Chapter 13 The beauties of six rivers and mountains are all cute

Xishu is the land of abundance, with fertile land and rich products, it is a place that Zhao Kuangyin coveted. Although he agreed with Zhao Pu's suggestion and decided to take Xishu first, he did not do it for a long time.The reason why there is no action is that there is no excuse to send troops.He believes that to be an emperor, you must have a bit of the demeanor of an emperor. If you send troops to capture other countries for no reason, others will say you are overbearing. There is a saying in China: If you want to be a bitch at the same time, you want to set up an archway at the same time.It couldn't be more appropriate to use this sentence to describe Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts at this time.

If you want to fall asleep, you will have a pillow. It seems appropriate to use this sentence to describe Zhao Kuangyin's situation at this time.Just when he couldn't find an excuse to attack Shu, Meng Chang, the lord of Xishu, was about to make a move. This is really God's favor for Zhao Kuangyin. Meng Chang had enough of enjoying the blessings lying in the land of abundance, and felt that the corner of Western Sichuan was not enjoyable, so he wanted to play a game of cats and tigers. Zhao Song didn't provoke him, but he wanted to find fault with Zhao Song .An appropriate word to describe Meng Chang's behavior is playing with fire and setting himself on fire.

The current Lord of Shu is Meng Chang, who inherited the throne from his father Meng Zhixiang.At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he wore simple clothes, was diligent in state affairs, built water conservancy projects, paid attention to farming and mulberry, and recuperated with the people.Unexpectedly, later on, the environment changed, and so did his mind. He thought that if he didn't enjoy the land of abundance surrounded by clouds of beauties, he would be wasteful and waste his life?In addition, several courtiers around him were courteous to him and pimped him, and Meng Chang fell into the gentle village all of a sudden, circling around wine glasses during the day, sleeping with beautiful women in his arms at night, debauched and ignoring the government.In people's eyes, he has changed from a holy son of heaven to a standard stupid emperor. Several close ministers around him, such as Wang Zhaoyuan, Yi Shenzheng, Han Baozheng, Zhao Chongtao, etc., are also some flattering and flattering ministers. Knowing how to sycophant and covet enjoyment, none of them are capable of business.Meng Chang's mother, Empress Dowager Li, is a very sensible person. She often warns her son to be close to a gentleman and stay away from a villain. Come in handy.

Meng Chang ignored his mother's words and still went his own way. After the army of the Song Dynasty pacified Jingnan and Hunan, Li Hao, the prime minister of Xishu, was a little self-aware and understood the situation clearly. He knew that the next goal of the Song army was to annex Xishu.Therefore, he advocated paying tribute to Zhao and Song Dynasties in order to protect himself.He told Meng Chang that the emperors of Zhao and Song were not simple, no less than Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and they had the momentum to unify the whole country.Xishu is a small country with disparity in power. It is not Zhao Song's opponent. Instead of waiting for him to swallow Xishu, it is better to pay tribute to Emperor Zhao Song first, so as to avoid future military disasters.

Meng Chang thinks that Li Hao's suggestion is reasonable, and seems to be moved. The privy envoy Wang Zhaoyuan resolutely opposed paying tribute to the Song court and claiming to be a minister, thinking that it was seeking cheapness. Although Wang Zhaoyuan didn't have much ability, he was very pretentious. He compared himself to Zhuge Liang, and no one in Shu took him seriously except Meng Chang, the lord of Shu.He said eloquently: "The road to Shu is steep, and the danger of the Three Gorges is a natural barrier. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the Song army has wings, it cannot fly over. Besides, I have a large army of 140,000. I am not afraid of the danger at all. The Song army is coming to invade. The Lord can safely guard the kingdom of abundance and enjoy the glory and wealth, why should he pay tribute to Zhao Song, bow his head and proclaim himself a minister, and obey his orders?"

At first glance, what Wang Zhaoyuan said is indeed reasonable, because since ancient times in China, there has been a saying that the road to Shu is difficult and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. If we can use natural barriers to guard against the dangers of the sky, it is really a one-man guard, and ten thousand people will not be able to open it. Wang Zhaoyuan overestimated himself and underestimated Zhao Kuangyin. To be more specific, he underestimated Zhao Kuangyin's determination to annex Western Shu. Meng Chang was a person without his own opinions, and felt that what Wang Zhaoyuan said was reasonable, so he accepted Wang Zhaoyuan's opinion and rejected Li Hao's.He ordered the increase of sailors to guard the way of the Yangtze River into Sichuan to resist Song soldiers.

Wang Zhaoyuan had Zhuge Liang's demeanor. A few days later, he came up with another crooked idea to Meng Chang, persuading Meng Chang to reconcile with Song Ting's old enemy, the Northern Han Dynasty, and to join forces with the Northern Han Dynasty to attack Bianliang. .The specific battle plan is: the Northern Han Dynasty sent troops from Taiyuan, went south to the Yellow River, and the Shu soldiers sent troops from Huanghua Valley and Ziwu Valley to respond, and went out of Tongguan in the east to attack Bianliang. From a military point of view, this is indeed a wonderful move with great strategic vision.Because most of Zhao Song's elite troops were concentrated in the towns on the south bank of the Yellow River, if the Northern Han Dynasty sent troops southward to cross the Yellow River, Zhao Song's troops from Tokyo and Xijing would surely return to help.At this time, the Song army has no time to look west, so the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong can be passed on.No wonder Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu were also taken aback after reading Meng Chang's secret wax pill letter to the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty.

