After the killing of Yuan Xun, Gao Zhao, who monopolized power and sat on the high position of Situ Gong, was suppressed without the ability to fight back, coupled with the fact that the kings of the Yuan clan withered away during this period, and the situation of the sons of the clan was even more pitiful.
In October of the third year of Yongping (510), King Yuanying of Zhongshan died, and a generation of famous generals withered away;
In December of the third year of Yongping (510), Wang Yuanji of Jiangyang violated the law and was deposed as a Shuren;
In March of the fourth year of Yongping (511), King Yuanjia of Guangyang died, leaving only Yuancheng the Prince of Rencheng;
In the first year of Yanchang (512), The Prince of Anle died;
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This series of blows severely damaged the clan room, and Emperor Xuanwu finally got rid of the shackles of the six elders as he wished, and from then on he let go of himself and flew freely. The affairs of the DPRK and China were entrusted to Gao Zhao, and Emperor Xuanwu himself indulged in hunting, drinking, and feasting all day long, playing uncontrollably, abandoning the government and government, and chilling the hearts of his subjects.
To Gao Zhao, Emperor Xuanwu completely turned a blind eye, allowed him to do whatever he wanted, and used his hand to purge the kings of the Yuan clan, and he was still complacent about this plan to kill people with a knife.
However, under the leadership of Emperor Xuanwu, who thought he was a wise and divine warrior, the powerful Northern Wei Empire had slowly turned from prosperity to decline, and gradually declined, and with the sunset of the Western Mountains, the death knell of the empire had sounded, and Emperor Xuanwu obviously did not realize this.
Not only was there frequent chaos in internal affairs, but there was never a major breakthrough in foreign wars, and it gradually changed from attack to defense, and southern Qi fell into a tug-of-war. In other words, the military heyday of the Northern Wei Dynasty ended with the departure of Emperor Xiaowen. Now our eyes will shift from the luoyang court of the Beijing Division to the Jianghuai front line to see the war situation between the north and the south during this period. The wars there have never stopped since the death of Emperor Xiaowen.
Earlier we mentioned that after Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, Southern Qi Yuzhou assassinated Shi Pei Shuye with Shouchun, which means surrender. His arrival ignited a new 9-year war between the North and the South.
Why did Pei Shuye surrender to Northern Wei? This matter should start from the death of Emperor Xiaowen.
In April of the 23rd year of Taihe (499), Emperor Xiaowen died on the southern expedition, when Southern Qi in Jiangnan had just undergone a change of throne, and The Qi Ming Emperor Xiao Luan fell ill and died, and the crown prince Xiao Baojuan took the throne. This boy is a famous tyrant and tyrant in history, who is light-hearted and crazy, and when he is a prince, he does not do his job, and he plays in the world. After ascending the throne, it became even more intense, and no one dared to advise. Although the old father left him with six old ministers, including Xiao Yaoguang the Prince of Shi'an, Xu Xiaosi of Shangshu Ling, Jiang You, Jiang You, Jiang Qi, the Right General, and Liu Xuan, the Wei Wei, they were not used at all.
What is interesting is that Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Qi Ming seemed to have discussed it well, and both left six elders to their sons. What was even more interesting was that Yuan Ke and Xiao Baojuan also seemed to have discussed it, and they all eliminated the six old ministers one after another. The six old ministers left by Emperor Qi Ming were quickly eliminated by Xiao Baojuan, which caused great panic and dissatisfaction inside and outside the imperial court, and soon triggered a large-scale civil unrest.
In December of the 23rd year of Taihe (499), the lieutenant Chen Xianda took the lead in firing at Xiao Baojuan and rebelled against Qi at Quarry (in present-day northwestern Dangtu, Anhui). Judging from the location, Chen Xianda should have just returned to the Dynasty from the Xiangyang front, and when he heard about Xiao Baojuan's bloody means, he suddenly shuddered and simply showed off with him. Chen Xianda, who was lonely and difficult to sing, had almost no chance of winning, and the facts also proved this, Xiao Bao curled up his troops to encircle and suppress, and Chen Xianda was quickly defeated and killed. But this Pandora's box has been opened, and the next Chen Xianda will fall, and thousands of Chen Xianda will stand up later.
Sure enough, a month later, in the first month of the first year of JingMing (500), The Yuzhou Assassin Shi Pei Shuye also reversed, which was the background of Pei Shuye's surrender to Wei.
In order to show his sincerity, Pei Shuye specially sent his son Pei Fenzhi to the Northern Wei Dynasty to convey the will to surrender. Emperor Xuanwu, who had just ascended the throne for half a year, was overjoyed and immediately assigned Wang Yuanxun of Pengcheng and the zhennan general Wang Su to lead a 100,000-strong horse to meet him, and made Pei Shuye the Assassin of Yuzhou in Northern Wei.
When the news reached Jiankang (建康, in modern Nanjing, Jiangsu), Xiao Baojuan was furious, ordered a crusade against Pei Shuye, and appointed Xiao Yi (萧懿) as the assassin of Southern Qi's Yu Prefecture.
One Yuzhou, two thorns, both sides are bound to win, a fierce hand-to-hand battle is about to erupt.
Hearing that Xiao Baohuan sent troops to fight for Shouchun, Emperor Xuanwu in the north did not want to show weakness, and sent Li Ugly, Yang Dayan, and Xi Kangsheng to lead troops to support Yuan Xun. The Northern Wei army and the Southern Qi army marched towards Shouchun at the same time, and a thousand-mile march against the clock began. When Pei Shuye read the war report, he was petrified on the spot, he never dreamed that one of his actions would actually trigger such a big action in the north and south, who could bear such a fright?
