At dusk, the sunset is full of sunset, Jinyang City is dyed with a layer of golden color, the curfew is about to begin, and the sound of bells and drums echo in the air, reminding people to go home quickly, or stay in entertainment places such as Lefang and not go out again.

Yuchi Qin, the general manager of Bingzhou, stood on the tower of the old Jinyang Palace, looking southeast, trying to see the scene of Yecheng through the mountains and mountains.

Today's emperor's wedding is an important day, for the emperor, for the prime minister Yuchi Dun, and for Yuchi Qin, the same is true. As the general manager of Bingzhou, he shoulders the important tasks of the country and the family on his shoulders, so it is time to take action.

Since the Zhou State destroyed Qi and established the General Administration in Bingzhou, Yuchi Qin was the fourth Bingzhou general administrator, commanding this important place between Guanzhong and Shandong (east of Taihang Mountain).

After the fall of Qi, Zhou State established a general administration in Bingzhou, and Shangzhu State. Chen Wang Yuwen Chun was the first general administration of Bingzhou to annex the governor of Bingzhou. When Yuwen Yong died, the new king succeeded to the throne. Yuwen Chun was transferred to the governor of Yongzhou, and the successor was Yuwen Shenju, the confidant minister of the late emperor.

However, the governor, Yuwen Shenju, who was in the military affairs of the four prefectures and twelve prefectures, including Lu, Si, and Shi, was sent to appoint him to Mayi not long after he was appointed.

The third general manager of Bingzhou was Taizu Yuancong and Shen Guogong Li Mu. As a result, in the second year of Daxiang, the Yuancong nobleman, who should have been the pillar of the Zhou Kingdom, directly surrendered to Yang Jian, who was the prime minister at that time.

From then on, Bingzhou became the territory of Yang Jian, the Sui State. Until last year, the Zhou army recovered the lost territory and re-introduced the Hedong land into control, and Yuchi Qin was appointed as the general manager of Bingzhou.

Bingzhou Prefecture was built on Jinyang and became the world's mighty city. During the Eastern Wei Dynasty and Gao Qi period, it was a key place known as the "Biedu". The elite soldiers and generals gathered here, and the soldiers and horses were far superior to Yedu.

The reason why Jinyang had such a status in the Eastern Wei Dynasty was that Gao Huan, a powerful minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, was located in Jinyang.

Jinyang is the old nest of the Gao family, and it is actually the core of power of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The Bafu is the real court, and the court in Yecheng is just a decoration. It was because Qi lost Jinyang and completely embarked on the road to destruction.

Going further, after the Six Towns Rebellion, the powerful minister Erzhu Rong's mansion was also located in Jinyang. The emperor and court of Luoyang were puppets, which shows how important the status of Jinyang is.

Even after the Zhou Dynasty destroyed Qi, Jinyang was also an important place. For Chang'an, Guanzhong, west of Hedong, and Yecheng, east of Hedong, Jinyang had a high-level view.

The Bingzhou General Administration also undertakes the important task of preventing the Turkic Kingdom on the grasslands in the northwest direction, so it needs to station heavy troops here, but this also poses a threat to Chang'an and Yecheng.

Therefore, the position of Bingzhou chief manager is very important. Last year, Yuchi Qin was appointed as Bingzhou chief manager. He was very surprised by this because everyone thought that this position should be held by Yuchi Shun. However, when Yuchi Qin thought of the uneasy family of his uncle Yuchi Jiong, he felt relieved.

Yuchi Shun was born to Yuchi Jiong's original wife Yuan, while Yuchi Dun was born to Xuxian Wang. Last year, Yuchi Dun became the prince of the King of Shu. If Yuchi Shun was appointed as the chief supervisor of Bingzhou, the relationship between the two parties would be bad. Once they suspicious of each other, something might happen sooner or later.

However, Jinyang must be in the hands of the Yuchi family, so Yuchi Qin became the best candidate.

In terms of qualifications and military achievements, he is also a backbone figure in the Yuchi family. For the sake of the family, he naturally has to take charge of Jinyang and control Hedong.

Not only should we defend against the Turks, but we should also work with Xi Piluo, the general manager of Yizhou located in Shu, to monitor Yu Wen Liang in Guanzhong from east to west. When necessary, we should attack the other side from east to west.

And "when necessary", Yuchi Qin knew that it would be coming sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Because this day comes after the emperor's wedding.

As early as a few months ago, Yuchi Qin received an order from Prime Minister Yuchi Dun, who asked him to rectify his troops and horses to prepare for "preventing autumn". The so-called "preventing autumn" is to guard against the invading Turkic army. The other party usually invades in large numbers after the autumn, harassing the border and robbing cattle, sheep and population.

This is the preparation that the Bingzhou General Administration should have made. Although the internal strife of various Turkic tribes in recent years and the Khans of all sizes were fought in different camps, some tribe leaders led their subordinates to attack south in autumn, so they had to be warned.

However, after he arrived in Yecheng not long ago, he learned something from Yuchi Dun, that is, the emperor planned to take action on the day of his wedding, assassinate Yuchi Dun and launch a palace transformation to seize power.

This matter is quite serious. If the emperor succeeds, not to mention whether he can finally take power, the Yuchi family might be like the Erzhu family back then, and they were killed and blood flowed into a river.

The Yuchi family and the Yuwen family will break up sooner or later. Since the emperor wants to take action first, then break up, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Yuchi Qin thought so, and Yuchi Dun's idea was similar, that was, let the emperor take action first, then subdue him, and completely put the emperor under house arrest by isolating the inside and outside, and after a few years, he would wait until the time was ripe before changing the dynasty.

