Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen The Princess Party Conspired to Kill the Crown Prince Cui Nanchong

It's a pity that the Zhang Wei that Liu You is looking for is not bad in other aspects, but his mouth is too bad.The conspiracy should have been carried out in secret, but Comrade Zhang Wei revealed the matter to Deng Guangbin, the censor.Deng Guangbin is also unconventional, disregarding right and wrong, and running around with his mouth, as if the whole world should know that this is an unspoken secret. Li Longji was in a hurry, so we saw that he did another seemingly stupid but effective thing, writing Liu Youqiu's matter into a document (probably Liu Youqiu asked him to do it), and submitted it to Li Dan.Li Dan must have a supervisor to investigate.

A secretary reported that Liu You begged to separate his brothers and sisters, and he deserved death. Li Longji wrote a letter to plead for mercy (the emperor), Li Dan agreed, Liu You begged to be exiled to Fengzhou (Fengkai, Guangdong), Zhang Wei was exiled to Fengzhou (Vietnam Phu Tho), Deng Guangbin was exiled to Xiuzhou (Guilin, Guangxi) ).The whole thing, to put it simply, is a tragic story of Liu Youqiu's alliance with several people who wanted to get rid of the Taiping Party, but died before they could succeed. Liu You asked many people for help, one of them was Cui Shi. At that time, Cui Shi once dated Li Chongfu and accepted Li Chongfu's golden belt. After Li Chongfu's incident, Cui Shi was also a capital crime.Now that Liu Youqiu is about to be exiled, as the order of Zhongshu, Cui Shi only needs to say a few words of justice, and this performance is really commendable.

But he adopted a smarter method, he didn't express anything obviously, but secretly found the governor of Guangzhou to help him, so that Liu Youqiu could be relieved as soon as possible, so that he would not suffer so much.The man who was the governor of Guangzhou at that time happened to be Cui Shi's cousin. But Liu You asked to know that he was doomed, because Cui Shi's cousin was now named Zhou Lizhen, and his name was Zhou Lizhen instead of Zhou Lizhen. A dramatic scene appeared on the governor of Guizhou (Guilin, Guangxi) and King Li Jun of Jingcheng. After learning of Cui Shi's conspiracy, he waited for Liu Youqiu to pass through Guizhou, and he held on to it.Zhou Lizhen repeatedly issued ultimatums, but nothing happened.

Li Longji became the new emperor, and took Li Dan to the city tower to see the Chang'an Night Market. Everything seems so calm, but right now, Dou Congyi, Cen Xi, Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Shi, Prince Shaobao Xue Ji, Yongzhou Governor Shi Xinxing Wang Li Jin, Zuo Yulin General Chang Yuankai, Zhiyou Yulin General Li Ci , General Li Qin of Zuo Jinwu, Li You of Zhongshu Sheren, Jia Yingfu, a regular attendant of You Sanqi, Tang Jun of Honglu Qing, and Seng Huifan, etc., have gathered around Princess Taiping to plot a major event - to kill Li Longji (refer to the method used by Empress Wei to kill Li Xian)!

A large group of people once laughed at Liu Youqiu and Zhang Wei for being loose-spoken. However, there were people among them who leaked the matter even more loosely. Before Li Longji became emperor, a man named Wang Ju broke into this period of history. Wang Ju, male, don't need to know the rest, only know that he conspired with Wang Tongjiao in the past, then fled to the end of the world, and later came to Jiangdu, where he copied books as a job, suffered from hunger and cold, and ate steamed buns every day.He didn't dare to return to Beijing until Empress Wei was destroyed, and wanted to sneak into the East Palace, so that he could reuse himself when the new emperor ascended the throne.Wang Ju studied hard, and his dream came true.He was admitted to the master book (secretary, archivist) with very poor grades, and the position was in Zhuji, Zhejiang.

