Chapter 354 The seller seeks glory
Chapter 354 The seller seeks glory
Xiao Xia appeared in the darkness with his army.
Xue Shixiong came forward with a smile, "Brother Xiao, how are you?"
He was followed by his two sons, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun.
Xiao Xia also smiled and said, "Since we parted in Hexi, I have always been grateful for the general's kindness and was also worried that the general would be harmed by the King of Qin. I am very happy to see that the general is safe and sound!"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will leave Chang'an East City to you!"
Xiao Xia bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, General. Without your efforts, peace in Chang'an would not have come so soon."
This is what Xue Shixiong wanted. He nodded and said, "I hope Your Highness will take over Chang'an peacefully and not disturb the people!"
"Please rest assured, General!"
Xue Shixiong pointed at his two sons and said, "They are willing to serve Your Highness. I beg Your Highness to accept them!"
Xiao Xia was overjoyed and said, "It is my honor to be able to fight alongside the two Xue brothers!"
Xue Shixiong laughed, "I'm going back now. I'll leave the East City Gate to Your Highness!"
Xue Shixiong left Chunming Gate under the escort of a dozen personal soldiers. Xiao Xia then appointed Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun as Huben generals and asked them to follow him and lead the army into the city.
The two brothers were overjoyed and opened the city gate themselves. The 70,000 troops waiting outside the city marched into the city in a mighty manner.
Yun Dingxing led an army of 40,000 and stationed in the inner courtyard. Their defensive opponent was the army led by Prince Jin Yang Guang on Longshouyuan. They relied on the tall and solid palace walls, and their numbers were far less than that of Prince Jin's army.
Fortunately, the army of Prince Jin did not attack the city, allowing Yun Dingxing and his troops to spend a day in anxiety.
In the middle of the night, Yun Dingxing was suddenly woken up by his personal guards while sleeping. "Prime Minister, wake up quickly. Something is wrong. The Xiaoxia army has entered the city!"
"what?"
Yun Dingxing sat up suddenly and asked in fear, "What's going on?"
"It seems that Xiao Xia entered the city by water. Xue Shixiong did not resist but withdrew all his troops. Xiao Xia's army occupied Yanxing Gate and Chunming Gate. I heard that Xiao Xia's 100,000-strong army has entered the city."
Yun Dingxing was stunned with shock. An endless sense of fear suddenly surged in his heart. Once Yang Yong was dead, his Yun family would be wiped out!
"No! No!"
His strong desire to survive made him make up his mind immediately. He put on his armor and rushed to the city gate. He ordered the gate to be opened and the entire army surrendered to King Jin.
He did not snatch Xue Shixiong away, but he had to surrender before Yuanshou and Shi Wansui. Only by surrendering voluntarily can the Yun family save their lives.
Jin Wang Yang Guang was very surprised. He did not expect Yun Dingxing to surrender on his own initiative. Why? Why did he suddenly surrender in the middle of the night? Yang Guang was puzzled.
At this time, the eldest son Yang Zhao hurried to report, "Father, my third brother has entered the city by water. Xue Shixiong has surrendered the East City. My third brother's 100,000 troops have all entered the city."
Yang Guang suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Yun Dingxing surrendered at this time. He was really a two-faced guy. His brother trusted him so much, but he betrayed him without hesitation.
However, since Yun Dingxing surrendered, Yang Guang did not intend to make things difficult for him, and even wanted to use Yun Dingxing to do evil things for himself.
Yang Guang ordered Qu Tutong and Zhang Xutuo to incorporate Yun Dingxing's 40,000 troops, and ordered Han Sengshou to lead 50,000 troops as the vanguard into the Taiji Palace Forbidden Garden. Yang Guang personally led 100,000 troops to enter the Forbidden Garden afterwards.
Yun Dingxing knelt down and pleaded guilty to Jin Wang Yang Guang. Yang Guang said calmly: "You have indeed made contributions, but it is not enough. Your son still controls the palace. Go! Take care of the affairs of the palace and let this king see your sincerity. Remember, you must save my brother's life!"
Yun Dingxing understood the intention of the Prince of Jin, and he must make the emperor give up the throne voluntarily. He immediately rushed to the palace, found his son Yun Shide, and said to him: "Immediately arrest the emperor, force him to write a letter of abdication, seize all the imperial seals, and open the Xuanwu Gate to welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin into the palace."
