Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Wang Bo, the leader of the Changbai uprising army, had been rebelling for many years, fighting everywhere, and was repeatedly wanted by the government. He finally went to Hebei and surrendered to the Great Xia King Dou Jiande. The troops he led also carried the "Xia" flag. Zhang Tong'er pretended not to know him and bowed to him: "May I ask what do you want to ask, sir?"

Wang Bo said: "I am Wang Bo, the vanguard officer under the command of the Great Xia King Dou Jiande."

"Oh?" Zhang Tong'er pretended to be surprised: "Could it be Changbai Wang Bo? Your name is well-known, I am so sorry. ”

Wang Bo smiled slightly and asked, “I see that this old man is very elegant in his conversation. I wonder if he can read.”

Although Zhang Tong’er did not pass the imperial examination, he had followed Su Wei for many years and naturally knew a lot of words. He bowed and replied, “If you need help, I can write for you.”

Wang Bo was overjoyed. His soldiers were all poor people who had rebelled. Few of them could write. Seeing that Zhang Tong’er seemed to have some writing skills, he could stay in the army to serve. Wang Bo asked, “Where are you going?”

“To my hometown in Shandong.”

Wang Bo smiled and said, “That’s the best. We are going to Shandong to fight against Yu Wenzhi.”

“Where is Yu Wenzhi now?” Zhang Tong’er asked tentatively.

"Scouts report that since the battle of Tongshan, Yuwen Huaji's rebels have retreated to Liaocheng."

Hearing this, Zhang Tong'er was overjoyed. He was originally thinking about how to report to the Empress Dowager Xiao Jun. In this way, he could go to Liaocheng with the help of Wang Bo, so he readily agreed and followed Wang Bo to Liaocheng.

After two days of travel, the army was about to reach Liaocheng. Seeing that it was getting dark, they camped for the night. Zhang Tong'er had nothing to do, so he wandered around the camp. He saw a soldier running over and said, "The vanguard officer invites you to the central army tent to discuss matters."

Zhang Tong'er had never participated in a war, so he thought he would just help write something, and without thinking too much, he followed him to the central army tent. Arriving at the big tent, the two sat down separately. Zhang Tonger asked, "General Wang asked me to come here. What is your order?"

Wang Bo said, "Prince Xia wants to suppress Yu Wenhuaji this time. I am the vanguard officer and should lead the charge. I would like to ask you to write a letter of challenge to Yu Wenhuaji to fight."

Zhang Tonger thought, I have a letter from my master Su Wei. Once the war starts, I can't send it to the city. I must send it to Madam Xiao first. Zhang Tong'er's mind turned, and he bowed and said: "I think Liaocheng can only be taken by intelligence, not by force."

Wang Bo was stunned, and said with a smile: "I originally asked you to write for me, do you have a good plan to teach me?"

Zhang Tong'er thought of a quick solution and said: "I do have a plan. Although Yu Wenzhi only has 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers, they are all soldiers of the Xiaoguo Camp, brave and good at fighting. In the Battle of Tongshan, Li Mi lost 100,000 Wagang soldiers before he defeated the Xiaoguo Camp. Don't take it lightly?"

Wang Bo took a breath and nodded frequently: "You are right, what should we do according to your plan?"

Zhang Tong'er said: "General, it is better to pretend to surrender, surrender to the city on the surface, but actually be the internal support of King Xia. On the day of the siege, we will be able to recapture Liaocheng with internal and external cooperation."

Wang BoHe frowned and thought carefully: "This plan is very good, but who can go into the city to persuade Yu Wenzhi?"

"Thank you for your trust, I am willing to go." Zhang Tong'er stood up and bowed, volunteering. Wang Bo was overjoyed and immediately arranged to write a false surrender letter and let Zhang Tong'er take it into Liaocheng.

Wang Bo could not read a few words, so he asked Zhang Tong'er to write the letter for him. Zhang Tong'er took the letter, said goodbye to Wang Bo, and rushed to Liaocheng overnight. This is:

The hero is in chaos, and it is time to use a strange plan.

The loyal servant is willing to go into the city for life and death.

At dawn, the suspension bridge on Liaocheng City was lowered, the city gate was opened, and the people went in and out. Zhang Tong'er still disguised himself as a down-and-out scholar and entered the city. After some inquiries, I learned that Yuwen Huaji occupied a large courtyard in the east of the city as a temporary palace, and locked up all the beauties in the palace, including Xiao Jun, for his own enjoyment.

