Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

When General Qu Tutong saw that his brother and son had surrendered to Tang Emperor Li Yuan, he was furious and issued an order to kill his brother and son.

After waiting for a while, the Sui army soldiers in front of the battle line were silent, no arrows were shot, and no one responded, which was unexpected. Due to years of fighting, even the soldiers of Xiaoguo Camp were tired. Now that Li Yuan entered the pass, the people's hearts were in favor, and many Sui soldiers turned against him and surrendered in front of the battle line.

At this time, Qu Tushou turned over and got off his horse, knelt in front of the battle line, and cried on the ground: "Father, please surrender quickly. The Sui Dynasty has ended and the people's hearts have returned to the Tang Dynasty. This is the will of heaven, and heaven's will cannot be violated!"

Looking at Qu Tutong's soldiers, they were all blank and had no fighting spirit. Many of them ran to the Tang army. Qu Tutong's soldiers had already left. Qu Tutong, who had been a soldier for half his life, sat on his horse in a daze. He had never seen such a miserable scene of people's disunity. He knew that the situation was over. After a long stalemate, there was a complete silence in front of the two armies.

Suddenly, with a "clang", Qu Tutong threw away his weapon, silently turned over and dismounted, facing southeast, kneeling in the direction of Jiangdu, and cried bitterly: "I have failed in my battle, and I have failed Your Majesty. The gods of heaven and earth have witnessed it."

Qu Tutong cried bitterly and knelt in the southeast again and again. At this time, the Tang soldiers had come close, tied up Qu Tutong, and took him to Chang'an City to surrender the Sui Dynasty general Qu Tutong.

Now the Tang King Li Yuan supported the new king and announced it to all directions. The news reached Jiangdu in just a few days. At this time, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was composing songs and dances and ordered the palace maids to practice, so he had no time to take care of it.

Chen Guiren hurried to the palace with the news from the west. Empress Xiao had been worried about the war in Daxing and Luoyang, but the memorials were interrupted from time to time, and the news was intermittent. When she saw Chen Guiren coming back, Empress Xiao asked, "Is there any news from the Central Plains?"

"Something big happened!" Chen Guiren told her about Li Yuan's support for Yang You as emperor.

Empress Xiao asked, "Why did Xijing fall so quickly?"

"I heard that Yao Junsu was killed, Qu Tugai surrendered, Qu Tutong was captured, and Yin Shishi died in the battle. Fortunately, Xiao Xun and Xiao Yu, the two uncles-in-law, led the ministers to surrender, so as to avoid the killing in the palace."

Although Empress Xiao felt sorry, she felt relieved when she heard that her two younger brothers were safe. Concubine Chen said, "I have one more thing to say. Since the rumor of the fall of Xijing, the families of the soldiers accompanying Jiangdu are mostly in the interior of the country, and they are homesick. If His Majesty does not return to the north, I am afraid that the army will be in chaos."

"Alas..." Empress Xiao sighed, "I have advised him many times, but His Majesty only recites poems and composes music, choreographs and appreciates music, and only seeks comfort and has no interest in the country. I am a woman and a child, what can I do?"

"Now the world is in such a state of chaos, I would rather die than persuade the emperor, otherwise there will be changes in Jiangdu sooner or later." Concubine Chen said.

Empress Xiao said, "Even if I die to persuade you, it will be a dead end, and it will be futile."

Empress Xiao and Concubine Chen were sitting opposite each other and worried, and saw a little eunuch holding the memorials of recent days and hurriedly sending them to the imperial study. Empress Xiao said, "The emperor neglected the government affairs, and I spent all daySitting in the palace, unaware of the changes in the world, I ordered the imperial study to light the lights. I want to see what the world looks like. "

Concubine Chen accompanied Empress Xiao to the imperial study and lit the candles. Empress Xiao looked around the imperial study, which had been silent for many days, and said to Concubine Chen: "Let me sit alone for a while."

Concubine Chen retreated outside to wait. Empress Xiao sat on the dragon chair, dusted off the dust on the dragon desk, picked up a memorial and read it carefully. It said: "Lin Shihong, the leader of the Poyang bandits, gathered 100,000 people, proclaimed himself the Emperor of Chu, established his capital in Yuzhang, changed the reign title to Taiping, and ruled from Jiujiang in the north to Guangzhou in the south, and occupied a region..."

Looking at this memorial, Empress Xiao felt disappointed. She thought that Li Yuan's appointment of another grandson was shocking, but she didn't expect that Jiangxi and Lingnan were all occupied by the rebels, which was a pity.

Empress Xiao put this memorial aside. , picked up another one, opened the memorial and read it carefully, it said: "Guiyang thief Cao Wuche, called himself Xiang Jun, changed the reign title to Tongsheng, gathered tens of thousands of people, and occupied the four counties in southern Jing..."

Empress Xiao saw that it was not only Lin Shihong who dared to claim to be king and emperor, and the four counties in southern Jing were also occupied by thieves. Empress Xiao thought to herself that Yang Guang wanted to follow Chen Shubao's example and rule by dividing the river, but now all counties except Jiangdong have fallen into the hands of the enemy.

