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Chapter 1271 A journey of chicken feathers

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    Soon after Huang Mingyuan returned to the Eastern Capital, Hebei came and the emperor was about to arrive.  Although Huang Mingyuan fought all the way this time, his marching speed was too fast and he left Yang Guang far behind.

    Yang Guang enjoyed another long-distance march, but this time it was different from the past. This time Yang Guang's chariot was quite uneasy on the way back to the Central Plains.

    After Huang Mingyuan and Yu Wenshu led the main force of the Sui army southward, Yang Guang slowly returned from Liaodong with nearly 200,000 horses.  Because Huang Mingzhen stayed behind, Yang Guang was not as hasty as in history this time, and he was not followed and pursued by the Goguryeo people, who suffered heavy casualties.

    After Yang Guang arrived at Linyu Pass, he heard that Ge Gong Zhao Yuanshu had participated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion and had been captured by Huang Mingyuan. He was furious and ordered people to go to Zhao Yuanshu to question him.  Zhao Yuanshu had been imprisoned and had already thought of an excuse, so she excused her relationship because of her intermarriage with Yang Xuangan's family. As for the gold treasure she received, it was just gold, and there was no other reason.

    "It's a pity that Zhao Yuanshu doesn't understand Yang Guang's character. If Yang Guang subjectively believes that it is someone's fault, and you take the initiative to admit your mistake, he may let you go. As for sophistry, you will only get a more cruel punishment.

    Therefore, Yang Guang was even more angry when he heard Zhao Yuanshu's evasion, and said to the courtiers: "This is a counter-argument, why bother asking again and again!" So he ordered Zhao Yuanshu and the Wei family to be executed in Zhuojun, and Zhao Yuanshu's family property was confiscated.

    Therefore, all the ministers in the court who were on good terms with Yang Xuangan were in danger.

    Hu Sizheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, was the grandson of Hu Sichun, the king of Changshan in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He had a clear understanding of military skills and was initially a personal guard. Later, he was awarded military honors and was honored by Yang Su. He was also trusted by Yang Guang as a confidant.  He also had good relations with Yang Xuangan, and even participated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion and helped the Yang brothers escape back to the Central Plains.  Hearing that Zhao Yuanshu was dead, he felt uneasy and took the opportunity to flee to Goguryeo.

    Yang Guangmao was furious and ordered people to hunt down Hu Sizheng.  Unfortunately, he failed to catch Hu Sizheng, so Yang Guang had to order the entire family of Hu Sizheng to be killed. Even his close friends with Hu Sizheng were executed and exiled together.

    Although Yang Xuangan's rebellion has not been put down at this time, the purge caused by it has already begun.  Zhao Yuanshu and Hu Sizheng were not the first nor the last, but their experiences truly severed the relationship between monarch and ministers, and made the Sui Dynasty even more turbulent.

    ??A lot of times, when people's hearts are lost, the court is also in chaos.

    Yang Guang still didn¡¯t know the harm of this matter, and his attention was quickly diverted by other things.  Because he was driving all the way south, he encountered a large number of refugees in Hebei.  These refugees either begged for work in groups, or became bandits attacking the emperor's transport convoy.  Although they were finally defeated by the main force of the Sui army and did not cause much damage to the emperor's chariot, this incident made Yang Guang even more angry.

    Yang Guang is a face-saving person, so face-saving that he is vain.  He thought that his achievements were greater than those of Emperor Qin and Han Dynasty, and that he was the "one emperor through the ages." However, he was completely embarrassed when he was attacked by thieves.  Yang Guang lost his temper in public, and a large number of local officials and guards were punished.  Yang Guang even accused Yu Shiji and others of "is the world so bad?"

    In Yang Guang¡¯s mind, this was still the prosperous Sui Dynasty. Although there were occasional minor ailments, they were just scabies and were nothing to worry about.

    No one dared to answer Yang Guang¡¯s question.

