"Zhuge Zhongfang can guard Xiangyang, why can't I guard Jinzhou?" In Xicheng County, Li Bai was a little dissatisfied and even a little aggrieved.
In his opinion, since Shao Shude allowed Zhuge Zhongfang to continue to be the military envoy of Shannan West Road, it was logical for him, Li Bai, to continue to be the military governor of Jinzhou after the death of his son.
What Xinning Town? I don’t want to go there.
Without real power, only some possessions and wealth are needed, which cannot be compared with the good life in Jinzhou.
"After staying, things have come to this, so why not make things easier and open the city to welcome Dr. Li to Jinzhou without losing wealth and honor." The person sitting opposite Li Bai is named Song Yao (written as Song Yao in "History of Song Dynasty·Song Xie Biography", unearthed
In the epitaph, it is written as Song Fan, here we take Song Yao). His official position was Fengzhou Recorder, and he was dispatched by the Shuofang shogunate, who was an important member of the army and a close staff member who was newly promoted by Shao Shude.
In fact, Song Yao's father, Song Zhen, was from Hedong, and was from the Song family in Xihe, so he had some connections with the Song Le branch.
There is no doubt about the status of the Song family in Shuofang Town.
Marshal Shao had a few nobles in his early years, and Song Le was one of them. He had a transcendent status in the town, and no one dared to offend him. The tribesmen who moved here also benefited greatly from him, and they climbed up quickly.
Song Zhen is currently serving as a general in the Shengzhou Prefecture Army. Song Yao was originally a martial artist, but his ambition was not that. Now he has given up martial arts and followed literature and served in the shogunate.
This time, as an envoy to Jinzhou as a member of the shogunate's army, persuading Li Bai to move to Xingning was the first major event he did since he was transferred from military general to shogunate.
Things didn't go well from the beginning.
The attitude in Golden State is very divided.
Some people support moving the town. But the reasons for their support are also very complicated. Some are frightened by the power of Zhe Zongben's attack on Feng Xingxing's forces, some want to go to Xingning to seek better development, and some simply want to leave this deep place.
Living in a mountainous area with inconvenient transportation, I went to Guanzhong to live.
There are also people who do not support the relocation of the town. The reason for not supporting it is the same: they are worried about the loss of interests.
They built a big house in Jinzhou, got married everywhere, got involved in various industries, and bought a lot of land. They completely managed it as the foundation of the family. If the governor is changed, will the interests be guaranteed? Not necessarily!
Li Bai originally didn't want to move the town, but when he saw so many people opposed it, he decided to delay it.
Anyway, the imperial court didn’t issue an edict, so what’s the rush?
Song Yao figured out his thoughts, but facing the determined Li Bai, there was no good way. These days, he has been stranded in Jinzhou, and Li Bai entertained him with good wine and food, and he was not polite.
However, the matter of moving to the town has never been settled. The two of them knew it well and were waiting for an opportunity.
Wang Yu led the Dingyuan Army southward to Shangzhou. Shangzhou went several miles out of the city to meet him, and then quickly went south to Shangjin. Shenkou Town sent Yuan Shen's money to him. When the news reached Jinzhou, it naturally caused a shock.
Song Yao sneered, swaggered into the Jiedushi Yamen, sat in front of Li Bai, and started his persuasion again.
"In this situation, can the King of Lingwu County still grant me the position of Commander-in-Chief?" After learning about Song Yao's visit, Li Bai deliberately dismissed everyone and discussed alone. He only heard him say: "The envoy may return the favor to Lingwu.
Prince, I am willing to send my son to Lingzhou as a pledge. Of the two Jin and Shang states, only the Prince of Lingwu County will obey."
"After Liu stayed," Song Yao shook his head and said, "The envoys from Wang's army came to Jinzhou, Shenkou Town surrendered, and the two counties of Juiyang and Xunyang went out to work hard. May I ask, after Liu stayed, what did Xicheng do to stop it? In the past,
Among the champions of Wang Yuyong, who is now under the orders of the King of Lingwu County, who dares to resist? For the present plan, it is better to surrender and surrender without losing the position of a wealthy man."
