C12 Prime Minister Wang's Stratagem

He had finally come up with a brilliant plan to get someone to borrow a dog to chase the chickens: an affair that would lead to the end of one's life. Prime Minister Wang thought: If the situation was any worse, it would be the Tong father and son sending troops. At that time, the palace was empty. He and a few of his trusted disciples took this opportunity to chase Tong Jade off the throne of the empress dowager, then have the foolish emperor issue an imperial decree. They deprived the Tong Family of their military power, and for Zhao to kill Yue Fei, wouldn't that be like killing two birds with one stone?

However, that day when the imperial court was debating how to send out troops for the expedition, Tong Zhenshan had played a trick on the emperor by suggesting that the emperor send a young eunuch who stank of milk and was unwilling to be his substitute. Wasn't this using eggs to strike rocks and drive sheep to chase tigers? Naturally, the foolish little Emperor would not be able to see through the old thief's evil scheme. Instead, he would help the evil and help the dogs eat their food, thus fulfilling the old thief's wish.

Of course, that was also what the Prime Minister Wang Shugui wanted. The young eunuch brought along many soldiers and horses, and followed the wolf-like and tiger-like Second General of the Tong Family. It was completely empty inside, and was perfect for Prime Minister Wang to do something. In the morning assembly the next day, Wang Shugui came out to perform:

"Long live our emperor. This subject believes that the old General Tong Zhenshan, the head of the Military Department, is already old and is in dire straits. It would be better to disarm him and return to the field. At their hometown in Jiangnan, there was a beautiful scenery of mountains, waters, fattening ducks, fresh fish, and good air. It was the perfect time to raise the Heavens. This matter is beneficial to both the public and the private.

When the Foolish Emperor heard that someone had suggested for his grandpa to go home and rest, he immediately became happy. He usually hated this old man the most. If he was not his mother's father, he would have already sent him home to visit his grandson. Since someone had spoken, he didn't hesitate and immediately made a decision:

"Yes. With an imperial edict, Old General Tong was immediately sent back to his hometown. The amount of money he had to pay now was not small. In addition, he was given another 500 stones of food. He should retire now! You won't starve even if you're hungry. You can't say bad things about me even if you're bloated to death. "

When Tong Zhenshan heard he was going to let him leave and return to his hometown, he almost died from anger. He knew it was all Wang Shugui's dirty tricks, but he couldn't say it out loud in front of the crowd. Out of helplessness, the old general sighed and could only kneel down and kowtow to express his gratitude.

When necessary, he could be a spearman, a donkey, or a pig for sale.

Wang Shugui made a small plan and moved one of them away first. Below her was the overweeningly arrogant empress dowager. Even though Prime Minister Wang was an old official, he would not be as popular as Prime Minister Cao was in the Han Emperor's Palace. It was impossible for him to bring people to the imperial harem to capture people. Second, he didn't dare to have the idiotic emperor send his mother into the cold palace like he did with Tong Zhenshan. Right when he was at his wit's end, the opportunity arrived. Tong jade-like little girl had come to find him. Even if he didn't stay well in the imperial harem, he still had to go to Jade Cloud Temple to worship Buddha! Once Wang Shugui and a few of his best friends came to a conclusion, he quickly came up with a brilliant plan: several of his men would be stationed in the personal guards. He first dug a hole in front of the temple, placed a secret mechanism on top of it, and calculated the position of the emperor's imperial carriage. Then, in the chaos, he would send someone to remove the pedal of the palanquin, and the empress dowager would be the only one to carry the palanquin into the palace.

When the Jade Cloud Temple's Reverend Fang saw the imperial court sending people to dig pits in front of the temple's entrance with great fanfare, he was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Why?" The leader of the construction team said, "Master, if you don't tell me you don't know, this is our Emperor's decree. In two days the Empress Mother will be coming to the Temple to enjoy the incense, and seeing that you are all full of holes here, and the Emperor is afraid that his mother's palanquin will not be secure, and that the old lady will not be safe in the palanquin, she has issued an imperial decree entrusting us with the task of building a palanquin for the old lady here, do you understand? If there are any interruptions in the construction here, then please take care of it, Great Mage. "

The Great Mage nodded his head and praised, "What a filial king. It is rare for the common people to meet a Saint King like him. The world has been blessed, the heavens have been blessed, and I have been fortunate, Amitabha. "

Now that the process was complete, how was he going to deal with the next process? Who was going to hang a bell around the neck of a cat?

Coincidentally, the empress dowager had asked for it herself. She sent out an imperial edict stating that her imperial carriage had not left the palace for a long time, so it would be necessary for her to find experts and craftsmen outside to do a thorough maintenance. Furthermore, the roads to the Jade Cloud Temple were uneven, so it would be best to change the carriage into a palanquin one. It wasn't as if there were no eunuchs left in the palace, but rather those who were half-way out of the palace. When Wang Shugui heard this news, he felt as if he had crawled into a hot bed and was about to fall asleep, but he suddenly bumped into a pillow. He really didn't know what he was thinking.

Finally, there was the matter of the empress dowager's body. Prime Minister Wang said:

"No matter what, as long as you kill him, it's fine. If it doesn't work, I'll bring him in!"

"I have no choice!" The people below waved their hands and said, "The empress dowager is still a matriarch after all. Beheading her is a crime against the heavens, and the future generations will not die a good death."

Prime Minister Wang muttered to himself for a long time before hesitating, "What do we do now? Dig a hole and bury her head full of gold and silver as proof?"

The people below nodded. "That's for the best."

The plan had been set in stone, and everyone moved out separately. Those who were sent out were naturally those who had gone through careful selection, those who were able to pick and choose among hundreds of them. They warned and exhorted them, and then instructed them again and again. There wouldn't be any mistakes or mistakes.

