Northern Dynasties

Chapter 611
The school field, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people, was already fully occupied by the crowd who had heard the news. Many people who were squeezed in the back could not hear what the people on the high platform in the center of the school field were saying, but they did not It does not prevent them from following the crowd in front of them to vent their righteous indignation.

As the first stop of the public trial of Liu Zhongli, the people of Rangcheng were very supportive. The first session still required the government to organize scholars to watch it, but the second session two days later did not need the government to organize again. It was time for the public trial. The people have flocked to it.

Now that this public trial has been added to the tenth, it can be said that the venue is full, and the enthusiasm of the masses remains undiminished.There were even some people who didn’t care about the venue, they already knew the procedure and content of the public trial on the high platform, but they still participated enthusiastically, and took the initiative to undertake the voluntary publicity work, explaining to some people who didn’t know the situation outside the school grounds.

"This can't be true, right? Then Liu Zhongli is Liang Guowei's famous general, how can he be so shameless, stupid and ridiculous?"

The reality is so absurd that many people can't believe it is true.

The reason is also very simple. This person is richer, more famous than me, and more prominent than me. His quality must be far better than mine. Otherwise, how can he enjoy so many social resources?But even I wouldn't be stupid enough to make such a mistake, how could he?

"Then Liu Zhongli is just a scum who deceives the world and steals his name. If he is really as famous as his reputation says, how could he allow the thief Hou Jing to rob your father? How could he be captured by our Governor Li and sent to Jingzhou?

He was not good at being king, surrendered to the rebels, and was released only by betraying his father and bribing the rebels. In the end, he also became a thief and wanted to invade our Jingzhou, only to be captured by Governor Li Dadu. He was a stupid thief! "

All kinds of discussions kept popping up in the school grounds, because the public trial had been going on for many days, and the public's discussions were no longer limited to Liu Zhongli's ugly crimes, but gradually expanded to other personnel matters.

For example, the old Bodhisattva Xiao in Nanliang, his sons and grandchildren are all unfilial, and his courtiers are all unfaithful. Even Hou Jing, who is currently causing troubles in the south of the Yangtze River, is the one who actively opened the door to welcome the thieves.Such an ignorant old man can actually enjoy one side of the country, it is simply a disorder of the heavens, and now it is indeed a disaster for the common people.

Li Tai patrolled outside the school grounds for a week under the guard of his own soldiers, and he was quite moved when he heard the indignant discussions of the masses.

Regardless of the ancient imperial courts or the so-called elites in later generations, they all had an idea of ​​wanting to educate and guide the common people, but in fact the real public order and good customs depend on the common people to stick to it, and they are the ones with social conscience and morality. represent.Because once they violate public order and good customs, they will be punished very severely, and they will have to pay a greater cost when contacting and interacting with others.

On the contrary, it is the ruling class and the elite. Their position in the social structure allows them to avoid part of the punishment for violating public order and good customs. Therefore, whether to abide by public order and good customs really depends on the quality of the individual.

People like Liu Zhongli can be said to be extremely disloyal and unfilial, but such a vicious person as Hou Jing treats him more preferentially.If he hadn't been defeated and captured, he would still be the Huchen of the Southern Liang Dynasty who stood proudly in the east of Han Dynasty, and the masses would not dare to disobey him.

After a public trial was over, when Liu Zhongli was escorted back to the state capital, Li Tai went to visit him again. He saw that Liu Zhongli's expression was bleak and his face was as pale as paper, but his physical condition was good and his injuries gradually improved. Also had a few glasses of wine.

Originally, Li Tai was worried that Liu Zhongli might not be able to withstand the pressure of public opinion, but now it seems that he was completely worried.In many cases, once the bottom line is broken, that person will have no bottom line.If Liu Zhongli wanted to seek death, he had had many chances before, if he didn't before, he certainly wouldn't now.

If this is the case, then we can continue to increase our efforts.So Li Tai informed Liu Zhongli that he would go on a tour with him in Suilu, and of course a public trial was also necessary.

After Liu Zhongli heard this, his expression froze for a moment, and then he nodded again.He knew that the current self had no room for bargaining, even if he refused, he would not be allowed, and he was just humiliating himself.

Therefore, it is said that ordinary people should not lose their ambitions. The first battle of Jiankang had already made Liu Zhongli lose his courage. He was just greedy for peace, and he would not hesitate to open the door to Hou Jing and ask for surrender.Now facing Li Tai who is more ruthless, he doesn't even have the courage to refuse.

Before Yang Zhong transferred to Rufeng in the Handong area and accepted many surrender letters. Although he occupied the entire Handong area in name, such a conquest was obviously not reliable.

Therefore, while reporting the results of this stage to the Taiwan government and asking the Taiwan government to send additional personnel assistance, Li Tai is preparing to lead a large army on a tour and make some more in-depth adjustments to the personnel of the occupied states and counties.

For this tour, he plans to lead more than 1 horsemen, go south through the Suizao Passage, and after arriving in Anlu, turn west along the river to enter Jingling, and stay in Jingling for a few days to frighten Jiangling. Xiao Lao Qi.

However, after the plan was agreed upon, before the patrol team had time to set off, bad news came from the newly occupied Anlu territory. The original Liu Zhongli Changshi and Ma Xiu, who was temporarily appointed as the prefect of Anlu after his surrender, made an urgent report to Anlu. Chaos broke out in Lucheng, and Xiahou Zhenqia, a tycoon in the city, mobilized people to make chaos, intending to attack Zhoucheng, but was defeated by Ma Xiu, so he left the city and went out to occupy the three passes of Yiyang.

