Chapter 615: Southern Xinjiang Rebellion

The emperor died

Silently

Because he had already died once, it was impossible to mourn again. The queen changed his clothes for him with her own hands, and he was clean from the inside out. He cleaned his face and put on his makeup, and it looked like he was dead and his face was better than when he was alive. When she did these things, the queen didn't cry or speak, her expression was flat and incomprehensible, but there was a kind of sadness that made people's hearts blocked.

The three ministers who were kneeling outside who were qualified to know that the emperor was really dead this time were relieved in their hearts, and the crown prince ...... before No, it was Emperor Xinghuang Yang Chengqian who first sent someone to transfer away a thousand elite horsemen sent by Liu Enjing, and then sent Yang Shunhui to lead troops to intercept and kill the emperor, in fact, they all knew and contributed to it, the emperor came back alive to see a few of them, they knelt in front of the emperor and felt like an old dog with teeth removed, and they could only tremble in the face of the lion on the sickbed, although there was no life.

Except for the general Xu Xiaogong, who was leading the troops, the other three people were there.

Now that the emperor is finally dead, several of them are not held accountable.

How can you not breathe a sigh of relief?

From time to time, they peeked in, lest the human supreme who was lying motionless on the bed stand up again. Their expressions contrasted sharply with the empress's, and 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 in his heart.

I don't know why, but he didn't have the same fear in his heart when he gave that order. But when he saw his father lying in front of him and never waking up, he was suddenly very afraid, as if he had suddenly lost the Optimus Pillar that supported him.

The scene of his father holding him in his arms and making him laugh came to his mind one by one, feeding him food, teaching him to read, pointing to the Tai Chi Hall and telling him that this is a place where the strongest man in the world can sit. These things actually overpowered the few cold words that were confessed to him, and finally, he still cried out.

Reckless crying.

The queen glanced at her son, and there was some relief in her eyes.

"Find a few capable people in a while to escort your father into the Taizu Emperor's Mausoleum...... Your father is the only emperor who has not built an imperial tomb for himself since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, but you are his son, he can do this and you can't. Enter the Taizu Imperial Mausoleum first, I don't care how difficult it is for the Great Sui now, but you must start preparing for the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum immediately. When the Imperial Tomb is built, send your father over. ”

The queen said in a flat tone.

"Erchen knows!"

Yang Chengqian wiped away his tears and glanced back at the three auxiliary ministers: "What do you have to say?" ”

The three Vice-Chancellors looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

They knew that although it was quite difficult to build an imperial tomb with the financial resources of the Great Sui now, who would dare to talk nonsense at this time? Although the emperor said before his death that he was sorry for the ancestors of the Great Sui, he did not enter the imperial mausoleum, so he casually found a place with a good scenery outside Chang'an City and buried it. He could have said that himself, but his wife would never let that happen.

"What you did before, I won't pursue it."

After the queen changed her clothes for the emperor and sorted out her appearance, she still said to the three people in a flat tone: "But you must not forget that you are guilty!" I can pretend to forget this matter for the sake of Da Sui, but if any of you dare to forget, although I am a woman, I will have my own way to make you remember it again. ”

"Wait for a capital offense!"

Niu Huilun, Yang Shunhui, and Zong Lianghu kowtowed vigorously, and they didn't dare to come out.

"Indeed, you are all guilty of capital crimes."

The empress was silent for a while and then continued: "But for the sake of the Great Sui, I can not care, because this is also what the first emperor meant. He said that if he keeps you to assist him, I will listen to him. So remember why you are alive and what is the purpose of your life...... Da Sui can't leave the Yang family, he can leave anyone. ”

"Ministers, remember the Queen Mother's teachings!"

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

"Atonement with your faithfulness."

The queen seemed to be a little tired, waved her hand and said, "Do whatever you have to do, the court still needs a few of you to worry more." Speaking of which, I know that several of you are still loyal to the Great Sui and the Yang family in your hearts, and the first emperor also knows it, so I will leave a will for me not to treat your crimes. The first emperor chose you to assist Chengqian, and it is precisely because he knew this. ”

"If you do your best, when the Great Sui reorganizes the country, the exploits of several of you will also leave a heavy mark in the history books."

The three of them bowed again in thanks, then bowed and withdrew. When they came out of the East Warm Pavilion, the three of them were already sweating.

Outside, the three of them looked at each other, and they could see in each other's eyes that they had palpitations.

There was a great rebellious thing that they thought in their hearts, but no one dared to say it.

The emperor is dead...... What a good thing.

"Cheng Qian"

Looking at the backs of the three ministers leaving, the queen said to Yang Chengqian word by word: "Remember the words of the first emperor, he said that the Yang family can sacrifice in order to maintain the Great Sui Dynasty, and others can naturally sacrifice even more." Don't trust anyone's words, and don't think you can't live without anyone. For the sake of the Great Sui world, anyone can die and anyone can be killed...... These people have all experienced the assassination of the emperor, and they have crossed the awe that they should have held tightly, and now that this awe is gone, they can no longer use it...... Do you understand what I mean? Now the court can't do without a few of them, but not forever. ”

"Erchen understands!"

