Chapter 675: It’s like Sun Wu is resurrected, it’s like Liu Hou is still alive
The wars became more and more frequent, and the Zhou army's intentions became more and more obvious, at least Meng Chang thought so.
Men, especially the monarch of a country, Meng Chang is also very good at mapping and opening up borders.
Before Sun Hanshao's military report arrived, Meng Chang had already made a judgment in his mind. Now as soon as Sun Hanshao's military report arrived, Meng Chang suddenly felt confident.
I can't help but feel a little complacent in my heart that the number one general in Shu is on the same level as him.
"Master Zhou is quite capable this time. He knows that Shu is not a small country like Nanping or Nanchu, so he chooses to seek safety by attacking Xingyuan Mansion first, and does not dare to take the risk of taking the Qishan Road to make a desperate move.
However, the Art of War says that any warrior must use the right combination to win by surprise.
The Zhou army was only upright but without any surprises, so it lost the meaning of Sun Wuzi's saying: "The one who is good at making surprises is as endless as the heaven and the earth, and as endless as the rivers and seas."
As Meng Chang spoke, his face almost jumped out with a dazed look. He knew it was Meng Chang, but he didn't know he thought Sun Wu was possessed and left the marquis alive.
And Wang Zhaoyuan, who was beside Meng Chang, had the same virtue as him. He nodded frequently with a thin white face like Lord Rabbit, and looked like Zhuge Zhiliang, all he needed was a goose feather fan in his hand.
The virtue of this master and servant does not mean that Zhang Hao has some ability. This is completely self-praising.
Zhao Tingyin heard the veins popping up on his forehead. He looked at Meng Chang's face that wanted to laugh but deliberately held back. He wanted to go up and slap Meng Chang to the ground, and then spit thick phlegm in his face.
Soldiers, important matters of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, the most dangerous things in the world. Behind every light number, there is a huge weight. How can it be regarded as a joke and used in such a light way?
Brag!
That Zhou Zhuangzhao started his career with only an old servant who was a troublemaker. In the past sixteen years, he had traveled tens of thousands of miles and dominated the world. He was a more powerful figure than Zhu Quanzhong and Emperor Zhuangmiao. Is it possible that he would not make surprises?
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Regardless of the slow pace of Zhou's unification of the world, it was because the Lord of Zhou did not have the opportunity of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to take advantage of the world to punish Qin, nor did he have the family background and reputation of Emperor Taizong Wen.
He rose up from the bottom completely and suddenly. His uncle, the King of Jin, whom he relied on for help, was just a small king in the Western Regions, so he felt as if he was already old despite his achievements.
But in fact, the rise of Lord Zhou from the borderlands is already very legendary when there is no good wind to borrow from when he started from scratch.
Zhao Tingyin knew how terrifying this kind of person was, and there was no way he could only attack Xingyuan Mansion. However, Zhao Tingyin couldn't guess where the Emperor Zhou's next move would come from.
But he still decided to advise that troops from anywhere could be mobilized, but the troops from Xingzhou (Lueyang County, Shaanxi Province) to Lizhou (Guangyuan, Sichuan) must not be mobilized. He even had to increase the number of troops at Motian Ridge on Yinping Road to guard against the Zhou Dynasty.
The army will probably learn from Deng Ai.
But as soon as he turned around, Zhao Tingyin looked at his son Zhao Chongtao's extremely anxious expression.
Seeing that Zhao Tingyin noticed him, Zhao Chongtao shook his head repeatedly.
Zhao Tingyin knew what his son was afraid of. Meng Chang was originally dissatisfied with them, veterans of Meng Zhixiang's period. Zhao Tingyin thought Meng Chang just wanted to imprison Zhang Ye, but he did not expect that Meng Chang ended up killing Zhang Ye's entire family for more than 70 years.
Even babies under the age of 10 were not spared.
Almost all of the three thousand dead soldiers recruited by Zhang Ye were executed. Even the Suizhou Wuding Army who followed Zhang Ye had more than a hundred tooth soldiers killed together.
Meng Chang's disgust for these veterans was almost palpable.
If Zhao Tingyin still rushes forward on his own now, who knows if Meng Chang has buried hundreds of swordsmen and axemen in Xuanhua Palace.
Who dares to say that Meng Chang can kill Zhang Ye, but he cannot kill Zhao Tingyin.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tingyin felt completely despaired.
