Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

In order to find Xiao Jun, the prince Xiao Cong was about to enter the cold kiln to inquire. Suddenly he heard someone next to him asking:"Who are you officials looking for?" A follower saw it and asked:"Who are you?"

"Xiao Jun, a grassroots man."At this time, the prince Xiao Cong turned around and looked at Xiao Jun's tattered clothes and patches, and his face was gray and dull. He looked so miserable.

Xiao Cong walked up to Xiao Jun and smoothed Xiao Jun's disheveled hair with his hand. Asked:"I have been ordered to invite Xiao Jun to the palace."

"By order?"

A follower nearby shouted:"This is the current prince. When Xiao

Jun heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt down quickly and said,"The common people are ignorant and have offended the prince.""

Xiao Cong winked, and a follower next to him led a horse. Xiao Cong picked up Xiao Jun and helped him to the horse. Xiao Jun asked:"The old lady is seriously ill, what is the prince?"

Xiao Cong said to his entourage:"Please ask the imperial doctor to treat the old man quickly. Then he said to Xiao Jun:"The emperor has summoned you to the palace.""Xiao Jun suddenly realized it.

Following the prince Xiao Cong to Liang Palace, Xiao Jun looked up and curiously looked around the deep palace compound. He had never seen such a gorgeous and exquisite palace. The exquisite carvings and the fragrant flowers and plants in the garden. , passing by two or three palace maidens from time to time.

The palaces of Liang State are neither as magnificent as the Sui Palace in Daxing City, nor as gorgeous and noble as the Chen Palace in Jiankang City. Instead, the courtyards are deep and secluded, with a unique cave that combines the palace and the garden. The structure is mixed.

After passing through several courtyard doors, a unique and luxurious courtyard is revealed. The bright palace makes Xiao Jun feel like he is in a foreign land. There are three words"Imperial Study Room" written on the door of the main hall.

Emperor Xiao Ming has been waiting for a long time. Kui was wandering around the palace, not knowing how to dress up. The second prince Xiao Gu disliked Xiao Jun the most. Seeing that Emperor Xiaoming was more excited than usual today, Xiao Yu advised:"Father, I haven't seen you for many years. Why are you so interested now?"

"well. Emperor Xiaoming sighed and said,"Your mother often said that although this daughter has a disaster appearance, she is her own flesh and blood after all.""

At this time, the prince Xiao Cong brought Xiao Jun into the palace. When Xiao Jun saw Xiao Kui, his face was expressionless and he said nothing. The second prince Xiao Cong said next to him:"Why don't you pay homage to your father soon?"

Looking at Xiao Jun's eyes with horror, he didn't know what to do. Xiao Kui looked at Xiao Jun's gray and black face again, his eyes were very different, and he asked affectionately:"Are you Xiao Jun?"

Xiao Jun nodded and looked at each other for a long time. Emperor Xiaoming couldn't help but hugged Xiao Jun:"Daughter, my father couldn't help you and made you suffer all the humiliation."Emperor Xiaoming stared at Xiao Jun's haggard face, and from time to time ran his hands along Xiao Jun's hair. The princess jade around Xiao Jun's neck was still white and crystal clear, confirming the identity of the princess of Liang. Xiao Jun couldn't help but shed tears. With eyes filled with tears, the father and daughter looked at each other and cried. Everyone accompanying them could not help crying.

Although Xiao Jun could not say a few words, he still recognized his relatives. Xiao Cong said from the side:"The queen has been on the bed for a long time. Let the imperial sister go to see the queen mother."Xiao Kui agreed, but the second prince Xiao Gu said in a low voice:"The queen has not recovered from a long-term illness, so Xiao Jun goes to see her, for fear of being unlucky. Emperor

Xiaoming thought about it and didn't know what to do, so he had to say:"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a disaster that can't be avoided.""After saying this, he took Xiao Jun away.

Emperor Xiaoming Xiao Kui's Queen Zhang was extremely ill and had been bedridden for many years. Xiao Kui took Xiao Jun to the harem and saw Queen Zhang. Xiao Kui said:"Queen, I I brought you the little beauty."

Empress Zhang had been ill for a long time and was expressionless. When she heard Xiao Jun's nickname, she opened her eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Jun, who had disheveled hair, rags, and a gray face. She asked weakly:"You are such a beautiful girl. What?"

