The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 140 The plan against Liu Tai

Liu Tai was preparing to fight against Wang Jun, and Wang Jun, who had suffered a big loss, wanted to seek revenge from Liu Tai.

After all, although Liu Tai retreated from Rongcheng, it did not have much impact on Youzhou.

However, Duan's Xianbei was damaged, Qi Hong's Red Blood Cavalry was severely damaged, and Wang Jun himself lost almost 2 soldiers.

This was a young and strong man. Even though Wang Jun could bear such a loss, it was still a bit heartbreaking to think about it.

The most important thing is that after Wang Jun originally planned to kill Liu Tai, he would use this prestige to become emperor. For this reason, Wang Ti, the conspirator who had been persuading him, was imprisoned. He even planned to use his head if Wang Ti refused to repent. , pave the way for your own empire.

In Wang Jun's calculation, by then owning the two states of Youji and Hebei would be the foundation of his empire, and who could stop him from being so big in the world?
But unexpectedly, Qi Hong led an army to attack Jizhou and returned with a huge defeat. This destroyed the confidence of Wang Jun, who originally wanted to proclaim himself emperor.

After all, Wang Jun still knows how Yuan Shu died in the first place. At least before he can no longer guarantee that he is the strongest among all the surrounding forces, he still needs to be more steady, and Liu Tai still needs to chew on this hard bone!
"What do you think, when will we send troops to Jizhou to attack Liu Tai and bring shame to Xue Nanpi?!" Wang Jun said.

"For Duke Ming, whenever the cavalry comes, the Red Blood Riders are willing to be the vanguard and avenge themselves with the blood of the hypocrites!" Qi Hong replied.

Qi Hong also knew that if he wanted to fight Liu Tai, he would basically have to have an absolute battle.

In this way, we cannot follow the same trend as in the chaos of the past. If we go to war this month, we will have a great victory, and if we go to war next month, we will have a great victory.

Instead, he chose to accumulate strength and then launch a conquest against Liu Tai. Qi Hong estimated that it would be in late autumn or even after the river froze.

There is no way, if the river does not freeze, the cavalry will still be hindered by the river to some extent, but after the river freezes, the cavalry power can be exerted to the extreme in Youji and Hebei. This is our biggest advantage.

Wang Jun was very satisfied after hearing Qi Hong's words. Because of his loyalty, he was even more concerned about conquering Liu Tai.

Because now he is 60 years old. Even in ancient times, he could live a long life at this age. Thinking about Liu Tai's age, he is only a teenager. Liu Tai would definitely be able to survive himself even if he survived.

Therefore, Wang Jun said with a bit of seriousness at this moment, "Since I sent out troops, no one has been defeated by the enemy. Even though Liu Tai is brave, he is just a child with a yellow mouth. Do you think when will we send troops to Jizhou again?" Liu Tai’s army!”

Wang Ti saw Wang Jun's move and stood up decisively and said, "General Qi, now that spring plowing has arrived, spring plowing is the best.

When there is a good harvest in autumn, when the food is abundant and the rivers are frozen, we will send soldiers to invade Jizhou.

Moreover, Liu Tai's ability to defeat General Qi with his footwork is absolutely extraordinary. I think we need to join forces with surrounding areas to support the siege! "

"What do you think?" Wang Jun asked urgently after hearing Wang Ti's words.

"First of all, Duan's Xianbei is damaged. Let's go and see if Tuoba Xianbei or Murong Xianbei can be used by us.

Moreover, hadn't Shi Le always wanted to be friendly with the general? Shi Le had a grudge against Liu Tai, so maybe he could send someone to win over him.

The most important thing is to send someone to adjust the relationship between Gou Xi and King Langya, so as to attract reinforcements.

He was defeated by Liu Tai, and now that he has escaped, does he not have the idea of ​​​​counterattacking Qingzhou in his heart?

In my humble opinion, these are forces we can tap into. "Wang Ti said.

"You mean, you want to launch an encirclement attack against Liu Tai and completely trap him in the encirclement net!" Wang Jun was thoughtful after hearing Wang Ti's analysis. If this plan is executed smoothly, there will be no one around Liu Tai. All are enemies.

"What Chang Shi said is quite nice." Zaosong stood up and said,

"Tuoba Xianbei has always been on good terms with Liu Kun. Murong Xianbei is far away in Xiliao County. Shi Le and Liu Tai have enmity, but they are both under the pseudo-Han. As for Gou Xi, he is more resentful towards you. How can it be? Such an easy person to win over!"

Wang Ti glanced at Zao Chong and said disdainfully, "These three places are the forces most likely to help us.

Even though they have all kinds of shortcomings, we must try our best to find ways to use them for our benefit, so that even if they are to attack Liu Tai in the future, they will not become Liu Tai's help.

Otherwise, we may be defeated by Nanpi again next time we attack Liu Tai! "

After hearing Wang Ti's words, Zao Chong wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Wang Jun:

"Stop arguing, Liu Tai is indeed brave. If the surrounding forces can win over one or two, it will be easier for us to attack, just as Wang Changshi said!"

