Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 438 Bathing
Luo Youdu led the troops to approach Chengdu, but he himself had no intention of rushing to attack Chengdu.

As the core of Mengshu, Meng Chang used the power of the whole country to develop the capital city.

Under this system, the prosperity of Chengdu can be compared with Bianjing and Jinling.

Storming this kind of capital will inevitably cause huge economic losses.

The situation in Shu is complicated. There is Dali in the south, and there are many ethnic minorities in the territory, and it is far away from the Central Plains, so it is not easy to support.

Chengdu will be the center of the Southwest, controlling the situation in the Southwest, and destroying Chengdu too much is not good for the future.

Luo Youdu's attitude is more inclined to persuasion.

Of course, it was also because many people in the city had secretly surrendered, and many of them were big figures like Li Hao, Prime Minister of Mengshu.

Luo Youdu doesn't know how many people there are in Mengshu Temple now, but he has received 21 letters of surrender.

If Meng Xuanzhe hadn't bitten and fought to the end, the surrender faction would have occupied the high ground long ago and obediently sent them to Chengdu.

Liu Wensou's news was conveyed most timely.

Luo Youdu already knew some one-sided information from Zhao Jizha, but without any real evidence, he planned to go to the city of Chengdu and spread the truth about the cause of Meng Chang's death to the city, so that everyone in Chengdu could guess wildly and confuse the enemy's mind. Take advantage of the chaos to profit.

Now there is Wang Zhaoyuan's evidence and the detailed process of forcing the palace.

All the truth is revealed.

Luo Youdu immediately asked Lu Duoxun to publish a brand-new call-to-action, and announced the news that Meng Xuanzhe forced the palace to kill his father.

With the cooperation of various forces, the call for appeal spread throughout Chengdu almost overnight.

Suddenly there was an uproar in Chengdu.

Meng Chang was indeed extravagant and desperate. For enjoyment, he built the Crystal Palace and Huoyan Palace, which made the people of Shu miserable.

Because of Mrs. Huarui's unintentional words, the surrounding forty miles of Sichuan are full of flower gardens...

The legend that Luoyang peony is the best in the world and Chengdu peony is the best in Luoyang has been left...

But Meng Chang was indeed a good emperor, and he used the land of Shu to cultivate his capital.

Although the people in Sichuan have suffered, the people in Chengdu are not living a bad life, but enjoy different benefits.

Therefore, in Chengdu, Meng Chang is still very famous.

At least Meng Xuanzhe, the prince of Bashu, is far behind.

Meng Xuanzhe sat on the dragon chair in a daze, and from the moment he saw the call for thieves, he knew that he had no power to recover.

Having lost the support of the people, it is impossible for him to stop the attack of the Central Plains.

The arrival of reinforcements from Dali could not be supported at all.

What's more, it is unknown whether the Dali reinforcements will come.

Hearing the noisy sound in his ears, Meng Xuanzhe slowly raised his head.

Looking at the man in armor rushing into the hall, he smiled and said, "I never thought that Zhao Dutong was the first to enter the hall!"

The person who came was none other than Zhao Chongtao, who was recently appointed by Meng Xuanzhe as the commander of the Chengdu camp.

Zhao Chongtao was single-handedly pulled out by Meng Chang.

Therefore, the reason why he was loyal to the Meng family and willing to die for the Meng family was because of Meng Chang's kindness, not because of Meng Xuanzhe's acceptance of orders in the face of danger.

Zhao Chongtao didn't have the ability to take orders in the face of danger, turn the tide and help the building to collapse, but he had the courage to repay his kindness and not hesitate to die.

But when he was arranging the city defense of Chengdu, he saw the call for thieves.

The process of coercing the palace is written in too much detail in the Call for Thieves, and even how many people are guarding where, and which general is in charge of where, are all clearly recorded.

