Chapter 102 Resolve
When Yang Yong arrived, he did not see any tension at the palace's facade. Dozens of Sui troops were patrolling in an orderly manner, but they were divided into two teams, as if they ignored each other.
Yang Yong breathed a sigh of relief. At last no major incident happened. He quickly stepped onto the steps of the palace. The soldiers patrolling on both sides blocked the way: "Stop, Your Highness the Crown Prince has an order that the important place of the palace should not trespass."
The guards in the East Palace in front were laughing and crying. These people immediately used the prince's order to stop the prince and shouted: "Bold, your prince is here, why don't you inform He Ruobi quickly and Han Qinhu will come out to greet him."
"Ah." The Sui army, who was blocking, realized that it had been kicked to the iron plate. Although Yang Yong did not fight the prince's ceremonial war, no one dared to be so brave that he could rush to the prince. He hurriedly bowed down and said, "See the prince."
"No gifts, where are General He Ruo and General Han? Take me here!" Yang Yong didn't care about being polite. The news just now would definitely not be groundless. Although there was no sign of fighting outside the palace, who knew what was going on in the palace.
"Yes!" The sergeant guarding at the door hurriedly divided the two of them to lead the way, and a few smart soldiers rushed into the room to report.
The Chen Palace covers a vast area, with corridors one after another, full of carved beams and painted buildings. Although most of the eunuchs and palace maids were blocked in the palace because of the Sui army's sudden entry into the city, these people were restricted from freedom and could not work at this time. In some places, the Sui army lit candles, but most of the palace was pitch black. Yang Yong had no intention of appreciating it and just rushed to the road.
After turning the four or five levels of the portal, the footsteps of "dong, dong" came from the front. He Ruobi, Han Qinhu and others rushed over, and dozens of people were holding lanterns in their hands. For a moment, the corridor was bright and the scenery around them gradually became clear. Yang Yong felt relieved when he saw Yang Guang and Gao Ying were among them. With these two people, even if He Ruobi and Han Qinhu had any conflicts, they could suppress them.
"See the Prince." There was a rushing sound in the corridor, and everyone bowed respectfully.
When everyone bowed, Yang Yong clearly saw anger on He Ruobi and Han Qinhu's face. He knew that the conflict between the two had not been resolved yet. He temporarily suppressed his anger and raised his hand and said, "Okay, everyone is exempted from the gift. This is not a place for conversation. It is a discussion in the hall in front."
"yes."
The group turned left and right, and soon arrived at a hall. Yang Yong sat down in the middle and asked, "General He Ruo, General Han, I have received the news that you are going to fight in the palace. What's going on?"
He Ruobi said first: "Go back to Your Highness, Weichen just wants to enter the palace to see Chen Shubao, the king of the devastated country, while Han Qinhu just enters the palace for a moment. Since he tried every means to stop Weichen from entering the palace, it was really outrageous. General Han probably never thought that if Weichen had not fought hard in the north city and defeated the main force of Chen's army, how could he enter the Chen State Palace before Weichen?"
He Ruobi's words were full of unwillingness. In the battle of Baitugang, although the Sui army had divided and surrounded the Chen army, and the commander Xiao Mohe was also captured by the Sui army and finally surrendered, but there were still thousands of Chen troops under the leadership of Lu Guangda and Fan Yi. There were countless Sui army dead under the swords and spears of these thousands of Chen soldiers. Until the north gate opened, it was rumored that the emperor had been captured by the Sui army. Lu Guangda cried loudly to the north and ordered the entire army to surrender.
But in this way, He Ruobi not only did not enter the city before Han Qinhu, but also had to enter Jiankang in the love of Han Qinhu. He fought to the death to eliminate the main force of Chen's army in the north city. He thought that the great contribution was not for him. Unexpectedly, Han Qinhu relied on a surrendered general and entered Jiankang first without any effort and captured Chen Shubao. How could he be willing to do so? He broke into the palace in a turbulent manner, just to see Chen Shubao venting his anger and being stopped by Han Qinhu's subordinates, and he became even more angry. If Gao Ying had not arrived quickly, it would be unknown if the two of them were really fighting.
Han Qinhu sneered when he heard this. He had Yang Yong's order as an amulet, so he naturally didn't have to worry about He Ruobi's lawsuit. He was not resentful to He Ruobi and Han Qinhu. He always remembered that He Ruobi attacked in advance in order to seize the merits.
