"If I don't use Jiuxi, can't I be the emperor? (If I don't use Jiuxi, can't I be the emperor?)" This sentence was not interpreted correctly by Jiang Xuanhui, which led to Jiang Xuanhui's life tragedy and also Liu Can was implicated.
It was already November at that time, and a few days later (November 19th) would be Emperor Ai's southern suburbs ceremony to worship the heavens. All civil and military officials were rehearsing every day. News came back from Bianzhou that Zhu Wen was going crazy and believed that Jiang Xuanhui and Liu Can held sacrifices to heaven in the southern suburbs to pray for the Tang Dynasty and prolong the reign of Tang Zuo.
Jiang Xuanhui and Liu Can were horrified. The heaven-sacrifice ceremony in the southern suburbs also had to be postponed again and changed to the first month of next year.
Jiang and Liu were completely blinded by fear and walked into darkness on the road of "Jiajiuxi". After intense plotting and almost perverted persistence, the two finally raised the political issue of adding nine tins to Zhu Wen in the court.
As expected, the vast majority of officials were aggrieved by this, and were forced to remain silent due to coercion, expressing their attitude through silence. Only one person jumped out and was willing to support Zhu Wen and support him. This person was Su Kai's father, Su Xun, the Minister of Rites.
Su Xun flashed out of the train, with a flattering face, and said shamelessly: "The King of Liang, Zhu Wen, has done the most great work. It is destiny and the people's will. Your Majesty should quickly give way to the good man."
There was silence in the huge court hall, no one dared to object, no one was willing to respond.
Emperor Ai issued an edict, ordering Zhu Wen to be the prime minister of the country and the governor of the civil and military officials (general Bai Kui). As Prime Minister, Zhu Wen was the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty to receive this honor; Zhu Wen was also named the "King of Wei", and twenty-one towns (Zhu Wen's sphere of influence) including Xuanwu and Xuanyi were designated as the Wei Kingdom; and Jiuxi was added.
Since Zhu Wen already had the title of "King of Liang", why bother to make him the King of Wei? Do you really want to pay tribute to Cao Cao?
The court downgraded the imperial system and not only named Zhu Wen "King of Wei", but also posthumously named his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father "King of Wei".
You are the King of Wei, and your whole family is the King of Wei.
In order to show respect for the King of Wei, the imperial court ordered that all place names across the country that violated taboos should be changed, such as changing "Zhaoxinjun" to "Rong Zhaojun" (to avoid the taboo of Zhu Wen's grandfather Zhu Xin), and changing "Chengdejun" to "Wushunjun" (To avoid the taboo of Zhu Wen’s father, Zhu Cheng), etc.
Zhu Wen was furious and refused them all.
It is also a standard procedure to refuse to be sealed, and the recipients always have to perform. But Zhu Wen acted too much and acted in his true colors, so he refused to accept it.
Jiang Xuanhui hurriedly carried Emperor Ai's personal edict and went to Bianzhou to convey the emperor's sincere abdication. When he came back, he brought everyone a shocking news: Zhu Wen was still furious and refused to accept it.
In the early morning of the next day (the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month), Liu Can went to court and said: "The people all over the country are looking forward to Zhu Wen being able to take charge of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. It is time for Your Majesty to take off the heavy burden on his shoulders. Isn't it wonderful?"
On the same day, Emperor Ai sent Liu Can to Bianzhou again to convey his intention of abdication.
Zhu Wen refused.
Wang Yin and Kong Xun added fuel to the anger of Zhu Wen and further framed Jiang Xuanhui.
First of all, they dug up an old account and dug up an old account. Then they used the creative enthusiasm of the working people to add fuel to the fire and act wantonly to weave a shocking but popular palace scandal, which ultimately led to the death of Jiang Xuanhui and others.
This past event also begins with the murder of Zhaozong:
A year ago, Jiang Xuanhui led his cronies into the palace to kill Zhaozong. When they planned to kill Queen He, Queen He begged Jiang Xuanhui and saved her life. Recently, Queen Mother He has been in frequent contact with Jiang Xuanhui.
Therefore, Wang Yin and Kong Xun made use of the topic and said that Jiang Xuanhui was having an affair with Empress Dowager He, and Empress Dowager He's personal maids A Qian and A Qiu passed on the news and played the role of pimps; while Jiang Xuanhui, Liu Can, Zhang Tingfan, etc., night after night, Gathering privately and confiding their hearts to each other, they burned incense and swore an oath in front of Queen Mother He to revive the Tang Dynasty.
The truth is: the three of them did get together all day long, but what they were planning was how to speed up the abdication; the two palace ladies did act as liaisons between the Queen Mother He and Jiang Xuanhui, and had frequent contacts, and what they said and entrusted them with, It was hoped that after Emperor Ai abdicated, he would ask Jiang Xuanhui to save the lives of their mother and son. As for the reason why Queen He was not killed in the first place, as mentioned earlier, it was to use Queen He's mouth to cover up the truth about regicide.
Words are a stumbling block, clothes are a hairy thing. Wang Yin and Kong Xun distorted and processed these facts to weave a scandal about the Queen Mother, and framed Jiang Xuanhui and others for betraying Zhu Wen.