With a little frustration, Empress Xiao solemnly opened another page, which read: "Shanxi thief Liu Wuzhou colluded with the Turks, called himself Dingyang Wang, changed the reign title to Tianxing Year One, and occupied Fenyang Palace..."

After reading three pages in a row, it turned out that there were three people in the world who claimed to be emperors, and even Fenyang Palace fell into the hands of thieves. Xiao Jun reached out and picked up three memorials, opened them together, and arranged them in front of her. They wrote:

"The thief Liang Shidu from Shuofang occupied several counties in northern Shaanxi, proclaimed himself emperor, named the country Daliang, and the reign was Yonglong..."

"Guo Zihe from Tongzhou colluded with thieves, called himself the King of Yongle, and changed the reign to the first year of Zhengping..."

"The thief Xue Ju from Hedong occupied Longxi, called himself the Emperor of Qin, and changed the reign to the first year of Qinxing..."

Empress Xiao was speechless and asked Day, only then did she know that it was not the thieves in Chang'an and Luoyang that were causing trouble. At this time, the world was already full of heroes, and the nine states no longer belonged to the Sui Dynasty. Empress Xiao felt exhausted and had no intention of watching anymore, so she held her forehead with her hand and fell asleep. This led to the story of

The virtuous queen tried hard to persuade Sui Yang, but she was hurt by his failure to learn.

The banquet at the Qionghua Pool celebrated this year, and they just regarded it as the end of their marriage.

I don't know how long I was in a daze, but I heard faint footsteps, and someone quietly came to the imperial study. Empress Xiao woke up slightly, and it was Concubine Chen. Empress Xiao asked, "What time is it now?"

"It's already the second watch." Concubine Chen took a cloak and covered Empress Xiao's back, saying, "I saw that the light in the imperial study was still on, and I thought that the queen couldn't sleep, so I brought a cloak to her. It happened that the eunuch brought another memorial overnight, so I presented it to her. ”

Empress Xiao said: "I am a little tired of reading these memorials. Please read them for me."

Concubine Chen picked up a memorial and read: "Xiao Xian, the magistrate of Luo County, started a rebellion and gathered 400,000 bandits. He proclaimed himself emperor in Yueyang, named the country Liang, the reign Mingfeng, and the nineJiang, west to the Three Gorges, south to Jiaozhi, north to the Han River, and half of Jiangnan..."

"Okay." Empress Xiao waved her hand: "Change a memorial."

Chen Guiren didn't know why, so she changed a memorial and read it again: "The thief Dou Jiande recovered Wang Bo's bandits, occupied Hebei, called himself the King of Xia, named the country Xia, and the year was Wufeng's first year. He invaded Henan Road..."

"Alas..." Empress Xiao interrupted Chen Guiren with a long sigh, shook her head, and was silent for a while before silently asking: "The emperor's grandson Yang Tong is still in Dongdu. Pick up a memorial from Dongdu and read it to me. I miss my grandson. ”

Concubine Chen picked up several memorials and flipped through them. There was indeed one from the Eastern Capital, so she read: "Today, I have received a secret report that the Wagang bandits support Li Mi as their leader, calling himself "Duke Wei", and changed the reign title to Yongping..." After reading this, even Concubine Chen did not dare to read any further.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and someone said, "Is the queen here?" The voice was from Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Empress Xiao and Concubine Chen walked out of the imperial study quickly to greet him.

At this time, Yang Guang was a little drunk, and Empress Xiao said, "I thought the emperor would have a maid to accompany him tonight, but I didn't expect that he would drink until late at night."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty put his arm on Empress Xiao's shoulder, "Come back with me to rest, I really feel tired. ”

The couple returned to the bedroom, and Emperor Yang of Sui staggered to the dragon bed. Concubine Chen beside him laid the bed for Emperor Yang of Sui and took off his boots. Yang Guang then fell down and said with a smile: "There is no one in the harem who is as beautiful as the queen."

Empress Xiao looked at Yang Guang after he got drunk, and he was drunk and looked a little crazy. She felt uncomfortable and asked: "When will your majesty come to court?" Emperor Yang of Sui's stiff smile was very dull, and his mouth was dull and he didn't answer. Instead, he smiled foolishly and then snored and fell asleep.

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In the early morning, the effect of the alcohol had worn off. Empress Xiao took a bronze mirror and combed Emperor Yang of Sui's hair. Empress Xiao asked: "Your majesty, do you know that Li Yuan has supported the emperor's grandson Yang You as the master in Chang'an and respected your majesty as the emperor."

"Let him go. ”

Seeing that he was absent-minded, Xiao Jun asked again: "Recently, there are many memorials in the imperial study. I wonder if Your Majesty has read them?"

"The Queen will review them on my behalf. Why do I need to ask again?"

"I have indeed read them. Now there are more than a dozen thieves who dare to claim to be emperors and kings. Your Majesty must make preparations early."

