Northern Dynasties

Chapter 532
When the Jingzhou subordinates bid farewell and left the barracks, their thoughts were all a little confused. It was obvious that they just came together to welcome the new boss, so why did it suddenly become a war mobilization meeting?
These people are not only state and county officials, but also tyrants with various forces in the territory, so each of them is assigned to different missions to assist in the war according to their official positions and forces.

From the bottom of their hearts, of course they are more resistant to this matter.After all, there has been no large-scale military friction on the border between the two countries for many years. Including the Nanliang invasion, they only retreated after seeing that their weapons were not lost, and did not launch a violent attack on Rangcheng.Once the war starts lightly, casualties are always inevitable.

But not everyone thinks this way. The shock that the new envoy Junhao gave the old envoy a hundred catties of gold cakes has not dissipated to this day.They each think that even if they can't get such a generous gift like Quan Zhongzun, even a few dozen or even a dozen catties of gold is a very considerable wealth.

And due to various reasons, although Xiangyang in the Southern Dynasty was not far from Rangcheng, it was much richer than here.If there is a war, it will definitely be able to obtain considerable spoils.

Although everyone is a colleague of the state government, but their backgrounds, races, interests, etc. are different from each other, and they all have their own feelings at the moment.Although it is not easy to get together to discuss, it is not possible for one person to think thoroughly.

After wandering outside the camp for a while, a few tyrants with strong prestige spoke out, recruited a few people who were usually close to each other, and soon divided into several small groups, and left to discuss whether they should follow the new envoy. recruit.

Not to mention that these Jingzhou locals were a little at a loss, even Quan Zhongzun was quite overwhelmed when he saw Li Tai's behavior. Before the crowd was present, he suppressed and did not make a sound, and after the crowd left, he couldn't help turning back. Coming from the tent, he looked at Li Tai and said solemnly: "The final general knows that the envoy is wise and courageous, but he just entered the state and wanted to attack. Isn't it a little... The final general is incompetent. Compared with the current situation in Jingzhou What you see is actually far more chaotic..."

In order to persuade Li Tai not to attack Xiangyang too hastily, Quan Zhongzun even planned to expose his own ugliness and take the initiative to expose the undercurrent of personnel affairs surging under the surface of Jingzhou that even he could not control.

However, Li Tai interrupted his words with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile: "General Quan, please rest assured, I am not a person who is self-willed and does not listen to advice. I also have a little understanding of the chaotic situation in Jingzhou. However, the general need not blame himself for this.

However, this chaos is absolutely difficult to calmly reason through the common law. If order is to be subdued, a group of evil bandits must be severely eradicated to serve as an example to others!I am planning to attack Xiangyang now, and I don't have any intentions. If the general is not in a hurry to return, he might as well stay here and wait for the future.As for the consumption of people and horses, I also asked the villagers to make up for it. "

Quan Zhongzun saw that Li Tai's expression was indifferent and his tone was firm, and he didn't seem to be agitated or irrational. Although he was still a little puzzled, he was relieved a little, and immediately said quickly: "At the end The general leading his troops here is sent by the imperial court to serve the country, how dare he be greedy for gifts from the envoy's private family."

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a smile: "The territory of Guanxi is small, and the Taiwan government often has illnesses, but it is disturbed by foreign aggression and has to be used as a military strategy. Due to material resources, it is inevitable that the supplies for the righteous men from all directions will not be sufficient. I and the general know this. , the general doesn’t have to refuse.”

He is an important official of the Tyrant Mansion, and he is also very clear about the flow of goods in the Tyrant Mansion. Local powerful tribes like Quan Zhongzun are not only insufficiently supplied, they simply don't have this budget at all, it's just that they are really used When it is time to allocate a part of the starting materials, then find a way by yourself in the follow-up.The reason why Quan Zhongzun is eager to resign is probably because Jingzhou has deep waters and little oil and water, and the risks are high and the rewards are low.

Hearing what Li Tai said, Quan Zhongzun was very moved, and quickly clasped his fists again and said: "Thanks to the envoy's care, although the final general is weak in talent, I don't know what the envoy's plan is, please lead the department to stay here for a while." Inside, I hope I can do my best.”

He was embarrassed to benefit for nothing, so he wanted to stay and help out. At the same time, he was also a little curious. As for the messy situation in Jingzhou, how can Li Tai quickly sort it out?
Li Tai was also overjoyed after hearing the words. Although he had shown a confident look before, he actually felt a little guilty about the new Jingzhou dungeon.

Hou Jing was able to bring chaos to Jiangdong, although he had his own ability, but the bottomless connivance of Old Bodhisattva Xiao was also crucial.Li Tai didn't have a Bodhisattva Xiao standing behind him, and the fighters he led here were over ten thousand. Although it looked like a lot, it was actually nothing to the huge Han Mian Jingxiang. Jingzhou cannot be completely suppressed.

Quan Zhongzun was willing to lead the trilogy to stay temporarily to help out, and Li Tai was naturally very welcome, at least it could make his aura stronger.

He asked people to serve wine and dishes, and while inviting Quan Zhongzun to have dinner, he asked carefully about the current personnel structure in Jingzhou.Quan Zhongzun felt Li Tai's boldness, and he knew everything about it.

