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Chapter 53: The End of the Road

Xue Shixiong was ordered to go to Yiquegu to wipe out the private army of the King of Qi. He also received news that the Qi Lord's private army marched into the capital. He was very anxious. Although he led the army all the way, he was still one step late. The private army of the King of Qi was wiped out by Yuwen Chengdu, which made him depressed. Qi Bookstore No pop-up window

He was unwilling to give up, so he stepped forward and bowed and said, "General Yuwen, I am hereby the order of the emperor to wipe out this private army. Can I bring the prisoners of war to the emperor and hand over the order?"

Yuwen Chengdu sneered, "My subordinates died and injured more than 400 people before defeating this rebel army. General Xue was going to take away the credit without being injured. Don't you think it's a bit too much?"

Xue Shixiong blushed and said ashamed: "I know I have no merit, but I am indeed here to encircle and suppress the private army by the emperor. I go back empty-handed and it is difficult to explain to the emperor whether General Yuwen can be compatible."

Yuwen Cheng was a man who was surrendering but not a tough person. When he saw Xue Shixiong begging for him, his heart felt a little relieved and gave Yang Yuanqing a wink, meaning that he would be the middleman.

Yang Yuanqing smiled and stepped forward and said, "I was the first to discover that the private army entered Beijing. Logically, I have made a contribution, but I am a landlord, so let me be a peacemaker!"

He bowed to Xue Shixiong and said, "General Yuwen has another task, so I ask General Xue to bring the prisoners of war and the enemy corpses back to submit the throne to the emperor, but General Xue wants to tell the emperor that this private army was led by General Yuwen to annihilate the Hu Ben Guard, and more than 400 people were killed or injured in the Hu Ben Guard. As for my contribution, I will explain to the emperor, so General Xue doesn't need to say much."

Yang Yuanqing glanced at Yuwen Chengdu again, "Is this good?"

Yuwen Chengdu nodded when he thought that he had a task, "Yes!"

"Where is General Xue?" Yang Yuanqing turned around and asked.

Xue Shixiong was sophisticated. He knew in his heart that Yuwen Cheng was the confidant of the emperor and he could not take away this credit. Yang Yuanqing was able to convince Yuwen Chengdu to hand over the prisoners of war and the enemy corpses to him, which was already the other party's biggest concession.

Xue Shixiong hurriedly bowed: "General Li Xieyang, I have no objection."

"Okay! Leave the rest to General Xue and place the dead and injured brothers for me."

Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand, "Let's go!"

He led 2,600 Hu Benwei to turn around and run towards the capital. Yang Yuanqing bowed to Xue Shixiong and said, "Please give me a greeting to Wanjun and Wanche on my behalf, we will have a date later!"

He also turned his horse's head and rushed towards the capital with nine iron guards and more than a hundred soldiers.

Xue Shixiong looked at their backs and walked away, looked at the corpses on the ground and more than 300 prisoners of war, then sighed and ordered his left and right, "Cleaning the battlefield immediately!"

In the Qi Palace, Yang Qing paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back. He had been waiting for the news of Yang Yuanqing's murder all day, but the news just didn't come. Although he knew that it would be impossible for the news to come so soon at least midnight, he had been waiting for this day for a long time. When it was about to come, he finally lost patience.

Yang Xiao picked up a piece of information in the afternoon. Yang Yuanqing was indeed in the farmland, with only more than a hundred people around him. This was a good opportunity to kill him. Yang Xiao sighed and he had hesitated. He also knew that his father was about to return to Beijing and could not easily use his private army. Once his father knew about it, the consequences would be unimaginable. But if he missed this opportunity, he would regret it for life. More importantly, the Supreme Immortal Pan Dan put strong pressure on him. If he could not kill Yang Yuanqing before the emperor came back, then his dream of the Eastern Palace would be shattered.

The two different emotions of worry and expectation were intertwined in Yang Ming's heart, which made him feel a little upset and restless. It was already dark. Should his army take action?

At this moment, the sound of running outside was coming, indicating that there was a major news. Yang Hing was surprised. He stepped forward a few steps and opened the door. He saw a guard running towards him with a panic on his face. Yang Hing was stunned for a moment.