It's a pity that this plan was not Wang Zhaoyuan's idea, but the idea of ​​his staff member Zhang Tingwei.Moreover, it was this crooked idea that gave Zhao Kuangyin an excuse to conquer Shu. Meng Chang was obedient to Wang Zhaoyuan's words. He wrote a letter of state according to the plan, sealed it with wax pills, and sent Zhao Yantao, Sun Yu, and Yang Juan from the Xingzhou Military Academy to the Northern Han Dynasty with wax pills and silk books, lobbying the Northern Han Dynasty to send troops to attack Bianliang. Regrettably, not everyone suffers from paranoia like Meng Chang and Wang Zhaoyuan.At least, Zhao Yantao did not suffer from this kind of disease. Instead of going to the Northern Han Dynasty, he took the wax-sealed letter of credence to Bianliang, and handed the wax letter and the two accompanying people to Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor of Zhao Song.

The wax book that Zhao Yantao sent was a great favor to Zhao Kuangyin.Because he had already made a plan to take Shu, he was short of an excuse to send troops.He pays attention to being famous as a teacher, and believes that it is difficult to convince people in an unjust war, and it is even more difficult to convince the world.Well now, it's not me, Zhao Song, who wants to attack you, but you, Meng Chang, who are trying to collude with the Northern Han Dynasty to attack Bianliang. This is a provocation to Song Ting.Since it is a provocation, if I send troops to conquer, of course I will be famous.

Therefore, after Zhao Kuangyin read the wax book sent by Zhao Yantao, he happily said to the officials: "I am preparing for the Western Expedition, but I have no excuse. Now, Meng Chang is colluding with the Northern Han Dynasty to attack the Song Dynasty, openly provoking the authority of the Song Dynasty, I have become famous as a teacher." At the end of October in the second year of Qiande (964), Zhao Kuangyin issued an order to conquer Shu in the west. Wang Quanbin was appointed as the marshal of the Western Expedition, Liu Guangyi (formerly known as Liu Tingrang) and Cui Yanjin were appointed as deputy commanders; Wang Renshan and Cao Bin were appointed as supervisors.The army of the Western Expedition was divided into two groups: Wang Quanbin, Cui Yanjin and others led 30,000 soldiers and horses as the North Route Army, starting from Fengzhou and going down the Jialing River; Liu Guangyi, Cao Bin and others led 30,000 soldiers and horses as the East Route Army. Depart from Guizhou, trace the Yangtze River and go westward.

Two groups of soldiers and horses, mighty and mighty, rushed to Xichuan.They will meet at a certain date and attack Chengdu. Zhao Kuangyin knew that the terrain of Xichuan was dangerous, and this battle was a bit difficult to fight. When the coach of the Western Expedition, Wang Quanbin, led the generals to leave the court, he deliberately asked: "Do you think this Western Expedition can be won in one fell swoop?" Wang Quanbin said with full confidence: "Xichuan is a big watermelon in our vegetable garden. This time I conquered Xichuan, I just went to our vegetable garden to pick melons, and I went back immediately." Shi Yande, the capital school, shouted angrily: "If Xichuan is in the sky and people can't get there, then there's nothing we can do. If it's underground, once the army arrives, they will surely be able to conquer Xichuan immediately." The people present were either the ministers of the court or the generals who went to the expedition. No one said that what they want to brag and fight is this kind of arrogance.Zhao Kuangyin knew this way after a long experience in the battlefield. He stood up abruptly, waved his hands, and said to the soldiers: "I only want the land of Xishu, and nothing else. After you enter Sichuan, the weapons, food and grass you get from attacking cities and villages Confiscation, all the gold and silver property will be distributed to the soldiers who go to war.” It is said that under heavy rewards, there must be a brave man. Zhao Kuangyin is worthy of being a man who leads troops to fight, and he has used the way of controlling soldiers to the extreme. Zhao Kuangyin's incentive mechanism did play an important role in the final victory of this war. However, his excessive rewards turned those soldiers who were red-eyed into murderers in the end, which he did not expect of. Then, he specifically told Wang Quanbin to tell Meng Chang, the Lord of Shu, that a high-end villa was built on the banks of the Bianshui River outside the Youye Gate of Bianliang City, with more than 500 rooms and all kinds of living utensils. he prepared.Tell him not to worry about the future, move to Bianliang to be a neighbor with the emperor, and still enjoy the prosperity and wealth, and be happy. It seems that Zhao Kuangyin has decided on Meng Chang. Meng Chang, the Lord of Shu, was timid and frightened when he learned that the Song army was attacking on a large scale. He immediately called Wang Zhaoyuan, saying that he was the one who caused the disaster, and told him to clean up the mess. Wang Zhaoyuan patted his chest and said, soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, and he took the initiative to ask Ying, willing to lead the army to resist the invading enemy. Meng Chang immediately ordered Wang Zhaoyuan to be the commander of the southwestern camp, and he was fully responsible for the war against