Although Hun Yao retained 500 personal soldiers, according to regulations, his 500 personal soldiers could not enter the city and could only be stationed outside the city. Since Hun Yao participated in the six-person gathering last night, Hun Yao had done everything possible.
In preparation, he moved outside the city early the next morning and lived with his five hundred soldiers. On the one hand, he wanted to prevent anyone from betraying them, and on the other hand, he was also ready to attack at any time.
Hun Yao's military camp is a small military camp located three miles south of the city. It covers an area of 100 acres and can accommodate up to 3,000 troops. This is the headquarters of the Chengdu militia, but the militia has long been disbanded, so the military camp was taken over by Hun Yao to station soldiers.
Although Hun Yao was ignored, he was the Jiedushi envoy of Jiannan after all. According to the convention, the Jiedushi level could have 500 personal soldiers, so his 500 personal soldiers were legally owned, and their various expenses were borne by the court.
At three o'clock in the night, a 5,000-strong Shence Army quietly arrived and surrounded the general camp.
"Fight in!" General Zhang Tong of the Shence Army issued the order to attack.
Three torches were thrown to a high place, sending attack signals to the Shence Army in three directions.
Five thousand soldiers of the Shence Army suddenly rushed into the military camp. The Shence Army came so suddenly and without any warning. The Hun Yao soldiers who were sleeping soundly were caught off guard and were killed and screamed in agony.
Hun Yao had not fallen asleep at this time, and was sitting under the lamp carefully reading the "Tianxia Xinbao" that was delivered in the afternoon.
At this time, he suddenly heard shouts of death and screams. Hun Yao was startled. He immediately stood up and walked to the tent door. He opened the tent curtain and looked outside. He saw countless soldiers coming from all directions.
Dozens of Shence Army soldiers wearing armor were rushing toward his tent. Hun Yao was shocked. He turned around and ran a few steps, grabbing the sword on the desk. At this moment, the tent was slashed, and ten
Several Shence Army soldiers rushed in with short spears in hand.
Hun Yao raised his sword and lowered it, piercing the chest of the soldier at the front, but the sword got stuck in the opponent's body. Hun Yao dropped the sword, grabbed the opponent's spear, and swung the spear to kill three people in a row.
He retreated while fighting and rushed out of the tent, only to find that he was surrounded. There were at least hundreds of soldiers surrounding him.
Hun Yao roared loudly and swung his spear to kill in the northwest direction. He was very skilled in martial arts and the opponent could not stop him. He killed dozens of people in a row.
Suddenly, Hun Yao felt a sharp pain in his thigh. He was hit by a cold arrow. His right leg could not support him and he knelt down on one knee. At this moment, hundreds of archers fired arrows at random. Hun Yao was unable to dodge and was hit seven times in a row.
More than ten arrows, pitifully a generation of famous generals, did not die on the battlefield, but died tragically under the random arrows of their own people.
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In the city of Chengdu, the residence of Prime Minister Zhang Yanshang was also surrounded by more than a thousand soldiers. Dozens of Zuo Yintai warriors climbed over the wall and opened the door, and hundreds of soldiers rushed in.
In the study, Zhang Yanshang threw a letter into the incense burner, and at the same time, he also put the oath of the six people's reunion into the incense burner, watching the flames gradually engulf the jute paper.
There was a sound of rapid footsteps, and the housekeeper shouted in the yard: "Master, there are many soldiers coming in."
"I understand, go ahead!"
Zhang Yanshang felt very calm. His concubine took his son Zhang Zhen and followed his nephew Zhang Yu's family to Chang'an before dawn today. His life savings were also stored in Chang'an Baoyuan Cabinet, so he no longer had any worries.
At this time, a scream came from outside, and his old housekeeper was assassinated by the warriors of Zuo Yintai.
Death had come, and it was time for him to hit the road. Zhang Yanshang sighed lowly, stood up slowly and walked to the bookcase. He took out a small porcelain vase from a jade box. The porcelain vase was as red as blood. He opened the lid and stared at it.
green liquid in a bottle,
At this time, the study was knocked open with a bang, and five or six black-clothed warriors rushed in. The leader of the black-clothed warriors sternly said: "Zhang Xiangguo, Privy Councilor Ju Gong orders you to see him immediately!"
It turned out that Ju Wenzhen won. Zhang Yanshang sneered, "I am the dignified Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. Do you think I will bow down to an eunuch?"
He raised his head and drank the green liquid from the porcelain bottle in his hand. "Bah!" He threw away the porcelain bottle and calmly sat down at the desk. After a while, his body slowly curled up into a ball.
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It was not yet bright, and the lights were brightly lit in front of the Xuanyang Hall where the Privy Council was located. Ju Wenzhen was sitting on Song Chaofeng's large brocade chair, with a tiger skin cushioned on the chair.
Standing under him were a group of officials, headed by the prime ministers of the Zhengshi Hall. Among the five prime ministers, Zhang Yanshang, the prime minister on the right, was not here, Cui Zao, the prime minister on the left, Ban Hong, the minister of household affairs, Li Shudu, the minister of civil affairs and right servant of minister.
Qiao Xiu, the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Rites, and four others have already arrived.
