First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 165

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After a night of chaos, the rebel army entered the harem and came to the Queen's bedroom, Guangling Palace. The general on duty at Guangling Palace is Xiao Meiniang's nephew, Xiao Ju, son of Xiliang Nanhai King Xiao Xun.

Seeing Sima Dekan and other rebels rushing in, Xiao Ju immediately held his sword and shouted: "Sima Dekan, if you dare to plot rebellion, aren't you afraid of the saint's liquidation?"

Sima Dekan looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Saint? Your saint has passed away." After saying that, he raised his sword and killed him.

A mere dozens of bodyguards were quickly killed by the Xiaoguo rebels, and Xiao Ju was also killed by the rebels.

Sima Dekan arrogantly kicked open the door of the hall, only to see that the hall was brightly lit.

Xiao Meiniang was dressed in formal attire and sat on the throne, "General Sima, where is the Supreme?" Seeing Sima Dekan entering, Xiao Meiniang took a deep breath and asked seriously.

Sima Dekan snorted coldly, shook the knife in his hand, and the blood dripped from the knife, which made a child beside Xiao Meiniang cry loudly. Xiao Meiniang stroked the child's head, "Don't be afraid of Siye".

"Reporting to the queen, the tyrant Yang Guang has been put to death, Mr. Xu has quelled the chaos in the palace, and the queen is invited to attend the court."Pei Qiantong came from the Hall of Imagination and hurriedly said that he was really afraid that Sima Dekan would faint for a while and wash the harem with blood.

Xiao Meiniang trembled, clenched her fists tightly, and said through gritted teeth: "Your Majesty dares to do harm, so what use is my woman?"

Hearing this, Pei Qiantong looked at the concubines and other concubines in the harem, expressionless, "If the empress is trying to trick the harem, it's better to be obedient."

Xiao Meiniang closed her eyes in pain, got up and straightened her clothes, and said coldly: "All rebels withdraw from Guangling Palace and must not move without authorization."

Sima Dekan was furious when he heard the words, Pei Qiantong hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him in a low voice, "You need the queen's order, Xu Gong is justified, General Sima, don't ruin Xu Gong's important affairs", Sima Decan waved his hand angrily, Xiao Xiao If the rebels receded like a tide.

The east is bright, and the Xiaoguo rebels have completely controlled the Jiangdu Palace. All civil and military officials who don't know why are called from house to house overnight, and gather in the Hall of Elephants, terrified.

When Yang Guang's body was carried from the West Pavilion to the Hall of Elephants, all the officials were terrified, some wept bitterly, and some cursed.

Yu Wenhua and the leading soldiers filed in, and they actually sat directly under the dragon chair, which was the seat of the supervisor and regent.

Suddenly, a minister in the palace scolded Yu Wenhuaji angrily, "Old Yuwen, how dare you disobey and kill the king?"

Without waiting for Yu Wenhuaji to express his position, the rebel general ordered the official to be beheaded on the spot, blood was splashed everywhere, and all the officials were terrified. Seeing this, Yu Wenhuaji closed his eyes and sighed: "It's really a crime."

Not long after, Empress Xiao Meiniang came and all the officials came to see her. Looking at Yang Guang's corpse in the middle of the hall, Xiao Meiniang wept silently, but said nothing.

Yu Wenhuaji coughed, looked at all the civil and military officials, and said with a sad face: "The soldiers of Xiaoguo are eager to return home. The sage was frightened for a while, and unfortunately came to heaven. The world cannot live without a king in the Sui Dynasty. We urgently need to establish a new king. , in order to help the country, according to the views of the princes, who in the clan can take on the big responsibility?"

The voice fell, and no one responded.

Upon seeing this, Yu Wenzhi came out and said: "Qi Wang Yang Hao, Zhao Wang Yang Gao, and Yan Wang Yang Tan all died of fright last night, but the emperor's nephew Yang Hao is the most suitable."

"The king of Shu is the younger brother of His Majesty, so it is more suitable for him to be close," a minister retorted immediately.

"Shu King Yang Xiu?" Yu Wenzhi raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, turned his head and said: "No one will stay in the Shu Palace", and his confidant rebels immediately took orders and left.

