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Chapter 432 Chain Reaction
After Xiao Yan was assassinated and died, his sons were beaten to death in order to fight for the dominance of Jiankang.In the end, Xiao Huan, a descendant of Xiao Tong, with the support of Liu Yishou, successfully entered Jiankang to inherit the throne.

Xiao Gang abdicated, Xiao Xu, Xiao Lun, and Xiao Yi returned to their fiefs, and their vitality was severely injured and they could not move for the time being.However, Xiao Ji, Xiao Yan's youngest son, the vassal king in Shu, did not sit idle, but was active in Chengdu.

However, the remote area of ​​Shu is full of 2G surfing.By the time Xiao Ji was ready to leave for the "King Qin" of Shu, Liu Yishou had already stabilized the situation in Jiankang!
Unlike other feudal lords, Xiao Ji knew that Liu Yishou was by no means an ordinary person.He was a headache before he controlled Jiankang, but now he controls the justice of the court, who can be his opponent?
Xiao Ji tactfully dispelled the idea of ​​going out of Chuan, and then extended his claws to Hanzhong!
Hanzhong is located in the three breadcrumbs of Yizhou, Jingxiang, and Guanlong, and its strategic position is extremely important.During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and wanted to fight Cao Cao in Hanzhong. This is the reason.

Without controlling Hanzhong, no one can sleep well in Chengdu!

Xiao Ji personally wrote to Yang Qianyun, the prefect of Hanzhong County in Liangzhou, asking him to hand over the jurisdiction to him, and then to be his "vassal".Anyway, it was impossible for Yang Qianyun to bow down to Jiankang and hug Liu Yishou's thigh.

After all, it is too far away, beyond reach.

Naturally, it was impossible for Yang Qianyun to listen to Xiao Ji's mercy. He himself was an ambitious general. He was born in Xingshi County, Tangcheng County (now Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province).

People like Xiao Ji who came from Jiankang are outsiders!

Yang Qianyun led troops to fight Xiao Ji's army in Mianyang to the west, and Xiao Ji retreated because he underestimated the enemy.But Yang Qianyun couldn't please him, he realized that he, with few soldiers, was definitely not Xiao Ji's opponent!
what can we do about it?

Yang Qianyun was quick to wit, since he couldn't beat Xiao Ji, he could be called "foreign aid", right?
Apart from anything else, Yang Qianyun sent someone north to Chang'an to tell He Bayue.As long as you send troops to Mianyang to garrison, this Liangzhou will be yours, and I will directly change flags in Hanzhong City!

He Bayue was overjoyed when he learned that Yang Qianyun had surrendered all over the state!Under Su Chuo's persuasion, Da Xiwu and Hou Mo Chenshun led [-] troops to Hanzhong as quickly as possible!
After Xiao Ji learned of the situation, he was too frightened to move, so he had to recruit soldiers and horses in Yizhou, hoping to get back his position.By the way, submit a table to Jiankang to celebrate the new emperor Xiao Huan's ascension to the throne, and send a team of people to escort a lot of money to Jiankang to show his favor!

In other words, if Yang Qianyun can find a backstage, so can he!

In view of the quick subsidence of Liang's domestic turmoil, Su Chuo suggested to He Bayue not to lead troops into Shu rashly, so as not to cause unnecessary losses.Now that Hanzhong has been eaten up, it is true to digest the territory and develop production.

After several years of hard work, He Bayue wiped out the nomadic forces in the northern part of Guanzhong, and got rid of Hou Mo and Chenyue, basically controlling the resources in Guanzhong.Now there is still a lot of waste to be done, and the prospects may be very bright, but there are still many difficulties in front of us.

First of all, Guanzhong has been abandoned for a hundred years, with serious soil erosion and frequent droughts. It is no longer the "Eight Hundred Li Qinchuan" of the past.Guanlong is sparsely populated, and basically all of them are in Wubao. Because of the war, the surviving population had to depend on the local tyrants, and there were almost no so-called "owner farmers".

Secondly, the fertile Hedong County was controlled by Er Zhurong, especially the Yanchi on the other side of Heyang, which seriously restricted the development of Hebayue's power. These days, if there is no salt, there is no money, and nothing can be done.

In the end, the territory in Guanzhong cannot exist alone and cannot support so many people. For He Bayue and others, rushing out of Guanzhong is equivalent to whether they can breathe, not dispensable.Now that most of Guanzhong has been leveled, there is not much oil left in the rest of the place.

After successfully taking over Yang Qianyun's Hanzhong County, He Bayue, Su Chuo and others made a calculation and felt that even if they couldn't enter Shu (mainly because the road was difficult), it would be good to get Nanyang.

From the north of Xiangyang to Wancheng, there is a fertile plain, a land of fish and rice.If you can get the scenery of Nanyang to nourish Guanzhong, everyone's life will be much easier!

Wei Xiaokuan, a local general from Guanzhong, suggested that Cui Shiqian, the prefect of Nanyang, had never been with Gao Huan all along, but He Bayue was very close to him when He Bayue was in Luoyang for a short time.

