During the Tang Dynasty, when a minister died of illness, Wu Zetian said with tears: "Heaven has prematurely taken away my country's elders, so that there are no talents like him in the court." "This man is one

During the Tang Dynasty, when a minister died of illness, Wu Zetian said with tears: "Heaven has prematurely taken away my country's elders, so that there are no talents like him in the court." "This person is Di Renjie, the prime minister of the first generation.

When Di Renjie was the prime minister, he was reused by Wu Zetian, so he was jealous of many people, at that time, Wu Chengsi was in the limelight, he wanted to compete for the position of prince, but he was worried that Di Renjie was more inclined to the descendants of the Li family, so he secretly wanted to get rid of Di Renjie.

At that time, Wu Zetian had just deposed himself as the emperor's son, and many people opposed her, which caused Wu Zetian to have a suspicious heart and was very sensitive to rebellion.

As long as there is information of rebellion, no matter how much merit this person has, he may lose his life, so for a while there is a tense atmosphere everywhere in the government and the opposition.

In 693 BC, Wu Chengsi colluded with other ministers to falsely accuse Di Renjie of rebellion, and when Wu Zetian learned of this, he was imprisoned.

But he also ordered them not to torture Di Renjie, only to find out the truth, and Wu Chengsi wanted to use this opportunity to let Di Renjie die in prison, so that he could be unconscious.

So he bribed someone to secretly torture Di Renjie, and Di Renjie knew that he would not be able to hold out for long, so he first pretended to admit that he was plotting rebellion, but when there was no one, he took down the curtain as a cloth and bit his finger to write his grievances on it.

After writing it, put it into the cotton coat, and then ask the jailer to tell the family to take away his cotton clothes, he said: "The weather has turned hot, so there is no need for cotton clothes, please let my family change into thin clothes, my family will not let you go in vain, will definitely give you a bounty." ”

The jailer promised Di Renjie and sent the cotton clothes to Di Renjie's house, and after Di Renjie's son got it, he thought that his father would not easily return with a cotton coat that he had worn, so he carefully checked it and found Di Renjie's grievance.

After receiving this grievance, Di Renjie's son reported the injustice to Wu Zetian, and by this time Wu Zetian had received a report from the prison that Di Renjie had confessed to treason.

Wu Zetian was half-convinced, so he called Di Renjie to ask about the situation, and she asked Di Renjie, "Why did you admit to rebellion and write a secret letter saying that you had been wronged?" ”

Di Renjie calmly replied, "Your Majesty, if I hadn't admitted to the rebellion, wouldn't I have died under the punishment?" Although the investigation clarified the truth of the matter, due to Wu Zetian's suspicions, she did not want to reuse Di Renjie and others for the time being, so she demoted them all to local officials.

In this encounter, Di Renjie was demoted to Peng Zeling. Although degraded, he was glad to have saved his life, and it can be said that Di Renjie used his ingenuity to escape death, and was reused again later.

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