The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 303 Wang Shoucheng: Emperor? Just a plaything!

Tang Dynasty - Jingzong Period
Daming Palace.

Li Han sat on the dragon throne with an expressionless face.

Wang Shoucheng, who was sitting at the bottom, said loudly to the ministers in the palace:

"Liu Keming forged the imperial edict, and Prince Li Wu of Jiang was plotting a rebellion. Now both of them have surrendered!"

"Prince Jiang Li Han! Be humble and polite, and you should accept the mandate of heaven and inherit the throne!"

The ministers all looked at each other with their eyes on the nose and their noses on their hearts, and they wanted to object.

However, the guards around him were holding knives and watching him eagerly.

The sky curtain came a little late... Actually, there is nothing we can do if it comes earlier.

Although there was no evidence, it was no secret in the court that Wang Shoucheng was plotting to murder Emperor Xianzong.

However, Muzong decided to execute Chen Hongzhi at that time, and the matter was obviously left unresolved.

Nowadays, the military outside the palace is controlled by the local garrisons, while the imperial guards inside the palace are controlled by the eunuchs.

Unless Taizong descends from heaven... he must bring the Black Armor Army with him.

Otherwise...there is nothing we can do.

Wang Shoucheng looked at the silent ministers in the hall and a sneer appeared on his face.

He knew exactly what these losers were thinking.

Not to mention that it was unlikely that Taizong would come, what was there to see in such an obviously incompetent monarch? It was a waste of time to even scold him.

Even if it comes!

The emperor's dethronement and enthronement are just a thought away from me!
What can Taizong do to me? !

……

On the canopy.

The evaluation of Emperor Jingzong of Tang's performance did not appear, and instead an emperor with a worried look on his face appeared.

"Tang Wenzong Li Ang"

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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che looked at the word "wen" and stroked his chin, thinking.

Wen Zong? Wen?

After seeing the development of the Tang Dynasty since Li Longji, he always felt that this "culture" was not the same as that "culture"

You have to ask why...

"How come in this Tang Dynasty, just one emperor can be given a temple name?"

Liu Che couldn't figure out the rules of temple names in later dynasties and complained about it with dissatisfaction.

Huo Qubing on the side continued:
"But it's easier to remember this way. I still can't remember the posthumous titles of these emperors."

"I just remember that Li Shimin's posthumous title was Emperor Wen, Li Zhi's posthumous title was Emperor Tianhuang, and Li Longji..."

Huo Qubing scratched his head.

"I can't remember since Li Longji."

Liu Che felt dizzy after hearing this and his hand involuntarily went to his forehead.

"Why do all the bad things go back to Li Longji?!"

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[On the ninth day of the twelfth month in 826 AD, Liu Keming forged an imperial edict, intending to establish Li Wu, the sixth son of Emperor Xianzong, as emperor.]

[At the same time, he issued orders to the eunuchs in the name of the new emperor, intending to replace the candidates for the Privy Councilor and the Lieutenant of the Divine Strategy.]

【At this time, both the court officials and the inner court were in an uproar. 】

[Although Tang Jingzong was absurd, he was energetic and healthy. How could he die suddenly overnight? ]

[At that time, the Privy Councilor Wang Shoucheng, another Privy Councilor Yang Chenghe, the left and right lieutenants of the Divine Strategy Wei Congjian, and Liang Shouqian gathered together to discuss and reach a conclusion.]

[The emperor died suddenly. The murderer must be Liu Keming and his gang. They killed the emperor in order to gain more power.]

[Then he decided to bring the guards into the palace to kill the rebels and at the same time to establish a suitable heir to the throne.]

……

On the canopy.

A simple character map also appears on Amano.

The eunuchs are on the left, and the courtiers are on the right.

Under the eunuchs, the "Southern Court" was extended

Under the court officials, there is the "Northern Division"

……

【At that time, the defense of the capital was divided into the Southern Court and the Northern Court. 】

[The Southern Court is under the Zhongshumen, which is headed by the prime minister, and is in charge of the Sixteen Guards, but they are basically in name only, and only the Jinwu Guards are still maintaining law and order in the capital. ]

【The Northern Division was the emperor's inner court, where eunuchs controlled the imperial family's Yulin, Shesheng, Feilong and other armies, as well as the strongest armed forces at the time, the Shen Ce Army.】【It can be said that when Emperor Jingzong of Tang died suddenly, and the court was full of doubts, Wang Shoucheng, Yang Chenghe, Wei Congjian and Liang Shouqian, the four eunuchs who actually controlled the strongest armed forces in Chang'an City, had the ability to influence the court situation.】

[After the four of them discussed and decided, Wang Shoucheng and the others did not dare to act alone, so they went to the Hanlin Academy to invite Wei Chuhou, a Hanlin scholar, to take charge.]

