Chapter 187 sharpening the knife
Zhang is approaching the end of the year, and as the end of the year approaches, people in the palace are also frequently entering and leaving. Eunuchs who buy New Year's goods, craftsmen who set up colorful sidings, and musicians who rehearse large palace music and dances and various celebrations... Therefore, the palace ban has been much more relaxed than usual.
But on the first day of Xiaonian, something unpleasant happened in the palace. A little eunuch suddenly ran to report to Shangguan Wan'er and found someone taking the palace items out for sale. After hearing the news, Shangguan Wan'er immediately transferred a team of people from the inner guard, led by her confidant eunuch, and went to various palace gates to strictly inspect.
As a result, they found some silk, incense burners, heads, books and other utensils from some palace maids and eunuchs who had no time to escape. In fact, these things were not very valuable, and they did not dare to sell them truly valuable things, but they confiscated some things from the palace and used the opportunity to sell them out of the palace. This was a violation of the rules.
Shangguan Wan'er was furious, but she did not report this to the emperor. One thing is that there is no need to report this to the emperor. The other thing is that the emperor has been lingering in recent months. Not only has he not been to court for many days, but he can't even attend several major New Year celebrations. Such trivial matters are naturally even more impossible to disturb her.
So, Shangguan Wan'er informed the Yulin Guard General Wu Youyi and urged him to strengthen management. Because the person responsible for guarding the palace city was the Yulin Guard, among which Xuanwu Gate was nominally under the Yulin Guard and actually directly under the emperor's emperor's thousand cavalry, and other palace gates were directly under the direct control of the Yulin Guard.
Normally, the Yulin Guards have to search for their bodies when eunuchs and palace maids enter and exit the palace. However, over the years, this aspect has not been too strict. Maybe some Yulin Guard soldiers have also accepted their benefits and deliberately indulged them. Therefore, they are to blame for the eunuchs and palace maids being able to take them out of the palace.
Wu Youyi was very upset and had to instruct his subordinates to strengthen the investigation and some trivial matters, but he didn't take them too seriously.
Immediately afterwards, the next day, when the palace chief Ji Xu was inspecting various palaces, he accidentally discovered that several Yulin Guard soldiers had drunk wine and went to work after drinking to protect him. Ji Xu was very dissatisfied. Although these people repeatedly begged for mercy, Ji Xu still told Wu Youyi about this matter rudely.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Taichang Temple rehearsed Nuo opera in the palace and selected 120 small Huangmen actors, and selected hundreds of soldiers with big arms and round waists from the Jinwu Guard to play various gods and monsters. After rehearsing the exorcist dip, a fire broke out inexplicably at the rehearsal.
The fire was not big and was soon extinguished. However, after investigation, it was caused by the fire that was not completely extinguished when they dispersed. The Xiao Huangmen and the Jinwu Guard who participated were both punished, but the fire rekindled after nearly an hour of their departure. The Yulin Guard, who was responsible for the patrol, naturally had no less responsibility.
So, Zhou Yi, Zhang Ting and several other censors, submitted a stern memorial, which listed the various bad deeds of Yulinwei's poor management, and asked the court to investigate and rectify it.
Now Wu Zetian has not been to court for a long time due to illness. Except for very important matters, he no longer dealt with them personally. This memorial fell into the hands of Zhang Jianzhi, who had just been worshipped by the prime minister.
In fact, in terms of qualifications, Zhang Jianzhi, who had just become the prime minister, was not qualified to deal with matters among the old prime ministers such as Yang Zaisi and Su Weidao. But those prime ministers were all afraid of taking responsibility. This memorial involved King Jian'an and General Wu Youyi of the Yulin Guard. They did not want to offend others and shirked each other. This memorial naturally fell into Zhang Jianzhi's hands.
Zhang Jianzhi was really a new official who took office. He attached great importance to this memorial and immediately summoned Wu Youyi and condemned him sternly. The next day, he removed several Yulin Guard generals who were directly or indirectly needed to bear responsibility, and transferred several young and promising officials to serve in the Yulin Guard.
The people arranged by Zhang Jianzhi include the right chief of the middle stage, Jing Hui, the second-hand military officer of the Sixing, Huan Yanfan, the right-hand cavalry attendant Li Zhan, the Sanchao doctor Wang Tongjiao, the secretary-general Xue Sixing, and the counselor Yang Yuanyan. These people are all civil officials. Fortunately, the roles of civil and military officials in the Tang Dynasty are extremely normal. Yang Fan is the first to be civil and military officers and then to follow the army. It is not uncommon for Zhang Jianzhi to have such an arrangement.
These people were arranged by Zhang Jianzhi to serve as generals respectively. They were originally replaced and appointed so many intermediate generals of Yu Linwei would definitely cause the Wu family, who had military power, to be vigilant. As long as Wu Sansi intervened, Zhang Jianzhi's large-scale personnel transfer would definitely be difficult to succeed, but Wu Sansi remained silent about this.
Because Wu Youyi was not strict in command of his subordinates, his subordinates made repeated mistakes. He was a little guilty and did not receive the support of many relatives in his family who held military power. Therefore, he let Zhang Jianzhi's adjustment go.
The military advice planned by the Wu and Li families successfully took the first step.
