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Chapter 1222: The treacherous minister Changsun Wuji
Well.
Shi Luodie was immediately filled with contempt. It was true that a dog could not change its nature. Li You was picking on the weak. Even at this point, he still subconsciously did not want to offend the nobles. Didn't he understand that as long as he plotted rebellion and divided the land, he would be irreconcilable with the nobles.

"My dear brother, everyone in the world knows that Ma Zhou has a bad background."

Shi Luodie suppressed the urge to slap this stupid teammate and patiently explained, "The court is now controlled by the nobles. How can a prime minister who comes from a poor family form a group of cliques, control the government, and bully the emperor and abuse power? Is he worthy of it?"

"Who would believe you if you said he was a traitor? He just wanted to be a traitor. Is it his turn?"

"This man is destined to be pushed to the forefront and become the target of public criticism. If you label him a traitor, I'm afraid he will be so scared that he will hang himself at home. Besides, he is of low status. If the court kills him, it will give an explanation to the people of Shandong."

"What will you do then? Will you surrender? Or will you point fingers at another traitor? Isn't that child's play?"

Li You was speechless for a moment, his face flushed and blue, and finally smiled awkwardly: "That's true, Ma Zhou has no status, so it's easy for him to be abandoned by the court."

"That is, we need to find a powerful official who is not likely to be sacrificed."

Li You rolled his eyes, and thought about the ministers in the central government, half talking to himself and half asking, "If we talk about the one with the highest status and the most weight, it must be Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu is a veteran minister of four dynasties, and he is respected in the world. Even the emperor treats him with courtesy. Why not choose this old guy?"

"Fuck, you really are..."

Shi Luodie was speechless. He waved his hand and rejected the idea directly, saying, "Xiao Yu is indeed important, but he hates evil and is upright. His reputation is known to everyone in the world."

"If you accuse him of being a traitor and turn black into white, do you believe it? With a temper as fierce as fire, he can drive a carriage and personally run to Luoyang to scold you as a traitor, and let you cut and chop, and with a heart full of blood, he will show the world his innocence."

"What will you do then?"

"If you kill him, you will become a traitor; if you don't kill him, you will be caught in a dilemma. You are just asking for trouble."

Li You's neck shrank when he heard this. This really sounded like something Old Man Xiao would do. He quickly eliminated this man and started thinking about other people.

Zhu Suiliang, Liu Bo, Cen Benwen and Zhang Xuansu are not good enough either. They are either similar to Ma Zhou and not powerful enough, or they are as stubborn as Xiao Yu and will definitely not be able to withstand the test. They all lack the ability to ignite the fire.

After thinking for a long time, Li You finally realized that only Changsun Wuji was left, so he had to say, "That's Changsun Wuji."

After saying this, as if afraid that Shi Luodie would reject him again, he quickly explained: "The only people in the court who are important enough are the six or seven prime ministers. The other six ministers and the heads of the various departments and temples are even worse. We can only choose from them. The most suitable one is Zhangsun Wuji."

"He is Zuo Pushe, the head of the civil officials, and also the uncle of the emperor and the elder brother of Empress Changsun. It is impossible for the emperor to sacrifice him."

"And he is not as strong-willed as Xiao Yu. From what I know about him, he is a soft-hearted person who is good at using tricks. People like him are usually afraid of death and would never seek death to prove their innocence. It is most appropriate to throw the dirty water on him."

"Um"

Shi Luodie thought for a moment, nodded heavily, and chuckled: "My dear brother, you are right, it is him. It is the bad luck of Changsun."

The current rebellion was all planned by Shi Luodie. Li You only thought about the throne, but when it came to the actual implementation, he found that the little knowledge he had was not enough and he could not trust others.

In addition, since the opponent showed great wisdom and overall perspective, Li You could only rely on Shi Luodie.

Now that he saw the other party's approval, he was relieved. If Changsun Wuji was no longer qualified to be a traitor, he really didn't know who to look for. If there were anyone in the court who could compete with Changsun Wuji, it would only be Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji.

However, Fang Xuanling had retired a long time ago, and Hou Junji had also been silent for nearly a year and only came out in the past few days. It is even more inappropriate to accuse him of deceiving the emperor.

Shi Luodie also smiled slightly. This cheap uncle was quite nice to him and did his best to handle government affairs. However, he was a little selfish and devoted himself to the development of the Changsun family, unlike Fang Xuanling who was wholeheartedly dedicated to the public.

In this case, let him suffer a little!

The next step is to clean up the court with great force. Because of his own indulgence, Changsun Wuji and the Guanlong nobles have completely mixed up. If he does not suppress them now, he will have to shed tears and execute Ma Su in the future.

Fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. With such a big mess, Changsun Wuji withdrew from the court and laid low for a while. After avoiding the storm, he could come out again. If he continued to stand in the front and take the blame for the nobles, he would inevitably be defeated sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened."

In Chengqing Palace, Cen Wenben ran into the imperial study in a panic, holding the urgent military intelligence report and manifesto from Luoyang that he had just received.

As soon as he saw Li Yan, he couldn't wait to say, "Your Majesty, the King of Qi has raised the flag of rebellion."

