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There was a hint of panic in Li Ang's scolding.

"Why does Wang Shoucheng have the confidence to be so bold?" Li Shimin frowned in surprise.

Xiao Ran said slowly: "Wang Shoucheng is very confident."

"The earliest relevant record of Wang Shoucheng is that in the late Yuanhe years of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, he served as the supervisor of the Wuning Army. After being introduced, he met Zheng Zhu. After his term as supervisor, Wang Shoucheng returned to the capital with Zheng Zhu."

"In the beginning, Wang Shoucheng served Prince Li Heng. At that time, Xianzong was seriously ill and was about to get better. Unexpectedly, the eunuch Chen Hongqing suddenly launched an attack and killed Xianzong in the Daming Palace. There were rumors that Wang Shoucheng was also involved in this matter. They It was announced that the emperor could not bear the power of the medicine and died suddenly. The eldest son of Xianzong, Prince Huizhao, died, and the third son, Li Heng, was the prince. However, there was also his brother Li Yun, king of Li. They conspired and sent troops to kill King Li and the eunuchs who supported King Li. In the second month of the 820th year of Yuanhe, with the support of Wang Shoucheng and others, the prince ascended the throne as Mu Zong. "

"Wang Shoucheng was granted a title for his meritorious service and served as a communication bridge between the emperor and the courtiers. He had great power. By the way, he also introduced Zheng Zhu to Mu Zong and gained favor. Li Fengji, the minister of the DPRK, bribed Wang Shoucheng with a large sum of money to achieve cooperation, and the court was unable to do so. No force could compete with it. Later, Mu Zong died of illness after only four years in power, and his eldest son Jingzong came to the throne."

"As a result, Tang Jingzong did not stay in power for long before he was killed by the eunuchs who opposed Wang Shoucheng."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but say, "They are just a group of eunuchs. Where did they get the ability to murder the emperor?"

Xiao Ran was helpless, "This matter has been mentioned for a long time."

"Go on." Li Shimin suppressed his anger and did not continue to ask further questions.

"Tang Jingzong usually liked hunting and hunting, and his favorite was catching foxes at night, which was called night fox hunting. One night when he returned to the palace from hunting, he drank and had fun with the eunuchs and others. Liu Keming and others took advantage of him to drink too much and went into the inner room to change clothes. During the assassination, Liu Keming wanted to replace Wang Shoucheng and others, but Wang Shoucheng, Liang Shouqian and others took the initiative and killed all the people, including King Jiang and Liu Keming. "

"After Li Ang, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, came to the throne, Liang Shouqian requested to become an official, and only Wang Shoucheng remained. After four dynasties of emperors, he had great power. This was Wang Shoucheng's confidence."

Li Ang looked ugly and said in a deep voice: "The eunuchs headed by Wang Shoucheng are becoming more and more domineering. If I continue to ignore them, I am afraid that I will be the next emperor to die."

"That is indeed possible, but the conspiracy between you and Song Shenxi failed, but Wang Shoucheng was still killed later." Xiao Ran reluctantly comforted.

"The reason why Song Shenxi wanted to kill the eunuchs was leaked because Wang Fan defected before the battle. After getting the news, Zheng Zhu chose to act first and ordered Yuhou Doulu, the capital of Shence, to hold a warrant and falsely accuse you, claiming Song Shenxi wanted to rebel against Zhang Wang Li Cou, but you had a grudge against Zhang Wang, so you immediately ordered Wang Shoucheng to imprison Song Shenxi and his cronies in the prison of Shence Army. "

Li Shimin was shocked, "You don't trust the ministers you personally promoted?"

Xiao Ran was also speechless about this matter.

Song Shenxi worked hard to help plan and kill the eunuchs, but Tang Wenzong didn't trust him at all and turned around and was arrested.

Facing the gazes of the two people, Li Ang was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to defend himself for a long time.

