Both Fengxiang and Shannan West Road were already under Li Maozhen's actual control. All they needed was a letter of appointment from the imperial court. Since the imperial court did not recognize it, Li Maozhen could not give it up. So Shangshu fought back, and his words became more fierce, and he cursed Emperor Zhaozong:
"Your Majesty is the emperor, but you can't even protect your uncle's life. Why are you awesome?
As the king of a country, you can't even kill a little servant in the eunuch's family. Why are you so awesome?
You are sitting on the throne of the Nine-Fifth Emperor, but you are stirring up trouble between vassals and towns, regardless of right and wrong, just looking at who is strong and who is weak, what the hell are you doing?
He claimed to be emperor in vain, and the vassal town's power declined, so he seriously used the so-called national law to argue the matter. The vassal town's military strength was strong, so he humbled himself and begged for mercy. The laws of the imperial court, the foundation of the country, are subject to double standards. Pretend to be an uncle in front of the weak, and pretend to be a grandson in front of the strong! Is this something the emperor did? "
Even after being scolded, he was still unhappy and did not forget to issue threats:
"My horses are hard to control, and my swords and guns don't have eyes. I'm really afraid that one day they will lose control, and the people of Chang'an will be in trouble again. When the time comes, I don't know where the holy driver will flee!"
Zhaozong was furious, he was bullying me so much! It's also a threat, but Li Keyong said it tactfully. This Li Maozhen is too steely and straight.
The emperor was furious and determined to draw his sword.
[Zhaozong Liangjian]
Li Maozhen insulted Zhaozong in order to provoke Zhaozong, provoke a war, and take the opportunity to control the court by force. After rejecting the edict to move the town, Li Maozhen mobilized troops and generals west of Chang'an and actively prepared for war.
The people of Chang'an were furious. They had only had a peaceful life for a few days. Why was the war starting again? With Li Maozhen's covert support and instigation, thousands of people held a sit-in demonstration outside the palace gate.
The angry petitioners surrounded the eunuch Ximen Junsui, the eunuch general Ximen Junsui who had just got off work, and petitioned Li Maozhen one after another. How about appeasing Li Maozhen?"
Ximen officials waved their hands repeatedly, "This is the idea of the prime ministers and has nothing to do with me."
So everyone stopped Prime Minister Cui Zhaowei and Zheng Yanchang from sitting in their sedan chairs, "What's the crime of Fengxiang and Li Maozhen? Why do you push us people into the flames of war?"
The two prime ministers blamed Prime Minister Du Ranneng, "This matter was planned by the Emperor and Du Ranneng, and we were not involved."
Incited by Li Maozhen's party members, the angry people threw bricks and tiles at them and surrounded the two prime ministers. The two prime ministers were so frightened that they jumped off the sedan chair and fled to a nearby house to escape. However, their official seals and court uniforms were all taken away.
In mobilizing the masses and interfering with government affairs with "public opinion", Li Maozhen can be regarded as being at the forefront of the times.
Prior to this, many eunuchs and civil and military officials in the DPRK had secretly communicated with Li Maozhen and colluded internally and externally. This was also one of Li Maozhen's arrogant capitals. After this incident, Prime Minister Cui Zhaowei was jealous of Prime Minister Du Ranneng and secretly attached himself to Li Maozhen, hoping to use Li Maozhen to suppress Du Ranneng.
Zhaozong painstakingly supported the civil service group for his own use, but he did not know that many bad habits such as fighting for power and profit and forming cliques for selfish interests among the civil service groups would also revive.
A popular person favored by the emperor will definitely become the target of public criticism. This is the case for Zhang Jun and Kong Wei, and the same is true for Du Renneng.
In fact, when Du Rangneng learned that Zhaozong was determined to use force, he tried his best to dissuade him. The reason is very simple. Zhaozong has not been on the throne for a long time, and his footing is not yet stable. His strength is still weak, and he is not strong enough to compete with Li Maozhen. Moreover, Li Maozhen is at the foot of Chang'an. Zhaozong does not have strategic depth at all. If there is a mistake, there will be no room for relaxation.
