Chengdu Prefecture has a basin climate, and sunny days are not available every day. The sun reveals its light edges in the clouds, adding a bit of gloomy atmosphere.

The war's aura of war temporarily dissipated, and the noisy scenes of military generals in the room had not been seen for two consecutive days. In the morning, Guo Shao met Cao Bin, Xiang Gong and others one after another, and now he was whispering something to Wang Pu in the tea hall.

Jing Niang had nothing to do in the morning, so she stood outside. She couldn't hear what was being said inside, so they spoke very quietly, and Wang Pu nodded and clasped his fists to make some moves. While talking to him, Guo Shao looked at Jing Niang from time to time. Even if he had something to do, such silent eyes and attention made Jing Niang feel like he was with him... Guo Shao seemed to have such ability, and his inadvertent small actions would not make people bored, even if he ignored Jing Niang.

A moment later, Wang Pu walked out, clasped his fists and said to the room, "I said goodbye."

Then Guo Shao also walked out and said, "Please make me a cup of tea, and I'll take a look at the money written on paper."

Jing Niang was not disgusted by him at all. She walked to the stove, poured boiling water, and spoke as if she was doing housework at home, "I see you have become a flower now."

Guo Shao smiled and said, "My appearance has nothing to do with Huaer?"

Jing Niang said angrily: "You are not a flower, how could those bees and butterflies slam on you by themselves?"

"I know what you said. Didn't you ask you to send Mrs. Huarui last night? She didn't tell you that I am a gentleman and treat her with courtesy?" Guo Shao said in his voice.

Jingniang walked over and placed the teapot heavily on the table: "I didn't say Mrs. Huarui. That Mrs. Wang, if I hadn't been here to ruin your good deeds, hum! Before they showed anything, you can't wait to say that you must find a good job for your father and husband, and wait for a good opportunity to let her repay you? How to repay..."

Guo Shao was still smiling just now, but his face suddenly became a little gloomy.

Seeing this, Jingniang stopped saying a word and silently poured a cup of tea from the teapot and it was cold.

Guo Shao was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "You are not a talkative person, so I will tell you. I hate Wang Zhaoyuan and Li Liangyou very much. Besides, I asked Wang Zhaoyuan to come to Chengdu to persuade the surrender and make meritorious service. How did he do it?"

He paused and said in a deep voice, "The Lord of Shu has been governing with the bureaucrats for decades, and those nobles and bureaucrats have a lot of money. Their money is not to plunder the people; Shu is defeated at the first fight, and what have those people done to Shu? It is comparable to the amount of money in the treasury, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is ill-gotten wealth. Now even the Lord of the Kingdom is going to lose everything, why don't the nobles who are loyal to Meng Chang cut off their flesh? I am polite to them now because I just occupied Shu and didn't want to arouse resistance. I said that the people of Shu are equal, but I did not say that they are indulging in those rich and wine-filled people.

Guo Shao continued: "I need someone to be a villain and help us get the private money of those rich and nobles. This person is Wang Zhaoyuan. I just discussed with Wang Pu, just now, just wanted to set up a new official position "Transfer Envoy" in Shu Kingdom and let Wang Zhaoyuan do it.

He asked him to collect the military expenses, but he could not handle local taxes... In this way, he had no choice but to find a way to cheat from his daily politics and enemies, and would win over some officials of Shu as accomplices. I know that Wang Zhaoyuan would take the opportunity to greed for profit from it, so that he could greedy, and the more greedy he got, the fatter he became."

Guo Shao's expression turned cold: "When the scholars and officials of Shu Kingdom all hated Wang Zhaoyuan to the core, we will send someone to help everyone vent their anger."

Jingniang listened carefully and said with an ugly expression: "Alang's methods... are very sinister."

"The specific strategy was not what I thought of, it was Wang Pu." Guo Shao said, "He said that the tricks he had played in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Compared with the scraping method that the Great Zhou court gathered together, this method was just a sub-scheming."

Jing Niang said softly: "In the past, everyone said that the world is dangerous, but the most sinister thing is the hearts of the people."

Guo Shao was silent for a while and said, "Shu Kingdom has set up charity warehouses because of the good weather for many years; they store grain on the spot and take it out for disaster relief. I don't plan to touch them, but only allow the court to send people to supervise... There are very few rich and nobles, and the people who live the most in the world are the people."

Jingniang said: "If Wang Zhaoyuan and Li Liangyou were both killed, what would happen to that Wang family?"

"I can't control these personal affairs." Guo Shao said, "I don't like that little girl and don't want to be responsible for her."

Jingniang wondered: "According to Alang's words, are you touching a woman or are you kind-hearted?"

"That's right." Guo Shao said, "Didn't you realize that our family's family, except for Fu Ermei, who was married by the Ming Dynasty, and Li Chuyun's daughter, are not unmarried girls? In this chaotic era, they may not be able to live a good life with me, at least not too miserable."

Jingniang said, "What about me..."

Guo Shao's face suddenly looked ugly and he was stopped.

...