    Yang Guang thought that the law was not strict enough, so he ordered that "thieves will lose their family status", which means that all thieves' family properties will be confiscated by the government.  At this time, due to two consecutive years of disasters, there were countless refugees in Henan and Hebei, looking for a living everywhere. It was difficult to distinguish the relationship between refugees and bandits.  Yang Guang's edict made officials in various counties and counties have their own tyranny, killing and killing people at will.  The people were miserable and had no choice but to become bandits, and more and more people became bandits.

    Soon, another big event happened, completely tearing Yang Guang's fig leaf away.

    Yang Guang has more than 200,000 chariots and entourage, men and women, with all kinds of identities.  When marching, the team stretches for dozens of miles. Often the front army reaches a city and the rear army has just set off.  And everyone put the focus of the garrison on Yang Guang, so some corner positions would be ignored by everyone.

    Yang Guang arrived in Hejian County and settled in Gaoyang County.

    At the end of the carriage were the team of servants and the supplies being transported. Since there were no big people, there were no guards to pay attention.  The rebel Gao Shida claimed to be the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty. When he heard that Yang Guang was driving back to the Eastern Capital, he wanted to take the opportunity to attack Yang Guang and rebuild the Northern Qi Dynasty.  But this kind of thing is just a thought, and it is simply impossible to operate.

    Gao Shida never found a suitable opportunity, so he stayed behind the emperor's car.

    On this day, it happened that the Forbidden Army was rushing to Gaoyang County, causing gaps in the defense line.  Gao Shida took the opportunity to sneak attack on the team transporting supplies.The imperial army behind the palace was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Thousands of people including the servants were killed and wounded. A large number of imperial items and some palace maids and chamberlains were captured by the rebels.

    As soon as Gao Shida succeeded in the attack, he immediately retreated without giving the Sui army a chance to retaliate.  After Kong Liu got the news, Yang Guang roared loudly in Liuhe City but to no avail.

    How could Yang Guang suffer such a loss? This is almost a slap in the face.

    Angry Yang Guang immediately ordered the local officials to hunt down and kill the rioters, and deal with all the suspects together. They would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go.  Yang Guang's edict was murderous and immediately made the turmoil in Hebei more intense.

    But it¡¯s not just that.

    "Blessings come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone."  Soon after, Huang Mingyuan put down Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and the news reached Yang Guang's presence. Yang Guang was delighted that the worries and depression of the past few days were finally gone.  However, not long after the joy, bad news came.

    The captured rebel general Han Shier escaped while being escorted.

    After Han Shi'e was arrested, he asked the watcher to buy some wine and meat for a feast every day, and threatened to say: "I will die in the morning and night, what will I do if I don't get drunk!" He gradually treated the watcher with wine, and the watchman became closer to him.  , became drinking buddies.  In the end, Han Shi'e got the guard drunk and was able to escape and join the bandits, where he ended up unknown.

    One thing after another finally made Yang Guang explode, but instead of working hard, Yang Guang executed two censors who came to remonstrate.

    As soon as this incident came out, there was an uproar inside and outside the country.

    Yu Shinan, a resident of the house, asked Yang Guang to take back his life, but Yang Guang scolded him: "I don't like people's advice. If you have a high position and want to give advice in order to gain fame, I can't bear it. As for the humble people, although there is little leniency, but  The soldiers will not be left on the ground. You know this!" Perhaps because Yu Shinan was the younger brother of Yu Shiji, he escaped to death, but he was also demoted from the court.

    Everyone was frightened by Yang Guang's words. As long as he remonstrated, regardless of his identity, there would be no good end.  So far, no one inside or outside the court dared to tell the truth to Yang Guang.

    "Yu Shiji and Pei Yun, however, followed Yang Guang's favour, belittling loyal ministers, promoting sycophants, and gradually took control of the court.  From then on, Yang Guang no longer liked hearing and seeing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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