Northern Dynasties

Chapter 534
When the sentiments of the local people in Jingzhou were disturbed by Li Tai, the city of Xiangyang, far away on the south bank of the Han River, was also not much better.

In the straight hall of Yongzhou Governor's Mansion in Xiangyang City, a young man in a long gown and brocade robe and a small gold and jade crown angrily threw a letter on the table, and at the same time roared angrily: "The northern prisoner is really a coward." Rampant, arrogant and ignorant, it is really unreasonable to accuse me of the Poyang incident!"

This young man was the governor of Yongzhou at that time and the third son of Prince Zhaoming, Yueyang King Xiao Xi, and the letter he threw on the case was the governor of Jingzhou in the Western Dynasty, Li Taishi, who had just been sent to the state capital from the north bank of the Han River. The voted book.

There were more than a dozen people in the straight hall, with different costumes, and several of them were dressed as warriors. Seeing that King Yueyang was so angry, they all stood up and echoed: "The thief is arrogant, how dare you offend the king?" , I really can’t bear it! The final general, please use a strong and brave soldier to attack the captives from the north, and capture them from the south to bow before the king to apologize for their crimes!"

Hearing several people say this, King Yueyang raised his eyebrows unavoidably, and fell silent as if he was thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

But Cai Dabao, who was also in the straight hall, saw the situation and quickly said: "Your Majesty, please be at ease and don't be impatient. The captives are poorly educated, and they don't know about the changes in our court personnel, so they have misunderstood this. It's a good disciple." It is unwise to fight rashly, and it is not wise to send envoys..."

Before he could finish his sentence, one of the people in the clamor for battle said, "Cai Canjun's words are wrong. The former king of Poyang led his army to attack this way. How can I explain to erase the existing things? Even if the former army is not our Yongzhou troops, it is still the army of a country. If the bandits provoke this, if I send envoys to write a letter to clarify this matter, the bandits will definitely become more rampant!"

After Cai Dabao heard this, his expression became anxious again. Before he could continue to argue, King Yueyang frowned and said in a low voice: "You don't need to say the words of the envoy! If the thief dares to come, I will hit him head-on! Xiangyang is the residence of our lord Shanglong Xingqian. There are many loyal, brave and righteous people inside and outside, so how can we be afraid of mere few captives!
If the thieves don't make provocations, I don't want to use spears to hurt people, but now the thieves want to take the initiative to attack, I, the people of Xiangyang, can only do my best to kill the thieves!Tell all parties in the state to prepare for battle from now on, and the cities south of the Han River will send garrisons to reinforce Xiangyang..."

Yueyang Wang Tianjia is a nobleman and he is in the prime of life, he is arrogant and arrogant, so naturally he will not bow his head to others easily.

What's more, Xiangyang is the place where the current emperor started his business. Xiangyang can be called the largest town before Han Mian, where people gather together. The city is tall and wide, and the soldiers are strong. , How could he be afraid of the threat of a mere major general from the North?

After he made this statement, he issued various orders to prepare the army for the case. As he issued orders one by one, the troops and materials belonging to the entire Yongzhou will be dispatched, and they will continue to gather in Xiangyang. Come.

After the orders issued to the surrounding counties and counties were issued, it was time for important personnel appointments.Although the troops are mobilized, they must be led by talented generals in order to fully exert their combat effectiveness and defeat the opponent.

Xiangyang City itself is naturally the top priority of defense, and it is guarded by King Yueyang and his subordinates from the two prefectures.In addition to this, the most important thing is Fancheng, which is on the other side of the Han River and across the river from Xiangyang.

Even though Fancheng is the north gate of Xiangyang, it is also the most important city defense site outside Xiangyang. Of course, it is necessary to choose the right person to guard it.

Cai Dabao saw that the King of Yueyang refused to accept his opinion, but expressed his wish to meet the enemy general in the north, so he also gave up his advice, and instead took the initiative to beg to go to Fancheng to assist in the defense.

King Yueyang frowned immediately when he heard this, waved his hands and shouted: "Cai Canjun is a scholar, his strength is hard to beat, even if he has the ambition to make great achievements, there is no need to fight for it. Rely on the strength of a scholar!"

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter after hearing this. They didn't dare to say that Cai Dabao was greedy for work and neglected his life, and overestimated himself, but it was okay to laugh a few times while there were more people.

When Cai Dabao heard King Yueyang's sarcasm and the crowd's ridicule, he felt a little bit ashamed in his heart, but he took a closer look at the young king, then thoughtfully retreated to his seat and stopped speaking.

Since Cai Dabao, who took the initiative to invite Ying, is not suitable, it is natural to continue to discuss candidates.

King Yueyang put forward several candidates one after another, all of whom were subordinates of his mansion, but these retainers were mostly inexperienced and not famous at the time.Although the officials of the state government could see that King Yueyang was eager to promote his confidants, for the safety of the city defense, they still used various reasons to covertly reject these proposals.
Fortunately, King Yueyang was not angry about this, and was still actively discussing candidates with the masses, and finally decided that Liu Fanggui, the Sima of the prefecture, would go out of Fancheng.

