When Zhang Zhao established the Jinshan Daliang Kingdom in the Western Han Dynasty and spread the message to the world, Meng Chang in Jinguan City was also suffering from a headache.

What gives this Xingtai old man a headache is none other than the group of arrogant soldiers left behind by his father, Meng Zhixiang.

Although six years ago, Meng Chang brutally killed Zhongshu Ling Li Renhan and annihilated his clan, frightening another arrogant veteran Li Zhao to kneel down and beg for mercy.

But this did not have much of a deterrent effect. Instead, the rest of Zhang Ye, Zhao Tingyin and others shared Li Renhan's power and resources, and became more arrogant and lawless.

At this time, Meng Chang had just married Fei, the flower core wife. Although the Shu land was rich and extravagant, Meng Chang was still a passionate young man who wanted to make a difference.

The ability may not be very strong, but at least he has the heart to be a wise master. He does not sit on the royal bed, raise thousands of palace maids, buy and spend money like going to a brothel, and he does not use the seven treasures as a drowning device.

At this moment, after receiving the message from Zhang Zhao, Meng Chang was also filled with excitement. He said to the Prime Minister Zhao Jiliang beside him.

"Although Zhang Zhao was born in a noble family and returned to the country from the Eighteen Prefectures, he was considered an outstanding figure. Unfortunately, the Zhang family had already lost its vitality a hundred and fifty years after the death of Hu Chen.

If I were him, I would never call him the Kingdom of Jinshan and Liang of the Western Han Dynasty, and still regard himself as a remnant of the great dynasty. He has tens of thousands of cavalry in his hands, and he is just like Zhang Gui and Lu Guang.

When Zhao Jiliang heard this, he glanced sideways at Meng Chang, then cupped his hands and said formally.

"This is why Your Majesty is the leader of the separatist regime, while King Zhang Liang has the world in mind, and he has the ambition to swallow up the world!"

This sentence made Meng Chang extremely uncomfortable and could only smile awkwardly.

Zhao Jiliang assisted his father and son in helping Meng Zhixiang seize the two rivers, which was a great achievement.

After Meng Zhixiang died of illness, Zhao Jiliang kept secret the mourning and gave full support to put Meng Chang on the throne.

Moreover, he was neither greedy nor abusive and was very loyal. Meng Chang was able to kill Li Renhan and gain a foothold thanks to Zhao Jiliang's assistance.

So even if he scolded Meng Chang, who was just twenty-one years old, to his face, Meng Chang could only apologize.

"Weng Dezhang has never seen King Zhang Liang, so how can we say that he has the ambition to swallow up the world?"

"I would like to ask your Majesty, what is the reason why the world is in constant war and military disasters today?" Zhao Jiliang asked loudly.

Meng Chang perked up, "I know this well! I'm tired of hearing what people around me say."

"Of course, in the two hundred years since the decline of the great dynasty, no family in the world has the strength to unify the country.

Therefore, we have been fighting in all directions, and the people are in dire straits. There are very few people in Shu who are as stable as our country."

Zhao Jiliang shook his head and was silent for a long time before speaking, "If the reason is that no one has the strength to unify, that is true, but it is only an appearance.

The internal reason is simply that since the decline of the dynasty, the imperial court has delegated all local military, political, financial and civil power to one person, the Jiedushi envoy.

Jiedushi relied on the support of the Ya generals below, and the Ya generals were coerced by the small schools below, and the small schools had to win over the Ya soldiers at the bottom.

This resulted in all the benefits of the world being completely controlled by the class of Jiedushi - Yajiang - Yabing - Xiaoxiao - Wuren.

They have no ability to govern the country, and they can't even get enough of their own wealth. They have no other way but to plunder.

When the situation is at its worst, the Jiedushi is nothing more than a tool for pushing out the Tooth soldiers to help them make money. Once the Jiedushi fails to make money, his life will be in danger.

This cycle goes on and on, and the warriors swell to the sky. They only have wealth in their eyes, no loyalty, filial piety and justice, and there is no order in the world, only the handle of the sword."

Having said this, Zhao Jiliang stood up, dragged his somewhat weak body, and looked at Meng Chang very seriously.

