A knife in love

Chapter 1231

Xiao Dong listened to Wang Xiaoyu talking about the old things of the Sui Dynasty in the past, and thought to himself, there are many absurdities in this little girl's words, so they can't be taken as the truth.However, she has a very good memory, even the titles and names of Yang Yong's sons can be remembered, which is not a small skill.Presumably she was quite interested in this matter, and she didn't know how many times she heard it before she could remember it so clearly.

I only heard Wang Xiaoyu say: "Among the founding generals of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Jiong was the most respected, and he was the minister most relied on by the founding emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty. He is a minister who can be entrusted with state affairs. Yang Guang murdered his father, deceived his mother, and usurped the throne. Although there was a lot of noise, there was no evidence. Although Gao Jiong was suspicious, he did not dare to act rashly. Afterwards, although many of Yang's children were killed, and Yang Yong's trusted ministers in the court were slaughtered, he respected Gao Jiong, Yu Wenbi and other veterans. He was the crown prince chosen by Yang Jian himself, and he did it justifiably. The emperor, Gao Jiong and others couldn't catch Yang Guang usurping the throne, so they had to submit to Yang Guang. It's just that these people are scheming people. They know Yang Guang's violence and dare not offend him. They live in their respective houses on weekdays. I was afraid that Yang Guang would find an excuse to kill him.

"It's just that Yang Guang bought the Turkic people with a huge amount of gold and silver, but Gao Jiong and others didn't take it seriously. He once told Yu Wenbi and others that the Turkic people were ambitious and had been spying on the Central Plains. This prisoner is well aware of the reality of China and the dangers of mountains and rivers. With gold and silver Bubo bought them so that they would not invade the country, just like cutting meat to feed tigers, which would be a disaster for the Sui Dynasty. Another Sui Dynasty founding hero, He Ruobi, also commented in private, saying that Yang Guang was too weak to the Turks, which broke the morale of the Central Plains and increased the prestige of the barbarians. Disaster will surely be planted.

"Yang Guang received a secret report saying that Gao Jiong, Yu Wenbi, He Ruobi and other ministers talked about the government behind their backs, with the intention of rebellion. There was a minister who was Gao Jiong's general at the time. He defied military orders on the battlefield and was almost beheaded by Gao Jiong to show the public. This person has always hated Gao Jiong in his heart, and took the opportunity to slander and say that Gao Jiong had always been friends with the deposed prince Yang Yong, and he had always been dissatisfied with Yang Yong's death. He once threatened that one day he would avenge Yang Yong.

"Yang Guangda was shocked. He knew that Gao Jiong and others were all famous ministers and veteran generals who were used to fighting, and they were deeply supported by the people. If these people rebelled, Yang Su alone would definitely not be their opponent. He must be defeated. These generals were killed to eliminate future troubles. So Yang Guang started another big case and executed Gao Jiong, Yu Wenbi, and He Ruobi on the charge of treason. Gao Jiong's son was exiled to a barren land, and the wives and daughters of Yu Wenbi and He Ruobi all He was demoted to be a slave, and another famous minister, Su Wei, was implicated in this case and was demoted to a commoner. After this case, dozens of famous ministers and generals died tragically, all because of Yang Guang's crimes.

"Perhaps Yang Guang committed too many crimes. In the first year of his enthronement, Chang'an, the capital city, was rumored that there were evil spirits wandering outside the palace at night. These evil spirits seemed to want to enter the palace, but they were blocked by the door gods and could not enter the palace gate. Later, some people said that they had seen the faces of those evil spirits, and they turned out to be Yang Jian, Yang Yong, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, Yang Liang and others."

Li Qiufeng and Xiao Dong heaved a sigh of relief when they heard what Wang Xiaoyu said, thinking that this little girl had been talking for a long time, and finally she was going to get to the point.Murong Danyan shook his head, and said: "There are no ghosts in the world. Nine times out of ten, the people in Chang'an City were sad that Yang Jian and his son were killed by Yang Guang, so they pretended to be ghosts and gods to vent their dissatisfaction with Yang Guang. "

