Emperor Sui Yang

Many people noticed something was wrong with the transfer of Yu Zhongwen and Mai Tiezhang, and Yang Guang's excuse was that the military pay had not been paid out, and he was afraid that the soldiers would become emotional, so he asked these two people to go down to comfort them.

This is the real situation. The imperial court took half of the materials seized during the suppression of the rebellion in Jiangdu and Jingzhou. The remaining Yang Guang rewarded Yu Wenshu, Lai Huer, Xue Shixiong, Dong Chun, Tu Wanxu, Zhang Xutuo, Li Shimin, etc. There are not many people left in the hands of the soldiers.

Unlike Yang Ming's last time, the general didn't take much, and the bulk was allocated to those below.

Then Yang Guang pretended to berate Pei Yun at the court meeting, asking him to find ways to raise military pay to supplement the soldiers. This was equivalent to channeling the dissatisfaction among the generals to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and smoothly transferring the conflict.

Princess Kehe Dunyicheng of Jieli Khan and her son Aoshe no longer have any role and are now settled in Luoyang.

Princess Yicheng's several requests to meet the emperor were rejected, mainly because her son failed to live up to expectations and had no prestige in the Turks. Otherwise, it would be most appropriate for the Sui Dynasty to support Ao Sheshe.

The princess is just a chess piece. Once it is gone, it is completely useless.

The princess chosen for Tuli this time was the concubine of the late Youwuwei General Yang Min. She was beautiful but also a poor person.

Her parents were dead, and her aunt didn't want to see her, so she handed her over to the court for marriage. However, the court also had to go through some training before she could take up the post.

Because first of all, she needs to understand what you are doing there. Training takes time, so Tuli hasn't set off yet.

Dong Chun, who was in Yanshi, was in a complicated mood right now.

He was regarded as Yang Guang's confidant, otherwise he would not be in Zuo Yiwei. He sensed that the situation in the court was about to change, the relationship between the emperor and the East Palace was deteriorating, and there might be a big change in the near future.

So at this time, no matter what choice you make, there is no guarantee. The best way is to stay out of the matter, don't get involved, wait until the dust settles, and then come back calmly.

So under the pretext of inspecting the camp, he deliberately fell off his horse and broke his bones.

My left arm was broken and my right ankle was sprained. I couldn't conduct military affairs, so Dong Chun hurriedly reported to the court and said that I had to recuperate. Please replace me with someone else.

Zuo Yiwei, he, and the Yin Shishi. The Yin Shishi has been in the imperial city and is responsible for arranging the defense of Zuo Yiwei. Yang Guang cannot release him, so there is only one person who can temporarily manage Zuo Yiwei.

It is still the custom originating from ancient times, disciples have children.

General Zuo Yiwei has always been Yu Wenshu. The generals in the military government are either the children of the Yuwen family, or the disciples and old subordinates of Yuwen Shu. Whoever takes over will need a long process. Only Yu Wenji, You can control Zuo Yiwei in a very short period of time.

Again, in the Sui Dynasty, if your benefactor died, you would just follow the benefactor's son and no one would recognize you if you changed your family.

Therefore, Yang Guang issued an order to seize Qingyu Wenji and appoint him as General Zuo Yiwei.

After all, he had served as a guard for himself. Although Yang Guang felt that Huaji was a fool, he also felt that there should be no problem with Huaji's loyalty to him.

Yang Ming attended court meetings during this period, and he also wore armor under his clothes. He knew that he could hide this kind of thing once or twice, but if he couldn't hide it four or five times, people would see through it sooner or later.

However, he would change it quietly before entering Qianyang Hall every day, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to sit.

So when he passed by Xuanwu Gate that day, he took the initiative to call Yang He over and let him touch his chest.

Yang He was stunned and said, "Is the prince so careful? Xuanwu Gate is heavily guarded, and the walls are covered with bows and arrows. No one can hurt you at all."

"It's always right to be careful. Brother, do me a favor," Yang Ming said.

Yang He nodded and said: "Your Highness, just ask."

Yang Ming pointed to Tao Guang Garden in the distance and said: "I want ten short crossbows. You can bury them in the garden for me. Normally I won't touch them. If something happens, you can tell me where to bury the crossbows so that I can help them." I have some defense, of course, but I hope I never need it."

What can ten crossbows do here?Unable to do anything, Yang He nodded and said:
"Don't worry, I will make the arrangements. It seems that His Highness is still very worried. I will say hello to the men below and ask them to pay attention recently. If there is anything suspicious, I will investigate it."

When Yang Ming said this to him, he did not treat him as an outsider. Yang He would naturally agree happily. After all, if nothing happened to the place where the crossbow was buried, he would not tell the prince. The weapon was still under his control, so it was not bad. Got the rules.

In fact, as long as the other party is willing to bury it, Yang Ming will know where to bury it, because the current Xuanwu Sect is all descendants of the clan, and Yang Zhiji's son Yang Daoxuan will figure it out.

On the same day, one of Yang Jian's staff wanted to leave Xuanwu Gate with two people, saying they were going to Yanshi.

But they stayed in Tao Guangyuan for a long time, which made Yang He suspicious. Since they were going to Yanshi for business, why did you stay in Tao Guangyuan for so long?
After a few people left, Yang He quietly sent someone to follow them, and then found a group of people burying weapons in a forest eight miles north of Xuanwu Gate.

