Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 493 I dare you!

Luo Youdu took the information from Zhao Pu, read it carefully, and saw that the corner of his mouth was slightly raised at the key point.

The effect of this difficult army was even better than he had imagined.

The Tuoba clan who rebelled this time is actually of the same clan as Li Yiyin of the Dingnan Army.

As we all know, the Tuoba family is one of the largest surnames in the Dangxiang tribe, especially the Dangxiang tribe located near Yinzhou and Xiazhou.

They are all descendants of Tuoba Chaoguang, the great general of Zuo Yulin.

In the past, Pu Gu Huai'en, deputy marshal of Hebei Province, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and incited and incited the various ethnic groups attached to the Northwest Dangxiang and Tuyuhun, intending to lure them to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and launch a rebellion.

Shuofang Jiedu envoy Guo Ziyi, in order to prevent the party ministries from being coerced into sending troops, suggested that the Tang Dynasty Emperor move the party ministries to the north of Yinzhou and the east of Xiazhou to avoid contact with the rebels.

It was at this time that Tuoba Chaoguang migrated to the vicinity of Yinxia.

A hundred years later, when Huang Chao attacked Chang'an, Tuoba Sigong, a direct descendant of Tuoba Chaoguang, gave him the surname Li for his outstanding achievements in the battle against Huang Chao.

Therefore, the line of Li Yi Yin took Li as the surname, but other branches continued to use the Tuoba family.

It was Tuoba Shiyi who rebelled this time. In terms of seniority, Li Yiyin is uncle and nephew, so it can be said that they are in the same line.

Tuoba and Shiyi all used the slogan "Kill the rebels and return to the Central Plains". One can imagine what is going on inside the Dingnan Army now.

Luo Youdu's tactic of besieging a poor army is too ruthless.

Several generals encircled Dingnan's five prefectures on three sides, and conducted irregular military training, forcing the Dingnan army to stay on the border for a long time to deal with it.

The Dingnan Army was originally located in a barren land, so how could it afford such consumption.

Especially after the Khitan civil strife.

Khitan is still very supportive of the Dingnan Army, a tragic ally, and despite Fugu's constant harassment, they still try their best to support the Dingnan Army.

But with the civil strife in Khitan, Yelu Dilie has become the loyal dog licking of the Central Plains court.

The Dingnan Army has lost any support.

The five states they control are completely self-sufficient, the people are impoverished, and there is no oil or water to exploit.

Crowds of people risked their lives to flee to the Central Plains.

Faced with this situation, Li Yiyin could only start with the wealthy families in the state capital, from the begging at the beginning to the coercion later.

The five prefectures of Yin, Xia, Sui, You, and Jing are determined to be difficult. Suizhou, which is the farthest from the core of Yinxia and Li's family, couldn't hold on half a year ago and surrendered to Yao Neibin.

Li Yiyin barely controlled the remaining four prefectures.

In order to deal with the harassment of the Central Plains, they even established more than [-] military villages, large and small, along the Hengshan Mountains, which are located in the mountains like the Great Wall.

Just like a tortoise, it is passively attacked by soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the Central Plains.

Luo Youdu looked at the information and thought about how to deal with it, whether to close the net or continue to wait?

At this time, Han Xizai's voice begging to see came from outside the hall.

Luo Youdu gestured for Zhao Pu to sit aside.

Han Xizai stepped into the hall.

Luo Youdu looked at the good man who became Master Han in the south of the Yangtze River, a good man among gods, and he couldn't help secretly praising "good manner".

Han Xizai had a blessed face, with a big square face, phoenix eyes, crouching silkworm eyebrows, protruding ears, and a neat and orderly beard. It belonged to the kind of unique appearance that you can't forget once you see it.

Han Xizai had long heard that the Emperor of the Central Plains was young and had the bearing of Emperor Taizong. He had looked at it from a distance before, but he didn't think it was true when he saw it up close.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

Han Xizai bowed to say hello.

"Free gift!"

Luo Youdu didn't let him sit down, but asked curiously: "I heard that you once persuaded Li Jingbei to drive Yelu Deguang into the Central Plains? According to what I have seen, the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are weak, how can they be Khitan opponents?"

