Chapter 304: Contradictory arises (Part 2)

As Ma Siyi was worried, the incident of Cui Qinggong's army massacre of the city finally caused a stir in Chang'an. Before that, news came from somewhere that Cui Qinggong's military violence against the people had already caused a lot of controversy in Chang'an. Restaurants, teahouses, inns, brothels, and all public places were talking about this matter. The people of Chang'an hated it to the core, especially local officials above the 13-house county magistrates were wiped out, and their wives and daughters were all killed by the cyclical violence, which aroused great indignation among the court officials. They not only hated Cui Qinggong, but also seriously dissatisfied with Cui Xiaofu's protection of his brother.

Now, two counties in Songcheng and Yucheng have been slaughtered. A total of more than 50,000 people have been killed, and less than 100 survived. They have witnessed with their own eyes that many people have been made into military rations, which finally led to a large parade of 500,000 people against Cui Qinggong.

It was the Imperial College Supervisor who took the lead in the streets to march, demanding that Cui Qinggong be removed from all positions and demanding that Cui Qinggong be killed to thank the world. With the citizens of Chang'an and hungry people who fled to Chang'an from various places in Guanzhong joining, when the parade arrives at Zhuque Gate, the entire Zhuque Street is already crowded with people, and nearly 50,000 Niu Guard soldiers are urgently dispatched to maintain order. Despite this, the hungry people still riots broke out. The walls of Fenglefang were pushed down, the markets and nearly a hundred families in the yard were looted, and the soldiers of Qianu Guards were suppressed, arresting thousands of people, and more than 200 people were trampled to death or killed.

This day was June 21st. On this day, Zhang Huan defeated the Gelulu people in the Western Regions and recovered Beiting for the Tang Dynasty.

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In the house of the Ten Kings, in the Luo Palace, a man with a smart and capable appearance was reporting his achievements to Li Qiu: "A subordinate sent 100 people to promote Cui Qinggong's atrocities everywhere in Chang'an, and found several refugees who fled from Huaibei to show up. The effect was very significant. Last night, his subordinates spread the news that Cui Qinggong massacre came out, which triggered a large parade of hundreds of thousands of people, which even his subordinates did not expect."

"Okay! Beautiful job." Li Qiu's face was already smiling. He patted his subordinates' shoulders heavily and praised him repeatedly: "I want to commend you greatly and reward you with 3,000 guan."

"Thank you for the reward of the prince!" The man bowed repeatedly and said goodbye.

Li Qiu was in a particularly happy mood. He squinted his eyes and drank tea slowly, imagining the grand occasion of the 500,000-person parade, and couldn't help but smile. This time, Cui Xiaofu could not save Cui Qinggong anyway.

At this time, someone walked in from outside, bowed to Li Qiu and said, "Prince, are you okay with me?"

"Come! Come! Come! Mr. Huang invites you in." Li Qiu personally poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "As expected by Mr. Huang, this incident has aroused great public anger in Chang'an. He forced Cui Xiaofu to dismiss Cui Qinggong with public opinion. Only Mr. Huang wanted such a clever method. Mr. is really a talent!"

After saying that, he bowed to Mr. Huang again, "I went over to treat Mr. Wang badly, please don't take it to heart."

Mr. Huang, who made Li Qiu very grateful, was naturally his former secretary Huang Yunqing, but now he has been promoted to Li Qiu's aide, and there were no outsiders present when he met him, so of course he was a confidant aide.

Huang Yunqing quickly stood up and returned the favor, and said modestly: "Your Majesty is so polite. The prince has treated me well in recent years. It is also what I should do to give some advice to you. But the prince regards me a little too high. My plan was used by Zhang Huan when he took Wuwei, and it is not my skill."

"It might as well, it might as well, the jade from another mountain can also attack stones!" Li Qiu didn't think who the original plan was. He cared about his own personal interests. Since he discovered his son's imperial power in the Great Court, Li Qiu's heart began to liven up. Moreover, Li Yao lacked fatherly love since childhood, so he naturally showed an attachment to his biological father, which also inspired Li Qiu's love for his calf. He no longer wanted to give this son to Cui Xiaofu. He wanted to return his son. Of course, his deeper idea was to be the Supreme Emperor.

Li Qiu pondered for a while and said, "What I am a little worried about now is how can I get this position after forcing Cui Xiaofu to remove Cui Qinggong's qualification as a cabinet minister? I am worried that I will be taken away by people like Wang Ang, Duan Xiushi, etc. I worked hard but made a wedding dress for them in vain. What should I do next? I hope the teacher will teach me."

Huang Yunqing seemed to have already been confident about this matter. He waved his hand and smiled slightly, "This place is decided by Cui Xiaofu himself. Of course she will consider it from her best interests. Although Wang Ang is an old-fashioned cabinet, he has nothing now and does not have enough connections in the court. Cui Xiaofu will not consider him. Although Duan Xiushi is a hard-core royalist party and has some strength, he cannot quench his thirst from afar and cannot help him in Beijing. More importantly, his so-called strength is completely in the middle of Zhang Huan and Pei Jun's attack, which is vulnerable. He has no substantial help to Cui Xiaofu. Maybe in order to protect himself, he will stand on Zhang Huan's side, so these two are not worth worrying about. As for the prince's countermeasures...."

