Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 13 The beauty is troubled by Zhang Yin and the second concubine (2) ([-])
When the officials arrived at the court, they saw Yu Wenhuaji sitting upright in the hall with a murderous look on his face.The rebels Sima Dekan, Pei Qiantong, and Yuan Shu were all dressed in military uniform, holding sharp knives, and lined up on both sides; the soldiers of each battalion, with sharp and shining knives and axes, surrounded the steps in three or four layers, full of murderous aura.When all the officials saw it, they felt frightened, but they could only stare in amazement, and no one dared to say a word.

Seeing that the officials had almost arrived, Yu Wenhuaji said: "The lord is debauched and debauched, and the people are miserable, causing great chaos in the world. Now the two capitals are in danger, and they don't want to recover. They will move to Danyang again. Luckily, Yongjia has changed the morale of the army. This is a foolish king, a foolish lord and an only husband, and I cannot rule the world and shepherd the people, so I advocate righteousness to punish the innocent and carry out the Yiyin Huoguang incident. You should work together to preserve wealth and honor." All the officials listened and looked at each other in blank dismay. , dare not agree.Zheng Yan was standing next to him, and saw two people flashing out of the crowd, bowing to the top and saying respectfully: "The lord has no way to abuse the people, and the gods and men are angry together. The general's actions are sincerely in line with the hearts of heaven and people. How dare you disobey orders?" .”

All the officials saw that one of the two people who came out to speak was Pei Ju, the minister of rites, and the other was Feng Deyi, the internal historian. They were the ones who seduced and teased him in the middle. Seeing that the momentum was not good today, they turned their faces immediately and tried to be the first to flatter.But in the eyes of Yu Wenhuaji, they were not shameless villains, but they were praised with joy and said: "You know God's will, that's very good, and you don't have to worry about being rich in the future."

11. The Doomsday of the Faint Lord and Tyrant Comes Early

At this time, Emperor Yangdi still wanted to stay in the west pavilion, but Yanjiao refused to leave the pavilion, but Pei Qiantong's pressure was too aggressive, Yangdi was hugged by all the soldiers and pushed to the front of the horse, Pei Qiantong He shouted orders so frightened that he had to get on the horse and was taken out of the palace gate.Emperor Yangdi didn't wash up today, but he was pushed around again. His hair was disheveled and his feet were bare.Empress Xiao and Zhu Gui'er were both under makeup, and followed Yangdi's horse with disheveled hair. Empress Xiao couldn't help covering her face and weeping.

When this group of people approached the hall, they were seen by Yu Wenhuaji from a distance, and suddenly felt uneasy. He was afraid that it would be difficult to dismiss His Majesty the Emperor who had served him for many years, and he was also afraid that all officials would be moved by the loyal emperor after meeting. Thinking about it, he hurriedly waved his hands to Pei Qiantong, not letting him take Yangdi to the palace.

So Emperor Yang was taken to the sleeping hall, and was served by Sima Dekan and others with knives.Emperor Yangdi couldn't help sighing miserably: "What is my crime? Why do you treat me like this?" The rebel Ma Wenju said angrily: "At this time, the Holy One still doesn't know his heinous crime? You want to satisfy yourself? Selfish desires have made the people unable to live in peace and enjoy their careers. The crimes are extremely heinous and countless. What is innocent? For example, in order to seize the throne, you first killed your own brother, and then killed the king and father with your own hands; For another example, you are militaristic on the outside, conquering everywhere, while on the inside, you indulge in lust and prostitution, extravagance, extensive construction work, waste of money and money, non-stop all the time, causing the people to lose their jobs, and all the strong men to die under the edge. , the young and the weak are all filled in the gully; that's why today's situation where thieves are swarming. In spite of the chaos in the world, you are still a full-time flatterer, blindly pretending to be innocent and rejecting advice. Also, you massacred loyal and good people, broke trust Soldiers, don’t reward those who have meritorious deeds, don’t punish those who have done wrong... such a heinous crime, how can it be called a crime?”

Emperor Yang bowed his head for a long time when he heard the words, but suddenly he became angry with righteousness: "I like to wander, and I work hard for the people and waste money. I really have failed the people of the world. As for you waiting for both honor and salary and enjoying it all year round, what are you waiting for?" I also want to bear me, why are you so pressing today?" Ma Wenju said: "The hearts of the people have changed, and things have changed to this day, and we can't discuss the grievances of one person!" Emperor Yang asked again: "Who will be the leader of the army today?"

