Northern Dynasties

Chapter 593
Li Tai always felt that Yang Zhong didn't know him very well, and he had known each other for a long time, but there were not many actual contacts.

And because Yang Zhong's personality is relatively strict and quiet, he seldom shows his emotions on the surface, and he is relatively indifferent socially, even if he seldom expresses any enthusiasm for his old master Duguxin, there is even less friendship between him and Li Tai. said.

But even so, Li Tai had an inexplicable trust in Yang Zhong.This is of course partly due to Dugu Xin, but also because of his experience when he first cooperated with Yang Zhong.

At that time, Shuofanghu and Lishihu invaded the bandits on a large scale. Li Mu, who was the governor of Dongxia Prefecture at that time, was trapped in Guangwu City. Yang Zhong, then Yang Zhong rushed thousands of miles and arrived at the Shuofang battlefield at the fastest speed.

In that cooperation, Li Tai was deeply impressed by Yang Zhong's quick and timely appearance, coupled with his excellent commanding ability before the battle.So even though there is no emotional interaction or compatibility of interests with Yang Zhong, Li Tai feels that Yang Zhong is a trustworthy person.

Of course, this so-called trustworthiness is based on mutual benefit. Yang Zhong has his own set of judgments and standards for people and things.Although the cooperation was very pleasant, he was not keen on interacting with Li Tai outside of official business.

For example, in recent years, Duguxin has sent a lot of his personnel from Longyou to northern Shaanxi. When passing through Xi'an Prefecture, Yang Zhong just used the excuse, and did not get involved in any deep interest disputes.

Of course, this is only known to Li Tai himself. As for how he interacts with Dugu Xin, Li Tai is not clear.Although it is said that a son-in-law is half a son, even if it is his own son, there is no reason to let Dugu Xin go home to take care of the elderly and hand over all personnel affairs now.

In short, Yang Zhong is a very principled person who is difficult to impress with pure interests or emotions.There is no need to say more about his personal ability. Yang Zhong has an unkind side in dealing with people in the world. It is rare for him to be hot-blooded, but he does not lose his righteousness.

This kind of character, which is completely different from the usual Zhenbing temperament, was also well passed on to his son Yang Jian, but Yang Jian went a step further on the basis of his father's calm and self-discipline, and seemed a little cold.

When Yang Zhong heard Li Tai's self-expression, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he said immediately: "Xihe's plan is so grand, does Hanoi know?"

He no longer looked down on Li Tai when he asked this question, but wanted to confirm how much character energy Li Tai could mobilize, and to confirm whether this counted as their faction mission.

After Li Tai heard the words, he shook his head: "This matter is my plan alone. If it can be implemented, it is naturally a great plan. If it cannot be implemented, it will be a young man talking wildly. Hanoi Gong has been in Longyou for a long time, and he has a lot of information about the latest situation between Jianghan and Han. If you are unfamiliar, asking for advice rashly is just a nuisance. After the personnel plan is settled first, it will not be too late to say goodbye."

Yang Zhong frowned again when he heard this, and asked again after a while: "Duke Xihe is not the first to conspire against Handong. There is civil strife, but there is no respect for the border parties, and Liang Guo's righteousness is not enough to win over, so how can Duke Xihe be confident that he can win favor?"

Hearing this, Li Tai relaxed his brows, knowing that Yang Zhong was moved, otherwise he would not have asked such a fundamental question.

After all, as a military commander, the battlefield is the stage where he can give full play to his strengths and dream about it. As a result, he has been placed in a remote place for many years. It was already unbearably lonely.

Since he wanted to seek cooperation, of course Li Tai had to show a sincere attitude.Just now he said that he has not informed his father-in-law Dugu Xin of his plan, just to show that the two sides have an open and honest discussion on this matter, and he will not use Dugu Xin to force Yang Zhong to agree.

So he described in detail the current chaos in Nanliang and the entanglements between the Jingyong and Yongfus, including the various personnel preparations he had made in the early stage, and he did not hide anything, even the possible reactions of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. and coping are taken into consideration.

Yang Zhong also listened to this very seriously, although he himself was not expressive, after listening to Li Tai talk about the various arrangements made by Yu Jingzhen, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "I remember Xihe Gong entered The town has done so many things in just over a year?"

"Since we are planning a big plan, we must always be open and honest. If Yang Kai's mansion doubts what he said is false, he can enter the country for further investigation, but if he finds it false, he can abandon me at any time!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he said that the various preparations he made in Jingzhou were more than what he told Yang Zhong, and there was no need to tell Yang Zhong about some of them.

After Yang Zhong heard this, he waved his hands and sighed: "Since Lord Xihe speaks well, I don't doubt it, but I just have a feeling after hearing it. Only those who are as diligent as Lord Xihe are truly not wasting their time. The rest Compared with this, it is inevitable to sigh and waste!"

