The Life of the Characters in Er Zhurong's Works

At that time, the Northern Wei Dynasty was dominated by Hu Taihou, and Hu Taihou was a favorite, so politics was corrupt, civil strife continued, and the court had no prestige. Xu Yuan, the son of Emperor Xiaoming, is getting older, deeply dissatisfied with the deprivation of power and extremely disgusted with Hu Taihou's indecent behavior. The contradiction between mother and child is becoming more and more acute. So Emperor Xiaoming secretly ordered Er Zhurong to enter Luoyang. Er Zhurong was overjoyed and immediately sent his troops. When the party got wind of it, it took measures first. Hu Taihou and his concubine conspired to poison their parents and children, Emperor Xiaoming. Er Zhurong, who was originally in high spirits, flew into a rage after hearing the news. In his impassioned declaration, he made Yuanzi You emperor to show his respect for Emperor Xiao Zhuang. His diligent soldiers swarmed with soldiers and pointed at the capital, killing them endlessly. Hu Taihou's minions scattered and fled, and Er Zhurong's army successfully entered Beijing. When Hu Taihou saw Er Zhurong, he also wanted to defend himself. In those days, Er Zhurong, who rarely had a chance to see the light of day, was so bullish that he brushed off his clothes and sent his troops to throw Hu Taihou and her three-year-old emperor into the Yellow River and drowned.

However, Er Zhurong later did something reviled by later generations. After getting rid of the spirit queen and the young emperor, considering that he has a shallow foundation in the imperial court, he is afraid that it will be difficult to control in the future. He wanted to punish Li Jue, and after listening to the persuasion of his close friend Fei Mu, he made a vicious move: Emperor Zhuang followed Hexi to Yin He, led hundreds of officials to the northwest of the palace, and told the courtiers that they would sacrifice to heaven and could not ask for leave. After the ministers gathered, Er Zhurong picked up a high platform and looked around. He immediately stepped onto the platform and shouted, "The chaos in the world and the sudden collapse of the first emperor were all caused by your inability to do anything. And courtiers are insatiable, and everyone should kill them! " After the words, the soldiers killed, which is called "the change of river yin" in history. The number of courtiers who died was very large. According to Northern History and Wei Shu, there are more than 1300 people, and Zi Zhi Tong Jian records more than 2,000 people. Anyway, all the prime ministers, such as Yuan Yong, Qin Yuan and Yuanlue of Wang Yiyang, were killed, and the brothers of Wang Zunye of Huangmenlang, including the brothers of Emperor Xiao Zhuang, were killed. Eliminate the corrupt Han Xianbei nobles and Han nationality who moved to Luoyang in the Northern Wei regime. With this incident, shame rolled in history. Another consequence of the "River Yin Change" is that there is no possibility of reconciliation between Er Zhurong and the court and royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Er Zhurong is also destined to become a traitor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He has no second way to go, so he must keep going. Er Zhurong did not consider usurping the throne at that time, but at that time, the world was undecided and his subordinates had different opinions. Moreover, Er Zhurong was superstitious and sent someone to cast his own golden statue. At that time, when the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty made important decisions, he often cast gold people to predict good or bad luck. A * * * was cast four times, and none of the gold statues were cast. A wizard trusted by Er Zhurong also advised him that the weather and personnel were not mature. Then he welcomed Emperor Xiao Zhuang back to the palace, kowtowed and made amends, and led the army back to Jinyang. After the Six Towns Uprising, after continuous fighting and annexation, a branch of the Six Towns gradually grew, including seven states: Yan, You, Ji, Ding, Ying, Yin and Cang. So he claimed to be the son of heaven, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was sealed and changed to Guang 'an. In February 528, the third year of Xiaochang, Jung killed another uprising leader, Du Luozhou, and his followers. At this point, Jung annexed the four armies, claiming to be a million, and surrounded Yecheng in the south, intending to overthrow the Northern Wei court and unify the whole country. But by this time, the Northern Wei regime had fallen into the hands of Er Zhurong.

When Er Zhurong heard that Yecheng was besieged, he immediately personally led 7,000 chosen men and took two horses (one as a deputy, which was convenient for day and night) to Hebei. Jung has been running wild in Hebei for a long time. I heard that a small team like Er Zhurong was overjoyed and despised. However, the disparity in strength between the two sides is a fact. Although Jung did not have100000 soldiers, he still had 300000 troops. Er Zhurong first sent troops to ambush in the valley, ready to attack by surprise. Another group of three, sending a group of hundreds of four riders to jump, dusty, so that Jung's soldiers do not know how much less. The two sides fought at close range. Considering that the knife was not as good as the stick, each soldier stuffed a stick in his sleeve for close range attack. In order to prevent soldiers from being greedy, beheaded and rewarded, he also ordered that after the war, the reward should not be based on the head, but only on victory. As Er Zhurong took the lead in rushing into the enemy lines, thousands of elite cavalry rushed to the left and right together, swinging back and forth, and scattered Jung's 300,000 troops at once. Then, Er Zhurong dispatched troops and concentrated all the elite soldiers to kill Zhong Jun in Jung. He was captured in World War I and Jung was completely annihilated.

