The clear sound of horse hooves galloping on the stone road.
Yang Fugong took the lead and rushed out of Kaiyuanmen. Behind him, there were also a large group of knights fleeing in embarrassment. There were still hundreds of them.
The situation is over!
Yang Fugong looked up to the sky and sighed. He thought that Ximen Sigong was old, weak in energy, and had lost his holy family, so he would definitely not be his opponent.
But who could have imagined that this person had sophisticated methods and deep connections. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of the Dali Army approaching Chang'an, he persuaded a number of middle-ranking officials to unite against him, such as Han Quanhui, Liu Jishu, Wu Kefan, Qiu Chengtan, etc.
people.
Han Quanjie, the adopted son of Han Wenyue, a middle official. Liu Jishu, the adopted son of Liu Xingshen, a middle official.
After the death of Emperor Yi that year, Han Wenyue, Liu Xingshen and Tian Lingzi supported him.
Later, Tian Lingzi controlled the sky with one hand, Han Wenyue, and Liu Xingshen were marginalized, lost their power, and successively became officials. However, their adopted son still "served as a good man and raised him as a good man" and entered the eunuch system. In fact, not everyone
The adopted sons of eunuchs are willing to become chamberlains, but their adoptive fathers are unwilling to give up their position in the palace. Someone must inherit the power of the eunuch family.
The fifth Kefan, the fifth Shouliang (then named the fifth Shojin), was the lieutenant of the Shence Army for Huo Xianming during the Zhenyuan period, and the fifth Guozhen was the lieutenant of the Shence Army during the Yuanhe period (later renamed the Fifth Cong).
straight).
It goes without saying that Qiu Chengfang, our ancestor Qiu Shiliang was so majestic.
These four people are currently serving as non-core Northern Division positions such as Jifang Envoy, Imperial Food Envoy, Xuanhui Nanyuan Envoy, and Fifteen House Envoys, etc., but their potential power is huge. Ximen Sigong grabbed them, and then
There are many things to do.
"Sir, Ximen Wentong has led his troops to pursue us. Let's go quickly." Yang Shouxin rushed up and said urgently.
"Trash! They are all sergeants of the Shence Camp. There are so many people. I can't take down Ximen Wentong in a long time. What's the use of raising you?" Yang Fugong scolded.
Yang Shouxin, Yang Shouli and others did not answer, they just followed Yang Fugong and fled forward.
Screams kept coming from behind, and fake soldiers kept falling off their horses. Some sergeants also took the opportunity to escape, obviously not intending to go to the dark side with Yang Fugong.
“Go to Yangzhou!” Yang Fugong gritted his teeth and said.
In the capital, Ximen Zhongsui arrived at Zhaoyang Hall surrounded by sergeants. Han Quanjie followed him step by step, with a smile on his face.
Ridiculing, beating and scolding, and even imprisoning and killing the emperor are nothing to the eunuchs. What emperor they have been doing for more than a hundred years is not supported by them? It is useless for the Daxing Emperor to issue an edict, they can do it themselves
Write one, the officials dare to object? No matter who is in the hands of the Shence Army!
"Is the saint okay?" Ximen Zhongsui sat down in the temple and asked.
"He seems to be frightened and is silent. Meng Cai is taking care of him inside." Han Quanjie replied.
“What’s going on over there in Nanya?”
"Several prime ministers have been trying to see the saint, but they have been blocked."
“Then what? Just stop?”
“…” Han Quanjie was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
"Alas!" Ximen Zhongsui stomped his foot heavily and said: "Tens of thousands of the Dingnan Army are still outside the city. Since the Nanya officials can't see the saint, they will definitely go to hook up with the soldiers and horses in the outer town. That Shao Shude has always cherished
Feather, maybe you can persuade them to move a large number of troops into the city, can the Shence Army protect you and me?"
“This…” Han Quanhui was also a little panicked.
