Chapter four hundred and eighty sixth: The little emperor
In the fourteenth year of Daye, the late Xu Guogong's son, Yu Wenhuaji, launched a rebellion. He killed Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and proclaimed King Yang Hao of Qin as emperor. All the ministers who opposed him were killed by Yu Wenhuaji. Among them were the old generals Hu'er and Zhao Cai in the court. The powerful officials in the court, Yu Shiji, Pei Yun and others, also all died at the hands of the rebels.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused chaos in the world. Although Yang Guang was stupid and cruel, he was the common master of the world after all. If those bandits rebelled and killed Yang Guang, it would still be excusable. But the two Yuwen families Serving the imperial court on behalf of the emperor, he dared to commit regicide. This is unjustifiable first of all in terms of justice. I didn't see that Li Yuan of Chang'an only supported the emperor's grandson Yang You as the emperor and worshiped Yang Guang as the supreme emperor.
The Yuwen family's regicide was completely different in nature. First of all, Li Yuan, who was far away in Chang'an, held a filial piety flag in the city of Chang'an. He set up a mourning hall for Yang Guang and paid tribute. He accused the Yuwen family of ten major crimes. Among them, the first one to bear the brunt was to kill the emperor and his father. He was unfaithful and unfilial. This immediately pushed the Yuwen family to the opposite side of the world.
Immediately afterwards, Liang Guogong Wanhe, who was regarded as his confidant by the Yuwen family, also responded to Li Yuan's submission in Luoyang. He also set up a filial piety flag. All the remaining officers and soldiers in Luoyang City were all dressed in mourning robes to pay tribute to Yang Guang. It is ethical for He to do this, because Wan He is Yang Guang's biological son-in-law. This son-in-law is also half a son-in-law. It makes sense for Wan He to mourn for his father-in-law. And then, Wan He supports Yang Guang. The youngest son, King Zhao Yang Gao, became emperor. He also called on the world's heroes to gather in Luoyang to attack the traitor Yu Wenji.
If Wan He's actions put the Yuwen family into a passive position, then the actions of Wang Shichong, who was previously regarded as an ally by the Yuwen family, plunged the Yuwen family into a state of catastrophe. Wang Shichong originally wanted to march north with his troops. But this As soon as the news came out, all the 60,000 Jianghuai soldiers led by Wang Shichong were wearing filial robes. Wang Shichong even angrily accused the Yuwen family of being unfaithful and unfilial. Immediately afterwards, Wang Shichong did not know where he found Yang Qing, the king of Xi, and directly supported him as the leader. The emperor stationed troops in Xingyang and started to fight against the Yuwen family.
In addition to these major warlords, Shen Faxing, the prefect of Wuxing, also sent out a large number of troops in the name of conquering Yu Wenhuaji. After capturing Jiangbiao, he claimed to be the general manager of Jiangnan Road. He was eyeing Jiangdu. There were also Xiao Xian, Du Fuwei, etc. Jiangdong thieves all regard Jiangdu as a piece of fat meat and are sharpening their swords. They may launch an attack on Jiangdu at any time. Even Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao of Hebei want to go south to get a piece of the pie. In short, .The Yuwen family went from being an important minister in the court and the best family in the world to a rat crossing the street in a blink of an eye. Everyone shouted for beatings.
In June, the city of Luoyang is full of white cloth, especially in the palace. White cloth is almost hanging all over the palace. On the road leading to Wude Hall, Wan He, dressed in white, and his close followers behind him are walking forward quickly. .
Now Wan He and others have proclaimed Yang Gao as emperor. Wan He's previous status as Grand Tutor has now become the Imperial Master. Yang Gao is young, so it is naturally impossible for him to take care of the affairs of the court. Wan He simply left it to the palace to handle it. However, the new emperor had just ascended the throne and there were too many affairs. Wan He and a group of close associates did not forget to discuss things even when they were on the road.
"My lord, there is no movement at the Prince of Yue's Mansion for the time being. In addition to three meals a day, the King of Yue stays at the mourning hall in the mansion to keep vigil for the late emperor." Li Jing followed Wan He, reporting as he walked. Regarding the information about Prince Yue's Mansion, ever since Wan He and Yang Tong had their last layer of shame, Wan He had put Yang Tong under house arrest at lightning speed. This matter was left to Li Jing to handle personally.
After listening to Li Jing's words, Wan He also nodded slightly. Now Wan He is the true ruler of Luoyang. This majestic aura has gradually been cultivated. It will be radiated from his every move inadvertently. Immediately afterwards, Qin Qiong on the other side also stepped forward and said: "The training of soldiers and horses in the city is also going very smoothly. The general thought that it was time to take the army out for a battle. First, we can improve the army. Secondly, it can also help the soldiers see more blood. A good army cannot be produced through training alone."
