It was the beginning of December of the fifth year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The snow had stopped. Lead-gray clouds floated above Chang'an City. The shadow of death was shrouded in everyone's heart. At today's court meeting, Yin Gongzheng impeached the general of the Zhuguo and the Grand Sima Yuchi Jiong, and listed seven serious crimes in total. Yuwen Hu was furious and ordered the left and right generals Yuchi Jiong to be imprisoned and wait for the death to fall.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the Ottoku Priest Yuwen Hu who officially declared war on the emperor Yuwen Yong, but now Yuwen Yong is no longer as strong as the two emperors who were deposed before. Yuwen Hu did not dare to take action rashly. He took the method of first cutting off the emperor's arms. After discussing the crime of Yuwen Xian, he stared at Yuchi Jiong, who had been in a strong position after several dynasties.

Yuchi Jiong was a son of a prominent Xianbei family. He was the nephew of Yuwen Tai. He was fond of love and was good at fighting. He once followed Yuwen Tai to recover Hongnong and conquered Shayuan. Later, he attacked Shu County and quelled the Xiao Ji Rebellion. He was promoted to the general of the Zhu Kingdom and the Grand Sima. He was granted the title of Duke of Shu and the Governor of Xiangzhou. He had a great prestige in the army and the court. At the same time, Yuchi Jiong was also the highest supporter of Yuwen Yong's position in the court. He held military power. This made Yuchi Jiong a thorn in Yuwen Hu's eyes and wanted to get rid of it.

Yuwen Hu captured Yuchi Jiong with a thunderous force. The court was in an uproar, and the ministers were terrified. The emperor Yuwen Yong's formation was in chaos. Today, Yuwen Yong recorded Yuchi Jiong's military achievements in the court. He was crying when he was in the past. However, this did not shake Yuwen Hu's determination to eradicate Yuwen Yong's party. He ordered his left and right to take Yuchi Jiong on the spot. "Public is public, private is private. Your Majesty must not spare such unfaithful and unrighteous slander ministers because of personal love. As for the right and wrong, I will make a decision. Your Majesty will sit at ease."

The words were extremely cold and hard. The emperor, including all the ministers, were all pale. Yuwen Hu was so aggressive that he really didn't want to leave any face for the emperor. Yuwen Hu performed a "clearing the king's side" and pulled out Yuwen Yong's feathers one by one, which made Yuwen Yong very worried. He knew that except for a few interest groups that had to stand on his side, many of the ministers who followed him on the surface were fences and were unreliable. If Yuwen Hu really asked Yuchi Jiong to sue him and then kill him, then the power he had finally raised would collapse, and the throne of the emperor would not be necessary.

After retiring from the court, Yuwen Yong sat alone, staring blankly at a plum tree in front of the palace gate. In the middle of winter, it was the time for the plum blossoms to bloom, but the branches of the tree were bare, not even buds. Yuwen Yong suddenly felt uncomfortable in his heart, as if he was pressed by a huge rock of tens of thousands of pounds. He wanted to turn into a dragon and soar into the sky, but he couldn't even breathe, and he was about to suffocate!

Thinking of this time last year, he was so energetic that his people gradually accumulated and gradually began to influence military power. He knew that as long as he controlled the military power, he would no longer have to be so low and humble to become a real emperor. However, the Zhou army was defeated so quickly and thoroughly. Yuwen Xian and others performed very well on the battlefield, but they still could not reverse the situation and lost the hope, which also gave Yuwen Hu an excuse to attack him. Now Yuwen Yong seemed to have reached the end of his life.

He knew that once he really lost, even being a puppet would become a luxury. Yuwen Hu would definitely kill him, just like poisoning his emperor brother...

"The old thief is aggressive. He will kill Yuchi Jiong first, and then he will not stop. It is inevitable to attack others. In the end, it will be my turn. What should I do? The royal family stood by and watched, Axian was imprisoned in the mansion, and there was no military force to adjust. The people below were panicked, and the military and people were unavailable. Should we watch Yuwen Hu act recklessly and wait for death? What should I do... what should I do?"

Yuwen Yong was in poor health, and suddenly encountered such a change, and he looked even more haggard, as if he had become a few years old in an instant. He looked out of the hall in a daze and murmured: "You said..., shouldn't I be this emperor?" There was only an old eunuch beside him. He followed his majesty's words and felt depressed. The old eunuch quickly knelt down and wiped his tears and said:

"Your Majesty must not have this idea. Yuwen Hu is domineering and domineering. Someone must be on Your Majesty's side. Your Majesty must not be too sad. If the dragon body is damaged, what should I do if the country passed down by Emperor Taizu?"

"This Jiangshan has the surname Yuwen, and the old thief also has the surname Yuwen, so why not give it to him?"

The old eunuch served the emperor for many years and knew very well what ambition the young man sitting on the jade stairs in front of him had. He could make him say such words. It can be seen that the emperor had no confidence in the confrontation with Yuwen Hu, and he was almost collapsed.

Since the beginning of the throne, Yuwen Hu was tyrannical, and the shadow of several brothers' deaths has been shrouded in Yuwen Yong's heart. He hated Yuwen Hu but was afraid, so he endured for many years in order to one day get rid of Yuwen Hu's control. However, after years of hard work, it seems that it is all useless. Yuwen Hu just underestimated it and disintegrated the momentum he had accumulated so hard...

Yuwen Yong's heart was so sad that the old eunuch made a fuss and comforted him:

"Your Majesty must not give in. If you give in, you will definitely die. Your Majesty may not be helpless!"

He paused and continued, "Just today, someone asked someone to tell me that I would like to encourage you..."

