By the time the Nanliang court once again learned the exact location of Li Miao and his party in the city, it was already more than an hour later. The group settled in a temple in the east of the city and guarded the entrance of the temple, preventing them from going to look for the invited Nan.
Liang officials came in and refused to communicate.
"Who on earth went out to welcome the Mianbei envoy? He did such a simple thing wrong, he deserves to die!"
Liang Emperor Xiao Yi had a look on his face that turned from embarrassment to anger, he slapped the table and said angrily.
The people present in the hall held their breath and lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor's angry eyes. However, Zuo Pushe Wang Bao, who was in charge of the Ministry of Education today, saw that the responsibility for the matter could not be shied away, so he stood up and said: "The envoy from Mianbei will not complain.
Later, when I received the news from the province, Your Majesty was hosting a banquet in the inner garden for the envoys, and I did not dare to send people in to invite them. For fear that the two would meet unexpectedly and cause more trouble, I told the envoys to be careful when greeting them.
, but I didn’t want to make a mistake again. The apostle must have been careless in his words, causing the news to leak and anger the Mianbei envoy.”
The reason why Nanliang received Li Miao and his entourage with such a strange attitude was not because he had any malicious intentions, but because he was doing bad things. Of course, it cannot be said that he was doing bad things. After all, the Jiangling court had independent political status and sovereignty, not like Xiangyang.
A puppet who was completely dependent on the Western Wei Dynasty, even if it received the envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty, it would be nothing, and Mianbei could not control their foreign affairs.
But the truth is this. In fact, there is still a bit of a guilty conscience. Not to mention Emperor Xiao Yi of the Liang Dynasty, among the officials in the hall from Shangshu Zuopushe to Wang Bao, who has not benefited from Mianbei? Or is it that the family operates with Mianbei?
trade between the north and the north, or obtain financial gifts directly from the Jingzhou Governor's Office.
When Xiao Yi heard Wang Bao's words, he looked a little unnatural. Of course he couldn't be wrong. The one who was at fault must be the envoy who came out to greet him, so he said in a cold voice: "Behead that fainting envoy."
If you take your head and invite Wei envoys again, you must not let them leave like this!"
Although the Jiangling court had absolute diplomatic sovereignty, the inside story of this meeting with the Qi envoy was really not allowed to be known to the Western Wei Dynasty, especially Mianbei, because this time Emperor Liang and the Qi envoy met to discuss cooperation in dealing with Mibei.
Although Northern Qi took frequent actions in Huainan, it did not stop envoy exchanges with Jiangling. After the Hou Jing Rebellion ended, the remaining troops in Jiangbei defected to Northern Qi, and Northern Qi also sent troops to assist.
As a result, the overseas Chinese in Guangling rebelled and colluded with Chen Baxian to march north to besiege Guangling City. At that time, the Northern Qi Dynasty had no time to rescue, so it asked for peace. The idea was that as long as Chen Baxian retreated his troops and allowed the Qi troops in the city to evacuate, the Northern Qi Dynasty would return Guangling, Liyang and other important towns in the north of the Yangtze River.
Although Chen Baxian was unwilling to do so, he could not overcome the desire of other parties to regain the towns in the north of the Yangtze River without any bloodshed, so he could only lead his troops back to Jingkou.
This kind of thing cannot be true even if you think about it with your buttocks. What's more, the following troubles such as Wuling King Xiao Ji's eastward march and the Xiangzhou rebellion occurred in Nanliang. It would be even more impossible for Northern Qi to spit out the fat in his mouth.
.Moreover, they intensified their efforts to take advantage of the situation and sent Bu Dahansa and other generals to join Guo Yuanjian to continue the attack on Nanliang.
Fortunately, Wang Sengbian was still as powerful as ever. After the war in the west, he quickly returned eastward and defeated Guo Yuanjian's army near Dongguan, Hefei at the end of last year, which reduced the pressure on Huainan.
This year, Qi's leader Gao Yang used troops to intervene in the grassland hegemony and suppress Jihu, which resulted in insufficient troops in the south. Therefore, Su Yuhao rebelled and took refuge in Nanliang. Su Yu had already approached Xuzhou, not far from Xiapi. If this place was lost,
, which would directly hit the entire Huainan layout of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
So this time Qi Lord Gao Yang sent an envoy directly to Jiangling, passing through Yingzhou Governor Lu Fa and sent people to Jiangling to convey the Qi Lord's intention, hoping to unite with Nanliang. If Nanliang gave up the fight for Su Yu
If He does not use troops in the towns north of the Yangtze River, the Northern Qi Dynasty will no longer attack the south of the Yangtze River and concentrate its troops in Huainan to attack Yiyang, which is still in the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty.
At that time, the troops from the Mianbei side will inevitably be attracted to Yiyang, so that the Jiangling side can take the opportunity to seize the lost territory, take back the previously forcibly occupied Xiakou and other Jiangbei ports, and even cross Wuning and take Xiangyang directly. If the Jiangling side
If you work hard, it is not impossible for Jianghan's situation to return to the situation before Hou Jingzhi's rebellion.
