Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Empress Xiao had studied in the palace for many years and wrote an unparalleled "Shuzhi Fu", but she was not sure whether she could convince Yang Guang. At this time, the eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Su Wei and Zhao Cai are asking for an audience."

"Send them to see you." Empress Xiao said.

"Yes." The eunuch passed down the oral order, and Su Wei and Zhao Cai hurried to the palace and paid homage to Empress Xiao.

Su Wei bowed and said: "Since Li Yuan occupied Guanzhong, the soldiers who were guarding the emperor in Jiangdu missed their hometown and had no intention of staying. Their thoughts were ups and downs, and they complained a lot. They wanted to return home. This matter must be observed."

"Does the emperor know about this?" Empress Xiao asked.

"Reporting to the queen, this old minister has not seen the emperor for half a month, nor has he seen the emperor's edict." Su Wei said.

Empress Xiao immediately held back tears and said, "I see the emperor every day, and my heart is more bitter than not seeing him."

Zhao Cai said, "Many of the soldiers' families are in the inner city, and the inner city is controlled by Li Yuan. There are already deserters in the army. The longer we delay, the more likely they are to mutiny."

Empress Xiao said, "My two lords, are you willing to go with me to advise the emperor?"

Su Wei was unable to speak for a moment, and said faintly, "Mother, "Mother is treated with great courtesy by the Emperor, but we... shall not go." Zhao Cai drooped his eyelids, not even raising them. Su Wei whispered, "Even if we advise, it will be in vain."

Empress Xiao nodded and said to Chen Yu, "Concubine Chen, roll up this poem and take it with you."

Concubine Chen accompanied Empress Xiao to Chengxiang Hall. When they entered the hall, a little eunuch came to greet them. Xiao Jun ignored him and stood at the door, looking at Emperor Yang of Sui from afar.

Emperor Yang of Sui saw Empress Xiao standing still in front of the door, thinking that something must be wrong, so he waved his hand and asked the dancing maids to disperse to both sides. Emperor Yang of Sui then asked: "Why is the Empress standing in front of the door? Why not take a seat?"

Empress Xiao said: "I have nothing to do, so I wrote a new poem and would like to invite Your Majesty to read it."

"Oh?" Emperor Yang of Sui laughed and said happily: "The Empress is so generous today, and she uses poems to liven up the atmosphere. Please present it to me quickly and let me see it."

The eunuch next to him took the scroll of "Shuzhi Fu" and presented it to Emperor Yang of Sui. He opened the scroll and read it carefully. He was very pleased: "Excellent, wonderful!"

Emperor Yang of Sui stood up and was immediately refreshed. He walked down the steps and took Empress Xiao's hand to sit on the throne together. Emperor Yang of Sui said with great interest: "Today I will compose this "Shuzhi Fu" into a dance music and let the people sing it."

I don't know if he drank too much or was still sleepy, but Emperor Yang of Sui praised it so much that he wanted to use it to teach the people. Empress Xiao said: "The poems I wrote are for your majesty, not for the people."

"I am a great king, why do I need teachings?"

"I heard that the 100,000 imperial guards, who are homesick, have deserted."

"Hmm?" This made Emperor Yang of Sui look gloomy and tremble in his heart, so he asked Pei Yun and Yu Shiji who were accompanying him: "Have you two heard about this?"

Pei Yun knewThe emperor always listened to good news but not bad news. In front of the empress, he did not dare to say anything nonsense, so he said in a nonsensical way: "I heard that this happened occasionally."

Emperor Yang of Sui flicked his sleeves and asked: "Why didn't you report it earlier?"

"This..." Pei Yun was at a loss for a moment, and Yu Shiji said on the side: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to stabilize the army and be loyal to Your Majesty."

"Tell me quickly."

Yu Shiji rolled his eyes and said: "The imperial army is homesick, nothing more than being away from their wives and daughters for a long time, and being lonely. Your Majesty, why don't you reward the palace maids and let them start a family in Jiangdu and feel at ease here."

Emperor Yang of Sui thought it made sense and said: "As long as the soldiers are at ease, instead of letting these palace maids die in the palace, it is better to let them get married and have a family and give birth to the people of my Great Sui." After speaking, he laughed.

