Li Zhan, the envoy of the Northern Qi Dynasty, once went to Jiangling as an envoy and planned to assassinate the envoy Li Miao of the Western Wei Dynasty. Later, he was protected by Liang Emperor Xiao Yi and secretly sent him back to Qi. This time he came to Jiankang as an envoy, which probably also reflects the
This shows a certain attitude of Northern Qi.
Along with this envoy Li Zhan, there were also people from Beitou such as Ma Songren, a former minister of Nanliang. This combination of personnel also made Wang Sengbian speculate about the intention of this mission to come to Jiankang, and the fact
It was indeed not much different from his guess.
"The former came to envoy and was deeply protected by the benevolence of the late Liang family. Because he was forced by the Qiang captives, he could hardly survive. The benevolent and kind leader of the Liang family had not yet repaid his life-saving grace. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard the bad news. So.
The pain is really heart-wrenching, but now that we are crossing the river, we can see that Wang Taiwei and other loyal ministers and righteous men are still standing on the right side of the river, and that the Liang family's national industry is still recovering and prospering. It makes people feel sad and happy, and they have deep expectations!"
Li Zhan and his party were led to Jiankang Taicheng. After seeing Wang Sengbian, he expressed his sorrow.
Wang Sengbian did not have a good impression of the Northern Qi envoys. Especially when Jiangling had just fallen, the Qi envoys came to Jiankang with a arrogant and eager to take advantage of the situation, which made him very disgusted. And when he heard this Qi envoy
When Li Zhan managed to express his sincerity, the expression on his face softened slightly. After talking to him for a few words, when he turned his eyes to the several Nanliang traitors following him, his expression became a little ugly again.
After greeting each other politely, Li Zhan began to express his intention: "The Qiang captives are cruel. They first seize the country of others and then plot to harm the king. The people of Jiangnan must be in deep pain today, and they especially hate the Qiang captives. It is unknown whether Wang Taiwei and others will be able to rejuvenate the country and take revenge."
What a heroic plan? A country cannot live without a king for a day..."
Without waiting for the Qi envoy to finish speaking, Wang Sengbian spoke directly: "The current king of Jin'an, the central superintendent of the country, is the direct heir of my lord. He is also recommended by the people in the country and is the leader of the alliance. Today, my lord
Although he has suffered misfortune, the country is not without a master. It is natural for the king of Jin'an to succeed and rejuvenate the country, as everyone wishes!"
Li Zhan did not give up because of Wang Sengbian's statement, but continued: "I came here today on the mission of His Majesty the Emperor. I was deeply moved when I saw Wang Taiwei and others working together to face the national crisis.
The Qiang and I have a feud, and I, the Emperor, also hope that the Liang Kingdom can defy the disaster, rejuvenate the country and take revenge, and I am willing to provide personnel support.
However, how can the rise and fall of the country be easy? With the wisdom of the ancestors of the Liang family, the great achievements of eradicating the huge bandits cannot be enjoyed for a long time. The ugly and ferocious captives cannot be cured by the law. Now that Wang Taiwei is in charge of Jiangyou, although he also uses
He is known as a wise and brave man, but is his power now greater than that of Emperor Wu in his old years? As the saying goes, if the country is uneasy, it is necessary to look up to the elder king. King Chong of Jin'an was young, and his virtue was not given to the people, and his authority was not given to the generals. Even if there was
The quality of fat and jade means that this is not a time of peace. My Emperor, His Majesty, is willing to help Liang Guo, but how can he hope for someone who is difficult to deal with? "
Wang Sengbian had been feeling anxious recently because of the lack of positive response from various parties in the country to the ascension of King Jin'an to the throne. Now when he heard that the envoy of Qi also expressed doubts about this, he felt even more upset and angry, and he said coldly:
"The national crisis has not ended yet, but there are brave and courageous people! The order of things is clear, how can we allow the confusion of arbitrary people! I would like to thank you for crossing the river to ask. Although the national destiny is difficult, we will not seek prosperity through chaos!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand to see off the guests and did not want to listen any more.
