Returning to the Dabao Hall of Renshou Palace, Yang Guang's face suddenly became solemn. Although he took the initiative to propose Yang Yong and Yang Xiu to accompany his father in Renshou Palace, he meant that he would arrange his own personnel to pick them up. As long as Yang Yong and Yang Xiu came to Renshou Palace to pick them up, he would If Yang Xiu is controlled within the scope of his supervision, then others will not be able to make a fuss about Yang Yong's identity as the former prince. This will be good for the Sui Dynasty, himself, and Yang Yong. However, his father asked Liu Shu to pick him up. Such a casual arrangement not only caught him off guard, but also made the situation uncontrollable.
Yang Guang is not worried about his father deposing him and re-establishing his eldest brother Yang Yong, because his father cannot leave the legacy of fratricide to the Sui Dynasty when he is about to die, and when things have reached this point, if the prince is changed again , the old and new princes will inevitably start fighting, which will not be of any benefit to the Sui Dynasty or the Yang family. So even if he is a useless person who cannot be supported, his father can only accept it now.
What he was worried about was that Yang Yong's supporters would take this opportunity to cause trouble. After all, Yang Yong was the twenty-first prince, and his influence spread throughout the court and the world. Even though his position as prince had long been deposed, there were still many People still do not give up their support to their eldest son Yang Yong. These people have invested too many resources in Yang Yong, and are afraid of being liquidated after they take over, so to this day, they still have illusions about Yang Yong and still want to fight back, such as Yuan Shou, Zhang Jin, Liu Shu and others. Each of them held military power and had a clan in Guanlong. At least 80% of them favored Yang Yong, especially the Dugu family and the Yuan family who were firm supporters of Yang Yong. If something happened to Liu Shu on his way to welcome Yang Yong to Renshou Palace, I'm afraid many people would frown and offer convenience.
Yang Guang has already seen the throne of the Ninth Five Supreme Being in sight, and he must not fail in this last step, let alone be careless in the slightest.
"Prince, Changqiu Prison is here." At this time, a guard reported in a low voice outside the door.
Yang An, the eunuch of Changqiu, was a general of the Yang family. When he and Yang Jian attacked the Northern Qi Dynasty, he injured his lower body and became an inhuman eunuch. The capable cronies were promoted to the head of the chamberlain department and were in charge of the food and clothing expenses in the palace. It’s just that he not only became Yang Guang’s man, but also knew that whether the Great Sui Dynasty could transition smoothly was closely related to this critical period. Therefore, he had been keeping a close eye on every move of the people around Yang Jian. If there was any trouble, he would immediately Immediately, Yang Guang was sent to report. And his personal arrival showed that something important had happened.
When Yang Guang heard that he was coming, his heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly stood up and said, "Invite him in."
In less than a moment, Yang An hurriedly entered, saluted Yang Guang and said, "See you, Prince."
"No courtesy!" Yang Guang waved his hand and asked impatiently: "What happened?"
Yang An also knew that the situation was urgent, so he stopped being polite. He stood up straight and said, "Prince, since you left the palace, some servants have left without permission. Because these people are servants of the concubines, I also If you can’t stop me, please forgive me, the prince.”
"You've done a good job, so as not to alert the enemy." After hearing this, Yang Guang's face became extremely ugly. He didn't need to guess to know that it was Chen Guiren who was causing trouble. This princess of the Chen Dynasty was very worried about him destroying Chen. Whenever she had the chance, she would speak ill of her father around him. In the past, she was too lazy to argue with her. But she didn't expect that her father would come out to cause trouble when he was about to die. It was really hateful and annoying.
But this woman is a little clever. She has sent so many people out at once, making it difficult for people to catch them and making things very difficult. If he were to investigate without authorization, his father would definitely think that he had no tolerance for others. He felt that he was targeting his "concubine" like this at this time, so what would happen in the future?
Yang Guang tried his best to calm down the anger in his heart and told Yang An: "Go back. Be sure to replace the person who made the medicine with someone trustworthy. You must not manipulate others."
"Here!" Yang An saluted and left in a hurry.
After Yang Guang heard the news, his already irritable heart became even more irritable. He also felt that he had made a mistake by rashly suggesting that Yang Yong come to Renshou Palace. If Liu Shu and others were causing trouble outside, and Chen Guiren was inside, By fomenting discord, coupled with Yang Yong crying to his father when he arrived, the situation would become increasingly out of control.
Considering the serious consequences, Yang Guang personally wrote an envelope and handed it to a guard, telling him: "Give this letter to Yang Su, be careful not to let him see it."
"Here!" Konoe hid the letter close to his body and left in a hurry.
"The ancients said you can't have your cake and eat it too, but I want to be on the safe side, and at the same time want to maintain the friendship between father, son, and brother... It's really my own fault." Yang Guang let out a long sigh, with a bitter smile on his face. meaning.
