Chapter 394: The Temptation to Go Home

A farmer drove a donkey on the path of the cliff, and the donkey walked next to the cliff, and the farmer was frightened and pulled it to lean in a little, but it refused, and with a little force, it roared and bitten, kicked and jumped, and as a result, planted a deep valley. The farmer stretched out his head and looked down, and said with a stern face: "Donkey master, you have won!" ”

"The queen mother, the slave maid happened to hear that there are officers and soldiers outside the palace who are discussing rebellion, please check the queen carefully and report to Your Majesty as soon as possible."

Glancing at the loyal palace maid who was kneeling in front of her to tell the informant, Empress Xiao, who was lightly powdered, had no surprised expression, as if this matter was very ordinary, and after thinking for a while, Empress Xiao said: "Your Majesty may come here in a while, you report this matter to Your Majesty in person." ”

The loyal palace maid promised, and after a while, Emperor Yang of Sui really entered the palace of Empress Xiao with a full body of wine and many concubines and beauties. As a result, what the loyal palace maid never dreamed of was that what was waiting for her was not a reward for loyalty, but a roar of rage, "Bold and cheap maid, you are a little palace maid, what qualifications do you have to talk about the affairs of the court?" Come on, drag this out and behead it! ”

The hot blood of the loyal palace maid did not frighten the descendants, and in the evening of the same day, another palace person came to Queen Xiao to report that there were rumors that someone outside the palace was trying to rebel. Glancing at her husband who was already drunk and sleeping in the arms of the beauty, Empress Xiao's expression was calmer than before, and she said her famous sentence that went down in history, "The affairs of the world, if you don't go to this point, the number of breaths has been exhausted, don't say anything more, it will only make Your Majesty sad and troubled." ”

No palace people mentioned this matter again, Second Brother Yang, you won!

When rumors of rebellion were quietly circulating outside the palace, an even more astonishing rumor also spread rapidly outside the palace - I don't know who spread the news, Leng said that Emperor Yang of Sui was making people brew a large amount of poisonous wine, preparing to poison all the Guanzhong soldiers in Jiangdu in the name of reward, leaving only the southern soldiers alive.

The rumors are ridiculously ridiculous, but the Xiaoguo guards, who are mainly Guanzhong soldiers, believe that countless unpopular decrees have severely overdrawn the prestige of Emperor Yang of Sui, and the longing for their hometown relatives outside the country has blinded the eyes and reason of the Xiaoguo guards, making every Xiaoguo guard think that this is not a rumor, but a fact. Under the fear, the Xiaoguo guards of Guanzhong told each other one after another, and the army's heart was shaken, and the idea of refusing to stand still quickly took root in the hearts of the Guanzhong soldiers and blossomed.

On the same day, that is, on the fifth day of the second month of the 14th year of the Great Cause, Sima Dejia, the chief general of Xiaoguowei, suddenly summoned all the generals of Xiaoguowei, declaring that the rumors were true, and the generals of Xiaoguowei had died on the eve of death, and announced a plan to decide to launch a mutiny under the leadership of Yu Wenhua, forcing Emperor Yang of Sui to abdicate, supporting the new monarch of Shengming to ascend the throne, and then escorting the new monarch back to his hometown in Guanzhong!

With the threat of death on the one hand, and the temptation to go home on the other, most of the Xiaoguowei generals certainly made the right choice, agreeing to accept Sima Dejia's plan, and also expressing their allegiance to the sudden appearance of Yu Wenhua and Xingyu, only a few Xiaoguowei generals looked hesitant and hesitant. Yu Wenhua saw the thoughts of these people, so he opened his mouth and shouted: "Fan Wenchao, you guys, do you want to continue to work for the faint king?" ”

Fan Wenchao, who was named by Yu Wenhua, was taken aback, peeked out of the door, and saw that the courtyard outside the door was already full of Sima Dejiao's henchmen and soldiers with knives and guns, Fan Wenchao also obediently made a decision that was enough to make his father Fan Zi cover his anger, and said to Yu Wenhua and the chief inspector: "The last general is willing to do great things with Xu Gong, abolish the faint monarch, and establish a new monarch." ”

Several other hesitant Xiaoguowei generals also bowed their heads in the face of the threat of death, and promised to follow Yu Wenhua and Sima Dejiao, Yu Wenhua and Daxi, immediately took out the military documents and ordered everyone to sign and draw a pledge, drink blood and wine to make a poisonous oath, and then announced a specific plan of action, decided to start in the evening, led the army to Jiangdu Palace to do it, and directly announced the route to enter the palace - coincidentally, it is a palace gate called Xuanwu Gate!

