Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

41: Tune the tiger away from the mountain and seize power, and the golden cicada escapes its shell. The Sui envoys moved troops to Xiping. Xiao Cen, the king of Xiping, was ordered to serve in the Sui Dynasty. When he came outside Tongguan, he saw people coming to greet him. He looked at the three people opposite. They were all relatives. On the left was Princess Xiao of Jin Dynasty. Jun, in the middle is Jin Wang Yang Guang, and on the right is Xiao Yu.

The three of them were all relatives of Xiao Cen's younger generation. When Xiao Cen met here, he was naturally very friendly and moved out of the car to meet them.

Yang Guang, Xiao Jun, and Xiao Yu, as juniors, bowed to their uncle. Xiao Cen was overjoyed and said:"I thought that I would be recruited into the imperial court and go to Guanzhong, far away from my homeland, with no relatives to meet again. But now it seems that I have relatives all over the world."

Yang Guangyan said:"Uncle came from afar. It is for the sake of the Sui and Liang Dynasties that Concubine Xiao and I have been looking forward to it for a long time. Living in the capital will really be like a family, so as not to be thousands of miles apart and miss you even more."

"Yes, when my uncle entered the Sui Dynasty, he lost some worries and gained an additional relative. Xiao Yuzheng and I couldn't wait to see him."Xiao Jun said.

The crowd invited Xiao Cen, the king of Xiping, to the pass and accompanied him all the way to the capital Daxing City.

Outside the east gate of Daxing, there was another group of officers and soldiers with flags fluttering and lined up to greet them. The two leaders were waiting. They were the two prime ministers of the Sui Dynasty.

The servants on the left shot Su Wei and the servants on the right shot Gao Jiong. When they saw Xiao Cen's chariot arriving, they came up personally and greeted them with salutes. Xiao Cen got off the chariot and returned the salute to everyone. Su Wei and Gao Jun accompanied Xiao Cen on the left and right, followed by Yang Guang, Xiao Jun, Xiao Yu and others, and came to the imperial city together. After entering the palace, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian had already made preparations and came to the Xuanwen Hall. Internal historian Xue Daoheng read out the canonization edict. Xiao Cen lifted his robe and knelt down. Xue Daoheng read:

"The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty issued an edict: Xiao Cen, the king of Xiping in the Liang Kingdom, had high moral standing and outstanding political achievements. Now he complies with God's will and submits to the Sui Dynasty. He sets an example for the world. He is specially promoted to be a general and given the title of Duke of Huaiyi. Admire this."

Xiao Cen received the edict to express his gratitude. From then on, he was no longer the King of Xiping of the Liang Kingdom, but a general of the Sui Dynasty. After paying homage to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, he officially entered the court as an official.

Xiao Cen became an official of the Sui Dynasty and received much praise. He respected the emperor and sent letters to Jiangling every three days, praising Yang Jian, the leader of the Sui Dynasty. Fan Zigai was in Jiangling to coordinate and urge the leader of the Liang Dynasty, Xiao Cong. The voice of the Liang Kingdom to submit to the Sui Dynasty was increasing day by day.

The situation of pro-Sui Dynasty gradually changed, and the second prince Xiao Zhen became more and more anxious. On this day, Xu Shiwu, the commander of the navy, came to visit. Xu Shiwu, as mentioned before, was a minister of the pro-Chen faction and had always supported Xiao Zhen's idea of ​​uniting with Chen to resist the Sui Dynasty. As soon as the two met, Xu Shiwu was attracted by Xiao Zhen. Please enter the secret room for discussion. Under a small window, weak light pours in. The two of them sit opposite each other under the window. Xiao Zhen said:"Governor Xu came just in time. Now the old prince Xiao Cen has been bribed by the Sui Dynasty to encourage His Majesty to abdicate and surrender. Your Majesty is also a little tempted, it seems that sooner or later it will be annexed by the Sui Dynasty."

Xu Shiwu said:"There are only two options for the current plan, either to submit to the Sui State or to submit to the Chen State. These words were intended to test Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen said:"My Xiao family has regarded Jiangnan as its foundation for generations. How can we be like Yang Jian and his generation, and marry and harmoniously mix with the barbarians and Rongdi outside the Great Wall, regardless of race?" If you choose one of the two, I would rather go to Chen State."

Xu Shiwu said:"The last general had a deep friendship with Chen Huiji, the general of Chen State in his early years. If the prince is interested, I can secretly send a message and we can join Chen Huiji together."

"Is this true?"

