Chapter 80 The History of Regicide
It turned out that after Zhu Wen heard the truth from Wang Zan that day, he asked Shu Cong, commander of the army of Youlongwu, and Zhu Youjian, commander of Zuolongwu, to lead troops and horses to blockade the gates of Chang'an, and shoot the servants from the left and Pei Shu who participated in the operation.
Servant Cui Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Lu Kuang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry Wang Pu, Prince Taibao Zhao Chong, together with Minister of War Wang Zan, and Qing Navy Commander Dugu Sun were taken into prison and awaited their fate.
It is true that Zhu Wen did not make things difficult for their family members, and did not bring harm to them. This is also Zhu Wen's long-standing tradition of doing things, but of course Zhu Wen, the mastermind, would not let it go.
But when dealing with Li Ye, he had some difficulties. After all, Li Ye was the emperor, and killing the emperor was disloyal and unjust. It had a bad reputation when word spread. So Zhu Wenming knew that the biggest mastermind was Li Ye, but he didn't know what to do.
How to do it.
Jiang Xuanhui has been in the palace for many years and is very familiar with this kind of thing. When he saw Zhu Wen frowning, he knew what Zhu Wen was thinking, and immediately said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, just leave everything to the general. You can go back to your home to recuperate first. Everything will be done."
Just let me handle it."
Of course Zhu Wen knew what Jiang Xuanhui was talking about, but Zhu Wen didn't point it out. He nodded immediately and said: "Be careful, don't be sloppy!"
After saying that, Zhu Wen returned to Prince Liang's Mansion under the escort of Zhu Youlun. Zhang Xiaohui, Huang Ying, Wei Feng, Yamaguchi Meizi and others saw that Zhu Wen was covered in blood, and their faces were pale. Huang Ying hurriedly stepped forward to check on Zhu Wen.
Wen's injuries were only a few skin wounds, and they were not serious. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly took out the Huang family's secret wound medicine and applied it to several of Zhu Wen's wounds.
Zhang Xiaohui asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what on earth is going on?"
Before Zhu Wen could speak, Zhu Youlun rushed to say: "The emperor wants to kill the third uncle. The servant on the left shoots Pei Shu, the servant on the right shoots Cui Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs Lu Ke, the minister of the Ministry of Industry Wang Pu, the crown prince Taibao Zhao Chong, the minister of war Wang Pu
Like, these people were all accomplices. They united and wanted to kill the third uncle. Fortunately, the third uncle was highly skilled in martial arts and killed more than 200 assassins on his own. Fortunately, Jiang Xuanhui and General Jiang arrived in time.
Otherwise, I’m afraid the consequences will be disastrous.”
When the girls heard that the emperor wanted to kill Zhu Wen, they all turned pale, especially Zhang Xiaohui and Wei Feng. It can be said that they were both from official families and had accepted the idea of "loyalty to the emperor" since childhood.
They have heard these words since childhood. When they heard that the emperor wanted to kill Zhu Wen, and saw that Zhu Wen was covered in blood, they couldn't help but cry bitterly.
While Huang Ying was treating Zhu Wen's wounds, she sneered: "I have long said that this Li family has nothing good to offer, but you just didn't listen. Do you understand now? In my opinion, I will just kill this Li family tomorrow."
Ye Xiao'er, why don't you just ascend the throne and become the emperor? It will also save you the trouble of looking at the faces of these so-called monarchs and ministers."
After Huang Ying said these rebellious words, Zhang Xiaohui and Wei Feng both looked at each other with shame. However, they were relieved when they thought about Huang Ying's background. After all, Huang Ying was the daughter of General Huang Chao, the largest bandit leader in the past century.
It’s strange that his daughter can say anything loyal to the emperor!
Zhu Wen just smiled faintly and said: "I have my own plans for these things, so don't worry about it. It's not that easy for Li Ye to kill me. Now the whole of Chang'an is under my control. What I didn't expect is
Li Ye actually dares to take action at this time."
Huang Ying wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Zhu Wen, saying: "Ying'er, now you are in your forties, don't be as careless in your words and actions as you were when you were young. Although Li Tang is exhausted,
But now is not the best time.”
