Although Emperor Xiaowu of Wei was founded by Gao Huan, and the Northern Wei imperial family had long been emptied, as a descendant of emperor Daowu, Emperor Taiwu, and Emperor Xiaowen of great talent, his bloodiness remained undiminished, and he made a final struggle for the imperial power of Northern Wei. Through Taoguang, he intended to gain the Zhongxing of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and gathered an army to fight a battle with Gao Huan, but due to poor strength and a large number of generals turning against him, seeing that Gao Huan's army was about to attack Luoyang, Emperor Xiaowu had to consider his own choice of retreat.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > there are several paths to choose from in front of Emperor Xiaowu:</h1>
The first option: surrender to Gao Huan
As a generation of tyrants, Gao Huan's biggest advantage is that he can tolerate people and has an extremely broad heart. When Emperor Xiaowu fled in defeat, Gao Huan wrote him more than forty letters, bitterly begging him to return to the East and not to bear the notoriety of expelling the monarch. If Emperor Xiaowu surrendered to Gao Huan, gao huan would be less likely to kill him, and at most he would be appropriately restricted, because Gao Huan started in the name of loyalty to the royal family. Referring to the later emperor Xiaojing Emperor Yuanshan, Gao Huan always maintained considerable respect for the imperial family and always gave preferential treatment to the imperial family during his lifetime.
The second option: turn to He Basheng
He Basheng and The Brothers He Bayue were local princes supported by Emperor Xiaowu and used against Gao Huan. He Basheng occupied Jingzhou at this time, and his strength was also quite strong. His younger brother He Bayue was a Kansai Daxingtai supported by Emperor Xiaowu, which once made Gao Huan quite jealous, and at this time he had been assassinated by Gao Huan to buy The Marquis Mo Chen Yue. After Hebayue's death, Yuwen Tai took his place.
The emperor took Guanzhong Daxingtai He Bayue to support heavy troops, secret and knotted, and then sent He Basheng to serve as the governor of the seven prefectures, such as the military governor of Sanjing, and the history of Jingzhou, in order to rely on the victory over his brothers to rejoice in the enemy, and he was not happy.
—— "Zizhi Tongjian"
Since He Basheng's official position was appointed by Emperor Xiaowu, it was a good choice to turn to him, and if the monarchs and subjects worked together, they could form a strong balance of power against Gao Huan.
The third option: surrender to the Liang Dynasty
At this time, the emperor of the Liang Dynasty was Xiao Yan, the Emperor wu of Liang who was known for his great talent and generosity. At that time, many famous generals in the north had fled to the south, such as He Basheng, DuGuxin, Yang Zhong, and others, who had received high-standard friendly reception from Xiao Yan. When they returned to the north, Xiao Yan let them choose where to go, and also sent money and gifts. If Emperor Yuanxiu of Wei Xiaowu chose to defect to the Liang Dynasty, according to Emperor Liangwu's temperament, there would be no problem in getting a good death.
The fourth option: go to Yuwentai
The idea of turning to Yuwentai was first proposed by the Chinese general Wang Sizheng, who said that Yuwentai was loyal to the royal family and trustworthy.
Wang Sizheng said to Lord Wei: "Gao Huan's heart is clearly known. Luoyang is not a place of use, Yuwen Tai is the royal family of the heart, now and then, return to the old capital, why worry about it? ”
The emperor was deeply aware.
For the sake of prudence, Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu also sent Liu Qing, a squire, to meet with Yuwen Tai, who returned praising Yu Wentai's talents and saying that Guanzhong had more advantages than He Basheng's Jingzhou.
QingFu Order, Emperor Fu privately said Qing Yue: "If you want to go to Jingzhou, how about it?" Qing Yue: "Guanzhong shape victory, Yuwen Tai is slightly able to rely on." Jingzhou land is not harmful, the south forced Liang Kou, the subject is foolish, and he has not seen it. ”
Emperor Xiaowu also asked Yuwen Xianhe, the governor of the cabinet, and Yuwen Xianhe also echoed that Yuwen Tai was worthy of trust.
During this time, Pei Xia, the Taishou Ofe of Dong Commandery, led the army to Luoyang, and his opinion was completely different from that of everyone: Yuwen Tai was not promoted by the emperor! He was elected by the guanzhong generals. Once the emperor went to Guanzhong, how could Yuwen Tai obediently hand over power to the emperor? In my opinion, if you go to Guanzhong, I am afraid that it is tantamount to "avoiding the soup into the fire"!
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" why did > Yuanxiu choose to defect to Guanzhong Yuwentai? </h1>
If gao huan surrenders, then the big thing will be over
Emperor Xiaowu was originally established by Gao Huan, and he himself said that "the parents who gave birth to me, the noble ones who honored me" made up excuses to gather an army, and later met with Gao Huan's soldiers. If gao huan surrendered, I am afraid that gao huan would no longer believe him and would only become a complete puppet.
