Chapter Thirty-Nine: Destroy the Northern Qi Dynasty Before Reunification(1/2)
Yu Wenyun, who was accustomed to extravagant enjoyment in the East Palace, could not bear the torture of the past, so he put on Liu Pi, Zheng Yi, a group of eunuchs and servants, and many fine wines and delicacies, led his army to the west.
When the weather was fine, Prince Yu Wenyun would ride a horse and hunt with Zheng Yi on the grassland, enjoying the unique scenery of Northern Saibei. The smell in the air would hit his face. The prince took a deep breath and said.
"I think back then, that old rogue emperor Liu Bang led 300,000 Han troops to intercept the Huns here. The poor bones by the Wuding River are like those in a spring boudoir's dream."
If there was a windy and sandy weather, Yu Wenyun would not even leave the tent, but would drink and have fun with the ministers in the tent. He did not care at all about the approaching war with Tuyuhun.
Zheng Yi saw that the prince was in a good mood and said casually.
"Prince, you should be concerned about the recent war against Tuyuhun. Don't always think that playing around with national affairs is the prince's business."
Yu Wenyun glanced at Zheng Yi impatiently.
"Master Zheng, I'm not telling you that you just love to solve problems for my father. Don't let my father treat you as a problem to solve in the end. There are countless generals in the country and the Dazhu Kingdom and it's not our turn to worry about it, right?
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Seeing that Yu Wenyun had almost finished drinking, he continued to say to Liu Pi.
"Mr. Liu, we can't live without a woman on the grassland. We see that the daughter-in-law of the herdsman's house next door is quite big. Every time we see her, her dragon roots stand straight up uncontrollably."
Liu Pi was very good at watching people prepare dishes. At this moment, he understood what the prince meant. Before he could finish speaking, he led a group of guards and ran to the herdsman's tent next door to snatch the lady over.
When Yu Wenyun saw the woman being detained and walking towards him step by step, he hurried up and said to his staff majestically like a glutton seeing meat.
"You bastards, who told you to tie her up? Untie her quickly. Why are you treating our beauty like this? Can you afford to pay for her being strangled? Our beauty's body is worth a lot of money. Get out of here."
When the woman saw that no one was looking at the prince's malicious face, she said timidly.
"Prince, I am already in my mid-40s this year. I feel uncomfortable serving the prince."
Yu Wenyun tilted his neck back with a wicked smile and said.
"Look at how round and charming your ditch is. Isn't all the flesh growing on the ditch? It would be an unforgettable experience if I could take a bath with you."
Wang Gui, who had always disliked the prince, heard about this and couldn't bear it. He led his guards to surround the prince's tent.
"Yuwen Yun, your father is working hard to govern, but what about you? He is busy all the time, and you are a loser. You should change your name to Yu Wen, a prodigal."
Wang Gui made a gesture and the guards understood the intention and rushed into the tent to rescue the woman. Wang Gui ordered again.
"Smash all the wine jars that haven't been opened yet."
The prince walked out of the tent with his shirtless body cursing.
"Who do you think you are? Isn't it because my father saw that you were homeless in the capital and felt sorry for you, so he gave you a small official? Mr. Wang, you'd better remember what you did today."
"Prince, I would rather die for loyalty than seek glory by flattery. If you want to kill us, please do so."
After saying this, Wang Gui turned around and left, and after returning to Chang'an, he truthfully told the emperor Yu Wenyong all the misdeeds of the prince's group.
Emperor Yu Wenyong was furious after hearing this and immediately issued three edicts, ordering the prince and all the ministers to return to the court. After the group returned to Chang'an, Emperor Yu Wenyong directly dismissed Liu Pi and Zheng Yi from their official positions.
"You two were once both bachelors of the Imperial Academy and were role models for candidates all over the world to follow. But now you two are ignorant and have no skills to teach the prince how to behave badly. What crime should you be punished for?"
In order to enable his son to succeed and rule the world, Yu Wenyong began to discipline him more strictly.
"You dress up and go to court every day like the ministers in the morning to participate in the parliament. Even in the middle of winter and summer, you can't stop for a moment."
Prince Yu Wenyun sent out a message with the temperament of a child.
"Dad, do we still have a chance to guard Saibei? We don't mind the hard work, dad, just send us there again. We are already used to the life there."
