Northern Dynasties

Chapter 540
Although the troops from the back road were in place one after another, Li Tai did not order an immediate new offensive to Fancheng, but ordered the army to set up a camp a few miles away from Fancheng for a while to rest and cut down nearby bamboo and wood materials to make various Kind of siege implement.

The swift and decisive capture of Ruo Garrison also allowed Li Tai to initially establish his military prestige among the armies of Jingzhou. The arrival of the subordinate officials and powerful troops with their own troops showed their attitude, and they did not discount Li Tai's orders. The implementation of the plan quickly established a camp base in the north of Fancheng.

Most of the enemy troops outside the city gathered here, which naturally brought great psychological pressure to the defenders.However, for them at the moment, the disturbing morale of the army does not stop there.

The old cannon stones wrapped in linen would still be smashed into the city from time to time. In addition to the paper balls, some exquisite silks were also used as writing materials.

Ordinary people are illiterate, and even if they find paper balls, they don't pay much attention to the information written on them.However, those silk script materials have their own value and uses, and it is difficult to recycle them all.

In order to ensure that similar news spread in the city and shake the morale of the army, Liu Fanggui had to mobilize some armored soldiers from the top of the city to form multiple teams, always pay attention to where the artillery stones fell, and then rush to collect them as soon as possible.

As for whether the news was true or false, he had no way of obtaining evidence and did not dare to judge rashly. After weighing it up, he decided to notify King Yueyang behind.If it is true, it is natural to need to take more precautions against Du Shi. If it is false, it may also be able to obtain more assistance from Xiangyang.

Liu Fanggui thinks this way, but not everyone thinks like him.

When the envoys from Fancheng carried these paper books and silk books across the river and returned to Xiangyang to present them, King Yueyang's expression changed drastically after reading them, and Dang Li asked quickly, "Have these deceptive rumors ever spread outside?"

"The enemy sent stone cannons into the city. There are many soldiers and civilians in the city who see it, but Liu Sima has ordered the blockade of the water gate pier. Except for the last general, no soldiers and civilians have come south..."

Hearing what the envoy said, King Yueyang heaved a sigh of relief, and then he heard the voice ordering the envoy to step back and rest first. After the envoy left, he looked at his cronies and whispered that the envoy should be strictly guarded and not allowed to contact outsiders. At the same time, the returnees of Hanbei were strictly investigated, and they were not allowed to mix into the city.

After all the arrangements were completed, when King Yueyang's eyes fell back on the books of different materials, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he beat the case and cursed: "Dog thief, dog thief, it is wrong to spread this monster word back to Xiangyang." Why do you care!"

All the cronies in the hall had already prepared their drafts, and were about to reprimand Du Shi for being bold, but when they heard King Yueyang's scolding, they couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and after carefully savoring it, they were sure that what King Yueyang scolded was indeed for exposing Liu Fanggui, who was conspiring, and not Du Shi, who was evil-minded, were a little unclear for a while.

"The Du family has been doing evil for a long time. Because of its great power and difficult to control, it is not surprising that there is such a conspiracy. Therefore, I will not ask further questions. I am afraid that he will be frightened and take risks, which will harm the peace of this side. Liu Fanggui can't feel this kind of tolerance as the rule of the country. Hugging, helping the enemy to promote ugliness and spread evil words, it is really hateful! The dog thief wants to use my power to help his village fight, regardless of the country's safety, if I mess up my own position and hurt the powerful clan because of this, who should restrain the thief?"

King Yueyang cursed angrily, with a stern look to hide the fear in his heart.

Whether these documents are true or not is not important, what is important is to reveal the fact that he wants to use this war with the Western Wei Dynasty to weaken the local power in Yongzhou, and the mighty and powerful clan here can also use this to attack him in turn.

Most of the Du brothers served as sheriffs in the upper reaches of the Hanshui River, and they also had a lot of trilogy and contacts in Xiangyang. There is no doubt that they have this kind of energy.

It's not that King Yueyang didn't foresee this risk, so he didn't want to put himself on the opposite side of a powerful patriarch like the Du family. What he really wanted to suppress was Liu Fanggui, who was prestigious but not powerful, but hindered He is the old man of the state capital who enforces the executive order.

Liu Fanggui failed to effectively support the Xia Ruo garrison, causing Du Youan to fall into captivity. Naturally, he turned against the Jingzhao Du family, and this was a very good situation for King Yueyang.

Because Liu Fanggui was afraid that the Du family would be held accountable, he had to defend Fancheng and obtain protection through military exploits.Sitting firmly in Xiangyang, Xiao Xi can gradually send military and political personnel related to Liu Fanggui to Fancheng to consume them. In the end, the captives retreat and Liu Fanggui's power is also consumed. He can use this as a bargaining chip to talk to the Du family.

But now, instead of using his mind on the right path, this person spread the monster's rumors from the enemy to Hannan. In Xiao Cha's view, it was not just to sow dissension, but also a subtle demonstration.Even if he had any conflicts and disputes with the Jingzhao Du family, how can a mere old official in the state be able to talk about it!

Because he was worried that Liu Fanggui, who was on the front line, would have any distracting thoughts and lose control, King Yueyang pondered for a while, and then said to his confidant Wang Cao: "Liu Sima is fighting the enemy on the front line, so it is inevitable that he is full of worries and thoughts. Out of control, it is inevitable to make mistakes. In order to avoid his worries, Wang Canjun visited his home and temporarily brought his family into the palace for hospitality and protection."

