Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 474 Infighting
The resignation of Gao Longzhi, the former minister, did not affect the exercise of power in the Northern Qi court.

In fact, before that, he didn't care much about Shangshu Province's affairs, and was sent by Gao Cheng to Yecheng to supervise the construction of the palace halfway.

After Cui Jishu entered the position of Shang Shuling and Cui Siam was changed to Zuo PU She, Gao Cheng also granted Chen Yuankang You PU She, but this was just a way of respecting his position. Chen Yuankang's main job was to lead the office and monitor the country.

As Siliang and Nanchen were destroyed one after another, after Gao Cheng returned to Luoyang, he started to abolish the Southern Yamen and Beiya of the Ministry of Public Affairs, and reorganized them into Waiya.

Wei Xiaokuan was appointed as the official envoy of the Waiya, stationed in Xiangyang, responsible for infiltrating Chuzhou, the gateway of Shu from the east, and Li Yuan was the deputy envoy, infiltrating from Hanzhong to the south

The war against Shu still needs time to accumulate materials, but the initial battle preparations have already begun.

All kinds of bribery, alienation, coercion and other means are carried out in secret.

Previously, the Western Wei Dynasty used the land of Guanlong to unite with Xiao Liang and Rou Ran, but they were still unable to fight against the Northern Qi Dynasty. Now Rou Ran surrendered and became the watchdog of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Xiao Liang was reduced to history.

Seeing the allies around him fall down one by one, leaving only himself in a corner, and just as Yu Wentai, the backbone, passed away, more and more people in the Western Wei Dynasty began to find another way out.

In the current situation, even if Yu Wentai is resurrected, he is still powerless, let alone Yu Wenhu, who is far inferior to Yu Wentai in ability and prestige.

Seeing this situation, Yu Wenhu, after discussing with Yu Chijiong, He Lanxiang and others, decided to help Zhou Gong Yu Wenjue usurp the throne and establish the country, and reward the officials to reassure people's hearts.

In July of the ninth year of Zhaode in the Northern Qi Dynasty (556), Zhou Gong Yu Wenjue, with the support of Yu Wenhu, accepted the abdication of Yuan Kuo, the emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, and proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu.

Because Yu Wentai was under the banner of restoring Zhou rituals, and Yu Wenjue was the Duke of Zhou, the name of the country was Zhou. Yu Wenjue claimed to be the king of heaven.

Yu Wenhu, the power minister, was promoted to the Duke of Jin, and added officials to the ranks for everyone internally, in an attempt to unite the hearts of the people.

But when the country was in critical condition, there were conflicts between the monarch and his ministers.

Although Yuwenjue became the emperor, the military and political power was still firmly in the hands of Jingong Yuwenhu.

Yuwenjue, who was 15 years old at the time, did not want the power to be left behind, so he started a power struggle with Yuwenhu. He won over Zhao Gui, who was the first to support Yuwentai in the past, and Yuwentai's childhood playmate Duguxin and others.

However, Yuwenhu had the support of Yuchijiong, He Lanxiang and others. These people controlled the armed forces of Gyeonggi, of which Yuchijiong was the leading general and in charge of the forbidden army.

In September, the power struggle in the Southern Zhou Dynasty finally saw its blood. Zhao Gui, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and the famous generals of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty, and Duguxin planned to attack and kill Yuwenhu, but they did not keep secrets and were reported by Yuwensheng.

Zhao Gui was killed immediately, and Dugu Xin was given a house to die.

The death of these two people undoubtedly made the already scattered people in the Southern Zhou Dynasty even more dissatisfied.

The conflict between Yu Wenhu and Yu Wenjue, the Heavenly King of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, became more and more acute, almost to the point of having you without me. At the end of the ninth year of Zhaode in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yi Fufeng, a close friend of Yu Wenjue, discussed with him, and Yu Wenjue set up a royal banquet for the officials. , took the opportunity to kill Yu Wenhu.

It's a pity that things were not kept secret, and Zhang Guangluo informed him. Yu Wenhu then discussed countermeasures with his two cousins, He Lanxiang and Yuchijiong.

Yuwenhu used Yuchijiong to lure Yifufeng to death, and ordered He Lanxiang to enter the palace to persecute the emperor.

