Let's talk about Luoyang Palace. After the Empress Wu came to the dynasty to weigh the system, he was determined to reform and renew Vientiane! She summoned the Lintai supervisor and the prince of the inspection school, Zuo Wei, to lead Wu Chenghei, and said: "The situation has changed, the world is unstable, I have cultivated you for ten years, and now it's time to come out and charge!" ”

Wu Chengsi arched his hand and said: "The minister is the only one who looks forward to the empress dowager, and goes to the soup to fight the fire, and the liver and brain are smeared, and he will not give up!" The minister is in the flow of the place, since the beginning, the court to the gold and the jade chariot, the evening climb the purple pole and the Dan Palace, the mountains and rivers with the sharpening, the thatched soil to seal the territory, all the glory and wealth are given by the queen mother! ”

Empress Wu nodded, praised him for being sensible, and reappointed him as the official secretary of the Spring Dynasty, responsible for the reform of the etiquette system.

On September 6, the Yuanguang Mansion was changed, the eastern capital was changed to the Shendu, the Ziwei Palace was renamed the Taichu Palace, the flags were all from gold, below the eighth grade, and those who wore blue official uniforms changed to blue official uniforms.

It also changed the name of Shangshu Province and the officials of the Division, Zhongshu Province was changed to Fengge, Menxia Province was changed to Luantai, Shangshu Province was changed to Wenchangtai, Zhongshu Order was changed to Internal History, Shizhong was changed to Nayan, left and right servants were changed to Wenchang Left and Right Ministers, Liucao was heaven, earth, four times and six officials, Yushitai was changed to Zuo Su Zhengtai, and the right Su Zhengtai was added; The names of the remaining provinces, monasteries, prisons, and rates were changed.

This year, the Empress Wu changed three era names in one go, which is really a time of power, and the era name depends on the mood! Relying on himself to be an expert in changing his name and making words, he kept changing various names, so that he couldn't remember anything about the history of the left and right and the history of women, especially the old ministers, who were confused when they mentioned the official names of the government!

Pei Yan saw that his new master Li Dan was left aside to recuperate, and the Queen Mother personally jumped out to govern the country, and called herself I, instead of mourning or squinting, which was equivalent to forcing him to be a minister, bowing down under the pomegranate skirt, and serving a woman as the master!

It was really unbearable for the feudal moral people who had discriminated against women since Confucius, and Pei Yan couldn't swallow this breath, so he began to have trouble with the Empress Wu!

Wucheng Hall of Taichu Palace, Chunguan Shangshu Wu Chenghei came out to play: "The Li family, the descendant of the crown prince, has been in charge of state affairs for decades, working hard for the country, and making high achievements, and the minister implores the queen mother to chase the ancestors of the Wu family and establish the seven temples of the Wu family!" ”

Empress Dowager Wu agreed behind the purple curtain. This time, Wu Chengsi played the role of Xu Jingzong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and had already conspired and planned with the Queen Mother in advance, and then came up to perform.

As a defender of the etiquette system, Neishi Pei Yan stood out to oppose it: "The Tang Dynasty is the world of Gaozu and Taizong, and it has been passed on to Gaozong for three generations. Don't you see the defeat of the Han Dynasty and Empress Lu? ”

Empress Dowager Wu had already been mentally prepared for this, and replied: "Empress Lu entrusted power to the living, so she failed. I just want to honor the deceased, but who can I hurt? ”

Pei Yan said: "Everything should be prevented from getting worse, and selfishness should not be promoted." Empress Dowager Wu didn't listen.

This Pei Yan didn't know how powerful the Queen Mother was, and the Queen Mother had three treasures to control the fierce horse: one was an iron whip, the second was an iron Lao, and the third was a dagger. If he knew, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to be so abrupt and presumptuous!

On the 21st, despite Pei Yan's opposition, under the auspices of Wu Chenghei, Empress Wu posthumously honored his fifth generation ancestor Wu Keji as the Duke of Lu Jing and his wife as his wife; Gaozu Wuju is often the Taiwei and the King of Gongsu in Beiping, the great-grandfather Wujian is the Taiwei and the King of Jincheng Yikang, the grandfather Wuhua is the King of Taiyuan Ancheng, and the father Wushi Yu is the King of Wei Zhongxiao; Ancestors are all concubines. He also sent people to Wenshui County, Bingzhou to build the ancestral hall of five generations of ancestors.

