Chapter 40 Pressure from the Powers
There was no light in the imperial room. Clear moonlight sprinkled in from the window, smearing silver on the ground, and dragging a long figure out of the moonlight.
Yang Guang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the bright moonlight with his eyes. He remembered that more than twenty years ago, he led a large army to defeat Chen. He had also seen such a bright full moon on the large ship crossing the river. At that time, he was flying and sang with his spear, which attracted the soldiers all over the boat to sing with him.
‘The hero first carried a spear, drank his horse across the river, swept three thousand miles, and returned to his hometown with his brocade...’
Yang Guang remembered the year he had just ascended the throne. He was also under this bright full moon. He was ambitious and wanted to achieve great goals. He wanted to use the Han Dynasty to merge with the north and south, and to eradicate Guanlong and Beiping Tartars. He wanted to create a great cause and prosperity within ten years and continue the Sui Dynasty for thousands of years.
But today, including the fourth year of Renshou, less than thirteen years of his ascension to the throne, the Great Sui Empire was about to come to an end. At this moment, his son's sarcastic laughter seemed to echo in his ears, and his heart was filled with sadness and despair.
‘How is the Great Sui Dynasty finished? No! He is unwilling to give up, he will never give up!’
Yang Guang suddenly turned around and slowly walked to the imperial case to sit down. There was a memorial on the case, which was just sent by Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing had already captured Taiyuan and wiped out 20,000 elite troops from Li Shuliang. The momentum of taking Hedong was completed. In the memorial, Yang Yuanqing requested to enthrone Taiyuan as the Northern Capital, and would take over the King of Dai and continue the country of the Great Sui Dynasty.
Only then did Yang Guang realize that Dai Wang You did not fall into Li Yuan's hands, but was taken away by Yang Yuanqing. No wonder Li Yuan established a clan that was unknown to be a pseudo-emperor.
With the bright moonlight, Yang Guang slowly lifted his pen and drew a slight on Yang Yuanqing's memorial with trembling hands. He agreed to Yang Yuanqing's request. He knew that he had opened a crack for Yang Yuanqing with his own hands, but... In this way, the Sui Dynasty might be immortal.
At this time, the voice of the grandson Yang Qing came from the door. "Grandfather, can the grandson come in?"
"Come in!" Yang Guang slowly put down his pen.
Yang Neng walked in and knelt down in front of Yang Guang, "Grandfather, please forgive the emperor's uncle!"
Yang Guang leaned on the couch and stared at the emperor's grandson. After a while, he said lightly: "At that time, your emperor's uncle had harmed your father more than once. You once hated him to the core, why do you want to plead for him now?"
Yang Qing lowered his head and whispered: "But... he is the grandson's uncle after all. He has few relatives."
"Come here and sit next to your grandfather."
Yang Guang gently patted the couch beside him. Yang Qing slowly stood up and walked over to sit down. Yang Guang stroked Changsun's head and said in his heart that he was extremely pity: "He is your emperor's uncle and my son. Although he speaks very badly, I will not kill him. Look at your fifth grandfather. He rebelled and wanted to overthrow me, but I did not kill him in the end. I will not kill the royal family easily unless he really committed a sin of unforgivable crime. Your emperor's uncle is the only flesh and blood of your emperor's grandmother. No matter how ugly he speaks, I will not kill him. Go and tell the emperor's grandmother later to reassure her."
Yang Qing bit his lip and whispered: "The emperor's grandfather is still angry about Xiao Xian's affairs, are hesitating for the emperor's grandmother?"
Yang Nai remembered very clearly that when news of Xiao Xian's rebellion came, the emperor's grandfather and grandmother had a big quarrel. The emperor's grandfather scolded the Xiao family for being ungrateful and wanted to issue an edict to depose the empress, which made everyone extremely scared. Yang Nai always wanted to find an opportunity to persuade the emperor's grandfather.
"The emperor's grandfather, any family has people with ulterior motives. The grandfather was unable to be blinded by a single leaf, and Xiao Xian was just a side house in the Xiao family, and it really had nothing to do with the emperor's grandmother."
"You kid..."
Yang Guang gently patted the back of his head. He was moved by his grandson's kindness and handed the Yang Yuanqing memorial on the table to his grandson, "You should have read this memorial!"
Yang Guang shouted loudly again: "Light the light!"
The eunuch Li Zhongliang came in from outside the door and lit up the seven-winged colorful phoenix lamp in a hurry. The entire imperial room immediately became brighter.
Yang Yuanqing's memorial has been read. In fact, he also wanted to find an opportunity to talk to his grandfather. Since his grandfather took the initiative to talk about this, he also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Yang Yuan stood up and stood in front of his grandfather and said, "Grandfather, grandson has one more thing to say."
"What did you say?"
Yang Neng knew that the emperor's grandfather would be very angry, but he still plucked up the courage to say: "The emperor's grandfather is about the last battle in Fengzhou. The emperor's grandfather sent a decree to the world to reward the Fengzhou army, but there was no Yang Yuanqing's reward. All the civil and military officials in the court were talking about this matter. Li Yuan colluded with the Turks, and his crimes should be punished. The emperor's grandfather, are these two things left unresolved?"
Yang Guang shook his head, "Actually, when Li Yuan colluded with the Turks, I have ordered Luoyang to inform the world, but in fact it is useless. Unless the Turks enter the Central Plains and cause the people of the Central Plains to suffer a lot, everyone will have a bone-cutting hatred. Moreover, I heard that Li Yuan also explained publicly. He admitted that he had contacted the Turks. He said that it was to buy horses. The Turkic soldiers in his army were subordinates of the Western Turkic Ashida Nai. He changed the flag back and became half red and half white. The Turkic people were civil strife. He no longer admitted that he had any relationship with the Turks. In fact, I knew in my heart that he colluded with the Turks and restrained Yang Yuanqing, so that he could successfully occupy Guanzhong."
