I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 554 The auspicious time of the Shangsi Festival has arrived, and my loyal ministers have begun to plot rebellion!

There are at least hundreds of aristocratic families involved in this matter, and they are among the most powerful hundreds.

Even if the emperor wipes out only a few hundred families, the great families in the world will lose their present elegance.

The number of people implicated is not just hundreds of thousands, but terrifyingly millions.

This scale is not only larger than the cholera epidemic more than ten years ago, but even much larger than the Witch Gu Rebellion.

Wei Xuancheng would feel horrified just thinking about the scene of a river of blood.

But apart from once again nodding his head to express his gratitude, what else could he say?

"Young man, do you still remember Shi Qu's four sentences?" Liu He asked.

"Report to your majesty, I remember." Wei Xuancheng replied honestly.

"Tell me."

"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations." Wei Xuancheng replied, still bowing his back.

"I will give you two more sentences. I hope you can remember these two sentences. As long as you remember them, Webster's sect will naturally flourish." Liu He said.

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

"The first sentence is 'If you live high in a temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king'."

"The second sentence is 'worry first when the world is worried, then be happy when the world is happy'."

These two sentences are not as heroic as Shiqu's four sentences, but they are more simple.

If Shi Qu's four sentences are for the enthusiastic Confucian scholars, then these two "excellent music" sentences are for the courtiers.

Wei Xuancheng tasted it for a moment and understood the emperor's painstaking efforts.

The emperor hopes that people with lofty ideals in aristocratic families will completely put aside their family opinions and truly take the benefit of the world as their own responsibility.

Wei Xuancheng, who is familiar with Confucian classics, has not read these two sentences in any classics, but he thought of a sentence from "Mencius".

"If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world..." Wei Xuancheng, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but read it out.

"Wei Qing is so perceptive. I can see the connection between these few sentences. It's worth talking to you so much today." Liu He felt a little relieved.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your words. I will definitely take these words back with you." Wei Xuancheng said with some choking.

These few words are not only meant to be taken back to the nephews of the Wei family, but also to the great families in the world.

"Pingshen, the day after tomorrow is the Shangsi Festival, and I still need to discuss political affairs with you."

"Wei!" Wei Xuancheng stood up and sat back on the couch. He quickly wiped away his tears and returned to his calm look.

"Mr. Zhang Ge and Mr. Wei Ge are going to do something rebellious on the Shangsi Festival. How do you think they should be dealt with?" Liu He asked.

"Wei Chen thinks that Your Majesty should issue an edict today to have the pavilion soldiers of Sanfu and Jinwu return to their offices..."

"At the same time, find out the people who may be related to this matter and transfer them to idle positions. After General Chang leads his troops back to the court, we will slowly investigate and deal with them."

"At that time, we will be able to search for witnesses and physical evidence, and then hand over the suspect to the court lieutenant and the imperial censor. They will investigate all the way and the truth will eventually come to light."

What Wei Xuancheng said is actually the right path.

It can reduce the losses of aristocratic families, prevent innocent people and officials from being implicated, preserve the face of the court, and prevent the emperor from putting himself in danger.

Wei Xuancheng came up with such an idea not because he was protecting the wealthy family, but because he was really thinking about the Han Dynasty.

But he thought wrong about one thing, that is, he didn't know that Zhang Pengzu had already rebelled in the Western Regions, and this conspiracy could no longer be concealed.

The pustule has already burst, and trying to cover it up will only make the condition worse, so it must be squeezed out.

"Wei Qing, I have just received a secret message from Liu Bingji, the Protector of the Western Regions. Zhang Pengzu, the Protector of the Western Regions... has rebelled."

"Is this...serious?" Wei Xuancheng's eyes widened in surprise, and he asked regardless of the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers.

"Why should I lie to you? Counting these days, I'm afraid Zhang Pengzu will only be three or four hundred miles away from Chang'an City..."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty... what should we do?" Wei Xuancheng was speechless for a moment. He did not expect that the conspiracy had already begun.

"I said that I will not pursue anyone who was not involved in this matter, but I also said that no one who participated in this matter will be spared lightly..."

"I am very satisfied that the strategy Wei Qing just mentioned can take into account the overall situation, but since I have entered the game personally, I will never return empty-handed."

Liu He didn't explain much to Wei Xuancheng, and stopped when he said "get involved with yourself".

Wei Xuancheng naturally understood the emperor's thoughts and purposes, and the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared.

This time, the turmoil would not be easy to subside without killing hundreds of aristocratic families.

My eighty-year-old father is unlikely to die a happy death, and his three brothers may also die and their family will be wiped out.

Wei Xuancheng was so big that he was going to lose more than half of his people in three to five days. How could he not make Wei Xuancheng feel sad?

Now is not the time to feel sad about spring and autumn. Wei Xuancheng still needs to do his best to preserve his lineage.

