Taiqing Palace

Wu Yizong's corpse was as bright as a copper bell, his neck had been pulled and broken, and his head was soft and slanted. Because it was midsummer, the corpse had already smelled foul smell, which made Yang Yao almost disgusted.

This Wu Yizong was really born vulgar and died disgusting!

Yang Yao took a few glances and ordered the Longwu Army to escort several captured Jinwu Guards to confirm the true identity of Wu Yizong, and then asked someone to carry the body to the back mountain to feed the wild dogs.

Emperor Wu Yizong finally died. A small half of the anger that Yang Yao was holding back, and the remaining half depends on whether the culprit Wu Sansi was captured.

The stench of corpses was filled with the Taiqing Palace, so Yang Yao and Xue Chuyu left Taiqing Palace together and came to the terrace outside Taiqing Palace.

Yang Yao stood on the terrace of Taiqing Palace and looked at the panoramic view of Daming Palace. This is four times larger than the Forbidden City, representing the magnificent style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The great palace in Chinese history was finally taken into my pocket!

He took a deep breath of the air from the Daming Palace, and even the air was so fresh, haha!

Yang Yao was intoxicated by the excitement and joy of owning the entire Daming Palace. Shangguan Wan'er also rushed to the terrace of Taiqing Palace and asked in a hurry, "Sage, Wu Sansi, has Wu Yizong caught it?"

Yang Yao, who came to his senses, looked at her and said, "Zhaoyi, there is a corpse in Taiqing Palace. I have ordered the Jinwu Guard to verify the true body. It is indeed the corpse of Wu Yizong."

Shangguan Wan'er was not particularly happy when she heard the news of Wu Yizong's death. Wu Yizong was disgusting, but she did not have a deep hatred with her. What she cared most was Wu Sansi's whereabouts. She was not concerned about Wu Sansi, but was worried that Wu Sansi would really escape back to Luoyang, which would be detrimental to her mother and the Shangguan clan members. She hurriedly asked, "Sage, where is Wu Sansi? Has he caught it?"

Wu Sansi's whereabouts were exactly what Yang Yao wanted to know, and asked Xue Chuyu, "Where is Wu Sansi, the general of Jinwu Guard?!"

The attack on the Daming Palace was led by Xue Chuyu. After he led his army to capture the Daming Palace, he searched every corner of the Daming Palace but could not find Wu Sansi. He found a few captured Jinwu Guards and found out that Wu Sansi had already sneaked away from Xuanwu Gate with a group of confidants.

Xue Chuyu could only tell the truth that Wu Sansi and more than ten Jinwu Guard soldiers had made up as ordinary people and escaped from the Daming Palace.

"ah!"

Shangguan Wan'er was so scared that she lost her temper when she heard that Wu Sansi had escaped. "Sage, Wu Yizong's death was a plan for Wu Sansi to kill and silence people. He killed Wu Yizong to silence people, to put all the blame on Wu Yizong alone. Send someone to capture Wu Sansi, don't let him escape back to Luoyang!"

Yang Yao nodded. Wu Sansi was the culprit of this trip to Guanzhong. Wu Sansi, the person Yang Yao wanted to kill the most was also Wu Sansi, who actually let him escape under his nose? Why did you tell Zhaoyi that your brother was farting?

"Zhaoyi, I will immediately send troops to search and pursue Wu Sansi. He will not escape back to Luoyang."

Yang Yao gently patted Shangguan Wan'er's hand, comforted her softly, and said to Xue Chuyu, "Chu Yu, immediately send someone to block the Chang'an City and search the city. Then the soldiers chased along the official road, and ordered Xue Yan from Tongguan to strictly investigate the passing business trips and pedestrians, and don't let Wu Sansi escape back to Luoyang."

Seeing that the emperor was determined to capture Wu Sansi, Xue Chuyu no longer talked too much, so he hurriedly recruited two deputy generals and ordered them to arrange a special military mission to capture Wu Sansi. He searched Chang'an City and led his army to pursue the official road.

On the one hand, Yang Yao had more important things to do, that is, to reconcile the Jinwu Guards who accompanied Wu Sansi and Wu Yizong rebelled.

The local snakes in Guanzhong used to ignore me and went to be licking dogs for Wu Sansi. Now the feng shui is changing, and I must let your grandsons kneel down and sing to conquer me!

Yang Yao pondered, "Chu Yu! How were the casualties of Jinwu Guards in this battle?"

Xue Chuyu sent someone to get the results of the battle and reported to Yang Yaohui, "The Master, three thousand Jinwu Guards, 1,376 people were killed in battle, 1,560 prisoners, and dozens of people were missing. They should have fled with Wu Sansi."

Yang Yao said in a deep voice, "Chu Yu, the 1,560 prisoners, found out the origin and clan, and detained the famous clan from Guanzhong and Guandong clans respectively."

Xue Chuyu took the order, and Yang Yao said to Shangguan Wan'er again, "Zhaoyi, you are responsible for drafting two edicts, one is to announce to the whole world, Wu Sansi, Wu Yizong, and Jinwuwei's crime of killing the monarch and causing rebellion; the other is to be delivered to the heads of the famous families in Guanzhong, and they will come to the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace in half a month to look at the punishment."

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Yang Yao in shock and announced Wu Sansi that Wu Yizong's crime of rebellion and Ming Zhengpao punishment was also common. However, another edict was to be given to the heads of major famous families and asked him to come to observe the punishment. What did Yang Yao want to do?

She asked with a look of surprise, "Master, what punishment should I punish you to summon these famous families to visit the Daming Palace?"

Yang Yao smiled secretly. In fact, this was the most important step for him to force the famous families in Guanzhong to surrender.

During the Tang Dynasty, although the imperial examination system was further promoted, gradually narrowing the natural gap between the gentry and the cold. However, the famous gentry was still a very powerful force. Taking the Qinghe Cui family, one of the five surnames and seven hopes, as an example, at least two or thirty prime ministers were produced in the Tang Dynasty. The monopoly of famous gentry over high-ranking officials and generous positions in the court can be seen from this.

If Yang Yao cannot set the famous gentry in Guanzhong, the tiger mom and the Wu family, and completely stand on his own chariot. With some soldiers alone, they will not be able to stand firm in Guanzhong and may capsize at any time.

With the courage and good fighting skills of the Xue brothers, the strong military strength of the Longwu Army, and Liu Rengui's sidelines, Yang Yao could have pushed the Jinwu Guard long ago. The reason why he repeatedly tossed and tempted Wu Sansi, the Jinwu Guard to rebel and suppress the rebellion and killing was that his real purpose was not only to capture Wu Sansi alive, but also to punish the two grandsons of Wu Yizong Ming Zhengdian, but also to forcibly detain these famous children as a crime of treason.

These famous families in the Jinwu Guard were all golden and noble, and were reserve troops in the Tang Dynasty’s officialdom. When Yang Yaoxian captured the Daming Palace, he killed more than a thousand people, so that he could give those famous families who were self-reliant and could see clearly what would happen if they did not cooperate with Yang Yao, a foolish monarch.

As for the large number of Jinwu Guards captured, they were all held in Yang Yao's hands. If the famous forces behind them surrendered to Yang Yao and truly loyal, Yang Yao could give up his hands and spare the lives of these famous children who committed the crime of regicide. If they dared to be stubborn, the charge of beheading was ready. Moreover, the crime of regicide was to kill the nine clans, Yang Yao could continue to dig into the bottom and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!