Northern Dynasties

Chapter 507
A person like Hou Jing, not to mention fearless, is at least daring, and it is extremely difficult to be intimidated by others.What can make him feel frightened must be the problem that has already touched the root and is beyond the reach of manpower.

In this season, Hou Jing can be said to be the most concerned figure in the whole world, and his every move is involved in the changes of the world's general trend, but there is a fatal problem hidden under this high attention, that That is, the most fundamental thing that people in the world are concerned about is the ownership of the land in Henan. As for Hou Jing, it is just a gift that is not very flattering.

Right now, Hou Jing is cleverly taking advantage of the situation where the various parties are unable to do what they can and restrain each other, binding himself to the land of Henan, creating an illusion that wherever he belongs, Henan will naturally belong to that side.

But in fact, who Hou Jing turns to and who Henan belongs to are two issues in themselves.Today's Hou Jing has long been unable to effectively control the Henan area, and it is very difficult to even exist independently on this land, so its importance is far less important than it seems on the surface.

In fact, except for the old Bodhisattva Xiao who had an intracranial orgasm in the south who regarded Hou Jing as a baby bump, no one in the north regarded Hou Jing as a dish.The Western Wei Dynasty did not believe that Hou Jing would sincerely surrender. As for the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Hou Jing is not important, it is important without Hou Jing.

People who bluff are most afraid that others will see through their disguise. Hou Jing is already known for his cunning, so how could he not be clear about his real situation?Including the attitudes of the surrounding forces to him, he has also gone through many trade-offs and assumptions.

The situation described by Li Tai is undoubtedly one of the worst situations for Hou Jing.

The contradiction between him and the Eastern Dynasty is the most acute and irreconcilable, and there is no possibility of peaceful coexistence between the two parties.Nanliang and him have the least conflicts, and they have the same great interests and demands, so they are the easiest to come together.

However, if Xi Chao refused his temptation and turned to forceful intervention to block the military cooperation between him and Nanliang, it would be a catastrophe for Hou Jing.

Originally, the chances of such a situation happening were extremely small. After all, the Western Dynasty was the weakest among the Three Kingdoms regimes, and it was not in their own interest to fight against Nanliang. It only provided convenience for the Eastern Dynasty to counter the rebellion.

However, as Xichao made a huge breakthrough in the river bridge and already enjoyed the strategic initiative in Heluo, the bait that Hou Jing threw out before became no longer sweet, and even became a tasteless and a pity to discard. tasteless.

The dispute between Li Tai and Wang Sizheng reflects the contradiction between this line. One has lost patience with the situation in Henan and does not want to continue to invest time and energy, while the other is still greedy. The big pie that Jing gave, hoping to continue to receive the sphere of influence that Hou Jing gave up.

But Hou Jing was unmoved before, because this itself was an internal dispute in the Western Dynasty, and Wang Sizheng had swallowed most of the bait he threw, so how could he just retreat?

Hou Jing naturally knew about Li Tai, a young man from the Western Dynasty who had become famous recently, even if he didn't know him, he knew his identity after hearing the quarrel between the two.

Although he has made great military achievements recently, Hou Jing doesn't think that he has the qualifications to question and confront Wang Sizheng, so he only treats the dispute between the two as a show and doesn't take it seriously.

But when Li Tai pointed out that Wang Sizheng was greedy and aggressive, and pointed out that there was another solution, Hou Jing really panicked, not only because he was afraid of the situation Li Tai pointed out, but also because of the situation in front of him. This kid's right to speak in Xi Dynasty seems to be greater than he imagined.In other words, if this kid said he wanted to do it, he might really be able to do it!

For Hou Jing, he is now standing on the edge of a sword. He can only survive by trying to maintain a balance in all aspects. Any slight variable may break this balance, so he needs to maintain it carefully.

Normally, Hou Jing would not take the threat of a mere junior in his eyes seriously, and would be happy to inflict the most cruel and profound blows on the other party. But now that he is in a precarious situation, he naturally does not want to blindly make enemies anymore.

