Spring and Autumn Warring States Story 054, adapted from "Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" and "Zuo Biography", continues to be launched, welcome to pay attention
Gongzi Qing's father, Shuya, and Ji You are all the half-brothers of Lu Zhuanggong. When Ji You was born, there was a pattern of the word "friend" in the palm of his hand, so he was named You. Although the three brothers are all doctors of Lu Guo, Ji You is the most talented, so Zhuang Gong is very close to him.
In the third year after Zhuang Gong ascended the throne, he went to Langtai to play, and saw Meng Ren, a woman surnamed the party, on the high platform, with a beautiful appearance, and sent an attendant to summon her. Meng Ren was not submissive. Zhuang Gong said: "If you obey me, I will definitely make you the wife of the king." Meng Ren asked for an oath, and Duke Zhuang agreed. Meng Ren cut off his arm, swore to the gods with blood, and slept on the stage with Zhuang Gong that night. Zhuang Gong took Meng Ren into the palace and gave birth to a son a year later, named Fan. Zhuang Gong wanted to make Meng Ren his wife, so he asked his mother Wen Jiang. Wen Jiang disagreed, and must let his son marry his mother's Qi Guo, so he arranged for Zhuang Gong to make a marriage contract with Qi Xianggong's newborn daughter, because Jiang was young, and he didn't marry her until she was in her early twenties. Therefore, although Meng Ren was not established as the wife of the monarch, for more than 20 years, he was actually in charge of the internal affairs of the Sixth Palace. By the time Jiang went to Lu to become a wife, Meng Ren was already ill, and he died not long after, and was buried with the etiquette of a concubine.
Mrs. Jiang has never had children, and her sister Uncle Jiang married and gave birth to a son named Qi. Zhuang Gong previously had a concubine, Feng, who was the daughter of Su Ju and gave birth to a son named Shen. The Feng clan entrusted Shen to Ji You, hoping to make him the heir to the throne. Ji You said: "If you are as old as a child, you should be like a child." And he did.
Although Jiang is the wife of the monarch, Zhuang Gong remembers that she is the daughter of Qi Xianggong, the enemy who killed her father, and is polite on the surface, but he hates her very much in his heart. Gongzi Qing's father was born with a burly and lofty man, Jiang took a fancy to him, and secretly sent an internal servant to pass back and forth, so he had an affair with Qing's father, and the two had a good relationship and had a close relationship. Qing's father and Shuya formed a party, and they agreed to one day jointly support Qing's father as the monarch, and Shuya as the prime minister.
In the thirty-first year of Zhuang Gong, there was no rain all winter, and Zhuang Gong prepared to sacrifice and ask for rain. The day before the festival, music and dance are played at the home of the doctor Liang. Liang had a daughter, who was very beautiful, and liked her like a son, secretly dated her, and also vowed to make her his wife in the future. On this day, the Liang women's wall climbing ** music and dance performance. The ** person in charge of animal husbandry saw her outside the wall, so he stood under the wall, deliberately singing and teasing:
The peach is dying, and it is fragrant in winter. The center is like a knot, and it cannot go beyond the wall. May the same wings and feathers turn into mandarin ducks.
Gongzi Pan was also rehearsing the sacrifice at Liang's house, and when he heard the singing, he came out to inspect it. When he saw that it was the horse keeper, he couldn't help but be furious, and ordered him to be caught left and right, and whipped him with three hundred whips, until the blood flowed all over the ground, and begged again and again before letting him go. Childe told Zhuang Gong about this.
Zhuang Gong said: "If you are so rude, you should be put to death, not whipped." Brave and agile, no one in the world can compare. If you scourge him, he will hold a grudge. It turned out that this horse keeper was born with divine power, and once climbed the Jimen City Tower, flew down, jumped to the ground, and jumped again, climbed the corner of the building with both hands, and shook it vigorously, which could make the city tower vibrate. Zhuang Gong persuaded Gongzi to kill Ju, but he was also afraid of his bravery.
Zi Pan said disapprerovingly: "He's such a puppet, what is there to worry about?."”
The horse breeder really hated his son and took refuge in Qing's father.
In the autumn of the second year, Zhuang Gong's condition worsened, and he doubted Qing's father, so he deliberately called Shuya first and asked him about what was going on after his death. Shuya greatly praised Qing's father's talent and said: "If Qingfu rules the Lu country, Sheji will have something to rely on." Besides, once you die in your life, your brother will end up with your brother, which is also the practice of Lu State. ”
Zhuang Gong ignored him. After Uncle Ya came out, Zhuang Gong called Ji You to inquire again.
