Chapter 14 The Double Ninth Festival Incident (Part 1)
Early on the Double Ninth Festival, the cheerful festive atmosphere inside and outside Luoyang could not be suppressed. Although there were many changes in the country this year, including losing troops in the south, losing territory one after another, and the emperor indirectly died of illness as a result, for the general public, life remained the same.
We need to continue. As long as we are still alive and there is still tomorrow, people cannot help but have the hope of living a better life. So people hang up lanterns in the morning. They can be seen everywhere on the streets from Xixiang in the east to Shanglinyuan in the west.
To the festive decoration between the lintels.
However, when it comes to the activities of the Double Ninth Festival, the most important thing is to climb high. The Double Ninth Festival is counted as ninety-nine and is considered by mortals as the festival of immortality. Legend has it that on this day, the pure air rises and the turbid air sinks, and the enlightened people will be here.
One day, when you ascend to heaven, God will also respond to mortals. Therefore, not only the literati will climb high and look far away on this day, but the general public will also take their families for outings after worshiping their ancestors. Both the elderly and children will go to the lakeside and mountain trails.
Banquet, and then wish each other birthdays. However, there are no deaths this year, so there are more people climbing to the top of the mountain than in previous years. In places such as Beimang Mountain, Longmen Mountain, Kongtong Mountain and other places, there is an endless stream of people worshiping at the top of the mountain.
They played the harp, the harp, and the sheng, and burned incense and offered sacrifices, hoping to get some response from the spirits in heaven.
As for the nobles in the court, they were all summoned into the palace early in the morning. According to the practice in previous years, after the emperor offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple today, he would hold a Chongjiu banquet in the palace, and this year was naturally no exception.
Although due to financial constraints, this year's banquet was much simpler, after all, it was a rare free time, and the nobles were still in high spirits for the festival. The musicians therefore played "Mu Ying Shao Fall", and the maids then danced to "Du Rong"
While dancing, the guests holding yellow flowers watched the dancers perform while appreciating and composing poems. It can be said to be a rare literary event in a year.
Happy times are always easy to pass, and it passed noon in a blink of an eye. After the bell rang twice, all the nobles said goodbye to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Since it was late autumn, the sky became dark quickly, and the officials left the palace.
By that time, the sunset had only a touch of purple like a gauze, and the waning moon had already hung over the mountains. However, Luoyang was still very popular at this time. As the people who climbed up for picnics returned, the lights of the night market also turned on.
, those men and women who were not yet tired came to play in the market outside Luoyang City one after another. Some people played the game of hiding hooks, and some enjoyed the fun of throwing pots. Due to the large number of people coming and going, Luoyang looked as bright as day at night.
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Under this situation, the guards guarding the city seemed to be slacking off. They did not carefully check the people coming and going. As long as they had a pass and did not carry any obvious contraband, they could come and go in and out of the capital at will. And at this time, Pingyang
Wang Liudan disguised himself and entered the Taifu's mansion, preparing to implement the plan that had been prepared for more than a month.
As soon as he stepped into Zhong Yao's house, Liu Dan asked Zhong Yu who was welcoming him: "Is everyone here?" Zhong Yu was obviously very worried. He glanced behind Liu Dan and made sure that no one was following him.
Immediately closed the door, and then said: "Your Highness, except for Yang Shijun and Handan Zhengli, the rest of the people are waiting for you." Of course, Yang Shijun was talking about Henan Yin Yangdan, and Handan Zhengli was Luoyang Ling.
Handan Chun. According to the plan, they are patrolling the city gates and secretly gathering the gate soldiers.
Liu Dan followed Zhong Yu to the mansion, bypassed several small courtyards, and then entered a dark room among the bamboo forests, where the meeting was held. When he opened the door, he saw that there were already sitting inside were Taifu Zhongyao, Taichang Xingyi, and Wei.
Wei Gaotanglong, Guang Luxun Fan Xian, Shangshu Kong Gui and other high-ranking officials in the court, in addition to Wu Zhi, Chen Yi and other staff Liu Dan relied on, when they saw Liu Dan coming, they all stood up immediately except Zhong Yao
Saluted him. But Liu Dan remained calm, pressed his hands, sat down next to Zhong Yao, and turned to ask him: "How is the situation over there, Taiwei?"
Zhong Yao whispered: "Xiaozhi is staring at Xuanwu City. As long as our actions go smoothly and the signal is sent, he will immediately take the edict to appease the Shanglin army." After that, he closed his eyes slightly and looked directly at Liu Dandao.
: "Your Highness, is there anything strange when you come here?"
Liu Dan smiled and said: "I have been staying in Gucheng for half a month, and the convoy with the substitute has arrived at Tongguan. Everyone is here that I am about to leave the feudal clan. Who could have guessed that I will return to Luoyang?"
His confident tone somewhat infected everyone present. Zhong Yao smiled and asked, "Have His Highness's dead soldiers already entered the city?"
Wu Zhi on the side replied: "The dead soldiers have entered the city in ten batches, and they have all entered the twenty mansions prepared in the south of the city. As long as we have reached an agreement now, we can immediately implement the military remonstrance."
Hearing that the dead soldiers had entered the city, the morale of everyone in the meeting was greatly increased. Only the guard Gao Tanglong was hesitant. He said: "I was on the road today to observe the palace confinement, and I did not find Deng Shizai and them. The prime minister did not come to attend the meeting today. Did the prime minister notice it?
