Queen Ashina of the Northern Zhou Empire was the daughter of the Turkic leader Mugan Khan Ashina Qijin. As early as 20 years ago during the Western Wei Dynasty, Yu Wenyong's father, Taizu Yuwentai, formed an alliance with the Turks in their first contest with the Northern Qi. Fight against Northern Qi together.
This marriage was promised at that time. At that time, Yu Wenyong was still just a 10-year-old son of a royal noble. Although the marriage went through several ups and downs, it was finally settled in Tianhe under the careful planning of Yu Wentai. In March, the Northern Zhou Dynasty sent messengers to welcome the bride and a grand ceremony The Army of the Saturday Group received Ashina to Chang'an under escort.
Yu Wenyong strongly opposed this marriage at first. He felt that Ashina was not as perfect as he thought. On the day of the betrothal gift, Yu Wenyong ran to Yu Wentai and said.
"Dad, Ashina is a Turk, and we are Chinese Xianbei. We have often had wars in the past. How can we be harmonious if we get married?"
Yuwentai is a man with both ideals and ambitions and said sternly to his son.
"Little bastard, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Now that the Turks are gradually becoming stronger, if we, the Yuwen family, want to secure our throne, we must have the Turks as our shield. Only then can the Northern Zhou Empire endure for a long time. Damn, you have to admit this marriage."
Seeing that his son Yuwentai, who had not been married for long, was infected with malignant sores from head to toe due to his improper private life after becoming emperor. Yuwentai could not stand the painful torture, so he left a letter to Tianhe one night in April. Tuo Guxin, an old minister, drew his sword and committed suicide. A generation of heroes died like this at the age of 50.
When the Northern Zhou Dynasty was preparing for the conquest of Chen and the unification of China, the Turkic envoys came to visit Ashina and were about to leave Chang'an. Yu Wenyong also gave the current Turkic Shabollu Great Khan a rich silk and many gold and silver ornaments in return, and passed them down. Speak to the messenger.
"The Northern Zhou Dynasty hopes to live in harmony with the Turks and form a military marriage forever."
The Great Khan of Shabolu was not known for his peace like the Khan of Mugan. The envoy he sent this time was actually to spy on the national situation of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The envoy returned to Khan's tent and reported.
"The Northern Zhou Dynasty's expedition to Qi has exhausted all financial and material resources. Now even the palace where Yu Wenyong and Khan your sister live is very simple. The emperor's concubines are also wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes, and they do not wear gold and silver ornaments. In addition, their military strength It was also extremely scattered, especially since the northern troops were empty and heavy troops were hoarding in the key areas of the Northern Qi Dynasty that had just been conquered. Except for the Chen Dynasty in the south who took advantage of the situation and sent General Wu Mingche to lead his army to capture Luliang. Yu Wenyong used Xuzhou Prefect Liang Shiyan to fight against Chen. In order to seize military honors, he refused to allow the people on the border to submit and insisted on regaining Jiankang. Unfortunately, he was beaten by Chen Baxian until he became autistic and had to retreat to Chang'an City to defend himself. "
After hearing what the messenger said, Shabolui slapped the table and said with great joy.
"With this IQ? Do you dare to be more weak? Don't think too much and immediately assemble a Khitan army of 100,000 troops to attack the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
When the envoy heard that the Great Khan wanted to unite with the Khitan, his face turned pale and he quickly replied.
"Khan, you must not do it. The Khitans are like tigers and cannot be connected. Besides, the Khitans have been coveting the Hexi Corridor that belongs to our country for a long time. If they are allowed to increase their military strength and then want to destroy this inferior nation, it will be as difficult as the sky. Please sweat. Think twice.”
"The military advisor is overly worried. The Khitan people are all dull-headed and don't look like they are ready for a tough fight. I just let them take the retreat route of the Zhou army. This will not only cause heavy losses to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also severely damage the Khitan's vitality."
In April, the Turkic army used Youzhou as a breakthrough point to attack all the way from north to south, killing and plundering a large number of civilians. The hinterland of Guanzhong has always been the delicacy of lamb coveted by the Turks. The Shabolu Khan faced the Turkic army.
