the emperor is dead
quietly
Because he has already died once, it is impossible to send another mourning. The queen changed his clothes with her own hands, and it was clean from inside to outside. After cleaning his face and putting on makeup, it seemed that he looked better when he was dead than when he was alive. When doing these things, the queen never cried or spoke, her expression was so flat that it was incomprehensible, but there was also a kind of sadness that made people feel blocked.
The three ministers kneeling outside who are qualified to know that the emperor is really dead this time are all relieved. Before the prince... no, it was Emperor Xinghuang Yang Chengqian who first sent someone to transfer the thousand horses sent by Liu Enjing and then sent Yang Shunhui Leading troops to intercept and kill the emperor, in fact, they all knew about it and contributed to it. The emperor came back alive and saw them. When they knelt in front of the emperor, they felt like an old dog whose teeth had been pulled out. Although there was no vitality on the ground, the lion could only tremble.
Except for the general Xu Xiaogong who was leading the army outside, the other three were there.
Now that the emperor is finally dead, they have not been held accountable for their crimes.
How can you not breathe a sigh of relief
They peeked at it from time to time, lest the human supreme lying motionless on the bed would stand up again. Their expressions contrasted sharply with those of the queen, while the emperor Yang Chengqian, who was kneeling beside the bed, looked more complicated. As a son, he was sad in his heart. As the emperor, he panicked.
I don't know why, when he gave that order, he didn't have the fear in his heart like now. But seeing his father lying in front of him and never waking up again, he was suddenly frightened, as if he lost the pillar of the sky that supported him all of a sudden.
Scenes of his father holding him in his arms and making him laugh appeared in his mind one after another, feeding him, teaching him to read, pointing to Tai Chi Hall and telling him that this is the place where the strongest man in the world can sit. These things actually overwhelmed the few cold words that he confessed to him, and finally, he still burst into tears.
Cry wantonly.
The queen glanced at her son with some relief in her eyes.
"I'll find a few competent people to protect your father into Taizu's Mausoleum... Your father is the only emperor who hasn't built a mausoleum for himself since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, but you are his son, he can do that and you No. First enter Taizu Imperial Mausoleum, I don't care how difficult the Sui Dynasty is now, but you must immediately start preparing for the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum. After the Imperial Mausoleum is completed, send your father there."
The queen said in a flat tone.
"My son knows!"
Yang Chengqian wiped away his tears, and looked back at the three auxiliary ministers: "What do you have to say?"
The three auxiliary ministers looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
They knew that although it was quite difficult to build an imperial mausoleum with the financial resources of the Sui Dynasty, who would dare to talk nonsense at this time? Before the emperor died, although he said that he was sorry for the ancestors of the Sui Dynasty, so he would not enter the imperial tomb, he just found a place with a good view outside Chang'an City and buried it. But he could say it himself, but his wife would never let it happen.
"What did you do before, I will not pursue it."
After changing the emperor's clothes and tidying up her appearance, the queen said to the three people in a calm tone: "But you must not forget that you are guilty! I can pretend to forget this for the sake of Tai Sui, but if any of you dare to Forget, even though I am a girl, I will have my own way to make you remember again."
"The minister waits for capital punishment!"
Niu Huilun, Yang Shunhui, and Zong Lianghu kowtowed vigorously, not daring to vent their anger.
"You are indeed capital crimes."
The queen was silent for a while and then continued: "But for the sake of the Sui Dynasty, I don't have to worry about it, because this is also what the first emperor meant. He said he would keep you to assist Chengqian, and I will obey him. So you have to remember that you survived. What is the reason and the purpose of living... Da Sui can't leave the Yang family, he can leave anyone."
"Your servants, please remember the Queen Mother's teaching!"
Several people lowered their heads lower, no one dared to look into the Queen's eyes.
"Use your loyalty to pay for the crime."
The queen seemed a little tired, she waved her hand and said, "Just do what you should do, the imperial court still needs more attention from you guys. After all, you guys are still loyal to Da Sui and the Yang family." I know this, and the late emperor also knew that, so he left a decree telling me not to punish you. The first emperor chose you to assist Chengqian, precisely because he knew this."
"If you do your best, when the Great Sui reorganizes the country, the achievements of the few of you will also leave a heavy mark in the history books."
The three kowtowed their heads again to thank them, then bowed and exited. When they came out of Dongnuange, the three of them were already drenched in sweat.
The three of them looked at each other outside, and they could see the lingering fear in each other's eyes.
They all thought about a rebellious sentence in their hearts, but no one dared to say it.
The emperor is dead... what a good thing.
"Chengqian."
Looking at the backs of the three ministers leaving, the queen said to Yang Chengqian word by word: "Remember the words of the late emperor, he said that the Yang family can sacrifice to maintain the country of the Sui Dynasty, and other people can sacrifice more naturally. Don't believe it Don't think that you can't do without anyone. For the sake of the great Sui world, anyone can die and anyone can kill... These people have all experienced the assassination of the late emperor, and they have surpassed the awe they should have held tightly , now that the awe is gone, they can no longer use it... Do you understand what I mean? Now the court cannot do without them, but not forever."
"My son understands!"
Yang Chengqian nodded vigorously, and also glanced at the backs of the three people.
