Chapter 19 5. Unaccompanied

Zhaozong escaped more frequently than Xizong, and the escape routes and tricks were indeed innovative.Even so, why didn't Emperor Zhaozong go to Sichuan, where the emperor's ancestors liked to go?Knowing that going to Luoyang would be more dangerous than good, why didn't Emperor Zhaozong make another choice?Because Zhaozong has no relatives. Emperor Zhaozong knew that Zhu Quanzhong was extremely vicious, and sooner or later he would kill him, so why didn't Li Ye take preventive measures? The emperor was in trouble, and originally wanted to go to Taiyuan, but was intercepted by Han Jian halfway, and suffered half a year of uselessness.Later, he was kidnapped by Li Maozhen and brought to Fengxiang, where he was so frightened that he was almost abolished.Zhu Quanzhong kindly invited the emperor to go to Luoyang, but the emperor did not dare to go, wanting to stay in Chang'an and not move, but in the end he had to move east due to strong threats and pressure.

So why didn't the emperor take the old road to Chengdu? Also, Yang Xingmi and others invited the emperor to live there, why didn't the emperor go? Because these places are dangerous. Because these people can no longer be trusted. Today's Sichuan is no longer the former Sichuan, and the present Wang Jian is no longer the former Wang Jian.Wang Jian had a different ambition for a long time. He not only wanted to dominate Sichuan, but also wanted to fight for independence, but he didn't dare to act rashly due to the pressure of public opinion all over the world. Wang Jian was originally a small capital under Yang Fuguang. At that time, he was colleagues with Han Jian and Lu Yanhong, a group of little buddies.After Huang Chao entered Chang'an, Emperor Xizong fled to Sichuan. Along the way, because of Wang Jian's outstanding performance, he was favored by the emperor, and then he was recruited by Tian Lingzi, a leader of the power faction, to become his godson.Later, Wang Jian grew up in the cracks of the warlords, and Yang Shouliang and others couldn't hold him back.Wang Jian had already seen through the strife in the world, Li Tang's last breath, and the war in the Central Plains. Although he didn't say it, he knew it very well in his heart. Whoever has the army and the territory at his feet is the boss.Therefore, Wang Jian put all his thoughts into starting a business in Sichuan.The roads in Sichuan are dangerous and difficult, and there is no interest relationship with the princes of the Central Plains. The products are rich enough to dominate one side.On Wang Jian's entrepreneurial road, there is no venture capitalist, and all rely on blood and sweat for primitive accumulation bit by bit.Wang Jian's political strategy was a typical "distanced friendship and close attack" strategy. While maintaining superficial harmony with the imperial court, Zhu Quanzhong, and Li Maozhen, after defeating Chen Jingxuan and Tian Lingzi, he defeated Yang Shouliang in the north and Dongchuan's Gu Yanhui and the Nanzhao tribe in the south, after more than ten years of fighting for hegemony, finally completely occupied Sichuan.Anyone who achieves great things must have extraordinary qualities and abilities, and Wang Jian is no exception.Wang Jian is not only knowledgeable, but also good at recruiting talented people. Especially in the years of war, he tried every means to recruit brave generals. resource.Not only that, Wang Jian also adopted these recruited generals as godsons, changed all their names and surnames, and included them in the "Zong" generation of the Wang family, with no fewer than a dozen of them.After Wang Jian occupied Sichuan, he was very diligent in governing, worked hard, and was determined to manage the area well. He also had an extraordinary ability, he was good at listening to outspoken suggestions, and he was not afraid of losing face.He does not cherish money, and often rewards civil servants and generals who have meritorious service, so everyone is willing to serve Wang Jian.But Wang Jian himself is very simple, which is very similar to Yang Xingmi, he doesn't care about luxury or ostentation.

