Chapter 716 Sitting back and watching the internal fighting
It’s not that the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office doesn’t pay attention to personnel inquiries in Shu, but that everything must be a step-by-step process.
To be honest, even Li Tai didn't have a thorough understanding of the internal personnel disputes in Shu at the beginning. It all depended on Li Qianzhe's gradual development and infiltration by traveling between the two places.
However, he gradually understood the most core personnel issues in Shuzhong after he captured Xiao Yuanzheng, the son of Wuling King Xiao Ji, and conducted several negotiations with Shuzhong.
After all, from the perspective of ordinary people, just Qiu Chidi and the Yang family could not write two characters in one sentence. As a result, Yang Fachen led his troops to rebel, and Yang Qianyun led his troops to suppress the rebellion. There seems to be a deep hatred between them.
The Zhongwai Mansion is not ignorant of military affairs, and is also well aware of the great value that personnel intelligence can play in war. Among other things, Yuwentai himself also persuaded the Eastern Wei general Peng Le on the battlefield because he understood the internal personnel problems of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Escape from death.
It's just that the center of Sichuan is inaccessible, and Qiu Chidi and Yang Fachen, who were the first to contact the Western Wei Dynasty, provided a lot of misleading information to the Chinese and Foreign Governments out of their own interests. At least they did not win over Yang Qianyun. This is revealed.
As a result, when the Chinese and Foreign Governments discuss military issues targeting Shu, they will be biased and not comprehensive enough due to the lack of information.
Of course, in addition to the fact that the intelligence work of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office was not accurate and detailed, it was also due to Li Tai's deliberate actions. Previously, he sent envoys to Sichuan to negotiate, using Xiao Yuanzheng as a bargaining chip to redeem Wang Yue and other defeated troops, and also borrowed This led to contact with some important figures in Shu.
Previously, in order to allow Li Tai to negotiate more actively with Shuzhong, Yuwentai transferred the administrative jurisdiction of Hanzhong, Liangzhou and other places to the Jingzhou General Administration Office.
Although it was actually only a nominal division, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office immediately brought in Yan Qing, the cousin of Yuwen Hu's uncle's family. In fact, Liangzhou's military and political affairs were still not managed by the Jingzhou General Manager's Office. Instead, a Sima Zuo of the General Manager's Office was occupied. s position.
But others don’t know the twists and turns! In the eyes of Yang Qianyun and other people in Shu, Shannan and Hanzhong are all under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou General Administration. Doesn’t the Jingzhou General Administration’s attitude towards them represent the Western Wei Dynasty? So with Jingzhou, For them, the communication between the general managers was equivalent to communicating with the Western Wei Dynasty.
As for the stage of the communication between them, and whether there was any content about instigating the opponent, Li Tai didn't know, at least he had to say he didn't know!
One of the basic ideas he put forward today is that the conquest of Shu cannot be carried out recklessly. Before formal military operations are carried out, various other means must be used to instigate rebellion, win over various forces in Shu, and other operations.
As Li Tai said before, Wuling King Xiao Ji has lived in Shu for more than ten years. Although he is not a great evil, he does not have great virtues. Especially his move to directly proclaim himself emperor has brought great impact to the internal affairs of Shu. No matter how the situation develops next, some people will be happy and others will be disappointed. Those whose interests have not been met in Xiao Ji's regime are worthy targets.
The ideas proposed by Li Tai are not new. What is important is that while proposing the ideas, he can also provide specific implementation goals and steps, pointing out a direction for everyone in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office who are still somewhat confused.
"What Boshan said is true, detailed and well-founded. It is thought-provoking. Soldiers are harmful and must be used with caution. Only by subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is the best strategy. The previous use of troops was impetuous and it was indeed a lack of consideration."
After listening to what Li Tai said, Yu Wentai spoke. This could be regarded as a positive reflection on the failure of the last military use. At the same time, he also recognized Li Tai's idea of continuing to poach personnel corners in Shu.
But soon, Yu Chijiong, who was also present, spoke up and said: "Mr. Taiyuan knows the personnel in Shu very well, and I think there should be such talents under his command. Now the government is trying to do it, but I don't know if Mr. Taiyuan is willing to send all the people to Shu."
Is the talented person recommended to the mansion?"
After Li Tai heard this, he also laughed and said: "Of course, no matter whether in the government or in the town, the duties are different, but when it comes to the desire to work hard and achieve merit, there is no difference between the inside and the outside. If the talented people in the border areas can
It is also a great blessing for each of them to have a new residence and listen to the envoys sent by the Lord. There are indeed talents in Jingzhen who are proficient in Shu affairs. I will recommend them one by one later, and I sincerely ask the Lord to appreciate the selection.
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Nowadays, the General Manager's Office in Jingzhou is still under the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, so there will naturally be exchanges in personnel matters. Just like before, the Bafu summoned He Ruodun and others to return to the government and sent Pei Xia and others to Jingzhou to take up posts.
The reason why Li Tai was not self-conscious and reported everything he knew about the people and events in Shu was to increase his sense of presence and voice in the conquest of Shu.
