"Li Aiqing, please speak!" The most anxious thing in Xiao Bin's heart is to quickly let Yang Gao ascend the throne. Apart from this matter, she can't think of anything else that is more important.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "If we don't control the army outside the city, the emperor will sit on the dragon's throne, and I'm afraid he won't be able to stabilize."
The army of the Sui Dynasty was divided into twelve guards, including left and right guards, left and right military guards, left and right Ling guards, left and right Hou guards, left and right Tun guards, and left and right Xiao guards. The troops stationed on the outskirts of Luoyang were under the jurisdiction of the Twelve Guards. But the Twelve Guards
All the generals have gone with Yang Guangxi to conquer the country, and the highest officials left here are only generals, and some are only generals. Li Yuan's method is very simple and direct, that is, to summon the generals of each guard in the name of Xiao Concubine.
General Lang entered the palace, detained them, and forced them to surrender their military power.
Xiao Bin was surprised and said: "The third young master of your family can't deal with these many people."
When Li Xuanba captured Yang Jian, Xiao Concubine was nearby. Although Li Xuanba's bravery left a deep impression on her, Yang Jian was only one person, and among the generals of the Twelve Guards, how many generals would there be?
People? And all of them are brave warriors.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "My queen, just call them here, I will have my own way."
He would not tell Xiao Concubine that he had taken control of the Youbeishen Mansion. If Xiao Concubine knew that he had intervened in the palace guards, she would immediately become suspicious. However, when he took control of the garrison outside the city, he would not tell her.
, even if Xiao Bi knew her true purpose, it would be of no use.
It was against the rules for a concubine to summon military generals, but Xiao Concubine's decree was clear. The emperor sent good news from the west. Although these generals did not accompany the expedition, they also received rewards, which were announced by Xiao Concubine herself.
There is a Chongde Hall five hundred steps west of Daye Hall, where Yang Guang received his ministers. After these military generals arrived at the palace, eunuchs led them here and asked them to wait here for Xiao Concubine to read out the imperial edict.
Time passed little by little, and Xiao Concubine did not appear. Instead, a group of fully armed palace guards arrived. Only then did the generals realize that they had fallen into someone else's trap, but they still didn't understand who wanted to deal with them. They were even naive.
I thought that someone had falsely conveyed Xiao Concubine’s will.
A few brave men clamored to see the empress, but refused to restrain themselves, and were immediately shot into hedgehogs by crossbow arrows. The guards used military crossbows, which were so powerful that they could even penetrate the bodies of the generals and affect their colleagues.
robe.
When these military generals entered the palace, they all wore court uniforms and did not carry any armor or weapons. They were defenseless against the crossbows. Although the crossbows were reloaded slowly, cold light could still be seen behind the brocade curtains surrounding the palace.
, who can guarantee that there are not a large number of crossbowmen ambushed there? No one of the remaining generals dared to move.
When the generals were panicking, Li Yuan walked in from outside the palace with his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "You don't need to panic. The Empress Xiao has no other intention in inviting you to come. She just hopes that you can take the initiative to hand over your military power!"
"What! How can that be done!" "Without the emperor's will, military power cannot be handed over!" "Does a woman want to get involved in military affairs?" The hall suddenly exploded.
"You still don't know, right? The emperor has passed away!" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he glanced at the generals coldly, "Hand over the military talisman seal letter, and the queen promises to pardon you!"
Four or five corpses were lying in front of them, and the blood stained the gold bricks in the palace. No one would doubt that if they did not hand over the military symbols, they would be the ones lying there. These generals are not stupid, why would they want to
It is Empress Xiao who has the military power, not the other empresses, because she has a son and the other empresses do not. However, there is also King Qi in Luoyang City. If Xiao Concubine wants to help her son rise to power, she will inevitably have to conflict with King Qi and seize military power.
It is not difficult to understand.
"Master Li, if we hand over our military power, can the empress really let us go?" Some people have begun to waver.
Li Yuan's face sank: "You don't believe what I said anymore?"
Someone no longer insisted, took out the military talisman from his arms and handed it to the guard next to him. With the first one, there will be a second one. Soon, the generals handed over their respective military talisman seals. Li Yuan's mouth showed a trace of
He sneered, turned around and left the hall. Behind him, there were bursts of screams, and the guards fired crossbows and arrows with swords and guns, leaving no one alive. The Chongde Hall was already a river of blood.
Those who can achieve the rank of general or above must have someone behind them. Even if there is no one behind them, they must be absolutely loyal to Yang Guang. Li Yuan cannot control these people at all, so naturally he will not let them leave alive.
When she heard that Li Yuan had massacred all the generals, Xiao Concubine was so shocked that she turned pale. After all, she was just a little woman. The execution of Yang Jian last night had already made her panic and uneasy. Now that Li Yuan had killed so many people at once, he might have used her
In name, how could she sit still?
Xiao Bi shouted hysterically: "Li Yuan? Tell Li Yuan quickly, what on earth is he going to do!"
"Wei Chen Li Yuan has met the Empress!" As soon as she finished speaking, Li Yuan appeared, "I wonder what the important matter is for the Empress to tell Wei Chen?"
"You, how did you get in?" Xiao Bin became a little nervous.
