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Chapter 44 Mid-Autumn Festival

In front of Shuiding Gate, Chen Guang slowly walked out of the city gate tower. Looking at the pleasure boat away, his eyes fell on another pleasure boat. At this time, his eyes showed pain. Yang Yuanqing gave him the order to rescue King Yan and Princess Danyang, but there was no Emperor Yang Guang. Chen Guang also knew that Yang Yuanqing did not want Yang Guang to continue to live. Only when Yang Guang died could Yang Yuanqing legitimately support Dai Wang to the throne.

However, Chen Guang hoped that Yang Guang could survive. For five years, Yang Guang has treated him well and will never forget him every time he rewarded him. He has not yet received this kindness.

From the perspective of the minister's relationship, he was unwilling to let Yang Guang die. At this time, the opponent had a short period of defensive loophole, and he could use the water to rescue Yang Guang.

However... this seriously violated Yang Yuanqing's military orders, leaving Chen Guang in extreme contradictions and pain.

At this time, a soldier rushed over to report, "General Shen, a war is taking place in the forest south, and reinforcements seem to be coming."

Chen Guang then realized that no wonder there were no defenders on both sides of the Yuhe River. It turned out that the army had been transferred to the forest in the south to encircle reinforcements. At this moment, Chen Guang made up his mind that even if he was severely punished by Yang Yuanqing for disobeying the military order, he would have to save Yang Guang, otherwise he would be uneasy in his life.

"Come with me!"

Chen Guang led a dozen guards to the pleasure boat and drove towards the inner palace.

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King Yang Neng of Yan was the first to discover the abnormality. He practiced archery and martial arts every day before dinner. A powerful guard officer of the Guard of archery was specially taught. Although today is not the day to teach him how to practice arrows, Yang Neng gained something. He shot the target accurately at fifty steps away, which made him very excited. He ran to report to his master. However, he unexpectedly learned that the guards received an imperial edict today and most of the guards entered the city early in the morning. This shocked Yang Neng. Even if they were on vacation, they would not be able to rest in both shifts, and at most one shift was on vacation.

He ran all the way to Qilin Pavilion. "Grandfather of the Emperor!"

Yang Guang was sitting in the imperial study room reading. This was his rare leisure time. There was no government affairs to deal with, so he could concentrate on doing his favorite things and study.

"Grandfather of the Emperor!"

Yang Nai rushed into the imperial study like a gust of wind. At this moment, he was extremely anxious and didn't care about the gentleness and respect that a crown prince should have.

"Is there anything wrong?" Yang Guang hated being interrupted most when reading a book, but he couldn't get angry at his grandson.

Yang Nai also realized that he was a little out of control. He calmed down and walked into the imperial study room slowly, bowed and said, "The grandson wanted to ask, did the emperor and grandfather have ordered the guard to take a holiday?"

Yang Guang was stunned and shook his head, "I have never issued this order, what happened?"

Yang Nai was anxious and hurriedly said, "My grandson just went to the outer palace and found that the guards were gone. They said that the palace sent an imperial edict to let them all go on vacation, so everyone went to Jiangdu City."

"What!"

Yang Guang was shocked and angry. Who dared to be so bold that he could fake his imperial edict? He asked angrily: "Who passed the imperial edict?"

"I don't know either?"

As soon as Yang Yan finished speaking, he heard someone outside shouting: "Stop. Don't go in!"

There were thirty personal bodyguards around Yang Guang’s Qilin Pavilion. Their voices came from them. Then someone shouted outside: “Your Majesty, I am Chen Guang, and something big is going to happen.”

Yang Guang was shocked and stood up and walked to the window. He saw a pleasure boat parked by the Yu River dozens of steps away. There was a person standing on the shore, which was Shen Guang.

Chen Guang also saw Yang Guang's figure appearing in front of the window. He shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty, Yu Wenhua and his rebellion have colluded with Sima Dekan and Chen Ling. The inner army has been transferred, and everything outside is his army. Your Majesty, go quickly!"

Yang Guang's face changed drastically and he said loudly: "Aiqing Chen, please come up and talk."

