Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

As soon as Fan Zi's boat docked, he didn't even bother to put on the pedals. He carried his robes that had been soaked by the river water and went up to the river bank. He waved his hands to the garrison at the camp gate and shouted:"Quick report to Manager Cui, Liang Guo's mutiny."!"

When Cui Hongdu and Liu Ren'en learned that Fan Zigai had suddenly arrived, they knew something must have happened in Jiangling. They quickly invited Fan Zigai into the Chinese army's tent. Fan Zigai was panting and sat on a chair, twisting his robe with his hands. After getting into the water, he said:"The general manager quickly sends out troops. The Liang Kingdom has changed, martial law has been imposed everywhere, and the people's morale is in chaos."

Cui Hongdu said:"When Zi Gai left, could you see an ambush?"

"When I crossed the river, the general Dai Senshuo had been killed. How could Xiao Qing and others be the opponents of the Sui army?"A soldier next to him brought water. Fan Zigai picked up the porcelain bowl, took a sip of water, and said:"The ministers of the Liang Kingdom will definitely flee to the Chen Kingdom. It is not worth mentioning. What I'm worried about is that among the people of Jiangling, rumors are rampant and people's hearts are spreading, which will cause endless troubles."

"In this case, I will order my troops immediately. Cui Hongdu stood up and sent an order. All camps gathered troops and immediately prepared to pull anchor and sail across the river to recapture Jiangling.

At dawn, Fan Zigai, Cui Hongdu, and Liu Ren'en led the navy to cross the river by boat. At this time, the people of Jiangling had begun to flee to Chen Guo. , a small number of people were unwilling to leave their homes and were still in fear.

Cui Hongdu issued an order to all armies. When encountering displaced people, they were only allowed to give kind words and not to loot and kill. The Sui army appeased the people along the way and treated the people stranded in Jiangling favorably.

Fan Zigai led a group of troops. , was walking forward, looking for the homeless people, when he suddenly saw a group of Liang soldiers coming in front, led by one of them, the seventh prince Xiao Jue.

As we all know, Xiao Jue had a close friendship with Jin Wang Yang Guang, and he was devoted to the Sui Dynasty. He fled this time. Xiao Jue refused to defect to the Chen State with Xiao Wei and others, but instead encouraged the people to submit to the Sui Dynasty.

When everyone reunited, they were all smiles and did not care about gossip. Xiao Jue said:"Where are you, Mr. Fan? I have been looking for you for a long time?

Fan Zigai said:"I saw soldiers and horses on guard at Guanyi. I knew something was going to happen in Jiangling, so I moved troops to the Jiangbei camp.""

"Now that the Sui army has arrived, there are still people on the east and south banks. You and I should appease them separately and report to the Sui Emperor to recover Jiangling City as soon as possible."Xiao Jue said.

Everyone was convinced, and they immediately split up and acted separately without going into details.

Anping King Xiao Yan and Second Prince Xiao Gu led the soldiers and people who were pro-Chen to defect to Chen, but they left in a hurry, with many people and few boats. , most of the people were still stranded in Jiangling.

Fortunately, the Seventh Prince Xiao Jue, Fan Zigai and others recruited people along the way to help the people, so that the crisis in the Liang Kingdom gradually disappeared.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian died in the seventh year of the Sui Dynasty , Jiangling was recaptured in September 587 AD and renamed Jingzhou. The Sui Dynasty annexed the Liang Kingdom, and the territory crossed the Han River and was close to the Yangtze River. At the same time, Xiao Cong, the empress of the Liang Dynasty, abdicated in Daxing in the capital, changed the title of Zhu Kingdom, and became the Duke of Ju. The third emperor of the Western Liang Dynasty, thirty-three years after the founding of the country, ended here, and was known as the Western Liang in history. Later, Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote"Jingzhou Song" with a nostalgic sigh: the scales of the Chu River are as green as wine, and Zhu Fang is tied to the tail river; the Eastern March Drums are played and high sails are hung, and soup and pig couplets are hundreds of feet to the west.

