Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 443
Chengdu government office.

Since Luo Youdu arranged for Quan Shixiong and Gao Huaide to persuade the southern states to surrender, he began to deal with things in central Sichuan.

Ever since he came into contact with things in Central Shu, Luo Youdu found that choosing to conquer by himself was an incomparably correct decision.

It is no wonder that in history, the car god once wanted to give up Bashu, and it is no wonder that Quan Shixiong, Wang Xiaobo and others kept making troubles in Bashu.

He knew that the officialdom in Bashu was bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

Meng Chang, from a king who loved the people like a son and wrote "Your salary is rich, and the people anoint the people. As a parent, you are not kind" has become, without exaggeration, an emperor who cares about the people and only knows how to enjoy himself.

Meng Chang's employment was reasonable at the beginning, but with his own debauchery.

The way he uses people is completely close to money.

Whoever can make money for him will have a high official and generous salary.

Just like the eunuchs of the Manchu Dynasty in the Southern Han Dynasty, the officials of all parties in the Western Shu Dynasty were all small experts who bullied the people to collect money.

Meng Xuanzhe's restructuring also proved a point.

These little experts who are used to making money, even if the king doesn't love money anymore, they will not stop their small means of making money.

It's just that Meng Chang's share was taken privately.

As far as the situation in Shu is concerned, even if there is no disturbance by Wang Quanbin, if there is a natural or man-made disaster, they will still have to rebel.

Unless this rotten bureaucratic system is eradicated, there will be no peace in Shu.

To destroy the entire bureaucratic system in Shu, one must have a certain amount of courage.

If he hadn't come here in person, ordinary people might not have the courage to destroy the corruption in Shu.

"Your Majesty! Dinner is ready!"

Mrs. Huarui walked into the government office with a food box, since she moved into Chengdu.

She has almost become Luo Youdu's royal chef, steaming vegetables, frying vegetables, grilling food, and snacks and pastries, Mrs. Huarui knows everything, and her skills are not inferior to the royal chef.

Moreover, Mrs. Huarui will think of ways to change the pattern and create her own dishes, which is something that the imperial chef does not have.

Because serving the emperor, what the imperial chef seeks is stability.

"It smells so good!"

Luo Youdu watched Mrs. Huarui put the two exquisite side dishes in front of her, and said with a big index finger, "Madam, these days, I have developed my taste. This skill is not comparable to that of an imperial chef in the palace."

Mrs. Huarui said with a slight smile, "It's as long as His Majesty likes it."

At this moment, she has changed into filial piety clothes, put on a blue long gown, combed upside down, to set off her delicate face, with a little makeup, her face is radiant, unspeakably beautiful.

However, Luo Youdu still felt that she was more charming when she was dressed in filial piety...

The Kingdom of Shu has been destroyed. Facing the persuasion of Quan Shixiong and Gao Huaide's deterrence, no one in the southern states has the courage to resist.

With little effort, all the territory of Mengshu north of the Dadu River was surrendered.

Rongzhou.

The great ambition of the whole division fell to the ground.

As a native of Shu, Quan Shixiong naturally didn't want to attack his compatriots, so he went all the way south, trying his best to persuade the Sifang governors to surrender, just to avoid a war.

Fortunately, they came all the way, and no state capital had the intention of rebelling under such circumstances.

Quan Shixiong heaved a sigh of relief, but seeing that Gao Huaide had no intention of returning to Chengdu, he couldn't help coming to the door and said, "Ma Shuai, the last general is lucky to live up to his fate. It has been said that Dingzhou, Ezhou, Yanzhou, Gongzhou, etc. Zhouzhou and Xuezhou all surrender to His Majesty. When will you and I set off and return to Chengdu to return to our orders?"

Gao Huaide has always said bluntly: "I'm not leaving, I'm waiting to attack Dali."

Only then did Quan Shixiong realize Gao Huaide's real intention to lead his troops to the south, instead of threatening to refuse, he went to Dali instead.

In an instant, Quan Shixiong's blood was hot all over, and he said loudly: "Attack Dali, I would like to be the front."

Quan Shixiong is also a generation of good generals, but he is useless under Meng Chang's command.

The relationship between Dali and Mengshu is not bad, and the trade exchanges between the two sides are frequent.

When they were enemies with the Central Plains in the early years, the ancient tea-horse road accounted for a large proportion of Mengshu's economic exports.

But as a general, Quan Shixiong has a different way of thinking.

In the past, Nanzhao, the predecessor of Dali, invaded Sichuan and Shu many times, which brought great harm to the people of Sichuan and Shu.

Although it is said that Song Wei, Gao Pian and others led the Tang army to defeat the Nanzhao army several times, forcing Nanzhao to almost destroy the country.However, the internal contradictions of the Li and Tang Dynasty made it impossible for Tang Jun to go further after occupying the advantage.

The boundary between the two countries has always been maintained near the Dadu River.

Dali replaced Nanzhao, and the territory was also set at the Dadu River.

For a general like Quan Shixiong, that was quite a shame.

As for the economic issue, it was out of his consideration.

He had long wanted to break arms with Dali.

It was also because of this attitude that Meng Chang sent him to Wenzhou as the governor.

Wenzhou is located in the Yinping Qushui area, which belongs to the northernmost part of the Shu Kingdom. Obviously, he is not given the opportunity to get in touch with Dali.

Luo Youdu intends to march south to Dali, and the whole army is immediately excited.

Gao Huaide said: "Don't worry, this time going south, there is a chance for the governor to perform."

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Xichang City, Jianchang Prefecture.

Gao Fang closed his eyes and quietly listened to his confidant Dong Yun's report.

This powerful minister of the Dali Kingdom was around fifty years old, with a gentle appearance, but from the outside, there was nothing outstanding about it.

