In the inner garden of Jiangling, in the evening, Emperor Liang Xiao Yi, who had finished his day's work on government affairs, thought of this troublesome matter again, so he looked at his confidant Zhu Maichen and asked in a deep voice.
Zhu Maichen was originally an eunuch. Because of his outstanding talents and ruthless temperament and his ability to please the emperor, he was favored by Xiao Yi and was appointed as the governor of Wuchang. However, he did not leave the town and remained to serve in the court.
Upon hearing the emperor's question, Zhu Maichen quickly bowed and replied: "I heard that a banquet will be held at Zhang Huangmen's residence today."
"Yellow Gate, Yellow Gate, the Gate of Absolute Succession!"
When Xiao Yi heard this, he couldn't help but sneer and said that he had never had a good impression of Zhang Zan, his brother-in-law, so after Zhang Zan's death, he took away his family property. For Zhang Xi, he married Jian Xi.
The nephew of Emperor Wen's daughter was even more disgusted.
It's just that he just ascended to the supreme position and didn't want to be criticized for being too mean. In addition, the Fan Yang and Zhang family were indeed quite famous, so they were appointed. In the later Han Dynasty, Huangmenlang and other positions were mostly filled by eunuchs, so Huangmen
The disease of male infertility was widely spread among the people. Xiao Yi specially added the post of Huangmen Shilang, secretly hoping that the bloodline of Zhang Zan, the brother-in-law, and the elder brother, Jian Wen Emperor, would be cut off.
Zhu Maichen was already an emasculated person, so he looked a little unnatural after hearing the emperor's words.
But Xiao Yi didn't care about his feelings, and still said angrily: "These fools, do they really think that Li Daochi is a kind and kind gentleman? The Wei soldiers have not even knocked on my palace gate, but they are all rushing to worship and flatter me. It's really ridiculous!"
Even if Li Daochi's relatives and friends are still detained in the state capital, he doesn't care about them. Even if a disaster really hits Jiangling in the future, how can he take pity on these people who meet by chance?"
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel even more angry. He thought that Li Miao was going to ask Yao Sengyuan for help, so that he could easily come to see him and solve the problem of his previous assassination by the Qi envoy.
As a result, he did not expect that Li Miao was also a ruthless and lazy person. Nearly a month had passed since he arrived in Jiangling. He did not summon him, and he actually did not come to ask for an audience. He just walked around the houses of the powerful and famous people in Jiangling every day.
, having all-night banquets and parties, living wildly, completely ignoring himself, the Lord of Jiangling.
As a result, Xiao Yi became passive again. Even if he was not eager to negotiate with the Western Wei Dynasty on the issue of territorial re-division, the envoys of Qi and his entourage who were detained in the state capital for assassinating the envoys of Wei still needed to be dealt with.
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From the bottom of his heart, Xiao Yi certainly did not want to severely punish the envoys of Qi, because after all, he still needed to unite with Northern Qi to pressure the Western Wei and force it to make concessions. Moreover, after having good relations with Northern Qi, Huainan's confrontational attitude could also be
It has been alleviated to some extent, further alleviating the pressure on the river defense around Jiankang. Once something unexpected happens here in Jiangling, you can also take a boat down to avoid disaster.
Therefore, during this period of time, he was very conflicted in his heart. He wanted to negotiate with Li Miao as soon as possible and quickly resolve the matter, but he was also worried that Li Miao might force him to severely punish the other party, so the matter has been delayed until now.
After all, he did not dare to offend the Western Wei Dynasty, because the threat posed by the Western Wei Dynasty, especially the Mianbei Military Palace, to Jiangling was more fatal. Therefore, he could not get forgiveness from Li Miao, so he did not dare to let the envoys of Qi go without authorization.
He is thinking about how to break this deadlock. Does he really want to lower his head and beg for persuasion?
