In June, Wei Chenggong embarked on the journey back to China with apprehension.

Since Wei Chenggong had always been wary of Shuwu and instigated by his dogs, he did not dare to get too close to the capital, so he sent Ning Wuzi to Wanpu (southwest of present-day Changyuan County) to meet with Shuwu's envoy Sun Zhuangzi. The two sides signed a covenant, which reads: "Heaven has sent calamity to the defense of the country, so that the defense of the country and the ministers are not in harmony, so that today's sorrow is caused." Now that the heart of God is in me, the two sides have given up their prejudices and reached an understanding: if there is no guardian, who will guard the community? Without travelers, who will protect the monarch? The cause of discord will be eliminated by an alliance, and it will be announced to heaven. From now on, there will be harmony between the top and bottom of the office, and travelers will not be proud of their achievements, and they will not have to worry about being convicted. If there is a Chongqing Alliance, a catastrophe will come, and it will be punished by the gods and ancestors. ”

After signing the covenant, Ning Yu casually asked about the situation of Yuan Yu, and Sun Zhuangzi said: "Yuan Yu mourns greatly, but he does not waste his life." ”

The envoys of both sides returned with their respective letters of agreement, and when the patriots learned that the conflict had been resolved peacefully, they put their minds at ease and no longer feared that there would be turmoil.

The only thing that worries about this outcome is the dog. He did all the bad things and killed Yuanyu's son, so he thought that the other party would definitely settle accounts with him. He hatched a crazy plan to preemptively avenge possible future dangers.

The dog began to instill all kinds of conspiracy theories into Wei Chenggong again, and used all kinds of means to drive him crazy, making Wei Chenggong's mood become more tense, depressed, and complicated every time he took a step forward.

Wei Chenggong finally arrived at the outskirts of Chuqiu one afternoon. The agreed time to enter the city was the next morning, but Wei Chenggong decided to enter the city immediately. Ning Wuzi said: "The prince can't be dishonest, if you want to enter the city in advance, please let me meet with Shuwu first." He got Wei Chenggong's consent and immediately drove to the city. When the city guard saw the arrival of the envoy of the guard, he left his post without permission and went to see Shuwu in the same car with Ning Wuzi.

The dog finally waited for the opportunity, and he said, "If you don't enter at this time, you will never have a chance." The state is the state of the princes, and if the princes cannot enter and leave the capital freely, then the whole office is a traitor. ”

Wei Chenggong was bewitched and immediately ordered to break into the city. He took the dog and Hua Zhong as the precursor, and ordered the army to follow him at full speed; The dog's chariot passed through the unguarded city gate first.

Shu Wu was washing his hair at home at this time, while Ning Wuzi was waiting in the side room. Suddenly, someone shouted, "The prince has entered the city!" Shu Wu was overjoyed, he wrapped his hair into a curl, grabbed the wet hair curls and hurried out to meet him, but he was greeted by a sharp arrow shot by the dog. The arrow pierced Shu Wu's heart, and Shu Wu fell to the ground and died before he could even see the murderer's appearance.

Wei Chenggong witnessed the whole process of the atrocity not far behind, and he roared angrily: "Shuwu is not guilty, the dog should be killed!" His guards went straight for the dogs. Wei Chenggong was so grief-stricken that he stopped the car, was helped down, knelt on the ground, hugged Shuwu's thigh and cried bitterly.

Wei Chenggong's personal guard, Kong Da, drove to the front. Conda was an upright, jealous man, and he hated dogs the most. Kong Daxian shot the dog's Yu Rong and Che You with two arrows. The out-of-control chariot swayed from side to side, finally turning the dog upside down; Ignoring the pain, the dog limped to his side and limped for his life, while Khonda slowed down and shot an arrow at the vital point of his body, until the chariot behind caught up, and he killed the dog.

Soon after, the soldiers dragged back the corpse of the dog, which was covered in arrow feathers and broken tendons. The corpse was hung in the square in front of the temple for 10 days, and then thrown into the suburbs to be eaten by wild dogs.

After Yuanjiao was killed, Yuanyu did not ask for retaliatory measures against Wei Chenggong, but continued to perform his duties despite his grief, and actively made unremitting efforts to reach reconciliation between the internal and external parties.