Originally, he was disgusted with Zhang Ye, because he was indeed arrogant and domineering and even rebellious, but Meng Chang's rough treatment and cruelty hurt the heart of such an old minister, and also made him feel a little bit like others are hurting others.
Although Meng Chang was smiling proudly, he was actually secretly observing the faces of everyone in the palace, so Meng Chang could clearly see the flash of anger and disgust on Zhao Tingyin's face.
Originally, he had preferred to let Zhao Tingyin lead the troops to rescue him, and he also knew that it was most appropriate for Zhao Tingyin to go. However, Zhao Tingyin's expression just now flashed through Meng Chang's mind.
This old guy, if he is allowed to lead the troops to repel the Zhou army this time, he will not know how to embarrass himself after returning to the court.
Good guy! Before the Zhou army really started to attack, Meng Chang thought that he had a chance to win, and he felt that he had guessed all Zhang Yan's plans.
This feeling of being able to strategize and win a victory thousands of miles away made Meng Chang unconsciously think that since he was so wise and powerful, he could send anyone to retreat from the Zhou army.
Seeing that Meng Chang was really hesitating, Wang Zhaoyuan's eyes lit up. He looked directly at Meng Chang with an expression of "choose me, choose me, choose me quickly." He almost wanted to recommend himself on the spot.
The reason why Wang Zhaoyuan wanted to go to the battlefield so much was because Meng Chang still had a desire to take advantage of the troubled times to compete in the world. Naturally, he liked to express this idea to Wang Zhaoyuan, who was close to him.
He often sighed that he, Meng Shengren, was so wise and powerful, but he didn't have a great talent like King Zhuge Wuning to assist him.
If he had a great talent like Wu Hou under his command, he would have to go out to Qishan seven times instead of just one.
If the superiors do something good, the subordinates will imitate it. Meng Chang often expressed this, which made Wang Zhaoyuan, who mostly read without asking for detailed explanations, become very interested in being a minister like Zhuge Wuhou.
Of course, it's also because Wang Zhaoyuan still has such a small advantage. It is obvious that with his physical condition, Guan Yunchang and Zhao Zilong will definitely not be able to defeat six generals through five levels, seven in and seven out.
But I think Zhuge Wuhou was a scholar, so he might be similar to him.
Wang Zhaoyuan looked at himself in white clothes. His fingers were green as white as jade, his nose was high and his eyes were big. He walked like a fairy. Zhuge Wuhou must have looked like this, so that he could have the temperament to defeat millions of soldiers with a smile.
Well.
However, Meng Chang still knows the difference. He does not doubt Wang Zhaoyuan's ability. On the contrary, because they often chat together, Meng Chang feels that Wang Zhaoyuan is a great talent.
But he knew that Wang Zhaoyuan had never been on the battlefield, so it was not appropriate to directly delegate such an important task.
So Meng Chang turned his attention to the veteran Shi Kai. Since he didn't want to send Zhao Tingyin, only Shi Kai was more suitable.
However, Shi Kai was also a representative of the old ministers, so Meng Chang thought about it and decided to recruit some new people.
"Deploy 10,000 troops from the Fengsheng, Yisheng, and Dingyuan armies, 15,000 troops from the Imperial Palace, and 5,000 barbarian troops from the three states of Lu, Rong, and Rong to reinforce Shannan Road."
The Fengsheng, Yisheng, and Dingyuan armies were three of the six imperial armies established during the Meng Zhixiang period.
The three prefectures of Lu, Rong, and Rong were Luzhou, Yibin, and Zigong in later generations. Except for Rongzhou and Zigong, which was relatively prosperous due to its salt, the other two places were still a bit remote at this time.
The common feature of the three states is that they are home to a large number of warlike ethnic minorities. The separatist regimes that have always occupied the Shu region like to recruit them as soldiers, and Meng Shu is no exception.
The fourth grade of the palace was the imperial army established during the Meng Chang period, and was selected from the sons of generals and the orphans of those who died in the king's affairs.
The fourth division was led by Li Jihong, the son of Li Renhan, an important minister of Meng Shu, Zhao Yuanzhen, the son of Zhao Jiliang, Zhang Jizhao, the son of Zhang Ye, Hou Lingqin, the son of Hou Hongshi, and Zhao Chongtao, the son of Zhao Tingyin.
But now, Li Renhan and Zhang Ye have been killed by Meng Chang, and of course Li Jihong and Zhang Jizhao have also been killed. Zhao Yuanzhen went out to take control of the feudal town.