Han Xizai said arrogantly: "When the Khitan invaded Bianjing, they were unable to resist, but he allowed the soldiers to scatter grass and valleys, causing anger and resentment in the Central Plains. I don't even need to send a single soldier in the south of the Yangtze River. Just raise your arms and shout, and the Quartet Rebels will naturally Gathering under the flag, expulsion of Khitan is easy."

Luo Youdu nodded in approval, and passed the information in his hand to the servant next to him, asking him to pass it on to Han Xizai.

"This is news from the Northwest Dingnan Army. Master Han will take a look first..."

Han Xizai took the information, read it carefully, and then re-read it carefully.

Luo Youdu didn't rush, just waited quietly.

One fast and one slow, after reading it twice, Han Xizai returned the information to the servant.

Luo Youdu asked, "What do Master Han think?"

Han Xizai said: "Your Majesty's strategy of poverty and difficulty has achieved miraculous results. It won't be long before the remaining four states of difficulty will return to the imperial court."

Luo Youdu asked: "Master Han wants the imperial court to send troops directly?"

"No!" Han Xizai said: "Sending troops at this moment will give Li Guangrui a chance to rectify the situation. I think that Tuoba Shiyi's rebellion was definitely not his actions alone, but the result of conspiring with many places. It's just that Tuoba Shiyi rebelled. Yi is located in Xiazhou, only he has a chance to succeed."

Luo Youdu also agreed with Han Xizai's judgment.

The Tuoba family are not natives of Yinxia, ​​but migrated here.

After Li Sigong took power, in order to consolidate his own power, he gave his own people great convenience, which made the Tuoba family of the same clan grow rapidly and became the number one powerhouse in Dingnan.

The Tuoba family reciprocated and became Li's strongest backing.

The two sides are mutually beneficial relations.

Until Dingnan was resisted by the Central Plains, Dingnan's economy collapsed, and the local tyrants were fatally hit.

What is certain is that the Tuoba family suffered the least damage.

It's natural to favor one's own side.

Those local tyrants who were hit hard did not rebel, but the Tuoba family stood up.

There are only two possibilities. Tuoba Shiyi of the Tuoba family is either stupid, or has already received a lot of support. As long as he successfully overthrows Li, he can take over Li's position.

Facing the Tuoba family who also couldn't survive, Tuoba Shiyi, with the support of many people, took risks for the sake of profit.

Han Xizai said: "If the imperial court sends troops, Li Guangrui will generously tolerate all rebels and resist the imperial court with all his strength. On the contrary, if he ignores them, he will give Li Guangrui a chance to deal with the rebels. They will fall into self-panic and mutual suspicion. When they share After winning or losing, the imperial court will send troops again, and it will be easy to win the four difficult states, and it will also avoid future threats."

Luo Youdu looked at Han Xizai with some meaning.

Zhao Pu, who was keeping his head down and not speaking, raised his head slightly and glanced at Han Xizai.

The two felt faintly that Han Xizai seemed to have guessed the ultimate goal of their troubled army.

The core of the Dingnan Army, Yinxia Erzhou, is located near the desert. Most of them are party members. The land is barren and the environment is harsh. In all fairness, the economic value is not high, and there is not much prospect for development.

It is impossible for the imperial court to relocate Han people to improve the strength of local Han people like Longyou and Liangzhou did.

Therefore, in order to prevent the party members from becoming bigger in Yinxia, ​​Luo Youdu deliberately destroyed the popularity of the Li family and eliminated the power of the local wealthy families. Under the command of the state income, the headless party members can truly integrate into the Central Plains in order to have a bite of food.

Luo Youdu stared at Han Xizai in front of him with burning eyes and said, "Master Han, I heard that you have been making frequent comments in the south of the Yangtze River. Regarding the major affairs of the court, you either refute the indecency, or criticize the abuse, which angered the officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Jiangnan. Jealousy, dissatisfaction, so that the official career is bumpy. Do you dare to accept the position of advising doctor?"

Han Xizai said in a high voice, "I dare you!"

(End of this chapter)