Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 15

On the day when Emperor Huaji killed Emperor Yang, Shichong said to the left and right: "There is an ancient saying: Although there is wisdom, it is better to take advantage of the situation; Leading the young master back to the west, it is the autumn of the turmoil. Then fight against him, seize his men and horses to become a full-fledged force, and seek the king's hegemony. This is one action, and this opportunity must not be missed." That is to lead troops to chase, justify and enter In Dongjun, they moved their troops to Tunluokou. As a head-to-tail trend, they stayed still, Xu Guanhua and the movement, in an attempt to make progress.

But Huaji was in Dongjun, and when he saw the soldiers coming from the west, he was so frightened that he was at a loss what to do.

Gao Tansheng said: "The city of Dongjun is dangerous, and there is money and food, but it is uncertain and difficult to maintain for a long time.

Now soldiers from all walks of life are gathered on all sides, why should they be enemies?What's more, people's hearts are not in order. If there is an internal change, where will we advance or retreat? Huaji said, "What can I do like this?" "Tan Sheng said, "Ji County Zuotong Liyang, there are all people and horses, and there are a lot of grain reserves. It is the best plan to move there for a rest. "Hua Ji followed it, leading the army and horses straight to Ji County. When the people and horses were walking, the sentinel horses in front reported back, and Li Mi led an army of tens of thousands to kill them. There were loud shouts, each holding a long halberd, blocking the way, and shouted sharply: "Who is the traitor? Gao Tansheng, general of the Department of Huaji, said immediately, "This young master of the Sui Dynasty is driving here, so don't be rude." "Qin Qiong came out and said: "We are ordered by Duke Wei to seek revenge from the thief.Since there is a young master, why come here?Once Emperor Yangdi was murdered by you, what more do you want to do? "Tan Sheng said: "Emperor Yangdi's destiny should be exhausted, and he died of illness. What is the matter with my lord?"Now I serve the young master, return to Chang'an, and inherit the great position, do you still dare to block my way here? " Li Mi followed up and scolded: "This thief killed the king, a crime against the heavens, and everyone is angry. How dare you cover up the wrong with clever words?"Quickly catch it with me. "Suddenly called Qin Qiong, armed with two maces, flew up on Huajiu, and took Tan Sheng directly. When the two horses crossed, one mace cut down Tan Sheng under the horse, entered the formation, and hacked countless people. The army of Huaji was defeated and killed. After retreating for more than [-] miles, Huaji had no way out, so he marched north with his troops and went straight to Liyang.

But he said that Li Yang was the secret general Xu Shiji who guarded him. Seeing that the soldiers and supporters were so large, it was difficult to be the front, so he abandoned Li Yang and went west to guard Cangcheng.When the soldiers arrived, they saw that Liyang was unguarded, so they crossed the river and occupied it.Then he led his troops to besiege Cangcheng and refused Shiji.Li Mi said to the crowd: "This thief cannot be fought. In the east, Wang Shichong is following him, in the west, Li Yuan refuses to go forward, in the north, Dou Jiande invites him, and in the north, our soldiers defeat him. Zixi." Then he moved his army to Qingqi, with deep ditches and high fortifications, and the troops did not move.After refusing to defend twice for more than [-] days, Li Mi patrolled the camp every time.Suddenly reported Hua and went to and fro on the other side of the river. I didn't know what it meant, so I called out sharply, saying: "The public family is the leader of the army, and the father, son, and brother have received the great kindness of the Sui Dynasty. Today, Emperor Yang lost his virtue, and your brother is favored by Wei Wei. Minister, you can't give up your life to remonstrate, turn against the king, risk the evil of the world, promiscuously prostitute the palace, the heaven and the earth are all angry, and will not tolerate it. Where do you want to go now? If you can surrender immediately, you will still have all heirs; if you are foolish and refuse to accept, There is nothing left to die.

"Hua Ji listened to it, and did not answer in silence. After a while, he closed his eyes and insulted Yu Mi with insulting words, saying: "I am only talking about fighting today, why bother to fiddle with books and talk nonsense? "Mi Gu left and right said: "This thief is a mediocre man, and he is trying to become the emperor. I should drive him away with a stick. "So he led five hundred light cavalry, crossed the river from the lower stream, copied out of the mountain, and attacked Huaji's camp, burning his attack tools, all night long. When the food was exhausted, he sent people to Dongjun to pursue and rob the officials and the people Private accumulation of grain and grass. Dongjun was disturbed, and he was forced to keep the king's track, so he and the officials raised Dongjun to surrender to Li Mi. Hua Ji was shocked when he heard about it, and seeing the embarrassment of the situation, he ordered the soldiers to go to Ji County to plunder the people and property , food, led the troops northward to Wei County. At this time, Huaji’s generals Chen Zhilue and Zhang Zhangren led the soldiers from the headquarters to join Mi. Seeing that he was going north, he knew that Huaji was an incompetent generation, so he returned to Gonggong Luo, left his achievements in Liyang and Cangcheng, in order to prevent them from being transformed.

But when Huaji went to Wei County, he sighed and said: "Life is nothing but death. Today, if you give up the name of murdering rebels, it is better to establish yourself as an emperor! The ancients said: 'A thousand days is a minister, what is one day is a king?' It is useless for the young master to stand, but it is famous to kill him." Summon Dong Kang, the general of the Ministry, and ten warriors to kill the young emperor.

