Chapter 428: Chaos in Shu Kingdom
In the rolling river, a three-story ship was walking against the current.
The river breeze blew, and Su Chen and Meng Xuanyu on the deck moved forward, their clothes flew, and their spirits were refreshed.
Su Chen asked, "Ling Zun, how much do you know?"
"This..." Meng Xuanyu showed a hint of embarrassment. He was the second prince and his father was the lord of Shu. He was a son-in-law who was a son-in-law and his father was easily in trouble.
However, he thought about it again that Su Chen was not from the Shu court, and he came here to help him save the country, so he was trustworthy.
If you stammer, refuse to answer positively and have some concerns, then why should you let the other party do your best to help?
"It's still wise. Shu has been recuperating over the years and the people are rich. There are few famines and starving refugees to death. It's a peaceful and prosperous era." Meng Xuanyu commented.
This is true. His father, Meng Chang, was the son of Meng Zhixiang, the Emperor Gaozu of Later Shu.
Meng Chang officially ascended the throne at the age of 16. The young emperor was diligent in political affairs and killed the generals Li Renhan and Zhang Ye, captured Qin, Feng, and became four states, and all the lands of Former Shu were found. It happened that there were many melee in the Central Plains.
There are few wars in Shu, which can develop the economy and stabilize the society with peace and prosperity in Shu for 30 years.
But because there was no war in Shu, the economy became prosperous and prosperous. In the late period of his reign, Meng Chang began to be fascinated by luxury in the past ten years, and there were also small people around him, especially Tongpingzhangshi, who was the head of the Privy Council, Wang Zhaoyuan.
He was deeply favored by Meng Chang, which made Meng Chang desolate the government, neglected military affairs, and had no sense of crisis.
Su Chen smiled and said, "As far as I know, Lingzun is indeed wise and powerful between the ages of sixteen and thirty-six, but in the past ten years, he has spent too much money and abandoned his troops and favored some villain ministers. Now
The Shu court is already full of holes, and this is the crisis in Shu. Otherwise, if there is a danger of mountains and rivers, how could the Song army easily take advantage?"
When Meng Xuanyu heard this, her face looked embarrassed, and it was indeed the case.
"I wish to hear and see!" Meng Xuanyu did not make any arguments or cover up, but sincerely hoped that Su Chen could give a good prescription for governing the country.
Su Chen was not afraid of offending him, nor was he afraid of offending the Shu court officials far away in Chengdu Prefecture. Anyway, there was only one person in front of him. If the other party liked to listen or not, he would not listen, and he would also change his strategy appropriately.
"Based on the information you gave to Shu and the information of my Tang Kingdom, I guessed that there was a man named Wang Zhaoyuan around Lingzun, who was very favored. He decided by many military and political affairs in one sentence, and he could still win the royal family at will.
The property in the treasury has great power!”
Meng Xuanyu narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded slightly, and sighed: "It's true, but no one can change his power."
Wang Zhaoyuan is not only close to Shu Emperor Meng Chang, but also has a good relationship with Prince Meng Xuanzhe. Even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, Wang Zhaoyuan will not lose power.
Meng Xuanyu ranked second among the royal princes. Because the crown prince's title was decided early, he would not have the chance to ascend the throne unless there was a major change in the court.
"Will this person affect the situation of the anti-Song situation? As far as I know, Lord Wang is the pro-war faction!"
Meng Xuanyu expressed his doubts. If Wang Zhaoyuan was afraid of the Song army's invasion and made some treasonous actions, he could find an opportunity to write to him. However, Wang Zhaoyuan was a pro-war faction and had no excuse to touch him.
Su Chen smiled slightly and said, "This is the key to the problem! He is a war-oriented faction and is also a matter of the Privy Council. He controls the power of the Privy Council, gains the trust of the emperor and the support of the prince, which makes him powerful. Once the Song army attacks, Wang Zhaoyuan will definitely volunteer.
, led the three armies to fight, but with his ability, his talkative and arrogant personality, he would inevitably be defeated repeatedly and eventually ruined the military power of Shu. He was not willing to die, but at that time, Shu had to be destroyed.
Referred!"
These words are not Su Chen's alarmist words, but the real fate of Shu Kingdom, which really happened in history.
Wang Zhaoyuan claimed to be Zhuge Kongming, and wanted to realize the grand and hegemony that Zhuge Liang had not completed six out of Qishan. When he saw the Song army attack, he was particularly excited and rushed to fight.
However, because he did not know how to use troops, there were problems in every decision, which led to more than 100,000 Shu troops, although they had a fortress in Xiongguan, were defeated in three battles and failed, and they fled to Lizhou in a panic and burned the bridge of Jubaijin.
The generals stayed at Jianmen Pass, and Wang Zhaoyuan fled to Hanyuanpo by himself. In the end, he could not escape the capture and was escorted to Bianjing.
After hearing this, Meng Xuanyu's face turned a little pale. Obviously, Su Chen's words hit the nail on the head, which shocked Meng Xuanyu, and felt a little scared.
Could it be that the demise of Shu Kingdom is entirely related to Wang Zhaoyuan?
"Please save me Dashu, Brother Chen!" Meng Xuanyu was anxious and directly reached out to hold the back of his hand.
"Wait!" Su Chen knocked off Meng Xuanyu's fair and slender hands, and got goosebumps and said, "I also have a cleanliness. Don't touch each other between men..."
Meng Xuanyu's cheeks turned red and he wiped his hands. He had a vigilance, but it was involved in the survival of the country, so he was particularly anxious.
"In desperation, please don't blame Brother Chen." After Meng Xuanyu was embarrassed, his face quickly calmed down and bowed to apologize.
Su Chen waved his hand and said, "It's okay."
Meng Xuanyu was anxious and said, "Please teach me how to reverse the situation?"
Su Chen smiled slightly and said, "The best result of the treatment is of course..."
He didn't say it directly, but stretched out his hand but stroked his neck, killing people to silence him.
Meng Xuanyu hesitated: "He is a favorite minister around his father, a guest of honor for the crown prince, a court of peace and security affairs, a privy minister, a governor of Shannan... It is difficult to deal with any identity."
Su Chen smiled faintly and said, "It's hard to start, and it's different from not starting! For the sake of Shu Kingdom, this person must not be kept. Maybe you can't see his destructive power now. You can wait for the Song army to launch an attack. Shu
When the capital promulgated the name of the commander, he still had the opportunity to decide, especially when Lord Wang failed to go to war for the first time, he must be eradicated, stop the loss in time, and have the opportunity to defend Shu Kingdom, otherwise, the big thing will be gone!”
According to historical records, he lost three battles and three defeats, completely ruining Shu's defense.
If it is just a defeat, let Meng Xuanyu send someone to assassinate quickly, which can also be effective.
Meng Xuanyu nodded slightly. If it was really as Su Chen expected, he would have sent someone to get rid of Wang Zhaoyuan.
It is indeed a bit reckless to do it now. Just based on Su Chen's words, he could not make a decision. He just attacked Tongpingzhang of Shu Kingdom and took advantage of his father's favored ministers. Otherwise, if he was known, he would probably be considered him.
Want to seek power and seize throne!
"I understand, I will pay close attention, go to Shudu first, check the situation of the court, and then make a decision!"
Chapter completed!