Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1308 The Empress and the Faint Lord

Luoyang.

Shangyang Palace, Hanfeng Palace.

The atmosphere in the hall was tense and swords were on edge.

The censor Cui Yixuan held up the wat to play, "Chu Suiliang, Liu Xun, Han Yuan and others instigated the Changsun Wuji's rebellion. Liu Xun also colluded with the palace to poison the emperor. In addition, Yu Zhi Ning should be punished."

Cui Yixuan was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, but he had a Wagang background. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he surrendered to Li Mi, and later persuaded Li Mi's general Huang Junhan to return to the Tang Dynasty. He was granted the Sima of Huaizhou and the Duke of Qingqiu County. , has been an official outside.

However, he himself has Wagang experience, and his sister Cui is also the wife of the continuation of Cheng Yaojin, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, so he still got a chance in the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

Especially because Li Yin fought the war on the peninsula for ten years. Although he expanded the territory for thousands of miles, he also killed [-] troops in Haidong. There were also tens of thousands of casualties. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, because of the urgent task of building ships, officials took the opportunity to embezzle and oppress the people, and forced the local people to rebel.

Unbearable to be forced by corrupt officials, Muzhou woman Chen Shuozhen and her brother-in-law Zhang Shuying organized a peasant uprising in Qingxi, Muzhou. They called themselves Emperor Wenjia and used their brother-in-law as their servant.

After the uprising, they quickly raided Tonglu, conquered Muzhou, and divided their forces to attack Shezhou and Wuzhou. The momentum was so great that countless people in Jiangnan responded.

However, although the rebel army was very powerful, the court responded quickly.

Fang Renyu, the governor of Yangzhou, sent troops to attack the south, and Cui Yixuan, the governor of Wuzhou, led the army to fight in the north. After several battles, the rebel army was defeated like a mountain. captured, the uprising failed.

Originally, Chen Shuozhen's uprising was not worth mentioning.

After all, after the reign of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the prosperous age was peaceful, and the people's hearts were still good.

It was only because of the Eastern Expedition that the shipbuilding task assigned to Zhejiang was relatively tight, and some officials took the opportunity to embezzle and oppress the people. It happened to coincide with the summer flood that caused many states and counties to suffer disasters.The people asked to open the warehouse to release grain, but the local officials refused, saying that the grain in the warehouse was prepared for the army and did not dare to tamper with it, and they had to report to the court for approval first.

The victims were so hungry that the brave Chen Shuozhen led people to secretly open the granary to distribute food. Afterwards, the officials tracked down and arrested Chen Shuozhen, beat him all over, and sentenced him to death.

At night, the victims rushed into the cell, rescued Chen Shuozhen, and carried her to the Shipwreck Mountain at the junction of the three counties.

The official pursuit is very urgent, and the victims are all panicked.

Chen Shuozhen originally believed in Manichaeism and Gezao Sect of Taoism secretly. Since the imperial court Zhenguan, the restrictions on Buddhism and Taoism have been very strict, but the secret preaching of various sects in the localities is still very strong, especially in the south of the Yangtze River.

So Chen Shuozhen asked people to spread the news, saying that he met the Taishang Laojun in the deep mountains, and was accepted as a disciple, and founded the Fire Phoenix Society, claiming that he was the Nine Heavens Xuannv who came down to earth, and was known as the Holy Mother of Chitian.After a while, he claimed to have received an oracle from the Supreme Lord.

Seeing that there were more and more believers, she simply raised troops and called herself the emperor.

In fact, Cui Yixuan later reported to the imperial court that Chen Shuozhen was not a good man and a faithful woman. Both his parents died when he was young, and he lived with his younger sister. Later, he became a textile worker.In the workshop, he became superstitious about the secret preaching of the Hui Ni religion and the secret religion of Taoism, Ge Zao Sect.

Later, she simply pretended to be a Taoist nun and started preaching. In essence, she became a monk without the permission of the imperial court and did not obtain a degree, and illegally preaching.

She opened the official storehouse to release food. In fact, she planned to take advantage of the disaster to buy people's hearts, and then took the opportunity to raise the flag to cause chaos. In fact, it was founded secretly by Asuozhen long ago, not after opening a warehouse and fleeing into the mountains.

From the Taiping Dao of the Han Dynasty to the Five Dou Rice Religion, to the later Maitreya Religion, etc., there have been too many examples of rebellion under the guise of this religion throughout the dynasties.

