Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 444 Huanhuaxi Qishi

Chengdu Huanhuaxi.

"Your Majesty, this is the residence of Grand Master Wu."

Li Hao led Luo Youdu to an elegant place with beautiful mountains and rivers.

Luo Youdu came to pay a visit to a wise man in Shu, the real knowledgeable and capable counselor in Shu, named Wu Zhaoyi.

Wu Zhaoyi is a native of Longmen in Hedong. He was erudite and insightful when he was young.

Meng Zhixiang, the founding emperor of Later Shu, once stayed behind in Taiyuan Yin and Beijing in the Later Tang Dynasty, and guarded Hedong, so Wu Zhaoyi joined Meng Zhixiang's command and became his confidant adviser.

Meng Zhixiang established the Kingdom of Shu, gained a foothold in the middle of Shu, and defeated Shi Jingtang and Xia Luqi. Wu Zhaoyi's achievements were second only to Zhao Jiliang, and Meng Zhixiang was called a strange man.

After Meng Chang came to the throne, Wu Zhaoyi also served as prime minister, in charge of salt affairs, and assisted Meng Chang in eradicating old ministers, governing the land of Shu, and rectifying the administration of officials.

However, due to the stability of the land and the smooth weather, the national strength has greatly increased.When Khitan destroyed Jin, the Central Plains was in chaos.

He Jian, the governor of the Xiongwu Army of the later Jin Dynasty, attached Shu to the three prefectures of Qin, Cheng and Tier.Then Liu Zhiyuan of Taiyuan established Liu Han, the Han general Zhao Siwan occupied Yongxing, and Wang Jingchong rebelled according to Fengxiang.

Wu Zhaoyi tried to persuade him again and again.

Meng Changli made his wits stunned, so he didn't follow his words, and sent An Siqian to increase his troops to advance eastward and capture Guanzhong.

Meng Chang was also hit hard by this, and began to give up on himself. From a virtuous king who persuaded farmers to pay punishment, promoted culture and education, diligently sought governance, and rested with the people, he became the original version of Meng Chang who was stupid.

Wu Zhaoyi saw that Meng Chang had lost his ambition and was persuaded repeatedly, so angry that he retired from office and lived in seclusion in Huanhuaxi.

Luo Youdu wants to rectify the customs of Shu, and he plans to lead the military generals with all the heroes. This civil servant is the descendant of Wu Zhao who is expected by everyone and loved by the people.

In history, Li Haoyin experienced national subjugation twice in a row, and both times were written by him.The Shu people despised what he did, and secretly wrote "Shixiu surrendered to the Li family" on the gate of his mansion.

Now he still writes the surrender form, but because of Luo Youdu's strict management of the army, he has won the support of the people in Shu.

Li Hao was not made things difficult, and he supported Luo Youdu without hesitation.

Even calling the door is done by myself.

"Teacher Wu! Your Majesty will personally pay a visit, and I will see you..."

Not long after, an old man in his sixties hurried out and saw that Luo Youdu hadn't entered, but was standing outside the fence, and hurriedly said: "The Tianjia is approaching, and the grassroots are terrified, please come in quickly!"

Luo Youdu stepped into the small courtyard, and Wu Zhaoyi respectfully bowed in the courtyard.

"Grassmen pay homage to the emperor of the Central Plains!"

Luo Youdu smiled casually: "Sir, there is no need to be too polite..."

He glanced left and right, and said: "Sir, you are so elegant, living in seclusion here, I'm afraid it's hard to find a fairy life."

The place where Wu Zhaoyi lives in seclusion has a sea of ​​flowers in front of the door, a bamboo forest behind the house, a brook gurgling past on the right, but a thatched thatched house on the left.

But Luo Youdu knew the essence of this place, it was in this thatched thatched cottage.

The thatched cottage has a name called Du Fu Thatched Cottage.

When Du Fu was wandering in the middle of Shu, he arrived in Chengdu. With the help of Yan Wu and others, he built a thatched cottage by the Huanhua River in the west of the city.

Du Fu lived here for four years and wrote more than 240 poems.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the original thatched cottage has already collapsed. It was Wei Zhuang, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, who found the ruins of the thatched cottage and rebuilt the thatched cottage to preserve it.

