More than 200 years have passed, and after the Jin Dynasty, the Song, Qi, Liang, Chen and other dynasties appeared in the south one after another, confronting the Northern Dynasties and fighting each other.

It was not until the establishment of the Sui Dynasty that it took the eloquent Emperor Wen eight years to dominate the world in 589. Of course, Emperor Wen of Sui set a historical record for the unification of China, and he took the shortest time, which is impossible for any dynasty to match.

As soon as Emperor Wen of Sui died, Emperor Yang of Sui, who succeeded to the throne, was completely exposed, poor and extravagant, so happy, and engaged in image projects. He was very harsh on the enslavement and expropriation of the people, abused the people's power, and seriously damaged production. Huge works and years of war overwhelmed people's livelihoods and led to large-scale rebellions. Under the blows of the peasant army, the Sui dynasty ruled crumblingly.

In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause of the Sui Dynasty, the war further escalated, and the princes of all walks of life rose together, and the Yang family's country was about to collapse. Emperor Yang of Sui is still addicted to singing and dancing, unable to extricate himself, and is no longer the high-spirited King of Jin who led the army to level Nanchen 20 years ago. Years of paper fans and drunken life have worn out the fighting spirit of King Jin, and he has become a sick cat.

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and Xiao Miao, who served as the county magistrate in Luochuan County, Yuezhou (now Miluo, Hunan), was pushed to the cusp. When he was a teenager, Xiao Miao's family was very poor, his father died early, and he made a living by selling books, and he was very filial and obscure to serve his mother.

The empress of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was surnamed Xiao and was born in the Jiangnan royal family. Qi and Liang of the Southern Dynasty, the emperor is surnamed Xiao, and the two families are still a little related. Although the Liang Dynasty fell, the Xiao clan retained a considerable position. Because the Liang State took refuge in the Northern Zhou Dynasty relatively early, and the successor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui, finally unified the whole country. This correct stance ensured the survival and continuation of the Xiao family.

Xiao Miao's grandfather, Empress Xiao's father, that is, Emperor Yang of Sui's father-in-law, is a brother, with this relationship, the originally poor boy Xiao Mi relied on the kindness of his relatives to develop and was honored as the county commander.

Although he was a child of the royal family in the past, Xiao Miao, the county magistrate, did a good job and was well-known in the surrounding area. It didn't take long for his uncle to collapse the family business, and rebellions were all over the country.

The rebels in the vicinity of the local area, whether it was the original court official or the new rebel army, everyone formed a consensus and supported Xiao County's order to be the boss. A middle-level officer (captain) named Dong Jingzhen in Yuezhou, who came from a humble background and was worried that he would not be able to convince the public, spoke at the uprising meeting: "Luo Chuan ordered Xiao Milling, after the Liang Chamber, he was lenient and generous, and there was the legacy of Emperor Wu (Emperor Wu of Liang), please follow the expectations of the people." ”

His remarks represent the general view of the people who eat melons. In this way, Xiao Miao, who picked up a county master, was hit by the jackpot that fell from the sky again.

Dong Jingzhen sent someone to find Xiao Mo with a letter, hoping that he would come out to be the leader of the rebel army. Surprised and delighted, Xiao Mo read the letter several times: "Really, fake? ”

The joy is that the grand cause of restoring the country, which he never dared to think of before, is waiting for him in front. What is surprising is that if he is a scholar and a small county magistrate, mixed into a big deal, will he end up with nothing?

"Fighting for the world is a point of no return. There are a lot of broken bones, and very few have reached the top, to be specific, there is only one. Xiao Mo put down the letter and raised an index finger.

"Xiao County Order, Gui Geng this year?" The messenger asked.

"Four out of thirty." Xiao Mo replied.

"You have been a county magistrate for several years, and your life is short, how many opportunities can you have?" The messenger agitated on the side.

