Northern Dynasties

Chapter 498
When he heard Chen Yuankang talk about the conditions that Gao Cheng had issued to him, Li Tai immediately cheered up. He didn't really want to return to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but just wanted to hear how much he was worth in the eyes of the second generation of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

What is the power, status and value of a person in the world requires a comprehensive judgment, and the evaluation from the enemy has great reference value.

After Chen Yuankang finished talking about the price tag of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Li Tai raised his eyebrows involuntarily, sighing in his heart that Gao Cheng deserved to be one of the strongest second generations of the Later Three Kingdoms. He really understood the complicated situation and had a bold idea. The style is very aggressive.

To find out the sincerity and value of Gao Cheng's conditions, one has to look at how the Eastern Wei Dynasty treated Guiyi's surrender and those who needed to surrender.

Needless to say, those who took the initiative to return to righteousness, such as the Wanqipu father and son who are too old, Ke Zhu Hunyuan and Liu Feng, after all, the times are different and the reference value is not great.In recent years, people from the Western Wei Dynasty who have been lured by the Eastern Wei Dynasty to surrender include Wang Sizheng, Wei Xiaokuan, etc., and they all happened in the Battle of Yubi.

In the eighth year of Datong, Gao Huan encircled Yubi for the first time. When he recruited Wang Sizheng, the condition he issued was that he was the governor of Bingzhou, and he was awarded the military and political core of his hegemony. The treatment is not unreasonable.

In the 12th year of Datong's second battle of Yubi, Gao Huan was unable to attack for a long time, and Gao Huan failed to recruit Wei Xiaokuan by joining the army. Reward ten thousand pieces of silk.

This is of course the reason why Gao Huan was in a state of exasperation and acted like a living horse doctor, but it also shows that this kind of reward was already the highest standard for the Eastern Wei Dynasty to treat descendants.

Although there are slight differences in the official and noble systems of the Eastern and Western Wei Wei, if Li Tai's current status in Kansai can be preserved in the Eastern Wei system, it must also belong to the highest level of dignitary treatment.

Of course, the most generous conditions are the following items, which are the governor of Northern Yuzhou, the governor of the three cities of Heyang, and the establishment of Xingtai.

Although it is said that the three cities of Heyang have already lost two of the three cities, and Northern Yuzhou has also become the occupied area of ​​Hou Jing's rebellion, Gao Cheng made this promise in a sense of adapting to local conditions and driving away tigers and wolves.

But having said that, if Li Tai couldn't even provide this little value, why did Gao Cheng give such a high-ranking official a generous salary?It should be noted that many Jinyang honorable generals have struggled for most of their lives without receiving such high-ranking treatment.

The reason why Li Tai said that Gao Cheng understood was also the reason.

Generally speaking, when recruiting and surrendering, there is always a question of sincerity. There is a big difference between whether you are sincerely recruiting people for your own use, or simply being trapped by the situation and doing it as a last resort.

For those who are ready to change jobs, even if the treatment they get is slightly worse, they will probably choose the former. If they choose the latter, they will be killed every minute when the time passes.

The series of conditions put forward by Gao Cheng are not only generous but also sincere. Li Tai can even understand that he is eager to change the basic military and political structure of the Eastern Wei Dynasty that his father had shaped during his lifetime.

Li Tai's identities are diverse, he is not only the general of Fangzhen in the Western Wei Dynasty, but also a member of the Li family in Longxi.And this latter layer of identity was more effective in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Most of the members of the Li family in Longxi, including other Kanto clans, basically stayed in the Kanto.

Gao Cheng's conditions for Li Tai can be said to require land with land, land rights with land rights, and specifications with specifications.

As long as he is willing to accept the conditions to join the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he can instantly become the leader of one side, and not only the local forces that separate the border areas, but also have a profound impact on the overall political order of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, even more important than Hou Jing.

For ordinary powerful army leaders, at this moment, based on Heluo to develop their forces, they may have to face pressure from various forces such as the Western Wei Dynasty and Hou Jing. As a descendant, they may not be able to gain the trust and full assistance of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. May face catastrophe.

But Li Tai is not an ordinary person. He is the most outstanding rising star in the Western Wei Dynasty in recent years. His own existence represents the most outstanding achievement of the military reform in the Western Wei Dynasty in the past few years after the Battle of Mangshan, and he is now the son-in-law of Duguxin.

If he rebelled, it would inevitably set off a series of bad reactions from top to bottom in the Western Wei Dynasty, directly denying the achievements of Yu Wentai's military reforms in the past few years, and deepening the estrangement and intensifying conflicts among the elders of Zhubei Town.This alone can make the Western Wei Dynasty too busy to take care of itself, and it will be difficult to have greater strength to seek and use external development opportunities.

The Guandong family was a considerable political force in the political structure of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Since Gao Cheng came to power in Yedu, he had been courting and showing favor to this group.

But this political force also has an obvious shortcoming, that is, it does not have considerable military strength. Once it encounters the threat of war, instead of providing reliable military support for Gao Cheng, it will be in great danger itself.

For example, during the Hou Jing Rebellion this time, the nobles of Jinyang were not in a hurry to put down the rebellion, but instead used this to threaten Gao Cheng to kill Cui Siam.In the final analysis, Hou Jing is also a member of their Jinyang nobles or Beizhen tyrants, and members of the Hebei family like Cui Xian are political enemies with sharp conflicts.

