I, the son of Yang Guo, abducted Zhang Sanfeng across the heavens

Chapter 541 Wagang Li Mi proclaims himself emperor
"Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!"

Yuwen Chengdu swung the phoenix-wing gilded halberd and smashed the heads of the loudest and most cheerful idiots on the spot, and the red and white mixture flew all over the floor. However, Yang Guang did not show any displeasure. Instead, he looked at Yuwen Chengdu with interest and asked, "Chengdu, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, this is my answer." Yuwen Chengdu held the phoenix-wing gilded halberd and bowed, "I think that those who speak for the rebels are also rebels and should be killed. Your Majesty has said that the Hongnong Yang family should be killed, so the Hongnong Yang family should be killed."

"Oh, Chengdu, I have to criticize you." When Yang Guang opened his mouth, many people were delighted, thinking that things had turned around and that Yuwen Chengdu would be punished. But Yang Guang said:

"You are so unhygienic. Look at you. You made such a mess that I will have to send someone to clean it up later. Even if they do, the smell won't go away. I won't be able to come to this palace for several months. What a waste. Next time, remember to drag them away before you do anything. Don't you remember?"

"I obey your order!" Yuwen Chengdu half-knelt down, then waved his hand, and someone came up to wash the floor.

After a few tanks of water were poured in, the floor of the hall was clean. Except for the smell of blood, it seemed that no bloody incident had ever happened.

"Well, Chengdu's opinion is very good. What do you think, gentlemen?"

"Okay, okay!"

"General Tianbao is right!"

"Your Majesty is wise! Such traitors should have their property confiscated and their clans exterminated!"

For a moment, praises were heard everywhere.

Yang Guang laughed loudly. He liked the feeling of holding great power and deciding life and death. Only in this way could he forget the shadow of a few years ago, and only in this way could he feel that he was a real emperor.

Can't implement the policy? It seems that you think your head is harder than the golden halberd with phoenix wings.

"Okay, that's it. Yang Xuangan took the lead in the rebellion, and his three clans were exterminated to serve as a warning to others." Yang Guang set the tone with a wave of his hand.

Many people turned pale. This was the most severe punishment. It would completely wipe out the Hongnong Yang family from history.

Many people have been saying that it is better to kill nine clans than to exterminate three clans. One is three and the other is nine. The latter is directly the square of the former, which is exponentially doubled. Isn't it obvious which one is more serious?
In fact, it is not the case. The three clans of Yi refer to the paternal clan, the maternal clan, and the wife's clan. The nine clans of Zhui refer to the great-great-grandson, the great-great-grandson, the grandson, the son, the mother, the queen mother, the great-great-queen mother, and the great-queen mother. Another saying is that there are four clans of the paternal clan, three clans of the maternal clan, and two clans of the wife.

The three tribes are very vague and have a wide range; the nine tribes are very detailed and rigorous. Those who truly understand will know that the larger the scope, the more operational scope there is.

The upper limit of the Nine Clans was much lower than that of the Three Clans, but the lower limit was also much higher. The scope of the Nine Clans was clearly defined, and those who were to be killed were those who were not included. As for the Three Clans, how many could be killed depended on the imagination of the executioner.

There is no upper limit, and all your relatives and friends can be exterminated. Because there is no regulation on how many people can be exterminated, it is entirely up to the mood of the ruler, it can be more or less.

But now it seems that Yang Guang, the emperor who was given a posthumous title while he was still alive, was obviously in a bad mood. He wanted to exterminate not only the Hongnong Yang family, but at least two other aristocratic families.

But what can we do if we oppose it? We have all seen what happened to those who opposed it before. No human head can be harder than the phoenix-wing gilded halberd.

"Besides, if this happens, the Hongnong Yang family will still have a good reputation in history. It would seem as if Yang Xuangan is the only bad guy, which is not good."

Yang Guang stroked his beard and said, "Let me ask you, do you have any good way to discredit the entire Hongnong Yang family?"

Yu Wenzhi appeared on the spot, clasped his hands, and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, I have heard that the owl is an unfilial and vicious bird. When it grows up, it will eat the parent bird that feeds it. "Shuowen Jiezi" says: The owl is an unfilial bird.

"Lu Ji Shu" says: "Xiao, from the pass to the west, is an owl and a wanderer. When its son grows up, he eats his mother. Later generations use "Xiao" to criticize or scold those who are unfilial and ungrateful.

Therefore, I think that Yang Xuangan, who made false claims about deposing and enthroning the emperor and openly started a rebellion, is truly an unforgivable criminal who has no loyalty to his father and no loyalty to his father. He should be given the surname Xiao to serve as a warning to others!"