Jiang Xuanhui failed to understand Zhu Wen's reprimands, but still followed the rules to grant the title of King of Wei and add Jiuxi, so he lost Zhu Wen's trust; Liu Can was also deeply despised by Zhu Wen because of his popularity and ugliness during the previous political purges. Zhu Wen, who was born as a diaosi, hates the aristocratic clans and old aristocrats who talk about benevolence and morality all day long, but they are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. Hypocrites are more hateful than true villains.
The false accusations made by Wang Yin and Kong Xun appealed to Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen did not investigate and agreed with their statements. Kong Xun is my grandson, Zhu Wen, and I trust this grandson.
The next day (the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month), the imperial court issued an order to arrest Jiang Xuanhui and his party and replace them with Wang Yin and Kong Xun. At the same time, Zhu Wen went to court three times in succession and resolutely declined the title of "King of Wei" and the gift of "Nine Tins". Didn't I say I had to give in three times and resign three times? I resigned three times in a row. Is that enough?
Two days later (the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month), the imperial court issued another edict: approving Zhu Wen's resignation as King of Wei and Jiuxi's petition, and changing his position to Marshal of the World's Military and Horses.
At this time, Zhu Wen had already built a palace in Bianzhou. After receiving this edict, his nose was almost out of breath and crooked. He immediately beheaded Jiang Xuanhui and beat Jiang Xuanhui's followers to death with sticks to vent his anger.
On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the privy envoys and the southern envoy of Xuanhui were abolished, and only the envoy of Xuanhui was retained. Wang Yin served as the envoy, and Kong Xun served as the deputy envoy of Xuanhui. In fact, it was an integration of power in the palace. Wang Yin and Kong Xun were completely Divided all the power of Jiang Xuanhui's party. The two men's conspiracy to frame Jiang Xuanhui has now declared complete victory.
The next day (the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month), the imperial court issued an edict prohibiting palace maids from conveying the emperor's will and from accompanying the emperor to the palace. It further emptied the emperor and cut off the last line of communication between the emperor and the outside world.
At the same time, all the officials and titles of Jiang Xuanhui were pursued, and he was given the title of "violent and rebellious commoner". His body was dragged outside the gate of Luoyang and burned in public.
A few days later (the 25th of the twelfth lunar month), Zhu Wen secretly ordered Wang Yin and Kong Xun to execute the Queen Mother He, the maids A Qian and A Qiu. Emperor Ai endured great humiliation and grief, and issued an edict to demote his mother, Queen Mother He, who died unjustly and tragically, to a commoner.
Due to the death of the Queen Mother, she stayed away from court for three days.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial court issued an edict to stop the Jiaotian Ceremony originally scheduled for the seventeenth day of the first lunar month next year. I have nothing to do in the southern suburbs.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial edict demoted Liu Can to the position of governor of Dengzhou and Zhang Tingfan to the position of chief minister of Laizhou.
Similarly, according to convention and the actual situation, the two did not have to go to the Shandong Peninsula. The next day (the 30th of the twelfth lunar month), the two were kidnapped and taken to the execution ground, where Zhang Tingfan was executed by splitting his car. Liu Can enjoyed the privilege of beheading.
On New Year's Eve, residents of Luoyang, the capital, decorate with lights and colorful decorations to welcome the arrival of the New Year. They are ready to listen to the bells to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, praying for good weather and peace in the country in the coming year. On this day, the imperial court specially arranged a unique Spring Festival Gala for the residents of the capital - Zhang Tingfan was quartered by five horses and Liu Can was beheaded outside the east gate.
When a person is about to die, his words are also good.
Zhang Tingfan should think of Zhu Yougong’s words before his execution;
In just a few days, Liu Can experienced the great joys and sorrows of life. He almost fell from the peak of his life to the bottom in an instant, from being in power to being ruined.
When death was imminent, Liu Canban suddenly repented, and his past experiences flashed quickly in his mind. Shame, regret, self-blame, unwillingness...
According to historical records, Liu Can shouted before his execution: "Liu Can, a thief who betrayed the country, you deserve to die! (Liu Can, a thief who betrayed the country, deserves to die)"
The "Old Book of Tang" calls Liu Can a "demon", and the "New Book of Tang" directly compiles him into the "Biography of Traitors". This has also become the mainstream evaluation of him in the historical circles. Looking at his actions, it is indeed enough Take responsibility for these negative comments.
I will also not be so shameless as to forcibly overturn his conviction in order to please the public. A traitor is a traitor.
To be fair, Liu Can's last words to the world before his death were a loud curse on himself, and he used the words "a traitor to the country" to seal his coffin, which shows that deep down in his heart, he still I still have a place for the four characters of "propriety, justice, integrity and shame", and I still insist on being a scholar in my heart.
The evaluation of "a traitor to the country" is accurate enough.
Before leaving, Zhu Yougong also shouted, insulting Zhu Wen for killing the donkey and throwing the blame, and cursed Zhu Wen for annihilating his descendants. Like Zhu Yougong, many treacherous ministers, villains, and bad guys will shout out the evil in their hearts, their grievances, wrongs, and stubbornness when they are dying. But there are really only a few people like Liu Can who can fully understand and curse themselves.
