Chapter 509: The Battle for the Enthronement
readx; The sudden news surprised everyone, they looked at each other, and they understood almost at the same time, this is the big thing Pei Min said, Li Heng has been planning for a long time, and at this critical moment, he disbanded the political hall and killed the young emperor. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Hao knelt down to the north and cried loudly, Cui Jian was shocked and angry, and scolded: "He dared to risk the disapproval of the world and killed two emperors, isn't he afraid of going to hell after death?" ”
At this time, Pei Min also recovered his senses from the extreme shock, and he immediately said to everyone: "Now is not the time to cry, everyone hurry up and take your family to Chang'an County, no!" No! We can't take care of our families, we will go to Chang'an to take refuge now, and if we are one step late, we will not be able to leave. ”
Everyone understood what Pei Min meant, and walked quickly outside the gate in a panic, Pei Min walked at the end, he took his wife with him by the way, everyone got into the carriage, the coachman whipped up, and several carriages drove quickly towards Chang'an County.
They were very lucky, as soon as the carriage rushed through Suzaku Street, Li Heng's martial law was issued, and all the doors of Wannian County were closed, and groups of Jinwuwei soldiers ran on the street, ordering pedestrians to go home immediately, and Pei Mansion and Wei Mansion in Wannian County were surrounded by soldiers.
The sudden martial law in Wannian County made the people of Chang'an puzzled, and some people had vaguely guessed that something might have happened in the DPRK, but the truth had been blocked, and all the circumstances could only be known by waiting for dawn.
For those in the know or participants, this night is undoubtedly a sleepless night, and this short night will completely change the history of Datang.
On the high steps of the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace, Li Heng looked down at the Chang'an City with his hands behind his back, and he had a feeling of embracing the world into his arms, and now this feeling has become real.
Daming Palace has been completely isolated from the outside world, except for a few eunuchs who initially escaped from the news, others can no longer enter and exit, the heavily armed Yulin Army will be tightly controlled by Daming Palace, the current control of Daming Palace Yulin Army is led by Zuo General Xu Ziyao, he has been completely bought by Li Heng, and Yulin Army General An Baoyu's mother died last month, he asked for three months of bereavement leave, so it gave Li Heng a chance to control Daming Palace.
But Li Heng on the Taiji Palace and the Imperial City can't control it, the 5,000 Yulin Army over there is commanded by the right general Zhao Yuxin, Zhao Yuxin is the henchman of the former Yulin Army General Changsun Quanxu, if you want to control him, you must win over Changsun Quanxu, but unfortunately after the Pinglou incident, Li Heng has no chance to reconcile with Changsun Quanxu.
But nothing can be exhaustive, he can't control the five thousand Yulin army in the imperial city, and he can't control the twenty thousand Niu Wei in Chang'an County, this is actually nothing, more importantly, he Li Heng has 200,000 Guanzhong troops in his hands, he is not afraid of anyone to embarrass him, even if it is the Anxi army, he is not afraid, this is the strength, as for the pen of the historian behind him, he is even more afraid, as long as he ascends to the throne, history is not a ball of noodles in his hands?
Behind him, there were all the Yulin troops and palace guards, and General Zuo Xu Ziyao stepped forward and said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, I respectfully ask Your Majesty to ascend to the throne." ”
Looking at the lights of thousands of homes in the city, Li Heng suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, he laughed so happily, many years of grievances were left behind by him at this moment, this is when he suddenly turned around, staring at the throne he had dreamed of for nearly twenty years, he could no longer restrain his inner excitement, and strode towards the supreme throne of Hanyuan Palace.
........ The night was dark, several war horses galloped on the official road west of Chang'an like the wind, Hu Peiyun bit his lip tightly, he quickly rode and whipped, infinite hatred emerged in his eyes, he felt a kind of nest that he had never had, as the head of the internal affairs department of Chang'an, he actually knew nothing about Li Heng's plan, which made him feel ashamed and ashamed, but the matter had already happened, he could only do things well in the future, and then ask the general for guilt.
They galloped like a gust of wind, and in less than an hour, they rushed to the Anxi army camp in Xianyang, and after the report, they were hurriedly taken into the solemn tent by the soldiers on duty.
"Manager Hu, you always come to me in the middle of the night!" Yan Zhuang yawned and complained a little tiredly.
"Sir, it's no wonder, something big happened in Chang'an, and I had to come overnight."
"Don't worry, sit down first!"
Yan Zhuang invited him to sit down and said with a smile: "Let me guess, okay?" ”
He groaned for a moment, then smiled: "But the young emperor died? ”
Hu Peiyun was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "How does Mr. know?" ”
"I read the information you sent the day before yesterday, it said that the saint was sick, I was thinking, if the saint died of illness at this time, it would be a good excuse for Li Heng, but I didn't expect him to really do it."