Emperor Xiaoming helped Xiao Jun come closer. Empress Zhang saw the piece of jade on Xiao Jun's neck. She couldn't help but stretched out her hand to touch Xiao Jun's face. Tears fell down."My child, is it really you? The Ai family is waiting. You have been there for more than ten years. Xiao

Jun said nothing and just stared at Empress Zhang. Empress Zhang said again:"The Ai family and your father should not have listened to those unlucky words for people born in February, which caused you to suffer so much. I'm sorry." I hold on to this just so that I can see you again one day"

"You are Princess Liang, an upright Princess of Liang."Queen Zhang burst into tears, and everyone around her was also moved by the scene, which aroused Xiao Jun's long-quiet heart. Xiao Jun wiped his tears with his sleeves, suddenly plunged into Queen Zhang's arms, and burst into tears. This scene, everyone around him Weeping, the royal family recognized their relatives, and the family was reunited fifteen years later. This is: because the emperor's life is particularly poor, it is inevitable that he will suffer many hardships.

The parasites under the fence experience embarrassment, begging along the street and lying on the grass.

Respected. Princess Rong was in vain, and she was ashamed of her youth.

She did not see the bustling palaces and gardens, and looked at the passing water in the sky.

Xiao Kui, the Emperor Xiaoming, invited the seriously ill old lady Guo to the palace to take care of her old age, and ordered people to He looked for Zhang Ke's family, treated them generously, and settled them well.

Xiao Jun also returned to live in the palace, living like a princess, and arranged for Xiao Jun to marry the Sui Dynasty according to the marriage letter of Yang Jian, the lord of the Sui Dynasty, and marry Yang Guang, the king of Jin, as his concubine forever. The two countries were on good terms.

The edict was promulgated, and there was a lot of discussion between the government and the public. Needless to say, the ministers who were close to the Sui Dynasty, but the ministers who were close to the Chen Dynasty were dissatisfied. Among the hundreds of officials, the emperor's uncle Anping Wang Xiao Yan and the second prince Xiao Zhen were the most dissatisfied. Jun was recalled to the palace for the sake of the Sui-Liang marriage. There was always another view among the Liang government and the public that Chen and Liang would join forces.

After all, both the royal family and the people of Liang were from Jiangnan, and Chen They are also from the south of the Yangtze River. In terms of living customs and folk interactions, the Liang Kingdom and the Chen Kingdom are more similar.

The north has experienced the wars of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms, and the cultural environment is quite different from that of the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Anping King Xiao Yan and the second prince Xiao Chen insisted on the idea of ​​​​alliance with Chen to resist the Sui Dynasty.

Moreover, the second prince Xiao Wei was superstitious about the old customs in Jiangnan. He firmly believed that Xiao Jun's birth in February would be detrimental to the court and could kill his parents, so he firmly opposed the marriage between Sui and Liang.

Above the court, Xiao Ming The emperor advocated marriage between Liang and Sui Dynasties, but Xiao Zhen did not dare to refute him face to face. After retiring from the court, Xiao Zhen went to the emperor's uncle's house to discuss the matter. Xiao Yan, the king of Anping, said:"Now the king of Jin Yang Guang has come to pick up the bride, and the prime ministers Su Wei and Jing Accompanied by Cui Hongdu, the manager of the South, and his entourage, this is a trap. It is an opportunity not to be missed, and it will never come back."

"oh? The second prince, Xiao Wei, asked:"Is it possible that the emperor's uncle wanted to imitate Ganlu Temple and take all his people as hostages?""

Xiao Yan said:"Now the Liang Kingdom is only a small area of ​​​​300 miles. Yang Jian has unified the Central Plains with overwhelming momentum and has the ambition to regain the south of the Yangtze River. If we do not join forces with Chen to resist the Sui Dynasty, our country will be destroyed sooner or later."

Xiao Wei said:"My uncle doesn't know, why don't I want to convince my father? My father insists on marrying with the Sui Dynasty. Even if I win Yang Guang, what's the use?"

Xiao Yan twirled his beard, thinking about it, and said:"I have a plan to force the emperor to detain Yang Guang and fight against Yang Jian."

