Xiao Yan slapped the dragon chair and became furious:
"It's better to let me die than to make peace with this thief!"
Xiao Gang saw that Xiao Yan was still stubborn, so he had to use the provocation method:
"The alliance under the city is indeed a great shame and humiliation. In fact, I am quite resistant to the matter of peace. Since my father firmly disagrees, now we can only go head-on and fight to the death!"
When Xiao Yan heard that there was going to be a war, after much deliberation, he realized that he really didn't have the money to fight Hou Jing. Even if he knew that Hou Jing was pretending to surrender, so what?
He sighed deeply and said to Xiao Gang:
"You have to figure it out yourself, don't let others laugh at you for thousands of years."
After hearing this, Xiao Gang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to deal with the matter of peace.
Hou Jing was relieved when he learned that Xiao Yan agreed to make peace. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to carry on. After he was relieved, he began to plot how to trick Xiao Yan.
As soon as Hou Jing opened his mouth, he asked Xiao Yan to cut him the four states in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. These four states are: Southern Yuzhou and Hezhou (when Hou Jing came to defect to Nanliang, Xiao Yan defeated Yang Yaren and others, leading 30,000 elite soldiers.
He went to County Hu to meet him. After that, the imperial edict named County Hu as Yuzhou and Shouchun as South Yuzhou. Hefei was changed to Hezhou, and the original Hezhou was South Hezhou), Guangzhou (now Huangchuan County, Henan), and West Yuzhou (now Huaizhou, Anhui).
Ning County).
This is another place where all three parties will win over if they can gain a foothold. However, Hou Jing is not afraid. One day, the three parties will come to an agreement and kill him together? This kind of thing has happened all over history.
Yes, it can also be seen from this that Hou Jing is a person who is unwilling to be inferior to others.
When Hou Jing came to visit, there was an objection in the court about not killing people. Xiao Yan ignored it and insisted on accepting Hou Jing, so he accepted it. After all, he had his teeth pulled out, but he indulged Hou Jing.
When he was in the north, Hou Jing was suppressed by two tigers, and he did not dare to show his claws. When he arrived in the south, although there were a few tigers, these tigers were not united, restricting each other, and containing each other.
The stunned trainer, Hou Jing, the tiger, finally found the opportunity to show his claws.
Xiao Yan is inviting a tiger into the house. It is true that "Liang Zhi, who is greedy for profit and rushes into the house, is the one who blames Yi Qi."
Not only the four prefectures, but also the king of Xuancheng, Xiao Daqi, had to leave the city to see him off before relieving the siege and crossing the river.
Who knows whether this is a bad thing or a good thing? Xiao Daqi is Xiao Gang's eldest son and is very likely to become another emperor in the future. Therefore, everyone objected and firmly disagreed, so they asked Xiao Daqi's younger brother, Duke Shicheng.
Xiao Dacai replaces Xiao Daqi.
Later, an altar was set up outside the Xihua Gate, and Wang Ke was sent to serve as minister and servant, Xiao Shao, the Marquis of Zhongshangjia Township, and Xiao Wangcha and Yu Ziyue, Wang Wei's regular attendants, and Wang Wei ascended the altar to form an alliance.
Liu Jin, the general of the right guard, led his troops out of the city from Xihua Gate, and Hou Jing led his troops out of his camp gate, facing Liu Jin from a distance, killing livestock and making an alliance with each other.
People in ancient times really believed in this kind of stuff, haha.
Not only that, Hou Jing also put forward various requirements, such as:
Xiao Yan's fourth son, son of Nankang King Xiao Ji, Nankang's heir king Xiao Huili and others led 30,000 troops to Mazhou (today's Jingjiang, Jiangsu). Hou Jing was afraid of the army on the north bank and descended from the city.
He was crossing the river, so he asked the imperial court to recall all the troops to the south bank, and the imperial court issued an edict to move all the troops north of the Yangtze River to Jiangtanyuan.
