Northern Dynasties

Yueyang King Xiao Xi didn't waste his time during this time, in addition to properly solving the finishing problem after the Jingzhao Du clan was eliminated, he also won over Xi Gu, the prefect of Qixing County, by the way.

There are always pros and cons in every choice one makes.King Yueyang's attack on Jingzhao Du's family suddenly was resolute and cruel, no matter how much he concealed it, it would inevitably lead to speculation.It is related to the safety of one's own life, so naturally no conclusive evidence is needed to convict.

With the demise of this branch of the Du family, other powerful families in Xiangyang have also restrained a lot, and they dare not directly contradict and offend King Yueyang, and of course they will no longer cooperate with him. Many wealthy families simply stick to their respective suburban gardens or switch to him. Some important clansmen did not even dare to settle in Xiangyang City.

However, this did not have a great impact on King Yueyang, after all, these wealthy families were arrogant before.It was underestimation before, but now it is fear, but the result is always the same, that is, unwillingness to cooperate.

The great Xiangyang is not something that can be decided by three or five noble families. For most of the people in Xiangyang, the prestige of King Yueyang can be regarded as established.

In the past, there was an enemy on the north bank of the Han River, and now the two upstream counties have been regained. No matter what the process is, the result is always exciting.It seems that as long as King Yueyang is in charge, even if enemies come to harass him, it will not be a serious problem.

In the same way, some small and medium-sized wealthy clans who were oppressed by the big clans in the territory and could not hold their heads up, since they did not have the ability to leave their hometowns and create a situation, they all attached themselves to King Yueyang.

This includes the Anding Xi Clan where Xi Gu, the prefect of Qixing County, is located. With the Xi Clan spreading the word, King Yueyang did not intend to seize the territory guarded by Xi Gu, but just to cooperate and trade, so Xi Gu naturally had no need to refuse.

There is already a strong business atmosphere in Nanliang, whether it is high-ranking officials or ordinary people, they all have the hobby and tradition of selling goods for profit.Although King Yueyang is the king of the clan, Xi Gu is a great official in the frontier, and when it comes to business cooperation, he hit it off right away.

Li Tai was also very happy when he learned of this situation. Recently, he also had an in-depth understanding of the geography and power distribution of the Han River Basin, and he was more clear about what goals to achieve.

For Li Tai, he needed to deliver goods from Longyou to Guanzhong, and then transport them across the Qinling Mountains through Ziwu Road and other roads in Guanzhong to Hanshui, and then flow down the Hanshui River to Xiangyang, where they would be distributed to the vast Jianghan area.

In this way, his various personnel arrangements in various parties are not isolated, and they can bypass the Guanzhong area, which is the core of the Bafu's rule, and gather in the Nanyang Basin.

In order to achieve this, he does not need to completely control the entire Hanshui River Basin including Hanzhong. He only needs to ensure that he can control the exit of the Meridian Road on the south side of the Qinling Mountains.

During the Three Kingdoms period, this area had a regional concept called Dongsanjun, that is, the three counties east and west of Handong, namely Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling.These three counties are the east gate of Hanzhong and the west window of Jingxiang. If you embrace this area, you can travel east and west smoothly.

If Li Tai wants to obtain the Hanshui Commercial Road, Shangyong and Fangling are redundant, and it is certainly better to obtain them, but these two places are not related to success or failure, the most important thing is Xicheng.

Xicheng was renamed Weixing County during the Cao Wei period. Later dynasties analyzed that the east of Weixing County was Qixing County, and the west was Ankang County.And the south exit of Meridian Road leads directly to Ankang County. In other words, as long as Ankang County is captured again, the business road along the Longyou-Guanzhong-Hanshui-Jingxiang line will be opened.

But it is precisely this Ankang prefect Li Qianzhe who is a more difficult existence.

Ankang County belongs to Liangzhou, and Yueyang King Xiao Xi has no jurisdiction over it.Moreover, Li Qianzhe's family is powerful, and they are the most powerful local forces in their territory. The whole family has been loyal to the Southern Dynasty for generations, so they may not be willing to have any interests with Li Tai, a general of the Western Dynasty.

Of course, the latter point is only Yueyang King's own worry. This guy is already rebellious, and he is quite confident in the appeal of Nanliang's legal system.But Li Tai knew that Li Qianzhe not only took refuge in the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also worked very hard.

But this is after all a matter of the future. At that time, Nanliang was already in chaos, and the army of the Western Wei Dynasty entered Hanzhong again. Li Qianzhe gathered a crowd to defend himself and surrendered to the Western Wei Dynasty after he was defeated. Naturally, this is not possible now.

So if you want to pull Li Qianzhe into this thief boat, you still have to think carefully about what to do.

Of course, using force is not enough. If Xiao Qi dares to send troops up the Han River, he is afraid that before he reaches Ankang County, his old nest in Xiangyang on the back road will be copied by Xiao Yi, the king of Xiangdong in Jiangling.Moreover, the terrain is steep and the people's sentiments are fierce, and it is definitely not a place that can be easily conquered.

