In March of the seventh year of Northern Zhou Tianhe and the third year of Northern Qi Wuping (572), Emperor Wu Yuwen Yong designed to kill the powerful minister Yuwen Hu, and then Emperor Wu called the palace uncle Sun Yan and others to announce Yuwen Hu's crimes, and immediately drew up a list of rebels and took people according to the list.
First of all, Yuwen Gou's sons will definitely not be able to run away.
Zhu Guo, Tan Guo Gong Yuwen Hui, Da Jiang, Ju Guo Gong Yu Wen Zhi, Chongye Gong Yu Wen Jing, Zhengping Gong Yu Wen Qianjia, as well as Qianji, Qianguang, Qianwei, Qianzu, Qianwei, and others were all arrested.
The second is the leading elements of Yuwen Hu's gang of diehards, Fuhou Longen, Marquis of Zhuguo, Wan Shou, General Liu Yong, Yin Zheng, Yuan Jie, and Li An, a subordinate doctor of the Ministry of Food.
When these people were caught, they were all executed.
Qi Wang Yuwen Xian was a little confused, and he asked Emperor Wu: Li An is a cook who manages the imperial dining room, there is no need to kill him.
Only then did Emperor Wu tell the truth: You don't know something, the death of Sejong (Emperor Ming Yuwen Yu) was the work of Li An.
The next day, Emperor Wu officially issued an edict announcing Yuwen Hu's crimes. In the edict, Emperor Wu first affirmed Yuwen Gou's achievements in following Taizu Yuwen Tai's hard work, and then turned his pen and directly condemned Yuwen Hu's crime of killing the two imperial brothers, Yuwen Jue and Yuwen Yu.
There is a very lethal sentence in this:
"Protecting the will is without a king, righteousness is contrary to the festival of subjects."
If there is no king, he betrays his duty as a courtier, and his heart can be blamed.
What followed was a rebuke of Yuwen's henchmen, exposing their various illegal deeds, and finally concluding that now the anti-party party has been purged, the whole country is celebrating together, the government of the dynasty is new, and the people have begun to be.
The amnesty was changed to the yuan, and another day and the seventh year were the first year of Jiande.
Yuwen Hu's henchmen in Chang'an were completely purged, and even those who were in other places did not escape. Yuwen Hu's son, Yuwen Xun, was appointed as the assassin of Puzhou, and Emperor Wu sent Yuwen Sheng, the Duke of Zhuguo and Yue State, to Puzhou overnight to kill him.
Another son, Yuwen Shen the Duke of Changcheng, was ordered to send an envoy to the Turks at this time, and Emperor Wu sent Kaifu Yuwen De with a letter of state to chase the Turks to kill them, which shows how thoroughly Emperor Wu understood cutting grass and removing roots.
At this point, Yuwen Goyi was almost wiped out.
Since ancient times, the royal family has been very affectionate, and these words are stained with blood. However, ancient monarchs also understood the principle of grace and power, and it was equally important to maintain the monarchy as to appease people's hearts.
In the third year of Jiande of Northern Zhou and the fifth year of Wuping of Northern Qi (574), Emperor Wu issued an edict to restore the knighthood of Yuwen Hu and his sons, posthumously honoring Yuwen Hu as "Dang", known as the Duke of Jin Dang, and burying a person who was executed that year with ceremonies.
It is not difficult to see from the literal meaning that this is a bad word, and the explanation of the "Interpretation of the Dharma" is: good inner and far manners are swinging, crazy and unfounded.
It is still very in line with Emperor Wu's conclusion on Yuwen Hu's coffin.
After purging Yuwen to protect the rebellious party, the Northern Zhou dynasty and the public were solemn, and the reform of Yuan Jiande could also see Emperor Wu's ambition. He was unwilling to abide by the moderation, and by the time Emperor Wu liquidated Yuwen Hu's crimes, the situation in Northern Qi was already deteriorating. The later lord Gao Wei was incompetent, ignored the imperial government, played all day, the state affairs were getting worse, and the Northern Zhou and Turkic invasions became more and more frequent.
When Yuwen Hu was in power, Emperor Wu was precarious and had no time to look east, and now that Yuwen Hu is dead, Emperor Wu can let go and do a big job. The war drums have beaten here, and the other side is still drunk and dreaming of death, and there is no suspense for the ending.
Yuwen Yong, the emperor of Northern Zhou, designed to kill the powerful minister Yuwen Hu, purge internal and external henchmen, and eliminate the hidden danger of the scourge of the wall. Emperor Wu then began to reorganize his army and actively prepare for war.
From the records of the Book of Zhou, we can see that Emperor Wu mainly did three major things during this time:
First, Chongconfucianism abolished Buddha.