That night, Li Ye couldn't sleep in the Jiaodian Courtyard of the harem. The two beloved concubines of Hedong, Pei Zhenyi and Zhaoyi, Li Jianrong, and Queen He faced tears. Queen He complained: "Your Majesty, it's not my concubine who said you
, have you forgotten how much suffering we have suffered over the years? Now we have finally settled down. Although you are somewhat unworthy of the name of emperor, you are still the emperor in general. You can also live in the palace with good food and drink, but you just
Listening to Pei Shu, Cui Yuan and others, is it so easy to kill Zhu Wen, King of Liang? Even if you can kill him, will the generals under his command be able to obey His Majesty's orders? Maybe then I will
There’s no telling if they’ll all die without a burial place.”
Li Ye also sighed and said: "I don't know, it's just that I am the emperor of Li Tang. If I can't neutralize the Tang Dynasty, I really won't have much fun living!"
Queen He said: "Neutral Tang Dynasty? Why didn't you say you wanted a neutral Tang Dynasty when you were imprisoned by Han Jian in Huazhou? Why didn't you say you wanted a neutral Tang Dynasty when you were imprisoned by Li Maozhen and couldn't even eat enough?"
Tang? Now Zhu Wen treats us with courtesy and at least treats us as his masters on the surface. This is enough, but you are not satisfied. This is good. I heard that Zhu Wen has now treated Pei Shu and Cui Shu.
Yuan, Wang Zan, Dugu Shang and those people are all in prison, and they may come up with some way to deal with us."
Li Ye blushed and said, "I am the emperor, what does he dare to do to me?"
Queen He sighed: "When you were in Huazhou and Fengxiang, you were also the emperor. Han Jian and Li Maozhen could not take you as the emperor in their eyes. Zhu Wen sent out a large army to destroy Han Jian and Li Maozhen. Don't you think so now?"
Do you dare to be disrespectful to you, the emperor? Wake up, you, the emperor, are just a plaything that the feudal towns are fighting over. Look at the trusted generals around you, which one is not Zhu Wen's confidant? "
Li Ye was speechless. Of course he knew that the defense of Luoyang was now in the hands of Zhu Wen. Uncle Cong, commander of the army of Youlonghu, was Zhu Wen's favorite general. Zhu Youjian, commander of the army of Zuolonghu, was Zhu Wen's adopted son. Jinwu Wei was the great general.
General Zhu Youlun is Zhu Wen's nephew, and the commander of the Crane Control Army is Zhu Wen's confidant. Under such circumstances, he actually tried to use private soldiers from several ministers' families to kill Zhu Wen. I really don't know if he was impulsive or just out of his head.
Got water.
But the matter has come to this, and regret is useless. There is no regret medicine in the world. If you make a mistake, you must bear responsibility. Even the emperor is no exception.
At this moment, Jiang Xuanhui's voice was heard outside the palace gate: "The commander of the He Controlled Crane Army, Jiang Xuanhui, has something urgent to report to the emperor."
When Li Ye heard Jiang Xuanhui's voice, his face turned pale with fright, and he said tremblingly: "It's getting late today. If you have anything to do with General Jiang, please report it tomorrow!"
Jiang Xuanhui said loudly: "The situation is urgent. I hope Your Majesty will not embarrass your humble position."
Li Ye saw that it was not a problem, and he had no reliable confidants around him. In the past, there were some armed eunuchs in the harem who could be responsible for the security of the harem. Since Zhu Wen and Cui Yin worked together to eradicate the eunuchs, the emperor's safety has always been in the hands of the imperial army.
, but the Forbidden Army is in the hands of Jinwu Guard General Zhu Youlun and the Commander of the Crane Control Army Jiang Xuanhui. However, these two people are Zhu Wen's people. How can this not make Li Ye panic and deliberately not open the door, but he knows that this pepper
The palace gates of the palace courtyard could not stop these soldiers and generals of the Forbidden Army at all.
