Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

"I didn't expect that the last court meeting was arranged by the queen at the Daxiangguo Temple, and all the officials were left there. I passed the court meeting without knowing it. I didn't expect there to be such a way." Xiangguo Temple put one up, and the [-]th dynasty was over. Now that I think about it, I’m still angry, but there’s nothing I can do about it. The Queen’s actions are reasonable and decent, and the people in the Ministry of Rites have nothing to criticize.

"There is no response to the subsequent memorials." After Gong Li said this, he glanced at Wang Pu intentionally or unintentionally.

Wang Pu was quite unhappy, a little cramped, "Ahem, it's not up to me to make the decision for the memorial to go up to the Zhengshitang, it has to go through Li Gong, Fan Zhi, Luqiu Zhongqing and others.

Li Gong needless to say, he didn't look at it at all, the old man Fan Zhi scolded the officials for plotting to usurp the throne, and also ridiculed the officials for being lustful, and had a lot of feuds with the officials, but at this time he didn't care about it Move, just say that those memorials are nonsense, nonsense, and they will all be dismissed. "

"That old man was originally a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard!" Everyone gritted their teeth.

Fan Zhi was the prime minister of the former dynasty, and he scolded the officials. He never thought that the officials would still let him be the prime minister after they ascended the throne. It was really unexpected, and what was unexpected was that at this juncture, the old man actually refuted them again with a bad temper. The memorandum is completely because the officials didn't give them face, and they didn't give them face.

"Zoushu is not clear, and the prince has tried his best, but there are people in the world, and the prince is the prime minister, and there are things he can't do. It can be seen that many things in the world are not just what you say...." He said something that made Wang Pu quite unhappy.

Gong Lilian said: "Since playing can't clear the sky, there is only one way left. It can only be effective if all officials play together in the Great Dynasty. Last time in Daxiangguo Temple, I waited for the flag to make a move. Today, no matter what, we must master it." Sheng Ting, everyone, don't be careless, don't retreat."

Everyone nodded in agreement and promised.

Soon, a large group of people began to walk into the hall. After entering the Xuande Gate, Wang Pu saw Li Gu, Fan Zhi and others in front of him. Li Gu was too old to walk fast, but everyone consciously followed him, and no one walked. to go beyond.

After walking for a while, Li Gu turned his head suddenly, and gave him a complicated look. Seeing Li Gu turned his head, Fan Zhi, the stone in the latrine next to him, also turned his head, but the old man's eyes were meaningful.

"Wang Xianggong is a mature man with a limitless future. You have to think carefully about what you do. You must not be fooled by temptation. There is no turning back in this world." Luqiu Zhongqing's voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Luqiu Zhongqing has always been on the queen's side, with great power, and his status in the court is even lower than him. Wang Pu smiled slightly, thinking that he was afraid, whether he was afraid that the situation would be unfavorable today, or that he was afraid of his own future. With the support of hundreds of officials, the power will surpass him.

He just cupped his hands, "Thank you for the reminder, Lord Luqiu, but as a minister, do your best, as all ministers in the world should do."

"Who can tell why." Luqiu Zhongqing quickly passed them and said no more.

"It's just a clown who has succeeded in one day..." Some people ridiculed that many of them were veterans of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and they were dissatisfied with the upstarts like Luqiu Zhongqing.

Wang Pu took a look, "Don't talk about irrelevant things, so as not to cause complications!"

......

Soon, drums were played outside the Chui Gong Hall, the eunuchs called their names, and hundreds of officials entered the hall. In the imperial city of Daliang City, the dark and turbulent court will begin at the end of April...

Chapter 360, People can't stand if they are not ruthless

In the main hall, the eunuchs sang, all the officials worshiped, and then began to discuss politics.

It's customary not to talk about big things at the Great Court Meeting, they are all trivial things that have nothing to do with the overall situation, such as the Kaifeng Mansion's Shangzuo City East people's willingness to build temples for the official family outside the city, how the spring plowing conditions in various places, etc. .

These things are said in the court, but today is obviously a little unusual. After the officials of Kaifeng Mansion finished speaking, everyone stopped talking and looked at Wang Pu and Gong Li intentionally or unintentionally.

Everyone seems to know that today is unusual.

Faced with such gazes, the elderly Gong Li was a little embarrassed, but Wang Pu felt that he was enjoying the attention of all the people. He ascended the position of Prime Minister at a young age and was used to the attention of everyone.

Then he took a step to meet the eyes of everyone, and all the eyes suddenly came together. Wang Pu opened his arms, took a deep breath, enjoying the feeling of being watched by everyone, and then clasped his hands together and said: "I report to the queen, I have something to tell you. .