In this way, Hou Jing's escape route was opened.
Another example:
Hou Jing said again, "Hou Xiaoque of Yong'an, Zhao Weifang kept scolding me through the fence, saying, 'The emperor has made a covenant with you, but we will still pursue you.' Please call them back to the city, and I will leave."
"The imperial court ordered them all to be recalled. Hou Jing then transported the rice from Dongcheng to Stone City, and the army had enough food.
In this way, Hou Jing's army will not go hungry.
Another example:
Seeing that all of his requests were met, he wrote to Xiao Yan again, "I received a letter from the West Coast saying that Gao Cheng has occupied Shouchun and Zhongli. I have nowhere to stay. I will temporarily stay in Guangling and Qiaozhou while I wait."
In Shouchun, Zhongli took it back and immediately returned it to the imperial court in Guangling and Qiaozhou."
Faced with Hou Jing's various requests, the court deliberately ignored them, but the situation in the city was very bad.
When Taicheng was besieged, there were more than 100,000 men and women in the city, and 30,000 men in armor. By this time, the people were almost dying of illness, and there were only 2,000 to 3,000 people guarding the city, and they were all weak and cowardly. The streets were full of people lying on the ground.
There was no one to bury the dead bodies, the stench spread for miles, and the decaying juices of the dead bodies filled the ditches and valleys.
If it drags on any longer, it will turn into a dead city. There are obviously many reluctances and even curses in his heart, but Hou Jing is now grasping the seven inches of the people in the city. No matter how dissatisfied he is, he has to hold it back, and then, one by one, he will continue to do so.
Meet Hou Jing.
At this time, Wang Wei gave Hou Jing another idea:
"As a human minister, your Majesty has raised an army to rebel and besieged the palace for more than a hundred days. He has threatened and insulted his concubines and princesses, and ravaged the royal ancestral temple. Now that he is in this situation, where can he find a place to stay? I hope your Majesty will just wait and see what happens."
Hou Jing thought about it, he had no way out now, be it Shouchun or Guangling. Even if he retreated to these places, he might not be able to gain a foothold, so he agreed to Wang Wei's proposal.
At this time, Yang Yaren, Liu Zhongli, and Prince Xiao Si of Poyang marched to the north of Dongfu City.
However, before the barrier was built, Hou Jing's general Song Zixian defeated him and placed his severed head under the imperial city.
Hou Jing sent Yu Ziyue to seek peace, and the city sent Yu Shicheng Shen Jun to Hou Jing.
The two talked back and forth, and Shen Jun discovered that Hou Jing had no intention of withdrawing his troops. Shen Jun loudly rebuked Hou Jing:
"You bastard! You don't keep your word! We have already made peace! You are still here begging for nothing! You are indeed a barbarian! You can't stand up to the table!"
Hou Jing was furious and immediately broke through the water that had been diverted to the city gate before attacking the city from all directions. Day and night, the city was captured.
Hou Jing repeated his imperial edict and sent Duke Xiao of Shicheng to disarm the external reinforcements. All the reinforcements dispersed. Now, Hou Jing was no longer a threat. Well, at least the current predicament was solved.
With no worries at all, after Hou Jing entered Jiankang, he drove out all the civil and military officials of the court, let them escape, and ordered his soldiers to kill them. Three thousand people were killed, and he also sent troops to kill and loot, and the roads were filled with corpses.
The city was broken, and Xiao Zhengde was of no use. Hou Jing kicked him off the throne and demoted him to the rank of Grand Sima. He also removed the guards of Emperor Wu Xiao Yan and Prince Xiao Gang, and replaced them all with his own people.
It was like imprisoning the two of them.
In the same year, in the third year of Taiqing (549), on the second day of May (June 12), Xiao Yanzai died of hunger and thirst at the age of eighty-six. His temple name was Gaozu and his posthumous title was Emperor Wu.
Many members of the Xiao family have made great achievements in literature. Xiao Yan, who has been criticized all the time, has a literary contribution that cannot be underestimated.
