When the ministers received the edict, requiring them to enter the palace immediately for discussion, they rushed outside the palace almost non-stop. However, the palace guards were still so tight. Zhang Huan sent two battalions to garrison Weiyang Palace.
, the remaining two battalions were stationed outside several city gates of Luoyang. The power of the city gate captain was directly deprived by Zhang Huan, but the city gate captain Dou Yi had already been killed, so there was no objection.
The soldiers of the Northern Army stationed here strictly checked the jade plaques of the court officials to confirm their identities. On normal days, these party members would not endure such an insult. However, at this moment, they could not find out the news about Weiyang Palace, so they could only endure it.
Well, when they arrived at the main hall, dozens of guards were guarding the surroundings, and the Empress Dowager Dou Miao was sitting on the high platform in the middle.
The ministers paid their respects for the time being and paid their respects before sitting down.
They had just sat down when the Queen Mother spoke:
"The night before, the traitor Dou Wu led the Northern Army to invade Weiyang. He wanted to do evil and was killed by the soldiers..."
This sentence was like a thunder, ringing in the ears of the ministers. Suddenly, the ministers fell silent, widened their eyes, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely cold and solemn. After a while, everyone calmed down, and some party members immediately stood up.
, shouted: "General Dou is a model for the world and a moral man. How dare you slander loyalty and speak nonsense about your father!!"
"Exactly!" The other people also agreed with this person's view and shouted: "This is definitely another frame-up and slander. General Dou is an honest man and can suffer a violent death. We will never believe it!!"
"Don't you see it yet? This is the method of those eunuchs. The eunuchs have harmed me again!" Some people beat their chests and cried loudly, but more people couldn't accept this and were dumbfounded.
Sitting speechless, the party elders also frowned, lowered their heads, and said nothing, while the young party members were still shouting to hand over the culprit and reverse the case for Dou Wu!
"stop fighting!"
The weak Empress Dowager Dou yelled with all her strength. How could she not feel uncomfortable when her father died unexpectedly? Her father led his troops to attack Weiyang Palace, and how disappointed and resentful she felt in her heart. Such complex and intertwined emotions tormented Empress Dowager Dou.
After several days and nights, she almost collapsed. Her voice was hoarse. Looking at the gang members, she stood up suddenly and said, "All the ten regular servants are dead!"
"Dou Wu attacked the palace, and the ten permanent servants came to find me. They were by my side. I watched Dou Wu go on a killing spree in the palace. Not only the ten permanent servants, but also all the yellow gates in the palace were killed.
Most of them were killed by him!"
Everyone suddenly fell silent, and the Queen Mother's eyes turned red, and then said: "He not only wanted to kill the eunuchs, he also wanted to kill the emperor. Chen Taiwei and others did not agree, so they were killed by him!"
These words once again caused an uproar among the party members. Several people stood up, bit their fingers, wiped them on their foreheads, and swore: "General Dou and Taiwei have been friends for many years. We will never believe it. General Dou
These are people like this. I swear on our lives that I hope the Queen Mother will investigate carefully. There must be injustice involved!" These are young scholars who worship Dou Wu extremely and have just graduated from the Taiyuan Academy.
After hearing what they said, several people stood up and swore one after another, hoping that Queen Mother Dou could investigate again.
Empress Dowager Dou was also speechless and looked at the important ministers below.
"You are so bold, how dare you force the Queen Mother?" Someone suddenly shouted, and everyone turned to look, but there was a man standing at the door of the hall, staring eagerly. That man was Zhang Huan. Zhang Huan looked at these people, Zhang Huan
Huan's prestige and achievements were far higher than those of the party members present. When everyone saw him, they were not afraid, but asked excitedly: "Jun Zhang, please make the decision for the general!"
Zhang Huan took a few steps forward, prostrated himself in front of the Queen Mother, and said, "I have come to plead guilty!"
