Chapter 70 Chapter 69 Duke Huan Zhang Chonghua

Zhang Chonghua was the second son of Zhang Jun, the former ruler of Liang. In May of the second year of Yonghe (346 A.D.), Zhang Jun died of illness. Chonghua was only 16 years old, and he became the shepherd of Liangzhou and the king of false Liang under the support of the ministers. Zhang Chonghua is tolerant and dignified, and taciturn.After ascending the throne, he reduced taxes and gardens for the imperial family, and sent envoys to repair them better than Hou Zhao. He seemed to want to make a difference.However, his fate was not good. Not long after taking over the throne, Qianliang was repeatedly attacked by Hou Zhao, and people in Liangzhou were panicked.Zhang Chonghua, who lives in Guzang (now Wuwei, Gansu), was restless when he saw this.At this time, Sima Zhang Dan said to Zhang Chonghua: "The survival of a country depends on soldiers, and soldiers are mainly generals. Now ministers recommend generals, and they all recommend their relatives and old friends. Most of these generals cannot lead troops to fight. Now the strong enemy is here Nearby, the generals dare not fight, how can this be done?! I think the master Xie Ai is both civil and military, and he is good at using troops. If he is allowed to lead the army, he will definitely be able to defeat the enemy." Zhang Chonghua called Xie Ai to him and asked about the plan for the war of resistance.Xie Ai was neither humble nor overbearing, and talked eloquently. Finally, he patted his chest and said to Chonghua: "As long as you give me 7,000 people, Zhao can't be defeated. Take me as a question!" Chonghua immediately named Xie Ai a backbone general.Xie Ai did what he said, and soon defeated Hou Zhao's army.When Zhang Chonghua received the good news, the sadness on his face was swept away, and Xie Ai was named Fu Lubo.After Zhao Guojun Shihu refused to admit defeat, he sent tens of thousands of soldiers in the second year in an attempt to retaliate against Zhang Chonghua, but was defeated by Xie Ai again.

The victory on the battlefield made Zhang Chonghua proud, and he couldn't help dreaming of becoming king and emperor.In the fourth year of Jin Yongle (349 A.D.), Zhang Chonghua finally claimed to be the king of Liang, the prime minister, and the shepherd of the three states of Yong, Qin, and Liang. Zhang Chonghua was intoxicated by these nondescript titles, and gradually became tired of government affairs. He played chess with his favorite ministers all day long for fun, and gave them money and silk when he was happy.Zheng Suozhen couldn't stand it anymore, so he gave him advice, saying: "The former king was diligent and thrifty, and the treasury was abundant. At the beginning of His Highness's ascension, he encountered the invasion of the latter Zhao. It was only by rewarding the officers and soldiers that he defeated the powerful enemy. Now the treasury is empty, and the enemy invaders He will provoke us at any time, once we start a war, what will we reward the officers and soldiers?" Suo Zhen paused here, and seeing that Zhang Chonghua was silent, he went on to say: "Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty took care of everything every day, and dealt with the affairs of the day on the same day, so he could The Han Dynasty is rejuvenating. Now I don’t bother to deal with the memorials that have been delayed for several months, so that the uploading and distributing channels are blocked, and unjust, false and wrong cases cannot be dealt with. Is this what the sage master should do?!" Zhang Chonghua is still generous After listening to Suo Zhen's words, not only did he not blame him, but he thanked him for his outspoken words.From then on, he gave up the habit of playing chess for fun all day long, changed the practice of generously rewarding his favorite ministers, and handled government affairs more seriously and timely, and the treasury began to be gradually enriched.However, once the national treasury is full, Zhang Chonghua is unwilling to be lonely.In February of the ninth year of Jin Yonghe (353 A.D.), Zhang Chonghua sent three generals, Zhang Hong, Song Xiu, and Wang Zhuo, to lead troops to fight against Qin.Zhang Chonghua would never have imagined in his dreams that in the battle of Longli, Qianliang was beaten to the ground and his armor was disarmed, the shit was gone, 12,000 officers and soldiers lost their heads, Zhang Hong and Song Xiu became prisoners, and Wang Zhuo threw away Qinzhou and ran back to Gu Zang, Shangyu (now Tianshui, Gansu) was occupied by the former Qin Dynasty.This fiasco made Zhang Chonghua furious, and vowed not to teach Qianqin a lesson and never live in this world.In May of the same year, Zhang Chonghua once again sent Wang Zhuo with an army of 20,000 people to attack Shangyu. Thanks to the support of some counties and counties in Qinzhou, Wang Zhuo conquered Shangyu in one fell swoop.

Zhang Chonghua was dazzled by this victory, thinking that the former Qin Dynasty was not an opponent at all, so he wrote to Emperor Mu of Jin, requesting to attack Qin.However, before the Eastern Jin Dynasty replied, Zhang Chonghua fell ill and was bedridden.In October of the same year, Zhang Chonghua made Zhang Yaoling, who was only 10 years old, the crown prince.A few days later, Zhang Chonghua died.Posthumous title "Huan Gong".