Yuwen Shu

Yuwenshu (?—616.11.20), the word Botong, Xianbei tribe, a native of Wuchuan, Daijun, and a famous general of the Sui Dynasty.

Yuwen Shu's surname is Po Yetou, and he first changed his surname to Yuwen with his master because he was a servant in the Xianbei tribe. His father, Yu Wensheng, was on the throne of Shangzhu Kingdom in the Northern Zhou Dynasty because of his military exploits. Because of the martial arts in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Shu "less Xiao Rui, then bow the horse" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography"). When he was eleven years old, a person who met him said to him: "Gongzi is good at self-love, and later became a supreme minister" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Lie Biography"). During the time of Emperor Wu of Zhou, his father started to worship the Kaifu because of his military exploits. Yuwenshu's personality is "respectful and secretive" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography"), and he is very fond of Yuwen Hu, who has the real power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Yuwen Shu is therefore the cronies of Yu Wenhu as his own official. After Emperor Wu of Zhou got rid of Yuwen Hu and took power by himself, he summoned Yuwen Shu as the uncle of the left palace, relocated the doctor of Yingguozhong, gave the Duke of Boling County, and sought to change the title of Duke of Puyang County.

On May 11 of the second year of the elephant of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (580), Emperor Xuan of Zhou Yuwenzan died of illness. Emperor Yu Wenyan of Zhou Jing was young, and Yang Jian, the prime minister of the left, ruled the dictatorship. In order to prevent changes in the Northern Zhou clan and stabilize his ruling power, Yang Jian ordered the five kings of Zhao, Chen, Yue, Dai, and Teng to enter the dynasty under the pretext that the princess would marry the Turks; because Wei Chi Hui (the nephew of Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Gong) was in a high position, he was afraid that he would have different intentions, so in the name of burying Emperor Xuan, he ordered his son Wei Chi to summon Wei Chi Hui to enter the court; and Wei Xiaokuan was the governor of Xiangzhou to go to Ye to replace Wei Chi Hui.

In June, Wei Chi feared that Yang Jian's dictatorship would be detrimental to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and openly raised troops against Yang Jian. When Yang Jian coerced the young emperor to order Chinese and foreign countries. Formed a good alliance with Li Mu, sent the princess of Qianjin to make peace with the Turks, so as to eliminate the troubles in the north, strengthened the defense of Luoyang, as a strategic base for attacking Wei Chi Yuan, and ordered Yang Shangxi, a doctor in the planning department, to send 3,000 elite soldiers to guard Tongguan to prevent its sneak attack. On July 10, Yang Jian dispatched Guanzhong soldiers and made Wei Xiaokuan the marching marshal and led the army to defeat Wei Chi. Yuwen Shu led 3,000 cavalry with the head of the march, and attacked it from Wei Xiaokuan.

At the end of July, the army entered Heyang (present-day south of Mengxian County, Henan) from Luoyang. Wei Chi's general Li Junzheng besieged Huaizhou (Zhiye Wang, present-day Qinyang, Henan), and Yuwenshu was ordered by Wei Xiaokuan to break it, and then led his army eastward to the southeast of Yongqiao Town (present-day southwest of Wuzhi, Henan). Immediately Yuwenshu and the generals defeated Wei Chidun in the battle of Wushe, Yuwenshu charged in the battle, captured many enemies, and made meritorious contributions in every battle. After quelling the rebellion, Yuwenshu was exceptionally worshiped in the Zhu Kingdom, entered the Duke of the Lord, and gave 3,000 horses.

In February of the first year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (581), Yang Jian, the prime minister who oversaw the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, abolished Zhou Lisui as Emperor Wen of Sui and changed the Yuan Emperor. At the beginning of the emperor's reign, Yuwen Shu worshiped the general of the right guard.

In order to defeat the Chen Dynasty and unify the north and south, Emperor Wen of Sui concentrated 518,000 naval forces in October of the eighth year of Kaihuang (588), east to the sea, west to Ba and Shu, and the banner boat was divided into 8 ways to attack Chen from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the lower reaches. Yu Wenshu served as the head of the march, leading 30,000 troops to prepare for the southern crossing.

