Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Chen Leng knew that the owner of Huaci Cave was good at using flowers, plants, bees and butterflies, and he was already a little frightened. Shaking the cloth bag, Chen Leng knew that it was another dangerous move. He feinted with the Chaoyang Knife. No matter whether the butterfly attacked people or not, it was just his head. He didn't look back, so he galloped away.

The Sui army was unfavorable in the battle, so they had to camp in front of Butterfly Cave. Chen Leng and Zhang Zhenzhou returned to the central army in disgrace and could not come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy. Zhang Zhenzhou said:"This witch is full of tricks and can control bees and butterflies. If she can't defeat the butterfly, Cave, it will be difficult to join the two generals He Man and Zhu Kuan."

Chen Leng asked:"This female cave master has a weird hidden weapon, does she have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Zhang Zhenzhou said:"Most of the native people on the island migrated from the mainland. Come, there must be someone who cares about the mainland, why not ask the local people to inquire." Chen Leng felt that this was reasonable, so he arranged to send his subordinates to inquire.

Chen Leng personally led a few soldiers to visit the local people nearby. Most of the local people were afraid of the Sui army and avoided the war. Most of them had fled. After walking through several dense forests, they saw a thatched round house on the earth in the woods, which seemed to have fireworks. Chen Leng Leng said to his subordinates:"There must be some smoke here, and there must be someone there. Follow me to visit." Several soldiers bravely visited the thatched hut and walked to the bamboo fence outside the house. An old man was walking out of the hut. He was in his sixties and had a beard. The gray-haired old man saw many Sui soldiers coming outside the fence. He didn't panic when he saw it. Instead, he opened the fence and greeted them.

"Chu Hui of Wu County met several military masters."To be able to call himself Wu Jun, this Chu Hui must be from Jiangdong. Chen Leng asked:"The old man calls himself Wu Jun. He must have been born in the mainland and later moved to Yizhou?"

Chu Hui replied:"Since the Sui Dynasty conquered Chen Tongyuan and started a war in Jiangdong, the southern states and counties were raging with war. In order to avoid disaster, Chu took a boat east and moved to the mountains of Yizhou to live in seclusion."

"I see."Chen Leng returned the courtesy and said:"I am Chen Leng, General Hu Benlang under the command of the Sui Dynasty Lord. I don't know the local customs, so I came here to visit you and ask for advice."

Chu Hui invited Chen Leng and others into the thatched hut. The room was as simple as ever, with several wooden stools placed in the room. The guests and the host sat down respectively. Chen Leng explained his purpose and said:"The female general of Butterfly Cave is good at using pollen to make food. Hidden weapons, and tamed bees and butterflies, wielded like soldiers, we have no choice but to delay the unification of the Sui Dynasty. Chu

Hui twisted his gray beard, closed his eyes slightly, thought for a long time, and then said:"The owner of Huacicong Cave was originally the mistress of King Kepidou. She collected powder and played with butterflies. She also liked to collect the poisons of flowers and plants. She can be called a poisonous woman on the island..

Chen Leng said:"Since you are a poisonous woman and you have lived on the island for many years, you must have some good strategies to defeat the enemy. I hope you can teach me.""

"The owner of the Flower Thorn Cave makes good use of bees and butterflies, because the flowers and grass all around are luxuriant, the rain is abundant, and the flowers are evergreen all year round."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"I watched the sky at night. Within three days, there was no cloud or rain. It was extremely dry and hot. The general could use fire to attack."

"oh? Fire attack?"Chen Leng and the accompanying lieutenant looked at each other unexpectedly.

Chu Hui said:"Bees and butterflies work and rest similar to humans, lying down at night and emerging in the day. In order for the general to break the formation, he still needs to spread fire at night. The sun will scorch bees and butterflies, and all living things will be burned up. Even if the poisonous woman knows how to control bees, it will be in vain. Chen

Leng was overjoyed and bowed and said,"If it hadn't been for the teacher's advice, we wouldn't have missed this important event.""

Chu Hui said:"The old man offered his advice. He only hopes that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will be reunited. He is afraid that the war will spread and the people in the mountains will be devastated and their lives will be robbed."

"Don't worry, sir. On the day of regaining Yizhou, I will have my own mission to appease the people."After that, everyone thanked Chu Hui and everyone was very happy.

