The story of Zheng Wu's wife's widow, Zheng Zhuanggong, and her mother Wu Jiang, has been sealed for more than 2,000 years

The life of Lu Yingong and Huan Gong was the time when Zheng Guo became dominant.

In that year, Zheng Huan died together with King You of Zhou, and his son Zheng Wugong Washutu was detained in Weiguo and finally agreed to help King Ping of Zhou move east to Luoyi. In the following years, Zheng Wugong continued to serve as a royal situ, and took the opportunity to annex the two kingdoms of Yu and Xi, and married Wu Jiang, the daughter of Shen Guo, making Zheng Guo a great power in the east.

Wu Jiang has two sons, and the eldest son is shocked by the first step out of the foot when the fetal position is not in childbirth. Wu Jiang saw that this child almost killed himself as soon as he was born, and he disliked him very much, and named him "寤生", which means that he was born first out of his feet, revealing his mother's full dislike for the child. For the second son Duan, Wu Jiang was very favored, and several times in front of Zheng Wugong asked for the abolition of Chang Liyou in the hope that Duan would inherit the throne in the future. However, Zheng Wugong could not be allowed to act arbitrarily by Wu Jiang, and always insisted that the eldest son was born as the son of the world. The consequences of The Shadow King's abolition of Chang Li were still in front of him, and Shen Guo had already set himself on fire, and Wu Gong knew very well that he did not need to look at his wife's face in family affairs and state affairs. Moreover, due to Wu Jiang's excessive doting and Duan's arrogant personality, Wu Gong knew that he could not entrust the future of Zheng Guo to such a son.

In 744 BC, Duke Xue of Zhengwu (郑武公薨), Whosheng ascended the throne, was the Duke of Zhengzhuang. At this time, Yu Sheng was only a teenager under sixteen years old. Before The funeral of Duke Wu, Lady Wu Jiang changed her previous indifference and instructed Yu Sheng:

"If there will be a big event in the country, I will definitely discuss the plan with the doctors repeatedly." If there is agreement, it is carried out accordingly; if there is no agreement, a good opinion is decided by the raft. Therefore, the ancestors had to have a good relationship with the doctors. The whole state placed its hopes on the first king, and the people of the country supported him.

"I want to think that the first emperor was in great trouble, and after three years of defending the country, he could not see the state or his family. However, the ancestors were still able to conspire with everyone as if they were attached to the political affairs of the Zheng Kingdom, and the news of the state was conveyed to the past, and the people were not overburdened. If it were not for these good ministers, the country would have been without a monarch for three years, and it would have been messed up long ago. Now that these courtiers are still there, how can Zheng Guo not be guarded, and how can the last wish of the ancestors not go well?

"Now that I am a king, my widow does not know the state affairs, and I must entrust the state affairs to the doctors." The old woman will also rectify the politics of the harem, and she will not dare to know about things outside the harem, nor do she dare to disturb the political affairs of the doctors with the words of relatives. Nor should the widow be confused by the words of the attendants and courtiers around him and disturb the political affairs of the doctors. You have to respect the doctors and learn from them. If the doctors have achieved good results in their three years of rule, the widows will get more good ministers to resist the foreign invaders and advise you; if the ministers cannot govern well, they will be held accountable for the crime of embarrassing the king and betraying your trust.

"Everyone in the country knows that you have entrusted the state affairs to the doctors, and you will solemnly inform the ancestors at that time, and the spirit of the ancestors in heaven will certainly help you and stabilize the society of zhengguo."

Remembering his father's dying instructions, Zheng Dong was not easy to move to a new state, and he would not keep the foundation for tens of millions; his mother was partial, and his brother Duan was obedient, and he must not make a chaotic country. However, now that her mother's instructions were true, her heart was conflicted and shaken. Since he was born, his mother has not liked him, only her brother. In fact, he had always longed for his mother's love and care, even if it was only to listen to her as he did now. After listening to his mother's words, he prayed and then came to the coffin of the Duke of Wu with his mother, and the mother and son wept.

So from this day on, Zheng Zhuang did not interfere in any affairs, and entrusted all to the doctors and deacons. The ministers were terrified and helpless. Zheng Zhuanggong spoke to the ministers: "You should not be arrogant and self-effacing. You are all the people selected by my ancestors to guard Zheng Guo. Xianjun knew that you were loyal and loyal, so he dared to entrust the entire Zheng Kingdom to you. If it were not for you, how could the ancestors be able to cheer up from the great tribulation? Obey my will now, which can be both an encouragement to me and a peace of mind for the Spirit of the Lord in heaven. From then on, Zheng Zhuanggong bowed his head and did not say a word, but he firmly united the doctors around him, and the doctors were serious and cautious, and each performed his duties.

After all, Wu Jiang still favored Gongzi Duan, and three years later, when Zhuang Gong was in charge, Wu Jiang asked Zhuang Gong to give duan the land. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is the residence of Uncle Yu in the past. Duke Huan of Zheng sent the Duke of Wu to destroy the State of Wu and the State of Wu in the following years, and the anti-guests were the mainstay, so that the State of Zheng established a foothold in the East. Uncle Yu died at that time. Duke Zhuang was well aware of his mother's intentions, but his mother's fate was difficult to violate, so he replied: "The situation in Zhiyi is dangerous, and Uncle Yu's death is the place." The first king will be ordained, and no division will be allowed. In addition, all of them obeyed orders. So Wu Jiang asked Duke Zhuang to give Dayi Jing to Duan to live, and Duke Zhuang had to allow it. Duan took the order and went to live in the capital, so people called Duan "Uncle of the Capital", which means the eldest brother of the Gong.