Wang Ju came to the East Palace to say goodbye to Li Longji, and thanked Li Longji for his encouragement.Wang Ju walked into the court, raised his head, looked left and right, dawdled for five or six minutes.The eunuch next to him was anxious, "His Royal Highness is inside the curtain!" Wang Ju suddenly became anxious to the eunuch like a madman, "Where is there any Highness, why do I think this is also the territory of Princess Taiping?" Li Longji said this Hearing this, he was taken aback and ran out in a hurry. Wang Ju immediately said, "Wei Shuren kills the king and harbors rebellion. People are dissatisfied. It is easy to kill her." Pointing to the outside of the screen, he said loudly, "Princess Taiping is the child of Empress Wu. She is dangerous and cunning. The ministers are mostly used by her. I am for your highness." Worry!" Li Longji asked Wang Ju to sit down, and suddenly burst into tears, "The emperor and Princess Taiping are on the same side, if I talk about this, I'm afraid I will hurt the emperor's feelings. If I don't say it, I'm afraid that Princess Taiping will hurt you." Rishen, I really don't know what to do!" Wang Ju said: "Your Highness is filial, but His Highness is too indulgent for the princess. If Taiping is really so good and filial, then the security of the country should be the most important thing, how can he hold the power to do evil? ?The elder sister of Emperor Han Zhao, who raised Emperor Han Zhao with her own hands, and was later killed if she had a different picture. Your Highness, for the sake of the world, how can I care about so many small details!"

Li Longji suddenly said, "What talent do you have to be able to follow the widow?" Wang Ju said: "I can practice flying, and laugh. (I can make pills, talk about cross talk, and bicker.)" From then on, Wang Ju became the director of Zhan Shifu, mingled with Li Longji all day long, and became a prince Zhongsheren.Now that Li Longji has ascended the throne, he has been promoted to be the Minister of Zhongshu.People in Taiping drugged Li Longji. For Wang Ju, who has a lot of research in chemistry, this kind of trick is really pediatrics, and he has played it in kindergarten.That day, after the food was detected to be poisonous, he approached Li Longji and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, don't hesitate any longer!"

At this time, the lovely Zuo Cheng, Comrade Zhang Shuo, also sent a precious sword from Dongdu. The meaning is very clear - cut the mess quickly! Shi Cui Riyong, the governor of Jingzhou who was demoted outside, came to remonstrate, regardless of the danger, "Taiping had planned it long ago. In the past, if he wanted to kill her, he had to ask for instructions. Now that your majesty is the emperor, who can stop it?" Stop you? Don't wait for the traitor to succeed, there will be nowhere to cry!" Li Longji: "What Aiqing said is true, but I'm afraid I'll disturb the Supreme Emperor!"

Cui Riyong shouted: "The Son of Heaven's filial piety is so narrow. To stabilize the world is great filial piety. If a traitor is allowed to rule, how can His Majesty dare to say that he is filial? Your Majesty, please calm the Northern Army first, and then take down the bandits. That's it." You don’t need to alarm the Supreme Emperor, how about it?” ... "Roar, Your Majesty!" Final roar! On the first day of July, a word from Wei Zhigu, who is not attached to anyone, disturbed the entire capital. He desperately declared that Princess Taiping wanted to cause chaos on the fourth day of this month, and the specific steps were: General Chang Yuankai of Zuo Yulin and General Li Ci of Zhiyou Yulin led the Yulin soldiers into Wude Hall At that time, Dou Huaizhen, Xiao Zhizhong, Cen Xi and others raised troops in Nanya to respond.

Can Wei Zhigu's words be trusted? He doesn't make out with anyone, but his words are more credible than anyone else! Song Jing's evaluation of him was: "Uncle Xiang's inheritance from the past, son's legacy of love from the past, the one who can combine them all belongs to Duke Wei." One, but the one who can have it all is our Duke Wei.) Song Jing doesn't praise people easily, once he speaks, he is sure to be right.Therefore, after hearing Wei Zhigu's life-and-death cry, Li Longji no longer hesitated, and sent Qi Wang Li Fan (that is, Li Longfan), Xue Wang Liye (that is, Li Longye), General Guo Yuanzhen, General Longwu Wang Maozhong, Shaojian Jiang Jiao, and the Supreme Commander. Pu Shaoqing Li Lingwen, AMTD Fengyu Wang Shouyi, internal affairs officer Gao Lishi, Guoyi Li Shoude and others all convened to discuss strategies.

