【Tianjin Bridge Incident】
Li Siyuan was not confused. He immediately sent Li Chongji to seal the palace gate, cutting off the connection between the inside and outside, which also cut off the escape route of all "ghosts", such as Kang Yicheng, who was forced to be locked up in the palace with everyone, unable to communicate with others. Get in touch with Li Congrong on Tianjin Bridge.
At this time, Li Congrong was still confident. As long as Kang Yicheng supported him, the matter would be accomplished. Moreover, what reason did he have not to support it? My biological son is in my hand, and the initial communication was smooth, and now we are in harmony with each other.
Li Congrong moved a small maza (Hu bed) and sat on the Tianjin Bridge. He sent his cronies to summon Kang Yicheng and asked him to raise troops to seize power. However, the end door was closed and heavily guarded, so the attendants came to the left door. Suddenly they heard the noise of people and horses inside, so they squinted their eyes and peered through the crack in the door. As soon as they took a look, they hurried back to the bridge.
Li Congrong was full of style, "What's going on in the palace?"
"Bing! Soldier...Bing!"
Li Congrong was elegant and calm, "But Kang Yicheng's soldiers?"
"Cavalry, Zhu Hongshi's cavalry!"
Li Congrong was shocked and thought it was over!
Zhu Hongshi was the commander-in-chief of the cavalry of the Forbidden Army (commander of the cavalry army) at that time. He was quite brave. When Li Congrong became the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, he especially wanted to win over him. He often gave him generous rewards and treated him better than other generals. However, Zhu Hongshi chose another thigh - Zhu Hongzhao.
Regarding the names of these two people, there are different writings in historical records. For example, Zhu Hongzhao is written as "Zhu Hongzhao", and Zhu Hongshi is written as "Zhu Hongshi" and "Zhu Hongshi". This is interesting. Two people who are incompatible with each other are like brothers and cousins.
Zhu Hongzhao became the privy envoy and became the top leader in the imperial military system. Zhu Hongshi, who was a soldier, took advantage of the coincidence of his surname and seniority to climb high and recognized Zhu Hongzhao as his elder brother of the same clan. The two immediately hit it off and hugged each other to keep warm.
It is obvious that Zhu Hongshi is Zhu Hongzhao's man. So when Li Congrong heard that it was Zhu Hongshi who led the troops out of the palace, he knew that the internal forces in the palace were not working and that he was going to face a fierce battle.
Are you going to be a bear for the rest of your life, or a hero for a second?
Li Congrong wants to be a hero. Whether he was pretending to stabilize the morale of the army or really taking a gamble, he maintained the demeanor of a general. He remained calm in the face of danger. He ordered his followers to get the armor, put it on him, and then sat calmly and calmly on the pony. Concentrate on adjusting the bowstring.
Soon, a large number of cavalry poured out of the palace.
The imperial envoy An Congyi led three hundred cavalry to attack the Tianjin Bridge position. Li Congrong was calm, bent his bow and arrows, and commanded his archers to shoot together. An Congyi failed in the attack and retreated slightly; the Zuoye Gate was opened, and Zhu Hongshi led five Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed towards them. Li Congrong was calmly commanding the response, when he saw dust rising in the direction of Zuoyemen, and there were a steady stream of troops following behind the five hundred cavalrymen.
The morale of Li Congrong's troops collapsed, and they dispersed in a panic. They ran to Nancheng, looted Jiashanfang, and then made birds and beasts.
Since ancient times, there have been many heroes who have fallen into trouble and many generals who have failed, but few are as embarrassed and humiliated as Li Congrong. According to historical records, Li Congrong ran home and hid under the bed with his wife. An Congyi, who caught up with him, took it out and chopped off his head. Also killed were Li Congrong's sons.
An Congyi dedicated the heads of Li Congrong, his wife and his disciples to Zhu Hongshi.