Pei Yan saw that he had lost power in the court and was very dissatisfied. At this time, nephew Xue Zhongzhang made a report to Pei Yan, saying that his old friend Wei Siwen invited him to go south to Yangzhou to inspect, and asked his uncle to approve it! Also attached is a handwritten letter from the British public Li Jingye.

Pei Yan unfolded Li Jingye's handwritten letter and looked at it, there were a lot of beautiful words written on it, all of which praised him, and finally said that as long as Pei Yan opposed Empress Wu, Li Jingye was willing to serve him as the master!

Pei Yan was overjoyed, he was worried about how to resist Empress Wu, and this time he had an extra foreign aid out of thin air. Pei Yan danced with the letter, and suddenly saw a line written on the reverse side of the letter.

Holding the letter and looking at it, it turned out to be a nursery rhyme: one fire, two fires, the scarlet child sits in the palace.

Pei Yan repeated it silently several times, but he didn't understand it. At this time, the servant came in to report that it was his good friend Nayan Liu Qixian who invited him to a banquet in Qingfeng Tower.

Pei Yan put away the secret letter, walked out of the political hall, walked out of the palace gate, took a carriage through the Xingjin Bridge, and went to the Qingfeng Building in Luoyang South City for a banquet.

When passing by Zeshanfang, I suddenly heard a group of children singing nursery rhymes repeatedly: one fire, two fires, and the child in scarlet clothes sat in the hall. Pei Yan was shocked in his heart.

After arriving at Qingfeng Tower, he found that Hu Yuanfan, the squire of Fengge, was also present. A few good friends were drinking autumn sake while chatting with the sea and the sky. Pei Yan deliberately talked about the nursery rhyme he heard the children singing while running just now.

Liu Qixian frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Congratulations to Gong Pei, this nursery rhyme means that Your Excellency will ascend the throne!" One fire, two fires, isn't it a flame word? The scarlet clothes are naturally the word Pei! Xiaoer means the sub-word, when the hall sits, it means that the board of Longji! Doesn't it mean Pei Yan and Pei Zilong? Ha ha. ”

Pei Yan was so frightened that he stretched out his fingers, shushed out, and said, "Be quiet, this is a big crime that is all over the house!" ”

Hu Yuanfan said with a smile: "We are a private room here, the sound insulation effect is excellent, it doesn't hurt to say anything, no one will hear and tell the whistle!" ”

Liu Qixian also smiled: "Hu Gong is right, I can't hear the noise here." I heard that this nursery rhyme is generally very effective, it seems that we have made the right friend with Pei Gongxin! Ha ha. ”

Pei Yan stroked his beard and said calmly: "Although our opponent is a woman, she has been in power since the Xianqing period and has been involved in the government for many years, so you can't take it lightly!" ”

Hu Yuanfan drank a cup of autumn sake and said: "Internal information, Empress Wu recently wanted to go to Fengxian Temple in Longmen Grottoes to offer incense to the statue of Lushena Buddha!" Then go to Longmen Xiangshan Temple to rest in Wangchun Palace. ”

Pei Yan was overjoyed and said: "Is this true? If it's true, we can contact Zuo Weiwei's general Cheng Wuting and take this opportunity to detain the Empress Wu by force! Then return to power Li Dan and make immortal contributions! ”

Hu Yuanfan said: "I often walk in front of the emperor, how can I be fake? So the three of them discussed the Dragon Gate hijacking plan together. Unexpectedly, for several days in a row, the weather was cloudy and light rain, and Wuhou canceled her travel plan.

After posthumously honoring the ancestors of the Wu family and setting up the ancestral hall of the ancestors of five generations, Empress Wu did not stop moving forward, and secretly conspired with Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi to get rid of the Li Tang clan.

On the Wucheng Palace, Wu Chengsi played again according to the plan: "Gaozu's sons Li Yuanjia, King of Han, and Li Lingkui, King of Lu, are respectful, arrogant, and difficult to control. ”

When the ministers Liu Yizhi, Wei Siqian and others heard this murderous remark, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak.