"Why don't you take advantage of the opportunity to eat such delicious food? When the soldiers captured the Northern Zhou Dynasty, I will give you each a title of general and marquis."
When Yu Wenyong heard about the Turkic invasion, he was extremely angry and immediately summoned the ministers to perform a ceremony in the court.
"The Turkic goodwill envoy left Chang'an for more than two months and turned around and betrayed his trust. If our government does not severely punish him to stabilize the turmoil in the north, then the great task of destroying the Chen Dynasty and unifying the world will not be achieved."
The main fighting faction headed by Wang Gui came forward.
"Your Majesty, the Zhou Dynasty has defeated the Qi Dynasty and its morale is at its peak. Why not take advantage of the fact that the Turks have not yet carried out military operations against our country? Let us spend money to recruit and train troops to build cities and fight them back to their hometown in Hexi."
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Wang said is really just the opinion of an ordinary man."
The Lord Peace Party timidly stood up and retorted.
"Zhou has just destroyed Qi, and the treasury is empty. The army and the people need to recuperate and live instead of fighting the Turks again. It will not be too late to fight the Turks again after our army recovers and the population increases significantly."
"Look at how the civil and military officials in this dynasty don't have the courage and courage like Wang Gui?"
Emperor Yu Wenyong patted the dragon throne with surprise on his face and said.
"You civil and military officials, you usually eat the imperial salary and get the imperial salary and silver, but today you don't want to worry about the imperial court, you only care about your own self-preservation and enjoyment. If you dare to pray for peace like a pug again, I will kill you bunch of idiots, a little The little nomads scared you into being so virtuous, so what will you do when you go south to attack Chen and meet Chen Baxian?"
Emperor Yu Wenyong left the court impatiently when he saw that more and more ministers were being sent to him.
When Ashina saw that her husband was in a bad mood when he came back, he brought a bucket of water and squatted down to wait on Yuwen Yong while washing his feet and suddenly asked.
"Your Majesty, can't we not fight?"
"Ashina, we don't want to destroy the peace between the two countries, but your brother has repeatedly led troops to attack Zhou Dynasty without keeping his credibility. I can promise you that as long as your brother understands the current affairs and submits a letter of surrender, I will not kill him, but also The officials worshiped him as the governor of Hexi and took charge of the entire Western Region."
After the Northern Zhou envoy repeated this condition to Shabolu, not only was he not treated by the Turks, but he was killed. This move made Emperor Yuwen Yong unable to bear it anymore.
On Jichou day in May, Emperor Yu Wenyong personally recruited the mules and horses of government offices and private individuals from all over Guanzhong. He summoned 150,000 troops overnight and sent them to the Northern Expedition. General Yu Wen Jiyuan of Zhu State and Duke Yu Wenshen of Dong Ping divided their troops into six groups. Taking advantage of the dawning star and waning moon, the Turkic army While I was eating chicken legs in my dream, six armies attacked one after another.
Shabolu was doubtful about the Zhou army's night attack, so he was completely sleepless and waited for the Zhou army's night attack before he woke up. He had no choice but to shrink his heavy troops back to the Turkic territory, and encountered the 150,000 army commanded by Yuwen Yong on the grassland.
The two sides set up a battle formation hundreds of miles wide, with banners flying and dust flying, fighting each other. The army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty pays attention to coordinated operations. Yu Wen Shenju shouted when he saw a huge black army approaching.
"Protect the rear and don't let the Turkic troops take advantage of the situation."
The Turkic spear-throwing army was as brave and swift as a gust of wind, and swept dust from the rear of the Zhou army. After a burst of swords and swords, hundreds of Zhou army's soldiers were already lying on the ground. The two main armies fought from night to morning, and the desert was littered with corpses. The two armies were still there. Decide the winner.
Yu Wenyong, wearing armor and riding a brown-haired black horse, stood in Gaopei to supervise the war. When his attendants saw that the emperor had been living without food all day, he walked up to the front with a large plate of food.
"Your Majesty, if you don't eat or drink, you can't bear it. You should eat some. We'll ask the chef to make the sauce-fried sea cucumber and spicy chicken diced specially for you."