Zhang Tonger came to the temporary palace. There were soldiers guarding outside the gate, and the security was strict. He took the initiative to approach a gatekeeper and said, "My dear, I want to see Prime Minister Yuwen. Please inform him."

The gatekeeper glanced at Zhang Tonger and asked, "The Prime Minister is busy with official duties. How can he have time to see you? Go!"

Zhang Tonger saw that the gatekeeper was greedy, so he took out a silver ingot of ten taels and stuffed it into the gatekeeper. The guard asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the messenger of Xia Wang Dou Jiande."

The guard looked at the ruined place and said doubtfully, "Wait for me to report."

The guard informed the general Yuan Li in front of the palace. Yuan Li hurried to the inner courtyard of the palace. At this time, Yu Wenzhi was enjoying the music. Xiao Jun played the guzheng in his hand. Yuan Li went to Yu Wenzhi's ear and whispered, "Someone claims to be a messenger from Xia and wants to see the prime minister."

"Why is he from Xia?" Yu Wenhuaji turned around and asked, "Is it the envoy of Xia Wang Dou Jiande?"

Yuan Li nodded affirmatively, and said, "Bring him to see me."

After waiting for a while, Yuan Li brought Zhang Tong'er to the front yard of the palace. Zhang Tong'er knelt down to greet him. Yu Wenhuaji took a bunch of grapes in his hand and glanced at him, "Since you are an envoy, please give me a seat."

Zhang Tong'er thanked Yu Wenhuaji and sat aside. He heard a melodious and moving zither music. Zhang Tong'er followed the music and glanced slightly. The person playing the zither was Xiao Jun. It was a pity that the queen of the previous emperor was held hostage by a traitor. She was heavily made up and dressed like a singing girl, playing the piano and music, which made Zhang Tong'er feel even more sad.

Yu Wenzhi asked: "What is the purpose of King Xia sending you here?"

Zhang Tong'er said: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, it was not King Xia who sent me here, but Wang Bo, the advance officer of King Xia, who sent me here."

"Hmph!" Yu Wenzhi looked at him with contempt and asked: "Wang Bo? He is clearly a gang of thieves!"

Zhang Tong'er took out a letter and presented it to Yu Wenzhi: "Dou Jiande is a tyrannical and arrogant man. Wang Bo wants to lead 3,000 righteous soldiers to surrender and join the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister rules the world, respects the wise and humbles himself, and accepts heroes. I wonder if he is willing to recruit him?"

Zhang Tong'er pointed a finger at the mulberry tree and cursed the locust tree.Yu Wenzhi's bluff was unclear, and he only heard a burst of laughter. Yu Wenzhi was overjoyed: "If Wang Bo can surrender, I will give him an official title and a title of nobility, and I will never break my promise." Zhang Tong'er was also very happy and stood up to thank him.

Yu Wenzhi believed Zhang Tong'er's plan, and issued an edict in the name of the puppet emperor Yang Hao, sending an envoy to recruit Wang Bo. Wang Bo had already reached an agreement with Xia Wang Dou Jiande, and followed Zhang Tong'er's plan. It can be said that:

The false surrender has its own false surrender plan, and the family servants have the ingenuity to break the treacherous secret.

Sighing at the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it is hard to say that the people are worried.

Two days later, Wang Bo led 3,000 soldiers and went straight to Liaocheng to pretend to surrender to Yu Wenzhi. Yu Wenzhi and Zhang Tong'er came to the city of Liaocheng together to welcome the surrendered Xia soldiers. Wang Bo got off his horse, walked to Yu Wenhuaji, and knelt down: "Wang Bo, the guilty minister, led the people to surrender, and hoped that the prime minister would take us in."

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite." Yu Wenhuaji helped Wang Bo up and looked him up and down: "General, it is a blessing that you surrender. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you." Everyone smiled and entered Liaocheng together.

When they arrived at the palace, Yu Wenhuaji and Wang Bo sat on the upper seat together, and Yu Wenzhiji, Pei Qiantong, Yuan Li, Zhang Tonger and others were all with them. The hall was full of colorful lights, the windows were full of prosperity, and there was no sign that Wang Bo and Zhang Tonger were pretending to surrender.

