Chapter 10 Side by side against the Central Plains bandits
Meng Chang directly issued an order to expel the guests.
Xu Kai came here after a lot of hardships and almost lost his legs. How could he be willing to leave like this? He shouted: "Your Majesty, do you really want to see Meng Shu's ancestral temple and country Zuo destroyed in one day? Have you forgotten that he was eliminated?"
Li Renhan and Zhang Ye, did they write down the aspiration and ambition of 'Er salary and salary, the people support the people. As a parent, you should not be merciful'?"
Meng Chang's expression has changed significantly.
Xu Kai continued: "Your Majesty, the Han Kingdom in Lingnan has agreed to send troops, and now only Sichuan and Shu are left. As long as Sichuan and Shu are willing to send troops to Qinchuan, the Central Plains will be exhausted and the leaders will not care about each other."
Xu Kai's words were not false.
Since Luo Youdu planned to capture Nanping in the past year, the Central Plains has controlled the passage from the Yangtze River to Shu.
At this critical moment, Xu Kai and the others chose to enter the country from Southern Han Dynasty.
As the only country in the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties that proclaimed itself emperor, the Southern Han Dynasty was naturally hostile to Guo Rong and Luo Youdu.
Guo Rong's Northern Expedition frightened the Southern Han Dynasty, and Luo Youdu's Western Expedition also frightened the Southern Han Dynasty.
The Southern Han Dynasty lived in fear for these years, and their hatred for the Central Plains also accumulated day by day.
After raising troops to conquer Jingnan, it is self-evident who the next target will be.
Therefore, the Southern Han Dynasty was even more interested in the anti-Luo alliance than Jiangnan, and directly agreed to the request to form an alliance and send troops.
Xu Kai was able to cross the mountains from the Lingnan Mountains to the Yunnan-Guizhou Mountains by relying on the road brought by the Southern Han Dynasty.
Meng Chang ignored Xu Kai's persuasion and waved Xu Kai away.
Meng Chang stood up with some difficulty, his face uncertain.
In fact, he agreed with Xu Kai's statement from the bottom of his heart.
Meng Chang knew that one day, the soldiers and horses from the Central Plains would eventually break through Shu. They would invade Chengdu, strip away everything they had, and even destroy the Meng family's ancestral temple.
But what can be done?
Resist?
It’s not that I haven’t resisted!
He was just a partial force in the Central Plains, so he was forced to give up his throne and respect the Central Plains as Zhengshuo.
What was the strength of the Central Plains back then?
What is the strength of the Central Plains now?
What was the strength of Sichuan and Shu back then?
What is the strength of Sichuan and Shu now?
The Central Plains captured Huainan, captured Nanping, defeated the Khitan, destroyed the Han Kingdom in the east of Hedong, and recovered the homeland of Long and Liang...
Is the strength more than several times stronger?
With such terrifying strength, what can be used to compete with it?
As the king of Sichuan and Shu, Meng Chang naturally has a certain understanding of his own strength.
A long sigh.
Resistance will only make you die faster, it is better to enjoy yourself and show your harmlessness to the Central Plains, and maybe you can survive for a few more years.
Meng Chang thought to himself and called out: "Get off, I'm going to the Fire Flame Palace."
As soon as he walked out of the palace door, away from the warm coals in the palace, he involuntarily tightened his mink coat tightly.
It is said that fat people are afraid of heat rather than cold, but Meng Chang has been afraid of both heat and cold in recent years. He dare not go out in summer or go out in winter.
In order to make his life more comfortable, Meng Chang built the Crystal Palace and the Fire Palace respectively in the Shu Palace.
This Crystal Palace, Fire Flame Palace, as its name suggests, is used to escape the heat and cold.
The Crystal Palace uses nanmu as the pillars, agarwood as the pillars, coral inlaid windows, and jasper as the doors. The surrounding walls do not use bricks and stones, but are inlaid with several feet of open glass. The inside and outside are transparent and there is no barrier. In the hot summer, the Crystal Palace feels as if it is late autumn.
Generally cool.
The Fire Flame Hall uses rocks near the volcano as its foundation, centuries-old dole wood as its doors and windows, camphor as its pillars, and a fire cellar underground. Inside the hall, winter is as warm as summer.
