Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 271 Let the assassination happen

Yang Guang's words allowed the assassination to happen. Empress Dugu didn't understand. She clearly knew that the other party was going to assassinate her, and also knew the time and place. At this time, the danger should be avoided as much as possible, so why did she let the assassination happen?
Yang Jian instantly understood what Yang Guang wanted to do, and said, "Tell me what you think."

"Since we got the news before the incident happened, we should have nipped it in the bud, but I thought it would be better to take this opportunity to tell the world and implicate more of their party members."

"For example, if they plan to rebel in Puzhou, who are their people in Puzhou? Are there any party members in other places? Now that we have arrested and examined them, we may be able to find out some, but there may be mistakes and omissions. Since we want to arrest them, we must catch them all. , we can pretend not to know about this, since they are going to arrange it, there will definitely be frequent contacts later, so we can let Ying Yangwei follow them without worrying about finding any clues."

Yang Guang continued: "Follow their plan, let the emperor act as a substitute that day, let the assassination happen, and arrest them firmly. This will also serve as a warning to all those who have different intentions."

Yang Jian nodded and said: "I will issue an edict to invite them to the New Year celebrations and ensure that they are not allowed to leave Daxing City before the New Year. Of course, in order not to arouse their suspicion, I will banquet all the people with titles in the capital. .”

"Father Huang Shengming."

"Go and urge Li Yuan and Ying Yangwei to arrest all the people involved in this matter. Now that the foreign invasion of Turks has been resolved, and the internal worries of these evil-minded guys, we need to be more aggressive in killing them."

"It's the royal father."

As soon as Yang Guang left, Queen Dugu sighed: "I'm afraid this year's New Year will be a bloody one."

Yang Jian praised Yang Guang and said: "Amo did things properly and acted strategically. When things were determined, he became decisive, courageous, resourceful, benevolent and ruthless."

Queen Dugu laughed: "Your Majesty Amo has done such a good job, you must reward him well."

"Rewards are certainly rewards, but he seems to lack nothing."

Queen Dugu then continued: "Your Majesty, why not do this? When the matter is over, Your Majesty, just ask him what he wants and then reward him."

"also may."

After returning home, Yang Guang began to investigate intensively, letting Ying Yangwei keep a close eye on the three of them. As the New Year was getting closer, in order to discuss specific matters, the three of them had to meet in the end.

Don't bother when you meet, just watch from the outside.

Yu Wenxin took out the royal edict and said to the other two people: "It's very unusual. Your Majesty invited me to attend this New Year's Eve."

"me too."

The other two people also received the invitation, but Liu Fang said: "Don't worry too much. It seems that in order to show off the achievements of defeating the Turks, the emperor issued an invitation to everyone with a title. The three of us have the title of Duke." Of course, I am invited, and this annual event is extremely grand."

Liang Shiyan asked: "Then what should we do?"

"As usual, the emperor wants to go to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices. The place there is not big enough and the officials are crowded, so it is difficult for the soldiers to act immediately. Our dead soldiers took action, just to kill the emperor and cause chaos. The three of us found the one closest to the door. place, as soon as something happens, he will run out of the door and leave the city with a thousand-mile horse, faster than the news that the emperor has been assassinated."

Yu Wenxin looked solemn: "The emperor is assassinated, and the whole city will be sealed off by then. Whether we can escape or not is still one thing. There is no legitimate reason for this invitation and we have to go. Otherwise, the emperor will definitely be dissatisfied, and he may be directly punished by then. , I didn’t even have a chance to act.”

"The arrow is on the string and we have to shoot it. We have been planning for a long time. After Yang Jian became the emperor, he revoked all the rights and responsibilities in our hands, making us just like retiring from old age and returning to our hometowns, using the name of the Duke of the country for nothing. I'm afraid all the officials there have more real power than me, and I can't live like this."

Liu Fang spoke his mind angrily, and the other two people also felt the same way. The sense of gap between gaining power and losing power was very uncomfortable.

Liang Shiyan patted the table and said to Yu Wenxin: "Is there any guarantee for an emperor? If someone supports him, he is an emperor. After the assassination is completed, you rebel in Puzhou, and I will definitely conquer in Xiangzhou. The two formations face each other, and then they are connected, and the world can The plan is done, you will be the new emperor when the time comes, and we will assist you."

Yu Wenxin sighed and said: "The matter has come to this, it can only be like this. You two can rest assured that I am not very knowledgeable. If I really become the emperor, I will share the world with you."

