In the afternoon, Li Li was talking to Zhang Ying on Hanshan and in the pavilion. Because the topic was a bit sensitive, the followers were waiting far outside the pavilion.

With the roar at the drainage outlet of Hanshanyan at the foot of the mountain, others could not hear what the two people in the pavilion were saying.

As the saying goes, people will have immediate worries without long-term plans. The Qi army suffered consecutive defeats and will most likely not invade in the next one or two years. So where will the governor of Xuzhou Li Li go?

"In another year or two, the situation in Xuzhou will be stable, and Junhou will be in office for three or four years. He will inevitably be transferred to another place and leave Xuzhou and the position of governor of Xuzhou, and be taken over by a certain prince."

This is Zhang Ying's view, and it is inevitable: since the Liu Song Dynasty, it has become a common practice for princes and royal families to leave important places.

Although there are exceptions, since it is an exception, it means that it is just a very low probability of happening.

Li Li understood this truth, but he didn't want to leave Xuzhou easily. After all, this was the territory he earned after hard work, and there was no reason to give it to others.

But from the perspective of imperial power, no one can be the emperor, Xuzhou will be guarded by a foreign minister for a long time.

Unless the emperor is allowed to determine that this person is competent in Xuzhou, and he is also capable of doing things without any ill intentions and actions.

Therefore, Zhang Ying strongly advocated that Li Li make arrangements as soon as possible, and take advantage of the past or two years to find a way to gain the emperor's continued trust, so that His Majesty can be convinced that Li Li is the best candidate for the governor of Xuzhou and is unable to rebel.

Let the emperor believe that Li Li lost the ability to buy the powerful with the governor and Sima in charge of civil affairs and military affairs, and appropriately decentralize power and restraint.

To do this, it is not difficult to say it is difficult, and it is not easy to say it is easy.

Because Xuzhou's location is too important, it is easy to have a regional armed group.

"Can you know how Emperor Gao of Qi accomplished?" Zhang Ying began to talk about "Ancient".

Li Li listened with utmost care: "Let's talk."

"June, Emperor Gao of Qi was in charge of Huaiyin and was supported by Qing Xu Haoqiang, so he had the resources to succeed later."

Zhang Ying was not sure whether Li Li knew about the deeds of Emperor Gao of Qi, Xiao Daocheng, so he introduced it carefully to elicit his own point of view.

In the late Liu Song Dynasty, there were emperors who acted in a rebellious manner, and in the outside, the Wei State was aggressive. Because Xue An, the governor of Xuzhou, was attached to the Wei State in the north, Liu Song successively lost the land of Qing and Xu.

Most of Huaibei fell, with a large number of Qing and Xu Hao's family heading south and living in Huainan.

Xiao Daocheng, who was in charge of Huaiyin, absorbed these Qing and Xu Hao clan armed forces to fight against the southern invasion of Wei.

Xiao Daocheng had been practicing for many years before. He was very talented in managing military and civilians. He was born as a relative of the foreign country (Lanling Xiao family) and had literary talent, so he was quite appealing and quickly won the hearts of the people of the Qing and Xu Hao family.

These Qing, a representative figure in the Xu Hao family, followed Xiao Daocheng to fight south and north, and made great contributions to replacing Liu Song and establishing Xiao Qi.

Therefore, Xiao Daocheng was able to succeed because of the support of the Qing Xu Hao clan.

As a result, after more than twenty years, another person from the Xiao family in Lanling embarked on a similar path to Xiao Daocheng, which was the late emperor Xiao Yan.

In the late Xiaoqi period, the Wei State invaded the south and captured the Mianbei region.

The north of the Han River became an enemy territory, and Yongzhou, south of the Han River, became the front line. Xiao Yan was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou and received the support of the Yongzhou nobles in Jingxiang area.

Among them, there are also foreign gentry living in Yongzhou, such as Liu Qingyuan (Liu family in Hedong) and Wei Rui (Wai family in Jingzhao).

And the Mianbei rich people who went south due to the fall of Mianbei, such as Cai Daofu, Cao Jingzong of Xinye, Feng Daogen, and others in Guangping.

Later, Xiao Yan took advantage of the emperor's rebellion and betrayed his relatives and left his relatives, and raised an army in Xiangyang, Yongzhou, and fought towards Jiankang in a mighty way, and then changed the dynasty.

During this process, the wealthy families in Yongzhou made great efforts.

It can be said that Xiao Yan was able to succeed because of the support of the Yongzhou nobles.

In view of this, after the establishment of the Liang State, the position of governor of Yongzhou was not only served as representatives of the Yongzhou nobles with high reputation such as Liu Qingyuan and Wei Rui, but also served by the royal family.

The experiences and lessons of the Song and Qi and Liang dynasties will be remembered by future generations.

Now the emperor will definitely be wary of someone taking advantage of the position of governor of Xuzhou to make friends with local powerful armed forces, and then form an armed group.

This person is currently referring to Li Li, not that he has this intention, but that there is a possibility.

Therefore, if you want to reassure Your Majesty that Li Li has no intention and lacks the ability to become the second Xiao Daocheng, you must first avoid any actions that are suspected by the emperor, at least not be seen on the surface.