In addition, Xiao Yan combined Confucian "ritual" and Taoist "wu" with Buddhist nirvana and "karma" to create the "theory of the same origin of the three religions", which occupied an extremely important role in the history of ancient Chinese Buddhist thought.
status.
There is also a rule in Chinese Buddhism that has been passed down to this day: monks are not allowed to eat meat, which is also stipulated by Xiao Yan. As mentioned earlier, Xiao Yan is a Buddhist man. He believes that Buddhism teaches "not killing".
However, eating meat is also killing a living being, so this rule was stipulated.
Gou Xiong believes that cultivating one's mind is more important than these superficial things. Who stipulates that monks cannot take wives... Alas, it's gone astray! It's gone astray! Come on, Pulse!
As an aside, the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms were in troubled times. However, Buddhism achieved unprecedented development during this period and established its future status. Gou Xiong has not done much research on the development of religion. He feels that in this world where people are struggling to make a living, there is no need for Buddhism.
In these dark days when there is no tomorrow, the development of Buddhism is really miraculous. Perhaps it is because we cannot see the future, so we place our trust in Buddhism that talks about the afterlife?
After comforting Xiao Yan, who was already furious after being complained about all the time, let's continue.
Hou Jingmi did not announce the funeral and welcomed the crown prince Xiao Gang to the throne. On the first day of the first lunar month of the first year of Dabao (February 2, 550), a general amnesty was implemented and the reign name was changed.
After Xiao Zhengde learned about this, he was stunned for a moment and then reacted:
"Oh! I was deceived by this villain! I was promised to be the emperor!"
So, he secretly wrote a letter to Poyang King Xiao Fan, hoping that he would send troops. However, Hou Jing and others intercepted him, and issued an edict, and in June, Xiao Zhengde was killed.
Xiao Zhengde didn't have that ability, but he still dared to seek skin from a tiger. What would happen if he didn't get eaten by a tiger? How capable he was, and how much he could do.
Although Taicheng was captured, there was still a large area of land in Nanliang that was not subject to Hou Jing, so Hou Jing led his generals to fight. By the end of the same year, Hou Jing occupied all three Wu areas, and his momentum reached its peak.
Xiao Gang is no longer as prosperous as before. Now he is just a puppet emperor. Whatever title or official position Hou Jing wants, Xiao Gang has to do it. If he wants to marry Xiao Gang's daughter Princess Liyang, Xiao Gang has to hand over the woman even if he grits his teeth.
To Hou Jing.
At this time, Hou Jing, while embracing the beautiful woman, also occupied the Sanwu area. He proudly proclaimed himself the general of the universe and the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Liuhe.
At this time, instead of attacking Jiankang, the kings of the Liang Dynasty killed each other. Xiao Yi killed Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yu. His eldest son Xiao Fang and others also died in the civil war. Xiao Jin defected to the Western Wei Dynasty, Xiao Lun and Xiao Fan.
The kings of Xiao Daxin also attacked each other.
In fact, the Sanwu area did not occupy much of Nanliang, and not many of Nanliang's troops were lost in the battle with Hou Jing. However, because of the fighting among the kings, even if there were some who rose up against Hou Jing, they would not be able to resist Hou Jing.
Being alone, Hou Jing was quickly eliminated. This situation gave Hou Jing the opportunity to dominate San Wu, burning, killing, looting and expanding his power.
On August 17, the second year of Dabao (October 2, 551), Hou Jing sent the puppet guard Wei Qing Peng Jun and Xiang Gong Wang Senggui to enter the palace, deposed the emperor as the king of Jin'an, and killed the crown prince Xiao Daqi.
There are more than 20 people including Xiao Daxin, King of Xunyang, Xiao Dajun, King of Xiyang, Xiao Dawei, King of Wuning, Xiao Daqiu, King of Jian'an, Xiao Daxin, King of Yi'an, and other disciples of King Xunyang.