Li Bai let out a long sigh. He knew that if he submitted again at this time, the conditions would not be the ones offered before.
It would be good if he could completely control the three states of Ping Ning. There is probably not much military power left. Calling him a puppet may be too much, but it is absolutely impossible to have great power.
This is really a wrong step and a wrong step!
Song Yao looked at Li Bai's face and knew what he was thinking. He pretended to ponder for a while, and then said: "But it's not impossible to save it."
"Oh?" Li Bai's expression perked up and he asked, "Could it be that..."
"Don't think too much about it after you stay." Song Yao smiled and said: "What I mean is that if you find a way to make some contributions after staying here, you may be able to save some of the impression in the mind of Prince Lingwu."
When Li Bai heard this, he suddenly lost interest.
Is it possible to restore the impression and still allow oneself to be regarded as a true Jiedushi?
"You can do two things after you stay. One, secretly capture the generals who are unwilling to move to the town and present them to the new commander Li Yanling." Seeing the reluctant expression on Li Bai's face, Song Yao said again: "Hear it.
The four counties of Fang Prefecture have been overhauling their forts at Sui Sui, and they have deployed more troops and armor, so they have the potential to attack Jun Prefecture. If they stay behind, it is better to send troops to fight against them. If we can capture the four counties of Fang Prefecture, it will be a golden road."
Fangzhou has jurisdiction over the four counties of Fangling, Yongqing, Zhushan, and Shangyong. Its household registration and wealth rank first among the states in Han Dynasty.
Moreover, the cultural literacy of the people in this place is quite high.
Since the Qin Dynasty, the imperial court has liked to exile prisoners of high status to Fangling.
For example, in the ninth year of the First Emperor, more than 4,000 families of the family members of Lao Ai's family were exiled to Fangling; in the 12th year of the First Emperor, all the family members of Lu Buwei's family moved to Fangling; in the 19th year of the First Emperor, King Zhao moved to Fangling.
There were also many in the Han Dynasty. Nine Qin kings and their followers were exiled to Fangling and Shangyong.
There are even more dynasties, Princess Gaoyang and his consort Yiai, Gaozong’s deposed prince Li Zhong, Princess Chengyang and his consort Xue Guan, King Guangwu Li Chenghong, Zhongzong Li Xian, Gongzong Li Chongmao, the son of Princess Nanping, and Princess Gao Guo
His three sons are King Li Tai of Wei, King Li Chongfu of Qiao, and Prime Minister Xiao Yu.
When they were exiled, sometimes it was not just a family, but a large group of people.
When Liu Nian was exiled, a total of one hundred families came with him.
The immigration of these foreign populations played a vital role in assimilating the local indigenous people, improving technology, and developing the economy. During the Han Jing Emperor, this place was still "remote and barbarian", which shows that it was relatively backward and had not yet been assimilated into Han land.
The exiles had a distinguished status and received good treatment. In order to satisfy their enjoyment, business gradually developed. After Li Xian arrived in Fangling, he built the Luling Royal City.
They also brought a large number of Confucian classics. Some people were very bored, so they taught cultural knowledge and recruited many disciples, and their writing style was gradually developed.
In short, this is a very special place. It is a mountainous area with limited traffic, but it has developed commerce, a prosperous literary style, and the largest population among the states in Han Dynasty. It has experienced few wars over the years, and on the contrary, it has not been able to escape.
Few people came to seek refuge, but the population actually increased compared to that of the Xuanzong Dynasty, reaching more than 90,000 people, which is also miraculous.
"There are many soldiers in Fangzhou, four thousand in number, how can we defeat them?" Li Bai was a little embarrassed, or he was unwilling to do so.
And since I can't be a gold merchant, it's not interesting to go to Pizhou, so why bother to contribute?
"You are still young after Liu, so why do you focus on a small gold merchant? There are many troubles in the world now, which is where heroes come into play. As long as you are loyal to Lingwu County Prince and make some achievements, you can benefit your Majesty and Lingwu County Prince
Are you afraid that your friendship will not flourish?" Song Yao advised earnestly: "Besides, don't forget that you have a younger brother after you stay. Do you have to let you take the position of Commander-in-Chief? Even if it is a nameless one,
He's handsome, and I'm afraid he's quite attractive to my younger brother."
