Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 657: Fight with caution

In fact, it was not Samana who secretly promoted everything, but Wang Meng.

Fu Ya made a memorial a few months ago stating the situation in Hexi. Once his 30,000 men left, Hexi would be in chaos.

Wang Meng replied that Fu Ya didn't need to worry. Before Daliang took over, it would be a good idea to let all the monsters and monsters surface and catch them all in one fell swoop.

"Back then, Marquis Zhuge Wu attacked Nanzhong and captured seven of them. The barbarians in Nanzhong were completely devoted to the Shu Han. Why did my uncle do the opposite?" Prince Li Jian held the courtesy of his son-nephew respectfully.

"At this time and that time, in the later Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Liangzhou continued to rebel. If you want to control this place, you must use strong medicine. The national power of Daliang does not allow for soft policies. Moreover, Liangzhou is different from Nanzhong, connecting the Western Regions, grasslands, plateaus, and other places. The barbarians come and go, migrate constantly, and annex each other, making it difficult to implement gentle policies." Wang Meng explained patiently.

Just from his elegant appearance, one would never guess that he is such a ruthless person.

But Li Jian knew that it was this man's boldness that defeated the powerful Guandong forces in one fell swoop, thus laying the foundation for Daliang's prosperity.

When the imperial court ranked Wang Meng's achievements first, many people talked privately, thinking that Chang Wei should be ranked first, but Li Jian knew that Wang Meng had gnawed off the hardest and hardest bones of the beam.

"In that case, why hasn't uncle joined the army for so long?" Li Jian asked one question after another.

Luoyang's Xuanjia Army and Heiyun Xiaoqi had entered Chang'an three days ago. Wang Meng had no intention of sending troops and ordered Fu Ya to stick to Guzang and Murong Chui to garrison Jincheng.

Wang Meng laughed, "Why be anxious? Let all the forces in Liangzhou think clearly. Moreover, the powerful nobles in Liangzhou have not made any move yet. They are not in a hurry, so why should we be anxious?"

"Uncle, are you forcing the powerful nobles to surrender?" Li Jian suddenly realized.

However, Wang Meng's thoughts were further and deeper than this, and more ruthless. He was waiting for the powerful nobles to take sides.

The powerful tree of Liangzhou nobles has deep roots and needs to be sorted out.

They did not participate in or cooperate with the imperial court to suppress this rebellion, which shows their intentions.

No matter which side wins, they will not suffer a loss and will rely on them to govern Liangzhou in the future.

Despite the ferocity of the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou, no one attacked them. Instead, they tried their best to win over them.

Unfortunately, they met Wang Meng.

"The Liangzhou nobles have been alone for decades, alienated from the Central Plains, and still care about the Jin Dynasty. This rebellion can also be seen as a demonstration by the Liangzhou nobles to the court." Wang Meng analyzed the situation in Liangzhou for Li Jian, and The complex relationships between various forces.

If you don't respond positively to the imperial court's counterinsurgency, you are actually supporting the rebellion.

The last time Fu Ya talked with them, Fu Ya couldn't give them what the nobles wanted, so they left it alone and continued to wait and see.

Li Jian was amazed when he heard this, "I never imagined that a big war would involve so many people and so many different parties have their thoughts on it."

"There are so many things involved in running a country and using military force. If you ignore one of them, tens of thousands of soldiers may die unexpectedly, and the food grown by millions of people may be burned. As the art of war goes, don't worry about victory, but first worry about defeat. If you lose this battle, Your Highness Do you know the consequences?"

"I hope uncle can clear up my doubts."

"The war is a major issue for the country and the road to survival must be observed. If this battle is defeated and the country's prestige is lost, those barbarians who are afraid of Daliang will also raise troops to fight against the court. The Qiang and Hu rebellions in the later Han Dynasty will reappear. Daliang needs Spending more money, food, and soldiers to pacify this place diverted our energy. Within ten years, we were unable to conquer Dai and Jiangdong. It seemed like a raging fire, but instead it was full of dangers."

