The situation in Shu was far worse than Yunchu expected.
They thought that this area had been incorporated into Guanzhong since the Qin Dynasty. At this time, their living habits and behavioral habits should be no different from those in Guanzhong and the Central Plains.
After entering Shuzhong and constantly meeting people from all walks of life, Yunchu discovered that Shuzhong is Shuzhong, which is different from Guanzhong and the Central Plains.
This difference is not a difference in the general sense of expression, but a fundamental identity, which is different from Guanzhong and Zhongyuan.
Because the people of Shu do not agree that they have the same origin as the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, but think that they are descended from the Renhuang clan.
Since Pangu, among the descendants of Pangu, the Three Emperors are the three earliest gods. The Emperor of Heaven is the father of the Emperor of the Earth and the grandfather of the Emperor of the People.
The Renhuang clan is the son of the Dihuang clan, the father of the Titing clan, and the ancestor of the people of Shu.
"Shu Zhi" says: Shu became a country when the Emperor of Humanity was born in the same confinement as Ba. When the Yellow Emperor came, his son Changyi married the daughter of the Shushan clan and gave birth to a son Gaoyang, who became the emperor Zhuanxu. He granted his subordinates to Shu, and the world
He was Hou Bo. During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, King Wu conquered Zhou, and Shu joined Yan. Its land was bordered by Ba in the east, Yue in the south, Qin in the north, and Eji in the west. The land was called Tianfu, so its spirits were wells.
The network is shining brightly, and the rivers and rivers follow the flow.
It can be clearly understood from this passage that people in Shu do not think that they have the same origin as Guanzhong and the Central Plains people, but are relatives of the Guanzhong and Central Plains people. They have their own ancestors, and they are older than the Yan and Huang emperors that the Central Plains people think.
of long time.
Moreover, the middle of Shu can be called a land of abundant resources and treasures. In this land, there are endless feudal states and capable and wise men. In addition, there are high mountains and dangerous fortresses around. Therefore, people often say - burn down the sword pavilion for seven hundred miles.
There is a cave in the middle of Shu.
It is because of this sentence that the guard general of Jianmen Pass does not belong to Shu, but Yao Hong, a confidant appointed by the emperor himself.
The reason why Yao Hong wants to trap many Shu officials to death like fishing for law enforcement without any trouble is to cut himself off from Shu and completely separate himself from Shu.
Since the Qin Dynasty, Shuzhong has been an indispensable territory for the Central Plains Dynasty, and it is also a place where the emperor can achieve his grand ambitions. With the help of Shuzhong, Qin was able to defeat the six kingdoms and unify the world.
The Han Dynasty had the land of Shu as its foundation, and Liu Bang suffered a hundred defeats. After Gai won one victory, he finally ruled the world.
Liu Bei of the Shu Han Dynasty was entrenched in the middle of Shu, and he was one of three people in the world with Cao Wei and Sun Wu.
That is to say, because of the above examples, when the dynasties faced Shuzhong again, they were often very wary and never gave the people of Shuzhong a chance to grow. In addition, the weather in Shuzhong was good all year round, and the people were prosperous.
After that, enjoyment became popular, which eventually led to the emergence of useless princes in Shu.
The first thing Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty did after proclaiming himself emperor in Chang'an was to send Li Xiaogong to conquer Bashu. After Li Xiaogong entered Shu with Li Yuan's letter, it took him ninety-six days to capture more than 30 areas of Shu without any effort.
state.
Since then, the Tang Dynasty has had the most stringent tax requirements on Shu. During the period of the founding of the country, blood was drawn from Shu almost continuously to heal the wounds of Guanzhong and the Central Plains caused by the wars between the princes.
It is for this reason that the land in Sichuan has good weather and good harvests every year, but it is still poor.
The weather is smooth, the harvest is good every year, but poverty is still there. This phenomenon will be okay for a while, but people in Shu will naturally not be reconciled to it as time goes by. Although Li Zhi is blind in one eye, his heart is clear, so he has a clear mind.
Yun Chu entered Sichuan with great force this time.
In February of the 21st year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong planned to conquer Goguryeo again in person, but just after everything was ready, the unlucky Emperor Taizong suffered from rheumatic disease again. This disease tortured Emperor Taizong so much that he was forced to
The month lasts until November.
Naturally, there was no way to conquer Goguryeo in person while he was in bed. Rather than being idle, it was better to find something to do. Therefore, in June of the 21st year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong ordered Wei Chigong to depose the ambassador of Jiannan Road to rectify the middle of Shu.
In the middle of the destruction of Shu, there were eight surnames: Yao, Guo, Shi, Zhang, Ji, Li and Zhao.
Yunchu came to Shuzhong this time in the name of conquering the southwest. In fact, he also shouldered the same mission as Yuchi Gong.
However, Yun Chu dissuaded Li Zhi, who was furious at the expedition to the southwest that was messed up by the Shu generals and felt that Shu still needed a second rectification.
This time, Yunchu didn't want to kill people, he just wanted to let Guanzhong and the Central Plains monopolize the wealth in Shuzhong, so that if Shuzhong had some money, he would always think about "burning down the sword pavilion for seven hundred miles, and there would be no cave in Shuzhong."
As for the Southwest Rebellion, even though they defeated 8,000 armored men, without the support of the Tubo people, Nanzhao made it clear that for today's Tang Dynasty, it was just a scabies disease. There was no reason to send three people at a time.
The captain went to war, and this time he sent a general with outstanding military exploits.
The Liushui brand was originally an economic nail in the middle of Sichuan in Yunchu's year. This nail collapsed due to the impact of the explosion of the Liushui brand in Chang'an.
Pai was expelled from Shuzhong.