After being dampened by Zhu Quanzhong, Li Maozhen gave up the idea of ​​fighting for hegemony and lived in a curled up life in the Shaanxi-Gansu area.Wang Jian gradually became stronger, and the imperial court named him King of Shu from Xiping King.At this time, Wang Jian was in the limelight, with a majestic view of the southwest, full of domineering.In order to fight for merit, the general in Sichuan urged Wang Jian to send troops to attack Li Maozhen.Wang Jian asked Feng Juan, the judge of Jiedu, for his opinion on this matter.Feng Juan expressed a different opinion: "War is a catastrophe. It wastes people's money and money. It is a bottomless pit. Now Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong are fighting hard, and the outcome is inseparable. If one of them annexes the other, it will become Even if we have Zhuge Liang reborn at that time, we will be helpless. It is beneficial to us to keep Fengxiang, they are a natural barrier between our Shu Kingdom and the Central Plains. We should make good use of this, not only do not We should be enemies with Fengxiang, and we should make peace with them and form a family with sons and daughters. When the world is peaceful, we will concentrate on farming and training troops, and do a good job in national defense. If war comes, then we will play by ear, whether it is fighting or making peace, we can advance and retreat freely "Wang Jian clapped his hands and said, "Well said! Although Li Maozhen is stupid, he has always been strong. He also has a set of skills in war. He is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although he can't beat Zhu Quanzhong, he is still capable of self-defense. Let him be my door god The barrier has many benefits." This Feng Juan is not only knowledgeable, but also good at admonishing, which won Wang Jian's trust.Sichuan under Wang Jian's administration has heavy taxes, but no one dares to raise opinions.Once, during Wang Jian's birthday, Feng Juan first said some auspicious words while Wang Jian was happy, and then mentioned that the life of ordinary people was difficult.How clever Wang Jian was, he heard Feng Juan's true intentions, and said with shame on his face: "If I can get advice and advice like yours in everything, why not worry about my hegemony."

Wang Jian has a good reputation for recruiting talents, that is because these wise men or idlers pose no threat to Wang Jian.Whether to talk or not is their business, and whether to listen or not is completely in Wang Jian's control. Besides, Wang Jian still has a sense of discriminating between good words and bad words.However, Wang Jian also has the common problem of a hero, he is very suspicious and suspicious, and he is very wary of the famous generals, and some people are even eliminated by Wang Jian with an excuse.Wang Jian has a dark side of his mind, and only he himself knows the scale of accepting people. Wang Jian's degree is very strange, and to a certain extent it is a mental illness.It can be said that he has a dual personality, half of which is an angel and half of a devil.Wang Jian wins people's hearts not only with words, but also with actions. He is especially good at appealing to the feelings of low-level military academies. For the so-called "talented people" who are getting more famous and have higher status, Wang Jian's attitude will change from cherishing to "envy, jealousy and hatred". Then attack in every possible way.

Wang Zongbo was originally a general of Jingnan Jiedu envoy Cheng Rui. His real name was Xu Cun.Xu Cun has always been brave in battle and has a certain reputation. Wang Jian is jealous of him.Although Xu Cun was recruited, Wang Jian was always worried and wanted to find a reason to get rid of Xu Cun. Later, one of Wang Jian's subordinates persuaded Wang Jian not to do so. Affect Wang Jian's reputation.Wang Jian just gave up and changed Xu Cun's name to Wang Zongbo, and he was listed with many godsons to show that he valued his win over.And Xu Cun was unaware of his own survival crisis. Not only did he not perceive the danger, but he never knew who saved his life. It can be seen that he seriously lacks political sensitivity, and Cheng Rui probably doesn't like him because of this.Later, a brilliant person ordered Wang Zongbo, making him a lucky star again.This expert was one of Wang Zongbo's bookkeepers, and he said to Wang Zongbo: "General, didn't you see that? You have been suspected by Marshal Wang." Wang Zongbo didn't understand why, and the bookkeeper continued: "General, if you want to avoid disaster, the only way is to retreat cautiously." Although Wang Zongbo lacked political sensitivity, he was persuaded to eat enough.From then on, Wang Zongbo worked hard on the one hand, and on the other hand, he pretended to be ill when he encountered credit.In this way, Wang Jian's suspicion and jealousy were gradually dispelled.In a battle with the Fengxiang Army, Wang Zongbo met Li Jimi. It can be said that "when you meet an opponent, you will meet a good talent", and the two armies were at a stalemate.At this time, Wang Zongbo showed some intention of retreating.This slight change in attitude was noticed by his bookkeeper, who reminded Wang Zongbo: "General, your family has surrendered to Wang Jian. Now that the enemy is at hand, if you don't attack desperately, how can you be innocent?" I was always slow-witted, and it was only at this time that I suddenly realized, and said: "Brothers, we are going all out, and we must risk our lives to gain fame, otherwise, we will all die here!" .In one go, the Shu army captured four Fengxiang army camps.While continuing to march and attack Xi County, a small school was shot by the enemy's flying arrows. The shaft of the arrow went straight from the left eye to the right eye, but the metal arrow tip could not be removed, and the wound festered after a few days.At this time, Wang Jian rushed to the front of the army. Seeing this situation, he did not hesitate to suck and lick the abscess of the small school with his mouth, until the abscess was sucked dry, and the arrow tip was exposed.Wang Jian's practice of caring for grassroots officers and soldiers greatly moved the deployment and boosted morale.Wu Zixu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period also sucked and licked abscesses for his subordinates, which is really difficult to do.

