In the first month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Duke Lu Ding, the emperor of the state of Yi, Duke Yin of the State of Qi, entered the palace to make a pilgrimage. When He held the treasure jade and offered the treasure jade, he raised his head and raised his face high; as the master, Dinggong, face down, took the treasure jade with both hands, and his attitude was quite humble. Seeing this scene, Zigong, who was watching the ceremony from the sidelines, asserted that Lu Dinggong would not live long.
Duke Ding of Lu, surnamed Ji, given the name Song, was the monarch of the State of Lu. However, it is said that it is the monarch of the country, but the power is controlled by the Three Families of Jisun, Mengsun and Shusun, he is just a puppet, and later, after hearing the thoughts of Confucius's monarchs and subjects, it is very suitable for his own wishes, so he recruited Confucius.
In the "Meeting of the Valley", Dinggong was assisted by Confucius and reclaimed the land of Wenyang from the State of Qi, and Dinggong placed a high degree of trust in Confucius and appointed him as the Grand Sikou.
As the king of a country, Lu Dinggong was willing to be a marionette, and for twelve years, Dinggong plotted to destroy Sanhuan City and collect MengSun's armored soldiers, but failed to succeed, and was depressed and unhappy. Not long after this, a Duke Yin came.
Duke Yin of Yi (邾隐公), surnamed Cao (曹), courtesy name Yi (名益), was the monarch of the State of Yi. His life was also ill-fated, either deposed or on the way to being deposed.
Wu Guofu's ambitions to dominate the lord swelled, expanded his power everywhere, captured the state of Qi, captured and deposed the Duke of Yiyin, and installed his son Duke Huan huan to succeed him. Duke Yi had to flee abroad. In the fifteenth year of Lu Dinggong, he arrived in the state of Lu.
Exiled abroad, few are allowed to visit the docks, meet the monarch, and offer gifts to show respect. This is the opening scene: Duke Yiyin performs a courtesy to Lu Dinggong and presents baoyu.
At the time of the pilgrimage, Zigong watched the ceremony from the sidelines, and in such a distinguished pilgrimage ceremony, Zigong, whose eyes were poisonous, observed something that others did not pay attention to.
The exiled Zizi, with his head held high and an arrogant demeanor, as the king of a country whose master, Lu Dinggong, was face down, the corners of his mouth were smiling, very far-fetched, and his attitude was very humble.
After watching the ceremony, Zigong's face was heavy, as if thoughtful. Confucius and his disciples looked at Zigong, somewhat suspicious, not knowing what twists and turns were going on in Zigong's stomach.
Only to hear Na Zigong sigh, "Judging from today's court situation, I am afraid that both monarchs may die." ”
Zi Lu shook his head, "Zi Gong, aren't you alarmist, where do you see it?" ”
Zigong bowed to Confucius and said, "Sir taught that etiquette is the foundation of human life and death, from every move, every word and deed in people's daily lives, to the sacrifices and funerals of the country, as well as the exchange of envoys between countries and the meeting of kings, they must follow the law of etiquette."
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="23" > on such an important event that the monarch met, Lu Dinggong and Yi Yingong behaved in a manner that was not in accordance with the law, which showed that their hearts had been deranged. ”</h1>
Zi Shi couldn't help but interject: "Is this so important?" Even if the heart is confused, how can we assert the death of two monarchs? ”
Zigong took up the teacup and took a sip of water: "There are rules to form a square circle, etiquette is disordered, how can normal order be maintained, how can the country be long-term peace and stability."
At the time of the pilgrimage, as a guest in exile, Gong Yingong raised his face high, which was a sign of pride; as the master, Lu Dinggong's attitude was excessively humble, which was a precursor to weakness. Pride indicates chaos, and weakness foreshadows disease.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" data-track="26" > both behaved abnormally and were ominous. The duke is the master, and there may be an accident first, right? ”</h1>
Just after Zigong said these words, in May of that year, Dinggong died.
In 473 BC, king Gou of Yue destroyed Wu and restored Duke Yin of Wu. However, Duke Yiyin had a tyrannical personality and stayed widowed, and two years later, yue guo deposed him and installed his son He Zihe to succeed him. Later, Duke Yiyin died in yueguo.
Coincidentally, the great scholar Wang Yuwei read that Ding Zhishi's poem had "The Gate of Heaven is reopened nine times, and finally it should fall into the arm", and sighed: "Ordinary people, when entering the gate of the princes, they must still be respectful and respectful, bow their bodies, not to mention entering the gate of the Son of Heaven, how dare they raise their heads and shake their arms without scruples, this person is not an ordinary person!" Later, sure enough.
As the saying goes, words are the voice of the heart, the expression of the intention of the behavior, and many invisible things in the depths of a person's heart can actually be observed from his words, demeanor, behavior, behavior, etc., but where ordinary people pay attention or guess!
Zigong's vision is really poisonous, and he sees people really accurately, not an ordinary person.