Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Gao Zhuan recommended Yang Yong, the crown prince, and Yu Wenshu recommended Yang Guang, the king of Jin. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, weighed the two options in his mind and said:"The candidates recommended by the two beloved ministers are all in my favor, so they passed on my will and let the prince and The kings of Jin each presented strategies to recapture Lingnan. Whoever's strategy is suitable will be chosen by me as commander."

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty made the final decision, which was fair to the prince Yang Yong and the king of Jin Yang Guang, and the ministers of the six ministries also agreed. Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu passed on their respective orders.

Zuo Pu shot Gao Jiong out of the imperial study and came to the East Palace to meet the prince. As soon as they entered the main hall, intermittent crying could be heard inside, and outside the main hall door, several of the prince's staff, Liu Shu, Si Tianjian Gaode, and guest Lu Taiyi were muttering something.

Gao Jiong heard the cry and thought it was the Crown Princess Yuanshi, so he quickly walked to several staff and asked:"Sir, what happened? I heard crying from a distance."

Liu Shu said:"Prince The prince has not been in the palace for the past two days, and the Crown Princess has been crying for two days."

Gao Qiao asked,"The prince is not in the palace, where did he go?"

Liu Shu said:" I don't know where Yun Dingxing went with the prince."

Gao Jiong was about to find the prince to discuss the matter of competing for the position of commander. When he saw that the prince was not there again, he was very anxious and asked Gao De and Lu Taiyi:"Two immortal masters, why not After divining the prince's position, I will personally go and invite the prince back."

Lu Taiyi said:"Is it because the prince is destined to commit suicide?"

"ah? Gao De pointed at Lu Taiyi's nose and said,"I said, Lao Lu, don't you have anything else to do except commit suicide?" With a bit of sarcasm on his face, Lu

Taiyi asked Gao De:"If the prince is not destined to commit suicide, then where do you think the prince is?""

"The prince……"Gao De spoke but held it back. Gao De heard Yun Dingxing say that Yun Dingxing dedicated his daughter Yun Zhaoxun to the prince and asked Gao De to keep it secret. Yun Dingxing also promised Gao De that in the future when the prince ascends the throne, he will be the abbot and grand master of the country, and he promised to recommend Gao De to be the best immortal master in the world.

Gao De was greedy in his heart and remembered Yun Dingxing's promise, so he kept silent about the prince's whereabouts. Gao De changed the subject and said to Gao Jiong:"What's the big deal? Why don't the prime minister find the prince tomorrow?""

"What? Gao Qiao grabbed Gao De's wrist and angrily said,"I have something urgent to do. If it's delayed, can you, Si Tianjian, take care of it?""

Gao Jiong is the Prime Minister after all, so Gao De could only whisper:"It's all arranged by the chief Yun Dingxing, and I don't dare to talk nonsense despite my humble position. Besides, it's broad daylight and the stars haven't appeared yet, so I can't do astrology.

Gao Jong said:"I will wait with you. I want to see when the prince will come back?""

Seeing that the prime minister was waiting for the prince in person, Gao De, Liu Shu and Lu Taiyi had no choice but to invite Gao Jiong to the east palace wing to drink tea and accompany Gao Jiong to wait for the return of the prince Yang Yong. This is:

I have been in the palace for a long time and missed my beautiful face. He complained that the prince always lingered around. The imperial court was busy with wars, and it was not as good as holding a beautiful woman's hand.

Yang Guang, the victorious king of Jin, lived in the palace for a few days, but for some reason he always felt very boring. He no longer had the lofty ambitions he had when he conquered the south of the Yangtze River. With nothing to do, Yang Guang could only invite Zhang Heng and Zhuge Ying to accompany him in the garden and play chess together to relieve his boredom.

Yang Guang and Zhuge Ying played a game, and Zhang Heng accompanied him to talk chess. While the three of them were chatting, The family members came to report:"Your Highness, General Yuwenshu is asking for an audience. Yang

Guang stopped the chess pieces in his hand and said to Zhuge Ying and Zhang Heng:"Now that the world is at peace, Yuwen Shurong has been promoted to the Ministry of War, and there is no place for him to use it. What can happen?" Zhuge Ying said:"

Yu Wenshu has been in charge of military affairs for a long time. He has a lot of news. Why don't you go and listen to it?""

"Um. Yang Guang nodded and ordered his family to meet Yuwenshu in the living room.

Since the end of the war against Chen, the palace no longer has concubines, and Yuwenshu has also returned to the army to handle daily military affairs. But when he was in Huainan, he often gained the trust of the King of Jin, and Yuwenshu He was also willing to curry favor with the King of Jin, but fortunately there was a tree in the middle of the court where he could lean against the shade. King Jin Yang Guang, Zhuge Ying, and Zhang Heng came to the living room together and met Yu Wenshu. Yang Guang asked:"General Yuwen, I haven't seen you for so many days. Let me tell you what I have been busy with."

