Chapter 835 Seeking common ground while reserving differences

Chapter 835 Seeking common ground while reserving differences

In the Wei army camp outside Jiangling City, there was constant laughter and joy today, and the soldiers' faces were filled with happy smiles. This was because there was an extra meal in the camp today. The reason for the extra meal was that General Li was happy to have a baby boy, so he was happy with all the soldiers!

In fact, as early as a month ago, the news that the woman who was placed in Xingzhou by Li Tai gave birth to a baby successfully and both mother and child were safe was sent to Jiangling. However, at that time, Jiangling had just been conquered, and there were various military and political affairs to be dealt with urgently. Li Tai himself was also busy and overwhelmed, so he did not publicize this matter for the time being.

Now that the situation in Jiangling has initially stabilized, Li Tai has the leisure to be happy that he finally has offspring.

Today, he is not big or small, but he can be regarded as a leader of a force. Whether there are offspring is not only a family inheritance issue, but also a more serious political issue.

Of course, he is in his prime now, and the latter problem is not serious. Even if he really has an accident one day, it is unlikely that his son will inherit his power. After all, even he couldn't cover the situation, which must be extremely critical. The position of the gang leader must be filled by a capable person, and it is impossible to arrange a young boy, just like Yuwen Tai took over Heba Yue's position.

Now all kinds of rewards have been distributed, and the supplies of the army are also raised through the military market. However, the soldiers followed him to the expedition and were stationed outside, so it was also a matter for him as the chief general to treat them with delicious food and drink.

The soldiers of the army were full of wine and food in the camp, and Li Tai's central army tent was also full of governors who came to congratulate. However, it is still within the expedition period. Although the surrounding areas of Jiangling have gradually settled down, there is no guarantee that there will be any unexpected situation, so Li Tai only ordered to express his intentions slightly and not to get carried away.

Because the governors who came to congratulate were too enthusiastic, the flowing banquet in the tent was changed one after another. It was not until the evening that the camps began to be under martial law and entry and exit were prohibited, and the central army tent was quiet.

"The Duke of Taiyuan finally had a son, a successor, and the merit of destroying the country, which can be said to be a double happiness!"

The generals in the big tent dispersed, and Li Mu and Li Tai, who had been here for a day, went to sit in another tent. After taking a sip of the sobering soup in his hand, Li Mu looked at Li Tai with a smile, saying: "Now the situation in Jiangling has stabilized, and the king and ministers of Liang are also in the prison camp. There is no need to worry about any major reversals. As usual, we should also arrange a team of envoys to report the victory and merits?"

When he said this, Li Mu's eyes flickered a little. I don't know if it was because of drunkenness. He didn't dare to look directly into Li Tai's eyes, but his wandering eyes didn't leave his face, which made him look a little awkward.

Li Tai knew what Li Mu was thinking. He was just worried that he would use this great achievement and the army here to further fall out with the Chinese and foreign governments, and the contradictions would intensify, so he used this matter to test his attitude.

"Alas, I have been worried about this recently! Things have progressed to this point. Even if some narrow-minded people think that I am not absolutely innocent, I can still say that I have nothing to be ashamed of today! Lord Wu'an and I have known each other for a long time and know each other well. Especially this time he came to the south, he should know my situation better." Li Tai sighed after a moment of hesitation, looking at Li Mu's erratic gaze and said, "It is difficult to report merits now, and I don't even know whether it is a merit or a sin. The world is so wicked. Who is to blame?" Hearing what Li Tai said, Li Mu couldn't help but clapped his hands and sighed, "I can really understand the grievances of Lord Taiyuan! Lord Zhongshan is like a clumsy person but arrogant because of his favor, so that such a change has occurred, forcing Lord Taiyuan to I had to stand up and protect myself. You are a man of natural talent. Although you encountered many obstacles, you were still able to capture Jiangling in the end. It was really great!

To be honest, I also had a secret resentment in my heart back then. I only thought that I was brave and brave in battle, and I had followed the master through life and death. Why did the master like the new and dislike the old, and favor you alone? Does Taiyuan Gong still remember that you asked for a job for me last year? At that time, although I received this favor, I still felt secretly resentful. It was not until I was trapped in Guangwu that Taiyuan Gong rushed to rescue me. From then on, I knew that you could really trust your life and death. Therefore, when I was in Wuning before, I read Taiyuan Gong’s letter and I didn’t hesitate...”

Although Li Mu still had a bit of drunkenness on his face, he spoke these words very fluently, which showed that he had been repeating them in his heart for countless times and had been waiting for an opportunity to confide in himself.

Li Tai never thought that he could control all the soldiers and horses as he pleased when he was in charge of the army, and they were all loyal to him. There were many people with similar psychology to Li Mu. They admired his talent and were willing to follow him to create meritorious deeds, but if they followed him to fight against the Bafu, they would have some resistance and reservations in their hearts.

