Time has entered June, and the remaining forces of Nanliang, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, have once again surprised the world in their own way.
Xiao Fangzhi, who had just been elected as the new king of Southern Liang by Wang Sengbian and others, abdicated and replaced Xiao Yuanming, the former Marquis of Zhenyang who had returned from the Northern Qi Dynasty, as the new king of Liang. Xiao Fangzhi, who had reigned for less than a month, was made the crown prince.
When this incident came out, it can be said that it caused an uproar among the people. Although Nanliang is now in decline and declining day by day, such blatant desecration of the throne turned the solemn succession of the country into a farce, especially those who submitted to the Northern Qi Dynasty.
It is even more despicable to welcome a scum of the clan as the new king who had lost his master and humiliated the country before.
When the news reached Xiangyang, many Xiangyang citizens were also ashamed and angry. Although they had become vassals of the Western Wei Dynasty a few years ago, they still had some recognition and nostalgia for Nanliang in their hearts. Today, their motherland
It was unacceptable for a while that such a thing happened. Various public and private occasions were filled with angry curses against Wang Sengbian, a man who had lost his power and humiliated the country.
Li Tai was filled with emotion after learning about this incident. After all, Wang Sengbian was not immune from embarking on this fateful path.
They may be able to defend themselves because the pressure they are under is too great, and there is no other way. The people who criticize around them just have nothing to do with themselves, stand by and say sarcastic remarks. In fact, they are even more irresponsible.
However, since Wang Sengbian stays in that position, this is the obligation and responsibility he must bear. If he fails to do his own responsibilities well, there is no way to excuse him. If he compromises because of great pressure, he will look for trouble.
Pigs, just find a dog or an Alzheimer's man who shits his pants to stay in this position. How can the value and role of Wang Sengbian be reflected?
Of course, as the leader of a hostile force, Li Tai, especially when he personally led troops to attack Jiangling, the capital of Nanliang not long ago, had no reason to give Wang Sengbian any guidance from any point of view, and for the next step in Nanliang
The disputes that will occur are just a matter of waiting and watching. If there is an opportunity to divide the interests, then do it. If not, just watch the show.
Moreover, even if he gave Wang Sengbian a certain reminder, it was still a matter of opinion whether the other party believed him. After all, Li Tai's existence was one of the pressures that Wang Sengbian saw forcing him to make concessions and compromises.
Many people are superstitious about the so-called elite argument, and always feel that since some people occupy high positions and control a large amount of resources, they must be extraordinary and far surpass ordinary people in every aspect.
But there really is shit luck in this world. There will always be someone who seizes the trend of the times and is pushed by the big waves to a position that does not match their abilities. When the real test comes, they will lead the entire group and followers.
They paid a heavy price.
Wang Sengbian was certainly a capable person. His pacification of the Hou Jing Rebellion, a catastrophe in the south of the Yangtze River, was enough to make him famous in history. However, the highlights gradually faded, and all the shortcomings were exposed.
The situation in the late Southern and Northern Dynasties was unpredictable. No matter how talented people were, the window of opportunity they could seize was very short. No one could be active for a long time and play the leading role in this extremely chaotic and uncertain historical stage.
Compared with the situation that Gao Huan, Yu Wentai and Wang Sengbian faced before, although they were quite stressful, they were actually no worse than these two people, and were even better.
Gao Huan relied on the remnants of the six towns to defeat the Erzhu family in one fell swoop, and pacified all parties, and restored most of the North that was almost falling apart. And Yuwentai was even more miserable. His lair was surrounded by powerful opponents.
, almost miraculously turning the situation around in a desperate struggle and winning the chance of survival.
After all, Wang Sengbian lacked tenacity in his bones, or he lost his tenacious fighting spirit because of being tamed by Xiao Laoqi. What he gave up was not only the new king he had supported with his own hands, but also the last one who saved Liang Zuo from his rise and fall.
hope.
Even without Chen Baxian's intervention, his behavior and thoughts will only become more deformed with compromises in the future, going further and further away from the original intention, and using his resume to bring an even uglier end to the Nanliang regime.
Li Tai has no intention of getting involved in the chaos in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for the time being. The results of the current battle have just begun to be digested. The rule of Jiangling, Xiangzhou and other places still needs to be further consolidated. Even if there are further plans, they will only be directed to Ningzhou, Lingnan and other places.
Conduct personnel penetration and surveillance in remote areas.
Moreover, Guanzhong will not allow him to continue to develop into the Jiangnan area. Once too much manpower and material resources are invested in the Jiangnan area, the basic market will inevitably become empty and unstable, and it will be even more uncomfortable to have nothing to do with both ends. If you want to look forward to Shu, you will have to worry about the rear.
When you are worried, being greedy will only end up going too far, and you will regret it if you are too proud.
At the same time that relevant information was further spread to the Guanzhong area, an order from the Guanzhong Foreign Affairs Office also arrived in Xiangyang. The content was nothing more than urging Li Tai to call on other Guanzhong troops who were still stranded between Jiang and Han. Along with it, there was also a transfer order.
That is to call Yang Zhong, who is still in Xiakou, to return to Guanzhong and go north to serve as the governor of Shuozhou.
In the incident last year, the Chinese Foreign Ministry sent more than 60,000 troops to Jianghan. Although Li Tai had always stated that he would never detain these troops in Jianghan and would definitely repatriate them all to Guanzhong.
