Chapter 580 Cutting through the mess with a sharp knife
Early in the morning, Qin Liang discussed matters with his subordinate officials in the front hall of the General's Mansion, and summoned Zongzheng Asu to participate.
This time Qin Liang did not evade the truth, pointing out that Li Feng and Xu Yun plotted an assassination, and Guanqiu Jian raised an army and rebelled, all of which were related to Cao Fang! The words were all mentioned to this extent, so no one among the officials tried to dissuade him.
Then Qin Liang took out the written memorial. There were already several signatures on it, Qin Liang, Wang Guang, Linghuyu, Wang Jinhu, Wang Mingshan, Qin Sheng. The position of the general was higher than that of the three princes, so Qin Liang There are still two blank spaces between Wang Guang's name.
Asu accepted Qin Liang's instructions, took the memorial to the palace, various prefectures, and temples, and asked officials to sign according to the list, so that they could jointly submit the letter.
In the afternoon, Asu returned to the General's Mansion, only to find that the name of the three princes on the memorial was only Jiang Ji. When Asu went to Situ's Mansion, Gao Rou had a servant named Gao Xun beside him, who urged Gao Rou to sign, but Gao Rou He insisted that it was best for the courtiers to discuss such important matters first.
In addition to Gao Rou, Taichang Yangdan from Jiuqing, Guang Luxun and Zheng Chong also did not sign. But it does not matter, because there are already enough names at the end of the text, and Qin Liang has no time to distinguish those who are unwilling. .
The memorial was first sent to the General Secretary of the Zhongshu Province, and it was done through the normal channels. In addition, the courtiers were co-signed, and the matter was basically made public!
Qin Liang stopped delaying and got down to business. Once a large-scale battle involving more than 100,000 people started, it usually only took a few days. Qin Liang did not think that such a thing would take too long.
He immediately issued a military order and transferred part of the Zhongba camp to the square on the west side of Changhemen. After preparations were made, at dawn the next morning, Qin Liang and others entered the palace.
He didn't go east this time
Instead of closing the door, he went around the Changhemen, passed the car door, and came to the Yuemen in the south of the Taiji Hall courtyard.
At this time, almost all the people in the dormitory were inside the Yuemen, waiting for the eunuch to open the door to attend the court meeting in the east hall of Tai Chi Hall.
As soon as Qin Liang came in, countless eyes looked over, the noisy voices stopped, and emotions such as surprise, nervousness, etc. circulated in people's eyes.
People kept getting up, bowing to Qin Liang and saying "meet the general". Qin Liang also returned the salute to everyone one after another, then walked straight to the front, came to the front of the banquet, and sat alone facing everyone.
This position used to be occupied by Colonel Sili, but now it is vacant, so Qin Liang has a place to sit.
Everyone almost held their breath, and some even carefully adjusted their hats. But Qin Liang didn't care about people's etiquette, and just sat there without saying a word.
Huangmen Supervisor Huang Yan had been standing by the wall for an unknown amount of time. Then she said, "Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager has issued an edict that today's court meeting is cancelled."
The people in the dormitory whispered to each other for a while, but they had no intention of leaving, because the general was still sitting there and did not move. Many people seemed to have expected that something would happen today. After all, Qin Liang had never visited the gate since he became the general. Stayed.
Zongzheng Asu stood up and bowed his head and said: "I would like to have an audience with Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, and please give Eunuch Huang a briefing."
Huang Yan returned the courtesy and said, "Please come with me."
At this time, Guo Zhi, the regular servant of Sanqi, said: "Please be my deputy." He faced Asu, but turned slightly sideways towards Qin Liang, who was kneeling at the banquet.
Qin Liang nodded slightly.
Asu looked sideways, nodded and said, "Please, General Guo."
The three of them walked to the north of the door together and came to
The wide courtyard square of Tai Chi Hall, and then went to the west hall of Tai Chi Hall.
It was almost the time for the court meeting, but the emperor did not go to the east hall. As expected, he was kneeling and sitting in the west hall with the Queen Mother Guo. There was no curtain in front of the Queen Mother Guo.
