Chapter 600: The Han King's Military Conference (2)
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Huangfu was so anxious that tears were about to flow out: "King, I was entrusted by the emperor to assist you with a pure heart, I can't watch you go the wrong way, I said at the earliest, although Bingzhou is the hometown of Northern Qi, it is impossible to use the military strength of this corner of the land to fight against the entire court, plus the king, you have no righteous name, and no one will respond to rashly raise troops." β
"Thinking about that Wei Chi Yuan, what a hero he was back then, and he also raised troops in this Northern Qi hometown, what was the result? Defeated and killed in less than two months, you must be aware of it! β
When Huang Fu said this, many people began to think calmly, and they no longer had the kind of fanaticism just now, and Yang Liang's eyes began to become a little hesitant.
Xiao Maha laughed: "Huangfu's birthday, do you think that the king is not as good as that captain?" How can the soldiers and generals under the captain Chi Yuan be compared with the elite soldiers and fierce generals under the king, plus we have already been prepared, if something really happens, we may not be defeated, and if we take 10,000 steps back, it is better to lose, than to send a sheep into the mouth of the tiger and meet the head with a knife. β
Wang Fei also said: "That is, with the help of a famous general like General Xiao, are you still afraid that you won't be able to make it?" Wei Chi is just a Xiangzhou assassin history, and he doesn't have any royal blood, he has no reason to raise troops, of course no one will help him, even so, he almost won the battle of Yecheng, if he really wins, it is likely that the battle will be a battle to determine the world. β
"And our king is the emperor's son-in-law, even if he doesn't directly raise the banner of opposing Yang Guang, he only says that it is the side of the Qing monarch. Kill the traitor Yang Su who deceived the king. It's always okay. How can you call it a name without righteousness? β
Huangfu Dan followed up and said, "Slow. Although Yang Su monopolized the government, why did he become a traitor who deceived the monarch? You say that he is a traitor, don't you say that the emperor does not know anyone, and let a traitor be a scholar? β
Wang Hao laughed: "The edict you just put away is the crime of Yang Su, a traitor, and Qu Tutong also said just now that this edict was given to him by Yang Su, but there is only a seal on the edict, and there is no agreement between the emperor and the king." This is the ironclad evidence of Yang Su's old thief's false transmission of the holy decree! β
"As for the emperor's unknown knowledge, it's not that there is no precedent, the former Shangshu left servant shot Gao Gong, who has been the prime minister for 20 years, doesn't he still support the former prince Yang Yong, plotting against him, and was directly dismissed from office after being reprimanded by Queen Dugu in court?!"
"So it's not that the emperor doesn't know anyone, it's that these traitors are too cunning and very good at disguise. It was just a moment of blinding the emperor. β
Huangfu was so angry that he trembled, pointed at Wang Yan and scolded: "You." Thou thou thou wilt deceive the people. β
Wang Fei glanced at Huangfu with disdain, and then glanced at the civil ministers and generals present, and his voice was full of incitement: "The ranks are all loyal to the king's ministers, and now is the time to show our loyalty and integrity. β
The people present immediately screamed, and the generals with armor were the most excited: "I'm going to do it with the king!" β
"That's right, it's against the damn, Lao Tzu only recognizes the king, and doesn't care about anything else!"
"The king, first slaughtered the traitor Huangfu birthday, took his dog's head to sacrifice the flag, and then killed all the way to Daxing, and a certain wish to be the pioneer of the front!"
"King, make up your mind, we are all waiting for your words!"
The ministers were relatively subtle, but they also expressed their loyalty one by one, and a few of them also euphemistically proposed that if they wanted to start an incident, they needed to prepare enough food, grass and ordnance first, and obtain the support of all the generals under the Han Palace.
There are even a few old and serious people who are worried and say that it is better to inquire about the emperor's life and death first.
Rational words are always a little lethal, and they are much more reliable than the generals who are full of blood but do not see the depth of their loyalty, as soon as a few old guys analyzed, Yang Jian's shadow began to appear in everyone's hearts again, even Yang Liang, who was excited to provoke just now, has a tendency to start thinking deeply.