"Is it possible that Lieutenant Wang is so stubborn because he is easy to threaten? The captives are fierce and Liang is in danger, but my lord comes to rescue him, but he refuses to do so? Lieutenant Wang ignores the danger of the country and just wants to be like this. Isn't that loyalty?"
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Seeing that Wang Sengbian was about to end their conversation, Li Zhan quickly stood up and looked at Wang Sengbian and shouted loudly: "The Marquis of Zhenyang in your country is the eldest in the clan, and Liang Wu has been the pillar of the family and the country in the past.
In the old calendar, the capital of Ye was overthrown. Today, in the autumn when the Liang family is in danger, it is appropriate to serve this eldest king to endure the calamity!
Now our lord has asked the Shangdang King of our country to lead an army of 100,000 to escort the Marquis of Zhenyang to the south to take charge of the Liang Kingdom. If Wang Taiwei is willing to welcome the new monarch, the war in Guangling can be resolved, the important town of Liyang can be returned, and the war between the two countries can be reconciled.
, our army can even assist Liang Guo in capturing Hefei. Whether or not Jin Ou is intact, the rise and fall of the country’s fortunes all depend on Wang Taiwei’s thoughts!”
When Ma Songren and other traitors next to him saw this, they also hurriedly said: "Wang Taiwei, think twice! With the current weak power of the country, it is really difficult to defeat the powerful. Only by forming an alliance with Qi can the vitality of our country lie!"
"You have betrayed the country and shamed your ancestors by living in secret. How can you set foot on Liang soil again? You will continue this evil plan! If you dare to speak evil and mess with our clan again, I will not forgive you!"
After Wang Sengbian heard this, he became even more furious. He pointed at several people and scolded them rudely. At the same time, he ordered his soldiers to lead the envoy Qi and his entourage out of the hall. They were not even allowed to stay in Jiankang City any longer and directly returned by boat.
The boat was sent back to the north.
Although the terms of assistance proposed by the Qi people were very tempting, the demands made by Wang Sengbian were unacceptable. He was originally a core member of Jiangling Military Mansion and a general under Emperor Liang Xiao Yi, but now Northern Qi took advantage of the threat to rob him.
He established Xiao Yuanming, the Marquis of Zhenyang, as the new king, which undoubtedly forced him to trample on his bottom line and position.
What's more, the Qi people have no faith at all. No matter how many tempting conditions they put forward, almost none of them can actually be implemented. Although Wang Sengbian feels that he is extremely poor at the moment, even cooperating with the Qi people is to seek the skin of a tiger.
, don’t be gullible.
Similar scenes not only happened in Jiankang City, Chen Baxian from Jingkou also received a visit from the Qi envoy, and made the same request and promise: as long as Chen Baxian is willing to welcome Xiao Yuanming, the Marquis of Zhenyang, to return to the country and inherit the throne, then the campaign will stop
The siege of Guangling even resulted in the return of a large area of old Nanliang land and cities south of the Huai River.
Of course, Chen Baxian would not be easily bewitched by the Qi envoy. He simply rejected the Qi envoy's request and immediately sent someone to report the matter to Wang Sengbian of Jiankang. He also clearly expressed his attitude and resolutely
He refused Xiao Yuanming to return to the country and proclaim himself emperor, so that Northern Qi could not use this opportunity to interfere with their state affairs in the Southern Liang Dynasty, and also expressed support for King Jin'an to ascend the throne as emperor quickly to reassure people's hearts.
However, Chen Baxian also knew that as they once again rejected the request of the Northern Qi Dynasty, they would surely be subject to more severe military oppression by the Northern Qi army. Therefore, it was difficult for him to escape and return to Jiankang to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne. He needed to stay in Jingkou and be ready at any time.
Plan to assist Guangling on the other side.
