Chapter 368: Reckoning
If you say that the well-known cold palace in the Han court, it must be said that it is the Changmen Palace, the allusion to the golden house in the past is from here, and later Chen Ajiao was deposed and moved to the Changmen Palace, and the Changmen Palace is synonymous with the cold palace.
However, the Changmen Palace is in Chang'an, Luoyang naturally does not have the Changmen Palace, but Luoyang also has its own cold palace, the specific origin can not be verified, and the cold palace is not the official title, the so-called cold palace, in Chang'an, the Changmen Palace is generally regarded as the cold palace, but in Luoyang, it is not a fixed palace, some more remote, dilapidated courtyards, can be called the cold palace, and the abolished concubines are generally arranged in these places.
When Liu Neng was sent to a secluded place in the northwest corner of the North Palace under the leadership of Li Ru, Liu Neng was a little stunned and turned his head to look at Li Ru: "Shang Shuling, this is ...... I want to live here? β
"Your Majesty, don't worry, it's just temporary!" Li Ru smiled and said: "At present, Luoyang is not very peaceful, in this palace, I don't know if there are still thieves and remnants, although this place is remote, but because of this, it is safer here, Your Majesty is here to recuperate with peace of mind, and when the general returns to the court, he will personally come to greet His Majesty." β
Liu Neng's face sank, he was not a fool, he knew too well what this step represented.
The dignified Son of Heaven was sent to the cold palace, even if he went in today and came out tomorrow, how could the majesty of this royal family exist?
Li Ru did not urge, now that the rebellion was decided, he had a lot of time, and Liu Neng had to step out of this step.
"Stop!" Just when Liu Neng was embarrassed, he saw several ministers in the distance running quickly towards this side, Li Ru looked back and saw Yang Biao, Zhong Xuan, Zhao Wen and several other ministers coming.
Li Ru smiled, Sangong, who has always seemed to not ask about the world, finally couldn't sit still this time?
"Confucianism has seen the princes." Li Ru smiled and bowed to a few people.
"Li Ru, what do you mean by this?" Zhao Wen looked at Li Ru with an unkind expression.
"What do you mean?" Li Ru looked at Liu Neng, who looked surprised, shook his head and said with a smile: "In order to ensure the safety of Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here, what do you think?" β
"Presumptuous! Do you know what this is? Zhao Wen said angrily.
"A safe place, last night's rebellion, you also saw it, the thieves were able to enter the palace, and Your Majesty will live in such a conspicuous place as the Deyang Palace, it will inevitably be taken advantage of by the thieves again, although this place is remote, but it is better to have a quiet environment, and it is easier to protect." Li Ru smiled.
"Li Shangshu, with the protection of the Yulin Army, Your Majesty will inevitably be gloomy, besides, in the battle last night, the traitors have all been ambushed, so there is no need to do this, right?" Compared with Zhao Wen's anger, Zhong Xuan's words were much gentler.
"It is common to know that last night those thieves did not know how to get the general's tiger talisman, and easily transferred the Yulin army, not only the rebels in the city entered the palace and hijacked His Majesty, and even the Cao army was mixed in, and now Luoyang's troops are empty, and the ministers have no worries in order to let the general fight with peace of mind, although this move is suspected of offending His Majesty, but it is also a last resort, and I hope you understand." Li Ru smiled.
Zongzheng Liu Hong said: "Li Ru, you are just Shang Shuling, when will it be your turn to worry about the affairs in the palace?" β
"After being dragged by the general, after the general went on the expedition, the things in Luoyang City were handled by the charge d'affaires, this is the general's seal, after the general left the Beijing Division, if there is nothing in the court, there is no need to take out this seal, but if Luoyang has something, Confucianism can replace the general in charge of Luoyang, and the soldiers and horses in the three auxiliary places have the right to deploy, and at the same time have the right to act cheaply!" Li Ru took out a big seal from his sleeve, which was Chen Mo's general seal.
Chen Mo commanded the army, using a tiger talisman, and the general's seal on the front line was actually the same as not, so before this expedition, Chen Mo left the seal ribbon in Luoyang, but not to Li Ru, but to Jia Xu, and then Jia Xu transferred it to Li Ru.
Zhao Wen and the others couldn't help but gasp when they heard this, this is equivalent to handing over Chen Mo's rear to Li Ru to take care of, this Chen Mo is too relieved for Li Ru, but if Li Ru has the slightest objection, Chen Mo will have to face the threat of instability in the rear.
"Everyone, please go back, for the sake of Your Majesty's safety, before the general returns to the court, no one is allowed to visit His Majesty without a warrant from the General's Palace, and the offender is regarded as a rebel, how many people died in Luoyang City last night, presumably there is no need for Confucianism to elaborate for you, now is an extraordinary time, if you have any doubts, you can wait for the general to return to the court, and then discuss with the general, Confucianism is for the safety of the court at the moment, you forgive me!" Li Ru smiled.
These words already carry a bit of threat, how many powerful people in Luoyang City died overnight last night? I'm afraid that the people involved in it can't say, and now the entire Luoyang City is filled with blood.
"Li Ru, if you do this, he will not die well in the future!" Yang Biao said coldly.
