Soon, the news of the death of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty came.

After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he also wanted to do something. He conquered Goryeo three times, but he lost his troops and lost his generals, and only fought Pyongyang in one battle, and only a few thousand of the 300,000 Sui troops fled back. Millions of laborers were conscripted to build the Grand Canal, and countless people died. Some historians say that Yang Guang failed to properly handle the relationship between the benefit of the present and the merit of the future. Far from benefiting the present generation, he harmed the present generation, and finally aroused public indignation.

After Yang Guang was trapped in Jiangdu, he still lived a luxurious life. There were hundreds of rooms in his palace, and he and Empress Xiao kept their wine glasses in their mouths all day long, and the more than a thousand beautiful women who followed him were often drunk.

Yang Guang also knew that his days were numbered, so he once looked at the bronze mirror, touched his head and said, "Good head, who will cut it off?" He saw that the world was in chaos and was distraught, so he didn't want to go back to the north, and planned to set the capital Jiangdu and keep the southeast half of the country.

Most of the Praetorian Guards who followed Yang Guang were from Guanzhong. When they heard that Yang Guang was not going back to the north, several generals conspired together to rebel, and they elected Yu Wenhua as the leader, and arrested Yang Guang and hanged him.

As soon as Yang Guang died, the Sui Dynasty was completely finished. There is no need for a puppet emperor to exist. On May 14, 618, Emperor Gong of Sui issued an edict of abdication, officially ceding the throne to Li Yuan. The edict reads:

Sui Daoling is late, the world is out of order, the group is rebellious, and the universe is subverted. The destiny of heaven is not normal, but it is virtuous. Looking up at astronomy and looking down on the hearts of the people, Sui Zuo is over, and his fortune depends on the Li family......

The next large paragraph is a sycophancy praising Li Yuan's merits, and finally reads: ...... The trip to Fu Avenue is for the public, and the selection of talents and abilities is selected, so Tang Yao is not selfish, but famous in infinity. I envy and admire, now it is chasing Yaodian, Zen is located in the Tang Dynasty.

After Yang Yu abdicated, he gave up the palace and moved back to live in the palace. A few days later, Li Yuan took the throne of the emperor in the Wude Palace, issued an edict on the throne, and sent Xiao Zao, the secretary of the criminal department, to sacrifice to heaven in the southern suburbs and give amnesty to the world. Changed the name of the era to Wude, stopped using the county, set up the state, and changed the Taishou to the history of the assassin. The operation of the five elements belongs to Tude, and the color is honored by yellow.

After Abba ascended the throne, he ordered the harem concubines to move into the inner court. In the Taiji Palace, all the palaces were busy carrying things, but Li Zhiyun's palace did not see any movement.

He found the chief eunuch and asked why he didn't send someone to move for him? The main pipe: "The emperor asked the concubine to move into the harem, you are not a concubine, so you can't move!" ”

"I'm not a concubine, but I'm his son!"

"Neither can my son!"

How unreasonable! Li Zhiyun had no choice but to find her grandmother. Grandma has been named a concubine, and her status is second only to the queen. Grandma said that it was set by Abba, and she couldn't help it.

"You've all moved away, leaving me alone?"

"Isn't your Abba still doing official business in the Wude Hall during the day?"

"What about that night? With such a big Taiji Palace, I'm not scared at night? ”

"In this way, I will leave some more eunuchs and palace maids to serve you." Grandma said, "You can endure for a few more days, and when Abba gives you the title of king, you will have your own palace!" ”

"When will you be crowned king?"

"There's still ten days and a half moon."

"Well, can't you hurry?" Li Zhiyun muttered, and suddenly remembered something, "Is the sixth sister going to the harem?" ”

"She's a girl, of course she can go to the harem."

"Alas, how unreasonable! ……”

After everyone else moved away, Li Zhiyun had to let his good friend Liu Shuyi accompany him. Liu Shuyi's father was not at home and no one was in charge, so he came to Taiji Palace every night to be his companion. In the evening, they sat on bamboo chairs in the garden, blowing the refreshing evening breeze and sipping fragrant tea. Liu Shuyi looked up at the starry sky and said, "Zhiyun, why do you say there are so many stars in the sky?" In the past few nights, Li Zhiyun has taught him a lot of scientific knowledge, so he has also learned a lot of truths.

"Because there are many earth-like celestial bodies in the universe, some of which are illuminated by stars, and some of which are stars themselves and emit light. They are big or small, far or near. So, we saw a lot of stars, both bright and dark."

