Chapter 615

The emperor is dead

Quietly

Because he has died once, it is impossible to have another funeral. The queen changed his clothes with her own hands, and it was clean from inside to outside. I cleaned his face and made up his face. It seems that his face is better when he is dead than when he was alive. When doing these things, the queen didn't cry or speak. Her expression was plain and incomprehensible, but there was another sadness that blocked people's heart.

The three ministers kneeling outside who were qualified to know that the emperor was really dead this time were relieved. The former crown prince... No, it was Emperor Xinghuang, Yang Chengqian, who first sent a thousand elite cavalry sent by Liu enjing, and then sent Yang Shunhui to lead troops to kill the emperor. In fact, they all knew and contributed to it. The emperor came back alive to see several of them, When they knelt in front of the emperor, they felt like an old dog with its teeth pulled out. Although there was no vitality on the sickbed, they could only tremble.

Except for General Xu Xiaogong, who led the army, the other three were there.

Now the emperor finally died and did not hold them accountable.

How can you not breathe a sigh of relief?

From time to time, they peeked, lest the supreme man lying motionless in bed stand up again. Their expressions were in sharp contrast to those of the queen, while the emperor Yang Chengqian, who knelt by the bed, looked more complex. As a son, his heart is sad. As emperor, he was frightened.

I don't know why. When he gave the order, he didn't have such fear in his heart. But seeing his father lying in front of him and never waking up again, he was suddenly afraid, as if he had lost the Optimus pillar that supported him.

The scene of his father holding him in his arms to make him laugh emerged in his mind one after another. He fed him, taught him to read, pointed to the Tai Chi hall and said to him that this is the place where the strongest man in the world can sit. These things actually outweighed the cold words told him. Finally, he began to cry.

Wanton crying.

The queen looked at her son with some relief in her eyes.

"Find some capable people to protect your father from entering the imperial mausoleum of Taizu later... Your father is the only emperor who hasn't built the imperial mausoleum for himself since the founding of the great Sui Dynasty, but you are his son. He can do this, but you can't. first enter the imperial mausoleum of Taizu. I don't care how difficult it is for the great Sui Dynasty, but you must start preparing for the construction of the imperial mausoleum immediately. When the imperial mausoleum is built OK, send your father again. "

The queen said in a flat tone.

"My son knows!"

Yang Chengqian dried his tears and looked back at the three assistant ministers: "what do you have to say?"

The three assistant ministers looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

They know that although it is difficult to build a imperial mausoleum with the financial resources of the Sui Dynasty, who dares to talk nonsense at this time? Before his death, the emperor said he was sorry for the ancestors of the great Sui Dynasty, so he didn't enter the imperial mausoleum and buried it in a place with good scenery outside Chang'an city. But he could say so himself, but his wife would never let such a thing happen.

"I won't investigate what you did before."

After the queen changed her clothes for the emperor and arranged her appearance, she said to the three people in a flat tone: "but you can't forget your guilt! I can pretend to forget it for the sake of the great Sui Dynasty, but if any of you dare to forget it, although I am a female, I will have my own way to make you remember it again."

"Minister and other capital crimes!"

Niu huilun, Yang Shunhui and Zong Lianghu kowtowed their heads hard, but they dared not give out the atmosphere.

"You are indeed all capital crimes."

The queen kept silent for a while and then continued, "but I don't care about the big Sui, because that's what the former Emperor meant. He said I'll listen to him if he keeps you to help Chengqian. So you should remember the reason why you survived and what your purpose is... The big Sui can't leave anyone except the Yang family."

"Officials, remember the Empress Dowager's instruction!"

Several people lowered their heads, and no one dared to look into the Queen's eyes.

"Atone with your loyalty."

The queen seemed a little tired. She waved her hand and said: "Go and do whatever you should do. You still need more trouble in the imperial court. After all, you are still loyal to the Sui Dynasty and the Yang family. I know that, and the former Emperor also knows that, so he left a message for me not to punish you. The former Emperor was the primary candidate to assist Chengqian because he knew that."

"If you try your best, when the Sui Dynasty reorganized its rivers and mountains, your achievements will also leave a heavy mark in the history books."

The three people kowtowed their first thanks again, and then bowed out. When they came out of Dongnuan Pavilion, they were all sweating.

Outside, the three people looked at each other and saw lingering palpitations in each other's eyes.

There was a wicked word in their hearts, but no one dared to say it.

The emperor died... What a good thing.

"Chengqian"

Looking at the back of the three ministers leaving, the queen said to Yang Chengqian word by word: "Remember the words of the former Emperor. He said that the Yang family can sacrifice in order to maintain the great Sui Dynasty, and others can sacrifice more naturally. Don't believe anyone's words, and don't think you can't live without anyone. For the great Sui Dynasty, anyone can die and anyone can be killed... These people have experienced the assassination of the former Emperor, and they have exceeded their awe that they should hold tightly However, the awe is gone, so they can't use it anymore... Do you know what I mean? The imperial court can't live without them now, but not forever. "

"I understand!"

Yang Chengqian nodded hard and took a look at the back of the three people.

