Chapter 2098 Open the door tonight and welcome Master Wang
West Gate of Yecheng.
Standing on the west gate of Ye City, you can see the undulating palaces and towers in the distance. These palaces and towers were called "Ye Three Terraces" three hundred years ago, namely the Tongque Terrace, the Bingjing Terrace and the Golden Tiger Terrace.
It was a symbol of the heyday of the Cao Wei Dynasty, but now it has become a part of the palace of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, telling the story of the ups and downs that this city has experienced.
Of course, the Northern Zhou palaces in Yecheng were inherited from the Northern Qi Dynasty. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, the three terraces were successively called "Jinfeng Terrace", "Chongguang Terrace" and "Shengying Terrace". They were repaired on the original basis and became even more brilliant.
past.
After the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, all the gardens in Dongshan and other places in the Northern Qi Dynasty were demolished and returned to the people. However, Santai Land did not have time to deal with it. Only the peripheral gardens and so on were demolished, and the main palaces were only sealed.
After Yu Wenxian ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Yecheng, he moved into the sealed palace. However, the Northern Zhou Dynasty has been in turmoil since Yu Wenxian ascended the throne. Therefore, Yu Wenxian did not expand the harem. In fact, all the concubines in the harem were still there.
She was the original wife and concubine of the royal family, so she didn't use much of the palace.
Now these palaces entrenched on the high platform have become the core of Yecheng's defense. Relying on the three platforms of Yecheng, the Northern Zhou army deployed defenses at all levels, especially the soldiers of the Yuwen clan and many Xianbei people who were in the same group as the Yuwen clan.
Families began to send their family members and the like into the palace to prevent disasters to their own mansions after the outer city fell.
They were obviously ready to live and die with the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
After all, not everyone is greedy for life and afraid of death, and not everyone wants to give up the family property that their ancestors have worked hard for generation after generation and start over in a new dynasty. When every dynasty eventually goes to destruction, it still remains.
There will still be many conservative forces from the previous dynasty who choose to bury them.
But Yu Wenzhao is not among these people.
He was ordered to guard the West Gate of Ye City. After Yu Wenxian ascended the throne, the West Gate of Ye City was renamed "Wang Qin Gate". As the name suggests, Yu Wenxian hoped that the Yuwen family's royal family would stand on this gate and look to the west.
Go and cross the thousands of rivers and mountains, you can still see Guanzhong and the place where Yuwen's dragon flourished, so he will not forget his duty and fight for the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
But Yu Wenzhao obviously did not intend to do this.
The future promised to him by Li Xingchen is still very bright.
And staying in this city of Ye to hold on to the sky is just leaving a name in the history books, and it is very likely that he will be listed with countless Northern Zhou royal families. When future generations read the history books, they don't know whether they are praising them or not.
The spirit of "I would rather live in pieces than in ruins", or laugh at them as "a mantis trying to make a chariot and not overestimating their own capabilities"?
Just as Yu Wenzhao was nervously whispering instructions to several of his bodyguards, footsteps hurriedly sounded.
Ji Wang Yuwenxuan walked over quickly.
(Author's note: The previous article is wrong. King Yuwentong of Hebei died in the sixth year of Yuwen Yongtianhe, and his son Yuwenxuan succeeded him)
Yu Wenzhao nodded slightly when he saw Yu Wenxuan.
Previously, Yu Wenxuan was ordered to guard the north bank of Qishui. After the Northern Zhou Dynasty's defeat at Baigou, he led his army to retreat to Yecheng to prevent the Han army from outflanking the flanks. Originally, his troops were stationed to the west of Yecheng, and the barrier was from Yecheng.
The road from the city to Xiangguo and other places prevents the Han army from crossing Yecheng and attacking the northern counties first.
As a result, the Han army broke through Bohai County and other places from the east road and advanced directly to Xiangguo County. The defense in Yecheng was naturally of no help, so Yu Wenxuan was ordered to withdraw his troops and horses into the city, and with his family
Uncle Yu Wenzhao guarded Ximen together.
