Martial Arts: I am in the Ming Cult and I am building a dynasty

King Zhao of the Sui Dynasty followed orders and completely eradicated these rebels. The whole country celebrated and corvée labor was drastically reduced.

In a sense, this was Yang Guang's final provocation to the major aristocratic families.

It's almost like saying, yes, the loss of your family was caused by me, if you have the guts, jump up and hit me.

This imperial edict was also the final spark that ignited the powder keg of the Sui Dynasty.

Chapter 660: Yang Guang's Death

In a sense, what Yang Guang did could be described as having no bottom line.

The aristocratic families who had always claimed to be the true masters of the Sui Dynasty almost lost all their restraint after seeing Yang Guang's final imperial edict.

On a starry night, dark clouds covered the moon.

Luoyang City, which should have been an extremely bustling city, was silent due to the suppression of many aristocratic families. Almost all shops were completely closed, and 99% of the people also kept their doors and windows closed.

The end of the Hai hour and the beginning of the Zi hour.

Among the Yuwen clan who was closest to the Ziwei Palace in Luoyang, Yuwen Shu, who had originally been unable to retire, once again put on his old armor and stepped out of the Yuwen Mansion.

With the appearance of Yuwen Shu, many private soldiers of the Yuwen clan hidden in the city began to appear one after another like ants.

These private soldiers of the Yuwen clan were all clad in iron armor, holding steel shields, equipped with sharp blades and armed with crossbows.

Even if it were on a battlefield, such a private army could almost be called an elite army. There were thousands of them, and almost every one of them was a warrior at the acquired realm. There were even a considerable number of innate warriors.

"Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty has bullied my Yuwen clan too much. My fellow men, follow me today to break into the palace and kill the tyrant."

"Break into the palace and kill the tyrant!"

"Break into the palace and kill the tyrant!"

The appearance of Yuwen Shu, the cooperation of Yuwen Wenji, and Yuwen Chengdu's leading by example quickly boosted the morale of the entire army.

And just when Yuwen Shu brought his family's private army to the Ziwei Avenue.

Coming head on was Li Shenwei, the vigorous ancestor of the Li family, and Li Yuan and Li Shimin behind him, along with thousands of newly-forged black-armored soldiers.

After the Li family, the Zheng family, the Cui family, the Lu family, and even Wang Shichong and his ilk all emerged with their private armies.

It’s just a Luoyang City.

The many private soldiers of the aristocratic families, both large and small, who were hiding in the city, soon gathered into a top-notch army of no less than 100,000 people.

These private soldiers of the aristocratic families should have been at odds with each other.

But on this day, everyone got along very harmoniously. Even the aristocratic families that had originally had great conflicts did not have any conflicts. Instead, they gathered in front of the Ziwei Palace in a silent and solemn attitude.

"Everyone, the Ziwei Palace is right in front of us, and inside the palace is the tyrant of the Sui Dynasty."

"I, Yuwen Shu, was once a pillar of the Sui Dynasty. However, the tyrant Yang Guang brought disaster to our Yuwen clan for no reason. I am willing to be the sharpest arrow and blade to kill this tyrant."

"But I also have a request. Today we will only punish the tyrant. Do not destroy the palace or disturb the people."

"In the future, you and I can each do what we want, and we won't have to rebuild this place. How do you think?"

Breaking into the palace and killing the king is not a good reputation for many aristocratic families.

At this moment, Yuwen Shu was the first to stand up, not only to take the lead, but also to curry favor with many aristocratic families.

After all, among the many aristocratic families gathered here, there are also many families that do not participate in the struggle for hegemony.

But at the same time, when the incident of breaking into the palace and killing the king fermented and spread, the Yuwen clan would also have to bear the biggest blame.

There are pros and cons, and it can even be said that the cons outweigh the pros, so no one competed with Yuwen Shu for it.

In a matter of seconds, Yuwen Shu's words were agreed upon by all the aristocratic families.

However, some extremely ambitious people in the crowd, such as Li Shimin and Wang Shichong, all looked in the direction of the Yuwen clan with hostility and contempt.

From Yuwen Shu's behavior, it can be seen that the Yuwen clan regards Luoyang City as their own base.

The place in the center of Tianyuan, where the veins of earth from all directions converge.

The Yuwen clan is not afraid of being killed by a mouthful of food. Do they really think that they can become the masters of the world by taking the lead in killing Yang Guang?

Troubled times are coming, and people are fighting for the dragon.

