Luoyang Imperial Palace.

Yang Guanggao sat on the throne with a gloomy expression on his face. He looked at the ministers below and listened to their chatter, remaining silent.

?Wang Shichong lowered his head and did not look at the emperor's face, but he knew very well that the emperor's face must be ugly.

But he did not complain: "Your Majesty, you are the master of the world, and the Yang family is the orthodoxy. It is understandable that you want to quell the war and give the people a peaceful life. The people are grateful to you, and we are also grateful to you.

"But you can't give up your country just because of this.

"It's okay if you want the Zen position. We have no objection, but since it's a fair competition, we Sui Dynasty will also participate in the election."

"That's right." The ministers who supported Wang Shichong agreed one after another.

"We in the Sui Dynasty are full of talented people, and we have never lost to others in terms of essays and martial arts. Since we have to choose, we can choose from Luoyang. As long as we win the competition, those rebels will have nothing to say, and the people of the world will not

Betray Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you are still the co-owner of the world, and the Sui Dynasty will last forever."

"At that time, if Li Mi and others provoke a war again, it will be morally untenable. They will be despised by everyone in the world, and no one will work for those rebels."

? Yang Guang listened quietly to the ministers' words, and then said quietly: "I have made up my mind. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. I will withdraw from the court."

?Everyone looked at each other, feeling that what they just said was in vain, and the emperor didn't listen to a word.

? After leaving the palace, Wang Shichong said angrily: "I don't know what your majesty thinks, how can you give up the country to others? That is the country of the Sui Dynasty, and we have worked hard to conquer it.

"If it weren't for us soldiers to expand the territory and protect the capital, how could he be sitting on the throne safely now?"

? Hearing this, the officials next to him were startled and looked around quickly. When they saw that no one was paying attention, they felt relieved and reminded in a low voice: "General, be careful what you say. There are many eyes and ears around you, in case it reaches His Majesty's ears."

, this is a crime of great disrespect."

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Shichong asked, but did not mention what happened just now.

? Back in the mansion, Wang Shizheng poured a pot of herbal tea, but still couldn't extinguish the anger in his heart. He slapped his palm on the table: "Damn it, I won't let it go."

The Sui Dynasty was going to end, but he couldn't...

"Here comes someone."

A confidant walked in: "What are your orders, Master?"

Wang Shichong said in a deep voice: "Go and invite Sima Dekan, Pei Qantong, Duan Da, Pei Yun..."

He mentioned a long list of names, and then emphasized: "Tell them that I have urgent matters to discuss with them, and ask them to come see me immediately."

The confidant immediately ordered his men to go to various mansions, and he went to Sima Mansion himself.

?Three hours later, everyone gathered in Wang Shichong's study.

?Wang Shichong did not hesitate and went directly to the topic: "You are all ministers of the Sui Dynasty. The success of the Sui Dynasty today is inseparable from your contribution. Today the Sui Dynasty is in trouble, so I ask you to lend a helping hand."

?Pei Yun was puzzled: "Why did the general say this? Your Majesty has ordered the world to select a worthy person and place him in Zen. When the time comes, the world will be stable and the war will subside..."

?"Haha~"

? Yuan Min sneered and interrupted him: "The world is stable? The war has subsided? Haha, how can those who launched the rebellion be peaceful people? I'm afraid that the people who are finally elected as the common leader of the world will not accept it.

"

"Huh, they have to obey even if they don't want to. Who makes them inferior in skills? If they provoke a war again, I'm afraid the soldiers under them will not agree. After all, the people are longing for peace. When the time comes, the soldiers will be alienated from them, and they

How can we start a war? Naturally, we will defeat it without attacking." Pei Yun retorted.

"That's not certain." Yuan Min still insisted on his idea.

?Pei Yun opened his mouth to fight back, but was interrupted by Wang Shichong.

?"Enough, now is not the time to argue about this. Now everyone in the world knows that His Majesty wants to take the Zen throne, and the Shangsi Festival feast is a foregone conclusion. No matter how things will develop in the future, the top priority we have to solve is to preserve the Sui Dynasty."

? Duan Da twitched his lips: "Now His Majesty doesn't want to be the emperor anymore. He wants to hand over the country to others. What's the use of us ministers being anxious here?"

?Wang Shichong lowered his face, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he scanned everyone one by one, "Have you ever thought about where we should go if His Majesty takes the Zen position?"

Everyone's expressions froze.

"As the emperor and the ministers, when the new court is established, will you be able to maintain your current status and maintain your current glory and wealth?"

After hearing this, everyone's faces gradually turned pale, and Wang Shichong's words hit their mark.

After a moment of silence, Yuan Min asked: "What does the general think we should do?"

?Very good, Wang Shichong raised his lips: "Since we want to choose talented people, why can we only choose among those rebels? Since we want a fair election, then we in Luoyang can also send people to participate."

Everyone was thoughtful.

Sima Dekan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty said it was a Zen throne. If a descendant of the Yang family succeeds, it will not be considered a Zen throne. If we in Luoyang win, will your Majesty be the emperor himself? Isn't this deceiving?

Common people?"

Everyone fell silent again.

? Wang Shichong observed their expressions calmly. After a while, he slapped his thigh suddenly and said: "It doesn't matter who will be the emperor in the future. In short, we must win over them first. Then we will nominate a highly respected person."

Wouldn't it be enough to come out and lead the overall situation? It's better than giving the country to those bandits."

? After a pause, he continued: "At that time, Luoyang will still be the political center, we will still be ministers, and we will all have the merit of following the dragon."

Everyone's expressions were shaken, and Sima Degan touched his palm: "Okay, just follow what the general said."

The others hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Wang Shichong smiled, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes: "Then let's discuss the Shangsi Festival feast now..."

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Yu Shinan went to Huitong Garden again the next day, "Is the king of Tang feeling better? Can you follow me into the palace today?"

Li Yuan showed discomfort on his face and said with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Li is old and can't bear to travel long distances. I'm afraid I need to rest for a few more days. I'm really sorry that I made Minister Yu go on a wasted trip again today."

He said it was because he was old and weak, but both parties knew that this was just a pretext, and everyone knew the real reason.

However, Li Yuan's attitude was so polite that Yu Shinan couldn't say anything. He expressed the emperor's concern and then left.

?

After sending Yu Shinan away, Li Yuan went to the study to write a few letters and called Tang Jian: "Send someone to deliver these letters."

"yes."

?After leaving the study, Tang Jian looked at the envelopes and found that these letters were written to the leaders who came to participate in the Shangsi Festival feast.

? He had doubts in his heart and immediately sent someone to deliver the message.

?It didn't take long for the leaders to reply to Li Yuan's letter.
Chapter completed!