Han Shizu

It can be seen that Liang Guogong Liu Ye is very dissatisfied with the current military and political structure of Anxi and his own position.In his early years, Liu Ye, no matter what decision he made, his goal was to make achievements and become famous.

But this mentality gradually changed later, probably when Emperor Liu's enfeoffment plan was officially launched, and Liu Ye took his mother Qin Xiangfei to Anxi.

In Liu Ye's view, the situation in Anxi over the past year or so has been a "preparatory period for enfeoffment", and Liu Ye has subconsciously regarded himself as the king.

He has a share of Anxi's fortune. He only needs to wait for the final division of the family. It is a matter of personal interest, so of course he has to watch carefully to avoid suffering a loss.It stands to reason that while waiting, you always need to make some preparations!

However, the actual situation is that Liu Min, as the leader of Anxi, was unprepared and showed no signs, as if he had not received the old emperor's decree.

Liu Ye's dissatisfaction is specifically reflected in Anton's internal voice, which is firmly controlled by Liu Min.Although Liu Min was given an errand to take charge of the servant army, an army of more than 1 people, it can be said that he took it seriously and gave him enough respect.

However, everyone knows that the foundation of Anxi lies in the Western Expedition Army.The so-called servant army has insufficient combat power, doubtful loyalty, and is also "assisted" by some of Liu Min's confidant generals and staff. How can Liu Ye be willing to do so.

Without strength in his hands, he has no confidence in his heart. Putting aside those false reputations, so far, the only people Liu Ye can really rely on in Anxi are a thousand or so subordinates.For these deployments, logistics support must be provided by the Governor's Office. It is uncomfortable to be controlled by others. Independence is even more important for a person of Liu Ye's status. How can he be content with the status quo!
Liu Ye's deployment mainly consisted of three parts, the guards assigned to him by the old emperor, the retinue of the Duke of Liang's Mansion, and the Yao people.Liu Ye's mother, Concubine Qin Xiang, was a Yao girl who was dedicated to the old emperor by Qin Zaixiong, the Marquis of Hongjiang.

With such a blood connection, although Liu Ye has never set foot on the land of his "mother clan", he is very famous among the Yao people in the Hunan and Guizhou regions. Yao leaders such as Qin Zaixiong have also been promoting this relationship. To highlight their differences from other minority barbarians.We Yao people have a Tianhuang nobleman, do you have one?

In the past ten years, because Qin Zaixiong, the Marquis of Hongjiang, was also a man, the relationship between Liu Ye and the Yao people had been strengthening. When Liu Ye joined the army, he had a Yao guard around him.Before Liu Ye went to Anxi to join the country, he also recruited [-] strong men from the Yao people active in the Gyeonggi area and went to Anxi with him.

The experience of staying in Anxi also made Liu Ye realize the importance of strength more deeply, and he tried every means to improve his influence and voice.

In the Dudu Mansion, there was Liu Min's suppression, which made it difficult to break through. Therefore, Liu Min sent his staff and Yao guards back to the country for activities, mainly in two aspects. On the one hand, he sought support from the court, and on the other hand, he found solutions from the Yao people.

The ultimate goal is to relocate the Yao people from the country to settle in Anxi. To achieve the goal, cooperation from two aspects is required.According to Liu Ye's idea, just giving him tens of thousands of Yao people and thousands of Yao people would be enough for him to gain a foothold in Anxi and make a difference.

Liu Min saw Liu Ye's various emotions and actions, and Liu Fang also knew them in his heart.And compared to Liu Ye, how happy was Zhao Wang Liu Fang in his heart?
As Liu Ye said, whether in the royal family or the court, Liu Fang's qualifications and prestige are far superior to Liu Min.As for Liu Fang's arrival, Liu Min was like a shark breaking into his territory. How could he not be wary of it?During the more than ten years of the Western Expedition, Liu Min put in tremendous efforts, and Anxi's current achievements are soaked in his hard work. At the same time, Liu Min also formed a territorial awareness like a fierce tiger and could not tolerate infringement.

