Northern Dynasties

Time has entered June, and the remaining forces of Nanliang, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, have surprised the world in their own way.

Xiao Fangzhi, who had just been elected as the new king of Southern Liang by Wang Sengbian and others, abdicated and replaced Xiao Yuanming, the former Marquis of Zhenyang who had returned from Northern Qi, as the new king of Liang. Xiao Fangzhi, who had reigned for less than a month, was established as the crown prince.

As soon as this incident came out, it can be said that it caused an uproar among the people. Although Nanliang is now declining and declining, such blatant desecration of the throne has turned the solemn succession of the country into a farce, especially when it succumbed to the pressure of Northern Qi and welcomed back a man who had lost his master and humiliated the country before. It is even more despicable that the scum of the clan is regarded as the new king.

When the news reached Xiangyang, many Xiangyang citizens were ashamed and angry. Although they had become vassals of the Western Wei Dynasty a few years ago, they still had some recognition and nostalgia for Nanliang in their hearts. Now that something like this happened to the motherland, it was unacceptable for a while. All kinds of public and private The occasion was filled with angry comments about Wang Sengbian, a man who had lost his power and humiliated the country.

Li Tai was filled with emotion after learning about this incident. After all, Wang Sengbian was not immune from embarking on this fateful path.

The person may be able to argue that the pressure he is under is too great and there is no other way. The accusers around me just have nothing to do with it, sit back and say sarcastic remarks. In fact, they are even more irresponsible.

However, since Wang Sengbian stayed in that position, this was the obligation and responsibility he had to bear, and there was no way to excuse him for failing to do his part. If you compromise because of the pressure, just find a pig, a dog, or an Alzheimer's man who shits his pants to stay in this position. How will the value and role of Wang Sengbian be reflected?

Of course, as the leader of a hostile force, Li Tai personally led his troops to conquer Jiangling, the capital of Nanliang not long ago. From any point of view, he had no reason to give Wang Sengbian any guidance, and for the next step in Nanliang The upcoming disputes are just a matter of waiting and watching. If there is an opportunity to share the benefits, then do it. If not, then watch the show.

Moreover, even if he gave Wang Sengbian a certain reminder, it was still a matter of opinion whether the other party believed him. After all, Li Tai's existence was one of the pressures that forced Wang Sengbian to make concessions and compromises.

Many people are superstitious about the so-called elite argument. They always feel that since some people occupy high positions and control a large amount of resources, they must be extraordinary and far surpass ordinary people in every aspect.

But there really is shit luck in this world. There will always be someone who seizes the trend of the times and is pushed by the big wave to a position that does not match their ability. When the real test comes, he will lead the entire group and followers. They paid a heavy price.

Wang Sengbian was certainly a capable person, and his quelling the Hou Jing Rebellion, a catastrophe in the south of the Yangtze River, was enough to leave his name in history. But when the highlights gradually fade away, all the shortcomings are exposed.

The situation in the late Southern and Northern Dynasties was unpredictable. No matter how talented people were, the window of opportunity they could seize was very short. No one could be active for a long time and play the leading role in this extremely chaotic and uncertain historical stage.

Compared with Gao Huan and Yu Wentai, who have been rising one after another, although the situation Wang Sengbian faced before was quite stressful, it was actually no worse than these two people, and even better.

Gao Huan relied on the remnants of the six towns to defeat the Erzhu family in one fell swoop, and pacified all parties respectively, and restored most of the north that was almost falling apart. And Yu Wentai is even more miserable. His hometown is surrounded by powerful opponents, and he miraculously reverses the situation like a desperate struggle and wins a chance to survive.

After all, Wang Sengbian lacked tenacity in his bones, or he lost his tenacious fighting spirit because he was tamed by Xiao Laoqi. What he gave up was not only the new king he had established with his own hands, but also his last hope to survive and save Liang Zuo.

Even without Chen Baxian's intervention, his behavior and thoughts will only become more deformed with compromises in the future, going further and further away from the original intention, and using his resume to bring an even uglier end to the Nanliang regime.

Li Tai has no intention of intervening in the chaos in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for the time being. The results of the current battle have just begun to be digested, and the rule of Jiangling, Xiangzhou and other places still needs to be further consolidated. Even if there are further plans, they are only to infiltrate personnel and control people in remote areas such as Ningzhou and Lingnan.

Moreover, Guanzhong will not allow him to continue to develop into the Jiangnan region. Once too much manpower and material resources are invested in the Jiangnan region, the basic market will inevitably become empty and unstable, and it will be even more uncomfortable to have neither end of the world. If you want to look forward to Shu, you have to do it without worrying about the future. Being greedy will only lead to excess and regret in the end.

At the same time that relevant information was further spread to the Guanzhong area, an order from the Guanzhong Foreign Office also arrived in Xiangyang. The content was nothing more than urging Li Tai to call on other Guanzhong troops who were still stranded between Jiang and Han. Along with it, there was also a transfer order. That was to call Yang Zhong, who was still in Xiakou, back to Guanzhong and go north to serve as the governor of Shuozhou.

In the incident last year, the Chinese Foreign Ministry sent more than 60,000 troops to Jianghan. Although Li Tai had always stated that he would never detain these troops in Jianghan and would definitely repatriate them all to Guanzhong. But now more than half a year has passed, and the number of troops returning to Guanzhong has only reached 20,000, and there are still 40,000 troops stranded in the territory.