In December, the Sui army launched an offensive. On the seventeenth day of the first month of the ninth year of Kaihuang (589), Yuwenshu led 30,000 people to cross the river, when Han Baohu and He Ruobi attacked Danyang, Yuwenshu entered and occupied the stone (now Qingliang Mountain in the west of Nanjing), thinking that it was solidarity. On the 20th, the Sui army invaded Jiankang (present-day Nanjing), captured the queen of Chen, and the Chen dynasty was destroyed.

After the Sui army captured the Chen capital Jiankang and destroyed the Chen Dynasty, Xiao Xuan, the assassin of Chen Wuzhou, refused to surrender to the Sui and supported the army to stand on his own. Xiao Yan, the assassin of Dongyangzhou, also refused to surrender according to the state. At the beginning of February, Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian sent Yuan Qi, Zhang Moyan, the head of the marching army, to lead the army to crusade, advancing by land and water. Sui Qingzhou Assassin Shi Luo Cong Gong Yan Rong led the navy from the East China Sea and also came under the command of Yu Wenshu. Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict saying: "Gong Hongxun's great cause, his reputation is high, and he has known the sincerity of the country for a long time. The Kou of Jinling has been cleared, and the land of Wuhui, the east road is far away, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and in its place. The public will lead the Rong brigade to comfort the other side, raise the national prestige, and announce the DPRK. With the public strategy, take advantage of the victory, sweep the electric sweep, and be obedient. If you don't have to fight, Li Shu will be safe, Fang will be vice-president, and the power of the public will also be "("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Liebiography").

At that time, Chen Yongxinhou Chen Junfan defected to Xiao Zhen from the Jin Tomb (now Changzhou, Jiangsu) and joined forces with him to reject Yuwenshu's army. Seeing the arrival of Yuwenshu's army, Xiao Zhen was afraid, so he set up camp in the east of Jinling City, and cut off the pond road, and sent his general Wang Bao to guard Wuzhou (now Wuxian County, Jiangsu), and led a large army into Taihu Lake, wanting to attack Yuwenshu's army from behind.

Yu Wenshu led the army to break through the enemy camp in the east of Jinling City, and then returned to attack Xiao Xuan, defeated Xiao Xuan's department, and beheaded Xiao Xuan's Sima Cao Lecha. Another army was sent to attack Wuzhou, and Wang Bao abandoned the city and fled. Xiao Zhen packed up the rest of the surrender Baoshan (now Dongting West Mountain in Taihu Lake), and was defeated by Yan Rong's naval army. Xiao Zhen led several people to hide in people's houses and was captured. Subsequently, Yu Wenshu led the army to Fenggongdai (near present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and Xiao Yan and Chen Junfan surrendered to Sui with Huiji (present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan were sent to Chang'an to be beheaded. Yuwen described the pacification of the land of Sanwu (east and south of present-day Taihu Lake in Jiangsu and Shaoxing, Zhejiang), laying the foundation for the future unification of Lingnan. Yuwen Shu worshiped a son to open a mansion because of his merits, gave 3,000 paragraphs, and worshiped the governor of Anzhou.

After Yang insisted on becoming emperor, it was customary to make his eldest son Yang Yong the crown prince, and at the same time the other four sons were named vassal kings: the second son Yang Guang was the king of Jin, the third son Yang Jun was the king of Qin, the fourth son Yang Xiu was the king of Shu, and the fifth son Yang Liang was the king of Han. When the Jin Dynasty King Yang Guangzhen Yangzhou, and Yuwenshu had close contacts, in order to further win over Yuwenshu, he asked him to be the head of Shouzhou Thorn History. Yang Guang already had the idea of seizing the crown prince at this time, so he asked Yu Wenshu to give him advice. Yuwen said: "The crown prince has been out of love for a long time, and Lingde is not heard of in the world. The king is known for his benevolence and filial piety, and he can cover the world, count the generals, and have great achievements. The lord and the inner palace, loved by Xian, and the hope of the four seas are really attributed to the king. However, the abolition of the establishment, the major affairs of the country, between the father and the son, is not easy to plan. However, the one who can move the Lord is only Yang Su'er. The conspirator is the only one who has a covenant with his brother. Shuya knows the covenant, please go to Beijing, meet with the covenant, and plan to abolish the establishment" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Lie Biography"). Yang Guang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately asked Yuwenshu to bring a large amount of treasure into Beijing. It was the twentieth year of the emperor's reign (600).