Ji You said: "The monarch and Meng Ren have sworn an oath, and it is a pity that my mother did not become the wife of the monarch, do you want to abolish the heir of the son?"”
Zhuang Gong asked: "Uncle Ya persuaded me to establish a father." What do you think of Qingfu?”
Ji You replied: "Father Qing is cruel and ruthless, and he doesn't have the strength to be a monarch. Uncle Ya is partial to his brother Qing's father. I can't listen to my uncle. I'm going to fight to the death. Zhuang Gong nodded, unable to speak.
After Ji You left the palace, he hurriedly ordered the attendant to convey the message of Zhuang Gong, and asked Shuya to wait for the king's order at the home of the doctor Ji Ji. Ji You sealed a bottle of wine, ordered Ji Lian to poison Shuya, and wrote a letter to Shuya, saying: "The monarch has an order to give death to the son." If the son dies after drinking wine, the descendants will retain the title. Otherwise, the clan will be wiped out!Uncle Ya refused to drink the poisonous wine, and Ji Ji poured it down with his hand on his ear, and after a while, Uncle Ya bled to death.
In the evening of that day, Zhuang Gong died. Ji Youzun was like a son, and he announced that the people of Lu changed the country name in the second year. Countries have sent people to pay their respects.
In the winter of October, the son thought of the nurturing grace of his mother's party clan, and heard that his grandfather party minister died of illness, so he went to the funeral in person.
Father Qing secretly summoned the horse keeper and said to him, "Don't you remember the hatred that whipped you like a son?".Even if it is a dragon, as long as it leaves the water, ordinary people can use it. Why don't you take revenge here with the Dang clan?I'm in charge of you. ”
Ju said: "If I can get the help of my son, how dare I disobey my fate!."With a sharp blade in his arms, he went straight to the party doctor's house late at night. At the time of the third watch, he climbed over the wall and hid outside the child-like house. When it was dawn, the little waiter opened the door and brought water, and Ju suddenly broke into the bedroom. Ziban was getting out of bed to put on his shoes, and asked in surprise, "How did you get here?"”
He replied: "Come and avenge last year's whipping!."”
Zi hurriedly pulled out his bedside sword and slashed his forehead. Regardless of the bleeding from his head, he struck a sword with his left hand and a knife with his right hand, stabbing at him. He was hit hard in the ribs and died instantly. The chamberlain panicked and reported to the party. The party family rushed up and besieged the first, but he couldn't fight because of a forehead injury, and was cut into meat paste by everyone.
When Ji You heard that he was killed like a son, he knew that it was Qing's father behind his back, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble, so he fled to Chen Guo to take refuge. Qing's father pretended not to know, let the horse breeder bear the responsibility alone, killed his whole family, and passed the test in front of the Lu people.
Lu Zhuanggong's wife, Jiang Shi, saw that her son was dead and wanted to promote Qing's father to the throne. Qing's father said: "The two sons are still alive, and if I don't kill them all, I can't become the king." ”
Jiang asked: "How about establishing Gongzi Shen as the king?"”
Qing's father replied: "Gongzi Shen is old and difficult to control, so it is better to establish Gongzi Qi." So Qing's father arranged for the funeral of Ziban, and went to Qi in person in the name of reporting the funeral, informed the news of Ziban's murder, and secretly bribed Ermin, so that he could lobby the monarch and ministers of Qi and establish Gongzi Qi as the monarch. Gongzi Qi was eight years old that year, and was known as Lu Min Gong in history. Min Gong is the son of Shu Jiang, who is the younger sister of Mrs. Jiang. Min Gong is also the nephew of Qi Huan Gong. Duke Min was afraid of mourning Jiang in the harem, and he was afraid of his father in the court, so he wanted to rely on his mother's family to support him, so he sent someone to make an appointment with Duke Qi Huan to meet in Luogu (Qi place name, now Pingyin, Shandong).
Min Gong pulled the placket of Huan Gong's clothes and recounted in detail about Qing's father's troubles, and he couldn't stop crying.
Huan Gong asked: "Who is the most virtuous among the doctors of Lu Guo now?"”
Min Gong replied: "Ji You is the most virtuous, but he is now taking refuge in Chen State. ”
Huan Gong asked, "Why don't you call him back for reuse?"”
