Chapter 91: The Duck Soldiers Dropped from the Sky Shocked the World, Yuan Shao Tried to Establish a New King!
Not to mention Wang Fang and other Xiliang army soldiers who were shocked, even the soldiers in Yuan camp were stunned as they looked at the duck army landing one after another!
These were not just one or two ducks that appeared unexpectedly, but a large group of them, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of ducks, falling from the sky!

"What's going on?! Where do all these ducks come from?!"

"Damn it, is it possible that God could rain ducks?!"

"My ears are buzzing with the sound of ducks quacking. What's going on?!"

"Pah! These duck feathers fill my mouth. When I open my mouth, duck feathers all over the sky fly towards me. Pah pah pah!——"

"Look! The ducks are attacking those locusts!!!"

"..."

Everyone looked up and saw a duck falling from the sky. It was not hurt at all after falling from a high altitude. It was dazed for a moment after landing. Its flapping wings stirred up the surrounding dust, and its duck feathers flew everywhere, blowing the locusts away.

"Quack quack—"

These ducks seemed a little confused about their current situation, but when they looked at the dense locusts, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they quacked while happily walking with their short legs, pecking at the locusts.

"Buzzing—"

The locusts make a terrifying buzzing sound. If there is only one locust, the sound is barely audible. But when hundreds or thousands of locusts make a buzzing sound, it is very loud and terrifying!

Because ducks are the natural enemies of locusts!

It's like a mouse seeing a cat, running away in panic. This is the suppression from bloodline and the crushing from nature's food chain!
"pat-"

The ducks swallowed a locust in one gulp, and their beaks made a smacking sound as if they were chewing.

The surrounding locusts immediately fled in panic, with no grief for the death of their companions, and attacked the ducks in groups.

Locusts don’t dare, they are at the top of the food chain!
"Snap! Snap!—"

"Quack quack—"

A strange scene soon appeared on the battlefield.

A large group of ducks were chasing dense swarms of locusts, running all over the mountains.

Because of the rainfall in the capital, the locusts' wings were soaked and they could not fly, which made it easy for the Duck Army to kill them.

Those at the top of the food chain kill those below them!

A duck can eat more than 200 locusts a day. Each duck can control locusts in at least 1 hectare of land, with an average locust killing rate of over 90%.

Liu Bian won "one million duck soldiers" in the lottery, each of which is the king among ducks and can be called the "Duck King"!

They can certainly eat more locusts than ordinary ducks and kill them more effectively. They can kill hundreds of millions of locusts every day!

Moreover, these ducks not only eat adult locusts, but also eat the locust eggs. Their bills are like plowing the land, eating all the eggs on the ground cleanly.

This scene had a huge impact on everyone's body and mind!

"Auspicious signs from heaven!!!"

At this time, Wang Fang ordered the soldiers of the Xiliang Army to roar.

"These ducks did not appear out of thin air. They are a sign of good fortune bestowed by the heavens when your majesty opened an altar to offer sacrifices to the heavens!!!"

"Who said the locust plague was a warning from heaven to your majesty?! That's just a lie to confuse the people. Locust plagues are caused by droughts, and they have existed since ancient times! But ducks falling from the sky, never seen before, this is the real auspicious sign!!!"

"When the heavens saw that the Han Dynasty was affected by the locust plague and that the traitors were taking advantage of the plague to commit evil, they immediately sent down auspicious signs to suppress them!!! This is the will of heaven!!!"

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. Your Majesty is appointed by Heaven. Why don't you traitors surrender?!"

"..."

Because Wang Fang received an urgent report from the Embroidered Uniform Guards that this was an auspicious sign bestowed by heaven after His Majesty opened the altar to offer sacrifices to heaven, a sign specifically used to restrain and kill locusts!
It is said that after your majesty offered sacrifices to heaven, dense swarms of ducks flew down from the capital and carried out locust extermination in the suburbs around the capital, causing the people of the capital to cheer!
This makes everyone more determined and respectful of Your Majesty's destiny!