Therefore, at this time, there were four divisions in the Meng Shu Palace, two of which were in the hands of Hou Lingqin and Zhao Chongtao. The remaining two divisions were ostensibly commanded by Meng Chang himself, but were actually controlled by Wang Zhaoyuan instead of Meng Chang.
The guards of the Sixth Army, who were like the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, had long been abolished by Meng Chang, and the military power of the Forbidden Army such as Yisheng and Dingyuan had long been taken back. It can be said that to some extent, Meng Chang and Zhang Yan are quite similar.
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However, Zhang Hao had the courage and corresponding abilities to make the decision, but Meng Chang was not very well prepared for these three things.
Coupled with his noble birth, he never went down to the lowest level to take a look. As a result, Meng Chang was able to engage in political struggles, but when it came to micro-managing everything, Meng Chang was about the same as Zhang Chang.
A Guo Rong is not on the same level at all.
Of course, it's just much lower, not nothing. It's idiots like Ma Xiguang and Liu Chengyou who have nothing.
For example, this time, after it was decided to reinforce Xingyuan Mansion, Meng Chang was very decisive.
Once these 30,000 men were mobilized, Meng Chang was left with only the Xiaorui, Feichu, and Yining armies.
Moreover, because these three armies were established during the Meng Zhixiang era and were purged after the deaths of Li Renhan and Zhang Ye, they are said to be three armies, but in fact they only have about 7,000 people, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the 30,000 people who were transferred.
It can be said that once the target is determined, Meng Chang is still willing to go ahead and his actions are not sloppy at all.
He appointed the veteran general Shi Kai as the commander of the southwest camp, Wang Zhaoyuan as the supervisor (supervisor of the army), Li Tinggui as the forward recruiting envoy, Zhao Chongtao and Han Baozheng as the deputy recruiting envoys, and led an army of 30,000, together with tens of thousands of civilians, known as the Twenty
Ten thousand troops went to support Sun Hanshao in Xingyuan Prefecture.
When the army set off, Meng Chang specially summoned Wang Zhaoyuan to his side, "Today's teacher is the one you have summoned. Please do your best for me!"
Leading an army to conquer the world and achieve hegemony has always been what these two warrior saints like to do most.
As for the actual arrangement of the army, the veteran general Shi Kai, who was the commander of the camp, was actually just a tool man, and the power was still in the hands of the supervisor Wang Zhaoyuan.
The Forbidden Army has been guarding the capital and even the palace. Who should Shi Kai and Wang Zhaoyuan listen to? They are well-connected.
Of course Meng Chang also understood, so he had high hopes for Wang Zhaoyuan, hoping that Wang Zhaoyuan could make great achievements and really become a Zhuge Wuhou, so that Meng Chang could see hope.
After being encouraged, Meng Chang also asked the Prime Minister to arrange a banquet with Li Hao, the disciple of Zhongshu, to honor Wang Zhaoyuan.
During the dinner, Wang Zhaoyuan was very proud and drunk. He felt that Meng Shu's 30,000 elite soldiers should be invincible in the world, because Wang Zhaoyuan had never seen soldiers more powerful and fierce than them.
Immediately, this guy who had been the emperor's servant for more than ten years had just escaped from Meng Chang's control, and he didn't know how many bowls of food he should eat.
Wang Zhaoyuan actually held Tie Ruyi in his hand, rudely hugged Li Hao's shoulders, and said with drunken eyes: "My trip is more than just defeating the enemy. I will lead these 20,000 to 30,000 carved-faced evil boys to capture the Central Plains like the palm of my hand!"
Li Hao was furious at first, because Wang Zhaoyuan was just a petty sycophant, and it was very rude to block the Prime Minister's shoulders. However, after listening to Wang Zhaoyuan's words, Li Hao was already dumbfounded.
He looked at Wang Zhaoyuan's expression of wanting to reach up to the sky and embrace the moon. He opened and closed his mouth twice, and suddenly remembered what his son Li Xiaofeng said to him after returning from Zhou Kingdom. Li Hao suddenly decided to keep silent.
"The late Emperor and I had the kindness of promotion and important use, but I have repaid the favor by assisting the young master conscientiously for twelve years. It is impossible to end up with a family of more than fifty people for the Meng family's separatist country." Li Haoleng
I thought coldly.
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In the Han Mansion in the north of the city, Han Baosheng is anxiously waiting for the arrival of his brother Han Baozheng.
The Han brothers were originally from Luzhou, but their parents died during the war. The grown-up Han Baozheng, in order to survive, took his younger siblings to join the army of Meng Zhixiang, who was left behind in Taiyuan at the time.
