"On the first day of March in the eighteenth year of Taiyuan, the emperor became the Grand Sima and recorded the affairs of the ministers, and carried out military affairs. All the officials listened to it." - "Ningshu Taizu's Record Volume 3"
"See Da Sima!"
"See Da Sima!"
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When all the officials saw Xu Zongwen entering the palace, they immediately returned to court. For a while, the court returned to its original state, and it seemed that the scene of the quarrel had not happened.
At the gate of the palace, Xu Zongwen held a sword at his waist and walked forward slowly in long shoes. Every time he took a step forward, an official would bend down to salute. Every time he took a step forward, the heartbeat of his uncle Wang Gong, who was standing behind Wang Xun, began to accelerate. !
Because of Xu Zongwen's outstanding military exploits, Queen Mother Chen gave him the three privileges of not entering the court, paying tribute without being named, and going to the palace with swords and shoes. Xu Zongwen did not make any concessions but directly accepted them all.
While all the officials were still speculating on why Xu Zongwen suddenly appeared at the court meeting today, Xu Zongwen had gone straight from the emperor's royal road to the palace in the blink of an eye, and sat on the majestic tiger couch from before.
"I've seen the Taifu!" The slightly bloated Jin Emperor Sima Dezong stood up from his throne in panic, and bowed to Xu Zongwen sideways with a crown on his head.
Xu Zongwen smiled faintly but did not stand up: "Your Majesty is inconvenient, so there is no need to do this. Sit down quickly!"
"Thank you, Master!" No matter how others viewed Xu Zongwen's domineering attitude, Sima Dezong only had respect and fear for the teacher who supported him as emperor!
"Just now, I heard so much excitement outside the palace, why is it so quiet now?" Xu Zongwen looked at His Majesty's officials with different expressions with a smile. He coughed, maybe because the sound was too loud. The censor could barely stand on his heels and almost fell!
Xu Zongwen didn't care about this. The smile on his face was still gentle: "Gu is a rough man and has a bad temper, so some people don't like Gu and he knows this."
"Today I went to court an hour late. Why? Gu Xiang, I have accepted the late emperor's orders. I have always thought deeply about the importance of the entrustment and worked hard every day. I dare not slack off a little, so as not to hurt the late emperor. bright!"
"Therefore, in the second Northern Expedition, we marched into Siluo, pacified the Yong and Qin Dynasties, annihilated Qiu Chi, and restored the three states to the imperial court. The country's prestige was so great that the barbarians did not dare to herd their horses southward."
"In the past, the king of Kuaiji and Wang Chen rebelled and killed the king. I personally killed the king of Kuaiji and put an end to Wang Chen's rebellion. Together with the three ministers, I supported your majesty and ascended the throne. Sun En and Lu Xun led the people to rebel with the Tianshi teaching and brought trouble to the three Wu states. I personally led the army to conquer, but in that battle more than half of our Suzaku Battalion was damaged, and our strength was greatly reduced!"
"Gu has done so much for Your Majesty and the court, but there are always people who are secretly dissatisfied, have grudges against Gu, and even plan to murder Gu!"
Xu Zongwen looked embarrassed. When he got to the back, he covered his face with his hands and sighed.
"What is the basis for these words of Grand Sima?" Wang Gong, the uncle of the state, felt that Xu Zongwen was showing off in front of everyone. When Xu Zongwen stopped expressing his feelings, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked a question, which immediately attracted the attention of all the ministers.
"Reliance?"
Xu Zongwen did not reply directly to Wang Gong. The latter was silent and had no choice but to be mute and unable to explain the pain of eating Coptis chinensis.
Xu Zongwen stretched out his palm and weighed it with two fingers on the wooden table in front of him. Then he pointed to the three golden plaques of the Tai Chi Hall above his head in front of everyone and said loudly: "This Tai Chi Hall leads to Guangguang on the right, and Cheng Ming on the left. The tomb ceremony also gathers a group of heroes. In the Taiji Hall, everyone is a world-famous civil and military elite, and they all come from a noble family. The words that can be said in the Taiji Hall are related to the survival of the country, the country, and the livelihood of billions of people. All the things that can be discussed in the Taiji Hall are the importance of the military and the country. Things, many mundane tasks."