Yang Chengqian nodded vigorously, and also glanced at the backs of the three people.

participated in the interception and killing of the emperor, and it was indeed the three of them who crossed the bottom line of awe. Because of this, their reverence for the emperor will be much, much lower. Moreover, once the news of the crown prince's order to intercept and kill the emperor spread......

There are so many factors, even if there is no empress, how can this new emperor, who is young but inherited from his father, still tolerate those few people to live?

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Southern Xinjiang of the Great Sui

The border city of Whitewater

Despite the civil strife in the Great Sui, the border army still adhered to its duties. And it is this that makes the hearts of all countries outside the Great Sui the most awe-inspiring, except for Li Yuanshan in the northwest, no one who has raised the flag to rebel has not disturbed the border army of the Great Sui, whether it is the eastern Xinjiang or the northern Xinjiang and the southern Xinjiang, it is still calm here.

This is what makes the people of the Central Plains feel terrible, they know that no matter how fierce the civil strife is, they will not let the frontier be lost.

No one is going to fight the idea of the border army, but since last month, Whitewater's supplies have become less and less. The imperial decrees were difficult to enforce, and all localities became self-reliant, and money and food were used to expand their own power, so that the routine supply of border soldiers was reduced everywhere.

Especially in southern Xinjiang

After Luo Yao left with his troops, he took away a large number of grain and grass materials, and because he did not send effective generals to stay behind, the area around Yongzhou has now become a borderless land. Luo Qiu, the governor of Pingshang Province, was the highest official in southern Xinjiang after Luo Yao left, but he had already rushed to Yongbei Province to discuss important matters with several other governors, so it was even more chaotic. Where will the people left behind remember to replenish the border army, and only recruit soldiers to expand the armament.

Niu Zhenyuan, the border army general of Baishui City, has sent people to the county 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 is the Suren village, and Niu Zhenyuan sent people to the Suren village to ask for some grain and grass.

After sending out a team of people and horses to beg 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 has found that he is thinking more and more, and his heart has become more and more panicked. He didn't know how long he would be able to serve in this border city, and if no more supplies were delivered, he was afraid that he would relented for a while and leave with all the border troops.

There are 900 border troops in Baishui City, which is the southernmost border city of the Great Sui, and it is not much closer to the county seat than it is to the Dali City of Nanyan. 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 city they were trying to defend.

Just when he was in a daze, a personal soldier suddenly came to report that a group of merchants in the south of the city were coming in, with the customs clearance certificate issued by the Yongzhou Yamen in their hands. Since the civil strife in the Great Sui, the Nanyan merchants have rarely taken goods anymore, and they have not seen the Nanyan merchants come in for several months, so Niu Zhenyuan was stunned for a moment.

"Don't open the gates, send someone down to investigate"

He commanded, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

Nanyan people are as timid as mice.

The border army knew that the Nanyan people were scared by the Great Sui, and they were afraid to the core. The reason why this small country that is still alive has not been completely destroyed is because the Great Sui Emperor kept Murong Yan as a clown. If the Great Sui wants, he can raze Nanyan to the ground at any time.

But that was before, when Luo Yao was still there.

When he was stunned, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly called the returning soldiers: "What did that caravan bring?" ”

"It is said that it is Nanyan's specialty taro, and there is Dali rice wine."

The pro-soldier replied.

"Hey, hey!"

Niu Zhenyuan smiled and said: "I really want to come to something, ask a team of brothers to gather and follow me out, we can barely eat one meal a day now, how can the Nanyan people let go in a hurry to deliver food." ”

"General...... Wouldn't it be okay to rob caravans? ”

"Phew, you want to starve?"

"I don't want to!"

"Fuck it!"

Niu Zhenyuan scolded, not expecting what a wrong decision he had made.

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November of the first year of Emperor Xinghuang of the Great Sui

Emperor Murong of Southern Yan sent the general Murong Yongduo as the commander, and selected elite soldiers to pretend to be a caravan to deceive the gate of Baishui City, the border city of the Great Sui, and in the battle of the day, the 900 defenders of Baishui City were all killed except for the fifty soldiers sent out to beg for food, but even so, the loss of troops of the Yan army was still above the border army of the Great Sui.

After Baishui City was destroyed, Murong Yongduo led 30,000 troops and drove straight into it, taking four county towns in one go. After that, the Southern Yan Emperor Murong Yan announced that he would start a war against the Great Sui, and he would be ashamed. In the text, he said that the reason why he changed his name to Murong was to keep in mind the shame of the Great Yan Kingdom, claiming that the war against the Great Sui was to recover the lost territory of the Great Yan Kingdom and reproduce the past majesty of the Great Yan Kingdom.

This was the first enemy country to declare war on the Great Sui after the civil strife in the Great Sui.

The land of abundance in the southwest is not just coveted by one person.

Luo Qiu, the governor of Pingshangdao, who was discussing important matters with several other dignitaries in Yongbei Province, was shocked when he got the news and immediately rushed back to Pingshangdao. But by the time he returned, he had lost at least three hundred miles to the south. The weak as a rat Nanyan and the Su people, who were beaten into shrunken turtles, joined forces and killed people everywhere.

Time

Southern Xinjiang is full of blood.