Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

As time enters June, the remaining forces of Nanliang, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, surprise the world again 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 Northern Qi, as the new king of Liang. Xiao Fangzhi, who had reigned for less than a month, was established as the crown prince.

As soon as this incident came out, it can be said that it caused an uproar among the people. Although Nanliang is now declining and declining, such blatant desecration of the throne has turned the solemn succession of the country into a farce, especially when it succumbed to the pressure of Northern Qi and welcomed back a man who had lost his master and humiliated the country before. It is even more despicable that the scum of the clan is regarded as the new king.

When the news reached Xiangyang, many Xiangyang citizens were 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. Now that something like this happened to the motherland, it was unacceptable for a while. All kinds of public and private The occasion was filled with angry comments about Wang Sengbian, a man who had lost his power and humiliated the country.

Li Tai was also filled with emotion after learning about this incident. After all, Wang Sengbian was still unable to avoid embarking on this fateful path.

The person may be able to argue that the pressure he is under is too great and there is no other way. The accusers around me just have nothing to do with it, sit back and say sarcastic remarks. In fact, they are even more irresponsible.

However, since Wang Sengbian stayed in that position, this was the obligation and responsibility he had to bear, and there was no way to excuse him for failing to do his part. If you compromise because of the pressure, just find a pig, a dog, or an Alzheimer's man who shits his pants to stay in this position. How will 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 conquer 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 share the benefits, then do it. If not, then 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 forced Wang Sengbian to make concessions and compromises.

Many people are superstitious about the so-called elite argument. They 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 wave to a position that does not match their ability. When the real test comes, he will lead the entire group and followers. They paid a heavy price.

Wang Sengbian was certainly a capable person, and his quelling the Hou Jing Rebellion, a catastrophe in the south of the Yangtze River, was enough to leave his name in history. But when the highlights gradually fade away, all the shortcomings are exposed.

The situation in the late Northern and Southern Dynasties was unpredictable. No matter how talented a person was, the window of opportunity they could seize was very short. No one could play a leading role in this extremely chaotic and uncertain historical stage for a long time.

Compared with Gao Huan and Yu Wentai, who were rising one after another, although the situation Wang Sengbian faced before was also quite stressful, it was actually no worse than these two people, and 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 respectively, and restored most of the north that was almost falling apart. And Yu Wentai is even more miserable. His hometown is surrounded by powerful opponents, and he miraculously reverses the situation like a desperate struggle and wins a chance to survive.

After all, Wang Sengbian lacked tenacity in his bones, or perhaps he lost his tenacious fighting spirit due to being tamed by Xiao Laoqi. What he gave up was not only the new king he had established with his own hands, but also his last hope to survive and save Liang Zuo.

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 intervening 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, and the rule of Jiangling, Xiangzhou and other places still needs to be further consolidated. Even if there are further plans, they are only to infiltrate personnel and control people in remote areas such as Ningzhou and Lingnan.

Moreover, Guanzhong does not allow him to continue to develop into the Jiangnan region. Once too much manpower and material resources are invested in the Jiangnan region, the basic market will inevitably become empty and unstable, and it will be even more uncomfortable to have neither end of the world. If you want to look forward to Shu, you have to do it without worrying about the future. Being greedy will only lead to excess and regret in the end.

At the same time that relevant information was further spread to the Guanzhong area, an order from the Guanzhong Foreign 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 was to call Yang Zhong, who was still in Xiakou, back 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 returning to Guanzhong has only reached 20,000, and there are still 40,000 troops stranded in the territory.

Although the government soldiers have been reorganized for many years, the population of Guanzhong is also limited, and the number of government soldiers reorganized is limited. Now there are still 40,000 troops stranded between Jianghan, and no matter who is the boss, they can't feel at ease. To put it bluntly, if a large number of troops suddenly pour into Wuguan in the south, it is unknown whether the troops are returning home or coming to purge the emperor.

So of course, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. Li Tai's reason before was that Xiangzhou was still to be conquered and needed the cooperation of the troops. But now the Xiangzhou issue has been resolved, and Northern Qi and Southern Liang have produced a wonderful interaction. It is estimated that the Zhongwai Mansion also feels that the personnel disputes in the south may be endless, and Li Boshan can't be allowed to continue to fool around!

