When various conflicts broke out in the Western Wei Dynasty to fight for military power, the monarchs and ministers in Jiangling, Nanliang did nothing.
Of course, it is not that you do nothing. All kinds of daily social gatherings are as usual, and the affairs of the court and government are also underway. Emperor Liang Xiao Yi took a break from his busy schedule and talked about “Laozi” again, which was a very appropriate issue. “Theory of Good and Good”. However, there was almost no targeted preparations and responses for military operations in the north.
The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Liang Dynasty were not unclear about the movements of the Wei army and had no sense of danger. Jiangling and Mianbei had frequent interactions. This kind of exploration of each other’s situation was mutual. Therefore, when Yuwen Hu led his men to Mianbei, the news was also transmitted back to Jiangling soon.
When the news came back, Jiangling’s monarch and ministers did not become alert and panic, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.
Because after Li Tai took over Hefei, he formed a three-sided siege against Jiangling, the situation in Jiangling became very nervous, and he was worried that Mianbei would attack at any time.
But now Li Tai was appointed as the Guandong Road Grand Taiwan by the Western Wei court, and sent troops from his country to support Mianbei. In the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of Jiangling, it is probably a manifestation of the full war between the Western Wei and the Northern Qi. Li Boshan, who was very happy with merit and arrogant, finally provoked a powerful opponent because of his benevolence. With his military strength, it was difficult for him to resist the attack of the Northern Qi, so he had to mobilize reinforcements from the country.
Based on this understanding, the monarchs and ministers of Jiangling were relieved. Since the two northern countries started fighting, their Jiangling regime naturally gained a chance to breathe. Moreover, the strength of the Western Wei Dynasty was not as good as that of the Northern Qi Dynasty. After Li Boshan, the Mianbei tiger was destroyed by the Northern Qi Dynasty, they even had the opportunity to calmly recover the lost territory!
Therefore, Emperor Liang Xiao Yi summoned the ministers to explain the mysterious principles, not to let the ministers see more and calmly welcome the tragic fate, but to mock Li Boshan, who was extremely happy and sad: misfortune is the place where good fortune is relied upon, and good fortune is the place where bad fortune is hidden. At a young age, he is arrogant and domineering, and finally he will suffer the consequences and waste all his previous efforts!
The most reflective of the changes in the mentality of the monarch and ministers of the Southern Liang Dynasty was the treatment Li Cheng, the envoy from Mianbei, and his party received in Jiangling.
Li Ying and his party came to Jiangling a few months ago and did not leave. Although they had experienced the assassination of the Northern Qi envoys, they were still sought after and treated by Jiangling Shiliu.
Especially when the news of Li Boshan taking Hefei just reached Jiangling, Jiangling Shiliu flocked to ask for a meeting. It was even more difficult to meet Li Xuan than to ask for a meeting with His Majesty the Emperor.
Even Emperor Xiao Yi sent the crown prince to visit, and apologized for the relaxed guards in the city that the Northern Qi envoy escaped from the city. For this reason, even the leader Hu Sengyou was ordered to go to carry the thorns and apologize for the crime. The monarch and his ministers performed their best, and thus gained Li Cheng’s understanding.
However, as the news of Yuwen Hu leading his army to support Mianbei came, Li Cheng’s treatment suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse. There were also people who visited him, but his attitude was not as respectful and enthusiastic as before. Instead, he asked in an inquiry tone whether their respective capital industries in Mianbei would be affected by the war.
Li Zhi and his party originally lived in the house of Wang Bao, the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe. Wang Bao felt that Li Zhi was hanging around his home for a long time and refused to go there for a long time, so he had many visitors and noisy in his house, so he took this opportunity to invite Li Zhi away from his home.
Li Ying and others could only return to the Buddhist temple in the city to stay, and soon disappeared from the social scene in Jiangling City and became unwilling.
Perhaps because Mianbei was also implicated by the war, the people and goods passages in Shicheng were also closed, so that Jiangling could no longer obtain information from the north as easily as before. And when they learned about the new situation and changed, the Western Wei army that was supposed to reinforce Li Boshan actually went south and went to Wuning!
After learning about this, Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang was also quite surprised. He deliberately stopped giving lectures for one day and asked Yuanbei to go and investigate the situation carefully. The news of the scout’s return was that this new Wei army took over the Wuning City Defense, while the original Wei army Liang Shiyan’s troops were expelled to the Jingshan Mountains and garrisoned. At the same time, Xiangyang’s men also came south.
This situation also made the Jiangling people a little nervous. Could it be that the situation we knew before was just a suspicious plan for military affairs. Is it fake to go to war with the Western Wei and Northern Qi, and is it true to use this to cover up the south to attack Jiangling?