They participated in the struggle for hegemony, but they didn't even know the difference between gold horns, silver edges and grass belly. They were just a bunch of dry bones in a tomb.

People in the army have different opinions.

At this time, Yu Wenzhi, who felt that he had been "recognized" by all the aristocratic families, jumped out from behind his father with high spirits and shouted: "Destroy the nine gates of Yingtian and kill the tyrant."

When it comes to stealing the limelight, Yu Wenzhi is first-rate.

But when it comes to real fighting, and the ability to break into houses bravely, Yu Wenzhi is quite average.

Fortunately, Yu Wenzhi also had a good eldest son, Yu Wenchengdu.

Ever since the He Shi Bi incident in Luoyang City, many aristocratic families were inspired by the brothers Li Shimin and Li Yuanba to vigorously cultivate their family descendants.

Yuwen Chengdu is the best among them and has already reached the level of Martial Saint.

Current situation.

Under the command of his biological father Yuwen Huaji, Yuwen Chengdu took the lead, riding a red charcoal fire dragon horse and holding the divine artifact, the phoenix-wing gilded halberd. He burst out with an incomparably powerful impact force, and sent out a sky full of phoenix shadows and streams of light, which heavily bombarded the Yingtian Gate in the center.

At the same time, Li Shimin also rushed out with the black-armored cavalry, forming an integrated military formation. He raised his hand and swung his spear, slashing out a hundred-meter-long light blade, bombarding the Dongfang Xingjiao Gate.

Wang Shichong was protected by the Great Ming Sect and led more than a thousand bald monks. With a loud shout, he transformed into a huge shadow of Maitreya Buddha and slammed towards the Western Guangzheng Gate.

The aristocratic families in the entire Luoyang city joined forces to attack the city, and Yang Guang deliberately let them go.

But it only took half an hour.

The nine gates of Yingtian were quickly breached one after another, and even the outermost Qianyang Palace was quickly captured.

The Jinwu Guards in the imperial palace don't even have any decent defense.

The soldiers broke into the imperial city with unstoppable force.

Under the suppression of the major aristocratic families, not all of the 100,000 troops actually entered the harem, which left Yang Guang with some final dignity.

More than an hour later.

Outside the Baoguang Hall in the harem, the contemporary heads of many aristocratic families, such as Yu Wenzhi, Li Yuan, Zheng Jibo, etc., led by Yu Wenchengdu, Li Shimin, Wang Shichong and others, all gathered in the square outside the hall.

At this time, the door of Baoguang Palace quickly opened.

Yang Guang, with his dragon robe in disarray, staggered out of the Baoguang Palace, carrying a rather delicate wine pot and a precious sword slung around his waist.

"Okay, they are really my good subjects. Let me see who they are."

"Yu Wenzhi, my Right Guard General."

"Li Shude, my cousin, haha, it's really good to have a son and a daughter, and to have the whole world."

"Wang Shichong, my Luoyang governor."

"You all want to kill me, hahahahaha, well, I'll hand over the Great Sui Dynasty to you, but I'll wait in my grave to see if you can defend this world."

"In the fourth year of Renshou, I succeeded to the throne. It has been more than eight years now, but there is no evidence of my achievements or faults."

"Even if you die, you should be dignified like an emperor, and be wrapped in white silk!"

Chapter 661 Ambitious people who hold the emperor hostage to control the princes

Yang Guang's death was much quicker than anyone had imagined.

Not to mention that the Jinwu Guards in the palace did not put up any decent resistance at all, Yang Guang's extremely free and easy attitude alone surprised everyone.

People like Yu Wenzhi, Li Yuan, and Wang Shichong racked their brains to think of countless ways to deal with situations before meeting Yang Guang.

But as soon as the two met, Yang Guang asked for death cleanly and efficiently.

The nine-foot-five-inch white silk is in keeping with the dignity of an emperor.

In just a stick of incense's time, Yang Guang turned into a cold corpse in front of everyone.

"This tyrant died just like that?"

"Yes, it is indeed Yang Guang, there is no doubt about this."

"But this..."

Any one of the people present was a prominent figure among the Sui Dynasty families, but they were so shocked by Yang Guang's behavior that they were speechless.

Even Li Yuan, Yang Guang's cousin, and Pei Ji, who often participated in group activities with Yang Guang, came forward in person to confirm it.

