The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 50
When Jizhou was booming, a major event that shocked the world happened in the Central Plains. Li Mi, who had accumulated a lot of money, took advantage of Wang Shichong's entry into Dongjun to suppress the rebellion, and led Wagang "Pushan Gongying" to sneak across the canal, conquered the whole territory of Xingyang, and defeated Duan Da. , Liu Changgong led the main force of Luoyang in Yangcheng, Henan County!Then they crossed Fangshan Mountain and attacked the Luokou Warehouse from Luokou, taking the first warehouse of the Sui Dynasty that had restocked millions of tans of grain in one fell swoop.

Li Mi announced the release of the world's grain in the Luokou warehouse. People from more than a dozen counties in Henan Province came to hear the news. The government dared not intervene. Thousands of elite soldiers, the total strength of Wagangzhai has reached 40 again, and the momentum is huge.

Afterwards, Li Miwei called the rebels from all walks of life in the Central Plains to use food in the storehouses. As a result, the rebels in the Central Plains arrived, and Li Mi's Pushan Public Camp had gathered 30 to [-] people in a short period of time.

The fall of Luokou Warehouse not only shook the Central Plains, but also plunged Luoyang, the eastern capital, into extreme panic. The price of food soared from three hundred yuan per bucket of rice to one penny overnight, and there was an upward trend, because the big families hoarded Luoyang's grain has already been bought clean by Jizhou "merchant" at a "high price" of four dollars a load.

There is no danger outside Luoyang, and there are no elite soldiers and food inside, so there are as many as a hundred officials who claim to be sick and ask for leave.

This is also Li Mi's fair appearance after several years of hiding. He announced himself as the second person in Wagangzhai as the representative of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong. The peak attracts the attention of the world and the world is in turmoil.

After Li Mi occupied Luokou Warehouse, he ordered the construction of Xingluo City, with a circumference of forty miles, which made Luokou Warehouse several times larger.He overhauled the camps and trenches, threatened Luoyang, and wrote a call to action to announce Yang Guang's crimes in various counties and counties.

The news spread back to Jiangdu, and the whole city was shocked.

People are panicking!

In the palace, when Yang Guang heard the news, the cup in his hand fell to the ground, and he was stunned for a long time, unable to say anything.

Yang Guang sat in the palace blankly, he was in a daze for a long time.

He just felt that he had lost too many things.

After Yang Yichen worked hard, he finally delivered a message to the palace.

A court lady met Empress Xiao: "Yang Shangshu said that Xiaoguo's army is not stable, please send orders to investigate the officers."

Empress Xiao was shocked and said: "Master Yang knows who is planning to rebel, do you have evidence?"

The maid shook her head and said, "Master Yang just said that the Xiaoguo Army is the Holy Majesty's confidant, if there is chaos, it will be in danger, so the loyalty of this army must be guaranteed."

Empress Xiao stood up and said, "I'm going to see the Holy Majesty, you come with me."

The two met Yang Guang, and when Empress Xiao finished speaking, Yang Guang glared at her and said, "Everyone is going to turn against me now, how can you believe Yang Yichen's words? He must be trying to provoke the relationship between me and the Xiaoguo Army." .”

Empress Xiao tried her best to advise: "Your Majesty, Yang Shangshu will definitely not be like this. Please also ask Your Majesty to investigate carefully, even if you call him into the palace to talk."

Yang Guangdao: "Didn't I let Yang Yichen think about it behind closed doors? How did he pass the message to you? Could it be that you used Yang Yichen's name to separate me from Xiaoguo Army?"

After Yang Yichen took office, he picked out what he didn't want to hear!In a rage, Yang Guang put him under house arrest.

Empress Xiao had no choice but to say that it was Yang Yichen who managed to get a court lady to deliver a message to her.

"Bring that maid in."

When the court lady was brought in fearfully, Yang Guang didn't listen to her.

"How can you, a court lady, be able to manage this kind of thing? If you make friends with foreign ministers privately, you will be punished with death! Someone will pull you out and hang you!"

"Your Majesty, why bother to embarrass a little court lady? No matter what, she is also a good one for the Holy One and the Great Sui." Empress Xiao pleaded for the court lady.

Yang Guang said with a cold face: "The rules in the world are getting worse and worse. I will punish these people properly!"

The maid yelled for mercy, but she was dragged down and hanged.

Empress Xiao's heart was extremely cold. At this time, the emperor was extremely ferocious, and he was no longer the King Jin she knew.

"Don't worry about the outside affairs in the future, I have my own opinion!" Yang Guang said to Empress Xiao coldly.

Empress Xiao resigned with a wry smile.

She knew that Yang Guang had given up!
In fact, she knew that after the Siege of Yanmen incident, Yang Guang had changed. First, he broke his promise to the teacher of King Qin, and refused to give the promised rewards. courage and confidence.The once ambitious and enterprising Daye Emperor no longer exists. He just wanted to escape from reality, and fled to the south of the Yangtze River in order to find peace.

After his death, Da Sui had nothing to do with him.As for whether Da Sui can pass it on, it has nothing to do with him.Therefore, when the situation is getting worse and worse, some upright old officials are all executed and dismissed. Now he just wants to live this life quietly and consummately.

When Empress Xiao returned to her bedroom, another court lady came to deliver a message.

Empress Xiao said bitterly to the court lady, "You answer Yang Shangshu and say that the situation in the world has reached this point and there is no way to save it. Don't say anything in the future, and don't bother the majesty. Tell Yang Shangshu and say: If you offend the holy majesty, you will be punished and angered."

The maid was stunned, took out a letter from her bosom, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not Yang Shangshu! It was the King of Qin who delivered it to your Majesty through General Mai Mengcai."

"A letter from Dong'er?"

"Yes!"

Empress Xiao smiled wryly when she heard the words, a majestic grandson wrote a letter to her grandmother, and had to pass it on to an outsider, she really didn't know how bad the situation outside was.From this, one can also imagine that the officials in Jiangdu concealed many important events that she didn't know about.

And all of this is due to Yang Guang's refusal to accept advice, which made loyal ministers and good generals afraid to speak out, which made treacherous ministers in power.

Empress Xiao sighed quietly, opened the letter, and her face changed drastically. Yang Tong said in the letter: Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Zhiji, Sima Dekan and others all have disobedience, so Yang Guang must be careful!He also said that if Yang Guang does not listen to the persuasion, please ask Empress Xiao to try to save herself. If something major happens, Mai Mengcai and Qian Jie will take advantage of the chaos and lead loyal soldiers to pick them up.

Empress Xiao's first thought was to report to Yang Guang, but she only took a few steps before sighing again!
The Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Zhiji, Sima Dekan, Ma Wenju and others that Yang Tong mentioned in the letter are all high-ranking generals of the Guoguo Army, and they are the people Yang Guang trusts the most... I thought: If the Holy Majesty sees this If you write a letter, not only will you not listen to Dong'er, but you may also say that Dong'er is unfaithful... The Holy One is unreliable now, and instead of having another accident, it is better to silently prepare for the coming danger.

With this in mind, Empress Xiao burned the letter and asked the maids to contact Mai Mengcai and Qian Jie, so that they could gather loyal people in secret.

(End of this chapter)