But after thinking for a while, Emperor Liang Xiao Yi made his own judgment and told everyone with a smile: “It seems that the situation of the Qiang thieves is worse than what they saw before. Not only should they fight against powerful enemies, but there are still serious internal disputes!
Although Li Boshan was called for his might, he was just a minister of the Qiang court. He attacked Hefei rashly, and thought that he had made his own decisions and had not received the instructor of his country. The Qi Lord was also young and powerful, so he would definitely criticize the Wei State for this and retaliate with heavy troops.
Li Boshan was rebellious as a border minister and was arrogant because of his merits. Although his country was envious and had no choice but to be able to do anything about it, but now he is provoking powerful enemies for the country and trapped himself in the military. When will he not impose sanctions at this time? Therefore, the powerful disciple Yuwen Hunan came to the south and called him Ceyuan, but in fact he seized the power of the Li Boshan military office! “
It is rare for Xiao Yi to see through the hidden information inside at a glance, and the real situation is not far different when he said casually. After hearing this explanation, his ministers suddenly realized it, but some people still said: “Is it not good for me to come with the Qiang people in Yueyang today?”
When talking about Xiao Xi’s nephew, Xiao Yi sneered: “Of course this thief hates me to die, but he is unable to support himself, so he needs to rely on the Qiang Kingdom. Li Boshan had a good relationship with him, but now he has lost power. Of course, he has to do his best to maintain protection, and may even incite the Qiang army to instigate him.Come and attack my plan. But now Wei State has strong enemies outside provoked and strong officials inside to be punished. It can be said that it is internal and external difficulties. How could it be a grudge against me at this time? “
After hearing this, everyone nodded repeatedly, saying that Your Majesty was wise and watching the enemy’s situation was as clear as watching the fire.
Since these little things were not to be disturbed, then the next step was to continue playing music and dance. It was wrong. The monarchs and ministers of Jiangling had long since escaped from this low-level interest, but continued to hold philosophical seminars to explore the principle of mutual dependence between good and bad luck.
This self-deception of singing and dancing continued until late October. After resolving the dispute over power in Wuning, the Western Wei general Li Mu led the crowd to the south. Thousands of elite cavalry walked around Jiangling City and headed straight to Jiangjin, the ferry at the south of Jiangling City. The intense sound of horse hooves passed by the city, which immediately frightened all the soldiers and people in the city to themselves.
Jiangling City is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The south side of the city is Jiangjin, an important ferry on the Yangtze River. There is also a sandbank in the river and a Jiangjin Shu on it. Jiangjin Shu is heading to the south.
Li Mu led the elite cavalry to arrive at the south of Jiangling City without pausing, but rushed straight towards Jiangjin. At this time, there were many people waiting in Jiangjin, but they were completely unprepared. Suddenly, the Wei army was coming like a wolf and a tiger, and they immediately fled. Some boats rushed off the shore and drove into the river, but most of them were abandoned in the docks on the shore.
Li Mu and his party easily occupied the Jiangjin Ferry, and then they divided up a group of people and rushed straight towards Jinyang Gate south of Jiangling City. At this time, Jinyang Gate had already received the alarm and closed the city gate tightly, allowing the many people blocked outside the city to beg for mercy and cried out.
“Your Majesty, the Wei army has already occupied Jiangjin! “
After the commander of the south of the city ordered the city gate to close to resist the enemy, he sent someone to the palace to report the news in a hurry.
Emperor Xiao Yi, who was preaching “Laozi” in the palace, suddenly changed his face after hearing this, and then waved his hands repeatedly and said, “Impossible, this is definitely not… Even if the Wei army invaded, shouldn’t we come to attack our Wansheng Gate? “
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor denied so resolutely, the ministers thought he would have some insightful views. After hearing this, they tried their best to control themselves and did not roll their eyes. Wansheng Gate is the north gate of Jiangling. The enemy came from the back. In terms of direction, it was indeed Wansheng Gate who was disturbed by the enemy first. But the question is, will the enemy not go around the city and head to the south of the city? After all, as long as they control Jiangjin in the south of the city, they can catch them in a jar!
“Your Majesty, take advantage of the enemy’s arrival and new arrival, and you should quickly reorganize your army and attack back to Jiangjin, so that you will not be controlled by advance and retreat. Even if you are unable to defeat, you will not lose the way to avoid temporary avoidance! “
Wuchang Prefect Zhu Maichen quickly stood up and spoke.
However, as soon as the man finished speaking, the Shangshu Zuo Pushe King Bao shook his head repeatedly and said, “No, no, this plan is very fierce! The former has a sage of holy words, and Wei will be trapped. It is not advisable to attack me in large quantities at this time. Now, this is a game of its riding, orBecause he has come to this point, he may have been greedy for me and scared me, which is not the order of his master. If I attack it rashly, I will break with it. At present, we should send envoys to express our condolences to explore their intentions and resolve misunderstandings. ”