In May 580, the Northern Zhou Emperor Yuwen Yun died, and his son Emperor Yuwen of Zhou Jing was young, and Liu Fang, the younger emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, because yang jian was the father of Empress Yang and had prestige, he conspired with Shi Zhengyi and Liu Qiu, the imperial master, and others to promote Yang Jian to assist the imperial government, and issued an edict to appoint Yang Jian as the general of the soldiers.
Yang Jian accepted the hypocrisy, and because he was worried that the kings of Fan would not be convinced, he transferred the kings of Zhao, Chen, Dai, Teng, and Yue into the dynasty on the grounds that Princess Qianjin was married to the Turks.
Portrait of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui
Because the governor of Xiangzhou, Wei Chi, had always had a high reputation and status, and fearing that he had other plans, he asked Wei An's son, Wei An, to carry an edict and summon Wei Chi into the dynasty in the name of a funeral.
He also appointed Wei Xiaokuan of the Shangzhu State as the governor of Xiangzhou.
Wei Chiyi knew that yang jian, the chancellor, would attempt to usurp the throne, so he planned to raise an army against Yang Jian.
Upon receiving the appointment, Wei Xiaokuan immediately set off and walked to Chaoge (in present-day Hebiqi County), where Wei Chi sent the governor He Langui to see Wei Xiaokuan with a letter.
Wei Xiaokuan chatted with Helan Gui for a few words, suspecting that Wei Chiyi was about to raise an army, so he lied that he was ill, slowed down, and sent someone to Xiangzhou to secretly investigate Wei Chiyi's actions in the name of catching medicine.
Wei Jun's taishou Wei Yi was Wei Xiaokuan's nephew, and the party attached lieutenant Chi Yi, who sent him to meet Wei Xiaokuan.
Wei Xiaokuan asked Wei Chiyi what he had done, Wei Yi did not tell the truth, Wei Xiaokuan was furious and wanted to kill him, Wei Yi was afraid of being killed, and only then did he tell the truth.
Wei Xiao broadband went all the way to the west of Wei Yi, and every time he passed the station, he took all the horses with him, and said to the stagecoach, "Shu Gong (Wei Chiyi) will come soon, so you should hurry up and prepare wine and food."
Wei Chi sent Yi and the general Liang Zikang to lead hundreds of cavalry to chase after Wei Xiaokuan, and every time he went to a station, there were always rich wine and vegetables ready, and he wanted to change to a stagecoach, but there was none.
So Liang Zikang dismissed the idea of continuing to catch up, and Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Yi were spared from disaster.
Yang Jian also sent Hou Zheng (intelligence official) Han Qiao to Wei Chiyi to convey his will, and secretly brought a letter to Shi Jinchang and others, the governor of the general administration, so that they could make preparations.
Portrait of Wei Xiaokuan
When Wei Chi heard about it, he killed Jin Chang and Han Qi. Summoning civil and military officials and civilians, they ascended to the north tower of the city wall and issued an order: "Yang Jian, by virtue of the power of the empress's father, has blackmailed the young lord to be a blessing in disguise, and his betrayal of the monarch has been exposed." I am related to the monarch as an uncle and nephew, and I am also a general, and the previous emperor appointed me to this position, which was originally based on the safety plan. What do you think of today's plan to unite with you, restore the country, and protect the people? "All are willing to obey orders.
Wei Chiyi declared himself the Grand Governor and set up officials in the kaifu. At that time, Yuwen Zhao, the King of Zhao, had already entered the dynasty, leaving his younger son here, and Wei Chiyi supported him again to command the world.
Yang Jian mobilized the Guanzhong army, appointed Wei Xiaokuan as a marshal, Liang Shiyan the Duke of Qi, Gong Liang Shiyan of Le'an Gong, Yuwen Xin of Huazheng, Gongyu Shu of Puyang, Cui Hongdu of Wuxiang, Yang Su of Qinghe, and Li Qing of Longxi as the commanders-in-chief of the march, and led the army to fight against Wei Chiyi.
Wei Chiqin, the nephew of Wei Chiyi,the governor of Qingzhou, received a letter from Wei Chiyi and reported it to the imperial court. But in the end, he and Wei Chiyi joined the army.
The two uncles and nephews commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in Xiangzhou, Weizhou, Lizhou, Huanzhou, Beizhou, Zhaozhou, Jizhou, Yingzhou, Cangzhou, Qingzhou, Qizhou, Jiaozhou, Gwangju, juzhou and other places.