After the thought of surrendering came into his mind, Xiao Yi felt extremely conflicted. Just when he was still wondering whether he really wanted to do this, a visitor suddenly reported that military information from upstream had arrived.
Is there any urgent military situation upstream?
After hearing this, Xiao Yi was shocked. He forced himself to calm down and quickly led the messenger into the hall. What the messenger said after entering the hall made him stand up in surprise: "Your Majesty,
The Wei army has already entered Xinzhou, and the King of Changsha has led his army to retreat to the mouth of the gorge. May I ask if your lord allows the whole army to directly attack the Wei army?"
"The Wei army has actually arrived in Xinzhou? How come it is so fast? Doesn't it mean that the situation in Bashu is uncertain, rebellions are emerging one after another, and the Wei army is trapped and has no time to move eastward?"
Xiao Yi's scalp was numb from the sudden news. He asked several questions one after another, and then said angrily: "Didn't the King of Changsha already lead the army to occupy Bajun? Why did he retreat to the mouth of the gorge?
"Zhu Zi, therefore, lacks a plan and is wasting my troops to build up his momentum. He must have fled upon hearing the news and did not dare to fight the enemy. Now he is pretending to ask for instructions. Do you think that if I allow him to counterattack, he will dare to attack the Wei army directly?"
Xiao Shao fled to Jiangling during Hou Jing's Rebellion. Because he was very popular with Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi also treated him well. Not only did he allow him to inherit the title of his grandfather, King Changsha, but he also repeatedly gave him great responsibilities.
After Jiangling's army defeated the Shu army of King Wuling Xiao Ji at the mouth of the gorge, Xiao Shao's father had been stationed in Shu before Xiao Ji, so Xiao Yi sent armored soldiers and ordered Xiao Shao to go west to enter Bashu. He still wanted to recruit Liang.
The country was unwilling to accept the rule of the Western Wei Dynasty by local powerful forces.
After all, Xiao Yi was still unwilling to give up the entire capital of Bashu to the Western Wei Dynasty, so he took advantage of the Western Wei Dynasty's massacre in Chengdu and aroused the angry resistance of the people of Bashu to take advantage of the situation to expand the results of the victory, or even consolidate it if it didn't work.
Badong area to prevent the upper reaches of the river from being threatened by the Western Wei army again.
Xiao Shao had also done very well before. Not long ago, an envoy reported that he had led his troops to occupy Bajun, which was only one step away from the Chengdu Plain of Yizhou, the core of Bashu.
After Xiao Yi received the letter, he sighed that the Liang family's talent and talent were still intact and their destiny was endless. Finally, there was a brave and brave young man in the clan who could be entrusted with important responsibilities. However, he did not expect that only such a short time had passed.
With the county gone, the Wei army even advanced directly to Badong, while Xiao Shao, the king of Changsha who was supposed to be in the hinterland of Sichuan, flew back to the mouth of the gorge.
When this happened, either Xiao Shao was lying about the military situation before and did not go deep into Bajun at all, or this guy was as timid as a rat and fled all the way when he saw the Wei army approaching and withdrew from Bashu.
No matter what the situation is, it does not change the fact that the pressure on the west of Jiangling has increased sharply. Xinzhou is not far from the Xiakou Fortress. When Xiao Ji, the king of Wuling, went out eastward, he gathered the army of Sichuan there and marched eastward.
Xiao Yi needed to mobilize the entire Jiangling Military Mansion's elite troops to prepare for this. To do this, he even swallowed the hatred of being slapped in the face by Wang Lin's subordinates for rebelling. He also added the Western Wei army to attack Shu and steal the Shu army's retreat.
, this can be regarded as defeating Wuling King Xiao Ji.
I thought I would be able to breathe a sigh of relief, but I didn't expect that the troops of the Western Wei Dynasty, who were a hundred times more vicious than the Shu army, would advance here again. So why did he go through all this trouble?