The opportunity to send messengers to communicate is also very slim. King Yueyang and Li Qianzhe are not familiar with each other at all.It was a chance encounter, but suddenly they were going to drag each other to have a big tea and dinner, and no one would agree to this.It is useless to talk about it in a shallow way, but it is inevitable to startle the snake when it is said in depth, and the scale is really difficult to grasp.

Li Tai didn't have any good ideas about this, so he asked Cai Dabao seriously about Li Qianzhe, hoping to find some controllable use cases.

At first, Cai Dabao didn't approve of Yueyang King and Li Tai's activities of cooperating with each other, but after Yueyang King got on the road, he knew in his heart that he couldn't stop even if he wanted to.Although such a bribery of important officials in the court has covered up the immediate crisis, hidden dangers still exist, so we can only seize the time to strengthen ourselves.

So when faced with Li Tai's question, he didn't dare to hide anything, and answered seriously: "Li Qianzhe is a man of intelligence, resourcefulness, good knowledge, and his family background is rich and luxurious. , so he can support himself generously. He has no fixed place to live, and he built large mansions and mansions along the two sides of the Han River.

The more Li Tai listened to it, the more he felt uncomfortable, a voice kept ringing in his mind, he must be tricked!

Hearing Cai Dabao's introduction, he remembered that Ankang in southern Shaanxi was originally a famous gold mining area, and was even named Jinzhou at one time.This Li Qianzhe is genuine. His family has mines, he is rich and powerful, and he is so high-profile in his behavior. If you don't play him hard, it will be really reconciled!
"Hearing his words, he doesn't seem to be a prudent person. Cai Canjun thinks it is possible to send a brave man who is good at fighting to trap him on the spot, send him to the east, and send him back after agreeing on the situation?"

Li Tai suppressed the resentment in his heart, and after serious thinking, he said to Cai Dabao, since it is not good to be tough, and it is not good to grasp the scale of soft, then it is better to use both soft and hard, and directly kidnap the person before doing it. Intimidation.

"Is this, is this a little, a little rash and dangerous? If the trap fails, each other will become enemies, and they are afraid that the matter will be revealed to the outside world, which will create more troubles. What's more, if they prolong the indecent, they will be full of resentment, how can they Conspiring to work together? Even if you compromise for a while, I'm afraid you will have the heart to repeat it after you return!"

Cai Dabao was taken aback by Li Tai's whimsy, and after thinking for a while, he replied that he was not optimistic about Li Tai's strategy.

Li Tai also knows that this idea is a bit unreliable. Li Qianzhe's deeds are so hated by people. If he didn't take precautions against his own safety, he would have died many times. He wanted to successfully kidnap people in his lair It's not easy to take away.

But other than that, how can we get a chance to communicate face to face with the other party and persuade them?

Because Li Tai knew Li Qianzhe's deeds after the Hou Jing Rebellion, he understood that it was impossible for such a powerful chieftain to swear allegiance to the Southern Dynasty, and he always put his own rights first.

So as long as the two sides can meet and communicate, Li Tai has great confidence in convincing him to join his great cause, but the biggest problem now is how to meet.

"Actually, in fact, my king also has a plan for this. If Governor Li can send another batch of the frosted sugar wonders shown before to Li Qianzhe, he will surely be able to lure him out of the nest and come east to ask..."

Cai Dabao saw that Li Tai's brows were tightly frowned, so he spoke cautiously and tentatively.

Hearing this, Li Tai felt joy in his heart, knowing that King Yueyang wanted to test his own reality and try to gain greater initiative in the cooperation. After all, this is what prompted him to embark on this path the most crucial reason.

After pondering for a while, he said again: "There is indeed some leftover frosting sugar that I brought to the town. If the king needs it, he can give it to you at any time. But if you use this to lure Li Qianzhe to come east, I will steal it." I thought it was unnecessary.

To conspire and work with the thieves and strong men of this sect, although it is necessary to negotiate for benefits, it is also necessary to show their prestige.If it still doesn't know how to be in awe and is proud of its territory, things won't last long!If King Yueyang has concerns and is inconvenient to act, I can send someone to do it for him. "

Originally, he planned to give up this unreliable plan, but after he understood what King Yueyang meant, he persisted. Anyway, offending people is your offending, what am I afraid of?It's a big deal, one shoot and two break up, give up halfway to see who loses the most and who is more unwilling?Of course it's all me, but I can bear it!

When Cai Dabao heard Li Tai's insistence, he also showed embarrassment, and only said that he needed to return to discuss with the king.

As for this little carrier pigeon who travels between the two places, he is still a good friend of his own father, Li Tai did not make it difficult, and still sent the gift out of the country, along with a bucket of white sugar, to prove that he absolutely has the ability to supply continuously .

After Cai Dabao returned to Xiangyang, he first offered the frosted sugar to the king, and then conveyed Li Tai's intentions.

King Yueyang groaned after listening to it, and after a while he said with emotion: "Not all of Li Boshan's schemes are legal, but it does make sense after careful consideration. Li Qianzhe lives in the upper reaches of his nest, and often It's invincible, if you can't curb its arrogance, how can you force it to bow its head? We have thousands of disciples, and we can't all be thieves, so we can catch them right away!"

One more chapter first, there will be more in the afternoon. . .