Chapter 615: Chaos in Southern Xinjiang The emperor died quietly because he had already died once, so it was impossible to mourn him again. The queen changed his clothes with her own hands, making them clean from the inside out. After cleansing his face and putting on makeup, he looked better in death than when he was alive. While doing these things, the queen did not cry or speak. Her expression was so plain that people could not understand it, but there was also a kind of sadness that made people feel heartbroken. The three ministers kneeling outside who were qualified to know that the emperor was really dead this time were relieved. Before, the prince no, it was Emperor Xinghuang Yang Chengqian who first sent someone to transfer a thousand fine cavalry sent by Liu Enjing and then sent In fact, Yang Shunhui led troops to intercept and kill the emperor. In fact, they all knew about it and had contributed to it. The emperor came back alive and met several of them. When they knelt in front of the emperor, they felt like an old dog with its teeth pulled out. Facing them Although there was no life left on the hospital bed, the lion could only tremble. Except for General Xu Xiaogong, who was leading the troops outside, the other three people were all there. Now that the emperor is finally dead, they have not been held accountable for their crimes. How can you not breathe a sigh of relief? They peeked from time to time, lest the supreme human being, who was lying motionless on the bed, stood up again. Their expressions were in stark contrast to the queen's, while Emperor Yang Chengqian, who was kneeling beside the bed, looked more complicated. As a son, he felt sad. As an emperor, he was panicked. I don¡¯t know why, but when he gave that order, he didn¡¯t feel as scared as he does now. But when he saw his father lying in front of him like he would never wake up again, he was suddenly very scared, as if he had suddenly lost the Optimus Pillar that supported him. Scenes of his father holding him in his arms and making him laugh emerged in his mind scene by scene, feeding him and teaching him to read, pointing to the Tai Chi Hall and telling him that this is where the strongest man in the world can sit. These things actually outweighed the cold words he told him, and finally, he burst into tears. Crying wildly. The queen glanced at her son, with some relief in her eyes. "Find a few capable people to escort your father into the Imperial Mausoleum of Taizu Your father is the only emperor who has not built an imperial mausoleum for himself since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. But you are his son, and he can do this without You can't. Go to Taizu's Imperial Tomb first. I don't care how difficult it is for the Sui Dynasty, but you must start preparing to build the Imperial Tomb immediately, and then send your father there." The Queen said calmly. said. "I know!" Yang Chengqian wiped away his tears and looked back at the three auxiliary ministers: "What do you have to say?" The three auxiliary ministers looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. They know that although it is quite difficult to build an imperial mausoleum with the financial resources of the Sui Dynasty, who dares to talk nonsense at this time? Before his death, the emperor said that he felt sorry for the ancestors of the Sui Dynasty, so he would not enter the imperial mausoleum. He could just find a place with good scenery outside Chang'an City and bury him. But he could say this himself, but his wife would never let such a thing happen. "I won't hold you accountable for what you did before." After the queen changed the emperor's clothes and tidied up his appearance, she still said to the three people in a calm tone: "But you can't forget that you are guilty! I can pretend for the sake of the Sui Dynasty. Forget this, but if any of you dare to forget it, even though I am a prostitute, I will find my own way to make you remember it again." "I am waiting for the death penalty!" Niu Huilun, Yang Shunhui, and Zong Lianghu kowtowed vigorously. , I didn¡¯t even dare to express my anger. "You are indeed all guilty of death." The queen was silent for a while and then continued: "But for the sake of the Sui Dynasty, I don't care, because this is also the intention of the late emperor. He said that you should be retained to assist Cheng Qian, and I will listen to him. So. You must remember the reason for your survival and the purpose of living Da Sui can't leave anyone but the Yang family." "I will remember the Queen Mother's teachings!" Several people lowered their heads. Some, no one dared to look into the Queen's eyes. "Use your loyalty to pay for your sins." The queen seemed a little tired, waved her hands and said, "Just go and do whatever you have to do. The court still needs you to worry more. After all, you guys have a heart. I know that you are still loyal to the Sui Dynasty and the Yang family, and the late emperor also knew it, so he left a decree asking me not to punish you. It was precisely because of this that the late emperor chose you to assist Cheng Qian. " "If you work hard, when the Sui Dynasty reorganizes the country, your achievements will leave a mark in the history books. " Three.The man kowtowed again and thanked him, then bowed and exited. When they came out of Dongnuan Pavilion, the three of them were already dripping with sweat. The three people outside looked at each other, and they could see lingering fear in each other's eyes. There was a treasonous thing they were all thinking, but no one dared to say it out loud. ¡°The emperor is deadwhat a good thing. "Cheng Qian" Looking at the backs of the three ministers leaving, the queen said to Yang Cheng Qian word by word: "Remember the words of the late emperor. He said that the Yang family could sacrifice themselves in order to maintain the Sui Dynasty, and naturally others can. Sacrifice. Don't believe anyone's words, and don't think that you can't live without anyone. For the sake of the Sui Dynasty, anyone can die These people have all experienced the assassination of the late emperor, and they have gone beyond what they should have done. The awe that they hold tightly to is gone, so they can no longer use it Do you understand what I mean? The court can't do without them now, but it won't be inseparable forever." "My son. Understood!" Yang Chengqian nodded vigorously and glanced at the backs of the three people. By participating in the interception and killing of the emperor, the three of them indeed crossed the bottom