The King of Yueyang said that Li Tai did not know the personnel of his country, which was a bit taken for granted. Although Li Tai did not know too deeply and specifically, he did have a general idea.

Although as Hou Jing went south to break through the Yangtze River defense line and entered Jiankang, all the political factions in Nanliang were destroyed. The various differences and contradictions that existed before were covered up by Hou Jing, a rebellious minister and traitor. But before that, it was

Really exist.

Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, Xiao Yan, was already over eighty years old, and his prince Xiao Gang was already over forty years old. He had been in the reserve position for sixteen or seventeen years after his brother, Prince Zhaoming. It can be determined that

What is clear is that there must be a princeling in Nanliang today.

Although Xiao Bodhisattva is old and full of love, he has not lost his guard against his son. His descendants are divided into various parties, and internal and external containment is his specialty. Xiao Gang, a princeling, naturally cannot exist as a political alliance, except for his successive officials in the East Palace.

Attributions have clear subordinates, while other personnel relationships are covered up by literature and metaphysics.

Culture and education flourished in the Southern Liang Dynasty, and at the same time Xuanfeng became popular, even more so in the Jin Dynasty. Prince Xiao Gang and King Xiao Yi of eastern Hunan were the representative figures.

The prince frequently explained "Lao" and "Zhuang" in the East Palace, and his son Xiao Daqi was still explaining "Laozi" before being killed by Hou Jing's men. And Xiao Yi, king of eastern Hunan, and later Emperor Yuan of Liang, even besieged the city when the Western Wei army

Even under such circumstances, he continued to speak "Laozi" frequently, and all the officials in Jiangling were in uniform to listen.

If you don’t understand the political atmosphere of Nanliang, you will feel weird when you see such records. Isn’t this stupid? But in fact, this is one of the ways in which their political group was formed. When you look at them, they are talking about Lao and Zhuang.

, but in fact, we are engaged in team building to unify our thoughts and inspire people.

Just like Gao Huan, Yu Wentai and other Beizhen military leaders, whenever there is an important event, they will gather their generals to feast and gamble, because these are also entertainment methods that the soldiers like to hear and see, and they can unite.

Tan Xuan and Ju Gambling play the same role in these two groups. The core is that everyone should stick together for warmth and not betray the organization.

In short, through these methods, Prince Xiao Gang also attracted many people from the Southern Liang Dynasty around him, and even Xiao Yi, the king of eastern Hunan, was the core figure of his group. In the future, the reason why Xiao Yi was able to patrol the upper reaches, strengthen his power, and even eventually establish the Jiangling regime

, which is also closely related to this.

Zhang Zan, who King Yueyang said would go north from Xiangzhou to Xiangyang to take his place, was not only the son-in-law of Emperor Wu of Liang, uncle-in-law of Xiao Qi, but also the former East Palace kinsman of Prince Xiao Gang, and an important member of the prince's group.

Because of this intricate relationship, in the next period between Jiang and Han, there will be a very exciting love and killing between their relatives, so that in the end the vast territory between Jiang and Han will be handed over to the Western Wei Dynasty.

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Not to mention the specific plans in Li Tai's mind, after King Yueyang heard that he expressed his support for him, the gloom on his face immediately disappeared, and he no longer had the previous sadness. Instead, he said to Li Tai with a look of relief: "I really don't."

I misjudged the wrong person. Boshan, you are indeed a person who can make great plans and trust each other in life and death! With your support and help, I have no external worries and can concentrate on solving internal disturbances!"

Li Tai was very happy when he heard this. What are you talking about? Do I have such short-sightedness? What I want is your whole Xiangyang. How can I abandon you before I get it?

He guessed that King Yueyang's deliberate worry before was also to test his attitude, because once he decided to defend Yongzhou without being replaced, the internal situation he would face would change dramatically, and he would especially need external stability.

If Li Tai behaves too snobbishly and turns to other tactics when he hears that his position is not secure, then he will have to think about how to handle the relationship between them.

"Now that things have happened, I will no longer hide anything from Bo Shan. You should know that my late father is the legitimate heir of our family and country. After my late father passed away, my brother should have succeeded him, but in the end... Alas, now the country is also

There are many people who are dissatisfied with the improper line of succession. Although Zhu Yi, the leader of the imperial court, is the supreme confidant, he is also my brother's eyes and ears, so I have already foretold what will happen before the imperial order is issued!"

King Yueyang said to Li Tai with confidence again. Since he knew his people's thoughts and attitudes, of course he had to show his strength to make his allies feel reassured. Because he was afraid that Li Tai didn't know Zhu Yi's status in his country, he also

Explained it thoughtfully.

Li Tai was very happy to hear these words, and felt that Xiao Jin was not honest and boasted. As a confidant of Emperor Wu of Liang, Zhu Yi also played a role in restraining the prince to a certain extent, but if he was

With the eyes and ears of Xiao Qing and his brothers, that is an exaggeration.

King Yueyang still recounted his plan: "After the new defeat of Huaibei, the world was shocked and the people were uneasy. I am not greedy for power, but at this time, it is indeed worse to be quiet than to move. It may be difficult to change Zhang Zuan's entry into the throne, but it is still

It can be remedied. Therefore, I have recently made a plan with the pro-party in Beijing to take my brother to Xiangzhou to succeed Zhang Zuan. After my brother enters the state, he will stay for some reason. Even if he enters the country, I will never deal with him.

