The Story of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 56 zheng Ligong flees to defend the country
Song Zhuang's soldiers were defeated and returned to China, and they were angry, and they hated Zheng Guo to the bone, gritting their teeth. So he sent envoys to give the gold and white jade that Zheng Guo had given in front of him to the four countries of Qi Guo, Cai Guo, Wei Guo, and Chen Guo, begging for help and then sending troops to avenge.
The Duke of Qi had just died and was still in the midst of national mourning. He just sent the doctor YongMiao and brought one hundred and fifty chariots to help. Other countries also sent their own soldiers to fight with Song Ande zheng.
Zheng Ligong fought a victorious battle in front of him, full of confidence, come and fight, want to fight. Cai Zu advised, no! Song is a big country, and this time he sent all the troops in the country to attack us, and he was arrogant and domineering. If the First World War is lost, then the society is not safe. If we win by chance, we will end up with eternal hatred, and we will never have a peaceful day. It is better to stick to it.
Li Gong felt that it made sense, but he wanted to fight and hesitated. Regardless of Li Gong, Cai Zu ordered the soldiers and civilians of the whole city to stick to the city, and those who wanted to go to war were punished. When Song Gong took the soldiers and horses of various countries to see Zheng Guo, he did not come out to fight, and there was no way. So he plundered the eastern suburbs, burned the Qumen (Zheng Duxin ZhengDongmen), attacked the streets of the outer city, snatched the beams and wood from the Taimiao Palace, and returned to serve as the beams of the Song LuMen, in order to humiliate Zheng Guo.
Zheng Ligong was depressed and sighed, saying, I am restrained by Cai Zu, where is the appearance of a monarch? So slowly there was the meaning of killing Cai Zu.
In the spring and March of the following year, King Zhou Heng became more and more ill and was dying. He called Zhou Gong's black shoulder to the bed and said that it was a ritual to set up the eldest son. However, the second son, Ke, is very fond of ah. Today I ask Aiqing, and I will eventually reach my brother in the future, and I hope that Aiqing will preside over it. Therefore, Feng Shizituo took the throne as king of Zhou Zhuang.
Zheng Ligong heard that King Heng of Zhou was dead and wanted to send envoys to mourn. Cai Zu insisted on stopping the advice, saying that Zhou and Xianjun had a vendetta, and that Zhu Yu had shot the king in the shoulder, and if he sent an envoy, he would only humiliate himself. Li Gong had no choice but to superficially agree. But in his heart, he hated Cai Zu more and more. I felt that Cai Zu was there, and he couldn't do anything.
One day, Zheng Ligong was playing in the back garden, and only the doctor Yong Gui followed him. Li Gong saw the flowers in the garden blooming, and the birds flew and played, but he sighed continuously. When Yong Gui saw that the lord was not happy, he asked the lord and the prince as princes, is there anything unhappy about it? Li Gong said: "The birds fly freely, without any restrictions from others." A widow is not as good as a bird, so he is not happy. Yong Gui said, "Is it Cai Zu who is worried about the Lord?" Li Gong acquiesced. Yong Gui also said, "I have heard that a prince is like a father, and a subject is like a son." Those who are sons cannot share the worries of their fathers, that is, they are not filial piety; those who are courtiers cannot solve problems for the king, that is, they are unfaithful. If the lord still thinks that I have some ability, there is something for me to do, I must be desperate, do my best to worry about the husband. ”
Li Gong whispered to Yong Gui, "Isn't Qing Cai Zu's son-in-law?" Yong Jie replied, "Yes, but love is not necessarily true." My marriage to Cai Zu's daughter was arranged by the Duke of Song, not Cai Zu's original heart. Every time Cai Zu mentioned Xian jun, he had feelings of longing, but he was afraid of Song Guo and did not dare to do it. ”
Li Gong said, "If you can kill Cai Zu, you will take his place." But don't know what the plan is? Yong Gui thought about it and said, "At present, the eastern suburbs have been destroyed by Song Bing, and the people's houses have not yet been restored." Tomorrow, the lord and grandfather, you ask the master and apprentice to repair the house, and then ask Cai Zu to bring rice and cotton cloth to comfort the people, and the minister will arrange a feast in the eastern suburbs and kill Cai Zu with poisonous wine. After hearing this, Li Gong thought about it for half a day and said, "The widow will entrust you to do it, and Ai Qing must make thorough arrangements and act carefully." ”
Waiting for Yong Gui to go home, he saw his wife Cai Shi. Thinking of killing the old man, the wife's father, he didn't feel a strange look. Cai Shi saw that he had some doubts in his heart, so he asked him: "Is there anything going on in the DPRK today?" Yong Gui said that there was nothing wrong. Cai Shi also said: "The concubine did not notice his words, but first looked at his color." Something is definitely happening in the DPRK today. We are husband and wife, no matter how big or small, the concubine should also know! ”
There was no way, Yong Gui said, "The lord wants your father to go to the eastern suburbs to appease the people, and when the time comes, I should arrange a banquet for your father, and there is nothing else to do." Cai said, "If you want to have a banquet with my father, why do you have to go to the eastern suburbs?" Yong Gui was asked no more, just say that this is the meaning of the lord, you don't have to ask any more questions."
