Compared with the situation in Guanzhong that made the parties involved a bit anxious, the personnel process here in Jingzhou General Manager's Office was much smoother.
As Zhang Xi of the Fan Yang Zhang family was developed into a downline, the personnel penetration in Jingzhou to Jiangling was not just a little smooth. Although Xiao Yi is suspicious by nature and has a tight grip on power, Zhang Xi, as Huang
As a minister, his uncle Zhang Wanze was an official at Shangshu Youpu She, and he exerted a great influence on Jiangling's political situation.
There is also a more critical point, that is, Zhang Xi was really doing something when he received the money, such as using Liang Wang Xiaoqi to alienate Zhou Hongzheng, which directly destroyed the influence of the Donggui faction in the Jiangling court. As for the other Li Tai
Zhang Xi also tried his best to meet the small demands made on personnel matters, which also made Li Tai feel that what this insider bought was real value.
Li Tai also made great efforts to bribe other Nanliang people, such as Yu Xin, who received a lot of benefits from Mianbei, but except for a few poems, he rarely played any role in other aspects.
He even supported moving the capital to Jiankang. It was probably especially sweet to sit on the edge of the Qinhuai River and chew sugar cane.
As for those local Jiangling people, because they have a relatively strong need to protect local interests, they will not obey Li Taiyan, but will only maintain a certain degree of cooperation when the needs of both parties are consistent.
For example, Hu Sengyou, the leading general in Jiangling, became very active when Li Tai arranged for people from Jiangling to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors. He even sent a son to stay in Mianbei, hoping to use this behavior to improve his family status.
In order to integrate into the mainstream of the Jiangling family. After all, as a person who returned from the Northern Dynasty to the South, he was also a relatively pure military commander, and his recognition in Nanliang society was not very high.
However, when Li Tai planned to use his position to show goodwill to some Jianglings, Hu Sengyou was unable to do anything. Even the gifts his son received in Mianbei were sent back later.
Dare to keep it privately.
Li Tai doesn't have to grovel and bribe people from Nanliang to dare to make plans for Jiangling. People who refuse to drink or drink fines are basically blacklisted.
I don't intend to deliberately tolerate it.
One thing that is more regrettable about Jiangling is that Xiao Yi, a fool, ordered the burning of 140,000 volumes of books before Jiangling City was destroyed. The North and the South had been divided for hundreds of years, and most of the rich achievements accumulated by the cultural development of the Southern Dynasties were destroyed.
Burned to the ground.
Li Tai had been paying attention to academic exchanges with Jiangling from very early on, of course, mainly as a source of advice, so he had also coveted Jiangling's collection of books for a long time.
He also learned from Zhang Xi that as Xiao Yi temporarily gave up the plan to move the capital to Jiankang, he also arranged for his subordinates to transport Jiankang's books and cultural relics to Jiangling.
So Li Tai also expressed to Zhang Xi that he hoped to arrange some personnel to organize and edit these books. Even if this cultural tragedy could not be prevented in the end, he hoped to preserve as much of the content of these books as possible.
In the name of studying abroad, he made a request to Jiangling to send some students from the state school to study. With the advice of Zhang Xi's uncle and nephew and some other Jiangling people, Xiao Yi agreed to this request. So Li Tai arranged for his nephew Li Yuxiang to lead
One hundred selected state school students went to Gangneung for a one-year study tour.
At the same time, Liu Guangde, who introduced Zhang Xi to a great way to make a fortune, was also recommended by Zhang Xi to serve as an academic minister like Si Yilang in the Jiangling court. After the Jiankang books arrived in Jiangling, these outsiders
Everyone has the opportunity to come into contact with these books.
Of course, as the situation in Jiangling gradually stabilized, the interaction with Mianbei was not entirely harmonious.
In mid-October, shortly after Jiangling's newly appointed governor of Yingzhou, Lu Fahe, arrived at the prefecture, he immediately sent an envoy northward, hoping to return Xiakou to the Nanliang garrison and manage it.
Unlike other local tycoons and military leaders in Nanliang who took advantage of the chaos, Lu Fahe was better known as an alchemist. He governed the army and the people without using criminal orders, and thousands of people were all called disciples.
Since Xiao Yi recommended himself, his person and his actions have revealed a strange atmosphere that seems to be cheating but the effect is not too great.
Li Tai was also curious about such an alien who seemed to be just pretending to be a ghost but also seemed to have some real abilities.
However, he did not directly agree to Lu Fahe's request, nor did he reject it. He just ordered his Yingzhou governor Li Yunxin to close the Shicheng border port for ten days, and the goods were stranded in Jiangling.
