The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 145
On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, Gao Xingzhou stayed in Luoyang and urgently sent a messenger to Kaifeng to bring the news that Li Shouzhen had established himself as King of Qin and that the separatist regime in Guanzhong had rebelled, together with the heaven-sacrifice proclamation.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Kaifeng City, which had been peaceful for a short time, suddenly fell into an uproar and panic.

Li Shouzhen was famous, and the Hezhong army was a powerful vassal in Guanzhong. He had nearly [-] armored men. He proclaimed himself king and occupied Guanzhong. The Han Dynasty was immediately divided from east to west.

Can the newly founded imperial court and the young emperor under 20 years old be able to resist the powerful and wily Li Shouzhen?

In the Palace of Wende in Miyagi City, all the important officials of the imperial court were gathered together. There was a lot of noise and everyone expressed their opinions.

On the Imperial Majesty's jade steps, Liu Chengyou, who was wearing a bright yellow round-collar robe and a stiff-winged turban on his head, was restlessly sitting on the dragon chair. He looked at the chaotic scene in the palace, and the constant noise in his ears made him even more irritable.

The four great ministers Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin and Guo Wei stood at the forefront of the three groups of courtiers. The courtiers behind them were noisy, but the four of them looked calm and did not say a word.

At the age of 66, Duke Feng, the grand master who inspected the school and invited Feng Dao to the court, walked into the palace with solid and steady steps. The noisy noises of the courtiers suddenly stopped, and they all retreated to both sides and bowed to Feng Dao. Ceremony, call him "Feng Gong" respectfully.

"Old minister Feng Dao, see your majesty!" Feng Dao's voice was loud and he put down his robes to bow down.

Liu Chengyou hurriedly stopped him and said: "Feng Gong is already old, so there is no need to pay a big courtesy! Come and give me a seat!"

The little eunuch ran forward with a soft stool in his arms, and Feng Dao said with a smile: "I would like to thank you for your understanding." Then, with the little eunuch waiting, he sat down under the jade steps, alongside the four ministers who cared about life. .

Seeing Feng Dao, who had snow-white beard and hair and thin cheeks covered with streaks, Liu Chengyou and all the courtiers felt inexplicably calm.

This is Feng Gong, a living fossil of history. With him here, even if Li Shouzhen breaks into Kaifeng City, everyone can follow him to ensure safety.

People at that time had an almost superstitious worship of Feng Dao, and firmly believed that Feng Gong must have the ability to predict the future and seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. It was not without reason that he was able to survive from the time of Li Cunxu to the present.

The flowing emperor, the iron-clad Feng Gong!
We can still see Duke Feng in the palace hall. Seeing Duke Feng twirling his beard and smiling, the courtiers became excited.

Doesn’t this mean that Li Shouzhen’s rebellion is nothing to be afraid of!

It will not threaten Kaifeng, the officials and everyone present!

Otherwise, where can I see Mr. Feng?
He has long been mysteriously hidden among the crowd, quietly waiting for the next dynasty to begin and the new emperor to ascend the throne.

As long as Feng Gong is still there, it means that the Han Dynasty is as stable as a rock!

In the Hall of Wende, due to the appearance of Feng Dao, the silence and solemnity quickly returned. All the officials arranged their clothes and returned to their places. The quarrel just now, which was like a shrew in Caishikou scolding the street, seemed to have never happened.

Liu Chengyou also regained some of the majesty of the emperor and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, Li Shouzhen received the kindness of the late emperor and did not want to repay it. He actually declared himself king and established himself. He also dared to attempt to separate Guanzhong and separate the east and west from the imperial court. It is really unreasonable! What should I do? To put down the rebellion, all the noble families should come up with the charter as soon as possible!"

Uncle Li Ye immediately stood up and cursed angrily: "Li Shouzhen is mad at the rebel, and he will implicate the whole family! Please send troops immediately to wipe out this thief!"

A group of ministers immediately agreed and scolded Li Shouzhen for eighteen generations.

Insightful people looked down upon the group of sycophants headed by Li Ye, but it was politically correct to scold Li Shouzhen and support the court in suppressing the rebellion, and no one would say no.

