Chapter 18 The Bank of the Wei River 1
Xuan Zhongzi came out of Zangfeng Cave and wandered in the clouds.
Li Yaoshi and Fang Xuanling went home respectively.
Wei Xuancheng was homeless, so he followed his master's instructions and moved into the Qingfeng Temple at the foot of Tiangui Mountain, where he became a Taoist priest.
Li Yaoshi returned to the Zhaojun government office, and within a few months he heard that the imperial edict had been issued to attack Chen. The Sui Dynasty had dispatched more than 500,000 troops, with the prince Yang Guang, the king of Jin, as the commander-in-chief of the army.
Auxiliary, go south from Liuhe, Xiangyang and Yongan roads respectively.
The military towns adjacent to Chen State were the first to send troops. Li Yaoshi knew that his uncle Han Qinhu and his eldest brother Li Yaowang had led their troops to attack Chen State.
At this time, the New Year was approaching, and because of the war between Sui and Chen, neither country had the intention to celebrate the New Year.
Han Qinhu's troops marched to Luzhou, crossed the river from Shouyang, captured Caishi, Hengjiang, and Gushu, and attacked Jiankang from the west.
He Ruobi then sent troops to Guangling, crossed the river from Nangun, captured Jingkou, and attacked Jiankang from the east.
Chen general Xiao Mohe sent a barbarian slave outside Jianchun Gate in the east city and led one hundred thousand Chen troops to fight hard with He Ruobi.
He Ruobi won a great victory, captured Xiao Maha, and defeated Ren Mannu.
Chen Jun closed the Jianchun Gate and defended the east city.
Ren Mannu was defeated and fled outside the Xuanyang Gate of Nancheng, where he met the Han army that had captured the tiger from the west.
At this time, Ren Mannu was defeated and had no courage. He was desperate. Under Han Qinhu's coercion and inducement, he actually surrendered the Sui army, opened the Xuanyang Gate, and led Han Qinhu from Nancheng into Jiankang.
So Han captured the tiger soldiers and took the lead in entering the capital of Chen State without losing any blood.
He quickly led his fine cavalry to the palace and captured Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen, and hundreds of concubines and concubines of the Chen family.
At this time, Jin Wang Yang Guang had also crossed the river, and Han Qinhu welcomed Yang Guang into Jiankang.
After Yang Guang entered the city, he immediately reported victory to his father Yang Jian.
Yang Jian received the good news and was delighted. He rewarded the meritorious soldiers and conferred the titles of Han Qinhu as Shen Guogong and He Ruobi as Song Guogong. At the same time, he ordered the execution of Zhang Guifei, Kong Guifei and other Sui harems who had deceived their masters and lost their virtues, and placed them in the Qingxi River.
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After the fall of Jiankang, Chen Junshang guarded Jiangxia, making it impossible for Yang Jun and Yang Su in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to go eastward.
Yang Guang immediately ordered Chen Shubao to tell the Sui army to abandon the defense of Jiangxia, and the Chen state was peaceful.
At this time, it was the early spring of the ninth year of Emperor Wen's founding of the Sui Dynasty, and the year of Jian Ji You was the year when the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty were divided in history.
Han Qinhu rode a green Cong horse, escorting Chen Shubao, Empress Dowager Liu, Queen Shen, Princess Shouchang, Princess Lechang and other prisoners of the Chen royal family to the north, just in time for "the green Cong horse with yellow spots came from Shouyang River; when it came,
The wind of winter ends, and the spring breeze begins."
Starting from the Eight Kings Rebellion during the Yuankang period of Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty, China was divided and warred for nearly 300 years. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, re-unified the country and ushered in the prosperous Li and Tang Dynasties.
The Sui Dynasty's Pingcheng War was actually a major event in the history of medieval China.
Although Yang Jian was a Hu for generations and had Hu blood, after all, he came to dominate China as a Han and unified the world.
If he had not replaced the Northern Zhou Dynasty and established the Sui Dynasty, the two Han and Jin Dynasties had subjugated and unified China again. It was most likely the Northern Zhou Dynasty of the Xianbei Yuwen family. This matter is quite popular among later historians with nationalist ideas.
When the news of Pingchen reached Zhao County, there was a burst of joy and celebration in the government office.
Mrs. Han knew that her brother Han Qinhu and her eldest son Li Yaowang were about to return in triumph, so she decided to go to the capital to greet them in person.
