The family has a throne to inherit

Before Meng Chang could reach Meng Zhixiang's place in time, Duan Siping had already conquered Hanzhou and was approaching the city of Luo County.

Xichuan was also flustered for a while. The current battle situation is almost a repeat of Dong Zhang's crusade against Xichuan that day, but compared with Dong Zhang, Duan Siping is much stronger.

Meng Zhixiang over there heard the news, looked at Meng Chang who had rushed over, and smiled wryly: "Sanlang, his father was a wise man, he was confused for a while, but he never saw through fame and fortune, but Dali caught the handle and fell into the trap." Such an embarrassing situation!"

Meng Chang is not a fool, he is also a decisive person, and immediately said: "Father is serious. Duan Siping asked for Dongchuan that day, so we can know that he is an ambitious man who bowed his head to the Tang Dynasty that day. It’s just not full-fledged! With his heart, even if the father doesn’t become emperor, he will come to the door sooner or later! After all, Dali is adjacent to the middle of Shu, and if you want to expand your ideals, the middle of Shu is the best direction!”

Meng Zhixiang was relieved by Meng Chang's words. He had also endured a lot of pressure these days, and some people would mutter in private that if Meng Zhixiang hadn't wanted to be emperor, there would be no need for Sichuan to provoke such a military disaster.

Now that Meng Chang said this, Duan Siping originally wanted to encroach on Shuzhong, but this time he just made an excuse!If you know it earlier, you can deal with it earlier. In the future, if Duan Siping directly announces the attack on Shuzhong, he will be caught off guard!Thinking of this, Meng Zhixiang felt a lot of comfort in his heart.

However, looking at Meng Chang, Meng Zhixiang still sighed, and said, "Dali is coming in menacingly. After my father dies, you can negotiate peace with Dali. If it doesn't work, just go directly to Emperor Hao and surrender!"

Meng Chang is not an emperor who has been corrupted by glory and wealth decades later. Although he is not too young now, he still has vigor, and he said immediately: "Father, you have a hard time with a kind of minister, and this is how you get together." Today's foundation, how can you just say no to it! Although Dali has bad intentions, he is not indestructible after all, and I will definitely deal with him to the end!"

Seeing Meng Chang like this, although Meng Zhixiang knew that there was little hope, there was still a glimmer of hope after all, and he thought to himself, that's all, death and everything will stop, since my son wants to fight, let's fight!Anyway, let Duan Siping know that the Kingdom of Shu is not a soft persimmon.

Meng Zhixiang summoned all the ministers who accompanied him, issued a will in public, passed the throne to Meng Chang, and then left. For Dali's unreasonable invasion, and then vowed to fight Dali to the death.

Most of the courtiers who can be brought by Meng Zhixiang's side are confidantes. They have followed Meng Zhixiang almost since the beginning of the family. Their loyalty to Meng Zhixiang is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Now that Meng Zhixiang is dead, even if he had some ideas at first, now I have to put it down for a while.As for the successor young master wanting revenge, then just follow, at worst, go with the former emperor!

Of course, some people secretly told their nephews that if they die in battle, they should stop thinking about revenge or not. If the situation is not good, they should just surrender!My own death can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the late emperor, but I can't take the whole family into account.

The Daoist sect in Shuzhong has long been relying on Duan Siping, and now that Duan Siping has entered Shuzhong, it is too late for the Daoist sect to be happy!Meng Zhixiang just died here, and Duan Siping over there received the news that Meng Chang swore in the mourning hall that he would take back the lost land and comfort the spirit of the late emperor.Duan Siping just sneered, these days, if any vows could be fulfilled, there wouldn't be so many things!

Therefore, when other people asked about the situation, Duan Siping directly said: "Continue to march, and when Chengdu is captured, everyone will be rewarded!"

Central Shu is really a good place. The military officers and soldiers at the bottom of Dali have discovered it. The geographical and climatic conditions here are much better than Dali. After entering Central Shu, this is a basin, everywhere is endless You don't need to spend a lot of effort to reclaim terraced fields on the mountain, you can cultivate them directly!Seeing the wheat seedlings growing in the field, my heart warms up one by one. Forget about this season, and wait until the next season to plant high-yielding rice seeds in Dali. Thinking about the future harvest, it will be really flattering!

Meng Chang's ambitions were shattered by reality. Facing Dali's soldiers, the Shu army was powerless to fight back. Those veterans who had made great achievements in the war could not think of any way to deal with Dali's soldiers. Weapons that are out of spec.It's like a cold weapon against a hot weapon, maybe it's more than tragic, but the effect is it, then hehe!