It's better to write to Cui Shiqian, and the high-ranking officials will promise each other that they will agree with each other in Nanyang County.In this case, you can pick up a Nanyang for nothing.If the other party refuses to submit, you can save the letter in advance, and then send someone to Gao Huan.

Regardless of whether Cui Shiqian and Gao Huan were the rulers and ministers, or they turned against each other, or they died, He Bayue and the others had nothing to lose!

Therefore, this letter, which was full of malice but also carried a deep strategy, was placed on the desk of Cui Shiqian, the prefect of Nanyang County.

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Time back to half a month ago.

People don't hurt tigers, but tigers hurt people's hearts.

Although Cui Shiqian's family didn't like Gao Huan and his gang, if they actually betrayed, they would not be under so much pressure.

The letter written by He Bayue appeared to be full of sincerity on the surface, but in fact it contained evil intentions.Cui Shiqian knew at a glance that these people had no good intentions and wanted to drive a wedge between Cui Shi and Gao Huan.

Of course, it is an indisputable fact that Mrs. Cui has never been very attentive to Gao Huan.

So why doesn't the Cui family rejoice?

Because when they were in the Northern Wei Dynasty, although they belonged to a family in the north, they were famous for their military force, not the director of the article.The starting point is relatively high, so naturally I look down on Gao Huan, a mud-legged man from Six Towns who started his career as a woman.

When Li Yuanzhong and his gang elected Gao Huan as the "co-lord", the Cui family was not very cold, and even openly let Cui Xian take his younger sister to join Liu Yishou.

Because he was afraid that the Cui family would control many soldiers, Gao Huan did not act rashly, but sent him to Nanyang.

Nanyang is very fat, but it is fat but not strong, and there is no danger to defend.Ever since Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty raised troops in Nanyang and made his fortune, he has never seen anyone who started from Nanyang and won the world.Gao Huan never had time to free up his hands to deal with the Cui clan.

The eldest son, Cui Shiyuan, started his career by joining the army. When fighting Ge Rongjun, he died with his father Cui Kai.

Cui Shiqian is the second son, who also joined the army and started his fortune. Now he is the prefect of Nanyang and the governor of Jingzhou.

The third son, Cui Xi (also known as Cui Shiyue), has extraordinary physical strength and is good at riding and shooting. He was appointed as the governor of the city defense and has always led troops to fight directly.

Except for Cui Shixun who died young, the remaining few Cui's children, like Cui Shishen and others, were all born in the army and followed the path of a military family, just like their elder brothers.It can be said that almost everyone in this family fights, and Wude is very abundant.

Because of this, Gao Huan dared not use or touch them.

Compared with the Gao Aocao family of the Bohai Gao family, this family may not have the upper limit (the ability to fight) but the victory lies in the unity of the family, no shortcomings, and a self-contained system.

After receiving He Bayue's letter, Cui Shiqian had several options.

The first is to act as if nothing happened, and to do nothing.But the hidden danger is that He Bayue sent Gao Huan a copy of the persuasion letter. How will Cui explain it to Gao Huan?

This kind of thing is not clear.For example, in the era of Liu Yishou's previous life, the heavyweight department manager was invited by the boss of the competitor to eat, drink and have fun together, and they had a good conversation.Do you tell your boss about it, or don't you?

Not to mention, after being reported by others, the boss will have something in his mind.Having said that, the boss thinks that you are the master of high meritorious service, so he forced the palace to hope for higher treatment.Whether you say it or not is inappropriate.

The second is to respond positively to He Bayue, and issued a call to crusade against Gao Huan here in Nanyang, saying that the opponent is not the orthodox Wei State, but a national traitor.Ask He Bayue to send troops to protect Nanyang.

Of course, this is completely falling into He Bayue's conspiracy, which means being "forced into prostitution".

"In today's world of great contention, heroes from all walks of life are not fuel-efficient lamps!"

After handing He Bayue's letter to his brothers to read it, Cui Shiqian let out a long sigh, feeling helplessly aggrieved with his hands and feet tied up!

"Brother is right, He Bayue is using us as gunmen!"

Cui Xi said indignantly that people sit at home and the pot comes from the sky. No one would have imagined that after they took over Nanyang to develop production, secure the people and open up wasteland, they did not provoke anyone, but they encountered such a "conspiracy".

Of course, there is no reason in this world. If you are weak, you will be beaten. Those who beat you don’t want to reason with you at all. Similar things, when Ge Rong came, their whole family learned the lesson and paid a heavy price. .

"He Bayue and the others watched the fire from the other side, waiting to see how we fight Gao Huan. Anyway, no matter how we show our loyalty to Gao Huan, the thorn in his heart cannot be removed."

Cui Shiqian sighed, now he can neither listen to Gao Huan nor let He Bayue dictate, but they don't know how to deal with it.

In history, Wei Xiaokuan used this trick to kill people. It has to be said that the human heart is the most treacherous thing.This letter was the nail that drove into Gao Huan's heart.

"Actually, there is another plan to keep tigers from eating wolves."

Cui Xi said slowly.

"To drive away tigers and devour wolves?"

