Chapter 159: Too much deception
The autumn breeze is bleak, the autumn scenery in Guanzhong is the most withered, in addition to the sparse grass and trees, it is full of loess.
Chang'an City, the thousand-year-old capital, after decades of operation by the Yuwen family, has gradually restored the magnificent atmosphere that dominates the world.
In the Taiji Hall of the Chang'an Palace, the atmosphere is more solemn than the autumn wind. On this day, Yin Chengcheng, the secretary of the Chinese and foreign government under Yuwen Hu, took the lead in participating in the impeachment of the responsibility for the defeat of the Duke of Qi and Yuwenxian. Yu Wenxian was wearing a thin prison coat and knelt down in front of the Taiji Palace, his knees were bleeding from the stones, his hair was scattered, and there were faint blood marks on his body, obviously he had been tortured. What's more, Yu Wenxian is Yu Wen Yong's younger brother, and Yu Wen Hu dares to humiliate him like this?! Yuwen Yong secretly clenched his fists with hatred, but his face was not revealed, he was on the throne, staring coldly at Yin Chengcheng and playing right and wrong below, like a puppet.
He has played this role for more than ten years.
I only heard Yin Chengcheng say righteously below:
“…… Previously, Gongyu Wenxian of Qi invited himself to attack the enemy, and did not hesitate to issue a military order to defeat Hu Luguang, but what was the result? Yu Wenxian was defeated in Anye! The good situation of our army has been completely destroyed! As a result, Hu Luguang besieged Tongzhou for a month, and Hedong was almost unprotected! ”
Then, he immediately made a distressed look again, and looked back at Yu Wenxian:
"It's not that Otsuka Zai's command is ineffective, but it's really that Qi Guogong has betrayed Otsuka Zai's trust, which has caused Otsuka Zai's painstaking management of Qi Daluo to fall short! Wow, when it's true...... Luck also! ”
Yu Wenxian's pale face was pale, listening to the words of Yin Chengcheng and Yu Wenhu's henchmen who shirked their responsibilities, and the corners of his mouth were curled in ridicule. Yin Chengcheng's words interpreted several different meanings, one of which was that Yuwen Hu's strategy of attacking Qi was correct, but the war was unfavorable, so the trip was fruitless, and the soldiers were defeated. Second, the reason why the army was unfavorable was not because of Yuwenhu's incompetence in command, but because Yuwenxian was defeated, dragging the good situation of the Zhou army into the abyss......
Pick out Yuwen Hu, don't say a word about Yu Wenhu's problem, talk about and exaggerate the impact of Yuwen Xian's defeat on the war situation, and hold all the blame on Yu Wenxian, Yuwen Hu's good calculation!
On the other hand, Yuwen Hu, closed his eyes, and stood firmly at the forefront of the courtiers, calm and relaxed. As if that's what happened.
Wei Chi Yu saw that Yin Chengcheng was about to directly condemn Yu Wenxian, and he couldn't hold his breath, and couldn't help but open his mouth to defend Yu Wenxian:
"Yin Silu's words are wrong, Yu Wenxian is responsible for the defeat, but the defeat is not his sin? You put the charge on Yu Wenxian's head like this, this is ...... Not suitable, right? ”
It's not Yu Wenxian's responsibility alone, so what does he mean is that he wants to clean up with Yu Wenhu? Although Wei Chi Zhen deliberately suppressed his tone, he still made Yin Chengcheng hear a trace of anger and dissatisfaction, this dissatisfaction...... Hehe, the object is obvious.
In front of Yuwen Hu, Yin Chengcheng was not afraid of Wei Chi Yu at all, and reprimanded: "Dare to ask the general, how is it inappropriate?" Since the general said this, we might as well break it down, what Yu Wenxian has done since he went out with the army! ”
"Your Majesty, I implore you to confront Yu Wenxian when you are in court!" Yin Chengcheng made a gesture towards Yu Wenyong.