What Luo Youdu saw at this moment was Wei Zhuang's thatched hut.

"It's really a great joy in life to be able to be neighbors with Du Shaoling."

Wu Zhaoyi's face showed a bit of desolation, he had worked in Shu for many years, and now the only place that can reflect his achievements is this hermitage.

The things left by Prime Minister Ren in the early years have long been corrupted by Meng Chang, saying: "Shaoling Yelao has worried about the country and the people all his life, and I am ashamed of being a neighbor to Shaoling Yelao."

Luo Youdu heard the little bit of unwillingness, and said with a smile: "I have two things here and I hope Mr. Wu can help."

Wu Zhaoyi made a bow and said, "The Tian family speaks bluntly, and the grassroots will do their best. Please come to the humble house to talk..."

He invited Luo Youdu to enter.

Luo Youdu asked Li Hao and his party to wait outside the house, and walked into the thatched cottage with them.

The two sat down.

Luo Youdu said: "When Mr. was appointed Prime Minister, he was at the time of hostilities with the Central Plains. He often communicates with Dali, and he must understand the national conditions of Dali. I need an official to visit Duan in Dali. I wonder if there is anyone for Mr.?"

Wu Zhaoyi frowned slightly, and tried to ask: "Caomin dare to ask, what is the Tian family's intention? With the current power of the Central Plains, it only needs to show a little kindness. Caomin can guarantee that Dali will not be able to kneel down, so why bother?"

Luo Youdu said without hesitation: "I have always aimed to unify the world and restore the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The whole country of Dali is the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and I will take it sooner or later. It's just that it is not worthwhile to launch a large army against Dali. I just want to make a tentative decision." The border between the two countries, with the Jinsha River as the boundary, controls the gate of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road.”

Wu Zhaoyi worshiped: "The Tian family is ambitious, and the grassroots admire it. Our Xia has such a holy master as His Majesty, and the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties is not far away. But Dali is high and square, and he is not the generation of Yi. He has long been in the Jianchang Mansion of Dali. Take precautions, move the local people inward, and let the tribes who have hatred against us in the Xia Dynasty fill in. After many years of planning, His Majesty will surely have a battle with this move."

Luo Youdu didn't care, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, his Gao Fang ancestors were all my Xia people, as long as the barbarians surrender, I can tolerate them, and I have the confidence to conquer them like Marquis Wu."

He paused and said, "I'm not afraid of a fight, but I'm afraid they won't dare. The land of the Southern Barbarians is full of mountains and forests. If Dali hides troops in the mountains, it will be a headache if we don't fight us head-on. matter."

Wu Zhaoyi understood when he heard this, and said, "The Tian Family needs someone to enter Dali to cause Gao Fang some trouble."

Luo Youdu said approvingly: "The Duan family in Dali should not be willing to spend their whole life for the Gao family, right? Not long after the founding of Dali, the Conglong minister was not just the Gao family. In the end, the Gao family held the power alone. Some people objected, and it should be done. If Gao Fang intends to consume, then I will set his backyard on fire."

Wu Zhaoyi sighed in admiration: "The Tian family has a long-term vision."

Luo Youdu said: "Nowadays there are many corpses in the temples of Sichuan, and there is no one who can take on this important task. I have many capable people in my hands, but they are not familiar with Dali, so it is difficult to take on this important task."

Wu Zhaoyi said: "There is indeed a candidate here from Caomin. His surname is Shi Ke, and his name is Zi Zhuan. He is a famous painter in Sichuan. He is best at painting ghosts and ghosts. He is unrestrained and has excellent eloquence. Dali worships Buddhism and has invited Shi Ke many times to join him. Dali painted murals. Gao Fang had a very strict control over the Dali royal family, and it was difficult for ordinary people to see. But the Dali royal family likes to become a monk, and Shi Ke is the best choice."

Luo Youdu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Mr. Wu can solve my big problem. I wonder if he can solve the fatal disaster for Bashu?"

Wu Zhaoyi hesitated again and again, thinking about the current situation in Shu, looked at Luo Youdu in front of him, and said: "Caomin is willing to serve His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)