In 878 BC, the ninth monarch of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Li, Wang Jihu, ascended the throne.

King Li is a tyrant who is reckless. During the reign of his father, King Zhou Yi, Xiong Qu, the monarch of Chu, claimed the title of king. Except for saying a few threatening words, King Zhou Yi had nothing to do with Xiongqu. But after King Li ascended the throne, Xiong Qu, who had long heard of Ji Hu's notoriety, immediately obediently removed the king's name.

At this time, the treasury of the Western Zhou Dynasty was already quite empty, far from enough for King Li to squander. Among the ministers, there was a villain named "Rong Yi Gong", who specialized in teaching people how to degenerate, and flattered: "The acquisition of wealth is one of the purposes of war, but the enemies of the dynasty are poorer and poorer. To wage war is to lose money. The minister thinks that it is faster and more convenient to squeeze money from the hands of the people, and there is no risk. With the method of ministers, the treasury will soon be replenished again. ”

King Li was overjoyed, and immediately handed over this "patent" that lacked great virtue to him, and Rong Yigong took care of all the mountains, rivers, lakes and rivers in Gyeonggi, and did not allow the countrymen to enter and leave at will (for free); The countrymen had to pay a certain amount of money to chop wood and hunt and fish.

Years of conquest and heavy conscription have made life very hard for the people, and it is even more difficult for them to pay extra money for the road for the means of subsistence that belong to them.

As soon as the decree came out, King Li and Rong Yigong immediately attracted the whole country to scold. Chinese people say that those people who use ivory chopsticks still want to grab the hard brown rice in their clay bowls, which is really shameless!

The country is in turmoil and has loyal subjects. At the critical moment, the doctor Rui Liangfu stepped forward and criticized King Li, saying: "Profit is born of all things, it is contained in heaven and earth, and belongs to all peoples. If anyone wants to monopolize the interests of the whole country, he is the enemy of the people; To monopolize the interests of the world is to take the world as the enemy.

"Piff patents, regarded as thieves; If the king patents, the people's hearts will be scattered. Rong Gong is greedy and profitable, he has no friends, if the king appoints Rong Gong, the royal family will inevitably decline! ”

But King Li has already tasted the sweetness of robbing the countrymen, and he will not change his mind no matter what. What's more, in order to reward Rong Yigong's crimes and make his robbery more effective and efficient, King Li actually promoted that villain to the high position of a secretary. Rong Yigong used the power in his hands to intensify the exploitation of the countrymen.

Another secretary of the dynasty summoned Mu Gong to warn King Zhou Li: "The people are complaining, and the people have reached the point of unbearable proportions; If you don't get rid of the Duke of Rongyi, the royal family will surely be overthrown. ”

King Li was furious, and he retorted: "The untouchables should be obedient, and they will never be allowed to have resentment!" Anyone who arbitrarily discusses the affairs of the country will be severely punished! ”

At this time, a patriotic wizard who specializes in demagoguery and whistleblowing for a living lost the battle with his father, and the villain couldn't get along in the defense of the country, and then ran to Hojing to bewitch King Zhou Li. He said that he was able to dispel the false words of the people of the country to the Son of Heaven, and was ready to show his skills and do something earth-shattering.

King Li immediately ordered him to form a professional whistleblower organization to monitor the words and deeds of the people. If the villains found anyone who dared to blacken the supreme dignity of King Li, they would escort him to King Li to be punished.

Killing a hundred people seemed to be an efficient way to suppress false opinions, but as some fierce people were shown to the public by violent corpses, the people's voices were banned for a while. Chinese people are silent in public, and can only look at the road; The liquor market has also lost its former hustle and bustle, and Hokyo has become a city overrun by zombies.

The whistleblowers, who were still sneaky at first, are now openly armed with swords and swaggering through the market with their armies. King Li triumphantly boasted to Zhao Mugong that he had eliminated the rumors that were unfavorable to him, and no one dared to speak ill of him again.

Zhao Mugong said: "The mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan; The river collapses, and there will be many injuries. Governing the people is like governing water, and we should open up our voices and release people's grievances. From the minister to the puppeteer, everyone has the right to express their opinion and should not be punished. The king will be able to know his mistakes from his speech, so that he can correct them, and achieve the prosperity of the people under heaven. ”

King Li disagreed: "It's just a pariah, what can I do?" ”

Zhao Mu Gong left the palace without saying a word, and he said to his friends: "Heaven gives birth to the people, and the king is profitable." But now, the king of Zhou has regarded the people as livestock and slaughtered them at will! Zhao Gong was ashamed to be with Rong Yigong and others, and the next day he said that he was sick and died.

When all the persuasions of the doctors are ineffective, when the anger of the people can no longer be suppressed, resorting to force becomes the only way to solve the problems of the people.