Considering sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, Your Majesty is not only the son of destiny, but also the father of destiny!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard spread out from the capital, reporting on the locust-infested areas, stabilizing the people's hearts and summoning the whole country.

After hearing this, Wang Fang and all the soldiers of the Xiliang Army under his command were immediately boosted in morale!
On the contrary, the morale of the Yuan army on the opposite side began to waver, even with the four generals Chunyu Qiong, Qu Yi, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang suppressing them!

"Duck soldiers falling from the sky"!
It was like heavenly soldiers and generals descending from the sky. The impact of this scene was so strong!
Unprecedented, unheard of!
"withdraw!!!"

Seeing that the morale of the army was wavering, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang knew that it was no longer favorable to continue the fierce battle.

Moreover, the mountains and plains are now full of ducks killing locusts, and this kind of battlefield is not conducive to the two armies charging and fighting.

Withdrawal is the best option!

The sound of retreat was heard in Yuan’s camp, and the army retreated to the rear one after another.

Wang Fang did not lead the Xiliang army to pursue the victory. Pursuing at this time would have forced Yuan's army to fight a desperate battle.

Don't chase the desperate enemy!

Let them go and let them spread the news of today's "duck soldiers falling from the sky" and "God blessed duck soldiers to kill locusts".

This will cause panic and fear among the people in Yuan’s camp and even in Jizhou!
And those who once questioned Your Majesty and believed that the locust plague was a warning and divine punishment from heaven will have their ideas overturned because of the "duck soldiers falling from the sky"!
Even those rebels who wanted to spread rumors, slander and fan the flames had no idea where to start!
Duck soldiers dropped from the sky, facts speak louder than words!
Yuan Ying was an army, and they often trained, fought and retreated in an orderly manner. But the rebels who were coerced by the people did not have such qualities!

When the dense "duck soldiers from the sky" appeared, they all heard shouts under the propaganda of "Wang Fang" and Wang Kuang.

Duck soldiers falling from the sky!

This is the "auspicious sign" sent down from heaven as His Majesty opened the altar to offer sacrifices to heaven!
The Han Dynasty prospers, God blesses us, and the locust plague is suppressed!

...

All these pieces of news washed away the three views of these rebels, making them terrified and losing their will to fight!

After seeing this, many people laid down their weapons and surrendered!
Those spies and agents of Yuan's camp who were hiding among the people wanted to flee in panic, but they were all hunted down by the troops led by Wang Kuang, the governor of Henei.

The civil unrest that Yuan Shao had fanned behind the scenes was directly suppressed because of the appearance of the duck soldiers that fell from the sky!
Even the densely packed locusts suddenly became sparse under the carpet-style "bombing" of the "duck soldiers from the sky"!

……

This scene not only appeared in Hanoi County, but also in the entire Sili Prefecture affected by the locust plague, such as Henan Yin, where the scene of "duck soldiers falling from the sky" appeared.

This scene, which seemed like heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth, impacted the spirits of the local people and shocked them!
Not only in Sili, but also in the counties of Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, etc., even in Jizhou, there appeared "duck soldiers falling from the sky"!
As the imperial edict spread to all states, when everyone knew that the leader of the "Duck Soldiers from the Sky" was His Majesty, it was the Han Emperor who opened an altar to offer sacrifices to heaven, and soon received a response from heaven, blessing and auspicious signs!
The whole world was shocked!

The common people's admiration for the Han Emperor soared!
And the people’s will is destiny!

Liu Bian's luck value was originally over 15 million, but it dropped to 10 million due to the locust plague. Now it has skyrocketed to 20 million.

This also gave Liu Bian a new ability - [Peace and Prosperity]

——The country is peaceful, natural disasters are reduced, and people’s lives are stable.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but after obtaining [Peace and Prosperity], Liu Bian feels that the extremely cold weather has warmed up!
It should be noted that the late Eastern Han Dynasty entered a "cold period", similar to the "Little Ice Age" in the late Ming Dynasty.