Brothers Li Yaoshi and Li Keshi said goodbye to their father and accompanied their mother to Chang'an.
Since Mrs. Han and her party have female dependents, their journey cannot be fast.
However, Han Qinhu and King Li Yao escorted hundreds of concubines from the Chen family to the north, and they walked even more slowly.
Therefore, although Mrs. Han set off late, she had just passed Tongguan and caught up with Han Qinhu's army.
On this day, Mrs. Han and his party entered Tongguan and headed west along the Wei River. The sun was shining warmly, the wind was blowing in the willows, and the spring water was sparkling. It was a clear weather and a pleasant season.
Li Yaoshi looked far ahead and saw a flag fluttering in the distance with the word "Han" embroidered on it. Knowing that it was his uncle's troops, he said to Li Keshi: "It seems that uncle and eldest brother are in front. I
Go ahead and pay your respects first, and you can accompany my mother and come later."
Keshi Li agreed, and Medicine Master Li patted his mount and galloped forward.
He caught up with his uncle at the Chinese army's tent and asked to see his uncle.
When Han Qinhu saw Li Yaoshi, he was very happy and said: "In the past, there was an allusion of "I sent my uncle off to Weiyang." Now that I have returned victorious, you will greet me at the Yin of the Wei River. Is there any explanation?"
Pharmacist Li smiled and said: "Of course it's 'I'll welcome my uncle's family, and I'll go to Weiyin'."
When Han Qinhu heard this, he raised his palms and laughed.
Li Yaoshi reported that his mother was on the way. It was already getting late, so Han Qinhu ordered to set up camp.
Mrs. Han came to the tent, brother and sister, mother and son met each other, naturally she was extremely happy.
The three Li brothers had not been together for a long time. As soon as they met, Li Yaoshi and Li Keshi gathered around their eldest brother Li Yaowang and listened to him describe all the details of the Battle of Pingchen.
For a moment, my blood was boiling and I just wished I could participate in person.
Mrs. Han and her party are not part of the military, so it is inconvenient to stay in the army for a long time.
Therefore, after the dinner, Mrs. Han took Master Li, Master Li to bid farewell to Han Qinhu and King Li Yao, and went to find a place to stay.
In the early morning of the next day, Han Qinhu broke out of camp and marched westward, and Han's mother and son also dressed up and headed westward.
Yesterday's dinner was held in the Chinese army's tent, so it looked like a military majesty.
Today, when Li Yaoshi was passing by the army, he saw all the imperial concubines and concubines who were accustomed to enjoy the glory and wealth. They were prisoners in the palace, huddled in the cart, mourning, weeping and dragging their feet.
Medicine Master Li knew in his heart that Master Chen was fatuous and incompetent. He was defeated and the country was destroyed. He had to take the blame on himself.
However, seeing a group of women and children miserable and helpless, one cannot help but feel compassion.
At this time, the solar term has entered its hibernation, the willow branches on the shore are sprouting new green, and the earth is full of business.
However, the emperor and concubine of the Chen family were filled with sorrow and panic. In their ears, did the soft singing of the Wei River turn into sobs? Li Yaoshi was feeling sad when he suddenly heard the sound of a sergeant shouting and scolding in front of him.
He looked up and saw a woman with disheveled hair on top of a fast-moving cart, struggling to jump out of the cart.
There were several people in the car pulling her, and several people in the car blocking her, but she couldn't get past her.
Seeing that half of her body was out of the carriage shaft, the carriage was still speeding along.
Li Yaoshi saw that if the woman climbed out of the carriage, even if she was not run over by the wheels, she would still be trampled by the horses behind her.
His heart suddenly became filled with compassion, and he immediately clapped his horse and galloped forward.
The woman just fell off the car. Li Yaoshi stretched out his hand and lifted the woman up.
Just listen to the woman screaming: "Put me down! Put me down!"
She looked anxious and tried all her strength to break free from Li Yaoshi's hand.
However, she was lifted up in the air by Li Yaoshi, and her hands and feet had nowhere to use her strength. How could she break free? Seeing that she could not break free, she cried out in despair: "My bronze mirror! My bronze mirror!"
Already hoarse.
At this time, the cart had stopped, and several sergeants accompanying it ran towards Pharmacist Li.
Chapter completed!