Wang Shichong looked at the silent Yang Xuangan, and his voice became louder and louder: "In fact, after the last incident of Wei Chinu, the queen no longer prevents the emperor from looking for those young and beautiful harem concubines, Chen Guiren and Mrs. Cai were both fortunate by the emperor at this time, but at that time, Queen Dugu was still there, and she was seriously ill, and the emperor had to take care of his old wife, and this aspect was not too much." ”

"But after the death of Queen Dugu, the emperor lost his beloved wife, and his sons were intrigued one by one, he was depressed in his heart, men, as soon as he was depressed, he was nothing more than indulged in wine and couldn't extricate himself, so the emperor's physical condition deteriorated rapidly, and all the imperial doctors were helpless about it."

Wang Shichong stood up suddenly, the flickering fire in the cellar shone on his gloomy face, and the two blue rays flickered and beat in his eyes, matching his voice of gnashing his teeth: "My master Zhang Qiu Taiyi is also on an errand in the palace now, and he told me that the emperor has been emptied of his body, and his return to heaven will be within a year or two!" ”

Wang Shichong heard about this from An Sui's family, but he didn't want to show this last hole card to Yang Xuangan at all, so he showed Zhang Qiu Taiyi, the titular master, just to see Yang Xuangan's reaction.

Yang Xuangan had been listening and nodding his head, but when he heard the last sentence, he hurriedly asked, "Why did your master enter the palace as a warlock again?" Didn't he become a slave a long time ago because of the involvement in the prince's case? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "People with ability are always not afraid of having no food, when Queen Dugu was buried, my master helped the emperor choose a piece of feng shui treasure land with the body of sin, and finally your father Yue Guogong personally supervised the construction of the tomb, and the emperor was very satisfied with this matter." So I regained my master's free body. Enter the palace and serve with you. ”

"And the emperor is over the age of six. My master has studied alchemy all his life, and he can help the emperor prepare aphrodisiacs that can make him show his strength in bed, so that my master is even more favored, and now the emperor can not do without him. ”

Yang Xuangan suddenly changed color and said: "After a long time, you are still the emperor who was harmed by your master." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "You have wronged my master, it is the emperor himself who is addicted to wine, and the monarch's authority is unpredictable." He ordered my master to prepare the elixir, if my master did not obey, he would not even be able to save his life, so he could only fulfill his wish. After eating this thing, it is naturally majestic in bed, so the more the emperor eats, the more he wants to eat, he used to take one in three days, but now he takes one in one day, and the person quickly collapses. ”

Yang Xuan couldn't imagine that Yang Jian had aged so quickly in recent years, and this was the reason, so he stood stunned for a long time. said: "Then there is no one around the emperor to persuade him?" ”

Wang Shichong was stunned at first, and then laughed: "Persuade him? Who will persuade him? After Yuan Xuan Yuan Min. The leading generals on the left and right have been vacant; Gao Gong was dismissed, and Yue Guogong was alienated again; As for the crown prince, he wished that his old father would return to heaven as soon as possible, so that he could ascend the throne as soon as possible, and Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen, who were in charge of the palace guards, also had the same thoughts. ”

"There is also the emperor's fast son-in-law Liu Shu, who did not dare to persuade the emperor to eat less of this thing in person. And the concubines in the harem are enjoying the emperor's grace, and if they want to make up for the loss of staying alone in the cold palace for these years, how can they take the emperor's dragon body to heart. However, my master also persuaded the emperor once, telling him not to eat so much, but he was scolded by the emperor instead, and he didn't want to die, who could save him? ”

Yang Xuangan heard this, he had nothing to say, and after a while, he sighed faintly and said softly: "Self-inflicted, you can't live, I can't imagine that the emperor was wise in his last life, but at this time, he will not be able to protect the night." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Since the emperor is like this now, we must prepare early." According to my information, Yang Liang, the king of Han, seems to have also known the news through his own information, and is now about to move, and Yang Yong, the waste man in Daxing City, seems to be planning something. ”

Yang Xuan was surprised: "Yang Yong? What else could he do? ”

Wang Shichong said: "Yang Yong's relationship with Liu Shu in recent years is extraordinary, Liu Shu has been on the emperor's orders to Yang Yong, he has long offended Yang Guang, he himself knows that as long as Yang Guang ascends the throne, he will definitely not be pleased, so he has been secretly helping Yang Yong cultivate his own power, and the biggest achievement is to partially win the eldest grandson Sheng." ”

"What?!" This news was definitely beyond Yang Xuangan's expectations, and as soon as he heard this, he was struck by lightning, and immediately stood up.