Therefore, Liu Ye, a young tiger, can still be given a certain amount of space. For the sake of good looks, it is not a big deal to leave the servant army under his control.

But for Liu Fang, it is no exaggeration to say that he is strictly guarded and the vital military power is firmly in his hands, and he will never let go of it.Liu Ye is a young tiger, then Liu Fang is a ferocious "evil tiger".

After all, Liu Fang's capital is too strong!Even if the "Four Princes" in the early years and the "Prince Commander" in the Kaibaonian Period are not mentioned in terms of their political and military influence in the Han Dynasty, in Anxi alone, the influence of the title of King Zhao is huge.

Liu Fang has been in the northwest for many years and has great prestige. The main components of the Anxi Army are also border troops, regiment training, and soldiers from the northwest. It can be said that even if these soldiers in Anxi have never served under Liu Fang, they still had a good relationship back then. of.

When I first arrived in Anxi, many Anxi generals took the initiative to greet me. The respect and joy could hardly be concealed.In terms of influence, with the merits of the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, Liu Min can compete with Liu Fang, but he cannot completely overpower him, and this has to be in the territory of Anxi.
You must know that when Liu Min first went to the battlefield, he was just a little brother beside Liu Fang. Even in name, Liu Min had adopted him and was no longer a prince, so he was naturally aware of his status.

Now, although they are stirring the horse in the same pot again, the master and slave have changed positions!Liu Min was extremely vigilant, but how could Liu Fang feel at ease?
Liu Fang was not aware of Liu Min's defensiveness and resistance to him, but all along, he had just looked at it, said nothing, and made no moves, trying to avoid conflicts as much as possible.

Of course, this is not because Liu Fang is weak. The commander who broke out from the mountains of corpses and sea of ​​blood was even more murderous in quelling the chaos in Yulin. His perseverance has been labeled on Liu Fang for decades.

The main reason why he adopts a silent and avoidant attitude is that Liu Fang does not want his brothers to fight against each other!Liu Fang can deal with his enemies without mercy, but he is unwilling to use his abilities and strength to deal with his relatives.

There is an undeniable fact, that is, if Liu Fang really wants to cause trouble, Liu Min's petty tricks cannot solve it.Not to mention, the Anxi Governor's Office is still a member of the Han system. From an institutional point of view, it is still supervised by the Luoyang court. Even though this supervision ability is very weak, things like righteousness are not in the cultural system of the Han family. Confidence is very important, especially when there is sufficient strength to support it.In the Han Dynasty, who was higher or lower in status and prestige between Liu Fang and Liu Min?This question is self-evident!If Liu Fang raises his voice in Suiye, it is impossible to say which side the current Anxi soldiers will be on.

If you have capital and strength, then your reaction to Liu Fang's concession can only be described as taking the overall situation into consideration.The great cause of the Western Expedition has paid an extremely heavy price. How could Liu Fang bear to allow foreign enemies to take advantage of his brother's fight and make the achievements of more than ten years and hundreds of battles in vain?
Similarly, Liu Min also knew the seriousness of the problem and the strength and prestige of his fourth brother Liu Fang. Therefore, he was on guard but still very restrained. On the surface, his respect for Liu Fang was never compromised.

And if Liu Min wants to carry out this series of transformations and reforms in Anxi, why not strengthen his control over Anxi in order to prepare for sharing the biggest piece of fat in the future when the enfeoffment comes?
The problem has already arisen. After all, restraint cannot solve the problem. Once the problem cannot be restrained and it breaks out, the consequences will only be more serious.

In fact, there was already a rift between the three brothers Liu Fang, Liu Min, and Liu Ye. Emperor Liu's "enfeoffment" trend in Anxi brought the princes together to send them to Anxi. Instead of forming a joint force, over time, the The passage of time, the separation of heart and the betrayal of morality.

The current situation of internal involvement in Anxi has become more and more serious. Looking at the root cause, the problem still lies with the old emperor, and no one else, it is taken for granted.

