Chapter 208: Second to None

When Liu Xun talked about Wu Qingfeng's case, his eyes emitted a faint green light. Liu Xingzhi was also very interested when he heard it, "That's right, I remember that when you went home, you mentioned it to me and my brother." However......" Liu Xingzhi was very interested in this case, "but what happened to the whole story of Wu Qingfeng's case?" Some people say that Wu Qingfeng is rebellious, some people say that Wu Qingfeng is because of his high merits, and some people say that it is because Wu Qingfeng has offended the saint, which is ...... What the hell is going on? ”

"It's a long story!" Liu Xun said, "When your imperial grandfather was trying to win the world, he also gathered a lot of civil and military generals around him, including the old marshal Zhou Zhongwang, who had just died, and his fellow brother Zen Master, and now Pingyuan Bo'an Yuanshan, Weiguo Gong Xun Yu, these are the emperor's right-hand men. Of course, most of the many old people who followed him back then have been eliminated by the emperor, including the one you asked - Wu Qingfeng! ”

Liu Xingzhi became interested when he heard this, and seeing that his father was happy today, he must ask carefully, "Why did the emperor get rid of him?" ”

"Wu Qingfeng was also the emperor's most relied on cadre at the beginning, and he was also the most capable of his subordinates, Wu Qingfeng not only had first-class general ability, but also was an elegant literati and writer, who wrote good articles, and many of the holy decrees came from him."

"In this way, this Wu Qingfeng should know a lot about the emperor's grandfather!"

Liu Xun nodded, "That's right!" But that's not why he's deadly. ”

"What else is the reason?"

"That has to start from the time Emperor Taizu or Xuzhou Jiedu envoy, at that time Taizu was just the local festival envoy of the previous dynasty, it was taking advantage of the civil strife in the Later Jin Dynasty, Emperor Taizu raised troops to Qin Wang, at that time Taizu was able to minister the military generals to mention, including the old Marshal Zhou and the old Zen master and others, in one fell swoop to sweep away the chaos, become the pillar of the Later Jin Dynasty, but the country is only peaceful for three years, the Later Jin Emperor died of illness, the prince also missed too much, but two days also died, the country can not be without a master for a day, at this time Emperor Taizu in the court prestige and status is the highest, So under the support of the civil and military, he had no choice but to ascend the throne as the emperor. Taizu reigned for four years, died of illness due to hard work, and passed the throne to his eldest son, that is, Emperor Taizong, but Emperor Taizong and Emperor Taizu had different political views, emphasizing literature and light on military force, and the means were extreme. So the ministers in the court, headed by Wu Qingfeng and others, secretly gathered to support the second son of Emperor Taizu, that is, the current saint as the master. In the end, they joined forces with the outside to surround the imperial city and force Taizong to take the throne. ”

"Force Taizong to abdicate?" Liu Xingzhi was a little puzzled, "I have heard people say since I was a child that Emperor Taizong was tyrannical and unpopular, killed ministers without permission, and paid taxes very heavily. Later, due to his frailty and illness, he gave up his seat to the emperor's grandfather. ”

"You are not small, I believe you also understand these political skills, these are just words of education, who can trust them in the DPRK and China."

Liu Xingzhi continued to ask: "Then what happened later?" Why did the imperial grandfather kill Wu Qingfeng's family? ”

"After your imperial grandfather successfully ascended the throne, Emperor Taizong died of illness in the same year, and the various reasons are also confusing, and no one knows. Those who supported the emperor together also received the highest reward, and many of them were knighted, but Wu Qingfeng did not, and those who knew the inside story of the matter knew that Wu Qingfeng had the greatest credit. Wu Qingfeng has a very high prestige in the Jiangnan generation, and he has been a famous minister for generations, and when he arrives at Wu Qingfeng, he is already a second-class member in the court, a generalissimo of soldiers and horses, it is because he was the first to stand up and speak for your imperial grandfather, that many people respond, but it is precisely because of this that many people are puzzled, perhaps because his prestige and power have penetrated from Jiangnan to the imperial court, which will make today's saints so jealous. ”

"Who's to say it isn't! What if Wu Qingfeng is not satisfied with the emperor's grandfather, and secretly promotes another emperor, so he repeats his skills! He even wants to be the emperor himself! It's no wonder that the imperial grandfather would snub him. ”

"You have a point." Liu Xun nodded, "But it's not all right, the emperor still trusts Wu Qingfeng very much, or he still uses him very much, and still lets Wu Qingfeng control the army." It is precisely because of the emperor's trust that Wu Qingfeng took less than half a year to recover Wu Yue and other places, and it took another year to drive the Liao State to Guanwai, and it took another three years to occupy Lanzhou, Shanzhou, Tingzhou and other places. ”

Liu Xingzhi was puzzled: "Isn't it a contradiction for the imperial grandfather to be like this?" Since you don't trust Wu Qingfeng, why should you hand over military power to him, if you trust him, according to Wu Qingfeng's merits, at least you should be crowned an earl! ”

"That's the problem, I think my father is here to pave the way for the future!"

"Foreshadowing?" Liu Xing's face was puzzled, "How do you say this?" ”

"Because Wu Qingfeng's power is huge, the prestige of the DPRK and China is very high."

"In this way, the imperial grandfather shouldn't be afraid of three points and three points of courtesy, right?"

"This kind of Wu Qingfeng makes people feel terrible, he has a huge power in the court, and his prestige among the people is very high, once he defects, the consequences are unimaginable, so the emperor will let him be a very popular minister, and finally be punished for the crime of treason, everyone will not be surprised."

After hearing this, Liu Xingzhi nodded secretly and muttered: "High, it's really high, Grandpa Huang's move is really powerful." Then he continued to ask, "For as long as I can remember, why do everyone always talk about the tiger color change when they talk about Wu Qingfeng's case?" ”

"At that time, the person who impeached Wu Qingfeng for rebellion was Dongping Marquis Liuchang, for some reason, Liu Chang was just impeachment, and there was no conclusive evidence, but the saint listened to Liu Chang's words and sent Wu Qingfeng to prison, so the ministers were in an uproar, and many ministers stood up to speak for Wu Qingfeng, but most of them were also punished for the same crime, saying that they were Wu Qingfeng's comrades." Liu Xun couldn't help but sigh a little at this time, "In the end, Wu Qingfeng's family was all arrested, and together with those who avenged Wu Qingfeng, they were all sentenced to death in just three days, and it was Li Shizhi who was responsible for the execution at that time. ”

Liu Xingzhi listened attentively at this time, and couldn't help but feel a little frightened, he didn't expect that the emperor's grandfather was such a dictatorial person, and he would have to have such courage to show his true colors as a man in the future, so he said: "Father, didn't you say that you used this matter to bring down Li Shizhi?" Later, I heard that Du Zongting impeached Li Shizhi for favoritism and fraud in this case, can what Du Zongting said be true? ”