This is a natural change caused by the laws of nature such as climate change, crustal movement, and sunspot movement.

From the "warm period" to the "cold period".

The land of China has been an agricultural civilization since ancient times.

The warm period is naturally a time of good weather and good harvests, while the cold period is naturally a time of natural and man-made disasters and a total failure.

And this climate change also corresponds to the change of dynasties!

During the warm season, there was a bumper harvest. Even if the wealthy and powerful families annexed and seized land by force, the common people could still survive because of the harvest.

But during the cold period, the people had no harvest and their income dropped sharply, but the greed of the local tyrants and evil gentry was not curbed. They continued to annex land and seize property by trickery. Finally, when the people were unable to make a living, they had no choice but to rise up in rebellion.

The rise and fall of a dynasty is closely related to this!

Therefore, many people believe that the dynasty cycle is actually natural climate change!
The world has changed dramatically, and the stars have shifted. This is beyond human power’s ability to resist!
Now, Liu Bian is single-handedly fighting against the dynastic cycle and the natural laws of nature!
How great!!!

……

After Yuan's army retreated to Liyang, Yuan Shao's expression had become so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.

Without the need for Yuan’s soldiers to report, Yuan Shao saw the “duck soldiers falling from the sky” in Liyang. This scene was not only shocking, it was simply shocking!

"Auspicious signs from heaven! Auspicious signs from heaven!! Auspicious signs from heaven!!!"

Yuan Shao was furious. He clenched his palms so tightly that his nails were about to dig into the flesh, but he felt no pain. He was left with only anger and frustration.

Why is God so blind?!

The decline of the Han Dynasty was clearly due to the fact that the emperor was not worthy of his position!

At this time, heroes are fighting for supremacy and vying for the Central Plains, and only those with virtue will prevail!
They, the Yuan family, have the best chance!
but.

Why after Liu Bian came to power, auspicious signs from heaven became as common as cabbages on the street, as if they were child's play? !

Yuan Shao did not see the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn falling from the sky with his own eyes, so the impact was not so soul-shattering!
But this time, Yuan Shao witnessed with his own eyes the scene of the "duck soldiers falling from the sky" and the duck army blessed by God to suppress the locust plague!
The shock I felt at that moment was unprecedented in my life!
Yuan Shao knew that the Han Dynasty's destiny was still there and the Liu family's destiny was still there.

But the Yuan family was already usurping the throne, and the Liu family still had the Mandate of Heaven, so wouldn't their rebellion become a joke? !

The entire Yuan camp was in complete silence!

This time, the "duck soldiers that dropped from the sky" not only brought a huge impact on Yuan Shao physically and mentally, but also on his civil and military officials!

At this time, Tian Feng said in a deep voice:
"The previous emperor was incompetent, the eunuchs were in power, and the relatives of the emperor were in chaos, which led to turmoil in the capital. But fortunately, your majesty is wise and brave, with great talent and strategy. After ascending the throne, he worked hard to govern the country and the people are safe." The Han Dynasty is gradually prospering, and auspicious signs from heaven are coming, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, and now duck soldiers! Otherwise, there is no way to explain the reason. Your majesty has great luck and destiny.

"You continue to be stubborn and it will be useless. It will only bring suffering to the people of Jizhou. Jizhou, which was once a fertile land, has been ravaged by war and the people are suffering.

"Stop it, Lord Yuan. Jizhou is surrounded by imperial troops!"

...

Tian Feng, Ju Su and other civil officials were all under the command of Han Fu, the former governor of Jizhou. After Han Fu gave up Jizhou, they naturally defected to Yuan Shao.

In the original history, they gave advice to Yuan Shao, but unfortunately Yuan Shao did not listen to the advice of these people from Jizhou at all. Instead, he trusted his own fellow countrymen from Yuzhou more.

But this life is different!

