Luo Youdu looked at his "old friend" Zhao Jizha in front of him, a little dumbfounded.
There were many people in Sichuan and Shu who were known as Wolong Zhuge, and Zhao Jizha was the first one he met.
Historically, Zhao Jizha was directly killed by Meng Chang because what he did was too ugly.
Meng Chang asked him to send troops to resist the troops of the previous dynasty. Before he set off, he was as strong as an ox and took his wife and concubines to enjoy the mountains and rivers. He also laughed at Jiang Wei in the sword pavilion for his lack of ambition. However, when he heard that Wang Jing had destroyed many villages in one breath, he was frightened and frightened.
He wrote to Chaoyan overnight, falsely claiming to be ill, requesting to be relieved of his post and return to Beijing to recuperate. Without waiting for Meng Chang's reply, he sent his own soldiers to escort his wife, concubines and baggage back to Chengdu first, and then sneaked back to Chengdu himself with his troops.
Meng Chang was furious and killed him.
Due to the emergence of Luo Youdu in this era, he deliberately showed weakness to the enemy and used Zhao Jizha, an outsider to command an expert, to cause civil and military disharmony on the front line, thus forcing Qin and Feng states to surrender.
Zhao Jizha fled back to Chengdu and handed all charges to Han Jixun.
Zhao Jizha's speech was actually recognized by Meng Chang, who also valued it as before.
Luo Youdu couldn't help but laugh when he got the news. Meng Chang, a sycophantic minister and a talented person, was considered to be unparalleled in the world.
Luo Youdu always thought that he and Zhao Jizha would never have any more entanglements. After receiving the news of Meng Chang's sudden death, he quickly received a letter from Sun Guangxian, the governor of Jing, and then the Wude Secretary sent Zhao Jizha in person.
delivered in front of him.
The true situation of Meng Chang was naturally told to him by Zhao Jizha.
Zhao Jizha was a little submissive. The original sufferer in front of him had now reached a situation where he could not look up to him.
Zhao Jizha has lived quite well these years. Meng Chang still trusts him and still allows him to serve in the court.
But after Meng Chang was forced to surrender by Luo Youdu and became the laughing stock of the world, he was embarrassed to see others, so he hid in the palace of Shu and overeated to vent his anger, and suffered from bulimia.
In the next few years, my body quickly went out of shape, and my physical strength became increasingly worse.
At first, I could travel around mountains and rivers, recite poems and make music, and even climb mountains on foot. Later, I gradually needed to be carried, and in the end I even started to pant after walking a few steps, so I didn't want to go out.
As for national affairs, he had no time to deal with them and left them to his son Meng Xuanzhe and his close confidant Wang Zhaoyuan.
Now Zhao Jizha's position was very embarrassing.
Zhao Jizha had personal experience of the power of the Central Plains. After returning to Chengdu, he became a steadfast landlord and representative.
When the Liao envoys took advantage of Luo Youdu's accession to the throne to cause trouble, it was Zhao Jizha who took the lead in expressing his position, saying that the Central Plains should not be easily offended and that the Khitan envoys should be handed over to the Central Plains for handling.
Meng Chang was originally afraid of war, so he promoted this matter.
Meng Xuanzhe was young and vigorous, and Wang Zhaoyuan even compared himself to Zhuge Liang. He even planned to raise 30,000 elite soldiers to pacify the Central Plains.
When these two hawks came together, Zhao Jizha's life became difficult. He was suppressed and ostracized, and was demoted to Qianzhou as the governor.
Qianzhou is located in the mountains, surrounded by mountain people, and is prone to chaos.
Zhao Jizha did not want to suffer, so he was so angry that he complained of illness and returned to his hometown to recuperate. He left his confidants in Chengdu, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.
What I didn't want to wait for was the news that Meng Xuanzhe forced the palace and Meng Chang died of anger.
Zhao Jizha was worried that he would be liquidated, but did not want to remain anonymous for the rest of his life, so he decisively left Shu, contacted his old friend Sun Guangxian, and came to Luo Youdu.