Xiao Ran continued: "Not only did you arrest Song Shenxi, you also wanted to execute him. Even the ministers in the court thought it was impossible and suggested that it should be submitted to judicial review to find out the truth before making a decision. Zheng Zhu was worried that the frame-up plan would be discovered, Wang Shoucheng persuaded you to replace the death penalty with banishment. In the end, King Zhang and Song Shenxi were demoted respectively, and the other people involved were still executed. Not long after this incident, Li Cao and Song Shenxi also died in anger. "

"You..." Li Shimin was silenced for a moment. "As an emperor, if you don't even find out the truth, have you been kicked in the head by a donkey?!"

After enduring it again and again, Li Shimin still roared angrily.

Li Ang didn't dare to reply.

"Li Ang knew afterwards that he had been deceived, but he was afraid that the eunuch could not clear the matter for the two of them. Later, Prime Minister Li Shi raised the matter and believed that Song Shenxi and others were wronged. Li Ang cried bitterly and complained that he was forced to have no choice." Xiao Ran said deliberately and quietly.

Li Shimin's face darkened, "Stupid is just stupid, and you have to find a reason for yourself."

"Mr. Xiao, how did I get rid of the eunuchs?" Knowing that the situation would be bad if we talk about this matter again, Li Ang immediately urged the follow-up.

"You promoted Zheng Zhu and Li Xun from the lower levels to the imperial censor and prime minister respectively. You adopted the plan of Zheng Zhu and others and killed the eunuch Chen Hongzhi. Then you took advantage of the conflicts among the eunuchs and appointed Qiu Shiliang, Wang Shoucheng's subordinate, to take charge of some departments. Imperial Guards, in order to weaken Wang Shoucheng's military power."

This makes Li Shimin and Li Ang puzzled.

"Why do you trust Zheng Zhu again? Who is Li Xun?"

"During Li Ang's reign, Li Deyu's party gained power, and Li Fengji was demoted. Li Fengji wanted to restore his position, so he asked Li Xun to bring millions of gold to bribe Zheng Zhu, and asked Zheng Zhu to say good things to Wang Shoucheng and introduce him to the emperor. Unexpectedly The two people have many common ideas. Before that, Zheng Zhu was favored by Li Ang for his medicinal skills. After Zheng Zhu, Li Xun also gained favor for his ability to explain Yili. The two soon became close to Li Ang. There was the idea of ​​getting rid of the eunuchs, and Li Ang believed that the two of them were promoted by the eunuchs and would not be suspected if they cooperated, so the three of them reached a consensus. "

After Xiao Ran gave his answer, he said again.

"In order to win Wang Shoucheng's trust, the two men demoted officials from different parties to Wang Shoucheng, so that Wang Shoucheng would gain greater power. They made new plans, which at first only divided their power, and Wang Shoucheng was quite dissatisfied. Later, Li Xun In order to appease Wang Shoucheng, he appointed him as the military observer of the left and right Shence Army. This was the highest title in name, but it did not have any real power. At this point, Wang Shoucheng was completely deprived of his military power. With the support of the Shence Army, Li Ang was in Yamato. In October of the ninth year, he ordered the eunuch Li Haogu to kill him secretly with poisoned wine, and his younger brother Wang Shoujuan was also killed soon."

"Wang Shoucheng's death did not clear up the court, but the problems in the court became more serious."

"Shouldn't Wang Shoucheng be killed?" Li Ang looked worried.

Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head, "Of course I have to kill him, but just killing him is not enough."

"Why shouldn't Zheng Zhu, who helped you, be killed?"

"With your favor and trust, Zheng Zhu does whatever he wants, sells his position for profit, takes bribes and violates the law, bribes the public, and does not hide from the eyes of others. It seems to be to avoid suspicion by Wang Shoucheng and his party, but it is also what Zheng Zhu wants most. "

"You must know that after his death, one million taels of silver were found and the mansion he built was even more luxurious."

"So, Zheng Zhu can be used, but cannot be trusted 100%." ​​(End of Chapter)