After Yang Xuangan approached Guanzhong, he attacked the Hongnong Palace, and was restrained by the Hongnong Taishou and the minister of the clan Yang Zhiji, and then committed suicide under the joint blow of Yuwenshu, Qu Tutong, Lai Huer and Wei Wensheng, and his brother Yang Xuanzong, Yang Xuanjiao, Yang Wanshuo, Yang Minxing, Yang Jishan and others were captured after the defeat, and Yang Guang ordered to be beheaded after returning to Luoyang, and changed his surname to Xiao. Li Mi, Han Shixun and other children of the rebellious family disappeared after the defeat. Yang Guang was even more furious after receiving this blow, and ordered Pei Yun, the imperial historian, Guyi, the squire of the Criminal Department, Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Fan Zigai, who stayed behind in Luoyang, to track down Yang Xuangan's remaining party, Guanglu Doctor Zhao Yuanshu, the military department attendant Hu Sizheng, and Yang Gongdao, the son of the clan minister Guan Wang Yang Xiong, were all reported to have secretly communicated with Yang Xuangan or killed or escaped. made everyone in danger of the court's hundreds of officials and ministers. Yang Guang felt that he was still not satisfied, and he wanted to punish those ordinary people who participated in Yang Xuangan's mutiny.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Yang Xuangan has hundreds of thousands of followers, judging from this matter, there are too many chaotic people in the world, it seems that it is impossible not to kill, so you would rather kill 10,000 by mistake during the trial, and you must not let one go." When Fan Zigai heard this, he understood in his heart that the main reason for this mutiny was the continuous natural disasters, coupled with the fact that the war situation in Liaodong was not good, and the war did not bring much benefit, so he stepped forward and persuaded him:

"Your Majesty, rebellion is hateful, but now the taxes and forced labor are heavy, the world is barren in many places, the population is short, and now the war in Liaodong is tight, the canal is not open, and most of them are servants, I hope that Your Majesty will not increase the killing, so they will all be punished as hard labor to build the canal! On the one hand, it shows the benevolence of the saints, and on the other hand, it can speed up the progress of river repair. Fan Zigai said as he looked at Yang Guang's face. Yang Guang looked at Fan Zigai quietly, when Fan Zigai said that he wanted to pardon the people who rebelled with Yang Xuangan, Yang Guang's heart was very uncomfortable, but for the sake of Fan Zigai's loyalty, plus he was Yang Dong's teacher, if he was punished, it would hurt some people's hearts.

"Do you mean anything else?" Pei Yun preemptively came out of the class and said:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Fan Lao Shangshu said is not wrong, but since ancient times, it has been to govern the world with strict punishment and strict laws, and to restrain people's hearts, those rebels may have a small number of people who are indeed forced by people, but there are many people in the world who fish in troubled waters, and there are many people who seek personal gain from this rebellion, you must know that Qin Shi Huang established the first unified huge empire in China, and then it was because the second emperor turned a deaf ear to the people who rebelled against the people, and let ordinary thieves let it, and it was a big disaster, therefore, the minister thought that they should be punished properly, to return the world to peace. Pei Yun's words reached Yang Guang's heart. Yang Guang's greatest admiration in his life was Qin Shi Huang, and he was bent on surpassing Qin Shi Huang's achievements, and whether it was in the Han Dynasty or in the official historical books of later generations, he always blamed the history of the fall of the Qin Dynasty as an abuse of people's power, in fact, according to the research of historians, there were two reasons for the fall of the Qin Dynasty: the first was that the Annan Corps headed by Zhao Tuo did not recognize the identity of Hu Hai's imperial heir, and did not return to the Central Plains in time to rescue when the Qin Dynasty was about to fall

The second and most important reason is that Qin II Hu Hai connived at the popular rebellion, when the local officials reported the popular rebellion to him, he always used a few thieves as a name, and did not immediately suppress it, so that the civil rebellion became bigger and bigger, and finally became a prairie fire, which made China's first unified dynasty collapse.

What Pei Aiqing said is extremely true, this matter will bother Pei Aiqing. Remember, punish the first evildoer severely, and do you obey it! Let's take it lightly! "That is to say, after Pei Yun received the decree, he used torture to extract confessions, Zhu Lian and other means, killed tens of thousands, exiled hundreds of thousands, and gave Yang Guang one million gold and silver from the raid, Yang Guang was very happy, and gave Pei Yun more than a dozen beautiful maids.

