Wei Zhaodu's role as prime minister reflects Zhaozong's scheming; Cui Yin's role as prime minister reflects Zhaozong's embarrassment and helplessness; and Zheng Wei's role as prime minister reflects Zhaozong's absurdity and even more helplessness.
Zheng Qi also met Zhaozong's personnel recruitment standards. He was a loyal and upright literary young man and poet.
He was born in a major (Jinshi) and worked as a minor official in the court. He was very honest and honest, so he was very poor. So the court took pity on him and made him the governor of Luzhou to make some money. It happened that Huang Chao was causing trouble in Huainan. Zheng Wei, a poor bookworm, wrote a letter to Huang Chao with a stroke of his pen, asking him not to invade the state territory.
Even Huang Chao was amused by his pedantry. Huang Chao laughed at his cuteness and admired his integrity and courage. He actually agreed to Zheng Wei's request and did not harass Luzhou, making Luzhou the only city in Huainan that was not plundered. Place (Chao Xiao, in order to gather troops, the state will be completed alone).
After Emperor Xizong heard about it, he greatly commended Zheng Wei for his heroic actions.
When his term of office in Luzhou expired, Zheng Wei resigned and returned to the court. During this period, Zheng Wei accumulated a total of thousands of coins. However, he did another amazing move. He put all the money in a warehouse in Luzhou for public use. He took no money from himself. He came in poor and left even poorer, which perfectly illustrates the breeze in his sleeves.
Even thieves and robbers were moved by Zheng Wei's charisma, and there was a new rule in the world: no one was allowed to steal the money (it later stole it, but in the end it did not violate Zheng Shijun's money). Yang Xingmi became the governor of Luzhou, and then asked someone to return the money to Zheng Qi.
Here, one more thing needs to be said. Yang Xingmi was caught by the government when he was a thief at the beginning. The governor of Luzhou at that time was Zheng Wei. Seeing his majestic weapons, Zheng Wei expected that he would do great things in the future, so he released Yang Xingmi and advised him not to enter again by mistake. He went astray and encouraged him to be loyal to his country. Yang Xingmi then turned to the army. After several twists and turns, he occupied Luzhou and gradually dominated Huainan.
Later, when Du Honghui was appointed as the Secretary of the Zhongshu, Zheng Qi Shangshu objected because Du Honghui's brother Du Rangneng was the prime minister, and Du Honghui should avoid suspicion and could not hold the post of the Secretary of the Zhongshu. The emperor ignored him and was so angry that Zheng Wei fell seriously ill and resigned.
According to the rules of the time, close family members of high-ranking officials should "avoid suspicion." In the history of the Tang Dynasty, many talented people actively refused promotion because their fathers, brothers, and uncles were in charge of the government.
Of course, being on bad terms with Du Rang accidentally won Cui Zhaowei's favor. This was an unexpected gain that Zheng Xi had neither expected nor wanted to obtain.
The imperial court also knew that Zheng Qi was a pollution-free product, so he was quickly called back as an official.
Zheng Wei was a poet, a literary young man with a free and easy writing style. He was not good at writing official Chinese and clichés, so he often made mistakes in the official documents he approved. Some people with ulterior motives compiled them into a book and circulated them widely, which meant that he was not good at writing. He was not qualified for his job, so Zheng Wei was demoted to a sinecure.
The ups and downs of his official career allowed this young man with noble moral character to see through the warmth and coldness of the world and the indifference of the world. As a result, he became more unrestrained and loved freedom, and finally became a famous poet. His best thing is "poetry after rest". Like a postscript, a few words are deliberately missing from the last line of the poem to express the emotion more strongly.
Zheng Qi often wrote poems after breaks, laughing and cursing, ridiculing and criticizing the current ills. Others say he is too crazy, but he laughs at others who cannot see through.
This literary young man's humorous and spicy poetry style and his bohemian and free character won him numerous fans. Even the eunuchs in the palace recited his poems after a break, so Emperor Zhaozong also had the honor to read Zheng Wei's poems.
Emperor Zhaozong also quickly became a fan of Zheng Wei. Zhaozong believed that Zheng Wei had profound political vision and was a rare talent. So he made an exception and promoted this internet celebrity joker to the position of prime minister.
After hearing the news, everyone was shocked (both Chinese and foreign).
Even Zheng Qi himself was horrified. Someone from the Prime Minister's Office informed Zheng Wei to report and go to work. Zheng Wei laughed "haha" and said, "Are you kidding me? Coax me over and make me look stupid in public. Do you like my joke?" Don’t do this!”
When the clerk delivered the red-stamped document to him, he couldn't believe it and said, "Did something go wrong? You must have made a mistake!"