the invading Song army in Houshu; Hao held a farewell party for the soldiers on the outskirts. Li Hao held a farewell party for the soldiers on the outskirts. After three glasses of wine, Wang Zhaoyuan suddenly became angry and got up from his seat. Pound Bianliang and regain the Central Plains. Seeing Wang Zhaoyuan's brazen words, Li Hao secretly laughed in his heart. Since Wang Zhaoyuan was Meng Chang's number one favorite, Li Hao didn't dare to spoil his interest, so he had to flatter and perfunctory a few words.In this way, Wang Zhaoyuan was even more ecstatic, as if it was really Kong Ming who was reincarnated, and the winning ticket was in his hands. The three armies set out from the stronghold, and Wang Zhaoyuan commanded the troops with Tie Ruyi in his hand, comparing himself to Zhuge Liang, and claiming to resist the enemy outside the border. Seeing Wang Zhaoyuan's calm and composed demeanor, Meng Chang felt a lot more at ease, thinking that the Shu army's departure would be a success in no time, so he returned to the harem with peace of mind, and went back to the gentle country to be romantic and happy. Song Shuai Wang Quanbin led the Song army to set off from Fengzhou. The vanguard of the army opened roads in the mountains and built bridges in the water. The whole army blew towards Xishu like a whirlwind.The soldiers all know that Xishu is a place where riches are risqué, and there are gold everywhere, waiting for them to pick it up.And this time is different from the past, except for the food equipment, the gold and silver property picked up are shared equally by everyone.How can such a good thing not be full of enthusiasm and high morale?Therefore, the Song army did not expend much effort, just like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, they conquered Wanren Village and Yanzi Village one after another. Wang Zhaoyuan led the Shu army to Luochuan, and the Song army was already approaching Xingzhou.He hurriedly ordered Han Baozheng and Li Jin to lead 5,000 troops to resist the enemy. Han Baozheng and Li Jin led troops day and night, trying to get to Xingzhou before the Song army. When they reached Sanquanzhai, they happened to meet the front team led by the Song army pioneer Shi Yande.Someone in the Song army shouted: "The money sender is here, go and get the money!" So, the Song army didn't say hello, and rushed to the Shu army like a tiger coming out of the mountain. The Shu army hid in the corner of the land of abundance. I haven't fought a war in the past year, and I have seen this formation there, and I am timid before a battle. On the battlefield, it is like a herd of sheep fighting a herd of lions, winning or losing.In less than a meal, Han Baozheng, the chief general of the Shu army, and Li Jin, the deputy general, were captured alive by the Song army. The poor 5,000 Shu army were killed by the Song army like melons and vegetables. The grain and rice were also collected by Song Jun according to the order.Sure enough, it was the land of abundance, and the food was delivered at hundreds of thousands of shi, and the Song army was not worried that the supply of food and grass behind could not keep up. Wang Zhaoyuan led the army to Luochuan, and when he learned that the former army had been defeated, he hurriedly set up camp in Luochuan and stood ready. Luochuan is located on the east bank of the Jialing River, with Guangyuan in front and Jiange behind, which is a natural barrier for Jiange.This self-proclaimed Zhuge Liang wanted to defend here against danger, blocking the Song army on the other side of the Jialing River until it was wiped out here.When he was directing the soldiers to set up camp, a cat-and-mouse impulse suddenly appeared in his mind, and he quickly ordered the soldiers to keep the pontoon bridge on the river and not to remove it.He wanted to watch the Song army rushing up the pontoon bridge wave after wave, and fell row after row under the sword of the Shu army. Although Shi Yande was victorious, he did not go deep alone. He ordered the troops to rest on the spot and wait for the troops behind to catch up.After Cui Yanjin led the rear army to arrive, they joined forces and marched forward all the way.When the Song army broke through many obstacles and came to the Jialing River, they saw a pontoon bridge in the river connecting the two banks. On the other side of the river, they saw countless camps set up by the Shu army, with banners and flags unfurling, with extraordinary momentum. Cui Yanjin pointed to the other side of the river and said to Shi Yande beside him, it seems that Wang Zhaoyuan is a very courageous person, and he even left the pontoon bridge, could it be that there is some fraud in it? Shi Yande said that there is a kind of person who thinks that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, but in fact he is a frog in the bottom of a well, arrogant and conceited. Wang Zhaoyuan deliberately did not demolish the bridge and stop the crossing to demonstrate to us. Maybe he is this kind of person. "Whether he is deceitful or arrogant." Cui Yanjin's general Zhang Wanyou shouted, "The pontoon bridge is right in front of us. I will lead a team of soldiers and horses to snatch the pontoon bridge." Cui Yanjin didn't seem to want to stop him.Zhang Wanyou took the lead and rushed up to the pontoon bridge. The Shu soldiers on the other side of the pontoon bridge saw someone