Guo Wei glanced sideways, snorted and shook his head.A bunch of idiots talk nonsense, and of course they must be wiped out. Is it possible that they really handed over such a big Guanzhong to Li Shouzhen?
The question is how to use troops, who to send to lead them, or how to draft an edict to clarify the facts and truth of Li Shouzhen's rebellion to the world.

Li Shouzhen's proclamation for offering sacrifices to heaven was so eloquent that the court didn't think of a way to deal with it and just scolded her here.

Guo Wei sneered at the corner of his mouth, closed his eyes slightly, folded his hands and naturally dropped them in front of him, as if he could fall asleep standing up.

He is no longer Guo Queer, the passionate young man from Yaoshan County back then. Standing at the top of the human ministers, Guo Wei sees the court situation more clearly and profoundly than most people.

Su Fengji is also the minister of Zhongshu and Tongping Zhangshi. He is the oldest among the four officials and is the most respected minister.

Su Fengji was at odds with Guo Wei, and out of the corner of his eye he saw the old man Guo Wei lying on the ground with his eyes closed and taking a nap, not saying a word, and even snorting coldly as he did.

Shi Hongzhao and Yang Bin were sandwiched between the two of them, looking at each other and smiling bitterly.

Shi Hongzhao was on good terms with Guo Wei and said in a low voice: "Privilege Guo, why don't you say a word when military affairs are involved?"

Guo Wei said with a low smile, "Don't be in a hurry, first listen to the opinions of the ministers."

Yang Bin was also discussing with Su Fengji in a low voice.

Yang Bin remained neutral among the ministers Gu Ming and formed his own faction.

During Liu Zhiyuan's era, he was responsible for food, grass and baggage. He was the great housekeeper who Liu Zhiyuan started. He was a logistics expert and had outstanding abilities. Even Guo Wei admired him.

It's just that he is a bit domineering in officialdom, likes to play with power, and his popularity is relatively average.

Feng Dao and the four ministers who were concerned about life did not speak. After Li Ye issued an impassioned declaration of united front, it was Wang Jun's turn to stand up and say: "I believe that there are three urgent tasks: first, draft an edict as soon as possible to declare the truth of Li Shouzhen's rebellion to the people of the world. ; The second is to discuss the specific plan for sending troops to counter the rebellion, who will lead the expedition, and how many troops to mobilize; the third is to eliminate Li Shouzhen's rebel party, search for party members, and prevent the expansion of the rebellion."

After Wang Jun finished speaking, Liu Chengyou nodded in agreement, Feng Dao stroked his beard and nodded, Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao and others also quite agreed.

Guo Wei couldn't help but look at him twice. Wang Jun had been in Chang'an for a long time and didn't have much contact with him. He knew that this man was good at flattering people, but he didn't expect that he still had some sense in serious matters.

Liu Chengyou hurriedly asked: "The third point you mentioned is to eliminate Li Shouzhen's rebellion against the party, but who are Li Shouzhen's party members? How to confirm and identify them?"

Wang Jun smiled and said: "There is no need for officials to worry about it. Li Shouzhen has already told us in that treasonous and treasonous memorial to heaven, which ones are against the party! Among them, Shi Kuangwei of the Changyi Army and Fu Yanqing of the Taining Army should be the main ones! Please give me the official The family immediately issued an order to remove all official positions of the two, and dispatched people nearby to arrest the two and bring them back to Beijing for trial!

He ordered Wang Shouen, the commander of the Jingnan Army, to control the Changyi Army and capture Shi Kuangwei. He ordered Meng Ye, the imperial edict, to go to Yanzhou, take over the Taining Army, and escort Fu Yanqing back. "

As soon as Wang Jun finished speaking, the whole hall was in an uproar.

The courtiers looked at each other and kept silent.

Changyi Army Shi Kuangwei is of no importance, and it is not a problem for the court to control him.

But how could the Duke of Wei and Fu Yanqing, the envoy of the Taining Army, be able to arrest and accuse anyone at will?
(End of this chapter)