Hearing Zhang Xi's talk, Li Tai couldn't help but laugh.
"I know that there are a lot of evil voices in Jiangling nowadays, saying that I must have some evil plot against Jiangling. It is better to leave quickly to ensure safety. I wonder if Marquis Zhang has heard these remarks?"
He first looked at Zhang Xi and said with a smile, but after Zhang Xi heard this, his face suddenly became embarrassed, his mouth opened slightly, but he didn't know how to answer.
Li Tai did not continue to make things difficult for Zhang Xi, but continued: "The land of Liang and Han was formerly governed by our country. Lanqin of Liang took advantage of our royal line to move westward and led troops to steal when the country was unstable. My monarchs and ministers suffered hardships and recovered Liang and Han. May I ask Zhang
Hou, is this against morality?"
After Zhang Xi heard this, he immediately shook his head with some embarrassment, and then lowered his head. As a Nanliang native, answering such a question still made him a little embarrassed.
Li Tai then continued: "Liu Zhongli went south to help the king but failed, but when he came back he violently raised an army and invaded Xiangyang. The king of Liang is a close friend of my country. If he was harassed by this attack, I should send troops to rescue him, and the land of Handong was obtained.
.At that time, we made an appointment with Jiangling. He took Jingling and I took Shicheng as the boundary. May I ask Zhang Hou, can I cross the boundary now?"
After Zhang Xi heard this, he quickly shook his head. He understood what Li Tai was trying to express by asking this question.
"As for Yiyang, it was lost to Hou Jing's rebel army a few years ago. After that, the thieves wanted to surrender to the Eastern bandits. It was I who deserted the Eastern bandits and snatched food from the tiger's mouth. I gained Shouyang, Hefei and other places.
Otherwise, Jiang Biao Lei Chi is even more impeccable!"
Speaking of this, Li Tai's heart also surged with anger, and he directly slapped the case and said angrily: "I have had many contacts with Jiangling in the past, and I always acted like a gentleman! Even when I entered Xiakou, it was all at your Lord's kind invitation to help with defense.
Jiangzhong is now being subjected to vicious speculation and criticism. Is it because I have been too polite in the past that I have developed such an arrogant and foolish mind like you and other southerners?"
Wow!
Li Tai's sudden anger startled Zhang Xi who was sitting at the table. His body was shaken and he knocked down a whole wooden bucket of pearls. Those pearls scattered all over the floor. Zhang Xi felt even more frightened and hurriedly avoided the table to pay his respects.
: "This is all a stupid plan by the fools in the country, who want to make the Holy Spirit ride eastward and maliciously frame it. I, the servant, have long admired the virtuous name of the General. I know that the General's integrity is unparalleled, and I have not dared to make any evil remarks..."
"Zhang Hou, there is no need to panic. I was just angry for a moment and expressed my feelings. I didn't mean to take any action."
Li Tai raised his hand to signal his soldiers to sweep up the scattered pearls in the hall, then looked down at Zhang Xi and said: "Although I value the virtues of the Southern Kingdom, I will never be kind and polite to those who are destined not to share the same mind.
!Whether your king is leaving or not has nothing to do with me, but if anyone slanders me and makes me my enemy, I don’t mind letting him taste the real feeling of being my enemy!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. After I return home, I will definitely tell my lord to be careful about people's words and not to be misled by treacherous people. I must be close to the virtuous and stay away from the evil and sycophants!"
When Zhang Xi heard this, he kowtowed again and said.
"Since Zhang Hou has said this, I believe you for the time being. But I heard that there are many famous officials in your country who have said this, such as Zhou Hongzheng of Runan."
Li Tai briefly narrated the information he received, then looked at Zhang Xi and said with a smile: "Can Marquis Zhang have any plan to control such a person who has a great reputation and thinks he is honest?"
"Yes, yes, please, General Rong Pu, please come up with some ideas!"
Hearing that Li Tai's remarks about Zhou Hongzheng were almost the same as those in the Jiangling court discussion, Zhang Xi realized more and more that the current Jiangling court had no secrets at all in the eyes of the other party. Since he asked this question, he undoubtedly wanted to
See how valuable you really are.
In the blink of an eye, many thoughts flashed through his mind, and after a while, he gradually came up with an idea: "Although Zhou Hongzheng was well-known at the time and looked like a gentleman, he was actually just a person selling his reputation. In the old year, Zhaoming
When Taizong was dying, Zhou Hongzheng actually suggested that Taizong should imitate the story of the sages Wu Taibo, give up the throne, and teach others to abandon their family and country for the sake of fame. The absurdity of this man can be seen clearly!"
Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. He didn't expect that Zhou Hongzheng, whom he had never met before, was such a brave little old man, and actually advised Xiao Gang not to accept the position of prince.
But obviously Xiao Gang didn't listen to him, but in the end he just served as a puppet to satisfy the emperor's addiction, and then he was killed. I wonder if he regretted not following Zhou Hongzheng's advice before he died.
"Today, I seem to be generous, but I am generous on the outside and taboo on the inside. I don't care about Zhou Hongzheng, an important person like him. Today, Xiangyang and Jiangling have become bitter enemies. If Yueyang sends heavy goods to Zhou Hongzheng, thank you."
