After listening to Cui Qian's account of the power changes in Jingzhou, Li Tai's biggest feeling was that the Western Wei Dynasty did not pay enough attention to this important Han Mian town.
Of course, it is also because today's Jingzhou is not in a complete form. Without the important town of Xiangyang, it is impossible to effectively control the entire Nanyang Basin, let alone the strategic radiation for a larger area, which is more or less limited.
A bit tasteless.
In the early years of the Unification, the competition between the two Wei Dynasties was fierce. This was mainly because the long-term and stable confrontation between the two countries had not yet formed. When faced with the opportunity to expand territory, they naturally fought for every inch of territory.
However, when the confrontation between them gradually stabilized, Jingzhou, a useless place without much strategic value, was no longer worthy of investing a lot of manpower and material resources in the competition. Therefore, Hou Jing's attempt after the Battle of Heqiao in the fifth year of Datong was fruitless.
, and since then there has been no more competition for this place.
In the past few years that Changsun Jian has been in charge of Jingzhou, the governance and defense of Jingzhou have mainly relied on the local wealthy families. When he first came to Jingzhou, one of his subordinates, the county magistrate Quan Can, broke the law. Changsun Jian not only did not punish him, but even exposed his body to replace Quan Can.
Apologize. This is why he has endured so many humiliations, which shows that the local powerful forces are not weak, and the Bafu did not give much support in terms of people and material. It is entirely dependent on his people to attract and gather local forces to maintain control of Jingzhou.
It was probably because of this situation that when Wang Sizheng faced other choices, he simply gave up on Jingzhou and directly led his troops to Henan for a transfer. And the troops he took were basically what the Jingzhou officials had been able to control in these years.
of all the armed forces.
Therefore, today's Jingzhou still has its strategic value in theory. Whether it is going south to Xiangyang or even Jiangling and other important towns in the Southern Dynasties, or going deep into the heart of Henan, Jingzhou is a very important base for advancement.
But in fact, the national power of the Western Wei Dynasty was just like this. Jingzhou was just an enclave far away from the Qinling Mountains and Xiaoshan Mountain. It had no value except to prevent hostile forces from entering Guanzhong through Xunwuguan. After all, he could accomplish any goal in these two directions.
Without moving, not to mention the victory or defeat on the battlefield, the long supply line from Wuguan to Jingzhou alone cannot survive.
A few years later in history, when Yang Zhong went south to conquer the counties between Han and Mian, he would still have to rely on the local fellow villagers to enthusiastically provide food and grass relief so that the war could continue.
After learning this, Li Tai was a little doubtful for a while. Was it right for him to choose to go to Jingzhou right now?
It should be noted that the real chaos in Nanliang was caused by Hou Jing who continued southward and entered Jiankang City and besieged Taicheng. Even though the current situation was deeply influenced by him, the historical time nodes are no longer sufficient for reference.
But without external support, there is no problem for Xiao Bodhisattva to live for a few more years. It is unrealistic to expect civil strife to break out in Nanliang unless the old guy dies or other major changes occur.
He hurriedly rushed to Jingzhou, but the middle school in the back road could not provide effective support. By chance, he would end up like Wang Sizheng in a trapped city, unable to advance or retreat.
However, after careful consideration, he decided to continue this plan. No matter how the situation develops next, what is certain is that opportunities and power will never fall from the sky out of thin air. Only by working hard can you obtain greater operations.
space.
If Nanliang is not in chaos for a while, he can develop in Jingzhou with peace of mind for a few years. If he really rushes there, it will be difficult for him to get along with those powerful forces based on his temper. Without a stable foundation,
This makes it difficult to make bigger plans.
Although Jingzhou is an enclave outside, from another perspective, it can be regarded as a relatively more independent situation, allowing him to make more common sense and changes according to his own wishes.
Thinking of this, Li Tai asked Cui Qian to write on his behalf and draft a plan for his strategy based on Jingxiang.
It's not that he doesn't want to write it himself, but Cui Qian obviously understands the situation in Jingzhou better than he does. His ghostwriting and some of his own forward-looking opinions will naturally make it more convincing.
Although Li Tai took advantage of Yu Wentai's wishes, he obviously did not reach the level of asking for and getting what he wanted. Yu Wentai must have had his own considerations for the appointment of such a Fangzhen position, and it was impossible for Li Tai to agree immediately.
Although Jingzhou is not very important at the moment, it has broad strategic prospects. And because it is far away from the core of Guanzhong, it can easily develop into a relatively independent local force.
Therefore, it is also a difficult problem for Yuwentai to choose who to leave the town and where. Quan Zhongzun, who was appointed before, was just a temporary measure to borrow the Shangluo local tycoon's self-owned tribe. Once the situation stabilizes, of course he must choose
A more suitable candidate.
