After a pause, Liu Zhifei continued: "So, this matter needs to be done sooner rather than later. Tomorrow is also the day of rest. I suggest that we start taking action tomorrow to make it a big deal."
"Okay, as the teacher said, we will start again tomorrow night and prepare for another day today." When Yuwen Zhiji thought that he would realize his long-cherished wish and become the emperor tomorrow night, he felt nervous and expectant at the same time.
"Oops! I almost forgot." But he suddenly remembered something, patted his thigh, and said: "My dragon robe, my crown, and some of the words and titles after becoming emperor are not ready. I just want to use this last day.
, prepare these things well."
Liu Zhifei shook his head with a smile and said: "Second Young Master, after we succeed, the Second Young Master cannot ascend the throne immediately. He must first make Emperor Yang Tong the new emperor and let him be a puppet for a few months, and then use the influence of the Sui Dynasty's orthodoxy to
Keep the imperial army and county soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River in your hands as much as possible, and when the time is right, you can kill Yang Tong and replace him with the second son."
Yuwen Zhiji looked a little unswerving. He thought he could immediately ascend the throne as emperor, but unexpectedly he had to support the Yang family as puppets first.
Liu Zhifei saw Yu Wen Zhiji's dissatisfaction and impatience, and smiled slightly: "Young master, don't worry, except for Yang Tong, all the other young masters of the Yang family can be killed, only one will be left as a puppet, and the young master will be the regent."
, when the time comes, if the emperor Yang Tong suddenly dies and there is no royal successor, then everyone can only support the regent to ascend the throne. This will also be extremely beneficial to the prince's reputation in the hearts of the people, especially to
To attract the allegiance of powerful families."
"That's all we can do. I'll wait a few more months." Yuwen Zhiji thought for a moment and finally nodded. If this was the case, he could reluctantly accept it. He would not ascend the throne first and become the regent. Anyway, he would be the regent.
Wang Junlin and Li Yuan have not proclaimed themselves emperors yet.
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The night was already very deep, the moon was obscured by dark clouds, and only some stars hung clearly in the sky, wandering alone in the endless deep blue dome, giving the earth a little light.
Yangzhou City was completely quiet. Regardless of whether he fell asleep or not, at least there were almost no lights. Even the patrol soldiers on the streets in the city were hard to see. They were sleeping and lazing around somewhere. Besides, no one was there anymore at this time.
Go out.
After Yang Tong received Yang Guang's authorization and decree, he led his staff to easily come up with a plan, and sent messengers or arranged manpower overnight to be ready to deal with Yu Wenzhi and his rebellion.
And Yuwen Chengdu had also returned to Yang Guang. After thanking Yang Guang in tears, he tried his best to select a group of people who could still be controlled among the palace guards.
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Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju were also making preparations that night. They also believed that Wang Junlin's planning and preparation should be able to control the situation. They and their families would not be harmed, but for the sake of safety, they also had to do something, and they
I also wanted to contribute to Wang Junlin's plan for Yangzhou so that he could gain a high position in the puppet regime afterwards.
As for Yuwen Zhiji's rebellion, they never thought it was successful. Even if Wang Junlin did not interfere in Yangzhou's affairs, they still believed that Yuwen Zhiji's rebellion was just a flash in the pan and would die out soon. Of course, if that happened, they would definitely escape in advance.
They have made a lot of preparations for this.
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The next day is a normal day off for the imperial court. Of course, it doesn't make much difference to Yang Guang since he came to Yangzhou, whether he has the imperial holiday or not. But for some officials in the imperial court who work normally, today is the weekend.
Therefore, today the ministers stayed in their respective mansions in Yangzhou City, instead of coming to Jiangdu Palace early in the morning to attend court. Jiangdu Palace is located twenty miles southwest of Yangzhou City.
Yang Guang ordered the government to build a spacious and flat galloping road directly into the city, so that the ministers could arrive at court in just half an hour every day. Of course, it was far inferior in scale to the palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an.
Of course, although today is a day off, not every minister can rest. Some important ministries and temples also need to have officials on duty, and the Prime Minister also needs to leave one person to guard the palace. However, many of them are just hanging around these days.
day.
It's not that they don't want to do things, it's that the huge Sui Dynasty could only control two or three counties near Yangzhou, and most of the people in the huge court system had nothing to do.
Therefore, it is no longer meaningful for ministers to go to court. It is difficult for memorials from all over the world to be sent to Yangzhou. It takes a lot of effort for each memorial to arrive. Sometimes it takes several days for a memorial to be delivered, but Luoyang will also
From time to time, flying eagles would send some information, but most of this information was military information. The first thing the ministers did when they went to court every day was to get together and ask if there was any news from the north yesterday.
So, in fact, they can't do anything they want to do, and they don't have the power to do it.
The only one who had something to do was Pei Shiju, who was on duty today, but he habitually rested until after noon before getting up and heading to Jiangdu Palace.
Pei Shiju was thinking that Yu Wen Zhiji would take action in just one or two days. With the Pei family's prestige among scholars in the world and the status of a thousand-year-old family, Yu Wen Zhiji would still use him even if he rebelled, so he was not very worried.
For his own safety, he was thinking about how to do something about it.
When Pei Shiju was deep in thought, the carriage suddenly stopped. Immediately afterwards, a guard rushed forward, the sound of a knife being drawn was heard, and then the coachman's voice came: "Master, the bridge ahead is broken."
Pei Shiju suddenly felt shocked. The bridge over the Jiangyang River in front was only newly built last year. How could it be broken?
He looked out and saw that the bridge was broken. The bridge was five feet long and was the only way to go to Jiangdu Palace. The bridge was broken. What should I do if I went to Jiangdu Palace? Pei Shiju looked around.
, it was quiet all around, no one was around.
"Yuwen Zhiji is really anxious! Will it be launched today?"
"Breaking the bridge over the Jiangyang River is part of the plan?"
Pei Shiju has calmed down, his expression is calm, and there is no trace of panic.
"Xiangguo, why don't we take the Southern Yellow Path!" The leader of the guard approached the carriage and suggested in a low voice.
Nanhuang Road is a small road south of Jiangdu Palace. The road is narrow and bumpy. Pei Shiju rode a carriage through it once and almost knocked him to death. The road is uneven, but the problem is that he has to return to Jiangdu City first, and then go around three times from the south.
Ten miles have passed, which is a journey of forty miles. It is estimated that it will be almost dark when we reach Jiangdu Palace.
Pei Shiju was a little regretful. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to do something after entering the palace, at least to provide some internal support for Wang Junlin. Now it seems that there is no chance, but he is not very regretful. He thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Go back to the house and shut up."
We will open the door to welcome guests in three days!"