The ancient palace is lonely, and the palace flowers are lonely and red.
The white-headed palace maid is here, sitting around talking about Xuanzong.
——"The Palace" Yuan Zhen
When they arrived at Yang's Mansion, the carriage stopped, awakening Yang Guozhong from his memories. He didn't know why he was so sad tonight. Maybe it was the flying snow in the sky, which gave him the illusion that he was on a journey.
"Life is like an adverse journey, and I am also a traveler." Yes, life is unpredictable, and who is not a passerby?
"I am from a Han family. Once the fate of the imperial concubine comes here, I don't know where to go. However, I will never be able to achieve my name. I am not as happy as I am." I came from a humble background and never thought that I would be here today. Once the imperial concubine fell out of favor,
Or if it lasts for hundreds of years, who knows whether it will still be prosperous and wealthy in the future? I never expect to be able to leave a name in history. In this case, why not live in the present and enjoy yourself in time?
Li Bai was still open-minded: "If you are proud of life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden bottle empty to face the moon." It is useless to think too much. If you have wine today, you can get drunk today. Yang Guozhong shook his head and smiled, as if to shake this inexplicable sadness out of his mind.
As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, he saw a carriage parked at the door of the house. There was a person standing in front of the carriage, it was Xian Yu Zhongtong. Yang Guozhong hurriedly stepped forward and took Xian Yu Zhong's arm through the passage: "Sir, it's so late, but I have something important to do.
Shang? Come in quickly, have a glass of wine, and warm yourself up." Although Yang Guozhong is now increasingly powerful, he still respects his benefactor and does not put on airs.
The two came to Yang Guozhong's study, and the maid warmed the wine and left. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Xianyu Zhongtong described in detail the incident tonight in which Li Xiang's son led his troops to besiege the Bashu guild hall, saying: "Li Xiangfan only hopes that his achievements will come from his own side."
If someone is strong and powerful, and his position threatens to force him, he must use all kinds of tricks to get rid of him. Especially be wary of literary scholars, who may be kind to him in the yang, and use sweet words to trap him in the yin.
Prime Minister Li has been in office for almost 20 years. Although he is the chief minister and controls the government, he is still in his seventies, and his body and vigor are far inferior to those before. As the saying goes, at the end of a strong crossbow, the power cannot penetrate Lu Guan. More importantly, the Holy Sage is against
He is tired of his life, and in my opinion, he will not be in power for long. Your Majesty has become more and more powerful and favored over the years. If he goes out of office, with the blessing of the Holy Heart today, your Majesty will definitely come to the cabinet to pay homage to the Prime Minister."
Yang Guozhong said angrily: "This old immortal is cunning and cunning, and now he is becoming more and more cautious. Wang Xian has been in the limelight in the past two years. He was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs, Imperial Censor, and was granted the title of Duke of Taiyuan County, Jing Zhaoyin, etc.
He stole so much official title and limelight from Li Linfu. Facing the strong rise of Wang He, Li Shilang was extremely jealous, but uncharacteristically, he always stood still. Why, he just sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and wanted me and Wang He to fight, he
He attacks others later and reaps the benefits. Everyone says that this old fox has honey in his mouth and a sword in his belly. As expected, he is just playing dirty tricks."
Xian Yuzhong said: "Although Prime Minister Li is in deep trouble, his love and hate are invisible in his appearance, and his work is flawless, it does not mean that everyone around him has no flaws. Is this an opportunity tonight?
The trick that Li Musheng and his gang are playing this time is called fishing in the sea of lanterns. They openly abduct good girls in the busy city of Chang'an. The evidence is conclusive. If the censors are allowed to take part in his work, the discipline Li Xiang will not be able to bear the consequences."
Yang Guozhong shook his head and said: "Li Shilang himself has been a censor, and he knows very well the destructive power of impeachment of admonishment officials. When he first took office as Zhongshu Ling, he gave all the admonition officials and Yanguan a killing blow: 'Now the Lord of the Ming Dynasty
Above, all the ministers will be obedient and talk too much! Why don't you see that you are ready to stand up? Eat three kinds of food and scold them every time, how can you regret it!'
These censors have been frightened by him over the years. Anyone who disobeys his will will be dismissed from office or imprisoned in the worst case. He will never dare to interfere with him. Besides, even if this is true, it is his son who has done evil and will be scolded by the emperor the most.
