[Later Liang Dynasty and Tang Dynasty]
In April of the fourth year of Tianyou's reign in the Tang Dynasty (907), the six ministers who carried the coffin, led the civil and military officials and the emperor's special "legal driver" set out on the road. After a short rest at Shangyuanyi, they arrived in Bianzhou.
This is the second major event that occurred in Shangyuanyi.
After a series of complicated procedures, King Zhu Wen of Liang officially faced the south and faced the north, called himself Gudaowu, and changed the country's name to "Daliang" (historically known as "Hou Liang"); the fourth year of Tianyou was changed to the first year of Kaiping; Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty was He was demoted to "King of Jiyin" and moved to Jiyin County, Caozhou under house arrest. He was executed by poison in February of the following year. Bianzhou was promoted to Kaifeng Prefecture and named the Eastern Capital. The original Eastern Capital Luoyang was renamed the Western Capital, and the original Western Capital (Chang'an) It was cancelled, and hence the name "Tokyo Bianliang Kaifeng Mansion" came into being...
Following the custom, Zhu Wen changed his name to Zhu Huang. From then on, he was reborn and became the emperor. As is the convention in this book, we will continue to refer to him as "Zhu Wen".
Zhu Wen traced his ancestors back to ancient times, saying that his ancestors were Zhu Hu who served under Emperor Shun, and that he was the forty-sixth generation grandson of Zhu Hu. At the same time, he also respected his direct blood relatives below his great-great-grandparents as "emperors". Female members are called "hou".
He named his elder brother Zhu Quanyu King Guang, and his nephews also named him king.
In short, it is a general routine for changing dynasties.
After the enthronement ceremony, Zhu Wen held a state banquet in Xuande Hall to entertain the "six coffin bearers" and other founding officials. Zhu Wen picked up the wine glass and said to several people: "I have not been assisting in state affairs for a long time, and my merits are still relatively small. I am where I am today only because of your strong support!"
Swear without using curse words. Give them the blame for plotting to usurp the throne.
Zhang Wenwei, Yang She and others were ashamed and afraid. They bowed their heads and were speechless. What I am ashamed of is that I sold out to my boss in pursuit of glory, and helped Tang En's thieves because of the suffering. In the current national crisis, I helped Zhou to commit tyranny. What I am afraid of is that I will repeat the mistakes of Zhu Yougong, Shi Shucong, Jiang Xuanhui, and Liu Can, and be killed by Zhu Wen. Disgraced.
Only the shameless Su Xun and Xue Yiju were not ashamed, but proud. They praised Zhu Wen's merits and tried their best to lick the chrysanthemum.
At all times and in all countries, traitors, leaders, Japanese traitors, traitors, and other people who cheat on others and seek glory by selling others will all have a bad end. Regardless of race, belief, or ideology, traitors are always the public enemy of the people.
Take the "Six Ministers Carrying the Coffin" as an example. Su Xun and others tried their best to please Zhu Wen and became licking dogs. All they hoped for was to be able to occupy a high position with the aura of "the founding father" of Liang Dynasty. Su Xun's biggest dream was to be the prime minister. . He believed that his outstanding performance in forcing Tang Chanliang was enough to be promoted to the top position.
However, the reality is very disappointing.
Deep down in his heart, Zhu Wen despised the actions of Su Xun and his son, especially after "Su Kai refuted the posthumous title". Zhu Wen's attitude towards Su and his son was "deep contempt". The core power circle of the Zhu-Wen Group, represented by Jingxiang and Li Zhen, also spurned the shameless behavior of Su Xun and his son. Jingxiang once clearly warned Zhu Wen, "Su Xun is the owl of the Tang Dynasty, and such a person must never be appointed!"
After ascending the throne, Zhu Wen quickly announced the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the new court: Zhang Wenwei, Yang She, and Xue Yijue were appointed prime ministers; Su Xun and other 15 people were ordered to retire. Su Xun's son Su Kai was dismissed from his post and all were exiled back to his hometown.