Sima Dekan responded: "There is no way to fool the emperor, and the whole world complains, there is more than one person! What are you asking about the leader of the army? Everyone can seek help from a single husband and a thief!" Before he finished speaking, Zhu Guier, Emperor Yangdi's favorite concubine, immediately asked him The halberd pointed and scolded: "How dare the rebels speak wild words! We know that the emperor is the supreme, as the king and father of a dynasty, the crown and shoes are divided into heaven and earth; even if there is a small lack of morality, all ministers should only speak uprightly and advise the king. Qianshan, how can you be so rude! And you are just some guards, why dare you threaten Shengyu, don't you just wait for wealth, don't you mean that you are not afraid of being reprimanded by the rebellious officials and thieves of all generations and peoples? I advise you It’s never too late for you to change your minds and clean up your mistakes as soon as possible, and Long Live will definitely issue a decree to forgive you and others.”

Pei Qiantong immediately retorted: "It's never too late to change your mind as soon as possible, you don't want to shake the morale of the army! Now that you're riding a tiger, it's hard to let go, it's useless to say anything! You say we are just guards, then you Well, she is actually just a lowly servant girl in Yeting, how dare she be so presumptuous?"

Seeing that Zhu Guier dared to scold the rebellious party, Emperor Yang hurriedly signaled her to shut up, but Zhu Guier didn't pay attention at all, and just continued to curse: "You are a traitor! Relying on your military power, you dare to run amok in the forbidden court! Even if you can't kill me today You wait, even though the Sui family's favor is in the world, is there not one or two loyal ministers and righteous men in the world to avenge your father? In the first episode of Qin Wang's teacher, you will be cut into pieces at that time, and it will be too late to regret!"

The scolding made Sima Dekan furious, pointed the knife in his hand at Zhu Gui'er and said: "The promiscuous and lowly maidservant, you have seduced the king's heart with your vicious charms on weekdays, so that the world will be destroyed. Today, you still dare to talk nonsense and insult the righteous with clever words. Are you looking for your own death? How can I thank the world if I don’t kill you, a lowly servant girl!” Zhu Guier said sharply, “Am I afraid of death? No one dies. I will die today, and my fragrance will last forever. Rebellion, tomorrow the body will be broken into thousands of pieces, and the stink will inevitably be remembered for a thousand years!" The curse continued, and Sima De became angry, and raised his knife to chop off at Zhu Gui'er.Emperor Yangdi hastily stopped him: "It's just a little girl, please general, please forgive her!"

Sima Dekan hesitated for a while, but Zhu Guier yelled: "Rebel, I will fight with you!" and rushed forward, Sima Dekan couldn't dodge, he was hit hard in the chest, almost fell down.Sima Dekan was furious, he cut Zhu Gui'er to the ground with a knife in his hand, and then the rebel soldiers had already drawn up their swords, and their poor bones and beautiful faces turned into red blood.

Seeing that Zhu Guier was killed, Empress Xiao was so frightened that she dared not speak.Emperor Yangdi just covered his face and shed tears, and did not dare to scold Sima Dekan.But Sima Dekan killed Zhu Gui'er, his face was torn, and he walked up to Emperor Yang angrily: "Although the ministers have always been deeply loved by the Holy Majesty, but now the world is in chaos, and Dongdu is besieged by Li Mi. Chang'an fell to Li Yuan, and there is no way for the sage to drive back, and the ministers have no way to survive. Moreover, the minister's virtue has been lost, and today's troubles will end here, so now I have to borrow the head of the sage to thank the world .”

When Emperor Yang heard that Sima Dekan wanted to excuse him, he suddenly lost his mind and was speechless. He didn't know what to say to these people to be effective.At this moment, Emperor Yang suddenly saw Feng Deyi, his former favorite minister, coming, and Emperor Yang thought he was here to rescue him, and hurriedly called out: "Come and save my life! Come and save me life!"

Feng Deyi, who was ordered by Yuwen to scold and humiliate the emperor, pretended not to hear the words, just raised his finger to Yangdi's face, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, don't die quickly, to thank the world?! You are extravagant and greedy, and you are not sympathetic, so the morale of the army is disturbed, and the officials and the people have different ideas. Now that things have come to this point, even if you die to thank the world, it is still not enough, why should I ask the minister to save your life?" Then Feng Deyi Feeling that the weight was not enough, I was afraid that Yu Wenhuaji would not be satisfied, so he sneered at Emperor Yang again, "Hmph! Even if you are lucky enough to survive, what face do you have to meet the world? This is exactly what Mr. Xu meant, he It is said that there is no need to bring a foolish king like you to see him, hurry up and end it!"

Seeing that Feng Deyi also said the same thing, Emperor Yangdi was very disappointed. He couldn't help being furious, and scolded loudly: "The martial artist is unknown, deceives the emperor and oppresses the emperor, and dares to usurp. You can still be forgiven, but you are a scholar." , Reading Mingli, you should know the righteousness, why do you come to help the thief to deceive the king today?! Besides, think about it carefully, what did I treat you badly in the past? Today I insulted you in person, should you or not? You Being so ungrateful is worse than a beast!" Feng Deyi was scolded by Emperor Yangdi, he couldn't help being ashamed, blushing, and silently backed out with his head down.

