Chapter 17 3. Local change

The situation has changed, the situation has changed.Some people want to change, some people don't want to change.It seems that no matter how it changes, there seems to be only one result: the 300-year-old Li and Tang Dynasties collapsed. During Zhu Quanzhong's westward expedition, two important episodes occurred, and we need to explain them here, because these two episodes are related to the major events in the following book. When Zhu Quanzhong attacked Hezhong, the deployment had already been made, and suddenly there was urgent news from Babaili that Zhu Quanzhong's Mrs. Zhang was seriously ill.Zhu Quanzhong immediately put down the task of commanding the former enemy and rushed all the way back to Kaifeng.

Mrs. Zhang contracted the cold and had been bedridden for many days. She knew that Zhu Quanzhong was busy with the former enemy, so she couldn't bear to disturb him.Mrs. Zhang has been enduring the torment of the illness, and now she feels very uncomfortable, so she was told to Zhu Quanzhong. After Zhu Quanzhong came back, he stayed by Mrs. Zhang's bed, accompanied him all day long, and delivered water and medicine himself.Zhu Quanzhong's attachment and concern for Mrs. Zhang are beyond words.A few days later, Mrs. Zhang's condition improved, and Zhu Quanzhong felt relieved and returned to the former enemy army.

From this incident, we can decipher at least a few meanings.Mrs. Zhang has a high status in Zhu Quanzhong's mind, and Zhu Quanzhong is worried about her safety.For Zhu Quanzhong, a decisive, almost cold-blooded military strongman and political animal, he still misses a woman, which shows the depth and importance of his affection for Mrs. Zhang.Zhu Quanzhong is a person with a strong desire for personality, but he only has one wife, Mrs. Zhang. At least during Mrs. Zhang's lifetime, Zhu Quanzhong did not marry a concubine.It was only after Zhu Quanzhong became emperor that he accepted two concubines.

Another layer of meaning is that the conquest of Hezhong is a key step in Zhu Quanzhong's overall chess game, and its importance is self-evident.However, Zhu Quanzhong resolutely left the army and left, which shows that Zhu Quanzhong is confident in judging the situation and is sure of the imperial general's use of troops.The generals under his command reassured Zhu Quanzhong. Zhu Quanzhong was not only assured that the general would not betray, but also assured of the general's ability.It's not like in today's society, no matter where the big boss or the boss goes, the mobile phone keeps ringing, and he is too busy to deal with it. It is up to him to give orders to make decisions on big and small matters. It seems that the work of the unit cannot be done without him. .This is both the sorrow of the leader and the sorrow of the subordinates.

Another incident was that someone stabbed Zhu Quanzhong in the back. Zhu Quanzhong mobilized the main force to march westward. The battle line was stretched very long, involving a large number of troops, and the rear was inevitably empty.In Pinglu in the east, now Shandong, there was a Jiedu envoy named Wang Shifan.Wang Shifan can also be regarded as a capable person, not only knowledgeable, but also deeply educated in loyalty and righteousness, and he is also very good at managing political officials.The official system of Pinglu was well-organized by Wang Shifan, and the work efficiency was relatively high.After receiving the news that the emperor was trapped in Fengxiang, Wang Shifan shed two lines of tears and vowed to do justice for the heavens and to help the king.However, Shandong is too far away from Shaanxi, and looking at Chang'an eagerly, I can't use my hands.Since he couldn't rush to the emperor's side, and couldn't share joys and sorrows with the emperor, Wang Shifan said that he would spank the enemy's butt and attack Zhu Quanzhong's rear.

Wang Shifan divided his bureaucrats into small groups, dressed up as small merchants, pushed small carts, pulled knives, guns and sticks, mixed into Bian, Xu, Yan, Yun, Qi, Yi, Henan, Meng, Hua, Hezhong, Shan, Guo , Hua and other prefectures and counties, and made an appointment on a date, and at the same time raised troops to attack Zhu Quanzhong.Wang Shifan started guerrilla warfare.Wang Shifan's strategy is clever and bold, but not rigorous enough and poorly operable.It is too easy to be exposed by sending letters in such a large and scattered manner.Most of the lurking Pinglu army or spies were discovered by the local public security, and the matter was brought to light, and failure was inevitable.

At this point, everyone will inevitably have questions. Zhu Quanzhong has been fighting for years and is busy with military affairs. He spends most of his time leading troops and fighting outside. How does the rear management ensure stable and continuous supply?In fact, not only Zhu Quanzhong is facing such a problem, but all those who achieve great things in the world face such problems. In the process of creating a great cause, they must have a few capable partners.Some so-called "short-lived" heroes lose because of the lack of partners with whom they can cooperate seamlessly.Zhu Quanzhong has been fighting abroad for decades, there must be capable people at the helm in the rear, there is no doubt about it.So who is this person?Who has such ability, and is so suitable for Zhu Quanzhong, who cooperates with Zhu Quanzhong tacitly?This person is Pei Di.

