Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Expedition of Lile Comes from the Princes (1)
The state appealed to know that he was not in the right position, and the people of the country were resentful. His comrades believed that the domestic contradictions should be transferred abroad, so he decided to use the "great feat" of defeating Zheng Guo and rebuilding the image of the country to win back the hearts of the people.
Three years ago, Zheng Zhuang Gong crusaded against the defense of the country under the banner of the royal family; Wei Huan Gong did not dare to send troops to resist, and the country could only be beaten passively. At that time, Zhou Hu keenly seized the opportunity, he jumped out and dressed himself as a national fighter, jumping up and down everywhere. He repeatedly asked Wei Huan Gong to take revenge on Zheng Guo, and raised his arms and shouted in front of the people, declaring that he would rather die for the sake of his great ancestors and national honor than fight Zheng Guo to the death. The state has used all kinds of sensationalism to package itself as the guardian of the country.
Because of the inflammatory nature of his words and deeds, he gained popularity in a very short period of time - people loved him as much as they hated Wei Huan. But Zhou Hu knew very well in his heart: he was just provoking the resentment of the countrymen, that is, shouting slogans - starting a war with Zheng Guo was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg; All he wants is the throne of Wei Hou, and he doesn't want to provoke Zheng Ningsheng, the bad boy of the Central Plains.
Later, people gradually lost their passion and freshness to the clichés of the state and his gang, and they also grew tired of the state calls for the unpracticed behavior of the state calls for only a few pretended nurseries to be seen in the public room.
Just when Zhou Hu and his comrades were suffering from no new tricks to stimulate popularity, Cheng Zhou came with great news: King Zhou Ping was dead.
The new king was extremely disgusted with Zheng Zhuanggong, and soon after ascending the throne, he took half of his power. As the secretary of the dynasty, Zheng Zhuanggong was so angry that he didn't even attend the funeral of King Zhou Ping, and later stole the wheat of Wendi and Cheng Zhou, and the relationship between Zhou and Zheng instantly fell to the freezing point.
Zheng Zhuanggong's loss of power made Zhou Hu's self-confidence return to his side, and he decided to seize this rare opportunity to teach that invincible guy a good lesson; At the same time, let the Chinese people see if they are a master who just talks but doesn't practice.
It was at this time that Song Mugong died, and shortly thereafter, Zhou Hu assassinated Wei Huangong.
The emerging state of Zheng was the number one military power in the Central Plains, and the state was afraid of the strong combat power of the Zheng army, believing that it was necessary to unite other countries in order to defeat the state of Zheng; And the more countries that are united, the better the odds of winning. Since not every country was willing to get involved in the war, he had to stir up trouble to get there.
But there is no problem in the world that bad people can't solve. Shi Hou said: "The relationship between Wei Guo and Chen and Cai has never been so close as it is now; And the Son of Heaven married the queen in the Chen Kingdom, and Chen Houbao became the most favored person by the Son of Heaven. Uncle Zheng offended the Son of Heaven, if we propose to attack Zheng, Chen Hou will not miss the opportunity to flatter the Son of Heaven; Cai Guo will definitely send troops when he sees Chen Guo responding. Then the minister pulled Song Guo in. The Four Kingdoms attacked Zheng, and Zheng was undoubtedly defeated. ”
The state said, "What a plan! So he sent Shi Hou as an envoy to the Song State, but Song Yangong was not in the country at that time - he went to Qingdi to talk with Lu Yingong.
Ten days later, Song Yangong returned to China. Shi Hou first conveyed the congratulations of the "Marquis of Wei" on the accession of Song Yangong, and then changed the conversation and began to provoke the relationship between Song Yangong and Gongzi Feng.
Shi Houxian described Gongzi Feng as a person with a small belly and a thirst for revenge (which is indeed the case), saying that he would never be willing to give up the throne that should belong to him; If the time is right, he will definitely make a comeback and overthrow the rule of Song Yangong.
However, Song Yangong is arrogant and arrogant, he looks down on Zifeng, and he doesn't like others to play right and wrong in front of him, and he doesn't like to be led by the nose, so he said: "You are a patriot, don't worry about the safety of the widow, and don't look down on Zifeng." Listen to you, it's as if a widow is not in the right place! When did the throne of the Song Kingdom 'should' belong to him? His father's throne was passed down from his widowed father! If you want to say that you want to become a prince, the widow is earlier than the ancestor Mu Gong! You should think about how to straighten the state right! ”
However, Shi Hou immediately dispelled his invincible arrogance, and said: "But the foreign ministers heard rumors that Dr. Sima once said something before the sickbed of the former king: 'The ministers are willing to serve the prince Feng as the king.'" I wonder if that's true. Moreover, Zifeng was lying on the border of Zheng Guo and did not go to Xinzheng; Don't you wonder? Don't want to know what conspiracy is involved? ”
Song Yangong immediately jumped up, pacing around with a gloomy face and hands behind his back.
Shi Hou continued to fan the flames: "Jun is in the shadows, Gongzi Feng and the ministers are in the shadows, you can't be unguarded!" But for your sake, there is a way to do it once and for all. If you can defeat Zheng to get rid of the scourge of Gongzi Feng, the three kingdoms of Wei, Chen, and Cai are willing to follow the Song State and send troops to fulfill your wish! ”
Song Yangong was unable to resist Shi Hou's demagoguery, and immediately agreed to send his army to attack Zheng Guo. Judging from the ending, Shi Hou, the villain, killed himself first, and then sent Song Yangong to the point of no return; And the only beneficiary of this conspiracy turned out to be Gongzi Feng.
Gongzi Feng did enter Zheng Guo after leaving Shangqiu, and he did not go to Xinzheng. He stayed in a small town near the Song Kingdom, and sometimes returned to the Song Kingdom for a few days.
His actions did not have ulterior motives, but were based on the fact that he still had a trace of illusion about Song Yangong. He hoped that his reluctance and attachment to the motherland would attract the attention of the new monarch, so that the new monarch would feel pity and thus recall himself.
As a result, due to the nonsense of Shi Hou's villain, Gongzi Feng became a scheming careerist and conspirator, so much so that Song Yangong actually thought that Zifeng was a scourge to the office no matter where he was.