Zhao Chongtao's eyes were red, and he took a step forward and asked urgently: "The last general begs your majesty to speak frankly, whether the death of the former lord is related to your majesty."

Meng Xuanzhe did not speak bluntly, but asked rhetorically: "The general led the troops into the palace, is it true or not, the general will believe what I say?"

Zhao Chongtao's eyes lit up with anger, he stepped forward again, and said, "The general wants to see Mrs. Huarui's corpse, isn't that too much?"

The call to action for thieves explained that Meng Xuanzhe chose Meng Chang to take a nap, and when there was no one around, the soldiers surrounded the Huoyan Palace, thinking of a quick battle to force Meng Chang to abdicate.

As a result, Meng Chang fainted in anger, and it was Mrs. Huarui who was in charge of taking care of Que during the period of fainting.

Meng Chang spent the last period of his life with Mrs. Huarui, and she had the most say.

But no coincidence, just last night, the news of Mrs. Huarui's tragic death came out.

What a coincidence.

Why did Mrs. Huarui die?

Is it murder?
still?

Zhao Chongtao already knew it well in his heart, and forcing Meng Xuanzhe to speak out in person was just to make his next behavior more upright.

Meng Xuanzhe smiled open-mindedly, and said ambiguously: "What's the point of saying this now? It's right or wrong, let future generations judge! Zhao Dutong, take my life to receive credit! Just treat it as a gift from me, Manchu Wenwu, I can only feel your loyalty..."

Under Zhao Chongtao's horrified gaze.

Meng Xuanzhe drew out his sword and slayed himself with the sword.

And finally, sitting on the dragon chair of Shu Palace, feeling the passing of life a little bit...

Thinking back to the days after forcing Meng Chang to death, Meng Xuanzhe muttered, "Father, maybe you are right, but the child really doesn't want to live like a fool."

Meng Xuanzhe died.

Zhao Chongtao had no intention of resisting any longer, since he led his troops into the Shu Palace, Chengdu has been in chaos.

Seeing this, Zhao Chongtao didn't care to appease him, so he sent someone to open the city gate to welcome Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin inside.

Luo Youdu's Chinese army was walking on foot, and the speed was naturally not as fast as Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin who led the cavalry.

The two veterans have followed Luo Youdu all year round, and they already have experience in maintaining law and order.

Han Lingkun asked Shi Shouxin to quickly take over the Chengdu city defense, and he called Li Hao, Yi Shenzheng and other literati to help appease the people and maintain order.

When Luo Youdu arrived in Chengdu, it was already night.

He was not in a hurry to enter the city, but was stationed at the Hongfa Temple outside the city, intending to accept Meng Xuanjue's surrender ceremony in the morning and enter the city in a fair manner.

Meng Xuanjue is the second son of Meng Chang and the younger brother of Meng Xuanzhe.

In the side courtyard of Hongfa Temple, Luo Youdu had someone prepare buckets and boil a large bucket of hot water.

After more than a month of military career, Luo Youdu finally took a long-lost hot bath. He felt that the clogged pores all over his body were opened, and he couldn't help moaning comfortably.

"It's comfortable!"

Luo Youdu closed his eyes to feel the heat.

"His Majesty!"

Han Lingkun's voice suddenly came from outside.

Luo Youdu didn't open his eyes, and said, "What's the matter? Tell me what's not important, come in and say what's important..."

Han Lingkun said with some joy in his tone: "There is nothing important, but Your Majesty has worked hard on this journey. I found someone to serve Your Majesty, and asked her to wipe your back and squeeze your shoulders."

Luo Youdu smiled and said, "You, what is your status to do this? I'm not afraid of people gossip... Anyway, let her in!"

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed, Luo Youdu took a look. It was cold in the early spring night, the hot water was foggy, and he couldn't see his face clearly from a distance, but his figure was quite graceful.

He squinted his eyes, knowing that Han Lingkun would not arrange ordinary things for him, so he couldn't help being a little curious...

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