After these people served as General Yulin, they immediately introduced some of their trusted generals into the army. It was impossible for them to perform large-scale blood exchanges on the Yulin Guards, but it was normal to introduce several personal guards as personal soldiers. When Yang Fan formed the Qianqi, he also arranged the trusted guards such as Ren Wei who had never joined the army to the army.
While these middle-level generals were preparing for military advice, the palace also quietly changed under Wan'er's arrangement. These changes were under Er Zhang's nose, but the two of them were unaware of it. Speaking of their background in the palace, how could they be compared with Shangguan Wan'er who had been in charge for twenty years?
Yang Fan was also making preparations here quietly. Yang Fan found Maqiao and discussed it secretly with him. The next day, Maqiao became "ill" and he took leave for many days at home. Originally, the Xuanwu Gate was on the turn of duty by five generals, but Maqiao was sick, and someone would replace him on the day he was on his turn.
Ma Qiao found Lu Maofeng for this reason. Lu Maofeng readily agreed that he would replace Ma Qiao to guard these days when Ma Qiao was sick and was at home. Of course, these holidays need to be paid back. So when necessary, as long as Ma Qiao "recovered", he could in turn serve Lu Maofeng. This would prevent Lu Maofeng from appearing in Xuanwu Gate for a long time.
Yang Fan made this preparation with full consideration. He had five generals under him, including Huang Xuchang, Chu Kuangge, Ma Qiao and Dugu Huizhi, and only Lu Maofeng was recommended by two Zhang to Qianqi. Yang Fan had to be a little careful about him.
In fact, Lu Maofeng has been with Qianqi for the past few years and is very loyal to Yang Fan. However, this matter is too important. He tied his head to the belt to make a desperate attempt. Once he fails, the best result is to be desperate and Yang Fan dare not take risks.
If Lu Maofeng is still loyal to Er Zhang, even if he just wants to repay Er Zhang's kindness and imitate Guan Yunchang to "interpret Huarong Road", it would be an unbearable burden for Yang Fan. He would not dare to take this risk, and he would use some means to let Lu Maofeng avoid it, so as not to make Lu Lang difficult to do it.
Of course, if Lu Maofeng happened to be on duty on the day of the military admonition, Yang Fan could also arrange a few confidants to control him first when launching the military admonition. But in that case, the friendship between the two over the past few years will be gone, and it will be difficult to make up for the cracks afterwards. It would be better to use some tactful means to let him avoid it.
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Er Zhang has been guarding Wu Zetian these days. After asking the imperial doctor, he learned that Wu Zetian was in a bad situation. After they all night, they moved Wu Zetian to Yingxian Palace, transferred their confidants to control the entire Yingxian Palace. The prime ministers wanted to see the emperor and had to go through their consent. Even the inner prime minister Shangguan Wan'er didn't allow them to allow him and he didn't have the chance to see Wu Zetian.
The prince pretends to be a filial son every day these days, runs outside the north gate to wait, waiting for his seriously ill mother to summon him and enter the palace to serve him. Unfortunately, he can only stay outside the north gate, and he can't even see the corner of his mother's bedroom.
Er Zhang did this because of his instinctive reaction to his future and future. As for what they should do next, they have no idea. These days, Er Zhang gathered a group of confidants and was also discussing their way out after Wu Zetian's death.
Only one curtain is separated, behind the curtain is Wu Zetian, who is seriously ill and unconscious, and outside the curtain is two lovers who have been the pillar of love in her later years. These two lovers are calmly discussing how she should preserve her wealth and glory after her death.
The true best friends of the Er Zhang were all a group of playboys with high hands and low eyes. There was no way to deal with such military and national affairs. Even Zhang Yizhi was just a little calmer than Zhang Changzong. He also felt that he had no idea how to start with such national affairs. So many days of discussion, they discussed it all with some fantastic ideas.
At this time, the news of Zhang Jianzhi's adjustment to the intermediate generals of Yulin Guard reached their ears. Although they felt a little dark under the light when the changes that occurred under their noses, Zhang Jianzhi's actions aroused their vigilance. The two Zhang became even more uneasy and immediately summoned a group of beautiful young men from Fengchenjian to discuss countermeasures.
As the chief think tank under the second Zhang, Fan Leyuan, who is tall and handsome, said fiercely: "Zhang Jianzhi's move must be targeted at us. According to Chen's order, he has already raised his butcher's knife, so we must respond immediately."
Zhang Changzong said confusedly: "We have been discussing how to respond these days, but we have never figured it out. Tell me, how should we respond?"
Fan Leyuan said: "Chen Cheng, you are the General Yunhui, the General of the Left Niu Qianwei. You have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Qianniu Guards, and Fengchen Order is the Minister's Arsenal, the Prime Minister's Arsenal, the weapons, and the Palace Guard. Isn't the saint handing over these two positions to you just to prevent it?
Let's just do it all the time, and you will order the Qianniu Guards to enter the palace. Fengchen orders open the arsenal, send out sharp weapons such as armor, bows and crossbows, clean up the original garrisons in the palace, and the Qianniu Guards to enter the palace, and firmly control the entire palace. There are numerous palace walls as barriers, so no one can come in.
Zhang Yizhi changed his color and said, "What are you doing? Can you do something to rebel?"
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Chapter completed!