Taiyuan Hedong Xuanfu Embassy Office, Li Yuan has been paying attention to all the news of Yang Xuangan, since Yang Guang's defeat in Goguryeo, Li Jiancheng showed a little thought in front of him, Li Yuan was afraid of arousing Yang Guang's suspicion, so Li Jiancheng accepted the tone and did not expose his mind again. After Yang Xuangan raised troops, he immediately stayed in Luoyang

Yang Tong and Yang Yu of Chang'an sent a petition for war, and trained the village warriors in the name of preventing rebellion, built weapons, and sent letters to Yang Guang in Liaodong, explaining everything, but Yang Guang and the prince who stayed behind did not say anything to him, which made Li Yuan feel a little like pins and needles. Now, there are countless official families in Chang'an and Luoyang who have been implicated in Yang Xuangan's mutiny, and there is an endless stream of people who have been sent to Lingnan and Liaodong, and Li Yuan does not dare to say too much, so he has to wait quietly.

Although Yang Xuangan's rebellion was quelled, due to the retreat of the main force of the army, the captured Goguryeo's apprentices were reoccupied by Goguryeo, and Yang Guang's heart was always not happy, and he felt that there was a stone pressing on his heart. I slept until midnight and suddenly woke up in a cold sweat.

"Help! Help me! Empress Xiao, who was sleeping next to Yang Guang, immediately asked Yang Guang:

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"Queen, I had a dream, I dreamed that I was walking on the tower of the capital, and suddenly a poplar tree grew on the tower, the branches were luxuriant, and there were flowers blooming on it, and there was a fire dragon staying, who knew that suddenly the dragon flew away, and the flood that was surging in all directions surrounded me. The poplar flowers also began to wither, and the capital was also flooded. At this time, the flood water suddenly receded, and another plum tree grew, and it seemed to bear large plums on it. That's why I shouted. Is this some sign from heaven to me? After hearing this, Empress Xiao didn't know what to say, so she had to gently comfort Yang Guang.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the concubine for being blunt, judging from the dream, there seem to be two omens。。。。。。。"

"Queen, please speak up!"

"Your Majesty, judging from this dream, there may be these meanings, the fire dragon parked on the poplar tree flew away, which means that Yang Xuangan's rebellion was quelled, and he could not be the emperor. And the plum tree grows, which means that the Li family may have rebelled and is not dead, which may shake the Yang family. Therefore, please ask the emperor to quickly issue an order to strictly order the local officials to arrest Li Mi to prevent future troubles. Yang Guang listened to Empress Xiao's explanation, and the doubts in his heart still did not disappear.

"Although this Li Mi can be said to be a plum tree, I am afraid that the flood will 。。。。。。." Empress Xiao saw that Yang Guang's face still did not improve, so she had to comfort again:

"Your Majesty, dreams are ethereal, they can't be real, as long as the emperor is diligent and thrifty, all difficulties will pass."

"Maybe! Queen, let's continue to rest! Hearing the emperor's snoring, Empress Xiao had a plan in her heart.

The next day, Princess Nanyang and the concubine Duwei Yu Wenshi came to greet the queen.

"Queen Mother, the child has come to visit you with a horse and a Zen master."

"Sons see the queen mother!"

"See Grandmother!"

"Yo! Nanyang! You're coming. Chunyu, take some tribute candy cakes for the Zen master to eat, and take him to the Imperial Garden. ”

"Yes!" The palace maid who waited for Empress Xiao received the order.

"That's good! Nanyang, the horse is knowledgeable, and the Zen master is also so tutored, you are really blessed! ”

"The queen mother has won the prize! By the way, how is my father doing? I heard my father-in-law say that my father has been a little depressed recently, is there something on his mind? Empress Xiao told Princess Nanyang and Yu Wenshi about the dream that Yang Guang had, and after returning to the princess's mansion, Yu Wenshi and his order invited Yu Wenshu. Yu Wen Shi and Yu Wen said:

"Father, today the child and the princess entered the palace to say hello, the queen mother said that the emperor has been having a nightmare recently, so that the emperor is always sluggish and restless, I think Li Hun's insult to our family can be repaid." Back then, after the death of Li Hun's father, Li Mu, Li Mu's grandson, Li Yun, inherited the title of Shen Guogong, Li Hun secretly colluded with his cousin Li Shanheng to assassinate Li Yun, and blamed Li Qutan, who had a holiday with Li Yun, and let him take the blame. If I inherit the title of Duke of Shenguo, I will give you half of the income of the fiefdom every year, and I will never break my word.' Yuwenshu was greedy for money, and said more beautiful words for Li Hun in front of Emperor Wen of Sui, and helped Li Hun dredge up the relationship in front of the new prince Yang Guang, and the prince came forward to play, Emperor Wen of Sui listened to the opinions of the prince and Yuwenshu, and let Li Hun inherit Li Mu's title.