What Yuan Shao was fighting against was the imperial court and the Han Emperor, not the thief Cao who held the emperor hostage to control the princes in the original history. Therefore, civil officials such as Ju Su and Tian Feng did not work for him at all.

If it weren't for the fact that Yuan Shao's troops controlled Jizhou and they were afraid that their families would be harmed, they would have resigned from their posts and left long ago.

At this time, Tian Feng wanted to take advantage of the situation to persuade Yuan Shao to surrender.

But unexpectedly, this persuasion angered Yuan Shao, and he said in a deep voice:

"Tian Feng, do you really think that this general doesn't know that you have been secretly informing the court?
"It's just for Wen Jie's (Han Fu's) sake that I'm turning a blind eye and not arguing with you.

"Now that the two armies are at war, you are making such a big fuss. What is your intention? You are simply destroying the morale of the army and misleading the people. Someone come!!!"

Immediately, soldiers came forward.

Yuan Shao said in a deep voice: "Put Tian Feng in jail!"

"promise!!!"

"Mr. Yuan..."

Ju Su immediately stepped forward to advise Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao was unmoved and instead drove him out.

"Destroying the morale of the army is a crime worthy of death!!!"

Yuan Shao actually wanted to kill Tian Feng, but he couldn't!

Because Tian Feng not only represented Han Fu's former subordinates, but also represented the scholars of Jizhou. At this critical moment, if Tian Feng was killed, it would anger the people of Jizhou.

When the lips and teeth are gone, the fox mourns; when the rabbit dies, the fox mourns. This is not good for Yuan Shao to be in charge of Jizhou, and the loss outweighs the gain!

After the strangers left, only Yuan Shao's trusted civil and military officials were present. He looked around and asked:

"Everyone, where should our army go?"

The impact of the auspicious sign from heaven and the duck soldiers killing the locusts is very powerful!

If the people of Jizhou knew this, they might rebel against Yuan Shao and join the imperial court.

By then, Yuan’s camp will be attacked from both sides!

Work together and pool wisdom.

At this time, Feng Ji suggested:
"My lord, the Han dynasty is still here, and the Liu family's destiny remains the same!
"But we are in conflict with His Majesty. The matter has come to this. We can only find another way and support a new king to fight against him!
"In this case, it's not us rebelling against the court and Your Majesty, but a fight for the Liu family's throne!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up.

In fact, compared to Yuan Shu, the short-sighted corpse in the grave, Yuan Shao's ability and vision were a little higher.

Yuan Shao had no intention of ascending the throne and becoming emperor from the beginning. He just wanted to "use the emperor to command the princes" and become a "regent."

After all, Yuan Shao is not the legitimate son of the Yuan family, and a bastard's son does not have the same cunning thoughts as Yuan Shu.

Now that I have heard it, I strongly agree!

Yuan Shao looked around and found that the eyes of his trusted civil and military officials lit up and their breathing became hot!
Obviously everyone agrees!
If they can support a new monarch, then everything will fall into place.

Even by using the name of the new monarch, it becomes more legitimate and well-founded!
But the problem is——

Emperor Liu Bian of Han was the legitimate son of Emperor Ling. Although he ascended the throne with the support of General He Jin and the He family's relatives, it was also legitimate.

Moreover, Emperor Han Liu Bian did nothing wrong. It was not right for them to support the new emperor!

Yuan Shao frowned and said, "I'm afraid that supporting a new emperor won't win the hearts of the people, right?!"

This was said very politely, but everyone understood!
Feng Ji said:

"My lord, your majesty is too murderous, he is not a wise ruler, but a tyrant!

"The entire family of the Grand Tutor and his descendants from aristocratic families such as Xu You were all killed. At the beginning, the Grand Commandant Yang Biao led all the officials to knock on the door and cry loudly. In the end, some died and some were demoted, which caused the ministers and officials to lose their loyalty.

"The Yang family of Hongnong was known as the 'Confucius of Guanxi', with students and former officials all over the country. In the end, they retired and returned to their hometown. The Yuan family of Runan was loyal to the country, but in the end, the whole family was executed.