Secondly, we need to spend time making connections in the palace, often blowing the wind in the emperor's ears, and saying good things to Li Li.

However, it is a big taboo for external ministers to make friends with court officials, and if you are not careful, you will backfire.

Moreover, Li Li was born in a cold family and had no official connections to use. If he wanted to win over officials, he might not be able to win over any powerful people.

Since he could not "ask someone" to say good things to himself in the emperor's ear, Zhang Ying thought it would be better to muddle the water.

To incite the princes to fight for the position of governor of Xuzhou, Li Li has a chance only if he muddles the water first.

Zhang Ying first asked: "If Your Majesty wants to send someone out of Xuzhou, then who should I send?"

"Send a vassal king, a king of Poyang, a king of Xiangdong? Aren't you afraid of Xiao Luan's second place?"

Xiao Luan was the nephew of Emperor Gao of Qi, Xiao Daocheng and the cousin of Emperor Wu of Qi, Xiao Zhi. He lost his father at a young age and raised Xiao Daocheng.

Emperor Wu of Qi entrusted his orphans to be the Secretary of State and assisted the crown prince Xiao Zhaoye. As a result, Xiao Luan seized the throne and slaughtered Xiao Daocheng's descendants.

The emperor was wary of foreign ministers who took advantage of the position of governor of Xuzhou, and would also be wary of the vassal kings who took advantage of the position of governor of Xuzhou.

Therefore, you can only send a prince to be the governor of Xuzhou. It doesn’t matter whether you have strong abilities or not. Anyway, with the assistants, it’s okay to stabilize the situation.

And once the situation in Xuzhou is critical, you can send Li Li to lead the army to rescue the emergency?

The question follows: Which prince should be appointed as the governor of Xuzhou?

The princes are now competing in secret.

The emperor was a brother and became the crown prince back then, so who wouldn't want to try his luck now?

Try your best to show your father and make him feel that he is talented. Once the crown prince dies unexpectedly and his son is young, it is not impossible for his brother to end up with his brother.

The second prince, Xiao Daxin, the king of Xunyang, was the first beneficiary of his brother and brother. It is impossible to be unmoved by the position of crown prince.

After all, this person is only in his early thirties, and the third prince, King Xiao of Jiangxia, has a brilliant record of regaining Xiangzhou, Jingzhou, Xiangzhou and even Mianbei.

Similarly, the fourth prince with a considerable prestige, Xiao Dalin, the King of South China Sea, wouldn’t he have any ideas?

This person has the record of regaining Huaibei Prefecture and Xuzhou.

Of course, the two princes have a lot of results, but it is natural to take advantage of the title coach.

Zhang Ying analyzed that the position of governor of Xuzhou is very important. If the second prince takes office, his authority will inevitably become heavier and may win over the noble family as minions.

Your Majesty intends to support the prince to restrain the prince, but he will not really let the prince threaten the position of the prince.

Therefore, before the third prince was appointed as the commander to recover Jingzhou, Xiangzhou, and the fourth prince took the commander to fight against Huaibei, it also meant to check and balance the second prince.

The emperor always needs to properly support other princes to restrain the crown prince, and let the princes hinder each other. This balance of power involves more people, it will be very troublesome.

Since the fourth prince, Xiao Dalin, the king of South China Sea, is the famous coach to recover Xuzhou, it is natural to be the governor of Xuzhou. Then are the first two princes willing to be?

Are the other princes willing?

This is true between princes, and some people in the royal family will also have thoughts.

Regarding the position of Xuzhou governor, the princes and royal families will inevitably compete. Zhang Ying believes that he can secretly send people to fan the flames and catch fish in troubled waters.

Now, it will be created that the momentum of Xuzhou will be created by a prince from the town in two or three years.

In this way, the princes and their subsequent supporters will now be ready to make various preparations and exclude possible competitors.

As time goes by, the competition around the position of Xuzhou governor will become more and more intense.

Li Li worked "honestly" in his post as a senior official and was waiting for Ren Man to hand over.

The governor appointed by the emperor, Sima, would report the facts of Xuzhou. The emperor carefully observed it for a year or two and could not see that Li Li had any illegal intentions.

On the other hand, the princes and their supporters fought for the position of Xuzhou Governor, which made a mess, so...

The emperor weighed the pros and cons and would rather have Li Li stayed in office, and would continue to use the governor's history and the Sima of the State to divide Li Li's rights and responsibilities to monitor him.

This arrangement is better than letting a prince with unknown motives come to Xuzhou to make trouble.

Zhang Ying said and laughed: "As long as you compare it, Junhou becomes the most suitable candidate for the governor of Xuzhou, there is a high probability that he will stay in Xuzhou for a few more years as he wishes."

Li Li believes that this method of taking advantage of the troubled waters is good, but it is not easy to implement.

Because they do not have any decent official connections in Jiankang, it is difficult for the princes to create a situation where both sides suffer losses in order to compete for the position of governor of Xuzhou.

Li Li felt embarrassed: "It's hard to find someone to fan the flames. Are you sure?"

Zhang Ying expressed his opinion: "The officials in Jiankang always have some friends, so they will definitely share their worries for the king and the prince!"
Chapter completed!