The former crown prince Yang Yong was appointed as the crown prince in the first year of the founding of the Emperor and was deposed in the 20th year of the founding of the Emperor. He served as the crown prince for a full twenty years. His character was tolerant, easy-going, and willful. He was especially courteous to the corporal, and was deeply favored by the court.
The support of ministers and famous people.
There is a strange pattern in history. Many second-generation heirs of dynasties have a tragic ending. Fusu of Qin, Liu Ying of Han, Yang Yong of Sui, Jiancheng of Tang, Dezhao of Song, and Zhu Biao of Ming.
But Yang Yong's tragedy was caused by his character and governing philosophy. If it were Han or Tang, or even any dynasty except Sui, Yang Yong would have been a wise monarch and well-received by everyone. However, he was born in the Sui Dynasty.
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Yang Yong's weak shoulders cannot bear the changes of this special era, hundreds of years of division of the world, countless short-lived dynasty changes, the social structure of Hu Qiang and Han weak, the hostility between the north and the south, the powerful families who are in conflict with the imperial court, and the deep-rooted Nine
The character is upright, the Guanlong dignitaries who are on par with the imperial power, the powerful Turks who are eyeing him, the one after another border troubles and turmoil, and so on.
Facing the crisis-ridden New Sui Empire and the extremely powerful clan groups, Yang Yong's benevolence and easy-going seemed inadequate. He could only be a conservative monarch who was good at compromise, but by no means a strong emperor who resolved crises and forged ahead.
After Yang Jian's eldest son Yang Yong had been the prince for twenty years, and twenty years after he became emperor, Yang Jian finally made up his mind to depose him and make his more ambitious second son Yang Guang his heir.
But Yang Jian forgot one thing. Yang Guang has been in Yangzhou for nearly ten years and has been pacifying and governing the south. He has no power in the court. Yang Guang's power is the military and the southern Chinese, and his foundation in the court is shallow.
However, Yang Yong has been the prince for twenty years. He has stronger supporting forces, which are some important officials of the imperial court headed by Xiang Guo Xi and the Guanlong Group headed by the Yuan family. After Gao Xi was demoted, another important official Liu
Shu then took on the important task of continuing to support Yang Yong and became the leader of the "Renshou Rebellion".
Liu Shu was about forty years old, knowledgeable, handsome and handsome. He married Princess Lanling, who was the prince-in-law of the dynasty. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was a high-ranking official. A few years ago, Liu Shu began to plan the Yang Dynasty.
When Yang Yong was restored to power, he found a substitute who looked exactly like Yang Yong and replaced Yang Yong from confinement, while Yang Yong hid in his house, waiting for opportunities.
Yang Jian was critically ill, and Liu Shu realized that this was their last and best chance, so he joined forces with his colleagues to start the campaign.
According to Liu Shu's plan, the real Yang Yong entered Renshou Palace in advance under night cover, and then Liu Shu persuaded Yang Jian to see his son for the last time, and then fake Yang Yong entered Renshou Palace, and Yang Guang would definitely send Yu Wenshu to stop Yang Yong from seeing his son.
This confused Yang Guang and made him think that the overall situation was determined.
His plan was flawless, but unfortunately, the secret of two Yang Yong's entry into the palace was discovered by a little Yi Cheng, and the secret was revealed. However, Yang Yong's benevolence lost his ability to kill people in the end.
Chance.
At this time, in a courtyard of the Shangshu Hall of Renshou Palace, more than a dozen important ministers gathered together. They were the core figures who planned this operation. There were thirteen people in total. They put their wealth and life on the former prince Yang Yong.
For them, this operation can only succeed, not fail.
"Today is the best opportunity!"
Liu Shu slowly glanced at everyone and said in an irresistible tone: "There is news from the inner palace that the Holy Master fainted twice yesterday. He is no longer able to intervene in the occurrence of abnormal events. General He has specially changed his duty today, so
I have initially decided to launch it tonight, do you have any opinions?"
"I feel like it's a bit too risky to put such an important matter on a small Zuowei General Zhige?" an important minister said solemnly.
Liu Shu smiled slightly and said, "General Dugu is overly worried. Killing Yang Guang is only our first step. Killing Yang Guang involves many other important things, such as controlling the army around Renshou Palace, controlling the capital, and dealing with
Yang Liang, these are all major issues. On the contrary, it is the easiest to kill Yang Guang. He has no guards around him and a few ordinary soldiers can kill him. General He has a thousand people under his command. We will definitely obey his command.
If you want to kill one person with a thousand people, it should be enough. Besides, nothing is absolutely certain, so we must take risks."
"What should I do if it fails?" Yu Wenbi, another important minister, asked.
Liu Shu pondered for a moment and then told everyone, "If I fail, I will not be spared, but you may be able to. I might as well tell you the truth. I have burned all the documents about this operation. In other words, as long as everyone is silent
, Yang Guang has no evidence that everyone participated in this operation, but I believe it will not fail. We have been planning for four years, and our operation is flawless. As long as we kill Yang Guang in one fell swoop, and then re-establish the crown prince, there will be no problem.
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At this time, Yuan Yan walked in and smiled at everyone: "There was news just now that the prison guard general Yu Wenhuaji stopped the fake Yang Yong and did not allow him to enter the Renshou Palace."