Wang Shichong smiled, waved his hand to signal Yang Xuan to feel a little calmer, sat down first, and then said: "Although Changsun Sheng has formed an alliance with Yang Guang before, the left and right guards of the East Palace do not have his share, which makes him disappointed, and he feels that he is playing for Yang Guang. Although he was requisitioned back to the court and given an important position as a general of the Right Guard, he has been sullen. ”

At this time, Liu Shu took the opportunity to win him over, and found a way to help him arrange the position of the general of the left leading army, responsible for the guards in Daxing City. This position is very important, as long as the emperor is still in Daxing, then Changsun Sheng is the most powerful, because the left and right guards of the East Palace can only temporarily be in charge of the palace guards when the emperor patrols Renshou Palace. ”

Yang Xuangan's heart moved, and he blurted out: "In this way, as long as the emperor stays in Daxing Palace well, then he is absolutely safe, because if Changsun Sheng falls to Yang Yong, he must not let the emperor have an accident before Yang Yong turns over, as long as the emperor is here, then he still has hope, on the contrary, once Yang Guang ascends the throne, it will be over." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, that's true, the emperor pacified the Turkic hero Changsun Sheng to enter Beijing to guard, originally to emulate the Han Dynasty when Emperor Jing summoned the border generals Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi to enter the palace in his later years, he was wary of the prince, and he didn't want the guards around him to be all from the East Palace." ”

Yang Xuangan breathed a long sigh of relief, he knew very well that in fact, the current situation was the most beneficial to him, his father was far away from the whirlpool of political struggle between the DPRK and China, and the ambitious Yang Guang could not ascend the throne immediately, and when the generous and kind Yang Zhao ascended the throne, the country should not have the disaster he feared.

Wang Shichong's words changed: "It's a pity, people are not as good as heaven, and the emperor just can't control his desire for wine, so I heard that he is ready to drive Renshou Palace." ”

Yang Xuan felt a shock all over his body. It's like a lightning strike. Lost his voice: "How can this be?!" ”

Wang Shichong's expression also became depressed: "In Daxing Palace." Every day in the morning, the emperor now eats that spring pill every day, plus he drinks excessively, he can't get up in the morning at all. In order not to make a fool of himself in front of his ministers, he simply stayed in Inshou Palace for now, where he could have fun to his heart's content. ”

"The emperor used to hand over state affairs to the Duke of Yue, but now he is letting the crown prince and Liu Shu supervise the country. Just show him the notes every five days. ”

Yang Xuangan finally understood why Yang Jian had kept driving to Renshou Palace in the past few years, he thought that Yang Jian was still like Yang Yongqian was abolished. He went to Renshou Palace just to control the overall situation in secret, so that all factions in Beijing could not understand his thoughts, so that they did not dare to act rashly. Unexpectedly, after the death of Queen Dugu, Yang Jian went to Renshou Palace purely to satisfy his desire for wine, and it is no wonder that his body collapses so quickly now.

Yang Xuangan was in a hurry, he was not ready to make preparations in the world to deal with the chaos behind Yang Jian, time was not enough for him, so he hurriedly said to Wang Shichong: "Is there any way to make the emperor dispel his mind and stay in Daxing?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head with a lonely expression: "Even the Duke of Yue Guo is helpless about this. What can I do, Yang Guang seems to have noticed what I have been connecting everywhere in the past few years. Now I am not allowed to get close to the emperor by half a step, and even the military department has given me a big vacation, and I am not allowed to be on duty, because I don't want to affect his plan to seize the throne at this juncture. ”

An idea suddenly popped into Yang Xuangan's mind: "Then can you let Changsun Sheng lead troops to guard Renshou Palace?" ”

Wang Shichong glanced at Yang Xuangan: "The emperor needs people like you and me to remind him, hey, the people around you are not safe and unreliable, you must be replaced by Changsun Sheng." When you are the emperor, are you at ease with Changsun Sheng? This man had a bad stomach and overthrew the Turks completely by all kinds of unseemly means, and no one could be completely trusted. ”

