Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 57

King Li Qin pacified the eastern capital, but said that Wang Shichong was in the city, the food was exhausted, and the soldiers were tired and sick.Shichong conspired with the generals and said: "There is no food and grass inside, and there are no rescuers outside. It is in danger, so what?" If so, the generals said: "My servants, Xia and Chu, have been captured today. Although we can figure it out, we will never succeed. It is better to surrender." Cui Hongdan said: "If you are willing to surrender, it is better to abandon Luoyang. Running around Turkic, it is not too late to borrow troops to recover." Zheng Zhuzhun played, and wanted to run north.

A close minister remonstrated: "No. The Turks have long rebelled against the land, and there is usually no benefit to it. If you invest in it now, you will suffer disaster." Guo Shizhu also said: "Since ancient times, there has been no one who has relied on other countries as the emperor. The matter is urgent now. It's better to be lowered to the top sooner."

Before the words were finished, a person turned out from behind the imperial screen. It was Wang Xuanshu, the eldest son of Lord Zheng. When he came out of the hall, he drank Guo Shizhu and said, "How dare you talk about the great affairs of the country by stealing a life of a traitor! How can there be a son of heaven since ancient times! What can you kill?" Zhu, my minister, please go to battle." Zheng Zhu said: "Now the food is exhausted and the army is exhausted. Why resist the enemy? The ministers can surrender to save the lives of a county." Xuan Shu cried: "Be loyal to your ministers and filial to your son. Although the reason is exhausted, I would rather die, and my righteousness will not be humiliated." Li Quan's poem sighed: "The fate of the Tang Dynasty is in vain, and the Shichong is defeated and wants to take revenge."

At that time, you had to listen to your parents' words, and since then, the mountains and rivers will rest.

Lord Zheng ordered to push out the palace gate, so he ordered Huan Fa heir to make a letter of surrender, and sent the money of the servant of the Yellow Gate and the seal ribbon, to the king of Qin's army to surrender.

The next day, more than two thousand officials of Prince Shichong visited the military gate in person.The king of Qin accepted it, and he ordered Yu Chigong to lead the troops into the city, and rewarded the soldiers with gold and silver from the treasury.When the King of Qin entered the palace city, he looked at the Sui Palace and sighed, "Extravagant minds, poor people's desires, there is no way to die!" He ordered the soldiers to remove the Duanmen Tower, set fire to the Qianyang Palace, demolish the Tianmen and the palace, and abolish all Taoism (Tu Jun ).Look at General Zheng, sign up one by one, and order all the soldiers to go to Chang'an with Wang Shichong, and ask for an order.

The King of Qin handed over Shan Xiongxin to his custody, and the King of Qin said: "You used to say that you were brave and invincible, but what are you doing now?" Xiongxin said: "Your Majesty's destiny is to return, so I sent my ministers to come here. If you face the enemy in front of the battle, you may not be captured. " Qin Wang smiled and said: "What should we do today? Ji replied: "My foolish brother originally intended to save his brother. Don't you remember when you cut off your robes and judged your righteousness?" Xiongxin was silent.The king of Qin ordered the warriors to escort Shan Xiongxin, Xue Deyin, Cui Hongdan, Yang Wang, Meng Xiaoyi, Yang Gongqing, Guo Shiheng, Guo Shizhu, Zhang Tongren, Zhu Can, Wang Deren and others to kill the treacherous heroes on Luoshui.

Suddenly, a group of common people made a noise, shouting and killing, and heard it for several miles.The King of Qin asked the left and right, "What does this mean?" Someone reported, "Today, people from far and near are scrambling to throw rubble on the Luoshui River, and they hit Zhu Can's corpse together. In a short while, it looks like a tall tomb." The King of Qin was shocked and said: "Why? Is this different?" The recent poem said: "Zhu Can's passion is to kill people, ranging from hundreds of people to massacring barbarians, and the people suffer, so he repays them like this to eliminate hatred." The king of Qin said: "The ancients said: 'Those who come out of you, those who go against you'. Today Zhu Can is correct in saying this. For those who are superior to others, how can they not treat the common people with benevolent government!"

