Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Pei Ji and the housekeeper came to the door together. Pei Ji took a closer look and recognized Wei Ding at a glance. He bowed and saluted first:"My dear brother, you are here at the right time. Please come to the house quickly.""

"Long time no see, how is Brother Pei lately?"

"well……"

The two of them entered the living room while chatting. Wei Ding originally came to defect to the Sui Dynasty. Pei Ji, who had already established himself in the Sui Dynasty, seemed very enthusiastic. It turned out that Pei Ji had defected to the Sui Dynasty, but Pei Ji's son Pei Yun had been there all the time. Chen Guo became an official.

Whenever anyone came from the Southern Dynasties, Pei Ji would ask about his son's affairs. Father and son were far apart from each other across the country, so it was inevitable that they would be worried about each other. Therefore, whenever anyone came from the Southern Dynasty, Pei Ji would greet him with courtesy and ask about his son's condition.

The butler brought tea and snacks, and the two chatted while enjoying the tea. Pei Ji asked:"My dear brother is not in Chen country, why did he come to Beijing this time?""

"To be honest, brother, since Chen Shubao inherited the throne, he has favored traitors, indulged in extravagance and lewdness, ignored government affairs, and has been threatening to ruin his family and the country."

"I originally thought that Chen Shubao was a kindhearted gentleman who loved poetry and books, but he didn't expect to be so incompetent. Wei

Ding frowned and shook his head:"He is simply a weak scholar. If he continues like this, it won't take more than ten years, and Chen Guo's energy will be exhausted.""

"What does the wise brother plan?"

Wei Ding stood up, walked to Pei Ji, and bowed respectfully,"My dear brother, please don't do this. It's okay to speak frankly. I will do my best to help him. Wei

Ding showed a sly smile and said happily:"Wei Ding is crossing the river to go north this time because he wants to seek refuge with the Sui Lord. He just wishes that no one would recommend him. He also hopes that my brother can say something nice in front of the Sui Lord."

Pei Ji pointed at Wei Ding with his finger and said with a smile:"You, you, why is this so difficult?""The two spoke congenially and talked and laughed happily.

The next day, Pei Ji submitted a memorial to introduce Wei Ding to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian. Wei Ding was not famous as an official, but when it came to fortune telling, Wei Ding was quite famous.

In the last years of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were four great fortune tellers in the world: Gaode in astrology, Wei Ding in fortune telling, Lu Taiyi in fortune-telling, and Yang Bochou in divination. There had long been rumors among the people that one of the four could know the affairs of the world.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, himself was a superstitious divination person. So Gao De, who was good at astrology, was invited to serve as the Tianjian in charge of the astronomical calendar. Now he heard that Wei Ding, who was good at measuring characters, resigned and went north to join the Sui Dynasty, which made Yang Jian very happy.

Yang Jian passed the order and sent Wei Ding to The eunuch Wang Wentong was stunned and asked:"Wei Ding is a commoner who resigned from office. How can a commoner come to the emperor's palace to see him?"

Yang Jian said:"Wei Ding's trip will definitely bring news about the state of Chen. It would be more cordial to meet him in the palace, so he summoned him as an old friend. Please come soon.""

"Obey the decree."

The great eunuch Wang Wentong did not dare to neglect, and sent an order to Wei Ding to visit him in his palace. Wei Ding was a little puzzled when he heard this, and asked:"The emperor's palace is the inner palace. Even the ministers cannot enter at will. Is there something wrong??"

"The emperor said that he would summon him as an old friend."

"I'd like to trouble my father-in-law to lead the way."

Wei Ding and Wang Wentong came to the palace. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, dressed in casual clothes and smiling happily, came forward to greet him. Wei Ding hurriedly knelt down and bowed,"Quickly make yourself flat, quickly make yourself flat. Yang

Jian helped Wei Ding up and said happily:"I have been waiting for you for a long time, and now I am preparing a banquet to welcome you."

Arriving at the palace, fine wine and delicacies were prepared on the wine table. Wei Ding bowed and said:"How can Wei Ding, a common man, dine at the same table with His Majesty?""

"Make, make. Yang Jian pulled Wei Ding to sit at the table, put his hand on Wei Ding's shoulder and said,"Mr. Wei and I are close friends. Today, regardless of our superiority or inferiority, we only talk about friendship." Although Wei

Ding repeatedly gave in, Yang Jian still poured a full glass of wine for Wei Ding and said:"My husband and I are thousands of miles apart, but we cherish each other. I will drink this cup today to express our sincerity.""

After a glass of wine, Yang Jian said:"Sir, it is better to stay in the Sui Dynasty and assist the government during this trip. To be honest, I really need your help."

Wei Ding saw that Yang Jian was sincere and treated him warmly, so he said:"To be honest with you, your majesty, Wei Ding went north to join the Sui Dynasty and help your majesty achieve great things."