Min Gong replied: "I'm afraid that Father Qing is suspicious." ”
Huan Gong said: "With me in charge, who dares to disobey?"Under the pretext that it was Duke Huan's order, Duke Min sent someone to summon Ji You in Chen State. Min Gong then went to Langdi to wait for Ji You, took him back to Lu in a car, and made Ji You the prime minister, claiming that it was the order of Qi Hou, and he did not dare to disobey. At this time, it was the sixteenth year of King Hui of Zhou and the first year of Lu Min.
In the winter of this year, the Marquis of Qi was worried that the contradictions between the monarchs and ministers of the Lu State would cause civil strife, so he sent the doctor Zhongsun Yu to greet him and secretly spy on Qing's father's movements. When Min Gong saw Zhongsun Yu, his tears flowed and he couldn't cry. Zhongsun Yu met with Gongzi Shen again, and talked with him about the affairs of the Lu State, and when he saw that his conversation was insightful and insightful, he said: "This is a talent for governing the country!"Tell Ji Youyou to take good care of him.
Zhongsun Yu persuaded Ji You to get rid of Qing's father as soon as possible, and Ji You stretched out a palm to show him. Zhongsun Yun realized that it was a lonely hand, so he said: "I will definitely tell our monarch about this matter, if there is a critical situation, we will not sit idly by." ”
Qing's father came to see Zhongsun Huan with a large amount of bribes, and Zhongsun Huan said: "If the prince can be loyal to Sheji, our monarch will also be deeply favored." How can it only give me benefits?"Resolutely refused, refused to accept. Father Qing was frightened and retreated.
Zhongsun Yu said goodbye to Duke Min and returned to Qi State, and said to Duke Huan: "If you don't get rid of Father Qing, the catastrophe of Lu State cannot be broken!."”
Huan Gong said: "I led the soldiers to kill him, how about it?"”
Zhongsun said: "Father Qing's sin has not yet been revealed in public, and he is not known for his master. I see his words and deeds and ambitions, and he is not at ease to be a courtier, and he will definitely usurp the throne and rebel. Taking advantage of his rebellion and killing him again is what the overlord should do. Huan Gong nodded yes.
In the second year of Duke Min, Father Qing's move to seek usurpation was even more eager, just because he was afraid that Duke Min was the nephew of the Marquis of Qi, and Ji You was loyal to assist him, so he did not dare to act rashly. Suddenly, one day, the doorkeeper came in and reported: "Doctor Bu Qi has come to visit." Father Qing welcomed him into the study, and when he saw that Bu Qi was angry, he asked him what he meant.
Bu Qi said: "I have a piece of land, which is very close to Taifu Shen's harmless grange, and was robbed by Shenbu Harm. I went to tell the lord, but the lord favored the master and persuaded me to let him in turn. I am not convinced, so I specially came to seek refuge in Gongzi, and I beg you to speak for me in front of my lord. ”
Father Qing withdrew from his entourage and said to Bu Qi: "The lord is young and ignorant, even if I try to persuade him, he will not listen." If you can do a big thing for me, I'll kill you carefully, how about it?”
Bu Qi said: "With Ji You, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed." ”
Qing's father said: "The lord is still childlike, and he once went out of the palace from the side door at night to play in the market. You have people ambushed at the side door, and when he goes out, he will be assassinated, only to say that he has encountered a thief, and who can know? I will take the order of Mrs. Jiang, the mother of the country, to become the king, and it is easy to expel Ji You. ”
Bu Qi agreed, and asked a warrior named Qiuya, handed him a sharp dagger, and let him ambush him on the side of the palace gate. Min Gong really went out at night, Qiu Ya suddenly got up and quickly assassinated Min Gong before everyone could react. The left and right attendants shouted loudly and captured Qiuya alive. Bu Qi took his family over and snatched Qiu Ya away. Qing's father killed him at his home.
When Ji You learned that there had been a coup d'état, he went to Gongzi Shen's house overnight to knock on the door and tell him that Qing's father had committed murder, and the two fled together to take refuge in the country of Yi.
The people of Lu have always supported Ji You, and when they heard that Lu Hou was killed and Xiangguo fled, the whole country was excited, and they hated Bu Qi and Qing's father to the core. On the same day, the capital of Lu State went on strike, and thousands of people gathered together, first surrounded Bu Qi's house, and killed his entire family. Then I was going to besiege Qing's father's house, and more and more people gathered.
