In Taiyuan City.

In front of the gate of the Duke of Tang Dynasty, several servants in the mansion were taking ladders to replace the plaques on the door. The original plaque of the Duke of Tang Dynasty had been taken down and placed in front of the white jade lion at the gate.

A very burly general carefully held a new plaque and hung it on it. Under the reflection of the sun, the brand new plaque had four gold-patterned characters written on it, "General's Mansion"

Just a few days ago, Duke Li Yuan of Tang had already supported the emperor Yang Guang, the emperor of the previous emperor Yang Guang, to ascend the throne and advance to the emperor. Li Yuan, who had made contributions, naturally received generous rewards. The newly succeeded emperor issued an edict to grant Li Yuan the title of King of Tang and a general of the general, allowing him to establish a government office and lead the military affairs inside and outside.

Just yesterday, Li Yuan finally established the General's Mansion in Taiyuan and established three armies, with the eldest son Li Jiancheng, the second son Li Shimin, and the nephew Li Xiaogong leading the left, Zhong and Right Army commander, Pei Ji as the chief of the General's Mansion, Liu Wenjing as Sima, Changsun Shunde, Wang Changxi, Liu Hongji, Tang Jian, Wen Daya, Wu Shiya, Li Shentong, Li Daozong, Li Daoxuan, Chai Shao and others, all of whom were entrusted with important tasks.

However, at this time, everyone in the General's Mansion, which should have been celebrated, looked solemn and careful. In recent days, there have been several unlucky servants in the Li Mansion who were beaten to death by angering the King of Tang and the second son of the newly appointed Duke of Qin, and abandoned them in the Jinshui River outside the city.

In the study of the General's Mansion, Li Yuan, who was just 49 years old at this time, did not have the severity or happiness of the winner of the Taiyuan battle at all. Not only that, in just a short time, Li Yuan's head was covered in black and white. The white hair, which was astonishing as silver frost, was shocking.

"well!"

Li Yuan raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass. The wine like blood was drunk in his mouth without any feeling. Li Yuan frowned tightly. The deep grooves and silver hair all over his head made him look like he was twenty years old.

After just gaining the benefits of the fisherman, he defeated Wei Wensheng's Guanzhong forces and Yang Ming's Liao King's forces one after another. He drove them out of Taiyuan. Although he was a little proud when he was planning to plot against Wang Shichong later, he was so unsuccessful that he made Wang Shichong do something. But even so, Li Yuan could not hide his complacency in his heart.

But he did not expect that when he proudly led the King of Yan and his son Shimin to the Jinyang Palace, he was told by Jiancheng, the son of Xiaoguo Army, and Yang Wu, Shimin's father-in-law, Yang Guang committed suicide.

On a chaotic night, Yang Guang knew everything outside clearly. When he learned that Li Yuan, who was appointed one of the eight ministers of his life, actually put all the forces in Taiyuan City against his will and became the final winner, Yang Guang vomited three liters of blood.

This forty-seven-year-old emperor who was determined to create great things was ashamed and his ambitions were no longer there.

He was determined to create great things, moved to the eastern capital, built canals, and fought east and west, but in the end, he was surrounded by the Turks in shame in Yanmen. He had three sons and two daughters in his life, and his eldest son died long ago. The second son now betrayed him. The young and intelligent third son had just been made the crown prince, but he had been kidnapped by the captives. Even the queen who had been in love with each other for many years fell into the hands of the Turks.

Two beautiful and lovely princesses, the eldest daughter, Princess Nanyang, had long been kidnapped from the palace by Chen Kefu. However, the youngest daughter, Izumo, who was most distressed, was forced to take a slow-track plan against him because she was unable to deal with the offensive of Chen Pojun's Liaodong Army. Even the precious Princess Izumo had to marry him.

Looking back on his life, he was the Grand Marshal at the age of his age, but he finally won the position of crown prince with his second son. After ascending the throne and becoming emperor, he even fought against the east and west, and all the surrounding areas surrendered. But what about the end?

The wife and children were separated, and the people betrayed their relatives. It was when they were old and rich, but they were first besieged by the Turks and suffered this strange and great humiliation. Then they suffered a stroke and were paralyzed. When they woke up, they were already betrayed their relatives.

The only son, for the throne, betrayed himself. The ministers they trusted also split into factions early in order to make the family wealth and personal future when he was unconscious.