Pei Shuye was shocked and scared, and he didn't think about the tea and dinner, and within a few days he died. At this time, the Wei army was still on the way, and the generals in the city elected Pei Shuye's Shanxi compatriot Pei Zhi as the agent of the assassin history, temporarily maintaining order and waiting for the Wei army to receive.
Soon, Xi Kangsheng and Yang Dayan's troops took the lead in rushing to the city, and the two sides went through the handover procedures, and Xi Kangsheng officially took over Shouchun. As soon as he entered the city, he summoned the elders and proclaimed an edict to appease people's hearts, quickly stabilizing the chaotic situation. In addition, it also conveyed the grace of Emperor Xuanwu, and the Shouchun Shou general Pei Zhi of Wei was sealed with the history of the Yanzhou Thorn, Li Yuan protected the History of the Assassination of Qi Prefecture, and Xi Fayou sealed the History of the Assassination of Yuzhou.
The Wei army preemptively entered the city, which made Xiao Baojuan angry, and sent the Pingxi general Cui Huijing to lead a water army to attack Shouchun in March. He also sent Shi Xiaoyi of Yuzhou to lead an army of 30,000 tun Xiaodan (present-day east of Hefei, Anhui), and Li Shu of Jiaozhou to present Tun Hefei (present-day north of Hefei, Anhui) to put on an all-out posture to compete for Shouchun.
As the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Xiao Yi naturally did not dare to delay time, and the longer the Wei army occupied Shouchun, the higher Xiao Baojuan's blood pressure would be, and the greater the danger to xiao Yi. After he arrived at Xiao Dan, he immediately sent his troops to garrison Hu Song and Li Jushi at Dead Tiger (20 kilometers east of present-day Shou County, Anhui), sent Chen Bozhi to lead a water army up the Huai River, and the Tun army was located in Jiaoshi (northwest of present-day Shou County, Anhui), and various armies approached Shouchun.
Since Yuan Xun was coming from Dingzhou, Hebei Province, the road was far away and had not yet arrived at this time. Xi Kangsheng, the commander of Shouchun City, did not dare to be careless, and ordered the city gate to be closed and could not hold out. This Shouchun is not easy to come by, you must not lose it in the hands of Old Xi, sit and wait for King Pengcheng to quickly come and receive it.
A month later, the dusty Yuan Xun finally arrived in Shouchun, and defeated the Qi army outside the city with a short army and captured Li Shuxian.
Subsequently, the main force of Northern Wei attacked Jian'an, and the defender Hu Jingluo surrendered Kaicheng. The Southern Qi General Cui Huijing saw that the Wei army was threatening, and his heart was timid, and he did not dare to go forward, and ordered a U-turn back to Guangling (廣陵, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu).
"Is there any reason for this—" Xiao Baojuan slapped the table and angrily asked Cui Huijing, what do you mean by this?
Cui Huijing had nothing to say, no explanation, and directly raised the anti-flag in Guangling, joining the trend of the times of rebellion. Moreover, the speed of his movements made Xiao Baojuan completely messy, and before his edict could be sent out, Cui Huijing had already commanded the water army to cross the Yangtze River and capture the cities of Dongfu (near present-day Tongjimen in Nanjing, Jiangsu), Shishi (in present-day Jiming Shanxi, Nanjing, Jiangsu), and Baixia (northwest of Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu), and Jiankang was shaken.
Xiao Baohuan patted his thigh and sighed: Mistakes, mistakes, how can you hand over the water army to the surname Cui, how is this good.
Some people suggested summoning Xiao Yi back to the division to save the car, Xiao Baojuan was ill and rushed to the hospital, and he didn't think much about it, so he immediately sent someone to summon Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi was besieging Shouchun and was unwilling to go back, but he did not dare to resist the will and disrespect, so he had to lead Hu Song and Li Jushi to cross the river to rescue Jiankang. After several days of fierce fighting, Cui Huijing was killed and the civil unrest was quelled. Xiao Yi was thus promoted to Shangshu Ling and joined the imperial government.
After the civil unrest was calmed, Xiao Baojuan once again sent troops to fight for Shouchun, and the southern Qi champion general Chen Bozhi's troops came to the city, and only Yuan Xun's lone army was stationed in the city, and there was no food and grass outside the city to save the troops, and the situation was very critical. When Fu Yong, the Taishou of Northern Wei Ruyang (present-day Shangshui, Henan), heard the news, he immediately took the soldiers and horses of the county to assist in the battle, and the two sides attacked inside and outside, breaking Chen Bozhi, once again defusing the crisis and saving Shouchun.
In November, civil unrest broke out again in Southern Qi, and Xiao Baojuan killed Shang Shu ling Xiao Yi, and his younger brother Yongzhou assassin Shi Xiaoyan rebelled against Qi in anger. At Jiangling (江陵, in present-day Yichang, Hubei), The eighth son of Emperor Qiming, Xiao Baorong, became emperor and completely broke with Xiao Baojuan in Jiankang City, and then went down the east side of the river to find Xiao Baojuan to play for his life.
Emperor Xuanwu in Luoyang City was enjoying this dog blood drama with relish, when he suddenly received a recital from Wang Yuanying of Zhongshan. So what exactly did Yuan Ying say in the fold?