After waiting for six full days in Jiangdu City, Qian Xiangmin and He Ercai finally got the news that Emperor Sui Yang was summoned at the court meeting the next day when they were about to be annoyed to death by those inquiring about Guanzhong news. But before Qian Xiangmin and He Er could breathe a sigh of relief, Yu Shinan, the brother of Yu Shiji who came to deliver the news, warned in a low voice: "Tomorrow in the early court, you must not mention the time when Daxing was captured by the bandits and the damage in the city. , let alone bring up the fact that His Royal Highness Dai Wang has been killed. This is for your own good, so please remember."
Yu Shinan's words gave Qian Xiangmin and He Er an ominous premonition, but at this point, Qian Xiangmin could only hurriedly cup his hands and said, "Thank you Yu Sheren for your guidance, please rest assured, we will try our best to keep as few as possible in Chaoshang tomorrow. Talk, just be a mute." Yu Shinan nodded, and explained some details that need to be paid attention to during the court meeting, and then left.
On the 30th day of the first lunar month in the 14th year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Sui Yang, who had not held a court meeting for a full 102 days, finally let the palace servants ring the Jingyang Bell and called all civil and military officials to the court to discuss matters. The civil and military officials of the Sui court each had their own concerns, and led by Pei Ju and Lai Hu'er, a team entered the court, and stepped into the Jinluan Palace, which was as splendid and majestic as Dongdu and Daxing, and waited for Emperor Yang of Sui to convene the early court.
Emperor Sui Yang's imperial sedan chair hadn't arrived yet. Taking this opportunity, Qian Xiangmin had a little observation of the situation of the people in the hall, and he hadn't seen him for more than a year. The important officials of the Sui Dynasty were obviously quite old, especially the current The first person in the army to protect his children, he was only in his early sixties, and his hair was already white, and his spirit was far less vigorous than in Luoyang. Zhao Cai, the general of Youhouwei, who was in his seventies, was still coughing continuously, his body It is not as good as before, and the rest of the officials are almost expressionless. Hundreds of officials gathered in the hall seem lifeless, giving people a lifeless feeling.
Chen Sangliang's distant uncle, Pei Hongce, went to Danyang to preside over the construction of the new capital city, and his temporary replacement was Yu Wenzhiji, the general's junior supervisor. Because of his gloomy face, Yu Wenzhiji, who had a gloomy face, gave off an even more sinister and vicious look at this moment. The pair of triangular eyes kept exchanging glances with Yu Huaji, who was in the military attache train opposite, and they didn't know what the hell they were planning. Yu Wenhuaji also kept peeking at the situation of the court officials, and couldn't hide his expression of hesitation.
"His Majesty the Emperor is here." Finally, the male servant's voice came from outside the hall. Qian Xiangmin followed Baiguan Jishou to salute, and walked up to the hall. Qian Xiangmin froze immediately.
I haven't seen him for more than a year, and the handsome and strong Emperor Sui Yang has disappeared without a trace. What appeared in front of Qian Xiangmin was a fat, faltering Emperor Sui Yang, with tiredness on his pale face. His eyes were so dull that he had to rely on the eunuch's support to walk. If it wasn't for the faint outlines of his facial features, Qian Xiangmin would have suspected that the Sui Yang Emperor in front of him was another person. After being shocked, Qian Xiangmin couldn't help thinking, "What happened to the emperor? How did it become like this?"
Unrestrained overeating and sensuality completely destroyed Emperor Sui Yang's body. After sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Sui Yang's voice of making civil and military officials flattened was obviously weak. There were some smiles on the puffy face, and he said with a smile: "Everyone, Allah wants to tell you some good news today. Allah's love, Chen Yingliang, lived up to everyone's expectations. He killed the traitor Li Yuan, defeated Li Yuan's army, and took back the once Daxing City was occupied by Li Yuan's bandits."
Civil and military officials who had known the news for a long time were still shocked, but what shocked them was not Chen Sangliang's brilliant achievements, but Emperor Sui Yang's self-proclaimed - Allah! As the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the lord of the world, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not call himself Zhen or Widow, but called himself Allah in Jiangnan dialect.