"The ministers have the jade belt gifted by the empress, so they can naturally travel unimpeded." Li Yuan walked up to Xiao Bi as if there was no one else around, handed a piece of yellow paper directly to the south of her eyelids with both hands, and said, "The empress can summon all the ministers.
The new emperor has been crowned."
Xiao Bin said angrily: "How dare you, Li Yuan, be so rude!"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "This matter involves secrets. I don't dare to lend it to others. I also ask the empress to award the reward according to the list on the paper. Besides, what is there about the empress that I haven't seen before? The breasts are a little red, and the lower part of the navel is red.
Now that I think about it, I still make Weichen..."
"Get out! Get out of here!" Xiao Concubine was furious for a moment, tears streaming down her face.
There was a red mole on Xiao Bi's left breast, and a birthmark the size of a thumb three inches below her navel. Yesterday, Xiao Bi took a bath only for a short moment, and Li Yuan actually saw such details.
Is there anything else he hasn't seen?
In fact, how could Li Yuan have such good eyesight? Li Cheng quietly told him that. Seeing Xiao Bin crying because of him, Li Yuan laughed and walked away.
"Li Cheng, Li Cheng, you damn slave, come out quickly!" Xiao Bin was humiliated by Li Yuan in front of her, and she was completely confused.
"Your Majesty summoned the slaves, what are your orders?" Li Cheng appeared out of nowhere. Apparently he had been there all along.
Xiao Bin calmed down and gritted her teeth and said: "Help me find a way. I want to get rid of Li Yuan! No, there are also his two sons!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Li Cheng remained as humble as ever, "A small impatience will ruin a big plan. The top priority now is to ensure that the emperor can successfully ascend the throne."
When mentioning this matter, Xiao Concubine calmed down a little, frowned and asked: "Could it be that without him, Li Yuan, the emperor would not be able to ascend the throne?"
Li Cheng said: "Although it is not necessarily the case, looking at Luoyang City, who else is more suitable to preside over such important events than Li Yuan?"
Yang Guang was suspicious and jealous. He drove to the west and did not dare to leave those important ministers in Luoyang. So all the civil and military officials of second rank and above accompanied the expedition. The highest official in Luoyang City is now only a third-rank official. Li Yuan is a third-rank official, and his official rank is already
The highest. In terms of title, Li Yuan is the Duke of Tang, second only to Yang Xian's King of Qi. He is the only Duke in Luoyang City. More importantly, Li Yuan and Yang Guang are cousins and legitimate royal relatives.
As a relative of the country, Li Yuan was the perfect candidate to host the enthronement ceremony under three conditions.
Although Li Cheng analyzed it item by item very clearly, Xiao Concubine still didn't believe it and sneered: "Now that Yang Jian is dead, who else can be the emperor except Gao'er!"
To be honest, Xiao Bi was not a ruthless woman. If it weren't for the fact that Yang Jian was the biggest threat to Yang Gao's accession to the throne, she would not have been able to do it.
Li Cheng smiled lightly and reminded: "Mother, please don't forget that there are still Yang Hao, Yang You and Yang Tong in Chang'an whose whereabouts are still unknown!"
Xiao Bi suddenly panicked again and said repeatedly: "Then what are your ideas?"
"Actually, there is no conflict between the empress and Mr. Li." Li Cheng couldn't help but smile when he saw Xiao Bin being persuaded by him, "What the empress wants is for His Highness to ascend to the throne smoothly, but what Mr. Li wants is just power.
Your Majesty and Mr. Li can each get what they want, so why should they fall out?"
"Then, what should I do with this piece of paper?" Xiao Bin lowered her head and looked at the piece of yellow paper on her lap. This was dropped by Li Yuan when he left. It fell between her legs. She didn't know it was a coincidence.
Or did Li Yuan do it deliberately?
Li Cheng reached out his hand very casually and took the piece of paper from Concubine Xiao's lap. In the eyes of the concubines, eunuchs were not considered men at all. Many concubines even let eunuchs wait on them when taking a bath or going to the toilet. For
Neither Xiao Bin nor himself felt there was anything wrong with Li Cheng's actions.
However, Li Cheng became inexplicably nervous when he got the piece of paper. There were several lines of names written on the paper, and behind each name was an official position. It was obviously the list of people Li Yuan requested to be rewarded immediately after the new emperor ascended the throne.
Among these people are Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng, Li Yuan's nephews Li Xiaogong and Li Chen, Li Yuan's good friend Pei Ji, and Li Yuan's confidant Liu Wenjing. If Li Yuan wants to seize as much power as possible, the first thing he will use is of course people close to him.
, there is nothing wrong with the approach of "promoting talents without avoiding relatives".
In addition, there are also many people on the list who have little contact with Li Yuan, such as the current secretary Lang Yu Shinan, Gao Shilian who is idle at home, Qijun Prime Minister Zhang Xutuo and others. These people are either literary or military, or have a good reputation.
Or have outstanding talent.
Li Yuan is very smart. If he wants to control the government and the public until he reaches the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he cannot just "negotiate" blindly. He also needs to "negotiate people on their merits." Only by paying equal attention to both can he hope to have the last laugh.
Li Xian continued reading line by line, and the hand holding the yellow paper was trembling slightly. Until finally, a smile appeared on his face, as if a big stone had fallen from his heart, and he felt extremely relaxed.