Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 10 The Concubine Zhang Yin's Second Concubine (1) ([-])
6. Dead remonstrance

A few days later, Jiangdu, which Emperor Yang relied on most, was in crisis. It turned out that the relevant deployment had reported that the food was exhausted, and most of the soldiers in command were from Guanzhong. They stayed in Jiangdu for a long time, and all wanted to go back to their hometowns. When he wanted to move the capital to Danyang in one fell swoop, more than half of the soldiers were reluctant.That day, Dou Xian, a tiger general of Emperor Yangdi, went west without saying goodbye.Emperor Yangdi was furious when he heard the report, and sent his left and right guards to chase and kill Dou Xian.In the end, even the soldiers who chased and killed Dou Xian escaped halfway.When Emperor Yang heard the news again, he sighed and sighed in the hall, feeling unhappy.Turning around suddenly, seeing Wang Yi by his side, he said to him, "Do you know that the world is in chaos?!"

Wang Yi prostrated himself on the ground and replied with tears, "It's been a long time since the world has been in chaos." Emperor Yangdi said, "Then why didn't you tell me?" Deep Palace, how dare you predict political affairs? If Yue Zu had said earlier, I am afraid that the bones of the ministers would have decayed by now. This is by no means alarmist. Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Senior official, didn’t you execute him for slander because you accused you of being too extravagant! Also, you are about to go out to patrol Jiangdu again. Was he killed? When he walked to Sishui (now Xingyang County, Henan Province), another petty official Wang Airen also came forward to persuade him, but he was also beheaded on the spot. Just walked to Liangdu (now Kaifeng, Henan Province) City), and someone blocked the way to write a letter, saying that if you must go to Jiangdu, then the world will not be the Sui family Yang surname soon, although this letter is full of patriotism, but in the end he was hit by a pumpkin on the spot Well, I was beaten to death... It can be said that the whole journey of your Majesty's visit to Jiangdu has been covered with blood! Your Majesty, this minister has always been loyal, so I have the courage to say these words. Do understand the loyalty of the minister, Your Majesty!"

As expected, Emperor Yangdi was deeply shocked, and couldn't help weeping: "Then Qing will directly report the pros and cons today, let me know!" I'm afraid I won't be able to explain everything for a while, and I still have to wait for the minister to make a statement.Then after a night, Wang Yi, who stayed up all night with red eyes, presented a book to Emperor Yang.

Emperor Yang hurriedly unfolded it, only to see the many mistakes made by Emperor Chen Yang since he ascended the throne, and the huge crisis today.

Emperor Yangdi was sweating profusely before he finished reading, and then sighed: "Since ancient times, how can there be an immortal country or an immortal emperor!? Today, I and Jiangshan are helpless!"

Hearing this, Wang Yi fell down at the feet of Emperor Yang and burst into tears, saying: "The sage has not regretted himself until today, and still wants to cover up his faults!? I remember that the sage once said: "I should surpass the three emperors, surpass the five emperors, and look down on the Shang and Zhou dynasties. , to be the unreachable Holy Lord!' Today, don’t talk about other things, even Shengyu can’t return to Beijing, and talk about making the country rich and the army strong, isn’t it a big mistake?”

Hearing Wang Yi's words, Emperor Yangdi couldn't help being ashamed. He didn't defend himself, but just wept and said: "You are really a loyal minister, and all the officials in the court are not as good as you, but it's too late for me to regret it now. !"

Wang Yi also wept and said: "I didn't say it before, but I was also greedy for life. I was afraid of offending Longyan. There is no place to die. Now that I have all played it out today, I am willing to die to repay the grace of the Holy One. I just ask the Holy One to love himself!" After shaking his head, he wept and exited.

Wang Yi staggered to the outside, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Death is imminent, how can we bear to see the emperor suffer punishment? If death is not quick now, it will be inevitable in the future!" After speaking, Wang Yi ran back to himself crying. In the house, the soundless horn was picked up.Crying till the end of his tears, Wang Yi, whose eyes became even more bloodshot, suddenly drew his saber, and slammed his neck sideways violently.Although it is rare for a lowly citizen of Southern Chu to cut his neck and die like this, he knows the emperor is evil, but he dare not dissuade the emperor from changing his ways to be kind as soon as possible. What's the use?Repaying kindness and committing suicide is also very boring. In the end, it is unavoidable to ridicule the gentleman, calling him foolish and loyal.

7. The legend is unknown
It was not until Yangdi woke up in the afternoon that a few servants came to report that Wang Yi cried loudly in his room and then committed suicide.At first they thought they were just a small servant, and they were even afraid of being punished for disturbing the emperor's nap, but they never wanted Emperor Yang to hear it, and repeatedly sighed: "There is such a thing? It's sad! It's painful!" As she spoke, she couldn't help crying, and Empress Xiao hurriedly persuaded her that since Wang Yi was dead, it was useless to be sad.But Emperor Yangdi was still sad, weeping bitterly and said: "My courtiers are all high-ranked and rich, and none of them can remonstrate with death like Wang Yizhi. Wouldn't the former be hateful, and the latter would be a pity!" Then Just passed the decree, ordering a secretary to bury Wang Yi.

For a long time after that, whenever Emperor Yangdi thought of Wang Yi, he was always depressed.Empress Xiao ordered the maids to sing and dance in every possible way, and the beauties persuaded her to drink, and when it was still very lively, she persuaded: "In such a year and month, we are happy all day long, what else is there to be dissatisfied? It’s just that I can’t make it through.” One sentence awakened Emperor Yang, so he once again took pleasure as his only purpose, ordered all the court ladies to sing and dance day and night for fun, and himself took a few concubines and concubines to drink for fun day and night, and passed on all the decrees State affairs are not allowed to be played indecently, and those who report news of the two capitals will be executed.From then on, Milou played all day long, slept high during the day, and played and sang all night.The deeper the night, the more Yangdi took people around to play; even though the flames of war were raging outside, and swords and soldiers were everywhere, he ignored them all.