"Um."After hearing this, Yang Jian pursed his lips and was very proud, and asked again:"I wonder what the situation in Jiangnan is now?"

"Alas..." Wei Ding said:"Since Chen Shubao inherited the throne, he indulged in drinking and sex, and ignored the government affairs, the Chen country has become worse and worse day by day.

Yang Jian said:"I want to reserve grain and recruit troops from the end of this year, and prepare for the southern expedition in advance.""

"I don’t know whether your Majesty will attack from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, or directly attack Jiankang from the lower reaches. Yang

Jian smiled and said:"Sir, you really have the foresight. To send troops to the south of the Yangtze River, we have to send troops from the upper reaches first. However, the scabies in Liang Kingdom have not yet been solved. I am also about to ask you for advice.""

"Your Majesty, to take the south of the Yangtze River, you must first take the Liang State. The Liang State occupies the important territory of Jingjiang, which is of great importance."

"The heroes have the same view, but once troops are sent to capture the Liang State, the Liang State will definitely defect to the Chen State. Wouldn't it mean that the Liang State becomes an accomplice of the Chen State?

Wei Ding smiled and said,"What's so difficult about this?" Your Majesty, why don't we get married?"

"Marriage?"

"If the prince of the Sui Dynasty can marry the princess of the Liang Kingdom, and the two families become one family through marriage, the Liang Kingdom will eventually join the Sui Dynasty."

""Yeah." Yang Jian nodded and said,"This is a good idea, but I still need to discuss this matter with Queen Dugu."The two of them laughed and talked happily. They drank and drank each other. They talked happily.

……

When Yang Jian returned to Ning'an Hall, Queen Dugu smelled that he was drunk. Queen Dugu was a strong woman, proficient in government affairs, and a strong person, which made Yang Jian respect her. She discussed all matters big and small with Queen Dugu and obeyed her words.

Empress Dugu asked:"Who did your Majesty summon today to have such a good conversation with you?"

"Wei Ding, a famous scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, is a man who knows astronomy, geography, and is quite far-sighted. Especially today, he proposes to make peace with the Liang Kingdom so that he can regain Jiangling without fighting in the future."

"oh? Empress Dugu said:"Since he has such far-sightedness, wouldn't it be better to keep him as an official in the court and serve the court?""

"I mean so"

"The concubine felt that it was not unreasonable to marry Liang Guo. Recovering the south of the Yangtze River was a matter of great importance, so preparations must be made in advance. Yang

Jian nodded:"For half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River, it is impossible to prepare for war in one or two years, so the sooner the marriage, the better." Empress

Dugu counted with her fingers and said:"Now the prince Yang Yong has one concubine and three concubines, and the king of Jin Yang Guang is thirteen years old. It is suitable for a fixed marriage.""

"The King of Jin is in harmony with me."

Yang Jian was overjoyed and immediately sent a message. He ordered Minister Cui Hongdu to serve as an envoy to the Liang Kingdom and go to Jiangling to discuss the marriage.

The letter from the Sui Dynasty's envoy was sent to Jiangling quickly. The Liang Kingdom was currently supervised by the prince Xiao Cong. , happened to receive a letter from the Sui Dynasty submitted by the Ministry of Rites. Although Xiao Cong advocated marriage, he was in love with Wei Ding and did not take it too seriously. Now that the Sui Kingdom has sent a letter and is about to send an envoy to propose marriage, Xiao Cong did not dare to neglect, and immediately Go to the palace and meet Emperor Xiaoming Xiao Kui to inform him of the matter.

"My father has long been worried about the Sui Dynasty's southern expedition, and now Yang Jian wants to recruit a daughter of my Xiao clan, using Cui Hongdu, the general manager of Jingnan, as his envoy, hoping to make a good relationship with the Qin and Jin Dynasties."

Liang Lord Xiao Kui took the memorial, read it carefully, and said:"For a long time, I have been worried that the Sui and Liang Dynasties would go to war. The Liang Kingdom's tiny territory would be difficult to resist the Sui army. If the marriage between the two countries can be achieved, even if they surrender to the Sui Dynasty, Can preserve the clan"

"This is exactly what the ministers hope for, in case of war, it will also leave a way out for the Liang people."

"The emperor immediately prepared to welcome the Sui envoys with great ceremony."Xiao Cong received the oral instructions and arranged for everyone to greet him with great courtesy in Jiangling.

A few days later, Yang Jian's special envoy Cui Hongdu arrived at Jiangling Mansion. Prince Xiao Cong and General Dai Senshuo went to the ferry to greet him. On the ferry, the flag was hung high." With the word"Sui", the board of the landing ship opened, and a person walked out, it was Cui Hongdu.

