Chapter 385: Edict of the Cloth Belt
Emperor Xian has been the emperor for more than ten years, and under Jiang Sheng's eloquence, the Han Dynasty gradually returned to calm from the smoke of the beacon.
After the unification of the north of the Yangtze River, it is even more prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the emperor in the palace does not have to go to work, it feels completely peaceful and prosperous, and the information from the outside world is only to listen to the emperor.
Jiang Sheng did not deliberately restrict the freedom of Emperor Xian, but it did not mean that his subordinates did not do so.
From the time of Dong Zhuo's rebellion, people with a discerning eye have seen that the Han Dynasty has sunset, and the emperor is just an ornament, except for a few brainless people, everyone is looking forward to changing the dynasty and bringing peace and prosperity to the world.
Xun You, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, Judge and other Wenchen Zhongjun thoughts are not so serious, seeing Jiang Shengwei's growing fame, they are all thinking about letting Jiang Sheng ascend the throne, and they can also enjoy the merits of the dragon.
After Zhang Xiu was transferred to Jiangnan by Jiang Sheng, Lu Bu, who stayed in Luoyang, took over the defense of Luoyang.
Hanjing Captain Xun Yu and others conspired to change the dynasty in the form of a regular meeting in the capital.
This is a heinous crime of rebellion, and Xun You's daring to do this is also deliberate, and the people who participated in the regular meeting were Jiang Sheng's henchmen.
Xun You tried to pull Xun Yu and Qin Juan into the water, but Xun Yu not only sternly refused, but also advised Xun You not to play with fire and scolded him. Xun Yu was very helpless about this uncle who was younger than him, but Xun Yu didn't want to be quiet.
Qin Juan is the commander of Jiang Sheng's direct guard, and he only listens to Jiang Sheng's orders, so Xun You can't do anything about it, so he has to give up.
The other people also want to go further, now Jiang Sheng is a king with a different surname, and he is already a very popular minister, but the people below want to get a higher position, which is also the premise that Xun You's plan can be carried out.
Jiang Sheng already knew what Xun Yu and them were doing, after all, the intelligence network arranged by Zhen Yan could be said to be pervasive, but if he knew it, he didn't pierce this layer of window paper.
Regarding the change of dynasty, Jiang Sheng didn't have any special ideas, just let it be.
Jiang Sheng's pretending not to know was equivalent to acquiescing to Xun You, but they still had to keep a low profile.
Qin Juan was only responsible for the internal security of the palace and the Jin Palace, and outside the palace gate was the defense area of the city defense army.
After Lu Bu temporarily took over the city defense army, he strengthened the "protection" of the palace, and the people who delivered meat and vegetables to the palace every day were the people arranged by Lu Bu, in addition, the palace and the outside had been completely isolated.
Emperor Xian's knowledge of the world's major events was limited to the Di Bao of the Ministry of Justice and Political Affairs, which later developed into the world's first newspaper, the Dahan Daily.
There are three things disseminated in this newspaper: the battle report from the front, Jiang Sheng's achievements in governing the country, and the articles praised by the people Jiang Sheng.
Emperor Xian looked at these every day, and felt that there was only Jiang Sheng's business in the world, and there was no one else's business, he asked the people around him and the officials who served in the palace, but everyone knew nothing.
The royalist clique headed by Dong Cheng was very unaccustomed to it, but they couldn't do anything, because the official residential area was also full of people from the city defense army, and the news in the entire Luoyang City was closed, and only inconsequential things could be circulated in the capital.
Merchants who enter the city are also banned, if they talk nonsense, not only do they have to do business, but they also have to weigh their lives, these people can make money is the most important thing, why bother talking?
Under the operation of Xun You and others, the entire Luoyang City is like a paradise, peaceful.
