Repeating this, it took Xu Jingzong a quarter of an hour to translate the secret letter. Xu Jingzong wrote it while Shen Guang read it beside him: "Capture Annan County of Goguryeo, conquer the capital Pyongyang, Blackwater Grand Canyon and San The two great victories in Yanggu and the capture of Yuan Taizuo were all due to His Majesty's advance planning. He made every effort to use public opinion and the power of the DPRK to force the imperial court to set up the Far East March General Administration Office in Fanyang County. If things couldn't be done, you could retreat and take the next step. Therefore, he plotted to gain the title of king with a different surname..."
"My father-in-law is sending these great gifts to your majesty at this time. Even though your majesty is already jealous and suspicious of my father-in-law, you have to accept them because your majesty needs these things so much at this time." Xu Jingzong and After Shen Guang saw it, they looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
His Majesty the Emperor led an army of one million and dispatched more than three million civilians to conquer Goguryeo with all his strength. After returning with a disastrous defeat, the Sui Dynasty was now in chaos. The emperor's prestige in the eyes of his ministers, the army and the people was greatly reduced. The court and government , the prestige of officials in the eyes of the people has plummeted, and their credibility has been almost lost.
Under this situation, some wealthy families are ready to make moves, such as the Yang family of Hongnong, the Li family of Longxi, etc.
However, rebels are springing up all over the world like bamboo shoots after a rain. Some have gathered tens of thousands of people, some have hundreds of people. The imperial court sends troops to wipe out one bandit, and soon another bandit will appear.
But few people told Yang Guang why there were so many rebels. Yang Guang always attributed these to the consequences of his failure to conquer Goguryeo and the great loss of the emperor's prestige.
There were a few things in Wang Junlin's secret letter. Wang Junlin only stated the request. How to complete it required Shen Guang and Xu Jingzong to use their brains. The two discussed for a while and roughly came up with a plan. Then they split up, one went to Pei Shiju, and the other went Find Yu Shiji.
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It was Xu Jingzong who went to see Yu Shiji in secret. The two discussed it for more than an hour. After Xu Jingzong quietly left through the side door, Yu Shiji thought for a while and then wrote a secret memorial and sent it to the palace.
Yu Shiji and Wang Junlin had no hatred, and Wang Junlin knew that in the late Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang was so depressed that he failed to conquer Goguryeo three times. He drank all day long and ignored the government affairs. After the Sui Dynasty, Yu Shiji, Pei Shiju and others took charge of the government affairs. Therefore, he had already asked Xu Jingzong to attack Yu Shiji with all his strength.
Although Xu Jingzong is young, even in his early twenties, he was in charge of a powerful yamen such as Lanyiweifu. In the original history, he was able to become the most traitorous prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, and even became the number one confidant of an outstanding person like Wu Zetian. This shows his mental ability. How powerful he is, and with the support of Wang Junlin's huge wealth behind him, in the past two years, he has already colluded with Xu Jingzong and secretly collaborated to do a lot of things.
However, Xu Jingzong always kept Wang Junlin's instructions in mind and never asked Yu Shiji to help Wang Junlin with anything until today.
Xu Jingzong knew that Yu Shiji was a greedy man, so he just found a high-sounding excuse to give Yu Shiji 10,000 taels of gold and 10,000 acres of fertile land.
What Wang Junlin was planning this time was too big, and it was directly related to Wang Junlin's major events in the world after the collapse of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Xu Jingzong knew that property alone was not enough, so after having a secret conversation just now, he gave it to Xu Yushiji as a friend. A back road was paved.
Yu Shiji was a smart man and knew that the current situation in the Sui Dynasty was very bad. Under such circumstances, His Majesty the Emperor was still stubborn and had even begun to plan a second expedition to Goguryeo. Faced with such an emperor, the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government sincerely served the country's affairs
There are not many left, and everyone thinks first of their own personal interests and the interests of their family.
In short, Yu Shiji had a faint feeling that the Great Sui Dynasty was about to end, and if the Great Sui Dynasty was over, where would Yu Shiji go? In troubled times like them, they had no army in their hands, and no civil servants from powerful families behind them. If there were no powerful heroes to rely on, they would die.
It was very miserable, and today Xu Jingzong hinted something to Yu Shiji, which can be regarded as giving Yu Shiji some guarantees and paved a way out, that is, Fanyang County, Duke An of Qin came to the throne.
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The skinny Yu Shiji was running hurriedly behind a chamberlain, while the eunuch kept urging him in front. Yu Shiji was out of breath while running, and said to the eunuch: "Father, don't rush me, my legs and feet are comparable."
Don’t let your father-in-law be strong.”
The eunuch hurriedly came over to support his hand, half dragging and half pulling him to help him walk faster, and lowered his voice and said: "Master Yu, please be considerate of our family. As soon as your memorial came in, the emperor laughed ecstatically.
However, for some reason, he smashed a few more cups and beat two blind palace ladies to death with a cane. Finally, with tears and red eyes, he asked you to enter the palace immediately. You also know that since His Majesty came back from Goguryeo,
, we slaves suffered a lot, we were beaten to death with sticks every now and then. You don’t know how eager your Majesty was when he let you enter the palace just now. If you had been a little slower, our family might have been killed by His Majesty’s sticks."
After the eunuch explained, he felt that the speed was not fast enough, so he recruited two young eunuchs and asked them to support him all the way. By the time he arrived at the imperial study room, Yu Shiji was out of breath and entered the imperial study room. Yang Guang
While I was circling anxiously inside, I saw Yu Shiji coming, and I immediately came to greet him.
The eunuch gasped and said: "Your Majesty, Master Yu..."
Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently, telling the eunuch to step back and stop interrupting. He asked Yu Shiji impatiently: "Is the story about Wang Junlin mentioned in Aiqing's memorial true?"
Yu Shiji had not yet recovered from his breath, and he had to answer the emperor's questions, so he stammered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Yang Guang wanted to grab him and tell him what he said, but now he looked helpless. He quickly called a palace maid to serve tea. The eunuch who had called Yu Shiji before cleverly found a soft stool for Yu Shiji, but Yang Guang was still standing.
Yu Shiji didn't dare to sit down either.
It took a long time for Yu Shiji to regain his breath and reported to Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, since your Majesty said last time that he was worried that Wang Junlin would be disloyal, I secretly sent many people to keep an eye on Fanyang County. That's why.
Being able to get the news as soon as possible, Wang Junlin's good news should be coming soon. Although this matter has yet to be verified, it should not be false."
When Yang Guang heard this, he was shocked, laughed, and said: "Okay! Good! Good! We broke through Pyongyang City, occupied their Annan County, annihilated more than 70,000 people, and captured the old traitor Yuan Taizuo alive."
When he said this, Yang Guang's face showed ecstasy, but immediately followed by unforgettable hatred for someone: "I will cut that old thief Yuan Taizuo into pieces with thousands of swords."
It will take ten thousand cuts to eliminate the hatred in my heart."