"Your Highness, no, the outside of the mansion has been surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. General Yuwen asks your Highness to go out and receive the order!"

"What?"

Yang Hing took a step back, and the sudden news seemed to make him step on the air, which shocked him to breathe. After a while, he asked again: "Which General Yuwen is it?"

"It's General Yuwen Chengdu, the Left Guard. He asked His Highness to go out and receive the order!"

Yang Qing followed the guards out of the mansion with great anxiety. He didn't know what happened? What will his father give him an order? Is it really like the immortal said that he could not kill Yang Yuanqing, and was he destined to lose all his life?

The Qi Palace has been surrounded by more than 10,000 soldiers. In addition to the 2,600 Hu Ben Army, there are also 8,000 Eastern Palace Army, led by General Zhou Zhong to assist the Hu Ben Army in its operations.

Thousands of soldiers held torches in their hands, shining in front of the mansion as daylight. Yuwen Chengdu held imperial edicts and gold medals in their hands, with a cold look. On the steps of the mansion, more than a hundred guards blocked the gate in fear. At this time, someone shouted loudly, "Your Highness, King Qi, is here!"

When the gate opened, King Yang Hing of Qi walked out quickly, followed by more than 300 guards. He walked up to him with concern and asked, "Where is the imperial order?"

Yuwen Chengdu raised the imperial edict and whispered: "The King of Qi received the imperial edict!"

Yang Ming knelt down and said, "My son received the order!"

Yuwen Chengdu opened the imperial edict and chanted loudly: "The King of Qi is responsible for heavy responsibilities and stayed in the capital, but he is not good at it. As for the chaos in the capital, he is unable to stop it, and he can't escape the blame. He immediately removed his position as Jingzhao Yin. The Eastern Palace army no longer belongs to his commander. In addition, the King of Qi is the king, but he has hidden evil ways. He is a private friend of the concubine. He is against human ethics and is deeply unfair to my expectations. He specially ordered the Hu Ben to search for evil ways, cut off divination, and correct the law of the country!"

After Yuwen Chengdu finished reading, he looked at Yang Qing coldly. Yang Qing was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand and ordered: "Go to the mansion to search for demons, and all Taoist priests and witches will be arrested!"

Two thousand,500 full-body armored Hu Ben Guards rushed into the Qi Palace, and began a thorough search and quickly captured all the Taoists. The palace was soaked in the royal palace. Pan Dan was having sex with several maids and was caught by the soldiers who rushed in. Pan Dan's rib injury had not yet completely healed. The soldiers pushed him into pain and fainted and were carried out of the Qi Palace.

A lieutenant came forward to report to Yuwen Chengdu, "Report to General, this person is Pan Dan, the demonic Taoist. When the soldiers were arrested, they were having sex with the girl from the Prince Qi's Mansion!"

Seeing that this demonic Taoist was so debaucherous and shameless, Yuwen Chengdu dared to touch the girl of the Prince Qi's mansion. He was furious and pulled out the knife, raised his hand and cut off Pan Dan's head.

He pointed at the Taoist priest who knelt all over the ground and shouted, "Drag all to behead!"

The Taoist priests cried and begged for mercy desperately, but the soldiers ignored the Taoist priests and turned them to the ground. More than 100 Taoist priests were killed. This bloody scene made Yang Ming stunned and almost collapsed on the ground.

Yang Hsiao shook his head in pain, "Your Highness, let's see how you explain to the Lord?"

At this time, the concubine was also found, and a five-year-old girl was also brought out. This was the illegitimate daughter of the King of Qi and Sister Concubine Yuwen Chengdu immediately ordered: "According to the emperor's will, the concubine and her daughter will be taken away!"

The soldiers imprisoned the King of Qi and then enfeoffed the King of Qi's Mansion. A thousand soldiers were left to guard the house, and the rest followed Yuwen Chengdu to return to the Holy Driving.

At this time, the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang, had already arrived in Xingyang County. The next afternoon, Xue Shixiong and Yuwen Chengdu arrived at the imperial camp one after another.

