The former crown prince Yang Chao was canonized from the first year of Jianyuan to the 20th year of Jianyuan, he was the prince for 20 years, he was generous and easy-going, frank and willful, especially Corporal Lixian, and won the support of the ministers of the court and the famous people of the family.

There is a strange law in history, many second-generation heirs of dynasties have a tragic ending, Fusu of Qin, Liu Ying of Han, Yang Yong of Sui, Jiancheng of Tang, Dezhao of Song, and Zhu Biao of Ming.

But Yang Chao's tragedy is caused by his character and governing philosophy, if it is the Han or Tang Dynasty, or even any dynasty except Tianwu, Yang Chao will be a virtuous monarch, and everyone expects him, but he was born in the Tianwu Dynasty.

Yang Chaowen's weak shoulders can't bear the changes of this special era, hundreds of years of division in the world, countless short-lived dynastic changes, the social pattern of Hu strong and weak Han, the hostility and confrontation between the north and the south of the river, the family of gate lords who are full of power with the imperial court, the deep-rooted Jiupin Zhongzheng, the Guanlong magnates who are on a par with the imperial power, the Turkic Qianghu who are eyeing each other, the border troubles that rise and fall, and so on.

In the face of the crisis-ridden empire, Yang Chao's lenient and easy-going attitude seems to be inadequate, he can only be a compromising monarch, but by no means a strong emperor who solves crises and forges ahead.

After Yang Xiong's eldest son Yang Chao was the crown prince for 20 years, in the 20th year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, Yang Xiong finally made up his mind to abolish him and replace the more ambitious second son Yang Ye as his heir.

But Yang Xiong forgot one thing, Yang Ye has been in Yangzhou for nearly ten years, has been pacifying and governing the south, and has no power in the court, Yang Ye's power is the military and the southern Chinese, and his roots in the court are shallow.

And Yang Chao has been the prince for 20 years, and he has a stronger support force, which is some of the important ministers of the court headed by Gao Xi of Xiangguo and the Guanlong group headed by the Yuan family, after Gao Xi was demoted, another important minister Liu Shu took on the important task of continuing to support Yang Chao and became the leader of the mutiny.

Liu Shu is about forty years old, knowledgeable, chic and handsome, he married his wife Princess Lanling, is a concubine of the dynasty, the official worship of the military department and the secretary of the ministry, can be described as a high authority, a few years ago Liu Shu began to plan Yang Yong's reset, he found a stand-in similar to Yang Chao, Yang Chao was exchanged from the confinement, and Yang Chao hid in his mansion, waiting for the opportunity.

Yang Xiong was critically ill, and Liu Shu realized that this was their last and best chance, so he united with his party and began to launch it.

According to Liu Shu's plan, the real Yang Chao took advantage of the night cover to enter the Renshou Palace in advance, and then Liu Shu persuaded Yang Xiong to see his son one last time, and then enter the Renshou Palace with a fake Yang Chao, and Yang Ye would inevitably send Yu Wenshu to block Yang Chao's visit, which confused Yang Ye and made Yang Ye think that the overall situation had been decided.

His plan can be described as seamless, but unfortunately people are not as good as heaven, the secret of the two Yang Chao's entry into the palace was discovered by a small Yicheng, revealing the heavenly opportunity, and Yang Chao's thought of benevolence lost the last opportunity to kill people.

At this time, in a courtyard of the Renshou Palace Shangshu Pavilion, more than a dozen important ministers gathered together, and they were the core people who planned this operation, a total of thirteen people, and they put their lives on the former prince Yang Chao.

For them, the operation can only succeed, not fail.

"Today is the best opportunity!"

Liu Shu's gaze slowly swept towards everyone, and said in an irresistible tone: "There is news from the inner palace, the Holy Lord fainted twice yesterday, and he is no longer able to ask about the occurrence of abnormal events, and today General He specially changed his duty, so I have made a preliminary decision to launch it tonight, do you have any opinions?"

"I feel that it is a bit too risky to put such an important matter on a small general of the Left Guard?" said a heavy minister.

Liu Shu smiled slightly, " General Dugu is thinking too much, killing Yang Ye is only our first step, killing Yang Ye, there are many major things, such as controlling the army around Renshou Palace, controlling the capital, and dealing with Yang Liang, these are all major problems, on the contrary, killing Yang Ye is the easiest, he has no guards around him, a few ordinary soldiers can kill him, General He has a thousand people under his command, absolutely obey his command, I want to kill one person with a thousand people, it should be enough, besides, there is no absolute certainty of anything, we must take risks. ”

"What if it fails?" said another important minister, Yu Wenbi.

Liu Shu pondered for a moment, and then said to everyone, "If it fails, I can't be spared, but you may be able to, I might as well tell you the truth, I burned all the documents about this operation, that is to say, as long as everyone is silent, Yang Ye will have no evidence of everyone's participation in this operation, however, I believe that it will not fail, we have been planning for four years, our action is seamless, as long as Yang Ye is killed in one fell swoop, and then the crown prince is re-established, there is no problem." ”

At this time, Yuan Yan walked in and smiled at everyone: "There was news just now that the prison guard General Yu Wenhua stopped the fake Yang Chao and did not allow him to enter the Renshou Palace. ”

"As I expected!"

