The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 273 Conspiracy and Conspiracy

To be honest, Liu Tai is very concerned about the other side of the Yellow River.

Although a very important reason for developing the Yongji Canal is that he wants to completely connect the resources of the Bohai Rim Economic Circle with the land in Hebei that he currently occupies, so that he can more efficiently dispatch the resources north of the Yellow River, but Liu Tai also admitted that he was somewhat wary of Zu Ti and thought about how to deal with it.

Compared with other people who look at Zu Ti, what they see is what achievements Zu Ti achieved on the battlefield, or what his own military strength is, such as conquering Henan, regaining Luoyang, etc.

In Liu Tai's view, Zu Ti's powerful ability was to mobilize the people south of the Yellow River. This, in Liu Tai's view, was an ability that did not belong to this era.

From aristocratic families to refugees, Zuti can make friends with everyone and talk to everyone.

Zu Ti was obviously from a noble family, but he used his status very well to gain the support of the upper and lower classes, and completely twisted them into one, which made Liu Tai feel very afraid.

In fact, according to Gou Chun's investigation, some of the families that he suppressed were more or less involved in Henan.

For aristocratic families, they may habitually want to bet on both ends and try their best to keep their aristocratic family alive, so they bet on both ends.

But Liu Tai also understood that if Zu Ti was not trusted by them, how could they choose Zu Ti.

This made Liu Tai understand that Zu Ti was a very troublesome person.

The troublesome thing about Zu Ti is not how strong his military ability is, but that Zu Ti is almost born with the potential to become the commander of a faction that has suffered repeated defeats. In this regard, it is even more troublesome than Shi Le.

Because Shi Le had to escape with the main force of his army, otherwise even if he escaped, the main force of the army was scattered, and it would not be easy for him to make a comeback.

But if it was Zu Ti, Liu Tai had no doubt that even if he defeated Zu Ti head-on, as long as Zu Ti escaped, he would be able to make a comeback with the word Zu Ti.

Therefore, Liu Tai chose to dig the Yongji Canal to mobilize all his resources, preparing to defeat Zu Ti at once and invade the entire Central Plains region as quickly as possible to completely suppress the Jin court.

Because Liu Tai believed that as long as Zu Ti was alive, there would probably be a situation in the Central Plains similar to Liu Kun's relying on a Jinyang city to support the situation in the north. This was something Liu Tai absolutely did not want to see.

Because Zu Ti has the support of the upper and lower classes, because Zu Ti has enough popular support, and because he does not want to destroy the Central Plains!

But what Liu Tai didn't expect was that the person he considered his biggest rival and the most feared enemy would be inexplicably removed from his position as the governor of Yuzhou just when he was digging the Yongji Canal and thinking about his life.

Liu Tai couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment, whether Jin Ting was trying to change his coach for nothing.

On the surface, it seems that Zu Ti has been replaced, but in fact, what if he wants to lure himself to attack, and then replace him with Zu Ti to severely block him?

It's so despicable!
  I originally thought that it was a very clever plan to build the Yongji Canal while waiting for the Jin court to attack.

If Zu Ti leads an army to attack, even if the Yellow River channel is frozen in winter and his fleet cannot use it, even with the absolute advantage of cavalry, as long as the opponent dares to take the initiative, Liu Tai will dare to annihilate the opponent.

But what Liu Tai didn't expect was that the other party gave him a test.

Now that Zu Ti has been removed from the post of governor of Yuzhou, and the controller of the entire Henan land is replaced by Dai Yuan, who has never heard of it, do you dare to take action?

"The Jin court is not strong enough, but it is quite good at these conspiracies!"

Liu Tai immediately summoned Chu Hui, Zhang Song, Xi Jian, Yang Man and Wen Qiao to discuss the matter together.

As for Cao Yi, who works in civil engineering, he is still digging at the construction site.

Xi Jian was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is better left to the development of the Jin Dynasty. We should remain unchanged in response to all changes.

After all, it is a fact that they have replaced Zu Ti, and it is also a fact that Dai Yuan is in charge of Duozhou, no matter what they want to do.

Since it does not affect our Yongji Canal construction, then we can just let the situation develop. "

"What if the Jin court is really planning something?" Yang Manlue said with some suspicion.

"Actually, no matter what Jin Ting does, you will know it after giving it a try!" Zhang Song said relatively calmly.

"Li Jun? What do you think?" Liu Tai couldn't help but asked curiously after hearing Zhang Song's words.

"We can cast stones to ask for directions!" Zhang Song said to Liu Tai, "Hasn't the king always wanted to win over Li Ju? Just use this opportunity to win over Li Ju openly."