This is a mutiny plan full of loopholes, in fact, after the generals of Xiaoguo Wei dispersed to prepare, before the evening, there were already wavering people who sent henchmen to report to the camp and betray Yu Wenhua and Sima Deji's mutiny plan. However, the seventy yards of the wheel of history cannot be stopped by manpower, the luck of Leng Renyu culture and Sima Dejiao is not ordinarily good, and the luck of Emperor Yang of Sui and the court of the Great Sui is not ordinarily bad.

The henchmen sent by Jiangyang Chang Zhang Huishao successfully sent the news to Pei Yun, a great Sui minister who had just left the imperial city after completing official business, Pei Yun, who had the name of a traitor, was very sober at this moment, and immediately returned to the imperial city in shock, and found the only one qualified to enter the palace at this moment, Yu Shiji, who was the only internal history servant who was qualified to enter the palace at this moment, and relayed Zhang Huishao's secret report to Yu Shiji, asking Yu Shiji to enter the palace immediately to report to Emperor Yang of Sui, and ask Emperor Yang of Sui to immediately mobilize garrisons outside the city to quell the rebellion, and capture the Yuwen brothers and Sima Dejiao and other mutiny leaders.

Yu Shiji, whose position is equivalent to Senior Brother Huashan, was as confused as Senior Brother Huashan at this moment, suspecting that the news sent by Zhang Huishao at the risk of death was untrue, and he refused and did not dare to enter the palace to make trouble for Emperor Yang of Sui, so he refused. Pei Yun also knew that Yu Shiji had his difficulties, so he immediately came up with a workaround, and Yu Shiji sent soldiers and horses outside the city to protect the palace and prevent accidents, and promised that even if Emperor Yang of Sui was surprised, he would share the guilt with Yu Shiji.

If Yu Shiji can obey Pei Yun's construction, then the seventy-yard wheel of history will still have the opportunity to be stepped on the brakes, but at this critical moment of life and death, Yu Shiji hesitated, did not make a decision for a long time, and wasted the last response time.

At the same time, the Xiaoguowei camp in the east city of Jiangdu was already in flames, and more than 20,000 Xiaoguowei soldiers who participated in the mutiny lit torches, reflecting half of the sky red, and the fire was so bright that even Emperor Yang of Sui, who was visiting the pillar staff in the palace, could see it clearly, and once suspected that there was a change in the city, and hurriedly found the tiger Benlang who was in the palace to inquire about the situation.

"Your Majesty, it's a fire in the grass hut in the city, the soldiers and civilians in the city are fighting the fire, and it will be extinguished soon, please rest assured." The Tiger Benlang on duty who answered Emperor Yang of Sui's question would be Pei Qiantong, and Emperor Yang of Sui believed his explanation and ignored it.

The firelight quickly approached the imperial city and the palace city, Yuan Li on duty and Pei Qiantong on duty on the palace city had already secretly ordered the imperial city and the palace city gates not to be locked tonight, and the city gates could be opened with a light push, and the Xiaoguo guards with torches in their hands all had grim faces, and there was almost only one thought in their hearts, "Let the tyrant abdicate, support the new emperor, and take the new emperor home!" ”

The rebels under the joint command of Sima Dejiao and Yu Wenzhi quickly took control of all the intersections in the city, prohibiting everyone from passing. Sensing that the situation was not good, Emperor Yang of Sui's eldest grandson, Yanwang Yang Qi, under the protection of Liang Gong Xiao Ju and Qianniu Beishen Yu Wenhui and others, entered the imperial city from the sluice gate next to the Fanglin Gate, and came to the Xuanwu Gate to ask for an immediate audience with Emperor Yang of Sui, but was quickly captured by Pei Qiantong's subordinates, gagged and tied to a hidden place to be guarded.