Yang Yue was the Shaoqing of Dali at the time, and Yang Sufan discussed with him first and then did it. After Yuwenshu returned to Beijing, he invited Yang Yue many times, and when he was drunk, Yuwenshu took out the treasures he brought to play, so that Yang Yue could watch them. Yang is greedy for money, and when he sees so many treasures, he can't put it down. Yu Wenshu proposed to gamble with Yang Yue and took the opportunity to lose the treasure to Yang Yue. Yang Yue got a lot, so he felt a little embarrassed, so he invited Yu Wenshu to dinner. During the banquet, many treasures were mentioned, and Yuwen said: "This gift from the king of Jin makes Shu and the public happy." Yang Yue was shocked: "What is it" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Lie Biography")? Yuwen said: "The husband is upright and fulfills the way, solidifies the people and ministers, and is contrary to the scriptures and righteousness, and also achieves the order of the person." Since ancient times, sages and gentlemen have kept up to date with the news to avoid disasters. The brother of the public, famous and famous, used things on the way, and has years. There are countless courtiers who are humiliated by their families! And the palace does not do what he wants, and every tooth is cut into the government. Although the public is self-defeating, there are many people who want to endanger the public. Once the lord abandons his ministers, how can the prince take refuge? Now that the crown prince has fallen in love with the queen, the lord has always had the heart of deposing, and this is well known to the public. If you ask the king of Jin today, you will be in the mouth of the virtuous brother. Cheng can make great achievements at this time, Wang will be engraved in the bone marrow, Si will go to the danger of exhausting eggs, and become the safety of Taishan" ("Sui Shu Yang Yuelie Biography"). Yang said about it, and then found Yang Su, Yang Su also had this intention, and was overjoyed when he heard it. Since then, Yang Suchang has conspired with Yuwenshu to plan this matter.

Yuwenshu's trip to Kyoto paved the way for Yang Guang to seize the crown prince. Since then, Yang Guang's friendship with Yuwenshu is far better than others, and the eldest daughter Princess Nanyang Xu married Yuwenshu's second son Yuwenshu and, before and after the reward to Yuwenshu is innumerable. Under the delineation of Yuwenshu and Yang Su brothers, finally in November of the same year (600), Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict to establish Yang Guang, the king of Jin, as the crown prince. Yang Guang then took Yuwen Shu as the left guard rate. According to the regulations, the rate official was the fourth grade at that time, and Emperor Wen promoted the lead official to the third grade because Yu Wenshu already had a high position, which shows that Emperor Wen attached great importance to Yu Wenshu.

In July of the fourth year of Renshou (504), Yang Guang killed Emperor Wen of Sui and established himself as Emperor Yang of Sui. In the first month of the first year of the Great Cause (505), Emperor Yang of Sui worshiped Yuwen as the general of Zuowei and changed the title to Xu Guogong. In the third year of the Great Cause (507), the three divisions of the Fuyi were added, and every winter was the court meeting, and one was preached.

In July of the fourth year of the Great Cause (508), Pei Ju, the squire of the Yellow Gate, lobbied Tiele to attack Tuyuhun. Tuyuhun was defeated, and Khan Fu Yun led his troops to retreat into the territory of Xiping County (Zhihuangshui, now Ledu, Qinghai), and sent an envoy to the Sui Dynasty to ask for help. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ordered Yuwen to describe the soldiers of Tun Xiping Linqiang City (now southeast of Huangyuan, Qinghai), and Yang Xiong, the king of Guande, went out to pour the river (Junzhi Hejin, now Qinghai Guide) to meet the Tuyuhun people. Seeing that the Sui army was strong, Fuyun Khan was afraid and did not dare to surrender, so he led his people to flee west. Yuwen Shu then led Ying Yanglang to chase Liang Yuanli, Zhang Jun, Cui Shi and others, defeated Tuyuhun in Mantou City (now Xinghaibei, Qinghai), killed more than 3,000 people, and captured Chishui City (southeast of Xinghai) by victory. The remnants of Tuyuhun retreated to Qiunichuan again, the Sui army continued to pursue, defeated Tuyuhun again in Qiunichuan, captured its princes, Shangshu, and generals a total of 200 people, and the tribe came to surrender more than 100,000 people, and Fuyun Khan ran south to the Snow Mountain (now Qinghai Erling Hunan). The territory of 4,000 miles from east to west and 2,000 miles from north to south in Tuyuhun was owned by the Sui Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty set up four counties of Shanshan, Jimo, Xihai and Heyuan.