On a chaotic night in Taiyuan, he heard the news about the queen and the prince for the first time. They did not fall into the hands of the grassland Turks, but into the hands of Chen Kefu. Chen Kefu actually detoured the grassland to break through Jundu Pass, and more than 200,000 Hebei troops surrendered to Chen Ni. On the first day of August, Chen Kefu supported Huang Tai as the emperor and respected him as the emperor.

Upon hearing this news, Yang Guang's eyes were completely dark. He understood all this, and his crown prince became a puppet of Chen Ni. Even his queen and daughter were all in Chen Kefu's hands.

I remembered that Chen Shen had re-established the Chen Dynasty in Jiangnan and seized the 51 counties of the Great Sui Dynasty. Now Chen Kefu has established a puppet court in Zhuo County and seized the capital of Liaodong and Hebei. In an instant, half of his country was lost.

I remember that when he was the King of Jin, he was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Military Capital at the age of 20, and led 510,000 troops to attack Chen. Finally, he destroyed the Chen Dynasty in one battle.

Feng Shui takes turns, thirty years in Jiangdong and thirty years in Hexi.

Twenty-six years later, Chen Shen, the former crown prince of Southern Chen, had already restored the Chen Dynasty in Jiangnan and seized his fifty-one counties. Chen Shen's son even made his son a puppet emperor and occupied it with Liaodong and Hebei. Is all this the destiny?

Looking back on his life, Yang Guang couldn't help but laugh out loud. His great cause was like a city piled up on the beach. Although it seemed to be incredible, when the tide came, it was surging by the tide, but it was immediately lost.

Feeling his weak heartbeat, he knew that he had not had much time.

At this last moment, he seemed to really look at his cousin Li Yuan, who was two years older than him. Over the years, he had always ignored this cousin. He had always looked down on this playboy son who was seven years old and was named Duke Tang. He always felt that Li Yuan was just a timid but timid and mediocre person.

Who would have thought that in the end, he still took a look, just as he had taken Chen Pojun by then. He always thought he was very accurate in his view, but twice, he turned his great cause into a wisp of clouds and smoke from the Great Sui Dynasty.

Li Yuan's lowliness over the years made him feel shocked. He never thought that Li Yuan was so tolerant. When he thought of Li Shimin's wolf-like temperament, he could even betray Chen Kefu so good to him without hesitation. He understood very well what would happen if he was controlled by Li Yuan.

Better yet, Li Yuan might let himself continue to live. Become a puppet emperor, so that he can use the emperor to command the princes.

And then, maybe the ungrateful Li Shimin would enter the palace with a shiny sword and deliver three-foot white silk or a pot of wine to himself.

No matter which one it is, this is not what Yang Guang is willing to accept.

I knew that there was not much life. With people like Chen Pojun and Li Yuan, and with foolish descendants like Yang Ming, the Sui Dynasty was hopeless after all.

There is nothing more sorrow than death in the heart!

For Yang Guang, the collapse of his father Yang Jian and the unification dynasty he had conquered in two lives was the most heartbreaking thing for him. He did not have the courage to live until he witnessed the arrival of that day, but he had the courage to end his life with his own hands.

He hated those Guanlong military aristocratic groups who only know how to enjoy themselves but have long been decayed. If they had great ambitions, they might be able to help themselves create their own great cause. He hated those upstarts whom he had promoted them. He hated these people who were not in the same solar term and that they had not died, they turned to their new masters early.

He hated Chen Pojun, and he personally gave Chen Kefu all this, but he eventually betrayed himself. Because of his nihilistic bloodline, he broke his country into pieces just to restore his Chen family country.

But he hated Li Yuan even more. In his eyes, Li Yuan was like a poisonous snake. When he needed him the most and wanted to believe him the most, he gave himself the most fatal betrayal, his great cause, and his Great Sui Dynasty were eventually destroyed in his hands.

Lying in the deserted Jinyang Palace, he even heard Li Yuan and Li Shimin and his son laughing shamelessly and proudly above the Taiyuan city.

Yang Guang sneered in his heart. Even if he died, he would not let Li Yuan have a better life.

Although he is now half of his paralyzed and about to die, as the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, his dragon power cannot be desecrated by anyone. Even if there is no one around him now, how can they underestimate the great cause of the emperor who commanded millions of troops and destroyed countless tribes in the past?

Yang Guang coughed, but for a long time, no palace maid and eunuch came in to take care of him.

