During the Chang'an period, Wu Zetian asked Di Renjie: "Where can I get a wizard to use him?" ”

Di Renjie said: "If Your Majesty asks for articles and qualifications, the current prime ministers Li Qiao and Su Wei are enough. Could it be that the scribes are obsessed with small things, which is not enough to achieve the great cause of the world? ”

Wu Zetian said: "Yes. ”

Di Renjie said: "Although Jingzhou Governor Shi Zhang Khan Zhi is old, he is a prime minister. With him, he will do his best for the country. ”

Wu Zetian immediately summoned Zhang Khan to serve as Sima of Luozhou.

After a period of time, Wu Zetian asked for talent again, and Di Renjie said: "The minister once recommended Zhang Cambodia, but you didn't use him." ”

Wu Zetian said: "He has been promoted." Di Renjie said: "The minister recommended the prime minister but appointed Sima, which is not a talent. So Zhang Cambodia was awarded the title of Commander Shaoqing, and was promoted to the autumn official.

Later, Yao Chong served as the military envoy of Lingwu, and was about to set off, Wu Zetian Zhao also recommended the person who could be the prime minister among the hundred officials outside the palace, Yao Chong said: "Zhang Cambodia is deep and steady, strategic, can decide major matters, he is old, and he should be appointed quickly." ”

Empress Wu summoned him on the same day, conferred the title of official with Fengge Luantai Pingzhang, and promoted Fengge Shilang.

In the first month of the first year of Shenlong (705), Wu Zetian was very ill, and Zhang Yizhi, the supervisor of Lintai, and Zhang Changzong, the official servant of the Spring Official, lived in the palace to govern, and Zhang Khan Zhi, Cui Xuanwei and Zhongtai Youcheng Jinghui, the punishment Shaoqing Huan Yanfan and the Prime Minister's Sima Yuan Shuji plotted to kill Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong.

Zhang Cambodia asked Li Duozuo, the general of the right Yu Lin Wei, and said: "Who gave the general today's glory and wealth?" ”

Li Duozuo replied with tears in his eyes: "It was given by Emperor Gaozong." ”

Zhang Cambodia said: "Now that the emperor's son is threatened by Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, doesn't the general want to repay the emperor's kindness!" ”

Li Duozuo replied: "As long as it is beneficial to the country, I will do everything according to the arrangements of the prime minister, and I dare not take care of the safety of myself and my wife and children." ”

So he swore to the sky, and together with Zhang Khan Zhi, Cui Xuanwei and others, he set a plan to eradicate Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong.

At the beginning, Zhang Cambodia took over the position of Yang Yuanyan, the governor of Jingzhou Prefecture, and the two boated together in the Yangtze River.

After Zhang Cambodia became the prime minister, he recommended Yang Yuanyan as the general of Youyulin, and reminded him: "You probably remember what we said when we were boating in the heart of the river, right? Today's appointment is not for you. ”

Zhang Cambodia also appointed Huan Yanfan, Jing Hui, and Li Zhan, the right scattered cavalry attendant, and made them serve as the left and right Yulin generals, and handed over the forbidden army to their command. This incident aroused the suspicion and worry of Zhang Yizhi and others, and Zhang Cambodia appointed his henchman Wu Youyi as the general of the right Yulin, and Zhang Yizhi and others were relieved.

Soon, Yao Chong returned from Lingwu to the court, and Zhang Cambodia talked to Huan Yanfan and said: "The big thing is about to succeed!" So he told Yao Chong about the plan he had discussed.

Huan Yanfan told his mother about this. His mother encouraged him and said: "Loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, we should think about the country's major affairs first, and then consider the small things of our own family." ”

At that time, the crown prince Li Xian entered the palace from the north gate to greet Wu Zetian, and Huan Yanfan and Jinghui went to meet and secretly told Li Xian their strategy, and Li Xian allowed them to do so.

On the 22nd, Zhang Cambodia, Cui Xuanwei, Huan Yanfan and Xue Sixing, the general of Zuo Weiwei, led more than 500 Yulin soldiers to Xuanwu Gate, and sent Li Duozuo, Li Zhan and Nei Zhilang, and Wang Tongjiao, a native of Anyang, to the East Palace to meet Li Xian.

Li Xian was suspicious and did not come out.

Wang Tongjiao said: "The first emperor passed the throne to His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness was deposed by seclusion for no reason, and the emperor and the people were all indignant for twenty-three years. Now the heavens induce the heart. The generals of the Yulin of the North Gate and the courtiers of the South Tooth were able to work together, determined to destroy the vicious villains and restore the Li family's Jiangshan Sheji, hoping that His Royal Highness would temporarily go to the Xuanwu Gate to meet everyone's expectations. ”

Li Xian replied: "The vicious villain should indeed be eliminated, but the Holy Body of the Son of Heaven is not safe, can you do this without frightening the Son of Heaven!" Please come back to this matter in the future. ”

Li Chen said: "The generals and prime ministers have risked their lives for the country, why does Your Highness have to let them face the torture of the wok!" Please go and stop them yourself. Li Xian just came out.