Pei Di, courtesy name Shengzhi, was born in Wenxi, Hedong.Pei Di's busy life has been dedicated to Zhu Quanzhong's hegemony career, and the two have cooperated for thirty years.Such partnerships are arguably rare.Pei Di is not only capable, but also good at handling the relationship with Zhu Quanzhong, which is very difficult to do.Pei Di has a smart and agile personality and is good at financial management. The tax system has been sorted out under his hands and is easy to implement.According to Zhang Taiyan's research, during the late Tang and Five Dynasties, there were many miscellaneous taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the common people suffered unspeakably. Only Zhu Liang had a lighter tax burden.Here, the contribution of Pei Di is indispensable.Pei Di is also good at accounting, and the accounts of the warehouse and treasury are clear under his management.Back and forth, during the thirty years of cooperation between Pei Di and Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Quanzhong devoted his main energy to the military, and entrusted Pei Di to be responsible for all the food and grass supply in the rear.This shows Zhu Quanzhong's trust in Pei Di, and it also shows that Pei Di's ability to mobilize resources can support Zhu Quanzhong's continuous military operations year after year.

The spies sent by Wang Shifan came to Daliang, Kaifeng, and were captured by Pei Di, who was in charge of Daliang.Pei Di observed the words and expressions, saw the flaws, and further interrogated to get the truth.Without further ado, Pei Di had no time to ask Zhu Quanzhong for instructions, so he dispatched Zhu Youning, the commander of the Ma Budu, to lead 10,000 horses to the eastern border for defense in case of emergency.Zhu Youning transferred Ge Congzhou from the front line of Xingzhou to join forces to attack Wang Shifan.It took several days before Zhu Quanzhong got Pei Di's report.Zhu Quanzhong affirmed Pei Di's decision, and at the same time allocated part of his troops to his nephew Zhu Youning to dispatch to fight against Wang Shifan.Because of Pei Di's decisive decision-making, a major crisis was prevented, and it played a guarantee role for Zhu Quanzhong to complete the game of killing three birds with one stone in one go.Not only did Zhu Quanzhong not convict Pei Di of arbitrarily transferring troops, but he also rewarded him additionally.This shows the close relationship between Pei Di and Zhu Quanzhong, and the degree of mutual trust between the two.

After Zhu Quanzhong returned to Kaifeng from Shaanxi, all the civil and military officials of his subordinates were awarded the honorary title of "Yingluan Yezan Hero".During the civil and military conference, Zhu Quanzhong looked at Pei Di and said: "Ye Zan's merits are only worthy of Pei Gong, and others are not qualified to receive this honor." War has always been three-dimensional. The front is full of gunpowder and swords, but the rear is equally important, or even more important. The external political environment cannot be ignored.Without an internal and external linkage and a coordinated operation mechanism that integrates front and rear, launching a war is nothing more than a blind action.

The war is over and the killing has not stopped. Chang'an City became a slaughterhouse. Heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers. Li Maozhen has a generous and simple personality, and he treats his subordinates kindly. In addition, there are few wars in Fengqi area, so most of Fengxiang's troops are Taiping troops, and they rarely suffer such tragic and difficult battles.After sending the emperor away, Li Maozhen and his deployment spread all the dilapidated cowardice on the eunuchs.If it weren't for these guys who lost their children and grandchildren, how could they cause so much trouble?How could there be a loss of Fengxiang's territory and casualties of soldiers and horses?The Fengxiang army launched a massacre of eunuchs, killing seventy-two eunuchs in one go. In the past, the emperor's escape from Chang'an was always temporary. Regardless of the length of time, there was always hope. He hoped to return to Chang'an and return home one day.This time is very different, Zhu Quanzhong wants the emperor to move, to move the capital.This means that the core of the dynasty empire will be uprooted.Many ministers were unwilling to move to Luoyang with the emperor. If they lived under Zhu Quanzhong's fence, they would inevitably cause trouble if they made a mistake.Therefore, many officials were reluctant to leave Chang'an.But he never expected that the disaster of killing himself while hiding at home would come sooner.Zhu Quanzhong saw through the minds of these people, and was furious at the silent passive resistance of these officials.Zhu Quanzhong believes that if these people don't follow, they don't want to stay. As long as these politicians stay, they can't be idle, and one day they will cause trouble.Instead of doing one thing, Zhu Quanzhong chopped off the heads of ninety old officials who had retired under the pretext of retiring. The success of "King Qin" is not only Zhu Quanzhong's victory, but also Cui Yin's victory.Cui Yin turned Xianyu again this time. Not only did he return to his original post, but he also directly took charge of the