The old saying cloud "does not raise the fault of the godfather", the son has made a mistake, and it is impossible for the father not to blame himself. But self-blame is self-blame, and no one wants his son to be punished more severely, after all, no matter how to say it, it is also "tiger poison does not eat children". But in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was such an incident, his son went astray, and the old father did not hesitate to kill him. The story also begins with the Weiguo in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was the motherland of Shang Martin, a famous reformer in the later Warring States. In 757 BC, Ji Yang, the Duke of WeiqianZhuang, succeeded him as the twelfth monarch of the Wei state, and his spoiling of his son laid the groundwork for the tragedy of the Wei state.
The son whom Zhuang Gong Ji Yang favored was named Zhou Wu, who was born to him and a concubine, and the son was also the most favored by his mother. Zhou Wu has been pampered since he was a child, and Zhuang Gong has always turned a blind eye. Doctor Shi Wei looked anxious in his eyes, because Zhou Wu was not a prince, and if he gave him too much love in the future, it would definitely threaten the status of the prince and the stability of the country. Therefore, he suggested that Zhuang Gong make a decision early, either simply abolish Chang Liyou and let Zhou Wu become the crown prince, or take good care of him, otherwise it will become a big disaster in the future. For Shi Jiao's concern, Zhuang Gong nodded and said yes, but as soon as he turned around and saw Zhou Wu's cleverness, he forgot all about Shi Jiao's words.
Not only did Zhuang Gong not listen to Shi Jiao, but even his son Shi Hou did not listen to him. Shi Hou is about the same age as Zhou Wu, so the two male brothers can have fun fighting cocks and dogs together. In 735 BC, Duke Ji of Zhuang and Crown Prince Ji succeeded him as Duke Huan of Wei. Shi Bei asserted that something big must happen in the Weiguo Court, so he resigned his official position and went home on the grounds of his old age. Sure enough, shi feng's front foot had just left, and the state called for the back foot to do things. Because his younger brother's tail was too big to fall, Wei Huangong swept him to the end. However, Zhou Wu's temper was also great, and he did not accept his brother's punishment for him, and left Weiguo in a huff. The state has met various people abroad and is ready to one day kill the king and seize the throne.
After 15 years of exile, Zhou Wu finally waited for the opportunity, he led a rebellion against the Duke huan, and became the new monarch himself. Zhou Wu was short-tempered since he was a child, and coupled with his seizure of the throne, the crowd also dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. Under the leadership of some people, there began to be a momentum of division within the Weiguo, and the state called for Shi Hou to send Shi Hou home to ask his father what to do. Shi Bei told Zhou Wu that although he was a murderer who seized the throne, as long as he could be recognized by Zhou Tianzi, it would become legal. This is true, but there is another difficult problem in front of the state: how to meet Zhou Tianzi. Shi Bei proposed to take a detour to Chen Guo and ask Chen Huangong to introduce him.
Zhou Wu did not know that Shi Diao was giving him a set, so he did as Shi Diao said. Who had wanted zhou wu and Shi Hou's front foot to just go, Shi Hao's back foot made contact with Wei Huangong's mother and made a plan. They preemptively sent someone to inform Chen Huangong, asking him to help Wei Guo get rid of these two rogue thieves, and to thank Chen Huangong heavily. At that time, the person who usurped the throne was condemned by everyone in the world, not to mention the benefits. Therefore, as soon as Zhou Wu and Shi Hou arrived at Chen Guo, they were detained by Chen Guo. The news reached WeiGuo, and Shi Wei sent a killer to end Zhou Wu's life. As for his son Shi Hou, someone advised Shi Hao to raise his noble hand high, but Shi Hao refused.
More than two hundred years later, Zuo Qiuming, the historian of the State of Lu, called Shi Jie when compiling the "Zuo Biography": "Destroy your relatives for the sake of righteousness, and truly pure subjects!" "Shi Hou is indeed Shi Bei's son, but he is also a traitor who usurps the throne, and in Shi Hao's eyes he is damned." The story of Shi Hou's killing of his son Shi Hou is the origin of the idiom "great righteousness and annihilation of relatives", and even the cannibalism has been affirmed by future generations.