In addition, Xingzhou Thorn Shi Shao Gongguan, Shenzhou Thorn Shi Li Hui, Dongzhou Thorn Shi Fei Yilijin, Tongzhou Thorn Shi Cao Xiaoyuan, Xuzhou Governor Xi Piluo, Dongping Commandery Shou Bi Yixu, all raised troops in response to Wei Chiyi.
The town of Yongqiao in Huai County also surrendered to Wei Chi in the form of a city and a prefecture, respectively.
Judging from the current form, the geographical advantages and people occupied by Wei Chiyi seem to have more advantages.
Wei Chi's film and television image
Wei Xiaokuan led his army to Yongqiao City, and the generals requested orders to attack the city, wei Xiaokuan was very cautious, saying: "Although the city is small but very strong, if it cannot capture the enemy army, it will damage the prestige of our army." Even if you defeat them, what can you do with this small city! So he stationed himself in Wuzhi.
Wei Chi sent his son Duke Chi of Wei 'an to lead 100,000 soldiers into Wude (武德, in present-day Jiaozuowen County), east of Qinshui (沁水), and the two armies held out each other across Qinshui.
In this form, it is inevitable that everyone will endanger themselves. Wei Xiaokuan's changshi Li Inquiry secretly informed Yang Jian that Liang Shiyan, Yuwen Xin, and Cui Hongdu should accept the gold gifted by Wei Chiyi.
Yang Jian wanted to replace these three people, but Li Delin, the grand master of the Imperial Household, dissuaded them, saying: "No matter how many people are sent, it may not be loyal, and it is difficult to distinguish whether the acceptance of gold is true or false, and if they are arrested, I am afraid that there is nothing under the rank of Duke Yun (Wei Xiaokuan) who is not alarmed, so it is better to send a close confidant to the military station."
Therefore, Yang Jian sent Xiangfu Silu Gao to the army as a supervisor.
Gao Ji arrived at WuZhi and built a bridge on qinshui, Wei Chi put down the fire boat from upstream, and Gao Ji defended it with sandbags. When Wei Xiaokuan's army crossed qinshui, Gao Hao immediately burned the bridge, and the general saw that the rear road was gone, and there was only a desperate share, and the killed lieutenant Chi Wei was defeated and fled, and Wei Xiaokuan took advantage of the victory to pursue the city of Yecheng.
Wei Chiyi, his nephew Wei Chiyi, and Wei Chi's younger brother, Lieutenant Xidu, led 130,000 soldiers to camp in the south of the city, and Wei Chiqin led 50,000 soldiers from Qingzhou.
Wei Chiyi personally put on his armor and went into battle, the corporals were all Guanzhong people, and they all bravely advanced, Wei Xiaokuan's army was invincible, at that time there were about tens of thousands of soldiers watching the battle, and the commander of the march, Yuwen Xin, was anxious and wise, and shot arrows at the soldiers and people watching the battle, and suddenly the clamor and howl shook the heavens, and the soldiers and people rushed to flee for their lives.
High-rise images
Yuwen Xin took the opportunity to shout, "The traitor has lost!" Wei Xiaokuan commanded the army to take advantage of the chaos to counterattack, and Wei Chiyi was defeated and withdrew to Yecheng. Wei Xiaokuan then surrounded the city with his troops, and Changshi Li Xun and Si'an Bohe Lou Zigan took the lead in landing the city, and Wei Chi was anxious to climb the city tower, planning to do the last bo, Cui Hongdu chased after him and said to him: "Today, each of them is a state affair, and I cannot take care of my personal feelings, and as a relative, I can only do not allow the indiscriminate soldiers to insult you." The matter has come to this point, make plans early, what are you waiting for? Wei Chiyi threw his bow on the ground and scolded Yang Jian and committed suicide.
Cui Hongdu's younger sister is Wei Chiyi's daughter-in-law, and the two should be counted as relatives.
When Wei Chiyuan raised an army, he used The Little Imperial Emperor Cui Da as a long history, Cui Da was only a literati and had no strategy, so Wei Chiyi took only 68 days from the start of the army to the defeat of the soldiers and committed suicide.
On their way to Qingzhou, Wei Chiqin, Wei Chiqin, and Wei Chiyou were captured by Kaifu Yi and the general Guo Yan. Yang Jian reported to the imperial court because of Wei Chiqin's rebellion before Wei Chiqin raised an army, so he pardoned him for his crimes.