"Under the coercion and lure of Gao Huaide and Quan Shixiong, all the state capitals in Shu surrendered to the Central Plains."

Gao Fang said with emotion: "This dragon crossing the river should not be underestimated. Forty days? The huge Mengshu, which is famous for its steep mountains and rivers, has not survived a month and a half. I only hope that it is a friend rather than an enemy... By the way, where is Gao Huaide now?"

"Rongzhou!" Dong Yun said: "Since he went south and arrived in Rongzhou, he never went south again, but he didn't lead his troops back either. Regarding this... I guess there are two possibilities."

Gao Fang opened his eyes slightly, and said, "Tell me."

Dong Yun said: "Meng Chang's extravagance has caused the people to live in poverty and the officials to be greedy. The emperor of the Central Plains wanted to stabilize the southwest, so he had to drastically change the atmosphere of the entire Shu region. Gao Huaide's garrison in Rongzhou can maintain the stability of the western region of the Shu region."

Gao Fang replied: "It makes sense! Let's go on..."

Dong Yun said solemnly: "The other thing is to attack my Dali idea, Chen Bing Rongzhou, looking for opportunities to cross the Dadu River."

A strange brilliance flashed in Gao Fang's eyes, he took a deep look at Dong Yun, and said, "The one who knows me is Nephew Dong Xian!"

After a pause, he continued: "Civil and military officials in the temple, and vegetarian meals in the corpse, they all say to make friends with the Central Plains, regard him as suzerain, and accept canonization. It's ridiculous, and only you can see through my real powerful enemy!"

"The emperor of the Central Plains, Luo Youdu, who is he?"

"To stand out from the chaotic situation, break through Khitan in the north and recover Hedong, go to Lianglong in the west, and go to Jiangnan in the south, there is no better hero than this generation."

"Such a person must be extremely assertive, how can he be burdened by false fame?"

"Give up on mobilizing troops after a few words of flattery?"

"I have no grievances with the Central Plains in Dali, but the previous Nanzhao and Li Tang have deep grievances, and we occupy a place of dispute. If you do not understand the needs of the other party, showing weakness prematurely will only damage your morale. "

"So when I learned that the two armies from the Central Plains had entered Shu, the Marquis personally led the troops to station in Jianchang Mansion. It was to prevent the Central Plains army from taking advantage of the situation and going south..."

"This Marquis does not want to be an enemy of the Central Plains, but he will not sit still and surrender the territory of our Dali Kingdom."

Gao Fang said: "You continue to pay attention to Gao Huaide's movements, as well as the situation of their navy. To cross the Dadu River, they need a navy. Their navy also needs to pay attention, and inform Yang Huai'an of the Void and Hate Department, so that they can be on guard. Dadu River, don’t give the Central Plains people an opportunity.”

Dong Yun sighed in admiration: "This subordinate has only known that Marquis Yue is far-sighted."

In the past, Nanzhao and Li Tang fought in darkness in the southern Sichuan area.

Due to the long-term war with the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao encountered famous generals like Gao Pian, who were repeatedly overthrown, and the people were exhausted, even to the point where men under the age of 15 were recruited as soldiers, and women were allowed to farm instead of men.

After the founding of the People's Republic of Dali, the population of Jianchang Mansion, which was located in the battleground between the two sides, withered.

Gao Fang's methods were extremely sophisticated. Seeing this situation, he moved the few local people in Jianchang Mansion to Dali, and transferred the shallow barbarians in Dali to Jianchang Mansion.

This move directly caused the vast majority of the population of Jianchang Mansion to be barbarian tribes, in order to sever the inseparable potential connection with China.

The Department of Xuhen is a part of Wuman. It lives behind a high mountain.

When Nanzhao and Li Tang were enemies, Xuhen Department was Nanzhao's strong department at that time. With the help of Annan, the leader once took advantage of the virtual attack to attack Jiaozhi City in Annan, forcing the Tang army to retreat to Lingnan.

However, with the arrival of Annan's protector Gao Pian and his troops, he defeated the Nanzhao army and won consecutive victories.

Both Yang Huai'an's great-grandfather and grandfather died on the battlefield.

Yang Huai'an hated the northern Han people to the bone.

Gao Fang placed Yang Huai'an's Xuhen Department in the south of the Dadu River just for this day.

Gao Fang was scheming, calm and prudent, and emphasized: "In short, don't be careless, the Central Plains is not comparable to Yang Qianzhen and his like."

While talking, news of Gao Xiang's return came from outside.

Gao Fang said angrily: "This rebellious son, is he finally willing to come back?"

Dong Yun wisely left.

"I saw my father!"

Gao Xiang's face was disheartened, thinking of the beautiful woman who had already been snatched back abruptly, his heart was bleeding.

"Humph!"

Gao Fang said angrily: "Nizi, you almost ruined my event."

Gao Xiang was terrified of his father, shrank his head, and said, "I know I was wrong."

Gao Fang said: "You are under house arrest in the Central Plains, so you can be the emperor of the Central Plains?"

Gao Xiang shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it before."

Gao Fang frowned, and said, "Then who did you see?"

Gao Xiang said: "No one saw it, so they let me go like this."

Gao Fang's face was gloomy: "You didn't say anything?"

Gao Xiang said: "I didn't say anything, I just let the baby back."

Gao Fang's face was serious, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Gao Xiang is his son after all, so he treats him like this?
This is not taking oneself seriously at all!

Too arrogant, right?
"Father……?"

Gao Xiang called out timidly.

Gao Fang said angrily: "Go back to Dali, don't be ashamed here."

Gao Fang glanced at his son, and suddenly understood that the other party wanted to subdue him, and he didn't intend to use extra tricks at all.

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