"Yes. On my aunt's side, it seems that she can't count on it. Sooner or later, the Sui Dynasty will be finished by my uncle. ”

Xiao Mo no longer hesitated, waved his pen and wrote a reply. In his letter, he said: "My ancestor served the Sui Dynasty, and there was no lack of tribute, but the Sui people were greedy for my land and destroyed my clan, so they were heartbroken and washed away their shame. Now that God has induced you to devote yourself to the renewal, the rule of the Liang Dynasty will be renewed, in order to bless the first emperor, how dare I not gather and encourage the people to follow the princess? ”

The messenger returned to Yuezhou with the letter. Xiao Mo walked to the rebel camp without hesitation, recruited thousands of soldiers, and claimed to be a crusade against thieves, but was actually ready to respond to Dong Jingzhen's army.

There was such a coincidental thing, the Yingchuan thief Kou Shen Liusheng invaded Luochuan County, and Xiao Mo led his troops to fight, but he was beaten to the ground.

After the defeat, Xiao Mo was not ashamed, and actually said to his subordinates: "Yueyang Haojie plans to push me as the master, if everyone rebels against Sui today, can I keep the festival alone to preserve?" And my ancestors founded the country here, if they ask for the restoration of the Liang Dynasty, and then use half a paper to recruit a group of thieves, who would dare to disobey? ”

His subordinates felt that Xiao Milling's "no-capital business" was feasible and agreed one after another. In October, Xiao Mian called himself the Duke of Liang, and the color of the banner and clothing all followed the old rules of the Liang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, this trick worked, Shen Liusheng led the crowd to join Xiao Miao, and Xiao Mi appointed him as the general of the chariot and cavalry.

In less than five days, people from near and far vied with each other, and tens of thousands of people led the crowd to Baling County. Dong Jingzhen sent Xu Deji and Guo Hua to lead hundreds of leaders surnamed Qiang to greet them.

The first thing the greeting team saw was Shen Liusheng, which was a bad thing. Under the domination of strong vanity, worried that the officers and heroes of Yuezhou would be the latecomers, Shen Liusheng suddenly became murderous, so an internal strife began, first cutting and then playing. After Shen Liusheng ordered to kill Xu Deji, who was welcoming Xiao Miao, he detained the greeting procession, and then went to the Chinese army to inform Xiao Miao.

Hearing that the leader of the welcoming team was killed, Xiao Mo almost fell off his chair: "If you want to set things right today, you suddenly slaughtered each other, you are fooling around!" Dogs can't change their virtue of eating! ”

After speaking, Xiao Mo walked out of the camp tent, his face pale.

"The minister was confused for a while, and it was a big deal for the bad Liang Gong." Shen Liusheng was scared and fell to the ground to plead guilty.

"In the future, if you kill innocents indiscriminately, you will never be spared!" Xiao Mo reprimanded Shen Liusheng and did not pursue responsibility.

So, Xiao Milling Chen Bing entered the city, Dong Jingzhen did not see Xu Deji, and immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and after sitting down, he suggested to Xiao Milling: "Xu Deji advocates righteousness and does his best, Shen Liusheng kills without authorization, if he is not killed, he will not be able to govern." and coexist with the thief, and after a long time there will be trouble. ”

Xiao Mo thought for a while and felt that Dong Jingzhen was too right, and he was also very insightful, and there were no rules, so he ordered Shen Liusheng to be beheaded and buried Xu Deji to appease the soldiers and civilians in Yuezhou.

Immediately Xiao milled to build the altar in the south of the city, burned firewood to sacrifice to the sky, called himself the king of Liang, because there are strange birds to come, the building year is called Fengming. In the second year of Yining (618), Xiao Milling was called the emperor and set up hundreds of officials, all of which were in accordance with the old practice of the Liang Dynasty, posthumously following his father Xiao Cong as Emperor Xiaojing, his grandfather Xiao Yan as the King of Hejian Zhonglie, and his father Xiao Xuan as King Wenxian.

Feng Dong Jingzhen is the king of Jin, Lei Shimeng is the king of Qin, Zhang Wenxiu is the king of Chu, Xu Xuanche is the king of Yan, Wan Zan is the king of Lu, Zhang Xiu is the king of Qi, and Yang Daosheng is the king of Song.

