The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 64

Zhang Jianzhi used the plot to get rid of the thief and restore the King of Luling to the dynasty
But when Zhang Jianzhi saw what Li Duozuo said, he also had the same heart disease, and took the opportunity to say: "The general is rich and noble. But I don't know who caused the wealth today?" After hearing this, Duozuo couldn't help standing up and crying: "Old man Nan Conquered to the north, received the kindness of the former emperor, so that he was recommended to live in Jue. Today's wealth and honor are also bestowed by the former emperor." The way of Cambodia: "The general received the gift of the former emperor, and today the son of the former emperor is in danger. Why don't you repay the virtue of the late emperor?" When Duoxiang arrived at this time, he was very sad, and said: "I have had this heart for a long time, but because I didn't get it conveniently. Your Excellency is the prime minister of the court, a good minister of the country, and a good-for-nothing country. But life is virtue." Seeing his sincerity in his words, Cambodian shed tears and said: "At this time, the general is asking for this matter. When Empress Wu is ill, the general can lead his subordinates to break through and kill Zhang Changzong, and then please Empress Wu recuperated in Shangyang Palace, so wouldn't the Tang family still belong to the Li surname?
"Duo Zuo cried and worshiped in the tunnel at that time: "The prime minister's words are really a blessing for the country, how dare I refuse to follow. "

At that time, it was agreed that Cambodia ordered Yuan Shu and others to come out to meet each other and have a discussion.Duo Zuo said: "I act according to my plan. If there are traitors outside who hear the wind and create chaos, how can we take care of it at that time? There must be another person to calm the chaos outside. Only then can we be safe." Jian Zhi thought for a while, got up and said "This man has already got it. When the official was in Jingzhou, he went boating with Yang Yuanyan, the chief historian, on the river, occasionally talking about state affairs, and he had the ambition to recover. Since Zhang became a prime minister, he was introduced as the general of Habayashi Weiyou, and with him The general sees each other day and night. He is dedicated to serve the country and has the courage, why not invite him at this time to discuss this matter together." Li Duozuo hurriedly said: "This person is indeed a conspiracy. If he is not mentioned by the prime minister, he almost forgets it. At this time, the old man Let's go." After speaking, he got up and came to Yang Yuanyan's mansion.Seeing that it was Duo Zuo who came, Yuan Yan went out immediately.Seeing the tears on his face, he hurriedly asked, "Where did the general come from? Why does he look unhappy?" Duo Zuo said, "I'm from the chancellor's mansion so far. I heard that the general used to be the governor of Jingzhou, and he was congenial with Zhang Gong. I don't know why. Is there such a thing?" Yuan Yan said: "A certain person knows each other, but Zhang Gong is the only one, so it's just congenial." Duo Zuo said: "In this case, Zhang Gongli and others have a word to discuss, and specially ordered the old man to come to make an appointment. " Hearing this, Yang Yuanyan already made some guesses in his heart, because there were family members standing on both sides, it was inconvenient to ask questions, so he took the sedan chair and went to the Prime Minister's mansion together.Walking inside, I saw that Yuan Shu and the others were all in the study, all of them showing signs of worry.When he was seated, he asked, "Where did my lord call me? If it is useful for something, I will die." Cambodian said: "Has the general ever remembered the words in Jiangzhong? This is the time, and we can't delay any longer." Wuyan said: "A certain one has had this intention for a long time, but he dared not speak out because he was unable to support himself alone. This is the autumn of serving the country, so why dare to retreat.

"At present, the six people's discussions have been completed, and the Cambodian said: "Although the previous discussion was good, it will eventually fall apart.Although Zhang Changzong is in the palace, there may not be anyone in his family.Wouldn't it be good to lure him out and kill him by using the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. "The crowd said: "If this can be done, it will save infinite troubles and avoid empress Wu's shock. "It was not until three drums later that the crowd dispersed.

