577 - mascotasohana

TheNorthernZhouDynastydestroyedtheQi

ThepostmasteroftheNorthernQiDynastywasGaowei(556AD-577AD),andhispersonalitywasstingyandlicentious.FatherGaoZhan,motherHuQueen.ZiRenGang,whenhecametothethrone,thedecadentNorthernQiregimewasalreadyinturmoil.Hehimselfwasstilllicentious,claimingtobe"thesonofnosorrow,"andpoliticalcorruption,especiallythekillingoffamousgeneralsHuLuguangandKingLanling.TheNorthernQilostthecapablegeneralswhowereabletoresisttheinvasionoftheNorthernZhouDynasty.

InthesixthyearofWupingintheNorthernQiDynasty(AD575),EmperorWuoftheNorthernZhouDynastyledanarmytoattacktheNorthernQiDynastyandbecameateacherduetoillness.InOctoberofthefollowingyear,theNorthernQiwasre-attacked,withYueWangYuwensheng,QiGongyuWenliang,andSuiGongYangJianastheleftthreearmies;QiaoWangYuwenjian,GeneralDouTai,andGuanghuaGongqiuChongastheleftthreearmies;QiWangYuwenxian,ChenWangYuwenispurelyaformerarmy.YuwenyongledhisarmytoJinzhouandstationedinFenqu.HeorderedYuwenxiantolead20,000soldierstoguardtheQueshuValley,Yuwenchunled20,000cavalrytroopstoguardthethousandsofmilesaway,andYuwenshengled10,000infantrycavalryguardsatFenshuiPass.DaXizhenled10,000cavalrytroopstoguardtheTongjunchuaninordertodetertheQiarmyfromJinyangfromgoingsouth;orderedHanMingtolead5,000cavalrytroopstodefendQiziling,andYinShengled5,000cavalrytoGuzhongTowntodeterQiinHanoi.Thearmywentnorth;XinShaoled5000infantrycavalrytoguardPujinPasstoensurethesafetyoftherear;orderedYuwentorecruit10,000infantrycavalryfromHuagutoattackthecitieswestofFenshuiinNorthernQi,andsentNeishiWangYitocommandthemainattackonPingyangCity.WeiXianggui,thekingofHaichangoftheNorthernQiDynasty,stayedfirmlyinthecity.TheNorthernQiEmperorGaoweiledthearmyfromJinyangtoJinzhou.YuWenyongwentfromFenqutoJinzhoutosupervisethebattleunderthecity,andHouZiqinwentoutofthecitytosurrendertoZhouintheNorthernQiDynasty.CuiJingsong,thegovernoroftheNorthernQiJinzhou,defendedBeicheng.Seeingthatthereisnoback-up,pleasesurrendertotheNorthernZhouYuwenYonglingtoKaifuyiandGeneralWangGui.WangGuiqi'sdepartmentputDuanWenzhenleddozensofpeopleastheadvance,andunderCuiJingsong'sresponse,hefirstascendedthecity.Therewere8,000captivesandlieutenants.TheNorthernQiarmybrokeup,andtheNorthernZhouarmyoccupiedPingyang.InNovember,QiDiGaoweiledreinforcementstoBinhDuong.YuWenyongsawtheQiarmy'sprosperousarmy,andledthearmywesttoavoiditsfront.AllthegeneralsoftheNorthernZhouDynastybelievedthatthearmycouldnotbewithdrawn.Afterweighingtheprosandcons,YuWenyongwithdrewthemainforcefromJinzhou,retained10,000troops,andorderedLiangShiyantosticktoit.TheQiarmypursuedtheretreatingZhouarmy,ZhouarmydefendersYuWenxian,YuWenxin,etc.,intheblockade,QiXiaogeneralHelanLeopardandothers,QiShiretired.YuwenYongorderedYuWenxiantoleadanarmyof60,000tuninSuchuan,insolidaritywithPingyang,andleftthearmyinHedong,returningtoChang'an.AftertheZhouarmyretreated,theQiarmysurroundedPingyangandattackeditdayandnight.LiangShiyanencouragedthesoldierstoresistbravely,andrepelledtheQidivisionwithonehundred,holdingontoallsides.AfterYuwenyongreturnedtoChang'an,helearnedthattheNorthernQiarmywasinahurrytoattackPingyang,andledhisarmytorescue.InDecember,YuwenYongreturnedtoBinhDuong.ZhouJungatheredabout80,000people,linedupnearthecity,morethan20milesfromeasttowest.ZhouJunfoughthardanddefeatedthereinforcementsoftheNorthernQi,beheadingmorethan10,000people.ThequeenofQiwasdefeatedandretreatedtoJinyang,andZhouJunmarchedtowardsJinyangbyvictory.

InthefirstyearofLonghua(576AD),theNorthernQiEmperorGaoweiretreatedtoJinyangafterhisdefeatinPingyang.EmperorWuofZhouledhisarmytopursuethevictory.TheNorthernQiGao'anafuledanarmyof10,000toguardthehighwall.Yuwenyongledthearmytothehighwall,GaoAnaranawaywatchingthewind.InDecember,YuwenyongandYuwenxianwereinthemeetingatJiexian.AfterforcedsurrenderofNorthQidefenderHanJianye,herushedtowardsJinyangandBeishuozhou.GaoWeiwantedtoruntotheTurks,butmanyofhisentourageswerescattered,buthewentbacktoYecheng.YuwenYongledthearmytobreakthroughJinyangandrushtowardsYecheng.AfterGaoweiretreatedtoYecheng,ZenwaslocatedinGaoheng,thecrownprince,whowaseightyearsoldatthetime.Inthefirstmonthofthesixthyear,GaoHengfledfromYechengtoJeju.YuwenyongbesiegedYecheng,burnedthewestgate,andtheNorthernQiarmywasdefeated.Athighlatitudes,onehundredrideseastward.TheNorthernZhouArmyinvadedYecheng,andallofficialsbelowtheNorthernQiPrinceandPrincedescended.GaoHengsentpeopletoYeongjutoholdthesealinJeju,andZenwaslocatedinGaomu,thekingofRencheng,andGaoweiandothersfledtoQingju.YuwenyongsentWeiChiqintopursueGaoWeiandGaoHengtoQingzhou,andtogethertheydroveGaoAnadown.GaoWei,GaoHengratemorethantenridershurriedlyfledsouth,tryingtoruntotheChenDynasty,wascapturedbytheZhouarmyinNandengVillage.InFebruary,ZhouJuncapturedXinduandcapturedBeiqi,RenchengWangGaomu,GuangningWangGaoxiaohengandsoon.Subsequently,EmperorWuofZhousenttroopstoquelltheresistanceforcesinvariousplaces.NorthernQidied.TheNorthernZhouDynastyunifiedthenorth.

CulturalChronicle

Thefirstmatchintheworld

ThefirstmatchintheworldwasinventedbytheChinesein577AD.ThismatchwasinventedbyagroupofpoorcourtladiesintheNorthernQiDynasty.Thefirstmatchesweremadeofsulfur,andTaoGuwasrecordedinthebook"QingYiLu"in950AD.Until1530AD,therewerenomatchesinEurope.