Because the military power around Gyeonggi was under the control of Yuwenhu, the king of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwenjue, was unable to resist and was forced to surrender to his elder brother Yuwenyu.

In the tenth year of Zhaode in the Northern Qi Dynasty (557), in the first month, Yu Wenjue, who had been deposed for only one month, was also killed by Yu Wenhu. At this time, it was less than a year since Yu Wentai died of illness.

"The Lord of Qi has the intention of annexing us, and sooner or later he invades our borders. We should work together to defend against foreign aggression, but we are fighting endlessly. The Duke of Jin abolished the Lord with his ministers, supported the new Lord, and killed the old Lord, disregarding the previous Lord's will. , now that the new emperor is older than the deposed emperor, I am afraid that there will be another battle between the emperor and his ministers, and the matter has come to this, so what can we do!"

In the secret room, Liang Guogong Hou Mo Chenchong and Tang Guogong Li Yan said with emotion.

After Li Hu, Yuan Xin, and Yu Wentai died of illness one after another, Li Bi descended to Qi, Yu Jin was killed by Gao Cheng, Zhao Gui and Dugu Xin were killed by Yu Wenhu, and Hou Mo and Chen Chong became the only surviving members of the Eight Pillar Kingdom in the Western Wei Dynasty. people.

Today when he approached Tang Guogong Li Yan, he didn't just find someone to talk about his distress.

Li Zong was the son of Li Hu. Because Yu Wentai changed his civil servants to Xianbei surnames, he was given the surname Daye, also known as Daye Zong.

Earlier, Li Hu died of illness. After the Yuwen family established the Zhou Dynasty, Li Hu was posthumously named Tang Guogong, and his third son Li Zong succeeded him.

Li Hu's eldest son, Li Yanbo, served in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties, and his second son, Li Zhen, died in battle in his early years, so the title of title fell on Li Bing's head.

It's not just that the aristocratic family is hedging their bets. It's not known whether it's from Zhaojun's poor family background, or from Gaoche's begging Li tribe. Of course, it's also possible that they came from the Ono family of the Li family in Longxi, as their descendants said, and they also made double preparations.

There is another reason why Hou Mo and Chen Chong approached Li Yan. His wife was Duguxin's fourth daughter. As Duguxin's son-in-law, although Li Yan was not affected by the disaster, he was also excluded by Yu Wenhu.

Li Bing didn't dare to trust Hou Mo and Chen Chong, he didn't answer the question for a while, he just focused on drinking, until Hou Mo and Chen Chong asked:
"Mingze (Li Min's name is Mingze) hasn't received Yanbo's letter yet?"

Li Yan was so frightened that he didn't even hold his chopsticks firmly.

"Why did Liang Gong say this? My elder brother served the Gao family. My father was furious. He had already severed his father-son relationship with him, and he never had any contact with him again!"

But Hou Mo and Chen Chong laughed and said:
"Mingze why hide it from me, your brother's letter from home was sent by me."

Li Min couldn't believe it, he murmured:
"Is this true?"

Hou Mo and Chen Chong smiled even wider:

"Of course I lied to you."

Hou Mo and Chen Chong had secret connections with the Northern Qi Dynasty. Whether it was Wei Xiaokuan or Li Yuan, both served in the Western Wei Dynasty and had many connections in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, so they could easily connect with them.

But it is impossible to really contact Li Yan through Hou Mo Chen Chong, after all, who knows whether this Hou Mo Chen Chong is sincere or false.

Although Li Yan is young and has little qualifications, his father Li Hu is also one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms and has his own followers.

Previously, Yu Wentai reformed the military system and divided the elite soldiers under his command into six divisions, led by Li Hu, Yu Jin, Zhao Gui, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, Li Bi, and Dugu Xin, and changed the surnames of their soldiers to be the same as those of the main general.

After Li Hu's death, Li Yan was in charge of the Ono Department, and he was also the one who held the military power.

Hou Mo and Chen Chong knew that Li Yan's elder brother, Li Yanbo, was an official in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it was impossible for Wei Xiaokuan, Li Yuan and others not to take advantage of this relationship.

(End of this chapter)