Northern Dynasties

Chapter 578
Although Li Tai knew that King Yueyang's judgment of the situation was not accurate, and he was a bit cranky, but it was because of these cranky thoughts that he became nervous, sensitive, suspicious, and suspicious of their cooperative relationship.

"At the moment, Jing Town's garrison is not enough to deal with it. It is really difficult to continue to use it. But since the king has told me about his distress, I must not turn a blind eye and stand by. Although there are no armored soldiers, I wonder if the king needs horses?"

After Li Tai thought about it, he spoke again.

Liang Shiyan's report on how the land tyrants carefully deployed their defenses in their territory also made Li Tai feel the deep divide between the North and the South. If he wanted to carry out a violent conquest solely by war, both the cost of conquest and the consumption of the war would be very huge. It may also be self-defeating, and the gain outweighs the gain.

Therefore, the value of the noble surrender faction like King Yueyang is reflected. If it can be used properly, it can greatly eliminate the hostility and resistance of the people on the land of Nanliang, greatly reduce the cost of conquest and preserve the area. vitality.The lords have all surrendered, what are you Guizhou leaders who don't even have a three-foot burial place to resist?
King Yueyang's current state is obviously not right. Even Li Tai, a close ally who has put his heart and soul into him, is suspicious and probing. He probably has imagined that Liu Zhongli will return with his troops and capture him effortlessly. Unzip the picture of Jiankang.

Apart from other things, it can be seen from this that Liu Zhongli was really a very powerful figure in the Southern Dynasties. No wonder he was able to serve as the leader of the coalition army after Jiankang.

After realizing that Xiao Xi's psychological pressure was too great, Li Tai used practical actions to encourage him: Don't scare yourself anymore, with my support, our game will never collapse!
Hearing what Li Tai said, Xiao Xi smiled again, and then said: "There is a plain and smooth road between Xiangyang and Jiangling. If you have good horses from Boshan and form a fine horse, I will be even more invincible." Worry, why not be afraid..."

After Li Tai heard the words, he couldn't help being amused again. With the complicated interpersonal relationship in your family, it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong.No wonder your seventh uncle is not even in a hurry to go to Jiankang, and he is holding back his strength to kill you two brothers. With your attitude of looking at third uncle and pointing your knife at seventh uncle, if I were Xiao Laoqi, I would probably have to Kill you first!
So Li Tai made an appointment to allocate three hundred Longyou horses to Xiao Xie for his use.It's not that he is stingy, such a batch of war horses is already very valuable, and he is not rich enough to give away three to five hundred horses casually.Moreover, good horses also need to be selected. If he is not up to standard in riding and shooting skills, it is useless to give him many good horses.

In order to prevent Xiao Xi from wasting this war horse, Li Tai also thoughtfully provided dozens of grooms for breeding and training, and asked him if he needed a cavalry general, and planned to send He Ruodun there for a period of time.

Xiao Xi was also in a good mood after receiving this funding. When he heard that there were matching personnel provided, the smile on his face suddenly became happier. What kind of existence Tai will send.

In fact, Xiao Xi didn't know that his situation was much better now compared to the same period in history.Not to mention the huge resources of money and goods accumulated during the period of cooperation with Li Tai, his Xiangyang team itself was purified by Li Tai's help, and unstable factors such as Liu Fanggui and the Du An brothers were all eliminated in advance. removal.

However, it is estimated that it is precisely because of this that Xiao Xie feels that there are not enough people under his command. Although he has a lot of followers, most of them are ruthless heroes, and there are few generals who can lead the army to fight. That's why he treats Li Tai The borrowed general is so caring.

Li Tainan's visit, of course, can't just comfort and help Yueyang Wang Yitong, since this guy has taken advantage of him, he naturally has to play his own value.

So after these things were finished, he said again: "Actually, I have a troublesome thing that bothers me a lot recently, but I don't know whether I should tell the king..."

"What else can't we talk about between Boshan and me? You've helped me a lot, and of course I'll do my best to help you be happy and worry-free!"

After King Yueyang heard this, Dang even patted his chest to assure him, as if he was impatient to repay Li Tai.

When Li Tai saw this, he was no longer polite, and after pondering for a while, he opened his mouth and said: "The thing is like this, Hou Jing's commotion in the south of the Huaihe River, and now he is crossing the south of the Yangtze River, will definitely cause everyone to be suspicious and people will not be safe. Sui Lu here There was Liu Zhongli sitting in the town before, and I also adhered to the principle of peace and happiness between the two sides and harmony between the two sides, and I did not go into the army to ask questions.

But now that Liu Zhongli's army is leaving the border to the east, the scholars and people in the border are so terrified and suspicious. There are many people who are afraid that I will send troops south to kill me recklessly, so they advance and surrender.Alas, I had no plan to send troops to the south, so how could I take advantage of your country's disaster and make trouble?But I am stuck because I can't defend myself, and I can't refuse these people who come to me with doubts..."

