Chapter five hundred and fiftieth: Loyalty is difficult
Seeing that Yang Yichen didn't speak, Empress Dowager Xiao's pretty face showed a hint of relief, and she stretched out her jade hands towards her side. The waiter also very cleverly stepped forward to help her, and helped her sit on a chair beside her. , and Queen Mother Xiao looked at Yang Yichen, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said lightly: "General Yang, how did the late emperor treat you?"
Yang Yichen shouted in a deep voice: "The late emperor was kind to me. I will always remember the great kindness of the late emperor and dare not forget it."
"Okay, get up." Queen Mother Xiao waved her hand and finally spoke, and Yang Yichen took a deep breath before standing up from the ground. Then, Queen Mother Xiao said again: "General Yang, you Since you still remember the late emperor's kindness to you, it's good. The Ai family only had two sons in this life, and now they are all gone. There are only three imperial grandchildren left. King Yan died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, and King Dai is still alive. He was held hostage by Li Yuan in Chang'an. How could the Ai family turn a blind eye to the death of the King of Yue? In fact, the Ai family also knew that it was not General Yang who killed the King of Yue. The Ai family also knew what the current situation in Luoyang was like. , The Ai family never thought about making any big noise, they just wanted to know who was the one who died when the King of Yue died,"
Yang Yichen took a deep breath. It was obvious that Empress Dowager Xiao had long known what happened that day, but she didn't know much about Liu Wenjing forcing Yang Tong to death. This lady also knew very well that she wanted to kill Wan Hena. It was absolutely impossible, so he could only do the next best thing. Killing the direct murderer who forced Yang Tong to death would be considered as revenge for his grandson. Yang Yichen opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say a word.
For Yang Yichen, it is not that easy to say Liu Wenjing's name. Although Yang Yichen has not been released from the prison for a long time, he also knows that Liu Wenjing is one of the important counselors around Wan He. If Empress Dowager Xiao If he is determined to kill Liu Wenjing, Wan He will never sit idly by. By then, Luoyang will only become more chaotic. This is contrary to Yang Yichen's idea of preserving the Sui royal family, so Yang Yichen hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and refused to say anything.
Seeing Yang Yichen's appearance, Queen Mother Xiao's face couldn't help but change. She didn't expect that Yang Yichen was still so stubborn. Immediately, Queen Mother Xiao snorted with a cold face: "It seems that General Yang has climbed to a high branch, and she can't feel any more about it." Without the kindness of the late emperor, it doesn't matter, the Great Sui Dynasty has fallen into such a state. As the saying goes, a phoenix on the ground is worse than a chicken. It is only human nature for General Yang to find another way out. The Ai family was just crazy before. It is ridiculous to think that there are still people talking about this worthless kindness. General Yang must not take it to heart. In the future, the Ai family will have to rely on General Yang for support."
Empress Dowager Xiao made sarcastic comments, which made Yang Yichen's face look both red and white, uncertain. By the end, Yang Yichen's face was almost red from suppressing it. Suddenly, with a clang, he pulled out the pendant from his waist. Sword, according to the original rules, those who enter the palace must take off their weapons. However, the palace is different from the past. When Yang Yichen entered the palace, no one asked Yang Yichen to take off his weapons, and Yang Yichen himself was also worried. , I had actually forgotten that when they saw Yang Yichen suddenly draw his sword, Empress Dowager Xiao and the chamberlain thought that Yang Yichen could not bear the sarcasm and became angry. Empress Dowager Xiao immediately turned pale with fright, and the chamberlain quickly stepped forward to block Empress Dowager Xiao. In front of him, he exclaimed: "Yang Yichen, you are so brave, what do you want to do?"
Although the chamberlain shouted loudly, Empress Dowager Xiao wanted to interrogate Yang Yichen and had already sent everyone away. No one could hear what was going on here. After Yang Yichen pulled out his sword, he made a swish sound. , directly thrust the sword into the ground, and then took off the helmet on his head. With a bang, he knelt on his knees in front of Queen Mother Xiao. Then, Yang Yichen gently took off the helmet again. Putting it in front of him, he shouted in a deep voice: "I lost my father when I was young. It was only because of Emperor Wen's grace that I was able to take care of him in the palace. Later, Emperor Wen took care of me, gave me a national surname, and entrusted me with important responsibilities. Whenever I was young, He was already in a high position, and the later emperors were even more important. My loyalty to the Sui Dynasty can be learned from heaven and man. Today, the Queen Mother said that I have selfish motives, and I have no way to defend myself. Emperor Wen gave me a surname, and the late emperor gave me a title. I have already I have no shame to bear it. Today I ask the Queen Mother to take Emperor Wen and the late Emperor back together." After saying that, Yang Yichen knelt down and pulled the sword from the ground, raised it above his head, and engraved a " The word "Yang" in vermilion.