After a few wry smiles, Yang Guang tried his best to use his half of his body that could still move, and stretched out his right hand to pick up a golden candlestick on the table. He took off the candle on it. Yang Guang held the golden candlestick with his right hand tremblingly and aimed the sharp corner at his heart.

One inch, two inch, three inch

The golden wax table was inserted into the heart, Yang Guang's face was rosy, and blood gushed out from his mouth. The blood in his mouth kept pouring out from his mouth, dyeing the dragon into blood. But no one came to take the opportunity, letting the blood drip along the bed, gathering into a pool of bright red on the side.

At the last moment of his life, Yang Guang felt extremely relieved.

"I dream of Jiangnan, and it was also accidental to conquer Liao. But I have a good time, and I only parted this year."

He remembered the poem he had written again, and the beautiful Yangzhou. He had been in Yangzhou and stayed there for several years. Everyone only thought that what he nostalgic for was the prosperity and the Qionghua in Jiangnan.

But no one knows that what I miss is the ease and happiness at that time.

In Jiangnan, I was just a King of Jin.

At that time, I didn’t have such a heavy burden, but just a relaxed heart.

Fireworks are rafting on the lake in March. I still remember that the Princess Jin was so young and had such a bright smile at that time. He also remembered that when he was in Yangzhou, there was always a beautiful Shi girl following him, so understanding, so gentle and charming. Unfortunately, in the end, she only left her to Himeyun, but she died for her own bow and arrow that blocked the assassin.

Unfortunately, I finally left Yangzhou, became the crown prince, and had the dream of great cause.

He inherited the throne, and never dared to relax in one day. He went to the west, hunted north, and the Central Plains, and went to many borders that emperors never visited. There were not many emperors in all dynasties who were more diligent than himself.

As the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, there is a palace. Empress Xiao was never as jealous as his mother, but he never had three palaces and six courtyards, and three thousand beautiful girls. At nearly fifty, his favorite was the queen Xiao Meiniang. At nearly fifty years old, he only had three sons and two daughters, less than his father's children. Everything was because he had no time and no energy to focus on it. He always had a dream of great cause in his heart, and he put all his energy on it.

It’s just a pity that the Guanlong nobles who enjoyed the wealth of the Sui Dynasty were all degenerate and degenerate. No one was willing to live a rich and peaceful life to create a great cause and prosperity. Not only did they not help him, they also tried their best to pull his back from behind.

The eleventh year of great cause was his most tiring eleventh year. He had thought of abandoning all this and becoming a pleasure emperor.

No matter what great cause or what foundation for generations, the inheritance of the Han people. Like those emperors of all dynasties, he also handed over the affairs of the court to ministers, established three palaces and six courtyards, and accepted beauties from all over the world. He wine, ponds, meat forests, and muddy music day and night.

From time to time, I took my ministers to hunt, and in the spring, I went to Yangzhou in Jiangnan to watch the fireworks in Jiangnan. In summer, I went to Zhuojun to escape the summer heat and see the sea. In autumn, I could go to Fenyang Palace in Loufan in Hedong to hunt and play. In winter, I could also go to Chengdu in Bashu. I drank and have fun all day, sing poems, ran horses, woke up the power of the world, and slept drunk by the beauty's knees. This was so comfortable. He was better, noble ministers and even the people of the world were better.

As for the barbarians on the frontier, the barbarians will take advantage of this and forget to fight will be in danger. Why bother to care? As long as he lives happily, he will not care about the floods after his death. Even if the Hu people go south in the future and re-enact the Five Barbarians invade China, what can they do? He was already dead at that time, so why bother with that?

Unfortunately, he couldn't let go of these things. He could not be so open-minded. After all, he was just an ordinary emperor. He always saw farther than those nobles and ministers and those ordinary people. Unfortunately, he was a wise king, and one step further away, he was a famous king. When his eyes were a hundred steps away from those ministers and the people, he completely became a foolish king and a tyrant.

The high place is cold, and the lonely orphans are no one to solve.

The blood flowed more and more, Yang Guang felt that he was getting weaker and weaker, and various illusions began to flash in his mind.

He smiled softly. Although half of his face could not move, this smile was even worse than crying. But he smiled, and he laughed and he was finally relieved. He didn't have to be drunk and he was awake alone, and he no longer had to carry this heavy burden.

He laughed, laughed, laughed, when he died like this, the Li family, who was still proud outside, would definitely become the target of the world. Smile, Li Yuan had been plotting for half his life, and finally got to this point, but he was trapped in a place that was doomed by his dying little trick.
Chapter completed!