Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

When the rebels were retreating in panic, arrows suddenly shot out from the ferry across the river, making it impossible for the rebels to evade. People trampled on each other, causing chaos. Zhou Fashang, the deputy general in charge of the navy, took this opportunity to lead his troops ashore, surrounded and fought their way out, and met Sun Xuanya, the leader of the Bohai Uprising.

Zhou Fashang urged the horse to kill, and the battle with Sun Xuanya had only been three or four rounds. Sun Xuanya tested the depth. Knowing that he was no match, he resisted the horse and fled. Zhou Fashang had seen the portrait of the rebel Sun Xuanya, and at the right opportunity, he rushed the horse. Chase.

Although this Sun Xuanya was not good at martial arts, she was good at using concealed weapons. Seeing Zhou Fashang chasing after him, she suddenly got scared and shook her hands, and fired a dart with a"whoosh" sound.

This dart is called the Sleeve Hand Bird's Beak Dart. Sun Xuanya is accustomed to using this dart, and he always hits the target. This dart has no false hits. It hits Zhou Fa Shang's chest. He only heard an"Oops" sound. Zhou Fa Shang stood on his horse and covered his chest, not daring to pursue him any more. , Sun Xuanya escaped.

At this time, Lai Zheng and Zhang Xutuo attacked one after another, and the three rebel armies had been chased and scattered. When Zhang Xutuo saw that Zhou Fashang could not hold on, he had to suspend the pursuit and send Zhou Fashang to receive treatment for his injuries. It can be said that the battle failed and the rebels were secretly wounded, and the rebel army was defeated and fled.

The civil unrest in Xiaoxiao has not stopped, and beacon smoke can still be seen surrounding the county and Xiang.

Although Zhou Fashang was injured, the battle was still a great victory for the army. The Qingzhou Pegasus performed a victory and was sent to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

At this time, Emperor Sui Yang was chatting with Queen Xiao Jun. The young eunuch hurriedly sent the battle report. Emperor Sui Yang opened the battle report and was overjoyed. Xiao Jun asked:"Looking at His Majesty's joy, could it be a great victory?"

"Three thieves, one hundred thousand in number, vulnerable to a single blow! Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty suddenly became arrogant when he received the good news. He couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and said to Queen Xiao:"How about Yang Xuangan's 100,000 rebels?" So what if Wang Bo has a hundred thousand thieves? You are still defeated by my men."

Queen Xiao said:"Your Majesty has helped Huanyu. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, he has been unparalleled in ancient and modern times. No one can match him. Now that the civil unrest has been suppressed, wouldn't it be better to feed the people with peace of mind, let the horses go to Nanshan, and live a peaceful life for a few years? Emperor

Yang of the Sui Dynasty looked at Empress Xiao's face attentively, showing all kinds of tenderness, and said:"My beautiful mother, do you remember that when I came to the throne, I had twelve wishes in my heart, and now eleven dreams have come true. Only Goguryeo has not surrendered." I just want to settle down in Liaodong and stay with my beautiful mother forever. I have no other thoughts."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty changed his honorific title to Meiniang, which reminded Empress Xiao of many past events. She had a deep love for Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and was granted the title of empress for ten years. She knew Yang Guang's thoughts best. Empress Xiao said:"Your Majesty is still in China. In the year, I should have made great achievements. However, the people's aspirations are probably no longer in the Sui Dynasty, and your Majesty must pay attention to them.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked up and said:"Enumerate my achievements: garrisoning the border fortress, defending the Turks in the north, suppressing the Northern Qi Dynasty, directly attacking Huanglong; destroying the Chen Dynasty, unifying the north and south, crossing the Five Ridges, and recruiting six counties ; Attack Linyi and expand the territory of Jiaozhi; enter the Western Sea and destroy Tuyuhun; patrol the Western Regions and recruit Yiwu to surrender; capture Yizhou and submit to the Japanese; cross the South China Sea and trade with Nanyang; all nations will pay tribute and the world will be unified. Such a feat only took ten years"

"After ten years of hard work, it’s time for Your Majesty to close the hilt of his sword."Queen Xiao said

"No!"Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty said firmly:"Liaodong is not peaceful every day, and my heart is uneasy all night. There has never been a foreign country that cannot be defeated. After two unsuccessful campaigns to the east, wouldn't it make me a joke to the envoys from all over the world? What kind of dynasty could I, the Sui Dynasty, be considered?"

