However, Su Xiu Ming's plan came to nothing.
It wasn't because someone saw through or stopped him, but because the people he arranged hadn't found a chance to attack Shen Zangfeng, the situation in Donghu suddenly turned around!
The Rong people were defeated almost overnight. In less than two days, the entire army withdrew from the Donghu territory. The courageous Donghu army even chased and killed them for hundreds of miles without seeing the Rong people turning back to resist. All the Rong people ran towards their king's tent like crazy!
When this news first reached the imperial capital and Yanzhou, no one believed it. It was not until the expedition sent out three days later that everyone woke up from a dream. At this time, the reason why the Rong people retreated was also found out: the Rong people had invited the wrath of heaven. .
Of course, this is what the Rong people think. In fact, because there happened to be 20,000 Xiliang troops rushing to aid Donghu, the Wei Dynasty knew the reason for this wrath from heaven better than the Rong people.
Because a similar thing happened once in Qiudi decades ago. Back when the soldiers of Xiliang fought in Donghu, someone happened to hear their elders say that in the grass on the grassland, there would occasionally appear a shape similar to that of the pasture. Most of the pastures look almost identical to the poisonous weeds. Abnormalities can only be identified by pushing aside the grass and exposing the grass stems close to the roots. Strictly speaking, this grass is not very toxic to humans, but it is very deadly to livestock.
It does not cause death immediately. Animals that are accidentally ingested often become hallucinogenic and overly excited. They will run wildly on the grassland, collide with and attack similar animals, and continue to cause trouble until they die. If someone tries to stop him, even the usually docile sheep will fight to the death. Basically, once livestock eats it by mistake, it is too late to save it.
Especially the medical skills of the Hu people are just that.
Because this kind of grass is extremely harmful to livestock, and the livestock looks particularly frightening after being eaten by mistake, the herdsmen named it Mojiangcao out of fear, which means the devil is coming.
Fortunately, the magic grass appears relatively rarely and cannot be planted. Otherwise, the Wei people would have taken advantage of it long ago.
And every time it appears, it often causes great damage to livestock. The herdsmen believed that its appearance meant divine punishment and the wrath of God.
This was the case for the Di people in the past, and it is the same for the Rong people now.
According to the rules of the Rong people, if someone is punished by heaven, the whole clan must return to the king's tent and perform a ceremony to pray to heaven for forgiveness.
Moreover, this ceremony cannot be postponed. The sooner it is held, the better, otherwise there will be a danger of the clan overthrowing.
No wonder the Rong people retreated in a hurry regardless of the good situation on the battlefield.
Mo Jiangcao saved Dong Hu this time, and also gave the Liu family a chance to breathe. They took this opportunity to deal with the servants and consolidate the city.
But the one who takes the biggest advantage is definitely not the Liu family, but the new emperor Shenbo.
Because the Rong invaded in the first month, when the late emperor was still there. But now, just a few days after the new emperor ascended the throne, the Rong people retreated on their own.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this is naturally the result of the late emperor being fatuous and cruel, offending God, and inviting the army to invade, thus bringing this military disaster to the Wei Dynasty. Fortunately, this foolish emperor died in time, and now the new emperor sees it He was favored by heaven, so he eliminated the war as soon as he ascended the throne!
Due to such discussions, Shenbo's prestige among the people has greatly increased, and several civil unrests have even calmed down because of such discussions, thinking that the Wei Dynasty might be reviving.
Originally, Shen Bo knew it well before he ascended the throne. He was young and had no deep foundation. He was also the prince because his brother Shen Xun had done too much evil and angered the nobles. In addition, the late emperor was old at that time, so he happened to manage to stay in the imperial capital. , had the advantage of being frequently in and out of the late emperor's presence and was quite popular - not to mention Wei Xinyong's planning for him, which seemed to be the work of Sikong Song Yuwang behind it.
All in all, the gentry made him successful.
Therefore, Shen Bo knew that even if he became the emperor, he would not be able to make too many decisions about the affairs of the Wei Dynasty.
He was originally prepared to compromise with the nobles at every turn.
After all, when Shen Bo originally fought for the throne, his main purpose was to avenge his biological mother, Zhou Baolin.
A few days after he ascended the throne, the deposed Queen Gu died suddenly in the cold palace; Prince Shen Xun of Heng claimed to be ill as soon as he arrived in the fiefdom, and now this excuse was used, and he could not be summoned back for a while; but the Qing Dynasty Princess Xin's princess, Shen Bao, was in the imperial capital. Shen Bo accused her sister-in-law of being unfilial to the late emperor and cut her title and position as princess. Because the grand master Duanmu Xing unexpectedly interceded for Shen Bao, Shen Bo did not continue to torture her. This sister-in-law, instead drove her out of the palace to fend for herself - and then found an excuse to kill Gu Xiaode, demoted several ministers of the Gu family in Hongzhou, and then severely beat her mother's family, the Xilin Zhou family. Fan, it can be regarded as a bad breath!
At this moment, the government and the public were filled with calls that he was the "Lord of ZTE" destined by God. How could Shenbo not be tempted
Originally, everything was discussed with the Grand Master and others, and the opinions of the Grand Master and others were the main ones. Gradually, Shen Bo would occasionally insist on his own opinions.
The Grand Masters are old and accustomed to the world. How can they not know about the changes in Shenbo
Isn't the reason why they all worked together to send off the late emperor a grand visit because the late emperor was becoming more and more disobedient and mischievous? As a result, the new emperor has become unruly just a few days after he ascended the throne... Judging from the madness of the late emperor during his last period of time, the Grand Master and others have always believed in secret discussions that they must not continue to spoil this man!
