"Yuwentai was made the new leader, but there are still people who are not convinced, and Li Hu, the governor of the left wing, is one of them." After Yang Ji finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, and the Li Hu he was talking about was the grandfather of Li Yuan, the later Duke of Tang Guo.

"Li Hu still felt that it was the right way to defect to He Batyue's brother He Batsheng, he didn't recognize Yuwentai but ran to find He Batsheng stationed in Jingzhou to preside over the situation, He Batsheng's general Dugu got his wish, that is, Dugu Xin was sent to Guanzhong to appease He Batyue's old department, and later Dugu Xin followed Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty into Guanzhong and defected to Yuwentai, which is considered a loyal minister who supported Wei Ting"

Yang Ji said that these two were left behind, and the rest of He Bayue's old subordinates, such as Zhao Gui, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, etc., although they recommended Yuwentai as the main leader, they always felt that their old comrades-in-arms, who were equal in the past, were unhappy to be the leaders, and complained from time to time.

Yuwentai knew that the old department of the late leader He Bayue, that is, his old buddies in the past, were more or less disobedient, so he raised the banner of respecting Wei Ting, killed Hou Mo and Chen Yue, who killed the boss, and called on everyone to deal with Gao Huan, a hero.

Thanks to Yuwentai's superb political literacy and muddy methods, he later acquiesced to the new leader who inherited his younger brother's team, and then this bumpy team was finally condensed, and Emperor Xiaowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not want to be Gao Huan's puppet, and saw that Yuwentai had a firm foothold in Guanzhong and entered Tongguan to ask him for help.

"The Northern Wei Dynasty has become Gao Huan's Eastern Wei Dynasty, Yuwentai's Western Wei Dynasty, Yuwentai's Western Wei Dynasty has existed since the beginning of its establishment Yuwentai Yuancong's cronies, He Bayue's old department, He Batsheng Group, Wei Ting's loyal ministers and Henan Haoqiang and Guanlong Haoqiang Group several forces, which are the source of grievances that continue to this day." Yang Ji said.

Yuwen Wen nodded, he knew that the division and integration between these forces ran through the whole process of Yuwen Zhou's establishment, growth, glory, and fall, among which the Guanlong Group even experienced the short-lived Sui Dynasty and elected Li Yuan as their new generation leader, until the empress Wu Ze Angel weakened by various means, the behemoth of the Guanlong Group finally declined.

In terms of modern enterprise structure, the major shareholder of Xiwei (Northern Zhou) Co., Ltd. is Yuwen's. The other shareholders are the leaders of the above-mentioned forces, and Yuwen's shares account for the largest proportion but do not have an absolute advantage.

For the local Haoqiang in Guanzhong (Guanlong), Yuwentai and these people are outsiders, and for Yuwentai, the local Haoqiang in Guanzhong (Guanlong) is the object he must unite, otherwise there is no way to compete with the powerful Gao Huan, so the Guanlong Group is also one of the important forces in the power circle of the Western Wei (Northern Zhou).

"Yuwentai let his Yuan Cong's cronies be stationed in the key places in Guanzhong and near Gyeonggi to send Dugu Xin, Li Hu and other generals to the field, and it was Ling Zun who was the governor of Qinzhou to monitor Dugu Xin at that time, of course, the face work should be enough for Yuwentai to make these two become the two of the Eight Pillars." Yang Ji continued.

Yuwen Wen was a little surprised when he heard this. Father Yu Wenliang was arranged to spy on Dugu Xin, this is the first time to know, he has read the historical materials in the later generations are not detailed enough, so he did not see the relevant content, but after thinking about it, he is also relieved: Yang Ji came to this era, spent more than ten years, wandering between the princes and nobles of Chang'an, and probably heard a lot of this kind of intrigue.

Yang Ji said that when Yuwentai was alive, he was able to suppress these forces steadily, but knowing that his sons were gone, he couldn't suppress the old guys, so before he died, he asked his most trusted nephew Yuwenhu to govern to help his son deal with these 'uncles', and then things were a little wrong.