His proposal and his father's decision have already caused the situation to move in an unpredictable direction. Even Yang Guang doesn't know what will happen next, but regretting it now will not help. The only thing he can do is prevention. He frowned and thought for a while, then wrote down another order and sent the soldiers led by Dong Gongba to come and wait for orders.
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Renshou Palace is not a lonely palace, but a huge building complex. This group of buildings takes Renshou Palace on the mountain as its core and stretches all the way to the foot of the mountain. In addition, a straight official road was built from Shangyi County in Yongzhou and Qishan County in Qishan County to Renshou Palace to facilitate the transmission of news.
Its scale is large enough to accommodate various official offices in the Daxing Palace Imperial City. When Yang Jian came here to escape the summer heat, even the officials from the capital came here to do official business. The emperors and ministers of the Sui Dynasty lived here for half a year.
The official office at the foot of the mountain occupies a vast area with various pavilions and pavilions. There are thousands of palaces and houses. Not only the ministers live here, but also tens of thousands of imperial guards, eight leaders of the East Palace, and official bodyguards also stay here. Below the feet, officials come down every day to issue edicts.
At this time, most of the important officials of the Sui Dynasty had arrived at Renshou Palace. Important officials like Yang Su and Su Wei had already said goodbye to the saint one by one. They all knew that the saint's time on earth was running out and he would die in the near future. things within.
Yang Su lived close to the imperial road extending from the mountain. It was also the closest to Renshou Palace. He had lived here for nearly a month. After dealing with government affairs every day, he would also take time to go up the mountain to visit Yang Jian and pay tribute to Yang Jian. , Yang Guang reported on major military and political events in North Korea and China. However, in the past few days, his thoughts were the same as everyone's. His focus was no longer on official duties, but anxiously waiting for news from the mountain. Every time a group of eunuchs came down in a hurry, everyone's heartstrings would tighten.
At this time, Yang Su had received a letter written by Yang Guang. In the letter, Yang Guang not only said that Yang Yong and Yang Xiu were coming, but also asked him and Yu Wenshu to try to take Yang Yong away from Liu Shu and others, and then send a reliable The army escorted Yang Yong up the mountain. In short, Liu Shu could not be allowed to escort Yang Yong up the mountain no matter what.
Yang Su understood Yang Guang's worries very well. He knew that Yang Guang was afraid that Yang Yong would come back at the last moment. After all, Yang Yong had been the crown prince for nearly twenty years. Although he had been deposed long ago, almost all the forces in Guanzhong supported Yang Yong. As long as Yang Guang does not ascend the throne, Yang Yong will have a chance. Especially since the saint is on his deathbed, if Yang Yong doesn't fight for it at this time, it will be completely over.
Even if Yang Yong gives up now and doesn't want to fight, will his supporters and followers who have staked their lives on him agree?
The answer is obviously no, because if it were Yang Su, he would do everything possible to create a fait accompli for the sake of the lives of his family and his own interests, and then force Yang Guang to go further.
Since he thinks so, Liu Shu and others are no exception. In order to achieve their goals, it is possible for those people to launch a mutiny under the banner of Yang Yong.
Thinking of this, Yang Su asked people to invite Yu Wenshu to discuss. When the two of them combined, they felt that Liu Shu would not let people go, so they decided to send people to snatch people halfway. If Liu Shu still refused to let people go, they would be killed. Blocked outside Renshou Palace, as long as the confrontation lasts until the saint dies and the prince ascends the throne, no matter how hard Yang Yong and others try, they can't change the overall situation. If they are still trapped and fighting, Yang Guang can completely destroy them with orthodox justice. .
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At the same time, the right-guard general Liu Shu also received an order to enter the capital to greet Yang Yong and Yang Xiu. This order made him so happy that he almost jumped up. He and another right-guard general Shi Xiang handed over the defense of Renshou Palace. He hurried down the mountain, entered his residence, and secretly summoned a group to discuss matters.
Liu Shunai was the eldest son of Nayan Liuji in the Sui Dynasty. When he was young, he became a left guard general in the East Palace due to his father's contribution. He was also smart, smart, talented and wise, and he was quite involved in literature and art. He was deeply loved by the same people who also liked literature and art. Yang Yong valued him, and later became one of Yang Yong's most important staff. He thought that by following Yang Yong, he would become famous in the future, but unexpectedly, Yang Yong was dismissed.
Yang Yong's tragedy is actually caused by his character and governing philosophy. He is tolerant, easy-going, willful, and soft-hearted. He is completely unlike his father's fierce, domineering, and inhumane style. This is also true for all civil and military officials. The favorite type of emperor, so he is deeply supported by court ministers and noble families.
If Yang Yong had been born in the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties except the Qin and Sui dynasties, he would have been a popular and wise king. Unfortunately, he happened to be born in the Sui dynasty, which was powerful and capable. The weak people simply cannot afford the changes in this special era.
