Sixty-five, the reason for the abolition of the emperor
Sixty-five, the reason for deposing the emperor
The holiday system for officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was much looser than that in the Han Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, officials could only go home on holidays and stay in the government office the rest of the time. However, officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty implemented a rotating duty system, and officials except those who were on rotation had to stay in the government office day and night.
In addition, other officials do not need to sit in court in the afternoon, because officials of fifth rank and above have many subordinates, and the daily complicated official duties are done by subordinates. Senior officials only need to make decisions, so they have a lot of free time.
It's like being half official and half hidden, this is the difference between honest officials and dirty officials——
Xi Chao was waiting for Chen Caozhi at his apartment in the afternoon. He was surprised when he saw Chen Yu, Chen Caozhi's younger brother, escorting Lu Song and more than ten people from Zhu Lingbao to the Fifth Army Shangshu Department in Taicheng, so he went to ask Chen Caozhi
Yu, Chen Yu said that his brother Chen Caozhi had also returned to Jiankang, and he must have gone to Lu Mansion first. He would definitely visit Xi Shilang in the afternoon, and briefly talked about the conflict with Lu Song——
Xi Chao caused such a big dispute when he saw Chen Cao Zhi return to Jiankang, and also sent Lu Song to Lu Shi's Five Soldiers Shangshu Department with great fanfare. This was inconsistent with Chen Cao's introverted acting style. Could it be that he was out of trouble?
At the instruction of Duke Huan?
Seeing Chen Caozhi, Xi Chao exchanged greetings with his hands and asked: "Zizhong had lunch at the Lu Mansion?" When he learned that it was the Xie Mansion, he was a little surprised and asked: "Can the illness of Miss Xie still be cured?
"
Chen Cao said: "It takes ten days to make sure. There is always hope."
Xi Chao thought to himself: "If Zizhong cures Xie Daoyun's illness, then Xie An and Xie Wan should be very willing to marry their niece to Chen Caozhi. After all, rumors of Xie Daoyun's bitter love for Chen Caozhi have been spread. If they don't marry Chen Caozhi,
, there is no one to marry Xie Daoyun, a famous scholar and talented woman is indeed a good match, but what about Lu Na's daughter? Could it be that Chen Caozhi felt that Lu Shi was stubborn and had no hope of marrying Lu's daughter, so he turned to Xie's daughter? This
For ordinary people, it is a wise choice. The high-ranking Xie family is better than the high-ranking family in Wu County. However, this does not seem to be in line with Chen Caozhi's temperament. Moreover, Chen Caozhi has a very good relationship with the Lu family's daughter. From now on, Lu Song's matter will not be solved.
It can be known.”
This was Chen Caozhi's private matter. Chen Caozhi didn't take the initiative to talk about it, and Xi Chao couldn't say much, so he asked about his envoy to Beidi. Chen Caozhi had nothing to hide from Xi Chao, and he was about to go on an envoy to Chang'an and Hebei Province.
After telling what happened in Yecheng one by one, Xi Chao laughed when he heard that Chen Caozhi had designed to trick the Qin envoy Xi Bao into going to Yan with him, but expressed doubts about Chen Caozhi's ability to successfully persuade Murong Ke and asked:
"Is it possible that Zi Zhong has more to say?"
Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Brother guest has a sharp eye and I can't hide anything from you." Then he told him about the conflict between Murong Ping and Murong Ke. Of course, he also told Princess Murong Qinchen of Xianbei about her intention to marry him.
Xi Chao touched his palm and smiled and said: "I see, haha, this is also a good story. If the Northern Expedition goes well, Zizhong can still take this Xianbei princess as his beloved."
Chen Caozhi said: "We didn't see a single soldier in the Northern Expedition, so we talked about the ownership of Princess Xianbei, for fear of being laughed at by future generations." He angrily changed the topic and said: "I am here this time, and I have a secret letter from Duke Huan. Please read it, distinguished guest."
." He took out a letter from his arms and handed it over——
Xi Chao's expression became solemn, and he read the letter carefully. His slender eyes narrowed. What was said in the letter was not trivial. It was Huan Wen's plan to depose the emperor Sima Yi and establish a new emperor, Xi Chao.
