Li Tai also thought a lot about whether Wang Sizheng should set up a government in Yingchuan. He even asked Wang Sizheng a similar question directly, but he did not receive a positive response from Wang Sizheng.
There have been many discussions on this matter in later generations, with different opinions and perspectives, but in the end it is inevitable to sigh. Because this matter is highlighted by a twist, it is difficult to explain it clearly through clear and visible logic.
Yuwen Taijin asked Li Tai whether it was feasible for Wang Sizheng to govern Yingchuan. Obviously, he was not just asking whether it should be done, but it had a deeper and richer meaning.
From various political, economic, military and other perspectives, if Yingchuan is the well-deserved center of Henan and completely irreplaceable, then there is nothing to discuss. This choice itself is what everyone expects.
But if the importance of Yingchuan does not reach this level at all, then when facing this issue, there will be differences in positions and interests. What surrounds this is no longer a discussion, but a dispute and a game.
The final result has nothing to do with logic.
From the perspective of the hegemony of the Western Wei Dynasty, it is obvious that Wang Izheng did not want to set up the government of Yingchuan. Especially after the defeat in the Heluo Xinjing, it was even more difficult to maintain an overly radical strategy in the Henan direction.
If the government is set up in Yingchuan and wants to control Henan for a long time, the first rule will not be effective and the cost of the second rule will increase sharply. The relationship between Henan and Guanzhong is limited by geographical factors and the current strategic environment, which is not enough to form a benign
interaction and complementarity.
Cui You, who was the governor of Xizhou at the time, had also proposed that Xiangcheng was a place more suitable for the base of Xingtai than Yingchuan. Xiangcheng was located in the southwest of Yingchuan, and you could go straight to Yichuan and Heluo by going north along the Beiru River.
Connected to the west, you can pass through Luyang and communicate with the Nanyang Basin where Jingzhou is located. It can be said that you can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and can communicate with several major strategic areas.
But no matter how correct the suggestion is, if it cannot be implemented, what is the use of repeating it thousands of times? The current situation is obviously that Wang Sizheng is determined to have his own way, that is, to set up the Xingtai administration in Yingchuan, and it is not that he does not know what to do.
Where.
Therefore, whether or not Yingchuan should be set up to govern is not the core of the problem. Especially now that Li Tai has initially entered the decision-making level of the Bafu, and is not just a simple general and adviser. As the saying goes, if he follows the law
If you feel that Wang Sizheng should not do this, then you may have to step in and take responsibility for Wang Sizheng to implement the decision of the Bafu.
But at this stage, Wang Sizheng was full of grand plans to open up new territories, and the heat in his heart was probably second only to that of Xiao Bodhisattva of Nanliang. He even dared to openly disobey Yuwentai's orders without executing them. This fire was so intense.
Easy to extinguish?
Li Tai felt that if he wanted to make Wang Sizheng give up his insistence, he might have to go directly to the army to disarm him. But this was obviously impossible, so he could only acquiesce to the result that Wang Sizheng insisted on.
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Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is, first, to cover up the conflicts and disputes that have arisen, and second, to minimize the negative impact on the Western Wei regime after the failure of Wang Sizheng's aggressive policy.
Historically, Yuwentai did a good job on these two points. He agreed to Wang Sizheng's request to set up a government in Yingchuan and acquiesced to its semi-independent status. Then when Wang Sizheng faced a siege, there was no hot-headed army to come to the rescue.
, thereby burying more power in Yingchuan.
Some people may think that what Yu Wentai did is unreasonable, but when Wang Sizheng made this choice, he should have expected this situation. Or ask himself whether the strategic value of Yingchuan is great enough for him to risk his own life.
Standing firm and resisting? Is it big enough for the Kansai hegemony to invest in maintaining it at all costs?
If Li Tai wants to answer this question, he needs to describe his views on the gains and losses of Yingchuan and the impact of the hegemony's rule and the general trend of the world in a relatively long time dimension.
He pondered for a while before speaking: "When my troops were stationed in that country, I saw that there were indeed people in Henan who followed the Tao and pursued justice, but there were also people who were ignorant of morality and succumbed to the power of thieves. The land had been in desolation for a long time.
It was not a short period of time. Although the traces of the thieves have been wiped out, the evil power has not been eliminated. It is difficult to establish governance and even more difficult to educate. Perhaps the Duke of Taiyuan was concerned about this and did not hesitate to take risks with his own life. He set up a government in Yingchuan and used his bright character to influence the people.
The abandoned humanity in that country..."
When Yuwentai heard what he said, he laughed twice without meaning, and then said again: "So, in Boshan's view, Taiyuan's public administration of Yingchuan is an uncomprehensive and dangerous move?"
"How can any person with lofty ideals who wants to work diligently and achieve great results deliberately avoid danger and hesitate to move forward? The land of Yingchuan is a plain with no cover on all sides. Who would dare to stand alone and defend the place without being loyal, courageous and talented?"
It is a fact that Wang Sizheng fought bravely and took over the land of Henan in seven states and twelve towns from Hou Jing. His contribution to the expansion of the territory of the Western Wei Dynasty was unquestionable, which also gave Yu Wentai a headache.
place.