"What?" Li Yan pretended to be very upset, and quickly stood up and took the military newspaper from Cen Wenben and started reading it.
Cen Wenben said anxiously, "The King of Qi was cunning. He did not directly oppose the emperor, but issued a notice to all the provinces in Shandong, saying that the imperial edict to confirm the land distribution was indeed your will. It was just that there were treacherous ministers in the court and the emperor was coerced." "The imperial edict he issued before was the real one, and the later rejection of the land distribution was the work of treacherous ministers."

Then, Cen Wenben handed over another manifesto: "Your Majesty, please see this is the 'blood-written edict' forged by the King of Qi, calling on all the subjects in the world to serve the king and protect him, and to punish the treacherous officials."

"I used to think that although the King of Qi was stupid, he had some self-awareness. But today, I was wrong. The King of Qi is really despicable and shameless. Not only did he forge the imperial edict, but now he has even turned black into white and created a secret decree."

At this point, Cen Wenben had a look of disgust on his face: "Forget about the Nong Yida Zhao. Your Majesty, you know, he was too lazy to even compile it, and actually copied it directly from the history book. He used the version of Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, except that Cao Cao's name and Emperor Xian's reign title were removed."

"He changed it to Lord Changsun and left the emperor's name, but the rest are exactly the same. I have never seen such a shameless person."

Well.
Li Yan took the "Yidai Zhao" and his face turned red, extremely embarrassed. Although he was an emperor, he did not have the same sense of desolation as Emperor Xian, who was oppressed and imprisoned by powerful officials, and whose country was in vain and whose life was in danger. How could he write such an emotional and empathetic article?

With the intention of disgusting Li You, I just used it directly, but who would have thought that Cen Wenben would despise it so much.

"cough"

Li Yan coughed dryly and said with a gloomy face: "Humph, since we have announced that Li You is rebelling, he has no way out, so it is understandable that he will do something desperate. But I thought he would point the finger at me directly, but I didn't expect him to be so cunning."

"Under the pretext of clearing the emperor's entourage, you are using my influence to deceive the ignorant people. This is a bit troublesome."

"Who says it's not?"

Cen Wenben said worriedly, "But he did this in the name of saving the emperor and protecting the country, and used the benefits of dividing the land as an inducement, so that the people in Shandong responded in droves. In just a few days, tens of thousands of people who had obtained land joined him."

"According to reports from various sources, people in Hebei, Qi, Jianghuai, Jingxiang and other places have organized volunteer armies, raised banners, and headed to Luoyang to support Li You. Within a few months, the King of Qi will have at least 300,000 more people joining the rebellion."

"Although these are ordinary people with little fighting power, they represent the will of the people. If the court does not care, they will surely make more and more trouble. If a large army is sent to attack, it will undoubtedly force these people to the side of the King of Qi."

"After just a few battles, these farmers who survived the battlefield will be reborn and become qualified soldiers. At that time, it will be even more difficult to eliminate them."

"The most important thing is that Shandong is a densely populated area with a population of no less than 20 million. This is just the beginning. Once they rise up in arms to defend their own land, the situation will spread like wildfire, and the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!"

"Well, that makes sense."

Li Yan's face was also extremely serious. He was about to discuss something, but when he saw that only Cen Wenben was there, he asked in confusion, "Why are you alone? Where are Changsun Wuji, Ma Zhou and the others?"

"Your Majesty, today the old minister is on duty, while the other gentlemen are taking a rest."

"It's already this late, and you're still taking a break?"

Li Yan immediately said angrily: "Go, summon them to come and discuss the matter immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cen Wenben responded and was about to leave, but Li Yan suddenly said, "Wait, this matter cannot be handled by you guys. Pass on my order to hold a meeting in Liangyi Hall tomorrow morning. The heads of the six ministries and temples, as well as the sixteen generals, the chief ministers of the imperial clan, and the princes in Beijing."

"In addition, Duke Wei Li Jing, Duke Liang Fang Xuanling, Duke Shen Gao Shilian, Duke Ju Tang Jian, Duke Kui Liu Hongji, and Minister of Rites Kong Yingda were all summoned to discuss politics together."

Well.
Cen Wenben's face changed. As everyone knows, Liangyi Hall is not often used, but every time it is used, it discusses major issues concerning the rise and fall of the country. It is not as casual as Chengqing Hall, where people can speak freely; nor is it as strict as Taiji Hall, which emphasizes the state system.

Those who can really enter this hall to discuss politics are all powerful figures in various departments of the various forces in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that all the powerful people in the imperial court are included. The status is not determined by official position, but only by strength.

When these people get together, anything agreed upon can be executed with the utmost intensity. It is the highest-level meeting in the Tang Dynasty.

Cen Wenben knew that the emperor was going to use all his strength to deal with Li You.

He opened his mouth silently, and seeing the emperor's firm expression, Cen Wenben sighed. He knew that it was their incompetence that caused the country to collapse to this point, and the emperor no longer believed in their abilities, so he had to use the highest power of the Tang Dynasty.

"Yes, I respect your order." Cen Wenben responded, then turned and left.

(End of this chapter)