MasterHuisiZuohua

MasterHuisi,withthevulgarsurnameLi,wasborninWujinCounty(nowShangcaiCounty,HenanProvince),RuyangCounty,Yuzhou,Henan.HebelievedinBuddhismandbecameamonkattheageoffifteen.Attheageoftwenty,hestrictlyfollowedthepreceptsafterreceivingfullmartiallaw.Andbecauseofreading"MiaoShengDingSutra",begantopracticeZen.Gooutforvisits,inquireaboutmeditation,andoftenpracticemeditationinthewoods.Inthemiddle,hewenttothefamousZenMasterHuiwen,andlaterreceivedtheZenmethod,followedthemonksduringtheday,andconcentratedonmeditationatnight,combinedwiththemeaningofthe"DharmaandHuaSutra",torealizetheDharmaandHuaSamadhi.Heregainedhisunderstanding,consultedYuJianandthemostZenmasters,andgottheirapproval,andhisreputationspreadfar.Later,hemarchedinvariousstates,andthenumberoffollowerswhofollowedhimtolearnZencontinuedtoincrease.InordertoteachthedisciplesaboutZen,hesetouttocollectrelevantmethodsfromtheGreatandSmallVehiclesandexplainthemthroughout.Attheageofthirty-four(548),hetaughtZeninYanzhou.Duetothecomplicatedcharacterofthedisciplesandthegenerationsofrightandwrong,heencounteredthesuspicionandmurderofevilmasters.Sincethen,hestoppedtravelingtothenorthandledthepeopletotravelsouth.GotoXinzhoufirstandthentoYingzhou.PleasetalkaboutMahayanawhereveryouare.InYingzhou,thewickedputpoisoninfoodagain,andthreeofthefollowersdiedofpoisoning.InthesecondyearofChengshengLiang(553),heledthepeopletogosouthagain,arrivedinGwangju,andstayedatDasuMountainthefollowingyear.Hetaughtthe"DapinPrajnaSutra"atKaiakTempleandGuanyiTemple.Thenumberofbelieversincreaseddaybyday.WrotetheGoldenInscription"PrajnaSutra".Attheageofforty-four(558),herealizedhiswishtowritetheGoldenInscriptionSutraandstoreitinatreasureletteratQiguangTempleinGuangchengCounty.Heattachesgreatimportancetothecompletionofthismatter,andspeciallywritesthe"VowofVows",describingthefactthathehasbecomeamonk,learnsTaoism,practicedZen,andtraveledinvariousplaces.Hehasbeenrepeatedlydisturbedandpoisonedbydifferentways.Practicingmeditationandliberation,gainingsupernaturalpowers,advancingthegreatwishofPrajnaandspreadingsentientbeings.Becauseofthespreadofthis"vowletter",ithasarousedtheadmirationofbelieversfromfaraway,andmorepeoplehavereturnedtohimfromafar.Zhiyi,whofoundedtheTiantaiSectinthefuture,didnotavoidthewarandcametoGwangjutoteachhimatthistime.HuiSitraveledinGwangjufor14years.InthesecondyearofChenGuangda(568),hetookmorethan40peopletoHunanandstayedinNanyue.Hecontinuedtoadvocatemeditationthere,andthebelieversinChendilookedforwardtothewind,andLordChenwelcomedhimtoChenduJianye,livedinQixuanTemple,andtalkedabout"thegreatPrajna".HewasdeeplymovedbytheSouthernBuddhistscholars'emphasisontheoryanddespisedviewofZen,soheopenedtwodoorsofconcentrationandwisdom,talkedaboutreasoningduringtheday,practicedZenatnight,andtalkedaboutZenparamita.ChenZhuzunwasagreatZenmasterandwasintriguedforawhile.Later,helivedinNanyueandcontinuedtoteachZen.Heusuallyobservesthegreatprecepts,clothesonlyusecottoncloth,andputsmoxaleavesinwintertoprotecthimfromwindandfrost.The"ContinuationoftheBiographyoftheHighMonk"especiallypraisedhimforhisbenevolentbehavior.IntheninthyearofChenTaijian(57-77),hecamedownfromthetopofthemountainandlivedintheMid-LevelsTaoistTemple.HegathereddisciplestopersuadethediligentpracticeofDharmaandBuddhism.Hespokeextremelyhard,sohediedinNanyueinJune.

RecordsoftheZizhiTongjian

(1)Spring,thefirstmonth,Yihaishuo,QiPrinceHengistheemperor,hewasbornforeightyears;theYuanChengguang,amnesty.TheLordofQiistheSupremeEmperor,theEmpressDowageristheEmpressDowager,andtheEmpressistheEmpressDowager.TakeGuangningWangXiaohengasDazai.

(1)Inthespring,thefirstmonth,Yihaishuo(firstdayofthefirstday),theNorthernQiprinceGaoHengwastheemperor.Hewasonlyeightyearsoldatthattime;theyearwaschangedtoChengguang,andthewholecountrywasamnesty.TheempressoftheNorthernQiDynastyishonoredastheSupremeEmperor,theEmpressDowageristheEmpressDowager,andtheEmpressistheEmpressDowager.AppointedGuangningKingGaoXiaohengasDazai.

SituModuoLouJingxianandtheleadergeneralarewillingtoseekanambushfortheQianqiuGate,cuthighAnak,andestablishGuangningWangXiaoheng,willAnakuenterthedynastyfromhisownroad,buttonoavail.XiaoHengbeggedtorejecttheZhouMaster,sayingthatAnakuwaitedandsaid:"Ifthecourtdoesnotgivethethievestoattack,wouldn'titfearXiaoHengandfightagainstevil?IfXiaoHengbreaksYuwenYongandgoestoChang'an,howcanhepredictnationalaffairs?TaketodayUrgent,stillsojealousofevil?"GaoandHanwereafraidofthischange,andmadeXiaohengtheCangzhougovernor.Iwouldliketopullmyswordandpickupthepillar,sighing:"Thebigthingisover,knowwhattosay!"

SituModuoLouJingxianandtheleadergeneralarewillingtoplantoambushsoldiersatQianqiuGateandkillGaoANahu,whosupportedthekingofGuangningGaoXiaohengastheemperor,happenedtohaveenteredtheChaoshangHallfromanotherroad,sohedidnotsucceed.GaoXiaohengaskedtoresistthearmyoftheNorthernZhouDynasty,andsaidtoGaoAnakhangandothers:"Thecourtdoesnotsendmetofighttheenemy.Isn'titafraidthatIGaoXiaohengwillrebel?IfGaoXiaohengdefeatsYuwenyong,hewillgotoChang'an.Eveniftherebelliondoesnotinterferewiththeaffairsofthecountry,It’sacrisisliketoday,butstillsojealous!"GaoAnakuandHanChangluanwereafraidthathewouldbetrayhim,sotheysentGaoXiaohengtoserveasthegovernorofCangzhou.WeiXiangyuanwassoangrythathedrewhissaberandchoppedthepillar,sighing,"Thebigeventisgone,whatelsecanIsay?"Mouth,ascendingtoFuxi,lookingtowardsthewest,seeingagroupofcrowsflyinginthedistance,sayingthatitistheflagoftheWesternArmy,anditwillbereturnedimmediately;comparedtoZimoBridge,Idarenotlookback.Shibian,thesonofCan.SoHuangmenShiLangYanZhitui,ZhongShuShiLangXueDaoheng,ShiZhongChenDexin,etc.persuadedtheemperortorecruittroopsoutsidetheriver,moreeconomical;ifnot,ChenGuoofNantou.Fromthere.Daoheng,thesonofXiaotong.DingChou,theEmpressDowager,andEmpressTaishangvisitedJejufromYexian;inGuiwei,theyoungmasteralsotraveledeastfromYe.JiChou,MasterZhouwenttoZimoBridge.

TheruleroftheNorthernQiDynastysentChangleWangWeiShibiantoleadmorethanathousandcavalrymentoobservethesituationoftheNorthernZhouarmy.ItwasthebannerofthearmyoftheNorthernZhouDynasty,immediatelygallopingback;whenIreachedtheZimoBridge,Ididn'tdaretolookback.WeiShibianisthesonofWeiCan.SoHuangmenservantYanZhitui,ZhongshuservantXueDaoheng,ShizhongChenDexinandotherspersuadedtheTaishangemperortorecruitsoldierstothesouthoftheYellowRiver,andthenmakeplans;ifitisnotsuccessful,theywillgotoNantouandrushtotheChendynasty.Agreed.XueDaohengisthesonofXueXiaotong.DingChou(thethirddayofthethirdday),theEmpressDowagerandtheSupremeQueenwenttoJejufromYechengfirst;intheninthdayofGuiwei(theninthday),theyoungmasteroftheNorthernQialsosetoffeastwardfromYecheng.JiChou(15th),theNorthernZhouarmyarrivedatZimoBridgeoutsideYecheng.

(2)Xinmao,offeringsacrificestothenorthernsuburbs.

(2)Xinmao(17th),EmperorChenXuanwenttothenorthernsuburbstoworship.

(3)Renchen,MasterZhouwenttothelowerpartofYecheng;Guisi,besiegedit,burnedthewestgateofthecity.WhentheQipeoplewenttowar,MasterZhoufoughthardandbrokeit.

(3)InRenchen(18th),theNorthernZhouarmyarrivedunderYecheng;Guisi(19th)surroundedYechengandburnedthewestgateofYecheng.ThesoldiersoftheNorthernQiDynastywentoutofthecitytofight,andtheNorthernZhouarmyattackedbravelyandbroketheNorthernQiarmy.

