Chapter 130: Carrying Duke Zhuo
??Wolf smoke and bees rise, horse hooves sound, Sui State's attack on Zhou State was launched one after another on the north and south lines. The Youzhou General Administration Office was on the territory of the area, and the territory of Jingzhou, Shannan was also waving flags.
The Sui army attacked Jingzhou, Shannan, with a large number of Sui troops gathered in the Yuzhou area and advanced westward. The Sui army in the Wuguan Road and the Han River as a supporter to restrain the forces of the Zhou army in Jingzhou and Xiangzhou.
Before the military situation in Shannan was sent to Yecheng, the General Administration of Bozhou, Zhou State had already noticed the abnormal movements of the Sui army in Yuzhou on the west side. After carefully finding out the exact news, Sima, the General Administration of Bozhou, urgently reported to the court.
Prime Minister Yuchi Jiong ordered the Bozhou General Administration Office to send troops west to attack the Yuzhou General Administration Office of the Sui State. Before the postman left Yecheng, he obtained the Hezhou General Administration Office. Wuzhou General Administration Office came to report one after another: Chen army on the other side of the Yangtze River was abnormal.
The military situation was urgent, and a new round of orders was issued: the Hezhou army remained still, defended the north bank of the Yangtze River with the Wuzhou army, and advanced westward with the Bozhou army to attack the Sui army in Yuzhou, and used the method of besieging Wei to save Zhao, so as to rescue the Zhou army in Shannan.
He mobilized troops from all over the country to gather on the Yellow River line to prevent the Sui Kingdom from going out of Hulao Pass in the east and attacking east along the Yellow River. If the food and grass are ready, the Sui army will take the lead in attacking Hulao Pass.
The war in Zhou and Sui rekindled, and the Sui army raided east of Taihang Mountain. Yang Su, the marching chief, almost succeeded in attacking the emperor of Zhou. The news spread immediately when it reached Chang'an, which made countless people feel regretful.
Another news came out that the reason why this battle failed was because of Yu Wen, a member of the Zhou royal family, who was in the ceremonial war of the Zhou emperor, and killed hundreds of officials alone, causing the situation to reverse.
Killing hundreds of people in one person sounds quite terrifying, and it seems to be a rumor, but this person is very fierce, probably true. Yuwen Wen's name spread through chatting on the streets of Chang'an, and many people lamented that Yuwen's family was so fierce.
It’s indeed the one-legged bronze man Yuwen Wen!
In Chang'an, in the palace, Emperor Yang Jian of Sui looked at the urgent report in front of him who had traveled 300 miles a day and sighed. His army almost captured the little emperor of Zhou. This was a great opportunity, but what about...
The marching general Yang Su led the way when fighting and shot the left eye for a runaway arrow. Although he was bleeding, he still took the lead. Although he failed in the end, Yang Jian felt that he had to reward him to boost the morale of the entire army.
Yang Su is now leading troops to defend Zhending City as planned. The city is surrounded by Zhou's army. Yang Jian decided to transfer troops eastward to Jingxing, and he must ensure that Yang Su can be brought out in the end.
After seeing it, Yang Jian's mood became extremely bad, because he saw a name in the urgent newspaper, which made him look eye-catching.
It is reported that when the official army attacked the Zhou emperor's honor guard team, Yuwen Wen, a member of the Zhou royal family, organized everyone to resist. It was because of this person that he had troubled a group of mobs and forced himself to siege the official army, which led to Yang Su's surprise attack failing.
According to the soldiers on the scene, this man was very skilled in martial arts. He rushed into the official army and slashed his sword, but no one could stop him.
"No one can stop him... I took a look!" Yang Jian felt his anger rising. Yuwen Wen, a little bastard, harmed his daughter Yang Lihua, and now it has become a bigger disaster.
According to the urgent report, Yuwen Wen's hand-to-hand combat was unstoppable. He thought it was an exaggeration, but it was probably true that the other party could fight. Yang Jian did not expect that Yuwen Wen was such a fierce man.
"It's okay, you can't jump for long!"
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In Yecheng, the surrounding troops were frequently mobilized within a few days, and rumors spread everywhere in the city. Some said that Youzhou had been captured by the Sui army, some said that Jingzhou in Shannan fell, and some said that the official army had already captured Yuzhou in the Sui country.
Something else is said that the civil unrest in the south of the Yangtze River was invaded by the government army and that the government had already attacked Jiankang and did not seal the sword for three days.
Rumors broke out for a while, and they didn't know which one was true and which one was fake, but the new news was unanimously confirmed by everyone.
