Chapter 956: Layout
Whether it is King Qian's or Xiao Jiwen's wife, they actually suspect that all this is related to Tanzhou, but they can't produce substantial evidence, but even if they can prove it, their attitudes will not change too much.
King Qian had been friendly with Zhou Shaoyu's side a long time ago, thinking that Zhou Shaoyu had a war with Feng Ji, who was still the king of Tan, and he also sent troops to intervene to help. even revealed that if necessary, he would rather be a rich man in the hands of Zhou Shaoyu, after all, the princes who fell into the hands of Xiao Xiao's concubine before were under house arrest.
Of course, it would be naΓ―ve to think that a casual sentence would make people run over with their territory.
According to the original idea, it is best for King Qian to leave a small area as a buffer, because the territory is not large, even if Xiao Jiwen lays it, it is not conducive to reputation, but because of such a small piece of land, even if he is an enemy in the future, it is not so convenient for Xiao Jiwen to send troops. Although it is definitely impossible to stop the dispatch of troops, at least it can delay one or two precautions.
However, in today's situation, it is clear that a new plan needs to be reformulated.
Chen Shuozhen, Fang Jinzhi and Liang Hongyu were still staking their ground, but Li Qingzhao personally set off from Tanzhou Mansion to Qianzhou and secretly entered Qianzhou Prefecture.
The outside world naturally has no way of knowing the content of the discussion, only that Qin Han's two sons stayed here and were ostensibly loyal to the King of Qian.
Xiao Jiwen's army was stationed in front of the Qianzhou capital city, although she did not put on a siege posture, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xiao Jiwen wanted to take the city.
On the same day, thirty miles on the outskirts of Qianzhou Prefecture, with King Qian, as the leader, invited Xiao Jiwen and Li Qingzhao to start a tripartite meeting.
"Your Excellency is Li Qingzhao and Li family?" As soon as they met, Xiao Jiwen was also curious about Zhou Shaoyu's wife. Now she is also half a horse? Hawkers, half a life is a bit exaggerated, but the southern and northern wars will not be bad, and the temperament of the whole body is naturally heroic.
In contrast, Xiao Jiwen thinks she is well-informed, but she has never seen a woman with such an outstanding temperament. Compared with the past, Li Qingzhao's bookish flavor has become stronger and stronger, his eyes are calm, his smile is elegant, and his gestures are full of Confucianism.
Xiao Yuwen raised her eyebrows, her eyes flickered, revealing a bit of coercion, wanting to see how the other party responded.
"The concubine Zhou Li has seen the eldest princess." Li Qingzhao treated it indifferently, Yingying Yifu, and didn't care about any coercion or not.
A fist hit the cotton, Xiao Jiwen didn't care, if Li Qingzhao didn't have much ability, how could he be that person's wife, and how could he control the land that dominated the two states.
But it is the king of Qian, who is more or less a free and easy person, has no ambitions, has many preferences, and naturally has a preference for beautiful women, but he will not be as strong as other straw bales, but he is just a strange woman like Li Qingzhao, who doesn't want to meet one? It's a pity that it's already someone else's, and King Qian will never do anything to win people's love, not to mention that he doesn't have that strength.
"Alright, let's get down to business." King Qian clapped his palms, and was not polite, and went straight to the topic.
Xiao Yu's face was solemn, and she wanted to see what King Qian had to say first. However, Li Qingzhao was calm and quiet, and slowly picked up a piece of pastry and tasted it.
"This king has always been self-aware, and he has no ambitions, and now Qianzhou is in turmoil, and the two are out of kindness to send troops to help, this king is grateful, and he replaces wine with tea, thank you for your good intentions." King Qian's smile was bright, and he couldn't see any dissatisfaction at all, just this point, it also showed that this person had a city.
Originally, out of good intentions? How can it be! No good, who will come?
After a cup of tea, King Qian continued: "This king invited the two to come this time, but also to be a middleman to negotiate one or two, to seek the most suitable way, so as not to cause unnecessary conflicts, before that, this king once again emphasized that this king has not been able to manage Qianzhou, and is willing to hand over the jurisdiction of Qianzhou to the two agents, can there be any objections?" β
"Let's get down to business." Xiao Jiwen's face was not very good-looking, and the more calm Li Qingzhao became, the more she felt that Li Qingzhao and King Qianwang had reached an agreement, which was not good for her.
"In the view of this king, the two are the phoenixes among the people, each has its own strengths and is difficult to distinguish between high and low, it is really difficult to judge who has higher ability and is more suitable for taking care of Qianzhou affairs, yes, this king thinks, if you divide Qianzhou into two, with the city as the boundary, the east and west are divided, and each accounts for half, how?" King Qian proposed.