EmperorQiwalkedeastfromBaiqitomakeWuweiGeneralMurongSanzangguardtheYePalace.WhentheMasterZhouenteredYe,thekingofQiandthedescendantsalldescended.Sanzangstillrefusedtofight,andthelordoftheweekintroducedhim,paidhomagetohim,andworshippedthegeneral.SanZang,thesonofShaoZong.Theleadinggeneral,Yuyang,wasfreshinShirong,andQiGaozu,theoldgeneral.TheLordZhoufirstleftitwithhorsebrainwineandclock,andShironggotittopieces.WhenMasterZhouenteredYe,ShiRongcontinuedtobeatthedrumsinfrontoftheThreeStages,andthepeopleofZhouinsistedonit;ShiRongwasunyielding,butkilledhim.LouJingxian,thelordoftheZhouDynasty,countedandsaid:"Youhavethreecapitalcrimes:IwalkedfromJinyangtoYe,carriedconcubinesandabandonedmymother,notfilialpiety;externally,thepowerofthefalsedynasty,internally,weareunfaithful;Aftersendingthemoney,Istillholdontobothends,andIdon'tbelieveit.Idothiswithmyheart,andIdon'twanttodie!"Thenhecutit.

TheEmperorTaishangoftheNorthernQiDynastywasfollowedeastwardbyhundredsofcavalryandsentWuweigeneralMurongSanzangtoguardthepalacesofYecheng.ThearmyoftheNorthernZhouDynastyenteredYecheng,andofficialsbelowthekingandthepublicoftheNorthernQiDynastysurrenderedtotheNorthernZhouDynasty.MurongSanzangalsoresistedthebattle,andtheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastysummonedhim,waitedforhim,andpaidhomagetothegeneral.MurongSanzangisthesonofMurongShaozong.Theleadinggeneral,YuyangXianYuShirong,wasaveteraninthetimeofEmperorShenwu.TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyfirstgavethemanagateglass,andXianYuShirongbroketheglassimmediatelyafterreceivingit.WhentheNorthernZhouarmyenteredYecheng,XianYuShirongkeptbeatingthedrumsinfrontofthethreestationsandwascapturedbytheNorthernZhouarmy;XianYuShirongrefusedtogiveinandwaskilled.TheLordofKunbeiZhoucaughtMoDuolouJingxianandcountedhim:"Youhavethreecapitalcrimes:youusedtotravelfromJinyangtoYecheng,andyoutookyourwifewithyouandabandonedyourmother.Thisisnotfilial;onthesurface,youhaveservedQicountry,butinfact,fromtheinside.Sendinginformationtomeisunfaithful;aftershowingsinceritytous,butstillvacillatingbetweenthetwo,thisisunbelief.Withsuchintentions,whatareyouwaitingforifyoudon'tdie!"Hekilledhim.

MakeGeneralWeiChiqinchaseaftertheLord.

SendGeneralWeiChiqintochaseaftertheLordoftheNorthernQiDynasty.

IntheSino-JapaneseWarof1894-1895,ZhouZhuenteredYe.Dr.QiGuozi,Changle,XiongAnsheng,Broadcom's"FiveClassics",heardthatZhouZhuenteredYe,andorderedtosweepthedoor.Thefamilyaskedstrangely,AnShengsaid:"TheEmperorZhouemphasizesTaoismandrespectforConfucianism,andhewilldefinitelyseeme."OerzhouLordwasfortunatetohisfamily,buthedidnotlistentoworship,holdinghishands,andsittingtogether.TherewardwasverygenerousandhegaveAncheandhorses.Takeiteasy.SimaTangDaohealsosentadecreeofcondolencestoLiDelin'shouse,theservantofthebook,saying:"Thebenefitofpeaceliesinyourselves."Introducedintothepalace,NeiShiYuwenAngvisitedthecustoms,politicsandreligionoftheQiDynasty,andthecharactersaregoodandevil.Thatistostayintrospective,threenightswillreturn.

Jiawu(20th),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyenteredYecheng.Dr.ChangleXiongAnsheng,thesonoftheKingdomofNorthernQi,waseruditeandproficientinthe"FiveClassics".HearingthattheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyhadarrivedinYecheng,heimmediatelyaskedsomeonetocleanthegate.Thefamilyfeltsurprisedandaskedhimwhy.XiongAnshengsaid,“TheEmperorZhouemphasizedTaoismandrespectedConfucianism,andhewoulddefinitelycometoseeme.”NotlongaftertheNorthernZhouDynastyLordvisitedXiong’shouse,hewouldnotletXiongAnshengbowandholdhishandandcallhimXiong.AnShengsatwithhimself;rewardedhimmanythings,andalsogavehimacartandhorsesforhimtouse.SimaTangDaoandLiDelin,whowenttotheNorthernQiDynastytoreadtheimperialdecree,weresenttoexpresstheircondolences.Theysaid:"ThebenefityougetaftertheQistateisequalizedistogetyou."BringLiDelinintothepalaceandsendShiYuwenangtohim.AskaboutthecustomsandreligionoftheNorthernQiDynasty,thegoodandevilofthecharacters.Hestayedunderthedoor,andstayedforthreenightsbeforelettinghimgohome.

Yiwei,jointheHuangduRivertoenterJeju.Onthatday,theyoungmasterZenislocatedattheGreatPrimeMinisterasthekingofthecity.Itisalsoanedict:theemperoristhesupremeemperor,andtheyoungmasteristheheavenlykingoftheSongkingdom.OrdertheservantZhongHuLvXiaoqingtosendZentextsandsealstoYingzhou,andXiaoqingwouldcallYe.

Yiwei(21st),theEmperorTaishangofNorthernQicrossedtheYellowRivertoJeju.Onthisday,theyounglordsurrenderedthethronetotheprimeminister,thekingofthecity.Healsoissuedanedictonbehalfofthehigheremperor:theSupremeEmperorwashonoredastheSupremeEmperor,andtheyounglordwastheHeavenlyKingoftheSongKingdom.HeorderedtheservantHuluXiaoqingtosendthebookoftheZenpositionandtheorderedjadesealwitharibbontoYingzhou,andHuluXiaoqingimmediatelywenttoYecheng.

Zhou'sdecree:"Lastyear'samnestywasnotcoveredbytheamnestylaw."

TheNorthernZhouDynasty'sdecree:"Lastyear,theamnestydidnothaveaplaceforenforcement.Execution."

ThegovernorofQiluoPrefecturealonehad30,000soldiers.HeheardthatJinzhouwastrapped,pleasesendtroopstoattacktheweekandnotreport;Yongyewasindignant.HealsoheardthatBingzhouwasdown,buthehadtosendhissontosurrendertoZhou,andZhouusedYongyeastheupperpillarofthecountryandFengYinggong.

IntheNorthernQiDynasty,LuozhouGovernorDuguYongyehad30,000soldiers.HearingthatJinzhouhadfallen,heaskedthecourtforpermissiontosendtroopstoattacktheNorthernZhouDynasty,butthememorialwassuppressedanddidnotreportit;DuguYongyewasveryindignant.HearingaboutthefallofBinzhou,hesenthissonDuxuGudatotheNorthernZhouDynastytorequestsurrender.TheNorthernZhouDynastyappointedDuguYongyeastheStateoftheUpperPillarandFengYinggong.

Bingshen,ZhouYiyueandWangShengareinchargeofXiangzhou.

Bingshen(22nd),theNorthernZhouDynastyappointedYueWangYuWenshengasthedirectorofXiangzhou.

EmperorQistayedinJejuwithEmpressDowagerHu,andmadeGaoAnakuanguardtheJejuPassandwatchedtheZhouteacher.Sincethen,therehavebeendozensofpeopleincludingEmpressMu,ConcubineFengShu,YoungMaster,HanChangluan,DengChangandotherdozensofpeopletoQingzhou.TheinternalreferenceTianPengluanwassentouttothewesttotakepartinthemovement;MasterZhouaskedhimwherehewas,andYunYunsaid,"Ihavegone,Iplantoleavethecountry."Zhoupeopledoubtedhisunbeliefandbeathim.EverytimeIfoldone,hisremarksbecomestronger,andhedieswhenhefoldsfour.

TheemperoroftheNorthernQiDynastyleftQueenMotherHuinJejuandsentGaoAnaktoguardJejuPasstoobservethemovementoftheNorthernZhouarmy.HeandMuEmpress,FengShufei,YoungMaster,HanChangluan,DengChanganddozensofothersFleetoQingzhou.HealsosenttheeunuchTianPengluantothewesttospyonthemovement;hewascapturedbytheNorthernZhouarmyandaskedhimwheretheLordoftheNorthernQiDynastywas.TianPengluanliedtothemandsaid:"Ihavelefttheplace,Ishouldhaveleftthecountry."ThepeopleofNorthernZhoususpectedhim.Thewordsarenotbelievableandtorturedhim.Everytimealimbwasbroken,TianPengluan'swordsandexpressionbecamemoresevere,andfinallyhebrokehislimbsanddied.