"Shi Wu is willing to advance and retreat with the prince, and will never submit to Yang Jian"

"OK, I will compile a letter immediately, and the governor will try to hand it over to Chen Guo. As long as the emperor is determined to enter the Sui Dynasty, I will lead his troops to return to Chen. The two hit it off immediately, and Xiao Ma personally wrote a letter of surrender to Chen Guo and gave it to Xu Shiwu, the commander of the navy. Xu Shiwu left the palace and went directly to the navy camp. He was the commander of the navy, and his warships were at his disposal. Xu Shiwu He chose a stern boat, put on simple soft armor, took a few trusted guards, and took advantage of the dark night and wind to row all the way to the Chenguo Water Village on the east bank. The second king Xiao Wei saw off Xu Shiwu and thought about how to surrender. Chen. At the second watch of the day, suddenly the eunuch from the palace came in a hurry. When Xiao Chen saw the visitor from the palace, he asked,"Why are you so panicked, little father-in-law?" The eunuch replied:"

The emperor has urgent matters to discuss, so he summoned the second prince Xiao Zhen and the general Dai Senshuo to the palace to discuss the matter.""

Xiao Zhen didn't know what was going on, so he changed his court clothes and entered Liang Palace with the young eunuch. At this time, the general Dai Senshuo had arrived. Xiao Cong said:"Someone just reported that Xu Shiwu, the commander of the navy, mobilized warships to privately When he went to Chen State, he was suspected of collaborating with the enemy."

Hearing this, Xiao Cong was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat. He thought to himself, if Xu Shiwu sneaked into Chen State and was discovered, if he was caught and brought back, he would be dead if he confessed me. At this time, Xiao Cong said again:"I want to Send people to search along the river to capture Xu Shiwu."

Xiao Ma hurriedly said:"Brother Emperor, I am willing to personally lead the troops to ambush at the east bank ferry to capture Xu Shiwu."

Liang Lord Xiao Cong said:"Since my second brother is willing to go, I will order General Dai to direct the troops and horses to fight with you."

"No need to bother the general, I will go immediately with my soldiers."Xiao Wei received the oral instructions and hurried back to his house. He ordered Zhao Xingnei, the general manager of the soldiers, to light up the three hundred swords and axes, and immediately rushed to the ferry on the east bank of Jiangling. At this time, Xu Shiwu sent Chen Huiji, the general of Chen, a letter of collaboration with the enemy. Before dawn, I hurried back all night and secretly crossed back to the Jiangling Navy Camp in fear. At this time, I didn't know that the news had been exposed. I walked back along the river and was surrounded by loneliness. I thought everything was safe, but when I came to the river bank, I looked from a distance, but I saw A small fire glowed slowly.

Xu Shiwu wondered in his heart, I left the port secretly, no one knew, how could there be a light? When hesitating, the speedboat gradually approached. This moment is like Dai Shulun's five-character poem"Guest Night with Old Friends" in the Tang Dynasty"Occasion Collection" says:

The moon is full again in autumn, and the night in the city is heavy. We also hold a meeting in the south of the Yangtze River, and we meet in dreams after doubts. The wind branches frighten the dark magpies, and the dew grass covers the cold insects. The captain of the brigade is drunk, and he is afraid of the dawn bell.

Seeing it. When they were about to land, suddenly torches were everywhere, and half of the river was illuminated red. A general on the riverside immediately rushed to the shore. This man was wearing a helmet and armor. Xu Shiwu recognized him. It was Zhao Xingnei, the guard commander of the second prince. He hurriedly boarded the shore. He came to Zhao Xingnei and said,"If you have the help of General Manager Zhao, please come to the camp to talk. Zhao

Xingnei blocked it with his hand and said:"According to the emperor's secret order, Xu Shiwu, the traitor who collaborated with the enemy, was arrested.""The soldiers on the left and right rushed forward and captured Xu Shiwu. Xu Shiwu shouted:"If we talk about collaborating with the enemy, the second prince and I are equally guilty."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Xingnei pulled out his waist knife and stabbed Xu Shiwu to death. Xu Shiwu was brutally murdered and silenced. Xiao Cong immediately reported to Xiao Cong. When Xiao Cong heard that Xu Shiwu was killed, he asked:"Why don't you interrogate him strictly? A secret act of collaborating with the enemy?"

Xiao Wei pretended to be making trouble, bowed and said:"It was my subordinate's carelessness. Hearing Xu Shiwu's curse, he accidentally killed the traitor in anger."

"Alas," Xiao Cong sighed, shook his head, and said:"Now that the matter has come to this, I will send you an oral instruction to meet with all the officials tomorrow to discuss the matter of surrendering to the Sui Dynasty."

