Chapter four hundred and twentieth eight: cloud movement in all directions
Faced with Li Shimin's pressure, Wang Xin did not flinch.
"Your Majesty, since I dare to impeach the King of Shu, it is because this is the truth. Previously, it was precisely because the King of Shu held a locust banquet in Yizhou and ate locusts wantonly. This move was against the harmony of nature, so it caused the locust god to retaliate.
, causing a locust plague. Therefore, I suggest that the king of Shu be severely punished, the anger of the locust god be appeased, and the people of the Tang Dynasty should also be given an explanation."
After Wang Xin finished speaking, the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar.
I have to say that Wang Xin’s argument is still very popular.
First of all, ancient people were quite superstitious.
You have eaten too many locusts, and now there is a locust plague. Maybe it is really a disaster sent by the locust god.
Secondly, and most importantly, there is no way to solve the locust plague now.
But now, Wang Xin has set up a target for them.
Even if the locust plague cannot be solved perfectly in the end, it still gives them an excuse and reason to shirk.
Therefore, after Wang Xin finished speaking, many civil servants actually agreed with Wang Xin.
Seeing this scene, Cheng Yaojinfei was almost furious. He couldn't help but pointed at Wang Xin's scalp and cursed: "Fuck your mother's bitch, you still eat chicken every day! So chicken
Will God send down the chicken plague to retaliate? Will the duck god send down the duck god to retaliate? Will the gods of sheep, fish, and dogs come to retaliate? Then you don’t have to eat anything!”
Cheng Yaojin's move has his own chaotic and chaotic nature.
However, I have to say that there is still some truth to this statement.
For a while, Wang Xin was unable to argue.
However, this argument cannot convince the public.
At this time, Li Jing couldn't help but stand up and said: "It's nonsense and extremely ridiculous. As we all know, after a drought, there will be a locust plague! There was a severe drought last year, so this year there was a locust plague. What does this have to do with eating locusts?"
"Even if you enshrine locusts, wouldn't there be a locust plague? If this is effective, then how did the previous locust plagues occur? Could it be that they were also caused by eating locusts?"
Li Jing's words really hit Wang Xin's heart.
Wang Xin pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "The locust plague is a disaster from heaven. It is because the Holy One has lost his virtue! And the Holy One's failure lies in the prince Li Min. Only by punishing Li Min, the king of Shu, can the anger of heaven be appeased! I hope the emperor will learn from it.
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This Wang Xin is a mad dog now. Even if he dies, he will bite off a piece of flesh from the King of Shu.
Even Yu Chigong, who seldom spoke in court, couldn't bear to listen to these words.
Yuchi Gong stood up, pointed at Wang Xin and cursed angrily: "Fart! Even if it is immoral, it is not the fault of the King of Shu, but caused by you gang of traitors! Previously, you clearly wrote a life and death document to impeach Shu.
King, later the King of Shu clearly did it, proving that you were framed! Why don't you die?"
"It must be because of this that the Locust God was angered and brought disaster! Your Majesty, I beg you to kill them all to appease the wrath of heaven! Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Yu Chigong's words, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up in front of him.
I didn't expect that the big black face who couldn't beat a fart with three sticks would be so powerful at this critical moment.
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said: "I beg the emperor to chop them all down to appease the wrath of heaven!"
Qin Qiong and other generals also stood up and said: "I beg the emperor to chop them all down to appease the wrath of heaven!"
The situation suddenly changed and became extremely unfavorable to the officials of Wang Xin's faction.
Wang Xin gritted his teeth, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, all the blame for the crime lies with Wei Chen! If killing Wei Chen can quell the anger of heaven, why should Wei Chen regret his life? Wei Chen begs the emperor to kill him.
I am a humble minister to save the common people in the world!"
Hearing Wang Xin's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Wang Xin with an unkind expression.
This guy is quite a ruthless person!
Now he wants to bite the King of Shu even if he is willing to die.
If Li Shimin really punishes him with death, once the locust plague is not quelled, then he, the emperor, will really become a coward.
And Li Min, the king of Shu, will also be criticized by thousands of people.
This Wang Xin actually made a good plan.
Now, Li Shimin really can't kill him easily.
Li Shimin's face darkened and he said: "Bold Wang Xin, instead of finding a solution in the face of the locust plague, he bit randomly and uttered crazy words. Come, capture him for me and interrogate him on another day!"
If the locust plague cannot be quelled, we will slowly deal with it.
If the locust plague is once suppressed, this guy's head will definitely be chopped off.
Li Shimin gave the order, and immediately some servants came forward to capture Wang Xin.
Wang Xin did not resist at all, but with a sneer on his face, he allowed the chamberlain to take him down.
After capturing Wang Xin, the matter came to an end for the time being, and all civil and military officials avoided the topic.
But as for the strategy to solve the locust plague, it is still difficult to come up with an effective method.
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At this time, among the Tubo royal family, Songtsen Gampo was conspiring with Zhang Jianghe, the national advisor.
Songtsan Gampo asked the National Preceptor Zhang Jianghe for advice: "National Preceptor, this time there is a locust plague in the Tang Dynasty. In less than three months, the locusts will eat up all the crops. By then, there will be refugees everywhere in the Tang Dynasty.
We are short of food, and this is a great opportunity for us. I wonder if the Imperial Master has any clever ideas?"
Hearing Songtsan Gampo's inquiry, Zhang Jianghe smiled slightly and said, "I think Zanpu must have had a good idea. This is because the subordinates came down from the examination. The subordinates thought that we should prepare our troops and wait for the opportunity. At the same time, we contacted Nanzhao of Tubo and arrived.
When the time comes, we will fight together and make it difficult for the Tang Dynasty to take care of us."
"We can let Tubo and Nanzhao attack first, and after completely attracting the Tang Dynasty's attention, we can attack Tuyuhun. After taking Tuyuhun, we can seize Maozhou, and then march to Jiannan Road and Lingnan Road, and even seek
Half of the country in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing Zhang Jianghe's words, Songtsen Gampo's face showed a slightly different look.
Songtsen Gampo naturally had a plan in mind.
This strategy is similar to the method of the national master.
However, there are also big differences.
Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but ask: "Why does the Imperial Guard want to attack Tuyuhun first? If we unite with Tuyuhun and use troops against the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't the chance of winning be greater?"
The Tang Dynasty was a huge beast, and even if there was a locust plague, they might not be able to eat it.
In Songtsen Gampo's view, only by uniting multiple forces and attacking the tiger of the Tang Dynasty at the same time could we possibly deal with this tiger.
It would be unwise to attack Tuyuhun first.
National Preceptor Zhang Jianghe said meaningfully: "Zanpu, Tuyuhun is bordering us, and they are closer to the Tang Dynasty. If we want to achieve great things, we must capture Tuyuhun sooner or later."
"If we unite with Tuyuhun, it will indeed be easier to succeed. But after success, it is still inevitable to have a conflict with Tuyuhun. In this case, it is better to take action early."