Xu Zongwen's sharp eyes suddenly shot at the ministers. He was not angry but powerful, and his voice was like a bell: "But there are some people who betray His Majesty's trust and eat all day long. They are herdsmen who break bones and suck marrow. They are greedy and unreasonable and pretend to be self-serving. They have nothing to do with them." Integrity and trustworthiness, despicable and dirty yet high-sounding!"
"We need to know that the safety of the world and the well-being of all peoples depend on just one word from you."
Xu Zongwen's words of criticism were in the hearts of everyone, and he looked at the officials who had lowered their heads: "Although I have no talent, I still know that a wise king needs good ministers to assist him, and the country needs capable ministers to govern, instead of allowing those who have no talent and no virtue. Stealing an official position and doing nothing!"
"Come here! Yilang Yin Zhongkan is roaring in the court, acting like an unattended minister, and has lost his etiquette." Xu Zongwen issued an order toward the outside of the palace: "Take off his court clothes, take off his beam crown, and drag him out."
"Hula la..." Xu Zongwen ordered the Imperial Army soldiers on duty outside the palace to immediately enter the palace and arrest Yin Zhongkan.
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army were tiger-backed and powerful. Yin Zhongkan was invincible, but he still scolded Xu Zongwen angrily: "Xu Xiao, you pretend to be proud, arrogant and deceived, blackmailed officials, and rejected dissenters. You are the third emperor of the Jin Dynasty." A treacherous minister! You, you will eventually suffer the consequences, and you will not get better—"
Before the last word could be uttered, Yin Zhongkan's mouth was covered by someone, and then the Forbidden Army soldiers covered Yin Zhongkan's mouth and dragged him out of the Tai Chi Hall.
Xu Zongwen smiled: "Yin Zhongkan criticized Gu several times, and Gu tolerated him many times over the years. He hoped that he could change his mind, so he was demoted to the capital at most. Now he has intensified his efforts to form a party for personal gain, and even criticized the impeachment of Gu in front of the court. I believe that if he is replaced, Even if it were you, you wouldn’t be able to bear it, right?”
"So, I don't want to see this person again in the future."
"Anyone else want to say anything?"
"If you have nothing to say," Xu Zongwen drew out his sword and said, "I am going to kill someone."
Xu Zongwen's words immediately caused waves among the officials who were calm on the surface, and everyone immediately bowed their heads and remained silent.
It can be seen that Xu Zongwen is no longer the first to do this.
It is even commonplace for some people.
"The doctor Xun Chong and the censor... colluded with foreign vassals, formed cliques and disrupted the government, committed treason, and were beheaded." When Wang Gong's name was finally read, everyone raised their heads, "Recording the affairs of the minister, Zhongshu ordered the king I respectfully accepted the favor of my name, but I couldn't use up all my strength. I tried my best to ignore the Lord's cover, falsely accused the imperial edict, and intended to conspire against him. His true nature has been exposed. Now, in accordance with the "Law of Jin", the three clans will be exterminated."
Before Xu Zongwen finished speaking, Wang Gong softened and immediately fell to His Highness. When the courtiers on the left and right heard Xu Zongwen's treatment, they immediately nodded and lowered their eyebrows, not daring to say a word!
"The crime was punished and the culprit was left alone. I thought he was the brother of Empress Xiaoweiding, so I only killed Wang Gong and his two sons. The men of the family were sent to Yecheng to guard the northern border, and the women were transferred to the Jiaofangsi, and their family property was transferred to them. Treasury.”
In the end, Xu Zongwen did not want to go on a killing spree and harm innocent people.
"Wang Gong himself will give you the whole body and the head."
Hanging one's head means hanging.
