Chapter 522 Can't wait, establish an emperor first
Chapter 522
In an instant, the entire court exploded. Duan Da became very angry and started to yell, and Huangfu Wuyi, who had always had a straight temper, was also rude.
Everyone was trying to help others, and when Yang Tong, the king of Yue, saw the quarrel, he had to turn his attention to Yuan Wendu, the imperial censor.
"That's enough!" Yuan Wen, as the imperial censor, knew that if he didn't stand up like this, the whole court would probably be in chaos again, and as a result, nothing would come out.
"What are you doing, gentlemen? There is a powerful enemy and the Eastern Capital is in danger. At this time, it is even more important for us to unite as one and resist the powerful enemy."
Yuan Wendu's appearance finally gave both sides a step to climb down, and they all expressed their apology to the Yue King Yang Tong.
Duan Da's proposal naturally failed to gain the approval of the ministers and workers present. As for Pei Renji, he went to join Yang Qian.
And Yang Qian was left behind in Dongdu. Dongdu believed that he had not taken Luokou with him. After adding Pei Renji's troops, the strength of the army surged to nearly 100,000 elites.
As a result, Dongdu no longer has the strength to arm-wrestle with Yang Qian, a great warlord, and can only admit it with pinched noses.
Although Yuan Wendu made suggestions, he believed that the Yue King Yang Tong should send an envoy to express condolences to Yang Qian in order to soften the too rigid relationship between the two parties.
However, Duan Da and others strongly opposed it, and in the end, the proposal could only be shelved for the time being.
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After everyone had dispersed, Yuan Wendu had just left the court and was called back again.
"I wonder why Your Highness left the old minister behind?"
"Doctor Yuan, Gu Shi has some doubts, so I would like to ask Dr. Yuan for advice."
King Yang Tong of Yue, who was young but seemed quite calm because he had been in a high position for a long time, stood up and walked over.
"That Yang Liugong was regarded as a loyal minister by my imperial grandfather. Hearing that Dongdu was in danger, he even entrusted him to lead the Jiangdu army to aid Dongdu. It can be said that he has great trust in him."
"But why do you, Dr. Yuan, and all the dignitaries have a bad opinion of Yang Liushou?"
Yuan Wendu stroked his thick beard under his chin and looked at His Royal Highness the King of Yue, who was still childlike but quite intelligent.
But I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. There are so many twists and turns here that the ministers can discuss with each other.
However, His Royal Highness the King of Yue is His Majesty's grandson and may become the new Sui monarch in the future.
Therefore, it is better for the ministers to understand and digest these things by themselves.
Thinking of this, Yuan Wen showed a relieved smile and saluted Yang Tong. "Your Highness has a keen eye. Indeed, Yang Liushou is a rare and talented person."
"But your highness, Yang Liushou is a new nobleman who is favored by your majesty. This person's reputation is not very good in the Jiangnan Road area."
"He used harsh methods to suppress Jiangnan. If there were complaints in Jiangnan, the officials would be uneasy and the people would be restless."
"I remember that when His Majesty was in the Eastern Capital, the memorials to impeach Yang Qian were like snowflakes. But His Majesty suppressed them all..."
After Yang Tong listened for a long time, he suddenly nodded. "I see, it seems that Yang Liubei's temperament is too unruly."
"This is exactly the reason." Yuan Wen, who had spent a long time talking, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.
Yang Tong sighed with some regret.
"Originally, Gu was still thinking about finding an opportunity to let Yang stay behind and lead his army into Dongdu to protect Dongdu.
Now it seems that it is better to let him stay in Luokou to avoid further disputes among the princes."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps coming towards this direction from outside. Yang Tong looked up and saw an armored soldier covered in dust and a sad look on his face, being helped in by two eunuchs.
"...Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Zhiji and many generals of Xiaoguo Army caused chaos in Jiangdu. Your Majesty, Your Majesty was unwilling to be humiliated and committed suicide by taking poison."
"Who are you talking about? Yu Wenshu's son is causing trouble in Jiangdu?!" Yuan Wendu's eyes widened, he grabbed the armored soldier and shouted sternly.
"It was them, Yu Wenhuaji proclaimed himself the Prime Minister, and Yuwen Zhiji became Zuopushe.
They killed all the royal family members accompanying them, except King Hao of Qin, who was honored as the new emperor."
"How could the imperial grandfather be gone..." King Yang Tong of Yue sat down on the ground, looking around helplessly, and murmured in a low voice.
Yuan Wendu looked at the armored soldier and saw his seal and ribbon, as well as the urgent message from Jiangdu County.
His whole body was shaking for a while, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and stood still, turned around and said to Yang Tong.
"Your Highness, the truth of the matter is unknown. The most important thing is to keep it secret first and not let the news leak out. In addition, I quickly order you to stay behind and enter the palace to discuss the matter."
"Doctor Lao Yuan has everything, Gu, Gu really doesn't know what to do."
"Your Highness, don't panic. I, the Sui Dynasty, and you, the legitimate son of Prince Yuande." Yuan Wendu gently supported the Yue King Yang Tong with his big hands and comforted him in a low voice.
A dozen young eunuchs rushed out, and after a while, a group of ministers who had just left the palace had to rush back.
When they arrived at the palace, they learned that Yu Wenhua and his brothers had caused a rebellion and that His Majesty had committed suicide by taking poison in the Jiangdu palace.
The entire court was also in an uproar, with some crying and fighting, and some angrily wanting to raise troops for revenge.
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"My lords, my lords!!!" Yuan Wendu had no choice but to shout sharply. "In these critical times, you should not behave like this."
"His Majesty has passed away. His rebellious ministers and traitors have killed all the royal family in Jiangdu and forced His Highness the King of Qin to become the new emperor."
"Such methods are used by rebellious ministers and traitors who want to threaten the emperor and order the princes. Therefore, we will definitely not let them succeed."
Duan Da, who was unable to fight while marching, and whose strong point was intrigues, immediately brightened up and stepped out of his squad to shout loudly.
"Yes, if we don't make a decision quickly, we will easily fall into a disadvantage. When the time comes, the Sui Dynasty will surely perish at the hands of Yuwen's traitors."
"My lords, in this critical autumn of the Sui Dynasty, the country cannot be without a king for a day.
Now, His Majesty has passed away, and all the princes have been killed by the Yuwen family. Fortunately, God bless him, and Prince Yuande still has heirs."
"I request your highness to ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible so that you can declare the Yuwen family's crimes to the world and order the world to attack them together."
Huangfu Wuyi also knew that this was not the time to fight Duan Da, so he also stood up and echoed loudly.
"I second my opinion. At this critical moment, Your Highness and His Majesty are the closest by blood. We, the Dukes, recommend Your Highness to be the emperor. Is there anyone who has any objections among the Dukes?"
Yuan Wendu also nodded. "I second the proposal..."
All of a sudden, all the ministers and ministers in the palace prostrated themselves in the palace. Yang Tong stared blankly at these ministers and ministers.
"Doctor Yuan, what should we do next?" Although Duan Da took the lead, he knew very well that he did not have the upper hand in the court.
There were even so many enemies that we had no choice but to hand over the decision-making power to the imperial censor who was always fair in dealing with matters.
Yuan Wendu sighed lightly and nodded heavily.
"Since no one has any objections, tomorrow we will hold the enthronement ceremony and issue an edict to the world."
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