"In the past, Zhu Quanzhong and Emperor Zhuangmiao were all heroes of the world. They were all capable of unifying the world, but they were all defeated by this divided knife.

The position in Luoyang and Bianliang City is not the position of the emperor, it is only the position of the greatest military governor in the world!

Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong gave up on himself in his later years, and Zhuang Miao was unwilling to accept it. He wanted to use the actors and servants around him to take over the power of the world's martial arts, and finally ended up tragically dying in the Xingjiao family.

I heard that there is no military governor in the Liang Kingdom, and that the governor can only manage the people but not the army.

The King of Liang framed himself with the loyalty of serving the great dynasty, and then framed the hands of the soldiers below with loyalty, so he must have the ambition to end the troubled times.

Therefore, it will not be as independent as His Majesty, Wu, Tang and Han.

He spread the word to the world, took great risks, and made the Lord of Jin lose his face by scolding him. All this was just to give him a reasonable excuse to win Lingwu and settle the two knots.

For the sake of reputation, to dare to do something so extreme and so dangerous is to ask for a lot!"

Meng Chang was also shocked by Zhao Jiliang's words. Because Zhao Jiliang has always been known as Zhang Liang in Shu.

In the past, he formulated a strategy for Meng Zhixiang to defeat Dong Zhang, and also provided advice to defeat the later Tang Dynasty. His vision was unparalleled.

Although he was an upright person and often made Meng Chang unhappy with his verbal insults, he still knew about his abilities.

Seeing that Zhao Jiliang admired Zhang Zhao so much now, Meng Chang felt frightened.

"If this King of Liang really has such great ambitions as Taibao said, how should we, the Kingdom of Shu, deal with it as it is adjacent to the Kingdom of Liang?"

Zhao Jiliang looked at Meng Chang with admiration. At this time, Meng Chang was still clear-headed and knew how much he weighed, unlike later when he was dazzled by the rich clothes, fine food, BMW and fancy cars.

"I originally supported Your Majesty in sending troops to seize Fengxiang and even Guanzhong. That was because the Lord of Jin was immoral and it was difficult for him to survive. If I use elite troops from Shu to enter Guanzhong, he would be helpless.

But now, the king of Liang Kingdom in the north has great ambitions, and Liangzhou and Shuofang Iron Cavalry are not enemies that we can be hostile to.

If I send troops, I will block Liang's way out from the east. On the contrary, it is absolutely undesirable for anyone to put themselves on the chessboard where Liang and Jin are fighting.

It's better to stick to the sword pavilion and wait for the right time. King Liang may not be able to accomplish anything. Even if it can be accomplished, it will not take five or eight years to succeed.

Your Majesty, if you recuperate and take good care of your soldiers, the land of Shu will become its own sky, and it will be able to protect itself."

Meng Chang nodded slowly, but in his heart he had a different plan than Zhao Jiliang.

Now in the Shu Kingdom, Meng Chang's words are only about 30% effective, and the rest are controlled by this group of veterans.

Now that Zhang Zhao of the Liang Kingdom has risen, shouldn't Meng Chang, who holds such a prosperous and powerful country in his hands, marshal his army and strengthen his armor to make progress?

If you can take all the power into your own hands, with the wealth of Shu, you can raise 50,000 elite soldiers. No matter who enters the Central Plains, his face will be judged.

If Zhang Zhao's biography seems to have dropped a stone in the relatively calm waters of Meng Shu, Southern Tang and other countries, then in the Central Plains court, it was almost like dropping a bomb.

Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, next to the newly built Imperial College.

Since the strict city-city structure of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was broken, the construction of Tokyo City has begun to develop rapidly at a speed that even those in power could not imagine.

Compared with Chang'an in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Luoyang was magnificent and majestic, while the city of Tokyo undoubtedly had a lot more urban fireworks atmosphere.

Today is the birthday of Taichang Cheng, Kaifeng's official Li Gu. A group of civil servants from the Later Jin Dynasty who were close to him gathered at Li Gu's house to celebrate.