Ximen Zhong then stood up, looked at the palace room where the saint was imprisoned, and said: "Let the saint be released. Since Yang Fugong has been ordered to take away his duties, he is already a dead dog and cannot turn around. Now we have to do something
Yes, it’s the aftermath.”
The so-called "edict" is of course a false edict. It is not the first time for the eunuchs to do it, and there is no psychological pressure at all.
Han Quanjie imprisoned saints, or "protected" saints, which was also a routine operation of eunuchs. Shunzong and Wenzong were both imprisoned, and Xianzong and Jingzong were directly killed by eunuchs. Wu Zong's death was probably also
Inseparable from them.
As for who to pass the throne to, it was very difficult for the emperor to have the right to decide. It was basically all handled by the eunuch group. Some people even mocked the emperor before his death and pretended to pass the throne to others.
The reason why the eunuchs are so "brave" is naturally because they have military power. But the situation is different now. The anti-war army is still outside the city, and they must be stabilized.
"Let's go and see the King of Lingwu County." Ximen Zhongsui made up his mind and said.
In the Weinan camp, Shao Shude met the prime ministers Wei Zhaodu and Zhang Jun who had returned.
He was also very surprised by the fighting that took place in Chang'an. These eunuchs did not look at the situation and had no idea at all.
"Please also ask the King of Lingwu County to send troops quickly. Ximen Sigong, Yang Fugong and others mobilized soldiers to attack each other, treating the saint as a rare commodity, and snatched it away. Now Yang Fugong has escaped, but Ximen Sigong's uncle and nephew are still here
Beisi, if we mobilize a large army into the city and surround and kill him, we will be able to eliminate a great harm to the country." Wei Zhaodu was impassioned, with a rosy face, and kept persuading: "After the matter is completed, any request made by the Lingwu County King will be granted.
.”
Shao Shude ordered his soldiers to serve tea to the two prime ministers.
I was surprised when I first heard about it, but now that I think about it, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal.
The emperor was not dead, nor was he deposed, but was snatched away by Ximen Sigong and his family. The purpose was also very simple, to isolate China and foreign countries, to fake the imperial edict to kill Yang Fugong, and to find out if there were any Nanya court officials who disliked him. , and at the same time corrected the imperial edict, demoted him, and sentenced him to death.
After thinking about this section, what to do next is very simple: quickly calm down the situation, minimize the impact, and then kill Yang Fugong's gang members - naturally, Ximen was left to handle the matter in Chang'an City, and he quickly led the army It is better to go west to Yangzhou and get closer and closer to Chang'an, lest something happen to the saint and he is labeled as a regicide.
But before leaving, you still have to reap the benefits that should be reaped.
"Commander, the Lieutenant of the Left Army of the Shence Camp, the Palace Supervisor of Ximen, is here." Li Renfu, the tenth general of the personal soldiers, suddenly came in to report.
The expressions of Wei Zhaodu and Zhang Jun changed.
Shao Shude secretly scorned him. Since the Ganlu Incident, the eunuch Qiu Shiliang killed many people, which broke the backbone of Nanya officials. Since then, the power of the country has increasingly tilted towards Beisi, and Nanya officials have turned against Beisi. The eunuch Si hated it and was afraid at the same time.
Eunuchs, like warriors, can overturn tables and kill people. Civil servants are most afraid of meeting such people.
After ordering his soldiers to take the two prime ministers to another camp, Shao Shude asked Li Renfu to invite Ximen Zhongsui in.
“Prince Ximen has done a great job. Arrows are flying in front of the Ming Dynasty Palace, and people are killing people. It is still the officials of the Northern Division who are very courageous.” Shao Shude picked up the tea bowl and said with a smile.
"I am here to apologize to the King of Lingwu County." Ximen Zhongsui smiled bitterly and said: "Yang Fugong is so powerful that if he wants to overthrow him, he must ask the saint to issue an edict. This is the only way to do it."
Shao Shude snorted coldly.