Although Emperor Xian can't grasp the situation, after all, he has some thoughts, and all kinds of signs show that this big man is actually surnamed Jiang, and Jiang Sheng keeps him to prevent the people's criticism.
has been a puppet emperor for so many years, and he can't bear it, coupled with the provocation of Dong Cheng and other royalists, Emperor Xian, who has been smart for more than ten years, decided to strike first, taking advantage of Jiang Sheng's opportunity to command the battle in front to deal with Jiang Sheng.
For all this, Jiang Sheng's information is endless, and he doesn't break it, pretending not to know, he needs a chance, and Emperor Xian will kill his own chance.
Emperor Xian held a family banquet in the palace, Dong Cheng and other relatives of the emperor were invited, during the banquet to offer the emperor to the toilet, Dong Cheng understood the gods, and also went to the toilet.
Emperor Xian handed over the secret edict written on the inside of his belt to Dong Cheng in the thatched house, and the secret edict was written to Sun Quan and Liu Bei, agreeing on the matter of King Qin. This is exactly the "edict" incident against Cao Cao in history.
The clumsy layout, Zhen Yan thought it was funny, and Dong Cheng took the opportunity of the Winter Solstice Festival to invite the royalist civil and military officials to his home for a banquet.
During the banquet, the secret edict of the emperor was presented, and the ministers wept bitterly, hating that they could not support Sheji, and that they could not restrain the powerful minister Jiang Sheng.
After crying, they still had to discuss important matters, and just as they were high-fived and swore an oath, the people of the city defense army suddenly jumped from the roof, and the courtyard was surrounded by countless soldiers and horses.
Dong Cheng didn't have time to hide the secret edict of the emperor, and was accepted by Lu Bu, and the list of people who joined the anti-Jiang Sheng "team" was also searched.
Many people were scared to pee their pants on the spot, Lu Bu was waiting for this opportunity, and with an order, a large-scale search was launched in Luoyang City, the nine city gates have been closed, and the palace is also strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to enter or exit.
Thousands of people were arrested in Luoyang City, and more than 200 people tried to resist, but they were all killed on the spot, and there was still no panic in the palace.
The news soon reached Jiang Sheng, who issued an order accusing Dong Cheng of forging the emperor's secret edict, sowing discord between the monarch and the minister, and trapping the emperor in injustice, and his crime should be punished.
After receiving the order, the intelligence leader Zhen Yan quickly spread the news and secretly took people according to the roster found by Lu Bu.
Qin Xuan's people also spread the news and secretly reported the arrest of Zhen Yan's intelligence system to Jiang Sheng.
Although Jiang Sheng knew that the intelligence system set up by Zhen Yan was all over the country, he did not expect that there would be such a great appeal and execution.
Zhen Yan is extremely efficient, without any consideration for possible impacts.
Jiang Sheng, who is in a high position, especially now that the undercurrent of changing the dynasty is surging, he has to guard against it.
More than 50,000 people were arrested in 10 days, and the progress of the arrest was much faster than the speed at which the news spread, and when those people learned that their comrades had been arrested, it was also the time when they were arrested.
After everyone was arrested, Jiang Sheng went to the emperor to show that he would be sentenced to death for these people who caused chaos in the dynasty.
Jiang Sheng is very artistic, he doesn't mention the problems of these people to Jiang Sheng, nor does he mention the matter of offering the emperor's secret edict, and repeatedly writes that these people forge the secret edict, how to trap the emperor, and it is not enough for the people to be angry if they don't kill.
The words are all here, how can Emperor Xian not understand? Jiang Sheng knew that this was done by the emperor, but he didn't care about you, and saved face for you, but you have to do something.
Emperor Xian had no choice but to issue an edict announcing that Dong Cheng and his gang had forged a secret edict in an attempt to rebel.
The crime of rebellion is to punish the nine clans, and the king of Jin "repeatedly requested", hoping that the emperor would open up the net and not implicate too much. Only then did Emperor Xian withdraw the edict of the nine clans and punish the three clans instead.
The people of the world all praise Jiang Sheng for his magnanimity and great kindness, and those who try to "rebel" are to blame!