"When the lips and teeth are separated, the fox mourns!

"Moreover, Your Majesty's insistence on 'equalizing the land tax' has alienated not only the noble families, but also many princes and kings. They will probably curse Your Majesty, but they dare not disobey the emperor or the father because of the relationship.

"As long as the lord chooses a wise, virtuous and senior member of the royal family, and deposes the tyrant His Majesty for the sake of the Han Dynasty, I believe he will strongly agree!"

...

The only thing Feng Ji lacked was bringing up the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion".

If you give the throne to the princes for free, everyone will be tempted and will accept it with a smile.

And the supporters include families with three dukes in four generations such as the Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family, as well as aristocratic families all over the world and even many princes.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao also thought it made sense, so he asked: "Who does Yuan Tu think can take on this important task?"

Feng Ji thought about it and concluded that the fiefdom of this vassal king must be in Jizhou, so that it would be easier for them to manipulate and control it.

At this moment, a messenger suddenly came to report:
"Report! General, the governor of Beiping, Gongsun Zan, has requested assistance because Youzhou governor Liu Yu has sent 100,000 troops to attack him!"

"It's really like when it rains and when it pours!" Yuan Shao heard this, his expression was a little gloomy, and he waved the messenger away impatiently.

But Feng Ji's eyes lit up and he said:

"My lord, Liu Yu is the best candidate! He has a long-standing reputation and is the wisest and most senior member of the royal family. He is second to none in China in terms of merit, virtue, and governance. No one in the royal family today can compare to him.

"If we support Liu Yu as the new king, we will face much less resistance and may even receive the approval and recognition of many ordinary people. This is what the people want and what the whole world will love!"

...

Guo Tu also said:
"In the past, Emperor Guangwu was five generations away from King Ding of Changsha. He was the Grand Marshal and ruled Hebei. Geng Yan and Feng Yi advised him to take the title and finally succeeded Gengshi.

"Now, Lord Liu (Liu Yu) is a descendant of Prince Gong of Donghai (Liu Qiang), and is five generations away from Prince Gong. He is the Grand Marshal and the governor of Youzhou, which is the same as the situation of Emperor Guangwu."

...

"Yeah!"

"Isn't this destiny?!"

"In the past, Emperor Guangwu revived the country, and now Liu Gong is reviving it again!"

"It is said that two suns appeared in Dai County. This is a sign that Lord Liu will be enthroned!"

"Yu, the Son of Heaven!"

"..."

Everyone in Yuan's camp immediately began to make far-fetched and forced prophecies, as if Liu Yu's ascension to the throne was the true destiny.

Yuan Shao listened and expressed his deep agreement.

But the biggest problem is -

"Liu Yu has now led an army of 100,000 to attack Gongsun Zan. This shows that he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. If we help him ascend the throne, will he agree?"

Yuan Shao asked in surprise.

Even if they talked the talk and boasted to the heavens, what would be the use if Liu Yu did not agree to ascend the throne and had no ambition for the throne?

Feng Ji said:

"My lord, this is a simple matter. We will first send an envoy to persuade Liu Yu to withdraw his troops, and secretly reveal this matter to see how he reacts. If he withdraws his troops, it must be his tacit consent!"

"What if you don't retreat?" Yuan Shao asked.

Feng Ji said again: "We will try to spread rumors that Liu Yu has ambitions to usurp the throne, and force him to take the throne, creating a fait accompli!"

Yuan Shao's eyes flickered, and he said solemnly: "What if Liu Yu still doesn't agree?"

"Then we will join forces with Gongsun Zan to defeat Liu Yu and force Liu Yu to ascend the throne. By then, the matter will be done and he will have no choice but to obey!" Feng Ji said coldly.

After Yuan Shao thought it over, he looked around and nodded heavily: "Let's follow the plan!"

"promise!!!"

……

(End of this chapter)