"Your Majesty hasn't said a word yet, Xu Xiao, you deceived the emperor and ignored me. You faked the imperial edict! You regard all the officials of the imperial court as nothing. Do you still have the Jin Dynasty and your majesty in your eyes?" Now that life and death are at stake, the king Naturally, Gong would not be grateful that Xu Zongwen's crime was not as good as his family's grace. He managed to support his body and kept yelling.
Xu Zongwen ignored him and just waved his hand. Then hundreds of soldiers who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time came in one after another. They crowded in from both sides and behind the officials. For a while, the sound of armor plates scraping together and the soldiers' rapid footsteps could be heard. , the soldiers surrounded the entire hall in less than half a stick of incense!
"Whoever still has objections, but when the court raised the issue, Gu did not make a speech. Today, anyone who is dissatisfied with Gu will come forward."
"Execute the national traitors and behead the traitor Xu Xiao today. Is there anyone left?"
Xu Zongwen's eyes were as bright as fire, and all the officials caught in his gaze would kneel down and profess their honour, not daring to make any mistakes!
When Yin Zhongkan's screams came from outside the hall, Wang Gong saw that the situation was over and simply gave up the struggle. However, before leaving the Taiji Hall, he still left a message to Wang Xun, the leader of the officials: "Wang Lingjun! Xiu!" We must forget what happened to Xun Wenruo in the past! Do you want the entire Langya Wang family to bow their knees to the traitor?"
"Additionally, within three generations of Wang Gong's family branch of the Taiyuan Wang family, they are not allowed to serve in the court." Xu Zongwen saw that Wang Gong was ignorant of good and evil, so he could only put another yoke on the Wang family.
Wang Gong, who had not completely left Tai Chi Hall, fainted immediately after hearing the news!
Wang Xun, on the other hand, remained calm and composed without saying a word, allowing the soldiers of the imperial army to execute Yin Zhongkan and Xun Chong, and arrest Wang Gong and take him out of the palace.
"Reporting to the Chief Sima, the thieves Yin Zhongkan, Xun Chong and others have been beheaded, and their heads are here!" The general in the palace ordered people to cut off the heads of Yin Zhongkan and others and put them on a plate and bring them into the palace.
When the bloody human head appeared in the Tai Chi Hall, all the officials were as panic-stricken as a lost dog. The timid ones even started vomiting!
The little emperor Sima Dezong looked at Xu Zongwen's back and his legs and feet trembled, causing Hua Fuzi next to him to sneer!
On the same day, after Xu Zongwen dealt with Wang Gong's party, he ordered Xie's tribe, Beifu soldiers, Xie Xuan's personal soldiers and the soldiers who participated in the Feishui battle in Beijing to paint the faces of Xie Xuan and ordered craftsmen to bake them into tomb bricks or pottery figurines to guard Xie Xuan's tomb.
The next day, Xu Zongwen summoned Xie An's legitimate sons, Xie Yao, who succeeded Luling County Duke, Xie Xuan's son Xie Xuan, Xie An's second son Xie Yan's three sons Xie Zhao, Xie Jun and Xie Hun, and Xie Shi's eldest son Nankang County Duke Thank you, thank you.
Xu Zongwen named Xie An's eldest son Xie Yao, Duke of Luling County, as the Duke of Chen Guogong based on the birthplace of Xie's family. Xie Yan's eldest son inherited the title of Duke of Luling County. , Xie Zhong's uncle and nephew entered the Grand Sima Shogunate, and Xi Jian was promoted to Biejia. Xu Zongwen appointed Xie Wang as the Chief Historian of the Grand Sima, and Xie Zhong joined the army as a recorder.
At the same time, Xie Xuan's daughter Xie Ai and Xu Zongwen's younger brother Xu Ze, the Great Sima Gongcao, had a lifelong friendship. The Xie family of Chen County became the second largest gentry to marry the Xu family of Donghai after the Wang family of Langya!
As soon as this news came out, people of insight near Gyeonggi and even in the entire Jiangzuo area began to open their eyes. Everyone knew a fact that had to be admitted - the current imperial court is in charge of the Grand Sima Xu Xiao!