WhentheemperorarrivedinQingzhou,hewantedtoenterChen.However,GaoAnakamicalledMasterZhousecretly,abouttogivebirthtothemaster,andrepeatedlysaid:"MasterZhouisstillfaraway,andthebridgeroadhasbeenburned."MasterZhouiscritical,andAnakruwilldropimmediately.ZhouShidyingtoQingzhou,hetooktheemperor'sbaggold,tiedtothesaddle,andthequeen,concubine,youngmasterandothermorethantenridesouth,Jihai,toNandengVillage,YuChichasedafterhim,andhewassenttoYebyEmpressHu.

WhentheNorthernQiEmperorTaishangarrivedinQingzhou,hewasabouttoentertheChenDynasty.However,GaoAnabuchisecretlycommunicatedwiththeNorthernZhouarmyandagreedtocapturetheNorthernQiKingdom'slordalive,butrepeatedlytoldtheEmperorTaishang:"ThearmyoftheZhouDynastyisstillfaraway.Ihaveorderedtheburningbridgetocutofftheroad."TheTaishangEmperor.SostayinQingzhoutocomfortyourself.WhentheNorthernZhouarmyarrivedatthepass,GaoAnakusurrenderedtothem.ThearmyoftheNorthernZhouDynastyquicklyarrivedinQingzhou.EmperorGaoweioftheNorthernQiDynastypackedgoldinabagandtiedittoasaddle.Hetookadozenhorseswiththequeen,concubine,andyoungmastertoescapesouth.Jihai(25th)wenttothesouth.InDengVillage,YuChiqinovertookthem,capturedthemallalive,andsentthemtoYechengtogetherwithQueenHuTaikun.

Gengzi,ZhouZhuzhao:"SoDendrobiumLuguang,CuiJishu,etc.,itisadvisabletoaddposthumousposthumoustitles,andforre-burial,eachdescendantwillnarratewiththeshade,andthosewhohavenoofficialsintheirhomesandfieldswillbereturned."TheZhouLordreferredtoHuLuguang’snameandsaid:"Thispersonishere,andIwillreachYe!"XinChou,Zhao:"QizhiDongshan,Nanyuan,andSantai,andcanbedestroyedandremoved.Tileandwoodobjects,whicheverisavailable,isavailable.Togivepeopletothepeople.Thefieldsofthemountaingarden,eachreturntoitsowner."

Gengzi(26th),theruleroftheNorthernZhouDynasty:"ThelateHuLuguang,CuiJishu,etc.,shouldbeaddedTheyweregivenposthumoustitles,andtheywerereburied.TheirdescendantswereawardedofficialpositionswithMenYinaccordingtotheprescribedrank,andtheconfiscatedslaves’fieldsandrealestatewereconfiscatedandreturnedatthesametime.”TheNorthernZhouKingdomLordsaid,pointingtoHuluguang’sname."Ifthispersonisstillthere,howcanIcometoYecheng!"XinChou(27th),theedict:"Dongshan,Nanyuan,andSantaiinQiStatecanallbedemolished.Tilesandtimberscanallberemoved.Allthethingsthatcanbeusedarerewardedtothepeople.Thelandoccupiedbythemountaingardenwillberestoredtotheowner."

(4)InFebruary,atRenwu,gotocultivatethefield.

(4)InFebruary,atRenwu(doubt),EmperorChenXuanwenttoJitiantoholdafarmingceremony.

(5)AtBingwu,themainbanquetofZhouZhuanwasintheQiTaijiHall,andtheawardswerepoor.

(5)Bingwu(thirdday),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyintheTaijiHalloftheNorthernQiDynastygavetheofficialsandsoldierswhofollowedthefeast,andtheywererewardedaccordingtotheirranks.

DingWei,fromGaoweitoYe,thehostofZhoureducedthepriceandsawitwithaguest.

DingWei(fourthday),GaoweiarrivesatYecheng,andtheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastywalksdownthestepstomeethiminthemanneroftreatingguests.

QiGuangningandWangXiaohengwenttoCangzhou,wherefivethousandpeoplewereappointedasthecitykingYuxindu,andheconspiredtorecoverandrecruitedmorethan40,000people.TheLordZhouenvoyQiWangxianandZhuGuoYangJianattackedit.LetGaoweiactasahandwrittentrick,buthedidn'tfollowit.ThegendarmeriearrivedinZhaozhou,sentthesecondspytolookathim,andwaitedfortheridertotakeBaiXian.Theconstitutiongatherstheoldgeneralsandshowsthemallover,saying:"TheoneIamfightingforisbig,notinRucao.Today,ifyoureturn,Istillserveasmyambassador."Thesituationinthearmyisreal,withalldeacons.Warisnotthebestplan,nodoubt;guardingisthenextpolicy,ornotagreeing.Thearmyhasbeenseparatedandadvancingsidebyside,andeachotherisnotfaraway.Thereisatimelimit.,Thehopeisalsoknown!"

TheGuangningKingGaoXiaohengoftheNorthernQiDynastywenttoCangzhouandledfivethousandpeopleinXinduandRenchengKingGaotojointogethertoplantherestorationofthecountryandrecruitmorethan40,000people.TheruleroftheNorthernZhouDynastysentQiWangyuWenxianandZhuGuoYangJiantoattackthem.AskGaoWeitowriteanautographtosurrendertoGaoZhao,Gaodisobeys.YuWenxian'sarmywenttoZhaozhou,andGaosenttwospiestoconductreconnaissance.TheywerecaughtbythescoutcavalryoftheNorthernZhouDynastyandreportedtoYuWenxian.YuWenxiangatheredthegeneralswhowereoriginallyfromtheNorthernQiDynastytogether,andshowedthemthespiesthathehadcaught,andsaid:"WhatIamfightingforisthebiggoal,notyou.Letyougobacktodayandstillactasmymessenger."Taketheletter,thelettersaid:"Yourspieswerecaughtbyourscouts,theywillreporttoyouthesituationinourarmy.Fightingwithusisnotthebeststrategy,thiscanbedeterminedwithoutdivination;defenseistheworststrategy.Youmaynotagree.Ihaveledthevariousarmiestoseparateandgosidebyside,anditisnotfartomeetyou.Iwillarrivejustaroundthecornerwiththecrossbaronthemilitaryvehicle.Ihopeyoucanknowthetiminganddon'tdelaytheday!"

ChenYuchengrefusedtobefromtheconstitutiontothelettercapital.TheassignedleaderWeiXiangwantedtoswindlealittlereport,andthenallcamedown.Everyoneishorrifiedbywishingeachother.Killthewishingwife.Tomorrow,thewarwillresume,theconstitutionwillbebroken,30,000captiveswillbekilled,andthekingofGuangningwillbeheldinchargeofXiaoheng.TheXiansaid:"Whydoyouhavetobethekingofthecity!"Hesaid:"ThesonofEmperorShenwu,Xiaguan,fifteenbrothers,fortunatelytosurvivealone.Whentheclansocietyissubverted,thegraveisworthyofthegrave."XianZhuang'sorderbelongstohiswife.HewasalsoverycourteousforXiaoheng'ssoremedicine.Xiaohengsighedandsaid:"BesidestheEmperorShenwu,noneofmyfathersandbrothershasapersontoforty,andhisfate.Heirshavenoinsight.Theprimeministerisnotapillarofstone.Ear!"

WhenYuWenxianarrivedatXindu,Gaolinedupinthesouthofthecitytoresist.TheleadlieutenantappointedbyGaoXianxianpretendedtopatrolinfrontoftheformationandledthearmytosurrendertoYuWenxian.WeiXiangyuanwasoriginallyGao'sconfidant,andeveryonewashorrifiedbythis.GaoBiankilledWeiXiangyuan'swifeandchildren.Thenextday,therewasanotherbattle,andYuWenxianwasdefeated.Therewere30,000capturedandkilled.GaoandGuangningKingGaoXiaohengwascaptured.YuWenxiansaidtoGao:"Whydoyouhavetobethekingofthecity!"Gaosaid,"XiaguanisthesonofEmperorShenwu,fifteenbrothers.OnlyIsurvivedbychance,andthecountrywasoverthrownanddiedworthyofmyancestors."YuWenxianadmiredhismajestyandorderedthereturnofhiswifeandchildren.YuWenxianpersonallyappliedmedicinetoGaoXiaoheng'ssores,andhewasverycourteous.GaoXiaohengsighed:"ExceptforEmperorShenwu,noneofmyfathersandbrotherscanliveto40yearsold.Thisisdestined.Thesuccessormonarchlacksuniqueinsightsandinsight,andtheprimeministercannotshouldertheresponsibilityofthecountry.Regrettably,Ican’tmasterthemilitarytalismanandgrantmethemilitarypowertousemyintentionsandabilities!"ThepeopleofQiwereworriedabouttheirprestige,andlookeddisappointedbythewind.Donotdisturbthehumbleanimalhusbandry,andthearmyisselfless.