Naturally, the people helped him and gave Lu Fahe an answer. It was useless and Li Tai had people drive him away, and the envoy he sent returned on his own.
Although Xiao Yi seems to have eliminated all domestic competitors and became the only heir to Zuo of the Southern Liang Dynasty, he must of course exclude Liang Wang Xiao Qi. This guy has now been expelled from his nationality and clan status by default.
However, divisions within Nanliang have also taken shape, not to mention the more remote areas, even along the river. For example, the Xilu Sidda brothers of the Jin Dynasty in the north of the Yangtze River who had defected to Li Tai before, and the brothers who had just gone to Yingzhou
Lu Fahe also acted on his own initiative when he sent people to recover Xiakou.
Almost at the same time, Wang Sengbian, who was still in the lower reaches of the town, also sent envoys to Jingzhou, hoping to have some military cooperation with Jingzhou.
After a few months, the Northern Qi Dynasty once again launched an offensive against Jiankang and other places in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. This time, the main force was also the remnants of Hou Jing's rebel army such as Guo Yuanjian. At the same time, it also accepted the retreat of the Nanliang clan, Xiangtan Hou Xiao, and sent the general Bu Dahan Sa.
Waiting for the successor division, they came towards the south again with great momentum.
Wang Sengbian had already rushed to Gushu, dispatching troops to set up defenses, and sent his brother Wang Sengmin here in the hope that Li Tai could send troops to cooperate and disrupt this Northern Qi action.
"The people of Qi are ruthless and stubborn, and they often invade the country because of their strength. The people of Huainan were tortured, their young men were taken captive, and they were forced to fight in battle formations. The women and children wailed, and it was unbearable to hear! General Li knew the soldiers well and was a good example of benevolence and righteousness.
I sincerely request you to send troops to frighten the stubborn thieves and save the people of Huainan from the desperate situation..."
Wang Sengmin bowed to Li Tai and said sadly. Of course, he was not just asking for moral help. He then stated the conditions offered by Wang Sengbian: "The old Hou Jing, the great bandit, arose from Shouyang and Huainan."
I don’t own all the land. General Li conquered the rebels several times while occupying the Huai River, and the whole world was impressed by him!
Today, my brother has been ordered by the king to guard the south of the Yangtze River. Although he has the desire to regain Huainan, he also realizes that he is weak and cannot handle it. Rather than sit back and watch the bandits steal the territory and raise troops several times to invade, it is better to show his virtue and justice and strengthen the reputation of the general!
Today, the Qi army's thief division has not yet arrived, but the evil thief Guo Yuanzhen is lingering in Hefei alone. If the general is willing to send troops to cooperate, then my brother will not be in a hurry to attack his army, and can continue to deploy people and horses on land and boat to wait for the thief division to complete. At that time, I will
When the armies attack, the general can intercept them from behind and annihilate the thieves in Huainan. Then everything from the north of Hefei will belong to the general, and everything below Dongguan will belong to our army. We swear not to invade each other. If we violate it, we will be despised by heaven and man.
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Li Tai did not doubt Wang Sengbian's sincerity. Because today's defense line along the Yangtze River is leaking everywhere. From Jingkou to Huancheng, there is no place that can be called rock solid, and there are holes everywhere that can be broken through.
The place.
Under such circumstances, abandoning the area north of Dongguan and handing it over to Li Tai, who is relatively friendly, can also relieve part of the pressure on river defense, and concentrate superior forces on the lower reaches to attack or defend, which will make it more flexible. Moreover, whether Li Tai is
Both its own strength and the offensive nature displayed are weaker than those of Northern Qi.
This deal is quite cost-effective for Li Tai. The reason why he refused to occupy Shouyang and Hefei before was indeed because he was unable to do what he wanted. He was worried that the defense line would be stretched and the gain would outweigh the loss.
But the situation is different now. Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian’s armies are now concentrated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They have the need to regain the lost land in the north of the Yangtze River. Especially Chen Baxian, because he himself does not belong to the direct line of Jiangling, in order to expand his power, he
The desire to attack is much stronger than that of Wang Sengbian.
At present, Wang Sengbian is willing to use Jiankang as bait, and his troops will bear the pressure from the Northern Qi army, creating an opportunity for Li Tai to steal the enemy's retreat, which can be regarded as full of sincerity.
Under such circumstances, it is no longer a dream to cooperate with Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian to sweep the Northern Qi forces out of Huainan. The reason why Li Tai wanted to defend Yiyang before was precisely because of this thought, hoping that one day in the future
When the conditions are right, you can have greater initiative and consider this as an option.