"A man as talented and resourceful as Brother Yuwen is worthy of the throne."

"You two must remember not to leak the secret of this matter, and the manpower deployed by Puzhou must also send the news first to settle the matter."

"Brother Yuwen, don't worry. I think the two of them can push Yang Jian to the throne, and they can also push brother Yuwen to the throne. With a week of careful planning, they will definitely succeed. When the time comes, we can even wait and watch for a while. Once Yang Jian dies, the King of Jin and the Crown Prince Are the two brothers fighting to the death? Then is the time for us to take over the world."

When he mentioned the King of Jin and the Crown Prince, Yu Wenxin frowned slightly.

"What's wrong with Brother Yuwen?"

"Prince Jin came to see me some time ago."

The other two became nervous.

"What? What do you mean?"

"It's not a big deal. He came to me through Yu Wenkai, and he was accompanied by that little kid Li Jing. He asked me what I thought about the future of Turks. After I told him my thoughts and actual operation of the project, this The little baby obviously listened to it and went to the emperor to talk about it. Unfortunately, the emperor seemed to be very jealous of me and did not adopt his opinion. As a result, he finally wrote me a letter to apologize and said that he would definitely do it if he had the opportunity in the future. Ask me to come out."

Hearing what Yu Wenxin said, the two of them felt relieved. Liang Shiyan said: "After all, this King of Jin is just a teenager. What great abilities can he have? He is said to be like a god, so I will If you don’t believe it, can he still be able to fight against Brother Yuwen? Isn’t this just being fooled around?”

Yu Wenxin sighed: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is a good young man who knows people well and is responsible for his duties. It's a pity. It's a pity that he is too young, and no matter how outstanding he is, he is only the second son after all. In terms of etiquette, the prince has the upper hand after all. As long as the prince doesn’t make a big mistake and dies young, he has no chance unless he rebels.”

"Yes, so our assassination of Yang Jian is also an opportunity for him. He will definitely rebel against the prince in various names. Since Brother Yuwen has a good relationship with him, we can use his strength when the time comes."

After the three people had a heart-to-heart talk, they were all satisfied. Yu Wenxin said: "The secret meeting between the three of us cannot be too long. Unless there are special circumstances, we will act according to the plan and we will not meet again."

"it is good."

Yu Wenxin left immediately. Liu Fang grabbed Liang Shiyan and said, "Brother Shiyan, is your lady free today?"

"Brother Liu, do you want to have a talk?"

The two of them talked as if they were just making small talk.

"Let's just talk to each other at the house. Now is a sensitive period. If possible, let your lady go to the restaurant to talk. Brother Liang, don't be together this time. It won't be too late for us to be together after the incident."

"rational."

After the three people left, they went to do different things. Their every move was monitored by Yingyangwei's spies, and the people they sent out to contact other places were also followed. Following the clues, they began to investigate who was behind the scenes. They contacted and conspired and were registered one by one.

……

The news in the next few days flew like snowflakes to Prince Jin's Mansion. Yang Guang and Li Yuan classified the news they received and ranked the people involved in the matter from least to most important.

Looking at the list on the table, Yang Guang sighed: "These three people have been planning for a long time. There are no less than 30 people involved, ranging from local officials, military generals to the governor of one party, most of whom are their original troops. To this day There should be nothing missing, even if we arrest such a large number of people for interrogation."

"In these turbulent times, the most turbulent thing is the people's hearts." "Your Highness, what should we do now?"

"Early tomorrow morning, let the Yingyang Guard spies from all over the country control the people one by one according to this clear list. When His Majesty gets off the carriage and goes to the ancestral temple to worship, the whole city will be under martial law. No entry or exit is allowed, and people will be watched closely. Those three people will be arrested immediately as soon as the incident occurs."

This night is destined to be a sleepless night. Countless spies left Daxing City tonight. Those who are closer can arrive before tomorrow morning, while those who are far away have already arranged to go out. No matter what, the rooster will crow early tomorrow morning. Act at the crack of dawn.

In this era, news from outside did not spread back to Daxing City so quickly, so they had enough time to act.

At dawn, Yang Guang got dressed and went into the palace with Xiao Menglan. He had to accompany the emperor the whole time today.

As soon as he arrived at the palace, the ministers had not yet arrived. Yang Guang looked at Yang Jian's double and couldn't help but sigh that it was really similar. He could see the difference up close, but other ministers could not get close to him like him. Emperor, you can't tell.

