Chapter 20: The Western Weekend (1)
After the death of King Xuan, the last monarch of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Gong Yu, ascended the throne as King Youyou of Zhou.
In the second year of Youwang, a strong earthquake occurred in the Jing, Luo, and Weichuan river basins. It was a catastrophe that Heaven had descended on the earth, and it was a burden that the dying dynasty could not bear: the earthquake caused countless injuries, deaths, and homelessness; Buildings in several cities were completely destroyed, and the plague spread everywhere; A large amount of farmland has been lost, and severe famine has been suffered in the earthquake area. Moreover, it is not groundless, "rumors" about the country's imminent demise are flying all over the sky, and panic has spread throughout the Western Zhou Dynasty.
But the all-night feast was still going on in the court, and the attendees were happier than the enemy had been destroyed, and the smell of wine, meat, and fat in the hall mingled with the laughter of men and women and the sound of drumming. Participants push their glasses and change their glasses, as if they are celebrating the destruction of the enemy country.
Although the Ghost King did not pay attention to the disaster, the doctors with conscience did their best to carry out disaster relief operations, so the disaster was quickly alleviated.
Although the doctor Uncle Zhao did not have any hope for Youwang, he could not tolerate his untimely lewd behavior. Uncle Zhao's repeated exhortations were fruitless, and the two sides had already made a lot of unpleasantness. But he decided to persuade him one last time. He walked out of the official office and met Taishi Boyang, who had just retired from the Inner Dynasty, under the steps of the Inner Dynasty.
Boyang walked down the stairs in despair, as if his soul had been hollowed out; He grabbed Uncle Zhao and said, "I'm afraid Zhou is going to perish!" The yin and yang qi of heaven and earth cannot lose its order, and if it loses its order, it must be caused by some people's misdeeds.
"Now the yang energy is oppressed by the yin energy and cannot rise in the ground. As a result, when there is a surplus of yang energy and breaks through the yin energy, an earthquake occurs, and this is the reason for the current earthquake in the three rivers. In this way, the source of the river will inevitably be blocked; Once the source of the river is blocked, the three rivers will inevitably be dried up; When the three rivers dry up, Qishan will inevitably collapse.
"Water nourishes all things and grows, and the people of the country will be dispersed when the three rivers are exhausted. If you lose someone, what are you waiting for if the Western Zhou Dynasty does not die? In that year, Yi and Luoshui dried up and died in the summer; The Yellow River dried up and merchants died. For example, today's virtue is not much worse than that of the last emperor of Xia Shang. ”
Zhao Shudai asked: "So when is the day of the death of the country?" ”
Boyang said: "'Good is rich, evil is evil'. The surplus is the full number, that is, ten; In less than ten years, the Western Zhou Dynasty will die! ”
Uncle Zhao said: "The Western Zhou Dynasty is from the world, not him!" I can't see the country die at the hands of a husband, and I will force the Son of Heaven with death. ”
Boyang said: "Doctor Zhao, do it yourself, I'm afraid I'll never see you again!" ”
Uncle Zhao took him to see King You, and said in a reproachful tone: "In ancient times, when natural disasters occurred in the country, the Son of Heaven wanted to provide relief to the people, stop feasting and drinking drums, change into coarse clothes and plain clothes, live in a simple room, do not eat delicious food, and do not sleep on heavy mattresses, in order to express his awe of God's punishment, reflection on his own behavior, and regret the suffering of all the people in the country.
"But the king's current schadenfreude is even more than his enemy's! If the king does not correct his behavior, the people will be scattered and the country will perish! ”
The Youwang swayed (because he had not yet sobered up) and said: "The first king Bu Zhou's Heavenly Mandate was eight hundred years, and now it is less than three hundred years, and Zhou will not die." Dr. Zhao is relieved! ”
Uncle Zhao said angrily: "Zhou will not die, but you can't represent Zhou!" ”
King You was furious: "You, the descendant of a manu, once you gained power, you dared to come here to accuse Bugu!" ”
If it weren't for a concubine who still had a conscience and threw herself into King You's arms at the right time to be coquettish, thus blocking his thoughts, he would have ordered Uncle Zhao to be executed on the spot. Uncle Zhao escaped death, but was deprived of all official positions and mining estates, and became a grass people.
Baocheng was a small city near Hojing and was a vassal of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The feudal monarch of Baocheng was waiting in the official office in the palace to report to Uncle Zhao, but while waiting, he saw Uncle Zhao being disheveled by several soldiers out of the court.
Uncle Zhao's crown, court clothes and swords were all taken away, and only underwear was left on his body. He walked towards the palace gate in embarrassment, and suddenly glanced at Doctor Bao with a stunned face, and shouted to him: "You go and talk to Lord Situ, I have been dismissed and exiled by the Supreme Son of Heaven!" ”
Bao Fengjun suddenly blushed, and he responded that the Son of Heaven was wrong again and again, and he must avenge Uncle Zhao! Then he rushed into the inner court without hesitation.
Youwang was really fed up with the endless noise of the doctors, and immediately put Bao Fengjun in shackles and threw him into prison.
Uncle Zhao lost his foothold in the Western Zhou Dynasty, so he took his clan and property to the Marquis of Jin Wen.
In October, Qishan collapsed, and the three rivers of Jing, Luo, and Wei were exhausted.
"The Book of Songs: The Turn of October" describes the thrilling scene at that time: "Ye Ye shook the lightning, and it was not restless. The mounds crumbled, and the rivers boiled. The high bank is the valley, and the deep valley is the mausoleum! ”
But King Zhou You, as always, still enjoys his depraved life that has not had much time.