Although Li Tai knew early on that the Eastern Handong region was still not stable enough, it was a bit of a slap in the face for Anlu to rebel just after Yang Zhong left.Ma Bofu, the son of Ma Xiu and former governor of Yiyang, happened to be in Jingzhou, so Li Tai summoned him to ask questions.

Ma Bofu was more than 30 years old, but when he paid homage to the much younger Jingzhou governor, he was timid and timid.

It wasn't because he was too timid, but because of the subconscious fear in his heart after seeing Liu Zhongli's disastrous situation at the mercy of the manager.

Who doesn't have a bit of ugliness to hide?If in the coming year, like Liu Zhongli, was exposed one by one by his subordinates and cronies and announced to the public, these people who followed Lu would naturally not have the awareness of Liu Zhongli's disillusionment and all things are empty. Thinking about it, they feel terrible.

"Yangquanhou, Liuzei, when Liuzei was the governor of Yongzhou for the king of Eastern Hunan, he once used Xiahou as a minister to direct the affairs of the state and left the town of Yiyang in the north. , but the Xiahou family has no heart to obey..."

The local administrative system in Nanliang is chaotic and complicated, states and counties are often abolished, and the names of many states and counties often overlap. Coupled with the practice of double-headed states and counties, the local state and county establishment in Nanliang is as confusing as if a code has been added.

For example, Liu Zhongli served as the governor of Sizhou before, and Yang Yaren served as the governor of Beisizhou at the same time. One was in Zhi'anlu and the other was in Zhiyiyang.But in fact, Beisizhou was the original Sizhou. Because it was captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty, Sizhou was established in Yiyang County in the south, and moved to Anlu soon after.Later, the original Sizhou land was recovered, so it became Beisi Prefecture.

But this kind of superimposition of east, west, north and south positions is even troublesome to the Liang people themselves, and occasionally they will be omitted when describing the events. Xinyang, Henan, where Yiyang is located, is separated from each other by the entire Tongbai Mountain.

Liu Zhongli was appointed as governor of Yongzhou by the King of Eastern Hunan, but he transferred his former position as governor of Sizhou to Xia Houqiang, and took advantage of the confusion of the local establishment and control to leave the town of Yiyang with Xiahou Qiang, rebelling against Zhengyiyang. His boss, Yang Yaren, was still detained in Jiankang by Hou Jing, so naturally no one cared about it with him.

Just looking at Liu Zhongli's move, it is obvious that he wants to establish a separatist force centered on Yongzhou and Sizhou, and then use his minions to penetrate the Huainan area.But now the army has been defeated and captured, and the hegemony has become empty, but the personnel arrangements made before have planted hidden dangers for the safety of the Suilu area.

The Xiahou family occupied Yiyang from outside, obviously they did not want to recognize and accept the rule of the Western Wei Dynasty over the Suilu area. If they can successfully capture Anlu, they will have a basis for advancing and retreating. With Anlu and Yiyang as the center, they will become two divisions with forces spanning the north and the south. The local strong sects of the state.However, the northern and southern states are connected to the two major regions of Handong and Huainan respectively, so the value of the united front of the clan will naturally increase sharply.

After listening to the report of Ma Bofu, Li Tai pondered for a while, and immediately outlined the logic of Xiahou's actions. Hearing Ma Bofu's words and Xiahou's expression of hatred, it was obvious that there were two sides. When he was under Liu Zhongli's command, he had deep contradictions.

Ma's father and son are also powerful in Yongzhou, they were born in Fufeng Ma's family, and their hometown is not weak, so they are relied on by Liu Zhongli.Now that the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion controls Suilu, it also needs to borrow its power temporarily.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously not good to ignore Ma's demands and win over the rebellious Xiahou family.And Li Tai didn't intend to do this, because the Xiahou Clan's power layout hit his heart again, that is, the unknown Murong Shaozong.

Although Murong Shaozong's whereabouts are still unknown for the time being, judging by his posture, he probably won't let Huainan's piece of fat go.If the Xiahou clan was recruited by him, then the Yiyang and Yiyang passes that the Xiahou clan currently occupies are a passage for Murong Shaozong to enter and plunder the Eastern Han area.

Although the Xiahou clan had rebelled in the first place and the two sides had not colluded yet, this trend was very obvious.

The national power of the Eastern Wei Dynasty was far superior to that of the Western Wei Dynasty, and its attractiveness was even greater. Murong Shaozong was the most powerful person in the Eastern Wei Dynasty staying in Henan, and he personally defeated the Southern Liang and Northern Expeditions and put down Hou Jing's rebellion.This Xiahou family rebelled against Handong, and it was perfectly normal to choose Murong Shaozong as the object of refuge.

Of course, even if the Xiahou family didn't have such an idea, and they dared to openly rebel under the pre-determined situation in Handong, Li Tai still needed someone to scare the chickens and monkeys.

So he led Yang Zhong to lead two thousand fine cavalry south to Anlu, and summoned the defenders from the other side to attack the three passes of Yiyang.And he himself led troops to Liyang City where Zhao Gang and others were stationed, and sent troops to notify Hou Zhi and Quan Jingxuan Department of East Jingzhou to cooperate in the capture of Yiyang.

(End of this chapter)