The king of Qin called Li Jingquan to lead Luoyang, but still ordered Guo Xiaoke to be his deputy.After the two thanked each other, they defended Luoyang by themselves. The king of Qin returned to the court after triumphantly. The army divided into teams and entered Chang'an.King Qin is wearing a golden armor and a golden helmet, majestic and high-spirited.Afterwards, there were 25 famous generals including Qi Wang Yuanji and Li Ji, who all followed them. Sure enough, their robes and armor were bright, and the people of Chang'an watched each other enthusiastically.Thousands of iron cavalry, thirty thousand soldiers, advocating and guiding the front and rear.When the king of Qin came to see Gaozu, Gaozu was overjoyed and gave him ten thousand taels of gold, ten thousand pieces of Shu brocade, and countless treasures.The king of Qin offered prisoners to the Taimiao, and Gao Zu called Shichong, the king of arrest, to come down to the gate and counted ten crimes. Shichong said: "Your majesty's crimes cannot be punished, but the king of Qin Xuchen will not die. Your majesty's troubles are no more than Xia and Zheng. This time Shichong has fallen. , Jiande is dead, and the world has nothing to worry about." Gao Zu looked back at Pei Ji and said, "What does Wang Shichong want?" Ji replied, "This man is indeterminate, and he is the most untrustworthy." The rest of the people migrated to Shu.When he was about to leave, he was killed by General Yubayashi Dugu Xiude.

In the early days, the father of cultivating morality, named Ji, served as an official in Yue Wang Dong, and Shichong usurped the throne, and Ji plotted to return to Tang Dynasty, and was slaughtered by Shichong.Gaozu was exempt from morality.His brothers Shiwei, Zixuanying and others conspired against him in Taoism.Shichong died at the age of 42 and had only usurped the throne for three years.It was the day when Zheng died, and it was also the summer and June of the fourth year of Wude.There is a poem from later generations that says: Shichong occupied Luojia with strong troops, and Xia and Chu were defeated when they broke through the siege.

Since the three families are disintegrated, it is true that the destiny must return to Tang.

But it is said that after the King of Qin destroyed Zheng, he returned to the West Mansion, recruited talents, and had a little rest at home.

The Lord of the Tang Dynasty saw King Qin's meritorious service, so he specially appointed General Tiance, who was above the princes, to open a mansion with King Qin, and opened a museum in the west of the palace to extend the scholars of literature.Shi Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Yu Shinan, Chu Liang, Yao Silian, Li Xuandao, Cai Yungong, Xue Yuanjing, Yan Xiangshi, Su Xu, Yu Zhining, Su Shichang, Xue Shou, Li Shousu, Lu Deming, Kong Yingda, Gai Wenda, Xu Jingzong and others They are divided into three divisions based on the official and the bachelor of the Consulate General.Every time the king of Qin pays homage to the court, he often goes to the library in his spare time for official business, and invites scholars to discuss literature, or sleeps at night.It was Ku Zhige who made this image, which Chu Liang praised and called "Eighteen Scholars".The scholar-bureaucrats had to pre-select those who were called "Dengyingzhou" by the people at that time.There is a poem from later generations that goes: "The eighteen bachelors ascended to Yingzhou, such as Huixuanling, the best name."Shinan Chu Liang thinks of honesty, and Xuan Dao respects his wife.Yan Xiangshi came to Su Xu, and Yu Zhining continued in the world.Xue Shoushou Su Yang Qingming, Deming Yingda heels Fang.Gai Wenda and Xu Jingzong, all the sages did their best to assist the king of Qin.

An epic poem goes: Tiance promotes the extension of scholars, and Taiping regains the spirit of Confucianism.

The pre-speaking article of the black curtain is obvious, and the hotel is ashamed and courteous.

Advertised enough to boast about Ying Haihui, and Moumo helped to ban the door.

At the place where the sound of the rooster lies in Potu, may I ask who Xu Jingzong is.

At that time, the bureaucrats of the Qin government were often recruiting foreign officials, and Du Ruhui wanted to come out.King Qin suffered from it.Fang Xuanling said to the King of Qin: "The rest of us don't care about it. As for Du Ruhui, Wang Zuo is a talented person. If Dakou wants to manage the Quartet, he must be like Hui."Often from the King of Qin's conquests, the staff and the strategist, there are many things in the army, such as dark and decisive.In October of the fourth year of Wude, the military situation was played in the city of Chang'an. The frontier officials claimed that Xiao Xian of Jiangling called himself King of Liang, changed Yuan Fengming, set up officials and established soldiers, turned his back on the court, and raised troops to invade the realm.At that time, who was appointed by Lord Tang to be a teacher?
General comment: The king of Qin opened a museum in the west to extend the scholars of literature. Does he really intend to discuss the Tao and repair the teeth?Gaidang was at that time, the gap between Jianjian and Yuangu had already been formed, and the momentum of establishing a corner had arisen, so we recruited sages and sages, who were their own wings, and waited for future changes.Since the 18 people have seen and used it, those who have conspired are nothing more than the strategy of inheriting the descendants of the ancestors, and no one has ever taken the righteousness of father, son and brother as Taizong's loyal words.Some people say that they are criticized by Tang Meng, but they don't know that Yingzhou's choice is actually a misfortune.

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