Asu and the other two people stepped forward to perform the salute of bowing their heads and wishing His Majesty the health of His Majesty. After the ceremony, Empress Dowager Guo picked up the paper wrapped in a roll, looked at Cao Fang and said: "Yesterday, I received a letter from General Qin Liang and others. Submit a letter."
Cao Fang said nothing and made no move. So Queen Mother Guo handed the memorial to Zhang Huan, who took it off and gave it to Asu.
Asu spread his hands, waited for a moment, and then read: "I make it clear that the current emperor is unfilial and rude to the Queen Mother. He has disturbed the order of the harem, has no respect and order, beats and scolds the Queen, indulges his concubines, and insults Confucian scholars. He is close to villains, violent and capricious, and kills officials and actors in the Qing Dynasty Commercial Department for no reason. He is addicted to women, keeps men and women in the middle palace, and destroys human relations... I would like to pay homage to the prince Chenliang of Pinggao County and the prince of Duxiang Jiang Ji."
After taking a breath, Asu read the long list of names again.
The eunuch Zhang Huan came over, took the memorial from Asu's hand, then bowed forward and presented it to Cao Fang again. There was silence in the west hall.
Cao Fang finally stretched out his hand to take it. Suddenly he raised his hand, but immediately stopped in mid-air. His face was livid, he was silent for a moment, and then he placed the memorial in his hand heavily. He looked around, and then looked at Queen Mother Guo .
Queen Mother Guo said nothing. Cao Fang snorted, got up from the banquet, and walked away immediately!
Asu bent down and bowed his head and said: "I would like to ask Her Majesty the Queen Mother to give you an order."
Queen Mother Guo was silent for a while, her eyes scanning Asu's face.
, Asu immediately bent down; Queen Mother Guo looked at Guo Zhi again, stayed for a while, and finally said: "Just use the seal."
The visitor from the Great Changqiu asked Zhang Huan to worship him and said: "Here!"
After saying that, he carefully opened the box, took out the jade seal made in the Wei Dynasty from it, prepared it well, and stamped the red seal pattern on the silk book in front of everyone, with a few seal characters in the middle, which said, "I was ordered to live long and prosperous life."
After Asu got the silk book, he and Guo Zhi said goodbye to Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager. They left the West Hall and immediately returned to Yuemen.
As expected, the courtiers still gathered inside the gate, and Asu immediately read out the Queen Mother's edict in public!
The first half is about Cao Fang's crimes, which are similar to the petitions of the ministers, and they are not fabricated. They are all things Cao Fang did! If Cao Fang can secure the throne, it will be okay even if he does more serious things, and no one will even dare to say it publicly. , but at this time it will be shown to the public.
Empress Dowager Guo, as her mother, believed that the emperor could no longer inherit Tianxu and worship the ancestral temple, so she ordered the emperor to be deposed as the king of Qi and to establish a new virtuous king.
Everyone had just heard the news, but they didn't expect to come to the palace early in the morning and hear directly the emperor's edict that the emperor was abolished! After hearing the brief content, everyone was horrified, and many people were shocked.
"Woooo..." Suddenly there was crying from the crowd.
Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Shangshu's right servant who was shooting Xia Houxuan. He was covering his face with his sleeves and crying loudly. In an instant, the color of the sleeves of his blue official robe also changed, and his tears actually wet the satin material.
At this moment, Qin Liang's voice said: "Taichu, Taichu?"
Xia Houxuan finally stopped crying. When he took off his sleeves, there were still tears on his face.
The two looked at each other, and Qin Liang asked: "Why is Taichu crying?"
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The surrounding officials kept silent and silently paid attention to the scene.
Xia Houxuan choked up slowly and said: "I cry for Emperor Lie Zuming."
Qin Liang said: "When the late Emperor was here, King Qi had not done so many bad things. Now, do you think it is wrong for us to imitate Yihuo, or is the Queen Mother's order wrong?"