This is coercion and inducement, which is very straightforward, but often works wonders.
Li Bai was already under control now. His first choice was to continue to be the military governor of gold and merchants. If he couldn't do this and Xing Ning was not given real power as military governor, then he might as well just lie down and have nothing to do with anything.
Don't want to do it.
But the problem is that if he really lays down, the nominal Ying Ning Jiedushi may not be able to do it himself, which is very uncomfortable.
"After staying, you should know a thing or two about the current situation in the world. The king of Lingwu County wants to attack the east road of Shannan. However, the mountain road is difficult and food and grass are not available. He urgently needs to acquire a few pieces of land in the south. Fangzhou has many registered residences, many businessmen and travelers, and there is a direct waterway.
Xiangyang, if we can get it, it will be of great use. At that time, the merchants, houses, and wealth, food and grass from the three states can all flow down the river to support the army in the campaign." Song Yao said: "If it is successfully conquered,
Shannan East Road, after the war, if you have contributed to conquering Fangzhou, can the Lingwu County Prince forget it?"
Zhao Deqi, the envoy of Shannan East Road Festival, died more than two months ago. His son Zhao Kuangning succeeded to the throne and sent an envoy to Chang'an to request the imperial court to grant the festival, but there has been no response yet.
In fact, this trick was of little use to the Zhao family. The transfer of power was quite smooth. But it's disgusting. It's useless if you don't use it.
But the Northern Division Lieutenant General had a very good impression of the Zhao family, because his tribute had never been less. If Marshal Shao hadn't put pressure on him, the imperial court would have granted the imperial decree long ago.
"After you stay, you can no longer hesitate. Doctor Li is only a few days away, and your younger brother is coming with him. It's really hard to say what will happen by then. Now the opportunity is still there, it depends on whether you can seize it.
"
Song Yao's words were a heavy blow, causing Li Bai's psychological defense to completely collapse.
Jinzhou has only six counties, namely Xicheng, Xunyang, Juiyang, Shiquan, Hanyin and Pingli.
Now Xunyang and Juiyang counties, plus Shenkou Town, have clearly turned to Li Yanling. No one can guarantee what the attitude of the other three counties except Xicheng will be.
The situation is indeed unusually bad!
"In that case, today we will summon the military generals, inspect the soldiers, seal the treasury, clean up the account books, and when Doctor Li comes, we will settle the deal with him." Li Bai struggled mentally for a long time, but finally felt that he did not have the confidence to resist, and helplessly said
said.
"Good!" Song Yao said with a smile: "However, it is not necessary to summon the generals in the army. No one can guarantee what the generals in the government will think after staying. Maybe someone is fanning the flames and gathering people to cause chaos? You can find your confidants.
The people explained one by one, and then just wait for Doctor Li. Once the Dingyuan Army arrives, no matter how dissatisfied some people are, they will not dare to cause trouble. At that time, if you stay behind, you can ask for troops to attack Fangzhou. Marshal Li will be happy to agree. Regardless of success or failure, Ping will
I can’t even escape the handsome position.”
Li Bai nodded slowly.
He is not stupid and knows what attacking Fangzhou means.
There are still 3,000 government troops in Jinzhou, and there are more than 2,000 town soldiers nearby that can be mobilized. These 5,000 people should theoretically be his capital for controlling Jinzhou and Shangzhou.
But in this situation, nothing can be said. Li Yanling and Wang Yu, through coaxing and intimidation, have firmly grasped Shangzhou in their hands, and also controlled Juiyang, Xunyang, Shenkou and other places. They have soldiers
There are more than 10,000 people, and most of them can get used to fighting.
That bastard Li Tong is also in there. Even if there are loyal father's old men, they may not have much determination to resist, and they might be pulled over by Li Tong.
And since you can't use it as your capital, you might as well go out to attack Fangzhou. If you can achieve some results, it will be your real capital.