However, the killing of Shu Wu made him completely break with Wei Chenggong, who believed that although the murder of Shu Wu seemed to be just a personal act of the dog, as a vested interest, Wei Chenggong should be responsible for Shu Wu's death. So Yuan Yu escaped from the capital as quickly as possible and went to Jin Wengong to accuse Wei Chenggong.

Duke Wen of Jin was happy to see Wei Cheng in a lawsuit, and he very much wanted to personally try the little monarch who had been in trouble since he ascended the throne; He thinks that if he can take the opportunity to get rid of the other party, it will be a great joy in life.

In winter, Duke Wen of Jin convened an alliance meeting in Wendi, and Zhou Tianzi was also on the list of summons. The royal family was generally angry at the rudeness of Duke Wen of Jin, but King Xiang of Zhou said: "Bugu is just going to Heyang to hunt, since the Marquis of Jin is so filial, I will meet him by the way!" ”

There are two topics on the agenda of the alliance, one is to try the case of Wei Chenggong's murder of Shu Wu, and the other is to prepare for the crusade against Xu Guo. The crusade against Xu was because Duke Wen of Jin had invited Xu people to participate in the Alliance of Practicing the Earth, but Duke Xu did not attend because he was afraid of the State of Chu.

Jin Wen set up a court, and Wang Zihu sat on the main seat, and he was the nominal chief judge; Jin Wengong added another seat next to him, in order not to squeeze Wang Zihu out of the seat of the chief judge.

The day before Wei Chenggong's trial, Lu Xugong went to see Wang Zihu and begged him to do his best to protect Wei Chenggong. Wang Zihu replied that he should be able to save his life, and the others could only try their best.

Yuan Yu is the prosecution, and Wei Chenggong is the defendant. However, Zhou Li stipulated that the monarch could not appear in court in person, and someone had to sit in the dock in his place. So Wei Chenggong ordered Zhuangzi to be tried instead of himself, Ning Wuzi sat on the side of Zhuangzi, and Shirong served as Wei Chenggong's defender.

Yuan Yu first made a complaint, in which he recounted the entire course of the case, accused Wei Chenggong of treachery and murdered the monarch, and asked that the defendants be brought to justice.

But Shi Rong said that since ancient times, no monarch has been tried for executing ministers, and there are no regulations on Zhou etiquette. He also said that Yuan Yu was disloyal to his ministers, and he even went to the alliance leader to fabricate facts to accuse his monarch, trying to use deception and deception to achieve the sinister goal of harming the monarch.

Yuan Yu replied that it would be easier for the other party to admit the fact that Wei Zheng killed Shuwu (because Shirong claimed that Wei Chenggong's killing of Shuwu was the monarch's execution of the minister); The king is not guilty of killing his ministers, but the ministers are guilty of an unforgivable crime by killing the king.

The next focus is whether Shuwu's identity is a monarch or a minister.

Yuan Yu faced Wang Zihu and said, "Of course Wei Wu is Jun. Before Wei Zheng abdicated the throne, he made it clear that he would hand over state affairs to Wei Wu, and said that if the state of Chu was defeated, he would go into exile in the state of Chu and never return. Before leaving, a ceremony was held to tell the temple, and Wei Zheng took off the crown and placed it in the temple. All of these things can be testified to.

"During the practice of the Earth Alliance, the Jin envoy asked the liehou to attend the meeting, and the first monarch (Shuwu) informed Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng once again gave up his qualification to attend. Zhou Li stipulates that when all princes meet, the monarchs of the countries come first, and the doctors come last; Monarchs with the same surname come first, and monarchs with different surnames come later. Xianjun not only participated in the meeting, but also shed blood with the liehous, his name was written on the book of the alliance, and the ranking was only after Jin and Lu, and before Cai, Zheng, Qi, and Song Zhijun.

"Wei Wu is the second son of the first monarch, Wei Zheng's younger brother, and of course qualified to become the monarch. Wei Wu was in charge of national affairs internally, and was recognized by the princes externally, and has become the de facto monarch of Wei Guo. And Wei Zheng took the initiative to give up his position as a monarch, and of course he was reduced to a courtier; Shouldn't a prince be punished with a split car? ”