Liu Fanggui served in Yongfu for a long time, and he had a wide circle of people in Xiangyang and had a good prestige.Since King Yueyang entered the town last year, he has treated these Yongfu elders with great courtesy and relied on his efforts to make the environment peaceful and orderly.At this time of year, it would be safest for him to go out of Fancheng.

After confirming the candidates for the most central defender of Fancheng, the rest of the personnel appointments became much easier, and soon King Yueyang made serious arrangements for the defense around Xiangyang.The reason why it is so efficient is that King Yueyang has already ordered various military preparations before.

When the meeting was coming to an end, another state official suddenly asked: "There is going to be a big fight here, do we need to report the matter to Jiangling, so that Jiangling can also be prepared and take care of me?"

King Yueyang froze when he heard this, and said in a deep voice after a while: "Whether the thieves dare to attack is yet to be determined, so there is no need to disturb Jiangling rashly. It is better to wait until the matter develops further, and it will not be too late."

After all the items were properly arranged, King Yueyang returned to the nearest palace with his cronies.

Compared with the well-organized state capital, the palace is much more lively.When he heard that the king was returning to the mansion, hundreds of disciples rushed out of the mansion to greet him.

These people are either strong and powerful, or have skills that some people can't match. They are all chivalrous warriors recruited by King Yueyang. Although they don't have specific duties in the palace, they do not compromise on King Yueyang's orders. Execution is also a considerable force under King Yueyang.

Today, Yueyang King didn't play with these disciples because he had something on his mind, he went straight into the middle hall, and then he bowed deeply to Cai Dabao who came with him, and said: "When the state government was discussing the affairs before, I was very interested in Cai Canjun. Disrespectful and offensive, please join the army and don’t be offended.”

After seeing this, Cai Dabao hastily turned sideways to avoid it, and immediately returned the salute with a deep bow, and then said again: "Your Majesty wants to use this season to rectify the personnel affairs in the state?"

King Yueyang nodded after hearing the words, and at the same time sighed: "Since I took charge of the mansion last year, I have not had the idea of ​​getting along with the people here, and I have also shown good behaviors. I hate that the people here bully me when I was young. , Appears to be respectful, but inside is arrogant. When the seven officials return to Zhenjiangling, each has a different embrace! If I continue to wait like this, the ones who will be deprived will not only be the right to conquer the army in the Northern Han Dynasty!"

Not to mention the northern enemy generals who issued a letter condemning, King Yueyang himself was extremely indignant about the recent invasion of Mianbei led by King Poyang.

When he left the town of Xiangyang last year, he already had the military power of the governor Yongliang and other Hanzhou states. As a result, due to the death of his fifth uncle Luling King Xiao Xu, the former governor of Jingzhou, the court reverted to his seventh uncle Xiangdong. Wang Xiaoyi was the governor of Jingzhou, and by the way, he took the military power from him to Xiao Yi, and even his own Yongzhou was subject to Jiangling's restraint.

What made him even more indignant was that when the enemy country Jingzhou was empty and unprepared, the imperial court did not use him, the governor of Yongzhou who was nearby, to attack.

Although Xiao Fan returned without success in the end, he was deeply indignant at the situation where he was ignored and seized power several times.

The King of Xiangdong is his elder, and the candidate for conquest of Hanbei was appointed by His Majesty the Emperor of Jiankang City. Even though he was indignant, he had no choice but to do anything about it, but the people in Xiangyang's obedience and disobedience made him even more unbearable and wanted to change.

People like Liu Fanggui thought he was an old man in Yongfu, and rejected many of his orders without mercy.What's more, the rich families here rely on their contribution to the Liang family's entrepreneurship, and they support their own soldiers, so they treat him in the cold.

Now, taking advantage of the enemy's provocation, King Yueyang wants to take the opportunity to firmly control the scattered military and political power in his own hands. Even if the enemy troops attack, he can take the opportunity to suppress the local rural forces in Xiangyang.

After Cai Dabao heard King Yueyang's plan, he sighed with a heavy expression: "The soldiers are fierce, and we can't take it lightly. Although the king's plan is ingenious, once the war starts, there will be many unexpected events. I'm afraid it will be difficult to move forward calmly." .”

"Although what you said about joining the army is reasonable, if there is a choice, I certainly hope to be able to work hard, but now it's not just thieves who are forcing me, it's time to wait!"

Xiao Xi couldn't help sighing again, the sons of the former princes seemed to be dignified, but in fact they had subtle identities. Although the King of Xiangdong is their elder, he is definitely not a benevolent and generous person.

As the confidant of King Yueyang, Cai Dabao naturally knew that he was worried, so he didn't say anything more after hearing the words, and after discussing some details with King Yueyang, he got up and left.

When he came to the gate of the palace and was about to board the car to go home, the servant told him that Li Renlue had come to visit and had already been waiting at his home for a long time.

After Cai Dabao heard this, doubts flashed in his eyes again, and he murmured: "This Li Renlue is so concerned about the situation in northern Han, visiting several times a day, which is beyond the usual attention to current affairs. He is from the Li clan of Longxi I heard that the enemy general Li Boshan is also the same, could it be that there is something hidden between them?"

(End of this chapter)