Huan Wen's thoughts are very clear. Huan Wen wanted to depose the emperor to establish his authority, and then to establish himself on behalf of the Jin Dynasty. Huan Wen's sudden big step must have something to do with Chen Caozhi. If Chen Caozhi hadn't allowed Huan Wen to see the Northern Expedition
With the hope of achieving great achievements, Huan Wen would probably not be so radical. Chen Caozhi had a great influence on Huan Wen. Emperor Sima Yi was deceived by Lu Qin, Zhu Lingbao and others and wanted to admit Lu's daughter into the palace. This obviously made Chen Caozhi extremely angry.
, Chen Caozhi also knew that as long as Sima Yi was in power, it would be very detrimental to his career, so he pushed Huan Wen to depose the emperor, which was exactly what Huan Wen wanted -
Xi Chao thought: "Chen Caozhi is elegant and detached on the surface, but his scheming is very deep. You can tell from his treacherous methods in Chang'an and Yecheng. I have read many people, but Chen Caozhi can't see through it. He can
Very sincere, but also cunning and scheming. You are lucky to be his friend, but you will be frightened to be his enemy——"
Xi Chao was also very conflicted in his heart. He was not following Huan Wen wholeheartedly as outsiders knew. He was also following Huan Wen for the future of his family. After the death of Xi Chao's grandfather Xi Jian, the Gaoping Xi family was gradually squeezed out of the center of power.
When Xi Xuan came to Wuyi Lane to visit his aunt, he had a profound memory of being teased by Wang Hui, the son of Director Wang. He felt deeply humiliated and vowed to revive the prestige of the Xi family in Gaoping. This was the reason why he chose to serve Huan Wen.
Tan died of illness while serving as the governor of Xuzhou, which made the Xi family in Gaoping even worse. The Xi family in Gaoping lost military power. The Beifu soldiers formed by Xi Jian dispersed. The Xi family's power in Jingkou was far less than before.
To revitalize his family's reputation, from this point of view, he and Chen Caozhi took the same path. The appearance of Chen Caozhi made him understand that there are many people who follow Huan Wen to gain fame, and he cannot allow himself to be aloof from the outsider——
Xi Chao raised his head and looked at Chen Cao: "It seems that Duke Huan has made up his mind, but I don't know how he will depose the emperor?"
Chen Cao said: "This is exactly what Duke Huan asked me to ask the guests for advice."
Xi Chao smiled and said: "Zizhong has the wisdom of Liuhou and Wuhou, so why bother asking me."
Chen Caozhi didn't want Xi Chao to be dissatisfied with him. He was very grateful to Xi Chao and said sincerely: "When I was ordered to leave Gushu, I had no independent opinion, but I was with Lu Song, Zhu Lingbao and others in Xinting Mountain."
When a conflict arose, I came up with a plan that could not only accomplish Duke Huan's affairs, but also vent my brother's private anger. This requires brother Ji Jin to be my brother's mastermind."
Xi Chao nodded and said, "Zizhong, please speak."
Chen Cao said: "Lu Song has a wrong heart. He has never dreamed of Lao Tzu's mysteries. He only preaches the so-called fusion of men and women, thinking that he can cultivate immortality by picking up mending in the room. When he was in Pengcheng, he was so ignorant.
The common people served Lu Song with their whole families, allowing him to use their money and their wives and daughters as gifts. Last year, there was also a scandal spread in the Zhidu Mountain Dojo in Kangxi—"
Xi Chao vaguely guessed Chen Caozhi's plan, and heard Chen Caozhi continue: "When the emperor was king of Langya, he studied "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary" under Lu Song. The palace guard Zhu Lingbao had a good plan.
The three dragons also followed and studied. The three guest brothers also knew that Lu Chang was expelled from the capital last year, but this year he was invited back by the emperor. He actually enshrined him in the palace and preached about his male and female fusion skills.
, but outside they are arrogant and domineering, and if these people are not eliminated, they will surely become a harm to the country."
