Chapter 836 Destiny has changed

Chapter 836 Destiny has changed

"You have acted on your own initiative and want to trap me to death!"

In the Xiangyang military camp, Liang Wang Xiao Jin glared at Yin Deyi and the others with an angry look on his face.

Several people who knelt in the tent to plead guilty were also full of fear and panic. Only Yin Deyi, who joined the army, looked calm. When he heard the scolding of King Liang, he even said in a deep voice: "My lord thought that I would not do this." , the Lord can live peacefully in the world? The former attached himself to Wei, perhaps to protect himself, but now he actively leads the invaders to attack his own country, can the Lord feel no guilt? , The destination is uncertain, I can just gather the Jiangling soldiers to occupy the city and drive them away, causing them to lose control of their advance and retreat..."

"In the past, all the traitors, emperors, and ministers were in the city, and Jiangling was defeated in three days. Now, my lord, who is following the weak travelers, dares to think wildly and attack the victorious army of Wei?"

When Xiao Jin heard what Yin Deyi said, he said with a look of resentment: "I am the Prince of Liang who was personally granted the title by the Wei court. Now that the traitor court has been destroyed, I am the natural choice for the country..."

"Your Majesty, this idea is too foolish! If someone from the Wei State comes to attack, or the situation in Jiangling is unstable, there is still a place to rely on the Lord. But Li Boshan has been in Jingxiang for a long time, and is powerful in Jianghan, so why should he rely on the Lord's false name to come to peace? Scholars and people in this state?”

After Yin Deyi heard what King Liang said, he sighed again.

King Liang was at a loss for words for a while, but he quickly pointed his halberd at him and said: "How clever is your plan..."

The masters and subordinates in the tent had not yet decided what was right and wrong. At this moment, another general came hurriedly into the tent and said: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened! Wei soldiers suddenly surrounded the camp in large numbers..."

Outside the Xiangyang military camp, Liang Shiyan led several battalions to surround the camp. Then he went to the camp gate and shouted inward, asking the King of Liang to quickly hand over Yin Deyi and other members who were spreading rumors and causing trouble.

The King of Liang had no choice but to personally escort Yin Deyi and other criminals to the gate of the camp. After delivering these people to Liang Shiyan, the King of Liang stepped forward and pulled Liang Shiyan's horse from the bridle and whispered: "These are all Yin Deyi and others." It is absolutely not my intention for all the members to be greedy for merit and act on their own initiative! I urge Liang Kaifu to express this intention to the general. We know each other well. How could I make such slanderous accusations in the camp? There will be a banquet, and if the general is willing to forgive, he will go into the camp and have a pleasant conversation. If he is not willing to forgive, I will wait in the prison camp and let him be punished. "

Liang Shiyan just nodded slightly after hearing this, and immediately escorted several people to the Chinese army's tent, but the soldiers he brought did not leave the Xiangyang army's camp, and still maintained the encirclement posture.

In the Chinese army's tent, as the Wei army stationed in the city lined up the certified evidence obtained from the investigation, Yin Deyi and others had no way of making excuses and could only confess to their crimes.

Several other Xiangyang ministers kowtowed and spared their lives, but Yin Deyi still glared and said: "General Li's entry into the country is not a visit from a friend? How can someone be wronged by making such remarks! It's very simple to confess one's desires. You can enter the city with my lord in mind." After inheriting the legal system of the Liang family, Gongze led the Wei troops back to the east of the Han River. From then on, the Liang Kingdom will never be in conflict with each other! If so, why would I regret my death? If not, what crime would I have committed?"

When Li Tai heard these words, he couldn't help but sneered: "How could the Liang family's national fortune be suddenly lost at this time? The old man of the Xiao family destroyed the country and worshiped Buddhism, feeding thieves with his own body. He is greedy and stupid, and has become a laughing stock in the world. , after his death, the clans and branches will fight each other, and the family and country will be uneasy. How can the King of Liang be safe without my protection?

All things considered, where is Yin? But because of a heroic act, I won't have to meet you today. Now that the edifice has collapsed, isn't it ridiculous that someone from the official position of the country is here? What's more, the plan is just to confuse the public and cause another setback in the people's livelihood in Jiangling. He is not brave and ugly, and nine deaths are inevitable! "

After saying this, he waved his hand, indicating that these people who had spread rumors to confuse the public would be dragged out and beheaded in public.

At this time, Liang Shiyan came in from the side and reported to Li Tai what King Liang said.

After listening to these words, Li Tai pondered for a moment, and then said to Liang Shiyan: "Go and tell King Liang that our deep love for each other is hard-earned. It would be a pity if it was wasted carelessly because of trivial matters. The Liang family's virtue has declined, and they have lost it. country, this is not the fault of King Liang alone, and there is no need to harm himself too much.

Although the Liang Dynasty no longer exists, no matter whether it is the king, grandson or the head of Guizhou, it is better to think about the future than to remember the dead. Diseased trees will fall down, and thousands of trees will be renewed, but if they persist, they will all rot together! "

Historically, the Western Wei Dynasty had no intention of carefully managing the Shannan area. Especially when targeting Jiangling, it had the mentality of an invader and used all possible means to smash, smash and loot. That is to say, the Yangtze River is too long and they cannot take it away, otherwise even the Yangtze River will have to be rolled up and packed away, and will never be left to Jiangling.

