Chapter 7
It was April, and the cool breeze was blowing. On the Grand Canal, tens of thousands of dazzling ships followed each other, stretching for more than two hundred miles. There were ships carrying guards and weapons and tents, as well as palace concubines, princes and nobles.
, the colorful boats used by civil and military officials, the most eye-catching is the big dragon boat used by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty and his queen Xiao.
The dragon boat has four floors, forty-five feet high and two hundred feet long. The upper floor has the main hall, the inner hall, the east and west chapels, and the middle two floors have one hundred and twenty rooms, all decorated with splendor and dazzling beauty.
At this time, Yang Guang was looking at himself in the mirror in his bedroom.
I thought he could recite poems and compose poems at the age of seven, he was so talented and elegant, how could he end up dead in a different place?
Also, how come his trip to Jiangdu was advanced four months in this life?
Could it be that things in this life have changed because he was reborn?
Yes, it's time for some changes. Otherwise, what's the point of his rebirth?
After a long time, Yang Guang suddenly looked at the handsome and heroic figure in the mirror and uttered a sentence with a half-smile: "Who's going to cut off the good head?"
Queen Xiao, who was walking over with a tea cup, was shocked when she heard this: "Why did your Majesty say such ominous words?"
Yang Guang turned around and smiled sadly at her, and did not answer her like he did in his previous life. He had already died once, and some things should not be repeated.
He is an emperor, and he will not allow the dignity of the emperor to be trampled on, nor will he allow others to covet his empire.
He, Yang Guang, will definitely kill all the rebels in the world and regain the mountains and rivers that originally belonged to him.
"It's time to go to court."
Yang Guang shook his sleeves and walked out of the dormitory with an arrogant attitude that looked down upon the world.
Queen Xiao looked at his back, her eyes full of doubts, mixed with a hint of worry. Your Majesty... seemed a little different.
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Yang Guang sat on the throne, looking down at the ministers, and suddenly felt as if he was in another world.
His eyes slowly scanned the crowd, and when he saw Yu Wenhuaji and Linghu Xingda, the anger in his heart was ready to burst out.
Everyone saw that Yang Guang's face suddenly turned gloomy and his eyes were very scary, but the next moment, he returned to his arrogant demeanor.
Yu Shiji's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that Yang Guang was not normal today.
"I haven't seen Duke Xu for a long time. Why didn't he come today?"
Hearing this, Yu Wenhuaji was a little confused. Yesterday, Aye paid his respects to His Majesty, so how come it has been a long time no see?
Yu Wenhua put aside the doubts in his heart and replied respectfully: "In reply to Your Majesty, my father has been taking the boat for several days. He has old injuries on his body and is feeling unwell. He asked Your Majesty for leave yesterday."
"Oh." Yang Guang responded lightly, turned to everyone, and asked: "What happened to those traitors now? Have they all been eliminated?"
Yu Wenhuaji knew that Yang Guang didn't like to hear the news of the rebellion, so he said flatteringly as usual: "Don't worry, your majesty, most of the rebellion has been put down, and only one-tenth of it is left. It will be put down soon."
Yu Shiji smiled and agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, those traitors are not worth mentioning and will be eliminated soon..."
"That's nonsense."
Yang Guang slapped his palm on the throne and cursed loudly: "Now the rebellion in all directions is getting more and more intense. As my ministers, you not only have no way to suppress the rebellion, but you are also openly deceiving me here. How brave you are."
"Come here, take these two villains who are bullying you and behead them."
Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Shiji were as stunned as if they were struck by lightning. What is going on? His Majesty always dislikes people mentioning the rebellion in front of him. What they just said was the same as usual.
Normally, His Majesty would be very happy after hearing this. What happened today?
Why did you suddenly get angry and want to take action on them?
Not only them, but other ministers also looked surprised, feeling that Yang Guang was a little unusual today.
However, when the imperial troops rushed into the palace, they realized that Yang Guang was really angry.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. Please forgive me." Yu Wenhuaji reacted quickly and immediately knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
Yu Shiji followed closely behind, kneeling on the ground, full of repentance: "Your Majesty, I am thinking that your Majesty has been in a bad mood recently, so I said this to comfort your majesty. I did not mean to deceive your majesty. Please forgive me this time.
Never again."
After saying that, he kowtowed to Yang Guang and hit his head heavily on the board of the boat, making a dull sound that hurt others.
Although the two people had an excellent attitude towards admitting their mistakes, how could Yang Guang, who was in a rage, spare them? He glared and shouted at the imperial army: "Are you all deaf? Didn't you hear what I said?"
The Imperial Guards trembled with fright and quickly went to arrest Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Shiji.
Suddenly, a man ran over from behind and hugged Yu Shiji's body, preventing the imperial army from taking him away.
This person is Yu Shiji's brother - Yu Shinan.
Yu Shinan held Yu Shiji in his arms and begged Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, I know that my brother has made a big mistake, so I dare not plead for mercy. I only ask your Majesty to allow me to be punished on my brother's behalf for the sake of the past relationship between the king and his ministers."
Hearing this, Yu Shiji looked at Yu Shinan in disbelief. Seeing his sincere and sincere expression, he was so moved that his eyes reddened and he hugged Yu Shinan back.
With so much emotion in his heart, Yu Shiji wanted to say something to Yu Shinan, but he opened and closed his mouth, and finally closed it.
The silence speaks.
Seeing this pair of brothers hugging each other and crying when they were about to say goodbye, all the ministers were moved by the deep love between brothers and sisters.
But Yang Guang was not soft-hearted, and his voice was still cold: "Take him away and execute him immediately."
"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
"Brother..."
Seeing the two people being dragged out, after a while, the imperial guards came in and reported: "Your Majesty, both of them have been beheaded."
Hearing this, Yu Shinan howled and cried, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and fainted.
Yang Guang just glanced at Yu Shinan lightly and ordered: "Send him back and let the imperial doctor take a look."
After solving the problem of Yu Wenji, the leader of the Jiangdu coup in his previous life, Yang Guang's eyes stayed on Linghu Xingda. He saw that Linghu Xingda was frightened and did not dare to express his anger.
Your Majesty is very murderous today.
Not only Linghu Xingda felt this way, but also all the civil and military ministers in the palace felt this way. They all lowered their heads and tried their best to reduce their sense of presence.
In this uneasy atmosphere, Yang Guang spoke lightly again: "How is the situation in Taiyuan?"
I asked the question, but no one answered for a long time.
No one dared to speak, for fear that if they spoke, they would offend the emperor and lose his head.
Seeing that Yang Guang's face turned dark and he was about to get angry again, Wei Jin, the Minister of Civil Affairs of the School, stood up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, news came from Taiyuan not long ago that the Lishan Fei rebels sent troops to attack Taiyuan and killed Zhen Zhai'er.
Pan Changwen, Taiyuan is in danger.
"You sent Duke Tang to attack Zhen Zhai'er. There is no news yet. I think with Duke Tang's talents, he will definitely defeat the rebels."
Yang Guang's face darkened. Tang Guogong, huh, is indeed talented, but he actually dared to openly defy him?
Just wait and see.
When others saw Yang Guang, his expression changed again, thinking that Wei Jin was about to be poisoned, and silently sweating for him in their hearts.
Chapter completed!