It can be seen that Liang Guogong Liu Ye is very dissatisfied with the current military and political structure of Anxi and his own status. In his early years, no matter what decision Liu Ye made, his goal was to make contributions and become famous.
However, this mentality gradually changed later, probably when Emperor Liu's enfeoffment plan was officially launched, and Liu Ye took his mother, Concubine Qin Xiang, to Anxi.
In Liu Ye's view, the situation in Anxi over the past year or so has been a "preparatory period for enfeoffment", and Liu Ye has subconsciously regarded himself as the king.
He has a share of Anxi's fortune. He only needs to wait for the final division of the family. Everything is of personal interest, so of course he has to watch carefully to avoid suffering a loss. Logically speaking, in the process of waiting, there is always something to do.
Get ready!
However, the actual situation is that Liu Min, as the leader of Anxi, was unprepared and showed no signs, as if he had not received the old emperor's edict.
Liu Ye's dissatisfaction was specifically reflected in Anton's internal voice, which was firmly controlled by Liu Min. Although Liu Min was given an errand to take charge of the servant army, an army of more than 10,000 people,
It can be said that we attach great importance to it and give it enough respect.
However, everyone knows that the foundation of Anxi lies in the Western Expedition Army. The so-called servant army has insufficient combat power, doubtful loyalty, and some Liu Min's confidant generals and staff to "assist" Liu Ye. How can Liu Ye be willing to do so.
Without strength in hand, there is no confidence in heart. Putting aside those false reputations, so far, the only people Liu Ye can really rely on in Anxi are his subordinates of about a thousand people. For these deployments, logistics support has to rely on the supply of the Governor's Mansion, which is controlled by others.
It's a bad feeling. Independence is even more important for a person of Liu Ye's status. How can he be content with the status quo!
Liu Ye's deployment mainly consisted of three parts, the guards assigned to him by the old emperor, the retinue of the Duke of Liang, and the Yao people. Liu Ye's mother, Concubine Qin Xiang, was a Yao girl who was presented to the old emperor by Qin Zaixiong, the Marquis of Hongjiang.
With such a blood connection, although Liu Ye has never set foot on the land of his "mother clan", he is very famous among the Yao people in the Hunan and Guizhou regions. Yao leaders such as Qin Zaixiong have also been promoting this relationship.
To highlight the difference between them and other minority barbarians. We Yao people have a Tianhuang nobleman, do you have one?
In the past ten years, because Qin Zaixiong, the Marquis of Hongjiang, was also a good man, the relationship between Liu Ye and the Yao people has been strengthening. When Liu Ye joined the army, he had a Yao guard by his side. Liu Ye went to Anxi to join the country, and from
Three hundred strong men were recruited from the Yao people active in the Gyeonggi area and went to Anxi with them.
The experience of staying in Anxi also made Liu Ye realize the importance of strength more deeply, and he tried every means to improve his influence and voice.
In the Dudu Mansion, there was Liu Min's suppression, which made it difficult to break through. Therefore, Liu Min sent his staff and the Yao guards returned to the country to carry out activities, which were mainly two-fold. On the one hand, they sought support from the court, and on the other hand, they found solutions from the Yao people.
The ultimate goal is to relocate the Yao people from the country to settle in Anxi. To achieve the goal, cooperation from both sides is needed. According to Liu Ye's idea, he only needs to give him tens of thousands of Yao people and a few thousand Yao people, which is enough for him to live in Anxi.
Anxi established a foothold and made a difference.
Liu Min saw Liu Ye's various emotions and actions, and Liu Fang also knew them in his heart. Compared with Liu Ye, how happy was Zhao Wang Liu Fang in his heart?
As Liu Ye said, whether in the royal family or the court, Liu Fang's qualifications and prestige are far superior to Liu Min. And Liu Fang's arrival, to Liu Min, is like a shark breaking into his home
How can we not be wary of the territory? During the more than ten years of the Western Expedition, Liu Min made great efforts, and the current achievements in Anxi have been soaked in his hard work. At the same time, Liu Min also formed a stronghold like a tiger.