Yu Wenzhiji smiled cruelly, "Now there is no king of Shu."

When all the ministers saw this, they were all frightened and dared not speak. Yu Wenzhi and this fellow were lunatics. Poor Shu King Yang Xiu was exterminated for no reason.

Seeing this, Yu Wenhuaji hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Then choose the emperor's nephew Yang Hao to inherit the great treasure, and ask the queen to issue a decree."

Xiao Meiniang said coldly: "Quite".

At this moment, there was a commotion at the gate of the hall, and a dressed-up person ran to Yu Wenzhi and knelt down in front of Yu Wenzhiji, "Back to your lord, I really couldn't bear to do anything to Mr. Sanlang, so I tied him up and left him alone." hair down".

"Taoshu, you... court death", Yu Wenzhi was furious, and kicked over this entourage named Taoshu.

Yu Wenhuaji was surprised when he heard the words, "What is the meaning of this, where is Sanlang?"

As soon as the words fell, a man with bound hands walked in at the gate of the hall. Seeing Yu Huaji, who was seated above, he sighed: "We are born from the same root, so why rush each other, brother, you are so cruel."

This man is Yu Wenhuaji's third younger brother, Honglu Shaoqing Yuwen Shiji.

Yu Wenhuaji hurriedly got down from his seat and untied the binding himself, "Sanlang, this is not my intention, Erlang, what's going on?" Yu Wenhuaji glared at Yu Wenzhiji and asked.

"Sanlang is the son-in-law of a foolish emperor, I'm worried that he doesn't agree with us," Yu Wenzhi said with a little guilty conscience, bowing his head.

Yuwen Shiji shook his head and smiled when he heard the words, "If it weren't for the peach tree not being able to bear it, I would already be a wisp of dead soul at this time."

Yang Guang betrothed his eldest daughter, Princess Nanyang, to Yuwen Shiji. Yuwen Shiji didn't know about the mutiny and was still sleeping soundly in the princess' mansion.

Yu Wenzhi sent his confidant Taoshu to Nanyang Princess Mansion to assassinate Yuwen Shiji, but he didn't expect that Taoshu was the son of Yuwen's family. He grew up in Yuwen's family since he was a child. Bind Yuwen Shiji.

"Bastard", after understanding the reason, Yu Wenhuaji was furious immediately, and angrily scolded: "It is the son-in-law of a foolish king, and the three of us are also brothers, how can we kill each other."

Yu Wenzhi knew that he was wrong, so he had to turn his head and say, "I didn't think carefully about things. Don't blame Saburo. I will serve wine another day to plead guilty."

Seeing this, Yu Wenhuaji gave up just now.

Seeing that Yu Wenzhi and his younger brother were murdered by the audience, they felt terrified and uneasy. Yu Wenzhi's move helped Yu Wenhua and his brother remove a lot of resistance invisibly.

Later, the rebel general Yang Hao was found. This Yang Hao was originally the son of Yang Jun, the eldest son of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, King Qin.

Yang Hao's mother, Cui Shi, is a ruthless character. She personally poisoned her husband Qin Wang Yang Jun to death. , The two often "have fun together".

This is also the reason why Yu Wenzhi supported Yang Hao's succession.

After Yang Hao was brought into the main hall, he was so frightened that his legs trembled. When he saw Yu Wenzhi's eyes lit up, he burst into tears, "Brother Yuwen, save me", and all the officials looked down upon him.

Yu Wenzhi said with a smile: "Brother Yang, don't panic, you are invited here to inherit the throne."

Hearing this, Yang Hao became even more frightened.

With a wave of Yu Wenhuaji's hand, some rebels stepped forward and pressed Yang Hao firmly on the throne.

It was announced on the spot: respect the empress Xiao Meiniang as the empress dowager, announce the emperor's decree to the world, make the emperor's nephew Yang Hao the emperor, and change the name to "Tianshou".

Then the Tianshou Emperor Yang Hao, who was at a loss, issued the first imperial decree: worship Xu Guogong Yu Wenhua and be the prime minister, in charge of government affairs.

(End of this chapter)