After a long time, all civil and military officials who gradually came to their senses congratulated Emperor Sui Yang one after another. They all said that Emperor Sui Yang could have such a loyal and fierce thug as Chen Sangliang, so why worry about the world being injustice and bandits unclear? Emperor Sui Yang, who hadn't been happy for an unknown number of days, also laughed, and said: "The decree is to make Chen Yingliang the Duke of Han, the doctor of Jin Ziguanglu, change the title of Daxing to stay behind, and give him a thousand acres of good land and a hundred slaves, so that he can continue to work hard." , Sweep out the ugly people in the pass, and kill all the thieves in the pass, kill them all!"
All civil and military officials were dumbfounded, and in the end Lai Huer spoke cautiously and reminded: "Your Majesty, in the early years of Daye, you had already changed the ninth-class title to the third-class male marquis. The duke title of this country has been taken by you Abolished. It seems inappropriate to add Chen Yingliang as the Duke of Korea now."
"Is there such a thing? Why can't Allah remember?" Emperor Sui Yang was surprised, and hiccupped with the smell of alcohol. After recalling it carefully, Emperor Sui Yang changed his words and said, "Then how about this?" Since Chen Aiqing killed Li Yuan's traitor for Ala, then give him the title of Li Yuan's traitor, make him Tang Guogong, and transfer Li Yuan's fief of Tang County to him! That's it! "
The civil and military officials still felt that something was wrong, but seeing that Emperor Sui Yang had already made a final decision, they rarely showed some happy smiles, and they dared not and could not bear to refute his interest, so they all sang Nuo Xie En. Then, Emperor Sui Yang hiccupped again, and said weakly: "Okay, Allah is tired, let's disperse."
All the officials were dumbfounded again, they never dreamed that after a hundred days, a court meeting would finally be held, and Emperor Yang of Sui would leave the court after only saying these few words, tying his head to his waistband thousands of miles away to deliver the victory report Qian Xiangmin and He Er in the memorial were even more dumbfounded. They also never expected that Emperor Sui Yang would not even mention them.
At this time, Emperor Yang of Sui had already yawned and stood up, ready to return to the harem in a sedan chair to continue having fun. The dangerous consequences reminded me of the oath I made in front of the Xiaoguowei generals, and even more of my loss of an unknown manor and farmhouse outside Daxing City, my beloved hunting ground. Gritting his teeth again, Yu Wenhuaji finally decided to take a gamble, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please wait for a moment, my minister Youtunwei General Yu Wenhuaji has this to play."
There was a slight murmur in the hall. Except for a very few insiders, everyone looked at Yu Wenhuaji in surprise. They didn't understand that Yu Wenhuaji, the precious son of the famous sycophant Yu Wenshu, had the guts to stop Sui Wenhuaji. Yangdi returned to the harem? Emperor Sui Yang himself was also a little strange, seeing the face of the late favorite Yu Wenshu, he stopped for a while and asked, "What's the matter for Aiqing?"
Yu Wenhuaji took out the memorial that he had prepared long ago from his sleeve, and said respectfully: "My minister, Yu Wenhuaji, has the courage to implore your majesty to lead all the officials back to the capital of Daxing, and sit in Guanzhong to command the suppression of chaos and wipe out the bandits all over the world. I am not talented, but I am willing to lead an army to serve as a pioneer for His Majesty."
Uncontrollable exclamations came one after another, countless civil and military officials were dumbfounded, and there were also countless civil and military officials who showed ecstasy, wishing to rush up and kiss Yu Wenhuaji, and completely admire Yu Wenhuaji all at once—why didn’t I notice this before? The clown still has such guts
The time has come to decide the fate of the world and the course of history. If a miracle happens and Emperor Yang of Sui accepts Yu Wenhuaji’s advice and leads the crowd back to Beijing, then the Great Sui Dynasty will not only be saved, but clowns like Li Mi and Dou Jiande are destined to be unstoppable to protect their children. With more than 100,000 Guanzhong elites under the command of Zhao Cai and other famous ministers and veterans, Chen Sangliang, who had gradually shown his fangs, could only quickly shut his mouth and continue to work as a wage earner for Emperor Sui Yang obediently. However, it is a pity that Yu Wenhuaji failed to block the seventy yards of the wheel of history, and brought himself a catastrophe.
"Bold!" In his rage, Emperor Sui Yang's pale face finally regained some color, and he finally used the correct self-proclaimed name, but the content was very chilling, "I have already decided to move the capital to Danyang and never return to the north. You, Yu Wenhuaji, have eaten the bear heart and leopard courage, and dare to disobey my will? What should you do?"