The middle of Shu was retreating steadily, and Meng Chang had to take people back to Chengdu. At this time, it was useless even to seek peace, and he had to stick to it or surrender!

At this time, not many people are willing to bury Meng Chang, even Meng Chang's empress and concubines are unwilling to die with Meng Chang, and many officials and nobles in the city of Chengdu, one by one, ran to the gate of the palace , Engaged in dead remonstrance.

Meng Chang was sitting on a large chair, he was still wearing filial piety, his face turned green and pale at the moment, he was angry and humiliated at the same time.He is used to going smoothly. Meng Zhixiang has always raised his son as his heir because of the early death of his two sons-in-law. He has always been very capable. Shortcomings.However, for a person who came from a wealthy family, liking extravagance and beauty is not a problem at all. Those descendants of aristocratic families are much more absurd than him.Therefore, Meng Chang has always been extremely proud, but this time, all his pride was shattered, and everything he was once proud of collapsed under the attack of the Dali army.

Meng Chang knew that if he persisted in his own opinion, the army below would mutiny soon, and those who called him His Majesty would be able to rush into the palace with people and tie him up to sacrifice to the people outside the city. Duan Siping.

Meng Chang vaguely heard the cries coming from the harem, and his face became more and more gloomy. Finally, he finally sighed and told the servants beside him: "Go, let the ministers enter the palace to discuss matters!"

Meng Chang finally succumbed. On the morning of the second day, surrounded by the army, the gate of the city opened, and the ministers of the Shu Kingdom surrounded Meng Chang, who was dressed in white and held a jade seal, and went out of the city, kneeling in front of Duan Siping. Presented the jade seal of the Shu Kingdom.

Duan Siping naturally accepted it readily. Meng Chang watched those people around him flattering Duan Siping in the next moment, and couldn't help biting his lower lip, but he quickly regained his composure. Arrogant, but he is no longer that young man who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth!Now that he has already surrendered, if he shows any unwillingness, he will be causing trouble for himself!At the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the tradition of not killing the king of the subjugated country was gone. If Duan Siping felt that he was a threat, no one would dare to call for injustice if he was killed!Who let Duan Siping use the banner to kill rebels!

Duan Siping obviously didn't mean to kill them all. The Meng family has been operating in Shu for many years. If they were killed directly, some people would feel sad when they turned back. Therefore, when Duan Siping entered the palace of the Shu Kingdom, he directly announced that Meng would be canonized. As the Marquis of Changle, Chang granted a house and fields, and also allowed Meng Chang and Meng Chang's wives, concubines and children to bring some servants to continue to serve them.

Immediately, everyone praised Duan Sipingzhai for his benevolence and generosity, and Meng Chang was also relieved.The title of Marquis of Changle is not bad, and the implication is not bad. You must know that Liu Chan was also named Duke of Changle back then, and he was one of the rare people who died well under the hands of the Sima family.

After Meng Chang was canonized, Duan Siping began to reward meritorious service, and even all the surrendered ministers also benefited.The ministers of the Kingdom of Shu were a little surprised to find that Duan Siping actually knew them quite well, and the positions he had arranged were in line with their talents and temperaments. Some sighed, thinking that if Meng Zhixiang hadn't wanted to be an emperor before he died, maybe Duan Siping would find an excuse to call him in a year or two. It's a good ending, so it's hard to say!

After all, to put it bluntly, the reason why Meng Chang was able to surrender quickly was because he hadn't tasted the real taste of being the king of a country at all. At that time, he would rather fight to the last soldier, lead the last confidants to escape from Chengdu, and try to make a comeback, but he would not surrender so easily. At that time, these surrenders probably won't get much benefit!

The reason why Duan Siping knows so much is naturally that there are two or five young people in Shuzhong, and the Taoist sect has sold out the situation in Shuzhong. Anyway, they have already made up their minds to take refuge in Duan Siping, and the earlier they express their views, the benefits will be greater.

Duan Siping naturally reciprocated, summoned a few famous Taoist priests in Sichuan, saying that they were allowed to enter the palace to preach, and then he gave them the titles of real people and priests, and rewarded them with some property.And some outer disciples sent by the Taoist sect were also promoted because of their military exploits. When they ascend to high positions in the future, the current investment of the Taoist sect will be able to return with interest!

The Buddhist sect immediately realized that the Buddhist sect also has some influence on the Sichuan side, and found that the Taoist sect actually took the lead and sold Shuzhong for a good price, so angry that it would explode!Now, they don't care about those same sects in the Central Plains, and they honestly take refuge in Duan Siping. They also sent many lay disciples to join Dali's system, and they are also honest about Dali's various regulations on religion. complied.