At the same time, Yu Shiji finally made up his mind and agreed to Pei Yun's edict to summon the garrison outside the city to enter the city to escort him, but it was too late to do so, and before they could write the fake edict, the Xiaoguowei rebels had already entered the imperial city under the response of Yuan Li, and quickly slashed the throats of major key points. Seeing this scene, Pei Yun could only look up to the sky and sigh, "Yu Shiji, I asked you to discuss a big matter, I really found the wrong person!" Yu Shiji's whole body was sweating like pulp, trembling and not daring to refute.

There is also Pei Qiantong in the palace to respond, the Xuanwu Gate that was closed to Yang Qi and others before was opened to the rebels, and the rebels drove straight in, and Pei Qiantong also directly led the way to the rebels to capture Emperor Yang of Sui. It was also at this time that Emperor Yang of Sui, who was drinking with his favorite concubine Wei and others, finally found out that the situation was not good, and quickly got up and fled westward, and at the same time sent people to contact Lai Hu'er and Dugu Sheng and other henchmen and generals, and ordered them to lead the army into the palace to quell the rebellion.

Emperor Yang of Sui's will not only failed to send it out of the palace, but Dugu Sheng, who was on duty in the Chengde Palace, led the soldiers in the palace to block the rebels, and was quickly hacked to death by the rebels who were numerous. Qianniu Dugu Kaiyuan led hundreds of palace soldiers to look for Emperor Yang of Sui everywhere, trying to protect him from leaving the palace to avoid the sword soldiers, but because Emperor Yang of Sui hid and disappeared, and Wei and others deliberately mispointed to the direction of Emperor Yang of Sui's escape, always looking for Emperor Yang of Sui to disappear, the soldiers around Dugu Kaiyuan panicked, and gradually fled, and finally did not use the rebels to do it, Dugu Kaiyuan, the army that was finally loyal to Emperor Yang of Sui, collapsed on its own.

Sigong Wei and others betrayed Emperor Yang of Sui again, pointed out to the rebels the direction of Emperor Yang of Sui's real departure, and the rebel soldiers led by Captain Xiaoguo Wei Ling Hu Xingda took the lead in finding Yongxiang where Emperor Yang of Sui was hiding, originally Emperor Yang of Sui was hiding in a hidden place so that it was difficult for Hu Xingda and others to find him, but Emperor Yang of Sui, who had completely lost the hearts of the people, was betrayed again, and a beauty in the palace pointed out the hiding place of Emperor Yang of Sui, so that Hu Xingda stepped forward with a knife, and when he opened the curtain, he really saw Emperor Yang of Sui hiding behind the curtain.

At the moment of life and death, the shrewdness and majesty of the past returned to Emperor Yang of Sui, and in the face of the menacing Linghu Xingda and others, Emperor Yang of Sui shouted: "You want to kill the king? ”

Jiwei was still there, and Emperor Yang of Sui's shouting made Ling Hu Xingda and others involuntarily take a step back, and then Ling Hu Xingda also saluted Emperor Yang of Sui, and said: "The ministers don't dare, the ministers are just because the soldiers under their command want to return to their hometown in Guanzhong, and they want to ask His Majesty to surrender the edict and lead the civil and military officials back to Guanzhong Daxing." ”

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Emperor Yang of Sui nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you to ring the Jingyang bell, let the hundred officials enter the palace to hold a court meeting, and I will send an edict to return home." ”

There were more and more rebel soldiers who rushed to the scene, seeing that Emperor Yang of Sui was already in control, the cheers of the rebel soldiers gradually spread out, and Linghu Xingda had already agreed to send someone to ring the Jingyang bell, but after the news was sent to Yu Wenhua and his brothers, Yu Wenhua, who was already so nervous that he was soaked in cold sweat, yelled: "Don't be fooled, he wants to meet with the hundred officials, let those people save him, escort him to the dormitory, and guard him closely!" Show me tight! ”