On the evening of the next day, after the third watch, while the bees and butterflies returned to their nests, Chen Leng and Zhang Zhenzhou prepared wood salt and sulfur for ignition, crushed them into powder, and led five hundred The soldiers, holding pieces of grass in their mouths, walked quickly and took advantage of the few minutes of darkness before dawn to spread fire starters around the Butterfly Cave and under the flowers and grass. After dawn, when it was almost noon, Chen Leng was in the Butterfly Cave again. The soldiers in the front row lined up and yelled and cursed to lure the enemy into battle. The master of Huaci Cave led the male and female barbarian soldiers, each armed with weapons, scattered among the flowers and grass. When

Chen Leng saw the soldiers and horses in Butterfly Cave going out to fight one after another, he stepped into the fire attack circle. , Chen Leng immediately ordered his sergeants to fire a signal cannon. Zhang Zhenzhou, who had already been ambushing his position, gave the order and saw fire crossbows on both sides. Dozens of rams loaded with firewood poured oil on them and ignited the fire.

Zhang Zhenzhou After giving the order on Tuesday, they rushed to the car and set fire to fight out. They were met with wood salt and sulfur. The fire became more and more fierce. The fire was soaring to the sky. Only the barbarian soldiers among the flowers and grass were seen. They ignited under their feet, burning with the grass and trees. It was difficult to suppress the fire..

Suddenly the flowers and grass array were in chaos, burning men were crying and women were howling, scrambling to escape for their lives; poisonous bees and butterflies, when they encountered the slightest flame, they were like fireflies, shining and incinerated, struggling to their death.

Chen Leng saw that the male and female barbarian soldiers were in chaos when they encountered the fire. With great joy in his heart, he sent an order to beat drums and march in. The Sui army set fire to them. The flowers and grass turned into a sea of ​​fire. Liuqiu soldiers were defeated and fled. Even though the master of Huaci Cave had thousands of martial arts, hundreds of poisonous powders, and raging fire, It was impossible to escape the fire, burned to death in the chaos, and turned into wreckage.

Chen Leng and Zhang Zhenzhou led the Sui army to a great victory. They joined the northern army led by He Man and Zhu Kuan and went straight to Boluotan Cave, the capital of Liuqiu Kingdom. This is it:

Colorful butterflies and poisonous bees cover the sky, and the flowers and grass in the bushes are densely arrayed.

It happens that there is no cloud or rain for three days, and thousands of wild flowers melt into smoke.

The earth king Huansi is thirsty and stabbed in the cave. Due to the inconvenience of transportation, the news is relatively They were still drinking wine in the cave, waiting for the news.

Prince Daochui hurriedly returned to the cave and played:"Father, something is not good. Chen Leng broke the flower array, and the flower thorns The cave owner died, and the army went straight to Boluo Tan Cave."

Kushidou, who was lying on the throne, stood up suddenly. Hearing this, Kejidou was extremely surprised. He fidgeted and asked in surprise:"How many male and female soldiers are there? Gather quickly to resist the Sui soldiers."

Dao Chui said:"The Sui army is in a state of overwhelming power."

"I personally sent out troops, but I wanted to see whether the Sui army was real or not!"

He Man, Chen Leng, Zhu Kuan, Zhang Zhen and Zhou Tong sent troops from both sides. Along the way, they were invincible and unstoppable. They formed an siege on Boluotan Cave, the capital of Liuqiu Kingdom. The retreating Yi soldiers gathered around Boluo. Tan Cave, outside the cave is already a high fence, earth and stone pits, and horse and infantry troops are arrayed outside the camp. Liu Qiu, the king of the country, Ke Jidou, personally rides the horse.

But he sees that King Ke Jidu, the king of the country, has a brownish-red complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his nose is He has a wide square mouth, a beard, a fish skin helmet on his head, a bear skin armor, a war skirt around his waist, his knees exposed, a red horse with golden eyes under his crotch, and a gold-backed mountain cleaver in his hand. He is majestic and standing in the formation. In the middle.

He Man, Chen Leng, Zhu Kuan, and Zhang Zhen lined up on Thursday and immediately stood in front of the formation. He Man urged his horse to take a few steps forward and shouted loudly:"King Tu, listen! My lord Shenwu, as you wish, 30,000 troops will cross the sea and land on the island, why don't you surrender quickly!

Ke Cidou looked at it and shouted loudly:"Our country of Liuqiu is separated from the Great Sui Sea. Qiu has never invaded, so why did it invade my island?" He Man said:"

Since the Eastern Wu Dynasty, the Yizhou Islands have been returned to our mainland. Our emperor has repeatedly called for peace. The Tu kings have established themselves across the sea and resisted the unification by force. They have no intention of the Sui Dynasty, so they attack across the sea to regain Yizhou.""