Yu Wenxuan is actually not very old, he is just a young man in his early twenties. After all, his father Yuwentong is also the second to last among Yuwentai's sons.
The relationship with Yu Wenxuan is not bad, and Yu Wenxuan will not be so important. After all, there is not anyone in the Yuwen royal family of the previous generation who can be used. It is not the turn of these young people to directly take the lead.
Obviously Yu Wenxian also hopes that Yu Wenxuan can consider his father's perspective and continue to be loyal to Da Zhou.
It's a pity that Yu Wenxian misjudged the wrong person after all.
For Yu Wenxuan, his father Yuwen Tong has passed away many years ago. What relationship does Yuwen Tong have with Yu Wenxian, whether good or bad, and Yu Wenxuan? Although Yu Wenxian is indeed pretty good to Yu Wenxuan, Yu Wenxuan now also
I have to consider a question, that is, I am still young, do I really have to die for the Northern Zhou Dynasty?
Yu Wenxian's kindness was not unrequited. He led his army from Hanoi to Qishui and now to Yecheng. Yu Wenxuan always took the lead and defended according to danger. If Yu Wenxian had not taken the initiative to retreat first, Yu Wenxuan might still be in Qishui now.
There was a fierce battle with the Han army on the north bank of the water. Therefore, Yu Wenxuan did not feel that he owed Yu Wenxian anything.
Now that there is no way to save the day, everyone should choose their own path.
Therefore, when Yu Wenzhao came to the door, Yu Wenxuan did not hesitate for too long before agreeing.
And today is the day they have agreed with the Han army to open the city gate and let the Han army directly enter the city.
Counting that there was still an hour left, Yu Wenxuan had obviously come over in advance to talk to Yu Wenzhao. Although the two of them had reached an agreement, how could they not be afraid that the other party would betray them? Therefore, at this last moment, it seemed that they only looked at each other.
It's the best choice. Of course, if something happens, at least we can work together to respond, which is better than being caught off guard and being caught in one fell swoop.
"I heard that the war in the northwest has started again, and Tuyuhun is quite arrogant."
"If we don't attack the northwest, the Han people will overtake it. Once the north is pacified, Li... will definitely set his sights on Liaodong or the Western Regions. Since he is under the banner of the Han Dynasty, he must at least restore the former dynasty first.
The territory of the two Han Dynasties."
The night breeze was blowing gently, and the two people were leaning against the battlement, chatting.
Regarding the future, they still don't know what will happen, but at least it should be better than dying directly in Yecheng.
The sound of footsteps started again, and Yu Wenzhao and Yu Wenxuan looked at each other subconsciously, with their hands on the handle of the knife.
Dozens of soldiers walked quickly from the north side along the city wall, many of them holding shields and crossbows, as if ready for battle.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the city gate immediately cheered up, drew their swords one by one, and looked at the soldiers who were walking quickly towards this side with vigilance.
At this time, there were also noises coming from under the city gate, horseshoes hooves coming, and no one knew how many cavalry were approaching from inside the city.
Yu Wenzhao and Yu Wenxuan exchanged glances.
not good!
The soldier stood still at a distance, separated his shields, and a young general strode out: "The two kings are here, so there is no need to work hard."
"King Cao?" Yuwen raised his eyebrows.
King Cao Yuwenyun was the fourth son of the late Emperor Yuwentai, and the only one among Yuwentai's many descendants who was still in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Because he was a vassal outside the country, he was spared from Li Xingchen's entry into the Guanzhong Rebellion, and he was once
It became Yu Wenxian's signature, but Yu Wenyun was very young, and he was just a short-term vassal king with no military exploits. Naturally, it was difficult to convince the public, so in the end Yu Wenxian gave up the idea of ​​supporting Yu Wenyun to ascend the throne.
Of course, it is impossible for the civil and military personnel under Yu Wenxian to really let Yu Wenyun ascend the throne.