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"Spring and Autumn of the Eastern Zhou Dynasties" Appreciation | Lu Huangong's true love did not make Wen Jiang forget his old feelings

author:Tang Zhaoxing
"Spring and Autumn of the Eastern Zhou Dynasties" Appreciation | Lu Huangong's true love did not make Wen Jiang forget his old feelings

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In the story of Zhu'er Wenjiang, Lu Huangong is a sympathetic person who was eventually killed in the State of Qi for the sake of his wife Wen jiang.

Speaking of the marriage between Lu Huangong and Wen Jiang, it is actually a political marriage, which belongs to the marriage between the two countries. So what about the feelings of the husband and wife? Duke Huan of Lu was absolutely sincere to his wife Wen Jiang, and he really loved Wen Jiang, so much so that when the ministers talked about Wen Jiang's unruly affairs with his brothers and children when he was a child, Lu Huan Gong refuted it. When Wen Jiang proposed to return to the State of Qi to participate in the marriage of his brother Zhu'er, although he was worried, he finally agreed to Wen Jiang's request. When Duke Huan of Lu and Duke Wen jiang came to the state of Qi, Wen Jiang shared the palace with his sons and left Duke Huan alone in the pavilion, and Duke Lu Huan only blamed Wen Jiang and still decided to take Wen Jiang back to the country of Lu. For a "problem" wife like Wen Jiang, Lu Huangong as a husband can be described as benevolent and righteous.

What did Lu Huangong get in exchange for this? Wen Jiang's old feelings for Zhu'er are unforgettable, and Zhu'er asks gongzi Peng Sheng to kill Lu Huangong on the way back to the pavilion after the banquet, and Lu Huangong is really dead.

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