Chapter 19 Xu Jingye's Rising Army and "A Call to Martial Arts"

In the past few months, a young lord was abolished, a new lord was imprisoned one after another, and other things one after another. People with insight were terrified and disturbed when they saw it. The reign title of "Guangzhai" was also filthy with lust and violence.Although the common people don't say anything, they can't think about it in their hearts: this empress Wu, Taizong's court lady, empress Gaozong, the mother and murderer of her children.There are rumors everywhere, and everyone has doubts.The common people miss the Emperor Taizong back then, and sympathize with the two imprisoned young masters, who are the grandsons of Emperor Taizong.Empress Wu had better not take a step into the ancestral temple of the Li family.

In the eyes of smart people, the most dangerous move is to promote Wu's nephews and build Wu's ancestral temple in Luoyang, which is exactly the opposite of Empress Wu's idea of ​​not reusing the queen's in-laws.Now Empress Wu entrusts all her nephews to important positions and occupy prominent positions.Because Empress Wu had three uncles, and now she has fourteen nephews, among which Wu Chengsi, Wu Yizong, and Wu Youning are the most prominent.Wu Chengsi is the most ambitious and active, ignorant, purely a snob, dedicated to relying on the strong to bully the weak, scheming and treacherous, never quiet for a moment, is a real little politician, and was appointed as a minister in May middle.But he was not qualified for the job. Although Empress Wu was close, she could not be appointed, and she resigned after less than one month in office.Chengsi was the eldest grandson of Empress Wu's father, and he continued to occupy prominent positions in the court.The nephews surnamed Wu jumped up suddenly, while the princes of the Tang family were scattered and withered, or were relegated, or their power and position were deprived.The common people's criticism is that after the abbot Xiaobao took pictures of Wu, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi took pictures of the great abbot, while the ministers took pictures of the Wu brothers.The other Wu brothers were either in the official position as generals, or as the heads of a yamen.

Empress Wu was debauched and debauched, destroying the Tang clan.However, the clan of the Tang Dynasty also had a large number of people.Gaozong and Taizong have more than a dozen brothers, all of whom are in their fifties to seventies, and everyone has children and grandchildren.There are at least thirty people on the throne.But because Empress Wu held the power alone, the real power of the court had been completely controlled by the Wu brothers.The Wu brothers are inferior to the Tang clan in terms of education, character, and appearance.The Wu brothers are all domineering and rude, and important positions in the court, such as the generals of the two capitals and the generals of the Habayashi Army, are all in the hands of the Wu brothers, so the Tang Dynasty died from within.

The descendants of Wu are in power, which is reasonable and legal.Some of Taizong's brothers were gentle elders, deeply respected and loved by the people.Among them, Han Wang Yuanjia, Huo Wang Yuangui, and Lu Wang Lingkui are the most famous.Empress Wu made them high officials and decorated them for the court, but they had no real power.Wu Chengsi wanted to depose these elders and move them to other provinces, so he clashed with Zhongshuling Pei Yanzheng.But before Pei Yan resigned, these elders of the Tang family were all safe and sound.But they have no power and no soldiers, so what's the use?

What caught the public's attention the most was Wu Chengsi's invitation to establish an ancestral temple for the Wu family in Luoyang.This is obviously the meaning of founding a country and establishing a dynasty for the Wu family.Because the Wu family already had an ancestral temple in Chang'an, it was of course an act of rebellion to build the Wu family's ancestral temple in Luoyang, the eastern capital, according to the scale of the Tang family's ancestral temple.The ancestors of the Wu family have all been crowned with titles, and now the ancestors of the five generations have all been crowned kings.

