Chapter 53: The Wind Lifts the Clouds (15)
Mao'er said: "The emperor seems to be alert, I'm afraid I can't go back, and I ask the general to take him in." ”
Huo Guang looked at the little girl who was loyal to him, clever and clever, and couldn't help but feel pity, and although the cat was embarrassed, she couldn't hide her natural appearance, saying that it might not be useful in the future, so he said to his wife: "Just leave the cat by your side, arrange a good errand, and take care of it." ”
Huo Xian smiled: "Don't say that the master is doing it accurately." He said to the cat again: "Our Huo family has always been kind-hearted, you are good to be born here with me, and plucking a single hair is enough for you to eat and drink." But if you want to change your name, let's call it Caiwei. ”
The cat was overjoyed, kowtowed three times and cried: "The cat has a name, the cat has a name!" ”
Huo Guang summoned Tian Yannian, Zhang Anshi, Bingji, as well as Huo Yu and his sons-in-law and others overnight, with a solemn face and a low tone: "The matter can't be delayed, we have to prepare everything tonight, and we will start it tomorrow!" ”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
It was late at night, and the entire city of Chang'an was plunged into darkness. Zhang Anshi ordered all military horses to fulfill the responsibilities of the general of the chariot and cavalry. Although Zhang Anshi is weak in appearance and elegant in demeanor, he is not like a person who leads troops to fight, but he is proficient in the art of leading soldiers, with a gold seal and purple ribbon, stepping on a high-headed horse, like an unsheathed sword, leaking the cold light of killing at any time. I saw that he showed the seal letter, ordered someone to open the arsenal, divided the people into squads, extinguished the fire candles, and quietly surrounded the Weiyang Palace in a while, completely cutting off the connection between the Weiyang Palace and the outside world.
Huo Guang's most powerful son-in-law, Fan Mingyou, brought a team of the most elite personal soldiers by himself, walked into the gate of Weiyang Palace, and said to the guards guarding the door: "There are bandits in the palace, in order to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven, the general ordered me to replace you, and you should retreat quickly." ”
When the guard saw the other party's bright armor, he couldn't help but feel worried, and said in a low voice: "We are all people from Changyi, and the Son of Heaven said that he will only listen to his command." ”
Fan Mingyou roared: "Bastard thing, look what this is." As he spoke, he took out the tiger talisman. One person was just about to come up to take a look, but Deputy General Fan Minh You let out a "phew" and stabbed the man through the neck with a short knife, and the others were so frightened that they quickly put down their weapons and ran away.
Fan Mingyou said: "Hurry up and clean it up, don't make any extraneous branches." In addition, those people just now should not let them live, and do not make any noise. ”
When the adjutant general heard this, with a wave of his hand, two people came up and dragged the body away, and several more ran towards the person who had just escaped. In this way, Fan Mingyou easily replaced the sentry posts and guards in Weiyang Palace with his own personal soldiers.
In the greenhouse hall, Liu He slept very unsteadily, and finally fell asleep, and dreamed that Huo Guang was holding a long sword to kill him, so he woke up again in fright, and heard the dog barking outside, so he asked Huangmen to go out to see if there was any movement. The night sinks like water, Huangmen is timid, the two of you push me and I push yours, and after a little walk outside, he came back, and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing outside, maybe it's a cat and dog fight." Rest fast."
Liu He had to lie down, but he couldn't sleep, thinking that he had to take action in the past two days, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to sleep well.
That night, all the imperial historians, generals, liehous, middle two thousand stones, doctors, doctors, and prime minister Yang Chang in Chang'an received an order from General Sima, asking them to discuss in the Xuanshu Hall early the next morning, but it was a full hour earlier than the normal time, everyone was puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask more, just as the emperor had something special to order, only a few people who participated in advance knew that the time had finally come.
Before dawn the next day, a group of people gathered in the Xuanmur Palace, some of whom were inquiring from ear to ear, some of whom took the opportunity to recommend themselves, and some of whom stood with their eyes closed and their hands down, as if everything had nothing to do with them.