Xi Chao understood what Chen Caozhi meant and said: "Zizhong wanted to punish Lu La, Zhu Lingbao and the four others by desecrating the palace? But the emperor -" At this point, Xi Chao suddenly woke up and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
He smiled meaningfully and said: "Very good, let's reply to Duke Huan like this. This matter is of great importance and has never been seen before. Duke Huan must go to the capital in person to carry out this act of abolishing the establishment." He added: "Recently, Lu Song was interviewed in Jiankang City.
There have been criticisms about spreading the law in the palace, now we only need to let the rumors spread more openly, so that Duke Huan can have reason to lead his troops into the capital to go to Yi, and do what Huo did."
Chen Caozhi was a fusion of souls from two generations, and did not have too many thoughts of loyalty to the emperor. He pursued Mencius' "people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important". Moreover, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Xuanfeng was strong and the ethics were weakened. The so-called "Wei Wen
"Mu Tongda, but the world is humble and loyal." People in the Wei and Jin Dynasties did not have strong ideas of loyalty to the emperor, so Xi Chao and Chen Caozhi did not feel that they had done anything treacherous. A foolish emperor like Sima Yi should be abolished, otherwise it will only harm the country and the people, and Chen Caozhi
To put it bluntly, deposing Sima Yi would be very popular both in public and private circles.
The two discussed for a while, and Xi Chao wrote a reply to Huan Wen. Chen Caozhi took his leave and went to visit Sima Yu, King of Langya, who was the new king that Huan Wen was going to establish.
It was almost dusk when Chen Caozhi arrived at Prince Langya's Mansion. Hao Ji, the Prime Minister of Dian Shu, came out and said, "The king knows that Chen Xima has returned to Jiankang, so he ordered your brother Chen Shang to invite Chen Xima to meet him soon. Why is Chen Xima doing this?"
It’s time to come!”
Just as he was talking, Chen Shang, who had been promoted to the eighth rank Langya King's constant attendant, hurried over. He was sweating profusely and said with a wry smile: "Sixteenth brother, let me find it easily. I rushed to Xie's Mansion and said you went to Xi
I rushed to the residence of the Vice Minister Xi, but I was told that you had come to the palace."
Hao Ji smiled and said: "Since Chen Xima has arrived, please go directly to Yayan Teahouse. Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time."
Chen Caozhi went to Yayan Teahouse with his third brother Chen Shang. Chen Shang looked at Chen Caozhi as they walked and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sixteenth brother. My father wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that once there is news of sixteenth brother's return,
Immediately send someone back to Qiantang to report that Ding's sister-in-law is planning to set off for Jiankang as soon as there is news that you will return to Jiangdong. The news that you were kidnapped by the Xianbei people the month before last came back to Jiangdong. I was so anxious that I wrote a letter home and went back.
The old man was so anxious that he ignored his old age and prepared to rush to Jiankang with Ding's sister-in-law to ask the authorities to rescue him. It happened that Zhu Canjun - er, Zhu Canjun passed by Chenjiawu and persuaded him, saying that his sixteenth brother would definitely return safely.
——”
Chen Caozhi said emotionally: "I didn't think carefully and made Fourth Uncle and the others worried. I feel very guilty."
Chen Shang said with a smile: "Sixteenth brother is back, and all these things are over. You and I will write family letters tonight to inform the elders of the clan that we are safe, and send Laide back tomorrow, and then pick up Ding's sister-in-law and my wife and children to build the house."
Kang.”
Chen Caozhi whispered: "Lai De can let him go back tomorrow, but my sister-in-law and the others should not come to Beijing so early -"
Chen Shang asked: "Why?"
Chen Cao said: "Something big may happen in Beijing. I will pick up my sister-in-law and the others after the matter is settled. I will go to Wu County on official business two years ago, and I will pick up my sister-in-law at that time."
Chen Shang didn't know what big event was going to happen in the capital, and he knew it was inconvenient to ask now. He thought of Lu Song's incident, which was another troublesome matter, and said: "I'm afraid my sixteenth brother doesn't know yet. You asked Xiao Sheng to escort him to
The emperor sent people to take Lu Song and others from the Fifth Army Shangshu Department back to the palace. It is said that the mainland minister reprimanded Lu Song——"
Chen Caozhi sneered, walked a few steps, and said, "Third brother, don't worry. I will discuss this matter with you in detail later."