After the uncle Duan entered the capital, he began to expand the city walls. The Doctor reported the incident to The Duke of Zhuang, saying, "The walls of Duyi are more than three hundred meters long and will become a threat to the country. The system of the first kings: the length of the large capital city wall shall not exceed one-third of the capital; the middle city shall not exceed one-fifth, and the small city shall not exceed one-ninth. Now that the capital is overrun, you will be overwhelmed. Zhuang Gong said, "Jiang Clan desires it, where do I avoid harm?" The priest said, "Where will the Jiang clan be satisfied?" It is better to take action early and not to let uncle Tai's power grow. Once it is grown, it is difficult to deal with. The vine is still difficult to get rid of, let alone the favorite brother of the king? But Duke Zhuang only faintly replied: "Many acts of injustice will kill themselves, so you should wait and see." Of course, Duke Zhuang knew that Shu Duan had the intention of rebellion, but now he could not act immediately, not only because of his brotherhood, but also because he was worried about the unity of the country. Since his father took over the throne, Duke Zhuang knew that he and his mother and brother would eventually turn against each other and even fight each other. For the sake of Zheng Guo's stability and strength, in order not to live up to his father's management for more than ten years, Zhuang Gong has long had such a consciousness. Today, waiting and watching the changes, even to make Shu Duan cultivate his evil and lose the hearts of the people.

Therefore, Uncle Duan was indeed even more stubborn, and openly demanded that the western and northern city guards of the Zheng Kingdom belong to him. Duke Zhuang's uncle Lü Zifeng couldn't bear to look at it and complained to Duke Zhuang: "The country is unbearable, what are you going to do?" If you want to give Up Zheng Guo to uncle, the minister should serve him now; if you don't give it to uncle, please get rid of him, and don't make the people suspicious. However, Zhuang Gong still seemed to be indifferent and said, "No, he will suffer the consequences." Then the uncle directly took the land of the two genera as his own, and there was a great tendency to divide the Zheng kingdom in two parts. Zi Feng really couldn't sit still, and ran to Zhuang Gong again: "Okay, you can't sit idly by." Now that the uncle is already strong, the hearts of the people will belong to him if he continues like this. Zhuang Gong was still very calm: "Being unjust will not win the hearts of the people, don't look at his current strength, he will collapse immediately." ”

The uncle finally completed the pre-war preparations, the city was consolidated, the grain had been gathered, the armored troops had been repaired, the army had been assembled, ready to raid Zhengdu, and The lady Wu Jiang would also open the city gate for him as an internal response. When Duke Zhuang got the news, he immediately summoned the sub-seal that had long been impatient: "You can act." Therefore, Zi Feng was ordered by Duke Zhuang to lead two hundred soldiers and two thousand soldiers to attack uncle Jucheng. The Jing people did indeed rebel against Uncle Duan, and the defense suddenly collapsed. The uncle retreated to Yan, and Zhuang Gong's army continued to pursue Yan. In the end, the uncle fled to Weiguo Bieyigong, and the uncle's son Gongsun Shui also fled to Weiguo, and Duke Zhuang stopped pursuing Uncle Duan. The Spring and Autumn Chronicle records this sibling rivalry, saying that "Zheng Boke Duan YuYan".

Duke Zhuang was both angry and sad to do what his mother did for his uncle Duan Neiying, so he invited Wu Jiang out of the palace to live in Chengying, and swore: "Not as good as Huang Quan, no see each other!" "However, after all, I still regret it very much. When Uncle Yingkao, an official guarding the border of Zhengguo in Yinggu Town, heard about it, he went to see Duke Zhuang on the pretext of making offerings. Duke Zhuang was very happy, so he left Uncle Yingkao to eat together. At the same time, Zhuang Gong found that Uncle Yingkao had picked out all the meat and put it aside and did not eat it, so he asked what was going on. Uncle Yingkao replied, "The little man's family has an old mother, who has already eaten all the food of the little man, and has not yet tasted the meat given by the King." Please allow the little man to take it home to his mother. Zhuang Gong couldn't help but sigh, "You have a mother who can be filial piety, but I don't!" Uncle Yingkao deliberately asked, "What does it mean to dare to ask?" Zhuang Gong told him that he had sworn not to see his mother until Huangquan, and expressed regret for this. Uncle Yingkao suggested to Zhuang Gong, "What is there to worry about junshang? According to the villain's opinion, you can dig a tunnel, dig out the spring water, and then meet the wife in this tunnel. Who's going to say you broke your oath? Zhuang Gong listened to this suggestion and met his mother in the tunnel. Both mother and son were very happy and excited. Zhuang Gongfu said: "In the great tunnel, the joy is also melted." Wu Jiang also gave poetry and said: "Outside of the great tunnel, its happiness is also leaked." The mother and son duo finally reconciled.

Uncle Yingkao later ascended the enemy city when Zheng Guo attacked Xu Guo, and was shot by a colleague with a personal vendetta. Sad man.