Duke Qi Huan left the three traitorous ministers, but he didn't eat and drink well, and he was restless; Drowsy during the day, and bright eyes at night. Qi Huan Gong was getting weaker day by day, and he could no longer endure this torment, so he pretended to summon the diviner to do divination for his health (in fact, he had secretly told the diviner what to say).

According to him, the magistrate said that an amnesty would restore the health of the monarch. Duke Qi Huan took the opportunity to issue an amnesty decree, and the three traitors were within the scope of pardon, and as a result, the three of them returned to the palace with confidence.

The last days of Uncle Bao's life were spent in the struggle with the three of them. People who are too strong are easy to break, Uncle Bao's teeth are angry all day long, and his bad mood greatly damages his health; He finally fell ill and died soon after. Gongzi Kaifang took over as Xiangbang, and the consuls of Qi completed the transfer between the older generation of Sanliang, and finally transferred it to the villains.

In the spring of the seventeenth year of Lu Xi Gong (BC642), Chong'er and his party came to Linzi. Duke Qi Huan and Chong'er hit it off at first sight, because it is said that among the sons of Jin Xiangong, Chong'er and Shen Sheng's appearance and demeanor are the most similar; So Duke Qi Huan regarded him as a grandson he had never met.

There are many women favored by Duke Qi Huan, and he has three wives, namely Wang Ji, Xu Huan and Cai Ji; None of the three ladies had sons. There are six "Mrs. Ru" whose status is second only to Mrs., among them, Changwei Ji Shenggongzi Wuqi (Meng Wu), Shaowei Ji Shenggongzi Yuan (Qi Huigong), Zheng Ji Shenggongzi Zhao (Qi Xiaogong), Ge Yingsheng Gongzi Pan (Qi Zhaogong), Mi Ji Shenggongzi businessman (Qi Yigong), Song Huazi Shenggongzi Yong.

Duke Qi Huan and Guan Zhong examined the virtues and abilities of the sons one by one, and finally chose Gongzi Zhao, who had a decent character but average ability, as the crown prince, and appointed Shangqing Gao Zhuangzi as the crown prince. Duke Qi Huan was very worried that there would be turmoil like Zheng Guo's in the office after his return to heaven, and in order to prevent trouble, he decided to seek a strong external backer for Gongzi Zhao.

Duke Qi Huan didn't trust Duke Lu and Duke Zheng Wen, and Wei Guo and Xing Guo were too weak, Qi Huan Gong thought about it, and finally found Song Xianggong, entrusted Gongzi Zhao to him, and asked him to lend a hand when Gongzi Zhao was in trouble.

In the last year of his life, the old Qi Huan Gong had become very dim. Duke Qi Huan had no sons-in-law, and Meng Wu believed that he was the oldest and should be made the crown prince. Yi Ya was Chang Wei Ji's male favorite before he gained power, and the erector was also Chang Wei Ji's henchmen; Changwei Ji wanted to make the Duke of Qi Huan change his mind before the deadline and make Meng Wu the crown prince.

The three of them took turns on the field, tried their best, and finally said that the old faint monarch was moved, but Qi Huan Gong only verbally agreed to them, but did not issue an edict.

Gongzi Kaifang is the son of Wei Yigong, who came to Qi after Wei Yigong's defeat and death, and he has been by Qi Huangong's side for more than ten years. Qi and Wei are only a few hundred miles apart, but Kaifang has never visited his mother in a country. Kaifang originally belonged to Gongzi Pan's party, but looking at the current situation, Gongzi Pan has no chance to become the heir. Therefore, Kai Fang temporarily stood on Meng Wu's side, preparing to get rid of Prince Zhao.

Qi Huangong's health deteriorated day by day, and he was finally bedridden. The three traitors took the opportunity to pretend to pass on the king's order, saying that Duke Qi Huan was afraid of noise and light, and he didn't want to see anyone, so he isolated Duke Qi Huan from others and took the power of the office in his own hands.

The three traitors were still not at ease, for fear that none of them would suddenly break in and discover the truth, so they set up a cordon and built a high wall outside the palace in the name of Qi Huangong, so as to completely cut off all contact between Qi Huangong and the outside world.

At this time, it was already the middle of winter, and Duke Qi Huan was abandoned on the bed in the cold and damp dormitory, and there was no servant by his side. The door to the dormitory was also sealed, and the sunlight could not penetrate at all. The rebels and thieves cut him off from eating, let alone burning charcoal for warmth, and the room was filled with the disgusting smell of excrement; The villains let the former hero die of hunger and cold.

At night on October 9, Qi Huan Gong heard a rustling sound from the corner of the house in the dark. Feeling that someone climbed in, and then someone lit a palace lamp and came to him gently, Qi Huan Gong finally saw her face clearly, it turned out to be a palace maid who had served him.

Qi Huan asked weakly, "What happened?" Was Linzi captured by the enemy? Where are the doctors? The widow has not eaten for a few days, and where have all the servants gone? ”

The palace maid knelt down and cried: "The three thieves of Yiya, Erection Mink, and Kaifang have made a rebellion, and they have closed the dormitory and cut off contact with the doctors and sons. ”

Qi Huan asked, "Where is Meng Wu?" Let Meng Wu come and see me! ”

The palace maid said: "The one who instructed the three thieves is Meng Wu!" He's not going to be here! ”

Qi Huan covered his face and cried: "It's really like this!" The widow did not listen to the advice of his father and Uncle Bao, and it was not a pity to die, but how could he have the face to see his father and Uncle Bao after death! ”

That night, Qi Huan Gong died in pain, anger, hunger and cold, and when he died, he was almost thin as a skeleton, and his death was quite tragic. The maid straightened his posture and arranged his appearance to make him look more peaceful, and then committed suicide by his side.

Power is never a guarantee of security, but it is often a cause for disaster; Flattery and shouting slogans are never true loyalty and love, but despicable means used to conceal evil ends.

The higher the status, the stronger the opponent; The King of a Thousand Vehicles will not be killed by the peddlers' pawns, but will die at the hands of the public ministers. The office of any country will not be as clear as autumn water, but a mixture of fish and dragons.

However, although Jin Xiangong was evil, he used Xun Xi to get a good death; Although Zheng Zhaogong is good, he used Gao Qu to die without a queen; The essential difference between the two courtiers lies in the word "virtue".

Qi Huan Gong was not unaware of the virtues of the three thieves, he was just deceived by the three of them and regarded Gao Qumi as Xun Xi.

Prince Zhao had been locking himself in his room all this time, and he was worried all the time, but he had no idea in his heart and did not know what action to take. On the night of his father's death, he seemed very irritable and breathless. He paced up and down the corridor until late at night, when he fell asleep on the desk.

Suddenly there were footsteps in front of the door, and the prince woke up suddenly, and saw a palace maid standing in the shadow of the room, and she told the prince in a choked voice: "The first monarch ordered the slave maid to bring a message to the prince, asking the prince to go to the Song Kingdom immediately, and ask the Song Duke to help the prince ascend the throne." ”