Chapter 485: Luoyang Mutiny
Luoyang, Henan Province Observation Envoy Yamen.
Not long ago, the Henan Provincial Supervision Envoy and the principal officials of various prefectures and counties received a notice that Li Ke, the king of Shu, was going to Luoyang to hold a spring ploughing meeting next year, and everyone rushed to Luoyang for the meeting.
Today, everyone arrived at the venue and waited for Li Ke, the king of Shu, to receive him.
Li Ke, the king of Shu, is the brother of the emperor today, and everyone is naturally unwilling to let go of the opportunity to get close to him, so they are very active in coming to Luoyang, and many people have prepared a large number of property for this to honor His Royal Highness.
Before the meeting began, the eldest grandson Shunde suddenly appeared at the venue.
The observation of Henan Province made Hong Jin feel a little surprised, he didn't know why this retired grandfather suddenly appeared here, he was about to step forward to say hello, but suddenly found a group of heavily armed officers behind the eldest grandson Shunde.
Among them is Liu Wenzhong, the commander of the 35th Cavalry Division, who has been sent to Persia!
Hong Jin realized that something was wrong, he wanted to find out the truth, stood up and said to the eldest grandson Shunde:
"Pi Guo Xianggong, when did you come to Luoyang, and you didn't say hello in advance, so the next official went to meet you?"
The eldest grandson Shunde said: "Lord Hong, I am accompanying His Royal Highness the King of Shu, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu has something to announce in a while." ”
Luoyang Thorn Shi stood up and was about to go to the toilet, and two soldiers immediately followed by him.
All the officials realized that something was wrong, but when they saw the soldiers at the door of the hall, everyone did not dare to move.
Shiratori Tomokako came, and she beckoned to the eldest grandson, Shunde, and motioned for him to come out.
After the eldest grandson Shunde came out, he asked, "What about His Royal Highness the King of Shu?" ”
Bai Tori Zhikako told Li Ke about the situation.
The eldest grandson Shunde was very dissatisfied and said, "How did you do it?" He doesn't show up, what should I do? ”
Shiratori Tomokako said: "It's okay, how to proceed, just go down, once an announcement is made in his name, he can't follow it." ”
The eldest grandson, Shunde, now has no way to retreat, gritted his teeth and said, "Then so be it." ”
The eldest grandson, Shunde, accompanied Bai Bird Zhikako into the hall.
Officials in Henan Province saw Shiratori Tomokako and didn't know what this woman was doing.
The eldest grandson Shunde introduced: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the princess of Shu, and I invite her to speak." ”
Bai Bird Zhixiangzi: "My lords, His Royal Highness the King of Shu occasionally feels cold and cannot come to the meeting for the time being. He asked me to speak to you on his behalf.
After careful investigation, His Royal Highness the King of Shu has now found out that Emperor Taizong was killed by Li Su with poison, and Li Su shamelessly stole the emperor's seat.
This matter is already known to many people in Chang'an.
Li You, the former king of Yiyang, has left Beijing and called on the righteous people of the world to rise up and overthrow Li Su's rebel thief.
Li Zhi, the king of Changsha, has also raised troops in response.
As the son of Emperor Taizong, His Royal Highness the King of Shu was determined to avenge his father, and specially came to Luoyang to organize a large army to enter Beijing to rebel. ”
The eldest grandson, Shunde, was very satisfied with the statement that Bai Bird Zhixiangzi had fabricated Li Zhi's rebellion, and no one could verify it now anyway.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the words of Tomokako Shiratori caused an earthquake among the officials of Henan Province. Everyone is talking about it.
As for the truth of the matter, none of them, the local officials, could tell the truth, and they didn't know what to do.
The eldest grandson Shunde said: "This matter is indeed true, I was ordered by the Empress Dowager of the eldest grandson, and cooperated with His Royal Highness the King of Shu to Luoyang to organize the righteous army to enter Beijing to rebel." He also fabricated the decree of the Empress Dowager of the eldest grandson.
At this time, the officials were even more skeptical, but the stakes were so high that no one dared to express their position. ”
At this time, Liu Wenzhong, commander of the 35th Cavalry Division, said: "Our military resolutely obeys the decree of the Queen Mother, please don't rebel." ”
As he spoke, he pulled out half of the horizontal knife on his waist, and inserted it back fiercely, making a crisp sound of "Canglang"!
The cronies who were planted among the officials stood up and expressed their support for the opinion of the eldest grandson Shunde.
A county official who was a student of the former industrial school, he was very convinced of Li Su, and he questioned: "The current emperor is extremely benevolent and filial, and the lower officials do not believe that he will do anything to murder Emperor Taizong.
There must be a misunderstanding here. ”
The eldest grandson Shunde said angrily: "You are a small magistrate, and you dare to suspect that the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness the King of Shu are really Li Su's sworn friends of the traitor."
Someone, push him out and behead him, and go out to sacrifice the flag for the rebel army! ”
Several soldiers came in and pushed the county official out of the hall. Then, a scream was heard outside.
Soon, a soldier came in with the head of the county official.
The eldest grandson Shunde deliberately killed people to deter these officials! His ruthlessness worked, and the officials of Henan Province were silent one by one.
Henan Provincial Observation Envoy Hong Jin originally wanted to ask the eldest grandson Shunde, is there a handwritten letter from the eldest grandson empress dowager? Now that I look at it, I don't dare to make a sound anymore.
He asked tremblingly: "Grandpa Guo, since there is the will of the Queen Mother and her old man, you should obey it." Tell me what you command. ”
The eldest grandson Shunde said: "Support His Royal Highness the King of Shu as the new emperor, start a state of war in Henan Province, recruit reserves and militia into the army, organize grain and grass, and enter Beijing to fight against rebellion. ”
Hong Jin, the observer of Henan Province, said: "Okay, Xiaguan will go back and prepare." So saying, he walked out.
Hong Jin wanted to get out of here before making plans. The other officials also had this idea and stood up and walked out.
"Wait a minute." Tomokako Hakutori, who saw through their thoughts, said. She took out a letter of rebellion and said, "Please sign it." ”
Hong Jin and the others had no choice but to sign their names obediently.
At this moment, there was a running sound outside, and an officer came in and whispered a few words in the ear of the eldest grandson Shunde.
The eldest grandson Shunde's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly walked out. Hakutori Tomokako and the others hurriedly followed.
Before the arrival of Duho's army, he had sent people into the city in advance, and when the army arrived, he took control of the city gates.
Outside Luoyang City, the farm of Baiqiao Zhixiangzi.
Li Ke was lying on the bed, very anxious. He played a scoundrel and avoided participating in the rebellion meeting, but this did not solve the problem fundamentally, he could not always pretend to be unconscious, and he did not know how to deal with it the next time.
At this moment, there was a shout of killing from outside, followed by the sound of knives and guns clashing, and the sound of the crowd running.
Soon after, he heard screams outside the door, and then someone shouted: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, where are you?" ”
Li Ke knew that someone had come to rescue him. He shouted, "I'm here!"
A few days later, the Taiji Palace, Li Su's study.
Wei Zheng, Huang Furui, Gao Jingming, Du He, Wu Cong and others gathered together, all beaming.
Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, this rebellion has collapsed the domestic opposition forces in one fell swoop, and since then the Tang Dynasty has become more stable, which is really gratifying!" ”