After hearing He Ruobi's explanation, Yang Yong had already guessed why the two sides had clashed. He asked Han Qinhu calmly: "General Han, why don't you let General He Ruo enter the palace?"
"After returning to the crown prince, Weichen entered the city, he received an order from His Highness the crown prince, not allowing anyone to enter the Dachen Palace. Of course, Weichen must execute His Highness's order."
Yang Yong pretended to be enlightened and patted his head: "Yes, I have issued this order, but I forgot to explain that General He Ruo is not among the prohibited ones. This is not my own. General He Ruo, this is just a misunderstanding. If the general is dissatisfied, I should blame me directly."
How dare He Ruobi blame Yang Yong? He hurriedly leaned down on the ground: "I don't dare!"
"Okay, both generals have made great contributions. The three hundred years of division in China end here. In the future, you are all people who have left their names in history. If it is because of discord, it is not worth it. I think this matter has been exposed, how about it?"
"I obey the order." He Ruobi and Han Qinhu did not dare to neglect, and quickly expressed their opinions.
After solving this, Yang Yong felt very happy and turned to Yang Guang and Gao Ying and said, "Have you seen Chen Shubao?"
"Brother, don't worry, Chen Shubao's cowardly look is right, especially Zhang and Kong, who are beauties around him, are both stunning beauties, so you will never make a mistake." Yang Guang thought Yang Yong was worried that Chen Shubao was fake, and he said a little erotic.
When Gao Ying heard Yang Guang praise Chen Shubao's two favorite concubines, Gao Ying was very unhappy. In Gao Ying's opinion, Chen Shubao was extremely debauchery, and his favorite ministers and concubines all had great responsibility. The favorite ministers flattered the monarch with their words, and the favorite concubines flattered the monarch with their sex, and blinded the monarch with their sex. In order to prevent these treacherous and slandered the monarch with their sex, Gao Ying had already prepared a list in his hands. All the people on this list must be killed to face the sound of the sound. Among them, Zhang and Kong, the two imperial concubines, were one of them.
"Well, then bring him up, and I will see him."
"Yes!" Han Qinhu hurried out to give orders several times. After a while, Chen Shubao and two favorite concubines brought him. Chen Shubao had just met Yang Guang, Gao Ying and others. Seeing Yang Yong sitting in the middle, he immediately guessed Yang Yong's identity and hurriedly knelt down with the two favorite concubines: "The king of the country who is destroyed pays homage to the crown prince!"
Chen Shubao was just over 35 years old and was middle-aged. He was moderately fat and thin, and his face was fair. He was a rare beauty. But he was a little embarrassed at this time. Because he was hiding in the well, he had moss on many sides of his body. His dragon robe looked colorful and his hair was messy. I don’t know if it was because of the cold or because of fear, when Yang Yong looked at Chen Shubao, he always felt that he was shaking slightly.
He was still the king of a country in the morning, but became a prisoner at night. Although most of it was his own fault, Yang Yong still felt a little pity in his heart: "Get up, even if you lose your country, as long as you are loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty and do not lose your title of marquis after returning to the capital, you can still enjoy wealth and honor."
"Thank you, Your Highness," Chen Shubao was obviously relieved after receiving Yang Yong's promise, and his body stopped trembling. He quickly got up and stood aside.
"Who is Concubine Zhang, you two, look up."
Yang Yong actually had no other meaning when he said this. Concubine Zhang was undoubtedly a typical example of the beauty in later generations. Yang Yong had already known enough about the ridiculous things that Chen Shubao did. Now that Chen Shubao has become a prisoner, he naturally does not need to know anything about Chen Shubao. On the contrary, Concubine Zhang was able to get the favor of a romantic emperor for more than ten years. Yang Yong couldn't help but be curious and wanted to see if Concubine Zhang looked as beautiful as the legendary one.
However, the prince's words completely changed when others heard this. Chen Shubao's face suddenly turned pale. Although he had destroyed the country, he was not willing to wear a cuckold. However, if the prince of the Great Sui Dynasty fell in love with his imperial concubine, it would be useless to lose his life, and he couldn't help feeling sad.
He Ruobi, Han Qinhu and others showed a faint smile on their faces. They wished that Yang Yong would fall in love with Concubine Zhang and fight desperately for the sake of why, just to get promoted and make money. With power and wealth, they naturally had to be missed. Chen Gong was full of beauties, but because of Yang Yong's strict order, no one dared to move. If the prince let go, they could naturally pick a few people and vent their vent.