Six Armies and Twelve Guards, both internal and external, and consolidated power in one person.After Cui Yin took power, he retaliated wildly against the eunuchs.The reason why Cui Yin hated eunuchs was not only because of personal grievances, but also because of his ruling philosophy, which can be said to be the main reason.Since Tianbao, eunuchs have grown in power, and have gradually mastered the power of the imperial army and foreign towns. They also invaded the power of the prime minister's cabinet, endangered the country, abolished the monarch, and did all kinds of bad things.Therefore, Cui Yin mobilized Zhu Quanzhong to kill all the hundreds of eunuchs in the imperial city, and sent people to hunt and kill the eunuchs who were officials outside. In the end, only dozens of young eunuchs were left to do some cleaning and sanitation work.The eunuchs were all butchered and almost extinct. Cui Yin got a lot of maids to serve as the eunuchs' original work and serve the emperor's daily life.Cui Yin also demoted and exiled more than 30 political enemies.It's really strange, the court is so dilapidated, how come there are so many officials, and they can't be killed batch by batch.Eunuchs have also experienced disasters and were massacred countless times, but there are still people who are willing to enter the palace to be castrated. Zhu Quanzhong and Cui Yin became more and more powerful, and suspicions and suspicions began to arise between the two from cooperation.Zhu Quanzhong deliberately moved the emperor east to Luoyang in order to put the imperial power under his own control.However, Cui Yin wanted to monopolize his power and consolidate himself, so he deliberately delayed, stranded the emperor in Chang'an.As a result, the contradiction between Zhu Quanzhong and Cui Yin gradually intensified.What finally led Zhu Quanzhong to kill Cui Yin was that Cui Yin wanted to strengthen his military power.Cui Yin deceived Zhu Quanzhong and said: "Chang'an is an important place in the capital city, and it is too close to Fengxiang. Although the Sixth Army and Twelve Guards are well-known, they are really empty shells and have no defense capabilities. Once Li Maozhen comes to make trouble again, I still have to trouble Marshal Zhu to mobilize the people. Why don't I come here?" Chang'an recruited brave soldiers and enriched them into the imperial guards to strengthen the garrison." Zhu Quanzhong guessed Cui Yin's real purpose, but he didn't directly expose it. Instead, he sent strong soldiers from the Xuanwu army to apply for employment in Chang'an pretending to be ordinary people, and joined Cui Yin's army as an undercover agent.In this way, Cui Yin's every move fell into Zhu Quanzhong's sight. Another very unfortunate thing happened, which further damaged the cooperative relationship between Zhu Quanzhong and Cui Yin.While Zhu Youlun was working as a "guard" in Chang'an, he accidentally fell to his death during a football match.Zhu Youlun was excellent, and Zhu Quanzhong loved this nephew very much. In addition to grief, Zhu Quanzhong suspected that Cui Yin was consciously pushing Zhu Quanzhong's power out of Chang'an. In the face of major differences in interests, former political allies began to break up.Once Zhu Quanzhong became hostile to a person, he would use all means to kill them.This is Zhu Quanzhong's decisive and cruel side. Zhu Quanzhong first forced the emperor to demote Cui Yin's official position, and then secretly sent someone to Cui Yin's house to assassinate him, and incidentally killed Cui Yin's fellow party Jing Zhaoyin Zheng Yuangui and others.Cui Yin, a political traitor who overwhelmed the river and sea, came to an end. In the first month of the first year of Tianyou (904 AD), Zhu Quanzhong was worried that there would be another change in Chang'an, so he stepped up the process of moving the emperor eastward.Zhu Quanzhong forced the emperor to move out of Chang'an and east to Luoyang through the confidant officials installed in the court. Officials and civilians migrating along the road wailed bitterly, endlessly.In order to have no future, Zhu Quanzhong sent people to demolish all the palaces, yamen, and rich people's homes, and the available beams and trees were drifted along the Wei River to Luoyang, and Chang'an City was immediately reduced to ruins. Since Liu Bang built the Chang'an Palace, this ancient city has been prosperous for more than a thousand years. At its peak, it connected all countries in the world, gathered Chinese and foreign figures, and stirred up the civilization of Yi and Xia.But from now on, Chang'an has completely lost its aptitude to be a capital city, its prosperity will no longer be there, and everything will be reduced to flying dust.The abandonment of Chang'an City not only declared the end of a dynasty, but also marked the decline of a civilization.This period of civilization is doomed not to be repeated, because it has exposed irreparable flaws, which its glorious superiority cannot remedy, because the flaws are fatal. The weakness, helplessness, grief, indignation, unwillingness, desolation, and fear of the Tang Empire were concentrated in Zhaozong.This doomed emperor, who once wanted to restore Zhongxing, is now in a state of sobriety and confusion every day, drinking from morning to night to