As soon as the hour came, I saw Huo Guang change into a general's outfit and stride in. Everyone was amazed, thinking that there was another big war on the frontier, and the general was going to go out in person.
I saw Huo Guang glance at everyone, sank his face, and said straight to the point: "Everyone, everyone may know that the king of Changyi is acting crazy and mediocre, I am afraid that it will endanger the society of the country and the world of the Han family, what should I do?" ”
The ministers were all shocked when they heard this, Huo Guang didn't call him "Son of Heaven", but "King of Changyi", what was this going to do? Is it really going to be a rebellion?
However, there are also many people who are indeed very dissatisfied with the king of Changyi because they have not been rewarded, and they want to express their opinions, but they are afraid that Huo Guang is tempting, so they are all holding back. There are also upright ministers who can't get used to what Liu He did, but they can't get used to Huo Guang's monopoly of power, so they don't speak at all. Above the entire court, there were hundreds of people, but there was no voice.
Huo Guang coughed dryly, and only listened to Zhang Anshi: "The king of Changyi specially appointed the old people of Changyi State, and even the coachman went to the court as officials, and the ministers of the court were all excluded, they drank all day long, indulged in prostitution, and even molested the maids of the first emperor, the frontier was tight, and they didn't care, the world was originally good, but now it is a miasma, and the people are also complaining, and the Han is in danger!" ”
Hearing Zhang Anshi, an old and serious person, also say this, some people followed suit, but there are still many people who are submissive and uneasy, and some people still bow their heads and are silent, not knowing what they are thinking.
At this time, I saw Tian Yannian leave his seat, walked quickly in front of the ministers, held the hilt of the sword with his left hand, and said sadly and angrily in front of everyone: "The first emperor entrusted the young and weak arc to the general, and handed over the major affairs of the country to the general, because he believed that the general was loyal and virtuous, and could protect the Liu family. Now the imperial court has been made into a miasma by a group of traitors and villains, and the country is in danger, and the names of the emperors of the Han Dynasty have a word of 'filial piety', in order to keep the country alive and make the temple sacrifices continuous. If the Han family sacrifice is cut off, even if the general dies, how will he have the face to see the first emperor underground? Today, it is necessary to depose the mediocre people and elect another virtuous person of the Liu family to rule the world, so as to ensure the perpetuation of the Han Dynasty. Please make a decision immediately, follow the general's orders, and if the last one responds among the ministers, I will behead him with a sword! "With that, he drew his sword and cut off the lantern in front of him." "Bang", which scared everyone away.
Huo Guang cried: "Da Sinong is very right, it is the old man who is at fault first, has no eyes, and chooses the wrong person, which makes the country unpeaceful, and I should be punished!" However, please also give the old man a chance to make amends, today, let us play the queen mother and depose the king of Changyi! ”
Huo Guang's voice became more and more high-pitched, and the entire hall shook. Everyone was either overjoyed, forced to be helpless, or held an indifferent mentality, and all kowtowed and said: "The lives of all the people are in the hands of the general, and I will obey the general's orders!" ”
Huo Guang was very satisfied, and shouted loudly: "Please come with me, go and meet the Queen Mother now." He was the first to go out, Zhang Anshi, Tian Yannian and others followed, and Yang Chang was also supported by people to walk forward with small broken steps, and everyone walked out of Weiyang Palace in a mighty way. At this time, Liu He slept very badly at night, and after waking up, he fell asleep in a groggy state, and he didn't know anything about what was happening outside. The people outside have all been replaced by Zhang Anshi and Fan Mingyou's people, and it is even more unlikely that anyone will come to report it.
There were already a large number of carriages and horses waiting outside, and everyone got into the car one after another, and someone said to the same car: "Get in this car, I don't know if you can get down." The people in the same car all said: "Hugh is talking nonsense, the general has planned something, and nothing can be done." Besides, this Liu He is really not very good. When the man heard this, he dared not speak any more.