All the children of the Cui family were taken aback for a moment, but they didn't understand what Cui Xi was trying to say.The tiger is Gao Huan from Yecheng, and the wolf is He Bayue from Chang'an. If you say that, it's not easy to "drive the tiger and devour the wolf"!

No, it is simply a fantasy!

"How do you say this? I want to make He Bayue understandable. How can Gao Huan listen to us?"

Cui Shiqian asked calmly.

"No, no, how can Gao Huan know about this matter? No matter what we want to do, once Gao Huan knows the content of that letter, he will take decisive measures against us."

Cui Xi shook her head firmly.

"Then you mean?"

"You can talk to Liang Guo. I heard that Liang Guo's King Wu, the governor Liu Yishou, plans to attack Qingxu in the north. We might as well write a letter to Liu Yishou, saying that we want to dedicate Nanyang County to Liang Guo, and see what he has to say.

In this way, with the wolf He Bayue in front and the tiger Liu Yishou behind, wouldn't it be nice to drive the tiger away and devour the wolf? "

Cui Xi said somewhat proudly.

Cui Shiqian "suddenly realized", I have to say, this move is really wonderful!

"However, we don't know Liu Yishou before, so how can we get in touch with him?"

Cui Shiqian raised a new question.

China has been a society of personal feelings since ancient times. If you invest rashly, you will definitely be mistaken for a false surrender. It is far less efficient and effective than having a middleman to negotiate a peace.

Cui Shiqian's worries were not groundless.

"Feng Linghua of the Feng family in Changle is currently living in Wancheng temporarily. I heard that her niece is Liu Yishou's concubine. Why don't you ask Feng Linghua to go out and lobby. Then Liu Yishou put up a posture in Qingxu to make a northern expedition. I'm afraid it's just for people to see. The target is likely to be Nanyang."

Cui Xi said in a deep voice, he had long felt that this Southern and Northern Expedition was a bit unusual, especially the big fanfare before it started, it really didn't conform to the essence of the art of war.

Of course, what he said was actually just a bluff.If Liu Yishou really planned this way, then his side will definitely be taken seriously.But if Liu Yishou didn't think that way at all, and it didn't cost any money to write a letter, why not do it?

Cui Shiqian thought for a while, and found that what his younger brother Cui Cong said made sense.This is just like He Bayue wrote to them, and they also wrote to Liu Yishou asking for help, which is a bit like "passing flowers by beating drums".

You might as well see how Liu Yishou responds first, it's not too late to make a decision on your own side.

So Cui Shiqian found Feng Linghua, and told the whole story very frankly.But he didn't say what Cui's plan was, he just hoped that Feng Linghua could go to Shouyang, find Liu Yishou, and tell these things.

Feng Linghua also had the heart to revive the Feng family. After hearing Cui Shiqian's request, the two hit it off, and Feng Linghua took a few servants to Shouyang by water.

……

Half a month later, He Bayue from Guanzhong wrote another letter to Cui Shiqian, telling him that Gao Huan's army was beaten by Murong Shaozong in Jinzhou, and that Gao Huan might bring the main force in the near future. Support Jinju.Where to go, you have to think carefully.

The meaning is obvious: Gao Huan is not at home, if you stab him in the back, can he bite you back?
This made Cui Shiqian and the Cui family brothers anxious.The opportunity is too late to come again, now is indeed a good time to break away from Gao Huan's influence, or in other words, Cui has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

Two days after He Bayue's letter was written, Feng Linghua also came back, bringing back Liu Yishou's autographed letter.

In the letter, Liu Yishou praised the Cui clan for their talents and martial virtues.I also deliberately "remembered" Cui Kai, the father of Cui Shiqian and others, with sincere and enthusiastic words, anyway, it doesn't cost money to say beautiful words.

As for Cui's talk about taking refuge in the Liang Kingdom, enshrining Xiao Huan as emperor, and so on, she didn't mention a single word!

"Didn't Madam mention that?"

Cui Shiqian asked Feng Linghua suspiciously.

In fact, it is illogical to say so, because even if Feng Linghua didn't say anything, Cui's letter made it very clear.

"Cui Taishou, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Feng Linghua sighed softly.

"Ma'am, but it doesn't matter."

Cui Shiqian nodded slightly.

"The Cui family has many talents, and Liu Yishou is a hero of the generation, an outstanding man among men. How can one want to rely on states and counties without evidence?"

Feng Linghua pointed out the Achilles heel in Cui's operation.

Empty mouth and white teeth, who would believe that you have taken refuge in the whole state, such a big Nanyang County, you are not afraid of slipping your tongue!

Cui Shiqian was taken aback when he heard this, then nodded helplessly.Although Feng Linghua is a womanizer, she speaks very straightforwardly.

"That's why I would like to thank Madam for your hard work. As for what to do in Nanyang, I will handle it properly."

Cui Shiqian bowed deeply to Feng Linghua and said.

Feng Linghua nodded, stood up and saluted.In fact, it's not that there is no good way, it depends on whether Cui can get it right.As an outsider, she would not mention Cui Shiqian.

(End of this chapter)