Chapter 815
Wang Renze led 3,000 elite soldiers to surround Guanxi Town. He had previously sent 500 people to pretend to be bandits and harass the people everywhere, making everyone think that a rioter in Xingyang County had been out of Xingyang County. Last night, he even slaughtered Songjiazhuang. This was to prepare for the massacre of Guanxi Town tonight. He did not allow anyone who saw the truth to survive.
The three thousand soldiers were no longer dressed in chaotic bandits, but were wearing bright light armor, holding spears, bows and crossbows, and surrounded the Lao Yushu Inn from all directions.
Yuwen Chengdu was not in a hurry to break through. While ordering soldiers to hide the shopkeeper and his friend in the cellar to avoid disaster, he was patiently waiting for the breakout time. He needed to know which direction the enemy's chief general was in. Generally, the enemy's chief general was the most powerful.
"Prepare your shield and don't fight when breaking through!" Yuwen Chengdu turned around and whispered to the soldiers.
In the darkness, Wang Renze stood in the distance and looked at the inn coldly. He was originally an ambush attacking Yuwen Chengdu in the valley outside Hulao Pass. Unexpectedly, Yuwen Chengdu was late and stayed in the town overnight. Wang Renze was afraid that the night would be long and dreamed, so he decided to kill the target overnight.
At this time, the army had surrounded the inn, but Wang Renze did not dare to step forward. He knew the power of Yuwen Chengdu, and he was afraid that the head would fly away if he met him. He could only concentrate his troops to kill him. Even if three thousand people died, it would not be a pity.
At this time, a soldier rushed over to report: "The other party does not seem to have the intention to break through."
Wang Renze said coldly: "Set the rockets to burn the room and force him out!"
Dozens of subordinates immediately ignited the rockets and shot arrows at the inn.
Dozens of rockets soared into the air and shot towards the inn. Yuwen Chengdu could see clearly that the rocket was shooting from the west, so the enemy general who gave the order must be in the west. He immediately shouted: "Follow me and break eastward!"
He turned over the horse, waved the phoenix wings and smashed it to the gate. He heard a loud "bang!" sound, and the broken wood flew around, and the gate was smashed to pieces. Yuwen Chengdu urged the horse to kill him, and his subordinates behind him rushed out of the window through the door. Yuwen Chengdu was not in a hurry to run, but was waiting for his subordinates. For a moment, someone behind him shouted: "General, you are all here!"
Yuwen Chengdu roared, ran his horse to the east, and shot a dense rain of arrows towards him. His phoenix wings were waving without any leakage, blocking all the arrows, and instantly entered the enemy group. The golden trunk was like thunder and lightning, and a golden light flashed, and more than a dozen heads rose into the air. The golden trunk swept back, and five or six soldiers were beaten to pieces. Yuwen Chengdu was like a god of killing, and there were corpses everywhere, and blood was blurred. After only two rounds, more than a hundred soldiers died tragically under his golden trunk. His subordinates were very brave, and they were extremely brave. They cut their swords and spears, and enemy soldiers kept screaming and falling to the ground.
The place where Yuwen Chengdu broke through was the weakest place with the enemy's number. There were only more than 300 people. Half of them were killed in just a moment. The other soldiers were so scared that they broke their hearts and shouted hysterically, and fled in scattered all over the place. Yuwen Chengdu killed the last dozen soldiers. Unexpectedly, they found that there was no siege ahead, and they had actually broken through the siege.
Yuwen Chengdu turned around and shouted: "Go away!"
His subordinates rushed past him like lightning. Yuwen Chengdu immediately ran over and looked coldly at the thousands of soldiers flocking behind him. At this time, he saw Wang Renze and shouted: "Wang Renze, go back and tell Wang Shichong and ask him to wash his neck. I, Yuwen Chengdu, will one day killing Luoyang to take the head on his neck!"
Wang Renze was furious and ordered, "Run up and kill him!"
The soldiers rushed forward, and Yuwen Chengdu rushed over. The soldiers were so scared that they were scattered, scrambling to escape from their lives, trampling on each other, shouting, and the screams were filled with fear. Wang Renze killed several people in a row, but he could not stop the soldiers from rushing backwards.
Yuwen Chengdu laughed loudly, turned his horse's head and ran towards the darkness. Soon, his figure disappeared into the vast snow.
Wang Renze looked at Yuwen Chengdu running away in a daze. He suddenly shuddered. How could he explain to his uncle when he went back?
In Luoyang, Wang Shichong could not wait to build abdication platform. Yun Dingxing brought the news that Zhang Zhenzhou was dead to Luoyang. The news of Yuwen Chengdu had not yet come, but Wang Shichong could no longer wait. Tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month. He must ascend the throne on New Year's Day, indicating the beginning of the new dynasty.
Previously, Wei Jie, the chief of the Zhengwang Mansion, Sima Yang Xu, and Dr. Taichang Kong Yingda and others had already formulated Zen etiquette and everything was done. They were waiting for Emperor Tai to abdicate.