In the fifth year of the Great Cause (509), Yuwenshu followed Emperor Yang of Sui to the west to Jinshan (now Tuolai Mountain) and climbed Yanzhi Mountain. Because it is located in the Gobi, in order to prevent accidents, Yuwenshu personally led scouts on patrol every time. When Tuguhun attacked Zhangye, Yuwenshu led his army to repel it.

After returning to Jiangdu Palace, Emperor Yang of Sui and Zuo Guanglu Su Wei were elected to participate in court politics. Yuwenshu was prosperous at that time, his status was equal to Su Wei, and he was more loved by Emperor Yang of Sui. Whenever Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty received tribute or delicacies from various countries, he immediately sent people to Yuwenshu Mansion to share with them, so that people who went back and forth to give gifts often met on the road. At the same time, Yuwen Shu is also good at greeting, "pitching and turning, allowing it to be opened, and the guards are salty and taking it" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography"). Yu Wenshu is also good at exquisite ideas, "Wherever there is decoration, it is unexpected." A number of strange clothes and foreign objects entered the palace, and the emperor was happy" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography"). Legend has it that the layout of Chang'an City was originally conceived from Yuwenshu.

After that, Yuwenshu was even more favored by Emperor Yang of Sui, and for a while the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and Emperor Yang of Sui also obeyed his words. At that time, Zhang Jin, the general of the Left Guard, had the same official position as Yuwenshu, and once commented on Yuwenshu, and when he occasionally said something he didn't like, Yuwenshu opened his eyes, which made Zhang Jin go away in fear, and the civil and military officials did not dare to contradict him. Yuwen Shu is also greedy and despicable, so that "knowing that people have rare things, they must seek to take them" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Lie Biography"). Some wealthy businessmen and the children of the Longyou Zhuhu people competed to send gold and silver treasures, and Yuwenshu promoted them to the rank of official and called them children. Since then, these people have even vied with each other to bribe Yuwenshu, so that the gold and silver treasures are piled up, and they are countless. Yuwenshu's own family also has hundreds of beauties, more than 1,000 domestic servants, and many good horses. Yuwen described the prosperity of glory and wealth, which was unmatched at that time.

On February 19, the seventh year of the Great Cause (612), Emperor Yang of Sui patrolled to Zhuojun (Zhiji County, southwest of present-day Beijing), and on the 26th, on the grounds that Goryeo did not obey the courtesy, he issued an edict to conquer Goryeo, and ordered all the soldiers of the world, regardless of distance and near, to gather in Zhuojun in the spring of next year.

In the first month of the eighth year of the Great Cause (613), all the conscripts were concentrated in Zhuo County, with a total of 1,133,800 people, known as 2 million, and the number of people who transported food and salary doubled. On the second day of the first month, Emperor Yang issued an edict ordering the left 12th Army to go out of the Daofang, Changcen, Minghai, Gaima, Jian'an, Nansu, Liaodong, Xuansu, Buyeo, Korea, Wofu, Lelang and other roads, and the right 12th Army went out of the Sticky Cicada, Hanzi, Hunmi, Lintun, Houcheng, Tixi, Bangdun, Sushen, Jieshi, Daifang, Xiangping Road, and launched an attack on Goryeo by water and land. Yu Wenshu was appointed as the general of the Fuyu Province. Before leaving, Emperor Yang of Sui said to Yuwen: "Ceremony, the seventy people should be followed by women, and the public should be tired of the family." In ancient times, it was said that women did not join the army, and it was said that they were in time of war. As for the camps, there was no harm. Xiang Ji Yu Ji, that is, its story" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Lie Biography"). Yuwen Shu then took his family on the expedition.

In March, the Sui army forcibly crossed Liaoshui and defeated the Goryeo army on the east bank of Liaoshui (now Liaohe), killing tens of thousands of people, and taking advantage of the victory to besiege Liaodong City (now Liaoyang City, Liaoning). In May, the Goryeo army was defeated several times, but it was held by the infant city. Whenever the situation was critical and the city was about to fall, the defenders would surrender. Because Emperor Yang had ordered before setting out on the expedition: "All military advances and stops must be reported to be reported, and there is no need to specialize", "If Goryeo surrenders, it is advisable to accept it, and it is not allowed to set up troops" ("Zizhi Tongjian", vol. 181). Therefore, the generals had to stop the attack and send people to report to Emperor Yang of Sui. When Emperor Yang's decree was sent back to the army, the Goryeo defenders had strengthened the city, and the defense was adjusted, that is, they refused to surrender, and the Sui army had to start attacking the city again. The Sui army was fortified for a long time, and the people were sleepy and lacking, and the morale and combat effectiveness were greatly reduced.

