Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 464

"Zhuge Zhongfang can guard Xingyuan, why can't I hold the Jinzhou?" In Xicheng County, Li Bai was a little dissatisfied, and even more aggrieved.

In his opinion, since Shao Shude allowed Zhuge Zhongfang to continue to be the governor of the Shannan West Road, it would be logical for Li Bai to continue to be the governor of the Jinshang in Jinzhou.

What Binning Town?don't want to go.

Without real power, you can get some goods and wealth, which is incomparable to the good life in Jinzhou.

"After staying here, things have come to an end, so it's better to be more refreshing. Kaesong welcomes Dr. Li to Jinzhou, and you will not lose your wealth." In the epitaph, it is Song Fan, here is Song Yao), the official is the recorder of Fengzhou, and the dispatch is a close staff newly promoted by Shao Shude, an important member of the Shuofang shogunate.

In fact, Song Yao's father, Song Zhen, was from Hedong, and he was from the Song family of Xihe, so he had some relationship with Song Le.

The Song family's status in Shuofang Town is unquestionable.

Shao Dashuai had several noble people in his early years, and Song Le was one of them.His position in the town is detached, no one dares to provoke him, and the clansmen who moved here also benefited from it and climbed faster.

Song Zhen is currently serving as a general in the Shengzhou State Army. Song Yao was originally a warrior, but his ambition is not here.

This time, he went to Jinzhou as an important member of the shogunate to persuade Li Bai to move to Binning, which was also the first major event he had done since he was transferred from general to shogunate.

Things didn't go so well at first.

Golden State is very divisive.

Some people support moving the town.But the reasons for support are also very complicated. Some were frightened by Zhe Zongben's prestige to attack and kill Feng Xing's forces, some wanted to go to Binning to seek better development, and some simply wanted to leave this deep mountainous area with inconvenient transportation. place, live in Guanzhong.

There are also people who do not support the transfer of towns.The reasons for not supporting it are very unified, and 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, which was completely managed as the foundation of the family.If the Jiedushi is changed, will the interests be guaranteed?not necessarily!

Li Bai didn't want to move town at first, but seeing so many people's opposition, he decided to delay.

Anyway, the imperial court didn't make an order, so what's the rush?
Song Yao figured out what he was thinking, but there was no good way to deal with the determined Li Bai.These days, he has been stranded in Jinzhou, and Li Bai entertained him with good wine and food, and there is no shortage of courtesy, but the matter of moving the town has not been settled, and the two of them know each other well, waiting for an opportunity.

Wang Yu led the Dingyuan army to go south to Shangzhou, and Shangzhou went out of the city for several miles to meet him, and then quickly went south to Shangjin, Shenkou Town attached Yuanshen's money.When the news reached Jinzhou, it naturally caused a shock.

Song Yao sneered, and swaggered into the Jiedu envoy's office, sat in front of Li Bai, and began his persuasion again.

"In the current situation, the king of Lingwu County can allow me to be the commander-in-chief?" After learning of Song Yao's visit, Li Bai deliberately dismissed the crowd and discussed alone, only to hear him say: "The envoy may return to Lingwu. Prince of the county, I would like to send my son to Lingzhou as a hostage. Only the king of Lingwu County will follow the lead of the two states of Jin and Shang."

"Stay here." Song Yao shook her head and said, "Wang Jun envoys came to Jinzhou in the past, and Shenkou Town was subordinated, and the two counties of Fuyang and Xunyang sent out wine and meat laborers. How dare you ask the posthumous, what did Xicheng do to stop it? In the past Among Wang Yuyong's champions, now he is ordered by the King of Lingwu County, is there anyone who dares to fight? For the current plan, it is better to accept the land and surrender, and not lose the position of a rich man."

Li Bai let out a long sigh.He knew that if he surrendered at this time, the conditions would not be the ones offered before.

In the three states of Binning and Ningxia, it would be great if he could completely control Binzhou, and most of the military power is very little left.It might be too much to say a puppet, but it is by no means possible to hold power.

This is really a wrong step!
Song Yao looked at Li Bai's face and knew what was going on in his heart. He pretended to ponder for a while, and then said, "But it's not impossible to recover."

"Oh?" Li Bai raised his expression and asked, "Could it be..."

"Don't think too much about it after you stay." Song Yao smiled and said, "What I mean is, if you think of a way to make some contributions after you stay, you may be able to restore some of the impression in the heart of Lingwu County King."

Hearing this, Li Bai immediately lost interest.

Just to save the impression, can you still make yourself a real Jiedu?
"After you stay, you can do two things. First, secretly arrest the generals who don't want to move the town, and dedicate them to the new commander Li Yanling." Seeing the reluctance on Li Bai's face, Song Yao said again: "I heard that The four counties of Fangzhou in the Sui Dynasty have overhauled the fortress, and there are many soldiers, and they have the potential to attack Junzhou. If you stay there, you might as well send troops to fight against them. If you can win the four counties of Fangzhou, 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 prefectures in Han and Shang.

Moreover, the cultural literacy of the people in this place is a bit high.

Since the Qin Dynasty, the imperial court liked to exile prisoners in Fangling, and their status was noble.

For example, in the ninth year of Shihuang, more than 12 families of Lai Ai's family were exiled to Fangling; in the 19th year of Shihuang, all the family of Lu Buwei's family moved to Fangling;

There were also quite a few in the Han Dynasty. Nine clansmen and their disciples, including King Liu Ming of Jichuan, King Liu Bo of Changshan, King Liu Nian of Qinghe, King Liu Haiyang of Guangchuan, and King Liu Yuan of Hejian, and their disciples were exiled to Fangling and Shangyong.