Territorial awareness and does not tolerate intrusion.
Therefore, Liu Ye, a young tiger, can still be given a certain amount of space. For the sake of good looks, it is not a big deal to leave the servant army under his control.
But for Liu Fang, it is no exaggeration to say that he was strictly guarded and the vital military power was firmly in his hands, and he would never let go of it. Liu Ye was a young tiger, so Liu Fang was a ferocious "evil tiger"
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After all, Liu Fang's capital is so strong! Even if the "Four Princes" in the early years and the "Prince Commander" in Kaibaonian are not mentioned, their political and military influence in the Han Dynasty, in Anxi alone, they have the title of King Zhao.
, and its influence is huge.
Liu Fang has been in the northwest for many years and has great prestige. The main components of the Anxi Army are also the northwest border troops, regiment training, and soldiers. It can be said that even if these soldiers in Anxi have never served under Liu Fang, they still had a good relationship with him back then.
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When he first arrived in Anxi, many Anxi generals took the initiative to greet him. The respect and joy could hardly be concealed. In terms of influence, with the merits of the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, Liu Min was able to compete with Liu Fang, but he could not completely overpower him.
, this must be in the territory of Anxi
You must know that when Liu Min first went to the battlefield, he was just a little brother beside Liu Fang. Even in name, Liu Min had adopted him and was no longer considered a prince, so he was naturally aware of his status.
Now, although they are stirring the pot again, the position of master and slave has changed! Liu Min is naturally extremely vigilant, but how can Liu Fang feel comfortable?
Liu Fang was not aware of Liu Min's defensiveness and resistance towards him, but all along, he just looked at it, said nothing, did not take any action, and tried to avoid conflicts as much as possible.
This is of course not because Liu Fang is weak. The commander who broke out from the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood was even more murderous in quelling the chaos in Yulin. His perseverance has been labeled on Liu Fang for decades.
The main reason why he adopts a silent and avoidant attitude is that Liu Fang does not want his brothers to fight against each other! Liu Fang can deal with his enemies mercilessly, but he is not willing to use his abilities and strength to deal with his own relatives.
There is an undeniable fact, that is, if Liu Fang really wants to cause trouble, Liu Min's petty tricks will never be able to solve it. Not to mention, the Anxi Governor's Office is still a member of the Han system. From an institutional point of view, it is still
Under the supervision of the Luoyang court, even if this supervision ability is already very weak, things like righteousness are very important in the cultural system of the Han family, especially when there is sufficient strength to support it.
In the Han Dynasty, which one is higher or lower in terms of status and prestige between Liu Fang and Liu Min? This question is self-evident! If Liu Fang ascended the throne and raised his voice in Suiye, which side would the current Anxi soldiers stand on?
It’s also impossible to tell.
With capital and strength, Liu Fang's reaction to his concession can only be described as taking the overall situation into consideration. The great cause of the Western Expedition has paid an extremely heavy price. How could Liu Fang bear to let foreign enemies suffer due to brotherly disputes?
The success of ten years and hundreds of battles has been wasted!
Similarly, Liu Min also knew the seriousness of the problem, and he also knew the strength and prestige of his fourth brother Liu Fang. Therefore, he was on guard but still very restrained. On the surface, his respect for Liu Fang was never compromised.
And if Liu Min wants to carry out this series of transformations and reforms in Anxi, why not strengthen his control over Anxi in order to prepare for sharing the biggest piece of fat in the future when the enfeoffment comes?
The problem has already arisen. After all, restraint cannot solve the problem. Once the problem cannot be restrained and it breaks out, the consequences will only be more serious.
In fact, there was already a rift between the three brothers Liu Fang, Liu Min, and Liu Ye. Emperor Liu started the "enfeoffment" trend in Anxi and sent the princes to Anxi. Not only did they not form a joint force, but as time went by,
Passage, separation and betrayal of morality.
The current situation of internal involvement in Anxi has become more and more serious. Looking at the root cause, the problem still lies with the old emperor, and no one else. It is taken for granted.