"Let you go on to ruin the reputation of the Northern Zhou Empire? In the future, you will inherit the world's crown prince. How dare your virtuous father to hand over the world to your hands? From today on, you should work hard and study hard. If your father hears about your bad reputation again, he will immediately depose you and make your younger brother the heir apparent."
Because the prince was addicted to alcohol, he often broke into the East Palace under the pretext of drinking, and the emperor took advantage of this to attack the prince again.
"The East Palace is where your mother and your father's women live. Why do you go there so often? Next time you dare to step into the East Palace, I will kill you."
Forced by the majesty of the father, the prince's absurd behavior was somewhat restrained. The Yuwen family, although the brothers turned against each other, their biological mother died due to illness, and the prince was incapacitated and interfered with by many things, they were still determined to carry out a series of system reforms in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In July of the 4th year of Jiande's reign, he personally led the Northern Sixty Army to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty eastward by force, aiming to unify the north first.
The self-proclaimed {Soaring Eagle} Tuoba Gui, Taizu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, managed the Northern Wei Dynasty bleakly for more than 20 years. The Northern Wei Dynasty was divided into two brand-new countries, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
The Western Wei Dynasty guarded the hinterland of Guanzhong and the southwest corner. In order to prevent the Eastern Wei Dynasty from dominating the eastern region east of the Yangtze River, the Western Wei Dynasty emperor immediately summoned powerful officials to discuss the matter.
"The Western Wei and the Eastern Wei belong to the same family. Nowadays, everyone knows that the Eastern Wei is strong and the Western Wei is weak, so we have to guard against it. Yuwentai is very smart and is a good leader in leading troops. We want to worship Yuwentai as the general of Zhendong. Pay attention to the march direction of the Eastern Wei Dynasty."
In unison, the Emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty formally worshiped Yu Wentai as the General of Zhendong.
After serving as the supreme general for two years, Yuwentai felt that he had matured and began to harbor evil intentions. He took advantage of Xiaoxing Canyue and all his confidants to gather together and said:
"Didn't the Western Wei Dynasty make its neighbors laugh by letting an emperor rule the country? Although the emperor there has grown a lot this year, his thinking is still on the edge of infancy. Can he give you any favors after all these years of fighting for him on the battlefield? ?If one day he turns his back and settles old scores, why don't we all become his victims? Why not take advantage of the time when the time is right and I will lead a group of people to force the palace to depose him. You will support our family to become the emperor. By then, there will be a list of names. Everyone’s name will be written down on the table.”
After hearing this, everyone hesitated for a long time and then knelt down and said.
"The general is right. How can an emperor rule the country? Tomorrow we will follow the general into the palace and destroy that bitch who is still alive and nursing."
In this way, Yu Wentai led the guards to successfully remove the iron barrels surrounding the palace, and successfully captured the emperor and changed the country's name to Northern Zhou.
At the same time, the powerful officials of the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the Guanzhong area were unwilling to accept Yu Wentai's self-reliance.
"Yu Wentai, a man who is only qualified to be a slave, dares to risk the world's notoriety to seize the kingdom of the Western Wei Dynasty, so why not do it for my Gao family?"
After several days of ideological struggle, the Eastern Wei Dynasty was usurped by the Sinicized Xianbei Gao family and the country was renamed Northern Qi.
The Northern Qi Dynasty had always relied on its vast territory, fertile farmland, rich products, and the advantages of many soldiers and generals to completely ignore the Northern Zhou Empire.
"The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Empire were never well-trained. Yu Wenhu's death was equivalent to defeating the mainstay of the entire Northern Zhou court. Those remaining generals are just a bunch of idiots."
Gao Wei of the Northern Qi Dynasty did not care about state affairs and just enjoyed himself every day. He found a charming middle-aged woman as a pet from nowhere.
Let her act like a dog and amuse the guests in the lobby.
As long as Gao Wei has a whim, no matter how much money he spends, he can spend half a year and completely wipe out all the money accumulated by his ancestors for many years. Therefore, Gao Wei got a nickname out of thin air, "Deficit Emperor"
Gao Wei kept defeating the national destiny of the Northern Qi, but Yuwen Yong worked hard to improve employment and farming in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In just a few years, the Northern Zhou Dynasty at least caught up with the Northern Qi by one level.
The strength and weakness of the two northern empires have quietly tilted and reversed.
Yang Jian, who had been living at home for three years, was finally summoned by Yu Wenyong because he wanted to march against the Northern Qi Dynasty. The emperor issued an edict.