He was kind enough to speak frankly back then, but now that he sees him, he must be suspicious, alienate Hongzheng, and it is natural not to adopt his words!"
After hearing this, Li Tai's eyes suddenly lit up. Who said that these Nanliang nobles are worthless? They may not be able to revitalize the country, but if they are allowed to engage in internal fighting and harm the country and the people, there will be eight hundred people in a blink of an eye.
Idea, this is called professionalism!
It's just that General Li was pure and clean. He had to wash his ears immediately after hearing such dirty things. Of course, he couldn't continue to inquire about the details, so he frowned and waved his hand and said: "I have been working day and night. I am exhausted physically and mentally. Please entertain Liu Lang for me.
We must let Zhang Hou return home happily!"
After saying this, he stood up. When Zhang Xi saw this, he said that Li Tai did not like this method. He stood up in a hurry and argued: "General, please stay, there are still servants..."
Liu Guangde pulled him aside and said with a smile: "The general is busy with official duties, but he still takes the time to come and see Zhang Hou. He is very courteous to Zhang Hou. He expresses his feelings with the object and has deep expectations. When we first met at this time,
Marquis Zhang will enjoy this rich blessing, and we will get to know each other more deeply over time, so there is no need to worry about being hesitant for the rest of the world!"
Liu Guangde and Zhang Xi stayed in Fancheng for another two days, but Li Tai did not continue to participate in their planning, and only ordered his nephew Li Zhen to cooperate with their actions to a certain extent.
When Liang Wang Xiao Jin learned that Li Tai was passing through Fancheng, he quickly led Cai Dabao and several other cronies to meet him. On the one hand, he asked how the war against Shu was going, and on the other hand, he also wanted to know what the Western Wei Dynasty was going to do next.
Will there be any changes in attitudes and policies in Gangneung?
This is another person who is blinded by hatred. He is advising Li Tai to persuade the court and quickly put the advancement of Jiangling on the agenda. He does not feel guilty at all for such traitorous words and deeds. Of course, it is also because of Xiao Xiao
In his mind, Jiangling never felt that Jiangling could represent the orthodoxy of Southern Liang.
Li Tai was perfunctory about the King of Liang, but in his heart he was sighing. He really didn't know how much evil Bodhisattva Xiao had done to raise such a group of weird people. Originally, these clans should have the strongest responsibility for the rise and fall of the country.
As a result, everyone is filled with selfish desires, as if the only meaning of living is to be embarrassed.
He did not discuss the issues related to attacking Jiangling in depth with King Liang, because from his standpoint, he did not really want it to happen prematurely. Once an attack against Jiangling is launched, it will inevitably bring huge changes to the situation and order in the southeast.
Change, at the moment he is not confident that he can firmly control the situation.
Not long after Li Tai left Fancheng and returned to Mianbei, the latest news from Jiangling came through. Xiao Yi gave up his plan to move back to Jiankang and decided to stay in Jiangling.
Zhang Xi's alienation plan was very successful. He directly informed Xiao Yi that Zhou Hongzheng was secretly colluding with Xiangyang and urged the capital to be moved just to transfer Jiangling's personnel to Jiankang, so that Liang Wang Xiao Qi could successfully seize Jiangling.
In this way, Xiangyang and Jiangling are both under the control of Liang Wang Xiao Qi, plus Shuzhong has been captured by the Western Wei Dynasty, then Xiao Qi will have the absolute upper hand in the next confrontation with Xiao Yi, and by then
Jiankang will still have to bear the pressure from Northern Qi, and it will directly fall into a situation of being besieged on all sides.
Not to mention what Xiao Yi thought, after listening to the report, Li Tai felt that it was too vicious!
Therefore, it is no surprise that Zhou Hongzheng, the main member who advised the people to move back to Jiankang, was directly suspected and alienated by Xiao Yi, and was sent to prison to interrogate whether he really had any connection with Xiangyang.
As for Zhang Xi, he gained Xiao Yi's trust and replaced Zhou Hongzheng as Huangmen Minister and took charge of Shizhong Province. In addition, his uncle Zhang Wan, who was originally a prefect, was recalled to Jiangling and became the right servant of Shangshu. Suddenly
, the uncles and nephews of Fan Yang and Zhang, who were originally neglected in the family, became famous again in Jiangling.
After gaining power, Zhang Xi did not forget his friendship with Li Tai, and directly sent envoys to Mianbei for personal gain, asking when the previously donated wealth could be shipped back to Jiangling.
Li Tai has always been very generous in this regard, and for him, it is just a matter of temporarily changing the things to a warehouse, and then the crew will arrange the transportation to Jiangling according to Zhang Xi's wishes.
When he was sitting on the bench before, Zhang Xi showed great united front value because he was familiar with Nanliang's internal personnel disputes. Now that his family has regained power in Jiangling, this line is certainly more worthy of maintaining.
Just when Li Tai was still rejoicing that he had made a breakthrough in infiltrating the Jiangling court, he did not expect that their Western Wei Dynasty would also catch fire in the backyard, and a conspiracy was unfolding against Yu Wentai, the leader of the hegemony.