After Wang Sengbian received this report, although he was still a little dissatisfied with Chen Baxian's absence, at least the two of them reached a consensus on major matters and restored a certain degree of tacit understanding.
In order to prevent the arrival of the envoy from Qi from affecting the already shaky morale of the people, Wang Sengbian immediately decided to hold the coronation ceremony of King Jin'an in advance. Although the ceremony was shabby due to the simple conditions, when
After Wang Sengbian led his ministers to the palace to pay homage to the new emperor, they finally decided on the status of the emperor and his ministers and the pattern of court affairs.
Northern Qi, who was rejected again, naturally would not give up. On the one hand, it continued to strengthen the offensive against Guangling. On the other hand, Gao Yang, with his younger brother Gao Huan, the king of Shangdang, as the commander, led an army of 50,000, with the previous battle at Hanshan.
Xiao Yuanming, the Marquis of Zhenyang who had been captured and stayed in the Northern Qi Dynasty after burying the elite army of Nanliang, came to Huainan in a mighty manner.
Northern Qi's intention is also very obvious. Although it missed the intervention in the war situation between Jiang and Han, the human and land resources in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River must be involved in any case. And establishing a puppet regime is the most cost-effective way.
One way.
Although almost at the same time, the Western Wei Dynasty also vowed to conquer Qi, but now the Western Wei Dynasty is suffering from internal and external discord, which has greatly reduced the prestige of its hegemony. Therefore, the Northern Qi Dynasty also generally feels that before the external hidden danger of Li Boshan has not been properly resolved, Yuwen
It is impossible for Tai to really lead the army to launch a war against Northern Qi.
As for Li Boshan, although the reversal was very beautiful, it basically locked up the possibility of his continued development and growth. Because Yuwentai could no longer sit back and watch him lead the main force to attack in all directions and continue to grow. In order to cope with
Due to internal threats, Li Boshan's power can basically maintain its current state. Unless there are new variables that affect the power structure in the future, it will be difficult for Li Boshan to break through this restriction.
Moreover, because he stretched his hand too far before, Hefei he occupied was far away from Jianghan, where his heart was, and he was basically unable to provide effective response. Now that Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang was killed, the relationship between the Western Wei and Nanliang
If it becomes even worse, seizing Hefei is also an obvious option.
Of course, the prerequisite is to deal with Nanliang first. After all, compared to the city of Hefei, the vast land of Sanwu is more attractive.
Due to the previous loss of Hefei, the Northern Qi Dynasty lost an important town that could gather its naval forces and sail directly into the Yangtze River. In order to complete the task of escorting Xiao Yuanming to cross the river and proclaim himself emperor, it was necessary to put enough pressure and deterrence on the Liang army on the other side.
Therefore, after arriving at Zhongli this time, the Qi army did not rush to Hefei, but went straight to Nanqiaozhou below. From Nanqiaozhou, they attacked Qinjun along the Chu River, which is across the river from Jiankang City. In order to restrict Jiankang,
The Liang army crossed the river to support Qin County. Liyang, which was still in the hands of the Qi army, also launched an offensive along the Hengjiang River, using light boats to cross the river and ride on foot to fight in Gushe and other places to disrupt the Liang army's rear formation.
Faced with this situation, Wang Sengbian did not dare to neglect. If Jiangzhou was still under control before, he could still effectively resist Liyang's harassment, and even try to counterattack Liyang.
But now that Wang Lin has taken control of Huancheng, his confidants are hard to come by, and Wang Sengbian dare not easily use Yuzhang's troops. He can only sit in Jiankang himself, with Pei Zhiheng, the governor of Xuzhou, and Xu Sihui, the governor of Qinzhou, leading their troops there.
Qin County faced the aggressive Qi army.
At the same time, Wang Sengbian wrote to Chen Baxian, hoping that he would not be limited to the Guangling battlefield, but could provide certain support to Qin County's war at the appropriate time.