"It's just as I expected!"
Liu Shu smiled proudly and said: "Yang Su really used the prison guard sergeant to intercept the faker. Now, they think they can sit back and relax."
"Okay, the operation is about to begin, everyone will act according to the plan! As long as Yang Guang is killed, everyone will start together."
Everyone stood up and left, and Liu Shu turned around and walked into the back room. In the room, Yang Yong was still covered in black and remained silent. He spoke very little, like an outsider. He was worried about his father's critical illness. After all,
It was his father. Father and son were born in the same nature. His father was about to die. How could he not be sad? He could not even see his father for the last time.
"Has Your Highness finally made your decision? If Your Highness gives up, we can still live the rest of our lives incognito and change our surname, but once we start, there will be no turning back." Liu Shu asked Yang Yong for the last time.
Yang Yong was silent for a while, and finally nodded, "I know the risks, but I have been the crown prince for twenty years, and in the end I was deposed. No matter what, I will never accept it. This is the last chance. Even if I fail and die, then
It’s also God’s will.”
After speaking, Yang Yong let out a long sigh. He thought of his father again, and felt extremely sad in his heart. Seeing Yang Yong's sad expression, Liu Shu comforted him softly and said: "I know His Highness is worried about Your Majesty, but as Your Highness said, now this
This is our last chance. If we don't seize it, I will never recover. Time is running out. Your Highness, we must put the overall situation first."
Yang Yong sighed, "I'm just feeling sad, but I won't do anything bad. I'm a little worried about the situation in the palace. Is He Shaokang reliable?"
Zuowei Zhige General He Shaokang was the key figure in this operation. Yang Yong didn't know his details, so he was really worried.
Yuan Yan on the side smiled and said: "This person was originally the personal bodyguard of the Holy Lord, and later became the confidant of our brother Yuan Min. He has superb martial arts. He was one of ours three years ago. He is absolutely reliable. If there is anyone in the palace,
If it changes, he will have news immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone reported outside, "Liu Shangshu, there is urgent news from the palace!"
Liu Shu was stunned and immediately said: "Let him in!"
After a while, a palace guard came in. He knelt down on one knee and held up a folded piece of paper. "This is sent by General He. General He said that the situation is urgent."
When Liu Shu took the note, his expression suddenly changed, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably. Yuan Yan saw his expression was different and asked hurriedly: "What happened?"
The tone of Liu Shu's voice changed, and his teeth chattered up and down, "Your Majesty... collapsed!"
Yuan Yan and Yang Yong were both stunned. Yang Yong knelt down and burst into tears. Liu Shu said urgently: "Your Highness, now is not the time to cry. The situation is urgent and we must make a decisive decision!"
Yang Yong wiped away his tears and said: "Everything depends on Liu Shangshu!"
Liu Shuyi gritted his teeth and said: "Without further delay, I will enter the palace immediately and I will personally direct this operation!"
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Not long after Liu Shu went to Renshou Palace, Yang Zhao also took his mother, Concubine Xiao, down the mountain and found Yang Su. At this time, Yang Su had just returned from discussing with Yu Wenshu. Yu Wenhuaji had led the prison guards to successfully capture Yang Yong.
'The interception was outside the Renshou Palace, but Yang Su still felt a little uneasy about Yang Guang's safety.
Yang Guang lived alone in Renshou Palace, with only eunuchs and maids waiting on him, and only four personal guards around him. Since Yang Jian issued an order to weaken the guards of the East Palace in the 19th year of the founding of the Emperor, Yang Jian strictly prohibited the guards of the East Palace or the prince from entering the palace or Renshou Palace.
Yang Su was very worried that the Holy Emperor was on his deathbed. Once the Holy Emperor died, something would happen in Renshou Palace. Four guards were not enough, so Yang Guang could only wait to die.
There was also his grandson Yuan Qing. Yang Su also felt a little regretful in his heart. Yuan Qing should not have appeared here at this critical moment.
Just when Yang Su was worried, Yang Zhao arrived and relayed his father's wishes to him. Yang Su reacted quickly. Two deposed princes, Yang Yong, did Yang Yong want to seize the throne at the last moment?
Although the matter seemed a bit absurd, Yang Su knew very well that although Yang Yong had been deposed for four years, the people who supported him still controlled the power of the court. As long as Yang Guang died suddenly, Yang Yong could completely turn the tables.
Yang Su was already breaking out in a cold sweat. It turned out that the Yang Yong they intercepted outside was actually a stand-in. The real Yang Yong had sneaked into the palace three days ago.
Yang Zhao was even more heartbroken. He handed the gold medal to Yang Su and said anxiously: "Xiangguo, the Holy Spirit's information is not good. This is their best chance to take action. Father, please ask Xiangguo to lead the East Palace guards into the palace immediately.
Can’t delay it for another moment!”
Yang Su took the gold medal and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. I know that the situation is serious and will make arrangements immediately. Not only the guards of the East Palace must go up the mountain immediately, but also the left and right Wu Houwei troops outside must be controlled."
Yang Su walked out quickly. When he reached the door, he turned back and said, "There are also His Highness's bodyguards, please give them to Yuwen Chengdu as well."