Yan Zhuang looked quite proud, he was proud that he could accurately touch Li Heng's heart, but Hu Peiyun felt very frustrated, and said: "It's a pity that he still got it, I'm incompetent!" ”
"Nope! No! No! ”
Yan Zhuang hurriedly comforted him and said: "His success is not a bad thing for us, this is also what the general expects, the general knew that there would be today as early as when he supported the little emperor to ascend the throne, if you stop it, it will be bad for the general's big thing, do you understand?" ”
The solemn explanation made Hu Peiyun's guilty heart relax, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Although it is a bit of a fluke, after all, we have no insight, which cannot be denied." ”
"Let's not talk about that."
Yan Zhuang waved his hand and said with a smile: "What is the situation in Chang'an now, and what is the reaction of the political hall?" ”
The information sent to the Xianyang camp was once every two days, and the dissolution of the political hall was yesterday morning, and Yan Zhuang did not know it yet.
"This is also the second thing I want to report to Mr. Wang, because the four ministers of the political hall resigned at the same time, so the political hall was disbanded yesterday."
"And that kind of thing?"
Yan Zhuang was stunned, and after a while, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he sighed: "Okay! What a Li Heng, no wonder the general asked me not to despise this person, sure enough, there are means, the political hall was disbanded at this juncture, and Li Heng cleared the biggest obstacle to his accession to the throne. ”
"But without the support of the ministers led by the political affairs hall, how can he ascend the throne?" Hu Peiyun still didn't understand.
"You don't understand this, isn't the political hall dissolved? Just form another one, three Xiangguo or five Xiangguo can do it, it's just ridiculous that Zhang Yun thinks he can be like a fish in water on both sides, but this time he was played hard by Li Heng, now I'm afraid his intestines are repentant, I have to admit that this Li Heng is a master of playing with power. ”
Hu Peiyun pondered for a moment and asked, "Since Mr. has expected it, then according to Mr. wishes, what should we do next?" ”
Yan Zhuang nodded and said, "You asked well, these two days are the most critical moments, you and Nan Jiyun have to do what I say, and we have to act tonight." ”
......... Chang'an City is bounded by a Vermilion Bird Street, there is a scene of water and fire, Wannian County is under martial law by Jinwuwei, the lights of every household are extinguished early, and the Buddha is silent in each square like a stagnant water; But Chang'an County is wide open, all night long, pedestrians and carriages are endless, the lights are brilliant, the West Market is also allowed to open a night market, the shops are full of vigor and shouting, customers are weaving, shoulder to shoulder.
The soldiers of Qianniuwei also patrolled the streets in groups, and when they arrived, Chang'an County also began to quiet down, when the gendarmes with red armbands went door-to-door to distribute leaflets, and the contents of the leaflets were shocking.
'Fathers kill sons, ancestors kill grandchildren, ethics are annihilated, and people are miserable. ’
The leaflet used extremely detailed facts to expose the fact that Emperor Li Heng poisoned the first emperor in Huangzhuang last year, and also revealed the tragedy that happened in Daming Palace today, the little emperor only fell into the water and suffered from the cold, but tonight he was poisoned and died, who is the murderer, passers-by know.
The leaflet was sent to every household, and the illiterate people went to the literate people to explain, and soon, the news on the leaflet shocked Chang'an County, although it was a little unbelievable, but after thinking about it, it was reasonable.
At this time, some officials came from the Daming Palace and informed the officials living in Chang'an County one by one that major matters would be discussed tomorrow morning, and all officials above the seventh grade in Chang'an must attend.
Worry shrouded in the hearts of every Tang official, although the hour is very late, but the court officials who live in Chang'an County spontaneously, come to Taipingfang in twos and threes, and receive the news that other officials also came, and thousands of court officials gradually gathered on the square in front of Taipingfang Dugu Mansion, among these officials, some are only low-grade petty officials, and some are high-ranking officials and dignitaries above the fifth grade, but no matter what their status is, everyone's hearts are equally full of confusion and worry, where will Datang go?
The surroundings of Dugu Mansion have been closely guarded by thousands of Qianniuwei soldiers, and every official who has arrived must be verified for identity, Dugu Mansion's family has also specially lit dozens of large lanterns in the square, shining like daylight, Pei Min and other six high-ranking officials who fled from Wannian County are temporarily living in Dugu Mansion at this time, they also came out, and more than 1,000 officials discussed tomorrow's countermeasures together, and the square was full of whispers.