Yu Wenhua's order was extremely useful at this moment, and the rebel soldiers who were also very nervous subconsciously carried it out unconditionally, and immediately forced Emperor Yang of Sui to return to the palace with half invitation and half lift, and at the same time, Emperor Yang Gao's youngest son was also captured by the rebel soldiers, and was also taken to the palace and imprisoned with Emperor Yang of Sui. Pei Qiantong, Linghu Xingda, Meng Bing, Ma Wenju and other rebel leaders each held swords and guarded them closely, not allowing Emperor Yang of Sui to leave the dragon bed for a single step.

The key points of the palace city fell into the hands of the rebels one after another, and the guards loyal to Emperor Yang of Sui, represented by Dugu Kaiyuan, were either killed or forced to lay down their arms and surrender, and the same situation was the same in the imperial city outside. And when the sky was twilight, the inside and outside of the palace had fallen into the hands of the rebels, and Yu Wenhua and his brothers led a group of rebel leaders to the palace to meet Emperor Yang of Sui.

The reunion of the monarch and the minister was extremely embarrassing, and the timid and cowardly Yu Wenhua did not dare to look at Emperor Yang of Sui, but Emperor Yang of Sui, who was hanging by his fate, was very calm at this moment, and hugged his young son Yang Gao, who was crying, and said calmly: "Huaji, I heard that you are the leader of this matter, what is my crime?" Why do you want to do this? ”

Yu Wenhua, who trembled slightly, couldn't answer, but the rebel general Ma Wenju stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, since you ascended the throne, you have left the temple behind, kept paraded, fought frequently externally, and was extremely extravagant and lascivious internally. As a result, the young and strong men all died under the sword soldiers, the women died in the ravines, the people were not able to make a living, the thieves swarmed, blindly appointed traitors, pretended to be wrong, and refused to admonish! If this is not a sin, why is it a sin? ”

It was Emperor Yang Sui's turn to be speechless, and after a moment of silence, Emperor Yang of Sui said: "I am sorry for the people of the world, but I am worthy of you!" Have I given you less glory and riches? Why do you want to do this? ”

It was the turn of the rebel generals who couldn't answer, and then immediately after, Emperor Yang of Sui looked around at everyone present, and suddenly pointed at Fan Wenchao, who was standing behind Sima Deji, and shouted: "Fan Wenchao, I really never dreamed that you would be with them!" How loyal is your father, Fan Zigai, to me? Chen Yingliang and Chen Aiqing, whom your father discovered for me, are not loyal to me under your father? With the anti-thief rebellion today, what face will you have to see your junior Chen Yingliang in the future? After you die, what face will you see with your father under the Nine Springs? ”

Fan Wenchao, the tiger father and the dog, was full of shame, lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything, and Emperor Yang of Sui said loudly: "You listen to me, stop now, I will spare you from death, I will not investigate today's matter!" ”

Not to mention, Emperor Yang of Sui really frightened some rebel generals and shook some rebel generals, but unfortunately Sima Dejiao, Pei Qiantong and others were not fooled, and shouted together: "Don't be fooled!" This tyrant has always been untrustworthy, and if we stop it now, we will only die without a place to be buried! If you don't do it, you don't stop it, just kill him directly! ”

The terrifying appearance once again frightened Yang Gao in Emperor Sui's arms, making Yang Gao, who was only twelve years old, cry loudly again, Pei Qiantong was tired of hearing it, so he simply snatched Yang Gao, and cut off Yang Gao's head with a wave of his hand, blood splashed in his neck, and suddenly sprinkled all over Emperor Sui's body and face, making Emperor Sui's whole body shocked.

"Let's go up together and kill this faint king!" Linghu Xingda raised his knife and roared, and everyone agreed, and they all raised their knives and stepped forward to divide the body of Emperor Yang of Sui.