At the beginning of this month, the emperor went on a tour and on his way back to Yecheng, he was attacked north of Yiyang, the prefecture of Mingzhou. Fortunately, loyal ministers and good generals fought bloody battles, keeping the emperor safe and sound. Therefore, the court issued an edict to reward those who were meritorious.
Those who died in battle were given pensions, and many of the survivors also received rewards. Those who made meritorious deeds in bloody battles were rewarded according to merits. One of them was the attention of everyone, and that was Yuwen Wen, a clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It was said that corpses were everywhere in that battle. Fortunately, Yuwen Wen gathered people to defend the enemy and fought bloody battles. More than ten arrows were killed in his body, and he was motivated to repel the siege of the Sui army.
If Yuwen Wen hadn't raised his arms and shouted, the entire team would have been dispersed by the Sui army, and there would be no chance of the remaining people to survive, and the Sui army would have continued to move south and pursue the emperor.
Another well-informed person said that when the Sui army attacked, Yuwen Wen took the lead in reacting and carried the emperor down the imperial chariot and escorted Yuchi Jing from the left palace and the Duke of Lu Guo, and was also in a timely manner, so the emperor did not fall into a siege.
The most meritorious person is the savior. Yuwen Wen was a member of the Great Zhou royal family, so the imperial edict issued to the court was quickly issued:
Yuwen Wen, Duke of Xiyang County, was promoted to Duke of Gui, with a fief of 10,000 households. His wife, Yuchi, was named the wife of Duke of Gui, and his legitimate son Yuwen Weicheng, was the son of Duke of Gui, and his eldest son Yuwen Weihan inherited the title of Duke of Xiyang County.
Yuwen Wen was worthy of his reputation for his merits. The civil and military officials of the court had no objection. The court rewarded him very quickly. After all, his wife Yuchi was the prime minister's granddaughter, so everyone understood it very much.
Not only that, there are many people saying that Yuwen Wen's battle is unstoppable, and he killed hundreds of Sui soldiers alone, which is brave and good at fighting.
When they talked about this, many people couldn't help but sigh: The one-legged bronze man Yuwen Wen is indeed well-known!!
Yuwen Wen, the new Duke of the State, was complaining about his title: Duke of Zhu.
According to the official official brief text of this era, the names of "king" and "gong" are all "someone Wang" or "someone Gong". For example, Zhao Wang Yuwen Zhao is "Zhao Wang Zhao".
Yuchi Jiong, Duke of Shu, is "Shu Gong Jiong", and Yuwen Liang, Duke of Qi, is "Qi Gong Liang". So the question is, what is the name Yuwen Wen according to the convention?
‘Bi Gongwen...Pig Gongwen...Pig Gongwen...Pig Gongwen...Yuwen Wen used his vicious tongue and began to complain about his new name in his heart. The lethality of this name is much stronger for him than the "one-legged bronze man Yuwen Wen".
"Why are you unhappy? Could it be that you are worried about the war in Shannan?" Zheng Tong asked. As soon as the envoy who announced the order left, the crowd entered and congratulated Yuwen Wen for his promotion to the Duke of the Kingdom. After everyone left, he stayed to discuss matters, but the person seemed to be unswerving.
"The war in Shannan is tight, but Yecheng and Shannan are thousands of miles apart. What's the use of this official's urgent need?" Yuwen Wen sighed. Shannan's urgent report had already arrived in the capital. When he thought that the Sui army was attacking Shannan Jingzhou, he became restless.
"Empress, I will carry out the army and prepare for war in Taiwan, and I am not afraid of the Sui army. I will also be at ease to recover from my wounds."
Yuwen Wen smiled bitterly and shook his head. He could only recover from his wounds in Yecheng at present. The wound had just healed not long ago. Although it was not a wound, no one dared to let him go, so as not to break into accidents in the wounds halfway.
"After all, the emperor did not want to be the king, otherwise my official would have become the target of public criticism."
"I am worried too much. Your Majesty must be impulsive. When you calm down, you will naturally know that this move is inappropriate." Zheng Tong knew that the emperor's "impulsive" that day, and was also impressed by Yuwen Wen's urgent wisdom.
"By the way, what is the origin of this Zhu Kingdom?" Yuwen Wen asked. He really didn't understand the issue of banning the title. It is said that there are a lot of water inside, so he was afraid that he would be banned with a bad title.