"Uncle, if you have any clever ideas, tell me quickly. Xiao

Yan held the tea cup in his hand, turned it around, and said to Xiao Gu:"It is better to take Yang Guang as a hostage, kill Su Wei's head, and force Sui and Liang to turn against each other. By then, the marriage will not be up to the emperor.""

Xiao Wei took a breath of cold air, frowned, and said:"Oh, uncle, this matter is no small matter."

"Although your father is benevolent, he is still weak. For the sake of the Liang Dynasty, he had no choice but to be like this. The Sui ruler is powerful and has revealed his intention to go south; while the Chen ruler is weak and has no intention of annexation. Only Yang Guang can act as a proton and join forces with Chen to resist the Sui Dynasty, in order to ensure the safety of all parties. This is a balancing act."

"One word from my uncle is worth ten years of reading, and this should be the case for major events in the world."The King of Anping, Xiao Yan, and the second prince, Xiao Gu, had already made up their minds. They each set up an ambush to detain the King of Jin, Yang Guang.

Xiao Gu said goodbye to his uncle and returned to the house. Before he could sit down and drink a bowl of water, a young father-in-law came. At the palace,"The emperor sent a decree and ordered His Highness to go to the imperial study room to discuss matters.""

"What does your father want to discuss?"

"I heard that we are going to welcome the envoys from the Sui Dynasty."

Xiao Gui thought that Jin Wang Yang Guang was about to arrive in the Liang Kingdom, so he immediately got up and rushed to the imperial study.

Xiao Ming Emperor Xiao Kui attached great importance to the marriage between Sui and Liang. Seeing that the Sui envoy was about to arrive, he sent the prince Xiao Cong and the second prince Xiao The two princes came to the inner palace after Gu summoned him to discuss the wedding arrangements. Emperor Xiaoming asked,"The envoys of the Sui Dynasty are about to cross the river. How about the preparations for the wedding ceremony?""

Prince Xiao Cong said:"The princess's wedding gift list has been prepared, and I specially invite my father to take a look at it. Emperor

Xiaoming took the gift list, read it carefully, and then asked,"Well, can the arrangements be made for the messengers to welcome the bride?""

The prince said:"We have chosen the Ziling Palace in Youchun Garden for the King of Jin to pay homage to his father and queen. When Xiao Gu heard about Chun Yuan next to the prince, he secretly thought that Yu Chun Yuan, with its many rockeries and rocks, was the place to set up an ambush.

Emperor Xiaoming said,"In this case, I ordered the prince to take charge of the affairs in Ziling Palace, and Xiao Gu and King Anping went to greet King Jin. , please come to You Chunyuan"

"Obey the decree."Brothers Xiao Cong and Xiao Chen received the order and went to deal with it.

Xiao Chen left the palace and immediately rushed to Prince Anping's residence. Prince Anping and his uncle Xiao Yan asked:"How will your majesty arrange it?"

"The father has decided to meet his son-in-law at Ziling Palace.Visiting Chunyuan, there were many rockeries and strange rocks in the garden. My nephew thought that there was an ambush for the brave soldiers."

"God helps me wait. Xiao Yan added:"When the messenger arrives at the inner palace, you send an ambush to arrest Yang Guang. Su Wei, Cui Hongdu and others will be beheaded on the spot.""

When Xiao Gu heard about his uncle's vicious plan, he felt a little timid, and said to Anping King Xiao Yan:"Uncle, if we take action without permission, how can our father spare us?"

Xiao Yan said:"Behead the envoys of the Sui Dynasty first and then report them. I will not be able to offend the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty at that time. I can only share the hatred of the enemy with me and fight against the Sui Dynasty wholeheartedly."It can be said that the risk of political marriage is high, and the kidnapping of the prince will break up the Sui Dynasty.

The two countries have repaired and broken up their families, but once they turned against each other, they saw the sword.

It was said that the Sui Dynasty's welcoming fleet was approaching. Looking far away on the river, I saw only three large ships with the word"Goose". Lined up, with red colors and loud gongs and drums, it was the procession sent by the Sui Dynasty to the Xiliang Kingdom to welcome the bride. At this time, Yang Guang was thirteen years old, nicknamed Grandma, and had been promoted to the Jin Dynasty. He was led by Prime Minister Su Wei and Cui Hongdu, the general manager of Jingnan. Follow and go to Jiangling to pick up the bride. On a big boat in the middle, Su Wei and Cui Hongdu are wearing cloaks, standing on the bow of the boat, looking at Jiangling approaching, Su Wei said:"When we arrive in Jiangnan, Mr. Cui has entered Liang for the second time. , I predict that Jiangling will be recovered by Mr. Cui in the future.