In the imperial tent, Empress Xiao knelt in front of her husband and refused to get up for a long time. Her face was covered with tears and her eyes were swollen. "I know that King Qi's crime should not be angry, but my eldest son has died, and only this youngest son is left. I am willing to share half of the guilt for him and I am willing to go to the queen's patronage, and I only hope that Your Majesty can spare his life."

Yang Guang stood in the tent with his hands behind his back, staring at a map of the country hanging in the tent with an extremely blue face. He had already received a report from Xue Shixiong that a thousand private troops entered Beijing with full arms and were stopped by the Hu Ben Guard ten miles away from the capital. The two sides fought fiercely, and nearly 400 people were killed and injured by the Hu Ben Guard. The private troops had been annihilated and 320 were captured alive.

What Yang Hing did finally broke through Yang Guang's bottom line. The private army entered Beijing, which was to plan to usurp the throne, which made Yang Guang no longer tolerated. He had already had murderous intent. Even his beloved son, he had no trace of kindness in his heart in front of the throne.

At this time, Yang Lihua also walked in. She knelt down next to Empress Xiao and pleaded for Yang Qing. "The King of Qi has been arrogant and mediocre since he was a child. He should not have entered the Eastern Palace since he was a child. His Majesty has repeatedly given him opportunities, making him less self-disciplined. In addition, he was deceived by the demons and encouraged by his subordinates, and was insane for a while. This is not only his responsibility, but also his father and mother. Even my princess has not fulfilled his advice. We cannot put all the responsibility on him. After all, he is His Majesty's flesh and blood, and he cannot be resurrected when he dies. I also beg Your Majesty to spare his life so that he can live a safe life like the sons of other ordinary families."

Empress Xiao was so grateful that she cried out, "Your Majesty, I have been spoiled since I was a child and ruined him. Please spare his life!"

Yang Guang finally sighed, the murderous intent in his heart disappeared, he sat down and waved his hand, "You all get up!"

Yang Lihua helped Empress Xiao up, and Yang Guang said heartbrokenly: "If my descendants were not weak, I would have executed him. If I had a downtown area, I would have only my youngest son left. I don't know if I could become a man. Even if there was a rebellious son, I would have forced me to do something. You go! Let me think about it again and think about what to do with him.

Yang Lihua helped Empress Xiao out of the imperial tent, and Yang Lihua whispered: "Don't worry, Queen! At least King Qi can survive."

Empress Xiao cried with joy and thanked Yang Lihua, "Thank you for your pleading with the emperor, sister, remember it in my heart!"

"Let's go! Don't bother Your Majesty."

Empress Xiao sighed softly and followed Yang Lihua.

An hour later, Yang Guang issued an imperial edict, stripped Yang Qing of King Qi, changed his title to King Jinling, placed house arrest in the old mansion of King Qi, ordered Hu Benlang to guard the concubine, and ordered his sister to die. His daughter was raised by Queen **, and beheaded Qiao Lingze, Chen Zhiwei, and Jinyang Palace Supervisor Wang Jian and others. The staff of the King of Qi were all exiled to Lingnan. Liu Jian, the chief of the King of Qi, was demoted to the people for dereliction of duty.

The next day, Yang Guangsheng arrived in the capital and issued another order before entering the capital to report the King of Qi to make contributions. Yun Dingxing exempted his old crimes and was granted the title of Taifu Temple Chief, and the Jingzhao Young Yin Cui Bosu was promoted to Jingzhao Yin.

Yang Yuanqing was rewarded with the resettlement of refugees and stabilized the situation in the capital. He was granted the title of Yinqing Guanglu Dafu and gave him a beautiful house.

At this moment, the Japanese king Dorisbeg sent an envoy Ono Meizi to lead 300 people to the Sui Dynasty to pay tribute and learn Buddhist principles and Central Plains culture. Yang Guang was very happy and immediately ordered the Minister of Rites Yang Xuangan to go to Jiangdu County to welcome the Japanese envoys to the capital.

At this time, it was time for Yang Yuanqing to talk about marriage.

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