"Hmmm! Taxis and Ah! This matter can indeed make the father resolve the hatred in his heart, and the father knows what to do, you go and tell the princess, let her move in the palace, and let her tell the queen that the emperor's heart disease can be cured by the father, so that he can rest assured. Yu Wenshi nodded in obedience. After Yu Wenshu returned to his house, he laughed:

"Humph! Providence! Providence! Li Hun, you probably wouldn't have thought that you would receive such a bad retribution! Immediately summoned his henchmen and secretly ordered, and several people went out of the house separately. The next day, a children's song was sung everywhere in Chang'an City:

"Peach and plum, there is a world; Yang's extinction, Li's Xing, Yang Hualuo, Li Huahua; Peach and plum, there is the world. "Because Yang Xuangan's rebellion leaked some secrets in the court, coupled with some of Yang Guang's unpopular policies, and the military defeat in Liaodong, this children's song spread ten, ten and hundred, and the whole city knew about it in less than a few days. Jingzhao Yin Qu Tugai passed the children's rhyme to Yang Guang when he was in the early dynasty.

"Bold, presumptuous! Spread my will, thoroughly find out who wrote this children's song, and after taking it, Ling Chi will be executed, and those who sing it will be beheaded to set an example. Yuwen Shu prelude:

"Your Majesty! The minister thinks that this children's song is not groundless, since ancient times, when the world wants to be chaotic, there will be demons in the world, and God will also warn, this children's song may be a warning given by God, I hope the emperor will obey the will of heaven and act according to the will of heaven! "Yang Guang was a little upset when he heard this. I've been having such nightmares these days, is it really providential? ’

"Alright, got it! Ebb! Back in the harem, Yang Guang had not yet sat down, and Queen Xiao came to him:

"Why is the emperor upset!"

"Recently, there is a nursery rhyme that echoes my nightmare, so I feel a little pimple in my heart."

"Your Majesty, the concubine just has something to report to you, today in the imperial garden, a large number of caterpillars gnawed the leaves out of the words "Muzi won the country", and the concubine has brought things." As he spoke, he presented a large pile of leaves, looking at the traces of Muzi Deguo on it, Yang Guang suddenly felt an unprecedented panic. Is it really providence? Then a eunuch played:

"Your Majesty, An Guoshi has come here." (An Guoshi———— the Taoist priest who framed the crown prince Yang Yong during the Kaihuang period of Sui, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he was recalled from the penal colony of Annan and given the surname An. He was named a national teacher. ）

"Pick it up!" Yang Guang opened Anjia's recital and saw it. I saw that it was written:

"His Majesty the Emperor, Saint An, poor night view of the sky, found that Ziwei Star has the middle of the cluster of shifts, and the minister used secret divination, got a proverb, the name said, Muzi flowers bloom in the world, Yang Hua fell to the ground red. I hope that the emperor should be careful of the officials surnamed Li, and it is best to get rid of the people surnamed Li in the world to ensure the safety of the Yang family. ”

Muzi flowers bloom all over the world, and poplar flowers are red all over the ground. Could it be that there are rebellious ministers among the ministers surnamed Li? Who is it? Yang Guang sifted through the surviving high-ranking officials surnamed Li in the imperial court like a sieve, and finally stopped his thoughts on two names———— Shen Guogong, Youxiaowei General Li Hun, Hedong Taiyuan Xuanfu Ambassador, and Tang Guogong Li Yuan. Who are the gravediggers of my Great Sui?

"Someone! General Chuan Yuwen quickly came to the harem to discuss matters! After Yuwen talked about the harem, he tried his best to persuade Yang Guang to attack Li Hun.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Hun's suspicion is greater, the muddy one, the water color is deep, the abyss, the depth of the earth, and moreover, Li Hun's nephew Li Min, whose nickname is Hong'er, just means the flood, and he may be the one who will change the sky in the future, and the Li family in Longxi is the first family of my Great Sui, Li Hun, Li Min, Li Shanheng and others all control the power of the forbidden army in Beijing, once there is a change in Gyeonggi, the consequences are unimaginable! The emperor used them to open the knife, just to stabilize the world. ”

"But Li Min is the son-in-law of my imperial sister Princess Leping, when the imperial sister returned to heaven, she took my hand and said, I hope I will treat her daughter and son-in-law well in the future, if Li Min is killed, I will see the imperial sister under the nine springs in the future, I am afraid it will be 。。。。。。."

"Your Majesty, the common people in the world are the most important, the Jiangshan Sheji is the main, the first emperor will pass on the Jiangshan Sheji to His Majesty, if he dies in the Li family, I am afraid that the first emperor will die under the nine springs! I hope Your Majesty will think twice! Seeing that Yang Guang hadn't made up his mind yet, Yu Wenshu added another fire.

"Your Majesty, you can have your relatives again if you lose them, but you can't come back after you lose them." Yang Guang waved his hand painfully.

"Passed the decree, ordered the Imperial Forest Army to arrest Li Hun's entire clan, put him in the prison, and be tried by Shangshu Zuo Cheng Yuan Wendu, Yushi Dafu Pei Yun, and Xu Guo Gongyu Wenshu. Chin this! "Yuwenshu knelt down and thanked him! I said to myself:

'Humph! Li Hun, this time I will let you die without a place to be buried, Li Yuan, you are still a man, and I am also right about your gold and silver treasures. ’