Wang Shigui was done with all of this. He sat in the master's chair in his Prime Minister's estate, with four little girls at his sides massaging his back and shoulders, rubbing his legs and feet. He held a teacup in one hand and stroked his half-white beard with the other as he tried to figure out what the next step would be. As for the matter of ascending the throne, it was best not to be hasty, he thought to himself. What if he had to split half of it with them? Prime Minister Wang was a bit regretful. He shouldn't have been so generous in the first place.

The eunuch brought his twenty thousand men to spend the night and day on a wild run. Soon, he saw the outline of the capital. Pan Jiran dismounted and ordered his men to set up camp twenty miles away from the city. The Tong Family's Second General was puzzled and asked:

"Why doesn't the marshal return home when he's at his own home?"

The eunuch laughed. "Something big has happened in the imperial court. It's unclear whether Old General Tong and the empress dowager are still alive or not. If we rushed into the city, and got captured in a muddle, then who's going to explain the enmity between the old general and the empress dowager?"

The second general of the Tong clan came to a sudden understanding and nodded in praise. "Marshal is wise. This general understands."

The young eunuch instructed the second general to restrain his horse and deliver all the important items that he had brought with him to the second general, saying, "Generals, thank you for your hard work. I am going to return to the imperial city alone and find out the truth. If I leave the city at once to welcome the army into the city, if I do not return tomorrow, then something will happen. Then we send out our troops to surround the four city gates, wave our flags, and beat the drums. The more powerful the better. If you don't, I will lose my life. Please remember to take care of it. "

The second general of the Tong Family cupped his fist and said, "Listen to your orders. There will be no losses."

The young eunuch rode his big horse and led several tens of guards and soldiers into the city.

Outside the Vermillion Bird entrance, the lanterns were decorated and the words "Arc de Triomphe" were written in large letters. The streets were ten li long and were packed with people. The welcoming crowd saw that there was only a handsome young general following behind him. They were all confused and turned their heads to look behind them, thinking that a large group of people was following them. He didn't see anyone coming up after a long time, so he mumbled to himself:

"Didn't you say that you won the battle? Why were there only a few people left? "Could it be …"

"Don't look at the little general that is leading the troops. The one riding on the horse is six. He is actually a eunuch who is missing parts, his four bodies are incomplete. A useless person is actually so arrogant? " Someone knew the truth and started a small broadcast in the crowd.

"Can eunuchs lead soldiers to war? He was just a child, how could he not be in the wrong? "Which bastard came up with such a rotten idea?" Everyone began to curse.

"Only fifty out of a hundred thousand have returned. How can this be called a victory? Go and coax the ghosts! "

The young eunuch hurriedly dismounted from his horse and crawled onto the ground, shouting:

"Long live our Emperor, and this subject, Pan Chuan, has given the edict of peace and justice, and has already rejected all acts of war for a thousand miles. "Now that Master Kaipan has returned to the capital, he has come to pay his respects to my Lord."

The young emperor hurriedly got out of the emperor's carriage and excitedly said, "Little eunuch, big brother missed you so much!"

Both of them held hands. The young emperor put a hand on the young eunuch's shoulder, and the two of them bent over to support each other. The ministers behind saw the emperor walking, so they had no choice but to get out of the palanquin and follow behind him. The eunuch bowed again and again. The young emperor waved his hand and said,

"Forget it, forget it. Where did all these etiquette come from? Royal brother, please rise." Since you left, the Queen Mother has been lost, and I can go back to the harem. Other than eating, there was nothing else to do. Dou Dou had a stomachache from eating too much, so she was too lazy to eat anymore. It's good that you're here. We'll sleep together tonight. "Come, spread the word of our emperor, hold a grand celebration feast in Grand Hall …"

"Hold on!" When Wen Shichang, the newly appointed minister of war, walked out of the army, he first knelt down and kowtowed, before standing up and starting, "Long live the Emperor. Your Majesty, now that the war is over, General Pan should hand over the military power first when he returns."

The little emperor said, "A musical instrument." Then he turned to the eunuch and said, "My royal brother, where is your military power? Leave it to me! "

The young eunuch set out and said, "The troops and horses have set up camp twenty li away from the city. The Military Talisman Commander Seal is still at the Second General Tong's place."

"Nonsense!" The one who spoke was this old official, Wang Shugui. Prime Minister Wang did not kneel and kowtowed, the Emperor did not even look at him. He walked straight up to the eunuch, pointed at his nose and cursed, "Since the soldiers and horses have won the class, the soldiers are anxious to go home to see their parents and brothers, their families and children, yet you took the initiative to let them camp in the wilderness. Do you dare to guarantee that they won't cause trouble when tens of thousands of young people gather together? If there were a mutiny, could you afford it? Besides, you are obviously looking down on the imperial court and do not put the emperor in your eyes. What kind of item is the Military Symbol that our Emperor personally bestowed upon you? For you to place such an important item in the hands of someone else, what would the consequences be if the two of them had ill intents and were unwilling to submit to you? Even if I were to kill you ten times, I still wouldn't be able to escape the blame for your crimes. You still have the face to come to the Emperor's place for a celebratory feast? In addition, it was reported that you had privately appointed a member of the armed forces without a court decision. Have you ever thought that a general at the border is appointed by the emperor personally after a court meeting? You, a little eunuch who has lost your power, would dare to personally decide on your own to appoint an unpopular military man as your responsibility. Aren't you playing with the trust the emperor has in you, and making fun of the land and land you live in? "

The young eunuch was not afraid, but could not help but silently praise his master Meng Lang and Meng Boyong's instructions before their departure. If they rushed into the city with their troops and were deprived of their military power, their heads would instantly fall to the ground. They would not even know where their master's brain was!