Fubo ancient temple has good winds, and the White Emperor of Wuchang is in the eye. The daughter leaning on the building smiles to welcome the guests, and the Qing songs are not finished. Thousands of wine glasses are in the sky. There are three thousand houses in the alleys of Shatou, misty rain Orange flowers are blooming in the dark. There are many people living in the gorge and few people living in Chu. The locals compete for dogwood tea.

After the fall of Xiliang, Fan Zigai accompanied the seventh prince Xiao Jue, the last clan member who stayed in Jiangling, back to the capital. At that time, Xiao Jue entered the capital. , who was the best friend of Jin Wang Yang Guang. After returning to the capital, he first went to Jin Wang’s Mansion to visit Yang Guang and Xiao Jun.

The three of them sat in the living room together. Xiao Jun held the newborn grandson in his arms. The grandson was named Yang Xian. They exchanged greetings with each other. After a while, Xiao Jun said:"The day before yesterday, your brother-in-law has submitted a petition to the imperial court to invite you to an official title. The emperor has granted you the title of Wei Qing and Tao Qiuhou. As for the mansion, your brother-in-law has already made arrangements."

Xiao Jue said:"Thanks to my brother-in-law and sister for taking care of me, I have something else to ask my sister for help."

"Say whatever you can"

"When I came to Beijing last time, I was in the palace garden, admiring the moon and composing poems. I still have an impression of Princess Lanling. I heard that Princess Lanling was still unmarried, so I bothered my sister to hold on to her.

Xiao Jun said with a smile:"Last time I saw you two, you were flirting with each other, and your erotic poems were funny." It turned out that the seventh brother was so in love with her that he still thinks about Princess Lanling to this day."

"So I have to ask my brother-in-law and sister to come forward and help match them up, the beauty of adulthood. Yang Guang said:"

Concubine Xiao happens to be meeting the queen tomorrow. I will send you a message then.""The three of them were overjoyed and did not go into details.

On the next day, Queen Dugu summoned the princess and the royal family members to the Changchun Garden to watch the autumn chrysanthemums. The autumn chrysanthemums were in full bloom in the Changchun Garden. The flowers were fragrant and the yellow and white colors matched each other. The beautiful scenery of the golden autumn is too beautiful to behold.

Queen Dugu said:"These autumn chrysanthemums blooming in late autumn are all sent as tribute from Luoyang. It is the flower blooming season, so everyone can enjoy the flowers together."

Princess Yuanshi asked:"Since my mother loves flowers so much, why not move the flowers from the south of the Yangtze River into Changchun Garden, and gather the grass from all directions into one garden?""

"Um. Queen Dugu nodded and asked Xiao Jun:"Concubine Xiao, you are from Jiangnan, what kind of flowers should I put in Changchun Garden?""

Xiao Jun was planning to help Xiao Jue and Princess Lanling hold a red line, and said thoughtfully:"I feel that there is no shortage of flowers in Changchun Garden, but there is a shortage of talents from the south of the Yangtze River to complement the garden."

Queen Dugu smiled and said:"I have heard about the refined and elegant style of Jiangnan talents for a long time, but I have never seen a man with such sentiments."

"There was a young man from the south of the Yangtze River who lived in the boy's house.

Concubine Yuan laughed and said,"My sister still dares to secretly raise Jiangnan talents behind King Jin's back?""

"Alas, Sister Yuan Fei misunderstood."Xiao Jun defended himself:"The talented man from the south of the Yangtze River I'm talking about is my brother Xiao Jue. Queen

Dugu asked:"The national style of our Sui Dynasty is a little more brave, but a little less elegant. If there are such talented people from the south of the Yangtze River, they should be used by the country.""

Xiao Jun saw that Queen Dugu had no objection to Jiangnan men, so he said:"Xiao Jun once exchanged poems with Princess Lanling at the Prince of Jin's Mansion. He fell in love with Princess Lanling at first sight, and the child wanted to boldly help these two get married. Marriage, I wonder what the mother wants?"

"Okay, if Yang Awu can match Xiao Jue, it would be better to marry a talented man and a beautiful woman."

After all, Concubine Yuan on the side strongly opposed it. Concubine Yuan is from the north, of Xianbei ethnicity, and has always looked at people from the south of the Yangtze River coldly.