Only Pei Yan of the internal history came out to argue, saying: "I heard that the brothers King Han and King Lu are good at music and law, good at learning, good at work and grass, have a good reputation, are honest and duty, and are very friendly, as long as they are not coerced, they will never rebel!" The queen mother has performed the temple ceremony, and she is the mother of the Li family, how can she tolerate the people who framed the Li Tang clan? ”

Empress Wu was very unhappy and said, "Pei Xianggong, you have already separated from me!" Wu Sansi, the general of the right guard, threatened: "Pei Gong, those who know the times are Junjie, and the servants advise the public to recognize the situation, choose a position, and don't treat the Queen Mother's tolerance for the public as the capital of the public kicking on the nose and face!" ”

Pei Yan was very angry, but he knew that Er Wu must have been instructed by Empress Wu to dare to contradict him like this, so he couldn't bear it. After returning to the mansion, Pei Yan wrote a letter to Li Jingye, sealed it and handed it to the scribe Fang Jinyuan.

Fang Jinyuan received the secret letter, carefully placed it in the robe on his chest, and sewed it. Pei Yan told him to be careful on the road and not to make mistakes, and then watched him ride south and gallop away.

At the beginning of October, the Xuanzheng Hall of Taichu Palace. Empress Wu was dealing with daily government affairs, and Shangguan Wan'er was grinding ink on the side. Kong Nei hurriedly sent a copy of the text that had just been taken off from the Shendu Lifang to Shangguan Wan'er to read, and the Empress Wu ordered Shangguan Wan'er to read it while reviewing the chapter.

When Shangguan Wan'er read out "A handful of soil is not dry, and six feet of solitude is safe", Empress Wu suddenly asked: "Who wrote this?" Shangguan Wan'er said: "Jiangnan genius Luo Bin Wang." ”

Empress Wu sighed: "The articles written by this person are brilliant and exciting, he was not recruited and reused by the imperial court, but became a thief, this is the fault of the prime minister!" ”

When Li Jingye raised troops in Yangzhou, there were already secret agents who flew to report to the military, and the martial queen had already been clear about Yangzhou's movements, but Pei Yan pretended not to know, and showed his leisure and was not in a hurry to discuss. Therefore, Empress Dowager Wu used the text to express her dissatisfaction with the prime minister.

The next day, Empress Wu deliberately asked Pei Yan about his plan to quell the chaos to see how he reacted.

Pei Yan replied: "The emperor has long been an adult and is not close to political affairs, so the erection can be resigned." If the Empress Dowager returns to the emperor, the Yangzhou Rebellion will not be peaceful! ”

Empress Wu sneered, secretly thinking: He really wants to use the Yangzhou Rebellion to threaten me, and if you want to go outside, you must first settle the inside, and only by unifying can you resist insults, and if you don't kill the public, you can't quell the chaos, and Hugh is so ruthless!

The superintendent of the imperial history Cui Jing once received the guidance of Wu Chenghe, and as long as he defeated the opponent of the martial queen, he could be promoted. Now that I hear Pei Yan's words, I feel that the opportunity has come.

Cui Jing immediately came out and played: "Pei Yan was entrusted by the first emperor, and the power was in his own hands, but he didn't think about crusading when he heard about the rebellion, if there was no difference, why should he ask the queen mother to return to power?" ”

Empress Wu took the opportunity to order Zuo Suzheng's doctor Qian Wei and Shi Yu Chengye to try the case and accept Pei Yan to prison.

On October 6, Empress Wu appointed Li Xiaoyi, the general of Zuo Yuxuanwei, as the general of the Yangzhou Road march, and led 300,000 troops to conquer Li Jingye, with generals Li Zhishi and Ma Jingchen as deputy commanders, and Wei Yuanzhong as the supervisor of the army.

In fact, Empress Wu also has Zuo Ying Yangwei's general Hei Tooth Changzhi to choose from, and Li Xiaoyi was chosen because he was Gaozu's cousin and nephew, and he was a genuine Li Tang clan, which was convenient for dividing and disintegrating the enemy.

In the Wucheng Hall of the Taichu Palace, there was a dispute in the imperial court around Pei Yan's case.

Li Jingchen, a member of the Fengge Pavilion, stood on the side of Wu Chenghe, proving that Pei Yan would be opposed.