Virtue is not alone, there must be neighbors! On the third day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 713 AD, Li Longji took the lead in launching a coup.Wang Maozhong, Li Longji's personal bodyguard, a master in the inner circle, led more than 300 horses and soldiers from idle stables, and entered the Qianhua Gate from Wude Hall together with more than a dozen accomplices.They recruited Chang Yuankai and Li Ci and slaughtered them, the heads of the two Taiping generals fell to the ground in an instant.They divided into two groups, one went to Nei Ke Province to capture Zuo Sanqi's regular attendant Jia Yingfu and Zhongshu Sheren Li You; all the way to the court to capture Xiao Zhizhong and Cen Xi. After catching people in two ways, kill them! Comrade Dou Congyi managed to escape the pursuit, but in order to die with a little face, he hid in a deep ditch, pulled out his trouser belt and strangled his neck, and finally suffocated himself to death.When the people found him, the man had already died, and they were puzzled, so they chopped up his body. Dou Congyi (Dou Huaizhen) has his surname changed to "Poison". To be honest, this person is really poisonous. If you use him, you will be happy, but if you don't, he can hack you to death with one knife. The Supreme Emperor Li Dan also heard the noise outside. He climbed up to the gate of Chengtian Gate and looked around, but saw no one.Or Guo Yuanzhen was smart enough and fast enough, so he hurried up to report, saying that this was killing Dou Huaizhen and others, and nothing else happened.Fearing that Li Dan would be afraid, Li Longji came upstairs after finishing his work.Li Dan suddenly understood, and he quickly issued an edict, listing the crimes of Dou Huaizhen and others, and announcing an amnesty for the world (rebellious people and party members are not included in the amnesty). A few days later, Li Dan issued another decree, "From now on, all major military and state affairs of the country will be handled by the emperor. Now I do nothing to cultivate my will, and I just don't have to work hard." I do nothing to cultivate my will, so I can keep my heart.) From then on, Li Dan moved to Baifu Palace and did not care about political affairs. Those who deserve to die are dead, and those who shouldn't die are also dead (for example, Xiao Zhizhong). The next step is to find Taiping to settle the matter. But everyone went around the palace, but they didn't even know where Taiping was.The latest report said that Taiping went to the mountain temple to hide because of fear.Li Longji decided not to adopt the method of encirclement and suppression, and let Taiping come out by himself.After waiting for three days, Taiping in the mountain temple knew that the situation was over, so he came out to die.Dozens of staff members and sons of her family were all beheaded, and only one son, Xue Chonghao, survived.However, this Xue Chongyu, because he is very sensible, has a very miserable life.He had advised Taiping several times, but he would be beaten up by Taiping every time, and now his body is covered with bruises. Therefore, Li Longji specially exonerated him from the death penalty, gave him the surname Li, and his official title remained unchanged. When Taiping's house was raided, the treasures looted from her house were piled up like a mountain, covering the entire courtyard. There were countless rare treasures, and the imperial mansion was filled with gold and jade ornaments.This is nothing, the most admirable thing is that Princess Taiping’s ten thousand households, sheep and horses in the stables, and interest money in the countryside have been collected for several years since her death, and they have made a considerable contribution to the national treasury. big contribution. Taiping's male favorite Cui Shi is now also exiled in Douzhou. After Li Longji destroyed Taiping, Cui Shi should be interrogated. Li Longji gently asked Cui Shi to come over.Cui Shi's younger brother warned him, "Brother, if the emperor asks something, you should answer truthfully and don't hide it!"In front of Li Longji, Cui Shi began to lie and lie.If you think about it with your ass, you can figure it out. Before Li Longji asked Cui Shi, he had already asked many people. When he came to Cui Shi, he could find the flaw by listening to a few words.To fool Li Longji like this, Cui Shi is courting death. Therefore, he was exiled to Douzhou.For Cui Shi, the days of suffering are coming—— That day, Xinxing Wang Li Jin (participating in Princess Taiping's rebellion) was beheaded. Before his execution, he shouted: "This is all Cui Shi's idea. I died at the hands of Cui Shi in my life. I hate it!" That day, a court lady attached to Princess Taiping was interrogated, crying and shouting: "The poisoning is not what we want to do, it's all Cui Shi's idea!" On that day, someone mentioned that Cui Shi used Zhou Lizhen to murder Liu Youqiu, "It was not Zhou Lizhen's intention to kill Liu Youqiu, he was also instructed by Cui Shi!" What? Li Longji was so shocked that his heart was broken, so he made up his mind to kill this duplicitous, ungrateful, cruel, handsome guy who made everyone angry. Calm down and think about it, judging from the whole thing, Li Longji's behavior is very strange, he is always so soft-hearted to Cui Shi, he obviously committed the crime of treason, but he was only exiled, and finally killed him.