Chapter 371 Fighting like chess(2/2)
With him swaying around the border, the court not only did not dare to use the border troops, but even the Beijing camp did not dare to send it out easily. This was very beneficial to Yang Hu's rebellion in Shandong. But Boyan's actions were a bit strange. Since he had been out of his mind, what's the use of such a small fight? If he returns without success, the hearts of the people will be dispersed. Alas! The once arrogant Boyan Khan... is so pitiful."
Jiang Nanyan said: "Master, Boyan's current military force is difficult to make big moves. I think he is desperate and runs to the border to make a profit, hoping to take advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty and find opportunities for fighters. However, this has helped Yang Hu and Liu Liudi very much.
Our original plan was to use Yang Hu to rebel and buy time for King Ning. However, Yang Hu was able to gather so many troops in a short time, which shows that the court was not as powerful as we imagined. Taking advantage of his troubled Shandong, why don’t we follow the current situation and take the opportunity to raise an army? Why must we use the waste King Ning?"
Li Fuda shook his head and smiled, "The time has not yet arrived. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years is not so easy to shake. Although the people now have many dissatisfactions, most people still recognize its orthodox status, and there are not many people who think about chaos.
After Zhengde ascended the throne, the treacherous slander in the court had gradually been removed. On the surface, it seemed that it was very weak now, but in fact, Jiangnan, southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast were still firmly controlled by the court and should not be underestimated.
Our power is mainly in the north. Yang Hu can become so fast, but in fact, a considerable help comes from our secret support. Why not let him take the lead? We have no loss of success or failure. If we raise an army now, it is equivalent to competing for food with Yang Hu, because the territory that our forces can control is basically a place where Yang Hu goes without any scruples. When we raise an army, we are just sharing Yang Hu's troops.
Now other places are still very peaceful. King Ning is not yet rich, and it is not time to rebel. Now we must find ways to make Yang Hu more harm, causing trouble, causing trouble to the earth, heaven and heaven, people resent, and the people lose their hearts. At that time, the people, gentry, and bureaucrats in various places will definitely gather their grudges from the court.
If the interests of the vassal kings in various places are affected, they will also be dissatisfied with the court. In this way, King Ning will raise an army to send troops to the north in the name of suppressing the bandits, clearing the monarch, or supporting the royal family. This will win the hearts of the people and easily take down the frustrated court."
He sighed and said, "Nan Yan, do you know why I must borrow King Ning to conquer the world? The repeated failures have forced me to be cautious. When we raise an army, Yang Hu raises an army, and what opposes us is the whole world. Once this force rises, it is extraordinary, and the hope of success is slim.
The rise of King Ning's army was just a dispute within the royal family. Other vassal kings would watch coldly, and many officials in the border areas would stand by and make a stand-in speculation, and the resistance to success could be minimized. And once successful, we can use the puppet of King Ning to control the two largest and most elite forces of the Beijing camp and the border army, and to control the orthodox in our hands.
By then, no matter who is in charge of the country outside the pass, we will secretly contact the cemetery to form alliances, and hundreds of thousands of elite troops on the nine sides can be liberated. With such an invincible army that can fight against rebellion at any time, and then under the name of Emperor Ning, the emperor, the vassal states may not be used to send troops. The vassal kings in various places will obediently hand over their territory and return to Beijing to be an idle prince, and then..., haha, King Ning will be useless."
Jiang Nanyan nodded and said, "What the leader said is that the only thing that subordinates are worried about is Yang Hu. Will Liu Liu's power develop beyond control? If he really lets him control Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and the north and south, the elite troops in the northern border cannot rush to support him, Yang Hu and Liu Liu take advantage of the situation and sit there. If Ning Wang cannot suppress him even if he raises an army, wouldn't it be a mistake? After all, the people around him are limited, and Yang Hu and Liu Liu are not Yi people."
Zhang Yin smiled faintly and said contemptuously: "When today is not yet the turbulent times, under the current circumstances, Yang Hu and Liu Liu have no long-term business accumulation, no support from aristocratic families, no response from scholars, and no broad foundation for the people. They have started from time to time in a few days and months, and want to own the world in a short period of time, which is a dream.
The battle for big deals is not something they can afford to play with without brains and foundations. Whether it is Yang Hu or Liu Liu, they are all a group of mobs without long-term vision, and they can only play with their own heads.
Didn’t Yang Ling go to Shandong? I see that this person has fought several times in the north, south, west and east, and his tactics are remarkable, and he is not on the same level as Yang Hu. In addition, his important position in the army and his influence on the emperor in the court, he can definitely unify the scattered forces and obey his command and dispatch.
If what I expected was not bad, Yang Hu would be untenable in Shandong. His only choice was to go south to the Central Plains, disrupt the heartland of the Central Plains, and complete his only mission of the bandits: to create conditions for King Ning to gather troops."
Chapter completed!