This Cui Hongdu was tall and handsome, with a beautiful beard and beard. He was quite elegant. When he got off the ferry, Cui Hongdu met Xiao Cong and Dai Sengshuo. , exchanged great gifts, please come to the palace to talk.

When he met Xiao Kui in the palace, Cui Hongdu said:"Long live my lord, this envoy is sent to the Sui and Liang countries to permanently establish a good relationship between Qin and Jin, and to prepare generous gifts. Hire a girl from the clan and get married. Emperor

Xiaoming looked much better than before and said,"I have had this intention for a long time, but I don't know which princess in the clan the Sui Lord wants to hire?"

Cui Hongdu said:"My lord has said that this time we are choosing a wife for King Yang Guang of Jin Dynasty. We need to look at the birth date first.""

"Um. Emperor Xiaoming said:"This matter is easy to handle. I will be a celebrity and take the horoscopes of all the princesses, and let Mr. Cui take him away." Emperor

Xiaoming turned around and said to Xiao Ming who was accompanying him:"Go quickly and ask for the birth dates of all the princesses.""

"Obey the decree. Just as Xiao Yu was about to leave, he turned around again, as if he had a ghost in his heart, and asked Fu Er,"May I ask my father, is that Xiao Jun a daughter of the royal family?""

"Um? Emperor Xiaoming thought about it and said,"This girl is the only one with the birth date that I still remember in my heart.""

Xiao Wei turned around and went to the side room. He copied the birth dates of each princess and put them on the table. At this time, Xiao Kui came from outside.When Xiao Ming came in, when he saw his father coming in, he asked:"The horoscopes of all the princesses have been written, only Xiao Jun is missing." Emperor Xiaoming asked:"I am also wondering, this girl has an unlucky birthday, should I write it or not?"

Xiao Ming said:"Although it is unlucky, he is his own flesh and blood. Rather than staying in Liang, it is better to marry far away to avoid disasters from harming our country."

Emperor Xiaoming did not like his second son Xiao Ming, and he only mentioned fortune telling and divination. , but father and son share the same origin and believe deeply. Xiao Kui felt that Xiao Gu's words were reasonable, so he picked up a writing brush and wrote"Xiao Jun was born on February 19, the fifth year of Tianbao". This is true: flesh and blood cannot distinguish between good and disaster, and marrying is just to avoid sorrow.

I just followed the fate and married far away, but I didn't expect that Fengchao would have a future.

Cui Hongdu was chatting with Xiao Cong and Dai Senshuo. Emperor Xiaoming and Xiao Ming wrote down the eight characters of the princesses and brought them. Cui Hongdu took over the horoscope and said,"This is the best. The minister should return to the capital as soon as possible and report to my lord, and he will definitely prepare generous gifts to hire you."

Emperor Xiaoming said,"Master Cui has worked hard, so why not stay with me in Jiangling for two days? It won't be too late to return."Cui Hongdu saw that the hospitality was difficult to refuse, so he stayed in Jiangling for two days without going into details.

One day later, Cui Hongdu packed his bags, took his birth date, bid farewell to Liang Guo, and crossed the Yangtze River to return north.

To make a long story short, Cui Hongdu did not dare to delay when he returned to Daxing City from the West Liang Dynasty and hurriedly went to the palace to see him.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, took the birth date brought back by Cui Hongdu and asked:"Have you ever surveyed Jiangling's water and land terrain during this trip south?"

Cui Hongdu said:"I was sent by Long Live to stay in Jiangling for two days and ordered people to do the actual survey. The local water and land topography has been mapped on the road and presented to His Majesty." Cui Hongdu took out the secretly drawn map of Jiangling and presented it to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian.

Yang Jian was overjoyed, unfolded the map, looked at it, and said to Cui Hongdu:"I love you and this trip is worth it. From this detailed map, there is no need to worry about regaining Jiangling in the future." This is it: a fake marriage promises gold, and the matchmaker finds out that it is a southern invasion..

Strong predestined relationships are all good, knowing faces and people, but not knowing the heart.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian wanted to regain Jiangnan. Although he obtained Cui Hongdu's map, he did not want to use troops to conquer it. I thought in my mind that if peace could be achieved, it would be the best way to capture Jiangling without any bloodshed.

Yang Jian looked at the horoscopes of the unmarried women of the Xiao clan, and then invited the minister Wei Ding. Wei Ding was erudite and proficient in divination, so he was highly appreciated by Yang Jian. Therefore, several princesses of the Liang Kingdom invited Wei Ding to do divination after they obtained their horoscopes.

Wei Ding came in a hurry. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was dancing his sword in the Imperial Garden, with several eunuchs and maids waiting nearby. When he saw Wei Ding arriving in the Imperial Garden, Yang Jian put away his sword and handed it to the eunuch.

