Northern Dynasties

King Yueyang took it for granted that Li Tai didn't know the personnel affairs of his country. Although Li Tai didn't know too deeply and specifically, he still had a general idea.

Although all the political factions in Nanliang were destroyed as Hou Jing went south to break through the Yangtze River defense line and went straight to Jiankang, and all the differences and contradictions that existed before were covered up by Hou Jing, a rebellious minister and thief, but before that it was exist.

Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan is already in his 80s, and his prince Xiao Gang is also a middle-aged man in his 40s. He has been in the reserve position for [-] or [-] years after his brother Prince Zhaoming. It is certain that There must be a princeling in Nanliang today.

Although Xiao Bodhisattva is old and full of love, he has not lost his guard against his son, and his descendants are divided into various parties, and internal and external checks are his forte.Naturally, Xiao Gang, a princeling, cannot exist as a political alliance. Except for the clear subordination of his successive officials in the East Palace, other personnel relations are covered up by literature and metaphysics.

Culture and education flourished in Nanliang, and at the same time Xuanfeng prevailed, even more so in the Jin Dynasty. Prince Xiao Gang and King Xiao Yi of Eastern Hunan were the representative figures.

The prince frequently explained "Lao" and "Zhuang" in the East Palace, and his son Xiao Daqi was still explaining "Laozi" before being killed by Hou Jing's people.However, Xiao Yi, the king of Eastern Hunan, and later Emperor Yuan of Liang, even when the army of the Western Wei Dynasty was besieging the city, still frequently lectured on "Lao Tzu", and all the officials in Jiangling listened to it.

If you don't understand the political atmosphere in Nanliang, you will feel very weird when you see such records. Isn't this crazy?But in fact, this is one of the paths for the formation of their political group. You see they are talking about Laozi and Zhuangzi, but they are actually engaging in group building that unifies thoughts and inspires people.

Just like Gao Huan and Yu Wentai, the military leaders of Beizhen, they would gather their generals to feast and gamble when they faced important events, because these are also the entertainment methods that the soldiers in the town love to see and get together.

Tanxuan and Gambling play the same role in these two groups. The core is that everyone should hold together to keep warm and not betray the organization.

In short, through these methods, Prince Xiao Gang also won over many Nanliang Shiliu around him, and even Xiangdong King Xiao Yi is the core figure of his group.In the future, the reason why Xiao Yi was able to wander upstream, strengthen his power, and eventually establish the Jiangling regime has a lot to do with it.

Zhang Zan, who King Yueyang said would go north from Xiangzhou to Xiangyang to replace him, is not only the son-in-law of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Xi's uncle, but also the former subordinate of Prince Xiao Gang's East Palace and an important member of the Prince Group.

Because of this intricate relationship, there will be a very exciting love and killing among their relatives in the next Jianghan, so that in the end, the vast territory between Jianghan and Han will be handed over to the Western Wei Dynasty. .

Not to mention the specific thoughts in Li Tai's mind, after King Yueyang heard him express his support, the gloom on his face disappeared immediately, and the previous sorrow disappeared, and he said to Li Tai with a face of relief: "I really didn't Wrong person, Boshan, you are indeed a loyal person who can plan big plans and trust life and death! With your support and help, I have no external worries and can concentrate on solving internal disturbances!"

Li Tai was also happy when he heard this, what are you talking about, are my eyes so shallow?What I want is your whole Xiangyang, how can I abandon you before I get it!

He guessed that King Yueyang's deliberate worry was also testing his attitude, because once he decided to stick to Yongzhou and not be replaced, the internal situation he faced would undergo tremendous changes, especially the need for external stability.

If Li Tai is too snobbish, and turns to another plan when he hears that his position is not guaranteed, then he has to think about how to deal with the relationship between them.

"Even now, I don't hide anything from Boshan anymore. You should know that my father was the rightful heir of the family and country. After my father passed away, my brother was supposed to be the heir to the throne, but in the end... well, now the country is also the rightful heir. There are so many people who are dissatisfied with the improper order, Zhu Yi, the leader of the court, is the supreme confidant, but he is also my brother's eyes and ears, so I have already foretold the matter before the court decree is published!"

King Yueyang said to Li Tai confidently again, since he knew his will and attitude, of course he had to show his strength to make his allies feel at ease.Fearing that Li Tai would not know Zhu Yi's status in his kingdom, he explained it thoughtfully.

Li Tai was delighted to hear these words, and felt that Xiao Xi was dishonest and boastful.Zhu Yi, as Emperor Liang Wu's confidant, also played a role in restricting the prince to a certain extent, but it would be an exaggeration to say that he is the eyes and ears of Xiao Xi and his brothers.

King Yueyang still described his plan: "After Huaibei's new defeat, the world was shocked and the people were uneasy. I am not greedy for power and position, but it is true that at this time, it is better to be quiet than to move. It may be difficult for Zhang Yan to change, but he still It can be remedied. Therefore, I have recently discussed with the pro-party in Beijing, and my brother will be appointed as Xiangzhou to succeed Zhang Zan. After my brother enters the state, he will stay there for some reason. Even if he enters the state, I will never hand over him State affairs, wait for time to change!"

