The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1666: Even if you want to seize territory, you have to be famous.

Just like gambling on Pai Gow, Meng Chang now has a bad deck of cards in his hand, a deck of cards that are so bad that he will definitely lose if he shows them!

When there is no doubt that you will lose, seeking the minimum loss is the only option, which is equivalent to winning the maximum benefit!

"Reply to Song Jun immediately and say that I don't want the title of King of Chengdu! It doesn't matter whether it's king or queen. I believe Emperor Song will give me a good title! Otherwise, it will affect his reputation for the rest of his life! I As long as he is hereditary, he will be satisfied! As for the power of governance and taxation, he will never let it go! Why do you think Zhao Kuangyin wants to attack us?"

The eunuch who delivered the order responded and turned around to leave. But the others remained silent.

Everyone was pondering Meng Chang's words in their hearts.

Zhao Kuangyin wanted to attack Shu, of course, to unify the world, but for what else? But what Meng Chang said may have another meaning!

When any dynasty wants to annex another dynasty, it will find a high-sounding excuse! It has absolutely nothing to do with fighting for hegemony

As the saying goes, if a teacher has a good reputation, he will be invincible.

As we all know, the so-called reasons for launching wars throughout the ages are nothing more than a cover. The real core of attacking others is nothing more than expanding your own ambitions and wanting more power!

When no one answered, Meng Chang knew that it must be because he had just killed Zhuge Qi, which affected everyone's mood. In order to resolve the embarrassment, he had to continue talking: "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, everyone fought to annex land. , compete for the population, whoever is strong will attack, and whoever is weak will be forced to defend, fighting back and forth, it is the law of the jungle, what is the reason? Of course, they will also find some reasons, but the reasons are all strange as long as your strength. If you are strong enough, no matter how weird the reason is, others will recognize it. This is the cruel reality.”

"During the reign of King Qin Yingzheng, King Qin was the only king whose ambition and ability could match. Do you think that the kings of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei have never thought about annexing the four seas? None of them have the ambition to unify the world? Don't they not? , No! It’s not that it has no ambition, it’s that it has no strength! Since Shang Yang’s reform, the overall strength of Da Qin has been completely transformed! From the original situation of the seven heroes of the Warring States period, Shang Yang, Fan Ju and others turned it into a dominant one. Suppress the pattern of the Six Nations!”

"And the so-called He Zong Lian Heng is just a double act performed by Gui Guzi's two apprentices. They prospered among the Seven Kingdoms and gained fame and fortune, but they had no impact on the overall situation. Qin State The gap with the six countries in Shandong is getting bigger and bigger. Qin's defeat of the six countries is an inevitable and irreversible trend! "

"The King of Qin also found reasons for sending troops to the six countries. What was the reason for attacking Han, Zhao, and Chu? Who knows?"

Li Hao was about to speak, but suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to speak rashly, so he immediately shook his head, "I don't know."

Meng Chang glanced at him, without expressing his position, and continued: "The reason why King Qin attacked Han, Zhao, and Chu was that these three countries betrayed the alliance! The betrayers must be punished! Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with it. I hear It is said that various gangs and parties in the Jianghu punish traitors very severely, at least three knives and six holes!"

"The reason for attacking the State of Wei is that the State of Wei conspired with Han and Zhao to rebel against the State of Qin. Anyone who betrays me will be beaten by me. It is logical to say that I am not rough."

"As for the reason for attacking Qi State, it is a bit far-fetched. The reason for attacking Qi State is that the King of Qi refused to surrender! This is a bit unsatisfactory. It is completely bandit logic! Why would a good person surrender to you? It must be You force them to surrender first! Then you attack them because they don't surrender! So beating them up is just like a robber stealing money. The King of Qin asks people to take the initiative to take out the money, and then he kills them with a knife! He also told others righteously that the person who was hacked was really unreasonable. I wanted to steal his money, but he didn't take the initiative to hand over the money. How can I not chop him? "

"To attack the other six countries, only the reason for attacking Yan is the most tenable! Because Prince Dan of Yan really sent Jing Ke to assassinate King Qin! If King Qin does not attack Yan to vent his anger, not only the people of Yan will feel strange, but also the whole world Everyone will doubt whether the King of Qin is stupid! Not only the people of Qin think that they should send troops, but even the enemy will think that there is nothing wrong with him! However, the soldiers of Yan State are different. They will even scold Prince Dan for causing trouble to their country. How many people will sincerely sacrifice their lives to make up for the Prince's mistakes? So it is only a matter of time before Yan is destroyed!"

"At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up in Daze Township, causing chaos in the world. What was the reason for the uprising? Did the princes and generals have the guts to do this? This sentence sounds very exciting, and it allows those at the bottom to see the opportunity to change their destiny, so not Many people followed him to take a gamble! However, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang came from humble backgrounds and had limited abilities. They could be said to be farmers. They had no basic combat experience and had never learned the art of war. They only relied on their passion to fight. When strong, they become weak. Secondly, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are also destined to be arrogant due to their limitations. They have never seen much of the world and have soft ears. They wantonly kill Zhongliang. They come from the people, but they are out of touch with the local spirit! Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have no leadership at all. They lead a group of ragtag people who have been in a state of confusion and no progress. They have no long-term goals, no mid-term strategy, no short-term plans, and even the slogans for sending troops are so blunt and rustic, they are destined to fail!"

