Turbulent Times Chapter 1541: The storm is coming

After a pause, Liu Zhifei continued: "So, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. Tomorrow will also be a day off. The old man advocates starting tomorrow to make a big deal happen."

"Okay, according to Mr.'s words, we will start another incident tomorrow night, and prepare for another day today." When Yu Wenzhiji thought that he would realize his long-cherished wish and become emperor tomorrow night, he felt nervous and hopeful again. hope.

"Oh! I almost forgot." But he suddenly remembered something, patted his thigh, and said: "My dragon robe, my crown, and some words and titles after becoming emperor have not been prepared, just use On this last day, prepare these things well."

But Liu Zhifei shook his head with a smile and said: "Second son, after we are done, the second son can't ascend the throne immediately, he must first make the emperor's grandson Yang Yu the new emperor, let him be a puppet for a few months, and then use the Sui Dynasty's orthodox Influenced by the influence, try to control the imperial army and county soldiers in Jiangnan as much as possible, and when the time is right, kill Yang Tong and the second son will take his place."

Yu Wenzhiji's expression was a little steadfast, he thought he could ascend the throne as emperor immediately, but unexpectedly he had to support the Yang family as puppets first.

Liu Zhifei saw Yuwen Zhiji's dissatisfaction and impatience, and smiled slightly: "Young master, don't worry, except for Yang Tong, the other royal princes of the Yang family can be killed, leaving only one Fuli as a puppet, and the young master As the regent, when the time is right, the emperor Yang Yu suddenly dies, and there is no royal inheritance, then everyone can only support the regent to ascend the throne. It is conducive to attracting the loyalty of powerful families."

"That's the only way to go. I'll wait a few more months." Yu Wenzhi thought for a moment, and finally nodded. If this is the case, he can reluctantly accept it. Anyway, even Wang Junlin and Li Yuan have not proclaimed themselves emperors yet.

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The night is already very deep, the moon is blocked by dark clouds, only some stars hang in the sky clearly, cruising alone in the endless blue dome, giving the earth a little light.

Yangzhou City is completely quiet. Whether you are asleep or not, at least there are almost no lights. Even the patrolling soldiers on the streets in the city are hard to see. I don’t know where to sleep and be lazy. Let’s talk about this

It's time for no one to go out again.

After Yang Tong received Yang Guang's authorization and will, he led his staff to come up with a plan with ease, and sent messengers overnight or arranged for manpower to be ready to deal with Yu Wenzhi and the rebellion.

And Yu Wencheng had already returned to Yang Guang's side. After thanking Yang Guang with tears, he tried his best to select a group of guards in the palace who could still be controlled.

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Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju are also making preparations that night. They also believe that Wang Junlin's plan and preparations should be able to control the situation. They and their families will not be harmed, but for the sake of insurance, they also have to do something , and they also want to contribute to Wang Junlin's plan for Yangzhou, so as to get a high position in the puppet regime afterwards.

As for Yuwen Zhiji's rebellion, they never thought it was a success. Even if Wang Junlin did not intervene in Yangzhou's affairs, they still thought that Yuwen Zhiji's rebellion was just a flash in the pan and would die out soon. Escape, for which they have made a lot of preparations.

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The next day was a normal day off. Of course, it didn't make much difference to Yang Guang who came to Yangzhou, but for some officials in the court who went to work normally, today was the weekend.

So today, the ministers all stayed in their respective mansions in Yangzhou City, instead of coming to Jiangdu Palace early in the morning. Jiangdu Palace is located 20 miles southwest of Yangzhou City.

Yang Guang ordered the government to build a spacious and flat road leading directly to the city, so that the ministers could arrive there in half an hour every day when they went to court. Of course, it was far behind the scale of the palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an.

Of course, although today is a day off, not every minister can rest. Some important temples also need to have officials on duty, and the prime minister also needs to keep one person in the palace, but many of them these days Also just dawdling.

It's not that they don't want to do things, it's that the huge Sui can control only two or three counties near Yangzhou, and most of the people in the huge court system have nothing to do.

Therefore, it is meaningless for the ministers to go to court, and it is difficult to send memorials from all over the world to Yangzhou, and it will cost a lot of money to arrive

Strength, sometimes it takes a few days for a memorial to be sent, but Luoyang will also have some information from Feiying from time to time, but most of these information are military affairs. The first thing the ministers do every day is to get together Let's ask together if there is any news from the north yesterday.

So, in fact, they can't do what they want to do, and they don't have the power to do it.

The only thing he can do today is Pei Shiju, who is on duty today, but he also habitually rests until after noon before getting up to Jiangdu Palace.

Pei Shiju was thinking that Yuwen Zhiji would do it in just a few days. With their Pei family's prestige among scholars in the world and their status as a family with a thousand years of history, Yuwen Zhiji would use him even after rebellion, so he didn't Not really worried about his safety, he was thinking about how to do something about it.

When Pei Shiju was contemplating, the carriage stopped suddenly, and immediately after that, guards rushed forward, and there was a sound of vigilance, drawing a knife, and then the voice of the coachman: "Master, the bridge ahead is broken."

Pei Shiju's heart suddenly trembled. The bridge over the Jiangyang River in front was 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 it was the only way to Jiangdu Palace. The bridge was actually broken, so what should we do to go to Jiangdu Palace? Pei Shiju looked around, it was quiet and there was no one around.

"Yu Wenzhiji is really in a hurry! Did you activate it today?"

"Is breaking the bridge over the Jiangyang River one of the plans?"

Pei Shiju has calmed down, his expression is calm, without any panic.

"Xiangguo, why don't we take the southern ecliptic!" The guard leader approached the carriage and suggested in a low voice.

The South Huangdao is the small road to the south of Jiangdu Palace. Go south for thirty miles, which is a journey of forty miles. It is estimated that it will be dark soon when we reach Jiangdu Palace.

Pei Shiju is a little pity. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to do something after entering the palace, at least to arrange some internal support for Wang Junlin. Now it seems that he has no chance, but he is not very regretful. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and said: " Go back to the house and close the door, and open the door to welcome guests after three days!"