As soon as these words came out, no one said anything. Including Zhuge Dan, who was kneeling behind Xia Houxuan, he didn't attract the slightest attention from people this morning.
"Alas!" Xia Houxuan sighed heavily.
Qin Liang looked directly at Xia Houxuan. Xia Houxuan's position was at an angle to Qin Liang. He also looked slightly sideways and looked at each other with Qin Liang again. Many officials next to him had regretful looks in their eyes.
But Qin Liang did not embarrass Xia Houxuan, because Xia Houxuan had an undercover agent in his house, and he seemed to have never done anything substantial. Besides, Qin Liang had not begun to prepare to usurp the throne, so there was no need to rush to deal with these people. But in the king's case, During the Ling Dynasty, it was time for Xia Houxuan, the minister appointed by Youpu She, to move to another place.
After Qin Liang moved his eyes away from his face, he turned to speak to Asu who was standing, and his tone was also very calm: "You are the envoy, and General Guo is the deputy envoy. Prepare the King of Qi's seal and ribbon, and the car and the guard of honor to send the King of Qi out." Palace and go to Yecheng."
Asu, Guo Zhi bowed his head and said: "I obey your orders."
Qin Liang then got up from the banquet, took Xin Chang, Du Yu and others away, and the officials kneeling on the seats paused to say goodbye.
It was quiet inside the door just now. As soon as Qin Liang walked out, he heard a burst of voices coming from behind him.
Qin Liang did not stop. Several people passed the car door and rode straight to the west side of Changhemen.
To the south of this place is Changhe
To the east of Menxi Que is the building complex of Simamen. This place usually belongs to the defense area of the Kuiwei camp, but Wang Guang, who also leads the Kuiwei general, did not come. The left captain Wang Yu and the following officers who were present followed Qin Liang We have fought a battle; in the recent Battle of Huainan, Wang Yu's tribe was in the battle order. Yesterday, Qin Liang also transferred a section of the Zhongba camp from his direct lineage, so the people here are all familiar to him.
Qin Liang climbed up to the high West Tower and suddenly saw the scenery of Luoyang City clearly. Countless pavilions, pavilions, and houses came into view.
However, today is a cloudy day, and the wind is quite strong. In the gloomy light, the ancient palace looks even more gloomy, and there are still debris floating in the air.
After a while, Xin Chang came upstairs with Taichang Yangdan. Yangdan greeted the ceremony and seemed a little silent. He had not named the memorial before.
Qin Liang did not mention that problem at all, and said calmly: "The courtiers will gather in the next few days to elect a new king. The country cannot be without a king for a long time. In order to save time and allow the new king to ascend the throne as soon as possible, Yang Gong is willing to be an envoy. Set off early to meet Cao Qi, the legitimate son of the King of East China Sea?"
Yang Dan seemed to be relieved, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and he immediately bowed: "I am honored to accept my order."
Yang Dan didn't want to get involved in deposing the emperor, but welcoming the new emperor was certainly a good thing.
Qin Liang returned the courtesy and said: "You can leave as soon as possible."
Yang Dan bowed again and said goodbye. General Shi Xinchang followed suit and took the initiative to send Yang Dan down to the tower.
Qin Liang did not leave the place after that. After waiting for nearly two hours, he finally saw the driver's honor guard coming from the parking door. Qin Liang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Cao Fang was still willing to obey the imperial edict, and there was no incident.
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However, once Empress Dowager Guo's edict was issued, Cao Fang had become the King of Qi, and it was too late even if he wanted to make trouble.
A group of officials were beside the car and escorted Cao Fang out on foot. Qin Liang took a closer look from a distance and recognized Zheng Chong, Zhuge Dan, Man Wei and others among them. Of course, Xia Houxuan must also be present.
After all, there was a relationship between monarch and minister, and some officials who had been close to the King of Qi still did not behave too coldly.
However, that's all. Those who are truly willing to advance and retreat with Cao Fang have already taken the first step and paid off when they were plotting to kill and rebel. They don't have to be reluctant to leave now.