The reality is that Liu Min led the Western Expedition soldiers to conquer Anxi in bloody battles. Although the support of the imperial court accounted for a large proportion, his leadership also played an indispensable role.
Emperor Liu had an idea and wanted to enfeoff Anxi so that brothers Liu Fang and Liu Ye could enjoy the achievements of more than ten years of development. Unless Liu Min was a saint, he would not be emotional.
You know, even people like Liu Wenyuan were very dissatisfied with the land ceded from Anton and the population given to Rao Leguo. It is not surprising that there are similar complaints here in Anxi.
At the same time, it is also to blame that Emperor Liu did not explain clearly in advance, did not establish his priorities for Anxi, did not clearly define Liu Fang's position, and even did not have a mature plan for the enfeoffment of Anxi. Under such circumstances, how many problems and contradictions arose, it is all
Within reason.
If there was no such thing as enfeoffment and it was just the Western Expedition, the two brothers might not be able to work together like they did twenty years ago, going through fire and water to make meritorious deeds together.
Or, if the enfeoffment is clearly determined from the beginning and the territory is divided well, then there will be no such trouble. The overall situation is set, even if Liu Min is dissatisfied, he can really resist. By then, the three brothers will only have
Join a group to keep warm and work hard to survive in Anxi.
But the reason why Emperor Liu did not directly enfeoff the land like Anton and Rao Le was that the time was not mature enough. But what does it mean to be mature? In the final analysis, Emperor Liu felt that the current territory of Anxi was too small.
The imperial court's development and management of Anxi is more like opening a "branch company" to distribute to several sons as compensation. If the "head office" of the imperial court continues to invest heavily in resources to support the Western Expedition and expand the "Anxi branch"
If the company's scale is large enough, it can continue to grow as expected.
However, the imperial policy changed drastically almost in an instant. Suddenly one day, a letter came from Luoyang: The imperial court has given up on the Western Expedition. You can go on your own for now.
The result is naturally a series of chain reactions, and the conflict between Liu's "three kings" is just one of them.
It is true that Central Asia is a vast territory, and there is a lot to do all the way to the west. But the current situation is that Anxi's plate is only so big, but there are three kings to divide it. How can it be done?
Once the families are separated, if they want to work together, ideally the future will be promising, but it is so difficult to implement it! Even between brothers, there must be a clear settlement of accounts!
Once upon a time, Liu Fang and Liu Min went with the army to the Northern Expedition, and went to Mobei. They rode through the desert and returned from hundreds of battles. When Liu Ye asked for orders to fight against the rebellion, he also followed Liu Min as his example. He wanted to be a young hero when he was in Yulin.
, also under the command of Liu Fang
However, now, the relationship between the three brothers has reached such a delicate level, it is really sad to think about it.
Liu Fang was indeed sighing, with a look of sadness on his face. Liu Fang, who was immersed in thinking about the situation in Anxi, was suddenly interrupted by a surprised voice: "The final general will join the king!"
Looking up, he saw an officer wearing general armor on the left side of the street, saluting him respectfully. There was joy in his square face.
Liu Fang was stunned for a moment, looked around, and found that he had no impression of this person. He sat close to the horse and asked, "Who are you?"
"The last general, deputy commander of Ganzhou, is Yang Fu!"
Without waiting for Liu Fang to ask, Yang Fu immediately introduced his situation. Strictly speaking, this was Liu Fang's old department. When he was in the northwest, Liu Fang also visited Ganzhou to inspect the army. At that time,
Yang Fu is still young
Knowing that he was from Hexi, Liu Fang's tired eyes couldn't help but reveal a little reminiscence. Hexi! Da Han! The days he spent in Anxi were not as good as when he went on an expedition to Mobei, but Liu Fang already missed Da Han extraordinarily.
, I miss my parents.
Here in Anxi, King Zhao is really not happy!
Meeting Yang Fu on the road was always a happy thing for Liu Fang. He immediately invited him back home, eager to understand the current situation in Hexi to comfort him from his lovesickness.