In the palace, more than a dozen important officials including Duan Da, Yun Dingxing, Cui Wenxiang and others met Emperor Tai Yang Tong. Yang Tong was very thin and the eunuchs who were monitoring him were all fleeing, leaving him alone sitting on the couch and staring at everyone.
Everyone walked up to him, and no one knelt down. Everyone knew that in another hour, the young man's status was even worse than his own. Don't kneel to the wrong person at this critical moment.
The palace was silent. Finally, Cui Wenxiang coughed and stepped forward and said, "The will of God is not eternal. If King Zheng is of great merit and virtue, I hope Your Majesty can abdicate according to the practices of Tang Yao and Yu Shun. Your Majesty will follow the will of heaven and can also achieve a good end."
Yang Tong was so angry that his whole body shivered and said sternly: "The world is the world of Emperor Gaozu. If the Sui Dynasty has not yet perished, such words should not be mentioned. If the will of God has changed, there is no need to abdicate. You are not my ancestors or are in the high position of the Three Dukes. But you are willing to be Wang Shichong's dogs, what else can I say!"
Yang Tong's expression was very serious, which made everyone feel a little ashamed. Duan Da sighed and stepped forward and said, "The country is not peaceful yet. We do need an older monarch. When the world is stable, we will definitely restore His Majesty's throne publicly. King Zheng will never violate his previous oath."
Yang Tong sneered, "When the world is stable, it is Zhang Xuan who will restore my temple position! You will never have a good end if you help the evildoer."
Everyone looked at each other, and Yun Ding cheered happily: "Transfer the emperor's oral order, and officially abdicate the emperor to the King of Zheng!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of drums and music that shook the sky and earth immediately came to mind outside, and someone shouted, "The ceremony of abdication begins, please invite the new emperor and the old emperor to take the stage."
Everyone stopped looking at Yang Tong, turned around and walked out of the hall. The two guards stepped forward to raise Yang Tong. Yang Tong suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it hard into his chest, murmured, "Grandfather, grandson is here to accompany you!"
Yang Tong's death did not affect Wang Shichong's ascension to the throne. At dawn, Wang Shichong used a complete set of emperor dragon chariots to enter the palace city and ascended the throne. He immediately pardoned the world and changed the yen name to Kaiming.
Wang Shichong usurped the throne of the Southern Sui Dynasty, but it did not cause much response in the world. On the one hand, Chang'an and Zhong remained silent in unison. On the other hand, Luoyang's court had too little influence and had already been ********** in the world. Only Zhongdu and Chang'an in the world were in dispute, and Luoyang was destined to be just a guest.
However, this incident caused quite a stir within the Southern Sui Dynasty. General Yuwen Chengdu denounced Wang Shichong to kill the throne in Xingyang County, officially announced his breakup with Wang Shichong, and surrendered to the Northern Sui Dynasty.
The prefect of Henan Yao Junsu also left with his seal and was unwilling to serve Wang Shichong. Zheng Qianfu, the prefect of Nanyang County, and Huangfu Wuyi, the prime minister of Huaiyang County, also publicly announced that he would not serve Wang Shichong and surrendered to the Northern Sui Dynasty.
The departure of important officials caused a huge shock in the Luoyang officialdom. People in the officialdom were panic. They took the initiative to write a letter to support Wang Shichong to claim the emperor and gain a high position, while those who remained silent were demoted.
But Luoyang's city is particularly peaceful. Although there are lights everywhere, there are no joyful running on the streets, and there is no sound of drums and music celebrations. This is not that people are not interested in Wang Shichong's ascension to the throne, but that Wang Shichong issued a ban order, only congratulations but not irresponsible for discussions. No one is willing to celebrate, and interested discussions are not allowed, so everyone can only remain silent.
The Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant is still in a booming business, but the owner has changed. The Dugu family's forces were driven out of Luoyang, and Wang Shichong's brother Wang Shiyun became the new owner of the most profitable restaurant.
Perhaps because of Wang Shiyun, the court in the restaurant has very few ears and ears, and the drinkers can also talk about comments, so there is no need to worry about being eavesdropped by the surveillance. Especially in the elegant room in the private room, they speak freely and have no restraint.
In a elegant room on the fourth floor, more than a dozen young scholars are gathering together to drink.
"I know that I can't fight for the world and still want to ascend the throne to the emperor. Are you too stupid to say that such a person?" A dark-skinned scholar smiled.
"Brother Zhou, this is your realm. Life is just a few decades old. Who doesn't want to be an emperor? Even if you die, you will have no regrets. Otherwise, Yu Wen and I know that they are about to perish, they will still have to ascend the throne to establish Xu Chao. If I have the chance, I will ascend the throne to become the emperor. Isn't it a happy life for three palaces and six courtyards?"
Everyone laughed and said, "Mingde, you go and wrap the Baihua Building tomorrow, and all the women inside will come to serve you. Not only three palaces and six courtyards, but also seventy-two concubines! It depends on whether you can hold on to your life."
"Go! Go! Go! Can those women compare with the beauties in the palace?"
Chapter completed!