On October 16, the second year of Yongchun in the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty died in Zhenguan Hall at the age of fifty-six. He left a "posthumous edict" on his deathbed. Crown Prince Li Xian came to the throne and assisted Pei Yan in the government. The military and state affairs were in great trouble.
Those who decide, please ask the descendants of heaven to deal with it. The ministers will posthumously name him the Emperor, and the temple name will be Gaozong.
When the news of Gaozong's death came, the whole country was in mourning. Gaozong was a generous man and cherished the people's strength, and the people were all grateful. So every family mourned, every household mourned, and the entire Tang Dynasty fell into sorrow.
The very next day, Li Xian, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, was in front of the funeral. People all over the country were hoping that the new emperor could continue Gaozong's unfinished business and bring the Tang Dynasty further towards long-term peace and stability. However, suddenly news came that because
The new emperor kept filial piety for Gaozong, so the state affairs were temporarily entrusted to the Queen Mother. Zhongshu Sheng was entrusted by the Queen Mother and only obeyed the Queen Mother's orders.
As a result, the whole country was in an uproar, and everyone was secretly speculating whether something had happened during this period, or why the new emperor Li Xian did not directly handle the government affairs, but instead asked the Queen Mother to take control of the government.
Many people expressed strong dissatisfaction with this and demanded that the new emperor take charge. As a result, these people were suppressed without exception.
On the third day after Gaozong's death, Zhongshu Province, under the orders of Empress Dowager Wu, was granted the title of governor of Zezhou. King Li Yuanjia of Han was appointed Taiwei and governor of Yuzhou. Prince Li Yuanying of Teng was appointed the governor of Yitong Sansi, governor of Jiangzhou. King Li Lingkui of Lu was appointed governor.
He was the crown prince's tutor and the governor of Xiangzhou. Li Zhen, the king of Yue, was the crown prince's tutor and the governor of Anzhou. Li Shen, the king of Ji, was the prince's Taibao.
This purpose is obvious, because Empress Wu is worried that Li Yuanjia and others have too high a reputation and status in the clan, and is afraid that these people will not accept it, so she uses false positions to win over them.
Five days later, the imperial court issued another edict, appointing Liu Rengui as the Minister Zuopushe, Cen Changqian as the Minister of War, Wei Xuantong as the Minister of Huangmen, and still knowing about political affairs, Liu Qixian as the Minister of Internal Affairs, and Pei Yan as the Secretary of the Central Committee.
This edict of Empress Wu is really mysterious and thought-provoking, but those who are interested can see that this is a big move by Empress Wu.
First of all, although Liu Rengui was revered as Shangshu Zuopushe and had an enviable position of power, Empress Wu asked him to stay in Chang'an full-time, which actually kicked him out of the core of power in the court. Liu Rengui naturally knew this, although
I was dissatisfied, but had no choice but to secretly decide that after I could survive this period of time, I would write a letter requesting to become an official.
Although Cen Changqian had openly supported Li Xian, after all, his qualifications were still relatively low, and he was asked to squeeze out the position of Xue Ne, the trusted minister of the Ministry of War. It was obvious that he wanted to create a conflict between Xue Ne and Cen Changqian, so as to win Cen Changqian to his side.
And Wei Xuantong has always had a close relationship with Pei Yan. Now that Pei Yan has taken over the power, and with the persuasion of his friends, Wei Xuantong has also recognized the reality and clearly turned to Pei Yan.
Liu Qixian was Liu Jingxian. Although he was from the East Palace on the surface and was the son of the late prime minister Liu Xiangdao, he was a close friend of Pei Yan and naturally belonged to the rear party.
The honor and favor Pei Yan now receives can be said to be unparalleled. According to tradition, the Zhengshitang has always been in the province, but Empress Wu specifically stipulated that the Zhengshitang will be moved to Zhongshu Ling with Pei Yan after he takes office.
Book province.
Now Pei Yan can be said to be a veritable Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, with overwhelming power and unparalleled glory, even Empress Wu is somewhat difficult to match.