Emperor Yang of Sui held a mirror in one hand, looked at himself in the mirror, and touched his cheek with the other hand, and asked himself: "There are so many emperors. Who should behead my neck?"

"Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. There are still Jiangdong prefectures. If you can make up for the loss now, it may not be too late."

"Make up for the loss? What nonsense. I still have 100,000 imperial guards! ”

Hearing this, Empress Xiao felt a chill in her heart and the comb in her hand fell to the ground. Emperor Yang of Sui seemed to notice and said, "Why should the Empress worry about these thieves? I will hold a banquet in Chengxiang Hall today. Why don't you accompany me to enjoy the singing and dancing?" Empress Xiao was speechless and just kept silent. This is:

The flag of Xijing will change, and the lonely soldiers of Dongdu will have difficulty in taking a step.

Playing Sheng and Xiao every dayThe golden cup is drunk, and the night comes with singing and dancing.

Emperor Yang of Sui set up a banquet in Chengxiang Hall and summoned all the palace maids to rehearse singing and dancing. Two favorite ministers, Pei Yun and Yu Shiji, accompanied them, drinking and talking happily. Empress Xiao watched the singing and dancing and could not drink a drop of wine. She felt sad.

After accompanying Emperor Yang of Sui for a while, Empress Xiao returned to the palace. Seeing the empress's solemn expression, Concubine Chen asked, "Why did you return to the palace so early?"

Empress Xiao said, "Prepare the pen and ink for me."

Concubine Chen hurriedly arranged the pen and ink prepared by the eunuch and walked to the dragon desk. Empress Xiao pondered for a long time. Concubine Chen asked, "What do you want to write, why don't you tell me?"

"A poem about my ambitions." Empress Xiao looked at Concubine Chen and said, "I can't watch the emperor sink all day long. The sign of the country's demise is getting closer and closer. If he doesn't repent, all thoughts will be burned." After that, Empress Xiao picked up the pen and wrote:

Inheriting the remaining blessings of accumulated good deeds, I prepare a broom in the imperial court. I am afraid that if I don't establish my reputation, I will burden the ancestors.

I work hard day and night, and I am really afraid of the underworld. Although I am self-reliant and never stop, I am still ignorant and confused.

I have exhausted my thoughts and ambitions, but I can't catch up with my heart. I am really lucky to be mediocre and humble, and I am blessed by your favor.

Thanks to the high sky and the thick earth, the kingly way of peace and prosperity belongs to it. The two instruments are equally covered and bright as the sun and the moon.

Spring is born and summer is long, and all things are equally prosperous. I wish to be respectful and frugal, and compete with others to avoid excess.

Who has the thought of knowing how to be content, and does not hope for fame. Only the great virtue is profound, and the feelings are not close to the sound and color.

Feeling the grace of nostalgia, I ask for the old sword from the emperor. I am honored by the extraordinary expectations of the world, but I am not talented enough to serve.

Why is the favor and salary too much, but I don’t know it when I touch my heart. Although I am bathed in the grace, I am ashamed and exhausted.

Looking at my humble ignorance, I think it is difficult to make a good woman. I really don’t have time to open my heart, how can I feel at ease!

If you are in a deep place and walk on thin ground, your heart will tremble like a cold. A man who lives in a high place must be in danger, and a place full of worries must be prevented from overflowing.

Knowing that boasting is not the right way, one should live in peace and quiet. Lamenting the easy shock of favor and disgrace, one should do nothing and embrace the unity.

Walk modestly and keep one's mind, and wish to live in peace. The wonder of pearl curtains and jade foils, the beauty of golden houses and jade terraces,

Although the current customs admire beauty, it is what we despise. I am ashamed of the poor craftsmanship of silk and silk, not the noise of string and bamboo.

Knowing that virtue can be respected, knowing that good and evil are up to oneself. To get rid of the clamorous and troublesome worldly concerns, one should be humble in the classics and history.

Comprehensive admonitions to train the heart, observe the female picture and make a rule. Follow the example of the ancient sages, and hope that blessings and fortune can be pacified.

From time to time, reflect on yourself and realize that today is right and yesterday is wrong. Sneer at the loss of Huang Lao's thoughts, and believe that good can be returned.

Admire the legacy of Zhou Si and admire the saintly example of Yu Fei. Admire the high talent of the ancient philosophers and value the virtue of the people.

My character is humble and hard to trace, but my heart is peaceful and free from confusion. This is the integrity of my life, and I really follow the etiquette and morality.

Although I am not smart, I can accumulate my actions to become a benevolent person. I am afraid that there are few talented people, so why do I express myself?

It is difficult to express my sincere aspirations, and I will write the same as Huo Lin.

It took Empress Xiao half a day to finish writing this "Shuzhi Fu". After reading it, Concubine Chen was dumbfounded and sighed: "Your Majesty is peerless, talented, and a model for the world. It's just that..."

"Just what..."Empress Xiao asked.

"But after reading "Shuzhi Fu", I wonder if the emperor can wake up?"

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