At that time, Yuwen Hu was not a pillar country, but only one of the twenty-three generals, and Yuwentai's 'waiting' (senior) old buddies began to brew to seize power.

Seeing that the situation was not good for the Yuwen family, Yuwentai's cronies were also 'waiting for Yi' figures, and Yan Guogong, who was also the in-laws of his children, assisted Yuwen Hu to calm down the princes at the subsequent meeting.

Yuwen was able to protect Yu Jin to help get the ruling position, but everyone was not convinced, he temporarily stabilized the situation and was promoted to the general of the Zhu State, and began to overcome obstacles for the Yuwen family, to take advantage of Yuwentai's death not long after Yu Wei was still alive to consolidate the position of the Yuwen family.

"First of all, the Yuan Wei clan, the old ministers, and the Henan Haoqiang faction. Yuwen Hu abolished Emperor Wei and made his nephew Yuwen Jue the number of the Kingdom of Heaven as Zhou, and the Yuan family lost the paper paste of the country, so the clan still had old ministers, and Henan Haoqiang, who followed Emperor Wei into the customs, was full of resentment. ”

Yuwen Wen knows this, in May last year, he said that Yuan Jingshan, the governor of Huangzhou, who was killed by his father's surprise attack on Huangzhou, Shi Yuwenbi, the assassin of Huangzhou, and Kou Yuan Xiaoju, the great secretary who acted as Yang Jian's helper in slaughtering the Yuwen clan in Chang'an, are the representatives of the above-mentioned forces, and they work very hard when they have the opportunity to oppose the Yuwen clan.

Yang Ji said that the next thing was the old department of He Bayue, Yuwentai died, and they felt that it was time for them to come to the stage, and they were cleared by Yuwen Hu.

The representatives of the old department of He Bayue include Zhao Gui, Hou Mo, and Chen Chong, who were the second of the Eight Pillars, Zhao Gui pushed Yuwentai to be the leader back then, but now he is under the juniors, so he wants to teach Yuwenhu to 'be a man', but the incident was leaked and was killed by Yuwenhu.

"Zhao Gui plotted to kill Yuwen Hu and found Dugu Xin to plot, Dugu Xin belonged to He Batsheng's old department, and he was originally dissatisfied with Yuwen's replacement of the old superiors, which was an old hatred. Recently, Yuwen Hu seized military power, which is also a new revenge, but after weighing the pros and cons, Dugu Xin felt that the situation was difficult to clean up after Yuwen Hu's death, so he persuaded Zhao Gui to stop, so the plan was not implemented. Yang Ji told the historical events that Yuwenwen also knew - the Zhao Gui and Duguxin incidents.

"Dugu Xin is hesitant to kill Yuwen Hu. But the other party did not intend to let him go, and later forced him to commit suicide and exiled his family to Yizhou. Yuwen Wen picked up the conversation, and later Hou Mo Chen Chong was informed by Yuwen Hu because of his complaints, and then forced him to commit suicide, so far the resentment of He Bayue and He Basheng's old department has revived.

Yang Ji nodded and continued: "Exactly, Yang Zhong, who is also a son and daughter under Dugu Xin, is extremely dissatisfied with Yuwen Hu, and Yuwen Hu tried to promote Yang Zhong's son Yang Jian to ease the relationship between the two parties, but the other party politely refused. ”

The relationship between the Yuwen clan and several forces began to intensify, but at this time, the Yuwen clan's own internal strife led to the division of Yuwen Taiyuan from among his cronies. The reason is very simple: Yuwen Hu in order to deal with all kinds of mountains and gather power in one body, but he didn't want to let go of the power in his hands, and in order to seize power, he killed Yuwentai's two sons one after another and set up a third son, Yuwen Yong, to ascend the throne, and infighting began around the basic plate of Yuwen's family.