Yu Wenshu said:"I thought that by conquering Jiangnan, I could live a more comfortable life, but I didn't expect that Jiangnan would be in chaos again."

"oh? Yang Guang was very surprised and asked:"Why is there such trouble when the King of Hejian is in Yangzhou?""

"Your Highness did not know that the emperor's decree was aimed at cutting down the monasteries in Jiangnan and forcing the monks with shallow Taoism to return to secular life. However, the people in Jiangnan believed in Buddhism very much, and some Buddhists rebelled."

"Then why didn't the imperial troops go to pacify it?"

Yu Wenshu shook his head helplessly and said:"Qinghe Gong Yang Su went south according to the order the day before yesterday, but the rebel people were too powerful. Not only did they get the response of Mrs. A few months later, things got messy again."

The situation took a turn for the worse, and Yang Guang and others did not expect it. Yu Wenshu told the story of today's selection of commanders in the imperial study one by one, and then said:"I expected that Gao Jiong has gone to the East Palace to help the prince, and His Highness the King of Jin needs help. Be prepared early. Yang

Guang nodded and said to Zhuge Ying:"Now half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River must be pacified by me. Please sir, draft a strategy to regain Lingnan. The king will submit it to my father tomorrow.""

"Your Highness can rest assured."Zhuge Ying said. It can be said that when the prince of Jin raised his concubine and went south, where did the world go? How many people knew about the overt and covert fighting.

Wait until the next day, Zhuge Ying drafted a strategy to regain Lingnan and appease people's hearts. Yang Guang, the king of Jin Dynasty, also gave instructions from time to time. Yang Guang took it to heart, installed the battle plan, and got up and rushed to the imperial study. When

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian arrived at the imperial study, Su Wei, Gao Jiong and officials from the six ministries arrived one after another. Qi. When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty looked, he saw only Jin Wang Yang Guang arriving, but Prince Yang Yong was not there.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty looked at Gao Jun and asked,"Why is the Prince not here?""

Gao Jiu was in a dilemma, but he couldn't say that the prince had not returned to the East Palace all night. He had an idea and made up a reason and said:"I heard that Si Tianjian Gao De watched the sky at night. Today is the time when the Taibai Venus becomes sacred. The prince I rushed to Huashan yesterday to pray for the Emperor and Queen. Emperor

Wen of the Sui Dynasty was usually a superstitious believer in the divine theory of destiny, so he believed it to be true. He nodded and said,"Since the prince is full of filial piety, it is understandable that he cannot come.""

Yu Wenshu secretly rejoiced at the side, thinking that no matter whether it was true filial piety or false filial piety, today would have delayed important events. Yu Wenshu bowed and said:"Your Majesty, since the prince cannot come, why not ask the King of Jin to report to the south first? strategy"

"It's time to play. Let the King of Jin play first."

Yang Guang presented the report, and according to Zhuge Ying's instructions, Chen said:"I would like to inform my father that pacifying the civil unrest in Jiangnan should be divided into the following three steps: First, attack the six counties in Lingnan to cut off Mrs. Xian of Lingnan from the rebels in Jiangnan. second, to defeat the Jiangnan uprising army and treat the monks favorably; third, to restore Buddhism, revitalize Buddhism and win the hearts of the people. Emperor

Wen of the Sui Dynasty asked:"Your Majesty, I agree with all three of your strategies, but what can I do if the general rebels against the rebels and there is the secret support of Lin Yiguo?""

Yang Guang was not nervous. Zhuge Ying had already explained it. Yang Guang said:"Linyi is far away in Jiaozhi and beyond the reach of the whip. If you want to conquer Linyi, you need to camp step by step, advance layer by layer, and fight steadily. Those who want to fight against the outside must first settle down inside. If you are eager for quick success, it will be counterproductive."

"Um. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty greatly praised and was very pleased.

Looking at the ministers of the six ministries talking to each other, they also very much agreed with King Jin's southward strategy. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty said:"I have discussed it with the two prime ministers and the officials of the six ministries. It is better to pacify Jiangnan than to recover it. This is a difficult matter. After thinking about it again and again, I would like to order the emperor to return to the post of Daxingtai of Huainan Road and concurrently as the general manager of Yangzhou to take charge of all affairs in the south of the Yangtze River."