Wang Cao immediately got up to accept the order, and immediately withdrew from the straight hall and led a group of troops to the city to arrest Liu Fanggui's family members.

In addition to Liu Fanggui, the big hidden danger of the Jingzhao Du family cannot be turned a blind eye.King Yueyang looked around Zhitang, immediately frowned and said: "Where is Cai Canjun? Call him quickly!"

A full half an hour passed before Cai Dabao hurried into the hall from the outside to pay homage to the king.

King Yueyang didn't blame him for his absence any more. After dismissing the others with his hand, he looked at Cai Dabao and said, "Cai Canjun, I don't want to fight the captives any longer. Do you have a plan?"

"what……"

Cai Dabao was taken aback when he heard this, and subconsciously exclaimed.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across King Yueyang's face. He also knew that this decision was a bit rash, and soon he said with a sad face: "I am not timid to fight. Although the captives conquered Ruo, there are still Fancheng and Hanshui as obstacles. It's not easy to get close to Xiangyang! Alas, because the interior is not calm and the enemy is taking advantage of it, if we don't stop fighting outside as soon as possible, I'm afraid there will be chaos inside!"

While speaking, he showed Cai Dabao the documents submitted by Fancheng, and Cai Dabao immediately frowned after reading it and said, "Whether this plan is true or not, we really need to be prepared. Xiangyang is waiting for the captives, and the soldiers and civilians look to the north with gnashing of hatred, if the Du family is really tying up the captives, this is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and get rid of the carbuncle poison..."

Hearing Cai Dabao advise him to take this opportunity to eradicate the Du family directly, Yueyang King shook his head and sighed: "The Du family's square town is connected with the outside world, and the power is in the upper reaches of me. It is not easy to seek it even in Taiping years. There are captives looking at me near the water.

Although Cai Junjun's plan is reasonable, it's a pity that our power is still not as good as it is.What's more, if I forcibly kill the Du family, the Xiangyang clans will hurt him, and the Wei and Liu clans will all look at me as enemies.The only plan for now is to stop the war with the enemy, appease the internal affairs, and relieve the troubles. Is Cai Canjun willing to make a move for me? "

"Since Your Majesty has an order, how dare the lower officials refuse it. But it is hard to predict whether this trip will be fulfilled."

Cai Dabao saw that King Yueyang had made up his mind, so he nodded and said, he hesitated for a while before he said again: "The reason why he was absent before the next official was to investigate the matter, and he is waiting to report to the king. Do you still remember what the mansion said a few days ago?" Calling doorman Li Renlue?"

After hearing the words, King Yueyang nodded and said: "Although Li Renlue's academics are not profound, they are still quite impressive. It can be seen that these old households in the captive court have not lost their inheritance. It is no wonder that their clans can be famous for a while. But today's war is the first priority. This matter of visiting talents and recruiting talents should be put aside for the time being.”

"But Your Majesty, this Li Renlue is not just a simple rebellious traveler, Li Boshan, the current general of the Wei State Commander and governor of Jingzhou, is his son!"

As soon as Cai Dabao said this, King Yueyang stood up from his seat in shock: "What? Say it again!"

"In the past, two thieves fought against Luobei Mang Mountain..."

Cai Dabao even told about the ins and outs of Li Tai and his son being separated due to the Battle of Mangshan, and then secretly observed the change in King Yueyang's expression, and said: "Your Majesty wants to stop the war with the enemy. Great kindness. If Li Renlue and his ministers can go together, things will surely help!"

"No, no! Haha, God helped me, rare goods are available, how can I send them so hastily!"

The King of Yueyang was originally frowning because of the hidden danger of the Jingzhao Du family, but when he heard that the father of the enemy general was exiled in Xiangyang and lived under his own rule, he immediately changed into a complacent expression.Although I haven't figured out how to take advantage of this opportunity, I obviously won't let it go easily.

Cai Dabao couldn't help sighing when he heard King Yueyang say that.He has a good personal relationship with Li Renlue, so he knows a lot about his life experience, and he asked him to prove his guess, which is why he unearthed such amazing news.

King Yueyang wanted to negotiate peace with the enemy, and in his opinion it was a good opportunity to send Li Renlue north to reunite with his family, so he offered it, but he didn't want King Yueyang to have other big plans.Although he feels ashamed that he has betrayed his friends, he still puts the interests of Liang and King Yueyang first in his heart.

"Cai Canjun, go to Li Renlue's residence first, and invite him to the mansion to support him. He will meet all his needs!"

The King of Yueyang told Cai Dabao first, and then muttered to himself: "Then Li Boshan is already a high-ranking and powerful person in Wei, with a bright future, so he will definitely refuse to attach me. It is difficult for a strong man to invite him to come south. It's not appropriate to ask him to help me do things that are inconvenient for me..."

After thinking for a while, King Yueyang still hasn't figured out how to use it to maximize the benefits of this matter. The only thing that is certain is to get in touch with the enemy general Li Boxan as soon as possible, and test his mind for the time being.If this son is stubborn and ignorant of filial piety, then he will be happy in vain.

(End of this chapter)