"Your Majesty..." Empress Xiao looked at Yang Guang earnestly.

Emperor Yang of Sui had already become a muddle-headed person. Instead, he advised Empress Xiao, saying, "I love my soldiers. Can I be called a wise monarch?"

Empress Xiao was full of anger. She thought that Yu Shiji had read the books of sages in vain, but she did not dare to speak out in anger and remained silent. Yang Guang was overjoyed. He threw the scroll of "Shuzhi Fu" aside and said to the palace maids on both sides, "Dance, dance." This is:

Adding perfume and red powder to decorate the prosperity, singing, dancing and wine to make the quietness clear.

The emperor has no country in his cup, and he does not hear the people and does not know the soldiers.

Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang, issued an edict to select 500 palace maids from the Jiangdu Palace and give them to the generals of the imperial army as concubines. However, even if the generals had concubines, it would be difficult to satisfy the homesickness of the 100,000 imperial soldiers. They had already become disloyal and still fled one after another.

News of deserters came one after another. Emperor Yang of Sui was furious when he heard about it, so he summoned all the officials to the court to discuss matters. Except for Pei Yun and Yu Shiji, two favorite ministers who served him all day, most of the ministers had not seen Emperor Yang in court for half a year.

After meeting the emperor, all the civil and military officials bowed their heads and did not speak, and dared not to make any suggestions. Emperor Yang of Sui said: "My dear ministers, I heard that the soldiers of the imperial army are homesick and want to return to Guanzhong. I want to ask you, which of you is homesick?"

"Su, my dear minister, do you miss home?" Yang Guang asked.

Su Wei knew that if he said this wrongly, the emperor would get angry. He was obviously homesick, but he answered against his will: "Your Majesty, the beautiful scenery of Jiangdong and Huainan are refreshing. I don't miss home."

Emperor Yang of Sui asked Zhao Cai again: "My dear Zhao, you have advocated returning to Guanzhong. Do you miss home now?"

Zhao Cai didn't know what Yang Guang's intention was. He was afraid and said: "My humble minister's heart is similar to that of Prime Minister Su. I don't miss home."

Emperor Yang of Sui asked more than ten ministers in Guanzhong one after another, and no one dared to say that they missed home. Emperor Yang of Sui suddenly said angrily: "Since you all don't miss home, why are there so many deserters among the imperial guards?"

Everyone was trembling with fear. Emperor Yang of Sui put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth on the steps in anger. He asked the generals on the side: "I have rewarded my maids to the generals of the imperial guards, why are there still deserters?"

The generals were also so scared that they lowered their heads and said nothing. Emperor Yang of Sui stared at Pei Yun and asked sternly: "Pei YuHow many deserters have you caught? What crime should they be punished for?"

Pei Yun said: "Reporting to the emperor, 620 people were caught in three days, and they should be executed according to the law!"

Yang Guang said: "In order to enforce strict military discipline, from now on, if any battalion has deserters, the commander will be punished and executed without mercy."

"As ordered! "When Pei Yun received the order, all the generals in the hall were in danger. The most worried one was Yuwen Zhiji, Yuwen Zhiji was the second son of Yuwen Shu, and he was the commander of the Xiaoguo Camp. Dozens of soldiers had already escaped from the camp, and there might be more in the future.

When Yuwen Zhiji returned to the camp, it happened that the other two commanders were talking about it. One of them was a short and fat man named Sima Dekan, and the other was a tall and thin man named Linghu Xingda. Sima Dekan said, "I heard that the emperor had sentenced the joint crime in the morning court. There are deserters in our camp every day. Sooner or later, we will be implicated to death. Why don't we escape together?"

"If you want to leave, you might as well take me with you." Linghu Xingda said.

The two were talking here, discussing to escape, and Yuwen Zhiji came over and asked, "Two generals, whispering, are you going to be deserters too? ”

“Alas, death is imminent, what else can we hope for?” Dekan said.

Sima Dekan asked Yuwen Zhiji to sit down and said: “If the soldiers escape, the generals will be implicated. We will die sooner or later. Why wait here to die? General Yuwen, why don’t we leave together? If we can get away, there is still a way to live.”

