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Chapter 77

The memorial fell from Yang Jian's hand, and Liu Shu quickly picked it up. When he saw a rough look, his face changed drastically. In the memorial, the prince said the ambush and then said the subsequent disposal in detail. The attack on the prince was undoubtedly a major case of rebellion. However, the prince mobilized the Imperial Guards first and then killed the main figures involved in the ambush. Strictly speaking, the prince was also rebellious, but the prince not only did it, but also said it in the memorial without any scruples.

What does this mean? This means that the prince openly forces the palace. If the emperor is healthy, he can only abdicate and delegate power. He will truly be able to raise his life, otherwise it will be a battle between father and son.

Judging from this memorial, the prince probably had a clear understanding of the emperor's condition in Renshou Palace. If it were filial piety, there was no need for the prince to say so bluntly in the memorial. However, the prince said that even though he knew that the emperor had not had much time, he refused to leave the affairs of the capital and rushed to see his father. This was a great unfilial piety. On the other hand, this was also a great filial piety. The emperor was already terminally ill, and even if the prince came from the capital, it would be useless. It would be better to report what he had done in advance so that Yang Jian could leave with peace of mind.

For an emperor who is about to die, the most concerned thing is of course whether his country can be passed down. The prince's governance ability has long been proven. The only thing he lacks is the emperor's ruthlessness. Now the three generals, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, a Jingzhao Yin and many other officials are enough to show that the prince is already a qualified emperor, so Yang Jian can leave with confidence.

"Come here, arrest Yang Yue, Wang Shao and Feng Deyi three rebels!" After reading the memorial, Liu Shu ordered without hesitation. If Yang Jian was not dead, Liu Shu would certainly not dare to make a random decision, but the emperor has passed away. How to choose, Liu Shu would certainly not make mistakes.

Everyone was still shocked by the emperor's death. Suddenly, they heard that Liu Shu wanted to arrest the three closest people around the emperor. They were all shocked. Yang Yue even jumped up: "Liu Shu, you just left you wanted to deal with us. Are you not even Xuanhua and Ronghua's two wives? You are really worse than beasts."

Chen Xuanhua and Cai Ronghua were crying beside him. When they heard Yang Yue's words, their faces were pale. Although Yang Jian was old, he could protect them when he was alive and give them countless wealth and glory. Now that the emperor has just left, are they about to fall into the hands of traitors?

Liu Shu sneered: "Master Yang, you are you, and your two ladies are two ladies. Don't want to pull the two ladies in too."

Yang Yue's face looked ugly. When Liu Shu came in with the prince's secret box, he knew that the ambushing of the prince must have failed. Wang Shao and Feng Deyi were traitors and had sneaked out. I don't know if he had left Renshou Palace at this moment, but he was by the emperor and he had no chance to go out. Besides, even if he had the chance, Yang Yue might not be willing to go out. He is a nunner, so what's the use if he went out?

"What's going on with Liu Qing's family?" Chen Xuanhua asked with tears on his face.

"My wife forgives the crime. Yang Yue participated in the case of rebellion against the prince. The arrest of Yang Yue was the prince, and the emperor did not object."

Yuan Yan next to him moved his mouth but still didn't say anything. Now that the emperor's death is the prince's intention, it is the new king's intention. Who dares to object? Yang Yue was successfully taken down by the guards who came up. However, the guards searched around Linfang Hall but did not find Wang Shao and Feng Deyi, and hurried to report to Liu Shu.

Liu Shu knew that the two must have escaped fear of crime and thought it was not good. If they were asked to escape, who would know how the prince would think about this? He immediately said to Yuan Yan: "Wang, the two traitors fled, and the officials must arrest them immediately. For the matter in the palace, I hope Lord Right Master She will take care of him."

Although Yuan Yan did not see the prince's memorial, he obviously would not twist with the prince's brother-in-law at this time. He nodded and agreed. Liu Shu followed him with an anxious heart.

Wang Shao and Feng Deyi had just arrived at the gate of Renshou Palace and were stopped by the inner guard: "Master Feng, Lord Wang, are you going to leave the palace?"

"That's right, I returned to Beijing under the emperor's secret order, and I'd like to let you go!" The two of them lied without changing their faces.

At this time, the news of the emperor's death had not been heard. The inner guards were unaware of the words of the two, and they believed the truth of the words of the two, and soon opened the gate of Renshou Palace. The two of them were about to rush out when a voice came from behind: "Sir Feng Wait for a moment!"

Feng Deyi knew it was Yuan Zhou's voice as soon as he heard it, and he secretly complained in his heart. Yuan Zhou was the leader of the inner guard and his status was much higher than them. If he went there regardless of it, it would immediately arouse Yuan Zhou's suspicion. The two of them had no choice but to stop and say to Yuan Zhou: "What are the instructions of the general?"

"Mr. Feng, do you want to leave the palace? Is there any emperor's will?"

The two of them almost stopped hearing it, but they were always by the emperor's side, and their nerves were strong enough. Feng Deyi replied: "General, the emperor gave us a secret order. If the general doesn't believe it, the general might as well detain us and ask the emperor directly."

