Li Tianqu looked at Meng Zhixiang, the founding emperor of the Later Shu in the official history, and also knew that he knew how to deal with people and was better at seizing opportunities. So when he was defeated by Jinyang, at least with his identity and power, he could still provide support to the Wei Dynasty... Meng Zhixiang of course had to seize the last opportunity and draw a clear line with the Later Tang Dynasty, intending to preserve his fame and wealth as much as possible.

After all, when Meng Zhixiang felt that the time for his independence was ripe for the base, he would immediately raise troops to rebel and betray the Later Tang... Then when he realized that the Later Tang Dynasty was unlikely to be guaranteed, even Li Keyong's son-in-law would certainly not be able to follow the Li family in Hedong until his death.

Meng Zhixiang is definitely a smart man. Originally, his Meng family occupied the Zhaoyi army, and he was killing the Hedong army, which coveted the territory of his vassal states for years, which led to the Zhaoyi army being divided into two states. However, as a descendant of the hostile aristocratic family, Meng Zhixiang could win the favor of the Lord of Hedong. Li Tianquxin said that I had dealt with Li Keyong a lot back then... It was not easy to get along with the domineering and powerful hero who had been always domineering and strong, and it was definitely not easy to get appreciated by him...

Meng Zhixiang later served as the central envoy of the central government in Jin State, but was a high-risk official position that Li Cunxu had to be executed at any time. Meng Zhixiang then tried every means to recommend Guo Chongtao to Li Cunxu, and he transferred to other positions. This operation also made Guo Chongtao, who was about to climb up, be grateful to him... not only got rid of danger, but also got a relationship with the think tank counselors of the Later Tang Dynasty, which also showed that Meng Zhixiang was well versed in the way of human nature.

In the Later Tang Dynasty, there were actors and eunuchs in power, but Meng Zhixiang's official position was still promoted. The Taiyuan Prefecture, which he was in charge, was upgraded to Beijing according to the historical trajectory. As the Taiyuan Yin, he also became a rank-level official in Beijing, so he has always been able to make a fortune in the officialdom... After all, it is certainly not an ordinary person to be one of the emperors of the ten countries during the Five Dynasties. Meng Zhixiang is different from other emperors who conquered the world immediately. He must know how to tolerate and be good at power and plotting.

After thinking for a while, Li Tianqu suddenly spoke and said in a deep voice:

"Since you are a relative of the Li family in Hedong, you thought you would advance and retreat with the Lord of Jin. As a result, you sent people to rush around and spread rumors to persuade the defenders in Jinyang City to surrender to our dynasty. This was a bit beyond my expectations..."

When Meng Zhixiang heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes. Of course, he could also hear the meaning of Li Tianqu's words... In theory, since he was Li Keyong's son-in-law, as a relative of the Later Tang Dynasty, he jumped directly to the Wei Dynasty camp at a critical moment, then you really have no loyalty to the Li family in Hedong...

With just a slight pause, Meng Zhixiang's head turned rapidly... I thought that now that the Wei army had just captured Jinyang in Taiyuan, he needed someone like him who had a prominent position in the Later Tang Dynasty to help and comfort people. And I turned against the Later Tang at the most critical moment, and indeed helped the Wei Dynasty a lot... The Emperor of Wei said this, and it should be a test to measure whether I will be loyal to the Wei Dynasty in the future...

A conclusion had been drawn in his heart. Meng Zhixiang bowed his head and leaned over. Although his tone was calm, he also replied with a bit of shame:

"I used to serve the Lord of Jin and called on the defenders in the city to return to the Heavenly Dynasty. This was indeed an unfaithful act... Although I was ashamed of being afraid, I hope Your Majesty will understand clearly. Although I was against the Lord, I did not seek honor, but to protect the rest of the descendants of the Li family in Hedong.

After all, our Lord has a high opinion of himself, disobeys the will of heaven, and covets the territory of the Celestial Dynasty. His Majesty personally led the royal army to conquer the royal army, and Jinyang will not be able to protect him. Not only do I not want the war to harm more people, but if I do not advise the Jin army to give up resistance as soon as possible... The Lord of Jin is obsessed with it and still threatens the relatives to resist the royal army of the Celestial Dynasty, the Li family in Hedong will be more culprits.