Liu Shu smiled proudly: "Yang Su really borrowed the guard sergeant to intercept the fake person, and now, they thought they could sit back and relax." ”

"Okay, the operation is about to begin, let's act according to the plan! As long as Yang Ye is killed, everyone will launch it together. ”

Everyone got up and left, Liu Shu turned around and walked into the back room, in the house, Yang Chao was still covered in black, he had been silent, he said very little, like an outsider, he was worried about his father's critical illness, after all, it was his father, father and son nature, father was about to die, how could he not be sad, and he couldn't even see his father for the last time.

If Your Highness gives up, you can still spend the rest of your life incognito, but once it is launched, there is no turning back. Liu Shu asked Yang Yong for the last time.

Yang Chao was silent for a while, and finally nodded, "I know the risks, but I have been a prince for twenty years, and in the end I was deposed, no matter what, I will never be reconciled, this is the last chance, even if I fail and die, it is also the will of God." ”

After speaking, Yang Chao let out a long sigh, he thought of his father again, and his heart was full of sadness, Liu Shu saw that Yang Chao's expression was gloomy, so he comforted him softly: "I know that His Highness is worried about the Holy Lord, but as His Highness said, now this is our last chance, if we don't seize it, I will never turn over, time is not much, Your Highness, you should focus on the overall situation." ”

Yang Chao sighed, "I'm just sad in my heart, but I won't do anything bad, I'm a little worried about the situation in the palace, is He Shaokang reliable?"

He Shaokang, the general of the Left Guard Pavilion, was the key figure in this operation, and Yang Chao didn't know his details, so he was really a little uneasy.

Yuan Yan on the side said with a smile: "This person was the personal guard of the saint at the earliest, and later became the confidant and favorite general of my brother Yuan Min, with excellent martial arts, he was already our person three years ago, absolutely reliable, if there is a change in the palace, he will have news immediately." ”

As soon as his words fell, someone reported outside, "Liu Shangshu, there is urgent news in the palace!"

Liu Shu was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Let him in!"

A palace guard came in a moment, he knelt down on one knee and held up a folded note high, "This is sent by General He's order, General He said that the situation is urgent." ”

Liu Shu took the note, his face suddenly changed, and he couldn't stop trembling, Yuan Yan saw that his expression was different, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Liu Shu's voice was out of tune, and his teeth were fighting up and down, "The Holy One....Collapsed!"

Yuan Yan and Yang Chao were stunned, Yang Chao knelt down, couldn't help crying loudly, Liu Shu hurriedly said: "Your Highness, now is not the time to cry, the situation is urgent, we have to make a decision immediately!"

Yang Chao wiped away his tears and said, "Everything depends on Liu Shangshu!"

Liu Shuyi gritted his teeth and said: "Without further ado, I will enter the palace immediately, and I will personally command this operation!"

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Not long after Liu Shu went to Renshou Palace, Yang Zhao also took his mother Concubine Xiao down the mountain and found Yang Su, at this time Yang Su had just returned from discussing with Yu Wenshu, Yu Wenhua and had led the prison guards to successfully intercept 'Yang Chao' outside the Renshou Palace, but Yang Su still had a little uneasiness in his heart, that is, Yang Ye's safety.

Yang Ye lives alone in Renshou Palace, only the eunuch palace maids wait, only four personal guards around him, since the nineteenth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty Yang Xiong ordered to weaken the East Palace guards, Yang Xiong strictly ordered not to allow the East Palace or the prince's guards to enter the palace or Renshou Palace, Yang Su is very worried, the saint is nearly dying, once the saint dies, what happens in the Renshou Palace, the four guards are far from enough, Yang Ye can only wait to be killed.

There is also his grandson Yuanba, Yang Su also has a little regret in his heart, at this critical moment, Yuanba should not appear here.

Just when Yang Su was worried, Yang Zhao arrived and relayed his father's meaning, Yang Su reacted quickly, the two abolished princes Yang Chao, did Yang Chao want to take the heir at the last moment?

Although things seem a bit ridiculous, Yang Su knows very well in his heart that although Yang Chao has been abolished for four years, the people who support him still hold the power of the court, and as long as Yang Ye dies suddenly, Yang Chao may turn the tables.

Yang Su's cold sweat had already come down, it turned out that Yang Chao who they intercepted outside turned out to be a stand-in, and the real Yang Chao sneaked into the palace three days ago.

Yang Zhao's heart was even more burning, he handed the gold medal to Yang Su, and said hurriedly: "Xiangguo, the information of the saint is no longer good, this time is their best opportunity to do it, my father asked Xiangguo to immediately lead the guards of the East Palace into the palace, and it can't be delayed for a moment!"

Yang Su took the gold medal and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, don't worry, the old minister knows that the situation is serious, and he will arrange it immediately, not only the guards of the East Palace will go up the mountain immediately, but also the army of Wuhou Wei outside must also be controlled in his hands." ”

Yang Su walked out quickly, and when he reached the door, he turned back and said, "There are also His Royal Highness's guards, please also hand them over to Yuwen Chengdu." ”