How clever Cai Shi was, as soon as he heard it, there was a problem and he became suspicious. So when he ate at night, he frequently let Yong Jie drink, and he was drunk and sleepy. Then pretended to ask him: "The lord ordered you to kill Cai Zu, have you forgotten?" Yong Gui seemed to be in a dream, and said confusedly: "How dare you forget this matter!" ”
The next morning, Cai Shi said to Jie, "You want to kill my father, I already know it." He immediately said, "There is no such thing." Cai Shiyin smiled and said, "Last night you were drunk and said it yourself, so don't pretend anymore." He couldn't hide it and said, "Suppose it's true, how do you do it?" Cai Shi immediately said, "Since I have already married you, marrying a chicken with a chicken, I can only help you." "Jie Yi heard that he believed it, and told Cai All the details." Cai Shi said: "My father is afraid that there will be a temporary delay, and when the date comes, I will return to my mother's house a day in advance and persuade my father to go to the eastern suburbs." He said, "If this thing succeeds and I sit in the position of Shangqing, you will also be honorable." ”
Cai Shi did return to her mother's house a day early, so she asked her mother: "Father and husband, who are the two relatives?" The mother said, "Both of them are kissing." He asked, "Which of the two is closer?" The mother replied, "Of course the father is closer." Cai Shi asked again, "Why?" The mother said: "The daughter who has not yet married, did not have a husband at that time, but she already had a father." Daughters who are already married have remarried and have no regeneration. The husband is in harmony with others, and the father is in heaven (referring to the cooperation of husband and wife out of personnel arrangements, while the cooperation of father and son is out of destiny). So how can a husband be better than a father! ”
Although the mother said it unintentionally, she suddenly woke up Cai's heartfelt listening. Crying, he said, "I can't take care of my husband for my father today!" So he told his mother all of Yong Gui's plans. The mother was shocked when she heard this, and immediately relayed it to Cai Zu.
Cai Zu said, "Don't you all say it, I'll make my own arrangements when the time comes." The next day, Cai Zu arranged for his henchmen to take more than ten warriors with him, and the hidden blade followed him. He also ordered Gongzi Fu to bring more than a hundred family members to meet them in the eastern suburbs in case there was a change. Cai Zu arrived in the eastern suburbs, and Yong Gui really came to greet him, and the feast was a big banquet, all of which were good wine and good dishes. Cai Zu said, "Running for state affairs is what a courtier should do, so why arrange a feast like this?" ”
Yong Jie smiled and said, "The spring color in the suburbs is charming, so let's relax." Drinking and enjoying the scenery is also the joy of life. After saying that, he personally poured a large robe, and actually knelt down and gave Cai Zu a toast with a smile on his face. Cai Zu smiled darkly in his heart, but pretended to support the entanglement, holding the entangled arm with his right hand, and picking it up with his left hand, pretending to accidentally knock it over to the ground. Suddenly, the poisonous wine spilled on the ground, and a puff of smoke spewed out, which was highly poisonous at first glance. So he shouted, "How dare Pifu harm me?" Qiang Mo led the warriors to rush up, killed Yong Gui on the spot, and threw the body in a nearby river.
Li Gong also arranged for Jia Shi to be in the suburbs, originally thinking of helping Yong Gui. Unexpectedly, he was searched by Gongzi Fu, and the one who was killed fled and died. When Li Gong heard that the matter had failed, he was scared to death. Thinking that Cai Zu would never tolerate him, state affairs were all controlled by Cai Zu. So he immediately fled to Cai Guo.
Cai Zu heard that Li Gong had fled, and thought that the country could not be without a monarch for a day. Therefore, he sent his father-in-law Ding Uncle to Weiguo to welcome the fleeing Zheng Zhaogong to return and restore the throne.
To be continued