The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 54

Xu Jingzong, the successor of Di Renjie and Wu Chengsi, colluded with Li Feixiong
But when Xu Jingzong came to the imperial court, many people said he was talented, and they were very proud of him. At that time, he did not see Di Gong sitting there.Wu Chengsi smiled and said, "It's such a trivial matter, don't mind. As long as my brother is in power, even if Lao Di is no longer picky, he will cut off his party members. He doesn't know that the current emperor is Who, if you want to pass it on to whom, you often talk about the Tang family!" When everyone saw him say this, they knew that Di Gong was here, and none of them dared to reply.How could Di Gong bear it any longer, he hurriedly stood up and pushed away the crowd and asked. "Your royal family is the nephew of the Holy Majesty. Your royal family must know where the holy biography is located. Di is an official in the Tang Dynasty and a minister of the Tang Dynasty. He doesn't care what is important in Tang Shishan, what is the most important thing? This statement is for everyone Listen, and please explain so that the public can know." When Wu Chengsi saw that Di Gong came to ask him, he realized that this remark violated the law, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "This is just a joke made by an official, so why should you care about it?" Di Gong was at that time He shouted: "Aren't your words nonsense? In the courthouse, state affairs are at stake. How can you allow a group of dog heads to talk absurdly! Now that Empress Wu is in court, the prince is far away, and there is no decree to set up an heir to retire from the court. How dare you Big talk? Don’t you want to disturb the subjects and want to usurp it? Liu Weizhi was falsely accused by you, abused punishment, and caused his death, and now he is implicated in Di Mou. You don’t speak clearly at this time, and you enter into it In the court, let’s make a clear statement together. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, for you, a group of treacherous officials, has become corrupted beyond control, and even wants to frame the ministers and plot rebellion for selfish reasons. What kind of party does this old man have, and what evidence do you have. Tell me quickly!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and went straight to Wu Chengsi.At this time, Wu Chengsi knew that he was wronged, so he scolded him as a traitor, and he became angry from embarrassment, and cursed back: "You old death row prisoner, the Holy Majesty has tolerated you several times, but you don't know how to feel it. You dare to secretly oppose and form an accomplice. Liu Weizhi Now you have a confession, let's see how you can deny it!" Seeing him replying and cursing, Di Gong couldn't help stretching out his left hand, grabbed his collar and shouted: "The old man asked your sage's succession, who did you slander?

You dare to insult the minister and make troubles. In such a situation, don't you want to rebel? "Wu Chengsi grabbed his collar for him, became extremely angry, and shouted loudly: "Di Renjie, you are presumptuous in the imperial court, do you mean to cause trouble!" "This sentence has not been finished yet, because Di Renjie slapped his face twice on the left and right sides, and it swelled up instantly, and blood flowed from his mouth. When he was in trouble, he heard the Jingyang bell ringing, and Empress Wu came to court. , all the ministers, seeing the two of them huddled together, did not dare to step forward to break up. They could only look after themselves and stood up to enter the court.

After the Shanhu was over, Xu Jingzong went forward and said: "Now the rebel minister Di Renjie, because of his rebellion against the party Liu Weizhi, was interrogated by the minister and gave a real confession, and was ordered to die. Unexpectedly, Di Renjie was angry with him because of Wu Chengsi's performance of his majesty. It is extremely illegal to stay in the court room and insult the emperor's relatives. Listening to His Majesty coming to the court, you still want to beat yourself up. You can imagine the appearance of rebellion. If you don't punish Di Renjie severely, you can't straighten your ministers. It's ruined." After hearing this, Empress Wu couldn't help being furious, and said angrily, "Di Renjie is a minister of the imperial court, and he has no emperor in his eyes. An order is issued to bring Di Renjie here for interrogation in the golden palace!"

All the guards in front of the palace are the wings of Zhang Wu's second party, rushing down to get the order, and take Di Gongsuo in the court room.Wu Chengsi knew that it was Xu Jingzong who played for him, and he was very proud of it. He wanted to take advantage of this anger to kill Di Renjie, avenge his former revenge, and prevent him from obstructing everything in Beijing.And when it comes to the Golden Palace, without waiting for Empress Wu to speak, Di Gong said at the time: "My minister entered the court today, and I knew that Wu Chengsi, Xu Jingzong and others were plotting to usurp the throne and frame the ministers. How dare you declare in the court room that your Majesty will pass on the throne to someone else?" , don't put the Tang Dynasty as the most important thing. Like this thief who rebelled against the ministers, everyone will punish them. The ministers are planning to twist and enter the court. Please Your Majesty clarify the canonical punishment to eliminate the huge trouble. Release the rebels!" After hearing this, Empress Wu couldn't believe it, and she couldn't help saying angrily: "Since the lonely family has been in charge of the government, you have been treated kindly. What else can I say!" Di Gong hurriedly said: "What your Majesty heard was Xu Jingzong's false report. What I heard was what Wu Chengsi said in the court room, and all civil and military ministers listened to it. Xu Jingzong and Wu Chengsi is a party, so it is natural to whitewash him. If your majesty does not believe that Wu Chengsi and others are plotting rebellion, let's look at the clothes of the two of them. It is clear that the king is out of sight, and he wants to assassinate while he is there. If the minister had not come to the court room early to listen to what he said, I am afraid that His Majesty will not be able to sit in the court at this time. It is not a pity for a humble minister to die, but the King of Luling will be wronged for no reason. , can not be filial to His Majesty. The former emperor put the world first, entrusted His Majesty, and cannot be passed on to the crown prince. Your Majesty is in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he favors military officials, but he is afraid of conspiracy to usurp and kill. He is very flattering. His majesty has decided what happened today, and Liu Weizhi and others, who were loyal and daring, vowed to repay your majesty, were burned by Xu Jingzong's hot tin, leaving no skin on their bodies. Such a non-punishment, even Jie Zhou would not be so cruel , but you dare to falsely make a confession and falsely report to Your Majesty, and you will be sentenced to death!" After speaking, he burst into tears.

