Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 736 Xu Jing
Can Jieli be killed?
The answer is no, why kill?It's not like Da Sui can't afford to support him. The disadvantages of killing him far outweigh the advantages, so he can't be killed.

Su Lie conquered Dujin Mountain, and with less than 1 elite men, he defeated the Turkic royal court. Jieli surrendered at that time.

If he chose to fight to the death, then anyone in the Sui army had the right to kill him, but they chose to surrender in the end.

After all, he was the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks. If he surrendered, Su Lie would not dare to decide what to do with him, so he could only take him back to Luoyang intact.

Not only could he not kill him, but he also had to take good care of him. Yang Guang gave him the title of Duke of Liang.

As for the 14-year-old Tuli, because he was the eldest son and grandson of Qimin Khan, he was granted the title of King of Dingxiang County based on the Dingxiang County where Yang Jian settled Qimin.

Under the wolf-headed flag, there were a few words embroidered on it: Prince Dingxiang of the Sui Dynasty, who was ordered to control Mobei.

I embroidered Chinese characters once and then embroidered another line in Turkic language.

At the same time, the original territory of the Eastern Turks was changed to the Mobei Protectorate, with the administrative seat at Dujin Mountain. Zhang Dinghe was tentatively designated as the first Mobei Governor. When ready, he will bring members of the Turkic royal family who support Tuli. He returned to Dujin Mountain, supported Tuli, and took charge of the Eastern Turks.

This was a hard job, and Zhang Dinghe was an honest man, so he went, but Yang Guang agreed to change the job every three years. If you stay for three years, the court will send another person to replace you.

Then his position as General Zuotunwei was successfully won by Wei Yuanzhao.

With Xuangan and the Wei family working together at the same time, they would naturally be able to capture it.

In July, good news came from Shandong. The whole territory was peaceful and there were no more bandits.

Zhang Xutuo became the Duke of Qi and continued to control Shandong.

It was at this time that something happened in the East Palace.

Xu Jing, the chamberlain who had been with Yang Ming all his life, died suddenly.

Qiqiao bleeds to death.

The whole court was shocked. Although the person who died was an eunuch, he was the person closest to Yang Ming. This was a big deal. Yang Guangda was furious. In the name of protecting the prince, he sent people to take over the left and right guards of the East Palace.

But it will definitely take time to take over. There are more than 1 people, and there are more than 700 generals above the rank of captain. These are all the prince's people. Yang Guang wants to replace all these people. It doesn't take ten or eight days. It can't be done.

That evening, Yang Ming called some people to his dormitory and lit only two lamps.

"Everyone, King Qi must be planning this behind the scenes. I want to capture him, who can help me?" Yang Ming said in a deep voice.

Everyone in front of him is absolutely trustworthy.

Yang Xuanting, Liang Shidu, Luo Shixin, Zhang Yuanbei, Cheng Yaojin, Pei Shuang, Li Mi, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, Pei Xing, Xiao Shilian, Pang Tao, Fang Xuanling, Pang Ben, Xue Shou, Du Ruhui, Qiao Chunji, Duguyin , Pei Xingyan, Hou Junji, Zhu Can, Xu Xuanche, Wei Huaijing, Dugu Lingyun, Chen Kui, Zhu Sanli, Pei Zhong and Cui Wei, a total of 28 people.

"As long as His Highness gives the order, we will be there without hesitation!" Everyone said solemnly.

Yang Ming nodded and asked Chen Kui and others to bring up several boxes of armor.

"These are thin armors prepared by Hedong Refining Field in advance. They are extremely tough and can be worn under robes. They cannot be seen clearly from the outside. From now on, whenever I enter the palace, you will be with me." Just in case something unexpected happens.”

They say they are prepared to take precautions, but in reality they are ready to attack at any time.

They only have the right to carry a horizontal sword, and they can only enter the city but not the palace. In other words, their weapon only has one sword.

After Chen Kui distributed the armor to everyone, everyone also tried it on. Under the cover of their robes, it was really hard to tell that they were wearing armor from the outside.

"Xuan Ting and Dugu Lingyun will go home tomorrow and tell Xuangan and Zhao Guogong to be prepared. If there are changes, they should do what they should do," Yang Ming finished instructing them and then told Pei Shuang. .

These people only knew that the prince wanted to deal with King Qi, but they did not know that the prince wanted to deal with the emperor.

Only those people outside know the truth.

Dugu Zuan will fully control the Dongdu garrison, while Yang Zhiji will stay in the Imperial City Yamen, ready to take over the imperial guards at any time. As for the army outside Luoyang, Yang Xuanzang, who is guarding the outside, will do his best to delay the entry of King Qinqin's army.

As long as Yang Ming takes control of Ziwei Palace as soon as possible, the rest of the situation will be easy to deal with.

And Yang Guang was not idle either. He knew that to deal with his son, his wings must be cut off, and the first to bear the brunt were Yang Xuangan and Dugu Zuan.

Because these two families controlled the military power of Luoyang, he transferred Mai Tiezhang to take over the defense of the eastern capital, and Yu Zhongwen went out of the city to take over the surrounding garrison.

The relationship between father and son has not changed at all on the surface, but secretly they are making arrangements intensively.

At the court meeting, the father is still kind and the son is filial.

"I arranged for Xu Jing to serve you when you were young. His loyalty is commendable and he should be given a generous burial," Yang Guang said at the court meeting.

In fact, Yang Guang sent someone to contact Xu Jing and asked him to act as an internal agent and monitor any disturbance in the East Palace. However, Xu Jingyang disobeyed and did nothing. Yang Guang knew that this person was unreliable, so he sent someone to take action.Killing Xu Jing will give you the opportunity to take over the East Palace.