Li Tai felt the joy of being defiant at the moment. When he became unscrupulous, even Hou Jing, the devil in the world, would not dare to blow his beard and stare at him casually.

When he heard Hou Jing's question, he immediately rolled his eyelids, and said indignantly with a deeply humiliated look, "Hou doesn't know who I am? Hmph, no wonder I'm alone and poor, unable to protect myself! The world The general trend is like a rushing torrent, so vast that no one can stop it. It is true that you and the townspeople were rebellious for a while, but now you have feuds with each other and cannot tolerate each other, and you will be the hero of the world! You don’t know me, but there are many bones under my feet Your old friend of the same kind!"

After Hou Jing heard this, he also sneered, and looked Li Tai up and down: "I have heard about Li Boshan's name. I thought he should be a well-educated and famous gentleman, but I didn't want to be arrogant and arrogant at such a young age. Arrogance is disgusting, it not only humiliates the family style, but also implicates your father-in-law, Dugu, who knows people as he wishes, and is laughed at by the masses!"

Li Tai was not ashamed when he heard the words, but laughed again: "I am young and strong, and I am determined to make meritorious deeds. It is not too late to cultivate virtue in the rest of the year. Hou has a false reputation early, but when his fortune is poor, he still breaks his promise and loses his virtue. , This is the real joke in the world!

Taiyuan is deceived by your deceit, but I will not.Henan is not a place for my achievements, no profit, self-evident mind.Within three days, if Changshe City is not handed over, I will invite you to fight.First rebel in the east, and then evil in the west, once the war starts, the world will know that Hou Jing has no faith, and the people under your command will also know that you have no intention of going to the north, but really looking to the south, and the collapse of power will not be far away! "

"Hmph, what a monster!"

After Hou Jing heard this, although the expression on his face did not change significantly, his gaze towards Li Tai was even more stern, and then he turned his head to look at Wang Sizheng and said angrily: "I thought Wang Shijun knew the general situation. , we can share a big plan, so I took the time to agree to the appointment today. But since we met, Wang Shijun has not said a word to me, but this child has a lot of wild words, slandering human feelings. If Wang Shijun can't control it, I will do it for you. Control it, don't let this son interfere with the plan!"

While speaking, he waved his hand even more vigorously, and wanted to move forward to capture Li Tai, it was obvious that he was in a hurry.

Regardless of whether the fake show was real or not, Wang Sizheng certainly couldn't tolerate Hou Jing taking Li Tai away in front of him. After seeing the situation, he stood up and stopped between Hou Jing and Li Tai a few steps forward, looking at Hou Jing. He said: "I can't discuss the matter solemnly when we met today. It is true that I am not thorough enough. I am so tired that Duke Gu came to see you in vain. I am really ashamed.

But Li Boshan is the commander of the army sent by Prime Minister Yuwen to lead the people to help, I really can't control it, I also ask Lord Gu to raise your hand, don't hurt the harmony between the two sides..."

While the two were talking, Li Tai's entourage had already walked into the tent with knives, and protected their masters in it. It can't be said that practice makes perfect for such a scene, but there is no disturbance in their hearts.

Hearing Wang Sizheng's answer, Hou Jing immediately stamped his feet angrily and said angrily, "Am I trying to hurt the peace between the two sides? It's clear that this guy wants to attack me, so I swallowed my anger..."

Hou Jing really felt a little aggrieved. Since they met, he didn't say that he had to compromise, but he was quite tolerant. At other times, he had dealt with an arrogant and rude young man like Li Tai countless times.

After talking with each other, he also found that Li Tai was not just purely arrogant, the key was that he knew his cards and the situation very well, that's why his attitude was so tough.

Unlike Wang Sizheng, this kid is really not interested in Henan's territory and power, so he doesn't bother to make false claims with him, and even hopes that the two sides will fight quickly, so as to add another brilliant military exploit and sturdy deed to himself.

