Xia hurriedly smiled.
Standing at the front of the welcoming team, there is an old man in his sixties with a great figure and elegance. This person is Song Tianyou, the head of the Song family today.
At first glance, this person is extraordinary, his eyes are dazzling, and he is not angry and arrogant. Between your hands and feet, you have a momentum of fingering the world.
Today, he is wearing a python robe given by the emperor and a good crown with a public wing. At this moment, he bows slightly and said with a smile on his face, "The prince has worked hard all the way."
"Haha, Mr. Song is polite. I came all the way and was very gratified to see the weather of the Song family. I don't think it's hard work."
Liu Xia smiled and said.
"Your Majesty, please get in the car. I have been at home, preparing a feast to wash the dust for the prince.
At this moment, Song Tianyou hurriedly pulled Liu Xia and got into his carriage.
So, all the officials began to get on the car and headed for the safe city.
Along the way, Liu Xia and Song Tianyou greeted, entered the city, and went directly to the inner city in the middle of the city.
The inner city occupies one-sixth of the whole Ping'an City, all of which are inhabited by descendants of the Song family.
Along the way, Liu Xia saw all high-rise buildings and mansions of a rich family. Originally, she thought that the Liang family was already rich, but when she came here, she really felt that people were more dead than people, and they had to throw away goods.
I'm afraid that every brick here has a history of hundreds of years. Each courtyard has its own unique cultural heritage. Such a rich family is indeed not comparable to that of ordinary families.
A moment later, they arrived at the headquarters of the Song family, the Song Palace.
The Song family made great contributions to the Tianji Dynasty and was awarded the title of one of the twelve heterosexual kings by the imperial court.
Song Que, the last head of the family, inherited the throne and is still alive, so his son Song Tianyou is now only a first-class duke.
When I entered the Song Palace, I saw a heavy heritage that had been passed down for two thousand years.
Here, every flower and grass, brick and tile are extremely exquisite, which is less majestic than the palace, but more heavy.
The servants in the royal palace walk cautiously. No one dares to say one more word and take one more step. It's really the same as the palace.
Entering the royal palace, Song Tianyou took Liu Xia to the flower hall.
The flower hall is extremely spacious. After the guest sat down, he chatted with tea. After a while, Song Tianyou took Liu Xia to visit the royal palace.
Dabao followed Liu Xia, and his eyes were all from his eyes.
In the evening, he picked up the wind and washed the dust for Liu Xia in the guest hall of the Song family.
At the banquet, the dancer sang and danced, and everyone pushed the cup and drank happily.
Halfway through the banquet, Song Tianyou raised his glass and said with a smile, "I heard that the prince is young and is already a heavenly yin and yang master. This strength is really embarrassing for me. Come on, this glass of wine, I respect the prince, for my Tianji Dynasty, and add the heavenly level of Onmyoji. I wish my dynasty will be prosperous for thousands of generations.
At this moment, everyone raises their glasses and drinks.
At this time, Liu Xia saw a young man in his thirties opposite him, looking at Liu Xia with a disdainful face, with a little more provocation in his eyes.
It made Liu Xia very unhappy. Naturally, Dabao saw it and said to Liu Xia, "That boy wants to cause trouble. You have to be careful."
Liu Xia smiled disdainfully. She knew that she would not be peaceful when she came to the Song family. She had been prepared for a long time.