Yang Xuangan's mind was full of confusion, and he muttered: "It seems that I shouldn't have come here to Guzang, I should have gone back to Daxing to discuss this matter with my father." ”

Wang Shichong said coldly: "No need to discuss, Yue Guogong has no way back for a long time, he can only advance and retreat with Yang Guang, for Changsun Sheng, he didn't offend Yang Yong too much before, and now he is on the line with Yang Yong again, his eldest son Changsun Wunai is still with the King of Han, whether it is Yang Yong or Yang Liang, he is a minister of the dragon, even if it is Yang Guang, as long as he doesn't know his current relationship with Yang Yong, he will not be too embarrassed for him." ”

"But Yue Guogong is different, when he abolished Yang Yong, he offended Yang Yong too badly, and it was impossible to turn back, even if he knew that Yang Guang was not a good person, it would be unfavorable to him in the future, and it was impossible to go to other people. So Brother Yang, if the real emperor can't survive this year, your family must prepare early. You have to avoid this turmoil to have a chance. ”

Yang Xuangan was silent and said, "In your opinion, what will happen next?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "Let's go back to the first thing I said, Yang Liang, the king of Han, also heard the news, and began to actively reserve grain and grass in the Kanto area of Bingzhou, and prepare for war, once the emperor returns to heaven, he will rebel." ”

Yang Xuan snorted disdainfully: "What reason does he have for thinking of soldiers?" Yang Guang's position as the crown prince was granted by the emperor himself, and he did not have any objections at that time, why did his father rebel after his father returned to heaven and his brother legally ascended the throne? ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Brother Yang, think about it, what kind of banner did Wei Chi Yuan, who was also the governor of Xiangzhou and commanded the soldiers and horses of Shandong and Hebei, fight when he raised the army?" ”

Yang Xuangan suddenly came back to his senses: "Wei Chi Hui raised troops under the banner of Qing Jun's side and exterminating the powerful minister Yang Jian. In this way, if the king of Han rises up, the spearhead will be directly aimed at my father? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Is there anything else?" So your father really has no way out, even if he has been estranged, but he still has the title of Duke of Yueguo, and the position of Shangshu's left servant, even if others want to rebel, they will definitely take him as a target, so Yue Guogong is the only one who has no choice. ”

Wang Shichong patted Yang Xuangan's shoulder: "Brother, I really sympathize with your family, and I really hope that you can survive this turmoil." Otherwise, if something happens in the future, I will lose one of my most powerful helpers. I, Wang Shichong, can't be an honest official and give up my ambition to fight for the world, but Yue Guogong and you. Even if you want to retreat, you won't be let go. ”

Yang Xuangan gritted his teeth: "So to speak." In case the emperor returns to heaven. The first thing we have to do is deal with Yang Liang, the king of Han? ”

Wang Shichong had already figured out Yang Su's hole cards in the red whisk in Jincheng a few days ago, so he nodded: "Yes, this is your last chance to win Yang Guang's trust." First help him seize the throne, and then help him quell the rebellion, so that maybe it is possible to make him realize your importance, so that he can open the net and not kill your family. Drag on for two or three years, and when he wants to conquer the Quartet, he will still need Yue Guogong and you Yang Xuangan. ”

Yang Xuan was silent. After a while, he spoke: "So I have to go back to Daxing immediately, and I won't be able to come out again in the short term." By the way, do you know the strength of King Han and what elite soldiers and strong generals he has? ”

Wang Shichong said: "If you ask me about this matter, I will ask the right question, the Han King has always been an elite soldier to guard against the Eastern Turks and prepare to crusade against Goguryeo, Hebei and Shandong have always produced strong men, and the King of Han has been operating here longer than the King of Shu, and he has a lot of henchmen." If the time comes, the number one general should be Xiao Maha, a famous general of the Southern Dynasty. ”

Yang Xuan lost his voice and said, "Xiao Maha? He's not dead yet? Why is it still under the hands of King Han? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "After Chen's death. Xiao Maha descended to Sui with the queen of Chen, but he was a famous general of the Chen Dynasty. has always been taboo by the emperor to take precautions, and has not been entrusted with reuse, and now he is over seventy years old, and his courage is far less than that of that year, so the emperor has been assigning him to Yang Liang, the king of Han, for more than ten years, and he has not given military power, which is idle. ”

"This Xiao Maha's son Xiao Zhiluo, after Chen's death, rebelled in the south of the Yangtze River, followed Gao Zhizhi and they rebelled together, and was later killed by Yue Guogong, originally Xiao Maha's head was going to be killed even if he sat down, but the emperor said that he didn't know about it, Xiao Zhiluo should have been used by others, and he started an incident in the name of his father, so he no longer held Xiao Maha responsible."

