Chapter 682 Who is the traitor? Who is the traitor?
Chapter 682 Who is the traitor? Who is the traitor? (Additional update, please vote)
Jingzhao Yin Li Kui looked at the two people in front of him with his tea cup. Outside the door was Wang Chengwei, a county soldier from Wannian County.
In addition to the soldiers directly under Jingzhao Mansion, the other military force under Jingzhao Yin is the bad guys who patrol the streets and shops.
The former are not many in number and are mainly responsible for ensuring Jing Zhaoyin's safety. They are equivalent to Jing Zhaoyin's bodyguards, with only about a hundred people.
The latter is the main military force of Jingzhao Prefecture. These bad guys also have to undergo the Spring and Autumn Training. Many of them have also retired from the battlefield. The total number of them in Chang'an is nearly 500.
However, at this time, the bad guys in Jingzhao Mansion were basically on the side of the former patrolman Shan Tao.
When Shan Tao was still serving as a street patrol officer in Jingzhao Prefecture, he had already established relationships with the unscrupulous officers in various street shops. Before the chaos broke out in Chang'an, Shan Tao, who had already served in Dali Temple, immediately contacted these unscrupulous officers and asked them to
They ordered their men to gather together.
The reputation of these bad people in Chang'an is not good. During the previous turmoil in Chang'an, they were the targets of attacks by the people.
Shan Tao asked them to gather in advance, which actually saved many people's lives.
The soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion had little combat effectiveness, and Wang Chengwei took the souvenir from his predecessor, Jingzhao Yin Cui Guangyuan, and easily brought this army under control.
So by the time Li Kui came out to meet his guests, the entire Jingzhao Mansion was under Wang Chengwei's control.
Li Kui put down the tea and said:
"My Li family has been favored by the emperor for generations and will never rebel against the Tang Dynasty."
Wang Chengwei put down his tea bowl and said:
"We are not rebelling against the Tang Dynasty, we are just following the King of Yue to suppress the rebellion."
"Suppressing rebellion? Who is rebelling? Who is rebelling?"
Wang Chengwei said seriously:
"Shi Siming is rebellious."
Li Kui asked again:
"Since Shi Siming is a traitor, why didn't Magistrate Wang go to the front line to kill the traitor? Instead, he surrounded my Jingzhao Mansion?"
Wang Chengwei continued:
"Da Yin, listen to what I have to say. Shi Siming is a traitor. This is recognized by everyone in the Tang Dynasty. The purpose of the Yue King's army is to quell the rebellion in Hedong."
Li Kui nodded.
Wang Chengwei continued:
"Now that the traitor has been determined, whoever does not support the King of Yue in suppressing the rebellion is a traitor!"
Li Kui was stunned for a moment, then blurted out and asked:
"What about Your Majesty?"
Wang Chengwei said:
"How could your Majesty be a traitor? Your Majesty swore an oath when Lingwu ascended the throne to put down the rebellion in Hedong! There must be a traitor who deceived Your Majesty!"
Li Kui resisted rolling his eyes, but this was considered a traditional performance of the Tang Dynasty. Li Kui came from a noble family in Longxi, and his family had no shortage of officials for generations. He had been familiar with classics and history since he was a child, so of course he knew the next script.
He was not that firm in his stance. Chang'an was in chaos before, and Li Kui had been dissatisfied with the court for a long time.
But this is not the time to take sides yet, Li Kui said:
"I, the Jingzhao Mansion, are only loyal to the imperial court. Without the will of the Government Hall, I will not do anything."
Wang Chengwei nodded and said:
"As a humble official, I just hope that Dayin will do nothing and only need to protect himself in the mansion."
"But there is one more thing. I hope Dayin can help me."
Li Kui looked at Wang Chengwei. He didn't expect that the King of Yue could have such a plan. Wang Chengwei was the top scholar in the first subject after the emperor ascended the throne and started to receive scholars!
Wang Chengwei's promotion speed also exceeded that of previous champions, making him a leader among young officials.
Such a person actually fell in love with the King of Yue so completely. How charming is the King of Yue?
"What's the matter?"
Wang Chengwei said: "My subordinates reported that Chang'an's magistrate Cui Wang exploited the people with the court's money laws. This is the testimony of more than a hundred households in Chang'an County collected by my subordinates."
Wang Chengwei took out a white confession from his sleeve, but Li Kui did not accept it.
Almost everyone in Chang'an knew that Cui Wang used the new money law to exploit the people, and there was no need for Wang Chengwei to impeach him.
However, although the Chang'an Ling was a subordinate of Jing Zhaoyin, he was also an official in Beijing and was under the management of the Ministry of Personnel.
Moreover, Cui Wang's "meritorious service" in promoting the Qian Law was rewarded by the emperor, so Li Kui only called him to the Jingzhao Mansion to reprimand him, but there was nothing he could do about Cui Wang.
However, Li Kui was an honest official and could not bear to see Cui Wang, a subordinate who harmed the people. He nodded and said:
"I also know about Cui Wang, but it is not the authority of the Jingzhao Mansion to remove the Chang'an Order."
Wang Chengwei smiled and said:
"It is not Jingzhao Yin's authority to remove the Chang'an Order, but it is Dayin's authority to summon Cui Wang to Jingzhao Mansion for questioning, right?"
Cui Wang looked at Wang Chengwei, then at Shang Bo, who had been drinking tea, and then said:
"Then I'll write a warrant and summon Cui Wang to Jingzhao Mansion. I don't know the rest."
After saying this, Li Kui stood up, wrote the warrant and returned to the back house of Jingzhao Mansion.