Chen Guang rushed to Qilin Pavilion and was taken into the imperial study by the guards. He knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, the situation is extremely critical. I heard that the General of Yuwen Chengdu came to help and was surrounded by them. There are not many guards outside now. Your Majesty can leave the imperial road. If you don't leave, it will be too late."

Yang Guang stood up for a moment and asked again: "You just said it was Yu Wenji?"

"Yes! I heard that Yu Wenhua and Jiangdu City have closed down and are arresting officials and royal family on a large scale. Your Majesty, go quickly!"

At this moment, there was a cry of killing in the distance, and from Xuanwu Gate, Yang Guang couldn't sit still. He immediately said to the guard order: "You go and bring the queen, Gao'er, and the princess, and come to me immediately."

"Your Majesty, I just met Princess Danyang and ordered someone to take her away."

Yang Guang nodded, "Then bring the queen and Gao'er, go quickly!"

Several personal guards ran away. As he heard the constant shouts of killing outside, Yang Guang was very nervous. He picked up the golden box containing the jade seal and military talisman, hesitated for a moment, took out a small bottle from the drawer, put it in close arms, and walked quickly towards the Qilin Lord. As soon as he walked into the yard, he heard a loud "boom!" sound from afar. The Xuanwu Gate was knocked open, and screams came from all around him.

"Master, get on the boat!" Chen Guang shouted anxiously.

This is a guard who stumbled on his back with an arrow on his body, "Your Majesty, the rebels have entered the palace, the queen's bedroom has been surrounded, King Zhao... King Zhao was killed by Pei Qiantong."

Yang Guang shouted loudly and fainted immediately. Chen Guang was flustered and did not care about the rituals of the king and his subjects. He carried Yang Guang onto the boat. Yang Jue also jumped onto the boat, and the pleasure boat sailed out of the palace along the Yu River.

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At this time, Sima Dekan and Chen Len had already led the army back, and it was getting dark. Tens of thousands of soldiers lit torches and shone the Jiangdu Palace as daylight.

Yu Wenhe stood on the platform and shouted: "We will abolish the foolish lord and re-establish the new lord. I, Yu Wenhe, will lead everyone home!"

"Go home! Go home!" Tens of thousands of people shouted together.

Yu Wenyu was secretly glad in his heart. Fortunately, he followed the advice of the military advisor and could not stand on his own. Now it seems that the soldiers only want to abolish the tyrant monarch and establish a new monarch. When he turned around, he could not see Liu Qing's figure and was stunned.

"Where has the military advisor been?" Yu Wenji asked.

"Report to Mr. Xu, the military advisor was curious and led his troops into the palace."

Yu Wenhua frowned. What did Liu Qing do in such a hurry to enter the palace? He couldn't figure it out. Does he want to enter the palace to get treasures?

...........

In the Jiangdu Palace, the strategist Liu Qing hurriedly with hundreds of Yu Wenji's confidants. He went to other palaces where important royal families lived, such as King Yang Hung of Qi, the son of King Yang Jun of Qin, the son of King Yang Jun of Shu, etc., all of them were under house arrest, with a total of more than a dozen people. There were special soldiers guarding them.

At this time, the guards guarding the gate had already run away, and no one guarded the royal family anymore. As soon as Liu Qing led his army to the door, King Yang Qing of Qi was running out towards him. When he saw Liu Qing at first sight, he was shocked, "It's you! Aren't you dead?"

Liu Qing sneered and stabbed Yang Qing in the chest with a sword. Yang Qing screamed and pointed at Liu Qing, "You...you..." and fell to the ground and died. I still don't understand.

Liu Qing pulled out the sword order and said, "Kill all the royal families, no one will be left!"

Hundreds of people rushed into the side palace and killed all the dozen direct royal families living inside, without any of them left behind. Liu Qing ordered again: "Don't disturb the queen, and those who dare to rape and loot!"

.........

Although Chen Guang was determined to rescue Yang Guang, he was still one step late. As soon as his pleasure boat sailed out of Jiangdu Palace, he was discovered by the defenders. Tens of thousands of people surrounded the pleasure boats on both sides of the Yu River, and the waterway was blocked by more than a dozen ships.