Xu Shiwu, the commander-in-chief of the navy, was executed for his rebellion. Xiao Cong, the leader of the Liang Dynasty, was very worried about another civil strife. At this time, Fan Zigai saw Xiao Cong's thoughts and gave him some advice. The sooner he surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, the better, so as to avoid long nights and many dreams, which would cause trouble. More disasters were coming. Xiao Cong thought over and over again and made up his mind to submit to the Sui Dynasty.

The next day, civil and military officials lined up on both sides of the Purple Spirit Hall, and Sui envoy Fan Zigai was also among them. Xiao Cong said:"Dear ladies, this time Xu Shiwu secretly communicated with Chen Guo, intending to rebel, and people's hearts were unpredictable. I want to go to Daxing City in person, meet the Emperor of Sui Dynasty, change my banner and surrender, so as to avoid the disaster of war and endless troubles."

The second king Xiao Chen said:"Your Majesty went to Daxing City in person, and I and others felt uneasy. If the Sui Lord was not trustworthy, there would be endless troubles.

Fan Zigai said,"The second prince is too worried. The old emperor uncle Xiao Cen has already entered the Sui Dynasty as an official. My lord Yang Jian has conquered the world with his faith. How can he go back on his words? There is no need to worry.""

Xiao Cong said:"Master Fan is right. Xiao Jun got married, Xiao Yu became an official, and the emperor's uncle Xiao Cen was granted the title of general. It can be seen that the Sui Dynasty court treated my Xiao family well. I have this destination, up to the royal family. Down to the subjects, why worry? I have made up my mind and decided to join the Sui Dynasty. After I leave, you can follow suit and submit."

Xiao Ma asked:"Your Majesty's journey is more than ten thousand miles away, and it will take at least a few months. How will the affairs of the court be managed?"

Liang Lord Xiao Wei said:"I have already thought about it. After leaving the court, Xiao Wei will be my second brother and can supervise the country on my behalf. The internal affairs will be presided over by the emperor's uncle King Anping, and the military affairs will be under the control of Dai Senshuo. The matter of submission. You can ask Fan Zigai."

Xiao Cong, the empress of Liang Dynasty, immediately passed down the decree and led more than 200 people from his family to Daxing. His second brother Xiao Cong temporarily supervised the affairs of the court....

Within a few days, Xiao Cong and others left Jiangling and took a boat to go north. Xiao Cong left, and the second king Xiao Gu was ordered to enter the palace to supervise the country. Xiao Yan, the king of Anping, also came to the palace and met with Xiao Yu secretly.

The emperor's uncle Xiao Yan said:"Now that the emperor is far away, Sui generals Cui Hongdu and Liu Ren'en have set up water forts on the north bank of the Han River, and Fan Zigai is an internal response. The Sui Dynasty will swallow Liang sooner or later. It is better to make plans early. We will surrender to Nanchen.

The second king Xiao Wei said:"My nephew, why don't you think about it? How can you persuade Dai Sengshuo to control the military power?"

Xiao Yan thought for a while and said:"I have a plan. I will send Dai Sengshuo away from the mountain, seize the military power, and lead the people." Flee south"

"What a clever plan, uncle, tell me quickly"

"Then he got the emperor's letter, ordering Dai Seng Shuo to hold the jade seal to supervise the country, and arrange ships to send the kings to the Sui Dynasty. After Dai Sengshuo entered the palace, he surrounded and killed him."

"good. Xiao Wei said:"Uncle's plan is indeed brilliant. I immediately ordered someone to pass on the decree and let Dai Senshuo enter the palace.""

The second king, Xiao Wei, sent out two secret orders. One ordered the eunuch to summon the general Dai Senshuo to the palace to supervise the country; the other ordered the general of the personal soldiers Zhao Xingnei to lead a team of swordsmen and axemen to ambush the palace and wait for an opportunity to assassinate Dai Senshuo..

The eunuchs in the palace, not knowing whether it was true or not, went all the way to Dai Sengshuo's house and handed down an oral message:"The second prince, Xiao Gu, has an order. The emperor has sent a letter, asking the general to take over the jade seal and arrange ships to send the kings to the Sui Dynasty."

When Dai Sengshuo heard this, it seemed that the emperor had lived comfortably in Daxing City, so he asked the princes to follow him. He put on his official uniform and went to the palace with the eunuch. As soon as

Dai Sengshuo left the palace, he met Fan Zigai came in a hurry. When Fan Zigai saw that Dai Sengshuo was leaving, he caught up and asked,"May I ask where the general wants to go?"