The generals of the Sui Dynasty, Zhang Zhenzhou and Wang Renshou, learned that Xiao Mo had rebelled and attacked Xiao Miao, but could not win. Later, when he learned of the fall of the Sui Dynasty, he and Ning Changzhen and others led Lingnan Prefecture to surrender to Xiao Milling.

At that time, Lin Shihong possessed Jiangnan, and Xiao Mo sent Su Huer to attack Yuzhang County, sent Yang Daosheng to capture Nanjun, and Zhang Xiu slightly fixed the Lingbiao. Since then, the Three Gorges in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and Hanshui in the north all belong to Xiao Milling, with a force of 400,000 troops, which is extremely prosperous.

Xiao Mian occupied Shaoyang Zhijianzhou, and divided Shaoyang County into Bu Rulin Town, the city of Shaoyang County, as Wuyou County (now Chengbu County). In order to realize his dream of unifying the world and becoming the emperor, and to have sufficient grain and grass guarantees, Xiao Xiaomian mobilized the Miao people to build water conservancy, reclaim wasteland and transform fields into fields, vigorously develop agricultural production, and strengthen his own strength.

One day, Xiao Milling set out from Lingbiao, inspected agriculture, passed through Wuyou County to stop Niu Tong Township (now Baimaoping Town), saw that this place is dozens of miles round, the streams are vertical and horizontal, and the water network is dense, but it is uninhabited, and thinks: This place is a good place for planting rice.

After Xiao Mo returned to the city, he gathered the generals and strategists, and after discussion and discussion, it was decided to open up fertile land in the Katian area. Soon, Xiao Mo issued a proclamation, ordering thirteen Miao compatriots surnamed Yang, Xiao, Pan, Lan, Li, Wang, and Tang, who originally lived in Wugang, to move to Katian and open up wasteland.

Through the hard work of the Miao people, more than 800 acres of terraced fields with an average width of 1 meter and a length of 170 meters were cultivated, and the vigorous reclamation movement was launched.

In the golden autumn season, Xiao Mian learned that the reclamation had achieved great results, so he wore a general's uniform and took more than a dozen subordinates to inspect the villages where the reclamation was made. They found a Miao people as a guide and climbed to the top of Guanyin Cave.

At a glance, the card-shaped terraces are twisted and curved, continuous, with different heights, such as the beach after the sea recedes, and the undulating terraces are like a big fishing net opened in the sun, which is beautiful and magnificent.

"This place is like an immortal casting a net, and the grain field is like a card word, so it's called a card field." Xiao Mo said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, our army is short of military rations, do you want to open up fertile land again?" The attendant asked.

"Of course, I have to open it, and then I will talk about it when I defeat all my opponents." Xiao Mo smiled.

"Your Majesty will sweep the world." The entourage said in unison.

"The ** in the north is strong, I'm afraid it's the hardest bone to gnaw on my beam!" Xiao Mo frowned.

"I have 400,000 troops in Liang, and the place is thousands of miles, what are you afraid of!" Zhang Wenxiu said.

"May God protect me."

Xiao Mo swung his sword and slashed a sword at a chicken blood vine in front of Guanyin Cave, only to see dark red juice flowing from the vine, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Fellow, what is this?" ”

The Miao people said that this plant is chicken blood vine, they generally grow on the edge of the cliffs of rural mountain forests, shrubs and some dense forests, belonging to the vine, is a wild medicinal material. There are many kinds of names for chicken blood vine, such as blood joint vine, blood tendon vine, pig woman vine, big live blood, river dragon and so on.

"And what does it do?" Xiao Mo put away his sword.

"Chicken blood vine can not only invigorate blood and replenish blood, treat symptoms such as blood stasis and blood deficiency, but also relax muscles and activate the nerves, treat limb numbness, paralysis, paralysis and iron wounds, and is very useful." Miao Min replied.

"Good. When I returned, I issued an edict to let the land of Wuxi grow this thing widely in case of emergency. Xiao Mo shook off his robe and pedaled down the mountain.