In the thirteenth year of Yuanhe (818), Li Yu, a famous general of Caizhou under the snowy night, had a serious illness.
The doctor tried all kinds of methods, but his condition did not improve at all.
In a tulangzhong, he volunteered to come to the door, saying that he could cure it.
But at first glance, the person who came was short and thin. It looks crooked and cracked, and the image is very obscene;
When I asked again, my name was Zheng Zhu, and his family was poor, and he relied on traveling around to see a doctor and make a living.
The Li family unanimously believes that it is a Jianghu **.
But seeing that Li Yu is about to kick his legs, let's use a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
Not to mention, Tulang Zhong prescribed a few patches of medicine, and Li Yu was able to get out of bed and move freely.
Li Yu gave Zheng Zhu an idle position as a festival envoy (also organized): I will be my personal doctor in the future.
Once a person becomes famous, he is not a saint, and he will definitely swell.
Zheng Zhu was no exception, and began to act as a prestige, and the big-headed soldiers at all levels couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to drive him away.
But it is estimated that it is useless to go directly to Li Yu to complain, after all, he is someone's life-saving benefactor.
So, these people saved some money and knocked on the door of Wang Shoucheng, who was the supervisor of Huaixi at the time.
The eunuch who supervised the army was the emperor's ** person, and he should be good.
Wang Shoucheng is also very professional in ethics, and after collecting the money, he went to Li Yu: "Sell face to our family, and let people go!."”
But Li Yu disagreed, and persuaded Wang Shoucheng in turn: "Zheng Zhu is a talent, you might as well try to meet him, if you don't like it then, you can drive him away again, I have no opinion." ”
With all that said, Wang Shoucheng decided to go through the motions and meet him.
What was said when they met, there is no record in the historical data, but Zheng Zhu's ability to figure out people's hearts must have a set.
After a conversation, Wang Shoucheng hurried to Li Yu's mansion: "Zheng Note, I want it!."”
In this way, Zheng Zhu stood on the cusp of the times.
In the fourteenth year of Yuanhe (819), Wang Shoucheng returned to Beijing (Chang'an), accompanied by Zheng Note.
On the twenty-seventh day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Yuanhe (820), Tang Xianzong Li Chun died violently, and the crown prince Li Heng succeeded to the throne for Tang Muzong.
After Li Heng ascended the throne, Wang Shoucheng was promoted to the privy envoy because of his merits, and he held great power inside and outside.
Zheng Zhu took advantage of the situation to soar into the sky and became the deputy envoy of the Zhaoyi Army.
Tang Muzong was a short-lived ghost who was emperor for 4 years.
The eunuchs supported Li Heng's son, 16-year-old Li Zhan, to ascend the throne for Tang Jingzong.
Tang Jingzong only knows how to play crazy. Playing polo, hunting, and watching eunuch sumo. The government is in chaos.
This is an incomparably beautiful era for Wang Shoucheng.
But the good times didn't last long.
Liu Keming, the representative of young eunuchs, is extremely ambitious: these old immortals should have moved their nests a long time ago!
Liu Keming painted a scoop according to the gourd, like Liang Shouqian and Wang Shoucheng killed Tang Xianzong, killed Tang Jingzong, and then supported Li Wu, the king of Jiang, to ascend to the throne.
But Liu Keming is still a little tender, and he missed the most critical point: who is in the hands of the military power?
It is in the hands of Wang Shoucheng and other "veterans".
As a result, there was no surprise, Liu Keming was counter-killed.
Tang Muzong's second son, Jiang Wang Li Ang, accidentally picked up the leak, it was for Tang Wenzong.
Wang Shoucheng was promoted one level further and became a hussar general + lieutenant of the right army of the Shence Army (taking Liang Shouqian's class).
Tang Wenzong is 18 years old, but he is a young man and has a gentleman's demeanor.
He only asked people to rearrange the study, and then put a big book - "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries".
