The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 803

"Enen, you are right. The Kingdom of Shu is very important. Since there are such sufficient reasons, do I have any objections? I also agree to attack the Kingdom of Shu."

Zhao Xu didn't object either. This Zhao Kuangyin might have been prepared for a long time. He should be determined to win the Shu Kingdom, so he won't say anything else. This time he must be taken down.

"I am fully confident in this battle. What is lacking now is a reason to send troops. I have decided to send people to Shu immediately to draw a topographic map of Shu, so as to facilitate future attacks on Shu."

Shu Road is difficult, and it is difficult to ascend to the sky.

In the song "The Difficult Road to Shu" written by the poet Li Bai, the road to Shu is difficult, and the road is indeed not easy.

"In my opinion, let Cao Bin go. I think this person is quite suitable. On the one hand, he is courageous, and on the other hand, he is quick-witted and brave. I still trust him."

Zhao Xu directly recommended Cao Bin to go to Shu to complete this task, and the Confucian general Zhao Xu was very satisfied.

"Cao Bin is a loyal man, and I am very optimistic about him. Since you admire him so much, let him handle this matter. You two choose a few loyal and reliable people to go with him. Let Su Yiwei first Let the people take action, let them pay attention to the movements of the Shu Kingdom, and all the focus will be shifted to the Shu Kingdom."

"Xuer, in fact, I want to tell you that I have decided to build five hundred Linbian mansions near the Bian River. I originally planned to house Meng Chang, but after thinking about it, I left these houses to Meng Chang, Li Yu and other monarchs. Let's live."

Depend on!
The unification war has not been completely completed, it can be said that it has just begun, and Zhao Kuangyin has already begun to think about these things.

He never felt that there was anything wrong with what he did, it was a natural behavior, but this unintentional behavior reflected a kind of character of Zhao Kuangyin.

That is self-confidence, right is self-confidence.

The war has not yet started, even the residences of those monarchs have been prepared, and their retreat has been arranged. Doesn't this show his self-confidence!

In Zhao Kuangyin's military career for so many years, he has never lost a single defeat, and he never thought that his army would be defeated in the unified battle.

What's more, he won't be defeated. No wonder the emperor who is so confident can become the most dazzling star in that era.

Zhao Xu was not surprised by Zhao Kuangyin's self-confidence. If he didn't have such self-confidence, he wouldn't be worthy of being called a great emperor.

At this time, Zhao Xu wrote a large character on a piece of paper on Zhao Kuangyin's imperial case, which was Shu, Shu of the Kingdom of Shu.

It seems that Zhao Kuangyin was already thinking about this matter when he came here, and this Shu country has affected a lot of his energy.

Zhao Xu also didn't speak. His thoughts went to Sichuan and Shu, thinking of the fertile soil and rich products. I want this place in Song Dynasty, and the land of Sichuan and Shu is about to return to my embrace in Song Dynasty.

The land of Sichuan and Shu has been known as the land of abundance since ancient times. This is not just bragging, but the real fertility.

Naturally, it is a natural warehouse for clothes, rich in products and fertile land, and it has been coveted by people since ancient times.

"Three Kingdoms.There was such a passage in "The Biography of Zhuge Liang", which just shows the importance of this place.

"Yizhou is a dangerous fortress, fertile and wild for thousands of miles, a land of abundance, and Gao Zu became an emperor because of it." This refers to Sichuan, where Liu Bei also established the base camp of the Shu Han.

Zhao Kuangyin made it very clear, I was going there for the food, where the products are quite rich, and the things here are what Zhao Kuangyin will need in the future, so he wants to acquire the Kingdom of Shu.

The Kingdom of Shu is a name that refers to the country established after this name. In fact, the Kingdom of Shu in this period was divided into the former Shu and the later Shu.

The former Shu Kingdom was established by a man named Wang Jian. Wang Jian was a man in the late Tang Dynasty. He was originally a loyal military general in the late Tang Dynasty.

In the second year of Guangqi, he was released as the governor of Bizhou and became a member of one party. At this time, the people who hold real power in other places are not actively expanding their own strength.

In the second year of Dashun, that is, in 890 AD, he led his army to successfully capture Chengdu and firmly grasp the land of Xichuan.

His strength was greatly increased, but he was not satisfied with it. It was the sixth year after Xichuan was captured.

He was unwilling to be lonely, so he sent troops here to occupy Dongchuanzi and Chongqing prefectures. Basically, it can be said that the land of Shu fell into his hands.

In [-] A.D., he took Shannanxi again and became the overlord of one side. Many people fled to Shu, where it was relatively peaceful.

The Tang Dynasty was already dead in name only at this time. Wang Jian was not satisfied with his current official position, so he instructed his subordinates to ask the court for merit and rewards.

At this time, the imperial court does not have as much land as him, and the wealth is not as much as Wang Jian's. The imperial court also understands the meaning of asking for merit.

So the Tang Dynasty named Wang Jian the king of Shu and gave him his actual title, which actually means that the land of Shu was built by him in name and in fact.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen established the Back Liang. It was in this year that he successfully proclaimed himself emperor and the country was named Shu.

Fulfilling his long-cherished wish for many years, he became emperor. Ten years later, in the first year of Tianhan (917), Wang Jian changed his country name to Han.

I don't know why, but in the second year he was renamed Shu again, anyway, he was the emperor in general.

It may be that it is unlucky to change the name of the country. At this time, Wang Jian passed away, and his son Wang Yan succeeded to the throne. His ability is far from that of his father.

After being the emperor for seven years, the Central Plains at this time has become the world of the Later Tang Dynasty. Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, sent troops to attack Shu, Wang Yan surrendered, and the Kingdom of Shu perished. This Kingdom of Shu was called the former Kingdom of Shu.

When the Later Tang Dynasty destroyed the former Shu, Meng Zhixiang, Zhuangzong's nephew and son-in-law, made great contributions, and he was very appreciated by Zhuangzong, so he was appointed as the Jiedushi of Xichuan.

Meng Zhixiang entered Chengdu, rectified the administration of officials, reduced exorbitant taxes, and the territory gradually became more stable. At this time, his ambitions began to be revealed.

He wants to establish his own kingdom here in Shu, just like Wang Jian, but he doesn't want the end of Wang Jian's descendants
In the third year of Changxing, Meng Zhixiang killed Dong Zhang, the Jiedu envoy of Dongchuan, and claimed to be the Jiedu envoy of Dongchuan. Dongchuan actually became his private place. Not long after, Meng Zhixiang was named the king of Shu.

Not long after being named King of Shu, many scholars began to enter Shu, and the land of Shu began to rule.

In addition, Meng Zhixiang is also a very capable person, and he has managed the Shu land quite well, providing people with a safe place to live in order to die.

In the fourth year of 930, Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor, changed his name to Yuan Mingde, and the country was named Dashu, which was called Houshu in history.In the same year, Meng Zhixiang passed away, and his son Meng Chang succeeded to the throne. He still used the Mingde reign name, and in the fifth year of Mingde (938), it was changed to Yuan Guangzheng.

The events implicated in the Central Plains Dynasty in Houshu are still that the three prefectures of Qin, Cheng, and Jie were attached to Houshu.Later, Hou Shu captured Fengzhou again.

These are the lands of the Central Plains Dynasty, and these places were finally taken down by Hou Zhou in Hou Zhou.

(End of this chapter)