I have heard of emperors who were overthrown because of their greed for extravagance, and I have heard of monarchs who were deposed because of weakness and incompetence. But have you ever heard of an emperor who died just for enjoying a delicious meal of soft-shelled turtle? ** Is it his own minister, as a close minister, did he finally betray the monarch because of his obsession with food, or to save face, or for other reasons?
The monarch who unfortunately died due to soft-shelled turtles was Zheng Linggong, the monarch of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period. Ji's surname is Zheng, his name is Yi, he died in power for less than a year, and the person who murdered him was his close minister Song. can imagine the thrilling scene of how Gongzi Song betrayed the monarch of his family.
Gongzi Song was in power in the court for a while, relying on his power, acting arrogantly and arrogantly, even though he assisted the monarch, he did not take the king in his eyes. One day, walking in the palace with his colleague Gongzi Guisheng, suddenly his index finger was naughty and untamed, and Gongzi Song Huan smiled and said to Gongzi Guisheng:
My index finger seems to be leading me in my search for food. I have traveled to the Jin Kingdom to taste grouper fish, and visited the Chu Kingdom to try acacia oranges and swans. What kind of food will you taste this time? Because the envoy of Chu gave the soft-shelled turtle to Zheng Linggong, Zheng Linggong had sent a chef to cook it. When Gongzi Song learned about it, he was unabashedly overjoyed and winked at his colleagues.
However, Zheng Linggong mistakenly thought it was for jokes, so he directly ordered the attendant to take the dish away from Gongzi Song. In addition to being in an embarrassing situation, Gongzi Song could only silently endure Zheng Linggong's ridicule. When the banquet was held, all the ministers came to taste the soft-shelled turtle delicacies, but the bowl of Gongzi Song was empty.
Zheng Linggong laughed and mocked Gongzi Song: "Why is Your Excellency's index finger no longer powerful today?" The rest of the ministers laughed when they heard this, causing Gongzi Song to be ashamed. Does such contempt not make him angry? So the deeply humiliated son Song was unbearable and determined to try the dish again. During the calm banquet, he saw the opportunity, put his finger on Zheng Linggong's plate and tried it, and chuckled: "My prediction will not be wrong. Then he left the house and did not look back.
Zheng Linggong was so angry that he abandoned his identity and disputed with his courtiers, and openly wanted to kill his son Song. And Gongzi Song had already made a layout, and conspired with Gongzi Guisheng to assassinate Zheng Linggong. Although Gongzi Guisheng was indecisive, under the persecution of Gongzi Song, he reluctantly agreed to join forces. A few days later, Gongzi Song and his party successfully assassinated Zheng Linggong and appointed his youngest son Zheng Jian as Zheng Xianggong.