rushing to cross and rushed to stop them, but how could they stop Zhang Wanyou's supernatural power?With one sword left and one right, he killed the rushing Shu soldiers and fell into the river one after another. The Song army followed behind and rushed up, and seized the pontoon bridge in an instant. Wang Zhaoyuan fainted from fright, and regretted it thoroughly.I regretted leaving the pontoon bridge and wanted to play a game of cat and mouse. Now, instead of cats, my men and horses have become mice looking for holes. Song Jun has become a cat, and he cut off the running mice. The head is cut off the limbs.Knowing that the general situation was over, he led the Shu soldiers back to Mantianzhai, but could not hold on. Cui Yanjin divided his troops into three groups and attacked at the same time.He and Shi Yande led the middle road and arrived at Mantianzhai first. Mantianzhai was built on a mountain. The mountain was steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Cui Yanjin knew it would be difficult to conquer, so he just ordered the soldiers to insult and shout at the foot of the mountain, trying to lure the enemy out. Wang Zhaoyuan compares himself to Zhuge Liang, he is a person who regards himself as noble, how can he bear this kind of anger, relying on his large number of soldiers, he opened the gate of the village, and led the whole village to rush down the mountain to fight. Seeing the Shu soldiers coming out, Shi Yande patted his horse to meet him, blocked Wang Zhaoyuan, and cursed loudly: "The defeated general, why isn't he dead yet? He ran out again to embarrass others. Could it be that you, a dog head, need my general to take care of himself?" Do you want to take it off?" After saying that, he slammed the gun in his hand across the horse, turned to hold on with his left hand, and pulled out a three-foot sword from his waist with his right hand, calling Wang Zhaoyuan: "Come, come, come!" Wang Zhaoyuan was a well-known figure in Western Shu, he had never been insulted like this before, after only a few words, he was so angry that he couldn't answer, and jumped on his horse to go straight to Shi Yande.After fighting for about twenty rounds, Shi Yande threw the sword in his hand at Wang Zhaoyuan, here it is, take it and kill yourself!General Ben has no time to accompany you, so I am leaving.After finishing speaking, he turned the horse's head, hit three whips in a row, and galloped to the original road. Wang Zhaoyuan gave way to Feijian and yelled angrily, "Where are you going to escape? Keep the head!" He waved Tie Ruyi in his hand, commanding the Shu soldiers to pursue the victory.After chasing for more than ten miles, I felt that I was too far away from my old nest. I was about to call for money to withdraw my troops, and suddenly a large number of Song troops rushed out from both sides. Song on the left will be Kang Yanze, and Song on the right will be Zhang Wanyou.Cui Yanjin and Shi Yanzhide led the Chinese army to fight back and surrounded the Shu army regiments. After a meal, the Shu army was defeated. Seeing the heavy casualties of the Shu soldiers, Wang Zhaoyuan had to lead his troops to flee back desperately. The Song army followed closely behind the Shu army and entered Mantianzhai.Wang Zhaoyuan guessed that Mantian Village would not be able to keep it, so he led the remnants through the village and fled westward in defeat. The Song army captured Mantianzhai, captured 800,000 shi of grain and rice, and countless weapons, gold and silver.The head coach Wang Quanbin rushed to Mantianzhai, enriched the army with the seized ordnance, took the food and grass back to the rear army, and distributed all the money to the soldiers.All the soldiers cheered and cheered, and the military prestige became stronger.With food in hand and no panic in his heart, Wang Quanbin's heart became more at ease. The Song army rested for a day in Mantianzhai and continued to march westward. On the way, Wang Zhaoyuan mobilized troops to fight. Wang Quanbin commanded the Song army to attack head-on, and the Shu army collapsed at the first touch.In just a few days, the Shu army lost three battles and three defeats.Wang Zhaoyuan packed up the remnants of the army and crossed the Jubai River westward. This time, he learned the lesson from the last time. After crossing the river, he burned the bridge to prevent the Song army from pursuing, and then led his troops to retreat to Jianmen Pass. Jianmen is the most precipitous place in Sichuan, easy to defend but difficult to attack.Wang Quanbin ordered the whole army to rest and stand by. On the one hand, he sent people to inquire about the news of the soldiers and horses of the East Route, and on the other hand, he sent people to fly back to the capital to report the battle situation of the North Route Army. Zhao Kuangyin received the battle report from Wang Quanbin from the front in Bianliang City, and was ecstatic to learn that the North Route Army had won the battle.It was the end of the year, and when it was freezing cold, Zhao Kuangyin was wearing a mink coat and felt cold sitting by the stove. In such a difficult weather, the soldiers in front were still fighting bloody battles and won great victories.It is necessary to reward it.He immediately took off a mink coat and a mink hat on his head, ordered someone to ride a fast horse, and sent the coat and hat to the front to reward Wang