Wei Tao hurriedly found Pei Min with an official, "Pei Xiangguo, this is a member of the Ministry of Rites, he has an important situation to report to Xiangguo." ”
The official stepped forward and saluted: "See Xiangguo for your humble position!" ”
When Pei Min saw him, he smiled and said, "What important information does Song Envoy have to say?" ”
"Returning to the country, the lowly position is very good at playing polo, and our colleagues in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War will meet to play ball outside the city every ten holidays, and we are usually too lazy to run to deliver letters, so we use carrier pigeons to contact, and the lowly position is the person responsible for contact, I can use carrier pigeons to notify more than a dozen officials living in Wannian County, so that they can understand the truth and keep the same pace with us."
"That's a good idea!"
Pei Min immediately praised: "Let them find a way to inform the Zhao Wang Party and the royalists in the same square that they will not go to court tomorrow." ”
At this time, Wei Tao smiled and said: "We also have carrier pigeons, and I can also use carrier pigeons to inform the Wei family and close ministers in Wannian County, so that they will not go to court tomorrow." ”
Pei Min got his reminder, and then he remembered that the Pei family can actually do it, and there are also many Pei clan people in Chang'an County, and they can also find a way to notify the same clan in Wannian County to boycott tomorrow's early dynasty.
He immediately turned and walked up the steps, waved his hands and shouted, "Colleagues, please be quiet and listen to me." ”
Seeing that it was Pei Min who was the right minister of the country, he spoke, and more than a thousand officials quieted down and looked at him, Pei Min said loudly: "Tomorrow's so-called early dynasty, Li Heng must be trying to ascend the throne, this person's accession to the throne will make my Tang Dynasty humiliated, this is the shame of the Tang Dynasty, maybe we can't stop his madness, but we don't recognize his identity, we want to resist his accession to the throne, we want everyone in the world to know, what kind of person wants to steal the Tang Dynasty, kill his son and grandson, where is the etiquette, righteousness and shame?" Where is human morality? I, Pei Min, the right minister of the Tang Dynasty, hereby propose to the monarchs that we would rather be civilians and peasants, and never be his official and semi-official positions! ”
"We boycott him!" Cui Lian raised his arms and shouted.
"Resist him!" More than 1,000 officials were infected and raised their arms and shouted together.
"Excellent! Not only do we have to boycott, but we also have to find a way to let the officials of Wannian County know the truth, and we want everyone to boycott together, and everyone will mobilize it! Let your family stop your relatives and friends on the way tomorrow morning, and tell them to go back and not go to the court. ”
Pei Min's suggestion received a positive response from everyone, and everyone was in a hurry to discuss various methods, at this time, the door of Dugu Mansion opened, and more than a dozen maids and women walked out with Princess Zhao Dugu Mingyue, she had to come out, for her husband, Mingyue also knew that everyone spontaneously came to Dugu Mansion to have a deeper meaning, they were eager to get Li Qing'an's news from themselves.
The nurse behind Mingyue was holding her child in her hands, and she was also the only son of Li Qing'an, the king of Zhao, and several personal guards were guarding the child left and right.
Mingyue walked to the steps, Dugufu Square was quiet again, everyone looked at her, Mingyue was holding a tube of pigeon letters in her hand, this was the latest battle situation of the Anxi Army, it was Nan Jiyun who quietly handed it to her just now.
I don't care what news is in this pigeon letter, the key is to be announced by Princess Zhao, which is more convincing, which is also the hope of Pei Min and other important ministers, their Princess Zhao can stabilize the anxious hearts of officials.
"I ask you to calm down your anxious hearts first!"
Mingyue's voice was very soft, but it was clear and resolute, and every word struck in the hearts of the officials.
"Although the dark clouds will temporarily obscure the moon, the north wind will eventually blow it away, and the sky and the earth will be clear."
I don't know who took the lead in applauding first, and then there was thunderous applause in the square, and when everyone's applause subsided, Mingyue raised the red letterbox and said loudly: "This is an urgent letter just sent by His Royal Highness King Zhao, it is his handwritten letter, I will read it to everyone." ”
She unfolded the thin silk under the light of the lantern, and she read aloud: "The division has reported victory before the battle, our Tang army has been shot and killed in the city of Tocharo, the whole army is excited, and the annihilation of the Tubo army is just around the corner!" ”
After a pause, there was a cheer in the square, the officials hugged and cheered in unison, this cheering victory made Pei Min's tears flow out, this good news came too timely, it was like a bright light, illuminating everyone's hearts, bringing hope to everyone, and the anxiety and worry in their hearts were swept away at this time.
(To be continued)