[Everyone was escorted up in advance, but they came to ask my opinion in a fake way......] A trace of coldness flashed in Yuwen Yong's eyes, and he didn't bother with him at all, and Yin Chengcheng, who couldn't get a response, was embarrassed for a moment, and the right to take it as the emperor acquiesced, and ordered someone to bring Yu Wenxian up.
Yu Wenxian was escorted to the main hall, and in full view of everyone, he refused to kneel. The samurai behind him pressed him for a long time, and finally kicked on the crook of his knee, and Yu Wenxian's knee slammed against the smooth stone brick, and the pain seemed to drill into the bone. Yu Wenxian tightened his body, gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Yin Chengcheng's contemptuous voice came from above his head:
"Qi Guogong, I asked you, An Ye was defeated, and you lost more than 10,000 troops, causing the Qi army to drive straight in, and Tongzhou was besieged, yes or no?"
“…… Be. Yu Wenxian didn't hesitate too much.
"Well, let me ask you again, after the defeat, in order to escape responsibility, you led the army to fight in Fenbei without Otsuka's military order, yes or no?" Yin Chengcheng sneered: "There is no Otsuka Zai's handwritten letter, and there is no seal ribbon issued by His Majesty, you dare to transfer troops privately, this article alone is enough to punish you for capital crimes!" I ask you, do you plead guilty to this crime...... Still don't recognize it? ”
Yu Wenxian raised his head suddenly, his eyes were fierce and terrifying, at that moment, Yin Chengcheng was frightened and took a few steps back, Yu Wenxian said with a cold face: "I am the commander of the first army, which is recognized by His Majesty and Otsuka Zai!" There is nothing wrong with my defeat, but you say that I transferred troops privately, do you have a certificate? ”
"I didn't receive an order from Otsuka to remove my military power, and before that, I have the right to transfer my soldiers and horses! The reason why I switched to Fenbei was not to be greedy for life and afraid of death, but to cause an attack on the rear of the Qi army, and take the opportunity to attack Jinzhou Road to relieve the siege of Tongzhou! ”
The hall was silent for a while, Yu Wenxian was right, after he moved to Fenbei, it did cause huge pressure on the Qi army, if it didn't happen that Gao Changgong was in Fenbei, Yu Wenxian might have been able to succeed and attack Jinzhou Road, Duan Shao would only be able to enter.
Moreover, Yu Wenxian did achieve his goal, the Qi army withdrew from Dinglong and Tongzhou, and then moved to Fenbei.
Thinking of this, Wei Chi Hui had even more confidence to refute Yin Chengyi, and said: "This defeat is not the responsibility of Yu Wenxian alone, the minister thinks that Yu Wenxian's merits are mixed, and the death penalty can be avoided!" ”
"Nonsense! He's calling it to make up for it! No matter how much he says, he cannot be absolved of his responsibility for bringing the army to ruin! Moreover, Yu Wenxian's performance in Fenbei and Fennan was not satisfactory, first confronted Gao Changgong and did not take it, and then turned to Pinglong, and was defeated again! So the series of battles that followed were lost one after another! Do you dare to say that he should not be largely responsible for this? ”
In the face of this unreasonable rhetoric, Wei Chi Hui blushed angrily and said: "Yang Fu, Wei Xiaokuan, Yu Wenxian, Xin Wei, Liang Shiyan, Yu Wensheng, Hou Longen, and Guo Rong can't open the situation together, but you blame all the blame on one person, it is clear that you deliberately want to put him to death, and you deceive people too much!" ”
"This time, Gao Qi is famous and handsome, not to mention Hu Lu Mingyue and Duan Xiaoxian, but Gao Changgong and Gao Yanzong are all handsome for a while! Gao Qi, a big country, a large number of soldiers, once you do your best, up and down, how can there be a reason for defeat? ”
Wei Chi said loudly: "Therefore, the minister thinks that Yuwenxian's defeat is not his fault!" ”
Yin Chengcheng's face became more and more unsightly, snorted, and said:
"If General Wei Chi's military strategy and eloquence are as outstanding, it shouldn't be you who escaped by Gao Changgong's beating in the Battle of Pishan......"
