On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 37 Kill the national traitors together

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 37 Kill the national traitors together

On the tenth day of the fifth month in the second year of the Elephant Year (580), Emperor Yuwen Yun of Tianyuan died violently. Because he could not speak when he was dying, he was unable to leave a will.

He knew the military affairs of China and foreign countries and gave them military and political power.

When Emperor Tianyuan died of illness, Yan Zhiyi, the official of Yuzhengzhong, was nearby. He knew the inside story and was unwilling to sign the edict. No matter how Liu Fang and others tried to coerce and induce him, they were still unwilling to give in. Liu Fang then imitated his handwriting and signed on his behalf.

The false edict was issued to the Twelve Guards of the Mansion, and the soldiers and horses of Chang'an were all under Yang Jian's control. Yang Jian also asked Yan Zhiyi for a jade seal, but Yan Zhiyi flatly refused:

"This thing belonging to the emperor has its own owner. Why should I ask for it?"

Yang Jian was furious, but because Yan Zhiyi was well-liked by people, he did not dare to kill him to provoke public resentment, so he demoted him out of Chang'an and was appointed as the governor of Xijiang County (Diebu, Gansu Province). He also got his wish and took the jade seal into his arms.

On that day, Emperor Tianyuan mourned. His daughter Yang Li became the empress dowager, and the young emperor's biological mother Zhu Manyue was honored as the empress dowager. The other three empresses, such as Chen Yueyi, Yuan Leshang, and Yuchi Chifan, all had their hair cut off and became nuns. This was to start from the root.

It stopped the possibility of Yuchi Jiong and others intervening in politics as relatives.

In order to deceive others, Yang Jian also appointed Emperor Tianyuan and his mother's brother, King Yuwenzan of Han Dynasty, as the Prime Minister on the right. He respected him in a false name but did not give him real power. He led the Prime Minister on the left and pretended to be Huang Yue to control the court.

Yang Jian was assisted by Liu Fang, Zheng Yi and others, and he was able to successfully seize power under the guise of the emperor's will.

Chen Yueyi's father, Chen Shanti, and Yuan Leshang's father, Yuan Sheng, knew that a disaster was coming and fled Chang'an one after another, not knowing where they ended up.

Thanks to the fact that King Yuwen Xian of Qi, Xiaozhong Zai Yuwen Xiaobo and others were successively removed by Emperor Tianyuan, the only threat to Yang Jian in the court was the young emperor's biological uncle, King Yuwenzan of Han.

However, Yuwenzan really had no talent, otherwise Emperor Wu of Zhou would have deposed Emperor Tianyuan from his position as crown prince. Liu Fang lured Yuwenzan out of the palace and secluded himself in the palace of the Han Dynasty with only the lure of a beautiful prostitute.

Since then, Yang Jian has completely taken control of the court, and there is no longer a threat to Chang'an City.

But he did not dare to take it lightly. The real test was never in the court. Yuan Sheng was just a remnant of the previous clan. Although Chen Shanti came from Wuchuan, he was a surrender of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Yu Wenzan and others were even more mediocre in talent and knowledge, and they were in greater danger.

Still in place.

Emperor Tianyuan once brought his five uncles out of the feudal vassal, so Yang Jian urged the five kings of Zhao, Chen, Yue, Dai and Teng to join the dynasty in the name of attending the funeral. The five kings were jealous of Emperor Tianyuan and did not hold real local power.

For example, when King Chen Yu Wenchun was in Qizhou, Yang Jian just sent his sergeant Cui Peng with two knights. When Cui Peng came to Qizhou, he shouted, "King Chen is guilty, and he has been summoned to the court," and he was easily captured.

Chang'an.

The five kings entered the court one after another, and they conspired with Yu Wenxian, the governor of Yongzhou, to kill Yang Jian. After the failure, Yu Wenxian's entire family was killed, but the five kings were pardoned, and were given the special gift of staying in the court and going to the palace with swords and shoes.

The reason why Yang Jian forbeared was to deal with his real enemies, the general managers who held real power in the local area.

Among them, the one he feared the most was Yuchi Jiong, the general manager of Xiangzhou.

When Yang Jian tried to seize power, in order to gain Yuchijiong's trust, he sent Weichijiong's proton who stayed in Chang'an to go eastward, and summoned Yuchijiong back to Beijing for the funeral.

