Chapter 48 Motivation
Liu Ziluan, the eighth son of Emperor Xiaowu of Song, was sentenced to death by his elder brother who was the emperor at the age of ten. He left a sentence before his death. At this moment, Chen Shuying felt a little sad when she remembered it.
That sentence is: May you never be reborn in the Wang family in the future.
Born in the royal family (Royal), it is both lucky and unlucky. The life of luxury and carefree life has made countless people yearn for it. However, when he was born in the royal family and became a prince, who can truly feel the feeling of walking on thin ice?
Chen Shuying was young and ignorant and protected by his father, so he didn't understand what Liu Ziluan said very much. When he grew up, he gradually understood how the other party would say such words.
There are many princes, but there can only be one prince. When the late emperor passed away, the empty throne may not be able to sit on the crown prince.
The supreme power made the princes guard against each other like thieves. Chen Shuying knew that his second brother Chen Shuling had coveted the position of crown prince back then, and for this, he used all means to make his father depose the crown prince.
Chen Shuying was glad that Chen Shuling died in Xiyang, Huangzhou. Otherwise, after his father passed away, Chen Shuling would be so crazy for the sake of the imperial throne.
After Chen Shubao ascended the throne and became emperor, he began to guard against Chen Shuying like a thief, and rose openly and secretly, making King Yuzhang a royal family vassal king with a noble status but no real power.
Now, he is asked to monitor the kings of the royal family. If someone intends to be inappropriate, he can kill him first and then report him. This sounds nice, but if he gets it wrong, Chen Shuying will bear the bad reputation of "slaughtering the royal family".
Today, a mutiny broke out in Nandaying, with an unexpected scale. Chen Shuying didn't believe it. If there was a mastermind, he might have a lot of plans. The first person who was suspected of being the mastermind behind the scenes was the royal family.
This is necessary because the State of Chen had hidden dangers since its founding, which caused bloody storms again and again.
When Emperor Gaozu Chen Baxian passed away, his only son Chen Chang was taken hostage by Zhou State, so the vacant imperial throne could only be seated by Chen Baxian's nephew Chen Rong. Zhou State then released Chen Chang back to the country. As a result, Chen Chang "falls into the water and dies" while crossing the river with the envoy of Chen State.
Perhaps it was retribution. After Emperor Wen Chen Lu passed away, Crown Prince Chen Bozong ascended the throne. Not long after, he was seized by the emperor's uncle Chen Xu, and then "deathed after falling ill."
Chen Shuying didn't know how to evaluate his father's behavior. After all, when he reached that point, if his father did not replace him, his father would be the one who "detects the disease" in the future.
It is precisely for this reason that the biggest enemy of the Emperor Chen State is not outside, but in the royal family, Chen Shuying was sent by Chen Shubao to monitor the royal family. Didn’t the other party send someone to monitor him?
He can kill and report to those suspicious royal families first and then report to those generals who monitor him, can't kill and report to him first and then report to him?
Just like General Zhennan, General Wang Meng killed the governor of Guangzhou, and King Hengyang Chen Boyan.
Chen Boyan was the son of Emperor Wen and served as the governor of Guangzhou. Last year, the Zhou army captured the Lingbiao area, and later a defeated soldier fled back to Jiankang by boat. He said that before the Zhou army attacked Lingbiao, Chen Boyan had abnormal movements and was attacked and destroyed by the Grand Governor Wang.
Chen Shuying knew that Wang Meng was the responsibility of surveillance Chen Boyan, so if the other party had any abnormal movements, Wang Meng could kill first and then report. He was a royal family and vassal king, and he didn't even have the chance to be escorted to the capital for trial. His family was destroyed and his family was destroyed.
Will he end up like this?
Chen Boyan is the son of Emperor Wen, and it is natural that Emperor Xuan is afraid of it. There are thirteen sons of Emperor Wen, and nine are still alive. They are all in the East Hall. These nine people have sufficient motivation to plan this rebellion and take the opportunity to take advantage of the troubled waters.
However, when it comes to motivation, others can also say that Chen Shuying has motivation, saying that he is deposed by the crown prince, and that Chen Yin, the King of Wuxing, has motivation.
Looking at the royal kings and their sons in the hall, nearly a hundred people of all sizes, Chen Shuying couldn't help but sigh. He was speculating here about who would be the mastermind in the royal family, and the emperor was probably also guessing whether he was the mastermind.
Walking outside the hall, watching the setting sun, and then looking at the south direction of the city where the fires were made, Chen Shuying only hoped that the court could quell the rebellion as soon as possible and make everyone feel more at ease.
Otherwise, when will you guard against me and I guard against you?
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As night fell, the Suzaku sailed south of Changganli, and the torches were like stars and the sound of people was buzzing. Carriages were slowly driving on the street. The soldiers on the carriage threw down rice and cloth, and the followers were distributed to the onlookers on both sides of the road.
"This is the folk fat and folk paste that the dog official robs of the people. Come and get it! I'll cook the rice back and have a good meal!"
Amid the shouts of shouting, many onlookers received white food and excellent cloth. They were extremely excited about this and shouted with the soldiers.