"Zhiyun, is there Chang'e on the moon?"

"Nope. The moon is a barren land, without water and air, people simply cannot survive! ”

"Zhiyun, you know so much! Know more than an astrologer! ”

"Astrologers are all! What I'm saying is the truth! ……”

Half a month later, Li Zhiyun finally looked forward to the big day of being crowned king. The ceremony was held in the Wude Palace. On that day, Abba wore a golden silk dragon crown and a yellow dragon robe, and sat majestically on the throne. Li Zhiyun and other recipients wore a silver silk crown and a red nine python robe, standing under the throne. On both sides of the main hall were dozens of important ministers of the imperial court, who looked at these crowned princes and clan relatives with envy.

The ceremony of sealing the king was presided over by the right servant Pei Lian. He confronted the recipient and read the edict conferring the title of knight. This kind of edict is called "Shuwen", or "Shuwen" for short. When Pei Lin read it, there was a eunuch standing next to him holding a tray with a seal in the tray. After he had finished reading it, he put the "book" in a tray and handed it to the recipient along with the seal, which was called canonization.

Abba's five sons were crowned kings, or princes. The Spring and Autumn Five Kingdoms "Jin, Qin, Wei, Qi, and Chu" were used as titles. The eldest brother Li Jiancheng was named the crown prince, so the word "Jin" was discarded. The second brother, Li Shimin, was named King of Qin. The third brother Li Xuanba died of illness in the tenth year of Sui Daye at the age of sixteen, so he was posthumously named King Weihuai. The word "Huai" in the middle is a nickname, which probably means nostalgia, right? The fourth brother, Li Yuanji, was named the king of Qi.

Li Zhiyun in history was also posthumously sealed. Because he died in the year of unraveling the spoon, he was very sad, so he was posthumously named the king of Chu Ai. And now this Li Zhiyun is still alive, so he didn't add a nickname and was named the king of Chu.

Li Zhiyun's cousins and cousins were named the two-character king, that is, the king of the county. Cousin Li Xiaoji was named King of Yong'an, and Li Shentong was named King of Yongkang......

After the king sealing ceremony, Li Zhiyun held the tray in his hand, and his heart was happy. This volume and seal should be well collected and preserved, which is the basis and evidence for him to be the king of Chu.

On the night of the ceremony, Abba held a family banquet in the Hall of Light, and in addition to the crowned prince, all of Abba's concubines, as well as princesses and concubines, came to participate.

Abba sits on the throne in his usual clothes, flanked by the queen and grandma on the left and right. In the hall, men and women sit on either side of the main hall. On the women's side, first Abba's concubines were seated according to rank, and then the princesses. On the man's side, the prince took the lead, followed by several cousins, and then the second brother and Li Zhiyun.

The fourth brother Li Yuanji did not come to participate in the ceremony of sealing the king because he wanted to guard Taiyuan, but was sent by the imperial court to Jinyang to confer the title. Li Zhiyun's hands were sat in turn by several of his cousins and various horses.

In the Hall of Light, the bells are ringing, the silk and bamboo are playing, the beautiful music is floating around, and the palace ladies in colorful costumes are dancing in the center of the main hall, a happy and auspicious atmosphere. Abba was happy tonight and drank quite a bit. At the end of the song, after the palace ladies retreated, he stroked his beard and laughed, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you will be awarded the title today, are you still satisfied?" If you have anything in your heart, you might as well say it to your face, and I wish to listen to it! ”

Abba's words meant a lot. When Jinyang raised the army, the second brother had the greatest credit. Abba had promised the second brother at that time to make him the crown prince after ascending the throne, but now he has made the eldest brother the crown prince. Abba wants to lure the second brother to express his dissatisfaction in his heart, so that he can say the great truth that the order of the young and the young is the way to take chaos, so as to justify his broken promise!

However, who is the second brother? Although he is young, the city is very deep, and he will not express his dissatisfaction in front of everyone! So, as if he hadn't heard Abba's words, he still drank and laughed with the people next to him, and didn't care about Abba's stubble at all!

No one expected that Li Zhiyun jumped out at this time. He raised his hand and said, "Abba, I have something to say!" Abba was surprised: "Oh? What do you say? ”

"Abba, my King of Chu doesn't sound very loud, can you add the word 'Ba' in the middle?"

"Roll !!"