Chapter 60 King of Han
After hearing this, Qu Tutong no longer insisted and just advised: "King of Han, no matter what, since the imperial court has issued an edict, you should obey it.

Yang Liang was crying and looking conflicted. He was not a strong-willed person, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to give up in the fight for the throne.

But a weak person is more afraid of death. He probably guessed what had happened, so he didn't dare to bet that his vicious second brother would be merciful to him.

He was unable to make a decision for the moment, so the guards took Qu Tutong away and put him under strict guard. He also urgently summoned the Han Palace's trusted civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

Soon seven or eight people came in to pay their respects. Yang Liang could not wait to tell them everything. Those people were also shocked and hurriedly asked for details.

The most talented men under Yang Liang's command were Wang Lu, the son of Liang Dynasty general Wang Sengbian, and Xiao Mohe, a general of the Chen Dynasty. The two looked at each other and said, "Your Majesty must not obey a false edict. The tragic plight of Qin Emperor Fusu was witnessed before us. How can you risk your life on a cliff?"

The others also had the same idea. Only Dou Luyu, the brother of the King of Han's wife, objected: "No, it's easy to disobey the will, but what should we do when the imperial army arrives? Should we raise an army to resist?"

"Your Highness, even if you don't want to come to the capital, you should send an envoy to explain the reason. Peace is the right way to go. You can't be confused."

Yang Liang nodded subconsciously. He also believed that he could not stop the imperial army from attacking.

Wang Xi sneered and asked, "What will be the fate of deposing the crown prince and deposing the King of Shu?"

Dou Luyu pointed at Wang Lu and Xiao Mohe and said to the King of Han: "These two are ambitious. Because of their family background, they are not valued by the court, so they want to use your Highness to realize their ambitions. Your Highness should not listen to them."

Xiao Mohe ignored him and said to Yang Liang: "Your Majesty is in charge of the military affairs of the 52 states in the old territory of Northern Qi. There are tens of thousands of soldiers under the command of this general in Bingzhou who are willing to go through fire and water for you. Add up to 200,000 or 300,000 people. While the court is not yet prepared, we may be able to accomplish great things!"

At this time, the chief steward Sima Huangfu Dan also spoke up: "Your Majesty, don't be reckless. Those who raise an army in anger without a reason will surely fail. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

Yang Liang became even more conflicted after hearing this, but his ambition was aroused. However, due to his timidity, he did not dare to make a decision.

He asked the quarrelers to leave, and sat on a chair with his head in his arms, thinking about his body being separated from his head, and then thinking about himself wearing a dragon robe...

After Wang Hu and Xiao Mohe came out, they said, "We can't delay. We need to let the king make up his mind."

A few hours later, a group of children suddenly appeared outside the palace, riding bamboo horses and jumping and singing: "One piece of paper, two pieces of paper, we are counting on the child to become the emperor."

The chief official of the palace hurried to report to the King of Han. After hearing this, the King of Han said to himself: "My childhood name is Ake, which sounds the same as Liang. I am the youngest in the royal family. Is this God's will?"

The official knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed, shouting, "Long live the emperor."

Yang Liang was startled, and Wang Xu, Xiao Mohe and others who rushed in from outside the door knelt down and kowtowed without hesitation. Yang Liang's expression gradually became firm.

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In the capital, Li Jiancheng thanked his master's wife, sat down, picked up the teacup, and said to his master Li Jing: "I predict that the King of Han will rebel."

Li Jing was a little skeptical, but after such a long time together, he was used to Li Jiancheng's accurate predictions, so he became interested and said, "The King of Han is young and has ordinary talents, so it is unlikely that he will achieve anything. However, suppressing the rebellion is not easy either, as the King of Han's family is too wealthy."

"Jiancheng, if we can ask His Majesty for a military order to lead the troops to quell the rebellion..."