"Li Ju has always been honest. It's not easy to win him over at once!" Xi Jian said hesitantly.

"We don't expect to be able to win over Li Ju, but it is enough to give Li Ju a little opening so that merchants can leave Xingyang and go to various places in the Central Plains."

Zhang Song said, "If Li Ju wanted to surrender, he would definitely turn a blind eye to this action.

If Li Ju has no intention of surrendering and even rejects us, then we will treat it as if our ancestor Ti was dismissed from his position as governor of Yuzhou.

For us, there is no loss. "

"Yes, yes, it's really a good idea to cast stones to ask for direction!" Yang Man nodded, "No matter what happened to Zu Ti, we should be able to get a clue from Li Ju, but what if Li Ju and Zu Ti join forces to act! ?”

"Then we will give Dai Yuan a plan to push the boat forward!" Zhang Song said sadly at this time,

"How the State of Zhao replaced Zhao Kuo with Lian Po, how come we single-handedly supported Dai Yuan and demoted Zu Ti.

Not to mention that Dai Yuan has already done all the operations, we just need to give Dai Yuan a boost in reputation.

Regardless of whether Zu Ti is replaced for real or fake, at least until our next expedition to the Central Plains, Zu Ti will never be allowed to regain military power. "

"Yes, if the Jin court's young ancestor Ti is alone, there will be less than a hundred thousand troops. Although we don't know what happened to the Jin court, what we need to do is to cooperate with Dai Yuan to completely suppress Zu Ti!" Liu Taiye Acknowledged.

To be honest, Liu Tai didn't know what Jin Ting was planning to do, but Liu Tai knew that since Jin Ting had driven Zu Ti away, he couldn't let Zu Ti get back up again, otherwise wouldn't it be It was a waste of Jin Ting's good intentions.

After hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone couldn't help but nodded and Liu Tai turned his attention to Zhang Song and said,

"Li Jun, I will leave this matter to you. You can reimburse me directly for the money and food. As for the manpower, you can ask Wang Sang to cooperate with your plan. Even if you suffer a small defeat, it doesn't matter. In short, Zu Ti retreats If you don’t, then you can’t go back!”

Liu Tai knew very well that Zu Ti was the one who made him feel troublesome in the entire Jin court.

This guy is just like Yue Fei, who was born after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was almost born with the fate of China. He connected with the aristocratic families at the top and the common people at the bottom.

If such a person is allowed to appear in certain positions, even the time traveler must avoid it.

But since Jin Ting himself does not cherish such talents, Liu Tai will help Jin Ting.

Zu Ti has not been in charge of troops for a long time, and he will eventually be able to draw conclusions about whether it is true or false. "No!" Although Zhang Song didn't know why Liu Tai was so determined about dealing with Zu Ti, Zhang Song also agreed with Liu Tai's judgment.

Zu Ti can be said to be the person most feared by the Han Dynasty. No matter what, this opportunity cannot be missed.

Soon, Zhang Song went to collect the money and grain, then went to Jijun in person and began to send people to contact Li Ju.

To be honest, although Zhang Song personally handled this matter, there was no need for Zhang Song to be the messenger himself.

After all, Zhang Song's status was a bit too high. Although Zhang Song went there to show his sincerity, if Li Ju was completely loyal to the Sima family, he would kill Zhang Song directly, which would cause huge losses to Liu Tai.

However, Zhang Song did not need to do this, just send someone to meet the people around Li Ju and give them gifts.

As a military commander, do you want a horse? Want a magic weapon? Want thicker armor? Liu Tai had no problem sending these in order to win over Li Ju.

After all, with Liu Tai taking control of Hebei, the two most important horse-producing areas in China.

Both Bingzhou and Youzhou fell into Liu Tai's hands, and the northern blockade of southern horses was a matter of course.

Therefore, Zhang Song doesn't lie. As long as you are someone who still likes materials, Liu Tai can knock you out.

Of course, these things can only be sent to individual generals. If you come with a hundred items or something as soon as you open the door, there is no need to talk about it.

Although Li Ju was not as resistant to Dai Yuan as Zu Ti was, it is undeniable that Zu Ti's dismissal did cause Li Ju to be mentally exhausted.

So facing Liu Tai's sugar-coated bullets, Li Ju decisively swallowed them.

Of course, surrender is impossible. No matter what, Liu Tai must send his troops south to show his strength, and then see whether he should surrender or not.

But the merchants under Liu Tai's command expressed their desire to go to the inland to do business, and Li Ju started to turn a blind eye.

After all, he had taken advantage of Liu Tai, so it was really embarrassing not to let anyone go.