It is true that the three of them have crossed the bottom line of awe by participating in the killing of the emperor. Because of this, their awe of the emperor will be much lower. Moreover, once the prince orders the killing of the emperor, once it comes out

There are so many factors. Even without the queen, how can the young but cruel new emperor who inherited from his father still tolerate those people to live?

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Southern Xinjiang of the great Sui Dynasty

Border city Baishui City

Despite the civil strife in the great Sui Dynasty, the border forces still kept their responsibilities. This is what most awed the hearts of countries outside the great Sui Dynasty. Except for Li Yuanshan in the northwest, no one who has raised his flag to rebel has disturbed the border forces in the great Sui Dynasty. It is still calm in the East, North and south.

This is what makes people in the Central Plains feel terrible. They know that even if the civil strife is fierce, they can't let the border fall.

No one would think about the frontier army, but since last month, the supply of Baishui city has become less and less. It is difficult to implement the imperial decree, and all localities are self reliant. Money and grain are used to expand their respective forces, so that the routine supply to the frontier army soldiers has been reduced in all localities.

Especially in southern Xinjiang

After Luo Yao left with his troops, he took away a large number of grain and grass supplies. Because he did not send effective generals to stay, Yongzhou has now become a land without owners. Luo Qiu, governor of Pingshang Road, was the highest official in southern Xinjiang after Luo Yao left, but he has rushed to Yongbei road to discuss important matters with several other governors, so it is even more chaotic. Who will he leave remember to give them When replenishing supplies, the border forces only recruit soldiers and expand their armaments.

Don't send Niu Zhenyuan, the border soldier of Baishui City, to the county government for supplies four times in a row, but no one has sent food for two months. Fortunately, there is a stronghold of the he people not far from Baishui city. Niu Zhenyuan sent someone to the stronghold of the he people to ask for some food and grass.

In the morning, Niu Zhenyuan sent out a team of people to ask for food. Niu Zhenyuan stood on the wall of Baishui city and looked at the outside in a daze. He found that he thought more and more these days, and his heart became more and more panic. He didn't know how long he could do his duty in the border city. If there were no supplies, he was afraid that he would be soft hearted and leave with all the border troops.

There are 900 border troops in Baishui city. This is the southernmost border city in the great Sui Dynasty. It is not much closer to the county city than to Nanyan Dali city. Niu Zhenyuan feels more and more that he and his soldiers are abandoned children. Sooner or later, he will starve to death in the border city they guard wholeheartedly.

Just when he was in a daze, a soldier came to report that a group of businessmen in the south of the city were coming in, with the customs clearance certificate issued by the Yongzhou Yamen in his hand. Since the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty, Nanyan businessmen rarely took goods again. They had not seen Nanyan businessmen come in for several months, so Niu Zhenyuan was stunned.

"Don't open the gate, send someone down to check"

He gave an order, but he didn't care much.

Nanyan people are as timid as mice.

The border troops knew that the people of Nanyan were afraid of being beaten by the great Sui Dynasty. The reason why this small country still alive was not completely destroyed was that the emperor of the great Sui Dynasty kept Murong shame like a clown. If the great Sui Dynasty wanted to, Nanyan could be razed to the ground at any time.

But that was when Luo Yao was still there.

When he was stunned, he suddenly thought of one thing 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, "what do you really want? Call a team of brothers to gather and follow me out. Now we can barely eat a meal a day. How can Nanyan people let go when they are in a hurry to deliver food."

"General... It's not good to rob the caravan?"

"Bah, do you want to starve to death?"

"No!"

"Then fuck it!"

Niu Zhenyuan scolded and didn't think how wrong he had made.

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November of the first year of emperor Xing of the great Sui Dynasty

Emperor Murong yongduo, the great general of Murong shameful sect of Nanyan emperor, was handsome. He chose elite soldiers to pretend to be caravans and deceived the gate of Baishui City, the border city of the great Sui Dynasty. In the first World War of that day, all 900 defenders of Baishui city died in the war, except for the 50 soldiers sent out to beg for food, but even so, the loss of Yan army was still higher than that of the border army of the great Sui Dynasty.

After the destruction of Baishui City, Murong yongduo led 30000 troops to drive straight in, and a couple won four counties. After that, Emperor Murong shame of Nanyan announced the war against the Sui Dynasty. In the Xi Wen, he said that the reason why he changed his name to Murong shame was to make himself remember the shame of Dayan state, and claimed that the war against the Sui Dynasty was to recover the lost land of Dayan state and reproduce the past glory of Dayan state.

This was the first enemy country to declare war against the great Sui after the civil strife in the great Sui Dynasty.

The land of Southwest Tianfu is coveted by more than one person.

Governor Luo Qiu of Pingshang Road, who was discussing important matters with several other dignitaries on Yongbei Road, was shocked and immediately took people back to Pingshang road. But by the time he got back, at least three hundred miles had been lost in the south. The weak Nanyan people and the he people who were beaten into shrinking turtles unite and kill people everywhere.

One time

There are rivers of blood in southern Xinjiang.