Han Baozheng was brave and good at fighting and always took the lead in every battle. He soon gained the respect of Meng Zhixiang and was taken as his personal attendant.
After that, the Meng family entered Shu, and Han Baozheng also rose through the ranks. After Meng Chang succeeded to the throne, he became the military commander when he went outside, and controlled the imperial army when he went inside.
However, like all veterans of Meng Zhixiang's period, Meng Chang was both useful and defensive towards Han Baozheng.
In addition, Han Baozheng was an upright man, and those who couldn't stand it would complain. Last year, Meng Chang built the Xuanhua Palace and elected private beauties to fill the palace. None of the ministers dared to speak out. Only Han Baozheng wrote a fierce petition.
Although in the end Meng Chang was forced to release a group of beauties who were forcibly selected into the palace, and he also praised Han Baozheng.
It seems that the ministers are honest and speak out, and the king knows his mistakes and can correct them.
But in fact, Meng Chang also classified Han Baozheng as a domineering veteran from then on. He promoted him to the North Court of Xuanhui to such a high position with fame but no power, deprived him of actual military power and put him in a high position.
If it hadn't been for the Zhou army's attack this time, Meng Chang wouldn't have given Han Baozheng a chance to recruit his deputy envoy.
When Han Baozheng returned to his mansion, he immediately asked his followers to prepare armor and weapons.
Although he was not as pessimistic as Zhao Tingyin, he felt in his heart that this battle would definitely not be what Meng Chang said, where he could retreat from the Zhou army.
However, when he saw Han Baosheng, Han Baozheng frowned.
He has one younger brother and one younger sister. The younger brother Han Baosheng is not fond of martial arts, but he is very good at academics and has considerable attainments in medicine.
Not only is he famous in Shu, but he is also extremely famous in the Zhou Kingdom and Nengdi in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
His younger sister, Han Qiniang, married into the Zhao family of Jingzhou, a famous doctor in Guanzhong, in her early years. However, later Jingzhou suffered a military rebellion, and Han Baozheng thought that his sister and brother-in-law had perished.
However, he did not expect to be rescued by the Zhou Lord who was the Jiedushi of the Guiyi Army at the time. Not only did he not die, but his brother-in-law Zhao Jinfang became the official of Taichang Temple and also took charge of the Imperial Medical Office.
Because her sister Han Qiniang was good at treating people with guns and sticks, she was called Han Niangniang by the army, and she was appointed the wife of Shangdang County. She was the only third-grade imperial concubine in the Zhou Dynasty who did not depend on her husband or son.
It can be said that in the Zhou Kingdom, my sister and brother-in-law's family were extremely favored, and their lives were better than those of their brothers in the Shu Kingdom.
"What are you doing here again? If you still want to say those disobedient words, don't open your mouth."
Of course Han Baozheng knew what Han Baozheng was thinking. After speaking, he glared at his brother who was highly skilled in medicine but somewhat greedy for money and said, "As a human being, you still have to have some integrity."
Han Baosheng is very thick-skinned. In addition, he lost his parents when he was eleven years old. He has always relied on the protection of his elder brother to successfully grow up and even learn to read. Others say that an elder brother is like a father is just talk, but for Han Baosheng, it is a matter of fact. .
So even if his brother was angry in front of him, Han Baosheng didn't care at all and even had a smile on his face.
"Brother, don't be too quick to blame me. Qiniang asked someone from Luoyang to bring a letter. Please take a look."
Han Baozheng wanted to grab the letter and tear it into pieces, but he had not seen his sister for almost twelve years. In addition, in order not to let others know about their relationship, Han Baozheng had always told the public that his sister and brother-in-law had died in the family. In the middle of a war.
At that time, her parents and many members of the Han clan died in the war, and only three of the dozen brothers and sisters in the clan died. At that time, my sister Qiniang was only six years old, and it was Han Baozheng who carried her on his back to support her. Yes, the relationship is much deeper than with Han Baosheng.
Now due to the current situation, I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and now there is a letter from his sister. Even though Han Baozheng knew what was written in it, he still couldn't bear to tear it into pieces without reading it, so he hesitated for a long time and finally took it and opened it.
The letter contains greetings and only mentions one thing, that is, Rongniang, the eldest daughter of sister Han Qiniang and brother-in-law Zhao Jinfang, is seventeen years old and is extremely talented in medicine.