Li Qiufeng secretly thought that what Miss Murong said was right.King Zhu Di of Yan launched the Battle of Jingnan, and after he invaded Nanjing, he slaughtered the courtiers of Emperor Jianwen.Later, when he moved his capital to Beijing, some people said that he killed too much. Every night, the ghosts of Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others killed by him came to cry outside Zhu Di's bedroom.Zhu Di was so frightened that he didn't dare to live in Nanjing, so he had to move the capital to Beijing.Going forward, in order to seize the throne, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Change, killing his elder brother Li Jiancheng and younger brother Li Yuanji, as well as their wives and children.It's just that he slaughtered brothers and sisters, and his heart was extremely disturbed.Even though he was an emperor, there were imperial guards guarding the door of the bedroom every night, but he heard ghosts crying from time to time.Whenever I closed my eyes, I saw Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, their wives and children standing in front of the couch bloodied and demanding their lives.Later when the generals Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao heard about this, they put on their helmets and put on their armor, and stood at the gate of Li Shimin's bedroom every night to keep watch for him, so that they could sleep peacefully.Later, he was afraid that the two generals would be too tired, so he asked the painter Wu Daozi to paint the portraits of Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao, and pasted them on the palace gate, so that he could sleep in peace.And Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao also became the door gods in folklore. Every year in the first lunar month, people paste the portraits of these two people on the door to avoid ghosts and gods.But these are just legends. In the final analysis, these emperors and generals killed too much and owed too much.As the saying goes, there are thoughts in the day and dreams in the night.And the people are just venting their dissatisfaction by using these ghosts and gods.

I only heard Wang Xiaoyu say: "At that time Chang'an had a curfew every night, and ordinary people didn't know that members of the Yang family had turned into evil spirits to cause trouble in the capital. But the soldiers who were patrolling the night would occasionally encounter these evil spirits. Every time they When the evil spirits appeared, some soldiers died tragically, and the story spread. Some market thugs didn’t believe it, so they made an appointment to watch the excitement. As a result, they really encountered evil spirits. Within three days, more than 20 people Died at the hands of evil spirits. According to legends of soldiers and rascals who escaped their lives by chance, there were [-] of these evil spirits, among them was a giant ghost, more than two feet tall, who rode on a monster with no skin and flesh and full of skeletons. On the horse, he is the leader of the group of ghosts. The giant ghost is wearing a dragon robe and a crown, and he is the dead emperor Yang Jian. The ghost smashes the celestial cap of the living person with wishful thinking, and sucks the brains. Among the other [-] evil spirits, in addition to Yang Yong, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, Yang Liang and other Yang family children, they are Gao Jiong, Yu Wenbi, He Ruobi, etc. The famous officials and generals who were killed by Yang Guang. These one hundred and seven evil spirits came in the fog and left with the clouds, making troubles in Chang'an City every night. The people in the city called it "Hundred Ghosts at Night". The city of Chang'an is gloomy and gloomy, and everyone is in danger.

"Shortly after the appearance of Hundred Ghosts at Night, Yang Su, a confidant of Yang Guang, died of a sudden illness. It is said that on the night of Yang Su's death, the city of Chang'an was covered with dark clouds and thick fog, and no one could be seen within three feet. Yang Su was working with several trusted ministers They drank together in the hall, and suddenly a cloud of black mist poured into the courtyard. The servants of Yang's mansion had heard about the ghosts walking at night, and they often talked about it behind their backs. Yong and others didn't like it. Now that the Yang family father and son have turned into ghosts, I'm afraid they won't let Yang Su go. Therefore, these servants have long been uneasy. With a cry, they immediately scattered and fled.

"Yang Su is a military commander, he is extremely arrogant, and he is three points drunk, so even though he saw the strange black mist, he was not afraid. He turned around and pulled out the sword from the weapon rack. His fingers were black Fog shouted loudly. I saw countless figures standing in the black mist, crying or laughing. The situation was extremely strange. The few ministers who were drinking with Yang Su were so frightened that they fell on the ground and did not even dare to lift their heads. After a while, the black mist suddenly dissipated, and there were more than a hundred people standing in the yard, among them was a giant riding on a skeleton horse, holding a wish-fulfilling hand. It was Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty who had passed away.

"Yang Su has always been fearless, but he has always been in awe of Yang Jian. At this time, seeing Yang Jian turned into a giant ghost, he thought he wanted to seek revenge on himself, and his face turned pale with fright. Except for Yang Jian, who was killed by him and Yang Guang jointly The dead Yang Yong, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, Yang Liang, Gao Jiong, Yu Wenbi, He Ruobi and others all gathered in the courtyard with hideous faces, just watching Yang Su laugh wildly. He was wearing white silk, his eyes were completely white, his tongue was sticking out, and he was staring at Yang Su with a strange smile. Seeing this situation, Yang Su was shocked even though he was brave and brave.

"The servants of the Yang family who escaped from the courtyard hid everywhere. Some squatted behind the water tank, some hid in the grass, and some climbed up the trees and covered themselves with branches and leaves. These people heard the strange wind whistling in the courtyard. , mixed with the voice of Yang Su talking to people. It’s just that Yang Su’s voice became very strange at this time, sometimes pleading, sometimes defending, and sometimes crying. The servants of Yang’s mansion have never heard Yang Su speak like this, and their hearts are more frightened and frightened. I didn’t even dare to make a sound.”

(End of this chapter)