Wei Ding hurriedly saluted, and Yang Jian waved his hand:"Ai Qing, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Wei

Ding sat with Yang Jian on the stone bench. Yang Jian unfolded the birth dates brought back from the Liang Kingdom on the stone table and said to Wei Ding:"I want to be the king of Jin, Yang Guang, and marry a woman from the Xiao family of the Western Liang Kingdom." , in order to build a good relationship between Qin and Jin, I have invited you to have your birth date and I hope Aiqing will divine for the King of Jin."

Wei Ding said:"I have gained your majesty's trust, and I want to be happy, so please tell me the birth date of the King of Jin."

Yang Jian wrote down the birth date of King Yang Guang of Jin Dynasty, and Wei Ding divined them one by one. Yang Jian looked at Wei Ding and shook his head after several predictions in a row, but they were all unsatisfactory. At the end of the prediction, Wei Ding's face changed. Wei Ding said:" These women of the Xiao family have all had their horoscopes divined, and most of them are at odds. Only one of them is a bit strange."

"oh? Yang Jian was suspicious and said,"I love you, but it's okay to talk.""

Wei Ding said:"Among all the women, only this one named Xiao Jun has a birth date that coincides with the king of Jin. It is not only auspicious, but also a little weird. This woman is afraid that in the future, her mother will honor the world, and she will be killed.’"

Yang Jian was stunned and said:"I believe that this woman is the same as the King of Jin. But I don't believe it when it comes to the mother's deeds for the world."

After all, Wei Ding was a minister and did not dare to contradict, so he said:"For fortune telling, However, your majesty does not need to pay too much attention to the one-sided words in the hexagram book."

"No, that's not what I meant. Since the compatibility of the eight characters makes a beautiful couple, I also want to see if this mother's ritual is accurate."

Yang Jian not only believed in divination, but also had suspicions. At this time, he had appointed his eldest son Yang Yong as the crown prince. Yang Jian did not believe that the concubine of King Yang Guang of Jin Dynasty could be the mother of the world.

The more he became suspicious, the more he wanted to do it. Yang Jian returned to the harem and ordered Queen Dugu was informed of the divination results. Queen Dugu was overjoyed and said,"Since she is the 'mother of the world', I also want to see this Xiao girl with my own eyes. How extraordinary is she to have such a destiny?" What kind of beauty can actually kill peach blossoms?’？"

Yang Jian put his hands on his knees and said:"Wei Ding's divination has always been effective. I also think that this Xiao girl is extraordinary. Otherwise, why should we marry Xiao Jun?"

Queen Dugu looked over the six palaces, and even Yang Jian could not make a decision on her own. , looking at Xiao Jun’s name, Empress Dugu said:"As I thought, just as your Majesty said, I will hire this Xiao Jun.""

"Well, I will immediately send a marriage letter to Xiao Kui, the Lord of Liang, and appoint Su Wei as the envoy to welcome the bride and Cui Hongdu as the deputy envoy to welcome the bride. I will choose a good time and auspicious day to accompany King Yang Guang of Jin to Jiangling to get married."

Yang Jian wrote the marriage letter and sent an envoy to send it to Jiangling. Xiao Ming Emperor Xiao Kui read the marriage letter and immediately summoned his two sons, the prince Xiao Cong and the second prince Xiao Qi.

Xiao Kui said:"This letter is from the Sui Emperor. , among the princesses of the Liang Kingdom, only Xiao Jun is the most harmonious with Jin Wang Yang Guang, and he wants to appoint Xiao Jun as the Jin Princess."

"oh? Prince Xiao Cong said:"It seems that the fate of the third sister is like this. I think this marriage is the best."

Xiao Kui asked again:"Where is Xiao Jun now?""

Jingjiang King Xiao Wei said:"My son heard that Zhang Ke and his wife were deceased, the descendants of the Zhang family moved away, and Xiao Jun was living on the streets."

"ah? This child actually suffered like this. Xiao Kui couldn't help showing a look of shame and pity on his face,"Oh, I really can't help this child." Xiao

Kui then said to the prince Xiao Cong:"Since Xiao Jun is so rich and noble, go to the people quickly and find Xiao Jun.""

The last time Prince Xiao Cong hit Xiao Jun with his horse, he had already sent people to follow Xiao Jun's residence. Xiao Jun was living in a thatched cave outside Jiangling City, begging for a living with an old woman.

Prince Xiao Cong went there in person. To the east of Jiangling City, among the grass, looking from a distance, there was indeed a thatched cave. Xiao Cong asked:"But here?" The attendant replied:"

That's exactly where it is.""

Prince Xiao Cong got off his horse and walked to the edge of the thatched cave. He looked around and saw an old man lying in the cave. This old woman seemed to have not been out for a long time and was dying. This is: it is difficult to predict the changes in life, and misfortunes do not come alone but also blessings..

Early detection of good news will bring spring later, and in the end, noble people will be lonely.

If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.