"How can we be considered one country if we are separated by vast distances with the sea as our boundary?" Ke Ci Dou asked.

He Man said:"The people on the island are descendants of Soochow. They have been doing business with the mainland for generations. They speak our Fujian language and know our Chinese characters. How can they not be considered a country?"

The generals of the Sui army tried to persuade them with good advice, but Ke Jidou refused to listen, so he shouted to the Sui army:"If you want to take back the Yizhou Islands, you must defeat the sword in my hand!

General Zhu Kuanyan said:"At the end of the day, I will kill him.""

The king of Tu was fighting against Zhu Kuan. After all, he was an old man. After fighting for six or seven rounds, he realized that he was no match for Zhu Kuan. He was defeated with a feint and retreated to the camp.

He Man said:"Recover Yizhou. It's all today, send the order to attack the stronghold!"In an instant, the three armies attacked the stronghold, shouting to kill Zhentian. The Yi soldiers who retreated to Boluo Tan Cave had never seen such an attacking momentum. They were so frightened that they retreated steadily. The camp was broken and the wooden stronghold was burned down. How could they be so barbaric? Leading a group of infantrymen, they rushed into the Boluotan Cave. The lights in the cave were out, and it was pitch black. The figure of King Huansi could not be found.

On the cave wall, there was an occasional hole, and a beam of sunlight came in. Only I saw a figure flashing."The Earth King is here, capture him quickly."Several soldiers swarmed up. Desperate, they took out something from their bag and threw it at the Sui soldiers. They turned out to be several scorpions, all of them poisonous. Several soldiers covered their faces and screamed in pain after being stung. It turned out that the island The natives often use five poisonous small animals as hidden weapons for self-defense. This made He Man startled. He took out a protective dart from his waist and hit the king of the earth. He stabbed the chest in the middle and screamed, falling to the ground dead.

His soldiers beheaded Ke Jingdou and rushed out of the cave. Outside the cave, the local soldiers were still fighting with the Sui soldiers. He Man shouted:"The head of the Tu King is here!"

When they saw the human head on Thirst's neck, the soldiers on the island turned pale with fright. The leader, Prince Daochui, was also disheartened. He fell to the ground and cried bitterly, abandoning his sword and surrendering. The other soldiers and generals also surrendered one after another. In the fifth year of the Sui Dynasty, in February 609 AD, He Man, Chen Leng, Zhu Kuan, Zhang Zhenzhou and others sent troops to Liuqiu in two directions. It took more than a month to capture Boluotan Cave, the capital of Liuqiu, and beheaded the Tuwang Kejidou. , captured the prince's island hammer, and captured tens of thousands of barbarians. After Wei Wen in the second year of Huanglong in Soochow in 230 AD, it was the second time to recover the Tai and Peng islands after nearly 380 years. This is: the east end of the Yangtze River where Soochow founded the country. , there is Yizhou under the nine counties.

The kings of the past dynasties had great ambitions, and the golden cavalry Ke Liuqiu.

The good news of recovering the Yizhou Islands was delivered by fast horses. At this time, Emperor Yang Guang and Queen Xiao Jun of the Sui Dynasty returned from Zhangye, and Instead of returning directly to Daxing City, the emperor went to Fenyang Palace.

Hedong officials went to Fenyang Palace to greet the emperor. At this time, the expansion of Fenyang Palace had been completed. Yu Wenshu, who was accompanying him, saw Long Yan with great joy, his face was full of spring. He was so proud that after all, the eldest son Yu Wenhuaji presided over the expansion, which would surely please the emperor.

After seeing Fenyang Palace, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty felt very pleased. He nodded frequently and praised:"I didn't expect Yu Wenhuaji to become such a virtuous person. After three days, the scholars should look at each other with admiration."

Yu Wen said:"I have another good news. I just got a good news this morning. The Jiangdong Navy and the Lingnan Navy have won consecutive victories. They have recovered the Yizhou Islands, captured Prince Daochui alive, and killed the Tuwang Huansi Ke. Thorn pocket."

Queen Xiao and other ministers who followed also expressed their congratulations. Yu Wenshu continued to follow suit and praised:"Your Majesty won two battles in the northwest and southeast at the same time. He swept the desert in the west and spanned the ocean in the east. The territory is thousands of miles away, which is amazing to the world! I congratulate Your Majesty on your eternal imperial legacy!"

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty said proudly:"I have worked tirelessly to conquer the east and the west, just to establish a great Sui Dynasty that will shock all the barbarians. I take care of everything every day. I also hope that the ministers of civil and military affairs and the people of the world will not be afraid of hardships and jointly build the emperor's cause.."