When Wang Ti heard Wang Jun's decision, he bowed respectfully to Wang Jun. In history, Wang Jun had really beaten all the surrounding princes without any rivals. In his opinion, Shi Le was as much his own dog as Duan Xianbei, so he was dismissed. Shi Le died in a dark way.

But in history, even if Shi Le plotted to kill Wang Jun, he still couldn't swallow up Wang Jun's power in one fell swoop, but he couldn't control Youzhou at all, which shows how huge and deep-rooted Wang Jun's power was.

To a certain extent, Wang Jun really has the potential to become Yuan Shao, but the problem is that after Wang Jun defeated a circle of people around him, he began to follow Yuan Shu's path, and even killed everyone around him who opposed him becoming emperor. !
But now, because of Liu Tai's existence, he can only get Youzhou, and even the few counties that Jizhou originally had have been lost.

Because of this, he did not dare to proclaim himself emperor. Reason took over his brain again, and he obediently invited Wang Ti back to be his adviser.

Because Wang Jun has already felt the threat of Liu Tai. After all, Liu Tai is a teenager and he is 60 years old. How could he not have a sense of crisis?
And Wang Ti breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Jun had regained his sanity.

To be honest, compared to Wang Jun's emphasis on Liu Tai's ability to lead troops, Wang Ti was more afraid of Liu Tai himself.

Wang Mi's death was really a bit of a trap for Liu Tai. After all, no one thought that Liu Tai was not only good at fighting, but also knew how to govern the place.

In Wang Ti's view, Liu Tai retreated at this time instead of continuing the stalemate. It was obviously because Liu Tai understood the importance of spring plowing, otherwise Liu Tai would never have retreated so easily.

And for any general who can pay attention to spring plowing, he definitely has the foundation of a wise king.

Wang Ti was just sorry that Wang Mi was dead, otherwise, even if he faced Wang Mi, he wouldn't be as troublesome as facing Liu Tai.

Wang Mi has been engaged in predatory development along the way, so it is very unpopular.

Wang Jun's army strategy and Wang Mi's strategy will be overwhelming, and the local aristocratic families will help him.

But if it were Liu Tai, although it cannot be said that he did not have the support of the wealthy family, Liu Tai would really take action against the wealthy family. Under the bloody massacre, the wealthy family would not dare to act rashly!
After all, Liu Tai, the warrior of Nanpi, won the battle. The deterrence brought by this made Liu Tai feel effortless no matter what he did.

But in my place, even if I promise something to these wealthy families, there is an unavoidable problem for all the wealthy families, that is, Liu Tai has never been defeated!
This is the question that Wang Ti cannot avoid when he wants to make a promise to the family.

No matter how much you promise, no matter how good your vision is, in the end you have to end up with one problem, and that is Liu Tai's defeat.As long as Liu Tai is defeated, the aristocratic families in Liu Tai's territory who are restricted by Liu Tai and still seem to be trembling will definitely revolt, knock down the wall, and bury Liu Tai directly.

After all, who doesn’t want to return to the days when there were thousands of hectares of fertile land and slaves everywhere? Why should it be like this now, when he is already a wealthy family, and yet he is like a commoner, with taxes on fertile land and servants paying taxes.

Moreover, Liu Tai specially left Gou Chun, a cruel official, to keep an eye on the aristocratic family. If any family was not active in paying taxes, he would give a warning the first time and raid the house the second time.

What a dire day this is!No matter how miserable these days are, at least I still have property and servants, but if I fail to rebel against you, at least I will be kicked out of Qingzhou, or at worst the whole family will be disgraced.

Compared with such a cost, although it is heartbreaking to only have to pay taxes, it does not seem to be that difficult to accept.

This is the conclusion that Wang Ti came to after observing Qingzhou. Liu Tai is a reasonable person. Even if the truth he talks is not good for the family, at least it is still reasonable. But what about other princes in troubled times? Is that reasonable?
Even Wang Jun, who was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, was in a state of disbelief after defeating Liu Kun and gaining an absolute advantage. Even if he opposed him becoming emperor, he still put himself in jail. It was Liu Tai's Battle of Nanpi that woke him up. Got him.

But Liu Tai, who holds power at such a young age, is not dominated by the desire for power. What a terrifying trait this is.

Wang Ti couldn't help but sigh, but no matter what, Liu Tai won the Battle of Nanpi and became the leading presence among the princes such as Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou.

If someone comes out to boast that Liu Tai is the number one prince in the Central Plains, there will be no problem. Because of this, the surrounding princes will join forces to kill Liu Tai!

When Wang Ti made a decision, he planned to unite Zonglianheng and gather the strength of several surrounding princes to besiege Liu Tai.

Liu Tai sent a quick reading to Liu Cong, which means that Duan Ji's six dependents have almost arrived in Pingyang.

