When Liu Xun talked about Wu Qingfeng's case, his eyes glowed faintly green. After hearing this, Liu Xingzhi was also very interested, "Yes, I remember you mentioned it to me and my brother when you went home. But..." Liu Xingzhi was very interested in this case, "But the Wu Qingfeng case is What happened from beginning to end? The versions that the children heard secretly were always different. Some said that Wu Qingfeng was plotting rebellion, some said that Wu Qingfeng shocked the Lord because of his great achievements, and some said that it was because Wu Qingfeng offended the Holy One. ……what is going on?"
"It's a long story!" Liu Xun said, "When your grandfather was trying to conquer the world, he also gathered many civil servants and generals around him, including the recently deceased old marshal Zhou Zhongwang, as well as his fellow seniors and old friends. The Zen master, as well as the current Pingyuan Bo Anyuanshan and Wei Guogong Xun Yu, are all the emperor's capable generals. Of course, most of the many people who followed him back then have been eliminated by the emperor, including the one you asked Of—Wu Qingfeng!”
After hearing this, Liu Xingzhi became interested. Seeing that his father was happy today, he made sure to ask, "Why did the emperor want to get rid of him?"
"Wu Qingfeng was the emperor's most trusted general at the beginning and the most capable among his subordinates. Wu Qingfeng was not only a first-class general, but also an elegant man of letters. He could write good articles and many of the emperor's memorials. All imperial edicts come from his hand.”
"So, this Wu Qingfeng should know a lot about Grandpa Huang!"
Liu Xun nodded, "Yes! But this is not the reason for his death."
"What other reasons?"
"It starts from the time when Emperor Taizu was still the military governor of Xuzhou. At that time, Taizu was just the local military governor of the previous dynasty. Taking advantage of the civil strife in the Later Jin Dynasty, Emperor Taizu raised troops to serve the king. At that time, Taizu's men could There were countless ministers and generals, including Marshal Zhou, Zen Master Guzhi, etc., who suppressed all the chaos in one fell swoop and became the pillars of the Later Jin Dynasty. However, the country only had peace for three years. The Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty died of illness, and the prince missed him too much. They died one after another, and the country could not be left without an owner for a day. At this time, Emperor Taizu had the highest prestige and status in the court, so with the support of civil and military officials, he had no choice but to ascend the throne as emperor. After four years of reign, Taizu became ill from overwork. After his death, he passed the throne to his eldest son, Emperor Taizong. However, Emperor Taizong and Emperor Taizu had different political views. They valued culture over military affairs and adopted extreme methods. Many of the generals left by Taizu were demoted for various reasons or were good at it. The killing made people in the court panic. So the ministers in the court, headed by Wu Qingfeng and others, secretly gathered to support the second son of Emperor Taizu, who is now the emperor. They finally cooperated internally and externally, and surrounded the imperial city. , forcing Taizong to take the Zen position."
"Forcing Taizong to abdicate?" Liu Xingzhi was a little puzzled. "I have heard people say since I was a child that Emperor Taizong was tyrannical and unpopular. He was good at killing ministers and imposed heavy taxes. When he was in power, the people had a hard time and made people angry. Later, because of his frailty and illness, he Only then did he give up his position to Grandpa Huang."
"You are not young anymore. I believe you also understand these political tricks. These are just words of enlightenment. Who in the DPRK can believe them."
Liu Xingzhi continued to ask: "Then what happened next? Why did Grandpa Huang kill Wu Qingfeng's family?"
"After your grandpa successfully ascended the throne, Emperor Taizong died of illness in the same year. The reasons are confusing and no one knows. Those who supported the emperor at that time all received the highest rewards, and many of them were given knighthoods. Only Wu Qingfeng didn't. Anyone who knew the inside story knew that Wu Qingfeng had the greatest credit. Wu Qingfeng had a high prestige in Jiangnan and was a famous minister for generations. By Wu Qingfeng's time, he was already a second-rank official in the court, with a large military force. Marshal, it is because he was the first to stand up and speak for your grandpa, so many people responded. But precisely because of this, many people were confused. Perhaps it was because his prestige and power had penetrated from Jiangnan to the imperial court. That’s why the current Holy Emperor is so afraid.”
"Who says it's not the case! What if Wu Qingfeng is dissatisfied with Grandpa Huang and secretly recommends another emperor, repeating the same trick! What's more, he even wants to be the emperor himself! No wonder Grandpa Huang would ignore him."
"What you said makes sense." Liu Xun nodded, "But it's not entirely right. The emperor still trusts Wu Qingfeng very much, or in other words, he still uses him very much. He still allows Wu Qingfeng to control the military. It is precisely because of the emperor's Trust, it took Wu Qingfeng less than half a year to take back Wuyue and other places, another year to drive the Liao Kingdom outside the Pass, and another three years to occupy Lanzhou, Shanzhou, Tingzhou and other places. The Han Dynasty The territory once reached an unprecedented scale, and Wu Qingfeng’s contribution was second to none, but even so, the emperor still did not give Wu Qingfeng any title.”
Liu Xingzhi wondered: "Isn't it contradictory for the emperor to do this? Since he doesn't trust Wu Qingfeng, why would he hand over military power to him? If he trusted him, based on Wu Qingfeng's merits, he should at least be made a count! "
"That's the problem. I think I came here to pave the way for what's to come!"
"Foreshadowing?" Liu Xingyi looked puzzled, "How do you say this?"
"Because Wu Qingfeng has huge power and high prestige in the DPRK."
"So Grandpa Huang shouldn't be afraid of three points and be courteous, right?"
"Wu Qingfeng is such a terrifying person. He has huge power in the court and high prestige among the people. Once he defectes, the consequences will be disastrous. That's why the emperor made him a highly respected minister and finally punished him with treason. Everyone I don’t think it’s surprising.”
After hearing this, Liu Xingzhi nodded secretly and murmured: "High, it's really high. Grandpa Huang's move is really powerful." Then he continued to ask, "As long as I can remember, why does everyone talk about Wu Qingfeng's case? Why do you always talk about it?"
"At that time, the person who impeached Wu Qingfeng for treason was Dongping Hou Liu Chang. For some reason, Liu Chang was just impeaching him without any conclusive evidence. However, the emperor listened to Liu Chang's words and had Wu Qingfeng imprisoned. Therefore, the officials were in an uproar. Many ministers stood up to speak for Wu Qingfeng, but most of them were also charged with the same crime and were said to be Wu Qingfeng's accomplices." When Liu Xun said this, he couldn't help but sigh, "In the end, Wu Qingfeng's family was all punished. He was arrested, along with those who pleaded grievances for Wu Qingfeng, and were all sentenced to death in just three days, and it was Li Shizhi who was in charge of the execution at that time."
Liu Xingzhi was listening intently at this time, and couldn't help but feel a little frightened. He didn't expect that the emperor's grandfather was such a decisive person. He must have such courage in Japan to show his true qualities as a man, so he said again: "Father, you Didn't you say that you would use this matter to bring down Li Shizhi? I later heard that Du Zongting impeached Li Shizhi for engaging in malpractice for personal gain. Is what Du Zongting said true?"
