On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 439 The new king ascends the throne
After visiting Cui Zhaorong, Cui Che changed into mourning attire, he couldn't go to visit Cui Zhaorong in mourning.

Hurriedly rushing to Jinyang Palace, Cui Che stopped outside the main hall where Yang Liang's body was buried, and saw that he was emotionally brewing, and burst into tears in an instant.

Supported by Su Dingfang and Shen Guang, Cui Che walked into the hall, crying:

"Your Majesty! The minister is late!"

He threw himself on Yang Liang's coffin, crying heartbreakingly.

All the ministers spoke words of comfort, but it was of no avail, until Empress Doulu walked over with Prince Yang Hao, choked up and said:

"The sage entrusted Hao'er to the prime minister when he was dying."

As he said, he lowered his head and urged Yang Hao to say:

"Hao'er, hurry up and meet your father."

Yang Hao was ignorant, but still obediently bowed to Cui Che, calling him Xiang's father.

Cui Che didn't believe that Yang Liang could safely hand over his son to him before he died, but entrusting his son to Yang Lihua and Yang Awu made sense.

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

Although Cui Che has recently made great achievements in seizing Henan, he has no intention of usurping the throne for the time being. The signboard of the Eastern Sui Dynasty can still be used today. Except for Pei Renji, Pei Xingyan and his son, there are still some people who care about Yang Jian, Yang Liang and his son are kind.

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

Since Cui Che was not prepared to usurp the throne now, he naturally wanted to support Yang Liang's only son Yang Hao as the throne.

I saw Cui Che bowing his knees to Yang Hao in front of Yang Liang's coffin, persuading him:

"The death of the first emperor, the whole world mourns, and the heaven and the earth mourn 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 grandfather.

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

Yang Liang was Yang Hao's son, so the choice of the new king was not unexpected at all. The reason why Yang Hao was not arranged to take the throne was that he was waiting for Cui Che to return to Jinyang to preside over the matter.

Now with Cui Che taking the lead, all the officials in the palace knelt down and said:

"I ask 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, Empress Doulu reminded him:

"Hurry up and answer your father's request and help him up."

Yang Hao did as he said, Cui Che stood up, held Yang Hao's other hand, and stood beside the new monarch with Empress Doulu on the left and right.

People who didn't know saw it and thought it was a family of three.

Cui Che glanced at Empress Doulu, and she let go of her hand tactfully. Cui Che smiled at Empress Doulu, and then led Yang Hao through the worshiping courtiers to the main hall.

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

Cui Che cited the emptiness of the national treasury as an excuse, and the enthronement ceremony was just a hasty formality.

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

Yang Hao respected his mother, Empress Doulu, as the queen mother, and added Cui Che, his prime minister, to the prime minister's country. With the merit of seizing the Central Plains, he was named prince. The king of Yan County was changed to the king of Yan, and the 28 states of Hebei were the feudal states of Cui Che.

Change the name of the year to Zhenyuan, and set next year as the first year of Zhenyuan. At the same time, an edict is issued to amnesty the world and reward the three armies.

All the ministers were also rewarded.

Although these decrees were promulgated in the name of Yang Hao, everyone knew 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 husband and wife were happy, Yang Awu lay in Cui Che's arms and said:

"Hao'er is now the emperor, so he should also choose a queen for him, and he will be the mother of the world in the future."

Cui Che felt alert, he asked:

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

Cui Wenjun is the 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 the words, apparently he didn't expect Cui Che to guess what he was thinking in his heart, Yang Awu came back to his senses, nodded and said:
"I discussed it with my sister. Hao'er is well-behaved and sensible, and he is someone who can be entrusted to."

Cui Che thought to himself:

No wonder Yang Lihua made an excuse to guard Yang Liang's spirit in the palace today, so she asked Yang Awu to discuss this matter with her. '

Cui Che shook his head and refused:
"I know that the two of you are doing this because you want to preserve this bloodline for Yang Liang, and I hope that I will treat him kindly in the future for Jun'er's sake.

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

"Now that Yang Hao is young and ignorant, when he gets older, he will definitely fight for power with me.

"If Jun'er marries into the palace, then she will be caught between her father and husband, how can she be a wife.

"Once Jun'er has an heir and canonize the crown prince, if I try to usurp him again, wouldn't it make her resent me for taking the throne from my grandson.

"Could it be that you have forgotten that your elder sister turned against Emperor Gaozu (Yang Jian) ​​for an heir."

Yang Awu was startled, and quickly changed her words. She didn't want Cui Wenjun and Cui Che to repeat the mistakes of 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 so that Yang Liang won't die."

Yang Awu was overjoyed when she heard the words, she turned over and straddled her again.

Cui Che looked bitter, and begged:
"I traveled all day and night, and rushed back to Jinyang. I was exhausted by boats and cars. I am really tired now. Let me take a rest tonight."

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

In the early morning of the next day, without waiting for Cui Che to wake up, Yang Awu washed and entered the palace in advance, and told Yang Lihua about Cui Che's decision.

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

Cui Che didn't get up to wash until he was exposed to the sun, and called Fang Xuanling and other staff to discuss the specifications of Yang Liang's mausoleum.

Everyone unanimously decided to entrust Yang Liang's dying will to bury him lightly.

Previously, the three armies were rewarded and hundreds of officials were bestowed, and then Cui Che had to pay pensions to the dead and disabled soldiers and their families, and had to rectify the internal affairs. Everything would cost money, so he could only choose to wrong Yang Liang.

Now that it is determined that the burial should be thin, everything should be kept simple, and there is no need to pay too much attention to the mausoleum.

Cui Che entrusted Kong Yingda with full responsibility for Yang Liang's mausoleum, and asked Kong Yingda to strive to complete the project before the spring plowing.

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

Cui Che entered the palace to inform Queen Doulu of this decision, and Queen Doulu wiped her tears and said:
"The concubine is just a woman, and the emperor is young. Everything depends on the arrangement of the prime minister."

After a night's rest, Cui Che had already regained his energy. Seeing the empress dowager Doulu's pitiful appearance in plain filial piety, Cui Che managed to get rid of distracting thoughts.

　It’s gone today, I’m busy checking schools online for my sister to find a major

　　
　
(End of this chapter)