In desperation, he had to let Hedong's wife Pei Zhenyi open the palace door. Pei Zhenyi was actually Zuo Pu She Pei Shu's daughter. The reason why Pei Shu dared to give it a try was related to the fact that this daughter was Zhaozong's favorite concubine.
When Pei Zhen saw Jiang Xuanhui followed by dozens of forbidden troops, one of them was Shi Tai, a close confidant under Uncle Cong, the commander of Youlong Wu's army. Shi Tai was also a general of Long Wuwei. This could be seen from his clothes.
Pei Zhenyi immediately pretended to be calm and scolded with a cold face: "Master Jiang, why did you come with troops when you have an urgent report? What's your intention?"
Jiang Xuanhui hasn't spoken yet, but Shi Tai doesn't want to talk to her. He has a rough background. When Shi Shucong opened the escort agency, Shi Tai was one of his bodyguards. She has been with Shi Shucong all these years, so she can be regarded as a good person.
He is a man who has experienced hundreds of battles. A person with a reckless background like him has no good impression of the Li Tang court. What's more, they have always received salaries and rewards from Zhu Wen. I heard that Liang King Zhu Wen was injured.
Certainly angrier than anyone else.
Seeing that Jiang Xuanhui didn't know how to answer, Shi Tai stepped forward and covered the mouth of Hedong's wife Pei Zhenyi with one hand. The short knife in the other hand had already pierced her heart. The beloved concubine of Zhaozong did not say a word until her death.
He came out. Not even a scream escaped his throat.
Although Jiang Xuanhui also had a military background, he was not as accustomed to life and death as Shi Tai. He frowned and wanted to speak, but did not say anything.
Shi Tai threw Pei Zhenyi's body on the ground, waved his hand, and rushed in with dozens of soldiers. He was directly ordered by Yu Shishu Cong. Jiang Xuanhui did not check his power, and Jiang Xuanhui was too lazy to take care of it. No need
It's best to start on your own, after all, regicide is not a good reputation.
At this time, the palace maids were also awakened. Before they could realize what happened, they were chopped down to the ground by Shi Tai and his men one by one. Shi Tai rushed directly into the Jiaodian courtyard with a bloody dagger.
In the hall, Li Jianrong protected Li Ye behind him and cried: "You treacherous officials and traitors broke into the emperor's palace without permission. What crime should you do? Come here, protect the emperor... ah..."
Shi Tai stepped forward, grabbed his hair and pulled it to one side, and then scratched her Adam's apple with a dagger, causing her screams to stop abruptly.
Li Ye saw Li Zhaoyi dying in front of him, but he didn't feel any sadness in his heart, because he couldn't care about the sadness at all. At this time, his heart was full of fear. Li Ye said tremblingly: "You...you dare to kill the king?"
Shi Tai sneered and said: "No one wants to kill you. It's you who wants to die. You can't blame anyone."
Li Ye said in a panic: "No, you can't kill me. I am the emperor. You can't kill me. I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If you don't kill me, I will make you a high official and a general. I will make you the king."
Sir, no, I will make you the prince..." Li Ye was already incoherent. As an emperor, his ending makes people sympathize, but how could it be that this was not caused by himself?
Shi Tai didn't listen to his intention to continue talking, so he stepped forward and cut him with a knife, ending his fate.
Queen He watched all this happen in front of her, and her teeth were chattering with fear. She didn't dare to say a word, she just crouched in the corner like a frightened rabbit. How can she show the demeanor of a mother who cares about the world?
Jiang Xuanhui walked to Queen He at this time and said: "The emperor was drunk tonight and beat Zhaoyi Li Jianrong and Hedong's wife Pei Zhenyi. They resisted and accidentally killed the emperor. Later, Li Jianrong and Pei Zhenyi were afraid of the crime."
He committed suicide by throwing himself into a well, and all these queens saw it, right?"
Jiang Xuanhui's words reached Queen He's ears, which gave her who had already thought she would die a glimmer of life in her heart, and she hurriedly said: "Yes, I can testify that it was Zhaoyi Li Jianrong and Hedong's wife Pei Zhen who killed her."
emperor……"
Chapter completed!