Cui Hongdu said:"Su Xiangguo has received too many awards, and his subordinates are already gray-haired. He is no longer old enough to lead troops. How can he regain Jiangling?""

"Your Majesty is now engaged in marriage and will definitely regain the land without a fight. Mr. Cui has sent two envoys. From now on, it will be you."

"well. How dare Cui hope to take this credit?"The two of them chatted and crossed the river, and in a moment they arrived at the river bank. Anping Wang Xiao Yan and Jingjiang King Xiao Zhen were greeted by the river. The uncle and nephew acted as the hostess of the woman. Xiao Zhen felt extremely sad when he saw the Sui Dynasty envoys arriving. Xiao Zhen and his father had different ideas and advocated joining forces with Chen to resist the Sui Dynasty.

Xiao Zhen looked at the approaching Sui Dynasty ships and asked Anping Wang Xiao Yan:"Uncle, in your opinion, even if the Sui Dynasty and Liang Dynasty marry, the Sui state can Will you let me go, Mrs. Xiao?"

"If other princesses got married, nothing would happen, but Yang Jian fell in love with Xiao Jun. I have been adopted by King Dongping since I was a child. I have no family ties or contacts. Even if we get married, what good will it do to me?"

Xiao Wei nodded,"Well, as my uncle said, I think my nephew thought it was too young to welcome the bride, but he wanted to find out whether the reality of our country, Liang, was true."

Before he finished speaking, the ship docked. Su Wei and Cui Hongdu got off the ship one after another. Then a 13-year-old boy got off the ship. He was handsome and elegant, with extraordinary temperament. This person was the King of Jin Yang Guang, the King of Anping Xiao Yan and Jingjiang. Wang Xiaowen greeted him with a courtesy.

Xiao Yan said:"His Royal Highness the King of Jin and the two adults have come a long way. It has been a hard journey, so please come."

Xiao Yan accompanied Su Wei and Cui Hongdu to Guanyi. Sui soldiers carried boxes full of betrothal gifts and disembarked one after another. People on the shore surged to watch. Only Xiao Qing was behind, and he didn't walk a few steps. Then he returned to the palace and prepared to send an ambush to kill the Sui envoys.

It was said that the next day was the official day to welcome the bride. King Xiao Qing of Jingnan followed the plan and sent his bodyguard Zhao Xingnei to lead two hundred swordsmen and axemen, disguised as palace servants, and sneaked into Youchun Garden..You

Chun Garden is the royal garden of the Xi Liang Kingdom. The garden has fragrant grass, luxuriant flowers and leaves, strange stone scenery, rugged rockery, and contains outstanding people and places. It is really like a fairyland.

Xiao Wei led his troops to sneak into the garden and inspected the surroundings. It was really a mess of flowers. With his charming eyes, he was able to ambush the ambush troops seamlessly.

Xiao Wei said to his opponent:"The envoys from the Sui Kingdom entered the garden. The one wearing the red flower is Yang Guang, the one with white temples and long beard is Su Wei, and the tall and strong one is Cui Hongdu." Yang Guang was captured alive, Su Wei and Cui Hongdu were killed without mercy! Have you ever written it down?"

Everyone answered together:"Remember it!"

Xiao Wei waved his hand, and all the soldiers split up to ambush, hiding behind strange rocks and rockeries, or among dense leaves and flowers, waiting and waiting for their move. Suddenly, they heard the sound of gongs and drums, and the roar of people. Yang Guang was among the crowd. Surrounded by crowds, they entered Liang Palace, walked along the palace lane, and arrived at Youchun Garden while having fun. The knife and axemen in the garden had been waiting for a long time, just waiting for Yang Guang to enter the garden and do it together. This is: knife blade stabbing The cold light is reflected, and the rope is about to wrap around and imprison the king of Jin. When he comes to capture and kill him, the spring dew will turn into autumn wounds.

If you want to know what happens next, let's watch the next chapter.