【He also tried to seek the opinion of Pei Du, the Prime Minister of the Southern Court, and received Pei Du's approval.】

[The Southern Court and the Northern Court are extremely united at this time. ]

[That night, under the command of Wang Shoucheng and others, the left and right Shen Ce armies and the Feilong army stationed in the Forbidden Garden entered the Daming Palace.]

[Liu Keming and his men were wiped out in one fell swoop without offering any effective resistance while guarding the Jinluan Palace.]

【Liu Keming jumped into a well and died, and Li Wu, the King of Jiang, also had an "accident" in the chaos and died "accidentally".】

[On December 10, everyone selected Li Han, the Prince of Jiang, the second son of Emperor Muzong Li Heng and the younger brother of Emperor Jingzong Li Zhan, to succeed to the throne.]

[On the 13th, Li Han changed his name to Li Ang and ascended the throne in the Xuanzheng Hall of Daming Palace, becoming Emperor Wenzong of Tang.]

……

{Good fellow, the eunuchs and court officials worked together, Liu Keming and others deserved to die.}
{This emperor can be appointed as he pleases, or killed as he pleases.}
{The emperors after Xianzong had a difficult life. They had no chance to contact grassroots generals and had no idea how to build their own power. They could only instigate high-ranking officials to fight each other to maintain balance. However, the winner of the fight often dominated the country and controlled the emperor.}
{Why doesn't the emperor himself take charge of the Shen Ce Army?}
{Because the emperor cannot lead the army to fight in person. If an official is sent, he will be the governor if he wins. If a eunuch is sent, it will become a historical event, where he pees on the emperor's head.}
{The question is: How can power return to the hands of the Tang emperor?}
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Datang.

Li Shimin glanced at the light curtain in the sky.

Return to the emperor's hands?
The command of the imperial guards has been monopolized by the eunuchs. To take back the military power, all the eunuchs in high positions must be killed at the same time.

It is easy to get rid of a eunuch, but it is difficult to kill a group.

How did He Jin die? That's how he died.

Later, Wei Zheng and others continued to narrate and perfect their ideas, intending to solve the problems that the Tang Dynasty would encounter from the root.

"Based on this, Your Majesty, the recruitment system must still be implemented."

"After all, it is true that the amount of farmland is limited, but we cannot use feudal lords to govern the local areas."

"The establishment of the Secret Council is to protect the emperor's lower limit in military affairs."

"And we will not let power slip into the hands of eunuchs."

Wei Zheng held up his tablet and spoke eloquently, and Fang Du and others all agreed with him.

Fang Xuanling stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, what Minister Wei said is not without reason, but there is one thing we need to pay attention to."

"For a diligent emperor, the secret cabinet is undoubtedly good."

"The military power will be directly controlled by the emperor, so it will not fall into the hands of others."

"The emperor made decisions on his own without the need for discussion among his ministers."

"For an emperor who is incompetent, besides being very tired of doing everything himself, he will not make major mistakes in decision-making due to his limited ability and few advisers."

"Even people like Mu and Jing who don't care about state affairs will not lose the opportunity to fight and waste such a great opportunity."

Du Ruhui's face turned pale and he said weakly:

"Your Majesty, the development and hope of a country ultimately depends on its system, not on its people."

“People are always changeable. Even saints have shortcomings. A good system can minimize the shortcomings of human nature.”

Li Shimin frowned and thought.

What the ministers said was actually not too surprising. In the final analysis, it was nothing more than keeping military power in the hands of the emperor and using it without letting it go.

To put it simply, it means to emulate the First Emperor who was the only one in power and had the final say.

But the problem is also here.

What would you do if you met an emperor like Qin Ershi?
The extremely centralized system encountered a person like Hu Hai who acted recklessly.

No one in the world can dissuade or check it.

Although since Emperor Gaozu of Han there has only been one emperor with such extreme centralization of power, Emperor Wu of Han.

But the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor...

Li Shimin's brows furrowed tighter and tighter...

We also need a backup plan...we need a system that can check and balance emperors like Hu Hai.

"I already know everything you said."

Glancing at the hall, Li Shimin said seriously:

"But this is a huge matter and cannot be accomplished overnight."

"First look at the sky, and count the essences of past dynasties."

"I'm calculating."

Fang Xuanling and the others looked at each other and agreed that what His Majesty said was right.

"only."

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(End of this chapter)