drown his sorrows. Emperor Zhaozong knew that moving east this time was bound to be a dead end, the future was unpredictable, and it was many times more dangerous than living in Han Jianhua Prefecture.The heart of Zhu Quanzhong's rebellious officials and traitors is clearly revealed, and his ambition to annex the world has long been known to everyone.Once the prince falls into the hands of Zhu Quanzhong, he will never recover.The more Zhaozong Li Ye thought about it, the more terrifying he became, and he was determined to get rid of Zhu Quanzhong.It is not easy to get rid of Zhu Quanzhong, the most powerful vassal in the world, but Emperor Zhaozong came up with a way to plot against him! Conspiracy is to make a calculation first, and then carry it out secretly. Since the Luoyang Palace was not yet completed, the emperor had to temporarily stay in Shaanxi.Zhu Quanzhong arranged for his cronies to guard the emperor and the officials, and planned to leave under the pretext of supervising the construction of Luoyang Palace.Emperor Zhaozong issued a decree: "The King of Liang is worried about the country, and he has no time to rest and he has to go east. I specially hold a banquet with all the officials to see the King of Liang off." Zhu Quanzhong felt very happy and had a lot of face, so he went to the banquet happily.At the banquet, the monarchs and ministers exchanged cups and cups, while the officials had different expressions, some were happy and some were melancholy. After the banquet ended, Emperor Zhaozong announced: "This is the end of the banquet for the time being. I have something to say with King Liang and Han Aiqing. All you loves, please leave." The ministers felt relieved and hurriedly left the banquet holding their sweaty palms.Want to chat again?Zhu Quanzhong suddenly remembered the scene of tying the emperor's shoelaces in Chang'an, and felt inexplicably nervous.Zhu Quanzhong had an extra heart at this time, instead of drinking with the emperor alone, he asked Han Jian to accompany him.Zhaozong ordered people to replace the dishes and rearrange them.The emperor sat on the north side, and Zhu Quanzhong and Zhongwu Jiedushi Han Jian sat on the south side.Han Jian was the Tonghua Jiedu envoy who had provided Zhu Quanzhong with huge sums of money. Now he was recommended by Zhu Quanzhong and his official position was slightly promoted. Zhu Quanzhong asked suspiciously: "I don't know what orders your majesty has?" "King Liang, I am frequently disturbed and depressed, and I want to chat with the two Qing families." Zhaozong said slowly, and at the same time winked at Empress He who was on the side, and Empress He pulled back her lapel and withdrew. "Your Majesty, I also have the same idea. In order to keep Your Majesty away from this sad place and avoid disasters, I asked Your Majesty to move eastward so that I can guard and serve you day and night." Zhu Quanzhong said expressionlessly. After Empress He withdrew, she ordered someone to bring a jug of wine, looked around to make sure that no one was there, quietly took out a small paper bag from her sleeve, poured the powder in the bag into the wine jug, and after the powder was put into the jug, There were several hissing sounds.Obviously what Empress He put in the wine was poison.Then, Empress He returned to the house with the jug in hand.Empress He had a good figure and good looks, and she was deeply loved and trusted by Emperor Zhaozong. Empress He first walked to Zhu Quanzhong with a smile, and said, "King Liang, Your Majesty and I will entrust you to you from now on." After saying that, Empress He poured a glass of wine for Zhu Quanzhong with a hand like a green onion core, and Zhu Quanzhong couldn't bear it. Take a second look at these hands.After Empress He poured wine for Zhu Quanzhong, she poured another glass for Han Jian.Zhu Quanzhong smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, the queen, as long as there are ministers around, no traitor will be allowed to be in power." Zhu Quanzhong said as he took the wine glass to his mouth. Empress He stared intently at the wine glass in Zhu Quanzhong's hand, and prayed nervously in her heart, hoping that Zhu Quanzhong would drink the glass of wine as soon as possible. Just when Zhu Quanzhong raised his neck and brought the wine glass to his lips, one of Zhaozong's concubines approached Zhaozong's ear and whispered to Zhaozong: "Your Majesty, I have drawn up an edict. As long as Zhu Quanzhong drinks this glass of poisoned wine, you will be punished." Declare him rebellious." Zhaozong nodded calmly. Zhu Quanzhong didn't notice this detail, but this moment was noticed by Fatty Han beside Zhu Quanzhong.Han Jian had dealt with Emperor Zhaozong for many years, and he was very familiar with Li Ye's speech and behavior habits.Han Jian sat at the banquet, his eyes never left Zhaozong.Zhu Quanzhong was still in the mood to look at the queen's hand, but Han Jian had no other thoughts due to his high alert state.Because Han Jian killed more than a dozen of the emperor's brothers and nephews with his own hands, he knew that the emperor hated him so badly. Seeing the palace maid whispering to the emperor, Han Jian felt a little strange, so he touched Zhu Quanzhong's foot with his foot.At this time, the cool enamel wine glass touched