Empress He left Tao Guangyuan with lingering fear, and there was no one from the palace around her.
At this moment, the chamberlain Qiu Silian came over from a distance with the palace people and saluted: "See the Queen."
"Prince Qiu." The queen returned the courtesy and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be nice to have a middle-ranking official and someone from the palace to testify, which would save the officials from asking questions later and not knowing how to explain.
"The official family is in Honghui Hall. Queen, come with me." Qiu Silian said.
"Excuse me, Palace Supervisor Qiu, to lead the way." The Queen smiled.
She quickly adjusted her mood, her expression and demeanor remained as usual, which Qiu Silian admired very much.
Women may all have a talent for acting.
Honghui Hall is actually not far away, just southwest of Taoguang Garden. After walking for a while, the group arrived.
The queen entered from behind, and everyone in the palace saluted wherever she passed.
She secretly paid attention and found that no one she knew was gone and had been replaced.
This is to be expected. When such a big thing happened, even Tai Fu Kuanren could not react at all. Wouldn't that encourage others to continue to assassinate him?
This time, I'm afraid many people will be unlucky.
Queen He sighed inaudibly. She couldn't protect herself and couldn't change anything. She just wanted her children to be safe.
"Your Majesty." The queen quickly met the saint.
"Queen, you are still alive -" The saint walked around the hall like a trapped animal. When he saw the queen coming back, he was a little surprised.
Just now, Murong Fu "escorted" him back to Honghui Hall, and he was very frightened. The saint was so confused that he had lost his previous momentum, and he soon "confessed" to the "treacherous conspiracy" of Lu Guangqi, Dugu Sun and others.
", ready to use them as scapegoats.
Murong Fu had interrogated many people and was considered a veteran in the execution ground, so he continued to interrogate. The saint was panicked and said that Madam Yang Kezheng of Jin State, Madam Zhao Favorite, Queen He and others were also the masterminds and wanted to kill him. He
I guessed that the news had spread a long time ago, so I was a little surprised to see the queen still alive and kicking.
Xuanyou was a little suspicious and looked at the queen with careful eyes.
"Your Majesty." The Queen's face remained as usual, she sat down and said, "The Master has a few words to tell you."
The sage was startled and said: "Shao, what do you want to report to me, Grand Master?"
"Taifu was lenient, and in his anger he did not blame the officials." After saying that, Queen He repeated what Shao Shude had said before.
When the saint heard this, he was both happy and sad.
I am happy that I finally survived, but I am worried that my situation will become more difficult from now on.
"Your Majesty." Li Zhaoyi was truly happy for the saint and held his hand and burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, the Tutor should be generously rewarded for his great service," the queen reminded.
"Yes." The saint agreed happily at this time, and then asked: "What should I reward?"
"Jiuxi's order may be ready," the queen said.
The saint hesitated a little and asked, "What does this mean for Tai Tu? How about rewarding Mei Ji, a female singer?"
After that, he turned his attention to Zhaoyi and Li Jianrong. Chen Zhaoyi had already rewarded him, so it seemed that it would be nothing if he rewarded Li Zhaoyi again.
Li Zhaoyi almost fainted as if struck by lightning.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Tutor is not that easy to fool." Queen He glanced at Li Zhaoyi with mixed emotions.
According to her previous thoughts, she would have encouraged the saint to reward this girl, but now she suddenly didn't want to do that.
The saint sighed, knowing that his arms could not hold his thighs, so he could only do this. However, he suspected that Queen He had something to hide from him, so he took the queen's hand and said: "Let the queen sleep in Honghui Hall today. There are some things."
You still have to add it all up."
The queen gently pulled out her hand and said calmly: "Your Majesty, there is chaos in the palace today. I am afraid that the children will be disturbed, so I want to go to the East Palace of Chongguang Gate to visit the prince."
After that, he bowed and left the Honghui Hall.
The saint's expression turned extremely ugly.
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Shao Shude quickly left Tao Guangyuan.
He didn't eat anything all day long, but he wasn't hungry and looked good.
The only pity is that the queen's dress is too boring. It has twelve buttons, and it is very complicated and difficult to untie.
Of course, she was still in ecstasy. The queen was held tightly by him, rubbing against her, silently. The psychological stimulation was too great.
After leaving the garden, he saw no one as far as he could see. He tightened the knife in his hand. Where had these bastards gone?
When passing by Honghui Hall, he did not go in, but passed between Honghui and Huiyou Halls.
"Your Highness." Murong Fu jumped out from the corner, followed by more than ten guards.
"Have you been in Honghui Hall?" Shao Shude asked.
"Yes." Murong Fu responded: "After catching up with the saint, he escorted him all the way to Honghui Palace. Qiu Palace has overseen the selection of more than ten palace servants, and the small yellow gate is serving them. There are also guards guarding outside the palace, so that no one can get through.
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This is the legendary isolation between China and the outside world.
In many historical dramas, the emperor is controlled in the harem and is not allowed to go out, and often indignant ministers collectively demand an audience. Yes, this situation does exist, but it only exists among simple powerful ministers, and the factors of social atmosphere cannot be ignored.
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Shao Shude is not just a powerful minister.
In fact, after the Anshi Rebellion, there was no concept of powerful ministers. It was either a group of middle-ranking officials or local warlords. The social atmosphere and the situation were very rare when looking thousands of years ago, and very few when looking thousands of years behind.
Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty may be the closest, but the social atmosphere is different. At that time, the power of the family was at its peak, and the Han Dynasty had prestige and popular support. However, it is not surprising that the dynasty perished 20 to 30 years earlier.
Huang Chao entered Chang'an and established a new dynasty. There were many pseudo-envoys who accepted the post. Others who did not accept were mostly waiting and watching. The literati of the state and dynasty often compared Chao thieves to the Yellow Turbans in their writings, but in the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turbans were issued to local governors.
Appointment letter, does anyone want it?
Compared with powerful ministers, Shao Shude is a true warlord. He rarely issues orders through the central court and requires very little from the court. The management of the territory is completely completed through two teams and one set of people, namely the feudal shogunate and the Xia Prince's Mansion.
This is what is called establishing a separate central government.
The local Jiedushi envoy kills the generals and drives the commander, and he retains his post. He invades neighboring towns and appoints the Jiedushi envoy and the governor himself. He does not need the approval of the court at all. The legitimacy of the army's endorsement is completely sufficient. If the court does not want to lose face, it is best to make up for it.
Book making and ratification.
Shao Shude imprisoned the emperor, although some people were dissatisfied, but that was it. The court officials now did not even have a piece of land, and they had no financial power, military power, or personnel power, so they only had some words to talk about.
"Okay! Leave the matters in the palace to Zhao Ye. Your task now is to pick up the people according to the list and take action immediately." Shao Shude ordered.
According to the intelligence they had received previously, Lu Guangqi and others had actually roped in a few middle- and lower-level officials from the Henan Prefecture, and this time they all were taken over and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for trial.
"Be careful not to arrest people indiscriminately." Shao Shude warned: "When Lu Guangqi and his accomplices are arrested, they may bite people indiscriminately. You should do more screening. My principle is to let go if there is no conclusive evidence. At most, you will be demoted.
As a minor local official, there is no need to arrest him."
Some people would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go, but Shao Shude didn't want to do that. In this era, there were too few loyal people, so there was no need to commit more crimes.
Moreover, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many official vacancies, and a considerable number of officials from the old dynasty would definitely have to be re-appointed.
There are palace people who have experienced the seven emperors of the three dynasties including Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty, Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty, the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty; there are civil servants who have served the dragon three times, and experienced the eleven emperors of the five dynasties; there are families of military generals who have accumulated favors from the court.
Favor, every time there is a revolution, the power of the family will increase. Most people just make a living and work as workers in troubled times. There is no need.
"As ordered." Murong Fu replied immediately.
Seeing that Shao Shude had no other expression, he bowed and left.
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When Shao Shude was protecting the Queen in Tao Guangyuan, the curtains had been drawn up on the corridor outside Hanyuan Hall, and palace officials and eunuchs kept coming and going, bringing fine wines and delicacies.
When the mood is high, some people want to compose poems.
According to tradition, the emperor should write a poem first, and then all the ministers should respond. Taizong, Gaozong, and Xuanzong often did this, but Dezong was the one who liked to write poems at banquets the most, and his level was still very high - of course, many
People think that Dezong's poems are just gorgeous in terms of words, neat in their dialogues, and not emotionally deep enough. There is nothing to be done about it. After all, his life experience is different from that of most poets.
Later, when the emperor and empress did not come for a long time, everyone began to write poems by themselves, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
Lu Guangqi and Dugu Shan were sitting at a table, feeling restless.
There were fine wines and delicacies in front of them, while the female musicians played in the background. However, neither of them had the intention to enjoy it, but frowned and felt uneasy.
Why hasn't the news come yet?
Once the assassination is successful, the saint will be promoted to the throne and cite Shao Thief's crimes. They have organized a group of party members, who will come out to support him at that time, and then give some Jiedushi official positions to stabilize Shao Thief's generals.
As long as they don't start, they won't be able to make big waves. As for the attitude of ordinary sergeants, they haven't considered it yet. Shao Thief shouldn't have that much prestige, right?
They had been waiting for nearly two hours. It was getting dark and the emperor and empress had not yet appeared, so I suddenly felt that something was not right.
Lu Guangqi and Dugu Shan looked at each other with fear in their hearts.
"Leave the palace city first." Lu Guangqi stood up and said.
Dugu Sun nodded and stood up.
The two of them left in a hurry, exited the Qianyuan Gate on the south side of Hanyuan Hall, crossed the street, and headed towards Yingtian Gate. But just as they arrived, they heard the sound of messy footsteps and the collision of armor leaves, and there were people all around.
Pulling the knife out of its sheath, he shouted again and again.
The two of them had ghosts in their hearts and were horrified.
"Take it!" a military academy officer ordered.
The wolf-like guards rushed up, restrained the two, then put them into the carriage and drove to Weiwei Temple.
Almost at the same time, sergeants also came and went from many inner squares in the outer city.
In Jingshanfang, dozens of members of Lu Guangqi's family were arrested at the residence of former Mingwei general Liang Daibin.
In the practice workshop, in the former Jiannan Dongchuan Jiedu deputy envoy's house, dozens of members of Dugushu's family were arrested.
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The two of them were not the only ones who were unlucky. In fact, the arrest operation lasted until late at night. A total of dozens of officials, big and small, and their families were arrested and brought to justice. There was no room in the jail, so they had to use an abandoned military camp to lock them up.
It snowed heavily that night.
In the cold wind, men, women, old and young were shivering and crying endlessly, as if they were singing an elegy for the coming end of the Tang Dynasty.