The emperor glanced sideways at the attendant and pushed him away.
"Leave these things for the soldiers of the three armies to eat. They are defending the country at the front, but I eat and drink here. How can I be worthy of the soldiers' heart to fight the enemy bravely?"
The attendant brought water again. Yu Wenyong took the pottery pot filled with water, drank two sips, and threw it to the attendant. Emperor Yu Wenyong had been silently watching the fierce battle of the soldiers in front of him from morning to night, but his heart was extremely sad.
At that time, this heroic army was originally used to conquer Chen in the south in preparation for unifying the world. Unexpectedly, the combat effectiveness of the Turkic army was underestimated. With one sword and one sword, they slashed at the Zhou army. The emperor could only watch the soldiers fall one by one. In the wilderness of Mobei.
As he watched, he felt that his chest was suddenly bitten by an unknown bird. The pain was so great that he couldn't stop cold sweat from the edge of his helmet and seeped onto his dusty face.
When Yuwen Xiaobo, who had been accompanying him all the time, saw this situation, he quickly pulled the reins and let his mount come closer. He helped Yuwen Yong, who was about to lose his support, and shouted.
"Guard."
Several guards quickly got off their horses and took Yu Wenyong off their horses. They supported him and walked to the other side of the slope to help the emperor remove the heavy armor from his head and body to relieve the pain.
Then the young general spread the cloak on the grass and let the emperor lie flat on the ground. At this time, the emperor slowly regained his breath and realized that his health was not very good. Due to his recent poor health, he barely ended the final battle against Northern Qi.
The accompanying imperial physician rushed over and took the Emperor's pulse, allowing him to take the spare medicine he carried with him orally. The Emperor then slowly sat up with support.
At night, after the Zhou and Tu armies withdrew their troops, the conscious emperor personally dictated the order to withdraw overnight.
"Give me the order to withdraw our troops quickly. Most of our main forces have been injured or killed. If we continue to fight, we will waste our national strength and lose our talents."
After that, Yu Wenyong got into his brocade chariot with the support of the soldiers and imperial doctors. The next morning, when the Turkic soldiers stepped onto the battlefield, they saw that the Zhou army's position, which had been filled with people shouting, horses neighing and war drums shaking the sky yesterday, suddenly became lifeless and silent.
Seeing this scene, the Turkic Khan immediately became angry.
"The confrontation between the two armies should be about strength and bravery, but these cunning Guanzhong Zhou troops always catch us by surprise, causing us to fall into a trap and even lead to the annihilation of the entire army."
When there was no movement at the time of Si, the Great Khan of Shabolius sent out a swarm of black cavalry to find out the details of the opponent. Within an hour, the cavalry came back to report.
"The Great Khan's Northern Zhou army and their baggage have all been withdrawn without a trace, leaving only the corpses of our soldiers."
The Great Khan Shabolius heard this and said angrily.
"This cunning Northern Zhou people are really pissed off. It seems to me that the army stationed on the border is not weak. If they continue fighting like this, they may have to cede territory and seek peace."
The Turkic envoy came and said.
"Great Khan, while this weak brigade has not gone far, you should lead all the cavalry to chase them all night. By then, you will be able to annihilate this group of cunning people."
After weighing the two sides for a while, Shabrio issued an order to withdraw to his army.
"Military advisor, it's not that we don't dare to fight, but if we continue to fight, we will waste our people and money. What's more, even if we capture the cities of the Northern Zhou Empire in the Hexi area we control, what will happen? We will eventually lose without fighting because the battle line is too long. Don’t you understand, military advisor, that troops and horses should move forward before food and grass are used?"
Accompanied by Yuwen Xiaobo and the imperial doctor, Yuwen Yong traveled day and night to Yunyang Palace, 80 miles away from Yunyang County. Yuwen Shenju, who was fighting the enemy bravely on another battlefield, heard the news that the emperor's old illness had relapsed and hurriedly came. Came over.
After Yuwen Yong settled down in Yunyang Palace, he drank a dose of decoction to adjust his mood a little, then called Yuwen Xiaobo to his side and gave instructions.