Zhu Quanzhong's lips.Touched by Han Jian, Zhu Quanzhong's facial muscles twitched, his eyes blurred, and he stammered, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I'm drunk, and I'm afraid I'll lose my temper if I drink again. Please excuse me, excuse me..." Zhaozong opened his mouth in embarrassment, but before he could say anything, Zhu Quanzhong got up and quickly left the table, followed by Han Jian. The plan to poison Zhu Quanzhong to death was almost a success.Seeing Zhu Quanzhong slipping away again, Zhaozong gritted his teeth resentfully, and slapped his hands on the table.Empress He burst into tears standing on the spot, and almost collapsed due to excessive tension. At this time, Zhaozong knew very well that none of the feudal princes in the world were loyal ministers, and none of them were reliable.Not only are they unreliable, but there are also a few like Han Jian, Zhu Quanzhong, and Li Maozhen who may harm the royal family at any time.The current princes have already torn off the veil of hypocrisy and shyness, revealing a hideous face, and the ambitious warlords have already left the emperor's authority behind.Once the emperor blocks the way of these people, they will unabashedly confront the imperial power, and they will not even be afraid of being incompatible.The crisis between the emperor and the princes occurs all the time, and life-and-death struggles are staged every day. In April of the first year of Tianyou, the Luoyang Palace was repaired.Zhu Quanzhong started the construction of the Luoyang Palace two years ago, so the construction project was so fast.The person in charge of building Luoyang Palace was Zhang Quanyi.We have stated this person before, ever since Zhu Quanzhong rescued Zhang Quanyi under Li Hanzhi, Zhang Quanyi has been loyal to Zhu Quanzhong, willing to be an ox and a horse, and worked very hard for the tasks assigned by Zhu Quanzhong. Luoyang Palace is the prison built by Zhu Quanzhong for the emperor.In order to control the emperor, the prison should be built as firmly as possible and completed as soon as possible.Now that the palace has been repaired, the emperor is still hesitant to go to Luoyang. Of course the emperor didn't want to go to Luoyang Palace, and Emperor Zhaozong knew why.He had a heart-piercing experience, and the period of time at Han Jian's place was like being on a stove and a chopping board.Now Zhu Quanzhong wants him to go to Luoyang again, and his ulterior motives are clearly revealed.Zhaozong knew that once he went to Luoyang Palace, the consequences would be disastrous.The so-called golden nest and silver nest are not as good as my broken nest. Although Chang'an is dilapidated, it is still the safest and most down-to-earth place.Therefore, Emperor Zhaozong hesitated to go to Luoyang. Zhu Quanzhong's trick of coercing the emperor to make the princes is not complicated, and it doesn't take too much time for the princes to see through.Zhu Quanzhong is now taking advantage of the chaos to rob and rob, and others have not yet reacted.At that time, from the perspective of harming others and benefiting oneself, the princes and towns who understand the situation will also step in and confuse the water even more.At that time, the situation will become very complicated, and Zhu Quanzhong's plan may come to naught. Zhu Quanzhong was worried that the night would be long and dreamy. In order to force the emperor to go on the road, Zhu Quanzhong murdered the imperial physician, Si Tianjian, Nei Duzhi and Zhaozong's concubine, and killed 200 servants who accompanied the emperor to play ball and grow flowers.Zhaozong was surrounded by a gloomy and terrifying breath of death.Under the threat of death, Zhaozong had to move to Luoyang.Zhu Quanzhong placed his cronies in the emperor's front administration, imperial guards, guards and other positions, and monitored the emperor 24 hours a day. Fast forward to May.Zhaozong's life was really difficult, and he was worried every day, and his days felt like years.Emperor Zhaozong thought about it and thought that Zhu Quanzhong was unreliable anyway, and he didn't have the slightest performance of being trustworthy.Zhaozong once again wanted to get rid of Zhu Quanzhong with his own hands, and the method was similar to last time.At this time, Zhaozong really had no strength to rely on, so he had to do it himself. Zhaozong's method is still to invite dinner. One night, Emperor Zhaozong held a banquet to drink with all the officials.During the banquet, Zhu Quanzhong was very vigilant, he must carefully check the origin of the wine before drinking, and only taste it after others drink it. After the banquet was over, Emperor Zhaozong invited Zhu Quanzhong to continue drinking in the inner hall.Li Ye has the habit of fighting consecutively and drinking for two rounds.Zhu Quanzhong originally had ghosts in his heart, and he was very wary of the emperor.Now that the emperor wanted to invite him to drink again alone, he immediately became nervous and alert, so he pretended to be drunk and refused to enter the inner hall. Zhaozong said: "Since Quanzhong is drunk, let Jingxiang come." Zhu Quanzhong patted Jingxiang and motioned him to go.But Jingxiang was resourceful and careful, worried that the emperor would raise unexpected things to him behind Zhu