The Empress Dowager Fu of the former dynasty lived in the harem for a long time, which was not in accordance with the etiquette system.

What's more, this will damage the reputation of the official family. The official family is a wise emperor who has not seen each other for 500 years.

As ministers, we should consider the reputation of the official family, so we jointly signed the letter, hoping that the queen will handle this matter fairly, and not issue a decree to expel Fu family from the palace because of his relatives. "

After he finished speaking, Gong Li took the lead to go out, first cupped his hands and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

For a while, Wang Pu and Gong Li took the lead, and dozens of officials stepped forward one after another.

The scene was very grand, but when Wang Pu raised his head, he found that the young queen was not as flustered as before, she seemed very calm, Gao Zuo was at the top, and replied without any emotional fluctuations: "This is the emperor's decision, the official decision. No one can change what happened.

The officials kept the Empress Dowager in the palace for their own purposes. Because I don't know much about political affairs, I don't understand the government, so I let the Empress Dowager give advice in the palace. Do you think the arrangement of the officials is inappropriate? "

Wang Pu frowned slightly, feeling that today the queen seems to be tougher than before, and not as flustered as before.

So his eyes signaled Gong Li.

Gong Li immediately said, "I don't dare, it's just that the king is the leader of the ministers, and the king's advice is the most important thing for the ministers. As long as it is for the sake of the official family, we ministers are obliged to do so. It doesn't matter whether the queen says we are rebellious or disobedient. It doesn't matter if you want to, but with a passion and righteousness, you are not afraid of anything.

Presumably the descendants of the Qing Dynasty, and even the officials will understand us. If the queen disagrees, the old minister will not back down today for the sake of justice. "

Gong Li said loudly, and there was a wave of echoing for a while.

Gong Li's face was full of red, and with the support of many colleagues around him, he unconsciously and unafraid that the person above him was actually the queen.

Empress Fu's pretty face flushed red with anger, her chest heaved and she didn't know how to resolve it.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, and it was very clear in the hall of chaos.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw a black torrent rushing in. Many soldiers of the Forbidden Army in armor separated the crowd. Many officials were about to scold them, but they found that there was a person trapped in the heavily armored Forbidden Army. It was the emperor Shi Congyun.

The hall was completely silent. The people who had been agitated just now fell silent and looked at the emperor in fear. The officials around Gong Li also pushed back one after another, leaving a circle around them all at once.

Gong Li's eyes widened, his whole body trembled, and he said in disbelief: "Guan... Guanjia!" It was like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

Shi Congyun looked at him expressionlessly, untied the sword from his waist, and threw it at his feet with a bang, "Don't you want to stain the ground with blood from your neck, come on."

Such an opening directly frightened Gong Li so much that his legs gave way and he almost fell to his knees.

Shi Congyun was full of anger, and he could clearly see that most of these echoes were from the previous court, or even veterans from the previous court.

When the Qin Dynasty changed, it was a peaceful evolution. In order to stabilize the situation, it was forced to take over the entire team of the previous dynasty. The so-called one emperor and one courtier, but now the emperor has several courtiers. Successful people had to be retained in order to stabilize the situation.

And those former veterans were very dissatisfied with the relatives who rose with the new emperor.

It's like Emperor Wu promoted a large number of newcomers led by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing during the Emperor Wu Dynasty to fight against the old bureaucratic forces.

Why did Sima Qian criticize Wei Qing and others in the historical records, and overly elevate Li Guang and others, because they belong to an interest group and represent the old forces of the Han Dynasty. Li Guangzu was a general of the Qin Dynasty and a representative of a military family. Sima Qian's ancestors were also a family of historians, a family of bureaucrats who have been officials for generations.

Whether it is the Han Dynasty or the later Tang Dynasty, or even the later Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, the longevity dynasties have a common feature, that is, after the establishment of the country, an emperor must come out to withstand the pressure, suppress the old forces, and activate the new forces. , form a relay and achieve balance.

The Han Dynasty was Emperor Wu, and the Tang Dynasty was Gaozong Lizhi. In the present Qin Dynasty, Shi Congyun had a premonition in his heart that this day would come sooner or later.

And his Qin is even more special. Although the country has only been established for a few years, it should be counted from the later Zhou Dynasty, because he was a team member who took over from the Zhou Dynasty and was peaceful.

The Han was to Qin, and the Tang was to Sui, all of which were armed to seize power.

It is almost inevitable to suppress old forces and activate new ones.

