For Yuan Xiu, the son-in-law emperor, Gao Huan's tolerance for him is okay, even if he knows that he is a little Jiujiu, he basically turns a blind eye. But now that he wants to unite with He Batyue to deal with him, this makes Gao Huan a little restless. He Bayue's personal ability is by no means comparable to those reckless men of the Erzhu clan, and he has countless elite soldiers and strong generals, which makes Gao Huan very jealous. But soon Gao Huan found a breakthrough point, and that was Hou Mo Chen Yue.
Hou Mo Chen Yue, a native of Xianbei, his father Hou Mo Chen Brahmin served as a camel cow lieutenant in the Hexi region, and it is obvious that this family background is inferior among the senior generals of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Hou Mo Chen Yue grew up in Hexi since he was a child, loved hunting, good at riding and shooting, and began to rise to the top with military merits after defecting to Er Zhurong. When Gao Huan took control of the government, the Northern Wei court appointed Hou Mo Chen Yue as the opening of the palace, the capital governor of the military of Longyou, and the assassin of Qinzhou.
For Hou Mo Chen Yue, He Batyue has always looked down on him, and even behaved in public, so that everyone knows it. As a result, this was made a big fuss by the people, and Gao Huan's right Cheng Zhai Song even patted his chest and told Gao Huan that he could separate them and make them perish with each other. Gao Huan was overjoyed and hurriedly sent him to handle the matter. On the other side, Gao Huan sent Changshi Hou Jing to appease the exiles in Hexi, but Yili did not listen.
In the third year of Yongxi (the sixth year of Datong in the Southern Liang Dynasty, 534 AD), Gao Huan sent troops to defeat the unwilling Douling Yili in the western part of the Wuyuan River and captured him, and moved his tribe to the east of the Wuyuan River. Who knew that this move caused Yuan Xiu's dissatisfaction, and he even directly reprimanded Gao Huan and said: "Sudouling Yili has neither invaded nor rebelled, and is a loyal courtier of our Wei State, you suddenly crusade against him, did a messenger come to ask for advice in advance?" ”
Yuan Xiu's confidence naturally came from He Batyue, but He Batyue didn't know that he was about to come into disaster. He Bayue was ready to crusade against Cao Ni at this time, and before that, he sent Zhao Gui to Xiazhou to discuss with Yuwentai first, and Yuwentai said: "Cao Ni is in control of a lonely city, and the distance is far away, which is not enough to become the object of our concern. Hou Mo Chen Yue is greedy and unfaithful, so he should be cleaned up first. Unexpectedly, He Bayue, who had always been obedient to Yuwentai's words, did not follow Yuwentai's advice this time, but instead summoned Hou Mo Chen Yue to join him in Gaoping to jointly crusade against Cao Ni.
But He Batyue didn't know that Hou Mo Chen Yue at this moment had already turned against the water after listening to Zhai Song's words, and was already plotting to get rid of He Batyue. After Hou Mo Chen Yue joined with He Batyue, he was immediately appointed as a pioneer, and Lei Shao, who served as the chief of He Batyue, subsequently dissuaded him many times and thought that it was impossible, but He Batyue did not listen. When Hou Mo Chen Yue led his troops to the river meander, he began to act. He first lured He Batyue to his military camp and pretended to talk about military affairs together. He Bayue went happily without noticing, and the two sides talked, Hou Mo Chen Yue pretended to say that he had a stomachache, stood up and left, and then his son-in-law Yuan Hongjing pulled out his waist knife and killed He Bayue.
Seeing that the commander was killed, the people around He Batyue immediately fled one after another, and Hou Mo Chen Yue sent someone to tell them: "I have been ordered by the imperial court to take the life of He Batyue alone, so don't be afraid." Everyone thought that Hou Mo Chen Yue's words were true, and they didn't dare to act rashly. Originally, this was an excellent opportunity for Hou Mo Chen Yue to cut down the grass and eradicate He Bayue's subordinates, but Hou Mo Chen Yue was still hesitant in his heart, and he did not dare to appease the subordinates who recruited He Bayue, so he had to return to Longdi first and stationed in Shuiluo City.
After He Batyue's scattered subordinates returned to Pingliang, Zhao Gui came to Hou Mo Chen Yue and asked him to bury He Batyue's body, Hou Mo Chen Yue agreed to him, and He Batyue was buried in Shi'anyuan, which was buried in the north of Yongzhou. As soon as He Bayue died, how would the situation in Guanzhong develop?