For a moment, Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel like he was about to cry without tears. He sighed that his old man was like a spirit, so why couldn't he be a ghost? Why didn't he bless Liang Zuo and bring all kinds of bad luck to him?
Zhu Maichen saw that His Majesty the Emperor's face was changing, so he quickly bowed and said: "The ambition of the Wei people is obvious, and their intentions for me are obvious. This time they entered the Xinzhou Province. This is a test. The desire to reconcile with the emperor is really a dead end. But now.
The people in the country are all blinded by the desire for profit and are unwilling to face the danger. They still harbor delusions and rush to flatter each other when envoys enter the city. If the people are like this, how can they be willing to fight to the death?
I ask your Majesty to make an early decision, kill the Wei envoys quickly, use the overwhelming intention to invite good things, cultivate the military and assemble the army, and still not lose the strength of a battle! If the Wei army comes to invade, you can fight without fear. In addition, you need to repair it.
Although Qi and Wei are strong, Qi is even more powerful, and it is impossible to keep both sides of the feud between them. Seeing that our country is being forced by thieves, we certainly do not want Wei to take control of Jiangling, so it is natural for us to send troops to rescue us.
Even if Jiangling is defeated, Your Majesty can still lead the people to retreat downstream. The only loss will be Jingxiang, but our country will still exist fundamentally. But if the king continues to stay here, he may be betrayed by his disciples and invite him to the north to become rich and noble.
The Liang family’s foundation may no longer exist!”
"How dare you! Dare you, the eunuch, scare me with your wild words?"
After Xiao Yi heard this, he immediately slapped the table with an angry face and shouted angrily, but soon his brows furrowed again and he sat in the banquet and began to think silently.
After a long time, the sadness on his face gradually subsided, and he sneered: "I think this is what the people of Wei rely on. No wonder Li Daochi has been reluctant to come to see me. It turned out to be to force me. But they also
Are you underestimating the king's ambitions? Do you really think that if you enter the Xinzhou Province, I will be at a loss? The people of Wei have no ability as a boat master, and even if they have a large river, they are difficult to use. Using this as a threat is just a joke."
As he spoke, he summoned several confidants and calmly ordered them to go west with an edict to inquire about the powerful and barbarian chiefs in the mountains along the river. Anyone who was willing to raise troops to fight against the Wei army would be invited to do so on the spot.
That is to say, the positions of title, governor, and general were granted.
The reason why they were so passive when facing the Shu army before was that the main force of the Jiangling Army had fought for a long time to suppress the rebellion, and the divisions were exhausted. In addition, Yu Jiankang, who was in the distant town, failed to withdraw in time, and Wang Lin's troops occupied Hunan.
The state rebellion. Various unfavorable factors accumulated, and the Shu army still failed to break through the Xiakou River defense. After the internal problems were resolved, the Shu army was quickly defeated.
Now the Western Wei Dynasty wants to repeat the threat of the Shu army to Jiangling, but it is following the example of the East, using short attacks to attack the long, and winning everywhere. In fact, there is no real threat, because they simply do not have enough boats and water troops to attack down the river.
Jiangling.
After figuring this out, Xiao Yi regained his composure. In addition to inciting the powerful barbarians between Bashu and Shu to resist and besiege the Western Wei people, he also ordered Ren Yue and other generals stationed on the other side to strengthen the river defense and be wary of enemies coming from the west and upstream.
"Go to Zhang's house and see Li Daochi and ask him why he ignored the safety of his close friends and relatives. If he responds to this matter, let him handle it."
After thinking about it, Xiao Yi told Zhu Maichen again: "If he insists on severe punishment, he will not even forgive his relatives, friends and party members. How can fools like Jiangling expect to be protected by him? If he speaks to plead for mercy, he is very knowledgeable.
Foreign countries, not only him, but also Li Boshan in Mianbei cannot be trusted. If Yuwen Heita knows about foreign countries, how can he rest assured to pay for it with southeastern affairs?"