The so-called detention of those wealthy nobles with titles and some officials did not mean that they were all detained in the cells in Luoyang. If that were the case, large-scale conflicts would break out from the first day. And it has brought huge turmoil to Jiangshan Sheji, not to mention that Luoyang's prison cells cannot accommodate so many "delicate and expensive" people at once.
Officials of the fifth rank and above, as well as nobles and nobles of the fifth rank and above, are confined to their homes, or, like local governors, they are confined to a post station or an inn in Luoyang City.
"Do you really think that Your Majesty dares to arrest all these people in prison? Even if all the cells in Luoyang City are used, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold these three thousand people. The important thing is... In what name does Your Majesty come to arrest people?" Cui Xuanwei The old god was sitting in the hall, and his sons were sitting below.
As the head of the Bolingcui family, Duke Anping of the Tang Dynasty is now in his sixties. He is energetic and confident, and his eyes are still bright, giving people a sense of wisdom, elegance, and resourcefulness.
Moreover, when Li Zhi was in power, he was favored by Li Zhi and was very close to the royal family. Now he certainly has the confidence to guess His Majesty's thoughts and how the court will deal with this incident next.
Therefore, Cui Xuanwei did not take the rumors that swept through Luoyang City like a violent storm for half a day today, and even hoped that such a storm would come more violently, hoping that the court could spread the rumors about the Boling Cui family, After hearing the rumors about the Zheng family in Xingyang, he quickly involved several other wealthy nobles in this storm.
"But father, these rumors are obviously deliberately carried out by the imperial court with extremely sinister purposes. Wouldn't it mean that we will be criticized by everyone in the world if we maliciously slander our two noble families?" Cui Xinggong's face looked a little solemn. My father and I expected that His Majesty would counterattack, but what we didn't expect was that His Majesty's counterattack would be so tough and lightning-fast, and it would also be comprehensive, leaving no gaps for them to exploit and counterattack.
In just a few days, the imperial court began to use all the means at its disposal. Even the Jianghu Rangers, who had always regarded themselves as righteous men in the eyes of the people of the world, were recruited by the imperial court.
This makes Cui Xinggong, who has been immersed in the court for many years and is now the chief official of the Yizhou Governor's Mansion, have to worry that the decisive counterattack by His Majesty and the court this time is revealing a message to them: that is, there is no intention to To make concessions in the face of the wealthy nobles headed by Wu Xing Qi Wang is to really make a plan to lose both sides.
"So what? Not all people in the world are blind. There are still a large number of people with clear minds. Even those who are bewitched by the court are just people who usually don't conspire with us. Why should we care? Spend half a day today I have been maliciously slandering the Boling Cui family and the Xingyang Zheng family for a while. I am afraid that tomorrow it will be the turn of the Qinghe Cui family, the Zhaojun Li family, and the Taiyuan Wang family. The Fanyang Lu family has been following your majesty since Lu Zhaolin took over. After that, he was the only one who gave up the interests of his clan in these years. However, Lu Zhaolin must have had a hard time in these years. On the one hand, he had to show his loyalty to the court and at the same time, he had to appease the clan members who had other ideas in the clan. It is estimated that this In the past few days, he has been squeezed by the court and his clan because of risking his life to remonstrate. "
Cui Xuanwei's confident look made Cui Xinggong feel a little calmer. After all, his father was able to lead the Boling Cui family to this day, and even vaguely reached the top of the Seven Hopes. His father was indispensable.
"But I always have a vague feeling in my heart that something is wrong, and I have always been worried. If the imperial court takes such a huge action, are they really not afraid of people from all over the world attacking it? Are they really willing to risk the turmoil of the country and the country to fight with us? Are you going to break up your skin and end it all?" Cui Xinggong looked at his calm father, but he still felt unspeakable worry in his heart.
Cui Xinggong, who is over middle-aged, has gained a little weight. Although he does not look as wise and elegant as Cui Xuanwei, he is qualified to serve as the chief official of Yizhou Governor's Mansion. In addition to his own steady and cautious personality, which has helped him a lot. In addition, it was his father Cui Xuanwei who brokered many court relations for him, which made him lucky enough to stand out and eventually became the chief official of the Yizhou Governor's Mansion.