Nayan Liu Qixian and Fengge squire Hu Yuanfan defended Pei Yan, saying: "Pei Yan is the minister of the society, who has contributed to the country and is carefully served, everyone in the world knows that the minister dares to prove that he is not opposed." ”

Empress Dowager Wu was full of ears and eyes, and she had already mastered clues such as nursery rhymes, and said: "Pei Yan's rebellion has long been hinted at, but Qing doesn't know it." ”

Liu Qixian said: "If even Pei Yan is considered a rebellion, then the ministers are also considered a rebellion." Empress Dowager Wu still patiently explained: "I know that Pei Yan is plotting to rebel, and I know that Qing and the others will not rebel." ”

When the dispute was over, Zuo Suzheng Dafu hurriedly walked up to the hall and said: "The minister has just received an urgent report of eight hundred miles, and at the Xuyi Station, the officers and soldiers intercepted a secret letter, please read it to the Queen Mother!" ”

After speaking, Qian Wei presented a secret letter. Empress Wu opened it and saw that there were two words written on it vertically, "Green Goose"!

Empress Wu asked suspiciously, "What does this mean?" Just two words? He handed the letter to Chen Zhongjian, and Chen Zhongjian took the letter and showed it to the ministers, and the ministers were puzzled.

Qian Wei added: "The officers and soldiers interrogated the messenger and learned that the messenger's name was Fang Jinyuan, and he was Xue Zhongzhang's scholar!" This letter was entrusted by Pei Yan and handed over to Li Jingye in Yangzhou. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the whole hall was shocked! Empress Wu looked at the word "green goose" again, and said with a smile: "Haha, that's right, this is indeed Pei Yan's handwriting!" Zhongqing's family, no matter what is written in the letter, Pei Yan's crime of colluding with the anti-thief and rebellion can be determined! Ha ha. ”

Hu Yuanfan said: "If what is written in the letter is to refute Li Jingye's words and persuade him to change his evil ways and return to righteousness, is it also considered a rebellion? ”

Li Jingchen snorted and said, "Then let's disassemble the fans of these two words!" ”

Empress Wu took the letter and read it again, and said: "The word green goose can be disassembled into six words 'I am with myself in December' when viewed from top to bottom, indicating that Pei Yan plans to respond in Luoyang in December!" Zhongqing, the evidence is conclusive, does anyone dare to oppose it? ”

Hu Yuanfan and Liu Qixian were speechless. Qian Wei and Li Jingchen suggested an immediate conviction, and Empress Wu agreed.

On October 9th, the history of the school was inspected with Qianwei, the three products of Luantai in Tongfeng Pavilion, and Li Jingchen in Pingzhangshi in Luantai with Fengge. Liu Qixian and Hu Yuanfan were imprisoned.

After Pei Yan was imprisoned, in addition to the civil officials Liu Qixian, Hu Yuanfan and Jiang Yan who defended Pei Yan, Cheng Wuting, the general of Zuo Weiwei, also pleaded for Pei Yan in secret.

The reason why Empress Wu did not kill Pei Yan for the time being was to use him as a bait to see how many people in the court interceded for Pei Yan, especially the army generals, so as to catch them all.

Now that the general Cheng Wuting has finally taken the bait, the Empress Wu was secretly happy, and continued to wait for a few days, and found that there were no other generals in the army to intercede for him. It's time to close the net.

Suddenly received a secret report, Cheng Wuting had dealings with Tang Zhiqi and Du Qiuren, and it was a friend, plus the previous secret report, Xue Zhongzhang was Pei Yan's nephew, and he made a report to request to inspect Yangzhou, which was approved by Pei Yan.

A diagram of the rebellion was formed in the mind of Empress Wu:

Wei Siwen wrote a letter to Xue Zhongzhang, and Xue Zhongzhang reported to his superiors, and Pei Yan approved the report. Xue Zhongzhang arrested Yangzhou Governor Shi Chen Jingzhi, and Li Jingye claimed that he was the Sima of Yangzhou and wanted to send troops to recruit Feng Ziyou, so as to raise troops in Yangzhou.

After the Yangzhou rebellion, Pei Yan was not in a hurry to conquest, and wanted to use the Yangzhou Rebellion to threaten the queen mother to return to power, and prepared to respond in Luoyang City in December. Where does Pei Yan's confidence come from, because of the support of Zuo Weiwei's general Cheng Wuting!

On October 18, Pei Yan was beheaded in Dutingyi Front Street, Luoyang, and his family property was confiscated. On the 19th, he posthumously cut down the officials of Li Jingye Zukao Li Tao and Li Zhen, sent a mound to cut the coffin, and restored the original surname Xu.