As for the chief counselor Jingxiang, his position was "Zhi Chong Zhengyuan". This was the greatest real power in the early days of the Later Liang Dynasty, truly one person was less than ten thousand people. Zhu Wen's instructions and orders were conveyed by Jingxiang to the prime minister, who then implemented them step by step. The memorials of the civil and military officials, including the prime minister's opinions, were also reported to Jingxiang first, and then Jingxiang informed Zhu Wen as appropriate. .
A month later, Zhu Wen issued an edict to abolish the Privy Council, transfer all the business of the Privy Council to the Chongzheng Yuan, and let Jingxiang become a regular envoy of the Chongzheng Yuan.
In other words, Jingxiang's power is far greater than that of the previous "Privy Envoy". We have previously spent a lot of space describing the power of eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty. The reason why eunuchs were able to oust the emperor and dominate the government and the opposition was largely because the position of "privy envoy" was held by eunuchs, which shows that the position of "privy envoy" High weight. Jingxiang's authority now exceeds that of the Privy Councilor, and Zhu Wen's trust and respect for him is also evident.
Su Xun and his son were still daydreaming about rising to prominence, but they didn't expect that Long Live Long Live, the Three Emperors of Virtue, the Five Emperors of Merit and Demerit, and the Destiny of Long Live, would actually see everything clearly. He could tell at a glance that they were not good people, and they were like this. Unfeelingly, one was forced to retire, the other was removed from his post, and he even issued an imperial edict telling them to pack up and get out. So chilling.
The father and son were dejected, but the cruel reality did not extinguish the restless little flames in their chests. They defected to Hezhong Prefecture and attached themselves to Zhu Youqian (the adopted son of Zhu Wen), the governor of the Hezhong Protectorate Army. Their story is not over yet, just paused.
During the process of Zhu Wen usurping the Tang Dynasty and establishing himself on his own, no one dared to make irresponsible remarks. Only his eldest brother Zhu Quanyu, an uncultured and unpretentious peasant man, the greatest advantage in his life was that he loved to tell the truth and was a straight man.
When Zhu Wen was about to proclaim himself emperor, Zhu Quanyu shouted his nickname and cursed him, "Zhu San, you are worthy of being emperor!"
Zhu Wen is the third eldest child in his family. Now, the only one in the world who dares to call him "Zhu San" is his brother Zhu Quanyu. Others don't even dare to say "Zhu San", let alone "Zhu San". Even when gambling and playing, "three" is a taboo word. Thirty thousand, three tubes, three strips, three hearts... are not allowed to be said. Find other words to replace it. Three is taboo in the palace.
"Zhu San" is only a written term. According to common sense, in daily spoken language, Zhu Quanyu should call him "San'er", which is pronounced as "er".
After Zhu Wen officially proclaimed himself emperor and held the enthronement ceremony, he and his tribe held a family banquet in the palace, drank and had fun, and gambled for fun. Although the "Yiwozhu" were already royal relatives, it could not change their mud-legged origins, let alone their vulgar tastes. They used gambling and money to support drinking instead of reciting poems and writing poems.
When it was Zhu Quanyu's turn to throw the dice, Zhu Quanyu stood up, rounded his arms and threw it hard. The gambling basin was suddenly knocked over, and the dice bounced around. Everyone was shocked, but Zhu Quanyu pointed at Zhu Wen's nose and cursed loudly: " San'er! You are a farmer from Dangshan who followed Huang Chao as a bandit. Not only did the emperor not punish you, but he used you as the governor of the four towns. This is a splendor and wealth that we can't even dream of! The emperor of the Li family treats you with kindness. It's as heavy as a mountain, but you've cut off someone else's 300-year-old foundation and still want to become the emperor yourself? Just wait, our Zhu family will soon be raided and beheaded! And you still have the intention to gamble!" Zhu Quanyu became angrier as he scolded. The table was turned over.