line of respect. Because of this incident, their respect for the emperor will be reduced a lot. Moreover, once word spread that the prince ordered the emperor to be intercepted and killed With so many factors at play, even if there was no queen, how could the new emperor, who was young but inherited the ruthlessness from his father, still tolerate it? How many people can survive? ¡¡¡¡¡¡Border Town Baishui City in the Southern Border of the Great Sui Dynasty Although there was civil strife in the Great Sui Dynasty, the border troops still adhered to their responsibilities. It is this point that makes the countries outside the Sui Dynasty most awe-inspiring. Except for Li Yuanshan in the northwest, no one who has raised the flag of rebellion has disturbed the Sui border troops, whether it is Eastern Xinjiang or Northern Xinjiang and Southern Xinjiang. , it¡¯s still peaceful here. This is what makes the people of the Central Plains feel scary. They know that no matter how fierce the civil strife is, they cannot let the frontier be lost. No one would take advantage of the border army, but since last month, Baishui City's supplies have become less and less. It was difficult to implement the imperial decrees, and various places became self-reliant. Money and food were used to expand their own power, so that routine supplies to border soldiers were reduced in various places. Especially in southern Xinjiang, after Luo Yao led his troops to leave, he took away a large amount of food and supplies. However, because no capable generals were sent to stay, the Yongzhou area has now become an ownerless land. Luo Qiu, the governor of Pingshang Road, became the highest official in southern Xinjiang after Luo Yao left. However, he had already rushed to Yongbei Road to discuss important matters with several other governors, so it was even more confusing. The people he left behind would never remember to replenish supplies for the border army, and they would just recruit soldiers to expand their armaments. Niu Zhenyuan, the general of the border army in Baishui City, has sent people to the county government four times in a row to ask for supplies, but it has been two months and still no one has sent food. Fortunately, there was He people's stockade not far outside Baishui City. Niu Zhenyuan sent people to He people's stockade to get some food and grass, so it was not impossible to get out. After sending out a team of people to beg for food in the morning, Niu Zhenyuan stood on the wall of Baishui City and stared outside in a daze. Over the past few days, he found that he was thinking more and more, and he was becoming more and more panicked. He didn't know how long he could continue to perform his duties in this border town. If no supplies were delivered, he was afraid that he would become soft-hearted and leave with all the border troops. There are nine hundred border troops in Baishui City. This is the southernmost border city of the Sui Dynasty. It is not much closer to the county seat than to Dali City in Nanyan. Niu Zhenyuan felt more and more that he and his soldiers were abandoned children, and sooner or later they would starve to death in the border town they guarded with all their heart. Just when he was in a daze, soldiers suddenly came to report that a group of merchants from the south of the city were coming in, and they had the customs clearance voucher originally issued by the Yongzhou Yamen. Since the civil war in the Sui Dynasty, Nanyan merchants rarely sold goods. It had been several months since they had seen Nanyan merchants come in, so Niu Zhenyuan was stunned for a moment. "Don't open the city gate, send someone down to investigate." He ordered, but didn't pay much attention. The people of Nanyan are as timid as rats. The border troops all knew that the Nanyan people were afraid of being beaten by the Sui Dynasty, and they were afraid to the core. The reason why this small country that is still alive has not been completely wiped out is because the Sui Emperor kept Murong Shai as a clown. If the Sui Dynasty is willing, it can raze Nan Yan to the ground at any time. But that was before, when Luo Yao was still there. When he was dazed, something suddenly occurred to him, and he hurriedly stopped the soldiers who were returning: "What did that caravan bring?" "It said it was Nanyan's specialty taro, and Dali rice wine." The soldiers replied. "Hehehe"??¡± Niu Zhenyuan smiled and said: ¡°You really come up with whatever you want. I asked the brothers from the first team to gather and follow me out. We can barely have one meal a day now. How can we let Nanyan people go when they are rushing to deliver food?¡± . " "General Isn't it good to rob the caravan? " "Bah, you want to starve to death? " "In no mood! " "Then do it! ¡± Niu Zhenyuan cursed, not realizing what a wrong decision he had made. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ In November of the first year of Emperor Xinghuang¡¯s reign in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Murong Shai of Southern Yan sent General Murong Yongduo as commander, and selected elite soldiers to pretend to be caravans to defraud people. The gates of Baishui City, a border city of Great Sui Dynasty, were opened. In the battle that day, all the 900 defenders of Baishui City were killed except for the 50 soldiers who were sent out to beg for food. But even so, the Yan army lost more troops. After the Sui border army was defeated, Murong Yongduo led 30,000 troops and marched straight in, taking over four counties in one fell swoop. After that, Emperor Murong Shao of Nanyan declared war on the Sui Dynasty to avenge his previous humiliation. In his confession, he said that the reason why he changed his name to Murongshi was to remember the shame of the Great Yan Kingdom, and claimed that the war against the Great Sui Dynasty was to regain the lost territory of the Great Yan Kingdom and restore the former glory of the Great Yan Kingdom. This was after the civil strife of the Great Sui Dynasty. The first enemy country to declare war on the Sui Dynasty was coveted by more than one person. Luo Qiu, the governor of Pingshang Road who was discussing important matters with several other dignitaries in Yongbei Road, was shocked when he got the news and immediately led his people to rush. Back to Pingshang Road. But by the time he returned, at least three hundred miles of land had been lost in the south. The weak Nanyan people and the beaten He people joined forces and were killing people everywhere. The territory is filled with blood.