As the mastermind, Wei ordered his men to monitor the suggestion and Xue's request, sent them to Jiangdu, and then asked Yongzhou people to report to Xue that "Yangzhou's long history conspired to rebel." Xue was arrested and put in prison. A few days later, Li arrived by post-coach, pretending to be a Sima of Yangzhou, and said, "Feng Ziyuan, the chief magistrate of Gaozhou, is going to send troops to make a crusade, under the secret order of the Queen Mother." So he opened the vault, ordered Yangzhou scholar Cao to join the army, and ordered Li Zongchen to go to Zhuqianfang to drive away prisoners and craftsmen and give them armor. Beheaded Chen Jingzhi in prison; Sun Chu, a clerk who joined the army, resisted and was beheaded. Yangzhou officials never dared to resist again. So he levied a state army and horses and inherited the title of Shengyuan with the title of Zhongzong. There are three government offices: the first is called Kuangfu House, the second is called Yinggong House, and the third is called Yangzhou Metropolitan House. Li claimed to be the general of the government and led the governor of Yangzhou. Take Tang and Du as the left and right history, Li Zongchen and Xue as the left and right history, Wei as the strategist and Luo as the historian. In the past ten days, more than100000 soldiers have gathered.
Li Wei wrote the famous book "Seeking for Li" and spread it to all counties. The content roughly says: "Wu Shi, who usurped the throne, is not docile in nature and is very poor." She used to live under the harem of Emperor Taizong. She found an opportunity to serve Taizong and was loved. Taizong is old, and she married the prince. She concealed her affair with the first emperor, secretly courted the queen in the harem, and finally ascended the queen's throne, leaving our monarch in a worse situation than animals. " He also said: "Wu killed his sister, slaughtered his brother, killed his emperor and poisoned his mother. People and gods were angry together, and heaven and earth could not tolerate it." He also said: "Bao has a sinister heart and intends to steal the throne." The king's beloved son was imprisoned in another temple; The Wu clan has entrusted it with a heavy responsibility. " He also said: "The loess on the tomb of the first emperor has not dried yet. Where are the adult orphans now! " He also said: "Look who owns the country today!"
Wu Zetian asked, "Who wrote this?" Someone replied, "King Robin." Wu Zetian said: "This is the fault of the Prime Minister. This person has such talent, but he is unsuccessful and cannot be reused! "
Li found a person who looks very similar and lied to everyone: he didn't die, he fled here. He ordered us to fight. "So serve him, to make the world. Li Chongfu led Sima San County in Chuzhou to respond to Li. Only Liu Xuyi Bureau occupied the county seat and refused to do so. Li sent a general to attack Xuyi. The Empress Dowager appointed Liu Hangju as a guerrilla general, and his brother, Wei Liu, was the secretariat of Chuzhou.
Wu Zetian appointed Zuo Yu's avant-garde general Li Xiaoyi as the general of Yangzhou Road, with 300,000 troops, and appointed generals Li Zhishi and Ma as deputies to crusade against Li.
Pei Yan was killed because Xue was Pei Yan's nephew. Pei Yan was in no hurry to discuss the crusade against Li to show his low profile. Wu Zetian asked him about the countermeasures, and he replied, "The emperor is too old to handle political affairs by himself, so the boys made an excuse. If the queen mother returns the political power to the emperor, it will naturally be solved without crusade. " Cui Tian, the supervisor of Lantian, suggested: "Pei Yan was entrusted by Emperor Gaozong when he was dying, and the power was in his own hands. If there is no evil plot, why do you ask the queen mother to return to power? " Wu Zetian then ordered Zuo Suzheng, a doctor of political science, to interrogate Pei Yan and arrest him. After Pei Yan was arrested, he spoke out bravely and refused to give in. He was advised to avoid punishment with deferential words. Pei Yan said: "The Prime Minister is in prison, how can he be saved!"
Li, the counselor of Fengge, proved that Pei Yan must rebel. Liu Jingxian and Yiyang Assistant Minister Hu said, "Pei Yan is the first minister of the country, who has made contributions to the country and served the emperor wholeheartedly. Everyone in the world knows that we dare to prove that he will not rebel. " Wu Zetian said: "There is a reason for Pei Yan's rebellion, but you don't know it." A: "If Pei Yan is a traitor, then we are also traitors." The queen mother said, "I know Pei Yan conspired, but you don't." There are many officials who prove that Pei Yan won't rebel, but Wu Zetian won't listen. Within a few days, even Liu Jingxian and Hu were arrested and imprisoned. Ding Hai and Wu Zetian appointed Qian Wei as the history of the school, with Fengge and Phoenix Terrace as the three products, and Li as the Pingzhang of Fengge and Phoenix Terrace. Bing Shen and Pei Yan were beheaded in Luoyang Metropolitan Hall.