Of course he himself could not lead the army into Shu, but he could send members of the general administration to participate, not to mention that he had previously discussed with his cousins at home and decided that Li Shicao would also join the expedition against Shu.
Hearing Li Tai's straightforward agreement, Yuchi Jiong couldn't help but be stunned. Compared with these people who are familiar with the affairs of Shu, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office is actually more concerned about the initiative to contact and communicate with people in Shu.
Because they don’t know the specific development stage of the Jingzhou General Manager’s Office, it is difficult for the Chinese and Foreign Governments to directly bypass the General Manager’s Office and contact the other party rashly, so as not to expose the internal estrangements and contradictions within the Western Wei Dynasty.
Yuchi Jiong was about to speak and wanted to confirm whether the talents recommended by Li Tai were closely related to this, but Daxingtai also saw what he meant and raised his hand to signal him not to talk any more. Then he smiled at Li Tai and said
: "In this way, I will wait for Boshan to recommend virtuous people to me so that great things can happen!"
Li Tai responded humbly and respectfully first, and then continued: "If we only rely on instigating rebellion against the Shu people, we will inevitably be passive because of people's success. Now I have the strength. Although we need to be cautious in using our troops, we can still use other strategies to coordinate our efforts."
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After hearing this, everyone in the hall couldn't help but cheer up again, wanting to hear what other clever ideas Li Tai had.
"Since ancient times, the country has had no two kings. Since King Wuling has been rebellious, it will be difficult for him and eastern Hunan to coexist. Although Shuzhong is less disturbed by military disasters due to its closed terrain, its power has been preserved, but Jiangling has been able to quell the chaos.
, the great righteousness of Zhongxing Sheji, if the two of them fight, one of them will die."
Hearing this, everyone in the hall nodded repeatedly. This topic has also been a focus of recent discussions.
Hearing that Li Tai also mentioned this point, Yuchi Jiong spoke again: "Three parts of the Liang Dynasty, Jiangling has obtained two. There is no great cause to quell the thieves and end the chaos in Shu, and now there is a sudden change of rebellion. Based on this,
In this corner, it is absolutely difficult to compete with Jiangling. If Jiangling takes advantage of the momentum and conquers Shu, it will be difficult for me to try again, so I need to capture it as soon as possible!"
Obviously, unlike other people's conservative approach, Yuchijiong was a radical who advocated a rapid conquest of Shu.
What he said is not unreasonable. Now the King of Eastern Hunan has taken advantage of the series of wars to put down the Hou Jing Rebellion and brought all the other forces in Nanliang except Shuzhong under his command. His power has skyrocketed. And Shuzhong has never been so powerful.
Known for his strong men and horses, it is really difficult for him to compete with the King of Xiangdong who has the power of the entire Jiangnan. What's more, while others are fighting life and death outside, King Wuling is hiding in Shu and brazenly proclaiming the emperor. This is a big mistake in itself.
Desirable behavior.
But the more complicated the situation, the more necessary it is to look at and interpret it from different aspects. Although Hou Jing's Rebellion was put down, Jiangnan was already dilapidated, and it could not immediately increase the power of the King of Xiangdong. Moreover, the large and small armies that emerged during Hou Jing's Rebellion
The leaders, they only obeyed Jiangling in name, and it was difficult for the King of Xiangdong to make flexible arrangements for them.
More importantly, although the rebellion in the country has been put down, the border defense situation in Nanliang has also undergone tremendous changes. The loss of many important towns in the north of the Yangtze River has made the pressure on the border defense in Nanliang unprecedentedly huge, and it has become a situation where thousands of people are beating the drum.
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There is no lack of discussion in later generations that the King of Eastern Hunan did not choose to move the capital to Jiankang after quelling the Hou Jing Rebellion, but continued to stay in Jiangling, which was undefeable. The Western Wei Dynasty launched an attack and conquered Jiangling in one fell swoop, which was the direct cause of the collapse of Nanliang.
He accused the King of Eastern Hunan of being indecisive and unwise to stand under a dangerous wall.
But is Jiankang safe? The city itself was severely damaged by the war, and the pressure on the entire river defense was also very huge. Not to mention that before this series of changes, Hou Jing's rebellious army easily crossed the river and the natural chasm became a thoroughfare.
What a psychological impact the past events have had on Shiliu.
In short, today's Nanliang is definitely not going to be fine once Hou Jing dies. The military power that King Xiangdong can mobilize is still very limited, otherwise Wang Lin's tribe will not be devastated by the rebellion.
Li Tai did not talk too much about some forward-looking predictions. He just explained the current problems faced by Nanliang. The purpose was just to show that Yuchi Jiong's view was a bit unfounded. As far as the two brothers were concerned,
During the fight, they have enough time to stand on the fence and wait and reap the benefits.
When it comes to the changes in the situation in Nanliang, everyone present has no doubt that Li Tai is the most professional. So after listening to his analysis, even some people who have the same idea as Yuchi, who feel that time is running out and need to act as soon as possible, also feel that the situation seems to be the same.