Qing's father knew that the people's hearts had turned away and he had become the target of public criticism, so he planned to flee immediately. He remembered that the Marquis of Qi had ascended to the throne with the help of the Ju State, and there was kindness between Qi and Ju, and he could ask for forgiveness from the Qi State with the help of the Ju State. Moreover, Wen Jiang originally had a relationship with Ju Yi, and now Mrs. Jiang of Lu Guo is Wen Jiang's niece. Taking these factors into account, it is possible to support the country of Ju. So he put on ordinary clothes, pretended to be a businessman, loaded a few carts full of belongings, and fled to the country of Ju.
When Mrs. Jiang heard that Qing's father had fled to Ju State, she felt that she could not protect herself, and she also wanted to take refuge in Ju State. The attendants on the left and right persuaded her: "Madame offended the people of Lu because of her father, and now if you meet again in Ju, who can tolerate you?"Ji You is in the country of Yi, and the people love him, so it is better for Mrs. to go to the country of Yi and ask for Ji You's forgiveness. ”
Jiang fled to the country of Yi and asked to see Ji You. Ji You turned her away and resolutely did not see her. Ji You knew that Qing's father and Jiang's family had left the Lu State, so he sent Gongzi Shen back to the Lu State, and sent someone to report the danger to the Qi State.
Gong Qi Huan asked Zhongsun Huan: "Now there is no monarch in Lu State. Let's go and occupy the country of Lu, what do you think?”
Zhongsun Yu said: "The state of Lu is a ceremonial state in the Central Plains, although it has suffered from civil strife in killing the king, but this is only a temporary crisis. The people still remembered the teachings of the Duke of Zhou, so they could not occupy the state of Lu. What's more, Gongzi Shen is familiar with state affairs, and Ji You has the talent to quell the chaos, they will definitely be able to appease the people, so we might as well assist them on the side. ”
Duke Huan agreed, so he ordered Shangqing Gao Wei to lead 3,000 warriors in Nanyang (the name of Qi place, bordering Lu, now Feicheng, Pingyin, Shandong and other places) to move. He instructed Gao Wei to say: "If Gongzi Shen can really take on the great cause of governing the country, he will do his best to help him inherit the throne of Lu State, so as to strengthen the good-neighborly and friendly relations between the two countries;Otherwise, the state of Lu will be annexed. ”
Gao Wei was ordered to go and came to Lu State, and it happened that Gongzi Shen and Ji You also arrived. Gao Wei saw that Gongzi Shen was dignified in appearance, spoke in an orderly manner, and was very respectful in his heart, so after discussing with Ji You, he supported Gongzi Shen as the monarch of the country, known as Lu Xun Gong in history. Gao Wei asked his warriors to help the Lu people build the city of Lumen together to prevent the invasion of Lu by the Lu State and the Ju State. Ji You sent his son Xi Si to follow Gao Wei to the State of Qi and thanked the Marquis of Qi for his contribution to the stability of the Lu State. At the same time, he sent people to Ju to send generous gifts, and wanted to kill Qing's father by the hands of Ju people.
When Qing's father fled to Juguo, he carried the valuable utensils of Lu and presented them to the monarch of Ju through Juyi. Ju Jun was greedy for the property of the Lu country, and sent someone to say to Qing's father: "The Ju country is small, and I am afraid that the prince will cause a war here, so please ask the prince to take refuge in other countries." Before Qing's father left, Ju Jun ordered him to be expelled.
Qing's father thought that Ermink had accepted his own bribes and had a good relationship, so he went to Qi through the State of Qi. The border governor of Qi had already heard of Qing's father's notoriety, and he did not dare to take him in without authorization, so he let him live temporarily on the edge of Wenshui. It happened that Gongzi Xi Si had completed his mission to Qi State, and when he returned, he passed by Wenshui, saw Qing's father, and was ready to take him back to China with him.
Qing's father said: "Ji You will definitely not forgive me. Please intercede with him on my behalf, and for the sake of my fellow gentlemen, you may spare my life. I would like to be an ordinary person from now on, and I will never forget his kindness when I die!Xi Si returned to Lu and told the words of Father Qing to Duke Xu.