After all, Cui Yixuan also came from Wagang. He has worked in the local area for many years, and his skills are still good, so he really dismissed Chen Shuo after receiving the order. These days, he dared to claim to have magic, and he didn't look at the timing. If it was the end of the Sui Dynasty In that kind of chaotic world, this set can still confuse many people, but at this time, even if there is a temporary disaster, it is impossible to have much basis for chaos and rebellion.

Cui Yixuan only led the Zhouzhong regiment to practice and wiped them out.

Afterwards, he was rewarded for his merits, and he had a good relationship with Xu Jingzong, Cui Dunli and other prime ministers. He was also specially summoned by the emperor. After some performances, Li Yin was very satisfied with him and directly promoted him to be a royal doctor.

After Cui Yixuan entered the court, he quickly stood aside with Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu and others.

The Changsun Wuji rebellion case was jointly carried out by Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Cui Yixuan, General Xin Mao, etc., but it was also done according to his wishes. The beginning of the case was that Cui Yixuan directed Li Fengjie to report the crown prince's servant Wei Jifang and the supervisory censor Li A nest of friends.Then along the way, Changsun Wuji was involved.

Cui Yixuan contributed a lot in this case.

Sitting in the hall, Li Yin let out a long sigh.

"To this day, I still think that my uncle just listened to the villain's slander, and there is only a little gap between me and me. How could it be possible to reach the level of treason?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Jingzong and others were not moved at all, let alone surprised.

Even the other ministers in the palace had already seen through the emperor's face. It was clearly the emperor who planned this big case, but they still said such things.

In fact, at the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, Qin Lang could not wait to be kicked out of the court. After that, the court was divided into two factions. Ji Li Yifu and other factions, the two factions are equal in strength, and they are in charge of the government.

Li Yin was very dissatisfied with this.

So later, the Privy Council and the Third Division were created to continuously reduce the power of the prime minister and strengthen the monarchy.

But in the first few years of Kaiyuan, although Xu Jingzong and Changsun Wuji represented the two major powers respectively, they had a good relationship and cooperated with each other. This was by no means a good thing for Li Yin.

As for the emperor, what he needs most is to grasp the balance. If the courtiers are all in harmony, then the emperor may be in danger of being ostracized.

So from the fifth year of Kaiyuan, Li Yin frequently made troubles.

Li Yin also hinted that Changsun Wuji would retire as an official, and was even willing to give him another large fiefdom in Liaodong, but Changsun Wuji was not willing to go into seclusion.

In the end, Li Yin had to find another way to seize power.

Li Yifu, a member of Zhongshushe, was about to be demoted because he offended Changsun Wuji, but Xu Jingzong interceded, but Changsun Wuji was only willing to let him be demoted more closely, but insisted on kicking him out of the court.Li Yifu was unwilling, and finally had a plan, and presented a secret book to the emperor.

Li Yifu listed in the secret memorial that Empress Su was immoral and the crown prince Li Xiang was unworthy, and then suggested that he should be abolished and replaced with a prince. This secret memorial was a bit bold, but it allowed Li Yin to find a breakthrough all at once.Because Li Yifu knew very well the emperor's desire to seize power, he provided a breakthrough.

Li Ji is a privy envoy, and he belongs to the kind of person who does not care about the government.

However, Xu Jingzong and Changsun Wuji have a good relationship, and there is no fundamental conflict of interest between the two parties. Therefore, in order to seize power, the two factions must be divided first.

Replacing after scrapping is the best way.

As long as it is proposed to abolish the Su family and establish the Qin family, then Changsun Wuji and others will definitely oppose it, and Xu Jingzong and Cui Dunli were originally pulled up by Qin Lang. Of course, they are willing to support Qin Lang's sister as the queen, and even support Qin Lang's nephew as the queen. Prince, in this way, they can ensure a more stable position in the court and more lasting interests.

As soon as the two factions split, Li Yin immediately stopped being passive.

Let Xu Jingzong and Changsun Wuji fight among themselves, and the emperor may be able to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

After reading Li Yifu's memorial, Li Yin summoned him immediately. After a secret discussion, the emperor asked Bai Ma of the Imperial Academy to announce him as Prime Minister.

Changsun Wuji was going to kick Li Yifu to Lingnan, Xu Jingzong came forward and agreed to kick him to Guanzhong, who knew that the emperor worshiped him as his prime minister, which made Changsun Wuji very angry.

Unexpectedly, the emperor immediately brought Concubine Qin to Changsun Wuji's mansion, sent a lot of money and jewels, and then hinted that he wanted to abolish Su Liqin, and promised that after the fourth prince Jin Wang Li Xian was crowned, he would be taken from Changsun Wuji's granddaughter at that time. Choose a lady for marriage.