The best way to protect yourself is to make meritorious deeds, and you must make great merit.

"Your Majesty, I am stupid and I don't know how to stop this evil thing. Please give me an edict. I will definitely act according to the edict without any second thoughts!"

"Just follow Mr. Wei Ge's request and give the order to the Sanfu patrolling pavilion and Zhijinwu patrolling pavilion without hesitation." Liu He said.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"If I want to catch them all, I can't alert the snake. You must write this order, and you must cover it up in the past two days so that they don't catch the clues."

"Your Majesty, there are three thousand people in the three auxiliary pavilions in total, and the three auxiliary officers are all descendants of aristocratic families. It is too risky." Wei Xuancheng advised again.

"I know, so you have to do another thing." Liu He sneered.

Then, Liu He explained another thing Wei Xuancheng had to do on the Shangsi Festival.

Under the increasingly dim light, Wei Xuancheng's expression changed rapidly, and he once again saw the emperor's meticulousness.

"You could possibly do it?"

"Yes, my responsibilities will be fulfilled by the ministers."

"Okay, go down. If something unexpected happens, I will send an envoy to contact you again."

"No." Wei Xuancheng saluted again, then stood up with some difficulty and walked out of the palace door.

Looking at the back of this loyal minister, Liu He also felt a little pitiful.

It's not that I pity him, but that I pity all the fathers, sons and brothers who fell into fighting each other because of the word "power".

Liu He hopes that his children will not fall into such a tragedy.

"Dai Zong."

"Wei!" After Dai Zong answered, he immediately ran all the way to the emperor.

"Is there anything wrong?" Liu He asked both what happened just now and the whole thing.

"Your Majesty is so wise that I can't see any mistakes." Dai Zong said.

In fact, how could there be no flaws? As long as it is a conspiracy, whether it is planned by powerful ministers or by the emperor, there will always be flaws.

The best guess is that the best we can achieve is 30-70.

Gamblers play to make money, and winning or losing is not decided until the last minute.

I have decided to buy it now and we will see the result in two days.

"Go down and deliver the edict." Liu He said tiredly.

"Wei!" Liu He's final battle with the aristocratic family finally began.

……

The Shangsi Festival has finally arrived.

At midnight on this day, Zhang Anshi's mansion was as quiet as usual.

But there were actually many people gathered in the main hall, almost filling the place.

Among these people, there are young and old, civil officials and military generals.

There were thirty or forty people of all sizes, and there were quite a few officials with two thousand stones and one thousand stones.

Among them, the most prominent ones are naturally Zhang Anshi and Wei Xian, the cabinet bachelors.

The two of them were sitting at the top of the main hall, the only two people sitting here.

The rest of the people, regardless of their rank, all stood with a solemn look on their faces as if they were about to accomplish something great.

Just now, while the night was still lingering, Zhang Anshi had finished speaking some righteous, completely false and deceptive words.

The people in the hall were all core members of Zhang's party. Although they had known for a long time that a big event was going to happen today, they still felt that the crowd was angry after hearing this.

"The county magistrate is seriously injured and cannot handle political affairs. Today, Queen Huo will join forces with the remnants of the Huo Party to cause chaos, kidnap the county magistrate, and establish the Huo family's heir as the crown prince..."

"Huo Guangshi is a treacherous minister, and his descendants are also ambitious. If he continues the ancestral temple, the world will be turned upside down and the country of Han Dynasty will collapse."

"As Han ministers, we have been living under the Han Dynasty for generations. How can we stay out of this crisis and allow the country to collapse and the great families to fall into disarray?!"

After Zhang Anshi said this, he stood up from the couch, and Wei Xian stood up tremblingly beside him.

"I, the Grand Scholar of the Cabinet, Zhang Anshi, Marquis of Fuping! Now I want to sacrifice my life and raise my troops to Weiyang Palace to support the country, protect the county magistrate, and kill the traitors of the Huo Party!"

Zhang Anshi stopped again, but then drew out the sword from his waist.

The sword that suddenly came out gave the main hall a chilling atmosphere.

"Those who are willing to work with me to achieve great things, please raise your sword and make an alliance through blood!"

Zhang Anshi gave an order, and dozens of people in the hall drew their swords from their waists one after another, regardless of civil or military skills. Even the eighty-seven-year-old Wei Xian was not far behind.

Dozens of cold long swords were displayed in the crowded main hall.

As a result, the murderous aura here immediately became much stronger than before.

Among them, the young people from aristocratic families stretched their necks and looked at Zhang Anshi eagerly.

Zhang Anshi looked around and finally nodded with satisfaction, feeling that today's big event had a little more chance of success.

Then, the wine was brought up, and everyone dropped blood into it, divided it and drank it.

"Since we have sworn an oath, we should advance and retreat together. Anyone who betrays his promise will be punished just like this case!"

