Northern Dynasties

"Li Xian, a native of Shannan, has met Chief Governor Li! I came here without warning, but regretted that I was not able to meet the Chief Executive face to face. Fortunately, I met him today. The Chief Executive is really extraordinary!"

After Li Xian was introduced into the hall, he bowed respectfully to Li Taizhuang who was sitting upright in the hall.

Li Tai saw that his posture was so humble, unlike ordinary local tyrants, so he said with a smile: "General Li, you don't need to be too polite. Brother Ling and I met and talked very happily before. I was stranded in the middle school for a long time because of some business, so I couldn't return to the town in time to meet each other. , Tiring you waiting for a long time, please don’t mind the general.”

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

Although Li Xian was still polite, he was indeed a little anxious in his heart. Recently, he was staying in Jingzhou, but he frequently communicated with his family. He knew that the situation was getting more and more critical, so after meeting Li Tai, he immediately wanted to express his appeal. .

Seeing his fidgeting look, Li Tai smiled again and said: "The relationship between each other is also very deep. It doesn't matter if General Li is in trouble. If I can help, I will not stand idly by."

"In this case, I would like to thank the Governor. My brother once told his family that the Governor Li is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. What he said is true!"

After Li Xian heard the words, he quickly praised Li Tai, and then said: "My family's difficulties are actually related to the previous business of Hanshui..."

Although the Li family is an aristocratic family in Ankang, they still can't cover the sky with one hand. There are still many other powerful, barbaric tribes, competitors, or partners in the environment.In the past, the cargo ships on the Han River kept coming and going, and the Li family also made huge profits because of this. Naturally, they couldn't hide it from the observation of those who were interested.

Now that the freight has stopped, it is inevitable that some stakeholders will not get dividends for a long time, and they will inevitably feel unhappy.And other potential opponents are also jealous of the huge profits and the status and influence the Li family enjoys in Ankang, so there has been a trend of undercurrents in the village recently.

If it was just a dispute between the villages, the Li family would not be so distressed. The most terrible thing is that the incident has also reached the ears of the governor of Liangzhou and the Marquis of Yifeng Xiao Xun.

In the usual way, this kind of thing can be explained by paying a sum of money.But now that Nanliang State is in chaos, Xiao Xun, the governor of Liangzhou who is far away in Hanzhong, also has a deep sense of crisis, so he hopes that the Li family can spend a huge amount of money and gather a group of servants to go to Nanzheng to cooperate in defense and keep the border safe. .

The local tyrants of the Shannan family of the Li family, of course, understood what the governor really wanted, and wanted to take this opportunity to directly annex their Ankang Li family's several generations of personnel foundations, so as to help him separatize Hanzhong.

Now the situation in the village has become a bit unpredictable, and coupled with the pressure from the governor himself, the Li family in Ankang can be said to be in trouble.Once the upper and lower parties conspire to divide up his family's property, then their family may not be able to bear it.

After listening to Li Xian's report, Li Tai sighed with a look of deep sympathy: "The turmoil in the country is considered unfortunate, but in this predicament, outsiders can't help but feel deeply distressed when they hear this." It's hard for Xian Kunzhong to be able to maintain it. Since Brother Ling is here to see you, how can I help you?"

After Li Xian heard this, he got up and paid homage again: "Brother, let me ask Governor Li to send another batch of materials to the south, but it is good to use this batch of materials and money with the villagers in the country. No matter how respectful and proud you are, you dare not lightly touch the wishes of the local people!"

After Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, he was almost at the end of his life, and what he wanted was to unite the villagers to fight against the state lord.

If he has no specific plan to attack Hanzhong, it is also a good choice to continue to support the Ankang Li family to fight against the town generals stationed here by Nanliang.But today's plan has already been formulated, and it would be superfluous to do it again.

However, the Li family in Ankang was an important part of his plan to Hanzhong, and he did not directly refuse to disappoint him, but said in a deep voice: "Transporting a batch of materials is just a trivial matter. Assistant.

But the ditch in the world is the most difficult to fill. If I cut my flesh and fed it to a wolf, I would heal and the wolf would grow stronger. I just drank poison to quench my thirst, and my flesh and blood would eventually be cut off!What's more, now that the Southern Kingdom is in turmoil and the world is in ruins, these exotic treasures will inevitably suffer great losses in the market, and their income will not be as good as before. "

After Li Xian heard this, he sighed a long time, and then said again: "My brother also feels what Li Dadu said, but now there are many worries, and I don't expect to be able to sit back and relax. I just hope to resolve a problem. A pile of..."

"If General Li and the others only wished to unite the masses to resist, there would be no need to spend so much trouble. To be honest, Daxingtai of our country deeply hates the Liang people for stealing Hanzhong for many years, and has already made plans to order the general to lead the army south. Determination of Hanzhong. Soon after, the army will gather to attack Nanzheng, and the defeat of the Xiao family is just around the corner. General Li and the others don’t have to worry about harming them.”