Quanzhong's back, so as to alienate his relationship with Zhu Quanzhong.Jing Xiang simply pretended to be drunk, stumbling unsteadily, hesitating to go. Emperor Zhaozong had no choice but to go back to his bedroom, hugged Empress He and cried, and said another thing: "Li Yu was young and ignorant, he was forced to make mistakes by Liu Jishu, and he has repented. Why does Zhu Quanzhong want to put my son to death?" , Zhaozong painfully bit his finger hard, the finger was bitten, and blood flowed from his mouth and hands.The words and deeds of the emperor hating Zhu Quanzhong were clearly seen by Zhu Quanzhong's cronies.Zhu Quanzhong's spies quickly reported the news to Zhu Quanzhong.Zhu Quanzhong felt that Emperor Zhaozong was not easy to subdue, and he always wanted to kill himself.Thinking of this, Zhu Quanzhong felt a cool breeze on his back.The more Zhu Quanzhong thought about it, the more frightened he became, and finally decided to act first, kill the old emperor, and then replace him with an obedient little emperor.Things will be much easier then. Murder the emperor! There have been many rebellions in history, but not many killed the emperor. Committing rebellion and killing the emperor are two different things.Committing rebellion may still save life or reputation, but killing the emperor is a complete desperation. Zhu Quanzhong's rule is "you die, I live", whoever blocks me, I will kill him! The best method in Zhu Quanzhong's toolbox is to kill people! After all, murdering the emperor was a big deal. In a feudal society where imperial power was sacred, anyone would be afraid of this matter, and had to make a comprehensive plan before taking action. In August, after careful planning, Zhu Quanzhong himself sat in Kaifeng and sent Li Zhen to Luoyang to implement the abolition plan with his confidant Privy Envoy Jiang Xuanhui, Zuo Longwu Commander Zhu Yougong, and Youlongwu Commander Shu Cong.Li Zhen was the one who persuaded Zhu Quanzhong to accept Cui Yin's invitation to participate in the battle of Kuangfu Zhaozong. He was resourceful, decisive and decisive.Zhu Yougong is Zhu Quanzhong's godson, and also Zhu Quanzhong's early team champion.Shi Shucong made many military exploits in the battle with Li Keyong. He was deeply trusted by Zhu Quanzhong and had a high prestige in the army. Li Zhen personally served as the commander-in-chief of the Luoyang operation, dispatching all operations inside and outside the city.Li Zhen arranged for Zhu Yougong, Shi Shucong and others to guard inside and outside the palace, divided the streets and city gates to control the garrison troops in Luoyang City, and asked Jiang Xuanhui to lead a Bian army's Longwu army generals to rush into Luoyang directly in the dark palace. The heavily armed Bian army broke through the Meridian Gate and Zicheng checkpoints with knives and guns, and rushed to the door of the bedroom. The palace guard on duty asked what was going on, and Jiang Xuanhui lied: "There is an urgent performance before the army and I want to present it to the emperor." As soon as Emperor Zhaozong's concubine Pei Zhen opened the palace gate, she was shocked when she saw the soldiers holding bright and sharp blades, and asked, "Why did you bring the sword?" Jiang Xuanhui asked loudly: "Where is the emperor?" Zhaoyi and Li Jianrong saw that the momentum was not right at this moment, and knew that the visitor was not kind, so he blocked the door with his body and shouted loudly: "You guys kill me, don't hurt the emperor!" Even though Emperor Zhaozong was in exile, there were still so many concubines around him.Zhaozong was drunk again at night as usual, and when he heard the exclamation, he hurriedly got up.At this time, a group of Bianjun Hulala rushed in and rushed directly to Zhaozong.Zhaozong looked shocked and at a loss, he leaned on the pillars of the main hall to escape in a panic. Shi Tai stepped forward, raised the knife and dropped it, and the heart of a generation of emperors stopped beating.Zhaozong Li Ye fell in a pool of blood.The moment Zhaozong fell, a series of images emerged in his mind, the scene of Emperor Xizong's death, the scene of himself being displaced, the scene of Li Maozhen and Han Jian flying domineeringly, the scene of Yang Fugong's weird court performance, the ruined walls of Chang'an City The scene of the princes being massacred by Han Jian, the scene of the new army's expedition and defeat, and other scenes flashed quickly, and the feelings of unwillingness, remorse, sadness, helplessness, anger, incomprehension, pain and grief all rushed to the heart pierced by the knife.The last consciousness and question in Emperor Zhaozong Li Ye's mind was "Am I the subjugated king of the Tang Dynasty?" No one could answer him, and he had no chance to prove the answer. Seeing the emperor collapsed with his hands on his chest in pain, Li Jianrong rushed forward to block Zhaozong, crying, "No, no." Shi Tai did not hesitate to strike again, and Li Jianrong cried out Death with a sound.Poor Emperor Zhaozong was lonely and alone. In the most critical moment, only a few weak women guarded him. At this time, Queen He came after hearing the news.Shi Tai and the others were red-eyed, they killed everyone they met, and chopped everyone they saw.Shi Tai raised his knife to kill Empress