Zhu Wen's face turned blue and white, and he felt extremely unhappy. An eldest brother is like a father. Faced with his brother's scolding, Zhu Wen could not get angry and could only let it go. Everyone was inconvenient to console him, they were shocked and silent. The scene was very embarrassing. The family dinner ended unhappy.
Loyalty is helpful to one's actions. Zhu Quanyu's words foreshadowed the future of the Zhu Wen family, and he also received corresponding blessings because of these conscientious words, which will be mentioned later.
Since his debut, when has Zhu Wen been so angry? Who dares to talk to him like this? Zhu Wen did not dare to disobey his brother, but he could use his brother's son as a punching bag. A younger brother cannot contradict his elder brother, but an uncle can educate his nephew.
In the normal process of changing dynasties, local governments must offer auspicious signs to the central government. For example, rare birds and animals, such as Jiahe Ruimai, etc.
When Zhu Wen became emperor, the governor of Suzhou presented a white rabbit;
Jingnan Gao Jichang donated ten oranges. The oranges should have matured in winter, but Gao Jichang's grandson's oranges were harvested in midsummer and were extremely sweet. They were several times more delicious than the normal tribute oranges. Therefore, it is called "Rui Orange";
Guangzhou donated rare treasures and famous medicines;
"Healing Master" Zhang Quanyi couldn't come up with decent auspiciousness, so he gave money directly in a very pragmatic manner, one hundred thousand guan, six thousand bolts of silk, three hundred thousand taels of cotton, and asked for a tribute of 30,000 bolts of silk every year in the future...
Among those who offered auspicious gifts was Zhu Youliang (son of Zhu Quanyu) of Songzhou who presented auspicious wheat, a stem of wheat with three ears.
In agricultural society, many ears of wheat are auspicious things that are often seen in history books, symbolizing good harvests and peaceful times. Whenever local officials find such things, they must present them to the court, and the ministers must come to the court to congratulate them. The emperor also Huilongyan will be delighted, and the cultivators and contributors will also be rewarded by the court.
But this time, Zhu Youliang ate his father's melon and slapped it on the horse's hoof.
Zhu Wen said to the people around him: "In a year of good weather and good weather, a bumper harvest is the real auspiciousness. I heard that Songzhou suffered from floods last year and the harvest was not good, so you still showed me this thing. Isn't this self-deception and fraud?" Do you care about the suffering of the people?" So he sent an imperial envoy to Songzhou to investigate, and the feedback was of course that the crops failed and the people were in poverty.
Therefore, Zhu Wen ordered that Zhu Youliang be dismissed from the post of military governor of the Xuanwu Army, recalled to Kaifeng Mansion in Bianzhou, and severely reprimanded. Also dismissed were the governor of Songzhou and the magistrate of the county where Ruimai was located. He also issued an edict that in the future, if there are so-called auspicious things, they will all be presented in drawings, and there is no need to present actual objects.
The next year, someone submitted a picture of two wheat ears.
The most bizarre thing is undoubtedly another painting presented. It is said to be a white deer captured somewhere in the south, with two missing ears. According to the "Fu Rui Tu", a deer turns white at a thousand years old and has one missing ear. So this is a two-thousand-year-old deer spirit... The ministers came to the court to congratulate, Zhu Wenlongyan was overjoyed, and the historian solemnly recorded the matter in the annals of history, which can be found in "Old History of the Five Dynasties·Book of Liang·Benji of Taizu".
When studying history, we cannot take it out of context, but must restore the background of historical events. This time Zhu Wen "killed relatives for justice", dismissed his nephew's official position over a stick of wheat, and thoroughly investigated the issue of fraud and false reporting of political achievements. Therefore, many people praised him as a "wise emperor and holy master", saying that Zhu Wen cared about the sufferings of the people.
Maybe, and of course this is what we all want to see. However, if we restore the historical background, we will know that Zhu Wen's operation is suspected of taking revenge for personal gain.