This was considered a good gesture, but as Li Yin expected, Changsun Wuji refused.

The reason is that the Su family did not do anything immoral to send a wife to the emperor, so it should not be abolished. As for the crown prince Li Xiang, he has been the reserve for many years and was selected by the holy ancestor back then, how can he change the reserve.The crown prince of a country is the foundation of a country.

After Li Yin returned from Changsun Wuji's residence, the relationship between uncle and nephew was hard to turn back.

Next, it officially began the dispute between the DPRK and China for nearly ten years of abolishment and replacement of reserve. Wuji waited and pinched.

The originally harmonious prime minister of the Zhengshitang immediately became two factions, and the struggle became more and more fierce.

At this time in the 13th year of Kaiyuan, the struggle finally reached the most intense stage, because Li Yin successfully won the support of the military leaders, Privy envoy Li Ji, deputy envoys Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang, Niu Jinda, generals Liang Jianfang, Gao Kan, Gao Zhensheng, Liu Rengui, Xue Rengui, etc. all stood on the side of the emperor and publicly stated that the abolition of the empress was originally a family matter of the emperor, so why ask the prime minister?

As soon as this attitude came out, Li Yin could finally close the net, and he no longer had the slightest fear of Zhangsun Wuji and others.

Ever since, Han Yuan, Liu Xun, Chu Suiliang, etc. were successively dismissed and demoted from Beijing for various crimes, and then Changsun Wuji was also implicated in the case of treason.

Now is the time to officially close the net.

Xu Jingzong stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have been deduced and checked again and again. They have revealed their anti-statement. Your Majesty is still suspicious. This is not the blessing of the country and the community!"

Li Yin let out a long sigh.

"My family is so unlucky, and there are frequent disagreements among relatives. In the past, Qi Wangyou rebelled against Han Wang Yuanchang and Wei Wangtai, and later Wu Wangke and Jing Wang Yuanjing also rebelled. Many uncles and brother-in-laws also participated in the rebellion. Now Uncle Yuan is like this. What face do I have to see the people of the world again?"

But the topic changed, "If the facts are true, what can I do?"

Xu Jingzong persuaded again, "Your Majesty, how can you succeed in rebelling against a woman with your beloved baby? But Wuji and the late emperor sought the world, and the world obeyed his wisdom. He was prime minister for 30 years, and the world feared his might. Who should your majesty send? Today, the spirit of the ancestral temple is lai, and the emperor is sick of evil. Because of trivial matters, he will be a big traitor, and it will be a great celebration for the world."

"I am afraid that Wuji will be embarrassed and rush to make a plan, so I raise my arms and call out. When the time comes, the same evil will gather, which will be a worry for the ancestral temple. In the past, I saw that Yu Wenhua and his father Yu Wenshu were the relatives of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. They got married and appointed them. In terms of government affairs, after Yu Wenshu's death, Hua Jifu and Dian led the forbidden army, and they could cause chaos in Jiangdu and kill the king overnight. If they kill those who do not attach themselves first, the minister's family also suffered from the same disaster, so the ministers Su Wei and Pei Ju's disciples all Dancing with the horse's head, lest there is no hurry, the dawn will fall to the Sui Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, the matter is not far away, I hope His Majesty will settle it quickly!"

Cui Dunli and Li Yifu all stepped forward and asked the emperor to kill the party of Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan and Liu Shi quickly.

The emperor was silent for a while.

"Please ask the grand master about this matter, and send an order to quickly send people to Lu Song to summon the grand master Qin Lang to assist the government and preside over the overall situation of the government!"

Li Yifu impeached Yu Zhining again, claiming that Yu Zhining is also part of Changsun Wuji's party, and that Yu Zhining should not be allowed to steal high positions again. At the same time, he asked the emperor to decree that all brothers, nephews and nephews who were officials under Changsun Wuji's party He ordered Yousi to be arrested and sent to prison for interrogation, so as to prevent these people from jumping over the wall in a hurry and plotting rebellion.

The emperor is allowed.

At this time, Yu Zhining was shooting for Shang Shu's right servant, standing in the hall, trembling with anger, but he was already unable to argue, because he had already seen that today's golden palace was a mess, no more explanations would be useful.

In the end, Yu Zhining had no choice but to yell at Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Cui Yixuan and others, "Crafting and treacherous officials!"

The guards took off Zhi Ning's crown and dragged him out. Yu Zhi Ning looked at the emperor sitting on the imperial seat and couldn't help cursing, "Foolish Lord!"

(End of this chapter)