The glorious history of the Nanyang Basin goes without saying, and its decline is accompanied by changes in the general trend of the world.

Specific to the huge impact on the Nanyang Basin, that is, the collapse of the Guanzhong regime during the Hu Dynasty and the Di Rebellion caused a large number of people from the Yong and Qin Dynasties to flee to Han Mian. Along the way, the social structure will inevitably suffer a great impact, and a large number of local clan people will either actively or passively flow south.

The Xiangyang Armed Forces Group, represented by Jingzhao Wei's, Du's, and Hedong Liu's, etc., composed of late-dwelling nobles living in Xiangyang and Han Mian tyrants, gradually replaced the dwindling Jingkou Armed Forces Group with the Beifu Army as its core, and joined the Southern Dynasties The struggle for imperial power and the change of dynasty are coming.

Zhang Jinger of the Southern Qi Dynasty, Cao Jingzong of the Southern Liang Dynasty and other famous generals of the Southern Dynasties were all representatives of their native place in Nanyang.They can stand out not only because of their own military talents, but also because they have a group of loyal and brave township party members behind them.These people left their hometown one after another, or went to the Jiankang court, or joined the battles in other regions.

These changes have caused a large exodus of local people in Nanyang, which in turn led to another consequence, that is, the great advance of the barbarians.

There were originally many barbarian tribes scattered in the mountains between Jianghuai and Jianghan. When the social structure of the agricultural areas outside the mountains was intact and production and living order were in order, these barbarians hid in the mountains and did not dare to go out easily.

But when the external order collapsed and the original people were displaced and moved away, the living space of these barbarians expanded greatly.The Nanyang Basin, which was devastated by the war and devoid of people, naturally became a paradise for the barbarians.

The living environment of the barbarians was improved, and they received a large number of production materials abandoned by the Han refugees. The population of their tribes naturally developed rapidly. Not only in Hanmian, Lianghuai, but even in Yiluo, a large number of barbarian tribes appeared .

Although these barbarian tribes have not yet formed their own cultural inheritance and ruling regime, their power cannot be underestimated.Among them, most of the powerful and powerful chieftains have tens of thousands of tribes, and their influence on the formation and development of local order is also increasing day by day.

After Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved his capital to Luoyang, he launched a southern expedition. During his second southern expedition, he captured the five counties of Mianbei where Jingzhou is now located.The reason why the Mianbei land was captured and guarded is also closely related to the increasing proportion of barbarians in the local social structure of Nanyang.Compared with the regime of the Southern Dynasties, the policy of the Northern Dynasties towards the barbarians was more open and inclusive, so the barbarians were mostly used.

Today, although the barbarian tribe still has problems such as poor organization and low productivity, it has become an indispensable and important force in Jingzhou.

Today, Jingzhou under the control of the Western Wei Dynasty can be roughly divided into three forces.One is the people who migrated from Guanzhong, Henan and other places after the Northern Wei Dynasty occupied Mianbei and the city dwellers stationed there. trend.

The Jingzhou family members that Quan Zhongzun introduced to Li Tai were generally from these three forces, and the division of labor was relatively clear.The immigrated tyrants were basically responsible for state and county government affairs and civil affairs, the survivors of the Southern Dynasties were responsible for money and food, and the barbarians were in charge of military and defense matters.

Although it seems that the composition is a bit complicated, it is surprisingly harmonious in Jingzhou, an important border town between the north and the south.So generally speaking, as long as the mayor can balance the respective interests of the three parties, there will be no major disturbances in Jingzhou.Of course, there will be no major development if they are restrained by each other.

Wang Sizheng transferred Jingzhou state soldiers before, which made the local forces a little out of balance, especially the barbarian chiefs with a large number of people have entered the counties and counties.This naturally makes other people feel a sense of crisis, and attracting Liang people to the north may be an act of self-protection in an emergency.

Quan Zhongzun's family is powerful in Shangluo, so a considerable part of his clan moved to Mianbei, and his influence here is also not weak, so he was ordered to come to Jingzhou to sit in town when he was in danger.But what he can do after coming to Jingzhou is to admit the established facts, stabilize the defensive forces in the territory, and avoid violent fighting and civil strife.

Of course, the so-called tripartite forces are only a rough classification for the convenience of description, and the actual situation is much more complicated than this.Barbarians may be traitors, survivors may be loyal ministers, and immigrants may flirt with the south.

Li Taiguang felt a little overwhelmed when he heard it, and felt more and more that his decision not to have any complicated conversations with these people was right. Faced with such a situation, he had to cut the mess quickly.

It was late at night when the two talked, and suddenly Li Qu hurried in from outside the door. There was still a faint smell of blood on his robe. Talking too much, after seeing Li Tai nodding, he opened his mouth and said, "Ah Lang, the three members who refused to stay here to participate in the meeting before and their entourage have all been intercepted, and none of them have been leaked!"

Li Tai nodded after hearing the words, and when he saw Quan Zhongzun's expression was slightly startled, he smiled and said: "These three people don't like me when they see me, they don't like rewards, and they avoid the public. If they don't punish them severely, they probably won't know the punishment The reward is heavy!"

(End of this chapter)