In the Grand Canal next to Jiangdu Palace, on a warship more than 30 meters long, the King of Yue Yang Tong burst into tears. Behind him were two little princesses and several concubines. They also looked at it with frightened faces and tears.
In the distance, a fire broke out on the tallest seven-story pagoda in Jiangdu Palace.
Yang Tong knew that the emperor's grandfather was on that pagoda, and that the fire was lit by several old eunuchs who were loyal to the emperor's grandfather.
Different from the original history where Yang Guang committed suicide by taking poison when Yu Wenhuaji rebelled, the current history has changed. Yu Wenhuaji had been killed by Wang Junlin long ago, and even the Yuwen family was almost exterminated by Wang Junlin.
But because Yang Guang tried his best to protect the Yuwen family, Yuwen Zhiji survived.
But now it seems that things are really unpredictable, and there seems to be laws of their own. Yu Wenzhiji did what Yu Wenji did in history, and still rebelled and forced Yang Guang to death.
Of course, what is very different from the original history is that because of Wang Junlin's existence and participation, Yang Guang actually did not need to die. He could escape with his grandson Yang Tong on the five thousand navy sent by Huang Shaoqiu.
But whether it was despair in his heart, or he had no face to face the world, or he didn't want to be rescued by Wang Junlin's people, and then became Wang Junlin's puppet.
Of course, there may be other reasons. After all, human thoughts are really complex, and sometimes the thought of death only lasts a moment. Maybe after today, Yang Guang doesn't want to die anymore.
What's more, Yang Guang had become seriously mentally and psychologically abnormal three years ago, and any thoughts he had were normal.
Therefore, in the end, Yang Guang threatened to die, allowing Yang Tong to escape early.
Of course, Yang Tong could have knocked Yang Guang unconscious and had him taken away, but he did not have the courage or the courage.
Although Yang Guang is a foolish and incompetent king in the hearts of the people in the world, in Yang Tong's heart he is a respected and feared imperial grandfather. The fear and respect he has cultivated for a long time prevent him from taking action.
Of course, the people following Wang Junlin around Yang Tong can take action for Yang Tong.
However, Yang Guang's survival would not bring any benefit to Wang Junlin and would only bring some trouble.
What's more, in Wang Junlin's eyes, Yang Guang really deserves to die now, and even deserves to die.
In any case, the Great Sui Dynasty has reached this stage today, with the world devastated, people displaced, and tens of millions of people killed or injured. This has a direct relationship with Yang Guang.
Wang Junlin once asked Nie Xiaoyu what crime Yang Guang deserved. Nie Xiaoyu said that taking into account all the laws in human history, the crimes Yang Guang committed were enough to receive the most cruel punishment.
You must know that Wang Junlin once punished some thieves and traitors who killed innocent people with a thousand cuts, and achieved a very good deterrent effect, so that many thieves in the world will no longer kill innocent people indiscriminately. This can
It is said that his merits are immeasurable and he has saved too many people from death.
Therefore, Wang Junlin did not personally send people to capture Yang Guang alive, and then cut him to death with a thousand cuts.
After all, Yang Guang treated him well in the beginning and would never forget him every time he was rewarded.
Of course, this is what Wang Junlin exchanged for his illustrious military exploits, and he deserves it.
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On the top of the seven-story pagoda of Jiangdu Palace, Yang Guang stood in front of the window and shouted at the dense crowd of rebels below: "I am the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, how dare you commit rebellion?"
There was silence among the more than 10,000 soldiers below the pagoda, and no one responded.
Yang Guang shouted again: "You are all my forbidden troops, even my bodyguards. I have always treated you well. Why do you want to rebel and commit crimes?"
There was still silence among the more than 10,000 soldiers. No one felt guilty, and everyone looked at him coldly.
At this time, Yu Wen Zhiji came out, first gave an exaggerated sneer, then rode on a war horse, raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty has abandoned the ancestral temple and has been patrolling outside all year round.
It has never stopped over the years, causing the world's strong men to die in the sword, the weak women to die in the ravines, thieves to swarm, the people are in dire straits, the villages are deserted, and the wilderness is thousands of miles away, shouldn't your majesty die?"
Yang Guang was silent, and then said slowly: "I am guilty of the people of the world, but I am not unkind to you. I can be killed by the people of the world, but I cannot die by your swords."
Yuwen Zhiji gave a long laugh, as if he had heard the biggest joke, shook his head and said: "Yang Guang, you are a big fool. You don't need to explain anymore. Today you must die to thank the world. I, Yuwen Zhiji, will help me."
Make the grandson Yang Tong the emperor and revitalize the Sui Dynasty." Naturally Yang Guang would not believe him and said lightly: "Yuwen Zhiji, you want to make my grandson a puppet and then kill him one day. Now your
This idea will come to nothing, because my grandson has escaped and will never be caught by you."
Yuwen Zhiji's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted to the left and right: "Send some more people, scrape the ground three feet away, and find Yang Tong for me."
At this time, Yang Guang had ignored Yu Wen Zhiji. He looked down at the more than 10,000 Forbidden Army soldiers and guards who had protected him in the past, and then glanced at the tens of thousands of other Forbidden Army soldiers outside the palace from a distance. He let out a long sigh in his heart and a look on his face.
He couldn't figure it out, and finally looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers under the tower and asked: "Do you all want me to die?"
There was still no reaction from tens of thousands of soldiers, and all the soldiers never felt any regret or guilt.
Yang Guang's face turned gloomy, he turned away from the window and entered the pagoda on the top floor.
By this time, the fire had gradually ignited, and he would not survive long.
Yuwen Zhiji looked at the blazing tower, and saw Yang Guang on the top of the tower looking down at him, obviously having seen through life and death and waiting to be burned to death, which made him feel very unhappy.
In particular, the people below have never caught the Yue King Yang Tong, which made him quite depressed.
This was completely different from what he imagined.
In his imagination, he wanted to humiliate Yang Guang in person and force Yang Guang to kneel down and beg for mercy, but he was brutally killed by him.
In his plan, he also wanted to capture the King of Yue Yang Tong alive. After the King of Yue Yang Tong knelt down and begged for mercy in every possible way and let him live, he would then pretend to be righteous and support the King of Yue as a puppet emperor with him as the regent. Finally, he would kill Yang Tong.
Become an emperor yourself.
However, now that Yang Guang had committed suicide by burning the tower earlier, the emperor's grandson and the king of Yue, Yang Tong, escaped.
"General Qi, Yang Tong has fled to the Grand Canal and is currently escaping north by boat." At this time, a subordinate general came to report.
Yuwen Zhiji's expression became even uglier and he shouted: "How is this possible? We have five thousand naval forces in the canal. How could Yang Tong escape?"
While roaring angrily, Yuwen Zhiji had already led a group of people to run outside the palace, and watched a navy gradually go away on the bank of the Grand Canal. The warships of this navy were very large, and only Huang Shaoqiu's army in the south of the Yangtze River had the same force.