On June 11, Emperor Yang of Sui personally went to the south of Liaodong City to watch the battle, reprimanded the generals for refusing to serve his orders, and personally supervised the armies to continue to attack the city, and at the same time ordered Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen, the general of the right Yiwei, Jing Yuanheng, the general of the left Xiaowei, Xue Shixiong, the general of the right Yiwei, Xin Shixiong, the general of the left Tunwei, Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard, Zhao Xiaocai, the general of the right Wuhou, Cui Hongsheng, the general of the left Wuwei of Zhuojun, and the general Wei Wensheng of the right imperial guard of the inspection school, Wei Wensheng, and other 9 armies, a total of 305,000 people, from Huaiyuan Town (near Liaozhong in present-day Liaoning) Crossing Liaoshui, crossing the Goryeo cities, advancing towards Yalushui, and cooperating with the naval army to attack Pyongyang.

When Yu Wenshu and other 9th Army set out from Huaiyuan and Luhe Second Town, they ordered all the soldiers to carry 100 days of food and straw, plus platoon armor, clothing, military equipment, fire curtains and other equipment, and each person could bear more than 3 stones, which was unbearable. The soldiers did not dare to disobey the order of "those who abandon the rice millet to be beheaded", and when they camped at night, they dug pits in the tent and buried them. By the time the 9th army and horses reached the halfway point, there was not much grain and grass left. Yuwenshu wanted to return to the teacher, but the generals had many similarities and differences, and Yuwenshu couldn't get the thoughts of Emperor Yang of Sui, so he hesitated.

At that time, the minister of Goryeo, Eulji Wendeok, came to deceive and surrender. Before setting out on the expedition, Yuwenshu and Yu Zhongwen had received a secret order to arrest Yizhi Wende, and the two were ready to detain it. But Yu Zhongwen and others listened to the words of Liu Shilong, the right man of Shangshu, and let go of Yizhi Wende, but they repented and were afraid that Emperor Yang would blame them, so they decided to chase Yizhi Wende with the elite and could make meritorious contributions. Yu Wenshu firmly disagreed. Yu Zhongwen said angrily: "The general has a hundred thousand people, and he can't break the thief, so how can he see the emperor! Yu Wenshu also said sharply: "How do you know that there is no merit?" Yu Zhongwen said again: "In the past, Zhou Yafu was a general, and he saw that the appearance of the Son of Heaven remained unchanged. This decision is made by one person, so it is famous. Nowadays, everyone has their own hearts, why should they go to the enemy" ("Sui Shu Yu Zhongwen Liebiography")! At the beginning, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent Yu Zhongwen to consult the armies on the temperance because he was good at strategy, so he said this. After Yuwen heard this, he was not at ease inside, and had no choice but to follow it, and the Sui army crossed the Yalu water.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Sui army were hungry, Yizhi Wende continued to adopt the tactics of exhausting the enemy. Every time they engaged the Sui army, they retreated at the first touch, so that the Sui army won 7 small victories in one day. Confused by the temporary victory, the Sui army was lured by the Goryeo army to cross the Sasu River (present-day Cheongcheon River in North Korea) and penetrate only 30 miles from Pyongyang, where they camped in the mountains.

Yizhi Wende sent an envoy to surrender again, claiming: "If you rotate the master, you should be in the place of the Gao Yuan Dynasty" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography"). In view of the fact that the soldiers were extremely tired and could not fight again, and the city of Pyongyang was dangerous and difficult to attack, he went along with the deception and agreed to return the division. The retreating Sui army marched in a phalanx, and was constantly attacked by the Goryeo army on all sides along the way, so they had to fight and retreat. On July 24, when the Goryeo army crossed the Sui army, it launched a fierce attack on the rear army, and Xin Shixiong, who served as the rearguard, was killed in battle, and the rest of the army was defeated and fled in a hurry. The Goryeo army pursued the victory, and Yuwenshu and others retreated to Liaodong City, leaving only more than 2,700 people, and the materials and equipment were lost. Emperor Yang of Sui saw that the general trend was gone, so he led his army to retreat on July 25. The sailors who were waiting in the waters near Pyongyang also hurriedly retreated by sea.

