ps: I have repeatedly admired Brother Zhou's title as the head of Eagle, and I am very pleased, haha. Thanks to retouch nslm for your monthly ticket.
Also: When I was writing this chapter, I really felt that Emperor Zhaozong was very pitiful... Is that true?
Zhu Youlun is the son of Zhu Cun, the brother of King Liang, and his nephew. Among the three brothers of King Liang's family, Zhu Cun is the second. He and King Liang have the best relationship. When Huang Chao was in trouble, Zhu Cun and King Liang
The prime minister raised troops from Huang Chao, and in the battle against Guangzhou, Zhu Cun died in the battle to protect the king of Liang.
Zhu Cun's two sons are both very outstanding. One is Zhu Youning who is on the front line of Bochang, and the other is Zhu Youlun who shocks Chang'an. Both of them are handsome and talented, and they have always been relied on by the King of Liang. The King of Liang has always treated Zhu Youning, and Zhu Yourun is like his own son. Therefore,
Zhu Youlun's sudden death was a huge event. The news spread to Ziqing, and King Liang was heartbroken.
The King of Liang, who had just eliminated the threat of Huainan soldiers in the south, was actively deploying, preparing to gather his troops to march to Qingzhou. After receiving this news, he no longer cared about the Ziqing war.
Cui Yin, who really took control of the government, was different from the Cui Yin in the past. What Cui Yin was most afraid of now was that King Liang would take the opportunity to invade Chang'an. So Cui Yin did a stupid thing. He wrote a letter to King Liang.
, tried his best to argue that he had nothing to do with this matter, and also said that he had killed all the companions who accompanied Zhu Youlun that day to thank the King of Liang.
In the eyes of King Liang, this letter is undoubtedly the ironclad evidence of Cui Yin's guilty conscience, and according to the secret report from the general of the Shence Army, Zhu Youlun was obviously plotted against you. Cui Yin hurriedly killed all the witnesses who were present that day. You
What do you want to do? Do you want to silence me?
While King Liang was angry, he also deeply felt that Chang'an was far away and difficult to control. He also realized that Cui Yin had become more powerful than he could tolerate. So he decided to rush to Chang'an personally. In addition to bringing the emperor to Luoyang as soon as possible,
I also want to avenge my nephew.
In December, King Liang abandoned the ongoing stalemate in the Ziqing War and personally led Yuan's troops and troops to march to Chang'an. After he rushed to Shaanzhou, he gathered troops from the capital (Luoyang) and Hedong, a total of
More than 70,000 people were preparing to attack Cui Yin. At the same time, he also made up his mind to complete the move of the capital at this time.
It takes time to gather the army, and the preparation of supplies and supplies cannot be done overnight. King Liang ordered his nephew Zhu Youliang to go to Chang'an in advance to stabilize the morale of the Shence Army, and asked Zhu Youliang to find a way to paralyze Cui Yin until the army arrived.
King Liang's determination was not weak, but to be honest, he underestimated the ability of his nephew Zhu Youliang, and also overestimated Cui Yin's strength.
After Zhu Youliang arrived in Chang'an, he quickly purged the distracted Shence Army and regained control of Chang'an's interior and exterior. In order to test Cui Yin's strength and find out the bottom line of Cui Yin's endurance, Zhu Youliang reported to the emperor and said that he had found out.
For the death of Zhu Youlun, the commander of the former Suwei capital, Tongpingzhang Shi Pei Shu must bear the responsibility - because that day was the day when Pei Shu was on duty at the Zhengshi Hall. Well, God knows that Pei Shu was on duty at the Zhengshi Hall and Zhu Youlun was shot and killed in Shanglinyuan.
Is there any inevitable connection between them, but this is how Zhu Youliang started it.
Pei Shu was Cui Yin's minion. Zhu Youliang's move was to test Cui Yin's reaction. As a result, Cui Yin backed down and agreed to Zhu Youliang's proposal to recommend Dugu Xi to the political affairs hall, and chose to settle the matter and remove Pei Shu from his post.
So Zhu Youliang found out the details about Cui Yin - there is nothing terrible about this guy! Cui Yin's retreat not only exposed his lack of confidence, but also let the courtiers see his weakness. When Pei Shu was finished, Cui Yin was also
It's almost finished.
At the Zhengdan court meeting in the new year, Zhu Youliang did not wait for the king of Liang to enter the capital and directly attacked Cui Yin. He petitioned the court, exposed Situ and the servant, sentenced the six armies and twelve guards, filled the salt and iron transport envoys, and sentenced Du Zhi.
Cui Yin monopolized power and caused chaos in the country, alienated the monarch and ministers, and asked the emperor to issue an edict. Cui Yin, together with the Cui party in the court - Zheng Yuangui, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Yin, Chen Ban, the Weiyuan Army envoy, Wang Jianxun, the Feilong envoy, and Wang Jianxi, the Gemen envoy,
Wang Jianyi, the envoy from Hakka Province, and others were executed together.