Although the Fu soldiers have been reorganized for many years, there are only so many Fu soldiers reorganized due to the population of Guanzhong. Now there are still 40,000 troops stranded between Jiang and Han. No matter who becomes the boss, they will not be able to be at ease. To put it bluntly, if a large number of troops suddenly influxed into Wuguan in the south, one would not know whether the troops were returning from the army or the Qing emperor was coming from the side.

Therefore, of course, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. Li Tai's previous reason was that Xiangzhou still needs to be conquered and requires the cooperation of troops. But now that the Xiangzhou problem has been solved, Northern Qi and Nanliang have had wonderful interactions. It is estimated that the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office also feels that the personnel disputes in the south may be endless after seeing this situation, but they cannot let Li Boshan continue to fool around!

It just so happened that Yu Wentai also raised the banner of swearing to conquer the Qi, and taking advantage of this excuse to rush the troops back to Guanzhong was the main business.

A few days later, Yang Zhong, who also received the transfer order, arrived in Xiangyang and entered the mansion to say goodbye to Li Tai.

After meeting, Li Tai couldn't help but thank Yang Zhong for his cooperation and help during this period.

Logically speaking, everyone has titles and awards from the royal family, but it is not Li Tai's turn to express his gratitude to Yang Zhong personally. It's just that the situation Yang Zhong faced was a bit embarrassing and subtle. He was originally sent south by the Chinese and Foreign Governments, and he also assisted the flankers in the Battle of Jiangling. Since he was not a general under the Taifu, Li Tai could only send him to the south. Records of achievements were reported to the imperial court, but the imperial court did not make any comment on this.

It is definitely Yang Zhong's deep understanding that it is difficult to be a wife between two aunts. Because of his relationship with Duguxin, he was quite neglected in the early years of Datong. When many of his contemporaries had already made numerous achievements, he did not have many opportunities to perform. It was not until the second half of the period that he began to take the lead. , which can be regarded as supporting the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

This time, the Chinese and foreign government transferred him to Shuozhou governor, which was also a bit contemptuous. It should be noted that even the generals under Li Tai began to act independently and served as general managers. Yang Zhong was a great general in the starting lineup, while Wai Ren Bianzhou was actually just a governor.

But since Yang Zhong didn't express his position, Li Tai didn't need to say anything about it. He could not give Yang Zhong any promotion in terms of official title, but when he was about to return to the country, he still gave many gifts in his own name.

Even though Yang Zhong was a well-known man in the city and could express his emotions and anger, when he saw the generous gifts presented by Li Tai, he couldn't help but said: "The gift from the king is really too generous. In the end, I will I have nothing special to offer, I really deserve it!"

"How could the previous friendship between me and Mr. Anlu be anything to speak of? We only met each other for a short time, but our separation lasted a long time. The journey was tiring, so we just conveyed our feelings through things."

Li Tai waved his hand and said with a smile, he has never been a stingy person, and Yang Zhong is not a noble person who regards money as dirt. Using money and silk to maintain a friendship is nothing.

Especially now that he is very rich, he has no chance to return to Guanzhong to show off his wealth in person for the time being. Of course, he must use people like Yang Zhong who have returned to Guanzhong to demonstrate the benefits of doing things with him. Anyway, at the end of the day, the whole world must belong to me, and there is no need to break down which house should be used as a warehouse for the time being.

Of course, after Yang Zhong took his money, he had to help him with a few words. Let’s talk about private matters first, that is, where Dugu Xin is. Li Tai once again told Dugu Xin through Yang Zhong, asking him to pay careful attention to personnel changes in Guanzhong. As long as it does not endanger his own life and death too deeply, he should try to be prudent and not react to the situation. Ever changing.

Even if things in history were to repeat themselves again, many key factors had changed. For example, without Yu Jin’s strong support, could Yu Wenhu still be able to rise to power so strongly? Apart from anything else, Li Tai believed that as long as Dugu Xin could hold on to himself, there was a good chance of getting through this point safely.

When Yang Zhong heard what Li Tai said was serious, he nodded solemnly and said that he would bring the words to Dugu Xin.

After talking about private matters, it’s time to move on to official matters. Although the Sino-Foreign Government’s written orders are urgent, the situation changes in Nanliang and Northern Qi are also very complex and important. Shannan Road certainly needs to reserve enough strength to cope with the situation. Apart from anything else, you, Black Otter, just shouted and refused to send troops. The Northern Qi Dynasty ignored you at all and went south to support the puppets. You asked me to send the troops back quickly. I was so ashamed for you!

So Li Tai asked Yang Zhong to return to the Zhongwai Mansion. The men and horses in Guanzhong would have to be left to him to suppress the situation for the time being. At worst, after Yuwentai's army arrived in Heluo, he would ask these men and horses to go directly to Heluo to join forces. By then, all the food, grass and armor would be from Shannan Road is responsible and can also share some of the pressure from the Chinese and Foreign Governments.

After Yang Zhong listened to Li Tai's explanation, he subconsciously wanted to reject this unflattering message. However, when he thought of the gifts Li Tai had given him, he probably wouldn't have to worry about his grandson getting a wife, so in the end he still had to do it. Agree. Of course, he doesn't know now how awesome a hero his grandson should have been.