Chapter 53 Aftermath
The severe pain caused Yu Wenliang torment, his body was so painful, and his burned neck also hurt. Even if he spoke, he would feel his throat hurt even if he swallowed his saliva, and this was just the beginning.
The injuries on Yuwen Liang began to worsen. The herbs applied by the imperial doctor actually didn't work much. It was not because the other party was careless, but because the burns were serious and the decoction was irreversible.
He began to have a fever, his consciousness gradually became blurred, he fell into a coma and lost consciousness several times, and then woke up in a daze.
Although there are always people serving him, serving him to drink water, porridge, and giving him a respectful attitude, helping him to sweat and change his medicine, and the imperial doctor almost never leaves his couch, but Yuwen Liang knew that he couldn't get better and had no time left.
A person dies when he reaches the age of knowing destiny, and he has made a profit.
When Taizu died, he was forty-nine years old, and Yuwen Liang's father, Director Yuwen, was forty-three years old when he died. His brother Yuwen Guang, was twenty-nine years old when he died, and his third brother Yuwen Yi (Xian) was even younger when he died.
Thinking of his late relatives, Yu Wen Liang was a little lost and soon thought of his affairs.
He will die if he dies, but the funeral must be arranged well, otherwise he will die with his eyes open.
Yuwen Liang knew that what he had left behind was a house that looked intact but was actually leaking everywhere. Yes, the Great Zhou Dynasty was not as beautiful as it looked on the surface.
The civil war that lasted for ten years consumed national strength and also consumed the reputation of the Yuwen family. The Yuwen royal family members withered and the emperor died suddenly, further damaged the reputation of the Yuwen family.
For the aristocratic families and strong sects in various places, Emperor Yuwen is no big deal. It doesn’t matter who will do the imperial throne. If you have the opportunity, the benefits of supporting the new lord will be much greater.
In fact, in the eyes of many powerful people, the deterrence power is no longer as good as before.
When Emperor Wu was at peace, the prestige of Yuwen reached its peak, and the deterrence of imperial power could make all civil and military officials tremble, so that when Emperor Tianyuan, who succeeded to the throne, did not dare to say anything.
What about now?
When the emperor was in Yecheng, he was just a puppet. When he arrived in Chang'an, he was actually a puppet. Yuwen Liang knew that he had a responsibility, but this was a helpless reality.
He could not sacrifice himself and his children and grandchildren, let the emperor take charge of power and establish prestige.
If he could live for a few more years, he could slowly consolidate his prestige and his son from a long-term perspective, and wait until the time is right and replace it. By then, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty will no longer be regarded as a puppet, and the deterrence of imperial power will naturally restore his level as the Martial Emperor.
But all this had disappeared. Yu Wenliang had a few days to live. He knew that as soon as he left, all he left was a mess. It was hard to say whether his son could clean up.
Yu Wenming is now in his early thirties. Although he has made great contributions to regaining Yecheng, his foundation is actually still very shallow. If he has been training the team for a few more years, this is not a problem. However, now, he is going to be on the table even if he is gritted.
Yuwen Liang knew that those civil and military officials who were loyal to him might not be loyal to Yu Wenming. When he passed away, those powerful and noble families would inevitably be ready to move.
By then, can Yu Wenming suppress the situation?
Yuwen Liang entered the official career since he was seventeen or eighteen years old. When the elephant changed in two years, he had been ups and downs in officialdom for nearly twenty years. He had experience, had training, had led soldiers, was a parent official, and had dealt with the powerful for many years.
Although his political achievements are not very outstanding and his overall performance is acceptable, with nearly twenty years of training, there are always some disciples and old officials and some connections.
But even so, he still needs to give up his interests to win over all forces. He cannot do whatever he wants and must compromise from time to time.
With his strength, he still needs to compromise. Retreat to advance, not to mention Yu Wenming, who is about to bear the heavy responsibility, has to give up how much benefits and compromises to those powerful people in order to calm the situation?
Today's Chang'an court has only been more than a year old. In order to gather strength as much as possible to confront Yuchi Dun, Yuwen Liang made many concessions when rebuilding the court. It can be said that the Chang'an court just had a steamer of raw rice.
Yu Wenliang has a good appetite, and it’s okay to eat this raw rice, but his son Yu Wenming’s appetite is still poor now. Whether he will have diarrhea after eating is the most worrying issue of Yu Wenliang.