Now he has entered the palace as a doctor of physical therapy in the Imperial Medical Office and is the chief medicine officer of the Food Bureau. He is very popular with the queen, who is always by her side, and is often summoned by the emperor.
After Han Baozheng finished reading, he was silent for more than ten breaths, and then asked with some difficulty: "What is the purpose of Qiniang's letter saying this?"
A trace of excitement and pride flashed across Han Baosheng's face, "The saint was in the palace and favored the daughter of Fu Yanqing, Duke of Zhending County, and the daughter of Gao Xingzhou, Duke of Huailai County.
I feel uneasy in my heart, so I would like to recommend Rong Niang, the daughter of Qiniang, to always accompany the emperor. Rong Niang is beautiful and proficient in medicine, so she will definitely be a great help to her!"
Well! Han Baosheng was a Hanlin bachelor of Shu, but he had already begun to call Zhang Yan a saint.
What Han Qiniang said in her letter is also true. Queen Cao Yanxi is no longer worried about Li Ruoliu because she has no fundamental conflict with her aunt.
On the contrary, because of the historical celebrity effect, Zhang Yan almost exclusively favored Fu Ying'er and Gao Eniang. In addition, these two women each had a group of generals behind them, so Queen Cao Yanxi was very wary.
Twelve years ago, Zhang Yan rescued Han Qiniang and her son from the sea of blood in the Jingzhou Corpse Mountain. The little girl who was held by Han Qiniang in his chest at that time has grown up and is extremely beautiful. In addition, she is proficient in medical science, especially massage techniques. It caught Zhang Yan's attention.
Queen Cao Yanxi then decided to give Zhao Rongniang a push and let Zhao Rongniang enter the harem and take away some talismans to be favored by the Tuesday woman.
Big bosses like Fu Yanqing and Gao Xingzhou were difficult for Cao Yanxi to handle, but Zhao Jinfang and Han Qiniang had no problem, so she was not afraid of Zhao Rongniang being pampered.
Han Baozheng didn't know how he felt. On the one hand, he was happy for his sister, but on the other hand, he knew that he was in big trouble.
It is true that Meng Shu was not good at collecting intelligence, but once Zhao Rongniang entered the palace and became favored, her family background could still be easily found out.
At this time, Han Baosheng presented another portrait. The woman in the portrait was wearing an underskirt, holding Ruyi in her hand, standing in the pavilion, with lotus flowers blooming behind her, which contrasted with the woman's beauty, making her a beautiful woman.
Seeing that the woman's appearance was 60-70% similar to Han Qiniang's, and even 40-50% similar to his mother's when she was young, Han Baozheng knew that this must be Zhao Rongniang's fault.
With such a look, once he enters the palace, his background is simple and it is impossible not to be favored.
Thinking of this, Han Baozheng became furious. He drew out the short knife from his waist and looked at Han Baosheng fiercely.
"Why do you want to harm me? You are so sincere! A certain Han Baozheng was deeply favored by the late emperor. Without the late emperor, you and I would have died in the ravines long ago. We would not be as rich as we are today.
When Han Baozheng is still alive, how can he be a traitor to his country and seek glory?"
Han Baosheng was startled. This was the first time his brother showed such a ferocious expression, but he didn't panic and ran straight back behind the pillar and shouted.
"Sister-in-law, save me!"
There was a crash, and there was a sound of footsteps, and Han Baozheng's wife suddenly appeared with his three sons and three daughters.
The old wife burst into tears and was very smart not to persuade Han Baozheng to defect, but burst into tears.
"If you want to repay the kindness of the late emperor, please kill my mother and seven children first, so as not to suffer the pain of the sword and ax when the Zhou army enters the city in the future."
Hearing their mother crying, the children, who still didn't understand what was happening, also started crying loudly.
Death is the only choice among all hardships, and this is not absolute. For a Chinese, the most difficult thing is to die together with the whole family.
Han Baozheng had the heart to die to serve the country, but he was not cruel enough to take his whole family to die with him.
At this time, Han Baosheng hid behind the pillar and shouted loudly: "I went to Luzhou seven years ago. There are still relatives in my Han family. The eldest son of the third uncle has his brother-in-law as his guarantee, and he has already become Baili Marquis of Holy Week.
My parents’ tombs and ancestral halls are all in Luzhou. My brother doesn’t want to go back to see Ye Niang, but I, Han Sanlang, still want to go!”
With a clang, the short knife in Han Baozheng's hand fell to the ground. This warrior with little courage sat down on the ground and burst into tears.