Zheng Zhuanggong was the third monarch of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period, and he was not welcomed by his mother since he was a child, it is said that it was because his mother Jiang Shi had difficulty giving birth to him, and Jiang Clan almost died as a result.
Zheng Zhuanggong's younger brother Gongshu Duan was very popular with his mother, but Gongshu Duan was the second son, and Zheng Wugong did not break the tradition of inheriting the position of the eldest son because of Jiang's personal favorite.
After Zheng Zhuanggong ascended the throne, the Jiang clan sought to usurp the throne with his son Duan, and after defeating them, Zheng Zhuanggong was very angry at the mistakes made by his mother, and not only exiled his mother to Chengying, but also made an oath, saying: "Until Huangquan, you will never see your mother again." ”
However, Zheng Zhuanggong did not have long to repent, and Jiang Shi also realized his mistake, Zheng Zhuanggong wanted to return to his mother, but for the sake of face, he did not meet his mother directly, but through the scheme proposed by the minister Yingkao, they really met on the "Yellow Spring".
Uncle Duan is unrighteous and will kill himself
After Duke Zheng zhuang ascended the throne, the Jiang clan asked Duke Zhuang to give the richest capital to his brother Duan, and Duke Zhuang thought that everyone was relatives and agreed to it.
However, because of his mother's favor and his brother's connivance, GongShu Duan's ambitions became more and more ambitious, and he did not even pay attention to his brother Zhuang Gong.
After arriving at his fiefdom, Gongshu Duan began to recruit soldiers and horses, manufacture weapons, and intend to rebel, and the Jiang clan not only did not prevent his son from doing so, but helped him because of his love.
Gongshu Duan's rebellious heart can be described as Sima Zhao's heart, and many of the ministers in the court knew it well, among which the chancellor Jie Zhong and the grand master Gongzi Lü wrote many times, proposing to beware of Gongshu Duan.
Zheng Zhuanggong is not a fool, he knows very well what his brother and mother are doing, but because of family affection, he did not choose to directly punish them.
In order to appease the courtiers, he told them that they needed to wait until the right time to eliminate their power.
Zheng Zhuanggong was a far-sighted monarch in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he did not sit still, but waited for the opportunity. After all, he is a monarch, and his joys and sorrows cannot be directly displayed in the eyes of everyone.
In 722 BC, gongshu Duan had everything ready, he wanted to lead the army to rebel, relying on his mother Jiang Shili to cooperate with the outside world, and beat the army into the palace, killing his brother Zhuang Gong and replacing him.
However, Gongshu Duan's every move was monitored by Duke Zhuang, who took the lead and appointed Gongzi Lü to lead troops to conquer the jingyi land where Gongshu Duan was located.
After all, Gongshu Duan was only a prince, which could not be compared with the strength of the entire imperial court, and he was still plotting rebellion, and not long after the war began, many ordinary people in the city chose to betray him.
In the situation of rebellion and separation, The Gongshu Duan soldiers were defeated and died.
Disposition of the mother
In the rebellion of her younger brother Gongshu Duan, her mother not only did not side with herself, but helped the unjust brother. Zheng Zhuanggong was very angry at first, after all, as the eldest son, he was the firstborn son, and he was also her son, why could his brother get his mother's love, and he should be hated by his mother?
Zheng Zhuanggong, who felt unjust, did not kill his mother in a righteous way, but exiled her to Chengying and made a vow that he would never see his mother without Huang Quan.
However, in our Chinese culture, filial piety has always been the top priority, Zheng Zhuanggong soon regretted what he said, but for the sake of face, he could not meet his mother directly, after all, he could not kill his mother and then commit suicide, meet "Huangquan Road".
Just when Duke Zhuang was sullen and unhappy about this, the doctor Yingkao asked to see him. Zhuang Gong set up a banquet to entertain with him.
But Zhuang Gong found that Uncle Ying Kao put delicious meat aside and did not eat it, and Zhuang Gong was puzzled and asked why. Uncle Ying kao replied, "My mother has eaten all the food that my courtiers have eaten, but my mother has not yet tried the meat given by the monarch, and the courtiers are ready to take it back to my mother to try." ”
When Zhuang Gong heard these words, he was very sad, so he told Uncle Ying Kao about his suffering.
After hearing this, Uncle Yingkao proposed to Zhuang Gong: "If you dig the ground and see that the water is a spring, and you have opened the tunnel according to this, isn't it also above the Yellow Spring?" ”
Duke Zhuang was very happy and ordered someone to meet his mother Jiang Shi, and finally he did see his mother, and the two of them resolved their previous suspicions and reconciled.
epilogue
Zhuang Gong exiled her to exile because her mother helped her unjust brother Gong Shu Duan, which was not only a political decision to warn everyone, but also really angry.
However, there is a direct blood relationship between mother and son after all, and because of the background of filial piety in ancient times, Zhuang Gong was angry and tried to reconcile with his mother.
It's just that Zhuang Gong's casual poison oath is really not very good, if uncle Ying Kao hadn't come up with this method, he might not have been able to meet his mother Jiang Shi again.