In Liu Laozhi's era, the noble clan was at its peak, even though Liu Yu later broke through the suppression of the clan and became the emperor.
After his death, Liu Song quickly returned to his original state. Apart from the difference in the country's name from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the power of the court still fell into the hands of those powerful noble families.
The clan was still powerful during the Nanliang period. Finally, Hou Jing appeared and overturned the rule of the clan.
The reason why Hou Jing was able to conquer the south of the Yangtze River was not because of his strong ability. When he raised his army, he only had 800 troops, but when he rushed to the gate of Jiankang City, his troops and horses numbered 200,000.
These soldiers and horses come from ordinary people who are oppressed by powerful clans, and from ordinary soldiers who are called soldiers by Yang Miao.
Counting from the Soochow period of the Three Kingdoms, the people in Jiangnan have been oppressed by powerful noble families for hundreds of years. There is no telling how much blood, tears and resentment are hidden in it.
It's okay when the clan is strong, but once there are signs of decline, these suppressive flames will burst out. Hou Jing's rebellion seems to be just a rebellion by a ferocious general, but in fact it can be called an uprising.
Of course Liu Laozhi knew about Hou Jing's rebellion.
But he didn't read much and couldn't see such a deep-seated problem. He only knew that the era he lived in was at its peak, and the so-called emperor was nothing compared to the aristocratic family.
He dreams of improving his family status and becoming a member of a top-class family.
This has become his obsession.
And the current situation in Jiangbei is already very unfavorable to him. If he can cross the river and enter Jingkou, he can get out of the current predicament.
As for crossing the Yangtze River and going south, you need to face the Ming army.
This was nothing to Liu Laozhi. His ability to command an army was not inferior to that of famous generals. He was confident that he would defend Jingkou and prevent the Ming army from advancing.
"My father has already considered it very clearly. Crossing the Yangtze River and heading south is the best way out for our army! Our Beifu Army and Liu Song's soldiers and horses come from the same source, so there is nothing wrong with merging!"
"As for the Ming army with many generals and generals... when Liu Yu arrives, with his ability, how can he lose to the Ming army? As a father, all I have to do is block the Ming army's attack before Liu Yu arrives!"
Liu Laozhi has already thought about it. He just said so much to his son to strengthen his belief.
Liu Jingxuan sighed.
He is willing to defect to Liu Yu, but not to Liu Yilong, but now his father has made a decision and he cannot change it.
"Father, what will happen to Taixing when our army crosses the Yangtze River? There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city we finally built. It would be a pity to abandon it!"
he sighed.
Liu Laozhi frowned, "As our army of more than 100,000 soldiers crosses the Yangtze River and goes south, the Ming army will definitely send a navy to intercept it. These hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians can only stay in the north of the Yangtze River!"
There are hundreds of thousands of people and a fortified city. It can be called an inheritance. Anyone who wants to give it up must hesitate.
Liu Jingxuan suddenly thought of the Huai Army envoy.
He immediately said: "Since these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians cannot be taken away, it is better to exchange these Dingkou, Taixing City and Huai Army Wang Jing for some things, such as food, grass, weapons, armor and staffs."
"In this way, our army can recover some losses."
"That's a good idea!"
Liu Laozhi's eyes lit up and he glanced at his son appreciatively. "Liu Yilong's envoy is urging you to hurry up. Let's try it out with Pei Ju first and see what conditions he can offer!"
Able to capture city territory and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians without using weapons. No one would refuse this kind of thing.
If it were not forced by the situation, Liu Laozhi would not give up this foundation in vain.
Liu Jingxuan agreed.
Before the next day, when Pei Ju had just finished bathing and changing clothes, Liu Jingxuan sent a greeting card and came to see Pei Ju.
While chatting with Pei Ju, Liu Jingxuan also inadvertently tested whether the Huai army was willing to exchange grain, grass and baggage for Taixing...
Pei Ju didn't expect that his trip would go so smoothly.
Before he could speak, the other party had already taken the initiative to bring up the matter of crossing the river south.
He originally wanted to visit Liu Song's envoy and work with him to persuade Liu Laozhi to go south.
Now, there is no need to say any more preparations and words.
"Time, luck? As soon as I arrived in Taixing, Liu Laozhi took the initiative to go south, preparing to help Liu Song and the Ming army fight... This gave the king time to push Huaidong and rectify the internal situation!"
Pei Ju also sighed in his heart.
I wonder if Wang Jing really has destiny. Otherwise, why did the Huai army rise so quickly? Even Liu Laozhi, a Huaidong prince, took the initiative to go south, giving Wang Jing the opportunity to sweep across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.
After Liu Jingxuan took the initiative to mention this matter.
Pei Ju concealed his surprise, pretended to be surprised, and then said that he did not have enough authority. Such important matters needed to be reported to the king and asked him to make a decision.
Liu Laozhi and Liu Jingxuan were waiting to cross the river. Time was tight and they kept urging.
At this moment.
The initiative came to the Huai Army!
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Yangzhou City, returned to Yan Palace.
After Wang Jing came out of Liuzhu Hall, he saw the memorial sent by Pei Ju in a hurry.
"Fifty thousand stones of food and grass, fifty thousand weapons and staffs... and one hundred thousand gold and silver! Pei Ju is really a talent. He can get Taixing in exchange for such conditions!"
After Wang Jing saw the memorial, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. After taking Taixing, we can fully deal with Yang Shuang and Zhang Shicheng. A big victory is imminent!"
When summoning the ministers to enter the hall to discuss matters.
Su Wei immediately smiled and congratulated.
Originally, Wang Jing's bottom line was one million stones of grain and grass, and one hundred thousand weapons and armor, but Pei Ju took the initiative and directly lowered the conditions in exchange for Taixing to five hundred thousand.
If Taixing is developed, tens of millions of acres of farmland can be easily opened, and the grain, grass and weapons sent out can be earned back within a year.
In addition to exchanging Taixing.
Pei Ju also deliberately developed a closer relationship with Liu Jingxuan and agreed that when the Beifu Army moved south and entered Jingkou, the Huai Army's food supplies could be transported to Jingkou in exchange for iron ore, spiritual stones, etc.
The Beifu Army's march south meant that there was no conflict with the Huai Army for the time being.
One is in Jiangbei and the other is in Jiangnan.
Instead, the two sides can form an alliance, trade with each other, and exchange the materials that the other party wants.
Pei Ju had already done everything Wang Jing could think of.
"The current situation is good, but we are still far away from a big victory and the time is not yet right!"
Wang Jing smiled and glanced at Su Wei.
Su Wei and Pei Ju were both from the Sui Dynasty. After joining the Huai Army, they can be regarded as a faction. They will definitely contact each other in the future to join the group for warmth.
Maybe they could even take the initiative to help Wang Jing persuade He Chou to join him.
"Has Wu Yong's memorial been delivered? What is Chen Baxian's attitude now?"
Wang Jing put away his smile and began to ask Han Xizai.
Han Xizai quickly stood up and said: "I have received the report. As expected by the king, Chen Baxian is unwilling to fight to the death with our army. After gathering more than 100,000 Sui troops, he wants to return to Liuhe to rest..."