If you surrender to the Liang Dynasty, you will be dead
Emperor Xiaowu's defection to Xiao Yan of the Liang Dynasty would certainly save his life, but he would be ridiculed by the people of the world and could only live the rest of his life in a mediocre way. Emperor Xiaowu, who had a strong personality, would not take this as an option.
If you turn to He Basheng, you will have no bottom in your heart
He Basheng, who was sitting in Jingzhou, was also a good choice, but at this time, He Basheng showed selfish thoughts. Earlier, Yuan Xiu summoned He Basheng to Qinwang, but He Basheng did not take substantive action for a long time. He Basheng privately asked Taibao for Lu Rou's opinion, and Lu Rou advised him to lead his troops to serve the king as the best strategy, but He Basheng "laughed and did not deserve it", making it clear that he wanted to sit back and watch the success or failure and find an opportunity to pick peaches.
He Basheng's performance also lost the trust of Emperor Xiaowu and was no longer a choice to go.
Emperor Naiwen's military attaché from the north allowed him to stay, so he made a number of books to blame the evil and summoned He Basheng to the residence. Sheng Yi asked TaiBao Tou Fan Yang Lu Rou, Rou Yue: "Gao Huan rebelled, the gong swept to the capital, and decided to win or lose, dead and alive, Shang Ce Ye; north obstructed Lu Yang, south and old Chu, east lian Yan, Yu, west led Guanzhong, with a million armor, watching and moving, Zhongce also; the land of the three Jing, sheltered in Liang, the name of merit is gone, the next strategy is also." "Better than laughing.
Compared with He Bayue in Jingzhou, Yuwen Tai in Guanzhong showed a welcoming attitude towards the emperor's western tour. In addition, at this time, because Gao Huan was about to approach Luoyang, the army had collapsed, and Emperor Xiaowu had no good choice at this time, the so-called "Tu Huan had the worries of standing up, and the western tour had worries about the future", even if Yuwen Tai was not loyal, he could only say it in the future.
Therefore, Emperor Xiaowen Yuanxiu hurriedly led hundreds of officials and more than 10,000 horses to Guanzhong and defected to Yuwen Tai.
This incident also occurred in the Southern Liang Dynasty, and there was also a rather funny episode. The nursery rhyme of the Liang Dynasty is singing "Enter the Nandou, and the Son of Heaven goes down to the temple", which means that the celestial signs indicate that the Son of Heaven will have disasters. Emperor Xiao Yan of Liangwu then did not hesitate to give up his decency and walked barefoot in the hall for a long time in order to save the disaster. Later, when he heard that Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei had escaped from Luoyang, Tianxiang was not talking about himself, and he couldn't help but be ashamed: "I didn't expect Hu Yu to also sense the celestial phenomenon!" ”
Let's get back to business. After Emperor Xiaowu fled into Guanzhong, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and to the surprise of most people, Yuwen Tai, who was considered "loyal", soon killed Emperor Xiaowu. The process is simply like this:
Yuwen Tai, under the pretext that Emperor Xiaowu favored Princess Yuan Mingyue, who was also the granddaughter of Emperor Xiaowen of Wei, first sent the kings of the Yuan clan to arrest Yuan Mingyue and kill her. Emperor Xiaowu was naturally furious, good you Yuwen Tai, even Gao Huan was not as good. Gao Huan at least didn't care what kind of woman I liked, and Yuwen Tai was so wolf-hearted and fierce!
"Xiang Tai made the kings of the Yuan clan take Mingyue and kill them."
"The emperor is displeased, or the time bends the bow, or the time the vertebrae case, by the gap between the fu and the Tai."
Yuwen Tai made it clear that he wanted to provoke Emperor Xiaowu, and the contradiction had become public. Sure enough, soon after, Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu was poisoned to death.
"Emperor Yu, the emperor drank, and died when he met the duck."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Why did Yuwen Tai kill Emperor Xiaowu and Yuan Mingyue? </h1>
Princess Yuan Mingyue of Pingyuan and grandfathers of Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu were both well-known Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong (元宏). Mingyue was the daughter of Emperor Xiaowen's third son, King Jingzhao Wang Yuanyu, and Yuan Xiu was the son of Emperor Xiaowen's fifth son, Guangping Wumu Wang Yuanhuai, and the two were cousins.
Yuan Mingyue looks heavenly and beautiful, but unfortunately her father Yuan Yue was executed for rebellion before she was born. When Mingyue grew up, she first married the official Hou Min, who was unblessed and died very early. The official Sun Teng saw her, was shocked, and insisted on marrying her home. However, Mingyue took a fancy to Feng Longzhi, who was generous in temperament and talented, and the two became dependents.