The sun finally showed its head again from the clouds, shining brightly on the Shu Palace. Mrs. Huarui was dignified and walked through the flower hall lightly to the corridor. She was also accompanied by several palace maids and an eunuch. She was going to meet Meng Chang.

The corridor is like an open pavilion, but it is built very long. The railings on both sides are white marble, and the wood is covered with red paint, which is very delicate. The plants and trees outside have mostly withered flowers. It is the season when green and fat red and thin, but the green branches are also a vibrant landscape.

In the warm summer, the cool breeze blowing from the corridor makes people feel very comfortable. Mrs. Huarui's steps are light and faster.

Entering the palace gate, she passed through the palace with low curtains. She called her followers beside her and walked into Meng Chang's bedroom... The scene in front of her suddenly called Mrs. Huarui's mood changed with brisk and comfort. She saw the table and bench sank on the ground, and even the brocade quilt was under the bed. The floor was in a mess, with overturned books, paper, gin wine glasses, broken pieces of porcelain, and the messy scene made people feel that there was no place to get down.

Meng Chang was lying on the dragon bed, sleeping soundly.

Mrs. Huarui carefully stepped over the miscellaneous items on the ground and walked to the bed. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." She reached out and gently pushed Meng Chang's body. Although Shu Kingdom was destroyed, out of habit, Mrs. Huarui still called him like this, and there were no outsiders in this bedroom.

"Um..." Meng Chang made a sound and was no longer afraid.

Mrs. Huarui's hands touched his body, and the entrance was as soft as cotton. After a look, she saw that Meng Chang's body was covered with soft flesh. He usually wore a wide robe but was not obvious, but now he was only wearing a dress, which made his clothes swell. He had too much meat and his body had no shape at all. Wherever he was big, he would be big, like a pile of meat piled on the bed.

"Your Majesty, wake up." Mrs. Huarui used some more force to push him.

Meng Chang squirted out a sip of wine and left the smell in his mouth for the whole night. It was rotten, and it happened to spray on Mrs. Huarui's face. She almost vomited when she was not careful. Meng Chang still didn't open her eyes, turned around and lay on the bed with her back on her back.

His belly was bulging like a pregnant woman who had been pregnant for several months. Even the chest was covered by two large pieces of flesh, like an old woman's drooping thing. But his skin was white and delicate... If he didn't look at his head and only his body, he might mistakenly think that he was an obese woman.

In an instant, Mrs. Huarui suddenly felt a little disgusted... She had never felt this way before with Meng Chang for so long. Perhaps because he was the supreme emperor in Shu Kingdom, he didn't even dare to think about it, and dared to hate such a noble person.

Her noble identity and background have always been something that Mrs. Huarui respected. Even though Meng Chang had lost the throne, she still felt that something was very powerful and could be relied on. But now, she suddenly had some doubts... but she didn't know what it was, which affected her mood.

Mrs. Huarui was more courageous than usual, so she reached out to pinch Meng Chang's nose and covered his mouth with her hands!

Meng Chang quickly opened his eyes and said annoyedly: "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Huarui said, "It's noon, Your Majesty gets up first. It's not a solution to lie down like this."

Meng Chang rubbed his temples with his hands and frowned, looking a little bit of a headache. He said, "What can I do if I get up?"

Mrs. Huarui said softly: "Guo...the central army of Zhou army ordered to send concubines, palace maids, eunuchs to spend money and dry food, and to be dismissed within two days to let them go home. Your Majesty and I will leave the palace and settle in the Zhou army camp. I will follow them to Tokyo to pay homage to the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty, and the court will give them a gift.

All these things need to be ordered by His Majesty to ask everyone to arrange them."

"What did the blacksmith Guo say?" Meng Chang said.

Mrs. Huarui gently pressed her red lips and whispered: "Don't call this from now on."

Meng Chang said: "The country was destroyed and the family was destroyed. That's it. What kind of messy things are here? I'm now issuing an order, and you can arrange it."

Mrs. Huarui quickly advised: "Your Majesty, there are some people in the royal family, and even elders. How can I be qualified to arrange it as a concubine? You should get up."

Seeing Meng Chang's depressed look on his face, she pondered for a moment, and then persuaded her kindly: "Your Majesty, although you have encountered great setbacks, as long as you cheer up, there is still hope for the future. Then Marshal Guo is not a savage and unreasonable person..."

"Hope?" Meng Chang lay down and thought for a while, then suddenly sat up, "Yes! There are many officials, generals, and soldiers in Shu Kingdom. I treat you very well, just find loyal ministers..."

"Your Majesty!" Mrs. Huarui was disgraced and hurriedly interrupted him.

Meng Chang put his hands on his hips, sat on the edge of the bed with his big white belly and straightened his arms: "Goujian also destroyed his country, and he slept with firewood and tasted galls for three thousand Yue Jia to swallow Wu!"

Mrs. Huarui hurriedly advised: "Goujian is a ruthless person. Your Majesty is born a good person and has never suffered since childhood... Let's stop dreaming, just be kind and ask the Zhou court to live a life!"
Chapter completed!