On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 366 The farewell of the king and his ministers

The only difference between disobedience and rebellion is whether you can get the emperor's forgiveness afterwards.

For example, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to abandon the Western Regions, but Ban Chao resisted the edict and refused to return.

Of course, in the eyes of the ruling class, the different starting points of Ban Chao's and Cui Che's actions also made the nature of the two completely different.

But in the eyes of ignorant people, the two people's difficulties are similar.

After all, they didn't know the true relationship between Cui Che and Ahui Lusu, so they fell into the eyes of the world. Today's Yandi is indeed a critical moment for the enemy.

Cui Che knew that his operation could not be hidden from smart people.

He did not expect to deceive smart people, his goal was to deceive the ignorant masses.

In feudal society, ignorant people always accounted for the majority of the population.

Cui Che had already made up his mind after he and Wei Zheng had made a procrastination decision. He would never openly rebel and expose himself to moral infamy.

For this reason, he secretly instigated the sergeants to petition and created the illusion that he stayed in Yandi under forced circumstances.

Cui Che could be hindered by the requests of the soldiers, but Liu Fang did not have such conditions. After all, the three states of Hebei and Ying were not border areas and there were no threats from foreign enemies. Therefore, Liu Fang could only insist that Yang Da go to meet him. Hand over government affairs.

Yang Da was too afraid to enter the country, so the responsibility naturally did not lie with Liu Fang.

It's just that Cui Che also gave up a lot for the so-called morality.

For example, Qin Qiong, Zhou Kan, Zhang Heng, Wang Qing and others from the old tribe south of the Yellow River did not go to Guanxi, Jiangnan or even Shu as officials according to the court's arrangements.

Instead, they all followed Cui Che's instructions, abandoned their posts and resigned, and fled to Yan with their families.

They also included Pei Xiu, Fang Yanqian, Huang Baiji and others who were officials in various states and counties in southern Hebei.

In Yanzhou City, it was rare for everyone to gather together. Cheng Yaojin, who was standing behind Cui Che, was still blinking at Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong smiled back, and it could be seen that even leaving Qilu, where he had taken root before, did not affect Qin Qiong's good mood.

He knew that he was only leaving temporarily.

Qin Qiong, Zhou Kan, Zhang Heng, Wang Qing and others worked hard for twenty years to build an intricate network of connections in Qilu states and counties, and between local government soldiers and salt soldiers.

It seems that Cui Che has given up on the south bank of the Yellow River, but in fact, as long as he takes over all the land in Hebei and Qilu in the future, he can spread his message down.

Therefore, no one resisted Cui Che's order for them to go north.

The land of Qilu is already within the palm of your hand. Faced with the persecution of the imperial court, if you give up temporarily, there is no need to raise a flag of rebellion.

Everyone in the hall was talking enthusiastically about the prophecies that had recently been circulated in Yan.

The land of China does not raise idle gods. It enjoys incense and sacrifices, and when it comes to use, it will naturally draw strength.

Not only was the previously fabricated statement by Eulji Mundeok that "Yen's land has a royal aura and Choi is the emperor", it has been spread to a small area under Cui Che's instruction.

Over the past few days, there have been many supernatural phenomena, which seemed to be caused by gods, but they all predicted the same event: the death of the Sui Dynasty.

Cheng Yaojin once shot down a bird, and saw the words written on its wings: "In the fourth year of Renshou, the son will kill his father, and the mountains will collapse."

As for the drama of hiding books in the belly of a fish and the roar of foxes in the bonfire, it has been repeatedly staged in You, Ding and other states.

Cui Che is not a time traveler who insists on engaging in feudal superstition, but people just fall into this trap.

At the same time, Yang Jian was not satisfied with bringing the land of Qilu and some prefectures and counties in southern Hebei back under the control of the central government.

He issued an edict to announce Cui Che's crimes to the world and labeled his behavior as treason.

At the same time, preparations were also being made to organize a large army to encircle and suppress the Yan region.

Among them, he ordered Han Wang Yang Liang to recruit the Hedong army and then leave the Taihang Mountains to attack Dingzhou and other places.

He also sent people to Qikou and sent an order to Qimin Khan to go south and threaten Heng, Yan and other places.

King Yang Liang of Han did not dare to disobey his father's orders, but he was also unwilling to actually send troops to fight Cui Che. He knew that once Cui Che was defeated, he would be alone after Yang Jian's death.

Yang Liang followed Wang Kui's suggestion to join the army and after issuing the edict, he gathered troops in Jinyang without haste. However, he repeatedly changed the time of sending troops on the grounds that the food and grass were not ready yet.

And Qimin Khan was even more embarrassed. Now Kumoxi had mobilized nearly 100,000 troops, and Cui Che had also gathered more than 110,000 cavalry in Yanzhou. The two sides pretended to be in a confrontation. He went south at this time and joined forces, not to send sheep.

Entering the tiger's mouth?

Not to mention that there is a Dulan Khan in the north who is eyeing him.

Qimin Khan had no choice but to send envoys to the court, hoping that Yang Jian would understand his difficulties.

But after Cui Che learned that Yang Jian had labeled him a traitor, he repeatedly complained that he was wronged and actually defended his innocence in thirteen memorials in one day.

On June 17, the fourth year of Renshou (AD 604), Cui Che's thirteen self-defense notes arrived at Renshou Palace in Qizhou, but at this time Yang Jian was already bedridden.

Originally, in addition to Yang Liang and Qimin Khan, Yang Jian also arranged another army to serve as the main force in countering the rebellion. Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, controlled the various armies in Kansai. However, as Yang Jian became seriously ill, and Yang Liang,

Qimin Khan was unable to send troops on time and had to cancel the plan to send troops.

Yang Jian himself came to power after Yu Wenyun's sudden death by controlling the guards of various prefectures in Kansai.

How could he dare to hand over the Guanzhong army to Yang Su when he was seriously ill?

This has nothing to do with whether Yang Su has any tampering intentions, it is just the instinctive reaction of a person who has experienced it.

Moreover, after experiencing Cui Che's betrayal, Yang Jian could not trust outsiders at this time.

On that day, Yang Jian realized that his time was running out, so he lay on the hospital bed and said goodbye to all the civil and military officials.

Holding the ministers' hands, Yang Jianqiang cheered up and told them one by one to assist the prince well.

All the ministers responded with tears in their eyes, while the prince Yang Guang beside him had already burst into tears.

However, what Yang Jian didn't know was that the prince, whom he had high hopes for, gave him a surprise that night.

Since Yang Jian was bedridden, Yang Guang had moved into the Dabao Hall of Renshou Palace. Seeing that his father had said goodbye to all the ministers, Yang Guang knew that the throne was already within his reach, and he only needed to get there.

But at this time, Yang Guang became more and more restless. He was always worried that something might happen, so he sent someone to send a secret letter to Yang Su, asking him what preparations he should make before losing his father.

Yang Su, Huangmen Minister Yuan Yan, Minister of War Liu Shu and others are also in the palace to attend to the illness.

Perhaps Yang Jian also had a knack for Yang Guang, and he did not kill all Yang Yong's cronies. For example, Liu Shu, who had been favored by him and was about to be recruited as his consort, was left in the court as a countermeasure to the influence of the crown prince Yang Guang.

of checks and balances.

The letter had been sent, but Yang Guang's inner irritability made him unwilling to stay in the Dabao Hall any longer, so he also had the idea of ​​going out for some fresh air.

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