"Who is your Majesty? You have been an official in the court these years. Although you have never been an official in Kyoto, you are now the chief official of the Yizhou Governor's Mansion and you are already a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that you have been an official in the Tang Dynasty all these years? Didn't you see clearly and fully understand His Majesty's way of doing things?" Cui Xuanwei looked at his somewhat uneasy son, sighed and continued to explain: "Your Majesty has always acted decisively since he was established as the crown prince. His Majesty has always been so decisive for so many years. Although there were no mistakes along the way, the famine in the past two years made His Majesty almost issue an edict to sin against himself. How much harm would it have done to His Majesty if he had issued the edict to sin against himself? You know this very well, right? If this is the case, at least His Majesty's prestige in the court will be greatly reduced, and it will not be so easy to dominate the court. If we see the opportunity to admonish His Majesty, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. But who would have thought that in the end, His Majesty would spend money to buy peace. He would rather suffer a deficit in the national treasury and let the local wealthy and landlord class make a lot of money, rather than issue an edict to punish ourselves. This is why we have to find another way. That's why we risked our lives to remonstrate today. But we can also see from it that His Majesty never likes to be threatened by others, whether it is internal courtiers or noble families, or external dissidents. , Your Majesty has always adopted a tough attitude. Those who are too strong will be defeated, and those who are kind and gentle will never be defeated. Therefore, this time, my father hopes that Your Majesty will be tougher. It is best to involve all the noble and wealthy families in the world. As a result, His Majesty’s chances of winning may not be even 10%.”
"Why? Please ask father for advice." Cui Xinggong looked at his high-spirited father standing in front of the window and giving advice, as if everything was already under his control.
"Why?" Cui Xuanwei turned around and stroked his beard with a smile and said: "Now our Tang Dynasty has no external worries, only internal ones. Under such an environment, how can people not want to change? The Emperor and the Empress Dowager are still in the same relationship. In the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, if His Majesty had completely openly enmity with the vast number of wealthy scholars in the world, just like we are risking our lives to admonish His Majesty now, once the situation reaches the point where manpower is uncontrollable, no interest group can control the situation. When this fight ends alone, will Your Majesty still be in the same situation as he is now sitting on the Diaoyutai? Although the Emperor and the Empress Dowager have shown great favor to Your Majesty, and they have been supervising the country and going on expeditions for so many years, but the King of Yin, Li Dan, and the King of England, Li Zhe, They have accumulated a lot of fame and reputation in the past few years. If the situation is out of control, will the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager coordinate their efforts or depose them in order to stabilize the turmoil in the court and the country? "
At the end, Cui Xuanwei stopped. After all, what he said next was still suspected of being treasonous and unethical, so while saying this, he also let his own sons understand the current situation. Although the court was counterattacking, starting Suppressing and criticizing Wu Xing Qi Wang, but in Cui Xuanwei's view, this is more like the last struggle of a drowning person. It seems to be quite loud and the scene is quite spectacular, but it is completely useless and he will eventually drown. .
While the Bolingcui family was making their own unique analysis and countermeasures due to the sudden violent storm in Luoyang City, the Xingyang Zheng family was also in the house, making their own analysis of the sudden rumors today.
I hope that we can get a sense of the court's determination this time and the current situation of His Majesty Li Hong in the court.
Everyone knows that His Majesty is also well supported by the courtiers in the court. After all, most of the courtiers were promoted when His Majesty was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, or when he was the Minister of the Province. He was promoted when His Majesty was supervising the country as the prince, or after His Majesty ascended the throne.
Therefore, the violent storm that suddenly blew up in Luoyang City can be regarded as the ministers supporting His Majesty. When they saw His Majesty's current predicament, they had to take this step, hoping to deter this risk-taking remonstrance. Participants, thus making these people know the wrath of God and retreat.
But whether it is the Boling Cui family or the Xingyang Zheng family, seeing that Luoyang City has become the oven for both of them, they are still able to deal with these rumors calmly, and even hope at the same time that they will hear it tomorrow morning When there are more rumors and malicious slanderous remarks about yourself, you can also hear some treacherous remarks about other families.
No matter what, in just half a day, the heavy rain and wind blowing in Luoyang City did not make them realize the danger was approaching for the first time. Even at this time, they still couldn't forget the trace of regret in their hearts. , that is, when planning this risk-taking remonstrance, it would be great if they could win over even one or two royal family members. In this way, their chances of winning would be greater, and they would not be in danger. As it is now, it is still not possible to completely take the initiative.
They were dormant in Luoyang City. They did not come forward to refute the rumors and explain. They were just quietly waiting in their own hinterland for Li Hong to continue to use their decisions and continue to make this storm more violent. In this way, perhaps in the end, victory would be achieved. They will get greater benefits from this.
They each had their own little calculations in mind, but they didn't notice that behind the violent storm, there were lightning and thunder that were not easy to detect in the city of Luoyang where rumors were circulating.
Taking the Cui family of Boling and the Zheng family of Xingyang as the two main lines, Yao Chong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, after several days of sleepless work, finally sorted out the people registered by Li Zhaode, the Yin of Luoyang Prefecture, in the files of the Ministry of Official Affairs. How did the ministers who risked their lives to remonstrate with him be recommended to the official career
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