He also ordered Wei Xiaokuan to replace Yuchi Jiong as the general manager of Xiangzhou, and appointed Lie Changyi as the governor of Xiangzhou. He specifically ordered Lie Changyi to go first, and Wei Xiaokuan set off later.

Yuchidun was given the task of summoning his father back, but when they arrived in Yecheng, when the father and son met, Yuchidun persuaded him:

"Pu Liuru was a regent, adept at being arbitrary, and used his power for his own purposes. Chifan was also the late emperor and empress, but was forced by him to become a nun. This was because of his father.

"If my father enters the court with his carriage and simple slips, then he will be a swordsman and I will be a fish, and my life and death will depend on the thoughts of others.

"If we take advantage of the bravery of Yan and Zhao, and the wealth of Qi, and push westward to defeat the disloyal ministers, and rely on our father's reputation, the officials and the people will eat pots of pulp to welcome the righteous army. In this way, there will be no need to worry about failure to achieve great things!"

Other scholars also agreed and urged Yuchi Jong not to trust Yang Jian gullibly.

Of course Yuchijiong would not be fooled. He left Yuchidun in Yecheng and refused to obey the imperial edict. He secretly contacted his nephew Yuchiqin, the general manager of Qingzhou, and prepared to raise troops.

In the city of Ye, undercurrents were surging. The second envoy sent by Yang Jian, Po Liuhan Pao, had a secret plot with Jin Chang, Yuchi Jiong's subordinate. Yuchi Jiong noticed it and killed him, and the two officially broke up.

“Pu Liurujian’s talent is mediocre, but he just used his status as a relative to bully the young master and covet the artifact.

"The late emperor appointed me as the general manager of Xiangzhou to control Hebei, which was a great plan for safety to prevent treacherous and sycophants from taking power in the court.

"I, Yuchi Jiong, call for righteous men, not for personal reasons, but only to help the country and to ensure the integrity of all ministers.

"Today Jianyi, if I am lucky enough to succeed, I would like to share the wealth and honor with you, what do you think?"

Cui Che raised his head and looked at Yuchi Jiong, who was raising his arms and shouting on the tower to the north, and the two heads hanging on the tower. He touched his neck with lingering fear and turned a deaf ear to the cheering voices of the people around him.

The two heads that were still dangling were Yang Jian's envoy Po Liuhan Pei, and another spy Jin Chang who was hidden in the Yuchijun shogunate.

Jin Chang had already missed the mark, and Yuchi Jiong did not attack for a long time. He was just worried about getting rid of Jin Chang, so Yang Jian sent Cui Chang and kept him.

Therefore, Jin Chang received Yang Jian's secret letter and was about to take action, but Yuchi Jiong preempted him from attacking.

But Yuchijiong was careless after all. There was no Cui Chang, but there was Cui Che.

Cui Che hid himself very deeply. In the first month after returning to Xiangzhou, he stayed with his cousin Cui Dara for room and board, practiced riding and shooting, and didn't care about anything else.

In late May, news of Emperor Tianyuan's death reached Hebei. When he learned that Yang Jian was in power, he returned to his hometown in Dingzhou, spent all his wealth, recruited troops, and purchased horses and armor.

When others asked him the reason, they also said that he had offended Yang Jian's son and wanted to defect to Gao Baoning in Yingzhou or flee to the grassland in order to make a living.

If Yuchijiong hadn't learned the news from Cui Dara and quickly asked him to call Cui Che back, maybe Brother Che would have taken the three thousand Buqu he recruited and went to the grassland to become a horse thief.

It's no wonder that Yuchi Jiong didn't believe that he was so good at acting.

Zhang Wu lightly touched Cui Che's lower back, and Cui Che immediately came to his senses, raised his right arm high, and shouted with everyone:

"I am willing to kill the national traitors together with Chief Yuchi!"

At the same time, Wei Xiaokuan, who was on his way to Yecheng and was about to take office as the general manager of Xiangzhou, also encountered a crisis. He finally escaped the pursuit of Yuchi Jiong's gang and quickly reported the news to Chang'an.

However, Yuchi Jiong had already raised his troops, and the Hebei states of Xiang, Wei, Li, Mao, Bei, Zhao, Ji, Ying, Cang and others under the jurisdiction of his Prime Minister's Office responded one after another. His nephew Yuchiqin led Qing, Qi, Jiao, Guang

, Ju and other states also rebelled, and the Yuchi clan had hundreds of thousands of followers at one time, including Brother Che's Three Thousand Pieces.

(End of chapter)