Chapter 30 Tianzilong Shenjingjing Well

Chen Houzhu's small court was originally small and poor, and it seemed very cramped under the pressure of the powerful Sui Dynasty in the north.But Empress Chen was still overthinking himself. In the spring of the second year of Zhenming, he sent envoys to the Sui Dynasty, and at the same time sent troops out of Tunxiakou to invade Xiazhou in the Sui Dynasty.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, who had long been looking for an opportunity to destroy Chen Guo, was very angry and happy when he learned of this, and immediately used this as an excuse to send troops to attack Chen.Published 300,000 copies of the proclamation, enumerating the twenty major crimes of Empress Chen, all the way like a broken bamboo.At this time, the people in the south of the Yangtze River were dissatisfied with the tyrannical rule of Queen Chen for a long time, and they sang the "Peach Leaf Ci" written by Wang Xianzhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: "Peach leaves repeat peach leaves, and crossing the river does not require oars. But crossing is not difficult, and I will welcome you." Welcome to the Sui Dynasty unification of the army.By November, Chen Chao's garrisons along the river were repeatedly reported to be in a hurry.

Under such circumstances, Empress Chen relied on Jinling's "royal spirit" and said disapprovingly that Qi soldiers came to Jinling three times, Zhou soldiers came twice, and they all returned in defeat. It's just repeating the same mistakes.His favorite minister Kong Fan also echoed, saying that the Yangtze River has been separated from the north and the south since ancient times, how can the captives fly over today.These reports of urgent military situations are nothing more than the generals along the river wanting to claim credit and ask for rewards.He also bragged, saying that he always felt that his official position was too low, and that if the captive army could cross the river, he would be able to become a lieutenant with military merit.At this time, someone came to report that the horse of the Sui army was dead, and Kong Fan exaggeratedly sighed: "Oh, these are all my horses. Why did they die?" Laugh out loud.

However, despite the blessing of "Wang Qi", Empress Chen was not very at ease.At that time, Linping Lake in Qiantang County, which had been blocked by weeds for many years, suddenly opened without dredging, and the common people rumored that "the lake will be opened and the world will be peaceful".When Empress Chen heard this, she was very upset.He is still a little self-aware, knowing that he is definitely not the person who "levels the world", so according to this prophecy, he will be "leveled".Worried, he actually came up with a brilliant idea, to follow the example of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, and sell himself to a Buddhist temple as a slave, so as to escape the disaster.At the same time, in order to seek the blessing of the Buddha, he built a large imperial Buddhist temple and a seven-story pagoda in Jiankang City, but the pagoda was burned down before it was completed, which also caused a fire in the capital and affected the people.Chen Houzhu picked wood from Xiangzhou again to build the main bedroom, but the boat transporting the wood sank to the bottom of the water as soon as it arrived at Niuzhuji.All kinds of "signs of national subjugation" made him feel terrified, but his solution was still to drink and have fun, carnival and play.Minister Zhang Hua, when the country was in peril, remonstrated Chen Houzhu on the table, saying that he had been emperor for five years, "did not think about the hardships of the former emperor, did not know the awesome destiny", indulged in wine and sex, and favored traitors.Now that the enemy army is under pressure and the situation is critical, if the emperor does not change course, "I will see the elk come back to Gusu!" The memorial that poked his shortcoming was full of shame and anger.So not only did he not repent and change his past mistakes, but made Zhang Hua follow in Fu's footsteps again, and this time he didn't even bother to interrogate him, and beheaded him the next day after he wrote the letter.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Zhenming (589), the Sui army crossed the river from Guangling.Then they attacked Jingkou, and then entered Zhongshan, stationed troops in Xinlin, and formed a siege of Jiankang.At that time, there were more than 100,000 troops in Jiankang City, but Empress Chen did not know how to command, and would only cry and cry every day. The general of the North Korean army advised him to stick to Jiankang and fight with the Sui army, and wait until the Sui army was exhausted before thinking about retreating Of the policy.But the Empress refused to listen to this, and instead believed the big words of the "sex guest" Kong Fan.Kong Fan boasted: "Your Majesty, please give me an order. I will lead the army to a decisive battle with the enemy. I will surely succeed. I will be famous forever like Dou Xianyan and Le Shi."But at this critical juncture, Empress Chen was so lustful that he had an affair with the wife of Xiao Mohe, a general of the Chen Dynasty.When all the generals saw that Empress Chen was so stupid, they all had a wait-and-see attitude.The Sui army came, but before the two armies fought, the braggart Kong Fan fled with his horse. As soon as the general ran away, the rest of the soldiers also broke up. The army was defeated immediately, and even the general Xiao Mahe was captured alive. Jiankang City could not hold it any longer.

