Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 359 The Dragon Coup
The two princes surnamed Wu left behind ten people each.

This was already Wu Zetian's extra grace, no one can guarantee the timeliness of this grace, maybe Wu Zetian regretted it not long after the order was issued.

They hastened to pick out the most useful ones.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Officials can cultivate new strength the most, the Ministry of Households can best understand the general trend of the world, and the Ministry of War can make the most money.

The Ministry of Rites is the most useless, but it is none other than the Ministry of Rites who can gain an overwhelming advantage in pomp and declare to the entire Luoyang city that they are not to be messed with, thereby establishing the prestige of the Wu family and doing good things for the emperor.

The two left a few people in each of these four parts.

After these things were settled, Shen Sanwen revealed the idea of ​​starting the punishment department.

Before it even started, there was another big wave of objections in the morning.

There must be no shortage of punishment, no reduction in personnel, and no change in the process, and the voices are particularly loud.

The threshold of the princess mansion was broken through, and various veterans came to stop it.

Shen Sanwen didn't care, he accepted all of them.

He wants to use his theoretical knowledge to refute, so that these people can really understand what the punishment is.

Not surprisingly, the first one to come was Di Renjie, an old man who had been fighting on the front line all year round.

However, no one can stop Shen Sanwen from continuing to reform. He will reform all active departments so that these new generation of court officials will truly become Zhou officials serving the people.

It is no longer a moth that eats rice, and it is no longer simply serving the powerful, but truly serving the people, so that every common people can be more equal and free, not restricted by the rules set by various courts, and live more easily.

Whether it is a civil dispute, or some dealings with the court, tax payment, or others, the process is clear and the procedure is simplified.

Di Renjie was furious when he came, but satisfied when he left.

When Shen San asked all these ideals, Di Renjie seemed to see the young man he met for the first time again, full of knowledge, with a sense of advancement and retreat.

It's just that I don't have the timidity and doubts I had at the beginning, and I really take these major issues to heart, intending to fight against the forces of all parties, and really do this thing well.

Shen Sanwen put forward many new concepts, such as letting power operate under the sun, the people are the foundation of the country, and the official standard is unworkable. The privilege of officials is the root that affects the progress and development of society. , Changing the tradition of parents and officials.Officials are the public servants of the people, not the parents of the people. They serve the people, not control the life and wealth of the people.

These concepts coincide with Di Renjie's long-standing ideas.

Since Shen Sanwen took this as the starting point, the various changes proposed are also to enable officials to do their jobs better.

What else can Di Renjie say?
He was all for it.

When Di Renjie left, he took away a larger group of people who were originally dissatisfied, and even wrote a memorial to persuade Wu Zetian to agree to this change.

On the night when this memorial was written, Di Renjie passed away with a smile.

The career he has insisted on for many years has finally found a successor, and the teaching of the emperor's grandson has begun to become a success, and the old man has nothing to worry about anymore.

Di's mansion hung up white silk, and countless Luoyang people gathered outside the gate of the mansion, offering incense and farewell to Di Renjie one by one.

The filial sons and grandsons of the Di family responded one by one.

Shen Sanwen was shocked when he heard the bad news, he was fine when he saw it yesterday, but he didn't expect to be separated forever today.

Shen Sanwen and the two princesses went to pay their respects at Ling Tang. Di Renjie's eldest son, Di Guangsi, greeted him in person and presented him with a handwritten letter.

The three of them entered the inner hall to discuss in detail, and Shen San asked to know the cause of Di Renjie's death.

He has been ill for a long time and has been tortured by illnesses, but he is worried about the people of the world, and he has not yet seen through the current situation, but he met Shen Sanwen yesterday, and he suddenly understood that the future will definitely be better. After returning home and explaining to future generations, I never got up the next day.

Shen Sanwen offered incense in front of Di Renjie's spiritual throne, and vowed to inherit Di Lao's behest and make the people of Dazhou live better.

Not long after Wu Zetian received Di Renjie's memorial, he received Di Renjie's bad news.

An old friend passed away, so sad.

It's just that this time Wu Zetian didn't say anything about the court being empty, but just said something firmly.

"Di Aiqing is going well all the way. After the reform presided over by Shen Sanwen blows through the Zhou Dynasty, the country will definitely be stronger in the future, and there will be more loyal officials in the court."

When Di Renjie was going to be buried, it was a rainy day, and the people in Luoyang braved the rain to see him off.

Shen Sanwen looked at the pedestrians and coffin-bearers along the way, and waved goodbye to the elder.

farewell.

The reform of the Ministry of Punishment has not yet been formulated, and another bad news came at this time.

Wu Zetian changed Yuanshenlong.

When Shen Sanwen heard the news, the pen in his hand dropped to the ground, unable to conceal his astonishment.

Cui Xuan was also surprised at the side, "Your Majesty just changed the year name, why is this?"

Shen San didn't answer a question, and hurried back to the mansion.

The Shenlong coup was initiated by Zhang Jianzhi and other five officials recommended by Di Renjie to force Wu Zetian, who was seriously ill and lacked control over the government, to ascend the throne.

Now that Wu Zetian changed the yuan five years ahead of schedule, will the coup happen as in history?

Back in the Taoist mansion, Shen Sanwen called Zhang Yang Maner, and the four of them began to discuss how to resolve this matter.

Shen Sanwen said, "Military disasters may occur, why not send troops to Beijing to avoid accidents."

Zhang Yang replied, "But now there is no evidence against him. If the transfer of troops is framed as treason, it will be very difficult to get rid of the crime."

The princess made a decisive decision, "Immediately dispatch troops to Beijing to prevent the Queen Mother from getting hurt. I live in the East Palace, so there is nothing wrong with dispatching troops to serve the King."

Zhang Yang then transferred 500 confidants to Beijing in batches and hid them in the mansion.

At the same time, Shen San asked the secret whistle that had been released to ask if there was any change.

After the discussion, several people entered the palace to face the saint.

Wu Zetian's face was tired and sick, and she didn't say a word about other things, but only asked Shen San about the progress of the reform.

Shen San asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, this year is an eventful year, please pay more attention to the things around you to prevent any changes."

Wu Zetian couldn't deny this, she had already learned about the transfer of troops by several people, and she was quite interested in their move into the palace.

The princess proposed that she would not leave again after entering the palace this time, and would accompany the king.

Wu Zetian agreed.

After Shen Sanwen left the palace, he began to collect information about Zhang Jianzhi and others.

The King of Luling had no intention of competing for the crown prince, at least he had no intention of forcing Wu Zetian to abdicate by force, so he was placed under house arrest by five people.

At this time, news came from the palace that Wu Zetian was seriously ill, and Li Xian, king of Luling, and Wudan, king of Yin, were called into the palace.

Princess Taiping has served her again in the morning.

Li Xian wanted to enter the palace, but Zhang Jianzhi and others persuaded him to wait until night, but they had already prepared [-] dead men to force the palace tonight.

As night fell, the palace guards changed, and 700 people swarmed out of Zhang Jianzhi's mansion. The scouts Zhang Yang had already sent to the mansion to pass the message had been waiting for two days.

(End of this chapter)