Li Tai had known this for a long time, so after he seized the military power from Yu Jin, he did not take advantage of the chaos of the armies and the emptiness of Guanzhong to attack Wuguan directly, but gathered troops from all directions to continue attacking Jiangling.

One of the meanings that Li Mu repeatedly emphasized in these words was that no matter what the current situation was, Li Tai had been trusted and cultivated by Yuwen Tai. If he completely broke with the Bafu, it would be more or less inhuman.

Seeing that Li Tai was silent, Li Mu stopped pretending to be drunk, and simply stood up from the table, bowed in front of Li Tai's table, and said in a deep voice: "Taiyuan Gong is now entangled in right and wrong, and it is difficult to report his merits. Whether it is right or wrong, everyone knows it in their hearts. The Lord may be blinded by dust for a while, but how can we easily break off the bond of gratitude and righteousness for many years?

If even the Duke of Taiyuan cannot be tolerated in the government, then who among the hundreds of people in the world can conspire for great things? It is difficult to express public anger, but I would like to return it to my superiors in vain. If someone can live, how can he deserve it? If a certain person is disgraced and has failed the Lord in his past, he deserves to be punished. Duke Taiyuan’s great achievements cannot be tolerated by the country, and it is reasonable to raise troops to redress injustice! "

Li Tai was still lamenting in his heart that their Gao Ping Li family was tied too deeply to Yu Wentai, which made Li Mu feel entangled and depressed. At this time, when he heard that Li Mu had already planned this scene, he was quite touched and got up in a hurry. He helped Li Mu up, patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "Even if I am not a talented person in the world, I will never let my friends risk their lives to find out the truth about my future! Mr. Wu An, please rest assured. I have this dispute with the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office." We must be able to resolve it properly. How can we fight against each other even if we have not eliminated the enemy? I will live uprightly to the people of Jiangling, and I will seek common ground while reserving differences for the troubles in the country!"

"I, I know that the Taiyuan government has a plan, and it will definitely be able to properly resolve these disputes!"

When Li Mu heard Li Tai's statement, he nodded with joy and said.

After Li Tai saw this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself, even if I have a plan, it still depends on whether our boss cooperates or not.

The most important thing for people is to recognize the reality. Now Li Tai has clearly laid out the situation. Now his size has reached a level that the Bafu cannot accommodate. If Yu Wentai is not willing to let go, let him create a Xinhe Liansheng, even if Bafu collapses and breaks up Li Tai's power, or Li Tai continues to grow and directly breaks Bafu.

In the face of fate, Li Tai has already gained the upper hand. As long as he can hold his own, whatever they are currently fighting over will eventually belong to him.

Therefore, after he conquered Jiangling, he only concentrated on stabilizing the situation in Jiangling. He seemed to have forgotten the disputes with the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau, and did not even send troops back to assist Mianbei.

When a person has power, what is more important to him is not knowing what he should do, but knowing what he should not do in a hurry. Now Yuwentai is probably racking his brains to save the situation in Guanzhong, but because he can't find the right direction, the harder he works, the further he may deviate from the track, and the closer Li Tai is to success.

It was not only Yuwentai who was confused about the correct direction and was messing around, but also Xiao Qing, the king of Liang.

Today, in Jiangling, the situation is becoming more and more stable due to Li Tai's various regulations and measures, but under this seemingly stable surface, there is still a certain undercurrent.

I don’t know since when, some remarks have been circulating in the wells of Jiangling City, saying that General Li seems to be benevolent, but in fact he is just trying to take advantage of Liang’s self-respect. Just like Hou Jing, he initially deceived people through favorable policies. , but his ferocious face will soon be revealed, and he will ration all the Jiangling soldiers and people as slaves to his subordinates, and eventually bring chaos to the entire Jiangnan and even the world again!

Needless to say, the harm that Hou Jing's rebellion brought to the people in Jiangnan was needless to say. Even if Jiangling was not captured by the rebels, there were still a large number of people from the lower reaches who fled. Their fear and hatred of Hou Jing's rebel army could be said to have penetrated into the country. Deep down, when similar rumors were heard again, panic spread among the crowd.

Even though the Wei troops stationed in the city responded promptly and quickly controlled the spread of rumors, panic had begun to spread among the residents.

When Li Tai, who was in the military camp outside the city, learned of this situation, he immediately frowned. Whether in ancient times or in later generations, spreading rumors is undoubtedly the most cost-effective way to cause destruction.

When a rumor spreads, it requires countless efforts and costs to clarify and make amends, often with little success.

Rumors do not require any logic. As long as Hou Jing, a man with a lot of evil records, is connected to Li Tai, he can be directly stigmatized! The analogy between Hou Jing and Li Tai is already relatively logical. Hou Jing was also an invader from the north, and at the beginning of the rebellion, he also carried out a series of demagoguery activities such as exempting taxes, and also won consecutive military victories and so on.

Following the investigation by the Wei army stationed in the city, the source of the rumor was quickly identified. It was Yin Deyi, who joined the army under the command of Liang Wang Xiao Jin, and several Xiangyang ministers.