Chapter four hundred and seventy first three steps to usurp the throne
Duan Da, the general of the Zuo Xiaowei, defected to Wang Shichong, Lu Chu, the imperial minister, Yuan Wendu, the imperial minister, Guo Wenyi, the minister of the internal history, and Zhao Changwen, the minister of Huangmen, were all killed by Wang Shichong. Huangfu, the general of the right Wuwei, fled. At this point,
The "Seven Nobles of Luoyang", which was once famous for a while, finally came to an end.
Later, Wang Shichong took advantage of the situation and recruited the troops directly under Yang Tong's Sixteenth Guards, and finally truly took control of all the military and political forces in Luoyang City.
After taking power, Wang Shichong did not rush to kill Yang Tong and become emperor himself. Instead, he "modestly" asked Yang Tong for the official position of Taiwei and opened a Taiwei mansion.
But within a few days, Wang Shichong felt that the Taiwei was not enough to demonstrate his majesty, so he asked his confidant, Duan Da, the former General Zuo Xiaowei and now an official to be a Situ, to ask Yang Tong for "Nine Tins"
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In ancient times, "Xi" was the same as "GI".[
The so-called "Nine Tins" actually refer to nine kinds of "special gifts" to show etiquette and majesty. Specifically, they refer to "cars and horses, clothes, music, Zhuhu, Nabi, tigers, axes, axes, bows and arrows, and horses".
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Generally speaking, it is considered a high honor for the emperor to bestow one or two kinds of "tin" on a minister with special merits. As for nine kinds of "tin" being given together, it is extremely rare in the entire history.
History records that those who could add "Nine Tins" include Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Sima Zhao, as well as the founding emperors of the Southern Dynasty, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen Si Kingdoms.
These people all have one thing in common, that is, they basically tried to usurp the throne and became the emperor themselves in the end! Even Cao Cao, who did the best on the surface, even though he did not usurp the throne when he was alive, he still did a good job for his son.
Preparations for usurping the throne!
Therefore, the addition of "Nine Tins" has actually become almost synonymous with treason.
Having been familiar with history since childhood, Yang Tong naturally knew this section.
So, when he heard that Duan Da was here to ask for "Nine Tins" from Wang Shichong, the poor boy Yang Tong immediately turned green!
But after all, Yang Tong was born in the royal family, and his psychological quality was quite good. After listening to Duan Da's request, Yang Tong pretended to be determined, as if he didn't hear Duan Da's subtext, and replied calmly, "Wang Aiqing
He has made great contributions to quelling the chaos, but I have already promoted him to the rank of Taiwei in the previous period. Now, he has not made any great achievements, so if I reward him again, I am afraid it will be unreasonable?"
"Isn't it reasonable?" Duan Da couldn't help but sneered when he heard this, "You silly boy is so stupid and naive! Please note that in Luoyang City, my boss, Wang Shichong, is the law of heaven!"
However, Duan Da did not say it outright. Instead, he forced himself to be courteous and said firmly. "I don't know whether what I said to your majesty is reasonable or not! I only know that this Jiuxi
, Lord Taiwei wants it!"
Duan Da's strong reasons made him speechless. Poor Yang Tong shivered for a long time, and then he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, "Then let you do whatever you want!"
Since Yang Tong acquiesced, Duan Da was not polite and asked people to move all the ceremonial guards used by Yang Tong to Wang Shichong to enjoy! Even the red lacquer gate of the palace (one of the Nine Tins Zhuhu)
), were all dismantled by Duan Da, and finally found their way to Wang Shichong’s Taiwei Mansion!
According to ancient etiquette, a relatively civilized usurpation of the throne can be divided into three steps. The first step is to add nine tins, the second step is to add special gifts, and the third step is the official "abdication".
Moreover, this "concession" was rejected three times. On the fourth time, he was even polite and said that he reluctantly accepted the Zen position in order to live up to the ardent expectations of the broad masses of prostitutes, and so on.
Moreover, in order not to make this set of procedures seem too hasty, there should be a gap of one or two months in between.
In this room, Wang Shichong had just completed the first set of procedures for adding nine tins, and was plotting to get his men to prepare for his family's special gift. As a result, Yuwen Chenglong's army attacked Sili.
The only thing that gave Wang Shichong some peace of mind was that Yuwen Chenglong had only defended the passes in the east and south directions of Sili, and there seemed to be no sign of attacking Luoyang for the time being.
Therefore, while Wang Shichong ordered people to speed up the campaign to add special gifts to himself, he contacted Li Mi from Jin Yongcheng to discuss joining forces to deal with Yuwen Chenglong.
Wang Shichong's campaign-building work was not very cumbersome. He just sent people to catch some birds, tie a piece of cloth around their necks, and write some superstitious words on it such as "Prince Zheng will rule the world". Then he released the birds.
, and then arrange some people to pretend to catch these birds by accident, "accidentally" discover these strips of cloth, and wait for the opportunity to spread the word to the masses of prostitutes who don't know the truth that Wang Shichong is the Lord of Destiny, and so on.[
This kind of feudal superstitious activity is not difficult, but it is not simple either. It is mainly troublesome and needs to be fully prepared! It takes a certain amount of time.
While Wang Shichong was busy arranging his men to catch and release birds, Li Mi from outside the city had already sent a reply to Wang Shichong, expressing his willingness to cooperate with Wang Shichong to jointly deal with Yuwen Chenglong, the great enemy.
Moreover, in order to show his sincerity in cooperation, Li Mi was willing to retreat twenty miles first. He even told Wang Shichong the time, place, and route of retreat.
After reading this reply, Wang Shichong was very happy!
"Damn! I've seen stupid people before, but I've never seen anyone as stupid as you! You even told me the marching route and everything. Aren't you just waiting to be slaughtered?"
"As the saying goes, if God doesn't give you anything, you should take the blame! Since you, Li Mi, are giving you such face, then it would be a shame for me if I didn't deal with you! Moreover, I just took this opportunity to give the people in the city an excuse.
Resentment, by the way, I, Wang, will add a significant stroke of honor to my credit book! Then, I will take advantage of the situation and add a special gift, isn't it natural?"
After Li Mi besieged Luoyang City for more than half a year, the price of rice in Luoyang has continued to rise, from more than 300 yuan for a handful of rice to more than 90,000 yuan now. The price of rice has increased by more than 300 times.
.The people of Luoyang City have been miserable for a long time! Even Wang Shichong was tortured by Li Mi.
Although Wang Shichong still has several large and small granaries such as Hanjiacang on hand, it is not a problem that the light cannot come in and out! If he continues to do this, within two months, the granary will bottom out.
Got it!
Therefore, Wang Shichong is very anxious now! He is anxious not only to be the emperor for two days, but also to defeat Li Mi outside the city!
Now that he heard that Li Mi planned to retreat, Wang Shichong's first thought was not to cooperate with Li Mi to deal with Yuwen Chenglong, but to take this opportunity to give Li Mi a hard blow!
Wang Shichong's idea was very simple. After all, Li Mi's men were from the peasant army. They were mixed, good and bad. In this hasty retreat, there will definitely be flaws! As long as he seizes the opportunity and relies on the elite of the Sui army under his command, it is still not possible to bully the peasant army.
questionable!
The only thing to worry about is that because they have been trapped for too long and fought too many times, the morale of the Sui army has been very low! It is definitely not possible to go on an expedition in this state!
So, Wang Shichong's eyes rolled around twice, and he had another weird idea!