Since Luo Youdu arranged for Quan Shixiong and Gao Huaide to persuade the southern states to surrender, he began to deal with matters in Shu.
Since coming into contact with things in Shu, Luo Youdu found that it was the right decision for him to choose to fight in person.
No wonder the car god once wanted to give up Bashu in history, and no wonder Quan Shixiong, Wang Xiaobo and others kept making trouble in Bashu.
He knew that the officialdom in Bashu was very bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.
Meng Chang went from being a king who loved his people like his own son and wrote, "Your salary is your salary, and the people support the people. As a parent, you are not merciful." He actually became an emperor who did not care about the people and only cared about his own enjoyment.
Meng Chang's employment of people was reasonable at first, but as he became more dissolute.
The way he uses people is completely close to money.
Whoever can get him money will be rewarded with a high official position and a generous salary.
Just like the eunuchs of the Southern Han Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty, officials from all walks of life in Western Shu were all little experts at bullying the people to make money.
Meng Xuanzhe's restructuring also proved one point.
These little experts are used to making money. Even if your Majesty no longer loves money, they will not stop using their little tricks to make money.
It was just that Meng Chang's share was stolen.
With the situation in Shu, even without Wang Quanbin's commotion, a natural or man-made disaster would still lead to rebellion.
This bureaucratic system is rotten to the core. Unless it is eradicated, there will be no peace in Shu.
It takes a certain amount of courage to destroy the entire bureaucracy in Shu.
If he hadn't been there in person, ordinary people might not have the courage to destroy the corruption in Shu.
"Your Majesty! It's time to eat!"
Mrs. Huarui walked into the government office carrying a food box. After moving into Chengdu.
She has almost become Luo Youdu's imperial cook. She can steam vegetables, stir-fry vegetables, bake food, and make snacks and pastries. Mrs. Hua Rui can do all of them, and her skills are not inferior to those of the imperial chef.
Moreover, Mrs. Huarui can think of ways to change her dishes and create her own dishes, which is something that the imperial chef does not possess.
Because serving the emperor, what the imperial chef wants is stability.
“It smells so good!”
Luo Youdu watched Mrs. Huarui place the two exquisite side dishes in front of her, moved her index fingers, and said, "Madam, my taste has been very sophisticated these days. Even the royal chefs in the palace can't compare to this craftsmanship."
Mrs. Huarui smiled slightly and said, "As long as your Majesty likes it."
At this moment, she had changed into her mourning clothes and put on a long green gown, with her hair in an upturned bun, which highlighted her delicate face. She applied a bit of powder and pink, making her face radiant and indescribably beautiful.
However, Luo Youdu still feels that she is more charming when she is dressed in mourning clothes...
The Kingdom of Shu was destroyed, and in the face of Quan Shixiong's persuasion and Gao Huaide's intimidation, no one in the southern states had the courage to resist, and they all surrendered and rushed to Chengdu to meet him.
With little effort, all the territory of Meng and Shu north of the Dadu River was surrendered.
Rongzhou.
The whole division's ambitions were shattered.
As a Shu native, Quan Shixiong naturally did not want to attack his compatriots, so he went all the way south and tried his best to persuade the governors from all directions to surrender, just to avoid a war.
Fortunately, no state government had any intention of rebellion under such circumstances.
Quan Shixiong breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw that Gao Huaide had no intention of returning to Chengdu, he couldn't help but came to the door and said: "Ma Shuai, the last general has lived up to his command. He has already decided on Dingzhou, Ezhou, Yanzhou, and Gongzhou."
The states of Xuezhou are surrendered to Your Majesty. When will you and I leave to return to Chengdu?"
Gao Huaide always said bluntly: "I'm not leaving, I'm waiting to attack Dali."
Only then did Quan Shixiong realize Gao Huaide's true intention of leading his troops south, which was not to accept threats, but to go towards Dali.
In an instant, the whole army's blood started to heat up, and he loudly said: "I'm willing to be the front in the attack on Dali."
Quan Shixiong was also a good general, but he was completely useless under Meng Chang.
The relationship between Dali and Meng Shu was not bad, and trade between the two parties was frequent.
In the early years when they were enemies of the Central Plains, the Ancient Tea Horse Road accounted for a large proportion of Meng Shu's economic exports.
But Quan Shixiong, as a military general, 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 Song Wei, Gao Pian and others led the Tang army to defeat the Nanzhao army several times, forcing Nanzhao to nearly destroy the country. However, the internal conflicts of the Li and Tang dynasties prevented the Tang army from going further after gaining the upper hand.
The territorial 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 economic issues, they are not within his scope of consideration.
He had long wanted to have a fight with Dali.
It was also because of this attitude that Meng Chang sent him to Wenzhou as the governor.
Wenzhou is located in the Qushui area of Yinping and belongs to the northernmost part of Shu. Obviously, it did not give him the opportunity to contact Dali.
Luo Youdu planned to march south to Dali, and the whole army was immediately excited.
Gao Huaide said: "Don't worry, this time we go south, there will be a chance for the governor to show his performance."
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Xichang City, Jianchang Prefecture.
Gao Fang closed his eyes and listened quietly to the report of his confidant Dong Yun.
This powerful official of the Dali Kingdom was in his fifties, and he looked like a gentle man. From the outside, there was nothing outstanding about him.
"Under the coercion and inducement of Gao Huaide and Quan Shixiong, all the state capitals in Shu surrendered to the Central Plains."
