Chapter 40: The State Calls for Ambush and Punishment

In the autumn, the Song people went to Qufu to ask the Lu people to send troops to attack Zheng.

It turned out that Song Shi surrounded Changge in order to capture Gongzi Feng, but Gongzi Feng, with his rich experience in escaping, disguised himself as a slave and escaped. Song Shi was blocked by Zheng Jun on the way back to China and suffered a big loss. The Song people avenged the old and new hatreds together, so they begged everywhere.

The spokesperson Song people are looking for this time is Gongzi Yu's brother and Gongzi Yu's old rival Gongzi Hui. Gongzi Hui immediately went to see Lu Yingong and asked for assistance in Song's crusade against Zheng.

Yin Gong didn't want to have a grudge with Zheng Guo after offending Wei Guo (because Gongzi Yu had helped Zheng Fawei); He believes that if you want to attack Zheng Guo, whose relations with Lu have just warmed up, it is better not to ease relations with Zheng Guo at the beginning.

Yin Gong rejected Gongzi Hui's proposal. But what Lu Yingong wants to oppose is exactly what Gongzi Hui wants to pursue; He accepted the benefits of the Song people, and he also took the opportunity to suppress Gongzi Yu. So he kept asking resolutely until the hidden prince reluctantly agreed to leave the school.

Yin Gong's governing philosophy is to avoid grudges with the princes as much as possible, and to advance peacefully with the princes, so as to create a situation of "returning to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", harmony, and the world. However, because his uneasy uncles were against him everywhere, the good situation created by the hidden public did not last long, and the Lu State returned to the era when Huigong was in power.

In addition to the last Shikoku army, the coalition army of the second expedition to Zheng added the Lu army. Compared with the high fighting momentum of the Lu army, the mood of the Wei army was depressed and depressed. It turned out that the patriots' disgust with the state was growing, and the topic of how to overthrow the tyrant was already being discussed. In view of the political instability in the country, the state is reluctant to send troops, and the people are unwilling to fight for the state; But the people of the Song Kingdom did not give up, and the guards had to reluctantly leave the school.

The Zheng decided to attack only the Song, and the Zheng army's chariots defeated the Song army's chariots, but the swarming coalition forces defeated the Zheng army's infantry; However, Zheng Guoren's losses were not very large. The coalition army robbed all the corn outside Xinzheng City, gave a bad breath to the royal family, and then returned to China.

The governor again played the old trick of entering the city in triumph, and when he entered the city, the gongs and drums were noisy among the troops, but the actions of the soldiers were procrastinating. Scarcely anyone in the streets came out to welcome the governor, and the sparse line of welters were all retainers of his henchmen, who waved their hands feebly; The soldiers dragged their heavy steps in despair, as if they were walking in the ranks of prisoners of war.

The state called for an immediate solution to the issue of national support. He asked Shi Hou to seek a solution from his father, Shi Jie, a national veteran who was already at home.

After listening to his son's report, Shi Jie wanted to scold him severely (because he hadn't seen Shi Hou for a long time, so he didn't even have a chance to scold him), but he rolled his eyes and decided to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhou Hou.

Shi Jie's fiery temper changed from his previous hot temper, and solemnly and patiently told his son: "I suggest that you go on pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven!" If he received the mandate of the Son of Heaven, no one in the country would dare to oppose the state call. ”

Shi Hou said: "The prince has already sent an envoy to the royal family, but the Son of Heaven is angry that the prince and the prince have joined forces with the princes to attack Zheng without authorization, and he does not intend to summon (our gang of rebellious ministers and thieves). What else can we do? ”

Shi Jie said: "The princes need the guidance of the royal family to meet them, even if they are as noble as the Marquis of Qi, they must rely on the guidance of Uncle Zheng to be received. Otherwise, hundreds of princes in the world can see the Son of Heaven casually, so wouldn't it be a juggling? Now the abbot Chen Hou is being favored by the Son of Heaven, Chen and Wei are in harmony, if they can get Chen Hou's help, Zhou Hu will definitely be able to see the Son of Heaven. ”

This seemingly pertinent but practical suggestion conceals a huge conspiracy: Shi Jie, believing that he is not sure of getting rid of Zhou Hu in China, hatches a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain in order to lead Zhou Hu into the death trap set by him and Chen Guoren.

Unbeknownst to Zhou Hu, he brought Shi Hou and his henchmen to Chen Guo, and was received by Chen Huan Gong seemingly cordially. Everything seemed to be very normal, but Chen Huan Gong had already received a letter from Shi Jie. The letter first praised the noble and upright and benevolent dignity of Chen Guoxian Jun and Chen Hou, and then changed the conversation and said: "Zhou Hu and Shi Hou are the culprits of killing the monarch and usurping the throne, and the country is located in a remote area and the territory is small; The murderers are in power, and the guards are powerless to get rid of these two rebellious ministers and thieves, so I ask to borrow the hand of your country to get rid of them! ”

They were warmly entertained by their hosts, and they indulged in unsuspecting binge drinking, and soon became drunk and unconscious; Chen Huan Gong summoned the soldiers in and tied them up in a strong knot.

Chen Huan then informed the defenders to come and deal with the monarch killers. The Patriotic Office sent a doctor to carry out the death penalty on Zhou Hu; Shi Jie sent the slaughter of the sheep to carry out the death penalty on Shi Hou.

Zhou Hu was executed in Pudi, and before his execution, he shouted to Youzaicho: "How dare you kill the monarch of your own country? You Zaicho replied, "Follow the king, I am imitating what you did in the beginning!" The state was speechless, so he had to be killed.

Shi Houyang begged the sheep shoulder to pass a request to his father on his behalf, asking Shi Jie to give him another chance. The sheep shoulder said: "If you can give Xianjun another chance, the old doctor will naturally give it to you." Shi Hou had nothing to say after hearing this.

The heads of the two people were sent to defend the country, and the whole country was jubilant. While celebrating the tyrant's execution, people also came to comfort Shi Guolao, who had lost his son. Shi Jie said: "I don't feel sorry, I just feel that I am guilty; I knew that he was aiding and abusing, and I would rather not have him be born. ”

Soon, Wei Ren recruited Wei Huangong's younger brother Gongzi Jin, who was avoiding chaos in Xingguo, and made the stunted, introverted, and seemingly loyal and honest man the new king. The new monarch is for Wei Xuangong.