Chapter 50 3. Infighting in the Yuwen family

Zhao Gui and Duguxin, under a series of careful arrangements before and after Yuwentai's death, failed to shake the junior Yuwenhu's position, and instead lost everything. (This was fully foreseen by Yu Wentai when he entrusted the funeral. Black otter's strategy is not only manifested on the battlefield, but also manifested in the political arena and officialdom. Very. Everyone in Yuwentai is dead, and others can only be his pawns) Yuwenhu took advantage of the situation to fill in successively, and Hou Mo Chenchong, the last one in Zhu Kingdom, replaced Duguxin's Taibao position, and Zhao Gui's Dabao by himself Zuo Zai left the vacancy of Da Sima in charge of military power, and handed it over to He Lanxiang, Lord Boling of the Zhu Kingdom, who was also a junior.

He Lanxiang is Yu Wentai's nephew, and his mother is Yu Wentai's sister.He Lanxiang has followed Yu Wentai in the South and North Wars since he was a child, and has always been a figure in the young and strong faction of the Yuwen family.Yuwenhu's arrangement reflects his political skills (Zhao Gui, Duguxin and others conspired to rebel, and underestimated his ability too much): he used the vacant post of Taibao to appease the only remaining Zhuguo Hou Mo Chenchong of the Hebayue faction, and made his opponents At the same time, people from the Yuwen family occupy positions with real power (Otsuka Zai and Da Sima are in charge of officials and military power), and then take advantage of the organizational characteristics of the military system of the government to send Zhao Gui and Duguxin's army Also income subordinates.Killing three birds with one stone, the original six-pillar system was no longer balanced, and the Yuwen family's dominance was only now fully established.

Yu Wenhu was not satisfied, instead of putting down the butcher knife in his hand, he raised it more frequently.This time, the target pointed to the inside of the Yuwen family. Little Heavenly King Yu Wenjue's ascension to the throne was in compliance with Yu Wentai's wishes, and it was also the product of wrestling and compromise between various factions in the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time.In fact, it’s not just about worrying about Dugu Xin’s taking power as mentioned above. Yuwentai considers the interests of the family and believes that Yuwenjue is young and should rely more on Yuwenhu, who assists the government. The headed clan and old ministers are conducive to political stability and family unity.

Yu Wentai's political and military skills are top-notch, but his knowledge of juvenile psychology seems to be very lacking.I don't know if he has considered that the age of fifteen, whether it is too big or too young, is the so-called "half-aged child" and belongs to the "youth rebellious period" that is often said today.Children of this age, whether they are promising or not, will often show rebellious impulses to their parents or teachers. Yu Wenjue is a typical example of this kind of child. "Book of Zhou" used three words to evaluate him: "Sex Congo".

The word "Congo" can be understood as "resolute and courageous" or "stubborn and reckless". The key depends on how you are in Congo and who you are in Congo.A young emperor like Yu Wenjue, who is unwilling to be a puppet and does not think he is a puppet, faces a cousin who is not high in qualifications and prestige, and has no real running-in and understanding between them (the age difference between the two In his twenties), it is naturally easy to regard him as a "rebel object". Therefore, although Yuwenhu's dictatorship was to safeguard the interests of the Yuwen family, Yuwenjue was emotionally disgusted and resistant.He prefers to see the balance of power between the various factions in the DPRK and China, and he will come forward to coordinate and control the power; but he absolutely does not want to see everyone obeying Yu Wenhu, and he, the nominal supreme ruler, is treated as a transparent person and left aside .After Zhao Gui and Duguxin failed, he became even more jealous of Yu Wenhu.

Yu Wenhu learned from the experience and lessons of the Zhao Gui incident, and widely spread eyeliner and confidantes among the courtiers.Yitong and the third division Qigui complained to Xue Shan, the doctor of Yuzhengzhong: "Military and state affairs should belong to the emperor, how can they be monopolized by powerful ministers?" In order to make the same track, Xue Shan was added as an official. Yuwenhu's actions made the ministers of the court panic. Li Zhi (the son of Li Yuan) and Sun Heng, the military commander, have always been highly valued by Yuwentai. They have held important positions for a long time. Gongbo Yifufeng, He Bati and others (Gongbo is the position established by Yu Wentai according to "Zhou Li", in charge of the affairs of the palace), entered the palace to meet Yu Wenjue secretly.

Li Zhi and Sun Heng lamented Chen Yuwenhu's "sins" as soon as they came up: "Since Yuwenhu killed Zhao Gui, his power has become stronger and stronger; civil servants and generals are all vying to belong to him, and all political affairs are decided by him. Yichen and others In my opinion, I am afraid that he will plot something wrong, and I hope His Majesty will take precautions early!" Yuwenjue's attitude of hating Yuwenhu is consistent, but he doesn't think the situation is so serious.After hearing what Li Zhi and Sun Heng said, the young emperor felt that it made sense and nodded frequently.

Seeing that Yu Wenjue was moved, Yi Fufeng and He Bati continued to say: "The former king (referring to Yu Wentai) was so wise that he entrusted important tasks to Li Zhi and Sun Heng. Now if you entrust them with important tasks, why worry about it?" What if it doesn’t work? Yu Wenhu often said that he would be the Duke of Zhou’s assistant government, and the ministers waited until they heard that Duke Zhou was in charge for seven years before handing over the power to King Cheng of Zhou. How can His Majesty wait for seven years?” This "narration" completely moved Yu Wenjue, and Yu Wenjue began to arrange to deal with Yu Wenhu.His method is not new either, that is, to summon Yu Wenhu with an excuse, and at the same time ambush the warriors in the back tent, and take Yu Wenhu down in one fell swoop.Yu Wenjue personally selected the warriors around him and practiced "operational essentials" in the back garden of the palace.