"Later, in the second year of the elephant, Li Mu, the governor of Youzhou, Yu Yi, and Dou Chi, who adhered to Luoyang, were originally Yuwentai's henchmen, but they were extremely dissatisfied with Yuwentai's successive killings of Yuwentai's sons, which led to a bad relationship with the brothers of Wei Chi and Wei Chi Gang who stood on Yuwen Hu's side, which is also one of the main reasons why Wei Chi later raised troops against Yang, and these three people stood on Yang Jian's side."

Li Mu's younger brother Li Yuan, and Yuwentai played a double reed, and his young sister-in-law Yuwenjue was the son of the world, instead of the eldest son Yuwenyu (Dugu Xin's son-in-law), which can be said to be one of the capable generals. His son Li Zhi is Yuwentai's son-in-law, and Li Zhi planned to get rid of Yuwenhu to avenge Yuwenjue, who was killed by him, but was killed by the incident, resulting in Li Yuan being killed.

Yuwen forced Li Yuan to commit suicide and kill all his sons. When it was the turn of the last son, Li Ji, Li Mu pleaded with Yuwen Hu and used one of his sons to die for his younger brother.

Because of Yuwen Hu's behavior, the ministers loyal to the Yuwen clan were at a loss and finally split, and the two brothers Yu Chi Hui and Yu Chi Gang, who were on Yuwen Hu's side and became confidants and accomplices, became a thorn in their side.

"What Yuwen Hu did offended the old ministers of the Yuan Wei clan, the old department of He Bayue, the old department of He Batsheng, and even the loyal ministers of the Yuwen clan, and he fell into a situation where he could not advance or retreat, so it will be over sooner or later." This is Yang Ji's conclusion.

"Without the support of many forces, he wants to be the emperor, afraid of being attacked by the masses, but he has to kill his cousin, lest the other party lose his status as a regent, but if he kills two and kills again, he can't explain to the followers of the Yuwen family." Yu Wenwen spoke his own opinion.

In later generations, many people talked about why Yuwen Hu didn't become the emperor himself, and when he came to this era to experience the political disputes, he had his own clear opinion: Yuwen Hu's status came from the righteousness of protecting Yuwen's own family - Yuwentai's lineage, and he killed representatives of all forces in order to maintain the status of Yuwen's family, and he could also get the support of Yuwen's followers. If he dares to take his place, if he is not careful, everyone will betray his relatives.

Fortunately, Emperor Wu of Zhou, Yuwen Yong, lowered his posture and looked willing to be a puppet, so Yuwen Hu also breathed a sigh of relief, and was relieved to be his 'contemporary Zhou Gong', and then Yuwen Yong hibernated for more than ten years, and after counterattacking, he successfully got rid of the other party in one fell swoop and took the power in his hands.

At this time, because the two kings (emperors) of Zhou were killed like lambs, together with the infighting of the Yuwen clan, the prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty had gradually declined, and the internal and external subjects were separated from morality, and what was in front of Yuwen Yong was a mess.

Yang Ji continued: "After Emperor Wu Yuwen Yong took office, he began to make up for the rift between the Yuwen clan and the forces of all parties, first of all, to win over Dugu Xin's two sons-in-law: Yang Jian, the son of Yang Zhong, and Li Hu, the son of Li Hu, who is also the father of Li Yuan. He asked the crown prince Yuwen Yun to accept Yang Jian's daughter Yang Lihua as the crown princess, and entrusted Li Xun with an important responsibility, which was a release of goodwill to He Batyue and He Batsheng's old department. ”

"Let the people of the Yuan clan be reappointed, it is to release goodwill to the Yuan Wei clan and the relics, and for Yu Chi Hui, Wei Chi Gang and others who were originally on the side of Yuwen Hu, they were secretly demoted to high-ranking officials, but it was an overhead to avoid the original Yuwen Hu faction panicking, and it was precisely for this reason that Chi Hui, the Duke of Shu, did nothing in Yuwen Yong."

Guan Long Group has no opinion when he sees Yuwen Yong's talent and strategy. Why not have a leader who can bring them victory, this lord has consolidated the power of the Yuwen clan with great political means and prudent use of the kings of the clan, and the imperial power of the Great Zhou has risen to unprecedented heights and reached its peak after the destruction of the Qi state.