After several confirmations, Zheng Wei was still surprised and said: "Is there no one in our country? Even if everyone in the country is illiterate, it won't be my turn!" He was too confident in himself.
The clerk told him that it was really not based on ranking based on test scores, but direct recommendations. The emperor’s royal pen and Zhu’s approval, and the golden words of the emperor, specially selected you for an exceptional promotion.
Only then did Zheng Qi dare to believe it and murmured: "Your Majesty, if you do this...are you not afraid of being laughed at?"
Soon after, guests who congratulated him on his promotion to the *** came one after another to congratulate him. Zheng Wei actually scratched the back of his head and said to himself: "If Zheng Wu can become prime minister after a break, this country is impressive."
Zheng Wei is the fifth eldest child in his family. "Zheng Wu after Xiehou" is his online name and his most famous nickname.
Subsequently, Zheng Wei repeatedly declined, saying that he was not talented enough to hold a big position, so he asked the emperor to choose someone more talented. Zhaozong refused and had to come to work.
Zheng Qi had no choice but to bite the bullet and take up his post. Comrade Zheng Wei was the first person in ancient and modern times to be so humble to the position of prime minister.
The twisted melon is not sweet.
Three months later, Zheng Wei resolutely resigned and "begged for his bones", and Zhaozong approved it.
Subsequently, Zhaozong nominated a senior intellectual to be the prime minister, Li Xi, a Hanlin scholar, accepted the decree (to write an early edict for the emperor).
Li Xi also has a nickname, "Li Shulou", which is different from the joking "Zheng Wu". "Li Shulou" is a complimentary nickname, which means praising him for his large collection of books. Li Xi is a famous bibliophile. His family has a collection of more than 10,000 volumes of books. His descendants also love collecting books. They once spent a huge sum of money to acquire books from all over the world and built an exclusive library called "Ten Thousand Volumes Library". "The building passed through the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, and was destroyed during the Ming Dynasty.
He loved collecting books and reading even more. He was erudite and prolific in his articles. He became a Jinshi in one fell swoop and later became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He once served as the teacher of Emperor Zhaozong.
During the Huangchao Rebellion, he avoided the chaos. When Li Yuan usurped the throne, he recruited him to serve as an official in the court, but he refused.
He is educated, loyal to the court, and does not follow false orders. He is in line with Zhaozong's employment standards. Therefore, he was promoted to prime minister by Zhaozong.
When the news of Li Xi's promotion came, Cui Zhaowei was worried that he would be decentralized, so he was very unhappy. So he instigated another high-ranking official Liu Chonglu to stage the farce of "plundering hemp and dismissing him from office".
[Lima dismissed from office]
Li Xi was not only knowledgeable and intellectual, but also a teacher of Emperor Zhaozong. Therefore, he was highly valued by Emperor Zhaozong and was regarded as a confidant by Zhaozong, who had unlimited high hopes for him.
Cui Zhaowei was very afraid of this and believed that Li Xi was a pawn used by Zhaozong to check and balance him. Cui Zhaowei will do everything he can to stop Zhaozong's strategic layout.
On the day when the imperial edict was announced, the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty stood in awe and listened quietly to the eunuchs reading the edict. Suddenly, Liu Chonglu rushed out of the train, grabbed the edict, and burst into tears.
The officials were astonished, the eunuchs who issued the edict were astonished, and the emperor was astonished.
Zhaozong asked him the reason for his gaffe.
Liu Chonglu cried: "Li Xi is a treacherous villain! He was recommended to the Hanlin Academy only because he hugged the thighs of Yang Fugong, Ximen Junsui and other eunuchs. How did Du Rangneng die? Your Majesty, don't you remember? People like him You are not worthy of being prime minister at all, otherwise it will endanger the country and the country!"
Liu Chonglu risked the crime of being shocked and obstructed the process with such drastic actions. In fact, he was just a clown in front of the stage, and the real mastermind behind Li Xi's appointment as prime minister was Cui Zhaowei. The source of Cui Zhaowei's power was to control the imperial court. In the Western Group, these silent bosses are Zhaozong's concern.
The combination of Liu Chonglu and Cui Zhaowei put unbearable pressure on Zhaozong.
Under heavy pressure, Zhaozong canceled Li Xi's appointment and demoted him to Prince Shaofu as a stopgap measure.
What Li Xi did next was a bit ungentlemanly. He was less like a well-educated bibliophile and imperial teacher, and more like a shrew. Within two months, he submitted ten memorials in a row to defend himself and fight back against Liu Chonglu. , with fierce words, he scolded Liu Chonglu’s family all over.
