Chapter 24: The Rock Breaker (2)
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Now I recall what Li Jinzhong said on the day of the first Yanying meeting not long ago, and it has been unbelievably fulfilled: If the troubles around us have not been eliminated, how can we talk about quelling the rebellion and vassals, and rebuilding the prosperous world?
But at the thought of eliminating the remnants of the Zhang family, the emperor couldn't help but feel some helplessness in his heart: although his father was cowardly, he had been unable to stop the Zhang family's power for many years, but he still left a Li Jinzhong by his side, and he was able to set things right when he was in danger and help him inherit the throne without danger;
Not to mention the Furong in front of the Zhang family, even if the master is no longer alive, he can still secretly plan and successfully plan and carry out such an incredible palace assassination.
As for himself, on the surface, he seems to be in a hurry, and there are many good generals in the court, but there is no one who is really intimate with him and can be of great use.
It's ridiculous to think about it now, when he was canonized as the crown prince, he talked with Liu Yi many times about the gains and losses of the previous emperors of this dynasty in the Chinese army tent of the marshal of the soldiers and horses under his command. When it comes to his grandfather's generation, although Liu Yi admires his grandfather's martial arts, he bluntly points out that favoring eunuchs and reusing relatives are the two major inducements that led to the prosperity and decline of this dynasty at the hands of his grandfather, and his grandfather himself was also burdened by it, so that he could hardly die well. In the end of his father's dynasty, there were people outside the court whispering, and it was rumored that my grandfather was angry because he was forced by his father to be the emperor with no name and power. Eventually, he was depressed.
What's more, he once said to Liu Yi that he would one day be on the Ninth Five-Year Plan. We will emulate the politics of Taizong's dynasty, pro-scholar clans, and small nights, abolish the so-called old evils of interfering in politics in the internal dynasty, and advocate a new situation of Confucianism governing the country.
After several palace infighting, the emperor had to admit how young and frivolous he was back then, and he didn't know anything about the world:
Minister of the Noble Clan. Regardless of his birth, his hands and feet have been firmly bound by those volumes of sage quotations. Don't listen to any incivility, don't do it, it's okay to sit and talk about it, once they face the bloody turmoil of the court's harem, their first thought is how to preserve their own glory and wealth. Either it's fame. Do your best to make some pedantic and useless thoughts.
Compared to them, the eunuchs were very different. Once they are clean and castrated, they become incomplete people, and they will be less burdened by the children of their families, and they naturally do not need to take care of their backs. And for themselves, more importantly, they have always regarded themselves as slaves, and they can only keep their hearts and minds with their masters without distraction. in order to obtain a relatively noble status, and the villain acts. To have no taboos, you can do everything you can to achieve your goals with extraordinary means. Since he has ascended to the pole as an emperor, he has personal experience, and eunuchs are undoubtedly the most reassuring and competent people to use.
The eunuch then thought of Li Jinzhong, who could currently use it for himself and eliminate the remnants of the Zhang family as soon as possible, and the emperor really couldn't think of a second person.
In fact, the reason why the assassin was able to quickly assassinate in the palace last night was another factor that seemed to be accidental, but really made the emperor hold a grudge:
Most of the generals of the prison army who were responsible for guarding the gates of the Daming Palace and the eunuchs in charge of the six bureaus of the Inner Servant Province went to the Jin State Mansion to visit Li Jinzhong's injuries when the assassins were assassinated, so that after the assassin's whereabouts were discovered, they could not gather enough forbidden troops to block them in a hurry, so they had to temporarily transfer the hundreds of forbidden troops under Wu Bi who were ambushed in the East Jiacheng to the nearest emergency, so as to ensure that the Yaohua Palace, where the emperor was located, was not attacked by the assassins.
Before his death, his father deliberately issued a decree to confer on Li Jinzhong, the Duke of Gaojue, and his intention was clear to the emperor: it was nothing more than to use the reward of Gaojue to deprive Li Jinzhong of his real power, so as to prevent him from dominating the court in the future by virtue of the special honor of supporting the new emperor to ascend to the pole, forming a trend that could not be lost and was not easy to be controlled by the emperor.
However, since his ascension to the pole, Li Jinzhong's various words and deeds have been observed, and instead of retiring from success, he has tried every means to fight for power and profit, cultivating party henchmen, especially in the Daming Palace, there are signs of replacing the Zhang family.
Fortunately, the Zhang family died at his hands, and with this blood debt, he could be used to deal with the ubiquitous and ghostly remnants of the Zhang family.
However, using Li Jinzhong to deal with the remnants of the Zhang family also has a risk that cannot be underestimated: that is, the Li family's forces take advantage of the opportunity to sit in the palace.
After thinking about this, the emperor suddenly realized the importance of a powerful family of relatives to the stability of the imperial power, and the Yang family had a bad reputation, but first, it was connected with his own blood, and secondly, he still had roots in the internal and external dynasties, and it was indeed the best choice to help him stabilize his harem.
When the mother realized that she was inevitably framed by the Zhang family, she specially asked Mama Xia to stay in the East Palace, and as soon as she became the emperor, she conveyed to herself the wish of establishing the Yang family as the queen, which can really be described as a long-term vision and good intentions! can only sigh that with Yang Tanger's incense and jade, years of hard work have come to naught.
"Your Majesty, Jing Yuncong, Liu Yi, Zeng Qingze, and Wei Chang are now waiting outside the palace." Xie Liangchen's tone, although gentle, still pulled the emperor back from his nightmarish meditation to the grim reality in front of him.
The emperor sat up straight in the dragon seat, and while taking the wet towel from Xie Liangchen's hand, he wiped his blurred eyes, and asked, "Why, the Duke of Jin has not arrived yet?" ”
Xie Liangchen half-bowed his waist and replied vaguely: "According to the person summoned by the old slave to the Jin State Mansion, the Jin Kingdom Duke was beaten yesterday because of his brain, and he claimed that he had an unbearable headache and was in a trance, and he could not be called to the palace face saint. ”
Li Jinzhong dared to say that he couldn't afford to be sick! When the emperor heard the news, a wave of anger hit his head, and he immediately thought about it, as if he suddenly understood the mystery of what Li Jinzhong did, and forced Xie Liangchen to instruct him angrily: "You go and go on another trip, just say that I have decided to comply with what the Duke of Jin asked for yesterday, and I ask him to rush to Yanying as soon as possible." If I prevaricate again, I will go to the Jin State Mansion to visit me. ”
Wu Bi, who was standing beside the emperor, had a quarrel with Li Jinzhong a few days ago, and he was quite unaccustomed to his arrogance and domineering, and when he heard that the emperor treated him so leniently, he blurted out: "This matter does not need to be handed over to Lord Xie to do, I will immediately take a few personal soldiers to tie this old gelding donkey to see the emperor." ”
The emperor quickly glanced at Xie Liangchen, and pretended to reprimand Wu Bi and said, "The general must not speak in vain. Jin Guogong was beaten by Lin Shu yesterday because I saw it with my own eyes, and there was nothing untrue. Moreover, the investigation of the murder case in the palace last night had to be presided over by the Duke of Jin Guo in person to be successful, the general had returned to Beijing for a short time, and he was not very familiar with the situation in the palace. ”
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