"What about Yang Yuanqing's reward for defeating the Turks? Is the emperor's grandfather really not going to give it to him?" Yang Qing whispered again.
Yang Guang sighed for a while, "How can I signify him? Could it be that he is the king?"
"Father, why not? Didn't Li Yuan also be named King of Tang?"
"He is the fake king! It's ****!"
Yang Guang suddenly became furious and roared at Yang Xuan, "Do you want to admit that his occupation of Chang'an is in line with the law? Is his establishment of a pseudo-emperor is the orthodox world?"
Yang Qing knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "The grandson is ignorant, but the grandson is confused. Please calm down the anger!"
Yang Guang slowly suppressed the anger in his heart and said to his grandson: "I am the orthodox world. Even today, this is still a consensus among the people of the world. Even if he is Li Yuan, he, does not dare to publicly oppose the Sui Dynasty. His pseudo-Tang King is just a self-proclaimed person. I will never admit it. No one in the Great Sui Dynasty is allowed to admit it. Do you remember it?"
"Grandson remembers it!"
Yang Pu kowtowed heavily and said: It’s just that grandson was thinking that if we support Yang Yuanqing and let him restrain Li Yuan, then it will be difficult for Li Yuan and Guanlong nobles to go out of Guanlong. Emperor Grandfather, we can make good use of Yang Yuanqing’s power. Grandson considers that if we can take advantage of the opportunity of Fengzhou to win and include him in the Great Sui clan, then there will be one more Sui king and one less Chu emperor in the future."
Speaking of this, Yang Neng secretly glanced at his grandfather's face. Seeing that his face had calmed down, he mustered up the courage and said, "The grandson once asked Yang Yuanqing, if I sign him as king in the future, what king would he be? He said that the Great Sui Dynasty should have a supporter, and he was willing to be the backer of our three brothers. Can the emperor's grandfather agree to his request and sign him as the backer of his backer?"
Yang Guang nodded slowly, "Grandfather thought about this matter! However, there are only princes, kings and princes in the Great Sui Dynasty, and no backer kings."
At this time, a eunuch at the door reported: "Your Majesty, General Sima asked for an emergency, saying that he had caught an important spy."
Yang Guang was slightly stunned and said, "Please meet him!"
He smiled at Yang Lei again and said, "You go to the emperor's grandmother and tell the emperor's grandmother that I will no longer be angry with her. If you accompany me well, I know that she is also very distressed."
"Grandson obeys the order!"
Yang Yan retreated. After a moment, the eunuch Li Zhongliang hurried into the imperial room with Sima Dekan, knelt down on one knee and said, "I will meet your Majesty!"
"General Sima, what important spy did you catch?"
"Report to Your Majesty, my subordinates caught a person who violated the midnight snack order near the city gate. Later, they searched his body and found that there was a letter hidden on him. It turned out to be a secret letter written by Xiao Xian to General Yuwen. I dare not hide it."
Yang Guang was surprised and actually involved Yuwen Chengdu. "He asked immediately, where is the letter?"
Sima Dekan presented a letter, and Li Zhongliang passed it to Yang Guang. The moment he turned around, he exchanged a wink with Sima Dekan.
Yang Guang took the letter and read it quickly. In the letter, Xiao Xian asked Yuwen Chengdu to put the revival of the Xiao family first and asked Yuwen Chengdu to reply to the last discussion as soon as possible.
Yang Guang's face became more and more gloomy. He knew that Yuwen Chengdu was actually a member of the Xiao family. It was Empress Xiao who recommended him to him. For more than ten years, from King Jin to the Crown Prince and the Emperor, he had always trusted him very much. Could it be that he really wanted to betray his trust in him for the sake of his family?
"Summon Yuwen Chengdu!"
Soon, Yuwen Chengdu also walked into the Censor's Room and bowed to him, "My minister Yuwen Chengdu met His Majesty the Emperor!"
"General Yuwen, do you still have any contact with the Xiao family?" Yang Guang asked without saying a word.
Yuwen Cheng didn't know what Yang Guang asked about what this sentence meant. He glanced at Sima Dekan next to him, and felt a sense of ominousness in his heart.
"Report to Your Majesty, I have contacts with a very small number of Xiao family's children, and I teach them to practice martial arts."
"Yeah?"
Yang Guang looked at him and asked meaningfully, "What about Xiao Xian? Have you taught him to practice martial arts?"
Yuwen Chengdu's mind was buzzing! He knew what was going on. The emperor suspected that he had secretly interacted with Xiao Xian. It must be Sima Dekan complained. He immediately said: "Report to Your Majesty, I have only met Xiao Xian in the fourth year of Renshou, and I have never seen him again. He is a traitor, and I will not teach him any martial arts."
Yang Guang threw the letter to him and said coldly: "You can see it yourself!"
Yuwen Chengdu picked up the letter and read it, immediately widened his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, this is a false accusation. I have never had any contact with Xiao Xian. This is someone who is a false accusation of me."
"False accusation?"
Yang Guang looked at Sima Dekan, and Sima Dekan said calmly: "I don't know whether it is true or not, but I caught the spy. I have this letter on the spy. I think I must report it to the emperor."
"Where is this spy now?" Yuwen Chengdu said angrily.
"General Yuwen, I'm sorry, this spy killed five of my subordinates because of his fierce resistance."
"Dead!"
Yuwen Chengdu was stunned. He hurriedly said to Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, everyone is dead, there is no evidence to die. Just take a letter and say that I collude with Xiao Xian. Your Majesty, this is too easy!"
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