Fake Yang Jian showed a flattering smile to Yang Guang. Seeing someone so similar to the emperor smiling flatteringly, Yang Guang felt a little uncomfortable.

"Your Highness King Jin, what should I do today?"

"First put up the shelf. With your appearance now, who would believe that you are the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty?"

As soon as the words fell, the fake Yang Jian immediately put on airs. It was obvious that he had been trained in every move in the palace, at least the energy to pretend was still there.

Yang Guang continued: "Just do what you were trained to do in the palace."

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Jin."

Yang Guang walked to the side again and said to Qin Qiong and Lai Huer, who were changing the equipment of the imperial guards in the palace: "If anything happens, remember to protect this fake emperor."

"After all, it's very difficult to find a substitute with this level of similarity and train it until it looks similar. If you can, protect it."

"My subordinate understands."

Soon the sun rose, the palace door opened, and all the officials entered respectfully and waited in front of the empty hall. Although the weather was cold today, the sky was blue, so it was an auspicious day.

bang bang

With the sound of firecrackers exploding, the door of the main hall slowly opened. The emperor walked out surrounded by palace people, and the eunuch's voice sounded: "Hoo."

"Long live my emperor~"

Accompanied by the sound of roaring mountains and tsunami, fortunately the stand-in had received professional training, otherwise he might not be able to hold up this scene.

In order to keep the substitute from talking, the eunuch continued to shout: "All civil and military officials. Those without titles will stay here to wait. Those with titles will follow your majesty to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices to the ancestors and to pacify the troubles in the north during the Sui Dynasty."

All the officials knew that waiting for at least more than an hour and standing in a large official uniform was annoying, but no one dared to have an opinion.

Those with titles followed in the order arranged by the Ministry of Ceremonies.

In the ancestral temple, the ceremony to honor the ancestors was very complicated. Yang Guang's eyes fell on the three people from time to time, and no one paid attention to it when there were many people.

As the ceremony progressed, the weather gradually became hotter, making the atmosphere a little more restless. Suddenly, a familiar figure walked beside Yang Guang.

"Second brother."

Following the sound, it turned out to be Yang Xiu, King of Shu.

"Xiu'er, why are you in Daxing City?"

"I just rushed back last night and didn't have time to inform my second brother. I thought I would definitely see you today."

"Oh, what a coincidence that I'm back."

"Yes, it's the New Year's Day, and I haven't had time to personally congratulate the emperor on his victory on the northern line."

Yang Guang smiled slightly and said: "That is the credit of Uncle Wei Wang. I just followed and got some military merit."

"Second brother and younger brother don't need to be modest here. Zhang Xutuo told me everything about there. The strategy is the second brother's good plan, and the musket is the second brother's musket. The credit must be at least half of the second brother's."

The two of them had just chatted for a few words when something suddenly changed.

The two ministers from the Ministry of Rites who had just stepped forward with the ritual vessels to give them to Yang Jian suddenly got angry and stabbed the fake Yang Jian directly at close range with the ritual vessels in their hands.

Yang Guang didn't expect that the assassination method they planned would be like this. Before, he was still wondering how they would carry out what they did today.

The simpler the method, the higher the success rate. These two officials of the Ministry of Rites are their close confidants trained from the bottom, and the whole family is in their hands.

Assassinate the emperor in public. In this situation, everyone was stunned and turned into endless panic.

Taking advantage of the panic, Liu Fang and the other three wanted to follow the others and run out. The three of them were all on the side closest to the door.

But as soon as the incident came out, the door was closed. Li Feng led the Ying Yang Guards to close the door, and directly detained Liu Fang: "Shu Guogong, why are you running so fast?"

Seeing that the other party was coming towards him with a clear purpose, Liu Fang's heart sank to the bottom for a moment, but he shouted: "Help, help, someone assassinated the emperor, someone rebelled."

"quiet."

The chaotic atmosphere did not last for a few minutes before the emperor's voice came. Another "emperor" walked out of the ancestral temple, holding a jade ax and axe, majestic and solemn, with Queen Dugu beside him, as if she were a mother to the world.

Everyone was confused, what was going on?

The emperor walked to the dead fake Yang Jian, looked at the tragic death of the substitute, and said with a little regret: "It takes a lot of effort to train such a substitute."

Then he looked sharply at the arrested Dukes of Shu, Xi and Qi.

"Yu Wenxin, Liang Shiyan, Liu Fang, you are so brave, you actually dare to rebel!!"

"Today I will use the heads of the three of you to sacrifice to heaven!"

(End of this chapter)