After Zhang Anshi said this, his face became angry, and he swung his sword and slashed hard at the nanmu case in front of him.

After a muffled sound, a corner of the wooden case was cut off, revealing a section of pale wood stubble.

Everyone had never seen Zhang Anshi so murderous, and they respected and feared him.

It's just that Zhang Anshi suddenly felt a little guilty.

More than ten years ago, he also split a wooden case once.

On that day, Liu De came to him to discuss "recommending Zhang Anjun as the emperor Jieyu".

At that time, Zhang Anshi, in order to show his loyalty to the emperor, wielded a knife to kill the emperor.

Now, Zhang Anshi is plotting against the crime: no matter how he packages it, he knows in his heart that he is plotting against him.

But there was absolutely no turning back.

Zhang Anshi took back his sword, and after he calmed down a little, he began to assign tasks to everyone present.

As the names were read one by one, everyone was arranged properly.

These courtiers supported by the world took turns to take orders, and they took down the barriers of rebellion.

The plan is not complicated, and the tasks are monotonous and repetitive. To sum up, it is to lead a team of people to occupy a certain place.

In about a quarter of an hour, everyone present was accounted for.

Among these, three are the most important, and there must be no mistakes.

Bingji's eldest son Bingxian led the Jingzhao Yin patrolling pavilion soldiers to storm Changle Palace and Mingguang Palace, capture Empress Huo, and "protect" the Shangguan Empress Dowager.

Zhang Anshi's eldest son, Zhang Yanshou, led the soldiers from the right Fufeng patrolling pavilion to attack the imperial prison and Chang'an County Prison, and then released the prisoners.

Zhang Anshi's second son Zhang Qianqiu led Zuo Fengyi's patrol soldiers to attack the arsenal. After occupying the arsenal, they armed the prisoners and then attacked various city gates.

Yang Chang's second son, Yang Yun, led the slaves of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City to the North Square of Weiyang Palace and directly attacked the north gate of Weiyang Palace.

In addition to these large numbers of troops, there were also several other groups with slightly smaller numbers.

They will take the edicts forged by Zhang Anshi and Wei Xian to other important places in Chang'an City to take control of the overall situation.

"The walls of Weiyang Palace are high and the gates are thick, and there are two thousand soldiers stationed there. Five thousand house slaves who have gathered temporarily may not be able to capture it quickly..." Yang Yun said with some worry.

"Three hours ago, I received a letter from the dog Zhang Pengzu..."

"He has led the 5,000 patrol soldiers of the Western Region Protectorate to Anpingzhi, 200 miles outside Chang'an. He will arrive in Chang'an at noon today to help you!"

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zhang Anshi deliberately changed the number from 1,000 to 5,000.

"Don't underestimate these five thousand soldiers patrolling the city. They are all soldiers of hundreds of battles under the command of the Western Region Protector. They can be compared to ten, and it is easy to break through the north gate of Weiyang Palace."

Zhang Anshi had not revealed the arrangements in the Western Region Protectorate to too many people, and it was the first time for many people in the hall to hear about the existence of this support force.

Five thousand people is not too many, but Chang'an is already an empty city now, and these troops can play an unimaginable role.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the hall relaxed a little, especially Yang Yun, who showed a hint of joy.

Yang Yun's father Yang Chang was originally a party to Huo Guang, but because Yang Chang died early, he escaped the emperor's liquidation.

Yang Chang's death is inextricably related to Huo Guang and the emperor, so in the past ten years, his sons Yang Zhong and Yang Yun have joined Zhang Anshi's command.

The Yang family declined rapidly, and Yang Yun was Taichang Cheng, a man of Qianshi rank.

At this critical moment of change, he needed to make a new contribution to the family, so he worked hard to get the opportunity to attack the north gate of Weiyang Palace.

Once he accomplishes this great feat, the new king will definitely not forget him when he ascends the throne. By then, the Yang family will naturally be able to flourish again.

Just like Yang Xi, the distant ancestor of the Yang family, didn't he think he had grabbed a leg from King Chu Ba and became famous?

Now, when Yang Yun heard that there was such a supporting army, he would naturally be overjoyed.

"Actually, there is another supporting force behind Peng Zu and the others..." Zhang Anshi deliberately stopped to show off before continuing.

"Liu Bing, the governor of the Western Regions, has led three thousand cavalry to follow him. He will arrive at Chang'an City at Youshi today and will be a boost to us!"

When they heard Zhang Pengzu's name just now, many people had not come back to their senses. Now they heard Liu Bingji's name and they completely understood.

They looked at Zhang Anshi with a little more admiration: they knew what it meant that Liu Bing, the governor of the Western Regions, had appeared in Chang'an at this moment.

At this time, the expressions of the people in the hall changed from nervousness to excitement, as if victory was within easy reach.

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