Chapter 58 Chapter Fifty-Eighth Zhang Yizhi Wine Banquet Song Jing Wu Zetian Conversation Male Favorite

Zhang said that his body was covered in bruises, but not a single word was changed. At this time, the court had already made a fuss over him. First there was Zhu Jing, who said, "Yuan Zhong is the most loyal and upright in daily life, and he is the most unknown when he says that Zhang is guilty of the same crime. If he wants to punish the crime, the world will be disappointed!" The common people inside and outside, upon hearing this, were filled with righteous indignation, thinking that His Majesty favored the treacherous villain and expelled the virtuous and good ministers. Now that the corvee is heavy, the people are withered, and His Majesty favors the villain, the minister is afraid that people will be disturbed, and the future will change. How does His Majesty speak and explain in front of the palace?"

Wu Zetian was old, so these memorials were handed over to Zhang Yizhi. Two Zhangs were furious. A few days later, Wei Yuanzhong was demoted to Gaoyao (Guangdong Gaoyao) Captain, and Gao Jian and Zhang Shuo were exiled to Lingbiao. On the day of farewell, Wei Yuanzhong entered the court and said the last few words to Wu Zetian: "I am old, and I will go to Lingnan today, and I will die for a lifetime. Your Majesty will miss you someday!" "Then tell me!" Wei Yuanzhong looked at Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers who were standing aside, raised his hand, pointed at them and said, "These two bastards will definitely cause turmoil in the future!"

Er Zhang was so emotional that he ran from the steps to the hall, kowtowed to apologize. Wu Zetian was also very upset. He waved his hand and said to Wei Yuanzhong, "You can go." Zhang Yizhi sued Cui Zhenshen, the prince servant who had gone to bid farewell to Wei Yuanzhong and others, and others to court, and the censor Ma Huaisu tried them for the serious crime of treason. Before Ma Huaisu started the trial, someone urged him, "The emperor said that the matter has been determined anyway, so you can ask casually and report it to the authorities." , then I'll take a good look at it."

He didn't finish the trial for several days, and he took notes seriously. Wu Zetian was furious and called Ma Huaisu to the front court. Facing the emperor's majesty, Ma Huaisu said calmly: "Yuanzhong committed a crime and exiled him. Zhenshen is his friend, so there is nothing wrong with sending him off. If you have to ask for a crime, wouldn't the loyalty of the world be destroyed? Besides, the laws enacted by His Majesty are so lenient. Benevolence, let me judge the case, and I dare not jeopardize Your Majesty's righteous law!" Wu Zetian also realized that if he continued to mess around like this, something big would happen.So, she asked Ma Huaisu to deal with it truthfully.

Zhang Yizhi is a figure that ministers are afraid of, but it is strange that he is very afraid of Song Jing on weekdays, this person who has always been unselfish and unsmiling.At the banquet that day, he pretended to let Song Jing sit at the front, "You are the number one person in the court, how can you sit behind me, you sit here, you sit!" Song Jing bowed expressionlessly: "I am Inferior position, Zhang Qing is the first, so don’t give up.” Zheng Gao, the servant of the Heavenly Official, sat under Song Jing, and said to Song Jing in a low voice: “Why does Zhongcheng call Wulang Qing, really.” Song Jing ignored others His vision turned out to be generous and he said: "According to his official position, he is Qing. You are not Zhang Qing's domestic slave, why call him Wulang!"

Everyone was shocked. After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Yizhi dared to glance at Song Jing. Song Jing just ate the food, ignored Er Zhang like the air, and only chatted and laughed happily with other people. In October of the third year of Chang'an (703 A.D.), he drove back to Luoyang, the capital of God. Wu Sansi wrote that the Sanyang Palace built in the past is not good, and it is still "three", which is a lot more than "two".So, with similar reasons, he moved Wu Zetian, and finally won the project of demolishing Sanyang Palace and building Xingtai Palace.He also wrote a letter saying that Wan'an Mountain has been stable for thousands of years, there is Xingtai Palace, and the world is prosperous. His Majesty should bring people and horses here once a year.

Wu Sansi's letter won unanimous abuse from everyone, and Zuo Shiyi Lu Zang used the letter: Someone is flattering, framing Zhongliang, and murdering the people.If Your Majesty really wants to secure the people (the people) to govern, he will issue a law to abolish this corvee as soon as possible. Your Majesty, do you still remember the Grand Canal of brother Yang Guang? Wu Zetian finished reading the memorial and threw it aside as garbage.Wu Sansi's project was completed in four months. In April of the fourth year of Chang'an (704 AD), Wu Zetian visited the palace and praised Wu Sansi's ability and thoughtfulness.She suddenly thought of someone and couldn't help laughing.