This time, Yang He was completely panicked.

Damn it, the rumors are true. Do you really want to attack and kill the prince at Xuanwu Gate?
"How many were buried?" Yang He quietly asked the spies.

The spy shook his head and said: "I dare not go deep. Anyway, there are many shadows and there are many people."

Yang He narrowed his eyes, and his first reaction was to tell the emperor, but then he thought, to catch a thief, you have to catch the thief. If he went to complain so abruptly, if he failed to sue, he would suffer the consequences.After all, the King of Qi is his legitimate son. He is looked down upon by the emperor, so it is better to be cautious.

In order to avoid disturbing the situation, he stayed at the gate of the city, anxiously waiting for Yang Ming to attend the next court meeting.

The two men sent by Yang Jian were indeed going to Yanshi. They were waiting for Yu Wenhuaji, who was about to return, and sent a message to Yu Wenhuaji according to the emperor's order. They also checked the terrain of Taoguang Garden and the weapons buried in the suburbs. The place.

When they saw it, they were exposed.

Yang Jian is not a fool. Someone needs to take the blame for the attack on the prince. He knows in his heart that his father is definitely determined to kill the third child. If he helps, his father will definitely be willing, but the premise is that everything must be done flawlessly. Don't involve yourself.

Then Yu Wenhuaji is the one who takes the blame, because everyone in the government and the public knows that the prince dislikes the three brothers. Moreover, Yu Wenhuaji was recalled by the emperor. So once something happens to the prince, many people will also associate it with the emperor, and they can succeed. Jump out.

Yang Guang must not let anyone suspect that he is responsible for dealing with his son, so Yu Wenhuaji must die.

Yang Jian judged that his father most likely asked Yu Wenhuaji to send troops from Yanshi to capture the prince. Then there must be a battle outside Xuanwu Gate. His men would dress up as Zuo Yiwei and attack Yang Ming's cavalry.

If Yang Ming cannot be killed and he can successfully enter the Xuanwu Gate, then he will ambush twenty dead men in Tao Guangyuan. These 20 people will hide and shoot the prince in secret, and they will commit suicide afterwards.

Yang Jian will support his wife, children and young children.

At that time, everything can be pushed to Yu Wenhuaji. If Yu Wenhuaji is killed, then the matter will be over.

Yu Wenhuaji, who was rushing all the way back to Yanshi from Jingzhao, met the two men sent by Yang Jian just after convening the generals to discuss matters.

I saw him frowning and saying: "Your Majesty's decree, why are you spreading the word?"

Song Wen, the leader, recited a few sentences of Yang Guang's edict to let Yu Wenhuaji return to Luoyang. Only then did Huaji feel relieved. After all, Yang Jian's people probably didn't know the content of the imperial edict.

"What's going on?" Yu Wenhuaji frowned.

Song Wendao: "General, there is no need to ask any more questions. Your Majesty just asked me to tell you that you will deploy two thousand soldiers who are absolutely loyal to you and are ready for your Majesty's orders at any time."

"Then what? Why should I mobilize the troops?" Yu Wenhuaji asked.

Song Wendao said: "I don't know about this. Just obey the order. Next time you come, I will give you the tiger talisman. Zuo Yiwei can be dispatched by Duke Yanshou (Yu Zhongwen) with full authority."

Yu Wenhuaji nodded. Since there are tiger talismans, it must be His Majesty's intention.

After sending Song Wen and others away, Yu Wenhua sat alone in the lobby with a cold sweat on his forehead, deep in thought.

He couldn't guess what would happen in his own head, but Yu Wenshu explained it to him before he died.

So Huaji probably understood that His Majesty was probably going to attack the East Palace. There was no military in Luoyang and Dong Chun was defeated. He could have been injured in a big way, so there was no need to go all the way to win love to recall him.

This shows that something big will happen in Luoyang, so someone must replace Dong Chun. There are more than [-] troops around Dongdu, and there are nearly [-] in the imperial city. What kind of things can cause trouble in Luoyang?It can only be the prince.

A tiger's poison does not eat its seeds, so you really touched your own son?
Yuwenshu pampered his three sons all his life, so much so that he spoiled them all, but Huaji was not a rebellious son. Although they often choked his father, their brothers were very filial to Yuwenshu.

So here in Huaji, I can't accept me having a son, because Yu Wenshu will never deal with his own son.

After half a lifetime of not listening to his father's words, Yu Wenhuaji chose to listen to his father's last words and planned to side with the prince.

Yu Wenshu is die-hardly loyal to Yang Guang, but this does not mean that he approves of Yang Guang. He knows better than anyone that Yang Guang is a big disaster.

He will be loyal to Yang Guang in his life, but he will not care who his son is loyal to. He has looked away before he died. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. You can choose for yourself.

So Yu Wenhuaji called his cousin Yu Wencong and asked him to go back to Luoyang to prepare a gift. In the name of entering the palace to see Chen Liangdi, he must tell the prince personally about this matter.

He made his own choice, either die with the prince, or live the rest of his life with unlimited glory.

The emperor and King Qi always let him take the blame, and he was tired of this kind of life.

Hua Ji and Li Jing now knew that the prince wanted to confront the emperor, not the King of Qi.

King Qi no longer had this qualification many years ago.

"The road is long and long, and I will search up and down," Yu Wenhuaji murmured to himself.

This guy is very courageous, otherwise there would be no regicide in history. (End of chapter)