With this, the court suddenly became more subtle.
With this subtlety, Shenbo immediately felt constrained.
He had just tasted the relief of finally being freed from the threat of Gu's mother and son and becoming the threat of Gu's mother and son. As a result, within two days of relief, he felt the restraint and weight again when Gu was still the queen and his brother, Crown Prince Heng, was firmly in the throne. - Shen Bo suddenly became unhappy.
In private, I sigh from time to time, feeling sad that power has fallen by the wayside, and that I am like a puppet.
The Grand Master and others were not happy when they heard the news, and they and the officials spoke one after another, saying that it was the late emperor who had done great things, and since the new emperor ascended the throne, it would be good for him to live a good life and keep filial piety to the late emperor. As for state affairs, they understand that you, Your Majesty, are in extreme grief right now, and you definitely don’t have the mind or energy to do anything about it, so they will do it for you. Please, Your Majesty, please don’t worry.
… It would be strange not to worry!
Shenbo tried every means to seize power, almost to the point of exploiting every opportunity. However, first of all, he is young and his skills are still very immature in the eyes of a group of veterans; secondly, he now has no useful confidants - Wei Xinyong and Song Yuwang, who were the first to support his ascension to the throne, both fell ill. The so-called "one tree cannot support itself", how can it be the opponent of the ministers
It's not like there were no loyal ministers who suggested returning the government to Shenbo.
No matter which dynasty or generation, there is always a group of people who cling to their ancestral family laws and insist on the most ancient and pedantic etiquette and systems... Well, it was the same in the Wei Dynasty.
It's just that those who are in power don't think so. Although these people have repeatedly petitioned the Holy Emperor to personally govern, the Taishi and others can always find various reasons to refuse or delay - Shenbo's resentment towards the late emperor has deepened. If it weren't for the late emperor, Foolishly, he tortured to death a humiliated minister like Wei Yu, who was so virtuous and respected that even the Grand Master did not dare to look down on him. If Wei Yu were here now, he would definitely propose that he be allowed to take charge.
And given Wei Yu's status and qualifications, it was impossible for the Grand Master to pretend not to hear what he said.
How could it be like now? Although the minister who took the lead in asking the Grand Master to return the government and let the Holy Lord take charge of the affairs was a second-rank minister, Zuopushe, his qualifications and abilities were not enough for the Grand Master. If he hadn't thought about his background, A branch of the Song family in the south of the Yangtze River, he is still the uncle of Song Yuwang in terms of seniority. I am afraid that the grand master has already spoken out and demoted him to another place.
It is said that the predecessors planted trees so that the descendants can enjoy the shade. If the predecessors committed evil, the descendants will also suffer disasters.
Shen Bo was worried, and he couldn't help but become suspicious of Wei Xinyong and Song Yuwang who fell ill together: "Song Sikong is in the imperial capital, and he was ill once a few years ago. This time it is said to be a chronic illness. Chao There were so many important events happening in China and the border that he didn't show up, so he was probably really sick, but Wei Xinyong was still young, and he didn't look like someone who would be easily sick for a long time! He was really sick in Fengzhou! Not going to the Imperial Capital, or... deliberately claiming to be sick? "
Now that he thought that Wei Xinyong might have deliberately claimed to be sick, Shen Bo thought of Wei Zhenghong again: "Yes, this Wei Zhenghong is the eldest son of Chang Shangong. If he hadn't been born with innate deficiencies and lingered on the sickbed for many years, he would have been with him long ago. Song Yu is looking forward to taking over Ruiyu Hall, but after he recovered, he claimed to be an official several times, but he is still in his ancestral home in Fengzhou! "
"If it was to raise his hopes, this man had quite a reputation among the elite for his demeanor and manners when he was ill in his early years. Moreover, he had been ill for many years and wasted many years. Now is the time to catch up! So I still stay in Ruiyu Hall, obviously because I feel that the Great Wei Dynasty is declining, and I have a wait-and-see attitude!"
Thinking of this, Shen Bo felt quite angry in his heart!
"Wei Xinyong is afraid that the same is true now! He previously encouraged me to ascend the throne, hoping to gain the merit of being a slave to the dragon! But he followed the Rong people to invade. He was afraid, thinking that the time of the Wei Dynasty was numbered, and he could use the city of Yanzhou to defeat him. He hid in Fengzhou—otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the rebels just took him to the vicinity of Fengzhou, and he happened to fall ill at this time, and his subordinates sent him to Fengzhou instead of back to the imperial capital?"
"None of these nobles can be trusted!" Shen Bo sighed in his heart, "But now we can't do anything about them. The emperor is actually controlled by these villains. Is it really bad luck and helpless? However, this time the Rong people actually retreated. After the troops were defeated, could it be that Huo Chenyuan was talking nonsense and that our great Wei State Zuo was still alive? And... it should be on my body? "
He thought about this over and over in private, and the more he thought about it, the hotter his heart became, and the more determined he was to revitalize the Wei Dynasty.
But before Shenbo could think of any way to revive the law, several urgent reports gave him another huge blow - the fall of Zezhou!
The foreign aggression of the Wei Dynasty has always been in the northern Xinjiang and the west.
Although Siam in the south occasionally invades, there has never been any big commotion in Biron and Di.
It can be said that before, no matter how unprepared the Qingzhou Army was, the city had never fallen.
After this news came, not only the government and the public, who had just been encouraged by the sign of the resurgence of the Lord from heaven, were confused, but it also seemed to be a bucket of cold water for Shenbo, who thought he had received his destiny.
It's ice cold, the kind that makes your heart feel cold. (To be continued)