It's just that they have different opinions about being afraid of wolves before and tigers behind, and they are procrastinating. As a result, although the Chengdu Liushui brand has declined, it has not yet collapsed. Now that Yunchu has entered Shu with force, they will no longer have a chance.
The army rested in the drizzle for five days, but Yunchu still had no intention of breaking camp and heading to Chengdu.
This made Marching Commander Shi Li Yuance extremely anxious.
He wanted to repeat the feat of Aye Li Xiaogong in pacifying Shu in ninety-six days as soon as possible, but Yun Chu was procrastinating and had no idea of soldiers and speed.
The dissatisfaction has been gestating. He couldn't remember how many secret messages he had given to the emperor during this period. Unfortunately, until now, he still had not received any feedback from the emperor.
On the other hand, Yunchu received orders from Luoyang every fifteen days.
This made Li Yuance feel deeply resentful towards the emperor.
Yun Chu is eating hot pot.
One autumn rain and one cold, after entering Shuzhong, Yunchu felt sorry for his hard work without eating a meal of red oil hot pot.
Because the base material was fried by Yun Chu himself, the only people qualified to eat this pot of red oil hot pot are Zhang Donghai and a few of his disciples.
Yun Jin is an extremely good eater. She rinsed the beef tripe in the soup pot with chopsticks for a few times and then put it into the bowl of Li Si, who was very good at eating. Li Si just lowered his head to eat, occasionally wiping his tears.
nasal discharge.
Zhang Donghai and Yun Chu were having a hot pot together, and he couldn't eat spicy food. However, this was hot pot cooked by the commander himself, so he couldn't eat it.
Yunchu saw that Zhang Donghai had tears and runny nose, which greatly affected his appetite, so he asked the guard to get him a bowl of water and allowed him to wash the food in the water before eating.
"Hehehe, the fragrance is overflowing...cough cough cough, poor general can't enjoy it."
When Yun Chu saw that Zhang Donghai's mouth was swollen, he said angrily: "If you can't eat it, don't eat it."
Zhang Donghai immediately handed over and left the Chinese army's tent.
There were no outsiders in the big tent, and Wen Huan couldn't get anything to eat. Di Guangsi immediately came to Yunchu with his rice bowl and ate.
Yun Chu poured Lao Duo's beef into the hot pot and said to Wen Huan while it was cooking: "Why did you make yourself look like a flower bear?"
Wen Huan, who had already taken off his coat because he was sweating profusely from eating, pouted and said, "I only bothered to cover my face when we were marching. The weather is hot, so sometimes I inevitably take off my clothes, and I end up looking like this while walking."
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Yun Chu smiled and said, "It can be considered a bitter experience."
Wen Huan, who was always casual in front of Yun Chu, muttered: "I'm just going to suffer this time, just to taste it. I don't want to suffer all the time."
When Yun Chu saw that the beef was cooked, he gave it to Wen Huan and Di Guangsi each took a bowl. He picked up a piece of beef and chewed it slowly. The yellow beef in Sichuan was really good.
Yun Jin saw that Li Si's eating speed had slowed down, so she asked her father while rinsing her belly.
"Aye, are you really not willing to waste more energy on the southwest side?"
Yunchu took a sip of wine and nodded lightly: "Aye's focus is not on the southwest."
Li Chengxiu raised his head and said to Yun Chu: "Master, why does the matter in the southwest begin not with military force but with trade?
The disciples are worried that without troops to suppress the battle, those merchants will not be able to gain the respect of the barbarians."
Yunchu said with a smile: "There are eight divisions in Nanzhao. Under the eight divisions, there are nine caves and thirty-six caves. Under the thirty-six caves, there are countless villages. These villages are spread all over Nanzhao. With the power of the Tang Dynasty, they cannot
If the people of Shandong and Hebei are asked to obey, do you think those barbarians will listen to the so-called cave masters, and will those cave masters listen to the eight tribes?
As for the barbarians scattered in the vast mountains and wilderness, each village has its own gods, witches, and village masters. Do you think Sheng Luopi, the so-called Lord of Nanzhao, can really
The one who sticks the pole to the end and conveys his orders to every village and every person?
If Sheng Luo Pi can really do this, Master has long suggested that the court should be on good terms with Sheng Luo Pi and marry some of Sheng Luo Pi's princesses."
Hearing this, Li Si raised his head and said sadly: "Master, don't you feel pity for the Princess of Tang Dynasty?"
Yun Chu glanced at Li Sid and said: "Compared with using the lives of countless soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to fill the hole in Nanzhao, a few princesses are nothing."
Yun Jin said angrily on the side: "Women should try to have as little involvement as possible in the things that men can do. I remember that Aye was very unhappy about the marriage before, so why did he change his mind?"
Yun Chu slapped away Wen Huan's hand that stole the wine, and after taking a sip of the wine in the glass, he said: "Because at that time, you, Aye, saw people as humans and pigs as pigs. Now, you see people as not humans and pigs as not.
Pig, when you look at something, there are advantages and disadvantages written on it. After weighing it on the scale, as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, you should decisively abandon the disadvantages, no matter what the disadvantages are written on.
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Yun Jin thought for a while and said: "No, people are people and pigs are pigs. Even if the disadvantages are written on people and the advantages are written on pigs, we should abandon the advantages and keep the disadvantages. Otherwise, there will be no distinction between humans and pigs."
It’s not easy to reproduce.”
Yun Chu chuckled and said: "Anyway, this is what my education is like. Do you like to hear it or not?"
Wen Huan said with a smile: "Master, I listen, I listen, can you give me a sip of wine?"
Yun Chu lovingly rubbed the top of Wen Huan's head, then exhaled and said: "Go away——"