On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 439 The new king ascends the throne

After visiting Cui Zhaorong, Cui Che changed into mourning clothes. He couldn't go to visit Cui Zhaorong wearing mourning clothes.

After rushing to Jinyang Palace, Cui Che stopped outside the main hall where Yang Liang's body was buried. He saw that he was filled with emotions. In an instant, he burst into tears.

Cui Che walked into the hall, supported by Su Dingfang and Shen Guang, and cried:

"Your Majesty! I'm late!"

He threw himself on Yang Liang's coffin and cried heartbrokenly.

The ministers offered words of comfort one after another, but to no avail, until Queen Doulu came over holding the crown prince Yang Hao and choked with sobs:

"On his deathbed, the saint entrusted Hao'er to the Prime Minister."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and urged Yang Hao:

"Hao'er, why don't you meet your father-in-law soon?"

Yang Hao was ignorant, but he still obediently saluted Cui Che and called him father-in-law.

Cui Che didn't believe that Yang Liang could safely hand over his son to him before he died. Instead, he entrusted it to Yang Lihua. Only then did Yang Awu make sense.

However, Queen Doulu's move still made Cui Che very satisfied.

Although Cui Che captured Henan and recently made great achievements, he has no plans to use his achievements to usurp the throne for the time being. The Eastern Sui Dynasty is still useful today. Among the officials in the court, except for Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan and his son, some still care about Yang Jian. The kindness of Yang Liang and his son.

He is now fighting for the world with Yang Guang under the banner of revenge for Yang Jian. If he rushes to usurp the throne at this time, internal chaos will inevitably arise.

Since Cui Che was not ready to usurp the throne in a hurry now, he naturally wanted to support Yang Liang's only son Yang Hao to take the throne.

I saw Cui Che kneeling before Yang Hao in front of Yang Liang's coffin and persuading him:

"The death of the late emperor was mourned by the whole world, and the whole world mourned together.

"However, the country cannot be left without a master for a day. The prince is wise and benevolent, and has the legacy of his father and ancestors.

"I sincerely request the prince to put the world first, that is, the throne of emperor, and inherit the country and the country of the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Liang has a son like Yang Hao, so there is no surprise in the selection of the new king. The reason why Yang Hao has not been arranged to ascend the throne is because he is waiting for Cui Che to return to Jinyang to take charge of the matter.

Now that Cui Che was taking the lead, all the officials in the palace knelt down and worshiped:

"I invite the prince to put the country first and ascend the throne today."

Yang Hao looked at all this blankly, and when he was at a loss, Queen Doulu reminded him:

"Why don't you agree to your father-in-law's request quickly and help him up?"

Yang Hao did as he was told. Cui Che stood up, took Yang Hao's other hand, and stood beside the new king with Queen Doulu.

Uninformed people saw this and thought they were a family of three.

Cui Che glanced at Queen Doulu, and she let go of her hand knowingly. Cui Che smiled at Queen Doulu, and then led Yang Hao through the crowd of kneeling ministers in the hall and walked towards the main hall.

Yang Hao followed Cui Che and left, but every few steps he had to look back at his father's coffin and his mother who was standing beside the coffin, watching him go away.

Cui Che used the excuse that the treasury was empty, so the enthronement ceremony was just a formality.

In the first year of Yongchang, on December 23rd, which was the day Cui Che returned to Jinyang, the seven-year-old prince Yang Hao ascended the throne as emperor in the main hall of Jinyang Palace.

Yang Hao honored his mother, Queen Doulu, as the queen mother, and appointed his father-in-law Cui Che as the prime minister to seize the power of the Central Plains.

country.

The year name was changed to Zhenyuan, and the next year was designated as the first year of Zhenyuan. At the same time, an edict was issued to grant amnesty to the world and reward the three armies.

All ministers also received awards.

Although these decrees were issued in the name of Yang Hao, everyone knew very well that his father was just a puppet, let alone Yang Hao, who was seven years old at the time.

All the edicts issued were written by Cui Che.

At night, after the couple were happy, Yang Awu lay in Cui Che's arms and said:

"Now that Hao'er has become the emperor, he should choose a queen for him, who will be the mother of the world in the future."

Cui Che felt alarmed and asked:

"Could it be that you want to send Jun'er to the palace?"

Cui Wenjun is the legitimate daughter of Cui Che and Yang Awu. She was six years old at the time, about the same age as Yang Hao.

Yang Awu was startled when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect that Cui Che would guess what he was thinking. Yang Awu came to his senses, nodded and said:

"I have discussed with my sister. Hao'er is a well-behaved and sensible person. She is someone who can be entrusted to her."

Cui Che thought:

'No wonder Yang Lihua made an excuse to stay in the palace to guard Yang Liang's body today. It turned out that she wanted Yang Awu to come and discuss this matter with her.'

Cui Che shook his head and refused:

"I know that you two are doing this because you want to preserve this bloodline for Yang Liang. I hope that for Jun'er's sake, I can treat him well in the future.

"But as a father, how can I push Jun'er into the pit of fire.

"Yang Hao is young and ignorant now. When he gets older, he will definitely compete with me for power.

"If Jun'er marries into the palace and is caught between her father and her husband, how will she behave as a wife?

"Once Jun'er gives birth to an heir and is crowned a prince, and I try to usurp her, won't I make her resent me for taking away my grandson's throne?

"Maybe you have forgotten that your eldest sister turned against Emperor Gaozu (Yang Jian) ​​for the sake of an heir."

Yang Awu was shocked and quickly changed her story. She did not want Cui Wenjun and Cui Che to make the same mistakes as Yang Lihua and Yang Jian.

Cui Che comforted:

"Don't worry, no matter whether Yang Hao turns against me in the future, I will keep him alive and prevent Yang Liang from having an heir."

Yang Awu was overjoyed when she heard this. She turned over and sat astride him again.

Cui Che looked bitter and begged:

"I traveled all night and starry to get back to Jinyang. After a long journey, I am really exhausted. I hope I can rest tonight."

Seeing Cui Che begging for mercy, Yang Awu let him go.

The next morning, Yang Awu didn't wait for Cui Che to wake up, washed up and entered the palace in advance, and told Yang Lihua Cui Che's decision.

Knowing that Cui Che promised not to murder Yang Hao, Yang Lihua finally felt relieved and a rare smile appeared on her face.

Cui Che slept until three o'clock in the sun before getting up and washing up. He summoned Fang Xuanling and other staff to discuss the specifications of Yang Liang's mausoleum.

Everyone unanimously decided to bury Yang Liang lightly under the pretense of his deathbed edict.

After previously rewarding the three armies and granting hundreds of officials, Cui Che then had to pay pensions to the fallen, wounded and disabled soldiers and their families, and also had to rectify the internal governance. Everything cost money, so he had no choice but to aggrieve Yang Liang.

Since it is determined that a small burial will be carried out, everything should be kept simple and there is no need to pay too much attention to the mausoleum.

Cui Che gave Kong Yingda full responsibility for Yang Liang's mausoleum and asked Kong Yingda to try to complete it before spring plowing.

Not only can Yang Liang be buried as soon as possible, but the farming season will not be delayed due to the collection of corvees.

Cui Che entered the palace and informed Queen Doulu of this decision. Queen Doulu wiped away her tears and said:

"I am just a woman, and the emperor is young, so everything depends on the arrangements of the prime minister."

After a night's rest, Cui Che had already regained his energy. Seeing the pitiful look of Empress Dowager Doulu dressed in plain white mourning clothes, Cui Che finally got rid of distracting thoughts.

No more today. I was busy searching schools and majors online for my sister.

(End of chapter)