Yang Guang was overjoyed, but he pretended to be very calm, knelt down, thanked him and accepted the decree. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty immediately drafted an imperial edict and sent Jin Wang Yang Guang to lead his troops south. After everyone discussed the matter, they left the imperial study one after another, and the statue of Gao Jiong leaked Angrily, Piqiu walked out slowly with his hands behind his back, and saw Prince Yang Yong hurriedly walking towards him.

"What does Gao Xiangguo want from me?

Gao Jiao complained:"Why did the prince come back so late? It would have been better if he had come back half an hour earlier." Yang

Yong said:"I drank two more glasses of wine with Yun Dingxing yesterday. I came back this morning and listened to Liu Shu saying that Gao Xiangguo had been waiting all night and had something urgent to do, so he immediately got up and came to the imperial study."

"Alas, it's too late"

"It’s not too late, it’s only this time for morning service"

"It's still too late."Gao Jun shook his head helplessly and walked away.

Yang Guang received the holy will, returned to his house, and sat in the study. His brows were worried and his thoughts were disturbed. Xiao Jun saw that Yang Guang was worried, so he asked The reason. Yang Guang explained in detail the matter of entering the dynasty, with a sad face, and said:"Although I have high aspirations, there are so many things in Jiangnan, and there are so many threads, I don't know where to start? Xiao

Jun said:"The huge Chen State has been conquered by Your Highness. Is it possible that Your Highness is still worried that the six counties in Lingnan will not join the imperial court?"

Yang Guang sighed and said,"That being said, the six Lingnan counties have not surrendered yet. This Mrs. Xian is much more powerful than Chen Shubao.""

Xiao Jun saw that Yang Guang met a strong opponent, and felt unprecedentedly worried in his heart. He stroked Yang Guang's shoulder and said:"Jiangnan is experiencing troubled times, and the officials of the Sui Dynasty may not be aware of it. It is better to invite Chen Shubao, the Duke of the Great Wall. Come and ask him for advice, it is better than going south blindly."

Yang Guang nodded, approving in his heart. After all, he didn't know Mrs. Xian of Lingnan. He might as well see what information Chen Shubao could tell, and then said with approval:"As my beloved concubine said, asking Chen Shubao for advice, I have to trouble my beloved concubine. Then Chen Shuxuan will take care of it and let his brother and sister have a reunion dinner."Xiao Jun was overjoyed and immediately went down to arrange for people to make preparations.

One day after the conversation, Chen Shubao received the invitation from the King of Jin at the palace of the capital and went to the Prince of Jin's Mansion for a banquet. Since Chen Shubao surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, he was named the Duke of the Great Wall by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty court provided for them, and they had fine clothes and food, and no worries about life and death.

Although the Jin Palace was simple, it was elegant and clean. Xiao Jun had prepared a banquet and made arrangements to welcome Chen Shubao. Everyone sat around the round table, accompanied by the maid Cui Ju. A woman entered the hall, and when Chen Shubao saw it, he was really shocked. This is what it is: the death of Chen Zhi has been separated for a long time, and the kinship of the same line of kinship is intertwined. It is difficult to see each other again in different places, but it is not long in the same city.

The woman who met is not The other person was none other than the younger sister Chen Shuxuan. The brother and sister had not seen each other for half a year since they were captured in Jingyang Palace. When they saw each other, their eyes were dim and tears were streaming down their faces.

Looking at the younger sister's face, she was treated well in the Jin Palace. , Chen Shubao hurriedly knelt down and thanked Yang Guang and Xiao Jun:"Your Highness, the empress has been able to raise my sister well, and is so kind and virtuous that I can't thank you enough. Yang

Guang and Xiao Jun hurriedly helped Chen Shubao up. Xiao Jun said,"Shu Xuan and I are sisters, and we are both Jiangnan girls. Mr. Changcheng doesn't have to worry." Yang Guang also said:"

Yes, the princess specially arranged today's family dinner to reunite your brother and sister and rekindle their family ties." The brother and sister turned from crying to joy and sat down to enjoy the banquet. After three rounds of food and five tastes of wine, Yang Guang said:"I am about to go to Jiangnan. The three most difficult things are to recover Lingnan, quell civil unrest, and revive Buddhism." I would like to ask Duke Changcheng for advice, and I hope he can give me some advice."

Chen Shubao thought about it and said:"How can I, a scholar, dare to plan these major events for the King of Jin? When it comes to recovering Lingnan, I have something and one person to dedicate to Your Highness."

"Oh? What is one thing and one person?"Yang Guang's frown suddenly opened when he took office, as if he had found a good plan. This leads to the following:

Jiangnan recovered the current chaos, and the soldiers returned from the expedition.

Why should we be afraid of thousands of rivers and mountains? We can embrace the mountains from the ends of the world.