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King Liang also deeply agreed with Li Tai's proposal. Without being able to actually control Jiangling, this can be said to be the best outcome for him.

"The former was so angry that he lost his sense and made wrong decisions. Fortunately, Boshan still did not abandon me and was willing to patiently persuade me, so that I could wake up and realize that I had lost my way. From then on, whenever I needed to make wise decisions, I will definitely ask Boshan for more advice!”

King Liang said to Li Tai again with a shy look and a sincere tone.

Li Tai just listened to this. Anyway, no matter whether King Liang could make this statement in the future, he would have to gradually limit his freedom and reduce the harm caused by his out-of-control behavior.

Now that a consensus had been reached, Li Tai ordered Li Quji to make another trip to Jiangling. The territory still maintained the previous conditions, and he also brought a personal letter from the King of Liang, indicating that they had abandoned their previous grudges and reconciled. As before, no one else is allowed to sow discord. As soon as King Xiangdong sent personnel north to attend the funeral of King Shaoling, King Liang immediately withdrew his troops.

At this time, Hou Jing's army had surrounded Baling City and launched strong attacks day and night. Although the King of Xiangdong had great confidence in Wang Sengbian and believed that he would be able to defend Baling, under the threat from Xiangyang and the fear of Hou Jing's rebellious army attacking from the north of the Yangtze River, the King of Xiangdong did not dare to send a garrison. The army in Jiangling was used to reinforce Wang Sengbian.

This situation of being passively beaten is obviously difficult to maintain for a long time, especially if Li Tai's request is rejected, Jiangling may be attacked by the Western Wei army. The King of Xiangdong can only nod and agree to all Li Tai's requests, ceding Xiakou and other In addition to Zhujiang North Ferry, several envoys including Yu Xin were sent to accompany his son Xiao Fangzhi to Xiangyang to attend the funeral of King Shaoling.

In view of the fact that King Xiangdong's credit was always so-so, and to prevent him from regretting it later, Li Tai also asked him to formally determine the ownership of the ferry crossings in the name of submitting credentials to the Western Wei Dynasty and requesting the Jingzhou General Office to send troops to assist Jiang defense. Jingzhou Governor's Mansion.

After receiving the letter of credence submitted by Jiangling, Li Tai quickly sent it to the Guanzhong court and reported the situation and his plan. On the other hand, he also urged the King of Liang to withdraw his troops and return to Xiangyang. Organize a banquet for his sixth uncle.

As for Li Tai himself, he still stayed in the south of the town. While observing the progress of the war, he also had to be prepared to take over Zhujindu as soon as possible when Hou Jing's army was defeated. Although the King of Xiangdong agreed to cede the lands, he also had to show the strength to take them as his own.

The navy force of Jingzhou General Manager's Office is indeed not strong. The only navy general who can be called a general is Liu Fanggui, who surrendered from Fancheng before. Now Liu Fanggui is stationed in Yiyang as Zhao Gang's deputy general, and has trained a patrol and waterproof army in the upper reaches of the Huai River. It is not suitable to be transferred here at the moment.

In order to ensure that a considerable river defense force could be established as soon as possible, Li Tai proposed that the Liang King hand over the naval forces of Xiangyang and the naval forces of the General Administration of Jingzhou for reorganization, so as to move south to control the entrance of the Han River to the river.

The King of Liang was also very enthusiastic about this. Although he did not take control of Jiangling this time, if he could use this to expand his power to the important Yangtze River ports, he would also be able to master more methods during the confrontation with Jiangling. Checks and balances approach.

As for the post-integration navy commander, since Li Tai did not have a suitable candidate, he left it to King Liang to select his generals. However, military dispatch was under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou General Administration Office.

In this way, Li Tai's military arrangements on the front line of the river could not be hidden from King Liang, and they could have full communication with each other to prevent the previous situation from happening again.

In fact, it is not entirely true to say that Li Tai has no suitable candidate at all. In his mind, Xu Wensheng is naturally a candidate who is qualified to serve as the governor of Jiangfang. However, he had just experienced the pain of bereavement and was denounced as a traitor by his old owner, the King of Eastern Hunan. Li Tai didn't know if he could survive it. Even if he wanted to recruit and appoint him, he would have to wait for some time. .

And now he also wanted to take the opportunity to disperse the military power in Xiangyang. Even if these ferry crossings were completely handed over to King Liang, he would not be at a loss. If you want to control the ferry, you will of course have to garrison troops, and the Xiangyang army will be mobilized. Then its city defense will inevitably rely more on the Jingzhou General Manager's Office for assistance.