State affairs will change as time goes by!"

I have to say that this plan is quite shrewd, and the brothers did it this way. First, they pretended to accept the fact that Yongzhou was captured, and then proposed an exchange for Xiangzhou, with Xiao Yu's brother Xiao Yu, King of Hedong, as the governor of Xiangzhou.

This is also a very normal situation in the political ecology of Nanliang.

In this way, Zhang Zuan could not leave unless Xiao Yu entered the state to hand over the state affairs. And after Xiao Yu entered the state, he could detain Zhang Zuan within the state. Historically, their brothers used this to play tricks on Zhang Zuan.

In the midst of applause, even after Xiao Yi, the king of eastern Hunan, intervened, he still failed to wrest Xiangyang from Xiao Jin. Zhang Zan, the governor of Yongzhou, could not officially take office until his death.

So when Xiao Jin talked about being dismissed from his post, Li Tai was surprised at first, because in his impression, Xiao Jin seemed to have been controlling Xiangyang until he defected to the Western Wei Dynasty. This was because he temporarily forgot about Zhang Zan, who was being sacked.

The three of them, uncle and nephew, were like a ball kicked from Changsha to Jiangling and then to Xiangyang.

Hearing that King Yueyang expressed his intention to stay in the state and not go there, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh inwardly. After the defeat of the Southern Liang Northern Expedition, domestic and foreign affairs were basically out of control, and Hou Jing's troubles accelerated this.

The process has intensified a series of negative consequences.

Yang Yaren privately abandoned the important town of Xuanhu without asking for instructions, and hundreds of Hou Jing's remnant soldiers easily entered Shouyang. This can be said to be caused by the new defeat of the army and the shock of the people. But Xiao Yu and Xiao Jin

The fact that the two brothers violated court regulations and joined forces to protect each other's power shows that the core contradictions and cracks in Nanliang have already emerged.

However, this is naturally a great joy for Li Tai. In order to protect himself, Xiao Jin will definitely use all available power, including of course him, the enemy general.

Although the brothers already had a plan to delay self-protection, they only blocked it through procedural entanglements. They still needed enough strength to deal with subsequent changes.

The so-called waiting for the times to change probably means that if there are no changes that are beneficial to their brothers, they may have to roll up their sleeves and get started.

Whether it is for the future strategy of conquering the entire Jianghan area or the current interests of the Hanshui trade route, Li Tai certainly cannot turn a blind eye and can take the opportunity to make further personnel arrangements to enhance his influence on Xiangyang.

After pondering for a while, he continued: "Although I am from a foreign country, my friendship with the king is not limited by national boundaries. What's more, the cause we are jointly running now also involves the lives of many people near and far. How can we end it?"

Handed into the hands of duplicitous traitors! Your Majesty is still loyal to the emperor and the country, and Zang Feng is not used, but I have no such scruples. If Zhang Zan dares to enter this territory, I will make sure that he never comes back!"

"Thank you Boshan for your kindness in comforting me, but after all, Zhang Zan is a close relative of the clan, and I cannot bear to harm him unless forced to do so. What's more, he has a close relationship with the head of Jiangling Palace. If he is killed in this situation, he will give Jiangling

An excuse to interfere with our state affairs. He is already domineering in matters of business and household affairs, and it is not appropriate to give him a chance to use the topic to his advantage in the near future."

After hearing this, King Yueyang shook his head. Apparently he still did not have enough confidence to meet bigger challenges, and still hoped to continue to develop his power with peace of mind. Especially with the Han River, a golden waterway of great profit, under his control

Human resources have grown rapidly.

"But your Majesty has benefited me a lot. I won't tell you what happened in the past. Just these tens of thousands of stones of food and supplies will solve my immediate needs. Now that your Majesty is in trouble, I really can't bear to stand by and watch."

Li Tai added: "Since dangerous plans are not feasible for the time being, we might as well use them in a grand way. I built a city garrison along the Xiang River in Caiyang County and stationed an elite army here. It is separated from Xiangyang by a river. Your Majesty, if you need it,

, you can summon them with just one piece of paper. It will also be much more convenient when you meet with your Majesty for meetings."

Caiyang County is located in the northeast of Xiangyang. Originally, the barbarian chiefs here took their troops to the Western Wei Dynasty. The Western Wei Dynasty also occupied part of the land and established Nanyong Prefecture. However, these barbarian tribes were unstable. Just like this year when Li Tai reorganized the state affairs,

There were many barbarian chiefs who directly led their troops to break away from the rule of Jingzhou and fled to other places.

Therefore, Li Tai had long wanted to directly station troops here and actually control this territory. However, he was previously worried that this move might arouse the vigilance and resistance of King Yueyang. Now that he had such a good reason, he took advantage of the situation and proposed it.

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When King Yueyang heard this, he was overjoyed. In this way, he could not only gain the support of Li Tai's army nearby, but also use it to publicize and exaggerate the border troubles faced by Yongzhou, collaborating with the enemy to defend itself and at the same time support the self-respect of the invaders, and the border town

This trick was enough for him to understand.
Chapter completed!