Chen Houzhu panicked and dragged out two large boxes of gold to the veteran Ren Zhong, and asked him to go out to recruit people to fight.Ren Zhong got the gold, came out of the city, surrendered Sui general Han Qinhu, and led the Sui army into the city as a guide.The soldiers guarding the city were ready to fight. Ren Zhong waved his hands and reprimanded loudly: "I have surrendered, why bother you." The guards scattered like birds and beasts when they heard the words, and the Sui army entered Jiankang City without bloodshed. At this time, Empress Chen had already betrayed all relatives.He summoned all the officials, but no one came again, only Shang Shupu She Yuan Xian stood by his side.Chen Houzhu felt sad and said to him: "I have never treated you worse than others. Now you are the only one who is here to accompany me. I am so ashamed. What happened today is not only because of my lack of virtue, but also because of Jiangdong's lack of morality. I'm all dressed up." As he spoke, he frantically looked for a place to hide.Yuan Xianyi said sternly: "When the northern soldiers enter the capital, it is expected that nothing will be committed. The big thing is already like this, where can your majesty go to settle down? In my opinion, your majesty should dress up and go to the main hall, just like the story of Emperor Wu of Liang meeting Hou Jing. "

This Emperor Liang Wu was Xiao Yan, the founder of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, and the Liang Dynasty also died in his hands, so he would say: "I have gained it, I have lost it, so why should I hate it?" When Jing surrendered, he raised troops again They rebelled and finally broke into Jiankang City.When the soldiers met, Xiao Yan still had a peaceful expression, and calmly asked Hou Jing about his daily life, his wife and children and other trivial matters.The ferocious Hou Jing was also impressed by his demeanor, his face was covered with sweat, he didn't dare to look up, and finally retreated, he couldn't help but lament that Xiao Yan is so powerful.Now, Yuan Xian persuaded Empress Chen to follow the example of Emperor Wu of Liang, hoping that he would at least maintain a calm demeanor when the Sui soldiers invaded, which could be regarded as saving some face for "Jiangdong Yiguan".But where did Empress Chen have Xiao Yan's demeanor, he was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he would be even more reluctant to meet the Sui soldiers with swords exposed.So he ran faster than a rabbit, and said, "It's easy to try under the edge. Needless to say, I have my own way."

What is his method?The Sui army broke into the palace and searched everywhere, but could not find Empress Chen.So they searched for the Jingyang Palace in the back.There was a well there. Sui Jun vaguely saw a figure in the well, so he shouted loudly.When no one answered in the well, the soldiers threatened to throw stones if they did not answer.I really found a stone and put it at the mouth of the well, pretending to throw it.So the people in the well screamed in fright. The soldiers threw the rope into the well and pulled him up, but found it was very heavy. When they pulled it up, they found that there were three people, that is, Empress Chen, the noble concubine Zhang Lihua and Kong Gui. eunuch.It is said that when Zhang Lihua was in a panic, she wiped the rouge from her lips onto the mouth of the well, so the Jingyang Palace Well became famous as the Rouge Well.The commander-in-chief of the Sui army, King Yang Guang of the Jin Dynasty, had specially ordered Shi Gaojiong to save Zhang Lihua's life, but Gao Jiong immediately killed the beauty at this time. Can keep Zhang Lihua.When Yang Guang learned about it, he was outraged, and finally he ascended the throne as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and finally found an excuse to execute Gao Jiong.It is said that he went to Yangzhou three times later, which was also related to his nostalgia for Zhang Lihua.It seems that the charm of this beauty is really not shallow, but it is a pity that he met such a subjugated king as Chen Houzhu, so he had to die under the knife. "He who is not benevolent loves what he does not love", that is indeed the case.

At this time, the Sui army attacked the palace where the prince Chen Shen was. The fifteen-year-old boy was very calm.He showed no fear, and said to the soldiers calmly, "You must have worked very hard on your journey." Seeing this scene, the murderous Sui soldiers stood in awe and stood in place, daring not to move rashly, and greeted him together. salute.Comparing the two, this Empress Chen is far worse than his son. In the second month after the fall of the Chen Dynasty, Empress Chen and Wang Gong Baisi were escorted to Chang'an.After the victory, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty summoned him at Yangguangmen, and Empress Chen had to face the emperor who declared "I don't want to see this person" at this time.He fell on the ground, not daring to breathe.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty first issued an imperial edict to accuse Chen Chaojun of being a sycophant, and the Empress Chen was terrified.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty treated him well, gave him the treatment of a third-rank official, and often called him to the palace for banquets. In order to prevent him from being sad, he specially asked the band not to play Jiangnan music.However, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty really underestimated the thickness of the empress Chen's skin.Although he has become a prisoner from the Ninth Five-Year Master, he still drinks happily and happily.Unexpectedly, he would feel uncomfortable sitting in the palace banquet every day because he had no official position, and asked Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty to grant him a half-official position.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty couldn't help laughing and said: "Chen Shubao really has no heart."

After giving him such an appraisal, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty felt more at ease with him, and even took him with him during his east tour.Chen Houzhu also devoted his best to dedicating a poem to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty: "The sun, the moon, and the virtues of heaven, the emperor lives in the mountains and rivers. There is nothing to repay the peace. I wish to seal the book in the east."Chen Houzhu liked to drink and got drunk every day. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty began to think about his health and asked the guarding officials to control his supply.Later, he said, let him drink, if he can't drink freely, life will not be comfortable.So Chen Houzhu was immersed in drunkenness every day, and finally died of drinking in the fourth year of Renshou (604) of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. He was fifty-two years old at the time, and lived more than half a year longer than Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty.The children of his clan also had a good death after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, and many of them became officials later.Compared with many royal families in the Southern Dynasties who killed each other and fought against each other and the whole family was wiped out, it was a kind of luck that although the Empress Chen was able to "die", and the clan was preserved.