The cracks that once spread seem to have closed again, but all this broke out again after Yu Wenyong's sudden death and the accession of the loser Yu Wenyun, Yu Wenyun's wanton squandering of his father's easily condensed imperial power made people's hearts lost, and the slaughter of his father's cronies and close ministers made Yuwen's followers more and more detached.

He 'learned lessons' and vigorously weakened the clan, causing the foundation of the Yuwen clan to crumble, and destroying the pillar of the clan and the emperor's uncle Yuwenxian was afraid that the other party would become the next Yuwenhu, and as a result, as soon as Yuwenxian died, no one in the clan could suppress the forces of all parties.

In order to monopolize power, Yu Wenyun drove the clan vassal king to other places, and he had no real power. As a result, after his violent death, his father-in-law Yang Jian easily got the power of the imperial court, and the Yuwen clan was reduced to fish and meat on the board to be slaughtered.

When the Western Wei Dynasty (Northern Zhou) was founded, the forces made great efforts. As a result, when the Yuwen clan monopolized the power, they were all excluded from the core power, and naturally complained, and it was easy for the Yuwen clan to have a loser and die by himself, that is, to break the drum and beat the water dog.

Yang Jian, the son of an aristocrat with an average background, as the maternal grandfather of the young emperor, the son-in-law of Dugu Xin, the brother-in-law of Li Hu's son, the in-laws of the Yuan family, and the own people in the heart of the Guanlong Group, easily gathered the main forces that were 'oppressed' by the Yuwen clan to fight back, and the men of the Yuwen clan were killed to the point that there was no one left, and the men of the anti-Yang Wei Chi Hui clan were also slaughtered except for the young children.

The hidden dangers left by Yuwentai at the beginning came with the death of Yuwenyun, an unscrupulous grandson, and there was a big explosion, which wiped out the Yuwen family from the world, and there was no trace of incense left, and the history was like this. And now, even if the situation in the world is different, those forces will support Yang Jian.

"County Prince, Yang Jian has the support of these people and the forces behind them, so it is inevitable that Sui will replace Zhou, they have already torn their faces with the Yuwen clan, and it is impossible for Yang Jian not to replace Zhou, if he doesn't do it, someone will naturally do it."

Yu Wenwen sighed, it is now the end of the year, and Yang Jian has already added Jiuxi, so it is also a sure thing to accept the cheap grandson's Zen concession. At that time, the three of them, father and son, will either occupy the land of Jingxiang and stand on their own, or serve the Yecheng court as the orthodoxy of the Great Zhou.

Since Yang Jian controlled the puppet little emperor in the Chang'an court, how could Chi Yuan, the prince of Shu, not control the Yecheng court and control the puppet little emperor, all of which was no different from Gao Huan's Eastern Wei and Yuwentai's Western Wei.

Speaking of which, Yu Wenwen only felt that the future was bumpy and there was still a long way to go, as the so-called iron striking had to be its own, his father and son had to have their own stable territory and an army that could fight in order to protect themselves, which side of Yang Jian and Wei Chijiong won was not good news for them, it was nothing more than a matter of quick death or slow death.

As for when the good return to Chang'an will be realized, it seems that it is not yet known in the current situation, and the first thing is to ensure that Anlu is not broken.

"A lesson from the past, the county prince should not be taken lightly." Yang Ji said solemnly, "Bazhou and Guanzhong are not the same, but although the sparrow is small, it has all five organs."

"Look at you, as you speak, you start pointing at Sang and scolding Huai again." Yuwen Wen smiled, and when he saw Yang Ji's serious appearance, he asked, "Those ground snakes must have some ideas for you, right?" Let's hear it. ”

"Cut the grass and eradicate the roots!" Yang Ji's answer was straightforward.

"You guys, don't keep thinking about making a big news!"

"Don't joke about the county princess, this matter is not trivial!" (To be continued.) )