Chapter 59: Song Zhuang Gong ascends the throne
Hua Du succeeded in killing the Duke of Song and immediately became a hero to save the Song State. The doctors cleaned up the mess and then began to discuss the issue of establishing a monarch. The sons of the Song Dynasty died and fled, and it was impossible for the Song people to kill a father and then support his son, so he lost the opportunity to inherit.
Hua Du proposed to summon Gongzi Feng from Zheng Guo and put him on the throne, but the doctors objected, they said: "In order to get rid of Zi Feng, the Duke of Yan repeatedly attacked Zheng Guo, who was present who did not participate in the crusade?" The whole office is his enemy, and Zifeng will hate us to death; And his temperament is even narrower than that of the martyr, and he will definitely take revenge on us. Can we pin our security on a monarch who is full of resentment towards the doctors? ”
"Your fears are valid, but they are completely unnecessary. Zifeng had completely lost the desire to seize the monarchy, once he was put on the throne, it was too late to thank you, where could he take revenge on everyone? The disasters of the Song State have been enough, there are many strong enemies abroad, and there can be no more turmoil at home; I will guarantee that Zifeng will not liquidate you. ”
The doctors reluctantly agreed, and then held a bloody ceremony with Hua Tu in the temple. Hua Tu then sent an envoy to Zheng to summon his son Feng back to China.
When Zheng Zhuang Gong heard the bad news that Song Yangong was killed, he couldn't help but cry bitterly, and the ministers of Zheng State and the envoys of Song State were stunned one by one (Zhuang Gong later privately said to the priest that if Song Yangong died two years later, Zheng Guo would be able to seize half of Song State's land, and he couldn't help crying because he regretted those lands).
Zheng Zhuanggong stopped his grief and asked Gongzi to summon Gongzi Feng suddenly. Zifeng has been living in Gongzi Tu's house for many years, not because Zheng Zhuang did not give him fiefs and property, but because he trusts Gongzi Tu and feels safe living with him. As a result, Childe suddenly took advantage of the other party's trust to do a lot of bad things of extortion; Later, whenever Gongzi Tu encountered something unpleasant, he would vent his anger on Zifeng: he often passed on some false terrorist information to Zifeng that was unfavorable to him.
Childe suddenly looked at the other party's nervous and pitiful expression, and he felt in a good mood; Then he will knock a stroke on the other party, and say: "Help the son solve the problem." ”
Now that Zifeng is about to return to China and take the throne, Gongzi suddenly has a feeling of loss and ominousness in his heart.
Zifeng followed Gongzi into the court, and the Song envoy announced to him the decision of the doctors. Zifeng couldn't help but cry, crying and bowing to Zheng Zhuanggong, and finally even crawled in front of Zheng Zhuanggong and hugged his thigh, calling him "Ya Father", and assuring that Song and Zheng would be friendly for generations. Zheng Zhuanggong had just recovered his emotions, but he was crying even more.
But who would have thought that such an exile who had been protected by Zheng Guo for ten years, a person who was grateful to Zheng Zhuanggong, would make Zheng Guo restless after the death of his benefactor!
Gongzi Feng returned to the Song Kingdom after ten years of fearful exile. He made a pact with all the doctors, and the covenant reads: "Feng has no grudge against the doctors, and the doctors should not be afraid." After the signing of this alliance, all parties will live in harmony and jointly maintain the safety of the community. "Gongzi Feng ascended the throne after signing the letter of alliance for the Duke of Song Zhuang.
Since then, Hua has become the most prominent family in the Song Kingdom. In the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, no family can shake Hua's position. The Kong family fled to their deaths due to the catastrophe of annihilation. Although the Duke of Song Zhuang summoned back one of the sons of Confucius - in order to continue the sacrifice to the father of the Zhengkao; However, under the suspicion of the monarch, the exclusion of Hua's family, and the hatred of the countrymen, the Kong family had to flee and leave the motherland again. One hundred and sixty years after the murder of Confucius, the Confucian family gave birth to one of the greatest thinkers in human history, Confucius.
Unlike Gongzi Hui, Hua Tu's criminal process was completely exposed in broad daylight. As a result of this situation, the benevolent and moral princes suddenly found an opportunity to make a fortune, and some of them jumped out to accuse the Chinese governor of injustice, and made a gesture of crusading against the Song state unless they could get compensation from the Song people. But the murderers think that since the crime can no longer be covered up, let the bribes go more violently! Therefore, the Song people did not hesitate to impose heavy bribes on Zheng, Qi, Lu, Chen and other countries in exchange for their recognition of the new Song regime.
The bribe that Lu Guo received was Gao Ding. Gao was originally a small country, and this Ding is a heavy weapon of Gao; The Gao State was later destroyed by the Song State, and Gao Ding was occupied by the Song people. Lu Huan Gong was amazed by this giant ding, and couldn't bear to let go of it as he stroked it.
Duke Lu Huan ordered this precious stolen goods to be displayed in the Taimiao, so as to boast of his ugly deeds to his ancestors and the world.
Zang Aibo advised him: "The king of a country should show virtue and abandon evil and teach all officials. However, the monarch was still afraid that his descendants would lose their virtues, so he used thatched huts in Qing temples, wooden carts and straw mats, boiled meat soup, and shelled grains to make sacrifices to show his frugality. Clothing, accessories, painted ornaments, and the shape of flags also have their own specific meanings.
"The so-called virtue is thrifty and moderate, and there are a number of climbs and descents. Therefore, the officials were wary and did not dare to break discipline. Now the prince has destroyed virtue and violated the law, and put the bribe, which symbolizes the rebellion, in the sacred temple to announce the hundred officials. The hundred officials took this as an example, how could the prince and prince want to eliminate the evil spirit?
"The decay of the state is because the powerful do evil; If you flaunt evil deeds, officials will lose their morality. What's more, you displayed this evil weapon in the Taimiao, as if you were afraid that the officials would not know that you were going to teach them to learn badly!
"Back then, King Wu Keshang moved Jiuding to Luoyi, and there were still celebrities in the world to criticize it, not to mention that the stolen goods that showed great rebellion were placed in the Taimiao, how would people in the world talk about it?"
Lu Huan Gong couldn't listen to it at all, and as a result, that evil thing had been kept in the Taimiao.
Although Zang Aibo did not achieve the effect of persuasion, he was widely praised by the people. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty doctor Nei Shi Guo said: "Zang Sunda's family will prosper and grow in the Lu country, and only he can persuade the monarch with virtue." ”
In the autumn and July, the Marquis of Qi visited the country of Lu. Qi is a small country, and Qi Hou is not polite, which causes dissatisfaction and contempt for the Lu people; Qi Hou was more greedy for wine, he drank a few more glasses at the welcome banquet, and sang a song that should not be sung in excitement, and the lyrics alluded to Lu Huan's murder of his brother and usurpation of the throne.
After the Marquis of Qi returned to China, the State of Lu united with Beirong to give the State of Qi a small lesson. The following year, the country came to sue for peace, and the contradictions between the two countries were resolved.