"Well, don't say it, you really don't say it, Yu Wenzhi, you are educated." Yang Guang was very satisfied after hearing this, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

"This..." Killing is not enough. The civil officials did not expect Yang Guang to be so vicious. He has done such a thing as exterminating three clans, and it is not over yet. He even wants to discredit the whole clan from the history of the surname.

Although some people wanted to object, they were afraid of the gilded phoenix-wing halberd, and no one spoke for a while.

"Well, good. Since all the ministers have strongly requested it, I will have no choice but to comply. Draft an edict, for Yang Xuan's three clans were exterminated, and their surname is changed to 'Xiao', to be passed down to future generations." After Yang Guang finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the back hall, ignoring Yang Jishan who was crying on the ground.

After the court was dismissed, the imperial edict was issued. The remaining followers of Yang Xuangan were all pacified, and his brothers, Yang Jishan, Yang Xuanjiang, Yang Wanshuo, and Yang Minxing, the governors of Yiyang, were all beheaded, and all the assets of the Hongnong Yang family were confiscated.

The three generations of Yuwen Shu's family made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion and protecting the emperor, and they were all promoted to high positions and held the highest positions in the country.

For a moment, everyone in the government and the country was filled with fear.

Everyone knows that giving important positions to Yuwen Shu's family would only be a temporary solution and would only accelerate Yang Guang's demise. But before Yang Guang's demise, with Yuwen Chengdu's strength, he would be able to send several powerful rebel kings to the west, and their fate would be like that of Yang Xuangan.

Therefore, no one wanted to be the first to stand out, and for a while, the situation strangely stabilized again.

Only one person, with a heart full of resentment and hatred, escaped with the help of various people, and vowed to overthrow Yang Tang and kill the tyrant.

This person is none other than Li Mi, a famous figure who caused a great stir during the Sui and Tang dynasties. Li Mi followed Yang Xuangan in the rebellion, and was considered a top figure among the rebel kings. Instead of being avoided as everyone imagined, he became a popular figure and was fought over by various rebel kings.

This is also reasonable. Being able to get Li Mi, the only surviving senior figure among Yang Xuangan's rebels, is equivalent to taking over the anti-flag from Yang Xuangan's hands. There is natural nominal support for Yang Guang's rebellion, which can attract more people who are dissatisfied with Yang Guang to join him.

Although Yang Xuangan's rebellion ultimately failed, he still achieved two goals.

First, although the Yang family of Hongnong, a thousand-year-old family, was exterminated by Yang Guangyi and was given the surname "Xiao", how could the heritage accumulated by the thousand-year-old family be so easily wiped out? In the minds of most people, especially those at the bottom of society, the Yang family of Hongnong is still a great and upright master.

Second, Yang Xuangan is the one who has achieved the best record in the rebellion against Yang Tang. No matter how weak he was in the later period, he fought to the city of Luoyang in the early period and even occupied the capital of Yang Tang for a time. This alone is enough to make him the leader of the rebel kings in the world.

Those who have the greatest fame, the best military record, and have inherited Yang Gong's legacy and want to rebel against Yang Guang will most likely give priority to joining Li Mi's forces.

As for whether taking in Li Mi would lead to Yuwen Chengdu's extermination, that was a matter of opinion. There was always a risk in doing things, not to mention that they were rebelling, which was a risky business. They were in danger of losing their lives at any moment, so if they could gain a slight advantage, they would be considered successful. How could they have the energy to consider the crisis?
It was nothing more than a gamble, a gamble that Yang Guang would not send Yuwen Chengdu to fight in person for such a person, and a gamble that even if Yuwen Chengdu came, he would not be caught and killed like Yang Xuangan.

It was normal for the rebel king to have such thoughts. Most of them were just a bunch of peasants. The brotherhood was bullshit. They had no vision and abandoned their brothers and ran away first. That was the normal operation. I didn't have a target as big as Yang Xuangan. As long as I ran away, I basically survived.

Therefore, Li Mi's whereabouts aroused great interest among the rebel kings.

In the end, it was Wagang's Zhai Rang who came out on top and successfully brought Li Mi under his command.

Things turned out just as expected. After taking in Li Mi, Wagangzhai became famous and was regarded as a banner and bridgehead in the resistance against Yang Guang.

Li Mi did well. His methods, vision and wisdom were not bad. At least he was much better than the useless people in Wagangzhai. He led Wagangzhai to several great victories. He dealt a heavy blow to Yang Tang. Even Wang Shichong's army was intercepted and defeated by Li Mi.

This move made Wagangzhai even more glorious. Although Li Mi had been taken in for less than a year, he already had the aura of becoming the leader of all the rebel kings.

