Chapter 34: A War Caused by Love

When the news broke, it was three days later.

Those who can get on a suitable boat are either rich or noble, and naturally have an entourage to follow. After their masters got on the boat, these people waited for their masters in the city of Hangzhou.

There is no trace of Xiangyifang on the West Lake. Even its two aliases, the Lane Boat and the Pan Night Boat, were nowhere to be seen.

On the first day, the people on the shore didn't care very much, but they just anchored in the depths of the lake and did the merry deeds.

On the third day, when Xiangyifang still did not dock, some people became agitated and had a sense of foreboding in their hearts.

The West Lake is not big, and those people searched for the boat, but in half a day, they found the three painting boats in the middle of the lake. It's just that there is already a dead silence there, and the painting boat where the Ying Geyan Dance was originally empty has long been empty. The girl on the boat, and the guests on the boat that night, all disappeared.

The news immediately caused a sensation in the entire city of Hangzhou.

From the government to the people, the news is being talked about everywhere. Secretly, I don't know how many people are starting to get up and running because of the possible consequences of this news.

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The Seven Princes of Western Qin also disappeared on this night.

Of course, the people who know about this are extremely strictly controlled within a range.

After receiving the news from the Western Qin, the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Southern Qi were stunned, a prince of the Western Qin actually disappeared in the territory of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and it is said that this prince is the most favored young son of the Western Qin Emperor.

The old old Shangshu suddenly remembered the big battle more than thirty years ago, and a wrinkled old face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

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"Master Hu, you are from the two lists, but let's talk about the origin of this Western Qin. Lao Shangshu sorted out his chaotic thoughts a little, took a sip of Tieguanyin, who was used to drinking, and asked Director Hu of the protocol department.

Director Hu knew that his boss suddenly asked about this, naturally he didn't want to test his own knowledge, he must have another deep meaning. In the end, he was born as a Jinshi, and after thinking about it for a while, he said: "Although the lower officials are only shallow in learning, they also know a little about the origin of this Western Qin. If you can't say anything, please ask the court official to correct it. ”

"The ancestors of the Western Qin Dynasty were originally Hu people, and then when the Jin Dynasty lost the Central Plains and the heroes rose up, they seized a corner of the north and called themselves Great Qin. More than 100 years ago, Great Qin produced a talented Shenwu Emperor, and with the assistance of Wang Yong, the first adviser in Jiangbei, it only took three years to mix the north. ”

"This Emperor Shenwu is ambitious, both to get Long and to look back at Shu, after pacifying the north, he will personally lead a million iron horsemen, wanting to cross the Yangtze River and take my Jiangnan. Wang Yong, the pillar of the Great Qin, knew that although my Southern Dynasty was weak, it was the unity of the army and the people, and the Wang Xie clan was leaning on the Great Wall. Although the north is strong, the interior is deceitful and undercurrent, and once there is an accident, there is a risk of falling apart. Therefore, Wang Yong admonished Emperor Shenwu bitterly, but was not approved, so he had to do his best. ”

Later, as Wang Yong expected, the Fu Qin army was defeated by the Xie clan in the battle of Lishui, and Emperor Shenwu fled back to the north with more than 800 horsemen. After this defeat, Emperor Shenwu's temperament changed greatly, and he drank in the palace until dawn every night, ignoring the government. He also became more and more irritable, often killing people for no reason. Wang Yong's bitter advice was fruitless, and the monarch and ministers have had a gap since then. ”

In the end, some people couldn't stand the tyranny of Emperor Shenwu, and colluded with the chamberlain to take advantage of his drunkenness and hanged him to death in the palace. The Lord is dead, and there is chaos in the court. Those Fu clans also secretly harbored ghosts, wanting to reap the benefits of it. ”

"The various forces under Fu Qin's rule took the opportunity to rebel and occupy their own territory, and the huge Great Qin Dynasty collapsed overnight. Among them, the Tuoba clan, a branch of the Xianbei tribe, rose up in chaos, and after more than ten years of conquest, gradually eliminated other large and small forces, established the Yuan Wei court, and replaced Fu Qin as the new northern overlord. ”

Wang Yong could not support the collapsed mansion alone, so he had no choice but to take the young prince of Emperor Shenwu, under the protection of a group of courtiers loyal to the Fu clan, to cross Yanshui to the west and settle down in Chang'an City. Seeing that there was no hope of recovering the country, Wang Yong had no choice but to take care of the small court in this pass, continuing the blood of the Great Qin of the Fu family. After a long time, other countries in the world called this small court Western Qin. ”

"This is roughly the origin of the small state of Western Qin. After Master Hu finished speaking, he looked at Lao Shangshu with a respectful expression, knowing that he must have something to say next.