Yuan Zhou actually just asked casually. As the emperor's inner guard commander, he was of course the more careful he was when the emperor was seriously ill. He never expected that the two wanted to escape and had no emperor's will at all. The two won the bet. How could Yuan Zhou really ask the emperor: "Those two are gone."

The two of them were as if they were amnesty, and they didn't bother to say goodbye, and they left and quickly disappeared on the official road ahead. Yuan Zhou shook his head and was very puzzled by their actions. It was not until Liu Shu chased him that he knew the whole story. Yuan Zhou was furious and sent hundreds of inner guards to chase them. However, time had been delayed. Every time they crossed, they exchanged fast horses from the post station, and finally escaped from the inner guards' pursuit for a while.

Liu Shu had no choice but to escape from the two. It was the right thing to do about the emperor's funeral. The day after the emperor's death, the complaints from Renshou Palace had already reached the capital. The news of the emperor's death came. Yang Yong had proved for a while before ordering to go to Renshou Palace to welcome the spirit the next day. He was afraid he could not explain the complexity in his heart.

The next day, under the escort of the 5,000 Imperial Guards, Yang Yong and all the officials set off towards Renshou Palace. The entire Imperial Guards were white, and the people who were seeing off were all wearing white clothes. The cloth banners on both sides of the street were also white, and the entire capital was in a solemn and dignified atmosphere.

Despite Yang Jian's later years, he had many shortcomings, and he became extravagant from frugality, killed many meritorious ministers, and closed schools in various states...

But for the people, none of this matters. During the Kaihuang period, life was stable and the family had enough wealth, which was many times better than the situation of decades of civil unrest. Many people really shed tears for the departure of the old emperor.

It naturally took more time for the army to move forward. It took two days before Yang Yong arrived at Renshou Palace, Yuan Yan, Liu Shu, Yuan Zhou, Yang Yichen, Yuan Min, and Wei Wensheng were waiting outside the gate of Renshou Palace to pay homage to Yang Yong: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Yuan Zhou, Yang Yichen, Yuan Min and Wei Wensheng were the generals of the other four guards. Yang Yichen was born with Li. In the early years of Kaihuang, his father Li Chong died in the battle against the attack of the Turks. Yang Jian felt sorry for his achievements and specially adopted Li Chong's eldest son as his adopted son and changed his name to Yang Yichen.

These four people are absolutely loyal to the emperor. If they were not in Renshou Palace, although Yang Yong was the crown prince, they might not have been able to mobilize them. However, the emperor has passed away, and the target of their loyalty will naturally be transferred to Yang Yong.

"Your dear friends please get up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness." All the ministers stood up one after another, but Liu Shu knelt down instead: "Your Highness, my uncle is incompetent, let the two rebel ministers escape, please punish your highness!"

The two people Liu Shu mentioned naturally refer to Wang Shao and Feng Deyi. Yang Yong didn't care about the escape of Feng Deyi and Wang Shao. These two people were both literati, with no soldiers and no soldiers in their hands, and could not cause much storm. Even Murong Sanzang and others who had military power in the local area did not take it seriously. With their strength, even if they rebel, they would only be the destruction of building a state and a prefecture, so why not be afraid of it?

"Liu Aiqing doesn't have to do this. My father's death is so sad. I can handle the traitors later!" Yang Yong said in a deep voice.

As for the prince's handling, the officials behind him nodded secretly. Everyone followed Liu Shu and others toward Linfang Hall and entered Linfang Hall. The whole hall was also white. Yang Jian's body had not yet been trapped. He lay flat on the dragon bed. His body had changed into a new dragon robe. Xuan Hua and Rong Hua were sitting next to him. Their eyes were swollen from crying.

Over the years, the father and son have become increasingly suspicious, and the relationship between the two sides has become weaker. Yang Yong originally thought that he could look at Yang Jian's life and death in a plain manner, but when he really saw Yang Jian's body, Yang Yong's hand still couldn't help but tremble.

This man won the throne at the lowest cost, retained most of the vitality of the north, and easily ended the hundreds of years of troubled times in China. He allowed the Han people to rise again in the north. The system of three provinces and six ministries he established was imitated by the feudal dynasties in later generations. The number of people under his rule was not reached until the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He left an example of a king being thrifty and frugal. The stored food was not used up for hundreds of years. Until a thousand years later, the granary of his era was dug out. His army defeated the nomadic people in the north again and again, and dismembered a large country with 400,000 armor in half...

His achievements should be far beyond every emperor in later generations, but because of choosing the wrong heir, he died in the second lifetime. The Central Plains fell into dispute again. When it was reunified, the population was only two or three out of ten. Now that he has come, he will inherit all the inheritance he left behind. Of course, he will not make Yang Guang's mistake. A country far exceeds the same age and usher in an emperor who surpasses thousands of years of knowledge in the era. Even Yang Yong himself could not predict where this country and nation will go in the end.

"Father, I'm late for my son." Yang Yong knelt down in front of Yang Jian's body and started crying loudly. The officials behind him also began to cry, and the entire Renshou Palace was immersed in sorrow.
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