This kind of practice of completely undermining the emperor is similar to Yang Jian back then. To put it bluntly, the Yuchi family is going to become a traitor in the Zhou State like the Yang family, which is completely different from the idea of ​​the former Shu King Yuchi Jiong.

Although his reputation is not good, this is an inevitable result. The emperor and the powerful ministers will inevitably break up. The loser will be wiped out. Yuchi Qin doesn't want to be loyal to the Yuwen family anymore, because this family is no longer worthy of everyone's loyalty.

Eleven years ago, after Yuwen Yong passed away, the new Bingzhou general manager Yuwen Shenju was poisoned to death by the new king. Not long after, the little tomb priest Yuwen Xiaobo was sentenced to death by the new king at home.

The following year, the general manager of Xuzhou, Wang Gui, was killed by the new king. Soon, the general manager of Qinzhou, Yuchi Yun, died of fear.

These people were the ministers of Yuwen Yong's humble ministers, but they were hated by the crown prince Yuwen Yun. So not long after the new king ascended the throne, they killed one by one to relieve the hatred in their hearts.

It was only later that Yuchi Qin learned that his brother Yuchi Yun did not die of fear, but to prevent his son from being implicated, he had no choice but to take poison before Yuwen Yun took action.

These ministers were loyal to the Yuwen family and were good ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, because they saw that the then crown prince Yuwen Yun was in a bad position, they believed that the succession to the throne would inevitably damage the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so they advised Emperor Wu to establish another crown prince.

Although this move was a taboo, it was also for the sake of Zhou and Yuwen’s family. What was the result?

For the Great Zhou and the loyal minister of the Yuwen family, the fate is death!

Not to mention outsiders, King Yuwen Xian of Qi was very famous because of his great achievements and reputation, and his nephew found an excuse to kill him. The prodigal son of the Yuwen family ruined the family business and whoever stopped him would die. Then the fool would bet on his family's life to stop him?

Once the emperor and the ministers were born, the new king succeeded to the throne and let the old ministers stand aside. Everyone can understand this kind of thing, but Yuwen Yun's actions were chilling.

Yuchi Qin figured it out, and most of the powerful people in Zhou State had figured it out. So when Yuwen Yun suddenly passed away, Yang Jian, who had not made much achievements, stood out. When he was in power with his post-father's identity, everyone agreed.

No one wants the Yuwen family to come out to take charge of the overall situation, because the former royal family Yuwen Hu, who was in charge of the overall situation, killed the powerful and the rich, and no one cares about what the little emperor should do, because his father killed everyone and everyone's hearts were dispersed.

After Yuwen Yun died in the second year of the Elephant, Yuchi Jiong planned to raise an army in Xiangzhou to rebel against Yang, and sent someone to send a letter to Qingzhou to Yuchi Qin, and mobilized his nephew to respond to the uprising. Yuchi Qin's approach was to send someone to Beijing to hand over the letter to Yang Jian.

Yes, he did not intend to be loyal to the Yuwen family, because what this family did made him feel disheartened and many powerful people were disheartened.

But later, Yuchi Qin responded to his uncle's call to reign, not to support the Zhou Dynasty, but to the family. His legitimate brother Yuchi An had already cast Yang Jian. As a typical practice of betting on both sides, Yuchi Qin had to stand on his uncle's side.

Yuchi Qin's father Yuchi Gang and Yuchi Jiong were brothers and nephews of Zhou Taizu Yuwen Tai. Yuchi Jiong wanted to be loyal to the Yuwen family and his uncle. This was just the idea of ​​the previous generation.

As a nephew, Yuchi Qin followed his uncle for the sake of the family, so when the Sui Kingdom perished, he had to consider the future of the family.

Yuchi Jiong's idea is very obvious, that Yuwen and Yuchi share the world, but Yuchi Qin thinks it is self-deception. Even if the Yuchi family wants to share the world, the Yuwen family will not want to do so. Isn't that young emperor just an unfamiliar wolf cub?

Although Yuchi Qin did not like Yuchi Dun to exclude Yuchi Shun, his attitude on this matter was consistent with the other party: If the emperor was not kind, don’t blame us for being unrighteous!

It is related to the rise and fall of the family. It cannot be slaughtered by the woman's kindness. Yuchi Qin believes that the family has fulfilled the righteousness of the Yuwen family and did not mention the grudges. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and the only one who wants to die is the Yuwen family.

Therefore, at the request of Yuchi Dun, he did not reveal this inside story to others, including Yuchi Shun. After returning to Jinyang from Yecheng, he planned it in full swing. Today is the day of the emperor's wedding and the day when the two families broke up.

The emperor will be under house arrest, and the general manager of Bingzhou, Yuchi Qin, will lead the Hedong army to Puban south, cross the Yellow River from Pujin Floating Bridge to enter Guanzhong and attack Chang'an, and attack the ruthless thief who sent people to assassinate the emperor, Qi Wang Yuwen Liang.

As footsteps began, the chief general of Bingzhou walked up to the city and reported to Yuchi Qin: "General Manager, Bingzhou's defense has been arranged properly. Once the Turks attack, they will definitely not be able to endanger Jinyang."

"Okay, I will lead the troops south and Bingzhou's defense will be handed over to you."

Yuchi Qin was going to lead his troops south today, but a few days ago, the border states sent envoys to report that there were abnormal movements in the grassland Turkic tribes. In order to arrange the "prevention of autumn" matters, he had to stay for a day.

Yuchi Qin wants to deal with Yuwen Liang, but he also has to arrange various matters so that after the army goes south, Jinyang will be led by the Turkic army heading south. At that time, the situation in Hedong will be deteriorated and it is very likely that it will be a big mistake.

As he was about to walk down the city, Yuchi Qin turned around and looked west, and saw the sun was falling and the setting sun was as bloody as he felt. This scene made him feel moved.
Chapter completed!