Quanbin. Although a mink coat and a mink hat are nothing, but they were taken off by the emperor, and they still have the emperor's body temperature on them, which is of extraordinary significance.No wonder Wang Quanbin burst into tears after receiving the reward, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Bianliang, vowing, "Your Majesty, you can enjoy the fire in the palace with peace of mind!"I will definitely win Xishu for you. Then, you will reward me with a mink coat, and I will take it home for my wife to wear. The North Route Army led by Wang Quanbin has achieved victory, but the East Route Army led by Liu Guangyi has encountered great trouble.They entered the Three Gorges from the west of Hubei, and went up the river to the middle of Shu.Going up the river to enter Sichuan, you have to pass through a place called Kuimen. Kuimen is the first gate of the Xishu River Defense. The river is narrow, with sharp cliffs on both sides.Since ancient times, it has been a battleground for military strategists. Gao Yanchou and Wu Shouqian, the chief and deputy guards of Shuzhong guarding Kuimen, built a pontoon bridge on the river outside Kuizhou City. The bridge was guarded by heavy soldiers and heavy artillery. Cannons were also deployed on the cliffs on both sides. .With such a heavy defense, not to mention the Song army, even a bird may have difficulty flying through Kuimen. Zhao Kuangyin seemed to have anticipated this move. Before setting off, he gave Liu Guangyi and Cao Bin a topographical map of entering Sichuan, and told them that Kuimen is the first gate of the Shu army's river defense. There are heavy soldiers guarding, to pass this pass, you can only outsmart, not force the enemy. Liu Guangyi led the Song army, went up the river by boat, and arrived at a place 30 miles away from Kuimen. According to Zhao Kuangyin's instructions, he ordered the soldiers to go ashore by boat and climb mountains and ridges. Ambush the Shu army guarding the bridge. The Shu soldiers only paid attention to the enemy's situation on the river, and did not guard against a Song army suddenly coming out from the high mountains. They were caught off guard and all became the ghosts of the Song army. to the river; the ambush on the cliff was also attacked, people were bled, and the cannon was destroyed. The Song army brigade passed Kuimen smoothly by boat and approached the city of Kuizhou. Shu general Wu Shouqian saw that the Song army was approaching the city, and wanted to open the city to fight.Gao Yanchou stopped and said: "The Song army has come from a long distance, and the supply of food and grass is difficult. The advantage lies in the quick battle. If our army can't hold on, wait until the Song army's food is exhausted and the soldiers are tired, and then wait for work. We will definitely defeat the Song army in one fell swoop." Gao Yanchou is a person who is familiar with the art of war, and his strategy can be regarded as pinpointing the weakness of the Song army.It's a pity that Wu Shouqian is just a good warrior, he thinks that Gao Yanchou's method is too troublesome, and it is better to have a quick victory.Song Jun had just arrived, his foothold was not stable, and he was not familiar with the terrain, so he just took the opportunity to kill him by surprise.Therefore, he did not listen to Gao Yanchou's words, and alone led more than a thousand horsemen under him, opened the city gate, and rushed out of Kuizhou City. Liu Guangyi was about to fight in person, but the brave general Zhang Tinghan went up to meet him with his gun.The two horses met, and both guns were held together. The battle lasted for dozens of rounds. Zhang Tinghan became more and more courageous as he fought, but Wu Shouqian was gradually lost. He fled back to the city with a feint shot.Zhang Tinghan pursued closely, rushed into the city after Wu Shouqian, the guards were too late to close the gate, Zhang Tinghan killed several of them, the rest of the soldiers saw how brave General Song was, so how could they dare to step forward.Liu Guangyi led the Song army without encountering major obstacles, rushed in and rushed into Kuizhou City.Wu Shouqian escaped through the city. Gao Yanchou, the general of Shu, came to resist with his troops, but he was overwhelmed. He was shot several times and ran back to the house. After Liu Guangyi conquered Kuizhou, he immediately went out to comfort the people.He respected Gao Yanchou as a loyal man, ordered his remains to be collected in the ashes, and buried him honorably.After finishing these things, lead the army to continue to march northwest.Wherever they went, the Shu army fled in anticipation of the wind and conquered Wanzhou, Shizhou, Kaizhou, and Zhongzhou successively. Chen Yu, the governor of Suizhou, dared not resist the enemy.The Song army pacified Xiazhong counties in one fell swoop. Knowing the great victory of the East Route Army, Wang Quanbin led the Song Army to march towards Yiguang. After being instructed by the locals, he bypassed Qingjiang to the south of Jianmen Pass by a small road. When Wang Zhaoyuan learned that the Song army had made a detour to Qingjiang, he hurriedly ordered the general to guard the sword gate, and personally led the troops to Hanyuanpo to stop the Song army.Unexpectedly, Song Jun has not been found yet, and the news of Jianmen's fall suddenly came, and he was scared out of his wits.When