Lao Shangshu seemed to think that this study was a little stuffy, so he paced to the window, pushed open the window door, exhaled deeply, looked at a budding spring plant in the courtyard, and said slowly: "It's roughly the same as you said." It was from then on that the Western Qin and the Yuan Wei became feuds, but they became friendly with our Southern Dynasty. ”

"Then do you know that thirty-seven years ago, why did my Great Qi fight with Western Qin in Surabaya again?"

"When this battle took place, my subordinates were not yet born. However, since his subordinates joined the office, they have also studied this historical material in detail, saying that the emperor of Western Qin at that time was not in the right position, and he wanted to fight with me in order to establish his authority in the country. ”

Lao Shangshu smiled bitterly: "Where is it so simple, how can the history books record the key to this? The inside story of this incident was extremely secret at that time, and the people who knew it were only a few hands. It's just that many years have passed, and it doesn't matter if you know it now. ”

As soon as Director Hu heard that it involved the secret luck of the previous dynasty, he dressed solemnly and listened attentively.

"In the twelfth year of Emperor Kaiping of my Great Qi Zhang, a prince of Western Qin went to Jinling City alone to study, and met the lord of Shuncheng County, and the two fell in love at first sight and became a good friend for a hundred years. It turned out that this was also a beautiful thing, but who knows, the change started from this. ”

"In the fourteenth year of Kaiping, there was a civil strife in Chang'an City, and Fu Ce, who was the prince at that time, took advantage of his father's serious illness and led the government soldiers to trap and kill the prince. He led the soldiers to attack the Chang'an Palace, forced his father to write an edict to the throne, and then sent him to the funeral with a bunch of white silk. ”

"Fu Ce is extremely ruthless, and after ascending to the throne, he slaughtered the royal family. Only the prince in Jinling City survived. However, Fu Ce still couldn't rest assured, and a piece of national letter arrived in Jiangnan, although it was a request in name, the wording was quite tough, asking my Daqi court to send the prince back to Western Qin. ”

After some deliberation by several bigwigs in the court, it was generally decided that there was no need to cause disputes over family affairs in other countries, so they wanted to hand over the prince of Western Qin. At that time, I was still young, but because of a small stroke, I was favored by the first emperor, and Jian Ba walked at the flat chapter. The excerpt presented to the emperor at that time was drafted by me. After this piece was handed over, the emperor should approve it, and the Luan Yiwei immediately took people. Who would have thought that the lord of Shuncheng County was a very assertive person, and he had already received the news, so he took his husband and disappeared from Jinling City without a trace. ”

Fu Ce was furious, thinking that I couldn't find anyone under the pretext of Daqi, but in fact, I was secretly hiding other thoughts. So he raised 150,000 troops, Chen on the north bank of Surabaya, and threatened that if Southern Qi did not hand over people, he would cross Surabaya and take Jinling directly. The imperial court sent Luan Yiwei to search everywhere, but where could they find it?"

And so there was the big war. Originally, the national strength of Western Qin was far inferior to mine, but who knew that Fu Ce subdued the dog Rong people, and the military strength became stronger. After more than half a year of fighting, it was difficult to distinguish the winner from defeat, but they were all exhausted. At this time, there was a secret agent of Luan Yiwei who reported that the prince of Western Qin and the lord of Shuncheng had already voted for the Northern Wei Dynasty and were now in Daliang City. ”

It is estimated that Xiqin Fuce also learned the news, and the two sides just stopped fighting, but they were also greatly injured. Fortunately, the Northern Wei Dynasty at that time was a mediocre lord, otherwise it would be very dangerous for me to take the opportunity to invade the south and west. Although Western Qin and I quit the army, the relationship was not as good as before, and it was not until Fu Ce died and the new lord ascended the throne that it slowly eased up again. ”

Where would Director Hu have thought that there was such an inside story behind that big war, and he was dumbfounded for a while. However, he quickly reacted, and Lao Shangshu told him the inside story today, which naturally had a lot to do with the matter in front of him.

Speaking too quickly in one breath, Lao Shangshu was a little angry, and he couldn't help coughing a few times. Chief Hu hurriedly picked up Tieguanyin and handed it to him.

Lao Shangshu's vicissitudes of life revealed deep worry, "I heard that the reign of Western Qin is also a male lord, and now his son is missing in my Daqi, if it is not handled properly, I am afraid it will be a great fight." You and I have to think of a complete strategy now, so that we can enter the palace and play the emperor. ”

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