Yu Wenhuaji's stern and soft personality gained the upper hand again, with cold sweat rolling on his forehead, Yu Wenhuaji almost wanted to change his words and take back the request, but Emperor Sui Yang didn't give him this chance at all, and shouted: "Come on, send me Yu Wenhuaji pushes me out of the palace, and beheads him for questioning!"
Yu Wenhuaji immediately collapsed on the ground. Although the guards in the palace were reluctant, they did not dare to disobey Emperor Sui Yang's will, and obediently came up to capture Yu Wenhuaji. Fortunately, Yu Wenhuaji still had a few relatives in the imperial court. Although his remonstrance was unsuccessful, he also pleased many civil and military officials. Forgiveness, Rao Yu Wenhua and Immortal, found that he had misunderstood Yu Wenhua and Lai Huer and Zhao Cai and other generals of the Sixteen Guards. Immortal.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Although General Yuwen speaks out of nothing and rebels against his will, he is also sincere and loyal. I also ask your Majesty to show mercy outside the law for the sake of his loyalty and the state of Yuwenzhu who has passed away. He doesn't die."
"Your Majesty, although my elder brother is guilty, please let Your Majesty let him live for our father's sake."
To put it bluntly, because of the face of many courtiers and Yu Wenshu, Emperor Sui Yang finally changed his mind and shouted: "For the sake of everyone, I will spare your life! Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped. Come, come and take Yu Wenshu away." Wenhua Ji was beaten out of the palace by me, and from now on, he will never be allowed to attend court meetings!"
The guards breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly brought sticks to drive Yu Wenhua out of the palace, but they deliberately showed mercy and did not use all their strength, but Emperor Sui Yang quickly saw their intentional cover-up, and shouted again: "Didn't you eat? Give me a heavy blow! If you dare to perfunctory me, you will be guilty of the same crime as Yu Wenhuaji."
He confessed to Yu Wenhuaji in a low voice, and all the guards had no choice but to ruthlessly beat Yu Wenhuaji out of the Jinluan Palace and Jiangdu Palace, crying and howling, but Emperor Sui Yang said to the officials again: "I will say it again, I have decided on the matter of moving the capital to Danyang! In the future, anyone who persuades me to return to the north will be killed without mercy!"
After all, Emperor Sui Yang flicked his sleeves and strode away angrily, leaving many civil and military officials frowning at the Jinluan Hall. Countless people wanted to say something but dared not say it, and secretly said: " There is no cure, Your Majesty is the same as Da Sui Jiangshan, there is no cure."
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The slight changes in the details did not affect the crushing of Sui Yang Emperor by the wheel of history, on the contrary, it also played an accelerating role, and the gears of Yuwen Culture and fate continued to turn in the destined direction. In the afternoon of that day, Sima Dekan, Yuan Li and other generals of Xiaoguowei who drank the blood wine came to visit Yu Wenhuaji, and what they saw was Yu Wenhuaji lying on the bed and moaning and complaining. Yuwen Zhiji, who was administering medicine to Yu Wenhua and Ji himself.
Although Yu Wenhuaji's persuasion failed, Sima Dekan and others thanked Yu Wenhuaji. After they exchanged winks, Sima Dekan stepped forward and said to Yu Wenhua and his brothers in a low voice: "You two generals Yu Wen, the matter has come to this point, if we don't make a decision early, I'm afraid we won't be able to return to Guanzhong in this life. Yes. Before we came here, we thought of a way to go home, and I don’t know if you are interested in participating.”
"How are you going to go home?" Yu Wenhua asked curiously.
"Everyone in Xiaoguowei wants to run away and go home now. We want to organize these soldiers." Sima Dekan said in a low voice: "First grab some food in the city, and then go back to Guanzhong together. Would you like to participate?"
Yu Wenhuaji was a little embarrassed. Originally, Yu Wenhuaji really wanted to return to his hometown in Guanzhong, but considering the danger of doing so, Yu Wenhuaji was inevitably a little scared. However, Yu Wenhuaji's insidious younger brother Yuwen Zhiji suddenly spoke and said in a low voice: "You can't do this, and it's not that the Wudao Hunjun will definitely send troops to hunt you down. Even if you can escape the Hunjun's pursuit, it will be difficult to return to Guanzhong Don't forget, the world is in chaos now, bandits are infested, and food is scarce, you may have been killed by bandits or starved to death before you even reached Luoyang."