"Yeah." Wan He also nodded to Qin Qiong's suggestion. He naturally understood this. There are now as many as 160,000 defenders in Luoyang City. Although most of these soldiers and horses are sent from various places They are not recruits, but these local armies are rarely exposed to combat. Therefore, there is no difference compared to recruits. Wan He nodded and said: "Okay, Uncle Bao, I will leave this matter to you. .It just so happens that several cities around here are still in the hands of thieves. Go and knock down these cities. But remember, don't get close to Xingyang. That old fox Wang Shichong is very ghostly."
"Here." Qin Qiong obeyed Wan He's order unconditionally and shouted. At the same time, he was slightly excited. Since the Battle of Luoyang, Qin Qiong has been staying in Luoyang City for more than half a year. Now he finally has a chance. It was time to go out to fight. How could Qin Qiong not be excited?
"My lord, I received intelligence from the north last night from the old general Xue Shixiong. It said that Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao both intended to go south. But the old general Xue was trapped by Luo Yi and could not get out to stop him. So I wrote this specially I have received this letter. Please pay more attention to it." The eldest grandson Heng'an also took a step forward and explained the situation to Wan He. At the same time, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Wan He from behind.
After hearing the news, Wan He couldn't help but pause. But he quickly continued to move forward. After receiving the letter, Wan He read it while walking. He also slowly estimated in his mind that Wan He and Xue Shixiong naturally had no contact. .It's just that when Changsun Heng'an was in Bohai, he had some contact with Xue Shixiong. Especially when dealing with Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. Changsun Heng'an also joined forces with Xue Shixiong. The Yandi warriors under Xue Shixiong were not easy to mess with. For more than a year, Xue Shixiong fought one against three in the north, holding back three groups of rebels who were much stronger than himself. This clearly shows the strength of Yan's warriors.
Although his strength has greatly increased now, Wan He does not think that just relying on his more than 100,000 men can change history and resist Li Tang's attack in the future. Therefore, for Wan He, the stronger the better. .Then he set his sights on Xue Shixiong's Yan soldiers again.
After listening to Changsun Hengan's report and reading Xue Shixiong's letter, Wan He also stopped and lowered his head to think. After a long time, before Wan He could come up with a proper solution, suddenly there was a sound coming from the front. A young cry: "Uncle. Uncle."
As soon as this voice came out, Wan He could only stop thinking. The black lines on his forehead raised his head and looked forward. Not far in front, he saw a child wearing an exquisite royal robe and jumping. He jumped towards Wan He and ran towards Wan He. Behind the child, a group of eunuchs, eunuchs and maids were all hunched over with sweating profusely. They ran after the child for fear that the child would fall down accidentally. On the ground, in this palace, the only child who can wear imperial robes, needless to say, is the ten-year-old emperor Yang Gao who has just been proclaimed emperor.
"Long live my emperor. Long live. Long live my emperor." Seeing Yang Gao running over, Wan He and others did not dare to look down on Yang Gao because of his age. He directly led a group of his men to kneel down to Yang Gao. Come down. Three cheers for long live.
The little Yang Gao ran up to Wan He. He put his little finger directly into his mouth. He stared at Wan He with his big eyes. He shouted in a sweet voice: "Uncle, you are here to talk to the palace." Shall I play?"
Hearing that little Yang Gao called himself uncle again, Wan He had a few more black lines on his forehead. It was impossible to wait until Yang Gao stood up like an emperor. Anyway, he was surrounded by him. People. Even the eunuchs and maids who were following behind them bowed their heads and retreated when they saw Wan He and others. Wan He simply thought that it was Xiao Yang Gao who made a sound to calm him down. He shouted to Xiao Yang Gao: " Thank you, Your Majesty." After shouting, he led a group of people to stand up.
Little Yang Gao didn't care about the etiquette. He just stared at Wan He with his big eyes and shouted again: "Uncle, uncle, you haven't told me yet. Are you here to play with me in the palace?" "
"Report to Your Majesty." After hearing what little Yang Gao said, Wan He felt that his head was about to explode. This man was different from other people. He was also a child. When Wan He and Yang Tong met for the first time. Isn't Yang Tong just that big? Yang Tong is so scheming. But the Yang Gao in front of him is innocent and has no idea what worldly dangers are. Wan He sighed in his heart. Then he said to little Yang Gao: "I came to the palace this time to discuss important national affairs. I did not come to play with His Majesty. Please forgive me."
As soon as Wan He said that he was not here to play with him, little Yang Gao's mouth pouted and his eyes turned red. He was about to cry. Little Yang Gao looked extremely cute. This cry was inexplicable. He felt distressed and guilty. Wan He couldn't help but sweat in his heart. He quickly said to Xiao Yang Gao: "Your Majesty. Although I can't play with Your Majesty, the few people behind me can play with Your Majesty. Your Majesty can choose Just come and play with His Majesty."
As the saying goes, a poor Taoist is worse than a dead Taoist friend. Wan He himself didn't want to play with a little Yang Gao, but he pushed the matter back and pushed out a group of close followers behind him. But Li Jing and others heard that Wan He Everyone was sweating profusely and looked at Wan He helplessly, but no one dared to say no.