How could the little-known Bian Yanwen, a small character like gravel, dare to suddenly frame the stable An Zhongjia? Both Li Siyuan and An Zhongjie knew that Bian Yanwen was a gunman under the command of others, and there must be a powerful gang behind him, big enough to compete with An Zhongjie.
What is the purpose of this force to kill An Chongjie? In other words, what else do they want to do after killing An Chongjie?
An Chongjie was scared, and so was Li Siyuan.
Regardless of the fact that one of them is an emperor who rules the world, and the other is a powerful minister with great power, under the bright surface, there is an undercurrent of power that is gradually being emptied of power and a crisis-ridden undercurrent.
They were afraid, cried, and cried very sadly.
A few days later, the simple and upright Prime Minister Zhao Feng reported that someone had recently framed a senior official of the empire for no reason, but had not been convicted, and asked the emperor to punish him severely according to the law.
So Li Siyuan killed Li Xingde and Zhang Jian.
An Chongjie framed Li Congke, and "certain people" framed An Chongjie. Please pay attention to Li Siyuan's attitude towards two similar cases at almost the same time:
Li Congke "conspired to rebel", and Li Siyuan gave many orders and orders to capture Yang Yanwen, the key witness in the case alive, and to interrogate him personally to find out the truth;
An Zhongjiao "treason", Li Siyuan only killed Bian Yanwen, the lowest-ranking man who was the first to spread rumors. After the prime minister raised questions, he reluctantly killed the other two, but never asked the three to question him face to face. , find out the truth.
Li Siyuan knew that these three people were falsely accused, but he did not investigate the real culprit behind the scenes, and even cried with An Zhongjiao.
These little clues are easy to miss and are foreshadowing of something big to come.
An Zhongjie escaped this false accusation, but he could not escape the first grade of junior high school, but not the fifteenth grade. The previous article has briefly introduced An Zhongjie's arrogance, domineering, dictatorial power, and he made too many enemies.
Concubine Wang De colluded with the eunuch Meng Hanqiong and gained more and more trust from Li Siyuan. The signs of "harem interference in politics" and "eunuch interference in politics" were revived, greedily seeking more power.
Who has the most power? An Zhongji. Therefore, Wang Defei spared no effort to criticize An Chongjie and compete for the power in his hands.
The harem, the eunuchs, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty... This is how Guo Chongtao died. An Chongjie was so frightened that he used the example of Li Cunxu to admonish Li Siyuan more than once, and used the example of "beating his father to scheme against Liu" to admonish the concubine Wang De, but he did not expect that he should always be wary of Guo Chongtao's mistakes.
This is a common mistake that people usually make. They are very aware of the shortcomings of others and turn a blind eye to their own shortcomings. Human eyes can see the towering Mount Tai and the blue sky of the East China Sea, but they cannot see the back of their own heads.
After careful consideration, An Chongjie decided to surrender and withdraw from this unwinnable political struggle. He submitted a resignation request to Shangshu, willing to hand over all power, retire and return to his hometown, just to save his life.
Li Siyuan was unhappy and replied: "I trust you very much, and I killed the person who falsely accused you. Why are you still like this? Can't you trust me? Is our relationship unable to withstand the test like this?"
A few days later, An Zhongjie personally found Li Siyuan and made a request to resign and go into seclusion. This big man who was so powerful not long ago was now in tears, with runny nose and tears:
"I came from a humble and humble background. I was favored and then rose to a high position. Suddenly I was framed by a villain. If it hadn't been for Your Majesty's clear understanding, I would have been killed long ago. However, I really have little talent and little knowledge, and the work pressure is heavy. I am really afraid that one day in the future I will... I can’t stand this kind of rumors. Please give me a military town based on our decades of friendship, so that I can spend my remaining years peacefully!”
Li Siyuan refused to approve.
An Zhongjie insisted again and again, and Li Siyuan was furious, thinking that An Zhongjie was threatening him, "You love me so much, but I can't live without you?"
The young couple is possessed.
The monarch and his ministers broke up unhappy again. Li Siyuan immediately summoned the prime minister, eunuchs and other close ministers to discuss the issue of An Chongjiao's stay.
The eunuch Meng Hanqiong applauded with both hands. There were of course a lot of reasons, such as An Zhongjie's recent mistakes on many major issues and his tendency to threaten the king with resignation...
Prime Minister Feng Dao believed that what the eunuch Meng Hanqiong said was reasonable, "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful. Since An Chongjie took the initiative to resign and his attitude was sincere, let's obey him."
Prime Minister Zhao Feng firmly opposed it on the grounds that An Chongjie held a high position and should not act lightly.
Fan Yanguang supported Zhao Feng's opinion and raised a very practical question, that is, if An Chongjia is removed, who will replace him.
Li Siyuan turned his face to Fan Yanguang, "Can't you do it?"
This sentence frightened Fan Yanguang into a cold sweat, and he hurriedly gave in, saying that his qualifications and reputation were not enough, and he was embarrassed to take on the big task.
The final result was to reject An Zhongjie's resignation request and let Fan Yanguang also serve as Privy Councilor, diluting An Zhongjie's power.
At the end of that year (930), the war between Sichuan and Sichuan reached a stalemate. The main central army led by Shi Jingtang stopped at Jianmen Pass, but the defense line in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River collapsed thousands of miles. As mentioned above, the war situation began to become unfavorable to the Later Tang Dynasty. .
Li Siyuan's face was full of sorrow and he said to the officials close to him: "It seems that I am going to conquer the army myself."
An Zhongjiao came out, saying that as a privy envoy, he should bear the main responsibility for this war, and asked the court to allow him to go to the front line to supervise the war.
Li Siyuan said that the imperial commander personally conducted the expedition, which was a tactful criticism of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, especially An Zhongjiao. Of course An Chongjie understood Li Siyuan's intention. As a promoter of this war, if he doesn't go, who will?
The war between Sichuan and Sichuan was An Chongjie's last chance.
Nowadays, false accusations and slanders against him are pouring in from all directions, and he gradually feels the strength of his opponent, so much so that he has repeatedly cried and asked to resign and go into seclusion. If he can use this war to successfully win the two rivers, then he There may still be a glimmer of hope in the DPRK, but once it fails, the political opponents will inevitably make a fuss about the defeat.
After the war between Sichuan and Sichuan took an unfavorable turn, An Chongjie was more anxious than Li Siyuan.
After Li Siyuan approved An Zhongjie's request, An Zhongjie didn't dare to waste a moment. He packed up his things that day and set off early the next morning. Along the way, we traveled hundreds of miles a day.
After the military towns west of Tongguan heard about it, they were all panic-stricken. They immediately worked overtime, increased collection and transportation efforts, and transported grain, grass and baggage to the front line of Jianmenguan at all costs. For this reason, a large number of civilians and livestock died of overwork.
After learning that An Chongjie had gone to the front line to supervise the battle, the person he was most afraid of was the former enemy commander-in-chief Shi Jingtang.
Under normal circumstances, when one's own side has lost a battle or due to extremely unfavorable circumstances, high-level officials suddenly come to the front line to inspect and supervise operations, which means a great distrust of the front line commander. The follow-up operations may range from dismissal on the spot for investigation to execution at worst. Warning monkeys.