Zhiji said: “Haven’t you two generals heard that more than 600 deserters were caught and executed by Pei Yun, and you and I can escape smoothly? I think it’s a life or death, and it’s more likely to be dangerous than good.”

Sima Dekan and Linghu Xingda looked at each other, and Sima Dekan asked: “Then according to your opinion, staying is death, and running away is also death. If you want to live, what should you do?”

Zhiji smiled and said in a low voice: “We are all from the Xiaoguo Camp, which can be said to have elite soldiers. With such elite soldiers, there is no need to worry about not accomplishing great things. The two generals are not afraid of death, so why are they afraid of how many soldiers they have?"

"What do you mean?" Linghu Xingda asked.

"Kill the tyrant and establish a wise ruler!" As soon as Yuwen Zhiji said this, Sima Dekan and Linghu Xingda were frightened and at a loss.

Yuwen Zhiji said to the two with a frightened tone: "For your majesty, we have gone through life and death, and we are not afraid of death. Now when it comes to establishing a wise ruler, why do you lose your courage? ”

After pondering for a long time, Sima Dekan and Linghu Xingda felt that if they continued like this, they would not be able to protect themselves. They had no other plan except to rebel. So they agreed with Yuwen Zhiji to instigate the Xiaoguoying and prepare to kill the emperor and rebel. This is:

Escape and implicate others, and it is difficult to return to the hometown and yourself.

To rebel against the will of others, I don’t want to die with the strangers.

The matter of rebellion spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. People from top to bottom kept criticizing the Xiaoguoying of the imperial army. Empress Xiao had lived in the deep palace for a long time and was still unaware of what was happening outside. Except for being in the palace, she went to the Qionghua Pond to enjoy the flowers and view the scenery.

Chen Guiren came back from outside and saw Empress Xiao sitting alone in the pavilion of the Qionghua Pond, watching the flowers alone, feeling even more lonely.Lonely, she went to chat with Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun asked, "I am in the palace, and I don't know what's going on outside the palace. You can talk to me to relieve your boredom."

Concubine Chen said happily, "I was just about to congratulate you."

"What's the joy?"

"When I came back, I met Doctor Pan. He said that one of the maids of His Royal Highness Prince Qi was pregnant with a dragon seed."

Thinking of Prince Qi Yang Li, Empress Xiao loved and hated him. She only had two sons. Crown Prince Yang Zhao died young. Prince Qi Yang Li was addicted to alcohol and sex and did not work properly. He was a useless son.

Originally, Xiao Jun was too lazy to ask about the private affairs of the King of Qi, but now that he has a dragon seed, Xiao Jun is a little happy and asked, "Which maid is pregnant with the dragon seed?"

Concubine Chen said, "I heard that it was a maid named Yan Honger, who was an ugly maid who washed the shit pot for the King of Qi. The King of Qi got drunk and mistook her for a woman, and they became husband and wife for one night."

Empress Xiao was stunned and said, "As a prince, how could he mess around with a maid who does rough work and have a child? If His Majesty knew, he would be angry and it would be a disgrace to the royal family."

"No matter what, it is a dragon vein after all."

Empress Xiao and Concubine Chen were chatting about the King of Qi, when they saw the palace maid Wang hurriedly Running to the Qionghua Pond, Concubine Chen asked, "You look so busy, what's the urgent matter?"

Wang said, "I just heard a few guards chatting, and heard that there was a change in the Xiaoguo Camp, and everyone wanted to rebel."

Concubine Chen was shocked, and then looked at the Queen's face. Empress Xiao was unusually calm, so Concubine Chen advised, "The rebellion of the imperial army is no joke, how can you remain indifferent?"

Empress Xiao's face became more stern, and her face was bleak. She said, "I know that the emperor is moody now. I have tried my best to persuade him, but it is in vain. You can report what I said just now."

The palace maid Wang did not ask the truth, and went to Chengxiang Hall to report. Concubine Chen asked, "Last time, the Queen presented the "Shuzhi Fu", could it be that the emperor never woke up?" Empress Xiao looked lost, just shook her head slightly, and remained silent.

