SFS Chapter 281: Yuwen Taishi Raises an Army
Chapter 281: Yuwen Taishi Raises an Army
Just a few days after Ye Wuwei returned to Chamdo, he received a secret report: the chieftain of Nanling had died, and Mu Yiyang had become the new chieftain.
Ye Wuwei took the secret report to the side hall of Taiji Hall where Qi Wushuang was reviewing memorials.
When Ye Wuwei arrived, all six cabinet members were there.
The current cabinet consists of six people: Chu Fuchi, Qi Guangren, Chen Shusheng, Qi Yushen, the Minister of Rites and He Changsong.
Except for the Minister of Rites who cast dissenting votes from time to time, the other five were Qi Wushuang's confidants. Qi Wushuang's decrees were implemented freely at least in Chamdo and the north.
When they saw Ye Wuwei, everyone automatically stopped discussing.
The Minister of Rites said dissatisfiedly:
"Commander Ye, the cabinet is in a meeting. How could you barge in without informing us?"
Qi Wushuang glanced at the Minister of Rites:
"I gave the order. Wu Wei can enter and leave the palace at will without reporting any time."
Qi Wushuang's look didn't show much emotion, but the Minister of Rites felt extremely oppressed.
Ye Wuwei ignored all this and handed the secret report to Qi Wushuang.
After reading it, Qi Wushuang handed the secret report to Chu Fuchi, who said:
"The chieftain of Nanling is dead, and Mu Yiyang has become the new chieftain."
Qi Guangren was the first to react: "Why did he die at this time?"
The Minister of Rites frowned:
"The court hasn't received the news of the death or the request for a title from Nanling. Could this news be wrong?"
Chu Fuchi ignored the Minister of Rites and said slowly, "Grand Tutor Yuwen will raise an army soon."
Qi Guangren had long known about the secret conversation between Grand Tutor Yuwen and Mu Yiyang, so he was not surprised by Chu Fuchi's words. However, the others did not quite understand.
Ye Wuwei took the initiative to take on the task of commentary.
"At the beginning, Mu Yiyang took a fancy to Yuwen Qian and wanted to marry her wholeheartedly. Yuwen Taishi and Mu Yiyang reached an agreement:
Join forces with the Governor of Nancheng to turn the South into an independent regime.
The governor of Nancheng was originally a man of Yuwen Taishi, and Nancheng had long been in Yuwen Taishi's pocket. Then, with Nanling Mountains added to the mix, the three states of Nanling, Nancheng and Fengdu became one.
As long as Huishui, Pancheng and Yuncheng are won over, it is not impossible for the entire south to become an independent regime.
For this reason, Master Yuwen also had a secret conversation with the head of the Shui family, but the head of the Shui family did not agree with him.
Therefore, he did not contact the governors of Huishui and Pancheng for the time being."
Minister of Rites: "How do you know so much?"
"Why do you think His Majesty established a separate Qi'an Department? It was to allow the Qi'an Department to gather all kinds of information.
Otherwise, why would I know that the Yuwen clan abducted 30,000 people to the island south of Nancheng to build an island for the Yuwen clan?
How do you know that it was the Southern City Governor who transported 30,000 people to the island on behalf of the Yuwen clan?"
After Ye Wuwei finished speaking, everyone present except Qi Wushuang and Chen Shusheng was startled.
Chu Fuchi:
Construction of the island began several years ago. He was in charge of intelligence work at the time, but he didn't receive any news.
Not only did they not know that the Yuwen clan had abducted 30,000 civilians to the island, they also did not know that the Yuwen clan had such advanced shipbuilding technology.
But Ye Wuwei took over the intelligence line and discovered such a big secret in a short time, and rescued 30,000 people from the island.
When it comes to collecting information and rescuing people, Ye Wuwei is much better than him.
Qi Guangren and others all recalled the case of the former Minister of Personnel.
Ye Wuwei even knows the exact location of the secret room in the former Minister of Personnel's house so clearly. Does it mean that as long as Ye Wuwei wants, nothing that happens in Chamdo can be hidden from him?
Otherwise, why didn't they hear about the island, but Ye Wuwei knew about it?
How did Ye Wuwei collect this information?
Then would Ye Wuwei also know about some of their secret affairs?
Thinking of this, everyone became even more wary of Ye Wuwei, including Qi Yushen.
Only Chen Shusheng, who was of a clear mind, did not think much about it. He said:
"Since Grand Tutor Yuwen will soon be raising an army, shall we discuss how to prepare for war?"
After Chen Shusheng finished speaking, Qi Wushuang glanced at him:
Wu Wei still has a good eye for people!
In the following days, Ye Wuwei's focus was on discussing preparations for war with Qi Wushuang, Shui Changqing and the six people in the cabinet.
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The sixth day of June
Master Yuwen raised an army in Fengdu. His slogan was different from "eliminating treacherous officials and clearing the court" as Ye Wuwei had expected. Instead, it was "restoring order".
Pei Qing, the former commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, came out to testify that the new emperor Qi Wushuang was colluding with the third prince of Beidi, Humuhan, to resell grain and enrich himself.
The previous emperor sent 500 Embroidered Uniform Guards to the north to investigate, but they were killed by Qi Wushuang in exchange for 50,000 dan of rice in collusion with Humu Khan.
After the late emperor found out, Qi Wushuang simply rebelled and killed the late emperor.
Pei Qing also produced evidence: more than a dozen letters written by Qi Wushuang to Humuhan.
After Yuwen Taishi launched his rebellion, the governor of Nancheng and the new chieftain of Nanling, Mu Yiyang, also rose up in arms to respond to Yuwen Taishi.