Tao Yuanming frowned slightly: "Release Huan Qian? How is this possible? Qiao Zong has imprisoned him for several years, and Yao Xing sent envoys several times to ask for his release. He would rather damage the relationship with Hou Qin than to Huan Qian was released from Longge Prison, how can he be released at this time?"
The black robe smiled slightly: "This moment is the same as that moment. When Huan Qian fled from Jingzhou to the Later Qin Dynasty, Yao Xing treated him with great courtesy, but did not give him a real official, let alone soldiers and horses to counterattack Jingzhou, so he gave him Huan Qian wanted to leave, and later Qiao Shu founded the country. He took the initiative to request to go to Western Shu, because the Later Qin Dynasty still maintained a superficial harmony with the Eastern Jin Dynasty and did not openly become enemies. Yao Xing even gave away the twelve counties of Nanyang. To show his kindness to Liu Yu. In this case, it is impossible for Huan Qian to rely on the power of the Later Qin to take revenge, so going to Xi Shu, which is also openly rebellious and self-reliant, is the only option."
Tao Yuanming nodded: "It's just that he was too impatient. After he went to Xishu, he went around courting virtuous corporals, winning people's hearts, and even recruiting troops. This made Qiao Zong, who had an unstable foundation, become suspicious and imprisoned him. But now and then he was imprisoned. The situation is not much different, so what can Qiaozong do if he releases Huan Qian now?"
Heipao said confidently: "You haven't considered why Qiao Zong didn't kill Huan Qian directly back then, but kept him in prison until now? He knew that a guy who was ambitious and restless in his own country would rather offend Hou Qin. They don’t release people, but they don’t kill them either. Why is that?”
Tao Yuanming's eyes lit up: "Is it so that one day, when the time comes, you can let him go back to Jingzhou to cause trouble?"
The black robe laughed: "Yuan Ming really knows it. Yes, Western Shu is too weak compared to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It can easily destroy them just by relying on Jingzhou's soldiers and horses, but Hou Qin's reinforcements cannot be counted on again and again." Yes, if we want to survive stably in the long term, the best way is to cause chaos in Jingzhou so that the Jin army has no time to look west."
"Jingzhou is the territory that the Huan family has been operating for many years. Although Huan Xuan was incompetent and was destroyed by Liu Yi, after all, the Beifu Army still has a shallow foundation here. The Huan family has many old officials in the old army. They are grateful for the kindness of the Huan family, or they are grateful for the demise of Huan Chu. Later, there were many people who were dissatisfied with the damage to their family's interests. The Beifu Army was powerful and they did not dare to cause chaos when Jingzhou was peaceful. But once there was an opportunity and Jingzhou was unstable, Huan Qian at this time was a super weapon that could It came in handy.”
Tao Yuanming smiled and said: "Then it would have to be that the Later Qin sent troops, or the Tianshi Dao in Lingnan rebelled and attacked Jingzhou to have such an effect. You are saying that the Later Qin may attack Yongzhou and trigger civil strife in Jingzhou. Can you give Huan Qian an opportunity?"
The black robe curled up his lips: "Later Qin has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Luoyang in the Central Plains. If the Guanzhong troops come tens of thousands more, the pressure on Lu Zong in Yongzhou will be great. He is not a direct descendant of the Beifu Army. He used to be a member of Huanxuan. , but he surrendered when he saw that Huan Chu was about to be finished. Liu Yu did not trust him, and he also guarded against being annexed by the Beifu army. In the past few years, they had de facto separatist rule in Yongzhou and did not allow foreign troops to enter. But Yongzhou is now nothing more than Nanyang The basin has only 30,000 registered residents and only 20,000 soldiers and horses. If the army of the Later Qin comes to attack, it will be difficult to defend. Once Yongzhou is lost, Jingzhou will inevitably be unstable, and the old Huanchu troops everywhere will take the opportunity to cause chaos. .The Sima family and the Huan family, who were fighting each other to death in the past, have now merged. Many people have been training secretly for a long time under the protection of Yao Xing. There is only one leader missing, and Huan Qian is the most authentic successor of the Huan family now, and can even be said to be. The last direct descendant of the Huan family has been welcomed by the public, and only when he goes to Jingzhou can the old tycoons from all over the country work together to cause great turmoil."
Tao Yuanming said seriously: "Isn't Qiao Zong afraid that Huan Qian will take revenge on him after he takes Jingzhou?"
The black robe smiled slightly: "Qiao Zong is not the kind of person who doesn't want to make progress. It's just that the Shu army's combat effectiveness is low and they are unwilling to leave their hometown to fight, so they can only protect themselves. But once there is a chance to capture Bajun or even Jiangling, He would not let go of a great opportunity. The last time Liu Jingxuan failed to conquer Shu, he retreated and left behind generals Bao Chou, Shi Yanzu, and Wen Yanmao to retreat to Baidi City in Bao County. They only had an outpost force of two to three thousand people. That's it, and many of them are the surrendered soldiers of Yang Chengzu before, but because he was afraid of Liu Daogui in Jingzhou behind, Qiao Zong did not dare to send troops to attack."
"But if chaos breaks out in Jingzhou itself, and Liu Daogui has no time to protect himself, Qiao Zong will definitely send troops out of Sichuan to attack Bajun, and even go further into Jiangling. He will release Huan Qian to test, and if he advances, he can follow up to capture Jingzhou, and if he retreats, he can take advantage of it. There is no loss in seizing Bajun at random. The Shu people don't want to go to war because they don't want to fight a defeat without reward. If they can win and capture, they won't be so resistant. You can tell Qiao Zong about this. Understand, let Hou Hui and Yang Mei go to lobby the Shu army general Qiao Daofu, and together we can make suggestions to Qiao Zong, we will definitely succeed."
Tao Yuanming was a little surprised: "Qiao Daofu? What do you want to do with him? General Yang Er is the hero of the founding of the country and has a high position. It's enough for them to speak to you."
The black robe shook his head: "It was precisely because General Hou and General Yang forced him to rebel by admonishing him, so although he gave these two people promotions, he was guarded in his heart. After all, betrayal will happen soon. After the founding of Western Shu, the generals of You Er, Hou and Yang were promoted to the court, but they were no longer allowed to control the army. Now the number one general of Western Shu is Qiao Daofu, a clan member of the Qiao clan. The last time Liu Jingxuan conquered Shu At that time, this person led the troops to occupy Huanghu, and had made great achievements in battle. Now he has a large number of troops and is trusted by Qiao Zong. Qiao Zong will definitely seek Qiao Daofu's opinion on this battle plan."
Tao Yuanming frowned: "Then Qiao Daofu would agree to send troops to Jingzhou and let Huan Qian go? I heard that Huan Qian was the one who reported him, and he was the one who led the troops to capture Huan Qian."
Heipao smiled and said: "Doesn't this just mean that Qiao Daofu is ambitious and wants to make contributions and conquer his own world? Huan Qian's activities in Shu threaten the Qiao family's rule. Of course he cannot tolerate it, but if Huan Qian is allowed to Qian was his leader and opened the way for him, which was something he could not ask for. Moreover, this person was loyal to Qiao Zong on the surface, but when he took over, General Yang's army tried his best to use them for his own purposes. If you obey him alone, I think he will strongly agree to leave Jingzhou to build his own business. Once the time is right, he will return to Shu to abolish Qiao Zong and ascend the throne himself. Don't meet him in person. Give way first. Yang The two of them went to convince him to show him the attitude of the great clans in Shu. Once the Later Qin and Western Shu are ready, then our opportunity will come!"