How to deal with the problem of surrender after the war is very difficult, because there are too many people who surrender, and one soldier has to deal with more than 100 people. Er Zhurong's methods are much better than Xiang Yu's. He first ordered sergeant jung to be dismissed on the spot, and his relatives could accompany him without asking. When these stragglers left a hundred miles away, they could not form a group. Erzhurong sent officers to wait at various intersections to gather the fallen people for resettlement. The original leader was hired according to the quantity and incorporated into his own military service, so that all newly attached soldiers were convinced of his disposal. Er Zhurong won the battle with lightning speed, which made the follow-up troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty calm before launching. In June of the first year of Yong 'an (528), Hejian People's Bank established a refugee uprising in Qingzhou. At that time, refugees were bullied by local strongmen and held a grudge for a long time. As soon as they heard that Gao Xing began to fight, they suddenly swarmed, from far to near. Gao Xing claimed to be Hanwang, called Tiantong, and his power developed rapidly. In less than a month, his number has increased to more than100000.

The northern Wei court appointed Li, the general of the Eastern Expedition, to lead the army to crusade. The two sides fought many times and were deadlocked. The Northern Wei court sent Han Zixi, the general of Lu, to surrender. First, he pretended to surrender, then he hit Wei Jun hard and defeated Li, the general of Wei State in Weishui. However, Gao Xing failed to use this favorable opportunity to expand his power. On the eve of Gao Xing's false surrender, the Northern Wei army suppressed the Hebei Rebel Army, and Jung was captured and executed in Luoyang. The Northern Wei Dynasty immediately ordered Shangshu to shoot back Yu, and led the army to attack Gao Xing immediately. At this time, Jung's remnant Han Lou revolted again, occupied Youzhou, and returned to Yu to lead Peng Le to escape to Han Lou. Hui Yu didn't dare to March on Gao Xing, so he came back. Gao Xing took the opportunity to go west and captured Jinan. The Northern Wei court urgently ordered Shangdang Wang Yuan Tianmu to lead an army against Gao Xing.

In April of the second year of Yong 'an (529), Gao Xing was defeated and captured in Jinan and sent to Luoyang for beheading. After the change of the river shade, Yuan Hao, the king of the North Sea, fled south in panic and surrendered to the southern State of Liang. Later, Yuan Hao asked Liang Wudi Xiao Yan to help him become the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. For strategic reasons, I thought it was a good opportunity to expand the territory of Wei, so I readily agreed. Chen Qingzhi was appointed General Mao Yong and sent Hao Yuan to Luoyang. In principle, this was a considerable military operation, but Liang Wudi only let Chen Qingzhi and his 7,000 men go north alone, and did not send troops to other places to help them, which made people doubt Liang Wudi's real intention. Is likely to be Liang Wudi don't want to spend too much energy on the northern Wei dynasty exiled aristocrat, but just want to send Chen Qingzhi led a small number of troops to perfunctory. However, this team of less than 10,000 people has created one miracle after another. From attacking Luocheng to capturing Luoyang, Chen Qingzhi led troops to capture 32 cities and fought 47 times, which was invincible. At this point, all the areas south of the Yellow River have joined, and there are praises everywhere.