As soon as the memorial came out, the whole court was shocked! The emperor was also frightened to death. Although Cui Yin was indeed authoritarian and had gone too far in hooking up with other towns, he was still the mainstay and cornerstone of the court. He really wanted to kill Cui Yin and Cui Dang.
Now, there really are no important ministers left in the DPRK.
The emperor refused, so Zhu Youliang pressed forward step by step, insisting that the emperor issue an edict. The emperor asked for help from the court, but no one dared to stand up and object. Seeing that the emperor still did not agree, Zhu Youliang waved his hand and ordered Sergeant Shence to enter the palace.
At this point, the emperor finally took a step back and demoted Cui Yin to Prince Shaofu, Zheng Yuangui to Xunzhou Sima, Chen Ban to Couzhou Sihu, and other Cui party members were also demoted.
This was Zhu Youliang's first time doing this kind of thing. Although he was very excited and exciting, he was still worried and didn't know what was appropriate. Seeing that the emperor gave in, he also gave in.
He agreed to the emperor's edict, but asked Cui Yin and others to go back to their homes and think about their mistakes behind closed doors.
After the disbandment of the day, Zhu Youliang held the emperor's edict and relied on the Shence Army to disperse all the Nanya troops recruited by Cui Yin. At this point, Cui Yin no longer had the power to fight back.
The King of Liang was still in Hedong at the moment and did not have time to march into Chang'an. After receiving Zhu Youliang's report, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered Zhu Youliang to take action.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youliang raised his troops to surround Kaihuafang and massacred all the Cui party members below Cui Yin. From then on, there were no important ministers in the center of Chang'an.
On the 21st of the first lunar month, Zhu Youliang, Kou Yanqing and others led their troops into the palace and formally asked the emperor to move to the east capital. The sergeants grabbed the emperor who was hiding in the Yanxi Tower, stuffed him into the car, and took the concubines and princes into the palace.
The emperor and the kings caught up with the cart and left Chang'an. The emperor looked back and saw thick smoke billowing over Chang'an. Looking at the intensity of the fire, this time it was not only the palace city that was burned, but also private houses.
The whole of Chang'an was on fire.
Behind the emperor's motorcade, courtiers, official family members and tens of thousands of Chang'an people were threatened by the sergeants, supporting the old and the young, and filed in one file.
Both Queen He and Li Zhaoyi cried loudly beside the emperor, but the emperor was a little calm. He patted the two wives and concubines on the back, comforted them and said, it's okay, it's okay. Fortunately, the eleventh man went to Youzhou, and the emperor
As long as my uncle and Shi Yilang are here, King Liang will not kill us, and we can still live in Dongdu.
When the Emperor's car passed through Huazhou, the people came to pay their respects. Along the way, people lined the streets and cheered "Long Live". The Emperor couldn't help but burst into tears, and sadly said to the people, "Don't shout Long Live anymore, I am no longer yours."
The emperor."
King Liang welcomed the emperor's chariot in Shaanzhou, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. The palace in Luoyang was still not repaired, but he was concerned about the outcome of the Ziqing war. He had no time to wait, so he urged the emperor's chariot to continue eastward.
On the first day of March, the emperor finally arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and entered the main hall to accept the worship of hundreds of officials. After the court meeting, the emperor followed the wishes of King Liang and went to the Guangzheng Gate of the palace to announce a general amnesty to the world and change the name of Tianyou.
That night, King Liang led the Xuanwu generals and officials to meet the emperor. They held a banquet to welcome the emperor. During the dinner, the emperor and Queen He whispered to King Liang that they would rely on Aiqing from now on, and King Liang agreed wholeheartedly. Everyone in Xuanwu
They were in high spirits, cheering and drinking, and even Jingxiang was drunk.
A few days after the Xuanwu civil and military officials celebrated in Luoyang, a shocking news officially spread from Hebei to the world.
The eleventh son of the emperor, Duanwang Li Zhen, obeyed the emperor's edict, patrolled Hebei on behalf of the emperor, and granted Han Quanjiao. Zhang Juhan was appointed as the privy envoy to the left and right, and Zhang Chengye was appointed as the envoy of Xuanhui. With Zhang Mao'an in charge of Yeting, he established the heir apparent in Youzhou and established the East Palace.
On the same day, the prince issued an edict from the emperor and honored King Yan Li Chengzhong as the emperor's uncle.
Luoyang, the eastern capital, was shocked!
The civil and military officials who accompanied King Liang to the Eastern Capital were all astonished. Especially the confidants of King Liang, all of them had already guessed the next plan of King Liang. In the hearts of these confidants, the civil and military officials had long regarded themselves as the founding meritorious service of the country.
