Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

By the time the Nanliang court once again learned the exact location of Li Miao and his party in the city, it was already more than an hour later. This group of people settled in a temple in the east of the city and guarded the entrance of the temple. They were not allowed to enter and refused to communicate with the Nanliang officials who were looking for invitations.

"Who on earth went out to welcome the Mianbei envoy? He did such a simple thing wrong, he deserves to die!"

Liang Emperor Xiao Yi had a face that turned from embarrassment to anger, and he slapped the table and said angrily.

The people present in the hall all calmed down and lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor's angry eyes. However, Zuo Pu She Wang Bao, who was in charge of the Ministry of Finance today, saw that he could not shirk the responsibility for the matter, so he stood up and said: "The envoy from Mianbei will not complain." Later, when I received the news from the province, Your Majesty was entertaining the envoys in the inner garden. I didn't dare to send people in to invite the envoys. I was afraid that the two would accidentally meet and cause trouble, so I told the envoys to be careful. , but I didn’t want to make a mistake. The apostle must have been careless in his words, causing the news to leak and anger the Mianbei messenger.”

The reason why Nanliang had such a strange attitude when receiving Li Miao and his party was not because he was malicious, but because he was doing bad things. Of course, it cannot be said that it was a bad thing. After all, the Jiangling court had independent political status and sovereignty. It was not a puppet like Xiangyang that was completely dependent on the Western Wei Dynasty. Even if it received the Northern Qi envoys, it would be nothing, and Mianbei could not control their foreign affairs.

But the truth is this. In fact, it is still a bit guilty. Not to mention Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang, among the officials in the hall, from Shangshu Zuopushe to Wang Baobao, who has not benefited from Mianbei? Either the family was engaged in business with Mianbei, or they received financial gifts directly from the Jingzhou Governor's Office.

Xiao Yi looked a little unnatural when he heard Wang Bao's words. Of course, he couldn't be wrong. The one who was at fault must be the envoy who came out to greet him, so he said coldly: "Behead the faint envoy and take it away to invite the Wei envoy again. We must not let them leave like this." go!"

Although the Jiangling court had absolute diplomatic sovereignty, the inside story of this meeting with the Qi envoy was really not allowed to be known to the Western Wei Dynasty, especially Mianbei, because this time Emperor Liang and the Qi envoy met to discuss cooperation in dealing with Mibei.

Although the Northern Qi Dynasty took frequent actions in Huainan, it did not stop envoy exchanges with Jiangling. After the Hou Jing Rebellion ended, the remaining troops in Jiangbei defected to Northern Qi, and Northern Qi also sent troops to assist.

As a result, the overseas Chinese in Guangling rebelled and colluded with Chen Baxian to march north to surround Guangling City. At that time, the Northern Qi Dynasty had no time to rescue, so it asked for peace, saying that as long as Chen Ba retreated first and allowed the Qi troops in the city to evacuate, the Northern Qi Dynasty would return Guangling, Liyang and other important towns in the north of the Yangtze River.

Although Chen Baxian was unwilling, he could not overcome the desire of other parties to regain the towns in Jiangbei without any bloodshed, so he could only lead his troops back to Jingkou.

This kind of thing can't be true even if you think about it with your buttocks, not to mention that the following chaos occurred in Nanliang, such as Wuling King Xiao Ji's eastward march and the Xiangzhou rebellion. It would be even more impossible for Northern Qi to spit out the fat in his mouth. . Moreover, they intensified their efforts to take advantage of the situation and sent Bu Dahansa and other generals to join Guo Yuanjian to continue the attack on Nanliang.

Fortunately, Wang Sengbian was still as powerful as ever. After the war in the west, he quickly returned eastward and defeated Guo Yuanjian's army near Dongguan, Hefei at the end of last year, which reduced the pressure on Huainan.

This year, the Qi leader Gao Yang used troops to intervene in the grassland hegemony and suppress Jihu, resulting in insufficient troops in the south. Therefore, Su Yuhao rebelled and took refuge in Nanliang. Su Yu is already approaching Xuzhou, not far from Xiapi. If this place is lost, it will directly hit the entire Huainan layout of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

So this time Qi Lord Gao Yang sent an envoy directly to Jiangling, passing through Yingzhou Governor Lu Fa and sent people to Jiangling to convey Qi Lord's intention, hoping to unite with Nanliang. If the Nanliang side gives up the fight for Suyu and does not use troops in the towns north of the Yangtze River, the Northern Qi Dynasty will no longer attack the south of the Yangtze River and concentrate its troops in Huainan to attack Yiyang, which is still in the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty.

At that time, the troops from the Mianbei side will inevitably be attracted to Yiyang, so that the Jiangling side can take the opportunity to seize the lost territory, take back the previously forcibly occupied Xiakou and other Jiangbei ports, and even cross Wuning and take Xiangyang directly. If Jiangling works hard, it is not impossible for Jianghan's situation to return to before Hou Jing's rebellion.

