Northern Dynasties

Not to mention the complaints in Li Tai's heart, when Lu Tong presented the jade album, he felt very uneasy.

The situation has evolved into what it is today. If the Chinese and Foreign Governments do not make any concessions, it will be difficult to properly resolve the conflicts between them. And this time he led his team to the south for negotiations, and his task was to resolve this contradiction at the lowest cost possible.

Originally, according to the plan they had discussed before, this assignment would not be handed over until at least the discussion on the ownership of the 60,000-strong army was completed, to prevent Li Tai from asking for more.

However, after Lu Tong and others came to Jiangling to learn more about it, they discovered that the situation in Jiangling was much better than they imagined, and Li Tai's attitude towards them was tougher than expected. If they didn't If you make a statement first, it may be difficult for the talks to continue.

Of course, Lu Tong also had his own considerations in handing over their important bargaining chip in advance. It is obvious that Li Tai has absolute control over the situation in Jiangling at the moment, which means that how the situation develops next depends largely on Li Tai's thoughts.

Under such circumstances, if you continue to fuss over the pros and cons, it will only make the relationship between them more rigid and the dialogue more confrontational. It is better to simply give up these overly rational entanglements, and instead negotiate from the perspective of kindness and kindness between each other, using a perceptual perspective without losing warmth.

Although Lu Tong made such a choice, the final effect still depends on Li Tai's reaction. Therefore, after handing over the book, Lu Tong carefully observed the changes in Li Tai's expression with wide eyes.

Li Tai raised his hand and folded the brocade silk wrapping the book together again, then put it aside casually. When Lu Tong saw this scene, his heart sank. Asking Li Tai to be crowned a prince was already the most sincere gesture of reconciliation that the Chinese and foreign government could make. If Li Tai still refused to accept it, it would mean that he was The plan must be bigger, and there will no longer be any possibility of reconciliation between the two, and a civil war will no longer be inevitable!

Li Tai quickly withdrew his thoughts from the jade book, then looked at Lu Tong and said, "Since Mr. Suide is honest with you, I will also talk to him about my concerns. There may be some transcendence in what I say. Please Sui Degong can tolerate my statelessness."

"Those who are humble enough to listen to the king's teachings!"

After hearing this, Lu Tong quickly lowered his head and said.

Hearing this new title, the corner of Li Tai's mouth trembled imperceptibly, and then he said seriously: "This time there is a lack of coordination between the previous and following government orders. Although it has not disturbed me greatly, I have been thinking about it recently. Originally, I have been thinking about it. There is harmony inside and outside, why is there such a sudden dispute this time?

After entering the country, Duke Zhongshan and Duke An of Wei made many outrageous words and deeds, and each of them was punished. It may be said that I used personal grudges to take revenge. This is certainly a biased statement, but it also makes people wonder, using private interests to harm the public, and confusing public and private. Who is it?

The great traitors in this world have divided our country between the East and the West, but now the thieves in the East are more powerful and even deceive the heavens and steal people's lives. This will inevitably make the spectators in the world secretly fantasize. Fortunately, King Yuwen had extraordinary concentration and was not deceived by evil words, so he still made plans calmly.

However, it is inevitable for a towering tree to grow rotten branches, to use private agendas to interfere with the national economy, and to interfere with the world's affairs with selfish desires. Therefore, it loses its broadness and stability, and chaos arises secretly. I am definitely not the only one who was disturbed, but I also know that King Yuwen is wise in hearing and seeing, and will soon realize it. Therefore, I am not eager to remonstrate, but still focus on the matter in order to repay later. "

When Lu Tong heard this, although they had different positions, he couldn't help but agree in his heart. As a confidant of Yu Wentai, he is also quite aware of his recent changes in his attitude towards people and things, but he just doesn't dare to express it as directly as Li Tai expresses it.

In short, after the Northern Wei Dynasty split into the Eastern and Western Dynasties, although the Western Wei Dynasty was poor and weak, it could always use the weak to overcome the strong and withstand the coercive pressure from the east. As the actual leader of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yuwentai naturally set his sights on Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Now that Gao Huan has passed away, even his son has been replaced by the second generation, and he has successfully succeeded in standing on his own behalf. Of course, Yu Wentai was secretly anxious in his heart, and his goals and demands became stronger, and some behaviors would naturally change compared to before. The outbreak of conflicts with the Jingzhou Military Government and Li Tai was the most direct and violent manifestation of this change.

Compared to Yu Wentai, who is eager to take over the world, there is no doubt that Li Tai's approach is more in line with everyone's wishes. They are not eager to turn inward and start internal fighting. Instead, they still put development first and continue to work hard to make their piece of the pie bigger, instead of being eager to kick others out of the table.

But when his thoughts reached this point, Lu Tong quickly warned himself in his heart that he did not dare to think about it any further.