Yun Shide was a little hesitant, "Father, we will be stabbed in the back!"
"Bullshit! It's better to poke our spine than to poke King Jin's spine. If we don't show sincerity, King Jin will not let us go. Go!"
"I understand, kid!" As soon as Yun Shide realized that the Yun family was taking the blame for Prince Jin, he began to act. He first led two thousand soldiers into Chengxiang Palace, only to see Emperor Yang Yong and dozens of concubines all drunk in the hall, all of them naked, a disgusting sight.
The soldiers covered the concubines with blankets, put on small clothes for the naked emperor Yang Yong, wrapped him in a blanket, carried him away, and locked him up in a room.
The concubines all woke up and saw countless soldiers coming. They were so scared that they wrapped themselves in blankets and ran to the inner hall.
Yun Shide found the official on duty, Mao Zheng, and asked for the imperial seal. Mao Zheng held the box of the imperial seal and refused sternly, "The imperial seal is a national treasure. How can it be held by a villain? Even if you kill me, I will never give it to you!"
"Then let's give it a try! Are you tough with your words or am I good with my knife?"
Yun Shide stabbed Mao Zheng's chest with a knife, snatched the jade seal box from his arms, opened it and took a look, then snorted and left.
Mao Zheng fell to the ground and died, his eyes still wide open and he died with his eyes open.
Yun Shide also ordered Feng Deyi, the internal historian on duty in the palace, to write a letter of abdication. He personally stamped it with the imperial seal and went to find Emperor Yang Yong to sign it.
Just having an abdication edict is not enough. The emperor himself must publicly announce the abdication. If he cannot announce it due to serious illness, then at least the edict must be signed by the emperor himself to be legally tenable. Otherwise, it would be called usurpation of the throne.
At this time, Yang Yong was sober. He sat wrapped in a blanket, looking coldly at Yun Shitai who walked in.
"I beg Your Majesty to sign the edict!"
"I don't understand, what is this edict?"
"Your Majesty, this is your Majesty's abdication decree."
"Abdication edict?"
Yang Yong's eyes suddenly narrowed into slits, with anger burning in his pupils.
"I have placed you in a position of power and made you the head of Qianniu, and this is how you repay me. You ungrateful bastard, get out!"
Yun Shide was unwilling to give in, and advised: "Your Majesty, I am doing this for your own good. If you do not sign this edict, I am afraid your life will be in danger."
Yang Yong raised his head and laughed, "You ignorant fool, I will die only if I sign the edict. If I don't sign the edict, do you dare to kill me? Can your Yun family bear the charge that the King of Jin came to power illegally? I am not afraid. If he wants me to sign the edict of abdication, let him come and talk to me himself!"
Yun Shide had no choice but to rush to Xuanwu Gate with the jade seal. A large number of troops were still gathered in the square in front of Xuanwu Gate, all of them were Qianniu Guards.
Yun Shide ordered the soldiers to lay down their weapons, open the Xuanwu Gate and go out to surrender.
Outside the palace gate, flames flickered, illuminating the entire Forbidden Garden as bright as day. Yun Shide led 20,000 Niuwei soldiers out and knelt down, shouting in unison: "Welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin to the palace!"
Yun Shide knelt in the front, holding high the jade seal box and the abdication edict. Prince of Jin Yang Guang slowly urged his horse forward. A guard came forward to take the jade seal box and the abdication edict and presented them to Yang Guang. Yang Guang opened them and saw that the divine seal, the seal of command, and the military talisman were all there.
Yang Guang accepted it with satisfaction, and then opened the abdication edict. He frowned and asked, "Why is there no signature of my brother on it?"
Yun Shide said tremblingly: "Reporting to Your Highness, the emperor said he can sign, but he needs to talk to Your Highness first."
"Let's talk?"
Yang Guang nodded, "I understand!"
He immediately told his second son Yang Ling: "Take over the palace!"
Yang Ling immediately led 10,000 troops into the palace and took over the Taiji Palace.
Yang Guang went to Chengxiang Hall to meet Emperor Yang Yong.
(End of this chapter)