Of course, this is just a prospect that Qi Envoy sketched for the monarchs and ministers of Nanliang, but even if it is just a picture, the temptation for Liang Emperor Xiao Yi is huge.

Now that he plans to make Jiangling his capital and has no plans to move back to Jiankang in the short term, the security around Jiangling is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved. Relatively speaking, the dispute with Northern Qi in Huainan was no longer so fatal.

In particular, Shuzhong was captured by the Western Wei Dynasty, coupled with the achievements made in Mianbei in Handong and other places before, Jiangling had actually been surrounded. If this situation cannot be improved, a slight carelessness will have fatal consequences.

Therefore, Xiao Yi also attached great importance to the arrival of the envoys, and even personally came to receive them. But he didn't expect that before the banquet for Qi's envoys was over, the envoys from Mianbei came after hearing the news. How deeply must one have penetrated Jiangling to be so alert?

When he thought of this, the sense of crisis in Xiao Yi's heart became stronger. His one eye scanned the ministers in the hall one by one, and he said sternly: "I know that you and others have many interests involved with Mianbei. Who is not good? This is nothing.

What's more, because of the war in the country, people's livelihood is in ruins and there is a shortage of all kinds of necessities, so it is natural to seek visits from abroad. I am not a mean person, and of course I will not force my ministers to cry about hunger and cold. You can each make a living to support your family, and I will not strictly prohibit it.

But a gentleman is easy to use and does not do anything, especially in the face of major right and wrong, he must be cautious and decisive! Why is Mianbei willing to lose the profit of goods to you and others? So Li Boshan is really willing to do good and not be generous with material resources? What you are trying to figure out is nothing more than the power that you and others each have.

You must know that if the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached? I will leave with the country. If you lose your power and are close to me, how much value will you have in the eyes of the slaves? Will you still get the current benefits? The disaster in Chengdu is still before us, and today's discussion is also related to the survival of Jiangling. If you can't keep the secret, you will give your own life to others! "

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they certainly did not dare to say anything more at this critical moment.

But after a while, someone finally couldn't help but speak up: "Your Majesty, do you really want to conspire with the Qi people? The Qi people have no faith, are as cunning as foxes and as cruel as jackals. You need to be cautious when conspiring with them." ah!

What's more, Li Boshan, a famous general in the world in Mianbei, has never suffered a defeat since Dian's army. Who among the generals in Qi dares to defeat him? I'm afraid seeking Yiyang is just a lie, but protecting Huainan and making me a bad neighbor may be the truth! If Wang Taiwei is allowed to return to Handong, it will be difficult to take care of Jiankang, and he will be embraced by the Qi people. Why should the Qi people fight so hard in Yiyang? Wouldn't it be better to invade Jiankang? "

Although Xiao Yi's words are very clear, there is no wasted money in this world. If there is, it means that the money is not enough. Listening to these remarks, it was obvious that he did not want to cooperate with Northern Qi and rashly turned against Mianbei.

After Xiao Yi heard this, he also pondered. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Now Jiangling looks like an isolated city, and it will definitely not last long. If the Wei State wants to be at peace with me, it must return Wuning, Shicheng, and Xiakou Wait for the townsmen to give me a cover, otherwise they will force me to conspire with the Qi people, and they will lose more than they gain because of their stubbornness!"

Xiao Yi didn't want to directly fight against Mianbei, not because he was afraid of Li Boshan's illustrious reputation. After all, now that he is sitting firmly in Jiangling, he has put down many rebellions in the country. Even Gao Huan and Yuwentai, the two northern tycoons, are slightly inferior to him because they are still human subjects. Li Boshan is brave, but he can't support more than one in Mianbei. Town, vision, pattern and power are ultimately limited.

But Xiao Yi also understood that Nanliang had some military disadvantages that could not be compensated for by simple strategy. For example, there was no elite cavalry field force, so it was difficult to regain the lands in eastern Han Dynasty with its own military strength.

For Xiao Yi, engaging in armed conflict with the Western Wei Dynasty was a bad plan. The Northern Qi Dynasty's envoy brought him a usable bargaining chip, which could be used to negotiate with the Western Wei Dynasty. Even if we cannot recover all the lost ground, we must try to recover some of the losses to improve the defense around Jiangling.

After all, the Western Wei Dynasty had just completed an abolition, and the situation in the country must have been very unstable. And Yuwentai should also really want to be the supreme king. After all, both Southern Liang and Northern Qi are new kings, but here in the Western Wei Dynasty, he is still just a powerful minister.

But if the external environment is not stable enough, Yuwentai may not dare to take this step. And this is exactly the opportunity Xiao Yi needs. If Yuwentai wants to be stable internally and externally, he must not allow Nanliang and Northern Qi to jointly attack it.