Seeing that he was frowning, Li Tai dropped another blockbuster.

When Li Xian heard this, he immediately stood up in surprise: "What, there is such a thing? Please, please, Governor Li, does your country's conspiracy stop at Nanzheng, or is there something more... Li, Governor Li has something Nothing involved?"

"If the time is right, it is of course better to open up more territories. Hanzhong is the Shannan barrier in the heart of my Guanzhong. The Taifu has been seeking recovery for a long time. Now Liangzhu has lost his virtue and attracted thieves and internal invaders. God will not take it, but take the blame. This is why our country is bound to win by using troops this time! I also have to plan ahead, and I have already been appointed as the general manager of Jingzhou to control the military forces in Mianbei and Handong, and it is also my duty to fight against the current."

Li Tai looked at Li Xian and said frankly, and Li Xian's face turned ashen after hearing the words, he originally asked for help because he was worried about wolves, but he didn't expect that there was a more ferocious big tiger crouching here.

"General Li didn't come to see me. In fact, he planned to arrange a meeting. We have a deep relationship with each other, so I also hope that it will be convenient for me to invite one or two people. Now that the Taiwan government has sent two people to Hanzhong, if the nobles can help me first With this merit, I will do my best to help Xian Kunzhong no matter whether he wants to enter the court or be out of the court!"

At this point in the conversation, there was no need for Li Tai to hide any more, and he just said it.

After hearing this, Li Xian's expression changed, he lowered his head and said in a shy voice, "Both my father and son eat Liang Lu..."

"The Xiao family doesn't even love their country. Father and son abandon each other, brothers kill each other, and destroy human relations. It is outrageous. Who will the benevolent and righteous people devote their loyalty to? Is it true that this country, which was born and raised, should suffer from the torture of war?" Harm? I admire the righteous men who sacrifice their lives for benevolence, but I also respect the virtuous men who guard the land!"

Li Tai continued: "The former Hanshui business has benefited a lot. I also hope that the nobles can continue to stand in peace and prosperity, so that this relationship can continue. After Hanzhong's meritorious deeds, we need to add meritorious deeds to the Jingzhou Governor's Office." Xi Xian is here to unify the newly added people. Does General Li trust me?"

"No, I don't dare, it's just that the matter is very important. I, I really dare not make a private decision. I beg Governor Li to allow me to discuss it with my brother..."

When Li Xian heard this, he was quite moved, but he still bowed his head cautiously.

"Soldiers are precious and fast, and I don't have time to turn my ears. I am greedy for merit and thirsty for talents, so I went to Ankang with General Li. If I was lucky enough to work together, I would go straight to Nanzheng. If unfortunately I misunderstood, it would only be ruined. Don't blame others for your own indiscretion."

Li Tai then said with a smile, and Li Xian was surprised when he heard this: "Is the commander-in-chief Li really willing to go to Ankang together? Under the Governor's Mansion, you must protect the safety of the Governor's advance and retreat!"

While speaking, he raised his arm and took a bite, smeared the gushing blood on his forehead and made a deep oath.

Li Tai signaled his soldiers to lead Li Xian down for a while. Although he wanted to go to Ankang to persuade Li Qianzhe himself, he couldn't leave right away because there was still something to be done.

He rested for a while to sort out his train of thought, and then set out to invite Cai Dabao, the envoy from Xiangyang, in.

After Cai Dabao entered the hall, Li Tai first apologized to him, and then asked about the current situation in Xiangyang.

They have close contacts with each other, so Cai Dabao didn't hide anything, and even told about Xiangyang's current predicament one by one.

After King Yueyang officially fell out with King Xiangdong, human relations in the territory became a little delicate.However, due to the detoxification before with the help of Li Tai, powerful clans such as the Jingzhao Du family were suppressed, and the overall internal situation can still be controlled, but the external situation is not so optimistic.

The biggest foreign enemy facing Yongzhou today is undoubtedly the governor of Yongzhou appointed by the King of Eastern Hunan, and Liu Zhongli who sits in Anlu and watches Xiangyang.Although Liu Zhongli's performance in Jiankang was unbearable to the extreme, his reputation as the number one hero between Jianghan and Han Dynasty was quite deterrent, and King Yueyang did not dare to confront him directly.

This time Cai Dabao came here, also on behalf of King Yueyang's hope that they could strengthen military cooperation with each other and jointly defend against Liu Zhongli.

Li Tai still had the trump card of Yang Zhong in his hand, so he didn't pay much attention to Liu Zhongli, the defeated general. After pondering for a while, he then said: "The preface planned to attack Handong, but it has been delayed until now. I am now Guizhen will continue this plan. If Liu Zhongli is willing to retreat, I am willing to let him go. If he is still stubborn, he can only kill him! But before attacking Handong, I need to ensure that the road on the north side of Mian is safe. I hope that Your Majesty can send the Xingzhou Inspector Xi Gu’s family here so that I can take them under my control.”