QiWangYuwenxianisgoodatusingsoldiers,resourceful,andislovedbysoldiers.ThearmyoftheNorthernQiDynastywasafraidofhisWeikunname,andtheywatchedthewindtodisperse.ThearmyoftheNorthernZhouDynastydidnotharassthelivestockgrazingbythepeople,andthearmyabidebydiscipline.

ZhouZhuwillbethegeneralmanagerofBeishuozhouwiththehelpofQiJiang.Beishuozhou,theimportanttownofQi,thesoldiersarebrave.FormerChangshiZhaoMuandotherexecutiveassistantswelcomedthekingofthecityinYingzhou,butfailed,butwelcomedShaoyi,thegovernorofDingzhou,FanYang.FromShaoyitoMayi,morethantwohundredandeightycitiesfromthenorthofSizhouaresuitable.ShaoYiandYuanHongmeng,thegovernorofLingzhou,ledtroopstothesouth,andwantedtomergethestate.ToXinxing,andSizhouhasbeenthedefenderofZhou,theformerteamEryialsodescendedtoZhou.ZhouBingattackedXianzhou,tookchargeofShiLuQiong,andre-attackedZhucheng.ShaoyialsoprotectedBeishuozhou.ZhouDongping,thegods,pushedMaYi,Shaoyidefeated,andheadednorthtotheTurks,andtherewerestillthreethousandpeople.ShaoyiLingsaid:"Thosewhowanttoreturnfollowtheirintentions."Sohalfofthosewhoresigned.TujueTuboKhanoftensaidthatQiXianzuwasaheroicemperor,andheweighedhisankleswithShaoYi,likeit,andevensawlove;wherevertheQipeopleareinthenorth,theyareallinthenorth.

TheruleroftheNorthernZhouDynastyappointedthedescendantgeneralofNorthernQitobecomethegeneralmanagerofBeishuozhou.BeishuozhouisanimportanttownintheNorthernQiDynasty,anditssoldiersarestrongandbrave.FormerChangShiZhaoMuandothershadplannedtocatchFengFuxiangtomeetthekingofthecityinYingzhou,butwithoutsuccess,theymetGaoShaoyi,thegovernorofDingzhou,FanYang.FromGaoShaoyitoMayi,morethan280citiesnorthofSizhouresponded.GaoShaoyiandLingzhouGovernorYuanHongmengledtheirtroopstothesouth,intendingtoseizeBingzhou.BythetimeofXinxing,SizhouhadbeenoccupiedbytheNorthernZhouarmy,andtwoofGaoShaoyi'sformerteamledYitongandhissubordinatestosurrendertotheNorthernZhouDynasty.TheNorthernZhouarmyattackedXianzhou,capturedXianzhougovernorLuQiong,andconqueredothercities.GaoShaoyireturnedtohisarmytodefendBeishuozhou.TheNorthernZhouDynastyDongpingGongyuWenshenjuledthetroopstoapproachMaYi,GaoShaoyiwasdefeated,fledtotheTurkicnorth,therearethreethousandtribes.GaoShaoyiordered:"Thosewhowanttogobackcanlisten."Somorethanhalfofthepeopleleft.TheTurkicTuboKhanoftensaidthatEmperorWenxuanwastheherooftheemperor,becauseGaoShaoyihadtwobonyprotrusionsoneachsideoftheanklejoint,whichresembledEmperorWenxuan,sohelikedandvaluedhimverymuch.AllNorthernQipeopleintheTurkswerecontrolledbyGaoShaoyi.manage.

SoQiwenttoTaiwan,state,andtown,butDongYongzhouwenttoTaiwan,FuFuandYingzhougovernorGaoBaoningremainedstable,andtherestwenttoZhou.WhereTexasisfifty,countiesareonehundredandsixty-two,countiesarethreehundredandeighty,andhouseholdsarethreehundredandthirty-twothousandandfivehundred.GaoBaoning,Qiissparselysubordinate,hascourage,longtownanddragon,verymuchtheheartofYiandXia.Zhou'smasterswerelocatedinHeyang,You,Qing,Nanyan,Yu,Xu,Beishuo,fixedthegeneralgovernor'shouse,andthetwostatessetuppalacesandLiufuofficials.

SoinXingtai,prefecture,andtownintheNorthernQi,onlyXingtaiFuFuofDongyongzhouandGaoBaoning,thegovernorofYingzhou,didnotsurrender,andotherplacesweremergedintotheNorthernZhouDynasty.Atotaloffiftystates,onehundredandsixty-twocounties,threehundredandeightycounties,threehundredandthirty-twothousandfivehundredhouseholdswereobtained.GaoBaoningwasadistantbranchoftheNorthernQiimperialfamily.Hewasbraveandcourageous.TherulersoftheNorthernZhouDynastysetupgeneraladministrationofficesinHeyang,You,Qing,Nanyan,Yu,Xu,Beishuo,andDing,andthetwostatesofXiangandBinsetuppalacesandLiufuofficialsrespectively.

ZhouShizhialsodefeatedJinyang,QiShiKaifuyiandSanSiheXiYonganaskedforhelpinTurkic,butQiwasdead.TheplaceofTuoboKhanisforeverundertheemissaryofTuyuhun,andYongansaidtoTuobo:"TodaytheQicountryisdead,whydoesYonganspendtherestofmylife!Ifyouwanttokeepyourbreathandextinct,fearthattheworldwillbecalledtheofficialoftheDaqiImmortalFestival;beggingforaknife,Toshowthedistance."TuoBoJiazhireturnedwithagiftof70horses."

577

WhentheNorthernZhouarmyconqueredJinyang,theNorthernQiDynastysentKaifuyiandSansiHexiYongantoasktheTurksforhelp.HehadjustarrivedintheTurksandtheNorthernQiDynastyhadalreadyperished.TuboKhanarrangedHexiYonganinTuyuhun.Underthemessenger,HeXiYongansaidtoTuboKhan:"NowthattheQicountryhasbeendestroyed,whyshouldIstayhereforalifetime!"Benwaspreparingtokillhimselfwithbreathlessness.IwasafraidthatpeoplefromallovertheworldsaidthattherewerenocourtierswhodiedinmartyrdominDaqiDynasty,andaskedforaknife.Afterdeath,peoplefarandnearcouldknowmythoughts."TuoboKhanpraisedhimandgavehimseventyhorsesforhimtogoback.

TheLordofLiangenteredthecourtinYe.SinceQinconqueredtheworld,therewasnocourtceremony,untilthebeginningofthecommand.Itistrue:Zhiji,Zhifu,setupninebrides,ninejie,enjoyinthetemple,Sangong,Sangu,Liuqingtoeatfood,labor,alsoZhi,toenjoy,arealllikeancientrituals.ZhouZhuandLiangZhubanquet,Jiusheng,theLordZhouplayedthepipahimself.TheLordLiangdancedandsaid:"SinceyourMajestycaressWuxian,howdareyourministersbedifferentfromanimals!"TheLordofZhouishappy,andthegiftisverygenerous.

TheLordofLiangwenttoYechengtomeetthemonarchoftheNorthernZhouDynasty.SinceQinShihuangannexedtheworld,thecourtritualsystemhasbeenabolishedforalongtime,andonlythenbegantoordertherelevantdepartmentstoformulateetiquette.:Forexample,tosendsalariesandlivesheep,therewillbenineguestsandnineconveyers,abanquetwillbeheldintheancestraltemple,andtheSangong,Sangu,andLiuqingwillofferfoodtotheLordoftheLiangDynastytocomforttheguests,returngifts,andenjoyabanquet.Theguests,etc.,allfollowtheancientrituals.TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyhostedabanquettoentertaintheLordHouLiang.Whenhewashappywiththewine,theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyplayedthepipahimself.TheLordHouLiangstoodupanddancedandsaid:"SinceyourMajestyisplayingthepipahimself,howdareyourministersnotDancelikeabeast!"TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastywasveryhappyandrewardedhimwithmanythings.