Anyone who has seen Dali's siege stance knows that the walls a few feet thick can't withstand several bombardments, not to mention the mountain gates of these Buddhist temples, no matter how many masters there are, it is impossible for them to encounter such great power. use!Unless they really want to tear their faces apart and ask the masters in the door to carry out the assassination, but Duan Siping is a master himself, if he is really in a hurry, who knows if he will directly order the Buddha to be destroyed?

Therefore, with the strong cooperation of officials in central Shu and Buddhism and Taoism, Dali quickly occupied the whole of central Shu and arranged officials everywhere.Many disabled soldiers and officers were assigned to the lower ranks as chiefs, security chiefs and other petty officials, so as to achieve control over the grassroots, which can also effectively prevent the officials at the top from cheating. Once this happens, Just the gathering of these small officials can overwhelm the chief officials above.

The people in central Shu were a little trembling at the beginning, but soon, they were overwhelmed. Various cheap and easy-to-use commodities from Dali were quickly transported in, and large and small workshops were also established.Shu brocade was originally produced in central Shu, but since this thing can be designated as a tribute, we know that the craftsmanship of Shu brocade is not simple, and the output is not high.The textile looms and jacquard looms handed down from Dali stunned the weavers in central Sichuan.The Shu brocade produced by these machines may be slightly inferior in details, for example, the pattern may be a little dull, but the production speed is not as strong as before. The problem now is that the silk is not enough at all. .

For Dali, this is not a problem.Silkworms are not enough, just raise more silkworms!Duan Sijin has cultivated a new generation of silkworm eggs. The silk fiber weaves is smoother, slender, tougher, and thicker than before, and the growth cycle is shorter than before, but correspondingly, the appetite must be larger , after all energy is conserved.

Originally, some people worried that planting a large number of mulberry trees would affect the cultivation of food. However, the new silkworm eggs can eat both mulberry leaves and oak leaves, and there is not much difference in the silk spit out.As for the planting of mulberry and oak trees, you can choose to plant them on field ridges, watersides and other places.Duan Sijin directly asked someone to set up an experimental field, and started the three-dimensional agriculture as usual. When this agricultural model is popularized, the farmland per unit area can produce much more resources!

In short, the people in Shuzhong found that since Duan Siping entered Shuzhong, their life has become more and more prosperous, and naturally they support Duan Siping more and more.When he was in Dali, many people built a shrine to Duan Siping, and now this custom has spread to the middle of Sichuan. For a while, Duan Siping's reputation in the middle of Shu is almost comparable to that of Marquis Zhuge Liang!

But Duan Siping is now facing a problem, it is obviously impossible to spit out Shu Zhong in his mouth!Even the Tang Dynasty also acquiesced in this matter, but they didn't know how to treat Duan Siping. In name, Duan Siping was considered the lord of the vassal state, and it stands to reason that he should be one level lower than the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Class.However, now that Duan Siping swallowed Shuzhong, the area he can really control is almost comparable to that of Tang Dynasty.

In particular, the Tang Dynasty was not peaceful at first, and Li Siyuan's body began to decline rapidly because of the Qin Dynasty's rebellion, and now he is dead.If it weren't for Li Siyuan's death, the Tang Dynasty hadn't elected a similar emperor yet, and Meng Zhixiang would not have proclaimed himself emperor directly in the midst of civil strife.Along with Meng Zhixiang, Wang Yanjun, king of Fujian, is actually independent.

Even Meng Zhixiang didn't have time to take care of Tang Dynasty, so naturally he couldn't take care of Duan Siping either. Li Conghou was enthroned at the moment. Compared with his father, Li Conghou was far behind. Not very good, but he is still honest, and the courtiers felt a little comforted about it.Be honest, at least you won't mess around!

To put it bluntly, from Li Cunxu to Li Siyuan, they are not all fuel-efficient lamps, and there are few ministers below him. Therefore, if you say that you still have some hopes for Datang, but after experiencing these two, everyone I already knew the bottom line in my heart, that is, this Datang is actually taking jujube pills!

As his name suggests, Li Conghou is honest and honest on the surface. He was born of the same mother as Li Congrong, the rebellious King of Qin, and he has always been quite respectful to Li Congrong. Because it is very low-key, even honest and cowardly!As a result, a few old ministers relied on their support to push Li Conghou's confidants out of the court, and took control of the government by himself. Li Conghou could only bear it, probably because he wanted to hide his power and bide his time, and wait until he was full-fledged. .

Just when everyone thought life could be more peaceful, Li Siyuan's adopted son Lu Wang Li Congke and Li Siyuan's son-in-law Shi Jingtang rebelled together.After all, neither of these two people is a fuel-efficient lamp, and they have a lot of power in their hands, so they will inevitably be tabooed.Those few ministers who have only made meritorious service, afraid of their meritorious deeds, want to cut off their military power, and even take their children to the capital as hostages!After the two men reacted, they immediately exploded, shouting "Qing Jun's side" and rebelled.