Today, the city's camp changed, shouts were shaking, and thick smoke rolled. Many people thought it was a fire at first, but a mutiny occurred. The riots then set fire in various parts of the city and fought with the coming government troops. The scene was very chaotic and everyone was frightened.
At first, there were riots burning, killing, looting, but later, somehow, some people among these riots "maintain order" and no longer plunder the Lifang where ordinary people live, but specifically rob the residences and residences of wealthy businessmen and wealthy families.
The slogan of the rioters is known to more and more people, which is to "kill dog officials and share food."
Now, the people who were nervously walking on the streets were assigned bags of white rice and cloth, and they really believed that these soldiers were trying to kill the dog officials around the official family and give everyone a bright world.
Without dog officials, there will be no evil slaves who are rampant; without dog officials, the government will no longer exploit the people; without dog officials, the government will no longer exploit the people; the wise and wise officials are the only ones who confuse the officials, which makes the government unaware of the sufferings of the people!
The people think the soldiers are right, and if you kill the dog officials, everyone can live a good life!
More and more people gathered on the street. Many people carried the rice and cloth they had received home, and returned to the street again and followed the convoy. They did not want to fish in troubled waters and then get food, but wanted to follow these soldiers and do their part to kill the dog.
There were a large number of civilians living in Changganli, east-west direction, and the huge convoys that were facing each other at the east and west ends won more and more cheers by distributing food and cloth, and the atmosphere became more and more lively. The subsequent carriage attracted the attention of countless people.
There was a wooden stake on the flat carriage, and a person was tied to it. The soldiers escorted the carriage were wearing armor, wearing trousers and iron faces. The whole body was covered tightly, and they kept shouting loudly:
"This is the treacherous minister Shi Wenqing, this is the treacherous minister Shi Wenqing! He does everything evil in his daily life, indulges family slaves to do evil, deceives officials and harms the people!"
"Today, I massacred soldiers in Nandaying, trying to embezzle and reward, and the crime is extremely evil!"
After hearing this, the onlookers were excited and picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at the treacherous ministers on the carriage. Some of the stones lost their correctness and hit the soldiers in the carriage, but more stones hit Shi Wenqing, who was almost stripped naked.
The carriage was less than a mile away, and Shi Wenqing had been smashed beyond recognition, his body was covered with bruises, and his face was swollen like a pig's head.
In the cold wind, Shi Wenqing was trembling. At the beginning, he could no longer hear the wail. One of his eyes had been blinded, the other's sockets were swollen, his eyes narrowed into a line, and his whole body was covered in blood.
Today, the Nanda Camp changed its life. Shi Wenqing fled in a hurry with the efforts of his subordinates, but he had just walked far away and ran into another riot. In the chaos, Shi Wenqing and several followers escaped over the wall and hid everywhere, and did not approach the Qinhuai River until the afternoon.
The most direct way he wanted to escape the river was to swim across the river. Shi Wenqing could swim, but he felt that the water was too cold and could not bear it. He wanted to find a boat but couldn't find it, so he could only walk the bridge and cross the river.
As a result, he was captured by the rioters guarding the south side of Zhuquehang. His identity was soon exposed. After a meal, he was pulled by the other party to parade.
The current situation in Changganli can be said to be empty. Shi Wenqing was very scared. These riots actually distributed food and cloth to win the hearts of the people. It can be seen that the purpose is not small, and someone will inevitably instruct them later.
And he is afraid he will not be able to live long.
Hou Jing, who was in chaos, had his body paraded in Jiankang City and shared it with the excited Jiankang people. In the decades since, the second person who enjoyed the fate of parading was probably Shi Wenqing.
The pain and the increasing fear made Shi Wenqing incontinent. At this time, several teeth had been smashed off his mouth and could not even speak clearly. He could only shout "Help" again and again.
If he hadn't gone to Nandaying today, even if a mutiny broke out, he wouldn't have any trouble. He stayed on the sidelines of the heavily guarded Taicheng to watch the fire, and even took the opportunity to blackmail, and the result...
With a "bang", Shi Wenqing hit a stone on his head, and then blood flowed. He felt a headache and seemed to have cracked the skull.
Shi Wenqing started to wail. He was unwilling to give up and didn't want to die. At this moment, a horn sounded in the north, which was a sign of the army's attack. Shi Wenqing was extremely excited when he heard this voice.
He is now at an intersection, and the road heading north and south is very spacious. This is the Suzaku Imperial Road, and to the north is the Suzaku Airlines, which is the direction where the horn sounds.
"The government army is here, come... save me..."
Shi Wenqing reluctantly raised his head and looked to the north where the fire was also made of fire. He vaguely saw the Zhuquehang, which was reflected by the fire, and saw the Zhuque Gate slowly opened in the north.
The sudden change made the streets of Changganli, which was like a carnival, quieted down, and then a tide of cry resounded throughout the sky: "Kill the dog official, kill the dog official!"
Many people picked up any items such as stones that could be made into weapons and gathered next to the soldiers who were raising their arms and shouting. They had just distributed food and cloth, and would never watch the soldiers mobilized by the dog officials snatch them away.
The people's motives are very simple. The government is good, but they are blinded by dog officials. Those dog officials are usually arrogant and the soldiers of Nandaying taught the other party a lesson.
Now that the dog officials are going to send troops to do bad things, they will never agree!
Chapter completed!