Li Tai did not deny the fact that Yingchuan was undefeated, but he only praised Wang Sizheng's courage and determination, but did not mention urging him to change the town. He was also worried that if he really made such nonsense, Yu Wentai might take advantage of the trend.
Arrange this for yourself.
Although he admired Wang Sizheng, he did not want to pay for his willfulness. If there was an opportunity, it would be moral to give him the help he could. It would be foolish to devote himself to making up for other people's mistakes.
When Yu Wentai heard Li Tai's answer, he was speechless for a moment. Although this was said to avoid the important, it was also very consistent with Li Boshan's thoughts and plans. Without such courage and courage, how could he have repeatedly achieved great achievements that no one could match?
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"Alas, having said that, in the four battles in Henan, it is far from being able to establish the situation in a few battles or in a day and night. The current battle in Heluo is not able to suppress the thieves' power. If we go to fight in Henan again, it will be even more difficult.
It’s so unpredictable!”
After He Luo suffered a severe beating, Yu Wentai also became realistic and no longer blindly optimistic. When he thought about the manpower and material resources needed to open up a new battlefield in Henan, he felt frightened.
"Today, the turmoil in Henan has not yet been resolved. Repeated thieves are still there. Huaixia's army is about to move out. There will be fierce quarrels in the north and south. The outcome is still uncertain. There is a great opportunity to take advantage of it. It is also proper to hold the ground and watch its success or failure.
.How can we expand the territory without being exposed to the danger of war?"
Li Tai said this, of course, not to support Wang Sizheng. He was not involved in this matter, so there was no need to talk loudly, because he had to say a few words when asked by Yu Wentai, but the purpose was to bring the topic to him.
Concerned about the situation in Jingzhou.
At this point, Li Tai no longer concealed his feelings and said directly: "In this expedition to the east, everyone who fought against the east bandits was lucky enough not to be defeated, but he also felt that the thieves were fierce and stubborn, just like the Lord.
As mentioned above, if you want to defeat the enemy in a big way, you may not be able to achieve it in a short time. Today, the Kansai area is small and the people are small. Even if you use the power of the people, you may still not be able to reach the fertile land where the thieves are. It will take many years to hope.
If you win a great victory, then replenishing the national strength is also the key to controlling thieves and the key to rejuvenating the country!"
When Yuwentai heard this, he immediately became interested. Naturally, he could not forget that in addition to Li Tai's military talents and performance, he was also good at making money. Especially the latter, almost everyone in the entire Bafu civil and military community
It has an irreplaceable status. The money and food accumulated in the treasury today were obtained by Li Tai before the Eastern Expedition.
"What Bo Shan said is indeed the truth. What original ideas do you have on this?"
Yu Wentai looked at Li Tai and asked with a smile.
"Henan is not the only one who is experiencing changes now. Hou Jing worked hard to win over the Southern Dynasty, and Emperor Liang is old and senile, and at his octogenarian age he is as young as a thief..."
Li Tai told Yu Wentai what he had said when talking with Cui Qian and others before. This time he was more specific: "The heir of Emperor Liang died young, and all his sons are strong. The heir who lives now is in his household."
Neither of them live up to the expectations of the public, and all the brothers want to compete for precedence. The Liang family claims to be dedicated to etiquette, but their clan is perverse in nature and has weak ethics..."
Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao, had eight sons, half of whom are dead now. Among the dead sons, the eldest son, Prince Zhaoming, is the most famous and has the best reputation.
The four sons who are still alive are the third son Xiao Gang, who is now the prince and the future Emperor Wen of Liang Jian. The sixth son Xiao Lun, who was granted the title of Prince Shaoling, is now the governor of South Xuzhou and sits in Jingkou.
The seventh son, Xiao Yi, king of eastern Hunan, was in charge of Jiangxia as the governor of Jingzhou. The eighth son, Xiao Ji, king of Wuling, was in charge of Shuzhong as the governor of Yizhou.
At the same time, Xiao Yan felt guilty because he did not adopt Prince Zhaoming's son as his heir, so he had all his sons be granted the title of Dajun. The most important one at the moment was Prince Zhaoming's third son, Prince Xiao Jing of Yueyang, now known as Yongzhou
He became the governor and took charge of Xiangyang.
It can be seen from the official resumes of Emperor Wu of Liang's descendants that he assigned famous cities and towns to clans, and a large amount of local military and political power was concentrated in the hands of these distant and distant clans.
Yu Wentai originally thought that Li Tai had some clever plan to make money. After hearing this, he found out that he had set the next goal of expanding his territory to Nanliang, so he started to think about it seriously.
Seeing that Yu Wentai was very excited, Li Tai took advantage of the situation and handed over the strategy plan written by Cui Qian, and said: "The physical conditions of Jingxiang have not changed for a long time. If you want to build on this and make great progress, then
It is necessary to use strong men to deter them, and when people are in order, things will be clear, and then they will be more hopeful. I feel very regretful that my previous achievements have not been completed, and I have invited Jingxiang to do something, in the hope that I can seize Han Miang for the Lord!"