Yang Yichen's words made Empress Dowager Xiao's face turn livid immediately. Then she remembered that Yang Yichen's real surname was Weichi, and he was the son of the Northern Zhou general Weichichong. And Weichichong was the subordinate of Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, Yuchi Chong was responsible for the founding of the country, but later Yuchi Chong died when he accompanied the army to attack the Turks. At that time, Yuchi Yichen, who was young at that time, was taken into the palace by Yang Jian. Later, Yuchi Yichen was given a national surname and changed his name to Yang Yichen. It is said that Yang Jian specially engraved the character "Yang" on his sword and gave it to Yang Yichen. At the same time, he also ordered the clan government to write Yang Yichen into the royal genealogy and become Yang Jian's grandson. Yang Guang captured Yang Yichen in Tianlao. , in addition to Yang Yichen's disadvantage in combat, it was also because Yang Yichen was too famous and had an impact on his throne. Now Yang Yichen suddenly handed back the sword given by Emperor Wen Yang Jian. How dare Empress Dowager Xiao take it.
Empress Dowager Xiao had a livid face and stared closely at Yang Yichen in front of her. After a long time, she took a deep breath and then coldly snorted: "General Yang, what do you mean?"
Yang Yichen really had no intention of coercing Empress Dowager Xiao. Now, it was too uncomfortable for him to be caught in the middle. However, he was dedicated to the Sui Dynasty, but in the end he could not get the approval of Empress Dowager Xiao. This also made Yang Yichen feel sad. He was so depressed that he had the idea to throw everything away. Yang Yichen raised his sword high and lowered his head and said: "The Queen Mother, minister, the common people have no other intentions. Now that things have happened, the common people can also say clearly that His Royal Highness the King of Yue died that day. Although it was not The grassroots people started to persecute them, but they sat aside and watched. The grassroots people were ashamed of Emperor Wen and the late emperor, and they had no shame to carry the Sui surname anymore. Now I beg the Queen Mother to take back all this, and also give the grassroots people some peace."
"You, you are so brave." Seeing Yang Yichen being so stubborn, Queen Mother Xiao's face suddenly became even darker with anger. She clenched her silver teeth, her apricot eyes slightly opened, and there was even a trace of anger in her eyes. , a pair of jade hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair, even the white bones were about to protrude, but she couldn't do anything to Yang Yichen, and she didn't dare to take Yang Yichen's sword. For a moment, the atmosphere was actually Deadlocked here.
"Bold, how dare you force your way into this place?" Suddenly, there was a faint shout from outside the palace, and then, there were bursts of military boots and the crisp sound of weapons clashing. This sudden The sound of the sound also made the faces of Empress Dowager Xiao and the chamberlain change greatly. However, Yang Yichen kept kneeling on the ground. This is the palace. Yang Yichen did not believe that anyone dared to mess around here. Besides, Yang Yichen already knew that the person who came was Who.
"Hahahaha, your Majesty, I will see your Majesty in the future for many days. I really deserve to die. Please forgive me." Soon, a burst of laughter came from outside the palace gate, and then, the person who just before The closed palace door was pushed open with a bang, and Wan He was seen wearing court clothes, with Zhu Muwu, two generals Pei Xingyan and more than ten soldiers behind him. They just broke in. After entering the main hall, Wan He Glancing at Empress Dowager Xiao in the main hall, Yang Yichen smiled first, then showed a look of surprise and said: "Ah, General Yang, you are here too, haha, we really meet each other everywhere in life. ,"
"There is no place in life where we don't meet..." Yang Yichen recited this poem silently, but his eyes couldn't help but light up, as if some problem that had been troubling him for a long time was solved, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face. Immediately, Yang Yichen also Ignoring Wan He, he carefully placed the sword next to the helmet, knocked the sword and helmet nine times, then stood up and said to Queen Mother Xiao: "Queen Mother, the common people are now giving the gift of Emperor Wen to The surname and the title given by the late emperor were returned to the Sui Dynasty. Today's grass-roots people are no longer Yang Yichen, the doctor Zuo Guanglu of the Great Sui Dynasty. The grass-roots people are just ordinary people, Yuchi Yichen."
After hearing the words of Yang Yichen, no, Yuchi Yichen, Queen Mother Xiao's face suddenly became extremely pale. She suddenly realized what a stupid thing she had done, and just when she was about to speak and stop Yuchi Yichen. At that moment, Yuchi Yichen turned around and walked directly out of the palace gate without even glancing at Wan He.
When Wan He saw Yuchi Yichen's lonely expression, he had no intention of pursuing Yuchi Yichen. He waved his hand directly, signaling Zhu Muwu and Pei Xingyan to make way for him, and let Yuchi Yichen leave the hall. Immediately afterwards, Wan He He turned around again and looked at the Empress Dowager Xiao who seemed to have been drained of all her strength. She shook her head gently. After Yang Lu ran to report to Wan He about the matter of Empress Dowager Xiao summoning Yuchi Yichen, Wan He hurriedly They came with people, and Wan He also understood Empress Dowager Xiao's intentions. Empress Dowager Xiao wanted to avenge her grandson, which is understandable in itself, but Wan He would not sit back and watch Liu Wenjing be killed by Empress Dowager Xiao, so Wan He Only then will people be brought to stop it.
But looking at the situation now, I am afraid that Empress Dowager Xiao did not get what she wanted, but instead forced Yuchi Yichen to leave. Yuchi Yichen can be regarded as the last person in Luoyang City who is loyal to the Sui royal family. For Empress Dowager Xiao To put it bluntly, this time it can be regarded as stealing the chicken but losing the rice.