At this time, Er Zhurong was used in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Er Zhurong heard that Yuan Ziyou, the Emperor of Wei Zhuang, fled to his eldest son (Shangdang county name) and quickly led his troops to confront Hao Yuan and Chen Qingzhi on both sides of the Yellow River. Chen Qingzhi fought eleven battles in three days, and many people died. Er Zhurong is certainly not a fuel-efficient lamp. After suffering a big loss here in Chen Qingzhi, he immediately changed his strategy and stopped direct contact with Chen Qingzhi. He made many rafts, crossed the Yellow River and copied Hao Yuan's array directly. Because of surprise, Yuan Hao's department collapsed in World War I, and he was captured on his way to Linying, and Luoyang subsequently fell. As a result, Chen Qingzhi was attacked from all sides. Er Zhurong refused to let go of this powerful opponent and personally led the elite cavalry to pursue Chen Qingzhi. As the Gaosong River rose, Chen Qingzhi's troops were dispersed under the impact of pursuers and floods. Chen Qingzhi cut his hair, dressed as a monk, and fled back to the Liang Dynasty on foot alone. Just as the Six Towns Uprising was surging, a great uprising broke out in Hu Hanmin in Guanlong area of Northern Wei Dynasty. The insurgents promoted the Qiang people to be handsome, calling themselves the King of Qin. South (now Luogu Town, southwest of Hexian County) people such as Zhang Changming killed Cui You, the secretariat, and helped Da Ti. In the post-Gaoping period, Chen Hu, the Chilean toast, and Wan Qian, the ugly slave of Xiongnu, responded one after another. Soon, Mozi was arrested, claiming to be the son of heaven, setting up a hundred officials and establishing the title of Tian Jian. Died in battle. In July of the first year of Jianyi (528), Wan Yi, who had commanded the Guanlong Rebel Army, was called the son of heaven, set up a hundred officials and changed into an animal. A few years later, they killed Wei Shouzai and moved to all parts of Guanlong. Defeated Xiao, Cui Yanbo and other Northern Wei generals and controlled most of Guanlong.

In the spring of the third year of Yong 'an (530), after pacifying Kanto, Tian Guang was appointed as the governor, He Bayue and Hou Yue as the left and right governors, and served as deputy governors, leading the troops to tackle key problems in Gansu. At that time, Wan Yi Ugly Slave led an army to besiege qi zhou (now Fengxiang, Shaanxi Province), and sent his great imperial envoy, Bodhisattva Weichi, and his servant Wan Yi from Wugong (now Wugong East, Shaanxi Province) to cross the Weihe River to besiege the outer camps of the Northern Wei army. He Bayue led thousands of cavalry to come to the rescue, but by this time, Bodhisattva Weichi had already broken through the camp and led the army back to the defense. He Bayue deliberately preyed on Wei Chi's officials to provoke him. Bodhisattva Weichi, who once led an army across the Weihe River, was really fooled, so he stationed 20 thousand troops on the north bank of the Weihe River, and the two armies were deadlocked across the Weihe River. He Bayue saw that the enemy was weak and Wei Chi, who was brave and foolhardy, was trapped and rashly led the cavalry to cross the river in pursuit. He crossed the river halfway in August, attacked and killed the enemy, captured Bodhisattva Weichi alive and captured his cavalry of 3,000. Immediately, he led the army across Weibei, collected more than 10,000 soldiers left by Wei Chi on the north shore, and seized a large number of trench. When Ugly Slave heard that Bodhisattva Weichi was completely annihilated, he was very frightened, so he gave up qi zhou, retreated north to Anding (now northwest of Jingchuan, Gansu), and built a camp fence in Pingting, north of Anding, to guard the imperial army. Erzhu skylight also led an army from Yongzhou to qi zhou to welcome August.

In the early summer of April, the weather was getting hotter, and the government troops stationed between Weishui and Weishui deliberately stopped to herd horses, releasing words: it is hot in summer, which is not conducive to marching and fighting, and it will wait until autumn is cool; And deliberately let the captured ugly slave army spy escape and inform the ugly slave of false information. The ugly slave learned that the secret information that the loyalist was resting in summer and fighting again in cool autumn was true, so he relaxed his vigilance and only sent some troops to erect fences according to the danger to prevent the enemy from attacking. Then the army was dissolved into agriculture, and in Hosokawa Morihiro (ancient water name, now Nanchuan River; Originated in present-day linyou county, Shaanxi Province, it flows northward to the northeast of Lingtai County, Gansu Province, and flows into the Daxi River Basin. Looking around, you can see a leisurely pastoral scenery everywhere. The loyal minister saw that the ugly slave was really fooled and sneaked into the army. At dawn, the prisoners set up a main fence for the ugly slave's defense and put all the prisoners back to disturb their morale. When other battalions heard that the main city had fallen, they mistakenly thought that the general trend was gone and had no intention of resisting, and they all surrendered to Wei. The loyalist attacked, broke through the lines of the ugly slave army in one fell swoop, and then traveled day and night to settle down at the gates. The ugly slave Jingzhou offered the city to surrender. The ugly slave lost his support, so he had to abandon Pingting and flee, and hastily withdrew, intending to flee back to his lair Gaoping. Jules Tianguang ordered He Bayue to pursue with a light horse, and the ugly slave led the troops to escape to Pingliang, and He Bayue also pursued with a light horse. Don't wait for the ugly slave army to form a front. Chen Chong will take the lead in single-handedly rushing into the ugly slave army and heading straight for the ugly slave. This battle-hardened ugly slave was probably stunned by Chen Chong's diligence. Before he could make any response, he was rushed to Chen Chong, relaxed his ape arm, forcibly dragged off his horse, and captured him alive under his arm. His followers were also scared silly by Chen Chong's bravery. Those who stayed in the same place for a while were afraid to come forward to rescue the captured emperor, but when they saw the continuous arrival of loyalists, they immediately fled in flight. In June, Wan Yi, the Ugly Slave Department, launched a road trip, leading more than 6,000 people to flee into the mountains. Erzhu skylight retreated to the east of Gaoping due to lack of grass, and sent the governor Sun Xie to Yuanzhou (Gaoping) town, with a rest of 200 people. Wan Fa Dao Luo contacted Yuanzhou citizens to crack down on evil interests. Zhu Er Tian Guang led an army to attack Yuanzhou, and the road was defeated. He led the people to the west and entered the mountain in danger. Later, he joined Wang Qingyun, the leader of the rebel army in Lueyang (now northeast of Qin 'an, Gansu). Qingyun proclaimed himself emperor in Shuiluocheng (now Zhuanglang) and conferred Daoluo as a general. In July, two pillars of skylight led the army to attack it. Wang Qingyun and Daoluo fought, but they were all captured and the whole army was killed by Wei Jun.

