vrcanaries Chapter 703 Dou Jiande
Chapter 703 Dou Jiande
When the common people heard this joke, they couldn't help but laugh. This idea of becoming emperor seemed too playful, as if he were indulging in the fantasy of being an emperor before he died.
Not only the common people, but also the emperors and ministers before the Sui and Tang dynasties found it absurd and unbelievable.
It turns out that the status of emperors had reached such a level that anyone could claim the title.
"This man was Yuwen Huaji. After being defeated and forced to retreat to Wei County, he had fewer than 20,000 followers. He lamented, 'Since we're all going to die anyway, why not become emperor for once?'"
"After that, he acted with extraordinary speed and without any fancy procedures, directly poisoning Emperor Yang Hao, and then proclaimed himself emperor in Wei County, establishing the state of Xu and the reign title Tianshou. Perhaps he chose this name to ask Heaven for another five hundred years?"
Yuwen Huaji: We don't need that many!
Other emperors who had longed for immortality couldn't help but sneer, thinking that with such a name, they would probably die even faster!
"But it's a pity, this time it's all over. Yuwen Huaji was beaten down by Li Shentong in Wei County, so he went east to Liaocheng."
"Yuwen Huaji was trapped in Liaocheng, and the city's food supplies were almost exhausted. But before Li Shentong could capture Liaocheng, another group of people arrived. This person was none other than Dou Jiande, who was also a leader of the uprising."
"Dou Jiande, who claimed to be the King of Chang Le, saw five large birds land in Le Shou in the first year of Wu De, followed by many small birds. He thought it was an auspicious omen, so he changed the era name to Wu Feng and the country name to Xia."
"After that, Li Mi was finished. He heard that Yuwen Huaji was also going to be finished, so he planned to 'pick a peach'—no, I mean, avenge the Yang family!"
"So he said to those around him: 'Ah, I am a citizen of the Sui Dynasty. The Sui emperors have ruled us for two generations. Yuwen Huaji actually killed two emperors. He is my enemy. I am going to get rid of him!'"
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian's lips twitched. When he pushed Li Mi to be the leader of the alliance, he didn't remember that he was a subject of the Sui Dynasty!
"So Dou Jiande caught up, Li Shentong led his army to retreat, Yuwen Huaji was beaten badly, and then he was captured. In front of Sui Dynasty officials, Yuwen Huaji and several of his leaders were beheaded and their heads displayed."
"In front of Empress Xiao, Dou Jiande was very good at being called a Sui minister. He was different from the other contestants. He did not make empty promises to his subordinates. After each pacification, he distributed the spoils to his underlings."
"Then they ate very healthily, with vegetables and coarse rice. They only had a few dozen servants. The Xiaoguo Army and Sui Dynasty officials they had acquired after entering Liaocheng, including the beautiful palace maids, were all dismissed."
"Among all the contenders, he was considered a top contender. Later, he even befriended Wang Shichong and sent an envoy to pay respects to King Yang Tong of Yue."
"But unexpectedly, Wang Shichong wanted to advance and had great ambitions, so Dou Jiande unilaterally declared that he was severing ties with him and posthumously honored Emperor Yang of Sui as Emperor Min."
"Perhaps he wants to get rid of the Yang family's enemies and then make progress like Lao Li."
"But before these people could decide the victor, the Turks stirred up trouble again. Emperor Liu Wuzhou of Dingyang launched an army south in the second year of the Wude era and invaded Taiyuan."
"This kid has connections; he's Shibi Khan, who once supported Li Yuan. He joined forces with Liang Shidu to plot against the Tang Dynasty, but man proposes, God disposes."
"No matter how shrewd his plans were, Shibi Khan, who was in charge of the first step of the plan, died before the war even started. The Turks were still busy with the power transition, so they didn't care about attacking the Tang Dynasty."
Old Li: ? ? I am the Li of destiny!