Because of the disastrous defeat of this attack, Emperor Yang of Sui was furious and sent Yuwenshu to prison. Yuwenshu was favored by Emperor Yang of Sui because he was usually favored, and his son Yu Wenshi married Princess Nanyang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui, so Emperor Yang of Sui couldn't bear to kill Yuwenshu. In November, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty removed Yuwenshu and Yu Zhongwen from the list of the people, and beheaded Liu Shilong to thank the world.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was unwilling to accept the fiasco of the first expedition to Goryeo, and in the first month of the ninth year of the Great Cause (613), he issued an edict to recruit the world's troops to gather in Zhuo County, and recruited the people as Xiaoguo, and put Zhichong, Guoyi, Wu Neng, Xiongwu and other Lang generals to lead it. He also ordered the Criminal Department's Shangshu Wei Xuan and others to assist Yang Yu to stay in Xijing and Chang'an.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent an effective general to Goryeo, so he issued an edict in February to reinstate the Yuwen Shuguan and treat him as before. The edict said: "Yuwen Shu did not continue with the soldiers' rations, and then he fell into the king's division, but the military officials lost the materials, and the crime of not stating should be restored to their officials" (Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 182). Soon after, the three divisions of Fuyi were added.

On the fourth day of the first month of March, Emperor Yang of Sui set out from Luoyang and once again drove his own expedition to Goryeo. Traveling to Liyang (now the northeast of Jun County, Henan), Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, supervised the transportation of grain and grass here. On April 27, Emperor Yang of Sui's chariot crossed Liaoshui. On the 29th, Emperor Yang of Sui ordered Yu Wenshu and the general Yang Yichen to lead the army from the north road to Pyongyang. Emperor Yang personally led the main force to besiege Liaodong City (now Liaoyang, Liaoning), and sent Zuo Guanglu doctor Wang Rengong to lead his troops out of Fuyu Road to attack Xincheng (now Fushun North, Liaoning). Because the Sui army was strong, well-planned, and well-prepared, the battle went very smoothly. Just when Liaodong City was about to fall, Yang Xuangan suddenly raised troops in Liyang to oppose Sui, Emperor Yang of Sui was shocked, and ordered the generals to withdraw on the night of June 28, and ordered Yuwenshu to lead the army to Heyang in a hurry, and sent the soldiers of the counties to ask Yang Xuangan.

Yang Xuangan is the son of Yang Su, good at reading, good at riding and shooting, strict and upright officials, and even respected by the people of the time. Yang Xuangan witnessed the tyranny of Emperor Yang of Sui arousing the discontent of the people of the whole country, and peasant uprisings swelled. And Emperor Yang of Sui led the main force of the Sui army far away on the front line in Liaodong, and the rear troops were empty. Therefore, he seized the opportunity to replace the Sui and raised an army against the Sui in June.

Because Yang Xuangan adopted a misguided strategy of long-term garrison and fortified the city, the Sui army was able to return to the army in time. Yu Wenshu and the right Hou Wei general Qu Tutong galloped to the aid of the Eastern Capital. Laihu'er, who was in Donglai, also stopped attacking Goryeo and returned to the west, forming a counter-encirclement posture against Yang Xuangan, who was besieging Luoyang. Yang Xuangan's army was in an unfavorable situation of being attacked from all sides. Yang Xuan sensed that the Sui army's reinforcements were coming, and he was afraid. In July, Qu Tutong led troops to Tunheyang, and Yuwen Shu followed. On the 20th, Yang Xuangan accepted the advice of Li Zixiong and Li Mi, lifted the siege of the eastern capital, and led his army westward to prepare to capture Guanzhong. To Hongnong Palace (in present-day Shaanxi County, Henan), he was restrained by Yang Zhiji, the Taishou of Honggu, and delayed his precious three days. And when Yang Xuangan's army arrived at Ruxiang (now Wenxiang in the northwest of Lingbao, Henan), Yuwenshu and Shangshu Wei Wensheng of the Criminal Department, Lai Hu'er, the general of the left imperial guard, and Qu Tutong, the general of the right Hou Wei, and other Sui troops caught up with them, and Yang Xuangan fought and retreated, and was defeated three times in one day.