He.Empress He knelt on the ground begging Jiang Xuanhui bitterly, Jiang Xuanhui rolled his eyes, seemed to think of something, then waved his hand to stop Shi Tai. After killing the emperor cleanly, Jiang Xuanhui notified all the officials and ministers to hold a meeting overnight.Li Zhen sent hundreds of Bianjun sabers and axes to quickly surround the meeting hall, and no one was allowed to enter or leave casually. Jiang Xuanhui took out the fake imperial edict that had already been written, and announced in public: "The bitches Li Jianrong and Pei Zhenyi had planned for a long time, dissatisfied with the emperor's capriciousness, had evil thoughts, plotted a coup, and jointly killed the emperor. Suddenly, when we arrived, the bitch had already succeeded in her murder. In order to punish the murderer, Li Jianrong and Pei Zhenyi have been executed on the spot." This news is no different from an atomic bomb, and all the civil and military officials immediately exploded. Jiang Xuanhui looked at everyone's expressions and performances coldly, and after waiting for a while, he shouted loudly: "Silence! Silence!" At this time, all the officials cast helpless and suspicious eyes on Jiang Xuanhui, waiting for the next thing to happen. Jiang Xuanhui took out another fake imperial decree issued in the name of Empress He and announced: "The late emperor was harmed, encountered an accident, and the bad news came, and all the members of the palace were burned. To worry about the affairs of the country, hold on to your mind, and think about the country for a day. There is no king, the crown prince Li Zuo will succeed, and Liang Wang Zhu Quanzhong will handle the affairs of the late emperor's funeral." After Jiang Xuanhui announced the imperial decree, all the officials kowtowed to accept the order. Although everyone knew what was going on, they had to temporarily succumb to the seemingly legal procedures.It turned out that Jiang Xuanhui left Empress He as a cover to cover people's eyes, and the purpose was to further obtain the legal cloak of the coup. In an eerie and unimaginable atmosphere, the court meeting ended.No one dared to speak anymore, and hurried away without looking back. Li Zuo, who succeeded him, was only thirteen years old this year. Launching a palace coup on such a scale, and murdering the emperor, is no small matter, let alone a child's play.Once the wind leaks, the consequences will be very complicated and serious.Huang Chao chased the emperor away, and all the princes of the world flocked to discuss it, and finally ended up defeated and killed.Now that Zhu Quanzhong is going to murder the emperor, it is no less than a shock of heaven and earth.Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong is very careful and ready to fight. While Zhu Quanzhong sent Li Zhen to Luoyang to direct the operation, he arranged for his cronies Jiang Xuanhui, Shi Shucong, and Zhu Yougong to carry out the murder and coup in the palace.In order to prepare for other changes, Zhu Quanzhong also personally led the army to garrison Yongshou and Luogu, occupying strategic locations to defend against sudden attacks by the princes and towns. Under Zhu Quanzhong's strong military deterrence and secret operations, the news of Zhaozong's murder was not leaked at the first time. Later, the princes heard some specious news one after another. When they couldn't tell the truth from the fake, no one dared to take the risk Launching a military operation against Zhu Quanzhong, these people are even more cautious.If someone started a war and Zhu Quanzhong took advantage of it to force the old emperor to death, it would be very stupid and uneconomical.Therefore, in the world at this time, there are no military feudal towns loyal to the emperor, and all the warlords are planning their own calculations. In October, after everything was settled, Zhu Quanzhong pretended that he had just received the bad news that the emperor had been killed. He was so sad that he fell down on the ground and cried loudly: "Zhu Yougong, you bastards have hurt me. Who told you to do that?" Do such outrageous and treacherous things happen? I will follow you to bear the eternal infamy!" Zhu Quanzhong hurried to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and stumbled down on Zhaozong's coffin, crying bitterly.Then, Zhu Quanzhong confessed to the little emperor: "Your Majesty, this kind of unconscionable thing was never ordered by the minister. Please issue an order to strictly investigate the rebels!" It happened that at this time, soldiers of the Forbidden Army were robbing food in the street. Zhu Quanzhong told the little emperor that Zhu Yougong and Shi Shucong were not strict in military discipline and disturbed the people, so they were deprived of their official positions and exiled.On the way to exile, Zhu Quanzhong secretly sent someone to force Zhu Yougong and Shi Shucong to commit suicide. Before he died, Zhu Yougong cursed: "Zhu San, you betrayed me to silence the world. Do you think you are smart? You must know that there are gods in the sky and on the earth, so can you be deceived? Do things like this Never, you want to kill off your children and grandchildren!" Zhu Yougong, formerly known as Li Yanwei, was defeated when he conquered Jianghuai in his early years, and framed Zhu