Within a few days, Empress Wu began to act impatiently again. She ordered the appointment of Xue Ne as the Grand Governor of Persia, inspected the Minister of War, and ordered him to lead an army of 300,000 to the homeland of Persia to help the Prince of Persia.
Nirvana returned to the country and fought against the attack of the Dashi Empire. Although it still looked good, it was intended to kick Xue Ne out of the center of power.
Later, he ordered the removal of the minister of Zhongshu, and the removal of Guo Zhengyi, the minister of Pingzhang under Zhongshu, and appointed him as the prince of the country. Wang Bo, the former prince of the country, was demoted to Shuzhou to join the army. The two men were accused of being upright and committed several crimes.
Du made remarks that angered the court.
In addition, Empress Wu also ordered that Li Jingye, the governor of Meizhou, be demoted to Sima of Liuzhou. His younger brother, Li Jingyou, was dismissed from office and demoted to Zhong Tang Zhiqi as Gaicang Ling. Former Prime Minister Du Zhenglun's nephew, Zhan Shisi Zhizhi, Du Qiuren, was appointed magistrate of Yi County.
, Wei Siwen, the imperial censor, was dismissed from his post.
These people are all die-hard Donggong Party members, and their charges are all corruption and bribery.
He also demoted Luo Binwang, the censor of the imperial censor, to Linhai Cheng, and Du Shenyan, the minister of Zuocheng, Sihu of Jizhou, joined the army. The charges were that these two were upright and had formed a clique with Wang Bo and Guo Zhengyi.
The other people in Li Xian's party have not changed much for the time being, but their future days can be imagined. Of course, during this period, there were also people like Ru Wei Xuantong who turned to Empress Wu. In a short time, what Li Xian had worked so hard to build
The power is like a tree falling and the hozen scattered.
However, Li Xian never interfered in all this. He spent the whole day observing mourning in front of Gao Zongling with a haggard face. When he was tired, he would rest in the side hall arranged for him by the Queen Mother.
But there were still some diehards of Li Xian who couldn't sit still. Seeing that the power they had worked so hard to build was transferred to the hands of Empress Wu and Pei Yan, they were very anxious. However, most of them couldn't see Li Xian and could only do what they wanted.
I was anxious, but there was still no way.
However, those people did not give up. They all sat in the Tang Sect, which had now gone underground, to discuss a solution.
Especially Yao Chong and Song Jing, both in terms of status and seniority, they are now enough to become the leaders of everyone, not to mention that their judgment is also top-notch, so they naturally become the core.
"Yao Shaoqing, the Vice Minister of the Song Dynasty, and now the Empress Dowager, Pei Yan, has taken power and expelled Zhongliang innocently, causing the government to be dim. The former political harmony and harmony are no longer there. Now it can be said that people's hearts are floating. In order to protect themselves, many people do not hesitate to seek refuge with sycophants and traitors.
There is collusion. In this case, how should we deal with it? I wonder if you two have any countermeasures?"
Because Zhongshu Ling Li Yiyan, who was secretly loyal to Li Xian, first moved the tomb of the original tomb owner and his uncle to another place when reburying his ancestors, he was impeached by the later party members, and was then reprimanded by Gaozong.
Later, he submitted a letter to become an official. Therefore, Guo Daiju was the only one among Li Xian's prime ministers who was not demoted. However, although his status was high, he became a decoration. He had no say in the political hall at all, and he lacked strategy.
He is a talented person, so he is willing to take Yao Chong and Song Jing as the leaders.
But Yao Chong said calmly: "Xiang Guo, gentlemen, don't worry, just wait and see. Your Majesty has already made relevant arrangements. I believe that within a few months, things will take a turn. By then, we will be the ones to start the process."
Time to fight back.”
"But our situation is getting worse and worse. In a few months, I am afraid that our strength will be further weakened. By then, what chance do we have of winning? Besides, as the situation develops, there will be more and more people
If many people take refuge with those in the rear party, our strength will continue to suffer, so how can we not be anxious?"
When Guo Daiju heard this, he suddenly felt anxious and said loudly. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!