It goes without saying who the idol to be compared is.
In order to enter the ranks of the holy monarchs, Tang Wenzong's first step was to kill the eunuchs.
The great eunuch Wang Shoucheng bore the brunt.
How to kill?Wenzong found Song Shenxi, who was in charge of Tongping Zhang, to discuss.
Song Shenxi said that looking at all the people in the court, Wang Fan, the servant of the ministry, was loyal and commendable, and he could be entrusted with important matters, so let Wang Fanping be transferred to the position of Jing Zhaoyin first, and then find an opportunity to attack Wang Shoucheng.
It's a great idea :
1. Wang Fan's transfer at the same level will not be eye-catching.
2, Jing Zhaoyin has no choice but to ** - in addition to not being in charge of the military power in the capital, the major and minor affairs of the entire Chang'an have to pass through him, which is very convenient to beat Wang Shoucheng's black gun.
But Song Shenxi did a lot of calculations, but he didn't count human nature.
In Wang Fan's opinion, Tang Wenzong is just an empty shelf, the eunuch in power has already survived two emperors, do you still care about Tang Wenzong's corpse?
In this asymmetrical war, the emperor has no chance of winning.
After politely receiving Song Shenxi, Wang Fan ran to Wang Shoucheng's mansion without touching the ground.
Wang Shoucheng was very angry, but Wenzong's plan had not yet been started, so it could not be scrapped directly.
At this time, Zheng Zhu gave Lao Wang a bad idea: to report (falsely accuse) Song Shenxi, saying that he intended to support Li Cao, the king of Zhang, as the emperor.
What's in it for that?
1. Give Wenzong a dismissal: Your people's every move is always under my nose.
2, aroused Wenzong's suspicions: Li Miao, the king of Zhang, is also very popular, will Song Shenxi watch people put down dishes?
It doesn't matter if the report is unsuccessful or not, Song Shenxi will not be reused anyway.
Sure enough, when Wang Shoucheng put the report letter on Wenzong's dragon case, Wenzong realized that he was still in a hurry.
In order to send Wang Shoucheng away, Wenzong called all the prime ministers to Zhongshu Province to discuss the results of Song Shenxi's treatment.
The prime ministers didn't believe that Song Shenxi would eat inside and out, but they couldn't defend Song Shenxi, after all, no one could afford to mess with the eunuchs.
After some discussion, Song Shenxi was demoted to Kaizhou Sima and left Beijing to take up his post on the same day.
At this point, Wenzong's first action to eliminate the eunuch was stillborn.
But he didn't give up, and he will plan a second time.
Zizhi Tongjian: Tang Ji Sixty" contains: Shang and Song Shenxi conspired with the eunuchs, and Shen Xi introduced Wang Fan, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, as Jing Zhaoyin, and issued a secret decree. Fan vented his plan, Zheng Zhu and Wang Shoucheng knew it, and Yin was prepared. The elder brother King Zhang, who was virtuous, was hopeful, and ordered Shen Ce to make Yu Hou Doulu falsely accuse Shen Xi of plotting to establish the king of Zhang. Wuxu, Shou Cheng played, thought it was true, and was very angry. Shoucheng wanted to immediately send 200 horsemen to slaughter Shen Xi's house, and the flying dragon made Ma Cunliang fight and said: "In this way, the capital will be in chaos!."It is advisable to summon him to discuss his affairs. "Keeping clear is the end. On that day, the mid-year holiday was over, and the envoy was sent to summon the prime minister to the east gate of Zhongshu. The envoy said: "There is no Song public name called. Shen Xi knew that he was guilty, and he hoped that Yanying would retreat with a wat knock.
Opportunities come when they say they come.
In the seventh year of Taihe (833), Tang Wenzong suffered from a family genetic disease - wind disease.
At its worst, you can't even speak.
Wang Shoucheng recommended Zheng Zhu to enter the palace and treat Wenzong, which was to monitor Wenzong.