He had two plans, one was to tour Jiangdu in the south, and the other was to enshrine himself in Mount Tai, but before leaving, he had to take care of his third son, otherwise he would not be able to feel at ease.

Yang Ming nodded, looked at Dali Temple Minister Zheng Shanguo, and said: "For two days, people have been saying that Wang Pu, the inner minister, was the murderer behind the scenes, but Wang Pu is dead, and there is no evidence to support his death. It is far-fetched to blame him. Bar?"

The case was also solved in Dali Temple. Xu Jing's death was blamed on his godfather Wang Pu. The two people had a very good relationship at first, but later they had conflicts.

The reason is that Wang Pu has always wanted to inquire about the prince's affairs from Xu Jing, but Xu Jing refused. Wang Pu felt that his adopted son was a white-eyed wolf who repaid kindness with evil, so the two had long had a rift.

Zheng Shanguo said: "This is indeed the case. Among the imperial guards, someone saw the two of them arguing at the foot of the city wall some time ago. Xu Jing died of poison, and the Imperial Medical Office also reported that Wang Pu did send someone to steal it quietly from the medicine storehouse. Strong drugs, with the thief’s confession, it can’t be faked.”

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and pretended to be angry: "You only talk about oral confessions and don't talk about reason, right? Where did Wang Pu get the courage to poison Gu's personal servant? How did the poison get into the East Palace? The medicine warehouse of the Imperial Medical Office is always guarded. How can you be caught stealing medicine? If you can’t find out clearly, I want your head.”

Zheng Shanguo sighed inwardly, what the hell am I so unlucky to be involved in such a thing?
He was responsible for investigating the case, and the results must comply with the emperor's wishes. Yang Guang had hinted to him, so he knew very well that the emperor wanted to deal with the prince.

What the hell is this?I want to have a son?

When unable to answer, the best way is to pretend to be innocent and remain silent. This will appear to be the result of the prince being troublesome and not recognizing Dali Temple.

Yang Jian said from the side: "Prince, calm down, Xu Jing and Wang Pu, this is a personal feud and has nothing to do with you. The closer the people are, the more cruel they will be after they fall out."

"Like you and me?" Yang Ming said with a ferocious expression.

Yang Jian was stunned for a moment and stammered: "What are you talking about? Just think that I farted just now."

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and scanned the faces of all the ministers in order to cover up the looks he was giving to Xuangan, Yang Zhiji, Yang Lun, Li Jing, Su Lie and others. .

These people can understand this look, and they are about to take action.

Pei Ju was the shrewdest. He did not look at Yang Ming, but observed the expressions of Xuangan and others. After taking in all the views, his heart was as bright as a mirror, and he glanced at Pei Yun behind him.

Smart people don't need to talk clearly, and they can't talk clearly when doing things.

This is what can only be understood but cannot be expressed.

It was rare for Yang Ming to get angry in the court, and Yang Guang did not stop him. After all, the people around the prince were poisoned, which meant that the prince's own safety was not guaranteed. It was normal to be angry.

After the meeting, Pei Ju winked at Pei Xingyan, who quietly and slowly approached Pei Ju and said pretentiously:
"Is it time to hold a banquet to celebrate Dalang's appointment as the Ministry of Etiquette?"

When he got close to Pei Ju, he saw a smile on his face, his lips slightly parted, and he said:

"Make an excuse and go back to your Youwuwei camp. Remember, no matter what Yu Zhongwen says, don't listen. Once Dongdu changes, no one is allowed to enter the city."

"Haha, okay, another day will be another day," Pei Renji cupped his hands towards Pei Ju and left.

His right armed guards were stationed just outside Luoyang City, one in the southwest and one in the southeast with Xuan Zong's camp. They were the two barriers to the south of Luoyang City.

The more than [-] garrison troops surrounding Dongdu were in the hands of Dou Kang, Yang Xuanzang, Dugu Wudu, Yao Junsu, Yu Juluo, Qu Tutong, Pei Renji, Xue Shixiong, and Dong Chun.

If you just look at the list, it seems that only Yang Xuanzang and Duguwu can be used by the prince. But from a practical point of view, once Yang Ming successfully controls Yang Guang, how many of these people will stand up to oppose it?Just three or two.

Yu Zhongwen's role is to take over the more than [-] troops in the name of the emperor. Without his order, no one can move the guards of these camps.

Anyone who dares to move is a rebel.

Among them, the most untrustworthy one was Yang Xuanzang, so Yu Zhongwen took his cronies and lived in Xuanzang's camp. He had the tiger talisman given by Yang Guang in his hand. As long as Xuanzang was not really rebelling, he would definitely You can't do anything to him.

At the moment, Yu Zhongwen just thought that the emperor was dissatisfied with the prince and wanted to deprive him of some of his rights. He didn't know that the emperor wanted to kill the prince.

He didn't even know that the prince also wanted to kill his father.

As a chess piece on the chessboard, Yu Zhongwen didn't have that consciousness. This is actually not his fault.

The emperor only has two legitimate sons in total, and the other one doesn't look like a prince at all. In Yu Zhongwen's opinion, the emperor will never do anything to the prince, otherwise wouldn't it shake the foundation of the country?

Xuan Zong is also very polite now. He goes to Yu Zhongwen's place every day to wait for his orders. In fact, he has already given instructions to his subordinates. If there is any change, Yu Zhongwen will be dealt with first.

His team members are all brothers who have followed him in battles and fought through life and death. They are absolutely reliable. There are only 500 people around Yu Zhongwen.

You are like a turtle in a urn in Laozi's camp.

(End of this chapter)