Originally, the story of the talented lady should be said to be very complete, but what was not expected was that at this time, Emperor Yuanxiu also fell in love with his two-year-old cousin Yuan Mingyue, and at this time, Sun Teng, in order to vent his anger, falsely accused Feng Longzhi, and Yuanxiu was ready to punish the two "love enemies" and forcibly bring Mingyue into the palace to occupy her and become his de facto concubine.
This live drama is simply a human version of the sandpiper clams competing for the fisherman's profit! Key Yuan Xiu and Yuan Mingyue were still cousins of the concubines, and at that time, it was considered incest for the cousins with the same surname to get involved.
Yuan Xiu also knew that he was a bit out of line, and in order to appease Yuan Mingyue, he crowned her as the Princess of the Plains. At the same time, Sun Teng and Feng Longzhi saw Yuan Xiu's adulterous power and feared persecution, and fled to Gao Huan successively. Gao Huan saw Yuan Xiu making a fool of himself and did not promise him to send Sun and Feng back for disposal, resulting in the separation of the monarch and the deepening of the contradiction.
It can be seen from this that a considerable part of the contradictions and wars that broke out between Gao Huan and Emperor Xiaowu were caused by Yuan Xiu's incest between sisters and brothers.
From this point of view, Yuwen Tai's killing of Yuan Mingyue seems to be to get rid of the "red face disaster water" that caused the war, and then take advantage of Yuan Xiu's anger and loss of control to kill this "incest emperor", which is logical.
However, judging from Yuwen Tai's previous performances and indications, killing Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu had long been an established policy, and using Yuan Mingyue's involvement as an excuse was just a cover-up. Why?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the deep cause of Yuwen Tai's death</h1>
First, Yuwen Tai's identity status was not given by Yuan Xiu
After He Bayue was killed, the dragons around Guan Long were leaderless, and Zhao Gui and other generals jointly supported Yuwen Tai as He Bayue's successor, and Emperor Xiaowu did not play any role in it. Therefore, Emperor Xiaowu had no kindness to Yuwen Tai, and Yu Wentai had no gratitude to Emperor Xiaowu, let alone give him the power he had painstakingly won.
Second, Yuwen Tai did not see the ability of Yuan Xiu from his heart
When Gao Huan attacked Luoyang from the south, Yuan Xiu gathered more than 100,000 troops, and if the strategy was proper, there was still a chance to win. As Gao Huan marched day and night and arrived at the Yellow River, his troops were exhausted, and Emperor Xiaowu's chancellor Hu Sichun requested to lead a fine horse across the river to attack Gao Huan's troops, but Yuan Xiu refused this correct strategy because of his indecisiveness and obedience to rumors.
In this regard, Yuwen Tai commented that Emperor Xiaowu could not cross the river to fight a decisive battle, and there was no doubt that he would lose.
Yuwen Tai heard this, saying: "Gao Huan traveled eight or nine hundred miles a day, and this soldier was afraid of it, so he should take advantage of it." And the Lord, with the weight of ten thousand multipliers, could not fight a decisive battle over the river, and Fang Yuanjin was defended. And the long river is thousands of miles, and it is difficult to defend the emperor. If one place is successful, great things are gone. ”
In the face of such an incompetent and defeated Emperor Xiaowu, how could the brilliant Yuwen Tai be willing to hand over power to Emperor Xiaowu?
Third, Yuwen Tai needed to control the emperor, so he had to set up one himself
This is the most important reason. Yuan Xiu, the emperor, was established by Gao Huan, and Yuwen Tai was not yet famous at that time. Because Yuwen Tai's seniority was too shallow, if he wanted to continue to become the boss in Guanzhong, the emperor must be established by himself, and an emperor with a strong personality like Yuan Xiu must be eliminated. This is what the proprietors want to do in the past and the present, and with reference to dong zhuo's abolition of the Young Emperor and the establishment of the Han Emperor at the end of the Han Dynasty, we can fully understand what psychology Yuwen Tai has.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks:</h1>
In fact, Gao Huan was still quite tolerant of Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu, and Yuanxiu did have the opportunity to expand his wings and revitalize Northern Wei. Unfortunately, Yuan Xiu not only lacked his own cultivation (the brother and sister incest created contradictions), but also lacked comprehensive ability (the army was easily defeated by Gao Huan), and his vision and insight were even more lacking, and in the case of a variety of choices, he defected to the ambitious Yuwen Tai. Yuan Xiu and Yuwen Tai did not have the kindness between the monarchs, the strong dragon was difficult to suppress the earth head snake, and it was inevitable that Yuan Xiu would be killed. Unfortunately, there are too few knowledgeable people around Yuan Xiu.
After Emperor Xiaowu was killed, Gao Huan and Yuwen Tai each set up a puppet emperor, and the once incomparably powerful Northern Wei officially split into the Eastern and Western Wei, and the magnificent East-West Army War began.
@ Qingshi Zijian