Wei, who wanted to be brave for a while, advised Li: "You should take the restoration of imperial power as the slogan and lead a great army to the east of Luoyang. Then everyone in the world will know that you are aiming to save the emperor and all directions will respond. " Xue said, "Jinling has the weather of an imperial city, and the natural hazards of the Yangtze River are enough to hold it. It is better to seize Changzhou and Runzhou first, as the basis for laying a hegemony, and then seize the Central Plains in the north, so that you can win the game and advance and retreat freely. This is the best strategy. " Wei said, "The heroes in the east of Xiaoshan are all angry because of Wu's tyranny. When they heard about your trouble, they automatically steamed wheat and rice as dry food, raised hoes as weapons, and waited for the arrival of the southern army. Instead of taking advantage of this situation, we flinched and asked for nesting. When people near and far listen, how can people be separated! " Li refused to accept his request and sent Tang to defend Jiangdu, lead his troops across the Yangtze River and attack Runzhou. Wei said to Du, "Unity is strong, but dispersion is weak. If Li doesn't cross the Huaihe River together and collect soldiers from Shandong to seize Luoyang, failure is just around the corner! "
Renchen, Li captured Runzhou, captured and secretariat, and Li Zongchen took its place. Li's uncle knew Li's plot and sent an envoy to report the upcoming rebellion to the court in advance. After being attacked by Li, he refused to defend for a long time, exhausted and the city fell. Wei asked to behead him, but Li disagreed. He said to him, "Uncle Afu belongs to the Wu family and should change his surname to Wu." Liu Yansi, the Sima of Runzhou, refused to surrender and wanted to kill him. Wei Siwen saved his life and locked him up with Li Siwen. Liu Yansi is Liu's cousin. Qu Aling Hejian Yin led the troops to save Runzhou, lost the battle and was captured. Li threatened him with a knife. He refused to surrender and was killed.
Ding You and Wu Zetian dug graves and cut coffins in pursuit of the official titles of Li's grandfather and father, and returned Xu's real name.
Xu Jingye heard that Li Xiaoyi was coming in the war in the south of the Yangtze River, returned to the army from Runzhou to resist, and stationed troops in Axi, Gaoyou; Send troops to attack Huaiyin instead of stationing troops with Wei in Liangshan.
Li Xiaoyi marched on Linhuai, but the partial general Lei Renzhi failed in the battle with Xu Jingye, so Li Xiaoyi was afraid and held his ground. Wei said to Li Xiaoyi, "The world is safe. The world has been peaceful for a long time. Once people who are crazy and violent are heard, they concentrate on waiting for extinction. Now the army can't stay long, and the people near and far are disappointed. If the court appoints other generals to replace you, what reason can you escape the guilt of wandering and watching! " Li Xiaoyi leads the way. Ren Yin and Ma killed Wei in Duliang Mountain.
19 1 1 year 1 1 month, Wu Zetian appointed General Heiya Zuo as the general manager of Jiangnan Road to crusade.
Wei Chao supported the troops to occupy Duliang Mountain. All the generals in Tang Junli said: "Wei Chao must take advantage of danger to defend itself. Our soldiers can't show courage, and cavalry can't show all their strength; Moreover, they fought to the death and stormed to the death, and their own soldiers suffered heavy casualties. It is better to divide the troops and besiege, and the army will point directly at Jiangdu and subvert their nests. " Xue Keyang said, "Although Wei Chao is in danger, there are not many soldiers. Now, if more troops are besieged, the forces of the former army will be dispersed, and the lack of troops will become a future trouble. Might as well attack him first. As long as the attack is sure to capture Duliangshan, the enemies of Huaiyin and Gaoyou will all collapse! " Wei asked to attack first, and the generals said, "It is better to attack first. If Xu Jingye fails, Xu Jingyan can surrender without fighting. If we attack Xu Jingyan, Xu Jingye will send troops to save it, and we will be attacked by the enemy. " Wei said to him, "No, the elite soldiers of the enemy are all concentrated in Xia 'a, and they came in a hurry to benefit from the decisive battle. In case our army loses, the event is irreversible! Xu Jingyao was born as a gambler, unfamiliar with military affairs, weak in strength and easily shaken in morale. He can attack immediately when the army advances. Although Xu Jingye tried to save him, it was too late to calculate the distance. Our army was defeated by Xu Jingyan, and Han Xin and Tian Lei were defeated, so we pushed forward. It is not the best policy to attack the weak first. " Li Xiaoyi took his advice and led the troops to attack Wei Chao, who fled at night. Attacking Xu Jingyu, Xu Jingyu escaped alone.
The rebellion was put down in Gengshen, and Xu Jingye's army continued to control Xia Xi. Su Xiaoxiang, the general manager of the rear army, led 5,000 people and crossed the stream on a small scale at night to pre-empt the attack. As a result, the soldiers were defeated and died, and more than half of them drowned when wading. Zuo Guowei Yiyang Cheng Saburo was captured, and Tang deceived the ministers: "This is Li Xiaoyi!" " Ready to behead, Cheng Sanlang shouted: "I am, not General Li. Loyalists are coming in large numbers, and your demise is just around the corner. After my death, my wife and children will be honored. After your death, your wife and children will not be slaves, and you will not be as good as me in the end. " He was finally beheaded.
Li Xiaoyi and other troops arrived one after another and suffered several defeats. Li Xiaoyi was afraid and prepared to retreat. Liu Zhirou, an officer of Wei Hexing, said to him, "Now the wind is downwind and the reeds are dry, which is a good opportunity for fire attack." They insisted on a decisive battle. Xu Jingye has been fighting for a long time, and his foot soldiers are tired. The war cannot be purged; Li Xiaoyi attacked and set fire to the wind. Xu Jingye was defeated, beheaded by 7,000 soldiers, and countless people drowned. Xu Jingye and others fled to Jiangdu on horseback, took their wives and children to Runzhou, and prepared to flee to North Korea by boat; Li Xiaoyi invaded Jiangdu and sent generals to pursue Xu Jingye. In one domain (18), Xu Jingye reached the boundary of Hailing and was stopped by strong wind. His men beheaded Xu Jingye, Xu Jingyan and Wang Luobin and surrendered to their loyalists. Yu Chang, Tang and Wei were all captured. After beheading, their heads were sent to the capital of God. Yang, Run and Chu were pacified.