It just so happened that Yuwen Tai also raised the banner of swearing to attack Qi, and it was the right thing to use this excuse to quickly urge the troops back to Guanzhong.

A few days later, Yang Zhong, who also received the transfer order, arrived in Xiangyang and went to the government to say goodbye to Li Tai.

After the meeting, Li Tai could not help but greet Yang Zhong and thank him for his cooperation and help during this period of time.

Logically speaking, since everyone had official titles and shared the royal family, it was not Li Tai's turn to express his gratitude to Yang Zhong personally. However, the situation Yang Zhong faced was a bit awkward and delicate. He was originally sent to the south by the Zhongwai Mansion, and he also had the merit of assisting the flank in the Battle of Jiangling. Because he was not a general under the Taifu Mansion, Li Tai could only record his achievements and report them to the court, but the court did not make any statement about it.

It is difficult to be a woman between two aunts, which is definitely Yang Zhong's own profound experience. Because of his relationship with Dugu Xin, he was quite neglected in the early years of Datong. When many of his contemporaries had already made many achievements, he did not have many opportunities to show his performance. It was not until the second half that he was able to start to take the lead and support the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

This time, the Zhongwai Mansion transferred him to the post of governor of Shuozhou, which also had a bit of contempt. It should be noted that even the generals under Li Tai began to take charge of their own affairs and serve as general managers. Yang Zhong, a general in the starting lineup, was only a governor in a border state.

But since Yang Zhong did not express his determination to stand on the side of the Xingtai, Li Tai did not need to say much about it. He could not give Yang Zhong any promotion in terms of official titles and titles, but when he was about to return to the country, he still gave him many gifts in his personal name.

Even though Yang Zhong was shrewd and did not show his emotions, when he saw the generous gifts given by Li Tai, he could not help but say: "The king's gift is too generous. I have no special contribution to make, and I am really ashamed to accept it!"

"The friendship between me and Anlu Gong is not something that can be said for things. We met for a short time, and the separation is long. We are tired from the journey, so I just express my feelings through gifts."

Li Tai waved his hand and said with a smile. He has never been a stingy person, and Yang Zhong is not a noble man who regards money as dirt. It is nothing to use money to maintain a friendship.

Especially now that he is very rich, he has no chance to return to Guanzhong to show off his wealth for the time being. Of course, he has to show the benefits of working with him through Yang Zhong and other people who have returned to Guanzhong. Anyway, in the end, the world will belong to me, so there is no need to distinguish whose house will be used as a warehouse for the time being.

Of course, Yang Zhong took his money, and he had to say a few words for him. First of all, let's talk about private matters, that is, Dugu Xin. Li Tai told Dugu Xin again through Yang Zhong, asking him to pay attention to the personnel changes in Guanzhong. As long as it is not a matter that threatens his own survival, he should try to be steady and respond to changes with the same.

Even if the historical events repeat themselves, many key factors have changed. For example, without Yu Jin's strong support, can Yuwen Hu still be so strong? Apart from other things, Li Tai believes that as long as Dugu Xin can keep himself stable, there is still a great chance that he will pass this node safely.

Yang Zhong heard Li Tai's serious words, so he nodded solemnly and said that he would definitely pass the words to Dugu Xin.

After talking about personal matters, let's talk about official matters. Although the orders from Zhongwaifu are urgent, the changes in the situation in Nanliang and Beiqi are also very complicated and important. Shannan Road must also reserve enough forces to respond. Let's not talk about anything else. You, Heita, just shouted that you would not send troops, and Beiqi ignored you and directly sent the army south to support the puppet. You also asked me to send the army back quickly. I am embarrassed for you!

So Li Tai asked Yang Zhong to report to Zhongwaifu. The troops in Guanzhong had to be left to him for the time being. At most, after Yuwen Tai's army arrived in Heluo, he would let these troops go directly to Heluo to join forces. At that time, Shannan Road would be responsible for food, grass, armor and weapons, and it could also share some of the pressure of Zhongwaifu.

After listening to Li Tai's statement, Yang Zhong subconsciously wanted to refuse this unpleasant message, but when he thought of the wealth and goods given by Li Tai, it was estimated that his grandson would not have to worry about getting married, so he finally agreed reluctantly. Of course, he doesn't know now what a great hero his grandson should have been.