Everyone knelt down and kowtowed to the ground. Long live the mountains.

Returning to the Fenyang Palace, Emperor Yang and Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty were about to rest after a bumpy journey. Suddenly, a eunuch came to report:"Your Majesty and Empress, Zhang Heng, the prefect of Yulin, wants to see you..

The couple looked at each other and thought of their old minister Zhang Heng. Xiao Jun said:"Zhang Heng has been demoted to Yulin by His Majesty. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Please summon him soon.""

Zhang Heng's Yulin prefect happened to be in Shanxi, and he came with officials from all over Hedong to welcome the Holy Emperor, so he took this opportunity to ask for an audience with Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

Zhang Heng entered the dormitory and bowed, and Yang Guang said:"I have been here for more than a year. I haven’t seen Aiqing. If I hadn’t opposed the expansion of Fenyang Palace, Aiqing should have stayed with me."

Zhang Heng said:"I miss the emperor day and night, and I just wish I couldn't take care of the world's affairs for your majesty. I am here today to participate in the expansion of Fenyang Palace. Emperor

Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Empress Xiao were stunned. Empress Xiao asked,"Why are you participating?""

"Supervising civil engineering, Yu Wenji, expanded the palace, forcibly recruited people, embezzled treasury money, and secretly traded with Turkic traders to make profits from smuggling."

"Is this true?"

"Here is the account book of Yu Wenhua and the stolen goods. Your Majesty, please take a look at it."Zhang Heng presented the account books.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was furious when he saw Long Yan. He threw the memorial on the table and said angrily:"Yuwen and his son are my trusted ministers, how can they ignore the laws of the country like this? Then he said to Zhang Heng:"Publish my decree to arrest Yu Wenhuaji.""This is what it is: using merit to cover up one's sins. Fortunately, Zhang Heng is a loyal man.

The true face of the traitor is revealed, and the father and son play a double act. After noon, Yu Wenhuaji was tied up by Wu Hua Da and thrown into prison. Yu Wenshu accompanied the emperor all the way. When he learned about this during the Western Expedition, he was so frightened that he knew that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had a heart of stone whenever he wanted to kill his ministers.

Duke Yu Wenshu of the State of Xu hurriedly came to the royal study room of the palace to meet with Emperor Sui Yang. Sui Yang was sitting in front of the Long Book Case. When Emperor Yang saw Yu Wenshu, he looked stiff and ignored him.

Yu Wenshu had followed Yang Guang for many years and knew the temper of Emperor Yang Guang well. He knelt down on the ground, pretending to be sad, wishing he could burst into tears, and whined:"The traitor I'm young and don't know the importance of this. I hope that your majesty, for the sake of the veteran minister's dedication to serving the country, will be more generous and spare the traitor. Emperor

Yang of the Sui Dynasty raised his eyelids and asked,"Trading with the Turks without authorization and smuggling goods are punishable by death.""

"Yes, how could I not know this, veteran minister? It took one year to expand the Fenyang Palace, and now that he has learned the architectural skills, it would be better to let him build another palace to make up for the failure."

"The Fenyang Palace was built with a lot of credit, but if it is worth the merit, who can believe it?"

Yu Wenshu was scheming and argued:"Trading with Turks privately is a last resort. The imperial project is grand, wars are frequent, and the treasury is short of countless money. Quuzi Huaji made money by trading Turks to subsidize the project, so that His Majesty would not have to worry about it. If it weren't for Quanzi's private dealings with the Turks, where would the Fenyang Palace come from?"

Hearing this, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty brightened up. He is the one who appreciates people who are good at building palaces the most. Yu Wenkai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is old, and the court needs a minister who is proficient in construction.

Although Yu Wenkai is good at building palaces, he does private transactions. Turks, but they did not ask for money from Emperor Sui Yang, nor did they collude with the rebellion. They saved the financial burden and were self-sufficient. It was a shortcut to save money. Emperor Sui Yang asked again:"Ai Qing, tell me, what other palace do I have?" Can it be built? When Yu

Wenshu saw Yang Guang, he felt compassion and thought to himself:"Yu Wenkai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is recruiting young men in Huaibei, and the construction of the Zhuojun Palace has been delayed. It is better to let Yu Wenkai go to pick up the Linshuo Palace." project. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty held the imperial pen in his hand and thought about it, and said:"

The King of Hejian sent a letter before his death. The people are tired and the labor is heavy. He wants me to cultivate life and nourish the people and expand the Zhuojun Palace. I am afraid that hundreds of officials will come to remonstrate.""