If you want to agree, Ji You said: "If you don't kill the person who committed the murder of the king, how can you punish the descendants?"He also said to Xi Si in private: "If Father Qing is willing to make a decision on his own, he can also leave his descendants to continue the ancestral sacrifice for him." ”
Xi Si was ordered to come to Wenshui again, wanting to tell Qing's father, but he felt that it was difficult to speak, so he howled and cried outside the door. When Father Qing heard the voice, he knew that it was Xi Si, so he sighed and said, "Xi Si didn't come in to see him, but he cried so sadly, it seems that I can't help but die!."So he took off his belt and hanged himself from a tree. Xi Si entered, took the body back to the country of Lu, and reported it to the Duke of Lu. The duke also sighed.
Suddenly, someone reported: "The king of Ju sent his younger brother Yingna to lead his troops to the border of our country. I heard that Qing's father was dead, so I came to ask for a bribe. ”
Ji You said: "The people of Ju did not capture Qing's father and send him back, how can they be so meritorious?"He asked to personally lead the troops against the enemy.
Duke Xuan untied the treasure knife he was wearing, gave it to Ji You, and said to him: "This knife is named Meng Lao, it is less than a foot long, it is cut gold and jade, it is extremely sharp, please use it well." ”
Ji You hung the knife between his waist and crotch, and came out with gratitude. When the march arrived at Lidi, Yingna, the son of Ju State, was waiting for him.
Ji You said: "The new monarch of Lu has just ascended the throne, and the domestic political situation has not yet been calmed. Ju Guo, this Yingna, is very greedy, brave and unscrupulous, I should use tricks to win. Then he walked to the front of the battle, and said to Yingna face to face: "The two of us are fighting, what is the crime of the soldiers?"I heard that Childe is infinitely powerful and good at fighting, so it is better to put down **, and I will fight with Childe with bare hands. What do you think?”
Yingna said, "Very good!."”
The two sides made an agreement to let the soldiers stand down and go head-to-head on the battlefield. You went back and forth, fighting for more than 50 rounds, and both sides did not show any flaws, and they were holding each other. Ji You's son Xing's father was eight years old that year. Ji You liked him very much and took him in the army. At that time, I was also watching them fight, and when I saw that my father couldn't win, he shouted repeatedly: "Meng Lao is in **?."Ji You suddenly woke up, deliberately sold a flaw, and let Yingna take a step forward, Ji You turned around slightly, pulled out Meng Lao from his waist, waved his hand, and shaved half of Yingna's Tianling cover with his eyebrows and forehead. There is not a trace of blood on the blade, it is really a treasure knife!
When the soldiers of Ju saw that the Lord was about to be cut down, the soldiers were completely demoralized, and they scattered and fled for their lives without waiting for the battle. Ji You won a complete victory and sang a triumphant song and returned to Lu. Duke Xi personally went to the outskirts of the national capital to greet him, made Jiyou the prime minister, and gave Fei Yi to him as a fief.
Ji You said: "I and Qing's father and Shuya are all descendants of Huan Gong, I put the country first, poisoned Shuya, hanged Qing's father, and killed my relatives in righteousness, which is really a last resort." Now that the two of them have no heirs, and I enjoy the glory and wealth alone and accept the fief, what face do I have to go down to the earth to see Duke Huan?”
The Duke said: "Father Qing and Uncle Ya are rebellious, if they are sealed, will it violate the ancestral code?"”
Ji You said: "Although the two have the intention of rebellion, they have no intention of rebellion, and they did not die under the knife and saw, they should be given titles together to show the benevolence of the monarch." The duke obeyed. So Gongsun Ao was succeeded to Qing's father, and he was called Mengsun. Qing's father's character is Zhong, and the descendants take the word as their surname, and they should have called him Zhongsun, but because they avoided the notoriety of Qing's father, they changed their surname to Meng. The fief of the Mengsun clan was in Cheng (now northeast of Ningyang County, Shandong). After the succession of Gongsun Zi to Shuyawei, it was called Shusun's family, and the fief was in Yu (now southeast of Dongping County, Shandong). Ji You's fief was in Fei (now Fei County, Shandong), and the land of Wenyang was sealed, which was called Ji Sun's. So the three families of Ji, Meng, and Shu stood on three legs and jointly took charge of the Lu ** government, known as the "Three Huan".
On this day, the south gate of Lu collapsed for no reason, and people of insight thought that the city gate was towering and suddenly collapsed, and there would be a disaster of discipline and disorder in the future, and the harbinger had appeared.
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