The next day Li Duozuo inquired and learned that Zhang Yizhi carried the forbidden things in the palace every day when he went home, and did not enter the palace until the four drums.Duo Zuo's visit was clear, and he immediately selected five hundred cronies and soldiers. After the second drum, they came to Zhang Changzong's residence in the name of night patrol.It happened that Zhang Yizhi brought many forbidden things with him, and ordered two young eunuchs to follow him back from the palace.Fang wanted to enter the door, but Li Duozuo had arrived behind him. He stepped forward and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you commit crimes at night." I don't know whose house this place is, shouting here.

"All the soldiers were originally ordered by Li Duozuo to catch him. At that time, several people came up and grabbed him and said, "It doesn't matter whose door it is, our General Li will take you away. "He said without asking why, and put his hands behind his back. The little eunuch wanted to help, but he had everything around him, so he didn't dare to do it, so he had to say: "Don't get me, this is in front of Zhang Liulang's mansion in Xigong. .If you don't let go, you will be punished. Seeing that Zhang Yizhi had been caught, Li Duozuo was very happy, and then stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"It can be shown from the facts that this general has his own way. "Zhang Yizhi quickly replied: "General Li, you and I are both ministers of the same palace. I am Zhang Yizhi. Have you never seen him?" " Li Duozuo said: "The treacherous minister who wronged the country, since you have mentioned your name, why are you not at home late at night, and where do you want to go with the eunuch?"

Tell the truth for me. Zhang Yizhi said: "Empress Wu is ill now, and she just entered the palace to see her illness."Long En, Empress Mengwu, ordered the little eunuch to send me back, why did you stop me at the door?
"Li Duozuo said: "Nonsense.This eunuch obviously has treasures on him, and it is obvious that you stole the forbidden things and sneaked them into your home, what crime should you have? " Then he ordered people to search the little eunuch's body. In an instant, several people came up and found many objects. Duo Zuo said: "You traitor, this is a double gain of stolen goods. What's the matter?It is obvious that there are a lot of secrets in the house. "Half of the accompanying soldiers guarded the door, and half went in with themselves to pick up the stolen goods.

At that time, with a shout, all the soldiers rushed the three eunuchs and Yizhi inside.Regardless of men, women, young or old, when you see one person, you tie one, and when you see two people, you tie a pair. There are no less than 500 people up and down, inside and outside, and one of them failed to escape.Then he tied Zhang Yizhi to the ground, took out the waist knife, tried it on his neck twice, and then asked, "Are you going to die or live?" If you still want to be greedy for life, who is willing to die?" Duo Zuo said: "Since you want to live, you can quickly order someone to enter the palace, call your brother, and ask him where he will move me and how much silver he will give me. After explaining, then not only If I don't kill you, I should be grateful." Zhang Yizhi didn't know what the plan was, and suspected that he was taking revenge because he hadn't been promoted, so he hurriedly said, "This is easy." He ordered someone to go there immediately, saying that something important happened at home, and asked Liu Lang to come back immediately , don’t make any mistakes, or your life will be in danger if you delay it.

At that time, a family member was released, led by Yi Zhi's words, rushed into the palace desperately, and said the original words again.Zhang Changzong was waiting for Wu Zetian to sleep peacefully. After hearing this, he made a strange mistake and followed the original man back in a sedan chair.Thinking that Li Duozuo saw him, he would release his brother because of his affection.Unexpectedly, when they got inside, the soldiers saw it and shouted in unison: "The traitor is coming, don't run away for him." I saw you pushing and hugging, and Zhang Changzong had been tied up and taken to the front of the hall.Changzong saw Duo Zuozhi's face, but he didn't know it was his trick, so he hurriedly said: "General Li, come and save me. Your soldiers don't know my power, so they dare to tie me up. You still don't do it for me." Untie." Duo Zuo shouted: "Who do you want to save you? Disorderly ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished. You have deceived the king and wronged the country, and you will die. Do you still want to live today?" At that time, he ordered brother Zhang Changzong to be beheaded. Hundreds of people were slaughtered.Let the two little eunuchs go alone.The two escaped death, so they ran back to the palace without their lives.Unexpectedly, Zhang Jianzhi, Yuan Shuji and others have arrived at Xuanwu Gate.When the eunuch came inside, he was being questioned by Empress Wu, and hurriedly said: "It's not good, General Li Duozuo of You Yu Linwei conspired against him, and he has now killed brother Zhang Liulang." Li Duozuo had the military power in his hands, so he got up and asked, "Who caused the rebellion? Why don't you take it down." At this time, Zhang Jianzhi and others had heard it, and immediately replied outside: "Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong deceived the king and wronged the country. , has long been rebellious. Now, taking advantage of your majesty's illness, and wanting to do his own will, he smuggled the forbidden items of the palace home. The ministers and others, under the order of the prince, specially ordered Li Duoxiang, the general of the right habayashi, to behead the two thieves. .”