When Xiao Jun mentioned the marriage, Concubine Yuan also said:"Sister Awu has been growing up since she was a child. In the north, people are simple and generous, but they are not as elegant and suave as the people in the south. I'm afraid I still can't get used to it.

Queen Dugu asked,"In your opinion, what kind of man would it be best for Ah Wu to marry?""

Yuanshi said:"Of course he is a man from the north, not to mention that there are also people in the north who have beautiful minds. The boy thought that Liu Shu, the prince's personal guard, came from a famous family, had outstanding talents, and was a good candidate."

"Well, the two people you mentioned are very popular. The Ai family will go back and discuss it with His Majesty. Why not choose a day to personally test these two people and see who can become the consort."

Yuanshi said hello repeatedly, but Xiao Jun lowered his head and said nothing. He just felt resentful in his heart. It was originally a good thing, but he didn't expect that Concubine Yuan would cause trouble for him again. After visiting Changchun Garden, Xiao Jun returned to his house. Jin Wang Yang Guang was flipping through a book. When he saw Xiao Jun coming back with a bad look on his face, he casually asked,"What's wrong with my beloved concubine? She looks so bad." Xiao Jun said:"

Today when I was appreciating chrysanthemums, I mentioned the marriage between Xiao Juan and Princess Lanling to my mother. Who would have thought that the Crown Princess would recommend Liu Shu? It was a good thing, but it became complicated again."

"What did the queen say?"

Xiao Jun said:"The queen mother said that the emperor would personally test the two of them and choose the best one to marry Princess Lanling. Yang

Guang put down the scroll, walked to Xiao Jun, and said,"What's so difficult about this? I told my father the last time Xiao Jun came to Beijing." At that time, Xiao Jue arrived in a hurry, and his father, the emperor, and his mother had not yet seen Xiao Jue's talent. Now that the mother has given her permission, let the emperor see for himself whose son is the candidate to be the prince-in-law."

Xiao Jun nodded:"For today's plan, this is the only way."……

When Empress Dugu went back to tell Yang Jian, Yang Jian was overjoyed and immediately summoned the two prime ministers Su Wei and Gao Jian to the Ning'an Hall to discuss matters. After the two paid obeisance, they were given seats on both sides, and Yang Jian told the story of Princess Lanling's marriage.

Su Wei said:"I think we must be cautious in this matter. Concubine Yuan recommended Liu Shu because she relied on the prince; Concubine Xiao recommended Xiao Jue because she relied on the king of Jin. If the two competed to recruit a bride, they would only make the prince and the king of Jin unhappy. Your Highness has lost harmony."

Yang Jian said:"Since ancient times, emperors and princes have had disputes over their legitimate concubines, but my five princes were born from the same mother and share the same blood. There is no need to worry about the discord between brothers."

Gao Jiye. Su Wei said:"Although it is a competition, it is still the order of the parents. Your Majesty has his own judgment.

Prime Minister Su is worrying too much." Su Wei said:"Your Majesty, don't forget that the prince has already impeached the King of Jin once last time. This time A competition to recruit a bride might lead to a fight between the party and the palace."

Yang Jian said:"What Su Aiqing said is not unreasonable, but seeing is worth hearing a hundred times. If these two juniors are not allowed to compete, how can we know who is more outstanding? I want to Come and see for yourself in Changchun Garden."

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian sent Gao Jun and Su Wei to prepare for the marriage selection, and Yang Jian issued a decree to recall Wei Ding, the governor of Guangzhou, and ordered Wei Ding to serve Liu Shu and Xiao in Changchun Garden. Divination by fortune-telling. It's exactly this: not asking about love or fate, just sharing the joy of talent.

The deep palace tuck seems calm, and the wheat awn has already reached the tip of the needle.

A few days later, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian and Empress Dugu presided over a ceremony at Shenyu Pavilion to personally test the candidate for their consort. The grass in Shenyu Pavilion is green and yellow, and the atmosphere of autumn is strong.

In the middle of the corridor under the pavilion, the palace people set up tables and chairs. Yang Jian and the Lonely Queen were sitting in the middle, facing north and south. Sitting on both sides were servants Su Wei on the left and Gao Qiao on the right. Looking at the two sides of the garden, a pair of The prince Yang Yong and the princess Yuanshi are sitting in the carriage, and the Jin Wang Yang Guang and the Jin princess Xiao Jun are sitting in the carriage.