Fengxiang General Li Jimi was forced to surrender to Wang Jian after his defeat.It is said that Li Jimi is also a general under Li Maozhen, but Wang Jian has a completely different attitude towards Li Jimi. Wang Jian said: "You have done a lot of evil, since you have surrendered, forget it, then I will not kill you." One life, but Wang Jian hated Li Jimi's talent and often humiliated Li Jimi in public. Even Wang Jian's singing and playing actors dared to mock Li Jimi, which made Li Jimi galloping on the battlefield very sad and unbearable.Finally, under strong mental pressure, Li Jimi committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.Poor Li Jimi was not hurt by the hail of bullets, but was drowned by mouthfuls of saliva.

Wang Jian is especially jealous of the famous generals among the generals.General Wang Zongdi was named the Jiedu Envoy of Shannan West Road because of his military exploits. His power gradually became stronger and stronger, and the public's reputation was also good. The officers, soldiers, generals, schools and ordinary people supported Wang Zongdi very much.In fact, at this time, Wang Zongdi had already reached the state of being the master of meritorious service.This is a very dangerous situation. No matter whether the parties involved are active or passive, whether they are willing or unwilling, as long as they are suspected of being a master of meritorious service, the result will be tragedy.Wang Jian already hated Wang Zongdi at this time, but he hadn't expressed it yet.Later, something happened, which led to a murder.Wang Jian renovated the yamen of the royal mansion, with carved beams and painted buildings, full of brilliance. The local dialect calls it "painted red building", which is said to be a homophony of Wang Zongdi's name, probably Trump.When this matter reached Wang Jian's ears, Wang Jian felt very disgusted.At this time, the villain appeared and made use of the topic to slander Wang Zongdi, which further aroused Wang Jian's suspicion.So Wang Jian summoned Wang Zongdi to Chengdu, and asked Wang Zongdi face to face what evil intentions did he have?This Wang Zongdi is straight-tempered and hard-tempered, arrogant and arrogant. He is usually not low-key at all. When he saw Wang Jian this time, he still looked neither humble nor overbearing. If you believe in the slander, then you have every reason to kill me, the hero." Wang Jian was upset at first, but he became even more angry when he heard Wang Zongdi's words, and ordered his subordinates to assassinate Wang Zongdi.

Wang Jian has always maintained a friendly relationship with the imperial court and Zhu Quanzhong in the diplomatic strategy of long-distance friendship and short-term attack.Zhu Quanzhong once sent Ya Wang Yin to Chengdu as an envoy, not only to repay Wang Jian's kindness, but also to spy on Wang Jian's reality.Wang Jianshe entertained Wang Yin with a banquet.At the banquet, in order to obtain more information, Wang Yin deliberately stimulated Wang Jian by saying, "Although there are many armored soldiers in the middle of Shu, there is a shortage of war horses!" The mountains and rivers in Sichuan are dangerous, and the cavalry is useless. But I don’t lack horses here. Wang Yaya, you stay for two more days, and I will inspect my cavalry with you.” Two days later, Wang Jian mobilized war horses from various states in Sichuan, and went to the base of Xingxiu Mountain. Parade inspection.Suddenly, the neighing of war horses resounded through the valley, and the fierce rhythm of war drums shook the earth.On the empty horse parading field under Xingxiu Mountain, thousands of horses are galloping, magnificent and magnificent.On the parade platform, Wang Jian turned his head proudly and said to Wang Yin: "Look, Ya Ya, I have eight thousand official horses and four thousand private horses, enough to arm a few cavalry troops." Wang Yin clapped his hands in admiration.Why did Wang Jian show off his strength so much?Because he has his purpose, he not only has the idea of ​​showing off, but more importantly, he wants to show his military strength and inviolable majesty.He understood that Wang Yin's visit to Sichuan was not simply to send letters. Under the cover of his emissary status, he also wanted to investigate the reality of Shuchuan.When Wang Jian made this statement, the implication was that Zhu Quanzhong should not take my idea lightly. I, Wang Jian, are not easy to mess with.Everyone has to ask, since Sichuan is not suitable for cavalry, how did Wang Jian gather so many horses in two days?Because Wang Jian was originally a cavalry general, he had a soft spot for cavalry.After occupying Sichuan, Wang Jian opened markets in the four prefectures of Wen, Li, Wei, and Mao, and traded horses with people from the Western Regions.After more than ten years of accumulation, it has reached as many as 10,000 horses.Having ten thousand war horses is equivalent to having a huge cutting-edge air force now.I am afraid that Li Keyong will be surprised when he knows this number, let alone Zhu Quanzhong.