After a while, a young eunuch came to tell him that Wang, a palace maid, had reported a treason, which angered the emperor and was executed. Concubine Chen was shocked, but Empress Xiao was unusually calm, with a calm expression and an indifferent look.

Concubine Chen thought that maybe the palace maid had heard the rumor, but the queen ignored it, so she didn't dare to say anything. Empress Xiao and Concubine Chen sat opposite each other by the pool, knowing each other and looking at each other indifferently.

Suddenly, a group of young eunuchs moved tables and chairs and placed them by the Qionghua Pool. Xiao Jun asked, "Why are the tables and chairs here?"

A eunuch came over and said that the emperor would hold a birthday banquet in the Qionghua Pool tonight to celebrate Empress Xiao's birthday. Xiao Jun was stunned for a moment, and the young eunuch said, "Today is your 52nd birthday, Empress Xiao." After hearing this, Empress Xiao and Concubine Chen realized it.

Empress Xiao's birthday banquet was hosted by two favorite ministers, Pei Yun and Yu Shiji. Since the death of Yuwen Shu, there has been no one from the Guanzhong faction who has abused power to manipulate the government, except for the mature and prudent Su Wei. Instead, Yu Shiji and Pei Yun, two Jiangdong faction ministers, have gained great power.

Yu Shiji and Pei Yun were both from Jiangdong. Emperor Yang of Sui could move the capital to Jiangdong. Naturally, Pei and Yu were very proud in front of their hometown elders and did not want to return.

It was getting dark, the full moon was rising, the stars were vaguely visible, the Qionghua Pond was decorated with lanterns, and the wine in the imperial garden was fragrant. Emperor Yang Guang of Sui and the palace maids came slowly and gathered by the Qionghua Pond to celebrate Empress Xiao's birthday.

Seeing the luxurious banquet, Xiao Jun could not bear to be so extravagant, but since things had come to this point, everyone was celebrating and happy, and she could not refuse Yang Guang and the palace maids, so she also changed into a gorgeous dress, put on heavy makeup, and put her hair up high, and sat down to celebrate the banquet.

Emperor Yang of Sui had not seen Xiao Jun so beautiful for a long time, and he was in high spirits and happy. He led everyone to toast the queen three cups and congratulate her on her birthday. The favored minister Yu Shinan stood up, bowed and said: "Today is the birthday of the queen, and I have specially composed a poem "Fenghe Xiansui Banquet for Palace Officials" to cheer for the queen's thousand-year birthday."

"Good!" Emperor Yang of Sui said: "My dear Yu, please tell me quickly."

The palace servants beside him brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Yu Shiji took up the pen and moistened the ink to write "Fenghe Xiansui Banquet for Palace Officials". The poem said:

Li Duan just started the festival. Chang Yuan ordered a high banquet. The summer is noisy with golden music. The red strings are resonant.

The spring light urges the willows to turn green. The sun is full of locust smoke. I, your humble minister, played it with you. I am honored to look up to the sky.

After reading this poem, everyone praised it. After three cups of wine, Emperor Yang of Sui said, "I am here to celebrate the New Year for the Empress, and I have specially composed a poem called "Celebrating the New Year and Feasting the Palace Officials". I have already compiled it into a song and dance yesterday, which is very beautiful. Tonight I will dance and offer my tribute, and everyone will join in!"

Twenty palace maids dressed in gauze and wearing gold ornaments on their heads danced slowly. Emperor Yang of Sui took off his smock, embraced the guqin, and walked into the middle to sing "Celebrating the New Year and Feasting the Palace Officials" as he danced:

"The Three Yuans were built in Shangjing, and the Six Yis were feasted in Wucheng. Zhu Tingrong was solemn, and the spring air was bright in the blue sky.

The morning light moved the swords and ribbons, and the long steps were divided by the sound of pendants. When the wine was finished, the bells and chimes stopped, and I watched the ceremony and music with joy."

After all, they had been married for many years. Emperor Yang of Sui loved her so much, and Empress Xiao was no longer depressed about state affairs. She drank and talked happily, and got drunk tonight. This night was full of poetry and painting, singing and dancing, and everyone was relieved of their worries by the festive atmosphere. At this time, Chen Guiren hurried to his side and whispered, "I have received another secret report of rebellion."

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