TheLordZhoureturnedfromYexi.

Yimao(12th),theNorthernZhouDynastyThemasterreturnedtoChang'anfromthewestofYecheng.

March,Renwu,Zhouzhao:"ShandongallarmieswilleachhavetwomenwhowillbeabletorulebytheMingDynasty.Iftherearesomanytalentsanddifferentskills,thosewhoarenotinthesamegrouparenotlimitedtothisnumber."

March,Renwu(ninthdayoftheninthday),thenextedictoftheNorthernZhouDynasty:"ThegovernorsoftheprovincesinShandongrespectivelyrecommendtwopeoplewhoareproficientintheclassicsandcapableofdoingthings;iftheyhavespecialtalents,theyarebeyondtheordinary.Thenumberofpeoplecannotberestrictedbythenumberofpeople."

ThelordofZhoucapturedWeiXiangguiandrecruitedFuFu,thegovernoroftheEasternYongzhouPrefectureofQi,buthecouldnotfollow.Letthegeneralsabovehisson,WuxiangAnnouncementBodyandJinandMaNaotwowinebellsgivealetter.Hereyoucan’tbeloyaltoyourministers,youcan’tbefilialtoyoursons,andpeoplesufferfromailments,soI’mwillingtocutthemquicklytomaketheworldbetter!"TheLordZhoutraveledfromYehuantoJinzhouandsentmorethanahundredpeoplesuchasGaoAnabujitoLinfenshuitosummonhim.Heleapedoutofthearmyandsawhimacrossthewater,asking:"WhereistheSupremenow?"Anasaid:"Ihavebeencaptured."FuYangtianweptloudly,andthehandsomecrowdenteredthecity,wailingfromthenorthsideofthehallbeforehand,foralongtime,andthendescending.TheLordZhousawitandsaid:"Whydon'tyougetoffearly?"FuLiusuisaidtohim:"ChenIIIisQiChen,whoeatsQiLu,can'tdiebyhimself,andbeashamedtoseetheworld!""TheLordZhouheldhishandandsaid:"Itisfortheministertodoso."Withtheribsofthemuttoneaten,hesaid:"Thebonesareclosetotheflesh,sotheypayforeachother.""ThenSuWeiwasentrustedwiththegeneralofShangyiTong.Theemperorsaid:"Ifyouareinahurrywithahigh-rankingofficial,youwillbemovedbythosewhoareafraidtobeattached."Workhardforme,don'tworryaboutwealth."Theotherday,heaskedagain:"What'stherewardforsavingHeyinbefore?""Thenhesaid:"MengYiZhuan,grantspecialadvancement,YongchangCountyLord.""Zhou'smastersaidGaoWei:"Ihavebeenteachingandfightingforthreeyears,andIwilldecideHeyin.BeingdefendedbyFuFuShan,thecitywasimmovable,sohegatheredhisarmyandretreated.Itwassoshamefulthatthepublicrewardedthemeritsatthattime!"

WhenthemasteroftheNorthernZhouDynastycapturedWeiXianggui,heoncerecruitedFuFu,thegovernoroftheEasternYongzhouoftheNorthernQiDynasty,butFuFurefused.TheNorthernQiappointedFuFutoshootattherightsideoftheplatform.AfterthemasteroftheNorthernZhouDynastycapturedWeiXianggui,hesentWeiXiaokuan.HewenttosurrenderandaskedhissontosendthecommissionsofthegeneralsandprincesofWuxiangandwineglassesmadeofgoldandagateasevidence.FuFurefusedtoacceptitandsaidtoWeiXiaokuan:"Iwillservethemonarchandsavehisdeath.Nootherideasbesides.Thischildcannotbeloyalasacourtier,norcanhebefilialasason.Heishatedandscoldedbyeveryone.Ihopeyouwillkillhimassoonaspossibletoshowtheworld!"WhentheKingdomLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyreturnedfromYecheng,hearrivedinJinzhouandsentGaoAnakuandmorethanahundredpeopletosummonFuFulaibytheFenshuiRiver.FuFusentanarmy,andwhenhesawthemacrosstheriver,heasked:"Theemperorisnowwhere?"GaoAnabujisaid:"Ihavebeencaught."FuFucrieduptotheskyandledthearmyintothecity.Hecriedbitterlytothenorthinfrontofthegovernmentofficehall.Aftercryingforalongtime,hesurrenderedtotheNorthernZhouDynasty.TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastysawhimandsaid,"Whydon'tyousurrenderearly?""FuFurepliedwithtears:"MyfamilywasthecourtiersoftheQiStateforthreegenerations,andwhatheatewasQiState'ssalaries.Therewasnomartyrdom,andIwasashamedtoseetheworld!""TheNorthernZhouKingdomLordshookhishandandsaid:"Acourtiershouldbelikethis.""ThenherewardedFuFuforthelambribshehadeaten,andsaid,"Thebonesarerelativelyweak,soIgivethebonestoyou.""Sohesenthimtoserveastheguardondutyfortheofficialcourt,andgavehimtheofficialpositionofGeneralShangyiTong,saying:"Ifyouaretobeahigh-rankingofficialrightaway,youwillbeafraidoftheenvyofthosewhobelongtoyou."Aslongasyouworkhardtoserveme,youdon'thavetoworryaboutwealth."Ontheotherday,heaskedhimagain:"WhatrewarddidhegetwhenherescuedHeyinbefore?""Replied:"TheMengemperortransferredhisofficialpositiononceandawardedittoSpecialJinandYongchangCountyLord."TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastysaidtoGaoWei:"IcommandedthewarforthreeyearsandwasdeterminedtotakeHeyin.BecauseFuFuwasgoodatdefensive,thecitycouldnotmove,sohepackedupthearmyandretreated.Whywasyourrewardforhiscreditatthattimesomeager!"

Summer,April,Jisi,ZhouZhuwenttoChang'an,putGaoweiinthefront,followedbyitsprinces,cars,flags,andutensils,followedbyChenZhi.PrepareDajia,BuLiuThearmy,playedkaiyue,andpresentedprisonerstotheTaimiao.AllviewersarecalledLonglive.Wushen,FengGaoweiwasnamedWenGong,andthekingsofQiweremorethan30people,allofwhomwereknighted.TheLordofZhouandQiJunchendrankwineandmadeWenGong.Dance.GaoYanzongisnotself-sufficient,andhewantstotakemedicinerepeatedly,sohismaidservantforbidsit.

Summer,April,Yisi(thirdday),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastywenttoChang'anandarrangedGaoweiinfront.ArrangetheprincesoftheNorthernQiDynastyattheback,vehicles,flags,andutensilsinorder.Alltheceremoniesrequiredforthe"bigdriver"whoarereadytotravelwillbeintroducedbythepublic,andtheTaipuwilldrivethecar.TheSixthArmywilllineupandplaytriumphantly.Themusic,theceremonyofofferingprisonerstotheTaimiao.Thepeoplewhowatchedshoutedlonglive.Wushen(thesixthday),FengGaoweiwasnamedWenGong,andmorethan30kingsoftheNorthernQiDynastywereknighted.TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyandHeThemonarchsandministersoftheNorthernQiDynastydranktogetherandaskedWenGongtodanceforeveryone.GaoYanzongwassosadthathecouldnotrestrainhimself,andrepeatedlytookpoisontocommitsuicide,butwaspersuadedbythemaidservantsaroundhim.

TheedictformatusedShandongcharacters,andappointedit.Theemperorcalmlysaidthattheofficialssaid:"IalwayshearLiDelin'snameandseehimagainastheedictoftheQiDynasty.Itissaidthatheisamanofheaven;Itdrives."ShenWuGongHeDouLingYisaidtohim:"TheministerheardthattheQilinandFenghuangarekings,andhecanfeelmoral,buthecan'tdoit.QilinandFenghuang,itisuselesstoget,howcanitbelikeDelin,itisauspiciousanduseful!"Theemperorlaughedandsaid:"It'sashonestasapublicstatement.""

TheruleroftheNorthernZhouDynasty,EmperorWu,appointedLiDelinasthesergeantofinternalhistory.Fromthenon,alltheformsofEmperorWu’sedictsandtheappointmentoffiguresintheeastofTongguanwereallentrustedtohim.EmperorWuoncesaidtotheofficialsduringachat:"IhaveonlyheardofLiDelin'snamebefore,andIhaveoftenseentheofficialedictshewroteforQiChao.Ithinkheisatalentinthesky.HowdareIsaythathecanbeusedbymetoday.ShenwuGongHeDouLingyireplied:"TheministerheardthattheQilinandPhoenixaretheking'sauspiciousness.Theycanbeinfluencedbyvirtue,buttheycannotbeobtainedbyforce.QiqiPhoenix,itisuselesstogetit,howcanitbeauspiciousandusefullikeLiDelin!"TheEmperorWulaughedandsaid:"It'sreallywhatyousaid."(6)Jisi,theLordofZhouenjoystheTaimiao.