The reality is that Anxi was conquered by Liu Min in a bloody battle led by the soldiers of the Western Expedition. Although the support of the imperial court accounted for a large proportion, his leadership was also indispensable.

Emperor Liu had an idea and wanted to enfeoff Anxi so that brothers Liu Fang and Liu Ye could enjoy the achievements of more than ten years of development. Unless Liu Min was a saint, he would be emotionless.

You know, even people like Liu Wenyuan were very dissatisfied with the land and population ceded from Anton to Rao Leguo. It is not surprising that there are similar complaints in Anxi.

At the same time, it is also to blame that Emperor Liu did not explain clearly in advance, did not establish the priority of Anxi, did not clearly define Liu Fang's position, and even did not have a mature plan for the enfeoffment of Anxi.Under such circumstances, it is reasonable to see how many problems and contradictions arise.

If there was no such thing as enfeoffment and it was just the Western Expedition, the brothers might not be able to work together like they did 20 years ago, going through fire and water and making meritorious deeds together.

Or, if the enfeoffment is clearly determined from the beginning and the territory is well divided, then there will be no such trouble.The overall situation is determined, even if Liu Min is dissatisfied, he can really resist. At that time, the three brothers can only join the team to keep warm and work hard to survive in Anxi.

But the reason why Emperor Liu did not directly enfeoff the land like Anton and Rao Le was that the time was not mature enough. But what does it mean to be mature? In the final analysis, Emperor Liu felt that the current territory of Anxi was too small.
The imperial court's development and management of Anxi was more like opening a "branch" to distribute to several sons as compensation.If the "head office" of the imperial court continues to invest heavily in resources to support the Western Expedition and expand the scale of the "Anxi Branch", then it can continue as expected.

However, the great changes in the imperial policy occurred almost in a matter of seconds.Suddenly one day, a letter came from Luoyang: The imperial court has given up on the Western Expedition. You can play by yourself first.
The result is naturally a series of chain reactions, and the conflict between Liu's "three kings" is just one of them.

It is true that Central Asia is a vast region, and there is a lot to be done all the way to the west.But the current situation is that Anxi's plate is only so big, but there are three kings to share it. How can it be possible?

Once the families are separated, if they want to work together, ideally the future will be promising, but it is so difficult to implement it!Even between brothers, accounts must be settled clearly!
Once upon a time, Liu Fang and Liu Min accompanied the army on the Northern Expedition, and went as far as Mobei. They rode lightly across the vast territory, went through life and death, and returned from hundreds of battles.When Liu Ye asked for orders to fight against the rebellion, he also followed Liu Min as his example. He wanted to be a young hero. When he was in Yulin, he was also under the command of Liu Fang.
However, now, the relationship between the three brothers has reached such a delicate level, it is really sad to think about it.

Liu Fang was indeed sighing, with a look of sadness on his face. Liu Fang, who was immersed in thinking about the situation in Anxi, was suddenly interrupted by a surprised voice: "The last general will join the king!"

Looking up, he saw an officer wearing general armor on the left side of the street, saluting him respectfully. There was joy in his square face.

Liu Fang was stunned for a moment, looked around, and found that he had no impression of this person. He sat close to the horse and asked, "Who are you?"

"The last general, deputy commander of Ganzhou, is Yang Fu!"

Without waiting for Liu Fang to ask, Yang Fu introduced his situation in one go. Strictly speaking, this was Liu Fang's old department. When he was in the northwest, Liu Fang also visited Ganzhou to inspect the army. At that time, Yang Fu is still young
Knowing that he was from Hexi, Liu Fang's tired eyes couldn't help but reveal a little trace of reminiscence.Hexi!Big man!The time he spent in Anxi was not as good as when he was on the expedition to Mobei, but Liu Fang already missed the big man and his parents very much.

Here in Anxi, King Zhao is really not happy!
Meeting Yang Fu on the road was always a happy thing for Liu Fang. He immediately invited him back home, eager to understand the current situation in Hexi to comfort him from his lovesickness.