This unfortunate man was the fifth monarch of the State of Qi, duke of Qi. The person who cooked him was Ji Xie, the eighth heavenly son of the Zhou royal family. The reason why King Yi of Zhou cooked the Duke of Qi Ai was because the Duke of Qi Ai did not worship him. The reason why Qi Aigong did not go to worship him was because he had a special reason. Why?
(Qi Laigong stills)
Speaking of which, Jiang Shang, the first monarch of the State of Qi, was not only the founding father of the Zhou Dynasty, but also the father-in-law of Ji Fa, the King of Zhou Wu, and the grandfather of King Cheng of Zhou. Therefore, the State of Qi is equivalent to the foreign relatives of the Zhou royal family, and the relationship between the two families is very close. It was precisely because of this relationship that after Jiang Shang was enfeoffed to Qidi Yingqiu, he also gained the power of conquest "east to the sea, west to the river, south to Muling, north to Wudi, the fifth marquis and nine uncles, and shide zhengzhi".
After several generations of monarchs' arduous pioneering, shengsheng built the originally barren and desolate Land into a rich and strong country. Coupled with the continuous expansion of territory, the Qi state not only increased its area several times, but also doubled its population, becoming the largest economic and military power among the princely states.
At that time, not only was the State of Qi striving to become stronger, but all the princely states were trying to become stronger. At the same time that the days of the various princely states were getting better and better, the Zhou Dynasty, which had been led by the princes, was constantly dividing up the land, resulting in a weakening of national strength.
In this way, there was a situation in which the princes did not respect Zhou Tianzi. By the time King Yi of Zhou succeeded to the throne, this situation had become more and more serious, and some princes not only did not come to worship, but also learned to attack and expand the territory of the State of Qi.
In particular, the State of Qi, which was far away from the capital, was far away from Emperor Shangao, and never paid any attention to the orders of King Yi of Zhou, and had not paid tribute for two years.
The reason why the Duke of Qi Ai did not go to worship the King of Zhou Yi, he had a special reason, he often said in front of people, he was the fifth monarch, the King of Zhou Yi was the eighth heavenly son, according to the generation, he was the elder, of course, should not give the younger generations a salute.
(Zhou Yiwang stills)
This reason of Qi Aigong is very special. But King Zhou Yi couldn't stand it.
At the same time, the princes saw that King Zhou Yi did nothing, and they also despised King Zhou Yi more and more, and gradually stopped worshipping, and even reduced or stopped paying tribute.
The prestige of the Zhou royal family was challenged, and the Inu rong tribes in the west continued to harass the Zhou Dynasty. King Yi of Zhou knew that if he did not regain his prestige at this time, the Zhou Dynasty would most likely bring disaster.
In the second year of king Yi of Zhou, the state of Shu and the state of Ji presented Qiongyu to king of Zhou Yi.
King Yi of Zhou was very happy, and in disregard of the ancestral system of "the son of heaven does not welcome the princes", he personally led the minister of culture and military affairs to the Yellow River to greet the envoys, and treated the envoys of the two countries with the courtesy of guests.
In the third year of King Yi of Zhou, Marquis Ji came to worship King Yi of Zhou.
Since King Yi of Zhou's birth mother was Princess Jiguo, Jiguo was also a foreign relative of the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, King Yi of Zhou was very enthusiastic about Ji Hou, and the two of them talked about everything.
When Ji Hou learned that King Yi of Zhou was very dissatisfied with what Duke Qi Ai had done, he did his best to slander the King of Zhou Yi and said many bad things about Duke Qi. He also said that qi aigong not only disrespected the Son of Heaven, but also had the heart to rebel.
(Ji Hou stills)
Why did Ji Hou do this?
It turned out that Ji Guo was in the east of the State of Qi, and Ji Hou saw that the State of Qi was strong and deeply troubled. However, ji guo's national strength was weak and insufficient to oppose the state of Qi. Therefore, he came up with this plan of "killing people with a knife", hoping to weaken the strength of the State of Qi through the power of King Yi of Zhou.
Sure enough, King Zhou Yi was furious and made up his mind to get rid of Qi Aigong. Ji Hou then offered a plan, and when King Zhou Yi heard this, he couldn't help but smile and nod his head.
Soon, King Yi of Zhou became "seriously ill." The news soon spread among the princes. The princes came to visit and prayed to the heavens for the health of King Zhou Yi as a sign of their loyalty to him.
Only qi aigong "desolate and obscene field tour" did not pay attention to the fact that King Zhou Yi was ill at all.
When King Yi of Zhou saw that Qi Laigong had not come, it was obvious that it was true as Ji Hou had said, and he had not put it in his eyes, and the rebellion must have been an ironclad matter.
King Yi of Zhou soon said that he had an important matter to discuss with the princes, and summoned all the princes into the palace.
Although the Duke of Qi ai did not respect Zhou Li, he still needed to show up at this time. Therefore, he also rushed to Hokyo by thousands of miles away.
However, what he never expected was that as soon as he walked into the great hall, King Zhou Yi ordered his bodyguards to tie him up and throw him into a large bowl filled with boiling water. Poor Qi Aigong didn't know what he had done wrong, and he was cooked alive in front of everyone.
King Yi of Zhou saw that the princes looked frightened, and felt that Ji Hou's move of "killing chickens and making monkeys" could indeed play an effect in establishing the prestige of the Son of Heaven, and he was suddenly refreshed, and the "disease" was cured.
But what's the use of this trick? Since then, the world has become more chaotic, and the princes have even more disrespect for the King of Zhou.
(Reference historical materials: "History", "Bamboo Book Chronicle")