Yang Guang had already awakened. The grief of losing his son made him extremely silent. He silently watched the dense soldiers on both sides of the strait and the firelight like a sea, and couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Guang knelt down in front of him and cried, "I cannot save Your Majesty, I deserve to die."

Yang Guang smiled slightly, "Aiqing Chen, I remember correctly. You should be Yang Yuanqing's person!"

"I am the General Ying Yanglang of Fengzhou Army and also the Minister of Your Majesty."

Yang Guang sighed, took out an order from his arms, folded it and put it into the jade box, and handed it to Chen Guang. "I know that you are very skilled and can escape from the siege. This box is the jade seal and military talisman of the Great Sui Dynasty, and there is also an order I have given him. You bring it to Yang Yuanqing and ask him to pass it on to the king or to my eldest grandson."

Chen Guang knew that Yang Guang would definitely not be able to escape. He carried the eldest grandson on his back and perhaps there was still hope. He looked at Yang Ren again, "I can carry the eldest grandson on his back and leave."

Yang Neng shook his head firmly, "The grandson will not leave, the grandson will be with his grandfather."

"Bad!"

Yang Guang slapped Yang Yan hard and cursed: "I can die, but you can't."

Yang Neng knelt down, "The grandson would rather die with the emperor and grandfather!"

"Okay! OK! OK!"

Yang Guang said three times in a row and said to Chen Guang: "Aiqing Chen, go! The emperor and Changsun guard the country with me."

Chen Guang was helpless and had to kowtow three times to Yang Guang, wrap the jade box, tie it around his waist, and sneak into the river while the night was dark, and escaped from the river with his superb water nature.

At this time, Yang Guang walked out of the pleasure boat and shouted to the soldiers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait: "I am the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Do you dare to rebel?"

Tens of thousands of soldiers on the shore were silent, and no one responded. Yang Guang shouted again: "If you put down your weapons, I will forgive you for your sins and grant you high-ranking officials!"

Ten thousand soldiers were still silent, and no one put down his weapons, and everyone looked at him coldly.

At this time, Chen Len walked out and said loudly: "Your Majesty left the ancestral temple and paraded outside all year round, and was armed with military force and fortifications inside. It has never stopped for more than ten years, causing strong men in the world to die in swords and weapons, weak women to die in gullies, thieves rise, people live in misery, villages are deserted, and thousands of miles of red fields. Is Your Majesty not guilty?"

Yang Guang was silent, and he said slowly: "I am guilty of the people of the world, but I treat you very well. I can be killed by the people of the world, but I cannot die under your sword."

Chen Ling shook his head and said, "No need to explain anymore. Today, Your Majesty must die to thank the world. I will support the emperor and the eldest grandson to revive the Sui Dynasty."

A glimmer of hope arose in Yang Guang's heart, "Do you promise not to kill my eldest grandson?"

Chen Ling knelt down, "I can swear to the heaven!"

At this time, Yang Guang saw Yu Wenji. Seeing his cold eyes, he sighed in his heart, then looked at tens of thousands of soldiers and asked, "Do you all want me to die?"

None of the soldiers spoke, and still held the bow and arrow at him. Yang Guang smiled miserably and took out the small bottle from his arms with trembling hands. Yang Qing rushed up and wanted to grab the bottle, "Grandfather, you can't!"

Yang Guang winked at the guards. The guards all understood what he meant and held Yang Yan down together. Since the emperor could not survive, he would let him die with dignity.

Yang Guang stared at the bottle for a while and said to himself: "Let future generations comment on my life!"

He drank it all in one slightest moment, and the bottle fell to the ground.

The banks of the Yu River are silent.

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On August 16, the 12th year of Daye, Yu Wenhe launched a mutiny in Jiangdu. Yang Guang died in the death of Jiu. Yu Wenhe immediately supported the King of Yan Yang Neng as emperor and respected Empress Xiao as the Empress Dowager Shengyuan. He proclaimed himself the prime minister and the prime minister, and appointed Sima Dekan and Chen Leng as the left and right generals.

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