If Li Tai joined the Eastern Wei Dynasty, then the Kanto family would immediately have a powerful military representative.And Gao Cheng can also use this to adjust the situation of Jinyang's military dominance, making the balance of power among all parties more balanced.

At a young age, Li Tai had already defeated She Digan, Hu Lujin and other Jinyang honored elders one after another. If Gao Cheng recruited him under his command again, it would be natural for Gao Cheng to communicate with these Jinyang nobles in the future. You can have a huge psychological advantage.

And Li Tai was not a source of water in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. As long as this flag is erected, a large number of Hebei family members will be quickly united, and it will be much smoother for Gao Cheng to replace the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

In other words, Li Tai is still in the stage of ranking seniority in the Western Wei Dynasty and waiting for the top position. Don't worry about the old guys from the Six Pillars Kingdom, and it is still a little bit reluctant to be among the top twelve generals.

However, as long as he can conquer the city, it will be a major achievement of Gao Cheng's foreign personnel, and he will definitely be cited as a confidant or even a political ally. He will soon become a military and political leader, and an important bargaining chip to balance the military and political structure of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. .

In the future, the veterans of the Jinyang nobles will gradually retreat to the second line, and Li Tai may become a military leader in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties, second only to Duan Shao, but when it comes to the influence on the Jinyang court, these Jinyang nobles All together may not be able to match him.

With the military support provided by Li Tai, in the future Qianming coup will die, perhaps Duan Shao, Hu Luguang, the elites of Jinyang nobles, and by the way, even Lou Zhaojun will be packaged and sent away.

Li Tai's thinking diverged, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.If purely from the point of view of profit, it would not be a loss if this wave can take advantage of the trend and seek refuge in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Anyway, his dream is just to make Lu, who is not Ke?
But the biggest problem is, who would think that there is a future for a boss who can't even control the cook?Is it Chen Yuankang?Damn, even a cook can take my job, and even Lu has to register and queue up!
Li Tai's ideas are all based on the most ideal perspective, but there are still a lot of problems, the most basic point is the problem of getting along with the Kanto family.

It is undeniable that because of family education, fame, etc., members of the family are of extraordinary significance to the stability of a political power in the current chaotic times of the Middle Ages.But at the same time, their monopoly on political resources and ascending channels has also reached an astounding level.

These family members said bluntly that they were the political barnacles in various regimes in the Middle Ages. As long as they let out a hole, they could quickly breed a large lump, turning the vitality of a regime into the nourishment of a family.

Li Tai believed that as long as he took refuge in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, a large number of Kanto clans would come to join him in admiration, which greatly expanded his manpower, and at the same time quickly reduced the space for him to recruit talents from other channels.

They were able to quickly gain a foothold in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but it would also quickly ossify his power, completely reducing him to a tool for fighting against the nobles of Jinyang, and no longer having more room for growth.

This is only based on the consideration of pros and cons. From an emotional point of view, Li Tai naturally would not choose the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

His wife and friends are all in Kansai, and all the social relationships concluded in this world are also in Kansai.All of this has great fetters for him, and it is impossible to throw it away and start over elsewhere.

So after thinking for a while, he looked at Chen Yuankang and replied: "Sent by duty, it's just a conquest, and I don't have the right to receive envoys. But after a long time, I really can't bear to refuse the name of my dearest relatives, so Take the liberty to meet here.

Boshan is also an ordinary husband in the world, and he is sincerely apprehensive and grateful to be able to win the favor of the venerable because of some deeds.However, the reason why my status is so far is probably due to following the actions of my family lord, and I have not heard from him for a long time, so I dare not decide to leave or stay privately.What's more, Prime Minister Yuwen's kindness and righteousness are tied here, and he will not abandon each other because of his loneliness and superficiality. His virtue has benefited me a lot.

Chen Youcheng sent my relatives here to gather here today, I am really grateful, and I am also very fortunate to have met a famous person from Hebei.But when we meet today, we only talk about personal friendship, please stop making grandiose remarks based on this, and harm my integrity. "

As an important staff member of the hegemony of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Chen Yuankang naturally understood the profound meaning of the condition issued by the prince, but he did not expect Li Tai to reject it so simply, and made it clear that he did not want to continue this topic, so he was stunned for a moment Dazed, after a moment of astonishment, he said again: "The general is open-minded and simple in character, which is really touching. In troubled times, the relationship is greatly damaged, and it is not easy for close relatives to reunite. Yuan Kang will not leave this nuisance anymore, please avoid it." A seat for the generals to have a conversation with their closest relatives."

He knew that no matter how moving the condition was, since he and Li Tai had just met for the first time, his convincing power was very limited, so he had to ask his relatives who stayed in Hebei to persuade him carefully, so that he could understand the meaning contained in this condition It means a lot.

Seeing that Chen Yuankang was so knowledgeable, Li Tai ordered his staff to lead him to another hall to entertain him, leaving space for him and his relatives to talk.And when Chen Yuankang was just sent out, Li Zhongju, who had been patient for a long time, rushed forward and said: "Brother, my mother told me that you are not allowed to return to Kanto no matter what! Book……"

While speaking, Li Zhongju opened his outer robe, tore off the inner lining, took out a silk book from it, and presented it to Li Tai.Li Qianzhi, who was traveling with him, was stunned when he saw this scene, obviously not knowing about it.

(End of this chapter)