But Wang Shoucheng would not have thought that as soon as Zheng Zhu entered the palace, he would turn back.
Why did Zheng Zhu do this?
Or human nature. Shengmien fights Mi Feud.
Tang Wenzong patted his chest and promised Zheng Zhu that as long as you kill the eunuch group, I will not be stingy with any reward!
Zheng Zhu immediately recommended his good friend Li Xun to Wenzong, who was also born under Wang Shoucheng.
Zheng Zhu and Li Xun set a plan for Wenzong - boiled frogs in warm water.
He was relieved of his duties as lieutenant Wei Yuan of the left army of the Shence Army, Yang Chenghe, the left privy envoy, and Wang Jianyan, the right privy envoy, and rushed to other places to serve as supervisors.
Wang Shoucheng will not object, because these eunuchs are all his political enemies.
Hearing this news, Wang Shoucheng was really happy.
A few days later, Qiu Shiliang, an old eunuch, was promoted to lieutenant of the Left Army.
Wang Shoucheng disagrees with this.
Because Qiu Shiliang's godfather Tutu Chengguang was killed by Wang Shoucheng. Isn't this a nail in the sole of your own shoes?
However, Zheng Zhu dispelled Wang Shoucheng's doubts in a few words: Didn't he kick out three opposition factions a few days ago, and he just used the angry Qiu Shiliang as a signboard to buy the hearts of the opposition.
This deal, we're worth it!
Feng Wang Shoucheng is the left and right god of the army, the military envoy and the commander of the twelve guards. Wang Shoucheng's position as a lieutenant in the right army was replaced by Yu Hongzhi.
The left and right Shence army Guan Jun envoys and the twelve guards have been promoted to the best in the eunuch sequence.
Wang Shoucheng was naturally happy, immersed in the joy of the first eunuch.
In this way, the leader of the left army of the Shence Army was replaced by Qiu Shiliang, who was Wang Shoucheng's sworn enemy;
The number one leader of the right army was replaced by Yu Hongzhi, who was a person from Wenzong.
Wang Shouchengkong has the name of watching the army, like a tiger with teeth pulled out, ushering in his end:
On the ninth day of October in the ninth year of Taihe (835), Qiu Shiliang's son-in-law Li Haogu came to Wang Shoucheng's mansion with a pot of wine, and sent Lao Wang to serve the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty that night.
Li Xun was worshiped as prime minister.
This position was originally Zheng Zhu's, but Zheng Zhu was so stubborn that he could only give it to Li Xun, and he was the imperial historian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the attendant of the Hanlin Academy.
After solving Wang Shoucheng, Zheng Zhu and Li Xun began to plan the next big game: uprooting the eunuch group.
But the military power of the entire Chang'an is all in the hands of the eunuchs of the Shence Army.
Zheng Zhu's vision was as vicious as ever, and he found the only gap in the Shence Army: the left and right Jin Wuwei who managed the security of the capital!
After some operation, Zheng Zhu's confidant Han Yue became the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei.
But Zuo Jin Wuwei's person is not enough to compete with the Shence Army.
What to do?Zheng Zhu and Li Xun began to sewage each other, creating the illusion of discord between the two.
In late October, Zheng Zhu was kicked out of the capital and went to serve as the envoy of the Fengxiang Festival.
Fengxiang is the closest feudal town to Chang'an.
Obviously, Zheng Zhu is going to Fengxiang to pull people's heads, and then find an opportunity to gather the eunuchs together, no difference**!
The specific date of action was set for November 21 of the ninth year of Taihe.
But it's good to die, just the day before, 2 things happened:
1, Zheng Zhu is missing!
2, Fufeng County Ling Han Liao actually ran to Wugong with the big seal in advance!Will the plan of action already be known to the eunuch group?
Li Xun couldn't make up his mind and went into the palace to find Wenzong.
The two of them discussed for a long time and decided: Don't wait for Zheng Zhu, rely on Zuo Jin Wuwei's men and horses, and strike first!