Li Jiancheng shook his head: "I believe in my master's ability, but this is the war that Your Majesty needs to prove himself in order to stabilize the world since he ascended the throne. With Yang Su, a commander who has never been defeated, Your Majesty will not take the slightest risk to try us out." Li Jing sighed when he heard this. This was one of the reasons why he had been unable to make a name for himself for more than a decade. The court had too many generals who could fight. Even without Yang Su, there were still Gao Zuo, He Ruobi, Hu Er, Yu Ju Luo and others.

Li Jiancheng said: "Not only can we not snatch it, we will also take the initiative to recommend Yang Su as the commander, otherwise in the eyes of His Majesty we will be ignorant of the overall situation."

Li Jing sighed again. The benefits of doing this were obvious. If Li Jiancheng hadn't mentioned it, he might have thought of it himself, but he would have subconsciously ignored it, let alone carried it out.

The two then talked about the current political situation. Although there have been frequent changes, the main positions have generally been determined.

The Secretariat has naturally been under the jurisdiction of Zuo Pushe Yang Su. I heard that Your Majesty has intended to promote him to the rank of Shangshu Ling. His contributions in the fight for the throne and Your Majesty's ascension to the throne are unmatched, so he naturally deserves this honor.

The You Pushe Su Wei, who had performed mediocrely, was promoted to Grand General and assisted the Shangshu Ling.

The Minister of Internal Affairs was Yang Yue, who was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was obvious that the execution of the deposed crown prince made His Majesty very satisfied, so he was promoted.

The Menxia Nanyi is Yang Da, the chief official of the Menxia Province, a rare talented member of the royal family. However, it is rumored that Your Majesty intends to let the current Minister of Civil Affairs Yang Wensi, who is Yang Su's uncle, take over the position of Nanyi.

From this we can see how much the emperor favored Yang Su. This is the real honor for the family. Every member of the family is prominent, and his students and former officials are spread throughout the prefectures and counties.

But even Li Jing could see that this was definitely not a good thing, but the emperor's reward, like punishment, would not allow you to make too many excuses.

Duke Baoguo Yuwenshu was promoted to the rank of General of the Left Guard, a third-rank official, and was renamed Duke Xuguo. Even Yuwen Huaji was promoted to the rank of Secretary, a fifth-rank official.

Li Jiancheng's position did not get promoted, and he remained a fifth-rank General of Chariots and Cavalry, but he was given the position of Prince's Chamberlain, and became an official of the Prince's Palace again.

After drinking tea, the master and disciple went to the palace to meet the emperor. It happened that Yang Su, Yang Yue, Yuwen Shu and Xiao Cong were all there, and they were discussing the possibility of the King of Han raising an army to rebel.

Li Jiancheng didn't care what they had discussed. He came in, paid his respects, and then expressed his own opinion, praising Yang Su as if he didn't act, what would happen to the people of the world?

Yang Su, just like Gao Zuo in the past, looked at Li Jiancheng with a complicated expression and sighed, "Young people are to be feared."

Although he didn't say that the only thing he deserved was death, every word he said was pushing him towards death.

Xiao Cong didn't care about anything else but he still had to help his son-in-law, and he also believed that if anything happened, Yang Su would indeed be the best choice, so he recommended him and shifted everyone's attention to Yang Su.

Yang Guang's eyes fell on Yang Su, forcing him to undress and show his wounds in public: "I am old and frail, suffering from old illnesses. I really have the will but not the ability. I am afraid that I will hinder Your Majesty's great cause!"

Things have come to this point, and Yang Su himself couldn't imagine what else the emperor would reward him with if he made more contributions.

But Yang Guang smiled and walked down to face him and said, "I have just issued an order to order the world's famous doctors to come to the capital to diagnose Mr. Yang. If I don't have Mr. Yang to protect me, how can I enjoy peace and security?"

Yang Su had no choice but to slowly put his clothes back on, but his fingers were trembling slightly. In Yang Guang's eyes, his expression did not arouse any sympathy, but only a terrifying threat of oppression.

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(End of this chapter)