Cui Wang, the magistrate of Chang'an County, received a warrant from Jingzhao Mansion and summoned him to go to Jingzhao Mansion to discuss matters.
If someone else had given the order, Cui Wang might have hesitated, but Li Kui of the Jingzhao Prefecture had never participated in the imperial party struggle or the fight for heirs. He was just a clay sculpture governor who did not seek merit but only no fault.
Moreover, Jingzhao Mansion is in the west of Chang'an and within the scope of Chang'an County, so Cui Wang did not doubt anything else. He just thought that Li Kui wanted to stabilize the situation in Jingzhao, so he immediately rode towards Jingzhao Mansion.
But before leaving the county government office, Cui Wang called his cronies and said:
"After I go to the government office, you have to guard the county government office, especially at the Suzaku Wall."
The people of Chang'an called the wall built by Cui Wang on Zhuque Street the Zhuque Wall.
The confidant said doubtfully:
"County magistrate, why are you guarding the Suzaku Wall?"
Cui Wang looked at his confidant and secretly cursed this idiot, but he had no useful talents under his command, only his loyalty could be used.
Cui Wang said:
"We were on guard against Wannian County at that time! You go and do it quickly, and are you also asked to inform the prince's envoy to leave?"
The confidant quickly said: "We have left Chang'an!"
Cui Wang nodded and said: "Go and do the work quickly! This time it will be done, and you will have your glory and wealth!"
Cui Wang rode his horse to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, but he did not see the shrewd eyes of his confidant under the disguise of being honest.
This confidant walked to the county soldiers' camp and immediately said to the Chang'an County government soldiers:
"Zhixian Cui asked you to demolish the Suzaku Wall, do you understand?"
One of the military leaders asked doubtfully:
"Now that Chang'an is in turmoil, why should the Suzaku Wall be demolished?"
The confidant raised his riding whip and said:
"If Magistrate Cui tells you to demolish it, demolish it! The magistrate said, whoever demolishes it well will have the glory and wealth in this life!"
The yamen soldiers were overjoyed and immediately rode out of the camp on horseback and headed to the Zhuque Wall beside Zhuque Street.
When Cui Wang entered Jingzhao Mansion, a dozen swordsmen and axemen came out from the side and grabbed Cui Wang like a chicken.
Wang Chengwei took the seal of Jing Zhaoyi and Li Kui and, surrounded by a group of generals and players, directly took over the Chang'an County Government.
In this way, all Wannian County in Chang'an fell into the hands of the player. Shang Bo ordered the soldiers in Chang'an City to take over the city gate, and then guarded the gate of Nanya.
Nanya is a row of palaces south of Taiji Palace. It is where the political affairs hall and the six ministries are located. The important institutions of the outer dynasty are all here.
Nanya is at the end of Zhuque Street and is protected by a city wall. There are three gates for entry and exit, namely Zhuque Gate, Hanguang Gate and Anshang Gate.
On weekdays, the city gate in front of Nanya is open, and prime ministers and courtiers enter Nanya to work from here.
However, after the turmoil in Chang'an, Prime Minister Pei Mian ordered the three city gates to be closed, and mobilized the imperial army directly under Nanya to guard the yamen and treasury. In particular, Nanya's general supervisor was the treasury of Chang'an, so he sent
Many soldiers guard it.
The six prime ministers who stayed in Chang'an also stayed in the political hall.
You can directly enter the Taiji Palace from Nanya, and the Taiji Palace is also connected to the Daming Palace where the emperor lived. The prime ministers collectively asked to enter the Taiji Palace, but they were stopped by the Shence Army guarding the Taiji Palace.
A eunuch beside the emperor read out the imperial edict, saying that the emperor was fine and asked the prime ministers to return to the political hall.
Prime Minister Zhang Hao, who had a fiery personality, was about to break into the palace. Finally, Shence Army took out his weapon, and Zhang Hao was persuaded by other prime ministers to come back.
The emperor's refusal to meet the prime minister is simply because he does not trust the prime minister.
This also made the prime ministers a little disappointed. The atmosphere in the political hall is very dull now. Pei Mian first said:
"Now that the situation in the palace is unclear and Chang'an City is in chaos again, we should close Nanya tightly to defend ourselves."
Li Lin and Li Xian immediately expressed their support. From the time when the Yue King and the provincial governors flooded the political hall with a snowstorm of memorials, all the prime ministers understood the current situation.
It is also a tradition of the Tang Dynasty that the prince "go to Beijing to serve the king".
The emperor had done this before, in a strict sense the emperor himself had done it, and now it was the turn of the King of Yue.
There is nothing wrong with the tradition of Lao Li's family.
And according to the "tradition" of the old Li family, at this time, the political affairs hall only needs to keep its peace. When the battle for the throne comes to an end, the new emperor will not be harsh on the prime minister after he ascends the throne. There is a high probability that he will continue to use the prime minister's team for a while.
For the prime ministers, staying in Nanya is the safest choice.
But for Prime Minister Cui Huan, this was not the case. It was the King of Yue who rebelled, and it was well known to everyone that Cui Huan favored the prince in the court. Didn't the King of Yue have to liquidate himself after he came to power?
You must not sit still and wait for death!
Cui Huan immediately stood up and retorted:
"Since we have received the emperor's favor, do we have to wait for a thief like the King of Yue to disrupt the world?"
Pei Mian raised his head and looked at Cui Huan and asked:
"Then what does Prime Minister Cui think we should do?"
"The political affairs hall immediately issued an edict in the name of the emperor, ordering the states in Guanzhong to stop the king of Yue! Please return the prince to Chang'an to supervise the country!"