In short, Duan Siping has sorted out the situation in Central Sichuan, and the Central Plains is still in a mess. Who has the time to take care of things here in Central Sichuan.

After Duan Siping heard the news, he gritted his teeth and sent people to attack Hanzhong overnight.Hanzhong, as the gateway between Shuzhong and Guanzhong, is a very critical place. Once Hanzhong is captured, there is nothing that can stop Duan Siping from expanding from Shuzhong.

However, after conquering Hanzhong, Duan Siping was unable to expand any more. After all, the previous battle had already consumed a lot of food and supplies, and the newcomers in Shuzhong had to take care of it, at least to let the people of Shu truly return to their hearts OK.

But now, some people suggest that Duan Siping move the capital directly to Chengdu, but the old man in Dali naturally does not allow it. Since it is the Dali Kingdom, it is natural to establish the capital in Dali City, how can the capital be moved!If Duan Siping has conquered the Central Plains, then naturally there is nothing to say, it doesn't matter whether the capital is Chang'an or Luoyang, there is no problem.However, both Dali and central Sichuan are relatively remote. Could it be that Dali is worse than Chengdu?

After some disputes, Duan Siping thought about it, and finally announced directly that Duan Siyu was named the crown prince, and ordered Duan Siyu to guard Dali on his behalf, while Duan Siping stayed in Chengdu with his people.

Duan Siping naturally has his own reasons for thinking like this. First, Dali is the capital of the country, and it is only natural for the prince to supervise the country.Secondly, Dali belongs to the basic base of the Duan family, where the prestige of the Duan family is. Although Duan Siyu is young, his companions and classmates are not children from ordinary families. With the help of these people, Duan Siyu will naturally be able to Smoothly stabilize the situation.This is also for Duan Siyu to exercise well, so as not to be tied up.

But it is different here in Chengdu. Central Shu was originally a new land, and there might be repeats in the future. Therefore, Duan Siping must sit here, at least until the people of Shu come back to their hearts.

Duan Siyu was still very excited about this, he always wanted to be alone, and now he had the opportunity, so he happily agreed, and pestered Duan Sijin to go back to help, and then took the people back.

Duan Sijin directly stated that he can only help him for a year at most, and after that, he is going to travel to the Central Plains!Duan Siyu agreed without hesitation, but she thought in her heart that she would pester her again later, her brother has always been unable to do anything with her, so naturally she would stay for a while longer.

However, Duan Siyu was wrong this time. He really didn't intend to stay in Dali for a long time. He had already studied all the classics left by the Changchun Gate, and gained a lot. He wanted to trace the relics left by the predecessors even more. up!

According to the classics left by the Changchun Gate, this world should have been at a very high level, but I don't know what happened to it, and it became such a small world with little spiritual energy.However, since the Changchun Gate has left behind its own orthodox inheritance, there is no reason for others to leave without leaving anything behind.

Duan Siyu actually didn't expect Duan Sijin to help him much. Under normal circumstances, Duan Sijin was doing all kinds of research that he couldn't understand. What outsiders knew was just a drop in the bucket for Duan Sijin.

This made Duan Siyu feel that Duan Sijin was too far away from him, which made him feel a little uncertain, so he shamelessly asked Duan Sijin to stay and help.

After Duan Sijin followed back to Dali, he began to take out the information on firearms, and asked people to study according to the information, but he himself printed out some of the superficial parts of the classics left by Changchun Gate that could allow ordinary people to practice, and put them in When he arrived at the Da Nei library, as the future inheritance of the Duan family, he resumed his original routine.

After that piece of lotus root was ingested into Duan Sijin's sea of ​​consciousness by the buds of the World Tree, most of its essence was snatched by the World Tree. However, the World Tree also gave that piece of lotus root a lot of benefits. With the most essential part, all the acquired spirit has faded away, and there is an appearance of rebelling against innateness.

When Duan Sijin visualizes every day, he is also visualizing the scene of lotus root rebelling against innateness. He wants to use this as a foundation to make his own body rebel against innateness.

The World Tree seems to have sensed Duan Sijin's thoughts, and actually sent a piece of information, saying that he can use the lotus seeds formed after the lotus root rebelled against the innate as the foundation of the body of the innate god and demon. Of course, after being cultivated by the World Tree, this lotus seed can It's the kind that doesn't have any attributes, but can accommodate any attributes, it just depends on what kind of path Duan Sijin wants to take in the future.