Liu Cong saw the six family members of Duan Ji sent by Liu Tai, and his blood was gushing, and he was extremely happy.

Even some people who were familiar with Liu Cong thought that what Liu Tai sent over was not a Xianbei man, but a Xianbei beauty.

There was no way, because Liu Can's crusade against Liu Kun was defeated by Tuoba Xianbei, and even Liu Yao barely escaped after several life and death attempts. The entire Xiongnu and Han soldiers were more or less suffering from the symptoms of fear of Xianbei. .

At this time, Liu Tai sent the leader of Duan Xianbei over and handed it over to Liu Cong. This was not to make Liu Cong look good.

Especially the goodwill expressed by Liu Tai, Liu Cong couldn't be happy, and he couldn't help but think that Liu Tai had saved him in the first place. If it weren't for Shi Le, he wouldn't have put Liu Tai in that corner of Qingzhou!

After all, today's big men are far from being cunning rabbits and running dogs, especially with the strong contrast of Liu Tai. Although Liu Yao is already a pretty good talent in the clan, he can't help but be somewhat eclipsed. .

It's just that there were more or less disputes in the court about how to reward Liu Tai.

After all, because of Wang Mi's incident, the Xiongnu and Han court were somewhat separated from Liu Tai.

But Liu Tai abides by the etiquette of a courtier now. You can't reward Liu Tai while forcing him to rebel.

Under such circumstances, a detailed discussion is needed.

In contrast, Duan Ji's six family members did not need to be discussed at all. This time they finally caught the Xianbei leader, and Liu Cong directly ordered five horses to cut the body into pieces to warn other Xianbei tribes.

At the same time, it was also to allow the Xiongnu and Han warriors to wash away their fear of Xianbei. As for how effective it would be, only God knows.

However, Liu Cong's commendation to Liu Tai was quickly issued, and there were no changes in other positions. That is, Liu Tai was no longer the governor of Qingzhou, but the original General Huben was now promoted to General Huben, and he also served as the governor of Qingji Youping. State affairs.

Of course, it doesn't matter if this blank check is given to Liu Tai. Liu Cong doesn't really believe that Liu Tai can really defeat them all. It won't even matter if they all are defeated. After all, Shi Le's role is highlighted at this time.

In contrast, what Liu Cong wanted most at this time was to let Chen Yuanda deliver the letter and kick Chen Yuanda away.

In addition to admonishing every day, I also asked myself to have fun with my beloved concubines.

Even the Five Stone Powder he had been taking was no longer fragrant, so he sent Chen Yuanda to Liu Tai's side.

Liu Cong gave Chen Yuanda the status of governor of Qingzhou. In today's troubled times, local real power positions are more noble than imperial positions.

I have no intention of treating Chen Yuanda badly.

In fact, Liu Cong naturally knew that Chen Yuanda had become the governor of Qingzhou. If he was very successful, Liu Tai would probably suppress or even assassinate him.

Liu Cong naturally wanted to use Liu Tai's sword to kill Chen Yuanda.

After all, Chen Yuanda was somewhat famous. Without going crazy, Liu Cong knew that a virtuous man like Chen Yuanda could not be killed.

But Liu Cong occasionally ate too much Wushisan, and he couldn't control it, so he might as well send it to Liu Tai.

If Liu Tai is seized by Chen Yuanda, he will wake up laughing in his dreams. If Chen Yuanda is really killed by Liu Tai.

Haha, that means Liu Tai is really untrustworthy, and his next step is to join forces with Shi Le to deal with Liu Tai.

Therefore, it is enough to use Chen Yuanda, who I don't like very much, to ask questions and test Liu Tai's attitude towards the Huns and Han Dynasty.

Liu Cong then gave an edict to Chen Yuanda to serve as the governor of Qingzhou, and at the same time gave Liu Tai an imperial edict to be promoted to an official position.

When Chen Yuanda received Liu Cong's order, he was in a daze. He didn't expect that he had gone through hell because of his advice. Liu Cong still didn't offend him. This time, he was even going to demote himself to Qingzhou to be the governor of Qingzhou.

Chen Yuanda took the imperial edict blankly and couldn't help but sit aside, looking at the imperial edict, and his heart felt a little heavy unconsciously.

Because of the current situation of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom, all the ministers who are concerned about the future of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom still don’t know that there are internal and external troubles.

It seems that the Jin court has been defeated and the whole country is prospering, but the problem is that internally Liu Cong is lazy in politics and addicted to women, and externally Shi Le and Liu Taiduo have a disobedient heart. Now he allows himself to be the governor of Qingzhou, which makes him go to the dragon's den and the tiger's den. What's the difference.

Chen Yuanda took a sharp breath when he thought of this, and his eyes became sharper.

"Qingzhou Liu Tai? I really don't know what kind of young tiger he is!"

　I have a stomachache and diarrhea today, so there is only one update. Let me rest for a day and pay off the debt tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)