On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 557
In the midwinter season, the inside and outside of Jinyang are covered with snow, and there are snowflakes all over the sky.

In Shangshu Province, it was time to rest, and Cui Che's cronies who stayed in Jinyang found Fang Xuanling together. Before they could explain their purpose, Fang Xuanling smiled and said:
"My colleagues came at a good time. It's cold today, and Fang is warming up the wine. I would like to have a few drinks with you."

Zhao Yuanshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said anxiously:

"How could Fang Pushe still have such a leisurely mood? Could it be that he didn't know that the king is about to return to court!"

The crowd joined in.

Attendant Pei Xiu said:

"The emperor's corpse is a vegetarian meal, no inch of contribution to the community, the world should belong to a virtuous person.

"The great king is an extremely personable minister, and he has bestowed kindness on the whole world. Now he has newly taken Guanxi. The merits are too great to be rewarded, and his life may be in danger.

"For the sake of the king, for me, for the sake of all the famous people in the world, we should all enter the palace to present our interests to the emperor, and ask him to obey the destiny, and Zen is located in the king of Yan.

"How can you stay out of the matter and trouble the king to come forward in person and bear the name of forcing the palace."

Fang Xuanling naturally understood what Pei Xiu said, but he still said unhurriedly:

"Everyone, please take your seats."

As he spoke, he poured a cup of warm wine for everyone.

Everyone took their seats one after another, Fang Xuanling then said:
"The heart of all of you who protect the Lord with your fists, the king must also know it.

"However, without His Majesty's consent on this matter, how can we make our own decisions.

"Everyone, don't panic. Your Majesty must have arrangements. I will wait patiently for the news."

Cui Che didn't make the confidantes who stayed in Jinyang wait for too long. The eldest grandson Wuji was ordered by Cui Che to return to Jinyang first.

Still in the wing room of Shang Shusheng, Fang Xuanling, Pei Xiu, Zhao Yuanshu and others waited with bated breath, watching the eldest grandson Wuji who hurried over.

Changsun Wuji looked at Zhao Yuanshu:
"Zhao Shangshu, Your Majesty has a question, can the treasury now reward the three armies and reward all the officials?"

When everyone heard the words, they all showed joy, and they all looked at Zhao Yuanshu, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

When Cui Che asked about the reality of the state treasury, he was hinting his thoughts to his cronies.

Although Cui Che was not in Jinyang before, he still knew the situation in the court very well. These confidant ministers who stayed behind had never interrupted their contact with him. How could Cui Che not know the reality of the state treasury.

Zhao Yuanshu answered truthfully:
"I also ask Changsun Lang to report back to the king. Last year, the Guandong had a good harvest and the treasury was full, which is enough for rewards."

Changsun Wuji nodded, did not say any more, but bid farewell to Fang Xuanling and the others.

After Changsun Wuji left, Fang Xuanling became the focus of everyone's attention.

He nodded and said with a smile:
"Everyone, it's time for us to pave the way for the king."

Everyone laughed, all looking forward to the day when Cui Che ascended the throne.

In fact, it wasn't just them, even the generals who followed Cui Che back to the court at this time had already secretly prepared their yellow robes.

Civil servants scrambled to send letters of persuasion, and generals secretly prepared yellow robes.

All these things made Cui Che clear that the time had come to seek to usurp the throne, that's why he asked Changsun Wuji to send hints to the left-behind ministers.

Before the Sui Dynasty, most of the clothes of the emperor were black and red.

As for the emperor wearing yellow robes, it started from the Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, always loved apricot yellow. Whether it was discussing government affairs with officials or major celebrations, Yang Jian always wore apricot yellow clothes to attend. The custom of using yellow as precious.

There is no doubt about Cui Che's control over the army. How could Cui Che be kept in the dark when they secretly wanted to add yellow robes to themselves.

But this kind of method is too rough, and you can't expect how finely these warriors can arrange it.

Compared with the support of the army, how can the emperor's abdication be more tender.

When he arrived in Xicheng County, Jiezhou (now Fenyang, Shanxi), Cui Che ordered people to find out the yellow robe hidden in Shen Guang's place and destroy it secretly, but he did not punish these generals who were eager to support themselves. , just to warn them that they have already made arrangements, so they don't need to do so much.

At the same time, a good show is taking place in Jinyang City.

On November 608th in the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 27), under the hint of Cui Che, the ministers in Jinyang City connected with each other. A minister broke into the inner hall of the Daming Palace without being summoned.

The entire Jinyang army, including the imperial army of Daming Palace, is under the control of Cui Che's party. Naturally, no one will come to stop these officials from forcibly breaking into the palace.

The little emperor Yang Hao looked at the menacing group of officials, but he didn't seem to panic, he asked:

"Where is King Yan? Let him enter the palace and tell me personally."

After learning that Cui Che took Guan Long, Yang Hao had expected such a day would come, but he didn't expect that the forced palace would come so quickly.

Attendant Pei Xiu cupped her hands and replied:

"The King of Yan is still in Jiezhou. It will take some time before His Majesty wants to see him."

Yang Hao sneered and said:
"He couldn't wait so much, he asked you people to force the palace before he entered the city."

Pei Xiu said:

"We have not been instructed by others, please don't speculate wildly, Your Majesty."

Yang Hao wanted to say something else, Fang Xuanling had already stepped out, and he played loudly:
"Fujian King Yan, since he raised his troops to fight against rebellion, he has spread everywhere, benevolence reaches all things, surpassing the past and surpassing the present, although Tang and Yu have never surpassed this.

"At the meeting of the ministers, they all said that Sui Zuo had come to an end, and hoped that His Majesty would follow the way of Yao and Shun, and use mountains and rivers to make a state, Zen and King Yan.

"Above heaven's heart, and below in line with the will of the people, your Majesty will enjoy the happiness of leisure and leisure. The ancestors are lucky! The living beings are lucky! The ministers and others have agreed, and I am here to invite you."

All the ministers in the hall agreed one after another, hoping that Yang Hao could follow the fate and favor and abdicate to the virtuous.

Yang Hao was silent for a while, even though he had expected it, but seeing that he was about to be ousted from the throne, how could he calm down and deal with it calmly.

After a long time, he looked at the officials who were forcing the palace, and asked:

"Qing waited to eat Sui millet, received Sui Lu, and was favored by the court. Now that he is so eager to crown the King of Yan, isn't he afraid that he will be blamed by Gaozu and the late emperor in a hundred years?

"Won't the King of Yan live up to the former emperor's intention of entrusting Gu to bully the young master, and be ridiculed by the world?"

Everyone was about to refute, but Pei Xiu snorted coldly first:
"Presumably the former Emperor Jing had the same doubts as His Majesty.

"What the ministers are doing today is nothing more than imitating the actions of the founding heroes who supported the ancestors."

Yang Hao was speechless. His grandfather, Yang Jian, was not the same as bullying the young master, so he got this country.

He asked again:

"If I don't agree, will you kill the king?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay when they heard the words. They really hadn't considered this question.

They turned their attention to Fang Xuanling and Pei Xiu, hoping that they could come up with an idea.

Fang Xuanling did not hesitate much, he said frankly:
"How dare the ministers kill the emperor, but if your majesty acts against the heavens, the ministers can only invite the queen mother, depose the emperor, and establish another branch."

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(End of this chapter)