But now more than half a year has passed, and the number of troops who have returned to Guanzhong has only reached 20,000, and there are still 40,000 troops stranded in the country.
Although the Fu soldiers have been reorganized for many years, the population of Guanzhong is still limited, and the number of Fu soldiers who have been reorganized is only that large. Now there are still 40,000 troops stranded between Jiang and Han, which means that no matter who becomes the boss, it will not be practical.
To put it bluntly, if a large number of troops suddenly influxed into Wuguan in the south, one would not know whether the troops were returning from the army or the Qing emperor was coming from the side.
Therefore, of course, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. Li Tai’s reason before was that Xiangzhou still needs to be conquered and requires the cooperation of troops. But now that the Xiangzhou problem has been solved, Northern Qi and Nanliang have had a wonderful interaction.
It is estimated that the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office saw this situation and felt that the personnel dispute in the south might be endless, but they could not let Li Boshan continue to fool him any longer!
It just so happened that Yu Wentai also raised the banner of vowing to conquer the Qi, and taking advantage of this excuse to rush the troops back to Guanzhong was the main business.
A few days later, Yang Zhong, who also received the transfer order, arrived in Xiangyang and entered the mansion to say goodbye to Li Tai.
After meeting, Li Tai couldn't help but express his gratitude to Yang Zhong for his cooperation and help during this period.
Logically speaking, everyone has officials and titles, and they all share the royal family. It is not Li Tai's turn to express his personal gratitude to Yang Zhong. However, the situation Yang Zhong faces is a bit embarrassing and delicate. He was originally sent to the south by the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau.
Later, he also assisted the flankers in the Battle of Jiangling. Since he was not a general under the Taifu, Li Tai could only report his achievements to the imperial court, but the imperial court did not make any representations about this.
It is definitely difficult for Yang Zhong to be a wife between two aunts. This is definitely a deep understanding of Yang Zhong himself. Because of his relationship with Duguxin, he was quite neglected in the early years of Datong. When many of his contemporaries had already made many achievements, he
There weren't many opportunities to perform, and it wasn't until the second half that I was able to take on the leading role, which was considered to be supporting the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
This time, the Chinese and foreign government transferred him to the position of governor of Shuozhou, which was somewhat contemptuous. It should be noted that even the generals under Li Tai began to act independently and served as general managers. Yang Zhong was a great general in the starting lineup, but he was only appointed as a general in Bianzhou.
A governor.
But since Yang Zhong didn't express his position, Li Tai didn't have to say anything about it. He couldn't give Yang Zhong any promotion in terms of official title, but when he was about to return to the country, he still wanted to do it in his own name.
Many gifts were given.
Even though Yang Zhong was a well-known man in the city, he could express his emotions and anger. When he saw the generous gifts presented by Li Tai, he couldn't help but said: "The gift from the king is really too generous. In the end, I will
I have nothing special to offer, I really deserve it!"
"How could the previous friendship between me and Mr. Anlu be anything to speak of? The time we met was short, the separation was long, and the journey was tiring. It was just a matter of expressing my feelings."
Li Tai waved his hand and said with a smile, he has never been a stingy person, and Yang Zhong is not a noble person who regards money as dirt. Using money and silk to maintain a friendship is nothing.
Especially now that he is very rich, he has no chance to return to Guanzhong to show off his wealth in person for the time being. Of course, he must use people like Yang Zhong who have returned to Guanzhong to show the benefits of doing things with him. Anyway, in the end, it will go around in circles, and the world will have to do it.
It belongs to me, so there is no need to subdivide which house should be used as a warehouse for the time being.
Of course, when Yang Zhong took his money, he had to bring a few words to him. First of all, let's talk about private matters, that is, where Dugu Xin is. Li Tai once again told Dugu Xin through Yang Zhong, asking him to pay careful attention to the personnel changes in Guanzhong. As long as
It's not something that seriously threatens your own survival. Try to be prudent and stay the same in the face of changes.
Even if things in history happen again, many key factors have changed. For example, without Yu Jin’s strong support, can Yu Wenhu still be able to rise to power so strongly? Apart from anything else, Li Tai believes that as long as Dugu believes in himself
The chances of being able to hold on and get through this point safely are still very high.
Yang Zhong heard what Li Tai said was serious, so he nodded solemnly and said that he would bring the words to Dugu Xin.
After talking about private matters, it’s time to move on to official matters. Although the Sino-Foreign Government’s written orders one after another are urgent, the changes in the situation in Nanliang and Northern Qi are also very complex and important. Of course, Shannan Road also needs to reserve enough strength to cope with the situation.
Apart from anything else, you, Black Otter, just shouted and refused to send troops. The Northern Qi Dynasty ignored you at all, and directly sent the army south to support the puppets. You asked me to send the troops back quickly, and I was even ashamed of you!
So Li Tai asked Yang Zhong to return to the Zhongwai Mansion. The men and horses in Guanzhong would have to be left to him to suppress the situation for the time being. At worst, after Yuwentai's army arrived in Heluo, he would ask these men and horses to go directly to Heluo to join forces. By then, all the food, grass and armor would be from
Shannan Road is responsible and can also share some of the pressure from the Chinese and Foreign Governments.
After Yang Zhong listened to Li Tai's explanation, he subconsciously wanted to reject this unflattering message, but when he thought of the gifts Li Tai had given him, he probably didn't have to worry about his grandson getting a wife, so he finally had to do it.
He agreed. Of course, now he doesn't know what a great guy his grandson was supposed to be.