On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 366 Farewell to Monarch and Subject

The only difference between resisting decree and rebellion is whether you can get the emperor's forgiveness afterwards.

For example, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to abandon the Western Regions, but Ban Chao refused to return.

Of course, in the eyes of the ruling class, what Ban Chao and Cui Che did had different starting points, which also made the nature of the two very different.

But in the eyes of ignorant people, the difficulties of the two are similar.

After all, they didn't know the true relationship between Cui Che and Ah Hui Lusu, so it fell into the eyes of the world. Today's Yandi is indeed a critical moment for the enemy.

Cui Che knew that he couldn't hide this trick from smart people.

He didn't expect to be able to fool smart people, his goal was to deceive the ignorant masses.

In feudal society, the ignorant always accounted for the majority of the population.

Cui Che had made up his mind as early as when he and Wei Zheng made the dragging formula, absolutely not to flagrantly raise the flag for rebellion, so that he would bear moral infamy.

For this reason, he secretly instigated the sergeant to petition, creating the illusion that he stayed in Yandi under unavoidable circumstances.

Cui Che may be hindered by the requests of the soldiers, but Liu Fang did not have such a condition. After all, Ding, Ji, and Ying are not border areas, and there is no threat from foreign enemies, so Liu Fang can only insist on Yang Da going to meet with him. Hand over government affairs.

Yang Da dared not enter the country in fear, so the responsibility was naturally not on Liu Fang.

It's just that Cui Che gave up a lot for the so-called morality.

For example, Qin Qiong, Zhou Kan, Zhang Heng, Wang Qing and others from the old tribe south of the Yellow River did not go to Guanxi, Jiangnan or even Shu to serve as officials according to the arrangement of the imperial court.

Instead, according to Cui Che's order, they resigned from their posts and fled to Yandi with their families.

Among them are Pei Xiu, Fang Yanqian, Huang Baiji and others who are officials in various states and counties in southern Hebei.

In Yanzhou City, it was rare for people to gather together, and Cheng Yaojin, who was standing behind Cui Che, was still winking at Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong smiled back, and it could be seen that even if he left the land of Qilu where he took root before, it did not affect Qin Qiong's good mood.

He knew that now he was just leaving temporarily.

Qin Qiong, Zhou Kan, Zhang Heng, Wang Qing and others worked hard for 20 years, and built an intricate network of contacts in the counties and prefectures of Qilu, among the local government soldiers and salt soldiers.

It seems that Cui Che has given up on the south bank of the Yellow River, but in fact, as long as he takes all the lands of Hebei and Qilu in the future, he can spread his message.

Therefore, no one resisted Cui Che's order to let them go north.

The land of Qilu is a thing in the palm of the hand. Facing the persecution of the imperial court, it is temporarily abandoned, and there is no need to raise the flag of rebellion.

All the people in the hall were talking about the prophecy recently spread in Yandi with great interest.

The land of China does not raise idle spirits, and enjoys incense and sacrifices, and when it is time to use it, it will naturally exert its strength.

Not only is Ulji Wendeok's previously fabricated "Yandi has a royal air, Cui is the emperor" has been spread in a small area under Cui Che's behest.

Over the past few days, there have been many supernatural phenomena, which seem to be caused by gods, but they all predict the same event: the Sui Dynasty will die.

Cheng Yaojin once shot down a bird, and saw the inscription on its wings: "In the fourth year of Renshou, the son killed the father, and the mountain collapsed." '

As for the fish-bellied books, the bonfire and fox-cry dramas have been repeatedly staged in Youzhou, Dingzhou and other prefectures.

It's not that Cui Che is a time traveler, he insists on engaging in feudal superstition, but people just follow it.

At the same time, Yang Jian was not satisfied with bringing the land of Qilu and some counties in southern Hebei back under the control of the central government.

He issued an edict to publicize Cui Che's crimes to the people of the world, defining his behavior as treason.

At the same time, it is also preparing to organize a large army to encircle and suppress Yandi.

Among them, it includes ordering Han Wang Yang Liang to recruit the army of Hedong, and then go out of Taihang Mountain to attack Dingzhou and other places.

And sent people to Qikou, ordered Qimin Khan to go south, threatening Heng, Yan and other places.

Yang Liang, king of Han, did not dare to disobey his father's orders, but he was also unwilling to actually send troops to fight Cui Che. He knew that once Cui Che was defeated, he would be alone after Yang Jian's death.

Yang Liang listened to the suggestion of joining the army, and after issuing the imperial edict, he gathered troops in Jinyang without any haste, but repeatedly changed the time for dispatching troops on the grounds that the food and grass were not ready yet.

And Qimin Khan is even more in a dilemma. Now Kumoxi has mobilized nearly 11 troops, and Cui Che has also gathered more than [-] cavalry in Yanzhou. Hukou?

Not to mention that there is also a Dulan Khan in the north who is watching.

Qimin Khan had no choice but to send envoys to the court, hoping that Yang Jian would understand his difficulties.

However, after Cui Che learned that Yang Jian had defined him as a rebel, he repeatedly complained about his innocence, and even made thirteen performances in one day to defend his innocence.

On June 604th in the fourth year of Renshou (AD [-]), Cui Che's thirteen self-defense performances were sent to Renshou Palace in Qizhou, but at this time Yang Jian was already ill.

Originally, besides Yang Liang and Qimin Khan, Yang Jian also arranged another army to serve as the main force to counter the rebellion. Qimin Khan could not send troops on time, so he had to cancel the plan to send troops.

Yang Jian himself rose to power by controlling the guards of various prefectures in Kansai after Yu Wenyun's sudden death.

How dare he hand over the Guanzhong army to Yang Su when he was seriously ill.

This has nothing to do with Yang Su's intention to usurp, it's just an instinctive reaction of someone who has been there.

Besides, having experienced Cui Che's betrayal, Yang Jian couldn't trust outsiders at this moment.

On that day, Yang Jian felt that his time was running out, and he lay on the sickbed to bid farewell to all civil and military officials.

Holding the hands of the ministers, Yang Jianqiang cheered up and told them one by one to help the prince well.

All the ministers responded to the matter with tears in their eyes, and the prince Yang Guang on the side had already cried into tears.

However, what Yang Jian didn't know was that the prince he had placed high hopes on gave him a surprise that night.

Ever since Yang Jian was bedridden, Yang Guang has lived in the Great Hall of Renshou Palace. Seeing that his father had bid farewell to the ministers, Yang Guang knew that the throne was within reach, and he was only a step away.

But at this time, Yang Guang became more and more restless in his heart. He was always worried that something would happen, so he sent someone to send a secret letter to Yang Su, asking him what preparations he should make before the death of his father.

Yang Su, Yuan Yan, Minister of the Huangmen, Liu Shu, Minister of the Ministry of War, and others are also serving illnesses in the palace.

Perhaps it was because Yang Jian had a good deal with Yang Guang, and he did not kill all of Yang Yong's cronies. For example, Liu Shu, who was once favored by him and was about to be recruited as his son-in-law, was left in the court as a countermeasure against the prince Yang Guang's influence. checks and balances.

The letter had already been sent, but Yang Guang's inner irritability made him unwilling to stay in the Great Treasure Hall, so he also thought of going out to get some air.

(End of this chapter)