On the surface, this conflict was aimed at the Queen and Empress Dowager Fu, but in fact it was aimed at the Emperor. Now it seems that it is a conflict of interest between the old bureaucratic group and the rising power group of the new power. The people who took the lead in making troubles were basically Hou Zhou and Hou Han. , and even officials inherited from the later Jin Dynasty.

They are old and feel that they should enjoy power, but they don't have much credit. Most of the credit is from emerging forces that have followed history. , naturally come together, and many of them may not know it.

So they took advantage of the absence of the emperor to make troubles, to show their qualifications and prestige, and to gain attention and power.

Over there, Gong Li's face turned pale after the panic, but he was not completely confused. He was already a veteran of the Later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, and now the Qin Dynasty.

Kneeling down with a plop, he looked around loudly and said: "Officials, everything said by the old minister is true, and every sentence is for the officials. Hundreds of memorials from colleagues are still there, please the officials to check clearly."

Shi Congyun called the old fox in his heart.

His words seemed to be addressed to him, and instantly reminded all the officials that we can draw a clear line with him now, but the memorial has already been uploaded, written in black and white, with witnesses and material evidence, it is too late, and there is no way to escape. It's better to give it a try.

Sure enough, many people came to their senses and knelt down one after another, "Please investigate clearly!"

"The officials are clearly aware!"

"If the officials don't uphold justice, I won't be able to wait..."

"..."

All of a sudden, dozens of people knelt down in the hall, and what disappointed Shi Congyun the most was that Wang Pu also knelt down.

He originally had expectations for Wang Pu.

Facing the people who were kneeling and persecuting him, Shi Congyun sneered and said, "I just defeated Li Jun, destroyed the puppet Han, captured Liu Jun, the leader of the puppet Han, and came back after defeating the Liao army. Give me a surprise."

What he said caused a lot of discussion in the hall, and many kneeling people were sweating from their foreheads.

"Exactly, I also understand your thoughts. If I kill someone today, I will be stigmatized as a tyrant in the history books. You are all loyal ministers and direct ministers. You dare to die." Shi Congyun said, and then his voice completely cooled down. .

"In the past, I just thought that it would be better to be more lenient to you. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, there have been too many murders. Now I find that you really know how to push your nose to your face and climb up the pole!

But I am not a coward, nor am I a timid person, I am a tough guy killed out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, I am an emperor who beats the country with swords and guns, and I can say whatever I want.

Gong Li, you said you were going to stain the ground with blood on your neck, Jian Zhen is ready for you, I am waiting for you, if you want to die with him, continue to kneel and don't get up. "

Speaking of this, many people were afraid, Gong Li was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, he didn't care at this moment, he turned around and shouted like a dog jumping over the wall: "Don't be afraid, we have too many people, the court can't continue to operate without so many people, Don't get up, the fewer people there are, the faster they will die!"

However, I heard that the emperor pacified Li Jun in a few months, destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, captured the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty and defeated the Khitan army by the way. Come.

Originally dozens of people were kneeling, but soon only a dozen were still kneeling on the ground, and even Wang Pu stood up.

Shi Congyun looked at the leader Gong Li murderously. The old man was so frightened that he burst into tears and kowtowed for mercy. After a while, his head was smashed, and the floor tiles were dyed red.

But Shi Congyun had made a decision in his heart long ago. People who are not ruthless can't stand up. To ordinary people in later generations, it may be regarded as a joke, but as an emperor, he has personally experienced it. It can be said that this time, Part of the reason is his generosity and not wanting to kill people.

Chapter 361, The Result of the Great Dynasty

At the court meeting, the emperor suddenly returned to the court, and the situation was reversed instantly.

The reason why they chose this time was because the emperor was away fighting.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that the army was sent out at the beginning of the year, but now it's only the beginning of summer, thousands of miles north, to Hedong and Bingzhou to fight. As a result, in just a few months, the army has defeated Li Yun, defeated the Northern Han Dynasty, and defeated the Liao reinforcements by the way. Triumph.

Baiguan just thought in his mind: This is simply a heavenly soldier, if there is a god to help!

The court hall was dead silent, only Gong Li and others who were kneeling were trembling with fright, weeping, and some people were stunned, still digesting the shocking news over and over again.

As soon as Shi Congyun took a step forward, Luqiu Zhongqing and other officials of the Privy Council bowed down one after another, shouting: "I welcome the officials to triumph. The officials are really gods and lords, with brilliant strategies and unrivaled martial arts..."

As soon as he started, everyone reacted and bowed down to congratulate him. The situation was too sudden and the news was too shocking, many people couldn't react at once.

And Luqiu Zhongqing was the first to react because the Privy Council actually received the battle report a few days ago, but it has not been announced. Only the Privy Council, the Queen, Empress Dowager Fu, Zhao Guifei and others know about it.