Zhaozong was the emperor, and he was also a young man in his twenties. He was full of energy. His early strategic mistakes and Li Maozhen's disobedience had made him extremely angry. "The majesty of the emperor has been completely wiped out. Now my orders are all gone." Without Chang'an City, I am the king of the empire and the lord of the world, not the mayor of Chang'an! I am not willing to be a puppet and sit back and watch the empire decline day by day."
Du Rangneng did not dare to say that he had also received a letter from Li Maozhen, and the words in the letter were even more unpleasant. But Du Rangneng knew that this was Li Maozhen's plan to deliberately anger the court and provoke a war.
The harder Du Rangneng tried to persuade him, the stronger Zhaozong's determination to use force became.
""Shangshu" has a saying, 'The medicine is not dizzy, and the disease is not Liao', which means that if you take medicine when you are sick, if you don't take it until you feel dizzy, the disease will not be cured. It is precisely because of the risk of mobilizing troops this time. To cut through the knot quickly, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. High risks bring high returns. Don't say any more, just arrange the food and logistics, and I will let a few princes lead the troops. I am determined for this battle!"
Du Rangneng urged again, "If your Majesty insists on sending troops, you should let experienced senior officials work together. How can I do it myself?"
"Nonsense, you are the chief prime minister. If I don't hand it over to you, who will hand it over to you? I usually treat you so kindly, are you trying to escape?"
Du Rangneng burst into tears and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty! How dare I escape? What your Majesty will do today is what the late Emperor Xianzong wanted to do, but... the timing is not right, and the situation is not conducive to us. If we must go against the trend and be strong, If so...hey, I'm afraid even if I become Chao Cuo, I won't be able to eliminate the chaos in the Seven Kingdoms."
Durangneng has amazing prophetic abilities. He compared himself to Chao Cuo of the Western Han Dynasty, expressing his ambition to exchange his own life for peace in the world.
His prediction was soon verified. He was indeed Chao Cuo, but it was a pity that Tang Zhaozong was not Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the princes were not Liu Wu, and there was no Zhou Yafu in the court.
Zhaozong ordered that the leaders of the petitioners (actually Li Maozhen's party members) be arrested and killed. With King Qin Li Sizhou as the commander-in-chief, he led 30,000 forbidden troops to escort Xu Yanruo to Zhenfengxiang and take over by force.
A war to cut down the feudal clan is about to begin.
At the beginning of the war, public opinion became extremely unfavorable to the court under the control of Li Maozhen's party. They confused right and wrong and insisted that Prime Minister Du Rang could provoke the war.
A few months ago, the imperial court sent Cui Anqian to suppress Qingzhou, but the imperial edict was rejected by force; Sun Kui went to suppress Zhaoyi, but was directly sawed to death by Li Keyong... In the end, they ignored it and let it go. However, this time Li Maozhen refused the imperial edict, which caused Zhaozong to go to war. . So Li Maozhen's party members took advantage of the topic and completely lost the rhythm.
In addition, Prime Minister Cui Zhaowei, who was really fighting for power, took the initiative to act as Li Maozhen's senior spy, reporting every move of the court to Li Maozhen, especially Du Renneng's words and deeds, all under Li Maozhen's control.
As for the military aspect, the imperial court also did not have any advantage.
First of all, the new army recruited by Zhaozong were all scoundrels and local gangsters. They were called the Central Forbidden Army, but they were actually a ragtag army. However, the Kansai Army led by Li Maozhen and Wang Xingyu were all elite troops who had experienced hundreds of battles;
Secondly, the imperial court dispatched 30,000 people, while Li Maozhen gathered 60,000 people.
30,000 Bronze vs. 60,000 Kings. The 60,000 Kings also have a plug-in that allows them to see the entire map.
The results can be imagined.