(6)Jisi(27th),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastywenttotheTaimiaotomakesacrifices.

(7)May,DingUgly,ZhoucalledQiaoWangJianasOtsukaZai.GengChen,withQiGongliangastheGreatSitu,ZhengGongdaXizhenastheBigZongBo,LiangGonghouMoChenRuiastheBigSima,YingGongDuguYongyeastheBigSikou,ZhengGongWeiXiaokuanasDaSikong.

(7)InMay,DingChou(thefifthday),theNorthernZhouDynastyappointedQiaoWangYuwenjianasOtsukazai.Gengchen(theeighthday)appointedQiGongyuWenliangasDaSitu,ZhengGongdaXizhenisagreatZongBo,LiangGonghouMoChenRuiisaDaSima,YingGongDuguYongyeisaDaSiKou,andZhengGongWeiXiaokuanisaDaSikong.

Jichou,Zhou'schiefpriestFangqiu.Theedictis:"ThetemplesofLuXinghuiyi,Chongxin,Hanren,Yunhe,andSiqiwerealldoneduringthedictatorshipofthepublicprotectoroftheJinDynasty.Carvingthingsandgivingthemtothepoor.Itisadvisabletomakeitfromhumblenessandsimplicity."Anotheredict:"Theonewhomerges,andthemagnificenthallsofYeZhutangareallowedtodoso."

Jichou(17th),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastycametoFangqiutoworship.Theedict:"Thedormitorymeetingoftheemperor,Chongxin,Hanren,Yunhe,SiqiandotherhallsareallTheextremelymagnificentcapabilitiesbuiltduringtheJinGongyuCulturalProtectionDictatorshipexceedthescaleoftheancestraltempleandcanbecompletelydemolished.Carvedobjectscanbegiventothepoor.Therepairandconstructionmustbesimpleandplain."Thentheedict:"ThemagnificenthallsandpalacesofHeandYedothesame."

ChenGuangsaid:ZhouGaozucanbesaidtobegoodatdoinggoodthings!Otherswintheextravagance,Gaozuwinsandbecomemorefrugal.

ChenSimaGuangsaid:ZhouWudicanbecalledgoodatTreatingvictory!Othersbecomemoreextravagantaftervictory,butZhouWudiismorefrugalaftervictory.

(8)June,DingMao,ZhouZhudongtour.Autumn,July,Bingxu,Xingluozhou.InAugust,RenyinagreedtoweighthemeasuresandawardthemtotheQuartet.

(8)InJune,Dingmao(26th),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyvisitedtheeast.Autumn,July,Bingxu(15th),IarrivedinLuozhou.InAugust,RenYin(theseconddayofthesecondday),agreedonasystemofweightsandmeasuresandpromulgatedittotheQuartet.Becauseofthis,theclanisstillfortheservants.TheZhoumasterkilledtheQi,andwantedtogivelenientbenefits.Thehandymanhasauniqueconstitution.Oncethecrimeismatched,ahundredgenerationsareunavoidable.Thepunishmentisendless,sohowcanthepunishmentbedealtwith!Allthemiscellaneoushouseholdsarewellpreparedforthepeople."Sincethereisnocomplicatedhousehold.

Atthebeginning,theNorthernWeiDynastycapturedtheXiliangpeople,sotheydidnotenterthegovernmentasaslavehousehold.TheNorthernQifollowedtheNorthernWeiDynasty'spractice,andtheslavehouseholdsstillservedthegovernment.TheNorthernZhouDynastyruledtheNorthernQiDynasty.Togiveforgivenesstothesepeople,heissuedanedict:"Crimecannotbelinkedtooffspring.Itisanexistinglawinancienttimes.Prisonersengagedinhandymandutiesaredifferentfromtheordinarylaw.Onceacrimeisassigned,EMIwillnotbepardoned.Nowthatthepunishmentisendless,howcanthenormalcriminallawbeenforced!Allthemiscellaneoushouseholdsinthiscategoryarereleasedforthepeople."Sincethen,therewillbenomiscellaneoushouseholds.

Jiazi;Zhengzhoureceivedanine-tailedfox,dead,andsacrificeditsbones.TheLordZhousaid:"Ruiyingmustcomewithvirtue.Thiscanbeachievedifthereispeaceinthefourseasatthetimeofthefiveproducts.Thereisnotimenow,Iamafraiditisnotarealrecord."Iwillburnit.

Jiazi(24th),Zhengzhoucaughtanine-tailedfox,whichwasdeadatthattime,sohesacrificedhisbones.TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastysaid:Itisavirtuouspersonintheworld.Thiskindofauspiciousauspiciousnesscanonlyoccurifthefiveelementsareperpetualandtheworldispeaceful.Thereisnosuchsituationnow,Iamafraiditisnotinlinewithreality."Ordertoburnthebones.

September,Wuyin,ZhouZhi:"Thegeneralshavebeenup,onlytheclothessilk,cottonsilk,silkcloth,roundsilk,yarn,silk,silk,andGeNinekinds,suchas,cloth,etc.,areforbidden.Theclothingofthecourtsacrificeisnotrestrictedtothissystem."

September,Wuyin(theeighthday),thenextedictoftheNorthernZhouDynasty:"Peopleabovecommonpeoplecanwearsilk,cottonsilk,silkcloth,roundsilk,gauze,silk,silk,geNinekindsofclothesmadeofmaterials,suchas,cloth,etc.,areprohibitedfromtherest.Thecostumesusedduringthepilgrimagearenotrestrictedbythissystem."

Winter,October,Wushen,theLordofZhouislikeYe.

Inwinter,October,Wushen(theninthday),theLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastygoestoYecheng.

(9)LastIheardthatthepeopleofZhouDynastydestroyedtheQi,andwantedtofightforXuandYan,ZhaonanYanzhouGovernor,SikongWuMingchesupervisedthearmytodestroyhim,andhiseldersonRongZhaoandGeneralHuiJuetookphotosofthestate.MingchearmywenttoLuliang.,ZhouXuzhoudirectorLiangShiyanshuaiallrefusedtofight,Wuwu,Mingchidefeatedit.Shiyanyingcityguardeditself,clearlyencircledit.

EmperorChenXuanheardthattheNorthernZhouDynastyhaddestroyedQi,andwantedtofightwiththeNorthernZhouDynasty.FightingforXuzhouandYanzhou,XiaZhao,NanYanzhougovernor,andSikongWuMingcheledthearmytocrusade,appointedWuMingche’seldestsonWuRongzhao,andGeneralHuijuetoactasagentsofthestate.WuMingche’sarmyarrivedinLuliang,andtheXuzhouchiefofXuzhouLiangShiyanledthearmytoresist,Wuwu(Onthe19th),hewasdefeatedbyWuMingche.LiangShiyandefendedhimselfinthecityandwassurroundedbyWuMingche’sarmy.

TheemperordeterminedthatHenan’sguidancecouldbedetermined.CaiJingli,amemberofZhongshuTongshishe,said:"SeniorgeneralPrideshouldnotbetoofaraway."Theemperorwasangry,thinkingthatJuzhongwasborninYuzhang'sinternalhistory.Notdoingso,therewasFeizhangJieJingliwhowasintheprovinceofspoiledandcorruptedwolves,wasdismissedfromofficialpositions,anddeprivedofthenobleland.EmperorChenXuanwholeheartedlythoughtthatHenanwaseasytopacify.ZhongshuCaiJingli,amemberoftheTongshishe,persuaded:"Oldandoldgeneralsinthearmyareproud,anditisnotsuitableforpoorsoldierstoattackatadistance."TheEmperorXuanwasfurious,thinkingitwasdestroyingeveryone'sfightingspirit,hesentCaiJinglitoserveastheinternalhistoryofYuzhang.Hehadnotsetoutyet,therewasanurgentmemorialtoimpeachCaiJingliintheZhongshuProvinceforcorruption,andhisreputationwasverybad,sohewasremovedfromoffice.Nobletitlesandfiefswerecanceled.

(10)ZhouchangedtheburialoftheGermanemperorinJizhou,Zhouservedasthemainservant,andcriedintheTaijiHall;100officialclothes.