Empress Xiao saw that Emperor Sui Yang was determined to change his mind, and could not listen to unfavorable advice. He was paranoid, so she did not want to directly remonstrate. She just said silently:"I just feel that with the current situation, your majesty should be more compliant with people's wishes and nurture the people."

"To nourish all peoples? Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty frowned, his eyes were shining, and he asked:"Now that all the people are rebelling and gathering people to be thieves, I think it is better not to support them.""

Empress Xiao saw that Emperor Sui Yang had no benevolent heart, so she was too lazy to say anything more. Emperor Sui Yang wanted to talk about love in the evening, but instead made the empress look cold and unhappy. Knowing that she was not interested, she stretched out her hands and said:"Queen, please rest early, I still have some political matters." Then he turned and left.

In the morning of the next day, hundreds of officials went to the palace. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty sat on the dragon chair and said to the officials:"A few days ago, Zhang Xutuo, who came to protect the children, lived up to my expectations and severely damaged the three rebels. , great shock and prestige. I want to take this opportunity to once again gather an army of one million troops to conquer Goguryeo."

Yu Shiji, who was standing under Lord Dan, suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. He turned to look at his best friend Pei Yun. Pei Yun lowered his head and said nothing, as if he hadn't heard. Then he looked at the veteran Su Wei. Su Wei narrowed his eyes and said nothing. Even Yu Wenshu, who had no bottom line in life and loved to flatter the emperor the most, frowned and remained silent. Above the court, there was an extremely rare silence.

No one in the civil and military circles of the court stood up to offer advice, let alone one Those who dare to give advice and advice. The Sui Dynasty had already conquered Goguryeo twice and could not win. Not only did it cost a lot, but the people were miserable and rebellions were everywhere. The court was in such chaos. It was not so much about ruling the country and bringing peace to the world as it was about corrupting the Sui Dynasty. Jiangshan Sheji.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was self-righteous, stood up, walked to His Majesty Dan, looked at each official, and said:"I know that the previous two conquests failed, and you dear friends are worried that I still can't win. But you are wrong. The Lelang County occupied by Goguryeo has been the land of the Central Plains Dynasty since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Now it occupies my land and does not pay tribute and becomes a vassal. Instead, it is against me. This is a dynasty without heaven! Emperor

Yang of the Sui Dynasty suddenly turned around, walked quickly back to Danbi, and raised his voice and said:"No matter what concerns you may have, I have made up my mind to conquer Goguryeo.""

At this time, Yang Guang's heart was like a wild bird of prey. No one dared to raise his head. He only heard Emperor Sui Yang shout:"Yu Wenshu!"

"Wei Chen is here"

"I appoint Aiqing as the commander-in-chief of troops and horses. I will order the troops within five days and set out within ten days!"

"Obey...obey the decree."

For several days in a row, Empress Xiao did not see Emperor Sui Yang return to the palace, and she was always worried that Emperor Sui Yang would start another Eastern Expedition. She saw Chen Guiren walking up to her and advising:"Your Majesty, please go out for a walk, don't stay in the house all the time.."

Queen Xiao said:"The Ai family's talk in the first two days has suppressed the emperor's thoughts. It seems that he is really angry this time."

"What did the empress say? Chen Guiren said:"I just heard what the young eunuch said. I heard that the emperor has been alone in Xuanwen Hall these days and is going to conquer Goguryeo again.""