Of course, they still left something for Jiangling, that is, Xiao Qi and the Western Liang monarchs and ministers who were forcibly moved from Xiangyang to Jiangling became their tools to divide and resist the Nanliang survivors and the later Nanchen division.

Nowadays, Li Tai has worked hard to preserve Jiangling's vitality, of course not just to give it to others. Moreover, Jingxiang is the base camp that he manages carefully, and there is no need for a tool like Xiliang like Yuwentai's hegemony in history.

To put it more realistically, with his current prestige and personnel accumulation among Jingxiang and Xiangxiang, Liang Wang Xiaoqing is quite impressive except for his background. Others are not even worthy of carrying his shoes, so why should he support him? A completely worthless puppet of Xiliang?

Therefore, after Jiangling was captured, regardless of the follow-up of those moths downstream, at least between Jingxiang and Jingxiang, the rule of Nanliang came to an end and was completely over.

Friendship is friendship, and pros and cons are pros and cons. Li Tai has never denied the friendship between him and Prince Liang, just as he has always appreciated Yu Wentai's kindness and support. However, due to differences in career plans, they had to part ways in the end.

But if they encounter difficult problems in family life and other aspects in the future, Li Tai will definitely try his best to help. This is how he behaves as a normal person, not a violent power animal.

After listening to Li Tai's explanation, Liang Shiyan resigned and returned to the Xiangyang Army Camp. Looking at the waiting eagerly, Liang Wang Xiao Qi, he relayed the general's words to Liang Wang word for word.

After hearing these words, the slight glimmer in King Liang's eyes suddenly dimmed. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. His body swayed and he fell directly into the seat. It took him a while to cover his head. Face, burst into tears.

Li Tai has no time to comfort King Liang for the time being. Although the first culprit who spread the rumors has been found guilty, the negative impact has already been formed and has gradually affected the situation in Jiangling.

In recent days, people near Jiangjin have even carried logs into the river, hoping to escape by swimming. But now it is the end of winter, and the river is freezing cold. People will lose body temperature quickly after entering the water. If they want to swim long distances, they are simply asking for death.

But even so, there were still people who were frightened by the rumors and threw themselves into the river. This also shows the harm caused by Hou Jing's Rebellion to the people of Nanliang, and they would rather die than experience it again!

Faced with this situation, Li Tai was also a little helpless and simply asked the masses, hoping to find a proper solution to calm the public sentiment in Jiangling.

However, the military generals did not have any good strategies to contribute to this. Liu Guangde, who had experienced the power of printing communication, had the idea of ​​distributing leaflets. However, the dissemination of written messages still has its limitations nowadays, and if there is no good The angle of refuting the rumors enhances the persuasiveness, but in the end it is probably just in vain.

When he was at his wits' end, a seemingly feasible strategy was collected in the camp where captured war criminals were held.

The person who gave the advice was Lu Fahe, the former governor of Yingzhou in the Southern Liang Dynasty. He said that there was an old proverb in Jingzhou: if there are hundreds of Jingzhou islands, the emperor will come out. Some people from Jiangling had previously advised Xiao Yi to proclaim himself emperor in Jiangling and not to go to Jiankang based on this advice. Now we can hold another surrender ceremony outside Jiangling City in front of the masses, so that the people of Jiangling can witness with their own eyes that Emperor Liang Xiao Yi could not bear the destiny and could only hand it over to General Li.

Li Tai naturally didn't believe in the so-called destiny. No matter how lucky he was, he still had to work hard and work tirelessly on the right path. But Lu Fahe's strategy can be regarded as defeating magic with magic, and Li Tai doesn't mind adding some sanctity to himself.

So soon a carefully rehearsed drama was staged in the north of Jiangling City. The sun was shining brightly on this day, and Xiao Yi and other officials in Jiangling who had been imprisoned for a long time all went out of the city to ask for surrender. Inside and outside Jiangling City, many scholars and people gathered here to watch the ceremony.

Li Tai and his generals surrendered in front of the camp gate. Today he was wearing a majestic Mingguang armor, which was already shining under the sunlight. When Emperor Liang Xiao Yi's letter of surrender was handed over to him, At this time, the whole body was covered with golden light, the armor and clothes shone brightly, and the whole person was shrouded in dazzling brilliance.

This is naturally just a simple use of light and shadow reflection. Many armored soldiers scattered around the camp gate used bronze mirrors to refract the light. However, in the eyes of the surrounding soldiers and people watching the ceremony, it was no different than a miracle, and they all exclaimed: " The general is truly a god!"

After the surrender ceremony was held, various coordinated propaganda began. Under the personal witness of the Jiangling people, more and more people believed that because General Li was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, Jingzhou had accumulated thousands of years of destiny. The anger was transferred from Xiao Yi, the king of the country, to General Li!

Soon all the noise in the city gradually disappeared, and the people's mood returned to calm, and they even became slightly excited. Although they are not people who like the new and hate the old, who doesn't want the person who rules and protects them to be a benevolent and brave strong man? Although General Li entered the government not long ago, his image of benevolence and bravery has already been established in the minds of the people of Jiangling.

Just after the public opinion turmoil had just calmed down, envoys from the Western Wei Dynasty in Guanzhong arrived in Jiangling and began to try to restore contact with Li Tai.