There were several idle officials standing behind Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. Among them was Wei Ding, who was there to read and tell fortunes for Yang Jian. Yang Jian trusted Wei Ding very much. Moreover, when King Yang Guang of Jin married Xiao Jun, Wei Ding personally calculated his birthday. character.

At this time, the great eunuch Wang Wentong shouted:"The emperor has a decree: The prince's personal guard Liu Shu and Wei Qing Xiao Jue are here to see you."

A man walked in front, with a straight figure and a talented appearance, with clear eyebrows, a slight beard, a majestic appearance, and was dressed in red. Wearing brown robes of the crown prince's personal guard, he walked towards him. This person was none other than Liu Shu.

Look at the person behind him, with a black crown and blue robe, fine features and handsome eyes, it is Xiao Jue. Liu Shu and Xiao Jue came to Shenyu Pavilion one after another and saluted Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian and Queen Dugu together.

At the end of the ceremony, the eunuch Wang Wentong read out an oral edict:"The emperor has an edict: Today is a good time for the Dragon Girl to recruit a bride. He ordered the prince's personal guard Liu Shu and the Wei Qing Xiao Jue to compete in talent and learning at the Shenyu Pavilion to select the candidate for the consort."

After saying this, Wang Wentong He turned to Yang Jian and said,"Your Majesty, do you want to give a question?"

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty looked at the two young talents standing in the middle of the lawn and said,"For this first question, I will order my right servant Gao Jiong to give the question." Two people to answer"

"Please ask your servant Gao Jiong to ask the question."The eunuch preached.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Jiong had already prepared pen and ink beside him. Gao Jiong took up the pen and started writing. After writing, the two young eunuchs hung the calligraphy in the south. When everyone saw it, it was a couplet. , wrote:

"On the top of the mountain, there are strange and dangerous peaks, and a hundred-fold road leading to the sky.

Recalling the enthronement of Zen by Yingzheng of the Qin Dynasty, we have experienced the prosperity of the two dynasties of the Han Dynasty. The waves of the river across the north are majestic, and the waves of the river in the south are strange and dangerous.

The sun rises like a dragon emerging from the Hanhai Sea, and the sunset is as close as a tiger's sunset to Pingyang. The majestic beauty is surrounded by wild beasts, and the majestic and heroic men are restrained.

Who can deserve Cao Gong’s hegemony? The horse is riding straight across the river, and a song is played across the river, which is so exciting."

Gao Jiong stood up and said to everyone:"This couplet is a poem written by the ancients to chant the mountains. Today, the minister mentioned it again and regarded it as the first couplet. He ordered the two young masters to use 'Rivers' as the title to write about a river. Second line. Yang

Guang couldn't help frowning after seeing it, but Jin Princess Xiao Jun had a smile on her face and said to Yang Guang:"This is what the seventh brother likes, and he will definitely beat Liu Shu."

I saw Liu Shu saying first:"Junior comes up with a couplet and dares to do it right.""The eunuch Wang Wentong ordered people to bring in a small table. Liu Shu and Xiao Jue each placed pens, inks, paper and inkstones in front of them. Liu Shu first picked up the brush, pondered for a while, and then wrote:

"The water of the big river drifts and surges, making nine turns and eighteen turns and finally entering the sea.

Taking away the majesty of Emperor Yan and Huang, and gathering the character of Wei and Jin Dynasties, it goes around Huashan Mountain in front and rises steeply, and then enters Daiyue Mountain to rise toweringly.

The waves roll like the clanking of iron hooves, the torrents shake the earth with the sound of harpoons, the undercurrents hold groups of dragons lurking, and the cliffs hide thousands of ambushes.

Where is Wolong Qimou? Standing high in Longzhong, I visited the thatched cottage three times and showed great loyalty."

After writing it, the little eunuch hung the couplet on the left side of the first couplet. Everyone looked at it and praised it. Xiao Jue looked at what Liu Shu had written and felt confident. He also moistened his brush and wrote the couplet. :

"The waves of the Yangtze River are rolling and rushing, embedding the three rivers and twelve villages before they become the ocean.