"Liu Chonglu's father, Liu Fu, committed suicide because of corruption and perverting the law; his younger brother Liu Chongwang had an eye-to-eye with the eunuch Yang Fugong; and he himself even knelt down and kowtowed to Tian Lingzi in public, and drafted Li You for the traitor Zhu Mei He persuaded me to enter the table. Now he slandered me for befriending eunuchs. The thief shouted, "Catch the thief!" The thief took one bite and it penetrated three points to the bone.
Even if I don't have the talent to be a prime minister, Liu Chonglu should go through the impeachment step by step. How can I snatch the edict and cry in tears in the Jinluan Palace? In what manner? It is so unlucky to cry loudly in the Jinluan Palace. It is clearly a curse on the fate of the country! "
Such and such, such and such.
So Zhaozong made fifty big moves each, and also issued an edict to demote Liu Chonglu's officials.
Li Xi refused to give up and urged the emperor to grant Liu Chonglu death, or to travel to Guangdong and Guangxi, Hainan Island, and Vietnam at public expense. There are thousands of words in the memorial, which are slanderous, abusive and vulgar, which is unbearable to look at.
Liu Chonglu, who was used as a spearman by Cui Zhaowei, had an extraordinary background and a very prominent family. He was the Liu family of Henan.
The Liu family in Henan was "originally from the Xiongnu", and their ancestor was the Youxian King of the Southern Xiongnu, named Qubei;
He gave birth to his son Liu Meng, the right virtuous king of the Southern Huns;
Liu Meng gave birth to his son Liu Lugu and founded the Dugu tribe;
Liu Lu’s orphan son Liu Juan, the leader of the tribe;
The Liu family gave birth to a son, Liu Luochen, who was the Duke of Yong'an County in the Northern Wei Dynasty;
Liu Luochen’s sixth grandson, Liu Tan, was the Minister of Dali in the Sui Dynasty;
Liu Tan gave birth to his son Liu Zhenghui, "the hero of Taiyuan Yuanmou", who assisted Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin to ascend the throne, and was one of the twenty-four heroes of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He is painted in Lingyan Pavilion;
Liu Zhenghui gave birth to a son, Liu Xuanyi, the governor of Ruzhou, who was married to Princess Nanping (the daughter of Li Shimin);
Liu Xuanyi gave birth to a son, Liu Qi, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs;
Liu Qi gave birth to a son, Liu Shenzhi, who was awarded the title of County Magistrate;
Liu Shenzhi gave birth to a son, Liu Ming, who was the magistrate of Dong'e County;
Liu Ming gave birth to a son, Liu Zao, a secretary general;
Liu Zao gave birth to a son, Liu Fu, who was the governor of Caizhou.
Liu Fu is Liu Chonglu's father. Liu Fu gave birth to eight sons in total, four of whom are the most famous: Chonggui, Chongwang, Chonglu, and Chongmo.
The four brothers were all Jinshi and were high-ranking officials in the central government or Jiedu in the local government.
When the eldest brother Liu Chonggui heard about his younger brother Liu Chonglu's crying, he said to the people around him: "It's insulting to the family tradition! My father and brother have never done such unseemly and ridiculous things in the fight for fame and fortune. Come on, how come I have such a brother?" He was so angry that he didn't eat for several days.
Liu Chonglu was exploited by Cui Zhaowei and fought to the death with Li Xi, and both of them were dismissed from office. This is the famous "plundering and dismissal" incident in the late Tang Dynasty. "Plundering" means snatching imperial edicts.
However, Zhaozong really liked Li Xi's literary attainments, so he promoted Li Xi again and officially appointed him prime minister soon after.
Cui Zhaowei gritted his teeth with hatred. If he wanted to bring down Li Xi, crying, making trouble, and hanging himself would not work, so he jumped out of the court and began to use the power of the Kansai vassal town behind him.
Cui Zhaowei secretly told Jingnan Wang Xingyu, "A few days ago, through my active operation, the emperor has issued an edict appointing you as Shangshuling, but it was secretly sabotaged by Wei Zhaodu. Now, Wei Zhaodu recommends Li Xi to be the prime minister. The two of them have the same bad taste and are colluding with each other." , originally hated the Kansai vassal town very much, but now they are singing in harmony, colluding with each other, and bewitching Shengting, I am afraid they will become the second Du Ranneng."
Those who talk about right and wrong must be right and wrong.
Cui Zhaowei confuses right and wrong, stirs up trouble, angers the Kansai Group, and wants to use the Kansai Group to bring down Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi. He very cleverly introduced Du Rangneng, implicitly but strongly stimulating the sensitive nerves of the Kansai Group, and finally became the last straw that crushed the Kansai Group.
The court is facing another catastrophe.