As soon as Wang Yan saw this frame, he hurriedly said: "The most important thing for us now is time, we can't drag it on endlessly, the emperor is either under house arrest or has returned to heaven, otherwise there will be no such an edict, even if the emperor is still there, it is a great achievement for us to raise troops to rescue the emperor, not a rebellion!" β
"If Yang Guang killed the emperor and ascended to the throne, then writing this edict must be to harm the king, there is no room for negotiation, only to rise up and resist, all of us here, even if it falls to Yang Guang, there are officials to do, but if the king falls into the hands of Yang Guang, will there be a way to live? Yang Yong and Yang Xiu have kept a life for so many years because the emperor is here, if the emperor is gone, Yang Guang will still keep them? β
When Yang Liang heard this, he bit his lip fiercely, and his body trembled slightly, Yang Yong and Yang Xiu's miserable appearance, he had already heard people talk about it, as soon as he thought that this situation was about to fall on him, and even directly gave away his life, he stood up at once, and said sharply: "Lone is not Yang Yong, nor is it Yang Xiu, the eldest husband will never sit still and let others slaughter!" β
Wang Jun exclaimed excitedly: "The king said it well, what you want is this kind of momentum!" Yang Guang doesn't even know about the matter agreed with this edict, it can be seen that if the emperor returns to heaven, he will definitely be poisoned by him, so we must crusade against this traitor, of course we have to inquire about the situation there in Daxing, but we must not wait for the news there and waste the good time! β
"If Yang Guang killed the emperor, then now he must be doing the matter of ascending the throne, and he wants to control the personnel of the imperial court in his own hands, although Yang Su helps him, but he will not be able to mobilize the world's troops in the short term, which is also the idea that he only sent Qu Tutong to falsely pass the holy decree, and did not dare to fight the king's soldiers and horses!"
Yu Gongli, the general beside Xiao Maha, suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's the case, it is really a wolf's ambition to kill the king without blood. β
Pei Wen'an, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly stood up and said to Yang Liang: "King, even if Yang Guang is on the throne now. His energy is also in appeasing people's hearts and controlling the government. There is no way to mobilize the world's army to carry out the conquest. β
"When the lieutenant was late and raised the army. The emperor has firmly controlled the government for many years, even so, it took more than a month to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the world to gather in Guanzhong, and what the emperor can't do, Yang Guang can't do! β
"And our current situation is much more favorable than that of Wei Chi Hui back then, not to mention that the world has been peaceful for a long time after the destruction of Chen, and the elite soldiers are all under the hands of the king. Even now in Guanzhong, there are only the right guards near the capital, and there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people plus Xiaoguo. β
"If we start a surprise attack, first use the tens of thousands of swordsmen and knights loyal to the king to form a light army, and capture Puzhou, the ferry on the Yellow River, in one fell swoop, and then the army will follow up, and the whole army will enter Guanzhong, then the general trend of the world can be decided! And I already have an arrangement in Puzhou, and it is easy to win Puzhou!"
Yang Liang slapped his thigh violently. Shouted: "Good plan! That's it! As he spoke, he pulled out a sword from the shelf next to the desk behind him, and cut off a corner of the wooden case at once.
Yang Liang's expression was full of majesty. Looking around at the courtiers below, he said: "Pass my order, first take the traitor Huangfu Dan into the prison, strictly guard, the generals return to the headquarters, and the whole army will be assembled in Jinyang within ten days, and Wang Senjun is responsible for the weapons and ordnance of the vanguard in Jinyang City, together with Cao Pei Wen'an, a soldier of the governor's office, and the troops must set off within five days!" β
Pei Wen'an's laughter was full of confidence: "The soldiers of Jinyang can set off tonight, and within five days, they will definitely capture Puzhou!" β
On the Liangyi Hall in Daxing Palace, Yang Guang was wearing a white chopping (Yin Cui) heavy filial piety suit, and looked at Qu Tutong, who was also dressed in white at the bottom of the steps, with a gloomy face.
Since the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, China has made strict regulations on funeral etiquette, since the Qin and Han dynasties, from the Son of Heaven to the common people, all in accordance with the "Rites" in the "mourning clothes" to complete this set of procedures, the core part of which is the mourning clothes and funeral system.