When his uncle Yuwen Hu was in power, he could not stop the situation in the face of Zhao Gui, Dugu Xin and other powerful people who were intending to rule. Thanks to the strong support of the veteran Yu Jin, he gained a foothold.
Yuwen Hu was in his forties when he was in power and had been fighting with his father for nearly 30 years. However, if he wanted to preside over the overall situation, he still needed support. Now, Yu Wenming was in his early thirties, how should he take charge of the overall situation alone?
The emperor collapsed and the prince was less than one year old. Yu Wenming could firmly control the new king, but how to suppress a group of powerful people is a very serious problem. Yu Wenliang knew that once his son was not dealing with it properly, it would be over.
Originally, in a few years, Yu Wenliang could make Yu Wenming fully grow up. Even if he dies, Yu Wenming will still be able to firmly control the inside and outside the court, but now time is in a hurry, so you can only...
The severe pain made Yuwen Liang sweat in pain, and it took him a while to recover.
He felt dizzy and uncomfortable, and his thoughts were a little confused, but the situation was urgent. If he could not arrange his affairs after his death, Yu Wen Liang would not die with his eyes open.
He has two sons. Although the second son Yuwen Wen has taken over to his younger brother Yuwen Yi as his heir, Yuwen Liang did not regard his second son as an outsider in private.
Yuwen Wen performed well, really outstandingly. Yuwen Liang knew that his second son not only knew how to manage, but also trained soldiers, fought, and even performed in all aspects, even better than his eldest son Yu Wenming.
In terms of military merits, Yuwen Wen's prestige is higher than Yuwen Ming, because if Yuwen Wen had not won one after another, the one who laughed to the end would probably be the Yuchi family rather than the Yuwen family.
Yuwen Wen, who has been undefeated on the battlefield for ten years, is more capable of intimidating the powerful people who focus on military merit than Yu Wenming. Moreover, Yuwen Wen has a good way to deal with powerful people, and kills the powerful people in Huaixi, so his deterrence is naturally not low.
If...if Erlang comes...
Thinking of this, Yu Wenliang was a little lost, and then he thought of his grandson Yu Wenli.
If one day Yu Wenming became the emperor, a hundred years later, Yu Wenli, who succeeded to the throne, would definitely be a good emperor.
Yuwen Liang was very satisfied with the performance of his eldest grandson Yuwen Li. He did not hide the fact that one day he would take the emperor to replace him. Then, in the future, Yuwen Li would be better than Yuwen Weicheng to be the emperor.
Because Yuwen Weicheng was covered with Yuchi's blood.
If it comes to being an emperor, Yuwen Liang felt that Yuwen Wen was more suitable than Yu Wenming, but when it comes to his grandson, he could not tolerate his grandson with the blood of the Yuchi family and became the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
He worked hard to fight with Yuchi Dun, not to let Yuchi Dun's nephew and grandson be the emperor!
Not to mention that Yuwen Liang was unhappy, those martial honors who made contributions and were promoted by fighting with the Yuchi family were also unhappy.
Yuwen Liang knew that even if he asked his second son Yuwen Wen to rule, those martial artists would not feel at ease and would inevitably resist secretly, because these people would be worried that Princess Bin would settle accounts and avenge their mother's family.
Even afraid that the future emperor Yuwen Weicheng would summon the souls of the mother clan!
Not to mention that from last year to now, Yu Wenliang's whereabouts are unknown. Yu Wenliang suspected that his second son had hidden his father-in-law. What if Yu Wen Wen became emperor in the future and let Yu Chi Shun appear and become a relative of the outside world, what should he do?
Another Yang Jian came out?
How can that work!
When Yuwen Liang thought of his sister being very favored by Yuwen Wen, Yuwen Liang became more and more worried that Yuchi's family would be revived. Yuwen Weicheng could be the prince of a vassal prince, but he would never be the prince, or even become the future emperor.
Yuwen Liang will never tolerate such things.
no way.
Not to mention that Yu Wenming, as the eldest son, performed well. Yu Wenliang had no reason to depose his eldest son and gave up his successor second son to take on the main role. This would lead to brothers' siege and make the outsider profitable in vain.
Thinking of this, Yu Wen Liang rejected the idea that came out, but then he had a clearer idea.
Chapter completed!