Li Tai couldn't help being happy when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard Yang Zhong express his feelings so frankly, it showed that he had indeed been left out for a long time and was very lonely.

Now that each other's dry wood has encountered a raging fire, the next step is naturally a matter of course.Yang Zhong was a little reserved, and after confirming that Li Tai was not a random blind plan, he also began to actively express his views.

Although he has been idle in Beizhou for many years, his talents have not been wasted.He lived in Nanliang for several years in his early years, and when he was under the command of He Basheng, he followed Duguxin to attack Xiagu in Nanliang. Familiar with each other, and the opinions put forward are not just empty words, but all have something to say, and they have added a lot of details to Li Tai's strategy of Handong.

As for Hanzhong, since Yang Zhong himself was not familiar with it, he didn't say much.

But in fact, Li Tai's penetration into Hanzhong is deeper than that of Handong who can only wander outside the door. The reason why he didn't directly ask Yu Wentai to attack Hanzhong before is that there are too many targets and it is easy to disperse the center, and the other is that he was originally I don't plan to put Hanzhong on the agenda so early.

After all, if troops were sent to carry out a formal conquest by force, then Hanzhong would be part of the territory of the Western Wei Dynasty, and many things would not be as convenient as before.

However, Yu Wentai, a stinky black otter, was completely unsuspecting, and actually sent Zhao Gui to Jingzhou to investigate his details. In order to gain a greater voice, Li Tai could only temporarily make a big plan, increase his bargaining chips, and include Hanzhong It is one of the objectives of this military operation.

The reason why he attracted Yang Zhong was not only Yang Zhong's own experience ability, but also because they were all closely related to Duguxin.

Now that Dugu Xin has entered Zhuguo, at least in name, he has obtained the status of fighting against Yuwentai. Now that Duguxin's family has made such a grand battle plan, if Yuwentai vetoes it, it will be a bit of a factional struggle taste.

Although the military and political power in the country is now in control of the government, it does not mean that other people have no energy.

What's more, the prince Yuanqin's attitude of contradicting his father-in-law is becoming more and more obvious. At that time, he will cross the overlord's mansion and give Li Tai an order. No matter whether this happens or not, it will be a great blow to the authority of the overlord's mansion. The consequences will be worse than Wang Sizheng's. It was much more serious to send troops without authorization, and it was a direct personnel split from the root.

Of course, Li Tai didn't want to contradict the Bafu just because of this, he didn't contact his father-in-law but directly discussed with Yang Zhong, just to leave room for this matter.

It's just that no matter how they get back together, this matter itself is a bit of a coercion to Yu Wentai, and it may make Yu Wentai feel uncomfortable. It is probably more serious than when Li Tai became Dugu Xin's son-in-law.

But Li Tai's fundamental purpose is still to start a career, not to be a domineering jester who makes Yuwen Tai happy.There is a conflict in business planning, of course, follow my pace, as long as it is beneficial to our overall market in Guanlong, if you are upset, you can bear it.I can’t just retreat if you’re upset, I’ll be stuck in this rut ​​for the rest of my life and won’t be able to break through.

This level of offense can only be said that since then Li Tai is no longer a little minion at the mercy of the Taiwan government, and they should switch the way of getting along with each other.If Yu Wentai becomes furious because of this, then basically the hegemony will come to an end.

After discussing the matter with Yang Zhong all night, Li Tai didn't stay here any longer, took a short nap in the morning, and after lunch, he led his subordinates back to Luochuan to wait for his arrival.

At last, nothing happened this time. At the beginning of May, Prince Yuanqin and Daxingtai Yijia accompanied a group of civil and military officials who went on a tour all the way north and arrived in Luochuan.

As Li Tai said, thanks to his proper arrangements along the way, everyone on this tour also felt quite comfortable.After settling in Luochuan Fangcheng for a short rest, the prince proposed to visit the nearby Shifo Temple.The reputation of this famous temple in Beizhou has already spread to Chang'an, and it won the first place in the Buddha Statue Tour last year, so it is also very popular among the current people in Beijing.

So a group of people followed the prince to the Shifo Temple to have a look. Since the audience of this temple is relatively vulgar Jihu people, it is useless to explain the principles of Buddhism to them, so they only focus on visual learning , the magnificent temple architecture, the exquisite statues of the Buddha, and the changed paintings all over the temple, all make people linger and wonder.

As the founder of this temple, Li Tai was also arranged to follow the prince and Daxingtai to explain the origin story of the temple.

The prince himself is a Buddhist, and he was very interested in this temple, which has a different style from other famous temples in Guanzhong. Li Tai raised his arm and asked him carefully, his words and demeanor were full of appreciation and praise for Li Tai.

This is not the first time that Li Tai has been courted by the prince. Although the prince is angry every time he refuses, he can't stop him from getting stronger and stronger. He has become the No. 1 underachiever in the middle school. A little goblin who can't be reached but still touches people's hearts.