Soon, something happened to this very vast labyrinth palace. The three to five thousand court ladies and many eunuchs who lived in it all the year round began to tell all kinds of terrible things. Some said they saw demons in the cold palace; Some people said that they encountered ghosts in the long alley, such as headless ghosts, skinless ghosts, and bloody scary legends. Frightened, suspicious all day long.Originally there were many vacant rooms in this palace, but when it got dark, people would not dare to go into the vacant rooms, so the quiet places felt calmer because of this; the desolate places felt more desolate because of this.The building is so beautiful, let the lemurs jump on the beams, at night, the lemurs in the empty house will scream and jump in groups, all night long, so that the palace maids can hear it, and it is even more vivid.Emperor Yangdi didn't believe it, but when he thought about the crisis of the imperial family, there were so many hidden places in the palace, and it would be no joke if there were assassins and robbers hiding inside.Knowing Yangdi's worry, Empress Xiao also felt shuddering, so she persuaded Yangdi to transfer the Imperial Forest Army to the palace, and station them in divisions in the desolate palace courtyard, so as to prevent thieves and put an end to everyone's rumors.Emperor Yangdi listened to Lian Cheng's good idea, and sent a decree the next day to call General Xu Guogong of Tunwei to go to the palace.

Xu Guogong Yu Wenhuaji is the elder brother of Yuwen Shiji, and Yuwen Shiji is the son-in-law of Emperor Yangdi, Princess Shang Nanyang. In the patriarchal society of ancient China, when it comes to marriage, the folks call it "marriage", and the royal family calls it "marriage". "Surrender"; the folks call it "marriage", and the royal family calls it "shang".Yuwenhuaji and Yuwenshi and his brothers often walked around the palace; Emperor Yangdi treated them like his own father and son.But Yu Wenhua and his service in the court are also very loyal and obedient.Because Emperor Yang believed in him very much, he sent Yu Wenhuaji into the palace and asked him face to face, asking him to transfer the Imperial Forest Army into the palace to guard the thieves day and night in the cold palaces and long alleys.

After receiving the order, Yu Wenhuaji went to select [-] young and strong soldiers, led them into the palace personally, and stationed guards in various lonely palace alleys.They were divided into four shifts day and night, and they were replaced by turns. Four second lieutenants were sent to the palace from time to time for inspection.

8. There must be traitors in a foolish king

A day later, several alarms were received. It was Wuwei Sima Li Gui who occupied the counties in Hexi and claimed to be the King of Liang.Luo Chuan ordered Xiao Mian to occupy Baling and call himself King of Liang.There is also Xue Ju, the leader of the Jincheng Rebellion, who first claimed to be the Overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, but now has moved to Tianshui, and has actually established himself as the Emperor of Qin.Dou Jiande, who occupied Suiyang area and claimed to be the king of Changle, changed his name to King Xia at this time.For a time, in the territory of the Sui Dynasty, there were really kings everywhere.Emperor Sui Yang, who was huddled in a corner, began to worry day and night again unknowingly, his mind became restless, and his temperament was unavoidably capricious, irritable and irritable.Empress Xiao and the wives and beauties were all anxious.Fortunately, Yangdi Yangdi had a cup of wine, and he immediately forgot about the country's worries and kept getting drunk.So they tried to get Emperor Yang to buy a few more cups, so that they could rejoice, and they felt at ease.

So Emperor Yang was in a daze all day long, and relieved his depression in the drunkenness.And the hearts of his officers and soldiers became more and more concentrated. Another tiger general, Sima Dekan, like all the soldiers, did not want to stay in Jiangdu forever, thinking of his wife and children and returning to the west.General Pei Qiantong is his good friend, and Sima Dekan, who is very cunning by nature, said to Pei Qian today: "My lord has been living in Jiangdu, and he is reluctant to leave. More than half of the soldiers are pregnant with their hearts, but he is I don’t know what to do, and I want to move the capital to Danyang, what do you think about this matter? Anyway, I don’t want to stay here anymore.”

Pei Qiantong sighed with great sympathy and said: "I have already had this intention, but I am traveling alone, and I am afraid that I will be chased back and beheaded!" Sima Dekan said happily after hearing this: "Since the general will is the same as mine, Now, when I gather some men and horses, with a large number of people and strong strength, we won't be afraid of the emperor sending some chasing troops, so we can simply go clean." Pei Qiantong nodded and said: "Now is a good time, and we will definitely mobilize many troops. If there are more people who want to return home, we will not be afraid of any chasing soldiers."

Pei Qiantong said that now is a good time, because six months ago, Emperor Yang ordered Danyang to build a palace, and at the same time excavated a new river of [-] miles from Danyang to Yuhang, in preparation for moving the capital to Danyang in the future. By the way, when you are lucky enough to travel to Yongjia, it is used as a way for dragon boat sailing.Now that the deadline has come, the Ministry of Industry has completed all the work and has come to pay the order.Emperor Yang immediately became happy, as if his dying spirit had revived again. On the one hand, he issued an order to reward the officials of the Ministry of Industry and reward gold, silver and colored silk; , moved the capital to Danyang Palace with the driver, and anyone who delayed and refused to comply would be beheaded immediately.

(End of this chapter)