What has changed?" It turns out that just the day before yesterday, Chen Chong reported illness at home on the grounds of catching a cold and did not come to attend the Chongjiu banquet on that day. And Chen Chong's image of wisdom has been deeply ingrained. To the enemies, any trouble will be ignored.
It is inevitable that people will feel panic.
Unexpectedly, Liu Dan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Sir Gaotang. I have been buried in a dark room in the prime minister's house. Although I am not allowed to participate in government affairs, I can still observe his daily life. According to his report, the prime minister has indeed been infected with cold in the past two days."
, he was locked in his home for two consecutive days, and no one was allowed in except his wife, Cai, who was bringing food boxes. This cannot be faked."
Everyone was shocked when they heard that Liu Dan also hid a spy in the Prime Minister's Palace. After looking at King Pingyang in confusion for a moment, they gathered their expressions. Liu Dan was calm and composed, and was finalizing the plan.
Liu Dan and Zhong Yao's plan is not complicated to say. It is mainly divided into two routes. With the internal and external response of Shaofu Liu Bao, Liu Dan directly cooperates with Weiwei Gao Tanglong, Guang Luxun and Fan Xian to lead the dead soldiers and Su.
The guards entered the palace, closed all the palace gates, and killed Jiang Wei, Deng Ai and others who were affiliated with Chen Chong. Then Liu Dan met with the Queen Mother and the Emperor respectively, asking them to retreat temporarily, clearing out Chen Chong's party members in the palace, and deposing Chen Chong.
Wei Yan, Pang Tong and others. On the other side, Zhong Yao, Fazheng, Yang Dan, and Handan Chun led the city guards to guard Taichang Street, making sure not to allow the Shanglin army in Xuanwu City to enter the city. Although Chen Chong had many old troops, they were still among the new troops.
After all, he doesn't have much prestige, so as long as Zhong Yao can occupy Taichang Street, great things will happen. Once Chen Chong pleads guilty and is dismissed from office, his followers will be like birds and beasts.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for the time for the coup to be launched, it is naturally set at the crack of dawn. At this time, the people in the night market should have returned to their houses from fatigue, and the above
Lin Jun's soldiers have not yet woken up, which is the moment with the highest chance of success.
After the discussion, everyone in the secret meeting began to take their places. However, Pingyang King Liu Dan was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stayed in the Mingtang of the mansion, packing his clothes and short weapons while waiting for dawn. After all, there were still several hours before dawn.
After midnight, he lay on the ground and fell asleep. On the eve of the coup, Wu Zhi and others were originally a little afraid, but seeing their master so calm, they communicated and encouraged each other: "Only such a king can revitalize Han Dynasty."
Room Jiangshan."
But in the middle of the night, Liu Dan suddenly shouted loudly and sat up from the ground, startling Kong Gui and others around him. He held his forehead and remained silent for a long time. After a long time, he asked: "What time is it?"
It turned out that just now, Liu Dan had a dream. He dreamed that he was flying through the clouds and mist towards the sun. Unexpectedly, when he was approaching the red sun, a one-eyed red dragon suddenly emerged from the clouds and spit fire at him. The flames burned his body.
At this time, he suddenly woke up. Seeing his frightened appearance, the staff quickly asked what happened, but Liu Dan couldn't open his mouth. This dream was really a bad omen. Once he told it, people would probably disperse immediately, so
He just excused himself and said he didn't remember it either.
At this time, dark clouds had filled the sky, covering the waning moon in the first half of the night. Silence fell inside and outside the city. Even the chirping of insects was completely silent. Only sparrows and owls were still singing in the trees. At this time, there was still time before action could be taken.
After a while, Liu Dan woke up and found it difficult to fall asleep again. He just raised his head and clasped his hands to his ancestors and prayed: "My ancestors, help me to eradicate the evil people and get what I want!"
Suddenly Liu Dan thought that the ancestors of the Han Dynasty also included his eldest brother Liu Xie, and he felt a little disgusted. Next he put on the leather armor, then put on the court clothes outside, and then put on the court crown to show his noble status.
I had no appetite, so I only drank a little meat porridge and went out on the road. I looked up at the position of the sunrise and thought to myself: "If I fail in what I do today, I will definitely be punished by death. I must not fail." Then he turned around and went to the door.
Behind him, Wu Zhi and others followed, heading south to where the dead soldiers ambush.
Xing Yi, who was in the south of the city, had already gathered the dead soldiers on the street. When Liu Dan came over, more than two thousand dead soldiers were covered in darkness on the streets. At this time, they all put on the armors transferred from the arsenal. Obviously,
There was no moonlight, and the knives in their hands also reflected the cold light. After Liu Dan arrived and stood in front of everyone, he didn't say much. He just lit a torch, waved it up twice, and then illuminated it again.
Showed his face.
That was the signal for them to agree to take action.
Liu Dan held the torch in his hand and immediately rode towards the palace. The dead soldiers followed closely behind him. The sound of armor clashing sounded like waves filling the night.
On the other side, in front of Xuanyang Gate, Gao Tanglong was summoning his guards. He ordered his direct line to be divided into two groups, one to guard in front and the other to supervise from behind. Once any of the guards disobeyed the order, these people would be killed.
He will immediately launch an attack and kill the leader to establish his authority. Not only him, but the other conspirators are also working intensively.
Everything seemed to be going extremely smoothly, and when all the troops gathered together, it was time to take action.