Li Shudu and Qiao Xiu were from Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang respectively, and Ban Hong was from Song Chaofeng. However, an hour ago, Ban Hong had switched his allegiance to Ju Wenzhen and expressed his allegiance to him.
At this time, Li Huang, the commander of Zuo Yintai, hurried over and whispered a few words in Ju Wenzhen's ear. Ju Wenzhen was startled, "You committed suicide by taking poison?"
He then sneered and said, "That's really an advantage for him!"
Ju Wenzhen immediately said to Cui Zao: "From now on, you will serve as the right minister temporarily, and I will report to the Queen Mother to formally issue the decree."
Cui Zao was really frightened when he heard that Zhang Yanshang committed suicide by taking poison. If he hadn't confessed to Ju Wenzhen about Juyi, Zhang Yanshang might not have died.
Cui Zao did not feel sorry for Zhang Yanshang. On the contrary, he was dissatisfied with Zhang Yanshang for suppressing him for so many years. He was now afraid because he was afraid that the world would know that he betrayed his colleagues and his reputation would be completely ruined.
But Cui Zao had no choice at this time. He bowed tremblingly and said: "In this humble position, I will definitely fulfill my duties as right minister!"
Although he tried his best to avoid servile remarks, his respectful attitude was secretly despised by many officials.
Cui Zao became the right prime minister, and he needed someone to replace him as the left prime minister. Ju Wenzhen had already made arrangements, so he immediately asked: "Where is Yang Shaoqing?"
Someone walked out from the official team. This person was Yang Ming, the young minister of Dali Temple. He was the governor of Liangzhou in Hanzhong before. After Guo Song succeeded in the sneak attack on Hanzhong, he and Changshi Wang Ai were returned to Chengdu. He was Ju Wenzhen's son.
He was appointed Shaoqing of Dali Temple under the arrangement of Ju Wenzhen.
"Yang Shaoqing, from now on, you will be temporarily appointed as the Left Prime Minister. If you have the necessary qualifications, I will ask the Queen Mother to formally appoint you."
Being promoted from the fifth rank of Dali Temple Shaoqing to the left prime minister is a step up to the sky. Many ministers around him showed envy. Yang Ming was so excited that he choked up his voice and said: "Ju Gongzhi's kindness in knowing me, I will bear in mind my humble position!"
An internal struggle within the eunuch group triggered by Song Chaofeng's illness finally broke out. The three who had the last laugh were Ju Wenzhen, Huo Xianming, and Dou Wenchang. This was also a bloody political struggle. The civil servant group also suffered heavy losses, and Zhang Yanshang committed suicide.
, Hun Yao was killed, Dong Jin, the Minister of Household Affairs, Lu Zhi, the Minister of Punishment, and Guo Shu, the Minister of Industry, were dismissed from their posts and exiled to Bozhou.
The lucky one here was Zhang Yu, the minister of Honglu Temple, who escaped from Chengdu with his mother-in-law, wife, children, and Zhang Yanshang's youngest son, Zhang Zhen, and took refuge in Chang'an.
But the internal struggle of the Chengdu eunuch group did not end. What followed was a cruel liquidation of interests. Those families that had made a lot of money by relying on Song Chaofeng, Fifth Shouliang, Jiao Hope, Zhang Shang and others began to be attacked by one family after another.
His family was confiscated and he was exiled, and mourning began to spread all over Chengdu and Bashu.
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In Chang'an, "Chang'an Express" and "Tianxia Xinbao" published reports on the internal strife among the eunuch groups of the Southern Tang Dynasty almost on the same day, but the two sides reported from different angles. "Chang'an Express" published it as a one-sentence news on the front page, 'Song Dynasty
Feng died of illness and Ju Wenzhen came to power. Its readers did not like this kind of political news, so Chang'an Express did not report it in detail.
However, the "Tianxia Xinbao" wrote this matter into a detailed special topic, and devoted an entire page to analyzing and reporting this incident. Its readers paid more attention to this major political event.
Even Jin Wang Guo Song only learned the details through newspapers.
Of course, Guo Song had his own intelligence system. On the evening of the second day after the incident broke out, Guo Song received a letter from Chengdu and learned that an internal fight among the eunuchs had occurred.
In the official room, Guo Songzheng, Du You and Wen Ji discussed what happened in Chengdu. Both of them came from Chengdu and had a deep understanding of the situation there.
Du You stroked his beard and smiled: "I have dealt with this Ju Wenzhen before. He is very scheming and ruthless. I suspect Song Chaofeng's death this time is not that simple."
"Why do you see it?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"Actually, some clues can be seen from the newspapers. If Ju Wenzhen was really Song Chaofeng's heir, he should not liquidate Song Chaofeng's fake children and grandsons on a large scale. In addition, Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang also received a lot of benefits.
, indicating that they have a secret agreement with Ju Wenzhen.”
"You mean to say that Song Chaofeng did not die of illness, but was killed by Ju Wenzhen?"
Du You nodded, "I think only by explaining it this way can many things behind be explained. As for Fifth Shouliang and others, they are not important at all. Song Chaofeng is the one Ju Wenzhen wants to kill."
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "Actually, it makes no difference to us which eunuch is in power. I am more concerned about Dong Jin, Lu Zhi and Guo Shu. I want to rescue them back to Chang'an and use them for my use!"