This is what Sima Dekan was worried about. After nodding his head, Sima Dekan asked, "Then what should we do?"
Yu Wenzhi blinked and blinked his triangular eyes, and said in a lower voice: "The king has no way, the people are in dire straits, and the great Sui Dynasty is doomed. Now that hundreds of thousands of generals and soldiers in Guanzhong want to return, and the army's morale is available, we might as well borrow This opportunity is to be the one with the most votes, and achieve the career of an emperor!"
"Achieving the career of an emperor?"
Yu Wenhuaji was dumbfounded on the spot, and looked up and down at his second brother as if he didn't know him. Sima Dekan, Yuan Li and others were also taken aback. Yu Wenzhiji looked at his words and said in a low voice, "What? Are you scared? You don't even think about it, if we don't do this, what hope is there for us to return to our hometown in Guanzhong? Apart from controlling the hundreds of thousands of elites in Jiangdu, and leading them to bring food, weapons and horses all the way back to Guanzhong, we will take How can we break through the blockade of bandits like Du Fuwei and Li Mi? What will we use to collect food and grass for the return journey? What will we use to resist the pursuit of the other troops of the Faint Lord?"
Thinking of the difficulty and treachery of the road back home, Sima Dekan and others nodded, and then, Zhao Xingshu asked: "Then how can we control hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the pass? How can we achieve the career of emperor?"
"There is only one way." Yuwen Zhiji's voice became more gloomy, and he said slowly: "Punish the faint emperor, support the new emperor, and bring the new emperor back to Guanzhong to force the counties and counties along the way to recognize the new emperor we supported. After Guanzhong, we are the heroes of Kaiyuan, rich and prosperous, and we can enjoy it endlessly!"
None of the more than a dozen Xiaoguowei generals said anything, everyone kept their mouths shut and kept thinking, hesitating, but Yu Wenhuaji quietly pulled his brother's clothes, and gave him a wink to tell him to be careful, Yu Wen Zhiji understood what the cowardly brother meant, so he leaned into Yu Wenhuaji's ear and whispered, "Brother, have you forgotten the humiliation of us being slaves for more than ten years?"
Yu Wenhuaji didn't bother anymore, and immediately remembered the past when he and his younger brother were demoted into slavery by Emperor Sui Yang a few years ago, and gradually began to gnash their teeth.
"That's it! Fight!" Sima Dekan said suddenly, and said viciously: "Today the tyrant has made it very clear that anyone who persuades him to return to the north will be killed without mercy! His wife and children are here. I can follow him to Danyang, what about our wives and children? Let them starve to death in Guanzhong and be killed by thieves?!"
"There is a bowl-sized scar on my head!" Yuan Li also lowered his voice and said viciously: "If you don't succeed, you will die. If you become us, you will be princes for generations, and your children and grandchildren can enjoy the blessings with us. Fight hard!"
Sima Dekan, the chief of the forbidden army, agreed to kill the king, but the remaining Xiaoguowei generals would hesitate, either gritted their teeth or clenched their fists, and nodded in agreement with Yuwen Zhiji's plan. Yu Wenzhi, who hated Emperor Sui Yang so much in his heart, was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly said in a low voice: "A man can't live without a head, but a snake can't live without a head. For such a big matter, we must elect a leader. Bring all of us together to make things happen!"
"Good idea." Sima Dekan, Yuan Li and others nodded one after another, and after discussing in low voices for a while, Sima Dekan and others suddenly knelt down to Yu Wenhua and Jishou, and said in unison: "Mr. You are the leader!"
Just like in history, when Yu Wenhuaji, who was fierce and inwardly sensitive, was suddenly pushed to the cusp of the storm, his face suddenly changed with fright, cold sweat flowed out, and he didn't dare to say a word for a long time. Yuwen Zhiji saw his brother's cowardice, so he said in a low voice: "Brother, you are indeed the only one who is suitable to be the leader of everyone. Today, you tried to persuade the faint emperor to return to Guanzhong. One doesn’t thank you from the bottom of my heart? If you raise your arms, not to mention killing the faint king and setting up a new king, even if you become the emperor yourself, these brave soldiers will follow you!”
The critical moment that determines the course of history came again, and the gears of fate continued to rotate. After hesitating for quite a while, Yu Wenhuaji's tyrannical temperament gained the upper hand in his body again, nodded, and said viciously: "Okay, I will do it." !"