he was still in shock, he suddenly saw the dust flying in front of him, and the guns were flying all over the sky. The Song army came from Qingjiang.The person who compared himself to Zhuge Liang was suddenly paralyzed from fright, and had no idea at all. The Metropolitan Supervisor Zhao Chongtao had some ideas, and hurriedly set up a formation to fight.Even the commander of the Shu army was scared to death, what else could those soldiers do?After a battle, they collapsed and dispersed in an instant.Although Zhao Chongtao yelled loudly, how could he stop?In a panic, he was knocked off his horse by the rebellious army, and was also captured alive by the Song army. Wang Quanbin saw that the enemy army was defeated in the first battle, so he commanded the Song army to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill them. The poor Shu soldiers were killed by the Song army like melons and vegetables, and a large number of them fell down. The watermelons in the melon garden were rolling around, which was horrible. Wang Zhaoyuan was rescued by the left and right, got on his horse, and fled back to Dongchuan in a hurry. He hid in a dilapidated warehouse and wept bitterly. Come out, put a chain around your neck, and lead it away like a monkey. In the first month of spring in the third year of Qiande (965), Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, was drinking and having fun with his concubine Huarui in the palace. Zhang Hui'an, as the deputy commander, led 30,000 Shu soldiers to Jianmen to reinforce the former army. The crown prince Meng Xuanzhe is a lustful man who only knows how to have fun, but does not know how to march and fight at all. He leads the army to resist the enemy, and he does not forget to have fun. When the army arrived in Chengdu, they found a few beauties and brought dozens of actors with them People, flute and flute, playing and singing along the way, just like traveling in mountains and rivers. Those who don't know it think it is a team welcoming relatives, how can it look like a team that is about to go to the front line to fight? Li Tinggui and Zhang Hui'an were both mediocre and ineffective people. When they arrived in Mianzhou, they led their troops back to Dongchuan when they learned that Jianmen had been lost. When Meng Chang learned that Kuimen was in danger of falling, and the Song army captured Jianmen again, he panicked and asked the left and right if there was any way to retreat from the enemy.Veteran Shi Bin suggested: "The Song army is far away and cannot fight for a long time. The Shu army only needs to build high fortifications deep and guard against them. The Song army has nothing to do." Meng Chang said with a mournful face, "My father and son have provided food and clothing to support you for more than forty years. Now that the enemy is approaching, but you want to defend against the enemy, no one will serve me?" After finishing speaking, tears fell like rain. After hearing this, everyone was ashamed. At this moment, Prime Minister Li Hao hurried in to report that the commander of the Song Army, Wang Quanbin, had arrived in Weicheng, and that the Song Army would arrive in Chengdu in a few days. Meng Chang turned pale with shock, and stammered and asked, "What should I do?" Li Hao said: "The Song army's entry into Shu is unstoppable. If the lord wants to save his family and life, the only way out is to accept the land and ask him to surrender. There is no other way out." Meng Chang sat there without saying a word.Li Hao further said: "Zhou Baoquan from Hunan and Gao Jichong from Jingnan are both lords of a feudal domain. They are people who know the current affairs. After submitting to Zhao and Song Dynasties, they lived in Bianliang City. Had a good time too." Meng Chang sat blankly for a long time, weeping, nodded helplessly, agreed to surrender to Song, and ordered Li Hao to draft a letter of surrender. Li Hao immediately wrote a surrender form, sent someone to the Song Army camp, and presented it to the Song Army coach Wang Quanbin. After Wang Quanbin received Meng Chang's surrender form, he ordered Kang Yanze, the capital of the horse army, to take more than a hundred horsemen and horses, and go to Chengdu with Yi Shenhui, the general of Shu, and ask the emperor to make a decision. The next day, Wang Quanbin led a brigade into Chengdu and sealed off the treasury.Soon, Liu Guangyi also led his troops to meet up. Meng Chang came out of the city to greet him. Wang Quanbin had already obtained Zhao Kuangyin's will, and treated Meng Chang with courtesy and comfort. Zhao Kuangyin immediately issued an edict after accepting the surrender form of Shu Lord Meng Chang: Lu Yuqing was appointed as the prefect of Chengdu; Shu Lord Meng Chang led his family members to come to the capital to be appointed. The mountains and rivers of Western Shu are very lovely, and Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to get it in his dreams, and today, he really got his wish.Forty-six prefectures, 240 counties, and more than 530,000 households in Western Shu were officially incorporated into the territory of Zhao and Song Dynasties. Meng Chang didn't dare to be negligent after receiving the imperial decree, and hurriedly set off with his wife, children and clan members.Downstream from the Xia River, he went straight to Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and lived in a post