"What?"Queen Xiao was stunned. She was really afraid of what could happen. Queen Xiao asked:"Your Majesty, you want to march eastward?"

"The eunuchs said that His Majesty will not return the throne unless he conquers Liaodong, and his three expeditions against Goguryeo will shine in the annals of history and leave his name forever."

Empress Xiao suddenly felt weak in her legs, slumped down on the stool, and said to Chen Guiren:"In the past, when His Majesty showed his great ambitions, the Ai family would always follow his heart thousands of miles away, and they would depend on each other for life and death. Uneasy. What is the reason?" Chen Guiren did not dare to say anything, so he had to comfort Empress Xiao and not let Empress Xiao think too much.

The next day, several young eunuchs came to Qianyang Palace to pack their bags. Xiao Jun asked:"Who ordered you to pack up in Qianyang Palace? thing?"

A eunuch replied:"The emperor has an edict. Tomorrow he will march to Liaodong in person. Last night, he sent a message to Duke Rong to protect the children and suspend the suppression of bandits. He will march by sea and land again and march eastward to Lelang."

Another eunuch also said:"The emperor said that he should let the empress witness the peace of Liaodong and participate in the grand ceremony of the great cause."

"Participate in a grand ceremony together?"Queen Xiao asked. She was extremely cold-hearted, weeping with emotion, and extremely disappointed. She ignored it and left with a hint of disappointment, letting the eunuch arrange it. It can be said that the three expeditions to Goryeo are in vain, why do you think that the people will suffer for a long time.

People and gods are all angry, who would sacrifice their lives to serve the emperor? In

February 614 AD, the tenth year of the Sui Dynasty, the sworn Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty led an army to Zhuo County and began the third conquest of Goguryeo. A long team , marching on the road to the expedition, a large number of sergeants carried weapons on their shoulders and rushed to the vast battlefield. The dust stirred up under their footsteps stretched for hundreds of miles with no end in sight.

Empress Xiao sat in the phoenix chariot and watched through the window. Looking at the bleak scene outside. Accompanying the side of the phoenix chariot was his nephew Xiao Ju. This Xiao Ju was the son of his younger brother Xiao Xun. He was more than 20 years old and followed the queen to guard the left and right.

The army passed by Jizhou and came to Youzhou. Above, all industries were withered, and there were few people around. Except for wandering children, there were also few women. Xiao Jun opened the curtains of the car hood and asked Xiao Ju:"Why are there no common people in the counties along the way?""

"Reporting back to the emperor's aunt, in this expedition, your majesty is sweeping away the land to serve as soldiers. All the common people who can be recruited are recruited. Except for the men who go to battle, the other corvee can only be women."

The gorgeous royal chariot dotted the desolate road, and suddenly a figure appeared, an old man begging. Empress Xiao looked through the window, and the figure of the begging old man seemed familiar. Although the hair was a bit disheveled, she must have seen it somewhere before?

The beggar walked to a big tree and sat down with his back against the tree. Seeing the beggar sitting cross-legged, Queen Xiao suddenly remembered, isn't this man Yang Bo Chou? She remembered that the crazy Taoist Yang Bo Chou threw his shoe when he was offering sacrifices to Huashan, and hit Xiao Queen, when we first met, the old memories were still vivid in our minds.

Queen Xiao ordered people to stop the chariot and walked straight to the tree. When she walked in, she found that Yang Bochou was already unkempt and his beard and hair were gray. Queen Xiao stepped forward to explore He leaned forward and asked softly:"Mr. Yang Bochou, do you still recognize the Ai family? Yang

Bochou looked at Empress Xiao in surprise, and then at the guards accompanying him. He was even more surprised:"Is it the empress?""

"It is Aijia. Yang

Bochou hurriedly changed his position from sitting to kneeling, kowtowing repeatedly:"The common people have eyes but no eyes; the common people have eyes but no eyes."……"

"Excuse me, sir."