"Qin lost its deer, and all the heroes in the world chased it! Fighting to the end, only the heroes of Chu and Han survived to the end! Xiang Yu's reason for sending troops to destroy Qin was very legitimate, which was to restore the country and take revenge! Although Chu has three households, Qin must be destroyed by Chu! To restore the great nation The Chu Dynasty wants to avenge the King of Chu’s clan! This reason is shocking! The Chu army is indeed powerful and almost invincible!”

"However, the moment Xiang Yu claimed to be the Overlord of Western Chu and used Emperor Yi as a puppet, his original intention had changed. He completely exposed his ambition. It was no longer about reviving the country and taking revenge! What he wanted was more. A big stage! He had greater desires! At that moment, he and Liu Bang were destined to live together! Because they both had the same goal, they both wanted to sit on the supreme throne that only the common master of the world could sit on. There is only one seat!”

"Liu Bang never concealed his ambitions from the beginning, but he was so smart that he first joined Xiang Liang's army under the banner of Fu Chu. Later he broke up with Xiang Yu and the banner of Fu Chu could no longer be used, so he actually changed it It became "Kill Xiang Yu and avenge the Righteous Emperor", so although the Han army is weak, it is always tenacious to support him! Because his banner can resonate and gather people's hearts! "

"In short, no matter how dazzling their reasons are, it boils down to one word, power! Power of power!"

"The power to seize life and death and dominate the world!"

Meng Xuanzhe did not expect that his father's mood would be so stable and his speech would be so organized, as if he were a teacher giving lessons to his disciples, speaking calmly and calmly.

Meng Chang said: "Our Great Shu is now just like the ancient Shu Kingdom in the past. The land is fertile and the products are rich. It is a mouthful of fat meat that everyone wants to take a bite of. In the past, the first emperor was a general of the Later Tang Dynasty and took advantage of the internal strife in the Central Plains. We just established our country and proclaimed ourselves emperor. In fact, like Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I am destined to be the emperor. I am very clear-headed and accept my fate here. I have been happy for decades, and I am very content. As for you, I believe that Zhao Kuangyin will not treat you badly. Your salary will definitely not be less than it is now, but there may be some adjustments in official levels. After all, there is only one emperor and one minister. . But as the territory of the Song Dynasty continues to expand, they are now recruiting people. I guess everyone may have another opportunity! For example, Li Hao may become the prime minister of the Song Dynasty! ,hehe."

Li Hao smiled bitterly and said, "The emperor is making fun of the minister again."

"Hey, look at your bitter face, why am I mocking you? What I said is true! I heard that Li Yu was very good in Song Dynasty. He was happy and happy all day long and wrote a lot of lyrics."

Li Hao said: "Since we have decided to surrender in Kaicheng, I wonder if we should make preparations?"

Zhao Jiliang said displeasedly: "It's surrender anyway, and there's still only one hour and three left to go? Prime Minister Li, does the Song Dynasty really allow you to serve as prime minister?"

Li Hao said angrily: "Fart!"

Being forced to surrender is because the strength gap is too big, and it is a helpless choice. Although it is shameless for some people, there will always be people who understand.

But if it is said that he had colluded with the Song Dynasty, the nature is different. Even if he agreed to surrender to the Song Dynasty after a while, the King of Shu might still kill himself as a traitor first!

Li Hao glared at Zhao Jiliang, "You can say I'm incompetent, but you can't say I'm virtuous!"

It's getting dark.

Finally, a soldier presented King Shu's reply to King Jin.

King Jin glanced at it twice and laughed, "Isn't this open to the public? Haha!" He handed the letter to Feng Jiuxiao.

Feng Jiuxiao took it and took a look and said with a smile: "It's done! He doesn't even want the title of King of Chengdu. It seems that he thought of Li Yu!"

King Jin smiled and said: "Li Yu is living very comfortably now. He watches dancing during the day and listens to music at night. His life is more comfortable than that of my brother. Those who don't know think he is the emperor!"

Feng Jiuxiao thought: I'm just saying this to you, I guess Li Yu won't live long!

He immediately smiled and said: "In that case, let's finalize it and confirm the opening time, so that we can enter the city in an orderly manner."

King Jin said: "Okay!"

He cleared his throat and said solemnly: "Generals, listen to the order!"

All the generals raised their hands and clasped their fists, "Here we are!"

"The emperor's decree!" The generals were startled, and then they knelt down at the same time, ready to receive the order!

Feng Jiuxiao stood motionless with her hands behind her back.

The generals knew that Feng Jiuxiao had a gold medal for immunity from death, and had the privilege of not kneeling when receiving orders!

"Wherever the army marches, it is not allowed to burn down the houses, drive out the officials and people, open up the tombs, cut down the decayed trees, and conquer the strongholds. It is not allowed to kill prisoners indiscriminately or plunder property."

All the generals said in unison: "I obey the order!"