Yu Wentai was also quite upset when he saw how the prince was blatantly courting his confidants under his nose.This depression lasted until the abbot of the temple, Master Hongyi, led the monks to greet him, and expressed his willingness to donate manpower and material resources to build the mansion for the Taifu according to Li Tai's instructions.

After hearing the monks' report, Yu Wentai felt very happy, not only the actual benefits of the expansion of the Taifu, but also the respectful attitude shown by these monks, which made him deeply satisfied. Much appreciated.

On the other hand, the prince's interest plummeted, and even the most famous hall of ten thousand Buddhas in the temple was too lazy to watch, and he directly ordered the crowd to leave the temple and return to Fangcheng.

Seeing this scene from the side, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh with emotion, even if these monks were not worthy of his pretense, but after all, there were Yu Wentai and civil and military ministers who were accompanying him, so it was somewhat impolite to show such emotions.

However, he is not a prince after all, and he does not know the details of the predicament he feels and how to deal with it. Perhaps in the prince's view, this moody temperament can enhance his sense of existence and voice.

The group stayed in Luochuan for two days and fed their troops and horses, then continued northward to Tongwancheng, Xiazhou, an important town in Hetao.

In fact, Xihe County and Yanchi, Xi'an Prefecture and other places nearby are also very interesting due to the implementation of the China-opening law, but internal affairs are not the focus of this tour, and Yu Wentai is probably not willing to let the prince know more about border states. Government details, so these locations are not arranged.

The governor of Xiazhou, Yu Wengui, had already led the civil and military officials of Zuojin Prefecture and the chieftains in the territory to wait in the state border. As the most important military town in the Hetao area, and when Daxingtai was in charge of Guanzhong, he personally sat here. This visit to the old place is very meaningful.

The banners are unfurled in the wilderness, and the formations are stretching. The soldiers from the border towns and the armed chieftains can hardly see the border at a glance. The picture can be described as majestic and magnificent.A total of more than 5 troops guarded here, which can be said to be the most powerful moment since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty. Even Yuwentai Old Town was far behind here. After all, he was only a member of He Bayue at that time. General.

The people accompanying them couldn't help but feel excited and grateful to see the majestic Tongwancheng army.

They still remember that in the early years of the Great Unification, there was almost no defense here. Whether it was the rebels in Longyou, Hexi, or the troops of Gaohuan in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, all of them could pass through unimpeded. , making the people in the pass restless, lest the bandits would rush to kill them in their sleep.

Now Xiazhou's army is strong and well-armed, and finally the northern border of Guanzhong can be stabilized, and the people in the pass can also sleep peacefully.

Xiazhou's military strength is so strong, of course it is because Yu Wengui who sits here has been governing for many years.

But apart from that, there was another person who contributed a lot, and that was naturally Li Tai who proposed to open China to France to maintain the expenses of the frontier army.As far as the army in front of the crowd is concerned, at least two-thirds of their supplies are provided by the villages in northern Shaanxi, mainly in Xihe County.It is precisely because of the close relationship with each other that Yu Wengui's son Yu Wenshan followed Li Tai to work in Jingzhou.

However, Yu Wentai is not willing to reveal the secrets of Xiazhou's raising the army. Knowing everything but not knowing why, and maintaining a certain degree of mystery will have a strong deterrent effect.If everything is displayed too clearly so that people can see it at a glance, it is inevitable that there will be a loss of awe.

So after inspecting the Xiazhou military, I can clearly feel the awe of the accompanying people looking at Daxingtai.

Most of them only know that the Taiwan government has been rectifying the army and holding military parades in recent years. The Ministry of Political Affairs is even more direct cold treatment.

Just when he felt that the Taifu lacked confidence and that Daxingtai's management of affairs was just like this, he found out that Daxingtai had quietly raised such a large-scale elite army in Xiazhou, and he was in awe. He also admired it, only saying that he was short-sighted, and it was difficult to see the profound city of Daxingtai.

Therefore, Yu Wentai did not deliberately mention the inside story of raising the army in China and France, but only praised Yu Wengui, the direct person in charge. As for Li Tai, he could only continue to be a behind-the-scenes hero.

Li Tai didn't care much about this. He was more worried that Xihe County would be completely exposed to Shiliu's eyes. Under the attention of the masses, some deficiencies might be exposed, or he might be criticized by jealousy.Now it is directly and deliberately blurred, which is exactly what he wants.Compared with a little fame and glory, it is undoubtedly the real benefits that are more moving.

What's more, right now he doesn't have time to care about these little things, he is thinking in his mind that when the tour team arrives at his territory in Suizhou, he will play his strategy of Hanshui and have a showdown with Yu Wentai, even if Yu Wentai doesn't want to agree, he will have to weigh it .

(End of this chapter)