"Is there such a thing?"

King Yueyang frowned immediately when he heard this, and after he pondered for a while, he said again: "I wonder how many members of Boshan you can tell me about those who presented the watch?"

After Li Tai heard this, he laughed dryly, you said it was inconvenient for us?Is this really nonsense? Even if my mouth is looser than a trouser belt, but I can turn around and sell you the Nanliang traitor who took refuge in me?

Seeing that Li Tai became silent again, King Yueyang also knew that he had asked a stupid question, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "The family and the country are turbulent, there are treacherous officials inside, there are rebellious troops outside, and the people rebel, that's okay." Foresight. Boshan, you are willing to tell me first, you are still maintaining the friendship between you and me.

As far as I am concerned, I will never allow such a thing to happen in front of my eyes. Since I guard the gate of this country, whoever dares to cross the border here, I will punish him!But I am in a bad situation now, Boshan, you also know very well that although I have the heart, I am weak.Even if they knew about it, they could just turn a blind eye.

If it is tied by love, I am happy for you, Boshan.Your reputation spread far and wide, and even the people of other countries admired it.If I stand in the way, I will be injustice.What's more, Suilu is not my governing land at all, even if I want to control it, the people in that realm will not obey my edicts.Boshan, if you can recruit the current situation away, you will also help me weaken the strength of my old enemy..."

After saying this, regardless of how weird and tricky the logic is, it is estimated that only the last sentence can be regarded as the truth.Seeing how Liu Zhongli frightened him before targeting him, Xiao Xi probably hoped that Li Tai could evacuate Suilu and leave Liu Zhongli a desolate wasteland.

"Since the king has said this, then I feel much more at ease."

Li Tai also laughed after hearing these words, with a look of relief: "As a general of Wei, I defend the border for the country, and it is my duty to open up the frontier and expand the territory. Since I heard that the other side welcomes righteousness and voted, Since then, I have dispatched manpower to respond immediately. But because of the deepening friendship with the king, I can no longer blindly act impartially. Fortunately, the king did not force me to violate the principle, which made me very touched!"

He first made a statement full of affection, then looked at King Yueyang seriously and said: "There are some things that should not be said by me. But seeing that the king is frowning because he is worried about state affairs, this is actually a big deal. No need. Regardless of the size of Hou Jing's rebellion, Liu Zhongli's actions or not, it is difficult to have any profound impact on the situation in Jianghan. This situation is divided into Shanxi. If there is no moral harmony, how can we control each other? King Renyong, It is better to set up the ambition to divide Shaanxi early, rather than just sit and wait for success or failure, and just hand over the destiny to others!"

"This, this...how dare I? Sigh, I'm afraid I can't do enough... The river is in danger, and it really shouldn't be, but I can keep the Yong Mansion safely, I have already..."

Hearing Li Tai's words, King Yueyang stood up suddenly, and his speech became somewhat incoherent.Obviously, this is a topic that he has envisioned and expected in his heart, but he dare not elaborate or think about it in detail.

"No matter what your majesty plans, I hope that I can be lucky enough to participate in it. Even if I can't, I hope your majesty can succeed!"

Seeing that King Yueyang was still not calm enough, and his eyes were wandering and he didn't dare to look at himself, Li Tai couldn't help but secretly sighed, what a big deal, isn't it just rebellion and self-reliance, I can't sleep without thinking about Lu Xin poses every day!
After some conversation, King Yueyang left Caiyang City with a heavy heart.

After Li Tai sent him out of the city, he came back again, ordering Liang Shiyan and others to step up their investigation on the situation of Sui Lu's local tyrant and try to communicate.

After all, Xiao Xi has not directly surrendered to the Western Wei Dynasty, so Li Tai first prepared him psychologically. It is these people who insist on taking refuge in me, and it is not me who wants to fight and kill to occupy the territory.

And it seems that his people not only do not resist, but are more happy to see Li Tai go to invade Liu Zhongli's territory and influence, so he can also use him to disintegrate and divide a group of local tyrants who follow the land, and prepare a pot of food in advance to meet the public opinion of Wang Shi Base.

Li Tai hopes that he can take the lead in proposing a specific plan to invade and occupy the Jianghan area, so that he can gain a greater right to speak and dominate.Especially in the critical two years when the Fubing system is about to be established, of course it has to occupy a more favorable position.

It seemed that he had heard the voice in his heart. Not long after he returned from Caiyang City, the envoys from Huazhou Taifu also arrived in Jingzhou, passing on the order of Daxingtai, hoping that he could spare time to report on his duties at the end of the year.

(End of this chapter)