Hurry up and Bai Sima, or I will beat you Meng Qingbang! Wu Zetian nervously asked Wu Youning to go to Bai Sima Ban to build a Buddha statue. Wu Youning was even better, and he could finish it in two months.At the same time, he thought it was appropriate to cry poorly, so he went to the book once and got hundreds of millions of dollars, so he worked even harder.But Wu Youning's behavior made Wu Zetian aware of something bad. Li Qiao, a writer, and Zhang Tinggui, a supervisory censor, appealed to Wu Zetian respectively, and Wu Zetian stopped the project. Of these two letters of advice, only Zhang Tinggui's was effective.Although Li Qiao's writing style is good, but he used karma to scare Wu Zetian, which was of no use to Wu Zetian.And Zhang Tinggui directly moved out Shakyamuni Buddha and wrote Buddhist teachings.

Save misery, destroy all appearances, but do good deeds, don't ask about the future. Obviously, Wu Zetian was moved by Zhang Tinggui, and she immediately summoned the forty-year-old young man. Asked: "How can I see the Tathagata?" The answer was: "If you see me with color and seek me with sound, you are walking in an evil way and cannot see the Tathagata." Asked: "How can the people of the world enjoy more happiness?" The answer was: "If a person is full of the seven treasures of the three thousand great thousand worlds, he will have a lot of blessings. If a person accepts and upholds this sutra and explains the four lines of verses to others, his blessings will surpass that of others. "

Wu Zetian suddenly calmed down, she smiled gratifiedly, and rewarded this person who opposed her. Wu Youning was angry. Those who also embezzled huge sums of money include Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Changqi, and Zhang Changyi.The three of them were much more arrogant than Wu Youning, so after Wu Zetian returned from Taixing Palace, he first attacked them.Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Changqi, and Zhang Changyi were imprisoned, and the left and right stations were interrogated together.A few days later, the three of them were finally willing to confess and confessed to the two brothers.In desperation, Wu Ze ordered the world, and Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong interrogated them together.