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused for a moment, trying to see Li Qiu's reaction. Sure enough, Li Qiu was already attracted by his words without realizing it. He leaned forward and blurted out: "What countermeasure?"

Huang Yunqing was secretly happy in his heart. He smiled and said, "Prince, don't be anxious. Listen to me slowly. The next key to the prince is to let the queen mother know the importance of the prince, and at the same time, you must knock her so that she can understand what kind of seat she should give to the prince."

"Then what should I do?" Li Qiu asked again with a frown locked.

"It's very simple. She must be overwhelmed by Cui Qinggong's affairs now. The prince might as well mobilize the royal family to speak for her and help her draw a clear line with Cui Qinggong. In this way, the prince's importance is reflected. As for knocking him, the prince might as well think about it on the emperor. I think she will come to talk to the prince."

Li Qiu suddenly realized and he let out a long sigh, "Sir, you are so smart!"

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In the afternoon, Huang Yunqing got on the carriage and soon returned to Yongyangfang. He got off the carriage and walked a mile, but secretly got on another carriage and galloped towards the east city.

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An hour later, Li Fanyun hurried to the 'Wu Zhuyuebao' store and walked into the inner room. Huang Yunqing immediately stood up and bowed to her deeply and said, "Hello, Master Li!"

"Sit down and talk..." Li Fanyun waved his hand and asked him to sit down, and smiled slightly, "Mr. Huang has indeed succeeded. Today, 500,000 people took to the streets to march, and I could hardly pass Zhuque Street."

Huang Yunqing smiled bitterly and said, "Not my credit is my fault. I will say it according to Li Zhusi's teaching. If Li Qiu asked a few more questions, I wouldn't be able to answer!"

"Then what's going on with Li Qi?" Li Fanyun continued to ask.

"He entered the palace in the afternoon, probably to go to find the emperor." Speaking of this, Huang Yunqing sighed, "I'm worried that he will send someone to find me in the evening. I don't know what he will ask? I don't know how to answer? Please teach me by Li Zhusi."

Li Fanyun walked a few steps behind his back, pondered for a moment, and said, "What he is concerned about now is nothing more than how to enter the cabinet. I guess Cui Xiaofu will propose that he should not see the emperor again. On this point, you must advise him not to give in. You must let him understand whether it is important to enter the cabinet or to be the Supreme Emperor? He must have wanted both Bear Paw and Yu. At this time, you can advise him to find Wei Er and let Wei Er speak for him."

"Go to find Wei Yan?" Huang Yunqing was a little confused.

Li Fanyun smiled and said, "If Li Qi enters the cabinet, the only foreign aid Cui Xiaofu can rely on is Wei Deqing. How could Wei Er not understand this?"

Seeing Huang Yunqing showing a sudden enlightenment, Li Fanyun smiled and shook her head and said, "Don't think too simple. No one knows Cui Xiaofu better than me. I'm sure Li Qi can't enter the cabinet in the end. As for who can enter the cabinet, it's not the one you and I can think of."

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The 500,000-person parade in Chang'an did not gradually disperse until evening. That night, Pei Jun rushed to the Daming Palace to meet Cui Xiaofu and discuss the matter of dealing with Cui Qinggong.

In fact, Cui Xiaofu knew that such consequences might be there a month ago. She was very sober in this matter, but she was also very helpless. She knew that if she did not draw a clear line with Cui Qinggong, she would sooner or later be implicated and stepped down. But she was also worried that Cui Qinggong would reveal some shocking inside stories when she was angry, such as the death of the late emperor Li Shi.

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For this reason, Cui Xiaofu has been restless for a month. She kept sending people to persuade Cui Qinggong to restrain his subordinates and not to do things that are both angry with both the gods. However, Cui Qinggong paid attention to her at all. He only said that as long as the canal transportation is changed to the original path, all problems will be solved naturally. The implication is that Cui Xiaofu needs money and food for him for a long time.

Of course, Cui Xiaofu couldn't do this, so the matter was delayed. Unexpectedly, just one month later, Cui Qinggong did the city massacre, causing a 500,000-person parade to break out, and Cui Xiaofu's heart was completely cold to freezing point.

"Empress Dowager, Pei Prime Minister asked for a meeting urgently!" A eunuch hurried into the inner palace to report.

At this moment, Cui Xiaofu was sitting in front of the bronze mirror to comb her long hair. There was a pale face without a trace of blood in the bronze mirror. She seemed to have not heard the eunuch's report, but only looked at herself in the mirror and was in a daze. She had never been as lonely as she was today, without friends or relatives. Suddenly, she began to deeply miss Li Fanyun who died in the fire, and a teardrop unknowingly slid down from her strong face.

"Empress Dowager, Pei Xiangguo is urgently asking for a meeting." Feng Endao next to her whispered.
Chapter completed!