There are more dynasties, such as Princess Gaoyang and her concubine Fang Yiai, Emperor Gaozong's deposed prince Li Zhong, Princess Chengyang and her concubine Xue Guan, King Guangwu Li Chenghong, Zhongzong Li Xian, Gongzong Li Chongmao, the son of Princess Nanping, and Princess Gao His three sons, Wei Wang Li Tai, Qiao Wang Li Chongfu, Prime Minister Xiao Yu and so on.

They were exiled, sometimes not just as a family, but possibly with a large crowd.

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 aborigines, improving technology, and developing the economy. During the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, this place was still "rough and barbaric", which shows that it is relatively backward and has not yet been assimilated into Han land. .

However, the status of the exiles was noble, and they received a lot of good treatment. In order to satisfy their enjoyment, business gradually developed. After Li Xian arrived in Fangling, he built the Luling King City.

They also brought a large number of Confucian classics. Some of them were very bored, so they taught cultural knowledge, recruited disciples, and gradually cultivated their style of writing.

All in all, a very special place.Obviously, the traffic is blocked and it belongs to the mountainous area, but the commerce is developed, the style of writing is relatively prosperous, and the population is also ranked first among the Hanzhou states. For many years, there have been few wars. On the contrary, many people have escaped to seek refuge. It was also miraculous that the meeting actually increased to more than [-] people.

"Fangzhou has a lot of soldiers, four thousand of them, how can we fight against them?" Li Bai was a little embarrassed, or rather unwilling.

I can't be an envoy of gold merchants, and it doesn't make much sense to go to Binzhou, so why bother?
"You are still young after staying, why are you staring at the small gold merchants? There are many troubles in the world today, and it is the place where heroes can use their skills. As long as you are loyal to the King of Lingwu County, you can make some contributions at will. If you are friendly, are you afraid that you won’t be able to make it to the top?" Song Yao persuaded earnestly: "Besides, don’t forget that you have a younger brother after you stay. Do you have to be the commander-in-chief of Bin? Even a nameless Bin Handsome, to Lingdi, I'm afraid he is quite attractive."

This is coercion and temptation. It is very straightforward, but it can often work wonders in many cases.

Li Bai is already under control now.His first choice is to continue to be the governor of the gold merchants. If he can't be this, and the Binning governor doesn't give him real power, then he might as well just lie down and don't want to do anything.

But the problem is, if you really lie down, the nameless Binning Jiedu envoy may not be able to do it yourself, which makes people uncomfortable.

"After you stay, 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 in the south of Shannan. However, the mountain road is difficult, and the food and grass are not enough. He urgently needs to acquire a few lands in the south. Fangzhou has a large number of household registrations, there are many business travelers, and there are direct waterways. Xiangyang, if you can get it, it will be of great help. At that time, the goods, food and grass of the merchants, houses, and Junzhou can all flow down the river to support the army in the battle." Song Yao said: "If you successfully attack and destroy Shannan Dongdao, after the war, if you have credit for attacking Fangzhou, can the King of Lingwu forget it?"

Zhao Dejiao, the governor of Shannan Dongdao, died more than two months ago. His son Zhao Kuangning succeeded him and sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask the imperial court to grant Jingjie, but there has been no response yet.

In fact, this trick is not very useful to the Zhao family, and the transfer of power is quite smooth.But disgusting people, don't use it for nothing.

Zhongguan Beisi actually had a good impression of the Zhao family, because the family's tribute has never been less.If it hadn't been for the pressure from Marshal Shao, the imperial court would have granted Jingjie a long time ago.

"After you stay, you can't hesitate any longer. Dr. Li is only a few days away from here, and your younger brother has followed. It's really hard to say what will happen then. Now the opportunity is still there, it depends on whether you can grasp it. "

Song Yao's words were a heavy blow, completely disintegrating Li Bai's psychological defense.

There are only six counties in Jinzhou, namely Xicheng, Xunyang, Fuyang, Shiquan, Hanyin, and Pingli.

Now the two counties of Xunyang, Fuyang, and Shenkou Township have clearly voted for Li Yanling. No one can guarantee the attitude of the other three counties except Xicheng.

The situation is indeed unusually bad!

"Since that's the case, today I will call the generals of the military government to inspect the soldiers, seal up the government treasury, and clean up the account books. When Dr. Li comes, I will deliver it to him." Li Bai struggled for a long time, and finally felt that he did not have the confidence to resist. Said.

"Good!" Song Yao said with a smile: "However, there is no need to summon the generals of the military government. After staying, no one can guarantee what the generals in the government are thinking. Maybe someone fanned the flames and gathered the crowd to make trouble? But you can find your confidants Let the people explain one by one, and then just wait for Dr. Li. Once the Dingyuan army arrives, no matter how dissatisfied some people are, they will definitely not dare to make trouble. After that time, you can ask to send troops to attack Fangzhou. Marshal Li will gladly agree. Regardless of success or failure, Bing Even handsome people can't escape."

Li Bai nodded slowly.

He is not stupid and knows what it means to attack the house state.

There are still 5000 yamen troops in Jinzhou, and more than [-] town soldiers nearby can be mobilized.Theoretically speaking, these [-] people should be the capital for him to control the two states of Jin and Shang.

But in the current situation, there is nothing to say.Li Yanling and Wang Yu, even coaxing and intimidating, have already firmly held Shangzhou in their hands, and controlled Fuyang, Xunyang, Shenkou and other places. They have more than [-] soldiers, and most of them are used to fighting .

That bastard Li Tong was also in there, even if he had a loyal father's old department, he might not have a strong will to resist, maybe he would be pulled over by Li Tong.

And since you can't be your own capital, you might as well pull it out to attack Fangzhou. If you can achieve some results, this is your real capital.

This account is easy to calculate.

(End of this chapter)