Wu Zetian was speechless after hearing Di Gong's words.Looking at Xu Jingzong and Wu Chengsi, they are in ordinary casual clothes.At this moment, the two of them looked at themselves all over, and they were scared out of their wits.It turned out that after Liu Weizhi died last night, the two were discussing in the study, and unintentionally took off their clothes. When they entered the court, they were still in the hall without the court clothes on their bodies, even if they came.Now, for Di Gong's point of view as an excuse, fearing that Empress Wu would believe it and prosecute the crime, the two looked at each other, sweating profusely.

Empress Wu paused for a while, and asked Xu Jingzong: "You are a minister of the Criminal Court. Why did you tell the court that Di Qing was rebelling? It is clear that you are impetuous and discuss military affairs with Wu Chengsi. See you in the court. , so disrespectful, the crime is unforgivable! Even if it is not treason, it is difficult to win the responsibility of the Ministry of Punishment. If you write it, you will leave the office. Aunt Wu Chengsi is a lonely mother, and she also remembers a big mistake, and she is not allowed to enter unless called Court. All Zhang Jianzhi, Yuan Xingchong and others were released after being protected by Di Renjie. There is no room for discussion about the rest." Di Gong also wanted to play, Empress Wu rolled up the curtain and retreated, and all the officials dispersed.Mr. Di was naturally depressed. Although Liu Wei's grievances had not been redressed, fortunately he pardoned Yuan Xingchong and others, so he had to turn around the street and sighed alone.

Unexpectedly, Wu Chengsi came out of court and invited Xu Jingzong into his mansion. The two said angrily: "Unexpectedly, Lao Di is so powerful. Today, I want to put him to death, but I played so recklessly for him, and I will be recorded as a mistake. Fortunately, Sheng'en is lenient, otherwise my two lives would not have been given to him in vain. And in the court room, in front of everyone, he slapped my cheeks. How can I let go of this humiliation? I can't do anything to him, what? Do you want everyone to be manipulated by him? Do you think that Xue Aocao, Huaiyi, my brothers, Zhang Changzong and you are not immune to his decision? But words, and then he always punished us as he wished. The future will be long, if this person does not go, he will not be safe for a day, do you still want to have the world of Emperor Tang?" Xu Jingzong said: "Excuse me The official has a plan, I wonder if your royal relatives have the guts?" San Si said beside him, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve! Whatever your crime is, the three of us can take on the responsibility. But I don't know what plan you have?" Xu Jingzong said: "At present, what Lao Di and others hope is that King Luling will enter the court and ask Empress Wu to abdicate. Although I and others have repeatedly reported that the King of Luling rebelled, the Holy Majesty is always suspicious. He was able to get a man and lead a troop to attack the city in Fangzhou, pretending to be the envoy of the King of Luling. At that time, he played it like this. I am afraid that the Holy Majesty will not believe it. No matter how capable Lao Di is, he will still He has nothing to say. When it was urgent, the imperial court sent troops to conquer the rebellion and went to Fangzhou to destroy the crown prince. Isn’t this a thousand-mile country under the control of your brother?" Wu Chengsi and Sansi heard this, and the two of them were like Like a treasure, they were overjoyed, and said in unison: "This plan is really great! But what should I do if I haven't got the person for a while?" Xu Jingzong said: "This is not difficult. Let's go to Huaiqing Mansion. There is a mountain called Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, and the peaks, valleys and caves are very dangerous. There is a group of strong men in the mountain. The leader is Sai Yuanba. His surname is Li and his name is Feixiong. When he entered the mountain, he once solved a case and was captured by the magistrate, and sent to the capital. The subordinate officials saw that he was handsome and powerful, and he was really a hero. He was afraid that he would be useful in the future, so he specially tried to save his life. But after escaping, he passed by Taihang Mountain. The strong man blocked the way, he went to the village and killed the leader. He was the king of the village, and because of the grace of saving his life, he ordered people to give gifts privately every year to repay his former virtue.

There are tens of thousands of people under his command, with sufficient soldiers and food, and are very prosperous.If this person is allowed to do this, it will naturally help everything. Think twice and said hurriedly: "Since there is such a person, it is rare."This matter should not be delayed, who should be ordered to go? " Jingzong said: "this matter must be kept secret, and the news must not be leaked. If Lao Di visits and finds out, it will be a big mistake.As soon as I go back, someone will go there, at the latest, but within a month, I can order Li Feixiong to come in person. "Brother Wu Chengsi was overjoyed when he heard this.

Xu Jingzong returned to the Ministry of Punishment immediately, and had to move out of the Yamen the next day because he resigned according to the order.

After listening to the martial arts, he will be released separately.In the evening, he called his close family member over. This person was called Wang Kui. He was the one who handled Li Feixiong's dealings with him on weekdays. Afterwards, I will be promoted to you, and Master Wu will protect your future. I wonder if you have the guts?" Wang Kui asked, but he didn't know what was going on. Dare to resign. Please tell me, where are you going?"

I don't know how Xu Jingzong said to him, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)