After learning that Li Congrong was dead, Kang Yicheng took advantage of the opportunity to hunt down Li Congrong's remaining members and killed Sun Yue. This was both revenge and murder.
The news of Li Congrong's beheading reached the palace. Li Siyuan was horrified and grieved. He almost rolled off the bed, his eyes blackened, and he passed out. The imperial doctor came to rescue him urgently. After he regained consciousness, he fell into a coma again. , repeated several times, and the condition worsened sharply (so it got worse unexpectedly).
Li Congrong still had a young son raised in the palace, and the officials requested that the roots be eradicated.
There is no grandfather who does not love his grandson. Li Siyuan burst into tears and almost begged: "What crime is this ignorant child guilty of?"
However, the officials were so tight that Li Siyuan had to hand over his grandson and behead him.
The next day, Prime Minister Feng Dao led hundreds of civil and military officials to the Lama Temple to meet Li Siyuan.
Li Siyuan burst into tears and choked up his voice several times, "I never expected that something like this would happen to my family. How can I have the nerve to meet Zhu Aiqing again!"
When the ministers heard this, they burst into tears. In the Lama Temple, the emperor and his ministers cried together.
Subsequently, after organized research, it was decided to immediately summon Wei Bo Jiedushi and Song King Li Conghou to Beijing. The eunuch Meng Hanqiong was the envoy of the imperial edict, and he was left to stay in Weizhou, temporarily taking over Wei Bo's military and administrative duties, and replacing Li Conghou.
Immediately afterwards came the climax of the political struggle - the Great Purge. With the edict issued to demote Li Congrong to a commoner, a bloody liquidation of "Li Congrong's party members" began.
Who is considered a "Li Congrong Party Member"? Of course, it is their staff, subordinates, and everyone who is close to them or even interacts with them. Many times, those who preside over the liquidation work will use this opportunity to publicly avenge their personal grievances, attack their political opponents, forcefully pull, and even ask for help. If no connection can be found between political opponents and Li Congrong, they can be suppressed as "spiritual allies" on the grounds that they "sympathize with Li Congrong."
This kind of scene has been seen frequently in the previous article.
Soon, Gao Nian, Liu Zhi, Wang Jumin, Liu Zan and other staff and subordinates were listed as the number one "Li Congrong party members". However, fierce debate also broke out within the liquidation working group.
The radicals, with Zhu Hongzhao as their representative, advocated strictness and severity, and the Li Congrong Group must be wiped out and eradicated to eliminate future troubles forever;
The moderates, represented by Feng Yun and Feng Dao, advocated differentiated treatment and not killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Who is innocent?
For example, King Fu Liu Zan of Qin, Li Congrong’s teacher, was definitely a “Li Congrong party member”, but Li Congrong’s attitude towards Liu Zan was obvious to all. Although he had the reputation of being a teacher and student, he was definitely not a party member. Not only did Liu Zan not participate in Li Congrong’s conspiracy, and has been trying to persuade him, so Liu Zan is innocent;
Another example is Wang Jumin. He is Prince Zhan Shi. In theory, he is Li Congrong's number one adviser. If the prince succeeds in ascending the throne, then "Prince Zhan Shi" will be the new emperor's most trusted confidant. He is the leader of the military and political affairs. . It was Wang Jumin who recommended Liu Zan to Li Congrong as his teacher.
However, Wang Jumin was also a righteous and learned man, and he repeatedly advised Li Congrong, so he was not favored by Li Congrong. Wang Jumin watched with disappointment as Li Congrong was drifting away on the road of deviance, but he was unable to dissuade him, so he lied about being seriously ill and took indefinite sick leave. By the time Li Congrong rebelled, Comrade Wang Jumin had already taken half a year of sick leave. , it is simply impossible to participate in the coup plot.
And when Li Congrong led his troops in formation at Tianjin Bridge, he looked at the rising sun and smiled at the people around him: "Wang Jumin can't see the sun tomorrow morning. When I sit in that position, he will be the first one." Cut off his head first!"