Yuwen Chengdu held the divine weapon, the Phoenix-wing gilded halberd, in his hand, with a complicated expression on his face. He felt that his loyal heart was shattered, just like his lost youth, which would never return.

Boom!

Yuwen Chengdu quickly stepped forward and prostrated himself on the ground with the phoenix-wing gilded halberd and pestle.

Seeing Yuwen Chengdu's actions, many people present felt inexplicably sad and came forward to pay their respects to Yang Guang's body.

Although Yang Guang was cruel, ungrateful, and merciless, killing people indiscriminately, almost everyone who could appear here had received a lot of favors and promotions from Yang Guang.

It was these people who forced Yang Guang into a dead end.

The feeling of emotion only lasted for a short while.

After Yuwen Chengdu finished his salute, he quickly stood up, picked up the phoenix-wing gilded halberd again, and said, "The Sui emperor has sinned, but the sins are forgiven when a person dies. He should be buried with the rites of an emperor. Anyone who disagrees should come out and argue with me as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, if someone disrupts the funeral of Emperor Sui in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless."

If he had not been born into the Yuwen family, perhaps Yuwen Chengdu would have been a loyal and righteous minister.

Regarding Yuwen Chengdu's character and attitude.

Some people admire it, while others despise it.

But there is no doubt that no one present stood up to oppose Yuwen Chengdu's suggestion.

The death of Yang Guang can be regarded as the spark that ignited the struggle for hegemony in troubled times.

But it would not sound good if the news of the court officials forcing the king to death got out. Besides, many noble families were still in Luoyang City, so it was not easy to start a full-scale war.

Therefore, everyone needed to use Yang Guang's funeral to maintain the last bit of dignity.

Only after Yang Guang's funeral is over and everyone leaves Luoyang City and returns to their respective nests, will the all-out fight for life and death begin.

Yuwen Chengdu's suggestion was quickly recognized and approved.

At this moment, someone from the Li family quickly came in front of everyone, escorting a young man in brocade clothes.

Li Yuan quickly pulled the young man over and said, "Everyone, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Now that the Great Sui Dynasty is in turmoil and His Majesty has passed away, I propose that His Majesty's son, King Yang Tong of Yue, inherit the throne of the Great Sui Dynasty, help the people and govern the country to bring peace to the world."

As a political master, Li Yuan's reaction was quick.

On the eve of the coming of troubled times when the people's morale in the Sui Dynasty had not yet completely collapsed and rituals and music had not yet completely collapsed.

Li Yuan seized the opportunity almost immediately and took action first, giving himself a layer of fame and preparing to stage a good show of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes.

Li Yuan's suggestion surprised everyone present and they started discussing it.

After all, here, everyone wants to be emperor and participate in the struggle for hegemony.

If not for the severe damage suffered by the major families in Chiyou's blood cave, and the various extreme provocations by Yang Guang in the form of imperial edicts, people would not have killed Yang Guang, the puppet.

After all, in the eyes of many aristocratic families, this kind of court structure in which the emperor is a puppet and the aristocratic families rule the world together is a good one.

Li Yuan proposed to choose another puppet, put on the skin of the Sui Dynasty, and continue to maintain the status quo.

Soon he captured the hearts and support of many people from aristocratic families.

But just when a smile appeared on Li Yuan's lips.

Wang Shichong smiled and waved his hand, asking someone to bring a young man over, saying, "Brother Shude, the King of Yue is the emperor's grandson, and after all, he is a generation apart. How about letting the King of Qi Yang Jian take charge of the government and wait until the funeral of His Majesty is over before discussing the throne?"

Wang Shichong has always been highly favored by Yang Guang in the Sui court.

There is no other reason, it is because Wang Shichong has the support of the Great Ming Sect, which has the support of many top masters such as the Great Master Xu Kaishan, the Good Mother Shafang, the Five Mingzi, and the Five Anzi.

Even the Great Ming Sect controlled the Uighur tribe on the grassland, commanding an army of 100,000 men, and had intricate ties with many underworld forces such as the Ming Cult and the Sun and Moon Sect.

When Li Yuan heard Wang Shichong's words, his expression suddenly changed.

And just when Wang Shichong and Li Yuan were in a stalemate.

Yu Wenzhi, who was not far away, had an anxious look on his face. He suddenly turned around and asked his second brother Yu Wenzhiji, "Second brother, have we killed all the descendants of the Sui and Yang royal family that we captured? No, are there any left? We can't let the Li family and Wang Shichong take all the benefits."