"The only mistake of the imperial court is that it did not hold you accountable for your defeat, which caused you to be dizzy now, and regard the people who lost their teachers and humiliated the country as heroes!"
"You!" - "Enough! ”
With the old man's order, the two of them closed their mouths at the same time.
In the court, what the emperor said didn't count, Yin Chengcheng and Wei Chi Yu said it didn't count, and the only person who had the final say was Yuwen Hu.
Yuwen Hu turned his head, his gloomy gaze swirled on Yu Chi Hui and Yin Chengcheng's body, and Yu Chi Hui buried his head deeply, not daring to say anything more. After a while, Yuwen Hu casually sorted out his court clothes, bowed slightly and said: "Yu Wenxian, the loss of the teacher and the humiliation of the country is undoubted. I beg your majesty to behead him! ”
A thunderbolt fell!
Yu Wenyong could barely sit still, and was shocked: [Yuwen Hu! What does he want to do? How dare he! Skipping the steps of the interrogation and directly threatening Yuwen Yong to give a verdict, how dare Yuwen Hu do this...... It's too much of a deception!
The reason why Yu Wenxian joined this war was actually in response to Yu Wenyong's move to ask for power, which was not a secret in the eyes of people from top to bottom of the Manchu Dynasty. And now, Yuwen Hu doesn't want to subdue Yu Wenxian anymore, he just wants him to die!
As soon as Yu Wenxian dies, what will the government and the opposition think of him Yu Wenyong?
- The mud can't hold up the wall!
In an instant, most of the hearts of the people on his side will be lost!
Yuwen is so ruthless!
Yuwen Yong immediately made a decision, got down the jade steps, and said to Yuwen Hu with a pleasant face: "Otsuka Zai is angry for the time being, everyone is their own family, what else can't be discussed?" Do you have to put him to death? He has had, but he also has merit, I will strip him of his title and official position, what does Otsuka Jae think? ”
In front of Yuwen Hu, he never used the title "I". History is always similar, he still remembers the Eastern Wei Emperor Yuan Shanjian who was punched and kicked by Gao Cheng, and "Dog's Foot" became the laughing stock of the world. Now, is it going to be his turn again? A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
And Yuwen Hu was also stunned, and looked at Yu Wenyong with a complicated expression in his eyes. His move was not to shirk responsibility, when the minister reached his point, how could he be afraid of a few small dogs barking? As long as he does not admit his mistakes, who in the government and the opposition dares to say that he is responsible for the defeat? The reason why he did this was just to test Yuwen Yong, and by the way, cut off one of his arms!
Yuwen Yong in front of him was still smiling as he was back then, and his posture was very low, so Yuwen Wu let him go. It's just that over the years, he calmed down and thought about it, didn't Yuwen Yong really hate him? Are you really willing to be a puppet?
He looked at Yu Wenyong's smile, and realized for the first time that he had not seen this cousin clearly over the years.
An inexplicable chill surged in his heart, so the murderous intent hidden deep in his heart was gradually revealed:
"I'm afraid I'm going to live up to His Majesty's kindness......"
Yuwen Yong was stunned.
"Yu Wenxian...... I have to die! Please Your Majesty, don't stop the old minister! ”
If you stop it, you will die with Yu Wenxian!
He pulled out a long sword from his waist and stabbed at Yu Wenxian, who closed his eyes and waited for death. Suddenly, Yuwen Hu's sword stopped in front of Yu Wenxian's throat. Yu Wenyong stood at Yu Wenxian's side at some point, grabbed the tip of the sword with his hand, and blood slowly dripped along the long sword......
The long sword fell to the ground, and Yuwen Hu took two steps back, and the court was silent. Yuwen Hu's eyes froze, and he wondered: "What does Your Majesty want?" ”
Yuwen Yong didn't speak, picked up the long sword from the ground, and several of Yuwen Hu's henchmen were about to step forward, only to see Yuwen Yong pick up the long sword, hand it to Yuwen Hu, and said: "Since Otsuka Zai said so, then I abdicate and Otsuka Zai, can I let my brother go?" ”