A knife in love

Chapter 987

Li Qiufeng grew up in Sichuan since he was a child, and he has heard many legends about Meng Zhixiang and his son.It's just that he has never heard of what Xu Chengzong said. Although he knew that the situation was critical and murderous, he listened quite fascinated.

I only heard Xu Chengzong say: "Meng Zhixiang continued to expand his power in Shu, but there were constant turmoil in the Tang court. Li Cunxu messed around with actors and eunuchs every day, and he promoted many actors to become officials. He has a close minister His name was Guo Congqian. Although he was not an actor, he was appointed by Li Cunxu as the leader of the actors. He was also the nephew of Guo Chongtao, a great general in the later Tang Dynasty, so he won Li Cunxu's favor. However, the actors were also divided into several groups, and they continued to fight for power and profit with each other. Guo Congqian was the leader of one of them, and every day he led the actors to fight each other and frame each other. The eunuch took advantage of the opportunity to gain power and frame Zhongliang. The entire post-Tang court was in a mess from top to bottom. Later, Guo Chongtao offended the queen, and the queen ordered the eunuch to frame Guo Chongtao for rebellion. As a result, Li Cunxu ordered Guo Chongtao to be beaten to death with sticks. Guo Congqian lost his backing and thus lost power. A group of actors who opposed him took the opportunity to join forces with the eunuchs to kill Guo Congqian.

"At that time, the rebels were swarming, and there was great chaos all over the later Tang Dynasty. Although Li Cunxu lived in the deep palace, he finally got the news. He was the emperor on horseback. Li Siyuan, a family member of the royal family, was threatened by the rebels and became the leader of the rebels. He led the troops to the capital. Li Cunxu, who believed that he was the best in the world in martial arts, led the army to fight against Li Siyuan. However, Li Cunxu's body had already been emptied by wine and sex, so that he could not recover. The bravery of the past. And the loyal people in the court have been killed and expelled over the years. Those who stayed with Li Cunxu were all young people. Li Cunxu fought several battles with Li Siyuan, and they were all defeated He knew that the situation was irreversible, so he had to lead his troops to retreat. At this time, Guo Congqian, the leader of the actors, was appointed by Li Cunxu as the commander of Congma Zhi, responsible for leading the emperor's army. He saw Li Siyuan's army approaching, and Li Cunxu was already poor and lonely. Therefore, when Li Cunxu was resting, he even led the pro-military guards to rebel and besieged Li Cunxu. After a scuffle, Li Cunxu was shot and killed by an arrow, and the emperor who ruled the world immediately died.

"After Li Cunxu's death, Li Siyuan became the emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty. Meng Zhixiang secretly rejoiced when he heard the news of the court's turmoil in Shuzhong. After Li Siyuan ascended the throne, he wanted to write in Shu, and asked Meng Zhixiang to become an official in the court. In fact, he was afraid of Meng Zhixiang. Zhixiang was loyal to Li Cunxu and caused chaos in Shu. Meng Zhixiang knew that if he went to Beijing, he would be killed by Li Siyuan, so he used the excuse that he had lived in a corner of Shu for a long time. Zhixiang blatantly resisted the decree, knowing that he had a different heart. However, the chaos was at the beginning of peace, and the military strength of the later Tang Dynasty was insufficient. Meng Zhixiang had been operating in Shu for many years, and his wings were already full. Zhixiang turned his face, and the two sides did not make a move for the time being.

"It's just that Meng Zhixiang is in power, and he has long been unwilling to be fettered by the court of the Later Tang Dynasty. More than ten years later, he finally became the Emperor of Shu in the land of Shu. The name of the founding of the country was Shu, and the world called it Houshu. An imperial edict granted Meng Chang the title of Dongchuan Jiedu envoy, and made peace with Zhongshumen. Although Meng Zhixiang established the country, the area under the jurisdiction of Houshu is only the east and west Sichuan, and the scale of Dongchuan is far larger than that of Xichuan. 。 Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi is the head of the Chinese officials in the court, and he is an anonymous prime minister. Meng Zhixiang's move is actually announcing to the world that Meng Chang is the crown prince of Houshu.

"Meng Zhixiang became the emperor of Houshu, and he finally fulfilled his wish for many years. It's just that this man is too unlucky. He became the emperor in the first month, and fell seriously ill in July of that year. When he was dying, he issued an imperial edict to enshrine Meng Chang as the emperor. The crown prince was acting as an agent of government affairs. Meng Zhixiang died the night the imperial decree was issued. Meng Chang, who had just become the crown prince, became the emperor of Houshu.