However, this celebration seemed a bit shabby, the wine was turbid, and the vegetables were ordinary. There was only a roasted chicken in front of each person. It was roasted golden and crispy, and looked quite delicious.

Although the civil servants at this time did not have much salary and low status, they were not so shabby. The biggest reason why they made it so simple was Shi Jingtang's illness.

Ever since Yelu Deguang and Zhang Zhao were considered brothers, Shi Jingtang had the humiliation of having an uncle, and the son-emperor fell ill.

Not to mention that he was almost fifty years old and still fell off the throne and vomited blood. Even judging from the fact that he had been ill for several months and had good and bad days, it is easy for people to conclude that he did not have much time left.

At this time, no matter how high or low a person is, if they can live to be fifty years old, they will be considered dead.

Therefore, when Shi Jingtang was so seriously ill, Li Gu and other civil servants would definitely not dare to hold a grand banquet.

Regardless of whether he will be punished, if one or two arrogant generals are attracted to use this as an excuse to come to blackmail him, that will be troublesome.

During the banquet, although the wine and food were sloppy, everyone still drank to their heart's content.

The people who attended the party did not have very high positions.

Liu Tao was just a doctor on the job, Xue Juzheng was just a salt and iron inspector, and brothers Li Zhou and Li Chao were only able to serve as doctor and middle officer in the Ministry of Industry.

There was also an unlucky guy named Fan Zhi. Historically, he had a prosperous career because he hugged Sang Weihan's lap.

But this time, Sang Weihan found out that Fan Zhi had made laws for Zhang Zhao in Hexi, so how could he recommend him as an official.

Shi Jingtang didn't let Shi Jingtang chop him with a knife, which would be considered an extra mercy.

"A glass of turbid wine can make a house thousands of miles away, but the swallows have no plan to return. The Qiang pipes are covered with frost, making people sleepless, and the generals have white hair and their husbands are weeping."

During the banquet, Li Gu, the host, struck the bowl with chopsticks and sang Zhang Zhao's famous line. Everyone was among the best civil servants of this era, so they could naturally hear the brilliance of this poem.

"Doctor Li, I heard that although your elder man is young, his poems are like Bai Letian's. Why don't you let him come out and comment on this poem?"

After Li Gu finished singing, he smiled and said to Li Bo, the right doctor.

Li Bo originally had no children, so he adopted his brother Li Chao's son Li Fang as his son.

Although this boy is only fifteen years old, he is already a famous child prodigy in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo. His poems imitate Bai Juyi and have the charm of the Tang Dynasty.

"This kid has little talent and little learning. All the talented people here are here, who is his turn to criticize!"

Li Bo quickly waved his hand and refused. Are you kidding me? This poem writer made the emperor of Daning Palace so angry that he was bedridden. How could Li Bo dare to let Li Fang come out to criticize?

However, what Li Bo said made Li Fang, who had followed his fathers to see the world, very unconvinced.

He is not the old man who dominated the political arena of the Han, Zhou, Northern and Song dynasties and earned the posthumous title of Wenzheng.

Immediately, the young boy said in a low voice with some dissatisfaction: "The lyrics of this song are not only ancient, but also have the charm of this time. The flat and straight lines are very mature. Although I don't know the melody, it has everyone's style.

I just don’t know why the King of Han could write such wonderful lyrics when Hexi’s culture has been exhausted.”

By coincidence, everyone was in a brief moment of silence, and everyone listened to Li Fang's words.

The poem "The Proud Fisherman" plagiarized by Zhang Zhao, how should I put it, the lyrics are good, but everyone thinks it was not written by Zhang Zhao.

Because no one believed that in Hexi, where even a minority of people spoke Chinese and there were few scholars in the eighteen states, someone could compose such good lyrics.

In an instant, all eyes fell on Fan Zhi.

Fan Zhi was on the verge of tears. He now regretted coveting Zhang Zhao's pleasure as a courtesy corporal and coveting Zhang Zhao's wealth, sugar and tea, so he formulated laws suitable for Hexi for Zhang Zhao.

Until now, everyone thinks that he is Zhang Zhao's confidant, at least they are inseparable from it.
To be continued...