Participating in the interception and killing of the emperor, the three of them indeed crossed the bottom line of awe. Because of this incident, their awe of the emperor will be greatly reduced. Moreover, once word of the crown prince's order to kill the emperor spreads...
With so many factors, even if there is no queen, how could this young but vicious new emperor who inherited from his father allow those few people to live
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Great Sui Southern Border
White Water City
Despite the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty, the frontier army still strictly adhered to their duties. And it is this that makes the hearts of countries other than the Great Sui the most awe-inspiring. Except for Li Yuanshan in the northwest, no one who has raised the flag of rebellion has disturbed the Great Sui frontier army, no matter whether it is Eastern Xinjiang or northern Xinjiang and southern Xinjiang. , it is still calm here.
This is what makes people in the Central Plains scary. They know that no matter how fierce the civil strife is, they cannot let the frontier fall.
No one would plan to attack the frontier army, but since last month, the supply of Whitewater City has become less and less. The imperial government's decrees were difficult to implement, and all regions became self-reliant, and money and food were used to expand their respective powers, so that the routine supplies to frontier soldiers decreased in various regions.
especially southern Xinjiang
After Luo Yao left with his troops, he took away a large amount of food and supplies, but because he didn't send capable generals to stay behind, the Yongzhou area has now become a land of no man. Governor of Pingshang Road, Luo Qiu, was the highest official in southern Xinjiang after Luo Yao left, but he had already rushed to Yongbei Road to discuss important matters with other governors, so it was even more chaotic. How could the people he left remember to replenish supplies for the frontier army, just recruiting soldiers to expand their armaments bravely.
The frontier general Niu Zhenyuan of Baishui City has sent people to the county government four times in a row to ask for supplies, but it has been two months and no one has sent food. Fortunately, not far from Baishui City was the Heren's stockade, and Niu Zhenyuan sent people to the Heren's stockade to ask for some food and grass so that they could not come out.
After sending out a team to ask for food in the morning, Niu Zhenyuan stood on the wall of Baishui City and looked outside in a daze. Over the past few days, he found himself thinking more and more, and his heart became more and more panicked. He didn't know how long he could continue to serve in this border town. If no more supplies came, he was afraid that he would temporarily soften his heart and take all the border troops away.
There are 900 frontier troops in Baishui City. This is the southernmost border city in the Sui Dynasty. It is not much closer to the county seat than to Nanyan Dali City. Niu Zhenyuan felt more and more that he and his soldiers were abandoned children, and sooner or later they would starve to death in the border town they guarded with all their heart.
While he was in a daze, a soldier suddenly came to report that a group of businessmen from the south of the city was coming in, and they had the customs clearance certificate issued by the Yongzhou Yamen in their hands. Since the civil strife in the Great Sui Dynasty, Nanyan merchants seldom sold goods. It had been several months since they had seen Nanyan merchants come in, so Niu Zhenyuan was stunned for a moment.
"Don't open the city gate, send someone down to check."
Ya gave an order, but didn't pay much attention.
People from Nanyan are as timid as a mouse.
The frontier soldiers all knew that the Nanyan people were terrified of being beaten by the Sui Dynasty, and they were terrified to the bone. The reason why this small country that is still alive is not completely wiped out is because the Emperor of Sui kept Murong Shame like a clown. If Da Sui is willing, Nanyan can be razed to the ground at any time.
But that was before, when Luo Yao was still around.
When he was in a daze, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly stopped the returning soldiers: "What did the caravan bring?"
"It's Nanyan's specialty taro, and Dali rice wine."
The soldier replied.
"hey-hey!"
Niu Zhenyuan smiled and said: "I really want to do whatever I want. I asked a team of brothers to gather and follow me out. Now we can barely eat one meal a day. How can the people from Nanyan let us go when they are rushing to deliver food?"
"General... Is it not good to rob the caravan?"
"Bah, you want to starve to death?"
"In no mood!"
"Then fuck it!"
Niu Zhenyuan scolded, he didn't expect what a wrong decision he made.
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November of the first year of Xinghuang in the Great Sui Dynasty
Emperor Murong of Nanyan sent General Murong Yongduo as his commander, and selected elite soldiers to pretend to be caravans to deceive the gate of Baishui City, a border city in the Sui Dynasty. All but three soldiers died in battle, but even so, the Yan army lost more troops than the Sui frontier army.
After Baishui City was destroyed, Murong Yongduo led 30,000 troops and drove straight in, taking down four county towns in one fell swoop. After that, Emperor Murong of Nanyan declared war against the Sui Dynasty, wanting to avenge his shame. In the proclamation, he said that the reason why he changed his name to Murong Shame was to remind himself of the shame of the Great Yan State, and claimed that the war against the Sui Dynasty was to recover the lost land of the Great Yan State and to reproduce the former glory of the Great Yan State.
This is the first enemy country to declare war against the Sui Dynasty after the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty.
The land of abundance in the southwest is not just coveted by one person.
Luo Qiu, the governor of Pingshang Road, who was discussing important matters with several other dignitaries in Yongbei Road, was shocked when he got the news, and immediately led people back to Pingshang Road. But when he went back, at least three hundred miles of mountains and rivers had been lost to the south. The Nanyan people, who are as weak as mice, and the He people who have been beaten into a turtle have joined forces and are killing people everywhere.
for a while
Rivers of blood flowed in southern Xinjiang.