"Uncle Xiao asked someone to bring us our pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Yuwen Xiaobo was shocked.
"Don't be so impatient. It won't be too late to say anything you want after you recover in a few days."
"No, I'm afraid it will be too late by then."
Yu Wenyong was lying on his side on the bed, his face was peaceful and calm, he said without being humble or arrogant.
"We know all our illnesses."
After a short while, the eunuchs placed a crime table next to Yu Wenyong's bed as instructed and lit all the palace lanterns in the room.
Yuwen Xiaobo threw the four treasures of the study on the crime scene and sat down on the floor. He dipped his brush in ink and took a picture beside the inkstone. The emperor looked around and said everything was ready.
"We have already thought about what we will say on the road. Please write down and record it."
Yu Wenyong spoke word by word as if he were reciting an article.
"I am about to pass away. It's a pity that Chen Wei has not conquered the Qi Dynasty. I also wanted to be like King Ying Zheng of Qin, with cars on the same track, books on the same text, travels on the same line, land on the same territory, weights on the same scale, and coins on the same shape. But now But I couldn't do it anymore. When I was young, my father and I were sold to a wealthy family to do hard labor. At that time, we only had one gourd of rice soup a day. Because I and my father were Chinese Xianbei people, we were not welcome. We couldn't eat anything every day. When we were full, sometimes our master would be whipped until we were covered with bruises when he saw that we were not doing good work. Fortunately, there was a sword that always accompanied me at that time. She was a refugee and saw that I was in the same situation as her, so she soon persuaded me with the help of a matchmaker. Marriage, she has been very kind to me these years, but now she has become late. After my death, all ministers must treat her kindly. Prince Shangzhi, I ask you to help Yun'er with her, if you can really be like this with me I wish you all the best in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Tears flowed out of Yuwen Xiaobo's eyes as he wrote. The young eunuchs couldn't help but wipe their tears. At this time, they saw a young eunuch kneeling with tears in his eyes and suddenly grabbed Yuwen Yong's hand.
"Your Majesty, your body is fine. Take a good rest and you will definitely recover. In the eyes of others, I am a rootless person. After the eunuchs, I was so pickled, but Your Majesty treats us as cordially as family members. In these years, I have been favored by the Emperor. Shichaolu, it is the Holy One who has changed other people's views on you. Even if we lose our heads ten times, we can't repay the Holy One for his kindness. Today, I swear here that no one dares to harbor disloyalty towards the Great Zhou. Even if he is small-minded and kills the whole clan, he must loyally protect the country and keep the Zhou Dynasty from declining.
Yu Wenyong felt exhausted and asked after taking a breath.
"Why are you crying, a dignified seven-foot-tall man? Have you finished memorizing it?"
"I've finished remembering it."
Yuwen Xiaobo nodded.
"Then read it to me."
Yuwen Xiaobo read according to the script. At the end, he recalled the life of Emperor Wu Yuwen Yong and burst into tears.
"My dear, don't be too sad. People will always run out of gas and energy, even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are no exception. In the future, you must assist your playful nephew Yun, so that I can rest in peace in the Heavenly Palace."
After hearing this, Emperor Wu seemed to be still immersed in the edict and remained silent for a long time before speaking again.
"Go and tell Yuwen Shenju to prepare his carriage and horses and drive back to the palace immediately."
"Your Majesty."
Yuwen Xiaobo knelt in front of the couch and cried bitterly again.
"Take back your tears. You are a great general, how can you be so affectionate as a son and daughter? I am satisfied to have my beloved and divine guardian to protect me."
Everything was ready and Emperor Wu was placed in the carriage, but it was already in the dark carriage shed. Yuwen Xiaobo and Yuwen Shenju were waiting on the left and right. The emperor's couch was suspended in the air and rested on the knees of the strong guards nearby.
In front of the vehicle was an honor guard holding flags and sails and 200 heavy-horse guards holding torches. The entire team was like a fire dragon galloping along the post road towards Chang'an.
Halfway through the car, Yu Wenyong, the great hero of Chang'an, stopped breathing while driving. At this time, many people saw a dragon with golden light all over its body hovering in the sky a few kilometers above Chang'an.