Youyu, Zhu Quanzhong's eldest son, which caused Zhu Quanzhong to almost kill his own son by mistake.Even without this rebellious incident, Zhu Quanzhong has always held a grudge against Zhu Yougong, and would find other faults to get rid of him.Poor Shi Shucong, who has repeatedly made military exploits and sent troops to force Li Keyong into trouble several times. He is a good general. I don't want to play such an unbearable role and end up in a tragic end. Zhu Quanzhong's regicide coup was really not very clever. No matter whether Zhu Quanzhong's original intention was to put the old emperor Zhaozong to death, the fact and result was to murder the emperor.From the analysis of motivation and action deployment, it is possible for Zhu Quanzhong to murder the emperor.At least in the records of multiple official histories, too obvious loopholes and clues have been left.It is enough to prove that this is a major murder case.It can be seen that Zhu Quanzhong's character is very strong, unscrupulous, and naked to grab political power, not only ignoring the meaning of life, but also not caring about his reputation before and after his life.The case he planned was far worse than Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate.Li Shimin did it cleanly and neatly, and he looked like a gentleman who forced himself to go to Liangshan, and he also earned the reputation of an ancient Mingjun.In contrast, Zhu Quanzhong will always be a thief. Zhu Yougong's curse on Zhu Quanzhong seems to have come true soon. Mrs. Zhang, Zhu Quanzhong's favorite, was seriously ill and had been bedridden for a month.Zhu Quanzhong ordered people to do everything possible, invited the best doctor in the world, changed several prescriptions for consultation, and used the best medicinal materials at that time.For the past few days, Zhu Quanzhong has been tasting medicine for Mrs. Zhang with his own mouth, feeding medicine for Mrs. Zhang with his own hands, putting aside important military and political affairs, and staying at Mrs. Zhang's bedside. Mrs. Zhang was haggard, her face was like withered wormwood, her lips were purple and chapped, and her eye sockets were sunken. She leaned on the pillow and her eyelids were half closed, looking at Zhu Quanzhong weakly.Zhu Quanzhong tightly held Mrs. Zhang's thin hand with both hands, his eyes were full of concern. At this time, the maid brought a bowl of ginseng soup and brought it to Mrs. Zhang.Zhu Quanzhong turned his head and took the soup bowl, gently filled it with a spoon, moved it to his thick bearded mouth to test the temperature, and then sent a spoonful of ginseng soup to Mrs. Zhang's dry lips.Mrs. Zhang opened her mouth with difficulty, she no longer had the energy to eat.Zhu Quanzhong had no choice but to drop the ginseng soup into Mrs. Zhang's mouth.After feeding two tablespoons, the ginseng soup could not be swallowed by Mrs. Zhang in the end. It overflowed from the corner of her mouth and spilled on the skirt of her clothes.Zhu Quanzhong hastily picked up a towel and wiped Mrs. Zhang's face in a panic. At this time, two lines of clear tears flowed from the corners of Mrs. Zhang's eyes.These two lines of tears contain so much affection and trust for more than 20 years, how many ups and downs, how many thrills and dangers, how many blessings and praises, and how many joys and sorrows are contained. Only Zhu Quanzhong can read and understand . None of the maids standing aside dared to speak, nor did they dare to show their air, they silently looked at Zhu Quanzhong and Mrs. Zhang.The muscles on Zhu Quanzhong's rough and dark face twitched unceasingly, his Adam's apple trembled up and down, and he said in a low, choked voice: "Madam, Madam, you will get better, you must get better." Mrs. Zhang seemed to have exhausted her last bit of strength, raised her eyes and gathered all her mind to look at Zhu Quanzhong.This look made Zhu Quanzhong feel both warm and terrifying.He seemed to realize something, but he didn't want to admit it.Mrs. Zhang's eyes lasted less than two or three seconds, and then suddenly dimmed, her eyelids closed slowly, and she stopped breathing. Zhu Quanzhong finally faced the most terrifying moment in his life.Throughout his life, he has lived and died countless times, and has never been afraid.现在，张夫人的离世，让他感到无比的恐怖，似乎他一下子掉入了万丈冰窟，四周漆黑寒冷。他感到了从来没有过的无助与脆弱。盛参汤的汤碗从朱全忠手中滑落到地上摔了粉碎，洒了一地。 朱全忠泪如雨下，扑到张夫人身边，紧紧地将张夫人搂在怀里，用力地摇晃，撕心裂肺地呼唤，希望张夫人可以醒来，哪怕只再看他一眼。张夫人全身松软，头颈无力地靠在朱全忠胸前，修长的手臂垂在床边，任凭朱全忠摇晃，她毫无反应。朱全忠转过头，拼命地喊：“来人，快来人，传御医！”。其实，四五个大夫就在跟前，他们已经尽了全力，个个垂手侍立，毫无办法。 朱全忠见没有人上前施救，他发了疯一般站起身，抽出腰间佩带的短剑，哭着、喊着、骂着，冲着众人挥砍过去。大夫、侍女、侍从吓得纷纷往外仓皇逃避，乱作一团，将孤零零的朱全忠撇在空荡荡的房子里。只听得朱全忠在乒乒乓乓地砸东西，砸一阵子，又抱着张夫人哭一阵子，然后又摔一阵子东西，再哭一阵子。 夕阳渐渐地落山了，天色暗下来。朱全忠坐在张夫人床前的地上，衣衫凌乱，须发之上布满涕泪，双眼失神落魄地看着昏暗的前方。没有人敢进去劝说朱全忠，任由他一人守着张夫人，默默地进入黑夜。 张夫人的死对朱全忠是个巨大的打击。 朱全忠脾气变得易怒而烦躁。 一不做二不休，朱全忠要对皇室赶尽杀绝。 朱全忠密令蒋玄晖将昭宗其他儿子共九人邀请来开封宴饮，由头是朱全忠十分想念这些王子们。九个小王子心神不宁风尘仆仆地赶来开封赴宴，谁也不知道朱全忠葫芦里卖得什么药，个个如坐针毡，酒菜难以下咽。朱全忠亲自主持酒宴，神色自若，忙着招呼大家吃吃喝喝。酒过三巡，朱全忠起身去厕所。此时，屋外冲进来几十个汴军壮汉，将小王子逐个勒死，然后投尸波光粼粼的九曲池中。 杀掉王子再杀大臣。朱全忠伪造皇帝敕命，令宰相一级不太听话的裴枢、独孤损、崔远、王溥、王瓒等七人在家自尽，所谓自尽其实与谋杀无异，这些朝廷大员稀里糊涂地就上了黄泉路。干掉重量级人物之后，朱全忠在白马驿召集朝野官员三十多人吃饭。朱全忠杀人之前喜欢请人吃饭，而且把气氛搞得很热烈，似乎娶媳妇嫁闺女一般。这些官员酒足饭饱之后，肚子鼓了起来，脑袋却搬了家。朱全忠一晚上将这几十名朝廷命官全部杀掉，投尸滚滚黄河中。一夜之间，朝廷少了几十名主要工作人员，几十户官宦之家少了主人。人人惶恐，莫名的惶恐。 杀掉老皇上，小皇上就好对付多了。 朱全忠加紧了两线作战。 一条线在朝堂，布置亲信策划禅让传位活动。一条线在战场，继续剿灭诸侯的战争。