"Wait! The Son of Heaven has his own way of dying the Son of Heaven, how can he be sharpened? Emperor Yang of Sui, who knew that his death was coming, was even calmer and shouted: "Take the wine!" I'm going to kill myself! ”

"When has this been? Where are we going to look for poisoned wine? Sima Dejiao said with a sneer.

Emperor Yang of Sui didn't speak, but just untied the belt of his clothes and handed it to the rebels, so that Hu Xingda, Ma Wenju and others understood, and took the belt and put it on Emperor Yang of Sui's neck. At the last moment of his life, Emperor Yang of Sui once again regained his wisdom and wisdom in ascending the throne, and said quickly and loudly: "My last will is to make Yang Tong, the king of Yue, inherit the unification, give Daxing to stay behind Chen Yingliang fake Huang Yue, make the festival, seal the general Zuo Yiwei, assist the king of Yue to ascend the throne, and avenge me!" No matter who you are, first send the edict to the Eastern Capital, to Daxing, and ....... ”

"Strangle him!" Yu Wenzhi and woke up to roar, making Hu Xingda, Ma Wenju and others also hurry up, pulling the strap violently, driving the belt to tighten the neck of Emperor Yang of Sui.

"I grant forgiveness, forgive his immortal ......." This is the last sentence of Emperor Yang of Sui's life, after the belt strangles his neck, he can't make any sound, his breathing is gradually cut off, his eyes are gradually full of bloodshots, and finally his head is crooked, and he dies on the spot.

There were a lot of people who buried Emperor Yang of Sui, after hanging Emperor Yang of Sui, the rebel generals who killed the red-eyed rebel generals killed his eldest grandson Yan Wang Yang Qi and Xiao Ju, Yu Wenhui and others, and then slaughtered Yang Xiu, the king of Shu who was imprisoned in the camp of Xiaoguowei, and his seven sons, and at the same time sent people to kill Yang Jun, the king of Qi, who had never been loved by Emperor Yang of Sui, and Yang Hui's two sons, the Sui court clan and relatives in Jiangdu were almost slaughtered, only Yang Hao, the niece and grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, escaped to death, and was supported as a puppet emperor by Yu Wenhua and his brothers.

Yu Shiji, the chief of the internal history, Pei Yun, the imperial historian, the general of Zuo Yiwei, Yuan Chong, the secretary of the prison, the general Yuwenxie and their sons were also killed, except for Yu Shiji and Yuan Chong, who insisted on moving the capital, it can be said that they deserved it, and everyone else can be said to have died very unjustly, especially General Zuo Yiwei came to protect his children, who won the hearts of the army because his prestige was too high, and he was jealous of the Yuwen brothers and the rebel generals, even though he knew that he resolutely opposed the relocation of the capital and repeatedly implored Emperor Yang of Sui to return to Daxing, in order to eliminate hidden dangers, Still, they sent troops to surround his mansion and kill him and his three sons.

As in history, Emperor Yang of Sui slept in a simple coffin nailed with bed boards, Second Brother Yang, you won. The Sui court clan and relatives of the capital were almost slaughtered, and only Yang Hao, the niece and grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, escaped and died, and was supported by Yu Wenhua and his brothers as the puppet emperor.

Yu Shiji, the chief of the internal history, Pei Yun, the imperial historian, the general of Zuo Yiwei, Yuan Chong, the secretary of the prison, the general Yuwenxie and their sons were also killed, except for Yu Shiji and Yuan Chong, who insisted on moving the capital, it can be said that they deserved it, and everyone else can be said to have died very unjustly, especially General Zuo Yiwei came to protect his children, who won the hearts of the army because his prestige was too high, and he was jealous of the Yuwen brothers and the rebel generals, even though he knew that he resolutely opposed the relocation of the capital and repeatedly implored Emperor Yang of Sui to return to Daxing, in order to eliminate hidden dangers, Still, they sent troops to surround his mansion and kill him and his three sons.

As in history, Emperor Yang of Sui slept in a simple coffin nailed with bed boards, Second Brother Yang, you won.