First of all, powerful foreign ministers such as Dugu Xin will not be considered. Yuwentai dismissed Dugu Xin from his military and political posts in Longyou before, and the situation is still not stable. Of course, it is impossible to allow a similar existence to rise again.
In fact, not only Duguxin, but also other Beizhen Township Party members, Yuwentai has become increasingly unwilling to let them leave the important areas of Dazhou in recent years, lest they collude with local forces in Kansai. The path he has taken, then
Of course you have to plug it yourself.
It is inconvenient to appoint the old members of the township party, so the junior disciples who have been tempered and matured in recent years are a more suitable choice.
According to the original history, Yu Wentai appointed He Lanxiang to go out to control Jingzhou soon after. But in this battle of Heluo, He Lanxiang sent it himself.
Although there are still brothers Yuchijiong to choose from, after the defeat of Yuwenhu and Helanxiang, Yuwentai must have doubted whether these juniors are really capable of taking charge of their own affairs. After all, the territory cannot be given away, and so can the nephews.
Therefore, old relatives and disciples are not an option. Lu Tong and other Taiwan government staff are a more suitable choice. However, these people are loyal enough and have sufficient administrative experience, but their military development capabilities are not outstanding enough. Using them may provide stability.
For the present, but it is too conservative, which is not conducive to progress with the times.
After going through this process, Li Tai feels that even if he is not the most suitable candidate, he must be among the top. There may not be a more suitable candidate than him, but his conditions have already surpassed most people.
If you want to lock in this position, you must not only show your planning, but also mobilize the masses to recommend you to show your right to speak. In this way, even if Yuwentai already has someone he likes, he has to think about whether he is more suitable.
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Although Cui Qian had some understanding of the situation in Jingzhou, after all, it was old personnel news from more than ten years ago, and he needed to understand it again before writing.
Li Tai is not in a hurry about this. If he really wants to go to Jingzhou, he will need to carefully prepare personnel and materials. Waiting to make arrangements after departure will not only be more costly, but also extremely inconvenient.
Several people discussed matters here and were about to return to continue the banquet. Suddenly they heard the noise of children from the outer hall. When they entered the hall, they saw Cui Hongdu, the eldest son of Cui Fan, fighting with a brother-in-law of Li Tai.
No matter how hard Miaoyin and the other female relatives tried to stop him, these two boys just refused to stop.
Seeing that Cui Fan was already looking around for the bamboo stick, Li Tai hurriedly stepped forward and separated the two boys one by one, then walked out of the hall directly carrying their respective collars. The staff set up two haystacks wrapped with wooden sticks outside the hall.
He shouted angrily at the two boys who were looking at each other angrily: "You two each hold a wooden sword and cut off all the grain and grass. Then you come to accuse me of why you provoked me so much that you couldn't reason with your words and had to fight with fists and feet!"
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"I'm right, it's him..."
Dugu Xin's third son, Dugu Mu, was still trying to argue, but was kicked out of the corridor by Li Tai.
"Did I ask you to argue now? You started fighting in my house without telling the master. What you are punishing now is this mistake. We will talk about the rest later!"
Li Tai threw a wooden knife to the bear boy and ordered, but Dugu Mu was still a little angry. Just as he was about to turn to his sister for help, he saw Li Tai raising his feet behind him again, and hurriedly turned around and grabbed the wooden knife.
, with tears in his eyes, swung his knife and chopped up the wooden stake: "Drink, drink! Evil brother-in-law, if you don't listen to reason, I will never come to your house again!"
Next to him, Cui Hongdu had already consciously waved the wooden sword, but glanced back from time to time. When he saw Li Tai looking over, he quickly whispered: "I'm rude to our guests. I will bear any punishment from my cousin, but please don't commit two crimes."
Punishment, don’t let me, Aye, slap me again..."
When Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but think of the harsh tutoring of his cousin Cui Fan when he first visited his house. He couldn't help but laughed and replied: "I don't care how you are taught when you return home."
Come. But if you are too severely punished here and your strength is exhausted, I can stay overnight."
Cui Hongdu was puzzled when he heard this at first, then his eyes lit up, he glanced at Dugu Mu as if to demonstrate, and then he said loudly: "My cousin's reasoning is clear and convincing! Not only today, but I will be here tomorrow and the day after.
Visit and listen!”
Li Tai looked at the two naughty boys who were competing with each other for a while, then left his second brother Li Chao here to supervise their punishment, and then he returned to the hall.
Cui Quanwu was very angry. He pointed at the outside of the hall and said angrily: "This bad thing really needs to be disciplined. Since it is so fierce and untamable, I will have a pair of iron armor specially made for it in the future to guard the house day and night. How dare you make any mistakes?"
The stick!"
Li Tai couldn't help but sweat when he heard this. He really wanted to ask this cousin whether you have any grudge against your son?