On the first day of August, the Sui army and Yang Xuangan fought a decisive battle in Huangtianyuan (that is, Dong Duyuan, in the northwest of Lingbao County, Henan). Yang Xuangan knew that the general trend was gone, so he ordered Yang Jishan to kill him, and Yang Xuangan raised troops and was suppressed. Yuwen Shu was given thousands of pieces because of his merits.

After Emperor Yang of Sui suppressed Yang Xuangan's rebellion, regardless of the internal and external crises, on February 20, the tenth year of the Great Cause (614), Emperor Yang issued an edict to recruit the whole army again, advance in all directions, and conquer Goryeo three times. Yu Wenshu was ordered to go east again, but the army returned far away.

In August of the eleventh year of the Great Cause (615), Emperor Yang of Sui went out to the north to tour, and was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Turkic Shibi Khan (Duji) in Yanmen, when the defenders of Yanmen of Sui were only 17,000 people, and Emperor Yang of Sui was afraid. Yuwenshu persuaded Emperor Yang of Sui to lead thousands of elite light cavalry to break through, but this move was opposed by everyone. Nayan Suwei said: "I have the strength to rule the city, and light riding is his strength, and Your Majesty is the master of all rides, how should he move lightly!" Fan Zigai, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said: "Your Majesty took advantage of the danger and was lucky, and once he was embarrassed, how could he regret it! His Majesty personally caressed the soldiers, and told him not to resume the conquest of Liao, and to be honorable, and everyone would work hard, so why worry about it!" Xiao Yu, the waiter of the internal history, admitted: "The Turkic customs, but Hedun foresaw the military strategy; and Princess Yicheng married the emperor to the foreign Yi, and she will rely on the help of the great powers." If one is told to it, it is useless to borrow it, and what is the loss of mediocrity. In addition, the intention of the soldiers, fearing that His Majesty would not only avoid the troubles of the Turks, but also deal with Goryeo, if an edict was invented to pardon Goryeo and fight against the Turks, then all the hearts of the people would be at peace, and the people would fight for themselves" (Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 182). Due to everyone's opposition, Emperor Yang of Sui did not listen to Yuwenshu's words, and was finally able to break the siege.

In September, Emperor Yang of Sui drove to Taiyuan, and the ministers persuaded Emperor Yang of Sui to return to Beijing, and Emperor Yang of Sui had a difficult face. Only Yuwen Shu is good at observing words and feelings, so he said: "Most of the officials' wives are in the Eastern Capital, so they go to Luoyang and enter from Tongguan." "Emperor Yang of Sui followed. In October, Emperor Yang of Sui went to the eastern capital.

In July of the twelfth year of the Great Cause (616), Jiangdu made a new dragon boat and sent it to the Eastern Capital, Yuwenshu saw that Emperor Yang of Sui still wanted to cruise, so he proposed to go to Jiangdu to play, and Emperor Yang of Sui was happy after hearing it. It is the month, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went to Jiangdu, and had fun here.

Soon, Yuwenshu couldn't afford to fall ill, and Emperor Yang of Sui kept sending people to inquire about his illness, and planned to visit him in person, but was persuaded by the minister to stop. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty then sent Sigong Wei to ask Yu Wenshu: "There must be no secret, what do you want to say?" Shi Yu Wenshu and Yu Wenzhi were all cut to the people because of their crimes, and they were idle at home. Yu Wenshu said to Wei at this time: "The eldest son of Hua and Chen, advance the palace, may Your Majesty have mercy on him." Emperor Yang of Sui burst into tears when he heard this, and said: "I don't forget" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography").

On the sixth day of the first month of October (November 20, 616 AD), Yuwenshu died, Emperor Yang of Sui resigned for it, and gave Situ, Shang Shuling, ten counties Taishou, 40 swords, Beijing car, front and rear advocacy, Gong Gong, Emperor Yang of Sui ordered Huangmen Shilang Pei Ju to sacrifice to the ether prison, Honglu guardian funeral.

Comment: "Yuwen Shu uses water to help water, such as fat and Wei, then he is full of respect, soft face to please." The so-called can also be said to be okay, and the so-called no, also said no. Nothing is right or wrong, can not be taken lightly, silently tolerated, stealing a high position, the responsibility of gan vegetarian food, and being ridiculed by himself. What this solid gentleman does not do, it is also the deep shame of Qiu Ming" ("Sui Shu Yuwen Shu Biography").