Early the next morning, the curtain of the most magical play in the history of the middle and late Tang Dynasty slowly opened.
Wenzong went to court as always, without a trace of abnormality.
Han Yue began to recite lines according to the script: "Last night, nectar suddenly fell on the pomegranate tree in the backyard of Zuo Jin Wuwei, and the minister came to say hello to His Majesty!."”
In ancient times, nectar was regarded as auspicious.
Li Xun instigated Wenzong to go to **, and Wenzong agreed.
In order to show respect for Xiangrui, Wenzong asked Li Xun and others to confirm it.
Li Xun came back to play: "Jingchen and others carefully checked, Han Yue is!."There is no nectar on the pomegranate tree of Zuojin Wuwei!”
Wenzong asked Qiu Shiliang and Yu Hongzhi and others to check again, and be sure to return to the truth!
In this way, the eunuchs with real power were tricked into the door of Zuo Jin Wuwei together.
Qiu Shiliang and Yu Hongzhi hadn't noticed anything wrong with the matter, everything was in Li Xun's hands.
But when Qiu Shiliang came to Zuo Jin Wuwei's backyard, Han Yue dropped the chain: on a cold day, Han Yue was standing in the courtyard, and his face kept dripping sweat!
Perverse!It's so abnormal!
Qiu Shiliang glanced around a few times, and at this time, a gust of wind blew up, blowing up the curtain of the entrance hall of Zuojin Wuwei.
Inside stood a dense array of armored soldiers with bows and swords!
Not good!Qiu Shiliang immediately beckoned to the Venerable Master, and ran out.
Han Yue had never experienced a big scene, and by the time he reacted, Qiu Shiliang had already slipped away.
Qiu Shiliang thought as he ran: The most important thing now is to capture the emperor in his own hands!
He ran back to Hanyuan Hall at the speed of light and beckoned to the Shence Army: Nanya (the prime minister's office) has changed!The emperor wants to return to the palace immediately!
Pick up Wenzong's steps and run.
Li Xun knew that he wanted bad food, so he grabbed Wenzong's chariot with one hand, and shouted Zuo Jinwuwei to escort him.
Wen Zong on the step should have been stupid and couldn't say a word.
Li Xun was kicked down by the eunuch and watched Wenzong being coerced into the inner palace.
At this point, the big picture has been decided.
Then came another unprecedented big **.
Qiu Shiliang directly sent troops to rush into Nanya, killing more than 600 courtiers in one go.
Subsequently, he ordered the closure of the nine gates, searched for the anti-thieves, and saw who did not like the eyes, who was the "same party of Li Xun", and more than 1,000 innocent people died.
Li Xun's mind turned quickly, and before the Shence Army banned Chang'an, he changed into a cyan official uniform and a fast horse. fled to Fengxiang to join Zheng Zhu, and was caught by the Shence army on the way, and passed the head of the Beijing division;
The governor of the training was not good, took off the green shirt of the servant, walked out, and threatened: "What a crime do I sin and run away!.""There is no doubt.
As for Zheng Zhu, when he led people to Chang'an City, the city was already full of chickens and dogs, and with the 500 people under his command, he couldn't compete with the Shence Army, so he could only return to Fengxiang with hatred, ready to find another opportunity to "King Qin".
But before Zheng Zhu returned to Fengxiang, Qiu Shiliang's secret letter had been sent to Zhang Zhongqing, the eunuch of Fengxiang's prison army, with only one order: to kill Zheng Zhu.
This kind of thing is too familiar to the eunuchs of the middle and late Tang Dynasty.
Zheng Zhu was killed. The body was hung on the Xing'an Gate in Chang'an for 3 days.
Then he was bruised and scattered.
Qiu Shiliang was promoted to the rank of knight because of his "meritorious service in counterinsurgency".
Wenzong's dream of reviving the Tang Dynasty was completely shattered.