Young Emperor Yang Hao is the son of Concubine Lu of Emperor Yang.The concubine and the young emperor were sighing in the back court, and the maid came to report Dong Kangzhi, and she was horrified.Kang held poison wine and said to the young emperor, "It's hot in summer, so I serve longevity wine." The young emperor cried and said, "Why is this so hard?" Kang said, "Don't doubt the longevity wine.

Concubine Lu said: "Since Yunshou wine, you should serve Rushou first." Kang Nu said, "Your mother and son are not willing to admire you?" "Huh, left and right hold short knives and practice in vain, saying: "If you don't drink longevity wine, you can drink these two things. Concubine Lu knelt down and told Kang, "I drink wine on behalf of the emperor. I hope the general sees and pities the lives of mother and child." "Kang chi said: "how much do you measure, can you die on behalf of the emperor? Kang raised his glass to Concubine Lu and said, "You can drink first." The concubine puffed up her chest and cursed: "The heaven and the earth don't tolerate turning into kings and rebels, and dogs and pigs won't eat their meat!" "Dong Kang said: "The prime minister is waiting for the return. You wait for Oyan, who do you hope to save? Concubine Lu scolded: "You guys who help Jie and abuse you will be wiped out!" "

Dong Kang was furious, grabbed Concubine Lu with both hands, and hugged her to appear in court.Emperor Shao grabbed Dong Kang's clothes, Concubine Lu moved forward and made a mess.Kang called the warriors to hang Concubine Lu and kill the young emperor with poisoned wine.The poor young emperor ascended the throne in April and was killed in June.Dong Kang also reported to Huaji, and Huaji ordered him to be dragged out of the city and buried, so he was located in Wei County.He was entrusted to Xu by his father Yuwen, and because of the name Xu Guo, he was changed from Yuan to Dao.

With the guard of honor of the emperor, civil servants and military generals worshiped and danced, and they all ordered three shouts of long live, and they were heard for miles.There are poems in Liquan to prove it: the flower mane class seals the early dynasty, and the Yulan Palace suppresses the clouds.

The central plains of Kyushu painting are strong, and Vientiane is extremely purple.

The sun and the moon are shining brightly in the palace, and the dragon and snake are knotting and moving.

The immortals looked at Penglai and worshiped, and the five-color flying smoke reached the ocher robe.

When Huaji ascended the throne in Wei County, it was dark for three days, and the headwind was strong, and the opposite side did not see each other.

Transformed and contracted convulsions and gas diseases, it was impossible to set up court for several days.If you get sick later, all civil and military officials will be rewarded one by one.

But it is said that someone came to Chang'an, reported to Zhihua and killed Emperor Yang, and killed Emperor Shao, and now he is the Emperor Daxu in Wei County.Nowadays, the court trains military horses and returns far from the west.Li Yuan cried loudly when he heard that, so he ordered all the officials to mourn and pay tribute to him. Wangjiangdu cried and sacrificed.Therefore, all the ministers had the intention of respecting Yuan as the emperor, and they did not dare to take advantage of it, but gave it to the people of the world.Shimin said: "My intention has been decided."

Then Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji were introduced to see Li Yuan.Wen Jing said: "Nowadays the Sui Dynasty is in decline, Emperor Yang hanged himself to death in Jiangdu, Emperor Gong was young, and the people had no master. The Lord passed the rules last year, and his virtue reached the world, and he was eliminated from the east and the west. Today, people in Chang'an can obey the sky and obey the law. Yao Chan and Shun came to the throne, and the name was right and sound, in order to punish the group of thieves. It is not too late, so please choose a date." Yuan was shocked and said: "You are wrong! Although I am on the throne, I am also a minister of my subordinates. For this matter, I will Anti-Sui?" Wen Jing said: "Fang is divided today, and the heroes are outstanding, each occupying one side. The talented and virtuous people from all over the world respond to each other, seek each other with the same spirit, give up death and forget life, and serve their masters, not for the sake of fame. That is profit.

Today, my lord avoids suspicion, abides by righteousness and does not act up, all people in the world are disappointed, and he will go away soon.

Xiao Zao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, said: "The Emperor of Sui has been murdered by Huaji now. The Lord is not the emperor, but it is disloyal and unfilial to invite teachers to seek thieves."Today, all the people on the expedition want to be the king, and they have avenged hatred with Emperor Yangdi.If the Lord can't do it today, it will be disappointing to the people. I wish to think about it carefully. "Yuan said: "I don't dare to usurp the title.Today, in the whole world, on the coast of the land, there has never been half of the virtues and the people. If so, it is usurping. Are you trying to trap me in injustice?Each should discuss. "All the generals said together: "If the lord has pushed back, the three armies will change. "

General criticism: Yuwen's murder of rebellion, sincerity is intolerable by heaven and earth, and the gods and men are both angry. Why do you say that being a minister for a thousand days is not as good as being a king for a day, and the order will kill Dong Kang as the young emperor?And when he ascended the throne, and it was dark for three days, and the wind was strong, the power of God was not enough to fear?

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