After the emperor listened to Kong Qian's words, the emperor thought about it: Are Guo Chongtao and Li Siyuan jealous?

The emperor thought to himself: Kong Qian is right, I am a wise man, I should create happiness for the people in my country, and even the people in the whole world, can I deliberately cause pain to the people of Xishu?

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The next day, the emperor summoned Guo Chongtao.

The emperor asked Guo Chongtao: "Prime Minister Guo, the plan you gave me to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, can some people say that it is inappropriate?" ”

Guo Chongtao was taken aback.

Guo Chongtao also guessed that Kong Qian said it.

The emperor continued: "I also think that there is something wrong with your plan. Yes, I have a Daoming Jun, can I deliberately cause pain to the people of Xishu? ”

Guo Chongtao said: "Your Majesty, you listen to the ministers first. ”

The emperor said, "Say it." ”

Guo Chongtao said: "No matter what the plan, it is three points poisonous. Zhuge Liang's strategy is high, isn't Zhuge Liang's strategy poisonous? Zhuge Liang burned Bowang, burned Xinye, and later his accomplice Zhou Yu burned Chibi, and later burned Meng Huo's vine armor soldiers, and later burned the upper valley, how many people were burned? Is Zhuge Liang's image bad in people's minds? It is said that the former Tang Li Shimin is a Ming Jun, is there no time for his plan to be poisonous? Didn't he also slaughter his own brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji! ”

The emperor nodded.

Guo Chongtao continued: "Your Majesty, if you want to be the emperor of the whole world, you must use your tactics to conquer the people of the whole world. If you don't have to conquer the people of the whole world, and the people of the whole world can't listen to you, how can you be the emperor of the whole world? ”

The emperor nodded again.

Guo Chongtao continued: "Your Majesty, the plan you offered to you today is much better than that of Li Shimin at that time. At that time, Li Shimin was holding a knife in his own hands, but what about the emperor today, you don't need to hold a knife in your hands today. ”

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Guo Chongtao said, and he took out a piece of the emperor that he had already written to crusade against Xishu.

"Zhuwen" is a statement written in order to beautify himself before the crusade against Xishu.

However, Guo Chongtao's pen and ink are quite heavy.

The emperor took the text and looked at it, and when he saw it, he wrote:

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan Tianzi and Kaiyuan Tianzi have ruled the world wisely, and all the people are happy. After misfortune, the Anshi Rebellion, the Huangchao Rebellion.

After the Yellow Nest, officials from all over the country seized the city and occupied the land. Zhu Wen occupied Ji, Lu, Henan, and Qin, Wang Jian, Yang Xingmi, Gao Jixing, Ma Yin, Liu Yin, Qian Biao, and Wang Xianzhi occupied the southern regions, and Zhu Wen killed the king.

Zhuang Zong, although not the imperial family, but the Tang royal family has been punished by Zhu Wen, Taizu is His Royal Highness, so Zhuang Zong should be the lord of the world, and Zhuang Zong has won the national treasure and jade seal.

Gao Jixing, Ma Yin, Yang Xingmi, Wang Jian, Wang Xianzhi, Liu Yin, Qian Biao, officials of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Gao Jixing and others should bow down to the Tang Dynasty, and Gao Jixing and others should not be subordinate, and Zhuang Zong should try to do it.

However, Zhuang Zong is a benevolent monarch, and Zhuang Zong can't bear to use swords.

Wang Yan of Western Shu, his father is still acceptable. After the death of his father, all the people of Xishu under his rule were devastated. Today, Zhuang Zong can't bear to see the misery of the people of Xishu for a long time, so Zhuang Zong plans it.

Therefore, Zhuang Zong made the following decisions: if Wang Yan descends, Zhuang Zong is willing to remember his young age, not to slaughter him, Zhuang Zong is willing to learn from Sima Zhao of the year to treat Liu Chan well, treat him well, and crown him as the king of Anle, so that he can learn Liu Chanle and not think about Shu when he learns. If you don't fall, if you lead to sword soldiers, you will bear the consequences. ”

The meaning of Guo Chongtao's article is:

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people of the world have been under the governance of the Yingming Son Zhenguan Tianzi (Li Shimin) and the Kaiyuan Tianzi (Li Longji), and all the people have worked happily. Later, unfortunately, he encountered the Anshi Rebellion and the Huangchao Rebellion.