Because today's Sui Dynasty is a reunification after hundreds of years of division. The wars over the past few hundred years have caused serious antagonism between the north and the south. Moreover, within the court there are aristocratic families who are in conflict with the court, the deep-rooted Nine-Rank Zhongzheng and other issues. To solve the problem, there are Turkic Khanates, Goguryeo, etc. who are looking closely at us from outside.
In the face of all this, Yang Yong's generosity and straightforwardness seem to be inadequate. In Yang Jian's mind, he is just a person who enjoys the success and does not have the ability and courage to solve the crisis. And Yang Jian's various radical policies have completely fallen out with the family. If he If the country is handed over to Yang Yong, the world will probably end up like the Qin Dynasty, with the death of the second generation, so Yang Jian replaced the ambitious Yang Guang as his successor.
However, Yang Guang has been in Yangzhou for nearly ten years and has been pacifying and governing in the south. His power in the court is extremely weak; while Yang Yong has been the prince for twenty years, he has stronger support in the court, that is, with the After Gao Jiong was deposed in the aristocratic family headed by the Guanlong nobles, Liu Shu, who had been Yang Yong's confidant, took on the role of "liaison" to coordinate the forces of all parties on Yang Yong's behalf.
Although Yang Ji made Liu Shu unable to marry Yang Awu, the princess of Lanling, Yang Jian missed his old friendship and saw that his old friend's son was talented and capable in both civil and military affairs, so he promoted him as the right guard general again.
The right guard is the defense force responsible for the safety of Renshou Palace. When Yang Jian was critically ill, Liu Shu, who was close at hand, realized that their opportunity to fight back had arrived, so he took advantage of his duties to report the news of Renshou Palace one by one. spread out and reunited Yang Yong's support.
In order to become the leader of the Wuchuan Alliance, the Yuan family of Guanlong was eager to show their strength to the Dugu and Dou factions. As soon as Liu Shu summoned Yang Yong's old troops, he was the first to respond to him. After hearing Liu Shu's plan to seize power, the Yuan family He also used his own influence to bring in the major families of the Wuchuan Alliance. For them, not only have they invested resources in Yang Yong, but Yang Yong's weak temperament is also consistent with their idea of an emperor. If Yang Yong makes a comeback and successfully seizes power, will he be at their mercy in the future?
Out of common interests, everyone hit it off immediately, gathered under Liu Shu's command, and were willing to hand over the leader to him.
At this time, more than a dozen people had gathered in the courtyard where Liu Shu was located. Although they did not hold any official positions, they were representatives of various clans, and their words and deeds represented the decisions of their clan.
"I have three pieces of good news to tell you." Liu Shu slowly glanced at the crowd and said excitedly: "First of all, the saint is no longer able to intervene in military and political affairs, and he was unconscious three times yesterday. If the doctor hadn't used strong medicine, he would have died. He may not be able to survive today, but this will also seriously deplete his vitality. I am afraid that it will not be long before the saint dies. Once the saint dies, Renshou Palace will fall into chaos for a period of time. As Renshou, I One of the defense chiefs of the palace has the opportunity to do something with force. Secondly, I have already contacted Chen Guiren in the inner palace. As soon as the saint dies, she will steal the jade seal and tiger charm as soon as possible. The third news , and also the best news..."
He glanced at everyone excitedly and said: "The saint asked me to go to the capital to pick up the prince. As long as the prince enters the Renshou Palace, we can hand over the jade seal and tiger talisman to the prince, and then he can be the second generation of the Sui Dynasty. In the name of the emperor, tens of thousands of troops were ordered under the mountain. As long as these soldiers did not dare to move, Yang Su's repeated attacks on Neng and Jie Hui would not have the slightest effect. But after the death of the saint, I used the soldiers in my hands to take advantage of Yang Guang and others. Get rid of it. What do you think?"
"General Liu said that the three pieces of news are indeed good news, but the very important jade seal and tiger talisman are handed over to a woman to steal. Isn't it too hasty?" A representative with white hair and beard said solemnly.
Liu Shu smiled and said: "Dugu Gong is worrying too much. The jade seal and tiger talisman are indeed very important, but Yang Guang is more important. As long as we kill Yang Guang, it doesn't matter if we get the jade seal and tiger talisman later. And the condition for my promise to Chen Guiren is that the prince After taking the throne, she was made a concubine, a position she could not refuse. Compared with the prince, Yang Guang, who had a grudge against her, would definitely not give her such a status, and this woman had always been afraid of getting rid of her. , so she wants the crown prince to ascend the throne more than we do."
"What if we fail?" Another person asked.
Liu Shu was silent for a while and said in a deep voice: "If it fails, I, Liu Shu, will definitely not be spared, but you can, because I have never retained any evidence. Even if I find you in the end, it will not affect your family. "
He paused for a while, then looked at the darkening sky, and said to everyone: "I will go to the capital tomorrow to meet the prince, but I am worried that it will not be safe on the road. I hope you will go back and tell your family heads now, so that each family can send their troops as soon as possible. People are protecting the prince and me on the way, no matter how great our sacrifice is, we must protect the prince's safety."
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