After Liu Wuzhou and Li Yuan raised the flag and rebelled, it soon triggered a chain reaction. Shuofang Liang Shidu, Jincheng Xueju, Wuwei Li Gui, Jingxiang Xiao Xian and others also raised their flags to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, either called the Duke or the King, scrambling to separatist rule and fiercely snatched territory.

There were peasant uprisings before, but now even the powerful and powerful bureaucrats with vested interests are fighting. Now the Great Sui Dynasty is in a split and is dead in name only.

Yang Guang was helpless about this, and was even discouraged. He became more and more drunk every day, and he numbed himself with a beautiful woman. However, when the eastern capital Luoyang's helping document flew over like a snowflake, Yang Guang still had to cheer up and summon the ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Speaking of June this year, after Li Yuan raised his troops in Taiyuan, Pei Renji, the Guanglu doctor who was responsible for guarding Hulao Pass in Xingyang, surrendered to Limi, Wagang. Hulao Pass was the last pass east of Luoyang. Once Hulao Pass was lost, the eastern capital Luoyang was exposed to the military front of the Wagang Army.

Li Mi led his troops through Hulao Pass, first conquering Heyang Cang, then conquering Huiluo Cang, and the July troops surrounded Luoyang.

Yang Tong, the King of Yue who was in charge of staying in the Eastern Capital, could only keep asking for help from Jiangdu. Empress Xiao cried every day and begged Yang Guang to send troops to rescue Dongdu and save her good grandson. Yang Guang had no choice but to summon ministers to discuss, and finally decided to send Wang Shichong, who is currently the most capable of fighting, as the general manager of the army aiding Luo, to lead 20,000 elite troops from Jianghuai to rescue Dongdu.

However, Wang Shichong, who was "the best fight", disappointed Yang Guangda this time. Wang Shichong defeated Li Mi in a row, and almost all of the 20,000 elite soldiers in the Jianghuai River died in the Yellow River. In the end, he only led dozens of remaining soldiers to flee to the Dongdu and never dared to go out of the city to fight Li Mi again.

When the news of Wang Shichong's defeat came, it was November of the 13th year of Daye. At this time, Li Yuan also captured Chang'an and captured the Dai Wang Yang You who stayed in Chang'an. However, Li Yuan did not kill Yang You, but pushed him to the throne and became a puppet emperor. He changed the year name to Yining, and respected Yang Guang as the Supreme Emperor. Then Li Yuan asked Yang You to grant himself the title of Prime Minister and all state affairs were handed over to the Prime Minister's Office. In other words, Li Yuan was the "establishment of the emperor" who held all power.

Yang Guang was shocked to hear that Li Yuan had captured Chang'an and supported his grandson Yang You as the emperor. He was furious, but he was just incompetent and furious. Then he fell to the dragon throne dejectedly. He kept numbing himself with alcohol and escaping reality, but now he had to face the reality that the Sui Dynasty was over!

The north wind was howling outside the house, the sky was gloomy and snowflakes were falling. Yang Guang suddenly felt very cold, holding his shoulders with his hands, trembling, curling up on the dragon chaise like a stray dog. The ministers under the hall looked different and looked at each other.

Empress Xiao couldn't help but feel sad in her heart, and she couldn't help but cry out loud. King Yang You of Dai and King Yang Tong of Yue were her grandsons. Now Li Yuan has captured Chang'an and supported Yang You as the puppet emperor. Those who have read history know that the puppet emperor did not end up in the end. When the supporters stand firm, they will be the first to kill the puppet emperor. Therefore, from the moment Yang You took the throne, his miserable end was already destined.

King Dong of Yue is now besieged in Dongdu by a million troops of Wagang. Seeing that his two grandsons were in danger, Empress Xiao could only place hope on her husband Yang Guang. Now seeing her husband's weak look, Empress Xiao was desperate and sad, and she just wanted to cry loudly.

However, a pitiful person must have something hateful. In fact, Empress Xiao has an unshirkable responsibility for this situation today. As the queen, she is quite influential to Yang Guang, but she only knows how to covet comfort and enjoy, blindly welcomes and pleases Yang Guang, and uses Yang Guang's temperament to do whatever she wants. If she could support Su Wei and dissuade Yang Guang from visiting Jiangdu, she would definitely not have had this dilemma today.

At this time, Yang Guang, who was trembling on the dragon chaise, suddenly sat upright, swept his eyes sharply over the ministers in the hall, and shouted: "Where is Su Nayan? Why don't you take me into consideration for so many days?"

The ministers couldn't help but look at each other, and Yu Shiji replied carefully: "Emperor, Su Wei is disrespectful to the emperor and asks the emperor to issue a self-criticism. In anger, the emperor has already cut him off his post as a people. Your Majesty... have you forgotten?"

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, as if he had remembered the past, and murmured: "Yes, this old guy Su Wei dared to let me issue an edict for guilt. Damn it, I was just a demoted position and did not cut his head. I am really a magnanimous monarch."

"Yes, the emperor is a benevolent king for all ages!" Yu Shiji flattered without changing his face.

Yang Guang frowned and suddenly asked unhappily: "Where is Yuwen Aiqing? Is his illness not cured yet?"

Yu Shiji's heart skipped a beat. Before he could answer, Empress Xiao said with a worried look on her face: "Emperor, Yuwen Shu died of illness at the end of last year!"