In April of the following year, Su was also captured and killed by Wei Jun, and the Guanlong Uprising failed. Kansai was pacified, and Erzhurong basically unified the north. After Er Zhurong basically pacified the north, the contradiction between him and Emperor Xiao Zhuang became increasingly acute. The Northern Wei Dynasty was controlled by Er Zhurong in Jinyang. The ministers and eunuchs around Emperor Wei Zhuang are spies planted by Er Zhurong, who will inform him of the emperor's every move. Besides, Er Zhurong also interfered in the private life of Emperor Xiao Zhuang. Er Zhurong's daughter was originally the side princess of Emperor Xiaoming, but Er Zhurong forced Xiaozhuang to make her queen. Jules is not a good quarrel either. She often has a hard time with the emperor and loses her temper. She often said,' What does it matter if I am presumptuous in front of the son of heaven? He was originally established by my father, and it was good for my father to give him the throne. "

Xiaozhuang was persecuted by powerful officials outside the emperor, threatened by evil inside and often unhappy. With the destruction of domestic enemies, Er Zhurong applied to join the DPRK to prepare for further control of the central government and the next usurpation of the throne. It's finally time for the two sides to show their cards. So Emperor Xiao Zhuang began to conspire with some royal cronies to kill Er Zhurong. In fact, it is not strict, and it has also spread to Er Zhurong. So Er Zhurong's cronies advised him to take the lead, but Er Zhurong was too confident, and he felt that Xiaozhuang didn't have the courage. My cousin Shilong suspected that Emperor Zhuang had done something different, and sent someone to write an anonymous post on his door: "The son of heaven conspired with Gao to kill the king of Taiyuan!" Then he pretended that he had found an anonymous letter, picked up the post and gave it to Er Zhurong. Er Zhurong didn't look at anyone at this time. He tore up the anonymous post a few times and spit on the ground: "Shilong is really a timid mouse, who dares to kill me!" " Er Zhurong's wife also advised him not to go to Luoyang, but Er Zhurong wouldn't listen.

When Er Zhurong entered the DPRK, he asked outside rumors face to face. Emperor Xiao Zhuang said, "People outside say you want to kill me, too. Is it true? " This clever rhetorical question left Er Zhurong speechless. Every time I enter the DPRK, there are only a few dozen people around, and they are all unarmed. However, the imperialist assassination of Er Zhurong intensified. In September 530 (1 1, 530) 1898, Emperor Xiao Zhuang ambushed soldiers in the east of Mingguang Temple, and then sent messengers to report to Er Zhurong. Claiming that Queen Jules had just given birth to a prince, hundreds of civil and military officials in the palace came to congratulate her on her promotion to grandpa. Er Zhurong didn't get suspicious, so he entered the palace and the temple. Seeing Emperor Xiao Zhuang, Er Zhurong couldn't wait to congratulate him. Suddenly, he saw two men under Emperor Xiao Zhuang running in from the east gate of the temple, with knives in their hands. He immediately started up and went straight to the throne to hold the Emperor Xiao Zhuang in revolt. Emperor Xiao Zhuang has put a knife on his knee. When he saw Er Zhurong rush up and stab him in the abdomen, a generation of heroes died. They hacked with a knife, and their best friend Yuan Tianmu also died by the sword. Erzhurong 14-year-old son Erzhubodhi and more than 30 followers were ambushed and killed.