Wang Tongjiao carried Li Xian to the horse, and accompanied Li Xian to the Xuanwu Gate, cut off the bolt and entered the palace.

At this time, Wu Zetian was in Yingxian Palace, Zhang Cambodia and others beheaded Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong in the corridor of Yingxian Palace, and then entered the Hall of Eternal Life where Wu Zetian lived, and surrounded her with guards. Wu Zetian sat up in surprise and asked, "Who is making trouble?" ”

Zhang Cambodia replied: "Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong conspired to rebel, and the ministers have killed them on the orders of the crown prince, because they are worried that they may leak the news, so they have not told you." Raise troops to kill the traitor in the forbidden place of the palace, alarm the Son of Heaven, and the ministers deserve death! ”

Wu Zetian saw that Li Xian was also in the crowd, so he said to him: "Did you let you do this?" These two boys have been killed, you can go back to the East Palace. ”

Huan Yanfan stepped forward and said, "How can the prince go back to the East Palace?" At the beginning, the emperor entrusted his beloved crown prince to His Majesty, but now he is old, but he has been the prince in the East Palace, and the will of heaven and the people has long missed the Li family. The ministers did not dare to forget the kindness of Taizong and the emperor, so they respected the prince and exterminated the rebel ministers who committed rebellion. I hope that Your Majesty will pass the throne to the crown prince in order to obey the wishes of the heavens and the people! ”

Li Zhan was the son of Li Yifu, and Wu Zetian found him and said to him: "Are you also the general who killed Zhang Yizhi?" I usually treat you father and son well, but I didn't expect that there would be today's changes! ”

Li Zhan's face was full of shame and he couldn't answer. Wu Zetian said to Cui Xuanwei again: "Other people are promoted after being recommended by others, only you were personally promoted, why are you here?" ”

Cui Xuanwei said: "I did this precisely to repay His Majesty's great kindness to me. ”

Next, Zhang Changqi, Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Changyi and others were arrested, all of them were beheaded, and the above-mentioned criminals were beheaded together with Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong in the south of the Tianjin Bridge in the divine capital.

On this day, in order to prevent the occurrence of sudden incidents, Yuan Shuji accompanied the prime minister Li Dan to lead the soldiers and horses of Nanya, and they arrested Wei Chengqing, Fang Rong and Si Liqing Cui Shenqing, all of whom were Zhang Yizhi's comrades.

Previously, Zhang Changyi had built a very luxurious mansion, larger in scale than the mansions of kings and princesses, and someone wrote on his door at night: "How many days can silk weave a day's tulle?" ”

Zhang Changyi asked people to get rid of the handwriting, and it was written again, which happened six or seven times in total. Zhang Changyi wrote on the door with a pen: "Even if it is only for one day, I feel satisfied. "This hasn't happened since.

Jiachen (23rd), Wu Zetian issued a document, deciding that Li Xian would handle the state affairs on his behalf and grant amnesty to the world.

Yuan Shuji was appointed as the squire of Fengge and Tongping Zhangshi, and ten envoys were sent to each state with the seal of the Son of Heaven to pacify him. On the 24th, Wu Zetian passed the throne to Li Xian.

Kill Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, and Zhang Cambodia first plotted. On merit, he was promoted to Tianguan Shangshu, Tongfeng Pavilion Luantai Sanpin, and Hanyang County King, and was given to 500 households that paid taxes. In less than half a year, he was exempted from governing political affairs with the title of "special advancement" as the king of Hanyang County.

Soon, Zhang Cambodia was squeezed out by Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi.

Wu Sansi slandered Li Xian on the grounds that Zhang Cambodia and other five ministers had framed Empress Wei, and Li Xian issued an edict and removed them from their positions as prime ministers.

After Zhang Cambodia lost power, he was willing to return to Xiangzhou to recuperate, so he appointed him as the assassin of Xiangzhou.

Before leaving, Li Xian wrote poems for him to sacrifice to the god of the road, and also ordered the ministers to go to Dingding Gate to give him food.

After arriving in Xiangzhou, he treated his subordinates with law and discipline, and did not indulge in forgiveness even if his relatives and friends were old friends. When the Han River swelled and invaded the outer city, Zhang Cambodia built an embankment on the barracks to curb the raging rapids, and the whole territory relied on it for flood control.

Then, Zhang Cambodia earnestly resigned from the prince, but the court did not allow it. Soon he was demoted and exiled to Takizhou and Xinzhou......