Zhao Jizha said angrily: "Your Majesty, Meng Xuanzhe is a yellow-mouthed child, a newborn calf, who does not know how high the sky is. Wang Zhaoyuan is even more fearless and arrogant. The current situation in Sichuan and Sichuan is all the fault of these two people."
Luo Youdu did not answer, but was thinking about something.
He was not surprised at all about the current situation in Sichuan and Sichuan.
Luo Youdu's thoughts have not been in Sichuan and Shu these years, which does not mean that he does not understand him at all.
As the emperor of the Central Plains, Luo Youdu took a certain approach to appease the subordinate countries and had many correspondences with Meng Chang.
Luo Youdu admired Meng Chang's lying down very much and hoped that he would keep it up.
Meng Chang's overeating and overeating habits made him as fat as a pig well known.
According to Luo Youdu, obesity and bulimia are two major symptoms that can cause many sequelae, among which cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the most fatal.
For this reason, Luo Youdu persuaded Meng Chang to take care of his health more than once. He was worried that because of himself, Meng Chang would not survive the day when he sent troops to Sichuan and Shu.
I don't want it to be true...
Although the cause of everything was Meng Xuanzhe's forced marriage, Meng Chang's poor physical condition was also one of the reasons.
Luo Youdu said: "So, Meng Shu is going to unite Lingnan Han Kingdom and Jiangnan to send troops to become our enemy?"
Zhao Jizha said: "That's 80% true. When the Khitan came to persuade the late king to become enemies in the Central Plains, Wang Zhaoyuan proposed that he lead tens of thousands of elite troops to capture and kill the traitors of the two ministers as sacrifices. Meng Xuanzhe was Wang Zhaoyuan's student and was mentored by him.
The influence is extremely heavy, and I am determined to regain Shu. Before, the ancestors were suppressing me, but now I have no scruples."
Luo Youdu said with a smile in his eyes: "How many people know about your trip to Shu?"
Zhao Jizha hurriedly said: "Not many people know that the foreign minister has been an enemy of Wang Zhaoyuan for many years. They know that this man has bad character and is cruel to his political opponents. He came to Shu disguised as a businessman."
"That's good!" Luo Youdu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Sir, thank you for your hard work for coming all the way. Your husband has a special status and it is difficult to show his face for the time being, so I will let him live in Han Dianshuai's house for the rest of the month. I will let him take care of me.
Sir, I will not treat you badly."
Although Zhao Jizha was not very talented, he was a good person. He said hurriedly: "The foreign minister promises not to leave the house and not to cause any trouble to His Majesty."
Luo Youdu nodded with satisfaction and waved to Han Lingkun to take him down. After thinking about it, he ordered someone to find Xue Juzheng.
Xue Juzheng received Luo Youdu's attention with his outstanding performance after receiving foreign guests at the enthronement ceremony. He is now the Minister of Rites and the second-in-command of the Ministry of Rites.
"I have met His Majesty!"
Xue Juzheng saluted and said hello meticulously.
Luo Youdu said: "You must know that King Meng Chang of Shu died of illness."
"I know!"
Xue Ju was working in the Ministry of Rites, and the news of Meng Chang's death was first notified to the Ministry of Rites by the Shu envoy in Bianjing, who then informed Luo Youdu.
Luo Youdu said: "Since the king of Shu surrendered to me in the Central Plains in the past, he has always abided by the etiquette of a minister and worked hard without complaining. This time he died unexpectedly, which is really a great loss for our court. I would like to send someone to Sichuan to express my condolences, and canonize Meng Xuanzhe as the
Lord of Western Shu. When I look at the Ministry of Rites, Xue Qing is the only suitable candidate. Is Xue Qing willing to take this trip?"
Xue Juzheng had a strict conduct and always worked hard without complaining. He said: "Your Majesty has orders, and I should obey them."
Luo Youdu nodded with satisfaction and reminded: "There is something fishy about the death of Lord Meng Chang of Shu. Don't get involved in the right and wrong of Shu. Even if you notice something strange, you must pretend not to know. In short, remember your mission and canonize Meng Xuanzhe.
, and to mourn for Meng Chang, the others don’t ask or know anything about it, just go and come back as soon as possible!”
When Xue Juzheng heard this, he knew what he was talking about.
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