Gao Fang sighed with emotion: "This dragon crossing the river should not be underestimated. Forty days? Meng Shu, a huge country famous for its steep mountains and rivers, did not survive for one and a half months. I only hope that we are friends and not enemies...
By the way, where is Gao Huaide now?"
"Rongzhou!" Dong Yun said: "After he went south and arrived in Rongzhou, he stopped going south, but he did not lead his troops back. Regarding this... I estimate there are two possibilities."
Gao Fang opened his eyes slightly and said, "Tell me about it."
Dong Yun said: "Meng Chang's extravagance made the people miserable and officials 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 stationed troops in Rongzhou, which can maintain the stability of the Western Province of Shu."
Gao Fang responded: "That makes sense! Keep talking..."
Dong Yun said solemnly: "The other plan is to attack my Dali, Chen Bingrongzhou, looking for opportunities to cross the Dadu River."
A strange light flashed in Gao Fang's eyes, he took a deep look at Dong Yun and said, "The one who knows me is Dong Xian's nephew!"
After a pause, he continued: "The civil and military officials in the temples and the corpses have plain meals. They all say that they will make friends with the Central Plains, regard them as their sect masters, and accept the canonization. It's ridiculous. Only you can see through my real powerful enemy!"
"The Emperor of the Central Plains, Luo Youdu, who is he?"
"To be able to stand out from the chaos, conquer Khitan in the north and regain Hedong, advance to Lianglong in the west, and march south to Jiangnan, there is no better hero than this."
"Such a person must be very independent. How can he be burdened by a false reputation?"
"After a few words of praise, will you give up the use of troops?"
"I, Dali, have no grudges against the Central Plains, but our predecessors, Nanzhao and Li Tang, had deep grudges, and we occupy a disputed area. Without understanding the needs of the other party, showing weakness too early will only lower your own morale.
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"Therefore, when I learned that two armies from the Central Plains entered Shu, I personally led the troops to Jianchang Mansion to station them. This was to prevent the Central Plains army from taking advantage of the situation and going south..."
"I don't want to be an enemy of the Central Plains, but I won't sit back and wait for death and give up the territory of Dali to our hands."
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, a navy will be needed. Their navy also needs to pay attention, and inform Yang Huaian of the Xuhen Department to have them on guard.
Don't give the Central Plains people an opportunity to take advantage of the Dadu River."
Dong Yun sighed in admiration: "My subordinates only now know that Marquis Yue is far-sighted."
In the past, Nanzhao and Li Tang fought in the southern Sichuan area in darkness.
Due to the long-term war with the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao encountered famous generals like Gao Pian. They were repeatedly destroyed and the nation was depleted. It even went so far as to recruit men under the age of fifteen as soldiers and let women farm instead of men.
After the founding of Dali, the population of Jianchang Mansion, located at the battle site between the two sides, declined.
Gao Fang's methods were extremely sophisticated. Seeing this situation, he moved the few local people in Jianchang Prefecture to Dali, and transferred the shallow barbarians from all over Dali to Jianchang Prefecture.
This move directly resulted in the vast majority of the population in Jianchang Prefecture being barbarians, thus severing the inseparable potential ties with China.
The Xuhen tribe is a part of the Wuman tribe. They live behind the high mountains. The Yi people regard high places as Xu and later as hatred, so they are named Xuhen.
When Nanzhao and Li Tang were enemies, the Xuhen tribe was a strong tribe in Nanzhao at that time. With the help of Annan, its leader took advantage of the weakness to attack Jiaozhi City in Annan, forcing the Tang army to retreat to Lingnan.
However, when the Annan Protector Gao Pian arrived with his troops, he defeated the Nanzhao army and won consecutive battles. The Xuhen Department was almost destroyed.
Yang Huaian's great-grandfather and grandfather both died on the battlefield.
Yang Huaian hated the northern Han people with deep hatred.
Gao Fang placed Yang Huaian's Xuhen Department south of the Dadu River just for this day.
Gao Fang, wily and prudent, emphasized: "In short, don't be careless. The Central Plains is not comparable to Yang Qianzhen and his like."
While he was talking, news came from outside that Gao Xiang was back.
Gao Fang said angrily: "This traitor is finally willing to come back?"
Dong Yun left knowingly.
"I've met my father!"
Gao Xiang's face was filled with despair. Thinking of the beauty he had already obtained, he forcefully snatched her away, which made his heart bleed.
"snort!"
Gao Fang said angrily: "You are a traitor, you almost ruined my life."
Gao Xiang was very frightened by his father. He shrank his head and said, "I know I was wrong."
Gao Fang said: "You are under house arrest for the Central Plains, does that mean you are the Emperor of the Central Plains?"
Gao Xiang shook his head and said, "I've never seen it."
Gao Fang frowned and said, "Then who did you see?"
Gao Xiang said: "No one saw me, so they just let me go."
Gao Fang's face was gloomy: "You didn't say anything?"
Gao Xiang said: "I didn't say anything, I just let the child come 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 should be treated like this?
This is not taking yourself seriously at all!
Too arrogant?
"Father……?"
Gao Xiang called out timidly.
Gao Fang said angrily: "Go back to Dali, don't be embarrassed here."
Gao Fang glanced at his son and suddenly understood that the other party was trying to subdue him and had no intention of using any additional tricks.
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