"My lord, I have come with my life today, so that I know that my plan is correct. King Yuwen and I still know each other, and we will reward the royal family together and never forget our original intention. It is a pleasure to know each other as close friends! So what I am going to do next With the help of Duke Suide, I think I will be able to get permission."

Speaking of this, Li Tai patted the jade album set aside on the table, and then said: "Mr. Suide should also know that I am no longer the young man who returned to justice in a hurry in the past. The power and position are not obvious, and the reputation is quite unknown among the rivers. However, how can the merits of the old people be achieved by one person? To this day, the only regret is that many of the capable men under his command are still unknown. These disciples died in the past Without remuneration, how can I be so arrogant as a former employee?"

Since we want to create a new prefix, we naturally can’t just fight for one’s own reputation, brothers also need to make progress together!

After Lu Tong heard this, he leaned back and said: "The Chinese and foreign governments have also discussed this matter before the trip. However, because the news of the announcement has not yet arrived, and the details of the military aircraft have not yet been known, there is no way to deal with the matter. Please. Don’t worry, Your Majesty, this battle in Jiangling will attract the attention of the whole world, and as soon as the army returns home in triumph, all those who have made great contributions will definitely be rewarded!”

Li Tai laughed again after hearing this. This is the problem. As long as I accept this position, it means that I am colluding with Yuwen Taihang. But the problem is that I still have the power that Yuwen Tai has. No!

The title of Great King sounds nice, but I can no longer be the Great Wei Chunchen. As a result, my actual power has not increased by leaps and bounds. Will I dare to go fishing in the future?

"Actually, I have some concerns about what Suide Gong said. It's just that Jiang and Han have their own differences. It's difficult to generalize everything the same as Chinese and foreign government affairs. It's unclear to distinguish and review. I'm busy with military affairs now. I have no time to deal with the rest. If someone as familiar as Sui Degong, who is familiar with Chinese and foreign government style allusions, comes here as my chief of staff, I can still decide everything and report it to the superior government in detail. But if the poor officials of the military government make mistakes in their records, If you can destroy the achievements of hundreds of soldiers, why don’t you hesitate?”

He looked at Lu Tong again and said, and at the same time he sighed: "Although I am in charge of the army, I still have ears to the important affairs of the country. The former Hua Shanggong was destroyed because of his words. Although it was his own fault, it was also embarrassing. The soldiers of the government were ruined. I am also deeply involved in the story. I know that the elders of Kansai are very dedicated to protecting their business. If they rashly move to the edge of the town, it will inevitably cause a lot of resentment. However, this matter has nothing to do with Liufang in the capital. It is absolutely unacceptable for the thugs of Liufang to rely on this to commit crimes. If I express my condolences, I will punish the perpetrators severely!"

After Lu Tong heard these words, his expression changed again and again. Yang Kuan really knows everything about this matter. Although the matter itself is too sensitive, no one can discuss it in depth.

But if Li Tai put aside the issue of the government troops stationed abroad and specifically questioned him about the murder of the Liufang Forbidden Army, it is estimated that Yuchi Gang, as the leading general, would be difficult to stay alone. But in addition, another layer of meaning revealed in Li Tai's words also surprised Lu Tong. He quickly asked: "Your Majesty also thinks that the troops of the Kansai Prefecture should not be stationed outside for a long time? He does not agree with Huashan." What is the performance in front of the public?"

After hearing this, Li Tai did not hide his attitude and nodded directly.

Yang Kuan colluded with Guan Zhengshi Liu to set up government troops stationed abroad. It was entirely his own initiative without sufficient communication with Li Tai, and this was not what Li Tai wanted. This was essentially a speculative act taking advantage of the conflicts and poor communication between the Chinese and Foreign Governments and the Jingzhou Military Government, allowing Li Tai to withstand the pressure from the Chinese and Foreign Governments, while they launched relationships to seize control of the military forces.

Even if Yu Wentai didn't do this, Li Tai wouldn't have been kidnapped by Yang Kuan. Because he has no intention of keeping these 60,000 soldiers here for a long time. It is not necessary and the price is relatively high.

He holds these 60,000 soldiers in his hand just as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Yuwentai and to weaken the military power of Guanzhong.

As for himself, he has a well-organized Jingzhou Army. If he really wants to keep these 60,000 strong troops, it will have a huge impact on Jingzhou's existing military supplies, people's livelihood and other economic order. But right now, Li Tai does not have a stable external environment to adjust and adapt to these drastic changes.

Li Tai knew in his heart that the confrontation between him and Yuwentai would not last long, and once Yuwentai was gone, there would no longer be a popular military leader in Guanzhong to lead the masses to fight against him, and the current Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office would soon be Will fall apart.

Under such circumstances, if he continued to argue with Yu Wentai about the ownership of the 60,000 troops, it would only intensify the internal friction. Therefore, it is natural for these 60,000 soldiers to withdraw to Guanzhong. They just have to withdraw to Guanzhong in batches according to the specific military situation. The reward for killing Gao Aocao can be paid in batches. Is there something wrong with the army withdrawing until Yuwentai's death?