"Who?" Yuwen Yong stared at the old eunuch with a bright look.

"Sui Guo Duke, Yang Jian..."

The world was very cold, and it was dark this night, and there was not even the moonlight. Yang Jian pushed the door out of the study room, stood for a while, and exhaled the depression that had been accumulated in his chest. Yang Jian was in his prime, and he was very energetic. He had a broad forehead and long eyes, and was extremely arrogant. His father Yang Zhong was a hero of the founding country of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Both father and son were deeply believed. Logically speaking, there were not many things that could make him feel uneasy, but once he really encountered it, it would definitely not be small...

"Na Luoyan, aren't you sleeping?" The vague lights of the corridor on the side reflected a graceful outline.

"Oh, it's my wife. I want to go back to my room to sleep, but I can't sleep."

Yang Jian smiled tiredly, dragged his steps towards his wife, reached out and gently pulled her hair on her shoulders to the back, "Why are you here? Did Ah Ri go to bed?" Yang Jian had a deep relationship with his wife Dugu Jialuo. Their second son Yang Guang's nickname was Ah Ri, and he was less than two years old this year. Dugu Jialuo leaned gently in her husband's arms and smiled quietly: "Ah Ri just went to bed, and before going to bed, he asked where his father went..."

Yang Jian smiled: "Ah Ri was very smart when she was born."

"Naruyan," Dugu Jialuo raised his face and looked at him worriedly, "...I heard that the Duke of Shu was thrown into prison by Yuwen Hu."

Dugu Jialuo's father Dugu Xin had a grudge with Yuwen Hu, so Dugu Jialuo's tone was not good when he mentioned Yuwen Hu.

"It's okay, don't think about it. Otsukazuka is fighting with the emperor, it has nothing to do with me."

Yang Jian knew what his wife was worried about. Yuwen Hu was in charge of the government and had long been determined to eradicate Yang Jian. He wanted to plot against him many times, but Yang Jian was cunning, taciturn, and cautious in his work. Yuwen Hu could not catch his handle. Moreover, Yang Jian had the great general Hou Fu and Hou Shou safeguarded, so he could turn bad luck into good fortune. He had learned to hide his strength and maintain a low profile in recent years. Yuwen Hu gradually forgot him. In the battle between Otsukazai and the emperor, Yang Jian did not want to get involved. He always maintained a close relationship with the emperor to protect himself. However, this method was only useful when the emperor and Yuwen Huxiang were safe. Once the emperor was at a disadvantage, Yang Jian's situation would be dangerous... He had to make a choice.

"The emperor's situation is very dangerous..."

"I know." Yang Jian said, "so I plan to stand on the emperor's side."

"Are you sure?"

"..." Yang Jian lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Is there anything that is absolutely certain in this world?"

"Then you do it, it's done, the family can still be rich. If you lose, it won't matter much..." She murmured, "Best, I'll die with you..."

Yang Jian had long understood his wife's wishes, but he was still moved when he heard this. He hugged his wife tightly and put her chin on her shoulders. "I will be very careful, nothing will happen..." He said, "I have been raised in a temple since I was a child. I am regarded as unknown by my father. No one cares about it. No one cares about it. My future is made by myself. I still have your husband. Don't worry..."

Dugu Jialuo blinked his eyes narrowly, "Didn't you say that when you were born, "the purple qi is in the genus "? Why is it unknown?"

Yang Jian laughed and said:

"Those rumors were released by the clan elders after I became the head of the family, so that I can show off my face and say this..."

Yang Jian's mother, Lü, gave birth to Yang Jian in Prajna Temple. It is said that at that time, a nun showed him his appearance, saying that Yang Jian was extraordinary and could not be raised as an ordinary child. So Yang Jian lived with nuns in a villa since he was a child, and also had the nun name of Xianbei "Naruyan" (meaning indestructible Vajra). But the actual situation was not liked. His father actually didn't like him, so he didn't keep him by his side. In order to make a name for himself, Yang Jian began to practice military strategy and political strategy in his childhood. In order to avoid being bullied by his classmates in the Imperial Academy, he developed a deep cunning. He was summoned to be Gongcao at the age of fourteen and showed his outstanding abilities. He gradually received attention. Even Yuwen Tai praised him when he mentioned him and he rose to prominence from then on.

Yang Jian is indeed a reason to be arrogant.

There are only a dozen people in this world who can make him take Yang Jian seriously!

He gently pushed his wife away and took two steps back, "Okay, I'm going to do serious things, you go to bed first."

"You're going out?"

"Yes, I'll visit a few of His Highnesses, after all, the emperor's younger brothers, so I'm sure I won't stand by." Yang Jian tidied up his clothes, and then smiled with a hint: "I might have to go to the brothel."

Dugu Jialuo, who was reluctant to leave just now, immediately raised his eyebrows, "Do you dare?"

"Only in that place can I find Yuwenda, I'm going to talk about the serious matter..."

Yang Jian spread his hands to show his innocence.

Yuwenda is Yuwen Tai's eleventh son. He is resolute and decisive, good at riding and shooting. He was named Duke of Dai and still has a certain right to speak in the royal family. It is understandable that Yang Jian went to find him.

"What do you have to go to the brothel to discuss?" Dugu Jialuo's discipline in this regard was very strict and he was reluctant to leave.

"I heard that Yuwenda has recently become obsessed with a beauty from Qi in the east. As long as he doesn't go to court, he will run to please the beauty..." Yang Jian showed a playful smile, "Everyone said that as long as he goes there, he will definitely see him..."
Chapter completed!