After the Huangchao Rebellion, local officials in various places seized the city one after another. Zhu Wen occupied Ji, Lu, Henan, and Qin, Wang Jian, Yang Xingmi, Gao Jixing, Ma Yin, Liu Yin, Qian Biao, and Wang Xianzhi occupied all parts of the south, and Zhu Wen also killed the emperor.

Zhuang Zong, who is their emperor Li Cunxuan, although he is not a descendant of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but now the royal family members of the Tang Dynasty have been killed by Zhu Wenquan. Taizu, that is, Zhuangzong's father (Li Ke), is the godfather of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Taizu should inherit the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, so Zhuangzong (Li Cunxuan) should also be the master of the whole world, that is, he should be the emperor of the whole world. Moreover, Zhuang Zong (Li Cunqiao) has also obtained the jade seal of the country.

Gao Jixing, Ma Yin, Yang Xingmi, Wang Jian, Wang Xianzhi, Liu Yin, and Qian Biao were originally officials of the Tang Dynasty, and they were originally eaten by the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Gao Jixing and others should bow down to our emperor (Zhuangzong). If Gao Jixing and the others are not like that, our emperor (Zhuangzong) should be defeated.

However, our emperor is a benevolent and righteous monarch, and our emperor can't bear to use swords, so our emperor didn't do that.

Wang Yan of Xishu, his father is okay. But after his father died, Xishu was governed by him, and he made a mess of Xishu, which made all the people of Xishu miserable. Our emperor can't bear to see the people of Xishu suffer for a long time, so our emperor decided to crusade against him.

Therefore, our emperor decided: If the king of Xishu is willing to surrender, our emperor is willing to remember him when he is young, willing to give him a way to live, not to kill him, and is willing to learn from Sima Zhao to treat Liu Chan well, and make him the king of Anle, so that he can also be as happy as Liu Chan of Xishu back then. If he doesn't surrender, if he causes many people to suffer from the sword, then it can't be said, then he must die.

After the emperor read the essay written by Guo Chongtao, he smiled.

Guo Chongtao added: "Your Majesty, you can give Wang Yan a way and let him go, that is, let him surrender." Don't block all the roads and leave him with no way out. If he can surrender, don't treat him badly. If he refuses to surrender, then the sin that led to the sword soldiers and the misery of the people of Xishu is his. ”

The emperor said: "Prime Minister Guo Cheng, you said in the text that if Wang Yan can surrender, you ask me not to kill him, and you let me treat him as well as Sima Zhao did to Liu Chan back then, what does this mean?" ”

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At this time, Guo Chongtao told the emperor the story of Sima Zhao's kindness to Liu Chan.

Back then, after Liu Chan surrendered to Sima Zhao, Sima Zhao wanted to kill Liu Chan.

But at this time, one of his ministers said: "That is not good, the current situation is different from the situation of several previous dynasties." The situation of several previous dynasties is: after Zhou destroyed Shang, Zhou had massacred Shang royals; When Xiang Yu destroyed Qin, Xiang Yu had massacred Qin's royal family; When Liu Bang killed Xiang Yu, Liu Bang had massacred Xiang Yu's family members. But the current situation is different from the situation of several previous dynasties, the situation of several previous dynasties is that if you are destroyed, you will be completely destroyed, and now your situation is that you have only destroyed one of the three kingdoms in the world, and you have not destroyed two of them, if you massacre them at this time, the latter two will definitely resist desperately and struggle to the death. If you want to kill him, can he not be afraid? ”

Sima Zhao said, "What should I do? ”

The minister said, "You should be kind to Liu Chan." If you can treat Liu Chan well, when you want to kill the other two, the other two will no longer be desperately resisting the dying struggle. ”

Sima Zhao listened to his minister's words, and he treated Liu Chan well.

Sima Zhao gave Liu Chan the Anle Palace, and made Liu Chan the Anle King.

Didn't you leave that sentence later, called "happy and unmissed"?

Sima Zhao treated Liu Chan well, and it really had a great effect, less than three years later, his son Sima Yan destroyed Cao Huan, and his son Sima Yan also replaced Cao Huan as the emperor. A few years later, his son Sima Yan destroyed Eastern Wu again, and his son truly unified the world.

Guo Chongtao meant: Your current situation, Your Majesty, is similar to Sima Zhao's situation back then. Back then, Sima Zhao was facing the Three Kingdoms, and now the Emperor is facing the Seven Kingdoms. You shouldn't kill with the first shot. If that happens, the rest will resist.

Guo Chongtao offered advice to the emperor, and the emperor knocked on the mountain and shocked the tiger in Xishu.