"I worshiped Yang Jian as the former general and together with Guangning Marquis Xue Jiong led 30,000 naval troops from the Wei River into the Yellow River to attack the Qi army in the east. Here it is!!!"
For the first time, Yang Jian did not take Li Shun with him on this expedition. At this moment, Yang Jian was already the father of 5 sons, 5 daughters and 10 children.
Seeing the children growing up day by day, the family has to have a capable housekeeper. What makes Yang Jian even more uneasy is that after Li Shun returned to Yang Mansion from Wutai Mountain and recovered from a serious illness, he seemed to be a changed person.
God's eyes also became hollow.
In addition, after the master quietly left Yang's house one night, Li Shun's sadness became more intense. He spent the whole day saying some incomprehensible and confusing words. Li Su's physical condition was generally in good condition. Yang Jian explained before leaving.
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"Brother, the imperial court has ordered me to return. I will entrust you with the care of the family. When we return in triumph, your sister-in-law will arrange a marriage for you. Just do it. You can't live forever.
For life."
Li Shun patted Yang Jian on the shoulder and said.
"Brother, I understand. Don't worry about family matters. We heard rumors that Gao Changgong is very skilled in martial arts. Gao Wei will definitely send Gao Changgong to fight. The art of war is changing rapidly. Swords are not long-sighted. Brother, you must be more careful."
On August Guimao Day of this year, the Northern Liu Dynasty army entered the territory of Northern Qi Dynasty with great strength. The 30,000 naval troops led by Yang Jian and Xue Jiong were invincible and defeated the Qi army at Heqiao.
When the battle between the two armies was in full swing, a young man wearing a golden helmet with two phoenixes and a dragon and phoenix golden armor was seen rushing out from the tens of thousands of troops. A ferocious mask had just been attached to his handsome face.
Yang Jian and he looked at each other for a while, but suddenly there was an inexplicable sense of oppression in their hearts, and they heard the other party shouting.
"You guys, the thieves on the other side, can't even think of taking over this Golden Yong City. If you're not afraid of death, come up with us and walk around."
Xue Jiong said with straight eyes.
"You little brat, you don't know how high the sky is. Don't think that I won't beat you if you are handsome."
Xue Jiongshan made a pair of iron rods embroidered with dragons and nicknamed "Invincible Iron Rods". They weighed a total of 220 kilograms and were forged from Xihai Bin iron for three years.
Xue Jiong couldn't help but say something. The snow-coloured horse under his crotch was clamped with his legs and he galloped forward. He was about to raise the stick to cover Gao Changgong's head when he heard a clanging sound and then looked at the iron rod in his hand.
I don't know when it flew out.
"Oh, this kid is really born with supernatural power. If we continue to fight with each other, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to me, so I'd better leave."
In the spirit of running away if he couldn't be beaten, Xue Jiong didn't even bother to pick up his weapon and quickly turned around and ran away without even looking back.
Seeing that the enemy's military flags were all pulled down by Yang Jian, his morale was boosted. Emperor Yu Wenyong took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and personally led 60,000 elites to attack the cities of Heyin and restrain the Northern Qi's advance. The emperor, who was overwhelmed with joy, suddenly fell ill and covered his chest with his hands.
Eyes turned black.
When Gao Chuo, the governor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, saw that the emperor was ill, he attacked Yuwen Yong without saying a word. Yuwen Xiaobo's eyes were quick and he raised his gun to block it. Because Gao Chuo had been practicing martial arts since he was young, his physical fitness was above average. Not only did he dodge, but he also attacked Yuwen Xiaobo's smoke.
He was stabbed to death with a halberd.
"What a guy! The Gao family of the Northern Qi Dynasty really deserves its reputation."
Just when the emperor was about to be surrounded, suddenly hundreds of barbed trolleys fell from a high place and were about to hit Gao Chuo.
When I came out, I heard only a roar.
"The traitor of the Northern Qi Dynasty has come to accept his fate!"
When Gao Chuo was looking back, he heard the sound of bones shattering. Xue Jiong hit Gao Chuo's head with a stick, and an iron pulley fell straight down, smashing Gao Chuo into a puddle of flesh in an instant.
After urgent consultations between Wang Gui and Yuwen Xiaobo and many close ministers, they obtained the approval of Emperor Yuwen Yong and issued an urgent order.
To be continued...