Since the first frost, Meng Chang rarely left the Fire Flame Palace, and all daily state affairs were left to Prince Meng Xuanzhe and Minister Wang Zhaoyuan.
Unless the matter was serious, Meng Chang would not even come to see Xu Kai.
Xu Kai sat in the sedan with a despairing look on his face, his eyes dull and he didn't know what to do.
The Central Plains is too strong, ridiculously strong, so strong that people don’t know how to win.
Now the only way to contain the Central Plains is for Jiangnan, Southern Han, and Meng Shu to join forces.
Jiangnan sent troops to the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers to attack the grain-producing areas of the Central Plains.
The Southern Han Dynasty marched north to Jingxiang to attract and contain soldiers and horses from the Central Plains.
If Meng Shu could send troops to Qinchuan at the same time, he would be able to open up three major battlefields.
Huainan, Jingnan plus Qinchuan. In this case, including the disaster-defeating army, the Central Plains will fall into the quagmire of four major wars.
It is not easy to win, but the four battlefields can consume the economic strength of the Central Plains to the maximum extent, making them unable to care about each other.
If the Khitan could get involved at this time, they might even have hope of carving up the Central Plains.
The status of Meng Shu is very important in this method. After all, Jingnan and Huainan have limited containment power.
But the distance between Qinchuan, Jingnan, and Huainan is huge.
It can effectively divide the Central Plains soldiers and horses from the transportation and consumption of grain and grass...
But Meng Chang had no fighting spirit, just like a pile of mud.
Xu Kai came out of the palace in a daze, like a zombie, and got into the carriage. All he could think about was how to persuade Meng Chang to agree to the alliance sending troops.
"Mr. Xu! Here we are!"
Hearing the coachman's call, Xu Kai came back to his senses, opened the curtain and looked at the unfamiliar land in front of him, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Where is this?"
A man came forward, bowed and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhaoyuan, I have heard Mr. Chu Jin's exegesis for a long time. There is nothing wrong in the world. I am lucky enough to meet you today. I am extremely honored."
Exegesis is to analyze the meaning of ancient texts. Some ancient characters and meanings have changed with the times and are unknown.
Exegetical science was derived, which is to analyze the meaning of words and sentences based on the context and various ancient books.
When Xu Kai heard that he was Prime Minister Meng Shu, he quickly bowed in return and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Kong Liang!"
Wang Zhaoyuan regarded himself as the contemporary "Zhuge Liang". Zhuge Liang was named Kong Ming, so he named himself Kong Liang.
Wang Zhaoyuan was dressed in the uniform of a Confucian scholar. In the deep winter, he held a feather fan in his hand and bowed: "I have taken the liberty to invite you to my residence. I hope you won't be surprised. There is an ancient book in the lower house. There are many new words in the book. I don't understand the meaning. I just want to ask Chu Jin for advice."
gentlemen."
How could Xu Kai be in the mood to read any ancient books?
However, Wang Zhaoyuan is Meng Chang's number one confidant. If he can get his support as the Prime Minister of the dynasty, he may still have a chance of survival.
At that moment, Xu Kai made up his mind and said: "Do your best."
Wang Zhaoyuan helped Xu Kai into the house, and naturally praised Xu Kai's loyalty and righteousness along the way.
Entering the living room, Xu Kai saw a person sitting in front of the hall. Just as he was surprised, the other person took the first step and introduced himself.
"Meng Xuanzhe has met Mr. Chu Jin!"
Xu Kai hurriedly returned the gift, and he turned out to be the prince of Sichuan!
In an instant, he realized that something was different. He was not here to read ancient books.
Xu Kai's thoughts were racing and he bowed hurriedly: "Your Highness, the ambition of the Emperor of the Central Plains is clearly revealed. Now our Jiangnan and your country are in a life-and-death situation. Only by standing side by side with the enemy can we have a chance of survival. I sincerely ask Your Highness to persuade the king not to do this."
With a benevolent heart, think like a jackal."
Meng Xuanzhe is twenty-three years old this year, at the age when a newborn calf is no longer afraid of tigers. He looked at Xu Kai, who was loyal to Xu State, and said: "I have long had the intention to fight against the Central Plains, but my father has never allowed it. Now, Chu Jin
Don't worry, sir, I promise to make my father agree to send troops to fight against the bandits from the Central Plains."
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