Meng Chang of Houshu sang romantic songs.
Liu Ting lost power and influence in Southern Han Dynasty.
After Wang Yan, the former Emperor of Shu in Chengdu, was executed in Chang 'an, Meng Zhixiang was appointed as our envoy by the Emperor of Tang Zhuang, and soon became king, which was called Hou Shu in history. Only nine months later, Meng Zhixiang died and the throne passed to his son Meng Chang.
Meng Chang, the master of Houshu, was quite proud. He thinks that he is separated from the Central Plains by the majestic Mount Zhongnan, facing the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in the east, and the dragon's blood is flowing out, but he lives in Jinguancheng and enjoys peace. Although there were occasional wars in the northwest corner of Qin Zhou and Fengxiang, he couldn't break his dream that lasted for more than twenty years.
Meng Chang loves literature and music, and spends all day with a group of literati, singing and dancing. 955. 10 Tang dynasty was domineering and soft. This is a good article, but it is gratifying and ashamed, because flattering ministers is used too much and political affairs are becoming increasingly chaotic.
In this atmosphere, Ouyang Jiong, Han Qiong, Yan Xuan, Mao Wenxi and others appeared in Chengdu. They are all Meng Changjun's literary partners, but they didn't play a very good role in their political career. They are called "Five Ghosts" in society, which is somewhat similar to the "Five Ghosts" in Southern Tang Dynasty. The fine print they write is all about usual affairs and relationships between men and women. Some scenery and feelings are also described in a delicate way. At that time, someone compiled "Flower Collection" and handed it down.
After the Zhou Emperor Chai Rong ascended the throne, Meng Changjun wanted to establish a good relationship, and sent all 80 people, including Hu Li, who was captured in the war a few years ago back to Kaifeng, and sent a friendly letter signed "The Emperor of Shu". Chai Rong saw that he dared to fight, but of course he ignored him and didn't reply. [955. 10] Meng Changjun, the Lord of Shu, wrote a letter to the emperor, claiming to be the emperor of Shu. The emperor was angry with him for resisting the ceremony and did not answer.
Meng Chang felt humiliated and flew into a rage: "Chai Rong is nothing! When I was the son of heaven, I sacrificed to heaven in the suburbs. Aren't you a thief with Guo Wei? What shelf! "
On the contrary, the relationship between the two sides was frozen in Jiangling, and Gao Baorong, the owner of Nanping, wrote twice to persuade Meng Changjun to submit to the later Zhou Dynasty. Meng Changjun called ministers to discuss countermeasures. Prime Minister Li Hao said: "Being a vassal is an insult to our country; If you don't surrender, Chai Rong's army will come in. Who can resist you? " [958. 10] Gao Baorong kept the Shu master's book and advised him to be a vassal in Zhou, which will be discussed by the Shu master's collection. Li Hao said, "If you do it, your father will lose face. If you don't do this, Zhou Shi will come. Can you refuse Zhou? "
All the military commanders unanimously said, "Your Majesty is wise, the mountains and rivers are impregnable, and you can't wait for the wind to surrender. Why do petty officers practice every day? To fight! We would rather die than defend our country. " Meng Chang listened to the happy, let Li Hao reply, rejected Gao Baorong's persuasion. At the same time, the soldiers were divided into four roads and dispatched 60,000 troops to guard important points in various places. [958.10] The generals said, "With your majesty's holiness, mountains and rivers are in danger, how can you wait for the wind to fall! Just today. Please defend your country with death! " Ding You, the owner of Shu, ordered Hao to write cursive script, but Hao refused.
The army of the Later Zhou Dynasty attacked from Qin Zhou and Fengxiang, and the West Shu was greatly shaken. At this time, Chai Rong died suddenly, he retired, and the situation eased.
Liu Sheng, the father of Liu Ting, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, was in guangzhou fu, far away from the Central Plains, enjoying the longan and litchi in Lingnan and the treasures at sea, for fear that others would snatch his throne and kill all his half-brothers. He also imitated the Buddhist hell, set up soup pots and iron beds in the prison, punished the prisoners, completely followed the whole set of practices in books, and was finally tortured to death by the eighty-one difficulty. He is weak in the outside, afraid of the northern army, and unhappy all day long. He died at the age of 39.
His son Liu Yong was sixteen at that time. He is weak by nature and knows nothing about politics and military affairs. After he took over, he handed over all the affairs to a group of eunuchs, Lu Qiongxian, and played games all day by himself. Government officials have nothing to do, so everyone muddies along. [958.8] Nan Han Mi, [died at the age of 39] the eldest son Jixing proclaimed himself emperor, and changed his surname Mi to Dabao. In sixteen years, all state affairs were decided by the eunuch and imperial Qing ambassador Gong Chengshu and maid Lu Qiongxian.
The eunuch Gong Chengshu holds the military and political power. [959.438+05438+0] Soon, it will depend on Gong Chengshu, the left dragon and tiger, to look at the military capacity, internal division and military affairs.
Set the rules: whoever wants to be an official, be a eunuch first. Before a talented official is promoted, the top scholar in the imperial examination and the learned monk and Taoist priest are required to go to the silkworm house first and cut the valve before they are officially appointed. In this way, the South-Han border (including today's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan) has more than 20,000 officials in a few years, and it has become a deformed world ruled by people. Since the chamberlain in the palace gate came to power, the normal people outside the palace gate are inferior. Savages are called "outsiders" and are not allowed to ask about state affairs. This is a unique phenomenon in the history of China. [959. 1 1] Any talented official who can talk to a scholar-like leader or monk's path should go down to the silkworm room before entering. Some people tried to enter from the palace, others avoided death and entered the palace, so there were nearly 20 thousand officials. Most people who make good use of things are officials, saying that scholars are outsiders and can't predict things, so they die.
The above story happened in 959 AD. The historical facts compiled by Zi Tong Zhi Jian have stopped this summer, and our story ends here. History is still developing.