The dukes of Zhou State were divided into Dukes, Dukes of the County, Dukes of the County, Dukes of the County, and Dukes of the County were fiefs in the name of county and county, while Dukes of the State was naturally fiefs in the name of state. Yuwen Wen was not interested in a certain country, but because of his dissatisfaction, he believed that someone deliberately disgusted him.
"In ancient times, there was indeed a state of Zhu, which was established in the early Zhou Dynasty..."
Zheng Tong began to drop his bag and talked about allusions. The Kingdom of Zhu was also known as Zou. It was established during the Zhou Dynasty, but it was never enthroned by the Emperor of Zhou. It was not until the Spring and Autumn Period that the Emperor of Zhou was enthroned by Zhu as a viscount and ranked among the princes.
The State of Gui was located in the southwest of Mount Tai and was a vassal of Lu. During the Warring States Period, Chu State destroyed Lu and destroyed the State of Gui, and moved the monarchs and ministers of the State of Gui to Chu on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and built a city to settle in the current Bazhou border.
The city where the king and minister of the Zhu Kingdom settled is Zhu City, and the ruins are located in the northwest of Xiyang City and the northern foot of Longtou Mountain.
"So that's it. It seems that the title given by the court is very particular..." Yuwen Wen was a little relieved. It seemed that the State of Zhu could be linked to his previous nominal fief "Xiyang County".
"Not only that, Qi and Zhu also have their own origins." Zheng Tong pointed out another reason, "Yuwen Xingtai was granted the title of Duke of Qi."
"How do you say this?"
"During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Qi Kingdom was originally established in Henan and besieged the surrounding princes, but he had no choice but to migrate eastward. Qi Gong once led his subjects to take refuge in the Zhu Kingdom, and the two countries have a connection."
Speaking of this, Yu Wenwen, who was "unlearned and ignorant", suddenly realized that the court appointed him as Duke of Zhu, which was really "reasonable, powerful and concise". It shouldn't be someone who deliberately disgusted him as "Duke of Pig".
Think about it, if he was a "pig man", then Yuchi Chifan would be a "pig woman". He would be so blatantly slapped Prime Minister Yuchi in the face, who would dare to be so presumptuous?
This far-fetched confusion is probably because someone with a dark mentality is thinking too much.
Since the last time the emperor visited, the reward was planned for a while. Yuwen Wen knew that he would be granted a title for official duties. Xiao was happy at that time and was somewhat looking forward to what the title was.
Yuwen Wen belongs to Yuwen Tai's elder brother Yuwen Hao. Now only Yuwen Liang, Yuwen Ming and Yuwen Wen are left. Of course, the other branches that are even worse have been killed by Yang Jian, and the titles passed down by Yuwen Hao's group are empty and no one can inherit them.
I won’t talk about the titles of Duke County and below. Duke Guo was vacant at one level: Duke Shao Guo and Duke Feng Guo.
Yuwen Liang is the grandson of Yuwen Hao, but he inherited the title of Duke of Qi from his second brother Yuwen Lian lineage. In other words, no one inherited the Duke of Yuwen Hao. Yuwen Wen originally thought that his title would be one of them, but later after Zheng Tong analyzed it and found that it was impossible.
To inherit a title, one must inherit the incense. According to the patriarchal law, one must adopt it as an heir. Yuwen Wen himself has adopted it once, and there is no reason for a second adoption, so the title of Duke of the State was newly established.
I will skip the title of "Zhu Gong" and Yuwen Wen is now thinking about another question.
To make up for the vacancies for the clans, the existing clan members would have to have more sons. If the Yuwen family's country is still there, then "adopt" to inherit the incense and title, so Yuwen Wen was a little confused: if the son is adopted, he would not be his own son in the clan, and he would worship other people's tablets during the festivals!
This feeling made him feel strange, but the patriarchy was so particular, just like a wife who was a man and a concubine, and a concubine was regarded as something. This was a natural thing in ancient times.
Only the legitimate son is qualified to inherit his title. Unless the legitimate son dies, it is the turn of the concubine. Therefore, even for the future of the son, Yuwen Wen has to work hard to make contributions. The Duke of the State has reached its peak, so the contribution he makes in the future will protect his sons.
Yuwen Wen felt that he had more than two sons, so the future of Sanlang, Silang and several of them depended on him as Aye.
‘No need to inherit the titles from other branches. I try to earn new titles for my sons, so I don’t need to adopt them anymore!’
When Yuwen Wen thought of this, he felt full of fighting spirit. When Zheng Tong saw him, he smiled inexplicably and was speechless. The two talked for a moment, and Zhang Dingfa was outside asking for a meeting.
Chapter completed!