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jiwen was stunned when she heard this, without him, if she really followed this method and half of one person, she would make a lot of money, because Chen Shuozhen's all the way, all the way to the west of Qianzhou, and the territory occupied by Xiao Jiwen's grandmother has been directly connected to Yunzhou, the rear of Xiao Ji's wife!
Looking at Li Qingzhao again, he still had that indifferent look, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.
However, I listened to King Qian's words: "Of course, although this king thinks that he has no great talent and is unable to govern the land of a state, but the land of a city is acceptable, and the king's will, the city and the surrounding area of fifty miles are still under the direct jurisdiction of this king, so that this king can continue to be a free and easy prince, so good?" β
Xiao Yuwen pondered for a moment, if this is the case, she is not unacceptable, not only can she ensure that the other party cannot go directly to Yunzhou, but also let the other party spit out the land she has occupied, no matter how you look at it, she will take advantage.
As for King Qian's continued occupation of the city, although it is not as good as her direct possession, it is also not a disadvantage. After all, she and Zhou Shaoyu can't be enemies for the time being, and there will inevitably be conflicts when they are directly bordered, but if there is King Qian as a buffer, there is nothing bad.
"I don't have much of an opinion." Xiao Jiwen made a statement.
Li Qingzhao looked at King Qian, and then at Xiao Concubine, pondered for a moment, and said: "Since it is proposed by King Qian, Zhou Lang has a close relationship with the eldest princess, and the concubine has no opinion, but it is just that if she sends troops to quell the chaos, it will inevitably be lost, and she will give it to the eldest princess, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public." β
Xiao Xiao's sister frowned, Li Qingzhao euphemistically objected to her, it was not surprising that she could open up the road to Yunzhou, and no one would be happy, but Zhou Shaoyu had a close relationship with her, how awkward it sounded.
You must know that she was naked at the beginning, and she almost really wanted to slaughter Zhou Shaoyu.
And although Li Qingzhao's tone was flat enough, it always sounded weird, especially the eyes, as if she was saying that sooner or later she would be a sister of the Zhou family. Could it be that you still want to win over Gao Xiujun like you did at the beginning, and you can't come directly to a husband to marry a wife?
Feeling irritable in his heart, he said a little impatiently: "Just say it, what do you want, you can agree to the proposal that each has half of the things." β
"Why should the eldest princess be anxious." Li Qingzhao smiled mildly and said: "The concubine body will not ask for anything, but Zhou Lang has always had a great relationship with the princess, but he has never had a formal document. As a reliable ally, there must be enough reasons to convince the public. β
It's that simple? Xiao was a little incredulous.
However, it was really that simple, after further negotiation, Li Qingzhao drew an irregular diagonal line on the map, with Fucheng as the center, narrow in the north and wide in the south.
The terms of the next covenant are not complicated, and there are no mandatory obligations and conditions, let alone hidden traps.
After the alliance was signed, the two armies retreated, but in a few days, Chen Shuozhen really returned all the way!
"Is there really no conspiracy?" Xiao Jiwen was puzzled.
It's just, how can there be no conspiracy! It's just some ordinary little tricks.
It is true that if you can occupy the rear area south of Qianzhou and directly connect to Yunzhou, there will be many advantages, the most obvious is that once a war starts, you can directly send troops into the weak point of Yunzhou's defense.
But in the same way, Xiao Jiwen will naturally be extremely concerned, as long as this article is not exempted, everything else will be exempted. Moreover, for a long line, it is quite difficult for Tanzhou to deploy defense, and the gains outweigh the losses.
However, if he made concessions here, then in other places, Xiao Jiwen would not be able to entangle too much, so that Li Qingzhao could put some important and easy-to-defend points into the bag, so as to ensure the advantage of the two sides after the hostility between the two sides in the future!
As for the capital city of Qianzhou? It couldn't be simpler.
It seems to be a buffer, but in fact, it doesn't belong to Tanzhou?
In contrast, of course, the king of Qian was unwilling to put Xiao Jiao's wife under house arrest, and Li Qingzhao proposed that the king of Qian could still occupy the capital city and the surrounding places and continue to be the prince of Naxiao, but the defense of the city was privately handed over to Tanzhou, and the two parties did not control each other and did not interfere with each other.
In fact, with the current situation, King Qian does not have many choices, if he does not agree, Xiao Jiwen will also find a way to occupy the capital city. And his best ending is to be a rich man in Shangtan Prefecture.
In this case, it is better to simply agree to Li Qingzhao's proposal, so that he can still be at ease for a while, and if he cooperates like this, he will sell a favor again, and when Zhou Shaoyu and Xiao Jiao's sword soldiers meet in the future, even if he is forced to enter Tanzhou, he can get a good treatment.
And for Li Qingzhao, there is another benefit.
The reason why Qin Han's second son was left in the capital city of Qianzhou was also a comprehensive consideration.