Therefore, communication is really important. From the perspective of the Chinese and Foreign Governments, the ownership of these 60,000 troops can be regarded as the core conflict between the Chinese and Foreign Governments and the Jingzhou Military Government. However, they did not expect that King Taiyuan, who focused on the overall situation, simply We have no intention of troubling the Chinese and Foreign Governments on this issue.

"Your Majesty, you are a real and a real scholar of the country! No wonder, no wonder all the governors and generals admire your Majesty. Not only because of your astounding strategy, but also because of your benevolence!"

Lu Tong was depressed for a long time, but found that the problem he was most worried about did not exist at all. For a moment, he even felt like crying with joy.

However, Li Tai just smiled and said nothing. Your problem is solved, what about mine?

The backlog of obstacles in his chest was suddenly eliminated. This refreshing feeling simply made Lu Tong feel elated, and the smile on his face overflowed. But he also knew that it was not appropriate to get carried away at the moment, and the subsequent negotiations would need to be more cautious. Try your best not to offend the King of Taiyuan.

Although Li Tai himself had no intention of detaining the 60,000-strong army, people's ideas were changing all the time. If he and others offended Li Tai during the negotiation process, it would affect the sixty thousand troops. Wan Dajun successfully retreated to Guanzhong, then their sin would be huge!

Thinking of this, Lu Tong looked at Li Tai with even more humility and respect: "Your Majesty, the situation in the border area is different, so this matter must not be ignored. It's just that I have been neglected in the border affairs for a long time, and it is difficult to make good suggestions to your Majesty at the moment. I don't know your Majesty." Any profound advice?"

Naturally, he would not take Li Tai's words about letting him join the government as a long-term official seriously. Moreover, the Jingzhou Military Mansion did not have a long-time chief, Sun Jian. It's a mistake, so I'd better ask Li Tai first what idea he had that is more reliable.

After Li Tai heard Lu Tong's question, he also thought seriously. He was already in charge of the military and political power in the southeast. It was definitely impossible for Yuwentai to send the emperor to him to establish the Southern Wei Dynasty, so he could only retreat. Secondly, we should also grasp the personnel power here.

From now on, the appointment and dismissal of officials south of Wuguan, military merit awards, etc. will no longer bother you, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, and I will handle it myself. Brothers, if you want to make progress, you can do it with me.

"The road to Guanzhong is far away. If you have to report all the rewards, merits and punishments here, it will inevitably be backlogged, which is not conducive to the reconciliation of people here. Therefore, I would like to ask the imperial court to temporarily focus on the matters of sealing, worshiping and deposing here, so that we can be able to Rewards and punishments are cheap, showing power and promoting governance. Of course, if what I do is inappropriate, I will also respectfully wait for King Yuwen to send a letter to hold him accountable."

In addition to personnel power, Li Tai also had his own ideas about the administrative structure here, and simply put forward his requirements: "The former Jingzhou Military Mansion has an increasing number of people and land under its jurisdiction, and the military government's sanctions alone have gradually No. Now that Hefei has been acquired first and Jiangling has been expanded, everything about people and land has become more complicated, and it also needs to be divided and conquered. I will discuss this matter with my family members in the near future and formulate a final plan before reporting it to the court."

After Lu Tong heard this request, he frowned slightly at first. When he noticed Li Tai looking at him, he quickly relaxed his brows and nodded and said: "The king's plan is indeed reasonable. I will definitely convey this intention as it is." Report it to the government. King Yuwen originally intended to take care of everything in the southeast, and he is also involved in the matter, so there will definitely be no problems in this matter."

Immediately, he said: "Now that the end of the year is approaching, the people in Guanzhong have only heard of Jiangling's great achievements, but they have not yet seen any arrests. It would be a great kindness if we could report a victory before the end of the year and make our soldiers and people rejoice!"

After hearing this, Li Tai nodded and said: "I also have a plan for this matter. I will use Wu'an Duke Li Xianqing to lead the Liang family's monarchs and ministers to enter the customs first. When the court orders are issued, the personnel here can be properly handled, and everyone can return in triumph!"

He now has a lot of chips in his hands, and the cheapest one is undoubtedly Liang Emperor Xiao Yi.

Even Liang Wang Xiao Qi was canonized by the Western Wei Dynasty, so Li Tai could stay here to arbitrate everything in the name of Liang Wang. However, Xiao Yi, a subjugated king, was of little use, and his use to recruit surrender had little effect. Simply send him to Guanzhong first, so that everyone can have fun first.

As for the repatriation of subsequent personnel, of course the agreement must be fulfilled step by step. At the moment, the credibility of Zhongwaifu and Yuwentai is a little bit bankrupt with him, and their main focus is to stay out of sight!