Gao Ying glanced at Yang Yong and Yang Guang. When King Jin saw Concubine Zhang just now, he thought Concubine Zhang was unparalleled in his beauty, and secretly hated him: "No, Concubine Zhang cannot stay, otherwise the prince and King Jin will make big mistakes."
Zhang Lihua didn't know that the men present had so much thoughts. She was originally a poor man and was only ten years old when she entered the palace. She first became a maid and suffered a lot. After marrying Chen Shubao, she knew that she was a humble family and could only maintain her wealth and glory by relying on the favor of the king. She tried every means to please the emperor. She thought that she would live like this in her life, but she did not expect to become a concubine of a devastated country.
Zhang Lihua reads many historical books. How bad is the end of a concubine who lost her country? Zhang Lihua naturally knows that if she can be favored by powerful people, she can only be said to be lucky. Otherwise, it is possible to be humiliated and killed by ordinary soldiers. The man in front of her can undoubtedly change her destiny. Although she is still afraid in her heart, she forces herself to look up and smile.
A pretty face was shown in front of Yang Yong. Looking at the beauty under the candlelight, it turned into ten points. Moreover, Zhang Lihua was indeed a stunning beauty. Although she was over thirty years old, the years seemed to have no traces on her body. She still had a picture-like eyebrows and skin like snow. She looked like a girl in the 28th. Yang Yong was very impressed and indeed she was a beauty that had been passed down through the ages.
However, Yang Yong lost interest after taking a look. As the prince, if he wanted a beautiful woman, there were many beautiful virgins in the palace, and he did not have the evil tastes of later generations. He must humiliate the wife of the king of the devastated country. He praised her and waved her hand to ask Chen Shubao to take Zhang Lihua and Concubine Kong down, and told Han Qinhu to serve him well and not to neglect him.
But the words of good-time service made Han Qinhu think wrongly. After waving his hand, the soldiers led Chen Shubao and Zhang Lihua and Concubine Kong to take him down, Han Qinhu whispered a few words in the soldiers' ears, and the soldiers nodded repeatedly.
"My dear friends, although Jiankang is now broken, the Emperor of Chen has fallen into our hands. But don't think that the south has been pacified. At least tens of thousands of troops are needed in Jiangnan. Chen Huiji leads 30,000 troops to fight against the King of Qin in Baling. Xiao Xian sets up a camp in Wuzhou to resist our army. Although Chen Shushen, the king of Yueyang in Xiangzhou, is only eighteen years old, this palace is a rare talent and is afraid that he will not be willing to surrender to our dynasty. The prefect of Yuzhang, and Mrs. Xi of Lingnan... These people either hold heavy troops or occupy the territory. Can the south be pacified to pacify the people in the south be the top priority. You must not allow soldiers to violate military discipline. Otherwise, once the south is rebellious, it will be difficult to pacify the south. If anyone does not listen, don't blame me for not declaring it in advance and will punish it hard."
"Don't worry, Prince, I will obey the order." He Ruobi and Han Qinhu took the lead in agreeing, and the other generals nodded quickly.
It’s okay for the others, but Xiao Yan and Xiao Xian were the ones who fled from Liang State. They threatened the more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians of Liang State, leaving almost a clearing space for the Sui Dynasty. When they mentioned the two, the people present were all very irritated.
"Don't worry, your highness, these people are all clowns. As long as the army arrives, they will collapse." A general following He Ruobi laughed.
Yang Yong naturally knew this person. This person was one of the marching commanders under He Ruobi. His surname was Yang and his name was Ya. He and another marching commander were He Ruobi's left and right arms. They defeated the main force of the Chen army. At this time, the morale was strong and he was a little arrogant. Yang Yong couldn't help but warned: "Walking a hundred and a half miles and ninety, don't be careless. Well, it's dark now. I'm immediately issued an order tonight. Except for patrolers, no one is allowed to go to the streets, and no soldiers are allowed to enter the room to rest. Except for the barracks in the military, all soldiers will camp in the open space."
"yes!"
"Also, no one can live in the Chen Kingdom Palace tonight. Except for patrolling the sergeant on the periphery, everyone will withdraw from the palace."
"Ah." Everyone was surprised by this, and Han Qinhu said carefully: "The prince and His Highness of Jin are also withdrawing?"
"Of course." Yang Yong said unambiguously.
Chapter completed!