"Meng Chang is very smart. He knows that the ministers in the court are all veterans who have followed Meng Zhixiang for a long time, so he can't subdue him. Moreover, some of them are armed with heavy soldiers. If they know that Meng Zhixiang is dead, they will immediately cause chaos. Therefore, after Meng Zhixiang's death, Meng Chang kept the funeral in secret, discussed with several trusted ministers about countermeasures, sent his trusted followers to seize the military power of the old guard in Chengdu, controlled the important officials in the court, and then ordered the new king of the world to ascend the throne A few months after he ascended the throne, he killed several powerful ministers and the domineering and ambitious commander-in-chief, consolidating his power.

"Afterwards, Meng Chang appointed virtuous ministers and worked hard to govern. Compared with the Central Plains where wars were frequent, Hou Shu under Meng Chang's governance can be said to be like heaven. But after many years, Meng Chang gradually became arrogant. People at the time in the article It is said that in the ten years of Shu, there has been no beacon fire, no fighting, five harvests, three coins for a bucket of rice, all the ladies are paid, they don't distinguish between beans and wheat, the scholars pick orchids and give them fungi, buy laughs and have fun, and the court is full of singing and dancing every day. , Every night, fine wine, singing and prostitutes in the teaching workshop, courtiers and courtesans, decorate a scene of peace and happiness.

"Meng Chang thought that his great achievements had been accomplished. He drank and recited poems every day, enjoying endless happiness. He recruited all the beauties from Shu to serve as his harem. Besides the concubines, there were twelve levels of beauties, among whom he loved the most. It is a noble concubine called 'Mrs. Huarui'. This noble concubine is not only beautiful, but also virtuous and virtuous. She is also good at reciting poems and matching poems, which won Meng Chang's favor."

When Xu Chengzong said this, he paused for a while, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Madam Huarui's name, Mrs. Li, have you ever heard of it?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said: "The legend about this lady is spread everywhere in Sichuan, and I have heard a lot of it. It is said that this lady was the most beautiful woman in the world at that time. After the Song Dynasty was destroyed, Madam Huarui was moved to Bianjing along with Meng Chang. I heard that the two emperors, Song Taizu and Song Taizong, were also seduced by Madam Huarui's beauty, and many absurd things happened."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he frowned, and then said: "Folk legend, after the destruction of Hou Shu, Meng Chang and Mrs. Huarui were sent to Bianjing together. Song Taizu hosted a banquet to welcome the two, and saw Mrs. Huarui's beauty Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help himself, so he couldn't help speaking frivolously. After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Kuangyin was seven or eight points drunk, so he said to Mrs. Huarui that he heard that his wife was good at composing poems. First, can you compose a poem today to cheer up the wine? Mrs. Huarui recited a poem about picking mulberries during the banquet. The poem goes: "When I first leave Shu, my heart will be broken, and my hatred will last forever. The spring is like a year, and I will always hear the cuckoos immediately." .Three thousand court ladies are all beautiful, fighting together, learning to be in the sky, who knows today is a prophecy.

"After Mrs. Huarui recited it, she explained the poem to Zhao Kuangyin. When Ziyun was in the palace in Chengdu, Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, wrote the 'Wanli Chaotian Song' and asked her to sing to the beat. At that time, he thought it was a good prophecy for Wanli to come to court, so Hundreds of officials competed to hold the long whip, from the horse to the ground, the woman actually wore a high crown, and they all called it "Chaotian". When Li Yanniang entered the palace, she liked to wear a high bun. The palace people all imitated her to invite favor, and also called it "Chaotian" I know that it is thousands of miles, and I went to Bianjing to see the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The prophecy of thousands of miles to the sky is the fulfillment of the Song Dynasty.

"Ms. Hua Rui's remarks are naturally to flatter Zhao Kuangyin and save the lives of Meng Chang and her. It is understandable to follow the power. It's just that Zhao Kuangyin stayed silent for a long time after listening to this poem. Madam Huarui was asked to write a new poem. Madam Huarui pondered for a moment, and then opened her lips: The flag was lowered from the tree in the king's city, and the concubine learned about it in the deep palace. 14 people were disarmed, and none of them was a man."

At this point, Li Qiufeng snorted, and continued: "In battle on the battlefield, those who die are generals and soldiers. Mrs. Huarui is a mere woman who enjoys the glory and wealth in the palace. How can she criticize the soldiers who carry their heads while fighting outside? "Where does the concubine find out in the deep palace?", all the crimes of bewitching the king to seek pleasure are completely dismissed, is there anything more shameless than this in the world?!"

Seeing Li Qiufeng's angry face, Xu Chengzong sighed, and said in his mouth: "That's why it is said that people's mouths are shining gold, and their bones are destroyed. A pure and pure woman has become the talk of the world. It's just sad to know how much dirty water has been splashed on it."

Li Qiufeng said "Oh", and said: "Master Xu's tone seems to be quite protective of Mrs. Huarui. You said that the world is framing Mrs. Huarui, so why do you say it's a frame-up? Instead of the truth?!"

(End of this chapter)