Of course, this is just a prospect that Qi Envoy sketched for the monarchs and ministers of Nanliang, but even if it is just a picture, the temptation for Liang Emperor Xiao Yi is huge.
Now that he plans to make Jiangling his capital and has no plans to move back to Jiankang in the short term, the security around Jiangling is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved. Relatively speaking, the dispute with Northern Qi in Huainan is no longer so fatal.
In particular, the central part of Shu was captured by the Western Wei Dynasty, coupled with the achievements made in Handong and other places before Mianbei, Jiangling has actually been surrounded. If this situation is not improved, if you are not careful, it will
will have fatal effects.
Therefore, Xiao Yi paid special attention to the arrival of the Qi Envoy, and even came to receive it himself. However, he did not expect that the banquet for the Qi Envoy had not yet dispersed, and the envoy from Mianbei came after hearing the news. This must be
How deeply did you penetrate Jiangling to be so alert?
When he thought of this, the sense of crisis in Xiao Yi's heart became stronger and stronger. His one eye passed over the ministers in the hall one by one, and he said sternly: "I know that you and others have many interests involved with Mianbei.
Who is not good for others? This is nothing.
What's more, the people's livelihood in the country is in ruins due to the war, and everything is scarce, so it is natural to seek help from outside. I am not a mean person, and of course I will not force my ministers to cry about hunger and cold. You all make a living to support your family, and I also
It will not be strictly prohibited.
But a gentleman is easy to use and does not do anything, especially in the face of big right and wrong, especially in the face of big right and wrong, especially in the face of big right and wrong, especially in the face of big things! Why is Mianbei willing to lose the profit to you and others? Is Li Boshan really willing to do good and not be generous with material resources? The only person he wants is you and others.
It's just the power you have.
You must know that if the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached? I will live with my country. If you lose your power, how much value will you have in the eyes of the slaves? Will you still get the benefits you have today? The disaster of Chengdu
Still before our eyes, what we are discussing today is also related to the survival of Jiangling. If you cannot keep the secret, you will be giving your own life to others!"
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they certainly did not dare to say anything more at this critical moment.
But after a while, someone finally couldn't help but speak up: "Your Majesty, do you really want to conspire with the Qi people? The Qi people have no faith, are as cunning as foxes and as ferocious as jackals. You must be cautious when conspiring with them."
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What's more, Li Boshan, a famous general in the world in Mianbei, has never suffered a defeat since Dian's army. Who among the generals in Qi dares to defeat him? I'm afraid that seeking Yiyang is just a lie. Protect Huainan and make me an enemy of our neighbors. Maybe it's true!
If Wang Taiwei is sent back to Handong, it will be difficult to take care of Jiankang at the same time. In this way, he will fall into the arms of the Qi people. Why should the Qi people fight hard for Yiyang? Wouldn't it be better to disturb Jiankang?"
Although Xiao Yi's words are very clear, there is no free money in this world. If there is money, then it is not enough. Listening to these remarks, it is obvious that he does not want to cooperate with Beiqi and rashly turns against Mianbei.
After Xiao Yi heard this, he also pondered. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Jiangling now looks like an isolated city, and it will definitely not last long. If the Wei State wants to be at peace with me, it must return Wuning, Shicheng, and Xiakou
Wait for the towns to give me a cover. Otherwise, I will be forced to conspire with the Qi people, and then their stubbornness will outweigh the gains!"
Xiao Yi didn't want to fight directly with Mianbei as the enemy, not because he was afraid of Li Boshan's illustrious reputation. After all, now that he was firmly seated in Jiangling, he had put down many rebellions in the country. Even Gao Huan and Yuwentai, the two northern tycoons, were affected by this.
After all, he was a subordinate but slightly inferior to him. Li Boshan was brave, but he could not support more than a town in Mianbei, and his vision, structure and strength were ultimately limited.
But Xiao Yi also understood that Nanliang had some military disadvantages that could not be compensated for by simple strategy. For example, there was no elite cavalry field force, so it was difficult to regain the lands in eastern Han Dynasty with its own military strength.
For Xiao Yi, it was a bad idea to engage in armed conflict with the Western Wei Dynasty. The Northern Qi Dynasty's envoy gave him a usable bargaining chip, which could be used to negotiate with the Western Wei Dynasty. Even if he could not fully recover
Even if we lose ground, we should try our best to recover some of the losses in order to improve the defense around Jiangling.
After all, the Western Wei Dynasty had just completed an abolition, and the situation in the country must have been very unstable. Moreover, Yuwentai should also really want to ascend to the throne. After all, both Southern Liang and Northern Qi were new kings, but here in the Western Wei Dynasty, he was still just a powerful minister.
However, if the external environment is not stable enough, Yuwentai may not dare to take this step. And this is the opportunity Xiao Yi needs. If Yuwentai wants to be stable internally and externally, he must not allow Nanliang and Northern Qi to jointly attack it.