Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Because Wang Gong always regarded Liu Laozhi as a warrior and a general, but did not give him enough sense of security according to the martial arts. This was the fundamental reason why Liu Laozhi betrayed him.
Everyone thinks that Liu Laozhi rebelled because he was humiliated by Wang Gong and refused to listen to his opinions. However, these are just symptoms. The fundamental reason lies in Liu Laozhi's insecurity. His several rebellions in the future were also due to Liu Laozhi's insecurity.
It’s all because of this reason.”
Yu Yue frowned: "What's wrong with him? He has soldiers in his hands and is always in the camp. If he wants to betray, he can raise a team at any time. And looking at the entire Jin Dynasty, no one is the opponent of the Beifu Army. If you want to
Speaking of insecurity, we, the wealthy families in the capital, should not be insecure."
Tao Yuanming smiled and waved his hand: "Didn't I say it before? What Liu Laozhi is worried and afraid of is that everything he has may be lost at any time, because it seems that he has a lot of troops and is often in the military camp, but as long as the court
With a single order, he can be relieved of his military power and allowed to go home to farm. After he recruits people to the court and becomes a formal general, he cannot return to the village in Huaibei and become a grassroots bandit like before. He is asked to follow
It was like that after returning from the last Northern Expedition, sitting at home with no soldiers, and not even being able to see my old comrade-in-arms. That would be even more uncomfortable than killing him."
Yu Yue said coldly: "Isn't it the same when the children of our aristocratic families go to the army to serve as generals? After the battle, they go home, where will they stay? The court cannot always maintain such a large army, even if
The Northern Expedition is victorious and the Central Plains has been recovered, but this large army will have to be disbanded after the war. Is it possible that Liu Laozhi will never be in charge of the army? Then all our taxes will be given to him alone."
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "So in the past dynasties, it has been difficult to deal with such famous generals and powerful generals. Ordinary sergeants can get some rewards and then send them home, but such generals are difficult to place. Since ancient times, either generals have been sent out or sent home."
By becoming the prime minister, they can enter the government and be in power. With the power in the government in their hands and something to do, they can feel at ease."
Yu Yue laughed loudly: "A general or a prime minister? It depends on whether it is the right material. For a rough warrior like Liu Laozhi who doesn't know a few characters, if you ask him to manage an army, he still has to rely on scribes to handle it.
Logistics and writing military orders, do you want him to handle government affairs? Hmm, can he manage a village well?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Yes, he does not have this ability. Just like Zhou Yafu, the great general of the Han Dynasty, who was also the queen of the generals, quelled the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms, and managed the army thinly, which reflected the level of his generation of famous generals, but later the Han Dynasty
In order to seize his military power, Emperor Jing promoted him to prime minister and transferred him out of the army. As a result, he didn't even know who his staff were and what they were going to do. He was dismissed as prime minister and returned home within a few months. He was resentful and had no idea what he was doing.
His prestige in the army was too high, so in order to ensure that his son could successfully ascend the throne, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty later executed Zhou Yafu on the pretext that Zhou Yafu secretly hid armor at home and had evil intentions."
"Although this is an eternal injustice, it also reflects the attitude of the court and the emperor towards these famous generals. They must be indispensable during the war, but after the war, they must be suspicious and guard against these people, because these people have the ability to rebel and overthrow
Although the dynasty itself was incapable of governing the country, they had the power to disrupt the country. Therefore, taking away their military power and not allowing them to have long-lasting subordinates who could respond to every call was what all emperors would do. The same was true for Liu Laozhi. The Northern Expedition
Afterwards, it was a routine matter to transfer him out of the army and stay at home. At least Sima Daozi and others who were in power at the time were being polite by not killing him."
Yu Yue nodded: "After all, Liu Laozhi is a hero of the Northern Expedition. He killed for no reason, which chilled the hearts of soldiers all over the world. I also participated in the court meeting at the time, but everyone, especially Sima Daozi and Sima Yuanxian, said
, Liu Laozhi originally led the bandits and grass bandits to join the army collectively. His subordinates were fierce and difficult to control. In the past, they often looted and killed prisoners for meritorious deeds. Now that the Northern Expedition is over, let him lead these tigers and wolves again.
, will only harm our people in the Jin Dynasty, so this army must be disbanded, and Liu Laozhi must be dismissed and go home without contact with these old troops. We gave Liu Laozhi excessive rewards at that time, especially money, grain and
The land was several times more than what he received from his normal salary and title, and he even bought him a mansion in Jiankang, which I feel is completely worthy of him."
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "This will only make him feel more unsafe, like a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered. You don't know when the knife will fall, because you gave him some money, food, and a mansion, but you just kept him in captivity.
It was like house arrest, and it made him completely separated from his old army, without any resistance. If the emperor or a noble family really wanted his life, a glass of poisonous wine and a group of guards would be enough. Liu Laozhi had been there before
He was used to the life of being the king in the mountains and being powerless against any country. He didn't want his life to be in the hands of others at any time. Therefore, when Wang Gong released him again, he thought about it again.
He will not hand over the army in his hands. Anyone who touches his army will become his enemy. Anyone who opposes him is his enemy!"
Yu Yue gritted his teeth: "Wang Gong was disrespectful to him, but he didn't take away his army. Just because Sima Daozi has a higher official position than him, he rebelled against Wang Gong?"
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "Because Sima Daozi is the prince, he can speak more effectively than Wang Gong, and he is the nominal prime minister of the court at that time, in charge of the government. If Wang Gong did not raise an army to attack Sima Daozi, then Liu Laozhi might be thinking of two things.
Offended, the two did not help each other, but after raising the army, they could only choose one of the two. Wang Gong reprimanded and ridiculed Liu Laozhi many times in person, while Sima Daozi secretly sent people to lobby Liu Laozhi many times, promising to be a high-ranking official.
Important positions, and even Wang Gong's Yangzhou governor was promised to be given to Liu Laozhi. What does this mean? This shows that Sima Daozi is willing to promote Liu Laozhi to the status of a noble family, not just a general before. In other words
,,Let him truly begin to have power in the government."
Yu Yue frowned: "This matter caused a lot of turmoil back then, because the governor of Yangzhou was the top priority of the imperial court, controlling the surrounding areas of the capital. It has always been only for the children of aristocratic families, or even the head of the family.
There has never been a precedent for giving a warrior to a poor family. It was precisely because Sima Daozi broke the rules and granted official positions randomly that he later lost the support of almost all the noble families, including our Yu family. Without the taxes we provided
, what can he accomplish with such a small number of people? He will soon be unable to supply even the military supplies for Liu Laozhi's troops." ()
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