He knew that what Ximen Zhongsui said was true. Why did Yang Fugong rise so quickly and become so powerful? Wasn't it encouraged, supported, and condoned by a saint?
The saint didn't want to see the Ximen family becoming the dominant one, and he didn't trust the Ximen family either. So he helped Yang Fugong stand up to fight against the Ximen family. If he were in that position, he would do the same thing.
"Now that the matter has come to this, I don't want to say any more. We need to deal with the aftermath. First, the saint cannot be deposed; second, seize Yang Fugong and his party members, who are responsible for their respective positions, Wu Dingjun's three states, order each governor, and the town general to attack Yang Shouzhong to redeem himself. ; Third, the matter of recruiting households in Guanzhong to reclaim wasteland and rivers and rivers must continue without delay; fourth, no retaliation is allowed on Nanya officials."
“The four things that Prince Lingwu said are reasonable and should not be followed.”
"One more thing..." At this point, Shao Shude hesitated a little, lowered his voice slightly, and asked: "Fengxiang Zhumei, is there a good place to go?"
Ximen Zhongsui's face turned serious, and after thinking for a while, he said: "After Tian Lingzi was executed in the first year of Guangqi, his brother Chen Jingxuan has been serving in Xichuan without any imperial edict.
How about ordering Zhu Mei to lead an army into Shu to conquer Chen Jingxuan?"
In history, it was actually Prime Minister Wei Zhaodu who entered Shu to quell the chaos, and ended up taking advantage of Wang Jian. The bastard thief had already been killed in the Weishui River, and this person should never appear again.
If Zhu Mei were to be transferred to Shu, he should be willing. After all, Shu was rich and not as powerful as Fengxiang Town? But if the commander-in-chief of Xichuan was to be given to Zhu Mei, Shao Shude was not willing.
Perhaps, the imperial court can appoint Zhu Mei as the governor of Dongchuan in Jiannan, replacing Gao Renhou. Dongchuan Town has five states, and Fengxiang Town has one mansion and four states. They seem to be similar, but the level of wealth is not at the same level.
As for Xichuan Town, the imperial court has it in its hands, but I don’t know if it can be held securely.
Shao Shude vetoed the idea of sending troops to Shu to quell the chaos without even thinking about it. Shu was naturally prone to alienation, and since it was impossible for him to personally conquer Shu in the south, he was worried about sending any general there.
If someone conquers Xichuan and more than forty states in Dongchuan, can they still be obedient? Let alone family members, there are many people abandoning their wives to seek wealth and honor these days. If you become the king of Shu, at worst you can marry a wife and have children again. What a big deal
?
“Is there a better place?” Shao Shude thought for a while and felt that it was too cheap for him to let Zhu Mei go to Dongchuan, so he asked again.
Ximen Zhongsui thought hard, and after a while he shook his head and said: "Even if there is, Zhu Mei may not be willing. Jingnan has just been defeated by Qin Zongquan's troops. It is said that there are only more than a hundred households left in the city. Zhao Deqian, the general of Qin Zongquan's army, is still on the east road of Shannan.
(yīn) In his hands, Shannan West Road belongs to Zhuge Shizhong. The only ones that can match the status of Fengxiang Prefecture and Four Prefectures are Huainan, Zhenhai and other towns. But is Zhu Mei willing to go?"
This is indeed a real problem.
If you want Zhu Mei to leave, the place you provide must be at least no worse than Fengxiang Town, and the place must be willing to go.
Going to Shannan East Road to fight Qin Zongquan? Going to Huainan to fight Yang Xingmi, Sun Ru, and Zhu Quanzhong? Going to Zhenhai to fight Sun Ru and Qian Liu? It is impossible, not to mention that they are all a little far away.
Only by entering Shu can Zhu Mei's interest be aroused.
“Let’s clean up the mess in the capital first.” Shao Shude said, “I’ll talk about Zhu Mei’s attitude. Maybe he doesn’t want to leave at all.”