Dai Sengshuo said:"The emperor has sent a letter, asking me to take charge of the jade seal and send all the princes to the Sui Dynasty." Fan

Zigai said:"What a coincidence, I also have a letter from the Lord of Liang. This letter said to ask the general to welcome the Sui army into Jiangling."……."

"Okay, okay, okay, it's up to me to welcome the Sui army. I'll get the jade seal first, and Zi Gai will help me arrange a boat to cross the river first." Dai Sengshuo turned around and walked away. Before Fan Zi finished speaking, Dai Sengshuo followed the young eunuch in a hurry to get the jade seal. Dai Sengshuo entered

Ziyun Palace and saw that the palace was unusually deserted. He walked along the palace lane Walking inside, he saw no one. Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind him. Dai Sengshuo turned around and saw that it was a group of guards holding swords.

"In the palace, what is the purpose of holding a sword?"

The leading guard shouted:"According to the secret decree of the prison country, the traitor Dai Senshuo must be killed!"

"ah?"

All the guards rushed forward. Dai Sengshuo drew his sword to greet them and fended off several guards. The knife and axemen on the other side of the palace lane also came out to kill him. With a flurry of swords, Dai Sengshuo was attacked from both sides. He was outnumbered and died.. This is it: the palace is deeply murderous, just because of the many differences in political opinions.

The royal family would not regret fighting and arrogating the tiger to leave the mountain to carry out a secret attack.

Fan Zigai called a few followers and came to the ferry to arrange the boat. He secretly thought that this letter came from By such a coincidence, two letters from Lord Liang arrived at the same time. He was murmuring in his heart, as if he had realized something, when suddenly Fan Zigai shouted:"No! Dai Sengshuo must have fallen into the trap."Immediately ordered a few followers to arrange a boat at the ferry, and he rode a fast horse and ran towards the palace. After running all the way, when he arrived at a neighborhood not far from the palace, he saw soldiers and horses mobilizing everywhere, and there was an undercurrent in the city. Fan Zi Gai turned his horse back to the post house. There was still a street away from the post house. Looking from a distance, the door of the post house was already full of Liang soldiers, searching and apprehending him.

Fan Zigai thought to himself that it must be the royal family of the pro-Chen faction who took over. Dai Seng Shuo's military power was in the city to arrest him. Fan Zigai urged his horse to run to the ferry again. At this time, several followers had prepared a wooden boat. Fan Zigai came to the river bank and led the boat. He said to his followers :"Weigh anchor quickly."

The followers didn't know what was going on, so they pulled up the anchor and set sail. Suddenly they saw a standard troop of more than 300 people coming from a distance. The leader was Zhao Xingnei. When Zhao Xingnei saw that the ship had left the shore, he shouted loudly:"Lord Fan, the supervisor has important matters to discuss, why did you leave without saying goodbye? Fan Zigai shouted from a distance:"

I have expected that General Dai Senshuo will be killed." If the supervisor wants to invite me, why should he bring so many soldiers?"Zhao Xingnei was so angry that he gritted his teeth. At this time, the ship had gone far and it was too late to catch up.

Zhao Xingnei hurriedly went back to resume his life. He met the second king Xiao Wei and the king of Anping Xiao Yan and said:"Fan Zigai has fled to the Jiangbei."

Xiao Wei and Xiao Yan looked at each other. Xiao Wei paced back and forth anxiously and said:"Fan Zigai fled to the north of the Yangtze River and will definitely inform the Sui army. We should go to Nanchen as soon as possible."

Xiao Yan said:"The current plan is to quickly tell the people that the Sui army is about to invade and lead the people across the river."

The uncle and nephew acted separately. The second king, Xiao Gu, commanded his troops to collect the gold, silver and jewels in the palace, packed them in boxes and put them on the ship. Anping Wang Xiao Yan sent orders to all officials, posted a notice to the people, and took a ship to Chen.

In an instant, the west The three hundred miles of Liang Dynasty were crowded with people. People inside and outside Jiangling City were panicked. Rumors spread everywhere. The people of Liang State did not know the reason and could not distinguish the truth from the truth. They all thought that the Sui army was going south and was about to burn, kill and plunder. They did not care about many, and they all abandoned their homes and careers. With their wives and children, they all went to the ferry on the shore and fled to the state of Chen by boat. It can be said that they were displaced and boated across, and the surging river was filled with foam. Fleeing with people has been around since ancient times, just for the kings to fight for each other.

Thousands of years of wind and waves hit the river rocks, Hundreds of years of catastrophe has descended into the whirlpool. Passers-by have no intention of being ancient, and the boat is still making ripples.