When Zhu Quanzhong repeatedly urged Zhaozong to move to Luoyang, Zhaozong Li Ye sent someone to ask Wang Jian for help.Wang Jian was very politically aware, and immediately dispatched troops after receiving the letter, and sent Wang Zongyou, the governor of Qiongzhou, as the commander of the Beilu camp to pick up the emperor.When the Shu army arrived in Xingping, they encountered the Bian army, and according to historical records, they were "not allowed to return."There is something strange here, did the Shu army start a war with the Bian army?How determined is Wang Jian to welcome him?What kind of Bian army did the Shu army encounter?We can completely suspect that Wang Jian was just putting on a show, and he didn't really want to be an enemy of Zhu Quanzhong, and he didn't really want to welcome the emperor into Sichuan.If Wang Jian took the emperor to Chengdu, then he, the king of Shu, would not be at ease, because he played the banner of "king of diligence" instead of the banner of "taking the emperor to order the princes".If Wang Jian offends Zhu Quanzhong, a big boss in the world, then his life must be difficult.Wang Jian casually found an excuse that he could not receive the emperor, and prevaricated.Later, Wang Jian began to use ink to make official titles on the grounds that the report was unreliable, which was equivalent to starting a small court by himself and exercising the power of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.After Zhu Quanzhong abolished Li Tang and proclaimed himself emperor, Wang Jian was so impatient that he also established the title of emperor in Chengdu and became the real emperor.It can be seen that Wang Jian has been planning for a long time, and he is no longer a member of the Li Tang court.Wang Jian was the emperor of the Kingdom of Shu for twelve years. He was seventy-two years old when he died.Since the Kingdom of Shu was far away from the flames of war in the Central Plains, and Wang Jian was well-governed, the society gradually became peaceful, the economy was prosperous, and the culture was splendid in the past ten years.

Wang Jian was unwilling to intervene in the disputes in the Central Plains, so what did Yang Xingmi think? Just when Zhu Quanzhong took the emperor into the Eastern Capital and abolished Li Tang to seek abdication, Yang Xingmi was still fighting intermittently with his neighbors, with Qian Liu in the south and Zhu Quanzhong in the north.Yang Xingmi's physical condition has repeatedly reported to the police, and he often falls ill. Although he still has the drive to fight for hegemony, he has finally reached the end of his life.Before Zhu Quanzhong was abdicated and proclaimed emperor, he passed away the Huainan throne to his stupid son Yang Wo.Among the vassals and towns in the world, Yang Xingmi is probably the most depressed. He watched Zhu Quanzhong step by step to the top of the imperial power, while he was still struggling to open up the frontier and protect the border.As a small feudal town, it was not easy for Huainan to be a neighbor of Zhu Quanzhong's powerful enemy for more than ten years. The area of ​​Hubei was annexed by Zhu Quanzhong, northern Anhui was repeatedly invaded, and Huainan was semi-surrounded by Zhu Quanzhong.Yang Xingmi's ambition to spy on the world came to an end with the end of his life.

Except for princes such as Li Maozhen, Wang Jian, and Yang Xingmi, the other small princes in Hunan, Zhejiang, and Lingnan were insignificant. They didn't have the mind and strength to participate in world affairs, and they didn't dare to speak indiscriminately.Therefore, the murder of Emperor Zhaozong by Zhu Quanzhong only happened quietly.