As early as when Feng Ji was still the king of Tan, Qin Han was quite reused, but after he took refuge in Zhou Shaoyu, his degree of reuse continued to decline, and in the end he was even sent to the navy army that was not very valued.
Well, in fact, Zhou Shaoyu attaches great importance to it, but it seems to outsiders to be a different matter.
Qin Han didn't say anything, but he inevitably had some opinions in his heart. As a descendant of the lonely Jiangmen, what I want in my heart is nothing more than to reproduce the glory of the family, but how to reproduce? Naturally, he took refuge in the Ming Lord, got important, and made military achievements!
How can you make meritorious contributions to such a thing as forming a naval army?
In the long run, it will inevitably be chilling.
And now, sending Qin Han's two sons to the capital city of Qianzhou, and ostensibly loyal to the king of Qian, seems to be farther away, but in fact it is not.
Once Zhou Shaoyu and Xiao Jiao are hostile, the importance of Qianzhou Mansion is self-evident, and the more important this place is, the more it can reflect the importance of them! Such a dispatch will only make the Qin family more grateful to Dade, instead of leaving Germany.
As for trust, Qin Han would still stay in Tanzhou anyway and continue to form and train a new water army, and he was not afraid of his son's rebellion at all. Of course, this point cannot be said explicitly.
Li Qingzhao has been in charge of the land of the two states for a long time, and he has so many outstanding sisters to assist, so he has long had some experience in how to control the throne. There really couldn't be a more fitting arrangement.
Now Wenchen is good to say, although there is still a lack of it, but at least it is okay, but the most lacking is the lack of generals who can lead an army alone, and they can't send their sisters to everything.
It's easy to have generals who meet the standards under your hands, and you can't waste it.
Therefore, this tripartite meeting, on the surface, seems to be initiated by King Qian, but in fact, it is Li Qingzhao's intention at all. It seems that his own side suffers, but in fact, everything is under Li Qingzhao's control.
Xiao Jiwen is smart, but no matter how smart she is, how can she compare to the joint advice of so many talented women behind Li Qingzhao.
Moreover, the idea of a formal alliance is not a casual excuse, and it still has benefits.
A formal alliance means that it cannot be said that it will change, and at any time, it is not good for reputation to take the initiative to tear up the agreement. Not to mention that with Xiao Jiwen's temperament, it is basically difficult to do such a thing that is unjust.
In this way, it naturally becomes an obstacle that restricts Xiao Jiwen's direct dispatch of troops.
This point is also related to the fact that Yuzhou Huofeng may directly and officially surrender to Zhou Shaoyu at any time after that, once Huofeng surrenders, Xiao Jiaowen will be completely limited to the west, and it is not good to send troops rashly, at most it is to send troops to attack Jingzhou.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you really want to tear up the agreement at that time, then what Xiao Sister-in-law will have to face at that time is not only Zhou Shaoyu, but also the Liang court, and the latter is the one who is really powerful. However, from ancient times to the present, it has always been an example of the weak uniting to resist the strong, right?
Even if Da Liang still sits and watches the mountain tiger fight, can he really fight with Zhou Shaoyu and lose both.
Therefore, at this time, the oblique line that is narrow in the north and wide in the south is revealed.
Xiao Jiao's wife is not good at hitting Zhou Shaoyu directly, which means that the Yuzhou route will also be restricted at that time, but this oblique line can go straight to Jingzhou!
At that time, Xiao Yaowen wants to develop and expand her territory, where else to go except to attack Jingzhou!?
Even if it is to let Xiao Jiwen defeat Sun Shouren and take Jingzhou with lightning speed. The north and south are their own territory, and the two sides are blocked and connected, and Jingzhou is not its own back garden?
Of course, this kind of thing will not be done basically, in the final analysis, the most important thing to pay attention to now is still the beam.
Don't look at Gao Yuyao's 350,000 troops leading the army, which is already a lot of troops abroad, but Xuzhou is still defended, and Huizhou is also redeployed, not to mention the importance of the Beijing division, at least 200,000 troops must be guaranteed to ensure safety!
According to conservative estimates, under Gao Yuyao's control, the total strength of Daliang is at least more than 800,000! This still does not add Jingzhou Sun Shouren, although the general of Zhennan is currently unclear, but in case he obeys the words of the imperial court again......
Tut-tut, then it is safe to treat the Liang side as a million-strong army.
One million, this number is not far from the total strength of the heyday of the Great Liang.
During the strongest period of the Liang Dynasty, there was no one more than Liang Taizu, who did not dare to say that he was invincible, but as the soldiers pointed out, there were few failures. And when the number of troops was the largest, it was 1.2 million during the Liang Gaozu period. And it was also during this period that the rebellion between the Turks and the Western Regions was finally put down.
If it weren't for Liang Gaozu's short life, the next step would be to send troops south, and really dominate the world!