Gongzi Guang was the son of Duke Qi Ling, and was originally made crown prince. However, Duke Qi Ling later favored Rong Ji, so he deposed Gongzi Guang and made Rong Ji's son the crown prince. Gongzi Guang was exiled to other places.
When Qi Linggong was critically ill, the chancellor Cui Zhu tried to turn the tide, welcomed the deposed Gongzi Guang back, and helped him succeed to the throne. The deposed prince was fortunate enough to become the monarch of the State of Qi. Of course, this is all thanks to the minister Cui Zhu.
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The newly succeeded King of Qi, known as the Duke of Qi Zhuang in later generations. After Duke Zhuang of Qi succeeded to the throne, Cui Zhu did his best to help him handle state affairs. Unexpectedly, The Duke of Qi Zhuang not only did not thank Cui Zhu, but instead put his wife to sleep. Zhuang Gong did not shy away from it, and often ran to Cui Zhu's house to secretly have an affair with Cui Zhu's wife. Duke Zhuang also rewarded Cui Zhu with his hat.
Cui Zhu's wife is a famous beauty. It took Cui Zhu a lot of effort to marry her. At this point, Cui Zhu was completely enraged, and he began to plot to kill Zhuang Gong. The eunuch Jia Ju was often mistreated by Duke Zhuang, so he made Cui Zhu's internal response.
Cui Zhu was depressed in his heart, so he said that he was not sick. As soon as Duke Zhuang heard that Cui Zhu was ill, he came to see him. Of course, visiting the patient is just an excuse, and his real purpose is to find Cui Zhu's wife. The loyal wife was put to sleep, and the adulterer sang in his house, and he turned back in anger.
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As soon as Duke Qi Zhuang arrived at Cui Zhu's house, he began to flirt with Lady Cui. Lady Cui felt embarrassed, so she hid in Cui Zhu's house and locked the door.
And the Duke of Qi Zhuang, in Cui Zhu's home, sang and danced, and called for lovers. The eunuch Jia Ju came in from outside and locked the gate. Cui Zhu's men surrounded Duke Zhuang with blades in their hands.
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Zhuang Gong knew that he was in trouble. He asks for reconciliation with Choi, but is refused. He also hoped to commit suicide in the Temple, but was refused. As soon as Zhuang Gong saw that things were not good, he pulled out his leg and ran. He tried to escape over the wall, but was shot down by an arrow and killed.
Cui Zhu also made Duke Zhuang's younger brother the Prince of Qi. The state of Qi fell into chaos from then on, and Cui Zhu was soon killed.
Cui Zhu could have become a loyal subject. Unfortunately, he met an absurd and shameless monarch and was forced to become a king-killer alive.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Zhuang's official name Guang had an affair with the wife of the chancellor Cui Zhu. When Cui Zhu found out, he planned to kill Duke Zhuang, and Li Zhuanggong's half-brother, Gong Jiu, was made a prince for Duke Jing. Cui Zhu also proclaimed himself a Xiangguo, flying high and arbitrary government. However, he was very afraid of the crime of killing the king, especially for fear of being recorded in the annals of history by historians and leaving a name for eternity. So he ordered that Tai Shi Bo, who was in charge of recording historical events, be brought in and said, "The Emperor is dead, so you write that he died of illness." If you write as I say, I will be kind to you, and if not, don't blame me for not being polite!" After saying that, Cui Zhu drew his sword in his hand, killing people. Qi Taishi looked up at Cui Zhu, and without hurrying to pick up the bamboo jane, he picked up the pen and wrote the book.
After the book, he handed Zhu Jian to Cui Zhu. Cui Zhu took a look at Zhu Jian and it was impressively written, "In The summer of May, Cui Zhu murdered The King of Guoguang." Cui Zhu was furious and swung his sword to kill Tai Shi Bo. According to the custom of the time, the historians were hereditary. Therefore, Cui Zhu summoned Taishi Zhong, the second brother of Taishi, and said, "Your brother did not even obey my orders, I have executed him, and you will take over Taishi's post in the future." You write that Zhuang Gong died of illness, otherwise, that is your fate. He pointed to Taishi's corpse and said viciously. He thought that Tai Shi Zhong would be intimidated by his obscenity and obey. However, I saw Tai Shi Zhong calmly spread out the bamboo and write with a pen, "In The summer of May, Cui Zhu murdered the monarch Guang. Cui Zhu was furious and drew his sword to kill Tai Shi Zhong.
Then he summoned Taishi's third brother, Uncle Taishi, and said fiercely, "Your two brothers are already dead, don't you cherish your own lives?" If you change the way you write it, you can still have a way to live. But Uncle Taishi calmly replied: "Writing straight according to the facts is the natural duty of historians." Instead of dereliction of duty, it is better to die. "The result is still straight on the bamboo book. Cui Zhu was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cut his teeth to pieces of Taishi's third brother, so that Taishi Ji could fill the vacancies. Tai Shi Ji spread out the bamboo and handed it to Cui Zhu, and Cui Zhu looked at it, still those few words, sighed, and let Tai Shi Ji back down.
Another historian of the State of Qi, Nan Shishi, heard that the Taishi brothers had all been killed, and rushed to the scene with Zhu Jian in his arms, asking him to go forward and succeed the Taishi brothers in recording Cui Zhu's guilt in the annals of history, and saw that Taishi Ji had already recorded it according to the facts, and then returned. Therefore, the history books left the following words: "Twenty-four years of King Ling of Zhou, six years of dukes of Qizhuang, spring and march Yihai, Cui Zhu killed QiZhuang gongguang in his palace..." Finally, Cui Zhu's evil deeds were truly recorded, leaving a solid and credible historical data for future generations. The Qi Taishi brothers were not afraid of rape, and the righteous deeds of the former servants and successors, with a straight book, will forever be recorded in the annals of history and recited by all generations.
The story of Qi Taishi Bing's straight book has greatly encouraged and inspired future generations, and it always encourages people to seek truth from facts and bravely pursue and adhere to the truth.