Since the Lord of Jin was determined to be an enemy of the Celestial Empire, it was difficult to protect him. If the war could be completed earlier and the King's Army occupied the outer and inner cities of Jinyang, I have always heard that Your Majesty is open-minded and generous... Since the Lord of Jin was dead, his descendants were few and uninformed, he would definitely not have the insignificance of resisting the Celestial Empire. Your Majesty would not kill the rest of the Li family in Hedong... "

As he spoke, Meng Zhixiang suddenly sighed and said:

"I know that Jinyang will definitely be defeated by the Celestial Empire, but the Jin Lord still wants to act against the heavens, so I have to try to protect the rest of the children of the Li family in Hedong. I advise the Jin army not to resist the royal army anymore... But no matter what the original intention is, I know that I will bear the favor of the Lord and it is contrary to the way of the monarch and minister. No matter how your Majesty makes a decision, there will be no complaints. I hope that the Celestial Empire can settle the blood of the former kings in Hedong. Even though I die, I will have no regrets..."

Li Tianqu almost sneered when he heard this. According to Meng Zhixiang's statement... If he wanted to rebel, he knew that the situation was hoped that the Wei army could control Jinyang as soon as possible. Li Cunxu was not dead, so he was worried that he would still implicate Li Keyong's lineage and his descendants.

However, Meng Zhixiang could only betray Li Cunxu at a critical moment. He could still think of such words now, which was already very eloquent... Li Tianqu was silent for the time being, looking down at him with his eyes, and Meng Zhixiang had to lie on the ground, look down on his head and ears, and wait for the Emperor of Wei in front of him to fall.

If the time is right... Meng Zhixiang certainly had the ambition to become an emperor, but in the current situation, with his ten courage, he would definitely not dare to have any idea of ​​being independent in the base...

Li Tianqu thought in his heart that Meng Zhixiang was originally the founding emperor of the Later Shu regime because of fate. According to the original trajectory, after the Later Tang Dynasty destroyed Former Shu, he was transferred from Taiyuan Yin to Shu as the Chengdu Yin. Later, Li Cunxu died in the Kung Sect. Meng Zhixiang began to recruit soldiers and expand his military equipment at that time, and had the plan to establish himself in Shu.

Moreover, even if Meng Zhixiang had the conditions to become emperor, he would be extremely cautious... When Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan inherited the throne, Meng Zhixiang's actions against the Later Tang Dynasty were to refuse to obey the imperial edict, kill the envoys, bargain for tribute money and grain, kill the army, and then accept the court's pacification... and conduct repeated trials, but in name, he was still the governor of the vassal state under the Later Tang Dynasty.

Even until Li Siyuan died, the civil strife broke out in the Later Tang Dynasty, when Lu King Li Congke rebelled against Emperor Li Conghou, Meng Zhixiang dared to ascend the throne in Chengdu, establish the country's name Shu, and establish the Later Shu regime in the official history. It has actually been seven or eight years since his ambition to gradually become emperor in possession of Shu...

It is precisely because Meng Zhixiang was very cautious that according to the eight years of Xichuan, he spent eight years in his early sixties before he dared to be emperor. However, he died of an emergency and died of illness. He only became an emperor for five or six months... His son Meng Renzan inherited the throne and changed his name to Meng Chang, which was the last emperor of Later Shu in official history.

In other words, Meng Zhixiang must seize the chance of accidental opportunities before he gradually exposed his ambition to become an emperor. But now that the Wei army has captured the capital of the Later Tang Dynasty, he has to obediently surrender and submit to his subordinates... Li Tianquxin said that the Wei Dynasty's national strength is so strong that it is not as turbulent as the middle and late Tang Dynasty, but fully gives Meng Zhixiang the opportunity to grow and grow until it splits the territory. Now he does not have the strength, nor does he have the courage.

After all, he called on the Jin army to give up resistance and follow our dynasty... If Meng Zhixiang was executed for no reason, it would not only cause panic among the surrendered ministers of the Later Tang Dynasty, but it would not be conducive to winning over other ministers of the later forces to be conquered in the future...

After thinking about it, Li Tianqu decided to give Meng Zhixiang an official position, which must be arranged in the Bianjing court, and would not give him the opportunity to secretly cause trouble while the emperor was far away... Meng Zhixiang, at least, is of great use to recruit the descendants of Tang ministers and the people of the Later Tang Dynasty, so he will be allowed to serve our dynasty.
Chapter completed!