Embrace the majesty of Wu and the Six Dynasties, show the majesty of Chu's aspiration to the throne, open up Shu on the left and know the difficulties, and paint Suzhou and Hangzhou on the right.

The waves are like a single dragon meandering, the tide is like a thousand armies invigorating, the quiet waves are like Kun and Peng fighting, and the end of the world is surrounded by eagles.

Where is Zhou Lang's elegance? The boat is moored in the south of the Yangtze River, with seven strings on the guqin, and a close friend is hard to find."

Xiao Jue's second couplet, the calligraphy is like flowing clouds and flowing water, completed in one go. The little eunuch hung Xiao Jue's second couplet on the right side of the first couplet. Everyone was even more amazed when they saw it.

Comparing the two second couplets, it is difficult to distinguish between them. Empress Dugu said to Yang Jian Said:"Gao Jiong mentions Cao Cao in the first couplet, Liu Shu mentions Zhuge Liang in the second couplet, and Xiao Jue mentions Zhou Gongjin in the second couplet. One couplet and two pairs. The result is that Wei, Shu, and Wu all have it. How to judge? Yang

Jian looked at the two people and said,"Instruct Su Wei to ask a question again, let the two of them compete, and then they will compete.""

"Very good."Queen Dugu said.

The eunuch said again:"The emperor has a decree, please ask Zuo Pu She Su Wei to come up with the question, and the two young masters will compete for another round."

Su Wei was a good man by nature. He knew in his heart that he was the prince's favorite and the king's brother-in-law, so it was not easy to offend him. He had to come up with a question that would not offend anyone.

He stood up and said:" After just reading the couplet, I realized that the two young masters were very knowledgeable, and they were both talented and knowledgeable men. The minister took a sword as the title and asked the two young masters to try it. After saying this

, Su Wei walked to a guard in the garden and asked for a sword handle. He walked between the two of them and said,"This sword is for setting out questions. Please give the correct answer to the two young masters.""

This question is very simple. There is only one sword. Su Wei doesn't say a word. No one will be offended. It only depends on how you use the sword. Liu Shu took the sword first, unsheathed it, walked to the center of the garden, and faced everyone. He cupped his fists in salute and immediately wielded his sword. To say that Liu Shu's sword skills are really good, he is worthy of being a personal guard of the prince, and his skills are clearly visible. After mastering the sword skills and martial arts, Yang Jian nodded frequently and said to Dugu Hou:"Liu Shu is good at both civil and military skills. , if you cultivate more, you will become a pillar of talent in the future."

Prince Yang Yong and Crown Princess Yuanshi smiled with arrogance. They knew that Xiao Jue was a weak man, and it was not yet known whether he could use the sword. Liu Shu glanced at Xiao Jue and handed him a sword. Neither Xiao Jue nor Xiao Jue looked at each other. Xiao Jue took the sword and walked to the middle, cupped his fists and saluted. Xiao Jue was not a martial artist, but he was proficient in music and dance. Although he was not good at martial arts when he picked up the sword, he was proficient in sword dance, up and down. Flying, the posture is gorgeous, and the onlookers on the left and right can't help but praise. This is: the wonderful couplet is a perfect match, the sword and sword dance are both brilliant. Liu Shu is the only one who is both civil and military, and Xiao Jue is the best in talent.

Liu Shu and Xiao Jue, one and the same Martial swords, a sword dance, each has its own merits, and each has its own place. It was difficult for Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian and Queen Dugu to make a conclusion for a while. Yang Jian leaned back, and standing behind him was Wei Ding, asking:"What do Wei Aiqing think of these two people?" ?"

Wei Ding thought that this was the emperor's choice of son-in-law. One of these two young men was a close confidant of the prince, and the other was the brother-in-law of the king of Jin. He might have offended someone, but based on their appearance, neither of them were the best candidates, so he could only whisper. Said:"Xiao Jue was granted the title of marquis without the appearance of a noble wife, while Liu Shutong was shown the title of a noble wife, but she did not remain in the position forever."

After hearing this, Yang Jian realized that Xiao Jue was not destined to marry a rich woman, and Liu Shu would not be able to marry Princess Lanling for long.