It was only now that Hou Jing understood what it meant to beat a teacher to death with random punches. He had planned a lot of reactions from various parties, but he didn't expect that Xi Chao would send such a dazed young man over.It can't be said that he was stupefied, after all, he stepped on his bottom line to the death, that is, he was sure that he would not dare to rashly start a war with Xi Chao at this moment.

"I didn't intend to turn against the Western Dynasty. I submitted the form of surrender before to show my sincerity. Prime Minister Yuwen was willing to tolerate me. I am very grateful and want to help. But now I am attacked and excluded by strong men, which makes me feel uncomfortable. Although I don't want the people of Henan to die. , but I will never suffer such humiliation. If this battle is really inevitable, I will never back down! It's just..."

After being silent for a while, Hou Jing's eyes turned ruthless, and he said in a deep voice, "Three days are too short, and my subordinates can't all evacuate, it takes five days! Besides, you can't wait to force me to leave, you can only tell the people I want to go on a tour and invite Daizhen!"

Hearing Hou Jing's vicious words, Li Tai thought that this guy was really tenacious and that he couldn't threaten him, but he didn't expect him to change the subject.Naturally, he didn't have any clear requirements for this, so he turned his head to look at Wang Sizheng.

When Wang Sizheng heard that Hou Jing was willing to evacuate the Changsha, his brows relaxed. After a little thought, he nodded and said: "Our army was invited to come to help, and acting as the mayor's society is a matter of course. It's just to protect the livelihood of the people here and avoid military incidents." Hurt, Lord Shanggu, please don't take people away!"

There is no danger around Changshe to defend, and the only war potential that can be called is the surrounding soldiers and people.When Hou Jing heard Wang Sizheng's request, he frowned and pondered for a moment, then glanced at Li Tai who was standing aside, and then nodded slowly in agreement.

After the two parties agreed on the time and steps for the handover of the city, the meeting ended. Hou Jing led his troops back to the city, and Wang Sizheng, Li Tai and his party hurried towards Yangzhai.

"If Hou Jing is not coerced this time, Boshan, do you really dare to force the Changsha?"

On the way home, Wang Sizheng recalled Li Tai's strong and domineering appearance before, and couldn't help asking with a smile.

Li Tai shook his head when he heard this, and said honestly: "Whether the Changsha gains or loses is not in the plan of the general. The general was ordered to come south, just to ensure that the situation in Henan would not spread and disturb the Heqiao war. Hou Jingruo still If you don't go to the city, the last general will stick to the Luonan pass and cheer for the Duke of Taiyuan."

In business affairs, Li Tai certainly has no obligation to advance and retreat with Wang Sizheng, but in personal relationships, the only thing that can be called is the skinny donkey that hurts Li Taijiao's ass.Therefore, he will not be too deeply tied to Wang Sizheng in public or private.If Hou Jing really wanted to be tough to the end just now, he would have to punish himself with three cups.

When Wang Sizheng heard this answer, he couldn't help being a little speechless, and after a moment of silence, he said: "I needed to use some aggressive words earlier, Boshan, don't mind."

"Don't dare, how dare, the last general also has some gaffes, and his words are insincere, please forgive me, Lord Taiyuan."

After Li Tai heard this, he quickly answered with cupped fists.

Wang Sizheng couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard these insincere words, but maybe because Li Tai just helped him get the Changshe City, he was in a good mood, so he said to Li Tai again: "Boshan It is really enviable that young people are courageous and act recklessly. But Heluo is indeed not a good place to seek meritorious service. It may not be a pity for you not to stay and participate in the follow-up war.

If you don't like to be confined to Kansai, in fact Jingxiang can also be called the place where young heroes build their affairs.Your father-in-law, Hanoi Gongjiu, also accumulated a lot of contacts there. If you can integrate the situation in Jingxiang according to this situation, that would be a great achievement! "

Li Tai's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was indeed a little confused about where to do things next, but Wang Sizheng gave him a good idea.

(End of this chapter)