"Perhaps, born in troubled times, how many people can die well?" Li Ru looked at Yang Biao indifferently and said: "Last night's incident is very widely implicated, and now the court lieutenant is still under investigation, I hope the lieutenant will not be implicated, otherwise, the lieutenant may not see the fate of Confucian." β
Although this incident has put down the rebellion, it does not mean that it is over.
Yang Biao frowned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more.
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Li Ru turned around, looked at Liu Neng, bowed down and said, "Congratulations to send Your Majesty into the palace!" β
Liu Neng looked at the voiceless Sangong and Taichang and other high-ranking officials with some despair, but what responded to him was everyone's evasive gaze.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent!" Yang Biao knelt on the ground and bowed to Liu Neng.
Zhong Xuan and Zhao Wen also knelt down, they knew that they couldn't do anything, if they forcibly wanted to save people, it would be their family who would suffer, at this moment, between the Han family and the family, they chose the latter.
Li Ru looked at this scene with a smile, which also represented the beginning of these people's compromise with Chen Mo, this is a good start, with the first compromise, there will be a second and third time until a complete compromise.
As long as Chen Mo wins this battle, in the next court, Chen Mo's decree will be much smoother, of course, there will also be resistance, but it doesn't matter, as long as Chen Mo is here, this court will always get better and better.
Liu Neng was finally sent into this remote and dilapidated palace, except for the changes in the environment, other aspects were not harsh, the waiters in the palace were sent in, and there were a few concubines that Liu Neng favored, but Liu Neng found that Guo Guiren was gone, and he didn't ask Li Ru where Guo Guiren went.
Guo You, as the loser of this coup, will not end well to his daughter, as for how to deal with it, Li Ru did not say, Liu Neng did not dare to ask.
The people began to come out of their homes one after another, there are traces of fighting in many places, there are city guards cleaning up the corpses on the street, a cart of corpses is constantly transported out of the city and burned, and the families of those powerful people who were arrested are determined to be identified, the family members are regarded as strong men, do some things for the court, and the maids will be distributed separately as a reward to the meritorious soldiers, but the families of these powerful people are more unlucky, it is rare to kill them directly, and they will not be distributed, and the women are also sent to the official Qinglou.
A coup d'Γ©tat has come to an end, Luoyang City quickly returned to the peace of the past, for the people, living in such an era, this kind of thing has been numb, as long as it does not threaten them, the next day, still carrying their own tools began to run for their livelihood, yesterday's reorganization, although it affected many people, but the government office has made remedial measures, the burned houses will arrange people to help rebuild, the dead will pay a certain amount of compensation, and the income from the seizure of homes everywhere will take out a part to make up for the loss of Luoyang City.
However, the impact of the coup d'Γ©tat continues, full of favor with the court lieutenant in the provinces to arrest people, regardless of whether they are directly involved or not, as long as there is contact in the past, they will be imprisoned first, and then verified, and after the innocence is confirmed, they will be released, this is a new round of purge, the most direct manifestation is that when the court goes to court again, the number of civil and military officials is nearly half less, and more importantly, the Son of Heaven has not gone to the court, which makes the court quite eccentric.
"Father, listen to me!" Sima Mansion, Tingwei's people have begun to forcibly break into the mansion, Sima Yi pulled Sima Fang, who wanted to fight hard, and said in a suppressed voice: "This is the counterattack of the General's Mansion, no matter what, about the coup d'Γ©tat, my father must not admit it, even if the Tingwei Mansion comes up with evidence, my father will not admit it, as long as he does not admit it, when the general returns to the court, there will be room for change." β
It is impossible to stop it, as for escape...... Today's Luoyang City is not allowed to enter or exit, and there are city guards patrolling at each intersection, and there is no way to escape, so you can only find another way.
Sima Fang gritted his teeth and said: "These chaotic ministers and thieves will not die well!" β
"Father, this is not the time to be rash and enter the prison, don't say that." Sima Yi pulled Sima Fang and said, "Otherwise, my Sima family will be wiped out!" β
Sima Fang frowned and looked at Sima Yi, for a long time, before he sighed and said, "Zhongda, you really have no plan?" β
"He occupies the general trend, at this time there are still people in Luoyang who oppose the general, and they definitely dare not come forward at this time, what my father has to do is to protect himself, protect my Sima clan, and leave the affairs of the family to the child." Sima Yi shook his head and said.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Sima Fang looked at the guards of the Tingwei Mansion who had already broken in, and said with a bitter smile.
"Sima Gong, please come with me." A court lieutenant showed the court commander's order and said to Sima Fang.
"Lead the way!" Sima Fang glanced at Sima Yi and waved his hand.
"Please!" The guard was not annoyed, and said slightly sideways.
Sima Fang straightened his clothes, and then strode away with Tingwei.
"Zhongda (second brother), what should I do now?" Sima Lang and Sima Fu looked at Sima Yi and asked, at this time, the two of them were already in a mess, and they could only pin their hopes on Sima Yi.
"Brother, I'm going to go to Guandu." Sima Yi said soothingly.
"Ask the general? Useful? Sima Lang frowned.
"It depends on how you ask for it." Sima Yi shook his head and said, "After Yi leaves, the family will ask my brother, remember, don't have a conflict with the general's people." β
"Hmm."