Twenty palace maids were dressed beautifully and came to the front of the hall. They danced to the music, and everyone drank and watched the dance. The beauty was delicious, the fragrance of flowers was gorgeous, and they toasted and exchanged cups, and they were very happy. Yu Wenzhi asked: "General Wang, have you ever seen such a beautiful girl while following Dou Jiande?"

Wang Bo had long heard that Yu Wenzhi was lustful, so he pretended to praise him: "The Prime Minister is really lucky, where did you find these beauties?"

"These are the maids of the Emperor of Sui Dynasty. All the beauties in the six palaces are mine." After saying this, Yu Wenzhi laughed.

Wang Bo followed Yu Wenzhi and said, "Since the Prime Minister has taken in the beauties in the six palaces, why doesn't he also take the throne?"

Yu Wenzhi tilted his eyes and said hypocritically, "I am a minister. How dare I usurp the throne because of gossip?"

Wang Bo smiled slyly, raised his wine glass and toasted Yu Wenzhi with a glass of wine, deliberately flattering him, "The Prime Minister killed the tyrant Yang Guang, which is to act on behalf of heaven. If he faces south and becomes the emperor, it is not too much." This praise made Yu Wenzhi very happy and aroused his long-buried dream of becoming an emperor.

After three rounds of dishes and five kinds of wine, Wang Bo toasted and flattered again, and Yu Wenzhi was so happy that he didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was. Zhang Tonger took the opportunity to quietly leave the banquet and walked into the garden. Suddenly, he saw Xiao Jun sitting alone under the long corridor. Zhang Tonger took a few steps, came closer, and knelt down: "I am Zhang Tonger to meet Madam Xiao."

This kneeling shocked Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun asked: "Sir, please don't be polite. We have never met before. How do you know my identity?"

Although he had never met Xiao Jun before, Zhang Tonger often accompanied Su Wei and recognized Xiao Jun. Zhang Tonger bowed and said: "Madam, there is no need to ask more. I am the servant of Prime Minister Su Wei."

Xiao Jun finally understood and asked: "How did you become the envoy of King Xia?”

“It’s a long story.” Zhang Tong’er took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Jun: “This is a handwritten letter from Prime Minister Su. Destroy it after reading it and don’t let Yu Wenzhi know. The weather is unpredictable, so take care of yourself. Take care, your majesty.”

After that, Zhang Tong’er left in a hurry and returned to the banquet. Xiao Jun walked to a deserted place in the courtyard, opened the letter, and looked at it carefully. The letter read:

“Grand Empress Dowager, your majesty has been humiliated, and this old minister is incompetent. Wang Shichong killed the emperor and usurped power, and the young master Yang Tong was killed. Your majesty, please accept my condolences. Today, this old minister will go to Chang’an again to visit the emperor’s grandson Yang You, and I only hope that God will bless the Sui Dynasty. ”

After reading it, Xiao Jun sat by the pool in a daze, tore up the secret letter and scattered it into the pool. It was as if a catastrophe had fallen from the sky, and at this moment, it was as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss. She felt drowsy and felt her legs soften, and fainted in the garden.

I don’t know how long she had slept. Xiao Jun opened her eyes slightly and vaguely saw Yu Wenzhi sitting by the bed. Yu Wenzhi saw Xiao Jun wake up and held Xiao Jun’s hands: "Mei Niang, Mei Niang, you are awake. I have something important to discuss with you"

Xiao Jun asked: "All matters, big or small, are decided by the prime minister. Why do you ask me again?"

Yu Wenzhi said with great interest: "Wang Bo wants to support me to change the dynasty and become emperor. I want to make you the queen. What do you think?"

Xiao Jun had long been indifferent to fame and fortune, and just asked: "All the beauties in the palace are owned by the prime minister. Why do you want to make me, a half-old woman, the queen? ”

“I am the emperor and the successor of Sui Dynasty, which is the orthodox rule of the world. Since I have abdicated the throne, I have also taken the empress, which is the orthodox rule of the world. ” I have never heard of Yu Wenzhi’s absurd words. Only by marrying the empress of the previous dynasty can it be considered orthodox. Xiao Jun was silent for a long time, numb and speechless. This is:

Life is full of twists and turns, and fate is unexpected. It is difficult to take care of yourself in your wandering life, and your prime years are in vain.

Fourteen years of female life, the second time she was crowned as the mother. Sighing that the world is so changeable, who can I rely on when I am alone in exile?

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