After a period of trial, the result came out, but the result was quite surprising: Zhang Changzong should be fined 20 for occupying the land! Wu Zetian replied: Yes! The censors Li Chengjia and Zhongcheng Huanyan Fan were dissatisfied with the results, and said: Zhang Tongxiu brothers have embezzled more than 4,000 guan, and Zhang Changzong should be dismissed according to the law. Zhang Changzong was about to cry. Although more than 4,000 coins were nothing in his eyes, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the money was enough to bring him down several times.Zhang Changzong didn't expect that someone would be eager for him to be dismissed from office. In desperation, he took a step forward and argued: "The minister has contributed to the country, and the money is not enough to dismiss the official!" Wu Zetian asked all the prime ministers: "Does Changzong have any merit?" Yang Zaisi stepped forward first, and said: "Changzong made the magic pill, and His Majesty was very energetic after eating it. This is a great contribution!" After saying that, he was overjoyed and said with a chuckle: "Since you are so meritorious, it's free, it's free!" Yang Zaisi once flattered Zhang Tongxiu at a banquet, and Zhang Tongxiu said that he looked like a Korean.Yang Zaisi was overjoyed, and danced in his official uniform upside down. Zhang Tongxiu said, "I never expected that you are even better at dancing!" Yang Zaisi was overjoyed, smiling all over his face.A Zuo Buque named Dai Lingyan satirized Yang Zaisi in his Fu, which was called "Ode on Two-legged Wild Fox". What is a two-legged wild fox like? Dai Lingyan's article gave a clear answer: anger! Tang Xiujing was moved to the place by Erzhang because of his opposition to Erzhang.Before leaving, he ran to the East Palace and said to Li Xian: "The second paternity pet is lawless and will definitely cause chaos. Your Highness, take precautions!" Zhang Yizhi felt his own danger. Wu Zetian is old, some things are handled by Er Zhang, and then? The 80-year-old Wu Zetian is going to make a final effort to let the court ministers recommend talented people.Two months later, Zhang Jianzhi, Qiuguan's servant, was promoted to Tongping Zhangshi and served as the prime minister at the age of eighty.Zhang Jianzhi, who was once recommended by Di Renjie, finally became the prime minister.A few days later, Wu Zetian asked someone to recommend someone who could be Yuanwailang, and Wei Sili recommended Cen Xi, the magistrate of Guangwu County. "This person is good in everything, but his background is not good!" "Oh?" "His uncle is Cen Changqian, so he's involved." "Use if you have talent, there is nothing to be implicated or not." Thus, Cen Xi was directly promoted from a county magistrate to a minister of heaven.Wu Zetian was far-sighted. Just two months after she successively promoted many talented people, she fell ill, and even the prime minister couldn't see her face for more than a month.Wu Zetian was really dying, she was bedridden, and even if she survived, her days would not be long.Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were inexplicably terrified, and the two brothers began to think about what would happen after the Queen's death. They colluded with the party members they had contacted in the past, plotted to launch a coup, and wiped out all those who wanted to touch his brothers.Seeing that the situation was not good, Cui Xuanwei forcibly ran to Wu Zetian's dormitory to play, "The crown prince and the Prime Minister Wang Renming are filial friends, they serve enough soup and medicine. Da Nei is an important place in a country, and I really don't want outsiders to come in and out at this time!" " Wu Zetian said: "Ai Qing, don't worry, there are no outsiders here." Finally, a secret performance by Yang Yuansi from Xuzhou caught Wu Zetian's attention. Zhang Changzong once had an interview with a sorcerer named Li Hongtai. Li Hongtai said that Zhang Changzong had the emperor's face and advised him to build a Buddhist temple in Dingzhou. He also said that if he did this, the world would definitely belong to him.When she got here, Wu Zetian realized the seriousness of the matter, regardless of whether it was true or not, she had known about the Dingzhou Buddhist Temple a long time ago, and she began to worry.Wu Zetian cheered up and ordered Wei Chengqing, Cui Shenqing, and Song Jing to jointly try the case. A few people went down with the task, and things finally took shape. Er Zhang's had indeed had such an experience, and secretly talked with Li Hongtai about many important future events. Wei Chengqing and Cui Shenqing said, "Didn't Zhang Changzong tell His Majesty what Li Hongtai said? Then, please allow Li Hongtai to be imprisoned. This is the source of this case." The case was pushed to Dali Temple, and Yushi Zhongcheng Song Jing and Dali Temple Chengfeng Quanzhen made a statement, "Zhang Changzong is so favored, but he still asks a magician to tell his fortune. What is he trying to do! Li Hongtai said that the fortune telling A hexagram of "Qian", Qian is the hexagram of the Son of Heaven. If Zhang Changzong really thought that Li Hongtai was a monster, why didn't he immediately turn him over to Yousi, and why did he hide it? Although he finally admitted the matter, he still harbored evil intentions after all. Beheaded! Please put him in prison, and torture him for his crimes." Wu Zetian looked at Song Jing, but refused to say anything, and the bedroom was quiet.After a long time, Song Jing said again: "If you don't take him into prison, I'm afraid everyone's hearts will be messed up!" Wu Zetian said helplessly: "Ai Qing should step down first, wait, wait until the detailed documents come out." Another person came forward and said: "I have noticed before that Song Jing's performances are all good strategies for governing the country and the country, and he does not consider himself at all. I hope His Majesty will grant permission." Wu Zetian looked at these courtiers impatiently, and waved his hands to make them retreat. A few days later, Wu Zetian ordered Song Jing to go to Yangzhou to review a major event, but Song Jing refused to go; she also ordered Song Jing to go to Youzhou to review a corruption case, but Song Jing still refused to go; finally, she decided to let Song Jing serve as Li Qiao. Song Jing's deputy, went to appease Long and Shu, but Song Jing resolutely refused. Song Jing said, "If the state or county is guilty, the censor will investigate the high-ranking ones, and the supervisory censor will investigate the low-ranking ones. If it is not a military matter, the Zhongcheng can't travel. There is nothing wrong with Long and Shu today. I don’t know what His Majesty is going to send ministers to do? I dare not obey orders, which will only add to His Majesty’s reputation for violating the law.” The two are finished. Si Xing Shaoqing Huan Yan and Fan Shangshu: "Since Zhang Changzong said that Li Hongtai told him those nonsense, why did he keep in touch afterwards? Isn't there something tricky here?" When Wu Zetian saw the memorial, he pressed it and did not report it. Wu Zetian: Is it wrong to love someone? Song Jing: There is nothing wrong with loving someone, but there is definitely something wrong with loving a scumbag.