When the ministers returned to Chang'an one after another, as soon as the emperor's edict was read out, Yuwen Yun succeeded to the throne as a matter of course. At the age of 20, his younger brother Yuwenda was granted the title of "Emperor Taidi" at the age of 17.
According to legend, Yuwen Yong was a Yinglong who was beside Ji Xuanyuan, the ancient Central Heavenly Emperor. Linfan was beheaded three times by Chi You because of Yinglong's loyal protection, and finally turned into three souls to assist Ji Xuanyuan in defeating Chi You, known as an alien robot. The Huangdi tribe successfully incorporated Jiuli. After returning to heaven after making great contributions to the tribe, Huang Di responded to the dragon path at the wine table.
"We see that after 1500 years, the Han Dynasty will fall and the land will be divided. The people of the world will rise up because of the grain of land. At that time, there will be many lustful people to disrupt the Chinese region. The world needs to live and work in peace and contentment instead of endless wars. I will send you Go down to earth and go to the Northern Dynasty to help people live the lives they want."
Yu Wenyun, who had just ascended the throne, was both happy and frightened. For many years, he had endured his father's admonitions and endured physical and physical torture. He was always warned of being deposed. Now he was finally over. Not only was he no longer under control, he was also able to guide the country. Jun Lintianxia Yuwen Yun's heart was filled with joy.
In addition, what frightened him was that the people around him whom his father had entrusted to assist the government included Wang Gui, Yuwen Xiaobo, Yuwen Shenju, and his father-in-law Yang Jian. Yuwen Yun murmured when he thought of this.
"Who are these people? Aren't they all our enemies and enemies? They were the ones who slandered my father in the past, and it was these old guys who controlled me for my father. How can we compete with these wolves and their ambitions? How to get along with others? And my good father-in-law, who wants to take charge of the family for me every day. When I become more mature, I will find an unfounded crime and attack that masked thief Yang Jian first."
The first thing Yuwen Yun did when he ascended the throne was to recall Liu Pi and Zheng Yi, who had been dismissed by their father. When the new emperor was about to appoint Liu Pi as the chief minister, he hit a hard wall.
"Your Majesty, you must not let Mr. Liu become the chief minister."
Yuwen Yun's idea was immediately strongly resisted by Wang Gui and Yuwen Xiaobo. After some bargaining, the emperor and his ministers finally appointed Liu Pi as the junior imperial minister to take charge of the empire's secrets, convey imperial edicts, and accompany the emperor.
Then when they discussed who should take up the post of Grand Sima, the monarch and his ministers once again had a dispute with Wang Guiyu, Wen Xiaobodao.
"Your Majesty, I think we should use a member of the Yuwen family as the Grand Sima. Yu Wenxian has the ability to command the three armies, and he is also worshiped as the emperor's uncle and can convince the public."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wenyun's face suddenly changed drastically and he muttered in his heart.
"The emperor's uncle Yu Wenxian has a lot of troops. What if he wants to take away the throne from us? Isn't the throne that we have waited for so long been in vain? Is it possible that we should learn from Zhao Kuangyin 400 years later? Does a glass of wine release military power? Does it cost money to treat Yu Wenxian to a drink? Doesn't it cost money to train the imperial army to guard against Yu Wenxian? Rather than doing this, why not find a close confidant around us to worship as the Grand Sima. "
Finally, Zheng Yili stood up to everyone and mentioned it.
"Your Majesty thinks that Yang Jian can take up the post of Grand Sima. As the head of the country, Yang Jian is of course dedicated to protecting the Northern Zhou Dynasty. This person can also be used as a backup to deal with Chen Baxian in the future. Can the military leaders who command the armies disobey Yang Jian?"
Zheng Yi's proposal was approved by Yu Wen Yun, but Wang Gui and Yu Wen Xiaobo looked down on Yang Jian.
Although the two were extremely reluctant, they did not hesitate to express their opinions on everything and make the decision for the new emperor. In this way, Yang Jian was quickly promoted to the post of Grand Sima and was demoted to the title of Marquis of the Sui Dynasty.