NorthernZhouJiang,theGermanemperor,YuwenHuInJizhou’sre-burial,theNorthernZhouKingdomworemourninggownsandcriedintheTaijiHall.Allofficialsworewhitemourninggowns.

(11)ZhoupeopleaccusedWenGongGaoweiofrebellionwithYizhouGovernorMuDipo.Andhisclangavehimdeath.MostofthepeoplecamefromChenWuzhi,GaoYanzongcriedwithoutsayingaword,anddiedwithpepper.OnlyWei'sbrotherRenyingwasmadandbenevolenttoavoidillness,andmovedtoShu.Therestoftherelatives,thosewhodidnotkill,scatteredwithXitu,alldiedofborderdescent.

(11)SomeoneintheNorthernZhouDynastyfalselyaccusedWenGongGaoweiandYizhouShiMutipoofconspiringtorebel,andorderedthemandtheirclanGivedeath.Everyonearguedthattherewasnosuchthing,butGaoYanzongalonerolleduphissleevesandcriedwithoutspeaking,andstuffedhotpeppersinhismouthtodeath.OnlyGaoRenying’sbrotherGaoRenyingwasanidiot,andGaoRenyawasanidiot.ThedumbwaspardonedandmovedtoSichuan.OtherrelativeswhodidnotkillwerescatteredanddistributedtothestateandcountywestofChang'an.Theyalldiedontheborder.

TheLordZhougavehimageneralwithhishighwife,Lu'sfamily.

Sizheng.Lu'sfaceisdirty,longfast,withoutasmile.Theemblemisplacedfornuns.ThequeenofQi,theimpoverishedandthepoor,evensellcandlesasacareer.

Hiswife,LuShizhengrewardedGeneralHuSizheng.LuShizhengwasdisheveledandalwaysveganwithouttalkingorlaughing.HuSizhenglethergoandbecameanun.TheQueenofNorthernQi,apoorconcubine,evensoldwaxalone.

(12)InNovember,Renshen,theprinceZhouLibecametheDaoKing,andbecametheKingofCai.

(12)InNovember,Renshen(thirdday),TheprinceoftheNorthernZhouDynasty,Yuwen,becamethekingofDao,andYuwenbecamethekingofCai.

(13)Guiyou,ZhouQiangshanggeneralWangGuibingrescuedXuzhou.

(13)InGuiyou(thefourthdayofthefourthday),theNorthernZhouDynastysentageneral,WangGui,torescueXuzhou.

(14)Atthebeginningof(14),theZhoupeopledefeatedtheQidivisioninJinzhou.Thebattlewastoolatetoconverge;Jihutooktheopportunitytostealitandstolenit.StillthegrandsonofLiuLisheng,Muduo,wasnamedEmperorShengwu,andhechangedtoYuanShiping.

(14)Inthebeginning,theNorthernZhouDynastyDefeatedtheNorthernQiarmyinJinzhouandpursuednorthwardbyvictory.ThearmorandweaponsdiscardedbytheNorthernQipeopleweretoolatetocollectandgather;JihuZankongzisneakedoutandstoleallthediscardedthings.LiuLisheng'sgrandson,LiuWuduo,wasstillestablishedasthemonarch,claimingthatEmperorShengwuchangedhisreigntoShiping.

ThepeopleofZhouwillconquertheKantoarea,andwillconquertheHus,andwillseektoimpoverishtheirnests.QiWangxiansaid:"Buluojihasmanytypes,andthevalleyisdangerous.Absolutely,MasterWangcan'teliminateitinonefellswoop.Andwhenheistheleader,Icancomforthim."TheLordZhoufollowedhim,takingtheconstitutionasthemarchingmarshal,supervisingthearmytodiscussit.ToMayi,theroadsweredivided.NopriestsenthispartyTianzhutoguardtheHedong,andMuZhitoguardtheHexi,soherefused.Theconstitutionordered.QiaoWangjianhittheTianzhu,KingTenghitMuzhi,andbrokeit,beheadingmorethantenthousandranks.ZhaoWangattackednoduo,thebirds,andtherestwillalldescend.

AftertheNorthernZhouDynastyconqueredtheNorthernQi,willTofightagainstJihu,itwasnegotiatedtodirectlyattacktheirlair.QiWangyuwenxiansaid:"Therearemanytypesofsteps,andinthesteepvalleys,onlyoneactionbytheimperialarmycannoteliminatethemall.Theyshouldgetridoftheirleaderandcomforteveryone."TheLordoftheNorthernZhouDynastyacceptedhisopinion,appointedYuWenxianasthemarchingmarshal,andsupervisedthearmytocarryoutthecrusade.AfterthearmyarrivedinMayi,theysplittheirroadsandadvance.LiuWuduodispatchedpartyYuTianzhutodefendtheeastoftheXiheRiver,andMuZhitodefendthewestoftheXiheRiver.YuWenxianorderedQiaoWangYuwenjiantoattackTianzhu,TengWangYuwenattackedMuzhi,defeatedthem,andkilledmorethan10,000people.ZhaoWangyuwenrecruitedLiuWuduotocapturehimalive,andtherestAllsoldierssurrendered.

(15)ZhouZhao:"SincethethirdyearofYongxi,thepeopleoftheEasthavebeenplunderedintoslavesandmaidservants.OnthedaywhentheJianglingLingwasconquered,thebelovedwasnotaslave,andwasreleasedasaslave.good."YouZhao:"Thereareonlytwoconcubinesintheharem,threeworldlywives,andthreeimperialwives.Allotherthingsarereduced."

(15)NorthernZhouDynastyOrder:"SincethethirdyearofYongxi,thepeopleintheeasthavebeenrobbedandusedasslaves,andthecivilianswhoweresubmergedasslavesinthegovernmentduringtheconqueringofJianglinghavebeenreleasedtothepeople."Anotheredict:"Theharemonlyhastwoconcubines,threewomenofficials,andthreeimperialwomen,allofwhicharededucted."

Zhou’smaincharacteristhrifty,heusuallywearsclothrobesandbedquilts,andtherearenomorethanadozenpeopleintheharem.Observationisdecisive,andtheusageisrigorous.Itisbecausethewarriorsfearthemightandarehappytodie.

TherulersoftheNorthernZhouDynastyarefrugalbynature,oftenwearclothrobes,coverthemwithquiltswhensleeping,andthereareonlyadozenpeopleintheharem;everymarchFighting,personallyinthearmy,walkinginthevalleyonfoot,thisisunbearableforothers;tocomfortthesoldiersandgivefavors,andtheyareawareanddecisive,andtheusageissevere.Therefore,althoughthesoldiersareafraidofhismajesty,theyarewillingtodieforhim.(16))Jihaihui,thereisaneclipseinthesun.

(16)Jihaihui(30days),thereisasolareclipse.

(17)"XingshuYaozhi"isexecutedatthebeginningoftheweek:Agroupofstolenstolengoods,andZheng,Changyin'sfivedings,andRuodiarealldead.

(17)TheNorthernZhouDynastybegantoimplementthe"CriminalBookSystem":whereonestolenstolengoods,andLuZheng,Lizheng,Zuzheng,Baochang,andPartychiefwhohadbeenhiddeninfivedimesandmorethan100acresoflandwereallexecuted.

(18)December,Wushen,newworkDonggongcheng,Theprincemovedtolivethere.

(18)InDecember,Wushen(thetenthday),thenewlybuiltEastPalaceoftheChenDynastywascompleted,andtheprincemovedtheretolive.

(19)Gengshen,theruleroftheZhouDynasty,likeamergedstate,movedandmerged40,000militaryandcivilianhouseholdsinGuanzhong.Wuchen,abolishedtheBingzhouPalaceandLiufu.

(19)Gengshen(22nd),theruleroftheNorthernZhouDynastywenttoBingzhou,andFortythousandsoldiersandciviliansfromBingzhoumovedtoGuanzhongarea.Wuchen(30th),abolishedthepalacesandLiufuofBingzhou.

(20)GaoBaoningpersuadedGaoShaoyifromHuanglongtogotoGaoShaoyi,andShaoyisaidTheemperorchangedYuanWupingtoBaoningasprimeminister.TheTurkicTuoboKhanassistedhim.

(20)GaoBaoningpersuadedGaoShaoyitobecomeemperorfromHuanglong,andGaoShaoyibecameemperor,andchangedthenametoWuPingappointedGaoBaoningasprimeminister.TheTurkicTuboKhanraisedtroopstohelpGaoShaoyi.