The Queen Mother's eyes widened, but before asking, Zhang Huan continued: "Three days ago, Dou Wu summoned me and ordered me to go to Surabaya Pavilion to greet Duan Zhonglang. I waited for a day before I realized that this was a fraud.
Returning to Luoyang, I learned that the Northern Army infantry battalion had been transferred privately by Dou Wu to attack Weiyang!"
"I have neglected my duty and I hope the Queen Mother will punish me!"
After Zhang Huan finished speaking, the party members who had sworn the oath shouted: "This statement is untrue!"
"We never believe that the general is plotting rebellion. He must have invaded Weiyang to kill Jieshu!"
"Of course, the general wants to kill the gelding!"
Zhang Huan stood up suddenly, looked at them, and said in a gloomy tone: "Thousands of soldiers from the Northern Army have proved it. Do you still want to favor the rebels? Don't you know that Wang Mangliang Ji the day before yesterday?" As soon as he said this, those people said nothing more.
He was speechless, his eyes were full of tears, and he was gritting his teeth. Wang Mang and the others naturally knew that before he usurped the Han Dynasty, his reputation among the scholars was several heads higher than that of Dou Wu!
"I swear to death!!" The scholar who had just sworn the oath suddenly stood up and slammed into the wooden pillar behind him. He hit the pillar with his head and blood immediately spattered. The man fell to the ground and everyone hurriedly
He came to call for help and ordered the imperial doctor to come. Amidst the chaos and noise, the court meeting ended and the Queen Mother was helped into the palace.
The ministers returned to their respective houses, and the incident in the court spread quickly. People who heard about it for the first time never believed it. However, after hearing testimonies from the Queen Mother one after another, and even General Zhang Huan, the Northern Army
Thousands of soldiers testified, and everyone became somewhat silent.
There was a cry in the entire Imperial College. The Tai students were not willing to accept this fact at all, so they walked in groups in Luoyang City. They held mourning flags in one hand and wine in the other, drinking and crying while walking.
, maybe the little fat man did not expect that one of his actions would lead to the advent of the Wei and Jin Dynasties a hundred years later. Not only in Luoyang, but also the entire emperor was wailing.
Even if there is irrefutable evidence, they will not believe that Dou Wu, whom they have always admired, is a rebel.
They are more willing to believe that Dou Wu was killed accidentally just to get rid of the eunuch.
Within a few days, the body of Shi Changshi was dug up by the angry party members. They whipped and mutilated the body, doing everything they could. Finally, they scattered the bones in the fields outside the city and fed them to wild dogs. Zhang Huan also caught many of them.
Regarding the party members who participated in the excavation, Zhang Huan took them into Tingwei's prison, and in a blink of an eye, Tingwei released them. After all, Tingwei was also a member of the party.
At the request of many scholars and even knights in Luoyang, Empress Dowager Dou sent Dou Wu's body out two days later. However, she did not expect that that day, not only Luoyang, but also knights, scholars, officials and villagers around Luoyang,
Even various high-ranking officials from the surrounding states, counties, and counties came one after another. They picked up Dou Wu's body, carried it all the way to the willow forest ten miles outside the Zhonghu Pavilion, and buried it.
The little fat man stood at the gate of Weiyang Palace, flanked by Han An and Song Dian, who were closely guarding him. He looked at the sea of people in the distance, crying like waves, but in his heart he became more and more afraid of these party members. They controlled public opinion, even if he had
There is no evidence to prove Dou Wu's rebellion, but so many people still trust him, and are even willing to die with him. How can he not be afraid of such appeal?
"Song Dian!"
"My slave is here."
"Let me record all the scholars, knights, and officials from all walks of life who came to see you."
Song Dian was stunned for a moment, and then he took the order and left. The little fat man squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, but he sneered in his heart. It was autumn, and these officials who should have been busy with the autumn harvest came to mourn the rebels.
, Very good, it seems that the parents and governors of all parties should also change their roles.