Xiao Ju moved a horse over, and Queen Xiao sat down. Yang Bochou was still sitting cross-legged on the ground. At this time, Yang Bochou's situation was even more bleak. He was less naughty than before and had a lot of vicissitudes. Queen Xiao asked:"Sir, if you don't practice Taoism in Huashan, how can you get into this situation?"

"It’s hard to explain in one sentence. The queen doesn’t know something. All the Taoist priests in Huashan have joined the army."

"Joined the army?

A hint of surprise appeared in Queen Xiao's eyes. Yang Bochou shook his head and sighed:"The emperor has been conquering Goryeo for three consecutive years. From inside the pass to outside the pass, all Taoists and monks have been recruited into the army of millions. The incense has long been cut off, and all of them died." A foreign country"

"What is this, sir?"

"In order to avoid military service, Pindao became a beggar. He also worked crazy and wandered around, so he was spared from the Eastern Expedition."

"well……"Empress Xiao sighed and sighed:"I didn't expect that your Majesty's three expeditions to Goguryeo would make the world so uneasy. You failed to dissuade the emperor, and you are so sad for your family."

Yang Bochou said:"My queen, please don't blame yourself, remember that you are poor. Did you do a divination for the empress in Xiyue Temple back then?"

Empress Xiao said:"Your divination will always be in my heart."

"In the first year of the Great Cause, the Empress once said that the Emperor has twelve wishes. Now ten years have passed. How do you feel about it?"Yang Bochou asked

"The country is becoming more and more difficult."Queen Xiao said.

Yang Bochou said:"Forgive me for speaking frankly, once all the twelve wishes of the emperor are realized, the world will not be far away from chaos."

"Damn it!"Xiao Ju was furious on the side, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, about to draw the sword out.

"stop!"

Queen Xiao stopped Xiao Ju and said to Yang Bochou:"Sir, what you said is right. It touched the hearts of the Ai family. Yang

Bochou stood up, bowed his waist, and gave a deep salute. Empress Xiao asked,"Why do you do this great salute, sir?""

"Life and death, wealth and poverty, are fleeting. Heaven can help people, but it can also destroy people. The world is reincarnated, and everyone has their retribution. The road ahead for the queen is unknown, so I hope you will take care of yourself."

"gentlemen……"

Yang Bochou was humming, but he didn't know what to say. After saying goodbye in a carefree manner, Empress Xiao returned to the imperial chariot without asking any questions. She closed the curtains and stopped making any sound. She sat quietly in the chariot alone, feeling worried. In the vast country, there were no people around, and the whole world was empty. As a queen, she was unable to honor her mother, and now she could only obey her husband's duties as a wife and accompany him in battles, which made Xiao Jun feel very guilty.

After a bumpy journey, when they arrived at Zhuojun, they saw a lot of people and noisy carriages and horses along the roadside. Hearing the noise, Xiao Jun thought he had arrived at the entrance of the Great Wall. He opened the curtain and looked, but he saw a large group of Sui soldiers who were brave, disarming their armor and throwing away their helmets. Escorted by Imperial Guards.

After seeing this scene, Xiao Jun suddenly remembered that back then, Yu Zan tortured the deserters and gouged out their eyes and tortured them. These soldiers must be deserters. Xiao Jun said to Xiao Ju:"The war has not yet begun, but you kidnapped the soldiers. What is the reason? The emperor's nephew goes quickly." Find out."

Xiao Ju spurred his horse forward, stopped a captain, and asked:"What are the crimes of these brave soldiers, and where are they bound?"

The captain said:"Report to the general, these are all deserters, the emperor strictly decrees, He is greedy for life and afraid of death, so he beheads his head at the entrance of the Great Wall to offer sacrifices to the flag!" This is really the case: three attacks against the tyrant of Goryeo, and the people of Li are suffering from sorrow.

Last year, the corpses were still exposed in the wild, but now they are carrying the fishy wind and turning into shadows.