, but with Youzhou doing this, how can the following things continue?
Among them, Zhu Yougong was the most angry. Zhu Yougong's original surname was Li. He had been with King Liang since he was a child, and was later adopted by King Liang as his adopted son. He changed his name and surname. Among the close generals of King Liang, Zhu Yougong had a very high status, and almost immediately
I caught up with Zhu Youning and Zhu Youlun, the two nephews of King Liang. Zhu Yougong is now the queen of Wuning Army. Originally, King Liang wanted him to be the military envoy of Wuning Army, but the emperor moved the capital and he was officially promoted.
There was a delay. After the emperor moved the capital, King Liang changed his mind.
The emperor needed someone loyal to the King of Liang to look after him. It was supposed to be Zhu Youlun, the commander of Suweidu, but Zhu Youlun died, so the King of Liang asked the emperor to appoint him as the commander of the Dragon and Tiger Army. His responsibility was still the commander of Suwei.
It is equivalent to taking over from Zhu Youlun.
In addition to being able to lead troops in battle, Zhu Yougong's greatest strength is that he can be considerate. To put it bluntly, he is very good at figuring out King Liang's thoughts. He can understand in advance many things that King Liang wants to do but cannot say out loud. The same is true this time.
The angry Zhu Yougong saw that King Liang was also unhappy, so he immediately ordered the Dragon and Tiger Army to enter the palace. The Dragon and Tiger Army were now the Forbidden Army, replaced by the Shence Army. In fact, there was no difference, it was still the Xuanwu Army.
Zhu Yougong directly broke into the emperor's bedroom and questioned the emperor about Youzhou. Now the emperor could no longer deny it, so he simply told Zhu Yougong, yes, I did it.
Zhu Yougong immediately threatened the emperor and asked him to issue an imperial edict to depose the crown prince of Youzhou, Li Zhen.
This matter is related to the final safety of the emperor and the entire royal family. The emperor is extremely strong at this moment, and he just refuses. The emperor said, this is impossible, I just want to make Li Zhen the prince, or you will kill him today
I will never change otherwise!
Zhu Yougong was so angry that he jumped to his feet and drew his sword to stab the emperor. Queen He rushed to stop him, but Zhu Yougong pushed her aside and fell to the ground. The emperor was so frightened that he walked around the beam, with Zhu Yougong chasing after him.
Zhaoyi and Li Jianrong also came up to block him, but were kicked away by Zhu Yougong.
If Jingxiang hadn't stopped after hearing the news, the emperor would have been in trouble today. Zhu Yougong was furious and said, "Why did you stop me, Jingxiang?"
Jingxiang was also very angry, saying that you are a fool, get out of here, don't ruin Prince Liang's affairs here! If the emperor is really killed by you, Prince Liang will be charged with regicide, and then Prince Youzhou will take the throne.
, righteousness is no longer in Luoyang!
Zhu Yougong argued that killing the emperor today and letting Prince Liang ascend the throne tomorrow is not the same as having righteousness? Besides, what good is bullshit righteousness? As I say, just raise troops and beat anyone who disobeys!
Jingxiang was furious, saying that you are not sharing the Lord's worries, you are harming the Lord! There are so many feudal vassals and towns in the world that are not in peace, and if our Xuanwu is left alone, the disaster will not be long!
The King of Liang had actually arrived outside the emperor's chamber. He knew that if he really wanted to kill the emperor, now was not the time, but he himself was very hesitant and subconsciously indulged in Zhu Yougong's actions. Now after listening to Jingxiang's words, he had no choice but to
With a long sigh, he entered the dormitory, scolded Zhu Yougong loudly with a straight face, and drove Zhu Yougong away.
The King of Liang stepped forward again to comfort the emperor with kind words, saying that it was all his subordinates who made their own decisions, which frightened the emperor. He was guilty and could be punished by the emperor.
Only then did the emperor recover from the shock. How dare he accuse King Liang of being guilty? He just comforted King Liang and said, I know this is not Ai Qing's original intention. I know Ai Qing is loyal, otherwise I would die here today.
. He was terrified as he spoke, but he also knew that his life was saved.
King Liang failed to succeed, and the civil and military officials of Xuanwu had no better solution for a while. So in the spring of the first year of Tianyou, two centers of power appeared in Youzhou and Luoyang of the Tang Empire at the same time. With the Yellow River as the boundary, the prince in the north was
According to the order, the south should be dominated by Luoyang. Of course, in the hearts of the feudal princes, this kind of respect only exists on the surface. If we really want to talk about who to obey, it still has to be decided on the battlefield.
Since the first year of Tianyou, the Tang Dynasty has opened a new page in history. (To be continued...)