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, leaned back on the back of the dragon throne, closed his eyes and said, "Yuwen Aiqing has been dead for so long. Lai Hu'er has died, Zhang Xutuo has also died, Yu Juluo was beheaded by me, Wang Rengong was killed by the rebels, Xue Shixiong has also been killed, the old man around me is gone, I will die soon!"

Queen Xiao's face turned pale and said in panic: "Your Majesty, you should not say nonsense. This is a bad thing. Look at Lord Yu, Minister Pei, Doctor Pei and others are still there?"

Yu Shiji grinned and said, "Yes, I have been with the emperor all the time. I hope the emperor will not be so pessimistic and take care of the dragon body!"

Pei Ju, the Huangmen Minister, Pei Yun, and others also knelt down and said loudly: "Please take care of the dragon body."

Yang Guang opened his eyes and looked at the minister who had kneeled down on the ground. His mood improved a little. He raised his hand and said, "You guys are calm. I just felt it for a moment. I am still in good health and can live for many years."

Seeing that Yang Guang seemed to have recovered from his consciousness, Queen Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and calmed down a little.

"Wagang bandits surrounded the Eastern Capital, Wang Shichong was defeated and failed to resolve the siege of the Eastern Capital. I am very disappointed. My dear friends think who else can lead the troops to resolve the siege of the Eastern Capital?" Yang Guanghuan glanced over the civil and military ministers, but these ministers pressed their heads low, and no one dared to look up at Yang Guang's eyes.

Although Yang Guang had long expected this result, he was still quite disappointed and his face became more and more gloomy. At this time, a guard walked into the hall and knelt down to report: "Emperor, General Qing is back, waiting for the summons outside!"

Yang Guang was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Call her in!"

After a moment, a woman in blue mask stepped in. She was slim and tall, with her shoulders as sharp as a knife, and her eyes were like a star. Although she only saw half of her face, she was still extremely gorgeous, and it was Yang Qingruo.

Yang Qingruo walked to the imperial throne and knelt down and saluted, "Qingruo bowed to the emperor and the empress."

Yang Guang hurriedly said, "General Qing is in a flat position, where is Yang Aiqing?"

Yang Aiqing mentioned by Yang Guang refers to Yang Yichen. Some time ago, Yang Guang specially sent Yang Qingruo to Yang Yichen's hometown, trying to summon the old minister to return to the court to serve.

Yang Qingruo did not stand up, but lowered his head and said regretfully: "When Qingruo found Lord Yang, Lord Yang was already terminally ill and was on the verge of death."

Yang Guang immediately felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on his head, and said in a lost voice: "Yang Aiqing... is he dead too?"

Yang Qingruo nodded silently!

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed to the sky and said loudly as if crazy: "God's will, God's will, God's will, God will destroy me, God will destroy the Great Sui Dynasty!"

The hearts of the ministers in the hall all felt chills in their hearts, and they lowered their heads.

Yang Qingruo frowned and said, "Your Majesty, let Qingruo bring you a word before he died."

Yang Guang's laughter stopped abruptly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and asked hurriedly: "What did Yang Aiqing bring to me?"

Yang Qingruo said: "Mr. Yang said that there is still someone in the world who can save the Dongdu. If he can invite this person, he will not only be able to resolve the siege of the Dongdu, but also save the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Guang was surprised and happy and blurted out, "Is there really such a powerful person in this world? Who is this person? Where is it now? I want to invite him in person."

Yang Qingruo looked up at Yang Guang and asked back, "Your Majesty's words are serious?"

Yang Guang nodded and said, "Liu Bei can look at the Maolu for three times, so I can do it too. Tell me quickly, who is this person?"

Yang Qingruo said happily: "This man is called Gao Changqing. If he is willing to send troops, he will definitely be able to lift the siege of the Eastern Capital."

Yang Guang's expression suddenly sank and asked skeptically: "Did Yang Aiqing really recommend Gao Changqing before he died?"

Yang Qingruo lowered his eyes and nodded, "Qingruo has no false words!"

Yang Guang sneered: "It seems that Yang Yichen is indeed confused. How could I use him again, as a traitor, Gao Changqing, so how could I use him again? It is absolutely impossible!"

Yang Qingruo bit his cherry lips and said, "If the emperor had no intention of killing, Gao Changqing might not have been able to establish himself. Even now, Gao Changqing did not clearly raise the flag to rebel against Sui, and there is still room for maneuver."

Yang Guang was furious and said, "Gao Changqing has an affair with the daughter of the rebel Dou Jiande. Is there any mistake in killing him?"

Yang Qingruo sighed and said, "As far as Qingruo knows, before Dou Jiande rebelled, Gao Changqing had acquainted with his daughter. Over the years since then, Gao Changqing has not worked diligently, and made great contributions to the Emperor for the Great Sui Dynasty. Why should the Emperor be suspicious of a woman and kill a meritorious minister?"

Yang Guang snorted coldly: "What happened to that armored iron cavalry?"

"The iron armor was seized from Luo Yi."

"Do you believe it?"

Yang Qingruo nodded and said, "If Gao Changqing is willing to send troops to rescue Dongdu, Qingruo is willing to believe it."

Yang Guang's face changed and he said in a short while: "I want to kill him. Will Gao Changqing still be loyal to me now?"

"Qingruo is willing to give it a try!"

"Are you sure to persuade Gao Changqing?"

"Qingruo does his best!"

Empress Xiao said happily: "Your Majesty, it's okay to ask Qingruo to try it. If Gao Changqing can be persuaded to send troops, it would be great."

Yang Guang nodded calmly and said, "Well, you can just try it!"
Chapter completed!