Wang Meng, who was always belligerent, actually persuaded Li Jian to start fighting, which was considered a good intention.

A warlike emperor is not a good thing.

One Daliang has already been born, and there is no need for a second one. The successor needs to recuperate and recuperate.

Moreover, there is a huge difference between being bellicose and being good at fighting.

Those who talk lightly about war without a battle formation will cause endless harm.

Being cautious in fighting does not mean not fighting or being afraid of fighting.

"My nephew will remember his uncle's teachings."

"Inform the Governor, Tuoba Gu's 20,000 horsemen have arrived in Yanze!" Fang Kuang said softly outside the door. Wang Meng asked: "Have the reinforcements from Tuyuhun arrived?"

"Tuyuhun did not send reinforcements, but sent envoys. They have just entered the camp."

"Oh?" Wang Meng was slightly surprised.

The Bald Hair Tribe is a branch that split from Tuoba Xianbei, while Tuyuhun is a side branch of Murong Xianbei and has been entrenched in the West Sea for many years.

Not long after, the envoy from Tuyuhun came to see him, "Greetings to the Governor!"

"Liangzhou is in chaos, how dare you covet the territory of China?" Wang Meng said coldly, his elegant temperament suddenly turned into an evil spirit, which made Li Jian who was watching feel a chill in his heart.

The envoy's expression changed, "The Governor has misunderstood. Tuyuhun has always been friendly to China. The envoy is here to present five thousand horses and five hundred catties of gold and silver to show my lord's affection for Daliang."

At this time, Tuyuhun was still just a tribe, and its leader, Suixi, was kind-hearted and did not like fighting.

Five thousand strong horses and five hundred pounds of gold and silver are not small sums for a tribe.

Without reaching out to hit the smiling man, Wang Meng softened his tone and said, "Tuyuhun's thoughts will be conveyed to the court."

The envoy observed his words and said, "In addition to expressing my sincere wishes, my lord is also willing to send five thousand troops to assist the court in quelling the rebellion in Kangning, Hehuang."

"Oh? If you, sir, have any requests, you might as well tell them together." Wang Meng could tell at a glance that Tuyuhun wanted to ask for Daliang.

"The Commander-in-Chief is wise, my family has guarded the West Sea for generations, and the young envoy is here to specifically request the imperial court for canonization!" The envoy looked forward to it.

Self-proclaimed chanyus and kings are like being crowned by monkeys. They can only be convincing if they are canonized by the Central Plains dynasty.

"This is a big deal. I will send you a letter. You can go to court and ask for it."

"Thank you, Commander!" The envoy was overjoyed and walked away.

As soon as he retreated, someone came to report, "Captain, Suo, Jia, Zhang, Yin, Guo and other Liangzhou nobles came together to pay their respects."

"He's still here." Wang Meng's eyes flashed.

"Isn't uncle waiting for them?" Li Jian said.

Whether Liangzhou can be pacified depends on these noble families.

Although Liang was able to conquer Liangzhou by force, without their cooperation, like Di Qin, its foundation would not be strong and rebellions would come one after another.

During the Qiang rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a large number of powerful people were involved.

Although Cao Zhen wiped out Hexi, rebellions still occurred from time to time. In order to stabilize Liangzhou, Cao Rui married the Guo family of Xiping as his queen.

But half of Cao Wei's empire was ruined by Queen Guo of Mingyuan, who compromised with Sima Yi, brought down Cao Shuang, and became Sima's accomplice.

Wang Meng said: "I am not waiting for them, and I have nothing to talk to them. I am sending an order. I am busy with military affairs and have no time to entertain them. Please let them do what they want!"

"Wei!" Fang Kuang handed over and left.

"Uncle, why is this happening?" Li Jian's question came again.

"If you haven't fought a battle, what can you talk about? What you can't get on the battlefield can't be talked about with just a few mouths!" Wang Meng taught Li Jian another lesson.

After coming to Chang'an for more than a month, Li Jian felt that he had learned more than he had in several years, and many of them were things that could not be learned in Shangwu Hall.

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(End of this chapter)