house, waiting for the summoning of Emperor Zhao Song. Meng Chang is a stupid person, but because of his father's position as the lord of Shu, there is nothing special about him.Zhao Kuangyin treated him so courteously, in addition to showing his kindness, it is said that he also had an ulterior purpose. Zhao Kuangyin learned that Meng Chang had arrived in the capital, so he summoned Meng Chang in Chongyuan Hall the next day. After Meng Chang paid homage, Zhao Kuangyin gave him a seat and a banquet, and immediately decreed: Meng Chang was awarded the title of Grand Master and Zhongshuling, and he was awarded the title of Qin Guogong; Silver taels. Then, Zhao Kuangyin issued an edict to release all the prisoners including Wang Zhaoyuan. In order to appease the people of Xishu, Zhao Kuangyin issued an edict to implement an amnesty in Xishu, exempt Qiande from paying taxes for two years, and halve the summer tax for three years, abolishing local exorbitant taxes, lowering the price of salt, and distributing food to the victims of disasters, etc. Wait.Due to the effective measures, the situation in Xishu soon stabilized. Meng Chang has a concubine named Mrs. Huarui, who is a world-famous beauty. People say that there are many beauties in Sichuan, and Mrs. Huarui is the most beautiful woman among beauties.Mrs. Huarui, there are very few official history records, but a lot of pen and ink has been left in the official and unofficial history.It is said that Mrs. Huarui's face is so beautiful that it is so beautiful and unparalleled in the world. When she went out for a walk, the birds on the tree stopped singing, Baihua lowered her noble head shyly, and the fish in the water did not dare to surface. Zhao Kuangyin had heard the name of Mrs. Huarui for a long time, and wanted to see her very much, so as to end the pain of missing her.Suffering from no chance, seeing the person in the dream arrive in the capital, but she is a married woman, so it is inconvenient to summon her alone.So, he thought of a way to reward all of Meng Chang's entourage.According to the etiquette system at that time, the emperor gave rewards, and the courtiers had to thank them, otherwise they would lose the courtesy of the emperor and ministers.Zhao Kuangyin's reward, of course, included Mrs. Huarui.In this way, I'm not afraid that if you don't come to thank me, I don't worry about not being able to see your beauty. Sure enough, Meng Chang's mother, Mrs. Li, took Meng Chang's wives and concubines into the palace to thank her after receiving the emperor's gift, and Mrs. Huarui was naturally among them. Zhao Kuangyin met these people one by one. Of course, meeting other people was just a formality. When Mrs. Huarui came to pay respects, he raised his spirit twelve times.Mrs. Huarui just walked in front of the throne, and there was a scent that she had never smelled before, which lifted her spirits, and when she looked closely at her appearance, she was indeed beautiful and extraordinary; when she waited Bending down to worship, just like the windward willow, graceful and light; then a delicate voice came to the ears: "My concubine Xu sees you, and I wish the emperor a long life!" If these words come from the mouth of ordinary officials, it is very common, but from the mouth of Mrs. Huarui, it is like a pearl-throated, Yingge Yanyu. Sitting next to Meng Mu Li. Mother Meng got up and asked to enter the palace to see Liugong.Zhao Kuangyin agreed, and a group of people entered the inner palace under the guidance of the maid.Zhao Kuangyin waited outside eagerly. After a while, they came out and Xie En said goodbye. Zhao Kuangyin called Meng Mu the mother of the country and asked her to enter the palace at any time.Mother Meng agreed and withdrew.But Zhao Kuangyin was talking to Meng Mu, but his eyes were fixed on Mrs. Huarui's face. Mrs. Huarui always felt that a pair of eyes were following her, as if aware of it, she quickly glanced at Zhao Kuangyin, smiled sweetly at Zhao Kuangyin, quickly turned her eyes away, and followed the crowd out of the palace. Mrs. Huarui's parting glances secretly pass, and she looks back with a smile. It really hurt Zhao Kuangyin, the wise and mighty Emperor Song of Zhao Song, and made him restless and restless.Because at this time, the king and queen of the Zhenggong Palace had passed away in the first year of Qiande, and although there were many concubines in the Sixth Palace, they were all of ordinary beauty, and no one could catch Zhao Kuangyin's eyes.At the time of choosing a queen, the alluring Mrs. Huarui ran into Zhao Kuangyin's field of vision, could he let it go easily?Helpless, the famous flower has an owner, and Mrs. Huarui is a married woman, which is really embarrassing for Zhao Kuangyin.Robbing a married woman is not the work of a majestic king of a country, so it is really unwilling to give up on it.After hesitating for several days, he murmured to himself, "If you have me, you can't have him!" That night, Zhao Kuangyin hosted a banquet in honor of Meng Chang in the Daming Hall. There is no record of who accompanied the banquet.Zhao Kuangyin drank a huge cup, and Meng Chang also accompanied him to his heart's content. He drank until midnight before leaving drunk. The next night, Zhao Kuangyin continued to invite Meng Chang to a banquet. After Meng Chang returned from drinking last night, he felt that the alcohol was too strong and