Now rumors are rampant, and the people are restless.Empress Wu was apparently plotting to overthrow the Tang Dynasty.The common people never forget Taizong, someone must stand up and rejuvenate the Great Tang Dynasty.The two young masters were under confinement, powerless.Seeing the situation at that time, the other princes and sons of the Tang family felt uneasy.Empress Wu was already too licentious and domineering, and she felt that no one would rebel, and if there were, it would not be difficult to suppress them. Now is the time for a group of Confucian scholars to rise up. Xu Jingye is the grandson of the British prince Li. Li once personally served as the seal and the concubine of Wuchen as the queen. Now Xu Jingye has raised troops to denounce Empress Wu.Six or seven Confucian scholars and several officials deposed by Empress Wu gathered in Yangzhou.Everyone thinks that Empress Wu was perverted, licentious and violent, and the people of the country must feel the same.So he used tricks to control the Yangzhou garrison, falsely claiming that his father Zhanghuai Prince Xian was not killed when he was in Chengdu, but now he is in the army, and now he is raising troops to denounce Empress Wu.Standing upright and conforming to the hearts of the people, everyone looked forward to the rejuvenation of the Tang Dynasty, and they were extremely enthusiastic. Ten days later, they claimed to gather 100,000 troops.

At the beginning of the army, King Luo Bin first drafted "Discussing Wu Zhao" and passed it on to prefectures and counties.This proclamation has become a masterpiece of prose in China, and it will be immortal forever.The call to action spread to Kyoto, causing a sensation.However, the matter of Xu Jingye's rebellion seemed to be neglected and did not attract much attention. Some famous lines were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone scrambled to recite them.Aside from the sonorous and resounding tone of the article, its content speaks out the true thoughts of the people in the country, and expresses what Confucian scholars and officials only dare to whisper at home on weekdays.The meaning is expressed vividly and vividly, and the writing is elegant and vigorous. It describes the crimes of Empress Wu's common anger, and the damage to Empress Wu's reputation is far greater than a hundred thousand troops.

The original text of "Discussing Wu Zhao" is as follows: The pseudo-Linchao Wu family is not docile, and the land is cold.Xi Chong Taizong went down to Chen and tried to change clothes to serve him.It's almost the evening festival, and the erotic palace is dirty and chaotic.Secretly concealing the selfishness of the late emperor, plotting the love of the backroom.Seeing jealousy at the beginning, the eyebrows refuse to make people.A slanderous worker, a foxy charm can confuse the Lord.After practicing the Yuan Dynasty, he was in Huidi, and he trapped my lord in Jumo. With lizards as their heart, wolves by nature, close to evil and secluded, mutilating loyal and good people, killing sisters and brothers, killing kings and mothers, the envy of humans and gods is the same, and the heaven and the earth cannot tolerate it.

He still hides evil intentions and steals artifacts.The king's beloved son is secluded in other palaces; the thief's clan alliance entrusts him with important responsibilities.Alas!Huo Zimengzhi did not do it, and Zhu Xuhouzhi died.When Yan pecked at the emperor's grandson, he knew that Han Zuo was about to end; after Emperor Longmi, he knew that Xia Ting was in decline. The proclamation continues to describe the grand occasion of the rebel army: Dedicated, former minister of the Tang Emperor, Duke Zhongzi, dedicated to the success of the first emperor, and the kindness of the Heben Dynasty.Song Weizi's joy and sorrow are justified; Yuan Junshan's tears are in vain?It is because of the anger of the situation, Zhian Sheji, because of the disappointment of the world, Shun Yunei's heart, raise the flag of righteousness, and swear to clean up the evildoers.It connects Baiyue in the south and Sanhe in the north, with groups of iron cavalry and jade axes.The red millet in Hailing, the accumulation of storage is poor; the yellow flag in Jiangpu, how far is the contribution to recovery?The sound of the class moves and the north wind rises, and the sword energy rushes while the south fights flat.If you are silent, the mountains will collapse, and if you are loud, the situation will change.Using this to control the enemy, how can the enemy not be destroyed?How can we not succeed in this attempt?

At the end of the article, he called on the veterans of the former court to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty.The call-to-action said: "If the soil of a scorpion is not dry, what is the loneliness of six feet?" The call-to-action calls on the common people to unite and be loyal to Li Tang.The rebel army will win the flag and win immediately.