In 868 BC, in the third year of King Yi of Zhou, a major event occurred, the fifth monarch of the State of Qi, the Duke of Qi, was ordered by King Yi to be cooked, that is, put in a hot pot and boiled alive. This kind of cruel punishment itself is rare, not to mention that it is even more unheard of for the Qi State, such as the son of heaven, and an important auxiliary prince who maintains the world, so we can't help but ask, why did this thing appear?
The cause of the matter is very simple, the Ji Guo Marquis of Ji ji presented a rumor to the King of Zhou Yi, saying that the Duke of Qi Ai had a grudge against the Zhou royal family, so there was no court for several years, and the position and strength of the State of Qi were relatively strong, so it was a very big blow to the rule of the royal family, and the King of Zhou Yi listened to it and was very resentful of the Duke of Qi, at that time, the authority of the Zhou Tianzi was still there, and he also said one thing to the princes under him, naturally, the anger of the King of Zhou Yi was put into practice, and finally ended with the killing of the Duke of Qi.
It is also a common "Junxia Chenzhong" drama, which seems to be no problem. But generally speaking, it seems that there is nothing, and the information hidden in it will be more than imagined, and for the Qi Aigong incident, the first thing we must see is Ji Jihou Jinchen.
As a prince with a history even older than the State of Qi, the most likely reason for being able to force the State of Ji to use rumors to strike at the basic demeanor of the nobles of the Zhou Dynasty was that at this time, the strength of the State of Qi had reached a level sufficient to threaten the survival and security of the State of Ji. The distance between the two countries was originally close, and the State of Qi must have had many frictions with the State of Ji in the continuous expansion of several generations of monarchs, and the State of Ji, which was weak in strength, could not resist the expansion of the State of Qi, and finally used the authority of the Son of Heaven to physically destroy the King of the State of Qi, which was probably a helpless and despicable act.
On the other hand, as the King of Zhou Tianzi, King Yi of Zhou was afraid that he might not have a good impression of his so-called "pro-clan" and important auxiliary. In the third year of his succession, King Yi should still remember very clearly that the previous generation of King Xiao of Zhou usurped the throne that originally belonged to him as his uncle, breaking for the first time the primogeniture system that was strictly adhered to in the legislation of the Zhou Dynasty, and the State of Qi, as a pro-domain, did not even make the slightest obstacle or even raise objections, although the political struggle of the Zhou Dynasty had not yet reached the cruel level of the later generations of the extinction of the clan, but living trembling in the shadow of power, this feeling would not be much better.
When you can finally take back your own throne, the first thing to do is naturally to double your revenge on those who have placed their hopes on but have not been able to help themselves, the greater this hope, the greater the disappointment, the more crazy the revenge, it is likely that the reason why Qi Aigong was cooked is also here.
Of course, this is only the author's personal speculation, in fact, it is almost impossible to find the psychological activities of the people at that time in the historical records. But in any case, even if he killed the Duke of Qi, king Yi of Zhou had this evil breath, and the next thing to consider was the issue of the new monarch of the State of Qi, the Son of Heaven had the right to appoint the princes, so he selected his younger brother Lü Jing to become the new monarch of the State of Qi, that is, the Duke of Qihu. Since the death of Qi Aigong, the hatred between qi and Ji guo has also been like this, but it will take a long time for Ji Guo to realize the evil consequences brought about by this method.
After Duke Qi Hu succeeded to the throne, considering that the original capital Yingqiu was too close to the State of Ji, and the State of Qi had just lost a monarch, what if the State of Ji took this opportunity to sneak into the State of Qi, wouldn't it be hit again? So the Duke of Qi Hu planned to move the capital to Bogu, but the Duke of Qi Hu seemed to have forgotten the time and energy spent on the preparation of the Shang Dynasty Pan Geng's relocation, and as a monarch who had only been on the throne for two years, he had neither prestige nor merit, so what would happen if he rushed to move?
Of course, he didn't have a chance to think about it too much, because not long after he had just moved the capital to Bogu, the Duke of Qihu was murdered by his brother Lü Shan and the nobles who did not want to move the capital, and Lü Shan also succeeded to the throne as Duke Xian of Qi, moving the capital back to Yingqiu, and a capital relocation activity ended in a hasty farce.
As mentioned above, the political characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Period were that even if there were certain contradictions and struggles, they would still put a veil of emotional pulse on the cruel cover of contradictions and struggles, and Qi Xiangong was naturally no exception.
After killing his brother to seize the position of monarch, Duke Xiangong of Qi did not engage in extensive physical destruction, but expelled the sons of Duke Qi Hu from the State of Qi and left them to fend for themselves. But Qi Xiangong may not have expected that his brother's basic disk was beyond his imagination, and many years later, they would return to the Qi country with another form of borrowing corpses to return their souls, once again bringing a huge impact to their descendants.
However, for Qi Xiangong, there are still many things to do at the moment, among which the first thing is to ease relations with Zhou Tianzi, you can hate the princes who framed you, but for the supreme Heavenly Son, thunder and rain are all Jun'en, as a prince, only have the qualifications to accept, so what will the State of Qi do?