Chapter 553

Many of these rebel soldiers were elite members of the Sixteenth Guards who were deeply trusted by Yang Guang. They once followed Yang Guang in his northern expedition to Goguryeo and inspected Yanmen.

He followed him down to the south of the Yangtze River and made great contributions to protect Yang Guang's safety.

Perhaps, Yang Guang did not want to believe until the fact happened that it was these warriors who had protected him for many years who finally became the group of people who betrayed him and caused his death.

However, after all, one of the big reasons why these brave soldiers betrayed Yang Guang was because of Yang Guang's own cunning operations.

During the siege of Yanmen, he promised promotion and wealth and asked the soldiers to fight to the death for him. In the end, Yang Guang himself regretted it.

After that, most of the soldiers came from Guanzhong and had been wandering abroad for many years. They already missed their hometown very much and wanted to go home.

But in the end, Yang Guang tilted his neck and insisted on going to Jiangnan. Once he got to Jiangnan, he actually decided not to leave.

How do the soldiers who live in Guanzhong feel? Comparing their feelings, Yang Qian felt that if he was also a member of this group of soldiers, he would definitely make trouble.

Therefore, from this perspective, Yang Qian also sympathizes with these rebels.

However, sympathy is sympathy, Yang Qian must kill the leader of the gang, whether it is Yu Wenji, Yu Wen Zhiji, or Pei Qantong and the others.

If they fled Jiangnan directly, Yang Guang, who could no longer appeal to the world at that time, would be furious and useless.

But unfortunately, with Yuwen Zhiji, a bastard who was afraid of chaos in the world, history finally returned to the right track that left Yang Qian speechless.

But now, Yang Qian finally saw that the two bastards that he had wanted to chop off with his own sword when he was in Yanmen, appeared on the top of Tancheng.

The emperor's guard of honor appeared on top of the city, and there was actually the sound of drums and music, as well as eunuchs and palace maids.

Such a huge pomp was accompanied by feeble roars from the city. "See my Majesty the Emperor."

Yu Wenhuaji, who had already put on the emperor's crown, couldn't help but feel a little more proud on his face until he saw the tall flag of the Jingnan Army under the city.

There was also the figure of Yang Qian standing on the high platform. Yu Wenhuaji seemed to have realized his current situation.

The King of Qi next to him, Yuwen Zhiji, came closer and reminded him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please get up quickly."

"Well, you are all here..." Yu Wenhuaji raised his arms, trying hard to maintain his majesty as the emperor of Tan.

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Then he turned around and faced Yang Qian, who was a stone's throw away from the city. Although the appearance was not clear from such a distance, Yu Wenhuaji could still feel it.

That familiar and vicious gaze full of malice.

"Yang Liushou, I never thought that I would meet you again in such a situation..."

"Yu Wenji, Yuwen Zhiji. Yang just wants to ask you two. How do you brothers want to die?"

"???" Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji were immediately confused. Then, the two brothers looked fiercely at Zhang Huai, the Minister of Rites, who was standing not far away.

Zhang Huai himself was stunned. When he saw the gazes of these two people, his legs softened and he lay down on the city wall.

"My lord, I really don't know why he said that. He just asked me to invite your majesty to come to the city to talk to him..."

"Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Zhiji, and the rest of the people in the city, please listen.

I am the governor of the Eastern Capital of the Great Sui Dynasty, the governor of Jiangdu, the deposed ambassador of the twelve counties of Jiangnan Province, and the deposed ambassador of the twelve counties of Henan Province, Yang Qian."

"Here, I declare to Xiang Er and others that we will lay down our weapons and surrender to Kaicheng. Only Yang will kill the first culprit, and the rest will be spared the death penalty."

"Yang Qian!" Yu Wenhuaji couldn't help but roared angrily. "You dare to talk nonsense, believe it or not, I will kill Empress Xiao right now."

"Don't forget, Yang Guang's queen is still in my hands."

"As long as you let the Jingnan Army free a way to survive, I can return Empress Xiao. As a human being, you must leave a chance for survival."

Yang Qian couldn't help but laugh loudly. "Yes, as a human being, you should leave room for others, but your brothers have long been inferior to pigs and dogs. I, Yang Qian, can leave a glimmer of hope for others, but you brothers cannot!"

"Your Majesty is waiting for you, Yu Wenshu, to receive a great favor from your family. You have been greatly favored by His Majesty, and have been rich and noble for generations. You were able to marry the princess as your wife. No one in the entire dynasty can match the favor and honor that your Yuwen family has received."

"But this is the case, you are trying to mislead His Majesty into immorality, relying on His Majesty's trust and favor towards you, and acting wantonly."

"Even communicating with foreign countries is a crime punishable by death. Your Majesty's selfishness allowed you and others to escape. But you and others showed no gratitude at all. On the contrary, during the chaos in Jiangdu, you personally killed all the royal family members."

"Bodies littered the fields, and His Majesty was forced to take poison to commit suicide. Countless loyal ministers died tragically at the hands of the rebels."

"Supporting the sons of the royal family, monopolizing power and self-respect, then poisoning the emperor who supported him, usurping the throne, insulting the concubines, and killing innocent people..."

Following Yang Qian's sharp shouts and the accusations with conclusive evidence, there was deathly silence both above and below the city.

The faces of the people on the city were ashen, while the people below the city were excited.

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"...No heaven or earth can tolerate you, the leader of thieves. If you want to die a quick death, you should open the door and surrender earlier."

"Rebel soldiers in the city, please listen. If anyone dares to insult His Majesty's widow again.

The lives of those who could have been saved will be as good as Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji!"

"If you want to survive, you should quickly take down these traitorous bastards who harmed the clan and the loyal people of the court. This will give you a new way of life."

"Blast the drum, hurry up, beat the drum!" Yuwen Zhiji's face changed drastically, and he screamed angrily. He even strode aside, grabbed a drumstick with his hands, and knocked the sound on the city wall.

of war drums.

The intention was to use the sound of war drums to cover up Yang Qian's confusing words. As more and more war drums were beaten.

"...Holy shit!" Yang Qian could only shut his mouth angrily. He had no choice but to say that no matter how loud his voice was, he couldn't stand up to the loud sound of the war drums.

What the hell, I didn’t expect that those bastards in the city would react so quickly and actually want to use noise interference to influence their publicity about the Jingnan Army’s treatment of these rebel prisoners of war.

More and more war drums were beating rhythmically. The thousands of loud-voiced soldiers who had originally been arranged by Yang Qian were all looking eagerly at Yang Qian, the commander of the Jingnan Army.

No matter how loud your voice is, you can't beat the war drum. Boss, what should you do now?

"I don't believe they have the ability to keep knocking for a whole day." Yang Qian complained angrily, turned and walked towards the bottom of the high platform.

"Commander, what should we do next? Just start a strong attack?" Qin Qiong came over and said with eagerness.

"No." Yang Qian shook his head decisively. "If we really want to do that, if something happens, if the queen is really wrong, she will definitely cause some unnecessary trouble."

"It will have a negative impact on our army."

"Then wait until Tancheng stops beating drums before shouting?"
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