A few words from him and asking him to go home and discipline the child severely will not cure the serious sin."
Xian Yuzhong said: "Then what if Li Musheng is accused of mobilizing the Jinwu Guards without permission?"
Yang Guozhong said: "The Jinwu Guards themselves have the responsibility of patrolling public security and guarding the capital. It is not considered overstepping their authority to receive a report from Prime Minister Li's son and lead troops to arrest suspects."
Xianyu Zhongtong frowned and said, "Wouldn't that be a waste of tonight's events?"
Yang Guozhong said: "Since the fish bites the hook, it cannot be let off easily."
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After Xianyu Zhongtong left, Yang Guozhong said to the maid: "Quickly call the third lady to meet me in the study."
After a while, a middle-aged woman with pearls on her head walked quickly into the study. She was tall and tall, and she should have been quite pretty when she was young, but she had beet-like eyes, her mouth was like blowing fire, and her eyebrows were high and her eyes were high.
The cheekbones are high and the eyes are white when the eyes move. At first glance, he is a selfish, cold, mean and ungrateful person.
After listening to Yang Guozhong's retelling, the third lady pondered for a moment and suddenly sneered: "Sir, have you forgotten how Li Xiangguo planned Wei Jian's rebellion?"
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Wei Jian was the elder brother of the Crown Princess at that time. He was particularly favored by the Holy Emperor, so he was given the title of Doctor Yinqing Guanglu and Zuo Sanqi Chang. He was very popular for a while and had the potential to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister.
General Huangfu Weiming, who had been friends with Prince Li Heng and Wei Jian since he was a child, was serving as the governor of Longyou in Hexi Province. He had outstanding military exploits and was unparalleled in the limelight, and was highly appreciated by the emperor. General Huangfu was dissatisfied with Li Linfu for forming a clique for personal gain and causing trouble for the government and the public.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to return to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit, he criticized Prime Minister Li for his crimes in taking power and taking over the government. He went to remonstrate with the Holy Spirit and deposed Li Linfu.
These two people were both people whom Li Linfu wanted to get along with and get pleasure from.
When Huangfu Weiming returned to Beijing, it happened to be the Lantern Festival. Li Linfu judged that Huangfu Weiming would rarely return to Beijing. As the prince and Wei Jian's childhood friend, he would definitely take advantage of the festival to travel with the prince and Wei Jian, so he sent Yang Shen, the censor Zhongcheng.
Watch secretly.
As expected, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Tianbao, on the night of Shangyuan, the prince invited Wei Jian to enjoy the lanterns together. Afterwards, Wei Jian left the prince and talked secretly with Huangfu Weiming for a long time in a secluded place.
In the early morning of the next day, Yang Shenjin and Li Linfu impeached Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming in an attempt to establish the crown prince, launch a coup, depose the emperor, and usurp the throne!
Among these three people, one is a military governor with tens of thousands of troops, one is the prince's brother-in-law, and the other is a middle-aged prince who is waiting to ascend the throne! The relationship is subtle and arousing people's imagination. Once someone takes advantage of the trap, they will not be able to defend themselves.
When it comes to supreme power, those in power would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist. No matter if you are a relative of the emperor, a prince or a general, for the emperor, even if he is wronged, who can he not afford to wrong?!
Xuanzong Long Yan was furious. Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were imprisoned and interrogated by the three ministers. Finally, he forced the crown prince Li Heng to divorce the crown princess, and the prime minister Li Shizhi, Wei Jian, Huangfu Weiming and others were exiled. A year later, Li Shizhi was sent to the place of exile.
, Wei Jian, Huangfu Weiming and dozens of other people were sentenced to death, almost uprooting the forces in the government and the public that were close to the prince.
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This bloody case shocked both the government and the public. It was Li Linfu's proud work. How could Yang Guozhong not remember it? He couldn't help but shudder.
There was a cruel light in the eyes of the third lady, and she sneered: "My lord, although the son of Prime Minister Li is harmful to nature, he is only against the emperor and cannot shake the country. The most he can do is scold him for his absurd nonsense. The only way is to treat him in the same way.
, to offend the dragon scales." After that, he came closer to Yang Guozhong and whispered for a while.
After hearing this, Yang Guozhong smiled ferociously and shouted: "Come here!"