If Li Yun is defeated in a few months, everyone will not be surprised and shocked by the bravery and brilliance of the officials in the past. After all these years and so many battles, everyone feels that there are not many people in the world who are still opponents of the officials.

But no one expected that the officials would be so aggressive that they would clean up Bei Han together!

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Taiyuan City has been an important town in the north, the place where the Zhao State started, an important base in the north for the Han Dynasty to deal with the Huns in the north, the birthplace of the Li and Tang Dynasty, and an important town Jiancheng.

Even though everyone thinks that official wars are always invincible and invincible, but it will take at least half a year or even longer to fight Taiyuan, so many people will pick the right time and be ready to move.

However, the power of the sky and the benefits of the king's teacher far exceed their imagination. The authority of a monarch is almost all established by war. The history of human civilization, organizational form, political structure, power, and prestige, no matter how they are decorated or expressed, The most fundamental source is the deterrence of force.

If one person can’t beat the other and wants to survive, and they are all rational, then the weak need to compromise and hand over some resources in exchange for safety; while the strong will also think that if they kill the weak, they will not be able to obtain it for a long time. resources; so the two parties will reach a balance point through the game, which is the simplest expression of control and power.

The famous monarchs in history mostly exercised their power.Emperor Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty, Genghis Khan, Emperor Kangxi, those emperors who held great power and achieved the ultimate concentration of power all have one characteristic in common. Their initial difficulties may be different, but their power all depends on wars The victories keep stacking up to reach the pinnacle.

The power of Emperor Shi is exactly the same. After returning from victory this time, hundreds of officials in the court hall were shocked. He took a step, and they all knelt down to congratulate him.

Whether because of fear or joy, people will either embrace or submit to victory in war.

But Gong Li, Wang Pu and others who had planned for a long time completely lost the room to resist.

At this moment, the sixth younger sister couldn't sit still any longer, ignoring the advantages that her elder sister taught her, she dragged her gorgeous phoenix robe and phoenix crown, walked down excitedly, and was hugged by Shi Congyun.

This is extremely unrestrained, let alone in the court, but no one dares to say it at this time, the old men in the Ministry of Rites should not see it, only Fan Zhi coughed twice in an inappropriate way: "Officials, please welcome me in front of all officials." Pay attention to profit."

Shi Congyun had long been used to this old man with a bad temper, so he waved his hand and said, "I know, I'm happy this time, you shut up first, and we'll talk about it next time."

As he said, he took Liumei by the hand and walked up, many generals followed, lined up on both sides, but considering the face and self-esteem of the officials, Shi Congyun let them get up first.

Sitting on the top, looking down at the court, Nuo Da's court fell silent, Gong Li and others were still kneeling there and dared not get up.

Shi Congyun's surface was as cold as ice, but he was already happy in his heart, thinking that those broken cannons were really worth it!

These people wait for the opportunity, why not him.

It is said that the emperor has one courtier in one dynasty, but the situation since the end of Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties is completely different. Instead, the emperor counts courtiers in one dynasty.

Because the situation is too turbulent and the world's talents are withered, no one dares to clean up wantonly when he comes to power. When he was in the coup, he tried his best to stabilize the military and prevent the soldiers from taking advantage of the opportunity to do evil. , can only receive in full.

The advantage of this approach is that it can stabilize the political situation. Once the time has passed, the disadvantages will be obvious, because many of these old bureaucrats have no merits that match their status in the new dynasty, and they will suppress the rise of rising stars. And these loyal courtiers of several dynasties have very low loyalty to the new dynasty.

The simplest thing is that when Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, except for Fan Zhi who scolded him, no one came out to defend the old dynasty. When he usurped the throne, only Wang Zhu and Fan Zhi spoke up.

He didn't dare to liquidate before, only because he usurped the throne, the government was unstable, and people's hearts were fluctuating. After the government stabilized, Shi Congyun wanted to do this a long time ago, but there was no suitable opportunity or excuse. Now he found an opportunity.

After taking the queen to the throne, Shi Congyun immediately reprimanded them angrily, taking advantage of his war outside, committing crimes in the court, plotting wrongdoings, and committing treason.

The crime was so serious that everyone defended it and kowtowed one after another: "We are all for the officials! Please be aware of the officials!"

"Officials, ministers, etc. are loyal, the sun and the moon can learn from it, and the world can learn from it..."

"Official family, we are all sincere and loyal. We want to share the worries of the official family and benefit the world. The official family is a wise king and a sage, not a foolish person. We will definitely understand the intention of the ministers!"

"Official!"