Li Mi's operation also attracted many talents. Shan Xiongxin from Erxianzhuang, Bali, came to surrender. Together with Shan Xiongxin's good brothers, Wang Bodang, Xie Yingdeng, and a group of brothers who had sworn brotherhood in Jialiulou.

The ones who can be considered talented include Zhang Gongjin, Sheng Yanshi, Wang Junke, and You Junda. The rest are mostly a bunch of idiots, such as Qi Guoyuan, Li Ruhui, Jin Jia, and Tong Huan.

The most important of these was a military strategist who was well-prepared for any eventuality, Xu Maogong.

This person is like the resurrection of Ziya or the reincarnation of Kong Ming. He has every possible plan and is so wise that he is almost like a demon. He has unpredictable intelligence and his calculations are so accurate that they are terrifying.

It is said that this man observed the stars at night and said that there was a sign of an emperor in Wagang and that there must be a true dragon emperor among them, so he came to surrender.

Although Xu Maogong was well-known as the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, no one believed what he said. It was generally believed that Zhai Rang had spread the rumor in order to prove that he was the true dragon emperor and make everyone else submit to him.

As for Xu Maogong's coming to Wagang, it was naturally not because he wanted to observe the stars at night or see the dragon's energy. It was just because Wagang was the most famous and powerful at that time, so he found a place that was most likely to unify the world.

This is not something to be criticized. It has always been the truth that the winner is the king. Zhuge Liang was such a capable person, but what happened? He had to challenge the difficulty of hell and followed Liu Bei, the weakest. Although his ability was seen by future generations, he was indeed defeated and died.

It is better to support the weak and the insignificant to rise to power than to cling to the thighs directly. If Zhuge Liang had joined Cao Cao at the beginning, he would have achieved his long-cherished wish of unifying the world long ago. But of course, if he didn't play against the wind, his ability would not be seen, and his reputation would be overshadowed by many other outstanding people.

But Xu Maogong's choice is not shameful, as winning is a good choice. Because of this choice, many people really believe that Xu Maogong is the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang. He didn't win in his previous life, so he has to join the most powerful force in this life to win.

Only Zhai let himself know that what Xu Maogong said was absolutely true. After he came, he didn't care about the status and power of Wagang among the rebel kings. He only divided the territory and reorganized the troops. He went wherever there were people and wherever there was food, and he didn't intend to use Wagang's own reputation.

Most importantly, Xu Maogong didn't seem to think highly of him, but rather had high hopes for Li Mi and Shan Xiongxin. The seeds of doubt were thus planted in Zhai Rang's heart.

Fortunately, Li Mi was not a pushover. After many battles in Wagang, Li Mi decided to take the initiative and kill Zhai Rang, pretending that he had fallen into Yang Guang's trap.

Later, Li Mi, with the support of Shan Xiongxin and others, became the leader of Wagang Camp. Under the pretext of denouncing Yang Guang and avenging Zhai Rang, he launched several waves of troops. With the support of Xu Maogong, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Junke and a group of other fierce generals, he won victory after victory.

In the end, Li Mi, taking advantage of the great victory, simply raised his arms and ascended the throne to become emperor.

A tall tree attracts the wind. Originally, Wagang was just one of the rebel kings. Although it was secretly the leader among the rebel kings, that was in terms of power and battle record. There were also other rebel kings who wanted to praise and kill Wagang and throw it out to Yang Guang as a target.

But Li Mi was a smart man, and with the help of Xu Maogong, he never held any position as the "leader of the anti-king alliance", so he was not specially "cared for" by the court. On the contrary, because of his strong army and strong horses, he was rarely disturbed by the court.

But when Li Mi proclaimed himself emperor, the imperial court, no matter how afraid it was of the strong army of Wagang and fearing losses, had to put aside the other rebel kings and focus on Wagang.

Yang Guang disagreed with Yuwen Chengdu leading the army. He felt insecure. After he felt the pleasure of being in power, he hated the aristocratic families who dared to oppose him in the past and killed many officials wantonly. Later, he came to his senses and did not dare to let Yuwen Chengdu leave Luoyang easily.

The imperial court eventually sent Pei Renji, the general of Shanmaguan, to wipe out Wagang.

Pei Renji himself was a good soldier. He had a third son, Pei Yuanqing, who wielded two eight-petal plum-shaped silver hammers, each weighing 150 jin, and a pair of hammers weighing 300 jin. No one in the Wagang army could stop him. He defeated the Wagang army and won several beautiful victories.

"Oh my!" Wagang, Li Mi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, his face full of fear, "What should I do, my dear ministers, what do you say?"

(End of this chapter)