he couldn't bear it. He was sick with alcohol and couldn't get out of bed, so he had to say goodbye and not go to the banquet. When Zhao Kuangyin heard that Meng Chang was suffering from alcoholism, he sighed and said, "It's my fault that Qin Guogong was made unwell by drinking too much for me!" He immediately ordered the imperial doctor to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.Unexpectedly, a few days later, Meng Chang died suddenly at home at the age of forty-seven. Zhao Kuangyin was very sad when he heard the news of Meng Chang's sudden death. He proclaimed Meng Chang the king of Chu, ordered the abolition of the court for five days, and issued an edict that Meng Chang's funeral and funeral expenses should be borne by the court. Meng Chang's mother, Li Shi, has a special decree that she can enter the palace to face the saint at any time.Whenever she met the emperor, she always had a sad face.Zhao Kuangyin comforted and said: "Mother of the country, don't be too sad. If you feel that the capital is inconvenient, I will send someone to take you back." Li asked, "Where does the concubine go?" Zhao Kuangyin replied: "Shu!" Mrs. Li said: "This concubine is originally from Taiyuan. If I can return to my hometown in Bingzhou, I will be grateful." Zhao Kuangyin replied happily: "Bingzhou is now occupied by the Northern Han Dynasty. When I pacify Liu Jun of the Northern Han Dynasty, it will be as the mother of the country wishes." Mrs. Li thanked and left. After Meng Chang died of illness, Li did not cry. When she paid homage to her son, she said sadly: "You can't die for the country, but now you die in Bianliang for no reason. This is the retribution of your greed for life and fear of death. Mother I live for you, I can't bear to leave you, now that you are dead, what's the point of mother's life?" Mrs. Li made up her mind to go, and died of a hunger strike. Zhao Kuangyin ordered Honglu Qing Fan Yucheng to preside over Li's funeral, and was buried in Luoyang with Meng Chang.After the funeral, Meng Chang's family still returned to the capital. After Meng Chang's funeral is over, his family members must go to the palace to thank him. Zhao Kuangyin saw that Mrs. Huarui was dressed in plain clothes, and she looked plump and handsome, charming and charming.He forced Mrs. Huarui to stay in the palace and gave a banquet in the evening.Mrs. Huarui couldn't help herself, so she had no choice but to obey.After drinking several cups of wine, Mrs. Huarui's face was already flushed, her eyes were blurred from drunkenness, and her face was like a blooming peach blossom.The more Zhao Kuangyin watched, the more he fell in love with him, and the more he loved, the more greedy he became, so he simply took Mrs. Huarui's hand and entered the bedroom.Mrs. Huarui couldn't be annoyed, she couldn't push, so she had to half-pull and half-push the lecherous emperor, and entered into the curtain to spend the joy of cloud and rain together. The next day, Zhao Kuangyin appointed Mrs. Huarui as the imperial concubine, and kept the name of Mrs. Huarui. Mrs. Huarui was originally the daughter of Xu Kuangzhang, and some unofficial history also said that her surname was Fei.Because she was born in a delicate and delicate state, like a flower stamen, she got the nickname of flower stamen.She was originally very affectionate with Meng Chang, but this time she was forced by Zhao Kuangyin's imperial prestige, so she reluctantly became the pillow companion of Emperor Zhao Song, went to Yaochi together, and shared the joy of fish and water, but she still thought of Meng Chang in her heart.In order to express her nostalgia for Meng Chang, Mrs. Huarui drew a portrait of Meng Chang with her own hands. In the painting, Meng Chang is lifelike with a bow on his back.After the portrait is finished, it is worshiped day and night.However, these were all done secretly behind Zhao Kuangyin's back. On this day, Mrs. Huarui was hanging a portrait of Meng Chang in the inner room, burning sandalwood, praying silently on the ground, when suddenly Zhao Kuangyin walked in and stared at the portrait for a long time. It was neither a god nor a Buddha, but a white-faced scholar. I thought to myself who is this?Is it a fairy?出于好奇，他便问道：“爱妃，供的是哪路神仙？你在这里拜他，是求福，还是求寿？” 花蕊夫人见赵匡胤骤然出现在内室，收拾不及，表面上虽然不慌张，内心却透出一丝凉意，一种恐惧。她当然会恐惧，她现在是赵匡胤的妃子，心里还在想着孟昶，这不是成心要赵匡胤戴绿帽子吗？正在她为难之际，脑海里急速地运转，要找出一个合理的解释，把这件事遮掩过去。忽然听到赵匡胤说到神仙二字，灵机一动，巧妙地回答道：“臣妾该死，没有启奏陛下。这供的是张生，是送子神仙，妇人想生儿育女，虔诚祈拜于他，他就会给你送来。臣妾也不能免俗，侍奉在陛下身边，也想生个儿子以续皇家的烟火，盼得个母以子贵呢！” “啊！原来如此。”赵匡胤问道，“为何以往不见爱妃供奉呢？” 花蕊夫人狡辩道：“臣妾日常都是供奉的，担心陛下斥为异端，故此，都是在陛下上朝的时候才取出张生像，礼拜之后，便收了起来。故此陛下未曾见过。” 赵匡胤竟然信以为真，微笑着说：“既然是这样，那就不要遮遮掩掩的了，就把东间厢房改为静室，将张生像供在里面，爱妃可以朝夕虔诚礼拜，免得一收一挂的，亵渎了神灵。” 花蕊夫人连忙拜谢。 宫中的一班嫔妃，哪个不想生儿子，生个儿子，就是龙种，有了龙种，那可是子贵母荣了。于是，一班嫔妃照葫芦画瓢，请花蕊夫人照样描绘，如获至宝地带回去，恭恭敬敬地挂在寝室之内，朝夕祈祷，梦想生个儿子。慢慢地，这件事情流传到民间。 俗称张仙送子，就是花蕊夫人一手捏造出来的。赵匡胤如果知道事情的真相，不气得吐血才怪呢！ 赵匡胤得到了花蕊夫人，恰如得到了一个活宝贝一般，每天退朝之后，都要与花蕊夫人调情作乐。这花蕊夫人的确是个天生尤物，邀宠男人的功夫，如果她为天下第二的话，没有谁敢说自己第一。不但媚术天下无双，而且还能诗善画，天下的男人见到这样的女子，没有不喜欢的。有一次，赵匡胤令她咏蜀，不想她立即口吟七绝诗一首： 君王城上竖降旗， 妾在深宫哪得知。 十四万人齐解甲， 更无一个是男儿！ 这是一首《亡国诗》，从字面上看，悲愤婉转，不亢不卑，表达了一个有气节的亡国之女深沉的悲哀。细细品味，却能体会到花蕊夫人极高的智慧。 “妾在深宫哪得知”，西蜀亡国，很多人说女人是祸水，意思是蜀主迷恋女人，才导致亡国，而迷恋的女人就是花蕊夫人。这句诗，就是花蕊夫人的自辩词，西蜀亡国，她在深宫并不知情，一句话就摆脱了女色亡国的嫌疑。女人不是祸水，至少她不是祸水。 “更无一个是男儿”，将蜀中那些贪生怕死的男人骂了个够。更进一步地说明，西蜀之所以亡国，都是你们这些臭男人无用，不要叫嚣什么女人是祸水，不要把责任推到女人的头上。 “十四万人齐解甲”，说的是蜀中十四万大军解甲降宋，而宋兵只不过五六万人，以五六万兵而屈十四万之众，反衬出赵宋天朝的气运正隆，以少胜多。 赵匡胤看了花蕊夫人的诗，特别是后两句，不由得拍案叫绝。赞叹花蕊夫人之言，是锦心绣口！