Zhao Guangyi said: "Instruct the three armies to be prepared and enter the city at any time."

The Imperial Palace of Shu.

Meng Chang said: "Do you know why the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty is so strong?"

"I don't know." The ministers shook their heads. They are not in charge of institutions such as bad people, and they have only a limited understanding of certain information.

Meng Chang said: "You only know that the Imperial City Division of the Song Dynasty has spies all over Chengdu, but you don't know that I also have informants in Bianjing! During the Song Dynasty's conquest of Shu, that person kept reporting to me every move of the Song Emperor!"

The ministers were horrified that the informant could lurk in the Song Dynasty Palace. Later, he was either a top expert or had a special position that allowed him to have close contact with the Song Emperor!

Since he had access to the Song Emperor, why not take the opportunity to assassinate Zhao Kuangyin? Everyone was confused.

"There was a heavy snowfall in Bianliang a few days ago. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty set up an altar tent in the martial arts lecture hall. He was dressed in sable and fur hats and was attending to the affairs. He suddenly said to his attendants, I am so thickly dressed and my body still feels cold. I am thinking of the soldiers of the Western Expedition. , Wouldn't it be even colder if it was exposed to the frost? So he immediately took off his sable fur hat and sent the eunuch to fly to Shu to give it to Wang Quanbin. He also told the whole army that it was a pity that he could not reward everyone. With so much courage, the 140,000 Shu soldiers were defeated without fighting! Last night, Meng Chang told Mrs. Huarui that my father and son had been raising troops with plenty of food and clothing for decades, but when they encountered an enemy, they were unable to send a single arrow to the east! "

The ministers looked at each other in shock!

Emperor Song's methods of winning people's hearts were really extraordinary!

A sable fur hat was sent to the front line thousands of miles away. Wouldn't that Song general named Wang Quanbin go through life and death for the Song Emperor?

The sentence "It's a pity that I can't reward everyone" made many people from the Song Dynasty shed tears! The emperor was thousands of miles away and was concerned about his own food and clothing. How could he live up to the conscience of heaven and earth if he didn't fight to the death to kill the enemy?

On the other hand, Great Shu has had plenty of food and clothing for decades and treated its soldiers well. How could it be that it was "unable to send a single arrow to the east"? Although it is a bit exaggerated, the combat power of Shu soldiers is indeed vulnerable to the Song army. The army can't do it, and neither can the navy.

In short, just surrender.

Both parties replied with a letter and finally decided to hand over at sunset.

time flies.

The sun sets over the western mountains and the sky is filled with sunset.

The city gate opened, and the Emperor of Shu led the civil and military officials to line up to welcome His Highness the King of Jin of the Song Dynasty and his army to the city.

Feng Jiu begs you to sit in the car with Yuan Zishan and others this time and follow King Jin’s carriage.

King Jin's carriage stopped after crossing the suspension bridge. Both sides were already filled with masters from the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty. Everyone pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords and looked around with eyes like lightning, watching for accidents anytime and anywhere.

Zhao Guangyi Shiran got off the car, followed by Eunuch Li, the python-robed eunuch, following suit, sensing the changes in the energy around him.

He knew that the more careless it was at this time, the more careless it was.

One careless move and you lose everything!

Hundreds of Song archers stood a hundred steps away, each with eagle-like eyes, as if they could shoot through people with just their eyes! Many Shu officials were panicked!

The great siege weapons of the Song Dynasty also arrived one after another at this time, slowly following behind the army. The tall trebuchet and the three-bow crossbow that only six people could push made many Shu generals daunted! Fortunately, I didn't go to the city to attack the city! Otherwise, how many flesh and blood bodies can block the attack of this peerless weapon?

Meng Chang's first action after seeing King Jin was to bow deeply.

This was an agreement between the two parties. Meng Chang only had to kneel to the Emperor of Song and bow to the King of Jin!

This was also Feng Jiuxiao's suggestion, to give Emperor Shu as much face as possible and reduce the resistance to taking over Chengdu. Otherwise, no matter how well the two leaders talk, if some common people in Chengdu can't stand it, they will throw you a rotten egg and call you a Song thief. Even if the perpetrator is caught, the gain will not be worth the loss for the King of Jin. If another civil uprising is provoked, it will be even more unworthy. After all the hard work, this is enough!

King Jin hurriedly reached out to help him and said with a smile, "May I ask who you are, the Lord of Shu?"

Meng Chang said calmly: "I dare not, it is the sinner Meng Chang!"

He turned around and introduced the officials of Shu one by one. Zhao Guangyi nodded one by one. Finally, when Meng Xuanzhe was introduced, Zhao Guangyi smiled and said, "You are indeed young and promising!"

Meng Chang was afraid that Meng Xuanzhe would say the wrong thing, so he immediately took over the conversation, "Your Highness, King Jin, I have hosted a banquet in the palace, specifically for His Highness to receive the news and wash away the dust!"

Zhao Guangyi said: "Okay! Eunuch Li, please come back and invite the deputy envoy to join us for the banquet!"

Eunuch Li said: "Yes!"

With cars flowing like water and horses like a long dragon, the Song army finally entered the city.

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