As early as December of the second year of Jiande of Northern Zhou and the fourth year of Wuping of Northern Qi (573), Emperor Wu issued an edict to rank the three religions of Confucianism and Taoism, Confucianism is the most respected, Taoism is second, and Buddhism is last, from this ranking, it is not difficult to see Emperor Wu's attitude towards Buddhism.
In May of the third year of Jiande of Northern Zhou and the fifth year of Wuping of Northern Qi (574), Emperor Wu officially brandished a butcher's knife against Buddhism, and ordered all parts of the country to demolish Buddha statues, destroy scriptures, ban monks and nuns, order the return of laymen, and even Taoism was condemned for lying down and being shot.
This event is known in history as "Zhou Wu Annihilation of Buddha", and the historical Northern Wei Taiwu Emperor, Tang Wuzong, and Later Zhou Shizong Emperor Annihilation of Buddha is collectively called "Three Wu and One Sect Annihilation of Buddha", and Buddhists painfully call it "Dharma Difficulty".
Second, rearmament warfare.
Gather generals to hold study classes to collectively learn practical tactical skills.
Third, financial reform.
The issuance of five elements of large cloth money, which circulated together with the previous buquan money, was an economic reform measure that was clearly preparing for the war. You must know that although Northern Qi is weak, after all, it is a big country in the east, and the hundred-footed worm is dead and not stiff, and it is difficult to completely eliminate Northern Qi without strong financial support.
After doing this, Emperor Wu began to recruit troops in the territory, and his edict to the governors of the five prefectures of Jing, Xiang, Yan, Xia, and An stated that if anyone led the crowd to join the army, the reward would be given to recruits from poor families, and the family would be exempted from paying taxes for three years. Encouraged by these policies, various parts of Northern Zhou set off an upsurge of serving the country from the military.
Seeing that the time was ripe for the destruction of Qi, Emperor Wu convened a mobilization meeting for the Eastern Crusade in the fourth year of Northern Zhou Jiande and the sixth year of Northern Qi Wuping (575).
At the meeting, Emperor Wu delivered an opening speech and drew a grand blueprint of his own design.
He said that Taizu (Yuwen Tai) worked hard to start a business, marched in all directions, and was invincible, only Northern Qi stubbornly resisted Wang Shi, and so far refused to submit, although he repeatedly raised troops to fight, but he returned to no avail.
At the beginning of my accession to the throne, Yuwen Hu was in a state of power and disorder, so I had no time to look eastward, and since the rebellion of the party was destroyed, I have always taken the Eastern Crusade to destroy Qi as my own responsibility, and after several years of preparation, our army is fully prepared for war and can fight a war.
And the Lord of Qi is faint, the people are not living, and the riots and chaos are eliminated, at this time. I plan to divide the army and advance by land and water, capture Heluo, spread the Yanyu, and decide the Kanto in the first battle.
What do you think?
The ministers seconded one after another, and the matter of Fa Qi was decided.
After the resolution was passed unanimously, Emperor Wu immediately issued a letter against Northern Qi, listing the various crimes of the Northern Qi clan, and finally said that he would personally lead the six divisions to conquer Qi.
This time, Emperor Wu was fully prepared and did not break the Northern Qi oath not to return to the division.
The next step is to transfer troops and arrange troops. As the commander-in-chief, Emperor Wu naturally personally arranged the deployment of troops.
1, with Zhu Guo, Chen Wang Yuwen Chun as the former commander-in-chief of the First Army;
2, with Xingyang Company Ma Qianyan as the former chief of the second army;
3, with Zheng Guogong Xi Dazhen as the former commander-in-chief of the three armies;
4, with Yuwen Sheng, the king of Yue, as the commander-in-chief of the latter army;
5, with Mo Chen Xi, the Duke of Zhouchang, as the commander-in-chief of the latter second army;
6, with Zhao Wang Yuwen Zhao as the commander-in-chief of the latter three armies;
7, with Yuwen Xian, the king of Qi, leading an army of 20,000 to Liyang (present-day Jun County, Henan);
8, with Yang Jian the Duke of Suiguo and Xue Yi the Marquis of Guangning, leading an army of 30,000 people from the Wei River into the Yellow River;
9, with the State of Pillar, Mo Chenrui, the Duke of Liang, led an army of 10,000 to guard the Taihang Road;
10, with Li Mu, the Duke of Shen, leading an army of 30,000 to hold Heyang (present-day Mengzhou, Henan);
11, with Changshan Duke Yuyi leading an army of 20,000 out of Chen and Ru (in the area of present-day Zhoukou, Henan);
12, Emperor Wu personally led six armies totaling 60,000 people to attack Heyin (present-day Mengjin, Henan);
Seeing this, you should understand why Emperor Wu is determined to win. The troops were divided into twelve roads, the left and right 24 armies were dispatched, and the water cavalry was complete, and a total of 230,000 troops were killed to Northern Qi, which can really be said to be an empty country, and this top-level luxury configuration made the Northern Qi government and the public sweat cold.