At this time, Yang Gao, the youngest son of Zhao Wang who was with Emperor Yangdi, was also taken into the bedroom. The 12-year-old Zhao Wang Yang Gao was too frightened. When he saw Emperor Yang, he couldn't help crying.Emperor Yang wept even more when he heard the sound, and Empress Xiao shrank into the corner of the palace, almost frightened.Sima Dekan sternly asked Emperor Yang again: "What's the matter, please do it yourself!" Emperor Yang wept sadly and begged softly: "My sin will not be to death, and I hope to forgive you. From now on From now on, I would like to be a commoner, just to prolong the time." Sima Dekan sneered and said, "I don't want to bear the infamy of regicide, but it's just that now, the sage is not dead, so I can't relieve the grievances of the ministers and the hatred of all the people in the world. !"

Zhao Wang Yang Gao, who was still crying, saw Sima Dekan beating his father hard, and his prince's temper immediately exploded: "How dare you threaten my father like this, do you know the etiquette of being a minister?!" Pei Qiantong, who was at the side, had been waiting impatiently for Emperor Yang's good head, and when he saw this best reason to urge him, he raised his knife and dropped it immediately.

As the body fell to the ground, Zhao Wang Yang Gao's head rolled out a zhang away, his hot blood splashed all over Yangdi's body, Yangdi was in pain and frightened, his heart was broken, but he didn't dare to cry, He didn't dare to run away; but Zhao Wang Yang Gao's biological mother, Queen Xiao, fainted in response.

Looking at his favorite young son, Emperor Yang's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene when he was besieged in Yanmen, when he was attacked by hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry, he could only hug this young son all day long. Yang Gao cried bitterly, helpless.At that time, he even hoped that as long as there was a possibility for his youngest son Zhao Wang Yang Gao to go back alive, even if he sacrificed everything, including his own life, he would not hesitate.So at that time, King Qin's soldiers were all promised by him, and he also accepted the suggestion of Minister Dewey, and issued an edict to ensure that no troops would be sent to attack Goryeo.As a result, after the siege was released, Emperor Yangdi's first thought was how to restore his emperor's dignity, which was deeply frustrated here.As soon as he returned to Luoyang, he not only refused to reward, but also ordered to attack Goryeo.

"...you massacred Zhongliang, dishonest officers and men, you don't reward those who make meritorious deeds, and don't punish those who do wrong..." At this moment, Ma Wenju's words echoed in his ears, and the shock was so strong that Emperor Yang suddenly realized the truth. Something, but there are too many things to reflect on, and now is not the time for reflection. The biggest problem he faces now is how others want him to die the fastest, and how he himself hopes to avoid death.

After killing Zhao Wang Yang Gao, Pei Qiantong took advantage of the momentum and raised his sword to go straight to Emperor Yang.Emperor Yangdi knew that it would be hard to keep his body safe, so he hurriedly shouted to Pei Qiantong: "Don't do it, the emperor has his own way of death, don't work rashly and sharpen the blade. Don't you hear that the blood of the princes fell into the ground, and the world was severely drought; The princes are like this, and I am the king of heaven? Get the poisonous wine quickly, and serve me to take the poison and kill myself." Pei Qiantong shook his head: "No! Because I didn't prepare, where did I get the poisonous wine in a hurry? Let's ask the emperor to kill himself. !"

Faced with the knife that was still dripping with the blood of his parents and children, Emperor Yang refused to accept it. Pei Qian became anxious and raised his blade again. , now I don’t ask for anything, just beg for the whole body and die!" Then he untied a towel by himself, held it in his hand and kept crying, despite Sima Dekan's repeated urging, "Grand Xu is waiting to pay the order in the hall!" ", but Emperor Yang was still reluctant to kill himself.

So under the command of Sima Dekan, all the warriors stepped forward and put the training scarves on Emperor Yangdi's neck. Empress Xiao just woke up at this moment. Seeing that Emperor Yangdi was about to be hanged, she rushed forward desperately , begging and weeping to stop her, Pei Qiantong didn't answer, just resolutely raised the cold-glowing, blood-dripping blade, and laid it across in front of her, Empress Xiao was so frightened that she immediately stopped in her tracks, and looked at it helplessly, crying. Those people, twisting the training towel tightly, sent her emperor's husband on the way back west.The second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, who reigned for 13 years and was famous for his licentiousness and immorality, came to the end of his life in such a very reluctant and disgraceful way. It's a pity that the prosperity of the past is the same. In the misty rain and mist, the sunset is low.

(End of this chapter)