In Li Ju's view, even if these people are let go, the most they can do is explore the mountains, terrain, or situation information.

My status as the governor of Sizhou has been removed, so what do I still care about outside Xingyang?

However, Li Ju also gave them the opportunity to infiltrate the local chamber of commerce in Xingyang. On the front, Li Ju would never collude with Liu Tai's big men. Even if the Jin court found out, they would directly slaughter the whole chamber of commerce and give them to The Jin court is on duty.

After all, if you are an innocent and well-behaved person, no one can slander your innocence.

But Li Ju also sent Gou Yuan to Yecheng again, so that if there was any news, he could convey it quickly.

Of course, this series of operations takes time, and Liu Tai did not focus on this aspect.

Because at this time, Chu Hui asked Liu Tai: "Your Majesty, have you notified Zhao Guolai to take the exam!?"

"Zhao Guo?! They will come!" Liu Tai heard Chu Hui's words, but found Chu Hui's question a bit funny!
  Chu Hui said solemnly to Liu Tai at this moment, "Your Majesty should send someone to inform them. It is best to send it with Liu Yao's letter!"

"Huh?!" Liu Tai couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard Chu Hui's words and began to think.

Liu Tai still asked Liu Yao to write a letter every month, and then sent a fast horse all the way to Zhao State to show Yang Xianrong. At the same time, he also received a letter from Yang Xianrong to Liu Yao every month, so that He has something to live on.

For Liu Tai, Liu Yao was destroyed by himself, and Zhao Guo's strength was wiped out. It would be impossible for Zhao Guo to recover without at least twenty years.

Under such circumstances, as Yang Xianrong could barely support the State of Zhao, Liu Tai deliberately maintained the relationship between Liu Yao and the State of Zhao. To a certain extent, he supported Yang Xianrong's rule!

Because in Liu Tai's view, such a regime would be easier to surrender when he attacks it in the future.

And let them maintain awe of themselves now, and in the future they can lead the army to attack Chang'an, and they will be even more powerful.

Therefore, I asked Liu Yao to write to Zhao Guo just to remind Zhao Guo that there is a father above you.

Whether Zhao felt humiliated or planned to surrender, it didn't matter to Liu Tai.

Because Liu Tai understands that it is easy for a person to break away from the worship of authority, but it is not easy for a group or a force to break away from the worship of authority.

Especially when a regime accepts this kind of PUA from the beginning, even if they become stronger in the future, they will still fear Liu Tai like a tiger in their hearts.

After all, Huaxia has been standing for more than seventy years, but there are still people with osteoporotic knees and braids on the back of their heads.

Therefore, Liu Tai directly put heavy psychological pressure on Zhao Guo and asked them to be ready to lead the party at any time.

Otherwise, is it really possible for Zhao to retreat to Chang'an, and then kill a Gu King without caring about anything, and rebuild the Qin Dynasty?

Now that Yang Xianrong is in power, he even sends envoys to send letters to Liu Yao every month, which is to let these ministers show that they recognize Yang Xianrong as the current leader.

If one of you kills a sheep to show your face and then ascends the throne, do you plan to face me directly in the future? ?
  However, Liu Tai didn't expect that Chu Hui would suddenly mention this matter, but Liu Tai couldn't help but narrow his eyes!

Chu Hui didn't expect that Liu Tai actually didn't tell Zhao Guo, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Because Chu Hui always thought that Liu Tai asked Liu Yao to correspond with Yang Xianrong, and his country served as two messengers, just to prepare for directly swallowing up Zhao in the future.

After all, no matter what, the Zhao State is currently retreating [-] miles away from Qinchuan. It will definitely not be easy to capture this place in the future.

After all, everyone in the world doesn't know how hard Cao Cao fought in the Battle of Tongguan!

"I just want to attack in the future. It will be easier when Zhao is here!" Liu Tai said,

"According to your opinion, the Zhao State should not be regarded as a rebellion of the Han Dynasty, but should be regarded as a vassal state that was enfeoffed by the Han Dynasty!?"

"No!" Chu Hui shook his head when he heard Liu Tai's words,

"I just feel that the king has forced Zhao State to know the power of the king, so now he should benefit Zhao State.

As long as the news is told to the State of Zhao that our Han Dynasty will assess the "Book of Han" and "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and allow the people of Zhao to come for the assessment, then I think even if the people of Zhao cannot catch up this time.

But maybe, by the time the king regains Chang'an, every family may be reciting the "Book of Han"! "

"Mouyuan, how good is your plan!" Liu Tai raised the corners of his mouth and praised, "But I like it very much!"

(End of this chapter)