Take this time as an example, in order to prevent King Liang from worrying about retaliation from Jiangling afterwards, Li Tai took the initiative to take over Wu Ning's defense. Even if the King of Eastern Hunan survives this pass in the future, and after regaining his breath, he wants to attack Xiangyang for revenge, he must first cross the defense zone of the Western Wei Dynasty. Of course, Li Tai will not turn a blind eye to this.

Of course, if King Liang wanted to lead his army south again, he would not be able to do so without Li Tai's nod!

"We still have to continue to expand our army!"

As the garrison scope expanded to the south of Xiangyang and Xiakou, Li Tai couldn't help but feel that the force deployment of the Jingzhou General Manager's Office was now a bit stretched.

Now his military defense zone reaches Jinzhou, which was reorganized from Ankang in Shannan, to the west, Yichuan to the north, directly facing the river to the south, and the Huainan lands to the east.

For a military jurisdiction with such a vast scope, it not only satisfies the livelihood and security of the people within the territory, but also ensures that all sides have enough power to deter hostile forces and have sufficient aggressiveness, so it is not an exaggeration to raise 100,000 troops.

Of course, relying solely on the financial supply of the General Manager's Office, the consumption of 100,000 horses is currently far beyond what the Jingzhou General Manager's Office can afford.

Therefore, the echelon-shaped military construction is inevitable. Including the 15,000 soldiers with military registration, the general manager's office can directly command about 30,000 elite soldiers, and then with other generals, departments, and states. The county and township regiments maintain state and county security and border garrison, etc., plus the barbarian tribes, rural heroes and volunteers who can be temporarily recruited according to the situation. If such a total can reach 100,000, it will be considered good.

The establishment of such a military system did not happen overnight. Li Tai had personally experienced Yuwentai's gradual construction of the military system, and even saw the future development trend of the military system more clearly than Yuwentai, but he did not care about this. Don't be in a hurry, just push it step by step.

While Li Tai was taking advantage of the situation in the south and thinking about plans to build an army, a debate was going on around him in the Chang'an court, and the issue was called whether Li Boshan should be promoted to the general of Zhuguo.

In March of the first year of the year, Emperor Yuan Baoju passed away, and Prince Yuan Qin ascended the throne as emperor. In May, Li Hu, the Duke of Longxi, one of the Zhuguo, also passed away due to illness. This triggered an issue, that is, who in the country after Li Hu could take the position of Zhuguo again.

In the beginning, the topic was discussed only outside the court. After all, Zhuguo itself is not a permanent position in the court, and there is no precedent for the number of posts. It is just an honorary title and has no specific duties and powers. Of course, there is no such urgency to appoint one immediately after the death of one.

However, since Zhuguo itself is a prestigious position, the current discussion of who is worthy of occupying it also reflects some changes in current situations and political connotations.

At the beginning, Li Tai did not appear in the starting lineup. At the beginning, everyone mainly focused on age and seniority. Although Yang Kuan and Changsun Shaoyuan did not have outstanding military achievements, they were those with respectable background and qualifications. The subject of much discussion.

After all, they each represent an important part of Guanzhong politics. In the past, they might not have been able to choose due to position constraints, but now that they have been freed up, it is appropriate to highlight them a little.

Of course, it is also because the people who were keen on discussing it at the beginning were just some idle people. Any clear statement by those who are truly in a position of power must be constrained and affected by some factors, and they will not open their mouths and talk nonsense.

However, during a palace gathering, Emperor Yuan Qin suddenly expressed to his courtiers that although Zhu Guo was a popular choice, it was also a position of special distinction. If his merits were enough to convince everyone, then why bother with age and qualifications?

The emperor's statement instantly added some heat to the relevant discussion, and also provided a relatively intuitive standard, which also made the discussion gradually spread from the wilderness to the court.

When it comes to the standard of meritorious service, then Li Tai must be the absolute C in recent years. Especially in last year's Eastern Expedition, which ended in an anticlimax and ended in a panic, Li Tai used his real military exploits to prove to the world that he was not only a young leader in the country, but also dwarfed the older generation of Zhuguo. !

Therefore, not surprisingly, someone soon reported to the court that Li Boshan, Duke of Taiyuan, should be the general of Zhuguo. When this idea was put forward, it was immediately endorsed by many court officials.

Of course, people with a real political perspective also realize that this so-called discussion about who is worthy of succeeding the Zhuguo is deeply premeditated. It is not just a simple issue of title conferment, but coincides with the new dynasty. Some people This is an attempt to clean up some old customs and sort out some new rules.

If Li Tai enters the Zhuguo Kingdom, it will not only change and certify the criteria for Zhuguo's move to the Zhuguo Kingdom, but also cause a lot of problems. If these issues were to be clarified one by one, it would undoubtedly be a great disadvantage to the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office.

While the government and the public were still discussing this endlessly, envoys from the imperial court and the Bafu also rushed to Jingzhou to ask the person involved what his intentions were.