Li Zhi and Sun Heng thought they were short of manpower, so they went to another palace uncle, Zhang Guangluo, to plan together. Unexpectedly, it was the fault of this. (Secrets in the harem, what are you doing with so many people? After all, you are still not confident) It turned out that Zhang Guangluo was also Yu Wenhu's eyeliner, and Yu Wenhu soon knew the whole story. When Yu Wenhu heard that Yu Wenjue was involved, he knew that it was a big deal. If it was just a minister who wanted to kill him, he would be arrested and convicted of treason, but now it is the monarch's will, and if he is not handled properly, things will go wrong.So Yu Wenhu remained calm, and found a reason to release Li Zhi and Sun Heng respectively, and appointed them as the Governor of Liangzhou and the Governor of Tongzhou, so that they would not have the opportunity to discuss matters together again.

Ordinarily, Yu Wenhu didn't deal with Li Zhi and Sun Heng like he did with Zhao Gui, Dugu Xin, Qi Gui and others, which is considered to be enough for Yu Wen.Yu Wenjue didn't appreciate it, and proposed to recall Li and Sun several times. Yu Wenhu expressed his loyalty and hoped that Yu Wenjue would not listen to the "slander". Only then did Yu Wenjue dispel the idea of ​​colluding with Li Zhi and others, but those people in the palace who were not punished were even more afraid.Yifufeng kept on messing with Yuwenjue and immediately acted according to the original plan, leading Yuwenhu into the harem in the name of banqueting the princes, and then killing him.As a result, there was still the traitor Zhang Guangluo (Yu Wenjue didn't draw lessons from his failure last time, but you should check the purity of the "revolutionary team" first) among the people who were planning to do things at the scene, so he went to inform again.

Now Yuwenhu was completely disappointed in Little Heavenly King, he immediately summoned He Lanxiang, and another nephew of Yuwentai, Yu Chigang, the leader in charge of the forbidden army, and explained the matter in detail.When He Lanxiang heard this, he said, "Isn't this adding to the chaos? Why did Yuwen's family fall into the hands of such a foolish person, who actually wanted to kill his cousin!" Both of them believed that Yuwenjue was not worthy of being a monarch, and advised Yuwenhu to do it as soon as possible. Abolish Yu Wenjue. Yuwen Hu then sent Yuchigang into the palace, falsely preaching the decree, and called Yifufeng and others to discuss the matter.Yifufeng and the others thought it was another matter of discussing the assassination of Yuwenhu, so naturally they didn't dare to neglect, they came to see Yuwenjue excitedly, and Yuchigang waited for them one by one, kidnapped them and sent them to Yuwenhu's mansion.Yu Chigang transferred all the close guards in the palace away, and Yu Wenjue came to his senses, hid in the inner palace, and equipped the maids with weapons, hoping to protect his own safety. Yu Wenhu did not act personally, but only let He Lanxiang "lead the battle" and lead the troops into the inner hall, forcing Yu Wenjue to abdicate.How could the impromptu maid guards have the ability to resist, Yu Wenjue obediently obeyed the "disposition", was taken out of the palace, and placed under house arrest in the former palace. Yu Wenhu controlled the situation, summoned all the ministers, and said in front of everyone, with snot and tears: "The former king (Yu Wentai, after Yu Wenjue ascended the throne, he was posthumously named King Wen of Zhou) was born in commoner, charged into battle, and made a fortune." After more than 30 years of struggle to restore the king’s industry, the foreign invaders were not defeated. Unfortunately, I passed away. I, Yu Wenhu, was honored by the former king’s order, and together with the public, I promoted Lueyang Duke (Yu Wenjue) and helped the Great Zhou replace the Wei Dynasty. But Xiao Since the monarch came to the throne, he has been licentious, close to villains, listened to slander, and murdered ministers. If successful, the country will inevitably suffer. My death is a minor matter. How can I go to see the former king? Today I have made up my mind, and I would rather lose Lueyang Lord, live up to the country. Lord Ningdu (Yu Wenyu) has both ability and political integrity, benevolence, filial piety, holiness, kindness, and the hearts of the world, attracting the attention of the world. I plan to abolish the obscurity and make the light bright, what do you think?" Everyone has seen how powerful Yu Wenhu is, who would raise objections at this time, saying: "This is Minggong's family matter, how can we disagree?" Yuwenhu turned "sorrow" into joy, first escorted Yifufeng and others out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded (the one who danced the most often died the worst), and then sent people to Qizhou (now Fengxiang South, Shaanxi, Yu Wenyu was then Qizhou Governor) to welcome Yu Wenyu, the capital of Ning; then, he recalled Li Zhi, Sun Heng and others who had opposed him to Chang'an, and executed them together.Li Zhi's father, Li Yuangui, was the general of the Zhu Kingdom, and Yuwenhu did not let him go in Hongnong, the outer town. The scene where Li Yuan swore to the death to defend Yuwenjue's inheritance undoubtedly made Yuwenhu worry a lot.Li Yuan's loyalty in front of Yuwentai, in exchange for being forced to commit suicide. Yuwenhu was afraid that if Yuwenjue came to power again in the future, it would be bad for him, so he simply sent someone to poison him to death, and forced his queen Yuanshi (daughter of Emperor Wen of the Western Wei Dynasty) to become a nun.More than ten years later, Yu Wenjue's younger brother Yu Wenyong got rid of Yu Wenhu's pro-government, and then rehabilitated Yu Wenjue's reputation and pursued him as Emperor Xiaomin. The issue of successors in the Northern Zhou Dynasty took a full circle and returned to the original point.Yu Wenyu, the eldest son of the concubine, took over the throne of Heavenly King. He was Emperor Shizong Ming of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.