Originally, according to the ancient system, the son to the father or the princes to the Son of Heaven mourning, all need to keep filial piety for three years, called Ding Wei, Yang Xuangan's mourning for his mother is in strict accordance with this provision.
However, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty reformed this system, and the loss of the kingdom of the Son of Heaven could be buried and disobeyed, and the state affairs could not be wasted for the funeral of one person, and this rule was also observed by successive kings.
But this time Yang Jian has not yet been funeral, so Yang Guang, as the heir to the throne and Yang Jian's eldest son who is still alive (Yang Yong is dead), must be dressed in strict accordance with the provisions of the ancient law.
In ancient China, the West was the white tiger, and the West was also the place where the gods were killed, so the white color that represented the West also symbolized the meaning of withering and fading life, and the color of mourning clothes was also based on this white.
There are five types of mourning clothes, which are strictly enforced according to the Cheng dΓΉ that is different from that of the deceased.
The first class is the heaviest filial piety clothes, called chopping, which is now worn by Yang Guang, which is suitable for sons to fathers, daughters who return home after marriage to fathers, eldest grandsons to grandfathers, wives and concubines to husbands, and fathers to eldest sons (this article gradually became no longer popular after the Qin and Han dynasties).
In a full set of chopping clothes, the top of the mourning dress is linen, and the dress is the bottom, and the chop means that there is no sewing, and this mourning dress needs to be made of the coarsest raw linen cloth, without sewing, simple and coarse, and used to express the depth of grief. Under normal circumstances, because this linen cloth is too uncomfortable to wear on the body, it is often necessary to wear white mourning clothes inside, so there is a saying that wearing linen and wearing filial piety.
In addition to this chopping robe, he also had to tie a burlap headband and belt called Tho (Oju Spy), and take a chest-high mourning rod to show that "the filial son has lost his relatives, wept countless times, served for three years, is sick and weak, and helps the sick with a cane", and also wears a pair of rough straw sandals made of Suga grass on his feet, called Suga.
The second class of slightly inferior mourning clothes, called Qi Yu, is also divided into four grades, ranging from three years to three months, and is generally suitable for sons and unmarried daughters to their mothers, husbands and wives, grandsons to grandfathers, brothers and so on.
The last time Yang Xuangan mourned for his mother, this set of etiquette was used, originally Yang Su was still there, Yang Xuangan only needed to mourn for one year, but the Yang family was still filial, Yang Xuangan and Zheng had a deep relationship, so he took the initiative to obey Qi Yu for 27 months.
Qi Yu's clothes are similar to those of Chop, they are also made of coarse linen, but the material is slightly finer than Chop, and the edges of the clothes should also be sewn up, which looks slightly neat.
The third class is the mourning clothes that are even more inferior to Qi Yu. It's called Dagong. Valid between cousins. Sisters, daughters, grandchildren to grandfathers, granddaughters to grandfathers, etc. The mourning clothes worn were cooked linen, cloth belts, and rope shoes, and the mourning time was shortened to nine months.
The fourth class is Xiaogong, and the mourning clothes worn are made of cloth clothes and bath hemp belts, which are thinner than the mourning clothes of Dagong. Shoes do not need to be replaced with straw sandals, just wear the usual cloth shoes. It is suitable for uncles and uncles, between concubines, etc. The period of mourning is five months.
The last class is called hemp, which is suitable for the kind of relatives who are far away from each other, such as grandfather's brother, grandfather's cousin's grandson, etc., as long as they serve a three-month mourning period.
As the old saying goes, outside of the five suits, it is not a relative, if the relationship is out of the five suits. It is no longer considered to be related by blood, so it can be seen from the Cheng dΓΉ of the mourning clothes that he is related to the deceased. This has always been the foundation of the ancient Chinese clan ritual system.
In addition, as the king of a country, once the Son of Heaven returns to heaven, the courtiers must also wear different mourning clothes according to the regulations, but after the king is buried, they can get rid of the mourning clothes, which is called the funeral clothes.
At present, Yang Guang is wearing a complete set of mourning clothes, and the mourning stick in his hand is slowly lit on the ground, while most of the civil and military officials under the steps are wearing Qi Yu and the clothes of great and small merits, and they look at the world of linen with white flowers at a glance.