Just as he was speaking, Huan Yan, Fan Tong, Jinghui and others had invited the prince out of the East Palace to wait for the order.When Empress Wu saw him, she said, "Is it your order? The boy is punished, but he can go back to the East Palace." Before he finished speaking, Yan Yanfan led the people to kneel down at the bottom of the steps, and said: "The prince is the wise king of the world. The former emperor entrusted His Majesty with his beloved son, and the king of the country will return to himself.

This year the teeth have grown, and since Mengjiasi was pardoned by Fangzhou, he may be disappointed by living in the East Palace for a long time.The hearts of the people and the will of God have long thought of the Li family. Although there are two Zhangs in chaos, the emperor and his ministers will not forget the virtues of the former emperor, so the prince punishes the officials who are in disorder.Your Majesty is already high in spring and autumn, and it is reasonable to rest for the rest of the year to achieve longevity.Take it easy and play with your grandchildren, and wish to pass it on to the prince, so as to obey the wishes of heaven and man. "When Empress Wu arrived at this time, she had to play on time.

At that time, the king of Luling had finished thanking his kindness. At this time, after the fourth drum, he would come to the court for the next time.Zhang Jianzhi hurriedly changed the emperor's clothes for King Luling, and sat down in front of the golden palace to sit down.Zhang Jianzhi then rang the dragon and phoenix bells and drums. Half of the court officials and military officials knew about it, but the rest did not.

Suddenly they heard the sound of bells and drums, and they were all surprised. If there hadn't been a grand ceremony, why would the two instruments beating at the same time.

At present, all the ministers entered the court one after another, and two groups stood in attendance.Looking up at the Golden Palace again, those who were shocked were shocked, and those who were happy were overjoyed. I don't know why the King of Luling regained the dragon throne.Zhang Jianzhi said loudly: "In Yanwen and Wu, the ministers and ministers, because Zhang Changzong and Yi Zhi conspired against each other, Zhang was ordered by the prince to behead Changzong together with Li Duozuo and others. The decree is to pass on the position to the East Palace, and today is the first day of enthronement, so it is reasonable to line up and congratulate." After hearing this, all the people bowed down on the golden steps and performed the ceremony of a monarch and minister.The king of Luling first passed the decree and led all the officials to the honorary title of Empress Wu.Known as Zetian Dasheng Emperor, he moved to Shangyang Palace.Please ask for peace and meals every day, set a province for morning and evening, and perform my duties as a son.

The next day, the world was amnesty, and later generations were called Zhongzong.Then there was another imperial decree: Duke Di Renjie was granted the title of Duke Di Renjie, and no successor was hereditary; Zhang Jianzhi, Yan Yanfan, and Yuan Shuji were all given the title of Marquis; Li Duozuo was given the title of Marquis of Bravery; Come to Beijing for promotion.The rest of the meritorious ministers, sentinels and partial generals, were all given real posts.Since then, nothing has happened, the king is wise and his ministers are good, the official is the country, the people know the king, the family of Li's family is still there for thousands of miles, and the society will last forever, relying on Di Gong's politics.

(End of this chapter)