But in Xiao Maha's view, on the one hand, he must be grateful for the emperor's leniency and kindness, and on the other hand, he must also hate your father's hatred for killing his son. In addition, the nominal commander who presided over the counterinsurgency at that time was Yang Guang, the king of Jin who was sitting in Yangzhou, he must have hated the current prince as well. Once the emperor returns to heaven, Yang Guang ascends the throne, and your father is Shang Shuling, this Xiao Maha will definitely find a way to take revenge. ”

"On the other hand, as a military general, my greatest wish is to make meritorious contributions and strive for fame. But he has been in China for so many years, and he has fought back against the Turks and conquered Goguryeo several times, but he has no share, and even going to the southwest to suppress those barbarians has nothing to do with him. ”

"So this Xiao Maha has long been dissatisfied, at this juncture, as long as the King of Han takes the initiative to make friends with him, there will definitely be a feeling of being flattered and dying for the person who knows it. So the two hit it off, and Xiao Maha has now secretly moved into the Han Wang's mansion and began to give him advice and formulate a plan for the battle. ”

Yang Xuan sighed, he vaguely felt that this time he had the opportunity to fight with this childhood idol on the battlefield, on the one hand, he regretted that the veteran's old age was not guaranteed, and on the other hand, he was looking forward to this duel.

Yang Xuangan continued to ask: "In addition, does Yang Liang have any other fierce generals or strategists?" ”

Wang Shichong thought for a while and said: "Although Xiao Maha has a reputation for bravery, after all, he is over seventy years old, and he is no longer the courage of the year, and the other generals are not very good, Changsun Sheng's eldest son, Changsun Wunai, is brave and brave, and now he is under the hands of King Han, but he may not really help him rebel together." Other than that, the only person worth noting is Wang Gong. ”

Yang Xuangan muttered the name in his mouth: "Wang Hao? Wang Fei? "A blank in my head, a completely unfamiliar name. So Yang Xuangan shook his head and looked at Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong smiled: "No wonder you don't know, this person is not very famous, he is the son of Wang Shengbian, a famous general of the former Southern Liang." Wang Seng argued, you should know, he was a comrade-in-arms who fought side by side with Chen Baxian back then, and later because he was different from the emperor who Chen Baxian supported, his brothers turned against each other and were killed by Chen Baxian. ”

Yang Xuangan nodded and said, "I've heard of this." ”

Wang Shichong continued: "Wang Fei is the son of Wang Sengbi, who likes to be a ranger in the world since he was a child, and he doesn't read, and he hasn't read the Four Books and Five Classics until he is twenty years old, but he only knows a few big characters. As a result, he was scolded by his elder brother, saying that he did not learn and ruined the family style, so he worked hard and read all kinds of books, not only reading official history, but also reading miscellaneous books and the art of war, and everyone at the time praised him for his erudition. ”

"He once served as the emperor's doctor of Guozixue, and later the emperor abolished the world's schools, this Wang Gong was also dismissed and went home, and put himself under the command of Yang Liang, a few years ago, Yang Liang's expedition to Goguryeo was defeated, and his subordinates were exiled to Lingnan."

"Wang Yan was among them at that time, and there were more than 80 people who were exiled, and Yang Liang wanted to intercede with these people at first, but the emperor scolded: 'As a vassal king, you should only respectfully obey the orders of the imperial court, how can you talk about the old and abolish the country's decrees for personal reasons!' You kid, once you don't have me, if you want to act rashly, people will catch you like a chick in a cage, what's the use of you henchmen? So Wang Fei still went to Lingnan to eat lychees for a few years, and just returned to Youzhou after the expiration of the term. (To be continued......)