In this farce, Wu Zetian should be the most depressed one.
Obviously, it is for the sake of the country and the society, but it is opposed by everyone.
After Li Zhi's death, Wu Zetian did have a strong desire for power, and later wanted to take the throne, but she was not all for her own selfish desires. Wu Zetian also said that the stability of the world and the prosperity of the people were all managed by her and Li Zhi hand in hand, and the wealth of the courtiers was also given by the imperial court, and her merits should not be denied.
Because she was a woman, many people instinctively objected, and Wu Zetian could understand it. Wu Zetian used cool officials, but there were still very few heavy subjects who could be directly persecuted. With regard to Li Tangzong's office, Wu Zetian adopted a policy of tolerance, tolerance, and co-optation, and did not want to kill and kill unless he had to.
The rebellion of Li Chong, the king of Langya, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, made Wu Zetian soberly realize that these princes surnamed Li were the biggest obstacle to her ruling power, and she must no longer have illusions about them! After Li Zhen committed suicide, Wu Zetian planned to move, Han Wang Li Yuanjia and Lu Wang Li Lingkui are not small movements, then cut from you.
Wu Zetian: "Su Jue (xiàng), as the overseer of the imperial court, you have the obligation to supervise the officials and members of the clan of the imperial court, so it is up to you to investigate the henchmen who are secretly colluding with Li Chong, the king of Langya, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue!" ”
According to historical records, Su Jue was a minister who had feelings for the Li Tang imperial family, and Wu Zetian had a life, and he had to travel on business to investigate, but when he returned the favor, he said that the rebellion of Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, Li Lingkui, the king of Lu, and Li Chong, the king of Langya, had little to do with the rebellion of Li Chong, the king of Langya.
Wu Zetian almost laughed angrily, are you really stupid or deliberate? The secret collusion of these princes is already a well-known thing, and it is not a defense for them to let you go to find evidence of the crime.
Well, you don't want to get promoted and get rich, and there are still people queuing up behind you. Not long after, someone in the DPRK reported that Yushi Sujue was secretly colluding with Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, Li Lingkui, the king of Lu, and others in an attempt to rebel.
Wu Zetian summoned Su Jue and asked, "Someone reported you for treason, do you confess your guilt?" ”
Su Jue bowed his head and did not say anything, not acknowledging or denying it.
Wu Zetian: "Ai Qing is a gentle and elegant person with a kind heart, and does not want to attack the prince of the clan room, so if this is the case, you should go to Hexi to be a supervisor!" ”
Interestingly, Li Yuanjia, the King of Han, and Li Lingkui, the King of Lu, knew that Wu Zetian was sending people to investigate them, and they also knew that it was impossible to escape this life-and-death disaster, but they unexpectedly chose to sit at home and wait.
Dynasties, once baptized for half a century, the royal family basically became a waste. In the face of Wu Zetian's high-pressure rule, let alone restoring the Li Tang artifact, they did not even have the courage to stand up against it. Yin flourishes and yang declines, how far.
Wu Zetian did not want to waste too much time on the emperor of the clan, and the edict was quickly issued to Lijingmen, and the cool official Zhou Xing was in charge of the cases of Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, and Li Lingkui, the king of Lu!
The violent machine was soon activated.
In order to reflect the efficiency of Lijingmen, Zhou Xing skipped the link of secret investigation and private evidence collection, and directly sent people to arrest Li Yuanjia, The King of Lu, Li Zhuo, Princess Changle, and others to Luoyang, and after some interrogation, the evidence chain was flawless, and the princes were subsequently executed and their surnames were changed to Yu.
The story is not over, and the cleaning process is definitely a ripple.
At the behest of Wu Zetian, Li Yuanluo the Prince of Huo, Li Xu the Prince of Jiangdu, Li Wei the Prince of Runan, Li Shen the Prince of Ji, Li Xu the Prince of Dongping, Li Shangjin, Li Sujie, and other princes surnamed Li, as well as ministers such as Pei Chengxian, Xue Xu, Xue Shao, Prince Shaobao Pei Judao, and Shangshu Zuocheng Zhang Xinglian also entered the death list.
Objectively speaking, some of the princes surnamed Li did participate in the rebellion of Xu Jingye, Li Chong, the king of Langya, And Li Zhen the king of Yue, and some of the princes were arrested for secretly engaging in anti-military activities and died not very unjustly. However, the powerless and powerless princes like Li Sujie and Li Shangjin, who had already been monitored, were completely victimized by chiyu and brought away by Wu Zetian.
For Wu Zetian, these princes are her potential enemies, the biggest obstacle on the road to future governance, even if they endure psychological suffering and the infamy of future generations, they must have no complaints or regrets. The purge campaign against Li Tang's chamber lasted for a year, the violent machine was running rapidly, and the secret agents traveled all over the country, but those who had interacted with the clan room were worried and uneasy in their hearts, lest disaster strike them.
Wu Zetian's repressive rule had a miraculous effect. Li Tang's chamber was completely purged, and Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi and others gained a firm foothold in the court and became the leaders of the courtiers, and the common people were even more in awe of her!
Text/Jiugao Han shuo