King Xiao Xu of Yueyang did not waste his time during this period. In addition to properly solving the ending problem after eliminating the Du family of Jingzhao, he also won over Xi Gu, the prefect of Qixing County.
There are always pros and cons of what choice people make. The King of Yueyang suddenly attacked Du Shi of Jingzhao, and his methods were decisive and cruel. No matter how much he concealed it, it would inevitably make people think of it. It is natural that it does not require conclusive evidence to be convicted.
With the disappearance of this Du family, other powerful clans in Xiangyang were much more restrained and did not dare to directly confront the King of Yueyang, and of course they would not cooperate with it anymore. Many wealthy clans simply occupied their respective suburbs or switched to other places. The important clans did not even dare to settle in Xiangyang City.
However, this has little impact on King Yueyang, after all, these noble families were arrogant before. I used to be despised, but now I am scared, but the result is always the same, that is, I refuse to cooperate.
The huge Xiangyang is not the only one that can be decided by the Three Five Haozong. For most Xiangyang people, the prestige of the Yueyang King was also established.
There was a enemy on the north bank of the Han River before, and now the two upper counties have been recovered. No matter what the process is, the result is always exciting. It seems that as long as the King of Yueyang is in charge, even if there is an enemy who disturbs you, it will not be a big problem.
Similarly, some small and medium-sized families who were suppressed by the large tribes in the realm who could not raise their heads, had no ability to leave their hometowns and create a situation, so they all depended on the King of Yueyang.
This includes the Anding Xi family, where the prefect of Qixing County Xi Gu, was located. With the message from the Xi clan, the King of Yueyang did not want to seize the territory guarded by Xi Gu. Just cooperated and traded, Xi Gu naturally had no need to refuse.
There is a strong trade atmosphere in Nanliang. Whether it is high-ranking officials or ordinary people, they have the hobby and tradition of selling goods. Although the King of Yueyang is the supreme king of the sect, Xi Gu was a magistrate of the border, and he hit it off when it comes to cooperation and trade.
Li Tai was quite happy to learn about this situation. Recently, he has also had an in-depth understanding of the geography and power distribution of the Han River Basin, and is more clear about what goals to achieve.
For Li Tai, he needed to transport the merchant freight from Longyou to Guanzhong, and then cross the Qinling Mountains in Guanzhong through the Ziwu Road and other roads to the Han River, and then arrive in Xiangyang directly through the Han River to distribute it to the vast Jianghan area in Xiangyang.
In this way, the various personnel arrangements he made in various parties were not isolated, and he was able to bypass the Guanzhong area, the core of the rule of the Bafu, and gather in the Nanyang Basin.
To achieve this, it is actually not necessary to fully control the entire Han River basin, including Hanzhong. He only needs to ensure that he can control the exit of Ziwu Road on the south side of the Qinling Mountains.
During the Three Kingdoms period, this area had a regional concept called the Three County of the East, namely the Han Dynasty.There are three county seats in the middle and east, namely Xicheng, Shangyong and Fangling. These three counties are the east gate of Hanzhong and the west window of Jingxiang. If you have to embrace this area, you can travel around the world.
If Li Tai wants to obtain the Hanshui Traffic Road, Shangyong and Fangling are both unnecessary. It is better to get it, but these two places are not about success or failure. The most important thing is Xicheng.
Xicheng was renamed Weixing County during the Cao Wei period. Later, dynasties further analyzed that Weixing County was the eastern part of Qixing County and the western part was Ankang County. The south exit of Ziwu Road directly reaches Ankang County. In other words, as long as you take down Ankang County, the business road from Longyou-Guanzhong-Hanshui-Jingxiang will be opened.
But it was precisely this Ankang prefect Li Qianzhe who was a relatively difficult existence.
Ankang County is under Liangzhou, and King Xiao Xu of Yueyang has no jurisdiction over it. Moreover, the Li Qianzhe clan is powerful and is the most powerful local force in its territory. The clan has been loyal to the Southern Dynasty for generations and may not have any interest exchanges with Li Tai, a general of the Western Dynasties.
Of course, this latter point is just the worry of King Yueyang himself. This guy is already rebellious and is quite confident in the appeal of the Southern Liang Legal Orthodox. But Li Tai knew that Li Qianzhe not only defected to the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also did a lot of work. He would never be unwilling to secretly communicate with the Western Dynasty.
But this is a future thing after all. At that time, there was a great chaos within the Southern Liang Dynasty. The Western Wei army entered Hanzhong again. Li Qianzhe gathered his people to defend himself and surrendered to the Western Wei after his defeat. Naturally, there is no such possibility now.
So if you want to pull Li Qianzhe onto this pirate ship, you still have to think carefully about what to do.
Of course, it is not possible to use strong forces. If Xiao Xu dares to send troops to go up the Han River, he is afraid that before he reaches Ankang County, the old nest in Xiangyang will be sent by Xiao Yi, the king of Xiangdong in Jiangling, to be sent to raid the troops. Moreover, the situation is steep and the people are in a stubborn manner, and it is definitely not a place that can be easily conquered.
Sending messengers to send messages to communicate is also slim. King Yueyang and Li Qianzhe are not familiar with each other at all. Coming with others in a simple way is a taboo for human relationships. It was a chance meeting, but suddenly he was going to take the other person to have a big meal, but no one agreed. It is useless to say it shallowly, and it is inevitable that you will be alarmed by the fact that it is really difficult to grasp the standard.
Li Tai had no good ideas about this, so he seriously asked Cai Dabao about Li Qianzhe, hoping to find some controllable utilization situations from it.