Qu Tutong was sent back to Daxing in Jinyang City that day, and on the way out, he saw that all the shops in Jinyang City were closed, and a team of fierce and strong men walked through the street with sharp blades in their hands, which was completely a posture of arming and fighting, so he didn't dare to stay for a moment, and he didn't even sit in the car, he got on the horse directly, and rushed all the way back to Daxing to report the news.
After Qu Tutong returned to Daxing, he also learned about Yang Jian's death, and hurriedly changed into a set of mourning clothes for great merit in the pavilion, and went straight to the early dynasty of the Liangyi Palace.
After Yang Guang listened to Qu Tutong's report, he didn't say a word, his sharp eyes swept over the courtiers standing in the hall, at this moment, because he was in mourning clothes, he did not wear a crown with beaded curtains, and the expression on his face was unobstructed, but his expression was very calm, and no one could see the joy, anger and sorrow in his heart.
Yang Guang's eyes finally stopped at Yang Su, who was standing first on the left, and asked: "Yang Shangshu, as you can see, the King of Han refuses to be edicted to enter Beijing, but he is rearming himself in Jinyang, what does he want to do?" β
Yang Su had been contemplating and thinking when he heard Qu Tutong speak just now, and replied immediately: "In the humble opinion of the old minister, the king of Han has probably seen that the edict is not a handwritten letter from the first emperor, but issued by His Majesty, and the so-called arrangement for the handover of defense is just an excuse, and the minister thinks that he must prepare for the worst, in case the king of Han is desperate and rebels!" β
Yang Guang's face sank like water, and said: "The country is unfortunate, eventful, on the occasion of the death of the first emperor, first the concubine Yang Yong plotted against him, and then the Han King Yang Liang was ready to move, is it because my virtue is too poor and the blessing is not enough, so that these brothers will covet the throne one by one and ignore the people?" In the future, under the Nine Springs, what face will I have to see my father and queen mother? β
When he said this, Yang Guang's tears came as soon as he said it, he raised his raw hemp sleeves and rubbed his eyes, and stabbed the raw hemp hard, his eyes turned red instantly, and he really shed two lines of tears in pain.
Yang Su didn't have the time to enjoy Yang Guang's performance anymore, so he first arched his hand and said: "This matter has nothing to do with His Majesty, they are all thieves with wolf ambitions, and they only want to make trouble for their own selfish desires, and our courtiers are loyal to His Majesty, and I, Yang Su, have the confidence to quell the upcoming rebellion for His Majesty!" β
Yang Guang took out a silk handkerchief from his arms, carefully wiped his hot and painful eyes, and asked while rubbing it: "Then according to what Yang Servant saw, what should I do?" β
Yang Su coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said, "Yang Liang is the governor of Bingzhou, but he is in charge of the entire Northern Qi Dynasty, and Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou are nominally under his control. β
"If he wants to be a soldier, he first needs a righteous name, otherwise no one will rebel with him, this title, there should be a chance that I, Yang Su, will be autocratic and misguided the country, and will raise troops in the name of the Qing monarch and the traitorous minister."
Yang Guang nodded: "Yes, there is indeed only this reason." β
Yang Su continued: "If this is the reason, in addition to the merger of the states controlled by Yang Liang himself, it is very likely that he will not be able to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou and Youzhou. β
"Qingzhou (now Shandong Province) is too far away from Daxing, when the news passes, the victory may have been decided, like the last time when Captain Chi rebelled, his old nest Yecheng was captured, and the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou are still on the way, so this time, the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou can not worry too much."
Yang Guang nodded and motioned for Yang Su to continue speaking.
"As for the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, they have always been ready to attack Goguryeo, their combat effectiveness is very strong, and they are also very close to Bingzhou, which is a force that the imperial court must master.
Yang Guang let out a soft "oh", he was very clear about the situation of the Dou family's suppression in the Great Sui this week, and he also understood that Dou Hui's husband Li Yuan had suppressed him for many years, and he must have hated himself to the bone, as Dou Hui's brother, Dou Kang did have a suspicious attitude.
So Yang Guang's expression became extremely stern, and he asked, "So Dou Kang will fall to Yang Liang?" (To be continued......)