On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 557 The ministers forced the palace

In the middle of winter, Jinyang is covered with snow inside and outside, and snowflakes are falling all over the sky.

In the Shangshu Province, it was time to rest. Cui Che's cronies who stayed in Jinyang found Fang Xuanling together. Before they could explain their purpose, Fang Xuanling smiled and said:

"My colleagues have arrived just in time. It's cold today and Fang is warming the wine. I would like to have a few drinks with you."

Zhao Yuanshu, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said anxiously:

"How come servant She still has such a leisurely mood? Could it be that he doesn't know that the king is about to return to the court!"

Everyone agreed.

Pei Xiu, the servant, said:

"The emperor's corpse is a plain meal, and he has done nothing for the country. The world should be filled with virtuous people.

"The great king holds a great position and has many benefactors. He has extended his kindness to all over the world. Now he has taken over Kansai. It is difficult to reward him for his great achievements, and his life may be in danger.

"For the great king's plan, for our plan, for the plan of all the people in the world, we should all go to the palace to state our interests to the emperor, and ask him to comply with the destiny and meditate on King Yan.

"How can we stay out of the matter and bother the king to come forward in person and bear the name of forcing the palace."

Fang Xuanling naturally understood what Pei Xiu said, but he still said unhurriedly:

"Everyone, please take your seats first."

After saying that, he poured a cup of warm wine for everyone.

Everyone took their seats one after another, and Fang Xuanling said:

"Your Majesty must also be aware of your intention to protect the master of fists.

"But without your Majesty's consent, how can we make our own decisions?

"Don't panic, everyone. Your Majesty will definitely make arrangements. We will just wait patiently for the news."

Cui Che did not keep his confidants who stayed in Jinyang waiting for too long. Changsun Wuji followed Cui Che's order and returned to Jinyang first.

Still in the side room of Shangshu Province, Fang Xuanling, Pei Xiu, Zhao Yuanshu and others all waited with bated breath, watching Changsun Wuji hurriedly arrived.

Changsun Wuji looked at Zhao Yuanshu:

"Zhao Shangshu, your Majesty would like to ask, can the treasury now reward the three armies and all the ministers?"

When everyone heard this, they all showed joy and looked at Zhao Yuanshu, Minister of Civil Affairs.

Cui Che asked about the state of the treasury to hint to his cronies what he thought.

Although Cui Che was not in Jinyang before, he still knew the situation in the DPRK very well. These close ministers who stayed behind had never interrupted contact with him. How could Cui Che not know the actual situation of the treasury?

Zhao Yuanshu answered truthfully:

"I also ask Changsun Lang to report back to the king. Last year, there was a good harvest in Guandong, and the national treasury was full, enough to provide rewards."

Changsun Wuji nodded, without saying anything more, and resigned to Fang Xuanling and others.

After Changsun Wuji left, Fang Xuanling became the focus of everyone's attention.

He nodded and smiled:

"Everyone, it's time for us to pave the way for the king."

Everyone laughed and looked forward to the day when Cui Che ascended the throne.

In fact, not only them, but also the generals in the army who followed Cui Che back to the court at this time had already secretly prepared yellow robes.

Civil servants rushed to send letters urging them to join, and military generals secretly prepared yellow robes.

All these things made Cui Che clear that the time had come to plot to usurp the throne, which was why he asked Changsun Wuji to send hints to the ministers who stayed behind.

Before the Sui Dynasty, most of the emperor's costumes were mainly black and red.

As for the emperor wearing yellow robes, it started from the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, always loved apricot yellow. Whether he was discussing government affairs with officials or attending major celebrations, Yang Jian always wore apricot yellow clothes to attend.

This led to the custom of treating yellow as the most valuable.

There is no doubt about Cui Che's control over the army. They secretly wanted to add yellow robes to him. How could Cui Che be kept in the dark?

But this method is too rough, and you can't expect these warriors to arrange it very carefully.

Compared with the support of the army, there is no warmth and tenderness in the emperor's abdication.

When he arrived at Xicheng County in Jiezhou (today's Fenyang, Shanxi Province), Cui Che ordered people to find out the yellow robe hidden in Shen Guang's office and destroy it secretly, but he did not punish the generals who were eager to support him.

, just to warn them that they already have arrangements and not to do anything more.

At the same time, a good show was taking place in Jinyang City.

On November 27th of the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608), under Cui Che's suggestion, the ministers in Jinyang City contacted each other. On that day, five ministers including Fang Xuanling, Pei Xiu, Zhao Yuanshu and others

More than ten ministers broke into the inner hall of the Daming Palace without being summoned.

The entire Jinyang army, including the Imperial Army of the Daming Palace, is under the control of Cui Che's party. If these officials forcefully break into the palace, no one will come to stop them.

The little emperor Yang Hao looked at the ministers coming in a hurry, but he did not appear panicked. He asked:

"Where is King Yan? Let him enter the palace and tell me personally."

After learning that Cui Che had taken Guan Long, Yang Hao had long expected that such a day would come, but he did not expect that the forced conquest would come so quickly.

Attendant Pei Xiu cupped his hands and replied:

"The King of Yan is still in Jiezhou. It will take some time before Your Majesty wants to see you."

Yang Hao sneered and said:

"He is so impatient that he asked you people to force him into the palace before he even entered the city."

Pei Xiu replied:

"We have not been ordered by anyone, and please Your Majesty not to make any assumptions."

Yang Hao still wanted to say something, but Fang Xuanling had already come out of the queue, and he played loudly:

"Since I ambushed the King of Yan and raised his troops to fight against the rebellion, his virtue has spread in all directions, and his benevolence extends to all things, surpassing the past and the present. Although the Tang Dynasty and Yu could not surpass this.

"At the meeting of the ministers, they all said that the Sui Dynasty was over, and they hoped that your majesty would follow the ways of Yao and Shun, and treat the king of Yan with mountains, rivers, country, Zen.

"If your Majesty is in harmony with the will of Heaven and the will of the people, your Majesty will enjoy the blessings of leisure. Your ancestors will be blessed! All living beings will be blessed! I have decided to come here to report."

All the ministers in the palace agreed one after another, hoping that Yang Hao could comply with fate and abdicate in favor of talents.

Yang Hao was silent for a long time. Even if he had expected it, how could he be calm and calm when he saw that he was about to be deposed from the throne?

For a long time, he looked at the ministers who were forcing the palace and asked:

"Your Majesty has eaten Sui millet, received Sui luxuries, and been favored by the imperial court. Now you are so eager to crown King Yan, aren't you afraid that a hundred years later, you will be blamed by the great ancestor and the late emperor?

"King Yan has betrayed the late emperor's wish to entrust his orphans and bullied his young master. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world?"

Everyone was about to retort, but Pei Xiu snorted coldly:

"Presumably the former Emperor Jing had the same doubts as His Majesty.

"What I and others are doing today is just imitating the actions of the founding officials in the past to support the great ancestor."

Yang Hao was speechless. His grandfather, Yang Jian, did not bully his young master to get this country.

He asked again:

"If I don't agree, will you kill the king later?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock after hearing this. They really had not considered this issue.

They turned their attention to Fang Xuanling and Pei Xiu, hoping that they could come up with an idea.

Fang Xuanling did not hesitate, he said frankly:

"How dare I dare to regicide, but if Your Majesty goes against the will of heaven, I will have no choice but to invite the Queen Mother, depose the Emperor, and establish a separate branch."

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(End of chapter)