I have to say that this plan is quite smart, and their brothers did indeed operate in this way.First of all, he pretended to accept the fact that Yongzhou was captured, and proposed to exchange Xiangzhou with Xiao Yu's brother Xiao Yu, the Hedong King, as the governor of Xiangzhou. This is also a very normal situation in the political ecology of Nanliang.

In this way, if Xiao Yu did not enter the state to take over state affairs, Zhang Yan could not leave.And after Xiao Yu entered the state, he could detain Zhang Zuan within the state.Historically, their brothers used this method to play Zhang Yan in the applause, so that after Xiangdong King Xiao Yi intervened, he still failed to take Xiangyang from Xiao Xie, and Zhang Yan, the governor of Yongzhou, failed to officially take office .

So when Xiao Xie talked about being dismissed, Li Tai was very surprised at first, because in his impression, Xiao Xie seemed to have controlled Xiangyang all the time, until he joined the Western Wei Dynasty, because he forgot Zhang Yan for a while. The three of them, uncle and nephew, were living treasures who kicked from Changsha to Jiangling and then to Xiangyang like a football.

Hearing that King Yueyang expressed his intention not to go to the prefecture at this moment, Li Tai couldn't help but secretly sighed that after the defeat of the Southern Liang and Northern Expeditions, domestic and foreign affairs were basically out of control, and Hou Jing's tossing accelerated the process. process and exacerbated a series of evil consequences.

Yang Yaren gave up Xuanhu, an important town without asking for instructions, and Hou Jing's hundreds of remnant soldiers easily entered Shouyang.However, the two brothers Xiao Yu and Xiao Xi violated the imperial regulations and joined hands to protect each other's power, which shows that the core contradictions in Nanliang have already emerged.

However, this is naturally a great happy event for Li Tai. In order to protect himself, Xiao Xi will inevitably use all available powers, including him, a general of the enemy country, of course.

Although their brothers already had a plan to delay self-protection, they only obstructed it through procedural entanglement, and still needed enough strength to deal with future changes.

The so-called waiting for time to change is probably that if there is no change in favor of their brothers, they may have to roll up their sleeves and start working.

Whether it is for the future strategy of the entire Jianghan area or the current interests of the Hanshui trade route, Li Tai can't turn a blind eye to it, and can take the opportunity to make further personnel arrangements to enhance his influence on Xiangyang.

After pondering for a while, he said again: "Although I am from a foreign country, the friendship with the king is not limited by national boundaries. What's more, the business we are doing together now involves the lives of many people from far and near. Handed over to traitors who are duplicity! Your Majesty is still loyal to the emperor and the country, but I have no such scruples. If that piece of paper dares to enter this place, I will make it come and go!"

"Thank you, Boshan, for your kindness to comfort me, but after all, Zhang Yan is a close relative of the clan, and I would not bear to harm him unless I had to. What's more, he has a deep friendship with the governor of Jiangling Palace. If he is killed in this situation, he will give Jiangling even more An excuse to interfere with our state affairs. He is already domineering in matters of affairs and head of household, so it is not appropriate to give him a chance to make use of the issue in the near future."

King Yueyang shook his head after hearing the words, obviously he still didn't have enough confidence to meet greater challenges, and still hoped to continue to develop his own power with peace of mind.Especially with the golden waterway of Hanshui, which is very profitable, the personnel resources he has mastered have grown rapidly.

"But Your Majesty has benefited me a lot. Let's not talk about the past, just the tens of thousands of stones of grain and goods at the moment will solve my urgent need. Now that Your Majesty is in trouble, I really can't bear to stand by and watch."

Li Tai said again: "Since the dangerous plan cannot be done for the time being, we might as well use it in a grand manner. I set up a city garrison along the Bishui River in Caiyang County, and stationed a group of elite soldiers here, separated from Xiangyang by a river. Your Majesty has what you need." , can be summoned with just one piece of paper. It will be much more convenient when we meet with the King again."

Caiyang County is located in the northeast of Xiangyang. Originally, the barbarian chieftains brought their tribes to join the Western Wei Dynasty. The Western Wei Dynasty also occupied part of the land and established Nanyongzhou.However, these barbarian tribes were uncertain, just like when Li Tai rectified the state affairs this year, there were many barbarian chieftains who directly led their troops to break away from the rule of Jingzhou and flee to other places.

So Li Tai had long wanted to directly station troops in this territory to actually control this territory, but he was worried that this move might arouse the vigilance and resistance of King Yueyang. Now that he has such a good reason, he brought it up .

King Yueyang was immediately overjoyed when he heard this. In this way, he could not only gain the support of Li Tai's army nearby, but also use this to promote and exaggerate the border troubles facing Yongzhou, to cooperate with the enemy and defend himself while supporting the bandits. This little trick made him understand.

After the two parties reached this consensus, they bid farewell happily. Li Tai directly took a fleet of food transporting ships north to return to the town, and arranged for the generals to lead the troops south to build the city as soon as possible, taking a substantive step for further fishing in troubled waters!